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A trek designed to get you real close-up to the 'mother of all peaks' Mt. Everest, the highest peak in the world- Everest Base Camp Trek
Getting to an elevation of 5357m, Everest Base Camp Trek is an achievement. After a day exploration of the treasure troves in Kathmandu the Everest Base Camp Trek begins with the electrifying flight to the airport in Lukla, which hangs on the edge of the cliff at 2900m. While penetrating through the floral and faunal biodiversity of Sagaramatha National Park, the trial winds through the magnificent forests of rhododendron, magnolia and firs. The gateways to scattered highland hamlets are adorned with Buddhist prayers engraved mani walls and fluttering prayer flags.
The stunning landscapes and the breathtaking views of Himalayan giants including Everest, Lhotse, Cho Oyu and Ama Dablam among others are frequent rewards throughout the Everest Base Camp trek. Visit to sacred Himalayan Monasteries including the one at Tengboche and encounter with the culture of native Sherpa families are astounding cultural highlights of Everest Base Camp Trek. Getting closer to colossal Everest, Kalapattar 5545m is a breather offering the best view Everest and the fantastic glacial walk to the Everest Base Camp which lies at the foot of the Khumbu Icefall make the trek absolutely worthwhile
Day 1 Arrive Kathmandu
Day 2 Sightseeing tour of Boudhanath, Pashupatinath & Patan
Day 3 Flight to Lukla & trek to Phakding
Day 4 Trek to Namche (3450m)
Day 5 Rest day in Namche
Day 6 Trek to Thyangboche [3864m]
Day 7 Trek to Pheriche [4252m]
Day 8 Rest day in Pheriche
Day 9 Trek to Lobuche[4930m]
Day 10 Trek to Gorak Shep [5184m]
Day 11 Trek to Everest BC , back to Gorak Shep
Day 12 Trek to Pangboche [3985m]
Day 13 Trek to Namche[3450m]
Day 14 Trek to Lukla[2900m]
Day 15 Flight to Kathmandu
Day 16 Depart Kathmandu
All meals during trek (except for GAP Trek)
Accommodation during trek ( tent on camping trek, lodge on GAP & Lodge Treks)
English speaking local guide, porters
Sagarmatha National park fees
Trekkers' Information Management System fees
3 nights' accommodation at 3 star Hotel in Kathmandu on twin sharing with breakfast
All guided sightseeing tour in Kathmandu and entry fees.
Airport transfers and escort
Equipment clothing for porter & staffs
Insurance for all staff & porters
Nepal visa - Multiple Entrée 30 days - USD 40 Details in Visa Page
Lunch & dinner in Kathmandu
Hot shower during trek
Extra baggage charges (All together only 15 kg is allow by domestic airline)
Personal gears & clothing (available on hire)
Tips, any expenses incurred in emergency evacuation/road block due to any reason, table drinks, snacks while walking
Arrival in Kathmandu
It’s a panoramic thrill flying into Kathmandu on a clear day. The views of snow-capped mountain peaks sprawling down below you are almost ecstatic, beginning a whole chain of memorable experiences that stay with you for a long, long time. And as your plane lands at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, our waiting support team will meet and greet you at the arrivals and escort you to your hotel. Welcome drinks will be served and over night at your hotel..
Flight to Lukla 2850m - Trek to Phakding [2656m]
A scenic flight of thirty minutes from Kathmandu brings us to Lukla, cliff hanging airport in Khumbu from where the treks in Everest Region begin. After meeting the crew, we head up the Dudh Koshi Valley on a well-marked trail and then stay overnight in Phakding..
Sightseeing tour of Boudhanath, Pashupatinath & Patan
Kathmandu is the historical and cultural heart of Nepal and has been a popular destination for tourists ever since Nepal opened its doors to visitors. The city presents a wonderful mix of Hinduism, Tibetan Buddhism and Western influence.
There will be a guided tour to the largest Buddhist stupa in Nepal Boudhanath and after that to the most popular Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva- Pashupatinath. We take a tour to Patan or Lalitpur (the City of Artisans), which is 5km away from Kathmandu. We walk through Patan Durbar Square, and delight in the architectural wonders of Malla era. Mahaboudha Temple, Kumbeshwor Temple, Krishna Temple and Golden Temple are the major attractions at the square..
Trek to Namche [3450m]
From Phakding, we cross and re-cross the river on high suspension bridges. Beyond Monjo is the entrance to the Sagarmatha National Park which was set-up in order to protect and preserve the fragile mountain environment. We then take a steep hike to Namche. If the weather is clear, we get the first glimpse of Mt Everest. Namche is the main trading village in the Khumbu and has a busy Saturday market - a meeting place for the Hindu traders from the lowlands and the Tibetan yak caravans that have crossed the glaciated Nangpa La..
Rest day in Namche
Namche is tucked away between two ridges amidst the giant peaks of the Khumbu and has an abundance of lodges, tea shops and souvenir shops. It is an ideal place to spend a day, acclimatizing to the new altitude before heading off towards Tengboche. To acclimatize, you visit Khunde Hospital set-up by Sir Edmund Hillary, or take a one hour walk up to the Everest View Hotel above Namche for the sunset view of Ama Dablam, Nuptse, Lhotse and Everest. There are also good views from the National Park Centre and Museum just above the town.
Trek to Tengboche [3867m]
From Namche, the trail contours on to the side of the valley, high above the Dudh Kosi. We get our first really good views of the great peaks of the Khumbu including Mt Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse and Ama Dablam. Passing by several villages and numerous tea shops, we descend steeply to a bridge over the river at Phunki Tenga. The village is an ideal stopover for lunch. Here we can rest before making the steep climb to Tengboche. Although the hike up the zigzag path is tiring, it presents us with many beautiful sights of rhododendron bushes with beautiful birds and superb mountain scenery. Tengboche is famous for its legendary monastery, the largest in the Khumbu. A spectacular panorama of Everest, Lhotse and Ama Dablam rising in the horizon can be seen from the campsite..
Trek to Pheriche [4252m]
We descend downhill through a forest, cross the Imja Khola and climb steadily to the village of Pangboche. This village is directly opposite Ama Dablam [6,856 m], and has exceptional views of the mountain, with the gompa, mani walls and scattered pine trees in the foreground. A further two hours walk brings us to Pheriche..
A day for rest and acclimatization. We also get to wander up the valley to look at a lake, the Tshola Tsho and the perpendicular walls of Cholatse and Tawache. We can climb up onto the ridge overlooking Dingboche for the view of the Imja Valley and the incredible south face of Mt.Lhotse..
Trek to Lobuche [4930m]
We continue up the wide valley beneath the impressive peaks of Cholatse and Tawache on the left. We then turn right and take a steep climb towards the foot of the Khumbu Glacier. The tea house at Duglha is a good spot to have lunch. The trail zigzags up through the boulders of the glacier's terminal moraine. At the top of this climb there are many stone cairns, built as memorials to the many Sherpas who have died while climbing Mt Everest. The path then climbs gently along the glacier, to eventually reach the cluster of houses at Lobuche. .
Trek to Gorak Shep [5184m]
To reach our next stop, Kala Pattar, we follow the Khumbu Glacier. The trail offers superb views of the surrounding mountains, especially where the path is forced to rise to cross a tributary glacier. We stop for lunch at our camping place: Gorak Shep. Later in the afternoon, we make our way to the top of one of the finest viewpoints in the Everest region, Kala Pattar [5554m]. As the light begins to fade we stroll back to our camp at Gorak Shep and have an early night in preparation for our trek to Everest Base Camp the following day..
