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  • From: Anatoly Volynets <av AT total-knowledge.com>
  • To: tom poe <tompoe AT amihost.com>
  • Cc: Open Studios <Open_Studios AT yahoogroups.com>, Community Studios <community_studios AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Community_studios] Re: [Open_Studios] Visit to Neighborhood Network Center Report
  • Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 11:01:29 -0800 (PST)

I don't know if there is anything fruitful about said facilities. If we
are to explore how to bring a recording studio to elder it must be in that
same residence. It must be those very people who take care about old folks
to "market" the idea of recording among them.

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, tom poe wrote:

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: I visited the Neighborhood Network Center in Carson City this week. It
: was much more than I expected. Very nice facilities, and lots of 386
: computers to work with. Most are Windows98, some newer computers with
: Dual Boot, but didn't notice which distribution they were using.
:
: The entire Housing and Urban Development budget is some USD $35
: billion. That stacks up interestingly, against the $50 billion in tax
: cuts to those earning over USD $300,000 a year. Even more
: interestingly, the 2005 budget for the government is reported to be
: cutting HUD by at least 25%.
:
: In other words, facilities like the Learning Center (HUD-sponsored
: Neighborhood Network Center) in Carson City are about to be left
: swinging in the wind. There are some 1100 such facilities around the
: U.S.
:
: I'm trying to establish contact with the Nevada HUD coordinator for
: Neighborhood Network Centers. No luck, so far, so will resort to
: certified mail.
:
: In the meantime, Open Studios will send out emails to those facilities
: that provide one, noting what we are, and how we can help them integrate
: community-based recording studios as a part of what they are doing,
: now. If any of you live where a Neighborhood Network Center is located,
: please let me know, and we'll coordinate an introduction for you to
: visit, and represent advocacy of Open Studios. The URL to check is:
: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/mfh/nnw/nnwfindcenter.cfm
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: Met with Chairman of the Board and Director, and will keep you posted as
: to their level of interest in going forward with Open Studios.
: Tom
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