Scientists at the Univesity of oxford have paved the way for bigger and better quality maize crops by identifying the genetic processes tha determine seed development. Plant scientists have known for some time that genes from the maternal plant control seed development, but they have not known quite how until now .Working in collabration with […]
Does the plagiarism program Turn It In violate student intellectual rights?
How many of you out there go to schools that use the program Turnitin.com for tackling the problem with plagiarism in the classroom? Well, in doing some research it seems as if Turnitin is a violation of students’ intellectual property rights on a large scale. Yet this hasn’t been proven in a court of law […]
Mystery surrounds Ghazi Rashid’s death
Saeed Minhas Reports from Islamabad Mystery continues to shroud the Operation silence and especially the details of Ghazi Rashid’s death, as people continued to call the newspaper offices and television stations to find out the exact number of causalities and the way Ghazi Rashid died. One of the caller identifying himself as a cousin […]
The Double Edged Sword of Perfectionism
We all want to do great things in life, but some of us are more driven than others to push for perfection. The idea of perfection is attractive, but not realistic for anyone. We are only human, after all. There is no such thing as "perfect." We can and do make mistakes, big and small, […]
Will Radio-Frequency Identification Technology Affect You? In all likelihood -yes!
Consumer Advocate Denise Richardson Talks About Reducing Your Risk: "Credit cards, drivers’ licenses, corporate ids, university ids, speed passes and passports are starting to contain RFID tags. Criminals know that electronic devices referred to as RF readers sold for little more than $100. on the web, can scan, read and "skim" the stored information AND […]
Heard by a Bird
"I no longer paint circles. Now I paint the circumference of spheres." – Jasper Johns Kindly Blind Items "Heard By A Bird" (this column) is known for its "good gossip." This is largely because the people of Shandaken are so benign. Occasionally, we feature "Kindly Blind Items." (A "blind item" is a […]