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Clay Walker | |
Clay Walker performing in Dallas, Texas | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Ernest Clayton Walker Jr.[1][2] |
Born | August 19, 1969 |
Origin | Vidor, Texas, U.S.[3] |
Genres | Country |
Occupations | Singer |
Years active | 1993–present |
Labels | Giant, Warner Bros., RCA, Asylum-Curb |
Associated acts | Doug Johnson Keith Stegall James Stroud Chely Wright |
Website | http://www.claywalker.com |
Clay Walker | |
Clay Walker performing in Dallas, Texas | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Ernest Clayton Walker Jr.[1][2] |
Born | August 19, 1969 |
Origin | Vidor, Texas, U.S.[3] |
Genres | Country |
Occupations | Singer |
Years active | 1993–present |
Labels | Giant, Warner Bros., RCA, Asylum-Curb |
Associated acts | Doug Johnson Keith Stegall James Stroud Chely Wright |
Website | http://www.claywalker.com |
Ernest Clayton "Clay" Walker, Jr. (born August 19, 1969) is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1993 with the single "What's It to You," which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, as did its follow-up, 1994's "Live Until I Die." Both singles were included on Walker's self-titled debut album, also released in 1993 via Giant Records. He stayed with the label until its 2001 closure, later recording for Warner Bros. Records and RCA Records before joining his current label, Asylum-Curb Records, in 2007.
Walker has released a total of 11 albums, including a greatest hits package and an album of Christmas music. His first four studio albums all achieved platinum certification in the United States, and his greatest hits collection and fifth studio album were each certified gold. In addition, he has charted 30 singles on the country charts, including four more Number One hits for a total of six: "Dreaming with My Eyes Open," "If I Could Make a Living," "This Woman and This Man" and "Rumor Has It." His most recent album, She Won't Be Lonely Long, was released in mid-2010.
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Ernest Clayton Walker Jr. was born on August 19, 1969 in Beaumont, Texas to Ernest and Danna Walker.[4] The oldest of five children, Walker lived in Vidor with his father, who gave him a guitar when he was nine years old.[3] Walker began entering talent competitions at age fifteen. After leaving his shift as nighttime desk clerk at a Super 8 Motel in his teenage years, Walker stopped at a local radio station to deliver a tape of a song that he had written. Although the morning disc jockey told him that the station's policies prohibited playing self-submitted tapes, he played Walker's song and said that it was "too good to pass up."[5]
After graduating from Vidor High School in 1987,[6] Walker began working at a Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company plant.[4] At age nineteen, he also began touring as a musician in the state of Texas, playing at various local clubs and eventually finding work as the house singer at a bar in Beaumont called the Neon Armadillo.[3] In November 1992,[4] Walker was discovered by James Stroud, a record producer who was also the president of Warner Music Group subsidiary Giant Records.[3] Walker signed to Giant late in the year.
Walker released his self-titled debut album in 1993 under Stroud's production. Its first single was "What's It to You;" written by Robert Ellis Orrall and Curtis Wright, this song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts and number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] Its followup "Live Until I Die" (which Walker wrote), was released late in the year and became his second consecutive No. 1 in early 1994.[3] After those two singles came the number 11 "Where Do I Fit in the Picture", which was originally the B-side of "What's It to You."[1] The album accounted for a third No. 1 hit in "Dreaming with My Eyes Open", a song that was also featured on the soundtrack to the 1994 film The Thing Called Love.[7] An additional cut from the album, "White Palace," charted at number 67 on the country charts without being released as a single.[1]
Clay Walker was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of one million copies.[8] It peaked at number 8 on Top Country Albums, number 2 on Top Heatseekers and number 52 on the Billboard 200.[9] Larry Powell of Allmusic gave the album a four-and-a-half star rating, saying that Walker had a "high-energy" voice reminiscent of Conway Twitty.[10] Walker also received two award nominations in 1994: Star of Tomorrow award from TNN/Music City News and Top New Male Vocalist from the Academy of Country Music.[11]
