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Kannur, Kerala, India, May 13, 2012 –(PR.com)– Beach House Kerala has announced the opening of the new Beach House Beach Flower in Kannur.

Kannur is a coastal town of kerala famous for hand weaving and ayurveda. It famed for white sand beaches, backwaters, Forts, Theyyam in temples and Ayurveda treatment centers. Kannur is high upon the tourists list of must visit vacation destinations.

Beach Flower is ideally located in Kizhunna Ezhara beach thottada, Kannur. Only 9KM from nearest railway station and pick and drop facility available on call at helpdesk. Newly built Beach Flower is not only perfect for guest on holidays but it’s also suits for business travelers.

Beach Flower offers traditional Kerala style guest rooms and suits, featuring a mix of designer furnishings with modern convenience and Wi-fi connectivity. Kannur is famous for Biriyani and other delicious sea foods. Beach flower offers fantastic Kerala dishes and also serves traditional north Malabar cuisines. Special features include wi-fi connectivity, 180 degree sea view from all rooms, village ambience, secluded beach and traditional Kerala cuisines.

About Beach House Kerala:-

Beach House Kerala is a one of the upcoming Vacation Rental group for homestays in Kannur for travelers, born in early 2011.

Beach Flower Beach House Kerala
opp.Chera Kalle
NR Kizhunna para bus stop,
Thottada, Kannur(DT)
Kerala, India

Phone: +91-490-2343211
Mobile: +91- 9447643211, 9446610131
Email: kannurbeach@gmail.com

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Website : http://www.beachhousekerala.com/

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RICHMOND, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apple REIT Nine, Inc. (“Apple Nine”) has been notified of an unsolicited
tender offer by a group of entities affiliated with MacKenzie Capital
Management, LP (collectively “MCM”) to purchase up to 9,120,000 shares
of common stock and the associated shares of Series A preferred stock
(together, the “Units”) of Apple Nine at a price of $6.25 per Unit. The
tender offer is limited to 9.12 million Units or approximately 5% of
Apple Nine’s outstanding Units. Apple Nine is not affiliated with MCM,
and believes this offer is not in the best interests of its
stockholders. The Board of Directors of Apple Nine has carefully
evaluated the terms of MCM’s offer and unanimously recommends that
stockholders reject MCM’s offer and not tender their Units.

Apple Nine has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”)
a Schedule 14D-9 providing a detailed response to the MCM’s offer. Apple
Nine encourages stockholders to read the Schedule 14D-9 before making a
decision regarding the offer. Stockholders may review and obtain copies
of the Schedule 14D-9 and all amendments thereto free of charge at the
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REDMOND, Wash., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Concur (NASDAQ: CNQR), a leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions, today announced that Concur chairman and CEO Steve Singh will deliver a presentation on behalf of the company at the 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference, on Wednesday, May 16 at 1:30 p.m. ET at The Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel. The live webcast and replay of the presentation will be available for a limited time at http://www.concur.com/en-us/investors.

About Concur
Concur is a leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions. Concur’s easy-to-use Web-based and mobile solutions help companies and their employees control costs and save time. Concur Connect is the platform that enables the entire travel and expense ecosystem of customers, suppliers, and developers to access and extend Concur’s TE cloud. Concur’s systems adapt to individual employee preferences and scale to meet the needs of companies from small to large. Learn more at www.concur.com.

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New Malden, United Kingdom, May 13, 2012 –(PR.com)– Holiday Velvet, one of the industry leaders in the worldwide holiday rental sector capitalise on the popularity of the Costa Del Sol by adding holiday apartments in the region to their existing portfolio of rental properties.

James Burrows, Co-Founder and Director of Holiday Velvet says, “Spain, the Costa Del Sol in particular has always been a favourite holiday destination for the European holidaymaker and we are very happy to be able to add this region for the benefit of our valued customers. Offering holiday apartments and villas in the Costa Del Sol is something that we have been planning for a long time and now our hard work has come to fruition we are eager to highlight our properties in plenty of time for the forthcoming summer season.”

James’s excitement is shared by fellow Co-Founder and Director Vanessa de Souza Lage who says, “The Costa Del Sol is a great area for family holidays and we are proud to be able to offer this new area as part of the Holiday Velvet portfolio. The real beauty of this part of Spain is that there is so much more to it than initially meets the eye, the beach certainly isn’t the only attraction of the Costa Del Sol and it only takes a short excursion from the coast to uncover a treasure trove of hidden gems that I would certainly encourage people to explore.”

Holiday Velvet is comprised of a team of people with a passion for travel that recruit professional rental owners from all over the world and find intrepid travellers to stay in their properties which include everything from holiday apartments on the Costa Del Sol to holiday accommodation in Rome.

