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Rebuilding Nawlins one floor at a time
New Orleans for a stint volunteering
06.08.2013 - 26.08.2013
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Our accidental visit to Puerto Rico freed up a bit of time in the schedule before meeting Ange and Courtney in New Orleans. After a bit of investigation into volunteer opportunities, Hayley found there was still a huge amount of rebuilding being completed in New Orleans (or Naw'lins, as the locals put it) from Hurricane Katrina – yep, eight years on, there are still residents displaced due to a number of reasons including lack of insurance and plenty have been ripped-off by contractors, leaving them looking to charities for assistance.
The lucky charity that won our services was the St Bernard Project. We signed on for two weeks of blood, sweat and tears – but mostly sweat. Despite having zero construction experience (watching 'The Block' doesn't count apparently) we were thrown in the deep end and I like to think we did more swimming than sinking. Over two weeks we painted, tiled, cauked and laid plenty of laminate flooring and awarded ourselves a building apprenticeship as a result.
Don't worry, the batteries were removed for this shot
Ahhh the laminate flooring, we don't miss you
Textbook measuring technique
Whilst we were 'donating' our time – the timing was spot on for us to do something other than coast from hostel to hostel and be tourists. Yes, no doubt you all feel sorry for us – but we would be lying if we said we hadn't picked up a little traveller's fatigue. So this was the perfect way to (temporarily) dive into a routine, learn something new and appreciate our holiday again. We also saw this experience as a sweaty, free way to learn some of the basics in home reno. I'm going to ask Santa for a power drill for Christmas.
Part of the volunteer crew
Our flatmate, Oscar
Let's not forget that we also got to spend three weeks in the wonderful New Orleans. After seven months on the road, this city sticks in our minds as, hands down, the most captivating we have visited. The mix of southern, Creole, Cajun and Caribbean culture (often referred to as the Caribbean's most northern city) makes for a feast for the eyeballs and the belly.
A participant of the annual red 'dress' run
Pub rules
Old crooner
One of the many brass bands of New Orleans
Biking the streets
Oh lordy, did we eat. New Orleans cuisine is known for its emphasis on 'hearty', and by hearty I mean you might need a new one. Fried chicken, Poor boys, Gumbo, Jambalaya, Muffulettas and Beignets are the usual suspects and we dipped our toes in the fatty waters much to our delight.
Dirty roast beef Po' Boy
Pulled pork slider
Po' boy
Barack and Sophie visit Dooky Chase
Fried chik'n
It was awesome to have Courtney and Ange join the epic adventure for the US leg. We hadn't seen any friends or family for seven months and there's a lot to be said for seeing familiar faces! They joined the cause with gusto and lapped up all Naw'lins had to offer.
The WWII museum was ace
Hanging with Louis Armstrong
This is a 'hand grenade'
Glorious beignets
Classy Bourbon St
The beads!
After three wonderful weeks we bade farewell to New Orleans and got psyched for some adrenalin-pumping fun in Orlando Florida…
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Police and Navy personnel commence search of Whanganui River
Police and Navy personnel commence search of Whanganui River
Manawatu Police and members of the Police's National Dive Squad have commenced a search of the Whanganui River in relation to the disappearance of Whanganui man, Whetu Hansen. A homicide investigation was launched in December 2013 following Mr Hansen's disappearance.
Detective Senior Sergeant Simon Harrison said Police are being assisted in their search by staff from the Royal New Zealand Navy.
"We are unable to comment at this stage on what exactly we are looking for in the Whanganui River or why we have determined that a search of the river is necessary for the purpose of this investigation," Mr Harrison said. "Police are very grateful for the support provided by the Royal New Zealand Navy during the course of this operation,"
Detective Senior Sergeant Simon Harrison said Police are also seeking more assistance from the public in relation to Mr Hansen's disappearance.
"The investigation team would like to hear from anyone that saw a 1996 white Ford Courier ute, similar to the vehicle depicted in this photograph, in the Palmerston North or Whanganui area on Wednesday 4 December 2013," Mr Harrison said.
"I would encourage anyone that has any information about this vehicle or the death of Whetu Hansen to contact their local Police Station or Detective Dave Wilson of the investigation team on 06 213 9595. '
Information can also be provided anonymously to the organisation Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Open Thread
By NB Staff | August 16, 2009 10:22 AM EDT
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Palin beat Obama on "death panels".
The first we heard about Sarah Palin's "death panels" comment was in a conversation last Friday with an acquaintance who was appalled by it. Our interlocutor is not a Democratic partisan but a high-minded centrist who deplores extremist rhetoric whatever the source. We don't even know if he has a position on ObamaCare. From his description, it sounded to us as though Palin really had gone too far. A week later, it is clear that she has won the debate.
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|American Top 40
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|LP, Box Set
|3 hours, 55 minutes
|Pop, Rock
|featuring Duran Duran
American Top 40 with Casey Kasem: August 20, 1983 is a syndicated radio show multi-vinyl album box set featuring Duran Duran, released in the USA by ABC Watermark during 1983.
About the albumEdit
The album was used for licence broadcast on August 20, 1983, by a syndicated independent radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs.
As its title implies, American Top 40 counts down the forty most popular songs in the USA, from no.40 to no.1. The show used Billboard charts in its early years, then switched to those from Radio and Records upon its late 1990s return.
The compilation includes Duran Duran's "Is There Something I Should Know?", a single which peaked at no.4 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The show was aired during a period when Duran Duran were in Montserrat, working on tracks for Seven and the Ragged Tiger.
The Police are at no.1, a band featuring Sting who later performed on Arcadia's So Red the Rose album in 1985.
Rita Coolidge's "All Time High" is a James Bond theme song, released two years before Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill".
Track listingEdit
LW#2: "Sweet Dreams" - Eurythmics
LW#1: "Every Breath You Take" - The Police
40. "Kiss The Bride" - Elton John
39. "Our House" - Madness
38. "Don't You Get So Mad" - Jeffrey Osbourne
37. "All Time High" - Rita Coolidge
36. "Far From Over" - Frank Stallone
35. "Fake Friends" - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
34. "Sexy And Seventeen" - Stray Cats
33. "The Border" - America
32. "Making Love Out of Nothing At All" - Air Supply
31. "Shalimar" - Dead Giveaway
30. "Total Eclipse of the Heart" - Bonnie Tyler
29. "Promises Promises" - Naked Eyes
28. "How Am I Supposed To Live Without You" - Laura Branigan
27. "1999" - Prince
26. "Human Touch" - Rick Springfield
25. "Saved By Zero" - The Fixx
LDD: "Cecelia" - Simon & Garfunkel
24. "After The Fall" - Journey
23. "Don't Cry" - Asia
22. "Tell Her About It" - Billy Joel
21. "Rock of Ages" - Def Leppard
20. "Electric Avenue" - Eddie Grant
19. "Rock 'N' Roll Is King" - E.L.O.
