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Guilin Ethnic Tour
Trip Duration: 5 Days
Trip Type:Private Sightseeing, Culture Journey
Trip Date: daily
Trip Highlights: Yangshuo, Longji Rice Terrace, Sanjiang Chenyang Wind & Rain Bridge, Li River Cruise
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5 Days Guilin Ethnic Tour to Yangshuo, Longji Rice Terrace and Chenyang Wind Rain Bridge
Trip Overview
If you are interesting in the splendid landscape of Karst and the ethnic culture, and want to find a place where can both expereince them, Guilin should be the best place for your choice. While you are in Guilin, this 5 days tour will lead you to discover the most beautiful karst landform scenery in Yangshuo, and to explore the ethnic culture in Longji and Sanjiang. Longji is a place where you can see the laerge scale rice terraces which founded by the Zhuang and Yao minority people, while the Sanjiang where you can find the unique buildings of Dong minority people...
Day 1 Arrive to Guilin (-/-/-)
Transfer via: Flight arrive at Guilin on your own arrangement
Upon Arriving at Guilin, be met and transferred to your hotel with private vehicle & tour guide.
Stay tonight at Guilin
Day 2 Guilin / Yangshuo (B/L/-)
Full day Li River Cruise to Yangshuo with lunch aboard. Take an excursion to the countryside of Yangshuoand when arrive at Yangshuo. In the evening, we will have an optional Light Show - Impression of Liu Sanjie.
The Li River Cruise: Connecting Guilin city and Yangshuo, this beautiful river offers fantastic scenery of extraordinary peaks and sprays that makes you were in fairyland when you are taking the cruise downstream from Guilin to Yangshuo. Paint Brush Hill, Cock-Fighting Hills, Mural Hill, kinds of spots named as in Chinese habit, with your imagination, you will find unimaginable fascination. Disembark at the one-thousand-year-old town Yangshuo in the afternoon. Have a short exploration to the old town.
Impression of Liu Sanjie: Impression Sanjie Liu is the core project of The Li River Mountain-Water Theatre. It was invested by GuiLin Guangwei Wenhua Tourism and Culture Co.Ltd., and took 5 years to complete. Its official premiere was on March 20, 2004.
Stay tonight at Yangshuo
Day 3 Yangshuo to Longji / Sanjiang (B/L/- )
This morning, you will departure Yangshuo to Longji Rice Terrace. It will take about 3 hours. After arrive at the rice terrace, you will have a short hiking about 1 hour to up to the hill peak where can get a grand view of the wonderful scenery of these rice terraces fields.
Then visit some of the local people's family to experience their life and taste some of the local food. After finishing this tour, drive about 1hour to Sangjiang.
Stay tonight at Sanjiang
Day 4 Sanjiang to Guilin (B/L/-)
Transfer via: Flight departure Guilin on your own arrangement
In this morning, transfer you to Sanjiang Chengyang Village for visit to Wind & Rain Bridge which is the most famous attraction of Sanjiang County, and it dates from 1916, and some local people's morning life. While in Sanjiang, you can experience the building of the Dong nationality. Then transfer back to Guilin in the afternoon.
Day 5 Guilin / Departure (B/-/-)
Transfer via: TBA - on your own arrangement
In this morning, drive you to visit Elephant Trunk Hill, Fubo Hill and Reed Flute Cave. In the late afternoon, transfer you to Guilin airport for catching your flight to the next destination.
Elephant Trunk Hill: As the symbol of Guilin city, the elephant trunk hill lies on the conjunction of the Li River and the peach blossom river.The Elephant Trunk Hill seems like a big elephant watering at the river. In the hill, there are several tens of caves. Of them, the Elephant Trunk Cave and Elephant Eye Cave are more interesting.
Fubo Hill: A classical scenic spot in Guilin with offering a lovely view of the town.
Reed Flute Cave: is the largest and most impressive cave in Guilin and regarded as the Palace of Nature's Art. Reed Flute Cave is famous for the marvelous spectacles formed by stalagmites, stalactites, stone columns, stone curtains and stone flowers.
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Communicate to different persons through different means are common these days. Now-a-days emails are the widely used communication medium, and also the fastest means of communication too. Microsoft is a head in technology from other brands so seeing this requirement Microsoft launched programmed tool for emailing.
Outlook is the client tool which was named for emailing and provides the user an environment of emailing. Competing to itself the Microsoft launched different versions which came in a queue. Firstly it was launched in the year 2000 with Outlook 2000 name and later comes the 2003, 2007, and 2010.
The older versions were draw back with the lesser size of PST which was 2 GB and then it was healed with size of 20 GB and last version was 2010 in it the PST size is of 50 GB which minimized the chances of error caused due to oversize.
User using outlook can work both on offline mode and online mode as well. If user find it comfortable working with offline mode in his Outlook 2010 and later wants to convert OST to PST on Outlook 2010 then one can do it by using different converting tool.
On internet many OST to PST converter are there he/she can chose one amongst them and can accomplish the task of conversion. The conversion gives you all attributes in a folder like contacts, address book, notes and calendars are stored in the PST.
So before your OST gets corrupted and you get's in the state of facing the risk of losing your attributes details just convert your OST to PST.
The time when OST gets corrupted the conversion is not possible that's for sure and apart from this many other reasons are there which corrupts your data and leads you to the data loss.
- Users account is deleted with the admin without the knowledge of user whose account has been deleted.
- Files sharing is done on unsecured network can corrupt the files.
- Upgrading of your Outlook versions on your systems.
- New configuration made improperly.
- If information exceed from 50 GB (which is very rare) will make you reach to the stage of oversized files corruption.
These scenario leads to the corruption of PST or your emails data likes (sent items, inbox, drafts, calendar, tasks and many more to enlisted.
So here are the precautions which are meant to save you from the data loss.
- Avoid the exceeding of data.
- Application should be shutdown properly
- Updated version of antivirus should be used in the system to refrain virus attack.
- Back up PST and OST files should be created.
