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Is there anyway to show in a template for a post, how many times that post has been viewed, like hits without some sort of plugin? It seems wordpress would have this built in, but I am unable to find any template tags for such a think in the documentation?
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DILLON, Colo.—Dan Gibbs keeps dead beetles in the back of his beat-up Chevy Silverado. He has a wooden block with beetles impaled on it, each insect about the size of a grain of rice. He's got vials of embalmed beetles and their larvae. He carries around pieces of wood that show what those tiny beetles do to a mature lodgepole pine: They drill deep into the trunk and infect the tree with a fatal fungus that stains its wood blue.
Gibbs isn't a scientist. He's a commissioner for Summit County, a high-altitude slice of Colorado that's gaining fame as a ground zero, of sorts, for an epidemic that has devastated pine forests across North America. Twenty years ago, the mountainsides around Dillon were a lush green; these days, they're gray with needle-less trees.
The pine-beetle epidemic provides perhaps the most visual evidence of climate change in the United States. But that evidence, while arresting, remains circumstantial. Scientific studies linking the factors that drove the epidemic to rising global temperatures haven't convinced everyone, let alone prompted people here to forsake fossil fuels.
It isn't just the dead trees. Here, near the headwaters of the Colorado River, the snow is melting earlier—and there's less of it. Summers are drier. Threats of wildfire and water shortages have grown, changing lives and livelihoods in Colorado and across the West.
Still, it's not simple to draw a bright line from observable phenomena to climate change. For some policymakers, the lack of clarity is frustrating. Mounting evidence that the planet is warming and that human activity is to blame hasn't generated any sort of political momentum for action, even as, in places like Dillon, forests are dying in plain sight.
As people here struggle to understand the beetle epidemic, the term "climate change" has become so inflammatory that few even utter it. It's also unclear to residents what, exactly, they would accomplish by reducing their fossil-fuel use. Without a more far-ranging plan of attack on a national—indeed, international—scale, all that people in Dillon and places like it can do is adapt to changing circumstances.
Gibbs keeps beetles in the back of his pickup to teach people about forest health, not to start a conversation about climate change. (And he, like almost everyone in the mountains, drives a gas-guzzling truck.) "Does climate change play a role in it? For sure, I think," Gibbs said of the pine-beetle epidemic. But, he added, "I think scientists are still really studying it."
John Mack has a saying: "These trees are dead; they just don't know it." Along a back road to a campsite in Rocky Mountain National Park, the chief of resource stewardship at the park points out seemingly healthy trees covered in ugly, popcorn-shaped masses, a lodgepole pine's natural response to the mountain pine beetle. A healthy tree can forcefully push burrowing beetles out, but many of Colorado's pines are water-stressed and aging. Beetles have mass-attacked them, an onslaught that can overwhelm even healthy trees, Mack says.
North America is witnessing the largest pine-beetle epidemic in recorded history. From Canada's Yukon Territory to New Mexico, pine trees by the hundreds of millions are succumbing to a fungus that the beetles carry. The pine needles of infected trees first turn a violent red, then they fall, and, finally, the dead tree topples over. Year by year, communities have watched a scourge advance across mountainsides and through neighborhoods, trees turning from green to red to gray. The beetles now attack 12 pine species, from the high-elevation whitebark pine to the lower-elevation ponderosa and piñon. The blight has devastated 3.3 million acres in Colorado alone since the 1990s.
Beetles kill, die off, and regenerate, all of which is part of a lodgepole pine forest's natural life cycle. But human activity helped set the stage for the current epidemic. Decades of fire suppression have left the West with dense stands of vulnerable, elderly trees. Climate has also played a role. Frigid winters that usually kill the beetles have become, over the past 20 years, the exception rather than the rule. Earlier snowmelt and longer summers have altered the beetles' range and life cycle; they now attack pines at higher altitudes and latitudes, and they reproduce twice a year instead of once. Earlier springs and a series of dry years have also weakened trees, turning them into ideal beetle food.
Among the scientific community, a consensus is growing that changes in climate have propelled the outbreak. Jeff Mitton, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Colorado (Boulder), has been studying the mountain pine beetle for more than 30 years. There's no doubt in his mind that climate change has driven the infestation.
"The question is, why has this gotten so much worse?" Mitton said, with the placid gaze of a man used to thinking about long stretches of evolutionary time. "The beetles are out six weeks to two months earlier because springtime temperatures are warmer." Mitton connected the epidemic to other changes observed in American landscapes, from melting glaciers to shifting agricultural regions to increases in global temperatures.
This article appears in the June 16, 2012 edition of National Journal Magazine.
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The 5 Hottest EDM Songs of 2013 So Far
The 5 Hottest EDM Songs of 2013 So Far
This year alone the world has seen more electronic music bubble up from every corner of the earth than ever before. It's almost impossible to keep up with each and every release when the breadth and scope of EDM as a genre is becoming so widespread. A fine balance of dance-ready anthems, house music overlord ressurections and new, innovative production marks 2013 as the peak of EDM. Rather than getting lost in a sea of synth and bass, check out The 5 Hottest EDM Songs of 2013 So Far and skip to the good stuff.
1. Daft Punk "Get Lucky"
After ten years in the dark, Daft Punk crashed back on top of the EDM world proving no one can really make house music quite like they do. Pairing up with seasoned producer and vocalist Pharrell gave, "Get Lucky," a smooth and soulful edge that shot it straight to the top of this list.Listen to Daft Punk's, "Get Lucky," featuring Pharrell on YouTube.
2. Knife Party "LRAD"
Knife Party took a stark departure than the electro-house fans were used to hearing from them with "LRAD." The dark and heavy-handed production does away with all pleasantries to cut straight to an energy-fuelled EDM bomb. Don't expect to be able to listen to this offhand, as the song dictates, "Now you're playing with power."Listen to Knife Party's "LRAD," on YouTube.
3. Major Lazer "Watch out for This"
Major Lazer's Free The Universe had fans waiting with baited breath after they released the softer-than-normal, "Get Free," featuring Amber Coffman of The Dirty Projectors. When "Watch Out For This (Bumeye)," dropped, they reminded everyone just how good their bouncing dance anthems can be.Check out Major Lazer's, "Watch Out For This (Bumeye)," on Soundcloud.
