WhileextremelynarrowhomesarecommonincrampedcitieslikeTokyoorAmsterdam,theyalsopopupelsewhereintheworld,inspiringdoubletakesfrompassers-byandenthusiasmfromtheirowners.

    ThemenuisamixofrecipesinuseinsomeofMr.Vongerichten❼otherrestaurants--andsomenewonesjustfortheFrench.Thereis,forinstance,apizzawithblacktrufflesandfontinaandafoiegraswithpuréeofquince,cornpancakesandwildcranberries.

    Thereis“alittletrepidation”aboutthecampaign,Mr.Jamessays,becausetalkingaboutPMScanbea“thirdrail”formarketers.

    But,witheverydayofclosings,thecostanddisruptionmountedandairlinespressuredgovernmentstoreconsidertheirassessmentoftherisks.

    DavidSimantobLosAngeles,March2,2009

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    It’stimetostarttalkingaboutataxcut.

    Thesigningisa"historicevent"intheefforttophaseoutpollutingfossilfuels,saidJoséManuelBarroso,presidentoftheEuropeanCommission,theexecutivearmoftheEuropeanUnion.Officialsinvolvedintheprojectsay10percentto20percentoftheworld❼energycouldcomefromfusionbytheendofthecentury.　　BritishAirwaysexecutiveswarnedyesterdaythatitsfirst-quarterresultsmightbeweak.Thereportwill✯x27;reflectacontinuing,difficultsituationfortheworldairtransportindustry,✯x27;thechairman,LordColinMarshall,toldinvestorsatthecompany❼annualshareholdermeeting.RodEddington,thechiefexecutive,above,addedthattheoutlookremaineduncertain.BritishAirwayscut10,000jobslastyearandhasannouncedplanstocutanother3,000in2003.BritishAirwayshassaidfirst-quarterrevenueswillfallabout10percentbecauseofheavypricecutting.HeatherTimmons(NYT)　　Citigroupfell5.3percentto.79;JPMorganChasedeclined3.2percentto.43,andBankofAmericawasdown3.27percentat.35.