Laptops for Everyone

You sure can't eat a laptop but you can start a billion dollar software company.

Good folk from many tech firms have built a cheap laptop with the hopes of narrowing the digital divide.

Other good folk have put up funding to distribute these machines.

One especially cool part of this story is that this machine was built from scratch. This is because most recipients have yet to interact with a computer and as a result they have no expectations.

Thanks for the initiative and thanks for the follow through.

Lets hope that one way or another this will feed some people.

One Laptop Per Child


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STANDCANADA.ORG

Never Again are two words that are easy to say.
Maybe not as easy to say as ice cream but far easier then say nuclear reactor.

Still as easy as saying these words is, simply uttering them is only part of the battle. The harder part is giving them meaning.

Time, as it often does, has moved us so far away from the holocaust that the last members of the generation directly effected by it growing old and slowly leaving our world.

Yet again and again we have witnessed and continue to witness genocide. Today it is occurring in Darfur.

The situation is horrific to all involved millions have been raped, killed and displaced.

A jump off point for some real information can be found here.Publish

What I would like to do is say thanks to STANDCANADA.ORG

While those behind STANDCANADA.ORG could be complaining about tuition, getting high or even be downloading music, they have chosen instead to bring awareness to the conflict in Darfur.

In addition to the attempt to inform STANDCANADA.ORG always acts as a forum for mobilization and action.

So there you have it. Should you ever have the interest in using your time to help others this is a good place to start.

These days it's hard to distinguish between those who genuinely want to help others and those with PR or ego as a motivator. As long as good is done though it doesn't really matter too much.

Still it is remarkable when those with nothing to gain put so much effort towards a cause. While these kind of things happen everyday, there is a website that recognizes 20 people under 20 who have really gone above and beyond what most would consider a good deed.


In 2003, Melanie Bell wrote, illustrated and self-published a 96 page bilingual poetry book, "Tears for the World". 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this book are donated to Farmers Helping Farmers, a PEI based organization that assists farmers in Africa through agricultural means.

I sure as hell was not thinking like that at 18.

Any ways take a look at the website, see the impact that these youth have made, and if you are so inclined see what you can do.

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Despite the negative media attention given to hip-hop, those involved in the industry are frequently lending their name, money and selves to a vast array of social issues.

One such person is entrepreneur Russell Simmons. One of Simmon's most recent venture, the Simmons Jewelry Company, brought him to Africa on a fact finding mission.

“I am funded by the Diamond information Center and am here to promote the Transparency and Integrity that is found in the conflict free, Greatest Diamonds in the World (which to me represents truth)."

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As if one cause was not enough Simmon's also lent his voice on World AID's Day.