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Cigs365.com - Close Out Letter 09/28/2012
Department of Health and Human Services
|Public Health Service
Food and Drug Administration
|Center for Tobacco Products
9200 Corporate Boulevard
Rockville MD 20850-3229
VIA USPS and Electronic Mail
To: Private Registry Authority
P.O. Box A2191
Sydney South, NSW
Australia 2000
Dear Sir or Madam:
The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products has completed an evaluation of the corrective actions following our Warning Letter dated July 24, 2012. Based on our evaluation, it appears that the violation(s) contained in the Warning Letter have been addressed by shutting down the website, www.cigs365.com.
This letter does not relieve you or your firm from the responsibility of taking all necessary steps to assure sustained compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and its implementing regulations or with other relevant legal authority. This letter also will not preclude any regulatory action should violations be observed in the future.
Ele Ibarra-Pratt
Group Leader
Promotion, Advertising, and Labeling Group
Office of Compliance and Enforcement
Center for Tobacco Products


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Europe's long-awaited snow boom continues. Strong winds have caused some of the higher slopes to be closed but fantastic skiing is available across the continent. Chamonix, France, is in tip-top condition after almost one metre of snow fell early last week. There is 75cm consolidated snow on the lower slopes and 175cm higher up. After strong winds kept the upper slopes shut last weekend, 85 per cent of the lifts at ski-perfect Crans Montana, Switzerland, are open, with a lower snow depth of 45cm and an upper depth of 250cm.
The east coast of the USA has had healthy snowfalls this week with Killington, Vermont, enjoying lower slope depths of 140cm, upper slope depths of 190cm and expecting more dumps this weekend. North of the border Mont Tremblant, Quebec, has benefited from the same cold weather conditions with lower slope depth of 70cm and 105cm higher up. But the west is best. Over a foot of fresh snow has left Fernie, BC, with 190cm lower depth and 310 higher up. Sell the house and go!
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Angela Abbrederis
Missing since April 2, 1996 from Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Classification: Endangered Missing
Vital Statistics
Circumstances of Disappearance
Abbrederis was last seen in Dallas, Texas on April 2, 1996. She is known to work in various men's clubs as a dancer. There were many clues to indicate that Ms. Abbrederis didn't leave her apartment under normal circumstances. She didn't take her vehicle or any clothing. Her dog was also left behind in her apartment. Her clothes, luggage, car keys and other personal items were left behind. Laundry was also left in the washer and dryer and piled on the bed.
Her boyfriend emptied their joint checking account, then took money from Ms. Abbrederis' savings account and signed over the title of one of her cars to himself. Foul play is possible.
Investigators Dallas Police Department
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Dallas Police Department
Agency Case Number: 392219E
NCIC Number: M-968375537 Source Information:
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.
Texas Department of Public Safety
The Dallas Morning News November 8, 1996
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I'm 21 yrs old, 180lb at present. I was obese as a child, 264 lbs, and have lost the weight and kept it off for 5 years now. In terms of getting the best long term results for a sleeker and tighter body shape, would it be best to have a bodylift with lipo to thighs, back and flanks (see pictures) or a tummytuck with lipo to thighs, back and flanks? I plan on maintaining 154 lbs comfortably with lifestyle changes before doing surgery and have reached this weight before. Thank you in advance! :)
Is a Bodylift Best or a Tummy Tuck? (photo)
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Losing Weight and Surgery
Thank you for your question and pictures. Congratulations on your weight loss!
A good physical examination is in your best interest. From the photos, it looks like an extended tummy tuck with liposuction would give you a nice result.
Patients who have lost a significant amount of weight may have skin elasticity issues so make sure you are visiting with a well experienced plastic surgeon who has experience working with patients who have lost significant weight.
Learn more: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/weightloss.htm
Body Lift or Tummy Tuck?
Dear Spat230,
Congratulations on your weight loss and success in keeping it off. From your photos, it appears that you would do well with an extended abdominoplasty in combination with aggressive liposuction of your back, flanks/love handles, and thighs. However, the success of this combination of procedures depends on the quality of your skin and its ability to contract after liposuction. In order to determine your skin quality, an examination is necessary and should be performed be a board certified plastic surgeon. If your skin quality is less than optimal, then a body lift may be the better option for you. Hope this helps and again, great job in losing the weight and keeping it off.