James Burrows goes onto say,

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Vanilla Ice and Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas Participate in Opening Event

Click here to view the Six Flags St. Louis press release.

ARLINGTON, Texas — May 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast was introduced at Six Flags Over Texas today with the ultimate cool dude, Vanilla Ice, performing in concert to officially celebrate the ride’s grand opening. After his performance, Vanilla Ice grabbed a front row seat on the park’s newest twist on one of its most popular thrill rides. Members of Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas were also on hand to enjoy the inaugural ride. Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast sends riders backwards through a 190-foot tunnel, into a 180-degree inversion then climbing more than 200-feet in the air where they will find themselves suspended, dangling in the air, before repeating the entire chilling experience.

“I am an adrenaline junkie. As a kid I always loved jumping on the biggest and fastest ride at Six Flags Over Texas,” said Vanilla Ice. “I was really excited to perform and then ride Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast. The backwards launch and going up the tower facing straight down is a real rush.”

Thrill seekers will notice additional ride enhancements including new logos on the cars, an updated entrance and new graphics on the tunnel.

Six Flags is delivering this new and innovative twist on an already popular roller coaster in two of its parks. Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast opened to the public at Six Flags St. Louis on May 5.

Both rides continue to feature the original MR. FREEZE theme, patterned after Batman’s cold-hearted nemesis in the DC Comics Batman series. As guests take the chilling walk through “Snowy’s Cones,” an old abandoned ice cream warehouse that secretly doubles as the favorite

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MANILA, Philippines — There are several ways of reaching an exotic island destination – by plane, train, bus, ferryboat, or by helicopter.  I eagerly went all five ways.

Our team who went for a three-day city tour in Malaysia was split in half, and I was sent off with the second group to Langkawi, the farthest of three destinations.  Although there are direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi via SilkAir, our group headed for a road adventure —probably inspired by the F1 Malaysian Grand Prix we just witnessed—and that was boarding a train for an overnight bunker ride to Penang, where the first group dropped off, and my group continued on for the next few hours to Kedah.

From there, a bus took us to the jetty where we boarded the ferry to our island destination.  The minute I saw the cluster of islets scattered like emerald gems in the Andaman Sea, this romantic getaway swept me off my feet.

Langkawi is a remarkable paradise which comprises 99 islands (104 at low tide) each with beautiful sandy shores, surrounded by pristine waters and lush rainforest, lying off the northwestern coast of Peninsular Malaysia in the Straits of Melaka, near the border of Thailand.

These mysterious islands are part of the state of Kedah (tagged as “Jewel of Kedah”), with the main island referred to as Pulau Langkawi.  Soaked in fascinating legends and intriguing folklores, the archipelago has been cited as a UNESCO Geopark in recognition of its amazing and significant geological history (fossils dating back millions of years ago!) and areas that cradle untouched paradise of age old forests teeming with undisturbed wildlife.  The park covers mountainous peaks of sandstone and limestone formations, karst topography, mystical caves, enchanting lakes,

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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, May 11, 2012 –(PR.com)– The new man in the Square One Kitchen at Park Hyatt Saigon:

Park Hyatt Saigon is pleased to announce the appointment of Soren Lascelles, the new Chef de Cuisine for the signature restaurant, Square One.

Born in Australia, Soren started his culinary career in 1997 as an apprentice at Left Bank Café, moving his way up to Chef de Partie. He made his mark by lending his talents to the success of restaurants such as Armstrongs, voted “Best New Restaurant” by Courier Mail Brisbane 1999, and The Banc, achieving the highest rating in the Sydney Morning Herald’s “Good Food Guide” (Three Chef’s Hats), and ranked “Best Restaurant Australia” by Gourmet Traveller magazine in 2000.

In 2004, he relocated to London to start a new chapter in his career, working in various Michelin-starred restaurants, such as The Nahm and The Ledbury. He found his way back to Sydney as head chef at Warren Turnbull’s Assiette in Sydney’s Surry Hills for the past four years, where he was the 2010 winner of the Electrolux Appetite for Excellence Young Chef Award.

Soren is excited to start his Asian culinary journey as Chef de Cuisine at Square One, preparing Vietnamese and Western dishes. “After spending most of my career in London and Sydney, I thought it was time for a new experience. When the position became available at Park Hyatt Saigon, the opportunity to be immersed in a whole new culture while joining a world class establishment was very appealing,” says Soren.

Classically French-trained, Soren’s style of cooking is very global, encompassing many different flavors and techniques from Europe. “It will be exciting to pass on as much information to my new brigade but also to learn the Vietnamese cuisine,” says

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