South Wigston Methodist Church made Christmas puddings on Sunday morning on 26 November, in a service which celebrated Stir-up Sunday, the last Sunday before Advent. The name 'stir-up Sunday', was taken because a traditional collect (prayer) for that Sunday (dating from 1549!) calls on God to 'stir up the wills of your faithful people that they, richly bearing the fruit of good works, may by you be richly rewarded'. The analogy between stirring up good works and literally stirring up the fruits of the earth has been hard to resist ever since!
Three tables of adults and children, each put together a Christmas pudding, as they learnt about the traditions of the Sunday before Advent, also called Christ the King Sunday, and discussed ways that the people of South Wigston Methodist Church could "stir up one another to love and good works" (Hebrews 10.24 ESV). These practical ideas for community service and sharing good news will be taken to the church's stewards and leadership team.
The Christmas puddings were each taken home by a church member, properly steamed and will be dessert at the church's Christmas meal, held at the end of January (!) to avoid over indulging in December festivities and a fun event to anticipate as a way of tackling winter blues. The local worship team at South Wigston uses a café church model of tables, chairs and informality and every fourth Sunday of the month develops the morning service, 10:15am.


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Since his arrival at the Davie school five years ago, the team has experienced a nice trend upward and the past two seasons have delivered unexpected results in the playoffs.
Last season, the Wildcats knocked off favored Deerfield Beach in the first round of the Class 8A state playoffs and then Palm Beach Central before losing to Atlantic in the regional finals. This year, the team started its playoff run with a 21-7 upset regional quarterfinal victory over host Atlantic. The Eagles had finished the regular season undefeated at 10-0.
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After the win over Atlantic this season, that ride came to a halt against Palm Beach Central, but Ratkevich was still pleased with the effort, especially considering the team graduated 23 seniors from last year's team. The Wildcats finished 9-3.
"The question was, with all of those guys gone, was Western going to drop off and go back to what they were?" Ratkevich said. "And I think the guys have shown that we are here to stay as one of the 8A teams in South Florida that you have worry about coming into the season. You start off with the fact that every team in the county wants to be playing in the postseason and most of them are buying tickets to watch. We showed we can play with the elite teams.
Rivera, 17, a senior who lives in Davie, said the atmosphere around the team was positive.
"I like how everybody wanted to get better and nobody was late to practice," he said. "The team made a lot of improvement during the season. We made it to the second round of the playoffs and beat some really good teams. Unfortunately, we lost, but we were underdogs and I am very proud us.
His said the win over Atlantic was the most memorable part of the season because it was the first time he ever reached the playoffs. He had transferred to Western from Archbishop McCarthy.
Wilson, 17, of Plantation, said he enjoyed being a leader on this year's team and didn't feel any pressure.
"Even though we were labeled as the underdogs, we just worked hard in practice and we put the work in," he said. "We made sure we did the film (study) and prepared for whoever we had next on the board.
Ratkevich said he believes the team will be strong again next season.


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Q: Add and Remove Item in list Binded Index focus incorrect I have a dataProvider from a list. The list has the selecteIndex Binded from a var -selectedDamageIdx. I am changing the selectedDamageIdx and more or less and at the same I move items arround in the list. When everything is over the index is not correct but the value on the selectedDamageIdx is correct. Any suggestions? I made sure the selectedDamageIdx is public and bindable. The Binding is done in mxml.
My list is a damage list. It uses a damage itemRenderer and a damage Object. Basically, what I am doing is: I have a thumbail with the same information as the list. When I drag something around in the thumbnail to move items, I want the list to update the item positions. I have a function called onChangePosition as following where I have access to the _from and _to positions.
So I do the following:
if(_to > _from)
{
    (damages.dataProvider as ArrayCollection).addItemAt(damage,_to);
    (damages.dataProvider as ArrayCollection).removeItemAt(_from);
     selectedDamageIdx = _to-1;//because of shift all the items between the _from and _to will move back one position. And the moved item will actually get the index to-1
}

else if (_from > _to)
{
    (damages.dataProvider as ArrayCollection).removeItemAt(_from);
    (damages.dataProvider as ArrayCollection).addItemAt(damage,_to);
    selectedDamageIdx = _to;
}

This works fine on the thumbnail and the selectedDamageIdx gets the expected value. But, I think because of my add and remove operation the list selects the wrong item, and the selectedIndex is wrong.
 On the first case where _to > _from the selectedIndex on the list is one less than it should be.
 On the second case where _to < _from the selectedIndex is one more than it should be.

A: Ok, the solution I found was the following:
if(_to > _from)
{
    (damages.dataProvider as ArrayCollection).addItemAt(damage,_to);
    damages.addEventListener(FlexEvent.UPDATE_COMPLETE,updateIndex);
    (damages.dataProvider as ArrayCollection).removeItemAt(_from);
}
else if (_from > _to)
{
    (damages.dataProvider as ArrayCollection).removeItemAt(_from);
    damages.addEventListener(FlexEvent.UPDATE_COMPLETE,updateIndex);
    (damages.dataProvider as ArrayCollection).addItemAt(damage,_to);
}

Then on updateIndex:
  damages.removeEventListener(FlexEvent.UPDATE_COMPLETE,updateIndex);
    if(_to > _from)
        selectedDamageIdx = _to-1;
    else if (_from > _to)
        selectedDamageIdx = _to;

Since not only the list has been refreshed but also the component has seen that and updated its display list the binding works.
Hope that will help someone.

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I left the color on her roots for 15 minutes then pulled the color through the rest of her hair for 15 minutes.


