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Mention mountain climbing, and most people envisage an exhausting clamber up sheer rock faces or dangling from a nylon rope in all weathers. That's absolutely true of some peaks, but Asia also offers less taxing alternatives. You don't need a Sherpa's lungs to scale some of the region's best-loved mountains, and you can get to the foot of many of them by public transport. Some even have comfortable trailhead accommodation. Preclimb points to remember: carry plenty of drinking water to ward off dehydration at higher altitudes; pack warm, waterproof gear; take it easy...
Pantano may not be a hero, but he is certainly no villain. Those of us living comfortably far from Iraq's front lines cannot possibly comprehend the confusion and sheer terror of confronting insurgents. Pantano saw an enemy, perceived a threat and was forced to make a split-second decision based on his years of military training and experience. A wrong decision could mean his life. There was no time to contemplate. If you want empathy and political correctness, send the Peace Corps. If you want to win a war, send in the Marines. But don't be horrified...
...problem of forgetting is a theme of German history and historiography, this is not only the result of conscious repression. It comes also from the sheer unrepresentability of the extent of horror inflicted and suffered during the twelve years of the Third Reich...
...battles driven by bruised-egos that resolve an unfriendly dispute in lieu of violence (LL Cool J/Kool Moe Dee, Jay-Z/Nas, etc.). In this, both competitors are well aware of the beef and willing to battle to settle the score. It is a testament to the sheer arbitrariness of 50’s “warning shots” that Jadakiss, Fat Joe, and The Game were all taken off guard by his newfound animosity towards them—and that he was able to make up with The Game the same week. But why does the most...
Most of the club’s funding comes from membership fees, private donations, and grants; many of its employees are part-time volunteers who donate their evenings out of sheer love of the music and the warmth of the crowd. As Lori Valigra, one such volunteer, says, “I wanted to get away from type As—the people who eat their young…There’s a lot of people who come regularly. It gets to be a second home here...