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Echo Park's landmark Chango Coffee reopened this morning after a week-long makeover. The menu and coffee remain the same as do the the employees behind the counter. But that counter is now a gleaming slab of granite that tops dark wood cabinets. The same dark paint covers a new longer, wooden banquette that runs underneath a new wall mural and bright white walls. Outside, a new mural by the same artist is also taking shape. The more refined look is the work of new owners Jenna Turner of Susina Bakery & Cafe and Marc Gallucci of Fix Coffee in Elysian Heights. Chango customers made it clear they did not want things to change too much and Gallucci and Turner said they agreed not to replicate Fix, a Bauhaus-like cube staffed by uniformed barristas that stood in sharp contrast to Chango's disheveled style. Instead, Gallucci said he wanted to give Echo Park residents cafe alternatives.
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George returned back to where he grew up still seeking that one place where he fits in. Never did he expect to find himself in a messy tangle of dark magics, ancient promises, and a power hungry hoodoo doctor. Just maybe if his crazed luck can just stay with him long enough, he'll finally find his place under the sun.
This DopplerPress Kindle eBook also includes the bonus story "The Glade" by Grover
Excellent story
I probably should have checked the story length before starting to read this but it was worth reading it in one sitting. :-) I love the weaving of celtic and hoodoo faiths together and the whole feel of the rural south that you convey.
Just as importantly, no dogs spirit was permanently harmed in the making of this story!
Thank you for a very enjoyable tale Grover.
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
Story lenght
This is part of what has held up the closing chapter of Wild Side. At some 30K words it's pretty long. :) I suppose you are right. Instead of Urban Fantasy, it is more like Rural Fantasy. As for Cooter, well, you can't keep a good dawg down!
Thanks so much for your comment.
Big hugs
fun story
really liked it.
Thanks Dorothy!
I'm happy you liked it. I rather enjoyed writing it. It was nice to revisit my memories of the old place and incorporate them into this yarn.
What a wonderful, enchanting love story. Goddess be praised. I wondered whatever happened to ol' cousin George.
Joani McBride
Cousin George
is living in interesting times, but I do believe he's happy. :)
Thanks for your kind words.
Great story
I really enjoyed this. Being of Celtic ancestry myself I was really happy with how you developed the story and the characters. The mix of Celtic and Hoodoo gave it a nice interesting flavor. :)
Melting pot
I've always found the melting process of America's melting pot of America fascinating. The mixture of European, Native Americans, and the usually unwilling immigrants from Africa made Colonial America a very nitty-gitty place. You can still see those influences in the Mid-Lands and Low Country of South Carolina. From the old dialects/accents to the old graveyards that history can be heard and seen.
Thanks for the comment!
Wow... this story was great.
Wow... this story was great. The beginning was more than a bit cruel, but it got better and worked out in the end.
That Vodoo magic seemed seriously dark, but then there were those Loa. I wonder what they were about. It would have been kind of nice to learn more about them. Or was this sort of preparation for a sequel?
I wonder what Foxxy replaced the male part of her soul with. I mean she seemed seriously crippled spiritually in the beginning and it wasn't all that much better in the end. It would have been interesting to read more from her POV.
Thank you for writing this captivating story,
Oh Wow!
Thanks Beyogi. I perhaps should've spelled it out better. Subscribing to that theory that we're both male and female, Vivian had all the male removed leaving only the female parts. Given time it slowly will grow stronger. That's what the Loa was implying when she said if in time Vivian wanted to partake of their rituals, then she would be welcome. Wendy was much more protected and again I implied that she didn't have all that much maleness to her soul to start with making the removal far less traumatic.
Vodun has its light and darkness. In general terms it is positive, but there are dark sorcerers, bokor, and it was one of those I was writing about.
If I made any mistakes about the religious portions, it was not intentional. Like most things, it can be misused, and if anything I showed how the Loa and others balance the sheets at the end. He had his chance to reform and threw then away.
Sorry for the ramble. :)
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I loved it!!!
I loved this story! A great romp through a place that's as much in my blood as it is in George's. I love what you did with the Loas!
Thank you
Thanks Abby!
You being a Low Country girl, I'm sure you got it. That mixture of the modern world, but beneath at its roots it's the same South that gave rise to both good and bad. Maybe I've listened to Charley Daniel's Wooly Swamp once too often. :)
Thanks for your kind words.
Really Excellent Grover! A must read here:)
I seriously got into this and couldn't stop reading it until it was done. I gotta admit I'm a bit jealous that I never went there into the voodoo stories. Loved the Loas and that deep south feeling.
*Great Big Hugs*
Bailey Summers
Thanks Bailey
I did the best I could with the research and from my own very limited experiences. My real inspiration for the Vodun parts were from one of my most favorite books and series. "Chase the Morning" by Michael Scott Rohan, and the rest of that series. I thought he did a great job at showing the relationships between worshipers and Loas in those stories. Plus its a wonderful fantasy universe mixing so many different genre's together.
I simply took the recipe and applied my own ingredients. :)
Thanks for your very enthusiastic comment.
Wow. Another enjoyable read.
It's hard to find enough superlatives to describe some of the tales on BCTS. This one has a spine-chilling protagonist, loveable heroines, dialog that never stumbles and a happy, even gooey-sweet ending. All my favourite ingredients. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing it with us. Cheers, Kiwi
Thank Kiwi
I'm rather fond of those gooey-sweet endings too! There's too much bad stuff going around in real life to write about it, although I will admit some stories do demand it. Happily this needed the Disney ending it got. ;)
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Very nice!
It's rare to see a story that captures so well the feel of my families' homelands.
Thanks for a job well done!
Janice - Child of Tennessee hollers, with roots throughout these hills and woods
You're very welcome
They say write what you know, but I'll go just a step further and say write what you feel. To stand on land your father and his father had tilled with their own hands watching the sunrise ... There's a connection.
The land does get into your blood. :)
Thanks for your kind words.
Awesome Setting...
...a powerful plot, and everything really well thought out, including (as others have noted) the intersection of the two occult systems.
The were four categories at the top that I tend to avoid, but your byline made me go for it anyway, and I'm very glad I did.
Gratefully, Eric
Awesome comment!
Category selection is always tough for me. Yes, they do apply to the story, but they could also trigger bad things in unwary readers. Like Poet-Heather says, to really let the happiness shine your characters have got to work for it.
I admit I'm terrible at writing the intro blurb. That's why I usually rely on my tropic sentence to do the job. It is after all the intro to the story. But this time I had to overcome possible adverse reaction to those categories. I'm happy to see that it at least partially worked. :)
Thanks for your comment!
a bit confusing
for me at the start up, but it quickly became very good. Thanks
Might I ask what part? It's hard for me to pick up on stuff like that since after all I already KNOW what's going to happen. Setting the scene, in a fantasy story, even a rural one, is tough. Many people aren't very familiar with that sort of background.
I'm still learning how to do this writing thing.
It is good to know it picked up quickly.
Thanks for letting me know!
Could practically see James Bond lurkring on the edges
Reminded me a bit, and in a good way, of parts of Live and Let Die...
We were something like 40 percent in when the bad guy went to prison so I KNEW he would strike back somehow.
But KNOWING that, you still held things nicely in suspense.
VERY good work.
Um, babies? As in plural? Um twins or more than one pregnancy? IE prophesy?
Nice bit with the woman compelled to come and train her.
That and Clifford the Big Dead Dog...
-- grin --
Faithful unto eternity. Damned fine dog. Maybe they could find him a fine dead lady dog and...
Spectral puppies would be something to behold. Would you paper train them using the obits?
NO hitting!
I suspect our evil voodoo man will not have a happy afterlife. You NEVER fail a spirit/god you made a bargain with and a spirit associated with death?! Yikes.
Initially the bits about her old family near the end came out of left field but you did set it up waaay in the beginning so I should not have been surprised. Plus his/her estrangement from the family was a key factor in the story.
As to the cursed body mold used on them... Did you ever see a certain video by Lil' Kim? That or you had a Mattel Creepy Critter Maker back in the day.
John in Wauwatosa
Geoffrey Holder
I'll have to come clean that the laughter I heard at our dear Hoodoo Doctor's end was Geoffrey Holder's as Baron Samedi. No one, and I do mean no one escapes or welches on a deal with the Baron. :) Strange how images and sounds from our childhoods forever influences us hey?
As for that Mattel Creepy Critter Maker I can neither confirm nor deny that such a toy was a part of my childhood. So maybe I did have my share of play-dough and plastic clay. You ever notice how when you mixed the colors they always turned this kinda gray color? :)
As for that Lil Kim video which one are you talking about, John?
