And there are no do-overs. "Golf gives no margin," he writes. "You cannot hedge; you cannot bluff; you cannot give a stop-order; you cannot jilt. One chance is given you, and you hit or miss . and it is just this ultra and extreme rigidity that makes golf so intensely interesting."
Most of Haultain's best golfing insights are equally plain-spoken, but for a complete appreciation of his writing - very much a product of his time and intellectual station - you might want to have some extra "clubs" in your bag.
A good thesaurus, a couple of classical dictionaries, an anatomy textbook, an understanding of 19th century psychology and a solid grounding in the works of practically every big hitter on the Western tour, from Herodotus to Hegel, from Shakespeare to Schiller, from Juvenal to William James - all would help. But they're not all that necessary.
One solid investment, though, might a dictionary of Scottish English, where you could conceivably find some of the standard golfing terms of Haultain's day, most of them now sadly superseded by the bland nomenclature of the contemporary game. Clubs are brasseys (drivers), niblicks (irons) and creeks (oneirons); mis-hits are sclaffs and foozlers.
"Say what you the scoffers may," Haultain writes, "to foozle at golf ... cuts right down to the very deeps of the human soul."
Amen to that. A century later, virtually all of Haultain's amateurish (in the good sense) observations hold true - except for his complete whiff on the subject of professionalism. Golf, he declares, "will never be played by highly-paid professionals for the delectation of a howling and betting mob; nor, thank Heavens, will rooters ever sit on fences and screech at its results."
2011年8月2日星期二
2011年7月18日星期一
A Hub for Green Careers
Siliken S. A., a leading Spanish solar module manufacturing company, announced plans to establish a $5 to $7 billionsolar facility in Windsor, Ontario. This domestic compliant manufacturing plant will be operative by mid-2011 and generate enough clean energy (50 megawatts) to power the equivalent of 19,000 households.
Expected to be among the largest in North America, this venture will create 175 direct jobs, positively impacting Ontario's green career market. Commenting on the significance of this investment, Brad Duguid, Ontario's Minister of Energy said, "Attracting investment like Siliken's manufacturing plant is precisely what the McGuinty government set out to do through the Green Energy Act and Feed-in-Tariff program." He adds, "Working together with companies like Siliken, we are promoting renewable energy and made-in-Ontario technology, creating new jobs for Ontarians, and making our air cleaner for our kids and grandkids."
Solar Installations Produce Green Careers
Substantial investments in solar panel installations have made Ontario a hub for clean energy and fertile ground for furthering green careers. According to Ron Gaudet, CEO of the Windsor Essex Economic Development Corporation (WEEDC), "Siliken's position as a global leader in solar technology is a recognition of our region's goal of becoming the site of choice for renewable energy investments in North America." Guadet continued, "We are positioned to become the hub for renewable energy technology and manufacturing in North America."
Besides Siliken, more than a dozen green companies have initiated commercial ventures over the last two years. Polar Racking, OYA Solar, and Harrow's Atlas Tuberecently proposed North America's biggest rooftop solar installation.
Solar Growth Creates Demand for PV (Photovoltaic) Installation Classes
Ontario is clearly in the midst of a solar revolution, but according to a report by Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA), the entire country is experiencing "solar" labour shortages a problem that is only expected to worsen in the coming year. To counteract this trend, CanSIA, among other measures, suggested a nationwide certification program for PV and solar thermal installers. Currently, Canada has only one ISPQ-accredited PV training school Ontario Solar Academy, but for the province and country to meet their long-term sustainability goals, they both must redouble their efforts to train a green workforce capable of leading North America into a clean energy future.
Expected to be among the largest in North America, this venture will create 175 direct jobs, positively impacting Ontario's green career market. Commenting on the significance of this investment, Brad Duguid, Ontario's Minister of Energy said, "Attracting investment like Siliken's manufacturing plant is precisely what the McGuinty government set out to do through the Green Energy Act and Feed-in-Tariff program." He adds, "Working together with companies like Siliken, we are promoting renewable energy and made-in-Ontario technology, creating new jobs for Ontarians, and making our air cleaner for our kids and grandkids."
Solar Installations Produce Green Careers
Substantial investments in solar panel installations have made Ontario a hub for clean energy and fertile ground for furthering green careers. According to Ron Gaudet, CEO of the Windsor Essex Economic Development Corporation (WEEDC), "Siliken's position as a global leader in solar technology is a recognition of our region's goal of becoming the site of choice for renewable energy investments in North America." Guadet continued, "We are positioned to become the hub for renewable energy technology and manufacturing in North America."
