Word: circuitousness
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...replacement methods, including the patch, pill and gum, work by weaning the smoker off nicotine gradually, usually over a period of weeks or months. Bupropion, on the other hand, is an antidepressant, which does not contain nicotine; instead, it works to curb nicotine cravings by interfering with the reward circuit in the brain, where addictions - to nicotine and other drugs, or behaviors - are reinforced. Nationally, about 70% to 80% of smokers say they want to quit, but any single attempt, regardless of the quitting method, is on average only 30% successful...
...When Brooks was killed at the state prison in Huntsville, Texas, his legal appeal was still pending before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Unlike every other death-row prisoner in history, Brooks was denied a chance to go through the full appeals process called “three tiered review.” Brooks had, in fact, already gone through most of the procedure. His last appeal could have taken several more months, but the Fifth Circuit Court refused to grant a stay of execution...
Preparation for a first-rate capital defense can often take hundreds of hours, including an extensive investigation of the accused's childhood, mental health, drug abuse history and so on. But the law does not promise a first-rate defense. As a panel of judges from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals said in denying Osborne's request for a new trial, "for a petitioner to show deficient performance" by an attorney, "he must establish that no competent counsel would have taken the action that his counsel did take." And how do you show that? "There are no absolute rules...
...interview last week, Bossert said the renovations “cheapened Lowell House outrageously” with poor aluminum, “institutional” circuit wire molding, and “cheap plastic things...
...single-mindedly pursued her tennis ambitions. In post-match interviews, her icy mood appeared the same whether she won or lost. Her dour demeanor contrasted poorly with that of her fellow Belgian tennis rival Kim Clijsters, whose joie de vivre and conviviality lit up the women's circuit...