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While traveling, I replaced my old suitcase from Banswara, Rajasthan with a new one, in the process receiving a striking reminder of relative height differences between India and the U.S.:\"), mdx(\"p\", null, mdx(\"a\", {\n    parentName: \"p\",\n    \"href\": \"http://riceinstitute.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/suitcases1.jpg\",\n    \"target\": \"_blank\",\n    \"rel\": \"noopener noreferrer\"\n  }, mdx(\"span\", {\n    parentName: \"a\",\n    \"className\": \"gatsby-resp-image-wrapper\",\n    \"style\": {\n      \"position\": \"relative\",\n      \"display\": \"block\",\n      \"marginLeft\": \"auto\",\n      \"marginRight\": \"auto\",\n      \"maxWidth\": \"764px\"\n    }\n  }, \"\\n      \", mdx(\"span\", {\n    parentName: \"span\",\n    \"className\": \"gatsby-resp-image-background-image\",\n    \"style\": {\n      \"paddingBottom\": \"134%\",\n      \"position\": \"relative\",\n      \"bottom\": \"0\",\n      \"left\": \"0\",\n      \"backgroundImage\": \"url('data:image/jpeg;base64,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')\",\n      \"backgroundSize\": \"cover\",\n      \"display\": \"block\"\n    }\n  }), \"\\n  \", mdx(\"img\", {\n    parentName: \"span\",\n    \"className\": \"gatsby-resp-image-image\",\n    \"alt\": \"suitcases1 764x1024\",\n    \"title\": \"suitcases\",\n    \"src\": \"/static/7b5660ba891e1fe5cde16f10558eeac2/321b5/suitcases1-764x1024.jpg\",\n    \"srcSet\": [\"/static/7b5660ba891e1fe5cde16f10558eeac2/37402/suitcases1-764x1024.jpg 200w\", \"/static/7b5660ba891e1fe5cde16f10558eeac2/91d27/suitcases1-764x1024.jpg 520w\", \"/static/7b5660ba891e1fe5cde16f10558eeac2/321b5/suitcases1-764x1024.jpg 764w\"],\n    \"sizes\": \"(max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\",\n    \"style\": {\n      \"width\": \"100%\",\n      \"height\": \"100%\",\n      \"margin\": \"0\",\n      \"verticalAlign\": \"middle\",\n      \"position\": \"absolute\",\n      \"top\": \"0\",\n      \"left\": \"0\"\n    },\n    \"loading\": \"lazy\"\n  }), \"\\n    \"))), mdx(\"p\", null, \"There were many interesting papers at the conference, and I can\\u2019t write about them all here. 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