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Cahill ready to snuff out threat from Forlan  -  14 Feb 2008
ESPNBolton defender Gary Cahill has vowed to mark his UEFA Cup debut tonight by keeping Diego Forlan quiet. Former Manchester United striker Forlan has

Court skills not up to snuff  -  14 Feb 2008
Truman Index,I know it's shocking: a sportswriter who can't play sports - who has ever heard of that? OK, saying I can't play sports might be a case of me being a little

At-Work Body Odor: When to Take the Hint  -  14 Feb 2008
ABC NewsIs your hygiene up to snuff? Deodorant sufficient? Clothing? Finding spinach in your teeth is never funâ€”but it beats a salad-laced smile. DO Find a window.

Sugar Refinery Victim Dies in Hospital  -  14 Feb 2008
The Associated PressEmergency crews were able to snuff out the fire at the plant's main building Wednesday, but the blaze persists at the refinery's 80-foot silos.

Methuen student accused of threatening teacher  -  14 Feb 2008
Eagle Tribune,The teacher said the student told him, "I will snuff you (expletive)" and assumed a fighting stance during the confrontation. The term snuff is slang and

Don't Let Bad Math Ruin Your Retirement  -  14 Feb 2008
Motley FoolIf the market doesn't perform up to snuff, you could deplete your savings in a mere 15 years. That means that at the age of 70, you could be looking for

Ga. senators urge investigation into refinery blast  -  14 Feb 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution,Emergency crews were able to snuff out the fire at the plant's main building Wednesday, but the blaze persists at the refinery's 80-foot silos.

New merchant tobacco ordinance aims to snuff out teen smoking  -  Feb 13, 2008
Pacifica Tribune,By Elaine Larsen EDITOR AND PUBLISHER The majority of addicted smokers took their first puff before the age of 18. The average age today of the first-time

Omni stakeholders make attempt to snuff crime before it becomes worse  -  Feb 13, 2008
Miami Today,By Risa Polansky Before Omni Mall-area crime can deter the tenants and visitors expected to flock to the soon-to-be revamped complex, nearby businesses and

Blazers dash Lancers' hopes; Senior's 20 points not enough to ...  -  Feb 13, 2008
The Kingston Whig-Standard,If Mike Nam wasn't going to win his last high school basketball game, he was going to make darn sure it had his fingerprints all over it.

Snuff the Snoring  -  Feb 12, 2008
Gather.com,...by Howard E. LeWine, MD, Harvard Medical School Snoring is no joke if you're the one waking up tired or feeling sluggish all day because you're snoring or

Fire Stoppers aims to snuff dangerous trend  -  Feb 11, 2008
KTUU,...by Jill Burke ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Officials in Anchorage say they are seeing more and more fires set by children. A 4-year-old died recently when his

Tax on snuff may cost more by the ounce  -  Feb 8, 2008
Salt Lake Tribune,By Cathy McKitrick For those who like to chew their tobacco instead of smoke it, that little can of snuff could soon cost more. Rep.

Alaska Says Only TransCanada Pipe Plan Up To Snuff  -  Feb 11, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Jan 08, 2008 (The Energy Daily/Access Intelligence via COMTEX) -- TRP | news | PowerRating | PR Charts -- In a huge boost for the company's hopes of

Firefighters hopeful sand will snuff fire at Ga. refinery  -  Feb 11, 2008
Detroit Free Press,By RUSS BYNUM AP PORT WENTWORTH, Ga. â€” Firefighters hoped a dose of sand would finally extinguish smoldering fires that have stalled the search for two

Winfield firefighters snuff house blaze Sun.  -  Feb 10, 2008
NewsCow,By Judy Welch Firefighters battled a two-story house fire, gusty winds and an eight degree wind chill this morning. No injuries were reported.

