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...danger posed by the outdated air-traffic-control system is compounded by a shortage of the special radar needed to help planes cope with bad weather...
...Andrews, says British links courses such as Birkdale magnify the inherent capriciousness of golf, demanding extraordinary patience and equanimity in the face of fickle conditions. In contrast to American courses, the rough in Britain is typically not uniform, leading to inconsistent results for errant shots. What's more, the weather along Britain's coasts can change so quickly that golfers teeing off in the afternoon may find themselves playing in completely different conditions than competitors who started earlier in the day. At Birkdale in 1998 Woods lost his chance for victory when he caught the worst of the weather...
...Blustery weather places equally stringent demands on a golfer's technique. Like serves in tennis or free throws in basketball, golf shots are unusual in that they start from a point of total stillness. In fact, this stillness occurs twice in the swing - once before the take-away of the club and then again at the top of the swing. This latter pause is crucial, as this is when the golfer initiates the all-important downward motion toward the ball. While a golfer can self-correct during the backswing, it's almost impossible to do so after the downswing...
Like wedding chapels and funeral homes, The Weather Channel has become a permanent institution. For many people, "there is a sense of mystery and power about the weather," says Anstrom. Business strategist Shahid Khan of IBB Consulting in Princeton, N.J., says, "The Weather Channel has a very loyal following. It has cornered the entire market." The promise of a daily forecast may not be as sexy as, say, the new iPhone, but it is just as much a cash...
...remains to be seen whether Gabriel's Revelation, and especially Knohl's interpretation, will weather the hot lights of fame. Even the authors of its initial research seem a little dubious about his claims that it is a dry run for the Easter story. But, as often happens in such cases, they seem better disposed to a slightly toned-down assertion: in this case, that the Gabriel tablet does indicate a very rare instance of the idea that a messiah might suffer - a notion introduced in Judaic thought centuries before by the prophet Isaiah but which supposedly went...