tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57932272545068219032024-03-05T20:12:50.720-08:00Retirement Journey to IndiaHealthcare, environmental, economic and cultural issuesCarolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619616528794958518noreply@blogger.comBlogger248125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793227254506821903.post-64146437393269980132014-06-03T05:17:00.000-07:002014-06-03T05:17:32.446-07:00Ladders on very slippery tiled floors<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I know that it goes without saying that you would not climb up a tall ladder which is sitting on a shiny tile floor without bracing it against something or having someone hold it firmly. Right? Well, that's what we were doing. Gopal was galantly hanging a crystal windchime in the high domed ceiling of our dining room. I was holding the ladder, with trepidation. The ladder is made of bamboo and is 12-feet tall! <br />
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He successfully hung my windchime, then decided to clean the windows that were up there. He asked me to get some window cleaner. I did. Down he came! We think the wounds on his left shin were from the ladder itself. After a couple weeks, one of them had not healed and looked funny. So, we had our doctor look at it. <br />
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To make a long story short, a surgeon looked at it and performed a small surgery on it to clean it out. Here's the result.<br />
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Both of us feel insecure about the drastic steps taken. This wound has had trouble healing too, so our doctor checked Gopal's blood sugars. They were up, and I am now giving him insulin shots, as well as taking his blood sugars. <br />
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It is now two weeks since the surgery, and the wound is starting to heal slowly. (More later.)<br />
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Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619616528794958518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793227254506821903.post-22813619051166762832014-06-02T18:36:00.001-07:002014-06-02T18:36:45.422-07:00Upholstering furniture through an interpreter<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
When we first moved to India in mid-2008 and eventually settled near Coonoor, in the Nilgiri mountain district of Tamil Nadu, later that year, we bought an inexpensive set of living-room furniture for our very humble apartment. Several years and a couple moves later, the couch became very uncomfortable to sit on. The life had gone out of the seat. <br />
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I speak very little Tamil. My husband grew up speaking Tamil so does most of the communicating for us. One of his favorite sources of information is our driver, Prabhu. Each inquiry is an opportunity for Prabhu to deepen his network here in Coonoor, as well as lining his pockets I'm sure. When Prabhu discovered that we were contemplating re-upholstering our living room furniture, of course he had just the person to do that for us. The next thing I knew the arrangements had been made, and I was choosing new upholstery fabric.<br />
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Before I knew it, the upholsterer, his son-in-law and their sewing machine (pedal action) had taken over our balcony. I was so mesmerized watching them work so skillfully. Before I knew it, one chair was already upholstered. I wanted skirts added, to cover the legs and make it look more dignified. Before I knew it, I could see <i>RUFFLES</i> rolling out of the sewing machine! Yikes! No, no, no! My idea of skirts on couches and chairs was flat with pleats at the corners, etc. I looked it up on the internet and showed them. By that time, it was too late. <br />
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Having lost the battle for the skirt I wanted, I was shown the finished product.<br />
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I think they only envisioned the furniture lining the walls, so who needs skirting on the back? Me. So, they fixed that. <br />
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I think that they magically transformed our old furniture into much more lovely seating. I have learned to forget the ruffles. (The skirting on the back of the chairs and couch are flat.)<br />
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To make the recycling process complete, here's where the original upholstery ended up. That's Prabhu.<br />
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Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619616528794958518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793227254506821903.post-74196248905746911822014-01-14T22:56:00.000-08:002014-01-14T22:56:54.571-08:00Joan's visit - 09 March to 08 April 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">March 20th, we started of on a road trip, beginning with Wayanad Wildlife Preserve, which was closed. So we decided to see an old Jain temple in Wayanad District and then head for Kerala and the coast on the Arabian Sea. ( Joan isn't in many of these pictures because the pictures are all from her camera.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Kathakali is a stylized
classical Indian dance drama noted for the attractive makeup of characters,
elaborate costumes, detailed gestures and well-defined body movements presented
in tune with the anchor playback music and complementary percussion. It
originated in the country's present day state of Kerala during the 17th century
and has developed over the years with improved looks, refined gestures and
added themes besides more ornate singing and precise drumming. (Wikipedia)</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">We continued south along
the coast of Kerala to Alappuzha (Alleppey) where we met operators of a
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Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619616528794958518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793227254506821903.post-72382153625016842162014-01-14T02:03:00.000-08:002014-01-14T02:03:11.295-08:00Aishwarya's engagement party and wedding - 9 December 2012 and 1 February 2013 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Aishwarya is our good friend, as is her family. We travelled to Chennai in time for the engagement party on 9 December.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aishwarya's parents, Mahalakshmi and Govindharajan, Gopal and I in the hotel room the family reserved for event staging. In the upper right is Aishwarya having her make up and hair done.<br />
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Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619616528794958518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793227254506821903.post-46545118175114102042012-11-15T07:18:00.000-08:002012-11-15T07:18:13.548-08:0020 Oct.-3 Nov. 2012 - Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On 20 October, we left our home to go visit friends in Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai. The weather was very cold, and the clouds were sitting right on Coonoor, so we couldn't see anything halfway down the mountain. Very dangerous driving under perfect conditions. This time, we couldn't see more than a car length ahead. Ugh. Halfway down, the dense fog cleared. We caught a train at 7:45pm from Mettapalayam, express to Chennai, where we arrived at 5:00am 21 October.<br />
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We checked into our hotel and eventually met our young friend Aishwarya, Govindharjan's daughter, in the afternoon. She took us shopping at a big, modern shopping mall. Her parents and sister, Apurva, met us there for dinner later. It was a nice day and a nice visit. I bought two nice sarees, which I am already wearing. But, I miss Aishu and Apurva. Haven't seen them since, although we text message now and then.<br />
