Fabric nightclub to shut down after police concerns over drugs as clubgoers react with shock and anger
Fabric nightclub to shut down after police concerns over drugs as clubgoers react with shock and anger Source: The Telegraph 7 September 2016 One of London’s biggest nightclubs is to shut after its licence was revoked, sparking an outpouring of shock and anger over the decision. Representatives of Fabric nightclub gathered at […]
Indonesia Is Pushed to Ban Alcohol for Health of Bodies, if Not Souls (Excerpt)
Indonesia Is Pushed to Ban Alcohol for Health of Bodies, if Not Souls (Excerpt) Source: New York Times By JOE COCHRANE SEPT. 2, 2016 I.B. Agung Partha foresees an apocalypse, as he put it, on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. The threat is not a plague of locusts, nor one of […]
UK govt to discuss alcohol delivery services
UK govt to discuss alcohol delivery services Source: The Spirits Business by Kristiane Sherry 5th September, 2016 The UK parliament’s House of Lords is to discuss drinks industry issues with off-trade and licensing bodies, covering home delivery, street drinking and under-age sales. Initially introduced to “provide greater freedom” to the hospitality and […]
Washington: Study finds many who voted to privatize liquor sales in Washington would now vote differently
Washington: Study finds many who voted to privatize liquor sales in Washington would now vote differently Washingtonians may not have voted to privatize liquor sales if they’d been able to see the effects of the law, a new study suggests. Source: The Spokesman Review September 7th According to an article published in […]
Carrie Nation, M.D.?
Carrie Nation, M.D.?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” / The neo-prohibitionists are on the march. Source: the weekly Standard By Kevin R. Kosar Sep 12, 2016 To a degree, the British government’s recent freak-out over alcohol is understandable. The nation’s tabloids regularly carry stories featuring individuals getting falling-down drunk and doing […]
Man schemes to steal thousand of dollars in wine
Man schemes to steal thousand of dollars in wine Source: KMOV By Emily Beck August 31st A man is charged in connection to a scheme to steal $2,143 worth of wine from Schnucks grocery stores across St. Louis County. Police tell News 4 Craig Gustafson confessed to hitting seven different stores between […]
Korea: Stronger warning labels introduced for alcohol
Korea: Stronger warning labels introduced for alcohol Source: Korea Herald 2016-09-02 All alcoholic beverages available for sale in South Korea will have stronger warning labels on their containers starting Saturday, especially on the dangers of alcohol-related birth defects, according to the nation’s Health Ministry. It is the first time since 1995 that […]
Martini unveils ice cube-shaped drink sensor
Martini unveils ice cube-shaped drink sensor Source: The Spirits Business by Annie Hayes 2nd September, 2016 Leading vermouth brand Martini has created an ice cube-shaped device that anticipates when a drink is finished and uses Bluetooth to communicate with the bar in real time. Martini Smart Cube is added to the drink […]
Support Line Educates Students on Alcohol Safety, BC Policy
Support Line Educates Students on Alcohol Safety, BC Policy The Heights By Sophie Reardon September 1, 2016 IRELAND – At focus groups last year, Nic Sperry, the assistant director of recovery and support programs, found that students do not know Boston College’s policy toward alcohol-related issues. For fear of getting in trouble, they often […]
ODU using $911K in federal funding to study alcohol use by lesbian, bisexual women
ODU using $911K in federal funding to study alcohol use by lesbian, bisexual women ABC 13 News Now By the Staff, WVEC August 31, 2016 NORFOLK, Va. (WVEC) — Old Dominion University is using $911,056 in federal funding to study alcohol use by lesbian and bisexual women. Psychology professor Robin Lewis submitted the […]