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Q: How to use ListView with ActionBarSherlock? I need to use ActionBarSherlock for my project but I am getting an error when using the ListView. I know I need to extend to ListActivity but I am sure there is an other way out of this.
     Below are my classes.
public class ViewPagerAdapter extends FragmentPagerAdapter {

// Declare the number of ViewPager pages
final int PAGE_COUNT = 3;

public ViewPagerAdapter(FragmentManager fm) {
    super(fm);
}

@Override
public Fragment getItem(int arg0) {
    switch (arg0) {

    // Open Maths.java
    case 0:
        MathActivity maths = new MathActivity();
        return maths;

        // Open Units.java
    case 1:
        UnitsActivity units = new UnitsActivity();
        return units;

        // Open Physics.java
    case 2:
        PhysicsActivity physics = new PhysicsActivity();
        return physics;

    }
    return null;
}

Below is my MathActivity Class which extends the SherlockFragment.
public class MathActivity extends SherlockFragment {

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    //setContentView(R.layout.math_layout);

    String[] mathList = new String[] {"Item 1", "Item 2", "Item 3", "Item 4"};
    setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, mathList));

}

A: If you want a ListView, you should probably be extending SherlockListFragment, not just SherlockFragment.  (Or you need to explicitly find your list and set its listadapter, not try and set the listadapter on the containing fragment.)
Your ListView in your XML needs to have an id of @android:id/list, e.g. mathlist.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:layout_height="fill_parent"
  android:orientation="vertical"
  >
  <ListView android:id="@android:id/list"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      />
</LinearLayout>

And then something like this:
public class MathActivity extends SherlockListFragment implements OnItemClickListener
{
  public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
      Bundle savedInstanceState)
  {
    View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.mathlist, null);
    String[] mathList = new String[] {"Item 1", "Item 2", "Item 3", "Item 4"};
    setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(getActivity(), android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, mathList));
    return view;
  }

  @Override
  public void onItemClick(AdapterView<?> arg0, View arg1, int arg2, long arg3)
  {
    // handle listview item clicks in here
  }

  // Don't let items be clicked until the activity has finished drawing everything:
  @Override
  public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
    getListView().setOnItemClickListener(this);
  }
}

A: Change from "extends SherlockFragment" to "extends SherlockListFragment".


