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2009-Jul-1 05:34 - TOBACCO IN TURKEY |
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Turkey’s tobacco production constitutes 4 percent of global production of 7 million tonnes, placingTurkey fifth after China, India, United States of America and Brazil. The world cigarette market is ingeneral based on blended cigarettes, which include a certain amount of oriental-type tobacco.
About65 percent of oriental tobacco is produced in Turkey, 25 percent in Greece and 10 percent in Bulgariaand the former Yugoslavia. Production of Virginia and Burley tobacco amounts to little more than3 percent (8 000 tonne) of total tobacco production in Turkey.
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2009-Jun-24 05:13 - Brown & Williamson tobacco |
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BWH makes an argument similar to that of Altria. In 2004,Brown & Williamson merged all domestic tobacco operationswith Reynolds and was reconstituted into Brown & WilliamsonHoldings (“BWH”). The district court made no factual findingsspecific to BWH. Rather, the district court focused throughoutits opinion on Brown & Williamson.
The entire rest of the opinionrefers to “Brown & Williamson” without any mention of thereconstituted holding company.Based on BWH’s status as a “passive holding company,”BWH argues the district court erred in finding it is likely tocommit future RICO violations. As discussed in relation toAltria, a company’s status as a holding company by itself doesnot preclude RICO liability.
Where a holding company, such as Altria, participates directly in the original violations and retainscontrol over subsidiary tobacco operations, it remains capable ofrepeating its misconduct.
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2009-Jun-17 03:20 - Defendants’ proposed limitation on Perholtz |
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Defendants’ proposed limitation on Perholtz iscontrary to the statute’s language. As “persons” under section1961(3), corporations may be RICO defendants regardless of thekind of enterprise charged.
“It shall beunlawful for any person . . . associated with any enterprise . . .to conduct or participate, directly or indirectly, in the conduct ofsuch enterprise’s affairs through a pattern of racketeeringactivity.”
Defendants cite not a single case20lending even a shred of support to the idea that the meaning of“enterprise” can fluctuate depending on whom the governmentor the plaintiff chooses to name as the defendant. Perholtz’sinterpretation of section 1961(4) thus applies regardless ofwhether the RICO defendants are individual “persons” orcorporate “persons.” To hold otherwise would require us torewrite section 1962(c).In a further attempt to evade Perholtz, Defendants arguethat even if Perholtz was correct when decided, it has beeneroded by the Supreme Court’s 2001 decision in Cedric KushnerPromotions,..Read more >> |
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2009-Jun-9 05:08 - Dunhil or Davidoff |
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2009-Jun-1 05:18 - Monitoring need to fight the tobaccoepidemic |
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Monitoring provides essential data thatgovernments need to fight the tobaccoepidemic. Comprehensive monitoring trackstobacco use as well as public attitudes andknowledge regarding tobacco and allowsgovernments to document the extent and natureof the epidemic, target groups for specificinterventions, monitor the impact of variouspolicies and improve policies as needed.
For thisfirst report, WHO assessed monitoring activitiesconducted at the country level through youthand adult tobacco use surveys.Only 86 of 193 Member States have recent,nationally representative data for both adultsand youths. More than half of the world’spopulation lives in areas that lack evenminimally adequate recent information ontobacco use. Monitoring systems are particularlyweak in low- and middle-income countries;high-income countries are more likely tocollect at least minimally adequate monitoringinformation (73% of countries) than are middle-(43%) or low-income (24%) countries. However,basic monitoring need not..Read more >> |
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2009-May-25 04:44 - Cigarette manufactured by Phillip Morris |
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Parliament is a brand of cigarette manufactured by Phillip Morris.
Parliaments are distinctive for their recessed paper filter, in
contrast to the solid foam filters on other filtered cigarettes. They
are sold in "light", "ultra-light", "100s", and menthol varieties, in
addition to the regular "king-size" cigarettes, called "Parliament Full
Flavors". Parliaments are characterized by a sharp, tangy flavor.
Popular nicknames for the "king-size" and light boxes, respectively,
are "P-Funks" and "P-Lights." The former takes its name from the
popular funk group P-Funk, or Parliament Funkadelic, most famous for
its headliner, George Clinton (funk musician). Though Parliaments
represent a small share of Phillip Morris's cigarette sales (1.7% based
on sales figures in the first quarter of 2004), they are rather popular
among smokers in their 20s in the United States and Russia.
Parliaments' unique filter recesses are notoriously used for snorting
cocaine.
From the Full Flavor, Out Of..Read more >> |
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2009-May-18 01:56 - Famous smoking Stone |
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Her appearance in Total Recall (1990) with Arnold Schwarzenegger gave her career a much needed jolt. To coincide with the movie's release, she posed nude for Playboy magazine, showing off the buff body she developed in preparation for the movie (she pumped iron and learned Tae Kwon Do). She said she posed for the magazine because she needed the money. "I had just remodeled my house. I was broke. I needed the bread." In 1999, she was rated among the 25 sexiest stars of the century by Playboy. 
