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Ports of call: 9
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|Fri 30 Oct 2020
|San Juan, Puerto Rico
|San Juan, the capital and most populous city of Puerto Rico, is the oldest city on US territory. It is the Caribbean commercial hub, best known for its beautifully restored historic district of Old San Juan. It is situated on a rocky peninsula girded by thick walls jutting into the crashing Atlantic surf. With its 400 restored buildings from the 16th and 17th century Spanish colonial period, this area is steeped in history. Add to this the expansive stretches of smooth clean beaches, boutiques, and pleasant restaurants, and one understands why this port is the heart of the island's tourism. more info
|Sat 31 Oct 2020
|San Juan, Puerto Rico
|San Juan, the capital and most populous city of Puerto Rico, is the oldest city on US territory. It is the Caribbean commercial hub, best known for its beautifully restored historic district of Old San Juan. It is situated on a rocky peninsula girded by thick walls jutting into the crashing Atlantic surf. With its 400 restored buildings from the 16th and 17th century Spanish colonial period, this area is steeped in history. Add to this the expansive stretches of smooth clean beaches, boutiques, and pleasant restaurants, and one understands why this port is the heart of the island's tourism. more info
|Sun 1 Nov 2020
|Tortola, British Virgin Islands
|Tortola is the largest and most populated of the British Virgin Islands, a group of islands that forms part of the archipelago of the Virgin Islands. Its capital is Road Town, situated on a pleasant harbour. Interestingly, Columbus noted the island during his second voyage. Pirates such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd were the first inhabitants of the islands. With many spectacular white sand beaches, including Josiah's Bay and Lambert beach that allow for leisurely swimming, one can also engage in scuba diving, boating and fishing. For relaxing, enjoy a coffee and a good read at the Serendipity Bookshop and Café. more info
|Mon 2 Nov 2020
|Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis
|Basseterre is located on the SW coast of St Kitts Island in the Leeward Islands group, and is one of the oldest towns in the Eastern Caribbean. Subsequently, it is very well known for its variety of architectural styles and fascinating buildings, set against dense tropical forests and a huge dormant volcano. The domed colonial Treasury Building, or customs house, is a reminder of the value of these islands as sugar colonies. Take a stroll around Basseterre and wander around the Circus, a diminutive roundabout, modelled after Piccadilly in London. more info
|Tue 3 Nov 2020
|Castries, St Lucia
|Castries is the capital of the volcanic island country of Saint Lucia, part of the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean Sea. Its popularity stems from the tropical weather (the dry season runs from December through May), scenery, and numerous beaches. Saint Lucia's population is predominantly of African and mixed African-European descent, and while the official language is English, French-Creole is spoken by 95% of the population. North of downtown and across the harbour is Vigie Peninsula, host to the island's largest duty-free complex, where many tourists spend the entire day. The area around Castries is well worth exploring, either by car or bus. more info
|Wed 4 Nov 2020
|Bridgetown, Barbados
|The city of Bridgetown is the capital and largest city of the island country of Barbados, a major tourist destination in the West Indies. The city has numerous attractions, landmarks, monuments, museums, and art galleries of an international standard. It is also a starting point for visiting many other popular cities on the island. This historic city and its nearby Garrison are recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, so be sure to take a virtual tour to explore the area. While tourists devote at least a portion of their time in Bridgetown to see the monuments and museums, duty free sales also attract a great deal of attention. more info
|Thu 5 Nov 2020
|Roseau, Dominica
|Roseau, a small, compact and most important urban settlement, is the capital and largest city of the island of Dominica, in the Caribbean. Dominica has been nicknamed the 'Nature Isle of the Caribbean' for its unspoiled natural beauty. Interestingly, it is built on the site of the ancient Kalinago Indian village of Sairi. There are some fine examples of West Indian architecture in Roseau. The ones that stand out the most are the French Colonial style especially along King George V Street, and some good examples of the English influence in the form of large colonial town houses, and colonial public buildings. more info
|Fri 6 Nov 2020
|St John's, Antigua and Barbuda
|St John's, the capital of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda (two islands) in the Caribbean, sits on the NW coast of the tropical island of Antigua that is home to magnificent beaches. St John's was hit significantly by Hurricane Irma (Sep 2017) but tourist infrastructure remained intact. St John's reflects its British heritage with such edifices as Fort Barrington overlooking the shoreline, and 17th C Fort James. The national sport of cricket (think Sir Vivian Richards, Anderson "Andy" Roberts, and Richard "Richie" Richardson) highlights its predominantly British culture. Nearby the pier are small streets with traditional shops and restored colonial buildings. Dominating all are the white neo-baroque towers of St John's Cathedral. Antigua and Barbuda are 'the Gateway to the Caribbean'. more info
|Sat 7 Nov 2020
|St Martin (Philipsburg), St Martin / St Maarten
|The island is shared in two parts as: the northern part Saint-Martin (a French overseas collectivity) and southern part Sint Maarten (of the Kingdom of the Netherlands): hence its name St-Martin / St Maarten. It lies in the NE Caribbean, located 300 km E of Puerto Rico. This tiny island is an extremely popular holiday and duty-free shopping destination famous for its variety of 37 palm-treed beaches that include salt-water ponds. For 13 weeks in late 2017 the island was off limits to cruise ships, until facilities were rebuilt following the island's destruction wrought by Hurricane Irma. more info
|Sun 8 Nov 2020
|Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands
|Charlotte Amalie is the capital and largest city of the US Virgin Islands, located on the island of Saint Thomas. It is famous as a deep-water harbor that was once a haven for pirates. Indeed, Blackbeard's Castle, named after the notorious pirate of the same name, is one of five National Historic Landmarks in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and it is located in Charlotte Amalie at the highest point of Government Hill. A great attraction is the popular and beautiful Magens Beach that lines aside a delightful bay renowned for its soft sand, clear water, and palm trees. It is ideal for many water activities including windsurfing. more info
|Mon 9 Nov 2020
|San Juan, Puerto Rico
|San Juan, the capital and most populous city of Puerto Rico, is the oldest city on US territory. It is the Caribbean commercial hub, best known for its beautifully restored historic district of Old San Juan. It is situated on a rocky peninsula girded by thick walls jutting into the crashing Atlantic surf. With its 400 restored buildings from the 16th and 17th century Spanish colonial period, this area is steeped in history. Add to this the expansive stretches of smooth clean beaches, boutiques, and pleasant restaurants, and one understands why this port is the heart of the island's tourism. more info
All aboard the Viking Star over 11 relaxing nights aboard the Viking Star cruise from San Juan return to Caribbean. The voyage starts out from San Juan and calls into 9 ports in 9 countries before returning to San Juan. This 4.5 star cruise from Viking Ocean Cruises has 6 forward departures. You can join this cruise today for as little as $0 per person/day, twin share. So call now and get expert, friendly advice.
