TURF - 'Tailgaters Urging Responsibility and Fun' - brings together beverage alcohol industry leaders with educators and sporting stars to promote safe and responsible tailgating HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Charmer Sunbelt Group CSG, one of the country's leading distributors of spirits and wine, together with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control...
Sneaking off to the bar is all part of college life, even if it is illegal for most. But plans to relax the law have had a shaky start Out of America Today my 18-year-old son crosses a Rubicon of American life. After his sheltered years at...
MEXICO CITY AFP — Mexicans who migrate annually to the United States change their sex habits significantly on arrival there, and increase their risk of catching HIV/AIDS, according to a Mexican/Califorian study. Hundreds of thousands of Mexicans migrate to the United States each year. Male Mexican migrants increase...
CAIRO AFP — Egyptian authorities are threatening to strip Cairo's luxury Grand Hyatt hotel of its five-star status after the owner stopped serving alcohol in the name of Islam. Last month, Abdel Aziz Ibrahim, a member of the Saudi royal family and owner of the coveted luxury property that...
GENEVA AFP — The World Health Organisation faces pressure to take a tough stance on alcohol consumption at its annual assembly in Geneva this week amid fears industry lobby groups will water down any proposals. The WHO's 61st assembly opening Monday will debate "strategies to reduce the harmful use...
CAIRO AFP — A luxury Cairo hotel has stopped the sale of alcoholic drinks on the orders of its Saudi Arabian owner, who is a practising Muslim, the assistant manager said on Friday. Owner Sheikh Abdel Aziz Ibrahim bin Ibrahim visited the five-star Grand Hyatt Cairo on Saturday and...
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In North Carolina, a "local option" state, every voter, in every county and town, has a say in whether or not spirits are sold in their community. You might think, at first thought, that such a system would be ...
Syntec Biofuel Inc. (OTCBB: SYBF), a biofuel technology company developing catalysts to convert biomass wastes into ethanol and other alcohols, announced today it has joined the Brigham Young University BYU Fischer-Tropsch Consortium giving it access to methods for preparation, characterization, and testing of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis FTS catalysts and mechanistic/reactor models...
LONDON AFP — Police confiscated 44,000 pints of alcohol from underage drinkers in February during the largest ever crackdown on drinking by teenagers. The two-week operation by 39 forces across England and Wales costing 700,000 pounds, saw alcoholic drinks confiscated from more than 5000 youngsters under the age of...
The rules are different on American Indian reservations. Visitors may play slot machines. The legal landscape is different. But not everything is different. Like every other business that sells alcohol in California, casino owners have to answer to the ABC. More formally known as the Department of Alcoholic...
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Beam Global Spirits & Wine, Inc. [Fortune Brands, Inc. (NYSE:FO)], a global leader in premium spirits, is pleased to support The Century Council's recent announcement that they will underwrite a multi-year research effort with George Mason University. The Century Council, a not-for-profit organization funded by distillers and...
HENDERSON, Nev. -- SIPP Industries, Inc. (Pink Sheets: SIPC) announced today it has signed a letter of intent to purchase a small rectifier, QS, Inc. DBA as Santa Fe Springs in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This acquisition provides SIPP with an experienced production management team, the National U.S. Government approved license...
SYDNEY AFP — Australia's Health Minister Nicola Roxon Monday said the government was considering placing graphic warning labels on alcoholic drinks to combat the nation's urge to drink heavily. The newly elected Labor government has already made fighting binge drinking among young people a priority, with Prime Minister Kevin...
Watch the AMC series "Mad Men," and you'd think that workplace boozing was key to productivity. Well, the three-martini lunch may be a thing of the past, but boozing and work still go hand-in-hand in many office cultures. From the company holiday party, to the monthly beer-bash,...
SEOUL AFP — South Koreans, already notorious for their binge drinking, are consuming more alcohol and swigging more often than ever, costing the economy billions of dollars, a survey showed Saturday. Between 2000 and 2004 the cost of problem boozing surged 35 percent to 20.1 trillion won (20.1 billion...
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Craig Steinburg of the International Institute for Alcohol Awareness, +1-202-737-5339 ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Building on the success theyve had in encouraging young college students to binge drink during spring break and other holidays, beer producers Diageos Guinness and Anheuser-Busch have joined forces...
STOCKHOLM AFP — A teetotal group of Swedish lawmakers said Wednesday alcohol-free drinks should be served at official parliamentary functions because alcohol prevents some MPs from fulfilling their duties. "We want official functions in parliament to be alcohol-free by default," Egon Frid, a member of the opposition Left Party...
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Kelley Tway of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, +1-469- 420-4493; or Renate Dugans of State Farm, +1-770-418-5230; or Marissa Jennings, MLA, +1-404-816-3068 Nationally Recognized, Model Curriculum Teaches Brain Science, Alcohol Awareness ATLANTA, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Mothers Against Drunk Driving MADD and State FarmR are educating...
LONDON AFP — The introduction of 24-hour alcohol licences in notoriously binge-drinking Britain has had mixed results, with little sign of a hoped-for "European cafe-style" attitude to booze, officials said Tuesday. Drink-fuelled violent crime has increased in the early hours of the morning, although the more flexible hours have...
A revised version of the so-called "alcohol-pops" bill that now includes a new provision allowing drinkers to be served up to 2.5 ounces of alcohol at once won final Senate approval Tuesday. "This relaxes our standards for mixed drinks," said the sponsor of SB211, Senate Majority Leader Curt...
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