Buffy B's Posts - Urgent Evoke2024-03-29T13:10:03ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyBhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2146464826?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://www.urgentevoke.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=p0r0ot0fpqa0&xn_auth=noAct1.5 My Chosen Mentor ~ Jane McGonigal, Master GameDesigner and Action Womantag:www.urgentevoke.com,2011-04-04:4871302:BlogPost:1783532011-04-04T20:26:48.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
Hearty Greetings<br></br>
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This is my second time around Evoke<br></br>
so I've decided to choose a different mentor than the one I followed last year and continue to do so, <a href="http://alexandramorton.typepad.com/about.html" target="_blank">Alexandra Morton</a> who is still going strong to save our wild salmon here on the west coast, I'm writing the letters and still doing what I can to support her. But a very soon time after I started playing Evoke, I added another mentor to my list.…
Hearty Greetings<br/>
<br/>
This is my second time around Evoke<br/>
so I've decided to choose a different mentor than the one I followed last year and continue to do so, <a href="http://alexandramorton.typepad.com/about.html" target="_blank">Alexandra Morton</a> who is still going strong to save our wild salmon here on the west coast, I'm writing the letters and still doing what I can to support her. But a very soon time after I started playing Evoke, I added another mentor to my list. <br/>
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It made my eyes pop<br/>
when I saw the number of hours and money spent in <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world.html" target="_blank">Jane's TED talk</a>. Imagine the million's of dollars spent on virtual carrots while someone in another country starves for lack of a bite of food.<br/>
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We all know Jane <br/>
McGonigal here and if you don't, get cracking she is the one who is behind <a href="http://www.urgentevoke.com" target="_blank">Evoke</a>, <a href="http://www.gameful.org" target="_blank">Gameful</a> and her latest one, <a href="http://game.nypl.org/#/menu" target="_blank">Find the Future</a>. Her movement to create games for the social good has begun. <br/>
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Jane is<br/>
the author of <a href="http://realityisbroken.org/" target="_blank">Reality is Broken</a>, which is opening up people's eyes to the number of hours and amount of money being spent on games. I guess I hadn't given it much thought given I'm not a gamer except for Evoke and then Gameful, now back to Evoke, while popping into Second Life for my volunteer work at the <a href="http://www.nonprofitcommons.org" target="_blank">Nonprofit Commons</a>. These aren't really games in my mind. Although I so love seeing my little runes sparkling and my Monster treats pile up each time I see them :)<br/>
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One of the greatest<br/>
videos that I discovered last round in Evoke which left a lasting impression for a lifetime on me is this one, "<a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_how_to_start_a_movement.html" target="_blank">How to Start a Movement</a>" by Derek Sivers. Right then and there I decided I would the 'follower' of Jane and she would be my silent mentor.<br/>
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So I did my best<br/>
in Evoke 1, and I've been doing my best to keep the Gameful site lively, heck I even rounded up a team and brought them back over here. I did stretch the rules just a bit to get some of them in, which I'll explain in a later post. Look out for the <a href="http://gameful.org/groups/urgent-evoke-monsters/forum/" target="_blank">GUEM</a> team we are 41 people from 17 countries and I'm excited. This is the first true unit of the Evoke Network in my mind, so I'm calling them 'Evoke Unit1'. This is only the beginning.<br/>
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Derek says<br/>
"One thing a leader needs is the guts and courage to stand out and be ridiculed" which has happened to Jane, there's been a flurry of posts around the web picking and kicking at her vision admidst the cries of "Yes this is the answer!". But, having followed her tweets and Facebook for some time now I only see it making her stronger.<br/>
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It is from reading about<br/>
and learning from Jane and in Evoke and Gameful, that I have started my own little movement which is to inspire ordinary people to make a difference for the good in life for all, however small. But first, I'm all eyes and ears learning what it takes to be a great leader, and I must add, I'm having a lot of fun playing these games while I'm at it. Not bad for a non-gamer.<br/>
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Thank you Jane<br/>
I do believe your aspirations for a Gameful Monster to win a Nobel Prize is scathingly brilliant, it will happen, and I hope it's you. <br/>
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Join Me Join Us<br/>
~*Learn1.5 A World in Transition ~ Sharing on A Small Islandtag:www.urgentevoke.com,2011-04-04:4871302:BlogPost:1785772011-04-04T15:34:35.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
I've chosen the idea of Sharing for Food Security.<br></br>
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Living on a small island for the most part as I do, we already have a very tight-knit community of wonderful caring people who come together for all sorts of project or parties. A call for a meeting regarding Transition Town in our newsletter caught my eye: Quadra Island Transtion Initiative <a href="http://www.quadraisland.ca/transition/index.html">http://www.quadraisland.ca/transition/index.html</a><br></br>
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The Transition…
I've chosen the idea of Sharing for Food Security.<br/>
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Living on a small island for the most part as I do, we already have a very tight-knit community of wonderful caring people who come together for all sorts of project or parties. A call for a meeting regarding Transition Town in our newsletter caught my eye: Quadra Island Transtion Initiative <a href="http://www.quadraisland.ca/transition/index.html">http://www.quadraisland.ca/transition/index.html</a><br/>
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The Transition initiative is gaining momentum and I'm proud to be living here, we were the first to ban plastic bags and now we're on to being a Transtion Town. "Transition towns are communities that have embraced a set of established principles and concepts with the aim of becoming more socially and economically self-reliant"<br/>
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One solution for us islanders, called "Spin Farming" would work. Basically it's sharing, farmers or landowners share out a portion of their land for people who don't have the space to grow their own, then this can be used for themselves or sold at the weekly market we have. "Local, fresh, organic food being cultivated within the confines of land currently in place" says Geoffrey McNamara, his article in our newsletter got my attention. We're already doing this with our Community Garden on donated farmland, but this would expand across the island and encourage more participants.<br/>
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I hope this gets your attention as well. Here's the link to the Transition Network.org <a href="http://transitionnetwork.org/">http://transitionnetwork.org/</a> This may just be what your community is looking for too.<br/>
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~*Welcome Greetings to All Agents from the GUEM Teamtag:www.urgentevoke.com,2011-03-29:4871302:BlogPost:1767692011-03-29T03:30:00.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
<span class="font-size-4">Hearty Greetings</span><br></br>
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Welcome all Agents, hope you enjoy Season 1.5 while learning how to be Social Innovators.<br></br>
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Best wishes in your training here and we hope to see you at the finish line waving your special issue Urgent Evoke certificate along with ours. Game on!<br></br>
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Agent BuffyB<br></br>
Team Leader<br></br>
on behalf of the Monster Agents of the GUEM Team…<br></br>
<span class="font-size-4">Hearty Greetings</span><br/>
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Welcome all Agents, hope you enjoy Season 1.5 while learning how to be Social Innovators.<br/>
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Best wishes in your training here and we hope to see you at the finish line waving your special issue Urgent Evoke certificate along with ours. Game on!<br/>
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Agent BuffyB<br/>
Team Leader<br/>
on behalf of the Monster Agents of the GUEM Team<br/>
<a href="http://gameful.org/groups/urgent-evoke-monsters/forum/" target="_blank">http://gameful.org/groups/urgent-evoke-monsters/forum/</a>Urgent vEvoke - Connecting Agents From Around The Globe Virtuallytag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-17:4871302:BlogPost:1509402010-05-17T22:00:00.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">As the first season is almost completed and many people still want to connect, I've created a group called</span> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">URGENTEVOKE</span></b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">in Second Life, a virtual reality 'game'.</span></p>
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<p>The Evoke name has been changed to Urgent vEVOKE…</p>
<p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">As the first season is almost completed and many people still want to connect, I've created a group called</span> <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">URGENTEVOKE</span></b> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">in Second Life, a virtual reality 'game'.</span></p>
<p></p>
<p>The Evoke name has been changed to Urgent vEVOKE</p>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small"><br/></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">I've joined up with <a href="http://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/KevinDiVico?xg_source=profiles_friendList"><font color="#788F94">Kevin DiVico</font></a> who is the MegaCaptain.</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">We're inviting all Agents to join the group as a way to stay connected once this site goes 'dark'. <br/></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">Second Life mirrors real life, in that there are no hidden treasures or quests. One can build virtual goods to sell such as virtual houses or avatar accessories, ride in a car, fly a flying saucer, listen to a live music concert, or go to an art show.</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small"><br/></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">People use Second Life to play that's true, but I use it to connect with like-minded people from all over the world.</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small"><br/></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">I have attend many conferences, participated in serious dicussions and asked questions to world leaders, scientists, or authors.</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small"><br/></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">My nonprofit has a virtual office in the Nonprofit Commons, sponsored by TechSoup Global we now have over 80 nonprofit offices from all over the world with more joining each week. We meet every Friday see <a href="http://www.nonprofitcommons.org">http://www.nonprofitcommons.org</a> for more info.</span></div>
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<div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">For the UrgentEvoke group, I'm also looking for people interested in helping to organize a virtual conference on the day of the real Urgent Evoke conference in Washington, DC, so we can 'attend' and watch it on the screen, hear the speakers and participate in the discussion all from our homes. This will depend on cost and permission from Urgent Evoke to live-stream the conference.</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small"><br/></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">Virtual reality is different from Urgent Evoke, or this type of Social Media game. Not necessarily better, this type has it's place. I think one day we'll have a combination of social media and virtual reality platforms merge into one.</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small"><br/></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">Virtual reality is the immersive experience, where it seems like you are there sitting and talking with other people. Connecting and collaborating, discussing and learning, creating, going to a live music concert or having fun hanging out with friends.</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">There are many studies and papers on the why, and I would not have believed this had I not tried it for myself. I have connected with people who want to bring change for the good, from all over the world. I do not consider myself a gamer.</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small"><br/></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">We have the summer to get this organized.</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">So far, I'm getting a quote to use a private virtual world (which uses the same client software as Second Life), as well has hired an event producer who will manage the live video streaming side.</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">We're hoping to expand this conference to other virtual worlds as well as have it live-streamed on the Second Life TV station. All still in the vision stage.</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small"><br/></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">This Second Life group is open to all not just those who want to help with the conference so please join in. Second Life is free to join.</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small"><b>UrgentEvoke Agent Avatars</b></span></div>
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<div><font size="2"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">MISSION SL1</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">: Join Second Life and create an avatar (free).</span></font> <a href="http://www.secondlife.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small"><font size="2">http://www.secondlife.com</font></span></a></div>
<blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 40px; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small"><font size="2">NOTE: Confirm your computer meets the minimum requirements, I'm sorry this may exclude some of you at this time, I hope someday it won't require a high-speed connection, or a higher-end graphics card.</font></span></blockquote>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small"><br/></span></div>
<div><font size="2"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">MISSION SL2</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">: Learn how to navigate your avatar. There is lot's of help available.</span></font></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small"><br/></span></div>
<div><font size="2"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">MISSION SL3:</span></b> Learn how to join a group, f<span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">ind the URGENTEVOKE group and join it.</span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">MISSION SL4</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">: Watch for a notice from the group for the UrgentEvoke Avatars first meeting time and location around the end of June. In the meantime converse with other group members through the Group IM (Instant Message) feature of Second Life and have fun!</span></font></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small"><br/></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-SIZE: small">Be Ready.</span></div>
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</div>ACT2 Buying Local Fresh Food Isn't Easy in Springtag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-16:4871302:BlogPost:1379552010-05-16T08:01:09.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
<div>UPDATE 20100515: I tried again to buy local veggies from our Sat Community market but none available again. I'll just have to try best I can to buy local products as close to home as I can until the gardens have grown.</div>
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So I made a promise with myself to go all out and only buy local fresh food on our small island here once the Saturday community market opened. I was there first thing on opening day... and all I could find was rhubarb…
