Amulets and Talismans
AMULETS AND TALISMANS. An amulet is an object, supposedly charged with magical power, that is carried on the person or displayed in a house, barn, or place of business in order t...
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Bangkok (dpa) - Thailand - which notched up a 190 billion baht
(5.4 billion dollar) financial deficit during the first half of
fiscal 2007 - is mulling a new tax on the king...
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The millions of tourists visiting Charleston each year now have an easy, high-tech way to become familiar with the historic city before hitting the streets in person.A new video wall _ well, really...
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Australia and the United States launched their biggest joint war games Monday, with 27,500 troops backed by a U.S. aircraft carrier engaging in exercises aimed at consolidating the allies' military...
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THOUSAND OAKS, California, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Britain's
Colin Montgomerie says he and European Ryder Cup captain Nick
Faldo have settled their differences after a verbal spat at the
Seve Trophy th...
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Los Angeles (dpa) - David Beckham is set to miss his debut as a
Los Angeles Galaxy player due to a niggling ankle injury he picked up
playing for England against Estonia las...
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Charles VanikCLEVELAND (AP) _ Former Rep. Charles Vanik, who during his years in Congress co-sponsored an effort to force the Soviet Union to allow more Jews to emigrate, died at his home in Jupite...
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Perth, Australia (dpa) - Serena Williams will begin 2008 with what
she hopes is a lucky talisman, teaming with Mardy Fish to lead the US
at the eight-nation Hopman Cup mixed...
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Australia and a top U.S. military official expressed concern Thursday that China's rapid military buildup and use of a missile in space could add to instability in the Asia-Pacific, and backed a gr...
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Japan's star midfielder Hidetoshi Nakata has retired. Their 2002
World Cup hero Junichi Inamoto has been axed. And talismanic defender
Marcus Tulio Tanaka is crocked.
Japan take a jaded gr...
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