Sand, sand and sports at Centara?s Mauritius resort

Sand, sand and sports at Centara?s Mauritius resort

(Bangkok, Thailand, 31th July 2013 ) Mauritius, with its rich cultural mix, its colourful history and its golden beaches, is now regarded as one of the world's top luxury tourism destinations.

The island, set in the Indian Ocean about 2,000 kilometres from the east coast of Africa, was named the World?s Leading Island Destination in the World Travel Awards in 2011 and has one of the highest rates of returning tourism visitors in the world.

Centara Hotels & Resorts opened its first Mauritius property earlier in 2013, with Centara Poste Lafayette Resort & Spa Mauritius set on the beach on the eastern side of the island.

Making full use of the soft sand and the calm sea, and with its own lagoon, the resort offers a whole range of complimentary sporting activities, including beach volleyball, bike tours, snorkelling, kayaking, a glass-bottom boat, pedalos, and scuba diving initiation in the pool.

The beach, located at the village of Poste Lafayette in the island?s Flacq district, has plenty to attract those who enjoy strolling and trekking.

To the south of the resort are shallow waters and small islands, with outcrops of mangrove trees, while to the north are long black rock landscapes with dramatic breakers.

Centara Poste Lafayette Resort is flanked by a green mountain to one side, and is on the coast road, making connections with the island?s other attractions, and the airport, quick and easy.

The resort has 100 rooms, their d?cor blending colours with fabrics that mirror the sun-filled landscapes and azure waters, and each featuring either a balcony or terrace.

There is a large free-form swimming pool and children?s pool overlooking the ocean, and a Spa Cenvaree that offers a range of therapeutic treatments including Ayurvedic applications and holistic experiences. Younger guests are well taken care of with a supervised Kids Club, the Jules Verne themed Camp Safari for children aged three to 11, and the E-Zone for those in their teens.

Centara Hotels & Resorts is Thailand?s leading operator of hotels, with 41 deluxe and first-class properties covering all the major tourist destinations in the Kingdom. A further 17 resorts in the Maldives, Vietnam, Shanghai, Bali Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Mauritius Indian Ocean, brings the present total to 58 properties. Brands and properties within Centara ensure that specific categories such as couples, families, individuals, and meetings and incentives groups will all find a hotel or resort that is appropriate to their needs. Centara operates 27 branches of Spa Cenvaree, one of Thailand?s most luxurious and innovative spa brands, together with its newly launched value brand Cense by Spa Cenvaree, which provides core spa services for busy travellers. The company?s Kids? Club is available at all the family-friendly resorts to ensure that the youngsters and teens are taken care of. Centara Hotels & Resorts also operates two state-of-the-art convention centres in Bangkok, and two in northeastern Thailand, one being located in Udon Thani and the other in Khon Kaen. The latest Centara brand is named COSI Hotels, an economy brand designed for travellers who predominantly make their bookings via the internet and who want comfort and convenience at the most friendly prices available, which is under development with the first property due to open in 2015.

For more information and reservations, please contact tel. +662 101 1234 ext 1 or e-mail to reservations@chr.co.th

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Centara Hotels and the Mauritius tourism board are members of the International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP)

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Talia Castellano's Father, Marc Winthrop, Is Fulfilling Her Wish To Find Cure For Pediatric Cancer: What Is Band Of Parents? [VIDEO]

Her positive spirit and encouraging attitude left an impact on not just her family, but on the rest of the world. YouTube makeup guru. Talia Castellano, 13, didn't let her cancer stop her from pursuing her dreams and inspiring others.

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"Having cancer has been an amazing yet horrible journey," she said. "Yet every journey has an end."

Talia passed away on July 16, at 11:22 a.m, after battling neuroblastoma.

Now her father, Marc Winthrop, has found volunteer organization Band of Parents, which helps to fund research for new therapies for neuroblastoma. "At that moment, our founding members realized they could make a difference and a short time later, about 100 families of children in treatment for neuroblastoma came together to form The Band of Parents," says the organization's website.

