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@tmsruge @mbuguanjihia Interested to know more, including about recording #African indigenous knowledge in the African 1st #languages. #oias 12:56 PM May 28th via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to tmsruge
tmsruge Archiving local medical content. nice one. RT @mbuguanjihia #oias demo 1 twitter.com/mbuguanjihia/s… 8:02 AM May 28th via Twitterrific for Mac Retweeted by donosborn
RT@TheEconomist Daily chart:Why world needs an #agricultural #revolution in #Africa econ.st/JJ7PRf <--New take on old topic.What next? 12:38 PM May 28th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
RT@metaglossia: Indigenous knowledge systems that shape our #African heritage.. | @scoopit bit.ly/LvBuju <- importance of #languages 4:37 AM May 28th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
@tnwafrica @whiteafrican @EllyOkutoyi Will CCHub include support for localized aps? #Nokia used to do #L10n in some #African #languages. 4:32 AM May 28th via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to tnwafrica
tnwafrica Nokia partners with Nigeria’s CCHub to launch a mobile software accelerator academy tnw.to/1EaPu by @EllyOkutoyi 2:41 AM May 28th via TwitPublisher Retweeted by donosborn and 16 others
UNDP When #humandev advances ppl live longer & healthier lives w better education, more income & greater dignity #DevQuotes 4:00 AM May 28th via HootSuite Retweeted by donosborn and 16 others
UweMuegge #Conference of the #African Association of #Lexicography, Jun 3-5, #Pretoria owl.li/8JGJE #gstile 4:01 AM May 28th via HootSuite Retweeted by donosborn
TweetSmarter Do #SocialMedia right ►Read ►Interact ►Listen ►Share ►Comment ►Write well ►Add personality bit.ly/LIpKtz r/t 4:00 AM May 28th via HootSuite Retweeted by donosborn and 22 others
Not clear what any regime gains by using lethal force vs citizens to hold power, but costs to citizens become clear. #Syria #HoulaMassacre 3:24 AM May 27th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
nytjim #Syria govt accuses “terrorists” - usual phrase for opposition - of killing the civilians of #Houla. nyti.ms/Ks5DhV 4:14 PM May 26th via TweetDeck Retweeted by donosborn and 3 others
KenRoth Ban Ki-moon & Kofi Annan strongly suggest #Syria govt responsibility for #Houla massacre. Highlight heavy weapon role. mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=9549… 4:38 PM May 26th via Twitter for BlackBerry® Retweeted by donosborn and 26 others
UN OCHA warning re #humanitarian #crisis in the #Sahel ochanet.unocha.org/p/Documents/US… #SahelCrisis 9:30 AM May 26th via Twitter for BlackBerry®
ValerieAmos #SahelCrisis: to save more lives we need strong leadership, comprehensive response plans, coordinated&speedy action, more donor generosity 2:33 PM May 24th via web Retweeted by donosborn and 12 others
multilingualmag Weaving localization into web content strategy, May 24, Paris - ow.ly/b6LJG @IABC_France @lisejanody #webdev 1:20 PM May 23rd via HootSuite Retweeted by donosborn
RT@sociolingo Reclaiming heritage, alternative imaginaries of memory in West #Africa amazon.com/gp/product/159… <-- Mentions roles of #languages? 9:30 AM May 23rd via Twitter for BlackBerry®
BahaiUS Read this HuffPost article about the Declaration of the Bab: huff.to/KEFvz9 #bahai 11:48 AM May 22nd via web Retweeted by donosborn and 7 others
rtsadvocate @SShourd Simply for Trying to Teach: Imprisoning Baha'i Teachers & Leaders in Iran huff.to/LoNboi #freetherhikers #BahaiRights 1:28 PM May 22nd via web Retweeted by donosborn and 2 others
DwightBashir 1 yr. ago, more than a dozen Baha'is in #Iran were arrested for educating their youth, who are denied higher #education. 6 remain in prison. 4:00 AM May 22nd via Twitter for iPhone Retweeted by donosborn and 1 other
Marcybryck Baha'i Sujet du jour. 23 Mai 1844, Naissance de la Foi Baha'ie, par la déclaration du Bàb à Shiraz en Perse. bahaipoitiers.blogspot.com/2011/05/23-mai… 6:32 PM May 22nd via Tweet Button Retweeted by donosborn

Name Don Osborn
Location Washington, DC area
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Bio Africa, agriculture, Baha'i, China, development, environment, ict4d, justice, L10n, language, policy, rural, security, systems