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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affects a person's ability to breathe normally which can cause his or her state of overall health to deteriorate. This is because the lack of oxygen can disrupt the activities of other organs in the body such as the heart and the kidneys. Breathing difficulties can make daily tasks difficult as you will feel fatigued often. COPD can occur due to hereditary reasons, pollution, smoking, and infections. Following a healthy life pattern and receiving proper treatment can help to lessen the effects of COPD.
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of Chemical and Rubber Industry in Serbia
before the First World War
oldest traces of industrial manufacturing on the area occupied by Serbia today
could be found in the Middle Age and they are directly connected with the
development of mining and metallurgy. They are related as well to the
development of construction materials manufacturing (lime, resin, tar and some
other products), that could be assumed as the begining of applied chemistry in Serbia.
actually by the time of awakening of the national consciousness, chemical
production was primarily based on the skill of production of gunpowder as well
as on getting knowledge in producing swiss rolex replica of candles, hygienic preparations (first of all soaps), paints and medicaments.
the end of XVIII and beginning of XIX century, almost every mill in Serbia
grounded gunpowder. In the second half of XIX century, 33 manufacturers of
gunpowder were already officially registered. Most of gunpowder factories were around towns of Krusevac, Uzice, Cuprija
and Svilajnac. With share capital and state investment, construction of the first
bigger gunpowder factory "Obilicevo" began in town Krusevac, which started with work in 1892 (after
the Second World War it worked under the name "Miloje Zakic" and today it presents
large industry corporation TRAYAL.)
important embryo of chemical industry in Serbia was manufacturing of candles and
soaps. Manufacturing of soaps at the very beginning in our country was a homemade
manufacture and first it was for the needs of just one or more households
and later on for the needs of the market as well. It is hard to find out when
actually the manufacturing of soap stopped to be a home made manufacture and
became manufacturing for market. We assume that it was at the beginning of the
XVI century.
manufacturers of soap were candlemakers and when by the appearance of the petrol
lamps needs for candles decreased, and fat and potash supply increased, this
provided good conditions for increase of soap manufacturing. In the last
century, in the region cheap converse star of Serbia from that period there were quite a few
manufacturers of soap, but not many of them who had continual and bigger
production. Manufacturers of soaps and candles were not welcome to the cities,
since from their workshops spread unpleasant odor. But the owners somehow
managed to locate their shops predominantly in the small towns and even in
of the workshop of Gligorije-Glisa Jankovic in town Krusevac in 1839 could be assumed as the start of soap manufacturing at a more serious prosuction level - this workshop was later connected with foundation of today's large chemical company MERIMA. One of the prominent manufacturers of soaps in XIX century was also the "Shop of Jovan Vlajcic & Sons", founded in town Krusevac in 1872. Production of soaps specially enlarged at the beginning of XX century. Well-known workshops
at that time were also the "Shop for Guts and Soaps of Staper Neti" from Belgrade founded in 1900 and the "Soap Shop" of Zak V. Jakov from Sabac founded in 1909.
of paints and varnishes manufacturing in Serbia started at the end of the XIX
century. In the period among 1894-1896 the Belgrade's merchant Dimitrije M.
Djoric started construction of several production units for manufacturing of
aniline dyes, chemical and ground paints, varnishes and petrol nearby
"Mostarska petlja" and factory got a name "First Serbian Royal
Authorized Factory of Paints and Varnishes" - this factory was demolished during
the First World War. Manufacturing facilities of that time had production
capacities from some tens to some hundreds of tons per year.
unsanitary living conditions, wars and epidemics were the reason that in Serbia
people started thinking of protecting and curing inhabitants in organized
manner. By the end of the last century, great deal of work was done in winning
necessary vaccine and serum for infectious diseases in Serbia. The result of
that struggle was manufacturing of vaccine for variola and rabies in 1900
created by Pasteur's Institute from Nis. During the First World War and
immediately after the War, assortment of vaccines and serums were enlarged.
fact that development of industry till the First World War was regulated by the
following laws illustrates that certain care was taken about that matter:
* 1873. Law on Industrial Companies
* 1896. Law on Stock Companies
* 1898. Law on Support for Industry
* 1904. Law on General Customs' Tariff
* 1910. Law on Shops
Between Two World Wars
the First World War, followed the reconstruction of the country, as well as
reconstruction of demolished and damaged industrial facilities. Among those
facilities, there were chemical industry capacities as well. Characteristic of
that time was that Vojvodina became part of Serbia, so that the period of
reconstruction included this area iphone 4 battery as well. It should be emphasized that in this
region chemical industry was already considerably more developed in comparison
to the other parts of Serbia, so in this region more industrial facilities were
reconstructed and built.
after the war, some companies restored manufacturing. Company "Glisa Jankovic
& Son" in Krusevac not long after the war continued manufacturing, so that
already in 1919 this company lanched in the market "Merima
Children's Soap" and in 1927 this company changed the name and got
today's name Merima. In 1919
"Workshop for manufacturing of Soaps, Candles and Perfumes" from Novi Beckerek,
that was founded in 1884 by Lukic Ljubomir, changed its name and continued to
work under today's name LUXOL. Some other producers of washing preparations
from Vojvodina restored production activity, such as factory "Sicer Jakov &
Son" in Novi Sad (this company, originally founded in 1871 as "First association
of soaps manufacturers from Novi Sad", in 1927 changed the name and got today's
name Albus) and soap factory in
Subotica (founded in 1886 as the workshop of Bek Maure, after the Second World
War this factory got today's name Slavica).
Manufacturing of soap was already between two wars brought to industrial level
which illustrates data that in 1939 in Serbia 3,038 tons of soaps were
industry "Clotild" from Subotica in 1920 restored production activities under new
name Zorka. It started with
manufacturing of sulphuric acid and hydrochloric acid, green vitriol, magnesium
sulphate and copper sulphate. After the First World War, original production in Krusevac was
restored by factory Obilicevo and in 1927, first rubber products were included
in its manufacturing program.
to the locations in Novi Sad (1921) and in Belgrade (1926) Pasteur's Institute
from Nis continued with its work. In 1929, a building project at Torlak
(Belgrade) for manufacturing of vaccines and serums was completed. Network of
pharmacies in Serbia was enlarged where certain kinds of drugs were prepared,
specially galenics. In this way, the base for pharmaceutical industry was
the third and the fourth decade of the XX century, number of important chemical
and rubber industry facilities was constructed and put into operation. So,
company for manufacturing of toiletries Dahlia
from Zemun was founded in 1924 and already next year companies Brixol
from Vrsac and HINS from Novi Sad. In the same year the factory of rubber
products named Rekord was founded
in Leskovac (in 1935 this factory was moved to Belgrade). In 1927 "Belgrade's
Factory of Asphalt and Tar Products" was created - from 1936 till 1946 it worked
under the name Srbobit, and in 1946 factory got today's name Grmec.
1930, Belgrade's merchant Nedeljko Savic founded "The first Belgrade's
Factory of Colors and Varnishes" - that was an embryo of today's company Duga,
that has been working under that name from 1947. In the same year, the varnishes
factory "Reinhold, Fliger und Boking" was founded in Knezevac, as the
branch-office of company "Reinhold", a well-known Austrian manufacturer of paints
& varnishes. Should be mentioned that in years before the Second World War
the volume of coatings production in Serbia was about 1,300 tpy.
