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Europe > Caucasus > Georgia (country) > Rioni Region
Rioni Region
Rioni Region is a lush, green, mountainous region in western Georgia along the Rioni River.
Rioni within Georgia
Map of Rioni Region
42.2542.71 Kutaisi – Historically the capital of western Georgia, Kutaisi is a must visit for its two UNESCO World Heritage sites.
42.51666666666743.152 Ambrolauri – The capital of Racha is small but attractive, very leafy, and up a very steep road leading to the Greater Caucasus.
42.28333333333343.2833333333333 Chiatura – A 1950s mining town with famous cable cars (16 in total), which are all out of order (as of Oct 2019), and the nearby Katskhi Pillar. There is a direct train from Kutaisi I station, or you interchange in Shorapani by train or bus. Regular marshrutkas from Zestafoni leave for 4-5 lari.
42.787542.7208333333334 Lentekhi – A town in Lower Svaneti, which boasts several 10th-century churches, a castle, and Svan towers in a nearby village.
42.58333333333343.455 Oni – A very pretty, rustic town on the Rioni River up in the mountains that for centuries was a center of Georgian Jewish culture. Today it's a major tourist destination for domestic travelers, and attracts adventurous foreign travelers with its natural beauty, remote setting, and a local culture that has not seen the effects of tourism yet.
42.1542.3333333333336 Samtredia
42.34416666666742.997 Tkibuli – Maybe interesting for its dam and pass into the mountains, otherwise the train ride there can be a soothing and interesting 3-hr ride.
42.33333333333342.68 Tskaltubo – A mineral water spa town that is being revived. It has active spa options, but also interesting Soviet ruins or former spa centers. Also, several caves and sights nearby, the Prometheus Cave and Okatse Canyon, and more.
42.09194444444442.5077777777789 Vani – Vani became famous due to its stone grave, filled with gold. The graves were part of a large ancient urban settlement, and it is believed to have been the ancient capital of Colchis.
42.70206388888943.6727527777781 Shovi — a high alpine Soviet-style resort near the source of the Rioni River in Upper Racha; simply unbelievable hiking opportunities
Rioni coincides with the Imereti. and Racha. administrative regions of Georgia.
Georgian is unquestionably the main language in the region, but much of the older generation speak Russian. The younger generation is increasingly speaking English due to hostility towards Russia, and because English has replaced Russian as a second language in schools nation-wide since independence. When in need for help, look for younger people, as they are more likely to know some English.
All traffic towards Kutaisi will bring you into Rioni.
By thumb, marshrutka and taxi, as always. Rioni's cities and towns are well connected.
Checkout Kutaisi, which is the main transport hub of the region and has many connections to remote regions and villages like Chiatura and Oni.
42.287543.21561 Katskhi Pillar (on the way to Chiatura). A must-see church on top of a 40-m-high rock. Just a single monk is living there, Maxim, who comes down its ladder from time to time. (updated Sep 2019)
42.10443442.5868822 Hot Springs (Sulfur pools) (close to Bzvani village; take any marshrutka to Vani, get off at the right point along the highway and walk the last 1 km). The pictures look very promising. Bring a bottle of tab water to clean yourself afterwards, if you do not want to try the semi-clean river. The sulphur smell of the hot spring is very strong. Free. (updated Sep 2019)
Georgia's principal east-west highway passes through Kutaisi, and you can get to pretty much anywhere from there. To the east, past the highway junction at Khashuri are the Kartli cities of Gori and Tbilisi to the east and Borjomi to the south.
There is a road leading north from Lentekhi that is the principal route into the high mountain villages/fortresses of Svaneti. And lastly, there is a road leading east from Oni towards Tskhinvali, South Ossetia, but this route is susceptible to highway banditry, carjacking, and kidnapping and is not recommended.
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Marijuana dispensary owners must appreciate the most recent decision by the United States Federal Government. Moreover, so should homeowners, business owners, and frankly anyone who has been earning revenue from the mass exodus to Colorado in the past few years. Ever since recreation marijuana sales have been legalized in Colorado, the state has seen historic numbers of people vacationing and moving into the State of Colorado.
Recently it was announced the DEA is not planning on rescheduling marijuana in 2016. What this means is that according to United States Federal Law, the drug is classified as a schedule 1 drug which means the US Government does not recognize marijuana as having any medical benefit. This classification keeps marijuana in the same bucket as heroin (diacetylmorphine), LSD (Lysergic acid diethylamide) , mescaline (peyote), MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine or "ecstasy"), GHB (gamma-hydroxybutyric acid), ecstasy (MDMA or 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine), psilocybin, methaqualone (quaalude), khat (cathinone) and bath salts (3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone or MDPV). So let's be clear here, the Federal Government views marijuana, weed, ganga or whatever you want to call it as the same as all of these other drugs listed above.
Colorado Marijuana Dispensary owners should appreciate the DEA!
This is simple. The longer the United States Federal Government does not legalize marijuana nationwide, the longer the business owner will continue to thrive financially in Colorado and other states like Washington where it's legal to buy recreational marijuana. The longer this continues, the more money the state will make not just from the marijuana dispensary owner but also so many more business owners. Again, as mentioned above, Colorado is seeing record numbers of people moving to the state and vacationing in the state. Is this a coincidence? I don't think so!
Marijuana dispensary owners still have other issues resulting from the DEA recognizing marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug. A major issue is with the United States banking industry. The marijuana dispensary owner cannot technically get a business bank account, or business loan. In fact, in a recent article, Tim Cullen founder of Colorado Harvest Company said, a bank shut down all his personal accounts, including college savings for his 3-year-old son. Bottom line is that while the marijuana dispensary owners business is thriving and will continue to thrive due to the recent DEA decision, they still face some serious security issues with their money. Perhaps in the Obama administration or the next administration will address these issues. By addressing these issues and providing the banking industry with the comfort of accepting money from the dispensary, the result will be a more legitimate and traceable opportunity to tax correctly and thus the states, local and federal governments will be able to generate more tax revenue generated by the marijuana dispensary owners.


