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...reversal, and what does it bode for the coming days and months? Anyone claiming they know is blowing smoke. Though the brutal rout of global markets last week arose from fears the world's banking and financial markets risked total collapse in the face of the toxic credit crisis, government rescue plans detailed this week in both the U.S. and Europe mostly allayed those concerns, sparking surges on Monday and Tuesday. Market plunges since then came in the wake of negative news indicating serious slowing of American economic activity...
...shaman inhaled the incense smoke and flicked flower petals into the tropical air. My husband and I were sitting on a patch of earth on the Indonesian island of Bali as the local priest, Ida Bagus Putu Wija, communed with the resident spirits about our vague plans to build a holiday home there. Eventually, the Balinese wise man gave us the news that would literally determine the shape of our future villa. In the parallel spirit world of this devoutly Hindu island, our peaceful stretch of riverbank was actually a bustling spirit town, far bigger than the nearby human village...
...California WHERE THERE'S SMOKE Wildfires fueled by gusting Santa Ana winds burned at least 27,000 acres (11,000 hectares) in Southern California, forcing thousands from their homes. Despite the state's budget woes, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who declared states of emergency in two counties on Oct. 14, assured residents in a press conference, "We always get the money somehow to fight the fires...
...recently gave preliminary approval to a measure that would impose new restrictions on tobacco consumption and sales. One component of the measure is a proposed ban on the city’s cigar bars, of which four remain. These bars were given an exemption from the citywide ban on smoking imposed in 2004, and are popular hangouts for cigar aficionados. While the previous ban was an understandable measure in protection of public health, mandating the closure of cigar bars would be alarmingly intrusive given its limited advantages. The direct public health benefits of the ban would be minor at best...
Indoor air pollution poses an exceptionally high risk in China, where more than 70 percent of households use solid fuels such as wood, biomass, and coal for heating and cooking. China, where over half of all men smoke, is also a leading market both for world tobacco production and for cigarette consumption...