Holiday Tables: Bon Appétit to Guten Appetit

December 20, 2009
Journeys
By GISELA WILLIAMS

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The Butlers Wharf Chop House in London

DURING the holiday season, the already difficult task of deciding where to dine in Europe’s major cities becomes Herculean. Many restaurants, especially the more intimate, independently run places, are closed on Dec. 24 and 25; high-end hotel restaurants are more likely to stay open but can be stiff, expensive and full of tourists.


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The Au Bon Accueil in Paris.
“Although I love Paris 365 days a year, Christmas can be a tricky time to visit,” Beth Marlin, the editor of Paris-Insider.com, wrote in an e-mail message. “The week between Christmas and New Years can be disappointing for tourists who expect everything to be open (museums, restaurants) according to a normal schedule. It is possible to arrive somewhere and find a sign in the window that says ‘Closed until after January 1st.’ ”

That doesn’t mean that tourists should avoid Paris during the holidays. On the contrary, Ms. Marlin writes: “A walk down the Champs-Élysées at night with the trees lit up, or along the Rue du Faubourg St.-Honoré can be downright magical. With the right itinerary, it can be spectacular.”

Sometimes it’s a matter of planning. Take, for example, Le Jules Verne, Alain Ducasse’s restaurant nestled overheard in the Eiffel Tower. While it’s open on Christmas Eve and Christmas, only a few tables are available for lunch on Christmas Day.

Here are suggestions for places to eat in five European cities. Some are open on Christmas Eve, some on Christmas Day, some both. And many are offering special menus. (Call ahead for reservations and to check availability.)

PARIS

Just a skip away from Jules Verne is the well-regarded Au Bon Accueil (14, rue de Monttessuy, 75007; 33-1-4705-4611; www.aubonaccueilparis.com), a modern bistro owned by the restaurateur Jacques Lacipiere. The chef, Naobumi Assaki, turns out precise, elegant food in a friendly setting.

On Dec. 24 and 25, the restaurant will be offering a five-course Christmas lunch menu (60 euros a person, or $87 at $1.45 to the euro, without wine) that brings to mind the sort of fare a food-loving French family might dine on at home, including oysters, chicken with a turnip purée and black truffle jus, a selection of rich French cheeses and a dark-chocolate mille-feuille.

LONDON

The quintessential holiday meal in London is all about mince pies and puddings. Food-obsessed travelers can pick up preordered pies and puddings to go (until late afternoon on Dec. 23) at the widely acclaimed St. John Restaurant (26 St. John Street, EC1M; 44-20-7251-0848; www.stjohnrestaurant.co.uk).

The Christmas Feasting menus being offered by Fergus Henderson, St. John’s pioneering chef, are available only until Dec. 23. But the Butlers Wharf Chop House (36e Shad Thames, SE1; 44-20-7403-3403; www.danddlondon.com) is open on Christmas Eve and for lunch on Christmas Day. Not only does the traditional British restaurant serve up an excellent holiday meal with all the fixings (mince pies included), it’s perched on the Thames and looks out over the Tower Bridge. The three-course meal is £170 for two, or $272 at $1.60 to the pound.

STOCKHOLM

On setting alone, Stockholm’s grand Operakallaren (The Royal Opera House, Karl XII:s torg; 46-8-676-5800; www.eng.operakallaren.se), situated near the banks of the Norrstrom and next to the Royal Palace, is a winner. But when it comes to the Christmas Eve Julbord — a holiday version of the traditional smorgasbord that includes specialties like glazed ham and rice porridge spiked with cinnamon — it’s the dining room of choice for many local families. In fact, according to the restaurant’s chef, Stefano Catenacci, a reservation there for lunch on Christmas Eve is so sought-after that the next opening for a table in the main dining room is in 2011.

Fortunately the Operakallaren has a lot of extra rooms. “We have space left, but not in the main dining room,” Mr. Catenacci said. “There are tables upstairs in the banqueting room, and just yesterday we chose to open up the opera bar, a small room where you sit up to 80 people.” The Julbord at Operakallaren starts at 750 kronor to 980 kronor a person, or about $110 to $140 at 6.95 kronor to the dollar.

ROME

Though fish plays a part in the Swedish Julbord, Christmas Eve in Rome takes it to another level: a seven-course dinner in which each dish contains a different type of seafood.

