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Salman Rushdie to Deliver Emory’s 2007 Sheth Lecture

Salman Rushdie, currently Distinguished Writer in Residence at Emory University, will deliver the university’s 2007 Sheth Lecture in Indian Studies at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25 at Glenn Memorial Auditorium on Emory’s main campus. His topic will be “The Composite Artist,” which addresses one of the crowning achievements of Indian art.

Early in his reign, Akbar, the 16th century “Grand Mughal,” commissioned an extraordinary series of paintings. The most remarkable feature of these works is that many painters from across India with different artistic traditions collaborated on each individual picture. The result was not merely a synthesis of different styles, but an aesthetic statement of unity in plurality that exemplified the emperor’s desire to create a kingdom that transcended differences of religion and history.

Lent's here and I wouldnt give up a chance to change my diet by sacrificing food that I have been addicted to in the last year.

Fasting during Lent is a way for the Christian to identify with Jesus in his suffering which, according to the record of the New Testament, the biblical writings known as the Gospels, he underwent for the sake of humans in order to make propitiation for their failure to keep the laws instituted by God in the Pentateuch. This sacrifice is referred to by Christians variously as a substitutionary death, a redemptive death, and a death which satisfied the perfect justice of God, who actually provided the means for that satisfaction by sending Jesus, said in the Bible to be God's own son, to die in the place of humanity. It is this distinction which fulfills the Hebrews' hope for a messiah (the "Christ" in Greek ) who would save the troubled nation, according to the New Testament writings.

Many modern Protestants and Anglicans consider the observation of Lent to be a choice, rather than an obligation. They may decide to give up a favorite food (e.g. chocolate, alcohol) or activity (e.g. going to the movies, playing video games) for Lent, or they may instead decide to take on a Lenten discipline such as devotions, volunteering for charity work, and so forth. Roman Catholics may also observe Lent in this way, in addition to the dietary restrictions outlined above.

Article in the Hindu

To go outside, and there perchance to stay

Or to remain within : that is the question.

Whether 'tis better for a cat to suffer

The cuffs and buffets of inclement weather

That Nature rains on those who roam abroad,

Or take a nap upon a scrap of carpet,

And so by dozing melt the solid hours

That clog the clock's bright gears with sullen time

And stall the dinner bell.

To sit, to stare

Outdoors, and by a stare to seem to state

A wish to venture forth without delay,

Then when the portal's opened up, to stand

As if transfixed by doubt.

To prowl; to sleep;

To choose not knowing when we may once more

Our re-admittance gain: aye, there's the hairball ;

For if a paw were shaped to turn a knob,

Or work a lock or slip a window-catch

And going out and coming in were made

As simple as the breaking of a bowl.

What cat would bear the household's petty plagues,
The cook's well-practiced kicks, the butler's broom,

The infant's careless pokes, the tickled ears,

The trampled tail, and all the daily shocks

That fur is heir to, when of his own free will,

He might his exodus or entrance make with a mere mitten ?

Who would spaniels fear,
Or strays trespassing from a neighbor's yard,

But that the dread of our unheeded cries

And scratches at a barricaded door

No claw can open up, dispels our nerve

And makes us rather bear our humans' faults

Than run away to un-guessed miseries?

Thus caution doth make house cats of us all;

And thus the bristling hair of resolution

Is softened up with the pale brush of thought

And since our choices hinge on weighty things,

We pause upon the threshold of decision.

— Author unknown

Hamilton, the hub of Bermuda, serves as both its capital and commercial centre. While it's not a large city, it has a surprising amount of hustle and bustle - at least compared to the rest of the island. Locals refer to it simply as 'town' - 'going to town' means, without a doubt, going to Hamilton.

The city's pulse is located in Front St, a harbourfront road lined with turn-of-the-century Victorian buildings in bright pastel lemon, lime, apricot and sky blue. Many buildings have overhanging verandahs, where you can linger over lunch and watch the boats ferry across the harbour.

When the British were no longer able to use ports in their former American colonies, they chose this site as their 'Gibraltar of the West'. In addition to the Bermuda Maritime Museum, you can pass a pleasant hour or two strolling about the Dockyard grounds, stop in at the pub, the movie theatre, the craft market or the Bermuda Snorkel Park.

The Keep, the sprawling fortress on the edge of the dockyard, was built of limestone blocks in Georgian style and was first used by the British navy as a base to launch their raid on Washington, DC, in 1814. It later served as a North Atlantic base during both World Wars but was abandoned as a costly outpost in 1951. Since then the buildings - including eight historic buildings, old munitions warehouses and the gorgeous Commissioner's House - have been renovated and given a second life as shops and museums.Swizzle Inn
The Swizzle Inn is Bermuda's oldest and certainly most famous pub. Established in 1932 in a 17th century roadhouse, the "Swizzle" as locals call it, is home to Bermuda's national drink the Rum Swizzle. This potent rum and fruit juice cocktail is legendary for making the locals "loco" and the tourists "tipsy"!! More...

St. George

The Island Shop

When the locals want an island-inspired gift that’s a little more sophisticated than a coaster or tacky t-shirt the Island Shop is where they flock. Local artist Barbara Finsness, a graduate of the Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, initially sold her unique ceramics and linens through other stores. Their huge popularity, however, justified a dedicated store. So in 2002 she opened her first shop on Old Cellar Lane. Buoyed by its success another one shortly followed on Queen Street. More...Rum Cake Factory // Glassblowing

In Kings Wharf aka Royal Navy Dockyard, not to far from where my ship (Nordic Empress) docked was the Rum Cake Factory which was attached to the Glassblowing place. 1st of all, these cakes are really expensive, and theyre tiny. For an 8" cake, it was like $20. BUT here at the factory, they give u all the free samples you want (well...not ALL) of each type of cake they make. These cakes taste so wonderful!! You really have to try them. Then the glassblowing place. Its really fun to see how they make glass. They have rows and rows of things you can buy, but again, theyre really expensive. Bermuda is a very rich Island, and really there isnt much thats cheap, its not like the caribbean at all. But of course theres tons of different glass pieces you can choose from in all shapes and sizes. They have really cute little animals and Christmas ornaments that they make, but it will cost you.

Gosling's Black Seal Rum - "The Spirit of Bermuda".

Over the years Black Seal® Rum has become synonymous with Bermuda. It is an essential ingredient in Bermuda fish chowder, adds the island flavor to the Bermuda Rum Swizzle, and is the tempest in Bermuda's favorite cocktail the Dark 'n Stormy®.

A family business for nearly two centuries, Gosling's is Bermuda's oldest business house, and is the largest exporter of a Bermuda-made product. More...

Gibbs Hill Lighthouse

Paradiso Cafe

Description

Shambhala Day marks the end of one year's cycle and the beginning of a new one. To dispel the 
karmic accumulation of personal, social, and environmental chaos at the year's end, all students 
are encouraged to practice as much as possible in the period just before Shambhala Day. In 
particular, students are encouraged to recite the mamo chants together beginning eleven days 
before Shambhala Day. The mamo chant is an elaborate protector offering traditionally recited from 
the twentieth through the twenty-ninth days of the last lunar month of the Tibetan year. By 
reciting the chant, we tune into the protector principle of awareness and reconnect with sacred 
outlook. The day before Shambhala Day is considered neutral and is a traditional time to clean and 
refresh one's home and shrines in preparation for the coming year.