An even better example is Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967): as impressive a novel as has been written so far in the second half of our century and one of the splendid specimens of that splendid genre from any century. Here the synthesis of straightforwardness and artifice, realism and magic and [...]
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On Christmas Eve, with a reasonable weather forecast, we tramped up Robert Ridge to Lake Angelus (elevation 1600 m). At first we were sweating from the steep climb and the hot sun, but near the bushline clouds blew in and on the ridge we were blasted by horizontal rain. Within an hour we’d gone from [...]
Indian High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago Malay Mishra has announced that state-owned Caribbean Airlines and Air India are working on a project to reduce air fares between the two countries.
He told a meeting that when the programme become operational “an airline ticket purchased in Trinidad and Tobago will connect a Caribbean Airlines flight with [...]
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Asics Shoes is having a great year when it comes to good looking shoes. In continuing their Runovation series they are releasing some exclusives in Belgium and Holland only. As if the shoes couldn’t be more exclusive only a few accounts will have the sneakers and when they are gone they are gone. Leaving us [...]
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“Sexual Behaviour in the Human Male”, a landmark report that revealed major insights into bisexual behaviour and orientation, was published 60 years ago by Alfred Kinsey at the Indiana University. Kinsey Report unveiled the seven-point ‘heterosexual-homosexual rating scale’, commonly known as the Kinsey Scale, to gauge a person’s sexual orientation or experiences with both sexes. [...]
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual people are almost twice as likely to seek help for mental health issues or substance abuse treatment as their heterosexuals counterparts, according to a study.
Working with collaborators from the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), Susan Cochran studied data on 2074 people interviewed in the California Health Interview Survey, and found [...]
There was also plenty of bad news as the number of people unemployed for more than six months continued to rise, reaching nearly five million, a record high.
The Labour Department also said that one reason for the declining number of job losses was because cuts had been so deep leading up to July that [...]
Kerala, with its higher wages and ample opportunities is emerging as the new “Gulf” for unskilled and semi-skilled labour from other states, even as far away as Orissa and West Bengal.The high wages, Rs.250-300 a day, for unskilled labour in the construction sector seems to be the main attraction for migrant labourers, say officials and [...]
Forty years ago the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) noticed that Kerala has achieved social progress comparable to that of the West without industrialisation. It asked experts to study the phenomenon, hoping it will yield a new model of development.
Economists like Amartya Sen offered explanations for the paradox of social advance without economic [...]
In a look into the Asics Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 Shoes collection, the brand celebrates its anniversary with some favorable themes and motifs. Some of the more prominent features include tortoise-inspired geometric shapes and Himalayan-themed footwear. Relative to its parent brand ASICS, Classic Women’s Asics Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 Shoes boasts a more lifestyle and [...]
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