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Victorian explorer David Livingstone reported the existence of the Victoria Falls back to the West after discovering them in 1855, and the numbers of tourists streaming to visit the "smoke that thunders" have been increasing ever since. Although some folks still prefer to take in the majesty of this geological wonder from the viewing platform, excitement addicts microlight overhead, whitewater raft below or bungee jump betwixt and between. Last summer, 75% of foreign visitors to the falls participated in adventure sports, according to Zambia's National Heritage Conservation Commission. For some of these thrill seekers, the falls aren't even...
...Mysterious smoke wafting from the Lampoon, a semi-secret Sorrento Square social organization that used to occasionally publish a so-called humor magazine, raised red flags for a caller who notified HUPD of the steam’s green color. An officer who trekked out to the scene last Monday reported that the steam was just illuminated by green lights. As for the sources of the discolored smoke, police logs did not comment...
...Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona, in Esquire in 1993. My story, which features an autobiographical character named Thomas Builds-the-Fire who suffers a brain injury at birth and experiences visionary seizures into his adulthood, was a finalist for a National Magazine Award and the basis for the film Smoke Signals, which won the Audience Award at Sundance...
...criminal profiler, once wrote, “The story of women who kill is the story of women.” While we may not all face problems and think “pistol,” it’s generally acknowledged that where there’s smoke, there’s female. If a group of men get together we call it a team, but when a group of women gathers, guys start buying ringside seats...
Scientists haven't settled on whether repeated chestfuls of unfiltered marijuana smoke increase the risk of pulmonary disease and cancers of the mouth, throat and lungs. Although a recent study out of UCLA says no, practitioners in the field disagree. "There's certainly strong if not definitive evidence that long-term smokers take in a lot of particulates and carcinogens," says Dr. Robert Raicht, medical director of Odyssey House...