http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/vodka/ en-us Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:00:38 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2281636/posts MOSCOW, June 26 (Reuters) - Cheap and illicit alcohol kills more than half Russian men and women in their most productive years and the government must act urgently to reverse the trend, a study to be published in The Lancet at the weekend said. "Excessive alcohol consumption in Russia, particularly by men, has in several recent years caused more than half of all the deaths at ages of 15-54 years," the Lancet article said. The research conducted in three industrial cities -- Tomsk, Barnaul and Biysk -- said "excess mortality from liver cancer, throat cancer, liver disease, and pancreatic disease... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2281636/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:00:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280754/posts Alcohol kills more than half Russian men and women in their most productive years, according to new research. The international study found three quarters of deaths among men and half of deaths among women aged 15-54 could be attributed to alcohol abuse. Such a mortality rate for this age range is five times higher for men and three times higher for women when compared to Western Europe. Professor David Zaridze, who led the research, worked out that alcohol had killed three million in the country since the failed attempt to restrict sales in 1987. Some 30,000 people - twice the... Daily Mail (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2280754/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:02:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201485/posts ..A Penza man also had an apparent aversion to peeling potatoes, one that prompted his wife to hurl a knife into his eye in a fit of rage, according to Penza region news portal Pzn.ru. The description of the incident on Pzn.ru makes the wife sound like a professional knife-thrower. After the husband refused to peel the potatoes, the woman, from the Penza region town of Arbekov, grabbed a kitchen knife and whipped it at her spouse, the tip of the knife lodging directly in his eye socket. The husband displayed true devotion, waiting three days before seeking medical attention... Moscow Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201485/posts#comment Sat, 7 Mar 2009 19:10:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2201948/posts Tom Smith, the spirits director at Union Square Wines in Manhattan, says he doesn’t carry Popov in his store because he associates it with his days of waiting tables, when he used it to polish silverware. Even Diageo, the liquor conglomerate that owns the Popov brand, seems reluctant to own up to it. Popov, which can sell for less than $9 a 750-milliliter bottle, isn’t mentioned on its Web site, and when asked about the brand, a company spokeswoman kept trying to steer the conversation toward pricier spirits. And it’s not just vodka that has been “popularized.” The trade-down effect... ny times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2201948/posts#comment Sun, 8 Mar 2009 16:50:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2164961/posts Daylife Photos http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2164961/posts#comment Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:31:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2125054/posts It was quite a scene when Dan Aykroyd turned up to sign bottles of his new brand of vodka, Crystal Head, at Lee’s Discount Liquor. More than 400 people stood in line — some arriving two hours before doors opened — to get one of the skull-shaped bottles on Thursday. Many fans brought memorabilia for Aykroyd to sign in addition to their vodka. Kyle Bailey of Las Vegas showed up in a Ghostbusters outfit with an armload of movie souvenirs for Aykroyd to sign. Army National Guard recruiters Sgt. Augustine Reyes, center left, and Sgt. Ted Ziegenfuss stopped by to... Tiffany Brown http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2125054/posts#comment Tue, 4 Nov 2008 22:29:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084552/posts A group of suspected smugglers are to go on trial for pumping thousands of litres of cheap Russian vodka into the European Union through an underwater pipeline. The accused built a 2-kilometre pipeline through a reservoir that marks the Russian-Estonian border, and managed to pump 6,200 litres of spirits across before getting caught. Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2084552/posts#comment Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:52:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077701/posts Chelsea Clinton. The former First Daughter is also starting a master's program at Columbia, majoring in public health policy, according to a source. NY Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077701/posts#comment Mon, 8 Sep 2008 22:59:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2070403/posts Two lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 101 in Sunnyvale reopened at about 9:15 a.m., following a crash in which a big rig transporting vodka overturned and spilled the product onto the roadway, city spokesman John Pilger said. The big rig overturned shortly before 8 a.m. at North Mathilda Avenue, spilling vodka and fuel and temporarily closing all southbound lanes. Emergency personnel have extricated the driver of the big rig, but Pilger did not know the driver's condition. The left two lanes on the southbound side have reopened, but authorities are advising commuters to take alternate routes if possible, as traffic... NBC11 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2070403/posts#comment Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:08:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027349/posts Every nation could be described as a manifestation of a unique trait of character and most countries furthermore nurture, give emphasize to and celebrate this national identity of theirs. Some examples of such key national characters (please DO comment if you feel inclined to); USA: Liberty Italy: Creativity France: Refinement India: Spirituality Germany: Self-discipline Finland: "Sisu" (a Finnish term meaning "To have guts") Britain: Elevatedness Denmark: "Hygge" (a Danish word meaning "Good-naturedness", of mind as well as of deed) Spain: Passion China: Cultivation Russia: Chaos - just joking, I would actually say "Heart" (in the sense of having a big... