filmmaker philip bloom is taking viewers on a thrilling sunset cruise of chicago -- in less than four minutes . mr bloom has produced a timelapse video that shows the heart of the windy city as a boat sails along its stunning waterfront and its cosy downtown canals . at hyper speed , the vessel passes famous landmarks as it moves from lake michigan to the chicago river and back . skyscrapers : the video gives viewers spectacular views of chicago 's skyline as the sun sets . chicago 's canal system served as a major shipping route for the great lakes in north america . children 's soft toys act as a reservoir for bacteria and bring germs into hospitals , scientists have warned . a team of researchers at vanderbilt university in tennessee explored how best to minimise the risk of infection after surgery . they note that despite hand washing and other protocols , surgical-site infections continue to pose a problem . with hours of footage condensed into a three-and-a-half hour timelapse , the video begins with the boat departing a marina near mccormick place , the largest convention centre in north america . children 's toys could act as a reservoir for bacteria and bring germs into hospitals , scientists at vanderbilt university in tennessee , have warned . the researchers concluded this implied one of two scenarios . firstly , that current infection prevention methods are not effective . cigars may be more harmful to smokers than cigarettes , researchers warned yesterday . the news comes as cigar use rises in the us , where the study was carried out , and cigarette smoking declines . alarmingly , more young people appear to be taking up cigars thanks to new ranges of flavoured ones . researchers have warned that cigars may be more harmful to smokers than cigarettes . they found the risk for cigar smokers of dying from oral , oesophageal or lung cancer was at least as bad as for cigarettes . cigar consumption more than doubled from 6.2 billion in 2000 to more than 13.7 billion in 2011 -- in contrast with a 33 per cent fall for cigarettes . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- my taxi driver is telling me about his meal last night . his name is william . he ate whale . melting world : mountainous icebergs in greeland 's sermilik fjord . and secondly that there are alternative sources of bacterial exposure to the surgical wound . their study revealed that soft toys brought into the operating theatre by children served as a breeding ground for bacteria . they urged parents to be aware of the dangers comfort items could pose , and take steps to eradicate the risk . dr jonathan schoenecker and his team aimed to investigate if cuddly toys contribute to surgical-site infections . researchers analysed 22 studies , including five from britain , and found the risks for cigar smokers of dying from oral , oesophageal or lung cancer was at least as bad as for cigarettes . they also found that those who smoked cigars and had previously smoked cigarettes had a much higher risk of lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease compared to cigar smokers who had not previously smoked cigarettes . the team said they believed this could be due in part to the inhalation patterns of these different types of cigar smokers . cindy chang , of the us food and drug administration , which did the study , said : ` some risks associated with cigar smoking can be as high or higher than with cigarette smoking . `` cigar smoking is linked to fatal oral , oesophageal , pancreatic , laryngeal , and lung cancers , as well as heart disease and aortic aneurysm . '' cigar use is on the rise in the us , where the study was carried out , while cigarette smoking declines . cigar consumption more than doubled from 2000-2011 -- in contrast with a 33 per cent fall for cigarettes . `` delicious , '' he says , kissing the tips of his fingers on one hand , making the universal sign for good tasting food . william tells me he went out on a boat with some friends a few days ago and shot the whale . i 'm not sure how i feel about this . welcome to greenland . on this remote but enormous island subsistence whale hunting is allowed . this was just the memorable start to an extraordinary journey . they swabbed stuffed animals that were brought into hospital by children ahead of surgery . from there , it zips along the lake as chicago 's skyline glistens in the setting sun . after passing navy pier , the boat navigates the canals with impressive views of iconic skyscrapers , including the willis tower -- once the tallest building in the world -- and trump international hotel and tower . before heading back onto the lake in complete darkness , the boat stops near navy pier as fireworks erupt over the lake in brilliant flashes . chicago at night : filmmaker philip bloom condensed hours of footage into a three-and-a-half hour timelapse . going out with a bang : fireworks erupt over lake michigan in brilliant flashes near the end of the video . cameraman neil bennett and i had traveled to the small town of tasiilaq in southeastern greenland to meet up with the arctic sunrise , a ship belonging to the environmental group greenpeace . read neil 's blog on filming in challenging conditions . the 34-year-old icebreaker and its crew are on a three month expedition around greenland 's coast . they say their mission is to help scientists working in the region and to publicize the environmental changes taking place here . we join