Monthly Archives: March 2007

Men change diapers too

OK, this article in the Christian Science Monitor makes me very happy. Vienna gives a gender change to its signs and I think it’s a wonderful idea that other communities – including Bainbridge island – should follow. I can totally … Continue reading

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Thanks K2 for the powerful new WordPress template!

If you’ve been here before, you might have noticed that I’ve updated the saidia.org site design. I’ve moved to the K2 Template for its powerful new functionality. I was initially looking for a simple means for adding rotating images to … Continue reading

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OSISA statement on Zimbabwe Rights Abuses – March 12,2007

I received this alert from the Open Society Initiative of Southern Africa via the AU-Monitor mailing list this morning. It seems that momentum against the Mugabe government is picking up, also with reports on the radio this morning that even … Continue reading

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Blueprint for a Nigerian Civil Society Election Blog

Nigeria’s election in April promises to be full of surprises – and I am worried for the people in Nigeria and the region that it may not go well and descend the country into chaos. A Nigerian friend who should … Continue reading

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Joomla launches powerful new forge

All in one week, the Joomla Open Source Content Management System has, in in the awe inspiring hype enabled words of its developer team, “pimped its ride“, “shifted Forge’s Gears“, and marked a “defining moment in the Joomlasphere”. Today marks … Continue reading

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Stockholm 009

I received this photo today. There must be something wrong with the notion of a “Tobias Grill” but I can’t get my head around it. Better than “Grilled Tobias” I suppose! The “Stockholm 009″ photo comes from Eric Berg, who … Continue reading

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My first blog posting by email

I am sending this picture of a seagull trying to catch a french fry by email. Let’s see what happens!

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I would like to think that I *would* share my socks!

I received the email below from Ami Dar of Idealist.org this afternoon – and wanted to share the message far and wide. I am full of admiration for Ami and the work he and his colleagues do at Idealist.org, and … Continue reading

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XO Man: Sugar and Spice, and all things nice?

This picture looks to me like an old Atari video game a childhood friend had hooked up to his TV, but in fact it’s the One Laptop Per Child answer to the traditional Mac/Windows Desktop. The stick figures are XO … Continue reading

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Reporting Africa, blog by blog – Becky Hogge article on openDemocracy

Via the DigAfrica Yahoogroup I came across Reporting Africa, blog by blog on openDemocracy. This article by Becky Hogge should be required reading by anyone with an interest in Africa, media and blogging. It covers a new partnership between Reuters … Continue reading

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