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I was all bummed that I missed out on Morning News yesterday. Jimmy Carter's comments about why some people don't like President Obama (race), President Obama calling Kanye West a jackass.
But thanks to the wonders of the Internet, and the slow rollout of important issues such as the MTV VMAs, we now have video of the Commander in Chief commenting on Kanye West's interruption of Taylor Swift as she accepted her first Moon Man.
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The video is from TMZ via Politico. We'll be talking about this today on Morning News Live at 9:30am, you should tune in. I'm all worked up about it.
ACORN is under attack again, this time for a video that shows "one of its workers advising a supposed prostitute how to cheat on taxes and mortgage applications." Here's one of the clips:
Someone at ACORN is saying that the staffers, who have since been fired, were trying to pull a Stephen Colbert on the fake pimp and his fake ho. Um, ok.
Taylor Swift bought a condo. Her first. Someone else made the joke first, but it's worth repeating — Taylor, I'm sure it's a nice condo, but Beyonce's condo is the best condo EVER.
They found a planet that's kind of like Earth! Except its over 3000 degrees Fahrenheit there, which is, as the song says, too darn hot. Unless the beings that live there are MADE OF FIRE. Then it would be ok.
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What Do We Want?
My friend Mary tells me that she doesn't always sing all the words to the hymns and choruses in a church service. She says, "It doesn't seem honest to sing, 'All I want is Jesus' when my heart wants many other things too." I appreciate her honesty.
Character Or Reputation?
Legendary basketball coach John Wooden (1910–2010) believed that character is far more important than reputation. "Your reputation is what you're perceived to be by others," Coach Wooden often told his players, "but your character is what you really are. You're the only one that knows your character. You can fool others, but you can't fool yourself."
Chris Simpson's life used to be consumed by hate. After he and his wife lost their first child, he was confused and angry. He directed that anger toward various ethnic groups and covered his body with hate-filled tattoos.
Losing And Finding Our Lives In Him
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Some of you may ask: Why Helios, let me tell you. While we host two days of the most popular 'Day Pass' events on Tuesday and Wednesday of each week, we are also proud to tell you that several organizations have selected us as their Host hotel. We just hosted Daddy of DaddysReviews.com this last weekend he and a gaggle of hot men showed up for a weekend of fun and frolic, thank you Daddy we hope to see you again soon.
Next on our schedule is Fist Fest, we are The Host Hotel April 12 to15, Desert Romp June 17-19th, July 8-10 Anacondaz. It is unique and rare that one hotel would be the host hotel for these three extraordinary events..but here we are. I owe our popularity to my staff Roger whom I call Gabriel and Kyle our groundsman and housekeeper, these gentlemen go to any length to make your stay happy and enjoyable, and isn't that what your looking for, for your get-away in our Desert Paradise.
Oh, and don't forget our ever popular bi-monthly Play Parties, these are nitely events that take place on Saturday nights
Helios, a virtual landmark in Palm Springs. When was the last time you stayed at a landmark property?
Built in the 1940's, and fully renovated in the late 1970's retaining its original Hacienda layout, with rooms surrounding a Romanesque pool and spa, in a beautiful park like setting with a forest of Palm Trees with a loggia draped in wisteria.
The other aspect that makes us a virtual landmark is the fact that we are one of the earliest clothing optional hotels. It was originally conceived as Pirates Cove as early as the late 1950's. Since that time we have instituted the most popular clothing optional Day Pass days in Palm Springs, every day only $10. But on Wednesdays only $5. Don't forget our ever popular bimonthly evening Saturday night Play Parties, the most popular in Gay Palm Springs. Each room is equipped to hold a sling, so if you prefer that sort of entertainment feel free to bring yours, or you can rent one from us for $25 a night. Our guests enjoy a continental breakfast that we endeavor to make as healthy as possible featuring coffee, tea, orange juice, various cereals with a granola made especially for us, seasonal fruit, & yogurt. Each room includes a kitchenette, featuring a refrigerator, microwave, sink, coffee maker and is supplied with Seattle's Best coffee.
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Welcome to Helios, the premier Palm Springs resort and clothing-optional get-away where the gay lifestyle is celebrated, the masculine form venerated and all-male nudity strongly encouraged. Named in honor of the Greek sun god, whose huge and breathtaking statue became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, we at Helios strive to provide you with new wonders to marvel at in our modern gay world … As you pass through our gates, you'll be transported to a beautifully landscaped and very private playground – a virtual Eden filled with sun-soaked, scenic views and more than one hunky Adam or sexy Steve ready to slip out of his speedo. With our friendly and unobtrusive staff always on hand to cater to your (almost) every need, we guarantee you will feel pampered and absolutely right at home with us – whether you're here for a hot encounter, a romantic escape or maybe both.
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I'm in my mid-forties. I used to be a professional in the public policymaking industry in the UK. I took on the role of embedding human rights into public policy. Now, I'm taking on the role of being an advocate for inspired humanity. That is, encouraging and supporting people to be and act in-spirit (motivated by internal animating, life-affirming forces such as curiosity and compassion).
