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...This was a lot different. Some of these South African military guys were the most highly trained men in the world, and they really knew the bush better than any other group of soldiers. I learned about camouflage, how to track. The whole stunt coordination team helped give me an idea of what these guys were really like...
...people affected by the policies a say in them. When told that one of Lamy’s talking points would be how to give developing countries greater inclusion in shaping WTO policy, she dismissed it as “rhetoric” and a “publicity stunt.” These sentiments were echoed by Matthew A. Opitz ’10 and Benjamin Landau-Beispiel ’10, members of HIPJ. Opitz said that since “the main backers of the WTO are major, multinational corporations” who do not wish ordinary...
Another example of absurd and alienating tactics from the opposite end of the spectrum was SLAM’s stunt of taking janitors’ children trick-or-treating at former University President Lawrence H. Summers’ home last Halloween to demand higher wages and increased benefits. Rather than advocating in a professional manner, a possibility given the ongoing bargaining between the janitors union and the University, the group decided that the best way to convince Summers that janitors need higher wages was to invade Summers’ personal life. This is akin to the students from Social Analysis...
...first glimpse, it looks like a silly scrawl. But don't let that fool you - Line Rider is becoming one of the most popular flash games on the web. Part Jackass stunt, part physics lesson, Line Rider encourages users to "draw" their own ramps, hills, and slopes with a pencil tool, then sends a virtual sledder (wearing a red scarf) along the route until he swoops, swerves and crashes. Build an elaborate enough course and you'll feel like a little kid playing in the snow again, zooming downhill, popping up in the air, wiping out on a ramp jump...
...somewhat critical of “Survivor: Cook Islands,” choosing to withdraw advertising from the show along with other companies such as Proctor & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Campbell Soup, General Motors, and Home Depot.Alas, “Survivor: Cook Islands” is merely a stunt, and the numbers show it. Only a little more than 18 million people tuned into the show’s premiere, a lackluster audience share for all the controversy. Unfortunately, CBS probably reads the numbers differently. They might try to be even more outrageous next season. If that?...