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West Coast Eagle forward Murray Newman has yet to enter a plea to a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm following an alleged incident at a Perth nightclub.
Newman, 19, made a brief appearance in Perth Magistrates Court on Friday, in relation to an alleged altercation with another man in Northbridge earlier this month.
Police alleged that two men, both aged 18, became involved in an altercation at the Library nightclub about 1.30am on November 10.
An 18-year-old man has undergone facial surgery as a result of the alleged incident.
Newman, who turned 19 just days later, was charged with causing grievous bodily harm.
His lawyer Terry Dobson said he was not ready to enter a plea, as they were waiting on a report from Royal Perth Hospital detailing the alleged victim's injuries.
On Friday, his bail was renewed but conditions were amended on a requested by West Coast chief executive Trevor Nisbett, to allow him to attend licensed premises but only in relation to club business, and he otherwise is not allowed to consume alcohol or attend licensed venues.
He will not be allowed into any nightclub, and not allowed on any licensed premises after 11.30pm.
Newman also posted $10,000 bail with a $10,000 surety, and vowed not to contact or go within 50 metres of the alleged victim.
Newman declined to comment outside court on Friday.
Newman was recruited from Swan Districts, playing four games for the Eagles in 2012 in his first year at the club.
The club said previously in a statement that it was "bitterly disappointed" that Newman had found himself in such a situation.
Eagles coach John Worsfold later said the club was fully supporting Newman.
"He's not out there on his own. We're all supporting him and making sure we can help him through it all," he said.
"Obviously his future, in terms of his life, hinges on the outcome of this case and football's a small part of it."
Newman is due to reappear in court on January 25.


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This article was published 2/11/2012 (1754 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
WINNIPEG poet Michelle Elrick has taken inspiration from the common childhood pastime of building blanket forts in her latest multimedia project, to be launched Friday at Ace Art.
Elrick, who won the 2011 John Hirsch award for most promising Manitoba writer, has built a series of blanket forts in Manitoba and Reykjavik, Iceland, and documented them in poetry, film and photographs.
The fort-building is a kind of performance art focusing on the sense of place and idea of home. The event at Ace Art will feature a reading from her fort poetry, short film screening and a musical performance. Doors open at 8 p.m., with the performance beginning at 8:30 p.m. For more information, see www.notesfromthefort.com.
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At a time when the Canadian book world is being hit with bookstore closings and publisher bankruptcies, Manitoba author Anita Daher has found a way to reach a big readership with her books about girls and their horses.
Daher has a deal that will see three novels published in six Scandinavian and Central European countries and distributed through a book club with 56,000 members. The first novel, Panic on Horseback, was published recently in Norwegian.
The new novel will be joined by her forthcoming books, The Hustle and Wager the Wonder Horse, in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Hungary and the Czech Republic. Wager isn't just the name of a fictional horse. Daher and her daughter owned a horse named Wager, whom the Winnipeg-author describes as a real-life wonder horse.
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After winning last year's Scotiabank Giller Prize, and making the short list for just about everything else, with her novel Half Blood Blues, Victoria-based novelist Esi Edugyan is moving to HarperCollins with her next book.
HarperCollins Canada announced last week that Edugyan's next novel is the first to be signed by the firm's new imprint, Patrick Crean Editions.
A Canlit veteran, Crean had spent many years at Thomas Allen Publishers, which published Half Blood Blues. HarperCollins acquired rights to Edugyan's new book, as yet untitled, under a two-book deal.
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Fans of Roddy Doyle know that the Irish author of The Commitments and Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha is a master of dialogue.
So they may want to check out his new book, Two Pints, being released Tuesday as an ebook original distributed by Random House Canada. The book is described as "a sublimely funny collection of dialogues inspired by a year's worth of news."
Doyle, a comic novelist turned serious, was one of the jurors who selected Will Ferguson, a comic novelist turned serious, for this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel 419.

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At CTS, we learn from each other through discussions – and sometimes even disagreements. To that end, we are pleased to share with you reflections on issues of justice from our entire community.
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On the Importance of Pastoral Care in the Wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre
On Friday December 14, 2012, the nation tearfully fell to its knees in response to the traumatizing violence that occurred at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, CT. Tiny lives–passionate, joyous, frail–and their families were devastated by a lone gunman, who after murdering his mother with her own gun took vengeance on those he felt had replaced him in his mother's eyes. This act of rage was horrifying. And although not identified as an act of terror, the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School has parents, children, and whole communities across the country living with new feelings of terror.
How could this happen in a quiet enclave of American life? To be sure, more and more quiet enclaves are being victimized by disenfranchised gunmen. Their sole motivation has been to express the torment of their own souls by visiting their pain upon others. While the devastation of Sandy Hook might readily be identified as one of the worst acts of public violence in our nation's history, the Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre is not the only indiscriminate act of violence in public spaces during 2012. We have experienced 16 traumatic acts of gun violence where multiple victims were, in each instance, unknown to the gunmen. During the week of December 9th - 15th, there were actually two incidents of murder-suicide by gunmen who chose to inflict their suffering onto others through random gunfire.
The Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre has been identified by many as the "tipping point" to bring a grieving nation to create legislation that will control the sale of handguns and assault rifles. Everyone in the nation, however, is not mourning this massacre with a desire to control the sale of weapons. Many local sporting goods stores saw increased, and in some cases, record sales of the Bushmaster-style AR-15 semi-automatic rifle–the same rifle used by the gunman at Sandy Hook to massacre innocent, defenseless children. All the persons who purchased the AR-15 rifle in response to the possibility of legislation that would limit or prohibit their ability to legally purchase weapons must truly believe: "Guns don't kill people. People kill people." To restate the idea of AR-15 purchasers: "An AR-15 semi-automatic rifle did not massacre 20 children. Adam Lanza massacred 20 children." Many gun enthusiasts have disconnected the glorified weapon from the rage and carnage of the massacre. NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, for example, said the answer to the question of gun control is to put armed security guards in every school. It seems that a segment of the population is far more concerned with its perceived loss of privileges than with the traumatic loss of children's lives. These peculiar responses run deep within American life. When playwright Arthur Miller presented his 1947 play, "All My Sons," a fact-based drama about defective aircraft engines manufactured by an American military contractor which caused the deaths of American aviators during WWII, Miller was considered un-American for his dramatization and investigated. With these kinds of ideologies operating in the wake of such a horrible act, is gun control really the most critical issue to focus our attention?
