I didn't know there was ever a 4 speed manual transmission.
More laziness fixture fails here (Moondogsports)
November 12, 2009
This Is Laziness Taken To A Whole New Level . . . . .
I didn't know there was ever a 4 speed manual transmission.
More laziness fixture fails here (Moondogsports)
I Really Should Get More Into Sci-Fi . . . . .
Battlestar Galactica’s sexiest spacewoman; Grace Park
Grace Park Complex Magazine Photo Shoot Video
(AskMen)
(Complex)
The Name Of The Game Is . . . . .
The Name of the Game is Orgy
"The object of Orgy “is to see which team achieves the longest trajectory for the longest time with the fewest spills.” Great! Batteries and partners not included."
(Sublime)
A Guide To All - You - Can - Eat Buffets . . . . .
Eating The Road
On a journey to find out what the American road tastes like
The All-Inclusive All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Guide
(Mentalfloss)
On a journey to find out what the American road tastes like
The All-Inclusive All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Guide
(Mentalfloss)
How Is This Just Not Awesome . . . . .
Student Suspended for Bengals Haircut
"When he showed up to school in the southwest Ohio city of Hamilton on Monday, officials put the eighth-grader into in-school suspension. The school says its code of conduct prohibits extreme and distracting hairstyles."
Seriously, it will look silly in a week when it starts to fill in and he will need another cut to completely eliminate it.
(AOL)
"When he showed up to school in the southwest Ohio city of Hamilton on Monday, officials put the eighth-grader into in-school suspension. The school says its code of conduct prohibits extreme and distracting hairstyles."
Seriously, it will look silly in a week when it starts to fill in and he will need another cut to completely eliminate it.
(AOL)
Finally The Feds Do Something In Our Favor . . . . .
Fed: banks need customer consent on overdraft fees
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- Banks will have to secure their customers' consent before charging large overdraft fees on ATM and debit card transactions, according to a new rule announced Thursday by the Federal Reserve.
The rule responds to complaints from consumer groups, members of Congress and other regulators that the overdraft fees are unfair because many people assume they can't spend more on a debit card than is available in their account. Instead, many banks allow the transactions to go through, then charge fees of up to $25 to $35.
For small purchases, such as a cup of coffee, the penalty can far exceed the actual cost of the transaction.
Under the Fed's new rule, which will take effect July 1, banks will be required to notify new and existing customers of their overdraft services and give customers the option of being covered. If customers don't "opt in," any debit or ATM transactions that overdraw their accounts will be denied, Fed officials said."
(Yahoo)
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- Banks will have to secure their customers' consent before charging large overdraft fees on ATM and debit card transactions, according to a new rule announced Thursday by the Federal Reserve.
The rule responds to complaints from consumer groups, members of Congress and other regulators that the overdraft fees are unfair because many people assume they can't spend more on a debit card than is available in their account. Instead, many banks allow the transactions to go through, then charge fees of up to $25 to $35.
For small purchases, such as a cup of coffee, the penalty can far exceed the actual cost of the transaction.
Under the Fed's new rule, which will take effect July 1, banks will be required to notify new and existing customers of their overdraft services and give customers the option of being covered. If customers don't "opt in," any debit or ATM transactions that overdraw their accounts will be denied, Fed officials said."
(Yahoo)
2009 Bentley Christmas Collection . . . . .
Bentley releases new accessories collection in time for Christmas
"Well, for the most part, that bears some truth. But that hasn’t stopped Bentley from releasing their new line of car accessories, which, curiously enough, includes a wide selection of finely-crafted child seats. And what’s more, buyers also have the option to have Bentley embroider their kid’s name into the seat.
In addition to the amusing child seats, Bentley is also offering self-levelling wheel badges, a jewelled torch that can be charged from the car’s power outlet/cigar lighter, and car covers for a number of Bentley models, including the GTC models, the Series 51 GT, and the Continental Supersports.
Bentley is releasing these items just in time for the holidays, so in the event you know someone who has a Bentley in their garage, you know exactly what to get them for Christmas."
(TopSpeed)
Some Guys Have All The Luck . . . . .
