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This is the final day of the Alexander McQueen retrospective, Savage Beauty, at the V&A and it doesn't surprise me that it has been declared the most visited paid-for exhibition at the museum in the last decade and that demand for tickets triggered unprecedented late night openings.
I'd booked my ticket early in the year, not that I was huge devotee of his work or the fashion world in general, and whilst I appreciated that his Widows of Culloden and Highland Rape collections were inspired by Culloden and the Clearances, I suspected that these turbulent times in Scottish/Anglo history provided convenient antler shaped hooks on which to hang radical collections.
When I was warned by some that they had found the exhibition to be an emotionally charged experience, I put that down to overly precious artspeak hyperbole. Hadn't I read that some model had experienced a direction changing 'epiphany' at the V&A's Bowie exhibition for goodness sake?
As it turned out, nothing could have prepared me for Savage Beauty, and in particular The Widows of Culloden collection. Given that I was born just two miles from Culloden Battlefield, this is a deeply familiar period of history, both from an academic and emotional point of view.
Walking along the corridor, past the panoply of opulent red and white designs on one side and the ravaged tartan widows on the other, affected me at an unexpectedly visceral level.
My Glaswegian companion with no connections to the Highlands, was similarly moved, along with the internationally diverse mix of visitors around us, even though these exquisitely crafted garments were draped on manikins and lacking the real life models and theatrical complexities that marked the original show.
Without any form of animation, these pieces evoked a horror only matched by Peter Watkins' pioneering 1964 Play for Today, Culloden, a powerful recreation of the massacre and post battle humiliation of the Jacobites.
Tartan and Gaelic were outlawed post-Culloden, the latter, even as recently as the 1960s was considered by some as a 'tinkers' language'. While the Victorians used tartan as a frivolous fashion statement, McQueen reclaimed its dignity. (No wonder that there had been a tendency for Highlanders to be self-apologetic, albeit underpinned by a quiet anarchy.)
The relationship between victim and aggressor was a recurring theme in McQueen's work, and one that he presented with mesmeric sleight of hand. He could easily have skimmed the surface and still it would have retained its historical heft.
McQueen pushed the creative boundaries of craftsmanship without sacrificing past. The climax of The Widows of Culloden, saw Kate Moss as a wraith like figure floating over the battlefield like a Jacobean Angel of Mons.
This was created using the Victorian optical illusion known as Pepper's Ghost which projected an image through angled plates of glass and was replicated in Savage Beauty by the original team who worked on the Kate Moss hologram.
McQueen's skills as a collaborator, resonate throughout the exhibition, be it a jewelled headdress by Philip Treacy or working with prosthetics technicians. For many it would be enough to create the extraordinary designs, but McQueen executed a theme from the smallest detail to a dramatic finale.
Of course there was much more to Savage Beauty than the Scottish themes. The Cabinet of Curiosities dome provided a dazzling insight into the ideas that were inside the head of this hyperactive genius, so many of which are now an intrinsic part of street fashion, be it feathers, swallows, skulls or the bumster jeans.
It seems only right that Lee Alexander McQueen's final resting should be on the Isle of Skye, home of his forebears and an island that witnessed some of the most savage Clearances. Carved on the headstone are the words 'love looks not with the eyes but with the mind'.
Gunrobh fois siorraidh aig a anam.


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It's not easy to get to talk to the President. I was fortunate to have the rare opportunity to ask President Obama some questions on October 27, 2010 as part of a blogger panel. That's when he first announced that he was evolving on marriage.
Tomorrow night, some of the top LGBT donors are attending a fundraiser for the President here in DC. That's some amazing access. And, with over 25 people expected, this event could raise up to one million dollars toward the reelection. (If anyone has the guest list, we'd love to see it.) [UPDATE @ 9:50 AM: Andrew Harmon has more on today's fundraiser here.]
First, let me be clear: We're not talking about whether or not these folks should be supporting Obama — or if is he better than Santorum or Romney. Of course we don't want a homophobe in the White House. That's not what we're talking about. The first question is whether he can do more. And, we all agree there is more to be done. So, that begs the question of whether the President should do more. And, we keep hearing from the White House that "We can't wait." So, let's not wait. And, I actually think all of these things listed below help Obama win in November. Remember how many times we said repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell would be a political win for him? A lot of the "very smart" people in DC (including a number of top level White House staffers and some of the so-called LGBT advocates) doubted it. Now, it's considered one of the President's greatest triumphs and he talks about it all the time.
There are several pressing issues that are currently stirring in the LGBT community. Since those major donors will have the President's full attention, we'd like to offer some suggestions of what could be discussed. Meeting the President can be an intense experience (even for big money people), so it's a good idea to have one's questions formulated in advance.
Will the President help us win the anti-marriage referenda in North Carolina and Minnesota (and probably Washington and Maryland)? We can win in both of those states, but we need help. And, we need help from our friends. As Andrew Harmon reported, the DNC is considering providing resources to the North Carolina effort. It will make a difference in both of those key swing states. As we're constantly reminded, Obama opposed Prop. 8. And, he has stated that he opposes these measures:
And I don't have to tell you, there are those who don't want to just stand in our way but want to turn the clock back; who want to return to the days when gay people couldn't serve their country openly; who reject the progress that we've made; who, as we speak, are looking to enshrine discrimination into state laws and constitutions — efforts that we've got to work hard to oppose, because that's not what America should be about.
Yes, "we" must work hard to oppose those measures. And, it would be very helpful if that "we" included the President. He should put some muscle behind that statement and actively oppose those measures in NC and MN — and let OFA unleash on them. (And, by the way, those major donors should be helping in North Carolina, too. I bet many of them have contributed — or will contribute — to the Democratic convention in Charlotte, NC. They need to pony up for the referendum, too. We can win there — and it will make the convention a much better experience with a less agitated community.)
At least one of the donors should ask the President to issue the Executive Order on LGBT non-discrimination for federal contractors — and do it immediately. We hear that the order has been vetted and is at the White House. What are they waiting for? We've heard one explanation, from an insider, that they're trying do decide if they need to do it. They need to do it. There are some people who literally can't wait — as in, again, "We can't wait." A lot of major corporations already have non-discrimination policies that include LGBT Americans. And, I suspect not too many businesses that receive taxpayer funding are going to publicly complain about this. Sure, some Republicans and the haters will. But, remember what happened last year in Tennessee when the Chamber of Commerce supported the legislation to end Nashville's non-discrimination order. A slew of companies, including Nissan, Comcast, FedEx and AT&T;, served on the Board of Tennessee Chamber of Commerce. After the anti-LGBT bill passed, they were tripping over themselves to let us know they don't tolerate discrimination. They claimed they just wanted one standard. Okay. Then, let the executive order provide one federal non-discrimination standard — until we can pass ENDA. The President promised to "pass" ENDA. Now, we know that won't happen. But, this is the next best thing he could do to fulfill that campaign promise A lot of these donors funded the Task Force's "New Beginnings Initiative," an effort to push for administrative changes back in 2008. There were also other well-funded initiatives to "jump start" that initial discussion about administrative changes. One of the suggestions back then was this executive order.
And, finally, can someone at the even please ask the President to evolve already on marriage? As yesterday's White House press briefing showed, this "evolve' talking point is getting old — even outside of the LGBT community. Really feels like no one believes it anymore. And, the people who aren't going to vote for Obama because of gay issues already think he supports marriage. But, joining the majority will help Obama with his base in November. In the battleground state of Virginia, for example, 73 % of the 18 – 29 year olds, those young voters who the campaign is key to aggressively pursuing, support marriage. 73%. And, I suspect Obama doesn't want to be the last Democratic presidential candidate who doesn't support marriage. Because, it's pretty clear that by 2016, that position will be even more untenable. Think about what will happen in the fall if Obama is asked about marriage during a debate whether he supports our equality. We know where the Republican will be. And, the GOPer will be claiming to have the same views on marriage as Obama. If that's true, it's not really going to do much for enthusiasm. In October of 2010, the President told me at the blogger interview, "The one thing I will say today is I think it's pretty clear where the trendlines are going." And, it's even clearer now. Just evolve already.
My conversation with Obama was on-the-record. This is a private fundraiser, so will probably be off-the-record. But, if any of those major donors want to share what they learn about any of these issues, we're all ears. Just let us know.

