From the Paper
"Introduction
Cigar bars have begun appearing in unusual venues in recent years; in addition to upscale restaurants and clubs, cigar bars have been found in department stores, hotels, and as standalone businesses. In some cases, the cigar bars are simply added to an existing establishment's operations; in other cases, the cigar bars serve as the focal point of the operation. This comes at a time when cigarette smoking is becoming increasingly unpopular and when efforts are being made to ban smoking in many bars and restaurants. Positioned as relaxation for the wealthy, cigars do not have the stigma attached to them that cigarettes do, and cigar bar owners are eager to capture a market, including plenty of women, which has seen strong growth in the 1990s. Given that the cigar bar is currently in the growth stage of the lifecycle, there would seem to be .."

From the Paper
"At the same time that cigarette smoking has been diminishing in its appeal, cigar smoking has been gaining adherents in American society. One reason for the spread of cigar smoking has been the fact that the habit has been taken up by a number of celebrities who have also participated in high-profile advertising and who have made cigar-smoking the "hip" social act. When Demi Moore appeared on the cover of Cigar Aficionado magazine with a cigar and equated a cigar with a fine wine, one critic notes that this equation "has firmly taken hold among the pretenscienti, neo-yuppies who love the 'naughty,' politically incorrect frisson that comes with every public puff" (Motavalli 42):
No longer is the cigar smoker stereotyped as the heartless capitalist depicted in a Working Assets .."

Abstract
The paper explains that secondhand smoke or environmental tobacco smoke is a mixture of smoke released into the air from cigarette, pipe and cigars which is inhaled into the lungs of a non-smokers. The paper points out that secondhand smoke is involuntarily inhaled and it lingers in the air for hours after the cigarette, pipe or cigar has been extinguished. The paper relates that secondhand smoke can exacerbate a variety of diseases which include cancer, respiratory infections and asthma ("Secondhand Smoke Fact Sheet", 2008).

From the Paper
"Overview of the health problem: Secondhand smoke or environmental tobacco smoke is a mixture of smoke released into the air from cigarette, pipe and cigars which is inhaled into the lungs of a non-smokers. Secondhand smoke is involuntarily inhaled. It lingers in the air for hours after the cigarette, pipe or cigar has been extinguished. Secondhand smoke can exacerbate a variety of diseases which include cancer, respiratory infections and asthma ("Secondhand Smoke Fact Sheet", 2008). The EPA classifies secondhand smoke as a known cause of cancer."

Tags:health, care, reform

Abstract
This paper stresses that Cuba has been a point of contention between the US and other nations ever since the US gained independence thus resulting in many Cuban crises such as the nineteenth century "Cuban Question". Next, the paper focuses on the 1962 missile crisis which was not just another Cuban problem because the presence of USSR's nuclear missiles in Cuba meant that the whole earth could have been annihilated. The paper traces the history of this period from the USA failure at the Bay of Pigs to Cuba's continued relations with the Soviets.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Nuclear Possibilities
The Cuban Crisis: Khrushchev and Kennedy
The Event and Aftermath: Postmortem
Missiles, Cigars, Castro and the Soviets
Conclusion

From the Paper
"The frenzied activity did not go unnoticed by the US authorities. According to the CIA, the then Deputy Director for Intelligence, Ray Cline, informed of this activity to McGeorge Bundy, the 'National Security Adviser' to the President. The President of the United States Kennedy was informed of the developments. According to the CIA, the information of the Soviet action was passed on to the agency by a double agent, serving Soviet military intelligence officer, Oleg Penkovsky. Based on this information the e ExComm recommended a 'quarantine' of the navy on military shipments of USSR to Cuba."

Tags:fidel, kennedy, installations, cia, khrushchev

Abstract
In this paper, the writer proposes legislation in the areas of driving while distracted and of wearing a helmet when motorcycling. The writer then recommends the repeal of two Mississippi criminal laws, one law regarding illegitimate children and the other law prohibiting adultery, fornication and cohabitation. The writer also recommends strengthening a California law prohibiting the throwing of any lit or non-lit cigarette, cigar, match or any flaming or glowing substance and modifying Megan's law to require actively releasing information to the public.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Proposed Legislation
Driving While Distracted
Motorcycle Helmet Law
Recommended Repeals
Illegitimate Children
Mississippi Law Prohibiting Adultery, Fornication and Cohabitation
Recommended Modifications
Throwing or Discharging Cigarette
Needed Modification
Megan's Law
Needed Modification
Summary

From the Paper
"Mississippi is attempting to reduce their welfare roles by making the mother of a second illegitimate child subject to incarceration or a fine or both. Restricting the right of procreation is a violation of the United States Constitution. Other states have passed laws tempting to reduce the number of people on welfare. These laws do not restrict the right of procreation. A person can have as many children as she wants but only two of those children will receive welfare benefits."

Tags:distraction, social structure, alaska testimony filters

Abstract
This paper examines how few policies have received as much domestic and international reproach as the United States' embargo against Cuba. It looks at how instituted over the last four decades, the blockade was originally established due to a perceived threat on U.S. national security and how reasons for this included Cuba's expropriation of U.S. property following the 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro, their alliance with the Soviet Union and their support for armed revolutionary forces in Latin America and Africa. It explores business opportunities in Cuba, the effect of the embargo on U.S. firms and detailed arguments in favour of both maintaining and dissolving the embargo.

Outline
Background
Business Opportunities in Cuba
Biotechnology
Small Businesses
Effect of the Embargo on U.S. Firms
Issues for U.S. Firms upon Lifting the Embargo
Arguments for Maintaining the Embargo
Arguments for Dissolving the Embargo
Economic Tribulations
Social Tribulations
Opinion
Appendix A - Cuba Country Report
Selected Historical Facts

From the Paper
"American action in the form of the embargo against Cuba has not been effective since its inception, and there is no rationale other than saving face by maintaining the long-term grudge against the island nation. Americans will not admit that the embargo has been ineffective in controlling Castro; they will certainly deny the fact that the embargo has given Castro an "excuse" for Cuba's high poverty rate. It would be in the U.S.'s best interest to remove the embargo and allow free trade with Cuba. The laissez faire principle of economics dictates that free markets will ultimately take over, ensuring that any inherent corruption will ultimately be eliminated. Furthermore, Castro is not immune to the forces of ageing."

Tags:cigars, communism, eisenhower, expropriation, fidel, castro