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Posted on 11/11/2013 8:51:25 PM PST by TexGrill
In an apparent attempt to bring North Korea's all-powerful military to heel, the country's young leader Kim Jong-un has reshuffled all the top brass over the last two years.
Hardline officers who were purged or replaced include the military Politburo chief, the Army chief, the director of the Reconnaissance General Bureau and the minister of the People's Armed Forces.
In April last year, Kim appointed Choe Ryong-hae, who has no military background, as Politburo chief and replaced the military, security and intelligence chiefs several times.
Several lower-ranking officers have also been demoted and then restored to their original posts, which resulted in weakening their control over troops.
Lee Soo-seok at the Institute for National Security Strategy said Kim sees the military as a threat because it had grown too powerful as a result of his father's "songun" or military-first doctrine. He said Kim reshuffled officers to "weaken the power of the military and eliminate threats like a coup d'etat." Instead, he has been trying to strengthen the Workers Party.
The regime's two-track strategy of bolstering nuclear weapons and pursuing economic development also undermined the military's power.
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And Obama is trying to replace the NSA chief from US military to a politically appointment.
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Looks like Junior is taking notes from the Usurper or could be the other way around.
It costs money to buy weapons.
"Kim Jong-un has reshuffled all the top brass over the last two years."
Sounds familiar. Except they get to keep their jobs.
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To build a startup, you've got to believe in your mission. Big time. That's why the co-founder of apartment-rental site Airbnb never stays in hotels. And that's why the SeedInvest team raised its first round of funding through equity crowdfunding.
The deal will supposedly be announced next week, according to the Financial Times, who first reported news of the rumored acquisition. If true, the deal would be the largest acquisition in Apple's history. It would also mark a huge change in strategy for Apple, which has traditionally stayed away from high-dollar acquisitions.
Some details of the deal are still in the works, according to FT's sources, which means the talks could still fall apart. What we do know is that Apple would take control of Beats' hardware business (including its signature headphones) and its relatively new streaming-music service, Beats Music.
The advantage with enterprise startups if that they can be based just about anywhere. And that's proved today with the news that Brightpearl, which a cloud-based business management system aimed at small to mid sized multi-channel retailers, has raised another $10m. The round led my MMC Ventures with participation from Quayle Munro and existing investors Eden Ventures and Notion Capital. That bring its total funding to date to around $24 million after previous funding rounds, including $8 million last year, and $5 million in 2011. This latest round will be used to accelerate investment in product and sales expansion.
An Indian startup which builds robots that help online retailers automate their warehouses has raised funding from New York-based investment firm Tiger Global and early-stage investor Blume Ventures.
Grey Orange Robotics received about Rs 54 crore in the round where two angel investors Raju Reddy and Dileep Nath also participated, said a person with direct knowledge of the developments.
Airbnb has closed a large round of funding at an 11-figure valuation, according to multiple reports.
The Wall Street Journal reports hearing from sources that Airbnb has sealed a deal to raise $450 million led by TPG, a private equity firm, while website TechCrunch reported that the round was for $500 million. Both publications put the valuation at $10 billion.
With fresh capital in its coffers, Dropbox appears to be on somewhat of an acquisition spree, albeit a quiet one. Following the cloud storage company's recent purchase of workplace chat solution Zulip.

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Complaint Review: WorldWide Travel, Valencia, Ca
- WorldWide Travel, Valencia, Ca
25124 Springfield ct Valencia California 91355 Uni
Valencia, Long Beach, California
United States of America
- Phone: 661-255-5300
- Web: http://worldwide-travelservices.com...
- Category: Adultery
WorldWide Travel, Valencia, Ca Larry McQuarrie Not only they rip off clients in my case they ripped my family apart, The most unethical, immoral individual Valencia, Long Beach, California
*REBUTTAL Individual responds: Disgusting
*Consumer Comment: I feel your pain.
*Author of original report: Recanted
*REBUTTAL Individual responds: Obviously Hurt
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works for Worldwide travel, She use to work in Valencia office and some time she works in the Long-Beach Office. She started with them in January of this year.
On May 19th Just by accident I found out she is having an affair with the general manager of worldwide travel Larry McQuarrie. She was planning to move to a 2Brm apartment with him in Valencia. Part of the deposit was being paid
from my PayPal account.
I was shocked, I knew we had problems like any other family. She was working full time and having a 2 year old son it is obvious that she has a lot of stress. She did not drive I was giving her a rides and one of her friends who worked with her lived close by so she was giving her rides too, She did not even have a bank account, she was using one of mine. I thought what is she thinking we have a 2year old, how can she move out with these problems? Unless Larry McQuarrie was going to provide everything for her.
when I asked her she gave me this story about no he is only going to cosign for her and so on. Of course it was all lies. The next day I called Larry McQuarrie asked him whats going on he gave me the same story how she is being promoted and the company is paying part of her rent. I said she does not drive how will she get to work? He told me a lot of people get the bus. I said as a sales person her average income is less than $1000.00 a month and you are promoting someone like that to a salary position with $700.00 a week some one who has only been with the company for less than 6months? he said yes she is really good at her new position. Then he tells me not worry he is getting married. Everything he told me in that phone conversation was a lie. He is getting married? As if to a person like him who has no morals or ethic getting married would make a difference. What kind of an animal would use his position of power and influence to go after after an employee who has a 2 year old son to destroy her family, just because of his needs? What kind of a manager would get in to a relationship with an employee who has a 2year old son to the point that he provides
everything for her so she is able to moves out of her house and leave her son behind. Does he think his needs are more important than a 2year old needs to his mother? What kind of a general manager talk's to a fiance of an employee, lies through his teeth to him so he can have his sexual pleasures with his employee, Can he be that desperate? Doesn't he understand people go to work to improve the lifes of themselves and their family not to get them destroyed by
their boss. To make everything worse I understand Larry McQuarrie is old enough to be Gena's father he is over 50 and she is 29. Doesnt he have the mental capacity to know he has responsibility to his employees to keep the work environment safe and free of sexual harassment? Isn't work suppose to be the home away from home?
Just about a week before I found out about Gena's affair one day Gena was telling me that all the free gifts they give out to get the customers to come in for a sales presentation, and to purchase their membership program, have hidden
fees that add up to more than what it would cost if you would buy it from any travel agency. She also told me the membership program that customers pay as much as $8,000.00 to join so they can get cheaper
vacation deals than other travel agencys are actually the same price if you shop around the internet. I was surprised, if true why would a company let the employees know this information? It sure can not be good for moral. Now I know only she knew that because of her affair with the boss.
Its been a month since Gena has moved out of her home, she did not move in with Larry at the place I found
out about, but since I brought the affair to open she is not going to the office. She works from his place doing marketing. I know part of her job is to write totally false reviews with the approval of the general manager on websites like this. I found one of her reviews on similar website which all the information on it was false.
I have been taking care of our 2year old son which obviously was having a very hard time losing her mom
and not knowing what happened to his world. I am having a very hard time, In the last month I could not get any work done. It is still hard for me to accept what has happened. I feel so bad for my son. Gena has not come once to visit him. It is very sad.
Now I understand that Gena wants to get my son from me and she has filed the papers with court. I will do my best so
she does not get him. He can not be raised by people so unethical and immoral that every aspect of their lives is to cheat and betray their loved ones and their clients.
I don't know how much damage my son has received from this. I know Gena started working to help us
financially not to destroy us. What happened to her I really don't know. All I know is I have to make sure I can protect my son by any means I can. I just hope I can help some people don't get rip off by this company, and this individual.
This report was posted on Ripoff Report on 06/20/2011 01:36 AM and is a permanent record located here: https://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/worldwide-travel-valencia-ca/valencia-long-beach-california-91355/worldwide-travel-valencia-ca-larry-mcquarrie-not-only-they-rip-off-clients-in-my-case-th-742848. The posting time indicated is Arizona local time. Arizona does not observe daylight savings so the post time may be Mountain or Pacific depending on the time of year. Ripoff Report has an exclusive license to this report. It may not be copied without the written permission of Ripoff Report. READ: Foreign websites steal our content
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#1 REBUTTAL Individual responds
AUTHOR: Gena A - (USA)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, August 28, 2012POSTED: Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Worldwide Travels vision is to create a travel club experience superior to any typical travel agency. From our confident sales team who demonstrate and advise our clients the vacation club products to our accommodating travel agents who achieve results reducing costs in the arena of travel; we work expeditiously as a solid team to make our clients dreams of traveling the world into a reality.
