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PUBLISHED: 09:42 EST, 5 April 2012 | UPDATED: 11:19 EST, 5 April 2012

With the Masters tournament in full swing, all eyes are fixed – as usual – on Tiger Woods, including his half-brother Kevin, who hasn’t seen the disgraced golfer since 2006. 

While most Americans are aware of Tiger’s Navy SEAL aspirations and can name at least one of his dozen alleged mistresses, little is known about his family’s struggles.

Kevin Woods, who is 18 years older than Tiger and lives in Kansas, is stricken with multiple sclerosis, and needs a wheelchair to get around.

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Rise and fail: Tiger Woods’ half brothers say they haven’t heard from the former world No. 1 golfer since their father’s funeral in 2006

ESPN columnist Rick Reilly reported that Kevin, 52, was diagnosed with MS in 2009 and it has become increasingly worse. On top of that, he’s in danger of losing his home.

Earl Woods Jr, Tiger’s oldest half-brother, told Reilly that he’s not sure Tiger knows about Kevin’s condition, because the family has not heard back from him after repeated attempts over the years to get in touch.

The family says that as Tiger shot to fame on the green in the late 90s, they heard from him less and less.

The last time they saw the former No. 1 golfer was at their funeral of their father, Earl Woods Sr, who died in 2006.

Earl Jr told Reilly: ‘I leave messages. I leave updates on Kevin, but for whatever reason I don’t get a response. Kevin loves Tiger. a call from Tiger would really pump Kevin up. when he doesn’t call, it just makes him feel worse’.

He added: ‘We haven’t asked Tiger for a dime. not even tickets to a tournament. But Kevin’s losing his home. he needs a caregiver and he can’t have a caregiver and keep his home at the same time’.

Family values: a young Tiger Woods poses with his father Earl Woods Sr and his mother Kultida in a 1990 photo

A Tiger Woods rep told Reilly that the golfer was getting ready for the Masters, which runs from today to Sunday, and would not return his call.

While Kevin defends his ‘busy’ half-brother, Earl Jr would like to make Tiger to step in – violently if he has to.

Earl Jr told Reilly: ‘I’d like to [slap] Tiger, wake him up. I’d like to say, “Don’t come knocking on the door when you need a bone-marrow transplant.” To see this is the response we get? 

‘Maybe when you see the world like he does, you don’t see what other people are going through. But, seriously? You’ve got problems with your knee? That’s nothing compared to what Kevin is going through. nothing.’

The revelations have sparked renewed anger against Tiger, as many have not forgiven the golf club swinger for the explosive cheating scandal that came to light in November 2009.

Right around Thanksgiving of that year, Woods was involved in a car crash outside his Florida home.

The crash sparked a chain of events that saw his marriage to model Elin Nordegren crumble, a leaderboard of mistresses, and several his sponsors ditching him like a bucket of dead fish.

Orlando Sentinel sports columnist Mike Bianchi writes: ‘The fact is, this guy is a fraud as a human being and always has been. he has treated the City of Orlando like garbage. He’s treated his family like garbage. He’s treated his former swing coach like garbage. he treated the fans like garbage. And he even treats his sick relatives like garbage’.

In a 2010 interview with Fox 10 in Phoenix, Earl Jr spoke about the 2009 sex scandal and Tiger’s rapid fall from grace, saying that their father’s reaction would have been, ‘stupid, stupid’.

Speaking out: in a 2010 interview, Earl Woods Jr (above) spoke about Tiger’s 2009 sex scandal and his rapid fall from grace, saying that their father would have been very disappointed

Dad: Earl Woods Jr says that Tiger’s father, left, would have been ‘disappointed in him’ if he was alive to see the 2009 sex scandal

He told the network: ‘My dad would have been very disappointed in him. he would probably have wanted to know how he would fix it. you know you’re old enough to get into this mess. How are you going to repair that?’

The family situation has many asking the question: if Earl Woods Sr was ‘disappointed’ in Tiger’s past behaviour, what would he think now?

