The club on Bleeker street, known as CBGB’s was founded in 1973, by Hilly Kristal. The music intended to be featured was the namesake, that of country, blue grass, and blues. But in the way that things happen in Manhattan, for no explicable reason save for a sign of the times, this became a well-known venue for punk rock. The Dead Boys, The Ramones , Blondie, and Sick of It All are famous hard-core bands that played there over the years and ensured the reputation of the club. The club stood beside the well known record store and cafe of the same name for many years. In the 1980’s the record store closed its doors but the venue did re-open as a gallery and second performance space. This space, unlike the original, became a popular performance space for more acoustic rock. With experimental jazz and folk being hi-lighted.

Originally, the acronym OMFUG was part of the official title of the club. Standing for Other Music for Gormadizers. The word, ‘Gormandizer’ generally refers to one who ravenously eats food, but owner Kristal, determined it to stand for those who eat up music, and just can not get enough. And while the intention was for nights of poetry and folk/country music, this small bar became the birth-place of punk rock music in the United States. During the 1970’s there were not many clubs, New York hotel suites, or venues for unsigned bands to have a chance to perform. CBGB’s change all that nonsense. Although not labeled as punk rock yet, the bands that played during this decade set the tone for what was to become, and what was to become famous. Early, unknown at the time, the regular house band on Sunday nights was Television. Most insist that it was this group that brought punk rock to the city, however, Kristal’s son, a music fan and officiando claims that it happened prior, the moment that Tom Verlaine stepped on stage there for the first time. But no music historian can deny that Television started the wave of ’street music’, a term used to describe punk rock music at the time. Sadly, the club closed in 2006, with Patti Smith giving the final performance. A clothing store was put in place, but that closed as well, in 2008. A bit of history gone, but not forgotten. Many travel to the city to take photos of what is no longer there, either remembering past shows, or wishing they’d been lucky enough to see just one.

In the last decade, Dubai City has become one of the most popular destinations in the Middle East. Located in the emirate of Dubai in the UAE, the city has developed into a true center for business, commerce, and conferences. It is also working to be an entertainment and sports capital for the region, attracting international sporting events and music festivals to its state-of-the-art venues. There is no shortage of Dubai UAE luxury hotels for artists, athletes, and business travelers as well as the leisure tourists looking to enjoy the city’s wonderful beaches.

With all the focus on how “modern” Dubai has become, the strong traditions and cultural heritage of the region tend to get overlooked. Luckily, the city itself has worked to preserve its landmarks and a trip through “Old Dubai” offers some interesting glimpses into earlier eras.

Old Dubai is separated from “New Dubai” by Dubai Creek. Visitors can take a Dubai Creek tour to get an overview of the city’s past. The tours highlight the historic structures and antique ships along the creek. Alternately, visitors can go directly to some of the district’s more popular attractions.

Those interested in educational history will want to check out the first school in Dubai was the Al Ahmadiya School in Deira. It was built in 1912 and has been lovingly restored. The Dubai Museum offers wonderful exhibits on the social history of the Duai Emirate as well as the entire country. It includes the A-Fahidi Fort. The Jumeirah Mosque is one of the few mosques that offers tours to non-Muslims. It is considered to be one of the region’s most attractive mosques.

Old Dubai is home to two smaller historic districts that are worth exploring. The Bastakiya District contains a number of reconstructed traditional-style buildings as well as a number of art galleries. The Shindagha District boasts the home of the former Sheikh, Rashid Al-Maktoum as well as the Heritage Village museums.

Located in the center of the Bronx, just 20 minutes from Grand Central Station and New York airport hotels, is the Botanical Garden. In middle of the bustling city lies 85 acres of exotic plant life, dramatic landscapes with cliffs and waterfalls, rapids, and ancient trees, a natural history of plants and flowers. The Azalea garden alone, is larger than most other botanical gardens of other cities all over the world. Along with the Azalea garden there is a garden of rocks, of plants native to the geographical region, two lakes and the Bronx river. Over 700,000 visitors come to the garden every year and in the next seven years they will witness the changes as the garden will go through renovations and reconstruction. The garden of native plants and garden of azaleas will be created anew, while the forest will be restored. All three projects involve the creation of programs in the education and preservation department for all ages of students.

The reconstruction, funded by the Leon Levy Foundation, has the intention of the educating the public on ecosystems natural to the area, the natural plant life indigenous to the Eastern regions of the United States. The Native Plant Garden is scheduled to re-open in 2012, at the end of the summer. The forest is getting ‘cleaned out’ and restored as crews work to remove the exotic plants that have been placed there over the year, and being re-planted with the wildflowers and trees and other shrubbery that would naturally be growing there. The exotics have squeezed the locals out, and the restoration insures that the species native to the area will be able to grow and thrive in the future. As the forest in the garden gets a face lift, classes and seminars are being planned with the hopes of educating visitors on environmental concerns and the impact the environment has on the ecosystems that live in the natural forests, not just in the garden or in the Bronx, but in forests all over North America and the rest of the world as well. The Azalea garden will open in 2011, with an added 3,000 plants to the already large inventory. Combined with the azaleas will be other flowers and bulbs, planted with care to ensure a flowering and blooming hill side all year long. And in springtime, other gardens will be hard pressed to display such color as will be witnessed here in this garden in the Bronx. These changes will have an affect and will inspire for generation upon generation of visitors in the years to come.

