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An audio/video system (A/V system) for motor vehicles includes a ring local area network, a plurality of assorted audio/video appliances (A/V appliances), one or more output units, a control unit, and at least one operating unit. The A/V appliances transmit information about their available audio/video presentations to the control unit via the network. The available A/V presentations are displayed on a display independently of the appliances and divided into classes. The result of this is an appliance-independent user interface on the basis of which the user can select the presentations independently of the appliances. The user chooses a presentation such as a radio station independently of which frequency or which A/V appliance (analog radio receiver or DAB receiver) is used to receive it. The control software is of modular design.
1. An audio/video system, comprising:
a local area network having a data network, a control bus, and a plurality of nodes;
a plurality of audio/video appliances each having available audio/video presentations, said audio/video appliances respectively operatively connected to said plural nodes for transmitting information about the available audio/video presentations to said local area network;
at least one audio/video output unit for outputting audio/video signals;
a control unit having a control program and a memory which stores the information about the audio/video presentations transmitted by said audio/video appliances;
an operating unit connected to said control unit; and
a visual output unit operatively arranged for displaying the information about the available audio/video presentations independently of the audio/video appliances and dividing the information into classes.
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a first service module for selecting a suitable audio/video appliance for playing back the selected audio/video presentation;
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a third service module for connecting the network's node addresses stipulated by the selections of the first and second service modules; and
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(a) transmitting information about available audio/video presentations from the audio/video appliances to a control unit, the information including one or more classifications of the audio/video presentations;
(b) processing the information about the available audio/video presentations into classes using the classifications independently of the appliances;
(c) outputting the information about the available audio/video presentations which has been processed into classes independently of the appliances onto a visual output unit;
(d) selecting an audio/video appliance which is suitable for playing back a selected audio/video presentation;
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[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The invention relates to an audio/video system having a plurality of assorted audio/video appliances, in particular for motor vehicles or for home applications.
[0003] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0004] Various audio appliances and occasionally also video appliances are presently used in motor vehicles today. These are frequently separate appliances which are not connected to one another and are therefore operated separately. Although the appliances are sometimes connected to one another, it is generally possible to connect only particular appliances from a particular manufacturer to one another, which restricts the user severely when expanding the system. In the future, more audio and/or video appliances (A/V appliances) will be used in motor vehicles. Besides the radio receivers with cassette players and CD players which are already frequently installed in motor vehicles today, other A/V appliances which may be used include, by way of example, DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) players, DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) receivers and TV tuners. In addition, the number of output media may be significantly increased by headphone connections at the individual seats or by a number of displays. However, the increase in types of appliances that are arranged in one motor vehicle increases the complexity of operating these appliances and compatibility issues increasingly arise as more appliances are added. For example, radio programs may be received using either a conventional analog radio receiver or a digital DAB receiver. Therefore, the user must decide from which source he wants to obtain the desired audio and/or video presentation (A/V presentation) and to select the presentation using the appropriate user interface.
[0005] PCT Publication No. WO 99/35009 discloses a motor vehicle computer system having an audio entertainment system. The computer system provides an audio manager API (Application Program Interface), which permits the system to control the various audio sources without needing to know the specific hardware and implementation details. The computer system operates using an open operating system, particularly Windows CE.
[0006] European Patent Publication No. EP 0 932 132 A2 discloses a navigation system for motor vehicles which is linked to multimedia applications via an interface. The interface is likewise an API. To connect the multimedia application to the navigation system independently of the specific platform for the system used, appropriately suitable programming languages which are known per se are used such as, for example, Java.
[0007] The object of the invention is to provide an audio/video system (A/V system) including a plurality of audio and/or video appliances (A/V appliances) which is simple to operate and allows a user to select and use a selected audio/visual presentation of one of the plural A/V appliances.
[0008] The object of the present invention is achieved by an A/V system having a local area network containing a data network and a control bus and a plurality of nodes, a plurality of assorted A/V appliances respectively connected to the plural nodes of the local area network and designed for transmitting information about their available audio and/or video presentations (A/V presentations) via the local area network. The A/V presentations may, for example, include informative and/or entertainment presentations. The A/V system further includes at least one audio and/or visual output unit (A/V output unit) for audio and/or video signals, a control unit having a control program and a memory which stores the information about the available A/V presentations which have been transmitted to the control unit from the A/V appliances, an operating unit connected to the control unit, and a visual output unit which displays the information about the available A/V presentations independently of the A/V appliances, the display of information being divided into classes.
[0009] The local area network is arranged in a motor vehicle or a home. The local area network includes a data network and a control bus. In addition, the local area network has nodes to which the A/V appliances may be connected. The local area network may advantageously be in the form of a ring network, more specifically an optical ring network. In this context, particular preference is given to an inherently known optical network based on the optical technology standards Domestic Digital Bus (D2B) or Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST). The essential features of MOST technology are optical data transmission via plastic optical fibers in a ring topology with a large bandwidth which is currently 22.5 Mbit/s. Both control commands and status information are transmitted. Furthermore, it is possible to transmit both data streams, for example for audio and video applications, and data packets for graphics or navigation.
[0010] Besides the currently available A/V appliances such as radio receivers, cassette players and CD players or CD changers which are in widespread use in motor vehicles, the A/V appliances contemplated by the present invention further include a TV tuner, a DVD, a DAB appliance, and any other A/V device which is installable in a moto vehicle. According to the present invention, the A/V appliances each transmit information about their available A/V presentations via the ring local area network. If the A/V appliance is a radio receiver, the information about the available A/V presentations includes, for example, the names of the radio stations which can be received and information about the presentations transmitted by the respective radio stations, such as news, sport reports, music, traffic reports, etc. This information is already being transmitted by today's radio stations in the (Radio Data System) RDS message. If the A/V appliance is a CD player, the information about the available A/V presentations may include the music titles on an inserted audio CD.
[0011] The A/V system has at least one A/V output unit and preferably includes a plurality of A/V output units. Besides the loudspeakers which are normally installed in the vehicle, the output units may include headphones at the individual seat positions in the motor vehicle. The individual headphones allow each passenger to receive an individual audio program. In addition, a plurality of displays may be provided in the motor vehicle such as, for example, a front display for the front seat passenger and a rear display for the rear seat passengers. In conjunction with the headphones, various video presentations may thus also be used by the passengers.
