| Lawsuits, Suspensions, and Fines…Oh My!
Professional tennis turned into a serial drama including a player petition, a storm-off during a meeting with the ATP Chair, one lawsuit being filed, and another threatened to be on the way. Get the popcorn ready. This is a thriller! Act I Key Biscayne, FL, site of the Sony Ericsson Open. Scene I: The ATP makes two announcements. The obvious one is that they are killiing the Round Robin (pdf). The second is that Shanghai will be a new Masters Series event, and will cede its Masters Cup status for 2009. While that wouldn't seem to be a big deal ordinarily, discussions go on with tournament directors and players over changes to the calendar behind-the-scenes, and create a veritable tempest. Scene II: The German tennis federation (DTB) files suit against the ATP in U.S.
Nursery ready to help decorate your yard
Leatham Nursery Home and Garden Center celebrated its grand opening Saturday at 875 E. Chinden Blvd., west of Eagle Road. The landscaping superstore on five acres has been open since March 1. Leatham's features everything from native Idaho plants, specimen trees and shrubs, to colorful annuals and perennials, gardening supplies, pottery, statuary, fountains, yard decor and bird supplies.Leatham Land Leveling was founded in 1965 by Norm and Carol Leatham in Southwest Idaho. Their son, Stan, has been continuing the business for the past 15 years.In addition to the new center, Leatham also offers landscaping services, including residential landscaping and lawn care services, pest control and Christmas lighting, throughout the Treasure Valley.Leatham Nursery is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m.
Grow easy, gardening experts tell first-timers
You bought a home during the winter, and now that the weather is getting warm you're eager to get out in the yard and dig. The only problem is, you know next to nothing about gardening. What should you do? Very little, advises one nationally known gardening expert. "I always tell people that for the first year, they should concentrate on the inside of their home, not outdoors," says Michael Weishan, co-author of the book "The Victory Garden Companion" (Collins, $29.95). But opinions differ: "Dig in," says another national expert. "It's your garden, after all," says Bonnie Blodgett, one of the authors of "Midwest Top 10 Garden Guide" (Sunset, $19.95). "Where else can you do precisely what you want, when you want? When I am handed a plot of earth, I go at it immediately, assuming I can jam a spade into it.
Outdoor Lighting Perspective Announce Online Outdoor Lighting Fixtures
Outdoor Lighting Perspectives, the world's premiere outdoor lighting and landscape company, today announced an online Outdoor Lighting Fixtures Gallery on their interactive website at www.OutdoorLights.com. And now Outdoor Lighting Perspectives has such an interesting way to showcase the beauty and functionality of our state-of-the-art low voltage outdoor lighting fixtures for all to enjoy.
Featured on the Outdoor Lighting Fixtures Gallery are industry-best, American-made low voltage outdoor lighting fixtures, developed by professional lighting experts to deliver unparalleled exterior illumination performance and aesthetic impact. "When it comes to excellence in designing and producing corrosion-resistant handcrafted copper and brass outdoor lighting fixtures, we're the preferred international resource," stated Larry Spada, Outdoor Lighting Perspectives' Director of Marketing.
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