4. James Blake "Overgrown"
James Blake's complex and emotional house music caught attention immediately upon the release of his self-titled debut album. In 2013 he proves his incredible talent has only flourished and sharpened into something, "Overgrown," delivering one of the most interesting and full-bodied title tracks of the year.Listen to James Blake's "Overgrown," on YouTube.
5. Fedde Le Grand "Rockin N Rollin"
Fedde Le Grand crashed into 2013 with one of the best dance anthems of the year. "Rockin N Rollin," holds nothing back when it comes to massive basslines, bold synth progressions and a kicking drum beat. We dare you not to move along.Listen to Fedde Le Grand's "Rockin N Rollin," on YouTube.


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http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8427652/locked-nfl-referees-return-early-week-sourcesThe NFL and the NFL Referees Association made enough progress in negotiations Tuesday night that the possibility of the locked-out officials returning in time to work this week's games has been discussed, according to sources on both sides.
An agreement in principle is at hand, according to one source familiar to talks, although NFL owners have postured with a "no more compromise" stance.
Although league sources said it would take a week to get the locked-out officials on the field, the NFLRA says its 121 referees have been trained on the new rules implemented last season, have already passed physicals or are prepared to pass physicals immediately. New official game uniforms designed by Nike are "hardly an obstacle," according to a source.
Both sides have made concessions on previous sticking points such as a taxi squad of 21 new officials and pension plans that sources say the final meaningful hurdle is, as one source said, "about a little more money."
ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting that an agreement between the NFL and NFLRA is at hand.
With a deal in principle reached Wednesday morning, the regular officials could be back as soon as this week. All it took was one of the worst calls in league history in front of a national audience on Monday Night Football. The issue will hopefully be put to bed now.


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And of course you saw playmakers all day, the players you watched had Miami Dolphins jerseys on. You probably shot your load when they ran out of the tunnel. Look at how they playmaker'ed it up running out for the coin toss! Tear out the grass they ran on, because its become a priceless relic to you. Of course, that means we'd see you on here after a home loss, sobbing over how the dirt caused the interceptions and its inconceivable that any of the players on this team would struggle because they were picked by Ireland, the greatest general manager in the history of humanity. Or more accurately, the greatest general manager since Saban, who was a genius after all.
Hilariously, you still dont get it. Some of us actually want this team to improve. We sit here and say "yeah, you know, 3-3 is good, but id rather be 5-1". You sit here and lose your **** because were playing .500 ball. You start jacking off to average results. You dont want us to improve because, in your mind, we already are the best ****ing team ever made. Much like ALL the other times youve said the exact same thing while trying to scream and whine at other people. For someone who calls out other posters for "crying" or "being a bitch" you sure do flood the area with tears. It took you 3 posts to respond to 2 of mine and you went running onto the main forum to cry foul:
And at your last post where, again, the cognitive dissonance returns! You know, because your such a hardass who totally isnt acting like a hardass on a message board. If cognitive dissonance is to "strange" a term for you, hypocite is probably a word thats been thrown in your face enough to be recognized.
edit: Whoops! Not 3 posts respond or "last post", because you screamed and cried some more before i could respond. What a bitch It really heats you up that your old promises sucked so bad that people are laughing in your face about it. Follow R&R's advice and dont start threads.


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La Grange is an electrical wholesaler with offices throughout Belgium. Formed in 1941, La Grange has grown steadily to become a dynamic company with several offices and a team of skilled staff. The company prides itself on shipping and delivering orders accurately and quickly from its 5,000m² distribution center, which has more than 13,000 SKUs (stock keeping units).
After an exhaustive selection process, La Grange selected IBS against very stiff competition from SAP and Centric. David La Grange, CEO of La Grange, "We needed an advanced warehouse management system to meet the increasing demands of our rapidly growing business. There were a lot of options available to us and we wanted to carry out a detailed review to ensure we selected the best solution for us."
He continues to explain why La Grange selected IBS. "I was very impressed with the capabilities of the IBS advanced warehouse management solution. Accurate, timely deliveries are core to our business values and IBS Dynaman demonstrated that it will provide us with the right level of functionality. We were also happy with the performance of the IBS consultants who were both knowledgeable and very professional. Finally, we were happy to see that IBS has lots of other successful implementations under its belt."
Ian Walker, VP Sales for IBS, concludes, "Our WMS solution IBS Dynaman is proving to be very popular for distribution companies throughout the world. Successful, growing companies, like La Grange are recognizing the added benefit that IBS can deliver in terms of increased efficiency, more accurate stock management and greater control and visibility throughout the supply chain."
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A New York City police officer's kind act is inspiring people across the world.
A tourist from Arizona snapped a picture in Times Square showing Officer Lawrence DePrimo and a barefoot homeless man on the sidewalk.
DePrimo says he offered the man socks at first, but he declined. So the 25-year-old officer went into a Skechers store and bought the man a pair of boots (thanks in part to a salesman who rang up the purchase using his employee discount)!
The woman who took the picture sent it to the NYPD, and they posted it on their Facebook page. Since it went up on Tuesday, the photo has received nearly half a million "likes" and has more than 35,000 comments!
Officer DePrimo says, "I didn't think anything of it," and tells CNN's Mary Snow he hopes the attention inspires others to act kindly.
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Joe Robbie bought my family's ranch near Ennis Montana. He had a bunch of adopted children I am thinking like in the 7-9 range of adopted kids. Rumour was they were a bunch of alcoholics. When they sold the ranch it had this big fountain of a dolphin on it that had got all rusty and the kids were all fighting about who got the fountain. It ended up being pretty ugly as the kids were trying to squeeze each other for than their share of the inheritance including the rusty fountain.
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The '72 dolphins were #1 in offense and defense both in points and yards for each category.
The dolphins have the highest winning percentage ever in the NFL (.583) for both reg season games and reg season-post season combined. actually, after the '85 season the dolphins winning% was nearly 65%.
Before the 2004 season, the dolphins held the longest ongoing streak of non-losing seasons (.500 or better) at 15 straight.
At the start of the 2007 season the dolphins hadn't had back to back losing seasons since 1969.
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Santa & Baby – a sneak preview
Debbie and Friends is working on our first-ever Christmas song called "Santa & Baby." The song's groove is inspired by the Spin Doctors and the song itself inspired by this picture of my friend's dog named Baby.