We must be very careful not to take a reductionist view on these important and painful issues. If we focus on the weapon of destruction–regardless of whether the weapon is seen as something to be regulated or as a prized possession–and minimize the experience of devastated lives, we ultimately diminish human compassion and distort the Divine image. If the Divine requirement for eternal blessing is for everyone to be as a child but our culture is one that terrorizes children, the consequence will be a nation that does not bless but curses children and considers terrorism an acceptable state of the nation. Dr. Randall C. Bailey, Distinguished Professor, Interdenominational Theological Center, identifies the problem this way: We praise God for Jesus' escape to Egypt; and we ignore all the children, two years and younger, who were massacred by Herod in and around Bethlehem.
The Sandy Hook Elementary School Massacre is not only a "tipping point" on the matter of gun control, it is also a call to attend to Rachel's (and Ray's) wailing and loud lamentation which resulted from Herod's genocidal rage (Mt. 2:16-18). And lest we forget, the gunmen must also be eulogized in the presence of their loved ones who, with profoundly complicated grief, bear the additional burden of shame, guilt, and regret. The nation grieved during the funerals of everyone–children and adults–who perished by the violence of December 14th. The families, friends, classmates, and communities who gather to say their last goodbyes silently ask the question, "Why did this happen?" The person providing the answer to the silent question is not the mental health professional or legislator. The pastoral care provider is the one who is present to gather the anguish and stand against the evil that consumes our souls while affirming the power of life in the face of death. When the scream that declares one's heart has been ripped out, knowing that that heart will never return as the casket is lowered into the ground, it is the pastoral care provider who works to restore and heal the heart, to mitigate against a rage that desires to seek vengeance, and to transform the loss into a precious memory.
I am saddened that religious and theological leaders are not being consulted or engaging the aftermath in ways that interrogate the terror woven into our culture. Adam Lanza began his rageful rampage within the context of intimate, domestic violence. He transferred his rage to public spaces where it became indiscriminate violence against children whose terrifying screams ended by their murder while the surviving families' wailing may never end. Let us not ignore the wails and the wounds. A prayer vigil cannot be our first and last response to the terror that now inhabits our national consciousness. Let us not ignore the multiple critical needs, especially the needs that pastoral caregivers are particularly gifted to address. Pastoral care is not solely a field that focuses on crisis intervention. Pastoral care is also a field that encourages prevention through early psychosocial diagnoses.
I am concerned that as the culture is poised to legislate gun control, theologically educated leaders are failing to attend to wailing men and women who are suffering the traumatic loss of all our children. Too many theological curriculums are reforming their programs by dropping pastoral care in the name of responding to social concerns without acknowledging that society is inclined to ignore what it cannot legislate. Furthermore, because theological education tends to emphasize a theological hierarchy that locates practical fields at the bottom of a list of important voices, many theologically educated leaders are emphasizing a gun control agenda instead of seeking to address the human condition within our culture of terror. As a result, too many theologically educated leaders are well prepared to respond to the tipping point issue and are ill-prepared or willing to care for Rachel and Ray, who will not be "consoled because their children are no more." Instead of maintaining or increasing pastoral care curricular offerings, the preparation for care ministries are being replaced by market appeal. Theologues are being taught to refer, making pastoral care an outsourced social service. If this trend continues, religious leaders will theologically reflect on and celebrate reductionist ideologies without the capacity or responsibility to care for souls because they will send Ray and Rachel to a time-out room where their wailing cannot be heard. If we suppress the wailing, what hope do we have for transforming a culture gripped by terror?
"Blessed are those who mourn" (Mt. 5:4) when we are willing and able to comfort. Women and men, boys and girls are wailing from the depths of human beingness. Let us not placate, deflect, or ignore those cries. As theological education develops new, in vogue programs that both respond to and capture the imaginations of popular culture and social agendas, I hope and pray that we will not neglect the suffering souls of the people. If theological education continues the trend of reducing the importance of pastoral care, who will bind up the nation's wounds? Let us cease and desist from chasing after our reductionist impulses that encourage us to devote ourselves to a misidentified tipping point.
May we become advocates and emissaries of grace and peace.
Lee H. Butler, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of Theology and Psychology, and Founder, Center for the Study of Black Faith and Life


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A SEX education officer and a key worker who help teen mums get back to school could be axed to save £63,000 — at a time when teenage pregnancy rates are above the national average.
The two posts are going as part of more multi-million pound cuts being made by Bolton Council.
They are a sex and relationships education development officer (SRE) and a teenage parent inclusion and support officer (TPI).
It comes as Town Hall chiefs announced they had to make a save further £8.8 million of cuts on top of £34.6 already saved.
Bolton's Teenage Pregnancy Strategy was established in 2003 and the SRE was recruited to provide advice and training to Bolton's schools to help them deliver the sensitive subject.
The TPI identifies teenage mums and encourages them to carry on with their education as well providing support.
Councillors discussed the proposals at a time when pregnancy rates locally are above the average in England. In Bolton there were 39.30 teenage pregnancies per 1,000 — the national average is 35.40.
In 2005 that figure stood at 50.8 per 1,000 females and the figure has been steadily falling.
The TPL works at Bolton College, the Young Mums Unit at Harvey Children's Centre and at the ante-natal clinic and is funded by the council and Bolton College, with the college indicating it will no longer fund the post from the end of June.
The duties of the two posts will be "re-distributed" to the health board and to schools and colleges.
A Bolton Council spokesman said: "Despite sexual relationship education being the legal responsibility of schools, the council has been able to provide discretionary support.