1929, engineer Borivoje Vuckovic in Rakovica, Belgrade's suburb at that time,
put into operation first plant for manufacturing of oxygen. That factory was in
1930 purchased by company "Aga-Ruse", and in 1934 it started to produce acetylene.
In 1953 the name of the factory was changed to "Factory of oxygen and acetylene"
and from 1965 it worked under toady's name Tehnogas.
new chemical and rubber facilities started were erected between 19934 and 1939:
chemical factory Zupa from
Krusevac in 1934, rubber factory Tigar
from Pirot in 1935, rubber factory Vulkan
from Nis in 1937, chemical factory Zorka
from Sabac in 1938 and explosives factory VISTAD - Visegrad Industry
"Stankovic" from Baric in 1939 (since 1948 this factory has worked under
today's name Prva iskra).
chemical factories expanded assortment of chemical products and specially
developed manufacturing of basic inorganic chemicals. Facilities of special
importance were plants for production of sulfuric acid and copper sulfate in the
factory Zorka from Sabac and they
were at that time the biggest on Balkan.
After the Second World War
During the World War II a great number of chemical factories was demolished and some
of them were completely ruined. Just a small number of chemical facilities
worked from time to time, only for war needs.
the war, first thing was to repair damaged factories. According to the social
system of the country in that period, concept of planned economy was applied.
Development of economy was as a whole coordinated by five-year plans where
chemical industry took important part.
intensive development of the chemical industry and rubber industry was realized
in the period among 1950-1985, while petrochemical industry was seriously
developed only in the period among 1975-1985. Within this period most of the
basic capacities, accompanied by certain processing facilities, were built.
After 1985, practically none of the high-tonnage basic capacity was built, but
mainly processing facilities.

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- Bus stop / bus station at 0.5mi.
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Hi darlings, time to look at the other part of fashion week…the beauty. Not gonna lie I wasn't a fan of many of the beauty looks on the NYFW catwalk this year. Lots of weird coloured eyeliner…not on the eyes or what I like to call 'skunk eyes'/'racoon eyes' and it's just not my vibe. That being said, below are 4 gorgeous glowy looks from the catwalk that I loved. Hands down, Marc Jacobs was my fave (I mean really, the brand has their own makeup line with Sephora so they really have no excuse for not having beautiful makeup looks).
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Robert LaRose
Name: Robert LaRose
Title of Project: Structural Priming across Cognitive Domains: From music and language and math
Advisor: Daniel Parker
Honors Department: Linguistics
My project is an effort to discover similarities between how people's minds process music and language. It is important because it may impact our understanding of human cognition, which could have applications for the treatment of people with certain psychological disorders.
Without the Honors Fellowship, I would not be able to carry out my research at all. Because of the Fellowship, I will be able to compensate participants and afford any materials that are required for creating the study and analyzing the results.
Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Majors: Linguistics and Music
Future Plans: I am considering studying cognitive science at the graduate level. In addition, I am also interested in library science and am considering working as an archivist. I also hope to pursue a side-career as a music director at a church or theater.
Hobbies: Music directing and performing in theatre productions; playing old-time American, Scottish, and Irish folk music on the mandolin.
Fun Fact: I play the domra, which is a traditional Russian folk instrument that resembles the mandolin.
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Eating, Drinking, and Being Merry
Main Street Richmond, Kentucky is like any other Main Street in small-town America. There's an imposing federal-style courthouse, a post office, and a plethora of banks and law offices. Main Street Richmond, KY does have one gem that no other small town can claim: Purdy's Coffee Co.
I'm a bit of a coffee snob (just ask my husband). In high school the owners of a coffee shop in my hometown took a chance and hired me as a barista my junior year. That must have been the moment when my deep love of finely roasted, perfectly ground, percolated coffee beans blossomed.
Whether or not you know your way around a cup o' joe, Purdy's delivers.
I was lucky enough to sit down for a quick chat with Kristin Purdy, the owner, during my recent visit. She gave me a glimpse of the journey her and her family have been on, bringing their caffeinated dreams to life. Purdy's opened its doors in May of 2012, after a year of pouring in some serious "sweat equity" into restoring the gorgeous Victorian-era building the coffeehouse occupies.
My Facebook friends can tell you, Purdy's is a favorite check-in of mine. I work for a company that allows me to telecommute part of the week. You guessed it, Purdy's is my favorite office-away-from-the-office. During my most recent trip to Purdy's, I was able to enjoy their homage to Girl Scout Cookies. As I've written before, Girl Scout Cookies are a favorite of mine. As a way to contribute to the community, Purdy's created a series of Girl Scout Cookie flavored lattes and donated a percentage of the proceeds to Madison County Girl Scouts. Not only did my Thin Mint latte taste divine, it was topped with an expertly poured leaf rosette.
Have you ever seen anything so beautiful!? (Children, spouses, and small mammals aside.)
Anyone who visits Purdy's Coffee Co. will instantly feel that there's something special going on behind the coffee counter. Yes, they serve up delectable breakfast muffins and pour beautifully creamy lattes – but what else? Owner Kristin told me her family's business is about more than just a great cup of coffee, though there's that. It's about the smile when you make your order, the vintage charm of the building, the community developing in real time on plush, leather chairs.
Kristin is visibly proud when she looks around her store; proud to see that she's created a place where life is, well, lived. When I take a glance around the shop, I see nursing students cramming for their Anatomy & Physiology final and church members praying together. There's the in-and-out college professor and huddled group of jittery middle schoolers, looking as if they mistakenly stumbled into this mysterious, adult environment. With each swing of the door, the welcome bells jingle and announce yet another customer who will soon become a friend. I can sense why Kristin Purdy is so proud of her business. I can. And, you know, I'm proud that Richmond can call her our own.
Until next time – as they would say at Purdy's – Eat, drink, and be merry.
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A speech application does not work if users do not speak when prompted with a question.
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A speech application does not work if users do not speak when prompted with a question. Users might not speak because they do not expect to talk to a computer, they did not understand the question asked of them or they can not think of a good answer. Dialog designers use the following guidelines to encourage users to speak appropriate responses to prompts:
Inform users that they are expected to speak to the computer
After the user connects, announce the name of the application or service with words such as Ajax Products. Please respond to each question by speaking.
Use Whisper prompts
After asking a question, whisper possible answers. What date? For example, January 13, 2004. Whisper the second part of the prompt to the user by decreasing the volume or using a different voice.
Ask the question, then pause
Pausing after a direct question encourages the user to answer by speaking. For example, What date? (pause) For example, January 13, 2004. Some designers insert short beeps signaling when the user should speak, but I find these beeps annoying. A silent pause is a natural signal that the user should speak.
Taper prompts
If the user fails to respond appropriately to a prompt, rephrase the prompt with additional instructions. For example, Destination? Where do you want to travel to? You want to travel to which city? Each prompt is more detailed and phrased differently. Rephrasing a question differently enables the user to understand the question and respond appropriately.
