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...sure, some economic indicators have been perking up, including stronger retail sales, corporate profits and manufacturing activity. But these could easily prove to be just a blip on the radar. After all, only weeks ago it was the D word--deflation--that was giving traders nightmares. Even Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan has publicly fretted over the prospect of the country succumbing to a Japan-like malaise with falling prices, though he says the possibility is remote...
...course, to back up this announcement with Battle Creek’s claim to fame is a desperate attempt to make my city appear as more than just another blip on the map. My sense of pride runs deep despite my dedication over the past few years to get as far away from Battle Creek as possible—Cambridge is not exactly our sister city...
...Fork (better known as the Hamptons)--is now a burgeoning community of vintners and wine sellers. It's home to about 30 wineries, producing more than 20 European varietals, mostly Merlot, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. Compared with Napa Valley, Calif., the East End is a blip in terms of wine production--500,000 cases annually, a small fraction of California's 155 million cases, most of it from Northern California. But for a summertime excursion, Long Island offers visitors fine wines and a unique blend of East Coast charm with scenery reminiscent of southern France. "Very...
...Meanwhile, for Carmen Lam, group marketing manager of Shangri-la Hotels' 39 Asian properties, there is no return to normality at all. "We thought this was a blip in March. But it didn't get better in April; it didn't go away in May, and now we're realizing 'oh my God, this is never going away.' We have to live with...
...blip [for the market],” he said. “There will be a little uptake, a little downtake, but no big deal one way or the other...