himalaya ( french : himalaya : l'enfance d'un chef ) is a 1999 film directed by eric valli and was funded through france-based corporations .

it was the first nepalese film to be nominated in the best foreign film category at the 72nd academy awards .

himalaya is a story set against the backdrop of the nepalese himalayas .

at an altitude of five thousand metres in the remote mountain region of dolpa , himalaya is the story of villagers who take a caravan of yaks across the mountains , carrying rock salt from the high plateau down to the lowlands to trade for grain .

an annual event , the caravan provides the grain that the villagers depend on to survive the winter .

the film unfolds as a story of rivalry based on misunderstanding and distrust , between the aging chief and the young daring herdsman , who is both a friend and a rival to the chief 's family , as they struggle for leadership of the caravan .

the film is a narrative on the both traditions and the impermanent nature of human struggle to retain and express power in the face of the gods .

" the gods triumph " is the call that echoes at the end of the film and expresses the balancing of karmic destinies .

the extreme environment of the himalayas is magnificently contrasted to the delicacy of humanity and the beauty of tibetan culture .

himalaya was shot in widescreen over nine months on location in a region that can only be reached on foot , with all but two characters played by real chiefs , lamas and local villagers .

director eric valli has lived in nepal since 1983 and is also a photographer and author .

his work is regularly published in national geographic , geo and life magazines .

the film depicts not only the life style of the upper dolpo people of the mid western uphills of nepal but also their traditional customs , for example celestial burial .

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himalaya ( film ) <EOT> himalaya film festival session 14 is not showing in any theaters in the area .

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please join the ubc himalaya program and the curator for asia at the museum of anthropology for a reception to celebrate the launch of the himalaya program at ubc .

" himalaya is a film about choices , pride and forgiveness , filled with memorable characters and stunning scenery . and if you like yaks , this is the film for you . " - jennie punter , toronto star

2014 toronto reel asian international film festival himalaya song and reception @ aga khan museum , november 13 , 2014 . photos by chelsea chen & jennifer martin

the film has now screened at film festivals and universities in over 17 countries worldwide , with support from entertainment professionals , advocacy groups , and academics alike .

valli : without thinlen , there would be no film . “himalaya” is thinlen’s story ; he inspired the story . thinlen is the chief of this area of dolpo , and he pulled everybody together . our friendship was key . no thinlen , no film .

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the himalaya program , the centre for indian and south asian research , and the department of asian studies .

valli is a romantic adventurer , a man who likens his affinity for nepal to that of an epic love affair . valli began traveling when he was 18 years old in order to find out about human differences . now he’s made a film essentially about their similarities . visually , “himalaya” is intoxicating , but deeper is a story so universal that audiences in europe and asia have already embraced the film . and this year in the united states , “himalaya” was an academy award nominee for best foreign film , the first nepalese entry to be considered for an oscar . “himalaya” opens in new york on june 22 .

pad yatra was an official selection in over 33 film festivals , and won 10 awards on the festival circuit . it has screened at the united nations , university of oxford , yale himalaya initiative , british academy of film and television , and many more . connect with us to arrange a screening in your community .

symposium and film on dalit issues in nepal with mr . moti lal nepali and dr . drona prakash rasali

" a film of unusual visual beauty and enormous intrinsic interest . " - roger ebert , chicago sun - times

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a beautiful and thematically rich nepalese film about the many lessons learned by some villagers from the high mountains during their annual yak caravan .

norbu’s repertoire ranges from traditional imagery to unique depictions of daily life , religious practice , and landscape . his work was highlighted in the 1998 film himalaya ( caravan ) , the only nepali film to have been nominated for an academy award . over the past fifteen years , norbu’s work has been featured in exhibitions in global cities , from kathmandu and new york city , to aarhus , monaco , lucerne , paris , osaka , tokyo , and thimphu , bhutan .

iw : you and thinlen have wanted to make a film together for a long time ; almost 15 years . how much input did thinlen have ?

" the ballad of narayama " is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…

the film captures the culture of nepal through spectacular cinematography and interactions with locals along the way . " the intention of the film was not to hype flying although you see us flying and we talk about flying , " said michaelis . " the film is more about being immersed in the culture . the paragliders were just our vehicles for seeing the country and getting lost in it . " in the film , the pilots touch down in one tiny village after another . with each landing they are received with swarms of warm welcomes as the jagged , snow capped peaks of the annapurna range in the himalayas tower in the background .

so begins " himalaya , " a film of unusual visual beauty and enormous intrinsic interest . set in the dolpo area of nepal , it has been directed by eric valli , a photographer who has lived in nepal for years , filmed it for national geographic , and made documentaries about it . now in this fiction film he uses conflict to build his story , but it ' s clear the narrative is mostly an excuse ; this movie is not so much about what its characters do , as about who they are .

" imagine that every person in the world is enlightened but you , " buddha says . " they are all your teachers , each doing just the right things to help you learn patience , perfect wisdom , perfect compassion . " this quotation provides the perfect setup for himalaya , an astonishingly beautiful and thematically rich nepalese film that presents many vanishing elements of a faraway tibetan culture .

the film - entitled simply ‘sikkim’ - is a 1971 , 55 - minute documentary that was mired in controversy from the moment of its making . commissioned by the then king of sikkim , it was banned by the government of india after sikkim was ‘merged’ with india in 1975 . the film has recently been restored and re - released .

this is no accident , as the director , éric valli , has also worked as a photographer for the magazine . mr . valli , who is french , has lived in nepal since 1983 and made several documentaries there . ' ' himalaya , ' ' his first fictional feature , which was nominated for a best foreign film oscar this year , shows his intimacy with the country ' s human as well as its natural geography .

indiewire : how did your extensive photographic background contribute to your decision to tell this story ? visually , this film is truly beautiful . did your background give you an edge on documenting this region ?

valli : i think it’s very important that the film entertains you . but i think it has to be more . there are so many films that you come out of and you’re just saying , “oh , wow , what did i see ? ” you forget what you see . you are entertained or kind of bombarded with the music , with incredible images and with special effects . you come out of it and it’s like if you ate something , yet you are still hungry . it doesn’t fill you . i think making a film is a huge amount of energy and money and time . and i think a film has to be entertaining first , but it has to be much more than that too . i like a film to make me think , to make me learn things which i don’t know and to make me feel . a film is a way to communicate emotion . it’s not only information , but emotion also . i’m an old - fashioned kind of guy that way .

it took a little while , but funding came through to continue our film project . in the fall of 2012 , we found ourselves trekking a high - altitude himalayan trail in nepal . i had a camera in one hand and a tripod in the other , and i stopped often to film and soak it all in . i had dreamed of visiting the himalayas of nepal since i was a child .

valli : you are the first one who made me think about this . i never thought about the parallel between the two . i guess it does come full circle . we went to shoot this film without any ending . we had eight different endings and we didn’t know which one it was going to be when we started to shoot the film . and it was the 9th different ending that came to our mind , and it came to us so naturally . there was no other possible ending to this film , then this one — the one that we shot . the eight other endings were fake .

valli : it is exactly the same . when you see the snowstorm , it is a real snowstorm . it was in front of the camera and behind the camera . for nine months , we were on the trail of the real caravan . what you see on the screen is what we also experienced as filmmakers . this film is an adventure film , but at the same time it is a document . this is the only film made on tibetan culture . i’m not talking about scorsese ‘s “ kundun , ” or jean - jacques annaud ‘s “ seven years in tibet , ” about a westerner discovering tibet .

shot with solar power by himalayan monk ngawang sodpa , the film features united nations mdg honoree the gyalwang drukpa , and indian actor and environmental advocate , aamir khan . the film is executive produced by michelle yeoh ( crouching tiger hidden dragon , james bond : tomorrow never dies ) , narrated by daryl hannah ( kill bill , bladerunner ) , and it is the debut feature documentary from director wendy j . n . lee .

