World War Two
Published 12 Jan 2022Even the best sniper needed a reliable and accurate rifle. During the Second World War, all warring nations fielded designated sniper and marksman rifles, but different manufacturers had different ideas, from optical sights to breech-loading mechanisms, to gas-piston systems. Some preferred traditional bolt-action, others favored the new semi-automatic approach.
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January 13, 2022
Sniper Rifles of 1942 – WW2 Special
How A Village Keeps India’s Handmade Shuttlecock Industry Alive | Still Standing
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Published 10 Sep 2021Jadurberia village is the shuttlecock capital of India where workers have been making badminton birdies for generations. But the rise of mechanized assembly lines and the popularity of synthetic shuttlecocks are threatening to shut down small factories like the Niyogi family’s Dodo Shuttles.
For more information, visit http://www.dodoshuttles.com/.
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QotD: A libertarian view of government
[M]ost libertarians see the government as the mafia’s mildly retarded big brother.
Jonathan David Morris, “The Non-Aggression Principle”, The Libertarian Enterprise, 2005-06-05.