November 19, 2006

Profile of Donald J Trump Jr, who, after 28 years hidden in glare of his high-wattage father, is finally ready to live up to famous name that is both banner and target; his rising profile in family business, fashion model wife Vanessa and major new role in upcoming season of The Apprentice all lead to his emergence as full-fledged celebrity; photos (M)

Wineries began popping up in Midwest in 1970s and are thriving as tourism magnets and profit-making businesses; some wineries are even producing quality wine, made possible by French-American grape hybrids; Iowa has licensed new winery every two weeks for past year and has hired its first state oenologist to help guide novice winemakers; map; photo (L)

Investors who have bet that Carl C. Icahn will fix the mess at ImClone Systems may have been displeased by his bid for Reckson Associates Realty.

China's Yellow River is threatened by dwindling glaciers and underground water supply and growth of new cities, pollution and industrial demand for water; is water source for 140 million people; about 400 of China's 600 cities lack adequate water supply; China has one of lowest per capita water supplies in world and one of most uneven distributions of water; map; photos (L)

Nicolai Ouroussoff Architecture article discusses Dept of Housing and Urban Development's plan to demolish four New Orleans low-income housing developments; plan, which is being challenged in federal court by local housing advocates, would replace more than 5,000 public housing units with range of privately owned mixed-income developments; says New Orleans' public housing embodied many New Urbanist ideals and with thoughtful modifications, it could be transformed into model housing; criticizes new HUD-approved plan, which has uniform rows of houses cut off from rest of city; photos (M)