I'm the daughter of Indian immigrants to the United States. At the moment, I'm very conscious of how much valuable connection has been lost in our family as a result the way their migration journey played out. My siblings and I, for example, don't speak their mother tongue. As a consequence, my parents were unable fully to share their stories, their inheritances and their emotional lives with us. This has left them feeling isolated and disconnected from their own children...more on this topic will be posted in my blog soon, because I am for the first time feeling angry about this loss of connection on my behalf, on my parents' behalf, on behalf of all the families who have experienced this.
I am currently based in Santa Fe, New Mexico after living in the London for twenty years. I define (R)evolution as the daily practice of using our creativity and power to give rise to and nurture loving and restorative relationships with our selves, each other and the planet. Cooking the food of my ancestors, storytelling, dancing, mountain-walking, supporting people to step more deeply into (R)evolution Staying steady in the practice of self-love and working with social media to develop myself as an independent freelancer Can't stand the word expertise - I have much experience in working with conflict, insight listening, and storytelling as a means of creating movement
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For those who have been following as we've rolled out the predictions for the NFC South, you know by now that I've picked the New Orleans Saints to win the division.
It was a close call over Atlanta, and I suspect the race will be close throughout the season. I think both teams are going to be very good. But there are two reasons I chose the Saints. One is Drew Brees. The other is that I think they have a more talented roster than in the 2009 season when they won the Super Bowl.
Here's the link to the complete preview page on the Saints. And here's what I wrote about them.
Five things you need to know about the Saints:
1. Coach Sean Payton and GM Mickey Loomis don't sit still: They recognized the main reasons why they got beat by Seattle in the first round of last season's playoffs and went out and addressed those areas heavily. The price wasn't cheap. After drafting defensive end Cameron Jordan, the Saints traded back into the first round to get running back Mark Ingram. That led to the departure of Reggie Bush and the arrival of Darren Sproles, who will be used as a speed back. But the real key was adding Ingram. He should give the Saints the kind of consistency they've lacked in the running game since Deuce McAllister was still going strong. On the defensive side, the Saints knew they had to get better at stopping the run, so they went out and spent big money to get defensive tackles Aubrayo Franklin and Shaun Rogers.
2. Drew Brees isn't going to have a two-season "slump": Brees threw a career-high 22 interceptions last season and that was totally out of character for a guy who has been the model of efficiency since his arrival in New Orleans. Brees had a knee issue surface early last season. It never sidelined him and the Saints never talked much about it. But you have to assume the knee played some role in Brees having an off year by his lofty standards. The knee has had time to recover and the arrival of Ingram and Sproles should bring new dimensions out of the backfield. Brees should bounce back to his old form.
3. The defense isn't going to sit on its heels: One of the other major reasons the Saints weren't able to repeat as Super Bowl champions was because last year's defense wasn't the turnover machine it was in 2009. Coordinator Gregg Williams knows that and he's not the type to sit back and let it happen again. Williams is a big believer that the best way to create turnovers is to apply more pressure. Defensive ends Will Smith and the rookie Jordan need to produce a consistent pass rush, but Williams will supplement them with plenty of blitzes. The Saints want to get younger at linebacker, and Will Herring and Jonathan Casillas could play bigger roles. They have fresh legs and will be asked to blitz and drop into coverage, which sometimes will allow members of the secondary to blitz.
4. There's a new star on defense: Middle linebacker Jonathan Vilma is still the unquestioned leader of this defense, but the best player on the unit down the stretch last season was free safety Malcolm Jenkins. He was in his first season as a starter, after playing cornerback as a rookie. He took over for Darren Sharper, who was a catalyst for the 2009 team, and took a little time to get comfortable. But Jenkins is a student of the game and has young, fresh legs. He should start off this season as an upgrade over what Sharper was in 2009.
5. Change can be good: It wasn't easy to let center Jonathan Goodwin leave via free agency and release veteran right tackle Jon Stinchcomb. They were part of an offensive line that was great in 2009 and Goodwin still played at a high level last season. But the Saints didn't want to sign Goodwin, 32, to a long-term deal. Instead, they signed Olin Kreutz, 34, and plan to use him as a bridge until Matt Tennant is ready to be the center. Stinchcomb's level of play dropped dramatically last year as he played with a quadriceps injury. The Saints decided it was time to get younger at that position and they probably will go with Zach Strief. He has been a backup most of his career, but there's hope he can step up. If not, second-year pro Charles Brown could be an option.
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Daphne Wilder is a mother whose love knows no bounds or boundaries. As a single parent, she has raised three fantastic girls--klutzy, adorable Milly, stable psychologist Maggie and sexy and irreverent Mae--to become the kind of women any mom would die to have. The only problem is they're about to strangle her. In order to prevent her youngest, Milly, from making the same romantic mistakes she did, Daphne decides to set her up with the perfect man. The one thing Daphne decides not to tell Milly, however, is that she placed an ad in the online personals to find him. If anyone knows exactly what her daughter does and doesn't need out of a long-term relationship (or clothes or her career), it'...
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The following occurs: 1. relatively thick cloud of bluish smoke from exhaust mostly on ignition; 2. sluggish and loss of power on acceleration; 3. engine oil must be replaced after 25 miles or so. Car in great condition and runs perfectly, notwithstanding the above 3 issues. Currently at 85,000 miles. What do you think is the issue here?