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The Hudson river in New York is named for Henry Hudson the man who discovered it. Not only did he discover the river he is responsible for creating the transportation system for the city, forever making history. Many things have changed since that time, but one thing remains the same and it is the relationship between Netherlands and the United States. The Quadricentennial celebration this year is in honor of both the landing of Henry Hudson 400 years ago in North American and the relation between the two countries, between the city of New York, once called New Amsterdam, and the city of Amsterdam. Throughout all of 2009, the two will exchange gifts, things such as artwork and tulips, festivals and conservation ideas, the main gift to the city of Manhattan being a pavilion. This will be designed by the architect Ben van Berkel of Amsterdam. This will be constructed on the site of Nieuw Amsterdam Plein, just aside Battery Park in Manhattan. It is meant to commemorate and honor the shared history of the cities in the past, and what promises to be a lasting relationship into the future.

The two cities are even exchange programs for job swaps, bringing Americans to Holland and vice-versa. The two governments will conduct seminars and conventions, bringing people together to discuss such topics as water management and health care. “Starry Night’ the Van Gogh painting permanently housed at the Metropolitan Museum in New York will be transported back to the Netherlands for the fist time, and will become the focus at the Van Gogh Museum in downtown Amsterdam. Many celebrations and parties will be held in the streets as well as in Amsterdam’s five star hotels, in honor of the painting and of the artist. And just last week, the Keukenhof Spring Garden opened. And as tribute, over 50,000 flower bulbs were planted in order to create the Statue of Liberty in a mosaic in the center of the park. And in New York, famous designers from Amsterdam have designed a path in the New York Botanical Garden, with the seasons in mind. The shapes and the colors of the park will change throughout the year as various flowers come into bloom. These celebrations of shared values and friendship with continue all year long.

With Delhi Fashion Week only hours away, designers and buyers are looking forward to a number of exciting event, in spite of the wanning global economy. DFW is scheduled for March 19 -23 at the Emporio Mall in New Delhi.

This year’s event seeks to encourage young and emerging designers. While the 37 designers scheduled to show their lines include Indian powerhouses like Mailini Ramani, Rohit Bal, and Tarun Tahiliani, younger artists will also be able to showcase their designs to buyers.

While the state of the world economy is expected to slow down the overall growth of the Indian design market, organizers are confident that the healthy local market combined with an increased number of West Asian buyers will make the event a success. DFW president, Sumeet Nair, stated that West Asian participation has grown “by up to 30 percent this year.”

With Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week running concurrently with DFW, expect to see the rich and fabulous filling up the five star hotels in New Delhi. They are also likely to turn up at area restaurants and night clubs during the six-day event.

One new feature for 2009 is the addition of “off-site” shows. These are designed to provide larger collections for buyers than can be displayed during runway shows.

Spain and the islands surrounding the mainland in the Mediterranean have been tourist destinations for all of Europe for some time. Partly due to the weather, which remains temperate, for the most part, all year around. However, for those living inland, the summer temperatures get quite high, thus sending everyone running for the coasts. Temperatures inland can reach upwards of 115 Fahrenheit, and living in Phoenix, Arizona one can say that anything over 105 gets pretty uncomfortable on a day after day basis in the summer months. There are many beaches on the coast of the mainland and on any of the surround Balearic Islands that can offer up some relief and relaxation.

There are popular locations, filled with parties and dancing and there are also some more secluded area where one can really get away from it all. Most of the locals in town will close up shop and just head for the coast. For the die-hard tourist though, no need to worry, the most popular museums and galleries and other hot-spots remain open. Some beaches are filled with tourists such as Costa Blanca, but others are filled with the locals just escaping the heat. In all of Europe the most famous beach in the city is La Concha. This beach town in Spain shares the border with France and is fast becoming more populated and chic, but still a great place to get away to and remains pristine and beautiful even as it sits aside a big city.

If getting of the mainland suits one better, than anyone of the islands is the perfect choice. Take the island of Ibiza, known for quite a night life scene, there are many options for getting out and getting away. The island is small and any destination is just about 15 minutes from next. If where you are is not where you want to be, it’s a quick trip to get to where you would rather be. There are many options for water-sports and sunbathing as well as the perfect 5 star hotel Ibiza offers. This island has more than eighty different beaches to choose from. Everything from whale watching, to nude beaches to beaches specifically designed to provide fun for the whole family.

This year’s Giro del Capo runs from March 4th through March 8th. The event, first held in 1992, takes place in the Western Cape province of South Africa, in and around Cape Town, South Africa.

Historically, the Giro del Capo was a five-day stage race. This year, the format has been changed to be in alignment with UCI regulations. It will comprise four single day events. Each will be a UCI category ME 1.2 race. The result is a larger prize for each day’s events. The official name of the event has been changed to The Pedal Power Association (PPA) Cape Argus Giro del Capo Challenge.

Thirty teams are expected to compete in the Giro del Capo, including a record-breaking thirteen international teams. Teams can enter up to six racers in each day’s event. Races will be held on March 4-6 and March 8, with a rest day on Saturday, March 7th.

Sunday’s event, the Cape Argus Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Tour is a 109 km circuit. It is the world’s largest individually timed cycling event and is expected to draw large crowds as well as media coverage.

Look for the Cape Town South Africa hotels to be filled with cyclists, reporters, officials, and fans. Likewise, restaurants and other businesses on the Giro route look to cash in on this growing world event.