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The first time you clap eyes on Oslo, you may feel the urge to laugh. Not out of any unkind sentiment, but because Norway's capital is so postcard perfect in every way that you'd be forgiven for thinking you'd stepped onto a film set.
Set between a fjord and acres of woodland, Oslo is a beautiful city, filled with beautiful buildings and populated with beautiful people. Even on a grey day, there is an eternally sunny feel to Oslo, where the water is as impossibly blue as the eyes of each passing Nordic beauty and life seems full to the brim of exciting pursuits to keep you entertained. You'll feel like you've landed in a Disney movie, where the orchestra swells with every step you take and you feel the urge to sing… sing… sing…
The people of Oslo are cheerful, accepting country folk who happen to find themselves in a city. Sailing, hiking, hunting and skiing are all popular pastimes, and with a close proximity to ski slopes, woods and, of course, the breathtaking Oslo Fjord and Oslo Harbour, Oslo cultivates a sensible and unshakeable balance in its population between city life and outdoor bliss.
Whether you want to explore the Edvard Munch Museum (he was the dude who painted the famous/creepy artwork 'The Scream'), get your literary fix at the Ibsen Museum, gawk at some amazing sculptures at Frogner Park or go skiing at Holmenkollen, one of the best snow spots in the country, Oslo will take your hand and (ever-so-politely and enthusiastically) guide you through the wonders this city has to offer.
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10. National Theatre Dress in your finest to catch a play, musical or some classic opera at this cultural icon.
5. Natural History Museum Check out some Nordic dinosaurs and then visit the Botanic Gardennext door.
9. Holmenkellen This one's for the ski bunnies. Enjoy the white stuff in one of best winter/ski spots.
4. National Gallery You know you want some Edvard Munch.
8. TusenFryd A theme park with a stack of rides, shows, magic and much more.
3. Frogner Park This park has hundreds of statues and sculptures for your viewing pleasure.
7. Oslo Fjord Take a relaxing cruise while taking in the scenery of the city.
2. Akershus Fortress Weave through the corridors and secret passageways of this 13th Century medieval castle and fortress.
6. Viking Ship Museum Explore a whole bunch of Viking artefacts, including two perfectly preserved ships.
1. Royal Palace Take a summer tour of some of the most beautiful rooms, including the Banqueting Hall.
Oslo History
- Akershus Festning – This castle fortress from the medieval times stands near the centre of Oslo.
- Oslo City Hall – Open to the public and day-time tours are offered.
- Royal Palace – A popular tourist attraction that receives many visitors each year.
- Oscarsborg Fortress – This grand structure was built more than 350 years ago on Kaholmene in the Drøbak Strait.
- Baerums Verk – An inviting village that dates back to the early 1600s.
Oslo Art & Culture
- Opera House – In the shape of a glacier or a ship, it gives the appearance of floating along the Inlet in Oslo.
- Nobel Peace Centre – Offers an exhibit for each of the Nobel Peace Prize winners.
- Norwegian Museum of Cultural History – A unique open-air museum with real-life models of traditional Norwegian buildings.
- Viking Ship Museum – Home to the two best-preserved Viking ships today.
- Norwegian Maritime Museum – Celebrates the history of this seafaring nation.
Oslo Shopping
- Bygdøy Allé – A great shopping street with house and kitchenware, unique designs and furniture.
- Aker Brygge – An area along the sea for great shopping, glamour and nightlife fun.
- Akersgata – A new, exclusive shopping mall in Oslo with high-end stores.
- Glasmagasinet – This area dates back to the 1700s.
- Steen & Strøm – One of the city's original department stores, with stylish designs and an open-air café on the top floor.
Gay & Lesbian Oslo
- Bobs Pub – A relaxed place with an informal atmosphere and great prices.
- Elsker – A popular Oslo locale where you can get a bite to eat or something to drink.
- Ett Glass – This cafe, bar and restaurant has great international food and is a meeting place.
- London Pubs and Club – The most famous of its kind since the '70s, it offers a pool table, jukebox, Internet and more.
- SO – This is one of the newest places on the block, with great interior design and music to set the mood.
Oslo Outdoor
- Holmenkollen – Home to a ski jump rebuilt for the 2011 World Ski Championships.
- Frogner Park – A wonderful area for recreation and home to the Vigeland Sculpture Park, with hundreds of sculptures by Gustav Vigeland.
- Slottsparken – Also known as the Palace Park, with walkways that cross the park.
- Akerselva – A wonderful place for freshwater swimming.
- Oslo Fjords – In the summer months, from the middle of June through the middle of August, you will find wonderful and enjoyable outdoor swimming pools.
Oslo LocalCity Centre
Home to some of the most popular attractions, including the Royal Palace, the Akershus Castle and Fortress and the Oslo Cathedral (underwhelming from the outside, a treasure trove of artistic flair, gold trimmings and stained glass within), the City Centre is also Oslo's shopping and restaurant quarter. Eateries and malls such as Oslo City abound, then once you've spent a pretty penny (or a pretty krone), slap on your finest threads and catch a performance at the National Theatre. Not your thing? Then try the bevy of bars and clubs that are also in the area.
Situated on the west side of Oslo, Bygdoy is quite fancy and just a little bit posh, so make sure you're dressed to impress. Explore the stack of museums, including the Holocaust Centre, the Kon-Tiki Museum and the Viking Ship Museum. Now it's time to hit up those big labels at Bygdoy's many boutiques. Norwegian fashion has been on the up for years, and if you don't mind shelling out the krone, you'll pick up some amazing pieces. If you're around during the warmer months, don't forget a visit to Huk – Paradisbukta Beach, a favourite with locals and tourists alike.
