Light Cigarettes and Nicotine Addiction

A federal judge on Wednesday unsealed a government proposal that outlines what it wants tobacco companies to say in national advertising and on cigarette packages — that they lied to the American public about so-called light cigarettes and the addictiveness of nicotine.

Judge Gladys Kessler of the United States District Court in Washington denied a request by the tobacco companies that the recommendations, by the Justice Department, be kept secret until they submitted a response.

The so-called corrective statements were ordered as part of a civil racketeering judgment in 2006 in which Judge Kessler ruled against the tobacco companies, saying they had lied for 50 years. The statements are to appear in newspaper and magazine advertising and in attachments to cigarette packages.

Judge Kessler is also deciding how the advertisements should be displayed at retail outlets. She is expected to set a schedule Thursday for the response from the companies and her decision.

The Justice Department’s proposed statements are blunt, and are being met with stiff resistance from the tobacco companies.

One would have the tobacco companies buy ads saying in part: “We falsely marketed low tar and light cigarettes as less harmful than regular cigarettes to keep people smoking and sustain our profits. We knew that many smokers switch to low tar and light cigarettes rather than quitting because they believe low tar and lights are less harmful. They are NOT.”

Another would say in part: “We told Congress under oath that we believed nicotine is not addictive. We told you that smoking is not an addiction and all it takes to quit is willpower. Here’s the truth: Smoking is very addictive. And it’s not easy to quit. We manipulated cigarettes to make them more addictive.”

Philip Morris USA, the largest United States tobacco company, said on Wednesday that the government’s proposals “go beyond factual and scientific information.” The company, which makes Marlboro cigarettes and is owned by the Altria Group, signaled it would appeal to higher courts if necessary.

“The Department of Justice proposal would compel the companies to admit wrongdoing under threat of contempt,” Murray Garnick, Altria associate general counsel, said in a statement. “Such a proposal is unprecedented in our legal system and would violate basic constitutional and statutory standards.”

The tobacco companies will be proposing their own versions for the judge to consider.

Removing the Cigarette Smell from Furniture

  Cigarettes emit a smoke that contains nicotine and tar. These ingredients stick to the surfaces of your home, including your furniture, in the areas where cigarettes have been smoked. The smoke has a strong odor that is often not as noticeable to other smokers, but quite obvious to non-smokers. If you purchased furniture at a yard sale that smells of smoke, or you have a smoker in your home, you will need to take action to remove the smoke smell from the furniture.

 

 

Things You'll Need:

• 1 cup water
• 1 cup vinegar
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• Bowl
• Rag
• Baking soda
• Vacuum

   

Instructions 

1. Combine 1 cup of water, 1 cup of vinegar and 1 tsp. of lemon juice in a small bowl. Vinegar is a very strong odor eliminator. The lemon helps add a fresh scent to the furniture until the vinegar smell dissipates.
   
2. Dip your rag in the above mixture and use it to wipe down all of your non-fabric furniture. You can wipe down your end tables, coffee table, dining room table and dining room chairs with this solution. It will get rid of the smoke smell.
   
3. Sprinkle straight baking soda on all of your fabric-covered furniture. This includes your sofa, love seat, recliner or rocking chair. Baking soda is another strong odor eliminator. The powder won't discolor your fabric in any way. Let the baking soda sit on your furniture overnight.
   
4. Vacuum up the baking soda using the attachments that come with your vacuum.
   
5. Spray your furniture with an odor eliminator (not an air freshener) for extra support. This step is optional, but so easy to do. It may help with any smoke odors that are surrounding the furniture, but not in the furniture.
   

Source:  How to Remove the Cigarette Smell from Furniture | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_6721919_remove-cigarette-smell-furniture.html#ixzz1EDNRmIZK

Top Selling Cigarette Brands in 2010

Last week we have checked the annual sales and made up out traditional Top 10 of the top-selling cigarette brands of the year. Here are the brands that our customers like the most:

1. Marlboro
2. Winston
3. Camel
4. Red & White
5. Parliament
6. Viceroy
7. Hilton
8. L&M
9. Classic
10. Lucky Strike

Marlboro is our top-seller for the fourth year in a row, but of course it’s not a big surprise, because Marlboro has been the world’s popular cigarettes since the 1970s.

Yet, it’s interesting that in 2010 the Eastern European division of Philip Morris launched 3 new varieties of its legendary brand: Marlboro Gold Edge, Marlboro Filter Plus and Marlboro Filter Plus One, but none of these brands became popular among the customers, who stayed loyal to Marlboro Red and Marlboro Gold.

Winston, the key global brand of Japan Tobacco International, finished the year on the strong second place, but showing a growth in sales. In addition, Winston Super Slims made it to our top 7 of the top selling slims brands, less than a year after its launch.

One of the oldest brands in tobacco industry, Camel earned the third place in our list. Also the JTI’s flagship brand, Camel is selling in 3 classic varieties only, and despite this, many adult smokers are loyal to this brand.

The fourth place of Red&White brand was a major shock for us, since this discount brand manufactured by Philip Morris International is not selling in the USA, so it’s a huge success for the brand and another proof that Philip Morris’s products are distinguished by supreme quality and great flavor.

Red &White narrowly outstripped fellow PMI brand Parliament which went to the fifth place down from the fourth place in 2009. PMI experts believe this luxury brand has lost its market share this year as smokers are turning to less expensive brands in an attempt to cut expenses.

Viceroy, British American Tobacco leading discount brand enjoyed a great year, showing a double-digit growth in popularity among our customers, and this trend is likely to continue, as Viceroy rose to the 4th place according to the sales in October and occupies this place since then.

Hilton earned 7th position in our list, showing yet another excellent performance and going 2 places up in our top-ten versus the 9th place it earned in 2009. Produced by British American Tobacco, Hilton comes in 2 styles and is preferred by smokers who are used to stronger smoke.

L&M is another Philip Morris brand making into our Top 10 this year, though it has gone one place down in 2010, from the 7th place a year before.

The only Imperial Tobacco brand in our list, Classic brand found itself on the 9th position in our list down from its initial success in 2009, when it climbed to 6th place. Still, it’s a great success for this discount brand.

So, many other brands can be considered top selling in 2010 but the smokers are the ones who can tell more about these and much more brands can be found in our online cigarettes and tobacco store.

Who invented cigars and why they are called so?

Cigar and tobacco discovering connect with Christopher Columbus who has also discovered America. During his main expedition (year 1492) while visiting Caribbean islands, famous today as San Salvador, Cuba and Haiti. Castilians have met aborigines who have drawn smoke out of oblong bundles made of palm or corn leaf with strange filling. These bundles aboriginals called tobacco but filling - cohiba.

It happened so that European's filling started to be called tobacco but word cohiba Cubans will remember at the end on 60th, creating the main cigar brand during all revolutions. Till present moment cigar on Cuba is still named with antique word tobacco. But word "cigar" that supposedly sounds the same way in many languages originates from South American Indians language that are considered authors of this remarkable invention. Indian Statuette in front of entrance till today is identification mark of many tobacco shops.

During Carmen times cigars were rolled up by men who used wooden benches for this purpose. Female hands are considered not masterful enough for this work.

Another version connects myth origin with Gallic journalist that visited Cuba last century. He has watched how women-islanders have smoothed out moistened tobacco leafs on their knees (it can be observed even today). And he has added something his own in reportage and a legend was created.