Trek to Everest Base Camp [5357m]
A very early start is required to reach the Everest Base Camp. It takes several hours as the trail weaves its way through ice pinnacles and past the crevasses of the Khumbu Glacier. On the return leg, we can take a higher route to get a spectacular view of the Khumbu icefall and the route to the South Col. We return to either Gorak Shep or Lobuche. .
Trek to Pangboche [3985m]
Today’s trek is mostly downhill. As we retrace our steps to Duglha and descend to Pheriche, we arrive at The Himalayan Rescue Association, a trekker’s aid post and worth a visit. After lunch we cross the Khumbu Khola on a wooden suspension bridge and follow the Imja Khola to the village of Pangboche..
Trek to Namche [3450m]
We continue to follow the river and, after crossing it, climb back up through birch and rhododendron forest to Tengboche. Kwangde, Tawache, Everest, Nuptse, Lhotse, Ama Dablam, Kantega and Thamserku are just a few of the Himalayan giants to be seen. From Tengboche we descend to the bridge over the Dudh Kosi. At Phunki Tenga, we get to see the water driven prayer wheels, before making our way back to Namche..
Trek to Lukla [2800m]
Our final day's trekking follows the Dudh Kosi down to Lukla. This last evening calls for a celebration. We have a party with our sherpa guides and porters. We sample some chang (local beer) and try out some Sherpa dance steps. Altogether an end to a memorable trip on a merry note..
Fly to Kathmandu
We pack up early and head for the airstrip to hop a flight back to Kathmandu
On touchdown, the rest of your day is free to do your own things. You could do some last minute shopping and packing, or send a few post cards home or even go down for a stroll to Thamel, an internationally known hub for tourists in Asia..
Our Nepalese support team will take you to the airport for your flight home. (Or stay longer for short tours such as game drive at National parks, do some wild-water rafting, a Tibet tour or even mountain biking, etc- please ask us). .
TRIP GRADE - Moderate to fairly challenging
Longer treks going right into high mountain country, to some of the famous mountaineering Base Camps over high passes. Physically quite tiring, involves approx 6-8 hours trekking along rocky ridges of high Himalayan peaks. No previous experience is required, you should be moderately fit, used to some regular exercise and enjoy walking in the high altitude conditions.
We offer several options regarding the organization of your trek:
1) Guide, Accommodation and Porter trek (GAP trek)
This is an abbreviation of Guide Accommodation and Porters (GAP). This option of the trek is for those who want basic support from us. This is the most economic way to do trekking in Nepal. We provide an English speaking local Sherpa guide, book and pay for the accommodation in local lodges during trek and arrange required porters and trekkers pay for meals directly to the local lodge owner. Expect to spend around 2000-2500 Rupees a day for food. Guide, accommodation and porters are covered in the price.
Includes: Accommodation, guide and porters Excludes: Food
2) Camping trek
On camping trek you will be sleeping and eating on tents. A trekking crew contains one sirdar, one cook and the numbers of kitchen crew, Sherpa assistants and porters depending on the size of the group. Under the leadership of the Sirdar (the local trek leader) the crew will ensure you take the right path. The kitchen crew will keep you well fed with delicious and nutritious meals. The porters shall transport the gear from camp to camp. Our main aim is to make the trek as hassle-free and enjoyable as possible. Sirdar and his assistants speak basic English, good enough to explain to you about the places, local culture or any sight that catches your eyes.
Includes: Guide, Porters, Cook, All meals and tents
3) Lodge or tea house trek
Although simple, the teahouses or lodges do provide shelter and warmth and are normally run by friendly local families. The lodge or tea house treks are less expensive then camping trek and are largely suitable for small group.
Includes: Accommodation in Lodge, guide, porters and all meals
YOUR TREK CAN BE ORGANIZED IN ALL THE 3 WAYS AS MENTIONED ABOVE.
Trekking in the Everest region does not need tremendous logistics in terms of accommodation as you will find plenty of clean and friendly lodges along the trail. We stay in single rooms where possible, but often you will have to share. Facilities in tea houses are limited but good enough to offer you a comfortable stay and hygienic meals. A few have electric lights and all have a spacious dining room-lounge. We will accommodate you and your group in local lodge available each day. We send a porter ahead of us to book the required rooms for the group (rooms cannot be booked in advance). Please remember that some of them are very basic and a sense of adventure is necessary. We have a pool of hotels in Kathmandu under 3 Star categories which we provide to clients in connection to this itinerary, unless it is mentioned otherwise or clients have a special choice. You can check on the description of such hotels through our website.
MEALS & DRINKING WATER
On this trek we provide standard breakfast, lunch and three course dinner, tea or coffee will also be included with each meal. Your guide will help with menu selection and ensure that you get the best value meals possible. Although the food is usually plentiful and delicious, you should be aware that the menu is not normally extensive. Most teahouses offer a variety of rice and noodle dishes, as well as soup and seasonal vegetables. A variety of cereals, bread and egg dishes are generally available for breakfast. There will also be plenty of snacks available such as biscuits, chocolate and soft drinks and in some areas you will find fresh fruit in season. You can buy packaged water (bottled mineral water) from local lodge and shop en route or you can also ask your guide to fill your water bottle with boiled water and treat with water purification pills.
LUGGAGE WHILE TREKKING
During the trek, your main luggage will be carried by porter or yaks. Please keep your luggage as light as possible around 12 to 15 kgs. You simply carry a day pack with water bottle, camera, sun-screen, spare jacket etc. You can leave your valuable items at your hotel while trekking. Many hotels have a locker system and provide a deposit slip for the valuables kept under the hotel's safekeeping.
On tea house trek you will be accompanied by a team of local crew whose aim is to make the trek as hassle-free and enjoyable as possible. The crew consists of a local leader (Sirdar or Headman) and a team of porters to carry all your gear. On average, there will be a ratio of one porter to every two trekkers. Sirdar speaks reasonable amount of English, good enough to explain you about the places, local culture or any sight that catches your eyes.
We bring together a small group of like minded people to give them a memorable and insightful travel experience with an invaluable opportunity to interact with each other in a fun-filled environment. Our travel group generally comprises of maximum 12 members. We need a minimum of 3 participants to run our fixed departure dates. For private trips, no minimum and maximum apply. If you would like to travel independently or with your friends, families and colleagues, you are invited to choose any of the trips at your convenient time frame for any number of people (min 1 max 100 at a time).
Everest region is more expensive than the other regions in Nepal, as most of the goods have to be shipped by airplane and then carried to their final destination by porters.
On this fixed scheduled trek breakfast, lunch and dinner will be provided. You only need money for table drinks (alcoholic/non alcoholic beverages), snacks while walking (a few smaller shops are available along the trail in some areas) tips, souvenirs, hot shower (available in some places).
Tips are appreciated by your support team after the trip. The amount depends on your budget and appreciation of their work. As a suggestion, we advise you to allocate 5 - 10% of the total tour cost as tips.
FLIGHT / LAND TRANSFERS
The starting point of the trek is in Lukla which is connected by a 45mins flight from Kathmandu. We will arrange the transportation from your hotel to the airport (Kathmandu). On your return to Kathmandu our bus will take you back to your hotel.
There are a plenty of telephone facilities in the Everest region. Cell phones work fine throughout the trek in Everest Region. If it is crucial for you to keep in contact with your family or others, we can provide you a sim card or rental satellite phones if necessary.
TREKKING / CLIMBING EQUIPMENT
For trekking in the Everest region, you will need walking boots, sleeping bag (4 seasons), waterproof jacket and trousers, fleece jacket, warm hat and gloves, sunglasses, water bottle, sun cream and day pack.