Jessica Stewart, the Rome manager for Context, a boutique travel company that organizes urban walking tours, recommends Casa Bleve (Via del Teatro Valle, 48-49; 39-06-686-5970; www.casableve.it), a palatial winte bar within the former courtyard of the 16th-century Palazzo Medici Lante della Rovere.

This is the first year that Casa Bleve will be serving its version of the traditional Christmas Eve fish feast (for 145 euros a person), and it sounds like one worth seeking out. Courses include a seared mackerel with buffalo’s milk burrata and roasted tomatoes, an octopus and chanterelle mushroom soup with fried purple potatoes and pasta stuffed with red shrimp on a bed of artichoke cream.

On Christmas Day, when most Roman families are eating leftovers at home, Ms. Stewart suggests booking a table at the popular Hostaria dell’Orso (Via dei Soldati, 25C; 39-06- 6830-1192; www.hdo.it), which is open on Dec. 24 and 25.

MUNICH

Around Christmastime, this Bavarian city becomes a winter wonderland, with its Baroque architecture and twinkling markets filled with red-cheeked locals catching up over sausages and mulled wine.

It’s also famous for one of the most decadent and delicious Christmas meals Europe has to offer: the traditional holiday roasted goose, typically served with dumplings and red cabbage. The century-old restaurant Spatenhaus an der Oper (Residenzstrasse 12; 49-89-290-7060), in an elegant historic building overlooking the opera house, will be offering freshly cooked goose on Dec. 24. Try it at lunchtime so you have a chance to walk off those calories. A meal is 24.90 euros a person.

Still hungry on Christmas Day after all that goose? Head to the city’s historic center to join the locals for a glass of beer and weisswurst at a beer hall like the Ratskeller (Marienplatz 8; 49-89-219-9890; www.ratskeller.com) or Weisses Bräuhaus (Tal 7; 49-89-290-1380; www.weisses-brauhaus.de).



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Inside Union Square Cafe

Since the restaurateur Danny Meyer opened Union Square Cafe in 1985, it has been as influential as just about any other New York restaurant, for the way it melded not only casual and sophisticated notes but also American and Mediterranean styles.
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Italy plays a bigger role than France at this "international bistro," reflecting the culinary strengths of Michael Romano, a partner with Mr. Meyer in the restaurant since 1993.
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An appetizer of fried calamari.
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Spinach risotto with bacon and poached egg.
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Frank Bruni, The Times's chief restaurant critic, writes, "Union Square doesn't encourage you to take mincing bites of measured portions. It exhorts you to dig in."
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The restaurant has a cozy setting; a series of rooms and nooks that impersonate a country inn.
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Capellini with flaked cod, broccoli rabe, garlic, chili and bread crumbs "had that irresistible broccoli-rabe bitterness, coupled with a faint, fugitive heat," writes Mr. Bruni.
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Mr. Bruni writes that a dish of grilled lamb chops were "butchered, seasoned and grilled in a flavorful fashion." But, he notes that "the menu and cooking aren't particularly adventurous or inventive, putting a real premium on execution."
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A banana tart dessert.
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Union Square Cafe


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27/12 On the Historic Trail of a Parisian Gourmand

Alexandre-Balthazar-Laurent Grimod de la Reynière, a French aristocrat during Napoleon's reign, was the Tim Zagat of his era. A true gourmand, he financed his voracious appetite by writing a series of guidebooks to the Paris's finest culinary establishments. Two hundred years later, some of his favorites like Au Rocher de Cancale, left, are still thriving.