If I Could Make a Living was the title of Walker's second album, released in 1994.[3] It produced two more No. 1 singles in the title track (co-written by Alan Jackson, Keith Stegall and Roger Murrah[12]) and 1995's "This Woman and This Man." This latter song spent two weeks at No. 1, accounting for his first multi-week No. 1 hit.[1] After these two singles came the number 16 "My Heart Will Never Know".[1] If I Could Make a Living went platinum in May 1995,[8] reaching number 2 on the country albums charts.[9] Gordon Ely of the Richmond Times-Dispatch gave a favorable review, saying that "Walker has broken loose from Nashville's most recent crop of carefully crafted cowboys."[13] Walker also began touring in 1995 as a headlining act, in support of this album.[14]
Late in 1995, Walker released his third studio album, titled Hypnotize the Moon. Although none of its singles reached No. 1, Hypnotize the Moon produced two consecutive number 2 hits in "Who Needs You Baby" (which Walker co-wrote) and the title track, followed by the number 5 "Only on Days That End in 'Y'" and number 18 "Bury the Shovel".[1] Hypnotize the Moon was certified platinum in 1996, making for Walker's third consecutive platinum album.[8] This album received a four-star rating from Stephen Thomas Erlewine, who said that it was his "most assured, cohesive album to date" and that he gave a "consistently excellent performance."[15] Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly thought that Walker did not show a distinct musical personality, but considered the song selection strong and gave it a "B+."[16] Richard McVey II of Country Standard Time considered it a "throwback" in sound to Walker's debut,[17] while USA Today said that it lacked the "verve" of that album.[18]
Having just completed the tracks for his fourth album in 1996, Walker was playing basketball with a friend, when he began to experience numbness, facial spasms, and double vision.[19] Magnetic resonance imaging revealed that he had multiple sclerosis (MS). Walker subsequently began changing his diet and treating the disease with a daily injection of Copaxone, sending his MS into an arrested state.[19]
Also in early 1996, Nu Millennia Media released Self Portrait, which included five of Walker's songs in an interactive CD-ROM format and 30 minutes of video footage.[20][21] He then released his fourth album, 1997's Rumor Has It, which he co-produced with Stroud.[11] Its title track, the first single, became his sixth and final No. 1 single that year.[1] Other singles from the album included the number 18 "One, Two, I Love You" and the Top 5 hits "Watch This" and "Then What?" at number 4 and number 2, respectively.[1] The latter also reached number 65 on the Hot 100, making for his first entry on that chart since "What's It to You."[1] As with his three previous studio albums, Rumor Has It was certified platinum.[8] Larry Stephens of Country Standard Time gave this album a mostly-negative review, calling the songs "cookie-cutter" outside "I Need a Margarita".[22] Thom Owens of Allmusic also thought that it was formulaic, but said that Walker was "able to make even mediocre material sound good", rating it three stars out of five.[23]
In April 1998, Walker charted with a live rendition of Earl Thomas Conley's 1983 single "Holding Her and Loving You". This rendition spent nine weeks on the charts and peaked at number 68.[1] One month later, he debuted his sixteenth single, "Ordinary People". Peaking at number 35, this was one of two new songs included on his Greatest Hits album. That album's other new track, "You're Beginning to Get to Me", made its debut in August 1998. It peaked at number 2 on the country charts and number 39 on the Hot 100 in January 1999,[1] the same month in which Greatest Hits was certified gold.[8] Also in 1998, Walker performed a sold-out show at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.[11]
Doug Johnson, who succeeded Stroud as Giant Records' president, produced Walker's 1999 album Live, Laugh, Love.[24] Regarding its production and promotion, the label's senior director of marketing Connie Baer said that she wanted to raise Walker's profile as an artist, as both she and Johnson thought that he did not have the same level of recognition as other artists with similar album sales and chart success.[24] This album was led off by the number 16 country and number 74 pop hit "She's Always Right", which was co-written by Lonestar's then-lead singer Richie McDonald.[25] After this song came the title track at number 11 country and number 65 pop.[1] "The Chain of Love", written by Rory Lee Feek and Jonnie Barnett, was the album's third and most successful single, reaching number 3 on the country charts and number 40 on the Hot 100.[1] Both it and "Once in a Lifetime Love," the fourth single, first charted from unsolicited airplay received while "Live, Laugh, Love" was climbing the charts.[1][24] "Once in a Lifetime Love", upon its release, became his lowest-peaking single release, reaching number 50.[1] The album also included a studio version of the Earl Thomas Conley cover.[26]
