http://www.tobacco.org/newsfeed/category/society.rss Latest top tobacco news headlines en-us http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/2740213/Amy-Winehouse-is-puffing-on-a-fag-after-workout.html http://tobacco.org/news/293113.html KIDS, this is how NOT to get fit. AMY WINEHOUSE went for a session in the gym and then sparked up a fag as she danced out the door. At least she has packed in the cigars and the Class A drugs. But her fitness regime isn't one I'd recommend for a healthy set of heart and lungs. In a bid to get fitter and gain a curvier physique, Amy has enrolled at a Virgin Active in London. The Sun UK Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2009/11/16th-asian-games-to-be-tobacco-free/ http://tobacco.org/news/293080.html The 16th Asian Games, part of the worldwide Olympic movement and governed by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), will be “going smokeless” with firm prohibitions on the sale of tobacco products and tobacco sponsorship of the Games. The Asian Games are the second largest sports event in the world after the Summer Olympic Games. Governed by the Olympic Council of Asia, the 16th Asian Games follows all mandates of the International Olympic Committee in which Games’ organizers are prohibited from accepting sponsorship of the Games by tobacco manufactures. Organizers are also prohibited from allowing the sale of cigarettes or tobacco products at any athletic venue. Northwest Asian Weekly China Asia Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6614351/Winston-Churchill-D-Day-cigar-discovered.html http://tobacco.org/news/293069.html The cigar has now been valued at £800 by an expert during the filming of the Antiques Roadshow. Student Christian Williams, 33, was given the cigar when he was just 12 by his grandad Ronald Williams, a WWII veteran. At over six inches long the cigar has never been touched by its owner, who keeps it safe in a sturdy wooden box. It was taken from a historic meeting between Churchill and the other Allied leaders at the famous Casablanca Conference. Placecards bearing the names of the world leaders taken with the cigar from the conference combined with Mr William senior's testimony helped the authentication of the cigar. Electronic Telegraph UK Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/10/23/desta-decides-quit-smoking.html http://tobacco.org/news/292894.html For Club 80s drummer Deddy “Desta” Mahendra, it was from his late father that he chose to learn. “When my father was diagnosed with a cardiac problem, I immediately quit smoking,” Desta said as quoted by news portal inilah.com. “His doctor reminded me that his illness was entirely due to his smoking habit. The doctor called me and asked if I also smoked.” Desta then recalled a conversation he had after taking his father to a cardiologist. “Well, look at your father, that’s where smoking will get you,” he said to me. His father’s demise last month cemented in him the decision Jakarta Post Indonesia Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://southflorida.metromix.com/music/article/smoke-smoke-smoke-that/1615136/content http://tobacco.org/news/292888.html Friday is the Great American Smokeout, when millions of smokers give it up, at least for the day, so we figured it was a good time to round up cigarette songs from five South Florida bands. Their inspirations included an ashtray full of cigarette butts that caught on fire, a woman who had a much-desired cigarette in her hand but no lighter, and a 7-year-old boy who took his grandmother's car on a joy ride while his passenger, also 7, smoked cigarettes. Kaley Wolfe/Clementine is a West Palm Beach singer, guitarist and ukulele player who performs under the name Contrast Colors. Like fellow local Rachel Goodrich, Clementine weaves stories into her songs, and "My Cigarettes Are Treating Me Fine" opens with the sound of a lighter being flicked . . . Jenny Wolfson, a.k.a. Miami Beach folk singer-guitarist Upside Down Jenny, wrote "One More Cigarette" from the perspective of someone who smokes despite having a cough, which becomes "just the flu" and eventually "just cancer, I guess." . . . This month, Americana band Mike Dunn and the Kings of New England released the album Sundowner, which contains a bonding-over-cigarettes song titled "Cigarette." "Oh I don't mind meeting you/'Cause it's the right thing to do," Dunn sings. "Can I bum a cigarette? Metromix LLC cdougher@citylinkmagazine.com (Colleen Dougher | Metromix South Florida) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.nbcnewyork.com/around-town/events/Capturing-Smokers-on-Camera-70241802.html http://tobacco.org/news/292761.html In a city that's banned smoking from bars, restaurants, and is looking at parks, and in a