A comprehensive list of equipments will be provided once you book your trip.
TYPICAL DAY ON TREK
Each morning after packing our bags and having a good breakfast, we set off on the day's walk. After walking for 3-4 hours we stop for lunch at around midday. The afternoon's walk is generally shorter and we usually arrive at our destination in time for afternoon tea. The remainder of the afternoon can be spent exploring the village, doing a bit of washing or simply relaxing with a good book. On some days we will arrive at our destination by lunchtime and the entire afternoon will be free. After dinner, the evening will often be spent playing cards and reliving the day's adventures, before heading off to bed for a well-earned sleep.
MEETING AND GREETING IN KATHMANDU
You need to pass on your International flight details to us for a 'meeting and greeting' service at the Airport. You just pass through the Customs and come out of the Terminal building where you will see someone standing with a placard that states either 'Explore Himalaya' or your own name.
CLIMATE & BEST TIME TO GO
The best season to trek to the Everest base camp region is Autumn (from mid-September till November's end), and Spring (from the beginning of March until mid-May). Temperatures will drop considerably as you trek higher every day. The nights are cold (between -10 C to 5C) but the days are sunny and hot (between 10C to 20C). The mornings are usually clear, with clouds building up during the afternoon, disappearing at night. Trekking during the monsoon and winter is not recommended, as the visibility during monsoon is limited, upper parts and high passes could be covered with snow during winter. March, April, October and November are the most favored months. Please choose the date that is convenient for you.
PEOPLE AND CULTURE
Sherpas live in the upper regions of Solu Khumbu. They emigrated from Tibet about 600 years ago. The Khumbu region has provided a strong group of able bodied, hardy and fearless Sherpa porters and guides. Sherpas practice Tibetan Buddhism which is also known as Lama Buddhism.
Losar is celebrated in the month of February by the Sherpas. ‘Losar’ means New Year in Tibetan. Buddhist monks offer prayers for good health and prosperity at monasteries. People exchange various goods and gifts among them. Families organize feasts and perform dances.
Dumje is celebrated to mark the birthday of Guru Rimpoche (Padmasambhava).The celebration takes place in June and lasts for six days. It is celebrated in a big way in the villages of Namche, Thame and Khumjung.
Mani Rimdu is a festival that celebrates the victory of Buddhism over the ancient animistic religion of Bon. This festival is celebrated in the monasteries of Thyangboche, Chiwang and Thami. At Thangboche the celebration takes place during the November- December full moon.
Depending on the prevailing situation, itinerary can be modified to some extent after consulting with your guide. However, the date of trek completion should always coincide with the original itinerary. You should keep in mind that this is an adventure trip into the remotest region, where many unforeseen events may contribute to the need for a change in itinerary. In such cases, we or your guide will suggest the best alternative similar to your original.
We ensure liability as per indicated in the itinerary and list of services. If the holiday is cut short or completed earlier than the projected period upon client’s wish, we shall not be responsible or make refund against unutilized days or services. Clients need to pay extra for Hotels/services incurred in Kathmandu or elsewhere in such cases.
All visitors except the Indian nationals must hold passport and valid visa. Visa can be obtained at the Nepalese diplomatic missions and consulates abroad. Visa is also issued at the entry points. It can be extended at the Department of Immigration, Kalikasthan, Kathmandu. Children under 10 years need not pay any visa fee. People willing to get entry Visa at the air port or any of the land entry points are required to fill a visa form with passport photograph. So, please download form from the link below and get ready while you are passing through the immigration Point.
Gratis visa for 30 days available only for tourists of SAARC countries
Multiple entry 15 days - US$ 25 or equivalent convertible currency
Multiple entry 30 days - US$ 40 or equivalent convertible currency
Multiple entry 90 days - US$ 100 or equivalent convertible currency
Tourist Visa Extension
* Visa extension fee for 15 days or less is US $ 30 or equivalent convertible currency and visa extension fee for more than 15 days is US$ 2 per day
* Tourist visa can be extended for a maximum period of 150 days in a single visa year (January - December).
As vaccination requirements change frequently, we suggest you to consult your doctor at least 2 months prior to the beginning of your trip. We recommend protection against malaria, tetanus, typhoid, hepatitis and polio.
The main health consideration in high altitude is Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS). You may experience some mild symptoms initially, such as headache, lethargy, nausea and difficulty sleeping, but these should lessen within a few days. To avoid Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), people take pills called ‘Diamox’. You can also use these pills after consulting with your doctor and purchase them in Kathmandu. Our itinerary will allow your body to acclimatize properly and to handle the low oxygen rate.
For your service, we carry a medical kit with standard prescribed medicines along with a users’ manual which you can use upon your own risk. We do not take any medical liability since our staffs are not qualified to prescribe medicines.
If you have ever suffered from altitude sickness, or have a heart or breathing complaint, we highly recommend you consult your doctor about your suitability for traveling to Everest Base Camp before booking. We suggest that you take some pain-killing pills with you and enough medicine for cold, diarrhea, nausea and fever. Some nasal ointment and throat-moistening pills will greatly be of help for those who are sensitive to chilly or freezing weather conditions. Age is no barrier to take an unforgettable Everest Tour.
RESCUE / EVACUATIONS
In case of a serious sickness or a casualty, which we hope will not happen, you shall be rescued by a helicopter. Since you are entirely liable for all the expenses incurred in evacuation please make sure that it is covered by your insurance before assigning for it or be prepared to pay on your own after getting back in Kathmandu.
Before joining a tour, we recommend you to take a travel insurance which should cover cancellation, medical expenses, helicopter evacuation and emergency repatriation. There are good hospitals in Kathmandu where you can get good care.
The beautiful environment of the Himalayas is also an extremely fragile one. At Explore Himalaya, we are extremely conscious about the environment and aim to minimize the detrimental impact on the environment as much as possible.
As deforestation is one of the greatest environmental threats, we do not have camp fires and use kerosene as cooking fuel. We also discourage trekkers from using wood-fuelled hot showers in lodges along the way. Many lodges, however, now provide solar hot showers, a far more eco-friendly alternative.
Garbage disposal is another major problem. Some of the busier trails are at times strewn with litter and garbage thrown by irresponsible trekking groups. Our staff members are well motivated towards eco-friendly practices. We carry the non-biodegradable garbage, apart from that which can be safely and easily burnt at the campsite. Our aim is to help protect and preserve this beautiful environment for future generations of trekkers to enjoy.
- Island Peak located in Chukkhung valley.
- Chitwan safari after your trek.
- Kathmandu to Beijing by land cruiser and train.
- Cultural Tours, Rafting or a trip to Pokhara.
Explore Himalaya works with the motto ‘Development through Tourism’. Keeping in line with this motto, Explore Himalaya Community Service Project (EHCSP) was conceived to empower underprivileged, marginalized, poor and minority segments of Nepal. Since its inception, EHCSP has been incessantly facilitating and advocating for school education, health, community development, forest conservation, agriculture, culture preservation and fund raising. Explore Himalaya encourages its clients who besides trekking and climbing the Himalayas are also interested in contributing for the development of Nepal.
CARE FOR PORTERS AND STAFF
We ensure that all porters and all other staff climbing in high altitude (above 14000 ft.) conditions are provided with adequate clothing and equipment. We are the first ever company to supply high-altitude porters with crampons. We ensure that the porters we hire are insured. We run the trek according to the guidelines of the International Porter Protection group (IPPG - www.ippg.net).