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2027349/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jun 2008 22:43:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024610/posts Updated: May 30, 2008 06:44 PM EDT Reporting from KTVQ in Billings Chelsea Clinton told supporters in Billings that the country needs to do more with gun control laws, during the final visit on her two day tour campaigning on her mother's behalf in the Magic City. During a question and answer session before seniors and other supporters at the Yellowstone County Council on Aging Office Friday morning, Chelsea said, "We also need to do more with gun control. And my mom supports- naturally what she supported in New York. Which is: we have different gun control laws in New... KTVQ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024610/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 02:27:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014463/posts Text size – + Chelsea Clinton sends a Mother's Day tribute With Mother's Day on Sunday and with a campaign on the ropes, Hillary Clinton today released a video featuring her daughter Chelsea that makes public for the first time some family snapshots of Chelsea growing up. It also features some very personal feelings from a former first daughter whose privacy the Clintons have tried to protect ever since their days in the White House, but who has taken on a more public role in recent weeks stumping for her mother. "I’d like to tell you about my mom," an... http://www.boston.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014463/posts#comment Sun, 11 May 2008 18:18:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005477/posts Chelsea Clinton suggested Tuesday that she doesn't believe voters should consider how her mother responded to Bill Clinton's affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky when making judgments about her character. Clinton has repeatedly refused to discuss the issue when campaigning for her mother, Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton, calling questions about the Lewinsky matter none of the public's business. But speaking Tuesday at Duke University, she answered a question from a student who said the issue was important for voters who wanted to assess the character of candidates in the race. "I agree that character is very important,"... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2005477/posts#comment Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:40:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004126/posts Rendell joins Chelsea Clinton for 'gay pub crawl' in Phillyby BRETT LIEBERMAN, Of The Patriot-News Saturday April 19, 2008, 4:22 PM Christopher Murray embraces Chelsea Clinton Friday night when the former first daughter campaigned with Gov. Ed Rendell and actor Rob Reiner during a pub crawl of gay bars in Philadelphia. They loved her hair; they smacked her butt; they hooted and hugged Friday night as Chelsea Clinton hit Philadelphia for what campaign aides called a "gay pub crawl." BRETT LIEBERMAN, The Patriot-News "Chelsea, the gays love you!" Jeff Guaracino, 35, shouted as the former first daughter took the stage... Pennlive http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004126/posts#comment Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:08:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002759/posts I was supposed to ask her questions like "where are you most likely to disagree with your mom or your dad?" or "did you ever call your mom at 3 am and how did she react?" But all I could think of was that: "I am...standing in front of Hill and Bill's kid...in a red Mary Kay Cosmetics Collection dress...I'd just bought that day at the Goodwill...how weird is that?" Yes, Chelsea Clinton made it to the infamous "Red Dress" Party. Not to be confused with that other annual "Red Dress" fundraiser, this is the "Red Dress Party," a mondo-alcohol-fueled... Williamette Week http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2002759/posts#comment Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:57:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2002828/posts "Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., greets supporters outside the National Constitution Center before a debate between Democratic presidential hopefuls Sen., Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in Philadelphia." Yahoo! News Photos http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2002828/posts#comment Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:31:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001734/posts An organization fighting illegal immigration has launched a boycott of Absolut vodka after the Swedish company ran an ad showing large areas of the U.S. as part of Mexico. A map in the ad depicts Mexico owning California, Texas, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and other U.S. territory, with the slogan, “In an Absolut World,” and panders to the “separatist” movement among Mexicans, according to the National Illegal Immigration Boycott Coalition (NIIBC). “There is a rapidly growing separatist movement in the United States that is being fueled by illegal immigration across our southern border with Mexico,” the