Skip a question and come back to it later
Do not let users get angry or discouraged. Skip a question if the user is having trouble. Get as much data as you can, and then revisit the question. Then the user may be in a different mind frame and be able to answer the question. If not, then transfer to a human operator who only needs to solicit the answers to the unanswered questions.
Recognize rather than generate
Some users find it easier to recognize and select the answer rather than think up the answer. This is one of the advantages of verbal menus. In general, menus should be short, with three or four options. If this is not possible, enable the user to barge-in when the user hears the desired option. For example, Say the name of the state when you hear it: Alabama, California, Colorado, This is, in effect, a whisper prompt with a long whisper.
Spell and speak
It may not be possible to create a grammar that recognizes all of the possible answers to a question. One technique for spelling the response includes pressing the keys on a touchtone phone. However, users find it difficult to hunt for letters on the keypad and may become confused when the word they spell contains a Q or contains special marks, such as the German umlaut, which do not appear on the telephone keypad. Another approach is to use the English names of the letters of the alphabet. Unfortunately, many letters sound similar, such as B, C, D, E, G, P, T and P or M and N. Users could speak letters of the military alphabet (alpha, bravo, charlie, ), but many users cannot remember the exact words in the military alphabet. My favorite approach is to spell a word using the names of states or major U.S. cities, such as, J as in Jamestown, I as in Iowa, M as in Minneapolis.
Large grammars are used to recognize several words at the same time. For example, the city and state in an address, or the month, day and year in a date. However, if the user fails to provide all of the necessary words, then prompt for individual words by using simpler grammars with more specific prompts. System: What city and state?
User: (no response)
System: What city?
User: Portland
System: What state?
User: Oregon
Sometimes, it is sufficient to simplify the prompt by asking an easier question and resolving any ambiguity when and if it occurs. For example, there is no need to ask the state if the city is New York City. However, if the city is Portland, a second prompt is needed to determine if users wants Portland, Oregon, or Portland, Maine.
Test, test and test
Always test each dialog with several potential users and note which prompts are troublesome. Continue to revise and test, making sure that no additional problems are induced, until most users are able to answer all questions quickly and easily. These guidelines are useful for all speech applications. If you are a designer or developer, then refer to these guidelines when developing voice user interfaces. If you are a manager, verify that your speech applications follow these guidelines. Your applications work better if you help users speak the appropriate answer to each prompt.
Dr. James A. Larson is Manager of Advanced Human Input/Output at Intel Corporation, and author of the book, VoiceXML Introduction to Developing Speech Applications. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com and his Web site is www.larson-tech.com.
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For eleven years, John Brooks has served the people of Utica, New York as a firefighter and paramedic. Brooks' commitment to public service follows the example set by his father who served UFD for forty-one years, including thirteen years as fire chief.
Brooks' service as a firefighter has been marked by heroism and compassion. He is credited with swimming into a canal and diving down into the water to try to find a young girl involved in a car accident, as well as donating personal money to clothe a family who lost everything in a house fire.
Brooks is also a deeply committed Nazirite. In 2014—on the day of the Feast of John the Baptist, another Nazirite—Brooks took a personal vow to God not to cut the hair of his head, among other things, based on instruction in the Biblical book of Numbers.
"The day I took my Nazirite vow was one of the most important days of my life," said Brooks. "Being forced to cut my hair would devastate me and violate my covenant with God."
Seven months passed without Brooks cutting his hair when his superior first commented to Brooks that he needed a haircut. The City's employee handbook allows firefighters to request religious accommodations, yet UFD has denied each of Brooks' requests. Even though several UFD firefighters have longer hair than Brooks, his superiors demanded that Brooks wear a baseball cap or, more recently, a hair net at all times while on duty. On one occasion, the hair net became entangled with Brooks' oxygen mask at an active fire scene and forced Brooks to remove his oxygen mask and lose sight of his partner while inside a burning building.
"My hair has never interfered with my job," said Brooks. "The hair net I was forced to wear, however, was a safety hazard. I have seen the department make accommodations for people of other faiths. I just want to be treated like everyone else."
First Liberty filed an amended complaint in federal court on Brooks' behalf in October 2017.
"It is clear that the city is using 'safety' as an excuse to single out and humiliate a heroic firefighter because of his religious beliefs since no one else with hair longer than John's have been questioned," said Roger Byron, Senior Counsel for First Liberty. "This is a case of religious discrimination, and we will continue to defend Mr. Brooks' liberties until they are fully restored."
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First Liberty attorneys say fire department is using 'safety' as a façade for religious discrimination
UTICA, N.Y.—Today, First Liberty Institute and attorney Tom Marcelle, on behalf of client and New York firefighter John Brooks, filed an amended federal civil complaint against the City of Utica for violating federal and state anti-discrimination laws. Brooks, a devout Nazirite, made a personal vow to God to refrain from cutting the hair on his head based on Biblical instruction in the book of Numbers. The Utica Fire Department (UFD) has refused to grant Brooks a religious accommodation from its grooming standards and ordered Brooks either to cut his hair or wear a hair net at all times while on duty. The hair net caused a life-threatening safety risk to Brooks when it interfered with his oxygen mask while Brooks was inside a structure fire. UFD routinely allows female firefighters, with identical equipment and job descriptions, to have their hair longer than Brooks' hair.
"Mr. Brooks just wants to be treated fairly, like everyone else," said Roger Byron, Senior Counsel for First Liberty. "The city has singled out and mistreated a heroic firefighter because of his religious beliefs. This is a textbook case of religious discrimination."
Brooks has served with UFD for eleven years, during which time the city has granted religious accommodations for firefighters of other faiths. The city's employee handbook allows employees to seek religious accommodation for personal grooming standards. The city tries to excuse its unlawful discrimination by citing safety concerns about Brooks' hair length. However, the city allows other firefighters in the department to have hair longer than his. Brooks could not obey his conscience and follow the city's unreasonable directives—directives that placed his life in danger.
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Jun 19 - 25, 2000
UK enjoying steady economic expansion
Britain is still enjoying steady economic expansion but there is a risk
to growth before the year-end, a top research group said.
The Conference Board, which has been producing the U.S. Leading
Economic Indicators since the mid-1990s, issued its first set of indexes for Britain which
gave a snap-shot of the economy's current health.
The overall index, which brings together a range of economic variables
such as export orders and retail sales, showed an economy enjoying steady expansion but
undergoing a slowdown.
"There is a weakening trend in the UK," said Gail Foster,
Conference Board senior vice president and chief economist. "It is not in any way
The leading and coincident indexes are composite averages of between
five and eight indicators which are constructed to reveal common turning point patterns in
economic data.
Coincident indicatorswhich are comprised of data from personal
disposable income, gross domestic product, industrial production, retail sales and the
jobless rate showed that Britain's economy grew by 0.2 per cent in April, though not
at the strong pace seen over the previous six months.
The Board said the coincident index now stands at 114.7 and that only
one variable, retail sales decreased in April.
But the Board said the leading index decreased 0.3 per cent in April.
Despite a peak in January leading indicators have declined steadily over the past three
Although the fall does not present any short-term threat to expansion
in Britain, it said the slowdown may signal economic weakness before the year end.
