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  Don Woods -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Don Woods is a perennial (A programmer who breaks into computer systems in order to steal or change or destroy information as a form of cyber-terrorism) hacker and computer (A person who designs and writes and tests computer programs) programmer.
Woods is probably best known, however, for his role in the development of the (Click link for more info and facts about Colossal Cave Adventure) Colossal Cave Adventure game, which he found by accident on a SAIL computer in 1976.
Woods can thus, in a sense, be considered one of the progenitors of the entire genre of computer (Click link for more info and facts about adventure game) adventure games.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/do/don_woods.htm   (352 words)

  
 Don't count Woods out just yet - GolfWeb@PGATOUR.COM U.S. Open Coverage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Woods is used to that, having this year won the Masters, three PGA TOUR events and five of his last six starts worldwide.
Woods has played the game his entire life, and has come the closest to bucking the odds.
Woods came very close Saturday to instilling a bit of the shakes in the competition.
www.pgatour.com /u/ce/multi/0,1977,4007390,00.html   (814 words)

  
 Sports: Cuts don't down Woods
When the Augusta membership controversy began to gather momentum during the summer, Woods was asked about it at the British Open, where he was the first player in 30 years to have a shot at winning the first three major championships of the year.
Woods believes the lead-up to the event is too much for the players if the tournament is as important as it is made out to be.
Woods won the Masters and U.S. Open this year and called the season "one of the best I've ever had." Were it not for a third-round 81 that came during a rainstorm at the British Open, he might have won all four majors.
www.sptimes.com /2002/10/17/Sports/Cuts_don_t_down_Woods.shtml   (904 words)

  
 Don Woods - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Don Woods is a perennial hacker and computer programmer.
Given the go-ahead, Woods proceeded to add enhancements to the Adventure game, and then distributed it on the Internet.
Don Woods answers the question "Are you really a wizard?" (http://www.pobox.com/~dcoshel/wizards.html)
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Don_Woods   (218 words)

  
 Biography - Don Adams Archery
Don started whittling bows with his pocket knife when he was still a child.
Daily died in the 1960's most of his operation was turned over to Don, and Don has held to the high standard he learned under Mr.
Don's bows are made of only the finest yew and he allows no compromise in the quality of their construction.
www.donadamsarchery.com /biography.htm   (374 words)

  
 Sports: Woods slumping? Don't be silly
Woods was actually distraught, having blown the European Tour event to Denmark's Thomas Bjorn by missing the 18th fairway with a wild drive, chipping out, then splashing his approach in a water hazard for a shocking double bogey that cost him a victory.
Woods had a lengthy trip back from United Arab Emirates, but he didn't let the loss linger for long.
Woods is averaging 29.3 putts per round, compared with 29.13 a year ago.
www.sptimes.com /News/031401/Sports/Woods_slumping_Don_t_.shtml   (605 words)

  
 Boston Globe Online | John Kerry: A Candidate in the Making
Woods: -- and she said, "Well, if they're turning 'em back in, now why did they take them, if they felt that way?" See this is, shows people are working on these, ya know, these darn radicals work on 'em.
Woods: Well, they don't, and, and the thing is that, that a few poeple have tried to say it.
Woods: I think people are getting sick to death seeing nothing on their television but those bums.
www.boston.com /globe/nation/packages/kerry/transcript.shtml   (1611 words)

  
 Interview with: Tiger Woods   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
TIGER WOODS: I think 18 at Olympic was definitely over the line, because you had the ball roll back ten feet, so that was a little different scenario.
TIGER WOODS: Well, hopefully the wind will be blowing, and if I can get it to even par, if not under par for the tournament, you never know.
TIGER WOODS: I think it built up over the entire week of dealing with a lot of different distractions that we normally don't have to face at a regular tournament.
www.usopen.com /2004/press/interviews/woods-6-19-04.html   (956 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Making the big leap of faith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Woods averaged 32.9 points and 9.8 rebounds, was an 81% free throw shooter and had a season-high 52 points for Northeast.
At times, Dantley has found Woods lacking in some basic NBA vocabulary — not knowing, for example, that a "UCLA cut" is when all five players are active in setting two picks, as the Utah Jazz often open their offense.
Woods won tournament MVP honors, even while playing with a heavy knee brace to protect a torn anterior cruciate ligament, the season-ending injury he suffered in the second football game of his senior season.
www.usatoday.com /sports/nba/02draft/2002-05-21-cover-woods.htm   (1377 words)

