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Cast your mind back across the turbulent events of recent history. Did you foresee President Obama's election before he was even elected as a Democratic candidate — or did you back Hillary Clinton? How about the Arab Spring — could you hear the revolution in the first tremors of dissatisfaction? And did you faithfully predict the recent Ukraine crisis?
If you answer yes to these questions, you could be a "super-forecaster" — someone who is able to foresee the outcome of world events with astonishing accuracy. This has nothing to do with the reading of tea leaves; nor do you have to be a seasoned political pundit. Some super-forecasters are just everyday people, from all walks of life, who happen to have astonishingly perceptive judgements. This type of person is exceedingly rare. Still, it is possible for "everyday" people to become better predictors of future events or technologies.
One way to predict the future is to realize that it takes a very long time — usually over 10 years — to get a technology out of the research lab and into everyday life. It's very difficult to get brand new ideas out in less than a decade; in the case of the transistor, it took almost 25 years. No matter what you do, it may take several companies, several different groups of people, several different areas of venture capital funding and more before you get something back. With that in mind, if you hear about a very new technology, it's a safe bet that not much can become of in the very short term. So it's probably not a safe bet to predict that some world-changing technology is "about" to become real, if you first heard about this technology six month or one year ago.
As far as predicting the future, that makes it really nice, because it means that a lot of the future that we're going to have to contend with is sitting in someone's research lab right now. And, by simply going around and looking in the right places you can get a tremendous ideas of the kind of things that are going to happen. You just have to remember that you can't be too specific about the time-frame for when this future change will occur. It certainly may well arrive, you just don't know exactly when.


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( Home ) by connecting through Cat5 Ethernet Cable.
When I ping the Macbook IP from Windows, I am getting "Destination host Unreachable". When I ping the Windows IP from MacBook, I am getting " Request timeout"
In the MacBook - Remote Login is enabled.
It was connecting and working. I am not sure, what went wrong. All of sudden, I am not able to connect between two computers.

A: I turned off Firewall Settings in my Windows 10. I am able to connect my Macbook from Windows 10. Issue is resolved.