<div>UPDATE 20100515: I tried again to buy local veggies from our Sat Community market but none available again. I'll just have to try best I can to buy local products as close to home as I can until the gardens have grown.</div>
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So I made a promise with myself to go all out and only buy local fresh food on our small island here once the Saturday community market opened. I was there first thing on opening day... and all I could find was rhubarb and herb seedlings to plant. I didn't start a garden myself this year for several reasons, so passed on the seedlings and rhubarb wasn't really appealing to me not being a pie-maker. Hung around and chatted with everyone, bought some homemade cards from kids raising money for a school trip then headed for our grocery store.<div><br/></div>
<div>"It's just not the season yet", advised the store manager. He was filling me in on the issues of buying local for his store, I know he does what he can to promote local goods.</div>
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<div>Our conversation had started off with him asking me what I was doing taking photos in his store, I had been reported as having 'suspicious behavour' by one of his staff apparently. I'm sure I looked a bit crazy zooming in on the signs of "Grown in BC" as I decided to at least buy things as close to home as possible. I understand their concern, I looked normal but taking pics of carrots and tomatoes then moving over to the bread etc. wandering around the store.</div>
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<div>I explained I was trying to buy local and documenting my effort, and he shared the issues he faced - transportation/supply and demand problems. He walked me around the store to point out other items from BC - wonderful!</div>
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<div>I passed on the explaination I was gathering evidence for this Urgent Evoke game lol it would have been too much but I will tell him later.</div>
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<div>Someone overheard me and told me about the weekly market on the mainland (Vancouver Island) where there's local meat and cheese, it may just be worth a walk-on ferry ticket, or I'll plan to go to town that day.</div>
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<div>Week 1 of my buy local has begun, found enough local (BC) to make some decent meals yay!</div>IMAGINE4 WHY NonProfits Use A VIRTUAL WORLD TO COLLABORATEtag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-16:4871302:BlogPost:1499812010-05-16T07:58:00.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
<div>This event was held by TechSoup global to explain the benefits of a nonprofit having a virtual office at the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life. The podcast is up check it out.</div>
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<div><b>Event Details:</b></div>
Sponsored by TechSoup Join us for a fabulous webinar about Using Second life to Collaborate. This introductory level webinar can be accessed either via the web or at the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life amphitheatre, so tell all of your non-SL friends as well!…
<div>This event was held by TechSoup global to explain the benefits of a nonprofit having a virtual office at the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life. The podcast is up check it out.</div>
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<div><b>Event Details:</b></div>
Sponsored by TechSoup Join us for a fabulous webinar about Using Second life to Collaborate. This introductory level webinar can be accessed either via the web or at the Nonprofit Commons in Second Life amphitheatre, so tell all of your non-SL friends as well! More info on how to register: <a href="http://bit.ly/9K6vlk">http://bit.ly/9K6vlk</a><div><br/></div>
<div>If you want to go directly to the Nonprofit Commons here is the link, but you'll have to create a free Second Life account first:</div>
<div><a href="http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/109/125/23">http://slurl.com/secondlife/Plush%20Nonprofit%20Commons/109/125/23</a> is location in Second Life.</div>
<div><br/></div>IMAGINE4 Virtual Conference Heartland GreenUp IT Symposiumtag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-15:4871302:BlogPost:1513182010-05-15T18:20:36.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
<blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">This is an example which supports my Evoke for an Urgent Evoke group in Second Life.</span></font></blockquote>
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px;">I attended this conference for FREE virtually and while I wasn't able to make all the sessions, I did attend and <b><i>Simon Mingay, VP…</i></b></span></blockquote>
<blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">This is an example which supports my Evoke for an Urgent Evoke group in Second Life.</span></font></blockquote>
<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 12px;">I attended this conference for FREE virtually and while I wasn't able to make all the sessions, I did attend and <b><i>Simon Mingay, VP Research at Gartner <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">and was able to participate in question and answer time... live.</span></span></i></b></span></blockquote>
<blockquote><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></font></blockquote>
<blockquote><font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0px">Dear Buffy B<br/> <br/>
Thank you for registering for <b>Heartland GreenUp Virtual</b>, the live, online version of TAI's Heartland GreenUp IT Symposium and Expo, May 4/5! Just click on this link for instant online admission.<br/>
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<b>Your Key to the Virtual Event Portal -</b> <i>Be sure to save this email and keep it private to preserve your unique key to the event.</i> If you'd like to invite colleagues to join you, please direct them to:<br/>
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<a href="https://www.technologyiowa.org/forms/greenup/event_registration.cfm">https://www.technologyiowa.org/forms/greenup/event_registration.cfm</a> <<a href="https://www.technologyiowa.org/forms/greenup/event_registration.cfm%3E">https://www.technologyiowa.org/forms/greenup/event_registration.cfm></a>; <br/>
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where they can register free of charge.<br/>
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<b><i>Live Video or Immersive 3D:</i></b> You can attend <b>Heartland GreenUp Virtual</b> sessions, keynotes and panels live from almost anywhere using our simple web interface, complete with realtime video, interactive chat and popup slides. Or if you prefer, join us in Second Life for the same realtime content -- live keynotes from HP, Google, Gartner, plus four parallel tracks of intense realtime presentations and panels from Oracle, Alliant, EMC, IBM, Microsoft and other sustainable-IT and renewable-energy visionaries -- plus the opportunity meet, greet and network freely with speakers, industry peers, sponsors. Click on the Second Life link on the Virtual Event Portal to create or register your avatar, download and install the Second Life software, and come 'inworld.'<br/>
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<b><i>The Show's Not Open Until May 4, but You're Still Welcome!:</i></b> You're welcome to visit the <b>Heartland GreenUp Virtual</b> Event Portal at any time to familiarize yourself with the show agenda. You can also create a Second Life Avatar and visit the Heartland Virtual GreenUp Convention Center in Second Life! We're in heavy pre-show build-mode now, so the photons (much more sustainable than concrete and adhesive-backed carpet) are flying -- but we'd love to meet you, hear about what you do, and learn more about your interest in sustainable technology. Come visit!<br/>
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<b>Pre Show Events:<br/>
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We've created several pre-show special events just for <b>Heartland GreenUP Virtual</b> attendees:<br/>
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When: May 4th @ 5-8 PM Central, 6-9 PM Eastern, 3-6 PM Pacific<br/>
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Join us for the <b>Virtual Reception</b> at Club Heartland, network live with peers in Second Life, on the web and at Heartland GreenUp in Des Moines. An all-star cast of entertainers and DJs, live from Second Life, will keep the crowd dancing and mingling. It's a great atmosphere for checking out the power of immersive 3D and practice using your avatar before the show starts.<br/>
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<b>Networking Breakfast - Digitally<br/>
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When: May 5th @ 7-8 AM Central, 8-9 AM Eastern, 5-6 AM Pacific<br/>
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Heartland GreenUP Virtual opens May 5th with a Networking Breakfast for virtual attendees and show staff. It's a fun way to start your <b>Heartland GreenUP Virtual</b> day, and a good opportunity to ask questions before the conference begins.<br/>
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<b><i>Opening Keynote with Randy Mott, Hewlett Packard<br/>
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Meet Randy Mott, EVP/CIO of Hewlett-Packard -- and famed CIO alumnus of Dell and Wal-Mart (where as CIO, Sam Walton paid him the ultimate compliment: "Man, you'd make a great store manager.") Mott was the driving force behind HP's amazingly-successful 2006-2008 bid to triple data bandwidth, collapse 85 datacenters to just six, cut through legacy tech and application complexity, shift procedures so that 70% of IT time is spent on innovation (while cutting IT spending in half), and save HP over $1 billion annually in energy costs. After hearing his keynote, you'll know how he did it.<br/>
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Keynoting Live from London (in video and 3D), meet <b><i>Simon Mingay, VP Research at Gartner</i></b>, and get a deep-dive into the art and science of thriving in a fast-changing economy and regulatory environment, where carbon has a price and affects P&L and balance sheets. Choose to be buffeted by coming changes, or you use Mingay's common-sense discipline around 'dematerialization,' analytics and process control to start measuring and making changes today, so your organization can profit - not falter - tomorrow.<br/>
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And more! It's all on the Agenda page of the Virtual Event Portal.<br/>
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<b>Second Life Audience Orientation<br/>
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If you'd like to explore the Second Life version of Heartland GreenUP Virtual, we're offering quick orientation sessions for registered attendees.<br/>
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<b><i>When:</i></b> April 28th @ 9:00 AM PT/11:00 AM CT/Noon ET<br/>
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May 1 @ 11:00 AM PT/1:00 PM CT/2:00 PM ET<br/>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">UPDATE 20100515:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This was a draft I was working on to prepare for an Evokation, I'm tagging it with Learn7 to keep it for next year and will talk to my local Emergency Response team about the idea and how best to refresh everyone's memory about what they're to do and where to go in an emergency here.…</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">UPDATE 20100515:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This was a draft I was working on to prepare for an Evokation, I'm tagging it with Learn7 to keep it for next year and will talk to my local Emergency Response team about the idea and how best to refresh everyone's memory about what they're to do and where to go in an emergency here.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">UPDATE 20100514:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I realized as much as I want to, I have come to terms with the fact I will not be available to work on this during the timeframe posted, so I am withdrawing this draft I posted for comments.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I do believe we should have at least a national signal sequence for Red Yellow Green status.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br/></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I couldn't find that one existed anywhere so I think it's a good idea that is needed perhaps I can work on it next Season with a team.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BuffyB</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><br/></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">EVOKATION - REMOTE ISLAND EMERGENCY EVAUATION PROJECT <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; white-space: pre;">DRAFT 1_8</span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br/></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">May 13 2010 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><i>(Still trying to figure out the formatting issue, it looks fine in preview)</i></span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My Evokation has potential to increase the resilience and better prepare isolated communities for an emergency everywhere in the world.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What if there was a emergency and a small isolated community needed to be evacuated quickly but phone lines and power were out? What if they didn't get evacuated because they didn't know there was a need to? What if there was a spare vehicle or boat but they were left behind?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In early times, communities used a signal of beating drums, a gong or a town bell to signal danger. Runners or riders on a donkey or horse would spread the word.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In London, England during the World War II, everyone knew what to do when they heard the air raid siren.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today, if these communities are the same as mine, I imagine they use door-to-door personal contact, phone, email, text message or even head to the coffee shop or local gathering place to see what's up.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">There is an international "SOS" signal for a mayday signal or call for help, but not for the "Red Yellow Green" status commonly used to identify a threat, such as terrorism or fire hazard.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br/></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My Evokation will address three issues that will impact an isolated community in an emergency:</span></span></b></p>
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<ol>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A emergency evacuation signal system does not exist.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Communities are not trained or prepared for an evacuation.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Communities may not be able to rely on government evacuation assistance or transportation depending on the nature and scale of the emergency.</span></li>
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<div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PROPOSED SOLUTION</span></b></div>
<div><ol>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Design a Emergency Signal Sequence (i.e. Red Yellow Green blasts) similar to the international SOS signal.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Develop and implement a cost effective, self-sufficient, wireless and remote-controlled signal device (i.e. air horn) that suit any weather condition (hot/cold/wet/dry) and does not interfere with emergency services (police, ambulance, fire) sirens or marine navigation air horn signals.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Develop and deliver training content and awareness material such as pamphlets.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Specific to an island communty, Create a Role for 'Designated Boater' and incorporate into emergency procedures.</span></b></li>
<li><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">Specific to land communities, Create a Role for 'Designated Transport' and incorporate into emergency procedures.</span></b></li>
</ol>
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<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">MISSION</span></b></div>
