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Perhaps the most useful presentation came from Goldenheim, who spent one semester at Le Cordon Bleu, the culinary institute, and bestowed the knowledge of beer tasting upon his classmates. “We learned about beers from around the world, different kinds of hops...I now know where on the beer list to find the ones I like,” says Horbaczewski...
...fence, about a quarter of which is built, already puts 16% of the West Bank and 13,000 Palestinians on the Israeli side. President Bush last month warned Israel not to "prejudice" peace talks by building "walls and fences." Israeli officials say they will move the cordon if a different border is eventually negotiated. Palestinians are deeply skeptical. --By Matt Rees/Jerusalem
...English Football Association has refused the usual allotment of tickets for visiting fans and pleaded with supporters to stay home. Turkish authorities vowed to turn English fans back at the border and lock up (for the duration of the game) anyone who succeeded in penetrating the triple police cordon around the stadium. Even Turkey's imams have got in on the act. After Friday prayers earlier this month, they urged fans to eschew the usual raucous chants directed at their opponents ("We are ready to die, die," and "There's a beating waiting for you outside,") and instead express approval...
...bind themselves together and blow themselves up with hand grenades rather than get caught. In a number of raids, suspects managed to get away: at least two broke out of a safe house under surveillance, 10 escaped from another hideaway when police approached, and seven slipped through a police cordon during a five-hour gun battle in Riyadh. One arrest suggested al-Qaeda may have penetrated Saudi security forces: the suspect was a police officer. Saudi forces have unearthed huge arms caches: 93 rocket-propelled grenades in one spot, 20 tons of homemade explosives in another...
...police and Royal Nepalese Army soldiers in armored cars and mine-clearing vehicles now guard every street corner in the capital. Gatherings of more than five people?even, Rana assumes, his famous parties?have been outlawed, and the city grinds to a halt every few days as armed police cordon off downtown blocks and break up protests against the crackdown. On the outskirts, the army raids house after house, making hundreds of arrests every...