Most likely, avid skiers may already be familiar with the Village of Stowe, the home of the Vermont Ski Museum . Located in the center of the town inside the 192 year old Perkins Building, which is also known as the Old Town Hall, the museum strives to collect and preserve the state’s skiing history. The collection is broken up into seven sections: ski equipment, ski clothing, Vermont ski area and ski Vermont items, fine art, mechanical equipment, and related library and archival subject matter. Most of the items in the collection date from the present to as far back as the late 19th Century.

The collections at the museum began in 2002, and since that time, the holdings have doubled, reaching over 5,200 items in the catalogue. Among the ski equipment, there are 275 pairs of boots, 100 pairs of poles, 400 pairs of skis, 55 pairs of climbing skins, and 60 loose bindings used in cross country and downhill skiing as well as carrying equipment, such as bags, ski racks and boot trees. Part of the mechanical equipment includes snow making equipment, lifts, and communication devices. This area also includes the first timing equipment, such as the first electronic eye used in Vermont, and perhaps in the United States — an eye that starts and stops timing based on movement.

Amid the many skiing areas in the state, enthusiasts of the sport will be able to locate the best Vermont resorts , taking time for some terrific skiing; they should also take time for the ski museum. Currently, the museum rotates its exhibits, changing five each year, pulling together the sport’s past and tying it to the sport’s future.

Be sure to take a look as well at the Vermont Ski Museum Hall of Fame, which honors athletes and pioneers of Vermont skiing, including all Vermonters who served in the 10th Mountain Division during World War Two. Stop by the Old Town Hall and see who’s been inducted recently.

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Rand Paul, currently running for US Senate might be the future of America. As a country it has not always been a two party political system, but at times of great change there have been three or more parties competing to get in on the election. That is what is happening now, and who knows which if either of the political parties are on their way out, what is known is that the Tea Party is on the way in. How a new party is seen is based entirely over the first few years on the people they put up for election and that is where Rand Paul comes in. His platform is the display case to the rest of America for what the Tea Party stands for.

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The world has been working on how to establish peace in Afghanistan for years now, and now the government is ready to move forward on a new project hoping to lure Taliban foot solders to the other side and become civilians once again with economic incentives. This is a great show of the separation between the current Afghanistan government and the Taliban. They are also hoping to be able to force some if not all of the top Taliban to integrate or to become less powerful over all. This is just one more step toward making the world safe for the people who are living in Afghanistan.  More will be announced later this month.

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This has been one of the hottest new videos lately and it’s not very hard to see why if you are a cat person. If you aren’t, you might still like it, the cat ends up on it’s face at least once.

The funniest part for me is the way the cat jumps in and out of that box. What is the funniest part for you?

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If you must drive into New York, you might consider driving an older, smaller car, a car you don’t mind if it gets dinged up. It’s highly recommended to never drive a new car into New York, it will only end up looking beat-up by the time you drive out of the city. It’s also recommended to install a GPS unit or get directions from Google map, but the ability to read and interpret street signs is critical as in an accurate clock to tell you the proper time of day. The reason for this is because many traffic rules are based on what time of day an event is happening, such as parking, turns and lane usage.

Manhattan is a very dynamic place and it’s always changing its driving environments, like first time visitors to New York leaving their Wall Street hotels who seem to have the inability to get their cars up to Manhattan street speed in their big gas guzzling SUVs, because they are too busy looking at everything or a solid traffic jam , where cars are sitting at a standstill for sometimes over 45 minutes. With New York City’s infamous traffic jams, it makes no sense to drive a huge gas wasting car wasting.

At some point, you’ll have to leave the car in a garage, on that aspect, having a smaller car is better. Avoid driving a stick shift, because when you are driving about, you’ll need to have your head on a swivel all the time and you’ll need to drive with one hand somewhere between 11 o’clock and 1 o’clock on the steering wheel, which allows you to make quick lateral movements, a very necessary skill when all of the other cars want into your lane and your spot.

After reading the information given above and you are still intent on driving into New York, drive something you are comfortable with, but it still should be a reliable, beat-up car with good pick-up and handling. The comfort part is because you’ll be sitting in traffic for long periods of time.

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Races are not just about the horses or the betting and when a big race comes to town so do a lot of other great things to do in the area. The Cheltenham Gold Cup is no exception and Cheltenham makes sure that there is no disappointment if you come to the races looking for entertainment. If you are a lady and really have no interest in the races there is no problem in going with your boyfriend still, or even just going with a group of girl friends as you will not be disappointed by the shopping or the concerts. If you go on Ladies Day you could even find yourself entered into the fashion contest without even knowing it. There are several categories that you can be entered into and all it takes is showing up that day in your favorite outfit.

There is also a lot of shopping to be done here and it’s not all for the racing enthusiast although you can pick up some nicnacks for those you know who like racing as well. Every year a large number of companies come together and show their wares at this race knowing that it is also a good shopping weekend with so many people in town to see the races in person. From distinctive silver and gold jewelery from Argent of London (http://www.argentlondon.com/) and bronze sculptures by Belinda Sillars, to British knitware from Woolovers and Turtle Dirt trapping mats there is a little bit of everything at this site.

There are also a lot of restaurants to go to in the area and you wouldn’t be able to eat at all of them even if you stayed through all four days of the races. Inside the stadium there are great places to watch the races, enjoy entertaining bands and get some great food such as the Panoramic Restaurant with, as I’m sure you can guess, a panoramic view of the the track. There is also the Gold Cup restaurant and a number of others. These places are nice when the race is out of season, but when it is a race day they are packed, so you may want to look into if there is another restaurant that fits your needs somewhere else nearby before heading in.