Excellent story.
Someone caught up in magic who hadn't really believed in it before, A doom hanging over two good people, and their interactions. Good stuff. I also liked that the start of Papa's downfall was a simple nine millimeter.
9mm downfall
Never threaten a mama and her baby! :) It's just that baby is going to have to mama's which is not that unusual in todays world although I dare say the details are a lot more complicated than the normal.
Papa was also my attempt at giving my bad guy more character and to explain why he did the things he did to the girls. I guess it worked out pretty well.
As always Maggie, it's the comments from my writing peers that are gold. :)
What a great story, Grover.
What a great story, Grover.
And thank you for escorting Papa Baga out of it.
I think I'm blushing. :) Papa needed comeuppance and he got it.
Thanks again!
How Many Licks? is the title of the song she did with Sisqo
This video is NOT work safe!!! Oh my, NO WAAAY!!
But the idea of a factory molded living womnan, like some magiced-alive African American Barbie Doll IS part of the video.
Now to see if I can fix my YouTube down loader, Several new Epic Rap Battles of History are our. One with Gahndi vs M.L. King.
LOVE to see how two proponents of non-violence *battle*.
But then the idea of Gahndi as a Rambo type avenger has been spoofed before.
BTW NICE story.
Sure will make for FUN familiy reunions.... Just how WHITE BREAD is her old family? Or his for that matter?
John in Wauwatosa
P.S. How about a Mattel Vacu-Form toy?
Plaster casts in rubber molds in the *Y*?
Really good!
Even though I had other things to do, I couldn't stop reading this until I finished it. Thank you! Such a rich tale, with the blending of different traditions. I envy your creativity!
Who does listen to the hoodoo?
I have to wonder just what the spirits were that hovered around your writing desk those long hours while you crafted this story, but I hope they were dismissed upon its completion. Now I can go to bed and let the dreams carry me away....
No evil spirits-
Just one ADHD afflicted muse who loves her caffeine way too much! As for dreams my latest story began as a dream. It was a little disturbing because it broke the fourth wall. You know I dreamed I was in the dream, dreaming. Hopefully it'll be ready for review next week.
Thanks for your so kind words and concern. And of course may your own dreams lead you to your heart's reward.
I've Been Meaning To Read This Story
For ages. I just never seemed to get the time, And now I have and of course I'm not disappointed, because it's a GROVER
story and and as well written and interesting as all the other Grover stories, even Papa Baga was believably evil. There are assholes like that in the world,with or without magic.
Thank you for the lovely ride,
I hope you see this.
It has been a little time since you posted this but I always leave a little
thank you for when ever something is written.
The tension that you held throughout the story was spooky good. And the quality of your writing pulled together a story that even Samual Clemens would find very enjoyable.
As usual your instincts of what to say and what to subtlety imply was spot on. Great story Thankyou.
Misha Nova
With those with open eyes the world reads like a book
Great story Grover! Love all
of the magic and spells. But ish that you'd chosen to post it in chapters. Then I could have given you many kudos.
May Your Light Forever Shine
Fine work
That was a fine piece of work, with a strong sense of place and vivid characterization. There were a few minor problems -- a couple of verbs that don't agree in number with their subject, for instance -- but nothing serious enough to throw me out of the story.
It seems no matter how carefully me and others go over these tales of mine something always sneaks though. I blame my Southern upbringing and dyslexia. :) No excuses for bad grammar of course since it has to be readable by others, but like so much in my life it's a up hill battle.
I am glad you enjoyed it and thanks again for your kind words.
Just bought
and started to read, looks like more Grover goodness.
"Reach for the sun."


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Restaurant > Ithaa Undersea restaurant 2 September 2012
Dining under the sea
Ithaa, which means mother-of-pearl in Dhivehi, is the world's first undersea restaurant. With its seven different restaurants, award winning Conrad Maldives Rangali Island is renowned for its exceptional international cuisine and wine selection and this one is apparently their flagship restaurant. Set 16 feet below sea level, this world class undersea restaurant offers spectacular 180° views of the surrounding coral and marine life. The structure was made overseas in Singapore and the subsequently lifted onto an ocean-going barge to be transported to the Maldives in late 2004. The restaurant first opened in April 2005. The 5-by-9-metre (16 by 30 ft) mostly acrylic structure has a capacity for 14 diners and is thus really an exclusive restaurant. Not sure about Sunday, but otherwise the restaurant is open daily for lunch, dinner and cocktails. Prices are not cheap, I think lunch costs USD$195 per person, less for cocktails and much more for dinner. But what you are paying for is really quality time in an exquisite environment and of course fine dining meals. Food served here is Western-Maldivian fusion. Reservations are strongly recommended as this restaurant is really getting quite popular despite its high prices and apparently a few tourists staying at other resorts come here for this as well.
The restaurant is located in a wooden hut past the also very famous Sunset Grill restaurant. Shortly after arrival to the resort, we were quick to make reservations for this restaurants after we missed out for dinner at the nearby Sunset Grill because it was fully booked and we had to settle for another restaurant. We managed to get a table for two for cocktails during the late morning on our departure date.
To get to Ithaa, we walked past the Sunset Grill restaurant and into a nice wooden thatched hut. The interior of the hut is air conditioned and simply decorated with three sofas, colored in either red or yellow, which sits nicely against the backdrop of a blue sea and sky. They had some beautiful transparent stickers of the restaurant logo pasted on the glass wall behind the sofas. Hmmm...I think I have just forgotten to ask the very nice and friendly staff there if they have an extra one to give me, it would look nice on my car windscreen and be a good reminder of this very wonderful place....
The glass coffee table has small streams of water on it which was cleverly decorated with fresh frangipani flowers. A blue wall at the left side of this hall has the beautiful restaurant name and logo on it, and past this a spiral staircase leads you down to the restaurant. Shoes are not permitted in the restaurant so we left them near the inside of the entrance. We didn't mind this because the expensive wooden flooring was actually quite comfortable for bare feet.
The underwater restaurant was shockingly beautiful, much better than what we saw of the pictures from the internet. On that day, there were only six other diners and the 7 tables made sure that the restaurant could not be overly crowded and everyone had plenty of space to move around and take pictures. We had champagne and cocktails and they served us some finger food as well, some tempura thingy and another smoked salmon type of food, which were really fine dining stuff. Personally, I preferred the Rangali Bar (also situated within this resort) for cocktails although the ones they served here are quite nice as well. The experience of dining at Ithaa was most enchanting. We could see out of the transparent walls the surrounding corals with all its marine life. Schools and schools of fishes, the occasional stingray, some eels, a shark or two and even one jelly fish! Someone mentioned that they might actually be feeding the fishes around the restaurant to attract them here, but even if this was true, the views were spectacular. I enjoyed pointing my camera to the transparent roof to picture the schools of fish swimming above us and the sun's ray piercing through the clear blue waters. The water is really so blue and beautiful! You won't see anything here that you don't see during snorkeling or diving, but for those that do not want to go diving or snorkeling or for whatever reason do not want to get wet, this is yet another wonderful and safe option to see the underwater world. I heard that the tsunami which followed the December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake topped at 0.31 metres (1 ft 0 in) below the staircase entrance, and caused no damage to the restaurant!
Someone told me that the restaurant does not allow children because they want to maintain a calm and serene environment for other guests but I don't think this is true. From some of my pictures, you will all see that there is a young child in the restaurant, no he's not mine, but certainly he's really well behaved.
We spent about an hour in the restaurant, happily sipping champagne and cocktail and watching the fish around us swim by. We thoroughly enjoyed the drinks, the food and the experience. This is really one great place I'd recommend if you can afford the price and want something special for that special date or celebration. Truly an unforgettable experience. I hope to come back again and do dinner next time, I'd love to see how this place looks like at night.
Stayed August 2012
Honeymoon > With partner | 11 April 2013
The atmosphere, the rooms, the entire place
A lot has been said about Conrad Maldives and my contribution means that I am repeating what other contributors have written here: perfect, out of this world, nothing to change about it!
We spent 8 days of our honeymoon in the Mladives and we picked the Conrad for it. It was a perfect choice, we were 100% sure of it, we were sure that our expectations would be fulfilled! Wrong! It was a whole lot more than we expected.
From the moment we arrived at the airport we stepped in another world, where we felt like royalty! High class service at the Conrad lounge at the Maldivian air taxi. Free massages, fruites, cold wonderful smelling towels..