One of Oslo's most chilled-out areas, Frogner is well worth a visit. Frogner Park/Vigeland Sculpture Park is a place to relax and take in the beautiful craftsmanship of the sculptures by Gustav Vigeland. Once you're done there, the Frognerbadet (outdoor pools) next door will delight, not least because of the healthy helping of bronzed blondes (and blonds) taking a dip.
Make sure you bring your skis, toboggans, snowboards and fluoro '80s getups to Oslo's premier ski area. One of the best in the country, it attracts hundreds of thousands of people every winter, so it's not the place to go if you want to get off the beaten piste. Still, the Holmenkollen Ski Museum and Tower, a museum about the history of skiing (anyone else find that slightly amusing?) offers up something a little different, as well a hell of a view.
If the idea of strapping your feet to a board and hurling yourself down an icy slope makes you slightly ill, why not come in the summer? There's fishing, canoeing and hiking to keep you entertained, and not a puffy jumpsuit in sight.
Oslo Eat & Drink
Schrøder Yummy, traditional Norwegian food on the cheap. Try the fried flounder.
Arakataka European cuisine with a chic, Nordic twist.
Kampen A cute and homely venue that does everything from tapas to Italian pastas.
Olympen Dine beneath the shimmer and sparkle of chandeliers at this massive eatery.
Palace Grill This place has some kooky adornments but it's full of personality and charm. FYI: the menu changes every day, but many of the chic clientele are regulars.
Tabibito Big, bright and always packed. Come here for the best Asian food in Oslo.
Gloria Flames One of the city's most popular alternative pubs/bars satisfies with live music and jugs of beer.
Bla Different music every week makes this the ultimate cool kid's refuge.
Victor A small place that's well off the tourist trail in a place the locals call 'the north pole'. But the menu is laden with traditional Norwegian gems.
Ekeberg This beautiful establishment has a varied menu of refined European food.
Oslo Events
If you like your country tunes, make sure you're around during June for the Norwegian Wood Festival. Crowds fill Oslo's Frognerbadet for performances by both Norwegian and international country artists. Neil Young and Bob Dylan have both played in the past. BYO cowboy hat.
June's Oslo Summer Festival includes a bevy of markets, concerts, fairs and other street entertainment over three fun-filled days. Kick back in the sun and enjoy the buzz of an Oslo summer.
Go and have some ye olde medieval fun at the Oslo Medieval Festival in mid-June. It's an all-ages festival that offers a bunch of pretty exciting medieval experiences such as knight tournaments, historical plays, jugglers, jousters and jesters, as well as medieval-themed concerts.
Oslo Pride Week (June) is a week-long GLBT pride festival that hosts concerts, exhibitions, cruises, comedy and sport events, parades and a film festival at a number of places around the city. Most events are free.
December is made even more exciting with The Great Annual Christmas Fair. There's a market at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History (make sure you pick up some cute little gifts and souvenirs), the historical buildings in the city are merrily decorated and a bunch of Christmas concerts hit the streets. Prepare for a Santa sighting.
When To Go
Unless you're after some skiing, forget the cold winter months and visit during late June to September for sunny days and minimal rainfall.
Oslo's average temperatures are -4°C (25°F) in winter, 12°C (54°F) in spring, 20°C (68°F) in summer and 9°C (48°F) in autumn.
A better gauge of when to visit may be in terms of daylight hours. In the depths of winter, there's less than six hours between sunrise and sunset. In summer, though, that rises to almost 19 hours.
What To Miss
If you're around during the winter, be wary of falling bits of ice and slabs of snow that drift from buildings – they hurt. Same goes for frozen rivers. It may look fun to slide across them, but if they crack, you're up the creek (or in it) without a paddle.
Avoid shifty street peeps who try to strike up a conversation with you and ask you to 'play a game' with them. Street scammers are pretty common in Oslo, so it's best to just keep on walking.
Getting Around
The T-bane metro is one of the best and cheapest ways to get around this city. If that doesn't rock your boat, there is also a bevy of buses and trams for your convenience.
General Information
The capital of Norway is the quintessence of why Scandinavia generates the envy of the international community. With a desirable quality of life and a sensible, unflappable outlook on the world, Oslo is a wonderful place.
If you can overcome the potential strain on your budget, a cursory tour of Oslo is well worth the expense. While the city may lack the flash of Stockholm and inherent charm of Copenhagen, Oslo provides a welcome departure from urban flurry and commotion. On lovely Oslofjord bay, with dense forests and lush hills and mountains on the perimeter, Oslo is a beautiful city to explore.
Oslo proper is replete with a tidy collection of attractions that are easily accessible either on foot or via public transportation.
Akershus Castle is one of the most impressive city fortifications in the world, let alone Europe. Construction began in 1290, with several restorations since to upgrade the stone fortress walls. Despite incursions by everyone from Sweden to Nazi Germany, Akershus has never been successfully taken from Norway. The castle fortress still serves as a base for the Ministry of Defence, as well as a mausoleum for generations of Norwegian royalty.
The Nobel Peace Center, much like the museum of the same name in Stockholm, Sweden, provides intuition on the life of Alfred Nobel, as well as displays about past recipients of the Peace Prize. The Center bestows the influential international honour every December 10, with a grand ceremony at Oslo City Hall.