18. "The Safety Dance" - Men Without Hats
EXTRA: "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" - The Supremes & The Temptations
17. "Lawyers In Love" - Jackson Browne
16. "Never Gonna Let You Go" - Sergio Mendes
15. "Human Nature" - Michael Jackson
14. "Take Me To Heart" - Quarterflash
13. "Flashdance...What A Feeling" - Irene Cara
12. "China Girl" - David Bowie
11. "Hot Girls In Love" - Loverboy
10. "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" - Culture Club
09. "Puttin' On The Ritz" - Taco
08. "Fascination" - The Human League
LDD: "Thank You For Being A Friend" - Andrew Gold
07. "Is There Something I Should Know?" - Duran Duran
06. "It's A Mistake" - Men At Work
05. "Stand Back" - Stevie Nicks
04. "Maniac" - Michael Sembello
03. "She Works Hard For The Money" - Donna Summer
02. "Sweet Dreams" - The Eurythmics
01. "Every Breath You Take" - The Police


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Stock futures rose Wednesday as Portugal's bond auction saw strong demand, lifting global stocks. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up by 58 points, or 57 points above fair value, at 11,674. Futures for the S&P 500 were higher by 8 points, or nearly 8 points above fair value, at 1278, and Nasdaq futures were ahead by 13 points, or 11 points above fair value. Stocks advanced Tuesday as European debt concerns eased and fourth-quarter reporting season got off to a promising start. Portugal sold €1.25 billion ($1.62 billion) of
debt securities in an auction that saw a strong demand helping to alleviate persistent concerns about the European Union's ability to contain its debt crisis. Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumped 1.5% and Japan's Nikkei added 0.02%. London's FTSE was gaining 0.5% and the DAX in Frankfurt was up by 1.5%. The Department of Labor said export prices rose by 0.7% in December and import prices jumped 1.1%. Excluding agriculture, export prices grew 0.6%, compared with growth of 0.8% in November, and import prices, excluding oil, rose 0.4% after rising previous growth of 0.8%. At 2 p.m., the Federal Reserve will release its report on economic conditions based on anecdotal evidence from across the Fed's 12 districts. The beige book will be used as a reference at the Federal Open Market Committee's next monetary policy meeting on Jan. 25-26. At the same time, the U.S. Treasury Department will release its monthly budget report for December. According to Briefing.com, economists are expecting a deficit of $80 billion, from $91.4 billion, previously. At 10:30 a.m., the Energy Information Administration will issue its weekly read on energy inventories. In the week ended Jan. 7, crude oil supplies are expected to decline by 300,000 barrels, according to a Platts survey of analysts. Cliffs Natural Resources ( CLF) agreed to acquire Canada's Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines for $4.95 billion. Cliffs shares were down 1.1% to $84.05 during the premarket trading session.


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I spoke with Dastrup recently and he gave me a list of schools that have been recruiting him.
"Arizona, Arizona State, Florida, Virginia and BYU have offered," said Dastrup. "Some other schools that have been recruiting me, but haven't offered yet, are Cal, Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Kansas, Ohio State, Tulsa and Memphis."
I asked Dastrup what he's looking for in a school.
"I want to go someplace that has really good competition, with a good league, where I'll play tough teams twice a year," said Dastrup. "I've always tried to challenge myself, whether it's playing the 16s when I was 15, or the 17s when I was 16, and so I want to face tough competition. I'd like to go someplace where I can contribute as a freshman, whether it's as a starter or coming off the bench. As far as the location, of course people always talk about wanting to play in front of family and the community that they grew up in. But going away to school can also allow you to experience different scenarios where you have to figure things out without your parents there. So there are two different ways of looking at it and I'm pretty even right now as far as staying close or going away."
Dastrup has visited local school ASU and Arizona, as well as Stanford last summer for an elite camp. I asked him if he has any other unofficial visits planned.
"I'm looking at possibly going to Florida this coming weekend for their game against Arkansas," said Dastrup. "And on the 28th I'm possibly going to Virginia for their game against Duke. Those are both tentative right now."
I asked Dastrup if he has a time frame for when he'd like to make his decision.
"I'm not sure about the timing right now," said Dastrup. "I could see doing it early before my senior year so I can get it out of the way and focus on that season. But I could also see playing through my senior year and seeing what happens. You never know what might happen and I possibly wait to see what schools are there for me."


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This is ne of the many cute videos that have turned up during that whirlwind press tour for The Host. While in Dallas, Chandler Canterbury, Jake Abel, Max Irons, and Stephenie Meyer visited The Children's Medial Center in Dallas to participate in a radio program. Jake and Max did one of these in Atlanta as well.
If you were mad that Max did not sing any Bieber on the Google Hangout today, then here is your chance to hear it. Jake sings along as well. I love how Chandler refuses to participate. The patient they had Skype in to ask a question actually asked one of few unheard and unasked questions out of all the hundreds we have seen or read.
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Two days of talks are being held in the Swiss city of Geneva. Recent violence has raised fears of a return to war.
Norwegian peace envoy Erik Solheim, who brokered the talks, warned against expecting too much from the meeting.
The ceasefire agreement in February 2002 preceded several rounds of peace talks, which stalled in April 2003.
The latest talks began with the government's chief negotiator, Nimal Siripala de Silva, and the Tamil Tigers' Anton Balasingham shaking hands at a secluded chateau just outside Geneva.
"Strengthening of the implementation of the ceasefire itself is an extremely important agenda," Mr Solheim told reporters.
But he stressed that expectations from the talks should be "realistic". "Confidence can only increase, but they have started at a very low level."
Ahead of the meeting, the Tamil Tigers said six men in military uniforms had attacked one of their posts in eastern Batticaloa district on Wednesday, killing one of their members.
"The attack has raised serious doubts in the minds of Tamil people about the sincerity of the government in taking part in direct talks," the rebels said on their website.
The army denied involvement, calling the allegations "baseless and malicious".
In the northern town of Jaffna, Hindu, Christian and Muslim clergy led prayers for peace at a public hall to coincide with the talks.
The BBC's Imogen Foulkes in Geneva says diplomats are playing down hopes the talks can achieve anything more than restoring some stability in Sri Lanka.
"If they fail, I really do believe there will be war," an unnamed European diplomat is quoted as saying by Reuters.
At least 120 people - including about 80 soldiers and sailors and many civilians - have died in the upsurge of violence, which began soon after Mahinda Rajapakse assumed the presidency in November but has abated since the deal to hold talks was reached last month.
The attacks on the military have been blamed on the rebels, who deny involvement.
Tamil Tiger supporters say more than 40 Tamils have been killed by the security forces in a series of attacks since the start of December. Others blame some of those deaths on the rebels or other armed groups.
The talks are being held in Geneva after the Tigers refused to negotiate in any Asian country.
More than 60,000 people died during two decades of conflict in Sri Lanka.
The Tamil Tigers want autonomy for minority Tamils in the north and east. President Rajapakse has said the solution to the conflict lies in a unitary state.


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Subject: Madonnas from Lama Dei Peligni
I'm looking for information on my grandfather's family. My grandfather, Anthony Vincent Madonna, was born in 1897 in Coal Creek, Colorado. His father was born Alterisio Madonna in Lama Dei Peligni around 1865. I believe he had two brothers named Filippo and Francesco Madonna. He may have had more siblings. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1895 and after living in New York and Pennsylvania for a short time, he settled in Coal Creek, Colorado. He Americanized his first name to Richard. Please let me know if you have any information on his family. Thanks--Jennifer


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Celebrities gave us a glimpse into their lives through social media this week, and whether they were partying at the Grammys, working on set, chilling backstage at New York Fashion Week, or just hanging with famous friends, they kept us in the loop. Victoria's Secret Angel Lily Aldridge got snap happy during a photo shoot, and Beyoncé Knowles laughed with Oprah. Hilary Duff posed for a pic, while Justin Bieber flexed his muscles with a few small children on hand.
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Colorado Towns Try to Limit Fracking
June 25, 2014
Towns across Colorado are enjoying an economic boom from energy production, but environmentalists are trying to limit fracking, reports Jillian Kay Melchior for National Review.
The towns of Longmont and Lafayette, Colorado, have already banned the practice entirely, while Boulder, Fort Collins and Broomfield have instituted fracking moratoriums. Today, residents in Loveland, Colorado, will also vote on a proposed moratorium. Across the state, a number of voters in different towns will see proposed fracking restrictions on their ballots this election season.
The movement against fracking is a serious problem for property owners and mineral-rights owners, who own the resources under their land and have been paying property taxes.
A number of legal challenges have emerged in Colorado courts, with some landowners seeking compensation for the restrictions on their ability to use their property.
- According to a study from petroleum-engineering firm Netherland, Sewell & Associates, taxpayers in Boulder County, Colorado, could be on the hook for $1 billion if mineral-rights owners in the county prevail.
- Legal experts estimate that the lawsuits could take up to a decade to resolve.
Robi Bell Sylvester, a Colorado landowner who owns the mineral-rights underneath her land, suffered massive property and vehicle damage in September 2013 when a severe flood hit her farm. Without the energy royalties she receives from the companies leasing her minerals, she says, her family could not have restored their farm.
