Girl dies after allegedly being made to stand outside in sun as punishment

My comments about the state of primary/secondary education in India would fill a small book. It ain't good.

One family, 140 doctors

If you didn't believe me about the influence of family in India...

So, which country is more screwed up:

One where an infertile mom drugs her daughter because she wants the daughter to get pregnant by the mom's boyfriend

or

one where a man repeatedly rapes his daughter over the course of nine years because he believes it'll bring the family wealth
?

[sigh] shmike95, I think it's your line.

Today, I had to learn the Hindi for "Today some person has gone into my room and stolen something." And we were doing so well, too ( Read more... )

Very quickly: I have been working on making some panoramic images of the local scenery. I've finally gotten one the way I like it. Now what do I do with it? The damn thing isn't exactly formatted to display properly on flickr...

In honor of the fact that it's World Water Day, I thought I'd mention the fact that I'm pretty sure I've wandered into the real-world equivalent of Dune.

The comparison is not 100%, but the elements are there:

• The biggest obstacle to life is water. Everyone has a structure for harvesting it, and you guard these structures carefully against water ( Read more... )

If you had not heard via email: University of Washington, Seattle. #1 choice, so all is right in this world. Nick, we'll be seeing you in a few months!

Work has gone into turbonium overdrive. Very busy, esp by Indian standards. Very happy about being this busy, means am doing something for the world.

If for some reason you missed out on postcard round 1 or did not get your promised card, I do have enough for a second round. No guarantee of arrival before I do. Same deal as before -- post/email address and I'll send 'em along in due course.

I have Matched. Won't know where for four more days, but at least I have somewhere to go. Was it in doubt? No, not really. But it's still nice to be sure.

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