DOCSLIB.ORG

China & the Yangtze River 2017

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
China & the Yangtze River 2017 China & the Yangtze River 2017 21-Day Grand Circle Cruise Tour{TRIPOperatedBy} EXTEND YOUR TRIP PRE-TRIP Tokyo, Japan POST-TRIP Bangkok, Thailand Your Day-to-Day Itinerary GRAND CIRCLE TRAVEL Grand Circle Travel, founded in 1958 to serve the American Association for Retired Persons (AARP), is the leader in international travel and discovery for Americans over age 50. Grand Circle vacations have been recommended by The New York Times, Conde Nast Traveler, The Los Angeles Times, Travel + Leisure, The Wall Street Journal, Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel, and oth- ers. But our most impressive reviews come from our travelers. More than one million people have traveled with us, and 96% say they’d gladly do so again. INCLUDED IN YOUR PRICE » Choose to purchase Grand Circle’s » Personal headset for all included and airfare, and your airport transfers, optional tours on your main trip government taxes, fees, and airline fuel » Baggage handling for 1 piece of luggage surcharges are included. Or, make your per person, including tips own air arrangements » 5% Frequent Traveler Credit toward » All flights within China your next Grand Circle trip—an average » Accommodations for 19 nights, including of $261 4 nights aboard a Victoria Cruises river ship » 45 meals: 19 breakfasts, 15 lunches, and 11 dinners (including 2 Home-Hosted Lunches) » 20 included features: 16 guided tours and 4 exclusive Discovery Series events: Shanghai market & Cao Yang New Village senior center visits • Shanghai Home- Hosted Lunch • Fengdu home visit with relocated family • Xian Home-Hosted Lunch » Exclusive services of a local Grand Circle Program Director (assigned to no more than 42 travelers) » Gratuities on your main trip for local guides, ship crew, and motorcoach drivers Itinerary subject to change. For information or reservations, call toll-free 1-800-221-2610. WHAT THIS TRIP IS LIKE PACING » Onboard meals feature both local » 20 days, with 5 hotel stays and a 4-night specialties and American standards cruise » 4 internal flights of 1-2 hours each PHYSICAL ReQUIREMENTS » Walk 2 miles unassisted and participate in 2-4 hours of physical activities each day, including stairs » Not accessible for travelers using wheelchairs or scooters » Travelers using walkers, crutches, or other mobility aids must travel with a companion who can assist them » We reserve the right for Program Directors to restrict participation, or in some circumstances send travelers home, if their limitations impact the group’s experience TeRRAIN & TRANSPORTATION » Uneven walking surfaces, including unpaved paths, hills, stairs, and cobblestones » Travel by 45-seat motorcoach, train, 30-seat boat, 100-seat river boat, and 208- to 218-passenger cruise ship CLIMATE » Daytime temperatures range from 51-91°F during cruising season » June-August are the warmest months AccOMMODATIONS & CUISINE » Asian-style toilets (squat-style, rather than with seats) may be the only available facilities Itinerary subject to change. For information or reservations, call toll-free 1-800-221-2610. China & the Yangtze River 2017 EXTEND YOUR TRIP PRE-TRIP Tokyo, Japan POST-TRIP Bangkok, Thailand Discover ancient and modern Chinese civilization through a blend of land exploration and river cruising, encompassing Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Guilin, Hong Kong, and more. The centerpiece of your trip is a cruise along the mighty Yangtze River, home to spectacular landscapes and some of China’s greatest cultural treasures, which lie along its narrow, cliff-bound passages. Itinerary subject to change. For information or reservations, call toll-free 1-800-221-2610. DETAILED ITINERARY Your Grand Circle Program Director During your exclusive Grand Circle vacation, you’ll have reliable assistance available at all times from an on-site Grand Circle Travel Program Director. Your Program Director is fluent in English and can give you an inside perspective on your destinations. He or she is supported along the way by local tour guides, who guide you expertly through particular sites and cities. Many Grand Circle Program Directors are graduates of professional education programs for travel guides. In addition, they receive specialized training directly from Grand Circle, training that is based on what we’ve learned from thousands of past travelers about how to make the trip most enjoyable. Your Program Director offers both a deep knowledge of the region and a commitment to make this a very