Date:         Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:17:09 -0700
Reply-To:     "Choate, Paul@DDS" <pchoate@DDS.CA.GOV>
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From:         "Choate, Paul@DDS" <pchoate@DDS.CA.GOV>
Subject:      Re: Rockville MD
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I hope SI has cut out those M&M's too - those things are little poison
pills.  And don't allow their employees to eat at McDonald's - that
stuff will kill you.  But I'm sure they have no problem with half their
employees on Ritalin and Prozac.

Toby - there is a Peruvian chicken dive that is GREAT called Crisp &
Juicy at
1331 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 251-8833
www.crispjuicy.com

You'll love it. Don't know if they allow tobacco.

Paul Choate
DDS Data Extraction
(916) 654-2160

-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of Don
Henderson
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 8:33 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Rockville MD

A birdie has asked me to post this:

     This press release explains why tobacco products are
     not allowed on SAS-owned properties:

          http://www.sas.com/news/preleases/011707/news1.html

     Specifically:  "In 2007, SAS is taking one more step by
     prohibiting the use of tobacco products in any of its
     offices or company-owned vehicles in the US or anywhere
     on the Cary, NC headquarters campus."

To which I would add that there are also state laws that govern here as
well:

http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=25&sid=1109301

Regards,
donh

-----Original Message-----
From: SAS(r) Discussion [mailto:SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU] On Behalf Of
Kevin
Viel
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 11:06 AM
To: SAS-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Subject: Re: Rockville MD

On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:51:23 -0700, Terry del Fuego
<t_del_fuego@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

>Were I a difficult person trying to start a fight on a Friday before a
>long weekend (in the USA), I'd ask an annoyingly loaded question along
>the lines of "How many outraged smokers have cheerfully submitted to
>employment-related bodily fluid tests designed to disclose other
>politically unpopular off-duty activities?"
>
>Fortunately, I'm far too nice to actually ask something like that.

I am not.  I don't enjoy taking liberties, removing the right to vote
for
felony convictions in 37 states, nor paying excessive taxes to
investigate,
prosecute, and incarcerate non-violent offenders.

In addition, abundant evidence exist or suggest that some addictions
have
geneic components, i.e. its a medical not legal issue.

Smoking is a complex field of study, but very important.  It is a
leading
cause of preventable death and morbidity in the world.

Again SI and hotels are private companies and have some latitude with
their
regulations.

Forcefully,

Kevin