Viking Star Overview
Until August 2020 Viking Star is in northern Europe, sailing around the Baltic, the UK, Arctic Norway, and Iceland. There are opportunities to see the Midnight Sun and Northern Lights. In late August 2020 crosses the North Atlantic from Bergen to Montreal for as short season cruising the New England and Maritime Provinces region. From November 2020 to February 2021 cruise the eastern Caribbean. There are two highly recommended excursions out of San Juan (Puerto Rico) to the Amazon: visit Devil's Island and spend 10 days along the Amazon River. Viking's all-inclusive cruises mean guests are freed from concern about additional costs here and there. The ship – while not the destination – provides a super level of luxury; and on shore the focus is on the food, culture and customs of ports. Travel + Leisure awarded Viking "World's Best" winner in 2016 and 2017. Berlitz Cruising and Cruise Ships 2017 rated Viking Sea first in the mid-size ship category.
Each stateroom in the Viking Star features a private balcony, complementary 24h room service, luxury toiletries, free Wi-Fi, 42in flat-screen LCD 3D TV, interactive TV system with movies on-demand, mini-fridge, drinking water, security safe, mini-bar, king bed, hairdryer, showers, heated floor, anti-fog mirrors, binoculars, direct dial satellite phone and cellular service (pay), luxury linen, robes and slippers. Staterooms have elegant décor in calm colours and a beautifully appointed ensuite. All guests have a great view from their private veranda. There are five categories of stateroom, and 18 classes. Veranda and Deluxe cabins start at a good-sized 25 sq.m.
Food and Dining
Viking specialises on destination-focused dining, while still offering traditional Western menus. Of the 10 dining venues, The Restaurant seats 284 and serves three full meals changing daily. The menu includes regional cuisine and always-available American classics enhanced with locally sourced ingredients. Alcoholic drinks are inclusive. The glassed-in dining room opens to the promenade and views of passing scenery. All tables are for six persons. There are three alternative restaurants. At Manfredi's Italian chianti by the carafe, freshly prepared pastas and generous antipasto are accompanied by fresh seafood. At The Chef's Table sommeliers and culinary masters create the perfect pairing of food and wine during a multicourse tasting.
Viking sponsors Our Culture Curriculum, an exclusive onboard program that brings local history to life, with lectures on history and art, tasting of vintage wines from the destinations, informative port talks, enriching Destination Performances featuring folkloric shows, and musicians playing regional and classical music. Venues include the Star Theatre seating 450, with movies, lectures and performances. The higher-deck forward-viewing Explorers' Lounge features floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows and a Nordic atmosphere designed with epic explorations in mind. The Atrium is a social centre with live music, drinks, conversation and private reading.
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- Worldwide itineraries
- All-veranda staterooms
- Atrium 3-story social centre
- Boutiques
- Pre and post cruise extensions
- No guests under 18 y.
- Shipboard gratuities included in fare
- One or more shore excursion/s every port
- Room service 24h
- Wi-Fi (slow) ship-wide
- Beer & wine with lunch & dinner
- All specialty coffees
- Access to spa facilities
- Airport – ship transfers if packaged
- 10 dining venues, indoor/outdoor
- The Restaurant, indoor/al fresco
- The World Café: buffet, in/outdoor
- Mamsen's Viking Deli: traditional food
- The Chef's Table: wine pairing etc.
- Manfredi's Italian Grill
- The Kitchen Table
- Private dining rooms for 10 (Manfredi's & Chef's Table)
- Aquavit Terrace: stern al fresco
- Wintergarden lounge: afternoon teas
- Viking Bar
- Pool grill, pool bar
- Dietary requests submit 90 days beforehand
- Premium beverage packages
- The Star Theatre for 450: movies, lectures, entertainment
- Destination performances
- Atrium: live music, reading, drinks
- Explorer's Lounge: music, views, library
- Viking Piano Bar
- In-cabin movies, TV
- Cooking school
- Two cinemas
- Torshavn music & dance floor
- Heated main pool, retractable roof
- Infinity pool cantilevered over stern
- Hot tubs (2)
- Spa: thermal pool, hot tub, sauna, Snow Grotto
- Outdoor gym & yoga area
- Fitness centre with sea views
- Sun deck lounge
- Promenade walking track quarter mile
- Sports deck
- Shipwide curated library corners
- Tabletop screens for board games
- Wi-Fi Internet throughout
- Business Centre
- No children's facilities, no casino
- Dress code: casual/ elegant casual
- Elevators (6)
- Laundry self-service all stateroom decks
- Medical centre
- Wheelchair-accessible cabins (2)
- Mobility needs: advise ahead
- Service animals by permission
- No motorised scooters on board
- 110/220V outlets, USB ports
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Every country has a grand narrative when it comes to portray itself before people of other societies or other countries so that it becomes easier for them to have a glimpse about who we are. As a precursor to such a grand narrative often there is a key word with which such conversations begin. For eg: – "Rights" can be called as the keyword for USA, "Equality" can be a key word for France, "Imperialism" may be a keyword for British and so on. Then what shall be the key word for India i.e.., Bharath when we begin the conversation about its grand narrative? The answer is "Dharma". No intellectual has so far claimed that he has sufficiently either translated or defined Dharma in modern terms. The point being that our history and philosophy is profound and deep.
So, lambasting Indian society by identifying one faultline or the other through the medium of either Dalit politics and/or subaltern studies only proves that there is no sense of balance when it comes to intellectual honesty in critiquing Public affairs in India. Only one line of argument occupies overwhelming space in India be it in media or academia. India should not be enslaved with the dichotomy of Dalits & Minorities debate. In this context I shall quote a case, when Katherine Mayo wrote Mother India which basically was a heap of abuses on India's culture and history, Mahatma Gandhi was asked to read it and express his comment, all he has said about that book of Katherine Mayo after reading it was "it is a report of Gutter Inspector", i.e.., you cannot look in to the gutter and use whatever you find there to tar any country as a whole.
In Hindu philosophy there are Shruthi traditions and Smriti traditions. The Smritis can be re-written but the Shruti is timeless. No, belief-based religions give such a freedom to re-write their smrutis, such an act would be considered as blasphemy. At some point in time in the past certain smritis were used to justify socially imposed disabilities on a section of Indian people, but in the modern context the latest smriti is Indian constitution which has addressed all such disabilities, hence we have reservation. The old smritis have no relevance in the modern day. The only smriti that is relevant today is Indian Constitution.
The genius of Ambedkar is undeniable. The rejection of Varna system is legitimate and appropriate. The Hindu is sincere, he never claimed that he is a perfect being and admits that he made mistakes. So, the emancipation of Dalits through reservation has been accepted without any issues. The problem arises when Minorities are tagged along with Dalits for a preferential treatment. A religious ideology that has ruled this country and brutalized its opponents (people of other religions) for 1000 years, and another religious ideology which has ruled India by piggybacking on murderous British Colonialism and Imperialism and divided the territories of India accordingly, how can we have the same social groups claiming special rights on par with Dalits under the garb of religious minorities? There is no excuse to demand disproportionate levels of preferential treatment. All such matters are dealt from Articles 25 to 30 of Indian Constitution. It is a settled matter.