In the annals of public conversation, we seem to have reached toxic meltdown in the close of the mighty Mueller investigation. We're past the "liar, liar, pants on fire" stage of a race to the bottom. Donald Trump is leading, and winning the race, as usual, but not alone. The collusion that jumps out of the Russia-gate scandal is in the news business. It's the tight harness that binds Sean Hannity to Donald Trump, and equally: Rachel Maddow and the baying hounds at MSNBC to the Democratic leadership that guessed wrong, yet again, about how to be rid of this President. It isn't journalism that's driving this, not people politics either: it's more like a low-class culture war, a ratings war, no rulebook, no restraint. A race you wouldn't want any of these players to win.
Russiagate, the political crime story, got to be too juicy for its own good: the fate of a presidency riding on it. Too momentous, too dark and too darkly sourced, too far from the open evidence. Now, suddenly when Robert Mueller has closed his two-year investigation, with no finding of "collusion" and no further indictments, the tellers of the tale can look more damaged than the target of all the sleuthing, Donald Trump. So we look back this hour at the story-telling – which is still being told.


Chief William Seymour said it will allow Cowichan Tribes to get out from under the grip of Indian Affairs and put them in charge of their own economic development.
Right now, Seymour said when a business approaches a member of Tribes about leasing a piece of land the member has to get permission from Indian Affairs to lease their land but that can take more than five years and members are losing out.
Robert Louie, chair of the Lands Advisory Board said a land code offers immense opportunities for First Nations.
There are 633 First Nations across Canada and one-third of them are operating under land code.
On Vancouver Island, there are 13 First Nations operating with land code including the Chemainus First Nation who went that route in 2014 and that's the first phase of development you see at Oyster Bay that includes a hotel, First Nation Health Authority and Ladysmith Credit Union.
The last time Cowichan Tribes had a land code vote was in June of 2017 and it didn't pass, however, the way it was set up it required 51 per cent of all Tribes members to vote and that didn't happen.
This time around, it will only require 51 per cent of those who vote to approve the land code.


