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Author:Mark Twain
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In this biting satire by Twain, a 19th c. Yankee mechanic is knocked out during a brawl, and wakes to find himself in Camelot, A.D. 528, in King Arthur's Court. When the modern mechanic tries to cure society's ills (oppressed peasantry, evil church, etc.) with 19th c. industrial inventions like electricity and gunfire - all hell breaks loose!Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Twain began his career writing light, humorous verse but evolved into a grim, almost profane chronicler of the vanities, hypocrisies and murderous acts of mankind. At mid-career, with Huckleberry Finn, he combined rich humour, sturdy narrative and social criticism. Twain was a master at rendering colloquial speech and helped to create and popularise a distinctive American literature built on American themes and language.
Author:Anne Frank
The diary as Anne Frank wrote it. At last, in a new translation, this definitive edition contains entries about Anne's burgeoning sexuality and confrontations with her mother that were cut from previous editions. Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century. Since its publication in 1947, it has been a beloved and deeply admired monument to the indestructible nature of the human spirit, read by millions of people and translated into more than fifty-five languages. Doubleday, which published the first English translation of the diary in 1952, now offers a new translation that captures Anne's youthful spirit and restores the original material omitted by Anne's father, Otto—approximately thirty percent of the diary. The elder Frank excised details about Anne's emerging sexuality, and about the often-stormy relations between Anne and her mother. Anne Frank and her family, fleeing the horrors of Nazi occupation forces, hid in the back of an Amsterdam office building for two years. This is Anne's record of that time. She was thirteen when the family went into the "Secret Annex," and in these pages, she grows to be a young woman and proves to be an insightful observer of human nature as well. A timeless story discovered by each new generation, The Diary of a Young Girl stands without peer. For young readers and adults, it continues to bring to life this young woman, who for a time survived the worst horrors the modern world had seen—and who remained triumphantly and heartbreakingly human throughout her ordeal.
Author:Paulo Coelho
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Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different—and far more satisfying—than he ever imagined. Santiago's journey teaches us about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, of recognizing opportunity and learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, most importantly, to follow our dreams.
Author:Alice Sebold
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**Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers** Shockingly original and completely unforgettable, *The Lovely Bones* is the story of a family devastated by a gruesome murder -- a murder recounted by the teenage victim. Upsetting, you say? Remarkably, first-time novelist Alice Sebold takes this difficult material and delivers a compelling and accomplished exploration of a fractured family's need for peace and closure. The details of the crime are laid out in the first few pages: from her vantage point in heaven, Susie Salmon describes how she was confronted by the murderer one December afternoon on her way home from school. Lured into an underground hiding place, she was raped and killed. But what the reader knows, her family does not. Anxiously, we keep vigil with Susie, aching for her grieving family, desperate for the killer to be found and punished. Sebold creates a heaven that's calm and comforting, a place whose residents can have whatever they enjoyed when they were alive -- and then some. But Susie isn't ready to release her hold on life just yet, and she intensely watches her family and friends as they struggle to cope with a reality in which she is no longer a part. To her great credit, Sebold has shaped one of the most loving and sympathetic fathers in contemporary literature. In the tradition of Alice McDermott, who wrote so elegantly about death in *Charming Billy,* Sebold unveils a book whose presence will linger with readers for a long, long time and signals the arrival of a novelist to be reckoned with. *(Summer 2002 Selection)*
Three Cups of Tea
Author:Greg Mortenson
Biographies & MemoirsNonfiction
'Here we drink three cups of tea to do business; the first you are a stranger, the second you become a friend, and the third, you join our family, and for our family we are prepared to do anything even die. Haji Ali, Korphe Village Chief, Karakoram mountains, Pakistan In 1993, after a terrifying and disastrous attempt to climb K2, a mountaineer called Greg Mortenson drifted, cold and dehydrated, into an impoverished Pakistan village in the Karakoram Mountains. Moved by the inhabitants' kindness, he promised to return and build a school. Three Cups of Tea is the story of that promise and its extraordinary outcome. Over the next decade Mortenson built not just one but fifty-five schools especially for girls in remote villages across the forbidding and breathtaking landscape of Pakistan and Afghanistan, just as the Taliban rose to power. His story is at once a riveting adventure and a testament to the power of the humanitarian spirit. **Amazon.com Review From Viking Press In regards to the 60 Minutes episode that aired April 17, 2011: * "Greg Mortenson's work as a humanitarian in Afghanistan and Pakistan has provided tens of thousands of children with an education. 60 Minutes is a serious news organization and in the wake of their report, Viking plans to carefully review the materials with the author."* From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Some failures lead to phenomenal successes, and this American nurse's unsuccessful attempt to climb K2, the world's second tallest mountain, is one of them. Dangerously ill when he finished his climb in 1993, Mortenson was sheltered for seven weeks by the small Pakistani village of Korphe; in return, he promised to build the impoverished town's first school, a project that grew into the Central Asia Institute, which has since constructed more than 50 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. Coauthor Relin recounts Mortenson's efforts in fascinating detail, presenting compelling portraits of the village elders, con artists, philanthropists, mujahideen, Taliban officials, ambitious school girls and upright Muslims Mortenson met along the way. As the book moves into the post-9/11 world, Mortenson and Relin argue that the United States must fight Islamic extremism in the region through collaborative efforts to alleviate poverty and improve access to education, especially for girls. Captivating and suspenseful, with engrossing accounts of both hostilities and unlikely friendships, this book will win many readers' hearts. (Mar.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Author:Maya Angelou
Biographies & MemoirsPoetry
Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local "powhitetrash." At eight years old and back at her mother's side in St. Louis, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age–and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. Years later, in San Francisco, Maya learns about love for herself and the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors ("I met and fell in love with William Shakespeare") will allow her to be free instead of imprisoned. Poetic and powerful, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a modern American classic that will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read. From the Paperback edition.
Referring to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, H. L. Mencken noted that his discovery of this classic American novel was "the most stupendous event of my whole life"; Ernest Hemingway declared that "all modern American literature stems from this one book," while T. S. Eliot called Huck "one of the permanent symbolic figures of fiction, not unworthy to take a place with Ulysses, Faust, Don Quixote, Don Juan, Hamlet."The novel\'s preeminence derives from its wonderfully imaginative re-creation of boyhood adventures along the Mississippi River, its inspired characterization, the author\'s remarkable ear for dialogue, and the book\'s understated development of serious underlying themes: "natural" man versus "civilized" society, the evils of slavery, the innate value and dignity of human beings, and other topics. Most of all, Huckleberry Finn is a wonderful story, filled with high adventure and unforgettable characters.
