Caucau is freakingly fast! Just take a look.
Hope he sorts out his suspension before the world cup! Go Fiji!
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Friday, June 8, 2007
Performance by USP students
A friend and I heard about this tribute some USP students were holding, for the community of Korova.
The community of Korova, in Fiji, with the assistance of the University of the South Pacific produced a unique performance based art in and by the sea using songs, poetry and dances to relay their stories of survival [1].
[1] USP website story, last accessed on June 08, 2007. [Link]
I was sort of expecting a NZ "haka" type performance, which would have looked awesome with the splashing of water from the rising tide, but rather this was a subdued performance which was more abstract than entertaining.
Anyways, any comments on this photo:
The community of Korova, in Fiji, with the assistance of the University of the South Pacific produced a unique performance based art in and by the sea using songs, poetry and dances to relay their stories of survival [1].
[1] USP website story, last accessed on June 08, 2007. [Link]
I was sort of expecting a NZ "haka" type performance, which would have looked awesome with the splashing of water from the rising tide, but rather this was a subdued performance which was more abstract than entertaining.
Anyways, any comments on this photo:
Old Fiji Photos
Enough of old Indian photos... I accidentally came across some photos of Suva. Some are actually up to a 100 years old! Delightful photos by a "Bulaman". Here are some of my favourites:
Try to guess where some of the photos were taken, while I lazily try to get around to posting captions for these!
Try to guess where some of the photos were taken, while I lazily try to get around to posting captions for these!
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Rare Indian Photos
I am a big fan of old and rare photos. You can read so much into them. I can look at them over and over again. Here are some, of Indian origins.
In pictures: India Then
The daughter of an Indian maharajah seated on a panther she shot, sometime during 1920s. This picture and the others in this series appear in a new book, 'India Then and Now', by Vir Sanghvi and Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Roli Books, India. Pictures courtesy: Roli Books.
A throwback from the Raj: A British man gets a pedicure from an Indian servant.
The Grand Trunk Road, built by Sher Shah Suri, was the main trade route from Calcutta to Kabul. Here, transport leaves Ambala for Delhi.
A group of dancing girls. Dancing or nautch girls began performing at courts around 1830. They were known for their elaborate costumes and jewellery.
A rare aerial view of the president's palace and the parliament building in Delhi, both designed by architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker.
Women gather at a party in Mumbai (Bombay) in 1910, a sign that women were very much part of the social scene in many respects.
A group from Vaishnava, a sect founded by a Hindu mystic. His followers are called Gosvami-maharajahs and own several temples.
An aerial view of Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi, built between 1650 and 1658 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
The Imperial Airways 'Hanno' Hadley Page passenger airplane carries the England to India air mail, stopping in Sharjah to refuel.
In pictures: India Then
The daughter of an Indian maharajah seated on a panther she shot, sometime during 1920s. This picture and the others in this series appear in a new book, 'India Then and Now', by Vir Sanghvi and Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Roli Books, India. Pictures courtesy: Roli Books.
A throwback from the Raj: A British man gets a pedicure from an Indian servant.
The Grand Trunk Road, built by Sher Shah Suri, was the main trade route from Calcutta to Kabul. Here, transport leaves Ambala for Delhi.
A group of dancing girls. Dancing or nautch girls began performing at courts around 1830. They were known for their elaborate costumes and jewellery.
A rare aerial view of the president's palace and the parliament building in Delhi, both designed by architects Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker.
Women gather at a party in Mumbai (Bombay) in 1910, a sign that women were very much part of the social scene in many respects.
A group from Vaishnava, a sect founded by a Hindu mystic. His followers are called Gosvami-maharajahs and own several temples.
An aerial view of Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi, built between 1650 and 1658 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
The Imperial Airways 'Hanno' Hadley Page passenger airplane carries the England to India air mail, stopping in Sharjah to refuel.
Monday, June 4, 2007
Top 10 inventions of all time
Top 10 inventions of all time
10. The television
John Logie Baird filed his first patent in 1923, for a device that yielded an eight-line image. Years later this was followed by the sale of the first television set, a device that he baptised a "televisor." In 1932, the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) launched the world's first regular TV broadcasts. Today, the jury is still out on whether it serves an educational benefit or is a cultural curse.
9. The printing press
The printing press was the first one of many communication mediums, changing how information was collected, stored, retrieved, criticised, discovered, and promoted. It has been implicated in the Reformation, the Renaissance and the scientific revolution.
8. The laser
Forty years after Einstein drew up the concept of the stimulation of light waves, a doctoral student earned a patent on Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER) and the resulting beam to cut, heat and measure. Consumers love lasers thanks to CD players and laser printers. Doctors love lasers because they simplify and quicken cosmetic and eye surgery. Scientists love lasers for their precision and power.
