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One day several years ago, I was reaching the end of my first visit with a patient, J.J., who had come to see me for anxiety and insomnia. He was a salesman for a struggling
telecommunications company, and he was having trouble managing the strain on his finances
and his family. He was sleeping poorly, and as soon as he opened his eyes in the early morning,
the worries began. "I wake up with a list of things to worry about," he said. "I just go through
the list, and it seems to get longer every day."
A psychiatric interview has a certain rhythm to it. You start by listening to what your patient
says for a few minutes, without interrupting, all the while sorting through possible diagnoses.
This vast landscape of distress has been mapped into a series of categories in psychiatry's
diagnostic manual, DSM-IV. The book breaks down mental suffering into 16 groups of
disorders, like mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, eating disorders and
several others. As I listened to J.J. (a nickname that he agreed I could use to protect his
privacy), it was clear to me that he had one of the anxiety disorders, but which one? In order to
systematically rule in or rule out the disorders, I asked J .J. dozens of questions. "Do you have
panic attacks?" "Do you get fearful in crowded situations?" "Have you ever experienced a
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Each of J.J.'s answers provided me with a clue, closing off one possibility while opening up
others. At its best, when you are working with an intelligent, insightful patient, the process is
fun, involving a series of logical calculations, much like working a Sudoku puzzle. Finally,
toward the end of the hour, I felt confident that I had arrived at J.J.'s diagnosis. "I think you
have what we call 'generalized anxiety disorder,'" I told him. It may start with a defined series
of causes, as was true for J.J., but then it spirals outward, blanketing the world with potential
threat. J .J. worried about what the future would bring and experienced a predictable series of
physical symptoms: insomnia, muscle tension, irritability and poor concentration.
"I'm going to write you a prescription for a medication called Zoloft," I said, picking up my
prescription pad. He asked what was causing his anxiety, and I began one of the stock neurochemical explanations that psychiatrists typically offer patients about low serotonin levels
in the brain. The treatment involved "filling up the tank" by prescribing a medication like
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approach to treatment. Psychopharmacology was infinitely easier to master than therapy, because it involved a teachable, systematic method. First, we memorized the DSM criteria for the major disorders, then we learned how to ask the patient the right questions, then we pieced
together a diagnosis and finally we matched a medication with the symptoms.
But learning the formal techniques of therapy was like navigating without a compass. While I
learned how to form an alliance with my patients and begin a good dialogue, becoming a skillful therapist requires much more practice than busy psychiatry residencies allow.
When my father did his residency at U.C.S.F. in the 1950s, he learned therapy well, because, with few medications available, it was the main treatment psychiatrists could offer their patients. Psychiatric residencies focused on therapy, and many residents extended their training further by enrolling in postgraduate psychoanalytic institutes. When modern
medications came on the scene, my father adapted by incorporating them into his therapy practice, as did many of his colleagues. I call this the "golden" generation of psychiatrists, those currently approaching retirement age, who were skilled at offering the full package of effective psychiatric treatments to patients.
The newer generation of psychiatrists, who graduated in the 1980s and afterward, trained in programs that were increasingly skeptical of therapy and that emphasized a focus on
medications. M.G.H. was by far the most influential of these modern programs. Graduates of the M.G.H. program and its sister program at nearby McLean Hospital have fanned out throughout the country, becoming chairmen of departments and leaders of the National Institute of Mental Health.
A result is that psychiatry has been transformed from a profession in which we talk to people
and help them understand their problems into one in which we diagnose disorders and
medicate them. This trend was most recently documented by Ramin Mojtabai and Mark Olfson, two psychiatric epidemiologists who found that the percentage of visits to psychiatrists that
included psychotherapy dropped to 29 percent in 2004-5 from 44 percent in 1996-97. And the percentage of psychiatrists who provided psychotherapy at every patient visit decreased to 11
percent from 19 percent.
While it is tempting to blame only the biologically oriented psychiatrists for this shift, that
would be simplistic. Other forces are at work as well. Insurance companies typically encourage short medication visits by paying nearly as much for a 20-minute medication visit as for so minutes of therapy. And patients themselves vote with their feet by frequently choosing to see
psychopharmacologists rather than therapists. Weekly therapy takes time and is arduous work.
If a daily pill can cure depression and anxiety just as reliably, why not choose this option?
In fact, during my 15-to-20-minute medication visits with patients, I was often gratified by the
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· Zoloft, Celexa or Paxil.
"So Dr. Freud, the causes are all in the brain? Isn't there some explanation in my childhood?" It
was a good-natured tease.
"I specialize in prescribing medications," I said with a smile. I was a psychopharmacologist and
specialized in medication rather than psychotherapy. "I can refer you to a good therapist in the area if you'd like."
After J.J.left my office, I realized, uncomfortably, that somehow, over the course of the decade following my residency, my way of thinking about patients had veered away from psychological curiosity. Instead, I had come to focus on symptoms, as if they were objective medical findings,
much the way internists view blood-pressure readings or potassium levels. Psychiatry, for me
and many of my colleagues, had become a process of corralling patients' symptoms into labels
and finding a drug to match.
Leon Eisenberg, an early pioneer in psychopharmacology at Harvard, once made the notable historical observation that "in the first half of the 2oth century, American psychiatry was
virtually 'brainless.' … In the second half of the 2oth century, psychiatry became virtually 'mindless.' " The brainless period was a reference to psychiatry's early infatuation with psychoanalysis; the mindless period, to our current love affair with pills. J.J., I saw, had
inadvertently highlighted a glaring deficiency in much of modern psychiatry. Ultimately, his question would change the way I thought about my field, and how I practiced.
I originally became interested in psychiatry primarily because of my father: he is a psychiatrist practicing in San Francisco. But there was a darker side to my career choice. My
mother suffered severe mental illness, with debilitating depressions and paranoid thoughts.
One autumn day during my junior year in college, she committed suicide. Psychiatry then
became personal, a way for me to come to terms with her illness.
I majored in psychology at U.C. Berkeley, and at U.C. San Francisco I labored through medical school's rites of passage in order to qualify for a psychiatric residency. Eventually, on a steamy
July day in 1992, I stood on a Boston street, far from home, gazing at Massachusetts General Hospital (known as M.G.H.), where I was about to start my training.
This was a momentous time at M.G.H. Prozac was introduced four years earlier and became the
best-selling psychiatric medication of all time. Zoloft and Paxil, two similar medications, were in the pipeline, and many of the key clinical trials for these antidepressants were conducted by psychiatrists at M.G.H. who were to become my mentors. M.G.H. and other top programs were enthralled with neurobiology, the new medications and the millions of dollars in industry
grants that accompanied them. It was hard not to get caught up in the excitement of the drug
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effectiveness of the medications I prescribed. For perhaps a quarter of them, medications worked so well as to be nearly miraculous. But over time I realized that the majority of patients need more. One young woman I saw was referred to me by a nurse practitioner for treatment of
depression that had not responded to several past antidepressants. She was struggling to raise two young children and was worried that she was doing a poor job of it. Her husband worked
full time and was rarely available to help. She cried throughout our initial interview. I started
her on Effexor and referred her to a social-worker colleague. She improved initially, but over
the years since, her symptoms have waxed and waned. When she reports a worsening of her
anxiety or depression, my first instinct is to do one of three things – switch medications, increase her dosage or add another. Over the course of 15 or 20 minutes, this is about all I can offer.
My treatment of this young woman follows the "split treatment" model, but a less charitable description is "fragmented care." Like the majority of psychiatrists in the United States, I prescribe the medications, and I refer to a professional lower in the mental-health hierarchy, like a social worker or a psychologist, to do the therapy. The unspoken implication is that therapy is menial work – tedious and poorly paid.
But over the past few years, research studies have shown that therapy is just as effective as medications for many conditions, and that medications themselves often work through the power of placebo. In one study, for example, researchers did a meta-analysis of studies submitted by drug companies to the F.D.A. on seven new antidepressants, involving more than
19,000 patients. It turned out that antidepressants are, indeed, effective, because on average patients taking the pills showed a 40 percent drop in depression scores. But placebo was also a powerful antidepressant, causing a 30 percent drop in depression scores. This meant that about three-quarters of the apparent response to antidepressants pills is actually due to the placebo effect.
Nobody knows exactly how the mysterious placebo effect works, but it is clear that it has
impacts on the brain that can be seen as clearly as medication effects. In one study conducted by pain researchers at the University of Michigan, subjects were given an ache-inducing injection of saline into their jaws and were placed in a PET scanner. They were then told that
they would be given an intravenous pain treatment, but the "treatment" was merely more saline solution, acting as a placebo. The PET scan showed that the endogenous endorphin system in
the brains of the subjects was activated. The patients believed so strongly that they were
receiving effective treatment that their brains followed suit. Presumably, a corresponding brain change occurs when depressed patients are given placebo pills.
Like placebo, psychotherapy has typically been considered a "non biological" treatment, but it has become clear that therapy, like placebo, also leads to measurable changes in the brain. In an
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experiment conducted at U.C.L.A. several years ago, with subjects suffering from obsessive-
compulsive disorder, researchers assigned some patients to treatment with Prozac and others to cognitive behavior therapy. They found that patients improved about equally well with the two treatments. Each patient's brain was PET -scanned before and after treatment, and patients showed identical changes in their brain circuits regardless of the treatment.
In depression treatment, too, pills and therapy each lead to brain changes, but in this case they appear to be intriguingly distinct. In studies by Helen Mayberg, a professor of psychiatric neurology at Emory University, depressed patients given cognitive behavior therapy showed
decreased activity in the frontal lobe, the brain center that might be responsible for the overmagnification of life's problems that leads to depression in some patients. And they showed increased brain activity in parts of the limbic system, a brain region associated with strong
emotion. But Mayberg found that when patients were given medication, their brain activities changed in the opposite direction, stimulating the frontal lobe and damping down the limbic system. "Our imaging results suggest that you can correct the depression network along a variety of pathways," she said.
Clearly, mental illness is a brain disease, though we are still far from working out the details. But just as clearly, these problems in neurobiology can respond to what have traditionally been considered "nonbiological" treatments, like psychotherapy. The split between mind and body
may be a fallacy, but the split between those who practice psychopharmacology and those specializing in therapy remains all too real.
After I saw J.J., I decided that I wanted to try to change my approach to treatment. I gradually began to carve out room in my schedule for longer visits with my patients. I endeavored to do what's called "supportive" therapy, a technique favored by many therapists
and involving basic problem solving and emotional support. It is a bit like what a friend would do for another friend offering advice in times of trouble, but more elaborate and with an
accompanying raft of studies endorsing its effectiveness in psychiatry.
When I started to probe my patients, I realized I barely knew most of them. I had exuberantly
documented their moods, sleep habits, energy levels and whether they had suicidal thoughts,
