Re: [DDN] Digital Divide, Telecentres and Iraq

2005-05-07 Thread Ed Gragert
Hello Taran, You write: I'm fairly certain that there must be some Iraqi telecenters now, though. Do we know anything about them? We in iEARN are installing labs this month in high schools in both Erbil and Baghdad with satellite connections. Part of the stipulation of the installation/grant is

Re: [DDN] Digital Divide, Telecentres and Iraq

2005-05-07 Thread John Hibbs
In the run up to the invasion of Iraq, when it was certain to some of us - including a well connected civilian inside the Pentagon - that war and the aftermath would come, a number of us drafted a memorandum outlining why 40 foot vans, filled with the necessaries, could do about as Andy

[DDN] Fwd: [creative-radio] Podcasters and LPFM - Fellow Travelers?

2005-05-07 Thread John Hibbs
Dummy me, I can't find the thread dealing with the forward thinking podcaster who is organizing an podcasting event - or a serious of events. That person, particularly, will be interested in the below. Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailing-List: list [EMAIL PROTECTED]; contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[DDN] West of Kabul, East of New York By Tamim Ansary: A Selective Guide to Internet and Published Sources

2005-05-07 Thread David P. Dillard
BOOKS : COUNTRY: AFGHANISTAN : TERRORISM: A Selected Group of Resources About the Book: West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story Straddling the Fault Line In the days following 9/11, a friend forwarded me an email message written by an Afghan-American. The email message

[DDN] Developing Innovative Tech for, by and with disabled persons

2005-05-07 Thread J Cravens
Nothing About Us Without Us: Developing Innovative Technologies For, By and With Disabled Persons This book is intended to help disabled persons in problem-solving and is described as an idea book rather than a publication that offers instructions concerning disabilities. It seeks to present a

[DDN] best blog in tennessee - paul chenoweth

2005-05-07 Thread Phil Shapiro
hi DDN community - DDN member paul chenoweth came in for some honors recently. a web developer and graduate education student, paul's blog, Chasing the Dragon's Tale, was chosen as one of the best blogs in tennessee. that's quite some accomplishmeng. blogging is to tennessee as country