The Conference Board said the leading index now stands at 115.6, with
the most significant downward shifts in consumer confidence, stock prices, new orders for
engineering industries and housing starts.
Russian economy seen booming
Russia's economy is booming but the government needs to reinforce
growth by making it easier to do business, Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov said.
He told the St Petersburg Economic Forum gross domestic product had
risen seven per cent in the year to May, and the State Statistics Agency later said May
industrial output rose 10.6 per cent on a year ago, against a 5.5 per cent April rise.
"Now we must do everything so that economic growth is not
throttled by a lack of structural reform," he said. "We need an accurate,
systematic, daily effort to solve this very sensitive problem."
Kasyanov denied there was a split between the government and the
central bank on monetary policy, though he renewed a call against a strong rouble even as
traders said the bank was orchestrating an appreciation of the currency.
Kasyanov said the government recognised the danger of inaction and
would cut bureaucracy to make business easier, close tax loopholes so competitors faced
equal conditions and make natural monopolies more transparent.
The government is seen aiming to help bolster budget revenues with a
weaker rouble while the central bank has said foreign reserves are high enough to stop
speculation against the currency which should not be artificially lowered.
Kasyanov said money supply was growing, indicating businesses were
using more roubles and less barter in daily business and that the government would take
technical measures, which he did not outline, to restrain rouble strength.
Kasyanov said some changes should be introduced into credit and
monetary policy in the second half of this year to provide for sustained growth.
BoJ prepares marts for interest rate hike
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) continued to acclimatise the markets for an
eventual tightening of its ultra-easy monetary policy in a key report and news
"We are approaching a situation in which an end to deflation
concerns would be in sight," BoJ Governor Masaru Hayami told a regular news
conference, referring to the BoJ's stated condition for ending the zero-rate policy.
"But there remain points that we must closely watch a bit longer."
Earlier, the central bank reiterated in its monthly report that the
world's second-largest economy is clearly improving, although it is not yet on a
self-sustaining recovery path.
Tokyo puts off new rule for life insurers
A Japan Finance Ministry panel decided to postpone the introduction of
a mark-to-market accounting standard by Japan's ailing life insurers.
Analysts and industry sources had expected the advisory panel to the
Ministry of Finance (MoF) to at least set an introduction date for the new accounting
"We've found that it would be premature to introduce the
mark-to-market standard at this stage as an international accounting standard has yet to
be agreed," said Koichiro Kurasawa, chairman of the advisory panel of the MoF's
Financial Council.
Japan for Asia's say in IMF
Japan will press its Group of Seven partners for Asia to be given a
bigger voice in International Monetary Fund decision-making, a top government official
said on Thursday.
The IMF, long dominated by the United States and Europe, had to take
account of Asia's growing role in the world economy, said vice finance minister for
international affairs Haruhiko Kuroda.
The IMF must reflect the reality of the world economy if it wants to
continue to perform its central role as a truly global institution in the international
financial system, he told the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan.
Despite the fact that many emerging economies, including in Asia, have
become important economic powers, their international trade has increased dramatically and
their weight in the international financial market is growing, the allocation of quota
shares, voting shares, and board representation of the Asian countries are limited, he
I believe that an immediate review of quota allocation, reflecting
changes in the world economy, is essential, Kuroda added.
Japan economy seen expanding further
Japan's economy looks set for further growth this quarter after
bouncing smartly back from recession in the first three months of 2000, Economic Planning
Minister Taichi Sakaiya said.
And to keep the world's second-biggest economy chugging, Prime Minister
Yoshiro Mori facing voters in less than two weeksvowed to push ahead with his
late predecessor's recovery-first policies.
Data showed the fledgling recovery remains dependent on exports to
booming overseas markets and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) remained cautious, deciding to keep
pushing interest rates virtually to zero, a policy that senior central bank officials are
growing impatient with.
He said gross domestic product could grow as fast as a five per cent
annual rate in the quarter, off the blistering 10 per cent annual pace of the first
quarter but still respectable for an economy scraping out of its worst downturn in half a
The January-March growth, although a touch below economists' forecasts,
was the best quarter in four years and allowed GDP to eke out 0.5 per cent growth for the
fiscal year to March, breaking a two-year slide.
Banks hit Tokyo stocks
Japan's blue-chip equity index slumped Thursday as the collapse of a
three-way tie to create the world's third-largest bank hit financial stocks on an
otherwise upbeat day for Asian equities.
Asahi Bank torpedoed its planned merger with Sanwa Bank and Tokai Bank,
with media reports citing its concern over loss of control, after its partners decided to
drop the original plan for a gradual move to joint operations, in favour of an all-out
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 closed down 315.7 points, or 1.9 per cent,
at 16,338.70.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng posted firm gains for a second straight
session, rising 1.8 per cent to 16,144. Singapore's Straits Times index was 0.25 per cent
higher at 2,041.20. In Seoul, the Kospi index remained volatile, crumbling 5.9 per cent to
end at 770.95.
Among smaller markets, Sydney's S&P/ASX200 index ended 0.7 per cent
ahead at 3,140.8. Taiwan's Weighted index shed 1 per cent to close at 8,844.97. Manila's
PHS Composite adding 2.7 per cent to close at 1,565.69. The Set 50 in Bangkok was 1 per
cent higher and the JSX index in Jakarta added 1.6 per cent. Kuala Lumpur's KLSE Composite
fell 0.4 per cent.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Thomson Corp: Media company Thomson Corp. said Tuesday it is
selling six more of its U.S. daily newspapers, in line with the company's plan to
concentrate on electronic publishing. The deal will boost Thomson's already bulging
coffers by more than $237 million. The company sold 87 dailies and non-dailies last week
for $1.58 billion.
Internet auctioneer eBay Inc. agreed Tuesday
to buy Half.com, a privately held online seller of used books and music, for more than
$300 million in stock.
Pets.compet e-tailer:
Online pet supplies store Pets.com
Inc. agreed Tuesday to acquire Petstore.com, also an online pet supply store.
Nestle SA is interested in selected Nabisco
businesses that may be up for sale if the U.S. food company is broken up, industry sources
said Tuesday.
Gold firms: Toronto-based Franco-Nevada Mining announced plans
Tuesday to create the world's third-largest gold producer by merging with South African
rival Gold Fields, forming a company worth some $3.7 billion
Telenor, Norway's state-owned telecom
company, agreed Tuesday to buy a majority stake in Danish mobile-phone operator Sonofon
for 13.65 billion Danish crowns ($1.75 billion) to boost its presence in the Scandinavian
EMITime Warner:
European regulators will carry out a full
investigation of the proposed $20 billion combination of EMI and Time Warner's music
business, fearing the deal might reduce competition in the market for recorded music and
music over the Internet.
AEPCSR: The Securities and Exchange Commission on
Wednesday approved American Electric Power's acquisition of Central and South West Corp.,
the final regulatory hurdle in a $4.37 billion merger that will create one of the nation's
largest utilities.