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At 5:00am the following morning, 22 October, we took an autorickshaw to the train station, where we caught another express train, this time to Delhi. My only complaint about this leg of the journey was, because of the speed of the train, you are continually shaken by intense vibration, even while sleeping. My favorite part was being able to see India out the window for a whole day and early the next morning. <br />
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We arrived in Delhi at 11:15am 23 October, where our friend Raju met us, carried luggage, and found us a taxi to his apartment. It was wonderful seeing him. I hadn't seen him for maybe a year or so. We were there to celebrate his completion of his software engineering degree program. Very exciting.<br />
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When we arrived at Raju's apartment, we greeted his mother Krishna and his sister Suman and her son Harsh. What a nice surprise that Suman and Harsh were visiting, and it was wonderful to see Krishna again.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Early in our visit we went to Nehru Place, an electronics market.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another day, we invited our Joint Assistance Centre India colleague, Naersh Srivasthava, to join us for lunch. He brought a board member, Mr. Harish Sakhuja.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seven new puppies near the entry of Raju's apartment. (When I took this picture, the street-dog mother came after me fiercely - scared me to death. Good mama.)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our friend Tehmina invited us for lunch at the Gymkhana Club.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At a shopping mall, there was a Skoda car display that included a computer game that Harsh could not resist.</td></tr>
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The train ride from Delhi to Mumbai was another express. I had contracted asthma in Delhi so was coughing and not sleeping well. The food on the train also didn't agree with me. It was a miserable ride for me.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Although this was my second visit to Mumbai, this was my first Mumbai tour. This is the India Gate that welcomes people coming in by sea. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These beautiful, silver horse carriages are all over the place by India Gate. I heard on the news that there is a big controversy about them because of concern over animal cruelty.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here I am with my gracious hostess, Vijaya, who took such tender care of us. She's a great cook, like Krishna was in Delhi. This was the first time I had seen the seashore at Mumbai. So wonderful!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the Taj Hotel in Mumbai, right across the street from India Gate. It is so posh, the cheapest room goes for <br />
20,000 rupees ($363). We went in to have a cup of tea, but it's not that kind of place. But they did have gorgeous shops full of gorgeous stuff. Sigh.</td></tr>
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We had good visits with everyone, and the hospitality and cooking could not have been better. It was a good trip. Next time I think we will not travel so much by train. (We flew home from Mumbai.)<br />
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Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619616528794958518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793227254506821903.post-4266174209979736632012-11-15T06:05:00.003-08:002012-11-15T06:05:49.874-08:0026 July-18 October 2012 - Ooty and Coonoor<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When I travel out of India, I have to go to the FRO (Foreigners Registration Office) in Ooty (the closest FRO to Coonoor), submit a form requesting permission to leave, and return to pick up the approved permission form a week later.<br />
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from Wikipedia: During the festival of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navratri" title="Navratri">Navratri</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_India" title="South India">Southern India</a>, it is customary in the states of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a>, as well as in some Tamil communities within Sri Lanka, to display a "<b>Kolu</b>". This is an exhibition of various dolls and figurines in odd (usually 7, 9, or 11) numbered tiers ("padis").<br />
<em>Kolu or Golu</em> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a>(<b>கொலு</b>) means <b>Divine Presence</b>. Kolu represents the divine presence of the Goddesses Sarawathi, Parvathi and Laxmi in their houses during Navaratri (Nine nights).<br />
When people come to a person's house to see the Kolu, usually they are given <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prasad" title="Prasad">prasad</a> (the offering given to God that day), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumkum" title="Kumkum">kumkum</a> and a small bag of gifts. These are only given to girls and married women. In the evenings, a "kuthuvilakku" (small lamp) is lit, in the middle of a decorated "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolam" title="Kolam">kolam</a>"(<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangoli" title="Rangoli">Rangoli</a>), before the Kolu and devotional hymns and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shloka" title="Shloka">shlokas</a> are chanted. After performing the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puja_(Hinduism)" title="Puja (Hinduism)">puja</a>, the food items that have been prepared are offered to the goddesses.<br />
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<span class="goog_qs-tidbit goog_qs-tidbit-0">Like any festival, Kolu also has a significant connection with agricultural economy of ancient India. It is said that in order to encourage dredging and de-silting of</span> irrigation canals and riverbeds the Kolu celebration was aimed at providing demand for the clay material got from such activities. There are many peculiar customs and beliefs in different parts of India that imbue sacred status to clay. Dissolving Ganesha dolls made of wet clay into the water system is one such belief. Another example is the Bengali tradition of using clay that has been tread upon by the most beautiful girl in the area to construct a doll of the Goddess Kali, the belief being that this would be the best way to approximate the perfect features of the Goddess.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My friend Kalyani wanted me to experience Kolu, so she took me to these two different households. It was really wonderful. I knew the hostess at the first home and was delighted to get to know the family at the second. Everyone is so warm and hospitable. This was the evening of 18 October.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few of "the girls" got together for lunch on Thursday before the reunion festivities (Cathy, Linda, Sue, Janeen, Pat)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friday evening, we all met at a local pub. Here's my old friend, Pat, looking at pictures together.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the high-school tour, we met at Bearden's, our old burger joint, for lunch. Here's my brother clowning outside.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We came to Cleveland with my brother, Todd, and his wife, Sharon Todd was doing the driving and thankfully took us to "the Valley," a lovely river valley that forms an"emerald necklace" around Cleveland.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final reunion event was dinner at a local country club. Here, I'm talking to my dear friend, Sue.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We shared our dinner table with Judy and Tim Stevens, who I hope will travel to India and visit us.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The building is very beautiful, with layers of granite accenting the great lines</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Todd and Sharon were in Cleveland to shop for a condominium and possibly move to Cleveland. The two brick smock stacks mark the place where they did buy a condo.</td></tr>