Furthermore, I am shocked that this woman publicly posts such hateful, vicious attacks on me when I have never even met her. Again, by Rip Off Report allowing the publication of minors names on their site is nothing short of immoral, unethical & bad business practice. Nothing this woman posted on her fabricated complaint has to do with the actual service Worldwide or any of its affiliates provides. This is merely a personal attack and this is an invasion of my sons privacy. This posting should be deleted. I would like to say something to Kathleen Leonard since she is the person responsible for writing this disgusting, distasteful & completely false review:
I am sure you are referring to someone else thinking it was me but I have never met you or your husband. Based on your outrageous accusations & false statements, I will be contacting the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriffs Department to ensure there is no such filed report regarding this incident that you fabricated. If such a report does exist then you will be looking at something very minimal including a misdemeanor, 30 days in county jail & a $1,000 fine.
I am wondering what your thought process was when you posted what you did? The reason I ask this is because why would anyone post something that went along with the original story the author created? The original review was recanted over a year ago. By you posting what you did is just a display of extreme desperation on your part against the company and not me. I really want to know what type of person takes the time out of their day to write something so deliberately hurtful, vulgar & juvenile & about people you do not even know & have never met?! Dont you have anything else better to do with your day than tear another woman down? I am sad to hear you are a teacher. I would never want someone so full of hatred to teach anything to my child.
Kathleen as angry as I am about you writing this article I truly feel bad for you & I hope if you ever choose to attack a person publicly, at least make sure you know for a fact you have the correct person you are attacking.
Food for thought: If youre going to announce youre a teacher you should at least make sure you check your grammar & spelling before posting for everyone to see.
#2 Consumer Comment
I feel your pain.
AUTHOR: K.Leonard - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Sunday, August 19, 2012POSTED: Sunday, August 19, 2012
You can contact me at email@example.com if you need help with your custody battle. Your son should not be around her, she abandoned him. Today she was inappropriate with my husband and threatening me 3 times to call the police because I told her "please take you hands off my husband, you are attempting to manipulate him by stroking his inner thigh, is that part of the sales presentation?".
She became, negative and started screaming and yelling at me because I was truthful.
If at one time your Gena was a good mother and companion, unfortunately she began working in the slimiest place I've ever had the displeasure of attending, if she ever had a mother's heart, she has now become nothing more than a prostitute for $700 a week.
Educate you son, avoid the Gena's of the world and most of all protect yourself from someone heartless enough to take $8995 from families in the promise of vacations, never deliver and avoid responsibility for her actions.
My husband and I made a complaint to the Valencia police department about her. As an elementary school teacher I believe that children must be nurtured with love and raised with morals to survive the cruelty of the world. You know in your heart that loving mothers do not abandon their children.
Gena very much protected her dear Larry today and fondled my husband, so unfortunately she must still be selling her body to her manager. He should be prosecuted.
You can do so much better then Gena, there are so many loving women in the world that adore children. Only animals abandon their young and with a predatory instinct mate for survival. She is mating with her boss for a financial increase, that literally is the definition of prostitution. Your son and you are better off without that sort of wickedness in your life.
Nurture your son, find a woman capable of love, not lust and heal yourself.
Take care and contact me if you need any help or guidance with your son. I have several single girlfriends that are teachers and degreed professionals, that do not extort people for a living. :)
#3 Author of original report
AUTHOR: Cole - (USA)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, July 26, 2011POSTED: Tuesday, July 26, 2011
#4 REBUTTAL Individual responds
Obviously Hurt
AUTHOR: Gena A - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, June 23, 2011POSTED: Thursday, June 23, 2011
I am unsure as to why you would post up things that are untrue. I always told you what great product Worldwide has. You were going to book the Rocky Mountain Railroad for you and your two sons to go on over the summer because the price was amazing, you were extatic about being able to take them. We also booked through Worldwide a room for your cousin Farhad who was down here from San Diego a night down the street in Woodland Hills at the Marriott that saved you roughly $50 for the night, does that ring a bell?
The bottom line is that you are obviously angry and hurt and instead of looking at what you can do to fix yourself you blast the company I work for. I never had an affair with Larry that is a lie, you shouldn't talk about things you don't know. That is unfair to clients that want to read a fair review of a client that has actually bought and tried our product, I think it is unfair that Ripoff Report even posts things of people who haven't tried our product as a client and just want to hurt an employee that is trying to make a living as a single mom. Say what you want about me, but the nonsense that comes out of your mouth about the product that is sold at Worldwide not only do you know nothing about, but you are obviously not being truthful about anything.
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CTV is planning to do a news story on Meximutts this summer.
Despite not being updated on their website, CTV is reporting a CP-Harris-Decima rolling poll giving the Tories a 35 point rating, matching Nanos.
2008 Federal Election Poll Tracker: Day 27 « Unambiguously Ambidextrous
CTV is reporting there will be some "surprises" in the budget [like Greg Weston said], and that there will be no "poison pill" which will force the Liberals to either sink the government or pass something unpalatable.
CTV is too dumb to actually air the episode tonight in favor of American Idol, CSI, Grey's Anatomy and ER.
CTV is lucky that I have already seen the fourth season or I would be mighty unimpressed blog comments powered by Disqus
Well, not really, but CTV is blaming Farley Flex, the music producer and Canadian Idol judge, for a mishap at Sunday night's Juno awards in which a Saskatoon couple was falsely told they had won a convertible sports car.
"I called CTV to verify the story, especially given the Obama campaign's cries that it's" inaccurate. "
Report: Obama Campaign Official Secretly Reassured Canada On NAFTA
By tuning in, let's help ensure DRIVE doesn't get the shabby treatment that CTV is famous for (see: VERONICA MARS, EVERWOOD and NIP/TUCK).
Thursday, Feb. 28: The Canadian embassy in Washington calls the CTV story "untrue": Canadian Embassy Statement: The Canadian Embassy confirms that at no time has any member of a Presidential campaign called the Canadian Ambassador or any official at the Embassy to discuss NAFTA.
Plus, not watching it fuels my rage for CTV, which is sometimes needed :
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Another ROH Name in FCW
In addition to former Ring of Honor talent Claudio Castagnoli being added to the FCW roster under the ring name of Antonio Cesaro, several readers have sent in word that the roster section of the FCW site has added Corey Graves, who formerly competed in Ring of Honor as Sterling James Keenan.
More on Angle's TNA StatusDuring a recent interview conducted for "Fight Week," which you can check out if you CLICK HERE, TNA Champion Kurt Angle revealed that he had signed a new, 3 year deal with TNA. The Wrestling Observer has added that while Angle has said many times that he opted not to return to WWE and instead stick with TNA, WWE in fact did not offer Angle a deal.
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Student Progressions in Science and Language Development – Progress in Learning Science Content
Partners in Innovation: Integrating ELD and Science
The Integrating ELD (English Language Development) and Science program, a partnership between the Exploratorium and Sonoma Valley Unified School District (SVUSD), offered elementary students wide-ranging opportunities to interact with and make meaning of natural phenomenon through science inquiry. In turn, students' individual and collective investigations create rich and varied opportunities for using language. The kind of student-centered and student-generated learning produced by the Integrating ELD and Science program happened in deep and complex ways, but often "below the radar screen" of what can be detected through formal standardized student assessments.
As an alternate construct to achievement testing, the concept of student progressions provides a view into how children build their learning over time. The student progressions concept is presented here in the following report using teachers' reflections and survey responses, as well as exemplars of two students' actual work. The report illuminates how SVUSD students at large made positive progress in their understandings about science content during an instructional year.
Progress in Learning Science Content (pdf, 6 pages)
Partners in Innovation: Integrating ELD and Science
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The Contributions to Teachers – How Teachers Were Empowered to Support Students Learning Science and Developing English Language Fluency
Student Progressions in Science and Language Development:
What follows are five separate and brief reports focusing on various aspects of student progressions in learning science and language. We suggest that reader begin with the first, "Student Progressions in Science and Language Development: An Introduction and Rationale" that describes the idea of student progressions. The construct of student progressions serves as an alternative to standardized test scores as a way to assess and demonstrate student growth and development.
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He had held Dewsbury for Labour from 2005 with a 4,615 majority as one of the first British-born Muslims to be elected to Parliament.
But he has been ousted by Simon Reevall, a 43 year old barrister, for the Conservatives in their 80th top target seat.
He won with a majority of just over 1,500 in a high turn-out of 68.7 per cent, compared to 62 per cent in the 2005 election.
Dewsbury has previously only had two Tory MPs in 142 years, the last being John Whitfield in 1983-87.
It was affected by major boundary changes this time, shedding the town of Heckmondwike, but gaining the rural wards of Kirkburton and Denby Dale.
Mr Malik, 42, stepped down as Justice Minister a year ago while he was investigated over allegations he breach the ministerial code by paying cut-price rent.
He was cleared by the inquiry, although criticised for failing to produce receipts, and appointed Communities Minister a month later by the Prime Minister.
A review of his expenses by Sir Thomas Legg ordered him to bay back £1,300, including money for a massage chair and plasma screen television.
