places are Myrtle Beach‚ South Carolina‚ and Gatlinburg‚ Tennessee. When I was very young and lived in South Florida‚ my family would make our yearly two-week vacation to our home in Boone‚ NC. Each year‚ this trip included a visit to Gatlinburg. I hold very special memories of these trips and still love to visit the Gatlinburg area. When I moved to North Carolina in my late teens‚ Myrtle Beach was the vacation and summer break spot. Even on my first visit to Myrtle Beach‚ although very different
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In one of this crazy year’s biggest surprises‚ Beach House have a new album out‚ less than two months after the release of the last one‚ August’s fantastic Depression Cherry. It would be foolish to compare the two; they were recorded at separate times‚ and‚ according to the group‚ are two distinct and equally cohesive projects. However‚ they can be contrasted to great effect: Depression Cherry was a very clear progression for Beach House‚ moving on from the moonlit majesty of Bloom into subdued‚
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PALM SUNDAY / PALASPAS Palm Sunday is an Easter celebration that commemorates the fulfillment of Zechariah 9:9 where Jesus makes his triumphal entrance into Jerusalem. The event took place one week prior to His resurrection‚ and it is a day that kicks off the Holy Week. But why the palms? The palms we now wave in our Palm Sunday celebrations represent the palms that were waved by the crowd and placed in Jesus’ path when he rode the donkey into Jerusalem. In many churches the palms are then saved
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have on our oil palm breeding programme and how this potential can be realized. We will also show why the adoption of this technology is paramount to the progress in oil palm crop improvement. INTRODUCTION Oil palm breeding has made remarkable progress in increasing oil palm yield for over 150 years. The four African Elaeis guineensis palms brought over by the Dutch in 1848‚ and planted in Buitenzorg Botanical Garden (now Bogor) Indonesia laid the foundation for the oil palm industry in Indonesia
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an extraction of oil from the nipa palm tree scientifically known as nipa fructicosa or nipa fructucans and locally known as sasa and mixed with a proportionate amount of diesel to produce a form of bio-diesel. The nipa palm tree (nipa fructicosa) is found along the tidal streams‚ brackish swamps and muddy banks throughout the Philippines. The research used tree experimental samples of the mixture labeled A‚ B‚ and C. the oil extract from the seed of the nipa palm treeis mixed with diesel using the
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potentially suffocating warmth. The beach was tiny compared to the resorts further along the coastline‚ sheltered by the surrounding forests of palm trees. It was an almost perfect semi-circle of fine‚ dark volcanic sand‚ with not a trace of the inland civilization in sight – an unspoilt‚ secluded paradise on an island gradually being colonised by armies of skyscrapers‚ strip clubs and tourist traps. There was a humble building near the eastern end of the beach‚ a traditional affair on stilts with
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THE DUBAI PALMS: CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES ETHAN POLIE In the late twentieth century‚ the Middle Eastern nation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) began to make plans to distance itself from the petroleum industry that dominates most of the Persia. Driven by the fact that internal experts believe the country’s oil reserves will be depleted by the year 2012‚ the UAE is attempting to transition to a service industry‚ with a major focus on tourism‚ retail‚ and entertainment. In order
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The Beach by Alex Garland portrays a form of tourism where it differentiates the authentic experiences of a traveller to a tourist. Danny Boyle’s(2000) adaptation depicts an American backpacker‚ Richard‚ who seeks to discover beyond the sightseeing of typical tourists. Upon following a series of unfortunate events on an island‚ the article examines how the film has shaped a diverse audience’s interpretation of cultural travel. The Tourist Gaze (2002) by John Urry reinforces Richard’s motivation to
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wanted Dubai to earn more from tourism. He wanted Dubai to be converted into a world class tourist destination. This led Dubai to increase the coastline or beaches form 72km to a whopping 1500km by building the palm islands. The palm islands consist of Palm Jumeirah‚ Palm Jabel Ali and Palm Deirah. Even before constructing this islands‚ Dubai built the most luxurious hotel in the world‚ The Burj Al Arab (Now Dubai’s National Symbol). Dubai is not stopping its development strategies with these
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CHAPTER 1 1.0 Executive Summary As of late 2013‚ Golden Palm Tree Iconic Resort & Spa will be undergoing a rebranding exercise that will result in name change to AVANI Sepang Goldcoast Resort because of the joining to AVANI Hotels & Resorts. (Golden Palm Tree Resort & Spa Sdn Bhd‚ 2013) The group is now investing heavily in infrastructure as well as in building new hotels and resorts whilst renovating and refurbishing existing properties. However‚ they still lack other
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