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For troops on Siachen Glacier, the elements are the enemy
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Icy wind whipped Lt. Nauman Ahmed's face as he plodded up a barren expanse of snowfields and crevasses. Woozy and spent, he reached a Pakistani military outpost 20,000 feet above sea level and slumped down on a cot in one of...Tags: Swelling, Water, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Avalanches and Landslides
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Forklore: Least-loved fruits
Daily DishForklore: The Russian olive was one of the few fruits available to Mongolian nomads on the steppes of southern Siberia 1,000 years ago, and the Mongols developed a taste for it.... -
Vanger vs. Wagner? 'Dragon Tattoo' family has familiar ring
Culture Monster"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" features the movie season's most disturbing and detestable family -- the Vangers, a Swedish industrial dynasty whose great material wealth is matched only by its great moral corruption. In their role as the ultimate... -
Book review: 'Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest' by Wade Davis
Tribune NewspapersOn June 6, 1924, two men set out from a camp set at 23,000 feet on Mt. Everest. They were George Mallory, who, at 37, was already one of the world's most accomplished climbers, and Andrew "Sandy" Irvine, a 22-year-old Oxford graduate with little...Tags: Natural Resources, United Kingdom, Buddhism, Natural Resources, Wars and Interventions
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Makers of 'The Grey' confront inner beasts
In the opening scenes of "The Grey,"the new film opening in theaters Friday, Liam Neeson's character explains in a letter to his dead wife that the dull ache of his grief has taken him to the frigid ends of the earth and put him in the company of...Tags: Joe Anderson, Dermot Mulroney, Celebrities, Frank Grillo, Snow Storms
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Madonna's homeless brother is not her tell-all brother
Jacket CopyMadonna has a lot of siblings. One is homeless; another wrote a tell-all book.... -
In-Your-Face Fitness: The pull to exercise outdoors
On a recent beautiful and sunny day, I strolled into my local gym to lift some weights. The gym is near Nose Hill Park, which is one of the largest municipal parks in North America. It has majestic views of the city of Calgary and the Rocky Mountains,...Tags: Marathon, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Asthma, Entertainment Events, Science
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Homeless veterans more likely to stay homeless, new survey finds
Nation NowHomeless veterans: Veterans are not only more likely to become homeless, when compared to non-veterans, they're also more likely to stay homeless, a new survey shows.... -
Sequoia hiker: "I didn't know if I was going to survive."
GreenspaceMarcia Rasmussen, 51, was walking across a snow bridge spanning a small stream in Sequoia National Park last week when the hard-packed snow collapsed and she plunged four feet into the swift water. “There was no warning,” she said. “One.... -
PASSINGS: Zoogz Rift, Carl Bunch, David E. Davis Jr., James Pritchett, James M. Roberts, Pat Rowe
Zoogz Rift Punk rock musician Zoogz Rift, 57, a punk rock musician whose experimental style garnered comparisons with Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa, died March 22 at Encino Hospital of complications from diabetes, said his partner, Laura Rift....Tags: Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Obituaries, New York Weather, Manufacturing and Engineering
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PASSINGS: Gil Clancy, Zoogz Rift, Carl Bunch, David E. Davis Jr., James Pritchett, James M. Roberts, Pat Rowe
Gil Clancy
Boxing trainer
Gil Clancy, 88, a boxing trainer who helped lead Emile Griffith to welterweight and middleweight titles, died Thursday at an assisted-living facility on Long Island, N.Y., his family said.
Born in Rockaway Beach, N.Y., in...Tags: Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Obituaries, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment
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Rulon Gardner makes no excuses
For much of his storied sports career, two-time Olympic medalist Rulon Gardner was a slave to the scale. He used rigorous, hours-long workouts to keep his weight in check and relied upon old-school wrestling tricks — like exercising in a sauna &#...Tags: The Biggest Loser (tv program), Bob Harper, Obesity, Personal Service, Wrestling
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