Archives for: August 2008
Tuesday August 26, 2008 | 04:14:29 pm 182 words, 6859 views
Em uma nação que poucos dominam uma segunda língua, o LPGA decidiu que jogadores asiáticos devem falar pelo menos duas.
De acordo com a GolfWeek, membros do LGPA serão obrigados a dar entrevistas em inglês sem auxílio de tradutores. Quem não conseguir, terá sua associação suspendida.
Essa nova regra é direcionada aos jogadores sul-coreanos do LGPA. Atualmente, existem 45 sul-coreanos jogando golfe no LPGA Tour.
Então, graças a essas novas normas, que somente enfatizam fatores que nadam tem haver com habilidades referentes ao golfe, o LPGA está se colocando em uma posição que excluirá as melhores jogadoras de golfe do mundo.
Enquanto muitos concordam ...
Tuesday August 26, 2008 | 07:45:06 am 381 words, 7001 views
For Tiger Woods fans around the globe, 2008 has been a year of mixed blessings. Because while knee surgery will limit Woods to just six tournaments, one of those was the U.S. Open, where he hobbled to possibly the most impressive victory of his career.
And while Tiger hasn’t been handling any golf clubs of late, he has still been focused on golf, concentrating on his position as chairman of the newly formed Tiger Woods Design. Yesterday in the Middle East, Woods showcased the master plan for The Tiger Woods Dubai, an exclusive golf community that will include his first golf ...
Wednesday August 20, 2008 | 08:09:59 am 508 words, 7632 views
On an episode of the groundbreaking reality show “Living Lohan,” mother Dina Lohan looked over at daughter Ali, who was being interviewed by a TV reporter. As her young daughter was interviewed, Dina Lohan told the reality show cameras that “this is the first time we’ve allowed TV cameras into this house.” And yes, she was speaking of the interviewer. The fact that she had reality show camera crews trolling about her home was completely missed somehow.
Such is the life of many reality TV stars - their grip on actual “reality” isn’t as tight as one would hope. Which makes ...
Monday August 11, 2008 | 10:44:13 am 228 words, 7845 views
Yesterday on ABC, Cokie Roberts pointed to yet another sign of Barack Obama’s rampant elitism - he vacationed in the exotic locale of Hawaii, rather than Myrtle Beach.
I know his grandmother lives in Hawaii and I know Hawaii is a state, but it has the look of him going off to some sort of foreign, exotic place. He should be at Myrtle Beach and if he’s going to take a vacation at this time. I just think this is not the time to do that.
Yes, Obama can’t help but look like a high-flying elitist by spending his vacation in Hawaii, ...