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Here are some comparitive pictures of the Ashley 24AF and the Clayton 1600 furnaces from United States Stove Company. Is there any special design modifications which anyone has done to these furnaces or would like to see done from the factory, that owns or has operated one of these furnaces, to make them better performers?The Ashley 24AF and the Clayton 1600 sise by side. The Ashley 24AF firebox. The Clayton 1600 firebox. The fireboxes side by side. The rear view of the Clayton and the Ashley 24AF.
They both have a domestic hot water coil option available from Hilkoil http://www.hilkoil.com. and are priced very close from USSC http://www.usstove.com. The Clayton has a fully insulated jacket, while the Ashley does not. The Clayton has a firebrick lined secondary heat exchanger and the Ashly is plate steel. The draft fan option in standard with the Clayton 1600G and it is an added option to the Ashley 24AF. The Flue exists the top on the Clayton and the rear on the Ashley. There are six firebricks deep on the Clayton and five firebricks deep on the Ahsley. The grates on the Clayton rock back and forth, while the Ashly turns side to side. The Ashley has a unique pressure flap designed into the cast iron feed door, while the Clayton is a solid cast iron door.
So, I was just wondering how well these units compare to each other, being they are very close in price point after all the options are purchased.
Thanks, DOUG


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Introduces Toppac® 20 ml Prefillable Polymer Syringe For Infusion Therapy
San Antonio, TX -- SCHOTT expanded its range of TopPac polymer syringes to include a 20 milliliter (ml) format that can be used in combination with syringe pumps for infusion therapy. SCHOTT TopPac® prefillable syringes (PFS) simplify the infusion therapy preparation process and can ultimately reduce costs for pharmaceutical companies and health care facilities. With this move, SCHOTT is enhancing its portfolio of large volume syringes for intensive care, which already includes 10 ml and 50 ml formats. SCHOTT TopPac PFS are available in the sizes 1 to 50 ml, and will be on display at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Antonio, Texas on November 11 to 14, 2013 at booth #4209. The new TopPac 20 ml PFS will become available in December 2013.
TopPac PFS are compatible with various syringe pumps, and the exact outer diameter enables automated recognition by the syringe pumps. The syringes are also compatible with intravenous (IV) devices, e.g., needleless luer access devices (NLADs). TopPac PFS' optimized siliconization ensures consistent gliding forces for smooth drug application and also reduces the interaction of silicone with the drug throughout their shelf lives.
Improved safety in infusion therapy
Health care professionals often rely on infusion therapy in clinical settings, such as intensive care units, critical care, emergency rooms, and surgery centers. Pain medications, anesthetics, and cardiovascular medications are the most common medications administered through syringe pumps. Since the majority of these medications have a narrow margin of safety, the delivery of the right drug, in the right concentration, at the right dose is critical. Even seemingly minor errors might cause significant harm to patients. Current practices often involve a manual, multi-step preparation process to transfer drugs from their primary containers, such as ampoules or vials, to disposable syringes, yet this process is prone to human error. PFS simplify the preparation process and significantly reduce the likelihood of medication errors.
SCHOTT has designed TopPac syringes to support the zero-tolerance practice for infusion-related adverse events. The syringes are prefilled with the accurate dose of the correct medication by pharmaceutical companies, and this process significantly reduces the risk of medication errors. This also ensures timely medication delivery because medical personnel can more quickly prepare and administer the drug. An integrated luer lock syringe assures a leak-proof connection between the syringe and the IV line, and reduces the risk of unintended disconnection. These syringes also offer a high break resistance because they are made of polymer material.
SCHOTT manufactures TopPac in a fully integrated, clean-room production environment, which ensures low contamination and particle levels without washing. The syringes are supplied in common nests and tubs, which can be integrated into existing filling lines. The transparency of the cyclo olefin copolymer (COC) raw material used in TopPac PFS also facilitates visual inspections on the filling lines. The benefits of TopPac syringes translate into reduced total cost of ownership for pharmaceutical companies and health care facilities.
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24 January 2008
NOVERA ENERGY PLC ('Novera' or 'the Company')
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pleased to make the following trading update in advance of its preliminary
results for the year ended 31 December 2007 which will be released by the
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Novera expects to announce that revenue for the twelve months ended 31 December
2007 was £34.4 million (unaudited) compared to £31.4 million in 2006, an
increase of 10 per cent.* Trading and operational performance before development
spend has been broadly in line with Company expectations.
YE 31 December 2007 YE 31 December 2006 Movement %
Generation* 564GWh 547GWh 3%
Revenue* £34.4m £31.4m 10%
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for renewable power from biomass gasification, we are making good progress with
the ELSEF development in East London."
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Plans for dealing with Israel's immediate and long-range economic problems will be considered at an international conference of Jewish leaders convened by Finance Minister Pinhas Sapir in Israel from August 13 through August 23. it was announced here today by the State of Israel Bonds. The conference delegates from the United States, Canada and other parts of the world will concentrate their deliberations on ways to expand and strengthen Israel's economy in a time of deepening crisis and danger. The eleven-day conference will also be the occasion for the observance of the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Israel Bond Organization, which since its inception has raised more than $1.5 billion for Israel's economic development. Prime Minister Golda Meir and former Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, two of the chief architects of the Israel Bond Drive, will have major roles in the conference which will also hear other foremost leaders in Israel's public life. Mr. Ben-Gurion will be the principal speaker at the opening session on August 14, at which Samuel Rothberg, Conference Chairman, will preside and Abraham Feinberg, President of the Israel Bond Organization, will introduce the former Prime Minister. It was Mr. Ben-Gurion who convened the historic Jerusalem Conference of Jewish leaders in September, 1950, which initiated the flotation of Israel Bonds in the United States.
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Hellllllllooooooo dahlings!
I don't even know where to start with this post, but since you are reading it, you can infer one thing: I FINISHED MY VERY 1ST MARATHON! Yeah, that's right. Those 26.2 miles have nothing on me. I am extremely happy with my time, but you are going to have to keep reading for the full scoop…
Friday night involved a Healthy Everythingtarian family trip to the casino to celebrate sissy's 18th birthday, but for the sake of the length of this post, that recap will have to happen another time. So, let's pick it up on Saturday!
I picked up my girl Angharad, met my sister and headed off to the Marathon Expo to pick up our packets and score some free swag learn intelligent things about marathon training.
In case you can't quite read the t-shirt, it says, "This seemed like a good idea 3 months ago."
Then, it was carbo-loading lunch time!
There is this amazing local deli called Cossetta's in St. Paul…mostaccioli + garlic bread + Diet Coke = heaven.
My final Saturday meal included a nice spread cooked up by Auntie Everythingtarian. I was overdue on my veggie intake, so I inhaled a side salad, asparagus, cucumber salad, steamed broccoli and grilled chicken. Light and delicious.
The alarm went blazing at 5:30am this morning.
My first reaction? Ugh, I am tired. Please leave me alone.
My second reaction? Time to eat (I need at least a couple hours to eat before running…my tumtum can't run on even a semi-full stomach).