"Budgetary pressures have forced the council to make significant savings and we are now consulting on no longer funding these posts.
"We acknowledge the posts have provided valuable support to schools in reducing teenage pregnancy rates.
"We are working closely with the staff affected and the unions to give them all the help and support they need at this difficult time." Pat Harrison, director of 14-to-19 at Bolton College, said: "The college has taken steps to ensure no learners will suffer as a result of the loss of this position.
"The support services the college offers to teenage parents will still be delivered by our internal team."


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Someone told me the other day that I have too many computers. I tried explaining, but that person did not understand, lol.
My Computer setup:
computer 1 is my server tower
computer 2 is my media center
computer 3 is my gaming/programming/regular desktop
computer 4 is my wife's desktop
computer 5 is my netbook
and only the desktops are dual booting windows and linux, the rest have windows removed completely and are running only linux. Too many computers? I think not.


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Flags of the world: China
Flags of the world are often taught to our children in middle primary school. They learn briefly about the history of the country and what the flag and its colours represent. Learn a little bit about China and its flag with this colouring printable flag for kids.
What you need:
- computer with internet access
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Chinese flag
Became official: 1949
Description: Red is the official colour of communism and represents China's communist revolution. Each star symbolises the Chinese people united under the one ruler. The largest star represents the communist party whilefour smaller stars represent the chinese people under one ruler.
Print your own Chinese flag to colour in. See the colours you need to use below.
Find more paper craft ideas:
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Tom grew up in Milwaukee, bartended in Wauwatosa in the '70s and moved here in 1984.
Commentary, observations and musings about the outdoors, life in general and maybe Tosa politics and personalities will be the order of the day. He savors a lively debate as much as terrific cooking.
John Browning's Legacy
Do children still play with toy guns?
As a kid I sure did. Every boy on the block had at least a couple. My pal Timmy even had a Johnny Reb field artillery piece. Armed to the teeth we would regularly form squads to engage in childhood war games.
I recently stumbled across this while rummaging through a trunk full of accumulated stuff.
This was one of my favorite toys as a youngster. At one time it was capable of firing caps. You know - those perforated rolls of paper that had explosive dots on them. A cap gun was a prized kid weapon back then. Nowadays the firing mechanism no longer works and aside from a few busted appendages (probably from use as a hammer) this old toy pistol, with original leather holster, has probably become a collectors item. I think I'll hang on to it awhile longer.
The centennial of one of the most renowned of modern firearms is approaching.
This was the product of John Moses Browning – the father of many well known firearms.
The upcoming anniversary I speak of is that of the Colt Model 1911.
I own several Browning arms. My favorite pheasant gun is a 12 gauge my first wife purchased for me decades ago. It's a lightweight semi-auto model. You can walk all day afield and your arms shall not tire as quickly.
I digress.
As the story goes it was during the Philippine insurrection that US Army troops quickly discovered that the standard issue .38 Colt lacked the necessary power to stop a charging Moro tribesman. It was concluded that the army needed something more powerful - namely a .45 caliber cartridge - to provide for adequate stopping power.
Browning, who was working for Colt, had already designed an auto loading pistol chambered for .38 caliber cartridges. Learning of the Army's interest in a new design he modified his pistol to accommodate a .45 cartridge of his own design.
One with a hefty 230 gr. FMJ bullet.
Beginning in 1906 - firearms submitted by Colt, Luger, Savage, Knoble, Bergmann, White-Merrill and Smith & Wesson were submitted for preliminary testing.
By 1907 the Browning-designed Colt and the Savage prototypes had survived the initial cut and advanced for further testing.
Early in 1911 final designs were submitted for evaluation. The testing protocol required each pistol to fire 6000 rounds. 100 rounds were fired and the weapon was allowed to cool for 5 minutes. After 1000 rounds the weapons were cleaned and oiled.
Following 6000 rounds the pistols were tested with deformed cartridges. The firearm was then corroded in acid or submerged in sand and mud and fired again.
Browning's design completed the entire series of tests and performed flawlessly.
It was the first firearm to continuously fire 6000 cartridges.
This record remained unbroken until 1917 when Browning's recoil-operated machine gun successfully fired 40,000 continuous rounds during testing.
On March 29th, 1911, the Browning-designed, Colt-produced, .45 Automatic Pistol was selected as the sidearm of the United States Armed Forces. It was named Model 1911. This was the mainstay pistol through World Wars I and II, Korea and Vietnam.
The fella in the top row, left corner is my pop just before he shipped-out for England and the invasion of Northern Europe. If you look carefully he is sporting a M1911 on his right hip.
More Congressional Medals of Honor have been won with M1911 pistols than any other side arm.
Nonetheless, beginning in the mid-1980s the venerable Model 1911 was phased-out in favor of the Beretta pistol; chambered for the NATO-standard 9mm Parabellum cartridge.
Oddly enough, the M1911 remains the sidearm of choice for the Army's elite Delta Force and Marine Recon Force as well as FBI Hostage and SWAT Teams and numerous police forces. It is also a favorite of shooting enthusiasts and collectors for its reliability, durability and historical appeal.
For a long, long time I've had an itch to own one of these. Maybe it's rooted in the influence of that toy .45 from fifty years ago.
Who knows.
What I know for sure is that it is really easy to spend $1000, $2000 or as much as $4000 for a tricked-out, match-grade M1911 nowadays.
Yet, for a hundred years, Browning's original design has remained essentially unchanged.
And affordable.
Even for new manufacture weapons.
I settled on a Springfield Armory GI .45.
As Springfield describes it - This is the bread and butter version of Browning's design.
It features a forged frame, low profile military sights, titanium firing pin, standard magazine well, spur hammer and ejection port. The vertical slide serrations and lanyard loop are authentic. Parkerized finish with US engraved hardwood grips are standard too.
The web belt and accessories are authentic GI. Stuff collected over the years and dug out of the trunk.