While her memorable role in the Schwarzenegger movie should have led to other important job offers, her career took a considerable dip for the next two years. She worked often and worked hard (five movies in two years), but the movies were low budget productions that few people saw. Stone in Basic InstinctThe role that made her a star was that of Catherine Tramell, a brilliant, coke-snorting, bisexual, mind-game playing serial killer in the sexually-charged Basic Instinct (1992).
Stone went to considerable..Read more >> |
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2009-May-8 05:11 - Warned, but not fined |
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Union minister
Ramadoss, who started distributing lampoons at the City Mofussil Bus Terminal
(CMBT) in Koyambedu , told several bus conductors, drivers and passersby that
people would have to stub it out in public from Thursday. He told: “Many women
and youngsters have welcomed this. They congratulated me for launching the battle
against the tobacco lobby. I also once again read out the list of ‘public
places’ as defined by the Prohibition of Smoking in Public Places Rules, 2008
to the people gathered around. Smoking had been banned in all government or
private buildings and public places like libraries, cafes, restaurants,
schools, pubs or discos, stadiums, airports, hospitals, bus stands, railway
stations, police stations, courts, auditoriums or cinemas . Smokers can light
up by the roadside or in their homes.”
He also
added: “They can also indulge in the habit in open public spaces such as parks
or the beach. I am passionate about implementing this act. I hope..Read more >> |
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2009-Apr-23 02:44 - Cigarettes that tastes better |
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2009-Apr-16 02:09 - The Turkish cigarette market |
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The Turkish cigarette market is dominated by Philip Morris, which has a
40 per cent share. Tekel, whose market share has been declining, has
about 29 per cent and Japan Tobacco International about 14 per cent.
BAT,
the world's second-biggest tobacco group, has a share of almost 7 per
cent and believes that further investment in Turkey makes strategic
sense as cigarette sales remain stable in the country.
However,
the Turkish government has plans to impose a ban on smoking in all
public places within the next 18 months, including on public transport
and in sports stadiums.
Turkey is the eighthlargest tobacco market in the world.
A strong global presence has helped BAT sustain healthy profits.
Last
year, BAT increased prices in many countries, including Brazil and
Vietnam, and saw increased demand for its higher-priced brands,
including Kent and Dunhill, in emerging markets such as Russia.
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2009-Apr-9 05:52 - Smoking distinctions |
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Social distinctions are as numerous and as marked in Peru as anywhere else, and there is the most
exclusive pride of color and of blood. But differences of color and of rank are wholly disregarded when a light
for a cigar is requested, a favor which it is not considered a liberty to ask, and which it would be deemed a
gross act of incivility to refuse. It is chiefly cigarritos which are smoked.
"The cigarrito, as is well known, is tobacco cut fine and dexterously wrapped in moist maize leaves, in paper,
or in straw. Only the laborers on the plantations smoke small clay pipes. Dearer than the cigarritos are the
cigars, which are not inferior to the best Havanna. Everywhere are met the cigarrito-twisters. Cleverly though
they manipulate, cleanliness is not their besetting weakness. But in Peru, and in other parts of South America,
cleanliness is not held in more esteem than in Portugal and Spain."
The Turks have long been noted as among the largest consumers of tobacco as well as using the..Read more >> |
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2009-Apr-2 04:45 - Karelia tobacco trademark |
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Every tobacco trademark created by Karelia gives smokers a taste that
only genuine cigarettes own. The Karelia’s exclusive pack design and of
product presentation is also very important.
The prominent cigarette
brands that belong to Karelia tobacco portfolio are: Karelia Slims with
all its differences, George Karelias and Sons.
It is accessible on
most global cigarette trades and the trademark name is recognized as of
grade A. These features make Karelia Group a millionaire tobacco
company that in 2005, has reached annual sales turnover of more than
435 million Euro, with net profits increased to 39.26 million Euro
(+16%). Export sales have achieved a number of 10.9 billion and the
cigarette brands George Karelias and Sons, Karelia Slims, Karelia
Lights and American Legend have assured 70% of its overall income from
66countries around the world.
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2009-Mar-25 05:47 - New format of Parliament cigarettes |
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Company Philip Morris arrives at the Russian market exclusive
version of cigarette Parliament. New species of
cigs will be distributed exclusively by reservation. Experts
believe that if properly positioning Parliament brand Reserve will be
successful.
Cigarettes will be issued in a new format in the
form of packaging port sigara recommended price of 200 rubles. for the
stack. Sales of the new series will not be limited in time, but will be
limited circulation: one-customer can order from one to three blocks of
Parliament Reserve. Book new cigarettes could be only through
distributors Mercure and only in Moscow. "The order will be delivered
to the house, which also will stress the core brand values:
exclusivity, modernity and high quality - the series is designed for
affluent consumers who appreciate this.