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We had such a great time together. It was a good week.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the house with a hole cut in the roof of the wate tank, with a worker in the tank (above the roof of the house).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gopal climbed up there and took this picture. There is a guy in the tank on the right, probably working on the plumbing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the fifth day with no water, they set up this tank and filled it with water. No water pessure, but it was nice to have some water.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the meantime, at the mouth of our driveway, the road paving crew set up their tar-brewing fire and drums.</td></tr>
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Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619616528794958518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793227254506821903.post-15597754139499642812012-07-22T08:17:00.000-07:002012-07-22T08:17:18.102-07:00Women's Cosmetic Ads on Indian Television<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Being American, we listen mostly to English-language programs. The ads are either in English or Hindi. A large percentage of them are ads selling lighter skin to the women of India. I find them extremely offensive.<br />
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Having lived in India for four years, I have adjusted to many cultural differences, including how women are perceived and therefore live their lives. I am almost 70 years old and Caucasian, born and raised in the United States. My life journey has taken me through the American cultural revolution of the 60’s/70’s, including the women’s movement of that period. These cultural upheavals in the U.S. made all of us look more closely at how we were living and thinking, what assumptions we were making. Everything was up for examination. Feminism and racism were the most challenging for me. <br />
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As women, we were all looking at new possibilities and expectations. Why were all jobs not open to women, no matter how competent we were? Even if we were doing some of those jobs, why were we paid less? At the same time, we began to really look at ourselves. Why did we believe we had to enhance our appearance in order to be acceptable? Why were we shaving our legs and underarms? Why were we wearing crippling high heeled shoes? <br />
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One of the hardest parts of this journey was learning to accept my body the way it was created, body hair and all. It’s very difficult for most of us to see our own beauty when we think others are finding fault with how we look.<br />
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As a teenager and young woman, darker skin was preferable. I was born with very light skin that did not tan. I just burned in the sun. So I was unable to look appropriately ‘healthy.’ My mother, a registered nurse, sent me to get hemoglobin tests every summer because she thought I was anemic. Imagine having blonde eyelashes and eyebrows. What was considered beautiful then were tanned, dark (not too dark!) women whose skin enhanced the colors of their clothing. There was a healthy vibrancy about them I could not match. <br />
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Layer in the discriminatory attitudes about people of color, particularly African Americans. We looked deeply within our hearts, trying to be brutally honest with ourselves, and sure enough, the prejudice was there, I believe, in all of us.<br />
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When I just wrote ‘in all of us,’ I remembered that African Americans also disliked how they looked, never able to fit in and always being looked down upon. <br />
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That brings me to the subject I wanted to talk about. On television here in India, I see ads by Olay, Ponds, Nivea, all of whom are selling skin lightening creams, very happy to capitalize on the insecurities of Indian women and gladly making those insecurities so much worse. Children are watching these ads! I think it’s Ponds who uses the wording ‘removing the impurities’ that, if you remove them, the skin will be whiter. That clearly says being brown is dirty. Last night Nivea’s ad said that Nivea repairs damaged skin so you can have the natural skin you were meant to have. Hello!! Racist! My 9-year-old friend here wants to be lighter! How could she not?<br />
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Indian women to me are beautiful in all their many shades. They certainly must not think so. That saddens me. I remember the wasted years of not appreciating my own beauty. <br />
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There is obviously something underneath this prejudice about dark skin which I don’t understand. Maybe none of us really understand it. Whatever it is, let’s send it back where it came from. We don’t need it!<br />
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</div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619616528794958518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793227254506821903.post-10111556395281417332012-04-16T09:12:00.001-07:002012-04-25T21:38:49.055-07:00Tamil Nadu with Quilley - 12-13 March 2012 - Thiruchendur to Rameshwaram<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After Manappad, we stopped near the Thiruchendur temple at the Valle Caves where we got in line and eventually went down into a very small dark temple carved into the rock below and received a blessing from the pujari there. The scarves you see hanging from the shrubbery against the wall are all prayers for children.</td></tr>
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A large number of devotees visit Tamil Nadu's ancient Thilakeshwar Temple, popularly known as Navagraha Temple at Devipattinam, a coastal village located 70 kilometers from Rameshwaram Dhaam.</div>
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Legend has it that prince Rama in-exile had prayed to Navagrahas (nine planets) at Devipattinam before embarking on his journey to Lanka (the present day Sri Lanka), the then kingdom of demon King Ravana, who had abducted Rama's wife Sita.</div>
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Rama placed nine stones as symbols of Navagrahas or nine planets, at Devipattanam. Those stones can still be watched partly submerged in the water close to the beach near a bathing place (Ghat) of the Thilakeshwar Temple or the Navagraha Temple.</div>
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It is said that Rama performed the ritual so that the nine planets would shed their auspicious light on him in his battle with Ravana to rescue Sita.</div>
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As per Hindu mythology, the planetary conditions have a major effect on humans' lives and thus by worshipping them their impact can be reduced.</div>
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"This has been constructed under the sea by Lord Rama. While Lord Rama was worshipping here, he was disturbed by waves. He prayed to Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu stopped the waves so as to help Rama perform his Puja (prayers)," said Renganathan Iyengar, a temple priest.</div>
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Since that time Devipattinam drew popularity for being a place to get relief from all kinds of adverse planetary conditions by performing the suggested rituals. by Jayakumar for BoldSky</div>
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This post should end with the big temple at Rameshwaram. But, again, we were racially discriminated against and refused entry. </div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619616528794958518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793227254506821903.post-9726383811361715022012-04-16T05:52:00.000-07:002012-04-16T05:56:23.759-07:00Tamil Nadu with Quilley - 12 March 2012 - Manappad<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Leaving Kanyakumari, we decided to drive up the western coast toward Rameshwaram. Gopal guided us to Manappad, which was an interesting place. It was a small, poor town with large cathedral-like churches at each end and interesting, large European houses. Sort of strange, really.</div>
