Week of June 30, 2006 to July 06, 2006

A must see cool animation on philosophy of liberty

Please watch it, it is only a few minutes long. Let me know what you think.

Interview of Kenneth Heebner, who since 1994 has managed the $1.2 billion CGM Realty Fund. It has the best 10-year record of all real-estate-focused mutual funds.
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WSJ interview

Thanks to Reason's Hit and Run

I wrote this a while back, but never posted it on the blog. So, here it is --

I have a news item to report. Yesterday, I proposed milk reservations (besides others), and NDTV/Star news etc. interviewed me. The text of the interview follows:

Reporter: Mr. Kautilya, so what exactly are your proposing?
Kautilya: I am proposing that 50% of the milk sold in the market be reserved for progeny of the SC/STs and OBCs.

Reporter: But, why milk?
Kautilya: [Arrogantly, I look down on the reporter as if he is an earthworm in my backyard] What? You don’t understand the importance of milk? You upper caste guys who have always easily gotten milk no longer think of its importance. I think…

Reporter: I am not upper caste…
Kautilya: Don’t interrupt me. [I am fuming at the insolence of this guy. Interrupting the all knowing Kautilya.. What was he thinking?] Where was I? Oh yes… As I was saying, I think the reason for the backwardness of some castes is the lack of nutritious food. Imagine if the children of these castes always got enough milk; won’t they become healthier and more productive citizens? And, by becoming more productive they will improve their and Indian economy’s condition.
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I have been tracking housing inventory in the Protland metro area for the last month or so.I have plotted the data in a graph below.
The graph shows inventory increase since may 14th 2006. It is really eye opening that Beaverton inventory is up about 50%.

Note: PDX metro numbers include Portland and some surrounding areas.

This is my new blog. My old blog is here.