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It's an understatement to say that Justin Bieber has had a rough couple of weeks. But, through it all the concert cancellations and late starts, the paparazzi battles and the nightclub misunderstandings he's tried to keep his head up and stay positive.

On Thursday (March 14) though, the singer had had enough. In a 300-word rant posted on his Instagram account, Bieber lashed out at what he said were malicious lies in the press about him, his family, his career and his health.

"Everyone in my team has been telling me, 'keep the press happy,' but I'm tired of all the countless lies in the press right now," wrote Bieber under a black-and-white picture of him greeting a huge group of fans. (The post appeared to have been taken down at press time, less than two hours after it first went up. However, Bieber reposted it at 12:15 p.m. ET with additions and omissions.)

"Saying I'm going to rehab and how my family is disappointed in me. My family is beyond proud, and nothing's been said by them, my grandparents wouldn't know how to reach to press even of they did want to so that was a lie and rehab c'mon." The former was seemingly a response to a tabloid report in which Bieber's grandparents reportedly expressed their disappointment in his recent actions and concerns about the crew he's been running with. While the allegations about a trip to rehab have gotten less attention, they clearly upset the star, who recently celebrated his 19th birthday.

"If anyone believes I need rehab that's their own stupidity," he wrote. "LOL. I'm 19 with 5 number one albums, 19 and I've seen the whole world. 19 and I've accomplished more than I could've ever dreamed of. I'm 19 and it must be scary to some people to think that this is just the beginning."

The self-defense came a few days after Bieber's longtime manager, Scooter Braun, spoke out to refute the allegations. "There's nothing wrong with him," Braun told E! News. "He's in a great place." Braun joined One Direction and Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith in supporting their pal.

A spokesperson for Bieber has no comment.

Bieber said he is secure in his talent level and assured his legion of Beliebers that he has his head on straight.

"I know who I am and I know who I'm not," he wrote. "My message is to believe. My albums could be about anything but my messages have been to never say never and believe, not to believe in me, but to believe in yourself .. I honestly don't care if you don't believe in me because I believe in me, and look where that's gotten me so far ... I'm writing this with a smile on my face and love in my heart. Letting u know first hand how I feel rather than have these story linger. I'm a good person with a big heart. And don't think I deserve all of this negative press I've worked my ass off to get where I am and my hard work doesn't stop here. I'm growing up finding myself while having people watch me and criticise me everyday I think I'm doing pretty damn good."

The post ended with a not-so-subtle jab at the tabloid press, as well as another young star who has had to deal with her fair share of distressing headlines. "And to those comparing me to Lindsey Lohan," he wrote. "Look at her 2012 tax statements ;)"

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March 15, 2013

Press release

Far-Eastern Shipping Company plc, (FESCO or the Group) reports that on March 13, 2013 there was a meeting of Board of Directors of FESCO. The Board elected Alexander Vinokurov, President and CEO of Summa Group, as its Chairman and approved the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee.

The Group also announces certain updates on recent changes to the Group structure.

- Acquisition of majority stake in FESCO by Summa and its partners. On 13 December 2012, Summa Group and GHP Group indirectly acquired 49.99% and 23.75% of the shares of FESCO, respectively. The acquisition was funded by a mixture of debt and equity.In December 2012, TPG joined in Summa Groups investment in FESCO, as a result of which TPG has certain rights in respect of oversight of the FESCO business and an indirect economic ownership interest of 17.5% in the Group

- Acquisition of control over VMTP. On 31 March 2012, the Group obtained control over Commercial Port of Vladivostok by acquiring 47.78% of shares and voting interests in the company. As a result, the Groups equity interest in Commercial Port of Vladivostok increased from 50% to 97.48%

- Downsizing of Shipping operations. In December 2012, FESCO disposed of 21 vessels with total DWT of 622,986 tons. As we continue to reduce the size of our fleet we will maintain our focus on servicing our Liner & Logistics Division and several other niche markets.

Yuriy Gilts, President of FESCO, commented: We are confident that the recent developments will give the company a strong impulse for business expansion and growth. The company will benefit from the new opportunities coming from the synergies with transportation and logistics assets of Summa Group, as well as from the strong international experience of TPG, one of the leading global private equity firms. FESCO is planning to adhere to international best practices in corporate governance, and may consider transactions in the capital markets to create additional shareholder value.

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Clikzy Creative named Best WordPress Development Company for March 2013

Columbia, SC (PRWEB) March 14, 2013

Top Design Companies evaluates companies on five main factors including aesthetics, originality, site architecture, audience, and functionality.

