Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet) is committed to the goal of creating "a society in which all people are equitably empowered by technology skills and usage." CTCNet brings together agencies and programs that provide computer exploration and learning opportunities for "people of all ages who typically lack access to computers and related technologies." The organization was founded in...

Readers interested in learning how to build healthier, more resilient communities will likely find Community Tool Box to be a valuable resource. Visitors will find numerous options for "practical, step-by-step guidance in community-building skills," such as assessing community needs and resources, developing a strategic plan, building a community's leadership capacity, and more. In the menu under...

The mission of the Community Video Education Trust (CVET) in Cape Town, South Africa, is to provide the community with media access and use this access as a way to bring about social change. Additionally, CVET was also created to train community members in video and commercial productions. This website has footage from the late 1980s and early 1990s of anti-apartheid activity. Trade unions,...

You may have heard about a "chorus of complaints" as a phrase in a magazine article, casual conversation, or as a bit of acerbic social commentary. Well, it is now a very real cultural phenomenon which is documented on this website. The idea behind the Complaints Choirs movement is that a group of people can get together to voice their complaints, and put them to song. They are creating a real...

UO study questions paintings’ authenticity http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1139455529308930.xml&coll=7 Fractals and art: In the hands of a master http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060206/full/439648a.html Jackson Pollock http://www.nga.gov/feature/pollock/pollockhome.html Richard Taylor: Further Information...

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has been concerned about so-called "cybercrime" for more than a decade, so it makes sense that the agency would have a useful site dedicated to providing the concerned public with information about its efforts to combat such crimes. Provided by the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) of the DOJ, this site offers information about...

If you're new to internet chat, you'll need to know how to say you're stepping out and that you'll be right back (BRB) or that you're currently amused so much that you're rolling on the floor laughing (ROFL). And, you'll definitely want to know if the rest of the chat group thinks you're "lurking," or simply sitting in on a discussion without participating. Enjoy these shorthand secrets. L8R...

Why Google Won’t Give In http://www.forbes.com/technology/ebusiness/2006/01/24/internet-search-porn_cx_ckrr_0124google.html Google censors itself for China http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4645596.stm I’m not nuts: they really are out to get you http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1072-2006482,00.html The Coming Tug of War Over The...

The recent 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education has resulted in a number of retrospective studies on the question of equal and open access to various levels of education, including the contentious issue of access to higher education. Tied in with an increased interest in the subject of access to higher education are a number of other noteworthy (and potentially ominous) developments,...

Wheat price soars, Kremlin scrambles http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2010/09/03/wheat-price-soars-kremlin-scrambles/ Stockpiling as Russian food prices soar http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11163536 Ask Food Network: What is buckwheat? http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/sep/02/ask-food-network-what-is-buckwheat/ Buckwheat...