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Libraries, attics, garages, resale shops, and eBay are all treasure troves for forgotten or unrecognized art. last week an Ohio man shopping at a thrift store spent $14 on what he thought was a poster promoting a 1958 Picasso ceramic show. it turned out to be a signed, limited-edition print — No. 6 of 100 — that could bring up to $6,000 at auction.“I heard about that,” Dengate said. “Picasso did so much work though that can be called original. This one is rare.”Born in 1897, Armstrong Sperry took to drawing like a fish to water. His grade school teachers were frustrated that he spent so much time doodling pictures and scribbling notes instead of concentrating on his studies.The ocean and sailing were common themes of his work. His great-grandfather was a sea captain and his older brother, Paul, invented the first boat shoe – the Sperry Top-Sider.After formal training at the Yale School of Art, Sperry worked at an advertising agency. then he rode a wave of illustration jobs into the publishing world of magazines and dust jacket book covers before making his own splash as a writer.Sperry published his first book in 1933 about life in Bora Bora. three years later he received a Newberry Honor Book award for “All Sail Set” about a clipper ship with a brave captain. In 1940, he wrote “call it Courage” about the son of a Polynesian chief who is afraid of the sea. A year later, the book earned him the prestigious Newberry Medal – the highest honor in children’s literature.although established as a writer, Sperry continued to draw. The painting in the Ferndale library was used to illustrate the second and third pages of Chaffee’s adaption of the Longfellow poem about Hiawatha. Sperry left the space in the right corner blank for the text.The painting is gouache on illustration board, which is similar to a watercolor-based paint with a lot of pigment.“Somehow he found out about the library opening and he gave it to us,” Harnish said. “We’re not sure how. We’re talking with the historical society to see if they can find out more. some of our records may have been lost in the flood.”Just months after the $4.5 million renovation in 2010, an after-hours plumbing problem filled the library with 15,000 gallons of water. Continued…

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Most Wilmington drivers wait for their air conditioning to fail before they service it at Atlantic Car Care. That’s because many Wilmington and Burgaw motorists don’t really understand that automotive air conditioners need periodic service. let me share some of the reasons why they fail.

First, like every machine, the sedans air conditioner parts need lubrication. The lubricant is actually mixed in with the refrigerant (that’s the stuff that makes the air cool). So sometimes, even though the air conditioner is still making cool air, the oil that lubricates the parts has just been used up: and unlubricated parts can fail in all North Carolina cars.

Now here’s a tip for Wilmington drivers: You should run your air conditioner every so often during North Carolina winters. This circulates the lubricant to help keep the seals from drying out.

The air conditioner actually removes some of the moisture in the air. So if you have trouble with fogging on your windshield during North Carolina winters or during a rain storm, running the A/C on the defrost setting should help. Now on some Wilmington cars you can’t run the A/C at the same time as the defroster. Don’t ask me why, but I suspect lawyers were involved.

Also, air and water can get into the A/C system. That can reduce the efficiency of the system and also lead to corrosion that causes damage. Wilmington drivers should periodically purge the system and replace the refrigerant to clear out the air and water.

Wilmington drivers should be aware of early warning signs of trouble: one might be that the air’s not as cold as it used to be. You may hear an unusual noise when the A/C cycles on. Those are signs to get your vehicle into Atlantic Car Care in Wilmington before the damage gets worse.

So following the recommended service intervals in your sedans owner’s manual can help prevent mechanical failure of your air conditioning system. You’re A/C system contains some expensive components like the compressor, condenser, dryer, etc. Anything Heampstead and Burgaw car owners can do to lengthen the life of their A/C is well worth it.

While the Flyers actually won at Pittsburgh on April 1 and have had a sterling record there for a few years, their recent work at home hasn't been impressive. in fact, they have lost their last two games in Philadelphia and are hoping that the New York …
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Good morning Simsbury, today is Thursday April 5, 2012 and there are 270 days left in the year.

Today’s Weather: we can expect mostly sunny skies again today according to the National Weather Service daily forecast. the afternoon temperature will reach a high of 59 degrees.

Tonight: Clear skies with an overnight low near 28 degrees.

Anyone looking to establish more balance in their lives is invited to attend the Awakening Reslience at Mid-life and beyond group at Simsbury Psycotherapy today at 1 p.m. the four session program will include mindfulness exercises, personal sharing, guided relaxation and chair yoga with a new resilience theme incorporated each week. Contact Sarah Gamble at Simsbury Psychotherapy (860) 989-7687 or Simsbury psych@sbcglobal.net for more information.

Join Cantor mark Perman of the Farmington Valley Jewish Congregation for a  Seder Passover and Maundy Thursday Service tonight. the Seder meal will be served in Palmer Hall at 6 p.m. and the service begins at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary. Visit the Simsbury Patch calendar listing for more details.

The Sea-Tea Improv will provide interactive entertainment tonight at 7 p.m. at Eno Memorial Hall. Proceeds of this fundraiser will benefit SIFV’s  projects including support of Grace Academy, a tuition-free,  middle school for inner city girls in Hartford; Prudence Crandall Center, the oldest domestic violence program in Connecticut; and grants to women heads of households who need to further their education to support their families. 