[0012] The central component of the A/V system according to the present invention is a control unit having a control program and a memory which stores the information about the available A/V presentations which have been transmitted from each of the A/V appliances to the control unit. At least one operating unit for the system is connected to the control unit. In addition, a visual output unit is connected to the control unit. The visual output unit may be one of the displays already mentioned above which is also used as an A/V output unit. However, the visual output unit may also be a separate display screen designed only for displaying the information required to operate the system. The separate display screen may, for example, be arranged on the at least one operating unit. According to the invention, the visual output unit displays the information about the available A/V presentations independently of the appliances and divides the information into classes. Since the display of information is independent of the various A/V appliances, the user is not required to look at each individual A/V appliance to select a desired A/V presentation. Instead, the user receives a full overview of the available A/V presentations divided into classes to achieve a clear mode of representation. The information about the class to which an A/V presentation belongs may be transmitted directly from the A/V appliances to the control unit. However, the information transmitted from the A/V appliances about the available A/V presentation may also be processed further in the control unit by a suitable computer program. For example, a radio receiver may transmit the information that it has a particular station available which transmits traffic information. However, the control unit may assign traffic information to a "Reports" class together with other information presentations, such as news.
[0013] In addition, an appliance may also transmit a plurality of information items about the content of an A/V presentation. By way of example, a radio station may be identified as a supplier of traffic reports, news and music. Accordingly, an individual A/V presentation may be represented in different classes. Such processing of the transmitted information is also performed by the control unit.
[0014] In a further embodiment, the information about the A/V presentations may be in an output form in which each class contains at least one subclass (i.e., option). In this embodiment, the classes, the options for a selected class and also names for the individual A/V presentations in the selected class and option are displayed. Both the class and the option are in the form of so-called prototypes, i.e. they can be expanded as desired. The classes may include "Type", "Title" or "Station". The options for the "Type" class may, for example, include "Action", "Pop", "Classical", "News" etc. The associated names of the A/V presentations may, for example, be the name of a radio station or the title of a CD inserted into the CD player. If the "Title" class is selected, the options may comprise, for example, "CD", "Side A" or "Side B" or a data medium name. Names of the A/V presentations in this regard are title names such as music titles. Options which may be cited for the "Station" class are "Radio" or "TV", the names of the A/V presentations denoting the individual stations.
[0015] According to the present invention, the control unit is used to select one of the available A/V presentations independently of the appliances. If a user has selected a particular radio station at the control unit using the "Type" class and the "Pop" option, the radio station is automatically retrieved by the control unit and is output via the audio output unit without the user needing to know or select the receiving appliance.
[0016] The A/V system has a plurality of A/V output units for A/V signals which may be selected via the operating unit. Accordingly, the operator can change over from the "Loudspeakers" output unit to the "Headphones" output unit. If the A/V system has a plurality of operating units, conflicts may arise in which different users may choose different output units for the same A/V presentation or the same output unit for different A/V presentations. To avoid these conflicts, each operating unit has a priority allocated to it. A selection made using an operating unit having relatively low priority may be modified only by an operating unit having the same or higher priority. For example, the operating unit for the driver is assigned the highest priority and the operating unit for the front seat passenger is assigned the second highest priority, while the operating units for the rear seat passengers are assigned a relatively low priority. If the driver selects a station for the playback of traffic information and wants to have the traffic information output via the loudspeakers, then neither the front seat passenger nor the rear seat passengers can send another A/V presentation to the Loudspeakers output unit.
[0017] The same A/V presentations may be provided by different A/V appliances in the overall system. The same music title may be available on an inserted CD and on an audio cassette. The same radio station may be available both via the analog radio receiver and via the digital DAB system. In this case, the user can manually select which appliance is to output the chosen A/V presentation via the output unit. However, priorities may be assigned to the A/V appliances themselves. In this embodiment, if the same A/V presentation is available from a plurality of appliances, the A/V appliance with the highest priority is connected to the output unit. Thus, a higher priority may be allocated to the DAB receiver than to the analog radio receiver or a higher priority may be allocated to the CD player than to the cassette player because of the superior playback quality.
[0018] In addition, the A/V system according to the present invention reduces the volume of the output when the chosen A/V presentation is being changed so that the transition is made at a reduced volume. This is known as a "soft mute". In this context, after a new selection is made, the volume is first reduced, the change of presentation to be output is then made, and finally the volume is increased back to the original value.
[0019] The local area network for the A/V system according to the present invention is an open system, i.e., appliances from a wide variety of manufacturers may be integrated. To this end, the system has virtual interfaces, such as the known Application Program Interfaces (APIs).
[0020] The control unit includes a control program with a plurality of service modules which are produced in a platform-independent language. In this case, the preferred programming language is Java and to the Java-based Jini™ technology from the company Sun Microsystems using object-oriented programming methods. Java programs are translated by a compiler into a so-called byte code which can be executed using any microprocessor having a byte code interpreter, which provides the desired flexibility in terms of different A/V appliances.
[0021] The control program contains a first service module (Provider Service) to ensure that a suitable audio or video appliance is selected for playing back the chosen A/V presentation.
[0022] In addition, a second service module (Terminal Service) is arranged for selecting and managing the output units. A third service module (Network Service) is used to connect the network's node addresses stipulated by the selection of second and third service modules, i.e., the Provider Service and of the Terminal Service. In addition, there is a fourth service module (Rendering Service), which requests the operation of the other service modules. The control program also contains a registration module for registering newly connected A/V appliances.
[0023] An inventive method according to the present invention for operating a local multimedia system having a plurality of assorted A/V appliances has the following method steps:
[0024] transmitting information about available A/V presentations from the A/V appliances to a control unit, the information including one or more classifications of the available A/V presentations,
[0025] processing the information about the available A/V presentations into classes independently of the appliances using the classifications,
[0026] outputting the information about the available A/V presentations which has been processed into classes independently of the appliances on a visual output unit,
[0027] selecting an A/V output unit which is suitable for playing back the A/V presentation selected independently of the appliances using an operating unit,
[0028] connecting the selected A/V appliance to the selected A/V output unit, and
[0029] playing back the selected A/V presentation via the selected A/V output unit.
[0030] The processed information about the available A/V presentations has, as already mentioned, a class, a subclass (option) and a name. In one specific embodiment, the control program in turn has the Provider Service module, the Terminal Service module, Rendering Service module, and the Network Service module already mentioned above. The class, option and name selected by a user are transferred to the Rendering Service module. The Rendering Service module queries the registration module for a provider (A/V appliance) which can play back the content of the selected A/V presentation. When the provider found, the type of medium and the node address of the found provider is supplied to the Rendering Service module. This information can be used to request a suitable A/V output unit via the Terminal Service module. Finally, the Network Service module receives the request to connect the two node addresses to one another.
[0031] Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the drawings are designed solely for purposes of illustration and not as a definition of the limits of the invention, for which reference should be made to the appended claims. It should be further understood that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale and that, unless otherwise indicated, they are merely intended to conceptually illustrate the structures and procedures described herein.
[0032] In the drawings, wherein like reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several views:
[0033]FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an A/V system having the ring network structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;
[0034]FIG. 2 is a front view of an operating unit with a display showing a first classification;
[0035]FIG. 3 is a view of the display as in FIG. 2 showing a second classification;
[0036]FIG. 4 is a view of a display as in FIG. 2 showing a third classification;
[0037]FIG. 5 is a view of a display having a second appliance-independent output format; and
[0038]FIG. 6 is a view of a display having a third appliance-independent output format.
