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What is Sniper’s Role at Mount Everest?

April 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Wired reports that climbers on Mount Everest’s south side are surreptitiously blogging a standoff with Nepalese soldiers ahead of China’s Olympic torch run on the opposite side of the mountain next week. More incredibly, the magazine reports, one blogger “saw lots of military staff and one solider carrying a very sophisticated sniper type of [...]

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Olympics Controversy Nothing New

April 20th, 2008 · No Comments

The controversy generated by the Olympic Flame World Tour has captured many headlines in recent weeks. This morning, Associated Press reported that the flame had arrived in Malaysia ahead of a relay in which it will be guarded by 1,000 police watching for protests against China’s Tibet crackdown and human rights record. But [...]

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Great Designs by David A. Lunde on Display

May 24th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Hat tip to Debbie Schlussel for this one! While visiting her site, I happened across an example of David A. Lunde’s work and knew I had to share some of his latest inspirations from his web site, including — but not limited to — “Dirty Harry” Reid calling for the troops to be [...]

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