Source: Jillian Kay Melchior, "Fracking and Property," National Review, June 23, 2014.
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On this edition of Roadrunner Rundown, we recap the MLS SuperDraft on what was a big day for CSUB soccer, we'll hear from recent Colorado draft pick Kory Kindle and LA Galaxy homegrown player Gyasi Zardes.
Also, it's time to enshrine your place in Bakersfield baseball history, Ziggy Siegfried, Senior Associate AD for External Relations will talk about the "Hardt Field Personalized Seat Program."
Segment 1- Intro and news with Corey Costelloe
Segment 2- MLS SuperDraft highlights featuring CSUB's Kory Kindle and Gyasi Zardes
Segment 3- Ziggy Siegfried, Senior Associate AD for External Relations
Segment 4- Matt Turk, Sports Information Director
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Maybe the cowbell will make a comeback….More Cowbell
I must spend too much time on AJ – the other day I was listening to a track with my 5 year old daughter and about every 10 seconds she would say AudioJungle as she played with her toys.
How about a $1 to upload a track? $10 to move to the front of the queue!
SophonicMedia said
Brownhouse your new and great corporate songs sell good at first but then slow down as they get pushed back to page 4 by second or third day because of the amount of uploads in that category. Imagine if they could stay on page one for a few more days it could sell a whole lot more.
It has been said many time before by AJ staff and many top authors – being on the front page has very little effect on sales. If you are depending on that for sales you are going to be highly disappointed. And with all due respect you have no idea the sales data/timing of my sales.
I have no problem with long approval times – My only wish is that the quality barrier be raised which is a corporate decision not a reviewer issue.
Even a week or two is no big deal. Many sights are 30+ days. I think everyone got spoiled with the short review times.
garethcoker said
I'm less concerned about the number of submissions. What concerns me is the number of submissions that DO make it past the review process. The standard here could be set much higher IMO . But this has been discussed before and I doubt it will change soon. Currently 16,961 items have no sales on AJ, by far the highest percentage (almost 50%) of any marketplace on Envato.
I have the same concerns as Gareth – the barrier to entry is way too low.
First you need to decide why you are creating music – are you doing it for the sake of art or are you trying to generate revenue with your music. Most of the buyers that visit library sites are buying music for "corporate" use, corporate can have a variety of meaning but typically this is for a video, radio spot, tv ad, youtube video etc… They are looking for music that creates a particular mood and environment for their product or message. That is why "corporate" music typically sells better than other categories. At the end of the day if you want more sales you have to think like a buyer and create music that works for their needs.
If you are doing this for the sake of your art, create the tracks you like and some will sell, just not as many. I don't think a different library will help you increase your sales much. Your rock tracks sound good but the market for them in the royalty free library world is smaller than other types of tracks.
At the end of the day you just have to decide why you are creating music.
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While 18 percent is low, it's not as bad as the record-low 10 percent approval rating recorded in February and August of this year. In fact, December's 18 percent ties November's 18 percent for the second-highest rating of 2012.
Since 1974, Congress' approval rating has averaged 33 percent, according to Gallup's data.
'Partisan gap'
The poll found that Republicans' approval of Congress fell slightly to 14% from 16% in November, while Democrats' approval increased slightly to 21% from 19%.
Gallup says the resulting seven-point partisan gap in approval of Congress is the largest measured since June 2011, with the exception of the 16-point gap prior to the election in October of this year.
According to Gallup, "This slight increase in the partisan gap may reflect that Democrats are more positive about their congressional party leaders' handling of the fiscal cliff negotiations than Republicans are about their party leaders."
Independents' ratings of Congress remain unchanged in December at 19%.
Gallup says Congress' job approval "could fall significantly" if the nation's political leaders can't reach a deal to avoid tax hikes and deep spending cuts that are set to take effect in January.
Results for the Gallup poll are based on telephone interviews conducted Dec. 14-17, 2012, with a random sample of 1,025 adults, aged 18 and older, living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.


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REDLANDS - Police are investigating the theft of 16 fire hydrants from the north side of Redlands that will cost the city thousands of dollars to replace and could pose a threat to public safety in the area.
The thefts occurred between the evening of Tuesday and early morning of Wednesday along West Lugonia Avenue, Research Drive, Almond Avenue and Bryn Mawr Avenue, authorities said.
Staff within the city's Municipal Utilities and Engineering Department estimate that it will cost the city $40,000 to repair. Cost includes labor and material needs, authorities said.
Currently, the city is working with a contractor to order and install replacement hydrants.
"That's $40,000 that's not going to be spent on something else," said Carl Baker, public information officer for Redlands. "There are a lot of priorities that are having to be deferred already, and this just adds to that."
In addition to the cost, authorities are worried that should the thefts continue, it would be hard to provide fire safety services to the area. A battalion chief within the Redlands Fire Department said firefighters have an alternative way to fight fires.
Baker said one of the reasons for publicizing the thefts is to encourage the public to call authorities should they see suspicious activity around any hydrant.
"If they think it seems unusual, call the police. If you don't see a city uniform or a big red firetruck - call," he said.
In addition to the hydrants, the city - and several others - have seen an increase of manhole covers and backflow devices as the price for scrap metal rises.
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When I first read this book (and its follow on book 'No Different Flesh'), I felt that they were rather sweet and rather old fashioned even allowing for the fact that most of the stories making up the books were written in the early to mid fifties. However, they are in some ways very modern (teens are often 'twoing' in ways that aren't going down the mall for the afternoon), though with a a very conservative social outlook and fashions - most of the women in these stories wouldn't be seen dead in slack for example even if such an item of clothing would be more sensible in a People where levitation is a normal part of life.. As presentyed here, this book is a fix up with the stories being presented to throuh the ears of Lea, a lady who's nearly dead sense of wonder was about to receive a massive jolt. All in all, I was quite impressed how well these stories read.
As a point of note, one of these stories was made into a nade-for-TV type movie that was as sweet and gooey as you may want...
Alien children with magic/psionic powers are refugees on modern Earth. A large collection of short stories which were also collected in a couple of smaller volume. It gets extremely saccharine and cloying after a while, but is memorable nonetheless.
I have loved the stories of The People since the late 1960s when I first started reading science fiction. Our public library in Sunnyvale, CA had a large number of science fiction books. I did not find out until much later how unusual that was. After getting hooked on Star Trek I went there looking for books and found the various Best Of books. Quickly found Zenna Henderson's People stories and then started looking for them. I continue to re-read them from time to time. Still love them.
Upbeat, positive, uplifting science fiction stories. The People move to earth because their own world is to be destroyed. They must learn to adjust to their new lives in a new world where people are estranged from The Presence as they are not. These are stories of faith, of optimism, even in the midst of sorrow.
Each chapter stands alone, but there are connections as well. Lovely book.
The first SF book I ever bought (on holiday in Menorca, 1969). I found it completely entrancing, as did my mum (who says that she doesn't even like SF). "Plaiting your twishers" made it into the family vocabulary, although for us it eventually came to mean someone getting a bit over-anxious.
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Main WSIS site
UN Millennium Development Goals
Visions of the Information Society
This category highlights strategic partnerships, national
and international, cross-sector and
multi-stakeholder, that target
developing countries and regions to help
bridge the digital divide. Such initiatives target a wide range of
development constraints to alleviate the persistent problems that perpetuate
hunger, poverty and suffering in the developing world. Poverty is a major
challenge and digital inclusion is a
special goal enabling further overall societal
development. Partners are striving to capitalize their digital opportunities and
make concerted efforts to achieve
a win-win situation in improved welfare
and enhanced future prospects.
ESCAP promotes the use of ICT that contributes to economic and
social development. Some of its activities focus on key applications identified
the Plan of Action of the first phase of
WSIS and
the Tokyo Declaration such as
e-governance, e-business, knowledge sharing, rural ICT services, e-health,
distance education, and the section also supports the activities of
The Programme is leading a broad range of activities in space technology
applications. There are two current major areas of focus.