Northeastern states of India comprises of Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim & Mizoram. This region is also referred to as the Seven Sisters. The physical characteristics of the inhabitants of these states are different than the Indian people due to which they face racial discrimination in other parts of the country.
Northeasterners have oriental looks and are hard-working, friendly people. Matriarchy is practised among many groups in the Northeast. Successive Indian governments neglected this whole region, as a result it has stayed backwards in terms of infrastructure.
Tourists need special permits from the government authorities to visit many regions of Northeast India. In 1958, the Indian government passed a law, the Armed Forces Special Act (AFSPA) that applies to various Northeastern states. This grants security forces the power to search properties without a warrant, to arrest people and to use deadly force if there is 'reasonable suspicion' that a person is acting against the State.
Army officers have legal immunity for their actions as per AFSPA; there can be no prosecution, suit or any other legal proceeding against anyone acting under this law. Indian army frequently misuses its power by harassing the residents of Northeast region under the pretext of this draconian law.
An activist from Manipur, Irom Chanu Sharmila holds the world record as the longest hunger striker". Sharmila grew up in Manipur, one of the Seven Sister States in India's northeast, which has suffered from continuous neglect by the Indian government for decades.
Sharmila's primary demand to the Indian government has been the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA). She started her fast in Malom on 5 November 2000 and vowed not to eat, drink, comb her hair or look in a mirror until AFSPA was repealed. She ended her hunger strike on 9 August 2016 after 16 years of fasting. Sadly, AFSPA is still in force. Ordinary people of Northeast India are tormented by Delhi through its army.
No major industry exists in this region, therefore, the employment prospects for the locals are practically non-existent. Basic infrastructure like roads and electricity supply is not up to the mark in this area. Youngsters from these parts migrate to big cities of India like Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore etc. to find jobs.
The women of North East are good looking and fashion conscious. Majority of Indian males are sexually frustrated perverts. They harass Northeast women on a daily basis. People from Northeast are racially abused by mainland Indians as 'chinkis, This derogatory term means an individual with slanted eyes. The same abusive word is also used by the majority of Indians while referring to the Chinese citizens. State of affairs is dreadful in New Delhi, which is the capital city of India. Delhi has many localities known as Urban Villages. These places are just villages in a name. They do not have any farming land. Owners of houses in these neighborhoods have got tall buildings erected by flouting all building laws, regulations in order to build the maximum number of rooms and put them on rent to earn easy tax-free cash. Northeast migrants to Delhi are overcharged higher rents by these deceitful landlords. Urban villages, especially in areas around South Delhi are dominated in particular by a community known as 'Jats'. They own most of the houses in these parts.
The Jat community comprises of male chauvinists of the worst kind on this planet. They earn huge tax-free income every month as rent from Northeasterners and other migrants to Delhi; as a result, most of them don't do much productive work. They just sit in groups, play cards and drink liquor from morning-night. All Indian political parties are scared of Jats as they resort to hooliganism to blackmail central as well as state governments in order to get concessions for their community. These Jat men have made the life of Northeastern women in Delhi a living hell. These Northeastern women cannot go back to their homes in Northeast because they face sexual violence at the hands of Indian army personnel furthermore; there are no job prospects in the region. They are teased, sexually harassed and even raped by these unscrupulous Jat house owners and their family members.
Delhi Police also has plenty of Jat personnel and so, these poor, unfortunate Northeast women cannot even complain about their ordeal to the Police. A few women, who gather the courage to approach police stations to lodge complaints are ridiculed and abused by the Police staff as women of loose character, 'chinki whores' etc. Northeasterners are highly depressed and frustrated due to this daily ordeal. Their culture, language, food habits and norms are all entirely different from the mainland Indians.
Does Unity in Diversity really exist in India?
India prides itself on its so called diversity but these are just plain talks. The real situation on the ground is terrible for all Northeasterners, especially womenfolk. The citizens of all seven Northeastern states should not tolerate this discrimination anymore. They must pressurize their local politicians to raise this matter seriously with the central government in Delhi alternatively, they could completely boycott their so called political representatives.
Election Commission of India has introduced NOTA (None of the above) on the ballot papers as an option for the voters. It means that the voter does not find any political party's candidate competent enough, that's why they exercise the NOTA option by not voting for a candidate of any political party.
If, the ordinary residents of all seven northeastern states unite together and press NOTA during all state assembly as well as Parliamentary elections, then their local politicians, as well as political parties in Delhi, would definitely wake up to their serious grievances and initiate measures to prevent this dastardly treatment meted out to Northeast citizens in India.
The writer has a Masters Degree in International Tourism & Leisure Studies from Netherlands and is based in China.


