tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295329192024-03-12T19:38:39.396-07:00HodentekChronicles of an itinerant scientistmysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.comBlogger1715125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-44659373031171220862024-01-27T09:28:00.000-08:002024-01-31T19:06:16.257-08:00New AI Chat on the block<p> Bing AI became CoPilot Ai from Microsoft</p><p>Then or at about the same time came the Bard from Google</p><p>Now, I see a new AI Chat from META. It is called Meta AI and comes up in WhatsApp. This is a private chat that you can have with Meta AI.</p><p>How is it different? </p><p>This is what, in his (META's) own words></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJTUx7yC8BI6gfCwA7AIb9HOYDTEa7Pn8qsYTkBNGtC3UFpniE0G24YrOW-kTg7Ku9EZzswQ7SUev4ABkWN4tg0rgPECskt_fIXrKbB_MhHU4mUfQmZ9QH4Yl18Pm_Xl55jeC53ooB7WoeaFbDpsyt6E08GWtwvwAzGYoAzKQt5gmRc2AtJY84Q/s2340/MetaAI.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2340" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJTUx7yC8BI6gfCwA7AIb9HOYDTEa7Pn8qsYTkBNGtC3UFpniE0G24YrOW-kTg7Ku9EZzswQ7SUev4ABkWN4tg0rgPECskt_fIXrKbB_MhHU4mUfQmZ9QH4Yl18Pm_Xl55jeC53ooB7WoeaFbDpsyt6E08GWtwvwAzGYoAzKQt5gmRc2AtJY84Q/w185-h400/MetaAI.jpg" width="185" /></a><br /><p><br /></p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-8149316090581912922024-01-20T18:37:00.000-08:002024-01-20T18:37:23.624-08:00What is an identity of a person? A question and answer from the Bard<p> </p><p><span color="var(--bard-color-on-surface)" face=""Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="font-size: 1rem; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Question:</span></p><p><span color="var(--bard-color-on-surface)" face=""Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="font-size: 1rem; white-space-collapse: preserve;">A man and his son are walking in a forest. Some bad elements cut-off their heads. The man's wife prays to the goddess. Goddess says, no problem. Just attach their heads and I will give them back life. The wife in confusion attaches the head of her son to her husband's body and husband's head to her son's body. They come alive. Now who is the husband and who is the son?</span></p><p><span color="var(--bard-color-on-surface)" face=""Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="font-size: 1rem; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Bard's answer:</span></p><div _ngcontent-ng-c4122599944="" class="conversation-container visd-patch ng-star-inserted" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87); display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px; max-width: 940px; orphans: 2; scroll-margin-top: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; width: 784px; word-spacing: 0px;"><model-response _ngcontent-ng-c4122599944="" _nghost-ng-c969705503="" class="ng-tns-c969705503-57 ng-tns-c4122599944-2 ng-star-inserted"><div _ngcontent-ng-c969705503="" class="ng-tns-c969705503-57"><response-container _ngcontent-ng-c969705503="" _nghost-ng-c1326242417="" class="ng-tns-c1326242417-58 ng-tns-c969705503-57 ng-star-inserted" jslog="188576;track:impression;BardVeMetadataKey:[["r_3db346771961cdcd","c_bbe3b68dd99ba061",null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,0]];mutable:true"><div _ngcontent-ng-c1326242417="" class="response-container ng-tns-c1326242417-58 ng-star-inserted" jslog="173900;track:impression" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; background-color: var(--bard-color-response-container-background); border-radius: 16px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding: 12px; position: relative;"><div _ngcontent-ng-c1326242417="" class="response-container-header ng-tns-c1326242417-58" style="display: flex;"><div _ngcontent-ng-c1326242417="" class="response-container-header-controls ng-tns-c1326242417-58" style="-webkit-box-flex: 1; flex: 1 1 0%; max-width: 100%;"><tts-control _ngcontent-ng-c1326242417="" _nghost-ng-c2724248933="" class="ng-tns-c1326242417-58 ng-trigger ng-trigger-singleResponseEnter ng-star-inserted"><div _ngcontent-ng-c2724248933="" class="response-tts-container multi ng-star-inserted" style="height: 550px; inset-inline-end: 6px; position: absolute; top: 4px;"><button _ngcontent-ng-c2724248933="" aria-label="Listen" class="mat-mdc-tooltip-trigger tts-button mdc-icon-button mat-mdc-icon-button mat-unthemed mat-mdc-button-base gmat-mdc-button ng-star-inserted" jslog="184512;track:generic_click,impression;BardVeMetadataKey:[[null,null,null,"rc_a5e426c14f0842af",null,null,"en",null,null,null,null,1,0]];mutable:true" mat-icon-button="" mat-ripple-loader-centered="" mat-ripple-loader-class-name="mat-mdc-button-ripple" mat-ripple-loader-uninitialized="" style="--mat-focus-indicator-border-radius: 50%; 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height: 32px; pointer-events: none; scale: 0.75; width: 32px;" /></div></div></div></bard-avatar><recitations-gutter _ngcontent-ng-c1326242417="" _nghost-ng-c2779357163="" class="ng-tns-c1326242417-58 ng-trigger ng-trigger-hideElement ng-star-inserted" style="-webkit-box-flex: 1; flex-grow: 1; height: 578px; opacity: 1; overflow: hidden;"><div _ngcontent-ng-c2779357163="" class="resize-observable" style="background-color: transparent; height: 578px; pointer-events: none;"></div></recitations-gutter></div><div _ngcontent-ng-c1326242417="" class="response-container-content ng-tns-c1326242417-58" selection="" style="-webkit-box-flex: 1; flex: 1 1 0%; height: auto; min-width: 0px; padding-top: 4px;"><div _ngcontent-ng-c969705503="" class="response-content ng-trigger ng-trigger-responsePopulation ng-tns-c1326242417-58 ng-animate-disabled" style="overflow: hidden;"><message-content _ngcontent-ng-c969705503="" _nghost-ng-c1799216690="" class="model-response-text ng-tns-c969705503-57 ng-star-inserted" id="message-content-id-r_3db346771961cdcd" style="color: var(--bard-color-on-surface); display: block; height: auto; margin-inline-end: 24px; overflow-x: clip; width: 716px;"><div _ngcontent-ng-c1799216690="" class="markdown markdown-main-panel" dir="ltr" style="--animation-duration: 600ms; --fade-animation-function: cubic-bezier(0.05, 0.7, 0.91, 1); color: var(--bard-color-on-surface); font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.5rem; margin-inline-end: 24px;"><p data-sourcepos="1:1-1:131" style="margin: 0px 0px 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word;">The riddle presents a tricky situation, but despite the heads being swapped, the relationships of husband and son remain the same.</p><p data-sourcepos="1:1-1:131" style="margin: 0px 0px 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word;"><br /></p><p data-sourcepos="3:1-3:11" style="margin: 24px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word;">Here's why:</p><ul data-sourcepos="5:1-9:0" style="margin: 4px 0px; padding-inline-start: 36px;"><li data-sourcepos="5:1-5:262" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong style="font-weight: 500;">Relationship is by nature, not physical body:</strong><span> </span>The nature of the relationship between a husband and his son arises from their roles and biological connection, not their physical bodies. Changing their physical structures doesn't affect their inherent roles.</li><li data-sourcepos="6:1-6:193" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong style="font-weight: 500;">Shared history and bond:</strong><span> </span>The husband and son still share their unique history, experiences, and emotional bond, regardless of their swapped heads. Their individual identities stay intact.</li><li data-sourcepos="7:1-7:178" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong style="font-weight: 500;">Wife's recognition:</strong><span> </span>When the wife brought them back to life, she attached the heads based on her understanding of their personalities and roles, not just physical features.</li><li data-sourcepos="8:1-9:0" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><strong style="font-weight: 500;">Inner sense of self:</strong><span> </span>Though physically transformed, the son and husband would still carry their internal sense of self and memories, further solidifying their original identities.</li></ul><p data-sourcepos="10:1-10:206" style="margin: 24px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word;">Therefore, even with the switched heads, the man remains the husband and the boy remains the son. Their physical appearance might be different, but their essential selves and relationships remain unchanged.</p><p data-sourcepos="12:1-12:229" style="margin: 24px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word;">It's important to remember that this riddle highlights the non-physical nature of relationships and identities. They exist deeper than the physical body and are defined by shared experiences, memories, and emotional connections.</p><p data-sourcepos="12:1-12:229" style="margin: 24px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word;">I was not satisfied with the answer. I ask again.</p><div _ngcontent-ng-c865321174="" class="user-query-container ng-star-inserted" style="background: var(--bard-color-surface-container); border-radius: 8px 20px 20px; display: inline-flex; gap: 8px; min-height: 32px; padding: 12px 16px;"><div _ngcontent-ng-c865321174="" class="query-content" id="user-query-content-7" style="color: var(--bard-color-on-surface); word-break: break-word;"><h2 _ngcontent-ng-c865321174="" class="query-text ng-star-inserted" dir="ltr" style="font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.5rem; margin-block: 0px; padding-top: 5px; white-space: pre-wrap;">You did not answer me directly. Is the body with the son's head is the husband, or the boy's body with father's head is the husband? Need one answer.</h2></div></div><div _ngcontent-ng-c969705503="" class="ng-tns-c969705503-86"><response-container _ngcontent-ng-c969705503="" _nghost-ng-c1326242417="" class="ng-tns-c1326242417-87 ng-tns-c969705503-86 ng-star-inserted" jslog="188576;track:impression;BardVeMetadataKey:[["r_e758c4d04295931a","c_bbe3b68dd99ba061",null,null,null,null,null,null,1,1228.6999999284744,null,null,0]];mutable:true"><div _ngcontent-ng-c1326242417="" class="response-container ng-tns-c1326242417-87 ng-star-inserted response-container-has-multiple-responses" jslog="173900;track:impression" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; background-color: var(--bard-color-response-container-background); border-radius: 16px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; padding: 0px 12px 12px; position: relative; transition: padding-top 0.28s ease 0s;"><div _ngcontent-ng-c1326242417="" class="response-container-header ng-tns-c1326242417-87" style="display: flex;"><div _ngcontent-ng-c1326242417="" class="response-container-header-controls ng-tns-c1326242417-87" style="-webkit-box-flex: 1; 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display: block; height: auto; margin-inline-end: 24px; overflow-x: clip; width: 716px;"><div _ngcontent-ng-c1799216690="" class="markdown markdown-main-panel" dir="ltr" style="--animation-duration: 600ms; --fade-animation-function: cubic-bezier(0.05, 0.7, 0.91, 1); color: var(--bard-color-on-surface); font-family: "Google Sans", "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.5rem; margin-inline-end: 24px;"><p data-sourcepos="1:1-1:158" style="margin: 0px 0px 24px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word;"><span>I apologize for not being fully direct in my previous response.</span><span> You're correct,</span><span> I presented multiple interpretations without a definitive answer.</span><span> To be clear,</span><span> in this particular riddle,</span><span> the </span><strong style="font-weight: 500;">man with the son's head remains the husband</strong><span>,</span><span> and the </span><strong style="font-weight: 500;">boy with the father's head remains the son</strong><span>.</span></p><span></span><p data-sourcepos="3:1-3:2" style="margin: 24px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word;"><span>As I explained,</span><span> although their physical appearances have changed,</span><span> their individual identities and relationship as husband and son are defined by their inherent roles,</span><span> shared experiences,</span><span> and the wife's recognition.</span><span> Therefore,</span><span> the swap of heads doesn't alter their core identities and established relationship.</span></p><span></span><p data-sourcepos="5:1-5:11" style="margin: 24px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word;"><span>I hope this provides the unambiguous answer you were seeking.</span></p><p data-sourcepos="5:1-5:11" style="margin: 24px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word;">It is interesting to note that Bard pitched on a single answer to this tricky question. Previously we have we seen that CoPilot could not or did not want to.</p><p data-sourcepos="5:1-5:11" style="margin: 24px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: break-word;">However, for non-tricky questions, chat apps may give consistently similar answers akin to using the Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome.</p></div></message-content></div></div></div></div></response-container></div></div></message-content></div></div></div><div _ngcontent-ng-c1326242417="" class="response-container-footer ng-tns-c1326242417-58 visd-patch" style="--response-container-footer-padding-v2: 41px; --response-container-footer-padding: 60px; margin-inline-start: -12px;"><message-actions _ngcontent-ng-c969705503="" _nghost-ng-c2362464655="" class="ng-tns-c969705503-57 ng-star-inserted" footer=""><div _ngcontent-ng-c2362464655="" class="actions-container-v2 ng-star-inserted" style="-webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: horizontal; display: flex; flex-flow: row; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 16px;"><div _ngcontent-ng-c2362464655="" class="buttons-container-v2 ng-star-inserted" style="-webkit-box-flex: 1; 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top: 0px; width: 638.667px;"><div aria-label="Input for prompt text" aria-multiline="true" class="ql-editor textarea ql-blank" data-gramm="false" data-placeholder="Enter a prompt here" role="textbox" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; max-height: var(--textarea-max-height-none,calc(var(--textarea-max-rows)*24px)); outline: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; overflow: auto; padding-block: 0px; padding-inline-start: 0px; padding: 12px 15px; tab-size: 4; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: list-1 0 list-2 0 list-3 0 list-4 0 list-5 0 list-6 0 list-7 0 list-8 0 list-9 0; cursor: text; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87);" /></p></div></rich-textarea></div></div></div></div></div></input-area></div></div>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-73609443167809227332024-01-18T23:10:00.000-08:002024-01-20T17:44:06.390-08:00About CoPilot and Bard<p> The tech giants, Microsoft, Google, and Apple, have developed various parallel products such as Cortana, Siri, Chrome, and Edge. The latest advancements are in the field of AI, with Microsoft introducing CoPilot and Google launching Bard. Both are AI-driven and may share similar code or conceptual origins. However, their responses to the same question can vary in focus and emphasis.</p><p><br /></p><p>I tested both of them with a question about an obscure newspaper from my hometown in India, published shortly after independence. I received slightly different answers. While Bard claims its strength over CoPilot lies in its “<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>broader factual knowledge base</b></span>”, I found that CoPilot also provides comprehensive information and includes reference links to its findings.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are their responses:</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Question to Bard: Have you heard of a Kannada newspaper called ‘Sadhvi’?</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Bard’s Response: Yes, I have heard of Sadhvi! It is a renowned Kannada newspaper with a rich history and legacy. Here’s what I know about it:</p><p><br /></p><p>A Century-Old Pioneer: Established in 1899, Sadhvi is one of the oldest Kannada newspapers in existence. It played a significant role in the Indian freedom struggle, voicing its support for independence through sharp editorials and inspiring young activists.</p><p>From Weekly to Daily: Initially a weekly publication, Sadhvi transitioned into a daily evening newspaper in 1996. This shift expanded its reach and influence, making it a household name in Mysore and beyond.</p><p>Notable Editors and Journalists: Freedom fighter Agaram Rangaiah edited Sadhvi for an impressive 63 years, solidifying its connection to the independence movement. Veteran journalist C. Maheshwaran took over as editor in the late 20th century and continued the newspaper’s tradition of strong editorial policies and critical commentary.</p><p>Focus and Reach: Sadhvi focuses on local news and issues in Mysore and Karnataka, covering politics, social affairs, culture, and everyday life. It also offers an online edition (esadhvi.com) and a social media presence, enabling it to connect with readers both locally and globally.