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Box Wine Theatre to Present MINIATURE HORSES DON'T GO TO HEAVEN, Begin. 7/31
Box Wine Theatre presents "'Miniature Horses Don't Go to Heaven' and Other Plays Inspired by Real News Headlines" by Adam Sharp at the 2014 Minnesota Fringe Festival. Show dates are on July 31 at 8:30 PM, August 2 at 7 PM, August 5 at 5:30 PM, August 8 at 8:30 PM, and August 10 at 1:00 PM. All performances will be at New Century Theatre located at 615 Hennepin Ave #145, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Tickets are $12. To make reservations, visit www.fringefestival.org/2014/show/?id=2767.
This production is made up of six dark comedies inspired by actual news headlines: "Pit Bulls Kill Miniature Horse Donated to Cancer-Stricken Child," "Man Kidnaps Woman Who Refuses Marriage Proposal," "Man Accused of Attacking Body in Open Casket During Funeral," "Girl's Prosthetic Leg Stolen -- Twice," "Doctors Grow New Ear on Woman's Arm" and "Man Kills Deer With Bare Hands in Bedroom."
Performers include: John McConville, Lesley J. Rice, Adam Sharp, Cody Stewart and Allison True. Directed by Bethany Simmons
Sharp's title scene "Miniature Horses Don't Go to Heaven" was originally staged by Swandive Theatre in 2008 in the ten-minute play festival, "Quickies". The full length production of the show was produced by Box Wine Theatre in 2010 at Bryant Lake Bowl.
Founded in 2008 by Adam Sharp and Bethany Simmons, Box Wine Theatre's mission is to bring high quality theatrical productions to the stage on a low budget. Our goal is to bring a meaningful experience to our audience while sparking new ideas and encouraging the questioning of mainstream social norms and opinions.
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T-Mobile G2 is now selling for the easy to tolerate price of free
0. phoneArena posted on 17 Jan 2011, 16:31
Arguably one of the best Android smartphones available on T-Mobile's lineup right now, the G2 is seeing a spectacular drop in price to free for those interested in signing a 2-year agreement...
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1. ILikeBubbles (Posts: 525; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
Too bad i'm on Verizon... i'd move on this deal. i like the G2 a lot, except for the slide-out qwerty.... but i'm just not a fan of hardware keyboards :p good move T-Mo. unfortunately they do kind of suck... about a month ago my boyfriend got a txt from T-Mo saying that they were throttling his data connection because he had used too much on his 'unlimited' plan... they were not kidding. He couldn't even talk on the phone without dropping a call after that!!!! So as much as i love the G2... ill have to pass.
2. Eric (unregistered)
Ummmm, throttling on the data plan has nothing to do with making your phone drop calls...
3. mfrapp20 (Posts: 14; Member since: 07 Dec 2010)
I have to agree with Eric, and by now everyone knows that there is not a single carrier around that will give you 'unlimited data.' You have to use data sparingly. Also, count you and your boyfriend lucky that you have a data plan. I just have a prepaid card.


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Australian shares started the new financial year with their biggest weekly rise since February, after Friday marked the first time the market had posted a three day winning streak since May. The local bourse was buoyed by an increasingly positive outlook for growth in both the United States and China.
Both the S&P / ASX 200 and the broader All Ordinaries Index gained 1.5 per cent over the week to close at 5525 points and 5511.8 points respectively, as the Reserve Bank of Australia elected on Tuesday to keep interest rates on hold at 2.5 per cent.
The benchmark index added 0.6 per cent on Friday peeking above 5500 points for the first time in a month, after following a positive lead from Wall St where an upbeat US labour market report propelled the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average to fresh record highs.
On Wednesday, US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen admitted the central bank's unprecedented quantitative easing had increased risk appetite.
"The continuing wind down and end of the Fed's QE, that has fuelled inflows into Australian shares, seems likely to keep gains in the equity market measured and requiring earnings growth to sustain them," Citi equity strategist Tony Brennan said.
In currency markets, the Australian dollar was trading at US93.65¢ by Friday's close, down from US95.04¢ on Tuesday, after RBA governor Glenn Stevens said on Thursday the dollar was more than a few cents overvalued and repeated his caution to property investors that house prices can fall.
The big four banks, which have swollen their loan books throughout the housing recovery fuelled by record low interest rates. continued to grind higher over the week.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia rose 0.6 per cent to $81.95 despite the bank announcing on Thursday that it would launch an inquiry into dodgy practices in its financial planning business amid mounting calls for a Royal Commission into the scandal as recommended by a Senate inquiry.
Meanwhile Westpac Banking Corporation added 0.7 per cent to $34.40, National Australia Bank lifted 2.1 per cent to $33.73, and ANZ Banking Group gained 0.5 per cent at $33.78.
Telstra Corporation rose 1.5 per cent over the five sessions to $5.34.
The biggest miners got a boost amid some better than forecast manufacturing data out of China on Tuesday. Both the official China manufacturing purchasing managers' index, and the HSBC manufacturing PMI for June clocked in over 50, the level that indicates quickening growth for the first time since December.
After starting the week by moving lower, the spot price for iron ore, delivered in China, recovered 1.7 per cent to a one-month high at $US96.50 a tonne. The iron ore spot price is down 28 per cent since January 1.
Resources giant BHP Billiton lifted 3.2 per cent to $37.57, while main rival Rio Tinto gained 4.2 per cent to $62.60.
Atypically, gold and oil prices edged lower despite increased geo-political risk from the middle east after militant group ISIS declared a caliphate straddling Iraq and Syria.
Despite the weaker commodity prices most major oil and gas producers crept higher. Woodside Petroleum, the biggest oil producer on the bourse, rose 1.2 per cent to $41.81. Electricity and gas retailer Origin Energy was a laggard, down 2.1 per cent at $14.39.
Retail conglomerate Wesfarmers rose 2.6 per cent to $42.94, after slashing the book value of Target on Wednesday. Rival Woolworths gained 2.1 per cent at $36.42.
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AN animal lover has been left devastated after his two pet ducks were beheaded in a gruesome attack.
Kevin Powlesland, aged 41, was house sitting for family on The Park in Penketh when his two Pekin ducks were killed, with just the heads left behind.
He had left them in an enclosed garden at the rear of the property but when getting up to feed them on Sunday, December 9, he was greeted by the grisly scene.
"I got up in the morning and made my usual noises but they didn't come running," said Mr Powlesland.
"I looked around and there was two heads lying on the floor that had been cut off - there was blood everywhere.
"It was awful."
Mr Powlesland, of Liverpool Road, Great Sankey, had heard banging at around 1am but thought it was the wind.
He had raised the ducks from the age of eight weeks after contacting their former owner through Facebook who said they could not care for them any more.
The Golden Square security guard believes they were killed for meat, with Pekin duck, also known as Long Island duck, commonly used in Chinese recipes.