It has become fashionable to the Intelligentsia in India and across the globe that subscribes to a particular ideology, to parade the word "Secular" for every issue under the sun in the context of India. We should realize that India is a continuing civilization, and it defies all conditions of the modern concept of Nation State as defined by the Westphalia treaty. It is only for people who believe that Indian nation was born only on 15th August 1947, the word secular comes in handy to justify their intellectual inconsistency. There are more than 50 or more Islamic nations (or nations where Islam is accepted as a religion of state) in the world and loosely there are more than 70 sects of Islam and people belonging to all those sects are peacefully practicing their religion in India, even the Islamic nations themselves have no maturity to mutually respect and tolerate their co-coreligionists of different sects. When Jews were persecuted and were driven out by Christians from their homelands, they dispersed throughout the world and one part came to India. Only in India the Jews were not persecuted, but everywhere else they were. So is the case with Parsis from Persia who were driven out from their lands by Muslims. All live in peace in India. India is secular because Indians are inherently secular because of the Hindu ethics that are entrenched in them not because of a constitutional amendment that was bulldozed by a ruling regime during emergency. Dr. Ambedkar knew this hoary past, and hence he never insisted on religious minorities with special reference to Muslims and Christians, but the modern-day intelligentsia only refers to Muslims and Christians when they refer to minorities and they quote Ambedkar lavishly out of context. What about Hindu minorities in India? Be it in Jammu & Kashmir and Kerala?
As I have said in the beginning, every nation in the world has its drawbacks and faultlines, and no nation would want to blow them out of proportion, instead they would work on positives to build a prosperous future. The Nation of USA was built on the dead bodies of crores of original inhabitants who were called Red Indians. History of Islam and Christianity is replete with examples of mass murders and genocide of non-believers in the last two thousand years and I hardly see them talking about it when they describe about themselves. Indians have never killed a human being because he or she belongs to a different religion. Of course, there will be aberrations, but they do not represent the macro picture of a diverse country like India.
Social Justice is no doubt an invention of Dr. Ambedkar borne out of his personal travails, but he never said that it should be used as a stick to beat the majority. Only the organized centrifugal forces who are detrimental to the integrity of India funded by the foreign forces are engaged in this type of propaganda. I have not quite understood the missionary zeal to discipline Hindus with the teachings of secularism, why such things were never attempted with Christians and Muslims in the past seventy years. The so called left wing intelligentsia has been dishonest all the while which submits its allegiance either to USSR or to China (after the dissolution of USSR).
It is incorrect to relate Dr. Ambedkar and Karl Marx. Both spoke in different contextual settings, it is because of the zealot adherents of Marxism who wanted to spread it throughout the world as if it is a religious duty, scores of innocents were butchered – be it in Communist China or in Stalinist Russia to quote as an example. Hence, Karl Marx symbolizes mass murder of innocents and non-adherents of Marxism. And it is a failed system, be it in the economic or in the political sphere.
Marxism was a reaction to the atrocities imposed on the workers during the Industrial Revolution by Britain, it has no universal application. If you carefully examine the activities of Marxists and Global Jihadists in the last seventy years, there is no difference between them in their motivation on imposing their line of thinking and system on the others violently. Sixty million innocents were butchered in China in late 1960's in the name of Cultural Revolution as the killers were influenced by Marxism, not to mention the killings of 40 million people in Stalinist regime. We cannot use the words Karl Marx and Democracy at the same length. In a true Marxist sense democracy has no relevance.
On the question of Economic potential of India – Before we talk about Economic Justice we should know that Angus Madison who is an economic historian of global repute, long after Dr. Ambedkar died has come up with his research on Global economic history for two thousand years. In which he shows that for two thousand years India was an economic power house of the world, the distant second was China, but how did we suddenly become a poor country in 1900? This is primarily because of the systematic destruction of Indian economy and society and polity by British colonialists.
When we accepted socialistic pattern of society as a model after independence, our GDP was only 3% maximum till early 1990's. And Prof. Rajkrishna who is an ardent communist called that as Hindu rate of growth? Why? He never gave an explanation. It is only after India decided to embrace market economy we have grown at a rapid pace relatively speaking. That only means that the Economic potential of Indians was deliberately suppressed because of a failed ideology called socialism.
Summing it up.
- Ambedkar never intended to use the Dalit Politics as a stick to beat the majority. He objected to certain Hindu practices and fought against it, just like Ramanujacharya, Madhavacharya, Adi Shankara or Swami Vivekananda did. That explains why he converted to Buddhism and not to Christianity or Islam.
- The left-wing intelligentsia has always been economical with the truth and practiced intellectual dishonesty. It has always tried to discipline only Hindus, but never dared to go near certain practices of the so called religious minorities, for example triple Talaq and uniform civil code. Is Uniform Civil Code not in Indian Constitution? Is Triple Talaq not against women's rights and Social Justice?
- Karl Marx is incomparable with the genius of Dr. Ambedkar. Dr. Ambedkar never practiced or expressed his allegiance to Marxism nor professed about it to others. The contexts of both were markedly different.
- All societies have short comings, but to build a prosperous future the country as a whole should focus on positives.
- We cannot use the words Karl Marx and Democracy at the same length. In the Marxist or communist scheme of things democracy has no relevance.


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Palaeoecology and the Harappan Civilisation of South Asia: a reconsideration
Climatic change has often been cited as a determining factor in cultural changes in the context of the Harappan Civilisation of northwestern South Asia, 2500-1900 BC. While these claims have been critiqued by archaeologists they continue to be accepted by non-archaeologists, including Quaternary scientists. The purpose of this paper is to assess the available evidence and published arguments and to provide a constructive working synthesis of evidence for the palaeoenvironmental setting of northwestern South Asia for the mid- to late Holocene, especially ca 4000-1000 cal BC, and its possible connection to important cultural changes. We conclude that Harappan urbanism emerged on the face of a prolonged trend towards declining rainfall. No climatic event can be blamed for a precipitous end of this civilisation, although strategic local shifts in agriculture that may have begun in response to prolonged droughts at ca 2200 BC may have contributed to the de-urbanisation process and the restructuring of human communities over the following 200-300 yr.
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Annal: 2001 Orange Prize for Fiction
Results of the Orange Prize in the year 2001.
The Idea of Perfection
- 2001 Orange winner
- Score: 10.51
A quirky, touching romance celebrating something even better than perfection.