On the Island.. what can I say.. We had booked a beach villa, but we were instantly upgraded to Beach deluxe villa which was bigger, had a pool in front of it and was hidden among trees and vegetation which was incredible. We enjoyed it a lot. Very private, a bit cooler than on the beach and we alwyas felt like we were alone on the island. It was our own private paradise.
Every little thing is built with great consideration for the guest: outside bath tub and shower - we had an amazing feeling taking a shower outside, looking at the trees and flowers from the back yeard. :-)
The room, actually the villa, was amazing! Huge, with windows all around, overlooking the front yard that lead to the beach!
And..10 meters from the beach villa there was the incredible beach. We have seen other white sand beaches before but this one... Please believe me when I say that all professional photos that you see from Maldives express only a part of the true beauty of this place. I never imagined there were so many shades of blue. Fish 2 meters from the shore, even little sharks. For the first 2 days I had that feeling that it was just a dream!
But it wasn't! It was the best choice we have ever made in terms of spending a vacation! And we will definetly go back!
I must admit, we kind of had a small problem: the air conditioning broke down the day before departure and we were upgraded again to a Spa Overwater villa. :-) Only for one night. It was indeed something else, elegant, with a great view of the sunrise! I do not wich to sound ungrateful or anything! It was a great villa, but if we go back we will chose the beach deluxe villa! We miss the atmosphere and the way we felt there. :-)
Actually we miss everything about the Maldives and Conrad.. The Atol Market restaurant in the evening, the Rangali bar at night and at noon where we relaxed and listen to the ocean...
We miss the people there, the fish :-), the bridge and the sunsets. We miss the breeze and the blue water...
I can't wait to go back! It is a great choice if you plan to go there, you will not find fault with this place!
Stayed October 2010, in room 218
Bar > The Lounge at the Quite Zone Bar 31 October 2012
One of the most beautiful areas of the resort
This is really one of the most beautiful areas of Conrad Maldives Rangali Island. As its name suggests, I don't think children are allowed here, so no noisy kids and their toys. The main attraction here is an over the water infinity edge pool, so that it actually looks as if you are swimming in the sea. Great for some people that actually prefer to swim in a pool rather than in the open sea - I know it sounds abit crazy, but if you have elderly guests, this is actually a great alternative. I liked the nice deck chairs and their accompanying white umbrellas, these seem to 'float' by the sea, when they are actually resting on the blue tiled flooring of the pool. Definitely one of the nicest looking swimming pools I've seen in my many visits to the various 5* hotels in the world during my travels. Best thing to do is to spend a lazy morning here reading a book on the deck chair and having a dip in the pool at intervals in between. Quite a few times, one of the herons will come and stand by the edge of the pool. They are quite harmless and only adds to the beauty of the surroundings.
There is a lounge bar under the nearby white colored canopy, serving light snacks and drinks during the day. By night, this area becomes the Koko Grill. I had a brief look at the menu, lots of Japanese themed and seafood stuff, but unfortunately, this is one of the more expensive areas for dinner, and alas, one of the 2 restaurants that I did not stop by for a meal because of my relatively short stay on the resort.
Definitely one of my favorite hangout place at Conrad Maldives Rangali Island during daytime! Will want to spend a full day here on my next visit!
Stayed August 2012
Leisure > With partner | 18 October 2012
Peace and quiet along with the sound of the waves under the villa
From the moment you walk off the plane in Male you are greeted with warmth, friendliness and service. Upon arrival by seaplane to the Conrad you are greeted by your hosts and then wisped away to a tour of the island and then away to your room. Generally check-in is arranged at the Conrad Lounge at the seaplane terminal in Male. Myself and my partner originally booked a Superior Water Villa for 7 nights, however due to the renovations on the island of where these Villas are situated we were given a free upgrade to one of the Spa Water Villas which sits off the main island, approx. 500 meters out to sea :-) We can't thank the hotel enough for this upgrade.
Upon arrival at our room (416) we were greeted with champagne and a lovely fruit platter and not to forget the views, peace and serenity !!!!! The room it's self was beautiful, fitted with stylish accessories fitting for the environment, lovely by fold windows and doors, clean (housekeeping was brilliant), a decent size "far from small", overall the rooms were very stylish, extremely relaxing and one thing I must say is the rooms are well spaced from your neighbor(s). The best part of the room was the deck with the stairs leading into the beautiful Indian Ocean and then a dip in the spa which sits out on the lower deck, quite spectacular I must say.
The resort itself has great facilities plenty of options to choose with regard to restaurants and bars. The Atoll Market or Mandoo (if your staying in the spa villas) are generally where you have breakfast, great food and service but if I had to pick one over the other I'd have breakfast at the Atoll Market as more options were available, plus the staff in there are brilliant !!!!
I'd highly recommend dinner in the wine cellar which sits over the quiet zone. Fantastic night out and a great opportunity to meet other guests of the island. Another great restaurant is Ithaa, underwater, the food was amazing along with the setting however it's quite distracting with all the fish. It's a must do on your stay. We booked half board so that included breakfast and dinner however if you book in one of their specialty restaurants such as Ithaa, Wine Cellar and the like then you have to pay additional, the credit from your half board doesn't apply so that's the only thing I'd really point out.
As for excursions and other activities, plenty to choose from !!!! We wanted to book the yacht for the day which requires a minimum of 4 persons so at the time of booking there were no other couples who had booked therefore the booking couldn't be confirmed. I suggested for a mere $200 odd extra I'd pay for another 2 persons and then we could simply have the yacht to ourselves for the day. Adam, our host, made appropriate enquiries and promptly came back to us and basically gave us the heads up that we could do this of which we were extremely happy and couldn't thank Adam enough for going the extra mile.
The day trip it's self was amazing, 1 skipper and 2 other staff to assist and 100 ft. luxury yacht to ourselves !!!! They gave us plenty of options as to what we could do for the day. We went to one of the local islands, Mandahoo, a private deserted island for lunch then 3 outer reefs for snorkeling and diving. Well worth every cent, overall it only costed us $500 AUD.
Overall the resort has all the amenities you need such as gym, jewelry, clothing boutique, souvenir shops and the like. The 2 infinity pools are beautiful and visually very pleasing to the eye both hold a very relaxing atmosphere. We loved the Quiet Zone, Rangali Bar with the day lounges good chill out music great spot to just sit around read a book or do nothing if you please and perhaps have a cocktail. The resort has a very relaxing atmosphere and BRILLIANT staff, just cannot say enough about them. They always went the extra mile for us and so friendly :).
We unfortunately only booked 8 nights there and next time we return we'll stay 10 - 14 nights as it's very hard to leave. Hope to see you again soon Conrad Rangali and thank you for everything, this holiday is well treasured in our memories. Regards
Stayed June 2011, in room 416
Restaurant > Atoll Market Restaurant 17 September 2012
the biggest and the best!
This is probably the biggest and the best of all restaurants at Conrad Maldives Rangali Island. Located just opposite the Rangali Bar, it also has white sand floors and a good view of the surrounding lagoon. And you can choose to sit indoors or outdooors under the shady trees. The restaurant is open for breakfast and dinner and is probably best known for its buffet dinner. It boasts of eight specialist kitchens: Asian, Japanese, Italian, Indian, the Grill, the Delhi, the Bakery and the dessert counter, all these coupled with an exciting wine list featuring all the rising stars of the wine world. I first heard about this restaurant from a Chinese lady working at the hotel while I did my booking over the phone. She told me this is her personal favourite and I must come here one night, and with this restaurant around I will never have to worry about thinking of what to eat.
We came here on our very first night for dinner because we were quite hungry by 6pm and did not bother to make any booking at the other restaurants. We were pleasantly surprised by its space and it being quite airy. Food wise, the selection here is actually huge, in fact the biggest buffet selection I've seen in any 5 or 6 star hotel! There is just no way one can sample everything in a single visit. Buffet dinner costs USD$95 per person, well worth the price considering the selection and the quality of food. Reservations are not exactly required because this place is huge, much much bigger than all the other restaurants combined, so it does have enough seats for everyone. We were also pleasantly surprised by some of the tables having been specially decorated with flowers picked from the garden, love shaped napkins etc, nice tables to choose if you are on a honeymoon or have a special date to impress. I find the Asian section to be really quite good, although everything here is really tasty. The Asian part had quite a few stir fry dishes, including a fried noodle dish which was so good I came back for 3 helpings! They also had 1 or 2 Thai curry dish. Japanese wise, they have the usual miso soup, sushi/ sashimi and udon noodles. Italian wise, there were different types of pasta and pizza. I think there's a roast beef and some other meat for the Grill. Can't comment much on the Indian food part cos my knowledge with regards to Indian food is close to zero, but there are quite a few different dishes. Loved the poached prawns, mussels, crabs and fresh oysters offered at the Delhi.
