Science
Rutherford's time bomb
Interesting tale of how New Zealander Ernest Rutherford pioneered the use of radioactive decay to determine the age of ancient objects. Read "Rutherford's time bomb" NZ Herald
Robin Capper
A Kiwi, but not a flightless bird or brown fuzzy skin green centred fruit. Humanist, Skeptic, Cyclist, Car Enthusiast, Westie Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa New Zealand | he/him
Design and Art
Paragon - McLaren's Technology Centre
McLaren Group's futuristic new headquarters, designed by Foster and Partners, has been officially opened. Home to McLaren Racing (Formula One); McLaren Cars (high performance road cars); McLaren Electronic Systems (automotive electronic systems); McLaren Marketing (marketing services); McLaren Composites (advanced composite structures) and several other divisions in the group.
Chris Sayer (Mini Transat)
Chris Sayer's Mini Transat Yacht Design
Interesting article on the design of Mini Transat 650 Yachts by Brett Bakewell-White. New Zealand Division of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects newsletter - Issue 20 • December 2003 (Click to Open PDF format file) Image Info: Yacht Design & Base Image by Brett Bakewell-White, Sponsor & number layout:
AutoCAD Architecture
Custom Viewport Scales in ADT 2005
In ADT 2005 Viewport & drawing scale can be selected via the drawing status bar. There is a good selection and also custom but if that’s not enough Chris Yanchar mentioned in a newsgroup post: "The list of scales is much more extensive, and if we happened to
Design and Art
Jill Perrott - From Blue Yonder
Artist Jill Perrotts exhibition "From Blue Yonder" featured some stunning coastal aerial landscapes from the upper North Island. Areas included: Whatipu, Awhiti, Cornwallis Point, Wairoa River & Dargaville, Bream Head, Mangawhai, Pakiri & Whangaparoa. The exhibition has finished but a selection of work from it can be seen
Dixon Quickest on Opening Day
The 2004 Indy 500 Defending IndyCar Series driver Scott Dixon finally knocked Team Penske off the top of the speed charts at Indy this year.... Article at Racing-Live.com
PhotographyBLOG
Nice Photographic Blog: PhotographyBLOG This article is great, maybe a Canon Digital SLR will be my next "investment": Canon EOS 10D: A Year in Pictures
Toyota Rule Out Dixon F1 Drive
This is bad news from Toyota. Hopefully the attitude of Williams & other F1 teams interested in Scott will be more positive. XTRAMSN: Motoring: Motor Sport: Toyota Rule Out Dixon F1 Drive
Schumacher claims pole in Spain
Michael Schumacher claims 59th career pole Five wins in a row?
Current Affairs
Helen & Rodney Blog!
Just found this, Does the leader of your country blog? Helen's Blog - Helen Clark Prime Minister of New Zealand To balance things up so does Opposition ACT MP (future ACT Leader?) Rodney Hide. I think his has more interesting content and you can add comments etc like a
AutoCAD Architecture
Site Mass Studies in Autodesk Architectural Desktop
This shows the use of ADT drape mass elements for approximate site concepts and also the use of LandXML import to use as a base for ADT buildings. I wouldnt use ADT for complex site work but as a tool for prelimary investigations, or just to put some simple landforms
The Warehouse Group Ltd
The Warehouse ~ A Data Warehouse
Read the full article on the istart site...