Erlewine gave the album three stars on Allmusic, where he wrote that it "never really distinguishes itself from its predecessors" but "has its moments."[27] Brian Wahlert of Country Standard Time also thought that the album was inconsistent, saying that "She's Always Right," "The Chain of Love" and the Conley cover were its strongest tracks, but that the rest "treads no new ground."[28] Deborah Evans Price of Billboard was more favorable, saying that it showed the energy of his live shows, and that he "cut loose" with soul singing on "This Time Love."[26]
In late 2000, Walker recorded two tracks on Believe: A Christmas Collection, a multi-artist Christmas music album released by Giant.[29] These two tracks — a cover version of Elvis Presley's "Blue Christmas" and the original song "Cowboy Christmas" — both made appearances on the country charts, reaching number 51 and number 70, respectively.[1]
Walker released his twenty-third single, "Say No More," for Giant in early 2001. It was the first single release from his sixth studio album, also titled Say No More. "Say No More" peaked at number 33 on the country charts, and the album's only other single, the Jerry Kilgore co-write "If You Ever Feel Like Lovin' Me Again", reached number 27.[1] This latter song was promoted by Giant's parent company, Warner Bros. Records Nashville, as Giant had closed in late 2001.[1] Walker co-produced the album with veteran producers Byron Gallimore and Blake Mevis, and session guitarist Brent Mason.[30] The album also included a song that Walker wrote in high school, and a cover of Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba."[31] Maria Konicki Dinoia of Allmusic rated it three stars, with her review saying that "the sensitivity on this album is so expressive that it makes you want to run right out and hug the one you love."[30] Country Standard Time critic Mike Clark considered it a transition to a more country pop-oriented sound, describing the album as being "full of bad lyrics and overwrought production clichés."[31]
In 2002, Walker wrote and recorded a song for the National Football League's newest expansion team at the time, the Houston Texans. Titled "Football Time in Houston," the song was used as the team's official fight song during its inaugural season.[32] In an interview with CMT, he said that he donated the song to the city of Houston,[33] and that he sings "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the team's opening game every season.[33]
Although he had left Warner Bros. for RCA Records' Nashville division in May 2002,[34] Warner Bros. released a Christmas music album entitled Christmas in September of the same year.[35] It included a cover of José Feliciano's "Feliz Navidad," which Walker took to number 49 on the country charts in January 2003.[1]
Walker's first single release for RCA, "A Few Questions", debuted in April 2003. The song spent twenty-seven weeks on the country charts and peaked at number 9, making for his first top ten entry since "The Chain of Love" three years previous.[36] This was the first single from his only RCA album, also titled A Few Questions. Its second single, the Chely Wright co-write "I Can't Sleep,"[37] also peaked at number 9 in early 2004.[1] The third and final single was the number 31 "Jesus Was a Country Boy",[1] which Walker wrote with Rivers Rutherford. A Few Questions accounted for his second-highest peak on the country albums charts, reaching number 3.[9]
Erlewine rated this album two-and-a-half stars out of five on Allmusic. He considered the album more country pop-oriented than Walker's work for Giant, saying that this change in sound made it not "feel like a Clay Walker album."[38] Dan McIntosh gave a mostly-negative review for Country Standard Time, where he wrote that "even his passionate singing cannot rise above this album's predictable lyrics and lame arrangements."[39]
Walker was signed his third record deal in July 2005, this time with the Asylum-Curb division of Curb Records.[40] His first single for the label, "'Fore She Was Mama," reached a peak of number 21 in March 2007.[1] It was included on his album Fall, which was produced by Keith Stegall.[41] The album's title cut, "Fall," was written by Clay Mills along with former Mercury Records artist Shane Minor and former Exile member Sonny LeMaire.[42] Fo It was the second single release from Fall, going to number 5 on the country charts and number 55 on the Hot 100.[1] The album's third and final single was "She Likes It in the Morning", with a number 43 country peak.[1] Fall also included a duet with Freddy Fender, the first duet of Walker's career, on a cover of Fender's debut single "Before the Next Teardrop Falls."[43] Walker and Fender recorded this duet in early 2006; Fender died of lung cancer in October of the same year.[44]
Erlewine gave a three-and-a-half star rating, saying that Stegall's production gave it a more traditional sound in comparison to A Few Questions, and that, despite having some "sappy" songs, it was his "most enjoyable collection in some time."[41] The 9513 reviewer Brady Vercher rated it three stars out of five, praising Walker's vocal performance but saying that the song selection "seemed to be lacking in everything but fluff."[43] Country Standard Time reviewer Jeffrey B. Remz wrote that Walker showed "a very pleasant country voice with a good sense of emotion" and that the production was more country-sounding than most mainstream acts, but said that it had several "generic" songs.[45]
