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I had bought this book casually from Family Book Shop on Park Street, Calcutta, for my daughter who likes to listen to Hindi film music. Personally I do not know much about hindi film music, and I also belong to the era when Sachin Deb Burman was hailed as the master musician. Next day, I was on a trip to Vizag, and had to take a train. In my handbag I found that this book was there, perhaps I had forgotten to give it to my daughter. Nevertheless, thinking of this book as my companion for the journey, I started reading the same. I am not a very fast reader, but I was surprised that the book was finished in 6 hours flat. This book made me go back in time, identify the Calcutta of Louis Banks and Pam Crain, the Calcutta of Ajit Singh, the 65 war.. so many memories. By the time I finished the book, I was a converted fan of R D Burman. The authors have made this book, which could have been a big bore with its technical jargon, a pleasure to read. It is fast paced, energetic, and almost shocking unbiased. I read biographies where people deify the protagonists. This book is an exception, where the authors never tread into overt sentimentalism, and provide a clean, sophisticated account of the man who is supposedly the most successful music composer of hindi cinema. As I said, I am no hindi music buff, but I shall surely go back in time and listen to the CDs my daughter used to buy as a teenager in the 1980s. Great effort.
If you are an RD Burman fan - this book is a must have. If you are not - you will become one before you hit the last page.....
The authors have managed to recreate the era , the times in which RD lived and have delved deep into the influences that shaped his music. From the tentative beginning in Chote Nawab to the seemingly effortless flamboyance displayed in iconic movies like Yaadon Ki Baraat & Hare Rama Hare Krishna to the ever-fresh music of 1942 - A love stroy, RD's journey has been beautifully captured.
The authors have not deviated from what they set out to do and that is to tell an honest story about a man who almost single-handedly elevated Hindi film music to a different level and who continues to influence & inspire music lovers long after he's gone.
This book also captures in-depth technical analysis (musically) of some of Pancham's most complex and revered compositions. The detailed descriptions of the notes, ragas and various instruments provide insights into the vastness of RD's musical repertoire and leaves the reader mesmerised by his genius.
This book could well be standard reference material for any student of music looking to decode the golden period of Hindi film music.
Heartfelt congratulation to the authors, Balaji Vittal & A Bhattacharjee, for a splendid effort. You guys are now going to be on the ' to watch out for ' list.
I bought this book a little reluctantly - not sure about the manner in which the authors would have approached RD Burman - the person as also his music.
However, the book was sheer delight - the way it is presented it captures lovingly the various times in the life of Pancham (as RD Burman was fondly called by his near and dear ones) or Boss (as his close-knit team of musicians and arrangers used to address him).
Some anecdotes are well-known while the behind-the-scenes action is warmly documented providing insights into the creative elements of the movie-makers in general and zany aspects of composing music (specially relating to Pancham - who seemingly was very open to imbibing creative influences from nature as well as mundane happenstance of daily life into unique sounds that in a way became his hallmark).
The main focus of the book is about sharing events and happenings that led to the creation of some of the classics from the baton of RD Burman - his relationship with his father, mother and his contemporaries (the entire ambit of actors, producers, directors, lyricists, music composers & singers). The musical aspects relating to the technicalities did go over my head, but could be of great relevance to the readers who have deeper sensibilities and awareness.
There is fortunately not much of gossip - as they've steered clear of controversies, and the reader is left free to draw his/her own conclusions based on the interviews held by the author-duo with various persons who share their own experiences and remembrances with a lot of warmth and affection, occasionally also without mincing their words.
There are lessons to be drawn about creativity, team-work, people management as also about dealing with success and failure.
It also includes details of some of the on-line forums and groups which are engaged in taking an intensive re-look at RD Burman's legacy and repertoire acknowledging his unique contribution to the world of music (going much beyond just filmy music).
Summing up, the book provided me with a different way of looking at the behind-the-scenes take on some of my favourite melodies from the stable of RD Burman and I relished the nostalgia of the days when one first saw these songs on-screen and subsequently have also enriched my enjoyment of Pancham songs to a higher and different level.
