"I love that you've brought this to attention. An extensive database of uncommon but resistant and hardy plants/foods could be developed and organized by climate. Ease of growth and processing should also be taken in to account. I will try to…"
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Jenny Lin's Blog – March 2010 Archive (6)
Amanda Atwood
Amanda Atwood
Freedom Fone, Zimbabwe
www.kubatana.net
Millions of people in developing countries lack access to critical information on development issues such as agriculture, health, and human rights. Freedom Fone creates affordable, efficient, and easy to use software through which local and international development organizations can generate their own audio…
Added by Jenny Lin on March 29, 2010 at 1:13am — No Comments
Social Innovation
http://designinafrica.wordpress.com/2008/10/23/innovation-in-africa-tips/
- Innovation (often) comes from constraint (If you’ve got very few resources, you’re forced to be very creative in using and reusing them.)
- Don’t fight culture (If people cook by stirring their stews, they’re not going to use a solar oven, no matter what you do to market it. Make them a better stove…
Added by Jenny Lin on March 29, 2010 at 12:55am — No Comments
http://earth911.com/news/2009/10/26/help-solve-the-water-crisis/ The best way to make a difference is by simply changing your mindset: Instead of thinking of your tap water as an infinite resource, …
http://earth911.com/news/2009/10/26/help-solve-the-water-crisis/
The best way to make a difference is by simply changing your mindset: Instead of thinking of your tap water as an infinite resource, think of it as having limits.
“When it comes to trying understand the challenges to understand water, I really think we focus too much on ’scarcity.’ Water is, and always has been, scarce,”…
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December 31, 2020 New Year's Eve New York, Albany 11:30 p.m. The year is about to start and everyone is preparing for the fireworks to come and the ball to drop. I have a feeling this year is going…
December 31, 2020
New Year's Eve
New York, Albany
11:30 p.m.
The year is about to start and everyone is preparing for the fireworks to come and the ball to drop. I have a feeling this year is going to be great. And now I am almost finish my mission with Eureka. We have to build windmills for the ball to drop. Windmills are powered by the wind and windmill will help to make electricity by using its blade to gather the wind that flows over it. And…
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"Fighting for Africa's Food Security"
I'm learning more about the food security in Africa and how we are fighting against it right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is: "Are we also fighting this problem in New York?" I was researching this question online, and this news item caught my attention because it shows how New York is obese, but also fighting food security.
"Young people from around world have met to discuss the biggest challenges facing the planet..." This says a lot about the obstacles…
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"What a way to start my weekend..."
New York City
March 24, 2020
Friday
Apartment Room 77
My name is Alice Walker. I am 35-years-old, and I'm currently living in the famous New York City, "the city that never sleeps." I used work for my country as a marine for 3 years right after I graduated from high school. Then, I came back to New York to live for myself as a normal woman and lived here for 13 years. Thus, I decided to study again, so I attended Columbia University (which was really hard…
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