but I didn't know what made them tick as people. For example, I had treated Jane (her middle
name), a health care administrator in her 40s, for depression and bulimia for many years, focusing on a complicated combination of medications like Effexor, Provigil and Xanax. Then she had a depressive relapse. This time, rather than simply adjusting her medication, I asked
her what was going on in her life. I found out that her boss had recently given her an impossible
assignment to complete and had berated her when the results were not to his liking. It seemed clear to me that her depression was partly triggered by the fact that she blamed herself for her
boss's poor communication skills and managerial lapses. I encouraged her to question that
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assumption each time it popped into her mind. Over the next few visits, she improved – relating better to her boss, able to take his criticism with a grain of salt and feeling more confident.
But while my simple therapeutic suggestions were helpful, as Jane and I continued to explore
her work issues in detail, she said that she often lacked focus on the job. Knowing that poor concentration can be a symptom of depression, I asked if she associated her distractibility with periods of sadness. But she said there was no such correlation with her moods.
I wondered if she might have an adult version of attention deficit disorder. Indeed, carefully reviewing her years in school, I saw she was always easily distracted but overcame this problem by working extra hard, and managed to achieve good grades. Even now, her job performance
was consistently rated as excellent, but the extra work this entailed sapped her energy.
I decided to prescribe her a version of Ritalin, the standard treatment for A.D.D. The next month, she said she felt that this medication had turned her life around. Not only did she feel
more focused and productive at work, but she was more apt to get things done at home, which in turn enhanced her mood, indirectly improving her depression.
Is Jane's story an argument for psychiatrists providing both medication and some sort of
psychotherapy? I think it is. This does not mean that dedicated psychotherapists are not crucial – they are, because they can provide the in-depth therapy that psychopharmacologists will never have time to deliver. When our patients need more from us than just medication, however, we should be prepared to provide it. Oddly, managed-care companies discourage us
from doing psychotherapy, arguing that it is cheaper to have psychiatrists do 20-minute medication visits every three months and to hire a lower paid non-M.D. for more frequent
therapy visits. But the few studies that have analyzed the economics of these arrangements have found that integrated treatment actually saves money. Mantosh Dewan, the chairman of
psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, found that when psychiatrists do both medication and psychotherapy, the overall amount of money paid out by insurance
companies is actually less than when the treatment is split between psychiatrists and
psychotherapists. When patients see only one provider, they require fewer visits overall.
It may be time to consider whether the term "psychopharmacologist" is actually doing damage to the field of psychiatry. The American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology defines
"psychopharmacology" on its Web site as "the study of the use of medications in treating menta~ disorders." But in a recent article, three Harvard psychiatrists (interestingly, two of them from
Mass General) have pointed out that no other medical specialty has carved out a separate
"pharmacology" subspecialty. Good doctoring, they remind us, involves perfecting all the skills
relevant to healing and deploying them when needed.
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During my mother's last months, she isolated herself from her family, so I don't know what kind of treatment she was receiving before her death. But I do know what kind of treatment I would have hoped for her. She needed medication to combat her paranoia and the emotional pain of her depression. She needed someone who could expertly probe her thought process, in order to understand the fateful logic that led her to conclude that the only solution was to end
her own life. She needed treatment that was intensive and exquisitely coordinated.
Such care is not always capable of saving damaged lives. But it is the best that we can do. It's what we owe our patients – and ourselves.
Daniel Carlat is an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Thfts University School of Medicine
and the publisher of The Carlat Psychiatry Report. His book, "Unhinged: the Trouble With
Psychiatry," will be published in May.
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Developing a vaccine against arteriosclerosis
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death across the world. Professor Johan Kuiper of Leiden University carries out research to develop a vaccine for arteriosclerosis, which is the main cause of cardiovascular diseases. With the aid of a European research grant of six million euros he is set to work together with European medical centres and companies to develop and subsequently test the vaccine in a clinical trial.
Arteriosclerosis or hardening of the arteries is a very complex process and a rather a misleading term: it starts with an inflammation of the artery wall, which causes plaque formation. The artery then slowly clogs up. Gradually the plaque thickens and hardens (calcification) causing the heart to work harder to keep the blood circulating; the plaque can even become detached and cause a heart attack. Many people suffer from the effects of heart attacks, strokes, heart failure and related conditions. In Europe, the care for these patients costs around 200 billion euros every year.
Professor Johan Kuiper
How does the vaccine work?
The LDL particle is the main carrier of cholesterol in the blood. After oxidation it becomes an antigen, a substance that causes inflammation in cardiovascular diseases. It comprises the protein apolipoproteine B-100and lipids that can be used in the vaccines.
Kuiper's department of Biopharmacy of the Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research (LACDR) carries out research into the possible therapies for inflammation of the artery wall. In 2006 Kuiper started his research into the various ways in which plaque cells react to the protein that comes from 'the bad cholesterol' (LDL) and how this protein could be used for the development of a vaccine. Kuiper wants to disable the inflammation response of the plaque cells, which will then reduce the inflammation, stabilise the arteriosclerosis and hopefully even reduce it.
Will it be coming onto the market?
It is not yet certain if and when the vaccine will be made available. The pre-clinical laboratory studies into the development of this vaccine are now at an advanced stage. Johan Kuiper hopes that people will undergo the first testing of the vaccine within the coming five years. A process of testing and further development may take another 10 years before the vaccine can actually be administered to patients.
Injecting or swallowing?
Once the first tests have been carried out, the researchers will also examine how the vaccine can best be administered to the patient. It will probably be an oral administration, in the form of a fluid, like a cough mixture, for example. It is likely that the vaccine will be given to patients aged between 40 and 50, before most of the symptoms appear.
Collaboration with industry and European partners
Although the research is carried out at Leiden University, there is a close co-operation with European companies and medical centres. They all have unique know-how and expertise in the field of drug research and in transnational studies. The clinical trial is being carried out by the Centre for Human Drug Research (CHDR) at the Bioscience Park Leiden. This grant from the EU will provide an economic incentive for European pharmaceutical companies.
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Hardening of the arteries: tackling fats and inflammatory reactions (February 2012)
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Among the other commitments: The Challenge bills itself as a direct contributor to the Convention on Biological Diversity Target 15, which states that 15 percent of degraded ecosystems will be restored by 2020, with their resilience and biodiversity aiding climate stocks; the UN Convention to Combat Desertification goal to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality; and the goal of the UN Environment's REDD+ program to combat deforestation and degradation.
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Progress reports: The Bonn Challenge Barometer is currently in a beta-phase, with six countries piloting its use to track their restoration progress as well as discuss the implementation process with one another. It is expected to be officially launched by 2020.
Separately, in August 2018, India was the first country to release an official report on its progress toward meeting its commitments to the challenge (13 million hectares under restoration by 2020 and 21 million by 2030): 9.8 million hectares of land have come under restoration since 2011.
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Pa: Nash Nance - 282
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NEW LONDON, Conn.—Junior Brady Macko rushed for three touchdowns and caught another while junior quarterback Nash Nance threw for 282 yards and threw a pair of touchdowns all in the first half as Hampden-Sydney beat Coast Guard 49-7 in a non-conference game.
The Tigers, who improved to 2-1 on the season, scored on six straight possessions in the first half and led 19-0 after the first quarter and 43-0 at halftime. Hampden-Sydney had 423 yards at halftime, 282 passing and 141 rushing and finished the game with 586 total yards, 276 on the ground and 310 in the air.
Coast Guard, which drops to 0-3 on the year, was held to just 80 yards of total offense and seven first downs. The Tigers defense held the Bears to negative ten yards rushing on 19 carries.
Macko who carried 12 times for 63 yards scored on runs of two and one yards in the first quarter before Nance (20 of 34 for 282 yards) threw an 84-yard touchdown pass to junior Holton Walker, the top receiver in Division III, for a 19-0 lead with 1:33 left in the first quarters. Walker led the team with eight receptions for 180 yards and the score, all in the first half.
Senior Mitch Pereira, who led the Tigers with 17 carries for 82 yards, had a 10-yard run to opening the scoring on the second quarter, junior Dan Alexander kicked a 23-yard field goal before Macko scored on a 2-yard run and then caught a 6-yard touchdown pass with 3:58 left in the half, the Tigers sixth straight possession with a score, to close the scoring and give Hampden-Sydney a 43-0 lead.
Sophomore running back Tyler Fowler (16 carries, 61 yards) scored on a 7-yard run with 12:03 left in the game to close the scoring for Hampden-Sydney.
Coast Guard got on the board when sophomore Ed Lazowski returned an interception 31 yards for a touchdown with 7:43 left in the game.
The Bears used four quarterbacks in the game. Junior starter Blake Thompson was 5 of 14 for 29 yards, sophomore Drew Londo was 2 of 6 for 11 yards while freshman Derek Victory was 8 of 13 for 50 yards in his collegiate debut.
Senior Nick Fredericksen led the Bears with five receptions for 41 yards.
Hampden-Sydney also controlled the clock having the ball for 39 minutes and 50 seconds while the Bears had possession for 20 minutes and ten seconds.
Coast Guard wore throwback uniforms to honor the 50th anniversary of the 1963 team coached by NFL Hall of Famer Otto Graham. That team in the only Coast Guard team to finish a regular season unbeaten as the team was 8-0 before losing in the Tangerine Bowl.
The Bears open New England Football Conference (NEFC) play next week at home against Nichols on Saturday with kickoff set for 1:30 p.m. on Parents' Weekend.
POST GAME COMMENTS FROM HEAD COACH BILL GEORGE
November 20, 2013 Victory Named NEFC Offensive ROY; Bears Place 7 on All-Conference team
November 16, 2013 Bears Fall in Season Finale
November 13, 2013 GAME #10 PREVIEW -- Bears Host MIT in Season Finale
November 9, 2013 Bears Upset Bid Falls Short; Lose 25-14 at Salve
November 6, 2013 GAME #9 PREVIEW -- Bears Travel to Salve Regina in Final Road Game
October 26, 2013 Bears Fall at Endicott 33-7
October 23, 2013 GAME #8 PREVIEW -- Bears Hit Road With NEFC Title Hopes Still Alive
October 19, 2013 Coach George Sets Wins Record in Homecoming Shutout
October 16, 2013 GAME #7 PREVIEW -- Bears Host Maine Maritime on Homecoming Weekend
October 12, 2013 Bears Suffer First NEFC Loss of Season
October 9, 2013 GAME # 6 PREVIEW -- Bears Look to Remain Unbeaten in NEFC
October 8, 2013 Brown, Henning Earn ECAC Weekly Honors
October 7, 2013 Honors Continue to Roll in for Coast Guard Football
October 5, 2013 Football Rallies Past Western New England
October 2, 2013 GAME #5 PREVIEW -- Bears Look to Win Second Straight
October 2, 2013 Rizzardi honored as recipient of weekly Gold Helmet
September 30, 2013 Bear Pair Honored by NEFC
September 28, 2013 It's Victory in the NEFC Opener; Bears Win 37-20
September 25, 2013 GAME #4 PREVIEW -- Bears Open NEFC Play on Parents' Weekend
September 21, 2013 Bears Drop Home Opener
September 18, 2013 GAME #3 PREVIEW -- Bears to Honor '63 Team in Home Opener
September 17, 2013 Football Set For Home Opener on Saturday -- Game and Ticket Information
September 14, 2013 Bears Fall to Merchant Marine in Secretaries' Cup Battle
September 11, 2013 GAME #2 PREVIEW -- Bears Hit Road for Secretaries' Cup Battle
September 7, 2013 Bears Drop Heartbreaker in Season-Opener
September 4, 2013 GAME #1 PREVIEW -- Bears Open Season at St. Lawrence
September 3, 2013 2013 FOOTBALL PREVIEW
August 26, 2013 Coast Guard Academy Mourns the Loss of Bill Schmitz