MotoGP Champion Valentino Rossi takes the new BMW M3 GTS out for a run
"Rossi was so taken by the M3 GTS that he even managed to convince BMW to trade in his BMW M Award prize for a brand-new M3 GTS, making him one of the very first owners of BMW’s new superduper sports car.
Yes, we know. Some guys just have all the luck."
(TopSpeed)
And He's Not Even The Most Well Known Person From That Country Either . . . . .
F1 Racing Driver Barrichello Wins $500,000 Libel Suit Against Google
"Google has been ordered by a Brazilian court to pay Formula One racing driver Rubens Barrichello $500,000 in damages for the presence of fake online profiles of the driver on its social network Orkut, which is hugely popular in the man’s home country.
The civil case, which was filed in July 2006, related to hundreds of fake profiles for Barrichello that were created on Orkut, some of which depicted him as a toy turtle – I kid you not.
Earlier this week, Brazilian media published the outcome of the Sao Paulo court’s ruling, which ordered Google to compensate Barrichello half a million dollars in damages upfront and a daily fine of $590 until all the profile pages relating to the F1 driver were removed from the social network. Note: different media report different amounts."
(TechCrunch)
"Google has been ordered by a Brazilian court to pay Formula One racing driver Rubens Barrichello $500,000 in damages for the presence of fake online profiles of the driver on its social network Orkut, which is hugely popular in the man’s home country.
The civil case, which was filed in July 2006, related to hundreds of fake profiles for Barrichello that were created on Orkut, some of which depicted him as a toy turtle – I kid you not.
Earlier this week, Brazilian media published the outcome of the Sao Paulo court’s ruling, which ordered Google to compensate Barrichello half a million dollars in damages upfront and a daily fine of $590 until all the profile pages relating to the F1 driver were removed from the social network. Note: different media report different amounts."
(TechCrunch)
These Numbers Just Suprised The Hell Out Of Me . . . . .
While Rivals Jockey For Market Share, Apple Bathes In Profits
"According to the report, Apple made $1.6 billion in operating profit off of the iPhone in Q3. Nokia, meanwhile, made $1.1 billion. Let’s put this in perspective. Recent numbers suggest Nokia controls roughly 35% of the worldwide handset market. Apple? About 2.5%.
Not 25%. Two point five percent."
(TechCrunch)
"According to the report, Apple made $1.6 billion in operating profit off of the iPhone in Q3. Nokia, meanwhile, made $1.1 billion. Let’s put this in perspective. Recent numbers suggest Nokia controls roughly 35% of the worldwide handset market. Apple? About 2.5%.
Not 25%. Two point five percent."
(TechCrunch)
A New Way Of Finding A Possible Fake Profile Of You . . . . .
Photo Tagger Alerts You When A Picture Of You Appears On Facebook, Tagged Or Not
"The auto-tagging app was only available in private beta so far, but today the company is debuting the public version of Photo Tagger. It’s free of charge, and it’s awesome.
Here’s how it works: after you install the app on Facebook, you can select any public album (either their own or from friends). Photo Tagger then scans the photos, batches subjects into groups using its facial recognition technology and suggests tags for faces it has identified as such. Confirmed tags are then pushed directly onto Facebook, mirroring the social network’s privacy settings, and the result is a custom album made up of tagged photos.
This turns Photo Tagger into quite an impressive social search engine for faces on Facebook, where millions of images are uploaded to albums every week. It also doubles as a handy notification tool, because it has a system in place dubbed Face Alerts that lets users know when pictures of them appear on Facebook, with or without tags."
(TechCrunch)
Youtube's Social Strategy . . . . .
Find, Follow, Feed: YouTube’s Social Strategy And Solving The Curation Problem
"You may not have noticed it, but YouTube is evolving. Unlike sites like Facebook, where even a subtle change in a header’s rounding gets noticed, YouTube has so much going on that it’s often easy to miss one of the site’s new features. But they’re there, and more are coming soon. Earlier this week the YouTube team invited me over to talk about how the video portal is approaching its role as an inherently social site, and what it’s doing to help surface videos that users will find interesting from the oceans of content that’s uploaded every day.
