These kinds of fires are not common, but they do happen. When someone loses their life like this, it's always sad.

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Most people when the phone rings they'll answer that phone and we'll be able to actually make those phone calls 24 hours a day.

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These artifacts and the blessings they bring are for all people. This is such a rare opportunity -- probably never again in my lifetime.

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History has shown that severe weather does not discriminate, and everyone should be prepared to address any type of disaster. If we can educate our school-age population, they can help us promote awareness at home.

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But most important, these precious relics bring visitors inspiration and healing. To be in their presence is to be in the presence of the Buddha and other masters.

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These relics are so important to Buddhists, but we want to share them with people of all faiths. We believe they are the embodiment of the Buddha's compassion and wisdom.

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One of the problems that we identified is for cell phones that they had no ability to identify them to a geographic region.

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More people are doing away with home phones. If you're at home at night and you're asleep and we have a hazardous material incident, how will I know where to locate you?

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There's a portion of the Tar River in the lower part of Pitt County that floods real bad with a large tidal surge and we used it to notify people that it was a possibility their area could flood.

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