Our friends at Planet Sunday are hard at work on the cartoon version while my producer, Michael Carrera and I finish up the production of the recording. Below is an "animation rough" also known as a storyboard. The finished version of this cartoon music video will be ready in time for Christmas 2011.
As I've mentioned in previous posts, we always like to give our fan families an inside view as what's in the works with Debbie and Friends!
Enjoy the (preproduction) story of "Santa & Baby"!


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From an Old French personal name of Germanic (Frankish) origin, from hrōd 'fame' + land 'land, territory'. This was adopted by the Normans and introduced by them to Britain. In Old French literature it is borne by a legendary Frankish hero, a vassal of Charlemagne, whose exploits are told in the Chanson de Roland. The subject of the poem is Roland's death at the Battle of Roncesvalles in the Pyrenees in 778, while protecting the rearguard of the Frankish army on its retreat from Spain. Roland is depicted in literature and legend as headstrong and impulsive. His devoted friendship with the prudent Oliver is also legendary.
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Embrace every side of China's largest city on holidays in Shanghai. An exciting blend of east and west, modernism and tradition. Where 24-hour nightlife and fantastic shopping meet charming gardens and ancient architecture - reminiscent of "old china".
The face of modern China, this booming metropolis dazzles visitors with its insatiable appetite for cutting-edge technology and design. You'll be blown away by the towering skyscrapers and enticed by the unique oriental charm. View the Huangpu River and magnificent cityscape of The Bund from the Oriental Pearl TV Tower. Or watch the neon lights flicker as you dance the night away at one of the world's highest hotels. Enjoy incredible shopping on the Nanjing Road, or explore the labyrinth of alleyways off Taikang Road, which are brimming with art galleries, coffee bars and antique shops.
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See Shanghai's highlights on this hop-on hop-off tour. Visit Jade Buddha Temple, Nanpu Bridge, the Bund, Jing'an Temple, Xintiandi, the People's Plaza and more. Your pass is valid on all three routes and you can hop off at any of the 22 stops to explore attractions by foot. Your 2-day pass includes a Huangpu River cruise and admission to the Jin Mao Tower observation deck. Based on the attractions you want to see, choose the Shanghai City Tour (red route), Temple Tour (green route) and Pudong Tour (blue route).
See all the main sites of Shanghai, 'Paris of the Orient'. This fully-guided coach tour includes lunch as well as entry into the Jade Buddha Temple, Shanghai Museum, Bund and Bund History Museum, Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai Old Street, Fresh Water Pearl Gallery, a silk factory and Xin Tian Di, Shanghai's entertainment district.
This evening tour begins with an astounding performance by the Shanghai Acrobatics School & Troupe. If you have never experienced a world-class acrobatics show, this is a must-see event. After the show, you will travel by coach to catch a magical view of Shanghai at night. Your evening tour includes a visit to People's Square, the city lights along the Bund, and the French Concession District. The final stop is Xin Tian Di, a chic restaurant, pub and boutique area.
The Bund is the cultural section of Shanghai that best represents the blending of ancient and modern influences. This renowned waterfront district is the city's most famous landmark. Your guided evening tour starts with an evening cruise on the Huangpu River, which divides the Bund into two sections, Pu Dong and Pu Xi. After the cruise, you will walk along the Bund to the historically famous Peace Hotel, followed by a trolley tour to enjoy the magnificent night view of Nanjing Road.
A guided sightseeing tour of Shanghai is a must for anyone visiting China's most modern city. Depending on your preferences you can choose from a morning or an afternoon half-day city sightseeing tour. Discover the 'must-see' sights such as Jade Buddha Temple, Fresh Water Pearl Gallery and Shanghai Museum on the morning tour or The Bund, Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai Old Street, a silk mill and Shanghai's entertainment district on the afternoon tour.


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Thanks to all 746 of you who filled out our first survey. It was distributed almost entirely via social media during May, National Bike Month. We were hoping to gauge public interest in bike sharing and how and where you might use such a program.
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- 76.1% would use a bike sharing program if Fort Worth had one, while 10% would not.
- 71% own their own bike (of which 31% ride often), and 29% are bike-less.
- The largest block of respondents were ages 25-34 (38.4%), followed by 35-44 (24.4%), 45-54 (16%), 55-64 (9.6%), 18-24 (9.2%), and 65+ (2.6%).
- Recreation, sight-seeing, and exercise were the most popular reasons to use bike sharing, followed by errands and commuting to work.
- Downtown, West Seventh Street/Cultural District, and Trinity Park were the most popular destinations for bike sharing, followed by Near Southside, TCU, Medical District, and Stockyards
- The most popular zip code to live in was 76107 (85 responses). 212 respondents worked in zip code 76102.
- 69.3% would use bike sharing as an alternative to driving their vehicle.
- 49.9% would use bike sharing in combination with public transportation.
- 70.8% have ridden the TRE, 37.4% the bus, and 19% have not used public transit in Fort Worth.
- 54.2% ride public transit 3-4 times per year, 11% ride 1-3 times per month, and 7.5% are daily riders.
- 38.8% have a positive perception of Tarrant County public transportation, while 35.8% do not.
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Beginner's Guide to Differential Pressure Level Transmitters
The Not-So-Straightforward Basics of This Measurement Technique
By David W. Spitzer
GIGO means "garbage in, garbage out." This phrase applies in industrial automation because using faulty measurements can fool even the best control system. One remedy that can help avoid a GIGO scenario is to understand the measurement technique and its limitations to the extent that its application can be reasonably evaluated. Differential pressure level measurement is one of those key measurements you need to understand to avoid the dreaded GIGO.
The importance of level measurement cannot be overstated. Incorrect or inappropriate measurements can cause levels in vessels to be excessively higher or lower than their measured values. Low levels can cause pumping problems and damage the pump, while high levels can cause vessels to overflow and potentially create safety and environmental problems. Vessels operating at incorrect intermediate levels can result in poor operating conditions and affect the accounting of material.
The level of a liquid in a vessel can be measured directly or inferentially. Examples of direct level measurement include float, magnetostrictive, retracting, capacitance, radar, ultrasonic and laser level measurement technologies. Weight and differential pressure technology measure level inferentially. All have problems that can potentially affect the level measurement.