1) It is a fundamental condition that you acknowledge that this is an adventure tour. This requires some flexibility. The day to day itinerary can be taken as a guideline only. We cannot be held responsible for any delays caused by international or domestic flights, strikes, Government regulations, weather or natural casualties etc. In such cases, Explore Himalaya shall be responsible for providing suitable alternatives which could be decided upon mutual agreement. If an agreement cannot be reached, Explore Himalaya shall be only responsible for refund after deducting expenses already incurred.
2) Your booking will be confirmed by email once we have received the deposit of USD 500 and the signed copy of booking form and contract.
The balance is due no later than two months prior to departure. If you book a tour less than 2 month prior to departure, you must send the full payment within 7 days of confirmation by us.
3) If you cancel, the following scale of charges will apply:
DATE OF CANCELLATION (CHARGE INCURRED)
2 months before departure - loss of deposit (US$ 500)
29 days to 2 months before departure - 30% of total trip cost
10 to 28 days before departure - 60% of total trip cost
Less than 10 days before departure - 100% of total trip cost
If you still have any queries regarding this trip, please don't hesitate to contact our office staff. We will respond to you within 24 hours. You can book a trip by filling the booking form, or e-mailing us at firstname.lastname@example.org or by phone: 977-1-4418100.
It was nice to be met at the airport and taken to our hotel, and have arrangements confirmed and in place prior to our trek. Also, it was good to meet our guide before hand, on that morning. Our guide Maule was a really nice guy and I cannot speak highly enough of his help and assistance he provided both during my initial sickness and during the trek itself. My porter was a great help, as was the other one when he helped me on occasions. The meals during the trek were excellent, bearing in mind Maule had suggested I keep to plain foods- to assist with my previous experiences and I felt this worked well, as I did not experience any further associated problems. I felt the staff did their best to provide good service- even the higher in altitude we went- and I must say, were extremely friendly and courteous.


WASHINGTON -- The federal government said yesterday that it plans to conduct the most sweeping study of women's health problems ever attempted, with hundreds of thousands of women participating in a research effort expected to cost $500 million over 10 years.
The project is the brainchild of the new director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Bernadine Healy, who said that it would be "the most definitive, far-reaching study of women's health ever undertaken in the United States, if not the world."
The study intends to examine the major causes of illness and death in women, including cancer, heart disease and osteoporosis, a condition characterized by deterioration of the bones, and the impact of several preventive and therapeutic approaches.
Dr. Healy, who announced the study at a hearing of the Senate Labor and Human Resources Subcommittee on Aging, said that recent years have brought "an important awakening to a simple fact, namely, women have unique medical problems that need greater attention."
"Women have a right to know how they can prevent and ameliorate the health problems attendant to growing older," she added. The new study "will go far toward providing these answers."
The National Institutes of Health, considered the world's premier biomedical research facility, has come under fire in recent years for its failure to include more women in federally funded medical research. During the past year, the agency has made an increased effort to ensure that women are better represented in research. The study announced yesterday "is in the spirit" of that response,
one NIH official said.
"The good news is that women live longer; the bad news is that their quality of life, from a medical and behavioral perspective, is not what it could be," Dr. Healy said during a subcommittee hearing that focused on the health of older women and the effects of menopause.
An estimated 35 million women -- about one-third of the female population in the United States -- have gone through menopause. For every 2,000 menopausal women, 20 will develop cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death among women; 11 will develop osteoporosis; six will be diagnosed with breast cancer; and three will develop endometrial cancer, according to data presented at the hearing.
The NIH said in a statement that the study would examine the effects of menopause and the accompanying loss of ovarian hormones on these diseases and whether diet modification, exercise, hormone replacement therapy and smoking cessation could reduce their toll.
"Such regimens, however, may not be reinforcing, and may even work at cross-purposes to one another," the agency said.
The NIH said that the study would address each of those approaches individually as well as their effects in combination.
The study is expected to track the health of hundreds of thousands of women and will include several components, among them a large prospective surveillance program, a nationwide community prevention and intervention study and random clinical trials examining preventive and therapeutic strategies.
Detailed plans for the study are to be prepared over the next six to nine months.


Austin film fest premieres Prairie Home Companion
SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST
Published 6:30 am, Saturday, March 11, 2006
A Prairie Home Companion, director Robert Altman's adaptation of humorist Garrison Keillor's radio show, makes its North American debut March 11 in Austin, opening the South by Southwest film festival.
The film, which stars John C. Reilly, Meryl Streep, Lindsay Lohan and Keillor, is one of 115 features screening at the festival; 50 of them are world premieres. Another 130 short films will be shown during the film portion of SXSW, which runs through March 18.
Other events include a Q&A panel with comedian Ray Romano, whose stand-up comedy is the subject of 95 Miles to Go; a discussion by independent filmmaker John Sayles about Lone Star, his Oscar-nominated 1996 film; and a segment dedicated to Harry Knowles, creator of Ain't It Cool News (www.aintit cool.com), a Web site celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
SXSW's interactive conference — a confluence of new media technology, creators and experts — began Friday and runs through March 14.
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This workshop will guide both the beginner and the more experienced artist through the process involved in working with clay from the life model.
As well as helping students develop their skills in modelling the figure, Jenny will encourage students to push their work beyond a merely faithful representation of the body and develop a more personal language or means of expression.
“Although the body has been a constant and enduring subject of artistic expression, the various ways in which the body is described continues to evolve as inevitably as our understanding of the world changes. As an artist I am interested in exploring the ways in which we give voice to our experience, and my main interest as a teacher is to encourage students to develop their own sculptural language.” – Jenny Pollak
During the 10 week course students will have time to bring their work to a point where it is ready to be fired, exploiting the facility and beauty of clay as a material that can be transformed from the raw and impermanent to a final and enduring sculptural piece.

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text: Went for the lunch buffet today. Have to say I was not terribly impressed. The salad bar was pretty good, but the entrees were dumbed down and rather the same tasting. For the sake of comparison, it wasn't nearly as good as the lunch buffet at Bukharha in Jamaica Plain. Buffet for 2 and 2 beers came to 26 -- not bad, but the food wasn't much and the place, though it was clean, didn't smell fresh.

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I can't speak highly enough about this spectacularly talented band. They were set to perform on time in a tent in spite of torrential rain and all with good grace and humor. They did a fantastic job reading the crowd and the feedback we got from out guests was fantastic. I would hire these guys again in a heartbeat for a private or corporate function.
The highly flexible band can also ease into smooth jazz featuring saxman and bandleader Ken Mondshine (known from the Wave 95.7 Jazz Brunch broadcast live from Ruggles). Smooth jazz is a perfect fit for dinner music at your reception or private party!