Clikzy Creative, an Alexandria, VA based custom website design firm was named #1 for a second month in 2013. Clikzy is a boutique website design firm which focuses on custom design and WordPress development. Clikzys ability to create functional and clean design help surface their company to the number one position. We are excited to be recognized as one of the best WordPress design companies in the nation:

TDC is a design related website which helps clear the clutter on the web.There are a lot of website design companies in the world, and most companies can not do every project. TDCs mission is to help small business owners find the right resources for their project. There are a lot of great firms, and companies doing a lot of great things. TDCs thinks they should be recognized. said, Pete Juratovic, President

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TDC is a design related website which helps clear the clutter on the web.There are a lot of website design companies in the world, and most companies can not do every project. TDCs mission is to help small business owners find the right resources for their project. There are a lot of great firms, and companies doing a lot of great things. TDCs thinks they should be recognized.

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WordPress has become the leading blogging platform with good reason -- it's powerful, flexible, reliable and user-friendly. With the help of its comprehensive plugin system, WordPress is also amazingly extendable.

However, even the best application has its weaknesses, and one of the weakest features of a default WordPress installation is backup. The included backup system limits you to exporting posts, pages, comments, custom fields, categories and tags. What you don't get are backups of directories, files and databases -- without which, should disaster strike, you won't be able to get your WordPress site back up and running quickly.

Thankfully, there are plenty of plugins available to improve the WordPress backup solution. These range from single-minded database backup to more complete full-site backup.

Because the list of backup plugins is fairly lengthy, I have pared it down to 10 tools that I consider the most useful.

Most of these plugins are easy to install, simple to use and flexible enough to back up your database, your folders/files, your posts/comments/tags or your entire site. Some of these plugins need to be downloaded from a third-party service while others can be installed directly from WordPress.org. Some are free; others need to be paid for.

With that said, let's dig into these plugins and find out which is best suited to meet your needs.

BackupBuddy

WordPress 2.6 or later Price: $75 (2 licenses), $100 (10 licenses), $150 (unlimited licenses). Licenses include 1 year of support and upgrades.

BackupBuddy isn't quite as user-friendly as the rest of the plugins listed here. Whereas most of the others are almost immediately usable after installation, BackupBuddy requires a bit of care and feeding before you can back up your WordPress site.

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Dark years of dictatorship, struggle for freedom, and an unparalleled passion for the written word are what bind a sisterhood that has changed the landscape of Philippine democracy.

Surviving the tough years of Martial Law, the Women Writers in Media Now (WOMEN) has honed talents, ignited spirits, fought battles, and stood firmly for the truth. Starting as a small group that gathered in the Heritage Art Gallery to simply hone their writing skills or critique one another's works, there emerged a sisterhood that fought for press freedom amid the difficult dictatorial regime.

This sisterhood of eighteen women withstood decades of "dangerous writing" in all genres of writing. The 18 women journalists include Leonor Aureus Briscoe, Arlene Babst-Vokey, Sheila Coronel, Neni Sta. Romana Cruz, Ma. Ceres P. Doyo, Fanny A. Garcia, Mila Astorga-Garcia, Sol F. Juvida, Fe Panaligan Koons, Marra PL. Lanot, Jo-Ann Q. Maglipon, Sylvia L. Mayuga, Gemma Nemenzo, Lilia Quindoza Santiago, Paulynn Paredes Sicam, Rochit I. Taedo, Marites Daguilan Vitug, and Criselda Yabes. In celebration of the 18th Paz Marquez Benitez Memorial Lecture, the Ateneo Library of Women's Writings (Aliww) showcases the life and works of these 18 women journalists in one exhibit entitled "Women Writers in Media Now" from February 21 to April 30 at the Ateneo Art Gallery.

"They have been writing for the last 30 years. They have sought hope especially when it was difficult to feel it during the political turmoil of the 80's in the Philippine society," Dr. Marlu Vilches, Dean of the School of Humanities of Ateneo de Manila University said.

WOMEN WRITING DANGEROUSLY

Ceres Doyo, Marites Vitug, and Jo-Ann Maglipon, shared their own stories of writing dangerously, navigating lawsuits and online writing, and raising the bar for entertainment writing.

In her first major article, Ceres Doyo recalled how her feature article about the killing of the Bugnay chieftain Macli-ling Dulag got her in trouble. "That was my first story, I got my editor and myself in trouble." She and then Panorama editor Letty Magsanoc had to undergo a public interrogation because of her article.

"To get to Bugnay village we scaled hills and crossed the raging Chico River with the help of Kalinga braves in G-strings. In the home of Macli-ing, I saw the blood on the wall and ran my fingers on it. I listened to the people's stories and took photographs. After that I don't know what possessed me but I just sat down and wrote. I sent the story and trembled. A dam inside me had burst," Doyo said as she remembered her "starting days" as a writer. When Pope John Paul II came in 1981 for a visit, he handed Doyo a Catholic Mass Media Awards trophy for her Macli-ing story.

She was later interrogated by the military on Macli-ing Dulag. This was the first interrogation she underwent.

It was repeated in 1983 for her magazine stories on the military's human rights abuses in Bataan, particularly on rebel-priest Fr. Zacarias Agatep. Then the Macli-ing story was again brought up. They filed a case against the military officers and won.

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