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* On the less visited area, technically challenging
* Superb views of the surrounding high snow capped peaks
* Climb of a life time, in the world's highest cultural heritage, rich in flora and fauna
Mera Peak at 6,654 meter one of the highest trekking peak of Nepal, situated in one of the remote isolated area of Khumbu. The trek starts from the village of Lukla, the gate-way to Everest. The trek from here leads to the adjoining high mountain hills of Naulekh. As we leave the last settlement behind, heading east to a steep climb of three hours to the top of the ridge. From here, its a steep descent to the hidden valley of Hinku, as the bottom is reached, the valley, a pleasant walk takes you through the serene forest of pines and rhododendron with grazing pastures and meadows, then a high camp at 5,800 meter at the foot of the Mera Peak. The climb to the summit is technically straight forward on a long glacier. At the summit, we will have time to immerse ourselves with the surrounding beauty and a panorama of the mountains, including the top five 8000 meter Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, Kanchenjunga and Mt. Cho-Oyu. After the great challenging trek, retrace the remaining journey back to Lukla for the sweeping flight to Kathmandu.
|Outline Itinerary:
|Day 01:
|Arrive at Kathmandu and transfer to the Hotel.
|Day 02:
|In Kathmandu.
|Day 03:
|Fly to Lukla, in Lukla for the preparation.
|Day 04:
|Trek to Chutanga.
|Day 05:
|Trek to Tuli Kharka.
|Day 06:
|Trek to Tashing Ongma.
|Day 07:
|Trek to Thagnag..
|Day 08:
|Rest day at Thagnag.
|Day 09:
|Trek to Kharka Mera BC.
|Day 10:
|Rest Day & Preparation for the Climb.
|Day 11:
|Trek & Establish a high camp at 5,800m.
|Day 12:
|Rest day for climbing preparation.
|Day 13:
|Climbing Day & Return to the Base Camp.
|Day 14:
|Spare day in case of bad weather.
|Day 17-18:
|Return Trek to Lukla.
|Day 19:
|Fly back to Kathmandu.
|Day 20:
|In Kathmandu at leisure.
|Day 21:
|International Departure.
|Departure Dates
|18 Mar-07 Apr
|04 Nov-24 Nov
|Day 01:
Arrive at Kathmandu 1,300m transfer to Hotel.
|On arrival at Kathmandu Tribhuwan International Airport you will be received by our staff and transfer you to the Hotel, where our guide will give you a brief orientation of the Hotel, Kathmandu, Trek / Climbing and Camping, do's and don't and other related information that you might require while in Nepal.
|Day 02:
A day in Kathmandu with half day tour.
|After your first night in Kathmandu, you will be well informed on arrival about the time for your half day guided sightseeing tour in Kathmandu at places of interest on request.
|Day 03:
Fly to Lukla 2,800m. 35 minutes flight
|Early morning after breakfast you will be transferred from the Hotel to domestic Airport, a short drive of 20-30 minutes, after the necessary security formalities and then board in the smaller twin otter or similar plane for the sweeping panoramic flight to Lukla, on arrival you will be received by our trekking guides. In Lukla you will have time to wander around, while the Sherpa crew sort and divide the load baggage to prepare for this outstanding adventure.
|Day 04:
Trek to Chutanga 3,430m 3-4 hrs walks.
|First day trek is an easy walk which leads eastwards, the path from here is less frequented than the other main trails from Lukla, walk follows through a number of hamlets and wood yards until we reach thick forest of silver fir, birch, pines and rhododendron trees and bushes on the hill side below Nau Lekh also known as Kalo Himal Ridge, on this portion follow the Sherpa or the group as there are many path leading away from the main trail. There are many small streams with numerous places for camp, whole of this area referred to as Chutanga which is a summer pasture. Our first campsite is pitched on the meadows with time for a short walk around.
|Day 05:
Rest day at Chutanga.
|A necessary rest day for acclimatisation, before advancing to the higher region and crossing of Zatrwa-la at 4,600m, a short hike can be done to stretch your leg and muscle walking up to a small peak at around 4,000m below the Zatrwa Teng Pass, which offers excellent views over the valley of Dudh Koshi, and also views of our route towards the Zatrwa-la.
|Day 06:
|Trek to Tuli Kharka 4,300m. 6-7 hrs.
|After a good rest day at Chutanga, adventure continues with a steep climb to cross the Kalo Himal Ridge in the Nau Lekh range which separates the Khumbu from the Hinku Valley. A steep uphill climb from our camp brings us to a cairned notch in the ridge with a collection of buddhist prayer flags at 4,450m. This small pass is called the Zatrwa Og, from here the path traverses across a boulder slope, round a corner and climbs once again to the Zatrwa-La at 4,600meteres. In bad weather to find the path of our route can be quite misleading care should be taken. In fine weather view across the Dudh Kosi towards Karyolung and the Lumding Himal are very impressive, the scenery across the rolling foothills of the Hinku Valley. From here less than hour descends will bring us to a large boulder which will be our campsite for the overnight at Tuli Kharka.
|Day 07:
|Trek to Mousum Kharka 3,430m. 3-4 hrs.
|After camp at Tuli Kharka, today will be a short trek on the downhill slope, the path descends with superb scenery of Peak 43 and Kusum Kanguru and then coming to a fine vantage point of the Hinku Valley, with grand views of the South Face of Mera Peak entering the forest once again, the trail drops steeply into the Hinku Vally. A pleasant walk leads through the forest full of tall Himalayan pine and rhododendron trees. We make our camp on the clearing known as Mosum Kharka by the Hinku Drangka River.
|Day 08:
|Trek to Thagnag 4,360m. approx. 5 hrs.
|From Mousum Kharka, our route follows the west bank of the Hinku Drangka northwards, eventually leaving the forest, the valley widens and opens, coming to a pasture and small kharkas(barn shade of the shepards) used for grazing goats, sheep and yaks, then our path leads to a small bridge to reach at Gondishung at 4,350m, a summer settlement of Tagnag with its huts and stone walled enclosures. Gondishung itself has a fascinating 200 year old gompa (monastery) beneath a great rock overhang, is a small Gompa with a buddha and several Buddhastava, prayer flags and number of crude mani walls. Trek continues for another hour passing beyond Lungsamba as the valley narrows between the flanks of Kusum Kangguru 6,369m to the west and the truncated far western peak of Mera 6,255m then finishing our today's walk here at Thagnag, a settlement made by the yak herders. Now days there are several tea houses here to cater the needs of the local staffs and porters who accompany. Mera expeditions and beyond. Here will have two nights camping on this beautiful surrounding.
|Day 09:
Rest day for acclimatisation.
|A well worth rest day for acclimatisation and local hike in this wonderful setting, surrounded by stunning peaks, specially Peak 43 which rises to 6,769m altitude. Just north from the camp there is a huge moraine behind which is dammed a beautiful glacial lake known as the Sabai Tsho, into which plummets the hanging Sabai Glacier well worth exploring with time spent will help you to acclimatise well.
|Day 10:
Trek to Kharka or Mera Base Camp 5,000m 4-5 hrs.
|After a great time at Thagnag, today's destination is a short day walk of 3-4 hours but we will take it slowly acclimatizing and enjoying the surrounding scenery. Our route follows a relatively good trail leading up across the moraine which dams the Charpatti Tal, and then reaching a high point lined with cairns overlooking the glacial lake after more than half hour climb. From here the path descends slightly before turning the ridge and crossing a sandy bowl to the steep stream that descends from Dig Kharka, as we proceed on the right bank until after 45 minutes we reach the large pasture of Dig Kharka, here we cross the stream with the help of stepping stones towards the walls of an old shelter. We will have a break here perhaps time for lunch, after Dig Kharka, walk leads to a steep climb for few minutes, passing a large bivouac stone and then contouring around the hillside reaching the stream once again. We re-cross the stream at an obvious spots on large boulders. Following a trail for more than an hour across the boulder strewn hillside, we reach Kharka for our overnight stop.
|Day 11:
|At Mera Base Camp.
|Another rest day for acclimatisation and local hike, there are some interesting hikes from Kharka, above the camp it is possible to climb 5,550m on a high moraine ridge for more good views of the Mera La and the route up the mountain.
|Day 12:
Trek to Mera High Camp 5,800m 6 hrs.
|From Kharka our route advances towards south climbing the moraine and following the crest to the foot of the black, steep scree slope, the path zig zags its way up to the top, as we look across a boulder strewn bowl to the lower tongue of the Mera Glacier after less than two hours hard walk from Khare. The route crosses the bowl and then climbs the ground to the right of the tongue to a large rock platform beside the glacier after another hour of careful walk. From here we must be on crampons for safety to climb the 30-35 degree ice for quarter of an hour to reach the plateau leading to Mera la. The trail are well marked,(unless there has been recent snowfall) the path weaves its way around and between the crevasses toward the Mera-la, from here its another hour to reach the pass, on reaching Mera-la after 3-4 hours of morning walk, we continue our journey for another 3 hours to our overnight high camp beneath Mera Peak, the first hour climb offers grand view of the northern peaks of Makalu, then Everest with cloud plume peeking over the massive black wall of Nuptse. Later as we come near to our High Camp view of Cho Oyu can be seen. On reaching at High Camp if the weather is favorable, panorama of Kanchenjunga comes into view far to the east.
|Day 13:
At Mera Peak High Camp.
|Another important rest day for acclimatisation and preparation for the climb.
|Day 14:
Climb of Mera 6, 654m.
|Big day! Start early before dawn after an early morning tea and simple breakfast, for the summit of Mera, climbing first to the foot of the dome of the southern summit. To reach the main summit, we descend the opposite side of the south summit and continue along the southern rim, which is sometimes corniced until it is possible to climb up and through the slope of the main summit, after 3-4 hours of vigorous climb to the summit. Enjoy the breathe taking scenery of the surrounding high snow capped peaks and feeling physically, spiritually and emotionally high being on the highest spot of this extreme adventure. After a great moment of a life time at the top, we retrace back on the 2-3 hours downhill path to our camp-site on the Hongu side of the pass, which has already been set up by our trekking staffs.
|Day 15:
Spare day in case of delay and bad weather.
|This reserve day can be used on some other days back to Lukla or before the climb, depending upon the situation.
|Day 16:
Trek back to Thagnag.
|Retrace the journey back the same way.
|Day 17:
|Trek to Mousum Kharka.
|Retrace the journey back the same way.
|Day 18:
Trek to Lukla.
|Retrace the journey back the same path. Last day of this great trek will be one of the good walk to Lukla, you can walk at your own normal pace, leisurely and enjoying the lush green scenery around. On reaching Lukla, prepare for the last day great dinner and a party with the fellow Sherpa crew, porters and trekking members.
|Day 19:
|Fly Lukla to Kathmandu.
|The flight time to Kathmandu, are schedule for morning normally, because of the wind in the afternoon, sometime the flight time can be delayed due to bad weather and other reason. Depending upon the flight time make way to the terminal for security check, this scenic flight from Lukla takes about 30 minutes to Kathmandu, a panoramic view of the snow capped peaks can be seen from window of the plane. Arriving at Kathmandu domestic terminal, our office staff will receive and transfer you back to the Hotel.
|Day 20:
In Kathmandu.
|Free day at leisure in Kathmandu; please inform our staff if you would like to go on another short tour in and around Kathmandu Valley.
|Day 21:
|Transfer to Airport for the International departure.
|Today as per your international flight time, keep your confirmed air ticket, and your passport handy. HimEX staff will take you to the airport for your final departure from this amazing country, Nepal.
|Price includes following services:
|1. Accommodation sharing twin at Hotel in Kathmandu for 4 nights on Bed & Breakfast basis.
|2. Airport transfers in Kathmandu.
|3. Half day guided sightseeing tour of Kathmandu with applicable entrance fees.
|4. Internal flight Kathmandu / Lukla / Kathmandu with applicable airport taxes.
|5. Trekking & camping arrangement backed by Sherpa crew on full board basis.
|6. Applicable Climbing Permit & National Park Fees.
|7. Service of Climbing Sherpa/s assisting in fixing ropes, setting up camps with their equipment allowance, daily wages and insurance.
|8. Insurance for Nepalese crew.
|Our price does not include followings:
|2. Nepal entry visa fees.
|3. Lunch and dinner while in Kathmandu Hotel.
|4. Travel, Medical and Personal insurance.
|5. Rescue evacuation in case of emergency.
|6. Personal clothing and personal trekking gear including sleeping bag & down jacket.
|7. All sorts of personal climbing equipment.
|8. Expenses of personal nature, i.e. tipping, laundry, bottled drinks, bar bills etc.
|9. Any expense for early returning member due sickness, injury or any other reason. No refund will be entertained for any unused service.
|10. Extra expense occurred due to unexpected circumstances like cancellation of internal flights, floods, strike etc.
If you are not tied up with time limitations, or have more time before or after your main trip with us, you can join / take following extension trips to make your holiday even interesting. According to extra time you have, you can choose a visit to National Parks for jungle safari viewing rare animals, migrant birds and exotic reptiles or enjoy the whitewater rafting or take a cultural tour of Kathmandu, Pokhara, Nagarkot or even make a quick visit to neighboring countries of Tibet – Roof of the world, India – The country of wonders, Bhutan – The Dragon Kingdom. We can add these extensions before or after your holiday according to the flights that you have booked / can book. Beside these, if you even want just stay in Kathmandu for relax or any independent activities, we can book extra nights at the Hotel. You can book these extensions together with your main trip booking.
Chitwan National Park:
It is one of the oldest and popular National Parks in Nepal recognized by UNESCO as a World Natural Site. More than 500 Asian one-horned rhinoceros and some 100 nocturnal Royal Bengal Tigers have made their home in this dense forest. There are an estimated 50 species of mammals, over 526 species of birds, 49 amphibians and reptiles and 150 species of butterflies. ...(More)
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The far west Nepal is one of the least explored regions of the Himalayas. Within this region is a seldom visited National Park, which still offers challenging adventure. Bardia National Park is the largest park in the lowland Terai covering an area of 968 sq kms and remains a very much untouched wilderness which appeals to the nature lovers. The park situated in Nepal's Western Terai was established to protect representative ecosystems ...(More)
It is a treasure trove of ancient art and architecture that lie hidden in the labyrinth of manmade structures. The ancient pagoda temples and Buddhist stupas stand majestically above the rest of the landmarks. The Palace squares fascinate visitors with its exquisite woodwork and carving. You can extend your holiday from 1-3 days visiting these sites. ...(More)
Nagarkot is one of the most popular hill resorts on the fringe of the Kathmandu valley. With an elevation of 2,195m, is 32 kms away from Kathmandu offers a panoramic view of the valley and is described by the visitors as a place whose beauty endures year round. The extraordinary view of the Himalayan peaks from Dhaulagiri to Kanchenjunga is stupendous. Sunrise view from here is truly magnificent. ...(More)
Encircled within Himalayan fortress, the image of Tibet has portrayed as "Shangr-la" in the western world. A 'Land of Snows' and the 'Roof of the World' is mysterious in a way that few other places are. Following virtual closure after the Chinese annexation of the Buddhist Kingdom, Tibet was opened to foreign tourism in 1984. Tibet has become dream adventure destination for the people living in the most sophisticated silicon cities. ...(More)
The Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, commonly known as 'Land of the Thunder Dragon' is regarded as the last paradise on earth is slowly emerging from centuries of self-imposed isolation. Closed for the outside world until early seventies, Bhutan has adopted the regulated tourism policy for its visitors in this tiny Himalayan Kingdom by allowing to enter limited numbers of tourists every year. Bhutan has retained its religious and cultural values ...(More)
River Rafting:
Rafting is undoubtedly the best way to explore the Arcadian Nepal. It involves excitement, scenic views and challenge. Nepal has numerous fine rivers for rafting, kayaking or canoeing. The most prominent white water rafting regions are the eastern, the mid and the western rivers. Of all these regions, river Trisuli and the Bhotekoshi are the main popular rafting rivers for short trips. The rivers sometimes offer hair raising roller coaster rides. ...(More)
Mount Everest Flight:
Bungy Jumping:
(Jumping beyond imagination): Just imagination of jumping down from a bridge of 160m above a tropical gorge with the Bhote Koshi, one of the Nepal's wildest rivers raging below is enough to make your heartbeat run faster. It is the thrill of Bungy jumping as it there is no fun for real adventure lover if challenge is not so hard and difficult. It is located within a reach of 4 hours outside Kathmandu and just 19 kms away from the Tibet Border. ...(More)
(Flying like a bird): Paragliding is relatively new adventure sports in Nepal. Paragliding in this Himalayan country can be a truly wonderful and fulfilling experience for the adventure seekers. You can experience unparalleled scenic grandeur as you share airspace with Himalayan griffin vultures, eagles, kites while floating over the villages, monasteries, temples, lakes and the jungle with a fantastic view of the majestic Himalayas. ...(More)
Ultralight Flight:
Ultralight aircraft is being operated from Pokhara. It has an unique blend of both mountain and plateau area. While flying over the Pokhara valley, you will not miss the scenic beauty of both the Himalayas and the most famous lake of Nepal, Phewa Tal. The flight will be a journey through nature. Don't miss this truly unique experience. ...(More)
We have allowed our packages with just right number of nights of hotel accommodations which enables you to spend nights with quick visits of local market or monuments in the area. However if you have some extra days before or after your main package holiday, you can spend extra nights in Kathmandu or nearby destinations so that you can cover the interesting sights or just relax while you are here. ...(More)
Hotel Yak & Yeti:
The Hotel Yak & Yeti with the historic character, suitable for both short or long stay, is fashioned as the fusion of modern design and the noblesse of original heritage interiors. This exceptional city centre hotel is located minutes away from both domestic and international airport. It continues to be the city's leading luxury hotel for business and leisure. ...(More)
Hotel Shanker:
Shanker Hotel is housed in a palace built at the turn of the 19th century by a Rana Maharajah with a penchant for French architecture, international cuisine and Eastern hospitality. It was converted into a hotel in 1964. The façade and traditions were kept intact but the interior was redesigned to give travelers the kind of comfort they would expect of a world class hotel. You will live in palace when you live at Hotel Shanker. ...(More)
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Hotel Marshyangdi:
Hotel Marshyangdi situated in the heart of Thamel is the best choice for those who want to be in the main tourist hub of Kathmandu. Because of its friendly & professional staff, home like atmosphere, Marshyangdi has been a popular name and home away from home for most of the repeated visitors. The hotel now has 50 deluxe and 5 mini suite rooms besides the regular standard rooms. ...(More)


