Tuesday, March 18, 2014

A Mystery in The Making

The week gone by was a busy week. A Week full of happenings. Gave two presentations. It is very exciting when you give a talk with confidence. When you feel that you are in full control of your talk. You are the authority on the subject you talk about.  But it is extremely stressful to give presentation when you have nothing much to say.  I had nothing interesting to say in the last talk. The preparation was the only reward. Learned a number of interesting new facts.
          Another excitement was the premier of 21st century version of ‘Contact’. I am a big fan of Carl Sagan’s Cosmos. The new host is Neal deGrass Tyson. I liked the first two episodes. The visuals are stunning. Presentation is very entertaining. Overall it looks like a suitable update of the classic. I must dedicate a number of blogs for its review.
        However, the news that got a significant amount of my attention is the missing Boeing 777 of Malaysian airways. It is big mystery till this moment I write this blog. Many speculations are floating around: from mechanical failure to an alien abduction. But I am surprised to learn that such a huge flight can completely go missing even with so much advancement in air traffic communication and satellite surveillance. It’s an eerie feeling given that I am preparing for an intercontinental flight in two weeks. With all these technologies and monitoring there are still places to hide in the tiny earth. Hope the mystery will be resolved soon and would turn out to be a happy ending.

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