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Computers for Kharagodha

Salt miners in the remote village in western India are the beneficiaries of a Microsoft grant that the miners use to track the quality of the salt they extract so they can better price their product, according to a June 28 story released by the World Resources Institute, "Microsoft Extends a Helping Hnad to India's Salt Miners."

Posted by Dick Hanneman on July 27, 2006 12:08 PM | Permalink

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