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Last day of Preschool 2017-2018 | PB&J with a cold glass of Milk…the life of a nurse, a nerd, a princess, and a toddler.
Just a quick post on this little dude. Payton's comes next week! Last day of school today for my little guy…who is now a big guy. A few inches taller and about 5 pounds heavier. End of the school years are always bittersweet for me. I just can't believe how fast it has gone. I can't believe he is on to PreK next year!!! Crazy! I won't go on because it will just become one sappy page of me rambling, but had to get on here to say how incredibly proud of him I am and what an amazing little person he is becoming.
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Home » Egypt maintains 3.6% GDP growth in FY20 despite pandemic
Egypt maintains 3.6% GDP growth in FY20 despite pandemic
By Caroline Muriuki on October 19, 2020 Countries
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Egypt maintained its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate at 3.6 per cent during the last fiscal year (FY) 2019/20, despite the economic challenges presented by the pandemic, according to Egypt's Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait.
The minister's remarks came during his participation in virtual meetings organised by Bank of America during the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) fall meetings.
Minister Maait said that Egypt was able to reduce its deficit–to-GDP ratio to 7.9 per cent in FY 2019/20, compared to the 8.2 per cent recorded in FY 2018/19.
At the end of June 2020, Egypt also achieved a primary surplus of 1.8 per cent despite the negative repercussions caused by Covid-19.
He also added that in the same period, the country was also able to reduce its debt-to-GDP ratio to 87 per cent compared to the 90.4 per cent recorded in the same period in 2019 and 108 per cent in June 2017.
During this period, the unemployment rate did not exceed the FY 2017/18 level where it recorded 9.6 per cent at the end of June 2020 despite the effects of the pandemic.
Maait said that Egypt is the only country in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region that has preserved the confidence of all three global evaluation institutions, namely Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch. This has taken place during one of the most difficult periods in the global economy, brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.
He also added that the country's government priorities are to stimulate investments in the transport, natural gas, petroleum, and renewable energy sectors, as well as in industry. As well as encouraging exports, support to medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs).
The Deputy Finance Minister for Fiscal Policies, Ahmed Kochouk said that the green bonds offered by Egypt have brought a large turnout from foreign investors, in both primary and secondary markets.
At the end of September, Egypt sold $750 million worth of five-year green bonds at a yield of 5.250 per cent in the first issuance of government green bonds in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
He also added that the country's strategy of public debt management is based on the diversification of financing sources, extending the tenure of the debt and reducing its burdens.
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On Oct. 18 the Chilliwack Bruins/Chilliwack Rotary Club Sports Celebrity Dinner returns with two very special guests.
Hall of Fame broadcaster Jim Robson and Hockey Night in Canada's Jim Hughson will share center stage along with emcee Squire Barnes, sharing stories and insight from their illustrious careers.
Chilliwack Progress sports editor Eric Welsh talked with Robson last week and offers this look at a man who's career is woven into Vancouver sports lore.
Every guy my age has a similar story about Jim Robson, about huddling under the covers as a kid with a transistor radio tuned to CWNW 980, listening to Robson's play-by-play of a Vancouver Canucks game.
I can recall vividly his descriptions of Petri Skriko, Tony Tanti and Doug Lidster.
I remember being sick with the flu one night in 1991, listening to a broadcast from the Montreal Forum. Robson was at his best that night, painting the picture as Kirk McLean blanked the Montreal Canadiens with a 45 save effort.
Robson's description of the Montreal faithful giving the Canucks netminder a standing ovation gave me chills.
Working alongside long-time colour man Tom Larscheid, Robson became just as big a part of Canucks history as McLean, Trevor Linden, Stan Smyl or Orland Kurtenbach.
"As a very young child, I wanted to be a sports announcer, and to get the chance to do it for a living, to do NHL games, that was the ultimate dream," Robson said.
His voice is synonomous with the two biggest moments in franchise history, the 1982 and 1994 runs to the Stanley Cup Finals.
His epic call in Game 6 versus the New York Rangers still brings goosebumps to the arms of Canuck fans. In the last minute of a 4-1 Vancouver win that forced game seven, Canucks captain Trevor Linden took a cheap shot from Rangers captain Mark Messier.
He struggled to the bench in obvious pain, with Robson looking on from the broadcast gondola.
Calls like that are the reason that, 11 years after he hung up the mic for good, Robson is still recognized everywhere he goes.
What's interesting is that his is a career that almost didn't happen. Robson is the first to admit that he was in the right place at the right time more than once. Without those breaks, who knows where he might have ended up.
His first big break came when he was 17-years-old, and there is a Chilliwack connection to it.
Robson got valuable experience covering senior men's basketball, preparing him for his next big break in 1956.
Throughout the 1950's, Bill Stephenson reigned as the sports director at CKXW 1130 AM. In an industry dominated by one-man sports deparments, Stephenson went against the grain when he hired Robson as his assistant.
When the Canucks got an expansion NHL franchise in 1970, Robson had the inside track on the play-by-play job. CKWX and CKNW competed for the radio rights, and when CKNW won, Robson had an offer to move over.
Robson stopped doing radio after the 1994 finals, doing television work for another five years before calling it a career.
Jim Hughson took Robson's radio spot in 1994.
The Sports Celebrity Dinner takes place at the Tzeachten Community Centre. Tickets are $125 per person. Get tickets at the Bruins Prospera Centre office or call 604-792-GOAL for more information.


For X customer, we are implementing a metropolitan NG WDM network with OSN8800 and OSN6800 equipment. We are currently using U2000 V100R003 version.
During commissioning, several OAU101 boards fail to set gain normally. The normal gain range of these boards is between 20 and 31 dB.
However, in some boards, the nominal gain upper and lower threshold parameters, appeared with different values, and doesn't allow the normal nominal gain set operation.
1. Reset to the OAU board.
2. Check laser status of the OAU board.
3. Check optical power in the OAU board.
4. Check attenuation between RDC and TDC ports of the OAU board and the DCM.
After this last step, we found abnormal attenuation between RDC/TDC port and the DCM, we changed the fibers between RDC an OUT port of DCM and TDC and IN port of the fiber, after this change the gain adjustment could be settled.
The DCM fibers connected to the RDC and TDC ports of the OAU, had to much attenuation.