I had to get on a waiting list for that pistol – but it was worth the wait to scratch that itch.
Browning may perhaps hold the singular distinction of being the most inventive gunmaker the world has ever known.
This coming weekend I suspect a toast will be raised in your name at Schuetzenfest.
Happy Anniversary!
Sources: http://www.m1911.org and others.
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Remember when exchange traded funds seemed like the good guys? When they were a cheap, efficient and transparent way for investors to track an index?
Those days are long gone.
Synthetic ETFs using derivatives, inverse and leveraged ETFs, unsecured exchange traded notes, all of these are muddying the waters for simple folks who just want good value investment. They do presumably all have their place, but they tend to undermine the proposition of ETFs as simple and transparent.
The latest is a reverse convertible ETF, shortly to be launched in the US by Rich Investment Solutions, run by Kevin Rich, who was previously responsible for Deutsche Bank's initiative in bringing commodity ETFs to the US. Reverse convertibles are a structured product too complicated to explain here*. Press releases claim the ETF will simplify this structure, although I'm confused on how an index writing "down and in" options each quarter on the 12 most volatile stocks in the S&P 500 is really simple.
Again, there may be nothing wrong with this product at all, but if I were a physical ETF producer, I would be lying awake at night worrying about the brand. It's hard to tell people you have a product they can understand when they can see something with the same name tracking reverse convertibles.


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CANTON, Ohio (AP) -- A taxpayer has challenged an Ohio judge's decision that the Newtown, Conn., school support fund should get a $5,000 fine paid by a former basketball coach who videotaped boys in a locker room shower.
The challenge was sent Wednesday to the Stark County prosecutor by Craig Conley, an attorney representing Thomas Marcelli on behalf of county taxpayers. Conley said fines should go to the county under Ohio law.
Judge Frank Forchione (for-SHOH'-nee) had sentenced coach Scott Studer to 15 years in prison and sent his fine to Newtown, where a school gunman killed 26 people.
The judge said he might comment after reviewing the challenge.
Conley asked John Ferrero, who led the coach's prosecution, to seek an out-of-county prosecutor to handle the fine issue. A message was left for Ferrero.


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Mestranol and norethindrone is a combination drug that contains female hormones that prevent ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary). This medication also causes changes in your cervical mucus and uterine lining, making it harder for sperm to reach the uterus and harder for a fertilized egg to attach to the uterus.
Mestranol and norethindrone is used as contraception to prevent pregnancy.
Mestranol and norethindrone may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Do not use birth control pills if you are pregnant or if you have recently had a baby.
You should not take birth control pills if you have any of the following conditions: uncontrolled high blood pressure, heart disease, a blood-clotting disorder, circulation problems, diabetic problems with your eyes or kidneys, unusual vaginal bleeding, liver disease or liver cancer, severe migraine headaches, if you smoke and are over 35, or if you have ever had breast or uterine cancer, jaundice caused by birth control pills, a heart attack, a stroke, or a blood clot.
You may need to use back up birth control, such as condoms or a spermicide, when you first start using this medication or if you miss a dose. Follow your doctor's instructions.
Missing a pill increases your risk of becoming pregnant. Carefully follow the "missed dose" instructions if you forget to take your birth control pills.
Some drugs can make birth control pills less effective in preventing pregnancy, including antibiotics, hepatitis C medications, HIV/AIDS medications, seizure medications, or barbiturate sedatives. Tell your doctor about all other medications you use.
This medication can cause birth defects. Do not use if you are pregnant. Tell your doctor right away if you become pregnant, or if you miss two menstrual periods in a row. If you have recently had a baby, wait at least 4 weeks before taking birth control pills.
You should not take birth control pills if you have:
To make sure you can safely take birth control pills, tell your doctor if you have any of these other conditions:
The hormones in birth control pills can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. This medication may also slow breast milk production. Do not use if you are breast feeding a baby.
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficult breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Stop using birth control pills and call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:
Less serious side effects may include:
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Smoking can increase your risk of blood clots, stroke, or heart attack caused by birth control pills, especially if you are older than 35.
This medication will not protect you from sexually transmitted diseases--including HIV and AIDS. Using a condom is the only way to protect yourself from these diseases.
Some drugs can make birth control pills less effective, which may result in pregnancy. Before using birth control pills, tell your doctor if you are using any of the following drugs:
Tell your doctor about all other medicines you use, especially:
This list is not complete and other drugs may interact with birth control pills. Tell your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal products. Do not start a new medication without telling your doctor.
Take exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Do not take in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.
You will take your first pill on the first day of your period or on the first Sunday after your period begins. You may need to use back-up birth control, such as condoms or a spermicide, when you first start using this medication. Follow your doctor's instructions.
Take one pill every day, no more than 24 hours apart. When the pills run out, start a new pack the following day. You may get pregnant if you do not take one pill daily. Get your prescription refilled before you run out of pills completely.
The 28 day birth control pack contains seven "reminder" pills to keep you on your regular cycle. Your period will usually begin while you are using these reminder pills.
You may have breakthrough bleeding, especially during the first 3 months. Tell your doctor if this bleeding continues or is very heavy.
Use a back-up birth control if you are sick with severe vomiting or diarrhea.
If you need surgery or medical tests or if you will be on bed rest, you may need to stop using this medication for a short time. Any doctor or surgeon who treats you should know that you are using birth control pills.
While taking birth control pills, you will need to visit your doctor regularly.
Store this medication at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
Seek emergency medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222. Overdose symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, and vaginal bleeding.
Follow the patient instructions provided with your medicine. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you do not understand these instructions. Missing a pill increases your risk of becoming pregnant.
If you miss one active pill, take two pills on the day that you remember. Then take one pill per day for the rest of the pack.
If you miss two active pills in a row in Week 1 or 2, take two pills per day for two days in a row. Then take one pill per day for the rest of the pack. Use back-up birth control for at least 7 days following the missed pills.