Besides Siliken, more than a dozen green companies have initiated commercial ventures over the last two years. Polar Racking, OYA Solar, and Harrow's Atlas Tuberecently proposed North America's biggest rooftop solar installation.
Solar Growth Creates Demand for PV (Photovoltaic) Installation Classes
Ontario is clearly in the midst of a solar revolution, but according to a report by Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA), the entire country is experiencing "solar" labour shortages a problem that is only expected to worsen in the coming year. To counteract this trend, CanSIA, among other measures, suggested a nationwide certification program for PV and solar thermal installers. Currently, Canada has only one ISPQ-accredited PV training school Ontario Solar Academy, but for the province and country to meet their long-term sustainability goals, they both must redouble their efforts to train a green workforce capable of leading North America into a clean energy future.
2011年7月7日星期四
Sky Power Solutions Corp. (SPOW) to Unveil Advanced Solar Power Generation System
Sky Power Solutions, Corp., an emerging leader in the development and marketing of next generation lithium-powered batteries worldwide, and a leading developer of residential concentrated solar collector power systems, today announced it will unveil its standalone residential solar generation system during SOLAR INTERNATIONAL 2011 at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas October 17 – 20, 2011.
Solar Power International (SPI) is recognized as North America's largest, most comprehensive solar power trade show and conference. This annual, business-to-business event was the first of its kind in North America and grows bigger and better every year. Approximately 24,000 professionals from 125+ countries attend. This year, more than 1,100 companies from all vertical markets in the solar power spectrum will exhibit in a space of more than 1 million gross square feet.
Sky Power will display a working prototype of the Sky Power Solutions, Residential, Standalone, Solar Concentrating, Electric Power Generation system in Hall "F" of the Dallas Convention Center and will be available for questions during the event.
The Sky Power Solutions residential solar power station will be capable of reducing the average user's monthly electric grid consumption by up to 30-40% with no emissions and a zero carbon footprint. Visually appealing, the Sky Power Solutions system can easily be installed in most backyards taking less than one third of the space of conventional Solar panels. The entry level price point for a Sky Power Solutions-Concentrated Solar electric system is expected to be $5,000 at release.
Electric consumption in the United States is increasing at a rate that will outpace the anticipated expansion of the US Electric Grid's capacity and Sky Power Solutions has identified this and is poised for expansion into the Residential Electric Power Generation market to allow end users to generate and return 30-40% of their electric usage back to the grid using "Net-Metering" and the Sky Power System.
Solar Power International (SPI) is recognized as North America's largest, most comprehensive solar power trade show and conference. This annual, business-to-business event was the first of its kind in North America and grows bigger and better every year. Approximately 24,000 professionals from 125+ countries attend. This year, more than 1,100 companies from all vertical markets in the solar power spectrum will exhibit in a space of more than 1 million gross square feet.
Sky Power will display a working prototype of the Sky Power Solutions, Residential, Standalone, Solar Concentrating, Electric Power Generation system in Hall "F" of the Dallas Convention Center and will be available for questions during the event.
The Sky Power Solutions residential solar power station will be capable of reducing the average user's monthly electric grid consumption by up to 30-40% with no emissions and a zero carbon footprint. Visually appealing, the Sky Power Solutions system can easily be installed in most backyards taking less than one third of the space of conventional Solar panels. The entry level price point for a Sky Power Solutions-Concentrated Solar electric system is expected to be $5,000 at release.
Electric consumption in the United States is increasing at a rate that will outpace the anticipated expansion of the US Electric Grid's capacity and Sky Power Solutions has identified this and is poised for expansion into the Residential Electric Power Generation market to allow end users to generate and return 30-40% of their electric usage back to the grid using "Net-Metering" and the Sky Power System.
2011年6月28日星期二
The committee's refusal to modify the dove
The committee's refusal to modify the dove season frameworks comes just two years after Texas successfully pushed to get federal approval of the current rules.
For decades, federal frameworks allowed opening of the South Zone dove season no earlier than Sept. 20, nearly three weeks after the Sept. 1 opening date allowed in the rest of the state.
The late opening was designed to delay hunting in the region until almost all dove nestlings had fledged. South Texas can see late nesting efforts that have young doves still in the nest into early September.
