Smoking kills

China bans smoking in indoor spaces

”Tobacco brings 10th of country's tax earnings”

This sentence explains us why if tobacco is too bad for our health the politicians don’t ban it. Smoking gives to the country a lot of money, and not only in China. I am sure that in Spain, USA, UK, Germany and the rest of countries in the world earn a lot of money with tobacco, only with the taxes. It is a machine of money, people die about the tobacco but it gives money to the country.

Nowadays China has implemented a new law that ban people who want to smoke in indoor places, as what we made here in Spain time ago. This is a complicated topic because smokers are against this new law and no smokers are really happy with that. I as a no smoker I think that is complicated to go out the place for smoke, when you are drinking with your friends, or after the lunch, with your morning coffee, etc. But people who don’t smoke will appreciate this act. In China the problem is that half of men smoke, and it was typical smoke inside hospitals in the waiting room. They are worst than here...

But for example at the moment the law won’t penalize people to smoke in indoor places; they are introducing this law little by little. But if they don’t penalize, who will follow this law? Also we have to remember (as the notice explain) that smoking-related diseases killed 1.2 million Chinese people in 2005 and predicted that this number will rise up to 3.5 million in 2030.

What do you think about this smoking law without penalization? It will be success? 

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/01/china-bans-smoking-without-penalty

FORD

Ford drives home biggest first-quarter profit in 13 years

Nowadays FORD Company is increasing their profits in a huge way. The company reported a net income of $2.6bn (£1.6bn), or 61 cents a share, compared with $2.09bn, or 50 cents a share, during the same period a year earlier. Revenue rose to $33.1bn, up from $28.1bn in 2010. These profits are because FORD is making new ‘greener’ cars, with the changing in recent laws about ecology; they are creating competitive and small cars that spend less petrol than other cars of other companies like Honda, Peugeot, Seat, Volkswagen , etc. Also the increase in the price of petrol is helping that consumers when they have to choose one car to buy, they decide which spends less petrol and also the cheaper. New cars here in Spain like for example Ford Fiesta or Ford Focus are having a nice position between young people elections.

FORD is increasing their sales not only in USA, also in Africa and Asia they are increasing profits but the amazing thing is that in Europe profits have increased more than the double, is a huge achievement for the company!

Allan Mullay the Ford President and chief executive is really happy with these results and also with the excellent work of their employees, with a solid growth and with improvements in all regions.

Finally these profits arrive in a perfect moment for the company to cut their big debt and help to pass this difficult crisis.

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/apr/26/ford-biggest-profit-13-years

France begins ban on niqab and burqa

 

As many of you know since many years, Muslim women have been questioned about wearing veils. Not only in France, also in other European countries like Spain or the United Kingdom. 

Most of the European people are against that the Muslims wear this kind of clothes, and also they aren’t agree of building mosques  in their cities because most of them are Christians and they don’t want to be “invaded” for their religion. This notice tells us that France is the first country in Europe to ban these veils; people can’t go for a walk in the street wearing a veil or they will have to pay a fine of 150€ more or less. Also police can ask for the identification of the person and can bring them to the police station if she doesn’t want to take off her veil.

On the other hand Muslim people are totally against this law, because they defend the idea that the street is a free place where everybody can dress what they want, without laws. Many Muslims are creating many protests and manifestations (like in Notre Dame Cathedral) to express they disagreement to everybody. 

This week French police arrested around 60 people during many protests of this topic. Muslim people are really angry with this new law, because they say that it’s a religious act and this is totally freedom.

· What do you think about this new law? Are you agree or disagree?

· Do you think this new law can have bad impacts on French society and also in Europe?

Source:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/11/france-begins-burqa-niqab-ban