He was looking after the home of Monica Frayne, who had been on holiday in Cyprus.
An alleyway runs down the back of properties on The Park, which separates homes from their gardens.
A gate in Mrs Frayne's garden had been smashed down to get to the garden where the two ducks were kept.
She said: "All of our neighbours are pet lovers and everyone was delighted to come along with their kids and feed them.
"I don't know how anyone could think of doing that.
"They were beautiful big white ducks that didn't harm anybody."
Her grandson, Niall, aged 2, would often play with the friendly birds and she says he has been 'very upset' by the incident.
She said: "He used to go out in the garden and call them by quacking and they would come running over to him.
"It's shocking, just beyond belief that someone could do something like this.
"I think that people who have got pets in the area should be aware this has happened."


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In its first two acts, the home-invasion thriller You're Next throws in so many clich©s, one starts to assume it was made by someone who has never seen a horror movie.
How else to explain all these characters faced with deadly assault employing the most pinheaded strategies from the slasher-movie playbook? Let's split up. I'll make a solo run for the car. Send mom to bed alone..
Director Adam Wingard has made a few genre movies (Pop Skull, A Horrible Way to Die) and one guesses he has seen quite a few more. You're Next seems especially beholden to The Strangers (2008), another home-invasion movie in which Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman's intimate romantic weekend was ruined by a trio of remorseless psychos wearing inappropriate -- but creepy -- masks.
And so it goes here, except it is an entire fractious family discovering they're the ones being served up during an anniversary dinner at a remote country estate.
Dad Paul (Rob Moran) is a defence contractor and if this is the country home, he's evidently rolling in it. Mom Aubrey (Barbra Crampton) is heavily medicated for nerves.
Their college professor son Crispian (A.J. Bowen) is apologetic in advance to his Australian girlfriend Erin (Sharni Vinson) about his family, and it's easy to see why. His brother, Drake (Joe Swanberg), is one of those siblings who can't resist an opportunity to needle. Another brother, Felix, (Nicholas Tucci), is content to stay sullen and close to his creepy goth girlfriend Zee (Wendy Glenn). Little sister Aimee (Amy Seimetz) is the youngest and thus has a need to prove herself, even after her boyfriend Tariq (horror filmmaker Ti West) is an early casualty of an inexplicably hostile masked gang.
These individuals employ arrows, a machete and an axe as their tools of terror, apparently for no other reason than for the fun of it.
But to the surprise of everyone, Erin emerges as an individual who knows a thing or two about defending herself against this kind of co-ordinated attack.
So yes, director Wingard and screenwriter do trot out a few horror clich©s, but when it counts, they deliver some effective jolts, especially when it emerges the killers aren't as unmotivated as initially believed.
The film's other distinction is that the characters aren't the usual slasher fodder: nerd, jock, slut, etc. If no masked psychos made an appearance, this family might have kept our attention under the banner of a mumblecore comedy or maybe a solid indie drama.
Vinson likely would have held her own in any case. She is an impressive presence wielding axe, machete and meat tenderizer against her brutal foes. But one senses she might be just as impressive as an indie heroine wielding a sardonic observation or a cutting retort.
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Miami Art Deco 2009
Photography by Darren Martin
by Darren Martin
About the Book
Art Deco was a popular international art design movement from 1925 until the 1940's. At the time, this style was seen as elegant, glamorous, functional and modern.
This book documents just some of the Art Deco architecture that makes Sth. Beach Miami such a cool place. A place where time has stood still.
This is Miami Art Deco 2009.
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- Category Architecture
Large Format Landscape, 13×11 in, 33×28 cm
108 Pages
- Hardcover, Dust Jacket: 9781320030953
- Hardcover, ImageWrap: 9781320030960
- Publish Date Feb 09, 2010
- Language English
- Tags art deco, south beach, street photography, Miami, photography, architecture, design, travel, florida
About the Creator
With a career as an award winning Creative Director behind him, Darren has a wealth of experience in art, design, advertising & photography having worked through the line at various agencies in Sydney, Australia. Over the years his passion for photography has grown and his work has been recognised at various Australian and International photography award shows and competitions. Success includes a Top 20 finalist in the Australia Day 'Living Australian' 2010 photography competition as well as winning the Peoples Choice award, finalist in the international 2011 PBN 'Photography Book Now' travel photography book category, a finalist in the 2012 Sydney International Food Festival 'Shoot the Chef' competition, selected as an Australian winner in the 2011 'Corbis Creatives Behind the Lens' competition as well as becoming an overall Top 10 regional winner. Recently his book "Keep on Rocking!" - 50's culture - received Top 10 finalist status at the 2013 Ballarat International Foto Biennale
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Joe Ownbey The colors and composition of these photos has a tropical energy that enhances the fifties/sixties feel of Cuban presence. Very stimulating work.
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Gregory Nance Congrats on being a staff pick. You have some beautiful photos. What time of the year were those taken?
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Mahaska County Salvation Army begins first Christmas in July
This week, customers of Hy-Vee, Wal-Mart, and Fareway in Mahaska County will hear the kettle bells that normally remind shoppers that Christmas is coming.
The Mahaska County Salvation Army is holding a new initiative called the Christmas in July to raise $10,000. From Wednesday through Saturday, July 10-20, ten days volunteers will ring bells next to Red Kettles outside the above stores in the Oskaloosa area to meet the goal.
Jerry Morrison, Chairperson for the Mahaska County Salvation Army, said the organization has started recruiting volunteers and in the Christmas season they have had more than 351 volunteers brave the cold. Hopefully most or more volunteers will brave the heat for an hour or two.
"We are really looking to our community right now to help with this," Jerry Morrison said in a press release about the campaign. "By having a volunteer at a Red Kettle stand, people are much more likely to donate. An unmanned kettle typically means an empty kettle, and empty kettles won't allow us to reach out to the community the way it needs us to."
Morrison said local Salvation Army officials started the campaign as a way to combat typically low donations during the summer months. This, he said, is because people tend to take vacations or leave the area.
"What people don't realize is that we're here all year," he said. "Our expenses in the summer do not go down like our donations do."
Some of the Salvation Army expenses include assisting people with housing, utilities, food, and other emergencies he said.
Although the organization has not yet reached its goal in volunteers, the people who have decided to get involved are happy to do it.
One resident said she heard the Salvation Army needed volunteers and decided to sign up. She will be working a two-hour shift on Wednesday afternoon at the Wal-Mart.
"I thought, Why not, since we're gone all winter," she said. "I now have a whole new respect for people who do this in the winter."
Officials decided to have the campaign last only ten days because of the warm weather. "The Salvation Army has already received donated water to help with hydration of the volunteers outside."
Anyone interested in bell ringing for an hour or two or more between 8 am and 8 pm please call Jerry Morrison at 641-660-0173 or Karen at 641-295-0942. We will have locations available at Wal-Mart, Hy-vee and Fareway.