YouTube PM Brian Glick describes YouTube’s social trends with three F’s: Find, Follow, and Feed. The first two are fairly self explanatory. Find refers to the process by which you find people on the site that you may already know or are interested in, whose activity you can then Follow through the site’s subscriptions (you can granularly control which items you’d like to be alerted to, like Subscriptions, Favorited items, or new video uploads). Finally there’s Feed, which should really be called Share. The idea is that after you’ve been presented with content by YouTube’s Find and Follow features, you in turn are going to share that content yourself, which lets the cycle begin anew with everyone that is following you."
(TechCrunch)
How Again Is The Tech Sector Hurting Financially . . . . .
That $1.25 Billion Settlement With AMD? It’s About 12 Days Of Revenue For Intel.
"Today Intel agreed to pay rival chipmaker AMD $1.25 billion to settle a raft of ongoing litigation going back decades. AMD accused Intel of anti-competitive practices, which sparked an antitrust investigation. By settling now with AMD, Intel avoids paying out billions more down the line and being branded a monopolist by the government for abusing its 80 percent PC-chip market share."
(TechCruch)
"Today Intel agreed to pay rival chipmaker AMD $1.25 billion to settle a raft of ongoing litigation going back decades. AMD accused Intel of anti-competitive practices, which sparked an antitrust investigation. By settling now with AMD, Intel avoids paying out billions more down the line and being branded a monopolist by the government for abusing its 80 percent PC-chip market share."
(TechCruch)
Slangtabulary . . . . .
Slangtabulary: A word or words that are not apart of the English language. They can be misspelled or difficult to pronounce, and these words are often made up but become part of pop culture terminology.
These words are used as an alternative of an actual word from the English language. To find out what the word really means, one must often look it up on Urban Dictionary.
BTW, if anyone from urban dictionary comes across this, I would like for you to consider this word to be added to your data base! Just a thought.
Example:
Dunno: I don't know.
How did this word come about? Well I asked Orion for a word that could be used in the place of "trend." He came up with hype or wanna be's. I told him I was struggling with my slangtabulary this morning and was drawing a total blank.
These words are used as an alternative of an actual word from the English language. To find out what the word really means, one must often look it up on Urban Dictionary.
BTW, if anyone from urban dictionary comes across this, I would like for you to consider this word to be added to your data base! Just a thought.
Example:
Dunno: I don't know.
How did this word come about? Well I asked Orion for a word that could be used in the place of "trend." He came up with hype or wanna be's. I told him I was struggling with my slangtabulary this morning and was drawing a total blank.
Don't Come A Knockin' If The Vehicle Is A Rockin' . . . . .
'Stripper Mobile' Draws Ire Of Lawmakers
Truck With Pole Dancers Drives Down Las Vegas Strip
"LAS VEGAS -- Controversy continues to brew over the "stripper mobile" that wheels exotic dancers up and down Las Vegas Boulevard."
(Fox5Vegas)
- Thanks Drama!
Truck With Pole Dancers Drives Down Las Vegas Strip
"LAS VEGAS -- Controversy continues to brew over the "stripper mobile" that wheels exotic dancers up and down Las Vegas Boulevard."
(Fox5Vegas)
- Thanks Drama!
I Luv Gooooold . . . . .
Gold PS3 Slim
"If a normal PS3 just isn’t cool enough for you, and you need something with a Midas touch, then this new Gold PS3 Slim from Computer Choppers is for you. It is covered in 24k gold and only 5 of these will be available. Details on pricing are not available."
(GizmoGroove)
I Call It Applelonia . . . . .
Inside the Apple Temple
"To give you an idea of the space, the walls are 45 feet tall, and could fit 11 Apple Cubes inside. The spareness is breathtaking. It's cold. Not literally, but the stone walls, the glass, the sheer space rob it of any sense of warmth or feeling. The only sense of life in room is the products. It's a temple to them, really."
(Gizmodo)
The McReturn Of The McRib McDonalds Better Not Be McTeasin . . . . .
McDonald’s McRib returning to Southern California
"The McRib, which has been AWOL from local McDonald’s restaurants since 2006, is coming back.
Chain representatives confirmed that the McRib will return to Southern California Nov. 30.
For those who can’t wait, you might find a McRib in some restaurants now. Over the past 10 days, I’ve received emails from readers stating they’ve spotted the barbecue-slathered pork meat sandwich in San Diego area restaurants."
