Some Buddhists are fighting fire with fire by turning to reality television shows and the Internet to revive interest in Buddhist teachings.

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So, Price, who used to work in software, and chose fire fighting as his second career, is now going back to his roots and working with his fire district to create a technology that is empowering the community to help save lives.

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You could do that, you could start again with a new fire brigade fighting force.

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Russian internet forums, which allow for genuine public debate in a country where the state dominates the media, have been crackling with anger over the fire-fighting effort.

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This fire-fighting approach continued even as Mr Chavez lingered on his Cuban sickbed, with Vice-President Nicolas Maduro implementing a 32% devaluation of the bolivar in February.

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"We welcome any alleviation of violence, with cautious optimism and hope that these declarations of cease-fire will lead to the end of fighting, " said Charles Clayton, national director of World Vision Jerusalem, an aid group.

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