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January 4, 2012 - Art/Trek NYC, premiering in January, branches out to the five boroughs in a quest to showcase new and emerging artists in the latest series premiering on NYC life (Channel 25). Traveling in the show's signature mobile art gallery – a converted recreational vehicle, nicknamed the ArtV – host CJ Follini joins a different borough-specific guest host in each episode to meet a rising artist who's on the verge of breaking into New York City's competitive art scene. Each artist puts together an impromptu art show in the ArtV and invites residents from their neighborhood to view the work and share their opinions on camera about the art. One of the five artists will be selected to have their first ever solo gallery show, which will be featured in a future episode. Each episode also includes music from performers discovered through the MTA Arts for Transit "Music under New York" program.Art/Trek NYC premieres Monday, January 9 at 9pm. NYC life (Channel 25) is the flagship station of NYC Media, the official network of the City of New York.ABOUT THE HOST CJ Follini, born and raised in New York, is a serial entrepreneur. He earned a degree in econometrics from the London School of Economics and has previously worked as the director of The Shooting Gallery and as the founder and CEO of Gun For Hire Digital Media Studios. The West Village-based Gun For Hire Studios won the 1998 Crain's Small Business Award. CJ has also produced award-winning films and currently serves as the co-chairperson of the Board of Directors for the renowned HERE Arts Center in SoHo.ABOUT THE EPISODES Brooklyn (Air date: Monday, January 9, 9pm)Episode: Art/Trek NYC travels to Flatbush with acclaimed performance and video artist Kalup Linzy to meet Edoheart, an emerging performance artist. Journeying from the Brooklyn Museum to Fort Greene, Kalup and Edoheart choose from her many styles of painting, performance and video to curate ArtV, Art/Trek NYC's mobile art gallery. The episode introduces her work to the public and records their unfiltered reactions.Featured Artist: Born in Nigeria, Edoheart is an award-winning poet, musician, dancer and visual artist. Her work often concerns trauma, iconography, African identity and trance. Her live shows feature video projections, her own songs and ritualistic dance. Edoheart holds two Bachelor's degrees from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and Hunter College and is completing a Master's degree at NYU. She also facilitates workshops in the arts and has published two books of poems.Guest Host: Kalup Linzy is a video and performance artist based in Brooklyn. His work is in the public collection at the Studio Museum in Harlem, Whitney Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art. In 2010, he appeared on the ABC daytime series General Hospital alongside James Franco in a storyline that incorporated performance art. In 2011, he was featured in the production Four Saints in Three Acts: An Opera Installation presented by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Yerba Beuna Center. He received his MFA from the University of South Florida.
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Episode: Art/Trek NYC takes off from the Lower East Side of Manhattan to the art world epicenter of West Chelsea with guest host Kristin Marting, co-founder and artistic director of the renowned experimental HERE Arts Center. Kristin and CJ introduce Allison Kaufman, an emerging multi-media artist with a fascinating and complex style. New Yorkers then react to her unconventional process work in the mobile art gallery, ArtV.
Featured Artist: Allison Kaufman is a photo and video artist living in New York City. She received her BFA in Film and Television Production from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and her MFA in Photography, Video and Related Media from the School of Visual Arts. Her work has been exhibited throughout the US at the Moore College of Art and Design, Brooklyn Borough Hall, among others. She is currently a fellow at the Center for Emerging Visual Artists.
Guest Host: Kristin Marting is the co-founder and artistic director of HERE, which supports the work of artists at all stages in their careers through fully-produced works, commissions and subsidized performance and rehearsal space. At HERE, she cultivates artists and programs all events for two performance spaces with an annual audience of 30,000. She has constructed 25 works for the stage and was recently named a Person of the Year by nytheatre.com.
The Bronx (Air date: Monday, January 23, 9pm)Episode: The Bronx is the next stop on Art/Trek NYC's journey to discover the next great New York City artist with the Bronx Museum's Bronx Biennial curator Wayne Northcross as a guide. Wayne introduces painter/multimedia/video artist Christopher Smith as they discuss the challenges of being a multimedia artist in today's art market. Viewers then watch them wrestle with displaying projection art in the ArtV.Featured Artist: Christopher Smith, a New York artist, has performed in various group shows in centers, including EYEBEAM Arts and Technology Center in NYC and LEMUR in Brooklyn. He has shown video work and interactive sculpture at the Grace Space in Brooklyn and has installed Cutting In, a work from the Painter Project series at the Bronx Museum of the Arts. He often combines projected video into manufactured objects, marrying high technology with industrial mass produced materials. He received his MFA from Pratt Institute.Guest Host: As a magazine editor, Wayne Northcross has produced art and fashion features for a range of lifestyle publications, such as Vogue Hommes, Esquire, Out and Gay City News. As an independent curator, he has organized exhibitions for the Fusebox Performance Festival in Austin, the Bronx Museum of the Arts, The Project, the Venetia Kapernekas Gallery and the Bronx Art Space.
Queens (Air date: Monday, January 30, 9pm)Episode: Starting at the Queens Museum of the Arts, a lesser-known gem in New York's rich museum landscape, CJ joins the executive director of the Queens Council on the Arts, Hoong Yee Lee Krakauer. Together, CJ and Hoong Yee meet the art collaboration PEACOCK – also known as Sean Naftel and Chris Attenborough – and check out their unique style of installation art. How they install their work in Art/Trek NYC's ArtV will be anybody's guess.Featured Artist: PEACOCK is a collaborative project between artists Chris Attenborough and Sean Naftel. Born in the US, both received their MFAs from the National University of Ireland Galway. PEACOCK has exhibited work in Ireland, Queens and throughout the US and was recently selected to participate in the Inaugural (e)merge Art Fair in Washington, DC; SEVEN Art Fair in Miami; and the Contemporary Museum in Baltimore. Both artists currently work and live in Queens.Guest Host: Hoong Yee Lee Krakauer, a lifelong Queens resident, is the executive director of the Queens Council on the Arts and oversees all programmatic and fundraising activities. She is the recipient of several awards from the Municipal Art Society and the Mayor's Award for Arts & Culture. She has recently been appointed to the New York City Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission.
Staten Island (Air date: Monday, February 6, 9pm)Episode: Art/Trek NYC's quest to unearth promising emerging artists ends in Staten Island, led by well-known choreographer and filmmaker Gabri Christa and her husband, legendary guitarist/musician Vernon Reid. There they introduce photographer Nicholas Fevelo and discover what the Islanders have to say about his work when the ArtV takes to the streets of the St. George neighborhood near the ferry terminal and the Staten Island Museum.Featured Artist: Based in Staten Island, Nicholas Fevelo is a multi-disciplinary photographer, balancing journalism and conceptual artistic practice. His work is regularly published in several of New York City's largest newspapers, including the Daily News, the Wall Street Journal and the Staten Island Advance. As an award-winning photographer, he has been honored by the Society of Silurians and the National Headliner Awards. He received his BFA from the School of Visual Arts.Guest Host: Gabri Christa is a choreographer and performer. She directs, choreographs, produces, writes and teaches on a per project basis. She has received many awards for her choreographies and short films, including a Guggenheim Fellowship for her choreography. Her film, High School, received an ABC TV award for creative excellence.Guest Host: Guitarist and composer Vernon Reid founded multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning rock band Living Colour. The band opened for the Rolling Stones in 1989. He has also engaged in a number of other projects, including recording solo and collaborative albums, organizing varied concert events, performing as a featured guitarist and composing for dance and film. He was also the recipient of the Mayor's Award for Arts & Culture in 2009.
Reunion (Air date: March 19, 9pm)Episode: The first season of Art/Trek NYC ends at a well known art fair where, based on community and viewer response as well as their own reactions, the five borough guest hosts come together to debate which of the five artists previously showcased should move from the ArtV to a traditional gallery. Art/Trek NYC follows the selected artist as they install their first solo exhibition and prepare for opening night.
TUNE IN Art/Trek NYC airs Mondays at 9pm on NYC life (Channel 25), beginning on January 9. NYC life is available in the New York tri-state area on broadcast, cable and satellite channels. Visit nyc.gov/media for local cable and satellite listings. Art/Trek NYC will also be available to watch online on the NYC Media Video on Demand player – nyc.gov/vod and through the NYC Media app, available to download for free from iTunes. New episodes will be added each week.


