Why not let science stay in the swim? Aug 2, 2009
Golf clubs have bigger heads and springier shafts, and the rubber cores of golf balls have been replaced with materials designed to maximize flight. In judging the advantages that science brings to our physical endeavors, the governing bodies of sports must consider two questions: Is it fair, meaning reasonably accessible to most world-class athletes. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Mines Could Provide Geothermal Energy Aug 1, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 31, 2009) Mine shafts on the point of being closed down could be used to provide geothermal energy to local towns ... "One way of making use of low-intensity geothermal energy is to convert mine shafts into geothermal boilers, which could provide heating and hot water for people living nearby", Rafael Rodr;guez, from the Oviedo Higher Technical School of Mining Engineering, tells SINC. This type of energy, which is hardly used in Spain, is obtained from the internal heat of... (Science Daily)
Ping tees off its biggest product launch Jul 30, 2009
The metal woods offer multiple lofts and two stock shafts in a variety of flexes. Reader Comments. (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ)
Tennessee's Dollywood is perfect for family vacations Jul 28, 2009
But the boys always want to ride the trains, enter the mine shafts, watch the eagles soaring in patriotic display. One can come from a world very different - culturally and politically - from the pervasive gestalt of the only theme park I know with a church on the grounds, and still find oneself seduced by the warmth and kindness of eastern Tennessee's great people. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Is Gaganjeet the next Jeev Milkha Singh? Jul 27, 2009
Forced to practise on Tuesday and Wednesday with a club member's set that had 'regular shafts' - akin to a golfing pro playing with one hand tied - Bhullar tried to make the best of it. Eventually, his steely will helped shape a historic win in the Indonesia President Invitational, Bhullar's first professional title on the Asian Tour. (India Times, India)
Middle Eastern Odyssey, Part II (257) Jul 27, 2009
Shopping in the dimly lit bazaar (souk) where shafts of light penetrate through holes in a curved cavernous ceiling, merchants sell everything from gold and silver jewelry to 3-foot high water pipes (narjilehs), pungent spices to perfumes, and children s clothing to women s sexy under garments. I observe women in black robes lingering in front of a shop while they gaze at scant, gaudy lingerie that would rival that of Las Vegas strip joints (I wondered who bought these). (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
One poor stroke transforms Old Tom's fairy tale to tragedy Jul 21, 2009
You could imagine grandfather figures waving pompoms, guys like Old Tom Morris, Young Tom Morris, Harry Vardon, all of the bearded antiques in tweed suits, wearing knickers, with gutta-percha balls in their pockets, with bags nearby carrying the oddly named weapons of war, niblicks, mashies and cleeks, with wooden shafts. Old Tom Watson was about to prove what makes the game of golf so special. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Harrington rebuilds swing, eyes British three-peat Jul 15, 2009
Part of trying to reach this position has forced him to tinker with new shafts, the weight of shafts and the lies of his irons. "Through it all, what happened is that I've been strengthening my weaknesses but weakening my strengths," he says. (USA Today -- Sports)
Three-time major champ looks to halt slump before British Open Jul 3, 2009
Im trying out two drivers with two different shafts, so thats like four drivers, he said. Im still trying to find the magic stick that goes straight and long.. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Improving the game one club at a Jun 20, 2009
He uses shafts and heads that unscrew at first to find what works best before actually building clubs ... Ryden fits with both steel and graphite shafts. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Developer moves to annex 358 acres to Cle Elum Jun 19, 2009
problems with the math wrote on Jun 18, 2009 7:05 PM:" First, 35% of 358 acres is 125.3 acres. 140 acres is closer to 40%. Second, is the land designated as being left in open space unbuildable? If it is unbuildable under any standard, don't be putting it out there as a public benefit, trying to show what good guys Sapphire Skies is. Is there water? What about the abandoned mine shafts? Developers are in developement to make money. I don't think we need anymore housing projects in the County,... (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Dramatic design turns heads Jun 16, 2009
And always variations of light from window walls, clerestory windows, recessed skylights and shafts of glass. A master plan. (AZCentral -- Home)
* New Mexico golf shootout requires mountain skills Jun 4, 2009