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AUGUSTA, Ga. — Augusta National will be ready for the Masters, despite a major storm that dumped 1.4 inches of rain on the course, washed out bunkers, toppled trees and even knocked out a bathroom. The course opened

Well, well. The boys at Augusta National Golf Club — members and sponsors alike — are in a big bind. nine years after I led an unsuccessful effort by the National Council of Women's Organizations to open membership in the

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When 29-year-old Shikha Arora went on an “all fruit” diet to lose weight before her wedding, she managed to lose 10 kg in a record one-and-a-half months but she had to deal with low BP and severe headache on her D-Day.

She is not the only one. Every day people are going on crash diets to meet immediate draconian goals, but experts warn it is equivalent to abusing your body.

“This is a very common problem. Miracles don’t happen in a day. One has to be persistent and dedicated in losing weight. But people don’t want to work hard, they just want shortcuts. Unfortunately, there is no shortcut to weight loss. You end up abusing your body,” Aashu, a gym trainer, told IANS.

“most of the girls who come to me want to fit into their wedding lehenga. then there are those who have been warned by doctors that they have to lose weight if they want to live long,” said Aashu.

Their shortcut to success is answered in yo-yo diet, described as an extreme form of losing weight. it has a cyclical pattern of weight loss and gain and often seen as a harmful weight-losing technique.

Then there is all protein diet or liquid diet option – it helps to lose weight quickly, but leaves its side effects too.

“There is no other way to lose weight so quickly than by going on crash dieting because you don’t eat anything till you achieve the result. But in a short span of time you gain weight again because you have been depriving yourself of calories and food,” Ritika Samaddar, chief dietician at Max Healthcare Samaddar, told IANS.

Movie stars play an important role in common people’s lives and the tale of gaining and losing weight to fit into the skin of characters is prevalent in Bollywood and Hollywood.

Actor Christian Bale lost 28 kg in three months to enact the role of Trevor Reznick, a paranoid insomniac in “the Machinist”, and right after that he had to bulk up for “the Dark Knight”, for which he reportedly gained 100 pounds (45 kg) in over six weeks.

Similarly Abhishek Bachchan had gained 11 kg for “Guru” and Vinay Pathak had also piled on kilos for “Bheja Fry 2″.

But it doesn’t do any good to the body, says Althea Shah, VP operations and fitness expert at Gold’s gym, Mumbai.

“quick gaining and losing causes havoc with the metabolism. the body systems get adjusted to food patterns and takes some time to change from a set routine. the digestion process gets affected if the body is put on crash diets or binge eating,” Shah told IANS.

According to studies, a liquid diet high on protein may lead to headaches, fatigue and nausea. Protein-based liquid diet can also cause constipation because it lacks fibre; it can also cause loss of lean muscle mass and a decrease in metabolism.

Hrithik Roshan, who had piled on 15 kilos to play a paraplegic in “Guzaarish” and binged on all sorts of junk food, said: “I didn’t workout for six-seven months. After 15 years, I found out the taste of batata vada and samosas. I binged like anything. But when I was on this toxic programme, health took a very bad shape.”

When 53-year-old Arjun Jaivir realised he was suffering from breathing problems and was on the brink of having a heart attack, he decided to lose weight and went on “only lime-water” diet. he managed to lose weight and has maintained it till date, but his muscle strength is zero and he lacks stamina.

Crash diets could lead to multiple side effects, says Mumbai-based fitness guru Sheru Aangrish, adding that problems like haggard look, dark under eyes, dull skin, sloppy posture and less stamina are very common among such people.

“quick weight loss is not healthy either because that leads to loss of more muscle mass than fat. the process of losing fat and gaining muscle may vary from individual to individual but there is no short cut. I don’t recommend to anyone instant weight gain or weight loss,” he said.

When San Francisco voters passed the three phases of the Proposition A facilities upgrade bond in 2003, 2006, and 2011, they approved money to cover the design and construction of green schoolyards for at least 83 San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) elementary, middle, and high schools. SFUSD is the first urban school district to embrace outdoor learning opportunities in this fashion. it is also one of the first large districts in the state to implement the Common Core State Standards, a new set of English language arts and mathematics standards focused on real-world college and career readiness.

Seizing on this opportunity, I met with Rosie Branson Gill last fall to discuss how our organizations (San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance and 18 Reasons, respectively) could work together to provide more opportunities for San Francisco students to engage both in school gardens and with the craft of cooking. on February 17 of this year, 13 elementary classroom teachers, garden coordinators, and parents gathered for the launch of Cooking the Common Core: Bringing Educational Standards to Life in the School Garden, a new training series designed to do just that.

Cooking the Common Core offers teachers innovative, interdisciplinary lessons to help them teach the new standards. Rosie and I wanted to design a training that promoted cooking as a way to increase students’ access to and opportunities for learning in the outdoor classroom. We wanted teachers to feel empowered introducing students to the craft of cooking, to fresh ingredients, and to the full garden-to-table experience.