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The Southern California Institute of Architecture is getting it's first new director in more than a decade.
Hernan Diaz Alonso will succeed current director Eric Owen Moss when Moss' term concludes next September. The appointment was announced Thursday by Jerold B. Neuman, chairman of the SCI-Arc board of trustees.
Reached by phone after his appointment, Diaz Alonso said he was thrilled but added that he wasn't ready to go into detail about his plans for SCI-Arc.
"The idea that the next appointed director has one year to establish plans for curriculum and development is a very refreshing thing," he said.
"I'm excited and humbled by the scope of the job. Stepping in after Eric Moss, who was a great director, makes my job both easy and more difficult because I have to go up from there," Diaz Alonso said.
"Going up" will include possibly expanding the campus and "getting SCI-Arc more and more involved on a global level."
Diaz Alonso has been a faculty member at SCI-Arc since 2001. He is known for championing the school's push toward a digital future and has been the Graduate Programs Chair since 2010.
He is also principal of the L.A.-based architecture firm Xefirotarch.
Diaz Alonso was named Educator of the Year by the American Institute of Architects in 2012. In 2010 he was a Louis I. Kahn Visiting Assistant Professor of Architectural Design at Yale University, and in spring 2015 he will serve as Yale's Eero Saarinen Professor of Architectural Design.
As SCI-Arc's new director he will oversee the direction of an institution with more than 500 students and 80 faculty members, many of whom are well-known in their field.
"The main thing is to figure out a way for SCI-Arc to keep growing without losing its character and pedigree," Diaz Alonso said.
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It's not a recession, it's a correction. Correction, it's a recession. This Is the Colbert Report! -Stephen, The Colbert Report
This recession has brought about even more penny pinching than Match and I normally do. We've been trying to find ways to cut down on our monthly bills. I spent some time researching cheap auto insurance online and other ways to cut down on spending.
The nice thing is, our new place is a lot less expensive than our last place was. I've actually been able to save money into our vacation fund. Also, the added penny pinching has helped a lot. I figure if we have an emergency, or if things go further south with the economy, and heaven forbid, our jobs are affected, hopefully we'll have a little safety net of savings.
Has anyone else been affected by the recession at all? Have you noticed yourselves cutting back on luxuries like trips to dinner or the movies? What little things are you doing to save money?


