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Stacy Lewis was able to turn the 18th green at Pinnacle Country Club into another gathering point of University of Arkansas fans.

Everywhere i look are the skeletal steel beams of new skyscrapers rising in a Dr. Seussian jumble of shapes. Everywhere I go is the sound of hammering, the tang of asphalt, the sight of construction workers masked against choking dust and intimidating heat--peaking at 116 degrees Fahrenheit during my visit

Both China and India each have a new set of privacy laws expected to go into effect in the near future. In both cases, the new laws will turn outsourcing IT and phone centers to those countries into a compliancy nightmare for companies. The proposed Chinese laws (which are still being revised and redrafted) would require specific government consent to export personal data, consent to share data with third parties and new tighter restrictions on the gathering, management, use and storage of personal data.

An appearance by the "Bathing Suit Bike" will be among the highlights of the third-annual Quail Motorcycle Gathering (www.quaillodge.com) May 14 at the Quail Lodge Golf Club in Carmel, Calif.