  
 Don O   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Don Otis Woods, born 19 May 1922 in Kearney, Nebr., enlisted in the Navy 12 June 1940 and died of wounds received in enemy action 8 August 1942.
Hospital Apprentice First Class Woods was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his heroism in braving the fire of enemy snipers to rescue injured Marines in the assault on Gavutu, Solomon Islands, until he himself was mortally wounded.
Woods sailed from Norfolk 9 August 1945 and was making her transit of the Panama Canal on the day hostilities ended between Japan and the United States.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/d5/don_o_woods.htm   (240 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Woods still leads the pack, but the gap is closing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
To entertain the notion Woods might be vulnerable simply underscores the extent to which he is a victim of his own success.
In 2000, Woods became the first to be under par in every event he played on the PGA Tour for an entire year.
Woods is a two-time winner of the event, in 1997 and 2000.
www.usatoday.com /sports/golf/preview02/2002-01-04-woods.htm   (1193 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
WOODS: What I mean by that is, when I go out in public, obviously, I'm in public and I really can't have the private time that I would like.
WOODS: When I was walking up 18, a number of emotions go me but one of them was you know what, thank you guys, I was thanking them as I was walking up.
WOODS: Sometimes there is a mental block up there and if you can't get over the fact of where you are now and still relax and go ahead and let it flow from you, then sometimes you're going to have some problems.
transcripts.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0104/15/lklw.00.html   (6521 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Els has to win, with Tiger lower than 6th
Woods is going on two years since his last major win, the 2002 U.S. Open, held down the road at Bethpage Black.
Woods is 147th on the PGA Tour in driving accuracy, hitting barely more than half the fairways.
Woods still has one win and seven top-10 finishes in 10 tournaments this year, results that anyone who isn't named Tiger Woods would take without a second thought.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1822761&type=story   (820 words)

  
 Don Woods, CIE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Don Woods, was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa whose father was in the trucking industry.
Don, married the former Ingeborg Weissmeir, daughter of the Countessa Johanna von Pohl of the German house of Hesse and of Albert Baylor Weissmeir, conductor of the Hungarian Opera Company of Budapest.
Don Woods was only 38 years of age, when he took control and world-tour of an American-based Lipizzan Show, called the Royal Lipizzan Stallion Show.
www.stuntdriver.com /dwoods.htm   (1385 words)

  
 Myths about Woods, TOUR don't hold water - PGATOUR.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
One complaint Tiger Woods has with the media and the public is that they tend to exaggerate his performances, both good and bad.
A year ago, Woods had a one-stroke lead over Thomas Bjorn with two holes to play when the Dane tied him with a birdie on No. 17, then coasted to victory when Woods hit into the trees, the rough and the water for a double bogey on No. 18.
Woods is 27-4 worldwide when he has at least a share of the lead going into the final round.
www.golfweb.com /u/ce/multi/0,1977,5266691,00.html   (770 words)

  
 Colonial House . Meet the Colonists . Don Wood | PBS
Don Wood is a carpenter from New York City.
Don has left his village only once before, to work as a fisherman in the seasonal Newfoundland fisheries.
Don appreciates the discussion and contemplation on the Sabbath.
www.pbs.org /wnet/colonialhouse/meet/meet_wood_don.html   (353 words)