He has also repaid £238.84 for the cost of insuring his wife's £8,000 diamond engagement ring.
Mr Reevell, chairman of the Beverley and Holderness Conservative Association, who specialises in defending at courts-martial, was selected to fight the seat after an open primary.
Five years ago the BNP recorded its highest percentage vote in the country there, taking fourth place, just one per cent behind the Liberal Democrats.
This time they were relegated to fifth place, behind Khizar Iqbal, 55, an Asian businessman and councillor, stood as an independent candidate after failing to win the Conservative nomination with the Liberal Democrats in third place


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The question we got a couple of times last week was, "Coach T, everyone is just playing for second, right?"
Well, the two times Ball Fever got to check out the Denver East Angels this week, there were certainly moments they looked unstoppable. But we agree with coach Rudy Carey that we cannot crown these young Angels just yet. We have seen too many crazy things in hoops, and there are many hungry teams prepping for the postseason run.
For example, Mountain Vista looked poised to finish the season undefeated but the defending champ Chaparral had a little something to say about that.
In need of another example the lessons this beautiful game can bring? Last week we discussed Sand Creek's greatest win in school history, which placed them in the Class 4A's No. 1 spot. This week brought an abrupt end to the top spot for Sand Creek as it went down early in the week to Discovery Canyon.
Back to 5A, there are a few teams in the tough Centennial League who can ruin your hopes on any given night. and the two league leaders put on quite a show Friday night. What a week!
We must mention this impressive young lady we had a chance to meet after she put up 22 points vs. George Washington on Saturday at the ThunderDome. Frannie Sally is a standout for the Lady East Angels and I watched her as she approached Mr. Devlin, shook his hand, looked him in the eye, and confidently talked a little hoops. Ball Fever truly appreciates the compliment from Ms. Sally and her team but we are more impressed by the Lady Angels. Keep Grindin'.
Also, we must pass along a shoutout to Caryn Jarocki, the girls coach at Highlands Ranch who won her 500th game over the weekend.
The Week That Was
• Mr. Devlin covered Kyle Billingsey's game winner vs. Boulder which kept Monarch on the heels of Fairview in league play.
• Can't talk about Mr. Yunt's Tuesday roundup without starting at 4A No. 1 Sand Creek's loss to Discovery Canyon, which controlled pace and tempo leading to a 51-50 win.
• Also down south, a bittersweet occasion as No. 5 Wasson played its last regular season game in their home gym, winning 58-35 over Harrison.
• Ok, we've had some outstanding stats from CSU-bound Carlton Hurst — but check out his flirtation with a quadruple double on this night, along with his sidekick freshman Ladarius Thomas' "Freshman Alert" 32 points.
• Highlands Ranch had it tough last week, losing to Regis Jesuit and Denver East, but the Falcons bounced back with some crazy individual performances in their 83-44 win over Littleton. Evan Motlong led with 24 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Nick Shumpert kicked in 19 points and four assists. Zach Braxton recorded another double-double of 17 points and 16 rebounds and Isiah Parros kicked in six points — but how about 10 rebounds and 10 assists to go with it. Way to get your groove back Falcons!
• Stat-Stuffer Alert! Josh Perkins was on the prowl once again this time, scoring 35 points, dishing 11 assists and pulling seven rebounds in Regis' 75-58 win over Rock Canyon. Mitch Lombard did his part, putting up 28 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in the loss.
• Legend moved to 6-2 in league play by beating Douglas County by 9. Jonathon Cosman's 20 points led 3 in double figures for the Titans.
• No. 2 Mountain Vista got defensive in holding Castle View to single digits in three quarters, leading to a 88-38 blowout and 18-0 record. Jake Pemberton rung up 24 points while David Sewell added a 12-point, 18-rebound double-double. Matt Dowsey scored 15 for CV in the loss.
• ThunderRidge, now No. 6 in 5A, welcomed in defending champ Chaparral. Peter Howell's 17 led three Grizzlies in double figures as T-Ridge held court 57-40. Brandon Malone was top scorer for Chap at 17.
• Heritage pulled to 4-4 in league play beating Ponderosa 43-36 and Eli Ziegler scored 20 of those for the Eagles.
• Poudre got 20 from Lake Reed as it pulled the road upset, 55-52, at Loveland.
•Fairview up to 17-3 and No. 7 in 5A with win over Mountain Range, where Austin Sparks scored 14.
• Fossil Ridge quietly has seven wins in a row since a loss to Fairview after its 20-point win over Rocky Mountain, where Brandon Bodnar had 14.
• Good matchup in DPL for league standings and postseason seeding as GW got a big 74-68 overtime win in Lincoln's tough gym. Jevon Taylor's 21 points (4-9 3-point land) led all scores, while Truth veteran Jonte Dotson led the Lancers with 18 points, six rebounds and three assists. Good overtime tuneup for the Patriots as they prepare to tangle with East at the ThunderDome Saturday.
• Fountain-Fort Carson protected the home court, winning 68-61 over Pine Creek to advance to 6-1 in league play.
• Chatfield, up to No. 4 in 5A, steamrolled Standley Lake 88-41 and are now 19-1 overall.
• Arvada West with a nice league win over Dakota Ridge as Mike Porter led all scorers with 17 in the tight one-point victory.
• Brighton started with a 12-9 first quarter advantage but then Rangeview left no doubt, winning this one 72-69. Four players were in double figures, including Tim Ealy and Jeremiah Paige both with 15. Collin Tabor led all scorers with 21 in the loss.
• The Fever made the ride out to Kennedy to see if these Commanders could challenge No. 1 Denver East. JFK has some definite talent but it quickly became clear that there was not enough depth to hang with the Angels. East went to their bench a little more than usual with sharp shooter Ronnie Harrell sidelined with an illness. Players like Truth big man Keaghan Dunn-Rhodes responded with 14 points and five rebounds while starters Dom Collier, Jevon Griffin and Brian Carey all scored in double figures, hitting shots from an array of angles. The Angels hit 12 total 3-point shots and their defensive intensity never dropped in the 83-44 blowout.
• 4A No. 7 Cheyenne Mountain lost another tough one in the 45-44 loss to Falcon at home. Cody Curtis scored 12 in the win for Falcon.
• We are just going to call this the weekly Stratman Alert: This time Luke scored 37, leading D'Evelyn to a 79-59 win that gave them more room and 11-0 in league play.
• Pueblo East, at No. 6 in 4A, rode Dylan Gavin's 22 points to the 62-44 win over Canon City.
• Evan Kihn's 21 and Spenser Reeb's 19 kept Broomfield in the league lead as they pulled off the tight 50-47 win over Thompson Valley.
• It was a Centennial type of night and Mr. Devlin caught Cherokee Trail's fourth-quarter comeback on Cherry Creek behind some late shooting by Drick Bernstine and RJ Perry. Sets up a huge Centennial throwdown for the Cougars and Eaglecrest — likely for the league title.
• Arapahoe needed to find its groove after an embarrassing loss at Eaglecrest last week where it shot 2-of-17 from the 3-point line, and it did just that at home. The Warrios went 13-of-18 from behind the arc and pulled away from a talented Overland squad, 73-56. Senior Evan Walsh dialed it in from outside, hitting six 3-point shots, leading to a game high 27 points, while Fort Lewis commit Matt Glasscock took care of business inside with 14 points and a couple explosive baseline dunks that changed the momentum of this one. The young Trailblazers will have their time in Centennnial play, but the Warriors get the sweep this season.
• Senior Brandon Cosby-Lee with a 17-point, 11-rebound double-double and 11 Wolves scored in 5A No. 9 Grandview's lopsided win at Smoky Hill.
• CET Sports and our Ball Fever partner Marty Cesario televised this one and UCCS commit TreShawn Wilford took home player of the game honors in scoring 23 points, pulling four rebounds, dishing three assists, and also having five steals. As we stated last week, he affects the game in so many ways.
• Big Jon Snow with an 18-point, 15-rebound double-double that led Columbine to a 58-37 win at Arvada West.
• Despite Elijah Davis' 23 points on his home court, 5A's No. 4 team Chatfield was able to stay undefeated in league play with a 65-62 win at Dakota Ridge. Chatfield with 20 wins on the season.
• Northglenn stunned conference foe Brighton with an 11-7 fourth quarter en route to a tight 45-44 home win behind Angel Cesares' 20 points.
• Luke Stratman hit five 3-pointers as part of his 29 points in D'Evelyn's 80-54 road win at Green Mountain. D'Evelyn will not be caught in the Jeffco 4A league.
• Impressive win for Valor Christian over a visiting Liberty squad which has been playing well in 5A of late. Garrett Paggett's 26 and Chase Foster's 21 was too much as Valor won this contest by 12.