Differential pressure level measurement technology infers liquid level by measuring the pressure generated by the liquid in the vessel. For example, a water level that is 1000 millimeters above the centerline of a differential pressure transmitter diaphragm will generate a pressure of 1000 millimeters of water column (1000 mmWC) at the diaphragm. Similarly, a level of 500 millimeters will generate 500 mmWC. Calibrating this differential pressure transmitter for 0 to 1000 mmWC will allow it to measure water levels of 0 to 1000 millimeters.
Note that this example presumes that the liquid is water. Liquids with other specific gravities will generate other differential pressures and cause inaccurate measurements. Continuing with the previous example, the same 500-millimeter level of another liquid with a specific gravity of 1.10 at operating conditions in the above vessel will generate 550 mmWC of pressure at the transmitter. As such, the differential pressure transmitter calibrated for water would measure 50 millimeters higher than the actual 500 millimeter liquid level. Conversely, if the liquid has a specific gravity that is lower than that of water, this transmitter will measure lower than the actual level. This example illustrates that differential pressure technology does not measure level, but rather infers level.
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All is not lost because the calibration of the differential pressure transmitter can be modified to compensate for a different specific gravity. This technique used to calculate the new calibration is useful for both straightforward and more complex installations.
Figure 1 shows the vessel both at 0% and 100% level. The pressure generated by the liquid at the level transmitter diaphragm is the liquid height times the specific gravity. The pressure is 1.10*(0 mm) when the vessel at 0% and 1.10*(1000 mm) when the vessel at 100%. Therefore, the transmitter should be calibrated 0 to 1100 mmWC to measure liquid levels of 0 mm to 1000 mm.
A somewhat more complex application is illustrated in Figure 2. In this application, for process reasons, we need to take the measurement from 200 mm to 1000 mm above the nozzle. In addition, the transmitter is located 500 mm below the nozzle. Note that the technique of sketching conditions at both 0% and 100% level is the same as performed in Figure 1. At 0% level, the pressure at the transmitter is 1.10*(500 +200 mm), or 770 mmWC. At 100% level, the pressure at the transmitter is 1.10*(500+1000 mm) or 1650 mmWC. Therefore, the transmitter should be calibrated 770 to 1650 mmWC to measure liquid levels of 200 mm to 1000 mm above the nozzle.
Figure 3 illustrates the use of a differential pressure transmitter with diaphragm seals to sense the pressures at the nozzles in a pressurized vessel. In this application, the low-pressure diaphragm is located above the liquid to compensate for the static pressure in the vessel. Other complications include the densities of liquid and capillary fill fluid and 0% and 100% levels that do not correspond to the nozzle positions.
Using similar techniques as in the previous examples, at 0% level, the pressures at the high and low sides of the transmitter are {1.10*(200 mm) + (3 bar)} and {1.05*(1300 mm) + (3 bar)} respectively. Therefore, the differential pressure transmitter will subtract the high side from the low side and measure {1.10*(200 mm) + (3 bar)} minus {1.05*(1300 mm) + (3 bar)}, or -1145 mmWC.
At 100% level, the pressures at the high and low sides of the transmitter are {1.10*(1000 mm) + (3 bar)} and {1.05*(1300 mm) + (3 bar)} respectively. Similarly, the differential pressure transmitter subtracts the high side from the low side to measure {1.10*(1000 mm) + (3 bar)} minus {1.05*(1300 mm) + (3 bar)}, or -265 mmWC. Therefore, the transmitter should be calibrated -1145 mmWC to -265 mmWC to measure liquid levels of 200 to 1000 millimeters above the lower nozzle.
Note that the static pressure in the vessel does not affect the calibration because it appears on both sides of the differential pressure transmitter where it effectively cancels out. Further analysis also will reveal that locating the differential pressure transmitter at different elevations does not affect the calibration.
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I've always been interested about pressure vessel. I just came across this site and found this very interesting guide in differentiating pressure level transmitter. Thanks for sharing these useful measurement technique.
God reward you for sharing this piece of knowledge...
Please tell me how to calibrate transmiiter for boiler durm level transmit
i facing problem with calibrate range for application closed tank under vacuum zero level is 840mm and span is 2840 from transmitter and vacuum not constant from 0 to 277mbar what can i do for find correct level note this system connected to plc and i think must be used equation for correct the level value according the pressure
how is the calibration of differential pressure transmitter for level measurement different from that of flow measurement?
can someone explain me that why in last example the specific gravity is changed from 1.10 at the higher end to 1.05 at the lower end? And also how 3 bar is taken as pressure,why not the any other value for it?
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En español l Clinics in drugstores and big-box retailers have given flu shots and treated runny noses for years. But Walgreens' Take Care Clinics upped their game this spring when they began to diagnose, treat and manage care of hypertension, diabetes and other chronic conditions.
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Two trends are helping drive this expansion of services: a shortage of family doctors — the U.S. could easily put another 16,000 of them to work in underserved areas, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration — and the increase, by an estimated 30 million, in the number of patients who will get insurance coverage under the new health care law, making the physician shortage even worse.
Here are answers to some questions you may have about retail clinics.
What are "retail clinics"?
Tucked inside your pharmacy or big-box chain, retail clinics provide basic, drop-in medical care, in many cases seven days a week. More than 1,400 retail clinics are found in drugstores, groceries and chains such as Target and Walmart. CVS has MinuteClinics; Rite Aid has NowClinics; and three grocery store chains in six states contain Little Clinics. According to a 2009 Rand Corp. study, about one-third of Americans live within a 10-minute drive of a retail clinic.
What services do retail clinics provide?
Vaccinations, checkups, blood tests and care of such nonurgent problems as rashes, sore throats and earaches are typically handled in these settings. This spring, Walgreens broke that mold by starting to diagnose (it used the word "assess"), treat and manage chronic health conditions. Retail clinics hadn't been in that business before.
Who treats patients at a retail clinic?
The clinics are staffed by nurse-practitioners and physician's assistants, not doctors. The training of nurse-practitioners goes beyond a typical nurse's education to include a graduate degree. In California, the state government is considering legislation to expand the responsibilities of nurse-practitioners, allowing them more independence.
A recent survey published in the New England Journal of Medicine asked doctors and nurse-practitioners about their roles and whether, for example, they should be paid the same for providing similar services to patients. Not surprisingly, the survey found a strong divergence of opinion in the two groups — with doctors and nurses disagreeing about everything from the level of care nurse-practitioners should be allowed to provide to how much they should be paid for it.
