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...flavor will change as if it had been aged one, two or even 10 years longer-thereby enabling the taster to assess the cellaring potential of the wine in an instant, a capability that has made the Clef du Vin the hottest (and snobbiest) accessory on the tasting circuit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grapevine | 8/2/2004 | See Source »

...most popular events on the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association World Cup Tour. Yep, there's a kiteboarding circuit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diversions: Go Fly a Kiteboard | 8/2/2004 | See Source »

Once upon a time, in the "Dominion Of New Haven," it was illegal to kiss your children on Sunday. Or make a bed or cut your hair or eat mince pies or cross a river unless you were a clergyman riding your circuit. If you lived in Connecticut in 1650, there was no mistaking Sunday for just another shopping day; regardless of whether you'd go to hell for breaking the Sabbath, you could certainly go to jail. Centuries later, the sense that Sunday is special is still wired in us, a miniature sabbatical during which to peel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: And on the Seventh Day We Rested? | 8/2/2004 | See Source »

...spectators descended in June on the town of Cabarete on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic to participate in the Bestkiteboarding.com Cabarete World Cup 2004. It's one of the most popular events on the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association World Cup Tour. Yep, there's a kiteboarding circuit now. The pastime - in which riders on small boards are propelled by large kites in order to glide over or jump atop bodies of water (and sometimes on sand, grass or snow) - is the extreme sport of the moment. "Four years ago, kiteboarding was just for a few determined and durable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Go Fly A Kiteboard | 8/1/2004 | See Source »

...turned down opportunities to clerk for the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the D. C. circuit to work in civil rights law back in Chicago...

Author: By Lauren A.E. Schuker, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Obama Stars at Convention | 7/30/2004 | See Source »

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