pleasant, informative, and rewarding travel experience for you. Your Program Director will provide sightseeing trips, handle all travel details, reserve optional tours you choose to take, oversee your Discovery Series events, and provide any other as- sistance you may need. You will be in the company of a Program Director throughout your vacation. DAY 1 Depart U.S. DAY 3 Beijing • Temple of Embark on your transpacific flight from your Heaven & Summer Palace choice of several U.S. gateway cities. After breakfast, get to know your Program Director and fellow travelers—including those who experienced our Tokyo, Japan pre- DAY 2 Beijing, China trip extension—at an orientation briefing, Arrive in Beijing this afternoon or evening, where you’ll go over the details of your where a Grand Circle representative will trip and have the opportunity to purchase meet you at the airport and assist you to optional tours. your hotel. Then embark on a included tour of the Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Temple of Heaven was built in 1420 during the Ming Itinerary subject to change. For information or reservations, call toll-free 1-800-221-2610. Dynasty to offer sacrifices to heaven and been the setting for mass Red Guard rallies for a successful harvest. A masterpiece of through the years and, in 1989, saw huge architecture and landscape design, a number pro-democracy demonstrations. of buildings, gardens, and pathways—whose The city of Beijing is built around Tiananmen organization symbolize the relationship Square and the Forbidden City, a UNESCO between Earth and Heaven—comprise the World Heritage Site. Beijing is not only the temple, and this layout profoundly influ- political and administrative center of China, enced Chinese architecture and planning it is also the single greatest repository of for centuries. As you explore the temple monuments and treasures from the Imperial grounds, you might find locals practicing tai era. Beijing was not laid out until the rule of chi, calligraphy, or playing music. the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). In traditional Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant before Chinese thought, the world was conceived continuing on to the Summer Palace, the of as square. A city, especially a capital, was former summer retreat for the imperial supposed to be square, a geometric reflection family during the late Qing Dynasty and of the cosmic order. now China’s largest and best-preserved You’ll enter the Forbidden City, so named royal garden. It has an 800-year history, because it was off limits to visitors for 500 beginning with the creation here of the years. Completed in 1420, this was the center Golden Hill Palace during the Jin Dynasty. of Imperial palaces for the emperors of the Much later, in 1750, the Garden of Clear Ming and Qing dynasties. The last dynasty Ripples was built on this site. The garden has fell in 1911, though the last Qing emperor been restored twice since then, after being lived here until 1925 when it became a damaged by foreign military forces. This museum. The city contains 800 ceremonial twelve-square-mile complex includes many buildings, containing 9,999 rooms, and a pavilions, temples, palaces, and halls in a courtyard that can hold 100,000 people. landscape of hills amidst open water. You Marvel at its acres of grandeur—elegant might find the Long Gallery an interesting palaces, pavilions, courtyards, and gardens— feature, as it measures more than 2,300 feet all walled in as a rectangular island within a long and offers paintings depicting Chinese moat wide enough for naval engagements. legend, history, and natural settings. You’ll enjoy lunch at a restaurant outside This evening, gather with your fellow the Forbidden City. Then join us for a tour travelers for a Welcome Dinner featuring of Beijing’s Hidden Lanes. In the past, several traditional Chinese cuisine at the hotel. thousand lanes, alleys, and quadrangles Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner formed residential areas for ordinary people living in the capital. The word hutong refers to the narrow lanes created DAY 4 Beijing • Tiananmen Square by the walled residential compounds built & Forbidden City • Beijing’s Hidden one on top of the other in these cramped Lanes • Optional Beijing opera tour districts. Surrounding the Forbidden City, Today, enjoy an introduction to Beijing many hutongs were built during the Yuan during an included sightseeing tour. You’ll (1206-1341), Ming (1368-1628), and Qing walk around Tiananmen Square, which has (1644-1911) dynasties. In the prime of these Itinerary subject to