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SciFi channel ident: Tattoo man
September 4, 2010 Fun No comments
Tattoo man.
Tattoo man.
Beast in the box (2006)
Elephant hedge (2006)
It's a very creative and funny Sci-Fi channel commercial.
In the future.. maybe not so distant.. B) Who wouldn't like a car like this one? No parking fees and no worries..


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Burton Fleming's efforts to be a hedgehog-friendly village have continued.
The Free Press reported last week that more than 50 animals had been introduced into the area after the local population had been devastated by floods a few years ago.
To support the project, four friends, Justine Sutcliffe, Jane Coleman, Sue Kirvin and Ali Blyth, have cycled a coast to coast route from Whitehaven to Sunderland.
They covered the 144 miles in four days. Ali said: "Weather conditions varied from sun, wind, hail and snow."
Half of the funds they raised will be used for traffic signs in the village and the other half will go to Andrews Hedgehog Hospital.
Anyone who wants to donate can do so on their Just Giving page, search for Coast-to-Coastforhedgehogs.


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Dell and the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) have announced a worldwide recall of about 35,000 notebook batteries that could potentially pose a fire risk.
No injuries have been reported from the faulty batteries. Dell has received three reports of damage to table tops and desks as a result of the problem, it said in a joint news release Friday with the CPSC.
Although 22,000 of the batteries were sold in the U.S, a Dell Australia spokeperson could not comment on the number of Australian units affected.
The recall affects certain Dell notebooks sold between Oct. 5, 2004, and Oct. 13, 2005. Customers who purchased the following models are advised to visit a Web site (http://www.dellbatteryprogram.com) to check whether they need a new battery: Latitude models D410, D505, D510, D600, D610, D800, D810; Inspiron models 510M, 600M, 6000, 8600, 9200, 9300, the XPS Generation 2 notebook; and Precision M20 and M70 mobile workstations. The batteries were also sold on their own and provided as part of service replacements, Dell said.
Australian customers can call 1300 734 947 toll free to determine whether their notebooks have the affected batteries. Users should have the identification number stamped on the back of the battery written down before they call or visit Dell's site, the company said.
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If the invader were the Borg, of course, resistance would be futile. But still, the slump would end, one way or another.
Some of us lived through the Japanese invasion of the American auto industry in the 1970s and 80s when Detroit counter-punched with the Pinto (exploding gas tank), Vega (rapid rusting), installation of Chevy engines in Oldsmobiles (lawsuits) and, of course, the Volaré (massive recalls). America finally prevailed by building and purchasing 650 billion minivans--a good strategy, but hardly enough to slow down a real Borg.
Now, Americans are told they are suffering a full-on economic invasion by the Chinese. Firms from China are the prime contractors on everything from infrastructure improvements in New York City to "almost every Americana-themed trinket sold in the Smithsonian." Former Goldman Sach's bankers are authoring books with offensive, unspeakable titles telling us that we should be paranoid. Websites list the many ways the Chinese economy is "beating the living daylights" out of the U.S. economy.
Should we run? Hide? Gaze lovingly at our Mt. Rushmore collectible post and faux bronze Statues of Liberty? Is the wolf really at the door?
|Aliens are apparently libertarians
Wouldn't it be interesting to know what the start of a real, massive, sustained economic invasion might really look like?
William Thomas Stead (1849-1912) was a colorful British muckraking journalist and editor, once thrown in jail for "buying" a young girl as part of a newspaper exposé, and among the most famous people to die aboard the Titanic. Ten years before that, his 1902 book, The Americanization of the World, warned his countrymen that the invasion of their land had begun, and carefully described what it looked like.
The Americans have brought to us a host of ingenious inventions and admirably perfected machines which we are incapable of producing for ourselves," Stead wrote. "No one can say that in sending us the typewriter, the sewing-machine, the Linotype, the automobile, the phonograph, the telephone, the elevator, and the incandescent electric light, they invaded any British industry. These things were their inventions. After they were introduced, we imitated some of them or invented others on the same principle, but they first opened up the new fields. . .Several of our manufacturers who have been taught by Americans how to make these things, yet cry out that they are being invaded and ruined by American competition, whereas but for the Americans these appliances would never have been in demand in this country.Is this perhaps what a real economic invasion looks like? Stead didn't talk about low cost. He didn't discuss industrial espionage or theft of intellectual property. He talked about making new, ingenious things that people really wanted, and making them at a low enough cost that they could be delivered profitably across the ocean.
"The Americans have done with electricity what the British did with steam at the beginning of the last century," Stead claimed about the two technological sensations of his times. "All the nations came to us for steam-engines, just as we are going to the United States for dynamos and all the elaborate, ingenious and costly apparatus necessary for working electric trolleys."
Stead believed that the success of Americans was their singular focus on industrial pursuits: Germany had an army to distract it, France and Italy the arts and church, Britain its colonies and navy. "In the United States the whole undivided genius of the people is concentrated upon the pursuit of wealth." This was reinforced by education, democracy and incentives to production—for example, an American secured a 17-year patent for £8 and an Englishman a 14-year patent for £99.
Typewriters. . .are imported from New York at an average value of £200,000 a year. The British Government had to buy their telephones for London from the Western Electric Company of Chicago. In electric traction half of the motors on British street cars are American. The Central Railway was equipped by the New York General Electric Company, and another New York firm boasts that they have supplied eleven of the leading street electric tramlines in Great Britain. . .The Eastman Kodak Company imports £200,000 worth of American photographic apparatus every year. A similar amount of money is spent every year in the purchase of American sewing machines. The sale of American drugs in Great Britain amounts to very nearly a quarter of a million a year. The Americans are importing soda-water fountains, blouses for women, carpet-sweepers, darning machines, patching up apparatus. . . .
Just in case you needed to know what one looks like
Stead gave Great Britain two choices, to "merge the existence of the British Empire in the United States" to remain part of "the greatest of all World-Powers," or to accept US supremacy and "our ultimate reduction to the status of an English-speaking Belgium."
Apologies to Belgium, but resistance, Stead believed, was futile.
He even quoted the New York Evening Journal:
If any Englishman wants to know why the American race can beat the English race in the struggle for industrial precedence, let him stand at the Delaware-Lackawanna station, in Hoboken, from seven until nine in the morning as the suburban trains come in. Far outside of the big railroad station the train appears, puffing and panting, and while it is still going at dangerous speed, men, young and old, are seen leaning far out from every platform. As the train rushes in the men leap from the cars on both sides, and a wild rush follows for the ferry boat. Not a man is walking slowly or deliberately. It is one rush to business; it is one rush all day; it is one rush home again. The gauge on the engine tells the pressure of steam and the work that the engine can do. The gauge on the American human being stands at high pressure all the time. His brain is constantly excited, his machinery is working with a full head of steam. . .The American succeeds because he is under high pressure always, because he is determined to make speed even at the risk of bursting the boiler and wrecking the machine.
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Meanwhile, armies of anxious Americans continued their global conquest. A contemporary of Stead's, journalist Frederick McKenzie, authored The American Invaders in 1901 and brought the full message home to the British Empire:
That, I submit to you, is what a true, "shock and awe" economic invasion looks like, from New England sheets to little liver pills: It's not built on being good at breaking into corporate websites. It's not built on the theft of intellectual property, or an institutional willingness to overlook it. It's not built on soul-numbing, low-cost labor. It's not built on risk-free government capital. It's not built on large populations (which cut both ways, as we are sure to find out this century) or high birth rates. It's not built on the ephemeral advantages of exchange rates and inflation and "foreign investment." It's not built on disenfranchising large segments of the population from the educational process, or judging them as "not worthy" in elementary school (or worse, at birth). It's not built on everyone having a cellphone. It's not even built on "world class quality," which is its own kind of double-edged sword.
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In the domestic life we have got to this: The average man rises in the morning from his New England sheets, he shaves with 'Williams' soap and a Yankee safety razor, pulls on his Boston boots over his socks from North Carolina, fastens his Connecticut braces, slips his Waltham or Waterbury watch in his pocket, and sits down to breakfast. There he congratulates his wife on the way her Illinois straightfront corset sets off her Massachusetts blouse, and he tackles his breakfast, where he eats bread made from prairie flour (possibly doctored at the special establishments on the lakes), tinned oysters from Baltimore and a little Kansas city bacon, while his wife plays with a slice of Chicago ox-tongue. The children are given 'Quaker' oats. At the same time he reads his morning paper printed by American machines, on American paper, with American ink, and, possibly, edited by a smart journalist from New York City. He rushes out, catches the electric tram (New York) to Shepherd's Bush, when he gets in a Yankee elevator to take him on the American-fitted electric railway to the City. At his office, of course, everything is American. He sits on a Nebraskan swivel chair, before a Michigan roll-top desk, writes his letters on a Syracuse typewriter, signing them with a New York fountain pen, and drying them with a blotting-sheet from New England. The letter copies are put away in files manufactured in Grand Rapids. At lunch-time he hastily swallows some cold roast beef that comes from the Mid-West cow, and flavors it with Pittsburg pickles, followed by a few Delaware tinned peaches, and then soothes his mind with a couple of Virginia cigarettes. To follow his course all day would be wearisome. But when evening comes he seeks relaxation at the latest American musical comedy, drinks a cocktail of some Californian wine, and finishes up with a couple of 'little liver pills' made in America.
McKenzie believed the secrets of America's success was better education, longer working hours, receptivity to new ideas, better plant, and most of all, the freedom from "hampering tradition." He summarized it all by saying, "American brains, enterprise and energy are today ousting British traders in the battle for commerce in many lands. ..The real invasion goes on unceasingly and without noise as shown in five hundred industries at once. From shaving soap to electric."
So, I've been reading the news and checking the blogs (of doom and gloom), wading through the jeremiads and surviving the manifestos and even skimming the books with unspeakable titles. I'm looking for signs of relentless innovation from afar crossing the border and taking over my life, infiltrating my being from sheets to little liver pills.
I don't know if America is being invaded or not. I now know, however, what a real economic invasion looks like, and I don't see it.
I've even searched through my tchotchke collection from the Smithsonian. I'm looking, I really am. I'm paranoid. I'm anxious.
I just don't see it.


