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...Simply put, many wines don't travel well. They have to be able to stand up to constant movement, so robustness is a virtue?that means whites that are young, fresh, low in acidity and not tannic, and reds that are dry with soft tannins and good fruit. "To have wines that are suitable for drinking in the air, we have encouraged our farmers to produce wines that are drinkable sooner but can still last," says South African Airways consultant Michael Fridjhon, referring to wines that can be drunk right after bottling without the need for aging...
...dining hall. She told Dartboard that the dishwasher needed to be out at a certain time and people swiping in after the final dinner hour of 7:15 p.m. would create a backlog. After Dartboard explained that she did not need to use plates, that she would settle for fruit and peanut butter and jelly, the door was still blocked and the rumbling of the tummy increased...
...into satellite phones as young men in jeans with AK-47s guard against pirates who prowl the river in motorboats. As in the American frontier a century ago, fortunes are being made almost overnight in Iraq, and with the same lack of control. As Saghair hoists a load of fruit from the bottom of the hold, a coconut falls out of the lifting net, narrowly missing a docker's head. What safety procedures are in place at the port? he is asked. He smiles again: "There is no law here...
...WELCOME TO SPARTA Forget the toga parties, concierge services and fruit bowls in the office. For most workers, those perks fluttered away after the Clinton boom years and probably won't return, benefits consultants say. Under the new regime, you may not be allowed to dial directory assistance at work, as some employees at Credit Suisse First Boston have discovered. Fewer companies are letting workers keep the frequent-flyer miles they rack up on business travel. DaimlerChrysler, which routinely paid $100 bonuses to corporate-sales folks who sold a car to a retail customer, has eliminated the extra cash reward...
...products are about the same as roulette. "Celebrity products fall into a category of their own," said Karen, a trim blonde in a tailored suit. "When celebrities come out with their own products--Rocky Graziano's spaghetti sauce, Mickey Mantle's barbecue sauce, Nolan Ryan's All-Star Fruit Snacks, Gloria Vanderbilt's salad dressing, Reggie Jackson's candy bar, Carl Yastrzemski's Big Yaz Bread, Diane von Furstenberg's facial tissue, Bill Blass's chocolates, Richard Simmons's Salad Spray, Tommy Lasorda's spaghetti sauce, Yves St. Laurent's cigarettes, Frank Sinatra's neckties--all examples of products these...