Mama, Daddy & I ran to Bruegger's Bagels for brekkie (pumpkin bagel w/ PB + banana + small coffee w/ 2% milk) then picked up my sister Alli, who was also running the day's marathon.
Then, we headed out on the light rail to head downtown to the Metrodome for the 26.2 mile start. I heart mass transit. The train was almost completely empty, but some weirdo decided to sit next to my mom. Love it. No trip on the light rail is obviously complete without a number flashing…
…and a pre-race potty break.
Then we arrived to a sea of runners. Literally, a sea of runners.
At 8:08.13, we hit the starting line.
Miles 1-3: I felt really good. The first couple miles are usually really telling for me, and my body felt relaxed. That definitely made me way more at ease.
Miles 4-8: Alli and I maintained a nice 9:30 pace and enjoyed the GORGEOUS running weather.
Miles 9-13: I felt a little dehydrated, so we made sure to take it a little slower to get some water. My stomach didn't feel the best (too much water + Clif ShotBloks not sitting right?), but we kept on truckin'! I also saw two of my best friends at mile 10, which gave me a much needed boost.
Miles 14-18: We saw lots of people we knew here and there, so even though the tiredness was starting to set in, it helped SO much to see familiar faces!
Miles 19-25: Get me the eff to the finish line. Both our feet started mayjuhly hurting – think if the bottoms of your feet were bruised, how awesome that would be to continue to pound them on the pavement.
Mile 25: One mile left, one mile left, one mile left…
Mile 26-26.2: Put pain aside…and RUN!!!!
We happily crossed the finish line hand-in-hand. Yeah, we're sisters like that.
Final stats, you may ask?
5k – 29:55
Half-Marathon – 2:04.24
20 mile – 3:11.15
9:42/minute pace
My goal was to do it in under 4 1/2 hours…done and done.
A really pretty picture of us post-marathon…
That was sarcasm, in case you didn't catch it.
Here is Mama + sisters all together…
After the race, I chugged a bottle of water and ate a banana. Honestly, my stomach wasn't ready for food right away.
However, two hours later was a different story. The fam + boyfriends headed out to watch the Twins game (go Twins!) while scarfing down on food, starting with a dinner salad (ate maybe 3/4)…
And some veggie fajitas to boot. So. Dayum. Good.
There may or may not have been some waffle fries + seasoned sour cream devoured somewhere in there.
After eating, Mama and I hit the road back home. Three hours in a car is NOT the best thing post-marathon, but it was saved by the fact that, (a) I didn't have to drive, (b) I took a 45 minute nap and (c) there was enough room to stretch out.
When I got home, I snacked on some Strawberry Chobs Greek yog + chia granola + Annie's honey bunnies…
Displayed in all its beauty by Mama Everythingtarian herself.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for all of your sweet, encouraging and awesome comments. I literally thought about y'all several times during the race to keep me going. If I haven't said it before, you readers are THE BEST EVA!
I am so proud of myself, so excited I accomplished another thing on my bucket list and so ready to hit the hay.
So….thank you again! I have lots of blog catching up to do so please bear with me as I rest my tired, fatigued body and catch up tomorrow. Hope you all had a fabulous weekend!


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Alison Campbell likes to talk dirty. That is, the biology professor gives public lectures on the quirky and kinky aspects of her specialisation. So the kickoff of Waikato University's annual lecture series will see talk of zombie behaviour and mallard duck homosexual necrophilia.
There is serious intent beneath the fun. She is a top science teacher - winning awards for it and basing her research around science communication. She helped write the biology curriculum for high school students and she sees talking about science as a duty.
"The community is paying my salary and it has a right to hear what I do with it."
The mallard incident packs them in. A Dutch researcher worked in a glass-walled building that birds would frequently hit. After one incident, he recorded how a male mallard duck leapt onto the dead (male) mallard and started mating with it - for 75 minutes, with breaks, which the diligent scientist timed.
He published a paper on the phenomenon and did a lecture tour with the stuffed mallard as a companion. The point is that homosexuality is widespread in ducks, even though it means gay ducks don't pass on their genes and so, in a strictly scientific sense, are a biological dead-end. Campbell says science even has a possible explanation for that.
"They may hang around as part of their wider social group and so help to raise some of their relations."
Her talks include the equally intriguing zombie ants.
A fungus that infects carpenter ants causes changes in their brains that make them grip onto the underside of leaves - which they wouldn't normally do - and die.
Then a tiny tree grows out of the back of their head, with spore-laden fruit that scatters on the jungle floor where it is picked up by more ants. Biologists think this cycle may have been repeating for 30 million years.
Other parasites can do the same zombifying trick. Rodents infected by toxoplasmosis suddenly become less afraid of cats and are actually attracted towards the smell of cat pee, therefore becoming much more likely to be eaten and to spread the clever parasite into its preferred cat host.
Water fowl and their strange sex practices feature heavily in her anecdotes. Mallards gang rape with abandon, but the female mallard can adjust her internal genitalia so to prefer one rapist over the rest and increase chances of conception. Which brings to mind the comments of the foolish United States Republican congressman Todd Akin, who recently said women who were "legitimately" raped couldn't conceive. "Bad man - there is absolutely no parallel," says Campbell. "Senator Akin was almost going back to the 'magical thinking' of the Middle Ages, where people believed what a woman saw or thought during pregnancy could influence the outcome for the child."
It may seem it's all about sex. It is biology, after all.
"You could be forgiven for thinking biologists are obsessed. In evolutionary terms, you are not successful unless you both survive and reproduce and pass your genes on to another generation. So there is some focus on that side of things."
But the sort of pseudoscience exhibited by Akin is also a particular bug-bear with Campbell. She has little time for homeopathy or acupuncture, even though faith in such treatments gives some people comfort.
"If it makes them feel better, that may drive them to not seek proper care for the problem. If it's a cold, it will go away anyway, but other things don't."
She has written elsewhere on how "uncritical multiculturalism" can lead to dangerous health practices. "In the US, acupuncture and 'energy healing' - chakras, reiki - are creeping into the teaching hospitals, with no evidence at all of efficacy."
Sellers of homeopathic remedies, in particular, seem to be taking the mickey. Campbell tells of a compound called homeopathic Saturn, which is produced by pointing a telescope at Saturn and shining the light on a bottle of liquid. Homeopathic black hole and homeopathic plutonium are also available.
Traditional Maori remedies are interesting.
"There is a lot of matauranga Maori [traditional knowledge] around healing. Most of the products Maori have traditionally used for healing have been plant-based, with a spiritual component. I think for a lot of people the spiritual component is going to make them feel better or worse depending on how it is delivered. A lot of the products used do have some physiologically active compounds in them. But you don't have a standard preparation and you have no way of controlling what the active dose is."
As in the US, New Zealanders debate evolution versus creationism. When Campbell was helping design the syllabus, some submitters in the public part of the process called for creationism to be included in science teaching. That didn't happen and evolution remains central to the science curriculum here. Campbell says some private faith-based schools teach "young day creationism", where the world is said to be 6000 years old, in line with the word of the Bible.
