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Christianity can fall into wrong hands
SALISBURY, N.C. - On the last Sunday of a tumultuous year when religion and politics strangely converged, I take a long walk through the historic downtown of this county seat town in North Carolina's Piedmont.
Distinguishing 'good guys' getting harder
A recent article by The New York Times columnist William Safire sheds light on the struggle many Americans feel in attempting to distinguish the good guys from the bad guys in President Clinton's sex, lies and impeachment scandal.
The face of disaster
When Hurricane Mitch hit Central America, Amarillo sprang into action. Church fellowship halls and business buildings all over town were turned into collection points for food and clothing.
Mother of inspiration
Tucked in the corner of Nina Gonzalez's living room is a pink-trimmed altar displaying symbols of her Catholic faith - a statue of the Virgin Mary as she appeared as Our Lady of Guadalupe, a statue of Jesus, a grouping of the holy family, a lamb, candles, a cross and a crucifix.
South Korean Buddhist monks battle over temple's top post
SEOUL, South Korea - Chogye Temple, for hundreds of years a downtown haven of prayerful meditation, has become a battleground for thousands of stick-swinging Buddhist monks in robes and riot gear.
Sodomy law creates stir
HOUSTON - Rarely does a police officer witness violations of Section 21.06 of the Texas criminal code, the section entitled "Homosexual conduct." And almost never is an arrest made under the 119-year-old statute. So what happened recently to John Lawrence and Tyrone Garner, in the supposed privacy of Lawrence's bedroom, was highly unusual.
Views of Mary vary
In the world of Christendom, views of Mary and her role in the life of the church and the life of the Christian vary widely.
Business Briefs
Express Services of Amarillo has been awarded ISO 9002 certification, said Richard Rea, Express Personnel Services manager in Amarillo.
Tied to the Net
As the biggest growth influence on the stock market for the next 20 years, the Internet is expected to have "tremendous impact" on everything we do.
Year ends with memorable TV moments
Last year, it seemed ABC would wallow in Nielsen mires, with disappointing seasons for such shows as "NYPD Blue" and inconsistent scheduling of shows with potential like "The Practice."
Good Time Guide
Big Texan Opry at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Big Texan Steak Ranch, 7701 E. Interstate 40. Lineup includes Jerod Miller of Fritch, Gabe Callis of Sedan, N.M., Angie Hatton of Hugoton, Kan., Kamryn Leonard and Jonathon Conwell of Canyon and Julie McGill of Amarillo. Also performing will be the Big Texan Band and Cloggers and Dancers. Mistress of ceremonies is Sharla Lee Hayes. Show starts at 7:15 p.m. and is free with dinner.
There's something about movies
HOLLYWOOD - In Washington, it was a year when the world was riveted by a tasteless presidential scandal involving such how-low-can-you-go subject matter as oral sex, a stained dress and secretly taped smutty chatter.
The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but...?
Despite a disappointingly dull new crop of fall shows - take most of NBC's new lineup, please - television in 1998 had more than its share of memorable moments.
Sports, stars among top calendar sellers
Darrell Gardner didn't have to think too hard about which 1999 calendars are the most popular at his store.
Take it off
When Joe Bill Sherrod notices that his pants are a bit too snug, he chows down on a thick, juicy steak and a green salad with real Roquefort dressing. Sound absurd?
Mr. Food adds local flavor coast to coast
All areas of the country embrace him as a native son, and that's just the way Art Ginsburg likes it.
Grant to help state food banks transport produce from valley
The High Plains Food Bank, area nonprofit agencies and their clients will benefit from a grant to fund a new transportation program for produce.
Arrest of suspect in 5-year-old's death tops '98 news in region
When a 5-year-old girl from Earth was found dead in 1992, police vowed they would find her killer. In 1998, a suspect was finally arrested. The story topped the year's news around the region.
Oklahoma man found incompetent for trial
BEAVER, Okla. - Charles T. Fleetwood, the 20-year-old Turpin, Okla., man accused of stabbing his parents as they slept, was found mentally incompetent to stand trial Wednesday, said Jim Loepp, Fleetwood's court-appointed attorney.
Prisoner caught in California after bragging about escape
An Oklahoma jail escapee was caught Wednesday in California by law officers who say he bragged about being a fugitive after having a few drinks.
Hurricanes cruise to 46-23 victory against North Carolina State
MIAMI (AP) - Look out, college football. The Miami Hurricanes are blowing through opponents again.
Dambold seeks comp-time pay for three departing employees
County Court at Law Judge Richard Dambold is seeking about $5,000 in compensation-time reimbursement for three employees leaving their jobs this week.
Barrett tapped for commission
Canyon businessman Brian Barrett once took issue when a public official called him a ding dong. He later led a petition drive that blocked Randall County commissioners from sidestepping voters with a jail-financing plan.
How do you shake on a deal with a snake?
I have this little war going on here in my bunkhouse office. It's a bitter struggle between me and all the mice on the ranch to see who owns this place.
Bulletin Board
Ten-HUT, Bulletin Boarders. Before I give you your holiday assignment, a bit of background. You already know of Eveline Rivers, who makes sure kids have warm coats (2,406 so far this year) and Christmas toys (6,307 got visits from Santa last week). Now, the Eveline Rivers Christmas Project has a new tradition: trees.
Autopsy results on Stratford woman yield few new clues
STRATFORD - Autopsy results on the body of a woman found early last month in a Stratford septic tank offer little additional information as to how she died.
City commissioners OK garbage revision
The city commission on Tuesday approved the first reading of an ordinance revising the city's garbage ordinance to keep solid waste customers in hand-pickup areas from dumping their refuse into city Dumpsters.
Commissioners approve plan to reorganize police department, revise city garbage ordinance
The Amarillo City Commission on Tuesday approved the police chief's plan to begin reorganizing the Amarillo Police Department's leadership structure.
WT community group advocates 'wet zone'
If about 20 West Texas A&M University students have their way, parts of Canyon could go "wet."
Area continues with donations to Empty Stocking Fund
Area residents' generosity continues even after Christmas with these contributions to the Empty Stocking Fund.
Flash fire erupts at Pantex facility
Pantex officials have suspended some weapons cleaning operations after a small flash fire erupted while a worker was cleaning a component, officials said Wednesday.