What are the costs and will my insurance pay for the care? What about Medicare?
One of the advantages of retail clinics over some other medical settings is that prices for services are often posted at the clinic and online. A tuberculosis test at MinuteClinic costs $39. At NowClinics, a 10-minute virtual visit with a real doctor, whether online or on the phone, costs $45.
According to the MinuteClinic and Take Care websites, they accept most insurance plans. But not all do: According to the Rite Aid website, "Services provided via NowClinic online care are not submitted … to your health coverage plan, Medicare, or any state Medicaid program for reimbursement." This means you will pay out of pocket for care. Check with your insurance company and the clinic before you start your visit.
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Rather than losing this in a general thread I thought it worth starting a thread on its own.
It is a tricky reservation because it is so small and popular, you need to ring on the day three months before you want to go and then you still may not be in luck. Some people call it a private kitchen but I can't see why: it is a pretty normal restaurant with good fixtures and fittings and a large open plan kitchen with chefs beavering away, and a team of uniformed FOH staff delivering food.
The menu is $748 (including 10% service) a head for a six course, no choice menu. It has a pretty strong wine list, albeit quite expensive, we BYO'd at $200 corkage a bottle. We had the "Best of 2011" menu and I understand that the menu changes frequently and is often inventively themed. The cooking is great, and the food is good fun with some interesting twists. One of our best meals over the last year in HK. I would head back frequently if it was easier to book and a bit cheaper.
We enjoyed:
1. Amuse bouche
2. Soup & Sandwich: Sweet corn soup, with paprika popcorn, chipotle pork belly sandwich with Oaxaca cheese, avocado and pickled onions.
3. Happy Memories: Sobrassada, poached egg, garlic mashed potato, crispy serrano ham.
4. Ceviche: Yellowtail ceviche, smoked pineapple, fresh guacamole, tomato water jelly.
5. Pastrami Brined Turkey: Turkey breast, foie gras, sweet potato puree, honey mustard cabbage, sour cherry and pear chutney.
6. Jasmine Tea Party: Jasmine tea pannacotta, strawberry water, chocolate mocha ravioli
7. PB&J: Peanut butter ice-cream, homemade strawberry jam, macaroon sandwich.
8. Mint fairy floss
Thanks for the heads-up, PhilD. 3 months' advance booking?!
BTW, there was a discussion on the SF Bay Area thread quite a while back about the need to have separate threads for each restaurant, in order to facilitate CH readers searching for a specific restaurant - I'd always followed this approach since.
re: klyeoh
the menu changes every month and is published on their website.
This is one of my favorite restaurants in HK and I usually go once a month. The best way to get a table is to put your name on the wait list for Mon / Tues / Wed. HK denizens are notorious for booking 5 restaurants for a single night only to cancel on the day of. I've eaten at TBLS multiple times in this manner. In the winter you can also suggest you're willing to sit outside (for those of you who have lived in places where it actually snows...it's not really cold during the HK winters....)
Another superb meal here last night. The food here is very innovative and good, everything on the plate works. It helps that the team have a wonderfully infectious enthusiasm for what they are doing. Its fun, its real and it is an essential stop on the HK dining scene - if you can get a booking as it is justifiably popular.
Last night we had six courses with an amuse and pre dessert, this months theme is a summer picnic:
1. Amuse bouche
2. Soup & Sandwich – Cauliflower and Parmesan Vichyssoise with Truffle Oil, Crab Cake Sandwich with Basil Oil and Roasted Cherry Tomatoes. Every element was great, I could have eaten this three or four times over, the crab sandwich was really well flavoured.
3. Goat Cheese Panna Cotta – Roasted Beet Root, Fried Fennel, Balsamic Gastric, Mizuna, Pancetta and Lychee. The goats cheese works very well in a panna-cotta, set off with the other ingredients especially the beetroot.
4. Hamachi Tartare – Cucumber Jelly, Smoked Pineapple, Tatsoi, Salmon Roe, Avocado, Yuzu-tamari Soy Vinaigrette. The cucumber jelly was a little lost with all the other flavours but the pineapple really adds an interesting dimension.
5. Spice Rubbed Chicken & Fried Chicken – Deviled Egg, Baby Spinich, Sesame and Maple Vinaigrette. This was fine, although slightly weaker that the preceding courses, but that is more a statement about the earlier dishes.
6. Yangmei Berry Sorbet. A local berry that has a very short season, interesting flavours that work well in a sorbet. Apparently it can be quite sour.
7. Jasmin Tea Milk Chocolate Bar – Rice Crispy Treat, Chocolate Pearls, Shaved Chocolate, Strawberry Anglaise. Some nice malty flavours in the chocolate layers, a decent dessert.
8. Creamsicle Macaroon Sandwich – Vanilla Ice Cream, Calamansi Marmalade, Macaroons. I good finish to the whole meal, the marmalade layer in the macaroon adding a nice contrast.
We keep saying this will be a regular male, but never get our act together to book it. On this showing we will try harder. The meal is HK680 plus service and the wine list is really great (albeit expensive), we had a great US Pinot. Corkage is now HK$250 a bottle but is still may be worth bringing a good bottle along.
re: PhilD
my favourite was the soup and sandwich course too (had it in june; same menu).
there was a bit of commotion in the kitchen that day (apparently it was the first day that they switched menus, and the kitchen was not running as smoothly as it should have been). the perils of having an open kitchen...


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Here's a post about the bill (S.1867) that allows the government to arrest US citizens.
It seems around the world protesters are considered terrorists now so it is likely that one of these days they'll try to round up a bunch of protesters in the US and ship them off to a permanent detention, camp or whatever with no questions asked. At least, all the new laws the government is passing makes this possible whether is sounds ridiculous or not.
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NDAA Martial Law was signed and passed... the U.S. has finally tipped over into complete insanity. Happy New Year??
Obama signed NDAA S.1867
Warning: there's some "profanity" in this, but how can you not get very upset and disturbed at something as whacked as the NDAA?
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We don't have to sit here and accept this.
There's a website called CredoAction.com that helps to fight the injustices that are going on around us. When I'm in agreement with an issues they promote I sign the petition and am included in a large group of people who are collectively sending a message.
