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Marines face U.S. probe in Afghanistan deaths

Marines are in the spotlight again, this time in Afghanistan where they’re accused of shooting and killing civilians after a suicide bombing.
What a lot of civilians don’t understand, and what any Marine who has ever held a weapon in a combat zone will tell you, is collateral damage is a sad fact of war. We [...]

Published: March 26th, 2007
Filed: International, Marine Corps, Military, Rants.
8 comments.

The Dead Zone

Cingular is the largest mobile phone carrier in the United States with over 60 million subscribers. Despite it’s famous rollover plan, I didn’t jump on the Cingular bandwagon until October 2005. My clunky Nokia smart phone was in a bad need of a downsize, and since the Cingular had bought up AT&T (or was it [...]

Published: March 18th, 2007
Filed: Gadgets, Rants, Technology.
1 comment.

Trail review: Calavera Preserve [North]

Parking access and trail head for Calavera Preserve.
Location: Oceanside, California
Trail head coordinates: N33.17320 W117.28253
Skill Level: Intermediate to advanced
Trail Type: Single track, out-and-back
Length: Low trail - 5.5 miles. High trail - ~3 miles.
Photos with corresponding waypoints and descriptive text.
Download GPS Map datum.

Description:
Calavera Preserve is a little known multi-use area (namely hikers, birdwatchers, and mountain bikers) encompassed [...]

Published: March 13th, 2007
Filed: Cycling, GPS datum, Google map, Image, Maps, Mountain biking, Multimedia, Popular, Reviews, Trails.
2 comments.