Author:Mitch Albom
Biographies & MemoirsLiterature & FictionSports
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, and gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago. Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded. Wouldn't you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you? Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final 'class': lessons in how to live.
Author:William Goldman
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What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns out to be...well...a lot less than the man of her dreams? As a boy, William Goldman claims, he loved to hear his father read the S. Morgenstern classic, *The Princess Bride*. But as a grown-up he discovered that the boring parts were left out of good old Dad's recitation, and only the "good parts" reached his ears. Now Goldman does Dad one better. He's reconstructed the "Good Parts Version" to delight wise kids and wide-eyed grownups everywhere. What's it about? Fencing. Fighting. True Love. Strong Hate. Harsh Revenge. A Few Giants. Lots of Bad Men. Lots of Good Men. Five or Six Beautiful Women. Beasties Monstrous and Gentle. Some Swell Escapes and Captures. Death, Lies, Truth, Miracles, and a Little Sex. In short, it's about everything.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 1.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part 1. is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Mark Twain is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Mark Twain then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.
The Anger of Achilles: Homer's Iliad
Author:Robert Graves
Literature & FictionPoetryBiographies & Memoirs
The war between the Greeks and the Trojans has reached a fever pitch. Offended by Agamemnon, the great Greek warrior Achilles is in his tent, refusing to fight. But then Trojan prince Hector slaughters Patroclus, Achilles' close friend. Willing or not, Achilles must take revenge for his friend's death, even if it will result in his own. ** The Anger of Achilles is a novelized interpretation of Homer's Iliad, told by noted classicist and historical novelist Robert Graves. In this innovative take on the classic tale, Achilles comes to life in all his vivid rage, bravery, passion, and lust for battle. Combining his advanced expertise in ancient Greek warfare and culture with a talent for telling a compelling story, Robert Graves is the ideal translator to bring this ancient epic of war to a modern audience.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
Author:Lisa See
Literature & FictionBiographies & MemoirsMystery & Thrillers
In nineteenth-century China, in a remote Hunan county, a girl named Lily, at the tender age of seven, is paired with a laotong, "old same," in an emotional match that will last a lifetime. The laotong, Snow Flower, introduces herself by sending Lily a silk fan on which she's painted a poem in nu shu, a unique language that Chinese women created in order to communicate in secret, away from the influence of men. As the years pass, Lily and Snow Flower send messages on fans, compose stories on handkerchiefs, reaching out of isolation to share their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments. Together, they endure the agony of foot-binding, and reflect upon their arranged marriages, shared loneliness, and the joys and tragedies of motherhood. The two find solace, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive. But when a misunderstanding arises, their deep friendship suddenly threatens to tear apart.
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World's Worst Dog
Author:John Grogan
John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wiggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same. Marley quickly grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of a Labrador retriever, a dog like no other. He crashed through screen doors, gouged through drywall, flung drool on guests, stole women's undergarments, and ate nearly everything he could get his mouth around, including couches and fine jewelry. Obedience school did no good—Marley was expelled. Neither did the tranquilizers the veterinarian prescribed for him with the admonishment, "Don't hesitate to use these." And yet Marley's heart was pure. Just as he joyfully refused any limits on his behavior, his love and loyalty were boundless, too. Marley shared the couple's joy at their first pregnancy, and their heartbreak over the miscarriage. He was there when babies finally arrived and when the screams of a seventeen-year-old stabbing victim pierced the night. Marley shut down a public beach and managed to land a role in a feature-length movie, always winning hearts as he made a mess of things. Through it all, he remained steadfast, a model of devotion, even when his family was at its wit's end. Unconditional love, they would learn, comes in many forms.
Mark Twain\'s classic tale of class inequality and lessons learned from switching places.
A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive
Author:Dave Pelzer
Biographies & MemoirsNonfictionSocial Sciences
This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games--games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother's games in order to survive because she no longer considered him a son, but a slave; and no longer a boy, but an "it." Dave's bed was an old army cot in the basement, and his clothes were torn and raunchy. When his mother allowed him the luxury of food, it was nothing more than spoiled scraps that even the dogs refused to eat. The outside world knew nothing of his living nightmare. He had nothing or no one to turn to, but his dreams kept him alive--dreams of someone taking care of him, loving him and calling him their son.
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Mark Scharenbroich has built his professional public speaking career by working in both business and education, discovering how some of the best organizations and leaders create a culture that encourages people to perform at a higher level. His messages improve employee engagement, helping people to embrace change, enhance team collaboration, fuel the passion to serve others, and create meaningful connections.
Clients constantly remark on his unconventional approach, knockout humor, and personal stories with universal appeal. All focus on the relationship side of creating results, connecting people to people, management to frontline, team member to team member, company to customer, educator to student.
While earning a degree in mass communications at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, Scharenbroich wrote, directed, and performed in a comedy troupe called Mom's Apple Pie. The group performed together throughout the Midwest in the '70s, and when it disbanded, Scharenbroich went solo and combined his comedy training with motivational speaking.
Soon after, Scharenbroich was employed by Jostens—the leading manufacturer of class rings, yearbooks, and graduation products—to speak to their customers throughout North America. In 1981 Scharenbroich was featured in a film called The Greatest Days of Your Life... (So Far), which was seen by over a million viewers worldwide. It earned him the Golden Apple and Silver Screen film awards. Scharenbroich became noted in education as a leading expert in the area of leadership and student engagement.
After he left Jostens to further develop his speaking career, Scharenbroich and his wife founded Scharenbroich & Associates, Inc. He is the author of Nice Bike: Making Meaningful Connections on the Road of Life, based on his "Nice Bike principle," which is about acknowledging, honoring, and making connections that move people. He has been inducted into National Speakers Associations' Hall of Fame and was member of the Speakers Roundtable, an invitation-only group of 20 top speakers; he was also awarded an Emmy for an ABC TV special.
Keynote speaker Mark Scharenbroich's "Nice Bike principle" is about acknowledging, honoring, and making connections that move people. Through the Nice Bike principle, Scharenbroich helps people bring greater passion to their work and feel a profound connection to their company. His keynote presentation of the Nice Bike concept acts as a catalyst for a stronger, more unified team. Scharenbroich's message will have high audience impact and be supported with tools that people will use immediately to improve their own personal and professional lives. Not only will you be hearing "Nice Bike" in the hallways of the convention, audience members will embrace the Nice Bike message to create real change in their daily lives.
For more information about Mark Scharenbroich please call 1.877.8TALENT or email us.