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A painting at the Musée Carnavalet in Paris is believed to be of Grimod. Whether or not it's in his actual likeness, the portrait captures the eccentric, omnivorous spirit that made him the gustatory symbol in the Paris of his day and the grand-père of all modern food writers.
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La Cordonnerie dates back to 1690 and serves cuisine de marché, fresh market food. There are fewer than 20 seats in this intimate space.
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Foie gras in housemade chocolate sauce at La Cordonnerie.
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Founded in 1784, Le Grand Véfour is the oldest continuously operating restaurant in Paris. Napoleon and Josephine used to meet here for trysts.
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Escargot at the venerable Procope, which was once frequented by revolutionary heroes like Danton and Marat.
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If Grimod had a favorite street, the fashionable Rue Montorgueil might have been it, with its upscale vendors.
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Fresh shellfish for sale on Rue Montorgueil.
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Paris's finest bookstore for gastronomic history, Librairie Rémi Flachard, has a boxed, leather-bound set of all eight of Grimod's Almanachs in pristine condition.
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Lapérouse is a lavishly decorated old restaurant on the Left Bank. In the 1800s, the restaurant used to maintain private rooms, left, upstairs for married gentlemen to discreetly entertain the courtesans of Paris with Champagne, delicacies and expensive gifts.
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Stohrer is the oldest remaining pâtisserie in Paris, with a multicolored array of pastries and glazed fruits.
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Au Rocher de Cancale is a lively lunchtime bistro. It moved from one side of the Rue Montorgueil to the other in 1846.

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27/12 Sydney’s Bohemian Center

In the Potts Point district of Sydney, gorgeous Art Deco apartment buildings and Victorian terrace houses sit amid new restaurants and cafes where hipsters and celebrities mingle.
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Becker Minty sells upscale clothing and accessories.
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Another brand that has a strong presence in the neighborhood is Fratelli Fresh, where you can shop for everything from fresh passion fruit to two dozen types of house-made pasta.
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Diners at Fratelli Paradiso.
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A fountain at the top of Macleay Street, the main artery of Potts Point.
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Grandiflora specializes in exotic flowers.
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The latest addition to the local dining scene is No. 9, a popular breakfast and lunch spot that has the feel of a classical French library.
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The Champagne bar Velluto attracts the fashion set in the evening. Order a flute of vintage Krug alongside a plate of tasty French and Australian cheeses.
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Beirut’s High-End Mezze and Old-School Classics

With a rich agricultural bounty packed into the farms, orchards, vineyards and waters of their tiny Mediterranean nation, Lebanese chefs have an impressively vast array of raw materials to valorize. Left, Abd el Wahab is a top destination for mezze, the catch-all term for an array of appetizers that range from grilled chicken livers to exotic bread dips.
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A view of the dining room at Abd el Whab, where the hummus is creamy and flavorful.
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A bowl of molasses and sesame paste, which is swirled together and eaten with a sweet dessert bread.
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With kefta meatballs, lamb cutlets and grilled chicken wings, the menu at Istambouli is designed for carnivores.
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Hummus and bread at Istambouli. Around the world, in cities from Paris to Dubai to Melbourne, the best Middle Eastern restaurants are turning out food from the Land of the Cedars.
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Le Chef is an old-school home-style joint niched like a fossil among the trendy new bars and sleek restaurants of the fast-rising Gemmayzeh neighborhood. Order lamb over rice, laced with nuts and raisins, then the get the aromatic rice pudding for desert.
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Holiday Tables: Bon Appétit to Guten Appetit

December 20, 2009
Journeys
By GISELA WILLIAMS

DURING the holiday season, the already difficult task of deciding where to dine in Europe’s major cities becomes Herculean. Many restaurants, especially the more intimate, independently run places, are closed on Dec. 24 and 25; high-end hotel restaurants are more likely to stay open but can be stiff, expensive and full of tourists.


“Although I love Paris 365 days a year, Christmas can be a tricky time to visit,” Beth Marlin, the editor of Paris-Insider.com, wrote in an e-mail message. “The week between Christmas and New Years can be disappointing for tourists who expect everything to be open (museums, restaurants) according to a normal schedule. It is possible to arrive somewhere and find a sign in the window that says ‘Closed until after January 1st.’ ”

That doesn’t mean that tourists should avoid Paris during the holidays. On the contrary, Ms. Marlin writes: “A walk down the Champs-Élysées at night with the trees lit up, or along the Rue du Faubourg St.-Honoré can be downright magical. With the right itinerary, it can be spectacular.”

Sometimes it’s a matter of planning. Take, for example, Le Jules Verne, Alain Ducasse’s restaurant nestled overheard in the Eiffel Tower. While it’s open on Christmas Eve and Christmas, only a few tables are available for lunch on Christmas Day.

Here are suggestions for places to eat in five European cities. Some are open on Christmas Eve, some on Christmas Day, some both. And many are offering special menus. (Call ahead for reservations and to check availability.)