[0039]FIG. 1 shows the structure of an A/V system according to the present invention. An optical network 1 connects together a plurality of assorted A/V appliances 2-7, a plurality of output units 8-11 and a control unit 12, which are connected to nodes 13 in the optical network 1. The optical network 1 contains a media data network 30 which permits it to route data streams. In addition, the optical network 1 contains a control bus 31 for sending commands to the nodes 13 in the network 1. In the illustrative embodiment, the optical network 1 is an optical ring produced using Media Oriented Systems Transport (MOST) standard technology. Alternatively, other standards such as Domestic Digital Bus (D2B) may also be used. The A/V appliances 2-7 provided in the illustrative embodiment are, more specifically, a CD changer 2, an analog radio receiver 3, a DAB receiver 4 for digital radio reception, a cassette player 5, a TV receiver 6 and a DVD player 7. It should be noted that for purposes of this specification and claims, the phrase audio/visual (A/V) relates to devices that output audio and/or video signals. The output units provided include two monitors 8, 9, a loudspeaker system 10 and headphones 11. The control unit 12 has two operating units 14, 15 connected to it. The operating unit 14 is connected to the control unit 12 by a hard-wired connection and operating unit 15 is connected to the control unit 12 by a wireless connection. Of course, both operating units 14, 15 may be connected by a hard-wired connection or a wireless connection. The wireless connection may be effected, for example, via an infrared interface or via a short-haul radio link such as the Bluetooth method. presentation and at least one classification. For the CD changer 2, the title of the inserted CD and also the titles of the individual pieces of music and a classification for these pieces of music, such as "Rock", "Pop" or "Folk music", are transmitted. This information may be stored on the CD itself. However, the CD may also be identified by a key (e.g. TotalTrackTime*Tracks) and the information about the CD may be taken from a database.
[0040] For the analog radio receiver 3 and the DAB receiver 4, the names of the received radio stations and identifiers for the programs broadcast by these radio stations are transmitted. The program contents may, for example, have the classification such as News, Traffic reports, Music etc. This information is already transmitted from transmitter installations to the radio receiver for the most part using the Radio Data System (RDS) signal.
[0041] The TV receiver 6 also provides information about the receivable stations and their program contents. In addition, television programs may also be obtained over the Internet, for example, together with information about program contents.
[0042] The DVD player 7 transmits information including the title of a movie stored on the inserted data medium and the classification for the movie. This information may likewise be stored on the storage medium itself or may be obtained from a database.
[0043] In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, classifications for individual presentations such as radio stations may also be stored in the control unit, which obviates the need for transmission of the classification in this case. In addition, not all the connected A/V appliances 2-7 need to transmit detailed information regarding classifications for the available A/V presentations. For example, it may be sufficient for the CD changer 2 to transmit the titles of the music such as "Title 1", "Title 2".
[0044] The information transmitted from the A/V appliances 2-7 about the available A/V presentations is processed further in the control unit 12. This allows an A/V presentation such as a radio station to be assigned to a plurality of classes. The classified A/V presentations are displayed on displays 16, 17 on the operating units 14, 15 independently of the appliances. The keypads 18, 19 may be used to select one of the A/V presentations. In addition, the output unit may also be chosen. This information is again transmitted to the control unit 12. The control unit 12 then selects one of the A/V appliances 2-7 which has the desired A/V presentation available. A desired radio station may, for example, be provided both via the analog radio receiver 3 and via the DAB receiver 4. Each of the A/V appliances is assigned a priority. Therefore, when the desired presentation is provided by a plurality of the A/V appliances 2-7, the A/V appliance having the highest priority is selected. Stipulation of such priorities is always useful when a plurality of appliances have similar presentations available. In general, the A/V appliance expected to have the highest playback quality is assigned the highest priority and will be selected. The A/V appliance selected by the control unit 12 is then connected to the selected output unit. For an audio playback, the output unit may be the headphones 11. The program from the radio transmitter chosen by the operator is now transmitted from the DAB receiver 4 to the headphones 11 and is output via the latter, for example.
[0045] A control program 32 runs the control unit 12 and is of modular design. The control program contains a module called the registration module 33, where all the available services of the system are registered. The services required are also requested in the register. If the user has selected an A/V presentation, then the class, the option and the name of this presentation are transferred to the so-called "Rendering Service" module 37. The Rendering Service module 37 asks the Provider Service module 34 for a provider, i.e., one of the A/V appliances 2-7 which can play back the selected A/V presentation. The A/V appliance which is found by the "Provider Service" module 34 supplies the type of medium and the node address to the Rendering Service module 37. This information is used to request a suitable A/V output unit via the Terminal Service module 35 stipulating the A/V output unit. If a plurality of output units are available, the user chooses the desired output which is accepted taking into account possible priorities. Finally, a further module of the control program called the Network Service module 36 receives a request from the Rendering Service module 37 to connect the two node addresses for the selected A/V appliance and for the selected output unit.
[0046] The operating units 14, 15 are also used to enter the Start, Stop and Volume information and to forward this information to the appropriate A/V appliance and/or output unit. In the illustrative embodiment, two operating units 14, 15 are provided. The operating unit 14 may be permanently installed in the vehicle and is allocated to the vehicle driver. The operating unit 15 is a remote control which may also be used by any of the passengers. The operating units 14, 15 are provided with a priority, the operating unit 14 associated with the vehicle driver having a higher priority than the operating unit 15. Requests made using the operating unit 14 cannot be overwritten by the operating unit 15. Such a hierarchical arrangement of the operating units avoids conflicts when selecting A/V appliances or output units.
[0047] In addition, the A/V system of FIG. 1 may also include a navigation system for motor vehicles. The CD changer 2 may therefore also be used for reading map data stored on a CD.
[0048] According to the present invention, the A/V presentations are divided into classes and are displayed independently of the appliances for the purpose of selection. This can be seen in more detail from FIG. 2 which shows the operating unit 14. The display 16 shows the available classes "Station", "Type", "Reports" and "Title". Reports may, for example, include information which is not continuously available, i.e., information which is not available as a continuous data stream. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the "Reports" class has been selected. The selection of the "Reports" class is shown in FIG. 2 by underlining. In actual operating units, the selected class may be identified in various ways, for example using a different color or using a colored background. The display 16 shows the options available for the selected "Reports" class. These options are the "News", "Traffic" and "Alarm". The "Traffic" option has been selected in the illustrative embodiment shown. This option denotes data sources providing information about current traffic holdups. The column under the heading Name now lists the data suppliers available for the "Traffic" option. In the illustrative embodiment, these are three radio stations HR3, SWR3 and FFH. The station HR3 has been selected. In this context, the selection is made independently of the appliances. That is, the user does not need to think about which of the available A/V appliances is used to present and receive the supplier of traffic reports HR3.