Recall Philip Morris already ran two series of limited edition in past New Year holidays - one for Marlboro Cigarettes and Parliament Cigarettes. Limited Series Marlboro had..Read more >> |
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2009-Mar-18 06:24 - Camel turkish blend |
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2009-Mar-10 01:43 - Parliament Cigarettes a mark of Philip Morris |
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| Parliament Cigarettes
is a mark of the production of cigarettes Philip Morris. Parliaments
are drowned their distinctive paper filter, in contrast to the rigid
foam filters filter cigarettes in the other. They are sold in a
"light", "ultra-light", "100" and menthol varieties, in addition to the
usual "king-size" cigarettes, called "Parliament Cigarettes
Full Flavors." Parliaments are characterized by sharp, tangy flavor.
Popular nicknames for "king-size", and light boxes, respectively, are
"P-Funks" and "X-Lights. The former takes its name from the popular
funk group P-Funk, or Parliament Cigarettes
Funkadelic, best known for his head, George Clinton (funk musician).
Although parliaments represent a small fraction of Phillip Morris
cigarettes on the market (1.7% based on sales in the first quarter of
2004), they are very popular among smokers at the age of 20 in the
United States and Russia. Parliaments unique niche known filter used
for snorting cocaine.
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2009-Mar-10 01:32 - Basic cigarette brands for American consumers |
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| The Altria Group reported on Wednesday that it would spin off its
international tobacco business on March 28, freeing it to pursue
cigarette sales more aggressively outside the United States. The
separation could shield the business, Philip Morris International,
based in Lausanne, Switzerland, from American legal and regulatory
issues. The international unit makes Marlboro, L&M and Bond Street
cigarettes; Philip Morris USA makes the Marlboro, Virginia Slims,
Parliament cigarettes and Basic cigarette brands for American
consumers. Once the spinoff is complete, Altria, which is based in New
York, will consist mainly of its domestic cigarette business, Philip
Morris USA, and a 28.6 percent stake in the London-based beer company
SABMiller, which makes Miller Genuine Draft, Pilsner Urquell and Snow.
Altria plans to shut its Park Avenue office and move to Richmond, Va.,
where Philip Morris USA is based.
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2009-Mar-3 04:24 - Joe Camel development |
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The company R.J. Reynolds Tobacco denies charges that the company's
advertising policy is aimed at attracting children to the ranks of
replacement "smokers". The authorities have accused the United States
tobacco giant that the popular Camel brand cigarettes is aimed at
children. The fact is that, by definition, prosecutors, the
ad-animation character Joe Camel "looks very cool and likes children
and adolescents."
Lynn Beesley, president of Reynolds American Inc.,
Helping run Joe Camel, believes that his "cool" look and dark glasses
is not appealing to children. She claims that the company engaged in
marketing only to adult smokers. "Our policy since my arrival in the
company is that we do not want to see young smokers" - declared at the
court hearings Beesley, who came to Reynolds American Inc. , in 1982 to
replace assistant marketing.
Joe Camel was developed in the late 80
- x, and the peak of its fame came at 90 - e. But recently the American
government has decided reprove..Read more >> |
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2009-Feb-23 03:48 - Marlboro and Ferrari partnership |
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Contract between Marlboro and Ferrari means that tobacco
advertising will remain on the sides bolides even after its ban in
Europe.
Ferrari sports director Jean Todt confirmed that Marlboro is
planning to stay with Ferrari "for a long time". The previous contract
between the team and tobaccers "was signed in 2001 and assumed
co-operation, will enter into force when EU laws
restricting tobacco advertising. Now, it is possible that relations
will continue and further.
In the broadest sense, the imposition of
restrictions in the EU does not preclude partnerships and Ferrari
Marlboro. Even if by 2006 FIFA World of F1 calendar does not undergo
significant changes, which hardly, it is only half of the Grand Prix
will be "nontobacco", the rest
well suited to advertise cigarettes. In such a case can be mechanically
reduce the amount of sponsorship injections, for example, half, and
replenish the budget at the expense of "nontobacco" sponsors.
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2009-Feb-17 23:33 - Spring Cigarettes Collections |
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The Spring Collections featured ‘boater’ hats in all shapes and sizes,
lightweight and elegant for alfresco eating (though only British
Vogue’s most soignée readers would have tackled a bistro chair with
such confidence). Balmain’s colossal boater came with wheeled rings
like a child’s spinning top and was worn as low as the eyebrows.
Whatever
the money spent on it, a Christmas present has to be the most
beautiful, the most original or at least the most colourful, considered
Vogue cigarettes. Some, though, like this fabulous diamond necklace by Wartski are
dependent on ‘fairy godfathers, oil wells or sheer size of bank
balance’. It has certainly entranced its recipient, the more so perhaps
when converted cleverly into a tiara.
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2009-Feb-10 06:39 - Tobacco market |
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2009-Feb-3 06:20 - Big Tobacco’s tactics |
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The writer
citing “the acid rain scare of three decades ago” to support his argument that
climate change is a scam probably has a sense of irony equal to his
understanding of science.
The
Environmental Protection Agency’s acid rain program is a good example of a
successful strategy to combat a serious problem. This program has achieved its
goals of reducing sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides through a cap-and-trade
system on primarily coal-burning power plants. Since its implementation in the
1990s, it has successfully reduced acid rain levels by 65 percent at a cost
much less than forecast.