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<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br/></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">To develop a globally accepted Emergency Signal Sequence for the codes "Red Yellow Green" for broadcasting in the event of an emergency which requires evacuation. This will be adopted as a world standard for emergency notification, similar to the "SOS" sequence which is an international call for help.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br/></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">To develop a cost-effective Broadcast Device suitable for international use to be installed in isolated or remote villages, towns or islands where they depend on word-of-mouth to warn of a pending emergency for which they must evacuate such as: a wildfire; an earthquake; terrorism; a tsunami; or a pandemic outbreak.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br/></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">To develop training and education content for the local communities so they understand what to do and where to go when the Emergency Signal is broadcast.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">INTRODUCTION</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br/></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thank you to Urgent Evoke for providing the training and inspiration to become a beginner social innovator.</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br/></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br/></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It was through my participation that I dreamed and pondered what my community needed to become more resilient and could be of benefit to a global audience.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br/></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It was because of what I learned that I was able to apply a new awareness to issues that, to my knowledge, all small and isolated communities face including small island residents.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br/></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I will use my community as a test case to pilot and streamline the implementation process if my Evokation and all components are possible. The issues we face are common to isolated communities in any country.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br/></span></p>
<div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">My first $1000 will be for a feasibility study to confirm my vision is possible. This is a long-term project with much to be developed and sorted. It is the beginning step of a long journey.<br/><br/> My chosen mentor is someone who is committed to inspire, challenge and teach me, I have no preference.<br/></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br/></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BACKGROUND</span></span></p>
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<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br/></span></b><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I live on a small island of about 3,000 residents where the potential threats of wildfires, earthquakes and influenza outbreaks are all very possible.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br/></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We are entering what is predicted to be one of the worst fire hazard seasons ever, surpassing the 2009 record. Last year we had people who were infected by the H1N1 virus. We are in the earthquake default zone. We are situated between British Columbia mainland and Vancouver Island where there is potential for a tsunami to flood the straits.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br/></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We haven't had an emergency that has required island evacuation. A sample of new and long-time residents indicated they aren't prepared and don't know what to do or where their designated emergency facility is.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br/></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We depend on a ferry or an after-hour privately-ownded water taxi company to get us to the mainland (Vancouver Island) where the hospital is located.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br/> We have a high number of transient residents: cottagers, hotel guests; day visitors; campers; and drive-through Cortez Island ferry passengers who take our ferry to Vancouver Island.<br/><br/> We have an active Emergency Response team of Government officials, Health, Police, Fire and volunteers who have been working hard to set plans for fire hazard and lengthy power outages.<br/><br/></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Most residents and businesses are prepared to be self-sufficient for 72 hours as power outages are an often occurrence during our winter storm season. Our community centre and local resorts with large generators and space have volunteered their premises as emergency housing facilities.<br/><br/> The existing emergency notification process uses a 'buddy' system to get the word out with the Fire Department and volunteers going door to door. This may not work if the 'buddy' lead is not available, and puts undo pressure on the Fire and Emergency Response Teams to have to notify more people than necessary or find alternatives to spread the word. This is especially true for the residents who live away from the main population areas.<br/><br/> The majority of our residents live in the southern area of the island; there is a growing population in the middle and northern areas. There is one road from north to south. Fallen trees could block the road, power/phone lines could be down, and some areas of the island do not have mobile phone coverage.<br/><br/> These residents could potentially be cut off and need an alternative method to be notified and evacuated in the event of an emergency.<br/><br/> The one ferry we have may not be able to handle an island-wide evacuation in a timely manner but we have many resident boaters who know the waters well.<br/><br/> Campbell River boaters are within distance for possible additional support.<br/><br/> Depending on the nature of the emergency, we may not be able to rely on government to provide us with evacuation assistance and transportation.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br/><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">BENEFITS</span></span></p>
</div>
<div><ol>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Potential reduced loss of life.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Reduction of government emergency resources required by being self-organized.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Reduction of time to evacuate the island by enlisting the local boaters and spare boats.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Builds community strength and resilience by being prepared which also reduces the fear factor.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Serves the entire island community with the exception of hearing-disabled residents. NOTE: A separate plan for the disabled will be incorporated into the emergency procedures.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Does not rely on phone or word-of-mouth.Serves as a role model and knowledge share with other remote or isolated communities. Tourist promotion by being prepared (shows a cohesive and progressive community).</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">TBD as identified by feasibility study.</span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">RISKS</span></p>
<ol>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Project is not a success, government viewed as cause, loss of reputation.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">False alarm will have a major impact on the community.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Major Stakeholders cannot agree with the process.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Not enough boats to handle passenger counts (perceived safety thinking boats are on their way).</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Time constraints, I may not have enough time to take on such a large project.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lack of resources (government staff, volunteers, subject matter experts).</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">TBD as identified by feasibility study.</span></li>
</ol>
<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ASSUMPTIONS</span></b></div>
<ol>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A cost-effective signal device is available for purchase or can be developed and manufactured.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Funding is available to implement project.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Federal government approves signal sequence.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Provincial and local governments approve and commit resources to the project.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BC Hydro approves signal box on their poles (trees could be used, prefer the poles if possible).</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BC Hydro commits resources for installation or approves third-party vendor.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Community acceptance/volunteer support, and willing to participate in mock emergency drills.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Signal devices do not harm the environment.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">TBD by feasibility study.</span></li>
</ol>
<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">SIGNAL DEVICE COMPONENTS</span></b></div>
<ol>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">All components are available:</span></li>
</ol>
<ul>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Solar-Powered panels to produce sufficient power for the signal boxes.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Portable Wind power devices that can be used with or in place of Solar panels.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Air Horns of various sound distances that are remotely controlled and are weatherproof.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">BC Hydro poles exist throughout the island and another service vendor already shares poles.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Telus has a tower on the southern island that may be used for remote control signals.</span></li>
</ul>
<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">CHALLENGES FOR SIGNAL DEVICE</span></b></div>
<ol>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Unknown if suitable device exists.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Unknown expensive to design and manufacture a new device if required.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Unknown if it's possible to provide signal coverage to the entire island.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Unknown if BC Hydro will agree to share poles (i.e. interfereswith their remote operations).</span></li>
</ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>SIGNAL SEQUENCE PROCESS</b></span></p>
</div>
<ol>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Designated Authority authorizes island-wide evacuation.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Signal Operator sounds the alarm (Red/Yellow/Green).</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">First Responders (Boater Division North/Middle/South) know when to prepare their boats for evacuation (Yellow), when to go (Red) and when to return (Green).</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Residents know when to start packing (Yellow) when to go (Red) and when to return (Green).</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Residents know where spare boats may be available.</span></li>
</ol>
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">CHALLENGES FOR SIGNAL SEQUENCE</span></p>
<ol>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Accurate head count due to transient residents: vacationers, visitors, “pass-through” road passengers from Cortez Island ferry.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Weather may prohibit smaller boats to be used.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Accurate number of boats available (boat replacements have less passenger capacity).</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Signal Device malfunctions.</span></li>
</ol>
<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">HIGH-LEVEL WORK BREAKDOWN</span></b></div>
<ol>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Determine feasibility and detailed requirements.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Obtain approval and support from Federal, Provincial and Municipal governments.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Develop roles and responsibilities for Health Authorities, Signal Operator/s, First Responders (Boater Division) and the Community.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Identify and train the Signal Operator/s, First Responders (Boater Division) and the Community.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Identify signal box locations by soliciting Community, Government Authorities, BC Hydro, Telus, and Cable input.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Install signal boxes in a controlled roll-out to pilot and check-point throughout implementation.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Schedule and host a annual event one day mock evacuation festival (non-essential services).</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Maintain and test the signal boxes according to manufacture recommended schedule or better.</span></li>
</ol>
<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">STAKEHOLDERS</span></b></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Environment, a satisfactory environmental assessment on device component<br/> Community (Quadra Island)<br/>
Emergency Response Team (Quadra Island)</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Police, Fire and Ambulance Departments (Quadra Island)<br/> Canadian Federal Government for input and approvals</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Canadian Armed Forces (advisory for Signal Sequence)<br/> Lighthouse Operators need to be aware of Signal Sequence<br/> BC Government for input and approvals<br/> BC Government Provincial Emergency Program for input and approvals<br/> Municipal Government (Campbell River) for input<br/>
Health Authorities for input and approvals<br/>
BC Hydro own hydro poles<br/>
Telus share hydro poles<br/>
Cable share hydro poles<br/>
BC Ferry Corporation (Quadra Island and Campbell River routes)<br/>
Boaters Association (Quadra Island and Campbell River)<br/>Hotels, Resorts and Marinas<br/>
Private residents with docking facilities<br/>
Marine Traffic - must not impacted by signals<br/>
Quadra Island Tourist Accommodations to ensure guests are informed of procedure<br/>
Quadra Island adventure companies for extra boats and kayaks<br/>
Cortez Island Residents for pass-through to Quadra Island ferry to get to the mainland<br/>
Day Tourists and Visitors need to be informed of the procedure<br/>
TBD by feasibility study<br/><br/><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">ESTIMATED RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS</span></span></p>
<ol>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Steering Committee, Project Advisor, Project Manager, Business Analyst, Project Coordinator.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Communication staff.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Area Provincial Government agent for approval and participation with the procedure process.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Provincial Emergency Program agent for approval and participation with the procedure process.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Local Emergency Response team for the procedure process.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Local boaters for the procedure process.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Community representatives for the site location.</span></li>
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</div>Imagine10 What If I Told Youtag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-15:4871302:BlogPost:1482282010-05-15T08:30:00.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
<div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Here's my manifest, or my take on why join Evoke, a 60 sec video for Mission Imagine 10.…</span></div>
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<div><br/></div>IMAGINE10 Well How About That ~ I'm a Gamertag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-15:4871302:BlogPost:1491132010-05-15T08:17:10.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
<div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">This is a letter to those who haven't played Evoke before.</span></div>