Now if you want your offline data to be converted to online then the OST have to be converted to PST. For accomplishing the task you have to go for a download.
Once you are done with your downloading and installation process you can start the conversion part. All the attributes will be converted and will be save to the folders and later you can create a back up of your PST and OST.

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text: It is now many years since the term casino gambling meant making arrangements to visit a real casino, which for many of us was not a question of just popping out for an hour or so but was more likely to mean a full night out. Even when we got there our casino gambling experience was usually limited to the traditional casino gambling games of blackjack and roulette, with perhaps a few slot machines where space permitted. Nowadays widespread access to the internet and online casino gambling means that we can not only access our favourite gambling games whenever we like and for as long as we like, we now also have a huge range of gambling games to choose from. We can now play other traditional gambling games such as craps, backgammon and baccarat online for example, but by far the biggest change we have seen as a result of the introduction of online casino gambling has been the vast range of slots games we can now play online. Many of the online casino gambling sites offer their slots and video slots under the tag 'other games', and most of the major casino gambling sites now have well over a hundred different slots games for us to choose from. It is said that most new online casino gambling fans tend to restrict their online gambling to playing a variety of these slots games, and the online casino gambling site operators certainly promote their slots games far more than they do the traditional casino gambling games. It is certainly a fact that it is these 'other games' or slots games which are generally the defining factor when it comes to choosing between one casino gambling site and another for most new players, so they have also become the most important element of casino gambling for all the casino gambling site operators.


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- Enjoy a unique mountain cycling route, crossing the most spectacular and unknown alpine scene- ries.
- A gentle descent with a gentle positive gradient, following the course of the river Noguera Pallaresa from its source.
- A tour that enables the participants to visit the singular Montgarri Sanctuary and the ancient millenary towns of Isil and Alós d'Isil.
A half day adventure, suitable for all the public. A 32km gentle and continuous mountain bike descent, in a very special environment. The previous night is spent in a mountain hotel, located in the centre of the picturesque town of Esterri d'Áneu.
The tour begins with a transfer, over the mountain pass of Bonaigua (2072 m.) heading to the Pla de Beret, in the neighbou- ring Valle de Aran and finishes in Esterri d'Áneu. Enjoy a route that runs through a spectacular valley of the Pyrenees, where the bear and other wild fauna inhabit. Along the route, we will pass by the picturesque Sanctuary of Montgarri and visit ancient millenary towns.
The tour can be guided or self-guided, if you prefer to enjoy the route at your rhythm.
- Lunch in restaurant or picnic half way through the route.
- SPA circuit in the hotel, after the activity.
- Accommodation for the following night, with SPA circuit.
- The tour can be adapted to the customer's needs.
- Possibility of collecting and transferring customers from anywhere in Spain and returning them to their place of origin.


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KAPLAN, Allan
Beacon, NY: Untitled, 2007. First Edition. 8vo. Publisher's blue boards in matching dust jacket. INSCRIBED by Kaplan to noted DC poet and musician Terence Winch, "To Terence, / With much / admiration for your work, / Best / Allan." Clean, bright and tight. Fine. 110pp. (Item ID: 17001)
A handsome inscribed copy, Kaplan's second collection of verse, appearing more than thirty years after his debut PAPER AIRPLANE. Kaplan is associated with the second generation of New York School poets and studied under Frank O'Hara, who had a lasting influence on his work [Diggory, 263].
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A Shorten Labor Government will make a major commitment to preventive health strategies for Indigenous Australians, helping to close the shameful gap in chronic disease and life expectancy with non-Indigenous Australians.
Despite improvements in some areas of Indigenous health, an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person born today can still expect to live an average of ten years less than other Australians. The burden of ill health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is two-and-a-half times higher than that of other Australians.
In large part this is due to the higher incidence of chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and kidney disease. Much of this is preventable.
This is not acceptable. It is a national shame – it is time to do more.
In addition to Labor's investments in Medicare and affordable medicine for all Australians, Labor will invest in tailored, culturally-appropriate health programs aimed at preventing chronic disease for Indigenous people.
Deadly Choices
Empowering Indigenous Australians to make their own healthy lifestyle choices is the first and most important step to improving health outcomes.
Deadly Choices is an initiative of the Institute of Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH) that aims to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to improve their own and their families' health by improving their diet, exercising regularly and quitting smoking. It has been running in South East Queensland since 2011 with great success.
A Shorten Labor government will provide $5.5 million a year per year to partner with the IUIH in rolling out Deadly Choices across the country.
Elements of the roll-out will include:
- National campaigns to promote positive health and lifestyle choices.
- Partnerships with sporting organisations and sporting ambassadors.
- Training and licensing for State and Territory affiliates.
- Local Deadly Choices coordinators.
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Have you purchased movie tickets recently? It seems that moviegoers are often forced to choose between the 3-D and regular versions of the movie they want to see. Well, marketers who deal with scoring leads might be compelled to make a similar decision, too.
While traditional lead scoring deals with two layers, the emerging trend of 3-D lead scoring brings another factor into the mix. We spoke with Troy Burk, CEO and founder of Right On Interactive, to learn more about 3-D lead scoring, along with how social media and mobile have affected the sales lifecycle, among other topics.
How would you describe Right On Interactive in one sentence?
Right On Interactive delivers a lifecycle marketing automation solution that helps organizations win, keep and grow more customers.
How would you explain what Right On Interactive is plain terms?
Organizations know that in order to grow they need to create engaged customers. The responsibility for customer acquisition, retention and growth is shared throughout the organization. Right On Interactive's customer lifecycle marketing solution provides a blueprint for teams, including marketing, sales and customer success, that shows where customers are in their relationship with the brand so communication is more relevant. The software builds an engagement profile based on three dimensions: demographics, behavior and lifecycle stage.
How has lead generation changed in the past year or so?
