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• 130 Year Old Outhouses - Treasure Trove for Artifacts

  Published: July 18, 2007, 8:08 am

  Tags: Offbeat News, Archeological, Artifact, Artifacts, Dig, Dirty Job, Discovery, Excavations, Latrine, Odd, Offbeat, Outhouse, Outhouses, Privies, Site, Treasure, Unusual

  brick foundations and the privies will have to be demolished. That’s all the motivation Solorzano needs to continue with her foul job. “The further you go down, the stronger the smell.” she said. “But it’s not that bad. These privies are archaeological gold mines.” A short clip is available for the current

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• In Energy-Stingy Japan, an Extravagant Indulgence: Posh Privies

  Published: June 25, 2008, 12:00 am

  Tags: Energy Stingy, Japan, Extravagant, Indulgence, Posh, Privies, United States, Japan, Pontiac G8, Kazumi Kasahara, Kyoto, Philip Clapp, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Akiko Yamamoto, China, Electric Toilet Seats Evaluation Standard Subcommittee, General Motors Corporation, The Pew

  TOKYO -- When it comes to saving energy, the Japanese have much to teach the United States and other rich countries, whose leaders descend on Japan next month for a Group of Eight summit.

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