Bloggers unite for basic human rights
The month of May marked the first anniversary of Bloggers Unite. This particular year marks the 50th anniversary (1948-2008) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Putting the two together, members of BlogCatalog chose to launch an awareness campaign that would address the plight of the basic human rights. Read more
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Car monogamy
Some people live in the same house for their whole lives. Some people have the same husband (!) for their whole lives. And some people keep the same car for their whole lives. Read more
Filed Under Art, History & traditions, Modern Life
Africa: a big source for film-making
More and more often American and European film makers move to Africa to shoot movies.
According to Gadalla Gubara, an 88-year-old Sudanese film director, Africa has a lot of potential for film stories, though most countries have still not prioritised the industry. Read more
Filed Under Art, Events, Media & Society
Too sexy for Xbox Live
The accusations have been flying after Microsoft banned the use of the gamertag “thegayergamer” on Xbox Live.
The Redmond giant have been accused to be “homophobic”, “a bigot”, “to not allow freedom of speech” and more.
But it’s all cleared up now, as a security manager for the company, Stephen Toulouse, explained on his blog.
Filed Under Art, Human Rights, Modern Life
International day for story tellers
Do you like to tell or to listen to stories? Then you can’t miss Listen! - International Day for Sharing Life Stories tomorrow, on May 16th 2008, all around the world.
People will gather in community halls, classrooms, public parks, theaters, auditoriums, as well as websites, email exchanges and virtual environments to hear each other’s stories. Read more
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(Very) Close together
I used to work side by side with my boyfriend. For more than one year, our tables were 30 cm apart. And not only we didn’t think it was a problem, but also enjoyed the fact that we were so close. But then I got another job proposal and moved away. And, all of a sudden, we rediscovered how good life was when we meet at the end of the day and have news to share.
Michael Roach and Christie McNally will not be able to find that out. At least, not without breaking their life vowel. Read more
Filed Under History & traditions, Modern Life
Fill your car up with… pcs
Illstrated by Priya Khatri
Every time I have to fuel my car I am so embarassed! Not only because fuel is very expensive, not only because the men working at the gas stations are always very excited since they don’t expect to see a girl coming out from the car.
I just cannot believe that in spite of all the technology available today we have not found yet a solution to fuel cars without using polluting materials.
Scientists in Romania and Turkey are seeking ways to remove toxic materials from electronics so these scrap materials can be safely recycled and… junk computers could fuel cars! Read more
Filed Under Environment, Modern Life, Research, Technology