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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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alcohol stories: 209 news summaries

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Alleged Beer Thief Won't Go to Jail Before Finishing Drink

Now faces charges of shoplifting and battery

Sep 11, 09 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Florida man who wanted to go to jail for "three hots and a cot" walked into a store, grabbed a beer, and told the clerk to "call the law" because he had no money. All went according to plan until the deputy who responded tried to... More »

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alcohol • theft • beer • jail • stealing • store

 Quietly, Moonshine 
 Makes a Comeback 

Homemade spirits find a loyal following; pity about the jail sentences

Sep 8, 09 10:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Whether it's a result of the recession or an outgrowth of the local food movement, more and more Americans are getting in on the craze for do-it-yourself food and drink. But there's a small problem with homemade spirits—unlike smoking salmon or pickling cukes, distilling your own whiskey or grappa... More »

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alcohol • locally grown movement • felony • whiskey • spirits • locavore • locally grown food • local food • moonshine

Tila: I'm Allergic to Booze; Bartender: Truth, More Like

Reality star savages NFL player via Twitter

Sep 7, 09 10:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Reality star Tila Tequila turned to Twitter today to tell her side of Saturday’s run-in with NFL star Shawne Merriman, writing that she’s “allergic” to alcohol and so couldn't have been drunk at the time he allegedly choked her. She also takes a jab at Chargers linebacker... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • alcohol • domestic violence • San Diego Chargers • Shawne Merriman • Tila Tequila

 I Didn't Choke 
 Tila Tequila: Merriman 

Chargers linebacker says reality-show star was too drunk to leave safely

Sep 7, 09 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shawne Merriman denies choking Tila Tequila and says he was trying to keep her from leaving his home because she was so drunk he was worried she would hurt herself, the Los Angeles Times reports. The San Diego Chargers linebacker released a statement after being arrested yesterday when the reality-TV ... More »

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California • alcohol • assault • San Diego Chargers • drunk • Tila Tequila

 French Wines Wither 
 Under Climate Change 

Industry pushes President Sarkozy for carbon emission cut

Sep 6, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - A warming world has French winemakers sweating more than a little, experts tell the Financial Times. “Current research suggests that by the end of the 21st century, one summer out of two will be at least as hot as 2003,” the year of a record-breaking heat wave that... More »

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climate change • environment • alcohol • global warming • France • wine • drink • temperature • grapes • wine industry

(AP) - The US Embassy in Afghanistan says it has fired eight security guards following allegations of lewd behavior and sexual misconduct at their living quarters. The management team of the private contractor that provides the guards is also "being replaced immediately," officials at the Kabul embassy said today. The... More »

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Afghanistan • alcohol • Kabul • lewd conduct • parties • US Embassy • hazing • military contractors

 He Who Drinks More 
 Gets More Exercise 

But that doesn't mean you should chug to get healthy, say researchers

Sep 1, 09 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though it doesn't explain the persistence of beer guts, moderate and heavy drinkers tend to exercise more than those who keep their booze consumption to a minimum, a new study suggests. Using government health data, researchers found that heavy drinkers—defined as men who tallied some 76 drinks a month,... More »

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alcohol • study • drinking • exercise • health research

(Newser) - The longest serving bartender in the world—that Guinness-certified honor came 10 years ago—and slinger of one of the first beers after Prohibition ended is hanging up his cocktail shaker, the AP reports. Ninety-five-year-old Angelo Cammarata, owner of the beloved Cammarata’s Café in Pittsburgh, is selling after more... More »

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alcohol • Pennsylvania • Prohibition • Pittsburgh • cafes • Guinness World Record • bartender • Angelo Cammarata

(Newser) - Australia’s interventions in remote Aboriginal communities “overtly discriminate” against them, and prove that entrenched racism remains in Australia, a UN official said today. In 2007, Australia sent police and troops to aboriginal lands, and instituted special bans on alcohol and pornography. These measures "infringe their right of... More »

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United Nations • Australia • alcohol • Aborigines • indigenous • Aboriginal

 Neurotic People 
 Die Earlier 

Increased likelihood of smoking increases mortality risk of nervous nellies

Aug 19, 09 6:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Neurotics are more likely to die prematurely than their mellower peers, LiveScience reports. A new study that followed nearly 1,800 men for 30 years found that those who fit self-descriptive criteria for neuroticism—constantly worried or anxious—were more likely to die early, in large part because they were... More »

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alcohol • mental health • smoking • drinking • neuroticism • nervous breakdowns

