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This post is a copy of the original, hosted at the University of Leicester institutional blog at http://uollibraryblog.wordpress.com/2011/05/16/ustlg-information-literacy-meeting/. It is replicated here to preserve this blog as a central record of my professional development.
This Monday I attended the University Science and Technology Librarians' Group (USTLG) Spring meeting on Information Literacy. It was my first USTLG meeting (regular blog readers will have gathered that we try and send at least one science librarian to each) and was at the University of Sheffield, where I studied for my MA in Librarianship. The full information literacy presentations are available on the USTLG website.
The talks fell into three themes: two on researcher support, two on outreach, and two on online tutorials, alongside a presentation from the British Standards Institution, which sponsored the lunch. I'll tackle the talks in terms of theme, rather than in the order they occurred.
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Moira Bent, from the University of Newcastle, spoke about the revised version of the 7 Pillars model of Information Literacy. This model, well known in the library world, mapped the different skills an information literate person should possess. The revised model addresses some concerns which have been raised in recent years: it is no longer linear, the focus is not just on skills, and each 'pillar' has a simple name (Identify, Scope, Plan, Gather, Evaluate, Manage and Present).
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Further pursuing this theme, Sheila Webber, from the University of Sheffield, spoke about the influence of PhD supervisors on information literacy. She related Brew (2001)'s model of conceptions of research and Lee (2008)'s work on conceptions of supervision to simply demonstrate how a supervisor's views were likely to influence the types of training they directed PhD students towards. She also made the interesting point that information literacy might not look the same in every field: a small field might be relatively easy to keep up-to-date with, while other PhDs might require a broad interdisciplinary approach and need a student to access many different tools and literatures.
The two talks on outreach looked at science / technology librarians working with academic departments: one from Evi Tramatza at the University of Surrey, and one from Elizabeth Gadd at Loughborough University. Evi's was a real success story, about the work she'd done to embed herself into the departments she supports using a focus on shared ground, pilot lectures and the support of the wider library to make sure she delivered on her promises.
Elizabeth talked about a more specific contribution she'd made towards improving teaching for a Civil Engineering literature review assignment. Elizabeth's talk really emphasised for me how useful evidence can be in developing teaching: she'd used simple measures of the quality of the reviews before and after the teaching was introduced to demonstrate its impact, and was building upon this with other departments. You can see more of the evidence she used in Loughborough's Institutional Repository.
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Lastly, the two talks on online tutorials. The first was David Stacey, from the University of Bath, talking about the library's role in creating an online tutorial on academic writing skills. This was a great illustration of how different specialists across the university (including the library and a Fellow from the Royal Literary Fund) had worked together to obtain funding to create this helpful resource. Unfortunately the tutorial is not currently accessible to those outside Bath (there's some screenshots in his presentation slides) but they may produce an Open Educational Resource (OER) in the future.
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I can't believe I can actually get a Philly Cheesesteak in the Dominican Republic! And it was FANTASTIC! Thank you Tony and best of luck with your new restaurant. See you next year!
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Been here almost a month, and I have to admit, this is as close to a real Dominican meal as I have ever had! I have gone to peoples houses and they had the same stuff on the meny... here's the catch... the owners of this wonderful local Comida are from Philadelphia!!! I kid you not! Just across from the new mall, sits a little Comida that is painted to look like it is straight from South Philadelphia. What's more, they have the most amazing Dominican food, San Cocho, Moro Aranke, Tostones, Maduro, Aroz Amarillo, Pica Pollo, Roast pork, Ensalada De Conditos and then, another catch, Philly Cheese Steaks! I have family in Philadelphia, and the smell of onions and peppers made me completely starving for more! Now they cook authentic Philly favorites and Authentic Dominican food, they must be Dominican, right? WRONG! Tony is not even Italian and his lovely wife Angelique is African-American!!! I mean, what's up? Either way, this was the best place I have found during my month long stay here! The atmosphere is friendly, the place is so clean, you can eat off the floors, the staff is attentive and the hosts/Chef's are downright amazing! I felt like I was at my home kitchen table waiting for my Mom and Dad to serve me lunch! If you are in the area, you simply MUST stop here! Good fast food at a great price, no tourist prices here! It is like you are family, even if you are a long way from home. I will be back, every day during the rest of my stay!
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I was tipped off to this place by overhearing a conversation on the beach, one on the circle in Los Corales and one last week at Danny's Bar during karaoke. I figured if I kept hearing about this place so much, I had better check it out. They are creating a good buzz, based solely on the food alone! Most of the local eateries down here are not worth the pesos it takes to get there. Even if it is cooked by local Dominicans it usually is not very good, certainly not restaurant quality food for sure! This place is tops! American Quality Dominican food... amazing! The place is white from top to bottom and clean as the day is long, the stainless steel gleams here! What a wonderful local hangout... I wish they were open for dinner, but it is a family business and everyone deserves to go home once in a while! Great place, I highly recommend it to everyone who visits Punta Cana!