(OC Register)
McRib Locator
Did They Miss The $ Train With Its Exclusivity To One Carrier . . . . .
Rumors: A Verizon iPhone in 2010
"Verizon has made it pretty clear that it would cut a deal with Apple (AAPL), were it not for a couple of impediments: 1) the contract that makes AT&T (T) the iPhone's exclusive U.S. carrier, and 2) the fact that Verizon's network (based on CDMA2000 technology) is incompatible with Apple's smartphone (which uses W-CDMA (UMTS)).
The first roadblock — AT&T's contract — is set to expire next year, according to an interview chairman Randall Stephenson gave USA Today more than a year ago.
The second barrier could also disappear were Apple to build a new iPhone that is compatible with both AT&T and Verizon's networks."
It's about damn time! It will be interesting to see if the following 2 things happen.
1. Will the iPhone vs Storm battle get more intense if Verizon does get the iPhone?
2. How will AT&T be affected? Will people be more inclined to switch to Verizon from AT&T if they believe that Verizon truly has the better 3G network?
(CNN)
"Verizon has made it pretty clear that it would cut a deal with Apple (AAPL), were it not for a couple of impediments: 1) the contract that makes AT&T (T) the iPhone's exclusive U.S. carrier, and 2) the fact that Verizon's network (based on CDMA2000 technology) is incompatible with Apple's smartphone (which uses W-CDMA (UMTS)).
The first roadblock — AT&T's contract — is set to expire next year, according to an interview chairman Randall Stephenson gave USA Today more than a year ago.
The second barrier could also disappear were Apple to build a new iPhone that is compatible with both AT&T and Verizon's networks."
It's about damn time! It will be interesting to see if the following 2 things happen.
1. Will the iPhone vs Storm battle get more intense if Verizon does get the iPhone?
2. How will AT&T be affected? Will people be more inclined to switch to Verizon from AT&T if they believe that Verizon truly has the better 3G network?
(CNN)
You Ain't The Only One Feeling Like That At Their Job . . . . .
AIG chief 'frustrated' but staying on
Robert Benmosche tells employees that he is committed to leading AIG, despite ongoing uncertainty about executive compensation.
I guess he came to the realization, it's better to be frustrated and well paid, than to be unemployed.
(CNN)
Robert Benmosche tells employees that he is committed to leading AIG, despite ongoing uncertainty about executive compensation.
I guess he came to the realization, it's better to be frustrated and well paid, than to be unemployed.
(CNN)
I Have A Huge Issue With This Statement . . . . .
Americans are overpaid
For the global economy to rebalance, the pay gap between Americans and the rest of the world must shrink.
Uh, I along with a few million of my friends don't feel were overpaid. Proof that the media is as Denzel Washington said in movie Training Day, "[Stuff in the news is] 90 percent bullshit."
(CNN)
For the global economy to rebalance, the pay gap between Americans and the rest of the world must shrink.
Uh, I along with a few million of my friends don't feel were overpaid. Proof that the media is as Denzel Washington said in movie Training Day, "[Stuff in the news is] 90 percent bullshit."
(CNN)
Soccer Fans Continue To Prove Their Enthusiam And Loyalty Cannot Be Topped . . . . .
English soccer fan takes good dental hygiene to a new level
"According to the Daily Mail, the gentleman called a BBC radio show and said he brought the toothbrush because he hadn't had a chance to brush before he left for the game. As for the sunglasses he was wearing at night? "I'm a ladies man," he explained. If ladies like clean teeth, it'd be hard to doubt him."
(Yahoo)
"According to the Daily Mail, the gentleman called a BBC radio show and said he brought the toothbrush because he hadn't had a chance to brush before he left for the game. As for the sunglasses he was wearing at night? "I'm a ladies man," he explained. If ladies like clean teeth, it'd be hard to doubt him."
(Yahoo)
An Automotive Trend In The Making . . . . .
Who Will Be The Next Brand Sold To The Chinese?
"I realized my friend thought the acquisition of foreign brands by Chinese automakers was going to become a trend.
Other domestic players might be keen to follow Geely, in bidding for a world-class brand and its technology to up their game in the global market."
(Autospies)
"I realized my friend thought the acquisition of foreign brands by Chinese automakers was going to become a trend.