change. For information or reservations, call toll-free 1-800-221-2610. dynasties, the emperors, in order to establish BC) with sections built in scattered areas. their absolute power, planned the city and It was only following China’s unification arranged the residential areas. under the first emperor Qin Shi Huangdi (221-206 BC) that some 300,000 men were About half the population of Beijing lives in put to work connecting the segments into hutongs, which comprise one-third of the one rampart of brick, stone, and earth nearly sprawling city’s total area. The high walls 4,000 miles long. Intended to shield the surround the traditional siheyuan quadrangle, nation from invaders, the Great Wall is now, made up of four single-story buildings ironically, one of China’s leading tourist fronting a courtyard. Hutongs are named for attractions. the groups who live within, for instance, the Bowstring Makers’ Lane, or if populated by a Originally built in sections to protect various single family, their surname.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Each Wild Idea: Writing, Photography, History
    e “Unruly, energetic, unmastered. Also erudite, engaged and rigorous. Batchen’s essays have arrived at exactly the e a c h w i l d i d e a right moment, when we need their skepticism and imagination to clarify the blurry visual thinking of our con- a writing photography history temporary cultures.” geoffrey batchen c —Ross Gibson, Creative Director, Australian Centre for the Moving Image h In Each Wild Idea, Geoffrey Batchen explores widely ranging “In this remarkable book, Geoffrey Batchen picks up some of the threads of modernity entangled and ruptured aspects of photography, from the timing of photography’s by the impact of digitization and weaves a compelling new tapestry. Blending conceptual originality, critical invention to the various implications of cyberculture. Along w insight and historical rigor, these essays demand the attention of all those concerned with photography in par- the way, he reflects on contemporary art photography, the role ticular and visual culture in general.” i of the vernacular in photography’s history, and the —Nicholas Mirzoeff, Art History and Comparative Studies, SUNY Stony Brook l Australianness of Australian photography. “Geoffrey Batchen is one of the few photography critics equally adept at historical investigation and philosophi- d The essays all focus on a consideration of specific pho- cal analysis. His wide-ranging essays are always insightful and rewarding.” tographs—from a humble combination of baby photos and —Mary Warner Marien, Department of Fine Arts, Syracuse University i bronzed booties to a masterwork by Alfred Stieglitz. Although d Batchen views each photograph within the context of broader “This book includes the most important essays by Geoffrey Batchen and therefore is a must-have for every schol- social and political forces, he also engages its own distinctive ar in the fields of photographic history and theory.
    [Show full text]
  • ATP Challenger Tour by the Numbers
    ATP MEDIA INFORMATION Updated: 20 September 2021 2021 ATP CHALLENGER BY THE NUMBERS Match Wins Leaders W-L Titles 1) Benjamin Bonzi FRA 49-11 6 2) Tomas Martin Etcheverry ARG 38-13 2 3) Zdenek Kolar CZE 29-18 3 4) Holger Rune DEN 28-7 3 5) Kacper Zuk POL 26-11 1 Nicolas Jarry CHI 26-12 1 7) Sebastian Baez ARG 25-5 3 Altug Celikbilek TUR 25-10 2 Juan Manuel Cerundolo ARG 25-10 3 Tomas Barrios Vera CHI 25-11 1 11) Jenson Brooksby USA 23-3 3 Gastao Elias POR 23-12 1 Win Percentage Leaders W-L Pct. Titles 1) Jenson Brooksby USA 23-3 88.5 3 2) Sebastian Baez ARG 25-5 83.3 3 3) Benjamin Bonzi FRA 49-11 81.7 6 4) Holger Rune DEN 28-7 80.0 3 5) Zizou Bergs BEL 19-6 76.0 3 6) Federico Coria ARG 18-6 75.0 1 7) Tomas Martin Etcheverry ARG 38-13 74.5 2 8) Arthur Rinderknech FRA 18-7 72.0 1 Botic van de Zandschulp NED 18-7 72.0 0 *Minimum 20 matches played* Singles Title Leaders ----- By Surface ----- Player Total Clay Grass Hard Carpet Benjamin Bonzi FRA 6 1 5 Sebastian Baez ARG 3 3 Zizou Bergs BEL 3 1 2 Jenson Brooksby USA 3 1 2 Juan Manuel Cerundolo ARG 3 3 Tallon Griekspoor NED 3 3 Zdenek Kolar CZE 3 3 Holger Rune DEN 3 3 Franco Agamenone ITA 2 2 Daniel Altmaier GER 2 2 Altug Celikbilek TUR 2 2 Mitchell Krueger USA 2 2 Tomas Martin Etcheverry ARG 2 2 Mats Moraing GER 2 2 Carlos Taberner ESP 2 2 Bernabe Zapata Miralles ESP 2 2 53 tied with 1 title each Winners by Age: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 0 0 6 7 8 4 7 10 13 13 4 3 7 5 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 Youngest Final: Juan Manuel Cerundolo (19) d.