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17 Days China Silk Road Tour: Beijing to Kashgar
Destinations: Beijing, Xian, Lanzhou, Jiayuguan, Dunhuang, Turpan, Urumqi, Kashgar
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Duration 17 Days
Tour Code CITA-SR12
Summary: This fantastic tour starts from the capital, and takes you to the mysterious and fascinating Silk Road in China, where you will visit many historical and cultural wonders, Buddhist temples, beautiful Chinese classical architectures, and ancient ruins as well as the local bazaars, where you will be presented with a kaleidoscope of scenes straight out of the pages of 'A Thousand and One Nights'. You will be sure to enjoy the diversity of cultures and the interesting local customs.
Arrive Beijing
Please arrange for the international flight to arrive in Beijing. We will meet you at the Beijing airport, transfer you to the hotel and check you in. The rest of the day will be your free time to do a little exploration at your leisure.
Today we will visit Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven.
Tiananmen Square: Located at the centre of Beijing, Tiananmen, or the Gate of Heavenly Peace, is the largest city public square in the world. It was originally built in 1651 and in the 1950s it was enlarged to its current size, four times the original. It has great cultural significance as it was the site of a number of important events in the Chinese history, including the proclamation of the People's Republic of China on October 1, 1949. It was named 'Tiananmen Square' because it is situated in front of the south gate of the Forbidden City - Tiananmen.
The Forbidden City: Located at the city center and called Gu Gong in Chinese, it was the imperial palace for twenty-four emperors during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It took 14 years to build during the reign of Emperor Chengzu in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Ancient Chinese Astronomers believed that the Purple Star (Polaris) was in the center of heaven and the Heavenly Emperor lived in the Purple Palace. The Palace for the emperor on earth was so called the Purple City. It was forbidden to enter without special permission of the Emperor. Hence its name 'The Purple Forbidden City', usually just 'The Forbidden City'. Also called Palace Museum, the Forbidden City is recognized as the most magnificent and splendid palace complex in China and one of the five world-famous palaces, along with the Palace of Versailles in France, Buckingham Palace in England, the White House in United States, and the Kremlin in Russia.
The Temple of Heaven: Temple of Heaven, or Tiantan, is located in the southern part of Beijing, and has been one of the most sacred places for the whole country for more than five centuries. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to heaven, and is the largest one in Beijing among several royal altars to Heaven, Earth, Sun, Moon and other deities or symbolic forces of Nature.
Today we will visit the Great Wall, Ming Tomb and the Sacred road.
The Great Wall: This is one of the seven wonders of the world and the symbol of China. Badaling Great Wall, located 80km north-west of Beijing, is the most impressive and the most visited section of the Great Wall of China. Constructed in 1502 during the Ming Dynasty, the Badaling Great Wall once served as an important military fortification. Many leaders from China and around the world, like Richard Nixon, Margaret Thatcher, had all visited this section of the wall.
The Ming Tombs: Also known as the "13 Tombs", this is a collection of mausoleums of the 13 out of 17 of the Ming Dynasty emperors. The tomb that can be visited is that of Emperor Wanli, who reigned from 1537 to 1620, and his two empresses. Unearthed in 1956, this is literally an underground palace located 27m below ground surface.
Sacred Way: The Scared Way, affiliated with the Ming Tombs, is a main road leading to all the tombs. The road, seven kilometers long, has a stone memorial arch, Great Red Gate (Dahongmen), a stele pavilion, stone statues and the Dragon and Phoenix Gate (Longfengmen).
Beijing Xi'an
The Summer Palace :
Today we will go to the Summer Palace, and cruise in the Summer Palace lake. We will also visit the Hutong district and Silk Street. After that we will send you to the airport for your flight to Xian.
Summer Palace: Situated in the Haidian District northwest of Beijing City, the Summer Palace is 15 kilometers from central Beijing. Being the largest and most well-preserved royal park in China, it has greatly influenced Chinese horticulture and landscape with its famous natural views and cultural interests. It has long since been recognized as 'The Museum of Royal Gardens'.
Hutong: It is said that the real culture of Beijing is the culture of the Hutong and Courtyards. That is so true. Hutong is a Mongolian word meaning water well. At nine meters wide, it is the term given to a lane or small street that originated during the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368). These hutongs, or alleyways, are formed by lines of traditional courtyard residences. Many neighborhoods were thus formed, and the word hutong now refers to these neighbourhoods of alleyways. They have become representatives of local culture, thus it is the first choice for people who would like to learn about the local history and culture.
Silk Street: Silk Street, or Silk Market, is a prosperous shopping market in the Beijing Chaoyang District. It used to be an outdoor market, but is now a shopping mall, which accommodates over 1,000 retailers and is regarded as one of the symbols of Beijing together with the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, and roast duck. Many foreign visitors, including some celebrities, enjoy Silk Street for shopping or having their clothes tailor-made. The former president of the US, George Bush, once went there with his daughter to buy some silk robes.
The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
Today we will visit the Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, the Bell Tower and the Wild Goose Pagoda. We will enjoy the Tang Dynasty show in the evening.
The Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses: This is one of the greatest archaeological findings of the 20th century - the army of terra-cotta warriors and the bronze chariots entombed in vast underground vaults at emperor Qin Shi Huang's tomb from two thousand years ago. It is a sight not to be missed by any visitor to China. Emperor Qin Shi Huang ascended to the throne of Qin at the age of 13 in 246 BC. Under him, Qin conquered the other six warring states and became the first true emperor, or Shi Huang, of China.
The Bell Tower: This is the emblem of Xian city. It was used to keep time for the town and to sound alarms. This huge tower was originally built in the 14th century, and was relocated in 1739.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda: The Big Goose Pagoda is where the renowned Buddhist Master Xuanzang (Monk Tripitaka) stored his classics brought back all the way from India. The pagoda is one of the oldest structures in China. Originally it consisted of a brick structure of five storeys and was about 60 meters high. It was first built in 589AD during the Sui Dynasty. Between 701AD and 704AD during the reign of the Empress Wu Zetian five more storeys were added to the pagoda making it ten in all.
The Tang Dynasty show: This is the show that presents the palace dances and songs from the Tang Dynasty (618AD-907AD) when Xian was the capital of China.
Xi'an Lanzhou
We will visit Shaanxi History Museum, Xian City Wall, The Grand Mosque. After that we will send you to the airport for your flight to Lanzhou.
Shaanxi History Museum: This provincial museum is one of the major museums in China. It holds numerous unearthed cultural artifacts from within the Shaanxi province as well as the rest of China. It covers 65,000 square meters, with a building area of 60,000 square meters. The newly built modern building recreates Tang-dynasty architecture and successfully symbolizes the great extent of Shaanxi history and its remarkable culture.
