Etiquette

St. Charles Parks: Youth golf programs available (Kane County Chronicle)

13 May 2008

PGC Junior Golf Clinic This clinic is designed to introduce juniors, ages 8 to 14, to the game of golf. It will cover the basics of the golf swing, etiquette, rules and safety. Clubs can be provided if necessary. Register at the Pottawatomie Golf Course pro shop, 845 N. 2nd Avenue. Deadline is May 31. Class meets June 2-6 at the soccer fields on the corner of Dean Street and Peck Road. Three ...

The Hilton Family of Hotels Preps U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Hopefuls on Cultural Understanding for 2008 Beijing Games (Centre Daily Times)

13 May 2008

In the next few months, Team USA will train diligently for Beijing without even breaking a sweat. Hilton Hotels Corporation, official sponsor of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams, today announced it will extend its global hospitality expertise to U.S. Olympians and Paralympians - offering important tips on Chinese customs, culture and etiquette in preparation for the upcoming Beijing Games.

In Burma, a frustrated quiet (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)

13 May 2008

The Asian Highway should be jammed with a convoy of trucks carrying aid supplies from the Thai border west to the devastated Burmese commercial capital of Rangoon, 250 miles away. Instead, boys on inner tubes paddle across the Moei River, delivering Thai goods to Burmese waiting on the other side.