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SCORE Helps Lifelong Entrepreneur Achieve Business Success

Paul Redwine has exhibited the entrepreneurial spirit since he was a boy. Growing up in his neighborhood, he would offer to cut his neighbors' lawns to earn some extra money. Later, he sold Fuller Brushes and continued to enjoy the challenge of being a businessman. While in a sales position...

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MormonTimes.com: Vacations with true purpose

When I was a teenager, my idea of a great summer vacation was to curl up in a chair and read books. If somebody in the family suggested doing something, I often went along. "Want to go bike riding?" Sure. "Want to go out in the backyard...

Articles 2008-06-26

LTA generous to a fault as load of balls breaks bank

Wimbledon Diary *The Lawn Tennis Association revealed yesterday that it spends 250,000 per year on balls. (Insert your own joke about players / coaches / spin doctors). Really. A quarter of a million quid on tennis balls. Roger Draper, chief executive, consulted fellow governing bodies in Europe...

Articles 2008-06-26

Global Technology Company Opens Its U.S. Headquarters in Maple Lawn, MD

Today global technology company Sagentia(LSE: SGA) opens its new U.S. headquarters located in theWashington-Baltimore corridor -- the hub of the U.S. East Coast healthcareand life sciences business -- well known for its proximity to the country'sleading healthcare organizations and resources. The office represents aconsolidated focus of the company's U.S. operations...

Articles 2008-06-25

Graceland Announces Plans for Elvis Week, August 9-17, 2008

Tickets Now Available for the Nine-Day Celebration of Elvis' Life Events Include: All-New, Star-Studded "Elvis, from Broadway to Memphis," Two "Music and Movies" Nights on the Front Lawn of Graceland, Fan Club Events, Charity Fundraisers, Celebrity Guests and the Second Annual "Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist" Contest. ...

Articles 2008-06-25

Remarks by the President to 2007 and 2008 NCAA Sports Champions

WASHINGTON -- South Lawn 4:08 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please be seated. (Applause.) Welcome to the White House. It is an honor to be here with so many fine student athletes, now known as national champs. (Applause.) It seems like the...

Articles 2008-06-24

Henry Bros. Electronics Added To the Russell Microcap Index

FAIR LAWN, N.J., June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Henry Bros. Electronics, Inc. , a turnkey provider of technology-based integrated electronic security solutions, today announced that it has been selected for inclusion in the Russell Microcap Index, according to the preliminary list of additions issued by the Russell Investment Group on...

Articles 2008-06-24

Motorcycle crashes, strikes 4 bystanders

HERRIMAN -- Four people are recovering from injuries they suffered when a motorcycle crashed into them. Salt Lake County Sheriff's deputies said it happened about 9 p.m. Sunday when people in the neighborhood of Emmaline Drive were out socializing. "These two motorcyclists came in...

Articles 2008-06-24

Metal Cutting Tool is designed for titanium milling

Using 4 cutting edges, CoroMill 690 provides 2D profile milling of titanium components for aerospace industry. Optimized chip flutes reduce chip jamming and each insert pocket contains threaded coolant hole. Unit is suited for circular interpolation from pre-drilled hole, square shoulder milling, and edging and contouring. Integrating iLockTM interface, tool...

Articles 2008-06-24

The Lawn Mower as Objet d'Art

NEUTON[R] Battery-Powered Mower Emerges as Style Statement, Recognized for Form and Function in Museum Displays VERGENNES, Vt. -- What does the Mona Lisa have in common with a lawn mower? They are both in museums, of course! Throughout the summer, the NEUTON[R] battery-powered lawn mower will be the...

Articles 2008-06-24

MediaFLO USA, ESPN Mobile TV and NBC Sports on NBC 2Go Bring Live Grand Slam Tennis From Wimbledon to Mobile Phones Across America

- Award-winning FLO TV Service Brings Sports Fans 119 Hours of World-class Championship Tennis, June 23 - July 6, 2008 - SAN DIEGO, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MediaFLO USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated , ESPN on ESPN Mobile TV, and NBC Sports on NBC...

Articles 2008-06-23

Tasker Products Receives USDA Authorization to Begin Commercialization of its Post-Chill Spray Application

FAIR LAWN, N.J., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tasker Products Corp. (BULLETIN BOARD: TKER) , a distributor and marketer of proprietary technology effective in inhibiting pathogenic bacteria, today announced that it has received authorization from the United States Food and Drug Administration ("USDA") to market its post-chill spray application,...

Articles 2008-06-23

Anxiously awaiting my missionary

It's late enough to be truly quiet. There's no music blaring from the apartments down the street. No teenagers talking on the front lawn. No cats fighting on the front porch. No TV. No crickets, even. Just the sound of a clock and the distant whoosh of...

Articles 2008-06-23

Grass gets only brief run in sun

Grass is the incredible shrinking surface. Once the dominant playing template on which most tournaments and three of the four majors were contested, it is now a four- to five-week blip on the tennis calendar even though Wimbledon, the game's most hallowed tournament, remains on manicured lawns. ...

Articles 2008-06-23

Williamses find balance, avoid burnout

Throughout their careers, Venus and Serena Williams' pursuit of outside interests and light playing schedules have been questioned. By being less committed, some critics have said, the sisters have failed to maximize their talent. But now, with so many of their peers out of the sport, perhaps the...

Articles 2008-06-23

Jensen Corporation Ranked One of the 100 Largest Landscape Firms

Leading Trade Magazine for the Professional Landscape Industry Releases Its 11th Annual List of the Industry's 100 Largest Revenue-Generating Firms SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Lawn & Landscape magazine, the leading trade publication serving the professional lawn and landscape contractor industry, ranked Jensen Corporation the 22nd largest landscape company...

Articles 2008-06-23

Water conservation conference in OKC: Saving water helps save energy

For every gallon of water that pours out of a faucet or sprays across a lawn in Oklahoma City, fossil fuels were consumed to make that happen. It takes electricity to run water and wastewater plants and even more electricity to pump that water to customers' homes and businesses. And...

Articles 2008-06-23

Lawn Tennis: NADAL'S GOT IT ALL

LLEYTON HEWITT has been there. He knows what it's like to have the fire in your eyes and the rage in your heart to be the best in the world. Right now he can see exactly those qualities when he looks at Rafael Nadal's preparation to...

Articles 2008-06-22

Wimbledon promises no shortage of storylines

WIMBLEDON, England -- The outside courts were bustling at Wimbledon on Saturday with rank-and-file players pairing off to practice with the grass quiet beneath their sprinting, shuffling feet. But courtside, as the coaches, agents and commentators looked on in the June gloom, the chatter quickly turned to the favorite for...

Articles 2008-06-22

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Ride 'em, cowboy - Old West Cowboy Days in downtown Ottawa, the annual celebration of Western and cowboy heritage, includes a Western art show, parade and chuck wagon races. The art show opens Friday evening with a reception featuring artist Earl Coon at the Old Depot Museum. Tickets are available...

Articles 2008-06-22