( c ) 1999 kino international | urltoken | filmed over seven months in the forbidden dolpo region of nepal , himalaya tells the story of a generational struggle for the leadership of a tiny mountain village between its proud old chief and a headstrong young caravanner . the balance of power shifts uneasily as they make their annual salt trek across the himalayas . a visually striking and spiritually captivating portrait of life in one of the world ' s most extraordinary places , himalaya is both intense drama and a gorgeous tapestry of the fast disappearing traditions of tibetan life .

this film may not be everyone ' s cup of tea but it is served in a gorgeous and delicate teacup . the story is simple , perhaps too simple . but it is drawn against the magnificent background of nepal . even bad photography would be good in that part of the world but the camera work in himalaya is superb , sensitive and sweeping , richly textured and impressively framed . the most amazing aspect of this rare film is that none of the performers are actors ! they play themselves flawlessly . the faces , frequently in harsh close up , are noble and full of character . hollywood never could duplicate one silver haired old woman who is a living work of art . the children are beautiful and lack any self consciousness whatsoever in front of the camera . utterly amazing ! it ' s a movie for film freaks and those who appreciate fine photography . but somehow the world is a slightly better place because it was made !

author doug prose films on the flanks of a volcano in central mongolia during one of the six scientific expeditions featured in “the himalaya connection , ” which explores the indo - australian - eurasian plate collision . the documentary will air on pbs later this year . credit : diane lamacchia .

there is no doubt that mr . valli and his screenwriter , olivier dazat , were motivated by a deep respect for the people of the dolpo . their reverence , and their desire to protect and record a way of life no doubt threatened by the encroachments of modernity , may have prevented them from probing the society too deeply . ' ' himalaya ' ' is a work of polite ethnography , a coffee - table book of a film that invites us to behold an exotic world from a comfortable and complacent distance .

while in nepal on our 2012 trip , we also filmed with bishal upreti , a prominent nepali geologist at tribhuvan university . bishal is a kind person deeply in love with the himalaya . in a film interview , he detailed the range’s many superlatives : earth’s highest peaks ; earth’s largest block of uplifted terrain , when combined with the tibetan plateau ; the creator of the indian monsoon ; and the source of freshwater for almost half the people alive today . midway through our interview , he suddenly interrupted himself with a wave of his hand and asked if he could quickly say something nongeologic . bishal looked up at the mountains , smiled , and said , “when you are in the himalaya , and when you go to those serene places below those snow peaks , it is the dream of a lifetime . it’s so wonderful to be there ; unless you are there , you will never realize what you are missing ! ” i was amazed . even nepalis , most of whom do not live in the shadow of the great peaks , dream of going to them . our documentary begins with bishal’s thoughts and dreams of the himalaya .

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( indiewire / 06 . 22 . 01 ) — in many ways , eric valli has been researching his feature film debut , “ himalaya , ” for almost twenty years . an acclaimed photographer , whose work has been published in national geographic , the new york times magazine , smithsonian and life , valli has created a universal tale of love , life , betrayal and death — set against the unforgiving nature of the northeastern dolpo region in nepal . valli has lived in the dolpo region for nearly two decades , and valli’s two best friends were the inspiration for the film’s main characters , tinle and norbou . valli has also written numerous books about his adopted country . and in 1992 , he was awarded the gurka dakshin baho from the king of nepal , in honor of valli’s body of work about nepal .

the dvd manages to enhance an already extraordinary film with many extras . it includes audio commentary by dirctor eric valli , a 26 - minute " making of " documentary , the theatrical trailer , and the original electronic press kit with interviews and features .

shortly after producing the film , we went to tibet to film geophysicist simon klemperer of stanford university and produce a short video about his research . simon intended to visit dozens of tibetan hot springs to collect gas and water samples , with the aim of locating the northern limit of the indo - australian plate below the eurasian plate . no one knows where the end of the plate is , but it’s somewhere under tibet . tibet’s geology is rooted in the ongoing plate collision and rise of the himalayas , and it is subject to damaging earthquakes . this seemed like a fantastic opportunity to enhance our documentary’s story both scientifically and aesthetically . the film trip went forward in october 2016 , wrapping up just as season - ending winter snows began falling . the footage turned out beautifully — tibet was in .

the 2015 nepal earthquakes had catastrophic impacts on the lives and property of himalayan peoples . join the ubc himalaya program as dr . spoon discusses his study which focuses on four settlements in two of the hardest hit districts with differing access , aid , and populations . we randomly selected 400 households in these locations and conducted two . . .

defying both tinle and the village ' s council of lamas , karma takes off across the mountains with most of the yaks and the young villagers to trade the salt for grain . the outraged tinle sets off in pursuit , accompanied by tsering ( who has been renamed passang ) ; the boy ' s mother , pema ( lhakpa tsamchoe ) ; norbou ; and a few other superstitious old - timers . the film ' s long second half follows the two parties through dusty highland valleys and treacherous mountain passes . one imagines that filming ' ' himalaya ' ' was nearly as arduous and risky as the trek it records .

canada tibet committee and the ubc himalaya program invite you to a workshop and discussion forum exploring human rights implications of the canada - china free trade agreement , in particular in relation to tibet . workshop participants will look at the canada - china free trade agreement through a human rights lens , with attention to tibet as a case example . . . .

ubc himalaya program is hosting a talk which will consider the topic of incarnate lamas ( tulkus ) —births of the same awakened consciousness in successive human bodies . it will focus particularly on the practices used to locate subsequent incarnations of deceased tibetan lamas . these practices involve analyzing prophecies and divinations , as well as evaluating child tulku candidates in a . . .

find the archived video of this event here . save the date for the first himalaya program event of the 2017 - 18 academic year ! join us for a lecture by deepak thapa , director of the social science baha research institute in kathmandu , and a well - known political analyst and commentator . nepal has been undergoing a political transition since . . .

