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To: Road Walker who wrote (22128)	7/26/2010 9:37:34 AM
From: Eric	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86356

Yes I do like credit cards. Pay off the balance every month. Unfortunately the vast majority of Americans don't.

To: Road Walker who wrote (22128)	7/26/2010 11:08:03 AM
From: Eric	Respond to of 86356

Smoke Blankets Moscow Amid Record Heat MOSCOW -- Wreathed in smoke from underground fires, Moscow recorded its hottest day ever Monday as large parts of Russia endured severe drought. Temperatures there rose to a record 99.3 degrees Fahrenheit (37.4 degrees Celsius), breaking the previous record of 98.2 Fahrenheit, according to official data. A southeast wind wafted smoke from smoldering underground peat into central Moscow, reducing visibility and veiling its onion domes and Stalin-era skyscrapers. "It's very difficult to extinguish peat fires," which smolder beneath the surface but above the groundwater and rocky, mineral-rich earth, said Gennady Eliseev, deputy science director of Russian forecasting agency GidroMetTsentr. The Emergency Situations Ministry dispatched aircraft to fight 60 forest and peat fires affecting about 146 acres of land outside the city, pouring 550 metric tons of water in the last day. Meanwhile, the concentration of airborne particles was well above normal, officials said. Muscovites may be smelling smoke from nearby peat fires through early October, depending on the weather, a Greenpeace Russia director told local newswires Monday. View Full Image Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP/Getty Images Smog from forest and peat bog fires can be seen on Red Square in central Moscow Monday. ."I'd rather enjoy that strong peat fire smell from a large glass of Scotch whisky rather than from the window of a Moscow apartment," said Alexander Zakharov, head of institutional equity sales at the Otkritie brokerage. "Wherever you go, it is all about that terrible smell and how much rain is needed to bring it back to normal." And peat isn't the only thing heating up underground: A week ago a consumer watchdog group sued the Moscow metro for failing to alleviate the heat in subway cars. Air conditioners have been sold out for days at major shops and Internet retailers. Crops covering an area the size of Portugal have perished in Russia, leading parts of southern Russia, the Volga River region, the North Caucasus Mountains and the southern Ural Mountains to declare states of emergency. Russia is seeking to produce enough grain to satisfy domestic demand of 75 million tons and still have some left over for export. Official estimates for 2010 grain output have fallen to as little as 80 million tons. online.wsj.com