When he isn't skiing in Austria, sailing in Polynesia or taking one of his triannual trips to the U.S., the grandson of company founder Salvatore Ferragamo keeps busy as CEO of Il Borro, the family's 1, 730-acre Tuscan hotel.

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T-Online might be a roaring success in Germany and Austria, but not elsewhere.

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And my wine shop probably hadn't even heard of wines from Washington, Oregon, South Africa, Austria or the south of France.

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They hadn't lost a set in Olympic competition until the other day, when they dropped one to Austria ("Pissed me off for a day and a half, " Walsh Jennings cracked later.).

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The debate didn't get going until after 8 o'clock last night, denying MPs the chance to watch the Wales versus Austria friendly.

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