• Grandview got a strong senior night performance versus the young Overland Trailblazers and Eric Garcia did what he does best, leading his squad with 24 points, 10 free throws, six rebounds and six assists in the 71-58 home win.
• The Truth Mobile was racing from Arapahoe's 80-51 5 p.m. league win over Mullen to catch what could turn out to be the 7 p.m. league title match of Cherokee Trail at Eaglecrest. Oh was it worth the double-header drive! This game possessed the physical nature we have become accustomed to along with smooth and exciting play from the Centennial's most athletic and league leading teams. Speaking of athletes, we thought C-Trail's Drick Bernstine hit the game winner with a sweet fade-away at the end of regulation with 1.7 seconds left. You want to feel energy? Check out the clip from the student section. But that wasn't even enough action to end this one on. After it was decided that Eaglecrest called timeout with 3 seconds left in the game instead of 1.7, the Raptors were faced with the task of going the full length of the court in order to tie with a two or win with a three. Enter TreShawn Wilford! The speedy guard got the inbounds pass with his momentum taking him the length of the court and he managed to get off a scoop underhand layup before time expired. The Raptors students stormed the court as if it was over, but we were headed to overtime. Before this one was done, we experienced two overtime sessions where teams traded punches and both had chances to win, but it was Anthony Murray's calm point guard play, RJ Perry's big 3-pointer, and Bernstine's will to not be denied that likely gave the Cougars at least a tie of the league title at 65-62.
• Mountain Vista was the last unbeaten team in big school hoops. That was until they stepped into a late=season battle with the defending champs on a "Pink Out" night. It's often said that one of the hardest teams to eliminate is the defending champion and Chaparral is coming on strong late, looking like they will live up that belief. Starting the first and third quarters strong was the difference for the Wolverines as they had a combined 17-point advantage in those two quarters. The seven points that Mountain Vista scored in the first quarter was its lowest output of the season. Senior Mitch Parsons scored 12 in the 66-62 victory, junior Brandon Malone went for 13 points, but it was 6-foot-5 sophomore Jake Holtzman who really stood out with 27 points on 5-of-5 field goals and 14-of-18 free throws. On his career night Holtzman said, "Yes, 27 was my season high, but more importantly we beat a good Mountain Vista team with our commitment to defense. Our coaches prepared us well and we are really coming together as a team." These defending champs may just be "coming together" at the right time as they've won four of their last five.
• Before Josh Perkins took off on his first official college visit to the University of New Mexico, he had some 5A top 10 business to handle in Highlands Ranch. He led Regis to a strong league win over ThunderRidge, 61-49. Regis was outscored 15-7 in the second quarter but dominated the other three as Perkins had 20 points, nine rebounds, five assists, two steals, and one blocked shot. Sophomore Bryan Staerkal kicked in 16 points and eight rebounds. Perkins and Staerkal are turning into quite a scoring tandem and Kip Borylla is doing a lot of the dirty workm scoring 10 points and pulling down seven boards in this one.
• Fort Collins working on their postseason portfolio with an impressive 68-51 road win over Poudre, led by Ryan French's 21 and Toby Van Ry's, Will Duggan's 12 points each.
• Fairview has its sights on a 20-win season as it swept rival Boulder this season with a gritty 47-39 league win. Brent Wrapp scored 19 and Austin Sparks, 17. Fairview is 18-3 overall.
• Montbello improved to 12-10 with a strong home win versus Denver South, 65-64. Our Ball Fever buddy Matt Langley was there to take in the thriller.
• Rangeview advanced to 7-1 in league play with a 68-46 win at Prairie View with Jeremiah Paige and Larry Bridges both scored 15 points. Check out Trey Bridges' double-double of 10 points and 10 assists.
• In a 4A top 10 battle, Sand Creek bounced back from the Discovery Canyon loss with a 49-37 win at Cheyenne Mountain. Sand Creek, now 19-1, shouldn't fall far from the No. 1 spot in 4A.
• Despite 24 points from Dominic Howard and 17 from Alan Herndon, Wasson was able to advance to 20-1 overall with a 77-66 road win which kept them unbeaten in league play.
• Broomfield was down 1 at the start of the fourth quarter but used a 16-13 finish in the final stage to beat Greeley Central 52-50 at home.
• One of our favorite guys to take in some hoops with is Mr. Devlin and is there a better venue than the ThunderDome when East and GW are settling city bragging rights? Many expected this one to go in the favor of the No. 1 Angels, but no one could have expected the most lopsided DPL top-tier beat down that any city hoops fan can remember.
• It was a Bohuslavsky kind of night as AJ scored 18 and Garet 17 in lifting Liberty to a 73-66 win at Pine Creek. Liberty bounced back from the Valentine heart breaker to Valor. This game took a major comeback effort, capped by Liberty's 37-point fourth quarter.
• Some good Saturday night Jeffco action as Columbine traveled to Ralston Valley and the Rebel seniors Snow, McMinimee, along with Garrett Hyde's 17 points earned the 55-49 win.
• Grand Junction might have just locked up the Southwestern League with a low-scoring 35-34 win over Durango that puts Junction at 7-1 in league play.
The Week Ahead
• Legend visits Mountain Vista in the Continental.
• Fort Collins at Fossil Ridge.
• Sand Creek at Lewis-Palmer in the big rematch down south.
• Cherry Creek at Overland and Grandview visits Arapahoe in Centennial play.
• Arvada West takes a shot at Chatfield.
• Dakota Ridge at Ralston Valley.
• WheatRidge at D'Evelyn.
• Fossil Ridge at Loveland.
• Monarch at Fairview for what could be the league title!
• Eaglecrest at Overland.
• Cherokee Trail at Arapahoe.
• Grandview at Cherry Creek.
• All six of the Centennial's teams face each other on final night! Ponderosa at Regis and Highlands Ranch visiting Moutain Vista to close things out in the Continental.
• Montbello at Abraham Lincoln as teams jockey for seeding, final standings.
• One last regular-season chance to see if the No. 1 Angels will be tested — are the rising South Rebels up for the task?
• Columbine at Chatfield is good as it gets in 5A Jeffco.
• Pueblo South at Pueblo East.
• Niwot at Broomfield.
Selection Sunday will make things very interesting! If nothing else, this season has proved that anyone can be beaten on a given night making the seeding even more important. Bring it on!


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I am not exactly a fully immersed and loyal subject of the social media kingdom. While I do have an Instagram account, I came late to the game and don't post very frequently. Like all social media, it sometimes leaves me feeling just a teeny bit jealous. Like when I see posts like this, this, and this.
Local asparagus, rhubarb or spring peas have not yet arrived in my neck of the woods, but I am still craving something fresh and crunchy. Enter the humble carrot. Much like that shy kid you knew in school, carrots possess way more charisma than we give them credit for. One of mother nature's most versatile creations, they can be juiced, braised, stir-fried, roasted, pureed, whipped and baked. Equally at home in savoury and sweet applications, carrots are an unsung hero in the kitchen.
Bonus points if you can find rainbow carrots, but regular carrots will be equally delicious. Start with a quick pickling of a shallot and some raisins. If you have some fancy champagne vinegar in the pantry, now's the time to bust it out. If not, regular white wine vinegar will also work. Give the vinegar, sugar and salt some time to do their magic and get on with the rest of the salad. Julienning carrots is a breeze if you have a mandoline. If not, here's the perfect time to practice your knife skills. I made a video showing you the safest and quickest way to do it. If you can't be bothered to julienne, simply shaving the carrots with a vegetable peeler would be a good alternative. I just prefer the crunch that you get with julienned carrots.
Mint and Italian parsley add the verdant freshness I am craving this time of year. This salad touches all the bases. The raisins and honey add a welcome whisper of sweetness. Bitter radishes and spicy red pepper flakes punch back at that sweetness. Pistachios add a satisfying crunch. And bonus! This salad tastes even better the next day.
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The 12 Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous Checklist
Are you practicing these principles??? Here is a great checklist to make sure we practice the principles of the 12 traditions .
*Tradition One: Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon AA unity.
1.Am I in my group a healing, mending, integrating person, or am I divisive? What about gossip and taking other members' inventories?
2.Am I a peacemaker? Or do I, with pious preludes such as "just for the sake of discussion," plunge into argument?
3.Am I gentle with those who rub me the wrong way, or am I abrasive?
4.Do I make competitive AA remarks, such as comparing one group with another or contrasting AA in one place with AA in another?
5.Do I put down some AA activities as if I were superior for not participating in this or that aspect of AA?
6.Am I informed about AA as a whole? Do I support, in every way I can, AA as a whole, or just the parts I understand and approve of?
7.Am I as considerate of AA members as I want them to be of me?
8.Do I spout platitudes about love while indulging in and secretly justifying behavior that bristles with hostility?