At the direction of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in the 1990s implemented a policy of opening the South Zone dove season on the first Friday following Sept. 20 if Sept. 20 fell on a weekday other than Friday. The move was aimed at providing an extended "opening weekend" in the South Zone, which holds some of the state's best dove hunting, drawing many of the state's 300,000 dove hunters and pumping millions of dollars into the region's economy.
But that meant some opening days could fall as late as Sept. 24. Such late openings drew fewer hunters. Also, the later the opening date, the higher the odds that heavy rains from a tropical storm or hurricane or an early season cool front could push birds out of the area, negatively impacting hunting.
In 2009, at Texas' urging, federal regulators approved rules allowing opening of dove season in Texas South Zone on the Friday nearest Sept. 20 but no earlier than Sept. 17.
But proponents of the change didn't take into consideration that in some years, that opening date would fall as late as Sept. 23 — as it does this year.
TPWD officials this year pushed a proposal to change frameworks to allow the South Zone to open on the third Friday of September, no matter what date that Friday fell. This year, it would have allowed the season to open Sept. 16.
Biological impact of the change would be minor, if any, proponents argued.
But federal migratory bird managers declined to recommend the change to the regulations committee.
"Yes, I'm upset - to say the least," Dave Morrison, TPWD director of small-game programs, said of the decision. "It was a minor change that had good support from the Central Flyway Council."
For decades, federal frameworks allowed opening of the South Zone dove season no earlier than Sept. 20, nearly three weeks after the Sept. 1 opening date allowed in the rest of the state.
The late opening was designed to delay hunting in the region until almost all dove nestlings had fledged. South Texas can see late nesting efforts that have young doves still in the nest into early September.
At the direction of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in the 1990s implemented a policy of opening the South Zone dove season on the first Friday following Sept. 20 if Sept. 20 fell on a weekday other than Friday. The move was aimed at providing an extended "opening weekend" in the South Zone, which holds some of the state's best dove hunting, drawing many of the state's 300,000 dove hunters and pumping millions of dollars into the region's economy.
But that meant some opening days could fall as late as Sept. 24. Such late openings drew fewer hunters. Also, the later the opening date, the higher the odds that heavy rains from a tropical storm or hurricane or an early season cool front could push birds out of the area, negatively impacting hunting.
In 2009, at Texas' urging, federal regulators approved rules allowing opening of dove season in Texas South Zone on the Friday nearest Sept. 20 but no earlier than Sept. 17.
But proponents of the change didn't take into consideration that in some years, that opening date would fall as late as Sept. 23 — as it does this year.
TPWD officials this year pushed a proposal to change frameworks to allow the South Zone to open on the third Friday of September, no matter what date that Friday fell. This year, it would have allowed the season to open Sept. 16.
Biological impact of the change would be minor, if any, proponents argued.
But federal migratory bird managers declined to recommend the change to the regulations committee.
"Yes, I'm upset - to say the least," Dave Morrison, TPWD director of small-game programs, said of the decision. "It was a minor change that had good support from the Central Flyway Council."
2011年6月20日星期一
Replica watches – an amazing quality at a reasonable price
Swiss watches are the great attributes to accentuate your success and social position. The outstanding quality and design make them famous all over the world and their popularity doesn't wink out as the years pass by.
But the authentic Swiss watches are rather costly as they are made with the use of precious stones and metals. This makes them almost unobtainable for the average people. But still there is the possibility for you to accede to these masterpieces. This possibility is to purchase the replica watches which are the excellent copies of the authentic Swiss watches.
A replica watch should not be confused with the fake watch as the first one is a perfect clone of the original while the second one doesn't usually comply with the genuine product. The Swiss replicas and the replicas UK that we are happy to offer you repeat every detail of the design. They impress by the exactitude of duplication which you can never feel with the fake watch.
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A replica watch should not be confused with the fake watch as the first one is a perfect clone of the original while the second one doesn't usually comply with the genuine product. The Swiss replicas and the replicas UK that we are happy to offer you repeat every detail of the design. They impress by the exactitude of duplication which you can never feel with the fake watch.
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2011年6月9日星期四
Pinkberry Comes to Blue Back
The shop offers unusual flavors, like salted caramel, and more traditional flavors, including chocolate, mango, pomegranate and watermelon, it’s green tea smoothies and fruit parfaits.
Pinkberry is one of three new businesses that will open in Blue Back this summer.
Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club and Ooh La La!, a Connecticut-born boutique, will also open. Ooh La La! sells accessories including shoes, handbags, belts and more.
