Kalash of Cultures - Pakistan: http://youtu.be/qEXnEfdvv6s The argument: 1. Watch the video; this Dardic mountain tribe plays polo. They fiercely fought for their independence through the ages, till the British arrived; at which point they adopted some British customs like playing polo on weekends (although they claim they invented the game first). 2. The Kalasha have lived in geographic isolation for so long that their DNA has diverged. But, there are markers to suggest that they come from around the Mediterranean(that is, that they are Dardic). There are 2 theories as to how they got there: a. They were travellers along the silk route who decided to settle in a scenic location and sell spices, apricots and cherries (the latter two do not grow in the subcontinent, only in the Mediterranean; and with no contact with the outside world for centuries, there's no other way they could've gotten these fruits) b. They are descendants of Alexander the Great 's armies; who ref...
Nope, just making money selling badges. I have not received any thing special as of yet.
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ReplyDeleteIn my experience, Dark XM has been located in areas of peculiar "natural energies" concentration - similar to how "normal" XM tends to be located in areas of "creative energies" concentration. Now, which direction the path of causation points is debatable, but I assume it is not as important here as the correlation. I suspect that they are seeking candidates capable of journeying to locations "off the beaten path" that may be inaccessible to your average agent in order to scout for the companies. When a location of high enough surface concentration is found, then the sponsor company can swoop in, fight for resource rights, and go to town digging.
ReplyDeleteTo the mythology route - perhaps to see the effect of massive XM (anomaly event levels) on people engaged in physical activity (aka Xm enhances creativity can it be used to enhance physical aspects as well). A better connecting of mind and body (is that not what the physical piece of GoRuck with the challenges represent)?
ReplyDeleteClearly it is a test of physical prowess and motivation under XM influence. The corporations already know that anomalies draw agents and become a more powerful occurrence from this, but very little has been researched as to the effects on these agents. GoRuck challenges are a cover for this monitoring, and the GoRuck cadre present should be considered a high level asset of one player or another.
ReplyDeleteAs a member of GR001 reporting. There's nothing to fear. All is well. There are no experiments. Breathe deeply, lose yourself.
ReplyDeleteNow that I have finished the GORUCK challenge, it is clear what the immediate goal is for us agents involved. To teach us nerds leadership skills and how to use social skills to strengthen communication as players and people. I found it a great opportunity to bond with my team, we even had a few opportunities to learn what causes common team mistakes.
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