Today the world celebrates the Day of quitting. Its initiator was the International Society of Oncologists with the assistance of the World Health Organization. On this day, famous people have decided to share its achievements and failures in combating this harmful habit.
Joseph Kobzon said he started smoking at the age of fifteen. Then periods alternated with periods of smoking out of it. And five years ago, the singer finally parted with a cigarette, what has influenced a number of reasons: the health, and requests of others.
Writer Sergei Lukyanenko quit smoking during illness. After all smoking in such moments usually want less than usual. Very successful in his hands was the book "Easy way to quit smoking. Having read the book, the writer realized that he could easily abandon old habits. After all, the book is based on the method of psychotherapeutic principles. The man quickly comes to realize that smoking cigarettes - no pleasure, and protection from it.
Oleg Gazmanov tried to smoke only in his early youth, but was spotted a coach in gymnastics. He treated the young athlete sternly: forbidden to come to training, which he so disliked. Had a long time to convince the coach that will never happen again. Since then, the singer and composer for cigarettes indifferent.
Singer Nick Basque avoided cigarettes due to the fact that the school teacher praised his voice, explaining that cigarettes may ruin it forever. Since then, no smoking in the fashion school at the young singer did not work. Sometimes the Basque can smoke a cigar or smoke hookah, but it happens very rarely.
Pop star Dima Bilan said he quit smoking because of its producer Yuri Aizenshpis. That is very important to a healthy lifestyle, because of the smell of tobacco alone could impose on the young singer a decent penalty. Smoking had to leave, but now longer and do not want to.
Musician and restaurateur Dmitry Ashma was not able to quit smoking. But it is trying to reduce the number of cigarettes to a minimum. For smoking should always be a serious reason - this is his credo.
Actor Anton Shagin trying not to smoke, but sometimes allows himself to a cigar. But this is regarded as an isolated incident, not as
Thursday 19 November 2009
Wednesday 28 October 2009
Penthouse and cigars
Sex can sell cigars. This idea occurred to Michael Khachikyan, the founder of Club De Players, in his dream. Once on Long Island party Michael chat with friends and their conversation took another turn. It was about sex. Michael returned home, went to bed, I saw a dream, and in the morning he wrote.
In the dream, Michael saw an excellent marchitecture cigar sales. He decided to enter into contact with the publishers of Penthouse magazine and join talents. He thought to create a new line of cigars and would like to cooperate with Penthouse promoting both products on the market. Michael saw a magic mirror: the beauty of the cottage to sell their cigars. Refers to its partners the idea with enthusiasm and humor, and six months later the project was launched. The opening of a glass tube with a cigar cottage, we see that it is sinking into a four colored satin sheet with the image of beautiful women on both sides. Cover varies every month in accordance with a queen is enough to cigar Pack is never repeated, that is an added benefit for smokers and collectors. Penthouse cigars including small cigars Churchill perfect mix. Mixing is made in Honduras: cigars outer envelope Talanga, tobacco from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Experts praise the cigar balancing, rich flavor. Penthouse cigars are sold in boxes (20 cigars in each).
Penthouse gave Michael incredible support. In addition, Penthouse cigars began an advertising campaign in other magazines for men, such as a maximum. Then Michael Khachikyan name for promotional support by Hollywood actress Raquel Welch, and he soon realizes that she is worthy of it.
In Las Vegas cigar fans stood in line to become aquatinted with beautiful women and get an autograph. And, of course, they were looking for smoking cigars.
In the dream, Michael saw an excellent marchitecture cigar sales. He decided to enter into contact with the publishers of Penthouse magazine and join talents. He thought to create a new line of cigars and would like to cooperate with Penthouse promoting both products on the market. Michael saw a magic mirror: the beauty of the cottage to sell their cigars. Refers to its partners the idea with enthusiasm and humor, and six months later the project was launched. The opening of a glass tube with a cigar cottage, we see that it is sinking into a four colored satin sheet with the image of beautiful women on both sides. Cover varies every month in accordance with a queen is enough to cigar Pack is never repeated, that is an added benefit for smokers and collectors. Penthouse cigars including small cigars Churchill perfect mix. Mixing is made in Honduras: cigars outer envelope Talanga, tobacco from Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. Experts praise the cigar balancing, rich flavor. Penthouse cigars are sold in boxes (20 cigars in each).
Penthouse gave Michael incredible support. In addition, Penthouse cigars began an advertising campaign in other magazines for men, such as a maximum. Then Michael Khachikyan name for promotional support by Hollywood actress Raquel Welch, and he soon realizes that she is worthy of it.
In Las Vegas cigar fans stood in line to become aquatinted with beautiful women and get an autograph. And, of course, they were looking for smoking cigars.
Violators of the law will have to pay 68 euros for smoking cigarettes
France decided to give up smoking in the New Year. From 1 January ban on smoking in public places was put into force in France. The fight against cigarette smoking began in France a year ago when it banned smoking in all public institutions. Since 2008, French people are not allowed to smoke in bars, cafes, restaurants, casinos and discotheques. Smoking ban owners to provide their institutions with a special smoking rooms with expensive ventilation systems. If they do not have the opportunity to acquire such equipment, people should be smoking cigarettes on the street.
