Archive for September 17th, 2005

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And Never the Twain Shall Meet

The Wal-Mart store in uptown New Orleans,
built within the last year, survived the storm but was destroyed by looters.
If the store had not been looted, it could be open in
two weeks, Stonaker said. Now he doubts it will be [...]

Aussie Charged With 40,000 Volts

SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian man
built up a 40,000-volt charge of static electricity in his clothes as
he walked, leaving a trail of scorched carpet and molten plastic and
forcing firefighters to evacuate [...]

Korean Bow-Wow’s Bows Wow Buddhists

SEOUL (Reuters) – The newest acolyte
at a temple on an outlying South Korea island is a dog who has learned
to sit, stay and perform Buddhist prayer rituals alongside the monks.
Monks at Buljang Temple [...]


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