"I'm quite happy to discuss it in my science classes, but from the position of 'what is science?' "
The bio stories she tells in her public lectures are her duty, but she also sees their quirky accessibility as a necessity.
"Sometimes people are scared of science because it's too hard and dry and boring and I'd like them to see that it is not."
Some at the top haven't got the word. Campbell is a selector for the team that represents New Zealand at the International Biology Olympiad. There is some Government support, but the biologists end up with about $15,000, with which organisers have to assemble kids from around the country for elimination rounds, then take the winners to a far-flung contest. There are plans to bring the global event and about 400 smart kids and top teachers to the university in 2014, but Government interest seems to be fading. In the dog-eat-dog natural selection world of taxpayer funding, a biologist understands well why such things are the dead duck in the pecking order. "It's not a sporting event," she says.
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i agree 100% with what you want to do, my belief is that you can get that guy further down in the draft AND other picks as well
you can decide to go, e.g. the Kolb route, and then get that new QB guy next year while you build the rest of the team this year and use a vet QB who knows Reid's system in the meantime
what i don't want to do is waste the value of the #1 pick on a QB that you could get anyway at, e.g. #7 and then have an additional 2nd round pick, etc.
what is so bad about this scenario?
trade with the Cards by swapping #1 and #7 in the 1st round where we take Geno plus we get Kolb and the Cards 2nd round pick?
Kolb can then help groom Geno and teach him Reid's offense, etc. and Geno can start later in 2013 once the O Line is stable and everyone knows who to block, etc. in the new scheme ; much better than throwing Geno in there to get his head taken off early, dash his confidence, etc.
Its bad if the Raiders take Geno Smith. That is when it gets bad. Any team after us before the #7 could pick Geno Smith and then we are scrapping to get the second or third best QB of the draft. That is the risk you want to take? You want Geno Smith to go to the Raiders?
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has updated its Atlantic hurricane season outlook, and it's both good and bad news. Bad news first. The season, NOAA says, has a 70% chance of being "above normal with the possibility that it could be very active." But the good news is the updated outlook reduces expectations for extreme levels of activity. The new forecast calls for: 13 to 19 named storms, including six to nine hurricanes, of which three to five could be major (categories 3-5). So far, we've seen four named storms, though none have become hurricanes. The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season begins mid-August.
Love, Exciting and New. Come Aboard. We're Expecting You.
Raise a glass and blast the Love Boat theme song, it's the end of an era. The former Pacific Princess, which starred in the Love Boat TV series, arrived yesterday at a ship-breaking yard in Turkey where it will be broken apart and sold for scrap.
Habla Espanol?
Need to know how to ask where the ATM is on your next port visit to a foreign country? Well, Celebrity Cruises has your back. The line recently launched a new app for cruisers facing language barriers when cruising. Cruise Lingo (similar to the app Trip Lingo) is a language translator and culture guide specifically made for cruisers. Users translate by speaking or typing phrases into the app. In addition to the translator, the app also provides language study guides and tips for etiquette, safety, dining, music and more. The free version of the app, available for Android and iOS smartphones as well as tablets, includes 80 standard phrases in 11 languages, 56 cruise-specific phrases and 20 free uses of the voice translator.
Buy Nine, Get Tenth Free
American Queen Steamboat Company introduced their loyalty program earlier this week. The Steamboat Society of America offers past passengers special benefits and rewards, including their tenth cruise free. Other benefits are priority check-in and pre-boarding; $100 in onboard credit per person on each cruise; a $200 per person credit towards a future cruise when booked with deposit onboard; referral credits; private member's only cocktail parties and more.
Time Machine at Sea
Grab your petticoat and bonnet, Un-Cruise Adventures has officially launched its newest un-ship, the 88-passenger S.S. Legacy. The ship sails historical-themed cruises during which crew dress in 1890s period costumes. Themes on tap for 2013 and 2014 include Gold Rush Legacy and Alaska's Golden History in the Inside Passage, and retracing Lewis and Clark's Expedition on the Columbia and Snake rivers in Washington and Oregon.
Deal or No Deal
Norwegian Cruise Line and Belize have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that brings a cruise port on Harvest Caye closer to reality. But smooth sailing is not guaranteed. Located on the pristine southern coast of Belize, the Belize Tourism Industry Association has been outspoken in his desire to keep cruise ships out of the area.
Hello Lady
It only took 20 years but a female captain has taken the helm of a Silversea ship this month. Captain Margrith Ettlin assumed command of 132-guest Silver Explorer on August 7. She will remain in charge until October. "Although we're not the first cruise company to have a female captain, we hope Captain Ettlin's achievement will inspire other women to pursue careers at sea," said Christian Sauleau, Silversea's executive vice president of fleet operations. Royal Caribbean was the first cruise line to appoint a female captain back in 2007.
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Which rule is used when constructing Lewis Dot structure? Are there any exception to this rule? Construct Lewis Dot structures of four compounds different from the once in tutorial
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Patenting combination drugs: Effective strategies and tips to maximize your chances
From the USPTO's view, combining APIs to treat the same condition that each API is separately known to treat is "not new" and/or "obvious," and therefore undeserving of patent protection.
Google taking advantage of fast-track patents
Google has taken the lead in this area, fast-tracking 875 patents, which represents about 14 percent of the 6,187 patents that have been expedited in this new program, called Track One.
Leetzow switches gears at NASCAR
Previously vice president and deputy general counsel at the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR), Karen B. Leetzow has been promoted to senior vice president and deputy general counsel.
The phantom lives!
The question the TTAB determined that it had to decide was whether Enterprise's omission of either the term FLEET MANAGEMENT or COMMERCIAL TRUCKS in the mark changes the commercial impression of the mark. The Board felt that it did not.
Former Google DGC Michelle Lee tapped for lead USPTO post
Lee brings deep technology industry experience, with degrees in both electrical engineering and computer science from M.I.T. as well as time spent as deputy general counsel for Google.
Four pieces of advice for getting patent claims through the USPTO
Pioli shares with us her top four tips for getting patent claims through the USPTO. Click through the slideshow to check them out.
Carolla case shines spotlight on patent trolls
It is, according to Jeff Kosc, partner at Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, a case that accurately represents the state of NPE litigation right now.
Partnership for American Innovation welcomes small businesses to the fold
Since its creation, the group has shouted from the rooftops that the U.S. patent system increases innovation and drives the economy for large and small businesses alike. And now the group is ready to welcome some members from that second category.
ALPS South wins patent infringement case with inequitable conduct claim
This case not only ended ALPS South's 10-year long patent infringement battle, but also has implications for the handling of inequitable conduct claims.
Developing a patent portfolio that can withstand the 'death squad' for patents
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Jaguar Animal Health Raises $2M
San Francisco-based Jaguar Animal Health, a developer of prescription pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals for the veterinary marketplace, said it has raised $2M in a funding round. The fundin came from BioVeda China Fund. According to Jagura, it also has received seed funding from Napo Pharmaceuticals. Jaguar said it expects to receive another $3M from BioVeda by the end of the month. Jagura said it is commercializing products from plants used traditionally in rain forest areas.