Walker's second album for Asylum-Curb was first announced in June 2009.[46] Its first single, "She Won't Be Lonely Long," was given an official release date of December 2009,[47] although it had already entered the country charts in late November.[48] In advance of his ninth album, Walker released an extended play titled She Won't Be Lonely Long.[49] The album, also titled She Won't Be Lonely Long, was released on June 8, 2010. It includes a cover of Alabama's 1980 single "Feels So Right" with a backing vocal from Alabama's lead singer, Randy Owen.[46] Allmusic reviewer Thom Jurek praised the album for its "straight-up, mainstream contemporary country" sound but said that it did not reflect a change in sound from Fall.[50]
"She Won't Be Lonely Long" peaked at number 4 on the country charts in mid-2010. The album's second single, "Where Do I Go from You", was released to radio on August 2, 2010, with "Like We Never Said Goodbye" following in late 2011. The album's fourth single, "Jesse James" was released in 2012
In 1994, Bob Cannon of Entertainment Weekly wrote that Walker's image of a "Resistol hat, sturdy cowpoke face, and very tight jeans" seemed to be from a "Country Music Handbook for Success," but also said that he "ignores the danger of being dismissed as just another hunk in a hat."[4] Walker has been compared to Mark Chesnutt and Tracy Byrd, both of whom are also Beaumont, Texas natives who began their careers shortly before Walker did.[14] Of the comparison among the three, Rick Koster wrote in the book Texas Music that Walker's success came more quickly than that of Chesnutt or Byrd.[14] Kurt Wolff and Orla Duane, authors of Country Music: The Rough Guide, said that he "had loads of youthful energy, a golden Texas twang, and, of course, plenty of boyish good looks."[51] They also called his music "relatively tame" but said that "his Texas bar-room roots remain clearly visible in his voice and songs."[51] Regarding Walker's onstage persona, former Warner Bros. executive Bill Mayne told Billboard magazine in 1997 that Walker has "maintained a low profile" but that he "really touches people and connects."[52]
Walker described his voice to CMT as "raspy [and] rugged."[37] He cites George Jones (also a Beaumont native) as a primary influence, as well as James Taylor and Bob Seger; he has also said that, because he grew up in a largely African-American neighborhood, his singing style was influenced by rhythm and blues music.[53] In addition, he said that after his diagnosis, he realized that "you need to love your family" and said that, because he considered his songs positive in nature, he felt that he could connect to younger listeners.[52]
Before the release of his first single, Walker married a rodeo queen named Lori Jayne Lampson.[54] They had two daughters: MaClay DaLayne, born on January 14, 1996,[37][54] and Skylor ClayAnne, born on May 14, 1999.[55] The couple divorced in 2003.[44] He married model Jessica Craig on September 28, 2007[56] and had two more children with her: a son named William Clayton, born August 5, 2008 and a daughter named Mary Elizabeth, born December 27, 2009.[57][58]
Walker has participated in several forms of charity to help raise awareness of MS following his diagnosis in 1996, including his own non-profit charity, Band Against MS, which he founded in 2003.[59] In 2008, he received a Humanitarian Award for his charitable efforts in relations to MS[60] and participated in a charity golf tournament benefiting his organization.[61]
Year | Association | Category | Result |
1993 | Radio & Records | Best New Male Artist[62] | Won |
1994 | TNN/Music City News | Star of Tomorrow[11] | Nominated |
Academy of Country Music | Top New Male Vocalist[11] | Nominated | |
American Music Awards | Favorite Country New Artist[63] | Nominated | |
1995 | Country Song Roundup | Best New Male Vocalist[62] | Won |


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Justin's Monday Night's Forecast Discussion
As you might expect, the big weather story nationally is SANDY, which cam ashore as a Cat. 1 hurricane with historic low pressure, has now transitioned into a raging Nor'Easter. For the latest info on Sandy from the National Weather Service, click here: SANDY
A little closer to home we'll be staring down a rather wet forecast over the next couple of days. A sub-tropical stream of moisture is being slingshot around an area of low pressure in the Pacific and headed our way over the next couple of days. While temperatures will remain mild with highs in the low to mid 60s, tomorrow and Wednesday, we'll be dodging scattered showers and some heavy downpours at times. Trick-or-treaters should prepare to be wet at times so make sure the kids (and parents) have some rain gear handy.
