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...aren't going to finish that bottle, here are some ways to keep it fresh. Simply popping the cork back in and refrigerating will work for one day. For up to three days, try VACU VIN ($15), which uses a stopper and a small plastic hand pump to create a partial vacuum inside the bottle. RESERVE ($190) introduces a layer of inert gas over the wine, keeping air out and wine drinkable for six days. The PEK WINE STEWARD ($219), right, uses inert gas and temperature control to keep wine full of flavor for up to two weeks...
KIDS CAN FISH TOO Concerned that angling might seem drab to the Xbox generation, manufacturers are designing snazzy stuff that is child friendly. The $30 JetCast 3.0, a plastic intro pole, lets even the smallest novices push a button to eject a line 30 ft. out over the water, then reel in a wriggling prize. A safety feature ensures that it doesn't launch inadvertently. This toylike tool suits tykes, not teens...
...Protected by a battalion of soldiers, Netzarim lies at the very edge of Gaza City, its dunes studded with plastic greenhouses. It is scheduled to be one of the first three settlements evacuated when Israel begins its withdrawal next week. About 60 percent of all the Gaza settlers have signed a compensation agreement with the government, implying an acceptance of the inevitability of moving - though most won't actually leave until the last moment. No one among the residents of Netzarim has yet volunteered to pack up and leave...
...officers had staked out the complex for hours, believing that two of the men wanted for the unsuccessful attempt to bomb the city's transportation system on July 21 were hiding inside. When the suspects failed to give themselves up, witnesses say, the officers stuck a strip of plastic explosive around the edge of the apartment door and blew it off. A bare-chested man emerged, his arms in the air, and was led away. Police fired tear gas into the house, and two more shirtless men appeared on the balcony, vomiting and spitting from the gas. To ensure that...
...courier's office in the sleepy port town of Wewak, near the mouth of the Sepik. Both were to be shipped to private addresses in Germany and appeared to have been given security checks by the shipping agent. But when detectives carefully opened the lids and parted the plastic bags filled with sawdust, they found two skulls complete with human hair, clay facial features and eyes made of shells...