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C-Store for Rent Hudson, NC. $1000 per month. Good location. No liquor license but can acquire one. No gas but has tank & pumps. Call Atul Gor 704-657-6669. Subway Franchise for Sale N. Charlotte. Doing good business at great location with proximity to highway & other businesses. Contact: sc20200908@gmail.com. C-store with Property for Sale or Lease in Denmark, SC with displays for fresh produce & frozen items. Gross income $55K / Lotto $25K per month. Daily income not included. Call 904-307-4770. Convenience Stores for Sale: Summerville, SC $1,850,000 + Inv., Annual $1,438,000, Fuel 512,460; Louisburg, NC $320,000 + Inv. Annual $1,173,600, Fuel 180,000; Louisburg, NC $199,000+ Inv., Annual $816,000. Fuel 120,000; County South: 704-440-4433 / Countysouth.biz. Growing Liquor / Wine Store for Sale in lucrative Fort Mill, SC area. New apartments, houses, etc close to store. Great time for quick ROI opportunity & negotiable, Serious Inquiries only. Asking $35k +inv. Call/Text 646-477-4654. Nanny Required for family of 3 kids in South Charlotte/Waxhaw area. Live-in/ live-out ok. Driving a plus for drop offs/ pick-ups. Please contact 701-347-2447. Gas Station in Rock Hill, SC seeking Help. Single or couple. Really good pay for experienced people. Call 803-792-4452. Immediate Openings for Front Desk Clerks (2nd & 3rd shifts) in SC. Must have good computer & communication skills. Fluent English & reliability required. Experience preferred. Email resume and/or contact info to employment9210@gmail.com. Fully Vaccinated House Help needed: Part-time cooking, light cleaning, and some personal help for North Indian vegetarian couple near Hindu Center in Charlotte. Fluency required in English and/or Hindi. Contact 704-408-1504 or househelp177@gmail.com Eyebrow Threading Position: Winston Salem, NC. Excellent Pay + Tips & Benefits! Some Experience & fluent English required. Call 336-422-7582. Servers & Cooks needed for Restaurant in Morrisville, NC. Excellent pay! Call 919-434-5078. Virginia Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Hiring experienced Front Desk and Housekeeping. Accommodations with kitchen available on property. Please call 804-317-8587 or 804-517-7484. Experienced Housekeeping Couple Needed for Franchise Motel off of I-95 in NC. $4.50 per room. Accommodations provided. Call 919-464-5688. Cashier Wanted for Convenience Store near Kannapolis. Accommodations provided. Attractive salary! Text or Call 704-701-9482. Hotel Positions for Immediate Hire: General Manager for Franchise Hotels. Hotel Front desk, Housekeepers $14 and up per hour. Contact 704-649-6833 or abcone@abcinns.com. Looking for part-time Babysitter/Nanny (Live-in or live out) in Concord, NC. Please call 704-453-6383 for details. Manager Couple needed for franchise hotel 1.5 hours from Charlotte. Must be Fluent in English. Accommodations provided. Text/call 704-701-9975. Looking for Business Partners for retail stores in the Triangle/Triad area. Must be dedicated to learning the business for 6

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES to 12 months to later be given the opportunity as a partner. Please txt/call Abhi 336-554-1377. Front Desk Clerks and Housekeeping needed for Franchise Hotels in Columbia & Spartanburg, SC. Accommodations provided with kitchen. Call 336-944-8003. Need Experienced Cashier for Gas Station / C-Store in Greensboro, NC area. Contact Jagdish Oza 336-327-4175. Restaurant Help Wanted: Chef for tandoori and general cooking at Indian restaurant in Charlotte. Please call 980938-8363. Nanny Needed in South Charlotte, NC near Tyvola region for assistance with newborn. Hours are flexible. Contact 470269-0368 or shakun.bansal18@gmail.com. Hotel Help Needed: Front Desk (2nd & 3rd shifts), Housekeeping & Laundry for Franchise Hotel in Charlotte, NC. Accommodations provided if needed. Text/Call 980-229-8216. Immediate Opening for experienced live-in Manager for 50-room independent motel in Charlotte, NC. Attractive salary plus bonus and complimentary two-bedroom apartment. Please call 704-906-9170 or send resume to dpmonick@yahoo.com. Experienced Threading Practitioners or Licensed Estheticians needed in Charlotte & Raleigh. Full or part-time. Great pay & flexibility. Must have good English skills. $250 signing bonus and/or referral bonus. Call 980-225-4575.

