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Five years ago, two big-city businessmen visited Dale Humphrey, mayor of a small town called Popcorn, Ind. (pop. about 50). They had just the kernel of an idea for a business--gourmet popcorn--and visited the town on a whim. Humphrey charmed them with stories about his neighbors, passionate farmers who lived and breathed to harvest corn. Inspired, the two entrepreneurs started selling online and opened up a small shop in Manhattan, getting most of their product from the good people of Popcorn...
...from fashion faux pas to comments about female scientists to the car she drives. How a person chooses to travel can say a lot about her, but Harvard provides a default mode of transportation. Along with an official residence, the University offers its commander in chief a black Lincoln town car, which once sported a license plate reading “1636.” “The Corporation provided in hiring me as president that the university car would drive me for all university functions and was also available for use in the Boston area more generally...
...Patton is virtually a national hero, with streets named after him in almost every town in Luxembourg...
...famed pilsner beer. That's because for more than 40 years, the 65-year-old retired engineer has been a daily patron of Budweiser - not that pale thirst-quencher produced by Anheuser-Busch, but the hearty, bitter lager from the small Budejovicky Budvar brewery in the South Bohemian town of Ceske Budejovice. The town's German name, Budweis, gave both beers their name - and cause for their nearly century-long trademark war in courts worldwide. "Every time I arrived in Budejovice I first hurried to a pub," Moravec says as he recalls his grim years in Pilsen...
...Moravec is not the only denizen of Ceske Budejovice who fears for the fate of the town's favorite tipple if it were snatched up by Anheuser-Busch. Many locals, like Moravec, believe that the U.S. brewing giant wants Budvar only for its trademarks, and might even shut the brewery down. Jan Vesely, the head of the Czech Beer and Malt Association industry group, dismisses such worries, saying "I don't know of any brewery in Central Europe someone would buy to close...