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The low finally moves across the region by Thursday which should shut the rain down for at least a day or so as we go into the beginning of the weekend. Highs will drop back into the upper to mid 50s but Friday and Saturday should provide some afternoon sunshine.
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Posted: May 23, 2011
Determined and undaunted down the stretch, a pair of Titleist Pro V1x players swept the weekend's top honors on the European Tour to lead a five-win week for Titleist golf ball players around the world.At the Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain, Pro V1x loyalist Ian Poulter concluded a hard-fought, marathon week with a 2-and-1 victory over fellow Englishman and Pro V1x loyalist Luke Donald.At the Madeira Islands Open in Portugal, Titleist Brand Ambassador Michael Hoey made just two bogeys over his final 40 holes to earn his second European Tour title.
So far in 2011, Titleist golf ball players have combined for 54 victories across the worldwide professional tours, nearly five times the nearest competitor with 11 and more than all competitors combined.A total of 6,811 players have trusted Titleist golf balls in competition this season, more than six times the nearest competitor with 1,094 and more than all competitors combined.• EUROPEAN TOUR (Volvo World Match Play Championship): Already regarded as one of the world's most daunting match-play opponents, Pro V1x loyalist Ian Poulter successfully navigated 108 holes at Spain's Finca Cortesin GC to earn his 15th career victory and move back into the top 15 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
Five of Poulter's six matches went to the 18th hole or beyond, including his quarterfinal match against Pro V1x loyalist Lee Westwood (1 up) and semifinal match against Pro V1x loyalist Nicolas Colsaerts (19th hole).Titleist was the overwhelming golf ball of choice at the event with 13 players, more than three times the nearest competitor with four and more than all competitors combined.In the 18-hole final, Poulter rolled his Pro V1x golf ball in from 40 feet for birdie on the par-3 12th hole, kicking off a three-birdie, five-hole stretch that would decide the match against fellow match-play stalwart and Pro V1x loyalist Luke Donald, the 2011 WGC-Accenture Match Play champ.On the par-4 16th, Poulter slammed his approach to 2 feet for birdie to take a 2-up lead over his countryman. The match ended one hole later, Poulter making a 7-footer for par to halve the hole and win, 2 and 1."It's been incredible," said Poulter, also a winner at the 2009 WGC-Accenture Match Play Champion. "I think I've probably played more holes than anybody this week, getting down to 18 every day apart from today.""I'm just very happy. I've hung in there very well. When I did look as if I was out, dead and buried, I managed to hole a putt and chip it pretty tight."
• EUROPEAN TOUR (Madeira Islands Open): Titleist Brand Ambassador Michael Hoey's final round in Portugal was both the steadiest and most successful. He made 15 pars, two birdies and just one bogey at the demanding Porto Santo Golf, rolling in his Pro V1x golf ball for several key mid-range putts to finish at 10-under 278 (72-68-67-71) and claim the two-shot victory. "The main thing was my putting," said Hoey, 32. "I made virtually all the six to seven footers on the way in."For the week, Hoey finished third in Greens in Regulation at 72.2 percent and 13th in Putts Per G.I.R. (1.728). He played his final 34 holes in 6 under. Pro V1x loyalists Federico Colombo, Jose-Filipe Lima and Lloyd Saltman all finished tied for fourth place at 6-under 282.
A total of 111 players at the event trusted Titleist golf balls, more than five times the nearest competitor with 19 and more than all competitors combined.
Here's a closer look at Hoey's Titleist equipment:Ball: Titleist Pro V1xDriver: Titleist 910D3 8.5, A•1 SureFit Tour Setting (Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana Kai'li 60)3-wood: Titleist 910F 13.5, A•1 Setting (Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana Kai'li 80) Irons (3-P): AP2 (True Temper Dynamic Gold)Wedge: Titleist Vokey Design Spin Milled 54º, 58º (True Temper Dynamic Gold)• PGA TOUR: The winner of the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial trusted a Pro V1 golf ball for his success, leading a 1-2-3-4-5-6 finish for Titleist golf ball players.Pro V1 loyalist Charlie Wi shot a final-round 1-under 69 to finish at 14-under 266, one shot back of the winner.Titleist Brand Ambassador Bo Van Pelt finished alone in third (10-under, 270), while defending champion and Titleist Brand Ambassador Zach Johnson was fourth (9-under, 271).
