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...only the whole point of drinking wine weren't to impress people, screw tops would have taken off by now. Corks, many claim, are a great way to seal wine if you're a 15th century monk, but they're not so good today. Corks can crumble and allow air into a bottle, causing what is called corkage, a slight rotting of the wine. Some manufacturers have tried using plastic corks, but they don't always form a perfect seal and can impart their own flavor. So this year, many wineries are switching to screw tops--the same technology...
While much of the league has looked wobbly in the early-going, Harvard (3-2)—who plays at Rider tonight at 7:30 p.m.—continues to impress...
This kind of talk doesn't impress Amy Osborne, who last year fled the U.N.H. dorms for a smoke-friendly habitat off campus. "Whatever," she sighs, rolling her eyes and tapping an ash. "The 20-ft. rule I don't really care about. I mean, who's watching, really...
Grubman was a math whiz in high school and was a member of the debate team, marching band and National Honor Society. He listened to heavy metal and at parties would rip phone books in half to impress the girls. Proud of his father's brief boxing career, he would often cock his arm and make ready to land a punch on your jaw, says a former classmate, Jacob Zamansky. Grubman's first job was in strategic planning at AT&T. He later became an analyst at PaineWebber but made his name at Salomon pounding the table for WorldCom...
Haller sidles up to the judges’ table with two brews, a porter and a steam beer. He is proud of both, but it’s the porter he’s counting on to impress the judges. “The porter turned out not so bad,” he says. The steam beer comes under heavy scrutiny from the judges. “What kind of yeast did you use?” Meyers asks. “Was it specifically a steam beer yeast?” No, the brewing store was out. Slesar...