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...embodiment of the Maldivian ideal is the Soneva Fushi resort on the island of Kunfunadhoo, a 35-minute journey by seaplane, northwest from Male. The development (motto: "No shoes, no news") specializes in rustic chic: there are TVs, minibars, quadraphonic sound and a spa, but all are hidden in well-spaced thatched villas tucked in a beachfront jungle. Floors are sand or tiled, electronics are concealed and furniture is rough-hewn wood or rattan. Guests also dress to blend in. But then, why would you need to show off when just being there sets you above hoi polloi: the cheapest...
...Aniane lies 25 km northwest of Montpellier in the heart of the Languedoc region, known throughout the 20th century for producing oceans of undistinguished plonk. When that market dried up in the 1980s, a new generation of growers showed that the Languedoc could also produce smaller quantities of high-quality wine. It didn't take long for the news to reach California's Napa Valley, where Robert G. Mondavi, now 88, and his family have been making premium wines for decades. In early 1998, Mondavi dispatched a team to the Languedoc to find a vineyard where the winemaker could produce...
...apparent that two great powers met in combat, without politicians, commanders or bullets. Governments - communist and capitalist - were digital sitting ducks for cybersaboteurs. "When the Chinese hackers threatened our servers, I wanted to step up and say something about it," says prOphet, a twentysomething systems administrator from the Pacific Northwest. And who could stop...
...replete with weight and bar-code recognition software, are being added; other stores are giving shoppers a handheld scanning device to tot things up as they cruise the aisles. United Airlines is installing 800 self-service check-in kiosks at 25 airports initially. Other airlines, such as Continental and Northwest, are already using such kiosks, which particularly suit those who are not checking in bags...
...There are two clouds darkening FairAir's skies. One is their modest size: even with the nation's fourth largest airline in Northwest, the scope of the website is still very limited, and therefore, so is their potential secondary market. If you are in the prominent cities (for example, Minneapolis for Northwest or Phoenix with America West), FairAir might be great - if not, you might be out of luck...