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A Protest Attacked; A Blogger Threatened With Execution

From the desk of A. Millar on Wed, 2009-09-09 09:37

Emotions are running high in parts of Britain. Only a couple of weeks ago, rumors that a “Right wing” group was planning to march through the Bury Park region of Luton were spreading through the Muslim communities of the city. This turned out to be false. When no one turned up, the Muslim youths that had congregatedattacked the police, throwing missiles and hurling abuse [video]. 50 extra police had to be drafted to contain the situation.

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A History of Beer - Part 6

From the desk of Fjordman on Wed, 2009-09-09 09:21

There is no particular reason why this essay came to be mainly about beer, not wine. It’s a result of my personal preference, and perhaps indirectly because I come from a chilly Scandinavian country where grapes are rarely grown and where people have historically had a closer relationship with beer than wine. Nevertheless, you cannot write about alcoholic beverages or about European culture in general and not say something about wine. Consequently, I will include a few words about wine traditions in Europe and beyond. Much of the following information is taken from The World Atlas of Wine, 6th edition, by Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson, a fine and richly illustrated work updated as of 2007.

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