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...Play was suspended on day one after thunderstorms rolled in over the par-72 Bethlehem course and continued into the night. “The course was an absolutely phenomenal course and well maintained,” Pollak said. “The greens were running very fast and it was clear from the practice round the greens were going to be the key to a good round.” Though players agreed the course was fair, the weather was certainly not. “On Saturday we were kind of surprised at how horrible the weather...
...interior of a kitchen. As the action transitions between these two sets, the intended juxtaposition between idyllic fantasy and harsh reality is instantly unsettling, for what Wellman’s script presents is a duality that challenges the nature of perception in a scathing and fast-paced social critique. Breaux portrays the important role of Raymond with remarkable ease, imbuing his alter ego with a slightly paranoid sensibility and anxious vulnerability that grounds his situation and the science-fiction component of the narrative in a believable reality. As Raymond reads what is essentially his own death-sentence?...
...taken issue with the geographic sampling in the poll and claims their own internal polls show the race to be a dead heat. And indeed while most national pundits say Lampson is facing an uphill battle, some observers closer to home say he shouldn't be counted out so fast...
...this point in the year. In the spring, individuals can play up to 36 holes a day, but then again, this is not the spring. “The course is a tremendous course, very difficult,” Bode said. “The greens are very fast, so if your approach shot is not in the correct place, it’s very easy to make bogies. Compared to the field, everyone in the top five did well.” Every team had the play through the conditions, so the team took it in stride...
Walker is more optimistic - and determined. The current economic turmoil, he says, could serve as the best warning yet to policymakers and the public of more long-term problems fast approaching. "It's important that the federal government deal with the immediate but start taking steps to be able to defuse our fiscal time bomb so we can avoid what I refer to as a super subprime crisis associated with the federal government's finances down the road," said Walker. "We need to start making progress on multiple fronts at once." (See pictures of the week here...