Tag: Latin America
Jul
12
2007
Banco del Sur
by Bilingual Librarian
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Several nation leaders in Latin America seem to be waking up to the fact that International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) loans aren’t truly benefiting the majority of...
“Flower Confidential”
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Flower Confidential: The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful in the Business of Flowers by Amy Stewart My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews Over the weekend...
Jun
06
2007
World Environment Day 2007
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Yesterday was World Environment Day, and one more day to try to get our attention around the collective damage we are doing to the planet. World Environment Day was created...
May
09
2007
Creative Fundraising for the Library
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Usually library fundraisers might involved a party, reading event or book sale, but a few libraries have come up with creative alternatives all their own. The National Library of Peru...
May
08
2007
Fuel for thought
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Now when pollution and global warming seem to be an accepted concern, people around the world are trying to come up with new option for running their cars (instead of...
Apr
25
2007
“You Are What You Grow”
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Today, Michael Pollan (author of “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” and “The Botany of Desire”) had a fascinating article in the New York Times Magazine about how the agribusiness is who determines...
Apr
25
2007
Mexico City Legalizes Abortion
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Mexico seems to be paving the way for social reforms in Latin America. In January the country legalized same sex civil unions, and today they have legalized abortion in the...
Apr
09
2007
Swimming the Amazon
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Today, Martin Strel, became the first person to swim the entire Amazon River. Strel completed his journey in 66 days, and averaged about 52 miles a day. His journey began...
Apr
01
2007
Brazilian Rainforest is Connecting to the Web
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Brazil’s Environment Minister Marina Silva has just announced a plan to make the country’s Amazon region internet accessible! The belief is that Indigenous communities can participate in the struggle to...