Needless to mention that being a fan of his great legend and his mindboggling music itself make me excited manifold times and as an icing on the cake , this book serves as a perfect write up about the legend himself and more so about his music. I 'd confess to know both the writers personally and too well and had an inkling what to come from them through this magnificent book about all our common passion , the phenomenon – R D Burman still I was more then surprised to read the contents and the way of expressive writings that made me salute to both the geniuses for the way they have conceived the entire story. This book bears a total license to speak, write and voice an opinion about R D Burman and can easily be regarded as the bible of sorts wrt to the legend. The meticulously arranged details about every minute aspect of music, the various stories of inspiration that made R D Burman so special and dear and perhaps ever-energetic over ages and time , the kind of knowledge this man has about sound engineering and how he harnessed sounds of varying degree and incorporated them into his music that even today in many songs of his it becomes extremely difficult to predict the type and kind of sound used in his sound arrangement through his orchestra , how he managed them , what devices he used, his taste for global songs that infact had no limits including how he was inspired from Jazz, Blues, Latin songs and equally from the Indian classical music and Folk songs and music are all too well written in a very precise and well organized manner. The pains they have taken in getting all the interviews from all those people surrounding R D Burman in his lives and proved to be his assets like his musicians, his singers and his some very close friends in the Industry is really commend worthy.
Mr. Anirudha Bhattacharjee is a die hard fan of the legend and is a music maniac and an able musician himself that I think has helped him understand the various nuances of R D Burman's music that complimented to his writing this book and bringing such facets of his music that we were never exposed to earlier. Mr. Balaji Vittal is a person who is too endearing and his love for RD's music was like falling in love with a young girl in the teens – the feeling never ebbs, a prolific writer and a journalist and this combination of both has helped bring more such finer aspects of RD – the man and his music through this pristine 300 pages of sheer magic.
I 'l recommend every one of you to have a piece of this great effort because this does not come everyday. A wonderful effort - hats off – Thanks for giving us such pious offering.
Shankh Banerjee
My nephew wanted this book, so he asked me to get it for him. I bought the book and thought, before I give it to him, why not flip through its pages. I started, and I must say, could not stop until I was done with this. My nephew, as usual, was angry with me, but later when I explained to him he simply said, "so uncle you see, us, the new generation do know how to pay respect...."
Indeed they know that, and this book is a fantastic example of it. This book is must read if you are a music buff. If you are not, then also you can read it, without feeling bored. Personally, I have no musical training, but after reading this book, I started noticing and discovering fantastic sounds and effects that was created by "BOSS" . My musical ear is seasoned like that of a master now, thanks to this book.
I have asked my nephew, to get a new copy of this book. this one is for me ..... TAN TANA !!!!!
If you are a die hard RDB fan and want to read some real informative biography - without any bias, go ahead - buy this one and...Read More
being a rd burman fan this book was like music to the ears....kept getting urge to listen to rd burman's tunes while reading th...Read More
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While both players appeared to commit to playing Dubai next year, it's impossible to know. The WTA Roadmap requires top players to commit months in advance to give tournaments more stability and predictability. Azarenka has been critical of the system, arguing that the WTA's commitment obligations forces players to play through injuries and risk long-term damage to avoid fines. This time it seems Azarenka's decided, as many top players have before her, that it's better to take the fine than risk your health.
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Azarenka, who ceded the No. 1 ranking to Williams on Monday, has committed to four tournaments so far in 2013, making the finals or better at two (Australian Open, Doha) and retiring or withdrawing from the others (Brisbane, Dubai). Still riding a 14-match win streak, her next tournament is Indian Wells in March, where she's the defending champion.
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Cash Management In A Trading Account
As a trader, I believe one can have an outstanding system of analysis, order entry, the finest software, and the best research. That being said, in many cases, or perhaps most cases, the retail client ultimately loses a significant portion or all of their trading account.
My father, who was an incredible trader who traded even from his hospital bed while suffering congestive heart failure that took his life on this last trip to the hospital, told me so many times it is burned into the furthest reaches of my brain, take care of your seed corn. What he was saying is to take care of the principle.
Once you close out a position with a profit, that profit now becomes part of your seed corn.
It is my opinion from watching traders for nearly two decades and reading articles over that time from professionals I respect, cash management in an account is the real key to being successful long-term in a trading account.
In as much as you and I do not have access to the Fed like some of the big banks and wirehouses, we do not have an endless supply of cash to inject into our accounts should the need arise.
Rather we are working with a finite amount of money. For most people, their money is apportioned with some dedicated to retirement savings, some to educating children and grand children. A portion may be set aside for travel, a second home, healthcare for themselves or loved ones, or perhaps charities we feel the need to support.
No matter what you have earmarked portions of your portfolio for, many traders will use poor cash management in their accounts and will rationalize taking money from another sector of their portfolio to support sloppy money management.
I don't mean to make it sound like tight money management will be the silver bullet so many have sought. Rather I would suggest sound cash management is an area of the trading process many spend precious little time examining and employing.
Poor cash management can make otherwise solid research, outstanding software, thorough market analysis significantly less effective, at times to the point of destroying one's own account.
The first thing a trader should do, and again all this is my opinion, after all the other "gray work" is done, is script your trades. By that I mean you should get a spiral notebook and write the trade out, entirely, before executing your initial order.
