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Much remains a mystery about Fatah al-Islam, the Palestinian-led Sunni Muslim fundamentalist faction that sprang up six months ago and is at the center of Lebanon's latest fighting. What is known, however, indicates that the group based near the northern coastal city of Tripoli is a product of past Middle East conflict, a manifestation of present unrest in Lebanon and an ominous sign of future turmoil throughout the region...
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Rechristening the drink Magners, C&C successfully ventured into Northern Ireland in 1999. It conquered Scotland in 2004 and 2005, hit London in 2005 and took on the rest of England in 2006. British rivals maintain that C&C is just riding a wave of popularity, not creating it. Sales of Strongbow, an S&N brand that boasts a 60% share of the U.K. cider market, have grown consistently for four years, the company says. Analyst O'Reilly disagrees, calculating that more than 70% of cider's recent growth is attributable to Magners. Certainly, rivals have dashed to bring...
...gauge their thirst, C&C is conducting market tests in two European cities - Barcelona and Munich - this summer. And S&N says it expects to offer its cider brands in a variety of Continental markets. Both admit it will be a harder sell. Barring a few exceptions - like northern France - cider drinking is unknown across most of Europe. Fenella Tyler, communications manager for S&N's cider division, admits: "In Portugal, cider is a word they've never heard." On the other hand, she says, there is broad appeal across Europe for alcoholic fruity beverages, and there's also...
...English settlement of America impacted our nation in interesting ways [May 7]. A decade of archaeological exploration confirmed that in June 1607, a settlement was established in "northern Virginia" at what is now Popham Beach in Phippsburg, Maine. This colony lasted just over a year, but the colonists managed to build a 30-ton, 50-ft., shallow-draft vessel they named Virginia, which explored the coast and crossed the Atlantic twice. Four hundred years later, Maine is still recognized as home to the best boat builders in the world. From elegant yachts to Bath Iron Works' naval destroyers, Maine...