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Mahout with elephant

Lesson 101:Rhino Avoidance Tactics ... (and some observations on ritual goat sacrifice)

April 3rd 2007
We stood huddled on the edge of the jungle while our guide delivered the safety message detailing how to save ourselves in the event of meeting a rhino, tiger or sloth bear. For the rhino we were directed to (1) look for a small tree to scramble up, or in the absence of a small tree (2) to look for a large tree to hide behind, or in absence of any trees whatsoever to (3) run in a zig zag fashi ... read more
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Nepalese Flag In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more
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