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I was told by a friend of mine, who is from Cleveland and lives here in the DR, that there is a new lunch spot that I simply must check out. Always skeptical of dining out down here, I decided to give it a try after he told me it was an American couple making Dominican food! This I simply gotta see! So I went to Coco Loco, which is a major intersection here in Bavaro and right where they built the new mall, Plaza San Juan. I saw a newly painted Dominican style comida and was greeted by a young Dominican boy who took my order and asked me to sit down and he would bring me my food. By the standards down here, that was already unusual! So I looked in the buffet case, told him what I wanted and sat down to wait. The next thing I know, a tall, thin American comes over with my beer and a glass, welcomes me and says my food will be up shortly. This is Fat Tony??? Doesn't look very fat to me! Then this young Dominican then comes over with a healthy portion of Locrio de Cerdo (Dominican rice with pork), Pica Pollo (Fried chicken), Tostones (fried plantains) and Pan de Coco (coconut bread) which was out of this world! The rice dish was perfect, the chicken was fresh, the bread was soft and tasty and the Tostones were fresh from the fryer. I have been here for 4 years, and I have never had better AUTHENTIC Dominican food like this before, not even on the best of the resorts! My only complaint was that the beer could have been colder, but the Owner told me he was waiting for the Presidente cooler and I know all about Dominican time! I have to admit, this guy and his wife can cook, they understand the word service and they and their wait staff are all over it! As I talked to them, it turns out they are from Philadelphia, they also offer several American dishes, including Philly Cheese Steaks and they have the best fries in town! They just opened this place, and I have already been there twice last week! I ate my first Cheese Steak and lemme tell ya, it is incredible! I sit there and watch Americans, Canadians and Dominicans eat everything on their plates and go back for more! I am a big boy and I can eat, they serve nice healthy portions for a great price and I will keep going back as they keep adding things to the menu. I saw Italian meatballs, sausage, San Cocho, the sweetest looking Aroz Amarilla fresh juice, they are doing it right! His wife Angie is bringing in Banana pudding and Macaroni and Cheese next week! I haven't had that in over 4 years! Fat Tony's rocks!!! They have a facebook campaign going on to get reviews for your site and I give this spot a BIG THUMBS UP! Simply the Best food I have ever had here in the DR! I have never written a review before, but I want these guys to stay here and feed me forever. Tony and his wife Angie are simply the best hosts and cooks in Bavaro and deserve even bigger crowds at lunch than they already have!
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I am retired real estate executive living in Villas Bavaro. I try to keep myself low key and just have a good time down here. I have been here for 4 years and I have been living here full time, with the occasional trip back to my hometown of Boston to see my son. I love hanging out, playing Dominoes with the locals and seeing the real Dominican Republic, not just the resort angle. I love the Dominican people, the culture, I speak fluent Spanish and German and I fit in everywhere. Even though I am a bit larger than life for some people, I will always tell you the unvarnished truth. I love it here on the Island, even though I do miss the action sometimes in Boston. But I now have a "Go To" spot to eat good, honest food, without all the tourist trappings or limp, soggy french fries! They have a great location, close to everything, and they know the meaning of the word SERVICE!
"Great Local Restaurant!"
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We arrived in Punta Cana, for a two week stay, on the 18th with a list of new places we needed to check out. One attraction was Plaza San Juan. When we got there, they were still building many of the stores in the mall, so there wasn't much open yet. My husband, who is Dominican, saw a small restaurant on the corner, that wasn't there last time we came here and what attracted us was the signs were all in English and Spanish, which we have never seen before, so we pulled into the parking lot. We have been to Punta Cana many times and we love to eat good local food, and he usually sniffs out the best spots. Imagine our surprise when we entered Fat Tony's at Coco Loco and were greeted by an American couple who not only serve American specialties but have the best Dominican food we have ever had!!! We had never seen anything like this before! The Dominican food is served buffet style and was simply flying out the door. We dined on San Cocho (which was better than anything in any of the resorts we have stayed in) we sampled the Empanadas (which the owner proudly explained he had made himself), we also had Moro Negro and a wonderful Avacado salad! They made several different kinds of natural juices which were simply amazing, with or without rum! The dining room is open air with a charming cana roof and you can sit and watch the hustle and bustle of the local citizens. The place is immaculate, the staff is warm and friendly, and the couple who owns it take the time to make sure all is well with your service and the owners even bussed our table themselves, as they had a full house of Dominicans and tourists! We have since been back two more times and just yesterday we had the Philly Cheese Steak, which is a sliced fillet with suteed onions and melted cheese on a roll, which I have to admit is making my mouth water at the thought of it right now! It was served with a side of fries, which have to be the best fries on the Island. Everywhere else they are soggy and cold, but here they were golden and crisp! We will be back several more times before we leave, thank God we have another week here! Oh and they also serve breakfast! Real, honest to God breakfast! We tried Mangu for the first time and it was wonderful! If you are like us and love the "Diner" experience, you will love this perfect blend of American Diner and Dominican Comida, it is simply a charming place to start your day of sightseeing or to spend your lunch break!
Fat Tony's at Coco Loco. We also asked why Tony wasn't fat and he told us he was working on it! Everyone has to have a goal!
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A slow-moving low-pressure system has finally "kicked out and moved off into the North Atlantic," said Randy Lascody, a marine-weather expert with the National Weather Service.
Local beaches and beachgoers may get a break starting Monday. The heavy high tides and rough surf that have further eroded some local beaches and forced Volusia officials to close beaches to driving during high tides for much of the past two weeks are subsiding, the National Weather Service said Saturday.
A slow-moving low-pressure system has finally "kicked out and moved off into the North Atlantic," said Randy Lascody, a marine-weather expert with the National Weather Service in Melbourne.
Volusia beaches were open for "most of the day" on Saturday, said Volusia County Beach Patrol spokeswoman Tammy Marris. The beach wasn't closed to driving until a couple of hours before high tide, she said, and after days of higher surf, the waves had dropped to about 2 to 3 feet.
The closings seem to happen every year in November, Marris said. Last year, Volusia beaches were closed almost daily for three weeks.
Lascody has been reviewing historic weather records and noticed a lot of cases of erosion in October and November.
"Not every year, but a lot of years we get these windy periods with high waves," Lascody said Saturday.
The October events are usually hurricanes, he said, but the November high-wave events aren't so easily explained.