There have been instances where balls have sailed into abandoned mine shafts or inaccessible canyons. Youve got to hit the ball where they can find it, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
New Mexico golf shootout: 3 miles down a mountain Jun 3, 2009
There have been instances where balls have sailed into abandoned mine shafts or inaccessible canyons. "You've got to hit the ball where they can find it,'' he said.Each competitor is allowed 10 balls and must finish with at least one. Any ball that can't be located within 20 minutes counts as a stroke.Stanley said it also helps to know the mountain. Although the elevation drop has helped him smash drives 600 yards or longer, his most successful rounds came when he was able to carefully place the... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Ales on Rails Highlight October at the Verde Canyon Railroad Jun 3, 2009
The low whistling winds are perhaps ghostly whispers of ancient Sinagua Indian cliff-dwellers or of miners' spirits restlessly roaming between the fallen timbers of Jerome's abandoned copper mine shafts. Leave the confines of city life for Ales on Rails and Haunted Halloween in favor of high-spirited fun and an unforgettable journey around every bend and over every bridge as the train winds through the red-rock canyon in autumnal brilliance. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Zambia: Controversial Chinese Firm Given Another Copper Mine Jun 2, 2009
"NFCA scored the highest during the evaluation of the bids. They're in this country running a mine but we've never heard anything negative from them since the meltdown started. They've continued operating at Chambishi where they're sinking sub-vertical and access shafts at a mine which was closed for 13 years," he informed Zambians. But Makasa Chisapa, a former miner, says he does not care where the investor is from as long as they are able to pay him a good salary to support his family. (allAfrica.com)
Junior lessons May 21, 2009
They're made specifically for kids ages 5-8, with small grips and lightweight shafts that make them easy to swing. And the more lofted design makes it easy for a kid to get the ball off the ground. (Montana Standard, MT)
A magnet for speed demons - and traffic cops May 12, 2009
0 kg results from the variable-camshaft system now functioning on exhaust as well as intake shafts. Engineers balanced the scales with weight reductions in the seven oil pumps, exhaust system, flywheel and A/C compressor, the net weight of the new engine in the end being reduced by a kilogram. (Globe and Mail)
Harmony is 'financially healthy' May 9, 2009
This was after most of the shafts experienced a slow start-up after the Christmas break. While underground volumes decreased, grade remained static, resulting in a marginal decrease in gold production. (Business Report, South Africa)
Not what he used to be? Woods isn't outraged by power outage May 7, 2009
"Woods is having to make do with less at the moment, which is OK with him. He has been experimenting with different shafts and lengths of his driver, although he keeps going back to what he used to play with.The Players Championship will be the fourth straight tournament that Mickelson has a chance to replace Woods at No.1 in the world rankings. Mickelson would have to win and have Woods finish worse than fourth place alone for that to happen.Is change imminent? Geoff Ogilvy isn't so sure.... (Sydney Morning Herald)
Golf: Tiger is back, but without same power May 6, 2009
"It seems like he has as much speed as he wants to have. With that being said, I've been able to increase my speed a little bit this year, as well. And even though I've weakened my irons a degree or two, I'm still hitting them 5, 6 yards longer than I did last year. So I've almost gained 10, 12 yards with my irons without trying.''Is Tiger shorter?Or is Phil longer?Week in Sports PicturesRough stuff on the hardwood, physical play on the ice, boxing domination, and more.more photosMickelson has... (MSNBC -- Sports)
'A reason for everything' (5) May 5, 2009
And as Langley and his parents asked why, they ultimately realized answers that revealed themselves like shafts of sunshine filtering through dark clouds. The question already has been answered for Langley. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Traveling workshops aid golfers with constant repairs, tweaks Apr 14, 2009
About 10 feet away, Scott Boulware, a Tour rep for TaylorMade, stood next to a bag brimming with stock 45-inch driver shafts for the new R9 drivers, which feature clubfaces that can be altered from open to neutral to closed with a few twists of a wrench and a few rotations of the shaft. "We're usually more than busy," said Boulware, who usually tinkers with 100 fairway woods, 60 drivers and 40 iron sets in a given week. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Thomas Geiger honored for many years of serving others Apr 13, 2009