The first special focus is on satellite communications for Connectivity,
including activities promoting public-private partnerships as well as other
enablement toward growing benefits from satellite communications for improved
connectivity. A purpose of the programme in this field is to contribute to
guarantee affordable, accessible and usable products and services benefiting
underserved communities in Asia and the Pacific.
A subsequent overall goal of ESCAP is to create operational space-derived
information products and services for sustainable capacity building in Asia and
the Pacific.
Thus, through its activities and partnerships efforts ESCAP encourages space
agencies and others to move forward from prototyping and pilot projects to
delivering operationally useful products and services that are affordable,
accessible, and usable.
Target group:Underserved areas in Asia-Pacific, space agencies
UN ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for
WSIS Stocktaking Database
the website of the activity
The Alliance consists of three USAID funded
Leader-with-Associates cooperative
agreements, each with specific areas of ICT expertise:
DOT-COM activities cross all sectors, including education, economic growth,
women in development, agriculture, trade, health, environment, and
telecommunications & e-commerce policy.
Target group:Developing countries and countries in transition
U.S. Agency for International Development, US Bureau for Economic
Growth, Agriculture & Trade, Office of Energy and Information Technology
(EGAT/EIT/IT), US Office of Education (EGAT/ED), Office of Women in Development
(EGAT/WID) and many partners form the public and private sector
WSIS Stocktaking Database
and the
website of the activity
For more information :
see the
Description of DOT Alliance [191K pdf]
Success Strategy:On the basis of Asia Broadband Program from 2002, an action
program of the Government of Japan, a wide range of measures have been deployed
to bridge the digital divide, to bring the benefit of ICT to all the people in
Asia and to seek further social, economical, cultural development of Asia.
Setting 2010 as the target year, a common goal in Asia is to invigorate
information flows within the region to make Asia as a whole a global information
The Programme is aiming both at enhancing technical and infrastructural
capacities and diversifying digital content. The goal of the joint efforts is to
increase the volume of information flows between Asia and the rest of the world
improving in parallel the quality of the information and knowledge shared. The
ambition of the partners involved is manifest - make Asia a leading region in
the field of ICTs, particularly in the development of next-generation mobile
communications technology, paying special attention to strengthened security and
other beneficial features.
A cultural & grassroots subset of specific goals is also developed to digitize
and archive major cultural assets in Asian countries, to share them within the
region and transmit them to the rest of the world via broadband. In order to
facilitate the implementation and guarantee the success of this large-scale
project, a number of human capacity building opportunities are created.
E-learning projects as well as exchange of trainees and experts are conceived
and carried out.
Fostering the relationship among Asian countries, this Programmes goals go
further beyond the technical cooperation and the pure ICT benefit. In the
concept of the project is reflected the awareness of the vital importance of
building network infrastructure so as enabling all peoples in Asia to access
broadband platforms at an affordable price level in the future. The
multi-stakeholders' partnerships formed including ten
Asian countries are a catalyser of process of enabling all people in Asia to
take advantage of the digital opportunities, paying special attention on
developing countries needs.
Governments and organisations form Japan, China, Korea, Indonesia,
Philippine, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand and Laos
WSIS Stocktaking Database and
the website of the activity
Success Strategy: Information for Development Program is a global program to
promote the use of ICTs in the development co-operation.
mission is to help developing countries and their partners in the international
community use ICTs effectively and strategically as tools to combat poverty,
promote sustainable economic growth, and empower individuals and communities to
participate more fully and creatively in their societies and economies. infoDev
pursues this mission through
an integrated set of
These programs are led within
three key research areas -- Mainstreaming, Enabling Access For All and Scaling
Created in 1995,
has until recently been primarily a grant facility for pilot projects using ICTs
to combat poverty and promote development. In the past few years,
ICT-for-development initiatives have proliferated and the resources devoted to
ICT in development portfolios have expanded. Yet, rigorous field-tested
knowledge about "what works and why" in ICT for development, and a deeper
understanding of the enabling conditions and success factors in
ICT-for-development initiatives, have been relatively scarce. As a result, there
is a growing consensus in the development community that ICT will only become an
effective and mainstream tool of poverty reduction and sustainable development
if the proponents of ICT-for-development can provide more rigorous evidence,
strategies, benchmarks, indicators, and good practices that are directly
relevant to the core poverty-reduction and development priorities of developing
countries and their international partners.
infoDev's new strategy is designed to strengthen the linkages between
pilot projects, evidence, analysis and action in harnessing ICTs for
development. The principal focus of
infoDev's activities in 2004-2005 is on how ICTs can substantially
advance progress toward the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). infoDev has launched an intensive program of support for research,
analysis, and evaluation, impact monitoring, and toolkit development focused on
distilling the lessons of experience from the past ten years on the impact of
ICT on poverty, with a particular focus on mainstreaming and scaling up
successful ICT approaches and applications.
Denmark - Director ICT department, World Bank, official bilateral and
multilateral development agencies and other partners
WSIS Stocktaking Database and
website of the activity
Success strategy:
The Acacia Initiative: Communities and Information Society
in Africa, is an initiative of the Canadian International
Development Research Centre (IDRC) to empower sub-Saharan
African communities with the ability to apply information
and communication technologies to their own social and
economic development.
The Acacia programme is commencing its second phase
(2001-2005), which will look to build on the first one,
notably by focussing on disseminating findings widely,
learning from its initial projects and developing new types
of projects. The objectives of Acacia II are:
To enhance the understanding and
knowledge of the innovative, transformative or
dysfunctional effects of ICTs in poverty reduction and
human development in Africa
To improve African countries
capacities to formulate and implement national ICT
policies promoting equitable access to ICTs and
information doe socio-economic development
To contribute to research in
appropriate ICTs that support the development and
adoption of affordable and functionally relevant
technical solutions for Africa
To support research that enhances
African content through software development for the
effective application of ICTs for development
To learn from Acacia's
community-based research and experimentation and to
widely disseminate this knowledge.
Activities include regional and sub-regional convening to
garner broad participation of stakeholders in debates about
ICTs and development, as well as recognition of the need to
address a broad spectrum of policy issues. There are
projects to develop local content needs to meet educational,
business, and environmental needs and a variety of community
access mechanisms (such as telecentres). Acacia activities
also include stimulating private sector participation and
supporting sectoral initiatives such as school networking to
support formal and informal learning.
Under the Acacia Initiative, several big-scale projects are
underway, including:
SchoolNet South Africa Programme - to test various
connectivity models and to develop an understanding of the
educational processes, benefits and constraints relating to
the use of ICTs in education.
Mozambique Pilot Telecentres in Manhica and Namaacha - The
telecentres will offer various services from photocopying to
e-mail, but the main focus of the telecentres will be to
provide educational resources to the most disadvantaged
groups in the two communities.
of ICTs and Decentralization of Health Services - Phase I:
Telemedicine Pilot Project - to introduce new information
communication technologies and enable the control of such
technologies with local health practitioners. The
telemedicine facility will service distant and
underprivileged communities outside Dakar.
Economic Empowerment of Women through ICTs in Uganda -
Online and offline databases and other information sources
on a variety of issues to increase women entrepreneurial
opportunities are combined with ICT training for women and
technical assistances for using these databases.
The Evaluation and Learning System for Acacia (ELSA)
constituted a very significant element of the entire first
phase of Acacia (Acacia I). Perhaps the most important
lesson learned from the first generation of Acacia was how
challenging it can be to mount this type of program.
IDRC was a founding memeber of PICTA and has partnered
broadly with the principal agencies involved with ICTs in
Africa (through, for example, the African Information
Society Initiative and the African Networking Initiative).
Partners include the UNECA, UNESCO, ITU, NORAD, European
Commission, Open Society Institute, Worldlinks, IICD and
many others. Among its developing country partners, just to
cite a few, there is APC, ENDA TM, GEEP, Wits University,
Makarere University, Eduardo Mondlane University, Université
Cheikh Anta Diop, OSIRIS, SADC, INIIT, ITIGEO, etc.
