Author Tom Head "[debunks] the American Family Association's NoGayMarriage.com Platform." The AFA is a right-wing advocacy group who has published a list of ten arguments against same-sex marriage. "Ostensibly a...
"High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed
As any of you who visit The MountainWorld Blog know, ethics on Everest is a very important topic to me and one I've written about at length here...
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"Some bright spark wanting the freedom to go off and ski the red runs, leaving his less able companions on the nursery slopes, wanted a way to communicate where to meet up later for apres ski beers. So he made these walkie talkies and gave them to all his pals, no line...
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They are not quite new kids on the block as Liftopia launched in November 2006. I just read about them on Springwise. They provide fans of winter sports a window on discounts on lifts tickets at various resorts in the US. For a test drive I did a search for Deals...
Update: Another great site Check this portal it is very cool and shows an animated danger flash.Update: Mt. Kelud Volcano OCHA Situation Report No. 3 "This
report is prepared by the UN...
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"Meanwhile residents in Candisewu village in the district reported sightings of animals such as monkeys, snakes and anteaters fleeing the slopes in past few days.
"Maybe the air near the crater is getting hot, so...
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"Jakarta - Hundreds of villagers living on the slopes of Mount Karangetang on an island in central Indonesia were evacuated after the volcano erupted, sending lava and hot ash down its slopes, officials said...
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My good friends, Phil & Sue Ershler, finally have their book hitting the shelves on April 2, 2007. Together on Top of the World, if it mirrors the stories of their lives, will be a great read. I first met Phil in 1986 when I was 12 years old. My father and I were climbing...
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"Just when you thought "sketching" couldn't get any hotter, along comes a way you can hit the slopes without money or ID to get lost or stolen after pulling off a Stiffy air-Fakie in the half-pipe.
Wrist bands...
"The Ethics of Everest...
Another Everest season has just come to completion. As usual, it was filled with stories of success and failure, grand achievement and broken records. But, with all the fantastic news coming from the mountain this spring - including Apa Sherpa...
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Largest marijuana farm ever found in Arizona. 30,000 marijuana plants cover slopes of a canyon. Four workers nurtured the plants from seedlings to maturity. 9 feet tall. Crop worth $30 million.
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According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...
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