As for
global cooling, this was the brief darling of the pop press in the 1970s and
was never taken seriously by the scientific community. It is in no way
comparable to the present widespread scientific consensus that climate change
is real and mostly due to human activities.
Regarding
the “650 respected scientists” dismissive of global warming: There..Read more >> |
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2009-Jan-29 06:10 - Cigarettes Taxes |
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Huntsman
also wants to finish off Utah
sales tax on food by raising the tax on a pack of cheap cigarettes online by
$2.30, up to $3. The increase in revenue would offset a total elimination of
the food tax, provided that smokers keep buying cigarettes.
Lawmakers
in the House, including Speaker Dave Clark, R-Santa Clara, have shown support
for the bill. But in the Senate, Waddoups says the GOP caucus doesn't have the
appetite for tax increases of any kind.
That
includes an increase in the gas tax, says Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo. The Utah
Department of Transportation put all road projects not under contract on hold
late last year when funding became a concern because of the mounting recession.
It has been
suggested that the state gas tax -- which hasn't been raised in years -- be
increased to help pay for roads. But Bramble, like Waddoups, is loathe to
approve any tax increase during tough economic times.
Instead,..Read more >> |
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2009-Jan-20 05:41 - Menthol Cigarettes Are More Addictive |
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Want to
quit smoking? A new study
says that
smokers puffing on menthol cigarettes
have a
harder time quitting, especially among African American and Latino smokers.
Researchers
at the University
of Medicine and Dentistry
of New Jersey studied a group of 1,700 smokers that had attended a Tobacco
Dependence Clinic at the UMDNJ-School of Public Health.
“We
previously found that menthol cigarette smokers take in more nicotine and
carbon monoxide per cigarette. This study shows that menthol smokers also find
it harder to quit, despite smoking fewer cheap cigarettes
per day,”
said study author Kunal Gandhi, MBBS, MPH.
According
to Jonathan Foulds, director of the Tobacco Dependence Clinic, “More than 80
percent of the African American smokers attending our clinic smoke menthols,
and they have half the quit rate of African Americans who smoke non-menthol
cigarettes. These results build on growing evidence suggesting that..Read more >> |
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2008-Aug-11 06:38 - Egypt's Tobacco |
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CAIRO - Eastern Tobacco Co EAST.CA, Egypt's only cigarette maker, reported an
8 percent rise in net profit for the 2007/2008 financial year on Monday to 751
million Egyptian pounds ($141 million).
The company said in a statement the unaudited results compared
with a net profit of 696 million pounds in the previous year.
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2008-Jul-18 03:45 - Iran denounces McCain's remarks about cigarettes |
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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's Foreign Ministry has condemned remarks by Republican presidential candidate John McCain that exporting cigarettes could be a way of killing Iranians. The state-owned English language IRAN daily has quoted ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini denouncing the remarks as "inappropriate" and describing McCain's attitude as "regretful." Last week, McCain was asked about an Associated Press report that the U.S. exported $158 million worth of cigarettes to Iran during the Bush administration in spite of restrictions on U.S. imports. "Maybe that's a way of killing them," McCain said. He then said that he was joking. Iran has officially announced that it supports neither U.S. presidential campaign but does hope the election will bring a change in U.S. foreign policy.
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2008-Jul-14 06:25 - Stringent law for Kenyan smokers |
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Kenyan smokers are now an endangered group, because of a tough new law banning smoking in many public and private places across the country. The Tobacco Control Act came into effect on Tuesday, making it illegal for smokers to indulge their need for a puff virtually anywhere - including their own homes. Aside from bars, offices, theatres, streets and places of worship, smoking is also now banned in parks, markets and private cars. The law sets out hefty penalties for those caught in breach of the rules - prison terms of up to three years and a maximum fine of $46,000 (?23,000). Several municipalities banned public smoking last year. Smokers in the capital, Nairobi, have had to huddle around designated "smoking zones" around the city. The new law restricts smoking to sealed and ventilated rooms, so smokers fear even these zones could be threatened. But smokers are defiant, and many say they will not stop smoking because of the new law. 'Smokers rights' Michael Otieno,..Read more >>
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2008-Jul-4 02:37 - Japan Tobacco Tax Could Triple Prices |
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TOKYO -- Japan, long known for its smoker-friendly
policies, is debating a substantial tax increase that could bring Tokyo in line
with the U.S. and Europe.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's annual tax
commission is expected to review a proposal by key lawmakers that could more
than triple the retail price of a pack of cigarettes to about $10.
The backers of the higher tax are looking at the
additional revenue as a way to cut Japan's ballooning budget deficit without
taking the deeply unpopular move of raising its consumption tax.
Japan Tobacco Inc., which has a virtual monopoly on cigarettes here and is 50% owned
by the government, argues that more-expensive cigarettes would depress sales
and lead to lower tax revenue. The company, the world's third-largest tobacco
maker by volume after Altria
Group Inc. and British American Tobacco PLC, on Tuesday sent executives
to lobby the LDP against an increase.
