In Coruña, Spain, bonfires, drinking and parades marked the Bonfires of Saint John's festivities.

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Nothing works as potently to inflame protectionist sentiment as large trade deficits.

Moreover, starting a bilateral confrontation is unwise.

These are countries where it sometimes seems easier to start an uprising than to start a business.

The protesters consider this a form of intimidation which, in fact, fueled their anger and increased their numbers.

His presence in the country might well spark a clamor for his reluctant return to politics.

But trying to ignite sectarian strife is more offensive than anything.

Its failure to defend the dollar, the critics warn, could ignite a crisis of confidence.

Two young men were recently sentenced to prison for trying to set fire to the artist s home.

A provocative book written by a Japanese mathematician has reignited the debate about whether there are specifically Asian values.

anasqtiesh weakening the national sentiment, and trying to ignite sectarian strife Should be charges against Assad. Syria FreeRazan

The latter, in fact, threaten peace in two ways by themselves and by their role in feeding or refuelling conflict.

Yet few in the Iranian establishment understand that being the leading regional power brings responsibility and that only responsible behavior can create legitimacy and acceptance that Iran craves.

Is it reasonable to elect a pyromaniac to the board of a fire department? Of course not.

The participants, ranging from weary politicians to enthusiastic campaigners, are supposed to reignite global concern for the environment.

That event re ignited the civil war, involving figures such as Francisco Villa and Emiliano Zapata, who formed their own forces.

A hot, dry summer (in some places) has triggered another barrage of such claims.

But these efforts could trigger a financial crisis, requiring China to initiate a major recapitalization of the banking system.

In both cases, it is claimed that further expansionary asset provision policies run the risk of igniting inflation.

History has repeatedly demonstrated that such ambiguity, particular if practiced by a rising power, can spark an arms race.

The international NGO Sentinelles reports that domestic fires are an under covered issue in Zinder, Niger

And they produce an economic basis for discontent which played at least some part in triggering the protests of the Arab Spring.

Even if this does not trigger a crisis, it sharply narrows the government s scope for using expansionary fiscal policy to stimulate the economy.

A decision to de regulate petrol and diesel prices has sparked massive street protests and stoked fears of rampant inflation.

Instead of waiting passively for sanctions, Iran s leaders decided to start a Middle East crisis by organizing attacks against Israel.

The massive wall of liquidity that has resulted has triggered inflation, sent real estate prices soaring, and fueled a sharp rise in debt.

As a protest against discriminatory state policies and arbitrary arrests, the stateless community in Kuwait (Bedoon) decided to light candles in their houses and post pictures of them on Twitter.

We are all Khaled Said was set up to honour the memory of a young man from Alexandria, whose brutal murder at the hands of police officers sparked protests against police brutality.

Khrushchev s speech also ignited the feud between Mao s China and the USSR, for it allowed Mao to claim the crown of world revolutionary leadership.

The problem is that a US military response is essentially useless under these conditions, and can easily inflame the situation rather than resolve it.

By focusing on job creation, wage increases, and the social safety net, the 12th Five Year Plan could spark a major increase in discretionary consumer purchasing power.

In the area of education, it was essential to purge teaching materials of all elements that fostered a warlike mentality rather than inculcating respect for human rights.

Such an unfair distribution of wealth based on economic exploitation, social injustice and political exclusion has caused silent but persistent resistance by Chinese peasants.

Some analysts hoped that last year s earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear catastrophe would spark a third effort at national reinvention, but that has not yet occurred.

This is largely achieved through causing the maximum amount of material to combust, which results in a net efficiency of 60 to 70 as contrasted to less than 30 for an open fireplace.

In the midst of the protests, Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar sparked further outrage by suggesting that women carry chili powder to deter would be rapists.

Clearly, whoever was responsible for the decision to take the British Marines prisoner was hoping to rekindle some of the fervor of the 1979 revolution, and use that to force the rest of the leadership into a confrontation with Britain and America.

You don t pick an arsonist to head the fire department, I thought when Obama named him co chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.

About a year and half ago, Mubarak, his media and the football players were about to start a war between Egypt and Algeria and spread loads of lies and hatred towards the Algerian people because of a football match.

And who s responsible for the fact that this cocktail flew into the building? The one who hurled it, or the one who shot at the hurler?

These are not required to be on, but in some cases pilots turn these lights on for engine checks and also while passengers board the aircraft for better visibility of the ground near the aircraft.

But, unless the US wants a Cold War style confrontation in Asia, it must try harder to engage China in shaping a viable regional security structure.

Equally ominous, the banning of hundreds of candidates for alleged ties to the Baath Party signals a return to sectarian politics, which could reignite a sectarian civil war.

As China s incursions reignite long smoldering disagreements and threaten to destabilize the regional status quo, countries throughout Asia are reconsidering their strategic positions.