The foundation was laid for the unusual City Hall in 1931, although formal inauguration did not occur until 1950. The strange, bold structure defines for many residents the best in Oslo architecture. With numerous art exhibits and cultural spectacles, City Hall is worth a tour.
The National Gallery, or Nasjonalgalleriet, is by far the most educational and important museum in Norway. The fabulous structure contains over 50,000 works of art, though the most famous attractions are by native son Edvard Munch.
The wonderful Royal Palace of Norway may not afford occasions to meet with King Harald V but has become one of the most popular attractions in the country since tours became available in 2002.
Oslo offers a full slate of festivals, concerts and events to visitors who want to get out and about.
The biennial Ibsen Stage Festival celebrates the work of famous Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen, with performances at the National Theatre.
For the past decade the Iagori Gypsy Music Festival has drawn the best in international folklore talent to Oslo, each September.
The New Oslo Opera House is a fabulous concert hall which hosts myriad performances throughout the year. The Oslo Opera Festival, held every September, aims to spread appreciation of the genre to new generations.
The ULTIMA Oslo Contemporary Music Festival is one of the most vital in Europe, at least in the realm of contemporary music. The foremost event in Norway features concerts, stage productions, dance, films, installations, composer conferences and youth projects.
The climate of Oslo is humid continental, with a splash of hemiboreal. Summers can bring intense heat, with even snowfall and cold throughout the winter months. The city experiences four distinct seasons.
- Winter (November to March) -1.5-3.5°C
- Spring (April to May) 0.5-15.5°C
- Summer (June to August) 10.5-21.5°C
- Fall (September to October) 3.5-15°C
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Vulnerability in Server Message Block Could Allow Remote Code Execution (885250)
Issued: February 8, 2005
Version: 1.0
Who should read this document: Customers who use Microsoft Windows
Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution
Maximum Severity Rating: Critical
Recommendation: Customers should apply the update immediately.
Security Update Replacement: None
Caveats: None
Tested Software and Security Update Download Locations:
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?Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 ? Download the update
?Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 ? Download the update
?Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 (Itanium) ? Download the update
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?Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME)
The software in this list has been tested to determine whether the versions are affected. Other versions either no longer include security update support or may not be affected. To determine the support life cycle for your product and version, visit the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Web site.
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This update resolves a newly-discovered, privately-reported vulnerability. The vulnerability is documented in the ?Vulnerability Details? section of this bulletin.
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CANTON The owners of an East Main Street bed and breakfast complained to village trustees Monday evening the Route 11 reconstruction project is blocking access to their business and often waking their sleeping guests before 7 a.m.
Charles F. Rouse, and his wife, Brooke E., owners of 24 E. Main St. Bed & Breakfast, asked the Board of Trustees for help in controlling a situation they claimed is threatening their business and leaving some customers disgruntled.
The couple asked officials to research and enforce the villages noise ordinance so that heavy equipment like bulldozers and tractors arent allowed to operate before 7 a.m.
They also requested that the state Department of Transportation guarantee them access to their property so theyre not scrambling to figure out how to get their customers into the renovated home where they operate their bed and breakfast.
There are some laws in place to protect residents of the village and were asking you to enforce those laws, Mrs. Rouse said. Now that downtown is pretty, it seems East Main Street businesses have somehow gone by the wayside.
The couples property is adjacent to the CSX railroad crossing which was replaced as part of the project.
The Rouses also own other nearby rental properties that have been affected by the ongoing $9.5 million DOT reconstruction project.
Village Trustee Daniel J. McDonnell said village officials need to take a strong stand with CSX, the DOT and the projects general contractor, Luck Bros. Inc., Plattsburgh, in order to safeguard Canton residents and businesses.
These people should be able to get to their businesses. Its frustrating to me that were letting anyone do whatever they want, he said.
For the next 10 days, the couple should be guaranteed access to Jay Street, which is off Main Street and adjacent to their business, Mr. McDonnell said.
Village Superintendent Brien E. Hallahan said work near the rail crossing is taking longer than expected, partly because CSX increased its train speed limit from 25 to 40 mph.
As a result, DOT unexpectedly had to alter its design plan, which will add several hundred thousands of dollars to the projects cost, he said, adding that the state will have to pick up the extra expense.
I have no reservation saying that the criticism should go to CSX, Mr. Hallahan said.
Village trustees directed attorney Gerald Ducharme to research whether the village can insist the train speed remain at 25 mph.
In other action, the board delayed making a decision about creating a dog park at Canton Island, also known as Willow Island. During a public hearing, Thomas M. Cutter said the board should seek input from the six-member Canton Grasse River Revitalization Committee. That group spent five years developing a lengthy plan that was adopted by the village board in 2010.
This board at the bare minimum should refer to this proposal, Mr. Cutter said.
Several community members spoke in favor of creating the fenced-in dog park on the island.
Village Mayor David P. Curry directed members of the communitys dog park committee to meet with the Grasse River revitalization group.
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MASSENA St. Johns Episcopal Church is putting out the welcome mat Sunday for anyone who wants to learn about Armenian history.
The congregation will celebrate Armenian National Day at 2 p.m. in the parish hall with a film, The Armenian Genocide, along with personal stories from some of Massenas Armenian citizens.
The Rev. Elizabeth Papazoglakis, church rector, said its an opportunity for others to learn about the rich heritage of Massenas Armenian community.
We invited all the Armenian people that were on our roll, she said. We invited them to invite the Armenian people in the community and anybody else in the community who would like to hear the Armenian story. Were asking people to come together and learn their story. If theyre people of Armenian descent, they can come and share their story. Its just a gathering to honor them.