Harley Savage is a plain woman, a part-time museum curator and quilting expert with three failed marriages and a heart condition. Douglas Cheeseman is a shy, gawky engineer with jug-handle ears, one marriage gone sour, and a crippling lack of physical courage. They meet in the little Australian town of Karakarook, where Harley has arrived to help the town build a heritage museum and Douglas to demolish the quaint old Bent Bridge. From the beginning they are on a collision course until the unexpected sets them both free.
Elegantly and compassionately told, The Idea of Perfection is reminiscent of the work of Carol Shields and Annie Proulx and reveals Kate Grenville as "a writer of extraordinary talent" (The New York Times Book Review).
The Blind Assassin
Margaret Atwood takes the art of storytelling to new heights in a dazzling new novel that unfolds layer by astonishing layer and concludes in a brilliant and wonderfully satisfying twist.
For the past twenty-five years, Margaret Atwood has written works of striking originality and imagination. In The Blind Assassin, she stretches the limits of her accomplishments as never before, creating a novel that is entertaining and profoundly serious.
The novel opens with these simple, resonant words: "Ten days after the war ended, my sister drove a car off the bridge." They are spoken by Iris, whose terse account of her sister Laura's death in 1945 is followed by an inquest report proclaiming the death accidental. But just as the reader expects to settle into Laura's story, Atwood introduces a novel-within-a- novel.…[more]
Fred & Edie
In a dazzling act of literary license, the novelist and poet Jill Dawson has transformed the sensational true story of Britain"s infamous condemned adulteress into a dramatic novel of passion, murder, and scandal, as seductive as it is shocking. One night in London in 1922, a clerk named Percy Thompson is stabbed to death as he walks home from the theater. The spectacular case that follows captures the imagination of an entire nation, as Percy"s wife, Edith, and her young lover, Frederick Bywaters, are imprisoned, summarily tried, and hanged for murder, even as a petition to spare their lives receives more than one million signatures. Stylish, tantalizing, "with descriptions of the sex act from a woman"s viewpoint [that] are both lyrical and sublime" (Daily Mail), Fred & Edie is a hauntingly authentic portrait of a woman whose passio ultimately leads to her destruction. Reminiscent of both Lady Chatterley and Emma Bovary, Jill Dawson"s Edie falls into the category of the unforgettable.
- 2001 Orange shortlist
- Score: 6.51
High in the Austrian alps, ringed by the Three Sisters and the majestic Praying Hands, lies the tiny village of Rosenau, a scattering of dairy farms so isolated that the arrival of a postcard from the outside world is an event to set everyone talking. Against this simple backdrop, Rosina Lippi unfolds the grand passions that animate the human heart.
The novel opens in 1909 with Anna of Bengat homestead and her love for rough, beautiful Peter, her husband, and for their children, and for her dead sister's boys, feeble-minded Stante and crippled Michel. As the years pass, the story unfolds through the eyes of the women of Anna's family and the interconnected families of Bent Elbow homestead and the Wainwright's clan: Bent Elbow's Johanna, finding sudden, late love in the summer of 1916 with the Italian deserter Francesco; Isabella, Peter's mother, who cannot bring herself to look at his ravaged face when he comes home from the Great War; Wainwright's Katharina, half-sister…[more]
Horse Heaven
- 2001 Orange shortlist
- Score: 6.51
Spanning two years on the circuit, from Kentucky and California to New York and Paris, Horse Heaven puts us among trainers and track brats, horse-obsessed girls, nervy jockeys, billionaire owners and restless wives. Here is the trainer of dazzling integrity and his opposite: a wicked prince of the tract, headed for still another swindle; here are the gamblers and hangers-on. And in an amazing feat of imagination, here are the magnificent Thoroughbreds themselves, from the filly orphaned at birth to the brown horse who always wins by a nose, a lovable "claimer" who passes from owner to owner on a heartwrenching journey down from the winner's circle.
All the constant excitement of racing courses through a novel that opens up a fascinating world even as it moves us with its exploration of wanting, loving, and striving; of our mysterious bond with animals; and, above all, of our profound desire to connect—emotionally, sexually, spiritually—with each other.
Hotel World
- 2001 Booker shortlist
- 2001 Orange shortlist
- Score: 12.51
Five people: four are living; three are strangers; two are sisters; one, a teenage hotel chambermaid, has fallen to her death in a dumbwaiter. But her spirit lingers in the world, straining to recall things she never knew. And one night all five women find themselves in the smooth plush environs of the Global Hotel, where the intersection of their very different fates make for this playful, defiant, and richly inventive novel.
Forget room service: this is a riotous elegy, a deadpan celebration of colliding worlds, and a spirited defense of love. Blending incisive wit with surprising compassion, Hotel World is a wonderfully invigorating, life-affirming book.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873677865354201908.post5587496078096970812..comments2020-06-23T07:34:40.485-07:00Comments on The Rochester Phenomenon: A RantAmol Shrikhandehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-873677865354201908.post-42975520296493428522016-08-07T06:33:35.172-07:002016-08-07T06:33:35.172-07:00Replace "performing arts center" with &q...Replace "performing arts center" with "bridge," "boat" with "subway," and everything after "Family Dollar" with "deserted storefronts" and you've got Buffalo, ca. 2000. :-) Chin up; I think Rochester is headed in the same direction. You just need some trendy Millennials from NYC to decide to move home (my personal opinion of what spurred the Buffalo Renaissance; I'm sure there were a lot of other factors). email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-873677865354201908.post-708687272075638082016-08-02T08:39:27.492-07:002016-08-02T08:39:27.492-07:00I'm right there with you wishing things would ...I'm right there with you wishing things would happen faster. The inner loop fill in does actually seem to be going along at a pretty good pace, but then a block away you have Alexander Park which has sat empty for what, 4-5 years? Seems like every year they're going to start construction "this summer" but nothing ever happens. New builds on South Ave, Alexander St, and Charlotte St along with plenty of rehabs do give me hope email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-873677865354201908.post-4186927579315087602016-08-02T08:28:32.051-07:002016-08-02T08:28:32.051-07:00I agree, comparing Ithaca or Saratoga Springs to R...I agree, comparing Ithaca or Saratoga Springs to Rochester is kind of like comparing Denmark or The Netherlands to the U.S - totally different scales. And I also agree that Rochester's downtown is improving and has the bones to be a true gem. That said, every now and then it's hard to not feel the frustration of slow progress and wonder if we couldn't be doing better. After renting the new bikes at the Radisson and riding around for a few hours, it's difficult to not appreciate that we still have a major project on our hands.

In any event, this type of ranting is not productive at all - just couldn't help myself.