the ubc himalaya program and the tibetan cultural society of british columbia ( tcsbc ) are excited to announce that we will be co - hosting a lecture by dr . losang rabgey , executive director of machik , an organization supporting communities on the tibetan plateau , and a showing of the award - winning tibetan documentary “valley of the heroes” by filmmaker kashem . . .

join the ubc himalaya program for a roundtable discussion about health policy and practice in nepal . medical and public health professionals from ubc , university of victoria , and the university of washington explore the challenges and opportunities of working in nepal , across fields including emergency care , family practice , health education , midwifery , and mental health . rsvp for the . . .

this talk engages these points of tension , discussing how tibetan medicine remains at once a crucial form of local health care across tibetan communities , a manifestation of national identity , and , increasingly , a globally available form of ‘traditional’ medicine in the 21st century . this event is sponsored by the himalaya program , the contemporary tibetan studies program , and the department of anthropology .

by now , our film project’s timeline had stretched on long enough for results to begin trickling in from karl wegmann’s research in mongolia . the data his group collected were fascinating , both confirming and contradicting certain elements of theories about mongolia’s connection with the distant indo - australian - eurasian plate collision .

a large part of the appeal of ' ' himalaya ' ' comes from the breathtaking beauty of its setting , the mountainous , sparsely populated dolpo region of nepal . exquisitely filmed in cinemascope , a format whose wide frames and panoramic angles emphasize the lonely grandeur of the landscape , the movie offers an intoxicating dose of armchair tourism , like a national geographic pictorial brought to life .

the ubc himalaya program is hosting a dialogue between ubc faculty member dr . wade davis ( department of anthropology ) , and h . h . the 17th gyalwang karmapa . the title of this event is “interconnected – our environment and social ( in ) equality” . we are pleased to partner with the karma kagyu association of canada and thrangu monastery to welcome h . h . . . .

tenzing rigdol is a leading contemporary tibetan artist and activist , born in kathmandu , nepal in 1982 to tibetan refugee parents . rigdol’s work has been exhibited in important galleries and museums in europe and north america , including the metropolitan museum of art . this event is sponsored by the himalaya program , the contemporary tibetan studies program , and the department of art history , visual art and theory .

rob mcbroom , a minneapolis - based artist , holds the distinction of being the only federal duck stamp competitor to adorn his abstract works with glitter , rhinestones and communist insignia . he has been antagonizing his fellow duck stamp entrants with his unorthodox paintings for many years . he is a subject in the film the million dollar duck .

we are delighted that hope cooke , former gyalmo ( or queen consort ) of sikkim , has agreed to join us from new york for a discussion about the making and reception of the film . hope is a widely published and award - winning author , and was a visiting instructor of history at sarah lawrence college and yale in 1987 .

dhaulagiri , nanga parbat & broad peak are 3 of the world ' s 14 highest summits . french alpinist , jean - christophe lafaille aims to ascent all three in a period of two months . the film takes us on a dramatic and eventful journey that starts in nepal and finishes in pakistan while exploring the mind and soul of a devoted mountaineer .

wanderlust of both the creative and physical varieties , drives canadian photographer reuben krabbe to find unique ways to capture the world of action sports . his obsession with seeking different light , angles and objectives has landed his photos on covers of skier , mtb pro and powder . this obsession is also at the heart of the story that drives the film eclipse .

diwakar acharya ' s talk will tackle the questions of why the creative potential of nepal’s resources , natural as well as human , is not unleashed , and why in spite of some positive outcome of political awareness , the leadership everybody wished for is still lacking . this event is sponsored by the himalaya program , the centre for indian and south asian research , and the department of asian studies . reception at 4 , talk starts 4 : 30 .

a personal film about the incredible ascent , of the elusive summit of annapurna on may 16 , 2002 , via a wildly committing traverse of the east ridge . from the satellite peak of singu chuli to the main west summit of annapurna and back , jean - christophe lafaille and basque climber alberto inurrategi negotiate 10 horizontal miles of complex terrain above 24 , 000 feet .

variously described as a western , a love story and an adventure tale , “himalaya” is about a chieftain , tinle , whose son dies during a yak caravan in the himalayas . proud and driven by conviction , tinle insists he lead the caravan until his young grandson is old enough to inherit the duties of the time - honored tradition . a challenge ensues , between a rebellious young villager and the elder . what follows is a struggle against nature , pride and ego .

" himalaya " tells the story of a village , which since time immemorial , has engaged in a winter trek to bring salt to its people and send out goods to be traded . the journeys are conducted by yak caravans . for many years the old chief , tinle , led the treks , but he retired in favor of his son . now his son is dead , his body brought back to the village by karma , who wants to take his place at the head of the caravans .

less than a year later , we were back in the region for an unrelated ( or so we thought ) film trip to bangladesh , where we met up with a group of geologists and students from bangladeshi and american universities . when landing in dhaka , one descends to a billiard - table flat landscape , a plain of sediments eroded from the himalaya range by mighty rivers like the ganges and brahmaputra . it’s not a place where a geologist would expect to find major earthquake faults . but history documents two megaquakes here in the last 500 years . when we visited in 2013 , geologists had yet to put a rock hammer to a major fault in bangladesh ; they still haven’t . while some smaller faults crop out at the surface , most , including all the most important ones , are blind , buried deep under himalayan muds . the hunt was turning to the deployment of seismometers , gps antennae and drill rigs .

grain . despite tinle’s edict , karma sets out to follow the path on his own ; when tinle’s younger son norbu ( karma tensing nyama lama ) declines his father’s request to lead the journey , the aging leader takes it upon himself to lead the yaks across the mountains , with tinle and karma meeting along the way . himalaya : l’enfance d’un chef was shot on location in the himalayas , with a tibetan cast and french camera crew , resulting in some dazzling footage of the rugged , unspoiled beauty of the mountain ranges .

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directed by éric valli ; written ( in nepali and tibetan , with english subtitles ) by mr . valli and olivier dazat with the collaboration of jean - claude guillebaud , louis gardel , nathalie azoulai and jacques perrin ; directors of photography , éric guichard and jean - paul meurisse ; music by bruno coulais ; produced by mr . perrin and christophe barratier ; released by kino international . running time : 104 minutes . this film is not rated .

it is astonishing to think that lives like this are still possible in the 21st century . we are less surprised when we see such treks reflecting modern realities - - as in " a time for drunken horses " ( 2000 ) , about the kurdish people of iran , who use mule caravans to transport contraband truck tires into iraq . we suspect that the story of " himalaya " re - creates a time that has now ended , but no : such caravans still exist , and were the subject of " the saltmen of tibet , " a 1997 documentary by ulrike koch .