country led by a President who's an alleged closet smoker, it's easy to understand the trepidation that comes with being captured on camera taking a long, smooth drag from a cigarette. Photographer Susanna Howe found many of her friends would "dash to put the cigarette out when you raise the camera to [their] face" while shooting for "Smokers," (NSFW) her current exhibition at Bird in Williamsburg (203 Grand St). And many of the "Smokers" photos displayed on Howe's site show subjects enjoying a smoke around decidedly anti-smoking New York City NBCNew York.com Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/16/now-showing-smoking-in-the-dressing-room/ http://tobacco.org/news/292760.html Photos by Susanna Howe The tobacco-stained past, on display at Bird in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In the wake of our recent mayoral election, let’s take a moment to remember New York before Bloomberg cleared the air in bars, clubs and restaurants by banning smoking. Sales of Febreze aren’t the only thing that plummeted in the city: according to the photographer Susanna Howe, no one wants to be pictured smoking anymore. “Even those people who you wouldn't think would be all squeamish about it dash to put the cigarette out when you raise the camera to your face,” she said. And so she rushed to document her friends and favorite subjects before they quit. “Smokers,” an exhibition and video installation at Bird in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is a stylish, funny, even sexy look at the remaining few who aren’t waiting to exhale, such as the artist Phil Frost. Be sure to try something on in the V.I.P. dressing room, where Howe has created a video that goes as well with Margiela as it does with A.P.C. New York Times Blogs jonathan.paul@nytimes.com (CHRISTINE MUHLKE) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/16/led-zeppelin-stairway-heaven-cigarettes http://tobacco.org/news/292730.html Was the secret to Stairway to Heaven's success the fact that it gave DJs the chance to nip out for a cigarette? That's the theory of Led Zeppelin biographer Charles R Cross, who claims that 100 radio presenters "literally ... swore" that they aired the now classic tune because it was the "perfect length" for a cigarette break. "The song became successful by accident," Cross told the New York Post. "[I] had 100 DJs swear to me that they only played the song because they needed a long break to go and smoke a cigarette. If it had been a minute shorter, you couldn't have smoked a full cigarette. If it had been a minute longer, it would have been too long." Although it was never released as a single, Stairway to Heaven is now one of radio's most broadcast songs. The Guardian music.editor@guardianunlimited.co.uk (Sean Michaels ) Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://english.thesaigontimes.vn/Home/travel/travelguide/7355/ http://tobacco.org/news/292514.html Locals do not know exactly why foreign tourists like visiting the old streets. Some say because they are located in the center of the city, some say because of the 18th and 19th century French architecture. However, there is more to it. Tourists can enjoy things that are available only there. Those things are sidewalk beer and pipe tobacco. The area is rather small but always jubilant as foreign tourists and sidewalk beer shops appear almost everywhere. Sidewalk beer shops have no tables, just some small chairs for people to sit and place their mugs and enjoy a pipe of tobacco. The pipes, usually made of bamboo or clay, typically consist of a small chamber . . . The buzz created by the harsh tobacco and the icy crisp beer more than offsets the cold of winter in Hanoi. Moreover, while enjoying beer and tobacco on the sidewalk, tourists can discover the daily life of the residents, busy and bustling. . . . Hanoi is getting colder and colder as winter comes and this is an ideal time to enjoy sidewalk beer together with pipe tobacco. Why not take a tour of the ancient streets and experience these exotic flavors to remember Hanoi forever? Saigon Times Vietnam Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://yallpolitics.com/index.php/yp/post/19548/ http://tobacco.org/news/292493.html The amazing story behind tort magnate Dickie Scruggs’s judicial bribery scandal is presented by Pediment Publishing. Kings of Tort is the authoritative work on documenting this nationally known story and the relatively unknown 25 year history behind it. The book will be made available in retail outlets throughout the country on December 2nd. More Information including advance ordering of the book is available at http://www.kingsoftort.com. Kings of Tort chronicles the sordid tale of judicial bribery and political intrigue in Mississippi, birthplace