...Ban the Bag or Bag the Ban: An In-depth Look Into Austin’s Ban on Single-Use Bags In today’s day and age, the topic of environmental sustainability and the protection of the environment are found at the basis of a multitude of political debates and arguments. The way we, and our government, view the protection of the environment and the impact we have on the world around us has shaped the types of policies that governments in the U.S. have passed. One of these policies which has been implemented in a variety of cities around the United States, including Austin, is the ban on single-use plastic and paper bags. This ban has been hotly debated, and there are many people who view it as beneficial and many others who see it as unnecessary and imposing. Either way the impacts of this policy are far-reaching in how it can affect customers, businesses, and the environment. In this paper, I will show the conflicting arguments in this ongoing debate, focusing on the bag ban implemented in Austin in early 2013. We will begin by looking at the two opposing sides to the argument. There are many groups of people who advocated for the implementation of a city ordinance banning single-use bags in Austin and who continue to support it. The Austin City Government, led by Mayor Lee Leffinwell, and the Austin Resource Recovery, formerly known as the Solid Waste Services (SWS) Department, were the main proponents who pushed the ordinance into effect. In addition, the Zero Waste Advisory Commission...
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...This Blog Linked From Here | This Blog | | ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form Linked From Here | | Wednesday, October 29, 2014 Action Without Planning Is Like Running Backwards: Powes Parkop’s Growing Buai Ban Fiasco By Beka Maruka I wanted to get the title of this article right first before I wrote the rest of this article. That’s because I want the story of Powes Parkop’s buai ban disaster to go down into internet archives in a way that it can be retrieved many years from now and people of the future will learn from the mistakes of today. The Port Moresby buai ban is almost like a clown show, hilarious in the level of ineptness that its implementers have displayed. It would all be worth a few loud and long laughs if there were not so many tragic elements. I personally believe that our governor should have stuck to paying huge amounts of money to local rental car companies and equally outrageous sums to shady road construction supply companies as was revealed before the 2012 election when NCDC audit records came to light, the findings of which, incidentally, the governor tried at first to escape from, then defended with vague generalities hoping that no one would catch his trick. Be that as it may, the Governor’s earlier sins are fairly well established. However if Governor Parkop had stuck to kickbacks, he probably would have kept his shiny reputation. After all, it is common knowledge that kickbacks are one of...
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...different positions on the smoking ban which are presented in the texts. In text one, we meet Robin McKie who is a science editor of the British newspaper, The Observer. The statement itself in text one is definitely clear. It already appears from the title “Benefits of smoke ban will be felt at once”. He claims that the smoking ban will actually benefit the people of England. Robin McKie’s argumentation is very objective, and is based on scientific documentation which supports his claim. All the numbers and fact that are given up throughout the text, makes it obviously very difficult for anybody to argue against the claim of the science editor. However, in text two, it is a completely different opinion that appears. The text is written by A.N Wilson, a British novelist and biographer, who claims that the smoking ban definitely will affect Britain negatively. In contrast to Robin Mckie, A.N Wilson uses examples of many well-known English novelists who had been smoking during their famous works, as a support for his statement. Furthermore he explains how the smoking ban symbolizes an attack on the basic liberty as it denies the right of a human decision whether to smoke or not. The claim of the last text separates from the former texts. The text is written by Simon Jenkins who is a British newspaper columnist. Simon Jenkins explains that if it was a decision that should have been made by local authorities, it would then be a good thing to have a smoking ban. At the same time he makes...
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...decision to give your life for the men you are fighting with, at least that’s how I understood it. I was a Marine Infantryman between the Gulf War 1 and 2. It meant a lot to me back then and in some way still does. Unfortunately for those who died, their loss has been minimized by multiple presidential administrations. The transfer of their remains from battlefield to their families has been hidden from us. The Transfer of Dead Americans from war should be seen by all, and their deaths are being minimized. The ban has since been lifted, but the damage has already been done. Sanitizing war only serves one purpose, free reign to start more wars. The Dover Ban is a federal ban that prohibits media coverage, including photographs, of public soldiers remains when they are returned to the United States. "Media coverage of the arrival of [] remains at the port of entry or at the interim stops will not be permitted..."(National Security Archive 1). Let us examine a few reasons why the ban was put in place. The first justification is to protect the privacy of the deceased and the deceased’s loved ones. Another is to reduce hardship on the families and friends of the deceased. But it is more likely because 58,220 died during the Vietnam War and there were almost no restrictions on causing many problems for the government. According to an article in Aljerzeera by Ted Rall "Pictures [of dead or dying American troops] are rarely seen from Iraq and Afghanistan”(4). "During the 1960s and early...