eric valli : sure , working as a photographer for 18 years now has been great teaching for me . people say , “eric , we see so many of your pictures in the film ; we see your style . ” sure , but it’s my first feature film . i had a big meeting with the two directors of photography ( eric guichard and jean - paul meurisse ) and we looked at all of my pictures . and we said that for certain scenes i wanted certain light , and for this other scene i want certain framing , very often similar to my pictures . but it wasn’t my work to be behind the camera ; it was to be director . i had total trust with the two d . o . p . s , who did a fantastic job . so i let them be free , very often sticking an eye in the viewfinder , but mainly focusing on the biggest challenge of this film , which was acting . because these people not only have never seen a movie camera in their life , but most of these people have never even seen a film in their life . what was acting for them ? i speak their language . i had spent two years with them before , so i knew these people and i built up a fantastic relationship with them . but i was asking them to do things that they had never thought about . it’s within their tibetan tradition to make a testimony of their history . when an important person dies in their community , you write a biography . so , somehow they understood the process of it . we weren’t using a pen on paper anymore . we were using a camera , a tape recorder and a crew . but it was the same thing — we were making a testimony of their own life — and this they understood very well . but they didn’t understand what was acting .

ace kvale , a photographer who has captured extreme environments and rich cultures around the world , first met dr . geoff tabin — co - founder of the himalayan cataract project — on assignment for outside magazine . what grew from that encounter was a lasting friendship and a photo project that has spanned years . kvale has been documenting the work of tabin , whose nonprofit aims to eradicate blindness by setting up eye surgery clinics in sub - saharan africa and the himalaya , for more than a decade . the result , kvale says , represents some of the most important work of his life .

mr . moti lal nepali , a dalit activist from nepal , will give a talk about the socio - political status of dalits in nepal . a short film , yash kumar’s bato muniko phool – the prologue ( flowers under the path – the prologue ) , will be screened , revealing the daily struggles of dalits in nepali villages today . dr . drona rasali will explain nepaldalitinfo network’s role in fostering awareness of dalit issues in nepal . talk starts 4 : 30 .

in the aftermath of the quake , we obtained additional financial support to incorporate the lessons learned from the gorkha earthquake into outreach materials to accompany our documentary project . in 2016 , we returned to nepal to film the conditions on the ground a year after the quake struck . among numerous scenes , we shot footage of thickets of steel rebar poking from new construction sites all over kathmandu valley , as well as the tilingatar higher secondary school , which survived thanks to being retrofitted before the earthquake .

keith ladzinski is an adventure photographer and filmmaker whose work has taken him to remote reaches of all seven continents — from the forests of south africa to the beaches of iceland . along with contributing to such magazines as outside , discover and men’s journal , he is the co - founder of 3 strings productions in boulder , colorado . he was recently assigned to document the effects of climate change in national parks for national geographic and has a film , poumaka , premiering in this year’s festival .

in a remote village in the himalayas , the wheat crop isn ' t sufficient to feed the people ; salt has to be transported across the mountains and sold in order to survive . on the latest expedition , the old chief ' s son has died ; tinle , the chief , refuses to accept karma , the obvious choice for leader , instead insisting his small grandson , pasang , be the new village headman – this leads to a conflict during the next , dangerous , trek across the mountains . the story of himalaya is a timeless on . french director eric valli tells it like a legend , and it ' s one he knows well – a travel - writer and short filmmaker , he obviously loves this remote part of the world and the people who live here . it ' s a simple but quite affecting saga – the film ' s main pleasures lie in the way it looks . this is definitely a big screen experiences – the images of this mountainous landscape are always impressive , especially in one notable scene – evoking the wages of fear – in which the villagers , taking a short cut on a crumbling narrow track high above an azure blue lake , find themselves in considerable danger . the mostly non - professional actors give totally convincing performances .

set in the mountains of tibet near nepal , this film begins with mountaineer karma ( gurgon kyap ) returning from a long journey with bad news : the son of tinle ( thilen lhondup ) , the village leader , died in the midst of the trek , leaving behind a wife , pema ( lhapka tsamchoe ) , and a son , pasang ( karma wangiel ) . tinle cannot forgive karma for the death of his son , and he banishes him from an upcoming voyage , in which a yak caravan will bring a load of salt across the mountains to be exchanged for

the hotel himalaya is on a quiet side street , yet centrally located in frankfurt . both the trade fair and to the railway station , it takes just a few minutes . also the city center can be reached quickly from here . you can reach us with regional and long distance services , as well as by tram and subway ( s - bahn and u - bahn ) from the station “hauptbahnhof” . even the remote bus terminal is located directly at the main station ( south side ) . from the main train station by bus number 37 go on to stop “hafenstraße” . from there you can reach the hotel on foot after about 150m . for our guests arriving by car , on - site parking is available for a fee .

there are many more amazing geologic surprises centered on the mighty himalayas beyond what i’ve shared here and that we are very excited to present in our film . we are also thrilled to feature some of the geoscientists who have been working to better understand the nature of the powerful tectonic collision of plates lying below a large portion of earth’s human population . the scientists’ determined efforts are not only uncovering some of earth’s wondrous inner workings in this region , but are also illuminating the extreme dangers these processes pose , so that as few people as possible are injured or killed in the next massive earthquake .

much of the film is simply pictorial , as karma and tinle make rival journeys , and tinle ominously squints at the clear sky and foresees snow . there is one passage of pure suspense , as part of a narrow mountain path slips away , and the yaks and their masters have to traverse a dangerous stretch ; we are reminded of similar situations involving trucks in " the wages of fear " and " sorcerer . " the actors are not experienced and sometimes simply seem to be playing men very much like themselves , but we are not much concerned with subtle drama here . the real movie takes place in our minds , as we think about these people who share the planet with us right now , and yet lead unimaginably different lives . would it be a trial or a blessing to be a member of a community like this ? that would depend , i imagine , on whether your view of the world has expanded to encompass more than villages and salt journeys . there must be something deeply satisfying about knowing your place in an ancient social structure and fitting into it seamlessly . so i thought as i watched this film , although it did not make me want to lead a yak caravan .

in the caste - based social structure of nepal , at least one - seventh of the population , so - called “dalits” , have experienced discrimination , marginalization , and oppression for centuries . mr . moti lal nepali , a dalit activist from nepal , will give a talk about the socio - political status of dalits in nepal . a short film , yash kumar’s bato muniko phool – the prologue ( flowers under the path – the prologue ) , will be screened , revealing the daily struggles of dalits in nepali villages today . dr . drona rasali will explain nepaldalitinfo network’s role in fostering awareness of dalit issues in nepal .

valli : oh , it’s a great love story ! why such a woman ? why such a man ? it’s always difficult to explain . i started to travel when i was very young and i got hooked to this life , to this life of a nomad ; and learning so much , being very curious and learning so many ways of life . i was in search in our differences . and now i’ve made this film , which is about our similarities . i spent a lot of time in afghanistan , the middle east , india and then i discovered nepal and i fell in love . basically that’s it ; it was very simple .