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Cloudy with periods of rain. Low 41F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch..
Cloudy with periods of rain. Low 41F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch.


'She is 130 years – a sad looking but beautiful lady. Thistle RR2 is the last of the Rochester bawleys, built by Gill in 1887.
'She has a 34ft keel, 13ft beam and 5ft draught.
Wilkinson, a smack and bawley enthusiast, found her sunk in Kingston-on- Thames. He acquired her in 1976 and, having rescued her from an almost certain bonfire, began a thorough rebuild to get her back afloat and sailing again. It was a remarkable achievement by one man.
'She was was later owned by Mark Jones and based at Hollowshore near Faversham. With her loose-footed mainsail, very tall topmast and long bowsprit she was a beautiful sight and was often seen sailing in the Swale, Medway and on the East Coast.
'Sadly, about 10 years ago, she was no longer looked after, finally sank again, unwanted, and recently it became clear that she was again heading for the chainsaw.
'But now a group of friends from Iron Wharf appalled by the prospect of Thistle meeting a sad end have stepped in. They got the 'go ahead' to re-float the old bawley and at the end of July she was towed to Iron Wharf, where she now awaits further action.
'The group also purchased her sails and a smack boat dinghy from the previous owner.
'The aim is now to lift her out for a short time to assess the work and cost to keep her afloat over the winter and at to carry out necessary repairs. Unfortunately her new owners have limited funds and are obliged to appeal for help.
For information, please contact Lena Reekie on 01795 229564 or 07968 058398.
By the way, I can confirm that her hull form has a lovely 'just right for the job' look.
Here's another small slice from Keble Chatterton's history Fore and Aft Craft. See the previous extracts here, here and here.
'But it is when we come to study the ten years that are covered by the dates 1870 and 1880 that we begin to see still greater activity. It had been preceded by a fine fleet of cutter yachts that included the famous Oimara, built in 1867, and still used , but as a houseboat in Poole Harbour, above bridge. Her spars were all big, and her great topmast and lengthy bowsprit were characteristic of that period. The tonnage of this vessel is 135, The Aline and Egeria also belong to this period, the former being historic as having been the first yacht to discard the rake which was always given to the mast previously.
'The 'seventies saw a real awakening in yachting – a new birth as it were, There were big schooners, cutters, and yawls, and yacht building yards were busily employed. It was during this period that the famous forty-tonners came into being that numbered in their class among others the well-known Foxhound and Bloodhound. The last mentioned has attracted an increased amount of attention by her return to racing during this twentieth century. She was recently altered by Fife, and has done remarkably well in handicap races when we recollect her great age as compared with modern flyers. Under the new modification the Bloodhound was given a raised sail-plan, and the ballast was brought lower down. In addition to this, the forefoot was cut away, and she was thus made quicker in stays.
'But besides these celebrated forty-tonners we must call attention to the equally famous Jullanar, which was representative not of a class but as a special and original creation. The Jullanar, which we have here reproduced in Fig. 51 [see above], from a model in the South Kensington Museum, is indeed a milestone on the road which begins in the late sixteenth century and reaches on the the present day. Perhaps there was no designer of the fore-and-aft rig of our own time that did so much for this development as the late Mr G L Watson. His name was associated with a fleet of crack yachts that is too numerous to give here. And when it is remembered that Mr Watson frankly admitted that he himself was considerably influenced by the lines of the Jullanar, we have every right to regard this vessel as one of the highest importance. To some extent the excellent illustration here will speak for itself, and the fewest words will suffice to demonstrate her special features. Her birthplace was in Essex, that county which has brought forth so many famous craft and equally famous sailor-men.
The last time I looked, Amazon had just a few copies of Fore and Aft Craft .


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import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';

// Custom hook that will set a timeout delay on updating state.
// Sources:
// - https://dev.to/arnonate/debouncing-react-query-with-hooks-2ek6
// - https://usehooks.com/useDebounce/
const useDebounce = (value, delay) => {
  // State and setters for debounced value
  const [debouncedValue, setDebouncedValue] = useState(value);
  useEffect(
    () => {
      // Update debounced value after delay
      const handler = setTimeout(() => {
        setDebouncedValue(value);
      }, delay);
        // Cancel the timeout if value changes (also on delay change or unmount)
        // This is how we prevent debounced value from updating if value is changed ...
        // .. within the delay period. Timeout gets cleared and restarted.
      return () => {
        clearTimeout(handler);
      };
    },
    [value, delay], // Only re-call effect if value or delay changes
  );
  return debouncedValue;
};

export default useDebounce;

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Електронска цигарета, е-цигарета (), је металнa цевчица направљена од нерђајућег челика, која по свом изгледу подсећа на праву цигарету. Састоји се од коморе за чување течног никотина у разним концентрацијама и мирисима, електронског регулатора и извора напајања енергијом или допуњиве батерије. Пушачи из електронске цигарете удишу испарења али је не пале, као што то чине са правом цигаретом. Она може али и не мора, да производи дим, па је зато неки пушачи користе да би избегли казну због забране пушења на јавним местима. Уместо класичног дима, пушачи из ње удишу фина испарења које производи грејно тело загревањем посуде са воденим раствором никотина у различитим концентрацијама. Сличности између класичних и електронских цигарета је само привидна, у физичком изгледу и дизајну, јер и оне ослобађају никотин, чија је концентрација у испарењима најчешће идентична оним као у конвенционалним цигаретама.

Историја

Електронску цигарету је први патентирао и произвео Лик Хун (Lik Hun) из Кинеске корпорације "Руијан" (Ruyan) 2004. У априлу 2006, електронску цигарету је у Европи, званично представила кинеска компанија "СБТ Руијан", на промотивној конференцији у Аустрији.

Цигарета је у почетку продавана углавном преко интернета и других илегалних канала у земљама као што су Бразил, Уједињено Краљевство, Канада и Израел. Њихова популарност је нагло порасла упркос непостојању санитарне и медицинске регулативе и неодобравања за употребу овог производа од СЗО, све док се она званично не испита на нешкодљивост за вишегодишњу употребу.

