Fowler still looking for PGA Tour win

SAN MARTIN, Calif. (AP) — Rickie Fowler came close to winning his first PGA Tour event at the Frys.com Open when it was held in Scottsdale, Ariz.

He's hoping a different site will bring a different result.

"There's some unfinished business," said Fowler, decked out in a purple shirt and white pants. "I think winning is the start of the process. The more I am in contention, the more comfortable I feel."

The event is making its Northern California debut on Thursday at the CordeValle Golf Club, about 30 miles south of San Jose, Calif.

"I want to put myself in contention to have a chance to win on Sunday," Fowler said. "The Fall Series was a big part of me getting …

Iraq parliament calls session over deadly bombings

Iraq's parliament asked top security officials Wednesday to appear before a special session to answer for how bombers once again found holes in Iraqi security that allowed for devastating attacks against government sites.

The string of suicide bombings Tuesday killed at least 127 people _ the third attack against government targets to produce mass casualties in heavily guarded downtown Baghdad _ and brought angry calls by lawmakers for resignations and tough questions about the abilities of Iraqi forces ahead of a U.S. withdrawal of combat troops.

Parliament's speaker has called on the ministers of defense and interior as well as the commander of Baghdad …

Beyond fridge door // Latest in magnets attracting new fans

Magnets have taken a quantum leap, morphing from tacky vacationsouvenirs into objets d'art and beyond.

Appearing in upscale outlets such as boutiques, museum shops andspecialty stores, this new breed of magnet is often interactive.

Witness the popularity of magnetic poetry, those sets of tinywords that can be endlessly arranged and rearranged. (They even playa role in the current movie "Conspiracy Theory"; keep your eye on MelGibson's fridge.)"I came up with the concept of the magnetic poetry when tryingto find a practical way to write lyrics," says Dave Kapell, presidentof Magnetic Poetry Inc. "I started out a songwriter. I would usecutout paper words to …

Summary Box: Dutch court won't ban tablet sales

THE RULING: Dutch appeals judges say Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablet computer is not a copy of Apple's popular iPad.

WHAT IT MEANS: Apple Inc. won't get an injunction banning the sale of Galaxy Tabs in the Netherlands. Apple had argued that the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and earlier 10.1v model copied …

Rams hire offensive, defensive coordinators

Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo began the task of filling out his coaching staff Thursday by hiring Pat Shurmur as St. Louis' offensive coordinator and Ken Flajole as defensive coordinator.

Shurmur, 43, has been an assistant for Philadelphia since 1999, the past seven years as quarterbacks coach. He was a finalist for the head coaching job at Michigan State, his alma mater, in 2006, before the job went to Mark Dantonio.

His uncle, Fritz Shurmur, was a Rams coach from 1982-90.

Flajole, 54, is a veteran NFL assistant who comes from Carolina, where he coached linebackers.

"Both of these coaches exemplify what we expressed at our news …

Bomb found outside Beckley City Hall

BECKLEY - Authorities are investigating a pipe bomb that wasfound outside City Hall.

Investigators deactivated the pipe bomb Tuesday morning.

Beckley Fire Chief Paul Bragg said the bomb appeared to be live.

It was found 8 to 10 feet from the building by city workers,Bragg said.

"Pipe bombs can do a lot of …

Functional vocational cognition: Dimensions of real-world accuracy

The more depth and breadth that one has in a knowledge domain (a) the greater the memory for new material in that domain, (b) the more straightforward and facile are problem-solving strategies, and (c) the more expert the person is considered to be (Patel & Groen, 1993). A deep, rich, articulated knowledge structure within a domain facilitates information encoding, retrieval, and application (Craik & Lockhart, 1972). Thinking about occupations and associated dimensions such as training time, opportunity, earnings, physical demands, mental requirements, prestige, and personal liking (e.g., Chartrand, Dohm, Dawis, & Lofquist, 1987; Howell, Frese, & Sollie, 1984; Parker & …