By going to CredoAction, you can participate by signing petitions that are sent directly to government representatives including the President of the US.
And they've been very effective in getting the message to Washington DC as several bills and policies that I can think of have been delayed, stopped or changed due to the pro-activity that CredoAction helps to organize.
This matter of indefinite detention is their latest campaign.
The petition reads:
"Indefinite detention without charge or trial is fundamentally contrary to the democratic values that our system of government rests upon. The recent law that authorizes the indefinite military detention of American citizens is an outrage and must be rolled back. Additionally, the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, which continue to be a dark spot on our national conscience, should be closed."
Click here to see the petition. If you're inclined to sign it please do so.
Get involved and fight the good fight.
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Why is that "likely?" I understand it could happen, and I'm not defending any weird or crazy laws, but I don't understand why that scenario is "likely" to happen. I think that's kind of just a huge assumption with no real factual backing...
There are already a huge number of insane laws in place, but the government doesn't take them to some extreme measure except in very, VERY rare circumstances. Again, not defending anything here, I'm just saying let's keep it fair.
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Oh strange, I didn't expect anyone to reply to what I said. I usually just type whatever random stuff that comes to mind. Just jokin, but at the same time I don't monitor every word on the forums and sometimes it may not come out right.
Maybe likely was too strong? How about possible instead? Or not an impossibility? To me it actually seems ridiculous that I'd have to form a sentence to describe that kind of situation.
When you look at what's currently happening, or as conflicts and tensions escalate to the kind of thing we are seeing, you could presume all one needs is an excuse, even if fabricated, to use the laws that are in place. The protests are probably going to get a lot more intense and widespread this year unless we have some dramatic changes (and that kind of change wont happen any time soon). OWS (and other similar movements) is not slowing down and in fact is turning into something very permanent. The bigger OWS gets the more likely something is going to happen. OWS is already a lot bigger than most people think because the media purposely hasn't covered it all that much.
Ultimately it should never be a matter of whether NDAA is used or not. It shouldn't exist. But as you watch things develop you can see how these kind of laws are being created and put there for a reason.
Hopefully they'll be forced to toss at least this law out soon.
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Oh okay, well that I can agree with for the most part. I guess I've been around too many forums where some people think with every given law that's the end of modern civilization as we know it and we're now in a dictatorship.
Actually I have a friend who's like that. Any time he hears ANYTHING about a police officer doing something wrong or something he jumps on it as "an example of how society is." Well, that one guy, yeah, but there are like 2 million police officers who AREN'T corrupt and are protecting people...
Anyway, sorry for the misunderstanding.
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No problem. No misunderstanding. It's just a little tuning in on the matter. I'm always trying to check on myself (as well as other people if necessary). When someone asks me about something I said the first thing I do is make sure I absolutely meant it or possibly not. Sometimes it's a rant with extremes and other times it's to the point of something.
I agree with you as far as there's a larger part of law enforcement that's out to protect people. This is probably why a lot of these kinds of laws will fail. The police and the military would mostly likely not attack their own people. The question is, who would they be protecting if they "attack" the people they are suppose to be protecting?
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There's a lot of interesting information in this video.
Chris Hedges Sues Obama Admin Over Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens Approved in NDAA.
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He nailed it. This guy knows exactly what's going down. I'm a big fan of Chris hedges. Very informative video. Thanks for posting it.
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More on the NDAA and the fight against it.
By Chris Hedges
I spent four hours in a third-floor conference room at 86 Chambers St. in Manhattan on Friday as I underwent a government deposition. Benjamin H. Torrance, an assistant U.S. attorney, carried out the questioning as part of the government's effort to decide whether it will challenge my standing as a plaintiff in the lawsuit I have brought with others against President Barack Obama and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta over the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), also known as the Homeland Battlefield Bill.
The NDAA implodes our most cherished constitutional protections. It permits the military to function on U.S. soil as a civilian law enforcement agency. It authorizes the executive branch to order the military to selectively suspend due process and habeas corpus for citizens. The law can be used to detain people deemed threats to national security, including dissidents whose rights were once protected under the First Amendment, and hold them until what is termed "the end of the hostilities." Even the name itself—the Homeland Battlefield Bill—suggests the totalitarian concept that endless war has to be waged within "the homeland" against internal enemies as well as foreign enemies.
Judge Katherine B. Forrest, in a session starting at 9 a.m. Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, will determine if I have standing and if the case can go forward. The attorneys handling my case, Bruce Afran and Carl Mayer, will ask, if I am granted standing, for a temporary injunction against the Homeland Battlefield Bill. An injunction would, in effect, nullify the law and set into motion a fierce duel between two very unequal adversaries—on the one hand, the U.S. government and, on the other, myself, Noam Chomsky, Daniel Ellsberg, the Icelandic parliamentarian Birgitta Jónsdóttir and three other activists and journalists. All have joined me as plaintiffs and begun to mobilize resistance to the law through groups such as Stop NDAA.
The deposition was, as these things go, conducted civilly. Afran and Mayer, the attorneys bringing the suit on my behalf, were present. I was asked detailed questions by Torrance about my interpretation of Section 1021 and Section 1022 of the NDAA. I was asked about my relationships and contacts with groups on the U.S. State Department terrorism list. I was asked about my specific conflicts with the U.S. government when I was a foreign correspondent, a period in which I reported from El Salvador, Nicaragua, the Middle East, the Balkans and other places. And I was asked how the NDAA law had impeded my work.
It is in conference rooms like this one, where attorneys speak in the arcane and formal language of legal statutes, that we lose or save our civil liberties. The 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force Act, the employment of the Espionage Act by the Obama White House against six suspected whistle-blowers and leakers, and the Homeland Battlefield Bill have crippled the work of investigative reporters in every major newsroom in the country. Government sources that once provided information to counter official narratives and lies have largely severed contact with the press. They are acutely aware that there is no longer any legal protection for those who dissent or who expose the crimes of state. The NDAA threw in a new and dangerous component that permits the government not only to silence journalists but imprison them and deny them due process because they "substantially supported" terrorist groups or "associated forces."
