Updated : Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:49:16 GMT
LA city approves proposal to ban smoking in outdoor dinning areasXinhua, ChinaLOS ANGELES, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The Los Angeles City Council said on Thursday that it has approved a proposal to ban smoking in outdoor dining areas in the city. The proposal would prohibit smoking in outdoor dining areas, and within a 10-foot radius ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:45:04 GMT
Washington Post
Experts see no ' smoking gun' for Iran election fraudNational Post, CanadaBut with few independent observers on hand to witness the vote, analysts warn there is little evidence of a smoking gun of electoral fraud, or evidence that would affirm a fair vote. Statisticians, pollsters and Iran experts have been poring over the ...
Video: Mousavi supporters stage another march in Iran ITN NEWSIRAN: YOUTH-LED PROTESTS ATTAINING CRITICAL MASS EurasiaNetall 19,860 news articlesPubl.Date : Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:46:11 GMT
Topeka Capital Journal
Smoking ban repeal falls shortTopeka Capital Journal, KSBy AP SALINA — Opponents of Salina's revamped smoking ban lack the signatures needed to put a proposed repeal to a vote. Organizers of the repeal effort turned in petitions earlier this month to County Clerk Don Merriman. He said Wednesday that only ...
Not Enough Names to Snuff Salina Smoking Ban/Bus Drivers Compete Kansas CW Smoking Petition Snuffed Out: Not Enough Valid Signatures KSALSalina smoking ban will not go to public vote KSN-TVSalina.com -
Salina.comall 15 news articlesPubl.Date : Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:08:17 GMT
Chemical & Engineering News
Burned by a Tobacco BillWashington Post, United States Smoking is addictive (although there are about as many ex-smokers as smokers), sickening, often fatal and usually childish: Ninety percent of all smokers start by age 18; few start after 21. But death and intelligence cost the companies 6000 customers ...
Cracking down on smoking Marlboro Country no more EconomistUS tobacco bill puts focus on menthol cigarettes ReutersStudy: Menthol used to attract, keep smokers Atlanta Journal Constitutionmsnbc.com -
UI The Daily Iowanall 282 news articlesPubl.Date : Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:06:56 GMT
Croat cafe owners want smoking ban to be optionalReutersZAGREB, June 17 (Reuters) - Croatia's cafe and restaurant owners launched a petition on Wednesday to modify a law banning smoking in public, saying it is crippling businesses already weakened by recession. The government enforced the law on May 6, ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:01:26 GMT
Smoking riskier to women's heartsAtlanta Journal Constitution, USAGrundtvig said smoking might make women go through menopause earlier, leaving them less protected against a heart attack. With rising rates of smoking in women —- compared with falling rates in men —- Grundtvig said that doctors expect to see increased ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:05:11 GMT
State farm snuffing smoking at company sitesChicago Tribune, United StatesAP BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - State Farm Insurance's locations around the country will become smoke-free at the start of 2010, but not its agents' offices. Spokesman Jeff McCollum says the Bloomington-based insurer wants to both protect workers and increase ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:35:21 GMT
Mesquite's complaint-based smoking ordinance takes effectDallas Morning News, TXBy RAY LESZCYNSKI / The Dallas Morning News Mesquite's strict new smoking ordinance went into effect this week, but don't expect a park patrol or a raid at your favorite restaurant. Mesquite's new smoking ordinance prohibits smoking in some areas at ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:36:43 GMT
Tampa Tribune
Vehicle hits person in smoking area of hospitalTampa Tribune, FLA person in a covered smoking area at Memorial Hospital has been hit by this vehicle. TAMPA - A person in a covered smoking area at Memorial Hospital was hit by a vehicle this afternoon, Tampa police say. According to police, Elenore Herb, 73, ...
Car crashes into Memorial Hospital Tampa Bay's 10all 2 news articlesPubl.Date : Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:39:52 GMT
Firefighters suspect smoking in bed caused Antioch house fireSan Jose Mercury News, USABy Robert Salonga ANTIOCH — Firefighters were able to confine an early-morning house fire to a single bedroom, and investigators suspect that a resident smoking in bed likely sparked the blaze, the Contra Costa Fire District said. ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:14:26 GMT