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All of us day dream about flying out of that messy traffic jam and land at work or home effortlessly. Well, graduates of the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are making that dream a reality with 'Transition' -the next generation 'carfly'. Terrafugia (the company) has assembled an outstanding team of business and technical talent with the singular goal of making the Transition a commercially viable general aviation vehicle. Never before has a team as large and diverse comprising so much talent been assembled to bring a roadable aircraft to market.

There is a long way to go before commercial launch, but bookings for the 'Transition' have begun. (See www.terrafugia.com). What are you waiting for? jump in the line...

Posted by Atreya at 12:01 AM | Permalink | Comments

It is an interesting phase for the Indian media. With blogs, wikis and other new age media platforms emerging, media conglomerates in India are busy charting plans to churn these into viable revenue streams. However, what they are not able to digest is the bitter after-taste of blogs which have spewed vicious venom on many of their senior editors and reporters. One of the most keenly watched blogs in recent times - MediaMamu - shut down mysteriously one day. Media circles cite 'history' repeating itself and how journalists are coerced into silence from the powers that be. It is indeed a sad state of affairs in a democracy where the Fourth Estate epitomises Freedom of Speech to the masses and practises feudal dictatorship behind the scenes. But as they say 'Life finds a way'. Scene I ends. Chapter II begins...

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