Other domestic players might be keen to follow Geely, in bidding for a world-class brand and its technology to up their game in the global market."
(Autospies)
You Won't Believe This But . . . . .
Ban From Driving? King Of Wrecked Exotics Cars Has Destroyed At Least 10 Classics In 3 Years
"We proudly present to you: The "King of Wrecked Exotics", a 73 year old Florida businessman who has managed to destroy at least 10 exotic cars
in the last 3 years.
We of course would be honored to shake the hand of the man who, despite being involved in some horrible wrecks, has managed to walk away from each one AND still have the balls to keep driving like an insane bat out of hell. And did we mention he's 73 friggin years old?"
(Autospies)
"We proudly present to you: The "King of Wrecked Exotics", a 73 year old Florida businessman who has managed to destroy at least 10 exotic cars
in the last 3 years.
We of course would be honored to shake the hand of the man who, despite being involved in some horrible wrecks, has managed to walk away from each one AND still have the balls to keep driving like an insane bat out of hell. And did we mention he's 73 friggin years old?"
(Autospies)
I Demand A Re-Vote . . . . .
Volkswagen GTI named Automobile Magazine car of the year
"This year, our pals over at Motor Trend went ahead and named the Subaru Outback their Sport Utility Vehicle of the Year. Besides the obvious issue (a jacked up station wagon counts as an SUV?), this selection makes perfect sense considering that in 2008, the Subaru Forester won the same award. Funny, huh?
Therefore, it should surprise no one that Automobile has named the 2010 Volkswagen GTI their Automobile of the Year. Why? Because they did the same thing back in 2007. Really? Yeah, man... really. Only this time, we're not sure how ha ha funny we find this selection. It's more funny odd. For one thing, the 2010 GTI really isn't all that different than the 2007 GTI. Same powerplant, same suspension, same hard points. All that's really new are some body panels and an electronic differential, the latter of which is suspect during sustained, high-speed back country driving."
(Autoblog)
"This year, our pals over at Motor Trend went ahead and named the Subaru Outback their Sport Utility Vehicle of the Year. Besides the obvious issue (a jacked up station wagon counts as an SUV?), this selection makes perfect sense considering that in 2008, the Subaru Forester won the same award. Funny, huh?
Therefore, it should surprise no one that Automobile has named the 2010 Volkswagen GTI their Automobile of the Year. Why? Because they did the same thing back in 2007. Really? Yeah, man... really. Only this time, we're not sure how ha ha funny we find this selection. It's more funny odd. For one thing, the 2010 GTI really isn't all that different than the 2007 GTI. Same powerplant, same suspension, same hard points. All that's really new are some body panels and an electronic differential, the latter of which is suspect during sustained, high-speed back country driving."
(Autoblog)
Ferrari Future Vehicle Plans To Include Turbocharged Vehicles Models . . . . .
Ferrari reportedly hard at work to combat turbo lag
"Try explaining turbocharging to someone who doesn't know cars, and if you do a good job, you're likely to get a reaction something along the lines of, "then why don't they put turbochargers on all cars"? Well, that's a perfectly fair question, and the answer of course is turbo lag. It's one major downside to using spools, and it's what's keeping Ferrari, for one, from implementing them immediately.
Speaking with Britain's Autocar magazine, Ferrari engine chief Jean-Jacques confirmed that the company is preparing to use turbochargers, but that it will take time to develop a new version that will mitigate the effects of turbo lag. This confirms the patent drawings that leaked out earlier this year revealing a developmental two-stage turbocharging system from Ferrari."
Let the salivating begin . . . . .
(Autoblog)
"Try explaining turbocharging to someone who doesn't know cars, and if you do a good job, you're likely to get a reaction something along the lines of, "then why don't they put turbochargers on all cars"? Well, that's a perfectly fair question, and the answer of course is turbo lag. It's one major downside to using spools, and it's what's keeping Ferrari, for one, from implementing them immediately.
Speaking with Britain's Autocar magazine, Ferrari engine chief Jean-Jacques confirmed that the company is preparing to use turbochargers, but that it will take time to develop a new version that will mitigate the effects of turbo lag. This confirms the patent drawings that leaked out earlier this year revealing a developmental two-stage turbocharging system from Ferrari."
Let the salivating begin . . . . .