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U.S. Senator Seeks Drone Ban Near Airports and Big Events
Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
- Sep 13, 2015 9:02 am
Just about everyone realizes that there have to be restrictions on small drones to thwart an unwitting tragedy at an airport or even a terrorist incident. Mandating geo-fencing may be an answer although hackers could undoubtedly find away around this sort of technology, too.
Sen. Charles Schumer wants lawmakers to force drone manufacturers to implement technology that would keep the unmanned flying objects away from airports, parades and major sporting events.
In an interview with The Associated Press on Saturday, Schumer said he would introduce an amendment this week to the FAA reauthorization bill, which funds the Federal Aviation Administration.
Under his proposal, drones sold or operated in the U.S. would need geo-fencing technology that prevents them from operating within two miles of an airport or above 500 feet, Schumer said. The amendment would also encourage the FAA to enact policies forbidding drones in other "sensitive locations," like sporting events, parades or near the Pentagon.
"God forbid a drone was sucked into the engine of a passenger airline that was flying, it'd be a huge tragedy," he said. "And it's a matter of time before that happens."
Under current regulations, drone pilots must get clearance to fly within 5 miles of a sizeable airport in most cases. The FAA also notified drone enthusiasts in October that the law does not allow them to fly the aircraft near Major League Baseball, NFL and NCAA Division I college football games and major auto races.
Schumer said his amendment was an "elegant solution" to a rise in drone incidents at sporting events and parades across the country. He believed the proposal will pass this month with bipartisan support among legislators.
Schumer pointed to an incident earlier this month where a drone buzzed above a match at the U.S. Open before it crashed into empty seats in the stadium. A high school science teacher who had been flying the drone in a park surrounding the tennis center was arrested on a reckless endangerment charge.
"Somebody could attach weaponry to them, or explosives," Schumer said. "No one has yet, but sooner or later someone will think of that."
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As the mobile learning environment evolves, apps for both smartphones and tablets provide better and more diverse ways to learn just about every subject. Language learning is among the fields that have benefited from this evolution the most, with apps available just for every need and taste, especially on iOS.
However, this diversity also brings along some confusion, and depending on the language you want to learn and the approach that you prefer, you might find yourself overwhelmed by the choices the App Store provides.
Well, in this article we make things a little easier for you by taking a look at three unique iOS language learning apps that each provide a different approach.
Mandarin Chinese is considered by many to be one of the most difficult languages to learn. As such, it is refreshing to find any app or tool that makes the process as smooth as Parraoke (free, iPad exclusive) does.
This iPad-exclusive learning application, while targeted towards kids, makes for the perfect starting point for just about anyone learning Mandarin Chinese thanks to the various games, learning and listening activities spread throughout the app.
What makes Parraoke really stand out from other apps that teach this language though, is its impressive natural language speech engine. This allows Parraoke not only to recognize but also to evaluate each student's pronunciation (something of a feat if you consider how nuanced and complicated intonation can be when learning Mandarin Chinese), allowing students to move in the right direction with their Mandarin Chinese learning.
Where Parraoke focuses on one language, Babbel provides lessons for most of the main languages of Europe. And even though Babbel's main courses are available via subscription, there is still quite a bit of free content available within the app.
One aspect where Babbel stands out a bit from competitors like Duolingo (which we have previously reviewed) for example, is on its focus on mastering basic conversational skills first.
This is a very practical approach that is favored by many users, since it allows them to start communicating faster.
While the other apps mentioned in this article cater to beginner language students, Living Language offers lessons targeted at various levels of proficiency, providing a decent challenge even to those who have basic knowledge on the language they are trying to master.
Sadly, higher-level lessons are locked behind in-app purchases, but the available ones should be enough to give any user a feel for what the app has in store.
Android Users: We haven't forgotten about you, learn how to get meanings of words directly on your device.
And there you have them. As you can see, learning a language goes far beyond choosing any app that teaches it. Knowing the app's approach and/or specialty also plays a crucial role in deciding what to try. So keep this in mind next time you plan to learn a new language on your iOS device.