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Manappad History</div>
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Traditional stories say that in 1540, a Portuguese trading vessel, while sailing around the Cape of Good Hope on its way to the East, encountered a violent storm splitting its sails and snapping the hind mast, leaving it at risk of foundering. The captain, who was devoted to the veneration of the Holy Cross, implored and entrusted the safety of the vessel and that of the crew to the crucified Christ. He also made a vow that he would construct a cross from a portion of the splintered mast and have it planted on the shore where they alighted in safety. By chance, the vessel, after having drifted for several days, sought haven in the then well known port of Kulesakharapatnam.<br />
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A miracle is said to have occurred when the cross was still in the form of a log cut off from the broken mast. When the mast was lying on the shore, an inhabitant of the village who had trampled on filth had cleansed his foot on this log. No sooner had he wiped his leg than he felt a pain and instantaneous swelling. That night the man had a vision in which it was revealed to him that the ailment was due to his defiling the log intended for a sacred purpose. He was asked to wipe the muck off the log, smear the log with oil, and then apply the same oil to his foot to cure it. Early next morning, the patient was carried to the log, and to the amazement of the crowd that had collected there, the man was cured immediately and able to walk back home unaided. This remarkable event made the planting of the Cross by the captain an occasion of great piety and festivity. From then onwards, the name and fame of the captain's cross spread throughout the Coromandel Coast.<br />
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Manapad was mostly inhabited by the Paravars who had embraced Christianity in 1532. However, for want of missionaries, the neophytes remained nominal Christians until the arrival and ministration of St. Francis Xavier in October 1542. Xavier chose a grotto which he preferred to use for a home. The cave was known in the pre-Christian era as "Valli's cave", a counterpart of the one at Tiruchendur. It is now a signal grotto with a carved stone at its entrance carrying the words: "This cave, the dwelling of a saivite sanyasi, has been sanctified by the prayers and penance of St. Francis Xavier".<br />
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Xavier used the Captain's Cross which, with its raised platform and an overhead covering, worked as a built-in chapel, enabling him to offer daily services. St. Francis ministered the area until November 1543 when he returned to Goa. The next year, he was again at Manappad in March, June, August and September 1544 and went to Travancore in November.<br />
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Xavier was held in high regard by the people of Manapad for his austerity, moral strictness, compassion, and wise counsel. During his stay there, with the help of the pandits of Manapad, he translated the rudiments of the common prayers and trained the first catechists. (from Wikipedia)<br />
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Church of the Holy Cross (Turns out we never actually saw the Church of the Holy Cross as it is outside the village, so this picture is from Wikipedia.)<br />
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After more miracles, the church of the Holy Cross was built in the year 1581, encasing the Captain's Cross. Contributions towards building of the church were spontaneously given by the inhabitants and Rev. Fr.John de Salanova, the parish priest of the only church in the village (then dedicated to the "Queen of Heaven"), was able to complete construction long before the scheduled time.<br />
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With the erection of the church, Rev.John de Salanova decided it should possess a relic of the True Cross. In 1583 he appealed to Rome through the General of the Jesuits Rev. Fr. Aquaviva for a fragment of the True Cross. Pope Gregory XIII obliged and the relic appears to have arrived at Cochin in the first week of August 1583. Rev. Mathew de Medina of the Order of Christ [disambiguation needed ], the prelate of Cochin, received the relic, after exposing it for three days for the veneration of the faithful, he inaugurated the grand tour of the relic all along the coastal belt with halts in places of Catholic predominance. The procession reached Manapad a few days before the festival of the Exaltation of the True Cross. Many Catholics followed in procession with the relic. In later years, Manapad came to be a traditional place of pilgrimage to those of the Malabar Coast. (from Wikipedia)<br />
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The following pictures are two impressive churches in this small place. I didn't get the names of them.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of the interesting, large houses on that little street.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the other church at the other end of the street. I liked this photo because it gives you that sense of desolation I felt when I was there.</td></tr>
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Manappad was a strange little place, but apparently it has significant importance to Christians as you can see in the fascinating history.</div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619616528794958518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793227254506821903.post-41004675173829582082012-03-30T07:07:00.001-07:002012-03-30T07:07:44.283-07:00Tamil Nadu with Quilley - 11 March 2012 - Kanyakumari<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We rolled into Kanyakumari the evening of the 10th March and found the newly established Seashore Hotel, Sangan Group Hotels. It was a poshly comfortable hotel with great staff, beautiful furnishing, views of the sea which included the little fishing village there, the statue of Thiruvalluvar out in the sea, as well as the Vivekananda island monument. Wow! We could see the sunrise from our room. Surprisingly, there is no website for the hotel, and it is poorly represented on <a href="http://www.sangangrouphotels.com/">http://www.sangangrouphotels.com/</a>, but I highly recommend this hotel.<br />
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'India, the sub-continental country is known for its richness in culture and tradition. Speaking of the topography of India, the Northern side is covered by the wide range of the huge snow clad Himalayas. The west is covered by the Arabian Sea. The East is covered by the Bay of Bengal. The southern side is very unique as both these seas mingle with the Indian Ocean. The Land that is located in the tip of the country, where the three seas get united is none other than cape comerin or Kanyakumari.</div>
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'The name of this place has been christened after the virgin goddess – Kanyakumari Amman. Mythological stories depict that Goddess parvati under the disguise of Devi Kanniya did a penance in one of the rocks in this area to reach the hand of Lord Shiva. This place is also a popular pilgrimage. The tourists who visit this southern most tip of India would certainly enjoy the exuberant scenes of the sunsets, the sunrises especially on full moon days. The nature of the sand in the beaches of Kanyakumari is unique as it is multicolored.<br />
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'Amidst the sea there are two rocks known as ‘twin rocks’ both contributing to the rich Indian heritage with the monuments of swamy Vivekananda and Saint Thiruvalluvar.' <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While waiting for the ferry to the Vivekananda monument, Gopal took this picture through the grate.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beautiful statue in the sea of ancient Tamil poet, Thiruvalluvar.</td></tr>
