The quest to build an All American Made Reel was achieved in 2006 by Ardent Outdoors of Macon, MO. You see, reels that are manufactured overseas have long been the standard in the fishing industry…Until now! I vividly remember receiving my first Ardent reel in the spring of 2006, well over 2 years ago. The reel was called the XS model and was a 10 bearing baitcasting reel with “Race Reel Technology”. As I opened the box and gazed down, I was astonished and excited as the XS looked different from other reels. It appeared very sleek, fast and well appointed…like a racecar! I was pretty much fitting the stereotypical “Kid in the Candy Store” scenario by this point. Boy was I excited to try my new toy out. The Ardent XS quickly found it’s place on a 7′ MH Airrus casting rod and was filled with 30LB braided line … Read more

It is almost fitting and proper that Vanderbilt’s home is Nashville, Tennessee, where everyone sings like they are the next big country music star. Nashville is also home to the Music City Bowl, where the Vanderbilt Commodores came of age New Year’s Eve (12-31-08) faster than Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys’ birth of bluegrass in the Deep South.

Vanderbilt came into the Music City Bowl as an underdog facing the Boston College Eagles, who were ranked 6th in the nation in least yards allowed and tops in the country in turnovers. The Commodores, despite being held to 200 yards and only 1 conversion in 15 third-down attempts, left the stadium with a 16-14 victory.

While far short of the heroics and early triumphs of the Confederacy in the Civil War, Vanderbilt’s Southern contingent of players made some important history of their own.

1) They used a … Read more

Most people today, don’t know the difference between a digital book and an ebook. In fact, many people think they are one and the same. They couldn’t be farther from the truth. They are entirely different species of the same animal.

Digital books

Digital books, sometimes also called electronic books or PDF books, are scanned, digital facsimiles of standard printed, published books. You can think of them as enhanced copies of the actual hard or paperback books we have come to know and love.

When we are talking about the digital version of newer publications, they are pretty much identical to the original. When talking about old or even ancient publication, they are much better than any original you would find on the shelf of your local library. Since they are facsimiles of the original printing, this really increases quality and helps overcome the problems of many older books, such … Read more

If there’s anything we should have learned recently in the wake of 911, hurricane Katrina and Haiti, it’s that in spite of all the technology available to us there’s still a problem with effective communication during disasters. Experts are scratching their heads as emergency workers run around grasping to find a way to get messages to each other and to perform their jobs effectively, while the public shakes their collective heads at the appearance of chaos. It’s apparent to many the failures of cell phones, internet and even the mobile radios that occurred during Katrina still have not been addressed. Discussions of ramping up networks, adding towers for cell phones and making mobile phones compatible, have all been thrown into the mix of the proposed solutions, but the reality is all come with huge complications, the same unresolvable issues and high price tags. And, in this faltering economy, nobody has … Read more

The entertainment industry is now undergoing a transaction period and speed of the transformation is faster than what we have thought. In reality, this transaction is triggered by the rise of Internet as another viable alternative of Television media, which has long been touted as the best entertainment platform. Internet is offering a wide range of options to get entertained and among them live streaming video is gaining enormous popularity, thanks to its numerous advantages. As the popularity of live video streaming is spiraling up consistently, the concept of innovative advertisement has undergone a massive changed in the past few years.

Just few days ago, television commercials were considered to be the best medium to promote and to advertise but this concept has been turned inside out recently. No longer you have to advertise your products or services in the television media for seizing the attention of potential consumers, here … Read more