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Special Interest Sites Selected by the SYNERGY Employees:Amateur Sports
(general):
http://www.aausports.org
Founded in 1888, the Amateur Athletic Union has been a proud sponsor of over 50 Amateur
sports. AAU's mission is to offer amateur sports programs through a volunteer base for all
people to have a physical, mental, and moral development of amateur athletes and to
promote good sportsmanship and good citizenship
.simply put, "Sports For All,
Forever".
Canine Friends:
http://www.akc.org
Founded in 1884, the American Kennel Club has long been the nations leading
not-for-profit organization devoted to the study, breeding, exhibiting, and advancement of
purebred dogs. A major force on the international dog scene, the AKC operates the
worlds largest purebred-dog registry, affiliated with more than 4,300 U.S. dog
clubs, and approves and regulates over 15,000 dog events annually. (For more
..)
http://www.dog-play.com
Having fun with your dog
..Here is an introduction to some great things people to do
with their dogs. Most activities welcome all dogs, whether purebred or of mixed breed
heritage. Some of these activities are classed as "working dog" activities, but
are also done on a recreational basis, or as a public service. Some are purely
recreational in nature.
Cars:
http://www.pca.org
The Porsche Club of America offers driving opportunities, technical assistance and
camaraderie second to none. More than 138 chapters throughout the United States, Canada
and Germany permit you to choose from a wide range of Porsche activities including club
racing, driver education, restoration, and technical sessions, rallies, autocrosses,
tours, concours d'elegance, and an annual national convention.
Cigars:
http://www.top25cigar.com
The Internet's #1 unbiased cigar ratings and reviews forum.
Colleges:
http://www.jhu.edu
Johns Hopkins University
http://www.jmu.edu
James Madison University
http://www.mit.edu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
http://www.stevens-tech.edu
Stevens Institute of Technology
http://www.nadn.navy.mil
United States Naval Academy
http://www.colorado.edu
University of Colorado at Boulder
Computing:
http://www.zdnet.com/
Wide range of computing resources on news, product reviews, magazine articles, downloads,
etc.
Family:
http://www.familylife.com
FamilyLife is dedicated to bringing biblical principles to families so individuals and
couples might apply them in their lives and then pass them down from one generation to the
next. When this happens, the destiny of a family has forever changed. At the heart of
FamilyLife is a lay volunteer network of more than 10,000 couples. These volunteers have
caught the vision for saving marriages and families.
http://www.family.org
Focus on the Family began in 1977 in response to Dr. James Dobson's increasing concern
for the American family. Focus on the Family is now heard daily on over 4,000 broadcast
facilities worldwide. Dr. Dobson explores family issues, usually with one or more
recognized experts as guests. Other parts of the organization produce six additional
broadcasts, ten magazines sent to more than 2.3 million people a month, award-winning
books, films and videos. Focus also responds to as many as 55,000 letters a week, offers
professional counseling and referrals to a network of 1,500 therapists, and addresses
public policy and cultural issues.
Golf:
http://www.usga.org
The United States Golf Association (USGA) has served as the national governing body of
golf since its formation in 1894. A non-profit organization run by golfers for the benefit
of golfers, the USGA remains committed to promote policies and programs For The Good of
The Game.
http://www.golfweb.com
Site devoted to the game of golf including news, instruction, equipment, etc.
http://golf.com
Site devoted to the game of golf including news, instruction, equipment, etc.
Outdoors:
http://www.fishingclubs.com
Index to hundreds of fishing clubs and related activities.
http://www.nps.gov/parks.html
"...to promote and regulate the use of the...national parks...which purpose is to
conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to
provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them
unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations."
Photography:
http://www.adamsgallery.com
The home page of the Ansel Adams Gallery located within Yosemite National Park,
California. Ansel Adams was a renowned photographer and conservationist born in San
Francisco. A commercial photographer for 30 years, he made visionary photos of western
landscapes that were inspired by a boyhood trip to Yosemite. He won three Guggenheim
grants to photograph the national parks (1944--58). He developed zone exposure to get
maximum tonal range from black-and-white film.
Misc. Resources:
http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py or http://www.expediamaps.com
Lost? Print a map!
http://www.fedex.com/us/tracking/
Find your FedEx package!
Music:
http://www.parrotheads.com
Dedicated to the enjoyment of Jimmy Buffets music and related activities.
Sailing:
http://www.ussailing.org
US Sailing Association's mission is to encourage participation and
promote excellence in sailing and sailboat racing in the United States. US Sailing
Association is a member-based organization that accomplishes its mission through
volunteers and member organizations, supported by an administrative staff
.affirming
the principles of good sportsmanship, safety, fair play, equal opportunity and fun in
sailing for people of all ages and abilities.
http://www.cbyra.org
The Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing Association (CBYRA) was founded in 1914 to promote
fair yachting competition. The CBYRA is an organization comprised of over 75 member clubs,
more than 50 classes of racing sailboats, and over 1800 individual members from
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, and North Carolina. CBYRA
represents these clubs, classes and individual members to US Sailing. CBYRA is the fourth
largest such Association in US Sailing.
http://www.mariners.org
The Mariners' Museum, one of the largest international maritime museums in the world, is
dedicated to "preserving and interpreting the culture of the sea and its tributaries,
its conquest by man, and its influence on civilization." It is a nonprofit,
educational institution accredited since 1972 by the American Association of Museums.
International in scope, the collection is composed of more than 35,000 maritime items
including ship models, scrimshaw, maritime paintings, decorative arts, intricately carved
figureheads, working steam engines, and more. The museum is located at the intersection of
Warwick and J. Clyde Morris boulevards in Newport News, Virginia, between Williamsburg and
Hampton/Norfolk/Virginia Beach.
http://www.sailingindex.com
Index to hundreds of sailing-related educational resources, clubs, racing, equipment,
etc.
Softball:
http://www.softball.org
If it's information about the game of softball, the Amateur Softball Association (ASA) is
what you're looking for--fast pitch, slow pitch or modified, men's or women's, adult or
youth. Within this site you'll find valuable information in several areas
.whether
you're a player, coach, umpire, parent of a future Olympian, or just a softball fan!
Tennis:
http://www.usta.com
From its beginnings in 1881, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) has evolved
through more than a century of expansion and development into one of the leading national
governing bodies in the world
. "...to promote the development of tennis as a
means of healthful recreation and physical fitness; to establish and maintain rules of
play and high standards of amateurism and sportsmanship; to foster national and
international amateur tennis tournaments and competitions; to encourage, sanction and
conduct tennis tournaments and competitions under the best of conditions; and to
encourage, through tennis, the development of health, character and responsible citizenship."
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