Meanwhile, tourism activities including paragliding, zip-wire flying, restaurants and lodges are spreading in the outer areas of Pokhara as well.

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It wants to dazzle and amaze with flying trapeze artists, high-wire walkers and one-handed handstands.

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Ms. Yaukey belted out her solo number, "Shine, " deck electrician Peter Donovan gave a spirited lighting demo, which included cueing some fog, and "Billy" Joseph Harrington returned for the grand "Dream Ballet" finale, which included flying above the stage while suspended from a wire.

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On prior visits, he's has hung by his toes from a helicopter flying over the Statue of Liberty, walked a high wire over Lincoln Center and rappelled off Madison Square Garden.

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Safia Yassin Farah is 34 and her desk is that of a high-flying executive anywhere in the world, except that the view from her office is of high walls, wire and armed guards.

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