Those of us who reach out to groups opposed to the U.S. in order to explain them to the American public will not be differentiated from terrorists under this law. I know how vicious the government can be when it feels challenged by the press. I covered the wars in El Salvador and Nicaragua from 1983 to 1988. Press members who reported on the massacres and atrocities committed by the Salvadoran military, as well as atrocities committed by the U.S.-backed Contra forces in Nicaragua, were repeatedly denounced by senior officials in the Reagan administration as fellow travelers and supporters of El Salvador's Farabundo Marti National Liberation (FMLN) rebels or the leftist Sandinista government in Managua, Nicaragua.
The Reagan White House, in one example, set up an internal program to distort information and intimidate and attack those of us in the region who wrote articles that countered the official narrative. The program was called "public diplomacy." Walter Raymond Jr., a veteran CIA propagandist, ran it. The goal of the program was to manage "perceptions" about the wars in Central America among the public. That management included aggressive efforts to destroy the careers of reporters who were not compliant by branding them as communists or communist sympathizers. If the power to lock us up indefinitely without legal representation had been in the hands of Elliott Abrams or Oliver North or Raymond, he surely would have used it.
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There's more important things happening in the world than the loss of our liberties, the trashing of the Constitution and the emerging police state in the US, Skynet.
Glen Keane has resigned from Disney. What could be more important than that?
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We can put an end to a shocking assault on our civil liberties:
Last year's National Defense Authorization Act included language that could allow the military to detain civilian suspects INDEFINITELY without charge or trial.
This year's NDAA could come up for a vote as soon as next week and we have a prime opportunity to reverse this travesty of justice.
Click here to fight back: Email your member of Congress right away.
Congressmen Adam Smith and Justin Amash will put forth an amendment to make it clear that the military does not have the power to arrest and indefinitely detain civilians without charging or trying them.
Please urge your lawmakers to support their efforts and help us spread word far and wide.
Just click here to email your member of Congress right away -- a few seconds of effort will help us reclaim our cherished civil liberties.
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The fight against the NDAA and indefinite detention continues with news of a major victory and an impending vote in Congress today.
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The timing couldn't be any better: As Congress gets ready to vote on indefinite detention today, a judge just ruled that these provisions of last year's National Defense Authorization Act are unconstitutional!
Congratulations to Chris Hedges and Revolution Truth -- who spearheaded the lawsuit -- and to the 50,000 Demand Progress members who signed on as grassroots supporters of the effort.
It's a huge victory, but we need to keep pushing Congress to do the right thing too: The government is likely to appeal the court's ruling, so we have to make sure we beat back indefinite detention during today's vote.
Re: NDAA Martial Law - Reason for concern in the US
An update on the issue of the NDAA, military arrests of civilians in the US, and indefinite detentions, from http://www.DemandProgress.org.
Big win in court
It was amazing news: Chris Hedges, Revolution Truth, et al won their lawsuit last week as a judge ruled that indefinite detention violates the Constitution.
More than 50,000 Demand Progress members have signed on as supporters of the lawsuit.
Now indefinite detention is back in President Obama's hands: He can tell the government's lawyers not to appeal the ruling and put an end to this travesty once and for all.
Meanwhile, the Senate takes up indefinite detention THIS WEEK.
Please click here to urge Obama to stop supporting indefinite detention and to tell your senators to oppose indefinite detention.
Obama signed last year's National Defense Authorization Act even though it included provisions which could let the military detain civilians indefinitely without a trial or charges.
Despite a valiant effort by opponents, the House retained indefinite detention when it passed the new NDAA last week.
The Senate will take it up soon, and President Obama can drop his defense of it in court
Please click here to email Obama and the Senate right away and help us save our civil liberties.
Let's keep fighting.
-Demand Progress-
Re: NDAA Martial Law - Reason for concern in the US
Latest from http://www.DemandProgress.org.
More great news on the NDAA lawsuit:
Federal Judge Kathryn Forrest just rejected the Obama administration's request that she reverse her ruling against indefinite detention.
Please send emails to Obama and the Senate right away to urge them to put and end to indefinite detention -- just click here.
In May Chris Hedges, RevolutionTruth, et al won their lawsuit asserting that indefinite detention violates the Constitution.
Obama asked for a reversal of that decision, which was just rejected.
More than 50,000 Demand Progress members have signed on as supporters of the lawsuit.
Now Obama needs to decide if he'll take his crusade against the Constitution to a higher court.
And the full Senate is taking up indefinite detention as it debates this year's NDAA later this month.
Please help fight indefinite detention by sending emails to Obama and the Senate right away -- just click here.
Obama signed last year's National Defense Authorization Act even though it included provisions which could let the military detain civilians indefinitely without a trial or charges.
Despite a valiant effort by opponents, the House retained indefinite detention when it passed the new NDAA last month.
The Senate will take this issue up soon, and President Obama can drop his defense of it in court.
Please send emails to Obama and the Senate right away, by clicking here.
Keep up the fight.
- Demand Progress
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August 2006
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The Joy Of Gelato
Page 3: Il Laboratorio Del Gelato
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Il Laboratorio Del Gelato
After the fruit is puréed and mixed with milk, it is placed in a 10-quart drum, from which 5 quarts of gelato emerge. It's a lot of handwork for so little gelato: with the expensive ingredients, the labor and the cost of rent, you wonder why a pint doesn't cost more than it does.
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Traditional Flavors We Love
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Enjoy Thailand (13D/12N)
Tour Overview :
This holiday Thailand tour package is well plan for 13 days, cover attractions of all major cities of Thailand, Cultural, Mountain, Hill tribe, the world heritage, cruising along the river, Elephant ride and sun baht& relax on the beach – Bangkok, Chiang mai & Phuket. It is a combination of standard accommodation and join tour (coach tour) Travel. This holiday Thailand arrange the air ticket make it easy and convenient for you. It is highly recommend for small group. Book this holiday Thailand package with us, worry free and enjoy the trip in Thailand with us.
Departure Date :
All years
Tour Inclusion :
- Accommodate in hotel as listed or equivalence based on twin sharing.
- Airport transfer.
- Domestic flight by low cost airline(Bangkok - Chiang mai // Chiang mai - Phuket - Bangkok )
- Meals as indicated on the itinerary (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner) .
- Sightseeing as the itinerary including admission fee as stated in program.
- English speaking local guide during the tours
- Accidental insurance
- Government VAT
- Credit card Charge
Tour Exclusion :
- Other meals than those mentioned in this program.
- Personal items & hotel incidental charges.
- Personal drinks at the meal.