If you miss two active pills in a row in Week 3, throw out the rest of the pack and start a new pack the same day if you are a Day 1 starter. If you are a Sunday starter, keep taking a pill every day until Sunday. On Sunday, throw out the rest of the pack and start a new pack that day.
If you miss three active pills in a row in Week 1, 2, or 3, throw out the rest of the pack and start a new pack on the same day if you are a Day 1 starter. If you are a Sunday starter, keep taking a pill every day until Sunday. On Sunday, throw out the rest of the pack and start a new pack that day.
If you miss two or more pills, you may not have a period during the month. If you miss a period for two months in a row, call your doctor because you might be pregnant.
If you miss a reminder pill, throw it away and keep taking one reminder pill per day until the pack is empty. You do not need back-up birth control if you miss a reminder pill.
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QCAD is an application for computer aided drafting (CAD) in two dimensions (2D). With QCAD, you can create technical drawings such as plans for buildings, interiors, mechanical parts, or schematics and diagrams. QCAD can be easily extended through plugins and its very powerful and complete ECMAScript (JavaScript) interface.
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Leave it to Jeter: Captain lifts Yankees in ninth
Competitive AB helps snap five-game skid; Greene fans career-high 10
ST. PETERSBURG -- The initial plan was to drop a bunt onto the artificial turf, an assignment that proved more challenging than Derek Jeter had anticipated. The third attempt sent the Yankees captain sprawling to the dirt; the fourth crossed the plate for a called strike.
So Jeter came up with a better idea, delivering a key hit that the Yankees needed desperately. He lashed a run-scoring single to right field off Jake McGee, lifting New York to a 3-2 victory over the Rays that snapped the Bombers' five-game losing streak.
"I always like to be in those situations," Jeter said. "It doesn't mean I'm going to succeed; I've failed quite a bit as well, but I like those situations. I'm lucky it found a hole there."
Brett Gardner scored the go-ahead run as Jeter's grounder shot past second baseman Logan Forsythe, whose throwing error on Gardner's infield hit had allowed Gardner to move to second. That's the kind of opportunity that the Yankees say is important to take advantage of.
"It's really nice," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "We've had some tough losses in this stretch, and now we have a chance to win a series. That's what we've talked about. We have to play good tomorrow."
Jeter said that he had agreed with Girardi's strategy to move Gardner ahead with a sacrifice; he said that he didn't even have to look for a sign, as he was planning to bunt anyway. But squaring up against the hard-throwing McGee was no easy task.
The hit came on a 99-mph fastball and was rewarded with an ovation from much of the crowd of 31,042, the Rays' first sellout since Opening Day. Many were clad in Yankees gear, and they seemed delighted that the decisive hit was delivered by Jeter, whose permanent residence sits just across the bay.
"The fans have been awesome," Jeter said. "They've been awesome all year. They've been awesome here the first two games. There are a lot of Yankees fans down here, with Spring Training here. It seemed like quite a few were in the stands. It's almost like a home game."
"The cheers that you heard for him today, the chanting of his name, I'm not so sure I've heard his name chanted that loud at an opposing stadium this year," Girardi said. "You've heard some and you've heard standing ovations, but this was probably the loudest."
Rays manager Joe Maddon called Jeter's battle with McGee "a real competitive at-bat;" McGee said that he wanted the 2-2 pitch to Jeter to be more outside.
"I had my normal stuff, I just wasn't locating well enough," McGee said. "Like the Jeter hit, I didn't locate where I wanted to. It ran back over the middle of the plate."
Dellin Betances was credited with the victory, having pitched a scoreless eighth with a strikeout. David Robertson, pitching for the first time since Aug. 7, recorded the final three outs for his 32nd save.
Wielding a sharp cutter, rookie Shane Greene struck out a career-high 10 men over six-plus innings. He settled for a no-decision after the Rays mounted a soft seventh-inning rally that tied the game.
"I felt really good when I was long tossing, and then in the bullpen and in the game as well," Greene said. "I think it led me to overthrow a little bit on some pitches, but I felt really good."
Greene opened the seventh inning by hitting Curt Casali, and Kevin Kiermaier followed with a slow roller to Chase Headley, who pumped a throw to second base but saw no one covering; a mental error on the part of shortstop Brendan Ryan, according to Girardi.
"I think at first, for a second he reacted to the ball the way it was hit," Girardi said. "His responsibility is at second base. He has to get back to second base."
Kiermaier beat Headley's throw to first base, and Ben Zobrist knocked in the tying run with a one-out ground ball to first base off Shawn Kelley.
Yunel Escobar's sixth-inning RBI single accounted for the Rays' other run off Greene, who scattered seven hits with a walk in his seventh Major League start.
"He had everything today," Girardi said. "His sinker was really good, his cutter was good, his slider was good and his changeup was good. He used them really effectively."
The Yankees' offense had produced just seven runs in the last five games, but it showed signs of life early against left-hander Drew Smyly. Martin Prado provided a quick lead with a two-run homer to left in the second inning.
"I was down in the count [0-2], and I was just hoping that he could make a mistake," Prado said. "He actually threw a fastball, and he left it up. I put the best swing I could put [on it]."
Francisco Cervelli followed with a double but was stranded, and the bats went quiet; Smyly faced the minimum over the next five frames, permitting just four hits through seven innings.
Brad Boxberger set the Yankees down in order in the eighth, and Betances returned the favor in the home half before Jeter's hit momentarily turned The Trop into St. Jetersburg.
"We need all of them. I mean, we're getting down to crunch time," Jeter said. "Every game we play is important. This was a big one for us, but we have to come back tomorrow and play well tomorrow."
Bryan Hoch is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @bryanhoch and read his MLBlog, Bombers Beat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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"This card was absolutely beautiful. I had mine printed on pearl white paper with the shimmer and edged corners that matched the design on the card perfectly. I was looking for a card that had a whimsical feel to it without being too dramatic. This card was the perfect combination of elegance and simplicity. I was able to customize the color of one of the flowers (from Purple to Orange) without any problems. I received so many compliments on it, and I believe this was the perfect card for our special day."