    [Show full text]
  • Newagearcade.Com 5000 in One Arcade Game List!
    Newagearcade.com 5,000 In One arcade game list! 1. AAE|Armor Attack 2. AAE|Asteroids Deluxe 3. AAE|Asteroids 4. AAE|Barrier 5. AAE|Boxing Bugs 6. AAE|Black Widow 7. AAE|Battle Zone 8. AAE|Demon 9. AAE|Eliminator 10. AAE|Gravitar 11. AAE|Lunar Lander 12. AAE|Lunar Battle 13. AAE|Meteorites 14. AAE|Major Havoc 15. AAE|Omega Race 16. AAE|Quantum 17. AAE|Red Baron 18. AAE|Ripoff 19. AAE|Solar Quest 20. AAE|Space Duel 21. AAE|Space Wars 22. AAE|Space Fury 23. AAE|Speed Freak 24. AAE|Star Castle 25. AAE|Star Hawk 26. AAE|Star Trek 27. AAE|Star Wars 28. AAE|Sundance 29. AAE|Tac/Scan 30. AAE|Tailgunner 31. AAE|Tempest 32. AAE|Warrior 33. AAE|Vector Breakout 34. AAE|Vortex 35. AAE|War of the Worlds 36. AAE|Zektor 37. Classic Arcades|'88 Games 38. Classic Arcades|1 on 1 Government (Japan) 39. Classic Arcades|10-Yard Fight (World, set 1) 40. Classic Arcades|1000 Miglia: Great 1000 Miles Rally (94/07/18) 41. Classic Arcades|18 Holes Pro Golf (set 1) 42. Classic Arcades|1941: Counter Attack (World 900227) 43. Classic Arcades|1942 (Revision B) 44. Classic Arcades|1943 Kai: Midway Kaisen (Japan) 45. Classic Arcades|1943: The Battle of Midway (Euro) 46. Classic Arcades|1944: The Loop Master (USA 000620) 47. Classic Arcades|1945k III 48. Classic Arcades|19XX: The War Against Destiny (USA 951207) 49. Classic Arcades|2 On 2 Open Ice Challenge (rev 1.21) 50. Classic Arcades|2020 Super Baseball (set 1) 51.
    [Show full text]
  • USPTA/USTA Innova on Tennis Workshop a Huge Success!
    A Division of the USPTA December 2017 Happy Holidays from the great Southwest Inside: President’s Message -2 2018 Award’s Program 3-5 2018 Southwest Conference -6 Area News 8-12 USTA Southwest News 13-15 Innovation Tennis Worshop - 16 The second seismic shi is moving from our decade-old President’s Message na onal loca on in Houston to Orlando. We have tran- si oned from a mundane industrial park to a sensa on- al new facility at the entrance to the USTA Tennis Cam- Bri Feldhausen - USPTA Southwest President pus. Houston was a good decision in its me. Because of having that property and building that appreciated in value, we could construct an incredible new asset for our work. We are now posi oned at the entrance to Dear colleagues and friends: the largest tennis facility in the world. Our building is elegant yet func onal and will serve us well for further- Penning this last president’s ing research and as a springboard for the growth of our message reminds me I really membership. No other tennis professional cer fi ca on don’t use a pen anymore, group comes even close. thanks to Jack Michalko who made me convert to a com- Let me close with applause for our great board. That puter and email. That was a leadership group to a person has stepped up, taken few years ago when I became on responsibili es and fi lled the gaps. They are more the district coordinator for than fulfi lling their commitment. I know you share my the Tucson area.