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'Vivekananda Rock Memorial is one of the major tourist places in Kanyakumari. Located amidst the sea, the memorial place was built in 1970, on the rock and houses a statue of Vivekananda. The divine foot print 'Pada Parai' of Devi can be seen here. Visitors have to take a ferry to reach this memorial.' </div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">Occupying the top spot in the list of tourist places to visit in Madurai is the Meenakshi Temple. The temple, as we know it today, covers a vast area and is an eclectic mix of architectural styles, improved upon by different dynasties such as the Vijayanagara and Nayaka rulers. The temple is dedicated to Meenakshi, the consort of Lord Shiva. The original temple was built by Kulasekara Pandya, but the entire credit for making the temple as splendid as it is today goes to Tirumalai Nayak who brought back glory to this magnificent structure.</span></div>
Located at the heart of the city, the Meenakshi-Sundareshwar temple has long been the focus of both Indian and international tourist and is one of the most important places of Hindu pilgrimage. People of the city wake up to the chant of hymns at the temple, which is the very centre of their cultural and religious life.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">but the people who run it do not allow non-Indian Hindus to enter the inner sanctum. (It reminded me of Pashupatinath in Kathmandu., where the people - not the gods - have lost sight of their spirituality. In Nepal they told me that I had to be born a Hindu.) I was very disgusted with the people who run this temple and would never encourage anyone to go there. Needless to say, it is actually pretty racial since John and Davina were also not allowed in. What am I not understanding here?</td></tr>
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My friend, Quilley, arrived the evening of 7 March on her way home from her Buddhist pilgrimage to India. She scheduled two weeks with us, for which I am deeply grateful. We dragged her off the morning of the 9th for a tour of the state of Tamil Nadu.</div>
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'Palani is a city and a municipality in the Dindigul district of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. </div>
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'Palani is pronounced using the special 'L' used in Tamil and is also spelt as "Pazhini" in English.</div>
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'It is a famous pilgrimage town and evey year more than 7 million devotees visit the Palani Murugan Temple and offer their prayers to the Lord Muruga. This temple draws the largest number of devotees in Tamil Nadu.</div>
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'Palani is a centre of a form of traditional Indian medicine known as Siddha Vaidyam, said to have been developed by the ascetics resident in prehistoric times in the hills about the modern-day town.</div>
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'Further, the town is also the centre for production of Vibhuthi (sacred ash) and Pacha-amritham (literally, 'the five nectars' - a traditional preparation of fruit pulp and molasses), both of which are considered holy and distributed to devotees after being offered to the Lord Subrahmanyan in the hill temple.'</div>
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from Madurai Welcome, 49th Edition</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This elephant was giving blessings outside Quilley's bedroom window. We stayed at the Hotel Subam, which we found very comfortable and very conveniently located for going to the Palani temple.</td></tr>
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'Palani Hill Temple and the Idol "Lord Murugan" is the deity of the Tamil Land. Palani (Tiru Avinankudi) is the third Padai Veedu. The temple at Palani is an ancient one, situated at an elevation of 1500 feet above sea level.</div>
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'The deity of Palani is known as Dandayudhapani Swami, the Lord having the Staff in his Hand. The deity at the sanctum sanctorum is made out of an amalgam of nine minerals popularly called Navabashana.</div>
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'Palani has been mentioned in the Tamil Sangam Literature as "Podhini," which came to be called as "Palani" later, according to the historians. In "Thirumurukatruppadai" (a Sangam Literature) Palani has been mentioned as the 3rd "PadaiVeedu." This was the southern end of the Kongu Nadu and edicts refer to this place as "Vayapuri Nadu," which was ruled by king "Vaiyapuri Kopperumbaegan."'</div>
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It was a great first day. To get to Palani, we had to drive down the mountain from Coonoor, past Coimbatore and on to Palani.</div>
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</div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619616528794958518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793227254506821903.post-22361034616859254062012-02-11T05:18:00.000-08:002012-02-11T10:15:47.205-08:00Hanuman Temple - 5 February 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Our friend Sara is getting married and leaving Coonoor next week. One of the things she really wanted to do before she left was visit this Hanuman temple on the road to Ooty.</div>
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"Hanuman, the mighty ape that aided <a href="http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/aa033101a.htm">Lord Rama</a> in his expedition against evil forces, is one of the most popular idols in the Hindu pantheon. Believed to be an avatar of <a href="http://hinduism.about.com/od/lordshiva/p/shiva.htm">Lord Shiva</a>, Hanuman is worshiped as a symbol of physical strength, perseverance and devotion. Hanuman's tale in the epic <a href="http://hinduism.about.com/od/epics/a/ramayana.htm"><i>Ramayana</i></a> - where he is assigned the responsibility to locate Rama's wife Sita abducted by Ravana, the demon king of Lanka — is known for its astounding ability to inspire and equip a reader with all the ingredients needed to face ordeals and conquer obstructions in the way of the world." (from about.com/hinduism)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The temple is at the top of this mountain, but all you can see from the street is this yellow building.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Behind these statues and under the rocks is this natural pool of water that you bless yourself with before proceeding. Sara sprinkled us with the holy water.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After the walking "Shri Ram" mantra, at this station you pour oil on the black Hanuman statue and milk on the brass Hanuman.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We paid 20 rupees each for a special puja. (Did I say that Sara is Muslim?)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After puja, we went down these stairs to the bowels of the temple. At least Sara did. The stairs were made of large gravel, roughly plastered with cement, and my feet couldn't continue.</td></tr>
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It was such a truly beautiful hike up, and then the temple itself was moving in its natural massiveness. (I <em>love</em> the rocks and mountains.) I am deeply grateful to the Shri Jay Hanuman Kugai Koil Trust for creating such a sacred space in this gorgeous natural place. It was a great experience.</div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619616528794958518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793227254506821903.post-52167917208785415292012-02-10T21:06:00.000-08:002012-02-10T21:06:41.910-08:00January 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clouds over Mettapalayam, on our morning walk 4 January.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our friends, Atul and Shriya, with Gopal on our 8 January visit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our walks through Singara, this is the sign on the first tea stand we pass. It makes us laugh.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The building on the right is The Clinic for the Poor where I volunteer. On 11 January, as we were closing up for the day, the little old woman in the picture came for pain medication. She was so frail, she couldn't sit down to rest. So much pain. She lives down the hill straight ahead in this picture. The road is steep, with terrible holes and rough pavement. Not knowing she couldn't sit down, I pulled my car up and tried to put her in my car so I could drive her home. But, no. After she left, I cried for her and her life. She was also malnourished. It makes me cry while I type this.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">29 January was my friend Sheila's youngest son's wedding. The picture doesn't do justice to the beauty of my new saree for the occasion. The wedding was beautiful and so were the bride and groom. The food was good, and I think I saw every person I know. Fun.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Sara came to help me into my saree. She's wearing a saree her new husband gave her which is really gorgeous.</td></tr>