The Ancient City Wall: This is the most complete city wall that has survived in China as well being one of the largest ancient military defensive systems in the world. It was enlarged in Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) from the city wall initially built in Tang Dynasty (618 -907). Now it is 12 meters tall, 12-14 meters wide covering 14 kilometers in length with a deep moat surrounding it. The City Wall has corner towers, ramparts, sentry towers, gate towers, battlements and a number of city defensive fortifications with very strong defense capability. You can walk, even cycle on the wall. Its south gate is the largest with a suspension bridge. Most of the tourists choose the south gate for sightseeing.
Grand Mosque (and Old Muslim Quarter): The Grand Mosque is a Chinese traditional Alhambresque architecture with a long history and grand scale, and is a great combination of Islamic and Chinese culture. It was recorded that it was established in the first year of the Tian Bao reign by the Tang Dynasty Emperor Li Lung Ji (685AD-762AD). After renovations and expansions on several occasions in the Song, Yuan and especially the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it gradually took on the current appearance. The whole mosque has more than 12,000 square meters, the floor space more than 4,000 square meters. The construction is mostly in the Ming Dynasty style. The Mosque therefore has much Chinese traditional touch in both its design and artistic outlook. Besides the style peculiar to Islamic mosques, this Mosque also holds characteristics of Chinese pavilions with painted beams and engraved ridgepoles. The Grand Mosque and the Muslim Quarter are now an important cultural preservation of Shanxi Province and a national-level historical/cultural preservation site.
Lanzhou Xiahe
Upon arriving in Lanzhou, we will drive to Xiahe to visit the Labrang Monastery and the Songke Grassland.
Labrang Monastery: The Labrang Monastery is located at the foot of the Phoenix Mountain, northwest of Xiahe County in Gannan Tibetan Nationality Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province. As a propitious place in the hearts of the Tibetans, it stands by the Daxia River and faces the Dragon Mountain. A long time ago, this place was a boundless sea, which over time had turned into the present landscape. There is a beautiful legend that tells about how the Dragon Mountain, Phoenix Mountain, and the Daxia River were formed.
Songke Grassland: Lying at an average altitude of over 3,000m above sea level, the Songke Grassland is situated a short 14km from Xiahe. This vast expanse of grassy plains, covering an area of around 70 square kilometers, is a lonely, beautiful place that presents a nice change for those coming from the bustling cities, such as Chengdu or Lanzhou. There are only 4,000 Tibetan nomads left on the grasslands, and they graze yak herds and offer tourists the chance of a ride on their horses. Entertainment here varies according to your preference. Botanists and hikers will be happy to just set off into the rolling hills, but for those after a little more excitement, the horse rides, costing around RMB25, are good fun.
Xiahe Lanzhou Jiayuguan
We will take a cruise by speed boat from Liujiaxia Gorge to Binglingsi to visit the Thousand Buddha Caves. Then we will return to Lanzhou to take the train to Jiayuguan.
Bingling Thousand Buddha Caves: The Bingling Thousand Buddha Caves are on the cliff of Xiaojishi Hill. Located on a branch of Gansu part of the Silk Road, the Bingling Caves were started by Buddhist monks from as early as the West Jin Dynasty (265AD -316AD) although the official carving began in 420AD. Today there are 183 caves existing with 694 stone statues, 82 earth statues and murals of 900 square meters (9,688 square feet). Another pleasant surprise on your way to Bingling Caves is the beautiful Liujiaxia Reservoir. The crystal water lying among the yellow earth mountains is quite a sight. At the end of the Reservoir, the green water connects to the yellow water while the blue sky connects to the yellow earth. Perhaps this can only be experienced in Liujiaxia.
The Jiayuguan Pass
Today we will visit the Jiayuguan Pass, The Great Wall on the Cliff , Weijin Tomb, and the Great Walls Museum.
Jiayuguan Pass: Jiayuguan Pass stands in the southwest part of Jiayuguan City, about 6 km away from downtown. The Ming Dynasty fort here guards the strategic pass, at the western end of the Great Wall – this was the last section built by the Ming Dynasty. Construction of the fort was started in 1372 in the Ming Dynasty, and subsequently enlarged and strengthened, and was known as 'the strongest pass under heaven'. It is located in the Jiayu Highland, hence its name Jiayuguan. It is situated between the Wenshu and Heishan Mountains at the foot of Jiayuguan Hill of the Qilian Mountain range.
The Great Wall on the Cliff: The Suspended Wall is a part of the Great Wall of China. The wall here was built on the ridge with a gradient of 45 degrees. It is high in the air and it looks as if it fell down from the top of the hill. So people refer to this section of the Great Wall as the "Suspended Wall". The Suspended Wall, the extension of the walls at the Jiayuguan Pass towards the north, was an integral part of the ancient defense system at the Jiayuguan Pass.
Weijin Tomb: About 15 kilometers northeast of Jiayuguan, there are over 1,400 tombs which were built during the Wei and Jin dynasties (between the 3rd and 5th century). They feature brick wall paintings showing various social activities of the times.
Great Wall Museum: The Great Wall museum opened to visitors in October 1989, and it is the first museum to exhibit the Great Wall culture in a comprehensive and systematic way. The Museum covers an area of 12,312 square meters with an exhibition area of about 1,766 square meters. Its main building takes a shape of a typical signal fire tower on the Great Wall.
Jiayuguan Dunhuang
Yulin Grattoes
Today we will visit Yulin Grattoes, and then drive to Dunhuang.
Yulin Grottoes: The Yulin Grottoes lie 70 km to the south of Anxi County, Gansu Province. The Grottoes are chiseled into the cliffs on both the east and west sides of the Yulin River. The east cliff has 30 grottoes and the west has 11, with a distance of more than 100 meters between them. It used to be called Ten-Thousand Buddha Gorge. The grottoes began to be chiseled and sculpted during the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-534), and was enlarged in the later dynasties, such as Tang (618-907), Five Dynasties (907-960), Song (960-1279), the Western Xia (1038-1227), Yuan (1271-1368) and so on. More than 1,000 square meters of frescoes, and more than 100 colored sculptures are still extant there. The name Yulin (elm forest) came from the elms in the valley, and as you travel along the valley road you can easily imagine how it must have been to be a poet or brave solder in the distant past.
Echoing Sand Mountain
Today we will visit the Mogao Grottoes, Echoing-Sand Mountain and The Crescent Lake. After that we will send you to the railway station to catch the train to Turpan.
Mogao Grottoes: The Mogao Grottoes, a shrine of Buddhist art treasures, is 25 km from downtown Dunhuang on the eastern slope of Mingsha Shan (Echoing Sand Mountain). A network of plank-reinforced roads plying north to south 1600 meters long lead to the cave openings, which are stacked five stories high, some reaching up to 50 meters. Incidentally, Mogao means high up in the desert. According to Tang Dynasty records, a monk had witnessed onsite a vision of thousand Buddhas under showers of golden rays. Thus inspired, he started the caves construction work that spanned a millennium, from the 4th to the 14th centuries. What remains today is truly awe inspiring, and is likely the world's richest treasure house of Buddhist sutras, murals and sculptures. Please note that cameras are not allowed inside the grottoes.