Just yesterday I was looking at a spread trade in an index. It was my opinion the market would be coming down. I put the trade together, it looked good, my risk was limited, the charts told me the market would likely be going down soon and relatively fast, and I have access to two outstanding platforms or I can call my orders in.
Then I decided to print out my analysis from my program. What a shock. The trade has actually no chance of making a profit, ever. The debit spread I had looked at cost me more than I could even make, no matter what.
I was shocked. In my mind the trade looked like it was solid. Low entry price, defined risk, solid chart analysis, thorough market research, all for nothing had I executed the trade.
On my final step of printing the trade and determining my entry and EXIT points, I realized no matter where I exited the trade, I could not make money!
Now I realize no one reading this is going to admit having put a trade like this on in the past, and I would not ask you to. However, if you have been trading for any length of time and have a volume of trades you have made, I would bet you have entered trades only to look at directly afterwards and thought "Why did I do that? I don't want to be in that trade."
Or, when you have placed a trade, market conditions changed somewhat but in both cases, you decided to ride it out. In most if not virtually all of these cases, the trade turned into a loser or a breakeven proposition. All the while your money is tied up in a dog of a trade while other opportunities are flying past you.
Let's be honest, if you have traded enough, it has happened to you as well as to me. The solution, get out of the trade. Had we scripted the trade and studied it before executing it, we probably would have experienced the epiphany I did again yesterday.
Scripting the trades has helped me to understand better the trade I am getting into. I have also been able to sleep better with less stress in my life as I know my exit points, both my exit points. If it is a winning trade, I know where my profit objective is, if it turns against me, I know where I am getting out and how much I may lose should that happen.
I want to know my profit potential and what I am risking. Because we do not have endless amounts of money to work with and the Fed is not going to buy billions of dollars of yours or my bonds, we have to work within a set of parameters somewhat dictated by the size of our account.
With that in mind, I like to work with percentages as guidelines. Nothing hard and fast necessarily but self imposed limits so my mind and the two negative emotions in trading, greed and fear, don't talk me into a situation I should not be in.
Let's use an example of a $10,000 initial account value. Generally speaking, once I figure what my potential loss might be, I don't want to enter a trade where more than 3% of the account value is at risk. In this case, that would be $300 on any single position.
Keeping the 3% rule in mind, at any given time, I don't want to risk more than 9% on unrelated trades. This means that at any given time, I have no more than $900 at risk.
In the very unlikely event all three trades went against me, my account is not wiped out as I enter real stops either with contingent orders or by executing a trade and manually placing the stop and profit objective the moment I am filled.
If I have to leave my screen for any length of time with orders working, I cancel the orders and get a confirmation number on the cancel. Relying on an electronic platform to execute orders for me when I am not watching has bit me in the fanny more than once. Not recommended. Ultimately, you are responsible for your account and your money. Do not rely on your broker or a trading platform to care as much about your money as you should.
As a trader, you must have a set of written out trading rules to follow. If you do not write these rules down, your mind will talk you into trades you otherwise would have passed on.
Remember, it is better to wish you were in a trade than to wish you were out of a trade.
Another reason why you must have written trading rules for your system, which includes cash management, is over time you will experience what is known as "style drift". If you think you are immune to this, you are setting yourself up for disaster from the very beginning. Long-term success will likely elude you.
I can tell you from experience and from watching professional money managers with literally hundreds of millions of dollars under management, style drift is incremental and happens to even the very seasoned traders.
Some like to call it "tweaking" their system. In some cases, this is just an excuse to do what they want rather than what they should.
I happen to know at least one professional money manager who is regularly seen on television who has burned through ÂĽ of a billion dollars or more due to style drift. They are good managers at times but their ego talks them into doing what they would never do normally and the clients generally pick up the pieces when their accounts have been devastated.
Having a written set of rules, including cash management, gives the trader the discipline and the confidence to hang in there even after several losses in a row to make a comeback and ultimately prevail.
No one can pick winners with every trade. Let's just make sure our losses do not wipe out weeks, months, or even years of doing everything right by trading loosely on a hunch and abandoning what has gotten us where we are to begin with.
Silver & E Mini
Posted in Freechart Blog on November 06, 2011 by Robert Biggs
As I pointed out in Friday's newsletter, I hope you are registered and have read it, I suggested looking at shorting the E Mini and December Silver. The opening seemed to be delayed tonight and that always gives me the creeps. Silver is a wonderful market to trade yet not as good as the e mini for liquidity. With the strange opening tonight, I felt uneasy to get in and wanted to let you know I am hanging on the sidelines. I was hoping silver would give me the trade I wanted but after watching it a few minutes after quotes started flowing to me, I just didn't like what I saw so no trade for me tonight. As you may already know, the e mini is the mini S&P contract. Watch gold and silver. I was hoping silver would be coming down but at the open and even after the open, but with it lingering up gives me pause. When in doubt, stay out
Silver Reload Time?
