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As a leader of men, Jack Gibson relied on two key attributes: simplicity and innovation. The first came naturally. The second arose from a life-changing trip to the U.S. almost 40 years ago. In his physical prime, Gibson, who died May 9 in Sydney after a long struggle with...
At least three separate investigations-one by the North Palmerston Coroner- will try to piece together what went wrong. The canyoning trip was run by the Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre (OTC), which is reported to have had a flawless safety record since its inception in 1973. Experienced staff...
The guest list did not extend, however, to Majeed Khan, a tribal leader in the rugged Uruzgan region of southern Afghanistan. That's a shame. Khan would have told his hosts some home truths. He would prefer to see more of NATO, if he could, because in recent months his...
This spring three of the rugged ships stand out from the rest. Near Saturn, the Cassini orbiter, launched by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, just executed a dramatic dive through an icy geyser that reaches 950 miles (1,530 km) into space from the Saturnian moon Enceladus, and there are plans...
Topping It Off At the fall 2008 menswear shows in Milan, the must-have accessories were hats?from nubby caps to huge fur trappers. At Burberry Prorsum, designer Christopher Bailey gave his military caps a rugged country look, while Alexander McQueen's giant fox-fur hats had a wind-blown...