Winthrop says that one of his own pet projects will be getting world-class care for all children, regardless of their parents' insurance statuses or income.

Neuroblastoma?is a childhood cancer that develops from immature nerve cells. The cancer cells mutate and multiply out of control. The initial genetic mutation that causes neuroblastoma is still unclear at the moment.

Winthrop has used his tragedy and turned it into a positive motive to help find a cure for neuroblastoma. He wants for children everywhere to be able to get the best care, regardless of their income status or regardless of insurance.

He also plans to advocate for more research in order to understand and treat this deadly disease; he believe that the only way to do this is with more funds. "The biggest thing I've done is pulled together parent groups and made very significant grants to Memorial Sloane-Kettering for Neuroblastoma," he told the?Daily News.

"Talia left her handprionts and footprings on the world," said her sister Mattia in a YouTube video after Talia had passed away.

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July Celebrity Tech RoundUp: Ali Larter Palms The Sony Xperia Z

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Mechanic by Bitdefender (for Mac)

Windows-based computers have a wide array of system enhancing utilities designed to improve a PC's overall performance, but the Mac OS X platform is a bit thin in that regard. Fortunately, Bitdefender looks to bolster the category's ranks with Mechanic, a free utility capable of optimizing system memory, deleting digital footprints, and offering sound advice to keep your machine in shape. Mechanic is a solid tool to have in your back pocket, but it's not a thorough system-scrubber like CCleaner for Mac.

A Defensive Stance
Unlike other OS X system-enhancing utilities like CCleaner, Mechanic has an interface that's particularly welcoming to novice users. Mechanic's easy-to-navigate four-category layout is designed to get you started quickly with the Free Memory, Privacy, Stability, and Advice sections. Let's break 'em down.

Free Memory is designed to clear cached data. Clicking it displays the amount of system RAM (and the amount that's active, inactive, and free). If your system needs a cleaning, the green "Free Memory" icon will be clickable; if not, you'll be unable to click it. Computer users who aren't keen on tinkering will appreciate this streamlined feature, but those who would rather dig in and clean as they please may frown at the inflexibility.

Privacy, designed to remove traces of your computing activity, offers more flexibility. You can delete Web browser information (last session, browsing history, cookies, etc.) as well as application information (such as QuickTime's recent items, Dropbox cache, etc.). Mechanic gives you the option to eliminate the items individually or in one fell swoop?I liked that I was able to delete my browser history with just a click without dipping into browser options.

Stability displays crash-prone apps so that you can look for drivers, updates, or patches (or, in extreme cases, simply uninstalling programs) once you identify the issue. If your apps are on the up-and-up, Mechanic won't display any problematic programs. In fact, the box will be blank?I'd prefer if it said "All clear" or some other positive affirmation rather than showing an empty box.

Advice gives you, well, advice. When I clicked the Advice icon, Mechanic suggested that I turn on my firewall "for increased security." I found this very useful as I didn't realize that my Mac's firewall was deactivated. If you have a Mac that's giving you lots of problems, you may want to access the Advice section before doing anything else.

Despite those positives, Mechanic has a handful of notable missing features. Unfortunately, Mechanic doesn't let you perform actions you'll find in full-fledged tune-up programs such as uninstalling applications, freeing up hard drive space, repairing permissions, or scheduling cleanings. Those are standard-issue features in the majority of computer tune-up programs. Mechanic is, instead, a very basic tool that lets you perform quick hits. You should check out CCleaner if you'd like an app that offers a deeper dive.

Tuning Up
Mechanic by Bitdefender may not possess the wide range of system-improving features found in the likes of CCleaner, but users who want a very quick system tweak will find it a useful tool. And, hey, it's free! Give it a download and give your Mac a booster shot.

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Saunders: Broncos legend Terrell Davis returns to football with NFL Network

Terrell Davis (Denver Post file)

Terrell Davis continues to get two questions:

"Why aren't you in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?"