PARIS

Just a skip away from Jules Verne is the well-regarded Au Bon Accueil (14, rue de Monttessuy, 75007; 33-1-4705-4611; www.aubonaccueilparis.com), a modern bistro owned by the restaurateur Jacques Lacipiere. The chef, Naobumi Assaki, turns out precise, elegant food in a friendly setting.

On Dec. 24 and 25, the restaurant will be offering a five-course Christmas lunch menu (60 euros a person, or $87 at $1.45 to the euro, without wine) that brings to mind the sort of fare a food-loving French family might dine on at home, including oysters, chicken with a turnip purée and black truffle jus, a selection of rich French cheeses and a dark-chocolate mille-feuille.

LONDON

The quintessential holiday meal in London is all about mince pies and puddings. Food-obsessed travelers can pick up preordered pies and puddings to go (until late afternoon on Dec. 23) at the widely acclaimed St. John Restaurant (26 St. John Street, EC1M; 44-20-7251-0848; www.stjohnrestaurant.co.uk).

The Christmas Feasting menus being offered by Fergus Henderson, St. John’s pioneering chef, are available only until Dec. 23. But the Butlers Wharf Chop House (36e Shad Thames, SE1; 44-20-7403-3403; www.danddlondon.com) is open on Christmas Eve and for lunch on Christmas Day. Not only does the traditional British restaurant serve up an excellent holiday meal with all the fixings (mince pies included), it’s perched on the Thames and looks out over the Tower Bridge. The three-course meal is £170 for two, or $272 at $1.60 to the pound.

STOCKHOLM

On setting alone, Stockholm’s grand Operakallaren (The Royal Opera House, Karl XII:s torg; 46-8-676-5800; www.eng.operakallaren.se), situated near the banks of the Norrstrom and next to the Royal Palace, is a winner. But when it comes to the Christmas Eve Julbord — a holiday version of the traditional smorgasbord that includes specialties like glazed ham and rice porridge spiked with cinnamon — it’s the dining room of choice for many local families. In fact, according to the restaurant’s chef, Stefano Catenacci, a reservation there for lunch on Christmas Eve is so sought-after that the next opening for a table in the main dining room is in 2011.

Fortunately the Operakallaren has a lot of extra rooms. “We have space left, but not in the main dining room,” Mr. Catenacci said. “There are tables upstairs in the banqueting room, and just yesterday we chose to open up the opera bar, a small room where you sit up to 80 people.” The Julbord at Operakallaren starts at 750 kronor to 980 kronor a person, or about $110 to $140 at 6.95 kronor to the dollar.

ROME

Though fish plays a part in the Swedish Julbord, Christmas Eve in Rome takes it to another level: a seven-course dinner in which each dish contains a different type of seafood.

Jessica Stewart, the Rome manager for Context, a boutique travel company that organizes urban walking tours, recommends Casa Bleve (Via del Teatro Valle, 48-49; 39-06-686-5970; www.casableve.it), a palatial winte bar within the former courtyard of the 16th-century Palazzo Medici Lante della Rovere.

This is the first year that Casa Bleve will be serving its version of the traditional Christmas Eve fish feast (for 145 euros a person), and it sounds like one worth seeking out. Courses include a seared mackerel with buffalo’s milk burrata and roasted tomatoes, an octopus and chanterelle mushroom soup with fried purple potatoes and pasta stuffed with red shrimp on a bed of artichoke cream.

On Christmas Day, when most Roman families are eating leftovers at home, Ms. Stewart suggests booking a table at the popular Hostaria dell’Orso (Via dei Soldati, 25C; 39-06- 6830-1192; www.hdo.it), which is open on Dec. 24 and 25.

MUNICH

Around Christmastime, this Bavarian city becomes a winter wonderland, with its Baroque architecture and twinkling markets filled with red-cheeked locals catching up over sausages and mulled wine.

It’s also famous for one of the most decadent and delicious Christmas meals Europe has to offer: the traditional holiday roasted goose, typically served with dumplings and red cabbage. The century-old restaurant Spatenhaus an der Oper (Residenzstrasse 12; 49-89-290-7060), in an elegant historic building overlooking the opera house, will be offering freshly cooked goose on Dec. 24. Try it at lunchtime so you have a chance to walk off those calories. A meal is 24.90 euros a person.