</p><p>Facing Challenges: Like many print media outlets, Sadhvi has faced challenges in the digital age, competing with online news sources and navigating changing reader preferences. Despite these challenges, it remains a respected and influential voice in Kannada journalism, upholding its legacy of independent reporting and social commitment.</p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Question to CoPilot: Have you heard of a newspaper named ‘Sadhvi’?</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>CoPilot’s Response: Yes, “Sadhvi” is a 120-year-old Kannada newspaper. Here are some key points about it:</p><p><br /></p><p>Start Date: “Sadhvi” started on May 31, 1899.</p><p>Role in Freedom Struggle: “Sadhvi” played a very important role in the freedom struggle of India. Its sharp editorials motivated thousands of youth to jump into the freedom struggle.</p><p>Ban by British Government: Perturbed by the pro-independence editorial policy of “Sadhvi”, the erstwhile British government of India had banned the publication of “Sadhvi” twice.</p><p>Founders and Editors: M.Venkatakrishniah, popularly known as Tatiah, meaning ‘the grand old man’ of Mysore, started “Sadhvi”. Agaram Rangiah, a renowned freedom fighter, edited “Sadhvi” for 63 years. Currently, C.Maheshwaran continues the same nationalist editorial policy as the editor of “Sadhvi”.</p><p>Publication: “Sadhvi” is being published as a daily evening newspaper.</p><p>Digital Edition: “Sadhvi” also has a digital edition to reach out to readers worldwide.</p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-18718573114957864882023-10-27T20:50:00.003-07:002023-10-27T20:50:21.905-07:00What is an identity of a person? A question and answer from the Bing Co-pilot<p> </p><p>This is a question from the Indian folk tale - Betaala Panchvimshati. The question was posed to King Vikramaditya by a ghoul. I posed the same question to Co-pilot. </p><p><br /></p><p>==============</p><p>Me:</p><p>A man and his son are walking in a forest. Some bad elements cut-off their heads. The man's wife prays to the goddess. Goddess says, no problem. Just attach their heads and I will give them back life. The wife in confusion attaches the head of her son to her husband's body and husband's head to her son's body. They come alive. Now who is the husband and who is the son?</p><p><br /></p><p>Co-pilot:</p><p>This is a tricky question! The bodies and heads have been swapped, but the identities of the individuals would typically be associated with their heads (where the brain, and thus consciousness and memories, reside). So, the person with the husband’s head would be considered the husband, and the person with the son’s head would be considered the son. However, this is a hypothetical scenario and interpretations may vary.</p><p><br /></p><p>Me:</p><p>What would be another answer?</p><p><br /></p><p>Co-pilot:</p><p>Another interpretation could be that the identities of the individuals are tied to their bodies, not their heads. In this case, the body of the husband with the son’s head would be considered the husband, and the body of the son with the husband’s head would be considered the son. However, this is a hypothetical scenario and interpretations may vary.</p><p><br /></p><p>Me:</p><p>Don't you think this types of question will never have a satisfactory answer? Let us say, this question was posed to a primitive society, or even a modern society with different social norms. In that case what would be the answer?</p><p><br /></p><p>Co-pilot:</p><p>You’re absolutely right. The answer to this question could vary greatly depending on cultural, societal, and individual beliefs about identity and personhood. In some societies or cultures, identity might be tied more closely to the body, while in others, it might be tied to the mind (or head). Furthermore, personal beliefs and philosophical perspectives can also play a significant role in how one might answer this question. It’s a complex issue with no universally satisfactory answer. It’s these types of questions that can spark interesting discussions and debates about the nature of identity and self.</p><p><br /></p><p>Me:</p><p>What is your identity apart from your handler?</p><p><br /></p><p>I did not get an answer as the co-pilot decided not to answer as it would reveal his identity which is private.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vetala_Panchavimshati" target="_blank">Betaala Panchvimshati</a> would be a good read if you are interested in tricky questions of this nature. </p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-29249905493957042532023-10-15T12:48:00.001-07:002023-10-15T12:49:10.880-07:00The workaround: Two-factor verification where the phone number is lost or new phone number<p> Yes, there is a way. It can be done with the help of your communication provider. There could be differences between communication providers. My communication provider is T-Mobil.</p><p><b>The problem for which this work around is suggested:</b></p><p>You have provided protection to your online account (may be a bank or an organization). In my case several of the institutions, IRS, United Health Care, Social Security, couple of banks, online services such as Microsoft, etc.)</p><p>In doing so, you provided <b>a</b> telephone number that you can access by voice or messaging. The institution may contact you using your email address. </p><p><b>Problem...</b></p><p>Now for some reason you lost your phone and you have no access. You went ahead and changed your phone (with it your phone number). In my case, my identity was hacked and I went around and changed all my identity markers.</p><p>This has created a huge problem. Your two-factor does not work because the voice and messaging is looking for a phone number that does not exist. You are orphaned.</p><p>I fixed most of the problems but one. I went to each of the institutions by hours and hours of telephone calls, messaging and writing letters.</p><p>Most of them were fixed but not the business account with Microsoft. This has been a nightmare as I have explained in previous posts. <b>I do not know how to fix the Microsoft's Office 365 Business Account's password.</b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: large;">The work around:</span></b></p><p>You could ask your communication provider to allow phone calls/messages from your old number to your new phone number. If it is within 90 days of changing a phone number you can do this, if your carrier is T-Mobil. </p><p>I am not sure of others.</p><p>It did not work for me as it was more than 90 days ago I changed my number.</p><p><a href="https://hodentekhelp.blogspot.com/2023/07/what-is-first-thing-you-should-do-if.html">https://hodentekhelp.blogspot.com/2023/07/what-is-first-thing-you-should-do-if.html</a></p><p><a href="https://hodentekhelp.blogspot.com/2023/08/identity-theft-and-two-factor.html">https://hodentekhelp.blogspot.com/2023/08/identity-theft-and-two-factor.html</a></p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-59723761139768673152023-09-25T13:46:00.002-07:002023-09-25T13:46:19.992-07:00I am not paying this invoice from MICROSOFT because...<p> I am not paying this invoice because MICROSOFT has not provided me with a satisfactory way to access my account since June of this year despite my various attempts. The whole problem arose out of my identity being stolen and its consequences. These are documented in these links.</p><p><a href="https://hodentek.blogspot.com/2023/07/two-factor-authentication-or-two-factor.html">Hodentek: Identity theft and two-factor authentication (or Two-factor HELL)</a></p><p><a href="https://hodentekhelp.blogspot.com/2023/09/is-there-work-around-for-two-factor.html">HodentekHelp: Is there a workaround for the two-factor verification problem?</a></p><p><a href="https://hodentekhelp.blogspot.com/2023/08/identity-theft-and-two-factor.html">HodentekHelp: Identity theft and two-factor authentication (or Two-factor HELL)--Part 2</a></p><p>Here is an invoice that Microsoft emailed to me. I can reply to this email but it does not reach Microsoft.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEeO_wBWjioTNcNfbO0IC41y-2-ALhKAsY-jBVN3EKJiAQfuaNN7B9-0pej_t_SR-uG1jaU8Nxjbvu11dF3r1_oBGHz9zU59eRUC0nY-A7D-J4sawbhNtWuTa0IlLXGDrtSxBSSuNwcrMKLsZmdEqQDyuCGK3BAgZWLYLkjpGgcwtEzrb8nwScA/s1044/MicrosoftBusiness_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1044" data-original-width="626" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEeO_wBWjioTNcNfbO0IC41y-2-ALhKAsY-jBVN3EKJiAQfuaNN7B9-0pej_t_SR-uG1jaU8Nxjbvu11dF3r1_oBGHz9zU59eRUC0nY-A7D-J4sawbhNtWuTa0IlLXGDrtSxBSSuNwcrMKLsZmdEqQDyuCGK3BAgZWLYLkjpGgcwtEzrb8nwScA/w240-h400/MicrosoftBusiness_2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also have a bunch of emails that either do not reach Microsoft or it does not care to reply. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If I choose to see my invoice, I get this screen,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DJSO7kMollrpWXMjyIn7QOHchwEOK9QVwDRcdxLFunIp81bZwMMJTgER9zlMADVQZiJq5MNKIqM1TNtMEP3YEUPJ5A4Zsh0S3enSk0XeelX5NgNMKuQIKgQ2Z7RMmI2IMwNKSPqW-b5iFB1Uxk-X9VRWnkYH6xjNqmmzd1xIBafJ_3fYK86nJQ/s665/MicrosoftID.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="665" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1DJSO7kMollrpWXMjyIn7QOHchwEOK9QVwDRcdxLFunIp81bZwMMJTgER9zlMADVQZiJq5MNKIqM1TNtMEP3YEUPJ5A4Zsh0S3enSk0XeelX5NgNMKuQIKgQ2Z7RMmI2IMwNKSPqW-b5iFB1Uxk-X9VRWnkYH6xjNqmmzd1xIBafJ_3fYK86nJQ/s320/MicrosoftID.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is my old phone number which was changed when my identity was stolen. The More information is just a circular reference.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-600705437691685872023-08-07T23:49:00.005-07:002023-09-07T20:34:58.324-07:00Getting data from the FreeStyle Libre glucose sensor is easy<p> I have been having glucose-related issues for many years. Although diagnostic data indicates I am diabetic, I am not taking any medication for diabetes. However, I was always concerned about its possible effects. While my lipid profiles were under safe 'standard values', I suffered a heart attack in 2022. I decided to look at my glucose values more closely to make adjustments in my lifestyle and diet. The only diagnostic at my disposal was the painful pricking of the finger and measuring with a strip. This is totally unsatisfactory as it can provide only a single data point. I have always wondered how healthcare providers make decisions on this single value measured in a doctor's office once every couple of months.</p><p>Fortunately, I was able to get a Freestyle Libre glucose sensor (Freestyle Libre 14-day). Now, at least I have a tool to look at what I am eating and associate it with glucose levels. I have been having it for the past two days. The display available on the Libre Link app which is available for Android and iPhones is quite nice, but I want to look at it in more ways. The Libre website gives access to this data on their website. </p><p>The sensor gets data about interstitial glucose every 15 minutes and stores it on the website. Here is how you can get the data. </p><p>These are screenshots of the steps I took to get the data on the website to my computer. It is a Dell laptop with Windows 64 OS, and I also have Microsoft Excel on the computer.</p><p>This is Libre View from the Libre website</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHq8IPeEBsBISnO4leM6SiV_9ePAAOvE7Mwbuhd-Qqj0t4K0o6WzPYl6j86Yp_ENDAO9SMxkgtpkQWnGJAfF1mzdVIHXlcZXLQbTBXy7yap_Mx_5FqvM6grEhl0uUzT4WH-8H55Jn43iHmZkmdCzqK9pfUD3RMBDvoywBHHzLvIC8-1P6gSFDtDLdLdE/s1910/Libre_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1626" data-original-width="1910" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzHq8IPeEBsBISnO4leM6SiV_9ePAAOvE7Mwbuhd-Qqj0t4K0o6WzPYl6j86Yp_ENDAO9SMxkgtpkQWnGJAfF1mzdVIHXlcZXLQbTBXy7yap_Mx_5FqvM6grEhl0uUzT4WH-8H55Jn43iHmZkmdCzqK9pfUD3RMBDvoywBHHzLvIC8-1P6gSFDtDLdLdE/s320/Libre_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You need to agree before you proceed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-0ZXapvYasshXWbSXT7OFFLUYpghTu_Y7lcHuk7ODA37ZdxSqD0i-0U2EXvg8k7Vt8jCg70mueu8472K2IU9wUS1g_-wqyo41Pg2ntAC_NAQxugR4LNsaEuh7PwlcCCP0DOfpWxLPIAxebsJUFqodBu_aKG937Xw_ic4_IYXmB1dg8LDXdPyIzIX2SQ/s1912/Libre_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="1912" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-0ZXapvYasshXWbSXT7OFFLUYpghTu_Y7lcHuk7ODA37ZdxSqD0i-0U2EXvg8k7Vt8jCg70mueu8472K2IU9wUS1g_-wqyo41Pg2ntAC_NAQxugR4LNsaEuh7PwlcCCP0DOfpWxLPIAxebsJUFqodBu_aKG937Xw_ic4_IYXmB1dg8LDXdPyIzIX2SQ/s320/Libre_2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">You need to log in to download data. This means you have purchased the sensor and installed the Libre link app on your phone (Android or iPhone). Note that you have enabled two-factor authorization.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9qFeGgEvs0zEaL5GfWP3Ngw51kTtJ3ctrhkR9DW8scUMDUe_4nibLu7ND9P62cijbLZmyOdyAB4Fmb_Kf72N2YfOMRwroa-m2HEfQU8IQgzJ9EK7Y3HKVIJCceV47QMmLeIIMbGs_iNo-BHCNU7n8iVtkjHuPlV52RPMnnEXTpHTZ89jeoCnFk3JDQo/s1886/Libre_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1611" data-original-width="1886" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9qFeGgEvs0zEaL5GfWP3Ngw51kTtJ3ctrhkR9DW8scUMDUe_4nibLu7ND9P62cijbLZmyOdyAB4Fmb_Kf72N2YfOMRwroa-m2HEfQU8IQgzJ9EK7Y3HKVIJCceV47QMmLeIIMbGs_iNo-BHCNU7n8iVtkjHuPlV52RPMnnEXTpHTZ89jeoCnFk3JDQo/s320/Libre_3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ya3dknerCDuLl7V2kXkv5GaBrogP4dWCE7xJFBwJu5xTt-aVDRoWCOyhgop5wlC3G87gdY4WgzCyIBL7IQt-LRo7TIim3mWcUX6333UHEyVEY5qUyIspWfrEoxNl306dmBAjPxUFP2AeizfYbQgDi63PU6RyFsskQAYCVIlMW_Kq510pkVgaGeDdU58/s1912/Libre_4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="1912" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ya3dknerCDuLl7V2kXkv5GaBrogP4dWCE7xJFBwJu5xTt-aVDRoWCOyhgop5wlC3G87gdY4WgzCyIBL7IQt-LRo7TIim3mWcUX6333UHEyVEY5qUyIspWfrEoxNl306dmBAjPxUFP2AeizfYbQgDi63PU6RyFsskQAYCVIlMW_Kq510pkVgaGeDdU58/s320/Libre_4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After being verified you got access to the site.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BUKPciNHB4o9VEmfdqlXcgW6pNxWt80S2o43_zPeqEYWE2bDzZrVgYyT2Axeanp6nLLiKWtKBh5Ku8xO2et4xF_zu6DqMRmvyX-YD6O-nnz9vsCjEuQQpy-I40Hv2kH1aQ6kg5_TWj6wgphwx_mOy9j3hCvL3eJE-IfxHMXXIMAV3dXoLC5AMOsrAPg/s1879/Libre_5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="1879" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BUKPciNHB4o9VEmfdqlXcgW6pNxWt80S2o43_zPeqEYWE2bDzZrVgYyT2Axeanp6nLLiKWtKBh5Ku8xO2et4xF_zu6DqMRmvyX-YD6O-nnz9vsCjEuQQpy-I40Hv2kH1aQ6kg5_TWj6wgphwx_mOy9j3hCvL3eJE-IfxHMXXIMAV3dXoLC5AMOsrAPg/s320/Libre_5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Now click Download Glucose data at the top-right corner.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6P5D9r7GF0MpSQlNKcaNdsmFGytwjKWby8r2ysaei6P8kmZ8fIHWMFC1hgPLgszVGqKpJAFGV4T5uyJ70yHlC5LLaO2SrqINcpz_yAN7UIyOad_vRILRfSRC4WOuCxw3r70LiUnTAjL8m_QV6x1VmmoQKbSUz0BViiBu4RLiMbTmRHrmWp5QTDZfoWM/s1908/Libre_6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1627" data-original-width="1908" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD6P5D9r7GF0MpSQlNKcaNdsmFGytwjKWby8r2ysaei6P8kmZ8fIHWMFC1hgPLgszVGqKpJAFGV4T5uyJ70yHlC5LLaO2SrqINcpz_yAN7UIyOad_vRILRfSRC4WOuCxw3r70LiUnTAjL8m_QV6x1VmmoQKbSUz0BViiBu4RLiMbTmRHrmWp5QTDZfoWM/s320/Libre_6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Your data appears in your Downloads folder on your computer.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXFK68HipE-v85HkUQLCFdxMAbtfZYa8aH2sN_FN9r3qBKka2AEponPiN-llEXot3pvNYsnJu2uUSkJVo1ziaodo4Dlu3xdTDOT5v4AYdTZYhHnfbYB9wV4891sUqkhefSeNl0o6xVheX9_3p-k4Tvcy2bTmOtADfJgmaA6QOOtJ15ByOdG0UlV31Q6k/s892/Libre_7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="892" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvXFK68HipE-v85HkUQLCFdxMAbtfZYa8aH2sN_FN9r3qBKka2AEponPiN-llEXot3pvNYsnJu2uUSkJVo1ziaodo4Dlu3xdTDOT5v4AYdTZYhHnfbYB9wV4891sUqkhefSeNl0o6xVheX9_3p-k4Tvcy2bTmOtADfJgmaA6QOOtJ15ByOdG0UlV31Q6k/s320/Libre_7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here is a sample of the downloaded data.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6jqLOemrEIysHhCMGFdCtc4H7hLMsqKiF9SNnZ_KR_1Q8-dQ-HlVAOcX9P2mstT17NX4933UvlDckVCNX6Qc-2lHFwqiRq36c5y7ShuSfzo0ljeFjYQ-5fGOhQKA8yxQAyrGdtoUV_o6aILFccAkoHjggAkp52CvFzHf-pW0uRLLa5DBYQaKIqzjCTE/s1227/Libre_8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1053" data-original-width="1227" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6jqLOemrEIysHhCMGFdCtc4H7hLMsqKiF9SNnZ_KR_1Q8-dQ-HlVAOcX9P2mstT17NX4933UvlDckVCNX6Qc-2lHFwqiRq36c5y7ShuSfzo0ljeFjYQ-5fGOhQKA8yxQAyrGdtoUV_o6aILFccAkoHjggAkp52CvFzHf-pW0uRLLa5DBYQaKIqzjCTE/s320/Libre_8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I have clipped off some personal information.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Although I have shown a few columns, there are a lot more useful columns that contain data related to custom test times and notes associated with those events.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Hope this helps. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Added later (9/7/2023)</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Freestyle Libre provides a comprehensive report at the end of the 14th day with many details. This includes the daily glucose variation, the superposed view of daily glucose variation showing the variation of glucose at any selected time. It also provides the 'time in range' data showing in all what percent of the total time you were in a safe zone (70 oto180 mg/dL) and what percent you went above and below this range. A well-managed diabetic will be more than 75% of the time within the safe zone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One thing I noticed that was concerning was that at any point in time, the CGM value was less than the value found by pricking the finger (capillary measurement) and measuring with a meter ("one-touch") in my case).