Anyone interested in making donations may mail them to: P. O. Box 487, Oskaloosa, IA 52577.
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When it's time to update firmware on, say, a router or a switch, the vast majority of folks head to the vendor site and grab whatever version they need, easy-peasy. But a large and growing number of admins don't have that luxury because the vendor requires paid support contracts to access those files -- and, in many cases, will only allow access to firmware for hardware covered under those contracts.
Even if you have a hefty support bill for a dozen devices on your network from the same vendor, you may not be able to download a much-needed update for an older unit because it isn't covered. Few things are more frustrating than finding a link to a firmware update that will fix all your problems, only to be prevented from downloading it because of such restrictions.
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It's enough to make even the mildest-mannered admins seethe -- to the point where they take a walk on the wild side and download black market firmware.
When the chips (and possibly the network) are down, admins may be left with little recourse. Even if they decide to add a device to the support contract to access much-needed firmware, that would take days -- not an option during a midnight firefight. So with a deep sense on unease, they turn to BitTorrent and file hosting sites to download these images, without really knowing if they're legitimate. It's a calculated risk at this point: If the network is down or hobbled, but can be brought back together via a downloaded image of questionable lineage, it might be worth it, at least in the interim. After all, what's the worst that could happen? A fradulent image that brings down the network?
With a tiny bit of Google-fu, you can easily locate firmware images for just about everything. There are torrents available that contain dozens of firmware releases for Cisco ASA firewalls, routers, and switches. Pull that down, load up the right image, and off you go -- but you're now running firewalls, routers, or switches on code from an unknown origin. If you can't access the checksums from the original image, you're gambling that these images have been provided by good Samaritans who've been in this situation before, rather than a gang of Chinese hackers who have surreptitiously slipped in their own backdoor code. Again, when everyone's running around with their hair on fire, it's a risk that many would take.
In an ideal world, a scenario like this would be followed later, in calmer times, by someone procuring the proper support access, downloading a verified image, and replacing the questionable code. But I'd wager that only a small percentage of these situations have that outcome. Most times, the black market image will remain in perpetuity, especially if an outside consultant fixed the problem in this manner.
Of course, there are those poor, unfortunate souls who toil under management that refuses to spend money on silly things like support contracts, and they wind up running most of the core infrastructure on firmware they downloaded from a PirateBay tracker. They may have no other choice. When you give nontechnical management the choice between "free" downloads and a $100,000 annual support contract, caution and reason can get shoved aside.
There's also the gray market scenario. Clearly, vendors would prefer that you buy new gear from only them, but in many cases, you can get the same functionality from a used device off eBay for a tenth the cost. Again, the reward may outweigh the risk in this instance, but good luck getting a vendor support contract on that used device; many vendors require a recertification of the hardware that can cost nearly as much as a new unit. Think of it as a "tough love" gesture to make sure you keep buying the brand-new stuff.
There are certainly valid reasons that some vendors guard their firmware in this manner. Many, like Cisco, offer a variety of different features in different firmware revisions and want more money for those advanced features -- too bad they also throw the baby out with the bathwater with these restrictions. In many cases, the firmware that is needed is actually the same firmware that's already on the device, but has become corrupted or otherwise rendered unusable.
When budgets are tight and IT is under the gun to do a whole lot with just a little, going the gray/black market route is a viable option. If handled properly and with caution, it can result in a substantial cost savings without sacrificing any functionality or performance -- but only if you don't mind walking on the wild side.
This story, "Secondhand networks and back-alley firmware," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Read more of Paul Venezia's The Deep End blog at InfoWorld.com. For the latest business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.


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- - Ample built in designer shelving & storage
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*50% OFF ALL ADMIN FEES FOR THIS PROPERTY*Available from the 30th April, also available as a short let (£650 per week). This smart interior designed apartment set within a modern block right in the heart of Soho. Entering the apartment through a smart entrance hallway, you get the impression of space immediately. The reception room has an unusual sloping ceiling with a row of 'skylight' windows just below the apex on the rear side. There is a smart chic interior with large corner sofa bed to accommodate guests. The clever use of space with great storage makes the kitchen equally appealing with integrated high end appliances. The master bedroom is both large and intimate, with ample built in designer shelving and storage with modern fixtures. The bathroom is finished to the highest standards with underfloor heating, slate tiling and a power shower. This is a fantastic one bedroom property ideal for any tenant.
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Both individuals vying for the soon-to-be-vacant Ward 2 alderman spot in St. Clair simply felt the time was right for them to jump into the political arena.
City voters who reside in that ward will choose between Theresa Lustwerk, 56, and Gregory Talleur, 43, on April 8. The polls will be open at St. Clair City Hall from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Note: The print version of Wednesday's St. Clair Missourian incorrectly listed the polling place.)
A simple majority will determine the winner.
"When I heard about the opening, something just clicked, and it seemed like the right thing to do at the right time," Lustwerk said. "I wanted to get involved to see if there was anything I could add."
"Over the past few years I have contemplated running for alderman but have never felt I had enough time to participate," Talleur said. "But at this time of my life, I feel this is the best time for me and my family to make this sacrifice."
Whomever is elected will replace Glenn Richards, who was appointed by Mayor Ron Blum earlier this year to fill the spot vacated by Travis Dierker, who resigned to become St. Clair's assistant city administrator. The term is for two years.
The race is the only one on the local ballot this spring. In Ward 1, incumbent Nathan Tate was the only individual to file.
Lustwerk is a detective for the Franklin County Sheriff's Office and works part time as one of the county's death investigators through the St. Louis County Medical Examiner's Office. Before being employed by the county, she was a patrolman for the St. Clair Police Department for three years and earned officer of the year recognition one of those years.
"I have no qualifications other than life itself," she said when asked about her experience. "I have lived in town for over 30 years. I feel I know this place.
"I'm a black and white person. I have a very low tolerance for BS. Through my experience and training, I can listen to all sides and feel I can make good and fair decisions."
Talleur has been employed at the Ameren Missouri Labadie Energy Center since 2001. He grew up in St. Clair and graduated from St. Clair High School in 1989. During his spare time, he coaches little league sports.
"I have a desire to help the community and a belief you can make a difference," he said. "I feel I have the ability to work with others. I do not take action very often without first some research and investigation into the subject. You have to be able to make decisions and not take others' positions and opinions as a personal attack on what you believe, and I think I can do that very well."
City's Needs
Both candidates feel St. Clair has a list of needs.
"St. Clair's most pressing needs are, of course, a lack of revenue for the city and an aging infrastructure," Talleur said. "Another issue is the amount of rental versus home ownership in the community. Civic pride has gone away over the years, and it is very difficult to make changes to any tax base when only a couple of hundred folks come out to vote."
Lustwerk centered her thoughts more on the status quo.
"I feel St. Clair's most pressing needs are to be able to maintain what we currently have and to grow," she said, adding that she believes local residents are vested in the community. "The people have an opinion, thoughts and ideas."