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Common Digestive Problems in Infants
Immature digestive system is the main cause of infants suffering from digestive problems. Baby's digestive problems are not of a serious nature and usually get resolved on its own with the passage of time.
Certain rare cases of problems in a baby's digestive system may require medical intervention. Hence it is important to understand and differentiate between the normal spit ups, gas, diarrhea and a serious baby digestive problem.
Digestive Problems in Infants
Here are some of the common digestive problems that infants suffer from:
Spitting Up or Reflux
Normally all babies will spit up a little immediately after their feed. Parents need not be worried about their infant spitting up. Some babies may throw up more than the others. In case the spitting up is accompanied by visible pain in the infant or if the baby becomes extremely uncomfortable after throwing up it is best to consult a health care provider to rule out the possibility of the infant suffering from acid reflux.
In formula fed babies reflux is often caused due to a particular brand of formula which the infant may find difficult to digest. In such cases it may be worthwhile to switchover to another different brand of formula milk which may suit the infant.
Constipation is another one of baby's digestive problems which is very common. Constipation is common in babies when they are switching over from breast milk to formula milk.
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Excessive Gas Builds Up in Infants
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Baby digestive problems are quite common and are fairly easy to treat. Thankfully serious digestive disorders are rare in babies. A weak and immature digestive system is the prime cause of most infants having digestive problems.New parents may have to deal with various types of digestive problems in an infant. Keeping a close watch and looking out for signs which indicate a digestive issue can go a long way in getting rid of the problem quickly and easily. In case baby's digestive problems persists for a long period of time or if an infant is in pain parents must immediately consult a doctor.
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This will be her second loan from Kiva's partner, Tujijenge Tanzania. She used her previous loan to buy more printing papers, books of more types and other stationary items. Amen has managed to pay back her entire previous loan successfully. She used her profits to build a house and pay school fees and household expenses. She will use this loan to restock her stationary with more books, printer inks and papers and missing beauty salon equipment. Amen dreams that one day, she will be able to open a big stationary company.
She will share this loan with her loan group " Tumaini" which consists of two members. The members of the group will hold each other accountable for paying back the loan.
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About Tujijenge TanzaniaThis loan is administered by Tujijenge Tanzania, which was founded in 2006. It has operations in Dar es Salaam, the coastal region, and the Lake Victoria region. The organization aims to reach out to micro entrepreneurs and provide them with financial and social intermediation services because capital is one of the major barriers to development and success for micro-enterprise initiatives in Tanzania.
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The Marion County Sheriff's Department is still gathering information about the June 23 accident on Popes Creek Road involving a tractor pulling a wagon filled with people.
At least 17 people, including a 21-month-old, were riding on the wagon at the time the driver of a 1953 Ford Tractor, Steven Baudendistel, lost control causing the passengers to be thrown from the wagon.
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I'm going to open by saying what you are about to read is not the column I wanted to write.
I wanted to write about how the Warrior Dash was a wonderful experience, about how it showcased our community and about how much I'm looking forward to participating again next year.
Only I can't.
Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed the Warrior Dash, and if it does return, I fully intend to do it again. Even if it doesn't return, I'll probably travel to run another one.
Alesha Elder has received a KGA/KACS scholarship sponsored by Houchens Industries and administered by the Kentucky Grocers Education Foundation (KGEF). Ms. Elder is a 2012 graduate of Marion County High School and will be a freshman at Eastern Kentucky University this fall. She plans to major in occupational therapy.
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For San Diego's small-batch coffee roasters, producing perfect cup of joe is an obsession
San Diego is no Seattle, and the economy, here as across the nation, is colder than iced mocha. But Lee doesn't see any decline in his business, which focuses on selling to restaurants, coffeehouses and markets.
"We still have new clients coming in," he said.
Demand is also up at Caffe Calabria, where the 1956 roaster handles 6,000 pounds a week.
That figure is pre-roast. The heat sucks moisture from the green beans, which lose up to 20 percent of their weight. Shrinkage continues after the beans cool, when they pass through the "de-stoner" pan, where staffers pluck out debris that was packed in the raw beans' burlap sacks.
Caffe Calabria has found stones, nails, wires, a light bulb's metal base. Once they found a cell phone. Everyone plucks out shriveled or rotten beans, and brass shell casings are common. At La Jolla's Bird Rock Roasters, proprietor Chuck Patton once fished from his de-stoner one well-done reptile. Lizard Latte, anyone?
These are all "defects," and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allows a certain amount of flaws in unprocessed coffee. The specialty-grade coffee turned out by local roasters has to meet a higher standard, but not every retailer is so conscientious.
"The stuff in the grocery bins is six months old!" insisted home-roast apostle Behm. "People don't know what they are getting!"
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People do, though, have strong opinions about their coffee. They favor one brand – or roast, or coffee filter, or coffee maker – over another. They seek and they find.
Usually. In 1991, Arne Holt left Seattle for San Diego. He loved the local climate, loved the local lifestyle, hated the local brew.
