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A fire broke out at the Guinness factory in Dublin shortly after noon local time. Over nine fire brigades and three rigs with aerial ladder platforms were able to contain the blaze before it spread to the ammonia plant at the site. An official from Guinness was able to confirm that no one was hurt in the incident. “There were no injuries to any personnel and the fire has been extinguished,” the spokeswoman said. “An internal investigation is under way to find out exactly what the cause of the accident was.” The fire broke out near the Victoria Quay entry...

Boston’s real-life Cheers bartender is laid off11th March 2009, 10:45 WST Eddie Doyle was the guy who really did know everybody’s name, at least when he started working at the tavern that inspired the television show Cheers. To the tens of thousands of tourists that later passed through, Doyle remained behind the bar to offer a smile, a beer and tips about where to find the Boston that wasn’t shown on TV. Now Doyle is out of a job, laid off from Cheers after 35 years. The bar’s owner has said a tough economy and sagging business forced the move,...

I am watching the game and there she is! With Piper and Bristol (or perhaps not Bristol, but the middle daughter- I forgot her name). she looks great! A mixed crowd reaction, but mostly cheering, some boos for sure, but they were drowned out by the music. Hey, people can boo if they want, it's still a free country (for now). It all went off without a hitch. I Love Sarah Palin.

RUSH: From the Los Angeles Times:  "They came to cheer. They got a lecture. The crowd went wild.  During a Barack Obama town-hall meeting on the economy, the topic turned to education, which, the Illinois senator said, could not be remedied by spending alone. 'It doesn't matter how much money we put in if parents don't parent,' he scolded.  The line is one the Democrat delivers often, but on Thursday in Beaumont, Texas, he struck a remarkable chord with his mostly African American audience.  'It's not good enough for you to say to your child, "Do good in school," and...

Speaking to a crowd of about 5,000 conservative activists, Sen. John McCain tried to calm conservatives to win over skeptics who had only a few hours before heard his principal rival, Mitt Romney, drop out of the race.Romney’s exit was graceful, and surprising only for its timing. Conservative talk radio star Laura Ingraham, introducing Romney, said she was proud to be the only person privileged to be introducing a conservative candidate. But Romney’s speech – as good as any he gave in the campaign -- tipped his hand early, hinting, “If I fight all the way to the convention…”...

Pop 'em if you got 'em. If we can't elect a conservative candidate we might as well be amusing for a couple hours.

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, Feb. 4, 2008 – As millions of Americans gathered around their televisions to watch Super Bowl XLII last night, servicemembers here rolled out of beds, cots or sleeping bags to watch the big game in the early morning hours. The New York Giants and New England Patriots each had plenty of rooters here, but one soldier assigned to Combined Joint Task Force 82 took special pride in the Giants’ stunning 17-14 upset of the previously unbeaten Patriots. Before he joined the Army, Lt. Col. Nate Rivers, CJTF 82’s logistics maintenance chief, played in the National Football...

DETROIT - Presidential hopeful Barack Obama drew the loudest cheers of the eight Democratic candidates at a civil rights forum Thursday as he assailed the Bush administration's record on race relations. The candidates shared the stage at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's 98th annual convention. Obama, seeking to become the first black president, drew the strongest applause from the 3,000 people at the event. "I know what you know, which is that despite all the progress that has been made we still have more work to do," said the first-term Illinois senator. Black voters are a...

'Two-Buck Chuck' wins wine competition By: BRADLEY J. FIKES - Staff Writer Vin d'Expensive? Meritage Snooty? If that's the kind of name you were thinking would grace a winner of the California State Fair Commercial Wine Competition, get ready for a shock. Try "Two-Buck Chuck," more formally Charles Shaw, the brand beloved of bargain but palate-sensitive wine shoppers. It's sold by Bronco Wine Co. exclusively through Trader Joe's. Shaw's California Chardonnay took first place for Best Chardonnay from California. To some in the clubby California wine community, that must seem like a Michelin's Red Guide giving three stars to a...

Diploma Saga Takes Turn - Denied Students Lawyer Up GALESBURG, Ill. (June 7) - Five students will get the diplomas they were denied when cheers erupted for them at a high school graduation, and school officials said Wednesday they would review a get-tough decorum policy. The school imposed a no-cheering policy in an effort to restore decorum at its graduation ceremony. Galesburg High School officials had said they would not hand over the keepsake diplomas unless they received apologies. But the stalemate over the diplomas and the media attention it attracted have taken valuable time and energy, they said. Gayles...

