<p>A recent article from a hospitality industry portal shows us what sorts of headaches the industry really faces when unwelcome regulations are dumped onto their plates. In the case of smoking bans, pub and bar owners, who have always had to deal with the possibility of violent or uncivil behaviour, are now facing new challenges and new expenses.</p>
<p>A drunk driving case prompts a judge to call for sports franchises to sever their relationship with alcohol companies. Question for the judge: Who elected you the nation’s social arbiter?</p>
<p>…and to confirm that smoking is a bad choice, here another whooper from Science Daily, also known as Junk Science Daily. Another veritable pack of lies from computer data crunching, complete with authoritative coating!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana;">We are pleased to see that our British friends are planning to get in the faces of the antismoking Nazis this September 9<sup>th</sup> in </span><st1:city><st1:place><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana;">Edinburgh</span></st1:place></st1:city><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana;">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana;">This short but interesting post by Mark Wernimont in his blog reminds us of the futility of voting, nowadays. First of all, you end up choosing one of the opposing idiots/crooks who say the same thing turned inside out. Second, you are wasting your time. Here is why.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Yes! It’s true!! Questionnaire-driven trash science says so, and it is consistent with previous trash science questionnaires!!! It’s a <em>scientific consensus!!!!</em></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p>On Aug. 25, 2003, plaintiff Stuart Denyer, 25, a commodities broker, joined friends at Beach Bums, a restaurant in Fort Lauderdale at their unlicensed "sidewalk cafe", had a few drinks, fell into the highway, and was struck by a passing car. <strong>Settlement: $750,000.00</strong></p>