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South Africa: Art Creating Hope in the Midst of Death And Disease

Zulu artists working at the Ardmore Ceramic Studio in South Africa's coastal province of KwaZulu Natal have gone from poverty to international acclaim.

Grappling with Ubuntu, the free, open-source operating system.

Ubuntu is the Zulu word for a traditional African philosophy that encourages people to live and work together harmoniously. Desmond Tutu defines ubuntu as "the very essence of being human," what you say when you want to "give high praise to someone." After a week spent wrestling with the Ubuntu operating system—the most popular, most consumer-friendly version of the Linux OS—I've discovered a few different usages for the word. It works quite well as an epithet—something to be yelled loudly and often as you struggle to adjust to a computer that has neither the elegance of a Mac nor the broad utility of a PC. But ubuntu can also be uttered as a sigh of anticipation: Though this Linux-based OS is far from perfect, it does make it seem increasingly possible to do all your work on a computer whose software costs you nothing at all.

The KZN Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates

The expansive music epic cantata, uShaka KaSenzangakhona, which is based on the dramatic story of the Zulu King uShaka KaSenzangakhona has been chosen as the KZN Philharmonic Orchestra’s World Symphony Spring Season finale to take place with a host of soloists and choirs, in the Durban City Hall at 7:30pm on Thursday 13 November 2008.

OuterLink announces integrated voice and video recorder for satellite tracking system

OuterLink Corporation, a world leader in satellite based mobile asset management and tracking solutions has announced the delivery of the first OuterLink Voice and Video Recorder (OVVR) to a U.S. customer. The OVVR integrates a 16 GB recording device into the OuterLink Voice Panel (OVP) and provides a continuous 8 hour recording loop with four discreet audio input sources and one video input source. The addition of this capability will allow secure peer to peer quality assurance for flight operations interested in improving safety, training and operational efficiency. An internal GPS receiver also provides a positional data stream. Downloading of data is accomplished via secure keyed USB device and can record the audio and video information in addition to latitude/longitude, heading, ground speed, altitude and Zulu time with provisio

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