Information on its own is nothing .
. . the patterns created by information are everything
. . . . The First Order, #5 in the Sam Capra series,
a novel by Jeff Abbott
You Say Aggregate, I Say Curate . . . by Zena Applebaum If aggregation = getting it
all together, then curation = presentation in new and exciting, useful
ways. Think infographics or
dashboards. Show people only the
information they NEED to make a decision or move a project along. Remember the power of framing, and find a way
to order the chaos of information into manageable chunks. That's curation! Stir it up!
Good curated content borrows from a variety of media and sources, don't
stick to one kind of information, mix it up and create something new and
interesting. http://www.llrx.com/features/you-say-aggregate-i-say-curate.htm
“If you walk around Barcelona,
don’t forget to look down from time to time: you may be standing on a marvel of
design. The
City of Marvels is how writer Eduardo Mendoza called the coolest city of the
Mediterranean in one of his novels. The
book is set at the turn of the 20th century, a time in which Barcelona boomed
and became what it is today. A time in
which factories’ chimneys grew side by side with the Sagrada Familia’s
towers. That tumultuous era left its
signature on thousands of floors in the city--one of its marvels. Pavements laid in churches, palaces and
avenues form an amazing mosaic. “These
floors are addictive”, says José Jóvena, creator with Elisabet Martínez of Tile Addiction. The two have uploaded hundreds
of pictures of Barcelona’s floors on Instagram. http://www.bespacific.com/47821-2/
plutocracy noun 1. government by the wealthy 2. a
controlling class of the wealthy http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plutocracy
oligarchy
noun A form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or
in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
A state or organization so ruled. The persons or class so ruling.
National Library Week will be observed April 10-16, 2016 with the
theme, "Libraries Transform."
First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance
sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the
country each April. It is a time to
celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to
promote library use and support. All
types of libraries--school, public, academic and special--participate. Celebrations during National Library Week
include: National Library Workers Day, celebrated
the Tuesday of National Library Week (April 12, 2016), a day for library
staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable
contributions made by all library workers; and National Bookmobile Day,
celebrated the Wednesday of National Library Week (April 13, 2016), a day to
recognize the contributions of our nation's bookmobiles and the dedicated
professionals who make quality bookmobile outreach possible in their communities.
In the Pledge of Allegiance we all pledge allegiance to our
Republic, not to a democracy.
"Republic" is the proper description of our government, not
"democracy." A republic
and a democracy are identical in every aspect except one. In a republic the sovereignty is in each
individual person. In a democracy the
sovereignty is in the group. Republic.
That form of government in which the powers of sovereignty are vested in the
people and are exercised by the people, either directly, or through
representatives chosen by the people, to whom those powers are specially
delegated. [NOTE: The word
"people" may be either plural or singular. In a republic the group only has advisory
powers; the sovereign individual is free to reject the majority group-think.
USA/exception: if 100% of a jury
convicts, then the individual loses sovereignty and is subject to group-think
as in a democracy.] Democracy. That form
of government in which the sovereign power resides in and is exercised by the
whole body of free citizens directly or indirectly through a system of
representation, as distinguished from a monarchy, aristocracy, or oligarchy. [NOTE: In a pure democracy, 51% beats
49%. In other words, the minority has no
rights. The minority only has those
privileges granted by the dictatorship of the majority.] https://www.1215.org/lawnotes/lawnotes/repvsdem.htm
The Pledge of Allegiance, as it exists in its current form, was originally
composed in August 1892 by Francis Bellamy (1855–1931), who was a Baptist minister, a Christian socialist, and
the cousin of socialist utopian novelist Edward Bellamy (1850–1898). However, there existed a previous version
created by Colonel George Balch, a veteran of the Civil War who
went on to become auditor of the New York Board of Education. Balch's pledge, which existed parallel to the
Bellamy version until the 1923 National Flag Conference, read: We give our heads and hearts to God and our
country; one country, one language, one flag!
Bellamy's original Pledge read: I
pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
In 1923, the National Flag Conference called for the words "my
Flag" to be changed to "the Flag of the United States", so that
new immigrants would not confuse loyalties between their birth countries and
the United States. The words "of
America" were added a year later.
The United States
Congress officially recognized the Pledge for the first time, in the
following form, on June 22, 1942: I
pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the
Republic for which it stands, one Nation indivisible, with liberty and justice
for all. The United States Flag
Code states: The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the
United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”, should be rendered
by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove any
non-religious headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder,
the hand being over the heart. Persons
in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military
salute. Members of the Armed Forces not
in uniform and veterans may render the military salute in the manner provided
for persons in uniform. A number of
states, including Ohio and Texas, have
adopted state flag pledges
of allegiance to be recited after this.
Read much more and see graphics at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance
Nearly 350 libraries in Britain have shut their doors over the past six years, with
many more facing the threat of closure. From
university rooms in Oxford that have housed literary works for centuries, to
vast modern buildings costing £55million featuring criss-cross Hogwarts-style
staircases, MailOnline Travel presents the libraries worth writing home about. Becky Pemberton See breathtaking pictures at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3513811/Worth-writing-home-Inside-incredible-libraries-Britain-Oxford-s-historic-reading-rooms-futuristic-wonder-Liverpool.html
http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com Issue 1451 April 4, 2016 On this date in 1818, Congress adopted the flag of the United States with 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state (then 20). On this date in 1964, the Beatles occupied the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. Quote of the Day We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color. - Maya Angelou, poet (born 4 April 1928)
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