“We’re always encouraged by the continued interest in Blue Back Square,” Barbara Lerner, project marketing manager for Blue Back Square, said. “While retail vacancy rates remain very high across the state, we are able to keep ours at a minimum. It’s certainly a reflection of the first rate retail experience consumers have when they come to Blue Back Square.”
Pinkberry is one of three new businesses that will open in Blue Back this summer.
Kennedy’s All-American Barber Club and Ooh La La!, a Connecticut-born boutique, will also open. Ooh La La! sells accessories including shoes, handbags, belts and more.
“We’re always encouraged by the continued interest in Blue Back Square,” Barbara Lerner, project marketing manager for Blue Back Square, said. “While retail vacancy rates remain very high across the state, we are able to keep ours at a minimum. It’s certainly a reflection of the first rate retail experience consumers have when they come to Blue Back Square.”
2011年5月6日星期五
Louis Vuitton settles suit against Honda Canada
Luxury goods maker Louis Vuitton Malletier SA said Wednesday that it has reached a settlement in its trademark infringement lawsuit against Honda Canada Inc. and its advertising agency.
No details of the settlement with Honda and the advertising agency, Grip Limited, were disclosed.
However, senior vice-president Eric Pradon said Louis Vuitton was "very pleased to have reached this amicable settlement with Honda and Grip to protect creativity."
In its statement of claim in the Federal Court of Canada, the company accused Honda of using Louis Vuitton marks in an advertising campaign for Honda's CrossTour vehicle that ran in print and on television in late 2009 and early 2010.
The campaign, conceived by Grip, was intended to convey a sense of luxury and featured luggage bearing images alleged to be infringements of Louis Vuitton's Toile Monogram marks and Damier marks, it alleged.
"While the connotation of luxury evoked by Louis Vuitton products is unmistakable, that recognition stems from our heritage of quality and craftsmanship and decades of investment in our products," Pradon said.
"The right to use our products and our marks -- in advertising campaigns and all other forms of communication, belongs to Louis Vuitton alone. Louis Vuitton never licenses our marks nor grants other parties permission to use our marks to promote their own products."
Founded in Paris in 1854, Louis Vuitton has been synonymous with the art of travel. With the arrival of artistic director Marc Jacobs in 1997, Louis Vuitton extended its expertise to ready-to-wear, shoes, accessories, watches and jewellery.
No details of the settlement with Honda and the advertising agency, Grip Limited, were disclosed.
However, senior vice-president Eric Pradon said Louis Vuitton was "very pleased to have reached this amicable settlement with Honda and Grip to protect creativity."
In its statement of claim in the Federal Court of Canada, the company accused Honda of using Louis Vuitton marks in an advertising campaign for Honda's CrossTour vehicle that ran in print and on television in late 2009 and early 2010.
The campaign, conceived by Grip, was intended to convey a sense of luxury and featured luggage bearing images alleged to be infringements of Louis Vuitton's Toile Monogram marks and Damier marks, it alleged.
"While the connotation of luxury evoked by Louis Vuitton products is unmistakable, that recognition stems from our heritage of quality and craftsmanship and decades of investment in our products," Pradon said.
"The right to use our products and our marks -- in advertising campaigns and all other forms of communication, belongs to Louis Vuitton alone. Louis Vuitton never licenses our marks nor grants other parties permission to use our marks to promote their own products."
Founded in Paris in 1854, Louis Vuitton has been synonymous with the art of travel. With the arrival of artistic director Marc Jacobs in 1997, Louis Vuitton extended its expertise to ready-to-wear, shoes, accessories, watches and jewellery.
2011年4月24日星期日
Manchester's backlash against high street gloom
The gloom on the high street lifted a little in Manchester with the announcement of further investment in one of the city’s landmark stores and new tenants taking space.
Selfridges at Exchange Square will push ahead with the next phase of its ￡20m redevelopment plan this week, with all five floors and the iconic glass facade to be remodelled to provide additional floor space and enhanced natural light.
The work is due for completion by September.
The lower ground floor will be closed from today to be converted into the new beauty department, including jewellery and sunglasses.
The ground floor will be devoted to men’s and women’s accessories from handbags to watches, and the fashion floors will also be refurbished.
The project represents Selfridges’ largest-ever single investment in any of its regional stores.
The Exchange Square store attracts more than 80,000 customers a week and currently employs 250 people, with an additional 250 working in its concessions.
General manager Jane Sharrocks said: “We are underlining our commitment to the store and the city by making this major investment.”
