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Aussie travelers holiday at home this winter | CNNGo.com

Money talks. Vacation bookings show backyard trips more popular than jetting abroad Australians are lining up for domestic vacations in hot spots like Surfers Paradise this winter. Back in the dark days pre-Google — when faxes were cutting-edge, actual physical tickets arrived by registered mail and travel agents were mysterious …

Smoking and obesity are both public health problems, but cigarettes are worse than fat. – Slate Magazine

Why are Americans more afraid of gaining weight than smoking cigarettes? Which is a more serious problem for America, smoking or overeating? According to a Gallup poll released this week, 67 percent of the nation’s adults think of cigarettes as an “extremely serious” or “very serious” social problem, compared with …