"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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IMAGINE9
It's the year 2011 and the next pandemic flu has just reached my part of the world.I have been asked to organise one group of people online to do something that matters.
I organise I group of local volunteers from my community to help work with the data collection side of the Ushahidi platform.
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LEARN10
WHICH great challenges and social problems should the EVOKE Network tackle next?
- Racism
- Education
- Climate Change
WHERE in the world should the network try to build up new EVOKE communities?
- Australian High Schools ( aged 13-19 ) - Idealy EVOKE would be integrated into the Social Studies class…
Added by Lauralee Chambers on May 11, 2010 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment
My chosen piece of insight.
My chosen insight came from the "How Do People React In a Pandemic" section of Nieman's Guide. This section opened my eyes to the delicate balance between denial and panic, it is important that people are not allowed to deny the situation but while leading them away from denial we need to ensure we don't lead them into the arms of panic.…
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Added by Lauralee Chambers on May 11, 2010 at 10:05am — 1 Comment
Indigenous Australian fire practice in Western Arnhem Land
I found the following report on an Australian Education website savanna.cdu.edu.au
Evidence
To many it appears something of a paradox that the extensive burning evidenced by Leichhardt might now be considered best management practice for conservation in our national parks. Yet there is stark evidence.In the absence of systematic burning…
Added by Lauralee Chambers on May 11, 2010 at 9:38am — No Comments
My Urgent Message
Live Simply, Laugh Often, Love Deeply.
Added by Lauralee Chambers on May 11, 2010 at 2:41am — No Comments
A new approach to community involvement in the management of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia
I have chosen this as my community management success story because I live not far from the Great Barrier Reef. The full story is included in the link above.
The most important lesson in this case study: There are many benefits to establishing structures to involve the community in the management of a…
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Added by Lauralee Chambers on May 11, 2010 at 2:37am — No Comments
I empowered a woman with a Micro-Loan through Kiva.org
Through my Micro-Loan lend I have empowered Fanny Enorasa to expand her Soap and Poultry business, which will improve the quality of life for her large family and help bring them out of poverty.
Added by Lauralee Chambers on May 11, 2010 at 1:44am — No Comments
My first Micro-Loan Lend on Kiva.org
Added by Lauralee Chambers on May 11, 2010 at 1:35am — 2 Comments
My home city's NDRP ( Natural Disaster Resilience Program ) for 2009/2010
Due to the location of my home city ( Cairns ) one of our main worries is flooding, included in the link above are plans for both, a Flood Mitigation Scheme that is already in progress and, an Evacuation Plan.
Added by Lauralee Chambers on May 11, 2010 at 1:30am — No Comments
How Ushahidi could help me.
Crisis: Influenza Virus Epidemic
Data I would track: Cases - location / severity / how you believe you contracted it / your estimate on the incubation period and/or symptomatic period?
Urgent Information and recourses the Ushahidi platform could share: information on the virus / what to do if your showing symptoms / state and federal government initiatives to prevent the continued spread of the…
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Added by Lauralee Chambers on May 10, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments
A doc**entary style TV Show that helps the fortunate help the less fortunate, Is it feasible?
Ok I have come up with an idea but I'm not quite sure how feasible it is, any input would be much appreciated.
Information: I live in Australia and in my local community I have identified that most of the population does not donate to charity because they don't believe their money goes towards the people but more towards the organisations that run the charity programs. One of the main reasons I have found for this common perception is the idea that "how can enough of…
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Added by Lauralee Chambers on May 10, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments
Mexico takes lead in launching national campaign against human trafficking
14 April…
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My very own veggie garden.
I have planted a small vegetable garden for my family and I, a couple of tomatoes, carrots, potatoes, pumpkins and a dozen different types of herbs. I will take some pictures in the next couple of weeks when it starts flourishing.
Added by Lauralee Chambers on April 21, 2010 at 12:30am — 1 Comment
Time Banks
I believe that solutions like the Time Bank will make some of the biggest changes in how we use money in the future.