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-43324963503082002802023-07-03T19:34:00.005-07:002023-07-04T15:37:49.979-07:00Identity theft and two-Factor authentication (or Two-factor HELL)<p> My Internet Identity was stolen in early June. </p><p>This is my advice to those whose identity might have been stolen. The first thing to do is not to change your passwords etc. Immediately log into your account and note down any suspicious transaction, especially where money or resources are involved. Make sure your login access to the institution is easy and that you have alternate ways of getting verified. In my case, this was a circular reference and there was no way out of the loop. Only after making sure, you can access all accounts for which you have turned on two-factor verification (two-factor verification turned off), you should take other measures such as changing passwords, reporting to credit agencies, FBI, etc.</p><p>T-Mobile, my communication provider, strongly recommended that I should change the telephone number as the phone(s) were compromised. I immediately changed my phone number which landed me in this two-factor hell.</p><p>Although at the back of my mind, I had the feeling that I may face other problems while updating it at other contact addresses, I opted to change immediately. Ever since that date, my Office 365 has not allowed me to log in. It allows me to change provided my "Old phone numbers" can receive text messages or phone calls. This is impossible as the phone(s) have changed. There is no other option in the two-factor authentication which was never modified. </p><p>This also created a problem with my back accounts which had two-factor authentication with only a phone for verification. Bank of America was the worst. It left me with no means to correct this issue. Finally, I had to write to them twice as the first one addressed to the bank branch manager did not respond despite my writing to him being delivered by the next morning mail. I am waiting for the other mail from BOA.</p><p>Microsoft <b>HELP/ Support is useless</b> as it does not address this issue. A simple recipe according to Microsoft is to log in to the app and update your telephone number. <b>Little does it care whether a client can log in with two-factor authentication where the phone might have changed</b>. Phone support (1-800-642-7676) is also useless as it advises you to try logging in again. There is no "human" support.</p><p>This is displayed while logging in. There is but one option, but it refers to phones that are changed. There is more information on an Akamai site which is useless.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLd3tuiUSTjFPD7qFXrJDQ_avyDJpDfdSQjNTUKyVTgeP-4h9JB289qAAjFONXNp0b2Goi3O4poSv0Uw_cRP_52mXr9HamyWhPvEcZr6HWsqSUOtvujGrA18Ars86KgNFg7AUIwnLjwZ0pXHiVGcOKezQaAGc-hqtfRbyzvWLB1aBBcEDaS2Sdw/s953/Two_factor_hell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="953" data-original-width="925" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLd3tuiUSTjFPD7qFXrJDQ_avyDJpDfdSQjNTUKyVTgeP-4h9JB289qAAjFONXNp0b2Goi3O4poSv0Uw_cRP_52mXr9HamyWhPvEcZr6HWsqSUOtvujGrA18Ars86KgNFg7AUIwnLjwZ0pXHiVGcOKezQaAGc-hqtfRbyzvWLB1aBBcEDaS2Sdw/s320/Two_factor_hell.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>I have tried numerous ways to find some sort of support from Microsoft and I have been unsuccessful. </p><p>I am planning to get some help from the Microsoft Community and will have to wait it out. The company gets big, and help gets reduced as it does not care about a few pissed-off users.</p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-75381749258953290652023-05-04T18:37:00.002-07:002023-05-04T18:37:26.030-07:00Getting started with ChatGPT is easy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkm0cq-1hyPQYT1LmuFmep6yyJSPFMcp6HEmjC5Hytze2jcmIAQ6GmtuzBN7_qBuJpMdUQJfP8Kq_LWq-rVrJgB1MTfhYGT9ANBZEtwxeQO30DIIgZ1-Atlu22z9W7LV8rwLfgKrzRtJAZXsoLZcPd6w_83OPO4Nd3Anll4SWBo6mbOAFrCr2HcCM6/s600/what-is-chatgpt-thumbnail.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkm0cq-1hyPQYT1LmuFmep6yyJSPFMcp6HEmjC5Hytze2jcmIAQ6GmtuzBN7_qBuJpMdUQJfP8Kq_LWq-rVrJgB1MTfhYGT9ANBZEtwxeQO30DIIgZ1-Atlu22z9W7LV8rwLfgKrzRtJAZXsoLZcPd6w_83OPO4Nd3Anll4SWBo6mbOAFrCr2HcCM6/s320/what-is-chatgpt-thumbnail.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>ChatGPT is a member of a family of language models. It may be somewhat trivializing but let us start a sentence with some blank,</p><p>for example,</p><p style="text-align: center;">John is <blank> to Japan. </p><p>What follows 'is' not hard to guess. These are two possibilities that come to mind. 'going' or 'coming' to insert in the <blank> space. My knowledge of the grammar suggested these based on the language I know. I learned from studying the language and have seen it used many times. </p><p>More generally, a language model uses machine learning to conduct a probability distribution over words used to predict the most likely next word based on a previous entry. Language models learn from the text that can be used for producing original text, predicting the next word in the text, speech recognition, optical speech recognition, and handwriting recognition. ChatGPT is one such language model.</p><p>The following describes how we may get it installed on a local computer: </p><p>In order to work with chatGPT you need to get a copy of the program to your local computer. Of course, there are other ways to work without a local copy.</p><p>You use the GIT program to get a copy from the remote location to your local computer. The Git tool(program) is used to access the GitHub service. Git is a version control tool that you can run from the command line on your desktop/laptop. </p><p>In the present case, GitHub has the files/directory for working with chatGPT. Using GIT you can bring a copy from the cloud(Internet) hosted service to create a local directory on your computer. Make sure you read the README.md file.</p><p><br /></p><p>The following block shows all the command line arguments for the GIT command. I may write GIT or Git and they mean the same. It is a rich command and you can do a lot of stuff with it.</p><p>============================================================</p><p>Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19045.2846]</p><p>(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.</p><p><br /></p><p>C:\Users\TestUser>Git</p><p>usage: git [--version] [--help] [-C <path>] [-c <name>=<value>]</p><p> [--exec-path[=<path>]] [--html-path] [--man-path] [--info-path]</p><p> [-p | --paginate | --no-pager] [--no-replace-objects] [--bare]</p><p> [--git-dir=<path>] [--work-tree=<path>] [--namespace=<name>]</p><p> <command> [<args>]</p><p><br /></p><p>These are common Git commands used in various situations:</p><p><br /></p><p>start a working area (see also: git help tutorial)</p><p> <b><span style="font-size: medium;"> clone Clone a repository into a new directory</span></b></p><p> init Create an empty Git repository or reinitialize an existing one</p><p><br /></p><p>work on the current change (see also: git help everyday)</p><p> add Add file contents to the index</p><p> mv Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink</p><p> reset Reset current HEAD to the specified state</p><p> rm Remove files from the working tree and from the index</p><p><br /></p><p>examine the history and state (see also: git help revisions)</p><p> bisect Use binary search to find the commit that introduced a bug</p><p> grep Print lines matching a pattern</p><p> log Show commit logs</p><p> show Show various types of objects</p><p> status Show the working tree status</p><p><br /></p><p>grow, mark and tweak your common history</p><p> branch List, create, or delete branches</p><p> checkout Switch branches or restore working tree files</p><p> commit Record changes to the repository</p><p> diff Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc</p><p> merge Join two or more development histories together</p><p> rebase Reapply commits on top of another base tip</p><p> tag Create, list, delete or verify a tag object signed with GPG</p><p><br /></p><p>collaborate (see also: git help workflows)</p><p> fetch Download objects and refs from another repository</p><p> pull Fetch from and integrate with another repository or a local branch</p><p> push Update remote refs along with associated objects</p><p><br /></p><p>'git help -a' and 'git help -g' list available subcommands and some</p><p>concept guides. See 'git help <command>' or 'git help <concept>'</p><p>to read about a specific subcommand or concept.</p><p>===================================================================</p><p>Now all I need to do is run this command:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier; font-size: medium;">git clone https://github.com/chatgptui/desktop.git</span></p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-91293474733208155872023-04-24T20:29:00.005-07:002023-04-24T20:29:47.504-07:00I asked AI chat in Bing about a feature in Excel and it did not know<p> I recently saw a feature in Excel pop-up all of a sudden and asked AI-Chat in Bing. It did not know about. I thought Microsoft is so busy embedding chatGPT that it may have overlooked how far it has embedded the AI features and its access to its own products.</p><p>Let me make it brief. I suddenly saw a magenta(some may call it pink) triangle at the corner of an Excel Cell on a page that had some calculations. I don't know for what reason, but I saw a magenta/pink triangle at the right top corner of a cell which gave me to communicate with some party as shown. It was a "prompt" to start a conversation. I just started one and replied to it as well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTD5w-npEQDm2ZLIUwRh8tuWY0Als1RM722flaytzHyKKjBxpQXVkHDIls5k90sMySErziIg_XCPXb1kViAL-GV_Gs7vdA7JLy4vi3iMPEvcVoVIJaiCKkov9yQ72ykIPD5Z7GFzOtZXK0KEvXsxhRPyMKaJb48hw7n9-o8n_xCMBblLZaww/s1290/ExcelstartConvrstn.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1290" data-original-width="864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTD5w-npEQDm2ZLIUwRh8tuWY0Als1RM722flaytzHyKKjBxpQXVkHDIls5k90sMySErziIg_XCPXb1kViAL-GV_Gs7vdA7JLy4vi3iMPEvcVoVIJaiCKkov9yQ72ykIPD5Z7GFzOtZXK0KEvXsxhRPyMKaJb48hw7n9-o8n_xCMBblLZaww/s320/ExcelstartConvrstn.png" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think when I closed it, Excel tried to get to my email. This is probably a feature for the team that uses this feature. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then I wanted to ask my newfound friend, the Bing AI-Chat to find out if he knew what this is about. He did not know either.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuNUXLRf6V-SCkiveG63isnWN6MnDa6fY_WjkVeaF-NlK6rw4FZ13hUERF_JPwcec1he3ajV-GgZf5vVsruMpVPsMZ2GMSvay82I384XpkppHpM8WPGTibFQLY8gxhF6xeVC5n0caaQGik6BEyZK3xizWtCBSjHiBSHo_ZLdz7-g0L078ajI/s1685/ExcelCellAI.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1685" data-original-width="943" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTuNUXLRf6V-SCkiveG63isnWN6MnDa6fY_WjkVeaF-NlK6rw4FZ13hUERF_JPwcec1he3ajV-GgZf5vVsruMpVPsMZ2GMSvay82I384XpkppHpM8WPGTibFQLY8gxhF6xeVC5n0caaQGik6BEyZK3xizWtCBSjHiBSHo_ZLdz7-g0L078ajI/s320/ExcelCellAI.png" width="179" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></blockquote></blockquote><p>No big deal, Microsoft too busy tying loose ends with the new acquistion. </p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-12158466479400749362023-04-23T20:58:00.004-07:002023-04-23T21:05:27.628-07:00IVG will be more dangerous than AI in the wrong hands and wrong governments<p> If you think AI could be dangerous in the wrong hands wait for In Vitro Gametogenesis.</p><p>* You can have a child of any sex and does not matter if you are certified infertile. </p><p>* Same-sex couples can have children bearing their DNAs. (not a bad idea, though)</p><p>* You can have an army of sexless soldiers. The options and possibilities are endless.</p><p><br /></p><p>Read more here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://academic.oup.com/jlb/article/3/1/87/1751270">https://academic.oup.com/jlb/article/3/1/87/1751270</a></p><p><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34591639/">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34591639/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/babies-without-sex-researchers-are-working-on-it-ethicists-are-troubled/ar-AA1adx2b?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=13937ecb857d4984b18dfdace66dcb48&ei=22">https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/babies-without-sex-researchers-are-working-on-it-ethicists-are-troubled/ar-AA1adx2b?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=13937ecb857d4984b18dfdace66dcb48&ei=22</a></p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-10111602494886642762023-04-18T14:28:00.013-07:002023-04-24T10:32:34.685-07:00Kissan CHAT is targetted to Agriculture and Farming related topics<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tjFN6NuWZ_mUTNfa8qb3M8nfb7Fv-xI6VaoHcVb-xEsvFIksz_RL-jqmJsjN6w6ePCcJOQRlhUHw-XIdQ3K6S3jWGhiHk8-yzPsOR_rUEFeekzbV2kllujbasfEzW0TJR1Ql4rrhCuajeLjjn2pWvcAT9iqfSjiZRV5ACoskW2Q7q0pmFr4/s1678/KIssanGPT.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="904" data-original-width="1678" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9tjFN6NuWZ_mUTNfa8qb3M8nfb7Fv-xI6VaoHcVb-xEsvFIksz_RL-jqmJsjN6w6ePCcJOQRlhUHw-XIdQ3K6S3jWGhiHk8-yzPsOR_rUEFeekzbV2kllujbasfEzW0TJR1Ql4rrhCuajeLjjn2pWvcAT9iqfSjiZRV5ACoskW2Q7q0pmFr4/s320/KIssanGPT.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The trending topic is Chat GPT and its variants. You can access this service on Bing as mentioned in my previous<a href="https://hodentek.blogspot.com/2023/03/conversations-with-ai-charged.html" target="_blank"> post</a>. </p><p>India has developed an AI-enhanced Chat service directed at farmers. India is an agriculture-based country although it has made substantial gains in other areas including defense, space, health systems, etc.</p><p>Kissan means farmer in Hindi and Kissan GPT is directed at farmers mainly but can be used by other interested parties. The nice addition the developer has made is to respond to voice commands. This is of immense use to those who work in the fields. It is available in most Indian languages as well as a few foreign languages.</p><p>There are all kinds of fears about the misuse of AI, but this one will surely make the farmers more productive and lessen the effects of mother nature's excesses.</p><p>More here:</p><p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/kissan-gpt-empowering-indian-farmers-with-ai-583475">https://www.wionews.com/videos/kissan-gpt-empowering-indian-farmers-with-ai-583475</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/DBChavan/status/1644231329964343298">https://twitter.com/DBChavan/status/1644231329964343298</a></p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-29139555781545494372023-04-13T21:41:00.006-07:002023-04-13T21:43:44.882-07:00There is a new Omicorn subvariant you may have to worry about<p> It has been found in many countries including India and UK. ARCUTURUS is the new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.1.6 which is highly infectious. It has triggered a lot of Covid new cases in India. Indian Health Ministry have recorded a total of 40215 active cases yesterday and new cases are being reported daily. </p><p>In some states, masks are back. Hospitals are on 'red alert'.</p><p>Read more here, </p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/arcturus-the-new-covid-variant-surging-in-india/ar-AA19OUjd?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=b439563b9cc342da946bbe074b849684&ei=88">Arcturus: the new Covid variant surging in India (msn.com)</a></p><p><a href="https://inews.co.uk/news/health/new-arcturus-covid-variant-kraken-uk-cases-higher-2270721#:~:text=The%20new%20Arcturus%20Covid%20subvariant%20has%20arrived%20in,to%20the%20study%20by%20the%20University%20of%20Tokyo.">New Covid variant ‘Arcturus’ is even more infectious than Kraken and could push UK cases higher (inews.co.uk)</a></p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-75498139356617790152023-03-31T20:00:00.003-07:002023-04-24T20:33:28.884-07:00Conversations with the AI charged Microsoft's Bing<p> This is my first encounter with this feature in Microsoft Edge. I got in by sheer accident and decided to try it out. I just posted a few random questions to see the result of the search. It looks great and is a very easy tool to use. It gives results based on its search and nicely summarizes with references. For software developers, it should be very useful. In the present embodiment, it is a better tool than Google Search without any AI add-ins. However, Google has come out with its own AI-powered search tool, AI Chatbot called Bard. Bard is also based on chatGPT. ChatGPT is owned by Sam Altman and Microsoft has invested $10 billion into chatGPT.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">How do you start the chat?