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Digitization of light
Digitization of light
Light attracts people – Change inspires perception
Light has long been an important tool for merchandise presentation in retail. Since the invention of gas lamps, new technical developments were used for store layouts as soon as possible. Now however, it is no longer just about a set lighting atmosphere. Light should be changeable – during the course of the day and depending on the season. Important for retailers are not only new light fixtures but also new lighting control technologies.
Interview with Dr. Armin Wedel, Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research in Potsdam, Germany
After the LED, now the OLED, the organic light-emitting diode is being developed. What is already feasible with it and what are the advantages of the luminous, thin components? Dr. Armin Wedel, who researches the technical specifications for OLEDs in lighting, answers our questions. He believes that only a small part of the possible fields of application are identified.
Interview with ZVEI-Managing Director Dr. Jürgen Waldorf
Salvador Dali painted with vivid paint colors and lighting designers can paint with colored light. DALI helps them to do this. The acronym stands for "Digital Addressable Lighting Interface". This international standard digital interface is the basis for intelligent and flexible lighting management. Manufacturers of control units have joined force in the DALI working group to promote the DALI standard.


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Bolles Bulldogs will try to add their 12th state title tonight in Orlando against Booker T. Washington (Miami).
Bolles beat Washington for the Class 4A title last year 33-25. Bolles scored the last 21 points to rally from a 13 point deficit in the second half. Head coach Corky Rogers knows it will be another hard-fought contest.
"I'm proud of our kids for what we've accomplished. I know we are going to come play hard, I know that, but if that's good enough we will find out," Rogers said. "They are that good. They've got 19 juniors and 19 seniors on that team. They're sitting with a well-coached team. It's going to be a real battle."
Bolles is led on offense by quarterback Colby Peters and running back Arterrious MItchell, who had four touchdowns against Yulee in the state semifinals. Peters was hurt for much of the regular season but has come back to lead the playoff drive for the Bulldogs.
"We know what they are going to bring," Peters said. "We know what to expect. We're just going to have to apply the things we work on in practice. We have to win the turnover battle, keep possession of the ball and put up points."
Washington goes into the game as the favorite for the second consecutive year ,but that didn't bother Bolles last year, and Rogers believes there is something special about this year's team.
"I really believe we have some talent," Rogers said. "But I think it's the character of the kids. Different people have made plays in different situations to keep us there. They've amazed me with what they've done. I'm not sure this isn't one of our more enjoyable years as far as what they've accomplished."
Rogers and his players will find out starting tonight at 7 p.m. in the Citrus Bowl how special this year can be. Stay tuned to Channel 4 and News4Jax.com for complete coverage.
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[QUOTE=Apple unfortunately released the iPhone 4S instead, but the iPhone 5 would have to be the next iPhone if Apples naming process is to remain set in stone.[/QUOTE]
Apple's naming process was never set in stone. The "3" in 3G and 3GS stands for the upgraded technology it introduced. The iPhone 4 was the only device apple named after the generation the iPhone came from.
I think this is probably what it will look like. When iPhone 4 case parts were leaked around this time 2yrs ago, they were the real deal.
I highly doubt Apple would put out a device with different gloss on one surface (the back of this mock-up). Apple believes in a seemless style.
I thought I read that Apple was ousting the home button? Maybe that's where they're getting the extra space for more screen? It would solve the oddly long dimensions of the models that are coming out...
I really hope this is just a ploy to throw off the case manufacturers as this design is really lackluster and boring. Seriously, it's been the same design for the last 2 years and if this turns out to be true, then this would be the same design, just extended.
I've been playing with an HTC Titan 2 that I won from the Windows Phone Challenge and I must say that I'm quite impressed with the hardware and design of it. Yes the OS might not have very much support yet, but I really hope Apple steps it up with a complete overhaul of both the hardware and software of the iPhone or else it may lose it's "King of the Castle" crown due to being lazy and stagnate with creativity.
Jacking ideas from the jailbreak community for OS tweaks and constantly doing minor obligated updates to the CPU/RAM/Camera is not innovation.
Believe me, I'm holding out tough with a 3GS right now because I didn't think the 4/4S was "The One" and I truly hope the 5 is (plus I believe iOS 6 will not support the 3GS due to it's age)
Holy effing God. Even my kids know it won't be called the iPhone 5. Just call it what Apple will call it--the New iPhone. You guys who run these forums should know better.
I can't fathom people's desire to get rid of the home button.


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Aging Hearts and Arteries
ACTION POTENTIAL – An abrupt, transient change in the electrical charge along a heart muscle cell membrane; the first of several steps leading to the cell's contraction.
ADVENTITIA – The outermost layer of arterial wall; it is composed of connective tissue.
AFTERLOAD – The mechanical load encountered by the heart following the onset of contraction; the forces that resist the flow of blood from the heart. The afterload may increase with age due to increasingly stiff arteries and an increased tone of the smaller arteries.
ANGIOTENSIN – A chemical that constricts blood vessels, which raises blood pressure.
AORTA – The largest artery in the body. It conducts blood away from the heart, then branches into many smaller arteries that take blood to the rest of the body. The diameter of the aorta enlarges with age and its walls become stiffer.
ARTERIES – Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to all parts of the body. Some enlarge with age and become thicker and stiffer. Arterial walls consist of three layers: the intima, media, and adventitia.
ARTERIOLES – The very small arteries that take blood from the arteries to the capillaries.
ATHEROSCLEROSIS – A condition of the arteries in which the interior of the artery wall is made thick and irregular by deposits of fatty substances and invasive cells from the blood and arterial wall and matrix substances synthesized by the cells.
ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE – A group of special conduction fibers at the base of the wall between the right atrium and ventricle. They relay the electrical impulses to the ventricle to initiate contraction. These electrical impulses originate in the heart's pacemaker, the sinoatrial node within the right atrium.