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Characterization of a regulatory mutant of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase in Saccharomyces carlsbergensis
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The fdp mutation has been localized on the genome of Saccharomyces carlsbergensis, on chromosome II, between lys2 and tyr1, at a map distance of 31 centimorgan from lys2.
Since the fdp mutant does not grow on glucose, fructose, mannose and sucrose, hexose transport and a number of enzymes of carbon metabolism were tested, but no significant differences could be found between the wild type and the mutant. Only the regulatory properties of glycogen synthetase are changed in the mutant, but it is doubtfull whether this can explain its phenotype.
The disorganization of carbon metabolism of the mutant upon addition of glucose to the medium was analyzed in more detail. The most prominent feature observed until now is the accumulation of free glucose and hexose phosphates in the cell. This result indicates that somehow the feedback control between hexose transport and metabolism is impaired. Hexose phosphates are known to be toxic to many cells, including yeast. Therefore, accumulation of hexose phosphates in the presence of glucose in the medium, can explain the absence of growth on this carbon source.
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- Characterization of a regulatory mutant of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase in Saccharomyces carlsbergensis
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Los Cabos is blessed with fine beaches on both sides of its narrow tip, though few places are safe enough for swimming. Playa Médano on the Sea of Cortez in Cabo San Lucas is the resort area's most popular beach, packed with bars, vendors selling straw hats, and stands renting kayaks and WaveRunners. The waters here are normally calm enough for swimming. Glass-bottom boats and water taxis depart for Playa del Amor from beneath the natural rock arch at land's end, El Arco. There are no facilities on this small patch of sand, but swimming and snorkeling with sea lions are both superb when tides are low.
A few resorts along the Corridor on the Sea of Cortez provide man-made coves for swimming. The waters are clear and calm, and colorful fish abound at Bahía Santa Maria and Bahía Chileno on the Corridor, popular destinations for booze cruises from Cabo San Lucas. You can reach the bays by taxi or rental car as well, but be sure to bring plenty of fresh water, snacks, and snorkel gear. Vendors sometimes sell necessities on the beach, but they aren't reliable.
Playa Palmilla just north of the One&Only Palmilla resort is the best playtime beach near San José del Cabo. Surfing is usually excellent here at Zippers, a wildly popular surf break and beach bar of the same name. Paddleboarding is becoming popular here as well; Cabo Surf Shop above the beach rents gear and offers lessons from real pros. Only those with foolhardy death wishes tackle the waters off San José's hotel zone—the constant sound of crashing waves should be a sign to stay away.
Mighty waves pound the sand and cliffs on the Pacific side of Los Cabos, where the waters close to hotels are far too rough for any form of water sports. North of Cabo San Lucas, however, the surf becomes more manageable around the small town of Pescadero on the road to Todos Santos. Locals and tourists gather at Playa Cerritos for informal parties on weekend afternoons at Cerritos Beach Club. Mario's Surf School in Todos Santos offers rentals and lessons at the best breaks in the area. Once again, swimming isn't great in these areas, but you can be a part of the beach-and-surf scene without full immersion. The Sea of Cortez beaches in La Paz, especially Playa Pichilingue and Playa Coyote, are quintessentially Mexican in style and amenities (umbrella and chair rentals, cafés in the sand serving oysters Diablo and whole fried fish). Both here and in Loreto, the beaches on nearby islands are the big attraction for snorkeling with sea lions and watching seabirds.
In Northern Baja, the Transpeninsular Highway travels along a coastline reminiscent of Big Sur, with vistas of waves crashing on craggy cliffs. The shorelines along Rosarito Beach and Ensenada are popular with surfers, who wear wetsuits much of the year, as the water here rarely rises above 65 degrees. Farther south, isolated towns and agricultural communities dot the wild coastline, and there are few hotels or pleasant swimming beaches. Instead, the sea is rough and brisk, leaving behind driftwood, shells, and all matter of flotsam from the open sea.—Maribeth Mellin
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PUBLISHED: 20 Jun 2011 00:06:00 | UPDATED: 04 Apr 2012 11:15:27PUBLISHED: 20 Jun 2011 PRINT EDITION: 20 Jun 2011Mark Latham
Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd at question time last week. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
For Kevin Rudd and his political ambitions, it is business as usual. His credentials for the Labor leadership have always relied on public opinion, far more than the personal support of caucus members.
Have no doubt: Rudd is waging a comeback campaign. It is no different from his past efforts in pitching for the leadership. He is going over the heads of Labor MPs and appealing directly to the people.
His campaign plan is simple. He wants electorates around the nation to reverberate with the sound of constituents urging their local ALP members to "bring back Kevin".
He wants the party to hear one irresistible message: Rudd is the only one popular enough to win the next election. According to the latest Herald-Nielsen poll, in which he has a two-to-one advantage over Julia Gillard as preferred Labor leader, this tactic is on track.
During his 13 years in Parliament, Rudd's quirky and autocratic character has not endeared him to his colleagues. In caucus, his base vote for the leadership has rarely lifted above a dozen (to be a serious contender, he needs four times that number).
His support has been restricted to the odd Queenslander and other caucus stragglers who sit on the edge of the major factional groupings.
In December 2003 and again in January 2005, as Labor sought to fill leadership vacancies, Rudd flagged his candidacy to the media, only to pull out at the last minute because his caucus numbers were so low. Twelve months ago, when Gillard ousted him, he did not even defend his prime ministership by contesting a party room ballot. He fell to the ground, saving himself the embarrassment of a massive defeat. This offers a useful insight into Rudd's strategy: he only nominates for caucus ballots he is guaranteed to win.
He is not in the business of pre-emptive strikes, losing a first ballot as a preamble to winning a second. In December 2006, when he defeated Kim Beazley by 49 votes to 39, the bulk of his support was secured by his running mate, Gillard. The absent-minded Beazley was seen as unelectable (especially following his Karl Rove-Rove McManus gaffe). Gillard and her supporters threw their numbers behind Rudd as the best way of forcing a leadership change and defeating John Howard.
During his 3½ years as leader, Rudd's legitimacy was based on his extended honeymoon with the Australian people. As soon as his polling numbers turned sour, his detractors in caucus dealt brutally with him.
While on the basis of this experience it is easy to write off Rudd as a leadership contender, his prospects are not necessarily moribund. As ever, the internal workings of the ALP are more complex.
The party's conundrum in dealing with the collapse in Gillard's polling numbers is to find a satisfactory (that is, popular) replacement. In a shrewd move after the last election, Gillard gave two future leadership contenders, Greg Combet and Chris Bowen, the equivalent of "hospital passes" by placing them in the treacherous portfolio areas of climate change and immigration. In any leadership poll today their numbers would be desultory.
Other candidates have profile problems of their own. Wayne Swan is seen as a weak and nervy character, out of his depth as Treasurer. Stephen Smith, while popular in his home state of Western Australia, is largely unknown along the eastern seaboard. Outside Australia's political class, Bill Shorten and Tony Burke are obscure figures, holding ministries which rarely attract media attention.
As Labor's factional bosses draw up their voting lists, they are struggling to place a name at the top of the column opposite Gillard's. Enter K. Rudd. Kevin knows he has no chance of winning a regular caucus ballot. His best chance is to sidestep the factional system and hope that, sometime in the next two years, a party desperate for re-election will draft him as its number one vote-winner.
In this, his advantage over Gillard and every other candidate is demonstrable. Tactically, this is Rudd's natural habitat. He loves nothing more than publicity: soft media opportunities and the chance to rekindle his relationship with the Australian people. Even if his comeback bid fails, he will enjoy every moment of it, given the attention it brings to his life and the discomfort it causes in Gillard's. In the political environment of 2011-12, it is all upside for Labor's loquacious Foreign Minister.