    [Show full text]
  • The Story of Shenzhen
    The Story of Shenzhen: Its Economic, Social and Environmental Transformation. UNITED NATIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME THE STORY OF SHENZHEN P.O. Box 30030, Nairobi 00100, Kenya Its Economic, Social and Environmental Transformation [email protected] www.unhabitat.org THE STORY OF SHENZHEN Its Economic, Social and Environmental Transformation THE STORY OF SHENZHEN First published in Nairobi in 2019 by UN-Habitat Copyright © United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 2019 All rights reserved United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) P. O. Box 30030, 00100 Nairobi GPO KENYA Tel: 254-020-7623120 (Central Office) www.unhabitat.org HS Number: HS/030/19E ISBN Number: (Volume) 978-92-1-132840-0 The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers of boundaries. Views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, the United Nations, or its Member States. Excerpts may be reproduced without authorization, on condition that the source is indicated. Cover Photo: Shenzhen City @SZAICE External Contributors: Pengfei Ni, Aloysius C. Mosha, Jie Tang, Raffaele Scuderi, Werner Lang, Shi Yin, Wang Dong, Lawrence Scott Davis, Catherine Kong, William Donald Coleman UN-Habitat Contributors: Marco Kamiya and Ananda Weliwita Project Coordinator: Yi Zhang Project Assistant: Hazel Kuria Editors: Cathryn Johnson and Lawrence Scott Davis Design and Layout: Paul Odhiambo Partner: Shenzhen Association for International Culture Exchanges (SZAICE) Table of Contents Foreword ..............................................................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • PB #ISAG2017 1 @Isagofficial #ISAG2017 #ISAG2017
    Bioinformatics · Comparative Genomics · Computational Biology Epigenetics · Functional Genomics · Genome Diversity · Geno Genome Sequencing · Immunogenetics · Integrative Geno · Microbiomics · Population Genomics · Systems Biolog Genetic Markers and Selection · Genetics and Dis Gene Editing · Bioinformatics · Comparative Computational Biology · Epigenetics · Fun Genome Diversity · Genome Sequeng Integrative Genomics · Microbiom Population Genomics · Syste Genetic Markers and Sel Genetics and Disease Gene Editing · Bi O’Brien Centre for Science Bioinformati and O’Reilly Hall, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland ABSTRACTMINI PROGRAMME BOOK www.isag.us/2017 PB #ISAG2017 1 @isagofficial #ISAG2017 #ISAG2017 Contents ORAL PRESENTATIONS 1 Animal Forensic Genetics Workshop 1 Applied Genetics and Genomics in Other Species of Economic Importance 3 Domestic Animal Sequencing and Annotation 5 Genome Edited Animals 8 Horse Genetics and Genomics 9 Avian Genetics and Genomics 12 Comparative MHC Genetics: Populations and Polymorphism 16 Equine Genetics and Thoroughbred Parentage Testing Workshop 19 Genetics of Immune Response and Disease Resistance 20 ISAG-FAO Genetic Diversity 24 Ruminant Genetics and Genomics 28 Animal Epigenetics 31 Cattle Molecular Markers and Parentage Testing 33 Companion Animal Genetics and Genomics 34 Microbiomes 37 Pig Genetics and Genomics 40 Novel, Groundbreaking Research/Methodology Presentation 44 Applied Genetics of Companion Animals 44 Applied Sheep and Goat Genetics 45 Comparative and Functional Genomics 47 Genetics
    [Show full text]
  • FEB - MAR 2017 OB GOLF & LIFESTYLE 1 2 FEB - MAR 2017 OB GOLF & LIFESTYLE FEB - MAR 2017 OB GOLF & LIFESTYLE 3 INSIGHT | News
    FEB - MAR 2017 OB GOLF & LIFESTYLE 1 2 FEB - MAR 2017 OB GOLF & LIFESTYLE FEB - MAR 2017 OB GOLF & LIFESTYLE 3 INSIGHT | News PUBLISHER t’s a new season in the golfing world and it seems like the right moment to Advisor introduce our new kid on the block. Jimmy Masrin I When we first introduced Danny Masrin to the Indonesian golfing world, George Djuhari he’d just started his full-time career as a professional player. In just a short time he’s already garnered a lot of attention with his accomplishments. Our editor had Publisher the opportunity to have in-depth dialogue with Danny where he shared his experience in Liza Sutrisno being a full time professional golfer. You can hear some of his thoughts for yourself in this Editor edition. Yulius Martinus This new season will be another interesting one. We will be witnessing a few world top players racing one another to hunt for the world No. 1 position. Current World No. 1, Developmental Editor Jason Day, has returned to the field after recovering from his injury that saw him sidelined Amelia Moriarty for more than three months. Meanwhile, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth are both looking for a way to regain their top spot. And just a presumption, there could be good Art Director surprises that come from Dustin Johnson, Henrik Stenson, or Hideki Matsuyama, who is Subekti Febriansyah attempting to reach the prime position for the first time. Graphic Designer With this edition, I would like to introduce you to our newly innovated OB Golf & Vickirio Firsta F.