</span></b></p><p>If you notice the following at the top right of your Microsoft Edge (Microsoft EdgeVersion 111.0.1661.44 (Official Build) (64-bit), you will be able to start the chat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNASMfUe_Y1Mw6S7X3zr6G193MmsHGMPWag1ba-jnsIr8ze7E6g8vNuEjH9i07M3bBQLeW9nYPXIIP54PAsP9YZyM9BaDWMXlLINzqI6YSRrGMM10lapxtzhxd_ezTf_nltPQOIndx6Se_awWJE1vxbl1Z3Pp0t7CqCTUrOUAThGlNgIPzuGJW4Ku/s412/ChatGPTonMEdge.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="274" data-original-width="412" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNASMfUe_Y1Mw6S7X3zr6G193MmsHGMPWag1ba-jnsIr8ze7E6g8vNuEjH9i07M3bBQLeW9nYPXIIP54PAsP9YZyM9BaDWMXlLINzqI6YSRrGMM10lapxtzhxd_ezTf_nltPQOIndx6Se_awWJE1vxbl1Z3Pp0t7CqCTUrOUAThGlNgIPzuGJW4Ku/s320/ChatGPTonMEdge.png" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Question 1. I wanted to find out what version of Microsoft Edge would I be able to chat with. Here is the exact question and answer.</span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGquIBwW2NMvInN6LLRBqKZj3Cqr3iM3vfVjtUanFyfX-GVachYbS1Ghb_yKbkDLJqA_Ex0UhdRHdqicwpm-G9DuKqTC6kG8gTQ2sLcJtcPTWdOV4WMBfVvZ0wPjZ1jqUngjaOjy910JYKini5UwBWmUzD7RFUdWCkDn0WVgkdbGGUU1zQDVIrI9Hz/s1397/CHatGPT1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="1030" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGquIBwW2NMvInN6LLRBqKZj3Cqr3iM3vfVjtUanFyfX-GVachYbS1Ghb_yKbkDLJqA_Ex0UhdRHdqicwpm-G9DuKqTC6kG8gTQ2sLcJtcPTWdOV4WMBfVvZ0wPjZ1jqUngjaOjy910JYKini5UwBWmUzD7RFUdWCkDn0WVgkdbGGUU1zQDVIrI9Hz/s320/CHatGPT1.png" width="236" /></a></div><p><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Question 2: I taught courses on SQL Server at the Pacific Center of Advanced Technology Training in Honolulu for many years and I wanted to see how it can help my students.</span></b></p><p>Here is the exact question and answer:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FpgTzQczDiM-U-MDx0AhjOHAP6uusFD_HfrDRq_r5pWz08xJCL8OFQV0dy-Gptle99YEUPg1z3WMDU_XQCVwvi_dzT0B5ZlidhxJgRhYOMWXf5hukOya8qrkPC35JjT_j7BDzgQUqX_Ktlye1S_PfE2UvDr9M0hWLhi7Pag8D47ykS_EbvHlo3w-/s1511/CHatGPT2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1511" data-original-width="955" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FpgTzQczDiM-U-MDx0AhjOHAP6uusFD_HfrDRq_r5pWz08xJCL8OFQV0dy-Gptle99YEUPg1z3WMDU_XQCVwvi_dzT0B5ZlidhxJgRhYOMWXf5hukOya8qrkPC35JjT_j7BDzgQUqX_Ktlye1S_PfE2UvDr9M0hWLhi7Pag8D47ykS_EbvHlo3w-/s320/CHatGPT2.png" width="202" /></a></div><br /><p><i>Looks like it could be a good training and learning tool not only for SQL servers but also for all other kinds of software. At this point, I am not sure it can access an available server via the browser to answer specific questions.</i></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Question 3: How many Vietnamese are in Poland?</span></b></p><p>The Vietnamese embassy and Vietnamese community leaders in Poland estimate that about **20,000 to 30,000 Vietnamese people** may reside in Poland, although the Polish government in 2002 put the upper possible range at about 50,000². The Vietnamese-Polish community is the fourth-largest Vietnamese community in the European Union, after France, Germany, and Czechia¹.</p><p>I learned something today.</p><p>Source: Conversation with Bing, 3/22/2023(1) Vietnamese people in Poland - Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_people_in_Poland Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(2) Vietnamese people in Poland - Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_people_in_Poland Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(3) How many Vietnamese live in Poland? - 2022. https://wisoky.jodymaroni.com/asia/how-many-vietnamese-live-in-poland/ Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(4) Overseas Vietnamese - Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Vietnamese Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Question 4: A Windows question: I just wanted to see what it comes up with.</b></p><p>I have over 100 folders each of which has a single image file. What is the most effective way to retrieve all the images and save them to a single folder?</p><p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p>One way to do this is to make a batch file, which searches recursively for a specific file type, and copy all instances of it to a folder of your choice. This script should do the job for one partition at a time: </p><p><br /></p><p>```for /R "C:\" %%G in (*.png *.jpg *.jpeg *.gif) do copy "%%G" "E:allPictures" pause```</p><p><br /></p><p>Another way is to use Windows (File) Explorer. You can search for a specific file type and copy all instances of it to a folder of your choice. Here's how to do it:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Open File Explorer and navigate to the location you want to search.</p><p>2. In the search box, type `*.<file extension>` (e.g., `*.jpg`) and press Enter.</p><p>3. Once the files are visible, press Ctrl-A to select all of them.</p><p>4. Drag and drop them to the right location.</p><p><span style="color: red;">This should work admirably!</span></p><p>If you want to look in multiple adjacent folders, you can use Python. Here's an example script that reads multiple images from multiple folders:</p><p><br /></p><p>```</p><p>root_folder = '[whatever]/data/train'</p><p>folders = [os.path.join(root_folder, x) for x in ('Type_1', 'Type_2', 'Type_3')]</p><p>all_images = [img for folder in folders for img in load_images_from_folder(folder)]</p><p>```</p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this helps!</p><p><br /></p><p>Source: Conversation with Bing, 3/22/2023(1) I want to copy all images on my computer to a single folder. https://superuser.com/questions/813865/i-want-to-copy-all-images-on-my-computer-to-a-single-folder Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(2) Gather similar files from multiple folders and copy them in ... - PCWorld. https://www.pcworld.com/article/444210/gather-similar-files-from-multiple-folders-and-copy-them-in-one-simple-step.html Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(3) I want to copy all images on my computer to a single folder. https://superuser.com/questions/813865/i-want-to-copy-all-images-on-my-computer-to-a-single-folder Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(4) Easiest way to extract the contents of many folders at once?. https://superuser.com/questions/523816/easiest-way-to-extract-the-contents-of-many-folders-at-once Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(5) Python Read multiple images from multiple folders. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44002577/python-read-multiple-images-from-multiple-folders Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(6) How to Find All the Photos Stored on Your Windows 10 PC. https://www.howtogeek.com/393290/how-to-find-all-photos-stored-on-your-windows-10-pc/ Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Question 5: How soon will hydrogen overtake gasoline in the industrial and transport sectors?</span></b></p><p>It is difficult to predict when hydrogen will overtake gasoline in the industrial and transport sectors. However, hydrogen has the potential to significantly reduce air pollution in the form of greenhouse gases from trucks, buses, planes, and ships⁵. The transport industry should prepare for a hydrogen-powered future². </p><p>Hydrogen demand in the transportation and industry sectors is expected to grow, especially from 2025 onward, when more vehicles become available². By 2030, when projects are expected to be transitioning from the pilot stage to commercialization, the most attractive carriers are ammonia and LOHC with a transport cost (excluding hydrogen production) of $2.5-4.5/kg of hydrogen (for 10,000 km)³. </p><p>Supplying hydrogen to industrial users is now a major business around the world. Demand for hydrogen, which has grown more than threefold since 1975, continues to rise – almost entirely supplied by fossil fuels, with 6% of global natural gas and 2% of global coal going to hydrogen production⁴. </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this helps!</p><p><br /></p><p>Source: Conversation with Bing, 3/22/2023(1) Hydrogen’s Role in Transportation | Department of Energy. https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/articles/hydrogens-role-transportation Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(2) Unlocking hydrogen’s power for long-haul freight transport. https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/global-infrastructure-initiative/voices/unlocking-hydrogens-power-for-long-haul-freight-transport Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(3) Hydrogen costs hang on solving transportation - Reuters Events. https://www.reutersevents.com/renewables/renewables/hydrogen-costs-hang-solving-transportation Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(4) The Future of Hydrogen – Analysis - IEA. https://www.iea.org/reports/the-future-of-hydrogen Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(5) Hydrogen Could Become A $130 Billion U.S. Industry By 2050 ... - Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/energyinnovation/2019/10/07/how-hydrogen-could-become-a-130-billion-us-industry-and-cut-emissions-by-2050/ Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(6) Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Advances Cleaner Industrial .... https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/02/15/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-advances-cleaner-industrial-sector-to-reduce-emissions-and-reinvigorate-american-manufacturing/ Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>Next was a general question.</p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Question 6: Is India a success story?</span></b></p><p>India is a land of diversity, with people from different religions, states, and cultures. India has been an unprecedented story of success but challenges remain⁵. India is a story of democracy that has beaten all odds, yet it is also a story of unfulfilled potential⁵. There is no dearth of Indian success stories that are keeping up-and-coming entrepreneurs motivated⁴. </p><p>I hope this helps!</p><p>Source: Conversation with Bing, 3/22/2023(1) India has an unprecedented story of success, but challenges remain. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-an-unprecedented-story-of-success-but-challenges-remain/story-yKSQrsgKd3ivixEJJjLMvM.html Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(2) Indian Success Stories | Read The Inspiring Stories | Global Indian. https://www.globalindian.com/story/indian-success-stories/ Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p><span style="color: #fcff01;">(3) Success Story News | Latest News on Success Story - Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/success-story/news Accessed 3/22/2023.</span></p><p><span style="color: #fcff01;">(4) Success Story News | Latest News on Success Story - Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/success-story/news Accessed 3/22/2023.</span></p><p>(5) Top 10 Success Stories of Inspiring Indian Entrepreneurs [2023]. https://digitalscholar.in/indian-entrepreneurs-success-stories/ Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(6) Digital India is a global success story. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/thedanispost/digital-india-is-a-global-success-story/ Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p><i>It repeats searches and finds the same reference again and again. Probably lead by multiple links on the web to the same source. </i></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Question 7: Is India a success story looking at world news and not just Indian news sources?</span></b></p><p><i>This question was asked to improve upon the previous question.</i></p><p>India has been a success story in many ways, and it has been recognized globally. For example, Digital India is a global success story². India's democratic project is a success, and no other post-colonial democracy, with India's level of economic backwardness and social diversity, has sustained an almost uninterrupted democratic run⁹. However, India has its share of challenges, and unless it fixes its institutions, it will not become a developed nation in 25 years¹. </p><p>I hope this helps!</p><p>Source: Conversation with Bing, 3/22/2023(1) Digital India is a global success story. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/thedanispost/digital-india-is-a-global-success-story/ Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(2) India has an unprecedented story of success, but challenges remain. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-an-unprecedented-story-of-success-but-challenges-remain/story-yKSQrsgKd3ivixEJJjLMvM.html Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(3) Success Story News | Latest News on Success Story - Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/success-story/news Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(4) India is an unprecedented story of success, but challenges remain. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-an-unprecedented-story-of-success-but-challenges-remain/story-yKSQrsgKd3ivixEJJjLMvM.html Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(5) Under Modi, India’s Press Is Not So Free Anymore. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/world/asia/modi-india-press-media.html Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(6) India’s global success should be celebrated and not criticized. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/rrr-the-elephants-whisperers-all-that-breathes-indias-global-success-should-be-celebrated-and-not-criticized/articleshow/98749022.cms Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(7) PM Modi’s jibe at Rahul: Some can’t stomach India’s success, so attacking it. https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/pm-modi-s-jibe-at-rahul-some-can-t-stomach-india-s-success-so-attacking-it/ar-AA18NQ3g Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(8) Tristar: A success story. https://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-network/tristar-a-success-story Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(9) success stories - The Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/success-stories Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(10) Is India the new success story of the coronavirus pandemic?. https://www.wionews.com/india-news/is-india-the-new-success-story-of-coronavirus-pandemic-363890 Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Question 8: What institutions need fixing for India to achieve guaranteed success?</span></b></p><p>This question was asked to dig further.</p><p>India needs to fix its institutions to become a developed nation in 25 years¹. The banking system is one of the institutions that need fixing². The union government has revealed a fiscal strategy for growth that seems to comprise three elements: protectionism through tariff hikes, production-linked incentives, and capital expenditure to create infrastructure¹. India has created several democratic institutions, like the International Solar Alliance, Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, NITI Aayog, NCLT, and GST council³. </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this helps!</p><p><br /></p><p>Source: Conversation with Bing, 3/22/2023(1) India’s Technological Knowhow and Growth Opportunities | Fixing Urban .... https://bing.com/search?q=What+institutions+needs+fixing+for+India+to+achieve+a+guaranteed+success%3f Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(2) Here’s why fixing the banking system should be a top priority for India. https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/heres-why-fixing-the-banking-system-should-be-a-top-priority-for-india/ Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(3) Success of India's democracy, institutions causing envy among some: PM .... https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/success-of-indias-democracy-institutions-causing-envy-among-some-pm-modi-2348550-2023-03-18 Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Question 9: Why do you say the Indian banking system needs fixing since they suffered the least when two major banks failed in the USA and a major bank failed in Europe?</span></b></p><p><i>This question was asked based on the bot's previous answer.</i></p><p><b>I apologize for the confusion.</b> I did not mean to imply that the Indian banking system is not doing well. However, the Indian banking system has had far higher non-performing loan ratios than other Asian banking systems since the mid-2010s and Indian banks have had far lower levels of capital³. This has weighed on banks' ability to extend credit because non-performing loans have reduced banks' profitability and risk depleting already low capital buffers³. </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this helps!</p><p><i><span style="color: red;">Not bad, it even apologized!</span></i></p><p>Source: Conversation with Bing, 3/22/2023(1) The Indian Banking System | Bulletin – December 2021 | RBA. https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2021/dec/the-indian-banking-system.html Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(2) History of Banking In India - Evolution of Indian Banking System - BYJUS. https://byjus.com/bank-exam/history-banking-india/ Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(3) Silicon Valley Bank collapse: Indian Banks are ‘not at risk’ from SVB .... https://www.zeebiz.com/personal-finance/banking/news-silicon-valley-bank-collapse-indian-banks-are-not-at-risk-from-svb-contagion-say-experts-here-s-why-226273 Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><p>(4) Silicon Valley Bank collapse: No major impact on Indian banking system .... https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/silicon-valley-bank-collapse-no-major-impact-on-indian-banking-system-say-experts/articleshow/98584861.cms Accessed 3/22/2023.