Word: chockablock
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Egly-Ouriet Brut Rose. Pinot noir (67%) and chardonnay (33%); about $40. Chockablock with fruit flavor--raspberries, strawberries, cherries, lemon--plus some toast and honey, from a pinot noir specialist...
...Australians are quite unlike the Communists of East Germany - Australia has just the right mix of cynicism and adoration when it comes to the Olympics, and all of it in a perfect setting of bright blue skies and state-of-the-art facilities. TV and radio are also chockablock with stinging parodies of the self-important International Olympic Committee and Australia's own representatives. Everything from lost bus drivers to drug-positive athletes are grist for the Aussie media...
...hard-core political junkies and insiders, who represent relatively few eyeballs. And this narrow slice of the market is being sought by such heavyweights as ABC, the Washington Post and CNN, each of which has a big Web presence, to say nothing of countless nonprofit sites that are chockablock with the skinny on your Representative's latest vote. "I liken the new sites to the specialty stores you see at Christmas," says Preston Dodd of Web watcher Jupiter Communications. "You wonder what they'll do after the elections, let alone for the next four years...
...UNDERDOG SNAPS BACK The Netscape browser may be on only 40% of all PCs now (in contrast to the 90% Microsoft's is on), but don't count it out just yet. Released last week, Netscape 6.0 is chockablock with handy features like instant messaging, an automatic language translator and an all-in-one mailbox that lets you view your AOL and Web mail in one place. But the coolest feature is My Sidebar, a window that opens next to the browser to give you a quick view of your stock portfolio, customized news and weather. The browser will also...