Consumption is increasing, and not just of luxury goods such as golf clubs and airline tickets.
Karstadt failed to restructure and had distracting adventures in other businesses, such as golf and coffee shops.
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The mags also offer various online-only features, such as Golf's weekly live advice session with instructor Brady Riggs.
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Juicy profits may be on offer in some plush niches, such as golf, assuming the market grows as Mr Urban hopes.
While it currently can be found in small items such as golf ball cores, tennis racquets, and skis, Apple probably have bigger plans.
Some cater to one activity, such as golf, skiing or fly-fishing.
Divisions arise only when the Implements and Ball Department disagrees with the American association about the impact of new technology on equipment such as golf clubs.
Meanwhile, volunteer work through committees, organizing events, or maintaining skills such as golf, tennis, or car maintenance can go a long way to help retirees keep their wits about them.
It was losing money at the time but Erick saw it as an opportunity, turning it profitable in three years, and then Erick later added the Chinese-language newspaer Sin Chew and others such as Golf Digest Indonesia.
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Entertainment industries, such as the motion picture industry listed above and other amusement and recreation-related industries such as golf courses, bowling alleys, and art galleries are still declining in revenue or seeing very slow growth (less than 1%) this year.
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Friedberg's Web site, Weatherbill, sells insurance against unwanted temperature changes and rainfall at any of 200 cities in the U.S. It's primarily aimed at businesses such as golf courses, amusement parks or house-painting firms that lose out in foul conditions.
Other private golf clubs such as Preston Trail Golf Club in Dallas and Burning Tree Club in Bethesda, Maryland, don't specifically say "men-only, " in their rules, but they only refer to men's clothing requirements and locker rooms.
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But local residences and businesses such as a golf course that uses greywater for irrigation have taken sustainable living into their own hands.
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Also in Scotland, championship golf courses, such as the Carnoustie Golf Links, usually do not allow electric golf carts, but do rent out hand trolleys.
Egozero, which launches this month, is building charging stations in areas where tourists stop for at least an hour, such as restaurants, golf courses and wine cellars.
With the increasing availability of machines that can peer into brains as they function, there has been rapid progress in understanding the biological mechanisms by which people transform information, such as from a golf lesson, first into actions and ultimately into automatic motor skills that don't require conscious thought to enact.
Social settings such as board dinners, golf outings and plant visits, offer another route for developing rapport with directors.
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Courses first: there is no such thing as a European golf course.
That starts off with a "junk shot, " in which material such as rubber tires and golf balls is pumped into the shut-off valve, or blowout preventer, that sits atop the well.
Golf greats such as Angel Cabrera, Adam Scott, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh have all experienced the demanding holes and spectacular vistas of these championship courses.
The indoor group will be asked to go swimming or to visit the gym while the outdoor group take part in activities such as gardening, walking or golf.
But Dubai's financial struggles have affected many golf business such as the Tiger Woods course where construction has been put on hold and is now believed to be up for sale.
The brand's attention to these desires has made it popular with tour players such as Robert Rock and Will MacKenzie, as well as golf enthusiasts like Justin Timberlake (who owns his own course) and actor Will Smith.
About two and a half hours west of New York City and three hours north of Philadelphia, in tiny Hawley, PA, Woodloch does merit the moniker "destination": With the exception of local-area activities such as kayaking, tennis and golf (the lauded Woodloch Springs Country Club course is directly across the road), all its amenities are offered on-site, with fitness center, spa facility, indoor pool, dining and lodging under one roof.
Even when Morgan said he was having a bad day, he knew there was no such thing as a bad day of golf.
One possibility: complementary broadcasts on Golf Channel, such as featured foursomes or alternate on-course commentaries, while the main network broadcast is airing live.
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Entrepreneur Erick Thohir loves competitive sports such as badminton but hates swimming and golf, which lack the challenge of competing directly against another person.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is involved in projects to remove the plant from areas Special Scientific interest (SSi) such as at Cors Llyferin at Abersoch Golf club.
The changes, to take effect on April 25, 2013, will permit passengers to carry folding pocket knives with blades up to 2.36 inches (6 centimeters) in length, as well as sporting equipment such as lacrosse and hockey sticks and golf clubs.
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Mr. Zhang said he is aware of how Japanese firms lost large sums on high-profile foreign investments such as Rockefeller Center and Pebble Beach Golf Course in the late 1980s and notes that the failures had to do the volatility of the yen and Japan's monetary policy.
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