Programs International Night at the Library Presentations - 2007
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December – Thailand - The Land of Warm Smiles, Friendly People and Hot FoodJoin Mark Oberschmidt for a presentation on his recent trip to Thailand with his family. He will take you on a trip out to a small village in the Essan (the northeast of Thailand) where he and his family visited friends and made new ones. He will discuss the people, the culture and the food. He will also discuss how the country has changed over the past 15 years. The photos and discussion topics will include village life, a little history and city life. Mark was a Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) in Thailand from 1988-1990. He met his wife, Nancy, also a PCV while they worked there and they went back for the honeymoon. Join us Tuesday December 11, 2007 at the Main Library or Thursday December 27, 2007 at the Harmony Library for this presentation on Thailand. November – Incredible IndiaJoin Megha Palkar an exchange student from Pune, India for her presentation about her country, state and city, which happens to have a similar international university as CSU. She will also discuss the cultural diversities in Pune. Pune is located around 90 miles east of Mumbai (Bombay). Pune has a population of 1.2 million. Megha goes to Poudre High School as a junior. In India, she studies in a business college, and will continue her 12th grade when she gets back. She is seventeen and is interested in international studies. Hence, the exchange scholarship she has come on is dear to her. There will only be one presentation in November on Tuesday November 13th at the main library.
October – Perspective on PutinJoin Richard Life for a presentation "Perspectives on Putin", which addresses unprecedented political, economic, & social developments in Russia since 1992. Dick will explore President Putin’s decisions in the context of the czarist and communist eras, and share personal experiences while working on projects inside the embryonic democratic, free market Russia in:
This color slide presentation explores major challenges facing the Russian people & their democratically elected leaders in the 21st Century - as we often read in the US press - & addresses programs & successes that rarely are reported in our media. Richard "Dick" Life was a highly successful US Navy overt human intelligence collector and all-source analyst during his 29-year career, and today is a recognized specialist on foreign affairs, and national security issues. He participates in a US State Department program supporting democratization in former communist countries and has served as an observer of elections in Belarus (2006), Macedonia (2005), Ukraine (Christmas 2004), and the Russian presidential elections in 2004 and 2000. Richard and Sandra live in Fort Collins and have five adult children and nine grandchildren. Join us Tuesday October 9, 2007 at the Main Library or Thursday October 25, 2007 at the Harmony Library for this presentation on Russia and President Putin. September – Ethiopia – One of the Richest Countries in the World“Ethiopia – One of the Richest Countries in the World . . .” will discuss Ethiopia’s history going back 4,500 years, cultural diversity represented by over 80 languages, significance of three of the world’s primary religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam), geographic diversity represented by the Danakil desert with areas below sea level to mountains over 15,000 feet in elevation, and the great biological diversity manifested by endemic and endangered plant and animal species and their habitats. Ethiopia is one of the richest countries in the world considering its cultural, geographic, and biological diversity. But it is also one of the poorest countries in economic terms. The presentation will conclude with a discussion of The Murulle Foundations’ sustainable community development projects, ecological research, and outreach and education programs all of which are designed to promote sustainable development and to bring cultures together. Bob Waltermire was a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer from 1970 to 1974 who worked with the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Department to establish the Balé Mountains National Park in the southern highlands. The park was created to protect the habitat of two endemic and endangered species, the Ethiopian wolf and the mountain nyala. Bob met and married Karel in Ethiopia. In 2000 they were introduced to The Murulle Foundation (TMF) which was founded in Fort Collins by three graduates of Colorado State University. TMF’s mission statement is to conserve the balance between cultural and natural resources in sub-Saharan Africa with an emphasis on Ethiopia. Bob and Karel have returned to Ethiopia and the park three times in the last four years to maintain friendships and promote the work of TMF. They will return to Ethiopia in December to provide computerized mapping training to Regional and park staff, assess current TMF community development projects, and lead an expedition into a 900-square mile area with undocumented wildlife and associated habitats. July – TanzaniaJoin Klaus Lorenz for a presentation on his trip to Tanzania. This presentation will take us on an adventurous African Safari to view the spectacular wildlife of Tanzania and visit and learn about the life of the Maasai. We will travel with slides through Tanzania’s legendary wildlife parks - Tarangire National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area -- and fully explore the vast wildlife-rich savanna of Serengeti National Park where we encounter elephants, cheetahs, buffalos, hyenas, giraffes, zebras, hippos, crocodiles and a wealth of bird life. Each June and again in December on the Serengeti plains, a huge area the size of Connecticut ,animals resume a journey to and from the Maasai Mara National Park in Kenya, a journey they have been making for millions of years and which is the largest mammal migration of wildlife species unrivaled anywhere on the planet. The caldera of Ngorongoro marks the ancient walls of a collapsed volcano which probably once was the size of Kilimanjaro and is now a haven for wildlife. Tanzania is also the home of the Olduvai Gorge, the site where some of the earliest human remains on earth have been discovered by the Leakeys in 1959. We will then visit the " bomos" of the the cattle-herding Maasai who proudly continue their traditional way of life with few inroads