[0049] The bottom area of the display 16 lists the available output units which include the vehicle's loudspeaker system, headphones, a monitor on the front seat passenger's side and a monitor for the rear seats. In FIG. 2, the output appliance chosen was the loudspeaker, and hence an audio output source.
[0050] By showing the available A/V presentations, put into order by class, option and name, and listing the available output appliances, an appliance-independent user interface is created. This allows the user to operate all appliances using one interface so that the user does not have to tackle different operating concepts for the individual appliances. In other words, the present invention allows the various A/V appliances 2-7, which may be made by different manufacturers, to operated as a system, not as individual components. In this case, a wide variaty of classes and options may be used as well as a wide variety of difference appliances. The type of A/V appliances are limited only by which can be connected in the overall system. The concept is implemented in software terms using the inherently known platform-independent programming language Java or another appropriately suitable programming language, or using Jini™ technology, which is based on Java.
[0051] Besides the display 16, the operating unit 14 has operating elements 20 to 23. The operating element 20 is for starting playback and the operating element 21 is for ending playback. Operating element 22 is for setting the volume and the operating element 23 may be used to indicate and select the selection options shown on the display 16. The operating element 23 may, for example, be a rotary/push-in controller.
[0052]FIG. 3 shows the display 16, when a different class and option are selected. In this case, the "Station" class has been selected. The "Station" class includes the two options "Radio" and "TV". For the "Radio" selection shown here, the Name column again lists the available radio stations.
[0053]FIG. 4 shows the display 16 in which the "Type" class has been selected. The "Type" class contains a number of options, denoted "PTY1" to "PTY4". This abstract manner of portrayal involves the classifications, known from the RDS system, for radio stations' program contents. Instead of the notation "PTY1" to "PTY4", a clear text display may also be used. The conversion from the RDS notation to the clear text display may be done in the control unit. In FIG. 4, the radio station providing the desired option "PTY2" is then displayed in turn under Name. The output appliance chosen, in this example, was "Headphones 2".
[0054]FIG. 5 shows the display 16 with a different output format. In this format, each of the fields Class, Option, Name and Output unit has an associated pull-down menu. This format is known from PC applications. The menus may be opened by selecting the menu. Once the menu is selected, the contents of that menu may be made. In the example, the menu for the output units is open.
[0055]FIG. 6 shows a further output format for the display 16. The fields for Class, Option, Name and Output unit have an associated window on the display, with a respective field element now being displayed. The field elements can be browsed by scrolling through the different lists of fields and selected.
[0056] The invention has been explained in more detail with the aid of an illustrative embodiment. The person skilled in the art will be able to make modifications, particularly with regard to the network specifically used or to the implementation of the control program in terms of software, without departing from the invention's novel basic idea.
[0057] Thus, while there have shown and described and pointed out fundamental novel features of the invention as applied to a preferred embodiment thereof, it will be understood that various omissions and substitutions and changes in the form and details of the devices illustrated, and in their operation, may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, it is expressly intended that all combinations of those elements and/or method steps which perform substantially the same function in substantially the same way to achieve the same results are within the scope of the invention. Moreover, it should be recognized that structures and/or elements and/or method steps shown and/or described in connection with any disclosed form or embodiment of the invention may be incorporated in any other disclosed or described or suggested form or embodiment as a general matter of design choice. It is the intention, therefore, to be limited only as indicated by the scope of the claims appended hereto.
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Kyra, Our trip was great, the courses were wonderful and our driver was outstanding. We feel all this was because of two things, the fun people we travelled with and the travel provider we used. Of the 8, 7 have never been to Ireland. 8 want to go back in 2015. It truly was a spectacular trip. I am very grateful to have been introduced to you and JD Golf Tours. C Brozek Oct'14
Riceal, I am so glad to have chosen JD Golf Tours to handle our golf trip to Ireland. From day one meeting both you and Danny at the airport it was welcoming and professional. Because of you our time in Ireland was a joy! Vaughan Lodge was outstanding. You now have 8 reps in the USA lauding you and JD Golf Tours. Fondest regards B Campbell Sept '14
Hi Riceal, Everything worked our prefectly, well planned and well-coordinated. Joe was fantastic and the weather could not have been better. Thank you again for all your efforts. Best, K Connor Sept'14
Hi Riceal, The trip was great - we had a wonderful time. The logistics worked out prefectly, as did the weather and John was a wonderul traveling companion as our driver. Regards T Jessop Sept '14
Hi Kyra
Thanks again for all your work on our trip the boys had a fantastic time.
J Pare Sept '14
Hi Riceal, Just want to let you know what a great time we had. The courses in Southport were beautiful! Always wish we could play better.... Angela was a terrific driver for us too. Very hospitable and made us feel welcome and at home. Thanks for setting everything up and we'll start figuring out the next trip. C Bacic Sept '14
Hi Riceal, Our trip to Ireland has been a wonderful experience and your help in recovery the lost item makes it even more memorable. With the recovery of the range finder we are even more impressed with the wonderful spirt of the Irish people. A Watson Sept '14
Hi Riceal, It was a great trip and I appreciated everything you did to make it happen. Our drivers were terrific and hotels very fine. All the courses were superb. It was a fantastic trip and I would recommend you without pause. J Parrot Sept '14
Hi Kyra, We had a blast! I love Ireland and all of its beauty. Thanks for all of your help and it was so great to meet you. I hope our paths will cross again and always know you have a friend in North Carolina. T Brock Sept '14
Hello Riceal,
Thank you for arranging our trip. Everything was superb and the European Club was magnificent. Thank you for everything.