Turco, Stars snuff storming Flames  -  Feb 2, 2008
National Post,CALGARY - The visiting Dallas Stars rolled to a 2-1 triumph over the Calgary Flames Saturday night. The Stars can thank many for this - goaltender Marty

Pacifica seeks ways to snuff out tobacco sales to kids  -  Feb 9, 2008
Examiner.comPACIFICA (Map, News) - Store owners who want to sell tobacco may have to obtain a special license that will impose an annual fee, force them to attend

Lions snuff out TrojansÃ‚â€™ hopes  -  Feb 8, 2008
Waco Tribune Herald,By Brice Cherry With each free throw the Waco High Lions buried, they tossed dirt on Universityâ€™s postseason grave â€” while keeping their own hopes very much

12:15 pm - Firefighters snuff out Chalan Pago fire  -  Feb 7, 2008
Pacific Daily News,12:15 pm - Guam Fire Department crews were on scene minutes after a call of a fire in Chalan Pago yesterday. The call came in just before 4 pm,

DEA trying to snuff out medical marijuana vending machines  -  Jan 31, 2008
Dallas Morning News,AP LOS ANGELES â€“ The city that popularized the fast food drive-thru has a new innovation: 24-hour medical marijuana vending machines.

US financial stock damage may snuff out profit gains  -  Jan 30, 2008
Reuters UK,By Herbert Lash NEW YORK (Reuters) - Corporate America's profit growth for 2007 is threatened by the carnage among bank earnings, gored by more than $100

Rajahs snuff Arabs' run at perfect season  -  Feb 8, 2008
The Desert Sun,INDIO - Jimmy Sanchez's goal in the 31st minute of the first half proved to be the difference as the Indio High School boys soccer teamhanded Coachella

Swedish Match says snuff hoarding half of last year's  -  Jan 17, 2008
ReutersST: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday Swedes probably hoarded half as much snuff ahead of a tax rise in January as they did ahead of a year-earlier

Critics seek to snuff proposed cigarette tax  -  Feb 7, 2008
Topeka Capital Journal (subscription),By Tim Carpenter The smoke-filled committee rooms are a thing of the past at the Kansas Statehouse, but the air was thick today with critics of a proposed

Snuff out smoking in cars with kids  -  Jan 21, 2008
Detroit Free Press,It's time for Michigan to snuff out smoking in cars when kids are in tow. California recently joined two other states -- Arkansas and Louisiana -- in

Voters again snuff out Antioch fire tax hike  -  Feb 7, 2008
Waukegan News Sun,By FRANK ABDERHOLDEN fabderholden@scn1.com ANTIOCH -- Twice in a year's time Antioch Township residents have rejected a tax levy increase for fire services,

Program aims to snuff out teenage cigarette sales  -  Feb 7, 2008
The Desert Sun,By K Kaufmann â€¢ La Quinta Sun â€¢ February 7, 2008 Riverside County Health officials say they can dramatically reduce cigarette sales to teens without costing

Fire won't snuff out plans to clear ice jam  -  Jan 17, 2008
Globe and Mail,City of Prince George engineers are relieved that a major fire at a Canfor Pulp mill will not hinder plans to pump warm water from two of the company's

Barcelona grand prix chief pledges to snuff out race abuse  -  Feb 5, 2008
Edinburgh Evening News,THE director of the Barcelona race circuit where Lewis Hamilton was racially abused has promised to take steps to prevent similar scenes marring April's

Donâ€™t snuff out state smoking ban  -  Feb 4, 2008
UW Badger Herald,...by Robert Phansalkar Sen. Roger Breske, D-Eland, believes that â€œit should be a requirement for every politician to have a real job before running for

Family Resources working to snuff out of domestic violence  -  Feb 3, 2008
Quad-Cities Online,By Reggie Jarrell, rjarrell@qconline.com It happens inside multi-million dollar mansions, and inside tiny apartments. Its usual victims are someone's mother

Bars slow to snuff smoking  -  Feb 3, 2008
Columbus Dispatch,By Matthew Marx A woman takes a puff from a cigarette while sitting at the bar at Zeno's, 384 W. 3rd Ave. The bar has been cited three times for allowing

Company gets your resume up to snuff  -  Feb 3, 2008
Iowa City Press Citizen,By Megan Carney Iowa City resident Joseph Allen sent off a few resumes last month, but the self-employed 26-year-old is not in the market for a job.