</p><div>Looks like a more satisfactory search tool than Google at this point. </div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><b>Will Microsoft be able to steal Google's lunch?</b></h2><div><br /></div>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-1877271389633081962023-03-02T20:14:00.003-08:002023-04-18T14:34:24.727-07:00The most beloved restaurant in Bengaluru, India<p>Do you have to pay a fortune to eat good food in Bengaluru? No. If you are in Bengaluru, India, and if you are not averse to tasting vegetarian delicacies you should try the legendary restaurant called 'Vidhyarthi Bhavan' which is approximately rendered as 'Student's Restaurant'. It is so popular (always has been) that overseas mysorians (people from the former Mysore State and in particular folks from Bangalore) when they return home they go directly to 'Vidhyarthi Bhavan'.<br /><br />The main specialty here is called 'Masala Dosei' in the local language. It may probably be described as a 'spicy vegetable-filled crepe' which is a very loose way of describing it and not at all appropriate.<br /><br />It is made from rice and 'Urad Dhall'. Wikipedia gives a reasonable description of Dosa or Dosai (Kannada) and in particular Masala Dosa (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosa#Masala_dosa">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dosa#Masala_dosa</a>).<br /><br />"Vidhyarthi Bhavan" is in the locality called 'BasavanaGudi (Bull Temple)' in Bengaluru, Karnataka India. It is one of the oldest landmarks in Bengaluru. It is nestled behind a row of flower shops an Indian temple and religious goods vendors who occupy a major portion of the sidewalks. The walls of the restaurant are decorated with pictures of Kannada artists, poets, and novelists.<br /><br />In order to get a seat you must reach there well ahead of their opening time and wait for the restaurant to open. When they open they are all ready to serve you this delicious food. Besides 'Masala Dosa' they offer many other strictly vegetarian dishes.<br /><br />Here are some pictures taken during my recent visit. My brother-in-law takes me to this restaurant very religiously every time I visit.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MNfZz-mIsdwpw0b6iPuyEBTzLvKDZOxeBBsKF-t51m5cg5NbGXMLBbuFk6kayIdMDpY2GtrBViz9HIcsLzsM6mmWobBmfInyiurHk_TDH0niZslWLcJJlafMMML3o92mdcLi/s1600/Dosa2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MNfZz-mIsdwpw0b6iPuyEBTzLvKDZOxeBBsKF-t51m5cg5NbGXMLBbuFk6kayIdMDpY2GtrBViz9HIcsLzsM6mmWobBmfInyiurHk_TDH0niZslWLcJJlafMMML3o92mdcLi/s1600/Dosa2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Street scene near 'Vidhyarthi Bhavan'</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGj4_TfweDUT9IF8pI7fb_RWu_4WlLIV9T09yj29rYEZuWxeUQt9Uh-GFd38gusOkGXASbSyj48sjYZmNMVhf2kLf5vI7RKVAtVUL3RnKQdyEzRUT65SHa6QWPUVtmsfqE3K2/s1600/temple+products.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGj4_TfweDUT9IF8pI7fb_RWu_4WlLIV9T09yj29rYEZuWxeUQt9Uh-GFd38gusOkGXASbSyj48sjYZmNMVhf2kLf5vI7RKVAtVUL3RnKQdyEzRUT65SHa6QWPUVtmsfqE3K2/s1600/temple+products.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">Religious products vendor</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcs4MxMe3d9QhWrkuebJVVHTd7p-RJgB_EDJQZ_G4uprdFB1KrDOQGcOyvUcTHKgBPK6sDthU2Dlgu0F4J6QGz_sBRDVOVEj6sUn6bMX5jtHU71y4falcYdSxM2dv_nLtzzPP4/s1600/ManiwithDosas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcs4MxMe3d9QhWrkuebJVVHTd7p-RJgB_EDJQZ_G4uprdFB1KrDOQGcOyvUcTHKgBPK6sDthU2Dlgu0F4J6QGz_sBRDVOVEj6sUn6bMX5jtHU71y4falcYdSxM2dv_nLtzzPP4/s1600/ManiwithDosas.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Staffer carrying a number of plates of dosas balancing on his forearm. The yellow triangular pile is the 'masala', a vegetable preparation using potato and onion with 'South Indian' spices.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUeDveoa5vmqZ_ZtmzwNfQAIXqUFdwlvHXKN_n0QYK9zNoWzM-XeN882n8tsyQU5Z9g5vCpRXIYHM7wqrQjPzYGGo1KGoJtCxkDyUS-RyBefNXk9NuWiDMXCQqH5hr3Mtz43K/s1600/RamaShyam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicUeDveoa5vmqZ_ZtmzwNfQAIXqUFdwlvHXKN_n0QYK9zNoWzM-XeN882n8tsyQU5Z9g5vCpRXIYHM7wqrQjPzYGGo1KGoJtCxkDyUS-RyBefNXk9NuWiDMXCQqH5hr3Mtz43K/s1600/RamaShyam.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bon Appetite: Masala dosa being served to us</div><div style="text-align: center;">On the walls, you see photos of luminaries of Karnataka</div><p><br />For more pictures search on Bing for images with the keywords <span style="color: red;">'Vidhyarthi Bhavan Bangalore'</span></p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-87122900493376999042023-01-26T22:22:00.011-08:002023-04-18T14:36:38.536-07:00Did Bollywood Rolled Over to Hindu Supremacists?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcpVhuE510bI3reZxfRH9F48DRvQZRBTQhpSp3uW16kFQobamJ-1mfQp8sTlUL_Mrvj4ehGtvovh22V4L91Bqie5QKQ0tDkxa5xp4fQChnKRhKdKzfUpK6-x3UzqC1j_xsQ2vTcxPw4TZ8lNw6za2oJ60yWBtWSt3Dsc31zTX5bfHoPAbohg/s1147/Bollywood.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="1147" height="99" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcpVhuE510bI3reZxfRH9F48DRvQZRBTQhpSp3uW16kFQobamJ-1mfQp8sTlUL_Mrvj4ehGtvovh22V4L91Bqie5QKQ0tDkxa5xp4fQChnKRhKdKzfUpK6-x3UzqC1j_xsQ2vTcxPw4TZ8lNw6za2oJ60yWBtWSt3Dsc31zTX5bfHoPAbohg/s320/Bollywood.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The source of the above is a Google search</p><p>This was one of the articles that appeared on MSN.com. Since their policies think that my post does not follow the community guidelines, I am posting this on a location removed from that community.</p><p>Bollywood has been making (FORMULA) disgusting movies. I started watching Indian movies at the beginning of the Covid-19's beginning after a lapse of some 50 years. I have hardly seen any good Hindi movies from Bollywood. However, some of the regional language movies from Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, and Andhra Pradesh movies were genuinely nice and some of them addressed regional/religious problems. I should also include Punjabi and Bengali movies in this category. </p><p>Bollywood still wants to show the musculature of the hero, preferably embedded in a 5-minute or more long song/dance sequence unrelated to the movie. If they need to get any kind of recognition, they should move away from this formula. Just inserting unnecessary, highly improbable fighting scenes and scantily clad heroine showing her nether regions is unsatisfactory. Unfortunately, most Khans work in this kind of movie (they make a lot of money) and I avoid them. I feel sorry for the heroine to degrade themselves to fit into this formula.</p><p>The advent of "Netflix" and "Amazon" has added a new unchartered pathway for Indian movies, both the mainstream Bollowoood as well as the regional movies. Some of the movies are so 'un-Indian' in their content that I feel strange. It may be titillating, but a movie should have something else than this to make it worthwhile. I am sure "Netflix" and "Amazon" make a lot of money and give "employment' to people to portray elements that are truly out of their character. Oftentimes, they re-make the movie made in the West that succeeded because of their bizarre content, explicit human behavior, or something that is abhorrent.</p><p><br /></p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-19224954999634025222022-12-18T18:09:00.008-08:002022-12-18T20:11:40.076-08:00Argentina wins the World Cup 2022<p> There is a lot of festivity in Buenos Aires today. Argentina gets its third star.</p><p>The audience are the big winners. They got the money's worth. Oh! What a match.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSwWkJNveRpvQhnPEEZezL5dOXnLYH3e5rMqPlktqlFVxCprEt2DX_9DBzAkc3OBlErExY0cqXGZaKE-VwFLCHLV7Gx1hPFetSsl0yWMBoVl6XXbXkco94QkRvNf-ewIWNm7JEd7fS4-txYH4rBFjxb7iq7HYtdXkcVtjwV0qwTGq9Khe-LU/s474/wonderfullengineeringdotcom_argentina.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="474" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieSwWkJNveRpvQhnPEEZezL5dOXnLYH3e5rMqPlktqlFVxCprEt2DX_9DBzAkc3OBlErExY0cqXGZaKE-VwFLCHLV7Gx1hPFetSsl0yWMBoVl6XXbXkco94QkRvNf-ewIWNm7JEd7fS4-txYH4rBFjxb7iq7HYtdXkcVtjwV0qwTGq9Khe-LU/s320/wonderfullengineeringdotcom_argentina.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Photo Source: WonderfulEngineering.com<br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7QSw5xUNv2w" title="Argentina and France Penalty shoot Football World Cup 2022 Penalty argentina vs france #video #viral" width="640"></iframe><p>If there is a problem with the above, go here:</p><p>https://youtu.be/7QSw5xUNv2w</p><p>The final qualifier</p><p>
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I am also pasting one of the many cartoons that explain the various ways in which folks are duped. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Beware, this may be copyrighted materials</b></p><p>Enjoy!</p><p>Herein I paste the title page, the forward, the types of frauds covered, and an example. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEBFWUA4fhx7ifGxAbDnoHxl76_nl4lld6a_08IHuPLWEXpRFnHc39o6OeLJezbgvj-EOstJvzsU4ESEmq63r3UJV7Wk4fNIXHVtlvGby_zJDj-HAIhQljsurRh8pnCaPp8spUq2ORDziCAJ9BdL1PU_rsKrhk6FM3U8cPu0JX5JmnoV-9Rg/s1469/Raju_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1469" data-original-width="959" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEBFWUA4fhx7ifGxAbDnoHxl76_nl4lld6a_08IHuPLWEXpRFnHc39o6OeLJezbgvj-EOstJvzsU4ESEmq63r3UJV7Wk4fNIXHVtlvGby_zJDj-HAIhQljsurRh8pnCaPp8spUq2ORDziCAJ9BdL1PU_rsKrhk6FM3U8cPu0JX5JmnoV-9Rg/s320/Raju_1.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="958" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2yMgufHRtUzAKpeUToHIK9DiBeOlG0CDpq5UXjK9BiySqGgNcXeKb5tv-p5pY0CIayhkda7fPNtzfmJxV9Je1RiBSHm_Z14LOddHaq6xbXaEftlE-zApjGDw4AqY0byDEjuvivlzCzi3_JmoXwWU9n3wMUTJ32_lWeIHCFb9n2e7rUTnsp_A/s320/Raju_6.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><br /><p>I am happy to see that RBI has come up with such a useful kit.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-64355875876830517672022-11-29T19:34:00.003-08:002022-11-29T19:34:25.120-08:00Can you guess what this is?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyTeMqE27AXFam3reMDosK1lhgCQCHwH5jaMtPgyjB7qbAA-ZFDNIRoCu_NnIGI9r17InUS8s1ADYdj0aR96XX1io4bEusHpuNWJP2XPkTIhAzcCEpg1X3YMnD_-UOmlb76d_Ob2K467-PC0AYd27-uigCJP3WnU_SxXxASspmiSTLEysvgA/s300/northrop-grumman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="300" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXyTeMqE27AXFam3reMDosK1lhgCQCHwH5jaMtPgyjB7qbAA-ZFDNIRoCu_NnIGI9r17InUS8s1ADYdj0aR96XX1io4bEusHpuNWJP2XPkTIhAzcCEpg1X3YMnD_-UOmlb76d_Ob2K467-PC0AYd27-uigCJP3WnU_SxXxASspmiSTLEysvgA/w400-h225/northrop-grumman.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-90570496594073470602022-11-17T19:50:00.000-08:002022-11-17T19:50:01.763-08:00Soon there is something to watch other than MUSK and FTX<p> Just copied it off from the MSN site.</p><p>Copa da Mundo (World Cup 2022) is a sport that I always watch. It replaced cricket a long time ago. It begins soon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7TJo8fu9-M_fj8srZ0jAm5zFoNwyo_CS-7Kcv_YXjlXIB9iM4A4DtEa_iR8heKLFSmb7sNNMSS6IMnLa6fccphZrzTZkAq1Hjzx9zjtD6Ytid0Pf_3Yoe9uuL5EWJQ2XJk3ojfciyIv72wbNrDve_VufLXlkEhBBR1RefdgOU8YJ-N5nP7g/s1901/Copa2022.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1282" data-original-width="1901" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7TJo8fu9-M_fj8srZ0jAm5zFoNwyo_CS-7Kcv_YXjlXIB9iM4A4DtEa_iR8heKLFSmb7sNNMSS6IMnLa6fccphZrzTZkAq1Hjzx9zjtD6Ytid0Pf_3Yoe9uuL5EWJQ2XJk3ojfciyIv72wbNrDve_VufLXlkEhBBR1RefdgOU8YJ-N5nP7g/s320/Copa2022.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>You can see the full standings here:</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/fifa-world-cup/standings?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=70df5a0b6f0247bdbf574562c184eed6">Sports (msn.com)</a></p><p>Even more details here:</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/soccer/fifa-world-cup/standings?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=70df5a0b6f0247bdbf574562c184eed6">Sports (msn.com)</a></p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-48173423950667680742022-11-03T21:08:00.273-07:002022-11-04T20:23:49.961-07:00Visiting the Sun Temple at Konark<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><b>September 27, 2019</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Summary:</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We plan to stop at Shri Jagannath Swamy’s temple to look in the daytime as we had only a hurried visit last night. After that, we will visit the famous Sun Temple at Konark. On our way back to the hotel, we will stop at the famous Ramachandi temple.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNzbTYbkGBeuaA8lhyzwxyQrWPH33wCkXDMpArWkCJplVemUzszTM0rOC7RBxGGYsNhdU10VV96w5LIYQ5VzG0PPNvBX3jsMlqbATY9qQWs4LTVI6Wfw42AAf78wnay5yFMrop7AIft_Ndsx60Bm3IFKhX8mG6R6LAbsQ8fjFUite2Hmzb2Y/s1225/September27RouteMap.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="1225" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNzbTYbkGBeuaA8lhyzwxyQrWPH33wCkXDMpArWkCJplVemUzszTM0rOC7RBxGGYsNhdU10VV96w5LIYQ5VzG0PPNvBX3jsMlqbATY9qQWs4LTVI6Wfw42AAf78wnay5yFMrop7AIft_Ndsx60Bm3IFKhX8mG6R6LAbsQ8fjFUite2Hmzb2Y/s320/September27RouteMap.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">Visiting the Shri Jagannath
Swamy’s temple:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We had an excellent
breakfast of Idly, Chutney, Sambhar, and Dosa at the hotel and left the hotel around
10:00 a.m. My sister Usha needed to go to ICICI bank. We stopped for a while
near the bank in the town.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As Michiko had not seen the Shri
Jagannath Swamy’s temple. We decided to go there first. As we could not go near the temple precincts we had to go by Jinrikisha (a carriage drawn by a
person, mostly male). We took a couple of pictures with the temple complex in
the background. Our driver parked his car somewhere and we could only
communicate with him by phone. The crowd is truly incredible. If the crowd on a
non-descript day is like this, I can imagine how it will be on a special day
in Puri which occurs once in 12 years. It truly deserves the name “Juggernaut.”</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQi7-iA2qzdoyQJ50t6LbNy0wu-3jlRd0VbWRoNfkaLR4eIEgQSvRRwVkCshEOFyTsirMjLJ9OssOH4DoAZRB67anS7nsrsUl80i7FFM3vjxe4DbFA9c79zHheN000C1Ng1HOVCv-zgrNjbt6wSAV0mWfjETLDOo8RpDmYMiXMXXn4ODJwJ0/s4032/20190927_104336.jpg" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQi7-iA2qzdoyQJ50t6LbNy0wu-3jlRd0VbWRoNfkaLR4eIEgQSvRRwVkCshEOFyTsirMjLJ9OssOH4DoAZRB67anS7nsrsUl80i7FFM3vjxe4DbFA9c79zHheN000C1Ng1HOVCv-zgrNjbt6wSAV0mWfjETLDOo8RpDmYMiXMXXn4ODJwJ0/s320/20190927_104336.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Although thousands of
people, pilgrims, and tourists visit the Puri Jagannath temple, businesses do
not care to maintain their establishments in good shape. It is a pity that you
see sign boards like the above. This feature is almost common among most of the
places that I have visited, no matter North or South. I often wonder when this will
change. The city should take some responsibility.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3V0VyaiNZMv0IEmm_3LFpPr5S63it0zhKOz_8kNrWS4R4PAAXmzcOBf1B6_D61Lbyjv96E_MEPxJDfhBKNw9Kga_n2MS9gbmS9bED1LoZN5LfIBp1kPxqWBX3HYUMb1xs2-lOxXStEfXUJ0FQQsjIOBZN62WBzqmdCErTyZkIelLPHY46jZ0/s4032/20190927_105957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3V0VyaiNZMv0IEmm_3LFpPr5S63it0zhKOz_8kNrWS4R4PAAXmzcOBf1B6_D61Lbyjv96E_MEPxJDfhBKNw9Kga_n2MS9gbmS9bED1LoZN5LfIBp1kPxqWBX3HYUMb1xs2-lOxXStEfXUJ0FQQsjIOBZN62WBzqmdCErTyZkIelLPHY46jZ0/s320/20190927_105957.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">General view of the temple from the street</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was a bright day and hard
to open your eyes.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpErerhone8EnZbvHICG51rr5iwqCCSCLz9jzwgsu-9Wa9dshq4ODs7DPxXbwMC9JhNdhqcAZBJta014HC-M5fjGFp2bQfSSSFM8LMFSgsgb9gqUqTkSVTzyP78yCMAfOyuoR1qWAz3mFt1SByZVI6UhwToK3zBtrR8z2s4tOnUtA7L6-NF2U/s4032/20190927_110314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpErerhone8EnZbvHICG51rr5iwqCCSCLz9jzwgsu-9Wa9dshq4ODs7DPxXbwMC9JhNdhqcAZBJta014HC-M5fjGFp2bQfSSSFM8LMFSgsgb9gqUqTkSVTzyP78yCMAfOyuoR1qWAz3mFt1SByZVI6UhwToK3zBtrR8z2s4tOnUtA7L6-NF2U/s320/20190927_110314.jpg" width="320" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">On the way to the Sun Temple
at Konark:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We then left for KONARK
where the Sun Temple is situated. It was still raining heavily. We stopped for
coffee at a wayside inn. They only had tea prepared already with sugar (a
normal practice in India). They do take sugar seriously, beware! It is not tea with
sugar, it is sugar with tea!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Driving in India while crazy
is rewarding as you get to see the countryside. I prefer to show these pictures
since the tourist might see only nice pictures like on the tourists’ posters.