GALESBURG, Ill. - Caisha Gayles graduated with honors last month, but she is still waiting for her diploma. The reason: the whoops of joy from the audience as she crossed the stage. Gayles was one of five students denied diplomas from the lone public high school in Galesburg after enthusiastic friends or family members cheered for them during commencement. About a month before the May 27 ceremony, Galesburg High students and their parents had to sign a contract promising to act in dignified way. Violators were warned they could be denied their diplomas and barred from the after-graduation party. Many...

WASHINGTON: A fruity cocktail may not only be fun to drink but may count as health food, US and Thai researchers said on Thursday. Adding ethanol — the type of alcohol found in rum, vodka, tequila and other spirits — boosted the antioxidant nutrients in strawberries and blackberries, the researchers found. Any coloured fruit might be made even more healthful with the addition of a splash of alcohol, they report in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. Dr Korakot Chanjirakul and colleagues at Kasetsart University in Thailand and scientists at the US department of agriculture stumbled upon...

They've got spirit, yes they do — but what about sportsmanship? Student fans at recent Baraboo High School athletic games have been trying to sneak a few cheers with double meanings past officials, leaving administrators tightening enforcement of WIAA rules and some students and parents wondering what's wrong with a little team spirit. One banned cheer in particular, where students chant "U.S.A.," brought parent Mary Williams to the Baraboo School Board last week asking why students couldn't have a voice at athletic events. Even after learning that the chant had a second meaning to many students — an acronym not...

THIS DAY IN HISTORY - December 27 1900: Militant prohibitionist Carry Nation marches into the Hotel Carey in Wichita, Kansas, and wrecks the bar.

2 years ago today: The Kerry NON-VICTORY party in Copley Square On today's show---THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Howie will be broadcasting LIVE today from The Rustic Kitchen at The Radisson 57 Hotel in Park Square Boston. Come on by!!!!!!!! 1st Hour Lt. Gov. Kerry Healey battled to pin down rival Deval Patrick on taxes, crime and immigration last night, demanding that he “tell the truth” as she saved her strongest debate performance for their final prime-time clash. Did you watch the festivities? Do you think she can still win? 2nd Hour President Bush has hit the campaign trail for the mid...

Rep. Patrick Kennedy (news, bio, voting record) crashed his car near the Capitol early Thursday, and a police official said he appeared intoxicated. Kennedy said he had taken sleep medication and a prescription anti-nausea drug that can cause drowsiness. Kennedy, D-R.I., addressed the issue after a spate of news reports. His initial statement said: "I consumed no alcohol prior to the incident."'Later, however, he issued a longer statement saying the attending physician for Congress had prescribed Phenergan on Tuesday to treat Kennedy's gastroenteritis.Kennedy said he returned to his Capitol Hill home on Wednesday evening after a final series of votes...

On Saturday night, Oct. 26, 1991, in the sixth game of the World Series, Kirby Puckett made one of the great catches in Series history. It got overshadowed, but not lost, by what followed later in the game, closer to midnight. This was the third inning. Ron Gant of the Atlanta Braves hit the ball, and by the sound of it, he hit it for keeps. Puckett started churning and churning and then leaped in the classic, outstretched pose of an old baseball card from the golden era of life itself. His body went into the air between the retired...

Cheers and petals for the Turk who shot the Pope By Kate Connolly, in Istanbul (Filed: 13/01/2006) Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish nationalist who shot Pope John Paul II, was showered with petals by supporters after being released from prison after 25 years. The man responsible for one of the 20th century's most notorious assassination attempts shook hands with guards before being driven away from Kartal high-security jail in Istanbul yesterday. Mehmet Ali Agca arrives at a military recruitment centre Dressed in jeans, he said nothing to journalists but held aloft a magazine showing a photograph of his meeting with...

People are more likely to pour extra alcohol into short, wide glasses than tall, narrow glasses, a study says. The US researchers from Cornell University asked 198 students and 86 bartenders to pour a shot of alcohol. They found students poured 30% more into the short glasses, while bar workers faired only slightly better at 20%, the British Medical Journal said. The groups poured more than a standard shot measure into both types of glasses. Students also said they thought the tall glasses held more, suggesting they were trying to compensate for size when pouring into the short, wide glasses....