Police chief: Residents will oppose alcohol sales
Citizens are going to be opposed to alcohol being sold in restaurants in Canyon, Chief of Police Bobby Griffin predicted.
Small towns have more homicides
There is one statistic not worth boasting about for regional residents - the homicide rate. The Panhandle-area had more homicides per capita than the metropolitan area of Randall and Potter counties in 1998.
Permanent oil tax cut suggested
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A senior adviser to Gov. Frank Keating has suggested that lawmakers should consider permanently lowering the gross production tax on oil to help Oklahoma producers.
DPS seeks pay for new officers
ALBUQUERQUE - The New Mexico Department of Public Safety will ask the Legislature for about $7 million to pay for 40 new officers and a new radio system.
Good Morning
PAMPA - Starting Friday, Davie Turner plans to spend a little more time around water.
Sun may have contributed to accident
The setting sun may have played a factor in a wreck that happened at Plains Boulevard and Avondale Street.
Think before too many drinks among tips to a safe New Year's
Before tipping that glass of bubbly, consider how much poison your body can handle.
Mike King retiring ends year as CISD's biggest news
The end of a decade of leadership by Superintendent Mike King rounded out 1998 for Canyon Independent School District.
Wood appoints Barrett as new commissioner
Randall County officials offered lukewarm to optimistic reaction Wednesday when they discovered Canyon businessman Brian Barrett will be the county's next commissioner.
WT students propose wet zone
About 20 West Texas A&M University students are working to allow the sale of liquor in Canyon. They call themselves the Canyon Community Coalition.
Area continues with generous fund donations
Area residents' generosity continues even after Christmas with these contributions to the Empty Stocking Fund.
Bulletin Board
Times Square has its famous lighted ball that floats down to mark the new year, and Port Clinton, Ohio, has Wylie, an 18-foot fiberglass walleye.
Woman sent to hospital after two-vehicle wreck
A two-vehicle wreck sent a woman to Northwest Texas Hospital with minor injuries on Tuesday afternoon.
Education Year in Review: AISD lawsuit tops news
The Amarillo Independent School District in 1998 was sued over the manner in which it elects its board of trustees.
Tipsy drivers can get a safe, free ride home
Driving limousines four years ago, Jim Congable became more and more distressed by what he saw outside city bars.
Market will end on upswing despite 'Super Bowl Syndrome'
Conventional wisdom has it that every time an American Football Conference team captures the Super Bowl, the stock market ends the year on the downside, but this year's market appears to be ignoring the so-called "Super Bowl Syndrome."
Company agrees to pay fine in deadly violation
The Phillips Petroleum Company has agreed to pay a $20,000 fine assessed by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission for a permit violation that led to the death of more than 300 fish in late June, officials from both entities said.
Fritch teen-ager dies in accident near Borger
BORGER - A Fritch High School senior died following a two-vehicle accident two miles south of Borger on Texas Highway 136 Wednesday afternoon.
Amarillo credit union receives second-place honors
Amarillo Community Federal Credit Union's community involvement project received second-place honors in the Dora Maxwell Social Responsibility Program sponsored by the Credit Union National Association and the Texas Credit Union League.
Liquor retailers loading up for busiest sales of year
Break out the champagne! The busiest day of the year for liquor sales and consumption has arrived.
City, county offices to close for holiday
Should old deposits be forgot . . .
Nurse: People need to appreciate how lives are linked
The key to a united community, says lifelong Canyon resident Sharon Stevens, is for people to appreciate how their lives are linked together.
Key rejects grand jury's criticism
OKLAHOMA CITY - Former state Rep. Charles Key said he felt like a whipping boy Wednesday as an Oklahoma County grand jury and a district court judge leveled severe criticism at him and others who advocate the existence of a larger conspiracy and government cover-up in the Oklahoma City bombing.
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Letters: If we knew the whole truth
The following was reported by John F. McManus in the Jan. 4, 1998 issue of The New American:
Letters to the Editor
I have never sent a letter to any kind of publication before, but I have written plenty in my head.
Letters to the Editor
Dec. 19, 1998, was one of the saddest days in recent American history. Sad, not because a Republican-controlled House of Representatives impeached the president, but because a perjurious Democratic president forced the need for this action to take place.
Editorial: Reap what you sow
Carolee Westcott - for the moment at least - is the most well-known waitress in America.
Editorial: The will of the people always worth heeding
We're still splitting a gut around here over what President Clinton's defenders said about Congress' failure to "listen to the will of the people" regarding impeachment.
St. Peter: The buck stops here - no way!
On his desk in the Oval Office, President Harry Truman had a placard that read: "The Buck Stops Here." It was Truman's way of saying he would hold himself responsible and accountable for his actions as president.
Editorial: Taking it to an extreme
God bless the Arizona Civil Liberties Union. They need it!
Editorial: New mayor of D.C. offers hope, credibility
A nation's capital should stand as a beacon, a source of pride to the people it represents.
McReynolds: Where there's smoke, there's fire
Mother Nature has been playing games with us this year. This summer we had El Nino. Then for a time when we usually have freezing weather, and perhaps one snow, temperatures climbed into the 70s most days.
Editorial: Science advances cannot keep up with morality
The nation has been waiting and watching with concern and compassion for the world's only octuplets currently undergoing painstaking care at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston.
Editorial: Saddam will remain threat
From the beauty is in the eye of the beholder department: An Iraqi weekly on Sunday named President Saddam Hussein its "Man of All Years" because of his so-called courage and popularity among the Iraqi people.
Henry: What an amazing century it has been
On the wall next to Frank Stephens' front door hangs a framed certificate and personal letter from President Clinton and first lady Hillary, congratulating Stephens on reaching a milestone - his 100th birthday.
Dedicated anglers can find cool friends at Lake Meredith
The year comes to an end the way it began.
Editorial: Inspired choice
Randall County Judge Ted Wood on Wednesday appointed lifelong county resident Brian Barrett to fill the commissioner shoes of the late John Currie. The selection of Barrett is an inspired choice.
Heisman winner wants to have fun
DALLAS (AP) - After a whirlwind month of award banquets, news conferences and public appearances, Texas running back Ricky Williams said Tuesday he's been taking it easy while getting ready for the Cotton Bowl.
NBA players will make `final' offer
NEW YORK (AP) - NBA players plan to make their own "final" offer, hoping it will end the lockout before time runs out to save the season.
