PGA.com - USA - Boo Weekley, a standout performer in the 37th Ryder Cup, made an impact in his first celebrity appearance at the 56th PGA Merchandise Show.

Weekley joined PGA of America officers and CEO Joe Steranka to open the largest golf exhibition on the balcony of the main entrance at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla.

Weekley first used an air horn to get the attention of thousands of attendees, then hoisted the Ryder Cup trophy to a rousing wave of cheers.

"I'm very honored to have been part of a team that won the Ryder Cup, and I'm going to do all

Daily News Tribune - Waltham,MA,USA - A good meal includes good food and good wine, but more importantly it's about joining with family and friends for a meal and conversation, says television chef Sara Moulton.

"The most important thing for a family, the 'glue' that keeps the family together, is sitting down together for dinner," says Moulton, the host of "Sara's Weeknight Meals" on Channel 2.

Moulton will be at the Boston Wine Expo Saturday and Sunday demonstrating simple ways for families to spend less time cooking and more time at the table together. She'll join other public television chefs Ming Tsai of Wellesley's Blue Ginger restaurant and

Beaumont Enterprise - Beaumont,tx,USA - Tavis Smiley admonished people for comparing Barack Obama with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the annual Port Arthur brunch held in memory of the slain civil rights leader.

"I want to respectfully pick that thing apart," Smiley said. "Barack Obama is a politician. He's a masterful politician. We celebrate his masterfulness to gain the highest political office in the land.

"Martin Luther King was not a politician. He was a prophet and don't you ever get it twisted."

Smiley was the keynote speaker at the 23rd annual Martin Luther King Support Group of Southeast Texas brunch held in Port Arthur.

He went

Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA - Children's Lifestyle Expert and Author Lisa Dunn-Dern is profiled in the inaugural edition of 'Who's Who In Black Los Angeles - Celebrating African-American Achievements,' just published by Who's Who Publishing Company of Columbus, Ohio. Dunn-Dern joins such luminaries as Stevie Wonder, Tavis Smiley, Earvin ('Magic') Johnson, Natalie Cole, Speaker Karen Bass, Bernard Parks, Mark Ridley-Thomas and many others from the worlds of business, community, academia, sports and entertainment.

She is the author of two acclaimed children's books, 'Dr. Duncan Dog on Duty,' about a family's therapy dog who visits children in the hospital every week, and 'Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow,' featuring

Los Angeles Times - CA,USA - Jane Fonda, 70, will return to Broadway for the first time in 46 years in Tectonic Theatre Project's production of Moises Kaufman's "33 Variations."  The production, to be directed by Kaufman, also represents his Broadway debut as a playwright.

Fonda first appeared on the Broadway stage in the 1960 play "There Was a Little Girl," for which she earned a Tony nomination.  She also played Broadway in a 1963 revival of "Strange Interlude."

Kaufman's play, which tells the story of musicologist Katherine Brandt (Fonda) and her quest to discover why Ludwig von Beethoven became obsessed with a trivial waltz, was presented --

Ventura County Star - Camarillo,CA,USA - The Veterans Day ceremony on November 11 will feature a special guest speaker, Capt. Dale Dye, USMC (Ret). The sixth annual ceremony will be held at 11:00 A.M. at the Rancho Tapo Community Park Veterans Plaza, 3700 Avenida Simi, Simi Valley.

Keynote speaker, Dye, is well known for not only his military service, but as an actor, author, and film consultant for such well known films as "Platoon," "Casualties of War," "Born on the Fourth of July," "Rules of Engagement," and dozens more films. Dye has also been involved in five novels, more than 30 television shows and TV movies, and

Vanderbilt University News - Nashville,TN,USA - Stephen J. Dubner, co-author of the international best-seller Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, will speak at Vanderbilt University Tuesday, Nov. 18.

Dubner’s talk begins at 7 p.m. in the ballroom of the Student Life Center located at 310 25th Ave. S. on Vanderbilt’s campus. The university’s Speakers Committee, a student-run organization, is sponsoring the event.

Tickets for the lecture are available now. General public tickets may be purchased through Ticketmaster at 615-255-9600 or www.ticketmaster.com. General admission tickets are $10. Tickets are free to Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff and must be picked up in advance at the

Off the Page - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA - As a critic, it is always rewarding to see an author whose work you’ve admired reach a level they deserve.

As a reader and fan – and yes, I consider myself both – it’s equally rewarding to know that others share your enthusiasm for an author.

For the past couple of years, Charlaine Harris has been getting the attention she’s long deserved. And this year, the HBO series True Blood based on her Sookie Stackhouse series opened a whole new fan base for this author.

Right now, Harris has two hardcovers on the extended New York Times best-sellers list – her novel From

PR-CANADA.net (press release) - Murino,Montenegro - Brian Carroll, a B2B expert and author of LEAD GENERATION FOR THE COMPLEX SALE, will speak at MarketingSherpa’s 5th Annual Business-to-Business Demand Generation Summit to be held October 26–28 in San Francisco. Carroll will present his “‘Playbook’ for Growing More Leads” during the three-day summit.