"This is a transition season from warm to cold," Lascody said. More low-pressure centers seem to form offshore and linger, and, when they're combined with strong high pressure from the north, "you get a wind situation that drives these wave events."
Even though the Weather Service has been posting rip-current advisories almost daily in Volusia and Flagler counties, Marris said the Beach Patrol hasn't had to make a lot of beach rescues.
"The water is too cold. It's down to like 65 or 66," she said. "We just have typical, local surfers in there."
On the upside, Marris said, "we've had a lot of nice sea shells washing up."
The high tides have compounded erosion that began as Hurricane Sandy moved up the Atlantic Coast past Florida.
Sandy flattened and leveled local beaches, said Joe Nolin, director of Volusia County's coastal division. In the weeks since, persistent northerly winds and heavy driving seas have pushed the high tides higher along the East Central Florida coast, said Nolin and others.
Anytime you lose even 1 to 2 feet of sand off the beach it makes a difference, Lascody said. "Even the change from high tide to low tide can be intense because more of the ocean can come up onto the beach."
Though "moderate" erosion occurred at some locations in Volusia, beaches to the south along the Treasure Coast in Brevard and south have experienced heavier erosion, Lascody said. It was "really bad" in Brevard, he said, with 6 to 8 feet of sand lost along some Brevard beaches.
Flagler County spokesman Carl Laundrie said Friday he'd heard of no major issues along Flagler beaches.
Last week, during high tide, ocean water would push under the wooden boardwalk at the North Jetty at Ponce de Leon Inlet and flow out toward the inlet. Nolin said the county inspects the boardwalk often for structural impacts.
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"I take the ball through the cupcakes of scoring, and turn 3 times on the tree of banishment, Force Ops takes the lead 9 to potatoe...." Eva groaned out after she finished her trajectory through the sky from the explosion which included a head on meeting with a tree which she split in 2 thanks to her force fields resillience. Stll it took a couple of moments to unring the bell that was going off in her head.
"Daedelus is gonna kill me." she moaned as she looked out over the scene. her heart nearly stopped though when she saw Doctor Shock do "something" to K-9, and the mutant marvel fell to the ground.
"Oh no you dont Doctor, no more lives lost today dammit." she snarled even though Shock had long since left. Quickly as she could given how hard shed pushed herself, she lifted off and landed next to K-9 where she helped him to the ground.
"System status, re-tune scanners to biological medium, full spectrum high resolution, include X-ray and ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging." she spoke quickly and precisely as her eyes darted over the suits HUD. "Computer access Aegis medical database and interface with scans of subject desginated K-9, begin full scan and transmit vitals information to emergency teams, reccomend suggested course of action to stabilize patient!"
Time to do the sciencey thingy because darnit I like that dog.
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I truly believe in the power of prayer for everything in our lives. I don't feel we need to be practicing in
any religious affiliation, but just hold in the belief in that all around us, is a much higher existence of
man. Prayer is an affirmation that we have control within. I recommend finding a metaphysical store, and
purchasing some white sage. You can also use sea salt in all doors thresholds and window sills. When you need
to cleanse the home, burn this as you go into each room, saying whatever prayer you wish to use. I've left the
front, or back door open, so when you drive the annoying energy out of the other rooms, it can leave thru the
door. I would also bless the doors, and everyone in the house by swirling the sage around the persons body.
Don't forget to have someone do it for you so the spirit doesn't go home with you if you're not at home.
Many believe that wearing or carrying amethyst also aides in protection. Burning sandlewood incense is also
protective and helps ward off lower level entities.
Another way to protect yourself, whether you're religious or not, is to imagine Creators pure white light coming from above. Imagine this light empowering you, covering you, protecting you. Now imagine this white light has turned into a bubble around you, feel its warmth, its protection, feel its Love. Nothing negative will penetrate this bubble.
Grounding yourself is also recommended if you're dabbling into anything spiritual, especially when you're going
to use divinity tools, such as the pendulum, Ouiji Boards.
Some simple ways to ground yourself are:
Sitting quietly, you will imagine a white extension cord coming from the base of your spine. Imagine this cord slowly
reaching towards mother earth. Take a deep breath. The cord goes into mother earth, and starts to expand roots. Take
a deep breath. As the cord spreads, you're beginning to feel connected to the earth. The cord runs deep within the earth,
spreading roots throughout the earth within. Deep Breath. Your roots run far and deep, you are now grounded with mother
earth. You'll sit this way, feeling connected for about five minutes.
Other ways to ground are: eating meat or chocolate; holding a piece of hematite or black obsidian for a few minutes prior
to using the tools, as its from mother earth and holds protective grounding properties. I also feel grounding ourselves after
using these divinity tools helps us regain our momentum and clarity.
Also burning sage, and running the smoke around the room, as well as around your body will help ward off any negative energies
that you may have acquired during the use of the tools.
Prayer to my Guardian Angel
Angel of God
My Guardian dear,
To whom His love
Commits me here,
Ever this night
be at my side,
To light and guard
to rule and guide
The Lord's Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name,
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is heaven
Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us,
lead us not into temptation, and deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Prayer to St. Michael
St. Michael the Archangel is the Angel that defeated Lucifer and cast him from heaven.
Prayers to invoke the protection of St. Michael the Archangel are thought to be particularly
Glorious St. Michael, Prince of the heavenly hosts, who standest always ready to give assistance to the people
of God; who didst fight with the dragon, the old serpent, and didst cast him out of heaven, and now valiantly
defendest the Church of God that the gates of hell may never prevail against her, I earnestly entreat thee to
assist me also, in the painful and dangerous conflict which I have to sustain against the same formidible foe.