Raiders beat Nevada, 70-53
LUBBOCK (AP) - Texas Tech overcame a slow start to defeat Nevada 70-53 Wednesday night behind 15 points by Mario Layne and 14 by Johnny Phillips.
Basketball: Report on possible drug use by Lewis sought
BOSTON (AP) - Since Reggie Lewis collapsed and died on a practice court in 1993, there have been rumors that the Boston Celtics star's death was fueled by cocaine use.
Denver's Smith healthy, vows to be productive
DENVER (AP) - Neil Smith wants to set the record straight: He hasn't lost it, he is not contemplating retirement and he intends to make the same big-play contributions in the playoffs that he made a year ago.
Virginia Tech rips Alabama
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Virginia Tech put an end to several demons Tuesday night in the inaugural Music City Bowl.
Lady Buffs resume action with Oklahoma trip
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - West Texas A&M hits the road today for its final tuneup before opening Lone Star Conference South Division play this weekend.
Auto racing: Former NASCAR rookie honoree Rollins dies
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - Lloyd "Shorty" Rollins, the first NASCAR Rookie of the Year, died Monday at a local hospital after a brief illness. He was 69.
Washington fires Lambright
SEATTLE (AP) - Jim Lambright, who spent 35 years as a player, assistant and coach at Washington, was fired Wednesday after the Huskies failed to post a winning record for the first time in 22 years.
Raiders' Layne feels at home in Hawaii
LUBBOCK - Unlike most of his teammates, Texas Tech junior Mario Layne wasn't all that enamored by the surroundings in Hawaii last week.
Stern's stance angers players' agents
NEW YORK (AP) - While the commissioner skied in Colorado and his deputy sunned in Florida, NBA players and agents stewed on the telephone Tuesday as the lockout approached its half-year anniversary.
Arizona QB tandem gets shot at 'Huskers
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Holiday Bowl, which has a reputation for wild finishes and high scores, should be an extravaganza of quarterbacks and running backs this year.
Braziel, Lady Raiders hammer New Mexico
LUBBOCK (AP) - Angie Braziel needed only one half to achieve a double-double while leading No. 10 Texas Tech to its 10th straight women's basketball victory.
Florida State QB isn't nervous about playing for No. 1
PHOENIX (AP) - As usual, Florida State is close to a national championship. What's unusual is that the Seminoles will be playing for the title so far from home.
It's official. It's the Cowboys versus the Cardinals. The NFC East champion Dallas Cowboys will host those wild wild-card Arizona Cardinals in the opening round of the NFC playoffs at 3:05 p.m. Saturday in Texas Stadium.
Metro Basketball Roundup
The Caprock Lady Longhorns made their way into the championship game of the Canadian tournament by drumming Sanford-Fritch on Tuesday.
As his career peaks, Nguyen eyes heritage
NEW ORLEANS - With only one more game to play, Dat Nguyen has begun counting up his accomplishments in college football.
Williams has found his niche with Raiders
Jonathan Gray, a 6-foot-5, 357-pound offensive tackle known as "The House," believes "our Ricky Williams is just as good as the Ricky Williams at Texas. I work side-to-side with him and see the adversity he goes through to be a better player."
Arizona nips Cornhushers
SAN DIEGO (AP) - This was the Holiday Bowl, so something dramatic was bound to happen. Arizona's Dennis Northcutt was counting on it.
Texas A&M's small backs are confident they can do big job
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Running the ball against Ohio State is a tall order. That won't stop Texas A&M from turning to two of their smallest players to take on the challenge in the Sugar Bowl.
Probe of 2002 Games continues
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - An IOC executive looking into alleged bribes in Salt Lake's successful bid for the 2002 Winter Games didn't get to see all the documents he wanted.
Denver rodeo prize money will top the $500,000 mark
DENVER (AP) - Prize money for the 1999 National Western Stock Show Rodeo will be $518,125, topping the half-million dollar mark for the first time.
Foreman-Holmes fight will go on
NEW YORK (AP) - The "Battle of the Aged" between George Foreman and Larry Holmes is still on as scheduled.
Lady Raiders rip New Mexico
LUBBOCK - For the past few weeks, Texas Tech has done everything with one overriding goal: Get ready for the Big 12.
Football: Saints lineman accused in heroin transaction
METAIRIE, La. (AP) - New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Keno Hills was charged Tuesday with heroin and weapon charges after police said he was observed in a "hand-to-hand" drug deal.
Sports briefs
BASEBALLNational LeagueLOS ANGELES DODGERS - Signed LHP Pedro Borbon to a one-year contract. Northern LeagueDULUTH-SUPERIOR DUKES - Announced OF-INF Mike Meggers has signed a contract with
General: AP names golfer Pak year's top female athlete
NEW YORK - First she won the LPGA Championship and then won the most memorable U.S. Women's Open in its 53-year history. Se Ri Pak got only better as the galleries got bigger, signs that maybe this was the LPGA's version of Tiger Woods.
Tech challenges Ole Miss
SHREVEPORT, La. - History perhaps favors Mississippi in a 7:30 p.m. Independence Bowl matchup today with Texas Tech.
Ski reports
LEBANON, N.H. (AP) - Latest skiing conditions as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Skiing conditions are subject to change because of weather, skier traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. New MexicoAngel Fire Resort - packed powder 16-23 base 34 trails 6 of 6 lifts sm
Does it help that this old question is meaningless?
Does it help when you hear the words that the Cowboys can't do it?
Ohio State defenders respect A&M's speed
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - If you like your running backs to fall into the category of "three yards and a cloud of dust," Sirr Parker of Texas A&M is not your guy.
Vandals pillage errant S. Mississippi, 42-35
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - John Welsh threw for four touchdowns and Idaho forced six turnovers in beating Southern Mississippi 42-35 in the Humanitarian Bowl on Wednesday.
`Sports Night' cast cuts up
NEW YORK (AP) - This fall, just two new series seem to have made the grade: the WB's much-hyped "Felicity" and an unanticipated treat named "Sports Night."
Lady Buffs rip Northeastern State to even season record
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - West Texas A&M University's Lady Buffs scored the game's first eight points, and never looked back as they rolled to a 72-49 triumph over winless Northeastern State on Wednesday night.