Lead scoring hasn't kept pace with today's sophisticated relationship marketing initiatives. Scoring a prospect's profile fit and engagement level does not reveal anything about the stage of the relationship they're in with the brand. Two prospects can have similar lead scores while being at different stages in the customer lifecycle. To address this issue, Right On Interactive adds a third layer of scoring, which focuses on the stage of the relationship.
We recently featured your comments in an article on lead scoring. In our correspondence, you mentioned the emergence of 3-D lead scoring. Can you explain what this is?
3-D (three-dimensional) lead scoring adds depth to how marketers and sales professionals view customers and prospects, and delivers a more accurate picture of their readiness to buy. Here's how it works. Traditional lead scoring provides marketers a score to help determine which targets are worthy of a marketer's time and other resources. These scores are based on two points of data:
- Demographics: These points are earned by prospects based on factors such as their title, company revenue and number of employees. Organizations decide which factors are the most important based on the profile associated with profitable customers.
- Behavior: Behavior points are assigned when a prospect interacts with the company or brand. This can include visiting a website, downloading a white paper, and clicking on a link and participating in a webinar, among others.
Points are tallied and the higher the score, the more likely the prospect is actively engaged in the buying process and should be routed to sales as a marketing-qualified lead.
3-D scoring adds a third layer to lead scoring. This layer, the lifecycle stage, allows marketers to group prospects into different stages of the relationship, which gives marketers a more precise understanding of the prospect and enables more personalized communications.
Some of the benefits of 3-D scoring include:
- Easier segmentation of groups: 3-D scoring gives marketers insight into stages of engagement and enables them to easily segment prospects in the stages that are most ready to buy and to nurture those in other stages. Marketers can quickly adjust the definition of the ideal customer, then automatically find more people that fit that description.
- Easier identification of trends: By categorizing people based on lifecycle stage, it's easy to identify and act on trends. For example, marketers can identify common actions taken by all prospects in the qualified-prospect stage. They can then develop strategies to encourage prospects to take these same steps, thereby growing their marketing-qualified leads.
- Easier testing of strategies: Since marketers can view groups of prospects based on any criteria (demographic or behavioral), it's easier to do what-if analyses of strategies and messaging.
- Easier midstream adjustments: The lifecycle layer allows marketers to quickly and nimbly incorporate key learnings as they happen.
How have social media and mobile affected the sales lifecycle, and how should companies take this into account when generating and scoring leads?
Most social media marketing solutions are "megaphone" applications that are designed to broadcast messages to prospects and customers. Right On Interactive is introducing a unique Twitter integration that actually allows marketers to apply lead-scoring technology to social media channels.
Marketers can customize the score for Twitter activity. For example, a marketer may want to give a high lead score to a prospect who sends a direct message or retweets company content on Twitter, while giving a lower score to someone who simply follows the company.
Right On Interactive also integrates with Foursquare, allowing marketers to engage with prospects and customers in real-time based on location. Additional social media platform integrations will be rolled out in 2013.
Right On Interactive offers its services in a long list of areas. Has the company noticed any of these services becoming more popular lately? If so, why do you think that is?
Organizations are becoming more aware of the importance that technology can play and is playing in helping their sales teams work smarter and accelerate results. You can see this most clearly in the increasing number of roles that are being added to do just this: sales enablement, marketing technologist and even customer lifecycle marketing manager. In the technology world, we see this type of trend time and again. It is a classic technology adoption curve.
Companies are seeing that early adopters of the technology are garnering great results, so they are quick to follow suit. Today there are 15 percent more searches for the term "lifecycle management" than a year ago.
From the company's experiences, what is the biggest challenge facing its clients these days?
Just 15 percent of leads are sourced through marketing, according to research by Sirius Decisions, and these are the sole focus of traditional marketing automation solutions. Right On Interactive's customer lifecycle marketing solution gives companies insight into 100 percent of revenue sources, including those that come from outside the marketing funnel, such as upsells and referrals.
The biggest challenge is how to quickly understand and shift a company's marketing and selling, along with the changing way that consumers and companies are buying. So much is done on the Web and social now. Companies that are able to understand, adapt and leverage mass amounts of information in order to move prospective buyers along in their buying journey win. Those that keep focusing on this once a prospect becomes a customer really win because they are keyed into the holy grail of customer referrals.
What do you expect to be the biggest trend for the industry in 2013?
The way we make buying decisions continues to change. Prospective buyers are looking to find new and better ways to educate themselves along the buying journey. Social media will continue to be a channel that helps to connect people with information and companies that can quickly understand and leverage this new modality will do well. Right On Interactive was innovative with its thinking around lifecycle marketing. In the last few months, we started to see other marketing organizations follow our lead and move away from "revenue"-focused conversations to ones focused on customer lifecycle marketing.
Troy Burk
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SAN FRANCISCO — Kubernetes just recently celebrated the 4-year anniversary of its first commit, but the open source container orchestration platform is acting like anything but a toddler. In fact, those guiding the project are looking at a future where Kubernetes could replace OpenStack and VMware as the basis for cloud-native infrastructure.
Speaking at the DockerCon 2018 event in San Francisco, Dan Kohn, executive director of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), said the group is focused during the second half of 2018 on seeing if Kubernetes can take on a greater role in shaping the future of cloud architecture.
"It's sort of doing it on its own without our help," Kohn said of the Kubernetes Project, which recently hit graduation status within CNCF.
Kohn admitted that this focus was still in its early stages, but that CNCF could make some of those plans more public at the upcoming Open Source Summit North America event. That event is scheduled for late August in Vancouver, British Columbia.
OpenStack is still seen as foundational for telecom operators in migrating their network infrastructure to a virtualized environment. But there has also been ongoing concern about the bloated nature of the platform.
The same can be said for VMware, which remains the basis for virtualized server platforms that dominate the private cloud and enterprise space. However, truly unleashing the potential of cloud platforms will require a loosening of that grip on physical servers.
Kohn did note that a challenge for Kubernetes would be in making sure that compatibility remained across the platform. "But that's where the conformance program comes in," he said.
