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Everybody in golf is talking about Rickie Fowler these days, partly because he’s got mad game, and partly because he got mad style, Ricky has flare! He’s got moxie! He’s fresh! He’s modern! Some of the folks at Augusta National don’t seem to thrilled about the new kid on the block. He recently got a swift reminder about how serious the traditions of The Masters really are.

Rickie and his trademark backwards fitted hat were in for a surprise when arriving at Augusta. Augusta National member Ron Townsend actually reached in and turned Fowler’s cap forwards. Fowler laughed and joked and said he just wanted people to see his face. Townsend again indicated that the cap should stay forward, and this time, Fowler complied. Ricky Fowler is an amazing golfer on the rise and we’re sure you’ll be hearing about him for year to come and yes, Fowler could become one of the few to win Augusta in his very first appearance. But all this is trumped when it come to the traditions of The Master. Win the tourney and maybe they’ll let you rock you had how you want to next year. With all said and done we think any golfer with passion like that definitely has a shot at the title.

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Jacob Barnett does what most kids his age do, he shoots hoops, plays video games and also has a girlfriend.

But unlike most 12 year old Jacob also has an IQ of 170. At the age of 3 he could all ready solve 5,000-piece jigsaw puzzles. He was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, a mild form of autism. This did not stop Jake one bit, a few years later, he taught himself calculus, algebra, and geometry in just two weeks. He was finished with high school at age 8, and is currently taking college-level advanced astrophysics classes—while tutoring his older classmates. The University of Indiana is even recruiting him for a paid researcher job.

So what’s this whiz-kid up to now you might ask, he’s at work on a theory that challenges the Big Bang—the prevailing explanation among scientists for how the universe came about. It’s not clear how developed it is, but experts say he’s asking the right questions.

Wow what raw brain power for such a young guy. So can we chalk this up to pure smarts or did Jacob get his extra helping of smarts from the good graces of God. Seems funny that with all those smarts he’s focused on disproving the Big Bang Theory the one theory that challenges if there’s a God.

We know where his extraordinary gift came from, We’re just happy he’s using his gifts to Pursue his Passion! What do you guys think?

Surprise. This year’s college Freshman class is reporting record low levels of emotional health, according to a survey released Thursday by “The American Freshman: National Norms Fall 2010,” the New York Times reports.

Researchers surveyed more than 200,000 incoming full-time students at four-year colleges and found that the percentage of students who feel below average emotionally has risen, while, the percentage of students who feel above average emotionally has fallen to 52 percent.

The economy and high student loans are partly to blame for the phenomenon, experts say.

“More students are arriving on campus with problems, needing support, and today’s economic factors are putting a lot of extra stress on college students, as they look at their loans and wonder if there will be a career waiting for them on the other side,” said Brian Van Brunt, director of counseling at Western Kentucky University and president of the American College Counseling Association, according to the source.

According to LiveHealthy some things to help with stress in school are…

1. Don’t procrastinate.
2. Don’t do too much in one study session.
3. Ask for help.
4. Have some fun.
5. Talk to someone.
and last but not least
6. Be a leader not a follower.

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