Hybrids seem to be spending a lot of time in the spotlight these days, don’t you think? But have you seen or heard of this sculpture that is a different kind of hybrid that is taking the Internet by storm? If you haven’t, then that picture should catch your attention at the very least. So this is what has been going around the Internet, mainly through e-mails: this … [Read more...]
Minnesota Woman Fined $80,000 Per Song
Have you ever downloaded a song, a movie, or any other kind of file from a peer to peer file sharing system? Now that is a rhetorical question, as you may have surmised – no need to answer that. As you may know, however, industries and authorities are trying hard to crack down on illegal downloading. All over the world, governments have laid down measures in an effort to … [Read more...]
Man fined £75 for harming a tree
This is a rather unusual effort to drive the "love for the environment" campaign by the Brighton and Hove City Council in the UK. While most campaigns would grow around information and pro-activity events, this council bears a little teeth by sending a memo to Artist Anton Cataldo for stapling a lot of "lost & found" posters all over what seems to be where he allegedly … [Read more...]
Women refuge centers to accept men
Here's interesting news from across the big pond. Telegraph.co.uk ran a story about new legislation in the UK regarding women refuge centers to offer help to male victims of domestic abuse. This new legislation aims at providing equal opportunity and rights to people irregardless of race and sex. Services that these women refuge centers offer are varied but covers the … [Read more...]
Elementary Twittering
This came to me a little odd because did you know that in the United Kingdom there is a blueprint for a new primary curriculum – which was drawn up by former Ofsted chief Sir Jim Rose following a request from Children's Secretary Ed Balls? You'd be equally surprised that under this new curriculum, British children are required to learn websites and online tools such as … [Read more...]