The CNCF launched that program last November as a way to stabilize deployments across vendors and use cases.
Airship Example
Such a push by the Kubernetes community would seem to be a natural progression for the project. While the platform did just celebrate that commit milestone, it's growth trajectory has gone nearly vertical over the past year. Today, all the major public cloud providers have integrated the container orchestrator as native to their operations. And surveys have shown that Kubernetes is driving new container adoption.
One example of Kubernetes' potential power was the recently released Airship Project launched by AT&T, SK Telecom, Intel, and the OpenStack Foundation. The initial focus of that project is the implementation of a declarative platform to introduce OpenStack on Kubernetes (OOK) and the lifecycle management of the resulting cloud.
AT&T said last November that it was planning to put more reliance on Kubernetes in its AT&T Integrated Cloud (AIC) platform, which is based on OpenStack. Ryan van Wyk, assistant vice president of Cloud Platform Development at AT&T Labs, said at the time that the use of the Kubernetes would add more agility and remove costs from running the AIC platform.
Van Wyk said in blog post tied to the Airship announcement that, "Airship is going to allow AT&T and other operators to deliver cloud infrastructure predictably that is 100 percent declarative, where day zero is managed the same as future updates via a single unified workflow, and where absolutely everything is a container from the bare metal up."
Maybe Smaller?
Kohn also said CNCF was looking at ways to shrink Kubernetes, which has grown significantly in size and scope. He explained that this would involve having projects evolve outside of Kubernetes that could then use well-defined APIs to hook into the platform to fill out functionality.
One example of this was the recently established Helm Project within CNCF. Helm began inside of the Kubernetes Project as a package manager that was developed to support software built on Kubernetes. It's now an incubation-level hosted project at CNCF.
"We think that's a great sign from the community that they wanted greater independence, a governance structure, and process," Kohn said of the Helm Project. "They are a great consumer of the Kubernetes API, but they don't need to be hooked into it."
But, before we get too far down this path, Kohn did admit that at this point it was unlikely those efforts to shrink Kubernetes would gain any traction in the near term.
"It's an aspiration at this point, and I don't think it's actually going to happen because there is so much interest in Kubernetes and so much work going into it," Kohn said.
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"It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it." - Oscar Wilde
We already know Julian from Top Me Maybe?, and I was happy to read his own story.
And what could be wrong with a hot Twink meeting his total opposite and fall in love? Not much, in the grand scheme of things. And I enjoyed that part of the story. It was funny, it was sweet, it was hot.
And I realize I should have gone with my gut feeling, and read the blurb more carefully. But the whole sexual assault plot was so not my thing. Because honestly, I'm tired of reading about rape/assault as a mere plot device that has nothing to do with core of the story. I'm not a fan of the" young reckless twink getting saved by the manly man"-trope. A character can grow and two people can get closer without this particular kind of drama. It's the same with "near death" situation outside of crime/mystery books for me.
I'm not saying authors shouldn't write about rape. All I'm trying to say is: If you want to write about that topic, make it the main theme of your book, handle it with care and sensibility, and let the reader know beforehand what he/she is getting into by picking this book up. But don't use it as a dramatic device to make your characters grow, change or get closer. And for the love of the deity you believe in, don't gloss over the effects an attack like that has on a person! There is no magic dick or magic big arms to cure you of the aftermath of sexual assault!
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Ecclesia Ministries
Message from Julie
There is a step we all must take to become closer to God. It is something we all have to admit to ourselves and to God,
so the process of deliverance can begin. It is the admittance of being a sinner. If we are totally honest, to ourselves and
to God he will listen. He is always with us. We must realize that we are children of God. All things are possible if
you let him in your life!
As Jesus said in Mathew 18:3," Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not
enter into the kingdom of heaven.
I am 46 years old and have been a sinner for most of those 46 years. I dont mean I've been bad the whole time, but I have
made some terrible choices. I have experienced some terrible ordeals in my life, such as fire, physical, sexual, mental and
drug abuse, an orphanage, abandonment, loss, etc...I thought I had plenty of reasons to be angry at God for all the things
that happened when I was a child, and I was for a long time. But, since I began to study his word, I learned my anger should
not have been directed at God. I learned anger was just an emotion I used to help me through. To make me feel better about
what I was doing. Now I know why amidst all the turmoil I always had a sense of peace, a strong will to hang in there. It
was God! He has been with me all along! Urging me to do the right thing even though my track record said I wouldnt. But, he
still didnt give up on me. He never will. This is why my faith is so strong!
In this world of hate and violence there is a way to have a sense of peace in your life. It is time to stand for Christ.
It is time to stand for what we should truly believe in:
I am here to say, I am far from a perfect person.
I am here to share what I have learned in my life.
I am here to maybe help someone out there that might be struggling with their own life.
I am here to confess my love for God the father, Christ the son, the holy spirit, and scripture the living word.
Maybe I can help, and maybe I cant, but I would be willing to listen with an open mind and heart, no strings attatched
free of charge. If you have questions or comments e-mail me at the address
listed below:
I attest all these things are true and I come to you as a humble shepard of Christ. A-Men
Peace be with you!
Pastor Juliana Morgan
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The development is expected to clear the way for foreign airlines and Indian carriers to get into tie-ups to jointly invest in Air India.
According to a report from the Economic Times, overseas-based single-brand retailers can now bypass the 30 per cent local sourcing requirement during their first five years of operating in India.
It has now been made a decision to do away with this restriction and allow foreign airlines to invest up to 49 per cent under the automatic approval route in Air India as well, the government said in a statement. These are meant to liberalise and simplify the FDI policy so as to provide ease of doing business in the country.
Decisions like hasty merger of Indian Airlines and Air India, forcible procurement of huge fleet of aircrafts from foreign companies through direct purchase, were imposed on the company that resulted in an unbearable burden of indebtedness, Sen said.Читайте также: Prime Minister will inaugurate National Youth Festival on 12 January
The relaxation of FDI policy is actually aimed at creating a more investor-friendly climate for foreign companies and in turn boost domestic economic growth and create jobs, experts say. It has now been chose to do away with this provision, thereby allowing FIIs/FPIs to invest in power exchanges through primary market as well, the release said.