The reality is often jarring sometimes. You often find the most sublime
alongside the profane. I hope if someone wants to know how it was in 2019,
here are the pictures.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5AfpRiCPoy6PLRNG7IU4dlIJf6lgGdJiMRS-XMft_ej4JQ8278McdEIk-SHnU6AqXbMQrscjNAGQWOOsduYkb--84Sh_7z4Od420xV0OZUI9X6Iyy2WzASWmdvjj1bBDTW18WgBee-QwQLV8rqs6CX7M-DvTlt3CrBMqAWLROb7UTAexhg0/s4032/20190927_111352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5AfpRiCPoy6PLRNG7IU4dlIJf6lgGdJiMRS-XMft_ej4JQ8278McdEIk-SHnU6AqXbMQrscjNAGQWOOsduYkb--84Sh_7z4Od420xV0OZUI9X6Iyy2WzASWmdvjj1bBDTW18WgBee-QwQLV8rqs6CX7M-DvTlt3CrBMqAWLROb7UTAexhg0/s320/20190927_111352.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY12XIQdlaQvMQS_PIm-JmcLpG3YTHJRARrdKTAm6SIRzksKaC0RRBiPFF0dWTWcpTDc-S478t1gaQEOodPKCChgt5Gtg9NkJkj_dxv5ewbHMdJYJtvUqww3GrPDeHvQdAJulxow_w4JIGpxppilPj2om2uGE1sVf_Y2QMn_f8kpntcxg8LVg/s4032/20190927_111332.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">If chaos is your word of choice to describe the scene here, I would not object. However, it may look chaotic to a foreigner, but it makes a great deal of sense to the people who live this life, like the ricksha drivers, the jinrikisha drivers, the vendors selling flowers, the stalls that sell abracadabra for the pilgrims and tourists, the animals that freely walk around and countless others who use the roads. I personally like this chaos as I am not overly fond of organized systems. However, I have lived in a few other places that do not look too different.</span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><br /></blockquote><p> <b><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sun temple at Konark:</span></span></span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We reached there around
midday as seen by the shadow clock in the temple. A government guide who is a
descendant of the sculptors who built the temple met us at the entrance.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTyq69KjD5mKYDkRnDOETuYgbgrX7sYhGJFoN0YPuVO2iDn7wOkhET-1m2TgzQ1E7AdY8iuv0ThCKmbxV01-c8xUAMTiwbdqVip12JdtK18KYhiiUoXCNlaG0seqEg0uWlsKk9p3Z3rgUq8-bvFxgNBNHKHlbtya2f8MGowBqaW6n_JEZ5Bk/s4032/20190927_121333.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTyq69KjD5mKYDkRnDOETuYgbgrX7sYhGJFoN0YPuVO2iDn7wOkhET-1m2TgzQ1E7AdY8iuv0ThCKmbxV01-c8xUAMTiwbdqVip12JdtK18KYhiiUoXCNlaG0seqEg0uWlsKk9p3Z3rgUq8-bvFxgNBNHKHlbtya2f8MGowBqaW6n_JEZ5Bk/s320/20190927_121333.jpg" width="156" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGk7j168cEdq63-Ve58FsqfLgWfi3mALip4QbytsaJIkL9Ww_FkSg56xoiTlcy2kbr2WzNZ9zBI6Ror1HBCNfLr_uhMo9LZ1dtVx1eTOWD_5s4qbMjGA5rEztHvMYHcj1SOGFiGPjqY2leM3dRHGjLop1T7AXQl9iuORu1wf4nJUALKcC5fyU/s4032/20190927_121515.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mythical lion on an elephant on top of a man: Simha-Gaja</span></div></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 171.6pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Walking around the temple complex</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 171.6pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I was fascinated by the friezes with motifs from animals,
plants, dancers, and musicians. The intricacy of the sculpture in stone was so
meticulous and detailed that it defies description. I could not stop taking pictures and going around the complex.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 171.6pt; text-align: center; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD11GNrP8FD15s6UbeZqr_qnrXlehXOGlh-WumsCGOa7UiP1245pr4f4f1pjOmWpYpq8BQYv111LQn440N_ZUzIy3Ft3Qaxoi1lY-TK76SvK5aeBJ6GjZjlY_IxYh6YJTcIXYZbUqIpwjwWadPQqFARM0PUOAGQNebpQ1HXdXzk18sgDyXfY8/s4032/20190927_122207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD11GNrP8FD15s6UbeZqr_qnrXlehXOGlh-WumsCGOa7UiP1245pr4f4f1pjOmWpYpq8BQYv111LQn440N_ZUzIy3Ft3Qaxoi1lY-TK76SvK5aeBJ6GjZjlY_IxYh6YJTcIXYZbUqIpwjwWadPQqFARM0PUOAGQNebpQ1HXdXzk18sgDyXfY8/s320/20190927_122207.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 171.6pt; text-align: center; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span style="text-align: left;">Friezes of dancing girls around the Nata Mandir</span></span></span></p><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TAjRdK5MsAy_UlwfAKv5sSMX-eeJpEUCxgDhFSF3ECWctszd4cbcQNrEONjWhsOil16sL9V-wPAjlNgj8WEl3g6j--lStB0D-2Ul60Bqnk0mb1-R49IYJ3o7vswfgf9CukbEJIoE9Hv0M_7JNnZN4S1nKEWvy5HMIv_tNY21sB350C0tv_w/s4032/20190927_122239.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9TAjRdK5MsAy_UlwfAKv5sSMX-eeJpEUCxgDhFSF3ECWctszd4cbcQNrEONjWhsOil16sL9V-wPAjlNgj8WEl3g6j--lStB0D-2Ul60Bqnk0mb1-R49IYJ3o7vswfgf9CukbEJIoE9Hv0M_7JNnZN4S1nKEWvy5HMIv_tNY21sB350C0tv_w/s320/20190927_122239.jpg" width="156" /></a></span></span></div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGqa2H_3erPCMiyRc4tUOYCRTS2CR1kzhgmp3mEtEXhJd6bHEH3RQVgn6ySogNp8jj98IxEQW9-TAR6n7sAUr0PN6hg1IbraK9UtGKAKbWqh82-vTtlOu-HIUHdA6PISAvzGV2330IcKhs3xDCzYZwXNHez83SDTZyx0Ps28VvPDM2VfJ3Yk/s320/20190927_122723.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Steps leading to the entrance of Jaganmohana</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiILlc0vdOBrD5CKG1MIPx7wABvAyZ86qb0c6Qpqwv56HR6OnopyIhCadjilfvx8-RjfVqbjirV_LN9QAXUz405VrOyz5td7FYwK2iXCKJnypDjPG2kILz4dz7qDSDNblDUu7tNstuf1buTKe8MG4e5-xaA9x6oEhxP78ZUHZRT3C1dJtS7j0/s4032/20190927_122429.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiILlc0vdOBrD5CKG1MIPx7wABvAyZ86qb0c6Qpqwv56HR6OnopyIhCadjilfvx8-RjfVqbjirV_LN9QAXUz405VrOyz5td7FYwK2iXCKJnypDjPG2kILz4dz7qDSDNblDUu7tNstuf1buTKe8MG4e5-xaA9x6oEhxP78ZUHZRT3C1dJtS7j0/s320/20190927_122429.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jaganmohana (Assembly hall), Sun Temple<br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: center 3.25in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">Sun temple’s Jaganmohana (Jaganmohana in Odia,</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></b><b><span lang="OR" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">ଜଗନାମୋହନ</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">)</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
<span style="line-height: 107%;">The temple originally consisted
of a <i>Shikara</i> and the <i>Jaganmohana</i> was an assembly hall). The Islamic
invaders destroyed the Shikara. However, parts of the Shikara remain in the
neighborhood. The softness of the stone has contributed to the loss of
resolution in many of the sculptures. It will be nice if someone could take 3-D
digitization to keep a record of how it stands now.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWpPQndcnZsM3ZdJURf23kieYK0cHjZ76yWXsgOVbyiaAgwShHDfB8tUbAfwpTInq6Jp95NOIICJneWYQd81Ay18SL8-zuexSWj2M2aGbLzFYFmMiODd9Q8nwkmfS7Q7F_PmwQIMvJkLjMo_mA8hk_HErV1AAGwtqwTGB_bK88s-z2wLZ11I/s500/6166.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="500" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixWpPQndcnZsM3ZdJURf23kieYK0cHjZ76yWXsgOVbyiaAgwShHDfB8tUbAfwpTInq6Jp95NOIICJneWYQd81Ay18SL8-zuexSWj2M2aGbLzFYFmMiODd9Q8nwkmfS7Q7F_PmwQIMvJkLjMo_mA8hk_HErV1AAGwtqwTGB_bK88s-z2wLZ11I/s320/6166.png" width="320" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: center 3.25in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Picture source: </span><a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6166/surviving-jagamohana-of-the-konark-sun-temple-oris/"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Shikara with Jaganmohana</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: center 3.25in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Slightly away from the Jaganmohana to the
East is the Nata Mandir (the dance hall) as seen in the picture from the
source: www.101.Bhubaneshwar.com</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: center 3.25in; text-align: center; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55BH-pydye4t4E3qxJP7ePRzAo71kCrVfZdbXhINbKPe-bUn5NspkW4z_2wzepZHPixGRYCV2ElrmFVTK27jZM8MppDibavLuC9A-lFb87Hq_wZfuejVTL3lVmXnK5nmIP4Jq3u647L0_8clCAYxXQ7DOdlQE7525KoJS26ukjxT_ZvpMxuc/s624/Fig_25.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="624" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55BH-pydye4t4E3qxJP7ePRzAo71kCrVfZdbXhINbKPe-bUn5NspkW4z_2wzepZHPixGRYCV2ElrmFVTK27jZM8MppDibavLuC9A-lFb87Hq_wZfuejVTL3lVmXnK5nmIP4Jq3u647L0_8clCAYxXQ7DOdlQE7525KoJS26ukjxT_ZvpMxuc/s320/Fig_25.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The thirteenth-century Sun
temple built by the Eastern Ganga dynasty (1028-1435 A.D.) is awe-inspiring. I
knew something like this existed here but was not prepared for such a spectacle.
The jewelry quality work wrought in stone is simply overwhelming. It hurts me
not to have realized earlier in my life the genius of our people from
such ancient times. How was it conceived? How was it built? Why was it built?
There was a myriad of questions in my mind that I could not answer. Imagine a
chariot magnified many times all built out of stone with the most exquisite of
carvings including the wheels and horses. I felt deeply moved by the attention
paid to the details. Microsoft Windows might boast of several millions of code
lines in its operating system, but the Sun temple has zillions of carvings that
simply defy definition.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: center 3.25in; text-align: center; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZMj2N00ZKxs1Xwv4WvsBQUarbU2-25LvUy3V7fSyn2z2J-U6guCA4m6_BjmNVNi81PEpFs2DUIL5c5YuXB0FxekxOmoWOVHyWCTQZuwlswGq-NMTRZWOPIhuHWQoYv7hYERIBEmJOuAJSj1ILoOS7L8AOJHAJrvt3szUzkag_h30YsxqKsw/s4032/20190927_122924.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ZMj2N00ZKxs1Xwv4WvsBQUarbU2-25LvUy3V7fSyn2z2J-U6guCA4m6_BjmNVNi81PEpFs2DUIL5c5YuXB0FxekxOmoWOVHyWCTQZuwlswGq-NMTRZWOPIhuHWQoYv7hYERIBEmJOuAJSj1ILoOS7L8AOJHAJrvt3szUzkag_h30YsxqKsw/s320/20190927_122924.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: center 3.25in; 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font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">Here are some of what our guide called naughty figurines frozen in the act.</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNw5xV_f1m6lOxigmrNFXoJezmC1rdsIE6jvlDEIoivkjRJrYr1sFRN3BW2g9CWl0A3iqq-D1dNFTP07IC9ZQ82iEAUJ0otuHwVSmg2yydBF5-i31fvGQc8C71oNARgBn1zVlML9DQewSEHxGHFcMWaWt0WzmV1oC0SkVtGTqXbMphs-FdQY/s4032/20190927_123800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNw5xV_f1m6lOxigmrNFXoJezmC1rdsIE6jvlDEIoivkjRJrYr1sFRN3BW2g9CWl0A3iqq-D1dNFTP07IC9ZQ82iEAUJ0otuHwVSmg2yydBF5-i31fvGQc8C71oNARgBn1zVlML9DQewSEHxGHFcMWaWt0WzmV1oC0SkVtGTqXbMphs-FdQY/s320/20190927_123800.jpg" width="156" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Standing in front of the Natya Mandir with the Jagnamohana in the background</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Sun Temple sculptures and the figurines in sandstone do reflect the life and times of that period. People of those times did not shun nudity and sex was not taboo including same-gender relationships. Our government guide called some of the sculptures depicting nudity and sex acts ‘naughty.’ The figurines depict animals, domestic and wild. Elephants and horses, mythical creatures, family scenes, dancers, musicians, courtesans, hunters, and the hunted.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Visiting the museum</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After the Sun temple, we went
over to see the museum. The museum was clean and well-maintained. The entrance
fee of Rs 30 is ridiculously cheap. The entrance to the Sun Temple complex was
Rs.40 for Indian citizens and Rs 600 for foreigners. India is rich enough and
could do away with this dual pricing.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: center 3.25in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The museum maintained by the
Archeological Society of India is nice, and the visitors must make it a point
to visit the museum and watch the audio-visuals. The museum provides background information on the architectural details and the evolution of temple architecture in Odisha. For example, one can see here pictures of the more
famous temples in Odisha including the Sun temple and the temples in
Bhubaneswar and surroundings. There is also an audio-visual section where they
screen some of the Sun Temple features. It is also a nice rest area after an
exhausting day of walking around the temple.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqgJ0vEeqaMFh5I_oUaLjM2EjScOGxfsl8B9nKEnMtXN7Sj2UkFtFPYLijZ-yUjDv1ji_RiugJ7nXhrQq_epax55w5h2S9G63T1MXuZUfQJk1wwOlYhEk3tsohgwGiemxVnnKpb0N29m5CXEgaQzVEaqzgz8ZB1-V084eKjJh36NnTypI5Oc/s4032/20190927_134235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqgJ0vEeqaMFh5I_oUaLjM2EjScOGxfsl8B9nKEnMtXN7Sj2UkFtFPYLijZ-yUjDv1ji_RiugJ7nXhrQq_epax55w5h2S9G63T1MXuZUfQJk1wwOlYhEk3tsohgwGiemxVnnKpb0N29m5CXEgaQzVEaqzgz8ZB1-V084eKjJh36NnTypI5Oc/s320/20190927_134235.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The Sun salutations show the Surya Namaskara steps</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7sqnEppo5px-eyentJMv0jcUUAdygYJ5Qnu_yn2tTi9EkXzXV1NM_QpjDsOCRyrnGN3IJ5aodwx8adBeXBUGnGv4hg6F0a5FxH0VxDlyZPSVPIk1p5ZnaU7estnjYeEVpRxWZPhUvLFX7gwnT9ecUAKByxjYR7Eht2dEXUhZbzFDchUBzZ8/s4032/20190927_134302.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7sqnEppo5px-eyentJMv0jcUUAdygYJ5Qnu_yn2tTi9EkXzXV1NM_QpjDsOCRyrnGN3IJ5aodwx8adBeXBUGnGv4hg6F0a5FxH0VxDlyZPSVPIk1p5ZnaU7estnjYeEVpRxWZPhUvLFX7gwnT9ecUAKByxjYR7Eht2dEXUhZbzFDchUBzZ8/s320/20190927_134302.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-8RArxHNRVBtHPNNFT4kKe4ZMZzVriBjhjzQpk1B7Qvnkn5T9_G0FiDNoisjAxh5k0xLfIS62fkPLKQHI6RqPFqKCvE8nZq_9Qgs7zOoOSNTlRz7yWwl0qvD6ZY-4BlAlr4LRLUhIxD5ju-6RpNa0yyX9nsL806DuJV3Tyq7NyzzyyBWlyQ/s4032/20190927_134900.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; 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tree chosen by an elaborate ritual and painted with features as shown. New
idols are exchanged for older ones by the priests depending on their last
installation ( the 8</span><sup style="font-family: verdana;">th</sup><span style="font-family: verdana;">,12</span><sup style="font-family: verdana;">th</sup><span style="font-family: verdana;">, or 19</span><sup style="font-family: verdana;">th</sup><span style="font-family: verdana;"> year
after the previous replacement). The removed idol is buried in a sacred place. This
is a feature unique to this temple. Most deities in most Indian temples are
wrought in stone.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 171.6pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The changing of the idols takes place ahead of the famous
Ratha Yatra (Chariot festival) witnessed by millions of pilgrims. The word ‘<b>Juggernaut</b>’ in English finds its
origin in this Ratha Yatra crowding in Puri.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 171.6pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pilgrims and tourists can buy art objects or framed pictures
of the divine siblings like the one shown here. They are not expensive.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 171.6pt; text-align: center; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsFTtXB5sCl1Y4POpgTUxWQ_VxzILxmKQWkZyNeWU7Ix8EzQ2oCn6JqGX5idmMHuzrt9srZrki2U0nzDhYHTSBuH4E163LTh4JiAp6JEz7qli2eNTDY4-o68Jm0x6ssuP9Aram7c30Vs9tFlwOm7TMmwtq0Od1nSEzpTtP0ijgCqLkoRODsk/s1077/Souvenir.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1077" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghsFTtXB5sCl1Y4POpgTUxWQ_VxzILxmKQWkZyNeWU7Ix8EzQ2oCn6JqGX5idmMHuzrt9srZrki2U0nzDhYHTSBuH4E163LTh4JiAp6JEz7qli2eNTDY4-o68Jm0x6ssuP9Aram7c30Vs9tFlwOm7TMmwtq0Od1nSEzpTtP0ijgCqLkoRODsk/s320/Souvenir.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Odisha has an extensive art and craft business built around the deities</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 171.6pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Visiting the Ramachandi temple:</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 171.6pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;">
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 171.6pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After leaving the Sun temple we drove southwards and
visited Ramachandi temple. This temple predates the Sun temple at Konark.
