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Making a difference – Jeff Campbell and Hungry for Music

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Karl

NPR.org: “Instruments Of Good: The Healing Power Of Music”: Another fan of Campbell’s work is singer/songwriter Peter Case. “When I was a kid,” Case says, “my guitar was like a piece of wood off a burning ship: I clung to … Continue reading →

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NPR covers Mark Horvath’s Invisiblepeople.tv

Posted on June 10, 2010 by Karl

I try and spend some time each week serving lunch at Project H.O.M.E.’s “Women of Change” with other fellow CIM Volunteers. I’m engaging some of the folks who work at Women of Change into possibly trying a project along these … Continue reading →

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Jim Henson, 20 Years Later

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Karl

Wired: “20 Years Later, Remembering Jim Henson”.

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Ronnie James Dio – Rest In Peace

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Karl

Ronnie James Dio, one of the greatest songwriters and singers in heavy metal, passed away this weekend. I put together a Ronnie James Dio Playlist on YouTube to try and share some great moments, but no one song, or article, … Continue reading →

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Heroes – Locks of Love

Posted on May 16, 2010 by Karl

Last week Rose and the salon she works at, “Salon 360″, put on an event to collect hair donations for “Locks of Love”. This morning I got the chance to watch a documentary on the organization on HBO titled “Locks … Continue reading →

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There can never be enough journalists like Bill Moyers

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Karl

Recently my friend and coworker Arpit Mathur passed along a critique of journalism’s sorry state using the leaked iPhone story as evidence. The sad thing is that we might be amidst some kind of golden age for journalism and are … Continue reading →

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Online heroes – Ushahidi

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Karl

“Africa’s Gift to Silicon Valley: How to Track a Crisis”: “a small Kenyan-born organization called Ushahidi, which has become a hero of the Haitian and Chilean earthquakes and which may have something larger to tell us about the future of … Continue reading →

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Online hero – Salman Khan

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Karl

Starbulletin: “Khan’s tutorials display promise of broadband”. PBS NewsHour: Math Wiz Takes Education to New Limits on YouTube Related: Khan Academy

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Online heroes – David and Barbara Mikkelson

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Karl

NPR.org profiles the hosts of Snopes.com in “Mom-And-Pop Site Busts The Web’s Biggest Myths”.

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Seth Finkelstein’s Pew Research answers

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Karl

Seth Finkelstein has posted his answers to a Pew survey on the future of the Internet, and Google making us stupid (or not) in a thought provoking yet grounded (which is rare on the Web – admit it!) post. Seth … Continue reading →

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