"I tried to find a good latte. Nonexistent."
Holt's uncle built a coffee cart that became a fixture at Grossmont Hospital. There, and now as Caffe Calabria's owner, Holt could produce coffees that meet his criteria.
But a great cup is as personal, and as tough to define, as a great kiss. Your mouth recognizes it, certainly, but can words capture this transcendent experience?
Maybe. Just don't use "cream" or "sugar."
When customers add anything to a fine coffee, roasters cringe like winemakers witnessing some schlub dropping ice cubes into an award-winning cabernet.
"People are used to drinking bad coffee," said Patton, the former English teacher who runs Bird Rock Roasters. "They add the cream and sugar to cover that up."
For a "cupping," a tasting that Bird Rock hosts every Friday at 10:30 a.m., Patton poured three small cups – Misty Valley from Ethiopia, smelling sweet and berryish; La Plata from Colombia, full-bodied and classic; and Blue Batah from Sumatra. Blue Batah's earthy, herbal notes may be familiar if you grew up on a commune or have attended the right sort of concerts.
"One customer wouldn't buy it again," Patton said. "People smelled the coffee and thought he was lighting up a joint."
Outside of the caffeine jolt, though, there's nothing intoxicating about Blue Batah. But Patton insisted that high-quality coffee is best tasted straight.
Stir in some cream, drop in one lump or two? "I would be missing out on what these coffees have to offer," he said.
Ah, but what's on offer? An expensive and consuming madness, or so it seems when you start shopping for $36-a-pound Honduran coffee, $200 German grinders and $300 home roasting units.
Do you want shade-grown organic espresso? Fair Trade Italian roast? Single-source Colombian from a farmer who, thanks to an honorable contract with a San Diego roaster, is finally able to escape from debt?
Good questions, worth considering. But even someone as coffee-crazed as Joe Behm prefers that such factors don't obscure the bottom line.
"How's this taste to you?" he asked. "That's the rule of thumb."


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Henderson County engages in trash talks
Published: Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, September 5, 2009 at 8:52 p.m.
Ashley Summerrow is worried about the future.
He runs a small garbage company, JJ's Custom Garbage, with his wife's family. Henderson County is looking at big changes in the trash business, and Summerrow fears that the recommendations now before the Board of Commissioners could put him out of business.
He is not alone. Henderson County has 18 residential garbage haulers who function now in a lightly regulated free market. Garbage collectors can compete for business anywhere in the county. But under a recommendation from a consultant, the county is exploring the idea of dividing the county into sections and letting each hauler have exclusive rights to a particular area.
The garbage business is not one-size-fits all, Summerrow said. His operation is tiny. If he was given a large section, his business might not be able to handle the volume and could not compete.
"They are not taking into consideration folks who can't handle more or can't handle less," Summerrow said.
He used an example: "Imagine a 300-pound man sitting down to eat breakfast and a 6-month-old sitting down to eat the same breakfast. (The baby) is not necessarily going to be able to eat his whole meal."
He thinks the county is moving the garbage business toward less choice and fewer haulers.
"They are setting up the independent haulers to go out of business," Summerrow said.
The Board of Commissioners will take up the issue of franchising on Sept. 16.
County: Franchising more efficient
County Engineer Marcus Jones said the haulers have no reason to be concerned. The franchising concept is only one of the proposals in the consultant's report, he said. Plus, the commissioners are not making a final decision. They are just giving staff permission to start discussions with haulers on ways to improve the waste business in the county.
"It's to meet with haulers and develop a plan," Jones said. "If they are not in favor of it, then it would be difficult to do."
Jones said the county has no intention of driving any haulers out of business, but does say franchising is a more efficient business model. Haulers get exclusive rights to an area, guaranteeing them a certain amount of business. In addition, they don't waste fuel driving all around the county.
For customers, it is a safety issue, Jones said. With franchising, neighborhoods only have one company hauling trash, meaning garbage trucks are not driving though a community two or three times a week.
"We have to prove to them it is a positive, not a detriment to their business," Jones said.
State mandates
Larger trends are forcing Henderson County to make changes to the garbage business. Henderson County does not have a garbage dump. The county's waste is hauled to South Carolina. The contract expires at the end of 2010, and Henderson County officials are worried about a significant increase in the price. Also, the state is mandating recycling of certain materials.
"Through the state laws, we are having to put requirements on the haulers, and in return, we can make it easier on them," Jones said.
Stan Kumor, the chairman of the Henderson County Solid Waste Advisory Committee, says the county has already held two meetings with the haulers and wants to continue the discussion. He said the county has made no decision on franchising.
"We have brought the possibility up," Kumor said. "We want to work out an arrangement that would be beneficial."
He understands that some of the haulers might have concerns about franchising, so the county is not going to be heavy handed.
"If everybody gets up in arms, we are not going to do it," Kumor said. "But if everybody says let's do it," the county would proceed.
Kumor said the county needs to implement recycling. The new regulations become effective Oct. 1, but he said franchising and recycling are not necessarily linked.
Haulers say Buncombe County demonstrates what can happen with franchising. The county implemented franchising 30 years ago and went from more than two-dozen haulers to basically a single provider.