- Gratuities to the guide, driver and hotel's porter.
- Visa fee if any
- Third language speaking guide charge extra 700 Baht/day
- Immigration fee
Terms and Conditions :
- The prices quoted per person are in Thai Baht based on twin share, including a private round trip airport transfer by air-conditioned car or minibus.
- The prices are subjected change due to period of peak season(Dec 20 - Jan 10), long weekend, or festivals.
- prices are subjected change due to period of High season of each destination ( Phuket November – April ) Samui (Jan- Apr, Jul, Aug, Dec )
- Accommodation is included government tax, services charges, and daily breakfast
- Single Supplement will be charged for staying in single room
- Payment: pre-pay by credit card or bank transfer must be made before arrival
Remark :
- Please note this program adjustable, we can change to more economical hotel and lower cost air fare than program above
- This Holiday Thailand package is request 50 % of total rate for deposit once to secure the booking after all service confirm. The balance payment will be made on arrival.
See terms and conditions for this package, click here.
Join Tour – Please note that join tour or coach tour will pick you up at hotel lobby, please be on time and if they pick up late 5 minutes, please call us or our tour operators as reference number on voucher
Grand Palace – Please do not ware sleeveless shirt, and short pants, breeches, knee breeches, paddle pant
Temple – It is recommended not to ware tang top and micro or mini pants or skirt to visit temple
Day by Day Itinerary :
Date 1 :
Arrival Bangkok–Flight advise * Transfer in without tour guide
Arrived at Bangkok airport, you will be greeted and picked up by our airport representative. Be transferred to the hotel where is located in the heart of shopping area in Bangkok, the glorious history town in Thailand. In the midst of dynamic modern growth, this bustling metropolis still preserves plenty of cultural heritages which make our town become the national treasure house.
Accommodation in Bangkok
Date 2 :
Bangkok city tour/private
08.30 Pick up at hotel for Bangkok sightseeing by local transportation
Visit the Grand Palace. : Grand Palace was built in 1782 by King Rama I. It is used for religious and royal ceremonies. The buildings are decorated with colorful glass mosaics, gold leaves and delicately carved wood. Pay respect to the most sacred Buddha image in Thailand for luck. Continue to Wat Pho, the royal temple, where the reclining Buddha temple is enshrined.
* Travel by local transportation – bus, taxi, sky train to explore Bangkok life real close.
Accommodation in Bangkok
Date 3 :
Bangkok - Ayuttaya- Bangkok / Join Tour
Go to Ayutthaya by a join coach . Return to Bangkok by cruise. During the trip, visit Bang Pa-In Summer Palace. Explore the sacred temples such as Wat Phra Srisanphet, Viharn Phra MonkolBophit, and Wat Chiwatthanaram. Board on a luxurious Grand Pearl cruise with International Buffet lunch along the Chao Phraya River to Bangkok
Accommodation in Bangkok
Date 4 :
Bangkok - Floating Market/Join - Chiang Mai
Explore a real way of living of Thai people by visiting the Floating Market by motor boat which rides through plantation and houses. Also, admire the colorful of selling products such as tropical fruits, vegetables, flowers and food on wooden boats with smile of vendors. (Half day)
After return to Bangkok, travel to airport for fly to Chiang Mai. Get to Chiang Mai and transfer to Chiang Mai hotel
Date 5 :
Chiang Mai - Half day Cycling Culture Trip/Join
Take a ride along the Ping River over quiet, narrow roads and through local fruit orchards, rice paddies and small villages. Stop occasionally to visit temples, markets, traditional northern Thai houses and a local Thai school. The ride will end at the seldom visited ruins of Wiang Khum Kam, which some consider to be the ancient city on which Chiang Mai was built.
Accommodation in Chiang mai
Date 6 :
Chiang Mai- Chiang Rai Day Trip- Chiang Mai / Join
Leave for Chiang Rai by road (200 Kms. away ) across mountains, valleys and picturesque landscapes . Drive to the Golden Triangle area, where the borders of Thailand, Burma and Laos meet. Then visit Chiang Saen (A.D.1260) on the steep banks of Maekhong River, opposite to Laos. And visit the long neck village the most famous hill tribe villages with their own believe with unique way of living.
Accommodation in Chiang mai
Date 7 :
Mae Sa Elephant at Works Tour Half Day / Join
Visit the wooded area in the north of the city to see elephants at work at the Elephant Camp, where you will see elephants taking their morning bath in the running streams before starting their day's training and work. Enjoy the demonstration on elephants at work.
After spending time to enjoy with elephants, visit an orchid nursery farm filled with more than 50 different varieties of gorgeous orchid blooms in a dazzling array of colors. There is a superb collection of exotic butterflies to dazzle and bewitch you.
Accommodation in Chiang mai
Date 8 :
Chiang Mai- Phuket
In the morning transfer to Chiang Mai airport and fly to Bangkok before connect flight to Phuket (connecting flight 4 hours lead time). After arrive Phuket our representative will pick you up and transfer you to hotel at Phuket.
Accommodation in Phuket
Date 9 :
Phuket-Phi Phi Island - Phuket /Join
Visit Phi Phi Island, Bamboo Island and Hin Klang, Swimming and snorkeling. Departure fir Khai nok island fir swimming, snorkeling or enjoy feeding fishes. Depart for Khainok Island. Arrive Phi Phi don enjoy snorkeling or relaxing on a white sandy beach at Monkey Beach sightseeing at Camel Rock for beautiful scenery. Explore the fantastic life with crystal clear water and wonderful snorkeling time with plentiful coral reefs and colorful fishes at Hin Klang (the Bamboo island). Sighseeing at Phi Phi Lay sightseeing at Viking Cave, Discover Pileh Cave and Lah Samah Bay (Where the movie the Beach was partially filmed) swimming and snorkeling with colorful fishes.
Accommodation in Phuket
Date 10 :
Free day at leisure
Date 11 :
Free day at leisure
Date 12 :
Phuket - Bangkok
Transfer to Phuket airport and fly to Bangkok airport. Our representative will pick you up and transfer you to Bangkok hotel
Accommodation in Bangkok
Date 13 :
Service list : Transfer from Bangkok Hotel to airport **without tour guide
Spend your morning exploring the city or shopping until the transfer time to the airport for your flight onwards. (Check out time at noon)
Accommodation None


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