Posted in Freechart Blog on August 04, 2011 by Robert Biggs
Earlier today I wrote silver would be coming down along with gold bullion. Since then, the dollar index has gone up significantly and frankly, when I looked at the market after my earlier blog, I thought I might be early on my analysis. As it turns out, I was by just an hour or so. Both silver and gold have decreased significantly. The dollar has gone up for the moment. This will likely be a very short moment for the dollar and the downside for silver and gold is about over in my opinion. Now might be a very good time to reload on the silver. In my newsletter yesterday I mentioned the stock market would likely go all the way down to 1220 basis the September S&p. Boy was I wrong. The stock market has blown right through that mark and is down nearly 7% over the past 5 days. Clearly the stock market does not like the decision or the process the house and senate have been involved with the past few weeks. In my opinion, the markets are much smarter than any of these village idiots in Washington. The man boy and his band of lunatics are so far removed from reality, they will soon be completely destroying the dollar and any credit worthiness America has left. The so called conservatives are either too weak or too stupid to stop the crazies. Possibly both. In any case, now seems like a good time to buy silver, buy gold, get out of the stock market, get out of treasuries, and only when the government stops spending, should any of us reward the banks or the markets with our participation. If this kind of behavior continues in Washington, I foresee a tax revolt to cut off the head of the snake. Going forward, be very careful where you put your money. Stay as liquid as possible. Be ready to go to tangibles should the dollar break the 7200 level. Don't be fooled by today's market activity. I suspect it is artificial and very temporary. Sign up for the newsletter on http://www.FREECharts.com and stay up to date with what is happening in the markets.
Silver Gold Both Stall
Posted in Freechart Blog on August 04, 2011 by Robert Biggs
Certainly silver and gold have enjoyed some terrific up moves. Especially since our government fixed the debt ceiling crisis. Now it would appear these rallies are stalling a bit which I believe is a sign of a healthy market. We don't want the metals to go parabolic only to crash in a few weeks. We want slower sustained price increases to push the market without margin manipulation by the CFTC and the exchanges at the behest of corrupt banks. The one saving grace, China. With their new exchange in Hong Kong, should the Americans become so corrupt even we can't stand their stench, we soon should be able to trade the Hong Kong market. If the government atttempts to force us back into the US markets by not allowing US accounts to trade the new Chinese markets, I believe the paper market is doomed and the physicals will completely disconnect from the paper market.
Is Silver Rally Stalled?
Posted in Freechart Blog on July 18, 2011 by Robert Biggs
Looking at a chart of September Silver, it appears the market may have run out of buyers for the moment stalling a nice rally. Click here to see a chart with a stochastics overlay.You will see the momentum indicator I like indicates the rally may be stalling. I would look for a retracement to perhaps 3785 in the next few days. I suspect this will be another good opportunity to reload. If you are long silver now, I would suggest snugging the stop up nice and close to see what the direction the market may be taking on Tuesday. You may also notice when checking September against further out months, there is a slight inversion in the market which often times straightens itself out. The further out months in a normal market should be higher priced because of carrying charges. Should the market retreat temporarily, I think this would be a good time to buy physical silver bullion as mentioned in the earlier post. Gold bullion in the form of gold eagles, Canadian Maple Leafs, Pandas, Krugerands, or some other non-numismatic coin would be good to buy on a little pullback. I don't think it will be long before we see the rallies in silver and gold resume. The currency problem and the debt problem will not be solved regardless of the debt ceiling bickering even if a solution is found and adopted. A higher ceiling only means more debt and an even more devalued dollar which I believe will send metals higher and the S&P and the stock market in general higher until it causes the stock market to crash as the dollar unravels. It is now just a matter of time so watch closely. A weaker dollar is likely to push all commodities higher along with food in the form of grains, corn most specifically. Crude oil will likely get pushed higher also as the dollar slides into the abyss. Thank you president obama and Fed Chairman Bernanke. The two of you with Timothy Geithner are the three financial stooges. Stay up to date on all that is happening in the markets with FREECharts. Register for our free newsletter to get even more in depth analysis and commentary.
Silver How Much Did You Make?