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Jomsom to Muktinath Trek Phone: +64 6 356 7043 or Mobile: + 64 (27) 356 7043 Email:[email protected]
Jomsom – Muktinath trek - 12 Days Trip Code: T4W 128 Grade: Easy
Group Size: max of 12
Day 1: Kathmandu - sightseeing
Bustling Kathmandu with tour
Day 2: Fly Kathmandu - Pokhara
Cultural dinner and entertainment
Day 3: Fly Pokhara - Jomsom & trek to
Visit the International
Day 4 Trek Kagbeni - Muktinath
Day 5 Trek Muktinath - Marpha
Ancient town of Kagbeni on the Upper Mustang border
Day 6 Trek Marpha - Kalopani Day 7 Trek Kalopani - Tatopani
Muktinath Temple complex
Kali Gandaki ( the Deepest valley in
Day 8 Trek Tatopani - Galeshor
Day 9 – Trek Galeshor – Beni & transfer to
Spectacular views of Dhaulagiri & Annapurna range
Day 10 Pokhara – rest day Day 11; Fly Pokhara - Kathmandu Day 12: Kathmandu
Hot Springs in Tatopani
Wooden carved buildings of Tucke
Mt Machhapunchhre (fishtail mountain)
Return flights Kathmandu - Pokhara with great mountain views
Flight Pokhara – Jomsom
Tibetan culture & Monastery visits
Rhododendrons (in season)
“Vote with your feet and come walk with me” Detailed trip itinerary - (quoted trekking hours are estimated trekking times)
Day 1: Kathmandu (the capital of Nepal - 1400 metres above sea level) There will be a meeting at 9am on day one for group introductions and trek briefing. The afternoon will be spent visiting some monuments of Kathmandu city, with some leisure time to relax as well. We will meet for a Nepali dinner and cultural entertainment (included in price) in the early evening. Accommodation: Hotel/Guesthouse Meals: Cultural Dinner
Day 2: Fly Kathmandu – Pokhara – 1,400 - 850 metres Today we fly to Pokhara and spend the rest of the day at your leisure to explore Pokhara town and maybe take a canoe trip on the Phewa Tal Lake or visit the International Mountaineering Museum. (Well worth a visit) or the Tibetan refuge village and monastery. Accommodation: Hotel/Guesthouse
Day 3: Fly Pokhara - Jomsom & trek to Kagbeni 850 – 2,710 – 2,800 – Trek 3 hours We fly to Jomsom with great mountain views on a clear day. After a snack we start the short trek to Kagbeni. Kagbeni is a very interesting village dating back to the 11th century and the last village in the Kali Gandaki valley before entering the Upper Mustang district. We will visit a monastery dating back to 1429 with the original mantra’s still visible. Our first night on the trek will see us staying in a teahouse alongside the Kali Gandaki River with some great Nepalese hospitality. We will see great mountain views in this whole valley and experience the vast wide expanse of the Kali Gandaki. There is a great internet and real coffee to satisfy your appetite. Accommodation: Teahouse
Day 4: Trek Kagbeni – Muktinath – 2,800 – 3,800 metres – 4 hours We will depart Kagbeni, walking up hill to Muktinath through some interesting villages and pinnacle like landscapes on the other side of the valley. Muktinath has many street stalls selling jewellery, scarfs, and Tibetan curios.
We will visit Muktinath temple which is in an interesting walled complex that has attracted Hindu and Buddhist for centuries. This is considered a holy place for the Hindu and the largest outside India. It maybe possible to get a blessing in the temple for a small charge. Accommodation: Teahouse
Day 5: Trek Muktinath – Marpha – 3,800 – 2,670 metres - 4 hours Our walk down the valley is known for the Baragaon (meaning 12 villages), and the Towas people. We start early to avoid winds that blow up the Kali Gandaki valley on our way down to Jomsom for our lunch stop. Jomsom is the capital of the Mustang district and houses an airport, postal services, schools, hospital and army base. It is an easy walk down the wide open valley to Marpha. All the house frontages in Marpha are painted white annually to keep the high standard clean as ordered by the town council. There is a fantastic 200 year old Monastery with a retreat for meditation up on the hill overlooking Marpha. There is excellent shopping to be had in this very interesting town that you won’t want to leave. Marpha has a local distillery making 80 % apple brandy with varieties of peach, orange, carrot and apricot available to try or apple cider. Accommodation: Teahouse
Day 6: Trek Marpha – Kalopani – 2,670 – 2,530 metres – 3 ½ hours Today We come back into vegetation walking beside the Kali Gandaki River, which is approx one kilometre wide in places and passing a point where we are standing at the bottom (2,540m altitude) of the world’s deepest valley, some 5 ½ km below the summit of Dhaulagiri (8,167m). Tonight we stay in a teahouse that has an organic only menu and some say the best Dal bhat on the Annapurna Circuit. Accommodation: Teahouse
Day 7: Trek Kalopani – Tatopani – 2,530 – 1,190metres – 5 ½ hours On reaching Tucke we will come across beautifully carved buildings and some of the finest wood carving to be seen in the Annapurna area. Today’s walk offers lush green bush, waterfalls, steeps gorges and interesting mountains and landscapes. Tatopani (name means hot spring) has services such as a bank, book exchange, phone office and hot pools to bath in and great shopping. It is possible to have a long hot soak in the hot springs on the banks of the kai Ghandaki River. Tatopani is also a great place to get gold and silver jewelry made. Accommodation: Teahouse
Day 8: Trek Tatopani - Galeshor– 1,190 – 1,170 metres – 4 hours Today we leave Tatopani behind and walk down the Kali Gandaki valley to Galeshor. We pass more hot springs and water falls, and the small village that is cut into the rock face high above the river. At Galeshor we stay in an attractive teahouse that has lovely gardens and great hospitality for our last night on the trek. Accommodation: Teahouse
Day 9: Galeshor – Beni & transfer to Pokhara 1,170 - 830 metres – 1 hr A gentle walk through a lush green landscape walking on stone slab paths to Beni, the end of our trek and transfer to Pokhara, for showers, to relax and unwind with time at leisure. Accommodation: Hotel / Guesthouse
Day 10: Pokhara A day at your leisure to hang out and shop in Pokhara, catch up on emails, canoe on the beautiful lake. Pokhara is a very relaxed city in comparison to Kathmandu, so enjoy this while you can. Have lunch/dinner in one of the many restaurants and shop to your heart desires. Accommodation: Hotel/ Guesthouse
Day 11: Fly Pokhara – Kathmandu This morning will be to fly to Kathmandu and the rest of the day will be at your leisure to explore the sights or soak up the atmosphere of the hustle and bustle of Thamel, before meeting for a group farewell dinner. Accommodation: Hotel/ Guesthouse
Day 12: Kathmandu After checking out of your hotel your trip will end, however you may wish to stay on an extra few days to relax or visit the many historical sites that Kathmandu has to offer.
Experienced English speaking Local Guide
Ascend to Muktinath Temple complex
Return flights Kathmandu – Pokhara including transfers & departure taxes (value of USD270.00)
Flight from Pokhara – Jomsom including transfers & departure taxes
Cultural dinner with local entertainment (valued USD30) – excludes drinks
Half day sightseeing in Kathmandu including entrance fees (value of USD40.00)
Support crews wages Porter to carry your large pack –Trekking Adventures policy of one porter = one pack (which means less weight for the porters)
Trekking Adventures T-Shirt (value of USD65.00)
Five x nights x Guesthouse/hotel (in Kathmandu and Pokhara), 6 x nights teahouse accommodation on a twin share basis.
Arrival and departure transfers
Annapurna National Park special trekking permit and Tims certificate
Guides & porters: The guides used are all experienced. Each person will have a porter to carry their baggage however you will be expected to carry your own day pack which should be large enough to carry all you will need throughout the day e.g. raincoat, water bottle, camera, spare clothing, snack food, etc
Tipping: It is customary to tip the tour leader, local guides and porters at the end of your trek Please allow US$70 which is payable in Nepali rupees. Gifts: Guides and porters also appreciate any discarded warm clothing, shoes, and packs
Accommodation: All accommodation will be Teahouses while trekking, and standard hotels in Kathmandu & Pokhara. All accommodation will be on a twin share basis. Extra accommodation can be reserved for you in Kathmandu before and after your tour at a discounted price.
