No smoking in all Related Companies apartments

Related Companies has banned smoking in all of their apartments nationwide.  Which includes no smoking on balconies.

Current Tenants who smoke are given a small break.  They're permitted to smoke in their apartments til their lease expires and get it renewed.  If I can't even smoke on the balcony of an apartment, I aint wasting my time renewing the lease.  At least in houses, smokers can light up whenever they want.


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Jay, I'm assuming you still have your smokers' rights board around. If so, would you mind linking to political blog where I've outlined my desires for an organized backlash against those responsible for Minnesota's recent cigarette tax hike? I really want someone to take the reins with this idea of organized opposition and run with it because I think it could produce a genuinely eye-opening consequence for politicians who have been dumping on smokers for so long without fear of retribution. Here's the link....http://mark28.blogspot.com/2013/05/minnesotas-dfl-smokers-should-sit-out.html

I appreciate it.

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The Property Rights Newsletter May 24, 2013 - Issue #714 "This morning when I put on my underwear I could hear the fruit-of-the-loom guys laughing at me." - Rodney Dangerfield

USA Underwear That Senses Cigarette Smoke. The University of Alabama has received two grants totaling $402,721 for the project, which so far has produced a "very early prototype" of the monitoring system, which - in its current state - fits like a vest. The goal of the three-year study is to "develop a wearable sensor system comprised of a breathing sensor integrated into conventional underwear." The Personal Automatic Cigarette Tracker (PACT for short) is intended to accurately measure when and how often people smoke as well as how deeply they inhale. The real-time information would be used to design strategies for smoking cessation. "We are trying to eliminate the need for self-report from people about how much they smoke, when they smoke, how many puffs they take from the cigarette," he said. NY weight limit. Too Fat, Too Furious: NYC bike-share riders fume over city's weight limit. Too fat for fitness? New York City has its limit - apparently a 260-pound one. New York has become the epicenter for the national battle against obesity, largely due to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's push for various bans to bring about a healthier lifestyle, including super-sized sodas and trans-fats. Processed Meats Declared too Dangerous for Human Consumption. The World Cancer Research Fund recently completed a detailed review of 7,000 clinical studies covering links between diet and cancer. Upon conclusion they are stepping out and bluntly stating that processed meats are too dangerous for human consumption and consumers should stop buying and eating processed meats. What are processed meats? Processed meats include bacon, sausage, hot dogs, sandwich meat, packaged ham, pepperoni, salami and nearly all meat found in prepared frozen meals. Processed meats are usually manufactured with a carcinogenic (linked to promote and cause cancer) ingredient known as sodium nitrate. Coffee Lowers Liver Disease Risk, Plus Five Other Benefits. That cup of coffee you enjoy every morning could do more than help you wake up; it could reduce your risk of liver disease. Results of a new study note that that drinking coffee on a regular basis is associated with a lower risk of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). But stick around: there are five other benefits from drinking coffee as well. Alzheimer's disease, Breast cancer, Endometrial cancer, Stroke, Type 2 diabetes. From The Mailbag FL: Ban against buying pipes. CS/HB 49 - 2013. In an attempt to stop the sale of bongs and other marijuana related paraphernalia, Florida has passed a bill to ban the sale of the following: Metal, wooden, acrylic, glass, stone, plastic, or ceramic smoking pipes, with or without screens, permanent screens, or punctured metal bowls. Water pipes. Carburetion tubes and devices. Chamber pipes. Carburetor pipes. Electric pipes. Air driven pipes. Chillums. Bongs. Ice pipes or chillers. NZ: Psychiatric patients are refusing treatment because they cannot smoke at DHB facilities, the High Court has been told. ONE News spoke to a mother, Jenn, whose son took his own life after a lifelong battle with a personality disorder. He was a heavy smoker and Jenn says he smoked to keep calm, but when the smoking ban in his local mental health unit came into place she believed it stopped him seeking help. "He constantly kept telling me, he didn't want to go in there, that he couldn't go in there, that he needed to have a smoke," she said. His story was mentioned as part of the civil case which has been brought by two former psychiatric patients. UK: You are invited to attend Forest's Smoke On The Water, our annual boat party. This year's event takes place on Tuesday 18th June, 2013. Our vessel, The Elizabethan, is a Mississippi style paddle steamer with an external walkway and plenty of room to smoke while enjoying the conversation and the scenery. (Did we mention this a smoker-friendly event?) USA: The Rest of the Story: Tobacco News Analysis and Commentary. By Dr. Michael Siegel. Sacrificing Children's Health for Politics: American Cancer Society Sinks to a New Low. I reveal that the American Cancer Society has admitted that Dr. Phillips is correct. This is no longer just a theory. This is a bona fide explanation for the ACS position on this issue. Wales: Ban Damage. Terrible news from Wales - for the health freaks and those that want to guard our bodies as if their own! In six years of smoking ban terror, stigmatisation, denormalisation, hatred, open discrimination and killing of businesses left, right & centre it transpires that smoking prevalence has decreased by one whole percent. WOW! World: Smokers Blogs. Watch instant postings to your favorite blogs.