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<div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">This is a letter to those who haven't played Evoke before.</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">For all you Agents reading this, feel free to jump into the comments if you have something else you'd like to tell them.</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">The game is wrapping up, I'm getting emails from Agents wanting to keep in touch. Like-minded people I know I would not have otherwise met. Wonderful!</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">It struck me right away that this wasn't a game, and when I saw Jane McGonical's TED talk, I knew my hunch was right. Well, it is a game in that there's a comic strip but this is no Superman storyline. We Agents know don't we. There's some serious stuff going on here.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;"><br/></span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">But, try an explain that to someone who is not a gamer, isn't 'hip with that stuff young people do' so let's not call this a game anymore. Because when I try to explain what we do here, the majority of eyes glaze over.</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">You should see them when I try to explain what my avatar does in the virtual world of Second Life, never mind being an Agent going on Missions and Quests in Evoke. It's been a struggle to get my generation (60's) to try and keep up. They keep thinking I'm just playing silly games.</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">I was lucky with Evoke, my friend in Second Life was excited about it and I signed up right away when I heard this was a new way of learning, connecting and collaborating for the social good.</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">I believe we must stay current with technology if we are to reach the next generation, so it makes sense for me to be an Agent here once I realized we don't have to chase anyone. I didn't know there was going to be homework, I feel like I just took four courses for 10 weeks.</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">I learned so much about social innovation both from local and global perspectives. Most importantly, I learned more about my self; what inspires me, gets my creative juices going, motivates me to take action. To LEARN, to ACT, to VISION. That's what I've been doing here. I got sparked by Evoke. Go figure, at my age, I really am a gamer. That's exactly what the treasure was.</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">I was asked to identify my hero and from that I ended up walking beside her in my first ever protest march. Now that was a moment! I yelled as loud as I could because I understood what my hero was trying to change and now I want to as well.</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">Michael Schrange says in "Shared Minds, The new Technologies of Collaboration" (Random House New York 1990)</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">The social innovators, the educators, the people who want to bring good in the world have connected. This is just the beginning, a new movement to become one voice of many causes for the goodness in life for all.</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">One day, when they look back at this first Season of Evoke, as well as what's happening in the virtual reality side, I think they'll say it marks the beginning of global change.</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">That's why you should join us, to challenge yourself, learn to be a social innovator and help us make the world a better place.</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: medium;">(<i>PS I wish I could find where I first read "the network is alive" it's a great saying!</i>)</span></div>
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</div>ACT1 WAKE UP CANADAtag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-12:4871302:BlogPost:1434032010-05-12T10:35:50.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
<div>UPDATE: 20100512: I gave this a lot of thought, and it just keeps happening that the more I read the more I am dismayed we let this get so out of hand. And I'm reading both sides. The Salmon sellers say no probs, the companies say no probs, but the young salmon (smolts) are dying or disappearing so their silent voice says it all to me. Did you know they DYE the farmed salmon PINK so you'll think it's tasty??? Did you know they ship smaller fish from Chili to feed their fish here (besides…</div>
<div>UPDATE: 20100512: I gave this a lot of thought, and it just keeps happening that the more I read the more I am dismayed we let this get so out of hand. And I'm reading both sides. The Salmon sellers say no probs, the companies say no probs, but the young salmon (smolts) are dying or disappearing so their silent voice says it all to me. Did you know they DYE the farmed salmon PINK so you'll think it's tasty??? Did you know they ship smaller fish from Chili to feed their fish here (besides the wild ones here that seem to end up somehow in their net cages)? That's 1000 miles away to truck fish here from there. Does Chili get paid enough to have their resources shipped off I wonder?</div>
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<div>The GET OUT OF OUR WATERS march led by Alexandra Morton and accompanied by many First Nations reached Victoria on March 8 as planned.</div>
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<div>Here's where you write your email saying in your words that open-net fish farms must get out of our waters or else I'm not going to vote for you. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>premier@gov.bc.ca</b> Honourable Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">And you're going to write our Prime Minister, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><b>pm@pm.gc.ca</b></span></span></div>
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<div><b>Here's why you're going to want to write those letters in my opinion</b>:</div>
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I marched with my hero, Alexandra Morton. It was exhilarating to feel the strength of thousands of us along with her, all with a common belief, walking peacefully with purpose towards our provincial government buildings. A noticable representation of First Nations bands, there to show their support.<div><br/></div>
<div>While Alexandra was a long way back from the front line of the march, she was our leader, our inspiration, our hope. She is a Hero's Hero who never gave up fighting for what she believes in and finally, after 20 years of beating her head against the governments door, she isn't alone anymore.</div>
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<div>You may wonder what the big deal is about a bunch of fish but it's much more that what meets the eye going on in our waters. It's not just about the salmon, it's about the <b>life</b> they support that <b>will be gone when the salmon are gone</b>, it's about the <b>ocean</b> <b>being</b> <b>tainted by drugs</b> and <b>barren ocean floors</b>, it's the <b>increasing lice</b>, and the <b>mixing of species</b> by thousands of escaped Atlantic salmon brought in to grow here mixing with Pacific salmon. Brought to you by a Norwegian company.</div>
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<div>If I'm to understand what I've read and heard at the protest, it's about our government making rules as they go along, only to break them, blatantly giving all Canadians the third finger by <b>designating restricted red zones in migration routes then allowing Norwegian open-net fish farms to propagate and prosper</b>, nicely out of sight where we can't see it, tucked way up north out of sight out of mind. What else is out of sight I ask myself.</div>
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<div>It's about Norway <b>spoiling their waters then taking over the water in other countries includng ours</b>. Not improving their process, not making it better, just simply moving to another country and giving the fish more drugs.</div>
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<div>This must be what it feels like to be a third world country where foreign countries raid the kitchen of another. Canadians wake up!</div>
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<div>Our government tried to slide in a Norwegian fish farm expansion in our waters that would make it the biggest in Canada, because they did an Environmental Assessment that said no impact to our environment. On closer look, seems government <b>studied the site for 10 MONTHS and didn't take into account the expansion data</b>. That's like adding a top floor of an apartment building and not knowing the weight. Who are these people we elected?</div>
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<div>There was a complete failure of salmon run in the Fraser River area last year so government shut down fish farms in their migration round and put a hold on any more fish farm licenses until they could study it. Good, let's hope they get their facts right this time. It could be a coincidence the next year when the fish farms started back up, the smolts came back. BUT, now here's where I start to wonder... the Norwegian farm expansion was <b>granted the license to proceed 2</b> <b>DAYS before the hold</b>, with, as the environmentalists said all along, i<b>nsufficient data used as proof to proceed</b>. Something is very very fishy about that one! Are you getting the picture I got when I started reading and learning more about why Alexandra was walking down Vancouver Island?</div>
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<div>It gets worse. When an environmental group <b>protested the assessment</b> citing the data was wrong, the <b>government tried to blow them off,</b> the <b>company quite smug about going ahead with expanding</b>. It was only when the environmental group got lawyers involved and <b>threatened</b> <b>a lawsuit</b> that <b>government backed off, and withdrew the approv</b><b>al</b>.... for now. They do normally back out so gracefully. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Read that again</span>. If there hadn't been a concerned group of citizens who took action Canada would have allowed a major expansion and not understood what the environmental impact is. Or perhaps they did know but money talks? You just imagine the push to get that expansion through before the hold on licenses was announced. What backdoor promises were made on that one I wonder?</div>
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<div>Is this what our country has come to? We have to rely on people who care enough about a bunch of fish to do something to save our pristine waters and our environment? All this and British Columbia/Canada doesn't even get paid their share given the majority of the profit goes to the foreign shareholders of a foreign country and not in taxes or wages. Yes, their company does employ people but there are more jobs going to be lost when we lose our fish, that's not even talking about the health issue.</div>
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<div>Would you want to eat a fish that's been pumped full of drugs from the day it was born to get rid of lice, and there's a chance it's not working? Does that mean they just up the dose? What do they even feed those fish anyways I think I read that fish food isn't regulated. And where does their fish food come from?</div>
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<div>Someone at the march told the Norwegians are turning on bright lights on the waters by their farms, which attracts other fish that the salmon eat. Using lights to fish is illegal here but who is every going to know way up north in the wilds. And, to top it all off, a lot (50% was mentioned by one of the speakers today) of these farmed fish are sold in the USA. Do they know what they're eating I wonder?</div>
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<div>So, you getting the same picture I did? A foreign country ruins my country to grow food to feed a different foreign country. Tell me again why we should allow the Norwegian fish farms to continue? At the very least can't we ask them to leave the Red Zones and get out of the migration routes? What if that's all it was that could help, at least until they can put them on land.</div>
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<div>Our government didn't listen to the First Nations who for eons have been telling government there's a problem, they didn't listen to Alexandra, and they haven't listened to the environmental scientists and experts for 20 years when they tried to do something about the open-net fish farms. This isn't just about fish.</div>
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<div>Our government work for us, we are the boss here. We elected them on the good faith they would bring prosperity and honour to our country. That's not happening in this case, we my friends IMHO are being taken for a ride and most of us didn't even know it.</div>
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<div>I saw the hope in Alexandra's eyes yesterday when she said seeing the support today she believes we are going to save the salmon. I think she's right. We may be polite but we're are not the fools. You're not a fool are you.</div>
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<div>We're not talking about Global Warming here, too big for even our country to solve alone, we're talking about something that can be done. Norway kindly take your fish farms out of our waters. Get out of our waters. Get out of the way of our migrating fish.</div>
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<div>Vote on the petition at <a href="http://www.salmonaresacred.or">http://www.salmonaresacred.or</a>g Write your politician. Pretty simple, and way more easier than walking down Vancouver Island. Imagine the great Canadian and British Columbia governments brought down but a little bunch of lousy lice they thought nobody would see. Imagine the generations to come who will suffer for your indifference if you at least don't educate yourself on the whole picture. Read both sides for sure, fish farming was a great idea at the time but it's time for the industry to change.</div>
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<div>Imagine your own health when you take a bite out of that farmed salmon knowing it spent it's life on drugs. Only buy wild salmon, that is if there's any left to sell in the next few years. The lice pick on the young salmon migrating right by the fish farms and kill them, the salmon that grow up are fine..for now.</div>
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<div>A list of politicians address are being put together but I say we just go to the top and write our Premier. In fact, I'm sure our Prime Minister would like to know what's going on too. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">pm@pm.gc.ca <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">premier@gov.bc.ca Two little emails and you can save a bunch of fish... and ourselves.</span></span></div>
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<div>I imagine the politicians are just hoping this will all go away. Something is going on and I don't even fish.</div>
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<div><br/></div>LEARN1 Social Innovationtag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-12:4871302:BlogPost:262242010-05-12T10:08:44.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
<div>To be a Social Innovator I believe as many do that one must listen to the people and respect their culture and way of life, and only then will the trickle-down complications to solutions of problems be understood.</div>
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<div>We must understand the problem right down to the nitty details; too often a problem is discovered and the solution races to mind.</div>
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<div>Sometimes the problem isn't the problem, it's someone's solution to fix a problem. Read that…</div>
<div>To be a Social Innovator I believe as many do that one must listen to the people and respect their culture and way of life, and only then will the trickle-down complications to solutions of problems be understood.</div>
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<div>We must understand the problem right down to the nitty details; too often a problem is discovered and the solution races to mind.</div>
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<div>Sometimes the problem isn't the problem, it's someone's solution to fix a problem. Read that twice.<div><br/></div>
<div>A classic example is sending lovely equipment only to have it torn apart by the locals to make something they can use or leave to rot. The equipment didn't solve a problem, it became one because it didn't resolve the initial intention. Yes one would argue that at least the locals gained something they could use but it's about the intention to solve a problem which failed.</div>
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<div>We need to learn from our mistakes and share our failures, identify and learn the lessons from efforts gone right and wrong so when someone wants to send equipment to solve a problem they first learn from another's experience and add theirs to the collective.</div>
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<div>That's the difference a site like this can make for when we are connected, we are one voice of many causes for the goodness in life for all.</div>
