New Products for Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012

Smokeless signals

Left hanging

A parade of dancing nude ladies floating in billowing puffs of smoke represent "lust" in a classic poster for a sparkling wine for the theme of "The Seven Deadly Sins" as portrayed in a collected grouping of posters on display at this weekend's International Vintage Poster Fair in Chicago.

Freedom Riders Near Burning Bus

May 14, 1961, Anniston, Ala. — Passengers of this smoking Greyhound bus, some of the members of the "Freedom Riders," a group sponsored by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), sit on the ground after the bus was set afire by a mob of people who followed the bus from the city. The mob met …

Local Pearl Harbor survivors recall infamous day

The 31,500-ton USS Maryland, left, was damaged in the attack on Pearl Harbor. The USS Oklahoma, tied to the Maryland's starboard side, was struck by six torpedoes and went down in six minutes. Ray Crane, of Crown Point. was assigned to the Maryland when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He…

Smoke and No Mirrors for Persuading Bee Behavior

Dr. Jerry Coltro, a physician at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, Ill. is also a beekeeper hobbyist. Using puffs of smoke, he's able to calm and coerce a colony of bees to leave a natural tree hive along a busy Chicago street and relocate to a makeshift hive to be moved to a better location at d…

Attack On Pearl Harbor

The battleship USS Arizona belches smoke as it topples over into the sea during Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941. The ship sank with more than 80 percent of its 1,500-man crew. The attack left 2,343 Americans dead and 916 missing.

The collapse of WTC Tower 1

The collapse of World Trade Center North Tower, as viewed from a roof near Washington Square Park and Fifth Avenue in New York City, was captured by photographer Steve McCurry and is included in a touring exhibit at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster.

Lone Construction Worker at Ground Zero

A construction worker hammers at wreckage of the World Trade Center as captured by photographer Eli Reed and is included in a touring exhibit tribute of art on view through Sept. 18 at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster.

Wagner's Ribs goes nonsmoking

Wagner's Ribs owner Dave Wagner says he decided to snuff out smoking at his Porter restaurant starting this month because he wanted to protect his employees. Wagner adds customers have been supportive of the new policy.

Wagner's Ribs goes nonsmoking

Wagner's Ribs owner Dave Wagner changed his Porter restaurant to nonsmoking on Feb. 1 and said he is surprised how well it is working out. Business is up about 8 percent since the new policy took effect, he said.

Hoosiers have waited long enough a ban on smoking

Ohio, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin and now Michigan are all smoke-free.

Secondhand smoke harms young, healthy workers

It's time for Indiana to join the ever-increasing number of states, and countries that have gone smoke-free.

Indiana needs statewide ban on smoking in public places

It's time our lawmakers act to protect their constituents and pass smoke-free legislation for all workplaces.

Nonsmoking areas don't work as advertised

Ask any firefighter/remediation expert. A smoke or fire from a faulty kerosene heater could filter and contaminate any contents in closed closets and dresser drawers.

Panel discusses proposed smoking ban

Indiana State Rep. Charlie Brown, D-Gary, joins a panel at the smoke-free Inman's Bowling & Recreation Center in Valparaiso on Thursday to discuss upcoming legislation banning smoking in workplaces.

Panel discusses proposed smoking ban

The Rev. David Swarn, pastor of New Life Church in Merrillville, speaks during a panel discussion on supporting new anti-smoking legislation to ban smoking in the workplace in Indiana.

Panel discusses proposed smoking ban

Suzanne Tracy, director of the American Cancer Society's Northwest Indiana office, speaks during a panel discussion at Inman's Bowling & Recreation Center in Valparaiso in support of banning smoking at Indiana workplaces.

Panel discusses proposed smoking ban

Indiana State Rep. Charlie Brown, D-Gary, left, speaks to LaPorte Dr. Charles Motley, center, and Valparaiso City Councilman Jan Dick before their panel discussion in favor of smoke-free workplace legislation Thursday at Inman's Bowling & Recreation Center in Valparaiso.

Panel discusses proposed smoking ban

The Rev. David Swarn, pastor of New Life Church in Merrillville, speaks during a panel discussion on supporting new anti-smoking legislation to ban smoking in the workplace in Indiana.

Panel discusses proposed smoking ban

Indiana State Rep. Charlie Brown, D-Gary, joins a panel at the smoke-free Inman's Bowling & Recreation Center in Valparaiso on Thursday to discuss upcoming legislation banning smoking in workplaces.