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  • College study says students from Ireland indulge in drinking more than others College study says students from Ireland indulge in drinking more than others

    A study of students from different countries has confirmed that Irish people really drink more than other nationalities. In the University College Dublin survey, one in seven of the Irish students questioned admitted they downed at least two drinks a day. Students also drank more if they went to a same-sex school. The study surveyed 3,500 students at the college. Surprisingly family ...

  • One killed 150 injured in China restaurant blasts

    A series of blasts ripped through a restaurant in China's Shanxi province Wednesday night, killing one person and injuring over 150 others, officials said. The incident took place in a two-storey building housing the restaurant in Shuozhou city, Xinhua reported. Among the 156 injured, dozens are fire fighters who were at the scene when the final blast occurred. Three fire-fighting trucks were ...

  • Study explains why appetizers matter more when youre dining out with friends

    According to a new study, first impressions of experiences have a greater impact when consumers share the experience with others. "When consumers consume an experience alone, the end of the experience has a greater effect on their overall evaluations. On the other hand, when consumers consume an experience with others, the beginning has a greater influence on how they judge the entire ...

  • Australian charged in attack on Indian restaurateur

    Police in Australia charged a man Wednesday in connection with a vicious gang attack on the owner of an Indian restaurateur earlier this month. The 19-year-old man handed himself in to the police in connection with the attack on Himanshu Goyal, 22, while he was closing his restaurant in Bridge Mall at Ballarat in the Australian state of Victoria June 7, according to media reports. The eight ...

  • Strip Scribbles Mandalay TV commercial shoot and two more major restaurant changes

    Wednesday, June 19, 2013 | noon Two of the supermodels vying for the $100,000 'Face of Mandalay Bay' yearlong contract have now been booted from VH1's Model Employee reality show. Tonight, another model -- or maybe two in a surprise twist -- get the pink slip and we will be left with just four or five ...


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Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! (¡Atame!)

Near the middle of Pedro Almodovar's "Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!," a young man tells the object of his affection, "I'm 23 years old, I have 50,000 pesetas, and I'm alone in the world. I'll try to be a good husband to you, and a good father to your kids." It's lines like this that make this deranged black comedy work despite its shortcomings because you never have any doubt that he means it. It's humo ... ...

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  • Calorie Info Now on Starbucks Menu

    ( ) hit a new 52-week high on the announcement of its decision to post calorie counts for its beverages and food items. The count will be given on its menus across all its U.S. stores, starting next week. This initiative will provide further nutritional transparency to Starbucks' customers and will allow this Zacks Rank # 2 (Buy) company to reap benefits from evolving consumer needs for ...

  • AMA Announces New Policy on Final Day of Annual Meeting

    --(Marketwired - June 19, 2013) - The American Medical Association (AMA), the nation's largest physician organization, concluded its Annual Meeting today and announced the adoption of the following new ...

  • Wine producer takes a hit

    Wine producer Maree Saraceni has vowed to find a new vineyard home in the South West for the Saracen Estates winemaking business after revealing yesterday it will operate from its Perth office for the foreseeable future.The family of embattled property developer Luke Saraceni has sold out of the Duckstein microbrewery operating on the 40ha Margaret River property, which also housed Saracen ...

  • Wine and water Deep aquifer trouble in Californias North County

    The latest domestic energy boom is sweeping through some of the nation's driest pockets, drawing millions of gallons of water to unlock oil and gas reserves from beneath the Earth's ...

  • Slay signs letter asking for food stamp evaluation in purchasing sugary drinks

    JENNIFER PELTZ, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The American Beverage Association says efforts by the mayors of 18 cities to stop food stamps from being used to buy sugary drinks won't make the nation healthier. Mayors from cities including St. Louis, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used for soda and other sugary drinks. They say in a ...

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