NortelEPiCON: Nortel Networks culminated a busy day
Wednesday by agreeing to acquire EPiCON for $275 million in stock, furthering its push
into the application service provider market, and signing a deal to deploy one of the most
advanced telecommunications networks in Latin America.
Challenge to Tokyo bourse
Next week's start of Nasdaq Japan in Osaka poses a strong challenge to
the dominance of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), but officials of Japan's largest bourse
insist they are not flinching at the threat of an upstart.
"We have our own plans for growth and expansion which we'll be
sticking to, rather than worrying about Nasdaq Japan," said Hiroyasu Shirahashi,
manager of the Listing Department at the TSE which oversees the Mothers market, Nasdaq
Japan's rival.
China vows to keep yuan stable
China's central bank governor Dai Xianglong said on Thursday that
Beijing's monetary policy would be aimed at maintaining the stability of the yuan
(renminbi) as the country enters into the World Trade Organization.
Sound monetary policy will continue to maintain the value of the
Chinese yuan, and hence promote economic growth, Dai told a forum on China and
Feds nab 120 for fraud
In what authorities are calling the largest securities-fraud bust in
U.S. history, 120 defendants including members of all five New York City Mafia
crime families and the treasurer of New York City's police-detectives pension fund
were indicted Wednesday for allegedly participating in a securities-fraud scheme involving
racketeering and physical violence and costing investors $50 million.
Import prices climb
Prices for imported goods rose in May after tapering off a month before
as costs for oil products and imported cars increased, the U.S. government reported
Thursday. Excluding oil, import prices declined for the first time in almost a year while
export prices gained 0.2 per cent. Prices of imported goods rose 0.6 per cent in May after
posting a revised 1.5 per cent decline in April, the Labor Department said. Analysts
polled by Reuters had expected import prices to rise 0.4 per cent. Excluding petroleum,
import prices fell 0.2 per cent last month after rising 0.1 per cent in April. May's
decrease was the first since a 0.1 per cent decline in July.
Deutsche Telekom plans $8b bonds
Deutsche Telekom confirmed plans to sell $8 billion of bonds to fill
what analysts said was a warchest to fund third-generation mobile phone licences and a
possible acquisition.
Europe's second-largest telecoms company by market capitalisation said
it planned to issue bonds in dollars, euros, sterling and yen in the near future, while
issuing conditions remain favourable. Such a deal would be among the largest corporate
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"We live for books." – Umberto Eco
Happy National Book Lover's Day, everyone. Technically this event is celebrated on August 9th each year, but I'm a slow reader. I'd be remiss to miss this lovely holiday, as reading and the love of books is so important to the Boxes and Booze household. There are many great puzzle boxes which are book themed, and so many storied drinks throughout literature, that it's easy to provide a pairing. Check out some past offerings for Book Lover's and Read a Book Days from Akio Kamei and Jesse Born if you need something else to read, too.
|Secret Book Box by Hideaki Kawashima
This year I present the stunning "Secret Book Box" from the Karakuri Creation Group artist Hideaki Kawashima. Produced for their "Story" themed exhibition, the box does not reflect a particular individual story but rather encompasses the enchantment that great stories weave together for our enjoyment and discovery. The box, crafted from magnolia, cherry, walnut, chanchin, and maple woods, forms the shape of three interlocked books of different colors. The pages are made from black and white yosegi created by master Ninomiya, which adds such beauty and provenance to the work.
|Like the intricate plot twists woven into great stories ...
There are many, many stories to discover in these pages. Master Kawashima has outdone himself with another masterpiece. The puzzle is rewarding, requiring approximately thirty six moves to reveal all of its secret chambers, which a numerous. Opening the box and its many compartments is an enjoyable process of discovery, like reading a good book. Similar to book chapters, there are different phases to this puzzle as well, and the finale is wonderful. If you aren't paying careful attention, you might even miss the ending, but you'll be left with a feeling that all the plot twists haven't been fully resolved. Keep reading, and the satisfying dénouement makes this box one to treasure and gives it a place of pride on the bookshelf.
|Beautiful page yosegi from Ninomiya
"Some like to believe it's the book that chooses the person." ― Carlos Ruiz Zafón
This quote by the "The Shadow of the Wind" author rather reminds me of another well-known adage, if you happen to know a fellow named Olivander: "The wand chooses the wizard." One of the most beloved set of books in our family is the Harry Potter series. Clearly we are not alone, as this series has broken all sorts of international publishing records over the last decade. To toast the Secret Book Box and celebrate Book Lover's Day I've made a few tasty tipples one might find at fine establishments like the Three Broomsticks and the Hog's Head in Hogsmeade. First of all we have Butterbeer, that delicious delight full of foamy goodness that all muggles deserve to taste. There are numerous recipes floating about for this treat, and it can get quite elaborate. My son (the ultimate Harry Potter fanatic) and I were quite satisfied with a simple version. We went with the cold style (Butterbeer can also be served hot, for a warm winter treat) and turned butterscotch soda slushy by putting it in our ice cream maker. Adding butterscotch syrup to vanilla cream soda also works well if you don't have butterscotch soda. The foam is the best part – we made butterscotch whipped cream by whisking heavy cream, sugar, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and butterscotch syrup together. This heavenly mix gets heaped upon the slushy drink and the result is hard to put down. This is good enough, but of course I went even farther by adding a touch of rum to mine – Butterbeer is speculated to be mildly alcoholic in the books, after all.
|A few potions from the wizarding world
"A room without books is like a body without a soul." – Cicero
And for the adult wizards among us who hanker for something a bit stronger than Butterbeer, I poured a bracing glass of Firewhisky, the potion of preference for merry magicians. Pick your favorite whisky (or whiskey if you're Stateside) and add a dose of spicy cinnamon syrup. The drink (as I've created it, at least) is like a cinnamon Old fashioned, with a serious kick. Not to be confused with a Sirius Black, which is not a drink at all. Many thanks to J.K. Rowling for these delightful drinks. Here's to the magic in boxes and books, so enjoyable to open. Cheers!
|What magic awaits in your favorite book?
"I cannot live without books;" – Thomas Jefferson
2 oz fine bourbon or whisky
½ oz serrano pepper infused cinnamon syrup
Stir ingredients over ice to chill and dilute, then strain into a favorite glass. Sip and let yourself fall under its spell.
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There will be $15,500 in Challenge Grant funds provided by the Community Foundation of Central Missouri. The nonprofit with the highest amount raised by the end of the campaign will receive an additional $1,000 grant. The nonprofit with the highest number of individual (non-repeated) donors will receive $2,000. The nonprofit with the highest number of donors under age 35 will receive $2,000. The nonprofit with the most donations $250 and over will receive $1,000. The nonprofit not providing premiums that raises the highest amount by the end of the campaign will receive $1,000. The nonprofit participating in CoMoGives for the first time that raises the highest amount by the end of the campaign will receive $1,000. The participating organization who received at least $2,000 in donations during CoMoGives 2017 and has the highest ratio of increase in total donations from the 2017 campaign to the 2018 campaign will receive $1,000. The all-volunteer, no paid staff, organization that raises the highest amount by the end of the campaign will receive $1,000. And the organization with a budget of $25,000 or less that raises the highest amount by the end of the campaign will receive $1,000. Each of the nine categories above will also have a second place winner, each receiving a $500 grant. These awards will be added to the nonprofit donation totals at the end of the campaign. Nonprofits are limited to one Challenge Grant per organization.