ATRIUM – One of the two upper chambers of the heart. The right atrium receives blood depleted of oxygen from the veins; the left atrium receives blood with fresh oxygen from the lungs. The left atrial cavity enlarges with age.
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM – That part of the nervous system that controls involuntary muscles, such as the heart. It uses chemicals, such as catecholamines, to send messages from the brain to the heart. With age, the body's response to cathecholamines withers.
BARORECEPTOR RESPONSE – The body's response to pressure sensitive nerves in the carotid artery that help regulate heart rate and arterial pressure; the response grows weaker with age.
BLOOD PRESSURE –The force that flowing blood exerts against artery walls. Systolic blood pressure occurs when the heart contracts and pumps blood into the aorta. Diastolic blood pressure occurs when the aortic valve closes and the heart relaxes and refills with blood.
CALCIUM PUMP PROTEINS – Proteins on the sarcoplasmic reticulum that remove calcium from the cell cytosol after a contraction. The number of these pump proteins declines with age.
CALCIUM TRANSIENT – The transient increase in calcium in the cytosol following excitation, which causes a contraction. It grows longer with age.
CAPILLARIES – The smallest blood vessels that take blood from the arterioles to cells in the body.
CARDIAC CYCLE – The cycle of synchronized activities that occurs during one heart beat.
CARDIAC OUTPUT – The amount of blood a heart pumps each minute. It is calculated by multiplying heart rate by stroke volume.
CARDIOVASCULAR – Of or pertaining to the heart and blood vessels.
CHEMOKINES – A type of cytokine that carries messages between cells. In a sense, they tell cells where to go. If chemokines are increased in a particular tissue, such as an artery, the cell with the receptor, or partner, for that particular molecule is attracted to move into that tissue.
CHOLESTEROL – A waxy, fat-like substance present in cell walls or membranes everywhere in the body, including the heart. Excess cholesterol is deposited in arteries, including the coronary arteries, where it contributes to the narrowing and blockages that cause the signs and symptoms of heart disease. Cholesterol is carried in small packages called low density (LDL) and high density (HDL) lipoproteins.
CONTRACTILE (MYOFILAMENT) PROTEINS – Proteins in myocytes that change their configuration in order to bring about a shortening or contraction of the cell. This may change with age.
CONTRACTILE STATE – The ability of the heart muscle cells to contract, also referred to as contractility.
CORONARY HEART DISEASE – Also called coronary artery disease ischemic heart disease. A narrowing of the coronary arteries due mostly to atherosclerosis resulting in a decreased flow of blood to the heart muscle and thus lower levels of oxygen reaching the heart.
CORONARY FLOW – The flow of blood through the coronary arteries that nourish the heart muscle.
CYTOKINE – Proteins that are secreted by cells and regulate the behavior of other cells by binding to receptors on their surfaces. This binding triggers a variety of responses depending on the nature of the cytokine and the target cell.
CYTOSOL – The fluid inside heart and blood vessel cells.
DIASTOLE – The period during a heart beat when the chambers are filling with blood and the heart muscle is relaxed.
DNA – Abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule that contains the genetic code for all life forms except for a few viruses. It consists of two long, twisted chains of molecules in the nucleus of each cell that carries the genetic information necessary for all cellular functions, including the building of proteins.
ECHOCARDIOGRAM (ECG OR EKG) – A visual record of the heart's electrical activity.
EJECTION FRACTION – The fraction of end diastolic volume pumped out with each beat.
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY – A method of graphically recording the structure and movement of the heart by the echo caused by beams of ultrasonic waves.
END DIASTOLIC VOLUME – The volume of blood in the left ventricle at the end of diastole, just before the next beat.
ENDOTHELIUM – The smooth inner lining of many body structures, including the heart and blood vessels. Endothelial cells are a primary component of the intima.
END SYSTOLIC VOLUME – The volume of blood left in the heart at the end of the heartbeat.
ENZYME – A protein that promotes a specific biochemical reaction in the body without itself being permanently changed or destroyed. Enzymes may have an important role in the ageassociated changes in structure and function that occur in the heart and arteries.
FRANK-STARLING LAW OF THE HEART – A phenomenon in which the more the heart muscle is stretched the more vigorously it contracts.
FREE RADICALS – Molecules with unpaired electrons that react readily with other molecules. Free radicals can damage myocytes as well as the membranes and DNA of endothelial cells in the intima and smooth muscle cells in the media. This damage can promote stiffening and thickening of arterial walls. Free radicals also can contribute to atherosclerotic plaque build up.
GENE – A segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein or other molecule. Each gene contains a specific sequence of chemicals. The sequence is referred to as a "code" because it specifies the order of amino acids (chemical building blocks of proteins) in the end product.
GENE EXPRESSION – The process by which the information contained in genes is transcribed and translated into proteins. Age-related changes in gene expression may account for some changes in heart and artery function.
HEART ATTACK – The death of a portion of heart muscle, resulting when an obstruction in one of the coronary arteries prevents an adequate oxygen supply to that muscle. Heart attacks may be referred to in terms of obstruction (coronary thrombosis) or in terms of the damage done (myocardial infarction).
HEART FAILURE – A condition in which the heart is unable to pump the amount of blood needed by the body. Heart failure can develop from many heart and circulatory disorders, such as high blood pressure heart attack. It often leads to congestion in the body tissues, with fluid accumulating in the abdomen and legs and/or in the lungs. This condition is often called congestive heart failure.
HEART RATE – The number of beats per minute.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE – An unstable or persistent elevation of blood pressure above the normal range. Blood pressure often increases with age. High blood pressure increases the risk of heart disease and stroke; also known as hypertension.
HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEINS (HDL) – The "good" cholesterol. HDL carries cholesterol in the blood from other parts of the body back to the liver, which leads to its removal from the body. HDL helps keep cholesterol from building up in the walls of the arteries.
HYPERTROPHY – Enlarge or enlargement. The myocytes that make up the walls of the heart hypertrophy with age.
ISCHEMIA – Decreased blood supply to the heart muscle.
