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Get your PGA 2008 Tickets at Razor Gator!

Tiger Woods might not be at Oakland Hills for the 90th PGA Championship, but 20 of The PGA of America's top club professionals will be. Led by new champion Scott Hebert of Traverse City, Mich., the group earned their way into the season's final major with stellar performances in the recent PGA Professional National Championship.

The PGA championship is in Michigan this year!

PGA Championship, Aug. 4-10, at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Mich.

The following PGA Professionals will join Hebert in the 90th PGA
Championship:

Sam Arnold, Cincinnati, Ohio, The Vineyard Golf Course in Cincinnati

Ryan Benzel, Bothell, Wash., Mill Creek (Wash.) Country Club

Bradley Dean, Thompsonville, Mich., Crystal Mountain Resort in Thompsonville

Eric Dugas, Brewster, Mass., Old Sandwich Golf Club in Plymouth, Mass.

Frank Esposito Jr., Monroe, N.J., Brooklake Country Club in Florham Park, N.J.

Jim Estes, Germantown, Md., Olney (Md.) Golf Park

Kyle Flinton, Oklahoma City, Okla., Quail Creek Golf and Country Club in Oklahoma City

Vince Jewell, Euless, Texas, Brook Hollow Golf Club in Dallas

Rick Leibovich, Salinas, Calif., Tehama Golf Club in Carmel, Calif.

Dave Long, Bowie, Md., The Country Club at Woodmore in Bowie

Eric Manning, Cortland, N.Y., Cortland (N.Y.) Country Club

Brad Martin, Portland, Ore., The Portland Golf Club

Jeff Martin, Warwick, R.I., Point Judith Country Club in Naragansett, R.I.

Curt Sanders, Wilmington, N.C., Eagle Point Golf Club in Wilmington

Alan Morin, Royal Palm Beach, Fla., The Falls Country Club in Lake Worth, Fla.

Sonny Skinner, Sylvester, Ga., River Pointe Golf Club in Albany, Ga.

Tim Thelen, College Station, Texas, Traditions Golf Club at Texas A&M in Byan, Texas

Tim Weinhart, Suwanee, Ga., St. Marlo Country Club in Duluth, Ga.

Don Yrene, Scottsdale, Ariz., The Golf Club of Scottsdale

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Tea is gaining in popularity as people are aging and becoming more health conscious in Michigan.

This article is a tribute to all the fine tea houses in Michigan.

One of the reasons that tea is gaining in popularity is that steeped tea has the ability to stimulate the body and mind, while at the same time, helping to prevent anxiety. As we age and develop more responsibilities in life (teenage kids, aging parents, troubled economy) - keeping anxiety in check is more and more important.

Tea contains both energizing properties (caffeine) and relaxing properties (theanine). Tea can be sipped to energize in the morning and enjoyed to de-stress in the evening. Tea acts as a “ying-yang” balancer to your system, which makes it a good refresher to indulge in at any time of the day.

Tea is one of the best sources of flavonoids in the American diet. Flavonoids act as anti-oxidants within the body, working to neutralize free radicals by combining with them chemically before they can cause damage. Medical scientists believe that free radicals can cause damage to many parts of the body and contribute to chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease.

The flavonoids present in tea are called catechins in green tea, and
thearubigens and theaflavins in black tea.

The difference between the catechins in green tea and the theaflavins in black tea is a result of the processing of the tea leaves. Very little oxidation of green tea leaves versus full oxidation of black tea leaves in the process is the main cause.

Although the flavonoids in both types of tea contain healthful properties, those found in green tea have been proven to contain more powerful anti-oxidant properties than those found in black tea – between two to eight times as much.

Bottled teas contain fewer anti-oxidant properties for the simple reason that they contain very little tea, and mostly water and sugar.

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• Adagio Tea Coupons

Enjoy your tea this summer and make sure you visit a Michigan Tea House or purchase online from our great retailers.

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Enjoy the 4th of July - but be careful!

Fireworks, while fun to watch, can be very dangerous if used incorrectly. Each year, there are many serious injuries such as burns, vision and hearing loss, and even deaths that could have been prevented by proper and safe use of fireworks.

The following devices are legal according to the Michigan State Fire Marshall:

• Flat paper caps containing not more than .25 of a grain of explosive content per cap.
• Toy pistols, toy cannons, toy canes, toy trick noise makers and toy guns in which paper caps are used.
• Sparklers containing no more than .0125 pounds of burning portion per sparkler.
• Flitter sparklers in paper tubes not exceeding 1/8 inch in diameter.
• Cone and cylinder fountains (emits showers of sparks).
• Toy snakes not containing mercury and packed no more than 12 per box.
• Toy smoke devices.

The following devices are illegal according to the Michigan State Fire Marshall:

• Cherry Bombs
• Comet (or Mine)
• Firecrackers
• M-80: Up to 2" in length, the M-80 is usually a red cylinder with a fuse coming out the side.
• Bottle Rockets: A cylinder, frequently topped by a cone to stabilize its flight, attached to a long stick.
• Roman Candles: A 6-12" tube containing alternating layers of compacted black powder that shoot single stars out of the top when lighted.
• Silver Salute (M-100): A silver cylinder with a fuse coming out of the side containing large quantities of flash powder.
• M-250 and M-1000 (quarter-stick): They look like larger versions of the M-80 and M-100 and have extremely high risk factors for crippling and disfiguring injuries.
• Torch: A 6-12" tube filled with color composition and ending in a handle. When ignited, streams of colors come out of the top of the tube.
  

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