this conundrum has given rise to several scientific questions . what is the origin of the stress in the crust that is capable of setting off megaquakes here ? and what geologic forces lifted mongolia high above “normal” midcontinent elevations ? some theories credited the collision of the indo - australian and eurasian tectonic plates as both the source of the stress and the uplift , even though it is 2 , 000 kilometers to the south , farther than the distance from kansas to new york . as we filmed across mongolia over several weeks , diane and i thought it would be great to film that far - off collision , if we could only obtain the needed funding .

later in the interview , bishal expressed acute concern for the people of nepal . he and his colleagues had accumulated data that led them to predict that the next big himalayan earthquake could rupture the main himalaya thrust fault in central nepal at any time . bishal has long been educating the people of nepal about earthquake hazards through the media and public lectures , and he has urged officials to act on behalf of public safety . these were brave actions , as people are often loath to hear or heed such warnings about dangers from natural and uncontrollable forces . thankfully , the efforts bore some fruit . the majority of buildings in nepal were not strong enough to withstand strong earthquake shaking until bishal and his colleagues convinced officials to enact new building codes , which helped keep some new buildings standing , and the people inside them alive , during the gorkha quake .

valli : the two main characters are my two best friends , both from the monastery . my one friend is a great artist and lama . and even though i speak their language , i know how to load their yaks , i have spent three years of my life out there , i am still an outsider . and when i saw this great artist , i just thought , hey , this is a way for me to make an insider testimony . and i asked him and his father , “would you like to travel with me ? and instead of painting gods and demons , would you paint your people ? ” so he left his monastery for the first time and he came with me and he discovered life . and when i met thinlen almost 18 or 20 years ago , he is exactly as the character tinle is : he’s the chief of his village , he’s a very charismatic guy . in real life thinlen’s brother was murdered in a feud with another family , but in the film , it was his brother who falls from the cliff . so it is based on real , epic events ; real characters . and i think that’s what gives a lot of power to this film . because these people — norbou is a real lama , thinlen is a real chief and karma is a real cowboy . every single thing these people do is real . i didn’t have to teach them . it came out ; they sweated it out .

valli : there are some great lessons , like when tinle asks his son , “why did you come with me ? ” he says , “one day my teacher ( lama ) told me , “whenever there are two trails open in front of you , always choose the hardest one ; the one which will squeeze the best out of you . ” this sentence was told to me about 12 or 13 years ago , and when it was told to me by this old man in a cave , i just thought , what is the meaning of life if you don’t give it your best ? what is the meaning of life if you don’t realize your dreams ; if you don’t try ? it’s a film about power , courage and tolerance .

producer diane lamacchia and i were traveling with karl and his group of scientists , students and local support crews to shoot footage of the expedition as it traversed remote central mongolia on a quest to better understand this land’s many geologic mysteries . the funding we had at the time from the national science foundation covered filming and production for a short video about the research project . we had no idea that this trip , taken in 2011 , would be the first of six to asia to shoot footage for what would become a full - length television documentary , “the himalaya connection , ” to begin airing on pbs in north america later this year . nor did we imagine then that the documentary’s story would center on the great himalayan mountains — a geologic feature that offers daily benefits to 45 percent of the world’s people — and on the earth scientists who , through their research , are working to protect many thousands of those people from the region’s natural hazards . what follows are a few highlights of our long production journey , and some of the things we learned along the way .

while in the region , we also took a short flight , skimming past mount everest , to film in neighboring bhutan . like nepal , bhutan’s entire length straddles the main himalayan thrust fault . that stretch of the fault has not produced a large earthquake since the 1500s , leaving a very worrisome seismic gap . building codes calling for a measure of earthquake resistance were enacted in the late 1990s in the capital , thimphu , and new buildings going up looked to be solidly built in the beautiful city . but what about beyond thimphu ? most houses in the country are constructed in the traditional rammed - earth style , in which outer walls are made of soils pounded and packed by hand between wooden forms . the houses are big , typically three stories . engineers are concerned that these structures offer little defense against horizontal ground shaking . will upgraded building methods , codes and retrofitting take hold in bhutan before their thrust fault slips again ?

it was during this himalayan trip , in 2012 , that diane and i began talking about creating , in addition to the short film , a television documentary centered on this extraordinary mountain range . in this expanded documentary , mongolia’s uplifted terrain and earthquakes would feature as far - flung artifacts of the tremendous geologic powerhouse created by the collision of the indian and asian plates . but , as usual , we faced the hurdle of raising funds to turn the vision into reality . it was like gazing up at the steep , hand - laid stone steps we encountered on the first day of our himalayan trek — more than 3 , 000 of them . it’d take time , but we were confident we could get up the steps eventually with a lot of effort . we felt the same way with acquiring the significant level of funding needed for our envisioned television documentary , although it would take a lot more time than a steep climb through the mountains .

this is the third film about mountain climbing i ' ve seen in little under a year . first a documentary called meru , then the imax exclusive release called everest . now the koreans tackle the subject . interesting enough , story wise i feel the himalayas is a mix of both movies . the best korean mountaineer goes up a mountain to find the remains of his student who froze to death . based on true events the story focus on mountaineer , hong - gil um , a family man who loves to climb mountains . the movie has a lot to it as we go over hong - gil um preparing for mountain climbing , training others for it , and what happens after it ' s all over . the himalayas tries to be a tear jerker . it does have it ' s moments , but overall it tries hard and gets nothing . it ' s effective in making you not want to go up the mountain . the harsh weather was oh too real , and the visuals sometimes due what the story itself is unable . the movie is just ok , no where near outstanding .

i’d ridden on a breaking tectonic plate before . on oct . 17 , 1989 , i was editing a film at the u . s . geological survey in palo alto , calif . , when the floor turned to jell - o . rock - sample cabinets stacked to the ceiling flew open , shooting dislodged samples at me . gneiss marked with catalog numbers piled up and blocked my escape through the door , so i just stood there , clutching the editing machines as they tried to dance off the table , and watched the window bow in and out as if made of rubber . miraculously , the glass held , but when i finally got a chance to evacuate , i had to dash light - footed over the chards of many shattered panes in the rest of the building . before the magnitude - 7 . 1 loma prieta earthquake , i thought temblors were exciting and interesting . i had experienced many earthquakes of magnitude 2 and 3 , and a few of magnitude 4 . ever since loma prieta , however , i dread them . and i can relate to the lingering fear that nepalis now carry with them since the magnitude - 7 . 8 gorkha earthquake struck on april 25 , 2015 .