Still hungry on Christmas Day after all that goose? Head to the city’s historic center to join the locals for a glass of beer and weisswurst at a beer hall like the Ratskeller (Marienplatz 8; 49-89-219-9890; www.ratskeller.com) or Weisses Bräuhaus (Tal 7; 49-89-290-1380; www.weisses-brauhaus.de).



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01/12 Jennifer Lopez trở lại đầy quyến rũ với tên mới "Lola"

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(2Sao) - Mặc kệ những phiền toái từ chồng cũ đem lại, cô ca sĩ sở hữu vòng 3 đẹp nhất thế giới đã trở lại! Hãy cùng ngắm “Lola” của Jennifer Lopez!

Sau khi đã xây dựng một đế chế nước hoa riêng cho riêng mình, sở hữu 6 studio albums với gần 30 triệu bản được tiêu thụ trên thế giới, mới đây Jennifer Lopez tiếp tục trở lại sân khấu âm nhạc bằng album thứ 7 – Love?, với 2 món quà ra mắt đầu tiên là Louboutins và Fresh Out The Even.

Louboutins đã được J.Lo giới thiệu trước tại lễ trao giải của American Music Awards 2009 và được cô chọn làm single đầu tiên từ album mới, đã được chính thức ra mắt vào ngày 23.11 vừa qua. Cùng với đó là Fresh Out The Even được J.Lo đầu tư hẳn một video clip riêng cho ca khúc này. Theo như chính chủ nhân tiết lộ, thì Fresh Out The Even có vai trò giống như một bước đệm cho Louboutins và giúp cô đưa tới cho những khán giả Âu Mỹ một hình ảnh mới của mình mang tên: Lola.
Fresh Out The Even được lấy cảm hứng khá nhiều từ bộ phim Eyes Wide Shut (có sự góp mặt của Tom Cruise và Nicole Kidman) với những thước hình đẹp nhất dành choJ.Lo. Và chính cái tên Lola ban đầu cũng đã được dành cho riêng ca khúc này mà thôi. Nhưng sau đó, J.Lo cảm thấy rất thích thú với cái tên đó và suốt ngày lẩm nhẩm nó tại studio. Cuối cùng, toàn bộ ekip quyết định sẽ dùng chính cái tên Lola để tạo nên những hình ảnh mới cho J.Lo. Một phần vì J.Lo rất thích cái tên này, ngoài ra cũng vì đã gần 3 năm từ sau album thứ 6 – Brave ra mắt nên cô cũng nên cần một hình ảnh mới hấp dẫn hơn. Khán giả sẽ được chiêm ngưỡng những hình ảnh ban đầu của một J.Lo phiên bản “Lola” trongFresh Out The Even, với mái tóc vàng và đôi môi đỏ mọng đầy gợi cảm.

Louboutins  - J.Lo, ca khúc cũng được hát
tại lễ trao giải của American Music Awards 2009

Với bộ đôi Louboutins và Fresh Out The Even, và sắp tới sẽ là hơn 10 track chính thức trong album Love?, J.Lo dường như đã trở lại với dòng nhạc dance pop sở trường của mình dưới sự trợ giúp của 2 nhà sản xuất danh tiếng Darkchild và Danja. Sau những cố gắng sắp xếp lại chuyện gia đình, thành quả hoàn chỉnh sau 7 tháng làm việc hết công suất của cô gái nóng bỏng nhất showbiz sẽ được chính thức lên kệ vào tháng 2/2010 sắp tới. Và kể từ bây giờ, hãy gọi Jennifer Lopez bằng tên mới Lola!

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Sauvignon blanc is a green-skinned grape variety which originates from the Bordeaux region of France. The grape gets its name from the French word sauvage ("wild") and blanc ("white") due to its early origins as an indigenous grape in South West France. It is now planted in many of the world's wine regions, producing a crisp, dry, and refreshing white varietal wine. Conversely, the grape is also a component of the famous dessert wines from Sauternes and Barsac. Sauvignon blanc is widely cultivated in France, Chile, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil and California.

Depending on the climate, the flavor can range from aggressively grassy to sweetly tropical. Wine experts have used the phrase "crisp, elegant, and fresh" as a favorable description of Sauvignon blanc from the Loire Valley and New Zealand. Sauvignon blanc, when slightly chilled, pairs well with fish or cheese, particularly Chèvre. It is also known as one of the few wines that can pair well with sushi.

