Man Burns During Golf Round

Raul Sanderson from Phoenix, Arizona caught on fire during a round of golf with his buddies over the weekend. Sanderson was putting on the 18th green when he was engulfed in flames.

"Man, I've never seen anything like it", said Paco DeLune, one of Sanderson's golfing buddies. "He was having a great round, probably the best he's ever had, then all of a sudden flames burst out of the ground and engulfed his entire body."

Paco was taking a picture of Sanderson as he stood over a 2-inch putt on the 18th green and captured the event as it happened. Apparently, a methane gas explosion was the culprit. The golf course had been built on a landfill, and the hole had been randomly placed over a pocket of methane gas. Sanderson had a big cigar in his mouth to celebrate his phenomenal round and must have ignited the gas. The rest of his golfing partners sprang into action and smothered the fire with golf towels. Sanderson was admitted to a local hospital with severe burns to his face and upper torso. When asked if he had smelled the gas as he stood over the hole he said, "I did smell a strange odor, but I figured it was one of my buddies. You know how it is when guys get together with beer and cigars." Miraculously, Sanderson remained composed while on fire and tapped in the putt for a birdie. He finished the round 5 under par, the best he'd ever shot. "He just gritted his teeth and tapped in the putt", Paco said.

Nick Froden, the head grounds keeper, was asked if this had ever happened before and how they could prevent it from happening again. He replied, "It's never happened before. We have hundreds of tubes located all over the course that are designed to release any methane gas that builds up from the rotting trash below. We may need to install cups with no holes in the bottom to prevent any gas from leaking through."

- John Matthews

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The Tennis Forehand For Beginners - The Easy Way!

You should always take lessons in the basics of tennis for beginners. Learning the basic movements with a qualified professional teacher is very important to create a solid foundation for your future tennis technique. But, you can also have fun with a friend or parent.

- Tennis the easy way! How to learn a natural forehand in a basic type of stroke for people just learning the game:

Ground-strokes:

THE TENNIS FOREHAND

1. Start by just holding one tennis ball, bounce it of the ground with one hand and catch it again either with one hand or both. Do this 10 or 15 times alone.
2. Get a partner (parent/coach) standing about 6 to 8 feet in front of you and start throwing a tennis ball under handed towards each other (bouncing once or twice) and catching it again with one hand or both. Do this 15 or 20 times.*

3. Repeat step 2 but instead of catching the ball use the open palm of your dominant hand to gently hold and push the ball towards your partner in an upwards motion. See if you can keep the ball in play with one bounce (or two) between you. Try counting until you traded the ball 10 times with each other. Remember use the open palm of your hand.

4. As a beginner you should not be concerned with grips, now just hold the racket as it feels comfortable to you. The forehand is hit with the palm of your hand facing the ball. The forehand ground-stroke begins with a slight, short backswing and forward swing through the ball contact.

5. If you are using an adult racket, a shortened grip on the racket is advised for very young players or the use of an age adequate smaller racket.

6. Start without a net having your partner about 6 to 8 feet in front of you and drop feed the ball by hand to your friend and he/she should just tap it with the racket back to you for a catch with two hands or one hand as you get more skilled.

7. If the ball bounces more then once between both of you it does not matter. As your friend is able to tap the ball back to you and you are able to catch it, trade positions after 10 strokes then your partner feeds and you tap the ball.

8. Then do the same three or four times 10 shots in a row to each other (by each counting out-loud each hit; 1, 2 , 3 etc..).

9. Now lengthen the the distance between both players to 10 to 12 feet and the backswing will be a little longer but continue to hit the ball gently and at a slow pace to the catcher.

10. If your hand fed rate of success is very high and many balls are nicely struck, go back to phase 3.- and repeat it all but this time both using tennis rackets, ball feeding by dropping the ball on the ground and then gently tap it to your partner therefore starting a mini-rally by trading balls with each other.

11. Go through Steps 4 to 9.

12. By now you may be tired. Just take a break and do some other activity like bouncing a basket ball with one hand or bounce it switching hands or use a Balance Beam for a little fun and balance exercise.

13. As a beginner remember that, you will first hand feed and then drop feed with the racket next!

*You can also do the same exercise by tossing the ball directly in the air to each other (without bouncing it).

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Laptop Stickers, What Are They?

What are they?

No matter what it is, we strive to make common things our own and make them completely unique. We put stickers on our cars as well as our homes and valued personal possessions. They provide us a way to take something that is produced through mass production and are all the same, and customize it into something that is completely unique to us and our own personality. This is true even when it comes to stickers on laptops.

Add Your Style

Laptop stickers are not your typical stickers and are often referred to as laptop "skins". They are available in several different shapes and sizes, that are large enough to cover the entire cover of your laptop computer. These are the best stickers to use to personalize your computers, as they are available in a wide variety of styles. In many cases, these can be completely custom made to include your initials, or even your company name. Manufacturers of these also offer them in a variety of sizes based on the brand and model of your laptop to ensure that your custom laptop sticker is a perfect fit.

Brand Your Computer

Full cover laptop skins are not your only option. There are several different types of laptop stickers that allow you to customize your laptops look and brand it completely. Brand stickers are available in several shapes, such as stars, hearts, ovals, circles and squares. They can be designed to duplicate the shape of your logo. These can be less expensive smaller and removable. These type of stickers are perfect for passing out at trade shows and conferences.

If you have a business, these are excellent options, especially for those reps and sales people who meet with potential clients. Customized laptop stickers will allow you to keep your brand on the minds of those of those clients while your reps use their laptops in meetings and presentations. Custom stickers can also be textured and raised or made out of gold and silver foil. It is completely up to you and the brand you are putting out there.

Advantages

The great thing about all removable laptop stickers is that they are not permanent. You will most likely need to upgrade your computer at some point down the road so it is important that you can remove your stickers and not lose your creativity. If you were to sell the computer, someone else may not want your brand or personal touch on it, so laptop stickers are removable. These custom stickers are excellent for distributing in your marketing campaigns as well as at trade shows, conferences and other corporate events.

Laptop stickers are distinctive in that they are not made with your typical paper or plastic with adhesive on the back. They have to be more durable and removable than your average decal. Polypropylene is a plastic polymer that is unique and able to withstand high temperatures, which is excellent on a laptop that heats up. Polypropylene is very rugged and is easy to dye, which makes it excellent for laptop sticker printing. Because polypropylene is available in sheets, it is very conducive to printing and dye cutting, making it the perfect option for laptop stickers.

When it comes to customizing your laptop for personal or business reasons, laptop stickers are the way to go. You are not completely stuck with laptop stickers for the life of the computer and you can remove them and keep your stickers when you upgrade. They are also excellent for branding and identification as well, so you should have no reservations when it comes to creating laptop stickers and placing them on your computers.

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