Labels breaking down the carbon emitted in production, packaging, transportation, and disposal will appear starting next spring on a wide range of Japanese consumer goods. Because the program is entirely voluntary --...
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Bouncy rubber sidewalk, the future of Iowa State University's pavement is in your hands now. "Beer kegs have been wreaking havoc with sidewalks in Ames, Iowa - and the city's solution may leave some bounce in their...
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" Forget sex and alcohol, the bane of most teens’ parents. A new study finds that parents are more worried about the video games their children are playing than drinking or pornography. What They Play, a parent’s guide to video games, conducted separate...
Sweden has relaxed its rules on naming children weird things like Heineken, Mouthpad and Dubble Bubble. The country once frowned on such lapses of judgment, but, according to one official, it's no longer considered 'negative' in this day and age to name children after...
This is shocking. Toronto officials are planning to ban homeless people from taking bottles and cans from recycling bins as part of a new recyling plan to be rolled out in the fall.Why? Apparently because it loses the city money and is considered "stealing" from taxpayers....
A beloved Toronto beer vendor--the 'beer guy,' as he's affectionately known--has garnered a considerable cult-following after being questionably dismissed from his job at the Rogers Centre. He was fired after selling a pair of beers during a Blue Jays game without asking for...
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The rising cost of hops, fuel, and aluminum is creating a perfect storm for beer makers--and by perfect I mean horrible. The cost of these economic realities may soon be passed on to the innocent beer consumer, and...
Probabally Germany's best known festival, the Munich Oktoberfest begins September 20 and runs until October 5. Last year the Bavarian festival drew in 6.2 million visitors who drank 6.7 million litres of...
When you're at a loud club, do you ever feel like the bass is cheering you on: "chug chug chug?" I don't either, but some new research suggests that loud music increases drinking speed from about 15 minutes a beer to...
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 $1000 a...
A section of Church in South India have committed a big blunder with Christ's Image.They have shown Christ with a beer mug and cigarette in the other hand."In what seems like a big faux pas that may snowball into a...
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An Olympic match is already taking place before the Beijing Games actually start.This time, it's between ambush marketers and actual Olympic sponsors. Hooligans, the dreaded villains at sporting events, are quickly...
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Nancy Reagan gave a half-hearted endorsement of John McCain recently. She has known McCain for three decades, but their relationship was strained in the late 70's by his divorcing his first wife, Carol, who was good...
When someone has been raped or sexually assaulted, they obviously need a great deal of support from the people around them as well as from people like counselors, the police, doctors and so on. Many people simply do...
Ontario's provincial government says the province isn't ready for alcohol sales at corner stores and other private venues, but many business owners disagree, saying a competitive system would be cheaper and more...