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Q: SQL/HTML: Put "Other" option to bottom of dropdown list My site has a number of dropdown lists that require an option called "Other". Each dropdown has its own table to hold the values, and each of those tables has an entry called "Other" to be able to track the selection of that option.
The problem is that I am blanket sorting the options alphabetically when I retrieve them from the DB, but that puts the "Other" option somewhere in the middle of the list. I'd like it to always be at the bottom. Does anyone have a solution other than using an If check in the View to see if I'm printing "Other", then just tacking it onto the end?
I'm open to using the SQL query to put it at the bottom, or some other way on the server or view. Thanks.
EDIT: To answer the first couple questions, I'm using SQL Server 2005 and ASP.NET MVC 1. I don't mind tacking it onto the end, but it means If checks in something like 5 different places on my site. If I can find a way to sort it at the source (SQL) or something more scalable, that would be ideal.

A: In sql you could order it like this:
order by
case when value = 'Other' then 1 else 0 end,
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Detroit Golf City
Johnny Newbern
Woodward Avenue is a major thoroughfare in downtown Detroit. From it, you can see two very unique golf courses, close in proximity but miles apart in every other way.
The first course, the Detroit Golf Club, is a lush 36-hole Donald Ross design. Privately owned and operated, DGC is set to host the inaugural Rocket Mortgage Classic this week. This will be the PGA Tour's first regular event in Michigan since the Buick Open ended in 2009 and the first regular tour event ever for the city of Detroit.
The second course, Palmer Park, is city owned and currently closed. The grass is overgrown, but you can see the bones of a once proud 18-hole municipal track, winding through the 296 acres of the larger public park space of the same name. Originally opened in 1927, the Palmer Park golf course has always been a piece of inner-city Detroit's fabric. But now it sits empty.
Niall Hay, the Chairman of the First Tee of Greater Detroit, is working hard for these two courses to help each other, and at the same time, help thousands of underprivileged kids in Detroit learn the great game of golf and all the positive things it can bring to their lives.
The First Tee of Greater Detroit was one of the program's very first chapters. It began in 1997 as a partnership with the LPGA, the Masters Tournament, the PGA of America, PGA Tour and the USGA with a simple goal to get more kids playing golf. It started as a way to bring affordable golf to communities that needed it. Detroit was an obvious choice, but eventually, like so many other things in Detroit, the economic recession caught up to it.
"During the economic meltdown, the chapter just went away for a variety of reasons. Mostly funding," said Hay.
But in 2012, Hay, a former member of the Ohio State golf team, decided to look into exactly what went wrong with the First Tee program in Detroit. First, he met with past chairmen and former board members. They all gave the same story. The program just died a slow death as the funding dried up. Members of the board moved on to different things. But they all said it was a great organization and one of them suggested that Hay start it back up. "I was looking to potentially join a board, not found one," Hay said with a chuckle. But it was him or no one. So he did it.
A small group in the city of Ann Arbor was already working with the First Tee on getting a chapter started for Washtenaw County, but funding was proving, yet again, to be an issue. So Hay and others had to wait for that to be resolved before they could obtain a letter of intent for a chapter in Detroit from The First Tee. But he was certain that his community needed the program in place.
"If we were going to do this," Hay said, "we need to do it in the city of Detroit, in the inner city and impacting underprivileged kids in the city and not in suburbs or other areas. We wanted to stay in downtown Detroit where there is the most need."
The first steps were to form a foundation, gain 401(c)(3) non-profit tax status from the IRS and then form a diverse and talented board. This took some time. Then, they needed to find the money to fund it. This took more time. But Detroit is a strong community and several local businesses were willing to partner to get things back up and running. And in June of 2015, the First Tee of Greater Detroit began with its first green grass program.
Today, the program is as strong as ever, with over 500 students in the spring, summer and fall programs, which all act like a sort of camp for youth development and some golf. Additionally, the First Tee of Greater Detroit partners with local public schools to train its PE teachers to teach First Tee curriculum, the nine core values and related golf activities. Over 13,000 additional kids are reached in the National School Program.
For the first three years of The First Tee Detroit's rebirth, the green grass program took place at Palmer Park.
"Back then, Palmer Park was a really rundown course. We focused our programming on the front nine, and some of the drier areas on the back," Hay said. The course had issues with flooding and wasn't in the best condition, but it was home. A place to play and practice regularly. But after a few years, the city put out a request for proposal, seeking additional management help for its public golf courses. "The First Tee was hoping to pull Palmer Park from the RFP and have the First Tee chapter raise money to make it a high quality 9 hole golf course," Hay said. "It got pulled from the RFP, they signed with Signet, who put their money into the other three city courses and the Palmer Park course never reopened."
"So now, the children of First Tee Greater Detroit are spread around a bit. They practice and play some at Rackham, one of the other public courses in Detroit. Some at Maple Lane. There are classes and clinics all around the city. "We do not have a home course or facility now but we have more traction with people. The more the First Tee gets bigger and bigger, the more we would love a home base."
And with the PGA Tour's new four-year deal with sponsor Quicken Loans and the Detroit Golf Club, golf interest in Detroit is getting a shot in the arm. More and more kids are signing up with the First Tee Program. And this is just the beginning. PGA Tour events across the tournament schedule are associated with their local First Tee Chapter. Most sites have youth experience areas where the First Tee Experience is promoted and encourages. The core values of the program are on display at tour events and children and their parents alike are exposed to a way to get involved with youth golf. The First Tee of Greater Detroit will have a tent at the Rocket Mortgage Classic adjacent to the Kids Zone.
And just as important, the PGA Tour events donate a percentage of their revenue with the First Tee Chapters. Detroit will be no different in that regard. And some chapters make hundreds of thousands of dollars from these tournaments. "We are one of the primary beneficiaries of the tournament," Hay said. "The tournament itself will share some of the revenue with local charities. The First Tee of Detroit is one of the charities that will thankfully receive funding from the Rocket Mortgage Giving Fund."
"It's a game changer for us," Hay said about the PGA Tour's newest stop in Detroit. "It could take us to the next level. Our Board has never been more engaged. We have already seen a huge spike in interest. We have seen 40 to 50 percent more inquiries and kids signing up. Kids want to play and more volunteers are signing up to teach." In fact, Summer and Fall registration is going on right now and the excitement continues to build.
The First Tee of Greater Detroit has experienced a rebirth. The City of Detroit has experienced a rebirth. And now, as thousands of golf fans drive down Woodward Avenue to watch the best players on the planet compete in the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club, they might also look towards Palmer Park and see the spirit of golf sitting idly by, waiting for someone to give it a chance.
Funding, of course, is yet again the issue. But with the right investor(s), Palmer Park could experience a rebirth of its own. And that would not only help reinvigorate the heart of the city, but also the hundreds and soon to be thousands of kids who are discovering the game of golf with the First Tee Greater Detroit. The Rocket Mortgage event is a great start. Hopefully, this is just the beginning for Detroit golf.