A Quarter of Middle-Aged
Men Binge Drink

Excessive alcohol consumption isn't just for college kids

Aug 17, 09 5:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Binge drinking is generally thought to be a college-age phenomenon, but middle-aged people—especially men—live it up as well, the New York Daily News reports. A new study in the American Journal of Psychiatry found that 23% of men and 9% of women between 50 and 64 years old... More »

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baby boomer • alcohol • binge drinking • college • middle age • American Journal of Psychiatry

Alcoholics Are Less Able to Read Your Face

Sensitivity is lower even when drinkers are sober for years: study

Aug 17, 09 4:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Long-term alcoholics have a diminished ability to sense others’ emotions, even if they have been sober for years, the Chicago Tribune reports. A new study used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to look at the brain activity of abstinent alcoholics and non-alcoholics while they looked at pictures of faces that... More »

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alcohol • alcoholism • alcohol abuse • neuroscience • empathy • fMRI • hippocampus • amygdala • expressions • emotional intelligence

(Newser) - Stefanie Wilder-Taylor made a name for herself penning light-hearted accounts of life as a hard-drinking mom, so her blog readers were shocked when she announced that she was laying off the sauce, the New York Times reports. Drinking-while-parenting “was a way to express that we’re still fun people,... More »

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motherhood • alcohol • alcoholism • mothers • alcohol abuse • drinking • blogger • writers • mother

barhopping

 Yo-Ho-Ho! 
 Rum Goes 
 Top Shelf 


Aug 10, 09 2:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - For those who associate "rum" with Captain Morgan, it might be time to put away the 2-liter bottle of generic cola. The perennial pirate fave is clawing its way up to the top shelf, writes John Mariani for Bloomberg, and giving whiskies, brandies, and Scotches a run for their... More »

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alcohol • rum • liquor • sugar cane • Bacardi • Jay-ZTV • Captain Morgan

Greek Woman Torches
Randy Tourist's Genitals

26-year-old claims Briton removed pants, forcibly fondled her

Aug 6, 09 7:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Greek woman is being hailed as a hero after torching a lecherous British tourist’s genitals, the Telegraph reports. A 23-year-old Briton had allegedly taken off his pants and flashed his privates at women in a nightclub in the resort town of Mallia on the island of Crete. When... More »

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alcohol • tourism • sexual harassment • Greece • Britain • sexual assault • Crete

(AP) - The woman who drove drunk and caused a New York highway crash that killed eight people rarely drank, said her husband, who suggested diabetes and other health problems were to blame. "She was not a drinker. She was not an alcoholic," Daniel Schuler said at a tearful news... More »

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New York City • alcohol • drunk driving • car crash • marijuana • stroke • Diane Schuler • Taconic Parkway

Drug Curbs Alcoholism—but Should Addicts Drink at All?

With drug, alcoholics still drink; abstinence is traditional model

Jul 29, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - More and more doctors are prescribing the anti-craving drug baclofen to alcoholics, and patients describe a “switch” that suddenly allows them to resist temptation—even as they keep drinking in moderation, Time reports. While some argue this can reduce harm—one drink is better than 10—the approach is... More »

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alcohol • alcoholism • alcohol abuse • addiction • Alcoholics Anonymous • baclofen • cravings

(Newser) - A psychiatrist who was part of a presidential committee that recommended raising the US drinking age to 21 now calls those efforts “the single most regrettable decision,” the Los Angeles Times reports. Morris Chafetz, in an opinion piece being shopped for publication, says seeing the “collateral, off-road... More »

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alcohol • binge drinking • alcohol abuse • Ronald Reagan • drinking age • date rape • Morris Chafetz

 Chinese Sow Stakes 
 in French Wine Country 

Foreign buyers retool prominent Chateaus for exports to China

Jul 26, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mao wouldn't likely approve on a couple of fronts, but Chinese investors looking to introduce their countrymen to the best in wine are buying up storied chateaus in the heart of French wine country, the Washington Post reports. Two companies paid several million dollars each to own Chateau Richelieu and... More »

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China • alcohol • globalization • France • wine • foreign investment • Bordeaux

OPINION

 Multifaceted 
 Chardonnay 
 a Welcome 
 Surprise 

Price does matter, but it's possible to find exciting varieties

Jul 24, 09 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chardonnay is ubiquitous, but the “countless weak versions,” especially in the $10 category, disappoint wine lovers, writes Eric Arnold in Forbes. Nevertheless, Americans gulped down about 60 million 9-liter cases in 2008. If you’re willing to beef up your budget and experiment a bit, you may be... More »

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alcohol • wine • champagne • alcohol consumption • chardonnay • Jay-ZTV • white wine

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