Full-time Gas Station Cashier / Manager Help Needed (single or couple) in Roxboro NC. Willing to train the right candidate. Excellent pay with housing & profit sharing from additional revenue generated by candidates. Contact 919-995-2314.

Front Desk / Manager Couple Needed for 52-room franchise hotel in Fort Mill, SC (near Carowinds). Hotel experience, fluent English, and basic computer skills a must. Accommodations provided. Email resume: bwhospitality78@gmail.com Full-time Gas Station Cashier / Manager Needed in Royston, GA. Seeking hardworking individual. Willing to train the right candidate. Excellent pay with housing included, if desired. Call 404797-5517. Hotel Help Wanted: Front Desk/Manager, Night Auditor and Housekeeper (Single / Couple) for franchise hotels in Charlotte/ Gastonia / High Point. Offering good pay! Accommodations provided. Call 704-4600379 between 6 to 9pm.

Sales Managers, Customer Service Members & Sales Associates needed for all Rug & Home locations in Raleigh, Pineville (Charlotte), Asheville, Gaffney and Kannapolis. Full Benefits. Competitive Salary based on experience. For details or to apply, send your resume to careers@rugandhome.com.

Perfume Store Help Needed in Charlotte and Pineville, NC. For more information, please call Veer Singh at 415-265-8686. Front Desk & Housekeeping Needed for motel in Richmond, VA (Airport area). Legal status required. Accommodations provided. email airportbw@gmail.com or 804-512-7810. Manager Couple and Housekeeping Couple needed for Motel in NC. Excellent pay. Accommodations provided. Call 910817-4313 or 910-995-1707.

Urgently Hiring Young Energetic Employee for Tropical Smoothie Cafe store in Charlotte, NC. Full-time or Parttime. Excellent Pay! Some English required. Call Pravin Patel 803-974-0291.

Hiring Couples for Housekeepers, Front Desk Clerks, Assistant Managers, Managers, and Renovation Managers. Positions available in NC, SC, FL, TN, IL and IN. Contact MB at 980-208-3038. Night Shift Clerk position available at Hotel near Charlotte airport. Good pay with accommodations provided. Call Tarun 704-350-5161.

Convenience Store Help Needed in South Carolina. Single or Couple. Legal status a must. Apartment allowance provided. Good pay! Contact 864-6348866 for further details.

Franchise and Independent Hotels in NC looking for Front Desk Help with computer knowledge and Housekeepers (single or couple). Accommodations provided. Call 704-465-8129. Front Desk Help & Housekeeping / Laundry needed for Franchise Hotel in Concord, NC. Legal status required. Accommodations provided. Call Rick 704-772-5554. Hotel Help Wanted in Charlotte: Front Desk - all shifts (experience a plus) & Housekeeper. Must be fluent in English. Competitive salary & accommodations provided. Call 704-464-4427 or e-mail 123nash@gmail.com.

Looking for Motel Help: Couple or Family for a 50-room independent motel in Fayetteville, NC. Basic English and computer skills preferred. Accommodations with 4 bedrooms / 3.5 baths provided. Call Nima: 910-257-8036.

Experienced Manager & Front Desk (single or couple) needed for Franchise Motel in SC. Accommodations provided. Call 704-915-1026 or email bwpointesouth@gmail.com. Beauty Parlour Help Wanted: in Cary, NC. Esthetician, Cosmetologist or Threader. Choose: salary or hourly plus tips commission. Call 919-649-1228.

Full-time Sales Associate needed for Men's Clothing Store in Charlotte. Must be energetic, dependable with positive attitude & flexible schedule. Previous retail experience preferred. Must speak fluent English. Contact Nick 276-6181166 or email at suitcityusa@gmail.com

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A passage through time will illustrate that powerful emperors not only offered leadership and protection to their kingdoms but also provided patronage to artists and other traders.

Like any government, their effectiveness varied but they provided the foundation to grow existing economies often bringing prosperity.

Exquisite monuments showcasing the arts and architecture as well as intellectual and literary treasures grew under successful kings and queens with Emperor Akbar being the oft-quoted example in India.

Atrocities and wasted wealth

Sadly, on the flip side were the ambitious, maniacal, ruthless, or simply incompetent rulers who committed horrific atrocities on humans, wasted their wealth or destroyed their states due to poor decisions. Often the grandeur of their gilded crowns and jewels came at the expense of their subjects and colonies.

As an Indian it is impossible for me to overlook the oppression that the British Crown subjected India to and as an American, I cannot ignore the grave injustices committed against the native peoples of this land by colonists who worked under direction of various European monarchs.

The allure of the sparkles and power can, however, be irresistible. From ancient times, the queens and princesses were the original fashion influencers with the authority to coax or even force the average person to follow a trend.

Literature and cinema have dedicated an entire genre to center around His and Her Majesties thereby stoking vivid fantasies about strategic maneuvers in extravagant settings. In today’s world, the average person who memorizes publicly available details about the princes of an obscure nation, perhaps feels an unknown connection with them. That feeling might lift him or her out of ordinariness and allow the romanticized version of glamorous lives to be experienced vicariously.

Wealth, fame, and power

Easy access to information has also exacerbated celebrity worship. And let’s not deny that most people either openly or secretly desire fame, wealth and power that is often associated with royals.

Our culture considers these measures important for success and rewards their acquisition in the form of status and attention. And when we are struck by boredom, contemporary tittle-tattle offers an escape from the drab routines of work or household chores and diverts our judgement or criticism toward seemingly perfect people with magical lives.

After all, we like being assured that no one can have it all.

continued from page 14 of my favorites. There were also the requisite opening notes that every kid worth his weight in guitar strings learned or tried to play. “Stairway to Heaven.”

There were rumors that several guitar shops banned people from playing “Stairway to Heaven” while testing out guitars as the guitar salesmen were driven mad by hearing that riff over and over every hour of every day. Mind you those were just rumors. The song, of course, remains a timeless guitar standard.

I set my guitar aside after a few years, well, more like abandoned it. I found it easier to work with words and sentences than chords and riffs. Writing is a lazy man’s passion and I found it perfectly suitable for my restless and constantly evolving frame of mind. I also lacked the discipline required to master musical instruments. I have written about music ever since my passion for learning to play music slowly waned.

Variations of guitar-like instruments have been around for centuries. The acoustic complexities of a classical guitar, the sensuous strumming of a flamenco player, the signature windmill playing style of Townsend, Jimi Hendrix coaxing previously unimagined, ungodly sounds out of his guitar, these are some of the cultural markers, musical ethos and histories created by guitarists.

It is the quintessential rock instrument and the most widely played musical instrument around the world. One imagines a lonesome cowboy in the vast and open American West playing for himself and maybe his horse, wishing for that pretty woman to sing to; or the young rocker flailing his hair and his instrument playing in front of tens of thousands of people, making them sway to his vibes. That’s the soul of the guitar. The connection between varied styles and generations separated by decades.

A guitar can be reconfigured in myriad variations and tuned to the player’s choice. One of my favorite bands made a glorious blast of sound using detuned or weirdly tuned guitars. Sonic Youth’s dual guitar interplay and experimentation is like discovering the spaces between the possible, the unexplored vibrations in the ether.

The guitar is pervasive in all genres of music. It can tag along to ancient rhythms and percussion or accompany all contemporary forms of music. When music gels, and the guitars do their magic, there’s nothing better.

If you are able to close your eyes and melt into the music, become part of the soundwaves swirling around your entire being, then all is well in our chaotic world and time stands still, if only for a few moments.

One of these days, I’ll dust off the ole electric guitar still lurking in my basement and make some noise. Return to that primal teenage urge to imitate but also create original sounds. Until then, well, I’ve got my words. They keep me fine company while I’m listening to the masters of metal or nylon strings animate the air.

Shyama Parui is a longtime North Carolina resident and an ardent writer. You can reach her at: Shyamashree_Parui@hotmail.com Samir Shukla

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