Anti-smoking group Ash Ireland has called on the Government to increase taxes on cigarettes after the European Court of Justice ruled that Irish legislation which empowers the Government to fix a minimum price for cigarettes violates European law. In a judgment handed down yesterday, the court found Ireland had breached a directive which sets down rules governing the calculation of excise duty on tobacco products. ... read more >>
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Anti-smoking advert with sexual innuendo shocks French
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
The adverts, presented earlier this week, show an older man in a suit pushing down on the head of a teenager with a cigarette in her mouth, in a position that suggests oral sex. Another version of the advert shows a teenage boy in a similar position. The accompanying slogan reads: “Smoking means being a slave to tobacco”. ... read more >>
The adverts, presented earlier this week, show an older man in a suit pushing down on the head of a teenager with a cigarette in her mouth, in a position that suggests oral sex. Another version of the advert shows a teenage boy in a similar position. The accompanying slogan reads: “Smoking means being a slave to tobacco”. ... read more >>
School textbook depicts Jesus with cigarette and beer
Friday, February 19th, 2010
A Delhi-based publisher has landed in a controversy after some textbooks published by it carried a picture of Jesus Christ holding a cigarette in one hand and a beer can in the other. Authorities of a convent school here, where the cursive writing book was supplied among the students of Class I to IV, today filed an FIR against Skyline Publication. ... read more >>
A Delhi-based publisher has landed in a controversy after some textbooks published by it carried a picture of Jesus Christ holding a cigarette in one hand and a beer can in the other. Authorities of a convent school here, where the cursive writing book was supplied among the students of Class I to IV, today filed an FIR against Skyline Publication. ... read more >>
Dancing Queen Kirsten Dunst whoops it up Las Vegas after being dropped from Spider-Man
Friday, February 5th, 2010
Having been dropped from the Spider-Man franchise, Kirsten Dunst appears to have a little more time on her hands. So with no filming to do on the fourth movie, the actress decided to make the most of her unexpected break by living it up in Las Vegas. The 27-year-old Hollywood beauty took to the stage with a friend inside a club and delighted party-goers with a little dance. ... read more >>
Having been dropped from the Spider-Man franchise, Kirsten Dunst appears to have a little more time on her hands. So with no filming to do on the fourth movie, the actress decided to make the most of her unexpected break by living it up in Las Vegas. The 27-year-old Hollywood beauty took to the stage with a friend inside a club and delighted party-goers with a little dance. ... read more >>
Movies: Where There’s Smoking, There’s Ire
Monday, January 25th, 2010
While Some Are Enflamed Over On-Screen Cigarettes, David Edelstein Says Smoking Should Warrant an “R” – With Some Wiggle Room. In “Avatar,” scientist Sigourney Weaver climbs out of a suspended-animation pod and demands a cigarette – which has enflamed an anti-tobacco faction led by Stan Glantz of the UC San Francisco School of Medicine. ... read more >>
While Some Are Enflamed Over On-Screen Cigarettes, David Edelstein Says Smoking Should Warrant an “R” – With Some Wiggle Room. In “Avatar,” scientist Sigourney Weaver climbs out of a suspended-animation pod and demands a cigarette – which has enflamed an anti-tobacco faction led by Stan Glantz of the UC San Francisco School of Medicine. ... read more >>
‘Smoking’ baby Facebook picture sparks investigation into teenage mother
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
A teenage mother was investigated by police after photographs of her six-month-old son with a cigarette in his mouth were posted on Facebook. Rebecca Davey, 18, was reported by online friends who spotted the picture of baby Ollie. It showed the tot in a striped babygro, with the unlit cigarette hanging from his mouth. ... read more >>
A teenage mother was investigated by police after photographs of her six-month-old son with a cigarette in his mouth were posted on Facebook. Rebecca Davey, 18, was reported by online friends who spotted the picture of baby Ollie. It showed the tot in a striped babygro, with the unlit cigarette hanging from his mouth. ... read more >>
Are e-cigarettes safe to use?
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Sharon Bosworth is running out of ways to break the grip of the cigarette. Suffering from emphysema, the 51-year-old Overland Park, Kan., woman has tried gum, the patch and classes on how to give up smoking. Now she is turning to a cigarette for the 21st century, one that relies on electricity, batteries and liquid nicotine instead of matches, fire and tobacco. ... read more >>
Sharon Bosworth is running out of ways to break the grip of the cigarette. Suffering from emphysema, the 51-year-old Overland Park, Kan., woman has tried gum, the patch and classes on how to give up smoking. Now she is turning to a cigarette for the 21st century, one that relies on electricity, batteries and liquid nicotine instead of matches, fire and tobacco. ... read more >>
Cigarette suspicion as man survives sleepout inferno
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
A Kaikohe man is lucky to be alive after a blaze gutted his sleepout. The Kaikohe Fire Brigade was called out just before 2am on Friday, to Tawa St, off Purdy St, where a young man had been asleep in a sleepout attached to a garage when the fire broke out. Senior firefighter Douglas Hall said the garage was well ablaze when the brigade arrived. ... read more >>
A Kaikohe man is lucky to be alive after a blaze gutted his sleepout. The Kaikohe Fire Brigade was called out just before 2am on Friday, to Tawa St, off Purdy St, where a young man had been asleep in a sleepout attached to a garage when the fire broke out. Senior firefighter Douglas Hall said the garage was well ablaze when the brigade arrived. ... read more >>
The e-cigarette lights up a debate
Monday, January 18th, 2010
Sharon Bosworth is running out of ways to break the grip of the cigarette. Suffering from emphysema, the Overland Park woman, 51, has tried gum, the patch and even classes on how to quit. Now she is turning to a cigarette for the 21st century, one that relies on electricity, batteries and liquid nicotine instead of matches, fire and tobacco. ... read more >>
Sharon Bosworth is running out of ways to break the grip of the cigarette. Suffering from emphysema, the Overland Park woman, 51, has tried gum, the patch and even classes on how to quit. Now she is turning to a cigarette for the 21st century, one that relies on electricity, batteries and liquid nicotine instead of matches, fire and tobacco. ... read more >>
10 Common Smoking Triggers: How to Make It Through Without a Cigarette
Friday, January 15th, 2010
Many common activities or events can trigger the urge to smoke. Knowing how to deal with them can help you deal with these triggers: ... read more >>
Many common activities or events can trigger the urge to smoke. Knowing how to deal with them can help you deal with these triggers: ... read more >>
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