Titleist Brand Ambassador Robert Karlsson and Pro V1x loyalist Chez Reavie tied for 5th at 8-under 272. Of the 15 players who finished in the top-10 at the event, 13 relied on a Titleist golf ball for their success. A total of 84 players at the Crowne Plaza Invitational teed up Titleist golf balls, seven times the nearest competitor with 12 and more than all competitors combined.• ONEASIA TOUR: Propelled by a course-record tying 8-under 64 in Round 2, Pro V1 loyalist Kurt Barnes won the SK Telecom Open by one shot over Titleist Brand Ambassador Kyung Tae Kim at Pinx Golf Club in South Korea.
Barnes, who turns 30 on Wednesday, posted a 14-under 202 total, good enough for a one-shot victory once the event was reduced to 54 holes due to weather. He shot a 5-under 67 in the third round.Kim, a recent winner at the GS Caltrex Maekyung Open, shot a bogey-free 6-under 66 in Round 3. Nine of the top 11 players in the event played Titleist golf balls.Titleist was the overwhelming golf ball of choice at the SK Telecom Open with 113 players, more than 10 times the nearest competitor with 11 and more than all competitors combined.• JAPAN TOUR: Pro V1x loyalist Masanori Kobayashi captured his first-career Japan Tour victory at the inaugural Totoumi Hamamatsu Open.Kobyashi won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff, tapping his Pro V1x golf ball in for birdie on the par-5 18th hole at Grandee Hamanako Golf Club in Shizuoka Prefecture.After starting the final round three shots back, Kobayashi closed with a 7-under 65 to finish regulation at 20-under 268.Titleist was the overwhelming golf ball of choice at the Totoumi Hamamatsu Open with 65 players. Titleist also was first in hybrids (49); and sand, lob and approach wedges (112).• LPGA TOUR: At the Sybase Match Play Championship, runner-up and Pro V1 loyalist Cristie Kerr was one of 46 players that played a Titleist golf, more than seven times the nearest competitor with six and more than all competitors combined. • NATIONWIDE TOUR: Seven of the top 11 players at the BMW Charity Pro-Am were Titleist golf ball players, including runner-up and Pro V1x loyalist Sunghoon Kang.In total, 123 players at the event trusted Titleist golf balls, more than eight times the nearest competitor with 15 and more than all competitors combined.Titleist also was first in iron sets (47); sand, lob and approach wedges (164); and putters (82).
Posted: May 20, 2011
If you couldn't tell from the above video, Thursday's lunch break here at Team Titleist quickly turned into an Titleist golf ball-stacking competition.
Earlier in the day, we received an e-mail notifying us that Titleist golf balls would be featured this weekend on the popular television game show "Minute to Win It" with host Guy Fieri.The episode, which airs May 23 on NBC (check your local listings), features a game called "Caddy Stack," in which the contestant must create a standing tower of three Titleist golf balls in 60 seconds or less.Trust us, it's more difficult than it looks, even in front of two colleagues with only a candy bar on the line. (Nevermind a national television audience with thousands of dollars at stake.)Go ahead, give it a shot. We'd love to see any pictures or video of your successes (or failures). You can post them at this link.
Earlier today at Acushnet Company's world headquarters in Fairhaven, Mass., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Wally Uihlein made an important announcement concerning the future of Acushnet Company and our industry-leading Titleist and FootJoy brands.We'd like to share all of the details now with Team Titleist.
It was about five months ago that we came to Team Titleist with the news that our parent company, Fortune Brands, Inc., had approved a plan for the sale or tax-free spin off of Acushnet Company.
This morning, Uihlein informed us that Fortune Brands has signed an agreement for the sale of the company to a group led by Fila Korea, Ltd., the owner of the Fila brand globally, and Mirae Asset Private Equity, the largest private equity firm in Korea.Uihlein said Fila Korea and Mirae Asset will maintain Acushnet – one of the largest golf equipment companies in the world with annual sales of more than $1.2 billion in 2010 – as a standalone company, keeping the current management team in place and worldwide headquarters (pictured) in Fairhaven, Mass.
