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Buddhism schools for foreigners in Nepal thrive despite upheaval
KATHMANDU - Since hippies first beat the overland travel trail to Nepal in the 1960s, thousands of foreigners have flocked to monasteries to study Buddhism.Today, despite political upheaval and a decade-long Maoist insurgency, they continue to come and there are more schools than ever, many now home to Westerners who donned Buddhist robes and never left.
Thousands of masters and teachers fled Tibet with the invasion of the Chinese in 1950 and large numbers settled in neighbouring Nepal, where many Nepalis had been practising forms of Tibetan Buddhism for centuries. Perched on a hill with spectacular views of Kathmandu, Kopan Monastery was the first to start offering foreigners meetings with Tibetan Buddhist lamas from the foothills of Everest in 1969. The tradition continues to this day, and thousands of foreigners have passed through.Joining Hands For Health: “Be Prepared For This Hurricane Season ...
It would benefit residents on the islands of The Bahamas to be fully prepared for this year's hurricane season; and they should strive not to be caught unawares. Begin your preparation by familiarizing yourself with hurricane related terms to help identify a hurricane hazard. These include: v Tropical Depression: An organized system of clouds and thunderstorms with a defined surface circulation and maximum sustained winds of 38 MPH (33 knots) or less. v Sustained winds are defined as one-minute average wind measured at about 33 ft (10 meters) above the surface. v Tropical Storm: An organized system of strong thunderstorms with a defined surface circulation and maximum sustained winds of 39–73 MPH (34–63 knots). v Hurricane: An intense tropical weather system of strong thunderstorms with a well-defined surface circulation and maximum sustained winds of 74 MPH (64 knots) or higher.Lowe grabs top award in Miami
Raymond Lowe was recognised by The Caribbean Hotel Association earlier this week, as the region's Supervisor of the Year during a special awards luncheon at The Caribbean Hotel Industry Conference (CHIC) in Miami.'Mr Everything' is the nickname which General Manager Lynn Johnson has given to Lowe, Maintenance Manager at The Green Turtle Club in the Abaco Cays.
"Over the span of a 32-year career at Green Turtle Club, Raymond has amassed and mastered a range of skills and knowledge which makes him a resource for just about 'everything' for employees and guests of the property. We are extremely proud of his achievement and recognition" she stated.
Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA) President Earle Bethell, who is attending the conference along with a large delegation of hotel and allied members from BHA, expressed pleasure at receiving the award.
Bob Bryan works overtime on Saturday
WIMBLEDON, England -- The Bryan brothers will play their seventh straight Grand Slam doubles final.Twins Bob and Mike Bryan of the United States beat Mark Knowles of the Bahamas and Daniel Nestor of Canada 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (3), 6-1 Friday in the Wimbledon semifinals.
Nestor and Knowles bowed out after playing the longest match in Wimbledon history -- a 6 hour, 9-minute quarterfinal win over Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry.
The Bryans will play Fabrice Santoro of France and Nenad Zimonjic of Serbia in Saturday's final. Santoro and Zimonjic beat Martin Damm of the Czech Republic and India's Leander Paes, 6-2, 6-1, 7-5.
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Real Adventure On the High Seas
The History Channel has often demonstrated a shrewd ability to capitalize on pop cultural phenomena and news to draw in an audience. And fans of Johnny Depp's vamping performance in "Pirates of the Caribbean," soon to be reprised in theaters worldwide, may well tune in Sunday night at 8 p.m. for the History Channel's two-hour special on the "golden age" of pirating.But unlike Jack Sparrow, the Depp character reportedly modeled on the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards, the real pirates were short on laughs and long on violence. If the assorted historians and enthusiasts interviewed on this show can be believed, the real pirates were poster children for the evil consequences of seafaring crime.
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Wisdom for the web
Businesses of all sizes have found that advertising on Web search engines provides a powerful boost to their sales. They're also discovering that it can require more of their time and savvy than traditional marketing outlets like the Yellow Pages.Mark Williams has spent nearly all of his marketing dollars advertising on Web search engines including Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. since starting ShavingCream.com two and a half years ago. Mr. Williams credits search ads, one of the fastest-growing forms of advertising in the U.S., with helping build his online retail business to a projected $200,000 in revenue this year. "It has fostered super-healthy growth," says Mr. Williams, 49 years old.
But managing search ads for the Menlo Park, Calif., retailer of men's grooming products online also eats up about 30 hours of his staff's time each month.
Survival Summit hailed a success
Sir, it is truly a pleasure to be able to return to the pages of your daily as a contributing writer after being away for a while.Today's topic is 'Survival summit, just what our souls needed.'
My brothers and sisters in Christ, it was truly a wonderful week after experiencing the most awesome move of God that I have seen in my life here on this earth.
For those of you who don't know what I am talking about, I am talking about the Survival Summit held at St. John's Cathedral last week and hosted by Bishop Godfrey Williams.
My, my, my, what a revival that was. I must pause to encourage Bishop Williams, his lovely wife Lady Iris Williams, young brother Williams (son), the ushers and all the persons who made that summit the success that it was.