She also said she puts "no stock in political promises or stances."
As far as implementing any plans or ideas, Lustwerk said, "I have no plans to implement anything yet, just get elected."
Talleur said he didn't have a specific agenda, but "there are lots of opportunities for this city based on its geographical location, and we have missed out on a lot of these opportunities over the past 20 years. My goal is to work with the existing city government and reach out to those who are willing to invest in a community and do our best to make St. Clair their choice."
Talleur also said his goals would be "to get involved as quick as I can" and "to make St. Clair the most attractive town for business and industry to relocate."
"We need to make St. Clair a place where people want to buy a home and make our city their home rather than rent and pass through in six months," he said.
Lustwerk said a short-term goal would be "to find out what the city is up to, what they have planned and jump on board."
She added that "long-term goals are not realistic right now."
In the planning area, Lustwerk admitted she does not know much about the city's comprehensive plan developed in 2009, but she said she is more "excited than I've been in a long time about the direction that this town is going in."
"I would like to see St. Clair's reputation improve," she said. "I'd like to see that we have a clean, well-maintained city. I would like to see a couple of major businesses here, too, not only for help with retail, but jobs. People in Washington will drive to Union for things. People in St. Clair drive to Union, Washington, etc., but no one wants to drive to St. Clair for anything."
Talleur said he believes St. Clair's current comprehensive plan "is still valid."
"I would like to see St. Clair rival with its surrounding communities with retail and manufacturing allowing the city budget to increase by at least one-third over the next five years," he said.
To get there, he said, "I don't know really what the answer is. The only answer I have is that we have to keep working toward making St. Clair attractive for those willing to invest."
Lustwerk had similar thoughts about getting and sustaining growth.
"People need a decent house to buy," she said. "It's my personal observation that people who own things take better care of them. Businesses that have jobs and retailers are essential as well. It is the circle of life."
As far as the St. Clair Regional Airport and the city's continual efforts to close it to make way for some of that retail development, Lustwerk said she doesn't know enough about it to comment on it.
"I know it has been a topic of conversation for some time," she said. "Until now, I didn't pay any attention to the matter. I would like to know more about it before taking a stand on it."
Talleur agrees with the city's stance that the airport should be closed, but thinks the administration should look at other options as well.
"I agree with the current plan to close the airport," he said. "However, with government red tape and bureaucracy being what it is we cannot put all of our eggs in this one basket.
"There are huge chunks of property at each of the three (St. Clair) exits (on Interstate 44) that lay undeveloped and are opportunities for us. Can those areas be developed? These are things that need to be looked at. With the seventh extension from the Federal Aviation Administration, I think it's safe to say there is no real end in sight."
Closing Comments
Talleur said if elected, he will "come into this willing to work."
"I speak my mind and don't beat around the bush very much," he said. "It's important to know that my family comes first, and I will not compromise their safety or well-being."
He also wants residents to get involved in the election process.
"Make your voice heard and come out to vote, regardless if it is for me or not."
Lustwerk said she does not have an agenda or any political experience, but "I am held to a higher standard on a daily basis. I think I could carry that over into helping direct this city on a positive path that we all could benefit."


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by Charles Onians – PARIS (AFP)
Palestinians won entry to UNESCO on Monday, scoring a symbolic victory in their battle for full membership of the United Nations in a move that Israel and the US said harmed hopes for peace.
"The general conference decides to admit Palestine as a member of UNESCO," said the resolution that was adopted to loud applause by 107 countries, with 14 voting against and 52 abstaining.
"Accepting Palestine into UNESCO is a victory for (our) rights, for justice and for freedom," Mahmud Abbas' spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina quoted the Palestinian president as saying. Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Malki, who was at the UN cultural body's Paris headquarters for the vote, hailed "a historic moment that gives Palestine back some of its rights," while Israel said it distanced peace. "This is a unilateral Palestinian manoeuvre which will bring no change on the ground but further removes the possibility for a peace agreement," the Israeli foreign ministry said in a statement. White House spokesman Jay Carney said the move was "premature and undermines the international community's shared goal of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East." But Malki insisted there was no connection between the UNESCO move and the possible resumption of peace negotiations, stalled by Israel's ongoing construction of settlements in occupied Palestinian territory.
"I don't think that our status at UNESCO will have a negative impact on relaunching peace talks," Malki said. "There is no link between the two issues."
France, which had voiced serious doubts about the motion, in the end approved it along with almost all Arab, African, Latin American and Asian nations, including China and India. Israel, the United States, Canada, Australia and Germany voted against, while Japan and Britain abstained. The United States and Israel are set now to withdraw their funding from the UN cultural body, while other UN agencies may have to debate the thorny issue. Washington has slammed the move as counterproductive and premature, while Israel's ambassador Nimrod Barkan admitted before the vote that he was resigned to the Palestinians gaining entry. Staunch Israel ally the United States in the 1990s banned the financing of any United Nations organisation that accepts Palestine as a full member, meaning the body would lose $70 million (50 million euros), or 22 percent of its annual budget. US ambassador to UNESCO David Killion said after the vote that "this action today will complicate our ability to support UNESCO programmes." Barkan slammed countries that "have adopted a science fiction version of reality by admitting a non-existent state to the science organisation…. UNESCO should deal in science not science fiction."
He admitted that the vote, while symbolic, could have a knock-on effect: "There is potential for a cascading effect of this resolution on many other UN specialised agencies and in New York."
Palestinian leader Abbas submitted the request for membership of the UN General Assembly in September, and the UN Security Council is to meet on November 11 to decide whether to hold a formal vote on the application. As a permanent Security Council member the United States says it will veto any resolution granting full UN membership to the Palestinians, but no one can veto measures at UNESCO. Arab states braved intense US and French diplomatic pressure to bring the motion before the UNESCO executive committee in October, which passed it by 40 votes in favour to four against, with 14 abstentions. The Palestinians previously had observer status at UNESCO. Washington boycotted UNESCO from 1984 to 2003 over what the State Department called "growing disparity between US foreign policy and UNESCO goals." Despite the 20-year US boycott, President Barack Obama now considers UNESCO a strategic interest and Washington sees it as a useful multilateral way to spread certain Western values.


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ASX Limited has moved to allay investor fears it will be harder to pull off an international deal while it has a monopoly on the clearing of trades, claiming the government's decision to block competition actually lifts uncertainty for potential buyers.
Mr Swan blocked an $8 billion takeover of the ASX by the Singapore Exchange in 2011 on national interest grounds and the stock exchange's chances of chasing an alternative deal have been restricted by uncertainty over the future of its monopoly on clearing. Despite the government's verdict going in its favour, shares in the ASX fell on Monday as some investors believe the company's monopoly will make it more difficult to pull off a deal.
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Mr Funke-Kupper said in a statement that the ASX would commit to a "code of practice" insisted on by the government to prevent it from using its monopoly position to overcharge traders or engage in other anti-competitive behaviour.