Echoing-Sand Mountain and Crescent Lake: Together with the Crescent Spring and the Mogao Caves, the Echoing-Sand Mountain is the most popular tourist site in Dunhuang. Echoing-Sand Mountain, known as Mingsha Mountain to the Chinese, is 5 km to the south of Dunhuang and is famous for the constant sound of the moving sand. Legend has it that many years ago a horrific battle was fought here, and the sounds we hear today were the haunting cries of soldiers buried in the sand dunes. Situated within the Echoing-Sand Mountain Park, the Crescent Moon Lake is literally an oasis in the desert. The lake's name derives from the crescent moon shape taken by the pool of spring water between two large sand dunes. Although the surrounding area is very dry, the pool surprisingly doesn't dry up as one might expect.
Bezklik Grottoes
We will meet you at the train station, transfer you to the hotel and check you in. After that we will visit the Jiaohe Ancient City, Astana Tombs, The Flaming Mountain, Tuyoq Valley.
Jiaohe Ancient City Ruins: The city's name means 'River City'. It was founded during the first century BC and abandoned during the 15th century. It is located atop a steep cliff on a leaf-shaped plateau between two deep river valleys in the Yarnaz valley 10 km to the west of Turpan City. It runs northwest to southeast, 1760 meters long and 300 meters across at the widest part. The ruins include city gates, streets and lanes, government office, temples, domestic houses, cave houses, wells, and an underground temple. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Silk Road Sites.
Astana Tombs: This is the graveyard of the residents who lived in the Gaochang City in the Jin-Tang period. Between 1959 and 1975, a great number of cultural relics had been unearthed, including Chinese documents, textiles, epitaphs, coins, clay sculptures, pottery, wooden wares, silk-paintings, crops and foods, etc. The site is known as the Underground Museum.
The Flaming Mountain: The Flaming Mountain is famously described in the classic Chinese mythological novel "Journey to the West". It runs west from Shanshan County, is 98 km in length and 9 km across, with a relative height of 500 meters and the highest peak at 832 meters. The mountain is a branch range of the Bogda Mountain, formed in the orogenic movements of the Himalayas. This is the hottest place in China. The highest air temperature in summer is 47.8 degrees Centigrade, and the ground is over 70 degrees Centigrade in summer. Many years of volcanic activity have formed the unique crisscrossing gullies and ravines. During mid-afternoon the heat becomes intense as the sun's rays are reflected off the red rocks, as though the hillsides are engulfed by tongues of fire, hence the name.
Tuyoq Valley: This is a 12 km long primitive Uighur agricultural valley about 70 km from Turpan, with vineyards and fields in the northern and southern valleys and a narrow ravine that connects them. It is a Muslim religious pilgrimage site. The southern mouth of the valley has big Uighur mosques older than the Sugong Minaret and a cave thought by many to be described in the Koran. About a kilometer from the cave shrine is a group of grottoes that have some Buddhist and Nestorian artwork. These grottoes are said to date from the West Jin Dynasty (265AD-316AD), and are considered to be the earliest in Turpan. Most of the murals are damaged. Fortunately, 10 of the grottoes still have some of the preserved murals. These precious murals are very unique in style.
Turpan Urumqi
Sugong Minerat
In the morning we will visit the Karez Irrigation system, and Sugong Minaret. After lunch in Turpan we will return to Urumqi and check into the hotel. Then we will visit the Erdaoqiao & International Bazaar.
Karez Irrigation System: The ancient Karez Irrigation System, which is still used today, is a unique irrigation system in Turpan. It takes advantage of the slopes, draws the underground water to flow by itself to irrigate farmland. It consists of four parts: vertical wells, underground channels, ground canals, and small reservoirs.
Sugong Minaret: Located in Mura Village 2km to the east of the city of Turpan, the minaret tower was built in the 41st year of the long reign of Qianlong Emperor during the Qing Dynasty. It is the embodiment of the ancient architectural arts of the Uighur people. The body of the tower is cylindroid in shape, built with bricks arranged in various symmetrical patterns on the outer wall. The tower has 14 windows and a spiral staircase inside going to the top.
Erdaoqiao & International Bazaar: Here you will find a bustling market filled with fruits, clothing, crafts, knives, carpets, and almost anything that you can imagine. This is the largest bazaar in Urumqi, and is a place most welcomed by tourists, especially the ladies who will find they can buy some traditional Yugur cosmetics. On Sunday, there are more stalls and more goods to buy than any other day. The old streets around the bazaar are particularly worth seeing.
After breakfast we will visit the Xinjiang Museum. Then we will take the flight to Kashgar and check into the hotel upon arrival. We will then take the city tour, visit the Id Kah mosque
Xinjiang Museum: The Xinjiang Regional Museum is a large integrated museum and a centre for the collection and study of cultural relics in Xinjiang. The museum was built in 1953, featuring Uighur ethnic internal decor style and has an exhibition hall covering an area of about 7,800 square meters. There are more than 50,000 pieces of various kinds of cultural relics stored in the museum, among them are the ancient mummies represented by the "Loulan Beauty", manuscripts in Chinese, Karosthi, Qiuci, Yanji, Tibetan, Uighurian and other characters prevailing in ancient western regions of China, as well as silk, wool, cotton and hemp fabrics and folk raiment, etc., all items of great intrigue. The 'Loulan beauty' mummy in particular is a well-preserved mummy from 4000 years ago. It still has a reddish brown skin, thick eyelashes, charming large eyes, and long hair.
Id Kah Mosque: This is the largest mosque in China, and the most famous mosque in Xinjiang. The construction of the mosque started in the middle of the 15th century, and the mosque has gradually developed to its present size. The buildings of Id Kah Mosque look magnificent and solemn, and display the artistic styles of Islamic mosque architecture. The Mosque has an area of about 16,800 square meters, consisting of the Pray Hall, the Koran teaching Hall, the Corridor, the Arches and other buildings attaching to it. The Pray Hall of the mosque, which can hold 4,000 prayers, is supported by 140 carved wooden pillars.
Kashgar Taxkorgan
the Sunday bazaar
After breakfast we will visit the Sunday bazaar and then go to Taxkorgan by coach to visit the White sand lake, and Kalakul Lake. On the way there we will pass by Gaici Fort, stone city and the colorful mountain.
Sunday Bazaar: This is called "Sunday" bazaar but it is open daily, even though it is busiest on Sundays. Streets near this big market are jammed with farmers and buyers arriving by donkey cart, truck, bicycle, horseback, ute, motobike, or on foot, with their animals. It is loud, lively and cheerful as they arrive, eat breakfast, set up their animals and check out the action. Cattle, sheep (they definitely look different), goats, donkeys, horses have their own sections. Sellers show off their animals as "good eaters" (most go as livestock, not meat). The entire experience is fascinating and fun.
White Sand Lake: The White Sand Lake is covered by the blown sand, and is always shining in the sunshine. This lake is on the way from Kashgar to the Karakul Lake.