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A History of Modern Libya – Dirk Vandewalle
Economics, History, Politics
1) A History of Modern Libya – Dirk Vandewalle
Cambridge University Press | 2012 | PDF
Dirk Vandewalle is one of only a handful of scholars who have made frequent visits to Libya over the last four decades. His formidable knowledge of the region is encapsulated in his history of Libya which was first published in 2006. The history – based on original research and interviews with Libya's political elite – traces Libya's history back to the 1900s with a portrait of Libya's desert terrain, its peoples and the personalities that shaped it development. It then examines the harrowing years of the Italian occupation in the early twentieth century, through the Sanusi monarchy and, thereafter, to the revolution of 1969 and the accession of Qadhafi. The following chapters analyse the economics and politics of Qadhafi's revolution, offering insights into the man and his ideology as reflected in his Green Book. In the wake of the civil war and Qadhafi's demise, the time is ripe for an updated edition of the history which will cover the years from 2005 to the present. These were the years when Libya finally came in from the cold after years of political and economic isolation. The agreement to give up the weapons of mass destruction program paved the way for improved relations with the west. By this time, though, Qadhafi had lost the support of his people and, despite attempts to liberalize the economy, real structural reform proved impossible. This, as Vandewalle contends in the foreword to the new edition, coupled with tribal rivalries, regional divisions and a general lack of unity, paved the way for revolution and civil war. In an epilogue, the author reflects upon Qadhafi's premiership, the Green Book's stateless society and the legacy that he will leave behind.
2) Libya since 1969: Qadhafi's Revolution Revisited – Dirk Vandewalle
Palgrave Macmillan | 2008 | PDF
This edited volume provides the first fully comprehensive evaluation of Libya since the Qadhafi coup in 1969. Throughout the different chapters the authors explore the rise of the military in Libya, the impact of its self-styled revolution on Libyan society and economy.
A History of Modern Libya - Dirk Vandewalle (2012).pdf
Libya since 1969. Qadhafi's Revolution Revisited - Dirk Vandewalle (2008).pdf
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Politkovskaya trial: prosecution case unravelling?
The defence for the three men charged with the murder of prominent Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya claims the DNA of their clients does not match the specimens found at the crime scene.
Defence lawyer Murad Musaev told a court hearing on Friday that, according to experts, neither the strand of hair nor the particles of sweat left on the gun belong to any of the defendants. He added that the same is true for the saliva on a cigarette butt found at the scene.
Likewise, the lawyer argued that animal hair lifted from the gun do not match that found in the car belonging to the main suspect, who remains at large.
Musaev said that 34-year-old Rustam Makhmudov, who police suspect of having actually pulled the trigger, may also have not been involved in the crime.
Anna Politkovskaya was shot dead in her apartment block on October 7, 2006.
She was widely known for her sharp criticism of the Kremlin and human rights abuses in war-torn Chechnya.
Berezovsky haunts Politkovskaya murder trial?
Prosecution offers new version of Politkovskaya murder
'Independent research into Politkovskaya murder more effective than official'
The manhunt for Red October continues as Politkovskaya suspects go free
'Political murders are the hardest to solve'
Politkovskaya case: not guilty
Investigation into Politkovskaya murder to continue
Not guilty verdict in Politkovskaya case challenged
Politkovskaya case returns to investigation
New suspects in Politkovskaya case


Editing, never fun but always necessary!
Someone asked me recently what the editing process is like. I responded that it is a lot like getting your teeth pulled without the benefit of anesthesia. Okay, maybe it is not physically painful but it is painful all the same.
My first manuscript was a lot easier but to be fair I spent a lot of time throughout the years tweaking and making it better. My second manuscript, Somewhere in My Dreams, was not as lucky. I wrote it last year over a three month period and only revised it once before sending it away to editing boot camp. I think the novel got a culture shock as it thought it was pretty darn good. Okay I was the one with the reality check but again, that is not easy to admit.
The good news was I had a great storyline with a good flow and story arch. Basically meaning the manuscript had good bones but unlike TOB, this story has needed a bit of re-writing. Apparently I wrote a lot of what is called back story meaning that I told the reader what had happened or what was happening instead of showing them and allowing them to see for themselves. That is where the phrase "show don't tell" comes from. A phrase I have come to know intimately.
Another thing I have learned is I tend to get fixated on a word. That is the only explanation I have for the fact that my editor points out how many times I use certain words within a chapter. This is a no-no in the literary world.
I also got a bit aggravated in one chapter when my editor said she did not understand something I had written. Actually she said it did not make sense. My first reaction was "what do you mean it does not make sense?" I was really upset wondering why I had to change it as it made sense to me, but then I realized if it did not make sense it must have been because I did not write it properly. It was not her fault she did not understand, it was my fault I did not make it clear. I think that was one of those epiphany moments we hear about. Another lesson learned. Just because I can see it does not mean the reader can.
I think re-writes are my least favorite part of the editing process. Not because of the work involved but because my mind was wrapped around how it was and it is sometimes hard to see how it should be. In the end it starts coming to me and things tend to work out.
The thing with the editing process is this, it is not fun, but it is needed. As a writer it is not always easy to look at your work objectively. Unlike painting a picture, which can be abstract and open to interpretation, writing must be clear and decisive. If it is not then it will leave the reader cold and since being cold is not something most people enjoy they are highly unlikely to keep reading.
My editor, Michelle, is my drill instructor. She is the one that tells me that is not good enough, give me more. She is the person who is helping me to make my writing the best it can be and in turn making me a better writer. While I have the original vision for the story she is the one who truly helps make that vision clear. And in the end isn't that what it is really all about?