The best part of the buffet must be the desert counter, (also the largest amongst all the other counters) with everything beautifully made and believe me, they taste even better than they looked! They had all the different sorts of cakes, tarts, cut fruits, choclolates and sweets. There is a nice ice cream counter as well, with a huge selection of flavours and quite a big selection of toppings that you can choose to add. I personally think that this restaurant has the best and biggest selection of deserts.
My advice is that you have to come to this one at least once for dinner. You can either save it for the night when you can't get a booking of the other smaller restaurants or you can come here on a night when you are really hungry.
There are only 2 places where you can have breakfast, I think this one, and the comparatively much smaller Vilu Restaurant located on the island across. We were told Atoll Market has a much bigger selection. As we stayed in a beach villa quite close to the lobby, we had breakfast at the Atoll Market for all our breakfast meals. Selection as usual was huge, they have all the Continental breakfast stuff, and smaller sections for Asian, Japanese and Indian styled breakfast. The large desert counter in the middle is now being replaced by a whole collection of fruits. Some of these are imported and they even have the rarer things such as the jambus, longans, snake fruit (usually only seen in Indonesia), starfruit, green mandarin oranges (usually seen only in IndoChina). Again, it is impossible to sample everything in a single visit, (maybe a good excuse of us not wanting to try the other place for breakfast).
Conclusion: we actually liked this one very much, it's a great all-in-one place with everything for everyone. A must try!
Stayed August 2012
Restaurant > Mandhoo Spa Restaurant 14 September 2012
Healthy food, vegetarian options
The Mandhoo Spa Restaurant, another restaurant at Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, is named after a nearby island, and has a spectacular location built on wooden stilts which extends about a 100 meters out into the Indian Ocean. It is the restaurant that is located furthest away from the hotel lobby area and furthest away from most other attractions or venues apart from the spa retreat. I think one of its purpose is to offer organic bio-dynamic calorie counted foods which can be combined with spa treatments to invigorate, relax, purify or detox depending on your mood.
It is an extremely beautiful place but perhaps because of the distance factor, it appears least crowded when compared to the other restaurants. The surrounding seas here appear clearer than those at the other parts of the island. We could really see the different types of colorful fish that swim beneath us here. The restaurant was bright and airy, with 3 sides of the restaurant walls consisting of foldable glass panel doors which were all kept open to let in the sunshine and the sea breeze; and certainly very quiet. One side of the whole connects directly to the kitchen. Outside the kitchen, there are these rows of neatly placed potted plants, which adds a modern and green touch to the building. Dining here was a wonderful experience on a hot sunny afternoon. There were only 2 other couples in the restaurant while we were there and it is so quiet and calm that you actually hear the lapping waves.
The restaurant is open from 7am to 11pm and serves gourmet spa cuisine with everything made using the finest organic ingredients only. During our periord of stay, afternoon tea at this restaurant is free, and there is a designated time for this, I think it is 4 to 5pm. We had initially planned to go for afternoon tea but did not do so because we spent all our time on all the other water sports activities instead. But we did come here for lunch because we wanted to experience a different restaurant for each meal whenever possible.The food here is actually quite tasty but servings are much smaller than what I had at other restaurants at Conrad Maldives Rangali Island. One interesting thing at the Mandhoo Spa restaurant is that they have an in-house nutritionist whom you can consult if you want to ensure that the food you order from the menu can be one that will be of most nutritional value to you. And their menu is classified according to 5 different elements: air, fire, earth, water and plant. Yes, their main courses, deserts and even juices are all classified according to the 5 elements. And they all have their nutritional values stated on them, a typical example would be say: " Ptn 26.3g Cho 2.7g Fat 1.8g Sat 0.5g E 602.3kj 139.4Cal". According to their menu, " the Fire element represents detoxification and purification" and dishes classified under this category "stimulate the appetite and aid with the assimilation and absorption of food, in the cases of excess water, they can be used to drain the sinuses, to promote expectoration of phlegm and to decongest cholesterol blocked arteries." And each of the other element will represent something different. In short, air is supposed to be "energizing", earth as "nourishing", fire for "detoxifying", water for "relaxing" and plant is for "fortifying". Pretty interesting concept altogether. Most dishes and deserts are priced around USD$20, but remember, servings are really quite small. Juices are priced about USD$10 each. I also noticed there are more vegetarian dishes at this restaurant.
I had the baked local tiger prawns gravlax style on the plancha, organic salmon with green leaves,fresh tomato tea with diced tofu under the Air category, which was light and tasty but as you can see from my pictures, quite a small serving. My travelling companion had sage marinated chicken breast, pumpkin and confit shallot risotto, warm orange broth, apple and horseradish chutney under the Earth category. Both dishes cost USD$19 each. They have some interesting drinks on the menu as well, such as the white wellness shake (consisting of kiwi, banana, apple, yoghurt, vanilla powder and grated chocolate), vitality fruit cocktail (banana, blueberry, nectarine pear, cocoa powder and ground cinamon) and melon shake (watermelon, orange, fresh mint leaves and cold low fat milk). Unfortunately, we were having a rather late lunch at 2pm and were abit pressed for time, so we did not try these nor the deserts. ( We had a Nemo submarine ride booked at 3pm, and had also made another reservation at the Vilu restaurant for dinner at 630pm, plus we were invited to a private Maldivian night party at 10pm).
Because of its distance, I'd recommend you call for a buggy to take you here and back if you are coming from around the lobby area or maybe borrow a bicycle. Walking back can otherwise take around 20 minutes.
In short, a gorgeous restaurant just next to the Spa, wonderful seating over the water and great healthy food. Food servings are small but sufficient for an enjoyable, healthy and very tasty lunch. (From a health point of view, we really do not need to stuff ourselves so full each meal, 70% full is actually quite sufficient). I was not expecting to like this restaurant as much as we did, and next time I come back here, I want to try their deserts and shakes. I'd actually give it 5 stars for quality, setting and afforrdability.
Stayed August 2012
Bar > Rangali Bar 12 September 2012
Maldivian Lady, Coconut Milkshake
The Rangali Bar is the eating place closest to the hotel lobby. It is quite a huge area with its nice sand floor (yes, exactly the same as that from the beach), day loungers and nightly entertainment. They are open from 10am to 1am. A very convenient place anytime you are feeling hungry. You can choose to sit inside, by the bar counter or outdoors where you can enjoy nice stunning views of the lagoon. In fact, it's just in front of the lagoon so that you can actually do some of the water sports and then head back here for drinks or snacks. There is a huge projection tv screen inside where they usually screen some sporting event at night.
This is the very first of the many restaurants that we tried during our recent stay in August. They have quite a good range in their menu and sizes of serving are quite big. The simple table mat style drinks menu comes in the form of the blue tang fish (you will see this common but beautiful fish if you go snorkeling) and it is very attractive. I had a coconut milk shake, which was really good. Wanted to come back to try their papaya milk shake, but somehow didn't manage to do it in any time this visit. For a light lunch, I had some pan seared scallop dish with rice, which was really tasty and quite reasonably priced at about USD$27 if I haven't recalled wrongly. Quite a few of the other adjacent tables ordered some raw fish salad dish, which looked really good. We were tempted to, but did not try that one because the portion looked huge, fit for 2-3 people and my friend wasn't feeling hungry that day. Menu is seasonal and changes every now and then. I looked up online at the lunch menu they put up for today and the scallop and rice dish I had was not listed anymore. And yes 90% of all their lunch menu items, including main courses are less than USD$30. Food wise, there's usually a good selection of Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Indian and Italian as well as your usual club sandwiches and burgers and many choices for desert. Desert choices include the black forest cake, apple and pear almond frangipani torte, mango cheese cake and so on. And I haven't actually seen any other hotel restaurant with such a huge array of ice cream flavours, which includes even the rarer things like passion fruit, raspberry, lime, lemon, banana and mango. All of their sundaes are priced USD$15 and under, with the exception of the Gigantic sensation (listed at USD$28), an eight scooped selection of ice cream and sorbet with different toppings. The sundaes all have very nice names as well, such as Summer Romanoff, Coffee Extravaganza, Light n Fresh and Exotic Journey.
