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The City and Department of Health announced results from their study of a Smoke-Free New York City (read the PDF), which show that NYers' dining and drinking environments are better for it, while business is still up. Of course, they had to bring in some bar owners to the press conference to show that there were some from the nightlife industry who support the ban. But Gothamist found this graphic showing that people support the smoking ban 2 to 1 interesting: If Zogby and Quinnipiac are polling people at the times Gothamist has received calls to do Quinnipiac polls, which would be between 6PM and 8PM, then they may be missing the bar-going-drink-guzzling-pack-of-cigs-smoking demographic.
And while it's not quite the potato famine, many Irish are suffering as Ireland imposed a country-wide smoking ban in pubs and workplaces. One smoker complained, "This is the worst idea any Irish government's ever had," while his companion said, "You're talking a load of bollocks, Gerry. This is the greatest day Ireland's ever seen."
Check out the Irish government's site for a smoke-free work environment.
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Comments on the Irish smoking ban from my sister Heather (An American Smoker in Dublin):
I honestly doubt the smoking ban will kill off too much pub business - this is Ireland for crimminey's sake! The country goes insane on Holy Thursday since the pubs are closed on Good Friday!
I know that the Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Student Unions are worried that there will be more attacks on those frequenting LGBSU friendly pubs as they'll have to be outside for a cigarette. I could see that happening - especially with the
increase in drink induced personal attacks occurring now.
They showed a stubborn old man in Kerry sitting in the pub next to the no smoking signs - smoking his lungs out saying he doesn't care what anyone says - he's been smoking in this pub before the gards were even born and they won't stop him from doing it now.
That's hysterical. "I'll be smoking from my grave, you fockin' ijits!"
Hi is David and Yeda in Ireland this is an essay that might give you some inspiration about the philosophical meanings of the lord of the rings if you like the story you will love this
+++ONE RING TO KEEP THEM IN THE DARK++++
Smoking a self-destructive habit, which started at some point in time in the Americas it just seems crazy when you think about it philosophically its an act violence on the self body & sole masochism to use the correct phrase it’s the hole in the bucket of your sole. Anybody who has given up will now how hard it is but how better you feel .I can only compare it to breaking free from a prisoner of war camp other smokers are the guards and all around. So to stay on top you keep fit which is a normal thing in its self
Smoking has nothing to offer society I and a lot of people believe it has a very bad effect on the collective consciousness and is a corner stone of the problems of the world effecting the perceptions of people themselves its like a blinker for the hole of humanity back hole for spirit a destroyer or vacuum of loves energy the it keeps us humanity from attaining holiness 100%spiritual awareness
The method I used to stop a pilgrimage the Camino Santiago de Compostela in Spain it took 36 days in total from the Pyrenees to Finisterra where you burn a set of clothes at the end. It’s a very powerful thing to do psychologically & spiritually the death of the old and start of the new. As for smoking I now have a massive immunity against them a buffer zone. But it’s not just the burning of a set of clothes the whole pilgrimage you are becoming more aware spiritually awoken other pilgrims may smoke but the tone is always down around where they are. With giving up smoking you have to break many psychological links like the link with food alcohol its like cutting out badges out of your physique your ego out of your fore conscience. Smoking keeps you from harmonising with your true spiritual self your inner child when your in harmony with yourself your dreams don’t seem so alien and you can decode them more easily. The Camino is a spiritual thing Camino means way and ultimately you find a truer way a better course and leave a lot of chains behind the only thing is its hard coming back into the horrible reality that exists in the world now .I personally believe two major things keep the world this way commercial separation separate commercial identities in competition with each other in other words inharmonious systems and the other is lack of respect for life not enough love and people in the dark with the bad systems being part of the problem not part of the solution a taker rather than a giver a world of givers is better than a world takers a simple philosophy.
I had a thought on the pilgrimage for the possible reason smoking started, something like that just doesn’t just happen for no reason. Smoking causes a spiritual vacuum. So possibly people like Columbus and others felt a draw over the ocean. The shamans of the Americas smoked because they thought it brought them closer to god. Well the Europeans who came over who had something the thing that made Europe great the Gospel. I also have a theory why smoking was allowed to continue even grow it was sort of like a blinker for the hole of humanity so the day when it ceased worldwide would be the day when humanity fully awoke.
Some countries have taken positive steps but the best way to deal with it is to treat it for what it is an illness a spiritual illness banning smoking from the work place & all public places is good but it does not stop it .It has to stop growing so dependent smokers should get a state card and only with this card can you buy cigarettes or you have to get a prescription for them after doing a medical until you attempt or the cut off point for a national or international effort to stop all at once stopping all production and distribution limiting sale to pharmacies. All the financial gain made from selling cigarettes should go back into structured government EU &international plans for getting people well if everybody gave up at the same time It would make so much easer This would have to be planned but there is no reason this can’t happen before Halloween or all saints day by the least? Doctors could prescribe pilgrimages something like the Camino a spiritual journey say on the Wicklow Leister way, which starts in Marley Park.
Health groups could provide a structure along the way accommodation food medical care ect they could study the Camino Santiago de Compostela in Spain that pilgrimage is about 1500 years old its symbol is the escallop shell. It depends on how dynamic the government or governments are. First the extra tax on the smokes would help doubling the price to really get the message home
Groups would see injustice and their power to change popular culture would come more into the light Our media would reflect the change from a bad news to good news Terror Terrorism would be a thing of the past and loose its grip love would prevail people would rise above the past hate fear anger all the things of the past Perfect systems would come into place
Rubbish would be a thing of the past. The EU would become the UE united earth or union of earth all pockets of hell on Earth would be removed the military would become a disaster reaction force the gun would be retired violence would end
People of different nationalities &cultures would not be looked at in a fearful way .the wealth gap would harmonise International Treaties could be passed like the formation of a new international Language a mixture of Chinese English Spanish Indian Islamic and African languages. To help bring the world together everybody in the world could communicate to each other you would then only need two languages your native language &the international one.
The pillars of our new world order would be Liberty & Responsibility. New trading methods could be put in place one where there is no inflation. Say a kilo of rice is one Earth credit or a kilo of wheat all separate commercial identities would merge into national services, food service, health services manufacturing services each nation would have a quota for trade 50% produce for home consumption 50% for export
How we can start is by sending this message to as many people as you can to Governments to translate it into the languages of the various countries this will reach the media public fingers the consciousness collective the world has the perfect medium in the internet just send it to everyone in your mail box photocopy it and give it to people we will all be part of this could reach a million people before next month its up to You
Thanks for the spiritual enlightment, Dave. Tell Lenin I said hello. I recommend you add punctuation to your manifesto before asserting that it should be translated to help free the world.
I very much wish that I, like you, could so easily free my soul merely through quitting smoking, but I have a few more important things to worry about in my life, and I can't take 36 days off to go to Spain to figure them out.
I'm from Columbus, where smoking in public has 2 days left to go before it is made illegal.
As a smoker, I belive that the ban is in violation of virtually every principle of personal and business freedom, but I understand the reasoning behind it, and I am willing to step outside if that's what the law deems "appropriate."
All banning smoking in public does is highlight how much power the cigarette companies have. Cigarettes are still legal, and people will still get addicted, only now they'll have the opportunity to be bombarded with anti-smoking propaganda by each passer by every time they light up.
Why ban smoking but not cigarettes?
Because that would be a solution, instead of just treating one symptom of the problem.
As far as establishing a new world order, we'll just have to save that for our Commander in Chief, who is dedicated to spreading freedom everywhere but his own backyard.