North Carolina Passes New Smoking Bans

We all know that more and more places are banning the use of tobacco products every day.  It's a sign of the times.  But, when the State of North Carolina, one of, if not THE, largest tobacco producing states in the US passes similar laws, we know that it's only a matter of time before you can only smoke outside… ANYWHERE… and even those places will be limited!

North Carolina's Gov Beverly Purdue signed the new bill into law on May 19th 2009 and it goes into effect on January 2nd, 2010.  The new ban will prohibit smoking in public bars and restaurants STATE WIDE.  Owners of the establishments will have NO say.  With the new law comes penalties and fines ranging from $50 to $200 for violations.  This is a very serious matter for smokers and business owners alike yet surprisingly, most still don't know about it!

With the new law going into effect very soon, both businesses and those who smoke in them will be looking for alternatives.  Alternatives that give them the closest thing to a cigarette possible without subjecting them to fines for violations.  It is on record that bars and restaurants in areas where similar laws have already taken effect have seen a loss of business because customers who smoke don't want to have to go outside for their fix.  So, I very highly recommend starting NOW if you are in one of the two groups of people who will be affected!  Business owners will want to offer or suggest alternative products to their customers and patrons will need the products to be available for them.  And, most aren't aware of some new and cutting edge products that are now available.  Just a few minutes of your time and a little reading can prepare you for January 2nd, 2010 when many places in North Carolina go SMOKE FREE.

 

LASIK- the Popular Eye Surgical Procedure

Preoperative Surgical Measure

If you have decided to undergo a LASIK surgery, you should consult a good and experienced doctor and should do the eye testing that he/she suggests. It is always better to avoid using lotions, creams, and perfumes a day before the surgery is going to take place.

 

The primary objective of this advanced form of eye surgery is to improve the focusing power of the eyes. While doing this surgery, a small flap of the corneal tissue is slashed and a hinge is left at one side of this flap. This flap is then folded back and the middle part of the cornea gets revealed. Thereafter, the exposed corneal tissue is ablated for altering its shape and when the ablation gets completed, the flap is repositioned on the surface of the cornea.

 

Take responsibility for your debts UK debt charity says

The Consumer credit counselling service has said that individuals who are in debt should admit to their problems and take action to break free of debts. While of course there are many good reasons why individuals fall into debt they should not bury their heads in the sand and hope that the situation will go away. If you are one of the many thousands of individuals in the UK who is suffering from debts that they are struggling to repay then they need to get in touch with a financial advisor and ask debt management questions

There are many ways one can help themselves to become debt free and debt management is just one of them.

It is not just the population who in the past have been targeted by the debt charity. Lenders have also been targeted for lending irresponsibly. However if the individual knows there is a good chance that they will not be able to repay what they borrow then they should not apply for credit in the first place.
If you are in debt then a debt management plan is one of the responsible solutions to overcoming your debt problems. You could work out an agreement to repay the money you owe and in the majority of cases when taking this option the interest could be stopped on your loans/credit card debt.

 

The nations borrowing slowing down

The national debt charity Credit action has revealed that while individuals are still borrowing money the actual rate of borrowing has slowed down. With personal debts in the UK totalling over 1,400 billion by March 2009 this is a huge sum of money to be paid back. Many of course struggle to repay their unsecured debts such as from credit cards and unsecured loans; however there are steps that anyone can take towards reducing and eventually paying off their share of debt and one of these is to consider a debt management plan

Its a frightening thought when you consider that during the month of March alone the rate of personal debt increased by 1 million every hour. However even more astonishing was the fact that in Jan 2008 this amount of debt was increased every 5 minutes! Without mortgages being taken into account it is thought that on average each household holds debt of over 9,000. This is just from credit card, unsecured loans, and catalogue and store card debt.

Is there any wonder that so many individuals struggle to repay their debts each and every month?

 

News can Give Ideas for Better Ways to Earn Money Online

We all try to get news updates everyday. What normal people are not aware of is that getting the news circulated to the right homes via television or online media takes a lot of heads, technology and money to be done. However, the unappreciative majority does not see it. They just sit and stare and get angry with their eyes wide open and even sometimes, shout at the top of their lungs about the latest gun booboo of Obama's campaign. The good thing about living in today's world is that, we get to earn money online from just about anything that we interests, angers or limits us.

 

Get the Latest News with the Aid of Internet Marketing

Have you read the latest news today? Was it via television or your favorite news website? The great thing about the internet, even when you don't have television, you can still communicate to the world, have access on the latest bits in business, politics, fashion and even gossip. Yep, staying in touch nowadays has never been so easy and fast. If you are going to travel and yet, worried that you might not get the latest updates on news and views, worry not, for a great news website/company always have a way to disseminate its information across the globe through effective ads, internet marketing strategy and great forums. Just make sure you have your laptop or mobile phone with you all the time.

