SIN TAX BILL MANILA‚ Philippines—A “sin tax” on cigarettes and alcohol dampened the New Year party spirit when it was introduced in the Philippines Tuesday‚ as part of a government bid to boost finances. Many stores started selling tobacco and drink at inflated prices before midnight‚ ahead of the official implementation of the tax hikes on January 1‚ hitting partygoers in the pocket. Tax on cigarettes will gradually be raised to P30 ($0.72) per pack by 2017‚ roughly doubling the current price
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Tamirabarani River originates from the famous Agasthiyarkoodam Peak in Western Ghats‚Ambasumadram Taluk.It flows through Tirunelveli and Tuticorin . Etymology: The Thamirabarani contains traces of copper‚ hence its name (Thamiram means copper in Tamil). The copper content gives it a distinct reddish shade.The river has also been historically known as Porunai.Some scholars interpret the name Tamiraparani as Tamiram (copper) and Varuni (stream or river). They ascribe this origin as the bed of the
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Sri Lanka [edit] Main article: Languages of Sri Lanka While the Sinhalese people speak Sinhala as their mother tongue‚ the Tamil people speak Tamil. English is also widely spoken. Sinhala is spoken by about 16 million people in Sri Lanka‚ about 13 million of who are native speakers. It is one of the constitutionally-recognized official languages of Sri Lanka‚ along with Tamil‚ which originates from South India. Latitude: 6° 54′ 0″ N Longitude: 79° 54′ 0″ E Coastline: 1‚340 km Its coastline is 1
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level devoted to Asian Art‚ which is why I decided to go to this Museum. I chose the Bronze statue of Shiva as Nataraja or Lord of the Dance. We studied this in class‚ and I was taken with it then‚ and even more so in person. The statue is from India: Tamil Nadu‚ c. 1000. The statue is a form of Shiva‚ with four arms and a raised leg‚ standing over a dwarf‚ with different objects in his hands or forming meaningful hand gestures‚ and flowing hair. He is then surrounded by a slender circle of flames. Shiva
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CBSE-i Central Board of Secondary Education CLASS-X CBSE-i POLITICAL SCIENCE UNIT I POWER SHARING TEACHERS’ MANUAL CBSE-i CLASS-X • POLITICAL SCIENCE UNIT-I • Power Sharing TEACHERS’ MANUAL i Acknowledgements Conceptual Framework Shri G. Balasubramanian‚ Former Director (Acad)‚ CBSE Ms. Abha Adams‚ Consultant‚ Step-by-Step School‚ Noida Dr. Sadhana Parashar‚ Director (Training)‚ CBSE Advisory Shri Vineet Joshi‚ Chairman‚ CBSE Dr. Sadhana Parashar‚ Director
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What comes to mind when you think about the word classical? We usually associate the word classical with something boring. But classical Indian dance‚ also known as Bharatnatyam is known as being an extravagant “fire” dance which was originated in Tamil Nadu‚ India in 1000 BC. Most classical dances in India are like theatrical performances because the dancer acts out a story almost exclusively through gestures. Most of the classical dances enact stories from Hindu mythology. B.) Tie to audience:
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English is a language of opportunities and success for life in India. Present day academic institutions are involved in the task of preparing the students to face the international arena which is dominated by English. The objective of College English curriculum is to develop students’ ability to use English in all-round way‚ especially in Listening and Speaking. The Language teachers at the Undergraduate and Postgraduate level in Colleges and Universities realized that the students had difficulty
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such as ethnic background‚ culture‚ language‚ social and political institutions which from the idea of nation‚ perpetuate the normative behaviour of people and hence moulds their national identity. To begin with‚ Arjie as a young boy growing in a Tamil family is shown primarily as an uncertain character. This uncertainty of his shows in different forums such as uncertainty with regards to his sexuality‚ allegiance to family members‚ response‚ and national identity. Mr Chelvaratnam‚ Arjie’s father
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DAY 1 MORNING Left Cagayan de Oro at 1:30 am for a long trip to Dakak via the Fantasy Land Bus. The first stop was at COTTA in Ozamis City. Cotta is also called earlier as the Triunfo‚ a stone fort built along the shores of Panguil Bay more than two centuries ago. The next stop was Robert Eatery and Travellers’ Inn where we took our breakfast. We arrived Dapitan City and went directly to Punto del Desembarko de Rizal‚ Barangay Sta. Cruz‚ where Rizal disembarked from the steamer “Cebu” when he
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Day 01 - A picture of yourself with ten facts - Day 01 - A picture of yourself with ten facts *I love God. *I have a Labrador Retriever named Buddy. *My full name is Sharmaine Anne Mediavilla Baloyo. *I’m currently 18 years old. *I love to swim but I’m too afraid to take my life vest during snorkeling. *I have a secret passion in dancing. *My greatest dream is that someday I’ll be able to visit Greece. *Taking up Dentistry. *My favorite food is Lasagna. *I sometimes
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