Posted in Freechart Blog on July 18, 2011 by Robert Biggs
My question for readers tonight would be, how much did you make in the last 6 trading sessions in silver? Did you make $30k, $25k, $20k, $10k, how about $5k? If you did not catch a bit part of this move, you probably missed the last weeks newsletters. If you are not receiving the FREECharts.com newsletters, you should go sign up right now. The sign up is on every page of FREECharts.com. My forecast last week said silver would be coming down to 3450. The market came down to 3480. I suggested buying silver down here with a 3450 September put option as a safety net and indicated silver would be around 4050 very soon. It went over 4050 and is currently at 4061. If you are trading the paper markets, each point in silver is $50. The market has gone up nearly 600 points. You do the math and you will discover what this market is capable of. If you are trading the physical markets, then I hope you were buyers early on in this rally. If you did not take advantage of this opportunity, don't be discouraged as I believe silver will be well over $50 per ounce by the fall and possibly much sooner. If you are buying physical silver, buy silver bullion in the form of silver eagles or "junk silver" bags. These bags are sold in terms of face value of the coins inside. For instance, a $1,000 bag has 10,000 dimes that were minted 1964 or earlier. Dimes, quarters, and half dollars from 1964 and earlier are 90% silver and referred to as junk silver. They will have approximately 715 ounces of silver so depending on what the price of spot silver is, you can get a pretty good idea of what the value of a bag of junk silver would be. In my newsletter I show you how to analyze any stock, mutual fund, commodity or futures contract, or Forex currency pair as well as indices like the S&P. Technical analysis is not an exact science but I believe this analysis can put you on the right track. We also talk about money management inside your accounts so you know what to risk and why. I get very specific. If you have an asset you want analyzed in the newsletter, which comes out each Tuesday and Friday, send me an email to firstname.lastname@example.com and I will try my best to include it. I will also offer suggestions on how it could be traded. Sign up now while it is still free to new subscribers.
Silver Gold Dollar Up As Forecast
Posted in Freechart Blog on July 18, 2011 by Robert Biggs
As you may already know by now this morning, silver almost hit our objective of 4050 in the September contract hitting 4047.5. I believed silver was heading here and once it breaks 4050 and holds it, will have a real chance to begin moving higher at an accelerated rate. At least this is how the market looks at this moment. Clearly the markets are dynamic so they can and will change my opinion later in the day. I would prefer to see a more modest consistent daily move of 50 to 80 points. Moves over 100 points gives the manipulators all the reasons they need to expand margin and push modest accounts right out of potentially profitable trades. We also see gold has made a new all time high breaking through 1600. This puts the silver/gold ratio at about 40. I suspect at some point we will see this ratio back to about 16 which would make silver $100 an ounce or gold would have to come down to $640. Since it does not appear gold will accommodate and the dollar seems to be getting weaker by the quantitative easing, my thoughts today are the white metal goes up. With the dollar up slightly today we can see the S&P taking a bit of a hit as the stock market or the stocks in the stock market are requiring fewer dollars to buy a stock. The temporary strength in the dollar I believe is just that, temporary. If you have considered buying metals, now would be a good time. The paper markets may provide some opportunities to make paper dollars, the real possibility these paper dollars will be worth much less than they currently are is very real. Buy the real thing and have it shipped to you or go pick it up. Don't tell a single person you have it. The paper markets could be worthless paper in the future so don't put too much confidence in any of them. The folks in New York and Washington DC don't want you or me to win. They want to win. If you are fortunate enough to win, the folks in DC will tax you and give it to their buddies on Wall Street. The game might be rigged a little. Buying real silver and gold takes them out of the equation. There will be an underground economy that will bypass them all. You and I already eat 100% of our losses so why not enjoy 100% of the gains? Remember, when buying metals, avoid numismatics and buy gold bullion or silver bullion coins. The premium is much less for these and you get more metal for your soon to be devalued paper dollars.
Silver, Gold, Dollar Up
Posted in Freechart Blog on July 17, 2011 by Robert Biggs
This Sunday night we are seeing silver, gold, and the dollar move up. I am still expecting silver to hit 4050 before long and gold wants to break 1600. Gold hit 1599.5 tonight but there is a psychological barrier to a big number like 1600. With Bernanke revealing this past week a third round of quantitative easing is in the works we should see inflation accelerate. This is certainly bullish for precious metals, crude oil and the grains, especially corn. My suggestion is to buy physical silver and gold at your earliest convenience as this "easing" is a load of bull. This new round of easing is going to doom the dollar. The only support for the dollar is coming from the complete crazy socialized practices of Europe. Seeing how it has destroyed Europe doesn't seem to impress Bernanke or obama, the man boy president. They are going to create money out of thin air until we are to be remembered in the history books as a once great country with a once great currency gone the way of all previous fiat currencies. Buying silver and gold is your hedge against these village idiots. Once again, I suggest doing it now as I suspect a few short months from now you will wish you had. Having gold or silver in paper such as futures through your commodities broker or ETF will be paid in devalued dollars if paid at all. When looking at silver and gold, buy silver bullion or gold bullion. Numismatics are not what I would recommend as you would pay an excessive premium. You can continue to get quotes and charts not only on the stock market and mutual funds but also on Forex and ETF's right here at FREECharts.