Any single-brand retailer-which sell only their own products, such as IKEA or H&M-that opens stores in India has to buy at least 30% of the goods sold from Indian small and medium-size companies. "This should also generate employment and give the Indian consumers access to several worldwide brands", said Pinakiranjan Mishra, partner and national leader, consumer products and retail, EY.
49% stake for Air India, automatic 100% FDI in single brand retail and real estate. However, the government has yet to liberalise norms for multi-brand retail to enable large global retail chains to invest and bring latest technologies to India. It has said that allowing 49% foreign investment is not the best of the solutions for ending the troubles with the National Carrier.При любом использовании материалов сайта и дочерних проектов, гиперссылка на обязательна.
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The third largest city of Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore, is one of the most industrialized cities in Tamil Nadu. It is known as the textile capital of South India or the Manchester of the South. The city is situated on the banks of the River Noyyal. Coimbatore existed existed even prior to the 2nd century AD as the capital of a small tribl village.
Konguned, until it was broght under Chola control in the 2nd - 3rd century AD by Karikalan, the first of the early Cholas. Among its other great rulers wre the Rashtrakutas, Chalukyas, Pandyas, Hoysalas and the Vijaynagara kings. When Kongunad fell to the British alon with th rest of the state, its name was changed to Coimbatore and it is by this name that it is known today. In Tamil the city is called Kovai.
Located in the rain shadow region of the Western ghats, Coimbatore enjoys a very pleasant climate all the year round, aided by the fresh breeze that flows in through the 25 km long Palakkad gap. The rich black soil of the region hs contributed to Coimbatore's flourishing agricultural industry.
The flourishing growth of cotton has served as a foundation for the establishment of Coimbatore's famous textile industry. The first textile mill came up as far back as 1888 and there are now over a hundred mills. The result has been a strong economy and a reputation as one of the greatest industrial cities of South India.
Coimbatore serves as an entry and exit point to neighboring Kerala and the ever popular hill station of Udhagamandalam (Ooty). It is the disembarking point for those who want to take the Muntain train that runs from Mettupalayam, just 35 kms from Coimbatore. There are also regular bus services from Coimbatore to Udhagamndalam, popularly known as Ooty.
Places of interest
Perur Temple
Built by Karikala Cholan, this temple is situated 7 Kms west of Coimbatore near river Noyyal. It is dedicated to Lord Siva. The presiding deity of the temple is known as Patteeswarar and His Consort, Pachai Nayaki. The exquisite sculptures in the hall , Kanagasabi, attract on e and all. It is also known as Mel Chidambaram.
Maruthamalai Temple
Dedicated to Lord Murugan, the presiding deity is known as Dandayuthapani. This temple located on a hillock is 12 Kms from Coimbatore Railway Station and Bus Stand.
Agricultural University
About 5 Kms from the Coimbatore Railway Station, this is the sixteenth Farm University in independent India. Though it came into existance on June 1, 1971 its ancestry is much older than that of the earliest started Agricultural University in the country. The nucleous was an Agricultural Demonstration Farm started in 1868 in Saidapet, Madras, which was later shifted to Coimbatore in 1907 and became one of the internationally reputed Agricultural Colleges that has been converted into the present Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.
Forest College
One of the oldest institutions of its kind in India, the Forest College is situated 3.5 Kms north of the Railway Station. The College Museum is worth a visit.
Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary
This Sanctuary is situated at an altitude of 1,400 mts in the Western Ghats near Pollachi ( about 90 Kms from Coimbatore ). The area of the sanctuary is 958 sq. kms. It has various kinds of fauna like elephant, gaur, tiger, panther, sloth bear, deer, wild bear, wild dog, porcupine, flying squirrel, jackal, pangolin, civet cat and birds like rocket tailed drongl, red whiskered bulbul, black headed oriole, tree pie, spotted dove, green pigeon etc. The Amaravathy reservoir in the Anamalais has a large number of crocodiles. There are also many places of scenic beauty such as Karaishola, Anaikunthi shola, grass hills, waterfalls, groves, teak forests, estates, dams and reservoirs.
It is a picturesque locale in the Annamalai Hills. It is about 37 kms from Pollachi. This small town is an ideal picnic spot.
Thirumoorthy Temple
It is situated at the foot of Thirumoorthy Hills adjoining the Thirumoorthy dam. This is about 20 Kms from Udumalpet on the Highway from Palani to Coimbatore. A perennial stream flows by the side of the Sri Amalingeswarar temple and nearby there is a waterfalls. The crocodile Farm at Amaravathi Dam is just 25 Kms from here. This place is being developed as a District Excursion Centre. Regular buses available from Udumalpet.
Siruvani waterfalls and Dam
The waterfalls and the dam are located at a distance of 37 Kms west of the city. The water of siruvani is known for its taste. The panoramic view of the dam and the falls are of enchanting beauty.
Parambikulam - Aliyar Multipurpose Project
The project consists of a series of dams interconnected by tunnels and canals for harnessing the Parambikulam, Aliyar, Nirar, Sholiyar, Thunakadavu, Thekkadi and Palar rivers, lying at various elevations, for irrigation and power generation. The scheme is an outstanding example of engineering skill. It is located in the Anamalai range.
Erode, Headquarters of Periyar District, is the birth place of periyar E.V. Ramaswamy affectionately called Thanthai Periyar by the people of Tamil Nadu. There are two ancient temples - one dedicated to Lord Siva and other to Lord Vishnu. There are some interesting inscriptions in these temples. The handloom products of Erode are very famous. It is about 92 Kms from Coimbatore.
Located 83 kms from Coimbatore and 10 Kms from Bhavanisagar has the famous Mariamman temple which attracts thousands of Pilgrims.
It is important Handloom Weaving centre. It is 30 Kms from Erode and 80 Kms from Coimbatore.