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On 2 March 2011 I posted the following video "Snake Dance." I assumed it was two snakes in some kind of mating behavior. Today, I was watching a story on Discovery's "Wildest India" about male cobras fighting each other during mating season. Since they are immune to each other's venom, it becomes a battle of strength, trying to knock each other to the ground. And, it looked exactly like my next-door snakes in March! So, instead of the mating dance I assumed it was, it was probably a battle for territory and women. The ones in my video went at it for four hours even knocking each other down an embankment into the road.<br />
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Congratulations, Mr. Obama! And in an election year too! Very, very good. :-) </div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619616528794958518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793227254506821903.post-44407087470708092302011-12-29T21:50:00.000-08:002011-12-30T01:05:41.424-08:00December socializing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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On the 10th of December was the second luna eclipse of 2011,which we could see very well from our house. Sorry to say, I did not get a good shot of it at all, but it was spectacular.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On 11 December we saw one of the Gaur (wild bison) babies, partially grown up</td></tr>
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On 12 December, Raju came from Delhi, just as I came down with a cold. He left on 20 December, and the poor guy hardly got out of our house since I was sick the whole time he was here. Then, Gopal got sick just before he left. I really felt bad for Raju.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On 14 December, the fifth anniversary of my son's death, we decided to go to the little temple <i>very</i> close to the house. Here's Raju in front of the little tree temple in the woods.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We made sacrapongal for prassad, which you see in front of the picture of Mike. I hate to admit that around the time of his death each year, it comes so close and the grief is acute again. I think that may be why I got sick.</td></tr>
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Not sure when my Facebook friend, Bhavani, told me she would be in Ooty soon, but we have never met and I am a great admirer of hers. She's an environmental activist par excellance. I am so flattered that she came to visit me and thrilled she brought her family. They arrived at my house on Christmas Eve.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We're laughing that here we are looking at a bird book right off the bat. (Carolyn, Bhavani)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having a cup of tea in Govindharajan's office as we left</td></tr>
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On the 27th, our new landlord Sambasivam came to visit us. We had never met him. He came from Chennai with his lovely wife, Jayalakshmi, his second son, Shiva, Shiva's wife Chitra, and their three children (7, 11, and 14). Shiva, Chitra and their children live in Houston, Texas!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shiva, his three gorgeous children, and his father Sambasivam</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Govindharajan, Chitra, Jayalakshmi<br />Later, Govindharajan invited us all to dinner at the Tan Tea guest house at Tiger Hill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sambasivam, his friend, Shiva, Govindharajan<br />Sambasivam is a retired Tan Tea executive and old friend of Govindharajan's. We really enjoyed spending time with them and look forward to seeing them again. Oh, because the guest house had only one room available for the night, Sambasivam and Jayalakshmi stayed in our apartment downstairs that night. Nice.</td></tr>
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<br /></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619616528794958518noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793227254506821903.post-89089825375342138912011-12-29T02:09:00.000-08:002011-12-29T02:28:27.545-08:00'The Next Decade' by George Friedman<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Not sure how long ago, The Financial Times provided a link to a geopolitical analysis of the United States developed by STRATFOR. It turned out to be part one of two parts, so Gopal found it and downloaded it too. He found it so interesting, he copied it and insisted I read it. What we did was read it aloud to each other for the next two hours. Wow! It was fascinating. It made me look at the world in a different and, I think, more realistic way. (I kept thinking, "Where have <i>I</i> been?")<br />
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That's when I went to their website, learned about STRATFOR's CEO/Founder George Friedman and the books he had written. The most current is 'The Next Decade.' I just finished it. It's very thought-provoking and gives a different perspective than I have had for a very long time. Very pragmatic; very Machiavellian.<br />
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If any of you read this book or look into some of the things on STRATFOR's website, I would welcome your opinions.<br />
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This is what Flipkart (the Indian version of Amazon) says about the book:<br />
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'The Author of the acclaimed <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>The Next 100 Years</i> now focuses his geopolitical forecasting acumen on the next decade and the imminent events and challenges that will test America and the world, specifically addressing the skills that will be required by the decade's leaders.<br />
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'The next ten years will be a time of massive transition. The wars in the Islamic world will be subsiding, and terrorism will become something we learn to live with. China will be encountering its crisis. We will be moving from a time when financial crises dominate the world to a time when labor shortages will begin to dominate. The new century will be taking shape in the next decade.<br />
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'In <i>The Next Decade</i>, George Friedman offers readers a provocative and endlessly fascinating prognosis for the immediate future. Using Machiavelli's <i>The Prince</i> as a model, Friedman focuses on the world's leaders -<br />
particularly the American president - and with his trusted geopolitical insight analyzes the complex chess game they will all have to play. The book also asks how to be a good president in a decade of extraordinary challenge, and puts the world's leaders under a microscope to explain how they will arrive at the decisions they will make - and the consequences these actions will have for us all.'<br />