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The Edsel Timeline
Even though you may know the history of the Edsel automobile, the timeline has a way of putting it all in perspective.
July 30, 1863: Henry Ford was born.
April 11, 1888: Henry married Clara J Bryant.
November 6, 1893: Edsel Bryant Ford was born.
June 16, 1903: Ford Motor Company was founded.
August 1, 1916: Edsel Ford married Eleanor Lowthian Clay.
September 4, 1917: Henry Ford II was born to Edsel & Eleanor.
January 1, 1919: Edsel Ford became president of Ford Motor Company
September 17, 1919: Henry & Edsel became sole owners of Ford Motor Company
May 26, 1943: Edsel Ford died.
September 21, 1945: Henry Ford II became president of Ford Motor Company.
September 28, 1948: Henry Ford II told his Forward Product Planning Committee to begin research on production of a new medium-priced car.
June 1950: The Korean War put the new car's plans on hold.
October 13, 1952: Wayne, Michigan, manufacturing plant opened.
July 7, 1954: The new car program was given to stylists for long range planning.
December 6, 1954: The Planning Committee presented details of the program to the Ford Administrative Committee.
January 10, 1955: The Planning Committee presented its formal presentation to Ford's Executive Committee.
April 15, 1955: Ford's Executive Committee voted favorably on adding a new line of medium-priced cars, and to create a separate division based on GM's Buick line. The car is referred to as the "E-car", for Experimental.
April 18, 1955: The "Special Products Division" was formally established.
May 1, 1955: J.C. (Larry) Doyle was named General Sales & Marketing Manager of Special Products Division.
August 15, 1955: The E-car designers unveil the first full-size clay mock-up to Henry Ford II and the Planning Committee. An uncharacteristic round of applause came from the audience.
September 29, 1955: Mahwah, New Jersey, manufacturing plant was dedicated.
October 18, 1955: Louisville, Kentucky, manufacturing plant was dedicated.
October 19, 1955: After having problems determining a suitable name for the E-car, renowned poet Marianne Moore was approached to submit inspirational names.
November 7, 1955: Marianne Moore began to offer her list of names, which included such notables as "Resilient Bullet", "Ford Silver Sword", "Mongoose Civique", "Varsity Stroke", "Pastelogram" and "Andante con Moto".
December 8, 1955: Miss Moore submitted her last candidate: "Utopian Turtletop".
December 1955: Fairfax Cone of the advertising agency Foote, Cone & Belding (FCB) presents his vision of the E-car's campaign to Ford.
January 17, 1956: Ford stock went public.
February 13, 1956: FCB won the E-car advertising account.
August 7, 1956: Five regional sales offices were established by Ford's Special Products Division to market the E-car.
August 15, 1956: Basic E-car sheet metal styling is approved.
October 10, 1956: Richard E. Krafve was elected Vice President of Ford Motor Company.
October 15, 1956: The selection of 24 district sales managers was made.
November 19, 1956: Ford announced the name of the new car - Edsel. Special Products Division became known as the Edsel Division of Ford Motor Company.
January 11, 1957: Ford announced that the design of the Edsel will be far more radical than any of its other products and that equally radical sales and marketing techniques would be used to promote it.
January 15, 1957: Sales goal for model year 1958 was set at 200,000 cars.
January 21, 1957: Edsel GM Richard Krafve predicts "The new Edsel line of cars will surpass the originally announced first-year sales goal of 200,000 units."
February 5, 1957: Ford released the names and characteristics of each Edsel series.
February 15, 1957: Ford's 25 millionth V-8 engine was produced, in Lima, Ohio. It was an Edsel E-475.
March 10, 1957: Ford announced five assembly plant locations where the Edsel will be produced, adding that a sixth plant on the West Coast was also planned.
April 9, 1957: The first Edsel dealership franchise agreements were signed.
April 15, 1957: Eight pre-production (pilot) model Edsels were built in Mahwau, NJ.
June 28, 1957: Approximately six pre-production (pilot) cars were built at the San Jose plant.
July 15, 1957: Full-scale production of the 1958 Edsel began.
July 22, 1957: The first Edsel advertising appeared, in Life magazine. The 2-page ads featured wrapped cars and blurred photos to tease the public.
July 31, 1957: Month-end production totals: 3729 units
August 27, 1957: Edsel Press introduction.
August 31, 1957: Month-end production totals: 19876 units
September 4, 1957: E Day. The Edsel was finally introduced to the public after months of secrecy.
September 11, 1957: The Edsel is introduced in Canada.
September 30, 1957: Month-end production totals: 18815 units
October 13, 1957: The Edsel Show, a one-hour special hosted by Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong and Rosemary Clooney aired on CBS in place of the Sunday night fixture The Ed Sullivan Show. Ratings were enormous.
October 23, 1957: The short-lived Edsel sponsorship of TV's Wagon Train began.
October 31, 1957: Month-end production totals: 7566 units
November 21, 1957: Edsel dealers were shown a promotional telecast from the home office, with Mr. Ford stating "Gentleman, the Edsel is here to stay!"
November 30, 1957: Month-end production totals: 2483 units
December 31, 1957: Month-end production totals: 2138 units
January 14, 1958: Mercury-Edsel-Lincoln (M-E-L) Division was formed.
September 23, 1958: Production began on the 1959 Edsel.
October 31, 1958: The 1959 Edsel line was introduced to the public.
January 31, 1959: Month-end production totals: 5880 units
February 28, 1959: Month-end production totals: 3819 units
March 31, 1959: Month-end production totals: 4035 units
April 10, 1959: The Edsel advertising account was reassigned from Foote, Cone & Belding to Kenyon & Eckhardt
April 25, 1959: M-E-L management reluctantly decided to go forward with the 1960 model Edsel.
April 30, 1959: Month-end production totals: 4031 units
May 31, 1959: Month-end production totals: 2959 units
June 30, 1959: Month-end production totals: 2575 units
July 31, 1959: Month-end production totals: 1971 units
August 7, 1959: The first 1960 Edsel pre-production (Pilot) cars were built.
August 31, 1959: Month-end production totals: 1561 units
September 14, 1959: Full-scale production began on the 1960 model Edsel.
September 30, 1959: Month-end production totals: 889 units
October 15, 1959: The 1960 Edsel models were introduced to the public.
October 31, 1959: Month-end production totals: 1767 units
November 19, 1959: Ford Motor Company discontinued the Edsel.
November 21, 1959: The last Edsel magazine ad appeared, in the Saturday Evening Post.
November 30, 1959: Month-end production totals: 190 units
December 8, 1967: The first meeting of the Edsel Owners Club, in Oakland CA.
December 26, 1968: The CBS Evening News nationally aired Charles Kuralt's interview with members of the Edsel Owners Club.
February 3, 1969: The Edsel Owners Club was incorporated as a non-profit organization for the promotion and restoration of the Edsel automobile. The International Edsel Club is incorporated later this same year.
July 19, 1997: Edsel.com goes online.
December 23, 1997: The Edsel Club is incorporated as the third major non-profit Edsel preservation society.