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...Katie Smith Shaniquewa Jackson Mr. High Research Paper 3-19-12 Why America Should Ban Smoking Tobacco has been around for more than four hundred years and is still very popular as of today. Millions of Americans smoke cigarettes, cigars, and other tobacco products on a daily basis that is harmful to the body. However, smoking has become one of the biggest controversies in today's society. This personal experience clearly shows that smoking needs to be banned. “Gail Routh worked as a flight attendant for nearly twenty-seven years. Routh was a nonsmoker all her life, but after working in contact with secondhand smoke on airplanes she contracted lung cancer. Gail Routh sued the tobacco industry for lung cancer and bronchitis that was linked to the expose to secondhand smoke (Hudson, 2004).” In 1964, the United States Surgeon General declared that smoking was bad for one's health and was related to lung cancer. Therefore, smoking should be banned in all public places to prevent contracting lung cancer from first or second hand smoke, enable those with lung conditions to be able to hold jobs in places that they would not be able to because of the smoke in the air, and help businesses keep their employees safer while generating more revenue, which in turn would save thousands of lives each year. Tobacco use kills nearly 470,000 Americans each year and is among one of the leading causes of preventable death. Smoking is also legal at the age eighteen in the United States; however...
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...Task A 1. Ban smoking is something we all are familiar of. Mostly we have seen it in trains, busses etc. where there is a sign/sticker of a cigarette that has a line across it, meaning, “ smoking is not allowed”. The text “Benefits of smoke ban will be felt at once”, by The Observer of British newspaper Robin Mckie, involves different scientific studies of ban smoking and the effects of it. An international journal of science can conclude that there are improvements in the population of England after the ban smoking has taken place. One of the effects of ban smoking is that, it has become illegal to smoke in all enclosed public places, workplaces and owners/ managers of pubs, clubs and cafés fines up to 2500 pound if they allow customers to smoke their premises. The Europeans Commission has found that UK has the highest percentage of Europeans trying to quit smoking and 46 per cent are trying to stop and even more say they want to give it up. A UK epidemiologist Sir Richard Peto thinks that there are good news and bad news of smoking. The bad news is that non- smokers who breathe in second- hand smoke face a increased risk of getting lung cancer or heart disease. He also says that no matter how much ban smoking is taking place, that there will still be smokers and a lot of early deaths in the coming years. The good news of smoking which Sir Richard Peto points out that the situation of smoking is better than it use to be. Text two “Is this the end of English literature...
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...In the context of the UK’s total ban on tobacco advertising and the potential future restrictions on alcohol advertising, critically review the debate between the strong or weak theories with regard to the effectiveness of advertising bans. The effectiveness of advertising bans has been a debated for many years. There are two dominant theories of the debate regarding the nature of how advertising works: the strong theory and the weak theory. The strong theory coined by John Philip Jones holds the belief that advertising exerts a powerful persuasive influence on consumer’s behaviour (Jones, 1990). In Contrast Andrew Ehrenberg developed the view of the weak theory of advertising. This view suggests that advertising reinforces rather than initiates consumer behaviour (Ehrenberg, 1992). These two theories have been discussed thoroughly by many theorists to understand how advertising works. Many countries have implemented restrictions in advertising for tobacco and have issued potential future restrictions for alcohol, with the objective that introducing an adverting ban would lower overall consumption. However, Studies analysing the effects of advertising being linked to consumption has led to two separate views on how advertising works and have led some to believe that advertising bans have no effect on overall consumption. The strong theory of advertising supports the belief that advertising has the power to persuade people who may not know of a brand or bought a product before...
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...States, as well as other countries, and is getting questioned as to if it should be banned or not. A ban of women wearing a Burka in public would be a morally correct decision. Since the Burka covers the face, as well as the whole body, it poses as a security threat to the public. A woman wearing a Burka may be hiding the tools to carry out an attack of sorts under the clothe itself. The ban on Burka's would satisfy the Utilitarianism belief of 'the greatest good for the greatest number', by eliminating this security threat. The Burka also prevents social interaction between women wearing a Burka and the civilian population. Many people argue against a ban, stating that is just a way of protecting our own people. Those are flawed because banning a burka would also protect Muslim women. If a Muslim woman refuses to wear a Burka, sexual assault or molestation is a justifiable punishment. By banning the Burka, women who choose not to wear it would be protected from being assaulted because of their decision. In conclusion, a ban on the Burka would be a morally correct decision because it would produce the greatest good for the greatest number by eliminating safety threats and protecting Muslim women. Benson, Rod. "Why we should not ban the burqa." . N.p., 8 Sept. 2010. Web. 11 Nov. 2012. . Mahfouz, Christina. "The Burqa Debate: To Ban or Not to Ban." Perceptivist. Ed. Grace Brown. N.p., 15 Apr. 2011. Web. 13 Nov. 2012....
