The last year saw many achievements for Chengdu’s meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) industry. According to data from the Chengdu Municipal Statistics Bureau, Chengdu hosted 530 major exhibitions, conferences and forums in 2014, of which 214 were exhibitions, 45 more than a year earlier or a year-over-year (YOY) growth rate of 26.6 percent, and 113 were international conferences and forums, 8 more than a year earlier, or a YOY growth rate of 7.6 percent. The events took up 3.25 million square meters of space in the aggregate, a YOY growth rate of 8.0 percent, of which 49 were international in nature, occupying 1.74 million square meters, a YOY growth rate of 16.0 percent. Direct revenue derived from the industry for 2014 totaled 6.95 billion yuan, up 14.9 percent year-on-year while overall revenue (direct plus indirect) revenue reached 58.4 billion yuan, up 14.5 percent year-on-year.
To view the Multimedia News Release, go to http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7511651-chengdu-china-mice-industry/
What's the wisdom of Allah in these testing times??
A session by Daee Ahmed Moait covering topics:
- The Ummah in tribulations ..
- The Mercy taught to us by our teacher, Muhammad SAW
- Sanctity of a soul ...
- are the animals and beasts laughing at us??
- Verses from Qur'an about the hypocrites and the people who are veiled
- trials to some, Mercy to some...
What's the wisdom of Allah in these testing times??
A session by Daee Ahmed Moait covering topics:
- The Ummah in tribulations ..
- The Mercy taught to us by our teacher, Muhammad SAW
- Sanctity of a soul ...
- are the animals and beasts laughing at us??
- Verses from Qur'an about the hypocrites and the people who are veiled
- trials to some, Mercy to some...
What\'s the wisdom of Allah in these testing times??
A session by Daee Ahmed Moait covering topics:
- The Ummah in tribulations ..
- The Mercy taught to us by our teacher, Muhammad SAW
- Sanctity of a soul ...
- are the animals and beasts laughing at us??
- Verses from Qur\'an about the hypocrites and the people who are veiled
- trials to some, Mercy to some...
What's the wisdom of Allah in these testing times??
A session by Daee Ahmed Moait covering topics:
- The Ummah in tribulations ..
- The Mercy taught to us by our teacher, Muhammad SAW
- Sanctity of a soul ...
- are the animals and beasts laughing at us??
- Verses from Qur'an about the hypocrites and the people who are veiled
- trials to some, Mercy to some...
What's the wisdom of Allah in these testing times??
A session by Daee Ahmed Moait covering topics:
- The Ummah in tribulations ..
- The Mercy taught to us by our teacher, Muhammad SAW
- Sanctity of a soul ...
- are the animals and beasts laughing at us??
- Verses from Qur'an about the hypocrites and the people who are veiled
- trials to some, Mercy to some...
What's the wisdom of Allah in these testing times??
A session by Daee Ahmed Moait covering topics:
- The Ummah in tribulations ..
- The Mercy taught to us by our teacher, Muhammad SAW
- Sanctity of a soul ...
- are the animals and beasts laughing at us??
- Verses from Qur'an about the hypocrites and the people who are veiled
- trials to some, Mercy to some...
What\'s the wisdom of Allah in these testing times??
A session by Daee Ahmed Moait covering topics:
- The Ummah in tribulations ..
- The Mercy taught to us by our teacher, Muhammad SAW
- Sanctity of a soul ...
- are the animals and beasts laughing at us??
- Verses from Qur\'an about the hypocrites and the people who are veiled
- trials to some, Mercy to some...
Primrose Schools, a national preschool franchise company, is on a positive growth track that now spans six years. In 2016, the company saw year-over-year revenue growth of 13 percent from 2015, strengthening its brand leadership position in the highly competitive early childhood education franchise industry.
Primrose has 342 locations around the country that provide high-quality early education and care to children and families in 27 states. Schools had an average occupancy rate of 87.7 percent, as measured in May 2016. Primrose opened 30 new schools and awarded 46 franchise agreements in 2016, and the company anticipates opening 34 new schools in 2017.
To view the multimedia release go to:
http://www.multivu.com/players/English/7727754-primrose-schools-available-franchise-locations/
Seventeen years ago saw the first blasting in the historic heartland of Switzerland of the longest train tunnel in the world. Wednesday 1 June 2016 will see the festive opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel – adding a further pioneering attraction to the world's densest public transport network. The tunnel will bring Switzerland's neighbouring countries, regions and cities north and south of the Alps closer together. Travel by train will be quicker, easier and more convenient.
Wednesday 1 June 2016 sees the festive opening in Switzerland of the longest and deepest train tunnel in the world. The tunnel extends for 57 kilometres to a depth of up to 2300 metres below the Gotthard massif. This flagship project for efficient and sustainable transportation on the north-south axis will permit high-speed travel through the Alps in only 17 minutes. The new flat-track route will not only cut travel time through the Gotthard, but also facilitate transit travel for longer and heavier trains. After 17 years of challenging building work, constructor AlpTransit Gotthard Ltd will hand over the completed tunnel to the Swiss Federal Railways on time and on budget. Switzerland's internationally acclaimed public transport system – already the densest in the world – has perfected another pioneering first.
To view the multimedia release go to:
http://www.multivu.com/players/uk/7828351-swiss-alps-longest-deepest-train-tunnel/
Me at the Burton-on-Trent Wurlitzer theatre organ playing "The first time I saw you" which makes use of the Glockenspiel and Xylophone used together.
The organ was originally installed at the Forum Cinema in Wythenshaw - a suburb of South Manchester - not far from the airport. There are 8 ranks of pipes and as standard on British theatre organ layouts, these are divided into 2 enclosed chambers as follows:
CHAMBER 1: Open Diapason, Flute, Violin, Violin Celeste
CHAMBER 2: Tibia, Tuba, Trumpet, Vox Humana.
And of course there are the usual percussions and novelty sound effects such as Fire Bell, Bird Whistle etc. This instrument does not feature a piano.