"ASX will work with industry stakeholders to develop a code," he told investors.
However, one major investment bank, which did not wish to be identified, said the planned code of practice would be "toothless" and that the ASX would continue overcharging for clearing and settlement services.
Mr Swan ruled against stripping the exchange of its monopoly after taking advice from the powerful Council of Financial Regulators, which warned that it would impose additional costs on the financial sector. The decision is a blow for London-based LCH.Clearnet, which had applied for a licence to move into the Australian market and compete with the ASX.
Chanticleer columnist Tony Boyd analyses what the government's decision means for potential takeovers.
The government's decision split the financial industry as some welcomed the move to maintain the status quo while other warned the ASX would use its monopoly position to overcharge traders.
UBS Australia chief executive Matthew Grounds said the government had made the right decision.
"I think the government's decision here is a logical one for us and the market more broadly," he said.
"It is important to support the current market structure in cash equities and leverage the existing market infrastructure and the regulatory structure. It makes a lot of sense at a time when the industry is challenged."
However, others hit out at the decision, warning it was a step back for the Australian market and its desire to be taken seriously as a regional financial centre in Asia.
"It sends a bit of a mixed signal overseas that Australia's financial market is not ready for changes that it is in a fragile situation," Chi-X Australia chief executive Peter Fowler said. "We would like to be seen in the region as a financial hub. This says that we are not ready for change."
Bank of America Merrill Lynch's chief executive in Australia, Craig Drummond, said maintaining the ASX's monopoly would help safeguard the market.
"I know some people in the market have been saying that it is a monopoly and that it should be broken down," he said. "But I think there needs to be a compelling business case and I have not seen a compelling business case in what is a small market. The other issue is that market integrity is so important and I think the system is run pretty effectively."
Under the government's ruling, the ASX will have to consult brokers and investment banks on the development of the code. But there will be no intervention in the ASX's pricing decisions by regulators, although authorities will conduct a review after two years to decide whether tougher measures are needed.
"The stock exchange's costs for clearing are more expensive than other markets around the world. Market participants have missed out on the benefits of competition. The only one to benefit from it is the ASX, which has been allowed to maintain its monopoly," a source at a major investment bank said.
Mr Swan blocked the $8 billion takeover of the ASX in 2011 on national interest grounds, citing its monopoly over the clearing and settlements of trades as a key reason.
At the time, Mr Swan ordered the review on whether competition should be allowed in clearing and settlement, in effect ruling out any further deal involving the ASX until the issue was resolved.
No potential deal between the ASX and an international party is believed to be in the pipeline and analysts say there is virtually no prospect of one emerging while the federal election is in full swing. Sources who were heavily involved in the ASX's failed tie-up with the Singapore Exchange agreed the government's decision made another deal more likely.
"It makes it easier, not harder, to do something because it removes an uncertainty," one source said.
However, others say there is little prospect of another deal unless there is a change of government. They argue that a deal would be even harder to pull off politically given the ASX is being allowed to operate a government-sanctioned monopoly.
While the government has deferred competition for two years, those close to the issue believe the ASX could maintain its monopoly indefinitely if it does not use its position to jack up fees.
"While competition would be expected to deliver efficient outcomes, now may not be the appropriate time for changes that will have further cost implications for the industry, given current market conditions and the magnitude of regulatory change already under way," Mr Swan said in a statement.
The Council of Financial Regulators said in a report that the financial sector was wary of the increased regulatory costs that could emerge if international rivals where allowed to compete with the ASX.
"A clear theme from consultation with stakeholders was that currently difficult market conditions could exacerbate the impact of any operational and regulatory costs associated with the introduction of competition in equity clearing at this time," the Council's report said.
"Stakeholders highlighted the presently low level of trading activity, the magnitude of regulatory reforms recently undertaken or still underway, and the consequent pressure on technology budgets and firm profitability. There was, therefore, little appetite and capacity in the industry to accommodate significant further change."
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The Union Church building is 130 years old this year.
On Nov. 17, 1881, the church and vestry (which comprised the total edifice for 50 years) was dedicated and became the landmark and symbol of Elk River religious life. Only the Episcopalians had a building in Elk River prior to this.
Union Church is a historic building in the architectural tradition of New England from where the founders came. The land, given by Horatio and Melissa Houlton, was chosen between the two emerging town sites of growing Elk River in the 1870s.
The public is invited on Nov. 20 to the 10 a.m. service to celebrate this high event.
A photo display of the church building will be placed in the Fellowship Hall.


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The health effects of tobacco smoking refer to direct tobacco smoking as well as the inhalation of environmental or secondhand tobacco smoke. The WHO in the 2002 World Health Report[1] estimates that in developed countries, 26% of male deaths and 9% of female deaths can be attributed to smoking. Similarly, the United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention describes tobacco use as "the single most important preventable risk to human health in developed countries and an important cause of premature death worldwide".[2]
Primary risksEdit
The main health risks in tobacco pertain to diseases of the cardiovascular system, in particular smoking being a major risk factor for a myocardial infarction (heart attack), diseases of the respiratory tract such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and emphysema, and cancer, particularly lung cancer and cancers of the larynx and tongue. Prior to World War I, lung cancer was considered to be a rare disease, which most physicians would never see during their career. With the postwar rise in popularity of cigarette smoking, however, came a virtual epidemic of lung cancer.
Tobacco related illnesses kill 440,000 people per year.[3] That's about 1,205 per day, making it the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.
A person's increased risk of contracting disease is directly proportional to the length of time that a person continues to smoke as well as the amount smoked. However, if someone stops smoking, then these chances gradually decrease as the damage to their body is repaired.
Diseases linked to smoking tobacco cigarettes include:
- lung cancer[4] and other cancers
- stroke
- respiratory ailments such as the common cold and bronchitis
- peripheral vascular disease
- birth defects of pregnant smokers' offspring
- Buerger's disease (thromboangiitis obliterans)
- impotence
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema and chronic bronchitis in particular
- More likely to develop cataracts that may cause blindness
- Reduced memory and cognitive abilities (Biol Psychiatry. 2005 Jan 1;57(1):56-66) [2].
Cigar and pipe smokers tend to inhale less smoke than cigarette smokers, so their risk of lung cancer is lower but is still several times higher than the risk for nonsmokers. Pipe and cigar smokers are also at risk for cancers of the oral cavity, larynx (voice box), or esophagus, a risk which was widely hypothesized before any link between smoking and cancer was scientifically proved as seen in the news coverage of the tobacco-related cancers of two American presidents; Ulysses S. Grant died in 1885 at age sixty-three after a long and painful public battle with throat cancer which was widely assumed at the time to be the result of his lifelong cigar habit, and Grover Cleveland was diagnosed in 1893 with cancer of the left jaw, which was frequently remarked upon by the press and public as the side where he usually had a cigar clamped. Similarly, cancer of the mouth and jaw is also a risk for chewing tobacco. The benefits of smoking cessation are immediate: blood pressure, heart rate, and temperature return to normal range; heart attack risk decreases; ability to smell and taste is enhanced; circulation improves.
