A Cleona boy with a lengthy juvenile criminal record has been sentenced to state prison for twice breaking into a grocery store and stealing cigarettes.
Justin C. Oliver, 17, of 801 E. Pine St. was sentenced last week to one to two years and fined $300 for two counts of burglary and one of drug-paraphernalia possession.
Oliver broke into Country Cupboard grocery store in North Lebanon Township on Sept. 13 and 16 and took more than $1,200 worth of cigarettes. He told police he sold some of the cigarettes and smoked some of them.
Oliver, who was adjudicated in the case as an adult, has an arrest record as a juvenile dating to August 2007. As a youth, Oliver was arrested for burglary, criminal trespass and theft.
In other cases before Judge Bradford H. Charles last week:
Jamie Avila, 18, of 365 N. 10th St., Lebanon, was sentenced to state prison for 14 months to three years and fined $100 for aggravated assault.
Avila, who has an extensive juvenile criminal record, was sentenced for punching a Lebanon County Children and Youth supervisor at Good Samaritan Hospital on July 16.
Taticca G. Madden, 21, Harrisburg, was sentenced to Lebanon County prison for three to 23 months and fined $200 for possession with intent to deliver cocaine, possession of marijuana and drug-paraphernalia possession.
Justin Herring, 28, of 1145 Jay St., Lebanon, was sentenced to county prison for 30 days to 23 months and fined $100 for heroin possession.
Justin C. Daubert, 27, no permanent address, was sentenced to the 49 days he had already served to six months in county prison and fined $100 for giving police a false name and birth date.
Larry L. Ulrich Jr., 23, of 4 Little Swatara Church Road, Richland, was sentenced to one year probation and fined $150 for possession of cocaine and possession of a small amount of marijuana.
Ashley A. Crawford, 22, of 18 S. Sixth St., Lebanon, was sentenced to one year probation and fined 4100 for giving police a false name and birth date.
Dustin E. Donton, 20, no permanent address, was sentenced to 30 days probation and fined $15 for theft.
понедельник, 22 февраля 2010 г.
понедельник, 15 февраля 2010 г.
Columbus crime: Convenience store burglars target cigarettes, beer
Burglars targeted cigarettes and beer in a weekend heist, taking more than $2,000 in goods, Columbus police said.
The suspect or suspects entered the Pyramid Food Mart, 3512 Buena Vista Road, between 11 p.m. Friday and 5:30 a.m. Saturday. They entered through the south side brick wall and caused $2,000 in damages, reports state.
The suspects took 30 cartons of Newport cigarettes, four 18-packs of Corona, four 12-packs of Heineken, 14 12-packs of Budweiser and eight 12-packs of Budlight, police said.
The suspect or suspects entered the Pyramid Food Mart, 3512 Buena Vista Road, between 11 p.m. Friday and 5:30 a.m. Saturday. They entered through the south side brick wall and caused $2,000 in damages, reports state.
The suspects took 30 cartons of Newport cigarettes, four 18-packs of Corona, four 12-packs of Heineken, 14 12-packs of Budweiser and eight 12-packs of Budlight, police said.
пятница, 12 февраля 2010 г.
Third-hand cigarette smoke residue can be deadly, lab finds
A California research lab has found in a recent that third-hand smoke, or the residue of cigarettes that is left on clothing, paper or walls, is extremely carcinogenic when combined with an indoor pollutant.
“The biggest message is the study reveals that the tobacco smoke residue that remains after smoking, sometimes days or weeks later, could pose a risk to people who occupy that space or use it,” said Lara Gundel, the co-principal investigator in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
That risk increases when the residue combines with a common indoor pollutant, nitrous acid, Gundel said. Nitrous acid usually floats inside a building and is generated by unvented gas appliances or diesel engines.
Together the residue and pollutant become potentially even more carcinogenic, forming a tobacco-specific nitrosamine, which is extremely hazardous, the scientist explained. In fact Gundel said when nicotine and nitrous acid combine, Gundel said, they are much more dangerous than just nicotine.
According to the chemist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory at the University of California, a recent study the lab did has found that not only is smoke residue a hazard for people who come in contact with it, but that the residue can stay on people and is transported back into homes, offices or even the dashboard of a car.
Here in Ontario, smoking in vehicles with children is banned as is smoking in public places in Toronto. But residue remains on people’s clothes and skin even when they smoke outdoors, since then they bring it inside, Gundel said.
The dangers of mainstream and second-hand smoke have long been known – with cancer, cardiovascular disease and stroke, as well as pulmonary disease and birth defects high on the list.
But third-hand smoke has only recently made the headlines. The term was first used in a study that appeared in the January 2009 issue of Pediatrics that found 65 per cent of non-smokers and 43 per cent of smokers surveyed agreed with the statement that “breathing air in a room today where people smoked yesterday can harm the health of infants and children.”