Anxiety can stymie our lives in so many ways. Whether it's a debilitating panic attack, constant worry or an all pervading fear, anxiety is often an unwanted companion that seemingly only wants the worst for us. However with the right help, guidance and support, there are a variety of techniques that can help. Of course it's important to note that we're all different, and what works for one person may not be as effective on another, but from personal experience, my own road to recovery led me, thankfully, to yoga therapy.
After years of struggling with depression and anxiety, I moved to to South East Asia and embarked on an intense meditative practice that lasted for three years, training as a yoga teacher and becoming deeply interested in mind-body therapies. During my own personal journey, I learned that one of the challenges that so many people living with anxiety face, is the often extreme physiological response to a threat; regardless of if that threat is real, or simply perceived.
We may rationally understand that there's nothing inherently dangerous about a given situation, and that our panic and rolling fear is just our brain's "flight or fight" response misfiring, telling us that we're in imminent danger — but none of this knowledge makes the fear any less real. In the middle of a panic attack applying any kind of rationality is nearly impossible, and our fear response is incredibly powerful and hard to overcome without support.
While my own recovery led me to yoga therapy, it's by no means a cure-all. It would be unrealistic to expect to feel constantly blissful all of the time, but both science and individuals have given credence to yoga's efficacy as a method for reducing and managing anxiety, and with the right guidance, yoga therapy is a tool we can all use as part of a wider strategy to combat our anxiety. However as with most things in life, a little bit of research can go a long way, and there are some areas to consider before exploring yoga therapy further.
Yoga is, in and of itself, a therapeutic practice. However, if you suffer from anxiety you may benefit from the specialized advice and teaching that a yoga therapist can offer you. Yoga therapists are trained across a variety of disciplines, blending the wisdom of the Yogic and Buddhist traditions with detailed medical knowledge, neuroscience and psychology.
It's this foundation and multidisciplinary approach that can be used to successfully apply the principles of yoga therapy to anxiety, but it's also important you choose a yoga therapist that you feel comfortable with. Typically, a yoga therapist will discuss your unique circumstances with you, and it's important that you feel an affinity with them. Compassion and empathy are two very important considerations, and as with talking therapy, you may even need to see a few yoga therapists before you find someone you feel is most able to help you.
In the initial discussion, don't be afraid to assert your boundaries and explain the full extent of your anxiety. Many of us can feel like we need to put on a public face, even downplaying our symptoms to doctors and healthcare practitioners — but the point of yoga therapy is that it is designed around you. We're all beautifully complex and unique, and being open and honest about your own challenges is often the first step towards a successful outcome.
Complementary and alternative medicine is nothing new, and has been in practice in some parts of the world, such as China and India, for hundreds of years. As a complimentary form of treatment, yoga therapy does not have to be used in isolation — in fact, it works well in conjunction with a variety of other treatments. For example, medication and pharmaceuticals are valuable treatment paths in particular circumstances, and can be especially helpful in extreme situations.
In more recent times you may have also heard the term "Integrative medicine", a term recently adopted by a number of government and educational organizations, intended to highlight the use of multiple therapy and treatment approaches in order to achieve the best outcomes for mind-body wellbeing. From a very simplistic perspective, this could be viewed as the combination of Eastern and Western medical practices, and both can, and arguably should, be used in tandem whenever necessary.
Who Is Yoga Therapy Suitable For?
Put simply, yoga therapy is suitable for everyone. Yoga therapy is therapeutic in nature, and importantly, designed uniquely for the individual in question. For example, with lower back pain, there are very specific yoga positions and postures for strengthening and supporting the back. Similarly, with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), there are gentle, specialized ways of regulating the nervous system, and in autism spectrum disorders, specific yoga postures can be used to reduce heightened sensory arousal and promote emotional regulation.
For anyone suffering from anxiety, this is an important point. Yoga therapy is never about who's the strongest or most flexible, but what's best for you. If that involves sitting in a chair conducting simple yoga postures, then there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. Everything should be conducted in a supportive and therapeutic environment where compassion and understanding become the core tenants.
Whatever your age, body shape or fitness level, you can apply yoga therapy to your own self-care routine, addressing mind, body and soul in order to help manage and treat the symptoms of anxiety. Recovery from anxiety isn't an easy task, and we often experience setbacks, but incorporating yoga therapy into our daily lives can give us the tools we need to manage our anxiety — and maybe, one day, overcome it.
Heather Mason is the founder of The Minded Institute - a world leader in the development and implementation of yoga therapy and mindfulness programs for those with mental health and chronic physical health problems - and Yoga and Healthcare Alliance (YIHA), a social enterprise devoted to integrating yoga into the NHS.