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Link list on this blog updated

Link list updated.  I did find the original version of my smoking links page (which as started by an old friend Rachel)  I notice those pages I created a few years ago aint even accessible for myself now.

I did add links for Cigreviews and NYC CLASH.  Cigreviews is a site where you can read and post reviews of different cig brands.  I know some of my reviews are still on there but old.  lol


NYC CLASH is one of the original smokers rights-based sites.  I believe it's at least 10 years old.  Audrey Silk (the CLASH founder) as a CLASH fb page too.  And of course, I added a link for the More board.

The More board is back

I brought back the More board.  A message board for smokers of the brown cig called More (LOL) and for people who are fetishers of women smoking Mores.

http://members.boardhost.com/MOREsmokers/

Poposal to raise age for buying tobacco in NY to 21

Proposal to raise legal tobacco age in NY from 18 to 21

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Audrey Silk, founder of Citizens Lobbying Against Smoker Harassment, a city-based smokers' rights group, said the statistics cited by advocates are "questionable and disputable" but mostly irrelevant to the debate. She described the proposal as "government paternalism at its worst."
"Those aged 18 and above are not children. Cigarettes are legal," she said in a statement. "At 18 one is deemed adult enough to make responsible choices—to marry, to serve in the military (an immediate risk to health these days), and to vote for the very people who think they're not smart enough to make an informed decision."
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324874204578439090504400984.html

NYC: Stores need to stop displaying cigarette packs

If I use Bloomberg's logic, let's ban stores from displaying bottles/cans/beer cases in thee liquor aisle!  After all, teens are gonna be "motivated" to try drinking if they simply see those "nice wine bottles" in supermarkets  LOL!!!

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NEWS FOR E-CIG SMOKERS AND DELAY IN GETTING COMMENTS TO APPEAR ON HERE

If anyone attempted to post comments, my bad for the delay in getting em to get published on here.  Meanwhile, here's some bad news for ecig smokers within the link RIGHT HERE.

Adults in USA being denied jobs just because they smoke

"No one deserves to be denied the right to seek a job simply because they choose to use tobacco products—something must change."

http://www.tobaccorights.com/ctr/advocacy/postdetail.aspx?PostId=510&utm_source=CFTR_Members&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=Tobacco_and_Jobs&utm_content=Digest_General&utm_campaign=Advocate_Development

Hilton to install smoking shelters in ALL nationwide hotels

Many employers and business owners are finding that accommodating both the smoker and non-smoker is more than just fair, its good business

Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1043241#ixzz2JWsMePvd

ME>>> Sounds like Hilton has taken a huge blow financially by not accomodating smokers in their hotels.  Therefore, they learned the hard way smokers' wallets are good for Hilton's business too.