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Northampton, MA (PRWEB) January 19, 2012 Winning Writers invites entries to its new contest for sports poetry and prose. The top winners in the poetry and prose categories will each win $ 1,500. Two second prizes of $ 500 and 10 honorable mentions of $ 100 will also be awarded, bringing the total purse to $ 5,000. The winning entries will be published online at WinningWriters.com, which receives over one million page views per year. Jendi Reiter will be the final judge of the contest. She is the author of the poetry collection A Talent for Sadness (Turning Point Books, 2003) and the award-winning poetry chapbooks Swallow (Amsterdam Press, 2009) and Barbie at 50 (Cervena Barva Press, 2010). She recently received a Massachusetts Cultural Council Artists' Grant for Poetry, the OSA Enizagam Award for Fiction, and the Anderbo Poetry Prize. "Whether you're a player or a fan," says Ms. Reiter, "or the kid who counted the minutes till gym class was over, sports ...

Indianpolis, Indiana (PRWEB) January 23, 2012 Sports Management Worldwide to host Sports Business Career Conference during the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 24th and 25th, 2012. Participants will gain insight into careers in sports through presentations by successful sports executives, including GM?s, front office executives, Scouts, Sports Agents, player personnel, and well known media currently working in football. This event includes networking, information on breaking into the sports industry and advice on advancing your sports business career. College credit available for attending. The conference, taking place Friday from 1pm. to 6 p.m, and Saturday from 9am-5pm at the Indianapolis Hyatt Regency, will offer panel discussions and question-answer sessions regarding career specifics, career planning strategies, challenges in the economy, new media communications, with the ?who?s who of the NFL.? Confirmed speakers include: Raymond Berry, Pro Foo...

(PRWEB) June 15, 2005 Motorcyclists have traditionally purchased high-end eyewear based on little more than intuition and word of mouth. An objective ranking of these products was all but impossible to find. This inspired ADS Sports Eyewear to come up with a unique way to evaluate these glasses at very high speeds without endangering any riders or motorcycles. They had skydivers wear several different motorcycle glasses while performing a variety of aerial maneuvers. Their primary goal was to assess wind management around the eyes. Comfort, visual clarity, and fashion were also ranked. The tests that drew the most attention were the ?head-down? tests that surpassed 200 mph. Skydivers were asked to exceed normal face-flapping speeds while video flyers captured them simulating every possible wind angle that could be encountered on a highway. The glasses that did well in these tests are sold on the company?s web site, http://www.ADSEyewear.com. Many of the glasses that did n...