The 2006 film The Armenian Genocide is a 60-minute documentary produced by PBS. It explores the Ottoman Empire killings of more than 1 million Armenians during World War I and features never-before-seen historical footage of the events and key players.
They use real clips with historians telling the story of whats gone on, the Rev. Mrs. Papazoglakis said. Their stories have not been told. When you hear holocaust, you hear Jews. Yes, that was a horrific story that began in 1915.
Genocide Remembrance Day is held April 24, but it was more conducive on our calendars to honor this in September, the rector said.
She said that when she and her husband, the Rev. Tom Papazoglakis, arrived at St. Johns earlier this year, they found a tapestry that had been a gift to the church from Armenians who worshipped there.
We were very interested in learning their stories, she said.
On Sunday, everyone will have an opportunity to hear those stories. Refreshments will be served during the event.
Its really important to keep these stories alive and have an appreciation for the citizens that live among us. We need to make sure people know what other people are capable of doing, the Rev. Mrs. Papazoglakis said. If you dont know what happened in the past, you cant conceive that its happening again.
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Don't Copy India! ~ Toongi Dasi
Why India's dichotomous householder/brahmachari model doesn't work–for them, or us.
My guru was 11 years old when his marriage was arranged in his village somewhere in the rural interior of the state of Bihar, India. Of course the actual wedding and consequent living together with his wife did not occur until he was older, probably somewhere between mid-teens to early twenties. Years later, he would leave his family to take sannyasa, voluntary vows of renunciation. Many years later still, I would go to India, meet him, take diksha (formal initiation into mantra-sadhana) and live in his ashram.
Those times spent in his ashram were the happiest of my life. Almost three years after meeting him and taking diksha he would go on his first "world tour" out of India to teach foreigners about Bhakti. After that first tour every year saw more and more foreigners from around the world coming to his humble ashrams in the famous Braj area of India (Mathura-Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh), where Radha and Krishna sported their divine play (leela) 5,000 or so years ago. As a result, the ashrams gradually became more crowded and more "westernized."
I remember clearly one incident that gave me a little shock (I admit to being somewhat of a prude by nature). A middle aged couple nearing 50 who were not married came to the ashram and set up their tent on the roof of the ashram in order to live there for a month. Gurudeva knew they were not married and yet he allowed them to sleep together in the ashram which was traditionally inhabited by brahmacharis (single, assumed to be celibate men and women), and the occasional married couple.
After a while of staying at the ashram the couple thought it would be cool to have a traditional Indian style commitment ceremony inside the temple (though they were not legally married, or ever became so). I remember clearly the Indian brahmacharis and other locals affectionately joking with one another about their age and how unusual and strange it is to see people "so old" getting into a relationship, what to speak of having a formal Indian fire sacrifice to affirm their commitment. Nonetheless, the ashram hosted their ceremony and feast and a pleasant time was had by all.
Part of the amusement for the locals was that this particular relationship model; middle aged, living together without being legally or religiously married, having a fire sacrifice at such a ripe old age past one's peak fertility years, was in direct opposition to their model which has been in existence for hundreds if not thousands of years; two young, fertile people, most likely both virgins/brahmacharis who have never even dated, what to speak of having shacked-up, coming together at the behest of their elders to religiously wed with the express purpose of preserving society, culture and the propagation of the species.
I'll admit that yours truly, being young, prudish and very much influenced by the local culture at the time, was also quite amused, if not bemused. One thing that I did note however was that our guru, who perhaps out of all of us came from the most traditional, orthodox and conservative background, seemed to think nothing of it and gave his complete blessings and affections to the couple from the time they showed up at our ashram doorsteps. He didn't blink an eye when this unmarried couple set up tent on the roof or asked for a fire sacrifice at their "advanced age."
Over the years and travels with my guru I would witness what was at the time a more liberal approach to relationships than the one even I as an American was raised with. (My parents were against shacking up before marriage, as many of their generation. Things have changed since).
While in India he honored the cultural norms of that country, when dealing with his non-Indian disciples he conceded that different cultures have different relationship models. Though one thing he was consistent about across cultures was staying together and trying your best to make things work once a commitment was made. Even then, he understood that there are some circumstances in which even that is impossible.
I very much appreciated and agreed with Lakshmi Nair's two recent elephant journal articles (here and here) about brahmacharya. One of the biggest culture shocks of my life was experienced not when I went to India but when I returned to the USA again, and that was the complete taboo that the subject of celibacy is here, and that too within yoga circles themselves!
No matter the yoga studio, the seminar, the workshop, whatever, I found the most frequently talked about thing was "relationships"–and by relationships they meant of the romantic/sexual kind, not platonic or otherwise. All ages–whether teens, adults, or elderly persons in their viagra/cialis years, all age groups are talking about "relationships."
I remember giving one yoga class to some American women and talking about brahmacharya and one of them exclaimed, "who in the world would want to be celibate and why?!" I had no answer! The idea of being single, happy alone, drama-free and satisfied without sex was lost on her. I realized I'd have to revamp my presentation for a demographic wherein the benefits of either short or long term brahmacharya are not collectively known.
On the opposite and far other extreme of the spectrum I give you the result of a brahmacharya that is culturally enforced against the will of the people, and that is eve-teasing. Eve-teasing is India's euphemism for "street sexual harassment" which has reached epidemic proportions across the sub-continent. You can read about it and what India's women (and some men) are doing to fight back here.