Amol Shrikhandehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-873677865354201908.post-4931519496289628712016-08-02T06:28:08.542-07:002016-08-02T06:28:08.542-07:00I just find that an unfair comparison. Ithaca is n...I just find that an unfair comparison. Ithaca is nowhere near the size of Rochester and doesn't have to deal with anywhere near the problems we do. We were just in Saratoga Springs this past weekend and they also have a very vibrant "downtown" but it is still miniscule in comparison to the Rochester metro. Also in both of these places the main downtown is it, what else do you do outside of there? Just from my house I can easily walk to the South Wedge, Monroe Ave, Park Ave, the East End, etc. While each of these individually may not be as vibrant as a place like Ithaca, I'd rather have plentiful options of things to do rather than live in a much smaller city.

I also feel like I should point out that is not a knock against places like Saratoga or Ithaca, just different strokes for different folks. There are still a large variety of fun things to do in Rochester despite the negativity others may have towards downtown, and personally I love our downtown and hope to see it continue to add residents over the coming email@example.com


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Adams, Brooks, Long, & Trapp earn high marks in win over Ecuador
March 21, 2019
THE UNITED STATES national team defeated Ecuador 1-0 on Thursday night in Orlando and while the goal was lucky, the result was not as the U.S. team was better in possession and in chances created. After a successful January camp, the U.S. team continued to progress under Gregg Berhalter who had a full slate of players available for the first time.
To be fair, Ecuador was content to defend, absorb the U.S. attack, and look for counterattacks. For awhile the U.S. team struggled against an effective bunker but still created chances. Paul Arriola should have made it 1-0 in the first half and more dynamic movement would have yielded more opportunities.
The goal from Gyasi Zardes in the second half was very lucky (although we'll never know where the original shot was headed) but very deserved.
Overall, the U.S. team still has a lot of work to do in order to play to its potential under Berhalter's system but there is no question it was a positive first step. For the first time in years, the players looked happy and excited to be playing with each other and under a set vision. For the first time, it felt like a clean slate. Most importantly, the team will hope for good news for starting midfielder Weston McKennie who was forced out with an ankle injury.
Here are the player ratings for the game.
Sean Johnson: The New York City goalkeeper didn't face any difficult shots and his distribution out of the back was decent although not great. Nice night to have a good defense in front of him and an opponent which couldn't raise its game to press for an equalizer Rating: 5.5
Tim Ream: The St. Louis native was normally dependable in the game although he made a terrible mistake in the 88th minute and was bailed out by Brooks. The interception and assist to Zardes was a very nice play. Rating: 6.0
John Brooks: The Wolfsburg defender bailed out Ream late in the game after the Fulham defender made a dreadful error. But Brooks, along with Long, were great both in their passing out of the back and in their defensive ability to handle whatever Ecuador threw at them. Mistake free night for both central defenders and a positive sign for them together as a unit. Rating: 7.0
Aaron Long: The New York Red Bull mainstay had a very good game. If Adams is going to play right back, Long (a former club teammate of Adams) needs to play in the backline. Long's mobility to cover for Adams as he was learning the position was key so many times. But Long's distribution out of the back was also on the mark. Like Brooks, Long enjoyed a mistake free night Rating: 7.0
Tyler Adams: Playing at right back in a role where he would cut into the middle of the field with the ball, Adams looked like a veteran in that role. His soccer IQ is off the charts. Sometimes he left to much space on his flank but it was a great step forward. Adams was lively in the attack and his passing helped the U.S. team with long stretches of possession. Rating: 7.5
Wil Trapp: The Columbus captain had a very good outing in his 59 minutes of action. He showed a great range of passing and was part of the build-up to several good scoring chances. He was particularly effective in getting the ball into dangerous wide positions with long passes. Defensively, he held his own -which has been his concern in the past. He left with an injury to his left thigh. Rating: 7.0
Jordan Morris: The Seattle attacker was the weaker spot of the front three. He wasn't bad but wasn't part of any opportunity that was too dangerous. Defensively he had a an off moment in the first half that allowed Ecuador to have its most dangerous opportunity. Rating: 5.0
Christian Pulisic: Pulisic has not played for the United States much since the World Cup qualifying debacle but he was effective in his first game under Berhalter. His movement was part of several dangerous chances. His set piece delivery was slightly off but he played well against the defensive Ecuador. Rating: 6.5
Weston McKennie: After a slower start, McKennie grew into the game and combined well with Pulisic for the team's best chance in the opening field. Defensively, he was strong when he drifted further back. He left the game with an ugly ankle injury. Rating: 6.0
Paul Arriola: The DC United winger was active in the first half and worked hard to get himself in dangerous positions. He should have had a goal with the U.S. team's best chance of first half. His defensive instincts also helped the U.S. team win the ball back and cut down the space Ecuador had to work. Rating: 6.0
Gyasi Zardes: Leaving the goal aside, Zardes had a good game. He didn't get that many touches but his hold-up play was important for when Pulisic and McKennie were making runs into the box. While his first touch has been maligned in the past, it was not a liability. He needs to be more mobile in the box but he was part of some important moments. On the goal, yes it took a very fortunate deflection (to be fair, maybe it would have been a dangerous shot anyway) but good for Zardes to step up and take the shot as opposed to try to play it out wide. Rating: 6.5
Michael Bradley: The former captain replaced Trapp in the in 59th minute and played well. His passing didn't seem to have the range of Trapp but it was accurate. Bradley was also frequently in good positions to force turnovers. Rating: 6.0
Sebastian Lletget: The LA Galaxy playmaker replaced Pulisic in the 62nd minute and wasn't part of anything dangerous but wasn't a liability either. Rating: 5.5
DeAndre Yedlin: The Seattle native replaced Morris in the 68th minute and was active playing in a different role as a winger. His speed bothered Ecuador and was effective at times Rating: 6.0
Cristian Roldan: The Sounders attacking midfielder replaced the injured McKennie in the 69th minute but was quite overall. Rating: 5.0
Jonathan Lewis: The NYCFC winger replaced Arriola in the 77th minute but didn't have all that much to do. Rating: NR


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"People are nervous because they think doing taxes is complex and challenging," Natarajan told Business Insider. "We want to make sure that people have confidence that they can actually do their taxes and have a great, frictionless experience."
Natarajan joins Intuit's TurboTax after a long stint as an executive at PayPal, where he served in multiple roles, including vice president of global product development and vice president of platform engineering and operations. Before PayPal, he worked at SabreHolding and helped get Travelocity off the ground. In short, he has tons of experience in building tech products that seem simple and are easy-to-use for consumers, but that solve enormous, complex engineering challenges.
Natarajan joined TurboTax right at the end of a successful tax season, where the company saw a 9% increase in the total number of eFiles that it accepted. He says that the next eight or so months before the start of 2015 filing will be spent looking at customer feedback and new technological opportunities — like focusing on mobile and ways to use big data — to ultimately make TurboTax an even better product.
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Written by Claudia Toia in Health & Fitness on the 21st October 2014 / Because I'm happy!
Dubbed 'Professor Happy' by the media, Paul Dolan appears to be happy and successful in every area of life. When he is not teaching behavioural science to his students at the London School of Economics, speaking on TV or working on his research, he likes spending time at his local gym in Brighton building up his physique.
MWS recently caught up with him on life, wellbeing and his acclaimed book Happiness by Design. Below are a handful of tips he shared with us that can help you redesign your environment so that your default choices are happy choices.
If you design your life better, you'll never have to think about being happy again - you just will be.
1. Make time
When you say you don't have time to do something, you really mean you do not make it a priority. If you really want to exercise more, make it a priority and decide what you won't do instead. If your homepage is Facebook, it's inevitable that you will spend more time socialising and less time working. In general, humans are pretty lazy and are usually content to do whatever is the pre-set option. Defaults are passive commitments and you rarely notice them. To be happier you need to make conscious adjustments to your schedule so that going with the flow is consistent with being productive.
2. Break it down
When you have goals with clear endpoints, you are much more likely to reach them if you break them down into small chunks (running an extra 1K a week, for example) and if you use the law of small numbers when you are on the journey (10% gone, 20% gone and so on) The basic insight, as noted earlier, is that you are more likely to do something if it is easy and handy to do. Changing your habits is already challenging enough, so make each step on the path a simple one to avoid giving yourself a hard time.
3. Make a public promise
You are much more likely to act on voluntary commitments, and especially those that you make public. Tell your friends you are going to lose a pound a week or stop smoking and you are more likely to do so. We like to be consistent with our public image, so instead of wasting time reading a diet book, let as many people know about your intentions. According to research, every ten posts to Twitter were associated with 0.5% loss in weight, which is about one pound for an average-weight male in the United States.
4. Surround yourself with the right people
People around you influence you much more than you think. We are all social animals. You unconsciously want to fit in (even if, consciously, you say that you want to stand out) and you are wired to mimic and absorb the emotions of others around us. If you kept a diary about your moods and your perceptions of the moods of those around you, there would be a close correspondence between the two. It is not surprising then that having a good friend who lives within a mile of you increases the probability that you feel happier by 25%.
5. Seek feedback
You need to get regular feedback about what you are doing if you are to stand any chance of changing your behaviour and making the right choices. So weigh yourself regularly or keep a food diary if you want to lose weight, get a pedometer if you want to exercise more etc. The same goes for important life decisions. Ask your friends to help you imagine the long-term costs and benefits of your choices to help you avoid the pitfalls of distinction bias. Instead of asking yourself "Should I take this new job?" ask your friends "How do you think my day-to-day life will be in a couple of months if I change jobs?".
6. Don't be afraid to quit
Commitments matter, but so does the ability to recognise when to give up on them. Time is a scarce resource and you should not waste it on remaining miserable. Once you start seriously considering folding, you should probably move on quite quickly. Don't be afraid to walk out of the cinema or leave the party once you stopped enjoying yourself. If you are spending more and more time seriously thinking about quitting something, chances are you are unhappy so don't spend too much longer committing to it. After all, happiness is all about reshaping your life and routines to maximise fulfilment and enjoy more of the things you like.
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Vijaya Nirmala Dead - Indian Film Actress & Director Dies at 73 (Report)
Vijaya Nirmala has sadly passed away at the age of 73.
The Indian film actress, producer, and director – known for her works in Telugu cinema – died in in Continental Hospitals on Wednesday (June 26) in Hyderabad, India, Gulte and other Indian outlets report.
Vijaya has directed 44 films in Telugu, and in 2002, she made the Guinness Book of Records as the female director of the most films.
She and fellow Telugu actress Savitri are the only female directors who have directed the iconic actor Sivaji Ganesan.
Vihaya is survived by her son Naresh and her husband Krishna. Our thoughts are with Vijaya's loved ones during this difficult time.
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A powerful typhoon smashed into Japan on a public holiday, without a second to spare.
Typhoon Trami will make its way along the archipelago through the whole of Sunday and leave the country at exactly 23:59:59.
"Fortunately, no one will get a day off work," said one Japan Meteorological Agency official.
Train operations have been suspended across the country, but will resume on Monday morning.
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Craigslist is probably the largest, most popular, and most used classified site in the U.S. and Canada. And because of its hometown success, the site has expanded to almost all countries and locations across the world. If you can't find an item or service locally, Craigslist is the next and best alternative for you to make a search. It is very simple yet packed with almost all the features and things you'll need.
But as everyone knows, the problem with this website is that all the ads or listings are sorted according to a specific city and category. This is because Craigslist uses geographical or geo-targeting. When you go to the main site which is craigslist.com, you can't make a search on it directly. You'll be presented with the list of states and cities and you have to select a specific location first before you could actually use the site. Finally when you have chosen a particular location, the listings included in your search results shall also be limited to that particular city.
The reasons why you need to search the entire Craigslist site
Craigslist is certainly a great site but almost all users need the ability to make a search across all cities and categories. Here are some of the instances or reasons why.
–To make your search simpler and faster. If you need to make a search in multiple locations, you will either go back to the main site shifting from one city to another, or perhaps, just open multiple windows. And both are quite complex and time consuming. Hence, you will need a way to make a search on different locations simultaneously.
–When finding rare or collectible items. If you're a collector or just searching for a very rare item, you might be able to find the item or product you need from just one location. You will need to widen your search to two or more cities.
–Comparing prices to get the best deal. Another good reason that will require you to search the entire Craigslist site is to be able to take advantage of better price options that may be available in other places.
–When searching for jobs, friends, or dates. Of course, when you're looking for a job, a date, or adding some friends, you will not just limit your search in one city or area. Because that's totally stupid.
The solution I have found
Because of my curiosity and desire to search for a solution for this concern, I have stumbled upon a great site; http://searchcraigs.com. It's not a classified ads website that tries to mimic or compete with Craigslist. It's actually a site that solves the problem I have mentioned above. With the help or through searchcraigs.com, you can perform a search across all cities and all categories. You get to search the entire database of Craigslist and are presented with relevant results that are also coming from Craigslist. What is its best feature? It's totally free for us to use and enjoy. Just make your searches or keywords as specific as possible to narrow down the listings result.
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This was surprisingly not as good as I was expecting. Perhaps I didn't realise it was supposed to be parody of horror movies.
I went in expecting to be something quite clever about going through some kind of maze of tunnels in a cabin in the woods. It seemed to pack too much into the movie and so it seemed quite thinly spread. The pacing was not as good as it could have been.
Despite those short comings, visually it was pretty spectacular and covered references to all kinds of super natural tropes.
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DSHS Qualifies Four Entries to State Track and Field Meet
April 29, 2019
Four entries from DSHS qualified for the state track and field meet after placing as one of the top-two finishers at the 5A Region IV meet on April 26-27 at Heroes Stadium in San Antonio.