"The government can't hope for increased tax
revenue,..Read more >>
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2008-Jul-4 02:29 - Are menthol cigarettes worse than other cigarettes? |
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 A study released two years ago by the University of California, San Francisco found menthol cigarettes ay make it harder to give up smoking than with non-menthol cigarettes. "Mentholation of cigarettes does not seem to explain disparities in ischemic heart disease and obstructive pulmonary disease between African-Americans and European Americans in the United States, but may partially explain lower rates of smoking cessation among African-American smokers," the study concluded.
The study did not conclude that menthol cigarettes were, on their own, more harmful than other cigarettes, but it did suggest that the addictive nature of the menthol cigarettes ould be a contributing factor in the disproportionate death rates for black and white smokers. The reason that blacks are more likely to die from smoking diseases is that they are much less likely to stop smoking, the researchers explained.
More research still has to be done to confirm the relationship between..Read more >> |
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2008-Jun-30 01:50 - R.J. Reynolds Tobacco names Gilchrist |
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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. has named Andrew
Gilchrist executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief
information officer, effective July 1.
Gilchrist, who has served as senior vice
president and chief financial officer since 2006, will replace Donald Lamonds,
who is retiring Aug. 1 after 30 years.
Gilchrist joined Brown & Williamson
Tobacco Corp. in 1997 and held a number of management positions there and with
the company's former parent company, British American Tobacco. Gilchrist later
held executive positions at R.J. Reynolds or its parent company, Reynolds
American Inc.
Kirsten Valle
County officials have issued a stop-work order
for the luxury condo tower at the EpiCentre, a project already brought to a
standstill because of a dispute between the EpiCentre and its residential building's
developers.
Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement announced
the order Thursday, citing safety reasons. Work on the 50-story 210 Trade
building stopped in February,..Read more >>
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2008-Jun-30 01:47 - India tobacco exports may rise to record $600 mln |
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MUMBAI, - India is likely to export a record $600 million of
tobacco in 2008/09, as a shortfall in global output boosted demand and pushed
up prices to new highs, a senior official said.
"Prices have risen about 70 percent from last year and
importers are buying at these levels also. At this price, exports will touch $
600 million (in 2008/09)," J Suresh Babu, chairman of the Tobacco Board,
told Reuters on Thursday.
In the year ending March 2008, tobacco exports rose 32 percent
to $503 million, he said.
The average price of Flue Cured Virginia (FCV), a premier
grade used for cigarette-making, has risen more than 78 percent to 84.67 rupees
per kg, from 47.47 rupees a year ago.
A shortfall in other main producing countries like Brazil has
pushed up prices, which will sustain at these levels until global production
rises, Babu said.
India is the second biggest producer of tobacco after China
and the fourth-biggest exporter of unmanufactured tobacco.
However,..Read more >> |
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2008-Jun-22 23:00 - IMPERIAL'S REIGN REACHES ITS END |
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Imperial Tobacco is closing its last factory in Bristol, bringing an end to a remarkable
slice of the city's business history.
Bristol was
built on tobacco. The wealth of its tobacco barons, the Wills family, permeated
the very fabric of the city.
The legacy of their generous endowments can still be clearly seen in landmark
structures such as the University of Bristol's Wills
Building, the Cabot
Tower, the City
Museum and Art
Gallery, the Homeopathic Hospital
and St Monica's home for the elderly.
Their
trade put money into these and countless other projects, as well as into the
pockets of thousands of workers engaged in the production of the cigarettes and
tobacco products which were puffed by millions right around the globe.
Now, finally, all that is about to come to an end.
The axe is falling on Imperial Tobacco's cigar factory in Winterstoke Road. With its closure and
transfer of work to Spain,
the long history of tobacco production will be over.
All that..Read more >>
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2008-Jun-22 22:53 - Cigarette Tax Arrives Amid Grumbling and Vows |
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Fear of a dreaded disease has been part of the bargain for years. Shame
came slower, as smokers were cast from offices, restaurants and even bars. Now,
in New York City,
there is yet another scary side effect to smoking: empty pockets.
As a new $1.25 state tax took effect on Tuesday, making the combined tax
in New York City the nation’s highest and pushing the price of a pack of
cigarettes above $8 in most places, many smokers around the city swore they
were stopping, even as they bought what they promised would be their last pack.
Barbette Gaines, 47, who started smoking when she was 12, said she was
in a bad mood after paying $8.90 for Newports at a deli on the Lower East Side, and was considering calling a cessation
hotline.
Violeta Mujovic, a clerk at the Always Love Discount Smoke Shop on the Upper West Side — which advertises “cigarettes sold at
the lowest price in NYC” — said that about two dozen customers complained as
they forked over $8.15 a pack on Tuesday..Read more >>
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2008-Jun-4 04:49 - Feedback: Cigarette Tax Goes Up |
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Smokers in New York now pay the highest tax on cigarettes in
the country.
The latest increase of $1.25 means smokers will be paying a
total of $2.75 a pack just in taxes.
The average cost of a pack of smokes is now just under $7
statewide.
