I learned of the recent death of inventor Paul MacCready at the age of 81. Founder of the company AeroVironment, MacCready created a human powered aircraft called the Gossamer Condor. Later, he created a solar-powered aircraft called the Gossamer Penguin. Another solar -powered aircraft called the Solar Challenger flew 163 miles. A solar-powered car called […]
Politics rears its ugly heads
Politics over science and technology Whether we like it or not, politics is still the dominant force in any established society. And some people couldn’t live without it. As if it has been their bread and butter for life. Politics can make and unmake a nation. Much less, it can paralyze the economy of any […]
Traveler on the Road : Mohit Sen’s Memoirs
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 10pt">Although there are volumes of leftist literature produced in India, the material about the founders and other leading lights of the communist movement is hard to get. Communists typically in India at least have not written memoirs or auto biographies – not that many biographies are available either – […]
RESEARCHERS IN KALINGA
Selected KASC Research & Extension Projects To Compete In Region By Marciano A. Paroy Jr. The Highland Agricultural Research and Development Consortium (HARRDEC) recently conducted last May 30-31 an In-House Review of Research and Extension projects conducted by researchers and extension experts of KASC, including proposals, and those that are currently being conducted. […]
A British born Humanitarian becomes; Prey to Vultures of the Society.
“Center for Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP)” is a Voluntary Human Welfare organization in Bangladesh. It provides medical treatment for free to the poor and underprivileged in Bangladesh. The organization CRP is established through the endeavors and diligence of a British born woman called Valerie A. Taylor. This British citizen is a Physiotherapist by profession. […]
Global warming threatens extinct animal species
The unabated rise in global warming is seen to kill at least 1/3 of the earth’s extinct animal species. Most of those that will suffer the sad consequences were identified to be roaming the forests of the developing countries. But this will not spare those that currently thrive in the glacial region where the polar […]