In this program, we are not only discover the ruins of Silk Road, but also visit the splendid landscapes and minority cultures.
This program depart base on ≥2 pax, the price is 2.5 times to 6 pax.
Day 1: Meet you at Urumqi Airport and transfer to your hotel in Urumqi. Leisure for the rest of the day.
Be welcome at the Urumqi airport and trasferred to your hotel; leisure for the rest of the day. Urumqi is the capital city of this largest region in China with a population more than 2 million. It is the geographical center of Asian continent and the farthest city from the ocean in the world.
After breakfast, drive from Urumqi to ancient Turpan town (192 km, about 2.5 hours driving), an oasis town 154 meters below sea level. The tour program in Turpan including the Jiaohe Ruins (with a history of over 2500 years), Karez underground irrigation system, Grape Valley (Turpan is famous for its grapes, especially the seedless variety, called sultanas when dried).
Today we set off for the lowest elevation in China – Aydingkol Lake. Though it is only about 50 km from Turpan city but the road condition is all ready to give you a "free massage". And then, we continue to explore more of Turpan including the Flaming Mountain, Ruins of Gao Chang - an ancient Chinese Silk Road garrison town (where you will be taken by donkey cart to visit the temple area), and the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves, where "Bezeklik" means "a place with beautiful decorations".
The last visit for the day is Emin Minaret, a unique and novel Islamic building, also the largest ancient minaret in Xinjiang Region. It was built in the year of 1778 in Qing Dynasty.
Day 4: Drive from Turpan to Korla in the morning, and visit Lop Nor Village after arrive Korla.
This morning, we drive from Turpan to Korla(400 km, about 5 hours driving).We pass by Tianshan Mountain and also Bostern Lake—the largest fresh water lake in China and largest reed base in China. After checking in we will visit the Lop Nor Village. They are the last Lop Nor local fishermen now.
Today's driving which is from Korla to Kuqa is relatively shorter as compare to yesterday (292 km, about 3.5 hours driving).
On the outskirts of the present day town lie the ruins of an ancient capital, and scattered around the surrounding countryside are several grotto complexes, which attest to the significance Buddhism once played here. The most important of these is the Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves (Kizil Grotto Temples). This Grotto holds some of the most impressive Buddhist art in Central Asia and dated to the third century. Unfortunately, many of the finer frescoes were removed by foreign archeologists in the early twentieth century; however, what remains is truly worthy to visit. The surrounding countryside is pretty area of mulberry and poplar trees and streams, which make a very pleasant afternoon.
And we will take a short visit the Ruins of Kuqa, there are only some city walls remains.
Day 6: All day Kuqa Ruins discovery to Kizil Kagha Grottos, Kizil Kagha Beacon Tower, ruins of Subashi and Kizilya Valley.
Buddhist is really important to ancient businessmen and other travellers walk across deserts along silk road, so there are lots of ruins of silk road are buddhist ruins. Today we will explore some of the other Buddhist grottos around Kuqa: Kizil Kagha Grottos and Kizil Kagha Beacon Tower---the oldest one now in China. On our way to the Kizilya Valley, where the rocks in the red mountain appear to be the result of a huge explosion, we visit the ruins of Subashi, or called "Kingdoms of Females".
Day 7: Today we will drive from Kuqa through Taklamakan Desert to Hotan. You will enjoy amazing view form desert highway S210.
Prepare for a long day of traveling from Kuqa through Taklamakan Desert to hotan (or called Khotan). We will drive through a really famous desert highway S210, the distance is 650 km, about 8 hours driving. Estimate time of arrival into Hotan is about 18:00 pm. This road was the second desert highway in Taklimakan which was built in 2007. En route we will pass by Tarim River—the longest in-land river in China. Besides we also have the chance to see some of the desert—surrounded local villages. Upon arrival, check in hotel and take a good rest.
Day 8: In the morning, Hotan downtown tour to Jade River, Silk Village and local Mosque. In the afternoon, take camel ride on Taklamakan Desert.
This morning, we enjoy a half day city tour of Khotan including the Jade River, Silk Village and a local Mosque.