Karakul Lake: At an altitude of 3600m, this is the highest lake of the Pamir plateau, near the junction of the Pamir, Tianshan (Heavenly Mountain), and Kunlun Mountain ranges. Surrounded by mountains which remain snow-covered throughout the year, the three highest peaks visible from the lake are the Muztag Ata (7546m), Konur Tagh (7649m) and Kongur Tiube (7530m). The lake is popular among travelers for its beautiful scenery and the clarity of its reflection in the water, whose color ranges from a dark green to azure and light blue. There are two Kirgiz settlements along the shore of Karakul Lake, a number of yurts about 1 km east of the bus drop-off point and a village with stone houses located on the western shores.
Taxkorgan Kashgar
Apak Hoja Tomb
In the morning we will visit the Konjirap port which is the highest port in the world. Then we will return to Kashgar and visit the Old Town and Apak Hoja Tomb.
Apakh Hoja Tomb: This Mazar is the holiest place in Xinjiang for the Muslims, and an architectural treasure. Built in 1640, it is reminiscent of the Central Asian artistic style of Samarkand or Isfahan. The site is also known as the Xiang Fei (Fragrant Concubine) Tomb in memory of Abakh Khoja's granddaughter, Iparhan, who was the Fragrant Concubine of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty. A handsome blue-and-white tiled gate leads into the compound, which includes a small religious school and the Abakh Khoja family tomb. The latter is domed and faced with muti-color tiles. It is the most complete Islamic tomb dating from the beginning of the Qing Dynasty.
Old Town: Kashgar is an ancient city, and in walking the streets of its Old Town, one gets the sense of what this legendary Central Asian hub was like in the days when the Silk Road was at its zenith. 500-year old remnants of the city wall, narrow lanes and colorful multi-ethnic crowds combine to make Kashgar's historic district a highlight of any visit to the city. Visit the small alleys to look at the characteristic Uygur residences. You will experience and enjoy the culture and history that has been retained in the small alleys and deep courtyards. In the alleys on platforms beside the residence you could marvel at the even more ancient primitive workshops for hand-made earthenware. Some 17 or 18 antique workshops have been restored.
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Hon'ble Minister Road and Building Department.
Gujarat is amongst most developed states of the nation and has set an example of best infrastructure competing at the global level. We are visioning to have the best road infrastructure through public private partnership and upgrading the conventional procedures of constructions. GSRDC has planned and accordingly delivered to the state the best highways constructed and operated on Toll and non-Toll basis. We are sure to see the Gujarat state as a benchmark in Road infrastructure for rest of the nation and other developing countries in next decade.
Gujarat is in the forefront of economic development and industrialization. Besides being a major manufacturer of Pharmaceuticals, Dyes, Chemicals and textile etc. Gujarat also has huge resources of petroleum deposits with it and is a major producer of petrochemicals too. Gujarat caters to a vast hinterland, which constitutes 35% of India's exports. In today's scenario Gujarat has made up plans to become one of the major players in the global IT sector too.
Major multinationals and prestigious national corporates have preferred this state to start their industries and corporate nerve centers too. Growing industrialization of the State & increasing needs of the people for better quality of life the need to cater to the burgeoning trade through the hinterland has put tremendous pressure on the existing infrastructure in the State. Therefore, there is a clear need for World Class Infrastructure to sustain this rapid pace of economic growth.
Gujarat is the first state in India to have a law governing Built Own and Transfer (BOT) transaction and such other arrangements along with private participation in infrastructure projects. Roads in the transport sector accounts for nearly 17.05% of the total planned investments amounting to Rs.19951 crores for the period upto 2010 of "Gujarat Infrastructure Agenda – Vision 2010".
Gujarat, the first ranking state in the nation and developing as an investment capital at global level has envisioned the need to upgrade its infrastructure at a very sophisticated scale to meet the needs for economic growth.
While marching ahead for promoting public-private partnership for various initiatives Government of Gujarat has initiated world-class highway projects through GSRDC. The Government to keep the state, a front-runner state for the Nation is aiming at the advancement in projection, planning and policy. The efforts and endeavor will also prove to be the source of employment generation, as projected in Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2013.
I wish Gujarat State Road Development Corporation Ltd. to play a vital role in fulfilling the vision of Road Infrastructure needs, for our Vibrant Gujarat.
Gujarat has been always pioneer in adapting news concepts under BOT Scheme and there are number of projects already completed successfully. Gujarat State Road Development Corporation Limited intends to develop 8 road projects under Public Private Partnership. GSRDC seeks participation from private operators for the said projects to provide superior quality road infrastructure at competitive prices.
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Phobias may be described as fears that are excessive or unreasonable. Specific phobias are triggered by the anticipation or actual presence of the object or situation of the phobia, for example: the sight of blood, requiring an injection, discovering a spider etc.
I had a variety of fears and phobias, some beginning when I was quite young, which sometimes grew more intense as I became older. A major fear was heights, which began when I was approximately five years old. Another fear was putting my head underwater, which also began from the age of about six years old. My fear of heights began when I fell 'out of control' down a steep hillside. My fear of going underwater began as a result of being in a dinghy in the sea when it turned over. Both these fears definitely grew over the years into phobias, where they remained until I began training as a clinical hypnotherapist and EFT advanced practitioner and NLP coach. Interestingly, I only worked on removing one of my phobias directly; the remainder seemed to vanish as I worked with clients on theirs!
The person experiencing the phobia recognises that the fear is excessive or unreasonable. The response provoked is one of anxiety, possibly with one or more symptoms of a panic attack – hence phobic situations are avoided or only endured with intense anxiety. The trauma of a phobia can cause disruption in a person's life due to a need to change their normal or preferred routine.
Children are not immune to phobias and may of course not recognise that their fear is excessive or unreasonable. They are particularly prone to fear of loud sounds, heights, unusual faces or appearances (characters in costume or masks). I remember my son at the age of about four being terrified of Noddy when we went to see him at an open-air event. He found the huge masked image so upsetting. Another fear he had was of hand dryers in public toilets.
A child's outward expression of a fear or a phobia may take the form of a temper tantrum, inertia, and excessive crying.
I have in my 'toolkit' a wide variety of techniques for achieving rapid positive change. I am confident that in most circumstances the use of one or more or a combination of these techniques will achieve a satisfactory outcome. As with all treatment methods we begin with an initial consultation, and through this we will learn the detail and all the elements involved in your fear or phobia. This is necessary to establish this detail to achieve a positive result and discover the most beneficial interventions for you.
If you would like to discuss your situation in more detail please don't hesitate to contact me. We can then arrange a mutually convenient time for a telephone conversation.