Cowboy defenders under `Snake' alert
IRVING (AP) - Dallas Cowboys players don't even call Jake Plummer by his real name anymore. It's the "Snake" this and the "Snake" that in their preparations for Saturday's NFC first-round game in Texas Stadium against the Arizona Cardinals.
Wearing hearts on their sleeves costly for 'Cats
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - When you wait 103 years to possess something and then have it fall through your hands and shatter on the floor, it's hard to pick up the pieces.
Golden Eagles hope to avoid Idaho freeze
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - When Jeff Bower stepped onto the Bronco Stadium field for the first time last week, the Southern Mississippi coach knew he wasn't in Hattiesburg anymore.
Playoff test faces new Dallas boss
DALLAS - Chan Gailey has been to the playoffs before. He just hasn't been as a head coach.
Raiders' Williams seeks own identity
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - The other Ricky Williams has twice outrun the Heisman Trophy winner of the same name.
Octuplets' mom leaves hospital
HOUSTON - Weak but radiant with pride, the mother of the Houston octuplets went home from the hospital Wednesday, saying the pain and fear of her pregnancy gave way to wonder and gratitude the moment she gazed upon her eight babies.
Fritch water rate increase protested
FRITCH - One problem has led to another for the Fritch City Council.
Inmate accuses Routier of making threats
DALLAS (AP) - A Rowlett mother sentenced to death for killing her 5-year-old son has been accused of making threats about a court reporter.
Austin families sue over contaminated water
AUSTIN (AP) - Three families are suing the city of Austin after they were sickened by a potentially deadly parasite when 170,000 gallons of sewage spilled into a creek.
King denies amnesty for Khmer Rouge leaders
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodia's king refused to approve amnesty for two leaders of the genocidal Khmer Rouge today, contradicting the country's prime minister who pledged to shield them from trial.
U.S. fires on site in Iraq
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. warplanes fired missiles and laser-guided bombs on a defense site in southern Iraq early today after it fired six to eight missiles at a British aircraft, government officials said.
No-fly zone patrols continue despite threats
WASHINGTON - The United States and Britain vowed Tuesday to keep patrolling Iraqi skies in the face of fresh threats by Saddam Hussein to confront Western warplanes in no-fly zones where a missile exchange increased tensions.
Hastert rates with right
WASHINGTON (AP) - The presumed next Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Dennis Hastert of Illinois, earned a 100 percent rating in the most recent voter guide from Christian Coalition, the religious right lobby.
House might call witnesses in Senate impeachment trial
WASHINGTON - House members appointed to prosecute President Clinton said Tuesday they would like to call witnesses during a Senate trial.
Nations lock currencies
BBRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Europe's dream of monetary union becomes reality today when 11 nations lock their currencies together to form the euro and create an economic giant whose boundaries stretch from beyond the Arctic Circle to the shores of the Mediterranean.
Euro exchange rates
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - European Union finance ministers today set the irrevocable conversion rates between the euro and currencies from the 11 nations participating in the shared currency.
Things are getting stranger, man
Ahhh, 365 twisted days spread across a mere 12 months.
County grand jury returns indictment in OKC bombing
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A county grand jury that investigated the Oklahoma City bombing and a shadowy network of white supremacists returned one indictment today.
Committee says deals with China hurt U.S. security
WASHINGTON - Technology deals with China, including use of Chinese missiles to launch U.S. satellites, have harmed national security, a House committee concluded unanimously Wednesday in a report critical of dealings over two decades.
Ice storm could cost as much as hurricane
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Thousands of people remained in the dark nearly a week after an ice storm struck the South, and Virginia Power officials said damage will cost the utility at least $13 million - as much as Hurricane Fran did two years ago.
Murders falling in big cities
The number of murders in major American cities continued to drop in 1998, reaching levels not seen in some cases since the 1960s.
Fishermen rescued after ice floe breaks
HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - An afternoon of ice fishing turned into a treacherous rescue mission Tuesday that ended with a Coast Guard helicopter rescuing five people who had been thrown into an icy lake.
Currency may boost international market
PARIS - Friday marks the official birthday of the euro, the joint currency that 11 of the 15 European Union nations have agreed to adopt - an ambitious financial union the EU has worked toward for six years.
Committee saya China's pursuit of U.S. technology was harmful
WASHINGTON (AP) - China's aggressive pursuit of U.S. technology, including sensitive military secrets, hurt national security and calls for extensive reforms, a House committee has concluded.
Threat closes embassy
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - The American ambassador closed the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv today after receiving "credible" threats, a spokesman said. Israeli police posted extra security at the building.
Clinton sends wreath to honor Johnson
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - A routine ritual turned into a media event Tuesday when a wreath from President Clinton was placed on the grave of Andrew Johnson to mark the 190th birthday of the 17th president.
'Routine' flights over Iraq
Flying a bombing mission over Iraq two weeks ago was the first time New Mexico-based fighter pilot Capt. Kevin "Grace" Kelly had to dodge live ammunition.
Hyde opposes Lott's plan to allow censure of Clinton
WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott proposed Wednesday holding an early vote that would require a two-thirds majority to proceed with a full impeachment trial of President Clinton and open the door to censure if it failed. The lead House prosecutor immediately objected.
Hastert tells Congressmen 'to get to work' on cutting taxes
BATAVIA, Ill. - Rep. Dennis Hastert, poised to become House speaker next week, exhorted fellow lawmakers Wednesday to "get to work" on cutting taxes and shoring up Social Security to win back the confidence of the people.
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Sources close to Microsoft unveil Mr. Elop's controversial vision to sell of Xbox, Bing units
Incoming Microsoft Corp. (
executive vice president of devices Stephen Elop
is considered a front-runner for the CEO job,
with the departure of Steve Ballmer
, who
took over from company cofounder and long-time CEO Bill Gates in 2000
. His candidacy is
sparking a fierce debate
over his executive track record and what direction Microsoft should move in as it looks to adjust to the new reality of an
increasing mobile-centric devices and software market
I. A Strange Track Record
Depending on who you ask Mr. Elop is either a quiet genius at saving companies -- or a bizarre master of destroying them.
The Canadian executive grew up in Ontario and went to school at
McMaster University
in Hamilton, Canada, studying computer engineering and management. Six years after his 1986 graduation, he scored his first major position as director of consulting at Lotus Software. At Lotus he played an admittedly smaller role in big direction decisions. But following an acquisition by International Business Machines Corp. (
) in 1995, he would soon move on to more influential roles.