It is 40 kms from Erode and 105 Kms from Coimbatore. A special feature of this place is the shrines of Siva, Vishnu and Brahma are located in one temple complex.
How to get there ?
Coimbatore has an airport. Flights connect it with Chennai and other important cities.
Coimbatore is connected by rail to Chennai, Trivandrum, Delhi and other cities.
It is also connected with all important cities and places of interest by road.


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If there is one race track that is inextricably linked with Michael's two decades in the top flight of motor racing, then it must surely be Spa-Francorchamps. There can be few fans who don't know that his F1 career began at the Belgian Grand Prix on 25th August 1991. Over the past twenty years, Michael has come to regard Spa like a second home.
"I've had a lot of great times in Spa," he recalls. "It's been the place where virtually every highlight of my career took place – my first race, my first win, my seventh world title... That's what Spa means to me, and that's why I often call it my 'living room'."
An additional factor is the many challenges that this legendary track presents for a racing driver. "Eau Rouge, Blanchimont – the circuit arouses a lot of emotions. It is and always has been the ultimate statement to drive a car at the absolute limit there."
Michael's first Formula One race at Spa-Francorchamps in 1991
The relationship between Michael and Spa began in the week leading up to his Formula One debut. As he spent a sleepless night in a youth hostel bed on the Thursday before the race weekend, it gradually dawned on him that he would be competing in his first ever Formula One race in just a couple of days.
"As a Mercedes sports car driver, Mercedes-Benz helped me to launch my career," he recalls. Michael was drafted in as a replacement in Eddie Jordan's team for regular driver Bertrand Gachot who had been forced to vacate his cockpit after being involved in an altercation with a London taxicab driver.
This was despite the fact that Michael was unfamiliar with the then almost 7km-long long track – though he completed a few laps on a bicycle before the race weekend. Even so, it was love at first sight: in his first qualifying session, Michael recorded an impressive P7. In the race itself, however, he had to retire prematurely when his clutch failed after just a few hundred metres.
Michael's first Formula One win: Spa-Francorchamps 1992
The date was 30th August 1992, and F1 was back in the Ardennes where the weather was typically cold and wet. One year had passed since Michael's Formula One debut at the same venue. This time, he got further than 500 metres. On lap 30, he was running in third place, hot on the heels of the two Williams driven by Nigel Mansell and Riccardo Patrese, with Benetton team-mate Martin Brundle in close pursuit.
Then came a huge upset as Michael failed to make it round the turn at Stavelot, skidded into the gravel and Brundle sailed past. But Michael's great moment was now to come. As he mounted a comeback, he saw that Brundle's tyres were shot. So he pitted, changed his tyres and took the lead.
After 44 laps and a race lasting one hour, 36 minutes and 10.721 seconds, Michael took the chequered flag for the first time as a Grand Prix winner. "It's a slightly incongruous story, because my victory came because of a mistake," he recalls. "It was a great feeling up there on the podium; it took some time for it to sink in."
Michael's seventh world title: Spa-Francorchamps 2004
There is something special about Spa-Francorchamps. A challenge for man and machine, one of the last true road circuits with corners such as Eau Rouge and Blanchimont that are a test of a driver's courage. But for Michael, it represents a lot more. It is the venue where he made his Grand Prix debut, the site of his first GP victory, the place where he repeatedly made motor racing history on 29th August 2004, the day he claimed his seventh world championship title.
This nerve-wracking Grand Prix was interrupted three times by the intervention of the safety car. Michael spent much of the race pursuing the McLaren of Kimi Räikkönen but was unable to find any way past. Even so, second place on the podium was still enough to secure him his fifth title win in a row.
"You can't always win the race, but I still feel like I've taken the victory on the day by wrapping up the championship," he said afterwards. "It really means a lot to secure my seventh title win, and at Spa-Francorchamps of all places. That's a very special feeling."


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Ensure effective organizational planning. As stewards of the organization, a Board sets the overall direction and establishes general priorities. It must actively participate with the staff (if any) in a strategic planning process and assist in implementing the plan's goals.
Select the chief executive. (If applicable) Boards must reach consensus on the executive's job description and undertake a careful search to find the most qualified individual for the position.
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APM is pleased to announce Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the RSA will be taking to the stage at the upcoming APM Project Management Conference 2018, London, sponsored by Hyde Park Solutions.
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This fall, Linn County Trails Association is kicking off a campaign to raise money for specific trail projects we feel can be fast-tracked in the next 12 months. This year's Capital Campaign will raise funds to accelerate the development of two trails: The Lindale Trail and the Hwy. 100 Trail.
"We Make Trails Happen!"
Will you help us meet our $175k goal?
The projects
The Lindale Trail in Cedar Rapids, including the current Grant Wood Trail, will become a major east-west route in the greater Cedar Rapids Metro area extending east out of Marion to Martelle and beyond in Jones County, and west in Cedar Rapids to the north/south Cedar Valley Nature Trail (CVNT) . Both Cedar Rapids and Marion have agreed to rename the Lindale Trail to the Grant Wood Trail in the near future in order to unify and simplify understanding of the trail network. This document, however, will continue to refer to Lindale and Grant Wood Trails as separate trails. A map of the entire Grant Wood Trail, including the Lindale Trail Extension, Phase 2, segment (red), is shown in the attached Figure 1.
The current Lindale Trail goes from C Ave NE in Cedar Rapids to the Boyson Trail in Marion. Marion has funded trail projects to extend the Lindale Trail on to the current Grant Wood Trail at the Hwy 13 trail underpass. This includes a segment of the CEMAR Trail and a trail along 6th Ave through uptown Marion extending the trail to Hwy 13 – all to be known as the Grant Wood Trail.