J Sullivan Sept '14
Kyra, We all want to thank you for all your wonderful planning and excellent itinerary. Everyone said it was their best golf trip ever and loved every day. We hope to come back some day and will recommend you to anyone who wants to golf in Ireland. T Muche Sept'14
Kyra, I want to thank you for such a wonderful golf trip. Everything went exactly to plan. All arrangements were prefect and we were warmly welcomed at each location. I would like you to especially thank our driver Martin for all he did for us. I've recommended you to several of my friends who are considering a golf trip to Ireland next year. B Lewis Sept'14
Kyra, We reached unanimous agreement the trip you organised was exceptional. The golf & hotel arrangements exceeded our expectations, we enjoyed the restaurants, pubs & sightseeing adventures you recommended. We will remember our Irish golfing trip as a lifetime highlight & will certainly recommend your professional services to our friends. P Zeiss Sept'14
Kyra, Our Scotland golf trip was wonderful. Some colleagues questioned my using an Irish Travel specialist to book a Scotland trip, they ended by singing your praises. The golf courses and hotels you had selected were extactly what we wanted. And the Old Course ballot came through. Your efforts made the trip a wonderful experience. J Burns Sept'14
Kyra, Thank you so much for all of your help and advice for our stay at Trump Doonbeg. We had a great time, the golf was fun and the hotel was fantastic. Laura and I look forward to meeting you when you are in California next! J Kawaja Sept '14
Kyra, We are having a great time, we had a gorgeous day at Old Head yesterday. Our driver Brian is great. The Killarney Park is very nice and everyone is so helpful. You have been great, can't thank you enough for all you have done to make our trip special. If anyone asks in the States, we will give them your info. Scotland next time. B Jones Sept '14
Hi Riceal, Our trip was perfect! We wouldn't hesitate to recommend JD Golf Tours to any of our friends. You did a wonderful job of meeting all our needs. Colm was the perfect driver, polite, professional & fun. You picked a wonderful assortment of golf courses and hotels. We felt we had a total "Irish" experience. Thank you for a trip of a life time. C Lyons Sept '14
Kyra, thank you for all you did in preparing one of the best vacations we ever had. From beginning to end you covered every detail just prefectly! We loved Ballyfin. Another favorite aspects was our driver. Con's pride in your country, coupled with his deep knowledge & understanding enriched our trip in many ways. Ireland is a beautiful country. We wil be back B Futch Aug '14
Hi Kyra, James Swift and company had a great time - would not have changed a thing. Weather was the best we ever had. Until next time. K Renshaw Aug 2014
Dear Kyra, What a trip and I want to thank you for all your help, it was perfect and we all just had a wonderful time, hopefully we will make it back to Ireland. Thanks again for everything. M Peek Aug'14
Hi Kyra, This was a trip Dan had been planning with you for over a year. So much full a "dream trip" for us. Thanks to you for all your amazing connections, the properties everywhere were wonderful. We were treated wonderfully everywhere, the golf was great, weather warm, a trip we will remember for a lifetime! It was a pleasure to meet you. J Hejtmanek Aug'14
Hi Kyra, Thanks for all you do to make our trips so special. K Renshaw Aug '14
Hi Kyra, We were so happy to finally meet you at Trump Doonbeg. Our vacation in Ireland was so well arranged-everything went exactly as planned. Con was a teffic driver and also a pleasure to travel with for a week. Everyone was gracious at every stop. The entire trip exceeded our expectations. We look forward to visiting again soon! N Fore Aug '14
Kyra, yet again all I can say is "what a wonderful trip" and "Thank you". Chris and I spent the entire week saying that each day was better than the previous one. And of course the stories of people we met were limitless. I keep telling people that if they are going to Ireland they MUST talk to you. Thanks again D Hinchcliff Aug '14
Kyra, we had an absolute blast in Ireland. Your coordination of transport, hotels, restaurants and golf was to absolute prefertion. I sincerely hope we will be back to you in the next five years for a longer stint. Enjoy the Open. C Brundige July '14
Kyra, I think I speak for all 4 of us that this wan an outstanding 8 days and couldn't have imagine changing anything from what you put together for us. The hotels, golf and driver were simply outstanding. I will definitely pass along your details to friends. Thanks again and well done. G Kegler July '14
Hi Kyra, Just wanted to drop you a line and say thank you, all went very well. Hotel and Courses were all as expected and in some cases better. Coach company and driver were efficient and friendly. So all good, will certainly go with JD Golf Tours again. M Spicer July '14
Hi Riceal, thank you very much for arranging our golf tour. The hotels and golf tours were excellent. The hospitality and food were superb which made for a very enjoyable holiday. Many thanks for arranging such a smooth trip. Regards M Trembeth June 2014
Kyra, Thanks for putting together a great trip in the Highlands Scotland. I loved all the places we played although we lost the most balls at Royal Aberdeen! Castle Stuart was amazing. It was fascinating to play the historical course, Royal Dornoch. We even made it to the Glen Morangie distillery tour. Thanks again T Lopez June 2014
Hello Kyra, We had a great time in Scotland. All the courses were very good, we did not have a drop of rain. We met many friendly and interesting people. Thanks for all your help and I hope we will need you again maybe Northern Ireland or South West Ireland. W Brown June 2014
Kyra, The trip was awesome, everyone had a great time. Pat the driver was very good and accommodating. The golf was all very good. Your planning and attention to detail was second to none. We would certainly use your expertise on our next trip, maybe Northern Ire / Scotland. I will certainly make recommendations to use your services. M Morita June '14
Dear Riceal, Ireland trip was a great sucess due to your careful planning and itinerary, especially the weather. We loved all the accommodations and golf courses. Everyone was very nice, friendly and helpful. The reception at Killarney Park was exceptional. Top notch job you did, we will definitely recommend you. Thank you I Snowberger June '14
Hi Kyra, We arrived home safely to Hawaii. We want to thank you for setting up such a nice trip for us. Our driver Pat was fantastic. We had a great time and enjoyed just about the most beautiful weather in the history of Ireland. Thank you. A Kuioka June '14
Hello Kyra, A good time was had by all! Everything went like clockwork so thanks for your attention to detail. We were upgraded at the Old Course Hotel St Andrews. Sent you a little thank you it will arrive separtately. W Abraham June '14
Hi Riceal, great organization, fantastic trip and weather much better than expected. Our coach driver John was very service minded and tried to go the extra mile. Hotel was very good and value for money. We rank the golf clubs from Kingsbarn & Castle Course as superb, Balcomie & Old Course as very special. New & Jubilee good. Until next time Best Bo May '14
Hi Riceal, The entire trip was fabulous. You did a remarkable job arraning fantastic hotels. Our drive Dennis was a delight and really made the trip memorable. We ended up having two Gatherings with 36 Monaghans in Mulligar and 8 Rathertys in Dublin! We couldn't have done this without you and appreciate all your efforts. Until next time Mary McCarthy Oct '13
