Archive for the 'Freedom' Category

Bright side of the economic squeeze

gnuI read that companies are looking at free, open software, with the current financial problems. Perhaps this is a silver lining of the economic cloud. More »

Right to wear a headscarf

Six years ago an Egyptian news reader, Ghada El-Tawil, decided to wear a headscarf (or hejab) in public, including on television. For this she was banned from continuing her job. It has taken a six-year legal battle to resume her post. More »


kaveh1000: Good luck Peter. "@p_binfield: This is my last day at PLoS ONE. Just made a farewell blog post at: http://t.co/DpYnPmY2"
9 hours ago
McDawg: #WordPress: an unlikely platform for publishers - Interesting stuff from @kaveh1000 http://t.co/iVbjSGah #STM
10 hours ago
kaveh1000: RT @hmajd: The only thing that would make the Olympics amusing :http://t.co/9bsJK6pa
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kaveh1000: RT @rkiddr: Not sure about their proofing skills - see jnl title vs scope vs acronym http://t.co/8WevTRTX
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