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      <image:title>Sustainable Construction Blog - Step 14: Feature Construction Spotlight - Man-Made Water Features &amp;amp; Cart Paths - Make it stand out</image:title>
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      <image:caption>The way that light shimmers off the surface of the water, the images that are reflected, the colors that are amplified or distorted, even sounds and smells all play into the intangible perception of the beauty of an object (in this case, a lake at PGA West’s Stadium Course).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>(Lemons, Jerry, Putting Green Speeds, Slopes, and “Non-Conforming” Hole Locations. USGA Green Section Record, July-August 2008, pg. 22)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The large waste bunkers at Sand Valley Resort are less labor intensive than sand bunkers to maintain and arguably equally effective aesthetically and as hazards.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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