group said in a... NewsMax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001734/posts#comment Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:40:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2000362/posts Long live the glorious comrades at Absolut Vodka who have joined the progressive cause of humiliating Yankee imperialists by creating an ad with the map of the United States that would please the most radical members of Atzlan, La Raza, and Mecha. The ad was part of a new campaign with pictures of various pipe dreams accompanied by the slogan "In an Absolut World," which is translated from Swedish as "when pigs fly," "when the hell freezes over," or "in the Progressive World of Next Tuesday," whichever comes first. We immediately decided to join the struggle and throw a few... The People's Cube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2000362/posts#comment Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:30:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000327/posts In 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo officially ended the Mexican-America War (1846-1848). With the signing of this treaty, the United States gained control of what was to become the Golden West, including California, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and parts of Colorado and New Mexico. Today, SKYY® Vodka, the number-one vodka produced in the United States, spoke out against suggestions by Absolut® Vodka to disregard that treaty, as well as the joining of Texas to the Union in 1845, as depicted in Absolut’s recent advertising. “Like SKYY Vodka, the residents of states like California, Texas and Arizona are exceptionally proud of... Business Wire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2000327/posts#comment Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:28:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1999208/posts By Matt Sanchez © 2008 In an attempt to be "edgy," the Absolut Vodka manufacturer created an ad that hearkened back to the first Mexican Empire and included much of what is indisputably the United States of America. The ad (seen at right) placed California, Colorado and Texas in Montezuma's Revenge territory, which would be a disaster for the average human smuggler; could you imagine having to cross Texas on foot just to get a decent job or drink clean water? Worldnetdaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1999208/posts#comment Wed, 9 Apr 2008 22:34:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998834/posts MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The distillers of Sweden's Absolut vodka have withdrawn an advertisement run in Mexico that angered many U.S. citizens by idealizing an early 19th century map showing chunks of the United States as Mexican. ADVERTISEMENT The billboard ad has the slogan "In an Absolut World" slapped over a pre-1848 map showing California, Arizona and other U.S. states as Mexican territory. Those states were carved out of what had been Mexican lands until that year. Although it was not shown in the United States, U.S. media outlets picked up on the ad, and after a barrage of complaints,... Yahoo/reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1998834/posts#comment Wed, 9 Apr 2008 04:52:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997167/posts MEXICO CITY -- The latest advertising campaign in Mexico from Swedish vodka maker Absolut seemed to push all the right buttons south of the U.S. border, but it ruffled a few feathers in El Norte. As word of the campaign spread across the border, primarily via the Internet, some in the United States began giving the campaign a much more hostile reception. The colorful ad, created by the Teran\TBWA agency and the vodka maker, is a sight gag depicting what a map of North America might look like "In an Absolut world," i.e., a perfect one. It shows the Mexican... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997167/posts#comment Sat, 5 Apr 2008 14:37:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997027/posts I got a note from Mr. Moran, the PR guy at Absolut. It reads" "The ad has been down -- have you not seen the Pears ad in its place?" Jeffrey A. Moran Corporate and Brand Communications The Absolut Spirits Co., Inc. 401 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 CONTACT email: jeffrey.moran@absolut.com direct dial: +1 212.641.8720 main: +1 212.641.8700 fax: +1 212.641.8703 mobile: +1 917.609.2463 via email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1997027/posts#comment Sat, 5 Apr 2008 03:37:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1996711/posts Check out this ad in a Mexican magazine named "Quien" from this month: http://lauramartinez.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/imagenfinal.jpg I like Absolut vodkas, but I won't buy them anymore. They've got competition in the regular and flavored markets, and the competition will benefit from this idiocy. Maybe I'll buy some Kalashnikov vodka instead: http://www.vodkakalashnikov.com/home.htm Mi blog es tu blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1996711/posts#comment Fri, 4 Apr 2008 15:32:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996472/posts Time-Warner: Vodka Ad Campaign Reconquers California for Mexico Warner Todd Huston April 3, 2008 Taking the Reconquista concept all the way to the end, Absolut Vodka launched an ad campaign that appears on billboards and at least one magazine that features a map of the western U.S. and Mexico with nearly the entire west coast appearing as a part of Mexico. This ad appears in Quien Magazine, which is owned by Time Warner and also appears on billboards in Mexico. Quien claims a "total audience" of 513,000 readers in Mexico and the southwestern U.S. The map covers what used to... newsbusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1996472/posts#comment Fri, 4 Apr 2008 02:31:34 GMT