9.Do I go to enough AA meetings or read enough AA literature to really keep in touch?
10.Do I share with AA all of me, the bad and the good, accepting as well as giving the help of fellowship?
*Tradition Two: For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority—a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern.
1.Do I criticize or do I trust and support my group officers, AA committees, and office workers? Newcomers? Old-timers?
2.Am I absolutely trustworthy, even in secret, with AA Twelfth Step jobs or other AA responsibility?
3.Do I look for credit in my AA jobs? Praise for my AA ideas?
4.Do I have to save face in group discussion, or can I yield in good spirit to the group conscience and work cheerfully along with it?
5.Although I have been sober a few years, am I still willing to serve my turn at AA chores?
6.In group discussions, do I sound off about matters on which I have no experience and little knowledge?
*Tradition Three: The only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking.
1.In my mind, do I prejudge some new AA members as losers?
2.Is there some kind of alcoholic whom I privately do not want in my AA group?
3.Do I set myself up as a judge of whether a newcomer is sincere or phony?
4.Do I let language, religion (or lack of it), race, education, age, or other such things interfere with my carrying the message?
5.Am I overimpressed by a celebrity? By a doctor, a clergyman, an ex-convict? Or can I just treat this new member simply and naturally as one more sick human, like the rest of us?
6.When someone turns up at AA needing information or help (even if he can't ask for it aloud), does it really matter to me what he does for a living? Where he lives? What his domestic arrangements are? Whether he had been to AA before? What his other problems are?
*Tradition Four: Each group should be autonomous except in matters affecting other groups or AA as a whole.
1.Do I insist that there are only a few right ways of doing things in AA?
2.Does my group always consider the welfare of the rest of AA? Of nearby groups? Of Loners in Alaska? Of Internationalists miles from port? Of a group in Rome or El Salvador?
3.Do I put down other members' behavior when it is different from mine, or do I learn from it?
4.Do I always bear in mind that, to those outsiders who know I am in AA, I may to some extent represent our entire beloved Fellowship?
5.Am I willing to help a newcomer go to any lengths—his lengths, not mine—to stay sober?
6.Do I share my knowledge of AA tools with other members who may not have heard of them?
*Tradition Five: Each group has but one primary purpose—to carry its message to the alcoholic who still suffers.
1.Do I ever cop out by saying, "I'm not a group, so this or that Tradition doesn't apply to me"?
2.Am I willing to explain firmly to a newcomer the limitations of AA help, even if he gets mad at me for not giving him a loan?
3.Have I today imposed on any AA member for a special favor or consideration simply because I am a fellow alcoholic?
4.Am I willing to twelfth-step the next newcomer without regard to who or what is in it for me?
5.Do I help my group in every way I can to fulfill our primary purpose?
6.Do I remember that AA old-timers, too, can be alcoholics who still suffer? Do I try both to help them and to learn from them?
*Tradition Six: An AA group ought never endorse, finance, or lend the AA name to any related facility or outside enterprise, lest problems of money, property, and prestige divert us from our primary purpose.
1.Should my fellow group members and I go out and raise money to endow several AA beds in our local hospital?
2.Is it good for a group to lease a small building?
3.Are all the officers and members of our local club for AAs familiar with "Guidelines on Clubs" (which is available free from GSO)?
4.Should the secretary of our group serve on the mayor's advisory committee on alcoholism?
5.Some alcoholics will stay around AA only if we have a TV and card room. If this is what is required to carry the message to them, should we have these facilities?
*Tradition Seven: Every AA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.
1.Honestly now, do I do all I can to help AA (my group, my central office, my GSO) remain self-supporting? Could I put a little more into the basket on behalf of the new guy who can't afford it yet? How generous was I when tanked in a barroom?
2.Should the Grapevine sell advertising space to book publishers and drug companies, so it could make a big profit and become a bigger magazine, in full color, at a cheaper price per copy?
3.If GSO runs short of funds some year, wouldn't it be okay to let the government subsidize AA groups in hospitals and prisons?
4.Is it more important to get a big AA collection from a few people, or a smaller collection in which more members participate?
5.Is a group treasurer's report unimportant AA business? How does the treasurer feel about it?
6.How important in my recovery is the feeling of self-respect, rather than the feeling of being always under obligation for charity received?
*Tradition Eight: Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
1.Is my own behavior accurately described by the Traditions? If not, what needs changing?
2.When I chafe about any particular Tradition, do I realize how it affects others?
3.Do I sometimes try to get some reward—even if not money—for my personal AA efforts?
4.Do I try to sound in AA like an expert on alcoholism? On recovery? On medicine? On sociology? On AA itself? On psychology? On spiritual matters? Or, heaven help me, even on humility?
5.Do I make an effort to understand what AA employees do? What workers in other alcoholism agencies do? Can I distinguish clearly among them?
6.In my own AA life, have I any experiences which illustrate the wisdom of this Tradition?
7.Have I paid enough attention to the book Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions? To the pamphlet AA Tradition—How It Developed?
*Tradition Nine: AA, as such, ought never be organized; but we may create service boards or committees directly responsible to those they serve.
1.Do I still try to boss things in AA?
2.Do I resist formal aspects of AA because I fear them as authoritative?
3.Am I mature enough to understand and use all elements of the AA program—even if no one makes me do so—with a sense of personal responsibility?
4.Do I exercise patience and humility in any AA job I take?
5.Am I aware of all those to whom I am responsible in any AA job?
6.Why doesn't every AA group need a constitution and bylaws?
7.Have I learned to step out of an AA job gracefully—and profit thereby—when the time comes?
8.What has rotation to do with anonymity? With humility?
*Tradition Ten: Alcoholics Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the AA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.
1.Do I ever give the impression that there really is an "AA opinion" on Antabuse? Tranquilizers? Doctors? Psychiatrists? Churches? Hospitals? Jails? Alcohol? The federal or state government? Legalizing marijuana? Vitamins? Al-Anon? Alateen?
2.Can I honestly share my own personal experience concerning any of those without giving the impression I am stating the "AA opinion"?
3.What in AA history gave rise to our Tenth Tradition?
4.Have I had a similar experience in my own AA life?
5.What would AA be without this Tradition? Where would I be?
6.Do I breach this or any of its supporting Traditions in subtle, perhaps unconscious, ways?
7.How can I manifest the spirit of this Tradition in my personal life outside AA? Inside AA?
*Tradition Eleven: Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films.
1.Do I sometimes promote AA so fanatically that I make it seem unattractive?
2.Am I always careful to keep the confidences reposed in me as an AA member?
3.Am I careful about throwing AA names around—even within the Fellowship?
4.Am I ashamed of being a recovered, or recovering, alcoholic?
5.What would AA be like if we were not guided by the ideas in Tradition Eleven? Where would I be?
6.Is my AA sobriety attractive enough that a sick drunk would want such a quality for himself?
*Tradition Twelve: Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.
1.Why is it good idea for me to place the common welfare of all AA members before individual welfare? What would happen to me if AA as a whole disappeared?
2.When I do not trust AA's current servants, who do I wish had the authority to straighten them out?
3.In my opinions of and remarks about other AAs, am I implying membership requirements other than a desire to stay sober?
4.Do I ever try to get a certain AA group to conform to my standards, not its own?
5.Have I a personal responsibility in helping an AA group fulfill its primary purpose? What is my part?
6.Does my personal behavior reflect the Sixth Tradition—or belie it?
7.Do I do all I can do to support AA financially? When is the last time I anonymously gave away a Grapevine subscription?
8.Do I complain about certain AAs' behavior—especially if they are paid to work for AA? Who made me so smart?
9.Do I fulfill all AA responsibilities in such a way as to please privately even my own conscience? Really?
10.Do my utterances always reflect the Tenth Tradition, or do I give AA critics real ammunition?
11.Should I keep my AA membership a secret, or reveal it in private conversation when that may help another alcoholic (and therefore me)? Is my brand of AA so attractive that other drunks want it?
12.What is the real importance of me among more than a million AAs?


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Boston University students say there are no blurred lines in their opinion of Robin Thicke: His music is sexist and they don't want him playing at their school.
More than 1,600 people have signed a petition on Change.org started by the Humanist of Boston University to demand that a planned Robin Thicke concert at the prestigious school be canceled because of the sexist — and some say rapey — lyrics of his hit song "Blurred Lines."
"Thicke's hit song 'Blurred Lines' celebrates having sex with women against their will," the petition states. "Lyrics such as, 'I know you want it,' explicitly use non-consensual language. And while watching the extremely explicit video, the insinuations grow from subtle to explicit to obnoxious."