To that end, each lesson in Cooking the Common Core combines freshly harvested produce from the school garden, Common Core standards, and basic cooking skills, while leaving ample room for teachers to use the lessons to explore other classroom topics. Social studies, ecology, and respect for other cultures easily integrate into recipes such as fried rice, summer rolls, handmade pasta, or Brassica slaw.

Keeping in mind that public school educators are increasingly asked to do more with less, one of our priorities from the outset was to provide participating schools with outdoor cooking kits, in order to make the lessons as accessible as possible.  These kits include a Burton stove, fuel canisters, cutting boards, paring knives, mixing bowls, peelers, a box grater, tongs, serving utensils, a colander, and a dough scraper.  We have already heard back from participants in our first two trainings that the kits have allowed them to quickly and easily incorporate cooking into their teaching.

Rosie and I dream of writing lessons for every grade level linked to memorable meals from around the world. We are currently seeking sponsorship for the cooking kits so we can continue to offer the courses at a reduced fee for teachers and develop new lessons to meet the growing demand. when summer break rolls around in June, we will have provided cooking kits to and trained educators from 18 SFUSD schools, two nonprofits working with San Francisco youth populations, and one other school district in the East Bay.

Learn more about San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance, 18 Reasons, and Cooking the Common Core.

Joyce Lin-Conrad is the Program Coordinator at San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance, where she focuses on professional development opportunities for SFUSD green schoolyard communities. Previously, she was the Program Manager and a Chef Teacher at the Edible Schoolyard, a one-acre organic garden and kitchen classroom at Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School in Berkeley.

Maundy Thursday is an often overlooked and misunderstood day in Holy Week. it is the day before good Friday. The word maundy comes from the Latin mandatum from which we get the word mandate. this refers to the commandment that Jesus gave his Disciples in the Upper Room:

“a new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.” (John 34:13, KJV)

The celebration of Maundy Thursday is not a festival directed in the Bible. still, many Christians do celebrate it as a way of recognizing the many events that took place that evening and as a means of worship. among the events that took place that night:

The last Supper

In the Synoptic Gospels this was the Passover Meal. this was the third Passover that Jesus celebrated in Jerusalem with his Disciples. he knew it would be his last and was preparing them for what lay ahead. during the Passover Meal, Jesus established the sacrament of Holy Communion (also known as the Eucharist) by sharing the broken bread and wine. this sacrament is celebrated in most Maundy Thursday worship services.

Humility and Service

Jesus demonstrated the role his followers were to take when he washed the feet of his disciples. this was a task normally performed either by a slave or the person of lowest status in the household. by this act, Jesus demonstrated that we are to serve with complete humility.

Betrayal

During the Passover meal, Jesus foretold his betrayal by both Judas Iscariot and Peter. Even in this, he demonstrated his love. Judas had been placed in the “seat of honor” at the table. Peter was later forgiven after he repented.

Jesus’ Agony and Obedience

In the Garden of Gethsemane Jesus demonstrated his agony when he sweated blood and asked “take from me this cup.” still, he prayed for himself, his Disciples and for all who believe in Him. he also demonstrated his complete obedience to The Father while knowing what lay ahead. “Thy will be done.” Jesus was fully divine and fully human. he suffered physically as any human would suffer.

The events that took place on Maundy Thursday are extremely important to Christendom. but they are far from the end of the story, the journey. on good Friday all sin was forgiven for those who follow Jesus Christ. With the resurrection on Easter Morning, death was overcome.

All glory to God the Father, to The Son and to the Holy Spirit.

Shalom, Art Alive in The Word

Career College of Management & CIIM organized a workshop on “Crafting Effective Presentation” at their CIIM Gandhinagar Campus here today.

The speaker in the session was Mr. Ambuj Kumar- VP- Director HSBC of Risk Strategy at HSBC North America. Mr. Ambuj is an alumnus of Scindia School, Gwalior, B.E. Chemical Engineering from IIT Roorkee and MBA in Corporate Finance from Penn State University in US. Mr. Ambuj in his session pointed out on a few things that should be kept in mind while putting together the presentation or the deck.

The workshop was very tactical and was directly beneficial to the students. Students from different educational institutions of repute came to attend the workshop wherein there was an amalgamation of undergraduate, engineering and management students. It was an interactive session which was followed by interesting question answer round. later, certificates of participation were given to the students and a memento of acknowledgement was presented to Mr. Ambuj on behalf of CIIM and CCM for travelling a long distance and sparing his time for the session at Bhopal.