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...weather has devastated the former Soviet satellite and has driven thousands of herders like Bayarsakhan off the steppe and into the capital. By some estimates, Ulaanbaatar's population has doubled to 1 million in the past decade, overwhelming the city's limited capacities and further hampering the country's tortuous transition from a collectivized economy to a free market...
...then there was dodging the fallout of civil unrest and surviving border crossings, cyclones, mosquitoes, leeches and, in some cases, John recalls, the wine itself. "Robust goat flavors," "old and neglected," "sweaty saddle stuff" are a few of the observations in the Platters' book, which reflect the sometimes tortuous route they took in their tastings. But generally the Platters were delighted to find a passionate wine revival under way, from the deserts of North Africa to the most southerly vineyards in Africa, near Cape Agulhas at the tip of the continent. The best among their discoveries included the Chardonnay Barrique...
Sonsie is not for wan women or frail society ladies of delicate constitutions. This is a frantic nest of raucousness, but also a colorful pageant of the elegant and the dodgy, offering a dining experience which demands that you contend with outlandish decor, menu exotica and a congested and tortuous layout...
Despite five weeks of tortuous negotiation, the UN Security Council remains unable to agree on the text of a new resolution on Iraq. The sticking point: Who will be empowered to judge whether Saddam Hussein is complying with renewed arms inspections - the Security Council, or the White House...
...champion under pressure. Kramnik tried to exchange queens to simplify the position, a strategy that had previously served him well. But the machine slyly avoided the exchange and headed toward an endgame where it would have had one more pawn than Kramnik, who would be relegated to a long, tortuous defense to achieve a draw at best. To ward off the difficult endgame, Kramnik again offered a queen swap but he overlooked that he would loose his knight...