Stephen Elop [Image Source: IBTimes]
Joining Boston Chicken (and Einstein Brothers Bagels), a rapidly growing fast-food franchise, he was appointed CIO. He rode along until 1998 when the company's large debts led it to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections. Boston Chicken was subsequently acquired by McDonald's Corp. (
) and rebranded Boston Market.
Again, Mr. Elop jumped ship to another role, becoming an IT manager at Macromedia, a software firm who wrote the widely used Flash plugin and the Dreamweaver webpage development environment. Mr. Elop ascend to CEO in 2005, and three months later the company was sold to a top web/graphics software firm Adobe Systems Inc. (
) -- apparently Mr. Elop had learned a trick or two from the sales of Lotus and Boston Market.
Mr. Elop was CEO at Macromedia in 2005 and suprvised its sale to Adobe. [Image Source: Fotki]
But it is here that opinions diverge. Some
believed that Adobe had overpaid
and that Stephen Elop had played a clever game by first stoking rumors of a possible Microsoft buyout, which in turn
triggered a panicked bid from Adobe
. Indeed, Adobe paid $3.4B USD for Macromedia -- a 25 percent premium on share prices before the deal was announced. While Macromedia
was profitable
[PDF], at the time investors were still quite wary with the fresh memory of the burst of the dot com bubble still in their rear view and this kind of premium for a software firm due to speculation about secret counterbids from another rival seemed downright "paranoid" to quote one analyst.
Others weren't as impressed with Mr. Elop's decision. Adobe had a poorer reputation for customer service at the time and many were angered at the prospect of it
gaining a virtual "monopoly"
over key internet software.
Even as this debate raged on, Mr. Elop didn't take long to leave from his new position as president of worldwide operations at Adobe. In 2007 he jumped ship to Juniper Networks, Inc. (
) a Californian networking equipment manager. He spent a quiet year there as COO.
Stephen Elop, at an Office 2010 launch event [Image Source: Microsoft]
Then he jumped to Microsoft, where he served as head of the business division, producing a number of successful, if controversial products,
such as Office 2010
, which continued to back
the "ribbon" menu format
, introduced in 2007 before his arrival.
II. Nokia Run -- A Trojan Horse or a Turnaround Wizard?
In 2011 he would make another surprise jump up the corporate ladder,
becoming CEO
of struggling Finnish phonemaker and telecommunications equipment firm Nokia Oyj. (
). Many were wary of his ties to Microsoft and track record of being tied to firms who were acquired.
At the 2011 Mobile World Congress (MWC), the mobile industry's top trade show, Stephen Elop was asked outright by one member of the audience during a Q&A session
whether he was a "Trojan horse"
. Indeed if Mr. Elop's history didn't raise enough eyebrows, his subsequent decision to
switch Nokia over to solely using Microsoft's Windows Phone platform
certainly did.
Some accuse Stephen Elop (right) of being a Trojan horse during his two year reign at Nokia. [Image Source: Reuters]
In the end he
restored Nokia to profitability
-- but also ended up orchestrating a sale of Nokia's devices unit
to Microsoft for $7.2B USD
. Given that Nokia had
a market cap of $32.84B USD
in 2011, clearly Mr. Elop's cuts had taken a heavy toll on the phonemaker.
Again, here's where controversy take hold. Some say that Mr. Elop indeed has proved that he was a Trojan horse on a clear mission to devalue Nokia, briefly restore it to profitability, and then pass it off to Microsoft as a vehicle for Windows Phone. They cite a
$25M USD payout Mr. Elop received
as part of the purchase deal as "proof" of this alleged conspiracy.
Others contend that Nokia's aging
Symbian "burning platform"
left it in an uncompetitive position and that Mr. Elop performed admirably given the circumstances, and that Mr. Elop's past relationship with Microsoft was not a factor in his strategy. They point out that the sale allowed Nokia to
focus on the stable telecommunications market
rather than dividing its focus.
Ford Motor Comp. (
) CEO Alan Mulally (left), former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop (center), and former Skype CEO Tony Bates are considred front runners for the CEO job. [Image Source: AP/Reuters]
Now even as he settles in to his position at Microsoft, some
consider him a front-runner to be CEO at Microsoft
. One theory is that he might receive the position as a reward for his successful role as Trojan horse at Nokia.
III. Stephen Elop's Wild (Alleged) Plan for Microsoft
a new report in
is raising fresh questions -- not only about Mr. Elop's historical connections to major corporate acquisitions, but also regarding his fitness to lead Microsoft.
reports that Mr. Elop's proposed plan to Microsoft's CEO search group is to untie Microsoft's various software products -- most notably Office -- from Windows. While Office is current available for Apple, Inc. (
) Mac computers, Mr. Elop wants to offer full fledged versions of Office for the Apple iPad, tablets running Google Inc.'s (
) Android, and notebook computers running Google's Chrome OS. He'd pursue a similar approach for other products such as the Visual Studio development environment.
Windows sales have fallen, but should Microsoft kill the OS and focus on software? That seems to be Mr. Elop's alleged vision. [Image Source: Reuters]
Furthermore, Mr. Elop reportedly wants to directly sell off some non-software, non-mobile devices business.
Besides emphasizing Office, Elop would be prepared to sell or shut down major businesses to sharpen the company's focus, the people said. He would consider ending Microsoft's costly effort to take on Google with its Bing search engine, and would also consider selling healthy businesses such as the Xbox game console if he determined they weren't critical to the company's strategy, the people said.
At Nokia, Elop cut 40,000 jobs and reduced operating expenses by 50 percent. While Microsoft doesn't face the same cost constraints, Elop would probably impose job cuts and belt-tightening to create smaller teams, said the people.
nodded in approval
of the thought of selling the
money losing Bing
. But the idea of selling the Xbox business is much more controversial as it is
a unit Microsoft has said is profitable
, and
at worst is accused of being a "break even" business
by critics.
Maybe unloading Bing
be a good idea. [Image Source: Business Insider]
Between breaking an exclusivity -- an approach which to many, would be akin to
Microsoft abandoning Windows
, its core product -- and the plans to chop off other business units for the auction, the most prevalent reaction at the overall plan appears to be shock. Some are asking --
is Microsoft "Trojan horsing" itself
Of course, this report has not been confirmed, and even
makes it clear that its sources said Mr. Elop had not finalized his proposed plan to the search committee.