7. The motor car
"You can have any colour as long as it is black," boasted Ford at the turn of the Century. Motor cars have come a long way. They permitted rapid transportation of people and goods. The next challenge lies in developing environment- friendly automobiles and we're still waiting for the flying cars that Back to the Future promised.
6. The internet
A secret Pentagon project, the internet served as a communication network that would remain intact, even if several of its strands were broken. While most of the world was celebrating Woodstock, two computers in southern California exchanged information.
The Net has emerged into mainstream culture after Tim Berners-Lee thought up a structure of links and addresses for sending data - unhampered by central authority and proprietary software - bringing the internet to life and effectively making the globe a village by fostering the sharing of information.
5. The aeroplane
Bicycle manufacturers, the Wright brothers, accomplished the first motorised flight in 1903 while British engineer Frank Whittle filed the first patent for a jet engine in 1930. Parallel tests in Germany made that country the first to fly a jet-powered plane, the Heinkel He 178, in 1939.
4. DNA
Okay, so it's not so much an invention as it is a discovery, but nevertheless, scientists have learned to manipulate it to our advantage. "We have discovered the secret of life," said British scientist Francis Crick in 1953, in reference to deoxyribose nucleic acid (DNA), the double-helix molecule in the cell nucleus that determines heredity. Unraveling the genetic code has made it possible for humans to fight disease and improve food production.
3. The steam engine
The steam engine powered the Industrial Revolution and inspired the science of thermodynamics, broadening and deepening the understanding of the world as expressed in Isaac Newton's laws of nature. From steam engines to fogged-up car windows, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
1. The computer
The first operational electro-mechanical computer was used to crack secret Nazi codes. Innovation has miniaturized computers while increasing their power exponentially: the transistor (1947), the integrated circuit (1959) and the microprocessor (1970), increased the speed to process data, while the hard disk (1956), modem (1980) and mouse (1983) boosted their power to make data accessible. They now fit in your pocket and the palm of your hand.
10. The television
John Logie Baird filed his first patent in 1923, for a device that yielded an eight-line image. Years later this was followed by the sale of the first television set, a device that he baptised a "televisor." In 1932, the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) launched the world's first regular TV broadcasts. Today, the jury is still out on whether it serves an educational benefit or is a cultural curse.
9. The printing press
The printing press was the first one of many communication mediums, changing how information was collected, stored, retrieved, criticised, discovered, and promoted. It has been implicated in the Reformation, the Renaissance and the scientific revolution.
8. The laser
Forty years after Einstein drew up the concept of the stimulation of light waves, a doctoral student earned a patent on Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (LASER) and the resulting beam to cut, heat and measure. Consumers love lasers thanks to CD players and laser printers. Doctors love lasers because they simplify and quicken cosmetic and eye surgery. Scientists love lasers for their precision and power.
7. The motor car
"You can have any colour as long as it is black," boasted Ford at the turn of the Century. Motor cars have come a long way. They permitted rapid transportation of people and goods. The next challenge lies in developing environment- friendly automobiles and we're still waiting for the flying cars that Back to the Future promised.
6. The internet
A secret Pentagon project, the internet served as a communication network that would remain intact, even if several of its strands were broken. While most of the world was celebrating Woodstock, two computers in southern California exchanged information.
The Net has emerged into mainstream culture after Tim Berners-Lee thought up a structure of links and addresses for sending data - unhampered by central authority and proprietary software - bringing the internet to life and effectively making the globe a village by fostering the sharing of information.
5. The aeroplane
Bicycle manufacturers, the Wright brothers, accomplished the first motorised flight in 1903 while British engineer Frank Whittle filed the first patent for a jet engine in 1930. Parallel tests in Germany made that country the first to fly a jet-powered plane, the Heinkel He 178, in 1939.
4. DNA
Okay, so it's not so much an invention as it is a discovery, but nevertheless, scientists have learned to manipulate it to our advantage. "We have discovered the secret of life," said British scientist Francis Crick in 1953, in reference to deoxyribose nucleic acid (DNA), the double-helix molecule in the cell nucleus that determines heredity. Unraveling the genetic code has made it possible for humans to fight disease and improve food production.
3. The steam engine
The steam engine powered the Industrial Revolution and inspired the science of thermodynamics, broadening and deepening the understanding of the world as expressed in Isaac Newton's laws of nature. From steam engines to fogged-up car windows, the more things change, the more they stay the same.
1. The computer
The first operational electro-mechanical computer was used to crack secret Nazi codes. Innovation has miniaturized computers while increasing their power exponentially: the transistor (1947), the integrated circuit (1959) and the microprocessor (1970), increased the speed to process data, while the hard disk (1956), modem (1980) and mouse (1983) boosted their power to make data accessible. They now fit in your pocket and the palm of your hand.
Friday, June 1, 2007
Totally Hillarious
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