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<b>THANKSGIVING IN COONOOR</b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">On Thanksgiving (24 November), I was very homesick for my American family.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So, we decided to go to the Taj hotel for dinner.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salad bar</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our friend, Govindharajan, and Gopal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The food was extremely good. What a treat! And my friend Parvathi was there having dinner with friends. We had a nice Indian Thanksgiving dinner.<br /><br /><br /><b style="font-size: medium;">MONSOON</b><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
Monsoon started while I was in Caifornia, raining every day for weeks. The rain took a break after I returned, but then started up again with a vengeance. </div>
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Gopal and I walk to the Singara Tea Estate early in the morning every day, pretty much. Here's a little video clip of what our walk looks like when the rains have been heavy.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a shot from our morning walk, looking down on the clouds over Mettapalayam which is down the mountain.</td></tr>
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<br /></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619616528794958518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793227254506821903.post-31503434171516156282011-12-05T05:12:00.001-08:002011-12-05T05:14:19.787-08:0020 October 2011 - Shyam's new house<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Proud Shyam in his living room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yasoda in the kitchen (making me tea)<br /><br />Yay for Shyam!</td></tr>
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<br /></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619616528794958518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793227254506821903.post-85274833765756477622011-12-05T03:30:00.000-08:002011-12-05T05:01:04.704-08:0023 October-1 November 2011 - California<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the 23rd, Suzie and I took a shortened version of our Big Sur visit. Here is the view from Nepenthe, the wonderful shop there.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>HALLOWEEN IN CALIFORNIA</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's Dexter anticipating making a jack o'lantern out of his pumpkin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Suzie and Dexter beginning their jack o'lanterns.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ramon and I joined in.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dexter admiring our creative jack o'lanterns.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Side trip to Best Buy, where I wanted to show off their recycling bin system (Plastic Bags; Plastic Bags; CDs, DVDs, & Cases; Rechargeable Batteries; Ink & Toner Cartridges; Gift Cards; Wires, Cords & Cables; and Remotes & Controllers). Isn't that terrific?!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Halloween party at a friend of Dexter's</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Suzie is a room mother for Dexter's kindergarten class. We prepared these oranges as favors for their Halloween party.<br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>SAN FRANCISCO SIGHTSEEING WITH SUNAR FAMILY</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laxmi (Tilak's mother), Nandani (Tilak's bride), and Tilak with the Golden Gate Bridge behind them.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We tried to go to the Academy of Sciences, but here are the entrance fees per person!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The de Young Museum was nearby, so we went there. And it was a free day for everything there but their main exhibit. So, that worked wonderfully for us. What a beautiful place!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THEN, we went to Twin Peaks (I can't believe I had never been there!). What incredible views! Wow!<br /><br />We had such a great day together. Thank you, Tilak!</td></tr>
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</div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619616528794958518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793227254506821903.post-25279674422594060622011-11-28T22:18:00.001-08:002011-11-28T22:21:03.238-08:00Gloria Steinem's speech at Bioneers Conference 2011<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Bioneers is generously sharing some of these talks. Here's Gloria Steinem:<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/31621933">Gloria Steinem at Bioneers 2011</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/bioneers">Bioneers</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<br /></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619616528794958518noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5793227254506821903.post-37639072545101528852011-11-27T06:44:00.001-08:002011-11-27T07:52:11.386-08:00Bioneers Conference 2011 - 14-16 October 2011 - San Rafael,California<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A New Word.</h2>
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Founder Kenny Ausubel coined the term Bioneers in 1990 to describe an emerging culture. Bioneers are social and scientific innovators from all walks of life and disciplines who have peered deep into the heart of living systems to understand how nature operates, and to mimic "nature's operating instructions" to serve human ends without harming the web of life. Nature's principles—kinship, cooperation, diversity, symbiosis and cycles of continuous creation absent of waste—can also serve as metaphoric guideposts for organizing an equitable, compassionate and democratic society. <span class="inline right"></span></div>
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<strong>A Leading Source of Innovative Solutions.</strong></h2>
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As a 501c3 nonprofit organization, we provide a forum and social hub for education about solutions presented through the <a href="http://www.bioneers.org/conference" style="background-color: transparent; color: #7fa600; font-weight: bold;">Bioneers Conference</a> and our programs. Our media productions leverage this content to reach millions of people around the nation and the world with our award-winning radio series, <a class="internal-link" href="http://www.bioneers.org/radio" style="background-color: transparent; color: #7fa600; font-weight: bold;" title="Radio">Bioneers: Revolution From the Heart of Nature</a>; anthology book series; television programs; and our interactive website. We act as a key source for the media, including third-party films and the press. Our DVDs, CDs and other educational materials are also used by colleges and schools and by community-based and other organizations to inform and inspire positive change at the local level.</div>
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<strong>An Annual Conference.</strong></h3>
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The Bioneers Conference is a leading-edge forum where you can see tomorrow today: a future environment of hope. Social and scientific innovators focus on breakthrough solutions inspired by nature and human ingenuity. These visionaries are already creating the healthy, diverse, equitable and beautiful world we want to live in—our legacy for future generations and the web of life on which our lives depend. You can connect with hundreds or thousands of engaged folks making a real difference.</div>
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In 2008, more than 12,000 people attended our main Bioneers Conference in San Rafael, California and 18 local Beaming Bioneers satellite conferences across the country. Bioneers fosters connection, cross-pollination and collaboration by bringing together diverse people and projects. We link strategic networks at the local, regional, national and international levels.</div>
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<strong>A Systemic Framework.</strong></h3>