McMinn Waste Removal owner Greg McMinn said he has concerns about franchising, but understands the reality of recycling. He started a recycling program two years ago, partially because it was going to be mandated, but also because he can make money selling the material.
He might benefit from franchising. McMinn owns a medium-sized hauler and could buy out one or more of the other permits and claim a larger slice of the pie.
But he supports the current model. The trash business operates as a free market economy and allows him to compete and grow. He bought the operation three years ago and has continued to expand.
"I think it will hold down the ones who want to expand," McMinn said.
Board of Commissioners Chairman Bill Moyer is inclined to agree. Henderson County considered franchising almost 10 years ago, and Moyer voted no at that time.
"I think there is a place for small haulers," Moyer said. "I believe in the free enterprise system."
Moyer added, however, that he was speaking for himself and did not have any sense of the direction the rest of the board wants to take.
He said the county has other options for implementing a recycling program besides franchising.
"I am glad to see we are focusing on recycling, and certainly we need to look at ways to keep down the cost," Moyer said.
Jones said franchising still allows trash companies to expand. A company can be bought or sold without the county intervening.
"These haulers get bought and sold every day," he said. "If they chose to sell, that is their choice."
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Skip to comments.NYC:The truth on bar smoking ban
Posted on 03/06/2005 7:57:33 AM PST by SheLion
In reference to the story "Smoking ban for bars on Legislative agenda" on Feb. 14 by John Zicconi, all I can say is "Hogwash."
I own a successful bar in Greenwich Village. In 2004, we were voted the Best Lounge in New York by CitySearch. My business is down 30 percent since 2002. Since nothing has changed but the smoking ban, I can attribute this precipitous drop to nothing else.
It's remarkable to read that "A New York City official on Thursday will travel to Vermont to testify that Big Apple pub receipts have increased 12 percent since the city's ban went into affect in 2003" since not even Mayor Bloomberg has been able to wrestle the actual statistic for bars ONLY out of the state's finance department. The information they're peddling combines tax receipts for bars and restaurants including places like McDonalds and Starbucks. This is like comparing a wolf to a Shih Tzu; anyone with any sense knows they're completely different beasts.
New York officials are doing their level best to cover up the fact that for many small businesses the smoking ban is an unmitigated disaster. They say that compliance is at 98 percent. That's such utter nonsense I don't even know where to begin. They say that no one is hurting, using tax information that cannot possibly represent the truth, while fines for noise complaints and capricious health code violations slowly pick away at our sanity.
All I can say is this: I'm a life-long non-smoker and I hated the way my bar smelled. I, too, figured that I'd wait and see. That it couldn't be THAT bad. I've had to cut eight staff, the ones left work fewer hours, and I haven't taken a paycheck since August. It's that bad.
The pub owners in Vermont need to pull their heads out of the sand in time to save themselves. Or, like us, they'll be fighting for their livelihoods while their plight is actively ignored by those who might help.
This includes, by the way, the media, which seems to have jumped onto the no-smoking bandwagon with both feet and no regard for journalistic integrity. Frankly, I'd be surprised if an opposing viewpoint ever sees the light of day.
Amy McCloskey New York, N.Y.
All the bars in my neck of NYC allow smoking. Sometimes you have to wait to 10pm.
hee hee
Maybe you can help wise them up. Maine forced a total smoking ban in January of 2004. It has not gone well at all.
Being forced outside a bar or restaurant to smoke, especially in the winters up here is horrifying. I guess the anti's think by forcing smoker's outside in the winter to smoke will kill us off faster with pneumonia, etc. heh! But that will cause more loss of tax money. It's a no-win situation.
I have read articles about this. Smokers go outside to grab a cigarette and they just keep going leaving a tab.
REALLY? heheh! After BloomingIdiot goes to bed? LOL!
No kidding! That's great. And money flowing. Which is even better! That's the way life should be. Everyone has a choice to go in or not.
(Is there a electric bull there too?)
No electric bull there. Actually, it's a new "Irish" pub named "Finn McCools". It was an instant success, filled everynight from the moment it opened. Find a need, fill it, =$ success $.
I'm a musician who has been playing the NYC clubs for years.Anyone who tells you the smoking ban dosenet have a NEGATIVE effect on business is full of SH*T. Bloombergs logic for it was to keep bar employees from breathing smoke. I've YET to meet the bar employee who believes that or cares.They wouldn't be in the bar business in the first place if cigarette smoke bothered them and everyone of them will tell you so.The mayor feels he bought NYC just like another company he owns. He hates cigaretts and thats that ..PERIOD. Last summer people were complaining that there were crowds outside the clubs and smoke was getting into their open windows. The cops started chasing smokers from the from of clubs.What a mess. A lot of kids now take the Path trains to NJ where it's still civilized and people can have a beer and a smoke.PS Im a non smoker
Move to Texas!!!!!
You must be kidding! Move to "some" places in Texas, you should say.
Smoking has been banned in DALLAS! Just like NYC! Of course, Dallas is run (poorly) by Dims in all important places. Mayor, most of the city council, most all community leaders. Dallas (the city), Dallas (the school district), Dallas (the crime rate) are also a disaster compared to most cities in and around the area - 'nuf. said!
