Woods shoulders burden of responsibility
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- Woods shoulders burden of responsibility
- Home-grown fuel, but with no home to go to: biofuels. Are they really…
- Crescent Moon Cabins, Dominica
- Chertoff visits state to endorse security-enhanced driver’s IDs
- Surprisingly Strong Home Sales Lift Dow, Capping a Week of Gains
- Newsmaker: Champ says playing go is his life
Woods shoulders burden of responsibility
Times Online – Mar 24, 2007
Rod Pampling, of Australia, was lying second, on 139. Yet if Woods is taken out of the equation, it is easy to understand the growing unease among those who follow the sport in these parts. Is Woods masking what might be interpreted as the start of a home-grown slump?It is home-grown because the PGA Tour and its commissioner, Tim Finchem, have worked so hard at luring the best players from around the world. It is an age-old dilemma: will the best foreigners improve the standards of your own players, or stunt their growth?The WGCs are open primarily to the world’s top 50 players, with others qualifying through their performances on different tours around the world. Not so long ago, that would not have presented a problem for the Americans. In this week in 2000, for instance, they had 29 players in the world top 50, and four in the top five. Now, there are only 16 Americans in the top 50 – among them Bart Bryant, Paul Goydos, Lucas Glover, Brett Wetterich, Aaron Oberholser and Steve Stricker, faceless to a man and with just nine victories between them in an aggregate of 84 years as professionals.
Home-grown fuel, but with no home to go to: biofuels. Are they really…
Free with registration – Crops – AccessMyLibrary.com – Mar 24, 2007
(PERSPECTIVE) –> COPYRIGHT 2007 Reed Business Information, Inc. (US) So what effect are Uncle Sam’s homeland fuel security problems having on your business at the moment? And what about the effect of all that hot air being generated by the global warming debate? You’ve probably not given much thought to them as yet, but the fact is they’re having a very great effect indeed. The whole discussion stems, of course, from oil and, in particular, the oil alternatives that can be home-grown. The hope is that these will reduce the dependency on volatile, unpredictable mineral-oil producing states, while facilitating the “greening” of politics and the environmental debate. Once the preserve of the true greens, the subject of biofuels has hit mainstream. According to some newspaper headlines, arable farmers are set for a bonanza. Bioethanol is the best thing for the UK’s wheat growers since, well, sliced bread.
Crescent Moon Cabins, Dominica
Guardian Unlimited – Mar 24, 2007
a piece of the Caribbean without the cricket crowds. Crescent Moon Cabins in the foothills of Morne Trois Pitons national park on the island of Dominica, between the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, is little known outside the Caribbean – I came across it by chance when I visited the island last year inspecting for Green Places to Stay, and it’s one of the greenest places in the book. Wind and hydro generators provide the power, there’s mountain spring water, and the fruit, herbs and vegetables are all home grown. The cosy wood cabins are tucked into the side of the mountain and have panoramic views of the rainforest and sea. There are locally guided trail walks, farm tours, and nearby are some of the island’s stunning waterfalls, including Middleham Falls. From the cabins, stone footpaths lead into the forest or down to the river where you can have a dip; or take a midnight soak in a stone plunge pool among the mango, pawpaw and almond trees. · A cabin for two costs US$156 B&B (minimum two nights), dinner $35 per person.
Chertoff visits state to endorse security-enhanced driver’s IDs
Seattle Times – Mar 24, 2007
Chertoff predicted the new licenses will help meet the department’s dual goals of enhancing security and reducing wait-times at the border. In a wide-ranging discussion with The Seattle Times editorial board after the event, Chertoff spoke repeatedly of his agency’s efforts to balance competing demands. On issues ranging from port security to air travel to home-grown terrorism, Chertoff described how the Department of Homeland Security is trying to protect the nation from imminent threats, prepare for future dangers, protect privacy and keep commerce and travel running smoothly. “I view my job fundamentally as setting up an architecture for the way we deal with the issues of terror that is neither hysterical nor complacent, and is sustainable over a long period of time,” Chertoff said. During the news conference on the driver’s licenses at Port of Seattle headquarters, Chertoff hailed Gov. Gregoire’s state-led initiative that will give Washington residents a secure and less costly alternative to a passport for traveling to British Columbia. “This new license not only makes it easier to move across the border, but it will make it easier to secure [individuals'] privacy,” Chertoff said.
Surprisingly Strong Home Sales Lift Dow, Capping a Week of Gains
Washington Post – Mar 24, 2007
5 percent and the Nasdaq gained 3. Existing-home sales in February rose by 3. 9 percent, the steepest gain in nearly three years, paced by a sharp increase in sales in the Northeast, the National Association of Realtors said. Analysts had been expecting a decrease. Still, the report did have some downbeat aspects — the median price of a home compared to the price a year earlier fell for the seventh straight month, and inventories rose. The Federal Reserve this week said an "adjustment" in the housing sector was continuing, offering some relief for investors left unnerved by the woes among subprime mortgage lenders… Still, the report did have some downbeat aspects — the median price of a home compared to the price a year earlier fell for the seventh straight month, and inventories rose. The Federal Reserve this week said an "adjustment" in the housing sector was continuing, offering some relief for investors left unnerved by the woes among subprime mortgage lenders. Wall Street had grown concerned that an implosion among subprime lenders, who make loans to people with blemished credit, could spill over into other parts of the economy and derail economic growth, which has been slowing. The week’s gains seemed to take Wall Street by surprise. Investors had expected that the Fed would leave short-term interest rates at 5. 25 percent, but changes in the wording of the central bank’s policy statement seemed to offer something for everyone. Stocks rallied after the central bank didn’t refer to the possibility of "additional firming" of rates, as it had in January.
Newsmaker: Champ says playing go is his life
Taipei Times – Mar 24, 2007
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