Be with me, O mighty Prince! that I may courageously fight and wholly vanquish that proud spirit, whom thou hast
by the Divine Power, so gloriously overthrown, and whom our powerful King, Jesus Christ, has, in our nature,
so completely overcome; to the end that having triumphed over the enemy of my salvation, I may with thee and
the holy angels, praise the clemency of God who, having refused mercy to the rebellious angels after their fall,
has granted repentance and forgiveness to fallen man.
The Great Surround
I surround myself with the Holy, Divine White Christ Light
of the Great Light Brotherhood
and ask that none shall manifest unto me
except that of the Highest,
the Truest,
and the Best.
In the Name of Our Creator.
Beloved I AM Presence,
intensify your protective Pillar of pure substance of light in, through, and around me;
charged with Your invincible protection,
all powerful and impenetrable,
which keeps me absolutely insulated to everything not of the light,
and keep it sustained.
Make me ever sensitive to You and Your direction,
and immune to all imperfect vibratory rates.
Another Unnamed Protection Prayer
Mother/Father God
Light of Creation
Light that I Am
I give thanks for all that I have and all that I Am
We invoke the Power of the Violet Flame, burning through
up, and around our bodies, transmuting any energies out
of alignment with our "I Am" presence.
Protection,Grounding with Ouiji,Pendulums
Started by MizzMo , Jun 22 2004 08:58 AM
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Posted 22 June 2004 - 08:58 AM
Posted 22 June 2004 - 09:50 AM
most people that i know that use Ouiji boards,Pendulums etc make a protective wall too. do you think thats why alot of people have bad luck useing them
Posted 22 June 2004 - 10:08 AM
Not sure about that mg, I do believe I am very protected by spirit, and take measures daily to reaffirm my beliefs and protection. I haven't been able to use ouiji, I can't get it to work for me, so maybe this is spirits way of also protecting me. But if I read this right, a wall? Maybe thats why their luck is bad when associated using these tools, because you're bringing things in, and not allowing it out. Maybe have them try using a bubble of white light instead, to surround themselves, because this way, nothing negative will penetrate the bubble.
Posted 22 June 2004 - 10:11 AM
alot of people say they would be afraid not to have this wall. when using one
Posted 22 June 2004 - 10:18 AM
well, I dunno then, its something to think about.
fear and bad luck vs. protection. Maybe its their fear opening them up to the unexpected. I don't really believe in bad luck, I feel we reap what we sow.(sp)
fear and bad luck vs. protection. Maybe its their fear opening them up to the unexpected. I don't really believe in bad luck, I feel we reap what we sow.(sp)
Posted 22 June 2004 - 10:20 AM
yeah i agree, it just might be in there heads or there location
Posted 24 June 2004 - 08:32 AM
I use pendulums and have had only one experience that put me on adge, and that was totally my fault. Usually I only use my pendulums to make contact with my guides and they're usually very patient with me and happy to answer any questions I have, no matter how bizarre . Well, so far. lol.
Ouija boards, on the other hand, you're really opening yourself up for trouble...if you're experienced you can use them relatively safely, but there's never any guarentee and as a friend of mine pointed out, if you are experienced enough to be able to use them safely you shouldn't have to use them at all!
Ouija boards, on the other hand, you're really opening yourself up for trouble...if you're experienced you can use them relatively safely, but there's never any guarentee and as a friend of mine pointed out, if you are experienced enough to be able to use them safely you shouldn't have to use them at all!
Posted 24 June 2004 - 08:39 AM
what happen with the pendulum Amber
Posted 24 June 2004 - 10:56 AM
I was half-heartedly testing out a theory and it unexpectedly worked rather well. lol. Basically encouraged a not-so-pleasant energy and as I discovered these spirits actually seem to manifest in some way to move the pendulum, so the energy in the room after I used the pendulum was really static and not all that great...plus my friend who was using my pendulum at the time of the experiment had a little manic episode...probably wouldn't have scared me so much if I'd taken it out of context, but still freaked me out. lol. So now I'm much more careful with who or what I talk to.
Never thought about likening a pendulum to an ouija board, and while I stil lthink pendulums are marginally safer you still need to respect them!
Never thought about likening a pendulum to an ouija board, and while I stil lthink pendulums are marginally safer you still need to respect them!
Posted 24 June 2004 - 11:11 AM
It should also be noted, that pendulums should not be handled by anyone other than who its attuned for, especially true if you use a crystal pendulum, like I do. Its the same thing for using crystals and stones in spiritual work. Never let anyone touch your stones. I don't know if this is true for boards or not, but tools should remain with the person who dedicates them, and cares for them. Another note, is the tool should be cleansed on a regular basis, if not after every time its used. And another things, always ask for your guides to be present when using a pendulum.
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Kazakhstan's Federation for Civil Defense, Emergency Management and Natural Disasters Response (EMERCOM) hosted an international SAR training seminar in June, Kazspas 2011, featuring several Mil Mi-171s. The exercises, held in Astana, Kazakhstan, covered both on and offshore operations in harsh environments with a variety of resources. The helicopters performed firefighting maneuvers with a water bucket, lifted and transported an EMERCOM vehicle, and unloaded four-wheelers and other relief equipment during a simulated chemical plant emergency. Hover exercises featuring drops at an "earthquake" heap site rounded out the land-based activities. Water rescues using divers and a windlass were also practiced.