Service was very good, they have waiters of quite a few nationalities including one from Taiwan, maybe so that the tourists from China will feel more at home with someone speaking their language. We chose to sit outside and it was surprisingly cooling under the shade of the trees despite much sunshine during that day. Perfect place to sit and work on your laptop for those "unlucky" few that may not have the full luxury to get away fully from work even when they are on vacation. Wifi connection remains good at the Rangali Bar.
I have long heard this place is quite famous for its cocktails so we decided to come back again at night. Apparently the margaritas are supposed to be quite good. We ordered Maldivian Lady, which was recommended to us by a waiter at another (Vilu) restaurant. This item was not officially on the menu and it tasted wonderful. I also had a banana split ice cream that night because I had a sudden craving for one, it was quite good actually, and pretty reasonable too at only USD$10.
They have a different nightly event held at the Rangali bar for different days of the week. I think it was DJ night on a Saturday night, which I didn't attend because the bed in the villa room was too comfortable and inviting, plus we had scheduled a whole lot of activities the next day. Now I may be starting to regret this decision because there were actually lots of young and good looking tourists around the resort, and this place is known to be frequented by celebrities. And because of its good geographical location in the resort grounds, the bar is actually quite a good place to sit around and people watch. It's actually pretty fun watching the rich, the trendy and the beautiful! Monday night is supposed to be Maldivian night, where you will hear them play the Maldivian drums and so on. I had to leave on a Monday morning and would thus miss the Maldivian night performance, but hotel staff soon took care of that by inviting me to a private event a day before where they had a Maldivian night performance. It was certainly a dream come true for me to hear the bodu beru (Maldivian drum, made of bamboo wood and lashed with sting-ray hide, and often grouped in trios.) The instrument is used to accompany a dance of the same name, the Boduberu.
Of all the times I have been to this restaurant or passed by it, it was never crowded and one could get a seat easily. So this, together with the nearby Atoll Market restaurant (where they serve buffet) would be a good alternative place should the other more popular but smaller restaurants (Ithaa, Mandhoo Spa, Vilu and so on) becomes fully booked. It is also the one where menu prices are lower than most of the other restaurants. There was never a bad restaurant at Conrad Maldives Rangali Island; in comparison to the others, this one may not be as pretty, but it has the cheapest food, best cocktails and booking is not essential! 5 stars!
Stayed August 2012
Restaurant > Vilu Restaurant and Bar 6 September 2012
Food, ambience
Vilu Restaurant, Sunset Grill and Ithaa are all very popular restaurants at Conrad Maldives Rangali Island. I've heard from some travellers that you need to make bookings for some of these places well in advance. Some even book 2 weeks ahead of their scheduled date of arrival. If that was the case, we were quite lucky during our stay at the end of August to have secured reservations for both Vilu Restaurant and Ithaa (which I recently did a separate review). We made bookings only after day 1 of our stay. Unfortunately, we missed out on Sunset Grill because that one was fully booked.
August was not really a high season this year and the hotel don't look half full, I think it might be the tail end of the summer holidays for much of Europe coupled with the current economic downturn and of course the Chinese 7th month, which the Chinese consider somewhat unlucky to visit beach resorts. But trust me, these restaurants were extremely popular and tables were full! I suppose most tourists that stay at the hotel would want to try all these restaurants, after all, the many restaurants themselves are considered an attraction on their own! In fact, one of the reasons why we chose this resort over others was because it has so many different restaurants, so many different types of food to choose from and these restaurants are just so beautiful! You won't go hungry if you missed out on bookings for these 3 restaurants because there's always the Atoll Market, which has the biggest spread of buffet dinner one can imagine, so there's plenty of choices.
The Vilu is one of the most beautiful restaurants on the resort, in my opinion second only to the Ithaa. It is located on the opposite island of the main check in lobby so from the lobby, you will either have the walk or cycle across the bridge and after this go past the so-called Quiet Zone (swimming pool area) to reach this place. You can also catch a buggy to reach the place more quickly. Or alternatively, catch a dhoni ferry that comes every 10 minutes or so. The drop off point for the ferry is just a couple of minutes' walk from the restaurant. Vilu Restaurant serves up fine dining cuisine with a Mediterranean touch and showcases an exceptional wine collection. The restaurant is open daily from 7am to 11pm, so you can have breakfast here as well. The Vilu is also much larger compared to the Ithaa (which only seats 14) and Sunset Grill. You can sit indoors in a two different large typical beach huts or outside. One of this huts is where the kitchen is located and you can see some of the chefs at work. There are 3 large tanks of lobsters to ensure that these are fresh. The area is particularly great for photos in the evening during sunset. On that night, my friend ordered some combination seafood stuff while I had some roast pork thingy. Really high quality fine dining stuff! I didn't have any alcohol that night so I can't comment any further on the wine selection. Prices of the food was quite reasonable, main courses were about the USD$40-60 range, though I'm pretty sure those things (live lobsters) in the fish tanks will cost more. A la carte food portions/ sizes were just right, definitely bigger than those at Ithaa and another Mandhoo Spa restaurant. They actually are much bigger than what my photos suggest. We were actually quite famished that evening after going for huge array of activities thru'out the day. My friend who travelled with me to Conrad Maldives Rangali Island thinks this is the best place for food, although foodwise I prefer Atoll Market. Ambience wise, second only to the Ithaa.
The washroom of this restaurant is also very trendy and clean, dressed in its fresh colors of blue and white. There is a small bar in another hut just adjacent to this restaurant and a small gift shop about 1 minutes' walk away. I find the items offered for sale here much better than the one at the main lobby and those at the other islands and airport. So you might want to check out this souvenir shop if you are at the restaurant. As expected, service is always good, they always seem to have enough staff around who all knew what to recommend. The place does get quite dark after sunset, especially near the jetty so if you are living on the other side of the sea, I'd recommend you to get the restaurant staff to call a buggy for you rather than take the ferry.
In summary, a very nice restaurant, my highest recommendations! The sunset views were most unforgettable, really hope to be back here some day soon!
Stayed August 2012
Excursion > Nemo submarine ride 30 August 2012
Very Good
Beautiful vehicle
The heat
Probably one of the most unique activity offered by Conrad Maldives Rangali Island...a private submarine! In fact, this was one of the prime reasons why my friend and I decided to choose this hotel/ resort on our recent visit to Maldives.
The Nemo N100 submarine is made in Germany and is brightly colored. One look at pictures from the hotel website or catalogue and you will be most attracted to this beautiful vehicle, which looks like it has just popped out of some children's storybook page. Its bright orange and white colors make it look like a giant clown fish.
The top of the submarine is made with acrylic glass bubbles, sticking out to the length of the hull. This makes it possible for its passengers to have a 360-degree view of the stunning underwater world of the South Ari Atoll. The chair inside the submarine is able to manually rotate around. If you are unable to dive or go snorkeling or prefer to keep yourself dry, but you want to be inside the underwater world, then this is the best option. The other option available is the glass boat- a boat with glass floors so that you can see under the sea. And of course there is the Ithaa: the underwater restaurant at the same resort.
Nemo is able to hold 2 passengers at any one time, with each one to his or her own acrylic glass bubble pod. On our day of activity, Nemo has already been dragged to the middle of the sea. Our submarine driver, a local Maldivian diver and a dhoni ferry with 4 crew members came to meet us at the jetty, and we proceeded onto a 20 minute ferry ride to the middle of the sea, where Nemo was parked. We then transferred ourselves from the ferry into the submarine after it was "unmasked" off its cover. A diver accompanied the submarine for the dive to make sure everything was in order.
The 30 minute long cruise underwater allows one clear views of corals, sharks, sting rays and all the other common fishes in Maldives.
Before signing up for this activity, I was searching high and low over the internet for submarine rides involving small quirky looking submarines, and I found none within the region. At Male, there is a large submarine tour that are able to take lots more passengers at one time and is much cheaper. I saw another advert with a beautiful looking yellow submarine in the Caribbean, but when I emailed the operator, they said they have closed down. So, I thought I had to do this activity here, even though I just went snorkeling earlier on in the same morning. Our submarine driver was very professional and pointed out all the different fishes, corals to us during the trip. Other plus points for the ride: we didn't get wet from any sea water, the submarine interiors was clean (no dirty stains or smells), the glass buuble pods were clear, enabling us to take quite a few pictures, and yes, we can all talk to one another and hear each other clearly in the submarine.
