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September 5, 2006
Topics poland, drunk, names, religion, sweden, mountain, post, friends, drivers, death, reuters, family, car and people
Prosecutors in Poland, where Catholicism is the dominant religion, are asking priests to read the names of people who drink and drive from the pulpit. There is a high death rate from drunk driving in the country, and prosecutors think that public shaming may cut the rate down. Rafal Grabia, a prosecutor in the mountain town of Zywiec in southern Poland, tells Reuters, "We post the names of convicted drunk drivers at town halls. But who reads that? The information is not reaching family, friends and neighbors. "
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August 13, 2006
A twin mountain located 12km north of Zhenfeng town in the Guizhou province in China perfectly resembles a pair of breasts. The two mountains, standing side by side, also has a strange mould on top of it that looks like nipples. Locals call it the dual breast mountain.
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July 31, 2006
Topics church, nude, feet, city, woman, creative, erotic, image, mountain, art, kids, love, university, children, school and man
Loveland has been known as a creative haven for its annual sculpture show. This year the event expects to take off amongst a debate over a large bronze sculpture that some residents of the city in the foothills of the Rocky Mountain say is too erotic, and inappropriate for a public art installation. One controversial sculpture titled "Triangle," was created by Kirsten Kokkin, 54, a Norwegian-born internationally acclaimed sculptor. "Triangle," approximately 14 feet tall and 9 feet wide, is a depiction of three nude figures - a man and a woman holding up another woman.
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July 25, 2006
Conservationists plan to burn the carcass of a 47-foot whale that washed onto a beach near Cape Town, South Africa. Officials are unsure how the 34-ton southern right whale died. Its body washed up onto Kommetjie beach, located about 25 miles south of Cape Town.
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July 16, 2006
Boo has returned. The runaway 4-year-old grizzly bear returned to his enclosure at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort outside of the Canadian Rockies Saturday. His keepers say more than likely, Boo came back because it's easier to get food at his 22-acre enclosure, and mating season has ended.
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