Inside the Beltway By John McCaslin August 17, 2005 B-grade Gipper We're here to report a rather bizarre, if not disturbing incident combining Hollywood and Washington, specifically this month's special film-industry screening of "The Killers," a 1964 movie starring Ronald Reagan in his final big-screen role. On hand in Hollywood for the Aug. 4 event was a prestigious crowd of actors, actresses, writers, reviewers, scholars, researchers and film preservationists -- including "L.A. Confidential" director Curtis Hanson -- that actually erupted in cheers when Mr. Reagan "the actor" was shot and killed. Absent the applause, it was already an eerie scene...

Here is the audio of President Bush announcing Clintons health issue at a campaign apperance. The AP reported the crowd booed and it is getting picked up as fact all over the planet. IT IS A FLAT OUT LIE! Search your local papers tomorrow morning for the AP wire story on this, or any inhouse stories saying the crowd booed. Then write a letter to the editor for publication pointing out the lie and include in it a URL to the audio.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney met both support and opposition during a California trip aimed at rallying for Republican congressional candidates. At a Riverside hotel Tuesday, Cheney cheered on U.S. Senate candidate Bill Jones, who is challenging Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer. He said Jones was in lockstep with President Bush on issues of national security, the economy and tax reform, and portrayed Boxer as being out of touch with Californians. Outside the $1,000 per plate dinner that attracted about 200 people to the Mission Inn, several hundred protesters and Bush supporters faced off on opposite street corners....

RE: CHENEY BOOED [KJL] I'm getting a number of these: As someone who was at the game last night, it's interesting to notice that the article fails to mention that the Vice President didn't get booed until after most of the fans cheered for him. As a frequent attendee at Yankee games, being a season ticket holder, I can speak from experience when I say that it's far easier to project more sound booing than clapping and cheering, not sure what the acoustical reasons are for this. Needless to say, the majority of the crowd was cheering first. In hindsight,...

There is no such thing as a "beer belly", according to scientists. Researchers in Britain and the Czech Republic surveyed almost 2,000 Czechs, who are generally regarded as the world's biggest beer drinkers. They found no link between the amount of beer they drink and the size of their stomachs. Writing in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, they said claims people are obese because they drink too much beer are wrong. Beer drinkers Dr Martin Bobak from University College London and colleagues at the Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine in Prague questioned 891 Czech men and 1,098 women...

I think I'll be having another cup. I dedicate this thread to all the coffee drinkers in the forum. Post your favorites below. I am having a freshly ground blend of African Coffee beans. What about you?

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WITH THE U.S. MARINES ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF BAGHDAD - As Saddam Hussein apparently visited bombed areas of his capital yesterday, kissing babies amid a small but cheering crowd, a short drive away in the east of Baghdad U.S. forces were being rapturously received, with not an Iraqi soldier to be seen. The Third Light Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion with which the National Post is embedded, drove all night within 10 kilometres of Baghdad's southern side before jogging laterally. While the Marines travelled north, one of the most concentrated U.S. artillery barrages of the war arched overhead on its way to...

Thousands of Palestinians rallied for Saddam Hussein, urging him to “burn Tel Aviv.” Thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip poured out of mosques Friday carrying pictures of the Iraqi dictator and reviving a 1991 cheer, “Our beloved Saddam, hit Tel Aviv,” the Jerusalem Post reported. Some Palestinians also rioted Friday after prayers on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, forcing Israeli police to fire tear gas.

The fact is that Saddam Hussein was our boy. The CIA helped him to power, as they did the Shah of Iran and Noriega and Marcos and the Taliban and countless other brutal tyrants. The fact is that George Bush Sr continued to supply nerve gas and technology to Saddam even after he used it on Iran and then the Kurds in Iraq. While the Amnesty International report listing countless Saddam atrocities, including gassing and torturing Kurds, was sitting on his desk, Bush Sr pushed through a $2bn "agricultural" loan and Thatcher gave hundreds of millions in export credit to...

<p>RADNOR, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Ted Danson will portray a spiritual medium he consulted in real life to try to contact his late father.</p> <p>Danson stars as best-selling medium James Van Praagh in the CBS movie "Living with the Dead" on April 28 and 30.</p>