In the afternoon, the trip will be a highlight as we travel deep into the endless desert. We drive half an hour to the edge of the Taklamakan Desert and then hop on a camel ride. Our journey on camel back will last about 3 hours. As we travel through the glorious desert on the back of our camel, we will gain a momentary glimpse of the ancient caravan journeys. Similarly as we camp overnight in the desert we sit beneath the enormous desert night sky, warming ourselves around a campfire - we can begin to appreciate our relation to the vast and uncompromising wilderness around us.
**Note: camp overnight in the desert could be arranged from June to September. For other season, you could only stay in hotel in Hotan.
This morning, we decamp our campsite and continue our camel ride to visit the ruins of Rawak Temple; it is the ruins of the earliest pagoda of China. It is the only temple which has a Gandhara style (similar form as an Indian temple) which is quite well preserved in Khotan district. The temple was surrounded by a courtyard wall. Outside and inside the courtyard there were large numbers of frescos, clay sculptures and Buddha figures scattered around.
Upon arrival back in Khotan city, we visit the smallest Buddhist temple in the world called Topulukdong No. 1 Temple Ruin and Other Damako Temple Ruins (125 km, about 2 hours driving). This site has just recently been found and still unknown to the outside world. In the exhibition room you also could see the oldest pipa (traditional Chinese instrument) and some other mural paintings found from this ruin area.
Day 10: Today we will drive from Hotan via Yarkent to Kashgar. We will have a short tour to Yarkent King's Tomb in Yarkent.
Today is another long day of driving from Hotan via Yarkent to Kashgar (520 km, about 7 hours driving). On our way, we will take a short visit to Yarkent's King Tomb and have lunch at Yarkent County (Shache).
Upon arrival Kashgar, check in hotel. If time permits, take a walk and exploration on the streets around hotel by yourself.
Day 11: Full day Kashgar sightseeing to Id Kah Mosque,Kashgar Sunday Bazaar and Kashgar Old Town.
Today, we have a city tour including the Id Kah Mosque, Sunday Bazaar and Kashgar Old Town. Thereafter, visit the outstanding Sunday Bazaar, the biggest in Asia. It attracts 50,000 people to see the exchange of thousands of donkeys, camels and sheep, as well as a huge range of merchandise. This will be a memorable experience (or visit the other daily commodities market 2 km from the town). Late afternoon, we take a walk into the old town of Kashgar.
Day 12: Transfer you to Kashgar Airport for your next destination. End of service.
check out in the morning, Free in the morning until check out from hotel, and be transferred to Kashgar airport to catch your onward flight.
1. Hotel accommodations with breakfast as specified (but hotels are subject to change to the same category before finally confirmed).
2. All meals as specified in the itinerary.
3. Transfers among airports & hotels as specified in the itinerary by private car or coach with driver & English-speaking guide.
4. Entrance fees for sightseeing as outlined in the itinerary with English speaking guide.
5. Domestic flights, trains or buses as specified in the itinerary. Cities private transfer as itinerary.
6. Domestic airports departure taxes have been charged with the flight tickets.
7. Travel insurance in mainland China during the above travel period.
8. Arrangements for the planning, handling, operational and communication charges.
1. Any meals which are not included in the "The trip price includes."
3. Single Room Supplements (as the above quotation for accommodation is based on twin sharing room).
3. International air and train tickets for coming to & leaving mainland China. Air tickets or train tickets not specified in the itinerary on the first arrival day and last departure day.
5. Personal expenses: Items of a purely personal nature such as drinks, laundry, tips to guides or drivers, FAX, telephone, excess baggage charges, or sightseeing or meals which are not included in the day-to-day itinerary.
6. Insurance coverage of personal loss, illness or damages incurred during your trip.
7. Gratuities, Tips to Guides and Drivers.
** Tour available all year round but camping in desert is only from April to September.
** For visiting Kashgar Sunday Bazaar, please check with your tour consultant to adjust your touring dates.
** Non Chinese passport visitors could not enter Lop Nor, so we could not arrange you to visit the Ruins of Loulan in Korla.
** The price is not for China National/Xinjiang Local Vacations or Festivals such as Spring Festival, National Day vacation (Oct. 1 to Oct. 7) and other large events period.


