Thursday, October 26, 2006
Howdy,
Issue #404 is now online… READ IT AT: http://www.smokersclubinc.com
Behind The Scenes In Laramie. Bar License threatened for following the law? Read the emails to and between Laramie politicians urging punishment on a law-abiding citizen. This is some scary stuff!
Letter Informing Anti-Smoking Groups of Their Misleading Claims About Secondhand Smoke Widely Disseminated; Now It's Time for Action. By Michael Siegel. Will they correct their fact sheets to reflect the science, or will they intentionally retain their misleading claims to deceive the public? Surgeon General Misrepresented Conclusions.
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Does Not Cause Genetic Damage In Casino Workers. By David W. Kuneman. This equation actually predicts that nonsmoking male workers with the highest continine levels would have negative genetic damage, based on Pritsos, et. al. data. This, of course is impossible, and proves these data are so fundamentally flawed, that they cannot be used to draw any conclusions.
Against Restaurant Smoking Bans. By Thomas A. Lambert. A better approach would be a hands-off policy permitting business owners to set their own smoking policies. Motivated by the pursuit of profits, the owners would have the proper incentive to maximize social welfare.
Give up or we won't operate, smokers told UK - This is blackmail, pure and simple. Smokers pay their taxes like everyone else. In fact, because of the very high duty on tobacco, they probably pay a lot more tax than the average person. They are entitled to free healthcare and health trusts do not have the right to make up conditions.
AND International News, State and Local News, Ban Damage Hurts Everyone, The Slippery Slope After Tobacco, and Updates!
Behind The Scenes In Laramie. Bar License threatened for following the law? Read the emails to and between Laramie politicians urging punishment on a law-abiding citizen. This is some scary stuff!
Letter Informing Anti-Smoking Groups of Their Misleading Claims About Secondhand Smoke Widely Disseminated; Now It's Time for Action. By Michael Siegel. Will they correct their fact sheets to reflect the science, or will they intentionally retain their misleading claims to deceive the public? Surgeon General Misrepresented Conclusions.
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Does Not Cause Genetic Damage In Casino Workers. By David W. Kuneman. This equation actually predicts that nonsmoking male workers with the highest continine levels would have negative genetic damage, based on Pritsos, et. al. data. This, of course is impossible, and proves these data are so fundamentally flawed, that they cannot be used to draw any conclusions.
Against Restaurant Smoking Bans. By Thomas A. Lambert. A better approach would be a hands-off policy permitting business owners to set their own smoking policies. Motivated by the pursuit of profits, the owners would have the proper incentive to maximize social welfare.
Give up or we won't operate, smokers told UK - This is blackmail, pure and simple. Smokers pay their taxes like everyone else. In fact, because of the very high duty on tobacco, they probably pay a lot more tax than the average person. They are entitled to free healthcare and health trusts do not have the right to make up conditions.
AND International News, State and Local News, Ban Damage Hurts Everyone, The Slippery Slope After Tobacco, and Updates!
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Howdy,
Issue #403 is now online… READ IT AT: http://www.smokersclubinc.com
Airline for smokers will fly by March. Alexander Schoppmann has come up with a business plan for Smoker's International Airways, or Smintair, which he says will offer flights between his home town of Düsseldorf in western Germany and Tokyo. It's all about service, he says — and that includes helping people avoid long hours confined without a cigarette break during a long-haul flight.
Smoking in Movies Called Greatest Media Threat to Children's Health. By Michael Siegel. It seems quite a stretch to claim that giving movies that depict smoking an R-rating will prevent 200,000 kids a year from starting to smoke. It is a stretch that goes beyond the realm of science.
Time to admit faulty data. By Mark A. Soloway. I think its time for us to move on, admit that we were bamboozled by politicians and anti-smokers, and allow people to run their businesses as they see fit in a free and democratic society.
You are invited to a Smoking Ban Challenge!
We the people should show our support and be present in big numbers on
Nov 13-14, 2006
9:00 am at le Palais de Justice, 1 rue Notre Dame W., Montreal.
You are invited to a real old-fashioned Demonstration!
Ontario
Dec 4-6, 2006
Enough is Enough!
More Events!
AND International News, State and Local News, Ban Damage Hurts Everyone, The Slippery Slope After Tobacco, and Updates!
Airline for smokers will fly by March. Alexander Schoppmann has come up with a business plan for Smoker's International Airways, or Smintair, which he says will offer flights between his home town of Düsseldorf in western Germany and Tokyo. It's all about service, he says — and that includes helping people avoid long hours confined without a cigarette break during a long-haul flight.
Smoking in Movies Called Greatest Media Threat to Children's Health. By Michael Siegel. It seems quite a stretch to claim that giving movies that depict smoking an R-rating will prevent 200,000 kids a year from starting to smoke. It is a stretch that goes beyond the realm of science.
Time to admit faulty data. By Mark A. Soloway. I think its time for us to move on, admit that we were bamboozled by politicians and anti-smokers, and allow people to run their businesses as they see fit in a free and democratic society.
You are invited to a Smoking Ban Challenge!
We the people should show our support and be present in big numbers on
Nov 13-14, 2006
9:00 am at le Palais de Justice, 1 rue Notre Dame W., Montreal.
You are invited to a real old-fashioned Demonstration!
Ontario
Dec 4-6, 2006
Enough is Enough!
More Events!
AND International News, State and Local News, Ban Damage Hurts Everyone, The Slippery Slope After Tobacco, and Updates!