Nepal Visa: Prior to departure you may need to obtain certain visas depending on your nationality. Specific information is given to you in your pre departure information. A visa may be obtained at the point of entry into Kathmandu at a cost of USD$40 for 30 day multiple entry.
While there is no technical climbing equipment required you should take warm and appropriate leather walking boots, sleeping gear and clothing as the trek in the Annapurna region can get very cold in the evenings.
Donations: Please note you will be expected to make a donation when entering Monasteries, schools.
Pre departure information: Further to the information provided in this itinerary, some extra information will be sent which will help you to prepare for your adventure ahead. This Pre departure information will help with visas, joining instructions, health requirements, vaccinations, extra hotel accommodation, training tips for fitness etc. Please read it carefully to make sure you are fully prepared.
Important note: The enclosed notes are intended as a guide only, indicating a typical itinerary and series of activities and highlights. While every effort will be made to follow the route published on any departure and the distances travelled, driving time and available activities can vary for a number of reasons, in the event of political problems or natural difficulties which are beyond our control and prevent travelling to a particular area, ‘Trekking Adventures’ reserve the right to substitute an alternative activity for that section of the trip. Overnight stops may vary on occasions from those suggested Please note that your leader has the authority to amend or cancel any part of the itinerary if it is deemed necessary due to safety concerns The leader will try to ensure that the trip runs according to plan, but please be prepared to be flexible if necessary. Remember if you do not undertake some training before hand and you are found not be fit enough for the trip, this may jeopardise you being able to remain on the trek.(please read the terms & conditions carefully regarding this).
Price does not include:
Entry Visa to Nepal,
Drinks, tips, laundry and other items of personal nature
Meals except where indicated in the itinerary
International airfares and Travel Insurance
Optional extras before or afterward your trip:
Chitwan Safari (3 days),
Everest Mountain Flight (approx. 40 minutes)
Annapurna Base Camp
Overland to Tibet (13 days).
Mt Everest Base Camp
Updated April 2015
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LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) is protocol which provide the feasibility of maintaining, organizing, monitoring and distributing of data over an internet protocol network either public Internet, corporate intranet or both. Directory service of LDAP play very useful role for sharing the information of users, services, systems, applications and individuals through the network
We usually know fax as a transmission of text or image over a telephone lines, a specific number is associated with the fax machine. Fax machine scan the original text or image and convert it to a bitmap. After converting, these text and images are sent through electrical signals using telephone lines.
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Surface winds off Peru-Chile: Observing closer to the coast from radar altimetry
Astudillo, O. ; Dewitte, B. ; Mallet, Marc ; Frappart, F. ; Rutllant, J. A. ; Ramos, M. ; Bravo, L. ; Goubanova, K. ; Illig, S.
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The near-shore surface mesoscale atmospheric circulation in the upwelling systems off Peru and Chile is influential on the Sea Surface Temperature through Ekman transport and pumping. There has been a debate whether or not the so-called "wind drop-off", that is a shoreward decrease of the surface wind speed near the coast, can act as an effective forcing of upwelling through Ekman pumping. Although the wind drop-off has been simulated by high-resolution atmospheric models, it has not been well documented due to uncertainties in the scatterometry-derived wind estimates associated with land contamination. Here we use the along-track altimetry-derived surface wind speed data from ENVISAT, Jason-1, Jason-2, and SARAL satellites, to document the spatial variability of the mean wind drop-off near the coast as estimated from the inversion of the radar backscattering coefficient. The data are first calibrated so as to fit with the scatterometer observations of previous and current satellite missions (QuikSCAT, ASCAT). The calibrated data are then analyzed near the coast and a wind drop-off scale is estimated. The results indicate that the wind drop-off takes place all along the coast, though with a significant alongshore variability in its magnitude. Differences between products are shown to be related both to the differences in repeat cycle between the different altimetry missions and to the peculiarities of the coastline shape at the coastal latitudes of the incident tracks. The relative contribution of Ekman pumping and Ekman transport to the total transport is also estimated indicating a comparable contribution off Chile while transport associated to Ekman pumping is on average ~1.4 larger than Ekman transport off Peru. Despite the aliasing effect associated with the weak repetitivity of the satellite orbit and the high frequency variability of the winds in this region, the analysis suggests that the seasonal cycle of the surface winds near the coast could be resolved at least off Peru.


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To celebrate the release of The Shark Curtain — a powerful and unique look into a young creative mind by debut novelist Chris Scofield and the latest release from Akashic’s Black Sheep imprint for young readers — we’re very pleased to bring you a guest post by Carrie Howland, literary agent at Donadio & Olson, on what makes The Shark Curtain such a special book.
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HIS LATE father told him many tales, but Mr Rajendran Manickam won't easily forget one of them.
It is the story about how Tanjong Pagar railway station, which was built during the Japanese Occupation.
Then, his father, Mr A.N. Manickam, was among the army of forced labour who built and maintained the railway tracks near the Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) railway depot and warehouse.
Now, almost 70 years later, Mr Rajendren stands where his father once stood, in an ironic twist of fate, to help tear down what his father had built.

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Inside John Barrowman and Scots celebs' Easter fun with bunny ears & eggs
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Rapper Archie Eversole Killed – Allegedly By His Own Brother
Georgia rapper Archie Eversole died April 3 after being shot by his brother Alexander Krause nine days earlier.
Eversol was found with a gunshot wound at a Chevron gas station just east of Atlanta. He was taken immediately to a nearby hospital, where he later passed from severe injuries.
Officers located Krause near the gas station on the night of the shooting, and he was taken into custody. Though it is not yet revealed the cause of the incident, Krause is currently being held in the DeKalb County Jail, charged with his murder.
Eversole was known for his song “We Ready,” which featured Bubba Sparxxx and sampled Steam’s 1969 hit “Na Na Hey Kiss Him Goodbye.” The song became the anthem for the Atlanta United soccer club.
After his passing, fans have been paying respect to Archie, including NFL pro Robert Griffin III, who calls his hit song “the greatest Game Day anthem ever.”


McLaughlin had an early dismissal. He watched as two people strolled into the neighboring thrift shop before the building collapsed. Smoke filled the air and the impact of the debris caused people to fall to the ground others scattered across the street.
LIVE: Follow coverage from the Daily News on the building collapse at 22nd and Market streets.
Ed Davis, 42, who works in medical device sales at Thomas Jefferson Hospital was about to leave for the day when he heard employees inform workers to prepare the emergency rooms.
"It's scary to see Market Street totally shutdown – a street that normally is so busy," he said, standing among others looking toward the collapsed building on 22nd Street near Market. "It sounds like a random accident, but everyone first feared the worst."
"It's scary how quiet everything is, I think everyone is nervous and praying for the people who are still in there."
Six of the victims were taken to Jefferson, three to Hahnemann University Hospital and four to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. One was listed in serious condition.
Bryant Richardson, 37, who does building maintenance in the area was in a meeting when word of the collapse appeared on the late morning news.
"The first thing I thought of was that something terroristic happened," Richardson said, adding he hoped the people inside made it out safely. Richardson said he thought the collapse could have been prevented.
"Preventive maintenance is always good," he said. "You have to check the structure of the building to make sure everything is fine and to make sure people are doing what they need to be doing."
Carolyn Moore, 30, who also works downtown wanted answers about the collapse.
"For this to just happen out of the blue. . .this opens a lot of questions," she said.
Maintenance workers Harold Corbin, 51, and Jim Buggey, 46, sprung into action seconds after the collapse.
“I heard the crash and I seen the smoke when I was outside, and I walked, started off with a fast pace, but then as you see what’s going on and you start hearing it, the pace just picked up. We just started grabbing people,” Corbin said.