"We've got hundreds of acres in the middle of the city where you could put in a really cool nine-hole course and short game area. It would be a great story for Detroit. And it would be great for our community and for these kids."
If you are interested in helping by giving a donation, you can participate by doing so here.
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Johnny Newbern writes for GolfWRX from Fort Worth, Texas. His loving wife lets him play more golf than is reasonable and his son is almost old enough to ride in the cart with dad. He is a Scotty Cameron loyalist and a lover of links style courses. He believes Coore/Crenshaw can do no wrong, TMB irons are almost too hot and hole-in-ones are earned, not given. Johnny holds a degree in journalism from Southern Methodist University.
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Tom Keeler
Back in the 60's my high school golf team played its matches st Palmer Park. Great memories and sad to see it closed. Neither Rackham, another Donald Ross course, nor Maple Lane are in the Detroit city limits. Hope Palmer Park can be resurrected.
Gdaddy
Used to play Palmer park in college, it was very basic, but always fun. Palmer Park itself is the heart of the city. I used to tell people, to judge Detroit don't read the news. Just drive past Palmer Park on a Saturday afternoon and see the thousands of people enjoying family picnics. Hopefully, someone with some cash can step up and bring the course back for the first tee.
15th Club
I live in the Detroit area, and Johnny captured the feel of this story very well. Kudos.
Ryan Barath
Hey you southpaws, I promise I didn't just flip an image of an MP-20 to wind you up… This is a real deal!
Say hello to the Mizuno MP-20 SEL (Special Edition Lefty) made just for you.
So what makes these SEL's special? You may remember from the MP-20 piece I referenced the "MP-20 family" and how Mizuno spent a lot of time analyzing set makeup data to fine-tune each club in each model to maximize performance from both an individual set perspective, and to combo. They took all of that data and flipped it on its head, or at least hand, to create a set combining the most requested clubs just for left-handed players.
The MP20 SEL is a combination of 5-PW MP20 (blades) with HMB 3, and 4-irons. All the flow, copper and tech from the right-handed models combined into one. Without getting too far into the logistic of this, it has to be said that unless you're a maple-syrup drinking, hockey-playing Canuck (don't worry its not an offensive term) where around 25 percent of golfers play left-handed the global golf population that plays left-handed is still below 10 percent. Mizuno wants to do everything they can to offer an MP design for lefties, and as the data demonstrated, this was the best option to fit the most players.
For more information on the entire MP20 line up check out the full piece here: ( INSERT MP20 LINK )
Morning 9: Nothing runs like a Frittelli | Royal Portrush takes center stage
Ben Alberstadt
By Ben Alberstadt (ben.alberstadt@golfwrx.com; @benalberstadt on Instagram)
Good Monday morning, golf fans.
1 Scottish Open: Wiesberger nabs second W of 2019
(Image above via Wiesberger on Instagram) EuropeanTour.com report…"Bernd Wiesberger…beat Benjamin Hebert in a twilight play-off at the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open."
"The Austrian entered the final day at The Renaissance Club with a two shot lead but found himself trailing after Hebert carded a stunning closing 62 to set the target at 22 under."
"Wiesberger had edged back ahead with two to play but bogeyed the 17th in a 69 before a par on the third play-off hole handed him a sixth European Tour title."
Full piece.
2. Nothing runs like a Frittelli
AP report…"While the rest of the leaders faltered, Dylan Frittelli surged to his first PGA Tour title."
"Frittelli won the John Deere Classic on Sunday, closing with a 7-under 64 for a two-stroke victory over Russell Henley. The South African earned a spot next week in the British Open, finishing at 21-under 263 after the bogey-free final round at TPC Deere Run."
"One of eight players within two strokes of the lead entering the lead, Frittelli was looking forward to the tournament's charter flight to Royal Portrush."
"I'm sure it's going to be a fun flight," Frittelli said.
Indeed. Full piece.
3. Goose is loose at Senior Players
AP report on Goosen's win at one of the low-key best venues for watching professional golf…"Retief Goosen birdied the final two holes to win the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship on Sunday at Firestone Country Club for his first PGA Tour Champions title."
"The 50-year-old Hall of Famer from South Africa broke a tie for the lead with a 15-foot putt on the par-4 17th and made a 10-footer on the par-4 18th for a 2-under 68 and a two-stroke victory over 65-year-old Jay Haas and Tim Petrovic."
4. Kim outduels Thompson
AP report…"I'm very happy to win, especially this tournament, because Marathon has a lot of history," Kim said.
"With five birdies in the middle of her round, Kim pulled away from Lexi Thompson in their head-to-head duel at Highland Meadows Golf Club outside Toledo, Ohio."
"She played some amazing golf," Thompson said. "There was a stretch there, mid-round, where she stuck every shot.
"Had under 5 feet [for birdie] about four times in a row. So, it was a very well-deserved win by her."
5. If only Tony Romo played playoff football as well as he does the American Century Championship…
(Kidding, Cowboys fans)
Golf Channel's Adam Woodard…"Tony Romo is the man to beat in Lake Tahoe."
"The former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current CBS NFL analyst has staked his claim as best celebrity golfer by defending his title at the 2019 American Century Championship, winning with a score of 71 points. Former MLB All-Star Mark Mulder (61) finished second, followed by tennis Olympic medalist Mardy Fish and another former MLB All-Star Derek Lowe (57). Actor Jack Wagner rounds out the top five with 55 points."
6. *Points to Collin Morikawa* You get a tour card!
Golf Channel's Brentley Romine…"A week after Matthew Wolff earned his PGA Tour card by winning the 3M Open, Collin Morikawa locked up membership for next season."
"The 22-year-old Cal product, in just his fifth pro start, tied for fourth Sunday at the John Deere Classic to collect 122.5 non-member FedExCup points and run his season total to 456.5. With just three weeks left in the regular season, that number, which currently would slot Morikawa at 88th, will assuredly be more than No. 125 in the final standings, meaning Morikawa can count on earning his card for the 2019-20 season."
7. Portrush to center stage
Golf Channel's Will Gray…"Much has changed since The Open last visited the coastal links of Royal Portrush. It's been 68 years, in fact, since Max Faulkner scooped 300 pounds for winning the tournament despite never breaking 70. But that remains the only time the oldest major in golf was held somewhere other than England or Scotland."
"That is, until this week. Long viewed as one of the best courses in the world, Royal Portrush now has a chance to shine in front of a global audience like never before."
"And chances are, she's going to put on quite a show."
8. In a similar vein…
James Corrigan at The Telegraph files his look ahead…
"Yet things change, as do politics, finance, perception and even dusty old men in blazers, and here we are in Open week. Everywhere you walked in Portrush on Saturday, with a big wheel spinning and looking down on families eating ice creams, and the brave dipping their toes in the grey ocean, it was clear that this was not a normal weekend. For, as the doors swing open, Tiger Woods is turning up on the Sunday morning and, no, that is not an everyday occurrence."
"Perhaps Graeme McDowell summed it up best in a spectacular blog post on the European Tour website. "It's been amazing to see the Open Championship evolve in the sleepy little town where I was born," he said. "For anyone who has never been there, Portrush is on the very northern tip of the island of Ireland and is a very raw, beautiful, rugged landscape which feels very remote. To see an Open being staged there is mind-blowing for many of the local people."
9. Fun yields win for Frittelli
Good bit from Cameron Morfit going a level beyond the game story for PGATour.com…"It was mentality clarity," Frittelli said, when asked to explain the difference at the Deere.
"With his attention divided and his career flagging, the 29-year-old with the prescription glasses found himself feeling stressed as this season wore on. His European Tour membership was running out, and he found himself in danger of losing his PGA TOUR card, too. That would mean going back to the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, where nothing is guaranteed except for the fact that it would preclude his playing in some big overseas events."
