Saturday, March 28, 2009
Dolphins Blowing Bubbles
Just when you thought you couldn't love dolphins more than you do, watch this!
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Who Will Win the Super 14 Rugby?
Here are my rankings, followed by where teams are on the ladder at the end of round 6. Although I am biased, I figure 3 Kiwi teams will end up in final 4.
ROB'S RANKING
1= Chiefs / Hurricanes
2= Sharks / Crusaders
3= Western Force / Brumbies / Highlanders / Blues
4= Bulls / Waratahs / Reds
5= Stormers / Lions / Cheetahs
LADDER AFTER ROUND 6
ROB'S RANKING
1= Chiefs / Hurricanes
2= Sharks / Crusaders
3= Western Force / Brumbies / Highlanders / Blues
4= Bulls / Waratahs / Reds
5= Stormers / Lions / Cheetahs
LADDER AFTER ROUND 6
 | Bulls | 22 |
 | Sharks | 21 |
 | Waratahs | 19 |
 | Chiefs | 17 |
 | Blues | 17 |
 | Hurricanes | 15 |
 | Crusaders | 14 |
 | Highlanders | 13 |
 | Brumbies | 13 |
 | Stormers | 12 |
 | Force | 12 |
 | Reds | 11 |
 | Lions | 10 |
 | Cheetahs | 2 |
Labels: rugby union
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Land Ownership in Bangalore, India
Pretty dull sounding topic huh?
According to a Wired article, "it's almost impossible to determine who actually owns any given piece of Bangalorean real estate".
On the one hand, there is an official register of ownership that only covers 15% of the city.
On the other hand, 85% of the city is occupied by people who don't definitively own the land beneath them. They do have centuries of ancestral connections to the land, but little evidence. Consequently, proving ownership means these people need to wade through Indian bureaucracy. It can take 15 years to resolve....
So, as much as Bangalore is the new Silicon Valley, India still has a long way to go. The primary focus of the Wired article is that to buy land in this high tech city you need to deal with armed, murderous gangsters!
According to a Wired article, "it's almost impossible to determine who actually owns any given piece of Bangalorean real estate".
On the one hand, there is an official register of ownership that only covers 15% of the city.
On the other hand, 85% of the city is occupied by people who don't definitively own the land beneath them. They do have centuries of ancestral connections to the land, but little evidence. Consequently, proving ownership means these people need to wade through Indian bureaucracy. It can take 15 years to resolve....
So, as much as Bangalore is the new Silicon Valley, India still has a long way to go. The primary focus of the Wired article is that to buy land in this high tech city you need to deal with armed, murderous gangsters!
Monday, March 02, 2009
Mushrooms that Glow
Scientists don't understand them, and neither do I: bioluminescent mushrooms in Japan:
Read more (blog is translated from Spanish, hence the odd phrasings).
Also, check out The Entheogen Review - a publication covering the use of visionary plants and drugs.
Read more (blog is translated from Spanish, hence the odd phrasings).
Also, check out The Entheogen Review - a publication covering the use of visionary plants and drugs.
Labels: mushrooms