Getting rid of love handles. / Eliminando la grasa de la cintura
You will look fabulous once your love handles are removed. The pictures you took, coupled with the weight you lost, shows the procedures you need. Doing just a tummy-tuck and liposuction of your back and sides will not remove excess tissue that is there. Therefore I would recomend you have a beltectomy as well. This will lift up the butt and outer thighs and remove your love handles for a great sleek look. Good luck with your surgery.
Anire Okpaku MD FACS
Usted puede lucir fabulosa despues de eliminar la grasa de la cintura. Las fotos que usted tomo, mas el peso que usted ha perdido ensenan el procedimiento indicado.
Solamente atraves del tummy tuck combinado com liposuccion de la espalda y cintura no se le puede remover el exceso de tejido acumulado en estas areas. Por esta razon, le recomiendo un levantamiento de la parte inferior de la espalda/gluetos (beltectomy). Este procedimiento le va levantar los gluteos y la parte externa de los muslos y remover la grasa de la cintura para un aspecto mas elegante.
Suerte en su cirugia!
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Bodylift or Tummy Tuck After Weight Loss
Dear spat230,
Congratulations on your weight loss!
If you are planning to lose another 25 pounds, it would be best to wait until you have lost the additional weight to choose a treatment plan.
A full or extended tummy tuck with liposuction may be a good option for you. However, a body lift with liposuction may be an even better option, depending on how much sagging skin you have in the lower and lateral (side) regions of your trunk, hips, thighs, and buttocks.
Warmest wishes,
Larry Fan, MD
Extended tummy tuck or body lift
Thank you for your question and the pictures. Both procedures are on the table. What is missing here is direct examination to evaluate the skin laxity. This will determine which procedure gives you the best contour. Liposuction is usually included in both procedures.
These two procedures are not interchangeable, but each has its own indications and both will give excellent result if applied to the right patient.
I would like to congratulate you on your effort to loose wight and wish you all the best.
Procedural Recommendations
Thank you for your photos. You will probably benefit from an extended tummy tuck with addition liposuction. But a physical exam would be needed to make any recommendations. In addition, you plan to lose an addition 20-30 lbs more. I would wait until your weight loss has stabilized before opting for any body contouring procedures. Best of luck!
Dr. Basu
Houston, TX
Learn more: http://www.basuplasticsurgery.com
Tummy tuck
That's a very good question the best way to give you an accurate response is to exam you. You should go see a well-qualified surgeon to give his professional opinion. From the pictures you have posted a Tummy Tuck would give you great results with Liposuction of flanks and inner and outer thighs. Hope that helps.
Tummy tuck (sort of)
Congratulations on your weight loss and keep it up! You'll get the best results from any surgery if you can get your weight where you want it and keep it there.
As far as surgical recommendations, based on your pictures alone I'd recommend an extended version of a tummy tuck with some liposuction of the hips, lower flank, and potentially the outer thighs. The subtleties of both it and a body lift are things that need to be worked out in person with your surgeon before deciding on a procedure.
Best of luck, and again, congratulations!
Dr. Hall
Body Lift or Tummy Tuck with a little more weight to lose.
Congratulations on your weight loss- and maintaining it for the past 5 years. As you have an additional 26 pounds that you'd like to lose, it would be best to lose this weight prior to getting an opinion. There is no doubt that a tummy tuck is in order. With the amount of weight loss, though, most plastic surgeon would like to evaluate (in person), the integrity of the skin prior to suggesting liposuction versus skin excision. If the skin still has a fair amount of elasticity, I would suggest liposuction. If the skin did not maintain its elasticity or has a fair amount of stretch marks, then I would suggest body lift. Good luck with the last 26 pounds!
A tummy tuck and liposuction would probably be best
Learn more: http://aaaplasticsurgery.com
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Samsung More Than Quadruples Smartphone Sales; Outsells Nokia, Apple
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April 27, 2012 3:16 PM
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One in every four phones (of any kind) sold is now a Samsung; company earns $4.45B USD
When it comes to smartphones it's a tale of haves and have-nots. Last year Apple, Inc. (
) and Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (
) (the top Android phonemaker) accounted for 90 percent of the sales of high-end handsets. The rest of the pack was left behind, trying to peddle lower-end hardware (often lower margin), or compete for the remaining 10 percent in the high-end, high-margin market.