As he nears his 82nd birthday he will become one of the 21 new members to be inducted into the Windber Hall of Fame later this year in October (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Brookline's 12-year-old champion archer was smitten at an early age Apr 13, 2009
The sharp metal shafts plunge deep into a dense block of archery foam behind the paper bull's-eye. "I come downstairs on a Sunday morning and Jimmy's in his underwear in bare feet and a T-shirt, shooting at the indoor target," said George Bell, Jimmy's father. (Boston Globe)
Prince of mines Apr 8, 2009
Officially christened African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) in 1997, Motsepes next move was to purchase further smaller mining shafts at Vaal Reefs in the late 1990s as well as a few others within the AngloGold stable in the Free State. By 2007, African Rainbow Minerals reported a revenue of $875-million. (iAfrica.com)
Local resident wins national archery championship in masters division Apr 2, 2009
Shafts are usually made of solid wood, fiberglass, aluminum alloy, carbon/alloy composite or carbon fiber. Carbon fiber arrows became popular in the 1990s and are very light, flying even faster and flatter than aluminum arrows. (Ipswich Chronicle, MA)
MANUFACTURING: Recession drives innovation for niche firm Apr 2, 2009
Most are cylinders with lightweight shafts that extend out and back in, rather than bending back and forth like a human finger ... Shafts in some models also rotate, a function that's useful in machines for checking the precision of screws and screw threads. (North County Times)
Architects set sights on survival, not skylines Apr 1, 2009
95) has its share of cool shafts, from a photograph of the 1936 Manhattan skyline to computer images of oversize gimmickry that now is likely to remain in the realm of make-believe. But Johnson's interest isn't the sexy silhouettes so much as how towers have evolved as symbols of sustainable design, of technological innovation and, yes, status. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Clubs fit golfers to a TnT Mar 30, 2009
His shop has 125 heads and 85 shafts lining the walls of the main showroom ... "If you get fitted for a set of drivers, it's probably going to take two to four hours. A complete set of fittings on irons, it might take as much as two days. Everything is totally customized for that individual, from shafts to heads, grips, etc.," Mr. Buice said ... Though he's never built a golf club that costs that much, there are shafts priced at $1,000. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Church projects one bright spot for Triad builders Mar 28, 2009
One of the thin shafts of light breaking through the clouds over the heads of the Triad s commercial contractors is landing on the area s churches. Contractors who specialize in church construction say they are seeing an uptick in opportunities or at least a stable niche in the midst of the major drop-off in traditional commercial projects. (Triad Business Journal, NC)
Dinosaurs: Our feathered friends Mar 24, 2009
In other words, things than look suspiciously like the central shafts of feathers. Li Da Xing. (The Economist)
* AU Optronics wins gold award for green factory Mar 21, 2009
The company has pioneered advanced technology in building a wind-powered generator system through its ventilation shafts, which it is willing to share with other factory operators, Chen said. Its waste recycling has also won high praise, with its recycling rate reaching 90 percent, he added. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Long, Sexy Tails Not A Drag On Male Birds Mar 19, 2009
He first glued two streamertail shafts to two of an Anna's own feather shafts and placed the bird in a wind tunnel to see how its metabolism was affected by hovering or flying into a breeze of up to 35 miles per hour, or 15 meters per second. He enticed the hummingbird to feed in flight at a plastic tube that allowed him to collect its breath, which was analyzed for oxygen content. (Science Daily)
True Temper Sports, Inc. Announces Record 2008 Sales, Hires Advisor to Review Strategic Financial Opportunities, and Commences Discussions With Its Senior Lenders Mar 18, 2009
March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, True Temper Sports, Inc. ("True Temper" or the "Company"), the leading manufacturer of golf shafts and performance sports equipment, released preliminary sales results for 2008 ... True Temper is the leading manufacturer of golf shafts in the world, and is consistently the number one shaft on all professional tours globally ... The Company markets a complete line of shafts under the True Temper(R), Grafalloy(R) and Project X(R) shaft brands, and sells these brands... (PR Newswire)
True Temper reports $123M in 2008 sales Mar 18, 2009