(Autoblog)
That Was An Impressive Half Of Basketball But It Wasn't Close To A Record . . . . .
Last night, the Phoenix Suns in their game against the New Orleans Hornets, scored 75 points in the first half. As impressive as that sounds, it wasn't even close to the NBA record for most points in the first half. The record for the most points scored in the first half of an NBA game is held by none other than the 1970 Phoenix Suns team, who scored an incredible 107 points in the first half against the Denver Nuggets in 1990.
NBA scoring records (NBA.com)
NBA scoring records (NBA.com)
But There Is A Very Slim Possibility Of It Happening . . . . .
Wade: Teaming with LeBron long shot
"The thought is tantalizing: The Heat's Dwyane Wade and Cleveland's LeBron James playing alongside each other as teammates. Wade said Wednesday "it really could" happen, though he cautioned the odds are against it even though both can be unrestricted free agents next summer."
And if they won a ring together, Flash would still be up on the King, 2 championship rings to just 1. But that would be one hell of a backcourt tandem.
(SI)
"The thought is tantalizing: The Heat's Dwyane Wade and Cleveland's LeBron James playing alongside each other as teammates. Wade said Wednesday "it really could" happen, though he cautioned the odds are against it even though both can be unrestricted free agents next summer."
And if they won a ring together, Flash would still be up on the King, 2 championship rings to just 1. But that would be one hell of a backcourt tandem.
(SI)
Another Reason Why I Play Golf . . . . .
3RD ANNUAL PALM SPRINGS PLAYBOY GOLF SCRAMBLE
Eagles, Birdies & Bunnies. They’re all at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino and Eagle Falls Golf Course November 13 & 14, 2009. The Playboy Golf Scramble is now in its 3rd year. The weekend event ushers in local and Hollywood celebrities, beautiful Playboy Playmates, 40 Girls of Playboy Golf and resort guests. Parties and playtime on the links at Eagle Falls is what the weekend is all about.
3rd Annual Palm Springs Playboy Golf Scramble info
Congrats On Your Team's Well Deserved Recognition . . . . .
Golf Magazine Innovator Awards 2009
"The Daily-Fee Heroes: The Greenskeeping Team at L.A.'s Rancho Park Golf Course, representing the unsung heroes who make the game go."
(Golf.com)
Is The PGA Ready For The Asian Invasion . . . . .
What does Finchem's appearance in China mean?
"Small wonder some referred to it as the start of the PGA Tour's "Asian invasion."
Where will all this lead?
Finchem said Zhang has asked whether the PGA Tour could sanction an event, and that the tour has agreed to work with "other members" of the International Federation of PGA Tours.
One thing appeared certain: While the world of golf is larger than ever, it can appear to be shrinking. Three tours (Europe, Asian, United States) indeed can make for a crowd."
(Golf.com)
"Small wonder some referred to it as the start of the PGA Tour's "Asian invasion."
Where will all this lead?
Finchem said Zhang has asked whether the PGA Tour could sanction an event, and that the tour has agreed to work with "other members" of the International Federation of PGA Tours.
One thing appeared certain: While the world of golf is larger than ever, it can appear to be shrinking. Three tours (Europe, Asian, United States) indeed can make for a crowd."
(Golf.com)
Congrats To The Ladies Of The LPGA (Spoiler Alert) . . . . .
Kerr leads LPGA to win at 3-Tour Challenge
"It is the LPGA's fifth win in the made-for-TV event that pits three-person teams from the PGA Tour, Champions Tour and LPGA. The PGA Tour leads with seven wins and the Champions Tour has six.
The LPGA team of Kerr, Suzann Pettersen and Natalie Gulbis had a combined score of 6 under on the final nine holes to beat the PGA Tour team of Stewart Cink, Fred Couples and Bubba Watson by two strokes and win $300,000.
Combined with their $100,000 purse from the opening nine, the women won the overall title by $70,000 over the Champions Tour team of Nick Price, Fred Funk and Jay Haas, which won the front nine with a team score of 9 under to earn $200,000.
The event will air nationally on ABC on Dec. 19-20 on ABC."
(Golf.com)
"It is the LPGA's fifth win in the made-for-TV event that pits three-person teams from the PGA Tour, Champions Tour and LPGA. The PGA Tour leads with seven wins and the Champions Tour has six.
