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Serious Karma BuildingWe don’t know who the do-gooderwas, but suffice to say your IO staffwill most certainly not be meeting himin the sweet hereafter. It was only $6,but we’d bet it was worth a lot moreto a North Carolina man who lost hisbusiness. Fire gutted Johnny Kaleel’srestaurant in downtown Clinton, in earlyJune. When it started, about three-dozenpatrons left their lunches on the table toescape the flames. One, however, sentKaleel a check to pay for the unfinishedmeal. Kaleel said he has also receivedletters and phone calls urging him to reopen.Kaleel does plan to rebuild, but isnot sure how long it will take. The fire’scause still has not been determined.Truly, no one rides for freeA Louisville, KY cabbie is being heldin custody after abducting a passengerfor the purpose of admiring her feet. Thewoman and her friend accepted a ride inMartin Phillip Jackson’s cab after anight of “clubbing.” The women noticedthe meter wasn’t running, but theythought Jackson was just giving thema deal. After the first girl was droppedoff, her companion was taken to thedriver’s residence where she was forcedher to put on knee-highs, bound andblindfolded her and then took picturesof her feet. According to police, “hekissed her feet, and he fondled her feet,but he never went above the kneecap,and as fas as she knows, he nevermasturbated or anything else.” Jacksonalso told the sufficiently creeped-outbut otherwise unharmed woman thatthere were other people in the apartmentthat were watching her, so she shouldn’ttry to escape.” Furthermore, he assuredher that he was doing this because therewere other people who had his familykidnapped and that they were makinghim detain her. But escape is exactlywhat the woman did after Jacksonunsuccessfully tried to use Pine Solto knock her out, local news stationWLKY reported. Jackson was laterarrested in an area restaurant.Look, it’s raining frogs again, will youpass the salt?This past June, strong winds broughtstorm clouds over Odzaci, 120kmnorthwest of Belgrade, but instead ofrain, tiny amphibians fell from above,witnesses said. “I saw countless frogsfall from the sky,” said Odzaci residentAleksandar Ciric. The frogs, differentfrom those usually seen in the area,survived the fall and hopped around insearch of water. Belgrade climatologistSlavisa Ignjatovic described thephenomenon as “not very unusual”. “Awind resembling a tornado can suck inanything light enough from the surfaceor shallow water. “Usually it’s just dust,but sometimes also larger objects.”Playing Violin No Longer Enough,World’s Gifted Toddler NervousSay what you will of English parentingor topography, a 2 year-old York girlnamed Elisha Smith has just scaled hernative land’s highest peak, Scafell Pike.Smith is believed to be the youngestperson ever to have scaled the 3,210foot summit. Her parents claim theyexpected to carry her up the mountain,but after feeding her chocolate biscuitsfound her all to willing to go the journeyon foot. They’ve now set their sights ona Guiness World Record and hope tohave little Elisha conquer Scotland’s4,409 foot high Ben Navis, the highestpeak in the British Isles.BarefootPressEverybody could use a little extraThe Raleigh Hatchet is looking for spectacularsalespeople with personality, energy andenthusiasm that have a passion for media andexcellent customer service skills. If you have asense of humor and a double dose of chutzpahthen we have the perfect job for you.We are looking for Ad Representatives. Thisis a good opportunity for students and punkrock parents with some time to spare. Priorsales experience unnecessary.