Mar 13th, 2008 10:49 AM UTC
By John Ryan
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7 new sponsors!
The momentum is really starting to build. We’ll be following developments throughout the day on the blog. We expect the Senate to vote on the legislation, which would restore $4.1 billion for the international affairs budget, today or tomorrow.
If you don’t see both of your state’s senators below then, call them – at 202-224-3121 – now
Sen. Biden (D – DE)
Sen. Bingaman (D – NM)
Sen. Bond (R – MO)
Sen. Boxer (D – CA)
Sen. Brown (D – OH)
Sen. Cantwell (D – WA)
Sen. Cardin (D – MD)
Sen. Clinton (D – NY)
Sen. Coleman (R – MN)
Sen. Collins (R – ME)
Sen. Corker (R – TN)
Sen. Dodd (D – CT)
Sen. Dole (R – NC)
Sen. Durbin (D – IL)
Sen. Feingold (D – WI)
Sen. Feinstein (D – CA)
Sen. Hagel (R – NE)
Sen. Isakson (R – GA)
Sen. Kerry (D – MA)
Sen. Mikulski (D – MD)
Sen. Leahy (D – VT)
Sen. Levin (D – MI)
Sen. Lugar (R- IN)
Sen. Martinez (R – FL)
Sen. Menendez (D – NJ)
Sen. Obama (D – IL)
Sen. Schumer (D – NY)
Sen. Smith (R – OR)
Sen. Snowe (R – ME)
Sen. Sununu (R – NH)
Sen. Vitter (R – LA)
Sen. Voinovich (R – OH)
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Jun 25th, 2007 5:30 PM UTC
By John Ryan
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“All of the people who design things in the world, spend all their time solving problems for the richest 10% of the world’s customers” Dr. Paul Polak, CEO International Development Enterprises (IDE)
This month the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum opens an exhibit showcasing inventors, entrepenuers, and innovators designing new and cost-effective solutions to problems facing the world’s poor. Titled “Design For The Other 90%” it highlights inventions that not only ensure people’s basic survival but gives them tools they can use to gain their own prosperity, for the long term benefit of their families and local communities. The New York Times Online has video about the exhibit and the Cooper-Hewitt website has a great interactive map that lets you discover technologies in use around the globe today.
The exhibit has six main areas of focus, shelter, health, water, education, energy, and transport, and the website features photos and descriptions of over 40 inventions. My favorite? The Q Drum. Why? In its execution, it underlines the main theme of this exhibition. A simple invention, yes, but if someone hadn’t taken the time to examine the problem and actually do something, design something, this “simple invention” would not be available for use today.
So, what’s your favorite invention? Take a look at the inventions online, comeback here, and post your favorite in the comments. And if you are in New York City and plan to go to the exhibit, let Virginia, who manages this blog, know; maybe we’ll ask you to write the next post.
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Apr 5th, 2007 3:30 PM UTC
By John Ryan
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Look down to the end of this post. No, a little further, after my name. Do you see the little button that reads “Digg It”?
No? Well someone please contact Virginia because something has gone terribly, terribly wrong and it is probably my fault. Oh, wait, you do see it? Great, let’s keep this party rolling. Digg is another tool we (me, you, us) can use in the continuing effort to mobilize and educate others about the fight against extreme poverty and global disease.
Digg.com is a growing community-based website where members recommend (digg) articles and blog posts from around the web to other members. The more diggs (recommendations) an article or post gets, the higher up it shows on Digg’s website and the more people read it. Becoming a member is easy, just create a username and password over at Digg.com and you’re all set.
If you see a post here you find interesting, then click “digg it” at the end of the post. If you digg it, I’m sure others will to.
So, can you digg it? Yeah, I thought you could.
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