 

Asian-American Resources

Student Organizations
ACAASU(old link)
APSU(old link)
ECASU
ECASU 2000
ECASU 2001
FIND-D1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
ITASA
KASCON
JANET
MAASU
Atlantic Coast Asian American Students Union (Southeast)
West Coast Asian Pacific Student Union
East Coast Asian Student Union
last year's conference site at Yale
ECASU 2001 Conference at Columbia
Filipino Intercollegiate Networking Dialogue (many districts)
Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Student Association
Korean American Students Conference
Japan Associate NETwork
Midwest Asian American Student Union

National Organizations
80-20
AAJA
OCA
JACL
KAC
NAPABA
NAPALC
RPC
SEARAC
TACL
80-20 Initiative Political Action Committee
Asian American Journalists Association
Organization of Chinese Americans
Japanese American Citizens League
Korean American Coalition
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
National Asian Pacific America Legal Consortium
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition
Southeast Asia Resource Action Center
Taiwanese American Citizens League

Greek Organizations
Fraternities
Lambda Phi Epsilon
Pi Delta Psi Fraternity
Nu Alpha Phi Fraternity
U. Penn . SUNY Buffalo . Binghamton . NYU
Binghamton . Buffulo . (2) . Hofstra . Stony Brook . Albany
Albany . St. Johns . StonyBrook
Sororities
Kappa Delta Phi
Kappa Phi Lambda Sorority
Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority
Kappa Phi Alpha Sorority
Boston U. Penn State U. Penn Cornell Houston
Binghamton Buffalo Syracuse
Albany Binghamton St. Johns
Baruch College

Publications
aOnline (A Magazine)
AsianWeek
Asian-Life
Colorlines
Filipinas Magazine
Generationrice
Giant Robot
Hardboiled
KoreAm Journal
A Magazine's Asian American Digital Network
general-interest Asian-American weekly
collection of essays and poetry
multi-racial mag about race, culture, and organising
general interest magazine for Filipinos
insightful reflection on the Asian-American experience
Asian-American pop culture magazine
student publication from UC Berkeley
general-interest Korean American publication

Other Resources
A3M
Model Minority
Wenholee.org
Chinese American Media Watch
Asian Nation
Political Circus
Second Generation
Slant performance group
Canyon Sam
Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches (Asian donors needed!)
a guide to Asian-American empowerment
the Wen Ho Lee website
tracks media coverage of China and Chinese-Americans
an exploration of issues relevant to today's AA community
APA political news and information
Check out this edgy Asian Amican theatre group! Excellent!
These guys are awesome too!
writer and activist puts on a hilarious yet intelligent one-woman show

Links to Links - these sites have particularly good or comprehensive links
Asian American Cybernauts

Asian Canadian
Hardboiled
Model Minority
OCA

exhaustive listing of everything Asian-American: organizations,
culture, arts, history, issues, etc.
Asian Canadian links
links to many high quality publications, 100% working!
mostly organizations and political resources, pretty well updated
Asian-American organizations and political resources
 

HOW do I get involved?

  1. Attend the 2002 ECASU Conference (check out www.ecasu2002.org)
  2. Become a Regional Representative for the ECASU National Board, or become your institution’s School Liaison

*Those interested in a Regional Representative position must attend an informational session concerning the National Board (Saturday morning of the conference) as well as the National Board elections (Saturday afternoon of the conference).

YOU can be the FUTURE of ECASU. Get involved!

 

WHAT can ECASU do in the FUTURE?

In the coming years, we hope the National Board grows into an even stronger vehicle for Asian American organizations along the East Coast. Specific projects for the future may include further ECASU history research, gaining non-profit status, and becoming a resource for building Ethnic Studies and Asian American Studies Programs.

If you want to make an impact on the Asian American community on the east coast, or have ideas you would like ECASU to pursue, please consider being a part of the ECASU National Board or a School Liaison. Being a part of the ECASU National Board requires dedication, responsibility, patience, as well as traveling. However, it is an invaluable experience, and a wonderful way to become directly involved with the Asian American Student Movement.

 

WHAT has ECASU done this year?

This year’s board has focused on rebuilding roots and extending the founding principles of ECASU. In addition to coalition and communication building efforts, we compiled an extensive directory of Asian American Student Organizations along the east coast, restructured ECASU, wrote a new constitution and guidelines, begun research on ECASU’s 25 year history, and begun developments for gaining non-profit status.