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...their children after their favorite products. Out of the four million babies born nationwide in 2000, five girls were called Celica, almost 300 were recorded with the name Armani, and six boys were named after Courvoisier cognac. Evans argues that this trend to name children after cars, clothing and liquor stems from a desire to set them apart amid a sea of Emilys and Johns. Certainly, people like to think of themselves as individuals, and a name like Infiniti (22 entries) stands out in comparison to Kaitlyn (25,209 entries...
...Smoke-Free Path to Hell.” And in criticism of Massachusetts’ recently-repealed blue laws, pundits’ wrath often fell on, yes, our forefathers and -mothers, whose vision of a city on a hill didn’t include a liquor store that was open on Sundays...
...choice. Former teammate Brandon Smith ’04 recalls one track party “where Alasdair, being an 800 meter runner and English, became ecstatic upon being given a 40 that combined both of these stellar qualities—it was none other than the finest malt liquor: Olde English 800. The smile on his face could not be contained.” And, Smith adds, “neither could the redness that flushed his face due to the alcohol he had already consumed...
Almost every big rap star has a line of clothes, but only Roc-A-Fella lifts its own drink. Tired of seeing liquors like Allied Domecq's Courvoisier profit from mentions in songs, Roc-A-Fella partnered with William Grant & Sons, a Scottish distiller, to release Armadale, a premium vodka, last January. Armadale has already produced a $700,000 profit as well as criticism of Dash for pushing liquor to kids. Dash sees a double standard. "We're not saying kids should drink it," he says. "We're saying, 'Hey, kids, you can start a business.' Is it a negative...
Because of extended hours, so goes the argument, small establishments that need to hire more staff will potentially lose money if Sunday profits don’t exceed their added operating costs. However, as State Representative Peter J. Larkin indicated, liquor stores will not be forced to open their doors on Sundays; and, to further deflate concerns for small businesses, only those establishments with seven or more full-time workers will be made to pay the requisite time-and-a-half wage to Sunday workers...