Recent history is also on Rudd's side. When the NSW powerbroker Mark Arbib was faced with the difficult task of finding a replacement for Bob Carr as NSW Premier in 2005, he fell back on his first and strongest political instinct. He ran a poll. When in public opinion Morris Iemma outstripped his rivals (such as Carl Scully), Arbib anointed him as the new leader. In any equivalent poll or focus group today, Rudd would romp in.
This will be an intriguing process to follow. In the modern Labor Party, no force is more seductive than polling numbers. Just as much, the animus of the so-called faceless men towards Rudd runs deep. To recall the former PM would be a remarkable backflip. This is more than a slice of humble pie for the factions. It is the entire cake shop.
Nonetheless, it is overwhelmingly in their self-interest to secure Labor's re-election. Factional chiefs like Arbib and Shorten rely heavily on the power and patronage of executive office.
Rudd's greatest asset is time. The longer Gillard's poll slump continues and the closer Labor gets to the next election, the greater the temptation to forgive Kevin his past sins. If power is a drug, then the faceless men are key-masters to Australia's greatest opium den. Perhaps at the end of this parliamentary term, they will need Rudd as much as he needs them.
Mark Latham is a former federal Labor leader.
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There are predators that show a scary appearance and weapons that would intimidate even an entire army. Powerful claws,strong and chainsaw-like fangs, or even spines and dark mimetic colours. But it's not always like that. There are also less punk-shaped predators, maybe with nice brilliant colours.
Ladybugs ( Coccinella septempunctata in this case) for instance, surely don't have the typical predator look, but appearance often deceives. They're life long hunters, since larvae to adults. They prey upon Aphids, the so called plant lices, tiny parasite insects which suck the sap of plants. The ladybugs know that and climb up to the colonies of these apparently defenceless insects to raid over them, with the pleasure of floriculturists. But very often aphids are not alone. They're strongly defended by ants, which are rewarded by them with abundant glucose-rich secretions, a surplus derived by their sap-based diet. So hunting is no more a "promenade" for the ladybug, it eventually becomes a dangerous affair. Its shield-like body is very tough but both legs and belly are vulnerable to the ants. So raid-hunt is a good technique. Nonetheless, in the course of its life a single ladybug can eliminate hundreds of aphids. This is the reason why it's considered one of the most useful insects by humans and its cultivations. Another one, the Harlequin ladybug (Harmonia axyridis) has been introduced by human in Europe as a pest control inside by cultivation, but it revealed a lethal predator that not only hunts aphyds, but even other local ladybugs and insects. This is a real big problem and actions are on the way in this years to eliminate this alien species from its new home.


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Mera Peak is the easiest amongst Nepal's 'climbing peaks' that does acquire both Trekking and Climbing Permits, and as opposed to the more expensive Expedition Permit required for all mountains higher than Mera Peak. This trek and climb take you all the way from the lowland to the top of Mera peak. Mera Peak is one of the most alluring trekking peaks in Nepal as it involves a culturally stimulating journey through picturesque villages and forests combined with the non technical climb to the 6476m/21,246 ft Summit.
- Trip length:
- 20 Day(s) 19 Night(s)
- Unique Experience:
- ● Experience climbing the highest climbing peak in Nepal
● Explore the culture and tradition
● Beautiful Himalaya sceinerary
● Perfect view over 8000 meter mountain
- Locations Visited:
- Jiri, Lukla, Kothe, Khare, Mera La, Mera Peak
- Start City:
- Kathmandu
- End City:
- Kathmandu
- Physical rate:
- Type of transportation:
- Bus,flight,walking,climbing
- Type of Accommodation:
- Local Tea-House and Tent
- Tour departure day(s):
- Every day
- Participants:
- Small Group Exploration – normally no more than 2-5 travellers. Being few brings you closer to local life and flexibility to go to places less travelled; to go beyond the ordinary.
You can be min. 1 and max. 8 travellers on this tour. You can book 1 person, but we cannot guarantee more participants.
For an additional 40 USD per person you can secure this as a Guaranteed Private Tour.
Please contact us for further details and booking.
- Children Policy:
- Child age: No special rate, children pay the same as adults.
This tour is not recommended for: children below 12 years (consider the heights and strength of the trip).
- Included in Price:
- Meals: 20 Breakfast, 19 Lunch, 19 Dinner; Boiled water for drinking while on expedition.
Accommodation: 17 nights in Tea house/Lodge and 2 nights in Tent while on trekking.
Entrance fees: All permits.
Transport: Transport to starting point of trek, Domestic Flight tickets for Guest and Guide (Lukla-Kathmandu) including airport tax.
English speaking tour guide: Guide (English speaking), porters (numbers appropriate for group size), with all their food, accommodation, insurance and equipment included.
Others: Climbing Ropes, Ice Bar.
- Excluded From Price:
- ● Client's personal expenses (such as laundry, phone calls, cigarettes, bar bills/soft drinks Hot Drinks/mineral water, extra snacks on the way etc)
● Climbing Equipments (carrnibar, Ice axe, Zummer, 8 Figure, Climbing Boots, Harness, Crampon. Note: Could be rented in Kathmandu
● Clients personal items such as medications, clothing and equipment (sleeping bag and down jackets could be hired in Kathmandu)
● Comprehensive travel insurance that covers emergency evacuation from remote mountain locations as well as the standard cover like trip cancellation, lost baggage etc.
● Tipping
● Any unforeseen expenses due to delays or diversions due to events outside the operators control, for example landslides or strikes
All other expenses not stated as included in the above.
- Travel season:
- Nepal has the widest altitude range of any country on the earth. Each altitude has its own weather, from tropical heat to Arctic cold. In the main trekking seasons in the spring (March/April) and autumn (October/November), the weather is generally stable and even the high passes may be free of snow and relatively easy to traverse at times. But beware, you are heading into the World's highest mountain range and be prepared for changes of temperature and weather. And though this period is generally expected to be dry, as everywhere, rainfall and gloomy weather may occur making the mountains less visible. Not least, sudden snow may be experienced at high altitudes blocking the trail and bringing with it freezing temperatures.
The monsoon season roughly starts mid-May/June and runs to the end of August. During this period rainfall and muddy trails may be expected and the possibility to see mountains is less as compared to the main trekking seasons. Travelers who value greenery and quiet environments will love traveling during monsoon season. We recommend the Upper Mustang area in the monsoon season due to it being relatively shaded from rain during June-August.
- Essential to bring:
- Warm clothing, climbing equipments, climbing insurance
Early in the morning we take 11 hours scenic drive to the Bhandar, the gate way to Everest.
Driving Hours: 12 Hours
Heights: 2200
Overnight: Local Tea-House
Please make extra table lines if more days are needed!
Day 2: Bhandar trek to Sete
After having breakfast we walk downhill till Kenja that takes two and half an hour. Then we walk stiff uphill walk through the village till Sete
Walking Hour: 6 hours
Heights: 2575 M
Overnight: Local Tea House
Day 3: Sete trek to Junbesi
After having breakfast we walk uphill through dense forest until Lamjura pass (3400 M.). Then by downhill walk, we will finally arrive at Junbesi.
Walking hours: 7 hrs,
Heights: 2675 M
Overnight: Local Tea-House
Day 4: Junbesi - Nunthala
We trek to the Everest View point and go down to the river and up to Rigmo village. Then again we trek down to Nunthala.
Walking hour: 7hrs,
Heights: 2200 M
Overnight: Local Tea-House
Day 5: Nunthala - Bupsa
After having the breakfast we trek down through the village till the river Dudhkoshi. After crossing the river we trek uphill to Bupsa
Walking hours: 6 hrs,
Heights:2400 M
Overnight: Local Tea-House
Day 6: Bupsa - Lukla
Early in the morning after having breakfast, we walk uphill and contouring walk through forest and walk down hill to the river then we walk uphill to Lukla
Walking hours: 6 hrs,
Heights: 2840 M
Overnight - Local Tea-House
Day 7: Lukla - Chuttange
Get a hearty breakfast and get ready for a heart starter! Today's walk is quite short but it's a 4 hours ascent through the forest to Chuttanga.
Trekking time: approx 4 hours
Heights: Chuttanga 3050m
Overnight – local tea house
Day 8: Chuttanga - Chattra
Feels like yesterday, except you get some downhill as well. You start the morning with a 4 hour ascent to pass of Chattra La at 4300m (La means pass). From here you can enjoy the incredible mountain views before your 2 hour descent into Chattra.
Trekking time: approx 6 hours
Heights: Chattra 4100 m
Overnight – local tea house
Day 9: Chhatra - Kothe
This morning you start off with something different – downhill. The trail descends for about 5 hours through mixed forest down to the river. From here you ascend again for about 1 hour, following the river all the way to Kothe. You will see good mountain views today as well and you get your first view of Mera Peak.
Trekking time: approx 6 hours
Heights: Kothe 3500m
Overnight – local tea house
Day 10: Kothe - Thagnak
From Kothe the trail follows the river upward all the way to Thagnak, our stop for the night. Along the way you have amazing views of Mera Peak, Mera La Glacier as well as the surrounding mountains. Our stop tonight is a small Sherpa village and you can have fun learning more about Sherpa culture here.
Trekking time: approx 4-5 hours
Heights: Thagnak 4300m
Overnight – local tea house
Day 11: Rest day for acclimatization
Today is for letting your bodies rest and acclimatize. If you are feeling good you could go for an acclimatization walk, or explore the village.
Overnight – local tea house
Day 12: Thagnak - Khare
Today's trail is all about going up. You ascend for about 2 hours to Di Kharka and then you have a steeper climb for about 2 hours to Khare. To take your mind off the ascent, you have amazing views of Mera Peak, Kusum Kangaru and many more. A good day to enjoy being in the alpine zone and get a good rest at your overnight stop in Khare.
Trekking time: approx 5 hours
Heights: Khare 5000m
Overnight – local tea house
Day 13: Rest day in Khare for acclimatization
Today is another day to rest and let your body adjust to the altitude. Use the time to check your climbing gear or do a day hike from Khare.
Overnight – Local tea-house
Day 14: Khare - Mera La
It's about one hour cliff walk and then ice climb to Mera La.
Trekking time: approx 5 hours
Heights: Khare 5400m
Overnight – Camp
Day 15: Mera La - High Camp
From here its gradual uphill climb to high camp. On this day you could have magnificent mountain view including world highest Mt. Everest., Makalu, Lhotse, Cho-oyu etc.
Trekking time: approx 3 hours
Heights: Khare 5800 m
Overnight – Camp
Day 16: High Camp - Mera Peak - Khare
You start your summit bid early in the morning, with the ascent taking about 5 or 6 hours. The last 100 metres are a steep climb to the summit and then, there you are, standing on top of Mera Peak! On top of Mera Peak you will have magnificent views to the surrounding mountains. After taking your photos and getting your breath back, you return back down all the way to Khare, to make sure your body recovers the climb.
Trekking time: approx 12 hours
Heights: Mera Peak 6461 m
Overnight – local tea house
Day 17: KHare trek to Kothe
Today you retrace the trail to Kothe.
Trekking time: approx 6 hours
Heights: Kothe 3500m
Overnight – local tea house
Day 18: Kote to Chattra
Today you retrace the trail to Chattra.
Trekking time: approx 7 hours
Heights: Chattra 3800m
Overnight – local tea house
Day 19: Chattra to Lukla
Today you retrace the trail to Lukla and, as this will be the last time you see some of your crew, you will no doubt have a party to celebrate a successful expedition.
Trekking time: approx 9 hours
Heights: Lukla 2840m
Overnight – local tea house
Day 20: Lukla to Kathmandu
This morning you will board the Lukla flight again, this time bound for Kathmandu.
Heights: Kathmandu 1350m, Lukla 2840m
Meals: B
General Information
Acting Responsible - Arrival Information - Child Explorers - Emergency Contact - Expect the Unexpected - Feedback - Guides - Health and Fitness - Luggage Storage - Optional Activities - Running Late? - Safety and Security - The Law and "the Man"- Travel Documents and Visas - Travel Insurance - Weather
Additional Expenditures - Departure Tax - Keeping in Touch - Meals - Money - Respectful Dress - Share your Explorations… - Tipping - What to bring
Need to know
Travelling responsibly is a pillar of the Visit Beyond philosophy. To us, it means two things: respect for the environment and respect for local cultures. We practice low-impact tourism and make every effort to preserve the environment. We refuse to treat local people as mere photo-ops and insist that you engage with locals as human beings. You will have a better trip for it.
If you have booked an arrival package you can expect a Visit Beyond representative waiting for you at the airport, train- or bus station with a Visit Beyond sign and your name. In emergency cases please call Mr. Sumit on +977-9851167070. Visit Beyond does not offer refunds for missed transfers due to a change in flight or delays. Should your plane be delayed, please contact us immediately. Any additional cost you may incur to get to your destination is at your own expense.
Visit Beyond welcomes travellers of all ages but some tours are more suitable for children than others. Please make yourself aware of children rules under each tour and determine if a given trip is suitable for your family. An adult must accompany children and young people under the age of 18. An adult is defined as anyone aged 18 or above. All enquiries with respect to children are subject to review and approval by Visit Beyond. Visit Beyond reserves the right to restrict the number of travellers under the age of 18 on tours to secure optimal operation.
Please note, that the above refers to child travellers only and not to child prices. These may be seen under each individual tour, if applicable.
In the event of a genuine crisis or emergency, Visit Beyond's Nepal office can be reached on Tel: +977-014700563/4700066. For further contact details please use the following page: http://visitbeyond.com/contact-us
Visit Beyond, as the name implies, brings you places that are beyond the well-worn tourist path. Out there, things sometimes go wrong and if they do, it is imperative that you tell your guide or tour leader immediately. They are best suited to help however way they can. If this does not suffice, your guide will contact our manager. Note also that Visit Beyond trips are likely to offer circumstances that involve risks and by booking a tour with Visit Beyond, you acknowledge and accept any and all risk associated herewith.
This said, please expect and appreciate the unexpected. We try to bring you closer to local life and here English may not always be spoken and despite a global world, cultural differences still greatly exists. You will get a much better experience if you bring an open mind, a great smile, patience and willingness to meet the locals at eyelevel.
How do you find your Visit Beyond experience? We would love to hear from you and always welcome constructive feedback. Please contact us on the following addresses: http://visitbeyond.com/contact-us
In the event of discrepancies or dissatisfaction, please file the complaint to your guide as soon as it arises. Doing so, we have a better chance of meeting your needs instantly and ensure you get a good experience. Note that you waive any complaints if you cannot reasonably demonstrate that the complaint was made immediately.
If you, contrary to expectation, remain unsatisfied then please file a written complaint to your travel consultant through which you have booked the service. This must be done within 15 days of the end of the service. Visit Beyond will not accept any liability for claims received after this period.
Visit Beyond provides experienced, local, English-speaking guides who know the destination and region well. We encourage you to ask all the questions you may have.
For all tours, please closely read the itinerary and note the physical rating to decide if you are fit to participate. As a general rule of thumb and to get the most out of your trip, we recommend a good physical health and if in doubt, consult your doctor or physician before leaving your home country. We do not walk at altitude nor set distance records, but some treks can still be demanding. Expect hilly terrain and high temperatures. Visit Beyond and its guides reserve the right to exclude a participant without refund if said traveller is unable to complete the itinerary without undue risk to him/herself or to the group.
Small and very handy first aid kits should be readily available in your home country. We recommend you purchase a kit before departure along with any personal medication you may require.
If you suffer from any conditions, physical, mental or otherwise, you are obligated to notify Visit Beyond in writing prior to booking. Visit Beyond reserves the right to decline a booking if said conditions pose a danger. Likewise, failure to notify Visit Beyond of any such condition may result in your denial of travel. Similarly, travellers should be aware that Asian countries have medical standards and facilities that may vary greatly from what you are used to in your home country. Women who are or think they may be pregnant must consult a physician before engaging in any activity with Visit Beyond or before booking any trips. Any person who is concerned about their ability to travel should contact Visit Beyond and will then be recommended a trip suitable for these specific needs (if available).