“The biggest message is the study reveals that the tobacco smoke residue that remains after smoking, sometimes days or weeks later, could pose a risk to people who occupy that space or use it,” said Lara Gundel, the co-principal investigator in a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
That risk increases when the residue combines with a common indoor pollutant, nitrous acid, Gundel said. Nitrous acid usually floats inside a building and is generated by unvented gas appliances or diesel engines.
Together the residue and pollutant become potentially even more carcinogenic, forming a tobacco-specific nitrosamine, which is extremely hazardous, the scientist explained. In fact Gundel said when nicotine and nitrous acid combine, Gundel said, they are much more dangerous than just nicotine.
According to the chemist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory at the University of California, a recent study the lab did has found that not only is smoke residue a hazard for people who come in contact with it, but that the residue can stay on people and is transported back into homes, offices or even the dashboard of a car.
Here in Ontario, smoking in vehicles with children is banned as is smoking in public places in Toronto. But residue remains on people’s clothes and skin even when they smoke outdoors, since then they bring it inside, Gundel said.
The dangers of mainstream and second-hand smoke have long been known – with cancer, cardiovascular disease and stroke, as well as pulmonary disease and birth defects high on the list.
But third-hand smoke has only recently made the headlines. The term was first used in a study that appeared in the January 2009 issue of Pediatrics that found 65 per cent of non-smokers and 43 per cent of smokers surveyed agreed with the statement that “breathing air in a room today where people smoked yesterday can harm the health of infants and children.”
понедельник, 8 февраля 2010 г.
Smoking ban: ‘We need more time’
ABU DHABI // The federal smoking ban will not be fully enforced until bodies such as the Ministry of Health, police and municipalities determine who will be responsible for implementing the various parts of the legislation, senior health officials said yesterday.
The Ministry of Health disclosed some aspects of the law last month, but confusion has arisen over when and how the regulations will be enforced.
The ministry plans to issue an appendix to answer these questions, but has not said when it will do so. The law will take effect when the details are published by the Government.
For instance, it was announced that smoking in a car carrying a child under 12 will be illegal. However, it is hard to say who will enforce such as rule. Is it the police? Or road and transport authorities? Or the municipalities?
Senior health officials working on the law yesterday told The National they were hammering out the details.
“We understand that some people might be confused, as it a very comprehensive law, there are a lot of different points. We will clarify all of these,” said Dr Wedad al Maidoor, the head of the National Tobacco Control Committee.
Dr al Maidoor said she could understand why people and businesses could be confused.
“For every subject there will be an appendix explaining exactly what is means,” she said.
“The law will only become active from the time everything is clarified. It is a complicated law so there is a lot to work out and many different stakeholders to discuss it with.”
She said publicity campaigns would be launched when the appendices were complete.
“We cannot say exactly when these will be but we will make sure people know all about the law.”
Dr Mahmoud Fikri, the ministry’s director of health legislation and policies, added: “Technical committees will be set up to establish exactly how the law will be implemented. We cannot say today that ‘this person will be fined or that person will be fined’ because the implementation discussions have not finished. It would not be right to start giving fines until the public know exactly what they cannot do, and who can enforce it.”One of the main things the ministry is trying to figure out is which agencies will be responsible for enforcing the different elements of the law, Dr Fikri said. It will hold talks with the police, road and transport authorities, municipalities and other health authorities operating in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
It is already known that different parts of the legislation will be implemented at different times.
For example, the ban on shisha cafes or restaurants operating in residential buildings or areas will not be enforced until 2012.
Businesses will be given a grace period until then to relocate.
As well as a ban on smoking in public places, the federal law will govern the sale of cigarettes to minors, the growing of tobacco, the importing of toys that look like cigarettes and tobacco advertising, among other things.
In non-residential restaurants, hotels, shopping malls, cafes and other enclosed public places, designated smoking areas will be allowed but they must adhere to rules about ventilation, location and capacity, all of which will be outlined in the appendix.Hotels will still be allowed to have smoking rooms as long they meet certain criteria. Shops must not sell cigarettes to those under 18 or else face hefty fines.
The law carries fines of up to Dh1 million (US$270,000) and up to two years imprisonment.
Officials are also considering placing graphic photographs of illnesses, such as cancerous tumours, on cigarette packets as some western countries have done, and raising the price of tobacco products.
According to Dr al Maidoor, instituting warnings is a lengthy process because it needs to be dealt with on a GCC-wide level. The new law, however, would make it illegal to import cigarettes that do not carry either written and pictorial warnings.
The Ministry of Health disclosed some aspects of the law last month, but confusion has arisen over when and how the regulations will be enforced.