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Geof Stone on the Role of the Courts in Ending DADT
DADT and the Tyranny of the Minority: The Role of Courts
The standard theme of democracy is that "the majority rules." In our democracy, this is usually what happens. But not always. Consider the issue of "don't ask, don't tell." According to all recent public opinion polls, the vast majority of Americans have come around to the view that gays and lesbians should be allowed to serve openly in the military and that the current policy is discriminatory, unjust and counter-productive.
Indeed, in a recent CNN poll, 72 percent of all Americans favored repealing "don't ask, don't tell," and only 23 percent favored the continuation of the policy. Moreover, a similar Gallup poll reports that every major population group favors the repeal of "don't ask, don't tell." Repeal is supported not only by liberals, Democrats, and young people, but also by Republicans (58 percent), conservatives (58 percent), people over age 65 (60 percent), and even the usually most conservative group of all -- weekly churchgoers (60 percent). It is difficult, especially in these polarized times, to find so broad a consensus for any public policy.
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Please see the newest, replacement volume Guide for Participants in Peace, Stability, and Relief Operations.Peace and relief operations are always tough assignments. But they can be tougher still when you find yourself working alongside people who seem to have very different outlooks, approaches, and priorities. It is a problem that has grown significantly over the past decade, with many operations now bringing together intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and the military.Developed specifically to dispel misconceptions and promote cooperation, Guide to IGOs, NGOs, and the Military gives readers the opportunity to develop a basic understanding of these leading players in peace and relief operations. For each type, the handbook presents its organizational philosophy and culture, internal structure, and working practices. It offers a series of quick but recognizable sketches, showing both the general characteristics and the most important variations.The guide provides fact-filled profiles of dozens of the leading IGOs and NGOs. The Military section shows readers how to identify the service, rank, and specialty of military personnel and the weapons and other equipment most likely to be seen in the field. A variety of graphics and tables aid understanding and identification.Designed to be taken into the field, the guide is compact, durable, and lightweight, with tabs and indexes that make it easy to find specific information.
Pamela R. Aall is a senior fellow at Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the former vice president for United States Institute of Peace's domestic programs, Education and Training Center . Before joining the Institute in 1993, she was a consultant to the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities and to the Institute of International Education. She held a number of positions at the Rockefeller Foundation. She has also worked for the European Cultural Foundation (Amsterdam and Brussels), the International Council for Educational Development (New York), and the New York Botanical Garden. She holds a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.A. from Columbia University and attended the London School of Economics, conducting research on political and economic integration in Scandinavia and Europe.
Lt. Col. Daniel Miltenberger is attached to the Peacekeeping Institute at the Army War College.
Thomas G. Weiss is presidential professor at the CUNY Graduate Center.
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Danny Trejo returns as ex-Federale agent Machete, who is recruited by the President of the United States for a mission which would be impossible for any mortal man – he must take down a madman revolutionary and an eccentric billionaire arms dealer who has hatched a plan to spread war across the planet.
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THE leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council has backed plans to bring an athletics facility to Darwen.
Coun Kate Hollern said the borough council would do 'all it could' to help set up what would effectively be a running teack and an area for field events, at Blacksnape playing fields.
It comes after the town's MP Jake Berry held a meeting with the man who came up with the idea, former town council deputy chairman Steve Duncan, the council's chief executive Harry Catherall, and athletes from Darwen Dashers running club.
Mr Berry said the chief executive had responded positively to the idea and had said the council would look into it.
Coun Kate Hollern said it was a good idea.
She said: "I would fully support anything that brings new sports facilities into the borough.
"In the current economic climate we are really keen to help others help the borough.
"It would be great if we could bring this facility to Darwen and the council will do all it can to help the people involved."
Mr Duncan originally proposed the idea last August, saying a facility was needed in the town so Darreners didn't have to travel to Witton Park.MP Jake Berry said it was early days but there had been positive talks.
He said: "Mr Catherall said the council would hold discussions to see whether an athletics facility is possible.
"We need to see if the local schools would use it for sports days.
"I hope it is something everyone can get behind but, obviously, we need to work out the costs.
"We want to ensure Darwen gets its Olympic legacy."
Mr Duncan said grant funding was available to cover the majority of costs.
He said: "I look at it like Newrad Fisheries in Watery Lane, which I was involved with.
"We got a Lottery grant and then money started pouring in from all over, and I think that will happen with the athletics facility.
"The infrastructure is already there as it is flat and and the changing rooms are already there.
"The only council money needed should be for an initial feasibilty study.
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BASINGSTOKE Town Ladies lost 3-1 at Parsley despite opening the scoring after five minutes when Carla Mitchell struck from 25 yards out.
The home equalised seven minutes later and then took the lead in the first minute after the break.
Town piled on the pressure as Kate Randell's shot was pushed round the post by Parsley goalkeeper.
Mitchell nearly scored a second, but her shot was saved and then Parsley broke away and scored a third goal.
Last Thursday evening, the Ladies lost away to Gosport Borough Ladies 2-1 with Mitchell scoring their only goal.
Today, Town are away at Woodley United Ladies in the League Cup semi-final.


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Designboom has a lightweight interview with Jim Phillips. It's nothing new for the most part, but it's interspersed with lotos of graphics and the great shot above of Jim in his natural habitat. It's worth checking out just for the larger version of that photo.
– Thanks to MC for the tip.
Look at that roller derby board.
Pretty sick workshop.
Santa Cruz fukt up big time by aligning themselves w/ walmart puke Simpsons and star whores…screaming hand stands alone fuck that sell out shit they blew it hard
Christian, what are you willing to do to survive and provide for those that you have committed yourself to?
Wait! I don't want to hear back from you until you've come out the other side.
FYI: NHS is responsible for supplying and maintaining many people with a good job and good wage, on this continent as well as another. You may factor that into any corporate decisions (family, life or business) that you may make in your life.
And i do not think i need to mention that they have made and continue to make some of the best skate products ever. Period.
Well scott u answered ur own question nhs always made superior products w/ out going to the branding that has done nothing to support sk8 boarding. Jim's graphics were so good it's a shame they went the sell out route
Star Wars trilogy was what 78 to 82 when skateboarding first died? Did Lucas films help skateboarding? No. Simpsons was making money in 89 to 92 when skateboarding died hard the second time Santa Cruz became SCS and laid off their entire company did fox films or Matt groinig help? Fuck no either way they shouldn't tarnish Santa Cruz w/ their leach presence. jeff Kendall needs a firm talking to as the nhs president
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Hartford, Conn. • A weekend storm that dumped a foot or more of snow in parts of the Northeast made ski area operators and snow removal workers happy, but travelers were forced to deal with slippery roads and flight cancellations Sunday.
Molly Taaffe, 23, was on the slopes at Loon Mountain in Lincoln, N.H., by 8 a.m. for her 10th day of skiing this season. She said it was her best outing yet.