of the tobacco litigation and long known as one of the most tort-friendly jurisdictions in the nation. It features the story of Dickie Scruggs, who was largely credited with bringing down Big Tobacco in the early 1990s. From his ascent to a net worth of nearly a billion dollars to his seemingly unfathomable downfall stemming from his role in attempting to corrupt two local judges by improperly influencing the outcome of cases, the book documents how those in Scruggs’s own trusted circle of tort barons turned on him and cooperated with federal authorities. It also shows the political influence he wielded with judges, attorneys general, and even his own brother-in-law, former US Senator Trent Lott. . . . The book also chronicles the legal bribery story of Scruggs confidante and tobacco lawsuit partner Paul Minor, son of Mississippi political columnist Bill Minor. He was convicted, along with the two judges he improperly influenced, and is currently serving an 11 year prison sentence. Y'all Politics Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/sweet_twists_in_gotti_trial_UaShPgNBYA84WYQfqReW8L http://tobacco.org/news/292366.html A deep rift among the panel was revealed last week, after one juror penned an anonymous letter complaining about a "hostile environment" created by Juror No. 7's potty mouth and pro-defense posture. Tensions escalated further on Monday, with Juror 11 accusing Juror 7 of taunting her as a "hater" during a smoking break -- prompting a plea from the judge for more "kind and considerate" behavior. Yesterday, Juror 11, a city procurement-contract analyst, took a pass on the morning smoke break. Both she and Juror 7 were there for a later smoke break but kept their distance. New York Post bruce.golding@nypost.com (BRUCE GOLDING) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/thedishrag/2009/11/robert-pattinson-kristen-stewart-seen-kissing-outside-new-moon-screening-friends-with-benefits-.html http://tobacco.org/news/292357.html Days after his Vanity Fair interview was released, Us Weekly reports that the two "Twilight" stars spent the night together at Hollywood's famed Chateau Marmont. . . . Afterward, they were taken driven to a private screening of "New Moon." And then there was a smoke break. With a full-on lip lock! "Rob wanted a cigarette so he went outside with Kristen for about 15 minutes," the source tells Us. "They were hugging, as Rob was smoking his cigarette and then he leaned down and kissed her on the lips. He had his arm around her almost the whole time." Los Angeles Times blogs Wed, 04 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://blog.taragana.com/e/2009/09/05/britney-gives-in-to-smoke-cravings-in-miami-30934/ http://tobacco.org/news/292319.html Britney Spears was said to have given in to her nicotine cravings, for the singer was spotted smoking in Miami. The pop princess was seen puffing on her hotel balcony during a break from her 'Circus' tour. ANI Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.showbizspy.com/article/194393/kate-hudson-smoking-made-me-smell.html http://tobacco.org/news/292294.html KATE Hudson says she quit smoking because it made her smell. The Bride Wars star admits she hated her hair, car and clothes stinking of cigarettes. “It was starting to drive me crazy!” Hudson said. “I didn’t like the way the car smelt, or my hair and clothes. “It takes you away from the family and the things you’re doing. You don’t realize it at the time. Then when you’re done, you go, ‘Wow, I do so much more in a day – including eat.’” . . . “Quitting meant eating more,” she said. “Then, there were rumours in the press saying I was pregnant. ShowBiz Spy tips@showbizspy.com Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.bradenton.com/living/story/1836015.html http://tobacco.org/news/292266.html For those who find traditional church a little stifling, Sunday morning services at Cork's Cigar Bar at 425 Old Main St. in downtown Bradenton could be just the place to get a good shot of Christianity. It's called the Church of the Faithful Few, and when the preaching is over, attendees can hang around and enjoy a cold one and a smoke, no questions asked. "We do things a little different here," said Jim "Cork" Miller, co-owner of Cork's. "We're not judgmental." Church of the Faithful Few was started by the Rev. John Rogers, the father of an acquaintance of Miller's. Rogers got the idea for Church of the Faithful Few after a near-fatal motorcycle accident in New Hampshire. At the time, Rogers was with the International Evangelists for Heaven's Saints, a motorcycle ministry started by former Hell's Angel Charles "Barry" Mayson. Bradenton Herald /personas?plckUserId=@Nyx.Key (WENDY DAHLE) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT