Perhaps this has been said before, but regarding various projects, I envision broad participation from people all over the world contributing to solving the problem, or adapting to local needs, much as open source software is developed. There are now many networking tools on the web which can help us. I have started to use …
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See Free ASP Shopping Cart :: Comersus An interesting chain of links brought me here. From the perspective of generating revenue and of broadening awareness, perhaps there are – or will be – things we sell on our website. T-shirts, books, information – revenues to support the cause. How can we expand on this? Bego
Last week’s conference call was very exciting. Rolande Hodel (www.AIDSfreeAFRICA.org, New York, NY) and Terry Wright (www.Cytoluminator.com, Darwin, Australia) had an extended discussion of their respective projects. Cytoluminator employs photodynamic therapy (PDT), which has been succesfully used to cure various intractable diseases. Terry said that they have been able to kill HIV in models and …
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The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) invites students to participate in Mindmashup: a video contest to illustrate the value of information sharing. The winner will receive $1,000, a public screening and a “Sparky Award”. Perhaps the Chemists Without Borders Open Chemistry position statement and initiatives such as Useful Chemistry could be a good …
Once again, the lack of water is the cause of disaster. In Darfur, the lack of water, as well as the cutting of trees has rapidly caused environmental harm. On the brighter side, the implementation of efficient stoves to make clay bricks has done some good: In the Es Sallam camp next to El Fasher, …
Excerpt from Peter Suber’s Open Access News blog, Sunday, June 17, 2007 – please see OA News for the links: Ales Fajgelj, Assuring Quality of Analytical Measurement Results: The IUPAC Role, Chemistry International, May/June 2007. Chemistry International is the news magazine of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. Over the past 30 years …
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From The SF Chronicle: The Sonoma County Water Agency was directed by the State Water Resources Control Board on Wednesday to reduce its water diversions from the Russian River by 15 percent to protect the fall spawning of salmon. That order spurred Thursday’s restrictions, which will be implemented by individual water districts and other entities …
Los Angeles could sure use this. ELMO
Please see this. ELMO
Energy Department and Centers for Disease Control documents call for open public access to research ALLIANCE FOR TAXPAYER ACCESSMedia AdvisoryFor Immediate ReleaseMay 3, 2007 For more information, contact: Jennifer McLennanDirector of Communications,SPARCjennifer [at] arl [dot] org (202) 631-8854 Washington, D.C. – May 3, 2007 – Recent reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
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