It should be noted that France is one of the most smoking countries in Europe, almost one third of the population aged 15-75 are smokers. In addition, cigarettes and tobacco sold in cafes, bars and restaurants, but not in the stalls or cigarette vending machines. And the French smokers prefer to smoke their cigarettes at the bar drinking coffee. It is unlikely that they would like to smoke outside.
Regulars, indignant for such measures. Some say that, taking into consideration the current situation, I would rather smoke my cigarettes at home with a cup of coffee. Violators of the law will have to pay 68 euros for smoking cigarettes. Owners of establishments will have to pay 135 euros. In this case, people put up with a ban on smoking in the office faster than expected.
It should be noted that France is one of the most smoking countries in Europe, almost one third of the population aged 15-75 are smokers. In addition, cigarettes and tobacco sold in cafes, bars and restaurants, but not in the stalls or cigarette vending machines. And the French smokers prefer to smoke their cigarettes at the bar drinking coffee. It is unlikely that they would like to smoke outside.
Regulars, indignant for such measures. Some say that, taking into consideration the current situation, I would rather smoke my cigarettes at home with a cup of coffee. Violators of the law will have to pay 68 euros for smoking cigarettes. Owners of establishments will have to pay 135 euros. In this case, people put up with a ban on smoking in the office faster than expected.
Wednesday 18 March 2009
'Safer' Cigarettes
In 1994, R.J. Reynolds began testing its Eclipse smokeless cigarette with consumers in select U.S. markets. Most scientists and health professionals agre
e that the combustion of tobacco creates most of the toxins in a typical cigarette. The presumed relative safety of Eclipse, which from a distance looks like a conventional cigarette, rests on the fact that only a small amount of the tobacco inside it actually burns. Instead, when a smoker lights a charcoal tip on the end of the cigarette, a column of processed tobacco laced with glycerin and flavors heats up. The warmed glycerin produces a smoke-like vapor, which carries nicotine released by the heat into the lungs. Because of the burning charcoal tip, carbon monoxide remains a constituent of the smoke, and overall toxin levels increase when the tip burns hot from heavy smoking.
It remains to be seen how well Eclipse will sell in the U.S. and, with further testing, whether or not it will live up to the claim that it may be a safer smoke. One benefit of Eclipse is that it significantly reduces harmful secondhand smoke.
e that the combustion of tobacco creates most of the toxins in a typical cigarette. The presumed relative safety of Eclipse, which from a distance looks like a conventional cigarette, rests on the fact that only a small amount of the tobacco inside it actually burns. Instead, when a smoker lights a charcoal tip on the end of the cigarette, a column of processed tobacco laced with glycerin and flavors heats up. The warmed glycerin produces a smoke-like vapor, which carries nicotine released by the heat into the lungs. Because of the burning charcoal tip, carbon monoxide remains a constituent of the smoke, and overall toxin levels increase when the tip burns hot from heavy smoking.It remains to be seen how well Eclipse will sell in the U.S. and, with further testing, whether or not it will live up to the claim that it may be a safer smoke. One benefit of Eclipse is that it significantly reduces harmful secondhand smoke.
Monday 12 January 2009
Anatomy of a Cigarette
Tobacco
Only a portion of the tobacco inside a cigarette comes from the leaf of a tobacco plant. A significant quantity of the shredded brown innards of most modern cigarettes is a paper product called "reconstituted tobacco" or "homogenized sheet tobacco," which is made from a pulp of mashed tobacco stems and other components of the tobacco leaf that would otherwise go to waste. Manufacturers spray and impregnate reconstituted tobacco paper with nicotine and other substances lost during the process, along with as many as 600 chemical additives. These include some that may come as a surprise, such as ammonia, which aids in the delivery of nicotine, and chocolate, which masks the bitter taste of tobacco. Finally, the 'recon' is sliced to resemble shredded leaf tobacco. In addition to reconstituted tobacco, cigarette companies pack cigarettes with so-called puffed tobacco (also called "expanded tobacco"), which allows them to produce more cigarettes per pound of tobacco grown with lower levels of tar particles in the smoke. Manufacturers saturate this tobacco, which they make from the leaf of the plant, with freon and ammonia gases and then freeze-dry it. This process expands the tobacco, increasing its volume to at least double its natural state.
Paper wrap
Though seemingly innocuous, cigarette paper is largely responsible for the rate at which a cigarette burns and the amount and density of the smoke it produces. The paper displays a pattern of concentric circle striations called "burn rings." The burn rings correspond to two different thicknesses in the paper, which serve to precisely control the speed at which the cigarette burns, slowing it automatically when the smoker is not inhaling in order to prolong the cigarette's consumption and speeding it up as the smoker takes a drag so as to maximize smoke intake. In addition, like the tobacco, the cigarette paper contains a host of chemicals, among them titanium oxide, which accelerates and maintains burning so the cigarette does not go out and the smoke is delivered evenly with each puff. These chemicals have contributed to many cigarette-caused fires, a problem that some manufacturers have not addressed until recently.