Stay Informed Register For Newsletter
Posted in Freechart Blog on July 14, 2011 by Robert Biggs
If you are not already registered for our newsletter, do so now by clicking on the following link http://www.freecharts.com/sign-up.html You will receive our newsletter twice per week. They are relatively short and cover topics like the stock market, the US Dollar, Commodities and Futures such as silver, gold, crude oil, the grains such as corn and wheat, as well as the financials such as treasury issued bonds and notes. We also cover options basics as well as more advanced options strategies. Buying options, selling options, spreads and complex strategies. In addition to all of this, I write often about money management as I believe you can have the best entry system in the world but if you have poor money management or undisciplined money management, your money will be leaving your account and migrating to someone else's who may not have a system close to as good as yours but exercises better money management. Trading stocks, commodities, or forex is an endeavor you can be successful at. Although trading does take time to learn, it does not or should not take years. I will help you develop a system using 3 indicators and good money management and I believe you will be more than pleased with the results. I would suggest paper trading it for a while until you understand it completely and have developed a money management discipline you can stick with. If you do not have this discipline, you will be just another one of the hundreds of thousands of people who have entered the markets and left frustrated and with much lighter pockets. The newsletter costs you nothing at the moment and if you can pick up 1 pearl of wisdom from my experience of watching traders make and lose money over many years, then it is worth it. You work hard for your money and it has taken plenty of time to accumulate it. Why not give yourself every opportunity to make it grow? Sign up now at http://www.freecharts.com/sign-up.html


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Historic hotel close to the Royal Palace
A stay at The Convent Hotel Amsterdam - MGallery Collection places you in the heart of Amsterdam, walking distance from New Church and Berlage Stock Exchange.
This 4-star hotel is within close proximity of Dam Square and Royal Palace.
Make yourself at home in one of the 148 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include direct-dial phones, as well as desks and complimentary newspapers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a sauna, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services. Additional amenities include tour/ticket assistance and discounted use of a nearby fitness facility.
Take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include a business center, audiovisual equipment, and currency exchange. Planning an event in Amsterdam? This hotel has facilities measuring 840 square feet (78 square meters), including small meeting rooms. Parking (subject to charges) is conveniently located nearby.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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- General
The Convent Hotel Amsterdam houses its own sauna, and health-conscious guests benefit from discounted access to a local fitness center. The 78 square meters hotel's conference facilities include two meeting rooms that are equipped with audio-visual facilities and can accommodate up to 62 people. A range of office-support services are available in the business center and those with laptops can stay connected via complimentary high-speed wireless Internet accesss. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk are on hand to book tours and offer advice on local sights and attractions. Other amenities include currency exchange and around-the-clock room service, and complimentary newspapers are available in the lobby. Off-site parking is available (surcharge).
- Air-conditioned public areas
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- Total number of rooms - 148
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- Number of floors - 5
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Parking nearby, Parking nearby (surcharge)
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Duke of Windsor - This Orient Express-themed bar serves drinks and snacks. The bar is open from 7 AM until midnight and offers 24-hour room service.
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The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same hotel / stay dates).
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We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
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- Breakfast fee: EUR 23 per person (approximately)
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Local author Steven James welcomes fans to book release party at The Coffee Company
Author Steven James, who has written more than 30 books in his prolific career, will celebrate the release of his latest title with a party in downtown Elizabethton later this month.
The official book release party for Opening Moves, the latest in a series of thrillers, will be held on Friday, Aug. 31, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Coffee Company, which is located at 444 E. Elk Avenue in Elizabethton.
Attendees at the event can enter the always popular "Become a Victim" contest. The prize in this competition is to become a victim to be "killed off" in the next book of the series. The drawing for the "victim" will be held at 8 p.m.
Attendees will receive a free cup of coffee. Desserts will be available for purchase.
"We will also draw a name to win a set of autographed books," James said.
He noted this is the third book release party that he has held at The Coffee Company.
"They're just great people," he said, speaking of owners John and Lisa Bunn.
The official release date for Opening Moves is Sept. 4, but people attending the release party can purchase their own copy of the novel in advance.
Opening Moves is the sixth title of his award-winning Patrick Bowers thriller series.
The book is a prequel to the other titles in the series.