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Howdy,
Issue #402 is now online… READ IT AT: http://www.smokersclubinc.com
County Rejects Changes, Nursing Homes Smoking Ban. Nursing homes that fail to follow federal guidelines on patients' rights could lose Medicaid and Medicare funding, Shackleford said. Art Logsdon, IHCA executive director, said, "Believe me, federal law does say nursing home residents must be given the opportunity to smoke if they want to." "A nursing home is different than a restaurant. It's a place where people live."
St. Paul helps bars build patios for smokers. Since Day One, St. Paul bar owners have complained that the city's smoking ban is killing their business. This taps sales tax fund used for neighborhood development projects.
Medical Journals Slammed By Former BMJ Editor, Dr. Richard Smith. Medical journals have become "creatures of the drug industry" rife with fraudulent research and packed with articles ghost written by pharmaceutical companies."
Jacob Sullum scoffed that Glantz’s number “doesn’t pass the laugh test.” ... implausible claim that most smoking (52 percent) is due to movies.
Cuba: Coffee, cigars, sex credited for longevity.
France: Imposes smoking ban next year.
Germany: Minister Zypries says NO to ban.
India: Irrfan Khan dismissing the film ban issue.
Ireland: ASH Demands €2 Price Increase.
UK: ASH Creates maps of smokers homes.
UK: Move to ban smoking outside.
AL: Madison debates banning smoking.
GA: Coweta softens its stand on smoking.
MI: Ferrysburg says NO to ban.
MS: Tupelo citizens take ban to federal court.
PA: Governors Race Update.
SC: Whiners - quit moaning.
TX: Houston unveils plan.
UT: Utah County Outdoor Ban Alert.
WA: Explores ditching the 25-foot rule.
CA: Ben Stein, Suddenly CA Hates the Car.
Canada: Students petition against food ban.
MA: Fired For Smoking Cigarettes?
OH: Ban TV in public places?
World: Online Gambling Ban.
Air Rage
THE typical plane passenger who carries out air rage is a male in his 30s who is angry at not being allowed to smoke, according to a new study.
"The study turns the conventional image of air rage somewhat on its head. The idea that they are all groups of drunks is quite wrong; smoking is actually just as significant as a cause of air rage incidents."
AND International News, State and Local News, Ban Damage Hurts Everyone, The Slippery Slope After Tobacco, and Updates!
County Rejects Changes, Nursing Homes Smoking Ban. Nursing homes that fail to follow federal guidelines on patients' rights could lose Medicaid and Medicare funding, Shackleford said. Art Logsdon, IHCA executive director, said, "Believe me, federal law does say nursing home residents must be given the opportunity to smoke if they want to." "A nursing home is different than a restaurant. It's a place where people live."
St. Paul helps bars build patios for smokers. Since Day One, St. Paul bar owners have complained that the city's smoking ban is killing their business. This taps sales tax fund used for neighborhood development projects.
Medical Journals Slammed By Former BMJ Editor, Dr. Richard Smith. Medical journals have become "creatures of the drug industry" rife with fraudulent research and packed with articles ghost written by pharmaceutical companies."
Jacob Sullum scoffed that Glantz’s number “doesn’t pass the laugh test.” ... implausible claim that most smoking (52 percent) is due to movies.
Cuba: Coffee, cigars, sex credited for longevity.
France: Imposes smoking ban next year.
Germany: Minister Zypries says NO to ban.
India: Irrfan Khan dismissing the film ban issue.
Ireland: ASH Demands €2 Price Increase.
UK: ASH Creates maps of smokers homes.
UK: Move to ban smoking outside.
AL: Madison debates banning smoking.
GA: Coweta softens its stand on smoking.
MI: Ferrysburg says NO to ban.
MS: Tupelo citizens take ban to federal court.
PA: Governors Race Update.
SC: Whiners - quit moaning.
TX: Houston unveils plan.
UT: Utah County Outdoor Ban Alert.
WA: Explores ditching the 25-foot rule.
CA: Ben Stein, Suddenly CA Hates the Car.
Canada: Students petition against food ban.
MA: Fired For Smoking Cigarettes?
OH: Ban TV in public places?
World: Online Gambling Ban.
Air Rage
THE typical plane passenger who carries out air rage is a male in his 30s who is angry at not being allowed to smoke, according to a new study.
"The study turns the conventional image of air rage somewhat on its head. The idea that they are all groups of drunks is quite wrong; smoking is actually just as significant as a cause of air rage incidents."
AND International News, State and Local News, Ban Damage Hurts Everyone, The Slippery Slope After Tobacco, and Updates!
Thursday, October 05, 2006
Howdy,
Issue #401 is now online… READ IT AT: http://www.smokersclubinc.com
Global Warming:
Al Gore came to U.N. headquarters to lecture on the "perils" of climate change... Cigarette smoking is a "significant" contributor to global warming. Then, Gore had his aides open a stack of cardboard boxes to begin selling his book, "An Inconvenient Truth."
Senator Inhofe on projections of global warming disaster: “In fact, after years of hearing about the computer generated scary scenarios about the future of our planet, I now believe that the greatest climate threat we face may be coming from alarmist computer models.
Australia: Votes NO on public smoking ban. Ireland: Kate Moss Breaks Ban. UK: James Bond scene cut, cigar and booze. PA: Westmoreland County says NO to ban. PA: York, there is NO smoking ban. IL: Ban Impact on Bars/Bowling Centers. AND International News, State and Local News, Ban Damage Hurts Everyone, The Slippery Slope After Tobacco, and Updates!