According to Carroll, the biggest challenge organizations face is bringing focus to their lead generation process. “I’m excited to have the opportunity to share my real-world experience with B-to-B marketers who are trying to optimize their lead gen programs,” said Carroll. “My ‘playbook’ addresses the proverbial black hole between your company’s sales and marketing efforts and

The Flint Journal - MLive.com - Flint,MI,USA - Katee Shean is living proof that dancing your heart out can be profitable.

Shean, a contemporary dancer from San Jose, Calif., recently won $50,000 after being named Top Girl Finalist on the Fox TV hit "So You Think You Can Dance."

"I should probably buy my parents a present," said Shean. "They flew down (from northern California to Los Angeles) every week to watch the taping."

Daily Pennsylvanian - Philadelphia,PA,USA - You may know him best as the Silver Fox. Or as the host of CNN's Anderson Cooper 360. But he prefers to be known simply as Anderson, a non-partisan news anchor who considers himself privileged to have his job - a job he did not know that he would want upon his 1989 graduation from Yale as a political science major.

For most of his life, Anderson had a keen interest in news. During his SPEC fall speaker keynote address on Saturday, he explained to a packed Irvine Auditorium that he decided to begin his career in journalism by "traveling to

The Futon Critic - San Jose,CA,USA - Like the fine-tuning of someone's fashion style, Bravo's "Tim Gunn's Guide To Style" begins season two tonight with a little fine-tuning of its own.  Tim Gunn has a new co-host in Gretta Monahan as well as a show with a quicker pace and efforts to dig deeper into why women dress the way they do.  Talking to our Jim Halterman, Gunn and Monahan discussed the new and improved series with the same camaraderie that is evident onscreen.

After being aided by supermodel Veronica Webb in season one, Gunn is now paired with Monahan, who is a top celebrity stylist and brings

MarketWatch - USA - Fresh off his hugely successful performance as the host of the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, COMEDY CENTRAL has signed charismatic and controversial comedian Russell Brand to shoot a one-hour stand-up special, it was announced today by Elizabeth Porter, senior vice president, specials and talent, COMEDY CENTRAL. The special will feature Brand and an eclectic roster of special guests and will tape in November in New York City, airing in 2009.

"Russell Brand's comedy is a perfect match for our audience. He's a fresh new face with a rock-star aura and a unique and unpredictable act that pushes the envelope of

San Leandro India West - San Leandro,CA,USA - The unexpected question posed by renowned corporate strategist Prof. C.K. Prahalad drew chuckles from the 150 entrepreneurs, business-owners, and IT professionals attending his talk Sept. 18, organized by the Southern California chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs at the Sheraton Cerritos hotel.

Prahalad teaches corporate strategy at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. A prominent consultant, he has received many honors and has co-authored several books including the 2004 best-seller, “The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profit.” Last year, he was named the world’s most influential management thinker by The Times of London’s annual survey

Norman Transcript - Norman,OK,USA - Journalist Jim Lehrer, executive editor and anchor for "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer," is the inaugural recipient of the Gaylord Prize, established by the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication to honor a nationally recognized journalist with high standards of excellence.

Lehrer, an Emmy- and Peabody-award-winning journalist, has been chosen to moderate the presidential and vice presidential debates for the past five elections and will again host the first presidential debate on Sept. 26.

"We are grateful to the Gaylord family for endowing this prize of national importance and designating the University of Oklahoma to award it," OU

eFluxMedia - USA - Who doesn’t love Sacha Baron Cohen, except the people he tricked into saying really embarrassing things for the world to see and, more recently, fashion designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, whose show during Milan Fashion Week on Thursday gained a little more salt and pepper than it was initially planned?

All with the help of Sacha’s alter ego. No, there was no Kazakhstan reporter in the backstage, but a ravishing presence on the catwalk, among the confused models. Yes, the famous flamboyant Austrian fashionista, Bruno made an appearance onstage sporting a rather interesting outfit.

As any self-respecting fashion commenter, Bruno was

Entertainment Weekly - USA - Elizabeth Banks is about to have a movie-star moment. She's just come from the world premiere of Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno at the Toronto Film Festival, arriving at the Four Seasons in a sleek Prada dress with an SUV-size entourage in tow. The maitre d' at the hotel's chic lounge has swiftly grouped a collection of tables in one corner for her crew. Just as Banks settles in, a stranger approaches with that unmistakable look of omigod-I'm-about-to-talk-to-a-celebrity anticipation. He leans over and asks, ''Excuse me, are you Chelsea Handler?'' Whoops. Banks smiles, apparently loving that she's

Press of Atlantic City, NJ - After a decade away, Celine Dion returned to Atlantic City on Saturday, belting out past hits, covers and new songs for 14,000 people crammed into Boardwalk Hall.

It was Dion's first performance in the resort since April 1998. She was scheduled to give three shows at Caesars in 1999, but they were postponed - and never rescheduled - after her manager-husband Rene Angelil underwent skin cancer surgery. The French Canadian took a career hiatus from 2000 to 2002, and followed that with her Las Vegas show, "A New Day," from 2003 to December 2007. With her "New Day" turned to yesterday,