Come to Texas yes, but stay in small towns.
That's it in a nutshell. The liberal antis have taken over the bigger cities.
ROFL,...gosh, sorry,...I meant Fort Worth, not Dallas or PC Austin, (I don't know if you can still smoke in Austin) where I guess there's still a little bit of freedom.
Yes, Dallas is a mess of PC rules. Mayor Laura Miller is a self-righteous and arrogant crypto fascist. The schools, city council, and that wonderful, warm, America loving John Wiley Price and what was his name, Al Lipscomb, the one who was tried for fraud and bribery.
Dallas is a kind of Los Angeles wannabe without the ocean, palm trees and "celebrities".
I met my husband in a very nice Irish pub in New York called "Finn MacCool's."
We don't go there anymore, though, because of the ban. I'll stay at home and pour my own drinks.
PS: And yes, OUR Finn MacCool's is hurting badly, too. Used to be a line around the block to get in there on some nights....now it's a ghosttown after the dinner crowd leaves.
That's the story in MANY NYC pubs and clubs. Thanx to the Mayor.If it was up to him he'd have the town shut down buy 7:00pm
How about we just ban cities? It seems this is where all this leftist garbage originates anyway.
Funny that both my parents smoked like chimneys and I've never smoked, not even one cigarette. My mom died from emphysema. At one point, she said that she'd rather smoke than breathe.
I'm not interested in telling anyone what to do or how to live, except for not making too much noise after bedtime, driving slow in the fast lane, not putting their feet on the furniture, talking too loudly on their cell phone and I think it would be nice if men took their hats off inside or when eating. "Please" and "Thank you" would be nice too.
Well, that's great. I'm happy to hear it!! :)
Oh yes! Bars, nightclubs, disco's have always ALWAYS gone hand-in-hand with smoking. Anyone who took a job in one knew right from the start that they would be subject to cigarette smoke. If smoking bothered them, they would not take that job.
There is an article about BloomingIdiot going over to Turkey for a visit. He sat on his butt with his shoes off in the tents with the Turkey big wigs. Everyone was smoking all around Bloomberg and he didn't say one word. But when it's on his own turf, HE is the boss. He is a disgusting creature. It's the Mayor's job to run the city's business and NOT the business of the city.
Ah, New England. Doncha love it?!
Gee, I'm surprised. /sarcasm
Those are the exact values with which I was raised.
So many things irritate me about men today.
If I had sat down at the table with a hat on, my mother would have slapped me silly.
If I had asked for the salt and didn't say "please" and "thank you" I would have gotten a tongue lashing.
If I had preceded a woman into a door without holding it open for her first, I would have gotten a thirty minute lecture on manners, and that's what it's all about - manners!
At the same time, if I had ever told my dad that his cigarette smoke from his roll ur owns was bothering me, he'd have told me to go sit outside and shutup.
It's a live and let live world, and it all comes back to manners.
Sounds like FUN, and my kind of place!
The "Ban-Smoking" train is going full speed in Austin.
Last year, the City Council passed a ban on smoking in restaurants...but bars could still have it...under very limited circumstances..AND the bar owner had to pay for special "smoking permit."
All this was worked out by lengthy negotiations between the City, anti-smoking groups, and the restaurant & bar owners. Everybody happy, including some (a few) establishments that decided to go non-smoking.
Then, just a few weeks ago, here come the anti-smokers with a petition drive to force a complete citywide ban. The bar owners are furious that the negotiated agreement was tossed aside after only months of operation.
After various legal challenges & maneuvers, we're going to have an election on this.
I constantly hear people calling the local talk shows saying "Well, I never go out to clubs...but if there's a smoking ban, I might start." HUH? I'm sure that's great comfort to the pub owners who are looking at the loss of existing business...but they MIGHT get some new customers as replacements.
Austin agressively markets its bar/music scene...it's a BIG part of the tourism $$$. I so wish there were some hard numbers on business loss from some of these cities who already have a ban, since I doubt most non-smokers would vote for this ban if they knew it would be seriously hurting (if not killing) the golden goose.
That's right! And San Antonio as well. The River walk.......no smoking. How sad. This is really pathetic. Texas better watch it. The whole state will be smoke free before you know it.
I made this plate awhile back when Texas started with their smoking bans. So if you live in an area of Texas that still allows smoking, you better warn the business owner's they better watch out for the anti's. If the anti's were able to force bans in some areas of Texas, they will continue pushing until the whole state is smoke free.
But with all the big guys with guns in Texas, I sure wouldn't tell any of you NOT to smoke. heh! :)
Cleveland is considering a ban. And you know that if Cleveland is considering it, the potential for economic disaster is colossal. Even Toledo had the sense to repeal theirs.
Better be careful. The anti's will have a stranglehold on the whole state before you know it.
That's how Maine started out. In 2000, they forced all restaurants to go smoke free. Then last January of 2004 they forced a total smoking ban on the whole state. It hasn't been pretty.
Maine is one of the poorest states in the Union, and the smoking bans are killing the economy. As if the economy hasn't been bad enough as it is.
