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Click it then drink it – KalamaBrew: Beer making brewing and…

Posted by admin | News | Posted on June 7th, 2008

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- Click it then drink it – KalamaBrew: Beer making brewing and…
- Must-haves for dad
- asahi.comï¼ææ¥æ°è社ï¼ï¼fficials under fire for taxi gifts – English
- Japanese government embarrassed in late-night taxi favor scandal
- NYPD DAILY BLTTER

Click it then drink it – KalamaBrew: Beer making brewing and…
mlive.com – Jun 7, 2008
‘s beron on May 16 — a Friday. “I originally put the keg in the front seat out of necessity because I didn’t want it to roll around in the trunk. After seeing it sit there on the seat I figured I might as well strap it in for added protection.

Must-haves for dad
Atlanta Journal Constitution – Jun 7, 2008
This handsome black-and-chrome unit holds a 5-liter keg of Heineken beer. Note that it’s designed to be used only with the Heineken keg. The BeerTender is simple to use. Just open the lid drop in the keg attach the tube and snap the lid shut and it’s ready to dispense icy cold beer that can be chilled to 36 39 or 42 degrees. The LCD screen not only displays the temperature but it shows volume and counts down from the date the keg was installed.

asahi.comï¼ææ¥æ°è社ï¼ï¼fficials under fire for taxi gifts – English
Asahi Shimbun – Jun 7, 2008
The 502 employees who received the gifts which also included coupons beer and snacks are from 13 central government ministries and entities. The Ministry of Health Labor and Welfare is still conducting an investigation into the widespread practice meaning the number could increase. “I am shocked” Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said in a Diet committee session Friday. “Civil servants are strictly governed by their ethics and must never do anything that could raise suspicion among the public. The gifts were apparently provided by the cabbies to their regular late-night customers who used public funds to pay the fares.

Japanese government embarrassed in late-night taxi favor scandal
International Herald Tribune – Jun 7, 2008
Finance Ministry bureaucrats accepted some 1. 88 million yen (US$17690) in cash as inducements to ride in certain cabs over an undisclosed period of time he said. ther Cabinet ministers said beer tea merchandise coupons rice and candy were also offered and were accepted by public servants from their ministries as gifts. Today in Asia & Pacific… They should avoid anything that might invite suspicion from the people” he said. Transport Minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba said cab drivers apparently offered the favors to promote sales. “Cash is problematic and beer is undesirable” Fuyushiba said.

NYPD DAILY BLTTER
New York Post – Jun 7, 2008
fficers spotted an open can of beer in the back seat and what appeared to be a bag of marijuana in the center console. He confessed he had been drinking and when asked about the marijuana he said "Yes it's mine. I love smoking marijuana. I smoke all the time" sources said. He was arrested and charged with driving without a license possession of marijuana and driving under the influence said a spokesperson for DA Richard Brown… when he was grabbed from behind by the neck by an attacker who rifled his pockets and took $300 and a digital camera that had been clipped to his waistband sources said. A second man picked up a beer bottle from the street and hit him in the face cops said. The man was hospitalized and treated for cuts and bruises sources said. Armed with a description cops caught up with the robber and two accomplices nearby. Arrested were Elmar Juarez 34 Goani Juarez 31 and Sowlis Mallto 27 all of Queens. They were charged with robbery said a DA spokesperson.