| Local recycling centers implore valley residents to recycle
Many individuals and families in the Kern River Valley recycle as a viable means to supplement their income and to help the environment. Recycling options are open to those who wish to recycle for monetary as well as environmental reasons. WEB Recycling, Thomas Refuse, and the Kern Valley Transfer Station offer chances to recycle a variety of materials, some for the California Redemption Value (CRV) and other items for no refund. WEB Recycling is owned by Pastor Bill Blanton, director of Hope Ministries and the Community Christian Service Center. This non-profit organization benefits from the proceeds that recycling provides. This money is used only towards community services assisting those in need. The main recycling center, located in the alley behind the Shell gas station on the corner of Lake Isabella Blvd.
Teen Shot and Killed on Lexington
Rochester police are investigating two homicides from Saturday. The most recent happened Saturday night on the city's northwest side. It happened around 9 p.m. near the corner of Pierpont Street and Lexington Avenue. Police say the victim, Christopher Jones, 16, of Rochester, suffered one gunshot wound to the chest. Jones was transported to Strong Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Investigators believe a physical fight on the sidewalk lead to the shooting and that the suspects left the area in a vehicle. This marks the third homicide in the city since Rochester started the "Zero Tolerance" crime crackdown early last month. ajl/ay/ll Rochester Police Department
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Solagran Limited's Bioeffectives to be Used to Treat Alzheimer's Patients and Alcoholics in Russia
Melbourne, Australia, Nov 19, 2007 - (ABN Newswire) - The Directors of Solagran Limited are pleased to release a letter received from Dr Nina Golovkina, the Head of the Department of Psychosomatics at the Skvortsova- Stepanova Psychiatric Hospital in St Petersburg, confirming the very positive results of trials conducted by that hospital, involving the use of:- Ropren and Bioeffective A to treat conditions associated with alcoholism and drug addiction, and- Ropren to treat neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease.The attached letter makes a number of clear statements about the impact of treatment with Ropren on Alzheimer's patients, and treatment with both Ropren and Bioeffective A on heroin-addicted, chronic alcoholics.In relation to Ropren, Dr Golovkina states that this substance "had a special positive effect on the Central Nervous System (CNS), leading to regression of focal microsymptoms and improvement in memory and alertness (particularly in cases of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases).
Online Only: Recent Study by Temple Researchers Explores Effects of Alcohol Coupled With Nicotine
Casual and heavy smokers beware, nicotine use while drinking alcohol can lead to a greater dependency to both, as well as create learning difficulties.
A study by Temple University researchers, Thomas J. Gould, associate professor of psychology and the Center for Substance Abuse Research and Danielle Gulick, graduate student in the Department of Psychology, concluded that interactions between alcohol and nicotine can impact your learning process and strengthen the possibility of addiction, thus making quitting either substance much more difficult.
The study found that the negative effects of alcohol on learning capabilities can be reversed through administering nicotine into the body when used only in conjunction with alcohol.
The interactive effects of the two after repeated use create more problems than solutions.
‘This isn’t a job for people who love success...’
MARY Newman regularly deals with alcoholics, drug addicts and witnesses violence in her job. But she's not a policewoman, court worker or probation officer, who might expect to encounter what most of society would dub "undesirables". Instead, she works at Cardiff's dedicated refuge for the homeless, the Huggard Centre in Butetown, Cardiff, offering a sleeping bag and a pillow to people who have nowhere else to bed down. At 72 and with her work last week receiving royal recognition, Mary has no intention of retiring. She said today: "I've always enjoyed working with the clients. They're interesting, there's a story behind everybody. Hopefully, after we've worked with them, some succeed in getting their lives together again." Speaking in the living room of her home in Chapelwood, Llanedeyrn, Cardiff, which is filled with videos and pictures of her large family, Mary explained why few people could cope working with the homeless.
Legislators bolster meth laws
The harvest season has ended for most farmers in the region, but that also could mean it is open season for would-be thieves. As farmers do at the end of each harvest, many are preparing their fields for next year with anhydrous ammonia, a fertilizer. But the chemical also is a key ingredient in methamphetamine, a powerful, addictive and illegal drug. Recent legislation in the Illinois General Assembly has made the penalty for theft of anhydrous ammonia tougher. The legislature voted to bump up the criminal classification for stealing anhydrous ammonia from a Class 3 felony to a Class 4 felony. Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed the bill into law on Oct. 31. The ingredient commonly is found in storage tanks on farms and at Farm Service plants. Farmers use anhydrous ammonia �primarily as an agricultural fertilizer and industrial refrigerant,� according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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