In other news, the Lowry Outlet Mall in Salford Quays has welcomed two new tenants in Ponden Home Interiors and The Edinburgh Woollen Mill.
The outlet reported sales have grown 30.5 per cent in March on the same month in 2010.
And in Wythenshawe the town centre is now celebrating 100 per cent occupancy with the letting of retail space to mobile phone retailer Phones4U which has taken a five year lease with town centre owner St Modwen to take a 1,500 sq ft ground-floor unit.
Selfridges at Exchange Square will push ahead with the next phase of its ￡20m redevelopment plan this week, with all five floors and the iconic glass facade to be remodelled to provide additional floor space and enhanced natural light.
The work is due for completion by September.
The lower ground floor will be closed from today to be converted into the new beauty department, including jewellery and sunglasses.
The ground floor will be devoted to men’s and women’s accessories from handbags to watches, and the fashion floors will also be refurbished.
The project represents Selfridges’ largest-ever single investment in any of its regional stores.
The Exchange Square store attracts more than 80,000 customers a week and currently employs 250 people, with an additional 250 working in its concessions.
General manager Jane Sharrocks said: “We are underlining our commitment to the store and the city by making this major investment.”
In other news, the Lowry Outlet Mall in Salford Quays has welcomed two new tenants in Ponden Home Interiors and The Edinburgh Woollen Mill.
The outlet reported sales have grown 30.5 per cent in March on the same month in 2010.
And in Wythenshawe the town centre is now celebrating 100 per cent occupancy with the letting of retail space to mobile phone retailer Phones4U which has taken a five year lease with town centre owner St Modwen to take a 1,500 sq ft ground-floor unit.
2011年4月20日星期三
Women in handbags thefts
Three young women have been arrested after allegedly assaulting two women and stealing their handbags in Hamilton last night.
The first assault and theft occurred about 9.30pm as a woman was waiting to be picked up by her husband after finishing work at the Westfield Shopping Centre on Hukanui Rd, Chartwell.
As the woman walked to her husband's van to get in, another car pulled up beside her.
A woman got out, assaulted the woman and took off with her handbag.
Shortly after the police received a call about a group of three woman entering a house on Bains Ave, Hamilton East.
They assaulted and demanded money from a woman that lived there.
When a neighbour who heard the commotion went to check that her neighbour was all right, she too was assaulted. They offenders grabbed her handbag and fled.
Three women, one already on bail in relation to an Auckland robbery, aged between 17 and 26 were later arrested at a Yeats Cres house in Fairfield.
All three were charged with aggravated robbery and were to appear in Hamilton District Court today.
The first assault and theft occurred about 9.30pm as a woman was waiting to be picked up by her husband after finishing work at the Westfield Shopping Centre on Hukanui Rd, Chartwell.
As the woman walked to her husband's van to get in, another car pulled up beside her.
A woman got out, assaulted the woman and took off with her handbag.
Shortly after the police received a call about a group of three woman entering a house on Bains Ave, Hamilton East.
They assaulted and demanded money from a woman that lived there.
When a neighbour who heard the commotion went to check that her neighbour was all right, she too was assaulted. They offenders grabbed her handbag and fled.
Three women, one already on bail in relation to an Auckland robbery, aged between 17 and 26 were later arrested at a Yeats Cres house in Fairfield.
All three were charged with aggravated robbery and were to appear in Hamilton District Court today.
2011年4月14日星期四
Craving: a colorful handbag for spring!
This doesn’t happen often to me, but this time the warm weather caught me completely unprepared. In winter I tend to wear a lot of black and grey, brightened up with metallics or pops of color like a purple scarf (or purple tights!), a dress in a fun shade or a cute print. Yesterday I opened my closet and all I could see was… BLACK.
Not in a metaphorical, gloomy mood kind of way, but literally – my wardrobe seems to suffer from TooMuchBlack-itis, with a few sad bits of color in between. That hardly seems like the thing to get you in the mood for a warm spring day, does it?
I am saving most of my spring shopping for my London trip so that I don’t have to pay shipping, but there is one easy way to brighten up any outfit: a handbag in a bright, vibrant hue.
Not in a metaphorical, gloomy mood kind of way, but literally – my wardrobe seems to suffer from TooMuchBlack-itis, with a few sad bits of color in between. That hardly seems like the thing to get you in the mood for a warm spring day, does it?
I am saving most of my spring shopping for my London trip so that I don’t have to pay shipping, but there is one easy way to brighten up any outfit: a handbag in a bright, vibrant hue.
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