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Myanmar Earthquake (2011)

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    Jan 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. In Indonesia, watching the sun rise with 504 Buddhas

    Four a.m. is a terrible time of day, too late for night owls, too early for early risers. The exception is 4 a.m. at Borobudur, waiting for the sun to rise over the Kedu Plain in central Java with 504 figures of Buddha.
    Four a.m. is a terrible time of day, too late for night owls, too early for early risers. The exception is 4 a.m. at Borobudur, waiting for the sun to rise over the Kedu Plain in central Java with 504 figures of Buddha. The temple is one of three great...

    Tags: Asia, UNESCO, Southeast Asia, Buddhism, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    2. Mar 6, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Myanmar's dazzling shrines to Buddha

    As I sat on a high ledge of the 734-year-old Mingalarzedi Temple, looking out over the hundreds of ancient temples around Bagan, I wondered how long it would take a visitor to see them all. Archaeologists say there once were about 5,000 temples, but earthquakes, decay and long-ago looters have destroyed more than half of them. Still, that's a lot of temples to explore in this 16-square-mile archaeological treasure trove.
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    As I sat on a high ledge of the 734-year-old Mingalarzedi Temple, looking out over the hundreds of ancient temples around Bagan, I wondered how long it would take a visitor to see them all. Archaeologists say there once were about 5,000 temples, but...

    Tags: Politics, UNESCO, Building Material, India, Yangon (Burma)

    3. Mar 10, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Public consequences of pop stars' private gigs

    When pop stars Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Nelly Furtado and 50 Cent recently said they'd renounced millions of dollars they'd received for performing for members of Libyan strongman Moammar Kadafi's family, they drew attention to a growing and controversial cultural phenomenon: celebrity artists being hired by rich, powerful and sometimes disreputable clients to play at private or semi-private functions.
    When pop stars Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Nelly Furtado and 50 Cent recently said they'd renounced millions of dollars they'd received for performing for members of Libyan strongman Moammar Kadafi's family, they drew attention to a growing and controversial...

    Tags: Charity, Ozomatli (music group), Ethics, Civil Rights, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc.

    4. Jul 5, 2011 |Story| WGHP

  4. Reporter Stages Own Rape to Cure Traumatic Event

    Mac McClelland, a civil rights reporter for motherjones.com, reportedly staged her own rape after witnessing the impact of an alleged rape of a woman in Haiti following the catastrophic 2010 earthquake.
    Mac McClelland, a civil rights reporter for motherjones.com, reportedly staged her own rape after witnessing the impact of an alleged rape of a woman in Haiti following the catastrophic 2010 earthquake. Mac McClelland, 31, couldn't shake the image of...

    Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Burma, Haiti Earthquake (2010), Haiti, Rape

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