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Golf isn't a video game and shouldn't aspire to be. There is too much emphasis on the spectacular and too little on the walk in the park. It's never going to work until the average golfer accepts it. Superintendents' hands are tied. The average golfer watches Augusta and sees all that green and that's what they want. - Tim Liddy, golf course architect Firefighter golf outing to honor nine Charleston firemen Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday will host the seventh annual FDNY 9-11 Memorial Golf Outing, May 18-21, 2008. The outing is the world’s largest firefighter golf benefit and has raised more than $60,000 for the families of fallen firefighters. More than 600 firefighters from 27 states and Canada are expected to participate on 30 Grand Strand area courses during the week. The 2008 tournament will be dedicated to the late Capt. Louis Mulkey and the Charleston, S.C., firefighters who lost their lives in a furniture store fire in West Ashley, S.C., last June. Mulkey had assisted with the Golf Outing each year by bringing members of his Charleston Fire Department to cook for all of the firefighters and their families at the picnic and awards ceremony. The FDNY 9-11 Memorial Golf Outing will honor Mulkey and the fallen Charleston firefighters in a special presentation at the April 21 picnic and awards ceremony. Created by former New York City firefighter Kevin O’Brien, the FDNY 9-11 Memorial Golf Outing raises money for The Thomas Elsasser Fund and a holding account for a non-line-of-duty national fund. "This event symbolizes what is special about being a firefighter," said O’Brien, director of the FDNY 9-11 Memorial Golf Outing. "The FDNY 9-11 Memorial Golf Outing was formed after Sept. 11, 2001, because we wanted to do something special for the countless firefighters who came to New York City to stand by our side during our time of need." Registration is open until May 10 and the $390 entry fee includes four nights of accommodations, three rounds of golf, a Wednesday afternoon picnic and a FDNY golf shirt. Firefighters are invited to register by calling 877-411-FDNY or visit FDNYGolf.com for more information.
Join your friends and neighbors during Earth Week by recycling unwanted electronics at collection events across the U.S., the EPA encourages consumers to use EPA’s Plug-In To eCycling partner programs to recycle cell phones, TVs, computers, and other electronics.
As a result of their collaborative efforts in 2007, Plug-In partners recycled or reused more than 47 million pounds of consumer electronics, mostly computers, televisions, and cell phones.  Register now for Bob Labbance fund raiser The event will be held Monday, June 23, at Ekwanok Golf Club in Manchester, Vt. And will include golf and auction. Registration is at 9:30 a.m., with an 11 a.m. shotgun start. Auction items to include rounds at; Atlantic Golf Club, N.Y.; Boston Golf Club (with Gil Hanse); Canterbury, Ohio; Erin Hills, Wis.; Fox Chapel GC, Pa.; Glen Club, Ill.; Half Moon Bay, Calilf.; Kingsley Club, Mich. (with Mike DeVries); Lake of Isles, Conn.; Long Cove, S.C.; Long Shadow, Ga. (w. Mike Young); Mountain Lake, Fla.; National Golf Links of America; Norwood Hills, Mo.; Pacific Dunes, Ore. (with Tom Doak); Renaissance Golf Club, Mass. (with Brian Silva); Sanctuary, Colo. (with Jim Engh – or at any course of his to be arranged); Secession, S.C.; Sevillano Links, Calif.; Southern Hills Plantation, Fla.; Sugarloaf Mountain Town & GC, Fla.; Tobacco Road, N.C.; Wintonbury Hills, Ct.; Yale GC, Conn. and additional courses/architects to be announced. In addition, there will be: a pair of tickets to 2009 U.S. Open, Masters memorabilia, Golf architecture books (signed), Caddie services by Tony Pioppi & Brad Klein for Ekwanok to be auctioned in advance. Live music will be provided by Lloyd Cole The event is co-sponsored by the American Society of Golf Course Architects, GCSAA, Golf Digest course raters, Golf Magazine course raters, Golfweek's Best course raters, the Seth Raynor Society, the Donald Ross Society, the Wayne Stiles Society, the Stanley Thompson Society, the A.W. Tillinghast Society and the Walter Travis Society. GCSAA supports NRPA summit GCSAA and The Environmental Institute for Golf will join seven other national organizations as a supporting organization for the National Recreation and Park Association's first-ever National Summit on Environmental Stewardship for People, Parks and Public Lands. The event, May 4-7, in Portland, Ore., will bring together leaders and advocates of parks, recreation, conservation and sustainable practices to address the challenges of building environmental stewardship and advancing local leadership in sustainability. The other supporting organizations are (The American Society of Landscape Architects, The Children and Nature Network, The Conservation Fund, The Environmental Protection Agency's Greenscapes Program, The National Wildlife Federation, The Outdoor Industry Association and The Student Conservation Association. Learn more about the summit and how to register. Take a virtual tour of the National Hurricane Center A tour of the NOAA National Hurricane Center is now as close as your computer with the inauguration of a new virtual online tour of the famous forecast center.
Included in the virtual tour are the National Hurricane Center operations, the Tropical Analysis Forecast Branch operations, the Chief Aerial Reconnaissance Coordination - All Hurricanes, the Federal Emergency Management Agency liaison, Media & Seminar, NOAA Miami Regional Library, and the Miami National Weather Service forecast office. "The center is busiest during the hurricane season, but is staffed every day around the clock during the offseason as well." said Chris Burr, director of the Tropical Analysis Forecast branch. "Visitors to the site will learn why this is so important, especially for marine interests." Winning photos show passion for the environment |
The tour provides panoramic views of different areas of the facility, accompanied by audio and text descriptions. "This is an especially useful tool for students who are learning about tropical cyclones and weather forecasting," said Bill Read, director of NOAA’s National Hurricane Center. "It also shows how the different branches of our facility work together for the best possible forecasts."
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