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Level 1, Forresters, 336 Riley Street (cnr Foveaux St) Surry Hills, NSW 2010
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|Tues-Sun, 6pm-late; Fri, noon-4pm.
|Jamie Thomas
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One foot on the steps leading up to Queenie's restaurant and we're smiling. We're venturing to the Caribbean, Sydney style, and if the beats pumping out of the staircase are any indication, it is going to be a fun night.
Queenie's opened in October on the first floor of Surry Hills pub the Forresters. It is another venture from the Drink n Dine Group, the team behind the re-invigorated food offerings at pubs such as the Abercrombie, the Carrington and the Norfolk.
Jamaican is the restaurant's main food focus, although the menu, designed by executive chef Jamie Thomas and co-owner James Wirth, spruiks ''pan-tropical specialties''. True to the theme, there's a good rum offering - 30 different types to be exact - stored behind a bar lit up like a Christmas tree with flashing lights. The friendly bar staff take on the challenge of a mocktail (perhaps not a frequent request, as they're not on the drinks list) and deliver a fruity concoction so good it gets a number of repeat orders.
It's Saturday night and the restaurant is packed. We're seated near the bar with a birds-eye view of the main dining area. The decor, from designer Michael Delany, is meant to be more voodoo diner than Jamaican. This includes a white tiger head sculpture and other kitsch touches, like painted versions of those fish-shaped plates that were big in the 1980s, and bouquets of fake flowers.
The music is lively, but not overly obtrusive. In fact, you wouldn't want it any other way in a place like this, where the bar staff work as hard as the kitchen staff, and dreams of sipping a cocktail by the sandy shores of Montego Bay grow stronger by the minute.
The service is excellent - not just attentive but also knowledgeable. Queenie's version of tacos, called ''bammies'', are made from grated cassava chips soaked in coconut milk, we are told by our waitress. She suggests the prawn, mango and ginger, and doesn't lead us astray. They are delicious and the flat, thicker-than-expected casing is not as dry as it looks, having soaked up all the moisture from the topping.
The plantain chips almost win the title of ''better than hot chips''. Deep-fried and served with chilli salt and spiced mayo, they are sweet with a hint of heat. We fight for the last one and hope they're healthier than potato chips, given the short work we make of the lot (and the fact we've ordered a side of sweet potato fries - also delicious).
The barbecue kingfish is a beautifully balanced dish, smoky and citrusy with bell peppers on top and a sauce spiked with jerk seasoning underneath. Other highlights are the steak cooked with the Worcestershire-like flavours of Pikapeppa Sauce and the barbecue jerk chicken.
Dessert takes a while to hit the table as orders from the now-full restaurant come in thick and fast. It's worth the wait. The Kingston Kreme Donuts come five to the plate, served with cream plus a chocolate and coffee sauce.
Having arrived at Queenie's with a grin, we leave with big smiles, not to mention a tingle on the tongue from the jerk flavouring in the cream that came with dessert (an unexpected twist). The food, the drinks and the service are a great combination. But most of all, it's a whole load of fun.
Pan-tropical cuisine with a Jamaican focus.
Recommended dishes
Bammies, fried plantain, barbecue kingfish, Kingston Kreme Donuts.
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Dining Style: Casual Elegant
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UNEP Project "Support for Environmental Management of the Iraqi Marshlands" has received the 2007 UN 21 Award Commendation in the category of "field project." This project is one of the 15 United Nations projects selected this year for the UN 21 Awards.
The UN 21 Awards were established in 1996 by the Secretary-General to provide recognition to staff members for innovation, efficiency, and excellence in the delivery of the organization's programmes and services. For the 2007 awards, more than 70 UN projects were nominated from across the globe, involving over 600 staff members. Five evaluation teams, comprised of five staff members each from different duty stations, reviewed, evaluated and recommended 21 projects (14 projects for Awards and seven projects for Commendations). The High-Level Approving Panel reviewed the recommendations made by the evaluation teams and selected 15 winners comprising of nine projects for Awards and six projects for Commendations.
Since 2004, the Iraqi Marshlands Project has been implemented from the UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) in Osaka and Shiga, Japan. IETC is part of the UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics (DTIE). Sylvie Lemmet, the DTIE Director, has congratulated the associated staff members, indicating that "this honour makes us feel very proud." Surya Chandak, the Officer in Charge of IETC, stated that "we are very honored that our project has been selected for this prestigious award among the UN common system, and hope that this award will help to raise public awareness of the excellent work being done at IETC and its staff."
The award ceremony with the Secretary-General is scheduled on 11 July 2008 at 9:30 a.m. at the UN Headquarters in New York to honor the winners. The ceremony will be webcast, and can be accessed at:
20 UNEP staff members associated with the project team will receive individual certificates of merit.
This is the second honour bestowed upon the project recently. Chizuru Aoki, the Iraq Project Coordinator, received the inaugural UNEP Baobab Staff Award in the professional service category. The awards scheme was established in 2007 to recognize and reward exceptional performance and dedication to achieving the goals of UNEP, and takes its name after the baobab tree native to African savannas, which is a symbol of strength, power and resilience. Thanking the dedication and hard work of the project team, Aoki commented that she hopes that such recognition would help to catalyze additional support to promote sustainable management in Iraq. For further information:


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This article was published 25/10/2012 (1760 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Grant Park Pirates won their first ever Winnipeg High School Football League championship title last season so you can't blame them for wanting to hang onto it.
The Pirates, winners of the 2011 Free Press Bowl, beat the Maples Marauders 44-7 on Thursday in their Vidruk AA Division quarter-final at Canad Inns Stadium.
"We want this title very much, we've put in the work in the off-season, our team's been training so hard, we work hard every day in practice, we want it," said Grant Park running back Michael Ritchott, who scored four touchdowns Thursday.
"Our defence was a stone tonight! I don't think they (Maples) got over 100 yards rushing on us. Our defence has been the core of our team, they continue to carry our team. It's pretty exciting (to get to the semifinals) but there's still a lot more to improve on our team."
Grant Park head coach Doug Kovacs, who this season replaced Mike Kennedy who is now the school's football director, said the win was big for the team and the school.
"We're pretty excited about this but we're such a small school, we only have 600 kids, we just want to stay focused right now," he said. "I tell them don't worry about what's going to happen or what has happened, just live in the moment and make that the best you can."
Ritchott scored his first major for the Pirates on their first possession followed by Joel North's 16-yard rushing touchdown late in the first quarter for a 14-0 Pirates lead.
Richott, who was also a member of last year's championship team, also scored touchdowns on runs of 43, 40 and 20. The Pirates led 35-0 at the half.
The Marauders played most of the game with a depleted lineup after suffering injuries to several players. Receiver Steven Innualuk was hurt with 2:34 left in the second quarter on a punt return and taken by ambulance to hospital. While Innualuk did wave to the crowd as he was being taken away, a team coach said the suspected injury was in the neck area.
In the Potter AAA division quarterfinal at St. Paul's field, the defending ANAVETS Bowl champion St. Paul's AAA Crusaders took another step toward defending their title, beating the Churchill Bulldogs 39-6. Wet snow fell during the six playoff games that were played at three different fields. The other six quarter-finals in the three divisions will be played tonight.