Special Health & Fitness for diving:
Before you begin your dive course, you must complete a medical test. If you suffer, or have suffered, from asthma, hay fever or allergies, you must bring a doctors certificate stating that you are physically capable of withstanding the kind of strain that diving may cause. We recommend that you obtain a doctors certificate in advance in case you are suffering from any of the above-mentioned diseases.
Visit Beyond provides luggage storage at all of our service offices, both for the day and if you go on a tour for several days. When going on a tour and you come back to our office, we recommend that you only bring what is needed for the tour and leave larger bags behind. Not only will this make it more convenient for you, but also allow for better and easier commuting.
On some of our tours, there may be free time and/or options for additional activities. These are not included in the tour and do not form a contract. Visit Beyond is not responsible for anything that may arise from a traveller taking part in optional activities. Optional activities are undertaken at the cost of the traveller.
Please always respect the departure times when stated in itinerary. These are carefully considered to ensure you the most comfortable journey and to ensure you make opening times where applicable. In case you, contrary to expectations, are running late for a tour departure, please use the contact details on the front of your voucher to alert Visit Beyond. If we do not hear from you the tour will depart at latest 15 minutes after stated departure time and no refund will be given in case you miss the departure.
Most national governments provide updated advice services on safety issues involved with international travel. We recommend that you stay updated on your government's advice for the latest travel information – before departure and while on the road.
Visit Beyond endeavours to conduct its operations safely and your guide has the authority to amend or cancel any part of the trip itinerary if it is deemed necessary due to safety concerns. However, Visit Beyond is not liable to you in the event of injury, death, financial loss or any other damages incurred as a result of Force Majeure, e.g., political turmoil, riots, war, landslides, flooding, etc. Visit Beyond requires you to carry insurance that covers such unforeseeable circumstances.
Adventure trips, trekking, hiking and water based activities such as swimming, snorkeling and diving inherently holds an element of danger and excitement. While we take every precaution to ensure these are carried out in agreement with operating standards, please have a balanced approach to safety and note that participation will always be at your own risk.
Visit Beyond does not tolerate illegal drugs nor do we tolerate visiting prostitutes. This goes even though it may be common among certain communities we visit. Possession of illegal drugs is a crime punishable by life imprisonment in Nepal. Visit Beyond and guides reserve the right to immediately expel from the group anyone engaging in these activities.
Note that most nationalities are required to obtain visas for travelling to certain countries in Asia. You are yourself responsible for obtaining valid visa to enter Nepal if needed. Consult your embassy's website in the destination country or the destination's embassy website in their country for the latest visa requirements. If you are in doubt of who to contact, please feel free to send us an email: firstname.lastname@example.com Make sure your passport is valid for at least 6 months after your return date. Visit Beyond cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions in regards to visa rules.
Valid personal travel insurance is a prerequisite to participate in any activity or tour organised by Visit Beyond. It should as a minimum, but not exclusively, cover medical expenses, personal injury, repatriation and evacuation. Further amendments to your policy, such as trip cancellation, and loss of luggage and personal effect are not required, but strongly encouraged. Visit Beyond will not be held liable for lost or stolen luggage and reserves the right to deny participation in any activity or tour if you do not hold valid travel insurance. You must be able to provide proof of insurance if requested by Visit Beyond or any of its representatives.
Visit Beyond operates trips in Nepal throughout the year—including the rainy season—and changes may result from inclement weather and other unforeseen circumstances. We reserve the right to change the itinerary according to such circumstances as we see fit to ensure the best experience for our travellers.
Nice to know
Take into account your personal spending habits when deciding how much money to bring. Are meals included? How much will you drink and party? How many souvenirs do you intend to bring home? Remember to include tips in your calculations and we also recommend keeping an emergency fund for unforeseen circumstances beyond our and your control.
There is no departure tax at Tribhuvan International Airport at present time; however we recommend that you always recheck before leaving for the airport. This due to said information being subject to change without notice and Visit Beyond is not liable for unexpected charges levied on departing tourists.
It is a good idea to leave your booking agent's contact details or Visit Beyond's contact information with friends or family in your home country in case of emergencies.
Visit Beyond gives you the opportunity to try authentic Nepali food. When meals are not included, your guide will be able to suggest restaurants and the best dishes during your trip. Your guide will normally order a variety of dishes to sample. Notify your tour leader of allergies or dietary restrictions.
We recommend withdrawing money from ATMs, which are widely available throughout Nepal. This has the advantage of keeping your money safe in the bank – not vulnerable in your back pocket. Remember to bring your bank's emergency contact details in the event that your card is stolen. You might also consider bringing a spare card in case one gets stolen. Remember to keep them separated. We recommend you bring some spare cash in USD in case of emergency.
Remember that dressing is generally conservative throughout Asia – especially outside major cities. Visit Beyond therefore strongly recommends modest clothing that covers your shoulders and knees. Loose, lightweight, long clothing is both respectful and cool in the predominantly hot Asian climate. Avoid tank tops on the beach and never sunbathe topless. Men and women alike are often required to wear pants that cover the legs in temples and religious sites.
…With your loved ones and fellow travellers. Had a beyond ordinary experience? Challenged your personal boundaries or just shared a beautiful moment despite cultural differences?
Post pictures and impressions on Facebook.com/VisitBeyond and/or share with the hashtag #VisitBeyond
Visit Beyond employs local guides who greatly appreciate recognition of services rendered. Tipping is expected but not compulsory and should only be given when you receive excellent service.
Most of the restaurants often levy a 10% service charge on the bill. Additional tipping is at your discretion
Pack according to the tour you have chosen:
Tea House trek – CLICK HERE
Camping trek – CLICK HERE
Mera Peak – CLICK HERE
Visit Beyond encourages you to pack only necessities and we strongly encourage you to pack in a backpack with straps and back support and a smaller daypack.
What you plan to bring we will leave up to you, but generally remember all your travel documents and keep a copy of your passport as well as your travel insurance card on you at all times. Give priority to lightweight and fast drying clothes just as long sleeved shirts and trousers are recommended for trekking and chilly evenings. If you are travelling in the rainy season, remember umbrella or waterproof shield. Lastly respect local culture and bring appropriate clothes for temples and religious sites. You might also find it useful to bring a phrase book – just a couple of words in the local language will give you tremendous credit.
The above has been written in good faith and every effort has been made to accurately reflect Visit Beyond's policies. It should be seen as general guidelines and information provided as a service to the traveller. Visit Beyond cannot be held responsible for any error, omission or unintentional misrepresentation that may appear in this document or on its website. The Client solely bares the responsibility for staying updated on travel requirements, rules and regulations at any time. Updated 24th Jun 2014.


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Our newest pay-what-you-want collection of complete, creator-owned, DRM-free digital comics. Read more
Our newest pay-what-you-want collection of complete, creator-owned, DRM-free digital comics.
About this project
Thanks to everyone for a successful Kickstarter! If you missed out, I'm going to try and get as many of the individual books in this collection available for whatever you want to pay over at the-whole-story.com as soon as possible! We have lots more in store! You can follow us on Twitter, Facebook, or join our mailing list!
------------and now back to your regularly scheduled programming-------
The Whole Story is all about digital done right. We put our time and money into offering the best first-run comics, new translations, and high quality, complete versions of old favorites. We don't force you to read them on certain devices or in certain apps, we let you download and keep your comics forever. We don't force you to pay more than cover price, we let you name your own price.
Our books are bundled together in pay-what-you-want collections, and every book we bring you is a complete, stand-alone story. No cliffhangers that force you to pay more to find out what happens next! You can choose between Retina-resolution PDFs (for the highest quality), Web-resolution PDFs (for easy storage), or CBZs (in both resolutions, for use in comic-reading apps), all of which are DRM-free so you can download and keep them forever.
The success of our Summer 2012 collection showed that many people agree with us about how awesome digital can be! Now we're back with our brand new Winter 2013 collection and we're turning to Kickstarter to make it the best it can be!
Four awesome brand new comics made just for this collection! You get all 300+ pages, no matter what you pledge!
This Was Our Pact is a brand new 78 page adventure from Ryan Andrews. It's about a group of kids who decide to ride farther than they've ever gone before. Those that stick to the rules find that there they be more truth to their town's legend than they thought.