Added by Lauralee Chambers on April 15, 2010 at 3:00am — 1 Comment
A special day in 2020
It's the 27th of March 2020, my family and friends are gathered to celebrate Earth Night (10 hours between 8pm & 6am where everyone around the world turns their lights off and avoids using power) . Tonight we will cook dinner using a combination of the stove (powered by the roof mounted solar pannels) and a couple of HotBoxs (http://www.thehotboxco.com/). We are cooking under the candle light of recycled candles and the table is already adorned…
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HotBox - Power-free Cooking
I'm having trouble getting these either from, or delivered to Australia but as soon as I find a way I'll be purchasing a couple of HotBoxs for my kitchen. I also plan on using them as upcoming gifts for friends and family.…
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Biosand Filters
BioSand Filters provide clean water for Cambodia…
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Dinner in 2020
It's 2020 and I'm making dinner for my partner and children, I explain to the children that thank-fully we will be having much the same dinner as I used to have when I was younger.
I continue to explain:
"You see kids... A decade ago there was allot of worry that we were killing our earth and that soon it would start affecting the production of foods and we would have to change what we eat, instead we found solutions to prevent this and some of those were by changing the way… Continue
I continue to explain:
"You see kids... A decade ago there was allot of worry that we were killing our earth and that soon it would start affecting the production of foods and we would have to change what we eat, instead we found solutions to prevent this and some of those were by changing the way… Continue
Added by Lauralee Chambers on April 2, 2010 at 7:54am — No Comments
The World's Longest Toilet Queue
This week I joined the World's Longest Toilet Queue, below is a screenshot of me standing in-line with my chosen message "2.5 billion people can't wait any longer!" on a sign. If you would also like to make a stand for the right to sanitation and water for all, you can do so at…
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Tidal Electricity (Tidal Power)
Added by Lauralee Chambers on March 30, 2010 at 11:24am — No Comments
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- IMAGINE9
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- My chosen piece of insight.
- Indigenous Australian fire practice in Western Arnhem Land
- My Urgent Message
- A new approach to community involvement in the management of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia
- I empowered a woman with a Micro-Loan through Kiva.org
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Fourth of July on the Lake
This past weekend was the annual celebration at the lake house in Connecticut. It is amazing that the lake is still so clear and beautiful after all these years. The watershed association has done a wonderful job protecting these waters from the damaging effects of development.The wood grill was finally ready to cook on, so we didn't miss the propane tank fueled grill anymore. The food actually tasted fresher than in the past and was easy to keep fueled.Dad was very proud of the solar hybrid…See More
Stinging Nettle
In this blog post I will focus on a plant that is abundant in our nature, and which is immensely nutritious. It's of course the Stinging Nettle. Let's start with the chemical constituents of this plant:37 % Non-Nitrogen-Extracts19 - 29 % Ash9 - 21 % Fiber4 % Fat22 % ProteinOnce the leaves are drid, their protein content can reach an astounding 40 %, which is much higher than beef, which even under the best of circ**stances can never exceed 31 % protein. In addition the Stinging Nettle consists…See More
The meal
It is 7'oclock, I was late home from work due to an assignment that i wanted to get ahead on. By the time I get home I am feeling extremley tired and I cannot be bothered to make a proper meal. I walk to the fridge and open it to see what there is for me to eat. All of the out of date foodstuffs have been automaticaly thrown away by the fridge, they will be recycled tomorrow as animal feed or something. I see i have organic local eggs and some local cheese. Foods are vacc** sealded for easy…See More
Future
FutureToday is 2020/1/1. It is just like yesterday. The war is still continuing. It has started since 2010. In 2010, that year was a horrible year. Almost every energy ran out. Every country’s governments were crushed down at the same time. There were riots everywhere. All of the big company’s bosses were killed xdeadx in the riots. Troops fought each other everywhere. Food was bought up xawayx at once. There were no more food supplies in any shops. The economy was all crushed down. All the…See More
public servants
The exchange works directly for state and public workers and servants. It gives them credit in exchange for the amount of public work they contribute to the community. The more constructive they are based off a base rate the more credit they recieve.
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