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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...instigation isn't coming exclusively from McCain. A group calling itself 18 Million Voices paraded and rallied outside Denver's convention center to reaffirm their commitment to Clinton - and to vent their considerable frustrations. Between drags of a Seneca menthol cigarette, Andy Colón, a lifelong Democrat who was raised in New York, works in construction in Colorado Springs and volunteered much of this past spring for Clinton, said he's lost faith. "Am I disgusted and fed up with the Democratic Party? You better believe it," Colón said...
...flood of new business has continued unabated. Among the most recent deals: cosmetics giant L'Oréal signed an agreement in June to build a new factory in the Kaluga region; and French bank Société Générale took a controlling stake in Rosbank, which has more than 650 branches across Russia...
Entourage The Complete Fourth Season; out Aug. 26 Movie idol Vince Chase (Adrian Grenier) hits a career speed bump, and so does this HBO comedy. While Vince and his bros await the editing of his epic flick Medellín, the show dithers and seems bored with itself. Here's hoping the upcoming season gives them better material...
...team attached a series of synthetic membranes to a silicon chip called a microsensor. Each membrane detects a different chemical component of the liquid - components that, when combined, mark the distinct characteristics of each grape varietal. So far, the device can distinguish among four: chardonnay, Aisén, malvasia and macabeu. It can also measure the difference between a 2005 vintage and a 2007. "It should even be able to identify, say, a chardonnay regardless of whether it was grown in France or California," says Fernández...
...Although the regional government of Galicia has adopted a more measured stance, it too has decided that the Franco family has to share. The pazo, after all, once belonged to Emilia Pardo Bazán, a noted writer. That heritage, coupled with the compound's distinct architecture, has convinced officials that the property should be protected as part of the region's cultural patrimony. Last summer, the government sent a team of technicians to the palace to inspect its condition and its contents. When the family refused them entry, the government sued for access. In March, the regional supreme court...