The beginnings of the electronic cigarette can be traced back to Herbert A. Gilbert, who patented a device, in 1963, that was described as a “smokeless non-tobacco cigarette.”
Author: Michael D. Turashoff
Take the Stress Out of Your Business Trips
If you often travel for business, you know how stressful just the travel alone can be. You need to plan your itinerary, track all of your expenses and deal with the potential delay along the way; it is often difficult to get everything done and still stay focused on the work at hand.
How Bringing Your Own Device (BYOD) to Work Affects the Workplace
In recent years, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) to work, also called Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) to work, has become a growing trend and standard practice with businesses around the world.
U.S. Tobacco Company Claim Smoking Cigarettes is Not More Harmful Than Vaping
“Studies have found that the levels of tobacco-specific nitrosamines (a carcinogen) in electronic cigarettes are up to 1,000 times lower than in our products.”
What is Africa? — Outsider Village Blog
Many people consider Africa as a ‘country’ to the extent of attributing Nigeria as the capital of Africa. Over the years Africa’s profile has been dented by incessant civil wars, famines, lack of a wide written source of contemporary history. The ‘lack of written history’ in Africa led Eurocentric historians to claim that,
Secrets…”From Their Lips to God’s Ears.” — Valerie Cullers
Before I wrote my last post, I began to think about secrets and how they affect us. I read different studies and articles about secrets. Most studies came to the conclusion that many of the secrets we carry are not harmful but there are some that are not good for us. They usually separated the […] … Continue reading Secrets…”From Their Lips to God’s Ears.” — Valerie Cullers
Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill Okinawa — Pacific Paratrooper
My uncle James M. Barrett was a World War II Marine. He was born in Nov. 1923 in Minnesota. He had a promising career as a welterweight boxer, until his country’s call became too loud.
10 Celebrities with Strange Physical Defects
Even though we tend to think of celebrities as flawless, perfect in every way, and we wish that we could be as beautiful, glamorous and breathtaking as our idols, we need to keep one thing in mind, they are only human, just like us. They aren’t perfect, they aren’t flawless. As a matter of … Continue reading 10 Celebrities with Strange Physical Defects
Personal Injury and Parental Responsibility Laws
Many parents don’t realize that they can be held legally liable for the acts of their minor children. Almost every state has enacted some version of this kind of law, although the specifics vary, and it usually applies to both intentional and negligent acts committed by the child.
Melting a Penny With a Car Battery
Most people are under the impression that pennies are made of copper. This is only partially true. Before 1982, pennies were made of 95% copper and 5% zinc. Because the price of copper was rising, the U.S. Mint had to change the penny’s composition to keep the cost of the coin under one cent.









