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...African Americans looking to do business in Ghana. "If I had had someone to lead me through the process here, I think I would have had a lot less anxiety and stress," says Boyd. "If you are here with $50,000 and a business plan and put your nose to the grindstone, you will succeed...
...Ireland, the U.S. and Canada - unusual bottlings from relative newcomers like Japan, Australia and India also line the shelves. And if you can't distinguish your Islay malts from your Speysides, no matter. La Maison du Whisky also offers courses on whisky appreciation and hosts whisky dinners. "Once your nose says yes, then you can taste it," says manager Marlene Leon. That taste, whisky producers are hoping, will inspire more Southeast Asians to reach for their wallets...
...relieved to know that it's possible to have a nonawkward conversation with Curtis Sittenfeld. In fact, she answers the door of her sunny apartment in downtown Philadelphia with actual aplomb. Sittenfeld has a dramatically curvy nose, dark straight hair and a loud, appealing laugh. Seriocomic misunderstandings are kept to a minimum as we tour the study where she writes her novels; it's airy and messy - she and her boyfriend moved in last August, but there are still boxes on the floor. So far, you would never know that you were visiting the home of the Faulkner of awkwardness...
...third wine was probably the best red I’ve ever tasted, a 1992 Château Montalena (a famous Napa Valley winery). The nose was complex, hinting at everything from grass to pepper. The wine itself tasted of subtle herbs with full tannins. What was most interesting was how it opened up with oxidation and food. I dug into my steak au poivre and swished the wine around the glass, and all of a sudden a bouquet of hitherto-absent garden flowers opened in my glass, demanding the attention of my entire palate...
...That confidence nose-dived earlier this week after Olmert and his ministers began quarrelling furiously over the course of the war. A once decisive prime minister was looking dithery. A major ground offensive was twice postponed by Olmert, though there were reports Friday that Olmert had finally decided to go forward with the operation. The Israeli press reported scalding rows between Olmert and his foreign minister - who pressed for a diplomatic solution when Olmert was pondering an all-out attack - and between Olmert and the defense minister and his army generals, who wanted to land a major blow against Hizballah...