The Lindale Trail Extension, Phase 1, in Cedar Rapids continues west from C Ave NE and Blairs Ferry Rd along the north side of Blairs Ferry Rd, crossing Blairs Ferry Rd with a trail underpass and continuing down the abandoned railroad right-of-way to Council St NE. Funding for the Lindale Trail Extension, Phase 1, construction and the CEMAR trail construction will be provided with 80% from the Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization (CMPO), and a 20% match provided by Cedar Rapids and Marion, respectively. Wellmark Foundation grant funding is not being requested for these projects.
The Lindale Trail Extension, Phase 2, will extend west from Council St along the railroad right-of-way to connect to the CVNT near the intersection of Center Point Rd and 51st St NE. Total length of the Phase 2 segment is approximately 3600 ft. There is an active, but little used, railroad siding on 2600 ft. of this segment so the trail would be shared with the railroad under a Rails-With-Trails agreement. Two connections from Lindale Trail to CVNT are planned; one going directly to 51st St and crossing Center Point Rd at the light, and one following the railroad right-of-way under the Center Point Rd viaduct and connecting directly to the CVNT as shown in the attached Figure 2.
The Lindale Trail Extension, Phase 2, construction will be funded 80% by CMPO, with 20% match provided by Cedar Rapids. CMPO funds will be available in FFY22. Trail design must be completed before CMPO funds for construction will be released, so the LCTA has offered to donate the necessary design funds to Cedar Rapids now so that actual construction can begin when CMPO funds become available. This should allow completion of the project at least one year earlier. Estimated cost for Phase 2 construction is $1,190,000. Estimated design cost is $75,000.
For the Lindale Trail Extension, Phase 2, design project, the project's principal personnel consist of the LCTA's Board of Directors and the City of Cedar Rapids. Both entities have worked on similar projects to extend the trail system within Cedar Rapids. City employees Ron Griffith and Brandon Whyte have been primary points of contact, and both are members of the LCTA's Advisory Board. We have worked cooperatively with the City of Cedar Rapids for many years to plan trails, acquire needed right-of–way and develop strategies to fund projects. Our goal is to formally present a check for $75,000 to the City of Cedar Rapids by the summer or fall of 2018. Execution of the trail design, planning and construction will then be managed by the City of Cedar Rapids.
There is currently no east/west recreational trail between Cedar Rapids and Marion, and no major east/west trail which connects with the Cedar Valley Nature Trail. Once the Lindale Trail (to become known as the Grant Wood Trail) is completed, the hard surfaced Grant Wood Trail will run from the Cedar Valley Nature Trail, eastward through Cedar Rapids and through Marion, beyond the Highway 13 underpass to Waldo's Rock Park. Beyond the park the trail will continue as crushed limestone for an additional 3.5 miles. All citizens of Cedar Rapids, Marion and the metropolitan area will be served by the Grant Wood Trail.
LINDALE TRAIL EXTENSION, PHASE 2 — $75,000The Highway 100 Trail is visualized as a route eventually circling beyond the current western edge of Cedar Rapids, generally following Highway 100, crossing the Cedar River downstream from the highway bridge and connecting to Covington Rd and beyond. The Phase 1 route starts from the bike lanes along 42nd St NE at the entrance to Xavier High School, proceeds north along Preserve Lane, turns westward passing over railroad tracks, and ending at the Cedar River near the old bridge pilings from an abandoned railroad bridge. See Figure 3 attached. Linn County Supervisors and Linn County Conservation Board have committed to providing funding for construction of Highway 100 Trail, Phase 1, and are working toward completing the project with a 1,050 foot long bridge across the Cedar River and a trail connecting Covington Rd and beyond.
The Linn County Conservation Board has been awarded 80% of an estimated cost of $1,207,500 from the CMPO for Hwy 100 Trail, Phase 1 construction, and engineering services for the bridge. Linn County will provide the 20% match. Trail design must be completed before CMPO funds for construction will be released, so LCTA has offered to donate the necessary design funds to Linn County now so that actual construction can begin when CMPO funds become available. This should allow completion of the Phase 1 project at least one year earlier. Estimated design cost is $100,000.
For Phase 1 of the Highway 100 Trail project, the project's principal personnel consist of the Linn County Trails Association Board of Directors and the Linn County Conservation Department (LCCD). Both entities have worked on similar capital projects to extend the trail system within Linn County. Dennis Goemaat, Director of the LCCD, has been the primary point of contact and is a member of LCTA's Advisory Board. We have worked cooperatively with LCCD for many years to plan future trails, acquire needed right-of-way and develop strategies to fund projects. Our goal is to formally present a check for $100,000 to the Linn County Board of Supervisors by the summer or fall of 2018. Execution of the trail design, planning and construction process will then be managed by Linn County staff.
The Highway 100 Trail, when completed, will serve the entire metropolitan area, but particularly those residents of the northwest side of Cedar Rapids and communities to the west of Cedar Rapids. The design of Phase 1 is the first step in this exciting trail addition.
Why seek private funding?
It's no question that trails are a great asset across numerous demographics. Bicyclists, runners, walkers, skateboarders — and many more users — make the most of our regional trails network for commuting, exercise, and recreation.
LCTA works closely with local jurisdictions (cities in Linn County and government organizations like the Corridor MPO and the Linn County Conservation Board) to plan, prioritize, and fund the construction of new and improvement of existing trails.
We're a 100% volunteer-based, non-profit organization, so a substantial amount of financial contributions to LCTA go directly toward trail development. And those funds have truly catalyzed the development and growth of our trails system.
Take a look at some of the ways donations to LCTA have been put to use this year »
Donations can give no-go projects the green light, and speed up trail completion — sometimes by years. LCTA strategically prioritizes trails by providing government organizations required funding toward completing a safe, well-connected trails network.
As city and county budgets tighten, your donations have become even more critical. A donation to LCTA can become the important, required public match funds (for federal- and state-supported projects) and help accelerate a variety of other trails initiatives.
The progress being made with our trail system would not be possible without the kindness of people like you, donating to LCTA and trails. Your monetary support ensures these — and future — projects are successful, and completed soon.
