2011年2月11日星期五

Half of this seems about as hamfistedly hip

Onward Christian Soldiers - Military sniper rifle sights made by a Michigan company with a $660 million contract come inscribed with references to Bible verses, free of charge. The company's marketing director is all “What's the dif?” and complains that the issue is being raised by groups that are “not Christian.” Two Strikes, Yer Out - A former replica Breitling A1336212-B7-972A Men's watch U.S. major leaguer who brained a minor league catcher with a bat a couple years back has been banned for life by the Dominican Republic's baseball league after slugging an ump. More intriguing, the U.S. umpires working the league all quit in solidarity and left the nation."

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In fact, a frustrated officer unprepared for the fall of Baghdad asked for such a thing by name years ago.UrbanSim is the name of the training program, profiled in an item in the current issue of The Atlantic. Its creator refers to it simply as “SimCity Baghdad” because “instead of tornados, earthquakes, and Godzilla running around your city, it's replica Breitling Automatic A1336212/K506 Men's watch insurgents.” Players - let's call them trainees - learn how their goals for a region are affected by the situations there. For example, finding jobs for people is one thing; but they need to feel safe before they'll work.