CHICAGO , May 1 (Xinhua) -- Schaller's Pump, a bar that has run for 136 years in Chicago said goodbye to its customers, old and new, on the last day of April.
The bar , believed to be the oldest continuously operating bar in this third largest city in the U.S., has hosted ordinary Chicagoans and elected officials with cold drinks, good food and hospitality, Chicago Tribune reported.
Kim Shinnick , whose family runs the business, told the local newspaper that she is having a really hard time with this.
Opened to business in 1881, Schaller's Pump has long been considered one of Chicago's most historic taverns.
"Every happy moment in my family's life has been here," said 60-year-old Elmer Mestrovic who lives in the neighborhood and has been coming to the bar since he was a toddler.
The bar was packed with customers Saturday. "It's almost like people are here to stop them ," Chicago Tribune quoted Mestrovic as saying. "They don't want it to end. Nobody really knows why it's ending." They've commemorated birthdays, funerals, Mother's Days, Father's Days and first communions here.
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KATHMANDU , May 24 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government has decided to award the contract of developing Budhigandaki Hydroelectric Project to China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC), a cabinet minister has said.
A cabinet meeting of Nepal Tuesday approved the Energy Ministry's proposal to let the Chinese developer build the storage type project located at the country's central and western districts -- Gorkha and Dhading under engineering, procurement, construction and finance (EPCF) model of project development , according to Energy Minister Janardan Sharma.
Minister Sharma told Xinhua on Tuesday evening that the decision was taken to ensure that the country's important project is built in time.
While it is the government's decision in principle, there are a lot of steps to be taken before the decision is implemented. First of all, the Nepali government and the Chinese company will have to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the issue.
The Tuesday's cabinet meeting also approved the draft of MoU forwarded by the Energy Ministry which will be signed with the Chinese developer.
The MoU will pave the way for a further concrete agreement in the future, according to Nepali officials.
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1) The fight against poverty began in full swing.
The plan for poverty elimination during the 13th Five-Year Plan period was released and implemented， and over 100 billion yuan was allocated to government poverty-alleviation funds nationwide. The plan for relocating people from inhospitable areas during the 13th Five-Year Plan period was published and implemented. In line with this， related projects were launched in 22 provinces， autonomous regions， and municipalities directly under the central government， and last year's objective to provide housing for the 2.49 million people relocated from inhospitable areas was completed on time. We made great progress in reducing poverty by providing financial support and by promoting the development of locally viable industries， education， transportation， water conservancy projects， tourism， photovoltaic power facilities， e-commerce， and work-relief programs in poor areas. Coordination on poverty reduction between the western and eastern regions continued to grow. We worked to ensure the implementation of the provincial plan for promoting development and fighting poverty in contiguous poor areas during the 13th Five-Year Plan period. Greater support was given to promote revitalization and development and to reduce poverty in old revolutionary base areas such as the Sichuan-Shaanxi region and the former Central Soviet Area in southern Jiangxi. We supported extremely poor autonomous prefectures with concentrations of ethnic minorities， such as Liangshan in Sichuan， Nujiang in Yunnan， and Linxia in Gansu， to ensure they can work more quickly in building a moderately prosperous society.
2) The capacity to provide social security was constantly enhanced.
Per capita disposable personal income increased by 6.3% in real terms， and the growth rate of rural income was greater than that of urban income for the seventh year in a row. Basic pension benefits for retirees were raised by approximately 6.5%. The number of .
The bar , believed to be the oldest continuously operating bar in this third largest city in the U.S., has hosted ordinary Chicagoans and elected officials with cold drinks, good food and hospitality, Chicago Tribune reported.
Kim Shinnick , whose family runs the business, told the local newspaper that she is having a really hard time with this.
Opened to business in 1881, Schaller's Pump has long been considered one of Chicago's most historic taverns.
"Every happy moment in my family's life has been here," said 60-year-old Elmer Mestrovic who lives in the neighborhood and has been coming to the bar since he was a toddler.
The bar was packed with customers Saturday. "It's almost like people are here to stop them ," Chicago Tribune quoted Mestrovic as saying. "They don't want it to end. Nobody really knows why it's ending." They've commemorated birthdays, funerals, Mother's Days, Father's Days and first communions here.
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KATHMANDU , May 24 (Xinhua) -- The Nepali government has decided to award the contract of developing Budhigandaki Hydroelectric Project to China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC), a cabinet minister has said.
A cabinet meeting of Nepal Tuesday approved the Energy Ministry's proposal to let the Chinese developer build the storage type project located at the country's central and western districts -- Gorkha and Dhading under engineering, procurement, construction and finance (EPCF) model of project development , according to Energy Minister Janardan Sharma.
Minister Sharma told Xinhua on Tuesday evening that the decision was taken to ensure that the country's important project is built in time.
While it is the government's decision in principle, there are a lot of steps to be taken before the decision is implemented. First of all, the Nepali government and the Chinese company will have to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the issue.
The Tuesday's cabinet meeting also approved the draft of MoU forwarded by the Energy Ministry which will be signed with the Chinese developer.
The MoU will pave the way for a further concrete agreement in the future, according to Nepali officials.
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Dough figurines made by folk artist in E China
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1) The fight against poverty began in full swing.
The plan for poverty elimination during the 13th Five-Year Plan period was released and implemented， and over 100 billion yuan was allocated to government poverty-alleviation funds nationwide. The plan for relocating people from inhospitable areas during the 13th Five-Year Plan period was published and implemented. In line with this， related projects were launched in 22 provinces， autonomous regions， and municipalities directly under the central government， and last year's objective to provide housing for the 2.49 million people relocated from inhospitable areas was completed on time. We made great progress in reducing poverty by providing financial support and by promoting the development of locally viable industries， education， transportation， water conservancy projects， tourism， photovoltaic power facilities， e-commerce， and work-relief programs in poor areas. Coordination on poverty reduction between the western and eastern regions continued to grow. We worked to ensure the implementation of the provincial plan for promoting development and fighting poverty in contiguous poor areas during the 13th Five-Year Plan period. Greater support was given to promote revitalization and development and to reduce poverty in old revolutionary base areas such as the Sichuan-Shaanxi region and the former Central Soviet Area in southern Jiangxi. We supported extremely poor autonomous prefectures with concentrations of ethnic minorities， such as Liangshan in Sichuan， Nujiang in Yunnan， and Linxia in Gansu， to ensure they can work more quickly in building a moderately prosperous society.
2) The capacity to provide social security was constantly enhanced.
Per capita disposable personal income increased by 6.3% in real terms， and the growth rate of rural income was greater than that of urban income for the seventh year in a row. Basic pension benefits for retirees were raised by approximately 6.5%. The number of .