Communication Initiative website
Success Strategy:
The Communication
Initiative provides a space to share, debate and innovate for more effective
development communication practice. It is focused on
Debating development
communication issues and programmes
Improving strategic
communication analysis and action
Supporting a stronger voice
for the communication experiences and learnings in The South
Expanding communication and
development networks in The South
Promoting the importance of
communication for development
The change
strategy of The Communication Initiative is based on the assumption that
people and organizations improve the relevance and effectiveness of their work
when they:
Increasingly access the
information they need in a form that provides quick, relevant access.
Expand levels of peer
commentary and review on their work, plans and ideas.
Increasingly identify and
engage with a network on shared issues.
Develop more and better
partnerships as essential elements of their action, strategy and thinking
Expand knowledge of
strategic options
Increase inter-personal
dialogue with other people in the development communication field
Increase their contribution
and perspective to the dialogue within the development community on
effective development and communication strategies and investments
Increase support for the
'voices' of the people most engaged in communication for development action
being to the fore in policy dialogue and resolution
The extensive website of the Communication
Initiative showcases summarized information - 17,000-plus pages - related to
communication for development, including base line data from development and
communication sectors, programme descriptions and experiences, Specific projects
in support of development communication, evaluation data and many more.
many not-for-profit,
governmental and civil society partners
The Communication Initiative website
Success Strategy:Joseph Wresinski Training Centre, around Kuyo Grande, Cusco in Peru started with
the farmers communities. The training project concerns children and young
people of farmers, enabling them to acquire knowledge through training without
being forced to leave their farm and give up the farming work. The aim of the
project is that these young people will be trained with modern technologies and
in return will become trainers for their own neighbourhood and their own family.
This project is also answering to the concern expressed by the Government so
that the average technologies information reaches the rural areas and isolated
ATD Fourth World
WSIS Stocktaking Database
the website of the activity
Within the GKP framework, governments, civil society groups, donor agencies,
private sector companies and inter-governmental organisations come together as
equals to apply ICTs for development (ICT4D). Such alliances are known as
multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs), a relatively new approach to forging
collaborations among different sectors sharing a common vision and goal.
Promotion of multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs) has been a
long-standing priority for the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP), which is
itself a multi-stakeholder partnership, provides an ongoing context in which
action oriented MSPs can be developed. Many members of the GKP are engaged in
such partnerships. Since its establishment in 1997, GKP has consistently
advocated for the approach and continues to do so in global policy fora
including the World Summit of the Information Society (WSIS).
In order to promote knowledge sharing, enhance organisational learning and build
partnerships in support of ICT4D, GKP engages in a set of programmatic
activities including international and regional convenings, publications,
advocacy, awards, seed grants, internships, and thematic and regional focal
Founded in 1997, GKP now comprises 100 members from more than 40 countries
covering all continents. It is governed by an elected Executive Committee and
serviced by a Secretariat based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Global Knowledge Partnership
WSIS Stocktaking Database and
the website of the activity
Success strategy:One would have thought that bridging the digital divide is an impossible task.
But Kerala, Amarthya Senss favourite development model, has shown how it is
possible to attain complete literacy and long life expectancy and excellent
social indicators despite having low per capita income. Kerala, in an endeavour
to bridge the divide and propel Kerala as India's foremost knowledge society,
embarked on 'Akshaya Project' on the 18th of November, 2002. It is expected that
Akshaya will be a watershed in effacing the divide between "information haves"
and "information have-nots" and in disseminating the benefits of IT to the
common man. The Akshaya project has three focus areas facilitate access to technology to
all region of the state, to felicitate development of skills and competencies to
enable use of IT by all sections of society, to develop content in local
language on topic of local relevance.
Akshaya will rank
amongst the most ambitious ICT programs ever attempted in a developing society.
The project is expected to generate a network of 6000 information centres in the
state, generate about 50,000 employment opportunities and throw up investment
opportunities to the tune of Rs.500 Crores, all within a time span of 3 years.The Akshaya project
was envisaged as a practical, commercially viable enabler essentially having to
Impart basic IT
literacy to at least one member of the lakh families in the state.
Extend the
training initiative into a service delivery mechanism for the local citizen.
The Service
Delivery Mechanism is simple -once the people have been introduced to the
immense possibilities of ICTs the next step would be to make facilities
available to make their learning useful and reap the benefits.
The Akshaya project
has already been successfully implemented in Malappurram district of Kerala. At
least one person in over 75 0000lakh families has been made computer literate.
Furthermore, the
focus of the programme will be to ensure a viable, sustainable service delivery
mechanism for the citizens of the state. The Akshaya centre have been equipped
with necessary equipment like computers, fax, printers, telephones, broad band
internet connection etc., and software so as to cater to the information and
communication requirements of the local citizens. A community portal, which will
cater to the day-to-day requirements of the local community, is also envisaged.
The eLiteracy
campaign is the foundation on which the state seeks to bridge the digital divide
in the state. The underlying objective of the campaign is to remove the "fear of
the unknown" that common people have about technology in general and computers
in particular.
The eLiteracy
campaign proposes to impart basic/functional eLiteracy to one member of each of
the 65 lakh families in the state. Selection of the member to be trained will be
decided by the family members. The persons trained as part of this campaign are
expected to act as a catalyst in ensuring the overall success of the project.
The course content
is being designed keeping this in mind. The emphasis of the training program
will be on the use of technology and not on technology itself. The program will
aim at opening up the minds of the student to the immense possibilities and
benefits of ICT.
The expected direct
benefits from the programme are mainly:
At least 1
computer literate person in every home in the state
Network of 6000
Community Information Centres across the state
access for the common man to information services
Local Community
locally relevant content
Generate over
50,000 direct employment opportunities in three years
Generate direct
investment of over Rs. 500 crores in 3 years
The expected
indirect benefits are:
communication through internet telephony, e-mail, chat etc
Enhanced ICT
demand in Tele-medicine, e-Commerce and e-Education
marketing opportunities for agricultural, traditional products and
delivery of public services
Catalysing of
all sectors in the IT Industry
The project has
been designed to leverage Kerala's unique strenght, active community
organisations, progressive social framework, advanced telecom infrastructure and
wide- spread media penetration. The use of self-employment programmes and
private enterprise within a government framework in development of training
institutes and content generation will aim at ensuring commercial viability as
well as sustainability of the project.
After initial successful implementation in Malappuram, the plan is to cover the
entire state by end 2005. This would create direct investment of 3000000 INR and
create 50000 job opportunities. The 6000 9000 Akshaya centers would network 30
million people across 600 thousand household giving them access to broadband
connectivity. Akshaya centers would also provide service like data entry,
desktop publishing, advanced computer training and internet telephony. More
importantly; these centers would serve as a front end for government services
such as disbursement of forms or payment collections.
In future Akshaya will also offer information tailor-made for Keralites. The
content developed in local language would include education, health, law, career
development, agriculture, gender studies, taxation, housing and other avenues to
empower people to better help themselves. Akshaya would also include self
development modules covering spoken English, vocational training, personality
development, career planning and accounting.
Public Private
Partnership (PPP) joining
State IT Mission,
(Science &
Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board) and
C-DIT (The
Centre for Development of Imaging Technology), implemented through the Local
Self Government (Panchayati Raj) Institutions (LSGIs)
Communities Award of ARS Electronica 2005
TakingITGlobal website and e-mail of
Geert Lovink to the firstname.lastname@example.com, May 23, 2005
For more information:
Success Strategy:Health Internetwork is one of four major initiatives of the UN
Millennium Action Plan. It aims to bridge the digital divide in health by
providing access to high quality, timely information for health professionals,
researchers and policy makers in developing countries, using the internet. The
core components of this public-private partnership are content, connectivity,
capacity building and policy.