He had been doing a repair at the River West Condominiums at 21st and Chestnut streets when he heard a loud boom and saw a cloud of smoke. When he walked toward the smoke, he was met with a scene of devastation and a chorus of cries for help.
In a split-second, he and Buggey ran toward the dust-clouded pile of debris, along with a group of contractors who’d been working nearby, and began pulling survivors out of the rubble.
“It wasn’t a second thought. We just ran up there,” Corbin said, praising the courage of the other men with who climbed into the hole to start digging people out.
“I wish those guys were here right now, because they went in the hole and passed the ladies to us,” Corbin said. “It was like a quarterback-wide receiver play. They passed us the people, we carried them out and came back in.”
In all, Corbin, Buggey and the other men pulled four people – all of whom were conscious and talking – from the wreckage in what Corbin called a “furious 10 minutes.”
Corbin said the injured seemed to be in shock and suffered bumps, bruises and other minor injuries. One woman clung to him as he carried her from the rubble: “I got the lady, and she was screaming and hollering. I was like, ‘We got you, ma’am, we got you, ma’am.’ And that’s when I grabbed her from the back … and I lifted her up and we started taking her down, and she was saying, ‘Please don’t drop me. Please don’t drop me.’”
He and the other men who carried victims out had to navigate a sea of jagged nails coming out of debris, but managed to carry two women to safety at the curb and also help two senior-citizen men from the wreckage, they said.
“’Thank you and God bless you.’ That’s all we heard” from the victims, Corbin said.
He and Buggey, friends for more than a decade, said they and the others who helped people in the immediate aftermath were simply in the right place at the right time.
“It wasn’t just us … there were a lot of other heroes. I mean real, real, real heroes,” Corbin said. “It was by the grace of God, I think, today. The grace of God.”
He added: “It’s amazing that everybody just clicked together. People that you don’t even know together, and everybody just responded and just acted in the same nature.”
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Case Summary: Our designers show an amazing range of style and creativity. Plum Pretty Sugar shows their soft side in this Magento store.

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Summary of King Lear
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
King Lear, a tragic play by William Shakespeare, opens with King Lear, the old lord of Britain, choosing to resign and split his realm between his three daughters: Regan, Goneril, and Cordelia. Before parting his kingdom, Lear tells his daughters to express the depth of their love for him. Regan and Goneril, Lear’s eldest daughters, express their pretentious love for their father at the top, and eventually, egotistical Lear is delighted.
Summary of King Lear
Lear’s youngest and most adored daughter Cordelia adopts an alternate strategy. She clarifies that she can never put the genuine profundity of her adoration for her dad into words. Lear doesn’t get what she is attempting to say, and angrily, Lear abrogates Cordelia from his kingdom. At this moment, among the suitors of Cordelia presented in the courtroom of King Lear, The King of France turns to Cordelia being impressed by her virtue. Without any dowry, he marries Cordelia and leaves Britain. Lear is now with his two scheming daughters. Learn additionally exiles his companion, the Earl of Kent, for openly supporting Cordelia.
King Lear: Bangla Summary
After this wrong decision, Lear remains happy for a very short time because Goneril and Regan cheat Lear and they reject Lear and throw him from the palace and it shakes his heart of Lear. Being expelled from the palace by his scheming daughters, Lear wanders the countryside with his Fool and Kent. Kent stays faithful to the King, who ousted him, and Kent is travelling with Lear in camouflage. While roaming among the common citizens, Lear begins to have a change of heart as he realizes for the first time that there is a wide and unjust gap between the nobles and the commoners.
Meanwhile, Gloucester is one of Lear’s noblemen whose situation is remarkably like Lear. Gloucester has a loyal son, Edgar, and a treacherous son, Edmund. Edmund cheats Gloucester with a forged letter and makes him think Edgar plans to usurp his estate. Edmund arranges a fake attack on him by Edgar, for which Gloucester disinherits Edgar and proclaims him an outlaw. After that, Edgar adopts false madness and hides in the countryside to save his life and to help his father and Lear.
Now, Gloucester understands what Lear’s daughters have done to their father. he tries to help Lear, but Regan and her cruel husband Cornwall catch him. And Gloucester has been blinded by Regan and Cornwall. In this way, the suffering of Gloucester gets started like King Lear because Lear is now mad and Gloucester is now blind.
However, Cordelia is informed of the sufferings of her father and she eventually returns to Britain with a French army to rescue her father and bring him back to power. Still, this one glimmer of hope gets failed. In Dover, the British army, led by the wicked Edmund, quickly ends the brief war and subdues the French forces. Cordelia and Lear are both captured by British forces, although the two are able to reconnect with each other while in captivity. While in prison with Cordelia, Lear realizes the true level of Cordelia’s love for him and the depth of the mistakes he made, and thus Lear resolves to become a better person.
The final scene of the play brings all the conspiracies to light and in this, the death of all major characters happens. Albany, Goneril’s husband, has got a letter that Goneril writes to Edmund. The letter urges Edmund to kill Albany so that Goneril and Edmund can rule Britain together. Knowing this conspiracy, Albany challenges Edmund to a fight, Edmund accepts Albany’s challenge but instead of Albany, Edgar fights with Edmund and kills him.
On the other hand, Goneril kills Regan by poisoning them because of jealousy since Regan and Edmund are engaged in an illicit love affair and then kills herself because she fears being caught for all her treachery. Blind Gloucester has also died to his great joy after learning that his son Edgar plans to fight to restore the family honour. Cordelia has been killed because of the death sentence fixed by Edmund, and Lear dies of sorrow because of Cordelia’s death. In the end, Albany suggests that Kent and Edgar will share the rule with him. Edgar agrees, but Kent refuses, indicating that he will no longer be alive because his master, Lear, has died.
The moral: Blind decision brings about havoc.


The Goodyear welt is a traditional method of construction for men’s dress shoes with an end product that is incredibly durable and easy to re-sole!
Charles Goodyear Jr. (the son of Charles Goodyear) invented the machinery for the Goodyear welt in 1869. The machine could quickly stitch the welt, upper, and soles, and soon replaced hand sewing in production. The welt is a strip of leather that sits between the insole and the upper of the shoe. It is stitched along the perimeter of the outsole*, making it easily replaceable and adding significantly to the lifespan of your shoes . Even though a Goodyear welt is one of the more time consuming, labor-intensive, and expensive of the traditional construction methods, it is still used by some traditional shoe manufacturers because of the integrity of the shoe.
*The outsole: The material on the bottom and exterior of the sole. The part of the shoe that comes into contact with the ground.
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Women of Banglatown has a unique origin story. The founder, Ali Lapetina, was working on a photography project in Hamtramck, Michigan when she noticed these young girls playing in an alleyway. She befriended them and found out they were a part of the Bangladeshi community located in Hamtramck. As she continued her friendship with these girls and their families, she noticed a lack of space for the Bangladeshi girls and young women. Boys zip through the neighborhoods on their bikes and find commune with each other but there was no equivalent for these girls. Women of Banglatown was created to provide that space. Now we provide weekly art and wellness classes as well as just a space for girls to make friends, create, and find unity with each other.
Each week we bring in local artists to teach a lesson. Women of Banglatown has taught screen printing, photography, sun prints, henna, pressed flowers, weaving, natural dyes, paper making, and more. Alongside our arts programming we focus on wellness by providing zumba lessons, yoga on the roof, and self care days. Overarchingly, we want our all women community space to be a place where girls can relax and have fun, whether it’s movie nights or homework help. Our mission at Women of Banglatown is to empower girls and women through diverse programming while creating a comfortable space for community conversation.