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<div>I intend to learn many ways to be a social innovator and before I know it, I will be one.</div>
</div>ACT1 Wish Me Lucktag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-12:4871302:BlogPost:1421612010-05-12T05:31:18.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
I've never marched in a protest before, so this is a first.<div><br></br></div>
<div>Tomorrow I'll be on a bus load of Quadra Islanders driving 4 hours to be with Alexandra Morton in Victoria and march to the Parliament Buildings to bring awareness that the open-net fish farm industry must get out of the waters.</div>
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<div>I hardly know what to pack for such an event except I'll be wearing my marching shoes and bring my loudest voice. Wish me luck.…</div>
I've never marched in a protest before, so this is a first.<div><br/></div>
<div>Tomorrow I'll be on a bus load of Quadra Islanders driving 4 hours to be with Alexandra Morton in Victoria and march to the Parliament Buildings to bring awareness that the open-net fish farm industry must get out of the waters.</div>
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<div>I hardly know what to pack for such an event except I'll be wearing my marching shoes and bring my loudest voice. Wish me luck.<div><a href="%20http://www.salmonaresacred.org"><br/></a></div>
<div><a href="%20http://www.salmonaresacred.org">http://www.salmonaresacred.org</a> or check out Canadian news from British Columbia we should hit the parliament about 3-4 PM Pacific time.<br/><br/>UPDATE 20100511: It was one of the most amazing days of my life. I packed just the right things, the bus ride down was so much fun (we sang even!) and to march with my hero is a moment I'll never forget. I'm sure I wouldn't have spent the time I did to research what Alexandra was up to, read more on both sides of the story until I could form my own opinion, and it didn't take long for things to just not add up about the open-net fish farming going on in my waters around the corner from my beautiful island. Alexandra is off to Norway next week to again ask the Norwegian organization who own over 90% of the fish farms here to kindly get out of our waters (and on to land at the very least). I'll be following her blog, her facebook and any news I can get about what's happening. I've written emails to politicians, our paper and posted blogs. My eyes have been opened wide and I have playing this 'game' to thank for motivating me to take action, march, and stand up for change. It feels good and scary at the same time but it is my destiny, according to Alchemy. I look forward to my journey ahead.<br/></div>
</div>ACT4 OpenNet Fish Farms Are Spoiling Our Waterstag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-12:4871302:BlogPost:1470542010-05-12T00:07:08.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
After following Alexandra Morton, my hero who I've been shadowing lately as part of Act1 exercise to find a mentor, I found the more I learned about what she was doing about the issues faced with wildlife and water quality due to the abundance of open-net fish farms being allowed on salmon migration routes, and the way they pump the salmon with drugs to kill off the lice. The more I understand now why she is so passionate about doing something to get the fish farms out of our waters and on to…
After following Alexandra Morton, my hero who I've been shadowing lately as part of Act1 exercise to find a mentor, I found the more I learned about what she was doing about the issues faced with wildlife and water quality due to the abundance of open-net fish farms being allowed on salmon migration routes, and the way they pump the salmon with drugs to kill off the lice. The more I understand now why she is so passionate about doing something to get the fish farms out of our waters and on to land. <br/><br/>There's a growing concern the lice from the fish farms are increasing in our waters and killing off the young wild salmon. Of course the industry says there's no problem, but why then did the largest company from Norway prohibit fish farming in two of their areas popular for recreational fishing when they also have a lice problem and their fish are dwindling? <br/><br/>Why did our government allow foreign companies to set up their farms in areas they themselves designated as out of bounds (Red Zones)? <br/><br/>Why did our government study the data for a proposed Norwegian fish farm expansion (making it the largest in British Columbia) for <span style="font-weight: bold;">10 months</span> only to back down on the approval when threatened with a lawsuit from an environmental group? Turns out they didn't include the projection numbers for the expansion in their assessment, and were actually going to approve it 2 days before they put a hold on all fish farm license applications. That's like adding a floor on an apartment building and not taking into account the weight of it. I know my government and somebody pushed that approval through to get it in before the deadline I just know it. <br/><br/>For my action, I have blogged and tweeted and written letters. I have participated in the gathering when Alexandra visited my island including listening to her presentation at the community hall. I marched along side her during her final walk to the Parliament Buildings in Victoria with the busload from here who drove for 3.5 hours one way just to be there. <br/><br/>Our waters here are not being safeguarded as well as they can be, Alexandra knows it and so do I now. I will continue to do what I can from my little island in the wilds to get the fish farms out of our wild salmon migration routes and out of our waters and out of our country. To feed the Atlantic fish they bring in to grow, they're robbing our water of the smaller fish. Norway, go find some other country to suck on. Careful Chili, Scotland and Ireland watch you don't get taken over by the lice. <br/><br/><a href="http://www.salmonaresacred.org">http://www.salmonaresacred.org</a> - sign the petition or your country could be next.<br/>ACT10 Smile, Smile A Whiletag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-10:4871302:BlogPost:1397632010-05-10T02:00:00.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;">REVISED: 20100509</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">NOTES ABOUT THIS SCRIPT…</span></i></b></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;">REVISED: 20100509</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">NOTES ABOUT THIS SCRIPT</span></i></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: This is a modified script from the original Urgent Evoke Episode 1. I purposely kept much of everything the same with the intent to refresh Season 1 agents of the very first time we meet the Evoke team and to show that we were sucessful as a network to save Tokoyo. Pulling in bits from other episodes can continue throughout the season. This would be useful for the new folks to catch up too or spark their interest to go check out Episode 1.</span></i></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What I didn't do, and this intentionally, was add myself in the picture. That's because it's a surprise, but I'll be there, and I won't be alone. The picture will remain the same with 'this could be you' and the question mark.</span></i></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>New characters will be introduced to replace Season 1 (except Alchemy) but slowly fade out.</i></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The theme behind this episode is false alarms or calling for help when it's not needed, and how this will take away from other important issues. in this case I've used a possible EVOKE is going to happen, but the agents went to Tokoyo on the good faith that they were needed more.</span></i></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It also shows the importance of celebrating a successful mission by having the festival, it seems all they did was work.</span></i></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: small;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#5E5E5E" face="'Lucida Grande', Arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate;"><i>The saying is anonymous on purpose, the lesson is there can be many meanings behind a smile.</i></span></font></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">EPISODE 1</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">TOKYO<br/>Smile, smile a while, and while you smile, another smiles and soon there are miles of smiles all the while because you smiled – anonymous</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PAGE 1</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL A</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Shibuya Intersection. Sunrise. There are many people wandering or browsing the shops, looking happy, healthy and refreshed. The food shops especially are bustling. A far cry from before. The same newspapers are in the same place, some in Japanese and one English heading only this time it says "RICE SHORTAGE OVER"</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">TEXT BOX 1<br/>Tokyo. February 13, 2024</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">OFF-PANEL 2<br/>How do we find these people?</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL B</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A sunrise panorama of Tokyo is spread before the silhouette of the GOVERNOR of Tokyo. His posture indicates that he looks puzzled.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">GOVERNOR 1<br/>Because we owe it to them for changing our dire situation here, turned around so our people aren't starved and will prosper, and we don't even know who they are. The festival is set for next month, our people know we were helped, it will look bad on us if we can't give them a most precious gift, what will the people think?</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">OFF-PANEL 2<br/>Mr. Governor, we've tried but they just seemed to have disappeared again.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">GOVERNOR 3<br/>I can't let this happen. Not while I'm the Governor, my honour is at stake! There must be a way to contact them besides an Evoke.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL C<br/>A wide shot of the Governor’s office. The office is large and well-appointed with an impressive desk (a portrait of the Governor making his speech the rice problem is over). The main feature, though, is the floor-to-ceiling window, and the key light is the glow from the rising sun on his city. The Governor has turned away from the view and is facing his ASSISTANT, who paces nervously.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ASSISTANT 1<br/>It’s said the network was responsible for saving many cities this past year. Nobody, not even the Kings or Queens around the world know who came to save them either sir. It's no use, I know it's important for us to show honour and respect by thanking someone who does a good deed, but in this case, we will have to go ahead with our celebrations and hope that some day we can repay whom ever it is that turned that bad situation into such a good one. It all seemed so unreal, so many things have changed around here. Just look at our people.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">GOVERNOR 2<br/>They're real all right, I've been trying to get my people to track them and it seems they just keep missing where they've been. We'll find them one day I'm certain.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ASSISTANT 3<br/>Maybe you should send an EVOKE, Mr. Governor, if we make something important up if the network still exists they'll be sure to respond.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL D</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Close up on the Assistant.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ASSISTANT<br/>It has to come from you.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL E</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">He stands by the window and stares out with a look on his face that shows worry.</span></span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Close up on the Governor.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">GOVERNOR<br/>Frowns, paces. Then finally...</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PAGE 2</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL A</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We see the message sent on the private, encrypted short message network. It is surrounded by a texture of ambient data, and layered on top of a map of Japan and a red locator dot over Tokyo.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">MESSAGE TEXT: This is an EVOKE from Tokyo. Urgently require tactical social innovation deployment. Category: TOP SECRET.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL B:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">TEXT BOX 1<br/>Dakar, Senegal</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A high-tech surveillance room. Computer and video screens relay news and images from all over the world, the real-time data pops out. ALCHEMY spins it around and keys in on an area. A instagraph shows up in his palm. The star display is a digital world map using augmented reality. We can see that the message from the previous panel is a small part of this map. In the foreground is ALCHEMY, in silhouette, sitting at a desk with a iBook, and a real book in front of him. He has a lunch pack opened revealing half-eaten contents.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">INSET PANEL C</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ALCHEMY 1 (to himself – smiling, he knows the network left them in good shape)<br/>Hello, Tokyo. You rang?</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL D</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">On one screen we see a picture of Ember, captioned with EVOKE MEMBER CODENAME: EMBER. A touch-screen button underneath her dossier says “ACTIVATE”. Alchemy is pushing it. (this could be broken into two panels, or a main panel and an inset of the action).</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PAGE 3</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL A</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">TEXT BOX: University of Legon, Ghana.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A classroom. EMBER is in the middle of a lecture. The lecture hall is full of students, all watching her with rapt attention. In the front row is a student wearing a t-shirt that says “I (heart) EVOKE ” in a comic sans font. Also apparent in the lecture hall are several giant screens, from which still more students watch and listen in rural classrooms. Another screen shows avatars sitting somewhere in a virtual world. A textbook says “Resilient Logistics”. Each of these next three scenes should be tinted with the color tone of the character. Ember is yellow, so this scene should have a palette that features yellows and golds.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">EMBER 1<br/>So if we look at the social problems caused by the mass migrations of 2016 -</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">INSET PANEL B<br/>A silver phone, something like a next-gen iBook, on her desk is activitating her palm.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL C</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Close up on Ember, wrist turned to reveal the hPad. Alchemy's icon it lit.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">EMBER<br/>Excuse me, class. We’ll pick up this discussion in a minute why doesn't everyone take a break.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL D</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ember clenches her fist hoping this isn't the big one they've been expecting. She sits at her desk and busy's herself with some papers. Her class quick like a bunny leaps up and funnel through the door. In the background, two students whisper as they leave.</span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">STUDENT 1<br/>I heard she does this, stops a class right in the middle and gives us a break. How cool is that!</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">EMBER 2<br/>Taps Alchemy's icon, his avatar appears in her hand. A blink of Amber's eye activates the comm.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL E</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ALCHEMY 1 (splitscreen him in)<br/>There’s a problem in Tokyo. You ready?</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: small;">EMBER 2</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: small;">Yes. She doesn't blink an eye, they are mind to mind.</span></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">EMBER 2<br/>Tokyo?!! But what about....</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ALCHEMY 3<br/>Tokoyo.