http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/alcohol/ en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:06:47 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417813/posts INDIANAPOLIS (December 30, 2009) - 2009 traffic fatalities in Indiana are on pace to be the lowest recorded since 1925. Preliminary statistics through December 28 show 680 highway fatalities, compared to 814 for the same period in 2008, according to Indiana State Police (ISP). That is a more than 16 percent reduction. Since 2004, when there were 947 fatalities, there has been a 28 percent drop in roadway deaths. 2009 will be the first year in which ISP issued more than one million traffic arrests and written warnings. .................. Indiana Governor's Office http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417813/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:06:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417646/posts Brown Discovers Hangovers Malcolm A. Kline, December 30, 2009 Here’s a research project the Ivy League has just tackled that people outside the Ivies have been onto for generations. “Researchers with the Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies gave subjects alcohol on an empty stomach, let them sleep and then checked their ability to think in the morning,” The Washington Post Express reported on Tuesday December 29, 2009. “Although the subjects though they’d be fine behind the wheel of a car, the researchers found they should probably wait a few more hours.” I wonder if they had a... AIA-FL Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417646/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:21:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415745/posts During the general debate on the health care legislation that recently passed the Senate, Senator Max Baucus, Democrat from Montana, took to the floor of the Senate and engaged in a drunken tirade. Oblivious to the fact that he was slurring his words and mangling his sentences, Senator Baucus shouted down opponents as he let loose a rambling, and at times incoherent, tirade against those dastardly Republicans who refused to be bipartisan. This drunk is the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, charged with overseeing our taxpayer dollars. As is clearly evident from this video, the less than honorable Baucus... David Horowitz's NewsRealblog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415745/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:32:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2413474/posts A Galt teen is back home for the holidays after the successful, seven-month-long treatment of a brain tumor that was only discovered after he made a dangerous mistake before school one day. He passed out and was rushed to the emergency room to be treated for alcohol poisoning, and a CT scan at the UC Davis Medical Center revealed a tumor in the brain of the unsuspecting eighth grader. cbs 13 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2413474/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 02:22:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412793/posts INTERNATIONAL "PAKISTANI MUSLIMS GUN DOWN CHRISTIAN FRIEND They order him to convert to Islam or die, after accusing him of murder." By Jawad Mazhar SNIPPET: "MUREEDKAY, Pakistan – A group of Muslims shot their Christian friend dead this month on the outskirts of this town after saying they would spare his life only if he recanted his faith, according to the young man’s father. The friends of Patras Masih, who died from gunshot wounds on Dec. 3 in Karol village, Punjab Province, issued the ultimatum to him after accusing him of the murder of their friend Anees Mahammad. An autopsy... (COMPASS DIRECT NEWS) via CHRISTIAN NEWS TODAY.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412793/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:10:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2411790/posts Important information just in time for the holiday season has been released. Darker alcohols result in worse hangovers than the clear ones. Most drinkers had already figured this out, but there had been no real explanation as to why this happened. The study also revealed that the sluggish effects that accompany a hangover are the same for all types of alcohol hangovers. The study was conducted by Damaris J. Rohsenow from Brown University. The university is in Rhode Island. 95 healthy, heavy drinkers between the ages of 21 and 33 were used in the study. They were required to drink... news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2411790/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:41:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2404737/posts Its pale, amber hue evokes a classic Scotch whisky, distilled in the wind-swept Highlands of Northern Scotland. But there's something rather unusual about this single malt: it was produced in England. For the first time in 100 years, a whisky made south of the border is going on sale. Produced at St. George's Distillery by the River Thet, nestled among the farms of Norfolk, the English Whisky Co's single malt has been rated as 'brilliant' by experts. Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2404737/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:27:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410365/posts Many alcoholic beverages contain byproducts of the materials used in the fermenting process. These byproducts are called "congeners," complex organic molecules with toxic effects including acetone, acetaldehyde, fusel oil, tannins, and furfural. Bourbon has 37 times the amount of congeners that vodka has. A new study has found that while drinking a lot of bourbon can cause a worse hangover than drinking a lot of vodka, impairment in people's next-day task performance is about the same for both beverages. Results will be published in the March 2010 issue of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research and are currently available at Early... Brown University http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410365/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:34:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2404098/posts Drinking coffee does not sober you up – and may actually further impair your judgement, new research suggests. The combination of alcohol and caffeine produces a potentially lethal mix that just makes it harder to realise you are actually drunk in the first place. And the study published in Behavioural Neuroscience suggests popular caffeinated energy drinks could also raise risks from intoxication rather than lessen them. "The myth about coffee's sobering powers is particularly important to debunk because the co-use of caffeine and alcohol could actually lead to poor decisions with disastrous outcomes. "People who have consumed only alcohol, who... Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2404098/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 23:15:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2403950/posts UNIONTOWN, Pa. -- A Fayette County woman who drank herself unconscious celebrating her 20th birthday said a hospital didn't properly treat her, resulting in partial amputations of both of her legs. Shanna Hiles' medical malpractice suit against Uniontown Hospital and one of its emergency physicians says she passed out while sitting on the floor with her legs tucked under her in May. Hiles was in that position for more than 12 hours, and she claims hospital officials didn't properly diagnose her condition and work to restore circulation to her legs. WPXI.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2403950/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 20:09:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2402467/posts MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida Highway Patrol trooper suspected golfer Tiger Woods had drunk alcohol on the day of his car accident last month, according to a subpoena request by the officer rejected by a state prosecutor. The detailed subpoena request, released by the State Attorney's Office for Orange County on Monday, added fresh intrigue to the media storm around the world's No. 1 golfer, who ran his Cadillac SUV into a fire hydrant and a tree while pulling out of the driveway of his home at about 2 a.m. on November 27. The November 30 request by the trooper... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2402467/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 00:56:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401881/posts HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Police say alcohol played a role in a man's deadly fall from a Holiday Inn Express in west Houston. Witnesses say three people had been drinking at a party and decided to go on the roof of the hotel. The door they used was for employees only, but it was unlocked so they opened it. Police say one of the friends decided to take pictures over the edge of the roof. He lost his balance while climbing onto the ledge of the building and fell 10 stories to the parking lot. He died on impact. KTRK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401881/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 07:00:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2395148/posts There is Protestant drinking and there is Catholic drinking, and the difference is more than mere quantity. I have no scientific data to back up my claims, nor have I completed any formal studies. But I have done a good bit of, shall we say, informal study, which for a hypothesis like this is probably the best kind. To begin with, what is Catholic drinking? It's hard to pin down, but here's a historical example. St. Arnold (580-640), also known as St. Arnulf of Metz, was a seventh-century bishop of Metz, in what later became France. Much beloved by... Inside Catholic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2395148/posts#comment Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:22:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2392967/posts POLL: Should members of Congress be required to undergo random alcohol and drug testing? VOTE HERE! Takebackusa.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2392967/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:04:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390082/posts The wife of the most senior Republican in the Senate was arrested Wednesday night after her vehicle struck a parked car. Police said Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar's wife, Charlene, drove her car into the parked vehicle just after 6:15 p.m. Wednesday in their McLean, Va., neighborhood. No injuries were reported. nbcwashington.