Archive for October, 2009
Smokers could go virtual to kick the habit: study
WASHINGTON — Battling one’s cigarette demons in a virtual world may prove to be an effective way to help people quit smoking, a research team has found in a preliminary study.
Scientists from Canada’s GRAP Occupational Psychology Clinic and the University of Quebec modified a three-dimensional video game to create a computer-generated virtual reality environment as [...]
Cigarettes on Sale on the Internet
The European Society of Cardiology comments on media reports last week that France is preparing to authorise the sale of cigarettes on the internet, to conform to European rights. Although Budget Minister Eric Woerth denies that this is the intention, the news is disappointing given the drop in heart attack rates following last year’s smoking [...]
Seniors fined for possessing contraband cigarettes in Erin
Two Manitoba seniors will have to pay nearly $44,000 each following their recent conviction for possessing contraband cigarettes in Erin Village earlier this year.
The couple — ages 79 and 71 — were arrested by Wellington OPP back in April, while the officer investigated a driving complaint. They had about 234,000 cigarettes in the back of [...]
Ban on cigarillos clears last stage at Senate
OTTAWA — A ban on flavoured tobacco products will come into effect as early as July.
The Cracking Down on Tobacco Marketing Aimed at Youth Act, which received royal assent Thursday, will mean an immediate ban on advertising flavoured tobacco products in newspapers and magazines.
Flavoured cigars, known as cigarillos, blunt wraps and flavoured cigarettes, will come [...]
Argument over cigarette leads to shooting
An argument over a cigarette led to a shooting near a bus stop in south Fulton County Wednesday night.The 28-year-old victim, identified as Kevin Harvin, was shot about 10:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of Flat Shoals Road, Fulton County police spokeswoman Melissa Parker said.She said a woman had just gotten off a bus, and [...]
IPI For August Down 5.7 Per Cent
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Bernama) — The Industrial Production Index (IPI) fell by 5.7 per cent in August 2009 compared with the same month of last year, following a 8.1 per cent (revised) year-on-year decline in July 2009.
In a statement, the Statistics Department said the drop was due to the decline in manufacturing and mining [...]
House Committee Investigates Kretek, Cheyenne Intl.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Committee on Energy and Commerce is investigating two tobacco distributors, following accusations from public health groups that they are averting the recently enacted ban on flavored cigarettes by marketing the products as flavored cigars, according to a report by The Associated Press.
Kretek International Inc., based in California, and Cheyenne International [...]
Man reports robbery in southeast Rochester
A man walking to buy cigarettes said he was assaulted and robbed early Saturday morning.
Rochester Police Capt. Brian Winters said the 49-year-old Rochester man was near the intersection of 15th Avenue and 8 1/2 Street Southeast when two men jumped out of a parked car, demanded money and punched him. He said he dropped his [...]
7 nabbed in Nassau County food stamp fraud sting
Shopkeepers and workers at five Nassau County stores took food stamps as payment from undercover investigators for prohibited items like cigarettes and alcohol and gave cash kickbacks, according to the Nassau County district attorney’s office.
The investigation, dubbed “Operation Hungry Lion,” began in July 2007 when an informant alerted the Long Beach Police Department. Undercover investigators [...]