Oh she's a goose!
Well, the forced smoking bans in "some" cities but not all makes the business owners mad at the cities around them that still have smoking areas. Because the smokers are going to the cities where they can smoke. So the business owner's in the smoke free zones start screaming that they want to allow smoking again or shut down smoking in the surrounding areas for a "level playing field."
That's how the anti's work. They pit towns against towns until the whole state is smoke free.
That would not only make them smokers, but thieves as well.
Sure. And the general public believes it! When you have 25-30% of the state that smokes that leaves an awful lot of people that don't, and they will believe anything. Until they go to their favorite haunt some night and it's closed. Then they will ask why.
Too late!
My favorite place to eat almost closed their doors after the first smoking ban in Maine in 2000.
The owner then invested in a very expensive liquor license and business started to boom again.
They then remodeled. The place is beautiful. 4 big ceiling air purifiers. Full menu. A beautiful glass enclosed non-smoking section. Sign on the entrance door "This is a smoking establishment. No one under 18 admitted without guardian."
It is a Sports Bar with the full computer golf game across the back wall; bunch of big TV's. Just beautiful.
But that still wasn't good enough for the state. A full no smoking ban went into effect a year ago January. I went once after the ban, was so miserable that I couldn't sit there like old times and enjoy the evening that I haven't put myself through that again.
And do you think the state will reimburse this business owner for spending his own money to be able to accommodate everyone? You can bet they will not.
Yeah, and that's the best part.
The way the Austin Ban-smoking petition is worded, it would prohibit open-pit BBQs (like you described) AND possibly things like the dining room grills you see at Benihana.
(excerpt) Even if the EPA is right and ETS is harmful, does this justify governments telling property owners they cant allow smoking on their premises? According to smoke-free advocates, the answer is an unadulterated yes. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who favors banning smoking in New York City bars, restaurants, and even outdoor cafes, puts the case this way: Common sense and common decency demand . . . the need to breathe clean air is more important than the license to pollute it. (Does this mean we should also ban all other non-essential activities that pollute, such as pleasure boating, family vacations, and motorcycle rides?)
The Facts
The Facts About The Smoking Ban. If you're a business owner or not, this is a must read!
They need to go ahead and ban everything ans watch everything close down, Once their revenue dries up, they might come to their senses. (Heavy on the MIGHT.
NYC's Bar Business: Up In Smoke?
As a manager of a Manhattan bar, I can easily point out the dramatic drop in business which will occur when the ban commences. Not only is my bar going to lose business, but how about the extra security that I'm going to be forced to hire to control people outside of my establishment when they go outside to smoke? Or what about the noise complaints I'll receive due to drunken smokers chatting outside at 3 a.m.?
Smoking Bans Burn Business (In Delaware)
Dan McAvaney, owner of McAvaney's Pub on Kirkwood Highway, said small bar owners have no choice but to fight.
"Another couple of months of this," he said pointing to a nearly empty bar on a Thursday night, "and we go out of business."
Dr Proctor said passive smoking could cause problems for asthmatics and there were people who did not want to be exposed to cigarette smoke but there was no scientific basis for a ban in public.
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Tempe (Arizona) bar revenue down 20 percent after smoking ban
The recently reported sales for August show that bars suffered a 20.4 percent decline and July's collections were off 33.2 percent.
article here
Restaurants Fighting Proposed Smoking Ordinance (Albuquerque, N.M.)
22 October 2002
About 100 bar and restaurant owners are opposing a measure that would ban smoking in bars and all sections of restaurants in Albuquerque. The owners gathered yesterday at an Albuquerque nightclub, vowing to fight the proposal.
The Arizona Republic Aug. 13, 2002
Bar owners say they continue to be hit hard, with sales down 20 percent to 40 percent since Tempe went smoke-free.
"We don't get any new customers saying, 'We're thrilled because there's no smoking,' " said Michael Cuneo, owner of Ball Park Pub.
Non-smoker Armando Kiyama, 29, a Tempe artist, said he is ambivalent about the ban."I'm glad I don't go home and smell like smoke anymore," he said, adding, "I don't think that it's right for businesses to have their choice taken away from them in their own facilities."
Smoking Ban Puts Restaurant Profits Up In Smoke/They Finally Admit It!
Restaurant owners said that they've lived with these new regulations for three months with devastating consequences.
"I would say we lost 30 to 40 percent of our business right off top since March 1, and it happened that day," restaurant owner Mike Difeo said.
California Smokers Use Prohibition Tactics to Get Around Ban
While cops try to sniff out the worst offenders, in many cases they're butting up against organized opposition. Bartender phone trees warn each other of impending busts, powerful fans blow away tell-tale scents of "smokin' in the boys room" and tin cans double as ashtrays in case of an unexpected visit by police.
Smoking ban ignites Maine rebellion
BIDDEFORD, Maine
That is the real impact of the smoking ban. So if you hear of anyone saying that the smoking ban in restaurants and bars does not hurt anybody, you can quote my figures, which are based on the official reports issued by the State Board of Equalization here in California.
Otto J. Mueksch
President, Californians For Smokers Rights
And so many more more.