the arctic sunrise as it moves slowly up sermilik fjord . this is simply the most beautiful place i 've ever seen . it 's an inky blue body of water thick with floating , ancient ice . some of the icebergs are mountainous . they all come from the greenland ice sheet , a vast mass of frozen fresh water , hundreds of miles across and up to two miles thick . view the gallery of the stunning landscape '' over the next four days we observe independent scientists working to understand why the ice sheet is melting so rapidly . we fly over and land on helheim glacier , a major outlet for the ice sheet which has sped up dramatically in the last decade . we accompany oceanographers in inflatable boats as they collect data on the warming water currents in the fjord . all this research , they say , points to sea levels rising beyond current predictions . there are still those who question humankind 's role in the warming of the earth 's climate , but these scientists are not among them . `` things could be very bad , '' glaciologist dr gordon hamilton tells me . `` if we do n't start to do something about it now we 'll very quickly reach a tipping point from which there 'll be no return . and the consequences for society as a whole would be catastrophic . '' joining greenpeace on this expedition was a difficult decision for cnn . does it compromise our editorial independence on what can still be a highly divisive issue ? the findings revealed that all those soft toys swabbed showed bacterial growth . in addition , the researchers demonstrated that a single wash and dry cycle at home , followed by sealing the toy in a plastic bag for 24 hours , effectively ` sterilised ' 79 per cent of those soft toys tested . researchers urged parents to wash and sterilise their child 's toys before bringing them into the operating theatre , to help minimise the risk of their child suffering a surgical-site infection . the study report states : ` these results indicate that items of comfort , such as stuffed animals , brought into the operating room with a benevolent purpose may represent a reservoir of bacteria that could lead to unwanted surgical-site infections . ` washing an item of comfort one day before surgery effectively sterilises that item . ' in my experience it 's no different to embedding with soldiers on one side of a military conflict . i 've traveled with american soldiers in iraq and russian soldiers in georgia . it enables journalists to access newsworthy locations and people that we could n't get to otherwise , either practically or safely . and the stories told can still be balanced and fair . traveling with greenpeace allowed us to record powerful images of greenland 's accelerating melt . and we met independent scientists who believe the world must act boldly to slow down change that science is struggling to keep pace with . the researchers note that future studies will be needed to determine the correlation between stuffed animals that test positive for bacteria and surgical-site infections . another area to look at is whether giving a child a ` sterile ' soft toy reduces the risk of surgical-site infections .
scientists at vanderbilt university explored how to reduce infection risk . found all stuffed toys they swabbed showed signs of bacteria growth . urged parents to wash and sterilise any cuddly toys before surgery .
yesterday . the news comes as cigar use rises in the us , where the study was carried out , and cigarette smoking declines . alarmingly , more young people appear to be taking up cigars thanks to new ranges of flavoured ones . researchers have warned that cigars may be more harmful to smokers than cigarettes . they found the risk for cigar smokers of dying from oral , oesophageal or lung cancer was at least as bad as for cigarettes . cigar consumption more than doubled from 6.2 billion in 2000 to more than 13.7 billion in 2011 -- in contrast with a 33 per cent fall for cigarettes . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- my taxi driver is telling me about his meal last night . his name is william . he ate whale . melting world : mountainous icebergs in greeland 's sermilik fjord . and secondly that there are alternative sources of bacterial exposure to the surgical wound . their study revealed that soft toys brought into the operating theatre by children served as a breeding ground for bacteria . they urged parents to be aware of the dangers comfort items could pose , and take steps to eradicate the risk . dr jonathan schoenecker and his team aimed to investigate if cuddly toys contribute to surgical-site infections . researchers analysed 22 studies , including five from britain , and found the risks for cigar smokers of dying from oral , oesophageal or lung cancer was at least as bad as for cigarettes . they also found that those who smoked cigars and had previously smoked cigarettes had a much higher risk of lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease compared to cigar smokers who had not previously smoked cigarettes . the team said they believed this could be due in part to the inhalation patterns of these different types of cigar smokers . cindy chang , of the us food and drug administration , which did the study , said : ` some risks associated with cigar smoking can be as high or higher than with cigarette smoking . `` cigar smoking is linked to fatal oral , oesophageal , pancreatic , laryngeal , and lung cancers , as well as heart disease and