"One in five women in America experience rape or serious sexual assault in their lifetime, a figure that goes up to one in four during college... Most of these crimes go unreported, largely because of the shame society places on women who survive sexual assault. Rather than condemn the perpetrator, rape culture leads us to blame the victim. Indeed, the context of 'Blurred Lines' is not simply sexily clad women; the context is systemic patriarchy and sexual oppression."
"Clearly, Boston University has been a bedrock for feminism and ideologies of equality more generally. It is a dishonor to our feminist history to symbolically idolize Robin Thicke by allowing him to perform his misogynist music at our university."
So will the March 4 date at the school's Agganis Arena be canned? A university spokesperson told Fox News it is unlikely and that the university had nothing to do with booking the stop on Thicke's 16-show tour.
But the voices of dissent will not be silenced. "We see this as a blatant form of reinforcing rape culture and sexism," Patrick Johnson, the president of the Humanists of Boston University, told Fox.
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text: Myanmar Holds Seminar on Tourism Xinhua, Rangoon, 31 August, 2000.A national seminar is being held here to discuss sustainable development of tourism of Myanmar. The two-day seminar, which began on Wednesday, is cosponsored by the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, the Economic and Social Council of the Asia and Pacific (ESCAP), and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Attending the seminar are experts from the ESCAP, WTO, Thai Tourism Authority, Asian Institute of Technology, International Tourism Development Institute of Japan and Ceylon Hotel School as well as officials from the related Myanmar ministries and representatives from local private hotels and tourism services. The topics of the seminar are basic principles and strategies on tourism development, coordination between the state and the private services on promoting tourism, human resources, transportation and administration. According to official statistics, a total of 246,007 foreign tourists visited Myanmar in fiscal year 1999-2000 which ended in March, 41,387 or 14.4 percent less than the previous year. Among the visitors to the country, 70.6 percent were from the Asian continent, 18.5 percent from Western Europe, 6.5 percent from America and 4.4 percent other regions. Meanwhile, Myanmar has absorbed so far 1.1 billion U.S. dollars of contracted foreign investment in more than 40 projects in the sector of hotels and tourism since the country opened the door to such investment in late 1988. ************************************* [I might be wrong, of course, since the World Trade Organisation does tend to be ubiquitous, but my guess is that the WTO referred to is the other WTO, the World Tourism Organisation, which has recently come out with a Global Code of Ethics for Tourism which should provide a healthy challenge to the good generals. It can be found on the WTO website: http://www.world-tourism.org/ Article 1 Tourism's contribution to mutual understanding and respect between peoples and societies Article 2 Tourism as a vehicle for individual and collective fulfilment Article 3 Tourism, a factor of sustainable development Article 4 Tourism, a user of the cultural heritage of mankind and contributor to its enhancement Article 5 Tourism, a beneficial activity for host countries and communities Article 6 Obligations of stakeholders in tourism development Article 7 Right to tourism Article 8 Liberty of tourist movements Article 9 Rights of the workers and entrepreneurs in the tourism industry Article 10 Implementation of the principles of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism Article 9, for instance, deals with the Rights of the workers and entrepreneurs in the tourism industry: Article 9 Rights of the workers and entrepreneurs in the tourism industry (1) The fundamental rights of salaried and self-employed workers in the tourism industry and related activities, should be guaranteed under the supervision of the national and local administrations, both of their States of origin and of the host countries with particular care, given the specific constraints linked in particular to the seasonality of their activity, the global dimension of their industry and the flexibility often required of them by the nature of their work; (2) Salaried and self-employed workers in the tourism industry and related activities have the right and the duty to acquire appropriate initial and continuous training; they should be given adequate social protection; job insecurity should be limited so far as possible; and a specific status, with particular regard to their social welfare, should be offered to seasonal workers in the sector; (3) Any natural or legal person, provided he, she or it has the necessary abilities and skills, should be entitled to develop a professional activity in the field of tourism under existing national laws; entrepreneurs and investors - especially in the area of small and medium-sized enterprises - should be entitled to free access to the tourism sector with a minimum of legal or administrative restrictions; (4) Exchanges of experience offered to executives and workers, whether salaried or not, from different countries, contributes to foster the development of the world tourism industry; these movements should be facilitated so far as possible in compliance with the applicable national laws and international conventions; (5) As an irreplaceable factor of solidarity in the development and dynamic growth of international exchanges, multinational enterprises of the tourism industry should not exploit the dominant positions they sometimes occupy; they should avoid becoming the vehicles of cultural and social models artificially imposed on the host communities; in exchange for their freedom to invest and trade which should be fully recognized, they should involve themselves in local development, avoiding, by the excessive repatriation of their profits or their induced imports, a reduction of their contribution to the economies in which they are established; (6) Partnership and the establishment of balanced relations between enterprises of generating and receiving countries contribute to the sustainable development of tourism and an equitable distribution of the benefits of its growth;


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Thursday Talks – Meryl Streep's Tribute to Hillary Clinton
I'll get back to TEDTalks next week but I want to share with you this video of Meryl Streep's moving introduction of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at "Women in the World 2012." I had no idea of the work Hillary Clinton has been doing behind the scenes all these years. Enjoy!
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PS Vita: Price, Release Date, Tech Specs And Launch Games
PS Vita is launching in Japan next month, and across the Western world 22 February 2012. In the run up to launch, we've had extensive hands-on time with Sony's handheld console, as well as many of its launch and post-launch titles.
We've taken the time to compile everything we know about it below, so if you're thinking about laying down some hard cash on a PS Vita, or if you're still on the fence, read on to find out why you simply need to check it out.
Console Specs
When it comes to raw power, PS Vita doesn't mess about. Seeing the console's OLED screen displaying the technically accomplished Uncharted: Golden Abyss is a real treat, and if subsequent titles live up to this quality bar, then PS Vita will be a real force to be reckoned with.
Here are the PS Vita's key specs:
|Platform name
|PlayStation Vita
|Model number
|PCH-1000 series
|ARM® Cortex™-A9 core (4 core)
|Main memory
|External Dimensions
|Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largestprojection)
|Approx 279g (3G/Wi-Fi model)Approx 260g (Wi-Fi model)
|Screen(Touch screen)
|5 inches (16:9), 960 x 544, Approx. 16 million colors, OLEDMulti touch screen (capacitive type)
|Rear touch pad
|Multi touch pad (capacitive type)
|Front camera, Rear camera
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|Built-in stereo speakers
Built-in microphone
|Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), Threeaxiselectronic compass
|Built-in GPS (3G/Wi-Fi model only)Wi-Fi location service support
|Keys / Switches
|PS buttonPower buttonDirectional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left)Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square)Shoulder buttons (Right/Left)Right stick, Left stickSTART button, SELECT buttonVolume buttons (+/-)
|Wireless communications
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What you need to know about PS Vita
How much will PS Vita cost?
If you're thinking about picking up a PS Vita on the European release date of 22 February 2012, you can grab a 3G model for £279.99/€299.99, or the Wi-fi only model for £229.99/€249.99.
Compare this to the average £229.99 asking price for 3DS at launch, and you can see that Sony is hitting the same ball park for the Wi-fi only edition.
How do PS Vita games work?
Sony has continued its trend of creating bespoke formats for its new hardware, as all PS Vita games run off cartridges unique only to the console. You can also download full games digitally from the PSN store, as well as retro, indie and PSP titles.
How much will PS Vita games cost?
The RRP for UK and European games has yet to be revealed, although physical copies of Japanese PS Vita titles will be retailing at between 5,980 Yen, (Approx. $78/£50) and 4980 Yen (approx. $65/£41).
However, to get games digitally from the PSN store, you're looking at between 4,900 Yen ($64/£40) and 4,480 Yen (Approx. $58/£37). Again, nothing is set in stone for Western markets as far as game pricing is concerned, but we will have more on this very soon.
Will I need to buy memory for my PS Vita?
Well, yes and no, and this could be something of a hidden cost for many who haven't checked out how the PS Vita's memory works. Many reports suggest that you will need to buy a memory card for your PS Vita in order to save your games and store digitally downloaded titles, music, pictures and video.
On the other hand, some – not all – PS Vita games are reported to come with free space on the cartridge to allow for game saves and software updates, but there has yet to be a final word from Sony on this situation.
If you do buy memory, expect to pay the following for an official PS Vita card:
4GB: 2,200Yen ($29/£18)
8GB: 3,200Yen ($42/£27)
16GB: 5,500Yen ($72/$45)
32GB: 9,500Yen ($124/£79)
How does PS Vita handle?
It handles very well actually, as the PS Vita is incredibly lightweight. You wouldn't think to look at it, but despite all the tech inside the handheld, it's a comfortable console to hold, and best of all, dual thumb stick support makes high-end experiences such as FPS and third-person titles a reality.
How good is the OLED display?
