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Recent content by AuAL

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    Is it just me.

    The difference with forums (I was active in several back in the day of Usenet News) is that YOU choose what you will look at. There is no algorithm pushing content to you. I have a LinkedIn profile, because it was the expected thing in my profession, and have sought out this forum to try to...
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    NO HURRY

    naan, cornmeal, tortillas, pupusas
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    A-Z Foods with images

    Kefalograviera
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    A-Z Places

    Phnom Penh, Cambodia A stupa in the grounds of the royal palace.
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    Culinary Stim: Everything tastes better in....

    I was given a set of novelty glasses that are moulded to the shape of cheap, throwaway plastic cups (the ones made of really thin plastic that always bends and dents.) So your guests can have the visual aesthetic of the plastic cup with the reassuring feel of a weighty glass. (It’s about 4...
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    Photos from a week in India

    We also visited Agra’s Red Fort, from which Shah Jahan could see the Taj Mahal, but could not visit it, as his son had put him under house arrest for the last 15 years of his life. As a consequence of his arrest, he was not in a position to commission his own tomb, but was buried next to his...
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    The Questionable Life Choices Survey

    Been divorced Been to Disney World Skipped school Why? Been to Canada $ 3 or 4 times Ridden in an ambulance $ Twice Been to Hawaii $ Twice. On business. Been to Las Vegas Been to Texas $ Conference in Dallas. Visited Mexico $ Twice. Conferences in Mexico City and Cancun. Been to the...
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    Photos from a week in India

    At Sarnath, at the site of the Buddha’s first sermon to his disciples. The streets of Varanasi Do not pat the cows. The Ganga Aarti. Every evening people gather for a festival on the banks of the river. Priests offer water, smoke and fire to the points of the compass, in unison. I...
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    Photos from a week in India

    From Agra we returned to Delhi, then flew to Varanasi. Sunrise over the Ganga (Ganges) A sadhu at Dasashwamedh Ghat. I have chosen not to post any pictures of Manikarnika Ghat, the main site for cremation. The ceremony is considered a joyous one, as cremation here and scattering of the...
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    Photos from a week in India

    If you’re interested in street food: No, NOT the cow. Go here: The food was great (if you don’t mind spicy.)
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    Photos from a week in India

    And on to Agra… The Taj Mahal at sunset. The smaller building to the right was a mosque, constructed onsite to minimise lost construction time for prayers. The building to the left was constructed for no other reason than to maintain symmetry. Taj Mahal shortly before sunrise. Taj Mahal at...
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    Photos from a week in India

    Jantar Mantar, Jaipur Constructed for Rajput King Sawai Jai Singh in 1734, this is the world’s largest stone sundial, accurate to 2 seconds. On the way from Jaipur to Agra, we stopped at the step well palace at Chand Baori, Abhaneri. Sacked by Mughal invaders almost all carvings here and at the...
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    Photos from a week in India

    Hawa Mahal palace, downtown Jaipur. The intent of the latticework was to allow royal ladies to observe festivals in the street below. And in the street:
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    Photos from a week in India

    Birla Mandir, a Hindu temple in Jaipur. The exterior has some interesting statues: Saraswati Moses Confucius I should perhaps note at this point that no photography is allowed inside Hindu or Sikh temples. We were invited into this temple to participate in the service.
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    Photos from a week in India

    Amer Fort (Amber Fort), Amer, Rajasthan And inside the fort: This statue “Nataraja” is of Shiva as Lord of the Dance, trampling a demon symbolizing spiritual ignorance.
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