  
 Tiger Woods preview interview - PGATOUR.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Tiger Woods: I played it yesterday, as a matter of fact, and found that the golf course was a little bit different than I thought, more greens are elevated.
Tiger Woods: At Pinehurst I was chipping around the greens, putting and using my 3-wood or occasionally I had an uphill lie, you can use a 60-degree sand wedge and spin the ball.
Tiger Woods: Well, see the thing is you might not be there in the game of golf, but in reporting, I'm sure you've improved quite a bit from when you first started.
www.golfweb.com /u/ce/feature/0,1977,1080554,00.html   (6942 words)

  
 Tiger stung by Harmon's comments   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Woods has struggled with accuracy woes off the tee but insists he is close to fixing them, a contention that inspired Harmon's rebuke in his role as a U.S. Open analyst for English television.
Harmon was Woods' swing coach from 1997 to 2002, becoming one of Woods' few confidants during his rise into a global superstar.
Woods has not won a major since but has insisted for some time that the solution to his swing woes is close at hand.
partners.golfserv.com /gdc/news/article.asp?Source=OURGOLF&id=24137   (811 words)

  
 News at the Walden Woods Project
Founded in 1990 by Don Henley, the Walden Woods Project is a non-profit organization that preserves the land, literature and legacy of Henry David Thoreau to foster an ethic of environmental stewardship and social responsibility, both cornerstones of Thoreau’s philosophy.
The Walden Woods Project is a national conservation, education, and research organization committed to preserving the land, literature and legacy of Henry David Thoreau.
Founded in 1990 by recording artist Don Henley, the organization uses the land it has protected in Walden Woods to foster an ethic of environmental stewardship and social responsibility, both cornerstones of Thoreau's philosophy.
www.walden.org /News/02-23-04.htm   (468 words)

  
 Wills_World_Commentary
To do so, Woods insisted, would be to deny his Thai, Cherokee, and Chinese heritage--it would be denying the existence his own mother.
A few in the so-called "civil rights" crowd huffed about this, but why they were surprised at Woods' filial attachments is beyond me. This is a guy who owes everything to his family, and more importantly, who knows it.
After Woods' Masters' triumph, Bill Clinton invited the new superstar to the Jackie Robinson tribute in New York, figuring it wouldn't hurt the polls any if the nation's latest sports hero were photographed on a podium next to the Great Emoter.
webpages.charter.net /willcollier/com052897.html   (832 words)

  
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TIGER WOODS: Thomas is a great guy, and I've gotten to know him over the years that I've played around the world, and Thomas and I have become pretty good friends.
TIGER WOODS: The green on 18 is awfully severe, and I could obviously tell you the story between the memories of the USGA, but I'd rather not.
TIGER WOODS: Well, Stevie and I are already arguing about the fact that it's his home course and he doesn't think we need a yardage book.
www.usopen.com /2002/news/2001/transcripts/tue_woods.html   (4224 words)

  
 The 86th PGA Championship / News / Interviews / Quotes From Tiger Woods
TIGER WOODS: No, because playing as well as I did at Flint -- (inaudible) -- I felt like I was playing so well coming into Flint and I played well at the Western the last 36 holes, the British and then here.
Major opportunity knocks for Micheel, Campbell (08/16/03) — With Woods out of the way at 9-over par, the 85th PGA Championship is there for anyone to win.
Tiger Woods' hopes of joining Hagen as the only men to win a major in five straight seasons took a serious hit after a third-round 73.
www.pga.com /pgachampionship/2004/news_interviews_081504_woods.html   (1160 words)

  
 Tiger Woods: Hit a variety of shots in bad weather   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
TIGER WOODS: I don't know what it was, but I was focused on what I had to do.
TIGER WOODS: It's just the way it is. I think a perfect example of that when I played the Dunhill Cup with Daly and O'Meara in 98.
TIGER WOODS: That's one of the reasons why I evolved -- my swing plane to where it is now, to hit different shots and be more consistent.
www.golf.com /gdc/news/article.asp?id=10517   (1662 words)

