Posted in academia, comics, literature on Nov 14th, 2007
Hey, it's mid day, and over at the French Cultural Centre Lire en Fete is on. The crowds have thinned a bit so I can get some pictures of the booths.
(This show originally happened in October 18, 19, and 20th. While the host was French, you could find books ...
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"Plus ca change, in some ways, but yes, the city has become a teeming metropolis, which it never was before. "... "I miss the almost somnambulistic Provencal quality that the town had in the 1960s, when Phnom Penh was probably the prettiest city in Southeast Asia."
Go and ...
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During the Clogger Summit, Beth Kanter brought over some durable video cameras that shoot directly to MP4 format. Perfect for beginning videobloggers.
One of the concerns that came up at the summit was getting more rural voices in the world of blogs. Especially in primarily agrarian Cambodia.
Agricultural researcher Mandevu's Ph.D field ...
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Today I did a short lecture introducing the subject of blogging to a journalism class at the University of Phnom Penh. As promised, here is a list of links I covered in my very brief overview:
Blogging Service providers:
http://www.blogger.com
http://www.wordpress.com
Cambodian Web Logs:
http://www.norodomsihanouk.info
http://deedeedoll.blogspot.com
http://www.tharum.info
http://www.vireak.net
About Cambodia:
http://beth.typepad.com
http://www.phnomenon.com
Blog Training and Networking:
http://pitw.wordpress.com
http://www.khmeros.info
http://www.cloggersummit.net
Blogging or 'news'?
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/09/24/cambodia.blogs.ap/index.html
http://edition.cnn.com/CNNI/Programs/bethechange/cassie/
Blog Aggregators and Networking Sites
http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/-/world/east-asia/cambodia/
http://feed.e-khmer.net
http://www.technorati.com
http://blogsearch.google.com
Blogs ...
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Posted in academia, cinema on Aug 21st, 2007
When this movie appeared on the DVD racks I was happy to give it a look. There is a whole genre of 'Teacher improves tough class' films, from 'Stand and Deliver' all the way back to 'The Blackboard Jungle'.
This film though, takes place at Wilson High School in Long Beach ...
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