"The clock was ticking, and Frittelli had to find a way to tune it out. Enter sports psychologist Jay Brunza, who helped Frittelli finally accept that he couldn't affect outcomes, at least not positively, by obsessing over them. When he three-putted the 14th hole after driving the green Sunday, he not only forced himself to slow down and not overreact, he smiled."
"I think I was the only one on the course who smiled after a three-putt," he said.
Tour Rundown runs toward Open with Frittelli, Kim, Goosen victories
Ronald Montesano
Something quite brilliant was in the air this week on the world's golf tours. A new course debuted in Scotland, South Africa stood tall with two champions, and the world anticipated a return to a legendary, northern course that has not seen an Open Championship since 1951. The American tours are drawing to a close, and plans for 2019-2020 are firming up. Five events caught our attention this week, from Gullane to Toledo, from Iowa to Colorado. Plug in your charger and settle in for a nice read of this week's Tour Rundown.
Scottish Open chalice rests in Wiesberger's hands
Interesting stories envelope the Austrian golfer, Bernd Wiesberger. After a many-month layoff to rehab a wrist injury this season, 2 victories have come his way, including last week's Scottish Open. The first 3 playoffs of his European Tour career all ended in defeat. In 2011, 2014 and 2015, he lost in extra holes at the Johnnie Walker, the Lyoness, and the Irish Open. Since then, he's 2-0 in extra time. During the days leading into the 2016 and 2018 Ryder Cups, the 6-time Euro champ always seemed on the edge of breaking through to the European squad, but tailed off in the stretch run. On Sunday, under great pressure, he broke through for his finest triumph to date.
Soft ground and zero wind made The Renaissance Club an easy target during its championship debut. Wiesberger took advantage in round two, posting a course-record 61 to seize the lead. He held the top spot after 54 holes, placing all pressure squarely on his shoulders as round 4 began. It didn't help that England's Andrew Johnston had signed for a 62 before the Austrian pegged his opening tee shot. It also didn't help that Benjamin Hebert of France was in the midst of his own 62, climbing the leaderboard. Ultimately, the duo of Wiesberger and Hebert would trade counters through the closing holes. After the Austrian holed a gutty, 7-feet effort at the last for a spot in the playoff, Hebert's sound game betrayed him. He bogeyed the 2nd playoff hole, when par would have won, then 3-putted the 3rd go-round to finish 2nd.
As consolation, Hebert, Johnston and Italy's Nino Bertasio earned the final 3 spots in this week's Open Championship at Royal Portrush.
That putt has sealed it!
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@ScottishOpen @EuropeanTour @Renaissancegc @BWiesberger
John Deere Classic is Frittelli's 1st PGA Tour victory
The 3rd weekend of July redefined the careers of its tournament winners. Dylan Frtitelli has long been a quality golfer, since before his days at the University of Texas. Frittelli found himself uncertain of his status for the 2019-2020 campaign. His major-tour memberships were at risk, and a return to the triple-A tours was not his number-one comfort blanket. Everything changed on Sunday, in the middle of the American continent, when Frittelli surged past 3rd-round leader Andrew Landry with 64. As Landry fell to 3rd spot, Frittelli reached 21-under par. His work wasn't finished, however. After a 4-under opening nine in round 4, the kind that gets you into the top 10, Russell Henley continued to make birdies. He made 6 more coming home, including a marvelous one at the final hole. Henley reached 19-under, claiming 2nd spot for himself. Frittelli didn't falter. He made 4 at the par-5 17th, one of the few holes Henley failed to birdie in his march to the green. Ultimately, the win was vindication, security, and an unexpected trip to Royal Portrush for this week's Open Championship. Breathe easy, Dylan.
A victorious Sunday for @Dylan_Frittelli. ????
His 93.75% (15 of 16) Scrambling performance this week was the best of any PGA TOUR winner this season. pic.twitter.com/iF2morLs57
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 15, 2019
@JDCLASSIC @PGATOUR @TPCDeereRun @Dylan_Frittelli
Sei Young Kim takes 2nd win of LPGA season at Marathon Classic
Sei Young Kim offered an LPGA marketing tutorial on how to pronounce her name (So Young!) a season or two ago. On Sunday, the 26-year old Korean golfer earned her 9th LPGA title by 2 strokes, over Lexi Thompson of the USA. Kim made 7 birdies over her first 15 holes, establishing a healthy lead as the tournament headed for home. Bogey at the 16th reduced her margin of victory to 2, but also served to secure trivia on the week: Kim's scorecard's were 64, 65, 66 and 67. A hand that would do some damage at the card table, also worked well at the Toledo LPGA stop. Thompson nor anyone else ever threatened the front-runner on day four. Thompson had too many bogies (2) and not enough birdies (also 2) on the outward nine, to mount an early challenge. 3 more birdies plus 1 additional bogey through the 16th, brought her even with Stacy Lewis for 2nd spot. Thompson closed fiercely, with birdie at 17 and eagle at the last. Her torrid finish made the final score appear closer than actuality. In truth, it was the Sei Young show all day long, a fitting tribute to a stellar performance.
Sunday at the @MarathonLPGA saw barrage of low scores including @SY_KIM_lpga firing a 65 to win in Ohio.
HIGHLIGHTS ?? pic.twitter.com/CkxxJKd5fM
— LPGA (@LPGA) July 15, 2019
@MarathonLPGA @LPGA @HMGCgrounds @SY_KIM_lpga
Colorado Championship earns Ledesma a ticket to the show in 2019-2020
Argentina's Nelson Ledesma had won on this level before. He triumphed at the LECOM in 2019, but that victory was not enough to propel him to the PGA Tour. In a campaign highlighted by higher, more consistent finishes, Ledesma's victory on Sunday was enough to earn him a card on the golf world's grandest dance stage. The walk home wasn't easy on Sunday. Ledesma dueled with fellow southern-hemisphere golfer Brett Coletta the entire round. Ledesma went -1 on each of his 9s, but they could have differed more. On the outward half, the Platense was all over the place: 4 birdies, 1 bogey, 1 double. On the inward half, all pars until the last. Coletta might look back on Sunday and wonder, what went wrong on the par 5 holes. He doubled the first, bogeyed the 5th, and failed to birdie the 13th and 15th. A late birdie at 17 tied him with Ledesma, setting the stage for the 20-feet birdie putt that would settle the matter and send the champion to new heights.
Celebrate your work. ???? @NelsonLedesmaOk's winning birdie @TPC_ColoradoHL … and epic hat-throw. ???? #LiveUnderPar pic.twitter.com/bTQ6ugwFvw
— Korn Ferry Tour (@kornferrytour) July 15, 2019
@TPCColorado @KornFerryTour @TPCColoradoChampionship @nelsonledesmaok
Senior Players Championship is Goosen's 1st on senior circuit
There was a time, in the early 2000s, when a lead in Goosen's hands was nearly as secure as a Tiger one. Then came the US Open of 2005, when his final-round lead simply went far, far away. Since those days, family, injuries and new challengers brought him back to the pack. Goosen won 4 more events on the European tour, never again on the US side of the water, until Sunday. Having followed Friday's 62 with a Saturday 75, the South African found himself in 2nd spot, behind the 2019 story of the year, Scott Parel. This time, it was Goosen who hung on and the leader, that faltered.
Parel came out of the gate limping. He was plus-two through 14 holes in round four. Needing to make something happen to put pressure on his playing partner, Parel birdied the 14th and 17th holes. Unfortunately for him, sandwiched in between were another bogey and a double. He fell to a tie for 4th spot, 4 behind Goosen. In other groupings, Tim Petrovic and Jay Haas were making noise. Each closed to within 2 of Goosen, but neither had the firepower to gain any more ground. The pair tied for 2nd at 4-under par. As for Goosen, it was anything but steady or consistent. He had an eagle and 4 birdies on the day, including chirps at the final two holes, to seal the deal. He also had 2 bogies, along with a double at the 11th. It seems that excitement and thrills are part of the new normal for the formerly-unwavering champion. As long as the recipe results in victories, he'll certainly cook something up.
Retief was nails when it mattered most. Top 3 shots from final round of Bridgestone @SENIORPLAYERS. @majimenez1964 made a deep ???? too. pic.twitter.com/edi0iP3fQl
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) July 15, 2019
@ChampionsTour @SeniorPlayers @BridgestoneGolf