    [Show full text]
  • Shuttle World
    WORLD SHUTTLNOVEMBER 2017 - JANUARY 2018 / EDITIONE NO. 20 Celebrating the new HSBC BWF World Tour with a toast are (from left) BWF Secretary General Thomas Lund; BWF President Poul-Erik Høyer; Deputy Secretary General of Guangzhou City Government, Zhang Jianhua; Chief Executive Greater China of HSBC, Helen Wong; Deputy Director – General of Guangzhou Sports Administration, Lin Yan Fen; Vice Secretary General of the Chinese Badminton Association, Feng Pingshan; and Deputy Director – General of Guangzhou Sports Administration, Wu Min Chun. HIGHLIGHTS HONOUR FOR ‘MINIONS’, CHEN QINGCHEN (PAGE 5) SHUTTLING THROUGH 2017 (PAGES 11 & 12) BIGGERBadminton players are set to cash in big time from DubaiBUCKS to $120,000 and US$126,000 respectively. the Badminton World Federation’s remodelled Runners-up in both singles and doubles will pocket tournament circuit, now boasting almost US$13 US$60,000. million in prize money. KEY DATES The three HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1000 events As the new HSBC BWF World Tour revs up with – YONEX All England Championships, China Open 09-14 January Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters (Super 300), Bangkok its first four events in January, players are eyeing and Indonesia Open – are each offering at least 16-21 January Perodua Malaysia Masters (Super 500), Kuala Lumpur larger pay days this year. Collectively, the five-tier US$1 million in prize money. The Indonesia Open 23-28 January Daihatsu Indonesia Masters (Super 500), Jakarta HSBC BWF World Tour boasts US$12 million in is the most lucrative, giving away US$1.25 million, prize money while the 11 events in the sixth tour 30 Jan-04 Feb Yonex-Sunrise Dr.
    [Show full text]
  • 2021 Media Guide 2021 Women’S Tennis Association Media Guide
    Ashleigh barty WTA WORLD NO.1 SINGLES PLAYER 2021 media guide 2021 Women’s Tennis Association Media Guide © Copyright WTA 2021 All Rights Reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced - electronically, mechanically or by any other means, including photocopying- without the written permission of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA). Compiled by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Communications Department WTA CEO: Steve Simon Editor-in-Chief: Kevin Fischer Assistant Editors: Chase Altieri, Amy Binder, Jessica Culbreath, Ellie Emerson, Katie Gardner, Estelle LaPorte, Adam Lincoln, Alex Prior, Teyva Sammet, Catherine Sneddon, Bryan Shapiro, Chris Whitmore, Yanyan Xu Cover Design: Henrique Ruiz, Tim Smith, Michael Taylor, Allison Biggs Contributors: Mike Anders, Danny Champagne, Evan Charles, Crystal Christian, Grace Dowling, Sophia Eden, Ellie Emerson,Kelly Frey, Anne Hartman, Jill Hausler, Pete Holtermann, Ashley Keber, Peachy Kellmeyer, Christopher Kronk, Courtney McBride, Courtney Nguyen, Joan Pennello, Neil Robinson, Sue Stanley- Green, Kathleen Stroia Photography: Getty Images (AFP, Bongarts), Action Images, GEPA Pictures, Ron Angle, Michael Baz, Matt May, Pascal Ratthe, Art Seitz, Chris Smith, Red Photographic, adidas, WTA WTA Corporate Headquarters 100 Second Avenue South Suite 1100-S St. Petersburg, FL 33701 +1.727.895.5000 2 Table of Contents GENERAL INFORMATION Women’s Tennis Association Story . 4-5 WTA Organizational Structure . 6 Steve Simon - WTA CEO & Chairman . 7 WTA Executive Team & Senior Management . 8 WTA Media Information . 9 WTA Performance & Health . 10-11 WTA Coach Initiatives . 12 WTA Player Development . 13 CALENDAR & TOURNAMENTS 2021 WTA Calendar . 16-17 WTA Premier Mandatory Profiles . 18 WTA Premier 5 Profiles . 19 WTA Finals & WTA Elite Trophy .