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One of the many brilliant things about the city of Chicago is the live theater.  From the larger venues such as the Steppenwolf Theater or the Chicago Theater, to the smaller venues, you can find a wonderful live show playing every night of the week.  No matter where you book hotel accommodations in the city, one thing is certain, and that is that you will never be far away from one theater or another, and whether it is Improv comedy or dramatic plays, Chicago actors will serve you with one of the best performances you have ever experienced.

The longest running show in the city is called “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind”.  This was first performed in 1988, and has been running non stop since then.  The concept of the show is awesome, and many people go time and time again, as each night the show is different.  The show runs for an hour, and the goal of the company is to do 30 two minute short plays in that hour.  Each of the two minute scenes are written and rehearsed by the company, and depending who is performing that night, and whether or not there are new works in the repertoire…that all goes into consideration when they decide on the scenes that they will be doing.  Some of the scenes will be comedic, others dramatic, some political and some experimental.

However all of them illustrate the personal lives and stories of the each of the company members.  Holiday themed shows are produced around Christmas and Halloween as well as themed shows for various events taking place in the city at any given time.  While they do allow children into their performances, they must be accompanied by an adult, but they make everyone aware that there is no censorship on their stage.  They only take cash, and the do not take reservations, so anyone wanting to be certain of getting into the show, must show up early and be prepared to wait…but once you experience this company, you will realize, that they are well worth that wait.

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So, arriving after the New Years was the wrong time to buy Broadway tickets in New York.  We purposely came here to see ‘Shrek’, but that’s now closed, and we thought it was doing pretty good, after all it was on it’s 441st performance, which is notable, if not admirable. We then thought, well let’s try seeing ‘White Christmas’, which we knew had a limited engagement, but we found out that it’s limited engagement was over sooner than expected.

We knew that ‘Finian’s Rainbow’ just opened, but we didn’t count on it closing the day we arrived! It just opened and it had great reviews! What’s going on? We did manage to get tickets for Matthew Broderick’s latest, ‘Ragtime’, but we hear the shows only staying open due to Matthew being in it, that he’s the only drawing power. We are here too early to see the opening of ‘Come Fly Away’, a Frank Sinatra and Twyla Tharp inspired musical; that will open in March and we would really like to see some of the ‘American Idol’ show, but they won’t be here until April.

We wondered that if, all these marvellous shows can’t stay open on Broadway, then we should plan to see any production as soon as it opens. Right now, the only stable shows on Broadway are ‘Phantom of the Opera’ and ‘Wicked’, and we seen both productions several times already, but then again, who knows, maybe they’ll be on their last performances if this economy doesn’t turn around soon. We also realized that we have cut back on how many production we see in a year. We used to see as many Broadway and off Broadway productions as we could fit into in one year, but both our places of work have cut back on our hours and our pay, until things pick-up. It’s just sad, really, that Broadway shows close down due to the economy and not because it’s a fantastic show to see.

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There’s not a lot that you can’t find in Singapore.  That’s what happens when you’ve been a major world port for centuries, you get to know people.  Singapore is extremely well-connected with the world at large, and at times the culture here is so far ahead of the rest of us that it seems to be the world at large.  There is a splendid sense of multi-cultural dimensionality here, where the major influences, Chinese, Malay, and Indian, meld with other influences from Asia and the rest of the world.  Pop culture is big here, of course, and in large part that’s due to the close ties to Japan, where most of the best of the world’s pop culture originates.  There is also a spectacular taste for fine art, excellent design, and beautiful things in general.

When checking into your hotel in Singapore, most guests don’t think about learning belly dancing, but that might just be because they haven’t looked.  There are many different studios where you can learn this old art form, and become part of what seems to be a craze here.  But that may be an exaggeration, because it seems as though many things become crazes here, and that might actually just be a reflection of the amazing array of things you can find in this city state.

However, there’s no doubt that bellydance is here, and it’s likely been here for a very long time.  Singapore is a place of many layers, and there’s always more than what meets the eye.  It’s possible to explore every surface for years without knowing the existence of the one that lies just beneath it, and that’s one of the most exciting things about contemporary Singapore.  In bellydance, the art form certainly originated in the Middle East, and has gone through multiple modifications since it first began.  It’s impossible to know for sure exactly when, and exactly why, it began, but for participants as well as observers, it’s simply a good thing that it is here.

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There are many things that are exactly right about Singapore.  It’s a fantastically cosmopolitan city state that has most everything anyone could ever want.  If you’ve come looking for a great seafood restaurant, then you’ve certainly come to the right place.  Singapore has a lovely and wonderful array of great restaurants that serve up some of the best and most tasty recipes in the region.  Some of the most innovative chefs in the world are here, playing with notions of tradition and ingenuity, to constantly reinvent tastes as well as rejuvenate classical favorites.  It’s a great place for chefs, because the supply of seafood is fresh and plentiful, and there are so many other ingredients that are available here because of its unique place in the world.

Singapore culture, generally speaking, is very interesting, and constantly in flux.  The unique history of the place means that there are multiple cultures conversing with each other regularly here, and it has a lot to offer the rest of the world, too.  A great case in point is the Nanyang Art and Food Festival.  This is held in Xiamen, China, and offers the culinary and cultural offerings of Singapore, the Philippines, and Thailand, and centers all of their best dishes and works of art in one place.

This took place at the Xiamen Culture and Art Center, and was conceived of as a way of fostering understanding between the nations through some rather delicious methods.  Here, you can see the splendid works of creative inspiration from Singapore artists as well as other cultures, and also sample the fine cuisines.  You can be sure that some of the best seafood offerings were on display here, giving even more proof of Singapore’s excellent reputation in world food culture.

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