Along with Riesling, Sauvignon blanc was one of the first fine wines to be bottled with a screwcap in commercial quantities, especially by New Zealand producers. The wine is usually consumed young, as it does not particularly benefit from aging, except for some oak-aged Pessac-leognan and Graves from Bordeaux that can age up to fifteen years. Dry and sweet white Bordeaux, typically made with Sauvignon blanc as a major component, is the one exception.

California sốc vì một thiếu nữ bị làm nhục trước đám đông

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Vụ việc xảy ra tại trường Trung học Richmond, Mỹ. Ảnh: AP.

Trong một vụ án gây sốc tại Mỹ, một nữ sinh 15 tuổi bị 15 thanh thiếu niên cưỡng hiếp bên ngoài trường học ở California Mỹ, trong khi những người qua đường thì đứng xem, cười cợt và còn chụp ảnh.

Có khoảng hai chục người qua đường đã đứng xem cảnh bỉ ổi của đám thiếu niên và không thèm báo cảnh sát, trong suốt quá trình thiếu nữ bị làm nhục hai tiếng rưỡi.

Thiếu tá cảnh sát Mark Gagan nhận định: "Đây là một hành vi man rợ. Tôi không thể tưởng tượng nổi có một đám đông thản nhiên đứng xem, hoặc thờ ơ bỏ đi và thậm chí còn tham gia vào vụ cưỡng hiếp".

Rất nhiều học sinh tại trường Trung học Richmond, gần San Francisco, cảm giác những kẻ phạm tội vẫn còn quanh quẩn trong lớp học. Nhiều em đã chuyển sang trường khác vì cảm thấy "ở đó không an toàn chút nào". "Tôi sẽ không bao giờ quay trở lại", Jennie Steinberg, 16 tuổi, nói.

5 kẻ tình nghi, tuổi từ 16 đến 21, đã bị bắt vào cuối tuần qua. Vụ việc chỉ được phát hiện khi một phụ nữ ở gần đó báo cho cảnh sát rằng hai trong số những kẻ tình nghi khoe khoang về vai trò của mình trong vụ cưỡng hiếp, khi đó vẫn đang tiếp tục diễn ra.

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ミドルエージのための後悔しない生保

2009年9月28日

　前回は、子持ちのサラリーマンについて、生命保険加入のポイントをお話しました。そこで今回は、独身世帯やミドルエージのための、後悔しない生命保険の加入について考えてみます。

本当に生命保険は必要か

　生命保険は、万一の場合の経済的な負担を補うのがその第一義の目的です。そうであれば、独身者や子供がいないもしくは既に成人してある程度の蓄えがある中高年世代にはさほど必要のない商品です。

　いやいや、病気をしたときには医療保険が必要だろうという声が聞こえてきますが、ここで何度もお話しているように、まずは「いらないかも」という認識からスタートして欲しいのです。そして、生命保険がなかったらどれだけ困るのかを、実際に数字で計算してください。それと同時に、生命保険があるとどれだけ助かるのかも。

22/08 Siêu mẫu Isabeli Fontana quyến rũ khó phai

Thứ bảy, 22/08/2009 00:01

(2Sao) - Siêu mẫu xứ sở những điệu Samba cuồng nhiệt, Isabeli Fontana hết sức quyến rũ dưới ống kính nhiếp ảnh gia David Vasiljevic trên ấn phẩm Vogue Tây Ban Nha vào tháng 9/2009.

Siêu mẫu xứ sở những điệu Samba cuồng nhiệt, Isabeli Fontana hết sức quyến rũ dưới ống kính nhiếp ảnh gia David Vasiljevic trên ấn phẩm Vogue Tây Ban Nha vào tháng 9/2009.

Bước chân vào nghề người mẫu từ năm 14 tuổi, Isabeli đã từng là gương mặt quảng cáo của nhiều hãng thời trang danh tiếng trên thế giới như: Chanel, Hugo  Boss, Valentino, Versace và Victoria's Secret…

Isabeli Fontana cao 1,77m, cô mang vẻ đẹp bốc lửa và quyến rũ nhưng không kém phần cá tính của cô gái Brazil. Một ảnh mới lần này sẽ phần nào nói lên vẻ đẹp nóng bỏng của Isabeli:

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