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When the weather is warm, Ada loves to go wading in the stream. She admires the way the water looks as it flows over rocks in the shallow part, and the mysteries of the murky depths where she might see a turtle. When her legs get too cold, she sits on the stream bank and makes little braided contraptions from wild grasses.
Ada is made of organic cotton jersey, and stuffed with washable poly fill. She is 14 inches tall, the same size as all the other Hazel Village dolls and animals, so she can share clothes with them. Ada's face and toes are hand embroidered with cotton thread. Her pigtails are made of black organic cotton fleece fabric, and they are fun to braid and tie with ribbons.
Ada comes wearing a pink linen dress. She can share and trade clothes with the other Hazel Village friends, because they are all the same size. She also comes with organic cotton underwear.
You can hand wash Ada and her clothes as necessary. She will come to you come swaddled in a reusable muslin bag, perfumed with a lavender sachet.


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Stream Crossing at the French River Trail RUn (XTERRA Trail Series MA #2) in Oxford, MA (June 28, 2014)
We think of trail running and of course we think of trails.
And running.
(Maybe flying!
Leaping over rocks...
and fallen trees.)
Sometimes we do leap.
We float.
We fly like a bird!
But then nature throws a curve.
Suddenly there's no trail at all:
just a flowing stream.
And we're not running!
Barely walking.
Just trying to cross the wet barrier
without falling!
These runners were right behind me
at the French River Trail Run
in Oxford, MA.
(Yes, I was running as I took this photo.
I didn't stop or slow my pace.
After all--I was in a race!)
If you love trail running, you're in luck!
The next race in the XTERRA series
is Saturday, August 16
in Oxford, MA:
Hodges Hoedown!
You can run a Half-Marathon or a 10K course.
On trails, of course.
(With the occasional stream crossing!)
Thanks, MRA MultiSport and XTERRAPlanet
for putting on this great race series!


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Main Manhattan bus terminal all clear after 'suspicious package' evacuation
Published time: 26 Apr, 2013 00:33 Edited time: 26 Apr, 2013 01:29
Part of Manhattan's Port Authority Bus Terminal was evacuated over a "suspicious package" Thursday evening. Social media were immediately flooded with pictures of passengers flooding nearby streets, but the station reopened after an hour.
The south wing of the terminal was evacuated, with buses outside
dropping off pedestrians on the sidewalk, according to WABC-TV in
New York. After about an hour, authorities gave the all clear to
have the terminal return to normal operations.
Bus service to/from Port Authority Bus Terminal is temporary
suspended due to police activity.
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In the picture below, passengers wait on the sidewalk at West 40th Street and 8th Avenue in Manhattan as all doors to the bus terminal have been closed while an investigation is underway.


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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Artwork That Is Knitted
This amazing artwork is all knitted. It is hard to believe that these objects could be made of yarn. However, when that yarn is in the hands of artist Nicole Gastonguay incredible things happen to it. She is truly a master of her craft.
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Although TEFAF on classical works of dialectical oil painting materialism remained tributary, but ancient art proportion increased year by year, make it difficult to face up to. ChuDu this year for the main area of 18 gallery, there are six operating modern and contemporary art.
Present "curator" unit last year, this year for the first time into the oil painting master exhibition booth Sprovieri gallery has itself to think: "is the trend of the moment, antique and classic works of masters to provide more and more rare, and TEFAF to guarantee the quality of the exhibits, to reduce the feelings is composition. Although, the increasing of the contemporary art on behalf of the collectors also preference change."
Oil painting
The 2017 TEFAF art market report shows that in 2016 the world art auction sold around 15.9 billion euros, sharply lower than in 2015, a drop to surpass 18%. Auction sales in the total amount in art trafficking ring tutorial of slope to 37.5%. Content with this oil painting at the same time, dealers selling amount than the previous year increased by 20% to 25%, in the proportion of total global selling for more than 60%.
In recent years, the two big move TEFAF is most visible, one is to expand the arts do more test on elevation difference, the ancient art gallery oil painting and design in the main exhibition area; 2 it is to enter the U.S. market, opened in New York at the venue, pu month every year in October each hold a TEFAF, New York, it may show a pure involve ancient art and design, the October fair will focus on decorative art and antiques.
The gallery about TEFA canvas is wait F New York atlas, many galleries, said to go to appreciate TEFAF, New York, but it is not contributing to the regulation.
Now think Derek Johns gallery, the contemporary art market is very weak, for classical art gallery, before is to attract more old new Tibetan painter.
Watching the U.S. market
Antique and ancient ceramic works continue to be treasured, popular and sold. Aronson Antiquairs sold a piece of blue and white vase, delft in enterprise manufacturing, about 1700 years, from De Witte S paintings ter (white) ceramics factory, the price of 250000 euros. Adrian Sassoon sold a set of 5 pieces of blue and white vase, produced by Robin Best (about 1953), the buyer is a ministry pavilion, sold for 40000 euros.
Dealers pattern painting has the upper hand
This strategy is invalid, this year's American collectors purchase quantity is increased. TEFAF private data show, many have been sold exhibits the buyer any collection and organizations in the United States, net new exhibitors Salamon & C Federic paintings from o Moja (1802-1885), paintings - "the last supper palace of Venice, sold for 85000 euros and a private collectors oil painting reproductions in the United States. In addition, John Endlich Antiquairs offered 1.8 million euros "a doll's house" also sell to the home a painting American private collection.
Deal with TEFAF, Beijing Opera troupe to enter the United States is not only broaden the international market, the consequences TEFAF is not nearly as New York's 90 exhibitors scale TEFAF Maastricht in 270, its purpose is most earthquake magnitude at the venue attracting more collectors in oil painting from the Netherlands. Patrick van Maris said: "the quotation can through this window, TEFAF New York know what TEFAF. We through the method of how to those interested in TEFAF attack abortion information: come to the Netherlands, this painting is much bigger, and more to see instrument."
TEFAF structure of foreign markets is not matter, China has also been in thinking, but in the end because of a variety of causes.
Fair just opening, also have sales. From "TEFAF painting exhibition" and "TE canvas FAF antiques," exhibition sales category, in the 18th century before the European political and economic work popular painting. Foreign body in the exhibition in ten minutes, Colnaghi sold a work - need to be invented from scratch chase the st Francis of assisi the dark look woodcarving, oil painting by Pedro D e Mena y Medrano (1628-1688), that cost up to seven digits, the buyer is a private European pregnant.
30 years later, this to the operation started with classical style paintings exhibition, in meet the requirement of market and will not, expect oil painting said every man, this is not a pure ancient Dong Yi exposition. With TEFAFceoPatrick van Maris, TEFAF operation "against" seven thousand works of art, and now all changes are in the "please," above.
Sprovier oil painting gallery, I unveiled its future letters patent, six pieces were sold, the buyer is as long as an old customer, the other five are new acquaintance on TEFAF collectors.
Currently TEFAF on only one thought that the Chinese art gallery of modern art doors, held every year a lot of art fair, but oil painting gallery time and supplies are limited, must have a strategic decision to the exhibition art fair.
As one of Europe's most influential and attractive art fair, enter the 30th anniversary of TEFAF still leave. VIP preview day is on March 9, hkbu sales gallery, oil painting exhibition period unchanged sold from time to time in the future work, and make a new collector. Imperial mandate from institutions and private collectors closeout many galleries the biggest sales of the year.
To this, Patrick van Maris and is: "the policy of TEFAF is springing up all seven thousand horse artwork of oil painting table, this is our deposit as soon as possible. If our character of a particular kind of other art objects show the fun, then we will according to the white face of the hobby to adjust the exhibition contents, such as the content of the" curator "unit is very ancient. In order to we have buy oil painting continually, in order to guarantee their own art oil painting art in the ammonite want alone force category."
With big arch 5 days compared to big things Fair, TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair, European Art exhibition) for 10 days extension is rare. This extra days is definitely there will oil painting will be, after all, until the completion of the exhibition, TEFAF venue - the ancient city of Maastricht in the Netherlands MECC exhibition core still choose to persist.
Purpose no matter how the mediation exhibition organizers for target, dealing with the gallery, the exhibition purposes is consciousness, that is equal to reach better hair to sell, to absorb more oil painting collectors, at this point, no matter in ancient classical gallery or gallery be completed the relative chord.
Changes in demand
On March 9, according to official figures TEFAF, in wood on the preview day of obsidian, beyond 10000 treasure house appreciation and institutions on behalf of the international art exposition, for private collect paintings and people buy art work. On March 10, first openly show day on Friday, TEFAF received beyond 7000 visitors.
This trend galleries and art exposition about in the primary market is undoubtedly a good static, and this year TEFAF sales results also proved that the painting dealers content really small fishing boat.
Decoration art is one of the largest preservation TEFAF Maastricht category, oil painting also sold many pieces. Daniel Katz, Ltd sold Claudio Bravo (1936-2011) in 1936 and the painting of "pretext", sold for 195000 pounds, the buyer is a British private collectors. By Arnao DE Bruselas (1515-1564) created the 16th century bronze abrasion and black woodcarving "mourning" was a British museum collection. Asian art continued popular oil painting - Sydney l. Moss, there are a series of rare ancient Chinese paintings, six pieces have been sold since the opening of the exhibition, the buyer full every private storage house. And the main Asian art Ben Janssens has sold striking more than seventy pieces.
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"The situation here is very humorous, we met many here don't often meet at a conference in the ancient art collectors, and they are about art has the deep knowledge accumulation, understand treasured tradition."
"We always depend on the needs of the family members of city development of the exhibition." Patri painting ck van Maris has been exaggerated.
The report's lead author, the art market YaoJianSuo Rachel wave, pointed out that the dealer sales content can provide privacy and anonymity for preservation, convenient. Compression in the current economy era, more and more western treasure house more paintings tend to choose the channel for business.
TEFAF has altogether 25 years, and only one million animals run the classical works of Derek Johns gallery not masters of contemporary art and classical works are going it alone. ", more and more open, they distribution not comb tooth of oil painting art work, inclusion, disambiguation is kind of treasure of dispute coating.
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The world is seeing a new generation of people with cystic fibrosis—adults!
According to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry Annual Data and Report, 2005, nearly 50% of adults with CF are employed either full-time or part-time. Clearly, we are living fulfilling and productive lives. So what is it we're doing?
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We had our very well attended launch party for The Real Greek Cookbook in Soho on Tuesday July 12th. It was a real Greek knees-up where photos were taken, drinks were poured and suffice to say it all got a little meze!
Drop into any The Real Greek restaurant to pick up your copy or order it online from Amazon.
Here's the roundup of the press for The Real Greek Cookbook:
The Daily Mail:
Love Island star Zara Holland maximises her tan in a leggy white minidress as she attends cookbook launch
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3687219/Zara-Holland-maximises-tan-leggy-white-minidress-attends-cookbook-launch.html#ixzz4EHGhv5E3
Reveal Magazine:
Pavlova Greek Yoghurt Sundae by Tonia Buxton for The Real Greek cookbook
MSN Video:
Ashley James and Charlotte De Carle attend The Real Greek Cookbook Launch
Zara Holland attends the Real Greek cookbook launch.
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TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A tanker that Libya's eastern government had been using to try to export oil in defiance of the rival administration in Tripoli returned to the country on Saturday, after it was blacklisted by the United Nations, a source said on Saturday.
The eastern government's parallel oil company had hoped to sell the cargo of 650,000 barrels, but the United Nations measure required states to ban it from entering any port.
"The Indian-flagged oil tanker, Distya Amey, has docked this morning Saturday at port of Zawiya refinery," a source at the Zawiya complex told Reuters.
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New self-care possibilities have reached patients as two significant OTC switches have been made in Finland recently. At the end of 2015 the painkiller naproxen (250 mg 10 tablet pack) and migraine treatment sumatriptan (50mg 2 tablet pack) have been granted an OTC license by the national medicines authority Fimea.
For both products, the license requires the pharmacist to make sure the product is suitable for the patient and that the patient understands how to correctly use it. Previously, such a conditional license has only been granted to the so called morning after pill.
Fimea predicts that these conditional OTC switches will be a growing category in the future. This would indicate that other applications are being handled by the authority.
In the beginning of 2015, Fimea launched a self-care programme, which aimed at making self-care more available to patients without compromising patient safety. In the programme Fimea states that the growing pressure on the health care system requires the authority to also look into making OTC's more available to patients.
As a result of the programme, PIF's member companies have reported that discussions with the Fimea around switch applications are now more productive. Also Fimea has stated, that the quality of switch application has somewhat improved.