It's a major problem in the area my guru's ashram is located in. I remember going on short trips to other parts of India just to get a break from it all. My first night in Mumbai (Bombay) I was shocked to see young couples on Marine Drive cuddled up, hugging and kissing. Remember, India is a country where PDAs (public displays of affection) remain illegal in some areas. But after the initial shock I reasoned, "this is a good thing. Those young men are too preoccupied with their girlfriends to harass me. I feel safe here".
Contrast that with the area further north I had just come from wherein the local police staff of Meerut, U.P, were commissioned to crack down on eve-teasers and they instead went after consensual couples – all for showing a lil' PDA in public! Please see news report here.
The villages, small towns, and second tier cities of India remain places without any socially accepted dating culture. Hence you have unmarried singles in the prime of their lives who are denied the physical and emotional affections of romantic relationships. That denial can extend all the way into their late 20s or even 30s if their parents are unable to arrange marriages until that time. A recipe for frustration? What do you think?
Moreover, in these same areas the few non-married consensual relationships that do manage to emerge are given almost the same treatment as non-consensual eve-teasers, as exemplified in this video, where Operation Majnun officers are stalking and roughing up free citizens of India (and asking some to do exercises on the spot holding their ears!) simply for enjoying each other's company in a park!
The reason for this is the grihasta/brahmachari or householder/celibate lifestyle model that India continues to abide by, more or less (exceptions are there).
In this model, as Lakshmi Nair pointed out, the brahmachari stage of life is during one's youth when studies take precedent over everything else. After that stage of life one is meant to enter the grihasta or householder stage; marriage, family, career, what is often referred to as "samsara" or the binding cycle.
Many in India see no middle ground between these two extremes and that is why in this modern age of extended college education where we remain students often up until our mid-20s and sometimes beyond, the culture expects one to remain brahmachari, or celibate, well into one's adult years without break! The break comes only with marriage.
For those of us with low libidos that's not difficult. But how many low libido or asexual people are there in the population? Exactly. Very few. Forget libido, this doesn't even begin to address the positive emotional impact a romantic relationship can have on the human psyche. Nor does such an either/or model address the many individuals who desire neither marriage nor family, but are not eager to sign up for lifelong celibacy when they are just barely out of their teens either. Where do they fit in? And what about all the LGBT people in the global yoga scene?
By collectively giving only two extreme options to the entire population across the board, and those options are either;
1. Marriage, family, complete samsara with all its subsequent duties, or
2. Complete celibacy and single life.
A society sets up a situation wherein a moderate middle ground is shamed at the same level sexual crimes are shamed. In other words, healthy, consensual relationships between legal-aged but unmarried adults carry almost the same, and sometimes more, stigma in (many parts of) India as non-consensual crimes like sexual harassment do!
This is not a healthy model to be exported globally, and certainly not healthy for the yoga community to adopt.
In our eagerness to reform some ethical breaches in the international yoga scene, let us not go to the other end of the extreme and begin to repress, shame and stigmatize consensual relationships between adults whether they be young, old, or in between–yoga teachers or not.
By demonizing consensual relationships we run the risk of creating a breeding ground for non-consensual harassment to bloom just below the surface and replicate itself to epidemic proportions.
Don't throw baby Gopal out with the bath water!
editor: Greg Eckard
Toongi Dasi is a third culture person who has lived most of her adult life in India studying the literature and lore of Bengali Vaishnavism under the guidance of her guru. She currently resides in the United States where she teaches meditation techniques and dishes out unsolicited advice to the lovelorn in the tradition of Vatsyayana, the celibate sex guru of Kama Sutra fame. She can be reached on email here.
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very interesting article! I think you make an excellent point that sometimes we brought up in Vedic culture, or Indians in general, make the mistake of polarizing it, as either "celibate forever" or "get married quick." I myself have this problem, even. But there is ntohing wrong in being with someone if you are both keeping GOd at the center; that is still a spiritiual relationship, it doesn't have to involve PDA or be degrading in any way; it can be spiritiual.
Still figuring this one out myself…doing the "brahmacarini" thing at the moment, but I'm in my early 20s, we'll see…I'd like to think I can do this forever, but I don't know if I have that much sense control.
Thanks for the article!
This is a wonderful and thought provoking piece, not to mention intelligently written.
Having just returned from my first extended trip to India, I deeply resonant with opinion. While India has many wonderful and magical things to offer, it could definitely use a new of glasses regarding relationships. Perhaps your guru provides the clearest and best example by simultaneously being rooted in tradition with the ability to see to the core with his understanding of the principles and their application to how we choose to relate.
Thank you for this offering.
Quite informative article, with a lot of data and social inside from both cultures, very good conclusion, however I think that the punch line should have been a bit stronger and perhaps a bit more discussed. All in all very good and solid article. The secret of all is: balance and live and let other live.
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Very though provoking! It's all about balance.
Well written article Toongi. Having lived in India I am well aware of all these cultural oddities, but people following some forms of yoga and have never been to India will no doubt learn a lot from your article. I don't think any of us have to fear the present Indian cultural model appearing in any country, especially not a Third World or developing country. I would like to talk about the subject of Brahmacharya, but it would take more time and effort than I am currently capable of.