"Will you ever get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame?"

Davis answers both in low-key, nonbitter style.

"I don't think I'll get into the Hall through the regular voting procedure. Too much time has passed since I left the game," he told me last week via telephone.

"But I do have a chance of making it by vote of the veterans committee. That would be quite an honor.

"I didn't start playing football to win awards. I played because I loved the game.

"Now I've got another career going strong ? and it still involves football."

Davis recently signed a two-year contract with the NFL Network as an analyst and reporter, a deal that will give him a much higher profile than he had during his previous time (2006-09) with the network.

He will be a major part of "Inside Training Camp Live" beginning Friday (8-11 a.m.) and will appear regularly on the prime-time show "NFL Total Access" (5-6 p.m.), also premiering this month.

A key date for Davis: Aug. 2, when he will report from Broncos training camp.

"I'm really looking forward to that visit," he said. "I fly into Denver regularly to see my mother, Kateree. But this will be the first time in a long time that I'll visit Broncos camp ? professionally. Come to think of it, John (Elway) is the only guy left (with the team) who I really know professionally. Time really does fly."

Davis' NFL season won't end with preseason coverage.

He will be a major part of "NFL AM," the network's live weekday morning show, starting in September. He will be a key contributor to the important Monday program, which will recap all Sunday NFL action.

"The show will be live at 6 a.m on the East Coast," Davis said. "I'll be working in the Los Angeles studio, which means I'll go on air at 3 a.m. Now that's a bit of a challenge.

"In

fact, this television broadcasting is a challenge.

"I don't look at it as an award for having a strong pro football career. I'm learning as I go along, just as I did on the football field.

"I'm working with and watching TV professionals. One of my mentors is Solomon Wilcots (of CBS Sports). I like the way he analyzes teams and reports on what's happening on the field," Davis said.

Broncos fans in particular are aware of Davis' spectacular career, highlighted by a Super Bowl MVP performance Jan. 25, 1998, when Denver beat the Green Bay Packers.

But ingrained in Davis' Broncos memory bank is the team's second preseason game in 1995, played against the San Francisco 49ers.

As a rookie sixth-round draft choice, Davis was almost forgotten on the Denver roster.

"I hadn't played during the first three quarters of that game," he recalled. "I was getting antsy.

"Running backs coach Bobby Turner put me on special teams during a kickoff situation in the fourth quarter. I made a jarring tackle. When we got the ball back, Turner let me play as a runner. That's how it all started."

By the time the regular season started, Davis was Denver's No. 1 running back. He eventually became the Broncos' all-time leading rusher with 7,607 yards. He rushed for 2,008 yards in the 1998 season.

While induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame has eluded him, Davis' Southern California home in Temecula is filled with a variety of plaques and honors.

Tamiko, his wife, appreciates them.

But two sons, Jaxon, 2, and Niles, 4 months, obviously aren't particularly interested in their dad's football accomplishments.

Only one distinctive award has been given away.

At the end of his career, Davis was honored with a Blue Baby Beanie Doll named Terrell.

"My nieces and nephews cherish it," Davis said.

Longtime Denver journalist Dusty Saunders writes about sports media each Monday in The Denver Post. Contact him at tvtime@comcast.net.

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"The Press Box" makes move to TV

In baseball, a triple play is considered unusual.

In sports coverage, a quadruple play is unique.

"The Press Box," a weeknight 10 p.m. half-hour show on KCDO-TV (K3), is a graphic example of how local sports coverage can move into the multimedia digital age, utilizing TV, radio, newspaper and online resources.

The program, produced and taped in studios at The Denver Post, is similar in format to the sports talk show featuring Mark Kiszla and Peter Burns that airs weekdays 7-9 a.m. on Mile High Sports radio (1510 AM and 93.7 FM). Also featured on the TV show is Oren Lomena, a local sports media personality.

"The Press Box" has a logical connection with The Denver Post, because the programs can be viewed on the paper's website.