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Re-doing some of the baseboard trim in the basement, I decided to go with a 1×8 poplar baseboard (really 7¼ × ¾). Weird yes, because it's not *really* a moulded baseboard. But it goes well down in the basement, and doesn't seem out of place. There are a couple of places that obviously need outer corners, the type of corners that ultimately need a 45° mitre. But I hate 45° mitre joints. They are okay in small pieces of wood, e.g. frames, but on a 7¼ × ¾ things never go well. I tried making one joint, and because the board had an ever-so-slight warp, it just didn't mesh well – and it doesn't take much to get out of alignment slightly. In all that are just a pain – and large mitres can't realistically be done by hand (I've tried). So my alternative is to join the board with ¾×¾ corner piece, dowelled in place. Now, yes, it is more work, but there are no unsightly gaps to be filled in because the 45° faces don't align 100%.
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I always find my self coming back to edit this
My name is Nibras and I am an aspiring concept artist and illustrator. In general just an aspiring artist. When I started this sketchbook I had only just become interested in art, I've never taken art lessons before and it wasn't something I really did as a kid so it was a fresh experience. I was also 14. I guess from that lack of knowledge I made a lot of mistakes, put myself through hard times and generally didn't do the best I could have. After that I had a lot of time where I regretted this but as I grow older I learn more & more thing and understand that art is all passion. Now, I am making up for lost time but even still I wouldn't take any of it back, even if I could be a billion times better by now.
My sketchbook is as much a journal as it is a showcase of my art. Sure I am not proud of my earlier works or even my attitude back then but it's always good to look back at where I came from. In honesty, don't take the beginning of this sketchbook seriously because really I was just a kid and I didn't know what I was doing.
Thank you for dropping by my sketchbook, you're advice and comments have been more helpful than you can imagine so they're always welcome. I hope you enjoy
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This is a wise seminar for every teenager and every parent, too. In it, John-Roger tells stories from his own youth to illustrate his message for teens. J-R's earthly parents were strong people who held clear boundaries for their children. One of his stories starts this way, "I remember one night I started to go out someplace and my Dad flipped me a dime. I caught it, and I said 'What's that?' He said, 'It's a dime.' I said, 'Yeah?' He said, 'Well if you get in trouble, call the district attorney.' I still have the dime to this day; I still have it. I wasn't about to use it because that meant I was in trouble. And I figure, there are a lot of experiences in life that I can have without going through trouble experiences."
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Why ski with PGL?
for Schools and Groups
"When I first got there I was rubbish; however, at the end of the week I had improved massively. The food was amazing and the entertainment was really good. I would like to thank all the teachers, our PGL rep and my ski instructor, the hotel staff and the coach drivers. I had a terrific time and will definitely come again.Thank you!"
A satisfied customer from Wilmington Grammar School for Girls
"It's hard to say what the best bit of the trip was, as I enjoyed every moment – from the actual skiing to all the new friends that I made"
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Why ski with PGL?
A dedicated PGL rep for your group
Once in resort, your trained PGL Ski Rep provides help and assistance for the duration of your trip. If yours is a large group, an additional assistant Rep is provided.
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Personal and comprehensive support
We make it easy for you. Our head office team have first-hand knowledge of all the resorts and accommodation we use.They can help you find the best location to suit your group, and once you place your booking, your personal Tour Organiser provides support throughout the booking process. And while you are in resort, you are more than likely to receive a personal courtesy visit from a member of our Head Office team.
Outstanding value for money
We pride ourselves on providing value for money. Thanks to our long-standing relationships with our suppliers and well-established presence in the school ski market we are able to negotiate excellent terms and pass the benefits on to you and your students.
Comprehensive web resources and support
We make organising your trip easy for you by providing more information and resources online than ever before. To help you publicise your trip to students, governors, colleagues and parents, we provide a range of promotional material including, videos, posters, presentations and other online resources such as sample letters, information for parents, kit lists and tips for first-time party leaders. And for your convenience you can view and manage all aspects of your booking and access essential forms, kit lists and passport information, whenever you want, at MyPGL, our secure online teacher area.
Four hours of ski tuition included
Your students are fully supervised on the slopes by highly qualified instructors who provide four hours of skiing each day - included in the price of your trip.
Better equipment in resort
Your group will be equipped with modern, high-quality ski equipment which meets the agreed high standards established with certified, local suppliers in every resort.
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We use only reliable, high-quality coach operators to ensure a comfortable journey for you and your group in safe, well-equipped coaches. In addition, PGL has long-standing contracts with all cross-channel operators and Eurotunnel to ensure we get the best service for you.
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Whether you want to spend the maximum time on the piste or prefer to take a day off to soak up some local culture with a city visit, our ski team will tailor-make your itinerary to meet your requirements.
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A motorist died after failing to give way at a 'difficult' junction on the A17 at Sutterton, an inquest has been told.
Leonard Elsom was pronounced dead at the scene after his red Hyundai Amica vehicle collided with a Volvo HGV on May 6.
An inquest at Stamford Town Hall on Wednesday was told the impact resulted in Mr Elsom's car 'flying' across the central reservation and into the path of a Mercedes Viano.
Those gathered heard that Mr Elsom, 79, of Spilsby Road, Boston, was more than double the drink-drive limit at the time of the crash.
The inquest was told he had been driving north east along Spalding Road B1397 in Sutterton, when he reached the Sutterton crossroads at about 5.10pm, the inquest was told. At the junction Mr Elsom, a retired agricultural worker, did not appear to come to a full stop and pulled out in front of an oncoming HGV, which was driving just over the speed limit at 50mph.
The driver of the HGV, Alan Myers, who regularly drives along the A17, told the inquest: "I was driving along the A17 towards Newark at around 52mph. As I approached the junction the red Hyundai came into view and was moving slowly towards the give-way line. Suddenly it pulled out into the road straight into my path. I hit the brakes, but there was no time to reduce my speed."
Mr Myers hit the Hyundai, causing it to, as he described it, 'fly' across the central reservation and onto the other side of the road, colliding with the Mercedes Viano.
Deborah Rackham had been driving behind Mr Elsom before he reached the junction. She explained how she saw the him brake just before the junction but then suddenly pull out in front of the HGV.
"I remember thinking the lorry had no chance, he was unable to avoid him," she said in a statement read out.
Pc Mark Brown, the forensic collision investigator, explained how the impact with the HGV lifted the car up into the air, throwing it across the central reservation.
The driver of the Volvo HGV and the driver of the Mercedes Viano, including its two young passengers suffered only minor injuries.
Carole Benge, the driver of the Viano, approached the junction just before the incident and was indicating to turn right. She told the inquest she did not see either the lorry or the car and the first she knew of what happened was when she heard the sound of the collision. She said the next thing she knew was the Hyundai impacting on the front of the vehicle she was driving.
"I was 99 per cent sure that whoever was in the car would be dead," she said. "The car was severely damaged."
The post-mortem examination found that Mr Elsom had alcohol in his system at the time of the collision. The reading was 191 milligrammes of alcohol in 100ml of blood - more than twice the legal limit of 80 milligrammes. It gave the medical cause of death as multiple traumatic injuries and alcohol intoxication.
Pc Brown told the inquest there were no defects on any of the vehicles involved.
The inquest was told that Mr Elsom had also been suffering from depression following the death of his wife and was being treated with counselling and anti-depressant drugs, although the post-mortem examination found no evidence of drugs in his system.
Senior coroner Robert Forrest considered whether Mr Elsom's depression played a part in his death but ultimately recorded a verdict of accidental death.
He said: "Mr Elsom had drunk a sufficient amount of alcohol and was unable to make an appropriate judgement at the difficult junction. He drove his vehicle without intention into the path of the HGV and was killed instantly."
The coroner added that he will be compiling a report to be sent to the highways authority and the Department for Transport, for them to consider taking action on this particular junction, which has seen six collisions, including one other fatal accident in the last five years.