with our trip to nepal and bhutan a success , we were in great shape regarding our story and footage needs . diane plunged into scripting and editing , and we worked with a sense of urgency to assemble our final product and get the story out . that’s when the study by some of our film’s “characters , ” mike steckler , humayun akhter , leonardo seeber and others , was published in nature geoscience in mid - 2016 . what they found was incredible , and not great news for the roughly 140 million people in the region who were sitting on , or within 100 kilometers of , a buried and locked megathrust fault capable of generating a megaquake , perhaps very soon — or perhaps not for hundreds of years . so important was this discovery that we decided to give it center stage in our documentary , although it meant a great deal of rewriting and re - editing . meanwhile , the publication jolted the media in the region . news pieces with diverse interpretations of the paper’s conclusions appeared . for instance , a television news story in the state of assam , in northeast india , reported that the researchers predicted that a huge earthquake was going to strike on a specific day , july 17 , just six days after the nature geoscience article was published . this caused widespread fear . people could not sleep for days , and many packed their bags for an emergency . in another example , a newspaper piece in india reported that the megaquake could result in the deaths of tens of millions of people . as filmmakers , we wanted to produce a video right away to help the scientists tell the correct story . our solution was to quickly produce a short video , “giant earthquakes in bangladesh and india ? , ” and give it to the scientists , who immediately began screening it in india and bangladesh . it has been translated into bengali and mizo , and can be viewed on youtube at : urltoken .


stumble is prakash belawadi 's debut film .

it won the indian national film award for best feature film in english in 2003 .

it depicts the new economy , the dot-com bust , stock market scams , mutual funds , and voluntary retirement .

the production team intended stumble to be a film for the middle-class ananth nag and suhasini are in the lead roles , alongside priya ganapati and allen mandonca .

belawadi found his cast through the theatre world of bangalore , and was wholly filmed there .

jesu domnic and shyam nanjundaiah were editors for this movie .

one of the editors shyam nanjundaiah also played a small part in the film , appearing alongside ananth nag for a brief scene .

the movie was featured at the international technical festival , pragyan at nit trichy in january 2006 .

it was also screened at the mumbai national film festival .

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stumble <EOT> this is the british english definition of stumble . view american english definition of stumble .

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within the bounds of possibility , their turn to stumble might now be imminent .

mr vladimir did not stumble , did not stagger back , did not change his stride .

‘i feel as though at any moment i will stumble and fall off the earth . ’

‘this change in balance caused her to stumble and erupt in a fit of giggles . ’

‘high heels , floppy slippers and shoes with slick soles can make you stumble and fall . ’

‘the effort to walk to the cars quickly becomes a stumble as we both loose adrenaline . ’

‘he grinned down at her and walked by her giving her a shove making her stumble . ’

in today’s polarized environment , one global economic stumble may be enough to shatter our interconnected world completely .

‘a slight stumble going down the risers to leave the stage did not mar the performance at all . ’

‘as an instinct reaction she hit him back , hard enough to make him stumble to catch his balance . ’

‘carlo shouted , which caused me to stumble momentarily until i realised it was the name of the song . ’

‘after mechanically putting the food in her mouth , jenny barely managed to stumble upstairs and fall into bed . ’

chelsea need one more stumble by spurs and a victory of their own to overtake mauricio pochettino’s club in fourth place .

there is no stumble in you , for you have done a great deed , and the red gods are smiling .

‘he did not , however , hold onto her car as he approached it , or stumble or lose his footing . ’

‘yet , occasionally , there is a slim chance that one might stumble upon a small precious preserve where people talk . ’

‘mr brake said he slowed down but the elderly man seemed to stumble , falling forward into the path of the van . ’

stumble is an interesting debut . if belawadi can be a little more restrained in his storytelling , he definitely has a bright future .

‘phillip turned to see the boy , no older than thirteen , stumble , and fall hard to his knees on the floor . ’

‘just turn on the news ; there ' s a good chance you ' ll stumble upon some type of immigration control debate . ’

‘it ' s like watching a sober guy walk his drunk friend home ; just one stumble and they both hit the sidewalk . ’

‘angela quickly recovered from her stumble , and began to limp while walking ahead of him , hoping he wouldn ' t notice . ’

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‘but the boy had seen it trip , stumble and fall into the road , to be knocked down and killed by an oncoming tractor . ’

‘if scientists were working hard on behalf of athletes to boost their performance in this way , who knows what discoveries they might stumble upon . ’

‘thus , hunters would only have had to have caused t . rex to trip , stumble , and fall in order to obtain an easy prey . ’

one stumble and one success at a time , the crown has figured out the art of crisis management , and weddings send the polls aloft like nothing else .

‘over christmas , i had the chance to stumble on a remark by george orwell on the quality of speeches in the house of commons in the 1940s . ’

‘after half an hour of watching our skaters stumble , lurch and fall our amusement at the slapstick show waned and my daughter and i took refuge in the café . ’

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his savvier adopted son , augustus , like the later otto von bismarck , builds coalitions , finds pre - existing seams to exploit at home and abroad , and waits to take advantage when enemies — or friends — stumble .

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from the ground , colombo’s port does not look like much . those entering it are greeted by wire fences , walls dating back to colonial times and security posts . for mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas , the delights of the b52 night club and stallion pub lie a stumble away .

so , when a small film from bangalore comes to mumbai with a story about real people , real situations and very real problems , you are forced to take notice . prakash belawadi ' s debut film stumble handles the topical issue of how the software bust and financial scams have had a devastating impact on the lives of ordinary people .

c . 1300 , " to trip or miss one ' s footing " ( physically or morally ) , probably from a scandinavian source ( cf . dialectal norwegian stumla , swedish stambla " to stumble " ) , probably from a variant of the proto - germanic base * stam - , source of old english stamerian " to stammer , " german stumm " dumb , silent . " possibly influenced in form by stumpen " to stumble , " but the - b - may be purely euphonious . meaning " to come ( upon ) by chance " is attested from 1550s . stumbling - block first recorded 1526 , used in rom . xiv : 13 to translate greek skandalon .

stumble contrasts the conscientious , hard - working middle - class against greedy entrepreneurs who have no qualms about exploiting the unsuspecting public to stuff their pockets . while madhu is ridden with guilt after losing her job despite being talented , dk and indu are busy wining and dining prospective benefactors without a care in the world for the people who helped build their business .

vikas gupta , ridhima pandit , aly goni , shamita shetty , aditya narayan , haarsh limbachiyaa , zain imam , jasmin bhasin and punit pathak have also been finalised for khatron ke khiladi 9 .

mulk trailer : mulk stars taapsee pannu , rishi kapoor , prateik babbar , manoj pahwa and rajat kapoor in pivotal roles . the movie is directed by anubhav sinha , who previously helmed movies like tum bin , dus and gulaab gang .

actor kavi kumar azad passed away on monday after suffering a massive heart attack . he breathed his last at mumbai ' s wockhardt hospital .

amma president mohanlal said on monday that no member of the film body objected to actor dileep ' s reinstatement when the subject was discussed at the general body meeting last month .

kasautii zingagii kay remake : erica fernandes seems all set to step into the shoes of shweta tiwari , who played prerna in kasautii zingagii kay .