INTIMA – The innermost layer of arterial wall closest to the blood. It is composed of a single layer of specialized cells, called endothelial cells, which sit atop the sub-endothelial space and a wall called the basement membrane.
LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN (LDL) – The "bad" cholesterol.High LDL cholesterol leads to a build up of cholesterol in arteries. The higher the LDL level in your blood, the greater chance you have for getting coronary heart disease.
LUMEN – The tube-like opening in arteries and other vessels that blood flows through on its journey throughout the body.
MAXIMUM HEART RATE – The number of beats per minute during rigorous exercise. It declines by about 25 to 30 percent between the ages 20 and 80, regardless of physical fitness status. Scientists estimate maximum heart rate by subtracting your age from 220.
MAXIMUM OXYGEN CONSUMPTION – The amount of oxygen used by the body at peak exercise capacity. Also known as VO2 max, it is considered the best measure of cardiorespiratory physical fitness. Women tend to have less lean muscle mass than men, and it is lean muscle mass that needs the most oxygen. When studies compare oxygen consumption based on the amount of lean muscle rather than overall body size, the gender differences disappear.Women, in other words, use the same amount of oxygen as men.
MEDIA – The middle layer of the arterial wall. It is composed of smooth muscle cells surrounded by a network of fibers primarily made of two proteins, collagen, and elastin. The elastin forms concentric rings within the vessel wall.
MITRAL VALVE – The valve between the left atrium and ventricle. It closes more slowly with age because the rate of blood flow into the left ventricle that pushes it closed decreases with age.
MYOCARDIUM – The heart muscle.
MYOCYTE – A heart muscle cell Myocytes decline in number but grow larger with age.
NONINVASIVE TECHNIQUES – Medical procedures that do not require needle puncture, surgery, or entering the artery.
ORGANELLE – A structure inside a cell, such as the sarcoplasmic reticulum.
OXYGEN CONSUMPTION – The amount of oxygen the entire body uses in a certain time period. It is calculated by taking the amount of oxygen in the arteries and subtracting the amount left in the veins after the body's cells have taken out oxygen. The result is then multiplied by cardiac output.
PRELOAD – The amount of blood in the left ventricle before contraction.
PROTEINS – Molecules composed of amino acids arranged in a specific order. Certain proteins, such as the calcium pump protein and the contractile protein myosin, appear to change with age which may account for some alterations in the function of the aging heart.
SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM – A structure or organelle inside a myocyte. Its function is to store and release calcium for use during a contraction and to remove calcium after calcium transient causes a contraction. It removes calcium more slowly with age.
SINOATRIAL NODE – The heart's pacemaker. A group of specialized cells in the right atrium wall that give rise to the electrical impulses that initiate contractions.
STROKE VOLUME – The amount of blood pumped with each heart beat.
SYSTOLE – The period during a heart beat when the heart muscle contracts and blood is pumped out.
VEINS – The blood vessels that return blood to the heart after the body's cells have extracted oxygen.
VENTRICLE – A chamber of the heart that pumps blood out. The right ventricle pumps blood to the lungs where it picks up oxygen; the left ventricle pumps blood into the aorta, which distributes it to the rest of the body.


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A new study shows that smoking tobacco cigarettes, like consuming alcohol, can lead to severe brain damage, though the mechanism is different. The study also suggests that second hand smoke exposure can also lead to brain damage.
(Source: The New York Times)
Perhaps that Guiness World Book Record for most cigarettes smoked wasn't such a good idea, now that the brain damage smoking tobacco causes is known...
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Move over alcohol, brain damage has a new buddy
New research is set to
be published
in the July issue of the
Journal of Neurochemistry
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against smoking
and allowing
second hand smoke
in public locations. The new report finds that Tobacco smoke contains a compound which can cause brain damage.
The new study examined NNK, a procarinogen. NNK is a toxic derivative of nicotine produced when the chemical is cured in preparation for use in cigarettes. NNK is not found in other smoked drugs,
such as cannabis
Before the study it was thought that the compound could be damaging to the body, but it was unclear how damaging it was. In the study, performed by Debapriya Ghosh and Dr Anirban Basu from the Indian National Brain Research Center (NBRC), it was found that the compound caused white blood cells in the central nervous system to attack healthy cells causing severe neurological damage.
Unlike alcohol or other forms of drug abuse, the drug does not impact brain tissue directly via oxidation or receptor damage. Rather, it triggers an inflammatory immunological response that is believed to lead to Multiple Sclerosis and other brain diseases.
Both with in vivo, in mice, and in vitro tests, the researchers discovered that the compound elevated proinflammatory signaling proteins, proinflammatory effector proteins and other stress related proteins, and increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines, which act as molecular messengers between cells. These factors led to increased activity by microglia, the brain's white blood cells responsible for attacking intruders.
The microglia turned on healthy cells, due to the increased level of these compounds. States Professor Ghosh, "Considering the extreme economical and disease burden of neuroinflammation related disorders, it is extremely important from a medical, social and economic point of view to discover if NNK in tobacco causes neuroinflammation. Our findings prove that tobacco compound NNK can activate microglia significantly which subsequently harms the nerve cells.
While most studies have focused on health threats from smoked tobacco, NNK is also present in chewing tobacco, helping make a stronger case against its use. NNK is present in 20-310 nanograms in cigarettes, but is also can be present in concentrations as high as 26 nanograms in smoke filmed rooms. This report adds more evidence that second hand smoke may damage non-smokers' health.
Concludes Professor Ghosh, "This research sheds light on the processes that lead to nerve cell damage in those who smoke cigarettes or consume tobacco products on regular basis."
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Coastguards, lifeboat crews and the coastguard helicopter have been searching the area for several hours after a red kayak was washed ashore on the beach at 8.30am this morning (Saturday).
Officials say the kayak is an expensive model fitted out with fishing equipment and fear its occupant may have fallen into the water.
Orange fluorescent trousers and a kayak paddle have also been found in the water.