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...SMOKING BAN? As the years go by and society changes new laws surface to protect us from harm. Or do they? The laws today compared to the laws from decades ago have morphed and changed dramatically; some for the good and others for the worse. For example, in today’s day and age it is hard to discipline children and give a little tough love when they misbehave in public places. If a parent is caught in the act of spanking their child due to disciplinary reasons the parent can be fined, jailed, or even worse, have social services called on the parent or parents and have their children stripped from them. There is a major difference between abuse and a subtle smack on the wrist or behind and most parents understand the difference. Twenty years ago seeing a child get their behind busted would of been no big deal. Today’s new laws seem to be all or nothing in the aspect that there are hardly few reasonable limitations and boundaries. These new laws may be about protecting our safety and well-being, but if we look behind the curtain some of these new laws are starting to represent how far the state and or federal government will go to the extent of controlling how Americans should live. A state wide law that seems to be becoming popular in the United States this past couple decades is the smoking ban. Over half of the United States contains these laws and the 100% smoking ban law prohibits smokers from smoking in any enclosed establishment as well as some outdoor establishments...
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...Natallia Harry Professor Deavers ENG 111/9 12.09.09 Smoking bans Lately, the health hazards connected with "passive smoking" or "second-hand smoke" - also known as "environmental tobacco smoke”, have been gradually getting increased recognition. The majority of people in modern society are aware that smoking can cause health problems not only in smokers but in people nearby. In recent years many cities, districts and whole states have cracked down on smoking in public. As of October 2009, nearly 60 percent of the U.S. population, or more than 175 million people, live in areas that have passed strong smoke-free laws covering restaurants and bars – a figure that has nearly doubled in size in three years ( Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids). While the purpose of smoke-free laws is to protect health, some have expressed concern that an unintended side effect might be economic losses, especially within the hospitality industry. In fact, according to the Report of the Surgeon General ,who is the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government, “The results of all credible peer- reviewed studies show that smoke-free policies and regulations do not have a negative impact on business revenues … and they are the most effective way to improve worker and business health”( Report of the Surgeon General). The number of smokers in America is truly a staggering number; according to an in-depth study by the Institute of Medicine, approximately...
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...Gun Bans According to Noam Scheiber of The New REPUBLIC, in the article published on July 24th, 2012 title “Yes, Really, Ban All the Guns”, http://www.tnr.com/blog/plank/105337/yes-really-ban-all-the-guns#; his opinions are that, that no guns are safe. He feels that guns from home defense to hunting all should be banned. In this article he states “Guns kept in the home for self-protection are 43 times more likely to kill a family member, friend or acquaintance than to kill an intruder, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine”. Guncite.com (2004), discusses how flawed the 43 times rate actually is. First of all, it must be noted that the original findings of the 43 times ratio, was first given in 1986 by doctors Arthur Kellermann and Don Reay, and is titled, "Protection or peril? An analysis of firearms related deaths in the home." (New Engl J Med 1986. 314: 1557-60.) A ratio of 389 violent deaths to 9 justifiable homicides provides the 43 to 1 ratio. However, it must be noted that there was a second ratio of 397 non-gun violent deaths to 4 justifiable homicides which provides a ratio of 99 to 1. So according to the method of Dr. Kellerman, the ratio more than doubles from 43 to 99 to 1 in non-violent gun deaths. Mr. Noam Scheiber also states in his article that “for every justifiable handgun homicide, there are more than 50 handgun murders”. Although this may be the case, what a lot of the people who support a ban on guns, fail to realize...