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In 2009 when I told friends and family I was moving to Tanzania to study international development and to work for Kiva in the field of microfinance, or the furnishing of small loans to the working poor, we all had certain pre-formed ideas about how impactful and necessary my work was sure to be. We understood that in terms of GDP, literacy, infant mortality, and other common measures, Tanzania is a "developing" country, Third World, periphery. In another word: poor. As a recent college graduate, I had established ideas about poverty. It is there as opposed to here, it happens to the Other or them, not to me or mine, and so on. Therefore, a $200 loan for the purchase of a few goats to a thin, ebony-skinned woman with a brightly patterned cloth turbaned around her head made sense; it fit into my worldview, my idea of the face of poverty. The same held true for the fishmongers, the roadside bicycle repair men, and the juice vendors whose loans I helped process and post to the Kiva website. Oh yes, I knew there was poverty in the United States, but a part of me believed that for Americans, it was different. Better. Safer. More comfortable. And who in the U.S. didn't have access to credit? I was sure that an entrepreneur with a solid business plan would find it relatively easy to acquire working capital.
But already, Kiva was challenging preconceived notions about poverty and microfinance. At training in San Francisco in 2009, I learned that the leaders of the young organization had decided to start funding loans in the United States. There was immediate backlash. A lending group was formed protesting the decision. Articles were written denouncing the move. But Kiva posted the first U.S. loans, and they were funded almost immediately.
One of the reasons I admire Kiva is that the organization has what I see as an unparalleled commitment to transparency, fairness, and reciprocity. Sometimes, I have come to believe, our attitudes about poverty are just as oppressive and unfair as poverty itself. We stick to a narrative that protects entrenched interests and ideas about the distance and difference between the haves and the have-nots. How fascinating, then, and wonderful, is the idea that a lender in Tanzania, or Colombia, or Thailand, or any "developing" country, could lend to a borrower in the United States, the so-called Leader of the Free World? How would this new direction change the relationship and the understanding between people and across boundaries? Could it break down those pre-conceived notions about need and privilege that sometimes prevent the recognition of our shared humanity? Could it draw attention to the injustice and inequality in our own back yards?
One of the first texts assigned to me by a professor at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Dar-es-Salaam was "Development as Freedom," by Amartya Sen. Sen's Nobel-prize winning assertion was this: Development is not just about the speed of economic growth, Gross Domestic Product, or the military might of a nation. It is not even just about access to food, water, and shelter. It is about the freedoms that individuals in a society enjoy, defined by their economic, political, and human rights. So while the United States may enjoy a greater average wealth than every other nation, what about the plight of our poor? Do they have the opportunity to realize their full human potential and to pursue their dreams? Because if not, perhaps we are not quite so "developed" as we want to believe.
The backlash against Kiva for introducing U.S. loans never actually materialized. The Kiva lending community has voted with their feet (their dollars, rather), and consistently funded every U.S. based loan that has been posted, often within hours. Furthermore, the economic recession that began in 2008 has made people more aware of poverty here in our own neighborhoods and cities. As we analyze the state of our economy and the rate of unemployment, the buzz-words for politicians and financial experts remain "small business." According to the Small Business Administration, more than 99% of businesses with payrolls in America are small businesses, and those small businesses historically employ more than half of all workers and create 80% of new jobs. So the "Buy Local" movement has arrived in its new form: Lend Local.
And Kiva is at the forefront of this new opportunity. Just a few months ago, Kiva (in partnership with Visa) launched a new program: Kiva City. Kiva City will leverage the influence and commitment of civic leaders, community organizations, and financial institutions like credit unions to extend microloans to small businesses all across America. Detroit was America's first Kiva City, and New Orleans is the second, launching just a couple of months after Kiva Detroit. So here is where I come in. I arrived in the Crescent City about a month after the launch of Kiva New Orleans for my second fellowship with the Kiva Fellows Program, fresh from an arduous two-year recovery from the motorbike accident that ended my first fellowship in Dar-es-Salaam.
In my first two weeks I've found myself comparing Tanzania to New Orleans at several levels: in the office, among new friends, walking the streets. I am certainly in a modern, developed place with all the conveniences to which I've grown accustomed as an American. No cold bucket showers, no language barrier, no frequent power outages, no absurd technological slow-downs, no malaria, and no "local local lifestyle," the term that I first learned in Tanzania to describe the frustrating aspects of survival in the developing world. The Kiva borrowers I've met make a great deal more money than their Tanzanian counterparts (though perhaps not, if we were to adjust for cost of living), and probably live more "comfortable" lives, but their stories are just as compelling and they seem just as deserving of the investment of Kiva Lenders for their commitment to providing jobs and boosting the economy in New Orleans, often struggling to re-open businesses they lost in Hurricane Katrina and have worked tirelessly to revive since then.
I recognize that some people may want me to come right out and say that these borrowers in New Orleans need business loans just as much as people in Tanzania. Some people may want me to say that they definitely don't. The one thing I'm sure of is that the issue is much more complex than comparing income, or internet access, or appearances. Muhammad Yunus's work with female agriculturalists in Bangladesh and the emphasis in development literature on microloans' impact on women's empowerment has created a singular profile in many people's minds about the face of microfinance. I'm excited that the Kiva City program may change that stereotype and help people realize that microfinance is a tool with a great deal of power and potential, not just in developing countries but anywhere that entrepreneurs struggle to access credit because of the risk-averse nature of traditional financial institutions. And that anywhere might just be about everywhere, including here in the U.S.
Because of the generosity of the Kiva lending community, I don't foresee any borrowers posted on the site going unfunded. But that may not always be the case. And if the supply of loans ever exceeds demand for funding them, the question of who needs a loan more will become crucial. Who would you lend to, if you had to choose between an African farmer and an American daycare owner, or a South American taxi driver versus a South East Asian fisherman? Why? I'm not yet sure of what conclusions I'll draw here, how my opinions might change, what nuance I'll discover about poverty in the richest country in the world. But I promise to report here, to the Kiva Community, the honest truth, however complex, contradictory, uncomfortable, or controversial it may be. This is what Kiva does– it pushes the envelope. I'm excited to be here, to see what this new territory holds.