Is Microsoft "Trojan horsing" itself? [Image Source: Venitism]
Microsoft's Frank Shaw mocked the report, stating, "We appreciate Bloomberg's foray into fiction and look forward to future episodes."
However, top Windows blogger Paul Thurrott
calls the report
"credible" and actually agrees with Mr. Elop's (alleged) controversial plan. Likewise Paul Ghaffari, manager of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's $15B USD portfolio (which includes $2B USD worth of Microsoft stock -- about a 0.6 percent stake) has backed a similar proposal for spinning off Xbox and Bing, a move he says would pump Microsoft's profits by 40 percent, by reducing operating expenses.
The search business and even Xbox, which has been a very successful product, are detracting from that. We would want them to focus on their best competencies. My view is there are some parts of that operation they should probably spin out, get rid of, to focus on the enterprise and focus on the cloud.
Sounds like true or not, some have the same idea Mr. Elop supposedly does for radically transforming Microsoft.
It's worth watching this one carefully, as Stephen Elop does have an uncanny knack for both scoring unlikely positions of power and for chopping up and packaging companies for sale. Could Microsoft appoint Mr. Elop CEO? And if it does, would he make the wild decision of leaving the struggling Windows platform to a slow death and unloading major portions of Microsoft's diverse hardware, software, and internet service empire? We shall wait and see.
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RE: he's crazy!!
I'd disagree completely. Under Balmer we've had the following billion dollar businesses (source ZDNet):
•Windows (which also, up until now, included Surface, which contributed $853 million to the total in fiscal 2013)
•Windows Server
•Windows Azure
•Office (client)
•SQL Server
•System Center (client and server both, so includes Windows Intune)
•Visual Studio
•Dynamics (CRM and ERP)
•Online Advertising (search and display both)
•Office 365
•Client-access license (CAL) suites (formerly known as desktop access)
•Enterprise Services (including consulting)
•Enterprise communication business (Exchange plus Lync)
Gates laid the foundation for some of these, no doubt there, but under Ballmer there are some pretty big name pieces of the Microsoft revenue chart. SharePoint, Office 365, Enterprise communications, etc etc.
Windows Server, which was around in the days of Gates, grew to dominate the market under Ballmer. All of the cloud services were under Ballmer.
As much as people say Microsoft is always behind the curve, it's not true on cloud services. Amazon is their only real competition there and Microsoft has some excellent pieces now available, but they also expanded all of those cloud services to the consumer, which is something none of their competition has in place. AWS is not for the consumer, and Google's stuff is not for the enterprise.
I'm excited to see what a new CEO can bring to the company but I honestly doubt there will be any significant changes to the operations (especially since they've just announced the Devices and Services re-org). The CEO answers to the board, and the board is still going to be run by Gates and Ballmer.
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aesha, 17 Feb 2013Can u gave idea of nokia phones that purchase in Philippines but can be use in USA for Roaming... moreThe frequency in the USA is 1900/850 for 2G and 3G, then for 3G only, 1700/2100.
From the specifications here then, it should work in the USA
Can u gave idea of nokia phones that purchase in Philippines but can be use in USA for Roaming tri band i mean ... thank you
I threw it to the wall and it bounce back to me!!!!!!!!,
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This is not released in India right? I couldn't find this on Nokia-India website. But here it mentioned as available
nope... this phone is not cancelled you can find it in amazon.it/de/fr/uk. maybe it won't be released in your country but definitely not cancelled
This phone has been cancelled and replaced by the Nokia 114. The 114 is available in flipkart for 2199.
Bodi, 27 Nov 2012please include Camera, so that it goes in the market very nicely....Then buy the nokia model with camera, simple as that.
this phone's festures are the same like the previous phones such as Nokia 110, 112,113, 111 ect.. as the quality and price are very compatitive at the present.. Nokia should. always add more features to their basic phones such as torch, speaking clock, screening list/ black list, VGA camera, blutooth , dual sim , xpress browser ect..because we dont want to purchase the new modesl with same features like the previous one.
They sholud have made this phone with bluetooth or microusb cable so it could have been used as a modem and songs could be transferred easily.........
munna, 10 Dec 2012wen it gona releas in indiaDude...never.. it got replaced by some shit called nokia 114.. :)
lol.. i was kinda' waiting for this phone to come into the market just for it's bold simplicity and duh..nokia launched something called the twin of this phone (nokia 114) with all those unnecessary features: a camera that's not worthy enough+ never required and dual sim that's never actually actively dual on any phones by nokia..
please launch in pakistan as early as possible. Thousand of people waiting good phone like this without camera. Thanks nokia.
Bodi, 27 Nov 2012please include Camera, so that it goes in the market very nicely....u can buy the 112 or 110 if you wanted a camera with this phone.
Deps, 23 Nov 2012Their is lots of models similar to each other like Nokia 109, 110, 111 & 112 with same voi... moreDear, i used NOKIA 110 for few months. There's no voice leakage from the phone. It is a good one ! but i might replace it with Asha 206 soon ;)


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Some industries do make it a standard to disable firewalls on everything except perimeter devices. Networking talent is rare in these industries so it makes a certain amount of economic sense. You might be surprised to hear that SCADA and industrial control are one of the industries where this is common.
It's not totally crazy, either. If you know that if anything were to ever get on your internal network, you're going to be more diligent than usual about letting things on it. If you put all your eggs in the perimeter firewall basket and it's pretty good, then what's the problem?
Well, here's a big difference: the guy running your water plant is way different than the minimum wage guy you have running the till. The cashier has more incentive to attack the system, especially if he can get away with running a skimmer without getting caught. But the cashier has physical access to the system for several hours per day! What's the firewall going to do to stop him? He can just reboot the machine into an OS he controls, then turn off the firewall by writing to the disk directly.
There's another more important problem: if SQL Server Express is involved then I'll bet the PoS app is doing cleartext database writes, which might include credit card transactions in the future. If that's the case, the firewall has to be configured to allow these writes in cleartext. Mr. skimmer guy just needs to put a tap inline with the register's network port to get all this data, firewall or not. The app is the problem here.