As well as making golf shafts, it markets golf shafts and other recreational sports products under the True Temper, Grafalloy, Royal Precision and Alpha Q brands. Reader Comments. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
REGION: Golf company reports $2.5M loss Mar 13, 2009
POWAY ---- Aldila Inc., a manufacturer of graphite shafts for golf clubs, said consumers' dismal outlook helped drive its annual revenue down 22 percent, to 53. 6 million, in 2008. (North County Times)
Saga of nude Brett Whiteley's cave painting Mar 12, 2009
Her group wants the mine to leave a bigger gap between the edge of the gorge and its proposed underground shafts - currently 450 metres. On Tuesday, Kingston and Imrie, whose property borders The Drip, led the Herald through the picturesque gorge to the Whiteley cave paintings. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Port Royal repair bill will be at least $40M Mar 8, 2009
Refurbish two propulsion shafts ... The preliminary cost estimate includes repairing or replacing the ship's sonar dome and transducers, refurbishment of the two propulsion shafts and repainting of the underwater hull ... Refurbish two propulsion shafts. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
More damage to Port Royal Mar 4, 2009
Both drive shafts and their support struts suffered heavy pressure and twisting. Instruments on the ship's underside were damaged. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
MnDOT to shore up roads over abandoned mine shafts Mar 3, 2009
As it turns out, the Department of Natural Resources had been researching the region to identify old mine shafts ... Historic maps could tell him just exactly where the mine shafts were but the maps were hard to find. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Mickelson off to flying start Feb 21, 2009
I was trying a little bit different shafts with some of my irons and wasnt quite matching up the way I would like to. So I went back to my set from last year and tried to eliminate the variables. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Mickelson's 63 good for Northern Trust lead Feb 20, 2009
He went through five buckets of balls on the range at Pebble Beach in the rain Sunday, had three good days of practice, went back to the old shafts in his irons and eliminated the mistakes that had been dragging him down. "When you don't play well, you're not going to rest until you get back on track," Mickelson said. (ESPN -- Golf)
Canucks pull one out of the fire Feb 18, 2009
Mitchell responded to that verbal parry with a humorous thrust of his own - fashioning a stick out of two shafts soldered together for the pre-game skate that looked about the length of a 10-foot pole and had teammates visibly relaxed for the start. Sadly, Mitchell was back using a regulation-sized stick in the first period when he couldn't control a clearing pass along the side boards that led to Calgary's first goal. (Globe and Mail)
Stimulus bill expected to restart mine cleanup Feb 17, 2009
Open mine shafts and decaying structures pose safety hazards, contaminants are polluting streams and groundwater, and piles of tailings tinged with arsenic have been left behind ... Among the dangers outlined in the report: all-terrain vehicle riders falling into abandoned mine shafts ... At the Mojave National Preserve in California, investigators found mine shafts along roads that were large enough to swallow cars. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
The name game Feb 15, 2009
But it sure gets frustrating, night after night, to see NHL ice surfaces littered with shattered pricy carbon shafts, which seem to have a way of vaporizing just as a point man puts the hammer down on a 40-foot slapper. Imagine the pain felt by parents who shell out $100, $200, or more for a stick, only to take home two halves to stake tomato plants in summer gardens. (Boston Globe)
Auto parts suppliers bailout next in line Feb 13, 2009
FormTech takes raw steel and forms it into gears, shafts and other components that automakers or other suppliers use to make parts like transmissions and axles. "If our parts aren't forged, there's nobody that's going to machine and there's nobody that's going to have them for transmissions and axles and driveline systems," Ryan said. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
True Temper renews lease in Southwind Feb 11, 2009
True Temper markets golf club shafts under the True Temper, Grafalloy and Project X shaft brands, selling those in more than 30 countries. Highwoods broker Holley Dargie was the landlord representative during the lease renewal process. (Memphis Business Journal, TN)
Gold Country Feb 8, 2009
Each day they hunkered down in rickety wooden cars for a roller-coaster-like ride in pitch darkness to reach the shafts: 367 miles of underground passages, 11,000 feet deep under the town of Grass Valley ... But a mining company continues to own the underground shafts and adjoining land, and could restart operations some day. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
