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The potential for confrontation is fueled by China's historical nostalgia. In the 15th century, the Chinese sent seven massive naval and commercial expeditions into the Indian Ocean to extend the prestige and power of the relatively new Ming dynasty. There had not been anything quite like it in history...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beyond Pirates: On the High Seas, an India-China Rivalry | 4/8/2009 | See Source »

The engineers' punishment posting is one of the reasons for my presence in Arunachal Pradesh, a northeastern Indian state. I had joined an expedition to raft down the Kameng, a savage, white-water river, which roars out of the high Himalayas through jungle canyons that are home to wild elephants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: White-Water Rafting Among Headhunters | 4/1/2009 | See Source »

Among my companions on this 12-day expedition are India's foremost expert on snakes and crocodiles, Romulus Whitaker, and his wife Janaki. They effuse about the hills along the Kameng being aslither with the incredibly venomous pit viper. Between the Nishis, the tarantulas, the leopards and the pit vipers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: White-Water Rafting Among Headhunters | 4/1/2009 | See Source »

This year, my team entered into its second year as a competitive squad, receiving a bid to the crème-de-la-crème of collegiate cheerleading competitions—NCA Nationals in Daytona Beach, Florida. Yet, this amazing accomplishment soon became overshadowed with the costs of the...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ALEX IN WONDERLAND: Another Breed of Crimson Athletes | 3/17/2009 | See Source »

The most exciting event since the expedition of Lewis and Clark recently hit the state of Oregon. Sam Adams—the openly gay mayor of Portland who had been hailed as America’s “great gay hope”—was embroiled in...

Author: By Emma M. Lind | Title: Hypocrisy on Tap | 2/27/2009 | See Source »

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