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL F</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">EMBER 1<br/>"Ready", and knows she has one hour before pick-up. She disconnects and looks up to see her students wandering back in. That gives her 30 minutes to refresh herself and her Pack and Go kit. "I wonder what Citizen X is going to think about this one, if he knows that is. He must know about the sea problem by now.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PAGE 4</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL A</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">TEXT BOX: Bo-Kaap Township. Capetown</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We are inside a small fabrication shop. Outside a window in the background, we can see a billboard with the EVOKE logo and the tagline “It could be you.” In the extreme foreground is a laser cutter. The color palette for this scene is purple. EUREKA, who was operating the device, has just removed a safety visor from her face. She is talking on a similar silver phone, a laptop open on the desk in front of her, an iBook type device with design ideas. She looks serious, but also excited, energized.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">EUREKA 1<br/>Is it just Tokyo, is it anywhere else, what about the other cities?</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ALCHEMY 2<br/>We don't know yet, we will have to be prepared for anything. It must be bad or else we would have had a code word. Let's start with Tokoyo.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">INSET PANEL B</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Alchemy in his control room.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ALCHEMY 1<br/>I'm sure Tokyo will fix the rest like they did last time with our start, but I'd better make sure that's the first thing we find out. How many are impacted and where are they located.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL C</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Back in the workshop. Eureka has a duffle bag in her hand.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ALCHEMY<br/>How soon can you leave?</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">INSET PANEL D</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Close up on Eureka.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">EUREKA 1<br/>I'm ready, I call this my treasure bag, it's full of everything I need so I can leave on quick notice.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL E</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A reverse shot from overhead. Eureka has the duffle in hand. In front of her is a wall bristling with tools of all kinds. The tools range from low-tech (wrenches, hammers, pliers, etc) to super high-tech devices with graphical displays, lasers for topographical maps, RFID sensors, to precision devices like micrometers. The idea is an overwhelming juxtaposition of a variety of tools.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">EUREKA 2<br/>I just need to get my toolkit, I had to borrow something from it.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PAGE 5</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL A</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">TEXT BOX: The Great Rift Valley, Kenya.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We are outside a busy farm. A simple sign identifies this location as the Happiness Honey Collective. A row of beekeepers tend to hives of honeybees, and we can see greenhouses in the distance. In the distance, workers load palettes of honey jars into a truck. In the foreground is QUINN, standing at a table with his laptop and phone out. He also has an iBook visible. A little ways behind him (out of earshot), an associate watches a helicopter visible in the distance. The tint for this sequence is orange.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">QUINN 1<br/>How bad is the situation?</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ALCHEMY 2<br/>I’m don't know, nor do I know the extent, I just know they need our help.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL B</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Quinn’s laptop screen shows a cascade of data under the heading EVOKE 001296:</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A graph showing healthy national food reserves.<br/>News headline: Pacific fisheries at all-time low, salmon gone, open-net fish farming suspect.<br/>Statistic on malnutrition cases in Tokyo = 0 cases<br/>Projected mortality rates = 0 cases<br/>Internal memo on the festival from Tokyo Communications Dept. – watermarked with “leaked by Citizen X”</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">OFF-PANEL 1<br/>You know, Tokyo has really been making a keen effort, I wonder what the problem is. It must be bad and they've kept it under their caps. Citizen X doesn't even know all he talks about is a festival they're having.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL C</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ALCHEMY 1<br/>What are you suggesting?</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">QUINN 1<br/>That maybe someone has broken into the EVOKE coder and sent a false message. Normally we have a lot more information than this before we engage the network. I'll start looking for clues.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ALCHEMY 3<br/>Sounds like you’ve got your work cut out for you, Quinn. Good luck.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL D</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The helicopter from the previous frame touches down near Quinn. It has the EVOKE logo on it.<br/>PAGE 6</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL A</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">TOKYO. THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE.<br/>A big-screen TV is flashing “INCOMING CALL.”</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ASSISTANT 1<br/>It’s for you, sir. It’s him.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">GOVERNOR 2<br/>How can I face my friend.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL B</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ALCHEMY appears on the screen. That is, Alchemy’s digital avatar appears in his palm.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ALCHEMY 1<br/>Mr. Governor, this is Alchemy. You are EVOKE number 001296. How have you been?</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">GOVERNOR 2<br/>Good thank you, I will never forget the debt I owe for saving our city.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">INSET PANEL C</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Let’s see Alchemy’s face for this line.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ALCHEMY 3<br/>You know we don't do it for the thanks, and thank you for keeping our identity a secret. Tell me my friend, what is the problem? What's this TOP SECRET about?</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL D</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">EMBER takes pictures of the shops all looking so busy.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">OFF-PANEL (maybe in a text box with quotes)<br/>Officially, we don’t exist.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL E</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">EUREKA uses her special internet browers to scan everything she can think of to see if there's any clues of a problem. Nothing, everything is about how well the city and country are doing, and about the festival.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">OFF-PANEL (text box, quotes?)<br/>Remember, everything is off the books, we can help but first we have to know what the issue is you're facing.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL F</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">QUINN strolls around a park. Everything seems normal, such a far cry from the last time he was here.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">OFF-PANEL (text box, quotes?)<br/>Everything seems so normal.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PAGE 7</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL A</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">EMBER interviews a grocer with a fully stocked store.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">OFF-PANEL (text box, quotes?)<br/>It's hard to believe that now everyone has fresh fruits and vegetables every day of the year again.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL B</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">EUREKA making notes at Tokyo Harbor.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">OFF-PANEL (text box, quotes?)<br/>That 50% of the profit worked out well, and we didn't need the credit so everyone is happy.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL C</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">QUINN examines trees planted on a street in Harajuku, they're doing just fine and look very healthy.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">OFF-PANEL (maybe in a text box with quotes)<br/>Well food certainly isn't the problem here, Tokyo has thousands of new food security specialists. So why did they EVOKE.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL D</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A wide shot of Tokyo, looking down from above.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">OFF-PANEL 1 (text box? But make clear that this is the Governor speaking, not Alchemy)<br/>When does the team arrive?</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL E</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A view from even higher up, we start to see the shape of the Japanese landmass.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">OFF-PANEL 1 (text box? This is Alchemy speaking again.)<br/>Mr. Governor, the network is mobilized, we have a situation on watch. This connection is safe, but I agree we need to meet, I'll see you soon.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PANEL F</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We’re at orbital altitude, looking down on the earth and Japan. The EVOKE network icon is starting to disperse.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">OFF-PANEL 1<br/>See you soon my friend.</span></span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia, sans-serif; border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">TEXT BOX<br/>To Be Continued …</span></span></p>LEARN10 Why Alchemy, Thank You for Askingtag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-09:4871302:BlogPost:1413362010-05-09T17:52:46.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thanks for asking for feedback Alchemy, I hope we also get to hear the things you learned from your first season too. Did you know Bill Gates was the first to ask customers what suggestions they had for improving service?</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>Updated</b>: 20100509…</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thanks for asking for feedback Alchemy, I hope we also get to hear the things you learned from your first season too. Did you know Bill Gates was the first to ask customers what suggestions they had for improving service?</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>Updated</b>: 20100509</span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Which challenges and social platforms should the EVOKE Network tackle next?</span></b><div><ol>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The obvious one that we face today - oil spills or believing that mega companies (oil, mining, poweretc) have an emergency plan that works</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Digital Divide</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Environmental - extinction rate (ie. frogs, bees), climate change impact</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Incurable Diseases</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Child Soldiers</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Disabled</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Homeless</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Race for Mars or other planets</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">War and the money to fund them, rules of engagement ignored</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Nuclear Weapons of Mass Distruction</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Robots gone bad</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Child Abuse</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pornography</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mass murderers</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Dictatorship or corrupt government</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Immigration and illegal immigrants</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Refugee Camps</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mental Health issues, lack of facilities in less-developed countries</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">'Sandwich' generation where a mother/father look after parents and children</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Land mines left over from wars such as Vietnam</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Plastic - The Great Pacific Garbage Patch</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Biogenetics, the everlasting quest for eternal life, DNA replication gone bad</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">First contact with Aliens - should we be sending messages to space?</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Air quality</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Advances in Technology such as augmented reality, babies having microchips installed for tracking etc.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Noise we can't hear - mobile phone/radio frequencies are everywhere</span></li>
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<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Where in the world should the network try to build up new EVOKE communities.</span></b></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Refer to the AGENT map, that gives a pretty clear picture. It seems to not be updating these days though so make your own.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Everywhere, countries who are members of the United Nations to start.</span></li>
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<div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Who would you encourage to play Season 2?</span></b></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Everyone :)</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Nonprofit/NGO organizations</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Disabled</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Reporters, Government Workers, Union Members</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Retired people</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Professors, Teachers, Students all levels</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Volunteers for organizations such as the Red Cross, Doctors Without Borders, etc.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Entertainers especially those who are active in causes such as Bono</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Phailanthropists</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Professionals such as scientists, biologists, biochemists etc.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Other gamers</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Armed forces</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Other social networks</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">anyone who wants to change the world but doesn't know where to start</span></li>
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<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How would you change the game for Season 2</span></b></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Better identification of where to find previous episodes, and the red arrows were a little hard to find at first.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">AGENT expectations along with the ethics. A pledge taken by all. i.e. we expect you to do your best, to play fair, to participate etc.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Take away the one-click voting, make it mandatory to make a comment.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I got lost in good ideas, so many branched out quickly would be nice to have a list of the blogs, wiki's that started, even the lists of lists got too much. A criteria of 25 votes to make the list suggested. A permanent link on top of profile to project or help links.</span></li>
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<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What new tools would you want as an Evoke agent?</span></b></div>
