Postings from 2008
This page contains information posted during 2008
The Global Peace Index is a ground-breaking milestone in the study of peace. It is the first time that an Index has been created that ranks the nations of the world by their peacefulness and identifies some of the drivers of that peace.
http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi/res...
A recent upgrade left my machine with a bad case of noisy fan and inaccurately reported / excessive processor usage.
A fresh install of the operating system rectified the issue and all is well.
Melisa and I got married on Saturday November the 1st.
Thanks to all who made it on the day.
Photos from the event are now available at:
A weekend of skiing with Milan at Broken River. A sensational couple of days with stunning views and weather.
09 Aug 2008
A manually coloured version of the famous black and white photo.
Thich Quang Duc was a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk who burned himself to death at a busy Saigon road intersection on June 11, 1963 in protest of the persecution of Buddhists by South Vietnam's administration.
10 Jul 2008
What is the connection between the nationalisation of the rail network, the increase in road user charges and the Kyoto protocol.
Find out why the government spent so much tax payer money to purchase Toll and why there has been a sudden increase in road user charges.
I found myself thinking that perhaps this was another SARS, another media sensation that had already been exhausted and forgotten. Perhaps that's what I wanted to believe. I hadn't heard much press about the topic recently an considered that perhaps if people forgot about it and confidence was restored then economic disaster could be averted.
Then this link turned up and I started thinking again.
30 Jun 2008
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot....
One funny looking bike. I'm just not sure if Christchurch is ready for something like this.
08 Jun 2008
Winters morning in Christchurch and the air is thick with filth. The sudden chill of winters arrival has resulted in the flat-landers sparking up their wood and coal burners and choking up the streets with lumbering vehicles.
06 May 2008
http://www.ecan.govt.nz/Our%20Environme...