'Snuff' movies website shut down after Mail on Sunday probe  -  Feb 2, 2008
This is London,Violent pornographic websites run by a man whose internet empire was linked to the brutal murder of a teacher have been closed down.

Red Man Moist Snuff  -  Jan 26, 2008
Convenience Store Decisions,Made from premium quality tobacco, Red Man Moist Snuff is available in Long Cut Wintergreen, Fine Cut Natural and Long Cut Straight.

Cocaine trade tough to snuff  -  Jan 31, 2008
Canoe.ca,By BILL KAUFMANN Behind a pile of confiscated cocaine and cash at the front of the room, their boss was enjoying a rare very good day.

FOX SPORTS Breakers snuff out Wildcats  -  Jan 31, 2008
Fox Sports,NEW Zealand Breakers pulled off a major upset on Thursday night, downing fourth-placed Perth Wildcats in a thrilling come-from-behind victory.

Altria's US Tobacco Sales Languish as Overseas Spinoff Nears  -  Jan 28, 2008
BloombergAltria is conducting tests in Atlanta to see if consumers will buy Marlboro-brand snuff. UST Inc. has 72 percent of US snuff sales with its Skoal and

Restaurants snuff out smoky smell  -  Jan 31, 2008
Delmarva Daily Times,By Joseph Gidjunis SALISBURY -- Savor the last climate-controlled drag, smokers. Today is the last day Marylanders can enjoy a sweet tobacco puff -- indoors

Snuff maker's profit rose 1.4% in fourth quarter  -  Jan 24, 2008
Winston-Salem Journal,UST Inc., the largest US maker of snuff, said yesterday that its fourth-quarter profit rose 1.4 percent as extra advertising increased sales of Skoal and

Chinese craft takes centrestage  -  Feb 4, 2008
Malaysia Star,Snuff bottle painting, portrait stone engraving, jade carving, Chinese knotting art, dough sculpting and paper cutting are some of the crafts displayed.

Snuff before dinner  -  Jan 30, 2008
First Post,My mate Hack took me out for a meal in his favourite gastro pub. When we arrived, the young award-winning chef bounded out of the kitchen to shake Hack's

Crews snuff out grass fire  -  Jan 29, 2008
Amarillo.com (subscription),By Dan Packard Amarillo Fire Department personnel quickly surround a grassfire on Monday at Southwest Ninth Avenue and Coulter Street to contain the fire

Snuff out economic ire over smoking ban  -  Jan 28, 2008
Dubuque Telegraph Herald,By Elizabeth Davies Now with my extreme psychic powers, I'm going to guess where you are based on your answer. Ready? If you answered A: You are on a train,

Health Watch: Check for early signs of health problems from ...  -  Feb 10, 2008
Craig Daily Press,The tobacco industry markets chew/snuff products as â€œsmokeless tobaccoâ€?, as though a smokeless product may be a safe alternative to cigarettes or other

Heavenly trying to snuff out smoking in chairlifts, lift lines  -  Jan 25, 2008
Tahoe Daily Tribune,Telltale puffs of smoke coming from Heavenly Mountain Resort's chairlifts may be a less-common occurence these days, now that the resort has changed its

Altria to Spin Off Overseas Unit, Spurring Buybacks (Update3)  -  Jan 30, 2008
BloombergPhilip Morris USA will focus on snuff to counter falling American cigarette sales. The two companies will repurchase a combined $20.5 billion in stock over

Nederland: Snuff 'em if you got 'em?  -  Jan 22, 2008
Mid County Chronicle,By DENNIS KUTAC Staff writer Officials in Nederland want to hear not just from their residents, but from the community on the possibility of a citywide

Restaurants & Bars Get Ready To Snuff Out Smoking...  -  Jan 22, 2008
WCBC Radio,Maryland's statewide smoking ban will go into effect on Friday February 1st. Some area bars and restaurants are preparing for the ban by putting up

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