Riceal, We had a wonderful & special time during our family vacation in Ireland. It was such a joy to travel with our McCarthy cousins. Each of the lodgings were fabulous, our driver Dennis was wonderful, funny and helpful at all times. Thanks for all the planning, contacts & logistics to make it a memorable visit for us all. Best wishes The McCarthy Gathering Oct '13
Hi Kyra, the entire England trip was a smashing success from the several days in the London area, onto Southport and the memorable stay at the Royal Lytham & St Annes House, all of our guys had a most enjoyable time. All the accommodations were perfect and there was not a bad course on the trip. Thank you for providing such a great itinerary. J Bannister Oct'13
Hi Riceal, we had a marvelous trip. Every traveler was satisfield from the 4.5 year old to the 87 year old great grannie. Thanks a million. We loved Dennis and kept all the kittens in the box! The McCarthy Gathering was a great success. Thanks again. A McCarthy Oct '13
Riceal, we had a great time, we had a bit of rain in Cruden Bay, but the rest of the days were very good. Everybody is already thinking of next year. Will be in touch. Thank you for the organisation. C Lampert Oct '13
KD, you organised a very fine tour. As usual the driver was ideal & very friendly. On arrival at the European Club, we were greeted by the man himself Pat Ruddy who I recognised from various golf publications, we had an unbelieveable day, the European did everything in their power to make our day a memorable one. A jolly good tour, Scotland next year. H/Hounds Oct '13
Hi Kyra, Everyone had a wonderful time. Tim is an awesome guide, he did an amazing job handling each and every person. Golfers were very happy and accommodations were superb. Meeting you was a very nice surprise, it made the trip seem more personal for all the folks. Ireland & Scotland are wonderful places to visit. Hope to see you again. Marlene Oct '13
Hi Kyra, We had a wonderful time in Ireland. Our American friends loved everything. We have told lots of golfers about our trip and your company. The hotels were fabulous and we all enjoyed the golf. The food throughout Ireland was super and coach & driver was necessary, really made our trip special. Thanks for all the planning. T Monaghan Oct '13
Hi Riceal, We had a great time on the Scotland golf links. Thanks for the help arranging it. Will be back for sure. B Gass Sept 2013
Dear Kyra, Many thanks to you and your team for setting up the perfect trip for my group. We very much enjoyed wonderful golf, hospitality and hotels. The logistics of the trip went very well without too much driving and plenty of time to enjoy the beautiful country of Ireland. Please know that Brian was an excellent driver with great spirit & joy. Regards J Magee Sept '13
Hi Kyra, back home after a great trip. Itinerary was terrific & everything went smoothly. Had a wonderful time at Waterville, nice to see Noel & Miriam again. Everyone had a great time, especially Richard on his first trip. Already thinking of our next trip to Ireland. Many thanks for all your help, especially to you & Brian for the terrific evening at Doonbeg.T Dawson Sept
Riceal, Just a quick line to say how much we enjoyed our trip. The hotel was fantastic with very helpful staff. We were also very lucky with the weather. Many thanks for all your help. We're already planning another trip over so hope to be in touch again. Kind regards F Harper Sept 2013
Kyra, We had a fabulous time visiting Ireland. Mossie our driver was a great asset to us with his personal knowledge of the area. I have friends who intend to visit Ireland on a golf vacation and I will forward them to you. I look forward to visiting Ireland again and will be in touch when that time arrives. Thank you again for helping us plan our trip. S Costantino Sept '13
Thank you Riceal, you did a wonderful job putting this together. Everyone was very happy. We are starting to think of next year. Troon and Turnberry in Scotland. Maybe include the wives. Thanks again. T Dugan September 2013
Hello Riceal, Thanks for all your help on the trip. We had a great time. P Walsh September 2013
Hi Riceal, just wanted to say thank you for all your help with the trip, we had a great time. Already looking forward to the next trip! I will reach out to you if and when I can muster up some keen golfers for the next one. All the best J Schoen September 2013
Kyra, Just wanted to say thanks for organizing a great trip. The weather was fantastic and everybody had a termendous time. Thanks again and talk to you soon. Best regards D Nally September 2013
Kyra, many thanks to you for planning such a memorable trip to your beautiful Country. We all enjoyed it and your efforts made the trip for our group a once in a lifetime experience. Special thanks to Tim our driver as well, he is a gem and added so much to all that we did while in Ireland. Best wishes for your continued success. M Leisey Aug 2013
Kyra, I can't thank you enough for arranging such a truly great trip. Except for 6 holes on the back side of Ballybunion we had great weather. I think we drew the single best day of the year at Old Head what an amazing location for a golf course and a memorable way to end our trip. Tim our driver was excellent & truly contributed to the total experience. E Mattson Aug'13
Hi Kyra, Thanks for everything! We had a wonderful time! All the places, courses and people that went with them were spectacular! All the best, J Mahfouz Aug 2013
Kyra, We had a wonderful trip-the weather cooperated with very little rain, the golf courses were wonderful, the countryside is beautiful and the people were great. We got to meet up with the relatives and made it to the farm near Catherdanial. The trip was everything we had hoped. Thanks for arranging everything-the trip went so smoothly. L Janowki Aug 2013
Kyra, Just dropping you a note to thank you for a wonderful trip. The hotels, courses and transportation were all excellent. I truly enjoyed the trip. The logistics were perfect. I look forward to future trips coordinated by you and your team. P D'Avanzo Aug 2013
Kyra, Just a short note to say Thank You for organizing a great trip through N Ireland and Dublin last week. Having access to the best courses, some during "members only" time slots, speaks well of your contacts in the golf world. Accommodations in all three locations were excellent and your recommendation on Vanilla was spot on. Thanks again JJ Coneys Aug 2013
Hello Kyra, Thank you for putting together a great trip for us last week. Everything was suburb, although I wish I would have played better. Look forward to the trip later this month with the spouses. D Nally Aug 2013
Hi Kyra, Returned to NJ after a truly magnificent golf vacation. You can recommed the Ceann Sibeal on the Dingle peninsula for those who want to experience a less traveled tract. We all agreed that the small B&B we stayed there was exceptional in service and friendly hosts, Thank you for your help. P Malatesta June 2013
Kyra, it was great to see you after so many years. Thanks a million for always looking after our best interests on our golfing forays in Eire. G McGarry June 2013
Kyra, Scotland was wonderful JD Golf could not have done a better job. I can't speak highly enough for the trip you organised. The golf was fantastic but we did a lot more than that and you and your team organised it wonderfully. I would recommend JD to anyone travelling to Scotland for golf or sightseeing or both. Until next time. S Gamble June 2013
Hey Riceal, Everything was great. The courses, the accommodations, Chris our driver... all fantastic. Really appreciate all your help. Hope we can do it all over again! All the best G Lally June 2013
