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Comparing the Scale of Gaza & Israel to DC, Baltimore and New York
Andy Carvin | January 3
As Israel's ground troops enter Gaza after more than a week of bombardment, it's worth spending a moment getting a sense of the geographic scale of the region, particular for those of us in the US who aren't used to the scale of smaller countries.
First, here's a map of Gaza and Israel. Gaza is...
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Blog 'Life Line' for Study Abroad Classes
Paul Chenoweth | December 31
A Visual Sociology class from Belmont University, lead by Dr. Andi Stepnick left Nashville right after Christmas to spend several days touring and studying in India. As part of that experience the group is blogging: Visual Sociology in India. I have been on several overseas trips and strongly...
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Technically Speaking: Computer Power User Magazine Interview With Sascha Meinrath.
Sascha Meinrath | December 27
Folks over at Computer Power User magazine recently interviewed me for their December 2008 issue. Here's the teaser:
Technically Speaking
Interview With Sascha Meinrath, Research Director, New American Foundation Wireless Future Program
From: www.computerpoweruser.com
February 2009 • Vol.9...
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Enjoy!
Rebecca MacKinnon | December 23
Holiday greetings 2008 Originally uploaded by RebeccaMacK.
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Access Denied
By: Kim Hart, Washington Post | June 19, 2008
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| The Blind or Deaf Can Feel Left Behind As the Tools of Technology Advance |
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$100 Laptop! Is it worth what it seems to be?
By: Alok Shrestha, TakingITGlobal | Community: Access | January 31, 2008
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| The project named, OLPC (One Laptop per Child), is gaining rapid popularity in developing as well as developed countries. This project was initially conceptualized by Nicholas Negroponte, founder chairman of MITs’ (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Media Lab and was announced in The World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland on January 2005. The project aims to provide laptops worth $100 to each and every school age child of underdeveloped and developing countries so that children do not have to be deprived of basic education. |
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Thinking About Tomorrow
By: Vauhini Vara,Jessica E. Vascellaro, Wall Street Journal | Community: Cool Tools | February 7, 2008
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How will technology change the way we shop, learn and entertain ourselves? How will it change the way we get news, protect our privacy, connect with friends? We look ahead 10 years, and imagine a whole different world.
January 28, 2008; Page R1 |
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Story Telling:My Second Home at Salamieh Telecentre
By: Nabil Eid, Salamieh Telecentre | Community: ICT4 Development | February 6, 2008
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| Story Telling:My Second Home, Salamieh Telecentre
ICTs4D Rural women with Disabilities
Roza Al-Yazji a Twenty-two years old girl, ranking the third amongst four brothers, She was born and suffered from many health problems, including speech disorder and learning disabilities. At the beginning, her parents noticed that case. But when she reached the age of sixteen, her parents could see her delay in speech and learning, balance disorder when she walked.
Her parents tried to get her into the state School but that was in vain. She was unable to continue learning with her colleagues in the classroom. Then she had no other choice but leave school and stay at home and rely on her relatives in learning.
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