Currie A Division
Beaver Brae 9 Elmwood 6
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Neelin 53 Daniel McIntyre 0
Neelin's Osian Edwards scored three touchdowns (81, 26 and 26 yards), Dylan Minshull had two touchdowns (45 and 2 yards), Bryce Keilback scored one (2 yards) and Chance Miller had two (3 and 98-yard interception return).
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River East's Sean Wake scored a one-yard touchdown and Tanner Pescitelli kicked a pair of field goals. Marko Klimenko scored St. Paul's touchdown on a 12-yard catch.
Grant Park 44 Maples 7
Michael Ritchott scored four rushing touchdowns for Grant Park with Joel North and Damian Surprenant each scoring one. Reid MacDonald scored Maples' TD on a five-yard catch.
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St. Paul's AAA 39 Churchill 6
St. Paul's quarterback Jamie Dzikowicz threw for three touchdowns to Morison Smith, Salim Belrhazi and Trysten Dyce while Blair Mattes rushed for one touchdown and Leon Cenerini scored a kickoff return touchdown. The Bulldogs's only major came from Lawi Milligita.


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Here's a recipe for chocolate biscotti from my former assistant, Judie Levenberg. Judie, an excellent baker, was the owner of Bake My Day, and much to her clients' delight, one of her specialties was biscotti. Her father recently told me that his favorite cookie of Judie's was Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Biscotti. I asked him if he would give me the recipe, and when he did, there was a certain familiarity to it. Eventually, I came to discover that Judie adapted it from a recipe by Nick Malgieri, who in turn had adapted it from my recipe for Toasted Pecan Mandelbrot! The old adage, "What goes around, comes around," certainly did come true!
Nibbling on these rich, chocolaty bars brought back many happy memories of the hours Judie and I spent baking together. Once you try them, I know they will create wonderful memories for you, also.–Carole Walter
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Cocoa powder. Chocolate chunks. Chocolate glaze. Seems these biscotti are thrice as nice as most.
Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate Biscotti Recipe
- Quick Glance
- Makes 6 dozen 3 1/2-inch biscotti
- For the biscotti
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned in and leveled
- 1/3 cup sifted Dutch-processed cocoa powder, spooned and leveled
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 3 large eggs
- Pinch salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, melted and cooled to tepid
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips or chopped semisweet chocolate
- For the chocolate glaze
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/3 cup light corn syrup
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 8 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped
- Make the biscotti
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and position the oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven. Lightly dab the corners of the jelly roll pans with butter and line them with parchment paper.
- 2. Whisk together the flour, cocoa, and baking powder.
- 3. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the whip attachment, beat the eggs and salt on medium speed until lightened in color, about 2 minutes. Gradually add the sugar, taking about 2 minutes, and then beat in the vanilla. Pour the tepid butter down the side of the bowl and beat for 30 seconds.
- 4. Remove the bowl from the mixer and, using an oversize rubber spatula, stir in the walnuts and chocolate chips, then fold in the cocoa mixture in 3 additions, mixing just until combined. The dough will be soft. For ease of handling, let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
- 5. Drop the dough by heaping spoonfuls onto the pans and, using lightly floured hands, form 4 logs, each measuring about 12 inches long and 2 inches wide. It's okay if the logs are somewhat irregular.
- 6. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until set on top. To ensure even baking, rotate the pans top to bottom and front to back toward the end of baking time. Let cool for at least 20 minutes.
- 7. Lower the oven temperature to 325°F (160°C). Using a serrated knife, cut the logs on the diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Turn the slices cut side up on the pans and return to the oven for 12 minutes. Flip the biscotti and bake until crisp, about 7 minutes more.
- Make the chocolate glaze
- 8. While the biscotti are in the oven, pour the water, corn syrup, and sugar in a heavy 2-quart saucepan. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate. Let stand for 2 to 3 minutes, then whisk until the glaze is smooth. While the biscotti are still warm, dip the ends into the glaze and place on parchment-lined pans to dry.
- 9. If you have extra chocolate biscotti—a luxury, let us assure you—store them in an airtight container, layered between sheets of waxed paper, for up to 3 weeks.
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The objective of this project was to design a Museum of Florida Architecture and Design as well as to develop the surrounding site. Located in Miami, the site sits across from the American Airlines Arena and Bayside Shops. The concept for the building and the site was based on collecting the natural breezes from the bay to the southeast. The building was designed to blur the line between what is interior and exterior. This was accomplished by implementing multiple breezeways and a complex circulation path that was designed to guide visitors through the breezeways and the various exhibition spaces.
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SARASOTA - Supporters of a rowing facility in Sarasota County say that state lawmakers should set aside millions of dollars for it. They say it's worth it, even for people who have no interest in rowing.
The best college rowers in Florida have come to what they call the best rowing facility in Florida to compete this weekend. Never mind the muddy set-up area and the frequent beeping from backing construction equipment.
"It's been a whirlwind of difference," says Cathleen Vogelgesang, a junior rower at Stetson University. "It's like night and day since my freshman year." Stetson sent about 40 people to this two-day event. Jacksonville University sent about 60.
Florida, Florida State and South Florida sent teams. Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne sent a crew of 45. Assistant coach Jimmy Woodard says he first came here in 2009. "Trailers were back in the woods a little bit. And that was it. There was a dock and a body of water."
When the rowers arrive for races, there is some assembly required for their boats, so they can forgive Nathan Benderson park if its construction has not completed. As long as the former mining pit stays full of water, they can race in the meantime.
"It's very important," says Paul Blackketter, president of Suncoast Aquatic Nature Center Associates, which manages the park. "It maintains the momentum."
And shows Florida lawmakers that the $5 million that they budgeted for this place last year pays off already, and helps as its backers plea for another $5 million this year.
"This is a public asset," Blackketter says. "It serves the public on a 24/7 basis. It also makes a huge economic impact."
And how is that? Remember all those people from all those places here? Most of the 13 teams here will also fill motel rooms tonight. They will fill their stomachs too. "If these big races keep coming and coming, there's going to be a lot of revenue coming to the area," Mitchell says.


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As a co-convener of the Australian Uranium Association's Indigenous Dialogue Group, it's a shame that
He ought to have noted that last year's amendments to the South Australian Roxby Downs Indenture Act 1982 retain exemptions from the SA Aboriginal Heritage Act. Traditional owners were not even consulted. The SA government's spokesperson in Parliament said: "BHP were satisfied with the current arrangements and insisted on the continuation of these arrangements, and the government did not consult further than that."
Mundine says that Australia has "a legal framework to negotiate equitably with the traditional owners on whose land many uranium deposits are found". He ought to have noted that legislation was passed specifically to exempt the Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory from the Aboriginal Land Rights Act.
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State minister K Jana Reddy who was sent by Congress 'T' leaders as their emissary to Delhi held discussions with the AICC general secretary and state affairs in-charge Ghulam Nabi Azad. Though he was softly asked to go back and wait for a call, Azad reportedly told him that the party leadership had understood the urgency of the matter and was working out a solution that would satisfy all.