janhvi kapoor ' s mother and versatile bollywood actor sridevi passed away on february 24 this year . her sudden demise left fans and the film fraternity shocked .

bollywood superstar shah rukh khan has thanked hollywood actor and wrestler john cena for " spreading goodness " and said it is important to inspire children who look up to him as their hero .

kayamkulam kochunni trailer : nivin pauly ' s new rugged avatar is a surprise . the actor who made a career playing a hero with soft traits lets the action hero in him run riot in kayamkulam kochunni .

robin wright , who played kevin spacey ' s on - screen wife in house of cards , said that she didn ' t know him and was only aware of the incredible craftsman that he is .

harvey weinstein , who was previously indicted on charges involving two women , was released on bail today while fighting sex crime accusations that now include a third woman .

after starring in a couple of forgettable movies like mela and fun2shh , kavi kumar azad found his big break in the now popular comedy show taarak mehta ka ooltah chashmah .

actor - producer dwayne johnson has joked about being the one responsible for bringing together actress priyanka chopra and singer nick jonas .

shailaja reddy alludu first look : judging by the posters , baahubali star ramya krishnan will be playing the role of a grumpy mother - in - law , while chaitanya will be seen as the cheerful son - in - law married to her daughter ( anu emmanuel ) .

soorma song pardesiya : soorma song " pardesiya " is out , and it is every bit as haunting and heartbreaking as one would have expected it to be . composed by shankar - ehsaan - loy , the song is sung by ehsaan noorani , shankar mahadevan , hemant brijwasi , sahil akhtar and shehnaz akhtar .

the israeli actor gal gadot , best known for playing dc superhero wonder woman , visited a children ' s hospital in annadale , virginia , fully dressed in her iconic superhero outfit .

rajkummar rao and kangana ranaut struck a romantic pose in a photo shared on twitter by balaji motion pictures ' official handle , announcing the wrap of their upcoming film mental hai kya .

titled ghoul , the horror series is produced by phantom films in association with ivanhoe and blumhouse , stars radhika apte and manav kaul . ghoul will be helmed by patrick graham . it will start streaming on netflix from august 24 , 2018 .

kizie aur manny poster : kizie aur manny , which is the bollywood remake of hollywood film the fault in our stars , stars sushant singh rajput and sanjana sanghi in the lead .

kavi kumar azad passed away on monday after suffering a massive heart attack . the tv actor breathed his last at mumbai ' s wockhardt hospital .

in this interview with the indian express , bombay jayashri reveals how chennai opened up new vistas for her in music . she also talks about mumbai , the principles that bind her , her love for old hindi film music , her beloved guru and so much more .

dil chahta hai has spawned several films about yuppie urban youth and their dilemmas . none of these had place for the middle class moviegoing public in urban india . nor did these find real representation in mainstream hindi cinema unless you count the so - called middle - class kajol from chandni chowk who sports original manish malhotra designs in kabhi khushi kabhie gham .

the story revolves around the family of anand rao ( anant nag ) who has taken voluntary retirement from his bank job and invested all his savings in a government mutual fund which goes kaput . his wife nandini ( suhasini ) juggles between keeping her frustrated husband ' s drinking in check , boosting her talented daughter madhu ' s ( pallavi dattu ) fragile self - confidence and working in a bank .

madhu works for a software company whose promoter darshan khosla aka dk ( ashok mandanna ) has incurred huge losses chasing the dotcom dream and now wants to switch to the latest business fad , call centres . but in order to adapt his company to this shift , he has to lay off talented engineers who are led by the dedicated prashant hegde ( ajit bhide ) . madhu is amongst those who get the sack .

as the story progresses , dk and his ' mother of the year ' nominee wife indu ( priya ganapathy ) are seen hobnobbing with scheming politicians and fly - by - night foreign investors who are in for a quick buck , any way they can make it .

meanwhile , madhu ' s brother uday ( ajith hande ) , a software engineer in the us , returns home after losing his job and the family is plunged in despair .

the film scores on account of its realistic depiction of educated urban youth and their aspirations . madhu is a representative of the bright young women who may have made some inroads in a male - dominated work environment , but when it comes to the marriage market , it is still the shade of their skin that matters most .

on the other hand , belawadi is guilty of being over simplistic and loses his way with some characters . the wily politician is a painful stereotype we have had more than enough of . what is worse , mukhyamantri chandru , who plays the part , goes overboard with his exaggerated mannerisms .

the two foreigners are crude caricatures , as is indu , the snobbish socialite who goads her husband on through his selfish schemes . since the good and bad characters are so neatly stacked up against each other with no scope for grey , the film ' s conflict becomes too unambiguous .

having said that , belawadi handles the problems within the rao family quite effectively . he is helped along by brilliant performances from anant nag and suhasini . amongst the young actors , pallavi dattu and balaji manohar , who plays her friend , are impressive .

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greg boaz ' s son , 17 - year - old peyton , stumbled out of the wreckage with injuries and remains in critical condition , according to family members on social media .

in the middle of their kiss , volker ( til schindler ) , an injured man , stumbles into their lives .

even with stable funding , however , the administration has stumbled in its attempts to find a leader for the office .

after messi was banned for four games in march 2017 for insulting a referee , the team stumbled badly .

the middle - aged man stumbled out of the massachusetts turnpike tunnel and into the daylight outside copley place , blood streaming from his head .

with the west’s no . 1 seed out of reach , golden state stumbled into the playoffs having lost 10 of its last 17 games .

always ahead of the curve , malik may have stumbled upon the next great menswear trend—or simply found a chic option for chilling at home with a controller in hand .

one day , akecheta stumbles across the bodies of arnold weber and dolores , who killed her creator and herself .

the singer has faced two major stumbles this week , and one is to the tune of $ 100 million .

boston scientific has had some victories and stumbles in launching newer heart products in recent years .

the rockies , diamondbacks and giants failed to exploit the dodgers’ multiple injuries and consequent stumbles .

overall , zuckerberg appeared to win the day by avoiding any major stumbles and appearing open to the idea of limited privacy regulation .

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to strike the foot against something , as in walking or running , so as to stagger or fall ; trip .

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in you , for you have done a great deed , and the red gods are smiling .

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i stumbled along through the young pines and huckleberry bushes . pretty soon i struck into a sort of path that , i cal ' lated , might lead to the road i was hunting for .

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in her hurry , she stumbled and spilled the milk all over the floor .