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...Gun Ban Debate Gun ban debate In America guns have been a part of the country’s society since it’s birth. Throughout history the citizens of the US have used firearms to protect the nation, protect their families, to hunt for food and to engage in sporting activities. The issue of Guns and gun control takes on a proportion of extreme magnitude. Weighing the rights and liberties of the individual against the welfare and safety of the public has always been a precarious balancing act. In the United States, gun control is one of these tumultuous issues that has both sides firmly entrenched in their positions. Those parties in favor of gun ownership and the freedom to use and keep arms, rely on the fact that the provision for such rights is enshrined in their constitution. So what is gun control?. Gun control is the effort to restrict or limit the possession and use of guns. The gun control debate may be one of the most important issues in our society. Regardless of whether people support it or not, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that the 2nd Amendment restrains the government’s ability to limit the kind of immediate ban of handguns that has existed in some parts of America such as Washington DC. "Guns don't kill people, people kill people" That's the campaign that the National Riffle Association made. It's a compelling argument whether it might be right , or it might be wrong . ...
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...Smoking was socially acceptable in the past, however as society changes so do their views on smoking now. Banning smoking inside was the first step to reduce the use of cigarette smoke for people who don’t smoke. Now there is great concern about people smoking outside in groups. Outdoor smoking cannot be banded for people will find ways around it, but regulating outdoor smoking will have an effect. Regulating outdoor smoking would not limit the pollution of butts everywhere, or reduce the amount of second hand smoke inhaled and there is no hard proof on health factors from outdoor smoking. The pollution of cigarette butts everywhere will most likely to continue. Local state agencies should’ve taken inconsideration when banning indoor smoking. Where did they think smokers are going to put their butts when forced to smoke outside. It’s easier to throw butts on the ground than in an ash container. Or people who do smoke should police up after themselves, and then there wouldn’t be so much pollution. That will never happen! When the community is worried about butts being at parks and beaches, they need to be concerned about other pollutants as well. Such as broken glass, or garbage that wasn’t thrown away. Maybe it’s time that cigarette companies start making biodegradable filters, so there would be no pollution. Can outdoor second hand smoke...
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...The Condom Ban This past fall, I visited my home country, the Philippines. One morning, as I was flipping through the local channels on the television, I was able to catch our mayor giving a speech to the city about the latest bill that was approved. The city had just passed a bill banning sex education, condoms, pills and other birth control devices in our city, Ayala Alabang. He stated in his speech that the city’s view on contraceptives might kill children and put women’s health at risk. I almost fell off my chair! First thought that popped into my head was that this was clearly a decision that was heavily influenced by the Catholic Church, after all 80% of the Philippine population are Roman Catholic. He explained to the crowd that the city condemns the irresponsible and indiscriminate use of contraceptives because they promote premarital sex and undermined the union of families. Their ignorance could not have been more apparent; did they really think that this would prevent pre-marital sex? He went on to say that contraceptives were giving rise to more fatherless children and more single mothers. As soon I heard him say that, I was both baffled and embarrassed at the same time. I could not believe I was hearing such ignorance coming from these people that we’re suppose to call our leaders and for them to be so uneducated on this serious matter. Is this not unethical? I was ashamed. Could they not see that they are doing harm than good? That their decision...
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...Ray-Ban Sunglasses Case Study Submitted by: Murtaza Ali 20057 Azika Gulraiz Sadiq 21062 Alina Naqvi 21654 Teacher: Mr. Faisal K. Qureshi EDC – 21 Saturday 18:30 to 21:00 QUESTIONS: 1. Evaluate the Dominant Economic Traits of the Tea Industry in Pakistan. 2. How Ray Ban is Using Music, Architecture and the Human Experience to Sell Sunglasses 3. Create IFAS & EFAS for Tapal Tea. March, 2015 Karachi, Pakistan IQRA UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION Ray-Ban is a brand of sunglasses and eyeglasses founded in 1937 by American company Bausch & Lomb.[1] The brand is best known for their Wayfarer and Aviator styles of sunglasses. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to the Italian Luxottica Group for a reported $640 million.[2] HISTORY OF Ray-Ban The history of the Ray-Ban Aviator dates back to the 1930s, when new airplanes allowed people to fly higher and farther. Many US Army Air Service pilots were reporting that the glare from the sun was giving them headaches and altitude sickness. In 1929, US Army Air Corps Lieutenant General John MacCready asked Bausch & Lomb, a Rochester, New York-based medical equipment manufacturer, to create aviation sunglasses that would reduce the headaches and nausea experienced by pilots, which are caused by the intense blue and white hues of the sky,[3][4] a new kind of glasses were introduced. The prototype, created in 1936 and known as ‘Anti-Glare’, had plastic frames and green lenses that could cut out the glare without...
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