In New York City, which has its own cigarette tax, the cost of
a pack could soar past $10.
The state health commissioner thinks the increase will
convince an estimated 140,000 New Yorkers to stop smoking.
But, Francis Gray of Gray’s Wholesale in Clayton doesn’t think
it will make people kick the habit.
He supplies cigarettes to north country retailers.
About 50 percent of his annual business comes from cigarettes.
He says the last time the state increased taxes on a pack of
smokes six years ago, his sales dropped 15 to 20 percent.
Now Gray is bracing for the same downturn.
He says the higher tax will just drive smokers toward places
that don’t charge the tax: Native American stores and bootleggers.
“We make..Read more >>
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2008-Jun-4 04:45 - New York Smokers Cross the Line for Cheaper Cigarettes |
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A new cigarette tax in
New York has smokers flocking across the border to Pennsylvania.
On any day it's not hard
to find New York license plates in Great Bend Township just a few miles across
the border from the Empire State.
On this day there was car
after car after car of cigarette smokers who are now coming to Pennsylvania to
buy their favorite pack.
It comes after New York
hiked its tax on cigarettes an additional $1.25 a pack.
Stanley Potter drove 13 miles to get there from
Binghamton.
"Because they went
up a buck and a quarter up there in New York. The taxes are outrageous! I'm not
going to pay $6.50 for a pack of cigarettes anymore," Potter said.
His pack of Marlboros is
less than $5 at Smokin' Joe's in Great Bend Township.
Next door, at Tobacco
Junction, Bob Auble noticed a lot of New Yorkers coming in to buy smokes, even
before the new tax.
"They were coming in
buying two or three cartons at a time. It's going to be even worse now,"
Auble..Read more >>
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2008-May-26 03:12 - Zimbabwe: Tobacco Farmers Hail Agro-Cheques |
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TOBACCO farmers have hailed the introduction of agro-cheques, which came into circulation on Tuesday. The farmers said the introduction of the cheques was a welcome relief and would go a long way in ensuring that they access their proceeds as quickly as possible.
"The Government should be commended for listening to our concerns and acting on those concerns. "While we may have had worried about the onset of the selling season because of the delays in Government addressing our concerns, it is now shaping up to be a good season," said Mrs Charity Chikasi of Headlands.
Other farmers said the cheques would enable them to quickly make purchases before returning to their homes. "We were spending a lot of time and money while waiting to get our money and when we did get the old cheques we were at the mercy of shop owners but we are glad that this has been sorted out.
"We are happy that we can now get our money before its value has been eroded," said Mr Richard..Read more >> |
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2008-May-26 02:42 - World tobacco giant “Philip Morris” operated in Azerbaijan in Soviet period |
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Zagathala. Hafiz Heydarov – APA. The facts evidenced about the activity of world tobacco giant Philip Morris, in Azerbaijan during the Soviet period were identified in Zagatala Region of Azerbaijan, Jahangir Soltanov, Director of local Museum of History and Ethnography told APA Shaki-Zagatala bureau.
The museum staff has already started to collect material evidences and photos related to the activity of Philip Morris, known for its Marlboro cigarettes , in Azerbaijan in 1970-80s. So far mechanical bracket clock, sunglasses and photos belonged to Philip Morris staff in Zagatala have been found and brought to the museum.
“This is interesting fact because Zagatala was one of few regions where Philip Morris the symbol of capitalist system, worked in association with the Soviet economy. We found things belonged to the Philip Morris cigarettes produced in the countries, which were removed from the map of Europe as a result of collapse of world socialist system”, said the director..Read more >> |
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2008-May-20 02:09 - Eateries' smoking ban is dissuading teens |
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Restaurant smoking bans may be as powerful as peers or parents in the battle to keep teenagers from becoming smokers, a new study suggests. Teenagers who lived in towns that adopted early bans on smoking in restaurants were 40 percent less likely to become smokers than their counterparts in towns with weaker restaurant smoking laws, Boston researchers report.
The study did not address how smoking bans discourage teenage smoking. But Dr. Michael Siegel of the Boston University School of Public Health said the findings bear out his hypothesis that if teens see fewer people smoking and conclude that smoking isn't socially acceptable, then they may be less likely to pick up the habit.
Writing in the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, Siegel reported results from three waves of phone surveys in 301 Massachusetts towns starting in 2001. Massachusetts banned smoking in all workplaces, bars, and restaurants in 2004, but 227 cities and towns..Read more >> |
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2008-May-16 01:28 - New Study may help the tobacco industry develop "safer" cigarettes |
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Everyone has known for decades that that smoking can kill, but until now no one really understood how cigarette smoke causes healthy lung cells to become cancerous. Researchers from the University of California, Davis, show that hydrogen peroxide in cigarette smoke is the culprit. This finding may help the tobacco industry develop "safer" cigarettes by eliminating such substances in the smoke, while giving medical researchers a new avenue to developing lung cancer treatments.
"With the five-year survival rate for people with lung cancer at a dismally low 15.5 percent, we hope this study will provide better insight into the identification of new therapeutic targets," said Tzipora Goldkorn, senior author of the report.
