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...think New Zealand cheese means processed cheddar slices, be prepared for a surprise. The country has seen a mini boom in artisanal cheeses in recent years, with producers taking advantage of a pristine environment and prime, grass-fed dairy cattle to create cheeses that would be at home in any gourmet emporium. Dutch-style cheeses like edam and gouda have been particularly successful. According to Sarah Aspinwall, owner of the award-winning Canterbury Cheesemongers in Christchurch, cheesemakers in New Zealand now produce "the best Dutch-style cheeses outside of Holland." There are many other varieties being made besides, and while...
...months ago, with memories of this debacle fading, my brother and I began to discuss buying property together again?this time, in Shanghai. China's economy is growing at about 9.5% a year and Shanghai is the epicenter of the boom, yet apartments there still cost far less than in Hong Kong, Tokyo or New York. That gap will close, says Marc Faber, an emerging-markets expert who writes a newsletter called the Gloom, Boom and Doom Report. "Eventually," he predicts, "Shanghai property prices will be higher than prices in New York...
Most Saudis are not unhappy to see the end of the boom times. They say they are relieved that the period of runaway economic expansion is over. Nonetheless, even Saudi Arabia's new, leaner budget will be in trouble if oil sales do not go up. The Saudis could undercut OPEC's official prices and sell oil at market rates, just as others in OPEC already do. They are not likely to do that. The Saudis are trying to keep the organization together against the day, perhaps late in the 1980s, when demand may rise and the world may need...
...networks' other summer offerings appear to be more viable commercial enterprises, or at least more shrewdly targeted. Nostalgia for the 1950s and '60s is the rage this summer, as the networks try to woo members of the baby-boom generation, presumably those viewers who are most likely to sample other video choices. How else to excuse Our Time, a tacky half-hour music-variety show that premiered on NBC last weekend? With Host Karen Valentine joined by guests like Night Court's Harry Anderson, the show tries to take a lighthearted look at the '50s and '60s but supplies only...
...current structure at 125 Sixth St.—which is about four blocks north of Kendall Square—was built during the recent Cambridge telecom boom, according to councillors...