Thursday, August 06, 2009 TEL AVIV: Arab hackers broke into the Kadima Party’s website early Thursday.The hackers presented a sensational photo of a skeleton with the slogan, “This is the fate of Sharon.” Below the photo is a still of Kadima chair Tzipi Livni with the caption, “We guarantee that we’re coming.”The hackers also displayed a terrorist attack scene along with a child whose head was decapitated. Underneath the photo was the caption, “Israel will continue to defeat our women and children.”The website’s homepage displays the words “Gaza Hacker” in English and Arabic.
Sunday, February 28, 2010 HAVANA: Hundreds of wealthy merchants and cigar aficionados from all parts of the world gathered in Havana this week to bid high stakes for humidors full of premium cigars. Cuba's annual Habanos festival ended on Friday night with an auction of ornate humidors of cedar and mahogany stacked with hand-rolled stogies that raised 800,000 euros ($1.09 million dollars). Habanos S.A. executives this month said cigar sales fell 8 percent to $360 million in 2009, so they have created the Julieta, a smaller, milder version of the Romeo y Julieta cigar, aimed specifically at female smokers. Women now make up only 5 to 10 percent of customers for Habanos. But even with the creation of the Julieta, Garcia said Habanos has only modest hopes for 2010 sales, due largely to a weak economy in Spain, the biggest market for Cuban cigars. The flavor of premium tobacco relies on the soil and climate in which it is grown. The western province of Pinar Del Rio, famous fo...
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