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City axes glass ban pub plan.


SCOTLAND'S largest city has axed plans to ban glass in all pubs.

The City Council has abandoned moves to prohibit glass in Glasgow pubs by January 2007 - a policy intended to reduce violent attacks.

Now only premises with the highest rate of attacks will be forced to serve drinks in plastic tumblers For other meanings, see Tumbler.
Tumblers were proposed by Ted Nelson in "Literary Machines" as a means to address every bit ever written, or a particular span of bits in any text ever written.

A tumbler is a unique numerical address of an interesting artifact.
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Councillor Gordon Macdiarmid, convener con·vene  
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To come together usually for an official or public purpose; assemble formally.

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 of the licensing board, said the U-turn came after concerns were raised.

Earlier this month the Scottish Beer This article is about beer produced in Scotland. For the style of beer, see Scotch ale.
Beer has been produced in Scotland for approximately 5,000 years. The Celtic tradition of using bittering herbs remained in Scotland for longer than the rest of Europe.
 and Pub Association lodged papers at the Court of Session opposing the enforced use of toughened or plastic glasses, calling it a "disproportionate response".

The ban is already in force in city centre clubs and pubs with late night entertainment licences.
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Publication:The Mirror (London, England)
Date:Jun 20, 2006
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