The words VOW OF PURITY are etched vertical on this polished stainless steel tag with a Cross button attached to a black leather choker. Leather cord in 18" long.
Acknowledging that God has made me in His Image, made my body to be His Temple, and has graciously saved me and removed me from my sin, it is my desire to please Him.
From this day forward, I, ________________, vow before God and witnesses, in obedience to God's Word, to keep myself chaste and pure, to give myself totally and only to the mate that God is preparing for me.
May this pledge I make today, __________________, 20___, honor You, God, and bring glory to Your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen."


MUSKEGON, Mich. — Officials with Consumers Energy in Michigan have discovered the cause of a power outage that left about 4,500 customers in the dark on Sunday.
The outage was caused by a goose that flew into a 72,000-volt line about a half-mile from a substation, according to Fox 17.
Willard Hill caught the incident on his dash camera and posted it to Facebook, where it's been viewed nearly 60,000 times.
The incident caused residents to lose power for about five hours.
The goose did not survive.


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This list of Indigenous periodicals is a list of periodicals edited by First Nations and other Indigenous people living in Canada.

 Aboriginal Voices, Toronto, Ontario, 1994-, bimonthly, continues The Runner
 Alberta Sweetgrass, Edmonton: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society (AMMSA), 1993-, monthly, serves Aboriginal communities throughout Alberta
Anishinabek News, North Bay, Ontario: Union of Ontario Indians, 1990-, monthly (continues Anishinabek)
 The Drum, Scanterbury, Manitoba: Taiga Communications, 1998-, monthly
 The Eastern Door, Kahnawake, Quebec: K. Deer, 1992-, weekly
 First Perspective, Scanterbury, Manitoba: Blue Sky Graphics, 1992-, irregular
 Ha-Shilth-Sa, Canada's oldest First Nations newspaper, Nuu-chah-nulth, 1974-
 Healing Words / Le premier pas, Ottawa, Ontario: The Foundation, 1988-, quarterly
 Kahtou: the voice of B.C. First Nations, Sechelt, British Columbia: K'watamus Publications, 1993-, twice monthly, continues Kahtou News
MAZINA'IGAN, A Chronicle of the Lake Superior Ojibwe, Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Federation, quarterly
Métis Voyageur, Métis Nation of Ontario, irregular
 Micmac Maliseet Nation News, Truro, Nova Scotia: Confederacy of Mainland Micmacs, 1991-, monthly, continues Micmac Nation News
 The Nation, Montreal, Quebec: Beesum Communications, 1993-, fortnightly
 Nunatsiaq News, Iqaluit, Northwest Territories: Nortext, 1973-, irregular (English and Inuktitut)
 Raven's Eye, Edmonton, Alberta: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society (AMMSA), 1997-, monthly, serves Aboriginal communities throughout British Columbia and Yukon
 Saskatchewan Sage, Edmonton, Alberta: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society (AMMSA), 1996-, monthly, serves Aboriginal communities throughout Saskatchewan
The Turtle Island News, Grand River Territory of the Six Nations, 1994-, weekly, national in scope
 The Two Row Times, Six Nations of the Grand River, Ohsweken, Ontario, English, Mohawk, Cayuga and Onondaga, serves First Nation communities province wide.
 Tusaayaksat, Inuvik, Northwest Territories: Inuvialuit Communications Society, 1983-, bimonthly, English and Inuvialuktun
SAY Magazine, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 2002-, bi-monthly, 6 issues per year (English)  serves Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) across Canada
 Windspeaker, Edmonton, Alberta: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society (AMMSA), 1983-, monthly, serves Aboriginal communities throughout Canada

See also
 List of newspapers in Canada
 History of Canadian newspapers

References

 Amy Fisher and Deborah Lee: Native Residential Schools in Canada: A Selective Bibliography. First Nations Periodicals, Libraries and Archives Canada, April 2002
 First Nations Periodical Index

Lists of publications

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Extra Challenge formerly Extra, Extra is a Philippine television news magazine and reality competition show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally hosted by Karen Davila and Paolo Bediones, it premiered on February 15, 1999 on the network's evening line up as a lifestyle show titled as Extra, Extra. In 2003, it was retitled as Extra Challenge and became a reality show. The show concluded on January 20, 2013.

Overview
On February 15, 1999, Extra Extra premiered as a news magazine show with Paolo Bediones and Karen Davila serving as hosts. Miriam Quiambao replaced Davila as a co-host when she left the show in 2000.