Yes..the thing is that in the ancient days, the householder stage often started pretty early in life, so maybe they didn't run into the issues of extended brahmacharya like we do now. Also, we don't live such structured lives in neatly defined phases. But I also think (as I mentioned in our discussion over on my article that modern Indian culture is not necessarily true to the spirit of brahmacharya either due to layers upon layers of colonial, political, and patriarchal oppression. And this varies so much from region to region, as you mentioned, and is very much influenced by the political and social culture of the region. I really think brahmacharya ideally means having deep respect for sexuality and its sacred power. It may just be practical to abstain from sex when you are trying to focus on other things like developing the mind. But in our modern age, where, as you mentioned, extended studies means extending abstinence far longer than is reasonable to expect from the average person, then the abstinence itself might cause too much restlessness and distraction, which is certainly not the intention, and is probably in fact counterproductive to any sort of spiritual pursuits. I think in the real sense, brahmacharya is much more than just abstinence…it is abstinence if and when abstinence feels natural and appropriate (such as between teachers and students, etc.) and it is respect and mindfulness when in a consensual relationship. Your guru understood the true meaning…goonda policewalas definitely don't, but I wouldn't call that Indian culture necessarily…I think that is just corruption, and unfortunately there is a lot of that in modern India.
Thank you for the reference to my articles!
Good article Toongi. It just comes down to cultural differences and there's not a lot people can do to change that except globalisation, which is doing a good job. I have to say that I'm anti-brahmacarya these days, at least for people who've no background in the concept from their birth i.e. westerners. I don't see that it works or that there's any point to spending a period of time getting hung up over sex, which is what happens when people force abstinence on themselves. People who've been taught that sexual abstinence is a good thing carry that into their relationships, and unfortunately interpret the traditional Indian model into meaning that one sees one's partner as a 'friend' with whom to carry out spiritual practices at best, and as a distraction from spiritual emancipation at worst. Because it seems to be mostly men who try the brahmacari thing, (as women are generally encouraged to seek a husband) a huge imbalance occurs in which women are seen as 'the witch maya',(another misunderstanding of Indian spiritual thought) and they become the underdog. As a westerner, I have had to go full circle to realise that celibacy shouldn't be encouraged – just available to those who feel drawn to it by nature. Even during more religious times in Britain, only a very small portion of the religious congregation would become monks and nuns. As Gaurangi priya says above – it's all about balance.
I'd rather hear about how her relationship with her Guru changed her, and the inspiring experiences she had with him….
than the psycho-madness of peoples thinking processes "should I shouldn't I" with regards to sex. Who cares? Sex is a personal thing, relationship is a choice…. everyone is free to make their own decisions in these regards. It's a personal journey, and a private one. No one should be judged. A-sexuality is as a cool as any other choice, marriage is helpful as it protects girls from getting into too many sexual relationships and losing their grace, Brahmacari is a choice, and one encouraged by Gurudeva….. why? Sexual freedom has made sluts out of the society of woman, and is not freedom at all, it is a prison of the senses and desire…. that creates births and more births, unwanted children, broken hearts and women with intimacy issues…..
Let's hear more about Gurudeva and your experiences with him Toongi, now that I can really enjoy! We're all eagerly awaiting something deeper.
I think, with regards to the above comment, that Toongi writes these articles to encourage this kind of discussion. No-one outside of a small group of people knows who her Gurudeva is, and let's face it, people are more interested in issues that are pertinent to them in some way and make them think about reality.
Well Written Toongi.!
I think these kinds of discussions are very important for society to progress to a more loving and accepting way of life.
Having been to India,and seen the things you are pointing out, I must confess they were very disturbing to me as a western woman. However,that being said, many of the cultural traditions in India are most charming and I long to have some of them in my daily world. Here in the west women are exposed at a very early age to "freedom" in dating and relationships when they are not prepared emotionally or spiritually to take on the task. The result is often heartbreak or a numbing of the heart,which leaves them emotionally stunted. Many lose (and loose) all boundaries and have trouble maintaining intimate relationships. Celibacy or relationship is and should be a choice one makes when they are old enough to make a happy un-regretfull decision in life,not forced onto them.
Thanks for taking the time to write. Keep it coming.
i was wondering how have you established a relationship between celibacy and eve-teasing.
so is it according to you all Indian men and women are forced to practice celibacy? The sexual frustration is heightened because of these constraints?
There are many more stakeholders to be analysed to built up your argument. This might be
true of a very limited population, what facts do you have, was your Guru frustrated or were the people in the ashram.
Is like you mentioned Toongi- you were from a family that believed in marriage and not living together before that- so this issue isn't really about India culture vs. American culture or any other culture. Human culture means responsibility. If there are no set standards- at least to know about- then the influence of Kaliyuga will be that gradually over time human life will be non-different than animal life. We all know how animals live so there is no need to go into that. But as a yoga teacher you really need to learn the values of celibacy. In Western culture there is no glory in the golden years of life- that is 50 years and beyond. If spiritual life hasn't been cultivated yet- then these older people should be encouraged to be celibate and begin a serious spiritual life. Have you noticed there are no old people in america? Everyone wants to be a youthful teen-ager and dress and act like one too! We have a culture of wrinkled old worn out teen-agers trying to squeeze out every bit of enjoyment they can. When old age could be a great chance to develop spiritual life and detachment from this body. Even your students who are younger need to know the goal and aim of yoga – so that there is a clear conception of what people can do after they are no longer young, beautiful and obsessed with enjoying. Even for a young person there are many rules- and they keep a person pious and actually beautiful. Nothing destroys youth and beauty more that a licentious life style. Will Kali Maharaj have his way? – surely- but teachers of divine culture and knowledge of yoga should at least teach the good old fashion wisdom of the sages.