Recognizing the negative effects
associated with unequal distribution of health-related
information throughout the world, the Secretary General of
the United Nations called on the World Health Organization
(WHO) to bridge the digital divide in health. Drawing on
the expertise of public and private actors, international
organizations and NGOs, WHO launched the Health Internetwork
in Septembre 2000 to address the healthcare information gap
that exists between developed and developing countries.
It aims to improve public health by facilitating the flow of
health information, using the internet. The core elements of
the project are content, internet connectivity and capacity
building. The
seven-year, USD 150 to 200 million project has three key
Content creation: Upon completion
of a country assessment study, WHO implementation teams
will work with academia, private sector and local
partners to create an internet portal that will give
marginalized groups access to high-quality, contextually
relevant content created, where possible, in local/
regional languages.
Connectivity: Guided by a
technology advisory group comprised of UNDP and ITU
officials, the project seeks to establish over 10,000
internet access sites over the next seven years. The
WHO will work closely with NGOs and local partners to
implement, manage and maintain the internet sites.
Capacity building: Realizing that
many communities in the developing world lack the skills
to effectively use ICTS, the WHO implementation teams
will provide hands-on training in a variety of new
technology fields, including basic computer and internet
As a key component of the project, the Health Internetwork portal provides a
vast library of the latest and best information on public health. Users can
access more than 1,000 scientific publications, as well as statistical data and
information for health policy and practice - essential information for research,
and health services delivery. The portal will also make available information
technology health applications such as geographical information systems and
epidemiological tools, plus courses and training offered through distance
learning. Pilot projects are at
present underway in eight countries in Africa, Central Asia
and Eastern Europe.
Deliver effective public health servicesCountry needs are the basis for content development and selection; for example,
publishing local and regional public health information that is currently
unavailable electronically is given special attention. A content advisory group
guides the selection of core public health content and the process for making it
available. The academic and private sectors, along with local partners are
contributing their knowledge and experience in developing and publishing
information as well as contributing content. The Health internetwork seeks also
to establish or upgrade thousands of internet-connected sites in public and
not-for-profit institutions in developing countries.
Capacity building: to create an information environment Health Internetwork training concentrates on building the skills needed to put
information into action: information access and use in daily work, basic
computer and internet skills, and hands-on training to use specialized public
health information, literature and tools. A training advisory group is being
established to guide the development and delivery of training courses, adapted
to fit the needs of institutions with different information environments.
During the first year the Health Internetwork achieved a major breakthrough on
provision of health content. Starting in January 2002, the world's six biggest
biomedical journal publishers have agreed to provide access to more than 1,000
of their scientific publications for free or at deeply-reduced rates to medical
schools, research institutions and government offices in developing countries.
Many other publishers are interested in joining this initiative as it expands.
Several examples of pilot projects could be find on
the website of the activity.
The Health Internetwork was created with one single purpose: to bridge the
digital divide in health. Towards that end, health information - relevant,
timely and appropriate - must become unrestricted and affordable worldwide, so
that all communities can benefit from this global public good.
Target group:Professionals in the field of Medical sciences, large audience
Partners:World Health Organization (WHO) and
a large number of partners
The network provides ICT policymakers in developing countries with the depth and
quality of information needed to develop effective national e-policies and
e-strategies. In collaboration ePol-NET resource centres around the world
address a wide range of ICT policies, regulations and strategies in areas such
as e-commerce legal and policy frameworks, spectrum management, e-government,
information society metrics and analysis, etc.
Partners:G8 DOT Force initiative under the auspices of the UN ICT Task Force,
Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO),
International Telecommunication Union (ITU),
for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD),
United Nations Development Program's (UNDP),
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
(ECA), the
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Accenture, Industry Canada and Canadian
ePolicy Resource Centre (CePRC)
WSIS Stocktaking Database and the
website of the activity
Success Strategy:The multidonor international initiative, created in 1995, aims
to promote and facilitate effective collaboration within the international
development community through the use of ICTs. The initiative is devoted to the
mission of increasing the impact of development programming. It targets the
fostering of inter-agency collaboration through more effective use of
information and communication technologies.
Bellanet delivers its
program through three main Program Lines:
Knowledge Sharing
Together they represent
approaches to
institutional and individual collaboration skills and maximizing the potential
of ICTs to support collaborative development work. In addition, three important
crosscutting areas are considered and woven into all aspects of Bellanet's work: Gender Equality,
Development, and
Monitoring and Evaluation.
Furthermore, Bellanet
has launched its Bellanet South initiative in order to increase its ability to
directly respond to the needs and realities of the development community in the
South. This initiative will increasingly focus Bellanet's efforts and activities
to harness
capacity of partnering organizations and associates
in the South.
Bellanet South operates
through strategic partnerships with select organizations in the South to deliver
Bellanet-like programs and services
local relevance.
Such partnerships result in a more efficient use of resources, and in a rich
process of cross-fertilisation and learning for Bellanet and its partners.
Bellanet - Denmark, Canadian International Development Agency CIDA,
Fundacion Accesso, Sap-Nepal
Success Strategy: RANET is an international collaboration to make weather,
climate and related information more accessible to remote and resource poor
populations. The program combines innovative technologies with appropriate
applications and partnerships at the community level in order to ensure that the
networks it creates serve the entirety of community information needs. Community
ownership and partnership is the core principle of RANET's sustainability
In the framework of RANET, a range of activities are undertaken including
training, pilot activities to demonstrate various community technologies, and
development of a dissemination network through partnership and platform
development. Its goal is to facilitate day-to-day resource decisions and help
people prepare for, mitigate against, and respond to natural hazards.
RANET also works to build telecommunication bridges between scientific-based
products and remote communities to foster the exchange of environment-related
information. RANET is a 2-tier system. The first tier carries information
necessary for meteorological services to improve their own products. Examples
include satellite imagery, ocean temperature measurements, synoptic
observations, and large-scale model runs. These products are taken from public
domain websites. The second tier is designed to serve the communities and local
populations by further distributing locally/nationally produced information,
such as forecasts, bulletins, and warnings. In several cases, communities have
requested additional information such as crop prices, which is then also placed
on the network. In all cases RANET strives to have information produced in local
languages and in a non-technical format.
The programme has been developing specific technology-based platforms. For
instance, in Africa new and existing analogue (FM/AM) radio stations were
integrated with new digital radio satellite technologies. RANET's strategy in
this and other projects involves helping ensure the programme builds upon
existing capabilities and local knowledge, is community owned and operated, and
is locally relevant.
RANET also provides a web-hosting programme. In exchange for the chance to
develop web skills and an online presence, national environmental services are
asked to make some operational products available via RANET's digital radio
broadcast. The WorldSpace Foundation (renamed First Voice International, or FVI)
developed and manages the satellite system through which RANET broadcasts
multimedia (data) content to all of Africa and most of Asia, and probably soon
in the Pacific.
International, regional, national, and local organisations from the
public, non-profit, and commercial sector, including the Australian Government
with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and the African Center of
Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD). Support has been provided
by the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, the NOAA Office of Global
Programs, and FVI.
WSIS Stocktaking Database,
the Communication Initiative website and
the website of the activity
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC) African
Womens Programme Africa-Women (AAW) is a network of
organisations and individuals that work to empower African
women's organisations to access and use information and
communication technologies (ICTs) to promote equality and
development. The association is the African regional
programme of APC's Women's Networking Support Programme (APC-WNSP).
The programme Works in partnership with womens
organisations and with women in Africa focusing on women's
empowerment through:
APC-Africa-Women aims to promote gender equity in the
design, implementation, and use of ICTs. They focus
particularly on inequities based on women's social or ethnic
background by providing research, training, information, and
support activities in the field of ICT policy,
skills-sharing in the access to and use of ICT, and women's
network-building. It also aims to:
promote the consideration and incorporation of gender in
ICT policy-making bodies and forums;
initiate and implement research activities in the field
of gender and ICT;
advance the body of knowledge, understanding, and skills
in the field of gender and ICT by implementing training
facilitate access to information resources in the field
of gender and ICT;
create and sustain a forum in which African women and
women's organisations can discuss issues of common
concern and develop common actions towards the other
Members of the network are Africa-based women and women's
organisations working to empower African women in media and
ICTs. Women can join as institutional or individual members
and membership is free.
