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2007-10-25
Osage officials contend that the tax agency rule violates the tribe’s tobacco compact with the state. In general, the regulation requires that taxes on buy cigarettes sold at smoke shops be paid upfront, subject to rebates that vary according to a tribe’s tobacco compact. Under a list of exceptions, including whether a smoke shop is near the border of certain states, tribal tobacco taxes can range from about 86 cents down to less than 6 cents per pack. The rule also restricts the amount of cigarettes for which refunds may be paid. Non-tribal tobacco retailers pay a tax of $1.03 per pack. When the regulation was under consideration, state officials argued that some tribal tobacco retailers were improperly using exception-rate tax stamps to which they were not entitled. Osage attorneys told the court that regulation of tobacco sales in Indian country is governed by the terms of the compact, which includes an arbitration clause for settling disputes.0 Comments | Link to This | Back to top
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2007-10-02
For someone who relies solely on the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids press release for her information, it will seem like a slam-dunk case against RJR. The company agreed not to market fruit-flavored cigarettes, its "Infused" brand style advertises a citrus and apple flavor; thus, it is indeed marketing fruit-flavored cigarettes in violation of the settlement agreement. However, the settlement does not ban the marketing of fruit-flavored cigarettes. Nor does it even ban the marketing of fruit-flavored cigarettes in venues in which youths may be exposed to that advertising. What it bans is the use of fruit names, terminology, and imagery in advertising to which youths may be exposed.0 Comments | Link to This | Back to top
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2007-10-02
A few days ago, I met with Kelly Fairman and Sir Ken Knight of the London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority. They visited me at NFPA headquarters to talk about their efforts to get fire-safe cigarettes throughout the European Union and to get an update on our Coalition's progress here in North America. It's estimated that 1,300 lives could be saved across the European Union's 25 states each year if fire-safe cigarettes were made available. And heading up the efforts is a group called the EU RIP (Reduced Ignition Propensity) Alliance, which is pushing for new legislation to introduce a RIP standard for cigarettes. "This standard has already been shown to work in the United Stated and Canada, and could mean a big fall in the number of domestic fires if it was introduced in the UK and across the European Union," says Sir Knight. "Far too many people still die or are seriously injured every year in avoidable fires involving cigarettes. As far as fire and rescue service is concerned, the sooner the new standard comes in, the better.”0 Comments | Link to This | Back to top
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2007-10-02
Probably, there is no more controversial person in the Fashion World, than Naomi Campbell. From the one hand, enthusiastic critics and admirers donТt skimp in the most ardent compliments and epithets Ц Уblack pantherФ, Уblack diamondФ, УQueen of NightФ. From another one, Naomi has the reputation of the bitchiest personage in Уhaute couture world. Perhaps, there is no another person, whose name is involved in so many scandals at such young age. Naomi is remarkable for her rather quarrelsome and hasty temper, she may be absolutely unpredictable in her behavior. In 1994 American Fashion Academy declared Naomi Campbell the best model in the world. Her daily fee is more than $10 000. Naomi smokes cigarettes only with silver discount cigarettes holder, she has more than 300 pairs of shoes and a great number of splendid attires. Naomi smokes one buy cigarettes pack in a day, doesnТt go in for sports, doesnТt keep to any diets.0 Comments | Link to This | Back to top
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2007-10-02
One of the last fashion tendencies is Indian mini-cigarettes УBidiФ. Experts say that Bidi is a real boon for the healthy life-style lovers. It contains few tars. The cigarettes online are stuffed manually and are consisted from herbs and leaves. Some smokers admit that itТs possible to give up smoking with the help of such cigarettes as Bidi. There are several Internet-sites where you can find the information that Bidi are cheap cigarettes for poor people and its tobacco is the same as in common cigarettes. So, it remains still unknown if Bidi cigarettes are useful or harmful.0 Comments | Link to This | Back to top
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2007-10-02
Why Do Cigarettes Cost So Much?: The increase in cigarette prices in recent years is due mainly to two things: (1) high state cigarette taxes and (2) the multibillion dollar tobacco settlement against the major cigarette manufacturers. Due to a myriad of taxes, a carton can cost nearly $40 in California, and more than $50 in New York. Our domestic cigarettes are exempt from all state taxing agencies. Choose from premium, generic and value discount smokes and cheap cigarettes. All our cigarettes discount well below retail, including Marlboro cigarettes and many other brands. You can still find cheap prices if you are willing to buy brands from manufacturers who were not part of the tobacco settlement and if you buy from cheap online retailers who do not charge high state or federal taxes. Mail order your cigarettes - Satisfaction Guaranteed! No Tax Reporting - EVER! All premium brands are available and delivered fresh to your doorstep within an average of 5-7 days. Due to the positive tax regime where we are located you are able to benefit from cheap wholesale cigarettes prices you used to pay years ago. Read about new federal cigarettes taxes - $2 per pack! Buying your cigarettes online allows you to avoid federal, state, and local taxes. We only sell the highest quality freshest tasting cheap cigarettes!1 Comments | Link to This | Back to top
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2007-10-02