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On May 28, George Tenet delivered for the Bush administration. Nearly two months had passed since the fall of Baghdad. U.S. forces had turned up no weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in Iraq, raising the specter of gross misjudgment on the part of the U.S. intelligence community and allegations of presidential dishonesty. But, that day, the CIA announced that two trailers found in northern Iraq the previous month were actually mobile biological-agent production facilities.


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From the wise words of the all-knowing General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim
(he was).... commenting on a case involving four daughters who are seeking a court order to evict their mother from the house they inherited following their father's death in Sharjah.
"This is not acceptable - an odd phenomenon in our society. I think those four girls must have studied in Western schools which teaches children erroneous ideas about our culture and life," Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, Dubai Police Chief, told Gulf News yesterday.
"It is unacceptable that children go to court against their parents whatever the reason," he said. Lt Gen Dahi said Emirati society is facing changes and challenges from Western schools and foreign education.
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Very rarely does a novel have as significant an impact as has The Poisonwood Bible. Though it has received a great deal of critical recognition it was, after all, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize what has really distinguished Kingsolver's masterpiece from other books of recent years (besides the much-coveted Oprah seal of approval) is the tremendous effect it has had on readers. Not only did it remain on national bestsellers lists for over two years, it was also the recipient of a number of reader's choice awards, including the 2000 Booksense Book of the Year, which is based on the votes of booksellers from around the country. And a little closer to home, The Poisonwood Bible has received two Powell's Puddly Awards. For two years running, when asked "What was the best book you read last year," more Powell's customers have answered The Poisonwood Bible than any other novel.
In The Poisonwood Bible Kingsolver ventures intrepidly out of her familiar Southwest setting to create a story of calamitous undoing in the Belgian Congo of 1959. The daughters and wife of controlling, abusive evangelist Nathan Price recount alternating versions of the events that take place after their family arrives in the jungle, and how each of the female family members passes the thirty years following. They are so naive about what is required to survive in this alien world they actually bring cake mixes with them. From the beginning, Nathan's obsession with "converting the natives" to Christianity is met with open hostility (a logical reaction to his insistence on baptism in crocodile-infested waters) and makes both him and his essentially captive family the mortal enemies of a local witch doctor. The Prices' ill-fated interactions with the community are entwined with the larger political upheaval pervading the country (i.e., independence from brutal Belgian rule, the assassination of the country's first autonomous leader and subsequent CIA-aided, UN-sanctioned rule by the ruthless Mobutu), providing a thorough, thought-provoking, and indicting look into the ruin wrought in Africa at the hands of its colonizers. Lilus, Powells.com
See also our Poisonwood Bible Further Recommendations page.
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The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it--from garden seeds to Scripture--is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family's tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa. The novel is set against one of the most dramatic political chronicles of the twentieth century: the Congo's fight for independence from Belgium, the order of its first elected prime minister, the CIA coup to install his replacement, and the insidious progress of a world economic order that robs the fledgling African nation of its autonomy. Taking its place alongside the classic works of postcolonial literature, this ambitious novel establishes Kingsolver as one of the most thoughtful and daring of modern writers.
"Compelling, lyrical and utterly believable." Chicago Tribune
In 1959, Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist, takes his four young daughters, his wife, and his mission to the Belgian Congo — a place, he is sure, where he can save needy souls. But the seeds they plant bloom in tragic ways within this complex culture. Set against one of the most dramatic political events of the twentieth century — the Congo's fight for independence from Belgium and its devastating consequences — here is New York Times-bestselling author Barbara Kingslover's beautiful, heartbreaking, and unforgettable epic that chronicles the disintegration of family and a nation.
In her first novel since "Pigs in Heaven", Kingsolver offers a compelling exploration of religion, conscience, imperialist arrogance, and the many paths to redemption. An American missionary and his family travel to the Congo in 1959, a time of tremendous political and social upheaval. Web feature.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [545]-546).
About the Author
Barbara Kingsolver was born on April 8, 1955. She grew up "in the middle of an alfalfa field," in the part of eastern Kentucky that lies between the opulent horse farms and the impoverished coal fields. While her family has deep roots in the region, she never imagined staying there herself. "The options were limited--grow up to be a farmer or a farmer's wife."
Kingsolver has always been a storyteller: "I used to beg my mother to let me tell her a bedtime story." As a child, she wrote stories and essays and, beginning at the age of eight, kept a journal religiously. Still, it never occurred to Kingsolver that she could become a professional writer. Growing up in a rural place, where work centered mainly on survival, writing didn't seem to be a practical career choice. Besides, the writers she read, she once explained, "were mostly old, dead men. It was inconceivable that I might grow up to be one of those myself . . . "
Kingsolver left Kentucky to attend DePauw University in Indiana, where she majored in biology. She also took one creative writing course, and became active in the last anti-Vietnam War protests. After graduating in 1977, Kingsolver lived and worked in widely scattered places. In the early eighties, she pursued graduate studies in biology and ecology at the University of Arizona in Tucson, where she received a Masters of Science degree. She also enrolled in a writing class taught by author Francine Prose, whose work Kingsolver admires.
Kingsolver's fiction is rich with the language and imagery of her native Kentucky. But when she first left home, she says, "I lost my accent . . . [P]eople made terrible fun of me for the way I used to talk, so I gave it up slowly and became something else." During her years in school and two years spent living in Greece and France she supported herself in a variety of jobs: as an archaeologist, copy editor, X-ray technician, housecleaner, biological researcher and translator of medical documents. After graduate school, a position as a science writer for the University of Arizona soon led her into feature writing for journals and newspapers. Her numerous articles have appeared in a variety of publications, including The Nation, The New York Times, and Smithsonian, and many of them are included in the collection, High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now or Never. In 1986 she won an Arizona Press Club award for outstanding feature writing, and in 1995, after the publication of High Tide in Tucson, Kingsolver was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from her alma mater, De Pauw University.