In the research study, Goldkorn and colleagues describe how they exposed different sets of human lung airway cells (in the laboratory) to cigarettes smoke and hydrogen peroxide. After exposure, these cells were then incubated for one to two days. Then..Read more >> |
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2008-May-12 01:24 - Wrinkles could be key to buying cigarettes in Japan |
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 TOKYO - cigarettes vending machines in Japan may soon start counting wrinkles, crow's feet and skin sags to see if the customer is old enough to smoke.
The legal age for smoking in Japan is 20 and as the country's 570,000 tobacco vending machines prepare for a July regulation requiring them to ensure buyers are not underage, a company has developed a system to identify age by studying facial features.
By having the customer look into a digital camera attached to the machine, Fujitaka Co's system will compare facial characteristics, such as wrinkles surrounding the eyes, bone structure and skin sags, to the facial data of over 100,000 people, Hajime Yamamoto, a company spokesman said.
"With face recognition, so long as you've got some change and you are an adult, you can buy cigarettes like before. The problem of minors borrowing cards to purchase cigarettes could be avoided as well," Yamamoto said.
Japan's finance ministry has already given..Read more >> |
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2008-May-5 23:27 - Altria Boosts Prices, Cuts Discounts On Cigarettes |
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Altria Group Inc.'s Philip Morris USA unit is cutting certain promotional discounts and raising prices on cigarettes brands starting Monday.
A company spokesman said via email that it will cut the previously announced " off-invoice" promotional allowances offered on its Marlboro, Basic and L&M Box brands from Monday through June 29 by 9 cents a pack, or 90 cents a carton.
For the same period, the company is also eliminating the current 20-cents-a- pack, or $2-a-carton, promotional allowance on its Parliament cigarette brand, and increasing the list prices by 9 cents a pack, or 90 cents a carton, on the balance of its cigarettes brands.
Cigarette volumes in the U.S. have been falling and the cigarette industry has had to hike prices to offset higher taxes and costs.
In recent premarket trading, shares were at $20.43, flat with Friday's close.
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2008-Apr-25 01:09 - Tobacco market practices |
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LONDON - Britain's consumer affairs watchdog said on Friday it suspected cigarettes price-fixing involving tobacco companies and retailers, including all big four supermarket chains, between 2000 and 2003.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) issued a so-called statement of objections naming two tobacco manufacturers -- Imperial Tobacco and Japan Tobacco-owned Gallaher -- and 11 retailers.
The retailers are Wal-Mart-owned Asda, Co-operative Group, First Quench, Morrisons, Safeway, Sainsbury, Shell, Somerfield, T&S Stores, Tesco and TM Retail.
Imperial Tobacco had no immediate comment. Gallaher, which is owned by Japan Tobacco, could not immediately be reached for comment.
The OFT made two allegations, including that there were arrangements between "each manufacturer and each retailer that restricted the ability of each of these cigarettes retailers to determine its selling prices independently, by linking the retail price of a manufacturer's brand to the retail..Read more >> |
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2008-Apr-22 03:24 - Councillors' debate goes up in smoke |
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Council members suspended discussions yesterday over an anti-smoking law, saying it was too confusing. Councillors were lost in speculations as they discussed the law, which is a combination of a new parliamentary proposal and an original draft proposed by the Health Ministry 14 years ago. It was presented to the council then, but was left in the file until the parliament reactivated it.
Council members initially approved the proposal two weeks ago, but last week decided to refer it back to the services committee for complete re-working.
Some objected to part of the draft, which stipulated that adults who smoke in cars with children aboard be prosecuted, saying it was not workable. Others said prosecuting people who smoke in malls and other closed areas would be even tougher, as courts demand that offenders be caught red-handed.
Health Ministry Assistant Under-Secretary for Primary Health Care and Public Health Dr Mariam Al Jalahma warned councillors..Read more >> |
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2008-Apr-18 03:22 - Cheap cigarettes online |
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2008-Apr-16 22:43 - Drugs and sex in sports |
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Through the years, several members of the different media outlets have expressed the opinion that the “Hippy” movement caused many problems. The “Hippy” movement has been blamed for many of the drug problems we have experienced since the 1960s.
As a sports fan, it really bothers me when people blame the “Hippy” movement for many of today's problems. To be a good athlete, one must be in good physical condition. Drugs harm the health of a person and hurt the ability to play sports.
Fortunately, contrary to popular belief, society is better off than it once was with drugs and, as a result, athletes are in better condition and play better. In turn, playing sports will make the athletes even healthier. From the perspective of a sports fan, I realize the more we learn about drugs, the more exciting it will be to watch games.
Improving health and being in good condition is something I am able to appreciate because I struggle with weight problems I continue to..Read more >> |
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2008-Apr-11 01:53 - Russia looks to kick smoking |
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Millions of Russians could be urged to kick their favourite habit if a global anti-smoking treaty is ratified by the country’s lawmakers. The treaty boosts health warnings on packets and calls an end to advertising. Half a million Russians die every year from smoke-related diseases. Having played an active role in the framing of the Global Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Russia is still not a member.
