Word: mecca
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...often-repeated slogan in the Arab world that "Coke is for Jews, Pepsi is for Arabs." Pepsi didn't escape unscathed. It's been a victim of rumors tying it to Israel. Still, Pepsi is the market leader in the Middle East, with a 75% share. A syrupy upstart, Mecca Cola, tries to appeal to Muslims...
...miles, population 23 million) with its wealth of oil fields along the Persian Gulf, I might wonder why Jews, who blend ethnicity and religion just as Arab Muslims do, should claim so little land when we cover so much. Why does my country house two holy cities—Mecca and Medina—whereas Jews claim but one—Jerusalem, site of the Temple of Solomon and Herod? What accounts for the astonishing disparity between how much land the Arabs got in history and how little was left to Jews?Were I a Palestinian Arab citizen...
...bought into a sleepy two-plane airline in Kuala Lumpur. He now has 22 planes and is seeking to buy 80 more over the next eight years. AirAsia has gone from 12 flights a day to 100, including runs from Kuala Lumpur to Jakarta, from Bangkok to the gambling mecca of Macau and even flights to Bali. He's also eyeing China and India. Boasts Fernandes: "We have transformed the way people think about flying...
...rowing tradition, Mulcahy rekindled his love for rowing on the Charles. “Rowing on the Charles as compared to the inlet is quite a change,” Mulcahy said. “There’s so many other crews, it really is kind of a mecca of rowing. The Head of the Charles is a good example of that. It’s just so much talent and so many people in such a close area, they kind of feed off each other and really do well.”As for Young, after watching Harvard?...
...perfect it, and the other part of it is trying to improve your fitness. What in other sports is constituted as punishment—in rowing, it’s practice.”After 12 years playing competitive hockey in Canada, the world’s ice hockey mecca, it’s no surprise Wintner is a master of discipline. Wintner got his start on the ice when he was just eight years old, competing both as a forward and a defenseman on Canadian youth teams. But by the time he was 10, Wintner took over as goalie...