Monthly Archives: February 2007

Help start Bill Hop NC

Posted on February 28, 2007 by BrianR

Another legislation tracking website called Bill Hop is focusing on state bill activity. They’re trying to get one going for North Carolina. [ nc.billhop.com ] Check out their about info: BillHop is a network of sites (for each statehouse and … Continue reading →

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We need a ACC Social Network site

Posted on February 28, 2007 by BrianR

Steve Rubel over at Micro Persuasion blog tips us to the new NBA social network site FanVoice (beta). The folks over at the ACC should hire some local talent to create a social networking site for ACC fans. Especially for … Continue reading →

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Keep up with bills using OpenCongress

Posted on February 28, 2007 by BrianR

There’s a neat new website out there for all you political junkies and hopefully regular people. Its called Open Congress. Here’s something from their about page: OpenCongress brings together official government information with news and blog coverage to give you … Continue reading →

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Chapel Hill Town Council Resolution on Immigration

Posted on February 26, 2007 by BrianR

Tonight the Chapel Hill Town Council has on its agenda a petition from the Orange County Bill of Rights Defense Committee proposing A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A POLICY ON ARREST FOR CIVIL IMMIGRATION VIOLATION and A RESOLUTION TO REDRESS SOME OF … Continue reading →

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Update on my twitter blog

Posted on February 26, 2007 by BrianR

I’ve redirected yesh.com to yesh.com/blog for now. I had a Twitter/SMS blog up at yesh.com but found some bugs. I thought I could squash them quickly but it turns out its a bit more complicated. I’m working on it now … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Blogger Gets 4 Years in Prison

Posted on February 23, 2007 by BrianR

The AP on WaPo is reporting that Egyptian blogger Abdel Kareem Nabil, aka Kareem Amer, has been sent to prison for blogging. Abdel Kareem Nabil, a 22-year-old former student at Egypt’s Al-Azhar University, had been a vocal secularist and sharp … Continue reading →

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Waking Up

Posted on February 23, 2007 by BrianR

Have you ever woken up just before your alarm goes off several days in a row?

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Help Teach Someone to Read or get their GED

Posted on February 22, 2007 by BrianR

Might you be interested in helping someone learn how to read? If so please contact Yashna Padamsee at the Durham Literacy Center ASAP. yashna (at) durhamliteracy (dot) org More info bellow. I worked in AmeriCorp for one year at the … Continue reading →

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Bridging the Digital Divide RDU style

Posted on February 22, 2007 by BrianR

Big props to Fiona Morgan for writing about all the work people are doing in the Triangle to bridge the digital divide. The Independent has the following stories: Goodwill in Raleigh trains thousands on computers around the world Teens teaching … Continue reading →

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What is Brian doing? – a SMS/Twitter blog

Posted on February 21, 2007 by BrianR

Now when you go to the top page of the domain Yesh.com you’ll be taken to my SMS/Twitter blog. (Not when you come here to yesh.com/blog. This blog ain’t going nowhere.) This SMS/Twitter blog is basically a really simple page … Continue reading →

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