In Russia, 60% of men and 30% of women smoke cigarettes .
According to State Duma Chairman Boris Gryzlov, “Russia is the third most prolific producer in the world of tobacco products - some 414 billion cigarettes annually. But unlike the U.S. who are the world leaders and who export most of what they produce, Russian tobacco is consumed within the country”.
The World Health Organization Global Framework Convention on Tobacco Control was adopted in 2003 and came into effect two years later. More than 150 countries already ratified it.
The document outlines tough measures..Read more >> |
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2008-Apr-8 02:25 - The Most Expensive Ingredient in Cigarettes |
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 The ABC affiliate in Albany reports that Gov. David Paterson and state legislative leaders have agreed on a $1.25-a-pack increase in New York's cigarettes tax, making it $2.75. That will give New York the highest state cigarette tax in the country, surpassing New Jersey's rate of $2.57 a pack. Smokers who buy cigarettes in New York City pay an additional $1.50 a pack, so they will be shelling out $4.25 in state and city taxes, plus the 39-cent federal tax, for a total of $4.64 a pack. They also have to pay sales tax, which in New York City is 8.38 percent. So a pack of cigarettes that would cost, say, $4 without taxes will cost New Yorkers more than $9, most of which will go into city, state, and federal coffers. In other words, the government will be taxing a product disproportionately consumed by poor people at an effective rate of more than 100 percent, reaping bigger profits than anyone else from a business it simultaneously..Read more >> |
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2008-Apr-4 01:11 - State Lawmakers Vote To Hike Cigarette Tax By $1.25 |
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The state Legislature has agreed on Wednesday to hike the cigarette tax by a $1.25 per pack, bringing the statewide tax to $2.75 per pack.
The original proposed increase was $1.50 per pack.
But an additional city cigarettes tax means that smokers in the five boroughs pay a total of $4.25 in taxes.
A spokesman for the state budget office said the additional money will raise $265 million for the state, much of which would go towards health programs.
The average statewide price for a pack of cigarettes is nearly $6.
Meanwhile scientists say that some smoker's addictions may be partially blamed on genetics.
A study in this week's Nature Genetics Journal says scientists have identified genetic variations that seem to make people more likely to get hooked on cigarettes and more likely to develop lung cancer.
Researchers say a smoker who inherits the trait from both parents has an 80 percent greater chance of developing lung cancer than a smoker who doesn't inherit..Read more >> |
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2008-Mar-31 02:13 - Tobacco funded Mass. researchers |
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The nation's largest cigarettes maker has paid for scientific research at four Massachusetts universities since 2000, a practice that critics of the tobacco industry liken to the Mafia underwriting crime fighting.
'Taking money from the tobacco industry to conduct scientific research is like the DA taking money from the Mafia to conduct investigations of crime,' said Gregory Connolly, a Harvard School of Public Health professor and former director of the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program.
Philip Morris USA, which makes Marlboro and other top-selling cigarettes lines, gave grants to scientists at Boston University, Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Massachusetts, company spokesman David M. Sylvia said Friday.
The research supported by the company touched on conditions such as heart disease and cancer that are linked to smoking. The grants given by the Philip Morris External Research Program were not used to develop new tobacco..Read more >> |
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2008-Mar-28 07:31 - Cigarettes may be sold 'under the counter' |
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cigarettes may have to be sold under the counter as part of new Government proposals described as "creepy and authoritarian".
Newsagents and supermarkets may also have to move their cigarettes displays out of view so as not to tempt people to take up smoking.
The "out of sight, out of mind" proposal is part of the Department of Health's consultation to be launched later this spring, which looks at ways to stop children smoking. The relevant legislation could be introduced in the autumn.
But the move has been denounced by critics as further evidence of a growing "nanny state" and another assault on smokers.
Neil Rafferty, a spokesman for the smokers' rights group Forest, said: "This is another attempt by the Government to stigmatise smokers and make them feel bad about themselves.
"It is a creepy and authoritarian measure. Tobacco is a perfectly legal product from which the Government makes more than ?10 billion a year in taxes."
Other measures on the table include..Read more >> |
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2008-Mar-25 06:22 - Online Fine Wines, Tobacco |
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When asked to which states her employer was legally allowed to ship its product, Jessie Carrico said it would probably be easier to list the states it can't be shipped.
Until just recently, the Baroda, Mich.-based Round Barn Winery wine couldn't even ship cigarettes product just across the nearby state line.
"We were really struggling to get to Indiana. We just got our permit recently," said Carrico, an employee in the tasting room at Round Barn. "We weren't allowed there for the longest time."
While wineries have had trouble shipping to Indiana in recent years, the practice is gaining steam nationwide as local growers are finding customers all over the country.
Of the 50 states, Round Barn ships to only 18, as well as to Washington, D.C. Their roster, though, is growing. That's thanks in part to changes in laws like the one that allowed out-of-state wineries to begin shipping to Indiana.
Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission Manager Shirley Kirby said laws restricting wineries..Read more >> |
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