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OTB 3: Staring at Death in an Avalanche Chute
Tue Sep 1, 2009 6:11 PM EDT
I was up with a group of folks camping and climbing around Lake Agnes in Colorado over Labor Day weekend. We got a good early start and made it up to the main lake, pressed on to the upper lake, and then decided to proceed on up to a saddle that looked doable.
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YouTube - Oklahoma Highway Patrol fight with EMT
Seeded on Fri May 29, 2009 1:14 PM EDT (YouTube)
Oklahoma Highway patrol pull over an ambulance with a patient in need
Billups and the Nuggets Stun in Beantown
Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:27 AM EST
Chauncy, Melo and company shocked the Boston Celtics on Friday night in a game that was controlled by the Nuggets for the majority of the minutes.
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Billups the General
Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:31 PM EST
The issue of the Billups vs Iverson trade and how it impacted both teams will likely be a hot topic all season long.
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Broncos pull out gutsy win against Quinn led Browns
Fri Nov 7, 2008 1:09 AM EST
The Denver Broncos pulled out a difficult win on the road over the Cleveland Browns Thursday night.
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Barack 'Osama' on Rensselaer County ballots
Seeded on Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:40 PM EDT (Times Union)
"TROY — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's last name is spelled "Osama" on hundreds of absentee ballots mailed out this week to voters in Rensselaer County."
Prosecuter of the Weathermen Calls out Smears About Obama in Letter to NYT
Seeded on Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:03 PM EDT (The New York Times)
As the lead federal prosecutor of the Weathermen in the 1970s (I was then chief of the criminal division in the Eastern District of Michigan and took over the Weathermen prosecution in 1972), I am amazed and outraged that Senator Barack Obama is being linked to William Ayers's …
Inside Account of U.S. Eavesdropping on Americans
Seeded on Thu Oct 9, 2008 6:37 PM EDT (ABC News)
"Despite pledges by President George W.
German doing well after 1st double arm transplant
Seeded on Thu Oct 9, 2008 3:47 PM EDT (USA Today)
"MUNICH, Germany (AP) — A German farmer who received the world's first complete double arm transplant said Wednesday that incredulity gave way to joy when he woke from surgery to discover he had arms again."
Foo Fighters tell McCain to stop using song
Seeded on Wed Oct 8, 2008 7:58 PM EDT (KUSA-TV)
NEW YORK (AP) - Yet another band is complaining about John McCain's use of their song to promote his campaign. This time, it's the Foo Fighters.
John McCain, I am not your friend.
Wed Oct 8, 2008 12:11 AM EDT
A simple count of the phrase "my friend" in the second presidential debate transcript tells the story: McCain - 22 Obama - 0 Fear and pride. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Truth. These are the tools of the grand Old party.
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China's Three Gorges Dam: An Environmental Catastrophe?: Scientific American
Seeded on Mon Oct 6, 2008 6:49 PM EDT (Sciam)
SHANGHAI—For over three decades the Chinese government dismissed warnings from scientists and environmentalists that its Three Gorges Dam—the world's largest—had the potential of becoming one of China's biggest environmental nightmares.
Otb's Analysis: Palin
Mon Oct 6, 2008 6:31 PM EDT
It's been reiterated in many ways - this woman is not fit to serve.
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OTB: A Breakdown of my Ideas and Beliefs
Thu Sep 4, 2008 10:17 PM EDT
I'm not sure I've ever actually written out a comprehensive list of my ideas and beliefs, so maybe I will also learn something about myself through this experience.
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Palin? Really?
Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:02 PM EDT
It makes perfect sense. If you're insane... (read: senile)
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McCain goes positive minutes before Barack's acceptance speech
Seeded on Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:04 PM EDT (johnmccain.com)
JOHN MCCAIN: Senator Obama, this is truly a good day for America. Too often the achievements of our opponents go unnoticed. So I wanted to stop and say, congratulations.
Worker suspended over loss of data on all English prisoners
Seeded on Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:57 PM EDT (ZDNet)
"A staff member at PA Consulting Group has been suspended after the contractor lost details on all prisoners in England and Wales, along with those of tens of thousands of offenders.
Assignment: The confused clock
Thu Aug 21, 2008 5:36 PM EDT
Edit: This is a submission in response to Scott Butki's ongoing set of writing challenges... explained here
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Obama's Celebrity Status: The Basis of the fame is the Crux
Mon Aug 11, 2008 6:56 PM EDT
I have been attempting to grapple with McCain's insistence on harping on Obama's popularity, and trying to establish for myself what the point of these attacks are.
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Voices on Georgia-Russia conflict | BBC NEWS
Seeded on Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:55 PM EDT (BBC News)
Varying viewpoints and anecdotes from the impacted civilians of each of the different groups.
Botched Sting: Killed With Gun She Was Supposed to Buy
Seeded on Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:51 PM EDT (ABC News)
"No training. A botched drug sting. A dead 23-year-old college graduate. Rachel Hoffman had to choose between prison or working as an informant.
Georgia offers ceasefire as Russian blitz intensifies
Seeded on Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:42 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)
TBILISI (AFP) - Georgia said Sunday it had ordered its forces, pushed back by superior Russian firepower, to cease fighting in the breakaway province of South Ossetia, and offered Moscow talks to end the conflict.
Al Jazeera - Georgia declares 'state of war'
Seeded on Sat Aug 9, 2008 10:28 PM EDT (AL JAZEERA)
Georgia's parliament has approved a decree saying the country is in a "state of war", as hostilities with Russia escalated over the breakaway region of South Ossetia.
The Olympic Broadcast was sabatoged (Technical Difficulties) - Update- Updated Update
Fri Aug 8, 2008 9:30 PM EDT
The sound went out at approximately 7:20 PM MST on the NBC olympic broadcast feed. Surely this is the work of conspirators conspiring against us, the conspirees. WOE! Always the victim.
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Mexican cartels running pot farms in U.S. national forest - CNN.com
Seeded on Fri Aug 8, 2008 5:39 PM EDT (CNN)
Mexican drug cartels are setting up shop in US National Forests.
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OTB 3: Staring at Death in an Avalanche Chute
I was up with a group of folks camping and climbing around Lake Agnes in Colorado over Labor Day weekend. We got a good early start and made it up to the main lake, pressed on to the upper lake, and then decided to proceed on up to a saddle that looked doable.
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