Humanist Institute for Development Co-operation (HIVOS)
APC-Africa-Women website and
communication Initiative website
Success Strategy: CIPESA conducts its work in parallel with
related efforts to build on the momentum around ICT policy issues, limit
duplication, and provide a mechanism for targeting input and information
exchange. In particular, CIPESA works with its sister Centre in West Africa,
CIPACO, other like-minded organisations and initiatives, and the CATIA
management team to ensure that its efforts contribute to a coherent, single
knowledge management system.
Further, CIPESA collaboration members are already involved in
collaboration with a number of international initiatives, such as the Global
ePolicy Resource Network (E-Pol-NET), NEPAD South African ICT sector group,
South African Presidential International Advisory Council on Information Society
and Development, the e-Africa Commission e-Schools Initiative, the UNDP
e-Strategy Programme, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
and its African Information Society Initiative (AISI) as well as the World
Summit on Information Society (WSIS).
CATIA Partners, UK's Department for International Development (funding),
University Institute of Computer Science (MUICS) in Kampala, Uganda,
ResearchICTAfrica.net (RIA),
The Berkman Center
Success strategy: The Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GeSCI) was
established in recognition of the vital role that education
plays in creating long-term, sustainable development and how
Information and Communication Technologies for Education
(ICT4E) is a catalyst for improved education, community
empowerment and socio-economic growth. GeSCI works to help
achieve the UN Millennium development goals.
We believe that improving education is a cornerstone of
sustainable socio-economic development and a key mechanism
to enabling people to share in a country's prosperity. With
an estimated 350 million school-aged children not attending
school and more than 800 million illiterate adults
worldwide, the challenge is great and the stakes are high,
says Stephen Nolan, Executive Director, GeSCI.
Developing regions can derive major benefits from the
creation and implementation of rational, directed e-schools
strategies. But it is crucial that, from the beginning,
these strategies be formulated using a complete and
sustainable approach, so that the resulting systems can be
deployed with maximum impact on education and community
GeSCIs role is two-fold. Firstly, GeSCI concentrates on
facilitating and supporting ICT4E initiatives working with
the local Ministries of Education and ICT in developing
countries. Specifically, GeSCI firstly provides assistance
with planning of ICT4E initiatives, providing knowledge and
experience in the drafting of national plans so that each
country can take ownership of a strategic and attainable
Secondly, GeSCI also convenes global partners, so that needs
identified can be successfully matched by resources, be they
donors or other private sector entities who can provide
expertise, technical, physical and financial support. GeSCI
has initially focused its work on four priority countries,
Namibia, Ghana, Bolivia and the state of Andhra Pradesh in
India. Currently, work is progressing in each partner
country with each working towards its own ICT4E strategy. In
addition to these countries, it is also working with the
Jordanian Education Initiative on a codification, analytical
and problem-solving exercise in Jordan and with SchoolNet
Africas One Million PCs campaign.
Target group:
Children, youth, communities in developing countries
UN ICT Task Force, the Governments of Sweden, Switzerland,
Canada and Ireland (GeSCI)
WSIS Stocktaking Database
and the
website of the activity
Success strategy: OSISA's
ICT programme is a communication project aimed at Angola, Botswana,
Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Zambia and
Zimbabwe by Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA),
a non-profit foundation. The programme aims to contribute
towards creating an atmosphere where there is free and
equitable flow of information. The organizers say the
project is also aimed at deploying appropriate technologies,
systems and knowledge. They say networks are applied to
enhance and deepen citizen's rights, access, usage and
participation towards an open society through ICT.
ICT programme is being implemented in the context of a
growing digital divide, an outcome of the broader
'development divide' which has as it's core challenge the
fighting of poverty, inequality, gender discrimination and
the environment crises. Organisers state that on the one
side of the digital divide are the highly industrialised
countries of the North and West, operating in highly
technological environments and able to harness technology to
develop their national economies, empower their populations
and enhance the overall quality of life of their citizens.
On the other hand is the African continent and the rest of
the developing world which are being excluded from full
participation in the information society through
international policy and regulatory mechanisms, high costs
of investing in technology, low connectivity, high level of
skills development required and attention is rather given to
more pressing social and economic issues faced by
governments and populations.
The organizers feel, to harness the development potential of
ICTs and to ensure inclusion of the needs of vulnerable
groups, their project exists to empower civil society
organizations, NGOs and social movements to effectively
engage in ICTs for development and various ICT policy
initiatives that determine the shape and direction of the
growth of the information society.
Concretely, the goals of the programme are:
To support the strengthening of ordinary citizen's
participation and social networks in, and influence of
the ICT policy and regulation processes .
To support initiatives that aim to further local
development goals through effective and innovative
application of ICTs.
To ensure that the southern African region is not
marginalized but fully equipped and ready to effectively
participate and advocate in all aspects of the global
Information Society.
Although the Information Society holds new and exciting
possibilities for the southern African region and continent
to fully integrate into the new global internet economy, the
organizers say there are growing concerns that the
development of an Information Society in the region needs to
integrate the inputs, needs, concerns and contributions of
civil society. At a global, continental, and regional level
many new policy and regulatory initiatives are being
developed and implemented that will have a significant
impact on southern Africa's information society development.
Partners: OSISA
communication Initiative website and the
website of
the activity
The project comprehend a full range of rising-awareness and educational
activities - from providing information about existing opportunities to creating
new resources targeting particular local needs of the population more vulnerable
groups. Conventional e-learning training programmes as well as additional
coaching to future educators are provided.
A long-term goal of importance is the creation and enhancement of national and
trans-regional knowledge networks for cooperatives and umbrella organizations in
order to assure consistent and efficient communication between professionals,
different kind of organisations and individual as well as to disseminate broadly
local achievements.
Target group: Women, youth
Partners:InWEnt Internationale Weiterbildung and Entwicklung gGmbH, Germany
WSIS Stocktaking Database and
website of the activity
Success Strategy:The Catalysing Access to ICTs in Africa (CATIA) programme aims to enable poor
people in Africa to gain maximum benefit from the opportunities offered by ICTs)
and to act as a strong catalyst for reform. The programme supports a package of
strategic activities to improve affordable access to the full range of ICTs,
from internet to community radio. This programme is focused on addressing the
need for ICTs to address social and economic development issues. It has been
working to help build capacity across Africa to achieve sustainable change.
is a three-year programme with overall budget is about £9 million. A large
number of partners are involved. It will be implemented in close coordination
with the Canadian governments Connectivity Africa initiative. The programme
will end in April 2006.
The programme is driven by two centres of expertise in ICT policy located in
Africa. The centres were developed throughout the various activities under CATIA.
One centre located in and working on behalf of stakeholders in East and Southern
Africa and another centre located in and working on behalf of West and Central
The centres are expected to play a leading role in developing the capacity of
African stakeholders to contribute effectively to international decision-making
on ICT products and services, on the role of ICTs in development and in building
multi-stakeholder national policy making capacity in African countries.
The programme aims at:
Low-cost satellite
internet access widely available across Africa.
Robust African
internet backbone with exchange points at the core and strong
African ISP Associations
An African-led network of institutions, actively strengthening the African
expertise involved in setting ICT related policy
Increased capacity for African developing countries to participate in
international ICT decision-making
Low-cost computer and open source software being developed and tailored to
the African market
Positive policy environments for radio broadcasting across Africa
Stronger network of community radio, FM and public service radio stations
across Africa, offering good pro-poor radio programmes
A thriving African-based Open Knowledge Network (OKN), catalysing the
creation and exchange of local content
United Kingdom - Department for International Development,
OneWorld network, Amarc Africa, Panos Institute, DFID, ATOS KPMG Consulting -
South Africa.