Jana Reddy chose not to talk to the media about what transpired between him and the central leaders as he was possibly asked to maintain secrecy. Congress leadership is considering every option available, to resolve the issue. The options it considered were state division, status of Hyderabad, special package and regional board on the lines of the Darjeeling Development Authority.
Union minister Pawan Kumar Bhansal was for the first time invited to the core committee meeting. As he is from Chandigarh, which is the capital for both Punjab and Haryana states, reports said the Congress high command discussed with him his own experiences of the common capital. It is in this context, that some observers are stating that the high command might consider making Hyderabad a centrally administered city and the common capital for both Andhra and Telangana states.
In considering all the options, the first priority of the high command appears to be the interests of the party and how to save it in both the regions. One MP was quoted to have said that Congress was only thinking of its own interests and not that of Telangana or Seemandhra.
PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana has gone to Delhi on summons from the high command. Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy is also going to the capital. With so much momentum gathering in the capital, there are hopes that the Telangana issue would be resolved very soon.
Meanwhile, speculations on change of guard in the state have also picked up. MIM MP Asaduddsin Owaisi who turned a bitter enemy of the Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has declared that he would be replaced within a month. There are reports that the PCC chief also would be replaced.


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HOUSTON - A homicide investigation is underway after a man was found dead in a vehicle in a Burger King parking lot in Montrose.
Houston police said 44-year-old Samuel Luke Delaschott was found dead in the restaurant's parking lot at 1002 Westheimer around 4:30 a.m. Monday morning.
Police said Delaschott had pulled into parking and remained in his vehicle. He was later discovered by a witness passing by. That person called police.
Delaschott suffered an apparent gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A HPD homicide detective told Local 2 the victim was missing an "item," which led them to believe the motive was robbery. Officials would not say what the victim was missing.
The detective also said a video surveillance image showed three people running from the scene.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600.
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Lhasa, the capital of The Roof of the World, has lots of smaller peaks in its close surroundings. Some of them are only a couple of kilometers from the center of the city and some of those are like custom-made for pleasant day hikes. Lhasa is beautiful and interesting in itself, but no serious hiker or climber should visit the place without seeing the city from above. The views from the nearby peaks are excellent and from the higher of these summits you can also see the higher peaks of the area.
In the north the gigantic Nyainqentanglha Massif can be seen. Further west the impressive pyramid of Qungmoganze is clearly visible and to the WSW you can see the third of the 7000m peaks close to Lhasa - Noijin Kangsang and it's smaller twin peak Kalurong (6674m).
On clear days you may also see the main Himalaya Range in the south.
Another interesting detail is to see the Potala palace from up there. It's a huge building, but the way it dominates the views of Lhasa is amazing.
Gear & difficulty of the peaks
None of the peaks is technical via it's respective normal route. All can be climbed without any hardware. The exception may be Druk Zhuk, which has a long and quite tricky summit ridge. If you're a good rock climber you can do it, but trekkers may want to be belayed in some spots. Bumpari's most northern summit has a crux which is also very exposed. Most climbers would like to be belayed here, but as this summit isn't the highest few climb it.
For 99% of the occasions sturdy trekking boots, wind proof clothing and protection against the sun is enough for these peaks. Trekking sticks are of good use on the rocky terrain and/or for the long scree slopes.
The peaks - a short presentation
Mindruk Tsari - the highest peak in Lhasa prefecture. A long ridge with three summits, whereof the middle one is slightly higher than the northern summit.
Druk Zhuk - means Dragon's tail in Tibatan and is a very suitable name for this peak. It has a rocky summit which is reached by a long tail-like ridge. By far the most difficult of the Lhasa peaks. It's also the one which is located most far away from the city. Be sure you have three full days for this one. For a rock climber it can still be considered a trekking peak.
Gyaphelri - Located north of Lhasa above the Drepung monastery. It's one of the most holy peaks for Tibetans. The summit is a complete chaos of prayer flags and small cairns of rocks.
Bumpari - The lowest and also the one closest to Lhasa. If you're acclimatized this little peak can be a 5 hour return trip from Lhasa. Bumpari is also famous for being the peak where the Tibetan New Year fires are lit.
The peaks - how to get to themMindruk Tsari - South of Lhasa. Walk to Lhasa Bridge (30-45min from center) and when on the southern side take a right along the highway. Continue for about 1-1.5km to the first real turnoff towards the south. Follow the gravel road as far as you can and look for a valley heading south into the mountains. Follow this main valley until you see a defined valley on your left on the left hand side of the river. Cross the main river and follow the smaller one east. Go over pass and you can now see Mindruk Tsari. Head down the valley and up towards the middle summit of Mindruk Tsari.
Druk Zhuk - Same approach as for Mindruk Tsari until you arrive at the turnoff to the other side of the river. When heading for Druk Zhuk you don't cross the river, but walk straight up the valley to a plateau at just over 5000m. The valley ends with a ridge. On your right you can see a gap/pass on this ridge. Head towards it and when on the pass you can for the first time see Druk Zhuk, the rocky peak that dominates the views to the south. Walk down into the next valley and start climbing Druk Zhuk's long summit ridge.
Gyaphelri - Take a bus or taxi to Drepung monastery. A taxi is about 20-25Y and the bus is 1 or 2Y. Start walking the Kora (a circumnavigation around a holy object) around the monastery. It's walked clockwise. When at the western corner of the kora leave the cobbled stoned path and head towards the mountains. There's a path leading up a valley. Follow it to where the valley gets much steeper. Here you have a choice of following the long, easy and winding normal path to the peak's summit, or using the valley straight for the summit. The latter is much faster, but can be a bit taxing if you're expecting an easy walk on good paths.
Bumpari - Head to Lhasa bridge. When on the southern side of the river, walk left/east. Hordes of prayer flag sellers indicates when to turn off from the main road. Walk over a yard inside a compound and continue up the paths which are lined with hundreds of thousands of prayer flags. There are many paths leading to Bumpari's summit and it's up to you how steep or easy you want to go.
Altitude & acclimatization - a plan
When you arrive in Lhasa, especially if you fly in, you're bound to feel tired, light headed and a bit off in general. Some also suffer from lighter signs of AMS. Headache, nausea, insomnia, an upset stomach, loss of appetite and even vomiting and migraine. All this is perfectly normal when arriving straight from the lowlands to 3700m.
Take it easy, drink lots of fluids, listen to your body and let the days pass until you feel fine.
When you do, it's of course time to start thinking about the mountains :-)
Bumpari can serve as a first test of how good you have acclimatized. It's only about 500m up from Lhasa and it's a quite steep and short ascent, so it's perfect if you start to feel bad and have to get back down quickly.
If your little expedition to Bumpari worked out fine, you can start looking at Gyaphelri. The peak is much higher than Bumpari and the the path is a long and winding walk to the peak's windswept summit. Don't hesitate to go back if you start feeling bad on the way up.
Both the above peaks can easily be climbed in a day if acclimatized and so can Mindruk Tsari, but then you have to be super fit, fully acclimatized and have an early start from Lhasa. It's better to count on two days for this peak and even then most hikers I talked to said they felt it was two long and hard days.