It's very cool, displaying perhaps the sharpest image we've seen on a handheld device to date. When you see high-end games like Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Wipeout 2048 and Resistance: Burning Skies running in front of you, then you really can see just how powerful Sony's handheld is.
The tech works by lighting individual pixels, making bright areas brighter, and switching off to produce deeper blacks. Because all of the screen's pixels aren't used at once, there isn't a continuous strain on the PS Vita's battery life, so it won't burn through your battery life as quickly as you'd expect.
How does PS Vita connect online?
On 21 November, Sony announced that Vodafone would be its preferred partner for PS Vita 3G connectivity across Europe and in the UK. This means that the 3G model of PS Vita will ship with a Vodafone sim card as standard, with the option to buy a 3G connection direct from Vodafone at launch. In addition, anyone connecting with Vodafone via PS Vita will receive a PSN voucher for Wipeout 2048.
3G aside, you will be able to connect to Wi-fi points as you would with any enabled device, although this does mean you can only play in the vicinity of a connection. While 3G lets you play on the move, there is still no word on pricing tariffs or data use restrictions,
PS Vita also has a neat system called Near, which flags up any active PS Vita consoles in your local vicinity, as well as any games the owner is playing.
From Near, you can send other users a friend request, challenge them at a game and more. If you have a 3DS, this is best compared to Nintendo's Street Pass system.
PS Vita UK launch games
Uncharted: Golden Abyss
The jewel in the PS Vita launch crown, Uncharted: Golden Abyss is shaping up to be an incredible prequel to the series, delivering all of the same shooting and climbing around that fans can expect.
Developer Sony Bend is an unproven studio, but after having hands on with the game, we're happy to reveal that it's shaping up very nicely indeed. Best of all, you can choose to play with touch, sticks, or a combination of both. Visually, this is a real stunner, and perfectly showcases what the PS Vita is capable of.
Wipeout 2048
Developed by Studio Liverpool, Wipeout 2048 serves as prequel to the long-standing series, and charts the origins of the Anti-Gravity Racing league. The game uses a myriad of PS Vita controls, such as voice activated weapons, rear touch pad acceleration, and much more.
Again, you can choose how you play the game, and you're not locked into a particular control method at any time. The visuals and sound are also stunning, and the game runs along at a blistering frame rate, and in keeping with Wipeout HD on PS3, the visuals are razor sharp. If you like Wipeout, or racing in general for that matter, you need to check out this game.
Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3
Capcom gears up to take you for a ride once again in the eye-burning Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3. The PS Vita version manages to muster visuals slightly below the Xbox 360 and PS3 editions of the game, but that's not necessarily a bad thing as it's still a lovely looking game.
Control-wise, you will have all of the functionality you'd expect from the full console version, although the lack of four shoulder buttons might cause problems for some gamers. Our main reservation is the lack of arcade stick functionality, but expecting that would be a bit daft, so we'll forgive Capcom.
Everybody's Golf
Another PSP launch title, Everybody's Golf – or Hot Shots Golf as it's know in some regions – is an insanely addictive series that has been going since the PSone days, and it's charm hasn't waned much since then.
We're yet to play the PS Vita version, but from what we've seen so far, this is shaping up to be another bright, colourful and charming title, and it also makes use of some neat tilt and touch controls, should you wish to use them.
Recently confirmed as a UK and Europe launch title, we first laid eyes on F1 2011 for Vita during Gamescom, and it looked very impressive indeed. The Codemasters title has the same quality visuals of its home console counterpart, and it controls like a dream.
OK, so it controls like an insanely difficult dream that frustrates us immensely, but then again the F1 series has always existed as a faithful simulator of the real sport, and thankfully the PS Vita version doesn't scale back at all.
Reality Fighters
Making use of the PS Vita's augmented reality features, Reality Fighters turns you or your friends into combatants using the handheld's in-built cameras. Once you've made your fighters, you can then overlay them onto everyday surfaces using the rear camera, and duke it out.
To be honest however, what we've seen so far pales in comparison to fighting heavyweights such as Street Fighter and Tekken. Hopefully developer Novorama can turn things around before launch.
Hustle Kings
We love Hustle Kings. It's one of those games that sounds naff on paper but once you start playing it, you simply can't put it down. OK, so it's a pool simulator, but it's also just so damn playable.
Throw in a host of trick shot challenges, special chalk that has timed effects and multiplayer, and you have a neat little launch game that everyone should own. Think of it as the Angry Birds of PS Vita's launch, and you'll know what to expect.
Little Deviants
This new launch IP from BigBig Studios is shaping up to be a charming title that makes use of the PS Vita's rear touchpad. The aim is to Shepard the titular Deviants to the goal by manipulating the environment by using the touchpad.
So for example, if you want to raise the terrain to make the Deviants roll down hills, you can push it up by tapping the rear touchpad, or push them along by sliding your finger across it. It's a neat concept that should make for an addictive puzzle experience.
ModNation Racers: Road Trip
The PS Vita version of ModNation Racers lets you create colourful and intricate go-kart tracks in minutes by tracing them out using the front touch screen.
Similar to the PS3 edition, populating your basic track with surrounding objects and detail is incredibly simple. The game will also let you share your creations with the world, and compete against others
Ridge Racer
Namco released Ridge Racer as a launch title on the original PSP, and while that game was a compilation of the best tracks and cars from the series history, the PS Vita edition will hopefully go several steps further and throw in some features that take advantage of the new hardware. Expect more information closer to launch.
PS Vita UK and Europe post-launch games
Sony has confirmed that there is over 100 games currently in development for PS Vita, but here are some of the key titles you should be looking out for.
Street Fighter x Tekken
Featuring Cole from inFamous 2 as a cameo character, the PS Vita version of Street Fighter x Tekken looks superb on the console's screen, and delivers graphics almost on par with the full console edition.
Similar to Ultimate Marvel Vs Capcom 3, the lack of L2 and R2 buttons will be glaring, but we trust Capcom enough to make the control system work on Sony's hardware.
Frobisher Says
This addictive little puzzler is best compared to Nintendo's WarioWare series, as it chucks a series of quick-fire challenges at up to four players, asking them to a whole manner of tasks like manipulating objects using touch, tilt, and even putting on daft accents. Frobisher Says is quite possibly the dark horse in PS Vita's post-launch line up.
With visuals that stand up against the PS3 editions of LittleBigPlanet, this PS Vita version utilises all of the consoles bespoke features, and provides building blocks and elements that take advantage of touch, tilt and sound. You can even snap objects with your camera and create them in game.
Resistance: Burning Skies
Nihlistic's prequel to Resistance 3 is shaping up rather nicely indeed. Burning Skies follows fireman Tom Riley as he runs around New York amid a Chimera attack, joins up with the resistance and unleashes a wide range of insane weapons in a fight to reclaim the city.
PS Vita's unique features are used well here, as you can touch to lock on to enemies, swipe to perform melee attacks and more. We've only played the first few minutes of the game, but it's already looking like a faithful addition to the series.
Sound Shapes
This music-based puzzler from Everyday Shooter developer Queasy Games has us very intrigued. It's a mad mash up of music, physics and platforming that shouldn't work, but it really does. Plus, the minimalistic visuals are incredibly stylish, and puts Sound Shapes up there with the likes of Lumines and Rez. Check it out.
Super Stardust Delta
This PS Vita effort from Housemarque is essentially a retread of the PSN Super Stardust titles, but that doesn't mean its any less enjoyable. The visuals are bloody brilliant on the OLED screen, and the twin stick shooter formula is still as accessible and enjoyable as ever. It's still bloody hard mind you.
And the rest
PS Vita games
- Asphalt Injection
- Bioshock
- BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend
- Call of Duty
- Disgaea 3 Return
- Dust 514
- Final Fantasy X
- Gravity Rush
- Killzone
- Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7
- Little King's Story
- Lumines: Electric Symphony
- Ruin
- Silent Hill: Book of Memories
- Super Monkey Ball
- Tales of Innocence R
- Touch My Katamari
PlayStation Suite games
- Cool Boarders 2
- Crash Bandicoot
- Destruction Derby
- Jumping Flash!
- Kula World
- Medievil
- Rally Cross
- Syphon Filter
- Wild Arms


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'Pretty Little Liars' star struggled with eating disorder
Actress Troian Bellisario has revealed she struggled with an eating disorder and self-harming issues as a teenager.
The "Pretty Little Liars" star explains the pressure she felt to be perfect led to the destructive behavior.
She tells Seventeen magazine, "I was the youngest daughter, the perfect little girl. My school was a very intense college prep school. So it was about wanting to please my father and mother and wanting to be perfect to everybody.
"I just thought if I ever expressed to (my parents) any sadness or anger or anything that's going on with me, they would disown me. I kept a lot of it bottled up inside, and it turned into self-destructive behavior.
