Australian schools are making efforts to address the problem of cyber bullying in information technology classes. The problem is reaching epidemic proportions among teens, and is related to social networking sites such as Bebo and Myspace. The schools are giving special ‘cyber citizenship’ classes as part of their technology course, and are based on a…
After a ten day search, the Greenpeace ship Esperanza has located and confronted the Japanese whaling fleet near Antarctica. It was reported today that the Esperanza had actually chased the fleet out of the hunting grounds, but so far this hasn’t been confirmed. The ship had located the fleet early Saturday morning Australian time, and…
Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made history in 1953 when they successfully climbed Mount Everest. Born July 20, 1919 in Auckland, New Zealand, to Percival Augustus Hillary and Gertrude Hillary, in Auckland, on 20 July 1919. The family moved to Tuakau, a village about 40 miles (64.37 kilometres) south of Auckland in 1920. Hillary’s…
Today I’d like to feature a handy tool, the Facebook Profile badge! I use it fairly extensively on my blog, as it makes it easier for my friends to find me on Facebook. The tool features my photo and links directly to my profile. It’s very handy, as it allows friends from Twitter, Stumbleupon, BlogCatalog…