To be fair, wasn't Ms. Shields around 12 years-old when she made that comment?
A few years ago in Denver all the bar owners were forced to pay out of pocket to install "smoke-eater" ventilation systems which ran upwards of $10,000. Most of them were still paying them off when Denver tried to force a comprehensive smoking bad through the city council. It was barely shot down but as soon as they can put it to a vote it will pass.
Voters always vote for smoking bans because the majority of voters do not smoke.
My wife and I might prefer smoke-free bars and restaurants, but quite frankly, there aren't any good ones. Bars and restuarants are typically fragile, anyway.
Anyone who has paid attention has noticed that more often than not you'll see the same building used for one restaurant, then another, as various new management comes in to try their luck. Even slight changes in menu, decor, prices, or staff can doom a previously successful restaurant or bar.
...And a smoking ban isn't a "slight change." Yeah, not smelling Marlboros all night long might be preferable, unless the option is losing the restaurant or the bar altogether.
And if I can't smoke the occassional cigar at one such establishment, then I'll probably spend my money elsewhere. In fact, even IF I never smoke at a restaurant, it matters that I could or could not.
So these legislative smoking bans have got to be crushing the businesses that get unfairly trampled by such state mandates. Some percentage of old customers are either going elsewhere, or smoking (and eating and drinking) at home, and that's a percentage of high-spending customers that few bars or restaurants can survive without. These are marginal businesses, so it *matters* if they lose some margin of their customers.
And once restuarants start going out of business due to the bans, then the non-smokers have fewer eating options as well. So everybody suffers.
The general non-smoking public is buffaloed by the anti's. They do not realize how this is going to hurt the business owners and how many will have to close over time.
When only 25-30% of the people smoke in a state, we lose out to polls and votes every time. The general public needs to realize that the anti's are putting a stranglehold on private business's and this is not right.
This should be left up to the business owner and his patrons. Not the government and not the City Councils!
I can't decide whether the smoking ban or the tolls roads will hurt Austin more...either way, I'm looking for a way outta here.
Spent a weekend at the Raddison in Lexington, Ky recently. Typical small town owned by it's universities with a smoking ban. The hotel bar was deserted,I felt kinda bad waking the hotel bartender up every night to use his wine key. But my wife and I had a smoking room, so where do you think we relaxed.
The smoking bans are a no-win situation. Read the post up above about how the bans are killing off private business's. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Spent a weekend at the Raddison in Lexington, Ky recently. Typical small town owned by it's universities with a smoking ban. The hotel bar was deserted,I felt kinda bad waking the hotel bartender up every night to use his wine key. But my wife and I had a smoking room, so where do you think we relaxed.
Well, I won't spend my money in a place that can't or won't accommodate me. That is my time and my dime. Why should I go out and pay for that personal abuse.
And when the smokers are all gone, government's need to spend will not decrease. I hope it goes well. To make it really interesting, maybe the tobacco tax can start to drop about the same time that Social Security runs out of money.
And when the smokers are all gone, government's need to spend will not decrease. I hope it goes well. To make it really interesting, maybe the tobacco tax can start to drop about the same time that Social Security runs out of money.
What makes you think that smokers will decline? hehe!
The government is already trying to figure out how to tax gun owners. Next, it will be alcohol again. It's never ending.
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Stefan Tengblad is Professor in Business Administration at University of Skovde, Sweden. He has written several articles on leadership and managerial work, which have been published in the Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, Journal of Business Ethics, Scandinavian Journal of Management and Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management.
Table of Contents
Part One: Framework
1. Overcoming the Rationalist Fallacy in Management Research, Stefan Tengblad
2. Management in Practice: Overview of Classic Studies on Managerial Work, Stefan Tengblad and Ola Edvin Vie
Part Two: A Practice Perspective on Leadership and Managerial Work
3. Well Then - What Now? An Everyday Approach to Managerial Leadership?, Ingalill Holmberg and Mats Tyrstrup
4. Managerial Leadership: Identities, Processes, and Interactions, Stefan Sveningsson, Johan Alvehus and Mats Alvesson
5. Multi-framing as a Tool in Top Management Teams, Gary Kokk, Sten Jonsson and Airi Rovio-Johansson
Part Three: Operational Managerial Work
6. Work Activities and Stress Among Managers in Health Care, Rebecka Arman, Ewa Wikstrom, Ellinor Tengelin and Lotta Dellve
7. Leadership as Muddling Through: Site Managers in the Construction Industry, Alexander Styhre
8. R&D Managers Leading Knowledge Workers with Care, Ola Edvin Vie
Part Four: Administrative Managerial Work
9. Managers at the Municipal Top, Anna Cregard and Rolf Solli
10. The Swedish Municipality Director: A Managerial Function between Politics and Administration, Leif Jonsson
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15. Managerial Practices in Family Owned Firms: Strategizing Actors, their Arenas and their Emotions, Ethel Brundin and Leif Melin
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16. Refining Shadowing Methods for Studying Managerial Work, Rebecka Arman, Ola Edvin Vie and Havard Asvoll
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18. Conclusion and the Way Forward: Towards a Practice Theory of Management, Stefan Tengblad