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Justin Vernon's Volcano Choir gives Pabst a phenomenal night
Volcano Choir's national exposure, its "Jimmy Fallon" appearance, its first-ever, major U.S. tour — it can all be credited to its frontman Justin Vernon, the Eau Claire artist behind Bon Iver.
But Vernon couldn't take all the credit for Saturday's sold-out Pabst Theater show. »Read Full Article(4)
MSO, chorus and more bring Ravel, Stravinsky pieces to life
It takes a village to perform Ravel's "Daphnis and Chloe."
The Uihlein Hall stage was filled to apparent capacity Friday evening as the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Chorus, guest conductor Roberto Abbado and several extra musicians gave a riveting performance of the complete ballet score of "Daphnis." »Read Full Article
Rep puts it all on the line with extraordinarily honest 'Venus'
"How far should we go?"
In David Ives' "Venus in Fur," the actress asking that question is ostensibly inquiring about how much of the script to read during her audition. But in a play where lines continually bend and double, Vanda Jordan is also wondering whether the man assessing her is willing to be honest about the meaning of his play, his desires and his life. »Read Full Article
Kids in the Hall's Kevin McDonald teaching ComedySportz workshop
Canadian comedy troupe the Kids in the Hall gave the world the Chicken Lady, the Headcrusher and Buddy Cole--and has maintained a fervent cult following 18 years after its TV series went off the air.
Now you can learn their comic tricks first-hand when troupe member Kevin McDonald comes to ComedySportz Milwaukee, 420 S. 1st St., for a two-day, 14-hour sketch comedy workshop Nov. 16 and 17. »Read Full Article(1)
Digital Billboard Art Month; Antiques Show; ARToberfest
Looking up
I-94 and some streets in old Milwaukee become art galleries this week as part of Digital Billboard Art Month. IN:SITE, the temporary public art masters, working with the area's outdoor advertising leaders, the mayor's office and local arts and scholastic organizations, are putting on an art show in the air using 18 digital billboards. These special billboards will be on display Tuesday through Oct. 10. »Read Full Article
Performing Arts Events
Barnes & Noble Bayshore: Jenifer LeClair "Cold Coast," 2 p.m. Sept. 29, 5755 N. Bayshore Drive, Glendale, (414) 967-1610. »Read Full Article
Milwaukee Film Festival pick: Day Three
The Milwaukee Film Festival cruises into the weekend with 27 screenings Saturday alone.
There's an appearance by Milwaukee director and "Soul Food" creator George Tillman Jr. at a screening of his new R-rated film "The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete," at 7:30 p.m. at the Oriental, and of his 2009 film "Notorious" at noon at the Downer Theater. »Read Full Blog Post


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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Laffit Pincay Jr. rode Irish Nip to victory in the sixth race at Hollywood Park for his 8,834th win Friday, breaking Bill Shoemaker's 29-year-old record.
Pincay, 52, took Irish Nip to the lead out of the gate along the rail and never went to the whip despite being pressured most of the way by Laps N'Bounds. The crowd roared as Pincay crossed the finish line. He raised his right hand in the air.
Shoemaker had owned the victory mark since 1970, when he took it from Johnny Longden. Shoemaker, 68, was on hand watching Pincay, who had lost his first three races of the day.
"It's an unbelievable feeling," Pincay told an outrider on the backstretch. "It's really nice."
As Pincay galloped up to the winner's circle, he was greeted by a standing ovation and a thick line of photographers.
A blanket of white flowers was tossed over Irish Nip as Pincay made his way into the circle wearing a huge grin.
Fans wanting souvenir win tickets from Pincay's record ride bet Irish Nip down to 2-1 from a morning-line of 6-1.
Trainer Richard Mandella, who continued using Pincay when the jockey's business was slow, gave Pincay a leg-up in making history.
The 4-year-old paid $7.60 to win in the $35,000 maiden race on the turf.
Pincay's fellow riders soaked his gold silks in champagne while carrying him and his 6-year-old son on their shoulders to the scale for the post-race weigh-in.
As the race unfolded, the jockey's room was filled with shouts from riders cheering him to victory, as they have with each of his mounts.
Pincay tied the record Thursday with his 8,833rd victory in the fourth race aboard I Be Casual. He survived a photo finish to win by a head. Pincay teamed with fellow Hall of Famer, trainer Jack Van Berg, for the tie.
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Honda Unveils One-Seat Vehicle With 4-Second 0-60 Time
It has four wheels, a racing seat and can reach an estimated 130 mph and Honda calls it the Mean Mower.
Powered by a 109-hp V-twin 1.0-liter motorcycle engine borrowed from the Honda SuperHawk, the one-off screams from 0-60 mph in four seconds. For some perspective, that's only a hair slower than the 5.5-liter biturbo V8 S63 AMG Mercedes unveiled earlier today. It's also still able to cut your grass at up to 15 mph.
SEE ALSO: Husqvarna "Fast Tractor" Boasts Hilariously Slow Segment-Best 8 MPH
The tractor was re-engineered to be stiffer and lighter to optimize performance, while the grass bag disappears to make room for a fuel tank, a high capacity oil cooler and a secondary water cooling radiator. In total, the toy weighs a little over 308 lbs.
Unfortunately, the-one off lives in the U.K. Maybe next year it will inspire a race at Goodwood… High-speed mowing enthusiasts in the U.S. will have to settle for the mundane Husqvarna "Fast Tractor" that tops out at 8 mph.
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Beulah Beacon News
Imagination Library tops school board agenda
The Beulah Board of Education focused in on two major topics during its last meeting - the Imagination Library and a public hearing on mill valuation increase. Superintendent Todd Kaylor noted that the increase of 12.76 didn't necessarily mean a tax increase of the same percentage. "In essence it takes the mill levy from last year, calculates the same amount of revenue as requested in this year," Kaylor said. "The percentage is the increase in mills levied based on that comparison for the 2013 tax, which is a misrepresentation that there is a significant tax shift in property taxes to state responsibility related to educational funding. Patrons can expect to see a significant decrease in property taxes despite this posted 12.76 percent increase."
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United Tribes opposes power line
The state's Native American tribes have openly opposed Basin Electric Power Cooperative's plans to build a transmission line across a battlefield site that researchers call "the Gettysburg of the Plains." But the company is not backing down from the project that would provide much-needed electricity to western North Dakota.