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The Adair County football program would like to invite the community out tonight for the kickoff of the 2017 season. Tonight at 5 p.m., the Adair youth football league will be hosting its 12th annual free football camp.
The camp is open to all enrolled Adair County students from kindergarten through sixth grade (must be under the age of 13). 100 free t-shirts will be available on a first come, first served basis to campers. Activities will include blocking, tackling, rushing, and passing stations with an additional obstacle course as well.
The Adair County High School Touchdown Club would also like to invite the community to attend their 1st annual alumni football game. The alumni game will take place following the free youth camp and the alumni teams will consist of former ACHS football players who wish to participate. The game will be a 7-on-7 two-hand touch format with kickoff set for 7 p.m.
“We are inviting all former coaches and players to be a part of this event,” says Adair football coordinator David Holmes. “Players who last played during an even year will be on the red alumni team, while players who last played during an odd year will be on the blue alumni team.”
All of these activities will be hosted at ACHS football field and are free of charge. Concessions will be available throughout the events and donations will be accepted.
For more information about the free camp, or if you are interested in playing in the alumni game, feel free to call Adair County Football coordinator David Holmes at 270-634-7788.


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THE Best of The West awards are back and once again, Translink have come on board as our lead business partner.
The event which will take place in the newly redeveloped St Comgall’s Primary School on 1 July, will showcase 24 of West Belfast’s most popular services, products and individuals over the past year.
Translink’s Belfast area manager, Damien Bannon said that they are more than delighted to be supporting the Best of The West awards once again.
“We are very delighted to be part of Best of The West and to sponsor it for a further year,” he said. “Translink’s strategy is about climate action, business improvement, customer service and importantly about connecting communities.
“There is no better way to do that than to be part of an awards ceremony which celebrates the community and the businesses within that. We are once again delighted to be part of that process.
“We have been part of these awards for a number of years now and they have been going from strength to strength.”
Once again this year, the Best of The West awards will recognise a Translink team member who has gone above and beyond.
Commenting on that, Damien said that the awards create a real buzz within the depots.
“All of our staff members have had a challenging couple of years due to Covid but we are coming out of that now and things are getting back to normal.
“We do internally recognise our staff but we are really excited to be able to do that publicly and to get members of staff nominated.
“It really does create a buzz in the depots with our drivers, our cleaners and our inspectors who have been on the front line, it is a great way of recognising their contribution and helping our business improve.”
A new award for this year recognises a new small business on the Translink route. Discussing why this was an important award for Translink to sponsor, Damien added that these local businesses are really at the heart of the local community.
“Along the Falls Road here and further into West Belfast we have a lot of newly opened independent businesses. We have coffee shops and ice cream parlours popping up day-by-day and week-by-week.
“There is a really attractive offering along the route and we are key to bring people to those businesses while encouraging people to get out and use the bus, nudging them away from the car.
“When people are going down for that coffee or ice cream we are trying to encourage them to use the bus to do that.”
Once again, Translink are also sponsoring an award for the best visitor attraction on the Translink route.
On that, Damien said: “We all know that it has been a very difficult and challenging few years during the pandemic. Tourism has probably taken a bigger hit than most.
“It is great to see that these awards will take place on the Falls Road in St Comgall’s, a brand new visitor attraction on our corridor.
“There is so much to offer on the Falls Road corridor with the culture and heritiage of the Gaeltacht Quarter, the Kennedy Centre with their growing retail offering, the café culture in Andytown and then further out in the Colin area where you have got the Colin Glen Forest Park with their new attractions.
“There is so much to do and so much to visit. We at Translink want to encourage people to do that.”
Nominations for the Best of The West awards close on 22 May.


With a career spanning over four decades and an impressive discography of more than forty albums, Angèle Dubeau continues to leave her mark in today’s music world. Her virtuosity brings her on the most prestigious stages and she continues to be awarded international prizes for her recordings and to receive honors for her career.
Pulsations, the violinist’s new album, brings together works that evoke strong images and possess a profound emotional intensity. In addition to the excellence of her playing, she has a flair for finding and recording the works of remarkable composers, thus placing her at the center of the post-minimalist movement, one of the most relevant musical genres of our time. The public’s increasing interest for some of these composers whose works are featured on Pulsations tells us that we are witnessing the emergence of a golden age for this contemporary music.
“A pulsation marks time, it infuses its rhythm in it and also evokes the heart. Just like those composers whose music calls out to me and who, with their unique signatures, mark time, our time; Olafur Arnalds, Jean-Michel Blais, Ludovico Einaudi, Alex Baranowski, Craig Armstrong, Peter Gregson, Yann Tiersen, Abel Korzeniowski, Johan Johannsson, Max Richter and Dalal.” — Angèle Dubeau, O.C., C.Q., O.M.
Once again, Angèle Dubeau is accompanied by the excellent musicians of her all-female string ensemble La Pietà, with whom she has been playing for over 20 years.
Her previous album, Ovation, released last year, was chosen as Album of the Week by important radio stations like Classic FM in London, KDFC in San Francisco and KUSC in Los Angeles. Angèle Dubeau is also one of the rare classical musicians in the world to have received Gold Records. In her career, she has sold more than 600,000 albums and her recordings have been streamed 80 million times, in a total of more than 100 countries.
Click here to listen to the album Pulsations


Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia Forecast
Issued at 4:30 pm WST on Thursday 21 February 2019
for the period until midnight WST Monday 25 February 2019.
For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call 1300-659-213* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts.
Weather Situation – Northern Western Australia
A surface trough extends from the North Interior to the inland Pilbara. The eastern portion of the trough will move north into the Kimberley over the weekend.
Weather Situation – Southern and Central Western Australia
A trough extends from the Gascoyne, through the Goldfields into eastern parts of the South West Land Division, and will contract slowly east over southern parts during Friday and over the weekend. A weak cold front will brush the southwest of the state late Saturday, with a new surface trough redeveloping near the west coast on Monday.
Forecast for the rest of Thursday 21 February
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, inland Pilbara, Interior, northeast Gascoyne, far eastern Goldfields and the far northern Eucla.
Forecast for Friday 22 February
Showers and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, inland Pilbara, northeast Gascoyne, Interior, far northeast Goldfields and the Eucla. Very hot over northern and eastern parts of the State.
Forecast for Saturday 23 February
Shower and thunderstorms over the northern and western Kimberley, inland Pilbara, western Interior, eastern Gascoyne, Goldfields and western Eucla. Late showers and thunderstorms possible over northern, central and and eastern parts of the South West Land Division. Showers near the southwest Capes. Very hot over northern and eastern parts of the State.
Forecast for Sunday 24 February
Shower and thunderstorms over the north and west Kimberley, inland Pilbara, inland Gascoyne, Goldfields, western Eucla and eastern parts of the South West Land Division. Showers near the south coast Very hot over northern and eastern parts of the State.
Forecast for Monday 25 February
Shower and thunderstorms over the Kimberley, northern and western Pilbara and the northwest Gascoyne. Showers near the south coast east of Albany. Very hot over northern and central parts of the State.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am WST Friday.
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A contract to install a surveillance camera system in the port of Misurata Free Zone was signed with Al-Hadathah International company, specialized in this field. The surveillance cameras would cover all the facilities and grounds of the port in order to limit intrusions and breaches and to work in accordance with modern surveillance systems in the management of yards and gates. Implementation of this project is expected to start at the beginning of next month.
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