Kingsolver credits her careers in scientific writing and journalism with instilling in her a writer's discipline and broadening her "fictional possiblities." Describing herself as a shy person who would generally prefer to stay at home with her computer, she explains that "journalism forces me to meet and talk with people I would never run across otherwise."
From 1985 through 1987, Kingsolver was a freelance journalist by day, but she was writing fiction by night. Married to a chemist in 1985, she suffered from insomnia after becoming pregnant the following year. Instead of following her doctor's recommendation to scrub the bathroom tiles with a toothbrush, Kingsolver sat in a closet and began to write The Bean Trees, a novel about a young woman who leaves rural Kentucky (accent intact) and finds herself living in urban Tucson.
The Bean Trees, published by HarperCollins in 1988, and reissued in a special ten-year anniversary hardcover edition in 1998, was enthusiastically received by critics. But, perhaps more important to Kingsolver, the novel was read with delight and, even, passion by ordinary readers. "A novel can educate to some extent," she told Publishers Weekly. "But first, a novel has to entertain--that's the contract with the reader: you give me ten hours and I'll give you a reason to turn every page. I have a commitment to accessiblity. I believe in plot. I want an English professor to understand the symbolism while at the same time I want the people I grew up with--who may not often read anything but the Sears catalogue--to read my books."
For Kingsolver, writing is a form of political activism. When she was in her twenties she discovered Doris Lessing. "I read the Children of Violence novels and began to understand how a person could write about the problems of the world in a compelling and beautiful way. And it seemed to me that was the most important thing I could ever do, if I could ever do that."
The Bean Trees was followed by the collection, Homeland and Other Stories (1989), the novels Animal Dreams (1990), and Pigs in Heaven (1993), and the bestselling High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now and Never (1995). Kingsolver has also published a collection of poetry, Another America: Otra America (Seal Press, 1992, 1998), and a nonfiction book, Holding the Line: Women in the Great Arizona Mine Strike of l983 (ILR Press/Cornell University Press, 1989, 1996). The Poisonwood Bible, published in 1998, earned accolades at home and abroad, and was an Oprah's Book Club selection.
Barbara's Prodigal Summer, released in November of 2000, is a novel set in a rural farming community in southern Appalachia. Small Wonder, April 2002, presents twenty-three wonderfully articulate essays. Here Barbara raises her voice in praise of nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life while examining the genesis of war, violence, and poverty in our world.
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Greg Hill is an internationally renowned ski mountaineer from Canada, best known for hiking and skiing 2 million vertical feet in one year. His tick list includes hundreds of first descents around the world and in his home mountains near Revelstoke, British Columbia. Greg brings freeride skiing to big mountains in remote locations and will continue to push the envelope and inspire backcountry enthusiasts for many years to come.
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42 U.S. Code § 15202 - Medal of Valor Board
(a) Establishment of Board
There is established a Medal of Valor Review Board (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the "Board"), which shall be composed of 11 members appointed in accordance with subsection (b) of this section and shall conduct its business in accordance with this chapter.
(b) Membership
(1) Members
The members of the Board shall be individuals with knowledge or expertise, whether by experience or training, in the field of public safety, of which—
(3) Vacancies
Any vacancy in the membership of the Board shall not affect the powers of the Board and shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
(4) Operation of the Board
(A) Chairman
The Chairman of the Board shall be elected by the members of the Board from among the members of the Board.
(B) Meetings
The Board shall conduct its first meeting not later than 90 days after the appointment of the last member appointed of the initial group of members appointed to the Board. Thereafter, the Board shall meet at the call of the Chairman of the Board. The Board shall meet not less often than twice each year.
(C) Voting and rules
A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum to conduct business, but the Board may establish a lesser quorum for conducting hearings scheduled by the Board. The Board may establish by majority vote any other rules for the conduct of the Board's business, if such rules are not inconsistent with this chapter or other applicable law.
(c) Duties
The Board shall select candidates as recipients of the Medal of Valor from among those applications received by the National Medal of Valor Office. Not more often than once each year, the Board shall present to the Attorney General the name or names of those it recommends as Medal of Valor recipients. In a given year, the Board shall not be required to select any recipients but may not select more than 5 individuals, or groups of individuals, as recipients. The Attorney General may in extraordinary cases increase the number of recipients in a given year. The Board shall set an annual timetable for fulfilling its duties under this chapter.
(d) Hearings
(1) In general
The Board may hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and places, administer such oaths, take such testimony, and receive such evidence as the Board considers advisable to carry out its duties.
(e) Information from Federal agencies
The Board may secure directly from any Federal department or agency such information as the Board considers necessary to carry out its duties. Upon the request of the Board, the head of such department or agency may furnish such information to the Board.
Source(Pub. L. 107–12, § 3,May 30, 2001, 115 Stat. 20; Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1112,Jan. 5, 2006, 119 Stat. 3103.)
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This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a), (b)(4)(C), and (c), was in the original "this Act", meaning Pub. L. 107–12, May. 30, 2001, 115 Stat. 20, which enacted this chapter and amended section 2214 of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 15201 of this title and Tables.
2006—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–162substituted "more than 5 individuals, or groups of individuals, as recipients" for "more than 5 recipients".
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