The Dog's Sins is a new 22 page story from KC Green. Rachel knew her old dog Buster was a pain in the butt, but she didn't know he was such a bad dog that a powerful being was coming to make sure his sins were paid for. Unfortunately for her, it was decided that she would be the one doing the paying. Someone's got to scape that goat! Note: If you're a backer, you can download your copy of this book right now! It's in a backer's only post!
Plagued by Ryan Estrada (that's me!) is a 38 page book that tells the true story of a fake apocalypse. It chronicles the most terrifying (at the time) and hilarious (in retrospect) night of my life when a plague of locusts, a rain of frogs, and even more terrifying sights convinced me I was in the path of a tsunami. The book also includes a completely redrawn version of Looh's Story, based word-for-word on an account from an amazing family who really did live through the 2004 tsunami. I've been waiting nine years to make this book and share these stories with you! Note: If you're a backer, you can download your copy of this book right now! It's in a backer's only post!
Definition of Dead Body by Jang Young, is a brand new English translation of the 164 page South Korean graphic novel about the interconnecting stories of a late wife, a dead goldfish, and a lost stuffed animal. Jang Young is an amazing artist, and she uses a variety of art styles to illustrate the power of loss at different stages of a man's life.
...but that's not all! To reward our awesome backers for supporting the new collection, we have lots more comics in store for you!
To thank our backers who beat the Whole Story average and pay $13 or more, I'm putting together five more ebooks, featuring some of my favorite stories from our Whole Story artists. That brings you up to 800+ pages!
The Anime Club by KC Green, now in ebook format for the first time! Complete with all the extras and bonus stories from the print edition! It's the hilarious story of a group of American kids who take their Japanese animation way too seriously. (140 pages)
Nothing is Forgotten by Ryan Andrews is the beautiful book whose print edition was tearing up Kickstarter the last time we released a bundle! It collects the stories Sarah and the Seed, Our Bloodstained Roof, Nothing is Forgotten, One Last Snowfall and The Tunnel. (192 pages)
Son of a Father is the first complete collection of Nam Dong Yoon's strip about a boy trying hard to look up to his father. It's also the strip's first time in English! When I announced that the new collection featured a new South Korean artist, a number of Dong Yoon's newfound fans lamented that there was no new comics from him! So I added them into the double comics collection to make up for it! MORE PAGES ADDED! (157 pages)
Freelancer Report by Nam Dong Yoon is a story about what it's like being a freelance cartoonist in Bucheon, the city of cartoonists in South Korea. Spoiler: It's not too different from being a freelancer anywhere else, but Nam Dong Yoon makes it much funnier. MORE PAGES ADDED! (27 pages)
There's also been a fifth book added to this collection! 88 Blues is a Nam Dong Yoon story about college life in Korea! (24 pages)
If you beat the Kickstarter average and pay $26 or more, you can also get your hands on the entire original Whole Story collection! Many of these comics have not been available anywhere since! That brings you up to 1700+ pages!
Fusion Elementary and Fusion Future are chock full of beautiful art by Nam Dong Yoon that has been remixed into a series of intertwining stories by the best writers in indie comics, from Andrew Hussie to Zach Weiner!
That includes stories from:
Andrew Hussie, Anthony Clark,
Audra Furuichi, C. Spike Trotman,
David Hellman, David Malki !,
Don Hertzfeldt, Dorothy Gambrell,
Doug TenNapel, Erika Moen,
Gordon McAlpin, Jeffrey Brown,
Jessica Mcleod, Josh Fruhlinger,
Katie Cook, KC Green
Malachai Nicolle, Meredith Gran,
Michael "Mookie" Terracciano,
Nicholas Gurewitch, Rebecca Clements,
Ryan Estrada, Ryan North,
Shaenon Garrity, and Zach Weiner.
You Can Do It, Dong-Gu! is a Nam Dong Yoon story about a boy who decides to become Superman, even before he can wipe his own Bum. A Heart of Stone Work, Walk Like a Sumerian and The Great Disappointment are Box Brown books about religions, myths, ideas and cultures from all over the world. The Kind is a Ryan Estrada graphic novel about what werewolves do between full moons. You can see more previews by watching the original project video.
What if you already HAVE the original collection? Well, we just unlocked another seven books that will be added to every tier $26 or higher! It's the KC Green Collection! Question Hound's Puzzletorium! The Blood Cloud! Secret Midnite Duck Party! The 3 Minis! Midnite Surprise! Shrekless Abandon! Horribleville! All yours!
We're so thankful for your support we're putting together some other rewards that will be mailed out to backers!
The Learn to Read Korean Comics Collection was made in celebration of all the great South Korean comics we've translated for you! I did a comic a while back called Learn To Read Korean in 15 Minutes that went crazy-viral and taught millions of people Hangeul. I'm putting together a new travel-size print edition, and bundling it with a bunch of my Korean-language print comics. There's the first volume Aki Alliance, and my Korea-exclusive collection of pocket-sized minis, Michingu (they feature simple words and Korean puns, so they're great for learning.)
Prize packs I've got a giant pile of original art, hand-cut stickers, minicomics, bookmarks, magnetic poetry comic sets, sketchbooks with hand-drawn covers, hand-decorated paper lanterns and other handmade goodies, and I'm going to spend the month making more of them! Each prize pack will be different, and designed just for you, but all of them will be awesome.
We've even unlocked some additional rewards! Everyone who pledges $49 or more will get a 4-pack of exclusive pocket-sized minicomics, as well as a brand new print edition of Mystical Monkey, my story from Flight: Volume 4.
What else? I've put together some prize packs to begin with, but since this is name-your-price, I'll keep adding more as I see what people choose to pay! If you surprise me with your generosity, I will find a way to reward you!
Where is the money going?
The amount we're asking for covers the advances I've already given out, and the translation fees I've already paid. Anything above that is distributed among the artists. I am one of the artists, but all of the rewards come out of my share, and what's left of my share goes right back into The Whole Story, to pay advances to the next batch of artists to make more great new comics!
Thank you so much for checking out this project.
I hope you like all the amazing comics we've put together for you. You can share this page with your friends easily! Just send them to the-whole-story.com I want everyone who loves comics as much as I do to have the chance to get all these super great books!
Risks and challenges
This collection isn't just an idea. It's a massive undertaking that we've been hard at work for for the last six months. There are still some pages in the works, some translators to hire, and some finishing touches to do, but this is happening!
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The last Whole Story Bundle offered immediate delivery, but this time we're trying something a little different, with a Kickstarter pre-order. All the comics will be delivered on February 1st.
However, just because you guys are great, and I'm super excited, I'll be giving some of the books in advance via backer updates! Plagued has already been delivered If you're a backer, check the second update!
Every tier $50 and over comes with 10 or more pieces of original art. The art will be by me, Ryan Estrada, from The Kind, Plagued, Looh's Story, Michingu or Aki Alliance promo art, with perhaps some other projects as well. I have some drawings of The Muppets, Star Wars characters, Lost, and other random things I've drawn in the last year. It's all drawn in ink on A4 copy paper.
There are a few stretch goals already plan, but I'm kinda known for just getting excited and announcing that I'm giving you extra stuff on a whim. Here's what's going down so far:
To thank you guys for bringing us up to five figures, I'm going to have a series of four ulta-minicomics made for you, and mail one to everyone who pledged $50 or more. Digital-only backers will get printable PDFs!
I added three new digital comics to everyone's bundles! Road Comics, Cartoon Coup, and Plague: The Musical. It's all the comics I made during and leading up to the events mentioned in Plagued!
All backers received a high resolution copy of our banner image for printing or desktop-image purposes. We also unlocked brand new digital copies of a whole bunch of Ryan Estrada books including Aki Alliance, Chillin' Like Villains, Awesome O'Clock and more!
We unlocked a brand new PRINT EDITION of Mystical Monkey (a story that appeared in Flight: Volume 4) that will be mailed out to everyone who pledged $49 or more.
When this bundle ends, the pay-what-you-want comics won't! I'm launching a digital storefront that sells a whole bunch of creator-owned, DRM-free digital comics for whatever you want to pay!
