My Bliss

Culture-obsessed freelance writer. Mainstream (print) media veteran. Interested in journalism, the arts, information technology, and lifestyle trends. Bibliophile forever.

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A nice place to read.

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#Vietnam - #Flametree and #horse #Citadel #Hue

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The Illuminated King's Library Tower at the British Library

(Photo by cambridgechipmunk)

The King’s Library, designed by architect Sir Colin St John Wilson, forms the core of The British Library collection.

(Photo by Daniel2005)

Thousands of old books collected by King George III are preserved behind the magnificent UV-filter glass supporting environmental control system, maintaining appropriate book storage.

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Stirring up the South China Sea (III): A Fleeting Opportunity for Calm

The South China Sea is the cockpit of geopolitics in East Asia. Five countries – Brunei, China, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam – plus Taiwan have substantial and competing territorial and maritime claims in a body of water that is both an important source of hydrocarbons and fisheries and a vital trade corridor. The recent history has been scarred by cycles of confrontation. Today, the clashes are becoming more heated, and the lulls between periods of tension are growing shorter. As the region continues to grow in influence and power, the handling of the competing claims will set the tone for relations within East Asia for years. The cost of even a momentary failure to manage tensions could pose a significant threat to one of the world’s great collaborative economic success stories. Despite China’s controversial development of some of the reefs it controls, the current relatively low temperature of the disagreement offers a chance to break the cycle, but it is likely to be short-lived. The countries of the region, supported by the wider international community, need to embrace the opportunity while it lasts.

FULL REPORT (via Crisis Group)

Photo: AFP/ GUO QIUDA, XINHUA

Source: Crisis Group

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With a world of information at our fingertips — virtually anytime, anywhere — do we still need physical book-and-mortar libraries? Here’s one librarian’s answer:

“Public libraries are arguably more important today than ever before. Their mission is still the same — to provide free access to information to all people. The way people access information has changed, but they still need the information to succeed, and libraries are providing that.”

- Tony Marx, president of the New York Public Library

Do We Really Need Libraries?

Image: Researchers at the constructed-by-Carnegie 135th Street branch of the New York Public Library, 1938. (New York Public Library)

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“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Image via hearthomestyle.com

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But the heart has its own memory and I have forgotten nothing.

Albert Camus, The Fall (via wordsnquotes)

So very true.

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Barnes & Noble

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Tulipseries | ROZA

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I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded; not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.

Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner (via bookmania)

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Scott Kelly (@stationcdrkelly), who will be the first American astronaut to spend 12 months in space, has been aboard the International Space Station (@iss) for more than 30 days. Kelly is keeping a visual diary of his year-long journey in space through social media, posting this image of Southern Florida to twitter on April 5, 2015. TIME is following Kelly, along with his twin brother and fellow astronaut Mark Kelly and their families, as they test the boundaries of long-term space travel. Learn more at time.com/space #YearInSpace http://ift.tt/1zoUNGO

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Las Vegas, NV | May 2, 2015

Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao punch each other simultaneously during the richest fight in the history of boxing. Undefeated champion Mayweather went on to win via unanimous decision ending the so called “Battle of the Century.” . Shot #onassignment for @ESPN with my partner in crime @marvilacar Thanks for following our coverage! #maypac #mannypacquiao #floydmayweather #boxing #sports #photojournalism #notthebestfightever (at MGM Grand Garden Arena)

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Arch of the Centuries, University of Santo Tomas, Manila

The university commemorates its 404th founding anniversary today.

(Photo: Fr. Jose Rizal Dimapilis, OP)