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Foxy Liam
According to a website called vipfaq, ("the latest news, scandals, facts and gossip on your favourite celebrities!") they did not have any facts about Liam Fox's sexual orientation, but claimed to have done a poll in which 0 per cent thought he was straight. Fox's voting record in Parliament is generally against gay rights, and he voted against same-sex marriage. Vipfaq says: "Supposedly, Liam Fox has been having a busy year in 2018. However, we do not have any detailed information on what Liam Fox is doing these days. Maybe you know more. Feel free to add the latest news and gossip. According to our best knowledge, Liam Fox is still alive. We are not aware of any death rumours."
Vipfaq is probably a spoof, but many people are indeed wondering what Liam Fox is doing these days, as Britain teeters towards Brexit. He has been cruelly called the "most pointless minister in the Government." He is supposed to be Secretary of State for International Trade in charge of finding trading partners for the UK post-EU. He does not seem to have found any so far.
Marina Hyde described Fox as "an expert in the self-inflicted wound." In the 2009 expenses scandal, Fox was the Shadow Cabinet Minister found to have the largest over-claim on expenses and was forced to repay the most money.
In 2010, he resigned as Defence Secretary, over allegations that he had given a close friend, lobbyist Adam Werritty, inappropriate access to the Ministry of Defence, and allowed him to join official trips overseas. Fox and Werritty lived together in a flat near Tower Bridge, before Fox married Jesme Baird in 2005.
Fox has long been a friend of Sri Lanka, as has Ian Paisley of the Democratic Unionist Party. Paisley was suspended from Parliament and the DUP for taking bribes from the Rajapaksa Government. Fox seems to have got away with similar crimes, although he is no stranger to controversy. Fox had first arrived in Sri Lanka in 1995, as a Junior Foreign Office Minister.
In Singapore in 2007, Fox, by then Shadow Secretary of State for Defence, had a chance meeting with Rajapaksa's Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama. Towards the end of the war with the LTTE, Fox, who was seen in the capital Colombo as a possible future Tory leader, became an influential messenger boy, even for Labour Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.
Fox behaved recklessly, by taking Werritty with him to countless Ministry of Defence meetings, and allowing his friend to hand out business cards, describing himself as a special adviser to the ministry. Ursula Brennan (who I remember as a formidable person), Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence, chastised Fox for this. Fox was forced to resign in 2011, after it emerged that he and Werritty, had been given free holidays in Sri Lanka, in return for saying nice things about the Rajapaksa Government. Fox and Werritty stayed in five-star hotels and enjoyed first-class travel.
Back in government
Fox is back in government with a leading role in implementing Brexit, as Secretary of State for International Trade. This has resulted in him being taken less seriously than ever. No wonder Brexit is a mess.
On 9 March 2018, Arab News reported that "British Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox said that Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 can build strongly on what is already a strong alliance with Britain. UK and KSA have agreed landmark ambition for around £ 65 billion of mutual trade and investment opportunities. Both kingdoms are transforming their economic prospects and roles in the world."
This was before Saudi Arabia revealed how it was transforming its role in the world, by bombing school buses in Yemen with British arms, and chopping up a Washington Post journalist.
On 18 April 2018, Fox told Sri Lanka's President Sirisena that steps would be taken to include new investment opportunities in Sri Lanka on the website of the UK's Ministry of International Trade. Joy was unconfined. It is such an honour to be on Liam's website.
In June 2018, Open Democracy reported that Fox was again having difficulty seeing the line that should be drawn between adviser and privately-backed lobbyist. Shanker Singham is a member of Fox's 'committee of experts.'
Singham is also a Director of the International Trade and Competition Unit at the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA), a position he took after he left the controversial think tank Legatum earlier this year. Tamasin Cave from Spinwatch, which monitors the lobbying industry, said: "Singham is simultaneously advising Liam Fox, and has unrivalled access to many other ministers, while at the same time working for a firm that is paid to influence the decisions of ministers. That's a glaring conflict of interest."
Scottish National Party MP Neil Gray said: "There has been an effective sub-contracting of the hard thinking normally undertaken by government to a series of 'think tanks,' who refuse to reveal where their funding comes from and whose proposals seem coincidentally to reflect the narrow interests of a small group of private companies.
Marina Hyde again: "Brexit has performed a questionable alchemy, allowing various of the politically undead to lumber out of the where-are-they-now files, all the way back into key operational positions." Britain is paying the price for their resurrection.
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Isabel de Torón (nacida antes de 1166-fallecida entre 1192 y 1229) era la hija de Hunfredo III, señor de Torón y su esposa Estefanía de Milly. Isabel era la señora titular de Toron por derecho propio y princesa consorte de Armenia por matrimonio.

