In what is highly known as the biggest sanctuary for fish and other marine species, the world’s oceans are no longer safe haven for fish and other marine mammals. Reason? Indiscriminate human activities and big corporate interests that seemed to have outweighed the importance of environmental preservation in favor of financial gains. It may sound […]
Dearth of talent among talented
The danger level of ‘talent-all-eroded’ is approaching at a very high pace in the IT and ITES sector. How will India meet the demand of employable IT professionals? A special report by LOVEJEET ALEXANDER. Take this… “We will add 8000 workers in India this year, taking our total count in the country to 35,000. […]
The Art Of Public Speaking
In a survey of worst fears, public speaking was second only to death. Many years ago, Dr. Ralph C. Smedley recognized the need to overcome this fear. In October 1924, a group of men led by Dr. Smedley met in the basement of the YMCA in Santa Ana, California. Their purpose? To form an […]
Autopsy – The Big Bopper
THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED On a bitterly cold winters morning, in a stubble field just outside of Clear Lake, Iowa, lay the strewn wreckage and the occupants of a four passenger Beech craft Bonanza. The plane had carried three bright, up and coming young Rock and Roll stars. The founding Fathers of Rock and […]
ZEN AND THE SUNDAY MORNING RIDE
ZEN AND THE SUNDAY MORNING MOTORCYCLE RIDE By Warren D. Jorgensen I rolled up to the light and stopped, the muffled throbbing of the engine beneath me the sole sound in the morning air, the only other movement the sun rising slowly over Westchester, warming my back. A cool brisk wind blew out of the […]
World’s Largest Seed Collection Receives a Multimillion Dollar Grant from Gates
A series of multi-million dollar grants have made it possible for few dozen of the world’s major food crops, almost always propagated clonally, to be stored as seed in Norway’s famous Svalbard (also called the “Doomsday Vault” in popular media) facility. Originally opened in 2006, Svalbard is just one of many germplasm repositories of valuable […]
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