In the other books in the series, protagonist Patrick Bowers works as an FBI agent. In Opening Games, he is a homicide detective.
James said writing the book "freaked him out" at times. "There's a personal connection in the book, that relates to some actual crimes," he said.
In this book's introduction, James noted that people who do very bad things are quite real. He gives examples such as Albert Fish, Ed Gein and Jeffrey Dahmer as well as the bank robbers and killers, Ted and James Oswald.
It's one of the crimes that Ted Oswald didn't get around to committing that haunts James. The author's father was named as a potential victim when Ted Oswald, at that time 18 years old, was apprehended by authorities. Ted revealed that a future target was a high school physics teacher who had given him a grade his father, James Oswald, didn't like.
During the trial, Ted revealed that his father meant to have him build a silencer in front of the teacher (Steven James' father) and then "shoot him in the belly and watch him barf."
So, it may be little surprise that the author suffered some nightmares while writing Opening Moves.
"When I look at our world, I see it threaded with both glory and horror, with awe-inspiring acts of love and deep furrows of unspeakable evil," he wrote in the introduction to his latest book. "Hope and terror spiral around us every day — and within us too, I believe, in our own hearts. This is something Patrick Bowers is discovering for himself more and more in each book, and something I reminded myself of once again while writing his story."
Overall, James said this latest book provides the reader with a "good story with lots of suspense."
He also described the book as more CSI than Agatha Christie.
"My books are more about suspense, where a crime is going to occur and someone tries to stop it from happening.
In a mystery, on the other hand, he noted that a crime has already occurred and the conflict revolves around resolving who did it.
James still has two more titles to write before he wraps his series.
"I wanted do to the prequel now," he said. "Then the series will continue to build up to the final book."
The author also admitted that several aspects of the book surprised him.
"It sounds strange, but with some books, the story will reveal itself if you just listen," he said.
His books always have some sort of twist at the end, and Opening Moves is no exception.
"That's sort of my trademark," James said, although he declined to reveal any specific details.
The character of Patrick Bowers has also evolved throughout the series.
"As Bowers learns lessons about justice, he has grown to understand the different facets of justice," James said. "His journey has been mine."
Because the latest book is a prequel, James said that for people who have not read any of the other books in the series, Opening Moves is the perfect one to start with.
He has been pleased with advance reviews, which have lauded the book as the best in the series.
All of his books are also available as electronic books.
The next installment in the series, The King, will debut next summer, followed by Checkmate, the final book in the series. The other titles have been The Pawn, The Rook, The Queen, The Knight and The Bishop.
Each book sees the main character striving to outwit a villain, which helps explain the use of chess terms for the titles of all his books.
"I do play a little chess," James said.
He also considers the plots of the books a "game of strategy" for Patrick Bowers.
James is also at work in another series, which will debut in November with a book titled Placebo.
"It will be more of a straight thriller," James said. He noted that the main character, Jevin Banks, gets mixed up with a controversial pharmaceutical company and must work to stop a planned assassination.
James also has a master's degree in storytelling from East Tennessee State University. "I still do a little storytelling, but I traveled more in the late 1990s as part of my storytelling," he said.
James said that both novels and spoken stories have one important element in common. "A good story is always emotionally engaging, whether it's written or spoken," he said.
His storytelling usually involves humorous stories. "I tell embarrassing stories from life, and sometimes I tell stories that are thought-provoking about the big questions of life," he said.
His written stories have all been quite intense and frightening.
"It's a gift to make people laugh by telling stories," he said. "It is also a gift to transport people to a place in a novel and give them a satisfying, entertaining experience."
James said he usually likes to play with ideas involving his villains and their crimes.
"I brush the ideas off and see how they connect with others," he explained. "My stories are all about escalation, seeing how they react to difficulties and struggles."
James said he likes to push a character to the brink while keeping it believable. "I want to see how they will react," he said.
In the process of writing the series, he said Patrick Bowers has become a real person to him.
James enjoys meeting fans of his books at the release parties and is looking forward to the party for Opening Moves.
"It's fun to write a series, knowing that people are looking forward to the next book," he said.
The upcoming release party will also feature a trivia contest. "We'll get to see who knows the most trivia about Patrick Bowers," James said.
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Neighborhoods: Downtown, Lower East Side
Their Service Behooves Me To Write This Review – While it was only one incident, it upset me so much that I am going out of my way to write a negative review about this place.
I came here for my friend's 21st birthday. It started when I went to buy a shot. I asked for a Grey Goose. He served it but didn't provide a lemon (which of course was no big deal). However, when I went to take a lemon (which I might have been wrong in doing), he smacked my hand away and said don't take them, the waitress will bring one out for you...and you can't stand there. While he may have only been doing his job, he could have been more polite about it and could have simply given me a lemon being that HE was the one who forgot to provide one with my drink. Also note that the shot was $16 and at that price should hold obligatory decent service.