"The Acushnet Company has long been the trusted steward of two of golf's most revered and iconic brands, and has perpetuated the longest running records of golf equipment success in the game," said Uihlein.
"The Fila Korea and Mirae group understands and appreciates our golf industry leadership, passionate associates, and unique and enduring culture. Together, with our new owners, our team is looking forward to strengthening and building upon the global success of the Titleist and FootJoy brands."
For more details on the acquistion, please see the press releases linked below from both Acushnet Company and Fortune Brands.
• Acushnet Company Press Release (.pdf)• Fortune Brands Press Release (.pdf)
Posted: May 19, 2011
Bill Morgan, Senior Vice President of Titleist Golf Ball R&D, spoke in-depth about Titleist golf ball construction, technology and performance this morning on "Fairways of Life" with host Matt Adams on the PGA Tour Network on Sirius-XM radio.
You can listen to an audio replay by clicking the play button in the player below.
A replay of that broadcast is posted at this link.
We're looking forward to another great weekend for golf watching, jam-packed with birdies and brackets, and we'll also be keeping an eye on the galleries at this week's PGA Tour and LPGA events for the many Team Titleist members in attendance.Team Titleist members Matthew T. and Tony G. won tickets to this week's PGA Tour's Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial through Team Titleist and will be hanging outside the ropes in in Fort Worth, Texas, as Titleist Brand Ambassador Zach Johnson looks to make it two-in-a-row at Hogan's Alley.
Last year, Johnson didn't post a score worse than 66 at Colonial Country Club, shooting consecutive 6-under 64s on the weekend to earn his seventh PGA Tour victory by three shots as well as the champion's Tartan blazer.His 21-under 259 total was a tournament record."This tournament is always high on my list of wanting to win. It always has been. It still is," said Johnson, whose name now appears along with Ben Hogan's on Colonial's Wall of Champions."Just because I won it once doesn't mean I don't want to win it again. I've become partial to that plaid."TV coverage of the tournament is as follows (all times EST):• Thursday, May 19: 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)• Friday, May 20: 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)• Saturday, May 21: 3-6 p.m. (NBC)• Sunday, May 22: 3-6 p.m. (NBC)For more information about the tournament or to purchase tickets, please visit http://crowneplazainvitational.com.• • •The LPGA's best have gathered at Hamilton Farm Golf Club in Gladstone, N.J., for an exciting weekend of head-to-head action at the Sybase Match Play Championship.
Team Titleist members Dennis O., Ryan F., Ian D., Ryan M. and Glen F. won tickets to this event through Team Titleist and will be on hand to see who will emerge from the 64-player bracket."I love match play because you can be aggressive all the time and just play one hole like very focused," said Pro V1x loyalist Yani Tseng. "It's not like you're trying to beat the whole field, you just try to beat the person you play with.
"It's going to be a very fun week this week and I'm really looking forward to it."TV coverage of the tournament on Golf Channel is as follows (all times EST):• Thursday, May 19: 6:30-8:30 p.m.• Friday, May 20: 6:30-8:30 p.m.• Saturday, May 21: 4:30-7 p.m.• Sunday, May 22: 4:30-7 p.m.For more information about the tournament or to purchase tickets, please visit http://sybasematchplaychampionship.com.


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Several project partners have been identified to help carry out the recruitment and engagement strategy, including the Pennsylvania Council of Children, Youth & Family Services, Allegheny Family Network, and the University of Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center.
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As we are well aware, Google has a ton of developer content available online. e.g developer guides, SDKs and videos.
Unfortunately due to internet challenges, a lot of developers in Africa are not able to take full advantage of this. An example of this is when you want to run a code lab and attendees need to download and install the SDK first.
Google Developer Outreach team is piloting a GDG Developer Kit in 3 countries: Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria.
Each kit is made of a pack of 4 DVDs. These DVDs contain the following materials (current as at May 2014).:
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Short Videos on Google Developer tips from the Devbyte Series
The DVD packs have already been shipped to our GDG, and ready to be shared. These DVDs are to be handed out to members of the GDGs and they encouraged to copy and share with their colleagues. The content from the DVDs are also meant to be used to facilitate GDG events such as codelabs where everyone needs to install the SDKs or
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Merrimack Hall is proud to announce our first annual Johnnys Gift Golf Tournament, benefitting our Johnny Stallings Arts Program. The tournament is presented in partnership with Gunters Landing Golf Course on Lake Guntersville, and will be held on Monday, June 24, 2013.