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Council opts to increase mills
Last week the Beulah City Councilors took a lengthy review of the proposed 2014 budget. Mayor Darrell Bjerke noted at the beginning of the meeting that the council needed to keep in mind that the revenue and expenditures would have to be balanced in moving forward.
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Power line 'threatens' Killdeer battlefield
The past may haunt the future of one power line that could provide much-needed electricity to the Bakken, officials said.
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No Use policy passes first reading
A contentious policy had its first reading last week at the Mercer County Commission, and it didn't go by without conversation.
Posted 9/11/13 (Wed) read more »
Twin Buttes begins school year in new facility
The Twin Buttes School opened its doors last week to welcome 45 students into brand new classrooms.
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Ruling in Beulah shooting overturned
One ruling in a case involving the 2012 shooting death of a man in Beulah was overturned last week.
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Harvest progressing slowly in county
The familiar signs of heavy machinery in fields has returned to cropland throughout the state. In Mercer County, the harvest has started although weather has kept it from progressing too quickly.
Posted 9/04/13 (Wed) read more »
Commission to vote on no-use policy
Mercer County commissioners are ready to vote on a policy that would prohibit any personal use of county equipment.
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Officials discuss changes to school lunch program
New changes have been implemented in the Beulah School District's hot lunch program for the 2013-2014 school year.
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Featured Golf News
New Course Christened in Ontario
The full 18 holes at Silver Creek Golf Club in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, the first-ever Canadian design from the course architects at Hills/Forrest and Associates, has opened for play on a refined wilderness property some 15 kilometers east of the "The Soo."
Developed by the aboriginal Garden River First Nation, Silver Creek GC opened nine holes last fall and christened its second nine in May. There are two Soos - twin cities on either side of the Soo Locks, the man-made connection between Lake Superior and Lake Huron. It also serves as the border between the state of Michigan and the province of Ontario. Silver Creek resides in the latter.
Hills/Forrest, based in Toledo, Ohio, has designed some 25 courses in Michigan, more than in any other U.S. state but Florida. The firm has been working abroad since the 1980s, and has since laid out golf courses on four continents.
How can it have taken this long to design Silver Creek, its first Canadian project?
"We've done a fair bit of high-profile renovation work in Canada - at Board of Trade CC in Toronto and Essex Country Club in Windsor - but I'm not sure I have an answer," said John Strawn, president of Hills/Forrest. "It's certainly a popular destination that, until now, didn't feature great golf. Tourists visit The Soo to see the locks, the fall colors, the River Gorge railroad, and the casinos on either side of the border. But now, in Silver Creek, the region has a world-class golf course, too."
At Silver Creek, Hills/Forrest has wrought 18 holes from a property as natural and diverse as it is serene. A long, rock escarpment dominates the front nine. The first four holes play below, flanked by sheer, 150-foot-high rock cliffs. The remaining holes on this nine play through wetlands and thick northern woodlands.
The back nine winds its way along a stunning open wetland preserve that goes Technicolor in spring and fall, while the finishing holes play through a natural sand ridge where the dominant features are exposed sand and scrub. The short, par-3 17th features a small putting surface surrounded by sand, which transitions from behind the green to a waste area that ultimately flanks the entire length of the par-5 finishing hole.
"Silver Creek is keyed by the diversity of its terrain, and its pristine setting," said Hills/Forrest project architect Chris Wilczynski. "Many of the holes are cut from a dense forest of hardwoods and conifers, but there are meadow holes and wetland holes and the finishing holes have a real links quality to them. There are bear and elk and all manner of fauna. It's a striking, varied environment."
Silver Creek's opening hole, a 430-yard par-4 provides a spectacular view of the Canadian Shield Rock Escarpment that actually frames the first four holes. At No. 4, Hills/Forrest crafted a classic Cape hole, a par-4 where the fairway bends gently around a natural-looking, but man-made wetland. Players bite off as much of the hazard as they dare. Most golfers like the fourth hole because it's short - average hitters can take on the risk and score. But the ominous grass-faced bunkers deployed throughout really make players think through how they play the hole.
Dating back to the 1980s, long before "green" architecture was fashionable Hills/Forrest has led the way toward environmentally appropriate golf course design. Hills/Forrest-designed Collier's Reserve Golf Club (Naples, Fla.) was the world's first Audubon International "Gold Signature Sanctuary" course, establishing golf's highest environmental standard. The firm is responsible for Europe's first "Gold Signature Sanctuary" course (at Oitavos Dunes in Cascais, Portugal, just named to Golf Magazine's world Top 100 ranking) and the first Audubon Sanctuary course in Mexico (Paraiso del Mar in La Paz, Baja California Sur).
The Hills/Forrest team has learned that creating a wetland such as the one on Silver Creek's fourth hole can and should be both environmentally sensitive and strategically sound. It can serve both functions.
Another example: The entire 18-hole footprint at Silver Creek was capped with 12 inches of sand mined on site from the Garden River Reserve. "That's rare for a northern project, a full sand cap, but it will mean the course will drain very well, reduce disease and, ultimately, chemical usage," said Silver Creek superintendent Sean Bradbury. "However, for the player, it will mean that playing conditions at Silver Creek will always be top quality."
Silver Creek owes a large measure of that quality to the efforts of Pomona Park, Fla.-based Lepanto Golf Construction. "They did a beautiful job building this course. Really great work," Wilczynski said.
In practice since 1966, Hills/Forrest is responsible for more than 200 original designs and some 130 major renovations on four continents. The firm has burnished its international reputation over the past 18 months with its first Canadian design, but also with a series of strategic partnerships that target particular regional markets and market niches in the course design field.
In 2008, Hills/Forrest formed Ochoa Hills Golf Design to serve the Mexican market. In 2009, it formed a strategic partnership with Arjun Atwal to create Hills-Atwal Golf Design India (www.hills-atwal.com), to serve the burgeoning market taking shape on the sub-continent. In 2010, Hills/Forrest will team with Australian swing gurus BannLynch to bring a practice facility model to Asia-Pacific markets, specifically China's.
The firm's first design in China, Yellow Dragon in Chengdu, breaks ground this fall. For more information on Hills/Forrest, visit www.arthurhills.com or contact John Strawn at Hills/Forrest at 503/360-5644 or via firstname.lastname@example.com.
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