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These Women Dressed Up as Characters From "The Handmaid's Tale" to Protest Anti-Abortion Laws
Danielle DeCourcey
Women in Texas dressed up like characters from the dystopian "Handmaid's Tale" to protest anti-abortion legislation.
NARAL Pro-Choice Texas, an abortion rights advocacy organization, staged a protest against multiple anti-abortion bills, proposed in the Texas state legislature.
"The Handmaid's Tale" is a novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood and now show on Hulu that depicts a fundamentalist dictatorship government in the near-feature.
There are five bills on the calendar this week that the House is expected to debate and vote on:
House Bill 2962 would increase the reporting requirements of abortion facilities for abortion complications.
House Bill 3771 This bill aims to clarify the definition of abortion and underline that surgery to remove certain type of pregnancies are not abortions. Naral Pro-Choice Texas says that because the bill does not include exemptions for other types of pregnancy it's an "attempt to politicize abortion."
House Bill 1936 This bill aims to put restrictions on government funds from facilities that provide abortion services.
House Bill 200 This bill would stop the donation of fetal tissue from abortions for research purposes.
House Bill 2858 This bill requires abortion providers to post information about human trafficking. NARAL Pro-Choice Texas says that this bill singles out abortion providers but should include all health providers. "A genuine effort to identify victims should include other health care providers equally or more likely to come into contact with human trafficking victims, such as emergency rooms, dentists, and low-cost clinics," wrote the organization. "Without expanding the scope of this bill to include these providers, this bill is simply a targeted regulation of abortion providers."
In March, a group of Texas women staged a similar protest against Texas SB 415, which aimed to ban a type of abortion procedure for second trimester abortions. The bill passed the Senate.
Texas has been a hot bed of anti-abortion legislation. Most famously, in 2013 former Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis staged an 11-hour filibuster against the controversial bill House Bill 2. "Under HB 2, it's estimated that 90 percent of the abortion clinics in Texas will be forced to close their doors," ThinkProgress reported at the time that the bill was being considered. "In fact, in anticipation of the burdensome new requirements, some clinics have already started shutting down."
The law eventually passed in July of 2013, but was it overturned by the Supreme Court in 2016 in the case Whole Woman's Health v Hellerstedt, after Center for Reproductive Health sued in 2014 saying the bill created "an undue burden on Texas women" on women trying to access abortion services, the Independent reported.
Texas is not the only state putting forth anti-choice legislation.
"In just the first three months of the year [2017], legislators introduced 1,053 provisions related to reproductive health," the Guttmacher Institute found. "Of these measures, 431 would restrict access to abortion services and 405 are proactive measures seeking to expand access to other sexual and reproductive health services."
However, the organization does note that "[a]lthough the number of abortion restrictions introduced is about on par with past years, the number of proactive measures grew from 221 in 2015 and 353 in 2016, reflecting growing interest among both advocates and policymakers."
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On March 7, 2017 Bruce Thompson's team came to the Virginia Beach City Council seeking about $6.5 million in taxpayer money for Cavalier Associates, LLC, the investment group he formed to buy and renovate the iconic Cavalier Hotel. Combined with earlier requests, the money would push total public funding to the development and related projects past $40 million.
Cavalier Associates, LLC submitted nearly 60 pages of documentation during that City Council meeting, and at a meeting two weeks earlier with the Virginia Beach Development Authority, which also had to sign off on the deal. The documents outlined why the Cavalier needed the money, how the project benefited the public and explained the ways it qualified under state tourism grant rules.
Robert M. Howard, chief investment officer of Cavalier Associates, Gold Key/PHR, Heritage Investment and other Thompson entities, affirmed, in writing, that "no official or employee of the City of Virginia Beach," had an interest in the proposed development, according to documents submitted to the Development Authority on February 21, 2017 and, two weeks later, to the City Council.
In fact, at least two people on the VBDA at the time were and continue to be financial partners in the Cavalier Hotel project, according to a review of Cavalier Associates records, property deeds, financial disclosure forms, bank records and documents connected to a related $25 million bond proposal.
The records show that then-VBDA commissioner Michael Levinson is a partner in COTH, LLC, which was an original investor in the Cavalier in 2013 and his company continues as one of the partners. Levinson joined the VBDA in 2014, three years before Howard's assertion. He left the VBDA in August when his term expired.
VBDA member Bryan Cuffee, who has listed himself as an employee of Thompson's Gold Key/PHR during his seven-year tenure on the VBDA, has had a stake in the Cavalier through a separate limited liability company since at least January 1, 2017 according to financial disclosure forms and bond documents. He joined the VBDA in 2011.
Neither man mentioned their stake in the Cavalier project when Thompson's team sought VBDA money on February 21, 2017, according to minutes of the meeting. Although both men abstained from voting, neither left the room during discussions or ever filed written disclosure statements outlining their conflict, which is required by law.
According to official minutes of the VBDA meeting Cuffee said he abstained because of his role as a director of TowneBank - which loaned at least $77 million to the Cavalier team - but made no mention of his connection to the Cavalier. Levinson, also a local TowneBank director, said only that he had a "business relationship" with the Cavalier.
These are not harmless omissions, nor are they unusual in Virginia Beach.
Virginia Beach City Attorney Mark Stiles refused to comment on whether VBDA members are "city officials." Robert Howard, chief financial officer for Cavalier, LLC, did not return three phone calls seeking comment.
What we do know is that the VBDA commissioners and the entire staff are paid with city dollars. All staff work out of city-owned facilities, all money used for grants is city money and the head of the development authority answers to City Manager Dave Hansen. At least Warren Harris did until this week, when he resigned abruptly in the face of a city audit.
