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by Mark Glaser, April 4, 2006
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Curt said:
April 5, 2006 10:50 PM
Nice of you to mention us, Mark. I have a good feeling about this because in addition to AIDS awareness in Africa, it will hopefully re-educate us in the west to the half-forgotten fact that the mortality rate may have dropped here, but not nearly as much elsewhere. Plus, it will educate those taking part in blogging and other social software, tech in general, in the tools of journalism and in health reporting.
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