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...reasons are largely economic. Any enterprising poacher can easily earn $750 a night by netting, poisoning, gaffing or otherwise coaxing salmon out of British streams and selling them for $3 per lb., more for the choicest steaks, to restaurants. Nick Sanders, manager of the Cothi Bridge Hotel about six miles east of Carmarthen in south Wales, is one of the few restaurateurs willing to admit as much. "If the fish comes in at a reasonable price, I'll buy it," he says. "Poaching has always gone on in Wales. It's like kids bobbing for apples." The penalty...
...soup with tomatoes and green peppers. Casas includes a useful section on Spanish wines, which, though insufficiently well known to the rest of the world, have been enthusiastically embraced by Americans in recent years. Some, most notably the Rioja Reservas, can take their place with the world's choicest...
...more visually arresting features of Jubail is the Al Mantekah Al Sakaniyah marina, with smooth white beaches that could grace a Club Méditerranée advertisement. Occupying the four choicest miles of Jubail's 28.8 miles of coastline are three man-made lagoons. Two of them are for swimming (one for families and single women and one for single men). The third is for boating. Eventually, the marina will be landscaped with a winding boardwalk as well as shade gazebos and date palms, giving the area the appearance of a Hawaiian resort...
...line has begun to form in front of the austere, dimly lit shop. A panel truck pulls up to the rear entrance, and two burly workers, their white smocks spattered with red stains, deliver their precious cargo: a day's supply of meat. Within three hours, the choicest cuts-pork chops, ham, boneless beef-will be gone. The late arrivals will have to make do with sausage, soup bones or chicken. Or perhaps nothing...
...when it arrived on Pope Clement's desk. It was long filed away in the Vatican, but 100 years ago, the church opened its ancient archives to selected scholars. This year, to commemorate that date, the Vatican has put 236 of its choicest treasures on public display. Many of the documents are as notable for their exquisite calligraphy and design as for their historic significance. Until the end of the year, from 10 a.m. till noon, curious visitors can also...