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Trust moves to re-instate historic railway link in Ironbridge
By Rory SmithIronbridgePublished: Oct 10, 2020 Last Updated: Oct 10, 2020
A historic Shropshire rail link lost for decades could be back in action as part of a community project in Ironbridge.
A steam train at Ironbridge railway station on the Severn Valley Railway. Photo: Ron Miles
The Ironbridge Railway Trust wants to re-instate a derelict stretch of the old Severn Valley Railway line providing a modern yet nostalgic public transport link for more than one million visitors who come to the World Heritage Site each year.
Making the area more accessible through green public transport and an enhanced accommodation offer is key to a vibrant future for the town's visitor economy, particularly in the recovery from Covid-19, the group has said.
The trust proposes a re-instated rail link from a park & ride station in the former Power Station site at Buildwas directly to the Iron Bridge itself and the multiple attractions along the line's route at Jackfield and Coalport.
Offering a connection from the M54 and the M6 corridors, the trust said the rail service would support sustainable growth of the economy, ambitions for more environmentally-friendly traffic management in the town, flood-resilience, and future potential to develop onwards to Bridgnorth.
The trust proposes that the service would be operated both with heritage trains and modern environmentally-friendly passenger units, with the energy storage technology used by the Parry People Mover (PPM) which currently runs on the nearby National Rail Stourbridge Town branch.
Peter Lyons, chairman of the Ironbridge Railway Trust, said: "As a gateway to the Gorge, we believe the rail link can be an innovative and imaginative part of the regeneration of the Ironbridge Power Station site, building on and going further than current proposals for the site."
The trust is preparing to make a bid in November 2020 to the government's Restoring Your Railways fund which, if successful, would finance a full study of the feasibility of the plan. The trust is also in discussion with Telford MP Lucy Allan, Shropshire Council, Telford & Wrekin Council and the Ironbridge Gorge Museums.
Telford & Wrekin Councillor Eric Carter, chairman of The Marches Strategic Railway Group, said: "The trust's exciting proposal can help us sustain and grow the Ironbridge tourism economy, which along with our many other attractions such as Cosford RAF Museum, the Severn Valley Railway, our market towns and beautiful countryside make Shropshire the country's principal inland tourist county."
John Parry, MD of PPM, said: "This will be a sensational opportunity to develop the World Heritage Site sympathetically and for a joint Ironbridge Railway Trust/PPM solution to be recognized internationally as a model for environmental, economic and community improvement."
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TPP 'worst thing Harper did for Canada' & will cost hundreds of billions – ex-Blackberry tycoon
Canadians have been "outfoxed" in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement and will now be forever bound by a deal harmful for innovation, Jim Balsillie, former co-CEO of Research In Motion (BlackBerry Ltd.), has said, after studying the fine print.
Balsillie, who helped turn BlackBerry into a global player and is on the list of 100 richest Canadians, predicted that TPP will cost Canada hundreds of billions of dollars, lamenting that its provisions on intellectual property will deal a blow to the future Canadian innovators.
"I'm not a partisan actor, but I actually think this is the worst thing that the Harper government has done for Canada… I think in 10 years from now, we'll call that the signature worst thing in policy that Canada's ever done," the businessman and philanthropist told The Canadian Press after delving into the 6,000-page deal.
These are not mere words for Balsillie, who is also the founder of Canada's Center for International Governance Innovation.
According to the businessman, the TPP "structures everything forever" in line with the US's economic interests, while limiting Canadian companies' growth – "and we can't get out of it."
"It's such brilliantly systemic encirclement. I'm just in awe at its powerful purity by the Americans… We've been outfoxed," he said.
Balsillie is particularly worried that American firms are bound to be given an edge in accordance with the deal's "iron-clad" rules, while the Canadians will have to pay for
foreign ideas instead of working on their own innovations and profiting from them. Canada will be limited in making money on homegrown products and services, he said.
Stephen Harper's Conservative government put Canada's signature on the controversial and secretive pact in the middle of an election campaign when the details had not yet been known to the public. Along with his Liberal successor, Justin Trudeau, Harper also promised more transparency on the deal. Trudeau's government has said there is going to be national "consultation" on the text of the deal, which is now public and is due to be published online. It was not immediately clear to what extent the consultation could help change the deal, which has already been agreed in principle between the 12 states involved.
International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters on Thursday that Canadians are welcome to send her comments about the gargantuan text: "I'm going to take that seriously – we're going to review it." A parliamentary debate on the deal is due in the Canadian House of Commons.
Balsillie, however, sees no way back since Harper's negotiators approved the deal's terms.
"I'm worried and I don't know how we can get out of this… I think our trade negotiators have profoundly failed Canadians and our future innovators. I really lament it," he said.
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Q: ui-router removes front slash when user uses 'go to forward' button I'm using ui-router (v0.2.11) with html5 mode
Have the following states:
  stateHelperProvider.setNestedState({
      name: 'stages',
      'abstract': true,
      url: '/:bakery/:city',
      templateUrl: '/app/stages/stages.html',
      controller: 'stagesCtrl',
      children: stageStates
  });