It is generally assumed that the major motivational factor behind smoking is the nicotine it contains. However, the practice of ingesting the smoke from a smoldering leaf generates an enormous number of active chemical compounds, loosely lumped together as 'tar', many of which are biologically reactive and potential health dangers. (Chewing tobacco is also carcinogenic, likely because similar compounds are generated in the practice of curing it; the Nordic snus, which is steam cured and therefore does not generate these compounds, is much less carcinogenic.) There are around 3000 chemicals found in tobacco smoke. Long term exposure to other compounds in the smoke, such as carbon monoxide, cyanide, and other compounds that damage lung and arterial tissue, are believed to be responsible for cardiovascular damage and for loss of elasticity in the alveoli, leading to emphysema and COPD. In addition, cigarettes contain 19 known carcinogens. [5]
Radioactive components of tobaccoEdit
In addition to chemical, nonradioactive carcinogens, tobacco and tobacco smoke contain small amounts of lead-210 (210Pb) and polonium-210 (210Po) both of which are radioactive carcinogens. Lead 210 is a product of the decay of radium-226 and, in turn, its decay product, radon-222; lead 210 then decays to bismuth-210 and then to polonium 210, emitting beta particles in both steps. Tarry particles containing these elements lodge in the smokers' lungs where airflow is disturbed; the concentration found where bronchioles bifurcate is 100 times higher than that in the lungs overall. This gives smokers much more intense exposure than would otherwise be encountered. Polonium 210, for instance, emits high energy alpha particles which because of their large mass are considered to be incapable of penetrating the skin more than 40 micrometres deep, but do considerable damage (estimated at 100 times as much chromosome damage as a corresponding amount of other radiation) when a process such as smoking causes them to be emitted within the body, where all their energy is absorbed by surrounding tissue. (Lead 210 also emits gamma rays).
The radioactive elements in tobacco are accumulated from the minerals in the soil, as with any plant, but are also captured on the sticky surface of the tobacco leaves in excess of what would be seen with plants not having this property. As might be expected, the radioactivity measured in tobacco varies widely depending on where and how it is grown. One study found that tobacco grown in India averaged only 0.09 pCi per gram of polonium 210, whereas tobacco grown in the United States averaged 0.516 pCi per gram. Another study of Indian tobacco, however, measured an average of 0.4 pCi of polonium 210 per cigarette, which also would be approximately a gram of tobacco. One factor in the difference between India and the United States may be the extensive use of apatite as fertilizer for tobacco in the United States, because it starves the plant for nitrogen, thereby producing more flavorful tobacco; apatite is known to contain radium, lead 210, and polonium 210. This would also account for increased concentration of these elements compared to other crops, which do not use this mineral as fertilizer.
Smoke from one cigarette is reported to contain 0.0263 - 0.036 pCi of polonium 210, which is equivalent to about 0.1 pCi per milligram of smoke; or about 0.81 pCi of lead 210 per gram of dry condensed smoke. The amount of polonium 210 inhaled from a pack of 20 cigarettes is therefore about 0.72 pCi. This seems to be independent of any form of filtering or 'low tar' cigarette. This concentration results in a highly significant increase in the body burden of these compounds. Compared to nonsmokers, heavy smokers have four times greater radioisotope density throughout their lungs. The polonium 210 content of blood in smokers averages 1.72 pCi per kilogram, compared to 0.76 pCi per kilogram in nonsmokers. Higher concentrations of polonium 210 are also found in the livers of smokers than nonsmokers. Polonium 210 is also known to be incorporated into bone tissue, where the continued irradiation of bone marrow may be a cause of leukemia, although this has not been proved as yet.
Research by NCAR radiochemist Ed Martell determined that radioactive compounds in cigarette smoke are deposited in "hot spots" where bronchial tubes branch. Since tar from cigarette smoke is resistant to dissolving in lung fluid, the radioactive compounds have a great deal of time to undergo radioactive decay before being cleared by natural processes. Indoors, these radioactive compounds linger in secondhand smoke, and therefore greater exposure occurs when these radioactive compounds are inhaled during normal breathing, which is deeper and longer than when inhaling cigarettes. Damage to the protective epithelial tissue from smoking only increases the prolonged retention of insoluable polonium 210 compounds produced from burning tobacco. Martell estimated that a carcinogenic radiation dose of 80-100 rads is delivered the lung tissue of most smokers who die of lung cancer.[6]
In other experiments, the alpha particle dosage from polonium 210 received by smokers of two packs a day was measured at 82.5 millirads per day, which would total 752.5 rads per 25 years, 150 times higher than the approximately 5 rem received from natural background radiation over 25 years.[citation needed] Other estimates of the dosage absorbed over 25 years of heavy smoking range from 165 to 1,000 rem, all significantly higher than natural background. In the case of the less radioactive Indian tobacco referred to above, the dosage received from polonium 210 is about 24 millirads a day, totalling 219 rads over 25 years or still about 40 times the natural background radiation exposure. In fact, all these numbers of total body burden are misleadingly low, because the dosage rate in the immediate vicinity of the deposited polonium 210 in the lungs can be from 100 to 10,000 times greater than natural background radiation. Lung cancer is seen in laboratory animals exposed to approximately one fifth of this total dosage of polonium 210.
Whether the quantities of these elements are sufficient to cause cancer is still a matter of debate. Most studies of carcinogenicity of tobacco smoke involve painting tar condensed from smoke onto the skin of mice and monitoring for development of tumors of the skin, a relatively simple process. However, the specific properties of polonium 210 and lead 210 and the model for their action, as described above, do not permit such a simple assay and require more difficult studies, requiring dosage of the mice in a manner mimicking smoking behavior of humans and monitoring for lung cancer, more difficult to observe as it is internal to the mouse.
Some researchers suggest that the degree of carcinogenicity of these radioactive elements is sufficient to account for most, if not all, cases of lung cancer related to smoking. In support of this hypothetical link between radioactive elements in tobacco and cancer is the observation that bladder cancer incidence is also proportional to the amount of tobacco smoked, even though nonradioactive carcinogens have not been detected in the urine of even heavy smokers; however, urine of smokers contains about six times more polonium 210 than that of nonsmokers, suggesting strongly that the polonium 210 is the cause of the bladder carcinogenicity, and would be expected to act similarly in the lungs and other tissue. Furthermore, many of the lung cancers contracted by cigarette smokers are adenocarcinomas, which are characteristic of the type of damage produced by alpha particle radiation such as that of polonium 210. It has also been suggested that the radioactive and chemical carcinogens in tobacco smoke act synergistically to cause a higher incidence of cancer than each alone.