Smoking foes bring the fight to apartment buildings By Sanjay Bhatt Seattle Times staff reporter A year after a statewide smoking ban took effect at workplaces, restaurants, bars and other public places, a new battlefield over secondhand smoke is emerging: apartment buildings. Spurred on by nonsmoking tenants and public-health leaders, more private landlords are considering restricting smoking inside their rental units. And local public-housing agencies are also looking at banning smoking in the units of some buildings. Since the ban took effect, people have gotten used to going out in the community and not being exposed to secondhand smoke, and that's prompted some to ask, "Why do I have to take it in my home?" says Roger Valdez, manager of the tobacco-prevention program for Public Health — Seattle & King County, which enforces the smoking ban here. "We've been surprised by the increased level of interest to make their apartments smoke-free," he said. A year ago last month, the voter-approved Initiative 901 took effect. It prohibits smoking in work settings and public places — from offices to bowling alleys — and within 25 feet of their front doors, or a "reasonable" distance, to keep smoke from wafting indoors. Compliance has gone well, according to the health department. The first month, the department received 168 complaints and found 16 violations. A year later, the numbers were down last month to 18 complaints, with the department finding just one violation. "When you think of the thousands of businesses in King County, everyone did what they were supposed to do," Valdez said. "What we've heard now is about people smoking in condos and apartment units." While the state ban prohibits smoking in the common areas of private apartment buildings, such as hallways, community rooms and libraries, residents may smoke inside their units unless the landlord prohibits it. But smoke from one unit can seep through ventilation shafts and doorways into other units, and the ban has emboldened some nonsmoking tenants to complain about that to their landlords. "Some landlords are dealing with the issue by banning smoking entirely in their buildings to avoid being stuck in the middle," said Seattle attorney Chris Benis, who advises landlords for the Rental Housing Association of Puget Sound. In the past year, he says, he has received more calls from landlords asking what legal steps they must take to convert their buildings to being smoke-free. Valdez said the health department supports such voluntary efforts, but is not advocating for an expansion of the smoking ban to include apartment units. Perhaps nowhere is the issue more controversial than in public housing, where many residents — smokers and nonsmokers alike — have few housing options. "You have some people who say, 'My apartment is my castle. I should be able to smoke whenever I want,' and other people say, 'Yeah, but your smoke is helping to kill me,' " said Terry McLlarky, a resident of Casa Juanita apartments in Kirkland, which is operated by the King County Housing Authority. McLlarky, who smoked for 40 years before quitting in 2002, is serving on a residents committee that advises the authority on their concerns. Even before the smoking ban went into effect, smoking was not allowed in the common areas of public housing. Last summer, to find out what public-housing residents had to say about secondhand smoke, the health department and the Group Health Community Foundation, an affiliate of Group Health Cooperative, surveyed 508 households in properties run by the housing authority. Just over 300 households responded. Most were nonsmoking, with 84 percent reporting they don't allow smoking inside their units. Nearly three-quarters supported rules that prohibit smoking inside apartments. This week, the housing authority plans to distribute a second survey targeted at elderly and disabled apartment residents. At the end of the month, the committee McLlarky serves on plans to discuss the issue. The committee's last meeting on the issue in September was explosive. "I don't see any immediate meeting of the minds," he says. Indoor smoking comes with a higher risk of fires, litter and increased maintenance costs when smokers move out, authority spokeswoman Rhonda Rosenberg said. After engaging residents in discussions over the next year, the authority probably will establish limits on smoking in some apartments, Rosenberg said. "It's a very delicate dance. It's not as obvious as it would seem." In July 2003, the Seattle Housing Authority opened its first and only smoke-free property, the Tri-Court, an 86-unit development in North Seattle. The building had been remodeled and smokers who lived there were moved to other properties at the authority's expense. Virginia Felton, the authority's spokeswoman, said the Tri-Court project came about because many residents with asthma, emphysema and other respiratory problems were asking for a smoke-free building. This year the authority plans to evaluate whether to expand the smoke-free policy to another building, she said. Tri-Court resident Susan Vanbuskirk, 58, is allergic to smoke and appreciates living in a smoke-free building, but said compliance isn't perfect. Sometimes in the evening, when she's watching TV, she detects whiffs of cigarette smoke coming from somewhere on her floor. "I used to smoke, so I know what it smells like," she said.0 Comments | Link to This | Back to top
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2007-10-02
For the most part, the free market can handle this conflict. I am very concerned about local governments telling property owners (usually restaurant owners) that they cannot allow smoking on their property. My community has no regulations on this and we have no problems. More and more local restaurants are converting to smoke-free facilities, but they are doing this because of local demand. Given a choice, many patrons ? including myself ? will spend their money in smoke-free restaurants instead of restaurants that cater to both smokers and non-smokers. Smoke rarely respects the boundary between the smoking and non-smoking sections and I've had the taste of a few good meals diminished by the odor of cigarette smoke. So I vote with my pocketbook and give preference to smoke-free businesses. I also let restaurant owners know why they receive (or do not receive) my business. As you would expect from a free market, there are still a number of restaurants in the area where smoking is allowed (mostly bars, but also some nice dining establishments). As more restaurants become smoke-free, I've noticed smokers make up a greater and greater percentage of the clientele in the restaurants that allow smoking. I am glad smokers still have a place to go smoke and eat in peace. I may think they are making a stupid decision to smoke, but so long as cigarettes remains legal, I support peoples' right to smoke in peace.0 Comments | Link to This | Back to top
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2007-10-02
As an ex-smoker, I must say I find the preachy moralists and the secondhand-smoke hysterics to be a genuine embarassment. I quit for entirely personal reasons, and one thing I've pledged from day one is not to be one of those ranting ex-smokers. I admit, it's easy for me to be humble in this instance. I've quit several times before, only to lapse back. But I've always recognized this as my choice, and never blamed anyone for it. I still find many of our nation's anti-smoking laws to be highly illiberal and reactionary, and am sometimes tempted to smoke just out of spite. Which is probably why I'll continue to enjoy a good cigar now and then, even if I manage to keep cigarettes behind me for good this time.0 Comments | Link to This | Back to top
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