Now, for my spam – take one, click:

http://club.sellaband.com/clickin.html?ref=22284-1-2

(And, let’s see where this takes us…smiles)

Here’s my very first example – not related to the above, ummm, spam:

<object width=”291″ height=”400″>
<param name=”allowScriptAccess” value=”sameDomain” />
<param name=”movie” value=”shop.swf” />
<param name=”quality” value=”high” />
<param name=”FlashVars” value=”believer=freetobeme_pride” />
<embed flashvars=”believer=freetobeme_pride” src=”http://www.sellaband.com/static/tools/shop/shop.swf” quality=”high” width=”291″ height=”400″ />
</object>

For educational purposes – I believe this is an excellent Tertiary* Source for Digital Libraries, with a twist!

Related reference, sortof – but, explains the link to the resource and why it would make an interesting case study in digital libraries, i.e. the way that the marketing structure is setup, at this moment:

American Psychological Association (APA):

Member Note (that’s me:):  Please care about people that may not be just like you – today.

EXCERPT:

If you’ve followed me this far, you at least see the tremendous variety of ways
the detonation of the California marriage bomb will scatter shrapnel throughout
the union. For that reason, preserving the victory there ought to be priority
No. 1 for all gay rights donors and political organizations.

Gay marriage is a battlefield
Posted by: Chris

The battle over same-sex marriage is about to go nuclear. Not because it may
impact this year’s presidential race, as some have worried. But because the
skirmishes will now multiply into a multi-front struggle that will determine
whether access to civil marriage for the rest of us comes sooner or much, much
later.

Much of the early aftermath to the California marriage ruling has focused on its
possible impact on the general election contest between John McCain and Barack
Obama. Democrats remember all too well how George Bush and Karl Rove in 2004
used the Massachusettes marriage ruling as a “wedge issue” to galvanize
conservatives in swing states like Ohio.
The possibility for a repeat exists, of course, since a gay marriage ban is
already slated for the November ballot in Florida, a hugely important swing
state, and conservatives hope a similar measure in California might put that
reliably Democratic state in play. That’s unlikely, however, since Republican
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has thrown his weight against the ban, and Obama’s
candidacy is likely to draw to the polls younger voters, who a recent Field Poll
confirms back gay marriage by an almost two-to-one margin.

Those who really care about the future of marriage for same-sex couples in the
U.S. need to stop being distracted by the pretty, shiny bauble that is the
Obama-McCain contest and focus on the battle in California itself, as well as
the brush fires it’s sure to spark throughout the country.

The impact from California will dwarf that of Massachusetts because marriage
laws in the two states differ in one important aspect: A 1913 law in the Bay
State allows non-residents to marry there only if their marriage would be
accepted in their home state. Gay activists failed to convince the Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court — the same one that struck down hetero-only marriage in
2003 — that the 1913 law was also unconstitutional. As a result, the landmark
2003 ruling extended marriage only to residing in Massachusetts and a few
other states — Rhode Island and New Mexico among them — that certified they
met the 1913 law’s restriction.

Not so in California. Non-resident gay couples may marry without restriction,
and then go home and ask that their marriages be recognized in any number of
contexts. New York Gov. David Paterson has already ordered state agencies there
to recognize marriage licenses issued to gay couples in California,
Massachusetts, Canada or the four other countries where it’s legal. Gay-friendly
governors elsewhere may quickly follow suit, especially after the November
election cushions the possible blowback and (hopefully) cements marriage
equality in California.

It’s long past time, for example, that D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty to fulfill his
campaign promise to make public the legal opinion of a former attorney general,
gay himself, about whether the District should&nbsp; recognize gay marriages
from elsewhere. In fact, it’s long past time for the D.C. Council to adopt
marriage equality outright — a majority already supports it and the Democratic
leadership in Congress has pledged to allow marriage to be decided at the state
level.

In the other 48 states, gay newlyweds returning from California will over time
be raising recognition issues that will challenge not just the state
constitutionality of marriage bans but their federal constitutionality as well,
along with the holy grail: the constitutionality of the federal Defense of
Marriage Act. That infamous 1996 law, renounced by its own author Bob Barr now
that he’s the Libertarian Party’s nominee for president, purports to allow each
state the right to refuse recognition of gay marriages from other states.

