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Smoking Bans 'Cut Heart Attacks'
   Bans on smoking in public places have had a bigger impact on preventing heart attacks than ever expected, data shows.
   Smoking bans cut the number of heart attacks in Europe and North America by up to a third, two studies report.
   This "heart gain" is far greater than both originally anticipated and the 10% figure recently quoted by England's Department of Health.
   The studies appear in two leading journals - Circulation and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
   Heart attacks in the UK alone affect an estimated 275,000 people and kill 146,000 each year.
   Earlier this month it was announced that heart attack rates fell by about 10% in England in the year after the ban on smoking in public places was introduced in July 2007 - which is more than originally anticipated.
   But the latest work, based on the results of numerous different studies collectively involving millions of people, indicated that smoking bans have reduced heart attack rates by as much as 26% per year.
   Second-hand smoke is thought to increase the chances of a heart attack by making the blood more prone to clotting, reducing levels of beneficial "good" cholesterol, and raising the risk of dangerous heart rhythms.
 
   Are you one of those people who yearn for the “good old days”? Do you wish you could simply jump into a time machine that would whisk you back to the simpler times of the ‘50s and ‘60s. If such a contraption existed, I would be the first one to hop on board. Life was child’s–play back then. None of the contrivances, gadgets and other gimmicks which were supposed to make life easier had even been invented yet.
   Remember those old black telephones that hung on the wall? They seemed completely sufficient for my communicative needs decades ago, and they still suffice for me today. What is wrong with these people whose faces are glued to their cellular telephones 24 hours a day? Things that weren’t remotely important 40 years ago now must be imparted immediately to other people. Jack got a flat tire on the way to work. Merv had a stomach ache after lunch today. Lori is going to do her homework before dinner tonight. Is any of this essential information? Something that needs to be relayed directly to another person? Can’t it wait until you see that person? NO! These are all good reasons to get out the trusty pocket phone.
   What about today’s TVs? You can use them as a monitor for a DVD, a camcorder, a VCR, Nintendo, a digital camera and a computer. There are plasma and Lcd TVs. Remote controls look like something that once guided NASA’s first moon exploration. Weren’t the old black-and-whites much more uncomplicated? All you had to worry about was the volume and channel. And what about TV channels? I can recall the days when there were two- CBS and NBC. In the ‘60s, they were joined by ABC. Back then, it was a treat to see a baseball game on NBC once a week. The yearly showing of “The Wizard of Oz” was something for everyone to look forward to. If you missed “A Charlie Brown’s Christmas”, you would have to wait another year to see it.
   With the marvels of modern technology, these problems don’t exist now. You can watch any sporting event you want to if you want to pay the cost. You can rent the “Wizard of Oz” and “A Charlie Brown’s Christmas” at Blockbuster, and watch them as many times as you want. The number of channels has increased from three to more than 500 with the advent of cable. The Sailing Channel? The Wedding Station? The Russian Film Channel? I must admit that some people must be interested in these stations or they wouldn’t exist. I must also admit that I don’t have cable TV. The revered three are still adequate for me.
   I could go on and on. Cars and computers. Digital this and digital that. The only digits I seem to need are my toes and fingers.
 
Sofia Milos
   Sofia Milos (born 27 September, 1969) is an Italian/Greek actress.
   Milos was born in Zurich, Switzerland, to an Italian father and a Greek mother. In her teens she entered a local beauty pageant, and after winning first prize went on to win the provincial, regional and national contests as well. Milos studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse under acting coach Milton Katselas.
   Milos speaks English, Italian, French and German fluently, and can also carry a basic conversation in Greek and Spanish.
   She is a Scientologist, and she studied business and economics.
 
The Gentle Breeze
   I really love to live in İstanbul. When I go to Edirne, which is one of the cities of Turkey, for my education, I miss it very much because I believe that this city has some mysteries. Maybe , because of this reason, this place has many stories.
   The Bosphorus is very amazing. In my opinion, you can forget your problems while you are looking at it.I have some favourite places in İstanbul and The Bosphorus is on my list. I know a place which has a wonderful view of the Bosphorus . It is in Beylerbeyi. It belongs to Beylerbeyi Palace’s garden. Actually, you can’t see the view of Bosphorus while you are sitting or walking in it because of the huge high walls that ( also very high) surround the garden of Beylerbeyi Palace. That’s why you should enter another place which is behind these walls.
   You can see nearly all the Bosphorus because it is nearly in the middle of the Bosphorus. You can imagine everything that you want. While you are dreaming, the gentle breeze can touches your face. You can watch the birds, and dance while you are listening to the sound of the waves. You can smell the Bosphorus. Sometimes I imagine myself as a daughter of a Sultan there and in this way I can have a chance to watch this scene when I want but then I realise that it won’t be so exciting because if I live in it everyday, it will be an ordinary place for me.
   I think sometimes we need to forget our problems, which are about life for a while when we are in our favourite places. In this way we can feel beter and stronger.

   Gökçe Büşra ÇALAYIR
   Taksim Branch
 


   A man runs into the vet’s office carrying his dog, screaming for help. The vet rushes him back to an examination room and has him put his dog down on the examination table. The vet examines the still, limp body and after a few moments, tells the man that his dog, regrettably, is dead. The man, clearly agitated and not willing to accept this, demands a second opinion.
   The vet goes into the back room and comes out with a cat and puts the cat down next to the dog’s body. The cat sniffs the body, walks from head to tail, poking and sniffing the dog’s body and finally looks at the vet and meows.
   The vet looks at the man and says, “I’m sorry, but the cat thinks that you’re dog is dead, too.” The man is still unwilling to accept that his dog is dead. So the vet brings in a black Labrador. The lab sniffs the body, walks from head to tail, and finally looks at the vet and barks. The vet looks at the man and says, “I’m sorry, but the lab thinks your dog is dead too.”
   The man, finally resigned to the diagnosis, thanks the vet and asks how much he owes. The vet answers, “$650.”
   “$650 to tell me my dog is dead?” exclaims the man.
   “Well,” the vet replies, “I would only have charged you $50 for my initial diagnosis. The additional $600 was for the cat scan and lab tests.
 
   an axe to grind
   To have a dispute with someone
   Jeffrey is never happy. He always has an axe to grind with someone.
 
   Pregnant women carrying a boy eat more.
   The Earth is not round but is an ellipse.
   Tomatoes are the most popular food worldwide.