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...shop featuring the finest offerings from Bordeaux. On the second floor of the shop, against the wall in a big glass display case, sit 40 of the great wines from the region, including a 1985 Château Margaux[an error occurred while processing this directive] that's on sale for a mere $1,487.50. Asked if wine is now certifiably hot in China, Mirey, the former sommelier at Petrus, a splashy French restaurant in Hong Kong's Island Shangri-La hotel, grins and says, "Oh yeah." Well, maybe - or maybe not. Despite a proliferation of trendy wine bars...
Nobody plays "Can you top this?" better than Steve Wynn and Sheldon Adelson. Wynn, 64, is standing behind his desk, casually clad in a white polo shirt and beaming from ear to ear--with good reason. This morning he has just pocketed $900 million from the sale of a Macau gaming subconcession. A few days earlier, he opened the Wynn Macau hotel-casino with a barrage of fireworks and dancing fountains. The $1.2 billion, 600-room palace is the first Vegas-style luxury-hotel offering in Asia's booming gambling market. "This is a new Macau," says Wynn. "Would...
...nuclear. A sniffer plane would later pick up hints of radiation in the atmosphere. Days of diplomatic consternation ensued at Pyongyang's announcement, and after stops and starts, the U.N. Security Council imposed sanctions on North Korea, demanding that it dismantle its nuclear-arms program. It also banned the sale of conventional weaponry and luxury goods to the country. Pointing at Washington as its nemesis, Pyongyang said any increased American military pressure would be deemed a declaration...
...more hope than reality. Says Delpech: "We're now facing two very grave cases of proliferation at the same time, and we have to use this moment of condemnation to pull the [established world] powers together." But considering how long it took for the Security Council to ban the sale of luxury goods to Pyongyang, time does not appear to be on our side. [This article contains a diagram. Please see hardcopy or pdf.] NUCLEAR WORLD
...crucial to your traveling comfort. Straps and grips should be made of wide webbing and padded where they rest on your shoulder or in your hand. The telescoping handle on wheeled bags should be well protected when collapsed. A favorite of frequent flyers is the Travelpro Crew5 series (on sale for $160-$300), which was created by an airline pilot, and is often used by flight crews. Travelpro Crew5's exterior is microballistic nylon that is Teflon coated and stain resistant. As a bonus, the wheels can be replaced, so you don't have to ditch the whole...