April 7, 2004

Article on progress being made on renovation and expansion of Museum of Modern Art's building in Manhattan, which is set to reopen on November 20; scaffolding has been removed from building's West 54th Street side; new museum encompasses about 630,000 square feet on six floors; total exhibition space will increase to 125,000 square feet from 85,000 (M)

Incumbent board of Eurotunnel, in stunning shareholder revolt, concedes defeat to uprising organized by French populist politician Nicolas Miguet; Miguet solicited shareholder votes to throw out current directors and replace them with slate of his choosing; campaigned on platform that tunnel should be run for benefit of shareholders, whose investment has been withering in value for years, with creditors being forced to make large concessions; chief executive Richard Shirrefs has been unable to turn around company; photo (M)

William Grimes comments on self-checkout process available at some supermarkets; advice for newcomers to self-checkout; photos (L)

Columbia TriStar, Warner Home Video and other US film companies slash prices in attempt to thwart sale of counterfeit DVD's in Moscow and other Russian cities; Columbia TriStar is setting up factory outside Moscow to produce licensed copies of hit movies; Russian anti-piracy director Konstantin Zemchenkov says piracy accounts for 9 out of every 10 DVD's sold and 6 out of every 10 CD's; photos (M)

Jean Reilly, wine writer, gives wine-tasting classes at her Upper West Side apartment for four people hoping to gain Master of Wine certificate, most coveted and difficult to attain credential in world of wine; about 15 Americans are expected to be among 80 worldwide who are to take exam this June; to be admitted to program, candidates are expected to have at least five years of in-depth professional experience buying, selling or writing about wine and, with few exceptions, to have taken preparatory courses; photos (L)