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The bioneers are engaged citizens from all backgrounds and fields who focus on solving our world’s most urgent problems within a framework of interdependence: It's all connected. Just as the web of life is intricately interconnected, so too are all environmental and social issues. We take a "solve-the-whole-problem" approach that is holistic, systemic and multidisciplinary.</div>
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<strong>A Network of Networks.</strong></h3>
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Bioneers fosters connection, cross-pollination and collaboration by bringing together diverse people and projects within a broadly progressive framework. We connect people with solutions and grow social capital for positive change by linking strategic networks on the local, regional, national and international levels.</div>
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<strong>A Catalyst for Restoration.</strong></h3>
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Sustainability is the dynamic midpoint between perpetual natural cycles of destruction and restoration. In this severely damaged and depleted world, we need to tip the scales toward restoration, regeneration and resilience to sustain the web of life for future generations.</div>
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<strong>An Oasis of Hope.</strong></h3>
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As a celebration of the dazzling genius of people and nature, Bioneers helps spark mass creativity and engagement. As author and social entrepreneur Paul Hawken said, "Bioneers is central to the re-imagination of what it means to be human."</div>
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Here is a link that will give you the program of the conference - <a href="http://www.bioneers.org/conference/2011-bioneers-program">http://www.bioneers.org/conference/2011-bioneers-program</a><br />
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As you can see, I am overwhelmed by how to present the conference experience. I can't do it. But I think I'll at least list the speakers my sister, Joan, and I listened to while we were there:<br />
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(Among other things to kick off the conference was a performance by R. Carlos Nakai, whose music was so important to me over the years. He is native American (Navajo/Ute) and plays a reed flute. I remember soaking in my bathtub late at night, with candles lit, listening to Carlos Nakai.)<br />
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Opening remarks by co-founders Kenny Asubel and his wife, Nina Simons, are always so eloquent, inspiring and profound. It would be worth the price of admission to just hear them talk.<br />
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<b>John D. Liu</b><br />
<b>Restoration Writ Large: Unleashing the Potential of Nature and People for Large-Scale Ecosystem Restoration</b><br />
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<b>Karen Brown</b><br />
<b>Revolutionizing K-12 Education with Sustainability in Mind</b><br />
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<b>Roxanne Brown</b><br />
<b>Blue and Green: Working Together to Secure a Sustainable Future</b><br />
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<b>Rebecca Moore</b><br />
<b>Google Earth-Eye View: Mapping Futue Environment of Hope</b><br />
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<b>Gloria Steinem</b><br />
<b>When Women Are People... and Corporations Are Not: Why the First Inequality Will Also Be The Last</b><br />
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<b>Paul Stamets</b><br />
<b>Solutions from the Underground: How Muchrooms Can Help Save the World</b><br />
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<b>Natalia Greene (Equador)</b><br />
<b>The Rights of Nature: An Idea Whose Time Has Come</b><br />
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<b>Joshua Fouts</b><br />
<b>The Emerging Imagination Age</b><br />
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<b>Anim Steel</b><br />
<b>The Real Food Challenge</b><br />
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<b>Amory Lovins</b><br />
<b>Reinventing Fire</b><br />
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<b>Melissa Nelson (Anishinaabe/Metis)</b><br />
<b>Revitalizing Indegeneity: Eco-Cultural Knowledge and Reciprocity</b><br />
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<b>Dayna Baumeister</b><br />
<b>Life's Operating Manual</b><br />
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<b>Pam Rajput</b><br />
<b>Voices for Peace and Sustainable Development - The First Women's Parliament of India</b><br />
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<b>Mary Evelyn Tucker</b><br />
<b>The Power of Story</b><br />
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<b>Phillipe Cousteau</b><br />
<b>Continuing a Legacy: Building a Sustainable World in the 21st Century</b><br />
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One of my quandries about how to present this was, for example, do I list the people who introduced the speakers? That was an impressive group of people too. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">sigh </span> You can fill a lot of gaps if you're interested by checking through the program (link is above). Short bios of all the speakers and presenters are there. The afternoons were filled with workshops on the most interesting subjects. <br />
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Here is what I chose to attend:<br />
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<b>No Women, No Democracy: From the Streets of Cairo to Your Family</b><br />
My sister attended <b>Leveraging White Privilege Toward Beloved Community</b><br />
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Thereafter, we did not attend any of the afternoon workshops because we had so far to travel to get to my daughter's house before dark. But this is what I had signed up for:<br />
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<b>Leadership at the Nexus: When Women Thrive, Communities Thrive</b><br />
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I did attend this one: <b>Moonrise: A Whole Systems Inquiry into Women Reinventing Leadership</b><br />
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<b>Re-Envisioniing Education: Transforming Schools to Cultivate the Wisdom of the Young</b><br />
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<b>Campaign Connection: Pursuing Happiness Instead of Chasing Growth - Creating a Happiness Initiative in Your Community</b><br />
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<b>Genetic Engineering: The Battle for Safe Food, Public Health and Environmental Sovereignty</b><br />
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<b>Love That Works: Developing an Ecology of Love and Unlocking the Mystery of Transformative Intimacy</b><br />
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Take a look at the program, and you will see that there are sooooo many diverse subjects being worked on.<br />
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Here are the few photos I took:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marin Center, San Rafael, California where the conference is held</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The workshops were spread around in different rooms, auditorium or tents</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from across the lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of juicy information all over the place</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Imogen Heap and another musician performing. She entertained a couple times and was terrific.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gloria Steinem was impressive and inspiring</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of my workshops</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Destiny Arts<br />"Destiny Arts Center is an Oakland, CA-based nonprofit violence prevention and arts education organization whose mission is to end isolation, prejudice and violence in the lives of young people....."</td></tr>
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<b><br /></b></div>Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11619616528794958518noreply@blogger.com0