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...French aside, the lighthearted marketing video articulates a watershed moment in the global wine industry: after hundreds of years of tradition, more and more winemakers are turning away from cork closures - and oenophiles are finally getting used to the idea. Bonny Doon, a boutique winery south of San Francisco, had used Portuguese cork for 19 years, but was losing 0.5% to 2% of its wine to "taint" - the unmistakably moldy or musty smell and taste of a contaminated wine, caused by a compound called TCA, which is sometimes found in cork. So, the winery decided to make a change...
...they neglected to scrutinize the government's claims. By repeating the lies of Bush and his henchmen, the media lent credibility to them. The media fail our country and our Constitution when their regard for truth takes second place behind their need to ensure their own prominence. Glen Winger, San Lorenzo, California...
Efron isn't surprised that wholesomeness is what kids want since, growing up in a small town near the small town of San Luis Obispo, Calif., he didn't think teen movies were very realistic. "Not everyone is an alcoholic in high school," says Efron. "You go to high school and some kids haven't hit puberty yet." In fact, though he's 19 years old, Efron's voice still has a squeak to it, which fits in with his appeal as the anti-rehab kid. Though paparazzi follow him, especially after his supporting role in last month's Hairspray...
...From the beginning, Aguirre didn't fit the typical SEC profile. The agency prefers to harvest its lawyers, young and malleable, but Aguirre heard a calling for public service after 28 years of private practice in San Diego. At the age of 61, he enrolled at Georgetown, and spent two years earning a masters in law degree (LL.M.), focusing on securities law. Once he got his chance at the SEC in September of 2004, the rookie was handed a case involving suspicious trading activity possibly based on someone tipping off Pequot Capital Management, Inc., a $7.4 billion Westport, Conn., hedge...
...part, Aguirre has returned to San Diego, where he is still appealing his dismissal and suing the SEC for more documents. He also continues to call for heads to roll, but insists this is not about getting even but bucking up the agency he once revered, and still would like to rejoin...