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New Zealand Christian Network welcomes the changes to the alcohol laws indicated this week by Justice Minister Judith Collins and urges MPs from all parties to support them.

Ms Collins says the Government wants parents to give express consent for others to supply their teenagers with alcohol.

Another new measure being planned is to ban the sale from off-licences of ready to drink mixes with an alcohol content of more than 6 per cent.

NZ Christian Network national director Glyn Carpenter said the overwhelming majority of people involved with the Network would also support a planned amendment from National MP Tim Macindoe that the age for purchasing alcohol be raised across...

The question: My doctor told me I have lactose intolerance. Which foods, besides dairy, do I need to avoid?

The answer: If your lactose intolerance is not severe, you may not need to give up all types of dairy products. If your intolerance is mild to moderate, chances are that you can tolerate yogurt, and perhaps some milk if its consumed with food, without feeling symptoms. On the other hand, if you have severe lactose intolerance, you will have symptoms with even small amounts of dairy.

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State police at Carlisle are looking for these two men in connection with a string of thefts from soda machines in Cumberland County. This screen capture was taken from Shippensburg Township Park on April 21.

Vadodara-based state government enterprise, Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd has decided to expand the capacity of its caustic soda plant and has chalked out plans to diversify into the production of poly ammonium chloride.

At Casa Ventura, it is going to be all about home-style Latin cuisine and rum– in any form, from mojitos to piña coladas to caipirinhas.

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Last week, Jose Ventura, the co-owner of the soon-to-open restaurant with his wife Devonna Middeleer and local proprietor Avi Kravitz, surveyed the inside of his space on Seventh Avenue and Third Street with a look of pride.

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Casa Ventura, which will open on April 26, is almost complete with a new configuration, brand new walls and ceilings made from reclaimed wood, new Mexican tile floors and an improved patio with one solid wall and new black canvas (replacing the orange one from the Barrio days) surrounding the other...

Food and Flavor goes international

On the Food and Flavor front, world regional cuisine is on the radar, according to Badaracco. Cuban, Peruvian Ceviche (seafood dish), Brazilian, Malaysian, Korean, Eastern European, Northern Africa, American southern food such as soul food, foods birthed in Scandinavia, Middle East (including Pakistan and Afghanistan). Even dairy is more international with farm cheeses, and yogurts from Lebanon. World BBQ, global sandwiches, street food, pie (sweet and savory) and fun this year are round foods anything from Asian dumplings to falafel sliders. In the dessert category, no one mentioned cupcakes, but alcoholic ice cream, marshmallows, and taro and sweet...

Teenagers aged under 18 will need the express consent of their parents through a text message or a phone call to have a drink at a party under the latest alcohol curbs planned by the Government.

Justice Minister Judith Collins said yesterday that the Alcohol Reform Bill would be back in Parliament to pass its final stages next month.

MPs are already lining up to back an amendment to the bill which would raise the purchase age to 20, and Ms Collins said she would also introduce a Government amendment in the final stages.

The bill, which passed its second reading last year, would have required adults giving liquor to minors to understand on reasonable...

LAWRENCE Police sent to a Chelmsford Street three-decker early Sunday morning for a report of a loud party walked into an after-hours party operation.

As Officers William Green and Nelson Potter and Sgt. John Nicoletti arrived at 59 Chelmsford St., several people left the building.

Police said Green entered the rear door and went up to the second floor, but could hear louder music from the third floor where speakers arranged to provide music to the entire third floor.

Green found a makeshift bar which contained several bottles of liquor, juice and drink mixes, and several sleeves of plastic cups.

Officers also found several piles of tobacco from hollowed-out...

PHILADELPHIA, April 30, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) today reported net income of $119.1 million, or $1.71 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2012, versus net income of $94.0 million, or $1.30 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2011.#xA0; Net income in the current quarter included charges of $16.3 million after tax, or $0.23 per diluted share, versus charges of $13.6 million after tax, or $0.19 per diluted share, in the prior-year quarter.#xA0; Excluding these items in both periods, adjusted earnings were $1.94 per diluted share in the current quarter, an increase of 30 percent versus $1.49 per diluted share in the prior-year quarter.#xA0;...

Last week I told you about giving my family raw organic vegan foods, and this week I wanted to continue that with some more healthy finds that I’ve been serving my kids.

I’m a mom on the go, so it seems like I’m always getting in and out of the Suburban. My kids are coming and going, either out to play or out to run errands with me, and there are some foods you just cannot serve in the car — at least, not in the conventional way. For instance, my kids love Cheerios in milk, but I’m not crazy enough to give them a bowl of cereal in the car, so I give them a sippy cup of milk and a bag of cereal. It’ll mix on the way down.

The same thing is true...