Now, the downsides: it was really HOT in there. There are a few fans in there, but they do not seem to help much at all. Our driver explained that it was gonna get quite hot because of the tropical weather, the bright sun shining and the water pressure. And my, it was exactly like a sauna! I was not wet all over with sea water but with my own sweat! So, I would not recommend this activity for anyone that cannot tolerate a sauna and certainly not for the elderly or the very young. due to the immense heat, 30 minutes in Nemo is really more than enough. Our driver explained that the mechanic will be coming over in the next month or so and they are thinking of installing an air conditioner in the submarine, given the circumstances, I am really not sure if it will be of much help though. Apparently, similar submarines are used in a certain German lake for similar activity and they do not have this "sauna" problem because of the colder climate there. And yes, they did give us a bottle of cold water to take with us whilst we were in the submarine, some cold face towels after our ride and a bottle of sweat mixed fruit drink after our ride. The return ferry trip from the middle of the sea took much longer cos we all have to tow Nemo back to shore after the excursion.
The price for one submarine expedition is USD$495 for 2 person and USD$280 for one person, which looks steep at a first glance, although I think this is a fairly reasonable price for a private submarine tour, keeping in mind the number of crew needed to do this trip. I was told this activity is quite popular as well, they have done a maximum of 8 rides in one single day. On our visit, they did 4, we were the last ones that afternoon.
So would I do it again for a second time: answer is no, snorkeling or diving is much more fun. Nothing beats a clearer view during snorkeling or diving, and I can spend longer times in the water with either snorkeling or diving. Maybe if they bring in another quirky looking submarine of another color, my answer will be a yes. Any regrets doing it? No, it's definitely one of those rarer things on tours that I know I have to do at least once.
Stayed August 2012
Excursion > Snorkel trip 29 August 2012
Spectacular underwater world, great snorkeling instructors
I went on my first snorkeling trip at Maldives. I told myself I had to do this, at least once, otherwise it would be a real shame to come to Maldives and not explore the underwater world it is so famous for. Warm waters, extraordinary diversity of marine life and extraordinary water clarity, what I am waiting for? I signed up for the Discover Snorkeling package at Conrad Maldives Rangali Island where I stayed. The package costs USD$40 per person which is really quite reasonable for an activity with guides lasting about 3 hours. On that day, there were a total of another 6 other people doing this course. We had 1 main instructor and 2 other assistant instructors. They were all well versed in English and were able to give clear instructions and explanations. The first half an hour of the course involves us getting life jackets for those that needed them and some briefing on what to expect in the seas, possible dangers such as sharp corals, entry and exit points for caves and reefs, etc. It is advisable to take adequate precautions against the sun, especially when you are thinking of spending hours snorkeling. The deceptive coolness of the ocean may increase the chances of a sunburn. Wearing a T-shirt will obviously be of help, but remember the skin areas on the back of your neck and knees that are not protected.
Maldives has been rated by many as being the number one site for snorkeling because of diverse underwater world and underwater visibility of up to 60 metres. Around 70 different species of colorful coral reefs make up the flora of this underwater city with more than 700 species of fishes and other aqua marine life. Reefs are the ideal place to snorkel and examine the contrasting nature of water and marine species. With cliffs and caves, house of reef make perfect spots for any person to peep into the hidden fascinating world beneath the seas. As you descend further you will examine the colors and visibility changes with every metre. From small to big fishes, these reefs entice fishes to their coral formation.
We decided to go snorkeling in the daytime so that visibility will be less of an issue. I think there is a night snorkeling programme as well, but we did not try this because one will have to bring an underwater flashlight. Being a beginner, I was afraid of bumping into sharp corals as well.
After our initial briefing and short lessons on how to use the snorkeling gear, we proceeded out to the sea, and spent about 2 hours there. The experience was fascinating and the 2 hours seemed to go so quickly. The view under water was beautiful and I managed to get quite a few photos of the corals and fishes. Some of the smaller fishes swam so close that I can almost grasp them in my hands. We saw schools of humbug damsels, blue tangs, butterfly fish, parrot fish and many other species during this trip. Of all these, the blue tangs were my favourite. Imagine, while you snorkel in the Maldivian waters the sun will be laying on your back and the colorful corals, white sand below could be one of the most euphoric experiences. To swim for the first time through a channel in the Maldivian coral reefs is utmost breathtaking. The coral edge suddenly drops away to the unknown deep - just like suddenly going over an abyss and into a dream. But, instead of hurting forever downward you drift and glide like an aeroplane. Resist any impulse to return to the lagoon too soon, it is perfectly safe, despite the lurking shadows of big fish and sharks deep down by the coral face. I was told, in Maldives even the sharks are friendly. Apparently humans are too bony for sharks' liking and there are just too many other food alternatives for sharks that they do not even consider humans. Finally, whenever possible always try and swim around the reef, rather than walking. Walking over shallow coral not only results in cuts and scraps, but more importantly it damages the corals often severely. And avoid touching any corals, they may cause nasty cuts and rash.
We had also signed up for a whale shark snorkeling excursion, but alas, this activity was cancelled due to insufficient number of participants on that day. Well, maybe during my next trip to the Maldives…And definitely, I'll plan to stay a few days longer and have more of these snorkeling trips on my next visit. I was looking thru picture cards of the different types of common fishes in Maldives, there's so many more that I would love to photograph...
Stayed August 2012


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@Janet: Somehow your e-mail didn´t arrive here
PS July 2013 Collab - Planning Thread
glad you like it! I'm debating whether you'll actually be able to see any of the papers if I put the elements on top! there are 103 so far, plus Janet's flowers to come... either I make the elements smaller, or just do a separate preview - what do you guys think?
@Meg: Probably separated previews will drive you less crazy, lol
Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry I didn't realize anyone was talking to me! Sorry I didn't get back to you guys sooner. Yes, my blog is lyllahravendesigns.wordpress.com, and I'll host my part there. Thank you!!! Again, sorry for the late reply!
@Lorien, I was kind of curious as to whether it would make it or not. I just replied to your pixelscrapper.com address -
Lórien Rezende (http://www.pixelscrapper.com/lorien-rezende). I just found your other email address where it should have been sent. Crossing my fingers that it arrived safely now!
megbertapelle {at} sbcglobal.net (wanted to cut and paste this somewhere so I don't need to search for it once I pass QC).
I think separate is great. You could then take your separate one and plunk it on the papers as a whole preview and people could keep what they wanted. I know one designer that does a lot of kits with over 110 ellies and it does get pretty busy but it is kind of fun trying to find everything! She does the three previews.
Up to you Meg, afterall you have been so gracious with your time in doing this!
By the way, I clicked on the link to me from the Collab forum post linked in the first post here and it says it does not exist.
my blog is: http://cajundivascraps.blogspot.com
The link in the collab isn't working for mine either. my blog is http://littlebigdesignss.blogspot.com/
Just checked it again and still not working.
Will this be like a blog train that we post everyone's blogs?
hey Lorien,
I think I'm going to need until Saturday to finish the elements & alphas previews (and possibly a mega-one if that will even show much of anything! haha). I hope that's ok - I'm working today & the day is getting away from me!
Also, not sure if you got the email from Linda, but can you clarify what you would like us to post on our blogs? a link back to the PS thread, or to the next/previous person? or any combination? THANKS!
Michelle and Rachelle, thank you for pointing out the mistakes. I forgot to write http:// in front of your links, but I guess it´s fixed now. Can anyone check if I forgot any other one while I do a quality check?
Janet: I don´t know why, I didn´t receive any of your messages. I checked my SPAM box and so on. Try to send to my e-mail directly (at loriensworkshop (at) gmail.com
All: sorry for not updating you during the day, I had an issue to solve today.
Ops, I forgot to answer something important: And only now saw Meg´s message:
@Meg: Do you think it´s possible to finish till Sunday noon or something like that? If so, it´s ok
to everybody: Important notice
Please post somewhere on your blog posts the following link: http://bit.ly/PS_SweetThings There is no need to put previous/next or all blogs on your blog post, as the list will be here, with all the previews
If you want, you can put the colletive previews on your blog posts too, as soon as Meg finishes them, but it´s not mandatory.
excellent! I'm sure I'll finish tomorrow - got a bunch of non-kiddo time coming to me thanks!
and thanks for the update on the link to add to the blog!
Dang, the email said that it was delivered safely. I'll go ahead and send it again.
Update - Email resent. Crossing my fingers!
oh, Lorien, it looks like the links to my blog are not working either - it looks like the links have a bunch of forum post code or URL stuff in front of it
ok, almost done - waiting for Janet's flowers, so there's space in the elements one, but just so you can see ALL THE STUFF!!! there is no way to combine elements and papers - you wouldn't see ANY of the papers! I also reduced the size of just about everything so that everything would fit in the preview.
