Houston's post-Ike supplies coming, officials say

"HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) -- Federal supplies of food and water will be available to Houstonians affected by Hurricane Ike on Monday, an official said Sunday after Houston's mayor voiced concern about the aid. ...

BBC DJs criticised for promoting booze

BBC DJs and in particular DJ Chris Moyles who hosts Radio 1's flagship morning show, have been criticised in a report by Bristol University for promoting booze culture. When DJ generated comments alone on...

Sunday's Just One Coffee, Si'l Vous Plait

Sunday's over and as always, I like to end it in a light note with an almost pointless focus and this week I shall touch on some scalding cafe-noir. Apart from chocolates and red-hot spicy food,...

Red Bull - can it lead to heart trouble?

A study claims Red Bull can increase the risk of heart damage.  University students in Australia participated in a study, which showed they had the same cardiovascular profile as someone with heart...

Scotch Purists Beware

 “There are two things a Highlander likes naked, and one of them is malt whiskey.”  I've been a single malt man for quite some time now, and I don't see myself rushing out to try the Frankenstein...

i-Bar - bad pickup lines in text - patrons connect via touch screens

"OMG U R SoooooSoOoOoO HOT"Vegas, Texting & Booze = recipe for a morning full of regretGood thing what happens in Vegas STAYS in Vegas...that is unless there are fertalized eggs or std's involved....but i...

Air stewardess up on drink charge

An air stewardess in the UK has been brought up on charges for being intoxicated during her shift. She was apparently well over the legal drink drive limit." An air stewardess has appeared in...

One in every three euro spent by Irish consumers on alcohol ends up in the Go...

I was amazed when I discovered that we in Ireland (there are only about 4 million people here in the ROI) paid €2.2bn in tax on alcoholic drinks last year. This looks like a great deal from the Government's...

$1.6 billion in food ads target children

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission wants the entertainment industry to take steps to have TV and movie characters tie in with more nutritional food choices.  Kids are the target of more than $1.6 billion spent...

Eel Drink Goes On Sale For Japan's Hot Summer

I love eel, but an eel drink... I have to think twice about trying this out. From what I know so far, it is yellow and fizzy. I wonder if it is sweet? sour? bitter? This reminds me of the "birds nest drink"...

Man spent $1000 a week on beer

I’ve never heard of anyone spending this much on beer before!  An Australian man has been banned from buying or even holding beer for the next 12 months.  Apparently he had been spending around...

Teachers to frisk students

Under a new plan by the UK government, teachers in Britain are going to be given the authority to search students. Teachers are currently only allowed to search students for knives or other dangerous weapons. "Teachers are to be given the authority to search pupils for drink,...

Alcohol returns to Baghdad

Alcohol is available for sale once more in Baghdad. The sale of alcoholic beverages has not been allowed since early 2006, but now drink stores and cafes are starting to reopen again. Two years ago, al-Qa'ida...

Coca-Cola Defends Olympics Deal

It's not surprising that Coca-Cola is defending its sponsorship of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing but what is problematic, in my view, is Coke's failure to differentiate between the "credo of the Olympic movement"...

Get Bubbly: Lil Wayne To Launch Own Brand of Champagne

You've got love the excessiveness and inanity of hip-hop artists at their most materialistic: so Weezy's getting his own line of bubbly. And I just love that 'Halo' has already had its own cameo in one of Lil...

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