Продавци, електронску цигарету обично описују као средство које пушачима помаже у одвикавању од пушења и ослобађање зависност од дувана. Неки дистрибутери су чак отишли толико далеко да у својим рекламама на паковањима цигарете или вебсајтовима, користе незаконито, име или лого Светске здравствене организације, лажно наводећи званично признање не именујући постојање истог.

Утицај на здравље
Здравствени учинак примене електронских цигарета је тренутно непознат. Неколико студија повезаних са испитивањем могућих дугорочних здравствених последице од удисања никотинских пара су у току. Иако прва истраживања показују да електронска цигарета није штетна за здравље, Светска здравствена организација (СЗО) упозорава да су та истраживања још увек недовољна и да је прерано доносити такав закључак.

Према наводима произвођача и продаваца електронска цигарета представља здравију алтернативу пушењу. Здравија је због тога што не садржи у себи више од 4.000 хемијских састојака као класична цигарета. Садржи само течност са никотином. Дим који ослобађа цигарета је у суштини је водена пара обогаћена никотином.

Због тога што наводно нису штетне за околину, у већини земаља Европске уније и САД-у, употреба електронских цигарета је дозвољена на јавним местима где постоји забрана пушења класичних дуванских производа.

Званични став СЗО
Став СЗО из 2008. године
Светска здравствена организација (СЗО) је 19. септембра 2008. контактирала 193 земаље чланица ове организације које су упозорене на лажне, непроверене и неистините тврдње произвођача и дистрибутера и издала званично упозорење за јавност да не употребљава електронске цигарете, јер нема проверених научних доказа да је она безбедна и да помаже пушачима да се одвикну од пушења.

Комисија за превенцију пушења Министарства здравља Србије подржала је став Светске здравствене организације по питању употребе електронске или такозване Е-цигарете.

Др Даглас Бечер, директор одсека (Tobacco Free Initiative) Светске здравствене организације поводом појаве електронске цигарете на тржишту изнео је следећи став;

Став СЗО из 2014. године
Светска здравствена организација (СЗО) је 26. августа 2014. поново упозорила своје чланице на лажне, непроверене и неистините тврдње произвођача и дистрибутера електронских цигарета о њиховој потпуној нешкодљивости. Она је у свом званичном упозорењу за јавност ( навела да не постоје проверени научни докази да је електронске цигарета безбедна по здравље и да помаже пушачима да се одвикну од пушења, и инсистира (према изјави Дагласа Бечера из Светске здравствене организације):
 На увођењу регулативе у продају електронских цигарета, како би се зауставило њихово промовисање међу младима, и потпуно забранило пропагирање неосноване здравствене тврдње да су ове цигарете нешкодљиве. На тај начин минимизирао би се ризик по здравље, нарочито међу адолесцентима.
 Да, иако стручњаци Светске здравствене организације признају да су електронске цигарете мање штетне од обичних, ипак треба на адекватан начин упозорити децу, младе, труднице и жене које намеравају да рађају на дугорочне последице које могу настати у њиховом организму након употребе електронских цигарета.
 Да је СЗО у начелу против пушења и да зато указује на штетност никотина, без обзира на начин како се он уноси у организам, јер изазива велику зависност и штетно утиче на развој мозга.
 Да у електронским цигаретама није само никотин тај који је штетан, него су то и друге супстанце, међу којима су и неке, које изазивају рак (види табелу доле Хемијски састав никотинског пуњења).
 Да коришћење електронских цигарета излаже организам и других људи (непушача) штетном утицају никотина и токсичним материја из дуванског дима током њиховог заједничког боравка у затвореном простору.

Амерички став
Америчка (ФДА) је електронске цигарете класификовала као лек чија испоруке подлеже прибављању одобрења надлежних установа, пре продаје на тржишту, исто као што је то потребно за храну, лекове и козметичка средства у склкаду са америчком Савезним законом за храну, лекове и козметику ()

У јануару 2010, ову класификацију електронских цигарета (ФДА), поништио је федерални суд, али је Апелациони суд Сједињенених Америчких Држава укинуо ову одлуку марта 2010.. Упркос томе, све већи број компанија у свету представља електронске цигарете на интернету.

У септембру 2010, (ФДА) Сједињенених Америчких Држава објавила је да ће приступити доношењу регулативе око употребе електронских цигарета, јер оне спадају у лекове и уређаје за лечење. Након ове најаве, (ФДА) је предузео регулаторне мере против пет америчких фирми... "због кршења Савезног закона за храну, лекове и козметику (), наводећи као разлог неосновану и лошу праксу у производњи"...

Сан франциско у Калифорнији, постао је први град у САД који је 2019. године на својој територији забранио продају електронских цигарета.

Европски став

Након увођења у промет, овај производ је адаптиран за европско тржиште и посебно за тржиште у Уједињеном Краљевству као "електронска цигарета". У 2007, новинар Ројтерса је посетио произвођача "СБТ Руијан" у Пекингу, како би скренуо пажњу медија на ову технологију. Према Matt Salmon-у, председнику недавно основане Асоцијације за електронске цигарете, укупан број корисника електронских цигарета процењен је на 300.000 у октобру 2009, на основу резултата спроведене анкете. По мишљењу Matt Salmon-а, стварни број корисника је знатно већи од ове цифре.

Иако би требало да буду "здравије", недавно спроведена истраживања на Универзитету Етна у Великој Британији открила су да електронска цигарета може озбиљно оштетити функцију дисања, већ након 10 минута пушења, због повећаног отпора кретању ваздуха у плућима и последично нарушене циркулације у крвном систему плућа што доводи до мањег засићења хемоглобина кисеоником и појаве хроничне хипоксије. Друга мања студија, спроведена у Грчкој, потведила је да примена електронске цигарете има мањи утицај на функције плућа.

Недавна студија спроведена у Грчкој показала је да електронске цигарете нису претња срцу.
Доктор Константинос Фарсалинос из Оназисовог центра за кардиохирургију у Атини, на годишњем састанку Европског удружења кардиолога изнео је став да;

Фарсалинос и његов тим испитивао је функције срца 20 младих пушача пре и после пушења цигарете дувана и 22 пушача електронске цигарете. Док су пушачи дувана у овом истраживању претрпели значајнију срчани дисфункцију, укључујући повишен крвни притисак и убрзан пулс, пушачи електронских цигарета имали су само благи пораст крвног притиска. Ова клиничка студија грчких лекара је прва у свету која је проучавала промене на срцу након употребе електронских цигарета.