  var stageStates = [{
      name: 'chooseCake',
      url: '/velg-kake',
      templateUrl: '/app/stages/choose-cake/choose-cake.html'
  };

  $urlRouterProvider.otherwise('/oops');

Bakery and City are optional parameters.
For example I'm on home page:
mysite.com/home

If I go to link something like this:
mysite.com/bakery//velg-kake

go back (to home) and go forward it's ok,
but when I use
mysite.com//city/velg-kake

go back (to home) and go forward I get
mysite.com/oops.

I have tried to see the $location path in 'otherwise' function handler and I have gotten
/city/velg-kake

instead of
//city/velg-kake

So seems ui-roter removes first slash.


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During the year we host events that are open to members of the public, as well as students.
Author Talks
We work closely with Linghams Booksellers in Heswall to bring some of the country's leading authors to the School.
Konnie Huq - Television Presenter, Children's Author and Illustrator
Konnie visited the School in February 2020 to promote her first novel which she has written and illustrated, 'Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World.' Read more.
Lisa Williamson - Award-Winning Author
Lisa visited the School in January 2020 to present a talk on her books, 'The Art of Being Normal' and 'All About Mia,' and her life as a novelist. Read more.
Nikki Henderson - Record-Breaking Yachtswoman,
Nikki visited the School in January 2020 to launch the 'No Limits' workshop series. The workshops are aimed at inspiring our girls, across all age groups, to see no limits to what they can achieve. Read more.
Ramsey Campbell - Internationally Acclaimed Horror Author
Ramsey visited the School in December 2019 and was guest of honour at Birkenhead School's inaugural 'A Ghost Story for Christmas' event. Read more.
Jojo Moyes - Bestselling Novelist
Jojo visited the School in Ocotber 2019 to talk about her latest romance novel, 'The Giver of Stars'. Read more.
George Alagiah - Journalist, Newsreader and Author
George visited the School in August 2019 to promote his debut political thriller, 'The Burning Land' and to talk about his life as a journalist. Read more
Sophy Henn - Children's Author and Illustrator
Sophy visited the School in June 2019 to speak about her latest book, ' Bad Nana: All the Fun of the Fair', the second book in the Bad Nana series. Read more.
Alex T Smith - Children's Author and Illustrator
Alex visited the School in March 2019 as part of the School's World Book Day activities.
Joe Wicks - Fitness Coach, TV Presenter and Author
Joe Wicks visited the School in January 2019 on his book tour ''Veggie Lean in 15'.
Kate Humble – Broadcaster and Author
Kate Humble visited the School in November 2018 to speak to the audience about her travels and new book, 'Thinking on my Feet'.
Lord Jeffrey Archer - Author
Lord Jeffrey Archer, novelist and former Member of Parliament, visited in October 2018 to talk about his career and literary works.
Clare Balding - Broadcaster and TV Presenter
Clare Balding visited and spoke to students from Years 5 to 8 about her career and truly inspired some of our younger students. Students from local schools were invited as part of the School's wider outreach programme.
Chris Riddell - Illustrator and Writer
Chris Riddell visited in September 2018 and amazed students with his drawings that came to life during the course of his talk. The talk was held as part of the School's wider outreach programme.
Sir Tony Robinson – Broadcaster, Actor, Comedian and Author
Sir Tony Robinson visited the School and spoke to the audience about his life, career to date and his thoroughly entertaining autobiography 'No Cunning Plan – My Story'.
Carl Fogarty, MBE – World Superbike Racer
Carl Fogarty visited the School in April 2018 and spoke about his career and shared funny anecdotes from his life. The visit coincided with the launch of his autobiography 'The World According to Foggy'.
Alison Weir – Author and Historian
Alison Weir, best-selling author and historian, visited the School in May 2018 to talk to the audience about her latest book, 'Jane Seymour: The Haunted Queen.
Sports Personality Dinners
We also welcome a Sports Personality Dinner to our annual Sports Personality Dinner to raise funds for the School sports tours and local charities.
Recent guests have included:
John Parrott, World Snooker Champion (2018)
David Gower, former English Cricket Captain (2017)
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