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Agriculture was tough in Iceland; it was too cold, for instance, to grow barley for that all important beverage beer. "They tried to grow barley all over Iceland, but it wasn't economical," says archaeologist Thomas McGovern of New York City's Hunter College. Nevertheless, the colony held on, and in 930 Iceland's ruling families founded a general assembly, known as the Althing, at which representatives of the entire population met annually to discuss matters of importance and settle legal disputes. The institution is still in operation today, more than a thousand years later...
Felipe, 23, a construction worker, says he didn't know any better when he and a buddy cruised down the streets of Edwards, Colo., in their Chevy Blazer last month, swilling Tecate beer and blasting disco music through the late-night stillness. "Hey, we do that all the time back home in Mexico," Felipe says, shrugging. But the cops in Edwards nailed him for driving under the influence and disturbing the peace. Now, facing an additional felony charge of giving a false name, "Juan Romero," Felipe has agreed to an unusual penance. In exchange for a softer sentence...
...Javier, 26, a laborer at Copper Mountain Resort, learned the hard way. He paid a $450 fine--about a week's wages--after he was pulled over for having a broken windshield. Then the Chihuahua native was charged with driving while impaired, although he insists he had only one beer...
DIED. ALICE SHEETS MARRIOTT, 92, co-founder of the Marriott Corp.; in Washington. Marriott and her husband transformed a nine-stool root beer stand into an international hotel empire...
...tell me more about the plot, but I can imagine how it ends: Alex wins the tournament but loses the heart of his wife. Maybe he’s thrown out of the house and, by the end of the movie, spends all his time drinking cheap beer and watching playoff hockey. A happy ending, if I ever heard...