By Marisa, on February 4, 2010, at 7:02 pm
Date published: 28th January 2010
Publication: Science Network WA
Editor: David Satterthwaite
Author: Marisa Wikramanayake
Title: Weed species resist farmers’ favourite herbicide
Link to full article: Weed species resist farmers’ favourite herbicide
Excerpt:
NEW research shows that several weed species have grown resistant to the most widely used herbicide in farming, glyphosate.
Researcher Dr Todd Gaines of the Western Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative (WAHRI) at the University of Western Australia, says research shows the weed species Amaranthus palmeri in the United States and Annual Rye-grass (Lolium rigidium) in Australia can become resistant to glyphosate.
By Marisa, on January 15, 2010, at 12:05 am
 iBook chic by indoloony on Flickr Part 1: Balancing family, friends and work.
It’s not all glamour and champagne over here in the freelancing corner, you know. Even when you go on vacation, it’s hard to leave work behind, knowing that there are bills to pay and all sorts of other random things you have to find the money for (plane tickets to be bridesmaid at your best friend’s wedding for example).
I knew early on that my Christmas vacation would be a working one. However, being a freelancer does make it easier to work while travelling. Read on for part 1 of my thoughts on freelancing while travelling and what it means in terms of family and friends.
By Marisa, on January 9, 2010, at 1:23 am
Marisa Wikramanayake reviews Russian author Boris Akunin’s second novel in the Pelagia crime fiction series: Pelagia & the Black Monk. This review was previously published on Blogcritics.com
By Marisa, on January 1, 2010, at 12:00 pm
Marisa Wikramanayake is a freelance writer and editor based in Perth, Western Australia. In this post, she provides a detailed worksheet on how to set an hourly rate while taking into account living and business expenses, tax rates, superannuation, savings, profits, and annual and weekly income. Other freelancers need only put in the figures where required.
By Marisa, on December 25, 2009, at 12:00 pm
cookie_closed by mouse on Flickr
As an editor, I see grammar/spelling/style mistakes and errors all the time in everyone’s work. Everyone’s work. Some of the editing work I do is for the Centre for Policy Development in Australia — they have a journal called Insight for which a lot of policy makers and [...]
By Marisa, on December 22, 2009, at 5:17 am
Marisa Wikramanayake reflects on the past year – her first year as a freelancer and what she has learnt and achieved.
By Marisa, on December 3, 2009, at 8:40 pm
Marisa Wikramanayake reviews Moneen’s latest album The World I Want To Leave Behind for RTR FM, a Perth community alternative radio station. Moneen is a alternative rock band. Marisa Wikramanayake is a freelance writer, journalist and editor based in Fremantle, Western Australia.
By Marisa, on November 27, 2009, at 1:52 pm
Marisa Wikramanayake’s article on Dr Cedric Griffiths CSIRO study on climate change predictions based on a simulation model of the West Australian seabed. The article was written for Science Network WA.
By Marisa, on November 25, 2009, at 11:18 pm
Marisa Wikramanayake’s article for Science Network WA on Dr Emma Glasson and her co-author’s study on autism diagnosis rates for the Telethon Institute.
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“Marisa is a very proactive member of the SoEWA committee and shows initiative, attention to detail and enthusiasm. She has excellent ideas which she follows up and implements and is a very valuable member of the team. I'm excited to see what she's going to think of next!”
— Robin Bower, Society of Editors, WA
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