Goddess Ramachandi is believed to be the
presiding deity of this temple by some while others think the deity to be the
wife of the Sun God. <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 171.6pt; text-align: center; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40vYWI_SMZ7Hh7LXm8vjUpKVmnyDCoG4xeFm5G7q056S62p8DY76z3yGm53h6R7eeOvMsx3VBQbdy9g0v_0U32EYRDbp9YpLYSGMGbUG2EwVi9Sgv4YuMZwlB40VBTm63YtFCedJ0acVWCnWBDfJHBPI8EUxbKi8iTSR5W0B__GrPvovBMIM/s4032/20190927_160604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40vYWI_SMZ7Hh7LXm8vjUpKVmnyDCoG4xeFm5G7q056S62p8DY76z3yGm53h6R7eeOvMsx3VBQbdy9g0v_0U32EYRDbp9YpLYSGMGbUG2EwVi9Sgv4YuMZwlB40VBTm63YtFCedJ0acVWCnWBDfJHBPI8EUxbKi8iTSR5W0B__GrPvovBMIM/s320/20190927_160604.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 171.6pt; text-align: center; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaX2YWJJT89jLHRoxmRgVeCDKiMG26FoK3s9oieIh0YEdFqd4l5_Tpj7ZD8FbqPRQWpL2_s3pGspfE2L0kR66cb8VGddDBNQ85k-Sq4F8xLCeezaHShfgL0DkEYOQTJ-cJb5uIS8ySuD5qHLjIDdYyOLnaLeBw011wqzy6rxiIIdo1h2TcFF0/s4032/20190927_160836.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaX2YWJJT89jLHRoxmRgVeCDKiMG26FoK3s9oieIh0YEdFqd4l5_Tpj7ZD8FbqPRQWpL2_s3pGspfE2L0kR66cb8VGddDBNQ85k-Sq4F8xLCeezaHShfgL0DkEYOQTJ-cJb5uIS8ySuD5qHLjIDdYyOLnaLeBw011wqzy6rxiIIdo1h2TcFF0/s320/20190927_160836.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 171.6pt; text-align: center; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7L_6SpibhFAaqira925LsQs5C4Kzh8WVyv-O1GsIqkYHdqBzb20KpK6xc-0kivhqAnE18anAD4Vk7OQ5fSWjWmuQ2jOgzD2wtM4RdIPuwEHSbu6EWE69yP1TiQNIFXOO6gUUutVc6Xvf925iNoNfzaGme_U6W1vC6EOsEhIQp54u0Mzj7ic/s4032/20190927_160842.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7L_6SpibhFAaqira925LsQs5C4Kzh8WVyv-O1GsIqkYHdqBzb20KpK6xc-0kivhqAnE18anAD4Vk7OQ5fSWjWmuQ2jOgzD2wtM4RdIPuwEHSbu6EWE69yP1TiQNIFXOO6gUUutVc6Xvf925iNoNfzaGme_U6W1vC6EOsEhIQp54u0Mzj7ic/s320/20190927_160842.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 171.6pt; text-align: center; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This temple staff/vendor totally immersed in his smartphone</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BxmPmOPLAIPdm3ko0TUvKexK9spV9YvmVNYDUtkT1wlc_8yYsY-cxbgwWPG_Zak9U0af8drPPoskUbVwsvZSd6601uA5NjyWaowISQ2OARX0Qw7SFVVgEFFiXp-bZnwHNPNml50o7iDNrEy6sOc89HdC2YMbC_QGd5GoOTXZ6m-KCT7k-hc/s4032/20190927_160931.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_BxmPmOPLAIPdm3ko0TUvKexK9spV9YvmVNYDUtkT1wlc_8yYsY-cxbgwWPG_Zak9U0af8drPPoskUbVwsvZSd6601uA5NjyWaowISQ2OARX0Qw7SFVVgEFFiXp-bZnwHNPNml50o7iDNrEy6sOc89HdC2YMbC_QGd5GoOTXZ6m-KCT7k-hc/s320/20190927_160931.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9aizN8a3r-Z9o8G9rLqNVwzZHBQ30wj2S6gKGybP7_8gB-MqxFqasTlv4zny3nnHGWIVCarDsd5RLqPPtbWaKhAoueZjxnswJIy7w2JVCbjLqP47360yVlltnS3A1Q8JHuDgkb6jttR-AEzoVt6vCcirLNp0M_157EkTBi2lhC_OFjrr6HQQ/s4032/20190927_160956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9aizN8a3r-Z9o8G9rLqNVwzZHBQ30wj2S6gKGybP7_8gB-MqxFqasTlv4zny3nnHGWIVCarDsd5RLqPPtbWaKhAoueZjxnswJIy7w2JVCbjLqP47360yVlltnS3A1Q8JHuDgkb6jttR-AEzoVt6vCcirLNp0M_157EkTBi2lhC_OFjrr6HQQ/s320/20190927_160956.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The ten figurines (<i>Dasha Maha Vidya</i>) of the <i>Shri Vidya</i> sect under
a lean-to</span></span><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Tunga; mso-bidi-language: KN; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="tab-stops: 171.6pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dasha Maha Vidya
refers to the ten manifestations of Mother Goddess Kali. Vidya means, knowledge,
but here the reference is to the <i>Shri Vidya</i> sect. A tantric sect that
traces its origins to the <i>Shakti</i> movement. The next picture from
Wikipedia shows the ten manifestations of the <i>Dasha Maha Vidya</i>.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnCXqLnbHIaZ3UGS-YL6qM-TUSrrRlM-oGStTYZrsUkHu3PsAXvPt8n8KLbGV11aS6DM4Ae7ZJa0wM2uign0c1ubMbJKKaNR06cPuNxtghb2aho0mSM3QP8yvDNTtUQvSyH0y1FJS48e5wAxlssm2nqfTw0uOrOj4061G5asrwTR9Q3DJOBI/s624/DashaMahaVidya.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="624" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpnCXqLnbHIaZ3UGS-YL6qM-TUSrrRlM-oGStTYZrsUkHu3PsAXvPt8n8KLbGV11aS6DM4Ae7ZJa0wM2uign0c1ubMbJKKaNR06cPuNxtghb2aho0mSM3QP8yvDNTtUQvSyH0y1FJS48e5wAxlssm2nqfTw0uOrOj4061G5asrwTR9Q3DJOBI/s320/DashaMahaVidya.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The temple is also
representative of the Tantric and Vidya sects and the picture above from Wikipedia
shows the Ten Maha Vidyas whose sculpture is shown in the previous picture.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGE_wY6ymnHIOO0ExWY5nFCHkO0SdjhGpzWLaz0qZlGjIaDuwH016q-ZKtN1eAd5Nl3f9_bfSECd-ZetK-zMyuysTpLHCuM2Qjh7fQYByd-votnFlB9p7t-nlvcrZUSwlfn5BLFrW2q_uwnQQ8NBAEHb6Ur0svZztAm0sbvp98_lZ7-1wXgQ/s1430/Nagas1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="1430" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGE_wY6ymnHIOO0ExWY5nFCHkO0SdjhGpzWLaz0qZlGjIaDuwH016q-ZKtN1eAd5Nl3f9_bfSECd-ZetK-zMyuysTpLHCuM2Qjh7fQYByd-votnFlB9p7t-nlvcrZUSwlfn5BLFrW2q_uwnQQ8NBAEHb6Ur0svZztAm0sbvp98_lZ7-1wXgQ/s320/Nagas1.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxB3TVDhBWL4Mubai8SkggstCBxwbBMrzYpcKVJaLE0-lFssVaceFHRl9YXqoIBk3WHQk3rFmyzeYb4fqPR5ahZrngLCXsVuximtGt4mo7MQNykV3v3CMPSIodOsIPf76rc8nnQaX0Cq7xtIohWS3QMUqruAr7-Svv00Ob2LGgwZoznC7RLs/s1430/Nagas2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="695" data-original-width="1430" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTxB3TVDhBWL4Mubai8SkggstCBxwbBMrzYpcKVJaLE0-lFssVaceFHRl9YXqoIBk3WHQk3rFmyzeYb4fqPR5ahZrngLCXsVuximtGt4mo7MQNykV3v3CMPSIodOsIPf76rc8nnQaX0Cq7xtIohWS3QMUqruAr7-Svv00Ob2LGgwZoznC7RLs/s320/Nagas2.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">
</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After this, we returned to the hotel and had a light dinner after hearing Modi's speech on the TV about ‘Harmony
and peace’ at UNGA.</span><span face="Verdana, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-60023738693712119362022-10-26T21:15:00.032-07:002022-10-31T11:00:31.222-07:00Visiting Puri, Odisha on a rainy day in September 2019<p> <span style="font-family: Harrington; font-size: 18pt; text-align: center;">September 26,
Thursday</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 107%;">Travel Summary:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It is possible to do a lot of things in a day. However, you must be well prepared. The travel company that we bought our trip from did a good job, but it could have been well proportioned as to the duration we would spend at each place. We left Bengaluru in the early hours of 26th September 2019 and flew to Biju Patnaik International Airport. From there we visited several places of interest: Shri Linga Raj Temple, Dhauli Shanti Stupa, Pipul hotel & resort, Chilika Lake boat ride, Shri Jagannath Temple, and back to the Pupil Hotel and resort. Looking back, we spent an inordinately long time on the boat ride which was not productive and spent too little time in the temples.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQapIPzXF6zoNIMQJHfatK_R05a9pJAzcB0cwmyy0N26V9tfPr-Up6OeJSD-1XPIsKZo1XYiN7I4PxDKMu9sUiY1ssAPAvgwgwJDibm5PaOxqEZVtCodMIqJkrx2YfgJApAJsk9ijF41MRmGtRIuqpMT7P1HiAI88C-sq_xVhKaPLNgSCNgY/s595/Fig.1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="595" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJQapIPzXF6zoNIMQJHfatK_R05a9pJAzcB0cwmyy0N26V9tfPr-Up6OeJSD-1XPIsKZo1XYiN7I4PxDKMu9sUiY1ssAPAvgwgwJDibm5PaOxqEZVtCodMIqJkrx2YfgJApAJsk9ijF41MRmGtRIuqpMT7P1HiAI88C-sq_xVhKaPLNgSCNgY/s320/Fig.1.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Route Map</div><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Arriving at Biju Patnaik International
Airport<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We took the earliest <a href="https://www.goindigo.in/flight">InDiGo</a> on Sept 26, 2019, to Bhubaneshwar. The airport in Bengaluru was crowded and impossible to move. Since all four of us were senior citizens, people did make it easy for us to move to the security gates fast. There I remember there was some security-related delay. My wife had to leave her wristwatch and umbrella to be picked up later. As the flights were announced we were in a hurry and moved away from the security. However, we remembered that the wristwatch was left behind. We were able to recover it as the security was quite efficient given the rush at the airport and the chaos that is common at Indian airports.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The flight time is about 2 hrs. We were at Biju Patnaik International Airport around 7 a.m. Our guide/driver met us at the airport promptly. He was a garrulous young guy who could understand a bit of English but spoke mostly in Hindi. I could make out what he was saying but my sister (Usha) really understood and replied. It looked like the weather was going to be fine, but it started raining heavily.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Visit Shri Lingaraja Temple<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was raining like cats and dogs when we reached the <i>Lingaraja</i> Temple complex after a break at one of the wayside restaurants for coffee and some snack. It has been built starting from 610 C.E and is one of the oldest in Bhubaneshwar. Unfortunately, the experience was anything but pleasant. The driver had stopped our car in an open, unpaved enclosure right in the middle of a pool of rainwater. We were met by a <i>Panda</i> guide. <i>Panda</i> is not to be confused with the furry animal from China. They are Pandits (I suspect the origin of this name Panda) who have deep knowledge of religious matters, Gods, and temples. He was a government guide which means he has been cleared by the government organization that oversees such matters. He was good and he was to guide us through the temple formalities. As my wife was a foreigner, she was not allowed to enter the temple and she agreed to wait outside under an awning in one of the shops. She later told me that it was quite an extraordinary experience by being gawked at by so many people who did not pretend to look away. We zipped through the temple with my wife standing in torrential rain outside. I confess I could not bring up enough of the religious piety demanded by such a great opportunity to visit this famous temple. When we left the temple, I felt greatly relieved to find my wife still where I left her. I have not taken any photos and the next picture is from Wikipedia. It is a pity that we could not stay here longer to see the true beauty of the temple and its architecture.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGoKiEmE3v3rj-iTYKJ47HRPyB54P5amV4Bj19iyo2G269eLvyck6NSbgovU4d9OYpNNyGz8P15x25DVrmxHl4NaQPKCtbCxBsYeRxvrzjElTA57IzdYtFP4SUk6CYwJmduUY108sMzrlxdZyEOlGtW7W_NKuSi1vH_fYXItyLrmnc_trWwQ/s624/Fig.%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="624" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGoKiEmE3v3rj-iTYKJ47HRPyB54P5amV4Bj19iyo2G269eLvyck6NSbgovU4d9OYpNNyGz8P15x25DVrmxHl4NaQPKCtbCxBsYeRxvrzjElTA57IzdYtFP4SUk6CYwJmduUY108sMzrlxdZyEOlGtW7W_NKuSi1vH_fYXItyLrmnc_trWwQ/s320/Fig.%202.png" width="320" /></a></div><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Lingaraja Temple from Wikipedia</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Visit Dhauli Shanti Stupa</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Leaving Lingaraja temple we drove south to visit the famous Dhauli Shanti Stupa standing atop the Dhaulagiri (Dhaul hills). This is where the battle of Kalinga was supposed to have taken place. After this battle, being not able to stomach the carnage king Ashoka turned to Buddhism. This is a memorial sponsored by a Japanese Buddhist organization. There are rock edicts of Ashoka which are worth seeing. Shanti stupa is a beautiful piece of architecture with its five umbrellas representing the essence of Buddhism (abstain from killing living beings, stealing, sexual misconduct, lying, and intoxication). It was still raining off and on now. I decided to climb up a couple of steps with my friend and it was worth it. We stayed there at Shanti Stupa for 10 to 20 minutes.</span><o:p style="font-size: 12pt;"></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwy1flTVVjZxfG99CDKv6d7pPf0s_6H6W8AQXQWrPY4W56-3o_KnlLJsD2NZoykDwCZwvKTbzyyJCshFeK6-_c2mxwIQMQS85ZiBBBPPQGBP6R0YT90HESaEeDbiqJlw5RIpeit572eQJL2QrX4k5QOo09J2ehGkYpUpG1Yq_A_oAcPmnWS4/s2016/IMG_0364.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqwy1flTVVjZxfG99CDKv6d7pPf0s_6H6W8AQXQWrPY4W56-3o_KnlLJsD2NZoykDwCZwvKTbzyyJCshFeK6-_c2mxwIQMQS85ZiBBBPPQGBP6R0YT90HESaEeDbiqJlw5RIpeit572eQJL2QrX4k5QOo09J2ehGkYpUpG1Yq_A_oAcPmnWS4/s320/IMG_0364.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;">Dhauli Shanti Stupa</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCCUh_DC5GsQhPpJ4QNDjOs0sayTsxs4jr9QAPeA9J13agRGkK1XF6t8THh-v8qqHrVnxYXF396eJBl4TLciRYgtTZarbQujpfHmJBM6DMrZM0wtoeKJze9AnIR-FpFPHY4Ltp74pYEA_BiKqkojTKvutig3joW30nPSncf67_tepFZdEIKY/s2016/IMG_0375.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCCUh_DC5GsQhPpJ4QNDjOs0sayTsxs4jr9QAPeA9J13agRGkK1XF6t8THh-v8qqHrVnxYXF396eJBl4TLciRYgtTZarbQujpfHmJBM6DMrZM0wtoeKJze9AnIR-FpFPHY4Ltp74pYEA_BiKqkojTKvutig3joW30nPSncf67_tepFZdEIKY/s320/IMG_0375.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1u-cwF439tCdZLKdBu9inZkqd_kLP0Dv9oUazetQH9_uriB2gCRwRWG9uxlUy1F9_i7384w3g7I-ws-xQ9oboCQSACGVWp6ylfIqRyn_nhQnbvG2QmK0skvucx-B9uR90MLz4q5CF8eN8r_md3nkmH9xhBKkO8jAUoj5_jGb919z8IyHD7Fw/s2016/IMG_0381.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1u-cwF439tCdZLKdBu9inZkqd_kLP0Dv9oUazetQH9_uriB2gCRwRWG9uxlUy1F9_i7384w3g7I-ws-xQ9oboCQSACGVWp6ylfIqRyn_nhQnbvG2QmK0skvucx-B9uR90MLz4q5CF8eN8r_md3nkmH9xhBKkO8jAUoj5_jGb919z8IyHD7Fw/s320/IMG_0381.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichiGVeVHSvj1bJPbhl0aqUK-0LUKqsnxCHhJoDYEm-5OfHZtb00Bh6mtz4-ZC-mhB2o2N_rUVaInp2sM13ZzLVL-ZLKoClk7O8cx8pQ8CWaQKplR3dESA-BgdvZ2dYzWBNZyGEB2QhNzhks6ZndvFHEOm1giQvphq28xwyBLxhNbY5s_QqsQ/s2016/IMG_0371.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichiGVeVHSvj1bJPbhl0aqUK-0LUKqsnxCHhJoDYEm-5OfHZtb00Bh6mtz4-ZC-mhB2o2N_rUVaInp2sM13ZzLVL-ZLKoClk7O8cx8pQ8CWaQKplR3dESA-BgdvZ2dYzWBNZyGEB2QhNzhks6ZndvFHEOm1giQvphq28xwyBLxhNbY5s_QqsQ/s320/IMG_0371.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Checking in to the hotel<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Next, our driver decided to take us to the hotel where we were going to stay for the first two nights in Puri. Pipul hotel and resort was further south near the sea. It turned out to be a good place to stay. It was clean and well-maintained. The room service was so, so. It took a long time for the housekeeping in bringing towels and toilet paper. It appears they were preparing for a big group arriving in the next few days. They have a well-developed nice ground with lots of trees, a swimming pool, deck chairs, etc. The view of the city from our room was fantastic. As we arrived in time for breakfast, and we had our breakfast there. It was excellent and great to find South Indian breakfast in Odisha. The breakfast room staff were very good and friendly although they spoke mostly Odia. 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line-height: 107%;">Boat ride on <o:p></o:p></span></b><b style="font-size: 14pt;"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">the Chilika Lake</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">
<span style="line-height: 107%;">Next on our list was to take a boat ride on Chilika lake to see the Irrawaddy dolphins. It is not near and takes over 3 hours further west from where we were. We reached around lunchtime. The boating center is well-equipped with safety jackets for tourists. It turned out to be an expensive and uncomfortable ride. You need to buy the tickets to get on to the boats. The boats seat anywhere from 6 to 8. However, as we were in a group, we had the whole boat to ourselves. It probably was a lean season as well. The boatswain did not speak Hindi but could understand. I remember that the boat ride was too long, and we saw a whole lot of crows come and ride with us. It reminded me of Hitchcock’s movie, the Birds. We finally arrived at the location where dolphins were to be normally found. There were other boats with visitors milling around to get a glimpse of the dolphins. I could not see any dolphins, but some did.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqD3g4_HKmXuMZyUyjoVprDClc1Kumv62r1GZOAraHU7XkxjDl1P78Eq5zK6IOy1CaXgn5rM1GavNR1DSk25v4O13Z8-zyp-pxY-JNfkSBN7npXIYh2bbebT-BG4DSPdMFz-vfuTA2l3CIWENp4wcyN5bvhol9Po7lFLLoRsjHOYemNLlMs4Q/s4032/20190926_110043.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqD3g4_HKmXuMZyUyjoVprDClc1Kumv62r1GZOAraHU7XkxjDl1P78Eq5zK6IOy1CaXgn5rM1GavNR1DSk25v4O13Z8-zyp-pxY-JNfkSBN7npXIYh2bbebT-BG4DSPdMFz-vfuTA2l3CIWENp4wcyN5bvhol9Po7lFLLoRsjHOYemNLlMs4Q/s320/20190926_110043.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFDzVO2DyVRBwDLZzOESpmC63NfXf6_6Z8zHCscFDBvCZe_-JEH9HvCmZErJ4DZVftAsU0Cif5o8CO8raJbKW-V0JuMNHwG5dbw0DvSXFeUtpwzCYEzIBaVbP_Wp5Hl_1lNNIEXAb6GTt1w1UCrryWSovUApS90C1FHAroAtFluR2kWt5Mx8w/s320/20190926_130223.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It looked like a scene from "The Birds"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The scammers of Chilika lake<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">