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<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Language translator.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Please, a better editing toolset this one drives me nuts can't resize numbering awk!</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A list of what tools you'll need and skills with 'Free Helper App' suggestions (i.e. Picassa for photos and Jing for screen captures), not all are tech-savvy (i.e. print screen).</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">'How To FAQ' for navigating a profile, a step-by-step quickie video to marking evidence, editing etc. It was confusing for me at first when photos and videos didn't show up right away and I had to go back later to mark them.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">'Best Practices FAQ' (i.e. prefixing your Evidence title with ACT1) to standardize posts (it's a big help when going back to update).</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Spellcheck would be nice.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Auto logout after an n hours of inactivity.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">On-line status between friends only.</span></li>
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<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Why would you come back for a second season?</span></b></div>
<div><ol>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I had no idea I could become so passionate about the things I learned - sparked me! Imagine at my age going on my first protest march I missed the boat there but I'm on it now.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I want to continue be part of this new method of learning through games and social media, knowing how well it worked for me this first season. I'm a believer!</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I connected with many like-minded people from all over the world, was able to build somewhat of a trusting relationship with them despite never having met because it was obvious we thought alike and have the same passion for change in the world.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I learned many things, not just from the game but from the shared learning experience. What a good idea to vote on other Evidence.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I love that you promoted mentorship!</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I enjoyed the challenges and the structure for learning with the Learn Act Vision breakdown.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I liked that I had a choice of blog, photo or video for Evidence.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I felt good when I completed a mission; it made me happy to see those little runes glow bright. I didn't know I would care about the runes when I started or that they would be a motivator for me to get going on my homework. Gave a clear visual status.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I liked the Leader board and that you included new and emerging AGENTS.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Inspired me to dream ponder and create.</span></li>
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<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What more would you want from the experience?</span></b></div>
<ol>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">New Evidence posts according to time zones. I'm sure I missed many because they weren't in the Evidence listing when the sun was down where I live.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Promote collaboration with Team exercises with people I haven't met i.e. auto-select 5 people with an easy mission to start, pick from the different lists (new, beginners, finished). Team members would at least have the first three mission runes to earn a leader spot. Then in a few weeks teams combine, so 10 people, until by the end there are 30 people in a team. Would be an interesting study. I wonder if that would discourage people from making new friends? Maybe this could be an activity for the game veterans until the new users get what we're doing here?</span></li>
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<div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What would make this great adventure even better for Season 2?</span></b></div>
<div><ol>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Alchemy and his team return.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Have a monthly on-line conference chat.</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Have a virtual on-line conference where we get to meet as avatars :)</span></li>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">See you next season! BuffyB</span></div>
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</div>IMAGINE4 The US Fed Virtual World Challenge Winner Announcedtag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-06:4871302:BlogPost:1407032010-05-06T21:09:50.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;">I missed this event in Second Life and was sorry I did, Lyr (Dr. Cynthia Calongne) is inspiring! She won the challenge and leads this global community. It will be wonderful for me to watch her fly!…</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;">I missed this event in Second Life and was sorry I did, Lyr (Dr. Cynthia Calongne) is inspiring! She won the challenge and leads this global community. It will be wonderful for me to watch her fly!</span></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px;">The Federal Virtual World Challenge is a competition led by the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Simulation and Training Technology Center. and is conducted in order to reach a global development community who will create innovative and interactive training and analysis solutions in virtual worlds. <a href="http://www.metanomics.net/blog/may_6_-_metanomics_community_forum/">http://www.metanomics.net/blog/may_6_-_metanomics_community_forum/</a></span></div>LEARN8 Join Alexandra Morton on May 8 in Victoria BCtag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-06:4871302:BlogPost:1403622010-05-06T16:03:02.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
Alexandra Morton is my hero and she's almost reached her destination of Victoria BC Canada to march to the Parliament Buildings to show the support and send a message to our government that open-net fish farms must get out of our waters and on to land.<div><br></br></div>
<div>I'll be on the bus organized to take people from Quadra Island down to Victoria (4 hour drive) so will be there with all her supporters on May 8. I'm bringing my loudest voice.</div>
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Alexandra Morton is my hero and she's almost reached her destination of Victoria BC Canada to march to the Parliament Buildings to show the support and send a message to our government that open-net fish farms must get out of our waters and on to land.<div><br/></div>
<div>I'll be on the bus organized to take people from Quadra Island down to Victoria (4 hour drive) so will be there with all her supporters on May 8. I'm bringing my loudest voice.</div>
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<div>If you can't be there, wherever you are in this world, please sign the petition at <a href="http://saveoursalmon.org">http://saveoursalmon.org</a> this isn't just a west coast problem or even just a Canadian one, fish farming around the world is destroying the environment around it it many other countries including Norway, Scotland and Chili.</div>
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<div>Your country could be the next place they go to because they've destroyed the waters in their country and when they are asked to leave here, if you don't speak up now they may go to yours.</div>
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<div><br/></div>ACT5 Money Isn't Everythingtag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-06:4871302:BlogPost:1378232010-05-06T08:04:12.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
I won a prize today for a contest that Bridges ran, and the first thing I did was to donate the prize back to Bridges for their students to have a prize draw, their staff to have something nice given to them, or to save as a Silent Auction prize. I did this the last time I won a prize and will probably always give them something back whenever I can. And this is not to say I didn't like winning the prize, I LOVE winning and always try for the brass ring. If I get it, fantastic, and if I don't…
I won a prize today for a contest that Bridges ran, and the first thing I did was to donate the prize back to Bridges for their students to have a prize draw, their staff to have something nice given to them, or to save as a Silent Auction prize. I did this the last time I won a prize and will probably always give them something back whenever I can. And this is not to say I didn't like winning the prize, I LOVE winning and always try for the brass ring. If I get it, fantastic, and if I don't get it, fantastic again because I know I gave it my best.<div><br/></div>
<div>I donate my time as a volunteer of course, but in this way I feel I'm thanking them - the staff who work so very hard to keep our program alive, and the students who have the courage to change their lives.</div>
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<div>I believe money isn't everything, I know that I'll make someone smile from my gift and that makes me feel very rich indeed.</div>LEARN1 Activists Bono and Geldof EMERGING AFRICA in Newspaper WOWtag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-05:4871302:BlogPost:1393092010-05-05T15:03:47.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
<div>Get your video questions in now!</div>
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<div>Not just any newspaper either, the respected Canadian national Globe & Mail.</div>
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<div>Excerpt from article:…</div>
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<div>Get your video questions in now!</div>
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<div>Not just any newspaper either, the respected Canadian national Globe & Mail.</div>
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<div>Excerpt from article:</div>
<div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">TORONTO - Extra, Extra! — Bono and Bob Geldof are set to guest-edit the Globe and Mail.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">The rock stars/activists will assist with the May 10th edition of the newspaper.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">A special section will be devoted to "Emerging Africa," a topic that is close to both men.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">The paper is inviting readers to send video questions for Bono and Geldof, with select submissions to be answered online during the month of May.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 1.22em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">This is the first time they have edited a North American newspaper.</span></p>
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<div><a href="http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100504/national/craft_bono_geldof">http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100504/national/craft_bono_geldof</a></div>LEARN7 Small Island ~ Big Emergencytag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-05:4871302:BlogPost:936112010-05-05T13:55:28.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
This small island where I live is vulnerable to disaster, not only do we get some nasty winter storms knocking out power for days, with all the trees and forested areas here a forest fire in the dry season could quickly get out of hand.<div><br></br></div>
<div>We have an emergency response team with RCMP and volunteer firefighters, and have formed a Disaster Relief team who have organized emergency shelter plans at places with generators (resorts and Community Centre). We have a 'buddy' system…</div>
This small island where I live is vulnerable to disaster, not only do we get some nasty winter storms knocking out power for days, with all the trees and forested areas here a forest fire in the dry season could quickly get out of hand.<div><br/></div>
<div>We have an emergency response team with RCMP and volunteer firefighters, and have formed a Disaster Relief team who have organized emergency shelter plans at places with generators (resorts and Community Centre). We have a 'buddy' system where neighbourhoods are divided into groups with a captain for walk-about checks. These are the people who would need Ushahidi connections so they can report in, as well as an alternate way (phone, in person, messengers) as a problem here is that not all of the island has cel phone coverage.</div>
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<div>DATA REQUIREMENTS</div>
<div>The data captains need: residents information - name, address, phone; the escape route; designated emergency shelter location; tide chart and current emergency condition.<br/> <br/> The data captains would provide: confirmation the resident has been evacuated; route; emergency shelter location; pets (to account for pet food supplies); farm animal status (resident would need extra help to assist with relocation).<br/> <br/> The data needed to be tracked: captain contact information; current emergency condition; projected emergency condition; number of people on the island (ferry counts); number of residents per shelter; information of additional assistance required to evacuate farm animals; weather conditions; tide chart; location of other island ferries and time to reach our island and boat owners/passenger capacity/dock location in case of island-wide evacuation.</div>
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<div>When I moved here, I was given a welcome package with good information about the island, but it was only later I learned where my designated shelter is so a follow-up for me is to find out how current their information is, and if Ushahidi is something they need to know about.</div>
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<div>I've definitely learned something from this Mission!</div>
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<div>UPDATE: 20100503 I continue to think about this and it sparked the idea that to my knowledge there isn't a way to notify everyone quickly in the event of an emergency. I am going to try and change that because I have been given a gift of knowledge by playing this Urgent Evoke game and it's my responsibility to do something with it now. I love when that happens.</div>ACT7 Resilience Realitytag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-04:4871302:BlogPost:993082010-05-04T18:43:48.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">Resilience is "<i>A highly ordered, complex state—commercial districts and neighborhoods, social networks and infrastructure networks, cycles of water, energy, and food consumption—reduced to a state of chaos and disorder</i>. " according to this article:…</span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">Resilience is "<i>A highly ordered, complex state—commercial districts and neighborhoods, social networks and infrastructure networks, cycles of water, energy, and food consumption—reduced to a state of chaos and disorder</i>. " according to this article: <a href="http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/urban_resilience/">http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/urban_resilience/</a>.</span><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br/></span></font></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">While it would be interesting to investigate resilience plans for another city, it will be more valuable for me to look at the small island where I live. I will use this mission to find out more about what planning has been done, what people are involved and any existing plans. Then I'll know what needs to be communicated to spread awareness about (educate), and by which means.</span><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="georgia, serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br/></span></font></div>
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</div>ACT6 My Bridges for Women Video Win's Grand Prize EXCITING!tag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-04:4871302:BlogPost:1377752010-05-04T01:22:39.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
I posted the first video I made (not counting just letting the film roll) in response to the Bridges for Women contest to celebrate Volunteer Week. I didn't let the huge learning curve or the frustration stop me, I knew I was learning and that's a good thing.<div><br></br></div>
<div>Today I was notified that I won their Grand Prize for my entry, I am just so excited as I had entered a similar contest for TechSoup Global in their Digital StoryTelling Challenge, this one trying to explain what…</div>
I posted the first video I made (not counting just letting the film roll) in response to the Bridges for Women contest to celebrate Volunteer Week. I didn't let the huge learning curve or the frustration stop me, I knew I was learning and that's a good thing.<div><br/></div>