Rebecca Corey was a Kiva Fellow in the 9th class with Tujijenge Tanzania, Ltd. in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. Now, she's back for round two, helping Kiva to launch Kiva New Orleans, the second Kiva City. To learn more about how to bring Kiva to your city, go here. To read about ASI Federal Credit Union, Kiva's financial partner in New Orleans, go here. You can also follow Kiva New Orleans on facebook, join the Kiva New Orleans lending team, or make a loan to one of their wonderful clients.


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Hi Dantheman.There are a lot. I almost launch a new one that you can check your earnings of your microstock images in your mobile.There are 29 agencies included.You can check this link:http://slideme.org/application/microstock-reportHave a good day.
I've just bought this app and it works only for SS, dreamstime and canstock, the other agencies show 0 as report.Anyone use it
I bought the application at Opera mobile store, I see now it's the 1.0 version!!! Why it's not updated there???I use samsung galaxy s i9000All these agencies are not working:istock, fotolia,alamy,veer,123rf,depositphotothanks
Thank you, I've downloaded the new one, deleted the ancient, installed the new one, but the application is nowhere on the phone, I can not find it, so I can not launch it! The new file is very small (153k) compared to the old one (432k), is it normal??I've also tried to install the old one and install update just after, then I have always the same problem: the agencies earnings still not work, no change at all.There is no menu to check the current version installed???
Why not just simply bookmark all of your sites and then you just click and go?Not hard at all?
The app is to prevent bookmarking, one overview of all sites, instead of clicking on the bookmark, clicking home, clicking on the next bookmark, logging in, going through captcha, clicking home, clicking bookmark, etc, until all sites are done. OrClick app, done.
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Cinema31 - Dibbuk Box
Director : Ole Bornedal
Writer : Juliet Snowden, Stiles White
Stars : Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick
Genre : Horror, Thriller
Release date: Oct 2011 (Source : movie-trailer.Com)
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Review: Inspired by Los Angeles Times writer Leslie Gornstein's article "A Jinx in a Box," this horror film from Ghost House Pictures and director Ole Bornedal (Nightwatch) tells the tale of a broken family that comes under attack from a malevolent supernatural entity of Jewish folklore. Shortly after her parents (Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Kyra Sedgwick) divorce, a young girl purchases an ornate antique box at a yard sale. In the weeks that follow, the young girl forms an intense fixation on the box, her behavior growing increasingly bizarre as she falls into the grip of a diabolical apparition. When the girl's father discovers that the relic is in fact a holding cell for the disconnected soul of a deceased person who has been denied entry into the afterlife and needs a human host to inhabit, he fights to rid her of the evil that threatens to consume her body and soul. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Folks, your weekend editor's love of Batman is well documented at this point. That's why I got a huge kick out of this 1980s ad for the British Rover Metro hatchback.
Here we see the '60s TV show version of Batman and Robin racing to city hall to apprehend the Penguin, but since Gotham City is way too congested by traffic they take the Metro instead of the Batmobile. The tiny hatch's small size lets them weave in and out of traffic like assholes to ultimately save the day. Hey, it may not pancake cop cars on the evening news, but it's decent on gas.
It's kind of strange to see American comic book superheroes like Batman and Robin shilling for a British car company. At least they don't have English accents. That would just be confusing.
Anybody in the UK have a perspective on the Rover Metro? Drop us a comment below.


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SOAQ Empire and Classic Vision Sports Promotions will on Saturday December 29, organize a four bout boxing event at the Lebanon House, Accra to round up activities on the calendar of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA).
The event, which is also aimed at promoting peace in the country after a successful parliamentary and presidential elections, will see Michael Ansah and Patrick Okine, in a ten round Super Featherweight contest, whilst Duke Micah will take on Galley Kudjoe in another 10 round Batamweight contest.
According to the pairings from the organizers, the night dubbed " Ghana for peace night" Gabriel Odoi, will take on Cobla Johnson in a ten round Commonwealth Batamweight eliminator, whilst Issah Samir battles Steven Okine, in an eight round Super Welterweight contest.
A flat rate of 10.00ghc and 20.00ghc will be charged at the Popular Stand and VIP/Ring Side respectively.
Mohamed Amin Lamptey, Director of Communications of the GBA told the GNA Sports that, the organizers have extended invitation to high profile personalities to grace the occasion as the boxers are poised to give out their best on the night.
He said the Association has over the year enjoyed a fruitful working relationship with boxers and promoters and was confident the years ahead will be see much success.
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The Republican Fight Against the KKK/Democrat Tyranny
February being Black History month, we continue a review of the long relationship between the Republican Party and black Americans. In the previous two articles, we discussed the establishment of the Republican Party for the specific purpose of ending slavery, and the backlash from pro-slavery Democrats (including a slavery critic being beaten almost to death by a pro-slavery senator) which ultimate led to the commencement of the War Between the States. We noted the 13th (ending slavery), 14th (extending rights to former slaves) and 15th (securing voting rights for blacks) Amendments, as well as the first Civil Rights Act (passed in 1866) all have a common thread – they were passed by Republicans and viciously opposed by Democrats. Democrat President Andrew Johnson would refuse to enforce the law, and a Democrat-appointed Supreme Court would later rule them unconstitutional.