The often-controversial Kiszla has been lobbying for many years for The Post to move into the digital age.

Key executives in the project are Tim Rasmussen, The Post's assistant managing editor for photography and multimedia, and Greg Armstrong, a veteran TV executive now running K3.

Both say "The Press Box" project is the first of its kind in the country.

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GlaxoSmithKline says some executives have broken law in China

Jakarta News.Net Monday 22nd July, 2013

"Certain senior executives of GSK China who know our systems well, appear to have acted outside of our processes and controls which breaches Chinese law," said Abbas Hussain, GSK President International Europe, Japan, Emerging Markets Asia Pacific in a statement Monday.

Hussain flew to China last week to deal with the crisis which has seen four of GSK's executives questioned and Steve Nechelput, the finance director of the GSK China unit, banned from leaving the country.

GSK acknowledged on Thursday that Nechelput has been subject to a travel ban since the end of June..

Hussain said he had had a very constructive meeting with the Chinese Ministry of Public Security to discuss their investigation into GSK:

"We have had a very constructive meeting with the Ministry of Public Security, and we are very grateful for their time. GSK is taking this situation extremely seriously and that is why we are here.

"Certain senior executives of GSK China who know our systems well, appear to have acted outside of our processes and controls which breaches Chinese law. We have zero tolerance for any behaviour of this nature."

The acknowledgement comes as GSK says it is co-operating with a Chinese investigation into alleged bribing of doctors to prescribe the firm's drugs.

In a remedial step, the pharmaceutical company said it would cut medicine prices for Chinese patients.

Chinese investigations have so far revealed that GSK executives had paid money to doctors and health officials to boost sales and raise prices of the drugs. The funds were fictitiously routed through a travel agency handling exotic holidays..

"I want to make it very clear that we share the desire of the Chinese authorities to root out corruption wherever it exists. We will continue to work together with the MPS and we will take all necessary actions required as this investigation progresses," said Hussain in a statement.

"We fully support the efforts of the Chinese authorities in their reforms of the medical sector and stand ready to work with them to make the changes for the benefit of patients in China. We will actively look at our business model to ensure we make a significant contribution to meeting the economic, healthcare and environmental needs of China and its citizens.."

The British company stated that the savings generated due to the proposed changes in GSK's operational model will be passed to the consumers through price reductions, "ensuring our medicines are more affordable to Chinese patients."

Hussain said the company would be working with the Chinese authorities to root out corruption wherever it exists

Last week, police in China said GSK had transferred 3billion yuan ($489million) to travel agencies and consultancies to facilitate bribes to doctors.

Chinese authorities have taken into custody four Chinese executives at GSK in connection with the allegations.

They have accused GSK of using travel agencies to bribe government officials, doctors and hospitals in order to boost sales and prices of their drugs. The investigation began at the end of June, police said.

One of the four executives, vice-president and operations manager Liang Hong admitted on state television (on 16 July) that he had funneled money through travel agencies for arranged conferences, some of which were never held.

GSK's general manager for China, Mark Reilly, is said to have left the country for Britain last month.

The Chinese authorities have said that similar transfers were made by other pharmaceutical multinationals, but without naming any.

Meanwhile, rival AstraZeneca said one of its staff was also being questioned.

In a statement, AstraZeneca said in a statement that it "can confirm that it was visited by the Shanghai Public Security Bureau - Huangpu Branch regarding a local police matter focused on a sales representative.

"We believe that this investigation relates to an individual case and while we have not yet received and update from the Public Security Bureau, we have no reason to believe it's related to any other investigations."

A British Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware of the detention of a British national in Shanghai. We are providing consular assistance to the family."

Source: http://www.jakartanews.net/index.php/sid/215993262/scat/3a8a80d6f705f8cc

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D.C. tuition grants at Howard University see steep decline

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The number of students who enroll at Howard University with support from a special federal grant for District residents has declined steeply in the past decade, a trend that suggests the school faces a recruiting challenge in its home city. Read full article >> ? ? ? ? ...

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