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(via What every hotelier wants to know about ‘big data’ analytics | Travel Industry News & Conferences - EyeforTravel)

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Set high on a ridge overlooking the Libyan Sea, the speck of a village known as Kapetaniana is an enigmatic reminder of what life on Crete was like millennia ago. Situated halfway up the Asterousia Mountains, this solitary refuge from the moderns of 20th century live, it is also home to one of Crete’s most fascinating ecotourism resorts. The 20 Thalori Guesthouses are a individualistic and perfectly camouflaged luxury, possessing inexorable traditional Cretan style. In a place named for King.

Russia: And the Only True Democracy Left | New Eastern Outlook

Is Democracy something that can be force fed? This report details a surprising set of points on democracy, obviously adhered to by Obama and others. 

But the summary will surprise many. 

I am sitting here reviewing President Barack Obama's state of the union address, I'll admit, uplifted as an American for the first time in years. An American president has risen.

Summit Overview - 2015 from Summit on Vimeo. I think I’ll start forming up a delegation for the next one ... fascinating opportunity  #summitatsea

(via ‘Bigger role’ for US in Minsk II accords: Are you sure, Ms. Nuland? — RT Op-Edge)