It was a very trivial incident, but I take very seriously how I am treated as a patron and I feel he did not even come close to providing the kind of service that would ever make me want to come back there.
I shall also note that during the earlier part of the evening, I did not find the staff to be particularly friendly as they did not smile nor was their aura very inviting.
I urge you to avoid this place, the staff are exceptionally rude. I've traveled the world and have never been treated worse than I was here. AVOID.
Not all there – I went with a bunch of my friends, for an early dinner- not only did they add dishes we never ordered to our bill, but they had the gall to call us no shows thru the reservation service we used to eat there! The lobster salad was WAY too sour, and the braised beef was bland. The atmosphere is nice and loungey, but the service is APALLING. I will NEVER go back there after they way we were treated.
Great Drinks – Drinks were great, cool crowd, the club was amazing. Food was okay, but the staff was really great.
RUDE staff and Obnoxious music! – This is an establishment the near by locals hate. We have asked them to turn down there music or shut their door for several months and they refuse. They lie they will and don't follow they law. Bouncing bass off our windows till 4AM on week days and weekends. I go to work sluggish and bothered. If you want to support the community do NOT go there. They are all stuffy and rude. There are many other better place to hang in the LES anyhow.
Horrible drinks and RUDE staff – The drinks taste like water and the staff if uptight and non-caring. One of the worst bars I've been in years in NYC.
An elegant dining experience, yes.
But it's also somewhat of a dull experience. There's just nothing that spectacular about this restaurant to keep me coming back. Don't get me wrong-the food was good as well as the service, but the vibe just wasn't there.
I think this place is good but not AMAZING. A bit overrated in my opinion.
Amazing Brunch! – Went there recently with two friends and we all loved it! They do an excellent brunch and it's very inexpensive (about 20 dollars each including a choice of 2 mimosas or bloody marys). Both of the 3-egg omelets were unbelievable, the service was good, the coffee was excellent and overall the music and decor made for a note-worthy brunch. Highly Recommended!
go during the week – i cant comment on the wekend experience...i understand the place turns into a club on the weekends. As far as the restaurant goes, during the week, i LOVE it!! Fabulous, modern decor, with a high glass ceiling and ceiling height windows overlooking the lower east side's typical tenament buildings. i like that juxtaposition. They have large, comfortable banquettes, and it's one of those rooms where you can actually converse without screaming over loud music, yet you can hear the good music that they play. (my current pet peeve is monsterously loud, overly packed restaurants, which are aplenty these days) The service is warm and friendly, and the food is excellent! The goat cheese fondue with truffle roasted mushrooms is SUBLIME. Roasted lobster and corn chowder with jalapeno biscuit was another favorite. They have plates you can share with the table- like a really light fluffy crispy gnocci with balsamic glazed figs. YUM!!! oh, the fried artichoke salad with parmesan is EXCELLENT. They recently got a new chef, and he's doing a fantastic job, I have taken different friends there many times, and everyone has just loved it. i see some people's reviews think that it's expensive. As far as the quality of food, service and atmosphere is concerened, it's well worth it. You can also select a starter and a sharing dish, and it realy isnt expensive at all. My sister, who is New York phobic came to visit a few months ago, and now she's ASKING me if she can come visit again, so we can go back to THOR! I cant wait!!
so beat on any night – been there done that. but this past weekend was special. my 3 friends, all dudes, all italian and decent looking yet painfully bridge and tunnel breezed in at 2 AM on a friday night. they were half block ahead of me. i got to the door with our 2 other friends...2 out of towner asians. I walked in front and it was clear just two dudes with me...the not-so-cute but-at-least-she-doesnt-eat so-skinny-enough-to-look-okay shmostess stops me and says "sorry but bottle service and guestlist only tonight" .. i gave the usual but my frineds are inside and we get a bottle if have to but dont all drink the same thing and bla bla bla... so the little 90 pound dweeb comes up and whispers in her ear. She goes to tippy toes and looks past me, another decent looking italian fellow, at the two young asian gentlemen standing in tow. She leans in and says sorry, but its now guestlist only.
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There is a legal dispute between the city of Miami and Coconut Grove residents who do not want that Astor development install the new trolley of Coral Gables in their neighborhood.
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- Area not very pretty.- Very far away from Miracle Mile and important places in Coral Gables.
- Schools with many students from Coconut Grove- Far from the water (sea, beaches or any bay)
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- Area with many sexual offender and predators registered according to Florida Law Enforcement.
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