Cultures and Groups

Liberty Global and European Schoolnet Launch ‘The eSafety Label’ Pilot for European Schools

7 Feb 2012

Liberty Global, Inc. and European Schoolnet, the network of 30 Ministries of Education in Europe and beyond, have today launched a pilot for ‘The eSafety Label’, a European wide online safety support and accreditation standard for schools.

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6 Feb 2012

In reply to Hot For Teacher : Go to http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/01/pitcairn200801 Here is a piece: “The news that has come off the rock in the last decade shocked the world and tainted the myth. In 2004, six men—a third of the island’s adult male population, including Pitcairn mayor Steve Christian, a direct descendant of Fletcher Christian’s—had been convicted under ...

Syria bombards Homs; West scrambles for new strategy

6 Feb 2012

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become a centre of armed opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian National Council opposition group said. Western countries seeking Assad's downfall scrambled to find a new diplomatic strategy after the defeat of a U.N. Security Council ...