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A Homecoming: Whitewater Creek
The amazing story of a threatened New Mexico native
trout come back from the ashes.
On December 1st, 2018 the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish, Mora National Fish Hatchery and Gila/Rio Grande Trout Unlimited hosted a historic gala to celebrate the restoration of Gila trout to Whitewater Creek in Glenwood, New Mexico. 800 mature, catchable-size trout were released with the help of dozens of volunteers who arrived that day to assist with stocking.
I participated in the re-introduction hauling bucket-loads of Gila's, and afterward, successfully fly-fished for them. But before you accuse me of "chasing stocking trucks" I can tell you it was all legal-beagle and highly encouraged.
Within the Gila National Forest in the foothills of the gorgeous Mogollon Mountains, Whitewater Creek once held pure native Gila trout. Some say the Gila's had been extirpated from the creek about 70 years ago. With the Gila's nearly gone, introductions of rainbow and brown trout occurred. It was the worst thing that could have happened. The rainbows hybridized with Gila's and both rainbow and brown trout are known to feed on Gila trout fry.
"Gila trout were going the way of the dodo."
Luckily a relict, pure Gila trout population was discovered in Whiskey Creek - a tiny headwater tributary to the upper West Fork Gila River - in 1991. Rescued Whiskey Creek Gila's were taken to the Mora hatchery before post-wildfire rains could flood the creek with ash and debris and annihilate the population. At Mora they were reared with hopes of establishing brood stock who's offspring would be propagated in more suitable streams.
NOTE: The fish that were stocked in Whitewater Creek were Whiskey lineage Gila trout offspring.
Historically, conservation efforts in Gila National Forest began as early as the 1920's when the New Mexico Department of Game & Fish established the Jenks Cabin Hatchery on the White River and began raising Gila trout. Despite all efforts populations continued to decline. They were going the way of the dodo.
The Gila trout was originally recognized as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966 and the designation continued under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973.
Ultimately it fell to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to save the Gila's. In collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service, New Mexico Game & Fish and several other agencies and partners, a Gila Trout Recovery Plan was issued in 1976 - an aggressive program to restore the trout. In a nut-shell the plan had three main objectives all used at Whitewater Creek:
- Remove the introduced trout. This involved applications of rotenone over a 2 year period. It was deemed the only way to guarantee the rainbow and brown trout were eliminated for good.
- Restore and repair riparian vegetation and trail access. This task fell to the U.S. Forest Service.
- Restock restored streams with young, pure Gila trout. Multiple stockings would be conducted as needed to ensure self-sustaining populations and they would come from the Mora National Fish Hatchery in northern New Mexico.
The ultimate goal: get Gila trout delisted, that is, off the ESA endangered species list and create more angling opportunities.
After years of work and progress that happened when Gila trout were down-listed to threatened status in 2006. Now with much less likelihood of extinction, a special ESA provision called a "4d rule" allowed limited sport-fishing on Whitewater Creek for the first time in nearly 65 years.
That's where I come in – GETTING THE WORD OUT, and the celebration gathering on December 1st provided the perfect opportunity. It was designed to do exactly that. I nearly ran to the gala.
Of course I had a personal agenda - to catch a Gila trout on fly. For me it was a once in a lifetime shot and it was a bullseye. I landed two Gila's legally on fly, both fish were in excess of 12-inches and in excellent condition.
Today on Whitewater Creek, fly fishing for native Gila trout is as doable as catching native brook trout in West Virginia. And in so doing fishermen can now experience the joy and journey of netting Southwestern gold. - WES
Whitewater Creek Notes
Fishing Season: Open year round
Accessibility: Excellent. The drive from Silver City to Glenwood is only 65 miles through some of the most beautiful territory southwest New Mexico has to offer.
Nearest Towns: Glenwood, Alma, Pleasanton
Nearest Campgrounds: Glenwood RV Park, Bighorn Campground
Nearest Lodging: Los Olmos Lodge
Nearest Fly Shop: None. Take your own gear
Other Attractions: The Catwalk National Recreation Trail, Gila Cliff Dwellings
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If you're looking for a fun-filled family day out, visit Harbour Park on the idyllic Littlehampton seafront.
The height restrictions on practically all rides are very low: starting at a height of 0.8 metres, kids can ride almost anything. Little thrill seekers can be introduced to the excitement of riding roller coasters.
Crazy Caterpillar, banking and dropping at exciting speeds! Below 1.4 metres, kids can get in the soft play area, with its ball pools, slides and rope swings. They can also ride mini supercars or motorcycles on a ringway track.
Get them to shake off excess energy on the trampolines or bouncy castles. For slightly bigger children, there's an exciting drop tower, introducing them to weightlessness! The whole family will love the Logger's Revenge Water Chute, a log flume ride featuring a heartstopping 7.5m drop!
Smile for the camera on the way down, and make that memory more tangible. Cool off on the adventure golf course, or enjoy the scenery while enjoying an ice cold drink or a piping hot snack. For more information, visit the website of Harbour Park.
Harbour Park is an amusement park in the coastal resort of Littlehampton, West Sussex, England. Opened in 1932, it is situated on the beach, adjacent to the working Harbour & Marina. The Park Features traditional rides plus other modern attractions.
Harbour Park is the number one thing to do in Sussex when planning a family day out by the beach.
Our rides and attractions are aimed towards families and children between the ages of 2-14, but there really is something for everyone! Whether your looking to gently introduce your children to the delights of fun rides or spend a great day with all your loved ones, Harbour Park, Sussex is the place for you!
We believe going to the seaside and enjoying its entertainment plays an important role and helps celebrate the strength of family in our lives. So bring everyone down and we will give you a day 'where the fun will never set'!
Address: Seafront -BN175LH Littlehampton, West Sussex
United Kingdom
Telephone number: 01903721200
Harbour Park opening hours
Harbour Park is opened every day of the year except Christmas Day. Gates open at 10am. Closing times vary with the seasons. Depending on the seasons, some attractions are closed. Check the website to avoid disappointments.
Gulliver's World Warrington, Best Theme Park, Gulliver's World Warrington Opening Hours
Gulliver's World is a theme park located to the west of Warrington in England. It is set in a forest and includes a man-made lake near Old Hall and Callands. The theme park has a large wooden roller coaster, The Antelope.
Opened in 1989, the theme park has a number of small rides and is mainly a children's/family theme park. The park is split into 9 sections;
Adventure World, The Lost World (formerly Dinosaur World), Entrance Plaza, Circus World, Western World, Alice's Wonderland (due to Warrington being near Daresbury, the birthplace of Lewis Carroll), Counts Castle, Smugglers Wharf, and the newest area to date, Water World.
With over 90 rides, attractions and shows to see each day, and an entry charge of just ₤14.95 Gullivers World guarantees you a great value day out – that's less than 17p per Magical Experience – fun for all the family throughout the year from March – September.
