Scotland on Sunday have a fascinating article about the plight of Sudanese children who are abandoned by their parents. Until recently they were not considered orphans in Sudan, and 80% of those in the country’s orphanages died of neglect. However, a recent law and fatwa have drastically changed this only a few years, helping Sudanese [...]

“The EU started with the premise of a ‘right to a private life’ and allowed only limited data collection exceptions to that right. Search engines can only hang on to European user data for six months, must generally treat IP addresses as ‘personal information,’ and must comply with the rules even if they are based [...]

“A few days ago, New York’s State Senate passed a bill making it illegal to recruit someone into a street gang … In the never-ending fight by city officials and legislators to combat gangs, this is one of the latest efforts to outmaneuver gang members.”
Yeah, ‘cos that’ll really do the trick. The gangs mug people, [...]

Haha, this is hilarious! From YouTube, here.

“The United Nations is using the mapping programme Google Earth to highlight the plight of millions of refugees and its humanitarian work to help them … Users can explore the lives of those in exile by clicking on exact locations in the refugee camps to see photos of the facilities, such as health clinics, schools, [...]

Seems this story’s a few months old now, but not being American I only just heard about it. New York unveiled 20 state-of-the-art public toilets in January, but reputable website PoopReport.com (I’d like to point out that I’m not a regular reader, but instead found it via a New York Times article) takes issue with [...]

“While the new rulers accepted the notions of Western-style multiparty democracy, in their hearts the liberation movements did not contemplate that they could lose power at the ballot box … Zimbabwe is the first country to face this crisis.”
Time takes a fascinating look at why so many African leaders don’t seem keen to relinquish [...]

I’m in the process of upgrading Wordpress (the software that powers this blog) along with all the plugins and customisations that I use on here. As a result, there may be some glitches or creases I need to iron out over the next day or two. If you do spot anything out of the ordinary, [...]

As Used on the Famous Nelson Mandela
Mark Thomas
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I read quite a lot, and as I like giving my opinions (that’s what this blog’s for, after all) I thought I’d start writing some reviews However, as external websites provide fuller information on the books, the authors, and other readers’ opinions than I’ll ever be [...]

Facebook’s much-anticipated IM client, Facebook Chat, has launched on a limited pre-beta release. Currently only available to certain networks, the new feature will allow friends to chat directly from within their web browsers. Initial reviews from those who have access seem very positive, and from Facebook’s point of view it’s bound to keep users on [...]