| Adams bulks up Tour staff with stars
Add a couple of big PGA Tour names to Adams Golf's marquee.
Less than three weeks after signing Q-school graduate Tommy “Two Gloves" Gainey and Brad Elder, the Plano, Texas-based equipment maker has added a pair of top-20 PGA Tour players in Rory Sabbatini and Aaron Baddeley.
Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Sabbatini, a former Nike staff player who is a four-time winner on the PGA Tour and ranked 11th in the world, will wear an Adams hat and carry the company's staff bag while using Idea a3 irons, an Idea Pro hybrid and Insight driver. He finished sixth on the money list last year after posting top-10 finishes in each of the four FedEx Cup playoff events and winning the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial.
Baddeley, a two-time Tour winner and the 18th-ranked player in the world, was released from his deal with MacGregor in the fall.
Santex-net's New Web Site Delivers Enhanced Features
Visitors and clients benefit from valuable tools, tips and a robust project management system. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) August 3, 2006 -- Santex-net, a full-service international Web design agency specializing in online marketing solutions, today announced the launch of its new Web site, featuring updated programming and value-added services to optimize the online experience. By visiting http://www.santex-net.com visitors and clients can take advantage of online tools to make their Web site more efficient, access tips on developing an effective online marketing strategy, and download a free trial of Santex-net's powerful new e-connect email campaign system. Clients can also utilize the agency's SPM Client Log-in System, an easy-to-use, always accessible online project management tool.
Tri-State Briefs
BELMONT, Wis. -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville Continuing Education Department and the Southwest Wisconsin Regional Economic Development Coalition are hosting the Building Economic Strength Together conference from 1 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, March 11, at the Baymont Convention Center in Belmont. Event organizers say the conference brings people who are committed to local and regional economic development together and teaches them how individual successes can promote economic wellness throughout the region and state. The cost for a full-day conference, including dinner, is $55 per person, $45 per person if they are in groups of two or more, $25 for a full-time student and $25 for dinner only. To register, visit www.uwplatt.edu/cont_ed or call UW-P Continuing Education at 608-342-1314.
Charles Stross' dense stories have made him a Singularity sensation
It's the stories we tell each other for amusement and social bonding. I'm skeptical about assigning purpose to an artistic phenomenon, because it's something that, at bottom, we do for fun and communication. (When used for communication it may be used with serious intent, but that's far from being the main purpose of most SF.) Having said that, I do believe it's possible to insert interesting messages in fiction, and because fiction is viewed as a recreational activity this makes it possible to get them across to people who might not otherwise be receptive. It's called propaganda, and it can be used for political, social or religious purposes (for example, C.S. Lewis's Narnia books were explicitly conceived of as vehicles for Christian theology targeted at children of an impressionable age).
Keeping your heart healthy at every age
As a certified EMS worker, Jeff Schaffer knows a lot about the heart. Based in Baltimore, Maryland, Schaffer travels with emergency crews from three states. He teaches CPR, gives lectures on heart health, and talks to school kids about firefighting and ambulance work. His father died from a heart attack at 61. So you would think when he began to have chest pains while teaching a CPR class, 15 years ago, Schaffer would have gone to the doctor. But he didn't. He ignored his own advice. Despite his vomiting and nausea, Schaffer admits, he was in denial. "I just blew it off and said it couldn't happen to me." Schaffer finally went to the ER, but not until after having symptoms for two days. At 39, Schaffer was indeed having a heart attack. His doctors said he was lucky to be alive. The ironic part of this story is even though Schaffer knew all the symptoms of a cardiac event he never thought about his own heart.
Revealed: the mystery man behind canal safety signs
They did a spring clean every year, but I felt it needed cleaning more regularly than that. "I do about three days a week, usually about an hour at a time."A spokesperson for British Waterways said: "In response to consultation with users of the towpath, we have introduced signs asking everyone to observe a 6mph speed limit."Our aim is to ensure all users have a safe, enjoyable experience." .
Despite setbacks, friends refuse to lose sight of girl's dreams
Kajal came here from an Indian orphanage nine months ago amid high hopes and great fanfare. A well-known eye surgeon would restore her sight. Local news outlets featured her story. And adoptive parents in Franklin quickly stepped forward to offer a new home to the little girl found abandoned in an Indian train station three years ago, blinded with acid by her stepmother. .
Beautiful Miss Idaho in LCHS Parade
Self-described skate punk and anarchist Thomas Brent Andrews is hell-bent on changing the way law enforcement agencies do business by martyring himself for the cause. The Pot Plan: Louie B. Stumblin and the War on Drugs (Chronic Discontent) is a true account of Andrews' life as a small-town journalist and his bouts with alcoholism and drugs. The book is filled with stories of death-defying episodes, such as Andrews accidentally lighting himself on fire, scaling downtown Nashville's buildings, fighting country thugs and generally defending his punk-rock title. But his biggest scare came when police representatives harassed him for a column he'd written in a Tennessee newspaper about the War on Drugs. After many years of abusive and destructive drinking, Andrews came up with the "Pot Plan" - putting down the booze in favor of marijuana.
Do North calendar
NORTH SHORE JEWISH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. On Sunday, March 9, at the Peabody Marriott, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., a day devoted to sharpening the skills of leaders and future leaders in the Jewish community. Conference is sponsored by the Jewish Federation of the North Shore and presented by The Ringel Group of Washington, D.C. $18 includes presentations, light breakfast, dairy lunch and snacks. Online registration. www.jewishnorthshore.org. PEABODY HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Frank Shirley, author of "New Rooms for Old Houses: Beautiful Additions for the Traditional Home," at the Fire Museum on Sunday, March 9, at 2 p.m. Shirley will discuss how to renovate an historic home while preserving the charm and integrity of the original structure. 38 Felton St., Peabody. Members free, nonmembers $3.
Surprise Result: Fray Posters Love Slate
But the real triumph of the iPod should be credited to Apple's marketing department. Apple is one of the best at the "lifestyle" products game. There was no technological revolution, but it sure felt like one. That's mission accomplished in the product development biz. And again the genius of the iPod's visual design was to make it easily distinguishable at first sight. Back in the winter of '01-'02, anyone could immediately spot the trend setters. It was all about those white headphones. Of course, those white headphones signify something quite different to other fraysters. Describing his daily morning commute with zombie-like iPod listeners' "long white wires filtering down to the nearest pocket, staring off into some spot on the bus where there is no gaze coming back, looking nothing less than already defeated and depressed by the day ahead of them," Ted_Burke rails against the anti-social behavior induced by the device, declaring: "I neither own an Ipod, nor wish to get one." Shuffle over to the Culturebox Fray for other testimonials to the iPod's influence and contribution to societal ills.
New releases
This film is reviewed in today's NEXT entertainment guide. “SEMI-PRO" This basketball comedy stars Will Ferrell as the owner/coach/player of the American Basketball Association's Flint Michigan Tropics, who he intends to make NBA stars even though there's little chance of it. Co-starring Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin and Maura Tierney. Rated R. This film is reviewed in today's NEXT entertainment guide. SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES Twin brothers (Freddie Highmore) and their sister discover a world of fairies and other fantastical creatures after moving into the decrepit Spiderwick Estate with their mom. PG-13 for scary creature action and violence, peril and some thematic elements. STEP UP 2 THE STREETS Two dance students from different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts share a passion for dance and find they have a passion for each other, too.
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