Primeros años y matrimonio

Isabel era la mayor de dos hijos, tenía un hermano menor, Hunfredo. Su padre murió cuando todavía era menor de edad, y su madre se volvió a casar tres veces más. Tuvo dos medios hermanos: Raimundo, que murió joven y Alicia, que se casó con Azzo VI de Este, producto del tercer matrimonio de su madre con Reinaldo de Châtillon.

A principios de 1181, Rubén III de Armenia fue en peregrinación a Jerusalén y allí, el 4 de febrero de 1181/3 de febrero de 1182, se casó con Isabel, con la intervención de Estefanía. Alrededor de un año después del matrimonio de Isabel, su hermano se casó con Isabel, hija del rey Amalarico I de Jerusalén. Rubén e Isabel solo estuvieron casados durante unos cinco años, tiempo en el que Isabel tuvo dos hijas:

 Alicia (1182-después de 1234), se casó primero con Haitón de Sasun, después se desposaría con el conde Raimundo IV de Trípoli, y luego con Vahram de Corico.
 Felipa (1183-antes de 1219), se casó primero con Shahansha de Sasun, luego se casaría con Teodoro I Láscaris, emperador de Nicea.

En 1183, Rubén fue llevado cautivo y encarcelado por el príncipe Bohemundo III de Antioquía, durante su visita a Antioquía; fue liberado después del pago de un gran rescate al príncipe de Antioquía. Rubén abdicó en 1187 a favor de su hermano, León; Isabel dejó de ser princesa consorte y Rubén se retiró al monasterio de Drazark donde murió, dejando a su esposa y sus dos hijas pequeñas.

Vida posterior

Isabel no se volvió a casar después de la muerte de Rubén; su cuñado León actuó al principio como «regente y tutor» de Alicia y Felipa, pero finalmente las hizo a una lado y tomó el poder. Las dos hijas de Isabel se casaron aproximadamente en la misma época en 1189. En mayo de 1193, sus esposos fueron asesinados.

En 1197, tanto Hunfredo como Estefanía habían muerto, ya que Hunfredo no había tenido descendientes de matrimonio con Isabel de Jerusalén, sus tierras pasaron a su hermana Isabel, su pariente sobreviviente más cercano. Isabel heredó los derechos de Torón y Transjordania, sin embargo, no ejerció el poder ya que esos feudos estaban bajo el dominio musulmán. Torón permaneció en posesión de los cruzados hasta 1187, cuando cayó ante las fuerzas de Saladino después de la batalla de los Cuernos de Hattin. Diez años después, en noviembre de 1197, Toron fue asediada por el contingente alemán la tercera cruzada, pero la guarnición musulmana de las tribus de El-Seid y Fawza prevaleció hasta que llegó el auxilio de Egipto.

No hay una fecha exacta del fallecimiento de Isabel, se estima que murió entre 1192 y 1229, sin embargo, sobrevivió a su esposo; ella pudo haber sobrevivido a su hija menor que murió antes de 1219. Tras la muerte de Isabel, sus derechos sobre Toron y Transjordania fueron heredados por su hija mayor, Alicia. Torón se recuperó a través del Tratado de Jaffa en 1229 y Alicia la sucedió como señora de Torón, pasando el título a sus descendientes.

Referencias

Señores de Torón
Dinastía rubénida
Mujeres gobernantes del siglo XII
Mujeres gobernantes del siglo XIII
Armenias del siglo XII
Mujeres de los Estados cruzados
Armenias del siglo XIII


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Get some gigs and put up some demos of your songs on a myspace and facebook page. Ask all your friends to join up. See if anyone wants to become your promotional manager and help you get radio interviews etc. Lots of radios will give you a session or interview if you're any good. Obviously contact your local ones.
Be determined and set some goals. Write down how you will achieve these. Dont be afraid to take risks otherwise you might not get anywhere.
Do some work experience with a music company to get some extra tips and background knowledge. Read up online about the music industry or buy some books to help you.
Think of publicity stunts to get you noticed, or do something memorable at your gigs. Hand out free merchandise such as badges to help people remember you.
Get a mailing list together and collect names of any potental supporters. Keep them updated but dont spam them. An email once a month is fine.
Network with lots of people and keep a database of names and contact numbers.
Keep practising, ask other peoples opinions and change your live sets to keep fans interested.