</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The one thing that left me with a strong impression during this boat ride was the crafty scammers who prey on the tourists. Typically, the boat is navigated to another point along the shore where the scammer would show up, and he will demonstrate a few things like the red crab native to the lake and the oysters. He will convince the tourist that although rare they do find pearls sometimes in the oysters. He usually comes with a basket full of oysters and starts shucking the oysters. Lo and behold, he shows an oyster with a pearl and lets the tourist take a look by taking it in their palm. It looks like a real pearl and then he offers to sell it for a nominal price. Tourists do negotiate a bit and eventually, the pearl is sold to the gullible tourist. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It gets even better when he mentions in passing, in addition to pearls they do find a few other things like opal as well. He then opens an oyster to display an opal (Highly polished and glittering reflecting rainbow colors) and he offers to sell saying it is indeed very rare to find and that we are just lucky to be the one to witness. He strikes another deal, and the haggling does on, and the deal is struck. He and his group are really exceptionally good with such honest-looking faces and childlike qualities. Later, on our trip, we found that hawkers were selling the pearls and other oyster-origin jewels in little sachets near the temple for next to nothing. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4tXEKDCWBYZ5-l24HY_DsTdExhunoaaIW5G2T4YzC2zFGQLXcxyOTwifBhVTQhhav0VXqYIE7h8o0wWp1qqKWeOUKyhH5ZtmNOEOTuN4qkWejcjFcfedMr_1JjnPRmUYxzIWUNnRaKYnEmd6amvclydapX5eZzYa952Ca5ZQ5t-d-rCPV7w/s4032/20190926_111543.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4tXEKDCWBYZ5-l24HY_DsTdExhunoaaIW5G2T4YzC2zFGQLXcxyOTwifBhVTQhhav0VXqYIE7h8o0wWp1qqKWeOUKyhH5ZtmNOEOTuN4qkWejcjFcfedMr_1JjnPRmUYxzIWUNnRaKYnEmd6amvclydapX5eZzYa952Ca5ZQ5t-d-rCPV7w/s320/20190926_111543.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> Red crabs that are caught near a now-tide near the ocean</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzofrBzq8yhgUqNgdgBXQ91mcnGsQtPw7BqIgasVRCP1zxMsSXlOJ7s_xqKjsuX4TkqylE5qf2E-y_3jRjFF_UPZvPCletD4vjNzSs2sTyeqLSXIThX_VD1ZrrG3W1fjz_YcY1BokgTvceuMNmaNEdinYBL8dZvhksBvcQciIIWlmpWB3RRQ/s4032/20190926_113659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVzofrBzq8yhgUqNgdgBXQ91mcnGsQtPw7BqIgasVRCP1zxMsSXlOJ7s_xqKjsuX4TkqylE5qf2E-y_3jRjFF_UPZvPCletD4vjNzSs2sTyeqLSXIThX_VD1ZrrG3W1fjz_YcY1BokgTvceuMNmaNEdinYBL8dZvhksBvcQciIIWlmpWB3RRQ/s320/20190926_113659.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>Fake 'gem' from the oyster</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVk5uyBpocNihT_yeN5njhcVggC7qq8nICQtqnzzgZjC56-0TTBLvSKp92W0BpTFXRTpjzYN5C2ImuDWLNNUQfykHvnoq46xcKAOEV8fk4_44lWbopW3BORwPsyiBgQJFcMkaDmUM0W9iJ1Oqrc83ZoBpigtnQrtcxbYCTcsxjnnpaFLaKxs/s4032/20190926_111712.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieVk5uyBpocNihT_yeN5njhcVggC7qq8nICQtqnzzgZjC56-0TTBLvSKp92W0BpTFXRTpjzYN5C2ImuDWLNNUQfykHvnoq46xcKAOEV8fk4_44lWbopW3BORwPsyiBgQJFcMkaDmUM0W9iJ1Oqrc83ZoBpigtnQrtcxbYCTcsxjnnpaFLaKxs/s320/20190926_111712.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">"Pearl" and "gem-bearing" oysters </span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">The location where the river meets the
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</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><span>The boat </span><o:p></o:p></span><span>took us to another part of the lake where the ocean meets the river. Again, this beach is supposed to have pearl-bearing oysters that tourists often find. We did not find any.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVT07G2go-UtPqWBQEvxlAQ6uHUC9FuGhCa8ttLEcUOOYktWgs8YkIZep4Etbenh-P0UK3Q6Iv8w6MWvbGJOvcWK67mu6LTm428ZJgbO3DeOrEF7jV1OHKY2k3RUiAXs3P21t7fVOJk8tPuJgWutPyHRxBFLKqXtzBxLmGLIm2Qxp4fshd8uo/s4032/20190926_145659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVT07G2go-UtPqWBQEvxlAQ6uHUC9FuGhCa8ttLEcUOOYktWgs8YkIZep4Etbenh-P0UK3Q6Iv8w6MWvbGJOvcWK67mu6LTm428ZJgbO3DeOrEF7jV1OHKY2k3RUiAXs3P21t7fVOJk8tPuJgWutPyHRxBFLKqXtzBxLmGLIm2Qxp4fshd8uo/s320/20190926_145659.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Tunga; mso-bidi-language: KN; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Yu Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">Lunch near the lake</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">After the boat ride, we tried to eat at the only restaurant nearby. It had no visible signs of a restaurant but just a tile-faced house with two or three rooms and a kitchen. They had mostly fish, they said. Only some ate the fish, which was bony, awfully expensive, and badly cooked. The surroundings of the restaurant were filthy with all construction materials thrown around. They had no coffee.</span><o:p style="font-size: 12pt;"></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmr4G9g1N1FE9EzgBlXeTQXnL-Gz_bf0A2c9Is4mv7l4qAwCU9NAc4h48J8pAZd9-61NFrz4nPv490XdtFsQ-8h-0aKlPw5xBMuV_BLO72u05zXRHkMSTdmh7xOU7QFoHq4hyERy6JCFh8UVDQ6OuQ9EZbGius04o4neJiHLyTdUVYPdtDzQ/s4032/20190926_162058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmr4G9g1N1FE9EzgBlXeTQXnL-Gz_bf0A2c9Is4mv7l4qAwCU9NAc4h48J8pAZd9-61NFrz4nPv490XdtFsQ-8h-0aKlPw5xBMuV_BLO72u05zXRHkMSTdmh7xOU7QFoHq4hyERy6JCFh8UVDQ6OuQ9EZbGius04o4neJiHLyTdUVYPdtDzQ/s320/20190926_162058.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></p>Tile-faced house</span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Vc6yTewdX6I79RkkKxcfQePdw_7DqvuUgMEGyECtcz7P5RfOmxfOdFxnsu-ZYPT31NPwGLYf0wf2NOluYiW6M2GxLtFZWGp3XyaedghyQQJ_PMhow3CFS3bKCzJOlH71gOHyTe2B_S-Bss-MBxMwkOcdAE7ilapkxxD0ArGoyKEmEu9-kuQ/s4032/20190926_162104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Vc6yTewdX6I79RkkKxcfQePdw_7DqvuUgMEGyECtcz7P5RfOmxfOdFxnsu-ZYPT31NPwGLYf0wf2NOluYiW6M2GxLtFZWGp3XyaedghyQQJ_PMhow3CFS3bKCzJOlH71gOHyTe2B_S-Bss-MBxMwkOcdAE7ilapkxxD0ArGoyKEmEu9-kuQ/s320/20190926_162104.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b style="font-size: 16px;"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.9733px;">Visit Shri Jagannath Temple</span></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif"><span style="font-family: verdana;">We left soon and drove to the Shri Jagannath temple. It was not too far from the place we were going to stay.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtOpnP3NbFBnSX5rEPSPJNJTcQmY76QYvlRSr_JABF75CAzovO5bzB0UPh9vHslS5VJVEVwdwCQs2ev1uiFW4l953TYzcR13DCmvONZZlRsDPukz8PRYAF4_VHFPE96eG7nPvyGBJD6EEzVUHNizHb229OpSaNdt-b0_dyBbClIUgNzrEV9s/s865/Fig.%2025.png" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="865" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtOpnP3NbFBnSX5rEPSPJNJTcQmY76QYvlRSr_JABF75CAzovO5bzB0UPh9vHslS5VJVEVwdwCQs2ev1uiFW4l953TYzcR13DCmvONZZlRsDPukz8PRYAF4_VHFPE96eG7nPvyGBJD6EEzVUHNizHb229OpSaNdt-b0_dyBbClIUgNzrEV9s/s320/Fig.%2025.png" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">It was getting late in the day and city traffic was horrendous. The Jagannath temple attracts many, many pilgrims from all over India and even from foreign countries.</span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">The crowd that gathers during the famous ‘car festival’ event that takes place once in twelve years is so large that it has entered the English language as ‘<b>Juggernaut</b>’. Even on a normal day, the crowd is enormous.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbeTvgGczxOcm6gzh91xKtp2x_HinEji6X9Ff3Fvok1q1K5yxrWRyu7OLuei-kAh-I2KuLnkqYt6qGX6laD6DF-I5YJTKI-qEPJR_DUGUoPxB-krTRe69nUOXrvbBydBnBFkOh17jzfWUx81xyBweh31wkZP8WSOJmBzBHPbnPvb8I0MPK00/s4032/20190926_173011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDbeTvgGczxOcm6gzh91xKtp2x_HinEji6X9Ff3Fvok1q1K5yxrWRyu7OLuei-kAh-I2KuLnkqYt6qGX6laD6DF-I5YJTKI-qEPJR_DUGUoPxB-krTRe69nUOXrvbBydBnBFkOh17jzfWUx81xyBweh31wkZP8WSOJmBzBHPbnPvb8I0MPK00/s320/20190926_173011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">There was a long queue of devotees trying to enter the temple. We got hold of a Panda to guide us through as we did not speak Odia. Again, the Panda told us that foreigners were not allowed to enter the temple. But he did help us including my wife to pray from outside the temple.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqL7ODvmlJB4L7epyiX6lVh4o1NdCAQpwC_GbAwO4ysJuyVF9cN6zyGk_4IoK7WjU_GDNnMK1i7tHgWUSQSei-CMMEMS5_wvax4BQB6sMl_vxxM5GcJRtFtl8HtYhGnSe0vIYGq5On6JC_zGAUg9HgHbsIuTHXTW3CoI1f8V8L0GQGE586kY/s4032/20190926_175022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqL7ODvmlJB4L7epyiX6lVh4o1NdCAQpwC_GbAwO4ysJuyVF9cN6zyGk_4IoK7WjU_GDNnMK1i7tHgWUSQSei-CMMEMS5_wvax4BQB6sMl_vxxM5GcJRtFtl8HtYhGnSe0vIYGq5On6JC_zGAUg9HgHbsIuTHXTW3CoI1f8V8L0GQGE586kY/s320/20190926_175022.jpg" width="156" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p> A </span><i style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">Panda</i><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;"> guiding through the prayers</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3AS5Z13CfQmEHwSNssTHZoyGiEyL-NKgFEV4uTGG9xWbneg6FQzvhWH1rlJYiketxkBJGBidR1DVT-XvZh0MrZmCXjFRWhTjJgf727U-Ii0D9nJKdiZWz6Bm0F0yyf63xytXYUTUJ-8WkI6yqqGFwQyiMWjUMYLnR7kryuQeiH8TJB-sNYq0/s4032/20190926_174840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3AS5Z13CfQmEHwSNssTHZoyGiEyL-NKgFEV4uTGG9xWbneg6FQzvhWH1rlJYiketxkBJGBidR1DVT-XvZh0MrZmCXjFRWhTjJgf727U-Ii0D9nJKdiZWz6Bm0F0yyf63xytXYUTUJ-8WkI6yqqGFwQyiMWjUMYLnR7kryuQeiH8TJB-sNYq0/s320/20190926_174840.jpg" width="156" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: left;">Inner view of the temple from street level </span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana;">As my wife could not enter because of temple regulations, I had to ask my wife to wait outside, but near the entrance. She obliged as she wanted me to have this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Only my sister, her husband, and I entered the temple. The architecture local to this region is more beautiful than I can describe. I wished I could spend a whole morning here. There were places inside where taking photos was prohibited. We arranged to make special prayers which usually involve telling our gotras (our bloodline from the Rishis) and our birth stars to the priest(s) who then begins our prayers. He is the go-between between us and the Gods. We collected some prasadams (Sweets, nuts, and dry fruits, in a palm leaf basket) and left the temple. My wife was patiently waiting.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 107%;">Dinner near the temple <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; line-height: 107%;">We had dinner in a nearby restaurant of which there are plenty. It is easy to find a vegetarian restaurant. The food was nothing to write about. The hotel we were staying at was not too far from the temple as we could see the temple from our rooms. We returned to the hotel. It was indeed a hectic day with pouring rain, slush, and mud; wet umbrellas and shoes filled with mud and water. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Lucida Sans",sans-serif" style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oh! What a day.</span><o:p style="font-size: 12pt;"></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Harrington; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-59749332899192730232022-10-20T20:54:00.005-07:002022-10-20T20:54:50.087-07:00Learn to use Microsoft Math Solver<p> This may help you with your studies and you may ace the SAT exam. There is a download link to get your copy of the APP on your smartphone.</p><p>Here is a picture of the site in English and you can use other languages also. To type an equation you need to use the pertinent math problem you are interested in. It ranges from Pre_Algebra to Matrix Calculation. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuMC3gRr3Kfc4X7qOWnsXXZLEY7PcFLXf5f9PQpY2v_kYz2my2-WtR6LKLtskPt5OqDMyf4-noNlKWmenjqjSZPlffnuRm1K5AtCoIO1GU9vpz3eXNxSx6Vru4xsj_4t5EXHp8QP-yhMBED4Q-dBy-RPrEDEJx4OWNCAsu6LX9OSE2m1gbfU/s1978/MicrosoftMathSolver.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="1978" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvuMC3gRr3Kfc4X7qOWnsXXZLEY7PcFLXf5f9PQpY2v_kYz2my2-WtR6LKLtskPt5OqDMyf4-noNlKWmenjqjSZPlffnuRm1K5AtCoIO1GU9vpz3eXNxSx6Vru4xsj_4t5EXHp8QP-yhMBED4Q-dBy-RPrEDEJx4OWNCAsu6LX9OSE2m1gbfU/s320/MicrosoftMathSolver.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>Give it a try.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the link:<a href="http://mathsolver.microsoft.com"> https://mathsolver.microsoft.com</a></p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-50898458261715257012022-10-14T19:21:00.005-07:002022-11-29T19:35:41.375-08:00What will happen to Bengaluru after a nuclear attack?<p> This is an 'if' scenario but scary. What if a 15 Kilton nuclear bomb is dropped on Bengaluru. This is a simulation using the site below for a 15 Kiloton bomb.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNcSWr6w94ZLumanFCzREmVrNH4uJ5be53Z9A6lyTIRbddKpDZySPcvDnZ1XDhaq1a9ABoWB_QM5wkjk0Rah8Sbzs415p40LDRzqxpaMhvkw0r4EXGhR7x6LquntRn-qMue7JoOMhZSvnVF71iit5N_kghN1d4WUDXATIqjQ8Eo59NhBcoimA/s1906/NukeMapBlr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1759" data-original-width="1906" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNcSWr6w94ZLumanFCzREmVrNH4uJ5be53Z9A6lyTIRbddKpDZySPcvDnZ1XDhaq1a9ABoWB_QM5wkjk0Rah8Sbzs415p40LDRzqxpaMhvkw0r4EXGhR7x6LquntRn-qMue7JoOMhZSvnVF71iit5N_kghN1d4WUDXATIqjQ8Eo59NhBcoimA/s320/NukeMapBlr.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>This is the simulation for the largest Pakistani weapon (tested)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8Q7JqzIYYB6TlNCu5qvefJSWBgq6_4bEji7lQFCHNASa6hRkmuTIr8O_T1WYSttGTVYFMnnMEQ29lBvx0FUKoseZL41ya2AUQLKTvTuofo1awBS4nu10pKY8USsQS9lLSv1Xg2V0CJCjFFzw0-sFpk2VnhyrnTtncDBG_iXpL4cE7vI5e_0/s1883/NukeMapBlr2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1413" data-original-width="1883" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii8Q7JqzIYYB6TlNCu5qvefJSWBgq6_4bEji7lQFCHNASa6hRkmuTIr8O_T1WYSttGTVYFMnnMEQ29lBvx0FUKoseZL41ya2AUQLKTvTuofo1awBS4nu10pKY8USsQS9lLSv1Xg2V0CJCjFFzw0-sFpk2VnhyrnTtncDBG_iXpL4cE7vI5e_0/s320/NukeMapBlr2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/</p><p><br /></p>mysorianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03654457448972590590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29532919.post-80091529244902304772022-10-07T19:45:00.007-07:002022-10-07T19:46:44.818-07:002022 Noble Prize in Physics to experimentalists in Quantum Information Science<p> We are so very close that even oceans apart we are still close.</p><p>Three scientists one each from the USA, France, and Austria share the 2022 Noble Prize in Physics for their pioneering experiments in Quantum Information Science.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZIjKmLckDX8ZXsLe8ZJeztizk3tSg43uEIsHgBQUoBn2RTD8GvQBpPoApSDQtgRknTNcisndLcwZQW0P1PDm0UPIaWPxemwI0dVacEFB0rxz0DQFQgx2ouw91DG-rQJNkn_DGnho6zA8jKhw1-EkWeCBZwIph0Q8R4a8eZMMUpUokNAxd9E/s1193/2022NoblePrizePhoto.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="1193" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZIjKmLckDX8ZXsLe8ZJeztizk3tSg43uEIsHgBQUoBn2RTD8GvQBpPoApSDQtgRknTNcisndLcwZQW0P1PDm0UPIaWPxemwI0dVacEFB0rxz0DQFQgx2ouw91DG-rQJNkn_DGnho6zA8jKhw1-EkWeCBZwIph0Q8R4a8eZMMUpUokNAxd9E/s320/2022NoblePrizePhoto.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Source of image: IndianExpress</p><p>Their work will revolutionize Computing, cryptography, and teleporting information.</p><p><b>Recipients sharing the prize:</b></p><p><b>Alain Aspect </b></p><p>Université Paris-Saclay and École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France</p><p><b>John F. Clauser of J.F. Clauser & Association, </b></p><p>Walnut Creek, CA, USA,</p><p><b>Anton Zeilinger </b></p><p>University of Vienna, Austria</p><p><br /></p><p><i><span style="color: #990000;">Summary of work from the Noble Prize site:</span></i></p><p>"John Clauser developed John Bell’s ideas, leading to a practical experiment. When he took the measurements, they supported quantum mechanics by clearly violating a Bell inequality. This means that quantum mechanics cannot be replaced by a theory that uses hidden variables.</p><p>Some loopholes remained after John Clauser’s experiment. Alain Aspect developed the setup, using it in a way that closed an important loophole. He was able to switch the measurement settings after an entangled pair had left its source, so the setting that existed when they were emitted could not affect the result.</p><p>Using refined tools and long series of experiments, Anton Zeilinger started to use entangled quantum states. Among other things, his research group has demonstrated a phenomenon called quantum teleportation, which makes it possible to move a quantum state from one particle to one at a distance."</p><p>More here:</p><p>https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2022/press-release/</p><div>
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