10 September 2008 Write about a time when you didn't give a darn about the rule/rules.

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10 September 2008 Pro Golfer Nicknamed “The King” Considered the Best Arnold Palmer 1929-

Arnold Palmer Arnold Daniel Palmer (born September 10, 1929) is an American golfer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to Nicknamed "The King," he is one of golf's most popular stars and its most important trailblazer because he was the first star of the sport's television age, which began in the 1950s. Palmer won the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998, and in 1974 was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Palmer's charisma was a major factor in establishing golf as a compelling television event in the 1950s and 1960s, setting the stage for the popularity it enjoys today. His first major championship win at the 1958 Masters cemented his position as one of the leading stars in golf, and by 1960 he had signed up as pioneering sports agent Mark McCormack's first client. In later interviews, McCormack listed five attributes that made Palmer especially marketable: his good looks; his relatively modest background (his father was a greenkeeper before rising to be club professional and Latrobe was a humble club); the way he played golf, taking risks and wearing his emotions on his sleeve; his involvement in a string of exciting finishes in early televised tournaments; and his affability. [2] Palmer is also credited by many for securing the status of The Open Championship (British Open) among US players. Before Palmer, relatively few American professionals attempted to play The Open due to its travel requirements, small prize purses, foreign environment, and the style of its links courses (radically different from most American courses). Palmer's successive Open wins in the early 1960s convinced many American pros that a trip to Britain would be worth the effort. Of course, the advent of transatlantic air travel by jet at about that time also contributed greatly to making The Open a more attractive tournament for American pros. He has won seven major championships: The Masters: 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 U.S. Open: 1960 The Open Championship: 1961, 1962ship: 196

Apple's Jobs shows new iPods, jokes about health A thin and smiling Apple Inc Chief Executive Steve Jobs launched a much thinner, curved iPod nano music player and joked about the state of his much-discussed health on Tuesday. But shares of Apple fell more than 4 percent after the presentation, which had no major surprises for investors, amid a broad decline in the stock market. Apple last week invited reporters to a music-related event, stoking expectations of new players. Some had hoped for new computers as well as iPods, but that did not happen. Jobs appeared thin but jaunty as he walked around the stage in his trademark outfit of jeans and long-sleeve black shirt in front of a screen that flashed "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated" -- a quotation borrowed from Mark Twain.

Jobs introduced a curved aluminum and glass nano -- the best-selling iPod -- for $149 with 8 gigabytes of storage, $50 less than the predecessor model and a 16-gigabyte version for $199, capable of playing back 24 hours of music or four hours of video. He also showed off a thinner, $229 version of the Web- connected iPod Touch with rounded edges and 8 gigabytes of storage. At the high end, Apple is charging $399 for 32 gigabytes. Apple dominates personal digital music players, with nearly three-quarters of the U.S. market in July, Jobs said, adding the product line-up was strong for the gift-giving season. Even so, the company faces consumers jittery in the face of a sluggish economy. Jobs himself was mostly optimistic about Apple's position in the economy. "I'm not an economist, I don't know if it's going to get better or worse, but I think Apple's faring reasonably well," he told CNBC after the event, a view matched by analysts.

Daily Sparks G What is a primary source and a secondary source? Can you give an example of each type? G How likely are you to buy or ask for the new iPod? Does the fact that it has a new look make you more or less likely to buy one?

Sources G A Primary source is one that was written by someone who was there and actually experienced the event(s). G Example: Diary or journal G A Primary source is one that was written by someone who was there and actually experienced the event(s). G Example: Diary or journal G Secondary source is a document or recording that discusses the event or events. G Example: history book or biography

Research Assignment Your assignment is to use the internet to find the answers to your chosen state. You may choose any state you want except Washington State. Assignment is due at the end of the period.