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The brilliant Aliona Doletskaya does it again! Fresh from the pages of the latest issue of Vogue Russia comes the gold standard of tourist trap souvenirs: the designer Matryoshka doll!

Ladies and gentlegays, feast your eyes on 'Russian Soul'. Can you guess which designer is which?



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Designer Matryoshka Dolls - Vogue Russia November 2008

Everybody is talking about China, India, and Vietnam…what is really going on in the fastest growing tourism destination in the world?

I have had the pleasure to sit down with Peter de Jong, CEO of PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) to learn about the challenges and opportunities facing the Asia Pacific region. In particular, Peter addressed the issue around climate change, and how the markets such as China, India, and Vietnam have to focus on infrastructure issues and sustainability in order to be able to cope with the increasing demand. These are all topics that will be addressed at the innovative “PATA CEO Challenge” around Climate Change, held in Bangkok from April 28-30, 2008.

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Tourism Challenges and Opportunities in the Asia Pacific Region

FACEBOOK HITS 10 BILLION PHOTOS compared to nearest rivals Photobucket at 6.2 billion and Flickr at 2 billion. According to this article, “Facebook stores four image sizes for each uploaded photo, so that’s over 40 billion files stored altogether.” WOW! :O Undeniably, Facebook is today the most successful social utility portal and with that many photos stored in their domain, has it occured to you that your images may be at risk of being used unethically and illegally?

FACEBOOK COPYRIGHT AND USER (DIS)CONTENT. KNOW YOUR RISKS. « SHIMWORLD

Vocal strength exercises are essential to improve your singing performance. You always will be the one in the finalist in any singing contest if you learn how to leverage your voice through your routine vocal strength exercises.

You have to understand how singing works if you want to sing like an expert. Remember to keep the same body posture when you sing the medium note, and you need to send more air to your vocal chord in all circumstances especially when you’re singing in the louder notes. It’s to increase the vocal intensity and make a higher intensive sound wave which will make your voice louder when you sing.

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Vocal Strength Exercises: Prepare to Sing Like an Expert! | Sing Like A Pro Instantly!

Singing Tips Using Imagination

Your voice is a musical instrument, and it is all in your body. In music education generally, but most especially in vocal training, body awareness is crucial. The problem is that you can’t see or touch the voice as you do with a clarinet or piano. The parts of the instrument are all buried inside you. So how can you get access to them?

Singing Tips Using Imagination: Mental Tricks Make Learning to Sing Easier For Children and Adults

India with Children

"Travelling with kids in India - even very young ones - can be extremely rewarding, if not always a breeze. We've just returned from our second trip this year, to northern India, with our three-, two-, and one-year-old toddlers in tow. To add to the fun, I'm almost five months pregnant with Baby Number Four.
Ponies in Darjeeling

Our earlier visit had encompassed little more than Goan beach bliss in Palolem; this time we decided on 10 hot days in Delhi and Agra, followed by a fortnight heading up to Darjeeling and then on to Sikkim (by train and bus) and back again."

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India with Children

The Duchess

The Duchess - Netkushi.com: "Directed by: Saul Dibb
Produced by: Gabrielle Tana, Carolyn Marks Blackwood, Michael Kuhn
Written by: Jeffrey Hatcher, Amanda Foreman
Starring: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Hayley Atwell, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper
Editing by: Masahiro Hirakubo
Distributed by: Paramount Vantage, BBC Films, Pathé, Qwerty Films
Release date(s): United Kingdom September 5, 2008, United States September 19, 2008
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Synopsis: After PRIDE AND PREJUDICE and ATONEMENT, Keira Knightley continues her reign as the queen of the period film with this 18th-century costume drama. The corset-clad actress stars as Georgiana Spenser, the Duchess of Devonshire."

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