Став Индије
Током 2019. години Индијска влада једне од најмногољуднијих земаља на свету, забранила је производњу, продају и увоз електронских цигарета. Међу казнама за злоупотребу ове забране је и затворска.

Иницијатива је потекла у Министарству здравља (након сазнања да у Индији има 106 милиона одраслих пушача), са циљем да се спречи да електронске цигарете у тој држави добију размере "праве епидемије", посебно међу децом и омладином.

Конструкција
Електронска цигарете се састоје из 4 основна дела:
Тело цигарете
Металне цевчица направљена од нерђајућег челика чини тело цигарете, у које су уграђени сви остали делови. Оно својим обликом, величином и изгледом подсећа на класичну цигарету испуњену дуваном.
Извор напајања
Батерије су погонски део или извор напајања струјом микропроцесора цигарета и лед диоде или лампице на њеном врху која опонаша жар. Батерије су најчешће литијум-јонске, пуњиве, преко за ту намену конструисаног пуњача или кабла повезаног са персоналним рачунаром.
Електронски распршивач
Електронски распршивач, или микропроцесор задужен је за контролу рада атомизера (распршивача) или уређаја за ослобађање паре из никотином обогаћеног кертриџа, приликом увлачења дима.
Никотинско пуњење (кертриџ)
Кертриџ, који је за једнократну употребу, служи као резервоар течности са никотином. Мења се када се потроши. Једно никотинско пуњење (кертриџ) траје као 80 до 50 класичних цигарета, што зависи од произвођача и навика пушача.

Електронска цигарета се аутоматски активира приликом увлачења испарења. Након престанка увлачења цигарета се аутоматски сама деактивира.

Данас у свету постоји више произвођача електронских цигарета, чији се модели разликују у величини цени и квалитету. Најновији производи све више изгледом, димензијама и осећајем на додир наликују класичној цигарети. Уз основни производ, електронску цигарету и никотинска пуњења, многи произвођачи производе и разне пратеће додатке, као нпр USB пуњач за батерију преко персоналног рачунара, пуњач за аутомобил, торбице за чување и преношење итд.

Мере предострожности
Важно је да се пре почетка примене заменске никотинске терапије, у коју спада и примена електронске цигарете, размотре следећа ограничеља и нежељена дејства.
 Пре почетка примене електронске цигарете треба престати са применом других заменских никотинских производа
 Уз консултацију са лекарем, треба престати са применом електронске цигарете ако имате мучнину, вртоглавицу, слабост, повраћање, брзо или неправилан рад срца, промене у устима или десни, или црвенило или отицање коже око усана.
 Жене које су трудне или доје треба да користе ове производе само уз сагласност лекара.
 Особе које болују од дијабетеса, срчана обољења, астмом или променама на желуцу, или су недавно прележале срчани удар, или пате од високог крвни притисак који се неуспешно контролише, неправилне откуцаје срца итд, обавезно морају да обаве разговар лекаром пре употребе никотинске цигарета.
 Особе које користе лекове против депресије или астме, у консултацији са лекаром, морају да одреде најбољи начин одвикавања од пушења, и дозу заменске никотинске терапије која се мора прилагоди антидепресивима и антиастматицима.

