Via astronomer Salman Hameed at Irtiqa, this encouraging item from the Express Tribune about a young student in Okara, Pakistan, who built his own Newtonian telescope from scratch.

FORBES: Pakistani Recreates Newton's Telescope

To meet those needs, the company tapped contributions from 600 employees for two years and in the spring of 2006 launched Ebay Express, a separate site that sold fixed-price items and charged sellers only if an item sold.

FORBES: Too Smart for its Own Good