"JG Ian Barker's debrief on Vinson rescue: Three very long days in Antarctica
11:46 am EST Feb 15, 2007
(ThePoles.com) "We are under the tent, we have no stove, we have some with frostbite. Our situation is desperate, please, please come and get us. I can't move them by...
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"A man wearing a mask and displaying a gun robbed a TD Banknorth branch in Westport, Conn. late Friday (Feb. 9, 2007), police said.
The robbery at the branch at 1111 Post Road East at the corner of Morningside...
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This is an interesting article in the onoing saga of the death of David Sharp on Everest in the spring of 2006. I have written about his death and the ethics of climbing Everest on my blog, here and here. While on...
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This is the guy who made dozens of Miami Herald employees wish they stayed home the day after Thanksgiving.
"The man who barricaded himself inside the newsroom of El Nuevo Herald in November pleaded no contest to assault and burglary charges and received two years of...
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Here is the proof:"In stark contrast with their parents, growing numbers sympathise with extreme teachings of Islam, with almost four in ten wanting to live under Sharia law in Britain.
The study identifies significant support for wearing the veil in public, Islamic schools...
Bad omen for Peyton Manning, from Brussels Journal:Patrick Dewael, the Belgian minister of the Interior, has forbidden the wearing of football shirts displaying the numbers 18 and 88. According to the Liberal...
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"Tattooing. It isn’t just a guy thing anymore. Over the past twenty years a steadily increasing number of women have been spotted wearing this ancient form of art as well. There is just something fascinatingly...
"A petition drive to get Confederate-themed clothing banned from school grounds has exposed a rift at Hollywood Hills High. The episode may lead the Broward School Board to examine whether its student conduct code should address the Confederate flag.
Sophomore Ilana Hostyk...
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"There is just no resisting one of the hoariest of all journalism traditions, the New Year’s resolution column. Not only does the date practically demand it, but I can think of lots of worthy resolutions to suggest.
Let’s have Britney resolve to start wearing panties with...
"BAGHDAD, Iraq - Mahdi Army militia members have stopped wearing their black uniforms, hidden their weapons and abandoned their checkpoints in an apparent effort to lower their profile in Baghdad in advance of the arrival of U.S. reinforcements.
"We have explicit directions...
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1. Referring to Sgt. Manhart as "airman" is a bit silly;2. The US Armed Forces, as a whole, does not enjoy a very good reputation for sexual conduct, so one doubts Sgt. Manhart is bringing that reputation lower."A US Air Force sergeant who appears nude in the latest edition...
"Rainer Schoenfelder lost a bet Wednesday, and paid for it by skiing nude down the Lauberhorn.
The 29-year-old Austrian skier, who hurt his neck and back in a crash last week, lost a bet with his physiotherapist, who had been treating his injuries. Schoenfelder had vowed to...
"Right from the invasion of Iraq, to Saddam’s capture, to his hanging – everything was pre-planned by George Bush. The non-existent WMDs were just a ruse to invade Iraq for OIL. Who would believe that Saddam Hussein – a brave man who went to the gallows without wearing...
"An undercover investigation has revealed disturbing evidence of Islamic extremism at a number of Britain's leading mosques and Muslim institutions, including an organisation praised by the Prime Minister.
Secret video footage reveals Muslim preachers exhorting followers to...
Never before has that adage been truer than today. Here are the most popular stories on Yahoo News today..."#
Iraqi Shiites hail Saddam's execution AP - 1 hour, 1 minute ago
BAGHDAD,...
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