With combined support from citizens like you and local businesses, LCTA can continue to focus energy on building trails throughout Linn County. Large or small, any donation makes a difference in going the extra mile for the people of Linn County.
We extend a huge, "THANK YOU!" to those who have provided support in the past, present, and future.


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Blood Brothers – UK Tour
Blood Brothers arrives at the UK's top theatres for its 2019 tour, presented by prolific producer Bill Kenwright. Starring Linzi Hateley in the iconic role of Mrs Johnstone, the Olivier Award-winning musical features a book, music and lyrics by Willy Russell.
After running in London's West End for 24 years, the award-winning Blood Brothers embarks on a 2019 tour across the UK – from Leeds to Llandudno and Bournemouth to Birmingham.
Blood Brothers has seen a variety of revivals across the globe; in the West End, UK tours, Australia, Broadway and even South Africa. Huge stars have featured in the production, and the role of Mrs Johnstone has been played by the likes of Barbara Dickson, Stephanie Lawrence, the Nolan Sisters, Marti Webb, Carole King, and Melanie Chisholm.
Seen by millions all over the world, Blood Brothers continues to be one of theatre's favourite musicals, featuring memorable songs including "Marilyn Monroe", "Shoes Upon the Table", "Easy Terms" and "Tell Me It's Not True".
The Story
Blood Brothers is the heart-breaking story of Mickey and Edward, two brothers separated at birth but brought together again through an unlikely friendship. With their familial relationship concealed by their parents, who have striven to keep them apart because of superstitious beliefs, the pair find themselves irreversibly intertwined.
Despite relocating, their lives continue to be tangled, although the deep divisions between Edward's privileged life and Mickey's poverty-stricken existence begin to be a burden. As they try to conquer social divisions, their friendship is damaged and they are forced to deal with the harsh realities of class consciousness, with Edward leaving to attend Oxford, whilst Mickey spirals into a life of crime.
As adults, the brothers are caught in a vicious love triangle with Mickey's childhood sweetheart, Linda. When Mickey is imprisoned, Linda's subsequent depression forces her into the arms of a conciliatory Edward. A desperate Mickey decides to take action against his fraternal twin, which ultimately exposes their true identities.
2019 Tour Dates
Leeds Grand Theatre, Leeds
May 7-18th
Cork Opera House
August 6-17th
The Marlowe, Canterbury
27 -31 August
Liverpool Empire
3 – 14 September
New Theatre Cardiff
17 – 28 September
Birmingham Hippodrome, Birmingham
September 30 – October 12th
Derby Theatre
14 – 19 October
New Theatre, Hull
22 – 26 October
Grand Opera House, York
28 October – 2 November
Crewe Lyceum
5 – 9 November
White Rock Theatre, Hastings
12 – 16 November
Orchard Theatre, Dartford
19-23 November
Bob obviously watched something else.
I saw Blood Brothers over 100 times, mostly at The Phoenix in the West End, and in many other parts of the country, including The Sunderland Empire.
When I went, Mrs Johnstone was always LYN PAUL, and she was brilliant in the role.
That`s why Bill Kenwright chose her, out of all the women who have ever led the cast, LYN PAUL is the undisputed definitive "Mrs J" of all time.
Bob, the show was not/is not terrible, it is gutsy, down to earth pure theatre. An incredible show, which needed little publicity, or big hit records in the pop charts. It has run, and continues to run all over the world, and it will return in triumph to the West End one day because it is real class. A giant amongst musicals…
Saw blood brother when it came to cheltenham a few years ago with school – LOVED IT. Took my boyfriend, mum and her partner to see it last week as it came back to cheltenham again, still amazing and I cannot even describe how fantastic the cast were! Maureen Nolan made an amazing Mrs J and the boys playing Sammy, Eddie and Mickey could not have been cast better!
Can't believe the tour is closing!!!!!!!! MUST MUST MUST come out on DVD?!? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE – maybe a recording of the last night of the tour??? best musical ever! Les Mis is currently sold out courtesy of the film, and the same was shown for Phantom and Mamma Mia – BRING OUT A FILM!
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Deferred Compensation Plan education offered
Consider expanding your retirement savings through the Deferred Compensation Plan, a voluntary 457 account offered to King County employees. The plan allows you to defer a portion of your paycheck to a variety of investment options before taxes are deducted, reducing your taxable pay now and helping you save for the future.
You and your spouse or significant other are each invited to attend one of the webinar education sessions scheduled throughout the year. For details and registration, go to Deferred Compensation Plan webinars.
You are also invited to attend the following in-person education sessions: Savings Strategy, Achieving Financial Goals, Retirement Savings Options, and Women and Retirement. For details and registration, go to Deferred Compensation Plan in-person education sessions.
Session descriptions:
Savings Strategy: Learn about plan details and the "we believes" developed by T. Rowe Price. It is intended to inform employees on the features of their plan and explore strategies that may help them build and save for their own retirement.
Achieving Financial Goals: Learn how to prioritize and achieve your unique financial goals. The presentation anchors on retirement savings being a primary goal and addresses other competing financial priorities, such as paying down debt or saving for a college education. The presentation will review services and features available through the plan and T. Rowe Price.
Retirement Savings Options: Learn about plan details and the distribution options available within the plan. It is intended to educate employees on their options (presented in a fair and balanced way), review financial considerations of each option, and discuss what they need to do to carry out a distribution decision.
Women and Retirement: This presentation reviews the unique considerations women may have when it comes to saving and investing for retirement. This session is intended to educate plan participants on recognizing those unique considerations, anchors on retirement, and addresses other competing financial priorities such as paying down debt or saving for a college education. The presentation will highlight services and features available through the plan and T. Rowe Price.


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Hanging Out at Wayne Newton's House
Welcome to UrbanDaddy Cribs. On today's episode, we visit the 50-acre estate of legendary Vegas performer Wayne Newton. You'll stand witness to his artesian waterfalls, champion Arabian horses and collection of rare automobiles. Then, if you're VIP, you'll meet the man himself. Just don't expect a serenade.