I have a fascination with maps.  I like maps of all types, be it local road maps, maps for hiking or maps for foreign travel.  I spend a lot of my spare time pouring over maps and dreaming of the trips I will make.
I’m off to New York next month and will need my map [...]

Enodis , which makes fryers for McDonald’s and Burger King, shrugged off fears of a slowing U.S economy, saying changes in eating habits and investment by restaurant groups would underpin demand for food equipment.
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Premium drinks group Diageo has been granted a three year distribution and joint marketing agreement for the Zacapa rum brand by Industrias Licoreras de Guatemala group of companies.
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Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has signalled tougher powers for police to confiscate alcohol from under-18s as part of measures to tackle street drinking.
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Food producers are on the menu for investors this morning, with Cadbury Schweppes leading the way.
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Diageo, the world’s biggest alcoholic drinks group, has pulled out of the $6 billion-plus (3 billion pound-plus) auction for Swedish vodka Absolut after buying a half stake in fast-growing Dutch rival Ketel One.
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Jim Beam bourbon maker Fortune Brands now leads the $6 billion-plus (3 billion pound-plus) race to buy Sweden’s Absolut vodka as the world’s biggest alcoholic drinks group, Diageo , pulls out of the auction.
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The theatre lights dim and the audience settles into their seats — usually a cue for the actors to deliver their opening lines.
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JP Morgan has upgraded its stance on Cadbury Schweppes to ‘overweight’ from ‘neutral’, saying the chocolate and drinks company was likely to do well in a generally difficult food market.
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(Reuters) – Following are some facts about Groundhog Day:
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His L.A. nightclubs and restaurants may be A-list only, but Nazarian makes sure business sense isn’t lost in all the glitz. Up next: boutique hotels
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Police may have planted alcohol in Henri Paul’s flat, Princess Diana’s inquest has been told.
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Police are to be given new powers to confiscate alcohol from under-18s who drink in public, the UK Home Office has confirmed.
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Following are some facts about alcohol and Groundhog Day:
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A surge in the painful joint condition called gout among American men is linked to a rise in drinking sodas and other sugary soft drinks, a study published Friday suggests.
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Budget airlines began flying the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur route Friday, ending 30 years of dominance by the national carriers and, observers say, opening the way for wider liberalisation of the region’s air corridors.
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Footsie has ended the day with strong gains as miners remained high on news that Alcoa and Chinalco have purchased a 12% stake in Rio.
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