In 2003, it was reformatted as a reality competition show and renamed as Extra Challenge. The show featured celebrities pitted against each other in several challenges. It is patterned after American reality shows such as Survivor, The Amazing Race, America's Next Top Model, Fear Factor, The Simple Life, The Bachelor and The Real Housewives. After Quiambao left in January 2004, Mariel Rodriguez, Phoemela Baranda and Ethel Booba became hosts. In 2006, the show was renamed to Extra Challenge Milyonaryo. Extra Challenge Milyonaryo concluded on May 26, 2006.

In 2012, the show returned as Extra Challenge Extreme with Richard Gutierrez, Marian Rivera and Boobay serving as hosts.

Hosts

 Karen Davila
 Paolo Bediones
 Miriam Quiambao
 Phoemela Baranda
 Ethel Booba
 Mariel Rodriguez
 Richard Gutierrez
 Marian Rivera
 Boobay

Ratings
According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila household television ratings, the season premiere of Extra Challenge Extreme on October 27, 2012 earned a 24.6% rating.

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External links

1999 Philippine television series debuts
2013 Philippine television series endings
Filipino-language television shows
GMA Network original programming
GMA Integrated News and Public Affairs shows
Philippine reality television series


Who doesn't enjoy being tucked in?
Singapore Airlines has scooped the top prize at the annual World Airline Awards, based on the opinions of millions of travellers and dubbed the "Oscars of the aviation industry", regaining a title it last held in 2008.
The Asian carrier pipped Qatar Airways - last year's winner - to the gong, with Japan's All Nippon Airways completing the podium.
And what of British Airways? It wasn't a complete disaster for the beleaguered UK carrier. It rose nine places, but remains well down the pecking order in 31st (behind the likes of Aeroflot and low-cost AirAsia). It's all a far cry from BA's 2006 heyday, when it topped the table.
So what's so great about Singapore Airlines? Can BA learn a few lessons from the Asian carrier?


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sample.SampleSearch

public final class SampleSearch
extends java.lang.Object

A sample search class that uses a connection graph to look up neighbours.

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SampleSearch(java.util.Map<EntityID,java.util.Set<EntityID>> graph)

Construct a new ConnectionGraphSearch.

SampleSearch(StandardWorldModel world)

Construct a new SampleSearch.

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java.util.List<EntityID>
breadthFirstSearch(EntityID start,
                  java.util.Collection<EntityID> goals)

Do a breadth first search from one location to the closest (in terms of number of nodes) of a set of goals.

java.util.List<EntityID>
breadthFirstSearch(EntityID start,
                  EntityID... goals)

Do a breadth first search from one location to the closest (in terms of number of nodes) of a set of goals.

java.util.Map<EntityID,java.util.Set<EntityID>>
getGraph()

Get the neighbourhood graph.

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setGraph(java.util.Map<EntityID,java.util.Set<EntityID>> newGraph)

Set the neighbourhood graph.

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public SampleSearch(StandardWorldModel world)

Construct a new SampleSearch.

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world - The world model to construct the neighbourhood graph from.

SampleSearch

public SampleSearch(java.util.Map<EntityID,java.util.Set<EntityID>> graph)

Construct a new ConnectionGraphSearch.

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graph - The connection graph in the form of a map from EntityID to the set of neighbouring EntityIDs.

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public void setGraph(java.util.Map<EntityID,java.util.Set<EntityID>> newGraph)

Set the neighbourhood graph.

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newGraph - The new neighbourhood graph.

getGraph

public java.util.Map<EntityID,java.util.Set<EntityID>> getGraph()

Get the neighbourhood graph.

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The neighbourhood graph.

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public java.util.List<EntityID> breadthFirstSearch(EntityID start,
                                          EntityID... goals)

Do a breadth first search from one location to the closest (in terms of number of nodes) of a set of goals.

Parameters:

start - The location we start at.

goals - The set of possible goals.

Returns:

The path from start to one of the goals, or null if no path can be found.

breadthFirstSearch

public java.util.List<EntityID> breadthFirstSearch(EntityID start,
                                          java.util.Collection<EntityID> goals)

Do a breadth first search from one location to the closest (in terms of number of nodes) of a set of goals.

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