A French plan to impose fresh sanctions against Iran very soon has found strong support by the UK, whilst Germany and Italy are more hesitant. A British Foreign Office spokesman told AFP that the UK ‘wholeheartedly’ backs the initiative. Germany and Italy are reportedly not so keen to act outside the United Nations. A letter […]
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 […]
The Delights Of Open Source: Al Qaeda’s Recruiting On YouTube, Secret Agents Are Crowdsourcing
An Al-Qaeda-linked group from the Philippines managed to publish excerpts of a recruitment film for over 24 hours on YouTube, raising questions about the merits of online safety. YouTube took the video off the site after pressure from security officials. But is that a bad idea? Terrorists resorting to YouTube surely increase transparency? One way […]
Media is on track to progress in Afghanistan
<p>As the new model corolla car was flying on the Torkham-Jalalabad highway and passing through the rough mountains that suffered badly from hands of Russians to Mujahideen and Taliban to Americans, I was heeding to listen Nangrahar Radio.</p> <p>The three passengers in the back seat were discussing the new government and were hoping it should […]
The Simpsons Movie
The Simpsons Movie Homer’s Epic Journey By Richard J. Davis I’ve often found myself laughing alongside my 10-year-old son Alex as he watched The Simpsons TV show. From an intellectual standpoint, I don’t know if that says good things about him or bad things about me. But what I found really unnerving was the […]
Politics: Philippine-style?
It is only in the Philippines, where the longest-running elections take place. And it is also where politics has become commercialized at the seams. Why not? With billions in countrywide development funds at the disposal of each legislator, who wouldn’t be tempted to dip his hands in dirty politics? And the politics of dynasty […]