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Some varieties, like the Winesap and the Maiden Blush, are antique apples with long histories. Others have become popular in recent years, like the pinkish-orange Gala, which was created by horticulturists in New Zealand who blended Golden Delicious with Kidd's Orange Red, an apple that itself is a hybrid of the British Cox's Orange Pippin and a Red Delicious. Japanese breeders crossed a Red Delicious with an heirloom variety called Ralls Janet to create the superlarge, supersweet Fuji, which ranks fifth in sales among varieties grown...
...enthusiastic about its "crisp, dense, juicy, flesh that seems to explode in the mouth, and a wonderful balance of tart and sweet flavors." And these new breeds are already spawning their own offspring, such as the trendy Jazz, another New Zealand creation, which was bred from the fashionable Gala and the tasty Braeburn...
...final price tag for the inaugural celebrations was the highest in the history of the Commonwealth—$750,000—but for the first time all events, including the $40-per-plate gala, were entirely funded by donations from supporters and corporate sponsors. The decision to refuse public funds for the ceremonies came on the heels of Romney and Healy’s pledge to forgo their salaries for the duration of their terms...
...governor’s gala featured several ethnic performance groups as well as the Boston Pops, which played the 2002 Olympic Theme song “Call of the Champions” in honor of Romney, who chaired the Salt Lake City Olympic Organizing Committee...
...PHILIPPINES: High tension Rocked by a slew of recent explosions and bombarded by warnings of more to come, the Philippines these days has something of a siege mentality. Even the gala Dec. 15 opening of the new, $500-million Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal has been indefinitely postponed by a worried President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. "The need to take extreme security measures cannot be overemphasized," Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza said in a statement...