-77° to +77°: A tale of two cities

Great post by my ex-colleague Anin on the infrastructure woes.

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Tsunami Update

I had written about Tsunami and the work being done by Art of Living volunteers here. Now comes Katrina and Rita on the other side of the world. Before I share an update from the Art Of Living, here is a very interesting discussion in The Miami Herald with Teresa Descilo from the Victims Services [...]

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Work with head, live with heart

Guruji on the twelve qualities for good leadership.
The Times of India also carried an article on Sri Sri in their Sunday edition, I am struggling to find a link.

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On Calloway Street

Queens Museum of Art PresentsWorld Premiere Screening of "On Calloway Street"A Documentary Video on the Most Diverse Building in NYC!On the 40th Anniversary of the Hart – Cellar Act
Sunday, October 2nd, 2 – 4 pm
Join us Talk, Screening, Q&A, and
RefreshmentsFree & Open to the Public
The 1965 Immigration & Naturalization Act, also known as the TheHart-Cellar [...]

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Leading with Questions

I wrote about questions earlier [here] and [here]. Yesterday I picked up a wonderful book on Leading with Questions waiting to read it on my flight back home.
Meanwhile, if you dear readers have any other references to good articles and books on questioning, inquiry, critical thinking resources etc. please drop in a note or leave [...]

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Take up the offer

It is a city that has gone to dogs….13 years back when I moved in, it was an awesome city to be in….then somewhere around ‘97 the party started….companies started trickling in and people started relocating in….so far so good…except that the Govt wants the party to end now.
There is no doubt that the [...]

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Rehearsal & Practice

David Anderson emphasizes the need for practice and rehearsal in his recent post:
I wonder how many other aspects of software engineering need
rehearsal. How often do we create situations for software engineers to
rehearse their actions? How many times in your career has your employer
sent you on a boot camp? How many times do you get to [...]

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Postings will be fewer….

I terminated the Hathway Internet connection I had for the last few years and am waiting for BSNL to install their DataOne Broadband connection.
And I am yet again off to the US for a couple of days. Meanwhile, you dear readers, take care and enjoy the lovely september weather!

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Special course for Depression in Chicago Area

An announcement from today’s AOL mailing list:
We are happy to announce the first ever Special Course in Depression in the  Chicagoland area. October 20-29, 2005. The Saturday and Sunday course will  be from 9-1PM. Weekdays from 7-10 PM. The teacher is Ms. Pam Brockman. The course will most  likely be held in the Evanston area. [...]

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In the TwinCities

Work brings me to the twin cities and I will be staying back over the weekend. I grew up in Hyderabad and it would have been unthinkable for me to think that I would be visiting this place and wouldn’t have a home to go to!
Seems awfully strange as if there is this big vaccum!
Nevertheless, [...]

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