Nicotine and addictionEditNicotine is a powerful stimulant and is one of the main factors leading to the continued tobacco smoking. Although the amount of nicotine inhaled with tobacco smoke is quite small (most of the substance is destroyed by the heat) it is still sufficient to cause physical and/or psychological dependence. The amount of nicotine absorbed by the body from smoking depends on many factors, including the type of tobacco, whether the smoke is inhaled, and whether a filter is used. Despite the design of various cigarettes advertised and even tested on machines to deliver less of the toxic tar, studies show that when smoked by humans instead of machines, they deliver the same net amount of smoke. Ingesting a compound by smoking is one of the most rapid and efficient methods of introducing it into the bloodstream, second only to injection, which allows for the rapid feedback which supports the smokers' ability to titrate their dosage. On average it takes about ten seconds for the substance to reach the brain.
Although nicotine does play a role in acute episodes of some diseases (including stroke, impotence, and heart disease) by its stimulation of adrenaline release, which raises blood pressure, heart rate, and free fatty acids, the most serious longer term effects are more the result of the products of the smoldering combustion process. This has enabled development of various nicotine delivery systems, such as the nicotine patch or nicotine gum, that can satisfy the addictive craving by delivering nicotine without the harmful combustion byproducts. This can help the heavily dependent smoker to quit gradually, while discontinuing further damage to health.
Low Tar/Light CigarettesEdit
There is no credible evidence that "Low Tar," "Light," or "Ultra Light" cigarettes are safer than regular cigarettes. [7]
Smoking and cardiovascular diseaseEdit
Smoking also increases the chance of heart disease. Several ingredients of tobacco lead to the narrowing of blood vessels, increasing the likelihood of a blockage, and thus a heart attack or stroke. According to a study by an international team of researchers, people under 40 are five times more likely to have a heart attack if they smoke [8].
Other tobacco chemicals lead to high blood pressure. Also, some chemicals may damage the inside of arteries, for example making it possible for cholesterol to adhere to the artery wall, possibly leading to a heart attack.
Effect of smoking on oral healthEdit
It is generally accepted among the general public that smoking can have devastating effects on the cardiovascular system and other important organs in the body, though the effects on the oral cavity are generally underestimated. Perhaps the most serious oral condition that can arise from tobacco smoking is that of oral cancer. However, smoking also increases the risk for various other oral diseases, some of which are almost completely exclusive to smokers.
Smoking has been proven to be an important factor in the staining of teeth. Halitosis (or more commonly, bad breath) is common among tobacco smokers. Other oral diseases that are known to have strong links to smoking are leukoplakia, Snuff Dipper's lesions and smoker's palate. Currently, there is growing evidence that tobacco greatly increases the risk of periodontal diseases, which includes bone and tooth loss. In addition, many smokers report a loss of taste sensation and/or salivary changes.
Epidemiology of smokingEdit
A team of British scientists headed by Richard Doll carried out a longitudinal study of 34,439 medical specialists from 1951 to 2001, generally called the "British doctors study" [9]. The study demonstrated that smoking decreased life expectancy by 10 years and that almost half of the smokers died from diseases possibly caused by smoking (cancer, heart disease, and stroke). About 5,900 of the study participants are still alive and only 134 of them still smoke.
Effects on smokers Edit
Smokers report a variety of physical and psychological effects from smoking tobacco. Those new to smoking will experience nausea, dizziness, and rapid heart beat. The negative symptoms will eventually vanish over time, with repeated use, as the body builds a tolerance to the nicotine. Nicotine is an unusual chemical because when absorbed slowly, it can act as a sedative and when absorbed quickly it can act as a stimulant. Pipe and cigar smokers usually experience more of the sedative/relaxation effect while cigarette smokers usually experience more of the stimulant effect.
In many respects, nicotine acts on the nervous system in a similar way to caffeine. Some writings have stated that smoking can also increase mental concentration. Most smokers say they enjoy smoking, which is part of the reason why many continue to do so even though they are aware of the health risks. Taste, smell, and visual enjoyment are also major contributions to the enjoyment of smoking, in addition to camaraderie with other smokers. Paradoxically, chronic exposure to tobacco smoke inhibits one's sense of taste and smell, rendering them unable to enjoy this aspect of tobacco smoking.
Smokers, when denied access to nicotine, will exhibit symptoms such as irritability, jitteriness, dry mouth, and rapid heart beat. Longer abstinence can lead to insomnia and even mild depression. The onset of these symptoms is very fast, nicotine's half-life being only 1 hour. Withdrawal symptoms can appear even if the smoker's consumption is very limited or irregular, appearing after only 4-5 cigarettes in most adolescents. An ex-smoker's chemical dependence to nicotine will cease after approximately ten to twenty days, although the brain's number of nicotine receptors is permanently altered, and the psychological dependence may linger for months or even many years. Unlike illicit recreational drugs and alcohol, nicotine does not measurably alter a smoker's motor skills, cognition, judgment, or language abilities while under the influence of the drug, but nicotine withdrawal symptoms such as irritability and incapacity to concentrate can have an influence on these aspects.
Tobacco and reproductionEdit
Effects of smoking on sperm cellsEdit
There is increasing evidence that the harmful products of tobacco smoking kill sperm cells. Therefore, some governments require manufacturers to put warnings on packets.
Spontaneous abortionEdit
A number of studies have shown that tobacco use is a significant factor in spontaneous abortions among pregnant smokers, and that it contributes to a number of other threats to the health of the fetus.[10] Second-hand smoke appears to present an equal danger to the fetus, as one study noted that "heavy paternal smoking increased the risk of early pregnancy loss."[11]
Secondhand smoke is connected to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Infants who die from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome tend to have higher concentrations of nicotine and cotinine (a biological marker for secondhand smoke exposure) in their lungs than those who die from other causes. While smoking during pregnancy increases the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, infants exposed to secondhand smoke after birth are also at a greater risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome whether or not the parent(s) smoked during pregnancy.[12]
Beneficial effects of smokingEdit
Tobacco has sometimes been reported to have some positive health effects, presumably due to the effects of nicotine on the nervous system. Most notably, some studies have found that patients with Alzheimer's Disease are more likely not to have smoked than the general population, which has been interpreted to suggest that smoking offers some protection against Alzheimer's. However, the research in this area is limited and the results are mixed. Some studies show that smoking increases the risk of Alzheimer's Disease. A recent review of the available scientific literature concluded that the apparent decrease in Alzheimer risk may be simply due to the fact that smokers tend to die before reaching the age at which Alzheimer normally occurs. "Differential mortality is always likely to be a problem where there is a need to investigate the effects of smoking in a disorder with very low incidence rates before age 75 years, which is the case of Alzheimer's disease", it stated, noting that smokers are only half as likely as non-smokers to survive to the age of 80. [13]
Smoking is more prevalent among the mentally ill than among the general population, and it has been theorized that nicotine may have a calming effect that alleviates some negative symptoms of psychiatric illnesses. Conversely, it could suggest that smoking caused the mental illness. Other studies have found that smoking is associated with slightly reduced incidence of Parkinson's disease[How to reference and link to summary or text] and ulcerative colitis[How to reference and link to summary or text]. In women, smoking has been linked to decreased rates of endometriosis[How to reference and link to summary or text], endometrial cancer[How to reference and link to summary or text], development of leiomyomata[How to reference and link to summary or text], and hypertension during pregnancy[How to reference and link to summary or text]. This is not to say that smoking during pregnancy is "beneficial" overall, however; as the Center for Disease Control explains, "Smoking during pregnancy is the single most preventable cause of illness and death among mothers and infants."[14]
Incidental problemsEdit
An indirect public health problem posed by cigarettes is that of accidental fires, usually linked with consumption of alcohol. Numerous cigarette designs have been proposed, some by tobacco companies themselves, which would extinguish a cigarette left unattended for more than a minute or two, thereby reducing the risk of fire. However the tobacco companies have historically resisted this idea, on the grounds that the nuisance involved in having to relight a cigarette left untouched for too long would reduce their sales. In fact, untreated tobacco formed into a cigarette will extinguish itself relatively quickly if left alone, and as a result cigarette tobacco is treated chemically to allow it to smolder indefinitely.