"I would withhold food or withhold going out with my friends, based on how well I did that day in school. Being a teenager is chaotic because you're kind of coming into your own, but you're not an adult; you're fighting with your parents over responsibilities and freedom.
"I didn't know what was right and what was wrong, so I think I created this bizarre system of checks and balances to create order in my world. But
it really backfired."
Although she kept her struggles secret from her friends and family, Bellisario's classmates soon found out.
She continues, "I felt this sadness, and I thought if people really knew what was going on inside me, they wouldn't want to hang out with me. So I
tried to keep it light and funny.
"They (friends) got a hold of my journal and basically said, 'We don't trust you, and we're gonna tell your parents.' That was when my world kind
of exploded. It was kind of like an intervention. It made me ask myself, 'What do I really want to be doing? What would make me happy?'"
And, despite finding fame on the TV series, Bellisario insists she still faces many insecurities.
She explains, "Sometimes I feel like I'm trying too hard, like I don't belong. I just look around at (co-stars) Lucy (Hale), Shay (Mitchell), and
Ashley (Benson), and I'm just like, 'Why am I on this show?' Sometimes I've felt like a fraud. Like, I'm not like these other girls – I don't dress like that and don't know how to do my hair…
"Whenever I get down, when I want to crawl under a rock, I just look around at them and I see how rich my life is. You have to remember what's most important in life. I am loved by so many people and have a wonderful job. I know I'm incredibly blessed. I am a completely lucky human being."
Jamie Chung and Bryan Greenberg engaged
Actors Jamie Chung and Bryan Greenberg are set to walk down the aisle after becoming engaged over the holidays, according to multiple reports.
The "One Tree Hill" star reportedly popped the question to "The Hangover" actress in San Francisco, according to Us Weekly magazine.
They began dating in 2012.
Representatives for Chung and Greenberg have yet to comment on the reports.
Stars pay tribute to James Avery
James Avery's famous friends, fans and former colleagues have paid tribute to "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" star following his death on Tuesday.
The actor, who played Uncle Phil in the popular 1990s sitcom, died following complications from open heart surgery, and the sad news has prompted an outpouring of grief among his friends and co-stars.
Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who met on the set of "The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air," were among the first to send their condolences to Avery's family, with Jada writing in a post on Facebook, "Happy New Year everyone! I was hoping to start the new year differently but we have lost yet another friend. James Avery who we all lovingly know as Uncle Phil from The Fresh Prince has passed. Our condolences to aunt Florence (his mother), Miss Barbara (his wife) and all those who loved him. Rest in peace James."
Another star of the show, Tatyana Ali, who played Avery's onscreen daughter, adds in a post on Twitter, "James was my teacher my protector & the most magnificent actor. We're feeling his loss very deeply. He'll always be apart of me," while model and actress Tyra Banks, who also had a role in the comedy, writes, "Sending condolences to the family of James Avery, 'Uncle Phil' of the Fresh Prince. I'll always remember how warm he was to me on set."
James was my teacher my protector & the most magnificent actor. We're feeling his loss very deeply. He'll always be apart of me #JamesAvery
— Tatyana Ali (@TatyanaAli) January 1, 2014
"Iron Man 2" star Don Cheadle, who appeared in the show during the early days of his career, adds, "Condolences to the Avery family. Very sad."
Other stars to offer tributes include Scrubs actor Zach Braff, who directed Avery in upcoming film "Wish I Was Here," which will premiere later this month at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. Braff writes, "James Avery was a very funny and smart man. He did a cameo as a favor to me in WIWH (Wish I Was Here) and had the entire set rolling with laughter. RIP."
Toby Keith under fire for restaurant's no-guns policy
Gun-toting fans of singer Toby Keith's fans in Virginia are taking aim at the country star over a no-weapons policy at a restaurant he owns in the
The "Beer for My Horses" singer's I Love This Bar and Grill has a "No guns permitted" sign posted on the front door, even though state law permits firearms owners to carry weapons in dining establishments, and his stance has upset many potential patrons, who have taken to the restaurant's Facebook page to express their anger over the policy.
One Facebook user wrote, "Exactly when did fans of Toby Keith become dumb enough to think a No Guns allowed sign posted by management would protect them from criminals that don't obey the law to start with? Loved the concerts, but none of my money will ever be spent where I can't defend
Another fan added, "No guns allowed? Why does he hate America so much?"
Keith has responded to the controversy in a post on the restaurant's Facebook.com page, writing, "While we understand and respect every person's
right to own and bear arms, we at Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill, with guidance from the State of Virginia and based on insurance regulations, have adopted a no weapons policy.
"It is our desire to provide a safe, enjoyable and entertaining experience for our patrons and staff."
However, not every person is upset about the rule and some have even applauded Keith for his stance, writing, "Hooray for you!!! I'm a Gun Owning
advocate but booze and guns don't mix well so THANK YOU for providing a fun, safe environment."
Ani DiFranco cancels slave plantation retreat after upsetting fans
Singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco has scrapped a planned artist retreat initiative on a former Louisiana slave plantation following an outcry from fans.
The four-day Righteous Retreat workshop was set to take place at the Nottoway Plantation and Resort, but DiFranco has been forced to change her plans after upsetting fellow feminists and human rights activists over the location.
One DiFranco fan also notes the plantation is now owned by Australian billionaire Paul Ramsey, a supporter of his homeland's anti-gay and
anti-abortion Liberal party.
Canceling the retreat following a Change.org petition, which yielded over 2,500 signatures, DiFranco says, "I did not imagine or understand that the setting of a plantation would trigger such collective outrage or result in so much high velocity bitterness.
"I imagined instead that the setting would become a participant in the event. This was doubtless to be a gathering of progressive and engaged
people, so I imagined a dialogue would emerge organically over the four days about the issue of where we were.
"I believe that people must go to those places with awareness and with compassionate energy and meditate on what has happened and absorb some of
the reverberating pain with their attention and their awareness."
Robin Roberts comes out in Facebook message
"Good Morning America" host Robin Roberts has publicly acknowledged her longtime girlfriend in a heartfelt online message thanking her for helping during her health struggles over the past year.
In 2012, the 51 year old was diagnosed with a rare blood and bone marrow disease, and subsequently underwent a bone marrow transplant before
returning to her post at "Good Morning America" in February.
Roberts took to Facebook.com on Sunday to share her gratitude for her family and friends – including girlfriend Amber Laign – who helped
her through a troublesome year.
She wrote, "I am grateful for my entire family, my long time girlfriend, Amber, and friends as we prepare to celebrate a glorious new year
together… I am grateful for the many prayers and well wishes for my recovery. I return every one of them to you 100 fold.
"Reading this comforts me and I hope the same for you: 'If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in
the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.' At this moment I am at peace and filled with joy and gratitude."
An executive from the ABC network, home to "GMA," has praised Roberts for her decision to come out telling TVGuide.com, "We
love Robin and Amber, who we adore and have all known for a long time. We were touched by her Facebook message today and so thankful for the loving
support she has in her life."
Roberts, who also overcame breast cancer in 2007, has been involved with Laign for 10 years after meeting through mutual friends, according to People magazine.
Biggest celebrity makeovers of 2013
2013 was anything but dull and boring. Let's take a look at some celebrities who completely transformed their look this past year.
Barron Hilton assault investigation closed
Police officers investigating Barron Hilton's fight with blogger Ray LeMoine have closed the case after the socialite reportedly refused to co-operate.
Paris Hilton's younger brother was allegedly punched in the face by LeMoine following an all-night party at a rented mansion on Star Island, off the coast of Miami Beach in Florida, earlier this month.
He subsequently documented his facial injuries in a picture posted on his Instagram page, but Miami cops have been unsuccessful in reaching the 24-year-old to get his side of the story.
As a result, authorities have had no choice but to bring their investigation to an end, according to TMZ.com.
Florida state attorneys will reopen the case if Hilton decides to step forward.
Steve Harvey cleared of child abuse allegations
Comedian Steve Harvey has been cleared of child abuse allegations after he was accused of hitting his 11-year-old son.
The star's ex-wife, Mary Harvey, and their son claimed the comedian had brutally beaten the young boy for lying about schoolwork, after his body
appeared to be covered in bruises and cuts.
After cops referred the case to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, it was decided that the kid was at no risk and the case
against Harvey has since been closed.
Harvey's representative tells TMZ.com that family services officials decided, "Based on the information obtained, the child does not appear to be
at risk… the case is closed without further investigation."
However, in a strange turn of events, the comedian's second wife was charged with contempt of court on Thursday for leaking sealed information about the alleged incident to the media, and has been sentenced to 30 days behind bars.
Harvey, 56, was married to Mary from 1996 to 2005, but the union ended amid allegations of his infidelity with Marjorie Bridges, who he wed in
Danica Patrick bulks up
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