Gullivers World is a family-run theme park, for families with children aged between 2 and 13 years of age. We pride ourselves on giving you great value for money, so you won't see ticket offers on the high-street.
This site offers our best price guarantee. Though it's worth following Gully on Facebook for our online special offers!
What's more, families are welcome to bring along their own picnics, and parking is completely FREE.
The Western World has pump carts, an Indian Island, Cowboy Climb, Gold Panning and Adventure Fort play areas. And this is just one of the themed areas! To name a few, there's Water World, Circus World, dinosaur-themed Lost World, and jungle-themed Adventure World to keep the kids busy all day long. For more information, visit the website of Gulliver's World Warrington.
Address: Old Hall-WA59YZ Warrington, Cheshire
United Kingdom
Telephone number: 01925444888
Gulliver's World Warrington opening hours
Gulliver's World Warrington is opened every day from June 27th till September 4th 2012. Gates open at 10.30am and close at 4.30pm or 5pm. Closing times vary outside the high season. Check website to avoid disappointment.
Gulliver's Land Milton Keynes, Best Theme Park, Gulliver's Land Milton Keynes Address
Gulliver's Land is a children's theme park just inside Milton Keynes, England. It opened in 1999 and is the third park to be opened by Gulliver's. (The other two parks are Gulliver's World and Gulliver's Kingdom).
The park is relatively small and is centred around the Lilliput Land Castle. The park is split into seven sections these are Lilliput Land, Adventure Land, Toy Land, Discovery Bay, Junior Discovery Cove, Main Square and The Central Hub. The Park caters for children under 10 years of age.
In 2007, Gulliver's Eco-Park opened next door. In 2009, Eco-Park was updated and rebranded as Gulliver's Dinosaur and Farm Park. In 2009, Gulliver's announced that a campsite would be created close to Gulliver's Land.
Officially opened in the 2010 Easter holidays, the 90-pitch site is run by the Camping and Caravanning Club and is open to members and non-members.
Gulliver's announced a partnership with Nick Jr in 2009 which saw popular pre-school characters Dora the Explorer and Diego from Go, Diego, Go appear at all Gulliver's theme park sites.
Dora and Diego set a series of challenges for children to complete as they walk around the park, with a prize to be claimed for successfully finishing all the tasks.
The characters also appear daily for photo opportunities with families. In early 2010, Gulliver's and Nick Jr announced that the partnership would continue throughout 2010.
Gulliver's Land Milton Keynes is a fun-filled theme park, designed by a family with families in mind. Lots of rides, both thrilling and gentle, make sure kids of all ages (and their parents, too!) will have a memorable day here. The little train that goes from the entrance can drop you off.
Lilliput Land is full of accessible rides, including oldtimer cars, cup & saucers, a cycling monorail and a jousting castle.
The name of Adventure Land indicates that this is where you'll find more action, and does so very well:
this is where the Python roller coaster slithers around its track, there's a huge pirate ship, and a jungle river adventure. You can't afford to miss classics like the log flume ride, the Drop Tower (you'll find a big one and a kiddy version) and the dodgems.
Kids can play for hours in the Rocky Mountain Adventure Fort, pan for gold or ride moon buggies. But there are also a junior cowboy town and a princess play area. This gives you a chance to grab a cup of coffee and just watch the kids play for a while. For more information, visit the website of Gulliver's Land Milton Keynes.
Address: Grafton Gate 199 MK150DB Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
United Kingdom
Telephone number: 01908609001
Gulliver's Land Milton Keynes opening hours
Gulliver's Land Milton Keynes is opened every day from June 27th till September 4th 2012. Gates open at 10.30am and close at 4.30pm or 5pm. Closing times vary outside the high season. Check website to avoid disappointment.
Gulliver's Kingdom Matlock Bath, Best Theme Park, Gulliver's Kingdom Matlock Bath Telephone
Gulliver's Kingdom Matlock Bath is a great destination for an action-packed day out for families with children between 2 and 13 years old.
There are various easily accessible family rides, as well as great thrill rides for brave moms and dads, and the tiniest adrenaline junkies out there. For example, the Drop.
Tower hoists you high up into the air, offering you spectacular views of the surrounding town and country. But beware! You'll be released into a deep vertical freefall before you realise it! The young ones can test their courage on one of the junior roller coasters.
With lightly banked turns and easy drops, they are a great introduction to the exciting world of roller coasters! The whole family's going to love the log flume ride with its huge drops.
Try not to get soaking wet! Of course there are classic rides like a ladybird ride, a flying elephants ride and a cup & saucers ride.
Kids can really wear themselves out in one the play areas, full of slides, swings and ropes.
There's even a special play area for kids under five. This way you can just relax with a cup of coffee and watch the kids have fun! For more information, visit the website of Gulliver's Kingdom Matlock Bath.
he park is noted for its location – being built on a steep hillside. While this means that a day out can become a "work-out", it provides a unique experience, with many rides being nestled in amongst the trees. The view across to Starkholmes and the Heights of Abraham is also spectacular.
As of 2006, the Theme Park has the following major attractions:
Log Flume, Elephant Ride, Flight of Fantasy, Dodgems, Chairlift, Jumping Star, Gulliver's Magical Journeys, The Crazy Barrels, The Rio Grande Railroad, The Veteran Cars, Gulliver's Travels Ride, Billy-Bob's Bi-Planes, Log Coaster, Switchback Rollercoaster, Monorail, Ladybirds, Jubilee Carousel, Ferris Wheel, Double-Decker Carousel, Lazy River Ride, Pirate Ship and Fire Brigade.
Gulliver's Kingdom features two entrances due to the car-parking being so spread out. There are three onsite shops, one at each entrance and a special soft-toy shop on Fantasy Terrace. Places to eat in Gulliver's Kingdom include Gulliver's Travels Restaurant, The Happy Haddock, Bourbon Restaurant, Percy Pig's Pizza Parlour and Canyon Grill.
The main park opens seasonally, from Easter and throughout summer, then on weekends in September and October – up to Halloween.
The park is also open for Christmas, from late November and on selected dates throughout December. Several different Christmas packages are available, incorporating meals, shows and entertainment.
The park is home to the Gully Gang. The Gully Gang consists of Gully Mouse, Gilly Mouse, Percy Pig, Leonard Lion and Ellie Elephant. These characters can be seen everyday and are available to meet children and pose for pictures to add a touch of magic to their day out.
Other attractions on site are the Hard Luck Bears Jamboree, The Magical Dancing Water Show and Gulliver's Big Puppet show.
From 2009, the Lost Kingdom dinosaur area returned to Gulliver's. Full of puzzles and attractions, as well as huge dinosaur models for children to identify, it is a popular attraction and a firm favourite with children.
In 2009, Gulliver's announced a partnership with Nick Jr. This has seen popular characters Dora the Explorer and Diego from Go, Diego, Go appearing at all Gulliver's theme parks. The characters set challenges for children and appear daily on-site for photo opportunities.
In early 2010, it was announced that the partnership would continue throughout 2010.
Address: Temple Walk -DE43PG Matlock Bath, Derbyshire
United Kingdom
Telephone number: 01925444888
Gulliver's Kingdom Matlock Bath opening hours
Gulliver's Kingdom Matlock Bath is opened every day from June 27th till September 4th 2012. Gates open at 10.30am and close at 4.30pm or 5pm. Closing times vary outside the high season. Check website to avoid disappointment.
Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, Best Theme Park, Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach Prices
The Pleasure Beach with its mixture of high-octane rides and traditional attractions sits at the top of Great Yarmouth's Golden Mile dominating the seafront skyline with its famous Skydrop.
Spread over nine acres, the Pleasure Beach offers huge family fun, full-throttle white knuckle rides to exhilarate and thrill, water attractions to catch your breath and fun rides to keep the children happy for hours.
Our roller coaster has been the star attraction since 1932 and is still a crowd puller today.
More than 1.4 million visitors enjoyed the Pleasure Beach experience in 2011, confirming our place in the top 10 UK free entry amusement parks.
And even more attractions, rides and innovations are on their way.
The Pleasure Beach Great Yarmouth is an amusement park with a wide range of attractions on the town's beautiful seafront: it has intense thrill rides as well as family rides and kiddie rides. Get funky on the Disko ride, as you swing from side to side and round and round.
İt takes you 20 metres into the air and the cars on its spinning arm revolve 90 degrees on their axis! Rev your engines on the go karts, feel the heat on the Orbiter, cool of on the Log Flume and enjoy the view of the sea and town on the Sky Drop.
Take the whole family to the 4D Cinema, get wobbly on the cake walks in the Fun House, experience classic fun on the Dodgems, or get frighted at the Haunted Hotel.
For the very youngest there are hours of fun to be had too: drag cars, cups & saucers, a carousel, a safari train, Formula 1 cars, a raft ride and a horse race will keep them entertained all day.
You can't leave without riding that classic roller coaster: the Roller Coaster. Since 1932 generations of visitors have enjoyed this smashing thrill ride! For more information, visit the website of Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach.
reat Yarmouth Pleasure Beach is a historic free entry pleasure park located in the seaside resort town of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on the English east coast. The park first opened in 1909 and has been operating ever since.
The largest and most popular ride at the park is the Scenic Railway Roller Coaster which was built there in 1932. There are also around thirty other large rides at the park, as well as children's entertainment, amusement arcades, catering facilities, sweet shops and ice cream parlours.
The Pleasure Beach maintains its position in the UK's top ten free entry amusement parks by regularly adding new attractions and rides.
Wristband Prices
Maxi Wristbands (7 yrs +)
Off-Peak £17.00 per person per wristband
Peak £19.50 per person per wristband
Midi Wristbands (4-6 yrs)
Off-Peak £13.00 per person per wristband
Peak £15.00 per person per wristband
Parent & Toddler Wristband Deal (one 3 yrs or under + one accompanying adult 14 yrs+)
Off-Peak £23.00
Peak £25.00
To see whether your intended day of visit is a Peak or Off-Peak day please refer to our opening dates
Wristbands are not valid on the Go-Karts or any coin operated or pay rides.
Address: South Beach Parade-NR303EH Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
United Kingdom
Telephone number: 01493844585
Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach opening hours
The Pleasure Beach is opened every day from June 23rd till September 9th. Outside the high season opening dates are irregular. Opening times vary. Check website to avoid disappointments.
Flamingo Land, Best Theme Park, Flamingo Land Opening Hours
Flamingo Land Theme Park & Zoo in Malton is one of the most impressive tourist attractions in Britain.
It is not only a zoo with a fascinating collection of rare animals, it is also a theme park with world-class roller coasters. So whether you like African lions or California sea lions, kangaroos.
Wallabies, meerkats or lemurs, pythons or tortoises, poison arrow frogs, you'll be busy all day checking out the animals in their incredibly well-engineered enclosures, which simulate their natural habitat as closely as possible. Because you'll be busy all day, there's an adjacent Flamingo Land Resort so you can prolong your stay by a day.
This way, the next day you'll step into a world of different thrills:
enter Kumali, the sensational coaster where your feet dangle in the void as you're looping and speeding around the track; ride the unique Velocity motorbike launch roller coaster;
or go beyond straight down on Mumbo Jumbo's 112º drop (which was the steepest drop in the world at the time of its construction!) Of course there are also tons of exciting family rides, including a cycle monorail and a classic Ferris wheel, kiddie rides, including a mini free-fall, junior coasters, a driving school, and an interactive water play area. For more information, visit the website of Flamingo Land.
One time Flamingo Land claimed to be the largest animal holder of its kind[clarification needed] in Europe, housing over 1,000 animals.
Flamingo Land houses exotic birds, rare fish, mammals and reptiles. Some animals include camels, zebras, guanaco, hippopotamus, giraffe, meerkats, Baboons,Chimpanzee, lions, rhinoceros, tigers, sea lions, Parrots, and peacocks.
The park take part in breeding programmes an example of which is the Mangabeys featured in the 2006 series of ITV1 show 'Theme Park'.
Flamingoland official TV stopped broadcasting in 2009, although previous episodes are still available for viewing on their website.
In June 2010, Flamingoland started work on a new penguin enclosure, the first stages of which were completed in August 2010.
Address: Kirby Misperton Road-YO176UX Malton, North Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Telephone number: 01653668287
Flamingo Land opening hours
Flamingo Land Theme Park & Zoo is opened until November 4th 2012. Gates open at 9.30am, closing times are 4pm, 5pm, or 6pm, depending on the season.


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A YOUNG man who "exploded with rage" and beat a stranger to death in a 35-minute frenzied attack outside a Kirup café has been sentenced to life behind bars with a minimum of 18 years.
Saxon Steele Vitali, 24, drank copious amounts of alcohol before he beat up Glenn George Howell and stamped on the 56-year-old's head in July last year.
Mr Howell tried running away and even crawled under his utility during the protracted beating, but Vitali did not stop until his victim was fatally injured.
Supreme Court Justice Michael Corboy described the attack as prolonged and vicious before sentencing Vitali to life behind bars for murder.
He said Vitali was extremely intoxicated when he exploded into "extraordinary rage that persisted for some time".
Justice Corboy told the court the repeated stamping on Mr Howell's head when he was effectively defenceless on the ground at the end of the beating was "particularly disturbing and serious".
Vitali, who had been at a warehouse party earlier in the night, says he has little recollection of the murder.
He walked away after the beating but handed himself in to police about a week later when he heard something had happened in town because he had a "gut feeling" he was involved.
Vitali told a psychologist he was struggling to understand how he committed the crime given his limited memory.
Mr Howell spent more than a week in an induced coma with a traumatic brain injury before he died.
In her victim impact statement, Mr Howell's daughter said she never imagined she would have to say goodbye to her father when she was aged 18.
She said she should have had more time to create memories with him.
Defence lawyer Michael Perrella earlier said Vitali was as shocked as everyone else over what he had done.
He said the murderer had been racked with guilt ever since he was charged.
Judge Corboy accepted Vitali was devastated by his actions and was genuinely remorseful.
Vitali's sentence was backdated to July last year.
Outside court, Mr Howell's sister Linda Gillion said she was grateful the court case was over and she could now get some closure.
"Maybe now my brother can rest in peace," she said.