The ministry plans to issue an appendix to answer these questions, but has not said when it will do so. The law will take effect when the details are published by the Government.
For instance, it was announced that smoking in a car carrying a child under 12 will be illegal. However, it is hard to say who will enforce such as rule. Is it the police? Or road and transport authorities? Or the municipalities?
Senior health officials working on the law yesterday told The National they were hammering out the details.
“We understand that some people might be confused, as it a very comprehensive law, there are a lot of different points. We will clarify all of these,” said Dr Wedad al Maidoor, the head of the National Tobacco Control Committee.
Dr al Maidoor said she could understand why people and businesses could be confused.
“For every subject there will be an appendix explaining exactly what is means,” she said.
“The law will only become active from the time everything is clarified. It is a complicated law so there is a lot to work out and many different stakeholders to discuss it with.”
She said publicity campaigns would be launched when the appendices were complete.
“We cannot say exactly when these will be but we will make sure people know all about the law.”
Dr Mahmoud Fikri, the ministry’s director of health legislation and policies, added: “Technical committees will be set up to establish exactly how the law will be implemented. We cannot say today that ‘this person will be fined or that person will be fined’ because the implementation discussions have not finished. It would not be right to start giving fines until the public know exactly what they cannot do, and who can enforce it.”One of the main things the ministry is trying to figure out is which agencies will be responsible for enforcing the different elements of the law, Dr Fikri said. It will hold talks with the police, road and transport authorities, municipalities and other health authorities operating in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
It is already known that different parts of the legislation will be implemented at different times.
For example, the ban on shisha cafes or restaurants operating in residential buildings or areas will not be enforced until 2012.
Businesses will be given a grace period until then to relocate.
As well as a ban on smoking in public places, the federal law will govern the sale of cigarettes to minors, the growing of tobacco, the importing of toys that look like cigarettes and tobacco advertising, among other things.
In non-residential restaurants, hotels, shopping malls, cafes and other enclosed public places, designated smoking areas will be allowed but they must adhere to rules about ventilation, location and capacity, all of which will be outlined in the appendix.Hotels will still be allowed to have smoking rooms as long they meet certain criteria. Shops must not sell cigarettes to those under 18 or else face hefty fines.
The law carries fines of up to Dh1 million (US$270,000) and up to two years imprisonment.
Officials are also considering placing graphic photographs of illnesses, such as cancerous tumours, on cigarette packets as some western countries have done, and raising the price of tobacco products.
According to Dr al Maidoor, instituting warnings is a lengthy process because it needs to be dealt with on a GCC-wide level. The new law, however, would make it illegal to import cigarettes that do not carry either written and pictorial warnings.
четверг, 4 февраля 2010 г.
Altria profit up but cigarette volumes shrivel
Altria Group Inc. said Thursday that its fourth quarter earnings rose 7% even as cigarette volumes continued to shrivel, and the tobacco titan said the business outlook for 2010 remains challenging.
Altria (MO 19.78, -0.15, -0.75%) earned $725 million, or 35 cents a share, in the quarter
ended , from $679 million, or 33 cents a share, a year earlier.
Revenue at the Richmond, Va.-based maker of Marlboro cigarettes rose 29% to $6.01 billion from $4.65 billion.
On an adjusted basis, the company said it would have earned 39 cents a share in the latest quarter.
The average estimate of analysts polled by FactSet Research had been for the company to earn 40 cents a share on revenue of $4.17 billion.
The company said the business environment for 2010 is likely to remain challenging, as adult consumers remain under economic pressure and face high unemployment.
Its tobacco operating companies also continue to see competitive promotional activity. It also expects that continuing state budget issues may lead to excise tax increase proposals in many states in 2010.
Altria forecast that its 2010 profit to be $1.78 to $1.82 a share, including estimated charges of 7 cents a share related to exit, integration and implementation costs, UST-acquisition related costs and SABMiller (UK:SAB 1,711, -9.00, -0.52%) special items.
Excluding items, profit is forecast to be $1.85 to $1.89 a share.
Altria spun off Philip Morris International (PM 46.97, -0.63, -1.32%) at the end of March
2008 in a move designed to separate the fast-growing overseas cigarette business from a U.S. unit hobbled by litigation worries, huge payments to states and seemingly inexorable year-on-year volume declines.
About a year ago, it closed on the acquisition of smokeless tobacco and wine maker UST.
During the period, Philip Morris USA's domestic cigarette shipment was down 11.4% while its flagship Marlboro brand's retail share was down 0.4 percentage point to 41.7%.