It looks lovely Meg, thank you so much for all your dedication. Thanks also to all the lovely ladies who made the QC and that participated in the creation. The final kit is wonderful!
Just saw that Lorien got back to me. For the life of me I thought I'd fixed the missing pixels. I'm not sure I'm going to have time to figure out what's going on before the deadline (have photography deadlines that just can't be pushed back). So, unless they are quick fixes...it looks like I may need to pull out of the collab. Mental note, NEVER use the quick selection tool to extract elements. I thought I'd take a short cut this time around vs. using the time consuming way...but never again!
@ Meg you did a fantastic job on the previews!!!
I am so excited to be a part of this collab!!
@ Lorien, I checked all the links on the Collab page:
Here are the results:
Meg's link in the Alphas is NOT working. Also at the top where you credit here for the previews.
Janet's Digital JOys preview is missing.
Template's preview is missing for Francie's Studios
Alpha preview from Jessica is missing.
Everything else is working!!
@ Lorien
When I open the link to the Collaboration Forum, my antivirus gives me a message that this is a Malicious URL. Let me know if you need more info.
Thank you so much Michelle for checking. I´ll fix everything as soon as I help Fran with fixes.
Janet, don´t drop down. There are some of the flowers that are AMAZING (and will be truly missed on the colab, plus you are the only one who remembered to make leaves and all of them already passed QC). If you can´t fix on time, let me know and I´ll help. IMO, they´re just minor fixes...
Meg the previews are absolutely beautiful (and yummy!) It takes so much time to make them too. GREAT JOB!
And they sure display the compatibility of the colors in the palette (and don't they correctly represent all the goodies we all love to indulge in??!!!! YES they do!!! ...............I'm going to go eat a cookie now
@Lórien - Not sure if it matters, but the preview for the solids I did is not shown on the Collaboration link list. (I thought I had posted it after they passed QC, but I guess I didn't, my apologies)
Here it is if you need it:
Michelle, you can´t believe how this checklist was important. Some observations:
Meg's link in the Alphas is NOT working. Also at the top where you credit here for the previews.
Janet's Digital JOys preview is missing.
There is, indeed, something weird with her preview... I see it, but the link don´t end with .jpg, and I bet that´s why you can´t see it. I´ll try to PM Janet.
Template's preview is missing for Francie's Studios
Alpha preview from Jessica is missing.
Seems i thought we had this alpha, but we don´t have. I removed it from the list by now, if we can find this alpha we will include it.
When I open the link to the Collaboration Forum, my antivirus gives me a message that this is a Malicious URL. Let me know if you need more info.
Somehow, your antivirus thinks that it´s not a good thing because it is a url that directs to other place in a different server (a url in the site bit.ly that directs to pixelscrapper.com/) I needed to generate this url, however, because I don´t have access for lock/unlock/create topics on the blog trains forum. So, it´s under digital scrapbook discussion till everything is ready, but will move to colab later, so we all had a way to link to the right place in our blogs. It´s not fixable now, but I already thought on a solution for the next times we do collaborations, so we don´t have this issue anymore.
@Dawn: You probably post this preview and I missed it - sorry It´s on the proper place now.
@Meg: I am in love with your previews. Guess I´ll need to ask preview-making favours some times, lol.
I scheduled my blog post. Its almost bedtime for me, so I went with the previews that have been posted, even though they aren't done. I'll update them tomorrow. This has turned out so amazing! We are rockstars! Thank you all!
Good night, my friend - after this colab is lauched I need to send an e-mail for you, lol.
Janet Scott: I sent you a new e-mail, hope it helps somehow.
Michelle: Can you do me a favor? It´s probably the last one: Janet Hull sent me an updated preview for the one you couldn´t see. Can you check if you can see it now?
Isn't this going live tomorrow, July 1st? Will you have a topic set up so that we can point our customers to the PixelScrapper site for other blog addresses? Or will you be supplying a Blog address list to include on our blogs?
Thank you -
Lorien - you've been busy playing maestro to this lovely collab. No worries. I'll shoot you a quick email.


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The rail travel time between Taipei and Taitung has been shortened to three hours and 30 minutes following the launch of an electrified train service from Hualien to Taitung yesterday.
The government had initially planned to launch the electrified line in March next year.
President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), who made an electrified railway line between Hualien and Taitung one of his campaign promises in 2008, said at the inauguration ceremony yesterday that he decided to reduce the construction period of the project from seven years to five years after he took office.
He said that workers faced many difficulties during construction, including complicated geological conditions and inclement weather.
"Now I do not have to apologize to the people in Taitung County every time I come here to visit," Ma said, adding that the needs of the people in the county have been largely ignored in the past and the electrified railway service is in part amending for that.
To ease demand for tickets on weekends, Ma said the Taiwan Railways Administration should consider offering discount tickets for tourists traveling on weekdays.
Taitung County Commissioner Justin Huang (黃健庭) said the number of tourists visiting Taitung has increased by 50 percent in recent years, but the electrified train service will only increase the transport capacity by a maximum of 40 percent.
He asked the agency to offer express trains from Taipei to Taitung without stopping at Hualien.
Minister of Transportation and Communications Yeh Kuang-shih (葉匡時) said that some sections of the current railway route have yet to be equipped with double tracks.
Because of this situation, trains have to wait to at Hualien, he said.
"Only when the double-track system is available on the entire route can a nonstop train from Taipei to Taitung be possible," Yeh said, adding that the agency would this year start evaluating the possibility of turning the entire Hualien to Taitung railway line into a double-track system.
According to Yeh, the ministry is scheduled to begin the electrification of the South Link Railway by the end of this year, which he said was the "last mile" of the railway network that has yet to be electrified.
The driver of the pilot train service was 57-year-old Mai Ming-ji (麥明吉), a Puyuma Aborigine from Taitung. Having been a train driver for 22 years, Mai said he was honored to be the first conductor of the Puyuma Express after the Huanlien to Taitung railway line became electrified.
Passengers traveling to Hualien in the Puyuma Express can reach the destination in two hours after their electrification project is completed, whereas those traveling on the same express train can do so in 3.5 hours. The fastest train from Taipei to Taitung stops only at the Hualien and Yuli (玉里) stations en route.
In the past, passengers to Taitung had to switch from the electricity-powered trains to diesel-powered ones at Hualien Railway Station, with the estimated travel time at 4.5 hours.
The electrified railway line is about 166km and passes 28 stations.
The railway line along the nation's west coast was completely electrified in 1979.
The agency said there will be two weeks of trial operations that ends on July 15.
Starting on July 16, all 17 sets of Puyuma Express trains will be in operation. The highest speed they can is reach 130kph.


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Gotcha! You're younger than 20 years of age and appreciate art? What's wrong with you? This young guy was all alone and deeply contemplating this painting in the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (MNBA). So I guess it is not true to say that youngsters are not interested in well established art. At least in Buenos Aires you see many adolescents in the museums of the city and I don't speak of students on a field trip. Well, art has always been a great source of inspiration. It is truly for any age. Maybe this kiddo is the next Michelangelo or a new Banksy.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Inspiration is for any Age
Posted by Buenos Aires Photoblog at 12:00 PM
7 comments:
- Jacob said...
That's encouraging. I think. Or maybe he didn't dare move 'cause his pants would fall off! ;-)
- November 20, 2009 at 5:37 PM
- tapirgal said...
These are such nice images, and your text was great! It's good to see young people enjoying art. The older I get the less I appreciate much of theirs, which, I suppose is too bad.
- November 21, 2009 at 12:09 AM
- R.Ferrari said...
- November 21, 2009 at 9:40 AM
- JM said...
This tryptic is just fantastic! Well done!
- November 21, 2009 at 10:35 AM
- Luis Gomez said...
I like the image of the boy looking at the painting. Some how it gives me a sense of curiosity.
- November 21, 2009 at 10:46 AM
- AB said...
Looking for inspiration for his next graffiti spraying?
- November 22, 2009 at 12:38 AM
- Andreea said...
I've seen adolescents in museums but I have to say that usually they don't look as hip as this kid.
- November 23, 2009 at 4:14 AM
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For my part I'm going to do everything I can to boycott the creator of this software, "Telligent". Well, everything short of leaving the forum (it's bad, but it's certainly not THAT bad).
Is Telligent typical in terms of forum software packages? I would have thought it was freeware from all of its quirks, but apparently they actually charge a bit of money. The PHP software I looked up online looks like it would be a few hundred dollars to buy and install and less than a hundred dollars per year to renew (but I must say I have no idea of what other costs involved in running a forum).