Over the next hundred years following the passage of these amendments and the Civil Rights Act, Democrats fought Republican efforts to secure equality for blacks at every turn, often by violent means. When Republicans began impeachment proceedings against Democrat President Andrew Johnson, he famously declared "This is a country for white men, and by God, as long as I am President, it shall be a government of white men!" It surely must have galled Johnson when, less than two months later, Pinckney Pinchback and James Harris attended the Republican National Convention, the first black men to ever serve as major party delegates. In the fall of that year, the Democrats announced the slogan for their national convention, "This is a white man's country: Let white men rule". It was roundly denounced by the Republican Party.
The most well-known opposition to black equality (well, other than the Democrat Party itself), was and is the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan originally formed in 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee, and used violent tactics to terrorize blacks and Republicans into abandoning the pursuit of racial equality. While technically separate organizations, the KKK and the Democrat Party had a symbiotic relationship; virtually every member of the Klan was an active member of, or sympathetic to, the Democrats.
In an effort to combat Democrat efforts, either directly as a party or through their terrorist arm known as the KKK, the Republican Congress established the U.S. Department of Justice to prosecute those persecuting blacks, in the process protecting blacks and the rights that had been extended to them. As history chronicles, this turned out to be more difficult than Republicans had hoped, taking another century before widespread and open violence against blacks by their Democrat tormentors would come to a merciful end (by then the party had learned to apply more subtle tactics to keep blacks oppressed).
Though Republicans continued passing laws protecting the rights of blacks, the power and influence of the Democrat Party/KKK rose over the coming decades, often through violent intimidation. High profile blacks and Republicans were targeted for violent reprisals, and injury and bloodshed common. One such incident was the case of Octavius Catto, a black man who had worked within the inner circles of the Republican Party and had helped organize one of the first volunteer companies in the Union Army, comprised of black soldiers. He was a vocal and vigorous opponent of slavery and the Democrat efforts to reinstitute it, which was perhaps why he was such an inviting target. On October 10, 1871, gangs of white Democrat thugs roamed the streets of Philadelphia's black neighborhoods, intimidating them from turning out to vote, beating and murdering those that defied their tyranny. Local police refused to protect the blacks, which only encouraged the thugs.
Yet Catto would not be intimidated, and walked defiantly up the steps to his voting precinct, where he met Frank Kelly, a local Democrat operative and close friend of the Democrat Party boss. As he strode up the steps to vote, Kelly (having recognized Catto) drew his gun and fired several shots at Catto, with one entering his heart and killing him. Catto's murder outraged many of Philadelphia's citizens, and Kelly fled the city. Kelly was found six years later in Chicago and extradited back to face murder charges. Tragically, Kelly was protected from punishment, acquitted by an all-white jury sympathetic to his racist hate, despite the testimony of six eyewitnesses to the murder.
In his book "A Short History of Reconstruction," renowned historian Eric Foner, Professor of History at Columbia University, said the following of the Klan: "Founded in 1866 as a Tennessee social club, the Ku Klux Klan spread into nearly every Southern state, launching a 'reign of terror' against Republican leaders black and white…In effect, the Klan was a military force serving the interests of the Democratic party, the planter class, and all those who desired the restoration of white supremacy.* It aimed to destroy the Republican Party's infrastructure, undermine the Reconstruction state, reestablish control of the black labor force, and restore racial subordination in every aspect of Southern life."* Foner would also quote Democrat Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan (and descendant of the man of the same name who served as the first Grand Wizard of the KKK) from the September 1928 edition of the KLKK's "The Kourier Magazine," "I have never voted for any man who was not a regular Democrat. My father…never voted for any man who was not a Democrat. My grandfather was…the head of the Ku Klux Klan in reconstruction days… My great-grandfather was a life-long Democrat…My great-great-grandfather was…one of the founders of the Democratic Party." As one can easily see, the Democrat Party and the KKK were inseparably intertwined, Siamese twins of tyranny in the eradication of blacks and Republicans.
The violence would continue for many years. In 1874, Democrats stormed the Louisiana state house in protest of the racial integration in the administration of Republican Governor William Kellogg, killing 27 people. Ultimately, the Ku Klux Klan and Democrats would murder, oppress, and torment untold thousands of black Americans. Cross-burning and lynching would become synonymous with the groups. One of the most notorious murders was the assassination of civil rights activist Medgar Evers, shot and killed by Democrat and Klan member Byron De La Beckwith, who in turn escaped justice for more than thirty years after two all-white juries failed to convict him. He was finally re-tried in 1994 following the exhumation and autopsy of Evers, and was convicted at last, serving only six years in prison before his death in 2001.
After the turn of the century and for many more decades, Democrats unapologetically condemned equality for blacks, proudly declaring their philosophical brotherhood with the Klan in denying equality to blacks. Senator Robert Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, serving from 1959 until his death in 2010, was a former member of the KKK, rising to the ranks of Kleagle and Exalted Cyclops. Byrd famously wrote, "I shall never fight in the armed forces with a negro by my side … Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds." Byrd was the same man who spoke for more than fourteen hours in a filibuster of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. It was Republican Senator Everett Dirksen who broke the filibuster, having worked tirelessly to invoke cloture and force a vote on the bill. Democrats often referred to Byrd as "The Conscience of the Senate".
Despite its history of racist and violent oppression of blacks, including outright murder, the Democrat Party today is seen as the protector of blacks in America. Such a claim could only be the result of stunning ignorance and brilliant propagandizing. In next's week's final article in the series, we'll take a look at what many white Democrat leaders really feel about the blacks who vote for them, and why Democrat policies have led to institutionalized poverty and the destruction of the black family. Stay tuned…


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Reducing Air Handler Electricity Use: More Than Just a Better Motor
A version of this article appears in the November/December 2003 issue of Home Energy Magazine.