Everyone who paid $26 or higher will get The KC Green Collection added to their order. 7 more books!
Two new books will be created just for you! Satyagraha (the story of how I was thrown out of a train by a small army of policemen) and the 8th Anniversary Full-Color edition of Ped X-ing.
$50,000 A brand new print edition of The Kind You Don't Take Home to Mother will be sent out to everyone who pledged $49 or higher.
$100,000 Crap just got real (in this hypothetical scenario that is not yet real) There will officially be a PRINT BUNDLE to go along with your digital bundle. First of all, I'm going to do a print edition of Plagued. Then, to everyone who pledged $50 or more, I am going to send you printed copies of Plagued, The Kind You Don't Take Home to Mother,Mystical Monkey, Learn to Read Korean in 15 Minutes and the Korean version ofAki Alliance: Volume 1. That's a whole mountain of print comics on TOP of all your other rewards.
Heck yeah we did! That's how devoted to prompt, quality service we are!
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YEAH COMICS! Pay whatever you think is fair! No matter what you pledge, you get the new Winter 2013 collection. This Was Our Pact. The Dog's Sins, Plagued, and Definition of Dead Body. That's 300 pages of super great comics that you can't find anywhere else! They're really pretty neato!
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DOUBLE THE COMICS! Wow, thanks! You beat the average from our last bundle! To thank you for paying a little extra, I'm going to give you twice as many comics. How about digital editions of KC Green's "The Anime Club,' and Ryan Andrews' "Nothing is Forgotten?" And two brand new translations of Nam Dong Yoon books, "Son of a Father" and "Freelance Report." This brings you up to 8 books and 750 pages! You deserve it because you are great!
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QUINTUPLE THE COMICS! Oh, man. Oh, man. You're the best. You could have gotten away with paying whatever you want and you decided to beat the Kickstarter average and support the artists? That's great. Okay. I'm gonna send you Winter 2013 Collection, the Double Comics collection, AND, I'll even throw in the entire original Summer 2012 collection! That includes Fusion Elementary and Fusion Future (featuring art by Nam Dong Yoon and stories from all of the biggest names in indie comics), The Kind by Ryan Estrada, and three books from Box Brown (A Heart of Stone Work, Walk Like A Sumerian, and The Great Disappointment) That's brings you up to 15 books and over 1600 pages of comics!
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PRINT COMICS TOO! Even though the $50 tier sold out in a day, many of you keep pledging that much anyway! That is so cool of you, I'ma give you some print comics! You will receive every single digital offering, and I will mail you: One piece of original art, one copy of Mystical Monkey, A 4-pack of collectible ultra-mini adventure comics, and any other print comics that get unlocked!) Every reward tier higher than this gets the new print comics added to their order too!) Keep watching the updates!
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DELIVERED TO YOUR DOORSTEP! Oh my gosh. That's generous. I can't even think of anything else to e-mail to you! To thank you for being so awesome, I'm gonna have to start mailing stuff to your house! I'm gonna send the Winter 2013 collection, the 4 extra comics, the Summer 2013 collection, The Ryan Estrada Collection and every other digital offering on a customized The Whole Story SD card! Plus, I'll send you ten pieces of original art! That's 2500 pages of comics on one SD card! I really hope you like it because man, you are so cool I don't even know what to say about it.
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Oh, MAN. I'm starting to tear up here, you're so nice. I'm trying to think of how I can make this whole experience better for you. Oh, I know! I've translated a bunch of great Korean comics for you, but wouldn't it be awesome if you could read the originals? I'm gonna make a brand new travel-sizeprint edition of "Learn to Read Korean in 15 Minutes." I'll ship it to you along with the first Korean-translated print edition of my book Aki Alliance, and a whole bunch of my Korean-language minicomics to practice with! AND ten pieces of original art! On top of that, along with your e-mailed digital comics, (Winter 2013 collection, Double Comics collection, and Summer 2012 collection) we'll include extra digital editions of Jang Young and Nam Dong Yoon's comics in the original Korean!Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
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YOU DESERVE A PRESENT! Okay, that's nuts. You know how to make an artist feel great. I'm gonna give you a present. I am gonna make a whole collection of goodies just for you wrap it up, and send it to you. I mean literally, just for you. They'll all be related to this project, but everyone will get something different because you deserve a surprise! See the photo on the left of some of the stuff that might be included: stickers, minicomics, bookmarks, and other goodies. And of course, you'll also get everything in the LEARN TO READ KOREAN COMICS tier, including the original art and every single digital comic we have ever offered.
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COMICS FOR YOUR COMPUTER, YOUR BOOKSHELF, AND YOUR REFRIGERATOR Oh, wow. That's just- you must love comics as much as I do. We should be best friends. I made something for you. It's a handmade Magnetic Comics set to cover your refrigerator. It works like magnetic poetry, but it has 7 characters, 300 words and a dry erase marker to build panels and word balloons! Plus, I'm gonna send you 20 pieces of original art so that you have some to give to friends and hang some on your newly comic-covered refrigerator!
Don't worry about ruining the surprise, because I'm still gonna send you the handmade giftwrapped prize pack made just for you, the prize pack with stickers and whatnot, everything in the Learn To Read Korean Comics collection, AND I'll even throw in the custom memory card with every single digital comic. I hope that's cool. If you could send high fives in the mail, I would send you like a hundred and twelve of them.Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
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ART FOR YOU SO YOU CAN MAKE ART YOURSELF Dang, yo. My $99 tier sold out and you're still pledging! You're so great, I wanna make something special for you. There's a shop in Korea that sells the best sketchbooks in the world. They're full of heavy black paper, which you can sketch on in white colored pencil. Best yet, the cover is blank so you can draw your own cover art. But I will do that for you! You give me a theme, and a name, and I will draw a super awesome cover just for you! And send it to you with the colored pencil, some other cool customized Korean art supplies, custom prize pack, the Read Korean Comics collection, and every single digital offering.
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CUSTOM ONE OF A KIND HANDMADE LANTERN Holy cheesecake, that's higher than I ever imagined! I have to start making new reward tiers! So This Was Our Pact is all about the journey of paper lanterns, right? Here's what I'm gonna do. I'm going to go to a traditional market in Korea, buy a paper lantern, and I will draw a handmade design on that lantern on whatever theme you choose. You tell me what theme you want, and I'll give you 360 degrees of art! I will then let put said lantern in the air, and let it fly across the globe to meet you. And by "the air" I mean an envelope. I will mail it to you. Plus, of course, the prize pack, the Read Korean comics collection, and every single digital offering.
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Great design, Easy to Use, Too bulky
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Results tagged ' Stanford University '
Learning from the pros
For the Class of 2011 at the Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program, the Baseball Hall of Fame will mark the start of their professional careers.
But – as author Kenneth Shropshire demonstrated Wednesday during an intern seminar – their career paths promise to be filled with more adventure than they could ever imagine.
Shropshire, a professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, shared his career story during a Sports Business seminar as part of the Steele Internship summer lineup. A graduate of Stanford University and Columbia Law School, Shropshire turned to sports law after a football career at Stanford. He later worked at a firm that handled projects for the Los Angeles Lakers and former Dodgers All-Star first baseman Steve Garvey.
"I thought I was headed toward being a sports agent, negotiating contracts for my friends who made it to the NFL and in other pro sports," Shropshire said. "But eventually I took a job with the Los Angeles Olympic Committee, and I was put in charge of boxing by the head of the Committee, Peter Ueberroth."
Ueberroth, who later became the Commissioner of Baseball, recognized Shropshire's talent quickly. Shropshire, in turn, hired Harvey Schiller as the competition director for boxing. Schiller is now a member of the Board of Directors at the Baseball Hall of Fame.
"That was Harvey's first job in sports business," Shropshire said. "It shows that if you hire the right people and let them do their job, they can make you look very good."
Wednesday's program was one of many for the 20 interns in the Class of 2011 at the Hall of Fame – all of which are interspersed with their daily duties in one of more than a dozen departments.
The Steele Internship Program at the Hall of Fame is held over 10 weeks every summer, and applications for the Class of 2012 will be accepted this fall. For more information, click here.