Freshman Marleena Mickel was the first to qualify by finishing second in the 3,200 meters (2-mile) in 11:22.92. Mickel was the district and area champion in the same event. Texas A&M track signee, senior Bobby Holt, qualified in the 800 meters by finishing second in 1:56.32. Holt finished fourth at last year's state meet in the 1,600 meters. Junior Avery Kalsu qualified in the 400 meters, coming from behind on the homestretch to finish in second place, just five-hundredths of a second behind the first place finisher (Layne Bolli/Boerne Champion). With her finishing time of 56.55 seconds, Kalsu broke her own school record in the event. The final event of the regional meet provided the final DSHS qualifiers: the boys' 4x400 meter relay squad. The team of Tyler Herron, Andres Perry, Zyle Nance, and Ty Kaatz passed the baton over the mile-long event in a time of 3:20.93 to finish in second place, just .56 seconds behind the first-place team Corpus Christi Carroll.
Competing in the finals at the regional meet, but not advancing to state, were DSHS athletes Parker Alford in the 100 meters (eighth place in 11.14 seconds), Audrey Williamson in the 300-meter hurdles (fifth place in 46.43 seconds), Karsten Bobb (third place in 5:16.39) in the 1,600 meters and fifth place in the 3,200 meters (11:41.83), Marleena Mickel (eighth place in 5:29.23) in the 1,600 meters, Aidan Cavendar (sixth place at 13 feet) and Hunter Miller in the pole vault (no height), and Luke Lawyer in the high jump (seventh place at 6 feet). The girls' cumulative efforts scored enough points to finish in sixth place in the team standings, and the boys were tied for ninth.
Competing in Friday's preliminary rounds were the girls' 4x400 relay team of Lilee McGinnis, Kassandra Sawin, Audrey Williamson, and Avery Kalsu (10th in qualifying in 4:07.82), Andres Perry in the 200 Meters (ninth in qualifying in 22.95), Jack Dombrowski in the 300-Meter Hurdles (11th in qualifying in 40.91), and Susie Alvarado in the 100-Meter Hurdles (10th in qualifying in 16.50).
The State Track and Field Meet will be held May 10-11 at the University of Texas Mike A. Myers Stadium. All 5A events take place on Friday, May 10. The 3,200 meters (Mickel) is scheduled for 9:20 a.m., the 800 meters (Holt) is 6:00 p.m., the 400 meters (Kalsu) is 8:15 p.m., and the mile relay (boys' team) is set for 10:25 p.m.


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Why doesn't Dramatica reduce central characters down to types like "Hero" or "Villain"?
Some approaches to story will refer to the central character of a story as a "hero" or a "villain". These types work for many stories, but not all stories. A central character might not be "heroic", and working from these perspectives can lead to biasing a writer's thinking.
While Dramatica does permit the easy construction of archetypal characters, it does so by giving writers the essential elements that form all characters. Dramatica's "characteristics" encourage experimentation and the development of richer, more complex characters that don't fit stereotyped notions of basic "Hollywood" character types.
Dramatica takes character development a step beyond simple type identification. Dramatica defines two special characters, the Main Character and the Influence Character, that carry with them essential aspects of the story's underlying argument.
The Main Character is not always the same character as the story's Protagonist, and the Influence (Obstacle) Character is frequently not the same as the story's Antagonist. To Kill A Mockingbird is an example of one such story where the roles of Main Character, Protagonist, Impact Character and Antagonist are actually four separate roles (played by different actors).


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Arab Cities in Evolution
Fall 2012
Amale Andraos, instructor
While the Middle East and the Arab World in general, have for too long occupied the world's center stage for its endless conflicts, this past decade has simultaneously shed light on it as another kind of 'hot spot'—one that has fostered radical experimentation in architecture and urbanism. From leading the wave of 'instant urbanism' to building the first zero carbon city, the MENA region has also witnessed a resurgence of new social housing and institutional buildings, led major reconstruction and preservation efforts as well as re‐affirmed for the world the importance of public space through its recent democratic revolutions.
While much of the contemporary urban and architectural production in the Arab World continues to be wildly broadcast, too little is presented as a context through which to read this ebullient production, contrasting the region's emerging and struggling cities while situating the work within a long history of complex exchanges regionally as well as between East and West. Working through specific discursive 'lenses—focusing in particular on issues of representation, post world war two developmental strategies, Pan Arabism and environmental orientalism—the seminar built a repertoire of references through which to apprehend the present transformations.


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At the beginning of the fourth semester, students enrolled in PHJN 2005 Staff Photography are given a challenging assignment to locate and photograph a Canadian with at least a provincial, if not national profile. The editorial portrait assignment is designed to encourage students to expand their subject horizons and to deal with agents, handlers, PR staff and busy subject schedules. The images from each year constitute part of a larger body of work by Loyalist College Photojournalism students known as "The Canadians". A friendly competition is held at the end of the semester, with a slide show presentation and secret ballot among the students to pick the top 3. Here are this years' winners.
First Place -Gail Paquette
Second Place- Justin Tang
Third Place-(tie) Myriam Lublink


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In the Jubilee Centre's first Annual Lecture, David Nussbaum (CEO, the Elders, formerly CEO, WWF-UK) explores how we can eat together for the common good.
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As church moves online, what's the value of the church building? Nigel Walter argues that our approach to church buildings speaks volumes about our engagement with the world and those around us. While modern technology increasingly seeks to transcend place, Christians must be compelled by the scandalous particularity of the incarnation.Download the paper


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I don't claim to have the expeditious cooking skills of Rachel Ray nor the culinary expertise of Ina Garten, but I do enjoy cooking. Although whipping up elaborate meals isn't a nightly ritual, I will, occasionally, create tasty fare that at least satisfies the sophisticated palates of my little boys.
I enjoy cooking because it compliments my creativity as a writer. Just as I carefully select certain herbs to flavor a slow-cooked stew, I choose certain words and phrasing to enhance my stories. After all, cooking like writing is an artistic form of expression. And cooks like writers each have a distinctive personal style, which is reflected in their creations. Creations that can be shaped but not completely formed from recipes, books or manuals.
For a long time, recipes held for me the biblical importance of being the unquestioned word of the expert chef who knows that chicken can be cooked in 8 minutes (it can't). I believed that these instructions were precise rules that couldn't be amended. So, although frustrated that my cooking times never matched the times indicated, I always closely adhered to the recipe's instructions until the day I didn't.
This day came when I had cooked long enough to have the confidence and knowledge to swap one ingredient for another and understand the discrepancies in various oven temperatures as well as others' perception of "cooked." Basically, I had learned enough and practiced long enough to trust my own instincts and creativity. This lesson made me a better writer.
Learning to cook made me a better writer by teaching me to view instructions as guidelines open to interpretation and modification rather than exact orders.
Writing, for those of us who have chosen to do it, is a form of artistic expression based on our love of words and our passion to tell stories. For many of us, however, someone told us along the way that we needed to learn the "right" way to write.
