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Councilman Huff withdraws bill that sought BYOB licenses
Third District County Councilman Todd Huff said this week he has pulled a County Council bill that would have required establishments that have a bring-your-own-bottle policy for customers to purchase a license from the county. But he said he's still...
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After summit, it's all downhill
Special to SunSpotEditor's Note: Baltimore County resident Chris Warner successfully summitted Mount Everest on May 23. After the summit, Warner was involved in several rescue situations at high altitude. Here is his account. Meeting Andy, Asmuss and Jaime I crossed...Tags: ABC (tv network), Migration, Climbing, Tourism and Leisure, Legs
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An adventurous traveler's guide to the airports of China
April 1 & 2, 2000 Delayed by two hours, we lifted off the tarmac in Kathmandu and soared up amongst the highest peaks in this region of the Himalaya. The Southwest face of Shishapangma (14th tallest peak in the world) was just off our wingtip. Brad...Tags: Brad Johnson, Air Transportation Industry, Transportation, China, Landforms
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Departing for Lhasa
April 1, 2000 The last few days have been exciting. Team members have trickled into Kathmandu from all corners of the globe. Each has brought enough gear to outfit a climbing store. Combined with the group gear, over 100 garbage can sized plastic...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Landforms, Climbing, Mountains
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Leaving Base Camp- finally
While most of the crew and gear have departed for advanced base camp already, seven of us climbers are just packing now. The last of us have been at base camp for eight days. It has actually been good for our bodies and the team effort to laze around at...Tags: Landforms, Climbing, Glaciers, Television
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Linking the lab and the village
Sun StaffLast of three parts At 1:30 a.m. on a chilly autumn night, the telephone rings in a brick house in North Baltimore and awakens Keith P. West Jr. Of a long list of possible callers from a dozen time zones, it turns out to be a cargo supervisor at Los...Tags: United Air Lines, Family, Health and Safety at Work, India, Budgets and Budgeting
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Chilling out
Sun StaffAs he watched in horror, three of Chris Warner's companions froze to death last year on his Mount Everest expedition. At 21,400 feet, each of them gave up the ghost and slipped into a deep sleep, succumbing not to the punishing 22-mile yak ride or the...Tags: Physiology, Feet, Weather Reports, Elizabeth II, Science
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Mount Everest expedition: the bags are packed
Special to SunSpotOn the way to Kathmandu, Edmund Hillary and I flew past Everest, watching the traditional flag of blowing snow flutter from the summit. Everest looked almost void of snow, a welcome image in comparison to the snow-cloaked peak we struggled with last year....Tags: Sport Climbing, Climbing
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Kathmandu Valley a hub of small arms, reveals study
The Kathmandu Post, Nepal / Asia News NetworkKATHMANDU (The Kathmandu Post/ANN) -- The final destination of most of the trafficked small arms via the Nepal-India border is Kathmandu Valley, a study has revealed. The recent research conducted jointly by the Small Arms Survey (SAS), Nepal Armed...Tags: Weaponry, Nepal, Firearms, Germany, Blackmail and Extortion
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Nepal's tea production projected to grow 5%
The Kathmandu Post, Nepal / Asia News NetworkKATHMANDU (The Kathmandu Post/ANN) -- The National Tea and Coffee Development Board (NTCDB) of Nepal has projected a 5 percent increase in Nepal's tea production by the end of the fiscal year. Output is expected to swell due to an expanded area under...Tags: Nepal, Germany, Christian Orthodoxy, Media Industry, Marketing
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Nepal police arrest 'kidney dealers'
The Kathmandu Post, Nepal / Asia News NetworkKATHMANDU (The Kathmandu Post) -- Nepalese police have arrested 10 persons running a kidney transplant racket in Kavre district near capital Kathmandu. The 10-Prem Bahadur Bajhgain, Manoj Raut, Sachin Maharjan, Rajan Darji, Mina Darji, Krishna Bahadur...Tags: Germany, Financing and Stock Offerings
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Nepalese commercial banks facing liquidity tightness
The Kathmandu Post, Nepal / Asia News NetworkKATHMANDU (The Kathmandu Post/ANN) -- The commercial banks in Nepal are facing liquidity tightness in recent days. Generally, banks reduce lending, while deposit collection grows due to increased government spending in the last quarter of the fiscal...Tags: Finance, Nepal, Media Industry, Germany, Corporate Officers
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