Craig Muder is the director of communications for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
California dreams, Cooperstown memories
By Samantha Carr
After 34 successful years as head coach of the Stanford University baseball team, it's still all about the dream for Mark Marquess.
"When you are in the backyard and playing ball pretending to by Mickey Mantle or A-Rod, you dream to be a major league player – and I get these kids on their path to that dream," Marquess said Thursday during a visit to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Marquess and his wife, Susan, were visiting their youngest daughter, Maureen, in Manhattan, and they decided to make their first trip to Cooperstown.
"If you are a baseball fan, and even if you're not, it's just so American," said Marquess. "The Museum is a special place, and the town is so quaint, we could stay here for a week."
A Stanford alum, Marquess played baseball and football during his college days. An All-American first baseman, he was drafted by the White Sox and spent four seasons in their system before returning to his alma mater as an assistant coach. Five years later, he took over the team and since has posted a 1,356-694-7 record. That puts him in the top 10 in NCAA Division-I baseball history in wins.
He has led the team to two NCAA Championships and is a member of the Stanford University Athletic Hall of Fame and the American Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame. He is a three-time NCAA Coach of the Year recipient. He has also served as President of USA Baseball and earned a Gold Medal as the head coach of the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team.
"Baseball is still our National Pastime, but it is very much becoming a world game," said Marquess. "You travel to Latin American countries and some of those kids don't have much, but they are playing baseball."
Susan Marquess is a counselor at St. Francis High School in Palo Alto, Calif., and each year sees kids that dream of being a major league player, but are taking the steps of going to college and getting an education too.
"I think the exposure of the College World Series is helping a lot," she said. "It becomes part of the dream."
Division I baseball is very competitive, but unlike at the professional level, a coach's job is not just win games.
"The difference is teaching," said Marquess. "These kids are bright and can do so many things, but their focus is to be a major league player. I need to make sure they are getting an education and on track to graduate."
Marquess has taught players like Mike Mussina, who achieved their dream that began as a kid on a diamond. But the percentage of players who see that kind of success in the game is small.
"It is just as rewarding for me, and sometimes more so when a second-string player who is now a successful heart surgeon comes back and donates money to our program because of his memories at Stanford. They don't make their dream, but it is a different kind of reward."
Susan is already making plans to come back to Cooperstown and bring their four grandkids with them. And after 34 years of coaching, I don't doubt that Marquess will pass on his passion for the game to the next generation.
"Being here," Marquess said, "reminds you of the dream."
Samantha Carr is the manager of web and digital media at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.


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Ephemeral Tidbits – New Reviews For NBM Favorites
May 3, 2012 by Stefan Blitz
Filed under NBM Blog, Reviews
It's always nice to see that a book lives on beyond it's release date. Hopefully being shared and recommended to like minded readers. Teacher Librarian Magazine's Joe Sutliff Sanders recently took a look at Sean Michael Wilson and Chie Kutsuwada's The Story of Lee commenting: "Drawn with the iconic faces and screen-tones manga aficionados cherish, […]
Booklist on Colon's Inner Sanctum
March 6, 2012 by NBM
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Here's what Booklist has to say of Colon's Inner Sanctum, that while the stories aren't roofraising: "The energy Colón infuses into them makes them constitute something more enjoyable than a pop-cultural trip down memory lane."
The joy of getting slightly creeped out.
March 1, 2012 by NBM
Filed under NBM Blog, New Releases, Reviews
School Library Journal says of Colon's Inner Sanctum: "Colón maintains the period settings and character interactions, while showing how ominous shading, gestures caught in frozen moments, staring yet lifeless eyes, and the confusion between reality and nightmarish deformity convert the tales from […]
"Female descendants of Max and Moritz"
February 3, 2012 by NBM
Filed under NBM Blog, New Releases, Reviews
"Here are the female descendants of Wilhelm Busch's Max and Moritz. Like Busch's awful boys, it's impossible not to cheer these two through all their silliness and well-deserved comeuppances." Booklist on Kinky & Cosy. From Robot 6: Chris Mautner: "You know who's great? Lewis Trondheim. Trondheim continues to reveal his life to readers on a […]
Catp. Comics, Teacher Librarian and Unshelved on our books (and more)
January 21, 2012 by NBM
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Ernie Colon gets an excellent interview over at Comics Bulletin by Jason Sacks. And Andrew "Captain Comics" Smith over at Scripps Howard News Service has this to say about it: "[Colon] can scare the pants off you. I highly recommend "Inner Sanctum," which ought to come with a reinforced belt." Smith (same review) also has come […]
Inner Sanctum at your comics store now.
January 5, 2012 by NBM
Filed under NBM Blog, New Releases
Ernie Colon's latest graphic novel, INNER SANCTUM, hit comics bookstores yesterday, if you haven't checked it out yet, make sure not to miss it, it's a beauty, a work of love by Colon who grew up listening to this classic radio show late at night, feeling delicious shivers of fright under the sheets. It's horror, it's retro, […]
Ernie gets his due
December 23, 2011 by NBM
Filed under Author Appearances, NBM Blog, New Releases
Some great coverage begins as we've released Ernie Colon's Inner Sanctum to the world. First off, a great interview is up on Comic Book Resources. And also David-Wasting-Paper has an extensive overview of Colon's career along with a few words with Colon as well.
Ernie Colon interview at the Morton Report
December 5, 2011 by NBM
Filed under Author Appearances, NBM Blog, New Releases
Bill Baker does a great interview of Ernie Colon at the Morton Report on the occasion of his forthcoming Inner Sanctum from us.
Sneak Peak! "Death of a Doll" From Ernie Colón's INNER SANCTUM!
November 15, 2011 by Stefan Blitz
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This December comics legend Ernie Colón makes his NBM debut with his adaptation of stories from the classic radio series, Inner Sanctum. We're so excited for this upcoming release that we're proud to present one of the stories from the book in it's entirety, "Death of a Doll". Originally broadcast on October 18, 1948, "Death […]
When Radio was King…
October 31, 2011 by Ernie Colon
Filed under NBM Blog, New Releases
Inner Sanctum… The lights had to be out—complete darkness, ear pressed against the set. Raymond, with his insane laughter, would introduce the story, first bantering with the tea lady selling Lipton's. I backed away from the commercials, not wanting to break the spell that was already settling over me, of anticipation. Then back to mad […]


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New books for beginning readers: We've added two new books in Bookster 3.0. Not Mice! and What a Bike! bring the grand total of available books up to 11. And while the original 9 books were ideal for young children to read along with the narrator, these new books are specifically designed for beginning readers who are starting to read independently.
Unlimited recordings: Now you can save more than one Bookster recording. In fact, you can save as many as you'd like! Have your kids read the pages as many times as they want and pick their favorite takes, or save a version of mom or dad reading the book for the kids to listen to later.
Create your own movie: With Bookster 3.0, you can create and share your very own video of any book you choose. Your child can read the book and record his or her own voice, and then share the book by creating a movie and emailing the video file to friends and relatives.
Limited-time offer: These new features combine to make Bookster 3.0 the most powerful and exciting version of our app yet. And through the remainder of January, all Bookster books (with the exception of Moving and What if?, which are free) will be available for only 99 cents each. So if you're still missing some books from your Bookster shelf, get them this week while they're on sale!
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North Carolina voters polled about judicial campaign contributions
February 23, 2011
North Carolina: Yesterday, a poll was released which showed that voters in North Carolina are supportive of the state's public financing for judicial campaigns. It also found that a large percentage of voters believe campaign contributions to judges affect those involved in a case.[1]
The poll was conducted by the Justice at Stake Campaign, a nonpartisan group, and North Carolina Center for Voter Education, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization, earlier this month.[1]
48% of respondents answered that they believe public financing for judicial campaigns reduces corruption. Also, 85% believe that a judge should always recuse herself or himself if a campaign contributor is involved in a case before that judge. Correspondingly, 94% of those surveyed think that campaign contributions have some affect on a judge's later ruling, although that ranges from influencing "Greatly" to "Only a Small Amount."[2]
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