Many of us obediently went to the local bookstore and purchased all the snappy book titles offering advice on how to outline, create characters, establish plot, market and sell.
Seeking the Holy Grail of good, sellable writing, I too have sought, read and tried to follow the information found in these books. Although some tips were useful, it was cooking that taught me the one priceless fact, which is that writing—real, passionate writing—can't be taught, exactly.
It's a creative outlet that cannot be constructed by another's perception of it. Sure, every craft can be improved upon. Grammar, sentence structure, plot consistencies, ways in which to overcome writer's block and how to set a consistent work schedule are imperative to writing and doing so well but not every piece of advice or bit of knowledge is going to fit every writer's abilities, talents or skill.
It doesn't mean that these instructions aren't useful instead it means that they must be tailored to fit the individual and only the individual can decide in what ways modification is necessary.
Cooking taught me that all artistic endeavors are creative and therefore can't be constrained by specific rules. No one can "teach" or "instruct" you on how to create. It's innately part of you—the passion, the effort, and the talent.
You can learn, however, to improve your skills, harness your passion, and enhance your talent. And once you realize and accept that you are the only one who can determine how your craft develops then you will have the freedom to follow your own instincts and the confidence to choose what works and reject what doesn't.
After that, you can assertively set the oven to 350 degrees, baking that 20-minute cake for 18 minutes and you can allow the words to flow across the page in your voice and in your way, comfortable that you know how to cook up a good book.


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ItsNewport replied to Iwar's topic in General Tattoo DiscussionHey guys, haven't posted in a while but i had to bring this up. Marcus Kuhn's Just Good Tattoos in Bath, England was basically burned to the ground a couple of nights back. Looks like it was deliberate and it's been hugely damaging to Marcus who is one of the nicest guys you could wish to meet. There's been a gofundme set up to help him out, i'm sure any donation will be hugely appreciated. Here's the gofundme: https://www.gofundme.com/help-just-good-tattoos-after-arson And here's a facebook post from Marcus on the subject, i've copied the text as i'm not sure if the embed feature will work here: "ITS been 24 hours since someone i dont know who or why.burned my tattoo shop down eleven days after i opened it...I put all my savings into it and frankly cannot afford to build it again..i have no insurance...was just in second week open..it would cost another 15 to 20 thousand to redo it and replace everything...as it stands now it was months i was not earning while building the shop and i put everything in there..i will not be able to eat or pay rent as my savings will be gone in a matter of days..this was a blow i dont think i can recover from...i built every corner of the shop with my own hands for three months using salvaged lumber and begged borrowed and scrounged all the pieces..all the money spent on planning applications and permits and blueprints and the trips to raise money to get it done and now its all gone and after 32 years tattooing and trying to contribute to the betterment of tattooing with gypsy gentleman films this is how i get repaid...I am tired of struggling to feed myself and duke and keep a roof over our heads..thank you to the people who have sent messages of solidarity..its very heartwarming but i cant live on good vibes alone..at the end of the day im alone broke and without recourse...dont know why someone would do this but whoever you are you suceeded in destroying the life of someone you dont even know personally..i hope you have a really good reason ..." Please note i am not in charge of the gofundme and i do not know Marcus personally (i've met him and chatted tattoos for a bit but that's it).
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Beast mode! @havetsherre Marius work makes me wish i had 2 backs
Anyone heading to the tattoo collective in London? I'll be there on the Sunday for an appointment with Valerie Vargas, i'm still debating if i should get a ticket for the Saturday, too.
Unfortunately he doesn't travel much at all for tattooing. Would certainly make my life a little easier if he did!
Hahaha thanks for capturing me at my best, @Iwar Hopefully next time i see you it won't be quite so torturous for me!
Made another Oslo trip last week to start a cover up on my lower stomach. While i was there i picked up a namakubi from Nicholas at Blue Arms. The cover up is ongoing and i don't mind admitting i'm very apprehensive about the next session! This was not a fun tattoo to get although Marius did his best to keep my spirits up and a visit from LST's own Mr @Iwar definitely kept me distracted from the significant pain!
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Just booked in with Valerie Vargas to start a thigh piece at the new london convention in February. So happy about this as i've been wanting a tattoo from her for several years but never managed to book one!
Would love to pick this up but i can't justify the cost right now - it's more than £50 just to ship! Gutted.
I live in England and the best advice i can give you is go for it! Although i'm not sure exactly where you live so it might be a hell of a lot more expensive than it is for me, this will be my 4th trip to be tattooed by Marius and it's so worth it. Edit: Profile says you're in the States so yeah, the cost isn't really comparible. It's costing me £45 for a return flight (around 55 dollars US). In that case i feel your pain!
Just booked in for a return to Oslo. Marius Meyer is going to cover up a shitty tattoo on my stomach. No idea what i'll be getting yet but i'm really excited for this one. Appointment is in January so i'll be sure to share with you guys when it's done
If it's any comfort, he's also ridiculously fast!
Man i don't envy you guys at all, i got a one shot from chad on the back of my forearm and it sucked. Great experience with Chad but he's definitely the most heavy handed guy i've ever been tattooed by. Saying that, i don't envy the experience but i absolutely envy the work!
Picked this one up from Marc Nava at the London tattoo convention yesterday. Such a nice guy and i had a great time being tattooed by him. Really wish i was at the convention today/tomorrow as there seemed to be a LOT of artists taking walk ups that had time (Frankie Carracioli, for example, was in the booth with Marc and didn't do a single tattoo on Friday, at least not by the time i left around 8pm). Bumped in to a few LSTers too, wish i knew their names here but it was a pleasure seeing you all, even managed to stumble across my main man @Iwar when i was literally on my way out of the convention.
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ItsNewport replied to ItsNewport's topic in General Tattoo DiscussionThanks for the recommendation, looks like my shortlist just got a little longer!


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Many of us do not like the weekend to come to an end. Not because many of us are lazy to go to work on Monday but because we do not want to think of the hustle and bustle of the environment, especially in Lagos, Nigeria. However, Monday will definitely come. You cannot escape from it.
The good thing about starting a new week is the motivation that comes with it. One of the best days of the week to get motivated is on Mondays. After all the enjoyment over the weekend comes the Monday when many people decide hot to make changes that will affect their lives, career etc for the week and beyond. You can get inspiration from different places – when alone, when driving, on the bus, when sleeping and even on social media. In fact, one of the places to get hit by inspiration is on social media platforms. Almost every social media platforms you open on a Monday, you will definitely find #mondaymotivation. This hashtag is just for encouraging people as they go on with their day to day activities.
On Mondays like this, just take a minute to go through some of the best travel quotes and slogans you have saved or printed to add a bit of relief, hope and happiness to your day and week ahead.
It's the first Monday in December and we have collected some inspirational quotes to help motivate your travel life.
What is your favourite inspirational quote that keeps you going?