    [Show full text]
  • The May 2017 Rivah Visitor's Guide
    May 2017 • FREE Places to go and things to do in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula Inside: • A home away from home: Local Airbnbs • Uncover the history of Fairfield Plantation • Lost Films of the Northern Neck • Dining at Hana Sushi in Gloucester Advertise in the 2017 Rivahs! Issue ................... AdDeadline .......... On June ................... Newsstands May 15 .............. May 25 July .................... June 19 ............. June 29 August .................. July 17 .............. July 27 September ............... August 21 ........... August 31 Fall/Holiday .............. October 9 ............ October 19 SUPER SAVINGS by advertising in more than one issue! Call the Southside Sentinel at 758-2328 or the Rappahannock Record at 435-1701 or email [email protected] or [email protected] July 2016 • FREE Places to go and things August 2016 • to do in the Northern Neck FREE and Middle Peninsula Places to go and things June 2016 • FREE to do in the Northern Neck Places to go and things and Middle Peninsula to do in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula September/October 2016 FREE Places to go and things May 2016 • to do in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula FREE Places to go and things to do in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula November/December 2016 Places to go and things to do in the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula FREE Inside: Inside:Insid • Local beaches:es: Sun,Sununnn,, sassandandd andand susurf Best e: e h T f • On CallCall • Cool down with homemadehomomemememaemadmadeadee ice crcreameam OfO The with
    [Show full text]
  • CDRC Brochure 2017
    The IBA-VIAC Mediation and Negotiation Competition 2017 Organized with the support of ELSA Austria 2017 Program with the support of Headline Sponsors Platinum Sponsor 1 Table of Contents I A Word of Welcome from the Organizing Team 3 II. A Word of Welcome from the International Bar Association (IBA) 4 III. A Word of Welcome from the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) 5 IV. The Organizers 6 V. International Advisory Board 15 VI. Mediation Session Working Group 18 VII. Case Working Group 21 VIII. Competition Schedule Overview and Details 24 IX. Sponsors and Supporters 28 X. Workshops 10 July 31 XI. Expert Assessors 44 XII. Mediator Teams 69 XIII. Negotiator Teams 80 XIV. Useful Information (venues, maps, numbers, lunch options & more) 107 2 Words of Welcome I. A Word of Welcome from the Organizing Team On behalf of the Organizing Team of IBA-VIAC CDRC Vienna 2017 we are very proud to have you join the third Consensual Dispute Resolution Competition Vienna. Following our successful two first editions in 2015 and 2016, we have the honor to welcome, for a third time, participants from over 40 countries who will be part of shaping the future of Consensual Dispute Resolution. Only two years ago, IBA-VIAC CDRC Vienna put into practice what it believes to be the future of dispute resolution: An event with a sole focus on Consensual Dispute Resolution that facilitates the development and practice of mediation and negotiation skills for students of law, business and other fields. Starting with only 16 teams in 2015, this year we have selected the 33 best negotiation and mediation teams from around the world based on competitive written and video application.
    [Show full text]
  • History of Paddle (Padel)
    HISTORY OF PADDLE (PADEL) (Written from individual contributions from Juan Carlos De Marco, Oscar Nicastro and Daniel Patti, and memoirs, anecdotes and archives of the FIP) “Paddle” was invented in 1962 at Las Brisas, a house owned by Mr. Enrique Corcuera in Puerto de Acapulco, Mexico. Enrique Corcuera added a 3-metre wall facing the original wall at the other side of the fronton court, a net at the centre and two low walls on the sides of the playing field or “court.” The size of the court was approximately 10 metres wide and 20 metres long, reflecting an idea that Mr. Corcuera had devised at his house in Estipac, Jalisco, where he used to organise big duck hunts with his friends. In the afternoon, before lunch, they would play in this traditional fronton court that he modified with walls and a tennis net, and already had the current official size. However, the “official story” (shared by Enrique himself) ignored the fact that the wall facing the original one was built to avoid the small black ball used in the game to bounce into the neighbours’ house after crossing the defensive line, turning it into an annoying game. It was funny and witty to see that, after the ball crossed the defensive line and bounced off the second wall, the players would keep playing, which became the origin of the game. It was Enrique’s idea to add the net, thus creating this new sport. Therefore, we can claim that this game called Paddle Corcuera or Paddle-Tennis is what is currently known as padel.
    [Show full text]