Filter
The filter cigarette was a specialty item until 1954, when manufacturers introduced it broadly following a spate of speculative announcements from doctors and researchers concerning a possible link between lung diseases and smoking. Reacting to smokers' voiced fears and sudden reduced cigarette consumption, cigarette companies, by altering the filter's structure and materials, began making competing claims about how low their brands' tar and nicotine levels were. Some cigarettes today boast the inclusion of a "charcoal filter" in addition to the more common dense, synthetic fiber filters seen in almost all filter cigarettes. Manufacturers claim that charcoal filters, which contain bits of charcoal embedded within the fiber filters, reduce certain toxins in the smoke. But no evidence exists that these cigarettes are significantly less dangerous for the user. Most filter cigarettes also bear ventilation holes punched around the circumference of the filter tip. (Regular cigarettes might feature one ring of ventilation holes, while light and ultra-light cigarettes of the same brand might have two or more rings.) These tiny holes, which you can see by holding the unrolled paper up to a bright light, can allow enough fresh air into the smoke that such cigarettes can test quite low in tar and nicotine levels when smoked by machines, which do not cover the holes. However, smokers' fingers or lips often cover some of these holes as they puff, giving them much higher doses of tar and nicotine than advertised. According to critics of the tobacco industry, the holes create a flexible dosing system that allows addicted smokers to maintain the tar and nicotine levels they crave while believing they are receiving lower, safer doses.
Only a portion of the tobacco inside a cigarette comes from the leaf of a tobacco plant. A significant quantity of the shredded brown innards of most modern cigarettes is a paper product called "reconstituted tobacco" or "homogenized sheet tobacco," which is made from a pulp of mashed tobacco stems and other components of the tobacco leaf that would otherwise go to waste. Manufacturers spray and impregnate reconstituted tobacco paper with nicotine and other substances lost during the process, along with as many as 600 chemical additives. These include some that may come as a surprise, such as ammonia, which aids in the delivery of nicotine, and chocolate, which masks the bitter taste of tobacco. Finally, the 'recon' is sliced to resemble shredded leaf tobacco. In addition to reconstituted tobacco, cigarette companies pack cigarettes with so-called puffed tobacco (also called "expanded tobacco"), which allows them to produce more cigarettes per pound of tobacco grown with lower levels of tar particles in the smoke. Manufacturers saturate this tobacco, which they make from the leaf of the plant, with freon and ammonia gases and then freeze-dry it. This process expands the tobacco, increasing its volume to at least double its natural state.
Paper wrap
Though seemingly innocuous, cigarette paper is largely responsible for the rate at which a cigarette burns and the amount and density of the smoke it produces. The paper displays a pattern of concentric circle striations called "burn rings." The burn rings correspond to two different thicknesses in the paper, which serve to precisely control the speed at which the cigarette burns, slowing it automatically when the smoker is not inhaling in order to prolong the cigarette's consumption and speeding it up as the smoker takes a drag so as to maximize smoke intake. In addition, like the tobacco, the cigarette paper contains a host of chemicals, among them titanium oxide, which accelerates and maintains burning so the cigarette does not go out and the smoke is delivered evenly with each puff. These chemicals have contributed to many cigarette-caused fires, a problem that some manufacturers have not addressed until recently.
Filter
The filter cigarette was a specialty item until 1954, when manufacturers introduced it broadly following a spate of speculative announcements from doctors and researchers concerning a possible link between lung diseases and smoking. Reacting to smokers' voiced fears and sudden reduced cigarette consumption, cigarette companies, by altering the filter's structure and materials, began making competing claims about how low their brands' tar and nicotine levels were. Some cigarettes today boast the inclusion of a "charcoal filter" in addition to the more common dense, synthetic fiber filters seen in almost all filter cigarettes. Manufacturers claim that charcoal filters, which contain bits of charcoal embedded within the fiber filters, reduce certain toxins in the smoke. But no evidence exists that these cigarettes are significantly less dangerous for the user. Most filter cigarettes also bear ventilation holes punched around the circumference of the filter tip. (Regular cigarettes might feature one ring of ventilation holes, while light and ultra-light cigarettes of the same brand might have two or more rings.) These tiny holes, which you can see by holding the unrolled paper up to a bright light, can allow enough fresh air into the smoke that such cigarettes can test quite low in tar and nicotine levels when smoked by machines, which do not cover the holes. However, smokers' fingers or lips often cover some of these holes as they puff, giving them much higher doses of tar and nicotine than advertised. According to critics of the tobacco industry, the holes create a flexible dosing system that allows addicted smokers to maintain the tar and nicotine levels they crave while believing they are receiving lower, safer doses.
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