External links Edit
- Show Me Health
- Tobacco Smoke and Involuntary Smoking, Summary of Data Reported and Evaluation 2004 by IARC.
- Health effects of active and passive smoking - a summary of the above IARC report by GreenFacts.
Notes Edit
- Joint Committee on Smoking and Health. Smoking and health: physician responsibility; a statement of the Joint Committee on Smoking and Health. Chest 1995; 198:201- 208
- Boffetta, P., Agudo, A., Ahrens, W., Benhamou, E., Benhamou, S., Darby, S.C., Ferro, G., Fortes, C., Gonzalez, C.A., Jockel, K.H., Krauss, M., Kreienbrock, L., Kreuzer, M., Mendes, A., Merletti, F., Nyberg, F., Pershagen, G., Pohlabeln, H., Riboli, E., Schmid, G., Simonato, L., Tredaniel, J., Whitley, E., Wichmann, H.E., Saracci, R. 1998. Multicenter case-control study of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and lung cancer in Europe. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 90:1440-1450.
- Osvaldo P. Almeida, Gary K. Hulse, David Lawrence and Leon Flicker, "Smoking as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease: contrasting evidence from a systematic review of case-control and cohort studies," Addiction, Volume 97, Issue 1, Page 15 - January 2002.
- ↑ World health report 2002: reducing risks, promoting healthy life
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- ↑ The American Legacy Foundation factsheet on Tobacco and Socio-Economic Status (PDF); their cited source is CDC (Centers for Disease Control) Cigarette Smoking Among Adults-United States, 2001. MMRW 2003; 52(40); 953-956.
- ↑ American Legacy Foundation factsheet on lung cancer (PDF); their cited source is: CDC (Centers for Disease Control) The Health Consequences of Smoking: A Report of the Surgeon General. 2004.
- ↑ Dr. C. Everett Koop. Smoking and smokeless tobacco. URL accessed on July 15, 2006.
- ↑ E. A. Martell (1983). Radiation Dose at Bronchial Bifurcations of Smokers from Indoor Exposure to Radon Progeny. URL accessed on June 9, 2006.
- ↑ .U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler's Final Opinion, p.740
- ↑ includeonly>"Health : Young smokers' heart attack risk", BBC. Retrieved on 2005-12-18.
- ↑ Richard Doll, Richard Peto, Jillian Boreham, Isabelle Sutherland (June 2004). Mortality in relation to smoking: 50 years' observations on male British doctors.. BMJ 328 (1519): 1519.
- ↑ Ness, R., Grisso, J., Hirschinger, N., Markovic, N., Shaw, L., Day, N., and Kline, J. (1999). Cocaine and Tobacco Use and the Risk of Spontaneous Abortion. New England J. Med. 340:333-339; Oncken, C., Kranzler, H., O'Malley, P., Gendreau, P., Campbell, W. A. (2002). The Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Fetal Heart Rate Characteristics. Obstet Gynecol 99: 751-755.
- ↑ Venners, S.A., X. Wang, C. Chen, L. Wang, D. Chen, W. Guang, A. Huang, L. Ryan, J. O'Connor, B. Lasley, J. Overstreet, A. Wilcox, and X. Xu. (2004). Paternal Smoking and Pregnancy Loss: A Prospective Study Using a Biomarker of Pregnancy Am J Epidemiol 159: 993-1001.
- ↑ The U.S. Surgeon General's Report (Chapter 5; pages 180-194).
- ↑ Osvaldo P. Almeida, Gary K. Hulse1, David Lawrence2 & Leon Flicker (January 2002). Smoking as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease: contrasting evidence from a systematic review of case–control and cohort studies. Addiction 97: 15.
- ↑ [Maternal and Infant Health: Smoking During Pregnancy http:http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth//MaternalInfantHealth/related/SmokingPregnancy.htm]
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RealD is moving into IMAX territory with its new premium large format brand LUXE: A RealD Experience. The company presented the initiative to exhibitors gathering in Barcelona today at CineEurope. LUXE auditoriums will start to roll out this winter in Europe with Russia's Karo Film and Bulgaria's Arena Cinmea among early adopters. Some existing large format theaters will be re-branded while new theaters will also be upgraded. They'll each be equipped with wall-to-wall/floor-to-ceiling screens of at least 16 meters in width; ultra bright 2D and 3D; enveloping audio and luxury seating. Expansion to other territories is planned further on down the line. "The studio and exhibition communities have long called for a PLF unification strategy to best capitalize on the profit potential of this fast growing premium cinema segment," said RealD Europe managing director Robert Mayson. "RealD is uniquely positioned at the intersection of content, exhibition and technology, allowing us to best serve the industry and moviegoers alike with a singular premium cinema experience we believe will become synonymous with out of home entertainment at its finest."
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IMAX led to LIMAX, the fake, much smaller version, designed to capture big bux from the unaware. How long before RealD leads to FalseD? Or LUXE leads to BUXE?
Hmm. I'm wondering if this "luxury" thing is exactly what people DON'T want. If you go to rural theaters, they are packed for $2 Tuesdays, drawing bigger audiences than even the weekends. A lot of theaters are only profitable because of cheap Tuesday movies because they sell a boat load of popcorn and drinks. (You don't blow all your money on the ticket price so you have money left over for snacks.)
With all the "distractions" going on at my local Showcase Cinema, such as people eating full course meals, texting or making cell phone calls, and tiny 100-seat auditoriums, I'm not all that enthusiastic about spending $15 to $20 a ticket just to sit in a slightly wider, stuffed chair. But for $5, let's say, I might go back to seeing 75 films a year in theaters instead of the 2 I saw last year.


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