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Star Trek: The Next Generation Theme

This particular track, complete with warping sound effects from the USS Enterprise, will definitely bring back nostalgic moments for the second generation trekkies/trekkers like me who grew up with TNG. Unlike the TOS theme, this track is undoubtedly fast paced and created with the digital/electronic generation in mind. With the long awaited worldwide release of the revamped Star Trek (more Star Wars like) movie (May 8, 2009) directed by JJ Abrams (Lost), I felt that it was great time to celebrate the glory days of the Trek. I wonder whether dumbing down the already dumbed down sci-fi genre (Star Trek/ Galaxy Quest parody) to create greater appeal would be greeted wholeheartedly by the more serious fan base that is at the core of Star Trek

April 22, 2009 | 5:04 AM Comments  0 comments

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In Search of The Goyal
Related to country: Bangladesh

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This is my third trip in search of the elusive Goyal (bos frontalis) into the Chittagong Hill Tracks. My first trip, mired by the death of a close relative of my host came to a disastrous end after I had contaminated Typhoid from drinking tainted water. My second attempt involved a two-mile trek through tough terrain to a Mru settlement and frantic last minute negotiations with the village Karbari, whose son agreed to take me to a watering hole that their Goyals frequent. Alas, we could not find any in the immediate area; extreme heat during daytime forced the thick hided animals to go deep into the forest, where they would gather near thickly shaded streams and watering holes. Unlike the domesticated cow, the Goyals never live near human settlements, preferring the surrounding woods and Jhum plantations to graze. They also tend to shun away from direct human contact, until the time comes when they travel en masse to lick the offered salt at their owners hut. Although, belonging to a different species, the Goyal can successfully breed with a domesticated cow. I’ve recently observed a hybrid as it grazed along the road with a cow herd, although, similar in appearance it lacked the well articulated ridge between the horns that the Goyals and wild Gaurs are famous for. A fully grown Goyal (about eight to ten years old) is truly an awesome sight, well developed muscles envelope a stocky frame that gives the impression of the remarkable strength that these seemingly docile creatures are capable of. Although, partially domesticated a Goyal is not a drought animal and tire quickly if handled without due consideration. Like an ensnared crocodile, it’s capable of generating tremendous power at short bursts. Eyewitnesses have reported seeing Goyals fight off fully grown tigers when endangered.

April 16, 2009 | 2:04 AM Comments  0 comments

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Fire & Earth II

Slash and burn agriculture greatly accelerates erosion by removing plants that keep the soil in place, terraced fields without concrete retaining walls, which is another viable option that is in use in similar settings around the world has the same damaging effect. Most of the lands inhabited by the indigenous tribes in this region generally have a slope greater than 15 degrees, which is, quite useless when it comes to traditional wet field agricultural practices that is predominant on the flats. This situation was aggravated by the construction of a large dam on the Karnaphuli river back in the 60's, that created a lake that flooded a very large part (more than 400 square kilometers) of the valley floor that was previously available for use.

Traditionally sandwiched between the dominant cultural centers of India and Myanmar, this area comprised of loosely knit chiefdom's, which shared a somewhat similar cultural tradition (speaking different versions of a Tibeto-Burman dialect) th...

April 6, 2009 | 3:04 AM Comments  0 comments

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