Lucky Obama?

"Being lucky is important in politics and Obama does have that aura about him" - BBC blogger Justin Webb

Is 'luck' the new 'capable'?

Facebook can help literacy?

"The phenomenal speed at which the internet is developing and the rapid take up of new web services by young people can be challenging. However, it's vital that all of us really take the time to understand the way students are using the latest technology, the various features of these new services and appreciate how these new tools can aid good social interaction and learning. Using sites, like Facebook and Bebo, to communicate, collaborate and create means learners use and can develop a wide range of literacy skills", according to a report by Childnet - an organisation promoting internet safety.

Facebook used in the classroom? I wouldn't hold my breath. 

Also, does anyone actually use Bebo?

'Lucky' Albinos hunted in Tanzania

Here's a story that you don't hear too often about Africa; the fact that 1 in approximately 3,000 in Tanzania is Albino (with a population of over 36 million). According to reports, at least 19 known Albinos have been brutally murdered and mutilated in the Tanzania region, where Albino body parts are seen as having 'magical' powers. Albino skin, bones and hair are especially sold by witch doctors as ingredients in potions that promise to make people rich. Rising food prices in the region is seen as one of the reasons as to why some people are taking desperate measures to become rich. Al-Shaymaa Kwegyir, Tanzania's new albino member of Parliament states: "People think we're lucky. That's why they're killing us. But we're not lucky."