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Golf Course Rating<br />
By: Mike Landry / Golf Fore Ever<br />
What does a “Golf Course Rating” mean<br />
and how is it done? Let me provide a<br />
quick overview of the system. Golf courses are<br />
rated when new and not to exceed ten years.<br />
What is a slope? The simple answer is that it<br />
represents the difficulty of a golf course to a bogey golfer.<br />
The number tells the golfer how difficult the golf course is for a<br />
bogey player (17.5-22.4) relative to the difficulty of the course for the<br />
scratch player. Courses in the US are rated from 55-155 with an average<br />
slop of 120.<br />
How is a course rated? People in every locale that have been trained<br />
under the USGA course rating system volunteer in their respective area<br />
to perform these tasks. I know one such person at MacDonald Ranch<br />
who is such a volunteer.<br />
What is taken into consideration for rating a golf course: the length<br />
of the tees to the center of the green, dog legs, narrow fairways, hard<br />
pan, deep roughs, gulley’s, speed of greens, trees, water hazards and so<br />
on.<br />
Do Affirmations Really Work?<br />
By: Ali Guggenheim / Psychic Phenomenon<br />
There are many different approaches to using<br />
affirmations. Some disciplines tell you to<br />
stand in front of a mirror and repeat your positive<br />
affirmation a hundred times a day, for a minimum of six months.<br />
Others tell you to repeat them three times a day for five minutes each<br />
time, or to journal them twice daily. Others tell you to hang post-it<br />
notes all over as reminders.<br />
It seems that the point that’s being missed here is that, although<br />
every desire begins with a vision, it is not the parroting of them. Rather<br />
it’s our core beliefs that run our lives.<br />
You can state your desires until you are blue in the face, but they<br />
will never come to fruition so long as your inner voice retorts negative<br />
responses to the topics that you are desperately trying to affirm.<br />
Nothing Yet, But...<br />
By: Linda Bateman-Gomez / Timeless Beauty<br />
So as promised in last month’s article, I<br />
shelled out the money to try the new, gonnamake-me-look-20-again,<br />
Hanacure mask. It<br />
received a ton of hype after Drew Barrymore<br />
posted her mid-mask treatment pictures.<br />
I admit, I was drawn in by the claims. I gave it a whirl.<br />
There are of course many face masks on the market, from the $2.00<br />
drugstore treatments to those like the Hanacure which set me back<br />
$110.00 for 4 treatments.<br />
Before using the Hanacure however, I first wanted something to<br />
compare it to. I was originally going to test the old egg white treatment<br />
I used in the 70s, but with all the recent salmonella warnings, I<br />
wondered if that was still a good idea. I opted instead for a peel off<br />
mask I purchased at Walgreens for $2.25.<br />
I did the treatments a week apart, starting with my drugstore mask.<br />
It certainly made my skin feel nice, but I didn’t look any younger. I<br />
eagerly moved onto the Hanacure with high hopes!<br />
Drew swore it took 10 years off her face and at 43 years young I’m not<br />
sure she needs such a miracle. But I was excited to try it in case it would<br />
do it for me. I must report however, it did not.<br />
I will admit it was easy and fun to use. I mixed and applied as<br />
directed and did achieve the similar mid-mask, selfie worthy results I<br />
see all over Instagram.<br />
As it dries, it become<br />
increasingly tighter on the skin,<br />
resulting in a wrinkled, facial<br />
distorting look. When I rinsed it<br />
off however, while my skin did<br />
look nice and smooth, it certainly<br />
did not appear 10 years younger<br />
- or much different from the<br />
drugstore mask results.<br />
The Hanacure reviews claim it improves with each use, so I continued<br />
to use the remaining 3 treatments.<br />
Oddly, I do like it every time I use it, but honestly, I’m not sure my<br />
face looks any better or different. Based on their claims, I may buy<br />
this one more time to see if the continued use really does result in any<br />
changes.<br />
If after a $220 investment I still look the same, I will go back to<br />
my drugstore peel off mask. Admittedly, I am a sucker for trying new<br />
things, but I’m also practical and realize I have yet to find anything<br />
that was truly a miracle.<br />
It doesn’t stop me from looking though - hope springs eternal!<br />
Linda Bateman-Gomez has an international beauty company<br />
based in Las <strong>Vegas</strong> that specializes in cosmetics and other beauty<br />
products. Contact Linda at TimelessBeauty2020@gmail.com or<br />
through her <strong>web</strong>site www.fullips.com.<br />
Mike Landry resides in Sun City MacDonald Ranch and is a member<br />
of both the Nevada State Seniors Golf Club and Winterwood Men’s<br />
Group. He can be reached at: airmikel1@cox.net<br />
Feelings of unworthiness, loser qualities, underlying fears, etc., will<br />
always sabotage your efforts. Unless, that is, you’re able to identify and<br />
neutralize them.<br />
One of the quickest ways to identify your sabotaging beliefs is by<br />
folding a sheet of paper in half to create two columns. On one side<br />
write your desired affirmation.<br />
In the second column write every thought that pops up in response.<br />
Repeat this over and over until your mind stops spewing responses.<br />
Once you can identify and silence your mind, you can choose to<br />
replace it with programs that will serve your highest and best interest.<br />
Affirmations however, don’t work since in conjunction with any<br />
affirmation, commitment and actions are needed to manifest your<br />
desires.<br />
Ask yourself if this is really what you want. Imagine yourself stepping<br />
into the role. What does it look like? What does it feel like?<br />
Is this right for you? Write your goals. The more details and emotions<br />
you can muster, the more successful you will be.<br />
Can you commit to this? Commit to your list of actions, including<br />
dates, and honoring your deadlines.<br />
Finally, using positive words only, write your affirmation. Repeat it,<br />
visualize it, act on it and truly believe in yourself.<br />
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