Kyra, Thank you so much for everything you did. We had a wonderful time. You did a great job with the weather! We had plenty of challenges but everone stayed well under 100! We are already talking about another trip back. You will be our first call. Many thanks for everything. A Gibson June 2013
Dear Kyra, We are in Dublin Airport awaiting our flight home and we just wanted to thank you for helping with a great tour. We were so impressed we are eager to come back. Everything worked out well. All in all the trip exceeded our hopes. Once again many thanks and cheers J Lozon May 2013
Kyra, On behalf of our entire group I wanted to thank you for helping to organize such an exceptional experience for us. Everything was absolutely awesome, the course, the hotels & 'Ger' it really was all prefect. We all left feeling that we been exposed to a great cross section of what Ireland has to offer including the full spectrum of weather! B Cott May 2013
Kyra, golf home last night and have to say this was a tremendous trip. The golf was terrific and I played well. The weater was magnificent, the Four Seasons in Dublin was great and the Irish people, I just can't say enough. Thanks for everything and we will be back. Hinchcliff May 2013
Riceal, The trip to Ireland was "the best golf trip ever" as quoted by many people in the group. Mr Zecchino is the host of the nationally syndicate radio show "Golf Talk Canada" which is broadcasted weekly on Canada's largest sports radio/tv network. He did a recap on air of the experience, will forward on the clip. Thank you for all your help.Merit Golf Vacations May '13
Hi Riceal, The trip was awesome, everyone had a great time, all loved the courses very much and the driver was excellent. Thank you very much for organizing, all good. Thanks for all your great assistance and I am sure we will touch base in the future. J Pannozzo Oct '12
Hi Kyra, Thanks for planning such a wonderful trip to Ireland. The accommodations, food, golf and vistas were all spectacular. We had a great time and couldn't of wished for better weather... would do it again in a a heart beat. All the best D Kirby Oct '12
Hi Kyra, Thank you for helping organise a fabulous trip. It was nice to meet you at the airport. The hotels were perfect and we certainly did appreciate the room upgrades at the Killarney Park, loved the bar there. The staff at each could not have been more welcoming and helpful. Restaruants were also terrific. Thanks again, it was a fun trip. A Hinchliff Oct '12
What a wonderful trip! Thank you for all your hard work. Ireland is beautiful and we had so much fun. The people were so friendly, the hotels were perfect and the food was fantastic at every restaurant. The golf courses were spectacular & the weather cooperated. Thanks again for all your help in plannng our trip. Hope to meet you again sometime soon. L Gay Oct '12
Hi Kyra, Thank you so much for an excellent trip. Everything was prefect - no issues at all. We all had a great time. I am glad we were able to steer our group to you. Thanks again and until next time. T Finger Sept '12
Kyra, I wanted to let you know now much we enjoyed our golf trip. The weather was cooperative, the lineup of courses was outstanding, not a weak sister in the bunch. Brian was wonderful, really made the trip go smoothly. Thanks for all you did and for going out of your way to meet us. Definitely want to do the England trip, will let you know. All the best J Riddick Sept'12
Kyra, Glad to say that we all made it home safe and sound. Once again, thank you for an outstanding job in helping make our trip a great success. Everyone was thrilled with all aspects of the journey, with a special mention for Tony our driver. Also a pleasure meeting you in person, thanks for making the trip to Lahinch. Until next time, D McCarthy Sept'12
Hi Kyra, Back home safe. Thanks for all that you and Gerald did to make our trip so wonderful. The weather was spectacular throughout. Everyone thought Doonbeg was the best place we stayed. Hope our paths cross one day here in Hawaii, that would be great, if not here then I'm just going to have to plan our next trip to your fair isle! Aloha G Nichols Sept'12
Kyra, I wanted to send an email and let you know how fabulous the trip was and how much everyone enjoyed the golf and accommodations. Old Head was worth the drive and wished we had more time to play another round. I will keep your details, if I know anyone heading to Ireland I will definitely give them your name. Thanks again for a lovely time, K Kunasek Sept'12
Hi Kyra, Back home, we had a wonderful time. Thanks for rearranging the ferry/rental car. The rental car guy had us follow him to Turnberry, he was worried we would get lost. The weather and courses were challanging at times. Turnberry and Gleneagles hotels were 1st class. I will highly recommonend your service to our friends. Best regards D Jackson Sept 2012
Hello Kyra, I just wanted to express my thanks to you for organizing a wonderful trip. The golf and the accommodations were top notch. I would certainly not hesitate to use JD again for future trips and will be recommending you to any of my colleagues looking to visit Ireland. All the best, F RITACCA AUG 2012
Kyra, Just a quick note to say what a great trip my son and I had to Ireland and to thank you for all of yours efforts to arrange the trip for us. Everything was superb, the courses were unforgettable and the hotels were deluxe. Thanks again for your help with a great holiday. C Ogburn Aug 2012
Hi Kyra, we are all back at regular duties after such a wonderful trip. Arrangements were flawless and much appreciated by all. It was a once in a lifetime trip having everyone together and exceeded everyone's expectations. We must be of a small group that travels with JD every year for over 20yrs. I will be back soon about next years golf trip. T Dawson 2012
Hi Kyra, Thank you so much for putting together such a wonderful trip. We all had a great time. It was so nice to meet you at the airport. In the future, when we plan Scotland, we will contact you. Thank you again for everything. N Porter (USA) July 2012
Kyra, I want to thank you so much for arranging such a wonderful trip to Scotland. Everyone in my group sends their thanks as well. I will recommend you to anyone I meet who is contemplating such a journey."Idyllic" was the word that kept coming to me thoughout the week. Ireland is next. All the best to you and thanks again. W Johnson (USA) May 2012
Riceal, Everything went really well, in fact outstanding. Hotels were excellent and John, our driver, was the very best. I cannot think of one thing you could have done better. I would not be surprised to hear from others over the years on future trips. Thanks for all your hard work and give my best to Bina. S Ardia (USA) June 2012
Riceal, Everything went very well and we really enjoyed Ireland. Joe was great and all the arrangements were prefect. We had absolutely no issues during the trip. I'll give you an A+ on setting up the trip. We will be back to play the courses in the southwest and I will definitely contact you to help plan the trip. D Kruep (USA) May 2012
Kyra, Despite not being able to travel to Scotland, I am getting great reviews from the 12 guys who went. Thank you once again for putting together a memorable golf trip. Not sure if a trip will be planned for 2012, most likely 2013. Many thanks again to you and JD Golf Tours. I will definitely refer others to JD golf. Best regards,
Peter Dancy
Kyra and Riceal, Thanks very much for setting up our trip. We had a great time and will have stories to tell for years to come. Eddie was a great bus driver. He suggested a number of places for diner that were just what we were looking for. If I hear of anyone looking to come play in Ireland I will make sure they contact you.
