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...real-estate rally. In the difficult months since Sept. 11, the British economy has been kept out of recession by the willingness of consumers to continue their credit-card-fueled spending - and they're willing, for the most part, because rising residential property values have made them feel richer. But for how much longer can stretched borrowers be expected to keep feeding the property-market beast...
...follow Daddy's favorite, always have an unfair burden. They are not examined on their own merits but in relationship to the picture everyone loved. In many ways Lucas and Kershner have overcome that handicap. The Empire Strikes Back is a more polished and, in some ways, a richer film. But to imitate Yoda's way of speaking, and to answer the obvious question, as much fun it is not. --TIME...
...tiny Alpha Domus vineyard is far more casual?the manager even pours the samples himself from the back of an old shed?but the wines are even better. Although only a few kilometers from Trinity, the soil is richer and the wine correspondingly more fruity. Like many other wineries, Alpha Domus roasts the interiors of their wine casks, and charts on the stacked barrels describe the procedure and how it enhances the taste...
...over the next several years. The onslaught threatens to run local retailers right out of business. Says Boonyoong Vimuttayon, a Bangkok grocery store owner who has seen her sales decline by more than half since a Tesco Lotus store opened up the street four years ago: "The foreigners get richer and richer, while we get poorer all the time...
...John Buynak switched from mandolin to penny whistle to tom-toms, Liz Berlin alternated from cowbells to electric guitar to a tin washboard and the textures of the night’s sounds became increasingly richer. The only constant in the show, besides Glabicki’s unique vocals, was bassist Patrick Norman. His dynamic playing was interrupted only briefly when he switched to drums for one piece, but his euphoric grin was an enjoyable thread running through a shape-shifting performance...