I. Samsung Outsells Apple in Smartphones
For companies like HTC Corp. (
) who have
watched in dismay
as Apple and Samsung gobbled up their market share, Q1 2012 sadly brought little relief. Just a week after Apple posted
a record profit of $11.6B USD
on a $39.2B USD revenue, Samsung
[PDF], posting a record $4.45B USD (5.05T Won) in profit on a $39.88B USD (45.27T Won) revenue.
In Q1 Samsung was on top of the smartphone industry, beating out Apple in unit sales.
Samsung's attractive models beat out Apple in unit sales. [Image Source: Shootspeak]
Of its
profit ($5.15B USD; 5.85T Won), $3.76B USD (4.27T Won) -- roughly three quarters -- came from the company's mobile (phones, tablets) unit.
is citing experts as stating that Samsung sold 44m smartphones for the quarter. That would put it ahead of its more-profitable rival Apple on a sales basis. Apple sold 35.1m iPhones for the quarter, placing it roughly 25 percent behind Samsung in sales.
The numbers are particularly impressive, given that a year ago Apple was estimated to outsell Samsung nearly 2-to-1 [
]. The Samsung triumph came to incredible growth. While Apple managed to double its smartphone sales on a year-to-year basis, Samsung more than quadrupled its sales -- a superhuman feat.
Samsung more than quadrupled its phone sales on a yearly basis. [Image Source: Flickr]
The strong performance by Samsung's rival wasn't altogether bad for the electronics company either. It raked in a profit of $669.6M USD (0.76T) Won -- or half of the remaining non-smartphone profit -- from its semiconductor division. With
DRAM prices plunging
to new lows, much of that profit likely comes from Samsung's
lucrative contract
to produce Apple's CPUs. Nearly every iPhone and iPad sold today carries a CPU
produced at Samsung's Texas plant
, which is just miles away from one of Apple's largest U.S. call centers.
a legal war
and an ocean between them, the pair remains closely tied even as they compete fiercely on the smartphone market.
II. Samsung Takes the Crown of the World's Top Phonemaker
Samsung reached an important milestone in the first quarter, with total phone sales (including feature phones) of over 90 million units (93.5 million by Strategy Analytics'
). With Nokia Oyj.'s (
) sales plunging to 82.7m units (11.9m smartphones; including feature phones). Samsung is outselling Nokia's smartphones nearly 4-to-1, but it's also punishing the Finnish phonemaker in the budget market.
Nokia has tried to revitalize its budget phone lineup adding smartphone-like features, as seen in its
new Asha models
. But the carrier features a big problem in that feature phones -- a market it long dominated -- are a dying market.
In Q1 2011 Nokia sold an estimated 84.3m feature phones. In Q1 2012 it sold approximately 70.8m feature phones, a drop of over 16 percent. By contrast Samsung sold an estimated 58.1m features phones in Q1 2011, and only 49.5m in Q1 2012 -- a drop of roughly 15 percent.
It's official: Samsung is king of the phone market. [Image: Peter Jackson/Newline Cinema]
In other words, Nokia and Samsung's feature phone sales are vanishing at almost the same rate, but the key difference is that Samsung more than quadrupled its smartphone sales, while Nokia saw its smartphone sales actually fall to half their Q1 2011 values.
In other words, smartphones are what won Samsung the lead, or on the flip side of the coin, what lost Nokia the lead.
The key factor that's dragged Nokia down is the fact that it's allowed Symbian to linger around far too long. The majority of Nokia's top 20 smartphones
still run Symbian
. And yet the company has announced that the platform will
be dead soon
. Consumers don't want to buy a product that's on death row, so many are opting simply to abandon Nokia. By contrast, Samsung offers consumers one consistent option -- Android -- with the promise of long-term support.
With Samsung's
highly anticipated Galaxy S3
about to drop, Samsung looks unlikely to fade in smartphone sales.
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Medical Definition of Ethylene oxide
Ethylene oxide: A chemical widely used in the health care industry to sterilize medical devices and also used to make other chemicals.
In the year 2000 the US government upgraded ethylene oxide to the status of a "known human carcinogen." There is an increased risk for leukemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in workers exposed to ethylene oxide.
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