What kind of dollar figures would be needed to dump Telligent for a more user (and I'm sure moderator)-friendly platform? PHP, vBulletin, whatever is ultimately chosen by the admin - maybe a fund raised by donations could be established for its purchase? Put a "donation counter" on the main page to track the progress of donations. That would actually be exciting since the counter wuold be like a "Countdown to a Better Forum"
Anyway, just some ideas.
We have discussed at length that we need a new forum, which you can find if you search, but nothing as yet has happened. The problem with the spam is that there's no way to verify whether your a human such as the type what's in the box below type thing when you create an account. It is ridiculous every time I log in there's around 3-5 spam threads to delete and a few spammers to ban which is a real irritant.
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Thank you. I saw (and even posted in) this thread a while back, but it's been dead since January. I'm just trying to get some ideas going, as the present system can almost certainly be improved upon and I'm sure we all want that to happen.
If a software change in under consideration, what (if anything) can we forum members do to pitch in? I really appreciate the uniquely libertarian-centered intellectual discussion that takes place here and want to help the forum in any way I can.
How does one ban people?
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As I understand it Danny Sanchez was heading up the search and development of a new forum after the departure of Jeff Tucker- the new Mises Community was really quite bad. However the line has gone completely dead since that thread and I've heard nothing. There have been a few posters creating their own such as Fephisto's Mises Hypreboard forum and Autolykos has created a Voluntaryist forum but nothing official has taken place. Possibly one of the complications is that they want to move the archive to the new platform as well as starting a fresh. I'm not really techinical so don't really know.
Despite the techinal faults this is one of the best forums I've been a member of. So unitl something much better appears we'll have to put up with spammers and a lack of a quote button.
Not sure if serious.
Obviously after the initial creation of an account. Also with us now working the cloud I believe IP addresses may not be as important so I'm not sure if it is possible to ban an IP address, even before that however I'm not sure if that was possible.
php language is free. any cheap server comes supporting php. I use notepad++ to develop php. Its free as well.
Can you ban not only the user, but also the IP address?
yes, you need a recaptcha when creating a new account.
they are actually free to use. there is a main popular one that most sites use:
Does the quote button really make a difference? I was just wondering, because it's only as bright as it's user. The quote button can make a difference depending on how elitist the mods are.
As for me, I'm number 2 because my posts are a load of number 2 like spam.
I'm working to create forums for LibertyHQ and I hope to draw over the Mises people there. It's still in the very most rudimentary stages, and hence not for public viewing, but I hope to have it out before Thanksgiving.
If the mises forum is running on windows you could install peerblock and add the forum spam blocklists from iblocklist.org.
If its on linux or freebsd then you need to use iptables or pf to add the forum spam list to blocklist table.
It won't solve all spam but might help. Usually you need a combination of measures to prevent spam. But even that won't stop manual spammers.
Another idea would be to add a field on the signup that asks a basic question about Austrian economics or better a few of them that rotate. This should prevent automated signups. Adding a single field that needs to be checked against an answer is fairly easy but adding a rotation can be a bit more complicated.


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So use the 5V 1A switching regulator, will be a very stable 5V source for your 25mA plus the arduino's 30mA.Use the analog devices SPI ADC that's been posted previously with 6 sample & hold inputs & get 6 conversions at the same time.
Why not just get a switching 5V regulator? Then you won't see any variation.http://www.dipmicro.com/store/DCA-0510http://www.dipmicro.com/store/DCA-0520Or get 6V, 7.5V if you want to regulate it down yourself. Maybe use an LM317 with a trimming resistor (10 turn potentiometer) to get it right at 5v.
yes, but I'm using a precision 3.3v regulator as the external reference voltage for the Atmega328, so if the 5v excitation voltage varies, the output of the sensor compared to the stable 3.3v varies as well.


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(CNN) -- Brazilian striker Neymar marked his El Clasico debut with a goal as Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-1 at the Nou Camp on Saturday to consolidate their lead at the top of La Liga.
Neymar, who joined the Catalan club for €57 million ($78 million) in the summer, opened the scoring in the 18th minute, side-footing a low right-foot shot past Diego Lopez after being played in by Iniesta.
Despite fielding world-record signing Gareth Bale alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, Real couldn't find a route though a well-organized Barcelona defense.
Ronaldo went close in the 58th minute -- his low right-foot shot forcing a smart save from Victor Valdes -- and Karim Benzema (who replaced Gareth Bale in the 61st minute) hit the woodwork in the 72nd minute with a sweetly struck shot from 20 yards.
But it was Gerardo Martino's team who delivered the killer blow seven minutes from time as substitute Alexis Sanchez scored with a delightful chip over Lopez.
Jese Rodriguez pulled one back for Madrid in the 90th minute but it couldn't stop Barcelona winning a first league match over their arch rivals since December 2011.
The win sends Barca four points clear at the the top of the league with nine wins and a draw from their opening ten games. Defeat keeps Real Madrid in third place with 22 points.
Second-placed Atletico Madrid can move five points clear of their city rivals with a win over Real Betis on Sunday evening.
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The visitors were a goal up after six minutes thanks to a long-range shot from Alex Lopez before Argentine international Augusto Fernandez doubled the lead in the 23rd minute.
Lopez bagged his second in the 64th minute with Nolito adding Celta's fourth in the 73rd minute. Brazilian striker Charles completed the rout with a fifth nine minutes from time.
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Researchers from Lookout Security disagreed with rival Symantec that 13 apps on the Android Market were malicious, instead saying that they showed the same behaviours as other ad-supported apps.
Symantec's Kevin Haley, a director with the company's security response team, said that 13 apps, including some available in Google's official download store for at least a month, were created to distribute a Trojan. Named Android.Counterclank, the program modifies the browser's home page and bookmarks and inserts a search icon that some users have said is impossible to delete, among other things.
Symantec estimated the number of downloads of the 13 apps at between 1 and 5 millions, prompting it to call the campaign the largest Android malware outbreak ever.
Lookout researchers disagreed.
"This is pretty clearly an ad network that's similar to other ad networks," said Tim Wyatt, a principal engineer with Lookout, which markets a popular Android-specific security app.
Wyatt declined to identify the network he said was being used by the 13 apps, which originate from three different publishers, and that requests the permissions and exhibits the behaviour Symantec dubbed malicious.
"This ad network does have the capability to enter bookmarks in your browser, which is different from other ad networks," Wyatt continued. "But a lot of its functionality is being embedded in other apps. Part of the business model of the company that owns the ad network is to add search conducted from apps."
Wyatt wasn't ready to call the apps' bookmark modifications over-the-line conduct, however, saying that Lookout is still investigating the 13 apps, as well as others that relied on different advertising networks for generating revenue for their free programs.
"I can tell you that this code [seen in the 13 apps] is not the only code for doing things like this," said Wyatt. "There are more than 10 ad networks that we track that have the same functionality."
Wyatt said that Symantec had "significantly overblown" the story by labelling the apps as Trojan-infected and added that its rival had been "a bit premature" in coming to its conclusions.
Symantec did not respond to a request for comment on Lookout's assertions.
The debate over what is and what is not malware on Android is reminiscent of the argument years ago between security companies and developers over the term "adware," a software category that the former believed malicious enough to detect and delete, and that the latter saw as relatively harmless.
Last year, Wyatt said, Lookout had studied "Tonclank," code that Symantec said was the precursor to Counterclank, and determined that it, too, was not malicious per se, but instead spyware.
Information about Tonclank was first published by Xuxian Jiang, an assistant professor in computer science at North Carolina State University, whose team named the code "Plankton" and used the term "botnet" to describe it.
"We thought it was spyware, but then we decided it was a prototype ad network that crosses the line into spyware," said Wyatt. "Since then, [the ad network] has pulled back from that."
"We have been looking at exactly this type of behaviour," added Derek Halliday, a Lookout senior security product manager, referring to Counterclank. "We understand that this type of behaviour can be confusing to the average user, but Symantec is inflating that confusion with messages that it's malware."
Wyatt, too, was firm in his belief that apps containing Counterclank are not malicious.
"This does raise questions about what's acceptable behaviour for apps, but I think it's fair to say that [these apps] aren't exhibiting any maliciousness," Wyatt said. "If you do, you're getting ahead of yourself."
Both Wyatt and Halliday said that Lookout's investigation into Counterclank-using apps is ongoing, and they promised the company would issue a report on them in the upcoming weeks.


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