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...warm welcome. Mark Parsinen, who oversaw Kingsbarns, a successful public course near St. Andrews, said developers are mistaken if they think St. Andrews can be to golf what Aspen has become to skiing. "It is fascinating to watch how wealthy golfers willingly go downmarket in Scotland. It's something to do with the pilgrim mentality. Do they want friendly service and quality products while they are traveling? Of course. Do they want white-glove glitz? Not in great numbers," he said. The town is still scarred from the failure of two high-end properties--Drumoig Golf Centre and the Gateway...
...identity of a U.S. secret agent to our enemies during a time of war - which is in effect what happened with the outing of CIA operative Plame - I would be called a traitor and duckwalked to an electric chair, gas chamber or some form of lethal injection. Sterling Greenwood, ASPEN, COLORADO...
Sterling Greenwood, ASPEN, COLO...
...Time Magazine, spoke about Albert Einstein, the subject of his most recent book, “Einstein: His Life and Universe,” at the Institute of Politics’ John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum yesterday evening. Isaacson, who currently serves as president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, told a packed crowd that one of Einstein’s greatest attributes was his ability to excel despite being labeled “the dopey one in the family.” “He was no Einstein when he was a kid,” said Isaacson...
Aside from offering a way to live a less encumbered life?free of additional mortgages, maintenance headaches, endless repair costs and cluttered closets?leasing is becoming an ideal way to stay on top of trends and styles, particularly when it comes to cars, fashion and sports equipment. At Aspen's Snowmass resort, for example, 60% of visitors during the past holiday season rented skis from the facility's ski shop, up from 45% eight years ago. Most of these skiers, says Derek Johnson, managing director of rental retail, now invest in custom boots and bindings but prefer to lease their...