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Sarah Cool shares Overall Adventures insights on a thing called stream of consciousness writing. What it is is simply sitting down with a journal or at a computer and literally writing everything that comes through your head as it comes to you. They explain the benefits of using this technique of writing and how it can help you create the world you want in your head and on paper, but can also help you solve problems in your real world.
Full article and video here: Stream Of Consciousness Writing


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Few associations have a history as long as the Gypsum Association. For more than half a century, the Association has provided technical, promotional, and statistical information to its members and interested parties.
Born in the depths of the Great Depression, the Gypsum Association has endured for more than 80 years, and is now one of the premier building materials organizations in North America. Formally established in 1930, the Gypsum Association represents the interests of all gypsum board manufacturers based in the United States and Canada.
The timeline, below, illustrates the Association's rich history.
- Late 1920s
- Several constituents of the gypsum industry agree that creating a formal association offers a number of advantages over continuing to operate as Gypsum Industries, an informal research and standard setting group.
- 1930
- The Gypsum Association is formally established.
- April 17, 1930
At the first meeting of the Gypsum Association, James Leenhouts is elected as President/Chairman and Henry J. Schweim (pictured) is hired as the "engineer of the Association."
- 1930
- Schweim, now Secretary of the Corporation and Chief Executive Officer, establishes the Association's first office in Chicago.
- 1931
- The Technical Problems Committee requests and receives approval to conduct four fire tests with the National Bureau of Standards.
- 1933
- The Association volunteers to participate in the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) by developing the Code of Fair Practice for the Gypsum Industry. To assist with the development of the Code, the Gypsum Association attempts to unite all United States gypsum companies under the Association.
- 1934
- The Association expands its criteria for membership eligibility.
- 1935
- Pacific Coast division of the Gypsum Association emerges.
- 1938
- The Association appoints an Advertising and Promotional Committee.
- 1940s
- The Association works to develop a more fire-resistant gypsum board.
- 1940
The Association publishes,The ABC's of Plastering, to educate contractors and architects.
- 1945
- During the post-war housing boom, the Technical Problems Committee and the Promotional Committee seeks Underwriters Laboratories labeling for gypsum sheathing and authorizes $1000 for fire testing of gypsum sheathing.
- 1947
Henry Schweim retires and Lloyd H. Yeager (pictured) fills the vacancy. A decade-long public relations campaign begins that includes production of a series of films, such as Shaping the Future with Gypsum Board, and accompanying literature, including New Gypsum 2-Ply Wallboard. Research continues as the Technical Problems Committee receives approval to spend $1000 on the development and fire testing of a system with a 1-hour fire resistance rating.
- 1947
- A 1-hour rated system is achieved.
- 1951
The Gypsum Association film, White Magic, shows in Paramount and Warner theaters, federal agencies, schools, etc.
- 1955
- White Magic airs on television to an estimated audience of over 54 million viewers. Promotional committee runs a series of articles in newspapers and magazines under the "Add a Room" campaign.
- 1959
With significant tests and data to share, the Technical Problems Committee recommends producing a complete reference manual on fire resistance to be known as Fire Resistance Design Data Manual.
- 1960s
- The use of gypsum board in apartment and office builds grows substantially due in large part to its fire-resistant and sound attenuation properties.
- 1961
- The Association's Board of Directors votes to incorporate
- December 29, 1961
- The Gypsum Association files for incorporation. Lloyd Yeager becomes the Association's Executive Vice President
- 1964
As Lloyd Yeager steps down, A. Victor Abnee, Jr., (pictured) takes over as General Manager.
- 1966
- In response to demand, 20,000 copies of the Fire Resistance Data Design Manual are distributed to architects and another 1,800 are provided to building officials as part of a Design Data Binder.
- 1968
- The technical committee recommends including sound, structural and assembly information, in addition to fire safety information, in the Fire Resistance Data Design Manual.
- 1973
- All model building codes reference the Fire Resistance Data Design Manual as a source of fire resistive designs.
- 1975
- The Technical Committee begins work on product standards for gypsum products used in manufactured housing.
- 1976
The Promotion Committee receives approval to spend $5,000 to develop the film, Beauty with Safety, and receives authorization to begin work on a document entitled Manufactured Housing Recommendations.
- 1979
- The National Institute of Building Sciences releases a manufactured housing study that rates gypsum products favorably.
- 1980
A revised version of Beauty with Safety and the film, Time to Live, air on cable television.
- 1988
- Victor Abnee retires as Executive Director and Jerry Walker (pictured) is hired as the Association's new Executive Director. The Association moves from Chicago to Washington, DC.
- 1990s
- The Gypsum Association develops an educational video and interactive CD-ROM set based on GA-214 Levels of Gypsum Board Finish. The Home Upgrade Program, the Grassroots Fire Resistance, and Sound Reduction Program are initiated.
- 1992
Levels of Gypsum Board Finish, the first document to effectively instruct wallboard finishers on proper techniques associated with specific levels of finish quality, is released.
- 2002
- The Association initiates funding for a multi-year program to promote the use of gypsum board in both fire separation walls and as part of roof underlayment systems.
- 2004
- A four-color page insert is placed in numerous architectural trade magazines. The insert receives a favorable rating in a reader's poll conducted by a leading architectural journal.
- 2005
- Gypsum board manufacturers in the United States ship more board than ever before—more than 36 billion square feet are shipped.
- 2008
- The Association relocates from downtown Washington, D.C., to the Maryland suburb of Hyattsville.
- 2012
- The Association completes a Life-Cycle Assessment Summary of gypsum board (LCA); the first of many steps in a process to accurately assess the sustainability of gypsum board.


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Simeon and Kghia kick off the season with an interview with Seanan McGuire, the author of the October Daye urban fantasy series and upcoming InCryptid series. Seanan also writes science fiction as Mira Grant, and reports on politics in a post zombie plague world in the ongoing NewsFlesh trilogy, the first book of which was nominated for a Hugo Award this year.
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What's your dream vacation? A safari or white water rafting!
What are you most proud of? All the children I've met at One Step at a Time camp for children with cancer. They are superstars!
What's your Biggest Fear? A world without Starbucks.
If not this, then what? Working with kids!
Favorite snack: Froyo with the toppings on the bottom!
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Opposite of ignorant word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the opposite of ignorant.
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- trained
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