WSIS Stocktaking Database, the
Communication Initiative website and the
website of the activity
Background materials:
CATIA PDF file from 11/02/2005
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The silent Poet
So What Next - Poem by The silent Poet
Crawl, born, sorry,
Crawl, chew, or chew, crawl,
Stand walk, run,
Drive swim, fall stall,
That should be swim drive,
Race, learn mature and grow,
Born, crawl, eat, chew,
Red, yellow, green, blue,
Hands, glove, feet, shoe,
Lion, tiger, giraffe, cat?
Learn read, no sorry,
Read learn, show test,
Aspire at 14,15 best,
At 16, barely hairy chest,
You're finished! Now choose your path,
A job, drinks, drugs, laugh?
Study finish, study pass,
Study UNI, gowns, pass,
Study, interview, suit? Class!
Work, live, sorry live work,
Live eat, gym, work, run, street,
Friends, rarely, very, meet,
Time invested, future past,
House, mortgage, no sorry,
Deposit house, mortgage, damp,
Electrics, mouse, trap, tent,
Camping, ski trips public school,
The Joneses have a swimming pool,
We must also have, usurp the neighbours,
Debt mortgage, banking favours,
Debt children's, debt from loans,
Choir practice, retirement homes,
What's next?
Charity, church,
Pray for mercy,
A life spent enjoying sensual pleasures,
Pray for forgiveness,
Let me in,
I'll read at mass,
I'll dance and sing,
So what's next?
Topic(s) of this poem: Life
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In Memoriam
John R. Beaton
Word has been received of the passing of John R. Beaton, former dean of the colleges and an early administrator and adviser to founding chancellor Edward Weidner at UW-Green Bay. Beaton was 86. He joined the UW-Green Bay faculty and administration in 1969 as dean of the College of Human Biology, and was named overall dean of the colleges a year later. A native of Oshawa, Ontario, he earned degrees through the doctorate at the University of Toronto. He was a widely acclaimed scholar in the field of nutrition with emphases in physiology, biochemistry and population dynamics. Beaton left Green Bay in 1975 to become dean of human biology at the University of Marylands flagship campus in College Park, saying In my new position at the University of Maryland I hope to foster the UWGB philosophy of higher education a philosophy and approach which I believe to be at the forefront of higher education. Beatons son, Eric, still resides in the Green Bay area, and says services will be held in Maryland. The UW-Green Bay online news post has a photograph of Beaton.


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Dr. Mortara grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii where she graduated from the University of Hawaii, John A. Burns School of Medicine. She then came to Southern California and completed her Internal Medicine Residency at the St. Mary Medical Center-UCLA program where she was selected as Chief Resident her final year. Dr. Mortara then went on to a Fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Harbor-UCLA. She has been in private practice in Long Beach for over 18 years prior to joining MemorialCare Medical Group. She has been honored as as Top Doctor in her field in 1999 and 2010.
Dr. Mortara went into medicine to help people maximize their health potential. An as Internal Medicine physician, she enjoys the investigative nature of medicine and recognizes the importance of looking at the whole person, not focusing on just specific areas of the body. She appreciates the opportunity to build strong patient-physician bonds with her patients and feels honored to have cared for many of her patients for over a decade.
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Techsan Garden Club:
An Inventory of Its Records, 1962-1988, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Biographical Sketch
The Techsan Garden Club was an organization of the University Women's group, started in 1962, and was a member of the National Council of State Garden Clubs. Membership consisted of women faculty members, faculty wives, mothers or sisters of members living in the home, and wives and widows of former faculty members of Texas Tech University. Some the purposes of the club included advancing the interests, the organization, and fine art of gardening and garden clubs and plant societies; aiding in the protection and conservation of natural resources by helping to protect civic landscapes and promoting improvements of roadsides and parks; and assisting in the maintenance of the Municipal Garden and Arts Center and supporting the Lubbock Memorial Arboretum.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains details of the Techsan Garden Club's activities, including financial materials, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Also included are 4 large scrapbooks filled with photographs and information on the club's activities and members.
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Techsan Garden Club Records, 1962-1988, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Gifts, 1989-1991
Processed by
Lynn Whitfield, April 1998
Collection Inventory


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Rick Ross did not take the stage as scheduled in Greensboro, N.C., tonight.
A spokesman at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex said the rapper, who suffered seizures in two different incidents on Friday, would not be performing at a homecoming concert tonight, reports the local Fox station, WGHP.
According to the station's website, Andrew Brown said the Coliseum received word of the cancellation around 6:45 p.m.
Ross had a seizure Friday morning on a flight from Fort Lauderdale to Memphis, where he had been scheduled to perform that evening. After the flight made an emergency landing so Ross could be taken to a Florida hospital, the rapper was released and then boarded a private plane to resume his journey to Tennessee. However, he reportedly suffered a second seizure and the private jet landed in Birmingham, Ala., where the performer was taken to a hospital again. No updates on his condition have been reported.
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Groupon shares leap more than 50% at start of trading
Groupon, the company that pioneered online group discounts, saw its stock soar more than 50% in its public debut Friday, showing strong demand for an Internet company whose business model is considered unsustainable by some analysts.
Groupon stock (GRPN) jumped more than $10 a share to almost $31 in early trading, which began about 10:45 a.m. ET. By afternoon, it was trading around $28 a share, up more than 40%.
Chicago-based Groupon sends out frequent emails to subscribers offering discount deals on anything from laser hair removal to weekend getaways. The company takes a cut of what people pay and gives the rest to the merchant.
STORY: Can Groupon revive the IPO market? It may arrive Nov. 4
COLUMN: What does an IPO's first day of trading tell investors?
Though it spawned many copycats after its 2008 launch, Groupon has the advantage of being first. This has meant brand recognition and investor demand, as evidenced by its sizzling public stock debut.
Groupon is selling 5.5% of its available shares. Though not unprecedented, that amount of publicly traded stock is below the so-called "float" for many prominent tech companies, such as Google and more recently LinkedIn.
On Thursday, the company priced its IPO at $20 a share. That was above its expected range of $16 to $18. The IPO valued Groupon at $13.3 billion and raised $700 million.
With Friday's stock price jump, Groupon's value rose to more than $18 billion.
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Another Internet darling, professional networking service LinkedIn, saw its stock (LNKD) soar to $122.70 on its opening day in May after pricing at $45. Since then, the stock has settled lower but was still trading at almost $80 Friday.
Groupon's shares rose despite a decline in the broader market.
Investors were not surprised demand was so strong for the shares, despite months of skepticism over the company's financial prospects and accounting methods.
"It's a unique IPO," says Nick Einhorn of Renaissance Capital. "There's been a lot of controversy around it, but many people are interested in it."
A truer sign of demand for the stock will be evident after shares have been trading for a while. Despite strong interest initially, analysts say investors shouldn't assume the early surge in the stock will last because of:
•Questions about future profitability. Critics of Groupon suggest it's just a 2011 rerun of what happened with money-losing Internet companies of the late 1990s. Investors suffered huge losses as many of those dot-com firms' business models never worked and their stocks crashed, says Andrew Stoltmann of Stoltmann Law Offices.
Groupon lost $308.1 million during the nine months ended September, following a $456.3 million loss in 2010 and $6.9 million loss in 2009.
•Short-term focus of early buyers. If initial demand for Groupon's IPO is strong, that's mostly due to interest by individual investors who may be fans of the service or traders looking for a quick pop to sell into for a fast profit, says Francis Gaskins of IPOdesktop.com.
Moves in the stock also will be exaggerated in the short term because such a small slice of the company, roughly 5%, has been sold, Einhorn says.
•Ho-hum performance of recent Internet IPOs. There's no shortage of Internet companies that have had splashy IPOs only to see their stocks languish during the first few months of trading.
Active Network, a provider of online reservations for events, is down nearly 13% from its initial IPO price set in May. Demand Media, a provider of online content, is down 56% from its IPO in January.
The strong initial demand on shares of Groupon puts pressure on the company to defy the critics and perform, says John Fitzgibbon of IPOscoop. The initial IPO is "expected to go well," he says. "After that, the tape will tell the story."
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