On the brighter side, smokeless tobacco brands Copenhagen and Skoal's combined volume rose 7.8% versus the prior-year period, driven by the successful launch of Copenhagen Long Cut Wintergreen
"Marlboro displayed resiliency in an intensely competitive promotional environment, and we are also pleased with the strong retail share and volume growth of Copenhagen in the fourth quarter of 2009," said Michael Szymanczyk, chief executive, in the earnings report.
Shares of Altria rose 20 cents to $20.01.
Altria (MO 19.78, -0.15, -0.75%) earned $725 million, or 35 cents a share, in the quarter
ended , from $679 million, or 33 cents a share, a year earlier.
Revenue at the Richmond, Va.-based maker of Marlboro cigarettes rose 29% to $6.01 billion from $4.65 billion.
On an adjusted basis, the company said it would have earned 39 cents a share in the latest quarter.
The average estimate of analysts polled by FactSet Research had been for the company to earn 40 cents a share on revenue of $4.17 billion.
The company said the business environment for 2010 is likely to remain challenging, as adult consumers remain under economic pressure and face high unemployment.
Its tobacco operating companies also continue to see competitive promotional activity. It also expects that continuing state budget issues may lead to excise tax increase proposals in many states in 2010.
Altria forecast that its 2010 profit to be $1.78 to $1.82 a share, including estimated charges of 7 cents a share related to exit, integration and implementation costs, UST-acquisition related costs and SABMiller (UK:SAB 1,711, -9.00, -0.52%) special items.
Excluding items, profit is forecast to be $1.85 to $1.89 a share.
Altria spun off Philip Morris International (PM 46.97, -0.63, -1.32%) at the end of March
2008 in a move designed to separate the fast-growing overseas cigarette business from a U.S. unit hobbled by litigation worries, huge payments to states and seemingly inexorable year-on-year volume declines.
About a year ago, it closed on the acquisition of smokeless tobacco and wine maker UST.
During the period, Philip Morris USA's domestic cigarette shipment was down 11.4% while its flagship Marlboro brand's retail share was down 0.4 percentage point to 41.7%.
On the brighter side, smokeless tobacco brands Copenhagen and Skoal's combined volume rose 7.8% versus the prior-year period, driven by the successful launch of Copenhagen Long Cut Wintergreen
"Marlboro displayed resiliency in an intensely competitive promotional environment, and we are also pleased with the strong retail share and volume growth of Copenhagen in the fourth quarter of 2009," said Michael Szymanczyk, chief executive, in the earnings report.
Shares of Altria rose 20 cents to $20.01.
понедельник, 1 февраля 2010 г.
Cigarettes make up 33% of accidental ingestion cases by young children+
Cigarettes made up one-third of accidental ingestion cases involving infants and very young children at home in the year ended last March, accounting for the largest number for 30 years in a row, a government survey showed Sunday.
The results were shown in the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry's survey on health damage involving household articles and others reported by hospitals across the country during the year to March 2009.
An official at the Japan Poison Information Center said the many cases involving cigarettes are characteristic of Japanese living style -- people live mostly on tatami mat-covered floors and adults often put cigarettes on floors and low tables within the reach of young children.
Although cigarettes are on the decrease in the ratio of the total cases as more people refrain from smoking, a ministry official called on parents to pay attention to prevent young children from swallowing them by accident.
The survey was compiled from a total of 477 such accidents reported by seven hospitals. The number of cases involving cigarettes totaled 159, accounting for 33.3 percent of the total, the same level as the previous year's 33.6 percent.
By age, most of the children were 6 months to 18 months old, accounting for 139 of the total.
Cigarettes accounted for about 50 percent of the total in the 1990s and the ratio has fallen to the lower half of the 30 percent level in recent years.
In the survey, medicines came in second highest at 18.0 percent of the total, followed by toys at 7.8 percent and plastic products at 5.2 percent.
The results were shown in the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry's survey on health damage involving household articles and others reported by hospitals across the country during the year to March 2009.
An official at the Japan Poison Information Center said the many cases involving cigarettes are characteristic of Japanese living style -- people live mostly on tatami mat-covered floors and adults often put cigarettes on floors and low tables within the reach of young children.
Although cigarettes are on the decrease in the ratio of the total cases as more people refrain from smoking, a ministry official called on parents to pay attention to prevent young children from swallowing them by accident.
The survey was compiled from a total of 477 such accidents reported by seven hospitals. The number of cases involving cigarettes totaled 159, accounting for 33.3 percent of the total, the same level as the previous year's 33.6 percent.
By age, most of the children were 6 months to 18 months old, accounting for 139 of the total.
Cigarettes accounted for about 50 percent of the total in the 1990s and the ratio has fallen to the lower half of the 30 percent level in recent years.
In the survey, medicines came in second highest at 18.0 percent of the total, followed by toys at 7.8 percent and plastic products at 5.2 percent.
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