Хемијски састав никотинског пуњења

Извори

Литература

 WHO study group on tobacco product regulation, 2009.
 Transcript of WHO podcast - 26 September 2008
 Извештај о сигурности коришћења електронске цигарете.
 WHO Technical Report Series 928: Evaluation of Certain Food Additives, Geneva, 8-17 June 2004.
 Prescription-only nicotine replacement products У:FDA 101: Smoking Cessation Products  Приступљено 7.4.2013
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Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed (L-R) listen to the ruling at a court in Cairo June 23, 2014. Reuters/Asmaa Waguih
Al-Jazeera reporter Peter Greste, who was released Sunday after being imprisoned in Egypt for 400 days, has vowed he will not "give up" until his colleagues are released, his family said Monday. Greste, an Australian national, was arrested in 2013 and tried on charges of producing fake news and aiding President Mohammed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood party, which has since been declared a terrorist group by the Egyptian government.
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, who had been working for Greste's release, said Monday that Australian authorities worked quickly to make arrangements for his departure after a notice was issued announcing his "unconditional" release after a presidential "approval." Greste is currently in Cyprus and is reportedly looking forward to be reunited with his family, who said that Greste had spoken to them about his concerns for his colleagues -- Egyptian Mohammed Baher and Egyptian-Canadian Mohammed Fahmy -- after his release.
"He's not going to forget his two other colleagues, there's no doubt that his excitement is tempered and restrained and will be until those guys are free. He won't give up until Baher and Mohamed Fahmy are out of there," Greste's brother, Andrew, reportedly said at a news conference in Brisbane, Australia.
Al-Jazeera also demanded the release of Baher and Fahmy, saying in a statement: "The Egyptian authorities have it in their power to finish this properly today, and that is exactly what they must do."
Acting Al-Jazeera Director General Mostefa Souag said that the network "will not rest until Baher and Mohamed also regain their freedom," according to The Associated Press.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott expressed his acknowledgement of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi's role in Greste's release, saying that his role "cannot be underestimated."
"As a former journalist myself, it would be remiss of me at such a gathering of journalists not to express my personal delight and our nation's relief at the overnight release of Peter Greste and to reiterate our support as a government and as a people for a free media and a free press," Abbott reportedly said.
Greste's family said they were grateful for all the efforts made by the Australian government, Al-Jazeera and other supporters to secure the journalist's freedom.
"I think it's not just people here in Australia, it's been all over the world that we've had support and assistance so we've got thousands of people to thank," Lois Greste, Peter's mother, reportedly said.
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BROTHERS CHARGED IN CONVENIENCE STORE GUNFIGHT
By MATT BURGARD; Courant Staff Writer
Two Hartford brothers are accused of taking part in a gunfight inside and outside a North End convenience store in March that left two innocent people injured, including a teenage girl who was shot in the face and leg.
The brothers -- Marlin "Goldie" Carter, 24, and Trevon Carter, 27, both of Hartford -- were arrested last week in connection with the March 14 shootout at the U-Stop convenience store on Barbour Street, police said Tuesday.
Police said the Carter brothers were standing outside the store, firing inside the building at another man who also took part in the gunfight. The gunman inside the store, identified by police as Jessie T. Howard, 32, of Hartford, was arrested about a week after the incident and is now awaiting trial on various gun charges, police said. A store surveillance video showed Howard firing from inside the store.
Police said the Carter brothers were involved in a dispute with Howard over personal effects that they believed had been stolen from them.
The brothers are accused of firing at Howard as he was standing inside the store, striking an elderly customer in the arm as well as the teenage girl, who was a 16-year-old student at Weaver High School in Hartford at the time of the shooting.
Both victims are recovering from their injuries, police said.
The brothers are facing charges of criminal use of a firearm, first-degree assault on a victim over the age of 60, criminal possession of a firearm, unlawful discharge of a firearm and carrying a pistol without a permit, police said.
The U-Stop convenience store is one of several in the city that have been identified by police and city leaders as places that draw numerous calls to the police department.
As a result, the city is considering a ban on allowing convenience stores to be open after 10 p.m.
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New Year? What's This About a New Year?
Here's a bit of a long-unfinished piece I wrote about how damn great 1976 was. It's what I call a "sketch story," meaning I just string out what I remember on a topic and to hell with capitalization and so forth. These are the last two paragraphs.
that new year's eve, guy lombardo on tv, parents stayed in as, i think, usual.
there are hors d'oeuvres, pedestrian but festive: pigs in blankets, finger slices of pizza, pickled herring for the folks. ginger ale for me. not a party, but family friends, relatives dropping in.
i must have been allowed to stay up in previous years, guy's orchestra was familiar, a comfort.
with most of my family gathered as they would not often be for later december thirty-firsts, i reflected on the year, a fine year for a seven-year-old, and as '76 vanished before my eyes, i cried.
not bawled, not childishly or even child-like, but one tear, quiet and unseen.
it was a goodbye for me.
guy cheerfully led his last auld lang syne.
america again lit and deafened by fireworks.
a roar of celebration that made little sense.
somehow knowing it couldn't get better.
I recently bought a seventies reissue single of Guy Lombardo's peppy original 1956 recording of Auld Lang Syne, which I'll play tonight at midnight. Later, once everyone is gone or passed out and I've drained the last bottle of Champale and licked away the congealing dregs of Velveeta dip in the crock pot, I'll play it again, but as a dirge at 33 and 1/3.
BTW, the single is appropriately b/w "It's Later Than You Think." Something to ponder indeed... tomorrow. Happy New Year!
Last night was our Christmas party, and Donna, as usual, outdid herself with food and drink and fun. There was a table overflowing with appetizers (jalapenos with cream cheese and bacon, bite-sized brie, eggs pickled and eggs deviled, etc.) and then a dinner overloaded with turkey and ham and all the trimmings. We all played bingo and homemade Jeopardy! (that's my main contribution other than doing random tasks along the way), with prizes and everything. We opened presents and drank too much (except me, strangely) and played Christmas music and watched old toy commercials (also my contribution, natch) and laughed and laughed. I hope and believe a swell time was had by all. Thanks to everyone who came---the guest list was largely comprised of the bloggers in my link list to the right, except Q'ner, whose name came up several times... As always, we totally forgot to break out the camera, except of course to take a few pics of the cat asleep under the tree because he's so damn cute in spite of how much I can't stand him.
Goodbye, Christmas 2005. You had your unique joys, as did all the others I've had, which I also remember and say goodbye to this time of year.
Goodbye again, Christmas 1975, when we prefaced the evening's festivities by watching what turned out to be the last episode of "When Things Were Rotten," Mel Brooks' Robin Hood spoof, and later that night I was introduced to Hugo, Man of a Thousand Faces, the coolest present ever.
Goodbye again, Christmas 1981, when I played a rosy-cheeked toy soldier in the school play. Those pageants, with weeks of preparation and rehearsal, were instrumental in adding that sense of anticipation to the season, building until you almost couldn't stand it. Beginning Christmas 1983, the yuletide just wasn't the same, and it was years before I realized that I could attribute the peculiar difference to the loss of that ritual.
Goodbye again, Christmas 1985, the first without my father, gone exactly three weeks on a Christmas eve barely celebrated or recalled, and that was that for childhood Christmases.
Goodbye Christmas, and I'll see you again soon!
Merry Christmas to you all, the multitude not reading my blog, and also to those who are---X bless you poor dopes. My best gift so far is a bright red, Snuffy Smith-esque pair of long johns (yes, with heinie trap door for outhouse convenience), courtesy of my darling wife.
"Sam and I hope that all the truckers who have to drive on Christmas day find a way to be with their families..."
"Hoping your Christmas tree is not related to Bob Campbell."
"Mele Kalikimaka E Hauoli Makahiki Hou."
"Since this year I'll spend Christmas in Las Vegas, I want to wish everyone happy holidays and lots of luck."
"Merry Christmas, happy '82, and let's hope 'The Doctors'' ratings go through the roof."
"On my planet, the equivalent to 'seasons greetings' is 'Pre-ta-nama' (peace on earth)."
"Seasons Greetings and may the joy of Jesus come to you all."
"This greeting is for all those parents who had to take out a loan to buy their kids computerized toys for Christmas. May the computers at the bank foul up and mark them all paid in full."