November 01, 2003
These days, manufacturers are able to produce relatively efficient appliances for people's homes. It is not uncommon to see A/C units with SEER 14, or furnaces with annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) greater than 90%. Unfortunately, these numbers tell only part of the story.Air handlers in these systems are horribly inefficient, typically operating with efficiencies of 10%–15%. Several studies have looked at electric motor improvements (see "The Electric Side of Gas Furnaces," p. 24).That being said, it's time to look at the aerodynamic improvements of the fans in combination with motor improvements.The typical furnace fan suffers from the following problems: • Clearances between fan blades and scroll housing are too large—a result of large tolerances in production (see photo on p. 9).Air just sloshes around the blade tips rather than moving into the ducts. • The blades are generally stamped out of sheet steel and are not designed for optimal aerodynamic performance (see "Fanning a Revolution,"HE July/Aug '03, p. 18). • Forward-curved blades are ...
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The Olm (Proteus anguinus) is endemic to subterranean freshwater habitats of the Dinaric Karst. It is the only cave-adapted vertebrate and it eats, sleeps, and breeds underwater. The Olm has adapted to living in total darkness and can survive for up to 10 years without food. The Croatian Herpetological Society - Hyla and the Croatian Institute for Biodiversity are working on Olm conservation within the PROTEUS project.
The data on the Olm distribution and the general knowledge on its ecology and biology are scarce, even though it is the most recognizable representative of the endemic underground fauna. The PROTEUS project strives to determine the exact species distribution and its population status in Croatia. This is a challenging task given that its natural habitat is not easily accessible, converting the species observation and study in situ into a complex endeavour. This type of data collection and analysis is of high importance for the determination and realization of species protection measures.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ lists the Olm as Vulnerable (VU), because its Area of Occupancy is less than 2,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat, and presumably also in the number of mature individuals. The species is restricted to Southern Slovenia and adjoining North-east Italy through coastal Croatia and karst regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has yet to be officially recorded in Western parts of Montenegro.
Introduction of the species to the general public is one of the goals of the team of experts and volunteers – the more local communities know about the Olm, the bigger success the protection measures would have. A great step ahead in this direction was the shooting which Sir David Attenborough did in Croatia, selecting the Olm as one of the 10 species worldwide that he would like to protect from extinction. When interviewed for The Telegraph, he said: "In Croatia, it was once believed these Olms were baby dragons. It certainly is an odd looking creature. It has very tiny legs and an extremely elongated body, but perhaps the most interesting thing about it is that it lives for up to 100 years."
The project is supported by the MAVA Foundation, the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).


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1. The Conditions of Socioeconomic Development Exploring the Legitimacy of Social Norms, Trust, and Corruption in Chile and Argentina
- Author: Daniel Míguez, Matias Dewey
- Publication Date: 11-2018
- Content Type: Commentary and Analysis
- Institution: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
- Abstract: A growing body of research, based on large-scale international comparisons, has associated socioeconomic development with several intervening factors, such as levels of respect for social norms, interpersonal trust, degrees of confidence in public institutions, or incidence of corruption in governmental bodies. The paper contributes to this body of scholarship by comparing the differing socioeconomic development experienced by Chile and Argentina between 1983 and 2013. Specifically, the paper inquires whether the greater socioeconomic development experienced by Chile was actually related to greater legitimacy of the law, higher levels of trust in public institutions, lower perceived levels of corruption, and greater interpersonal trust. The results of our exploration do not completely confirm or disprove this thesis. Instead, they reveal not only the need for a nuanced approach to how these factors relate to socioeconomic progress but also for their forms of association to be considered in the context of politically, socially, and economically fluctuating conditions.
- Topic: Development, Political and institutional effectiveness, International Development
- Political Geography: Chile
- Author: John Berry
- Publication Date: 09-2016
- Content Type: Commentary and Analysis
- Institution: Council of American Ambassadors
- Abstract: Over 200 years ago, one of our founding fathers Benjamin Franklin urged us to innovate, with the warning: "When you're finished changing, you're finished." One of our greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln, was not only a talented statesman, he was an inventor and tinkerer extraordinaire. Innovation lies at the very heart of what it means to be an American. From the beginning, our country was a grand experiment. We believed then—and now—that freedom plus hard work equals progress. Innovation, invention, and creativity help turn progress into success.
- Topic: Development, Diplomacy, International Cooperation, International Affairs
- Political Geography: America, Global Focus
- Author: Maria Solanas Cardín
- Publication Date: 12-2016
- Content Type: Commentary and Analysis
- Institution: Elcano Royal Institute
- Abstract: The II National Action Plan for the implementation of Resolution 1325, currently being prepared by the Spanish Government, should build on lessons learnt and include specific measures and best practices if it aims to achieve any advancement in the women, peace and security agenda. Nine years after the approval of the I National Action Plan for the implementation of Resolution 1325 –and mainly driven by its participation, as a non-permanent member, in the United Nations Security Council during the 2015-16 biennium–, the Spanish Government has marked the women, peace and security agenda as a priority, undertaking to draft a II National Action Plan. The number of challenges outstanding, almost 16 years after the approval of Resolution 1325, calls for a global commitment that is sustained over time and for actions and measures in field operations supported by sufficient funding (the most serious and persistent impediment for implementation of Resolution 1325). The alliance with local organisations and agents, mainly women's organisations, has proved to be the most efficient way to promote and ensure a significant participation by women in the prevention of conflicts and in peace-building. Only a Plan based on such premises will effectively contribute towards the implementation of Resolution 1325.
- Topic: Development, Gender Issues, International Security, Geopolitics
- Political Geography: Global Focus