aortic aneurysm . '' cigar use is on the rise in the us , where the study was carried out , while cigarette smoking declines . cigar consumption more than doubled from 2000-2011 -- in contrast with a 33 per cent fall for cigarettes . `` delicious , '' he says , kissing the tips of his fingers on one hand , making the universal sign for good tasting food . william tells me he went out on a boat with some friends a few days ago and shot the whale . i 'm not sure how i feel about this . welcome to greenland . on this remote but enormous island subsistence whale hunting is allowed . this was just the memorable start to an extraordinary journey . they swabbed stuffed animals cycle at home , followed by sealing the toy in a plastic bag for 24 hours , effectively ` sterilised ' 79 per cent of those soft toys tested . researchers urged parents to wash and sterilise their child 's toys before bringing them into the operating theatre , to help minimise the risk of their child suffering a surgical-site infection . the study report states : ` these results indicate that items of comfort , such as stuffed animals , brought into the operating room with a benevolent purpose may represent a reservoir of bacteria that could lead to unwanted surgical-site infections . ` washing an item of comfort one day before surgery effectively sterilises that item . ' in my experience it 's no different to embedding with soldiers on one side of a military conflict . i 've traveled with american soldiers in iraq and russian soldiers in georgia . it enables journalists to access newsworthy locations and people that we could n't get to otherwise , either practically or safely . and the stories told can still be balanced and fair . traveling with greenpeace allowed us to record powerful images of greenland 's accelerating melt . and we met independent scientists who believe the world must act boldly to slow down change that science is struggling to keep pace with . the researchers note that future studies will be needed to determine the correlation between stuffed animals that test positive for bacteria and surgical-site infections . another area to look at is whether giving a child a ` sterile ' soft toy reduces the risk of surgical-site infections .
of researchers at vanderbilt university in tennessee explored how best to minimise the risk of infection after surgery . they note that despite hand washing and other protocols , surgical-site infections continue to pose a problem . with hours of footage condensed into a three-and-a-half hour timelapse , the video begins with the boat departing a marina near mccormick place , the largest convention centre in north america . children 's toys could act as a reservoir for bacteria and bring germs into hospitals , scientists at vanderbilt university in tennessee , have warned . the researchers concluded this implied one of two scenarios . firstly , that current infection prevention methods are not effective . cigars may be more harmful to smokers than cigarettes , researchers warned yesterday . the news comes as cigar use rises in the us , where the study was carried out , and cigarette smoking declines . alarmingly , more young people appear to be taking up cigars thanks to new ranges of flavoured ones . researchers have warned that cigars may be more harmful to smokers than cigarettes . they found the risk for cigar smokers of dying from oral , oesophageal or lung cancer was at least as bad as for cigarettes . cigar consumption more than doubled from 6.2 billion in 2000 to more than 13.7 billion in 2011 -- in contrast with a 33 per cent fall for cigarettes . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- my taxi driver is telling me about his meal last night . his name is william . he ate whale . melting world : mountainous icebergs in greeland 's sermilik fjord . and secondly that there are alternative sources of bacterial exposure to the surgical wound . their study revealed that soft toys brought into the operating theatre by children served as a breeding ground for bacteria . they urged parents to be aware of the dangers comfort items could pose , and take steps to eradicate the risk . dr jonathan schoenecker and his team aimed to investigate if cuddly toys contribute to surgical-site infections . researchers analysed 22 studies , including five from britain , and found the risks for cigar smokers of dying from oral , oesophageal or lung cancer was at least as bad as for use is on the rise in the us , where the study was carried out , while cigarette smoking declines . cigar consumption more than doubled from 2000-2011 -- in contrast with a 33 per cent fall for cigarettes . `` delicious , '' he says , kissing the tips of his fingers on one hand , making the universal sign for good tasting food . william tells me he went out on a boat with some friends a few days ago and shot the whale . i 'm not sure how i feel about this . welcome to greenland . on this remote but enormous island subsistence whale hunting is allowed . this was just the memorable start to an extraordinary journey . they swabbed stuffed animals 's role in the warming of the earth 's climate , but these scientists are not among them . `` things could be very bad , '' glaciologist dr gordon hamilton tells me . `` if we do n't start to do something about it now we 'll very quickly reach a tipping point from which there 'll be no return . and the consequences for society as a whole would be catastrophic . '' joining greenpeace on this expedition was a difficult decision for cnn . does it compromise our editorial independence on what can still be a highly divisive issue ? the findings revealed that all those soft toys swabbed showed bacterial growth . in addition , the researchers demonstrated that a single wash and dry cycle at home , followed by sealing the toy in a plastic bag for 24 hours , effectively ` sterilised ' 79 per cent of those soft toys tested . researchers urged parents to wash and sterilise their child 's toys before bringing them into the operating theatre , to help minimise the risk of their child suffering a surgical-site infection . the study report states : ` these results indicate that items of comfort , such as stuffed animals , brought into the operating room with a benevolent purpose may represent a reservoir of bacteria that could lead to unwanted surgical-site infections . ` washing an item of comfort one day before surgery effectively sterilises that item . ' in my experience it 's no different to embedding with soldiers on one side of a military conflict . i 've traveled with american soldiers in iraq and russian soldiers in georgia . it enables journalists to access newsworthy locations and people that we could n't get to otherwise , either practically or safely . and the stories told can still be balanced and fair . traveling with greenpeace allowed us to record powerful images of greenland 's accelerating melt . and we met independent scientists who believe the world must act boldly to slow down change that science is struggling to keep pace with . the researchers note that future studies will be needed to determine the correlation between stuffed animals that test positive for bacteria and surgical-site infections . another area to look at is whether giving a child a ` sterile ' soft toy reduces the risk of surgical-site infections .
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yesterday . the news comes as cigar use rises in the us , where the study was carried out , and cigarette smoking declines . alarmingly , more young people appear to be taking up cigars thanks to new ranges of flavoured ones . researchers have warned that cigars may be more harmful to smokers than cigarettes . they found the risk for cigar smokers of dying from oral , oesophageal or lung cancer was at least as bad as for cigarettes . cigar consumption more than doubled from 6.2 billion in 2000 to more than 13.7 billion in 2011 -- in contrast with a 33 per cent fall for cigarettes . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- my taxi driver is telling me about his meal last night . his name is william . he ate whale . melting world : mountainous icebergs in greeland 's sermilik fjord . and secondly that there are alternative sources of bacterial exposure to the surgical wound . their study revealed that soft toys brought into the operating theatre by children served as a breeding ground for bacteria . they urged parents to be aware of the dangers comfort items could pose , and take steps to eradicate the risk . dr jonathan schoenecker and his team aimed to investigate if cuddly toys contribute to surgical-site infections . researchers analysed 22 studies , including five from britain , and found the risks for cigar smokers of dying from oral , oesophageal or lung cancer was at least as bad as for cycle at home , followed by sealing the toy in a plastic bag for 24 hours , effectively ` sterilised ' 79 per cent of those soft toys tested . researchers urged parents to wash and sterilise their child 's toys before bringing them into the operating theatre , to help minimise the risk of their child suffering a surgical-site infection . the study report states : ` these results indicate that items of comfort , such as stuffed animals , brought into the operating room with a benevolent purpose may represent a reservoir of bacteria that could lead to unwanted surgical-site infections . ` washing an item of comfort one day before surgery effectively sterilises that item . ' in my experience it 's no different to embedding with soldiers on one side of a military conflict . i 've traveled with american soldiers in iraq and russian soldiers in georgia . it enables journalists to access newsworthy locations and people that we could n't get to otherwise , either practically or safely . and the stories told can still be balanced and fair . traveling with greenpeace allowed us to record powerful images of greenland 's accelerating melt . and we met independent scientists who believe the world must act boldly to slow down change that science is struggling to keep pace with . the researchers note that future studies will be needed to determine the correlation between stuffed animals that test positive for bacteria and surgical-site infections . another area to look at is whether giving a child a ` sterile ' soft toy reduces the risk of surgical-site infections .
 The article discusses the alarming rise in cigar smoking among young people, particularly in the US. According to a study, cigar use has more than doubled among high school students from 2000 to 2011. Researchers warn that this trend may lead to an increase in oral and lung cancers, as well as other health problems. They also note that flavored cigars are especially popular among youth, which may make them more appealing and addictive. Experts urge parents and policymakers to take action to prevent cigar smoking among minors.