  
 Tiger Woods, THE TOUR Championship, Golf, Interviews, ASAPSports FastScripts, Quotes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
TIGER WOODS: As I've said, it's been a very difficult week, because of how -- we've all had to come to grips with everything, and the barometer of emotions from -- from making a birdie to having to go to the service on Friday.
TIGER WOODS: Well, after -- I can understand it with the tragedy he's had in his life, the last year, and to go through the loss that he's had; that's understandable for him to do that.
TIGER WOODS: More than anything, it's been nice to go out there and play in windy conditions and not have your eyes tear up and not have it feel like sandpaper underneath the contact.
www.asapsports.com /golf/1999thetour/103199TW.html   (4411 words)

  
 Tiger’s got no real challenger - Tracking Tiger Other Items - MSNBC.com
Woods’ third green jacket is his seventh major title, which ties him with Masters’ co-founder Bobby Jones, Harry Vardon, Sam Snead, Gene Sarazen and Arnold Palmer, who played his final competitive round this year in the tournament he helped popularize.
Woods’ final-day scoring average against those seven was 69.
Woods said only that he was “kind of surprised” to see the wrecks pile up on every side of him.
msnbc.msn.com /id/3074880   (885 words)

  
 don.woods
Widely recognized as an expert on teaching and learning within the Engineering academic community, Don Woods has developed novel ways of evaluating teaching and has written several articles to assist administrators in judging effective teaching.
Considered an outstanding teacher by his peers and students, he took the extraordinary step of "returning to school" in 1974, and for four years, took every undergraduate level engineering class.
Don Woods also developed the current Chemical Engineering curriculum at McMaster.
www.mcmaster.ca /3Mteachingfellowships/1986/donwoods.htm   (594 words)

  
 Woods I like and woods I don
On one side are the woods that I like working with and on the other side I have listed woods that I don't like working with.
This oily wood seems to be a bit difficult on those little design shapes that I like to put in my bobbins.
Unfortunately, the wood is so lightweight that the bobbins aren't heavy enough to use in lace.
www.woodturnersofswmo.org /Articles/Woods_I_Like_and_Woods_I_Dont.htm   (1048 words)

  
 Martha and Don Woods, the internet savvy Realtors® - AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Don and Martha were married in October 1990 while both were residing and working in Orlando - making a career re-location to St. Petersburg/Clearwater 17 months later.
Don semi-retired from Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications in Largo Florida following a lengthy aerospace/defense systems development and manufacturing career in engineering and project management; starting with Martin Marietta in Orlando, a brief stance with Southern Bell Telephone, followed by 20 years with Litton Laser Systems.
Martha and Don have completed their second year, with 2002 being the first full year, with over 2 million in 2002 sales volume of East Volusia County Florida properties.
www.newsmyrnabeachfront.com /aboutus.htm   (595 words)

  
 BladeForums.com: The Leading Edge of Knife Discussion - Woods that don’t require stabilization
Stabilizing was originally intended to make softer woods, that often have beautiful figure, harder, and suitable for tool handles, whereas they wouldn't be without it.
What it does, without pressure treatments or vacuum, is stabilize the wood so that it barely moves again, but does not turn your wood into a piece of plastic.
Wood, stag, horn, some folks put their fossil ivory in mineral oil, I drop mine in a sealed jar of Nesonite and leave it there until I need to use it.
www.bladeforums.com /forums/showthread.php?t=325669   (825 words)

  
 Matagorda Fishing - Don Wood Guide Sevice - Fishing Matagorda Bays and Surf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Don Wood has been fishing the Matagorda Bay area since 1969.
Wood is a Full Time Professional Fishing Guide licensed by USCG and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept.
Wood provides both wade and drift fishing trips....He strives to see that his clients have a safe and enjoyable day on the waters of the Matagorda Area.
www.matagordabay.com /captwood   (270 words)

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