from modern civilization. Klaus is well known to those of you who regularly attend INL. He has traveled to over 70 countries and shared many of these adventures with us at the Library Program. He is retired from CSU and enjoys traveling the world. Join us Tuesday July 10, 2007 at the Main Library or Thursday July 26, 2006 at the Harmony Library for this presentation on Tanzania!! May – Living Lenin's Dream - Realities of Life Under CommunismJoin Richard Life for a revival of a color slide lecture which he delivered some 300 times throughout the US, NATO & Asian countries in 1977-91 while on active duty. The Navy filmed & used it for training hundreds of thousands of US military personnel for ten years. It is based upon his graduate work at Georgetown University in Russian Area Studies, plus living in & traveling about the USSR interacting with Soviet citizens, 1974-76. Subjects addressed include geography & resources, the labor force & income, how the people lived in both urban & rural areas, how they spent their rubles, the process for becoming a card carrying communist, & how the Communist Party of the USSR - & KGB (secret police) - maintained control over the populace. It exposes many realities of the communist form of totalitarianism and its effect on the lives of hundreds of millions of people. Richard "Dick" Life was a highly successful US Navy overt human intelligence collector and all-source analyst during his 29-year career, and today is a recognized specialist on foreign affairs, and national security issues. He participates in a US State Department program supporting democratization in former communist countries and has served as an observer of elections in Belarus (2006), Macedonia (2005), Ukraine (Christmas 2004), and the Russian presidential elections in 2004 and 2000. Richard and Sandra live in Fort Collins and have five adult children and nine grandchildren. Join us Tuesday May 8, 2007 at the Main Library or Thursday May 24, 2007 at the Harmony Library for this presentation on life in the former Soviet Union. April – Sri Lanka - The pearl of the Indian OceanJoin Dilum Bandara, a native of Sri Lanka, is currently a Masters student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of CSU. He will discuss Sri Lanka an island in the Indian Ocean which is often called "The pearl of the Indian Ocean". In spite of being a small island it has a remarkable landscape which ranges from blue seas, golden beaches, jungles and its mountain peaks. It is well know for its people, culture, arts, flora and fauna, wild life, tea, reservoirs, temples, ruins and a written history of over 2500 years. There is no nation, from Egypt of the Pharaohs to modern Britain, in whose literature this island has not at some time been mentioned by one or other of its many names; Lanka, Serendib, Taprobane, Cellao, Zellan, to recall a few. History lies buried in its sands, and ghosts of romance lurk among its bastioned rocks, for Lanka is very, very old.” By D. J. G. Hennessy, GREEN AISLES, 1949. Be there to witness a portion of this paradise... Dilum is faculty member from University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, who is currently on study leave. While being a lecturer in computer engineering and playing with all these machines he also likes traveling. Photography, reading, playing and watching Cricket are also some of his interests. The dates in April are Tuesday April 10, 2007 at the Main Library and Thursday April 26, 2007 at the Harmony Library.
March – Botswana - Desert, Delta, and DiamondsJoin Lindsey Drennan, a native of Fort Collins, who recently spent six months in Botswana as a participant in the International Farm Youth Exchange (IFYE). She will discuss the - geography, ecological regions (desert and delta), history, language, foods, agriculture, and economy of Botswana, and finally HIV/AIDS in Southern Africa. Some traditional music from Botswana will also be included in the presentation. More information on the IFYE can be found at the following website www.ifyeusa.org. Lindsey graduated from CSU in May of 2006 with a degree in Liberal Arts: International Studies Concentration and minors in Spanish and Political Science. She was a 4-H participant while growing-up and was awarded a scholarship to be the Colorado 2006 IFYE representative to Botswana She has been competitive figure skater since age 8 and skated professionally in Europe with Holiday on Ice. She has been coaching at Edora Pool and Ice Center since 2000. The dates in March are Tuesday March 13, 2007 at the Main Library and Thursday March 22, 2007 at the Harmony Library February – CRIKEY - Grab that swag and lets head DownUnderPamm Clements, native Australian, and now a US citizen. Pamm is an avid traveler and photographer. She has worked as an information researcher/librarian for a number of companies. In Colorado since 1996, Pamm is the Technology Training Librarian with Fort Collins Public Library. Pamm and her husband John live with their dog and cats in Fort Collins, and they DO eat Vegemite! A slide presentation set to the sounds of the Australian bushland
January – Meet our Neighbors - the NavajoJoin Richard Life for a presentation on his recent experience working on the Eastern Navajo Reservation in New Mexico. In summer 2004 Richard, his wife, Sandra, and twelve year-old granddaughter volunteered for three weeks at St. Bonaventure Indian Mission and School they assisted teachers and Navajo aides during summer school classes, and worked in the thrift shop. Richard also accompanied Navajo employees in the social outreach program delivering meals to elders, and water to families in remote areas of the reservation where 77% of homes have no plumbing, and 37% are without electricity. Richard "Dick" Life was a highly successful US Navy overt human intelligence collector and all-source analyst during his 29-year career, and today is a recognized specialist on foreign affairs, and national security issues. He participates in a US State Department program supporting democratization in former communist countries and has served as an observer of elections in Belarus (2006), Macedonia (2005), Ukraine (Christmas 2004), and the Russian presidential elections in 2004 and 2000. Richard and Sandra live in Fort Collins and have five adult children and nine grandchildren. Join us Tuesday January 9, 2007 at the Main Library or Thursday January 25, 2007 at the Harmony Library for this presentation on our neighbors the Navajo. |
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