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Sgt. Thomas McVicar of the Jersey City Police Department shot 22 year old Kwadir Felton, leaving him blind, after Kwadir pulled a gun on him, he claims. Kwadir Felton denied the accusation, stating that he doesn’t even carry guns.

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Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plan to ban e-cigarettes wherever smoking is prohibited — and snuff out the sale to minors — ran into a dark cloud of opposition Monday, forcing the mayor to settle for the weaker of two ordinances designed to curb teen smoking.

The City Council’s Finance and Health committees agreed to ban the sale of menthol and flavored tobacco products within 500 feet of Chicago schools — five times the existing radius.

But a surprise outpouring of opposition derailed the mayor’s plan to regulate electronic cigarettes as “tobacco products” subject to Chicago’s smoking ban.

That would have moved them behind the counter of retail stores, banned the sale to minors, prohibited adults from smoking e-cigarettes in virtually all of indoor Chicago and empowered the city to license e-cigarette dealers.

Aldermen from across the city questioned whether the vapors from e-cigarettes are any more dangerous to bystanders than a humidifier, a cup of tea or a pot full of boiling water used to cook pasta.

They further argued that the ban would discourage smokers from using e-cigarettes to kick the habit.

Check out the whole article here.  Thanks to Kevin for sending this my way.  This is a pretty solid article all the way around.  I’m all for banning sales to minors.  It’s also nice to see that Chigaco area vape shops will be able to run their business as usual, without having to hide all their products from customer view. 

By far my favorite quote from the whole article is this one. 

Grow a Plant - Inside an old lightbulb!

1. Hollow out the lightbulb (http://www.teamdroid.com/diy-hollow-out-a-light-bulb/)

2. Carefully add small rocks to the bottom of the bulb. Since there is no drainage, this will help the water fall to the bottom and evaporate without sitting in the soil. Aquarium rocks are small and will work just fine for this purpose.

3. Fill up the bulb a little less than half way with potting soil. Then add your seeds. You can use any seeds really, herbs with be multifunctional, but any seeds you can find that aren’t going to produce a large plant will work.

4. Add a little soil to the top and water your new plant! Since the bulb is small, a small amount of water will suffice each day. If the soil is still relatively moist, skip a watering. 

5. Hang in a sunny window or outdoors and watch your plant grow! Great for kids!