Dr. Muhammad Yunus: Dr.Muhammad Yunus from Bangladesh was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, along with his Grameen Bank, for their efforts to create economic and social development.Muhammad Yunus was the first Bangladeshi and third Bengali to ever get a Nobel Prize. In the prize announcement The Norwegian Nobel Committee mentioned: Muhammad Yunus has shown […]
Massive decoding effort reveals fruit fly DNA
An enormous effort to decode the DNA of one of the most important laboratory animals, the fruit fly, ended in success this week as a collaboration of researchers from 16 nations announced the sequencing of 10 fly species’ genomes. The research allows the extraordinary side-by-side comparison of the DNA of 12 species of […]
Caste and ethnic Violence in India
Ethnic riots are most likely to occur when four elements are present: ethnic antagonism, an emotional response to a precipitating event, a sense on the part of the rioters and the larger social group to which they belong that killing is justifiable, and the assessment by rioters that the risk of response from police […]
Theories For Episode 4 for Season 2 of Heroes
Who is the person trying to off the members of the company? It’s an interesting way to get people to watch the next episode of Heroes on Monday night. Perhaps the person in Molly’s dream is the same person trying to kill Angela Petrelli, Noah Bennet, and the other people that worked for the company. […]
Heard by a Bird
"Poetry and arson are the two loneliest occupations." – Rainer Maria Rilke A Letter Dear Sparrow: Each time it rains, I relearn that my house is essentially a drum. A. T. Bumper sticker: SOMETIMES THE BAD GUY WEARS THE WHITE HAT My friends are listening to the power-mumble band Half Of Me. A Letter Dear […]
Every Home For Christ transforms Rumphi, Karonga villages
Every Home For Christ transforms Rumphi, Karonga villages By Muyanga Ziba Agricultural Officials of the Karonga Agricultural Division were surprised this year to see green maize (corn) in an area with Sundaysoils. The area has had persistent hunger for a long time. They were told it was Every Home for Christ, […]