"In order to save time: Merry Christmas for the next three years."
Many people have said it many times. But now I forget what they said. Merry Christmas anyway."
"Oh God, who by the leading of a star didst manifest the only begotten son to the peoples of the earth: lead us, who know thee now by faith, to thy presense [sic], where we may behold thy glory face to face; through the same Jesus Christ our lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen."
"I hope Christmas 1984 is a particularly memorable one and that we'll all be able to survive another four years under President Reagan."
"I gladly wish everybody else a merry Christmas, if a merry Christmas is what they insist upon... I'll settle for a relaxed Christmas."
"Have a very very merry merry!"
"Merry Christmas to all but two."
"Holidays are like mirrors. You only get the reflection of what you put into them. Please let your mirror reflect love, tolerance and happiness this year."
"We are more than equal; we are each other."
"I hope everyone gets to see Bruce Springsteen in concert at least once in their lifetime!"
"Let's give ourselves the Christmas gift of an open horizon toward which we shall run, unchained to any self-imposed limitations."
"I wish for the end of world hunger by the year 2000, which is my goal as youth chairperson for the World Hunger Project."
A special wish for the children of our hostages--may their fathers be home for Christmas!
"Merry Christmas, happy Chanukah and a happy new year from Flapper, Sherlock and all of us in 'The Magic Garden!'"
"May your holiday season be like a game of PAC-MAN, long and exciting."
"Merry Christmas and happy new year to all the boys in the sanitation department and their families!"
"So far, the the holiday season has been adequate."
"I hope you get what's coming to you."
"May Bloomingdale's computer charge your gift buying to your ex-spouse's account. Merry Christmas!"
"May the coal in your stocking be a result of the energy shortage."
"...[I]f you believe in God and go to his [sic] house, he will eventually come to your house. The more religion and belief in God, then the more peace on earth and less [sic] problems."
"May 1981 bring to each Long Islander the benefits of prosperity... and the wisdom to use those benefits for the good of all."
"Personal Happiness... professional success... and the time to enjoy both."
"Look around you and notice what is both miraculous and deficient about life. We have created all this for ourselves. Deep down what man and womankind really want to do is express their love for one another, across a room, a city, a state, a continent, an ocean. I wish that I... that we all can fill our world with all the love we are capable of so there will be no room for anything else. It is the ultimate, irresistable miracle, the way to create peace on earth. I love you."
Turns out WPIX is showing the Yule Log this year after all, on Christmas morning instead of Christmas eve night. At their website, you can even download the YL video to your iPod, whatever that is.
Flipping through a New York Daily News from December 1980, I found this Christmas Toys R Us ad, in which Geoffrey Giraffe puts the Satanic mystifying oracle on his shopping list.
Ah, the Yule Log! That brief shot (fifteen seconds or so) of Gracie Mansion coziness that played on a loop for hours. It seemed all New Yorkers (and tri-staters) adored that cathode ray fireplace, even as they ridiculed it. In my home, we opened our gifts on Christmas Eve, but we didn't have a TV in the living room so we just had the WPIX-FM simulcast playing. I know they've revived this in recent years, but I went to the WPIX website (it's now a WB station), and it didn't mention anything about it.
When I think of Mac Davis, I think of biting satire. Or something that bites, anyway. In this 1978 special, Scroogey Ted Knight sings "I Hate People," a song which I know nothing about but am pretty sure that The Feeb should cover.
From 1975, an ad for "Jerry and Lisa: Christmas Lost & Found." Jerry Sroka and Lisa Wilkinson star in a "musical fantasy about two enchanted clowns too poor to buy each other gifts." Sounds appalling.
I was going to post pics of TV Guide ads for all the old familiar Christmas specials, but I figure those shows are running incessantly on ABC Family anyway [which is now Freeform, which is a really stupid name for a channel, particularly one that shows eight hours of Last Man Standing in a row, and anyway they don't show the old Rankin/Bass specials that much anymore because AMC is showing them this year. Oh, sorry, I'll get back to the post.], so I'll stick with the ones nobody remembers: Christmas at Disney World.
I taped this 1978 special a few years ago, when the Disney Channel used to show cool old stuff overnight instead of endless episodes of "Boy Meets World." It's a pretty lame one, a fact telegraphed immediately by the opening shot of Victorian carolers being pelted with fake snow in the Orlando sun.
Shields and Yarnell start things out as the Clinkers, their robot husband and wife shtick, which is actually kind of amusing. Here Mr. Clinker gives the Mrs. a lift.
Then Pablo Cruise belts out a crap pop ditty. I don't know which guy is Pablo, and neither do you.
Avery Schreiber goes on interminably as Gepetto, cracking wise about getting splinters in his hand when he spanked Pinocchio and so forth. He sings a maudlin ballad about being lonely now that Pinocchio has moved away, and he creepily crafts a puppet that looks like a little clone of himself.
Here he gets a little handsy for my taste.
Phyllis Diller and Dee from "What's Happening!" trade stale yocks (jokes about forced busing, etc.) presumably lifted from an old Mad magazine by Neil Simon's brother, Danny, who takes co-writing cred. I guess Bruce Vilanch was busy, or still hiding from George Lucas.
Soon there's lots more from S & Y, together and separately. His stuff is all slapstick, hers is ballet and jazz dancing. And might I add: yowza! Who knew she was such a piece?
The best part of her segments, however, is when she dances ballet as Sleeping Beauty. The guy playing Prince Charming wears tights that should not have been allowed anywhere near the family viewing hour, if my drift is caught.
He looks like he's got either Chip or Dale in there, cradling a walnut. I must point out that this Prince is not played by Shields, although I'm sure the guy wished he was wearing a shield at the point where he spins Yarnell and her extended knee nails him right in the chipmunk! She whacks his sack with such force that a comical sound effect really should have been added. But that's what he gets for putting it out there like that. I'll say this for him, he takes that knee like a man. A man in powder-blue tights, true, but he barely flinches, whereas I would have buckled like a cardboard canoe.
The show ends with a depressed-looking Andrea McArdle singing some listless standards and a fruity original song the like of which turns up on all these 70's specials, with Valium-inspired lyrics and a meandering, determinedly uncatchy melody. Avery then joins Andrea, still dressed as Gepetto, and she strokes his ferret. I'm not kidding.
Here Lorene wonders, as does the audience, when Robert is going to wrap up his sappy soliloquy.
Overall, it's no Star Wars Holiday Special, but if you're looking for something Christmasy to watch in an enhanced state, it'll do in a pinch. Just don't forget to wear a cup.
I'm not sure when this first aired, but this ad is from a 1978 TV Guide. Of course, this was part of Chuck Jones' Cricket trilogy, along with "A Cricket in Times Square" and "Yankee Doodle Cricket."
From 1979, this Johnny Cash Christmas special (of which there were several back in the day) has Andy Kaufman doing Elvis, which is something I'd really like to see. I mean, Elvis had only been dead for two years at this point---did he play it for laughs?
From 1975 (and rebroadcast for several years), this John Denver special also features Steve Martin, who doesn't even merit a mention in the ad.
From 1978, Pink's special brings attention to the plight of the homeless as he spends the "funniest yuletide ever" starving in Central Park. I'm not kidding.
From 1978, Benji's special is celebrity-free and highlighted, according to TV Guide, by a "lavish dance sequence featuring Kris [Kringle] and 65 elves."
From 1978, Dean Martin sings and swings while flanked, as usual, by Golddiggers. Despite Dino's undoubtedly toxic breath, I'd bet the gals would attest that holding him up was still a better gig than being arm candy for that stammering twit Mel Tillis.
From 1978, a Lorne Greene-narrated tale of a despised burro who befriends a rat named Omar and ends up at the Nativity. Of course, Nestor the long-eared donkey also shows up, and things get awkward.
From 1977, an eco-friendly tale of how Bashful Bear must foil the "dirt-spreading, smog-making Snerps" who are out to poop all over Santa's ride. Features "The Snerp Song."
My dad's birthday was a few days ago, and the anniversary of his death two days after that. I wasn't going to post anything, but now that I'm here and posting stuff I thought I may as well put my remembrance from my other site here. [6/19/16 note: That site is kaput, so the story is now here, on this very blog.] It's never easy this time of year, but it was better this year than a few years back when I realized I've known him longer as a memory than as a dad. Twenty years this year... Love you, dad.
From a 70's TV Guide, I forget the year.
Mr. Lantern Fishworks made me a CD of the soundtrack a few years back, and that's what I listen to most during this season. It's not unusual for my wife and me to drunkenly crumble into tears listening to "When You're Alone."
I can't find the pics I'm looking for, so here's a late-70's ad for Hicks Nurseries. I mostly remember their Easter displays, but I probably ambled through this larger-than-life diorama too.