The LPGA team of Kerr, Suzann Pettersen and Natalie Gulbis had a combined score of 6 under on the final nine holes to beat the PGA Tour team of Stewart Cink, Fred Couples and Bubba Watson by two strokes and win $300,000.
Combined with their $100,000 purse from the opening nine, the women won the overall title by $70,000 over the Champions Tour team of Nick Price, Fred Funk and Jay Haas, which won the front nine with a team score of 9 under to earn $200,000.
The event will air nationally on ABC on Dec. 19-20 on ABC."
(Golf.com)
This Is Not Good News For The Golfing World . . . . .
True Temper Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
"One of the most popular golf shaft companies in the world, True Temper, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Oct. 8. The company's court filing in Delaware listed assets of $180 million and debt of $319 million.
In a statement released by the company, Scott Hennessy, president and CEO of True Temper, said, “We have successfully reached an agreement to restructure our balance sheet and significantly lower our debt profile. This new financial template clearly allows for the acceleration of our global expansion plans, and for the continued growth of the True Temper business as the overall economy improves."
(Golf.com)
These Are Some Serious Golf Shoes For Survival During The Winter Season . . . . .
Course of Style: New essentials for winter golf
"Beginning at the bottom, Nike's Zoom Bandon boots (above) are kind of an amazement. With their ankle-high fit, they look like Beatle boots or basketball shoes, but they are completely seam-sealed, with a zipper-shroud enclosure (no laces to get wet or dirty). In every other respect, they are stable, balanced, high-performance golf shoes. The Nike Bandon boots (everybody seems to be invoking Bandon Dune Golf Resort, along the rain-swept Oregon coast, for weatherproof clothing) are suitable for all kinds of wet weather, warm or cold ($176)."
(Golf.com)
The Most Expensive Christmas Ornament Of 2009 . . . . .
Most Expensive Christmas Ornament Valued At Over $130,000
"The ornament itself is composed of 18 carat white gold and is studded with over one and half thousand diamonds. Two rings consisting of 188 red rubies surround the body of the ornament. It took over 130 hours just to set the gems in the piece. The National Association of Goldsmiths independently valued the bauble at 82,000 British pounds which depending on the exchange rate is just over $130,000. All of this hard work and expensive gemstones are not going unprotected. In something out of a James Bond movie the decorative ornament is encased in a special container framed in steel an 6mm thick laminated glass. If the alarm is triggered a internal signal will fill the shop with smoke."
(AOL)
They Are Going To Sell What Again . . . . .
Best Buy sprints into fitness business
"Along with cameras, laptops and plasma screen televisions, electronics retailer Best Buy Co. will now sell elliptical, stationary bikes and personal health solutions gadgets like pedometers, Bluetooth-enabled weight scales and blood pressure monitors.
The company sprinted into the health and fitness market today by unveiling exercise products in 40 stores in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Mexico and Texas.
Apart from fitness equipment, the selection at these stores include more than 30 feet of technology devices organized by popular activities such as running, walking, swimming, and yoga."
(AOL)
"Along with cameras, laptops and plasma screen televisions, electronics retailer Best Buy Co. will now sell elliptical, stationary bikes and personal health solutions gadgets like pedometers, Bluetooth-enabled weight scales and blood pressure monitors.
The company sprinted into the health and fitness market today by unveiling exercise products in 40 stores in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Mexico and Texas.
Apart from fitness equipment, the selection at these stores include more than 30 feet of technology devices organized by popular activities such as running, walking, swimming, and yoga."
(AOL)
That Was One Of The Best Commercials Ever Made Too . . . . .
Fuggedaboudit: Carl's Jr. Stops Mob Ad Campaign
Damn this overly sensitive politically correct world we live in!
(AOL)
I Guess It Was Just Too Cold For Hammertime . . . . .
MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice Reunion Canceled Again
"The stage was set for a reunion of two of the biggest hip-hop crossover acts of the '90s. After a successful debut in Utah this past February, MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice were ready to crank up the heat in Idaho Falls this weekend after a June date had fallen through, but fate stuck a fork in this billowy-panted matchup. The Idaho show has been canceled for a second time."
(AOL)
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