<div>Today I was notified that I won their Grand Prize for my entry, I am just so excited as I had entered a similar contest for TechSoup Global in their Digital StoryTelling Challenge, this one trying to explain what Bridges do in 5 photographs and won Honourable Mention from over 100 entries all over the world.</div>
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<div>It is so validating for me that I am creative, and in both cases I am spreading awareness about the gutsy little nonprofit where I volunteer for with a passion so it's a win-win for me. I love when that happens :)</div>
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<div>Here's my Bridges video link:</div>
<div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN7pT3z0MzQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN7pT3z0MzQ</a></div>
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<div>Here's my Digital StoryTelling link, my entry is at the bottom of the winners list, but check out the others too there's some amazing submissions from nonprofits all over the world!</div>
<div><a href="http://blog.techsoup.org/node/1023">http://blog.techsoup.org/node/1023</a></div>
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<div>Today is just another wonderful day where scathingly brilliant things happen.</div>IMAGINE9 Calling All Boaters ~ Emergency Evacuation Signal Invokedtag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-02:4871302:BlogPost:1184612010-05-02T19:30:00.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">Living on a small island as I do, we depend on boats to get us to the hospital on the mainland. We have a ferry that runs every hour but not before 6AM or after 10PM. There are emergency service plans to manage after-hour emergencies but it takes time to get the crew in place and the ferry is slower. Besides, both ferry captains are infected. Sometimes they use a water taxi company but they wouldn't have enough…</p>
<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">Living on a small island as I do, we depend on boats to get us to the hospital on the mainland. We have a ferry that runs every hour but not before 6AM or after 10PM. There are emergency service plans to manage after-hour emergencies but it takes time to get the crew in place and the ferry is slower. Besides, both ferry captains are infected. Sometimes they use a water taxi company but they wouldn't have enough boats to handle everyone.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">We have an active boating/fishing community who know the waters well and many have their own dock so can be ready to move much quicker. These are the people I will call upon. They know when I invoke the 'Calling All Boaters' signal from the emergency broadcast devices what to do, and hearing this signal, the community understands they are on stand-by.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">I have confirmed this situation requires the Boaters, engage our Ushahidi site and invoke their emergency signal.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">The flood of requests on the web to the government and health authorities renders their web site useless. I engage my "Dark Site" and redirect traffic.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">In this outbreak, time is everything, we need to get the newly infected people over to the other side in a hurry so they can be properly quarantined and we need to bring in health/support staff from the mainland so they can assess the situation, they're waiting on the other side.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">The boaters will report in to our Ushahidi site and confirm passenger names so we know who is safely off the island when we do the head count.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">The Health Authorities have determined we need to evacuate the island, this is the breeding ground for the virus since the sea-lice from open-net fish farms were infected and it went airborne. It could also be spreading to the nearby outer-islands.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">The larger fishing boat operators check the Ushahidi site and have been on stand-by since this morning when I posted the heath authorities warned me an emergency evacuation will likely be necessary. I've had another ferry captain brought in, but the ferry can't handle everyone at once and it would take too long going back and forth.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">I invoke the Emergency Evacuation signal, the community have prepared and know what they are bringing and where to report. Resorts, Hotels and B+Bs report in their projected guest numbers are higher than projected so I invoke the signal on the mainland that we need additional Boaters to come across. They check our Ushahidi site to determine what pick-up dock to go to and who is already on the way. Good, I confirm enough have responded to handle the passenger numbers and put up the message for the rest to please remain on stand-by.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">The Emergency signal has also been triggered on the smaller islands including Cortez which depends on the ferry from Quadra to get to the mainland. They invoke their own signal to alert their community, while no cases have been reported there it could be some have not come to light yet given the incubation period of the virus. They start preparing their communities for possible evacuation and Cortez ferry switches the route to go directly to the mainland.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">I'm so glad we've avoided panic setting in for the evacuation because we have practiced the call-out and every resident knows the plan and what to do. We only had a year to prepare for this but we used the time wisely and it is now paying off.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">One month later we have been given the all-clear to return, everyone knows their designated ferry time because we've posted it on our Dark Site. They'd just as soon not wait forever in a line-up anyway so everyone checks for their departure time according to our districts. Priority loading has been given to the business owners so they can get ready for us locals to come back home.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">Everyone was so excited about the news on the TV that night, we managed our emergency outbreak so smoothly it put our little island way out in the wilds right on the map.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">I've booked the community hall for the first meeting to discuss what we did right, what we did wrong, what we can do better and who should be on the team to implement the improvements while it's fresh on everyone's mind.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">It's going to be a pot-luck dinner, we have the best ones here, and our local bands want to play so for sure we'll be celebrating our success as a cracker-jack prepared community right after we take care of business.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">Our "Dark Site" and Ushahidi sites get a rest until we implement the changes we learned to make the next time even better.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">Other remote island communities around the world are contacting me to find out how they can implement their emergency evacuation plan so I've decided to host a mixed-reality event here on the island with a sliding-scale entrance fee and home-stay sharing for those who can't afford to pay for a room, as well as a virtual location for those who are unable to come so it's not necessary to be here in person to participate. The Real Life audience and the Virtual audience will be able to see and hear each other, break out into workgroups and give their presentations. That's the cool part of a mixed reality event.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">I am so thankful my community helped me make this whole dreamy vision from a year ago a reality.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 19.0px; font: 13.0px Arial">UPDATE: 20100503 After writing this, I realized we really do need an emergency signal system on my island so am researching this and considering it as an Evokation I love when one idea sparks another!</p>ACT8 A Secret Well Kepttag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-05-02:4871302:BlogPost:1037342010-05-02T17:53:51.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
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<div>This was a hard mission, I'll admit, but worth it. I thought long and hard about this one and spent ages looking up articles and trying to find a good fit. Then I realized, my recent volunteer time with the Akha Hilltribe in northern Thailand gave me first-hand experience about ancient ways, as the family I stayed with still gather lunch from the jungle and cook on an open fire.</div>
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<div>When it was time for me to leave, I was guest of honour in a ceremony meal prepared just for me, and presented with a gift of their traditional bag. This bag is much more than just pretty, it has significance in every stitch, in every decoration. It tells a story, their story.</div>
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<div>It was explained to me that the coins are real, brought with them when the Akha people fled from Burma (long before it was re-named Myanma) but worthless in Thailand. How sad I thought at the time, as the money was likely hard to come by. What a struggle it must have been for them to earn the coins only to have them end up as decorations.</div>
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<div>Then I realized, while they would be considered poor, they do have a small farm with a few cattle, lots of chickens and a few wild pigs with a lot of little piglets running around. They have two rice paddys and a fair sized garden, and all the wild jungle food they could want. They don't go hungry. Money, while still a necessity, is not as important to them for survival.</div>
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<div>That is the secret I want to pass on. Indigenous people got along without money for centuries and money isn't everything, but tradition is.</div>
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<div>I didn't make this bag, but I did make the effort to find a place to volunteer and earned it. Inside the bag I have put coins from my country, Canada as well as from the United States to show we share a border and are good neighbours, and a feather from a dove for good luck.</div>
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<div>Finally, to keep my bag safe so it can be passed around, I've put it in a plastic milk jug because we know plastic can last a very very long time and this one will be put to good use.</div>
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<div><br/></div>LEARN3 Mac Powered by Solar Power AMAZING!tag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-04-30:4871302:BlogPost:1104622010-04-30T23:24:02.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
Check this out, Philip Rosedale, the brilliant creator of Second Life shows how he powers his Mac laptop using Solar Power which is still pricey but it's at least available for purchase!<div><br/></div>
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Check this out, Philip Rosedale, the brilliant creator of Second Life shows how he powers his Mac laptop using Solar Power which is still pricey but it's at least available for purchase!<div><br/></div>
<div><a href="http://www.lovemachineinc.com/2010/04/off-the-grid/">http://www.lovemachineinc.com/2010/04/off-the-grid/</a></div>ACT6 Bridges for Women Society Volunteertag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-04-30:4871302:BlogPost:920262010-04-30T20:17:18.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
I volunteer as a member of the Board of Directors for Bridges for Women, a gutsty little non-profit that for more than 20 years has trained women who have been abused with life-skills, financial and employability skills. I make a difference every day by being involved. It's amazing we've survived given the funding cuts but we continue to make a difference in the lives of many.<div><br></br></div>
<div>We have an on-line training program which had to be temporarily shelved due to the cutbacks which…</div>
I volunteer as a member of the Board of Directors for Bridges for Women, a gutsty little non-profit that for more than 20 years has trained women who have been abused with life-skills, financial and employability skills. I make a difference every day by being involved. It's amazing we've survived given the funding cuts but we continue to make a difference in the lives of many.<div><br/></div>
<div>We have an on-line training program which had to be temporarily shelved due to the cutbacks which is a crying shame. With our English, French and First Nations content we have the potential for unlimited out-reach beyond our border. We will also share our knowledge and expertise with any group wanting to start their own Bridges program. Our program is successful because it empowers women to start a new life and it works.</div>
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<div>UPDATED: 20100430 EXCITING NEWS! We are taking the online off the shelf and back into production due to a small grant for seed money yay!</div>
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<div><br/></div>IMAGINE4 Not Imagine, A Global OnLine Conference is Reality!tag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-04-30:4871302:BlogPost:1099192010-04-30T19:54:12.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
Having been involved in a virtual world for almost 4 years, as a member of the Second Life Nonprofit Commons sponsored by TechSoup Global, I well understand the potential for a global community to connect and make change happen.<div><br></br></div>
<div>If you are a nonprofit and are interested in free office space in the Nonprofit Commons please see <a href="http://www.nonprofitcommons.org">http://www.nonprofitcommons.org</a></div>
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Having been involved in a virtual world for almost 4 years, as a member of the Second Life Nonprofit Commons sponsored by TechSoup Global, I well understand the potential for a global community to connect and make change happen.<div><br/></div>
<div>If you are a nonprofit and are interested in free office space in the Nonprofit Commons please see <a href="http://www.nonprofitcommons.org">http://www.nonprofitcommons.org</a></div>
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<div>This upcoming conference is but one example of the many important events taking place.<div><br/></div>
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<div>I have started a group in Second Life called Urgent Evoke, join now for the first Urgent Evoke virtual conference which I will make happen I just don't know when.</div>
</div>LEARN9 Canadian FLU WATCH Informationtag:www.urgentevoke.com,2010-04-30:4871302:BlogPost:1094902010-04-30T15:27:04.000ZBuffy Bhttp://www.urgentevoke.com/profile/BuffyB
I learned it's important to have the right information when an outbreak occurs so here's a Canadian government site I found that reports on the current conditions which I'll be adding a link to on my Dark Site.<div><br></br></div>
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 14px;"><i>"This is a story like nothing else. If a severe pandemic flu strikes, it’s going to be all around us, all the time. We’re not going to be able to go in and out" <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">Maggie Fox, Editor, Health and Science,…</span></i></span></div>
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From this exercise, I've learned something new ~ that an outbreak can start in one country and not another country at the same time because it is in a different season (Spring one place, Winter another) and that it is imperative other countries about to enter the same season know what's happening.<div><br/></div>
<div>I also realized that there isn't a universal tag that I'm aware of for reporting emergencies.</div>
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<div>Scientists need to know, Health Authorities need to know, Emergency Responders need to know and Governments need to know in all countries but there doesn't seem to be a formalized way, currently news feeds are monitored for keywords, but what if there was a universal tag code, wouldn't that make it easier?</div>
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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000" face="Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Supporting Link: <a href="http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/Microsites/NiemanGuideToCoveringPandemicFlu/PandemicReporting/StayingSafe.aspx#triage">http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/Microsites/NiemanGuideToCoveringPandemicFlu/PandemicReporting/StayingSafe.aspx#triage</a></span></font></div>
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