Thanks again, Pete Wick
Kyra, We enjoyed the Southport area and golf at Royal Birkdale, Formby and Wallasey. All venues were challenging and beautiful. The people at all three were very welcoming and gregarious. We enjoyed Southport and the Cambridge House. The food was excellent and the owners etc very accommodating. Thanks for all your efforts. Michael P Malone (USA)
Riceal, Just a note to let you know we are all back home and having withdraw symptoms from not being on a wonderful golf course. We had an awesome time. The accommodations and coordination you provided were all perfect for us. St Andrews Old on our last day was special. What a trip. Thanks for everything. F Tranor (USA)
Kyra, We had a wonderful time on our golf tour of Scotland. Thank you very much for giving us a once in a lifetime experience. Everything went well, no hitches. Great courses, great accommodations (too good for us) and an excellent driver. I will recommend you to all of my other golfing friends. Thanks again Andy Hajducky (USA)
Dear Kyra, I hope you enjoy (and will wear) a souvenir from our hometown - a Harley-Davidson jacket. Thanks for all your help on our recent trip. The Gang of 8. Sincerely William J. Abraham Jr (USA)
Kyra, We all had an absolutely terrific time! Our group is still raving about Ireland, it's people, food, golf courses, towns & countryside. Tom our driver became part of our family by week's end. He added so much to our trip with his anecdotes, knowledge & enthusiasm. We would like to thank you & your staff for all you did to make it a great experience. Renshaw(USA)
Dear Riceal, Our golf trip was spectacular. We enjoyed every minute, every hotel, every golf course. I even have an Irish accent now. I will recommend JD Golf Tours to my golf club for any up coming trips to Ireland. David Marlow USA
Kyra, Back in Norway after a fantastic time in Ireland. Excellent courses, nice hotel and comfortable car, we were very satisfied with your service. Filled with a lot of memories we look back and say thank you very much.Sveinung Juvsett, NORWAY
The folks who have been great in the past 4 years are JD Golf Tours, they are based in Shannon and have a tremendous knowledge of golf courses throughout Ireland and Scotland and are extremely adept at organising tours for small or large groups. Brian Mills (Cozen O'Connor LLP) UK
Dear Kyra Hard to believe we've been back from your wonderful country for almost a week. The trip was great and overall we had a terrific trip with our great accommodations being a key reason. So many thanks again for your hard work on our behalf. Will be in touch soon about Scotland.Tom Dawson, CANADA
Dear Riceal, Thank you very much for organising what proved to be a fabulous golf tour. Everywhere was lovely and everybody was so friendly and helpful. We certainly will be repeating the tour again next year.Paul Wood, UK
Riceal, Must tell you what a wonderful time we had in your beautiful, friendly country. Your accommodations were just great and the golf was wonderful. We'll be back.Douglas Aiken USA
Riceal, Lovely weather and grand trip overall! I will be returning to Ireland and will be contacting you. Thanks for all your help. As usual you were fabulous.Martin Lynch USA
Riceal, We had a great trip. Maybe the best ever. It was so nice to meet you again, thanks for coming to the airport. Thanks so much for all your hard work.Bruce Bolene, USA
Hi Riceal, Just a quick note to say thank you very much for organising our weekend in Dublin. We had a great time and will be contacting you again for next years trip.Jason Brooks, UK
Riceal, Thank you for your efforts in arranging my golf holiday to Scotland. Everything went very well and it was one of my most enjoyable visits. I am already starting to think about a visit to Ireland and/or Scotland next year.John Curran USA
Dear Kyra, I just wanted to drop you a line to thank you for the spectacular job you and your company did setting up our Golf Trip of Ireland. All the courses were spectacular and the accommodations were 1st class. Everything went perfectly at every stop. I have already recommended JD Golf Tours to several of my friends and look forward to doing it all again soon.Rick Wilemon, USA
Dear Kyra, I wanted to send this note to thank you for all you did to make our Scotland trip first class in all respects.Mike O'Connor ,USA
Hi Kyra, Just a short note to thank you for our great golf trip. Accommodations were great, Especially liked the Killarney Park where the staff was exceptional.Bob Salisbury, USA
Riceal, I just wanted to drop you a short email to thank you for making our golf trip to Ireland so great. I know of a great number of people and will certainly give them your details.Art Shields, USA
Kyra, Just a brief note to express our thanks for all your hard work on our behalf - it paid off "in spades" in a wonderful trip that we thoroughly enjoyed.John Broley, USA
Dear Bina, We have returned home safely from our holidays and would like to thank you for making all the arrangements, which ran extremely smoothly and without any hitches.Angela Trembeth, UK
Dear Kyra, Just wanted to let you know that our trip to Ireland went fantastically well! All of the details worked out beautifully. The weather was good, people friendly, food and accommodations excellent, drink better than excellent and the golf was beyond our hopes and expectations.John Vinton, UK
Dear Riceal, Back home and I want to thank you for putting together the most amazing golf holiday for us. Everything ran smoothly, we loved Ireland and found everyone friendly and most helpful. We'll be back.Sandra Raizon, AUSTRALIA
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Most of CAMPFIRE's lobbying effort has concentrated on the international ivory trade, yet the money received from ivory sales when Zimbabwe was finally permitted to sell ivory to Japan fell far short of the donor aid that funded its lobbying effort.
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Kelsey Conway, of Ventura was named a Presidents' Youth Leadership Award recipient. Below is the release from the AJGA:
USGA, AJGA Name 2008 Presidents' Youth Leadership Award Recipients
Smylie Kaufman, Kelsey Conway rewarded for exemplary community volunteerism
BRASELTON, Ga. — Smylie Kaufman, of Birmingham, Ala., and Kelsey Conway, of Ventura, Calif., were named the 2008 Presidents' Youth Leadership Award recipients, the United States Golf Association and American Junior Golf Association announced Wednesday.
This award was created to recognize one boy and one girl junior golfer who demonstrated leadership, character and community service through their involvement with the USGA AJGA Youth Leadership Club – a joint initiative founded in 2005 to further develop junior golfers through volunteerism. Previous winners include Katrina Delen-Briones, of San Francisco, and Adam Michel, of Orinda, Calif., in 2006, and Angela Villela, of Sylmar, Calif., and Joseph Suarez, of Richmond, Va., in 2007.
Kaufman and Conway will be honored and formally presented the award during the Rolex Dinner of Champions Thursday, July 3, 2008, during the Rolex Tournament of Champions at Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Ind. Additionally, they will each receive four tickets to a future U.S. Open of their choice, access to the USGA hospitality tent during the U.S. Open, and an automatic entry into the 2008 Rolex Tournament of Champions – one of the most prestigious junior golf events in the country.
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The USGA is the national governing body of golf in this country and Mexico, a combined territory that includes more than half the world's golfers and golf courses.
The Association's most visible role is played out each season in conducting 13 national championships, including the U.S. Open, U.S. Women's Open and U.S. Senior Open. Ten additional USGA national championships are exclusively for amateurs, and include the U.S. Amateur and the U.S. Women's Amateur.
The USGA also writes the Rules of Golf, conducts equipment testing, provides expert course maintenance consultations, funds research for better turf and a better environment, maintains a Handicap System and administers an ongoing "For the Good of the Game" grants program, which has allocated more than $59 million over 11 years to successful programs that bring the game's values to youths from disadvantaged backgrounds and people with disabilities. For more information about the USGA, visit www.usga.org
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The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.
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Titleist, the AJGA's National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the AJGA's success since 1989. Rolex Watch USA, which is in its third decade of AJGA support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. In 2007, after 12 years of support, Polo Ralph Lauren became the AJGA's second Premier Partner.
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Kashi crunch w/ almond milk. Slice of breakfast bread (ww loaded with fruits & nuts). A plum and my tea. I'm hungry this morning lol
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Quino cooked with spinach, caulifower, kale, garlic and ground turkey. Really good!
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