Druk Zhuk is for sure a two day hike and even better is if you set three days aside for the project. It's a long way off from Lhasa, the ascent of the actual peak takes a long time on the rocky and sometimes tricky ridges and the walk in also takes you over some ridges with bad scree which takes time to get over.
Getting to Lhasa
Nowadays there are many ways to reach Lhasa and it's often much simpler than the general information says.
By air
Domestic direct flights to Lhasa departs from Chongqing, Chengdu and Shangrila/Zhongdian. These places can be reached from lots of other Chinese cities and connections from for example Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong are good.
There's also a direct international flight from Kathmandu (Nepal) to Lhasa.
Overland - Bus
Long, hard rides from wherever you choose to arrive from.
From the north - go by train instead, unless you like sharing a crowded space with chain smoking, altitude sick people for a ride which seems to go on for ever.
From the west - It takes 58h from Ali/Shiquanhe and another 30-35 from Kashgar. Long and hard.
From the east - lots of travel restrictions from this side. You have to travel with a combination of many buses in order to reach Lhasa from any of the eastern provinces.
From the south - at present it's a bit hard for westerners to travel with the direct bus from the Nepali border. In the other direction it's not a big problem though.
Overland - Train
It's said to be the most advanced railway ever built. Can't comment that, but it takes you over some 5000m passes and the scenery of the northern plateau is a real beauty.
The official website about the train.
Overland - Landcruiser
Mostly used for the travel in between Nepal and Lhasa. Hundreds of travel agencies can arrange all the necessary papers for your travel to Tibet and a vehicle. The price for an overland trip from Nepal to Tibet is slightly cheaper than travel by air.
Overland - other ways of transport
Lhasa is an adventurous destination and of course it therefore attracts adventurous travelers. Many cycle or hitch to Lhasa, which of course both are nice ways if you really want to see what's along the way.
Red Tape
You need a visa for China. Easy to pick up in any Chinese embassy. Usually they can issue visas with validity times up to three months. Price varies on your nationality.
The long term visas before available in Hong Kong are now gone. At least this is the case at the time writing (2008 02 03).
Chinese embassies
You also need a Tibet permit.
Reading on the www it can seem as a huge problem to get this permit, but it's not. If you buy a train ticket, you have to get the permit as well and any ticket office/travel agency which can sell you a ticket to Tibet can also sell you the permit. The same applies for airline tickets.
Getting the permit for overland travel with a land cruiser is easy, as the organizing part then takes car of the permit procedure as well.
Be careful about how much you pay for the permit though. It's usually between 350 and 500 Yuan Renminbi (roughly 7 to the US$). Many agencies charge much, much more!
You can also go there without a permit. Most backpackers do and get away with it. The Tibet permit is hardly ever checked inside Tibet. That said, I have heard about a very few cases (2) where travelers without permits got thrown off the train in the city of Golmud, so there's a slight risk.
Coming to Lhasa/Tibet from Nepal other rules apply. You have to be in an organized "group" tour. The group can be only you, but it's still called a group journey. Many Nepalese agencies can arrange the whole deal for you form Kathmandu. Shop around. Prices differs a lot. Also, if you plan to travel from Nepal to Tibet, don't bother to get a Chinese visa beforehand. It'll be canceled in Kathmandu anyway and substituted with a new "special group tour visa".
All the trekking peaks are in between 5000 and 6000m, so officially there's a fee of $50 to pay, but no one cares about this - just go there and climb!
Mountain conditions & when to climbIn summer these ascents can be a hot experience even if the highest summits are over 5 and a half kilometers above sea level. Spring and fall you can expect anything from +30 in the valleys at the start of the climb to -10 night temperatures camping at the foot of for example Mindruk Tsari. In winter you'll encounter the infamous Himalayan high winds and you have to be dressed for pure winter mountaineering on the higher of the summits. Freezing cold is the norm.
There are some snowfall in the area, but usually all the mentioned peaks are free from snow most of the year. In summer and fall you can expect some rainy days, but they are not many.
Camping & safetyMany expect Tibet to be some sort of Shangrila, but it's not. I would rather say it may be the most unsafe area of all of China. Petty theft is common and chiding remarks and pestering by the local Tibetans is an every day happening. A female hiker was attacked by a "person I thought was a monk" on her way to a small peak close to Sera monastery and a lot of my gear was stolen while I was going for the summit of Mindruk Tsari. Still, I had taken down my tent and hidden it in between the rocks. It wasn't enough. Some of the local shepherds found the gear and stole it. If camping up in the hills close to Lhasa - be very careful!
WaterBumpari is a dry peak. Bring lots of water.
Gyaphelri has water to half way. Expect none after the monastery and houses half way up.
Mindruk Tsari has a river at the foot of the final slope, but don't expect it to hold much water in the dryer seasons. Same with
Druk Zhuk; there are rivers close to the peak, but there's no guarantee there's any water there in the mid of the summer.
In winter all the rivers higher in the mountains are frozen almost solid and you may have a hard time smashing the ice surface even with large rocks.
Provisions & gear for sale/rentLhasa is full of well stocked super markets. By Chinese standards they're amongst the most expensive in the country, but used to western prices the costs are low. For those which every cent matters - try the whole seller shops on the east end of Beijing Dong Lu.
There are some good gear shops in Lhasa. Outlook Outdoor on Beijing Dong Lu is one of the better. On the road where Snowlands Hotel is located leading to Barkor Square there are plenty of shops selling fake stuff. One of China's top brands, Shehe has a shop on North Lingkor Road. Anything from matches to down suits can be found here.
China's other top brand - Ozark has a shop on Beijing, but the employees are doing their absolute best to be super rude and discourage anyone to buy anything.
Places to stayLhasa has hundreds of hotels. Some of the old Tibetan favorites in the center include Tashi Tangkay, Snowlands, Kirey, Banak Shol and Yak. All of these have a good location close to the places you want to visit in Lhasa. A better option than all the above is Phuntsok Khasang, which has clean, cheap rooms for 2$ and up.
A slightly upmarket place which has a good reputation is the silent Eagle Land Guest House just out of the center.
Ask around - there's a place for all tastes and wallets.
Maps & guidebooksThere are lots of maps of Lhasa itself and also of Tibet. The ones in the former category are usually good as long as you get an updated copy. Maps of Tibet are usually very bad. They may look nice, but errors are extremely common and plenty. Mostly it's wrong names, wrong altitude, showing non existing roads etc.
Map of central Lhasa.
Here are two links to lists with maps for the area:
The Map Shop.
There are few good guides for the area.
One which deals with general planning for the little bit more seasoned traveler is the guide book from Trailblazer.
More specifically for trekking, try McCue's Trekking Tibet.
External linksGreat info about high altitude related problems.
Lhasa travel guide. Lots of good info about the city and travel in the area.
Travel agency in central Lhasa which is used to deal with unusual mountaineering requests..
A traveler's portal for Tibet.
Wikitravel for Lhasa.
Wiki about Lhasa.
Wiki about Tibet.
Wiki about China.


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