All proceeds from corporate sponsorships directly benefit the Johnny Stallings Arts Program for children, teens and adults with special needs. We are excited to make this tournament an annual tradition. Students from the Johnny Stallings Arts Program will be on-hand to cheer on golfers, and will perform at the end of the tournament during the awards ceremony.
ENTRY FEE: $400 per team (includes green fees, carts, range, tee gifts, prizes, lunch & refreshments) Payment Due June 10, 2013 FORMAT: Four-person scramble contested over 18 holes Bonus two-hole Caddyshack Event WINNERS: Winners will be determined by the Low 4 Gross & Net scores. Most Honest winner will also be recognized. HANDICAP: Max handicap of 20 for men; Max handicap of 26 for women. CANCELLATION POLICY: Rain date is July 1, 2013. If a team cancels, 48-hour notice is required to receive 50% of entry fee. If a team is a no-show, entry fee is non-refundable.
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Apple has been told by the All Seeing Eye of the US Patent Office that it did not invent a key patent which it has been using to see off rivals in some of the most vicious patent trolling known to man.
For those who came in late, Apple has been unable to compete against rivals who have been releasing shedloads of similar, cheaper and often more innovative products. So rather than coming up with new ideas, it set its lawyers on rivals claiming they copied all of its ideas.
According to the International Business Times, one of the key weapons in its armoury had been the infamous "pinch to zoom" patent. The patent, No. 7,844,915, covers usability software that distinguishes between single-touch and multi-touch gestures on a smartphone or tablet screen.
This patent was one of six that a jury claimed that Samsung had infringed and ordered the company to pay Apple $1.1 billion.
Now the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has said that the patent should never have been granted and in fact Apple just used ideas which had already been invented.
The news of the Patent Office's ruling was made public by Samsung, which says it will be used as a basis for an appeal.
The patent office said that for Apple's claims to be valid, they must be considered patentable despite any "prior art patent and printed publication cited". In a detailed report, the agency said Apple did not qualify.
Apple will appeal the USPTO's ruling, but it might have its work cut out. This is the second time the Patent Office has come up with a decision which says Apple had patented other people's ideas.
In October, the office came to the same conclusion about the patent for Apple's "rubber-banding" or "bounce" feature, which makes a digital page bounce when a user pulls a finger from the top of the touch screen to the bottom.
Although Apple still has other patents to fire at rivals in its various trolling antics, the fact that this one has been taken from it is upsetting its grand campaign. Who knows, perhaps a court will say that Steve Jobs did not really invent the rounded rectangle shape after all?


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Types of Faults
Normal= when the hanging wall (wall above the fault line) moves down, from tension
at Divergent boundaries
Reverse=when the hanging wall moves up, at Convergent boundaries from compression
Thrust= special kind of reverse fault when the fault is almost horizontal
Strike-slip (left or right lateral)= when rocks slide past each other parallel to the fault,
at transform boundaries from shear stress
How seismograms are used
-first determine thetime inerval from first P wave arrival to first S wave arrival. The longer the time interval, the farther away the quake is. Only the distance can be determined from one seismogram. Using the data from 3 seismograms the scientists can use triangulation to find the epicenter (point on the surface above the focus).
-Using the amplitude (height) of the highest S wave scientists can determine the magnitude (strength) of the earthquake. This is calibrated to the richter scale or magnitude moment scale. the scale is exponential. each whole number on the scale represents 10 times more ground shaking or 32 times more energy released from the earthquake.
Waves-what's the difference?
P waves=Primary waves, they travel he fastest with a push-pull motion and are compresion waves. They can travel through solids or liquids
S Waves= Secondary waves. These are shear waves and have an up down motion. They can only travel in solids
L waves= Long waves, arrive last. hey are surface waves and have an oscillatory motion. These waves cause the most shaking and most damage.
Why do some earthquakes cause more damage than others?
Damage or intensity is measured by the Mercali scale (uses roman numerals). The amount of damage depends on a number of factors including 1) population of the area 2) structural materials of the buildings 3) length of the earthquake 4) depth of focus 5) substrate (whether the area is on rock or unconsolidated material)
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