A city staff member, talking only on background to make sure the facts surrounding the VBDA disclosures are accurate, said the forms weren't designed to be a "gotcha" for developers and there is no legal requirement for them to fill them out. Instead, the forms were created to protect elected officials in the wake of Mayor Will Sessoms being found guilty of criminal conflict of interest charges in 2015.
But neither Sessoms' guilty plea nor the city's changes did anything to curb the connections between Thompson's companies, TowneBank and elected and appointed officials.
The number of conflicted officials is staggering.
Sessoms and Councilmembers John Uhrin and Rosemary Wilson all abstained from voting at least once on Cavalier-related issues because of conflicts. So did four members of the VBDA; members who either were on Thompson's payroll, had service contracts with his hotel or had ties to Townebank, which loaned $77 million on the project.
In addition, VBDA Chairwoman Dorothy Wood and her son and business partner, City Councilman Jim Wood, obtained $5.6 million in loans from TowneBank on Feb. 1, 2017, three weeks before the Cavalier came seeking their votes for the additional $6.5 million grant.
All of these things raise serious questions, and directly impact the financial interests of taxpayers.
How? Well, if conflicted VBDA members decide that taxpayers aren't being served and stop throwing more money at the Cavalier, they face a difficult choice. If they side with the citizens they risk upsetting the most powerful bank in the region, a powerful developer and, potentially, their own financial interests.
I reviewed every vote made by the VBDA over the past decade. The records show that in the past 12 months alone, Cuffee, Levinson and member Stephen McNulty have been forced to abstain on about half of all VBDA votes. McNulty is a vice president of TowneBank who was appointed to the authority in 2016.
Besides doing legal work for Thompson's hotels, and being a partner in the Cavalier, Levinson is also a director of TowneBank. Quite the trifecta.
After reviewing the files, one obvious question jumps out: If they can't vote, then why are they on the VBDA in the first place? The only answer seems to be that Thompson, Cavalier Associates and TowneBank want them on the board.
This is exactly the type of conflict the laws are designed to avoid and should be enough to spark an investigation by the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, and not just an internal audit. There is plenty for investigators to probe.
What we know so far is that when Cavalier Associates came to the VBDA and City Council in 2017 seeking public money, they submitted information that never mentioned that two members of that very board are partners in their project and would benefit from VBDA money. When those two partners, Cuffee and Levinson, attended the meeting but did not vote, they never followed state disclosure laws, and never announced their true connections to the development.
The reasoning behind the statute is simple. The public has a right to know the exact nature of any conflicts. That didn't happen here.
These conflicts take on special significance as both city bodies are tasked with deciding who will win public support for the upcoming Pier development project. As with the Cavalier, tens of millions of public and private dollars are at stake.
And, as with the Cavalier, a group of investors led by Thompson is vying to win support from a City Council and Development Authority loaded with people connected to him and his partners. And TowneBank is expected to be part of any financing, according to conflict opinions already being sought by council members.
Public financial records underscore just how important continued support from the VBDA is to the fortunes of Cavalier Associates, LLC and TowneBank, which loaned tens of millions of dollars to the Cavalier and its partners. The best proof of that comes from a $25-million bond document drafted by the Virginia Small Business Financing Authority and Cavalier Associates in April of this year.
The draft prospectus - which was never issued - was designed for investors who could invest in what would essentially be junk bonds that carry high risk and high potential returns. The document specifically said that investors would be at significant risk if the City Council or VBDA were to stop the tourism grant program that has pledged millions of taxpayer dollars to Cavalier, LLC.
Just so there is no confusion, if the VBDA stops supporting the Cavalier project, investors are at risk. That should give every taxpayer - and city employee - pause. It should also prompt the immediate resignation of every VBDA member connected to Thompson, TowneBank or any other project that receives millions of dollars from the VBDA.
It probably won't. But if it doesn't, it should propel a massive turnout at the polls to make sure voters do what the public officials don't seem to have the integrity to do for themselves.
Part Two will look at never before released details of the Cavalier application and approval process, giving the public a warning of what may lie ahead with the Pier. It also provides a blueprint for voters to ask important questions of their elected officials.
Want to read more about what passes for good government in Virginia Beach? Check out this piece about former VBDA member Linwood Branch. And this investigation into the curious case of Green Flash Brewery.
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Q: Android Facebook Login callback not working im trying to get access to user profile using facebook login. but im so confused with facebook tutorial. so far i think i've succeeded with logging in but was unable to get Profile. here's my code.
my fragment class:
public class FBLoginFragment extends Fragment {

private LoginButton loginButton;
private CallbackManager callbackManager;

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    FacebookSdk.sdkInitialize(getActivity().getApplicationContext());
    callbackManager = CallbackManager.Factory.create();
}

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    loginButton = (LoginButton) view.findViewById(R.id.login_button);
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        public void onSuccess(LoginResult loginResult) {
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        @Override
        public void onCancel() {
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        @Override
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}

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my main activity code:
public class LoginActivity extends ActionBarActivity {

private Fragment fragment;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
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}
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A: In your Manifest file, the activity which contains the Facebook login button may have noHistory attribute like the following:
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Removing it will solve your problem.


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