Plogger RSS Feed en_US http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Plogger http://www.mid-day.com/photos/ Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:01:38 +0530 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:01:38 +0530 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:01:38 +0530 http://www.mid-day.com/photos/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/oil-wrestling/ <p><a href="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/oil-wrestling/" title="Oil wrestling - 17 January 2012"> <img src="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/plog-content/thumbs/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/rss/15513-oil-wrestling.jpg" alt="Oil wrestling - 17 January 2012" style="border: 2px solid #000;" /> </a></p><p>Oil wrestling - 17 January 2012</p><p>In this form of wrestling contestants are drenched in oil from head to toe, are stripped to the waist, and made to wear specially designed leather trousers. AFP PHOTO / MUSTAFA OZER</p> http://www.mid-day.com/photos/plog-content/thumbs/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/rss/15513-oil-wrestling.jpg Oil wrestling - 17 January 2012 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:01:38 +0530 http://www.mid-day.com/photos/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/polo/ <p><a href="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/polo/" title="Elephant polo - 17 January 2012"> <img src="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/plog-content/thumbs/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/rss/15512-polo.jpg" alt="Elephant polo - 17 January 2012" style="border: 2px solid #000;" /> </a></p><p>Elephant polo - 17 January 2012</p><p>It is a variant of polo played with riders on elephant. This sport is mostly played in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand AFP PHOTO / Pornchai KITTIWONGSAKUL</p> http://www.mid-day.com/photos/plog-content/thumbs/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/rss/15512-polo.jpg Elephant polo - 17 January 2012 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:01:38 +0530 http://www.mid-day.com/photos/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/swamp-football/ <p><a href="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/swamp-football/" title="Swamp football - 17 January 2012"> <img src="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/plog-content/thumbs/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/rss/15511-swamp-football.jpg" alt="Swamp football - 17 January 2012" style="border: 2px solid #000;" /> </a></p><p>Swamp football - 17 January 2012</p><p>This unusual form of football, which originated in Finland, is played in bogs or swamps. AFP PHOTO / LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN</p> http://www.mid-day.com/photos/plog-content/thumbs/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/rss/15511-swamp-football.jpg Swamp football - 17 January 2012 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:01:38 +0530 http://www.mid-day.com/photos/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/cold-swim/ <p><a href="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/cold-swim/" title="Winter swimming - 17 January 2012"> <img src="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/plog-content/thumbs/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/rss/15510-cold-swim.jpg" alt="Winter swimming - 17 January 2012" style="border: 2px solid #000;" /> </a></p><p>Winter swimming - 17 January 2012</p><p>Swimmers pose at the 71st ‘Coupe de Noel’ (Christmas cup) swimming race in Lake Geneva. The participants swim a distance of 125-metres in cold weather conditions. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI</p> http://www.mid-day.com/photos/plog-content/thumbs/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/rss/15510-cold-swim.jpg Winter swimming - 17 January 2012 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:01:38 +0530 http://www.mid-day.com/photos/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/chess-boxing/ <p><a href="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/chess-boxing/" title="Chess Boxing - 17 January 2012"> <img src="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/plog-content/thumbs/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/rss/15509-chess-boxing.jpg" alt="Chess Boxing - 17 January 2012" style="border: 2px solid #000;" /> </a></p><p>Chess Boxing - 17 January 2012</p><p>A Chess Boxing match between two individuals lasts up to eleven rounds, starting with a four minute chess round and followed by two minutes of boxing. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE</p> http://www.mid-day.com/photos/plog-content/thumbs/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/rss/15509-chess-boxing.jpg Chess Boxing - 17 January 2012 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:01:38 +0530 http://www.mid-day.com/photos/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/sepak-tekraw/ <p><a href="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/sepak-tekraw/" title="Sepak takraw - 17 January 2012"> <img src="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/plog-content/thumbs/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/rss/15508-sepak-tekraw.jpg" alt="Sepak takraw - 17 January 2012" style="border: 2px solid #000;" /> </a></p><p>Sepak takraw - 17 January 2012</p><p>In this sport, which resembles volleyball, players can only use their feet, chest and head to score points. This sport is also known as kick volleyball and is very popular in Southeast Asia. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE</p> http://www.mid-day.com/photos/plog-content/thumbs/offbeat/most-unusual-sports/rss/15508-sepak-tekraw.jpg Sepak takraw - 17 January 2012