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William Collins II.
Social Change: Collins Gives Back
In the UK, William Collins II of Collins and Sons took up labor causes, especially child labor. He treated his own employees not as numbers or machinelike "resources" but as human beings and "Christian souls." He was elected president of the Glasgow Company of Stationers; a bailie (civic officer) in local government; president of the Scottish Temperance League (he was known as "Water Willie"); and, in 1877, lord provost of Glasgow—the Scottish equivalent of being elected mayor of New York City. For his work within and outside of the publishing house, he was knighted in 1881 by Queen Victoria.
Sir William's grandson Godfrey Collins followed this legacy of public service, and in 1910 was elected as the Greenock Liberals' Member of Parliament (and was also knighted, in 1919). With war clouds looming, Godfrey created the Nation's Library series in 1913, comprised of progressive works like Philip Snowden's Socialism and Syndicalism, Emil Davies's The Case for Railway Nationalisation, Walter Layton's The Relations of Capital and Labour, and Ethel Snowden's The Feminist Movement. From 1932 to 1936 he also served as secretary of state for Scotland.


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Michael C. Hall Lists in Outpost Estates
Published at 11:42 am on June 10, 2012
"Dexter" actor Michael C. Hall just listed his impressive Hal Levitt-designed home for $1.995 million. According to Curbed, the famous mid-century architect not only designed the home, but made this Outpost Estates pad his main personal residence from 1964-2004. Click through the photo gallery to take a look at this remodeled abode.
EMPTY_CAPTION"Dexter" actor Michael C. Hall just listed his impressive Hal Levitt-designed home for $1.995 million. According to Curbed, the famous mid-century architect not only designed the home, but made this Outpost Estates pad his main personal residence from 1964-2004. Click through the photo gallery to take a look at this remodeled abode.
Originally built in 1933, Hall's home is located in one of Hollywood's most prestigious and oldest areas, the Outpost Estates.
A view of the large living room, which features a vaulted ceiling. Oversized windows are scattered throughout the home allowing tons of sunlight to filter in.
The actor's pad spans over 3,500 square feet.
A view of the wet bar, which sits just off of the impressive living room.
Here's a look at the dining room that boasts a skylight and sliding glass door that opens to the patio.
According to the public listing, Levitt himself lived here from 1964-2004. The mid-century architect also designed countless other celeb homes, including those of Jen Aniston and Vidal Sassoon.
The redesigned kitchen boasts Italian tile floors and access to the back patio.
There are four bedrooms in the actor's pad. Here's a look at the master bedroom that is located by itself on the first level.
Here's a view of the master bathroom, which features his and her sinks and a pastel green tiled shower and soaking tub area.
Curbed reports that the actor's home had been totally remodeled by the famous architect when he moved in in 1964.
There are five baths in the "Dexter" actor's home.
Downstairs you'll find this fitness room that can double as a guest room, along with its own bathroom.
Here's a look at the gorgeous pool and entertainment patio.
Perched above the pool sits the dining area.
The patio is fit for entertaining and even comes with a barbecue.


Today, remembering him, we revisit a few favorites.
*JC, guitar; Luca Benedetti, guitar; Jonny Lam, lap steel guitar; Catherine Popper, bass; Shawn Pelton, drums.
You're dead a long time.
Why am I now a walking accident waiting to happen? Why am I more worried about that than whether there's an afterlife?
I don't look in mirrors anymore. It's cheaper than surgery.
Bonding heads the list of words I've ruled out. Emerson was right—as he was about everything: an infinite remoteness underlies us all. And what's wrong with that? Remoteness joins us as much as it separates us, but in a way that's truly mysterious, yet completely adequate for the life ongoing.
Something cheery to start the weekend.
How can you give orders when nobody is listening?
How many of today's songs will people want to hear in 2078?


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Q: Jquery horizontal slide toggle I want to make an element horizontally collapsible. I've found a solution here:
other stackoverflow post
This is exactly what I want, but wit a little difference. I want my element to initially be in the collapsed state, and expand it by a button click. Any ideas?
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collapsible.animate(width: "toggle"}, 1000); Looks good ,the only problem is when my element is expanded, it should have display: inline-block instead of display: block what is the default set by .animate(width: "toggle"}

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import proguard.classfile.*;

/**
 * This MemberVisitor delegates its visits to another given
 * MemberVisitor, but only when visiting members of program
 * classes.
 *
 * @author Eric Lafortune
 */
public class ProgramMemberFilter implements MemberVisitor
{
    private final MemberVisitor memberVisitor;

    /**
     * Creates a new ProgramMemberFilter.
     * @param memberVisitor     the MemberVisitor to which
     *                          visits will be delegated.
     */
    public ProgramMemberFilter(MemberVisitor memberVisitor)
    {
        this.memberVisitor = memberVisitor;
    }

    // Implementations for MemberVisitor.

    public void visitProgramField(ProgramClass programClass, ProgramField programField)
    {
        memberVisitor.visitProgramField(programClass, programField);
    }

    public void visitProgramMethod(ProgramClass programClass, ProgramMethod programMethod)
    {
        memberVisitor.visitProgramMethod(programClass, programMethod);
    }

    public void visitLibraryField(LibraryClass libraryClass, LibraryField libraryField)
    {
        // Don't delegate visits to library members.
    }

    public void visitLibraryMethod(LibraryClass libraryClass, LibraryMethod libraryMethod)
    {
        // Don't delegate visits to library members.
    }
}