The U.S. Constitution has something to say on that matter, however, since the
“Full Faith; Credit Clause” generally requires that states recognize the
legal papers and judicial rulings of other states — including marriages. There
are all sorts of exceptions to the rule, as it has been litigated over 200-plus
years, but that won’t save DOMA. By saying each state may unilaterally reject
gay marriages from other states under every conceivable context, DOMA is clearly
unconstitutional, since the FFC will require otherwise in at least some
situations. And if DOMA falls by judicial fiat, as it should, expect calls for a
federal constitutional amendment to ensue.

So much will depend on the unpredictable circumstances of each challenge that
the outcomes will be all over the map. Couples who travel to California from
states with marriage bans written into their constitutions will likely find
their new licenses worthless, since the FFC clause has long allowed states
to prevent citizens from escaping local marriage limits by simply crossing state
lines and wedding elsewhere.
On the other end of the spectrum, judicial rulings from California that
recognize a gay marriage in circumstances like child custody or the right to sue
for a spouse’s injury or death will most likely be accepted — perhaps even in
the most hostile anti-gay states. That’s because the federal Constitution’s
(?) clause will trump DOMA and a state’s marriage ban under the right
circumstances.

If you’ve followed me this far, you at least see the tremendous variety of ways
the detonation of the California marriage bomb will scatter shrapnel throughout
the union. For that reason, preserving the victory there ought to be priority
No. 1 for all gay rights donors and political organizations.

James Nimmo, treasurer/moderator
Bravery need not require threats to life and limb;
it requires the moral engagement of the mind.

www.okstonewall.org

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A few thoughts during my brew (See references below):

I’m reviewing (loosely) my personal observations of experiencing online concert of another independent supporter of Amensty International – Second Life Music Performer and Philanthropist, davecorbett Darwin. First thought: Hello, Avatar!

Second, Third and Fourth impressions (I try to make all the shows I can inworld):

Listening, experiencing and participating in a virtual world live performance is difficult to explain, if you haven’t been there. Neither is the message that is freely shared in song, verse, discussion and awareness presentation of basic human needs left unintended that ’shines’ as pure, true, and earnest. “At This Point of Time” (see lyrics below). Not the best songwriting effort from the Artist/Activist/Avatar – no. The best of all, in my opinion, “Wot A Lot Of Fussin” – that noted; experiencing “At This Point of Time” is a celebration of human spirit, love, and unity. Extraordinary, if you learn to listen. It took me at several looks to experience the fullness, and I hope I never tire of the message.

The downloads are free – what the hell. Love life, learn, and celebrate today with Dave Corbett and friends!

Stay informed:

http://www.amnestyusa.org/activist-toolkit/online-library/page.do?id=1101335&n1=4&n2=63&n3=130

Oodles of information, and you may be involved, on many levels…”Action for Human Rights. Hope for Humanity.” Reference Source: http://www.amnestyusa.org

Other referenced sites:

http://www.4shared.com/dir/1032775/6da7e7a1/sharin

http://davecorbettdarwin.com/default.aspx

http://davecorbettdarwin.com/sitemap.aspx

Personal Review of http://davecorbettdarwin.com/atthispointintime.aspx (All rights reserved):

AT THIS POINT IN TIME

ALL I HAVE TO DO IS WAKE TO LOVE YOU
ALL I HAVE TO DO IS RISE AND SHINE
ALL I HAVE TO DO IS STOP THINKING
ABOUT THE POWERS THAT BE
ARE DOING TO MANKIND

chorus
AT THIS POINT IN TIME THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON
AT THIS POINT IN TIME REFLECT ON THE PAST
AT THIS POINT IN TIME AS THE CHANGING OF THE SEASONS
WE COULD BUILD A LOVE TO EVERLAST

SEE THAT GUY WAITING AT THE STATION

DOESN`T REALLY KNOW WHICH WAY TO GO
SO HE CHECKS IT WITH THE MAN BEHIND THE DESK AT THE
INFORMATION
JUST LOOKED AT HIM AND SAID
I DON`T KNOW

From the website referred by LearningTimes Network forum on “low threshold applications,” Directory of over 2,300 E-Learning Tools / Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies

Referenced Source:  http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/Directory/

Related Source:  http://janeknight.typepad.com/pick/2008/05/some-more-tools.html

Most of the other ones I’ve shared or liked better or you can make your own, obviously.  I’d say this type of sharing is simply awesome!  Hope somebody reads this and can benefit from the information – I know I have…smiles.

http://jg69.blogspot.com/2008/05/universal-declaration-of-human-rights.html

To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights in 1988, award-winning director Stephen Johnson brought together 41 of the most talented international animators, musicians and producers to produce this unique work. The 20-minute video brings to life the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in brilliant colour. Even after 20 years, the UDHR animated video continues to be a highly effective basic tool for the defence and advocacy of the UDHR and for general work on the indivisibility and universality of human rights and human rights education ==> Amnesty International 60 Years of UDHR…

http://www.hhptf.org/

And, quoted from above referenced site 05.19.08 EST:

One view of the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program and its changing fortunes:

There has been far more outrage online over the news that the OLPC may switch to Windows from its version of the free Linux operating system than over the discovery that hardly any of the laptops, originally to be deployed in no quantities smaller than 1m a country, will ever reach the poorest children.

The collapse of the scheme illuminates the utter falsity of the hope that technology alone can lift people out of poverty. Knowledge may, but the technology that spreads knowledge best is literacy, not laptops.

Firstly, excellent online resource for librarians, and others interested in the materials presented.  Secondly, the title of these postings – “Hunger, Homelessness & Porverty Task Force” from an ALA Round Table Discussion, gives me a moment to reflect on exactly what is being presented in this post.  One distinction to keep in mind is that the OPLC is not a catalog system…it is a program called One Laptop Per Child.

Having noted that…a personal observation.  Yesterday I found an excellent resource for teaching English that was straight-forward, to the point, and presented well.  As an example of excellence, the TESOL program identified all of the key issues – for their program.

I thought to myself – wow, they have it going on.  Sortof.  But, it is “scoped”, organized, and a better practice than many on a “global” level.  The groundfloor of my research has opened up and I think of these things, as I type.  And, I’m left with one thought – we can’t eat laptops; conversely, it is unseemly to eat the TESOL worker…lol.

Now, I think I’ll make a pot of a strong brew and continue with my experiential project…It’s got the makings of a very inexpensive way to introduce a, well, you have to join the group to know that…God Bless America.

One more time, as I raise my hand in my mind – yes, Literacy before laptops makes sense, but we have ways in ProLiteracy methods that can maximize this potential – fuck the agenda, and get back to basics – we’ve got technology on all levels – that’s the issue.  How do we share this…by sharing information with experts and coming to agreements that are not based on big money agendas, but appreciating all the money that does flow into the efforts.

Every volunteer will tell you – they love their job (most of the time…giggles)…and, the “tags” are teasers!

…Well, I made you take time to look at what I saw and when you took time to really notice my flower you hung all your own associations with flowers on my flower and you write about my flower as if I think and see what you think and see of the flower – and I don’t.

- Georgia O’Keeffe

Reference Source: http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/okeeffe_georgia.html

Referenced Source:  http://photogafrica.blogspot.com/

Issues:

Blogging, Intellectual Freedom, Author’s Rights, Learning Examples,Tagging Labels,Captions,Tags,Metatags,Use of Posts

Just a few thoughts and an example from on of my Facebook and MySpace friends, Dave Donelson, author and ‘photoblogger’…

From a real-life traveler, Dave Donelson gives a brilliant personal glimpse into the lives of women and children through the lens of a camera…Although the pictures are copyrighted, of course, the use for the sharing is simple – to learn more about ourselves and our world around us – either through fictional, anecdotal, or real-life accounts in blogs, posts, and yes, books!

If you want the whole story and love reading about an author and their work – read, read, read!

PhotogAfrica is a blog well worth the looksee…and, now for some coffee – lol.

On a side note, if I every write a book – it will be titled, a few thoughts before my brew – giggles.

You may also use this link to the photo edit I did with Picnik (Note: Use of online resources used without premier accounts: Second Life, flickr, Picnik – all three resources currently are free, basic or group memberships (including guest) as well:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3176/2329142537_5f0fe67119_m.jpg

And, it was fun!