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390082/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:14:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386475/posts “DREAMS OF MY VIOLENT DRUNKARD FATHER” thelastcrusade.org Our alcoholic father beat me, says Barack Obama's half brother, Mark As the US President arrives in China, Barack Obama's half brother reveals that when he was a child their father was a violent drunk Telegraph & News Sources On the eve of his older sibling's first-ever visit to China, Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo has emerged from the shadows to reveal the disturbing truth about the late Barack Obama Sr, his and President Obama's father.Last week, Mr Ndesandjo published an autobiographical novel, Nairobi to Shenzhen: A Tale of Love In The East.... The Last Crusade http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386475/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:48:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2386204/posts LOCK HAVEN - Four months after two boats collided on the Susquehanna River, killing a young girl and injuring several others, one of the boat operators has been arrested on with multiple criminal charges, and charges are pending against one of his passengers. John Edward Englert II, 51, of 335 N. Water St., Mill Hall, was arraigned before Friday afternoon before Magisterial District Judge Joseph Sanders on 37 criminal offenses, ranging from homicide by watercraft while driving under the influence and other first-degree felonies to various summary offenses under Pennsylvania's boating laws. Sanders set bail at $750,000 and Englert was... The Lock Haven Express http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2386204/posts#comment Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:42:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2378827/posts They say whisky matures with age...but leaving it embedded in the Antarctic ice for almost 100 years may be going a bit far. MailOnline http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2378827/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 02:03:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375844/posts A Harvard law grad surrendered to cops yesterday after allegedly setting fire to an East Side chapel that houses remains of 9/11 victims as part of a drunken dare, sources said. Brian Schroeder, 26, originally from Texas, walked into the 13th Precinct station house at about 7 p.m. in connection with the blaze at Memorial Park, on East 30th Street. Charges were pending, police said. None of the remains, which are destined for a memorial at the World Trade Center, were damaged but "mementos and candles left by family members in honor of 9/11 victims were destroyed or possibly stolen,"... NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375844/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 14:30:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375105/posts A chief drugs tsar was sacked last night for claiming cannabis, Ecstasy and LSD are less dangerous than alcohol and cigarettes. Professor David Nutt was fired after Home Secretary Alan Johnson decided he had 'no confidence' in him following his controversial remarks... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375105/posts#comment Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:13:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373603/posts The British Government's chief drug adviser has sparked controversy by claiming ecstasy, LSD and cannabis are less dangerous than cigarettes and alcohol. Professor David Nutt, chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, attacked the decision to make cannabis a class B drug. He accused former home secretary Jacqui Smith, who reclassified the drug, of "distorting and devaluing" scientific research. Prof Nutt said smoking cannabis created only a "relatively small risk" of psychotic illness. And he claimed advocates of moving ecstasy into class B from class A had "won the intellectual argument". All drugs, including alcohol and tobacco,... Belfast Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373603/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:03:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2372587/posts Filmmaker Michael Moore will probably want to steer clear of one of his favorite leftist countries -- Hugo Chavez's Venezuela -- after he inadvertently insulted El Presidente and enraged the strongman's rabid supporters. Chavez's devoted followers (no doubt at Chavez's behest) are deriding Moore as a liar, racist, and coward -- all for the filmmakers outrageous statements about their leader during an appearance on a late-night talk show, ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live." (A film clip of the Oct. 9th show may be seen here.) Moore described a strange encounter with Chavez during last September's Venice Film Festival. Chavez was there... The American Thinker Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2372587/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:46:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2367961/posts What type of bourbon do you like to drink? Me? Ancient Age over the rocks. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/2367961/posts#comment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:05:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2365413/posts SNIPPET: "After the 4 July DDoS attacks, wrongly attributed to North Korea, it’s wise to treat reports of DPRK security hacks with some caution. Nevertheless, The Korea Times reports the following: Classified Info on Dangerous Chemicals Hacked Hackers stole classified information on dangerous chemicals in their raid on the South Korean army computer network in what was believed to be an attack by North Korea, Yonhap News Agency reported Saturday, quoting government officials." SNIPPET: "The Sydney Morning Herald adds more information: A North Korea cyber warfare unit hacked into a South Korean military command earlier this year and stole some... UBIWAR.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2365413/posts#comment Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:41:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2364912/posts We may have to introduce Beck Dyrangement Syndrome, Joy Behar calls him an idiot, the guest calls him a mental patient, and Bonaduce says he caused him to start drinking again...(Video from CNN) hotairpundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2364912/posts#comment Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:15:50 GMT