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‘by now the little fellow was on his last legs and kept stumbling and falling as he forced himself him to his feet and as a result he was disqualified even though he touched the tape first . ’

‘that way , your bud doesn ' t have to deal with stumbling or losing his or her balance when the train comes to a bumpy stop . ’

‘thorn ran and thrust the stick into the back of the demon , making him lose his balance , and stumbling . ’

‘the question is whether novell has momentarily stumbled , or has been more badly hurt than is realised . ’

‘unfortunately for us , he never actually falls , just stumbles around for a minute - he ' s no fun . ’

‘but when she began stumbling and losing her balance , she knew something was seriously wrong . ’

‘but he said he fell badly and stumbled , falling under some pipes several feet away before slipping into the water . ’

‘how she got lost and stumbled in on andrew ' s father pulling a silencer back from somebody ' s head . ’

‘marsden said he stumbled over and landed on a knife which he picked up . ’

‘a short , elderly woman of unsurpassed hideosity came upon them - or rather , stumbled over them . ’

‘he tried to get out of bed and stumbled over the thick carpeting of his penthouse apartment . ’

‘bringing the play to a rousing climax , he stumbled over to trina and kissed her bulbous balloon lips . ’

‘she had not got far , however , when in her haste she stumbled over a stray object and landed on her knees . ’

‘for two to three hours they stumbled over the shattered remains of the city in silence . ’

‘i ran , i stumbled over bodies , fell into ditches and cut and scraped my legs till they were raw . ’

‘the second assassin stumbled over a chair on his way inside , cursing to himself . ’

‘both men were blowing hard towards the end of the round when a left hook from hatton knocked phillips off balance and he then stumbled to the floor . ’

‘my wife , justine , stumbled over her as she went to wake the children for school . ’

‘three weeks later workers stumbled over a young woman ' s body in an abandoned football field on the other side of town . ’

‘eddie fell backwards , stumbling over the edge of the trail , but caught on with one hand , perilously hanging over the precipice . ’

‘she picked herself up and stumbled over to the wall , bracing herself against it . ’

‘as i stumbled over tree roots and stones , the shadows and darkness closed in again . ’

‘he reeled backwards , losing his footing , stumbling behind one of the buildings . ’

‘almost too tired to walk , but i stumbled into the living room and fell on the couch . ’

‘if she stumbled over our australian slang , we either cut it or rewrote it . ’

‘she stumbled over words as she crossed to the workbench to get the supplies she wanted . ’

‘she stumbled over her words as her cheeks flushed a dark pink of embarrassment . ’

‘despite his knowledge , he was still a bit nervous , and stumbled over his words at times . ’

‘however , when he came to examine capitalist society he stumbled over the question of profit . ’

‘he said his lines with snaky smoothness , and i stumbled over mine with angry uncertainty . ’

‘he excitedly stumbled over pronouncing my name and ran up and clutched at my legs . ’

‘i stumbled over my mumbled responses , trying to form questions i knew needed asking . ’

‘mary stumbled over her words but try as she might all she could do was mutter useless syllables . ’

‘he is just reading it now , and he stumbled over the opening story as well . ’

‘her mind stumbled over the words , still not quite awake enough to think straight . ’

‘stealth stumbled over her words , so eager was she to get them out . ’

‘he stumbled over his instructions , trying to keep his eyes stern and controlling . ’

‘quite by chance we had , not so literally this time , stumbled upon one of the most favoured sites in the country for the declining bird . ’

‘basically what i did was make this amazing discovery and i stumbled on it quite frankly by accident . ’

‘i mean , the chances of us stumbling on one of these top three or four people is about zero . ’

‘i never thought something was amiss until today when i came across this forum and a chance stumbling on to some related websites . ’

‘he and nancy stumbled across it by chance as they walked through a boatyard not far from home . ’

‘to let you know , if you two straw to far from the road there is a chance of you stumbling upon a native of these here parts . ’

‘the highlight of three hours of trudging was something i stumbled across by chance . ’

‘soon we were stumbling upon a rustic - looking pub with plenty of outdoor tables for eating and drinking , and then we were surrounded by acres of grassland . ’

‘more than a century later an american research assistant book uncovers the secret after stumbling upon one of the writer ' s letters . ’

‘‘the chances of us stumbling on one of the top guys are zero , ’ he said . ’

‘the world is his oyster to discover , as he stumbles on through life towards his future retirement as the ex - leader of the national party . ’

‘during his trip he encounters a series of curious characters and stumbles upon a dark family secret . ’

‘call us selfish , snobbish even , but there ' s an undeniable delight in stumbling upon something no one else seems to have heard before . ’

‘the subjects for his entry for the schweppes award were stumbled upon in an entirely chance encounter . ’

‘almost the whole city does seem to operate in the shadow of the past to some extent ; in the centre one is always stumbling upon war memorials , parks and museums . ’

‘there were a couple of minor slips and stumbles , but they really didn ' t detract from the overall look . ’

‘early stumbles or successes may turn out to be a mere blip in the long run . ’

‘but even the best newspaper operating during what broder must imagine as the salad days of journalism stumbles . ’

‘ken duberstein , in these early days of the bush white house , there seemed to be some conflicting signals being sent , some would call them miscommunications or stumbles . ’

‘they depict a kind of fall from quotidian grace - evoking a realm where spills , stumbles and bumps thwart our schedules , routines and palm pilot agendas . ’

‘there have been other stumbles , and that ' s been part of a problem she has had on the whole issue of israel , which has compounded itself in this latest mess . ’

‘he also seemed to say that the mix of attacks and stumbles over the last month hasn ' t hurt dean , in the sense of eroding his support , but has for the moment at least arrested any further gains . ’

‘but his occasional stumbles should not erase his efforts to uphold the bygone standards of edward r . murrow and walter cronkite . ’

‘it ' s a movement full of goofy stumbles , miles away from the suavity of mozart and classicism . ’

‘i ' m intrigued with the unexpected twists , turns , stumbles and rebirths that life presents - with the resulting seasoning and forming effects they have on us . ’

‘in her earlier , greater work , someone - in the end , among the disasters and the funny bits and the painful stumbles and everyone crashing out in some way - would have come through smiling . ’

‘chances gone begging made way for sliced clearances , hacked hoofs , stumbles , bobbles , blocked shots and mis - hit passes . ’

‘it looks great , aside from the usual low - budget stumbles or the occasional oddly - delivered line or ill - fitting costume . ’

‘the smiles have been wide indeed down the fulham road , despite the recent stumbles against bolton and villa . ’

‘i speculated in my hill column on thursday about why the white house has had this run of stumbles . ’

‘there ' s plenty of stumbles in the thing , but they ' re quick and rare . ’

‘while i ' m not saying that he deserved to die , those last few stumbles of his into the swimming pool now seem strangely satisfying . ’

‘after a great start and a couple of major stumbles , modernism is back in toronto . ’

‘tung chee - hwa ' s stumbles raise doubts about whether he should seek another term as hong kong ' s leader . ’

middle english ( as a verb ) : from old norse , from the germanic base of stammer .

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hobo bob was bored , so he stumbled around for a while . on his mac , cause he & apos ; s a n00b . but then again , he was running unix , so he must be cool .

a toolbar , a random search tool and an eclectic community . yet another way the evil internet waists my time .

a nickname given to lindsay " linz " mcdougall , after her first time smoking weed . because she couldn’t walk and kept " stumbling " .

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