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Urgent Evoke is a alternate-reality game created by game designer Jane McGonigal that launches March 3. It is a game designed to cause real social action in exchange for in-game benefits, with the top players being granted mentorships, internships, start-up money and scholarships. The game is designed specifically to empower people living in Africa (though anyone is allowed to play), where innovation and…

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Mission - Climate Change

(Source: http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html)

- Ryan Wei…

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Next to tackle.. Environmental Challenge

Next Urgent Challenge to Tackle for us UrgentEvoke Agents..

Climate change, specifically global warming, has captured the attention of people worldwide and has inspired more debate and action—personal, political and corporate—than perhaps any other environmental issue in history.

THE CHALLENGE OF GLOBAL WARMING

The first step toward learning what can be done to reduce global warming, and how you can help, is to understand the…

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What to Do in an Emergency Evacuate during fires, gas leaks, or major utility failures Leave buildings. Take personal belongings (keys, purse, cell phone, etc.). Assist those with disabilities. …

What to Do in an Emergency

Evacuate during fires, gas leaks, or major utility failures
  • Leave buildings.
  • Take personal belongings (keys, purse, cell phone, etc.).
  • Assist those with disabilities.
  • Convene in designated assembly points.…
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Added by Ryan Wei on April 29, 2010 at 10:05pm — No Comments

Outbreak Communication

The five principles of outbreak communication



We built risk communications and called it “outbreak communication,” because we were focusing on a special type of public health event. There are a lot of special things about outbreaks, but most important is that they’re unfolding events. Nobody really knows where they’re going and, especially in the beginning, there’s high outrage and high concern in the… Continue

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Indigenous knowledge to pass on..

Traditional, low-cost approaches to protecting and sustainably utilizing the following four natural resource management strategies:

image maintenance of biological diversity.

image biological and crop pest control strategies

image recycling and fixation of soil nutrients…

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Added by Ryan Wei on April 25, 2010 at 12:08am — No Comments

CANADA - An Intergenerational Project on Education and Environmental Awareness

Senators of the Environment:

An Intergenerational Project on

Education and Environmental Awareness

Identification of the case study and initial situation

A viable community development and research project is now being carried out in Cap-Pelé, a coastal village in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. The…

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Indigenous Sculpture

Menagerie – Contemporary Indigenous Sculpture



Object Gallery and the Australian Museum will celebrate a unique collaboration when Menagerie: Contemporary Indigenous Sculpture opens across both Sydney venues this September.

The groundbreaking exhibition features 33 established and emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, who have each…

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Toronto's Green Future

A Greener Future for Toronto -->

Toronto's Mayor's Tower Renewal Project (http://www.towerrenewal.ca/)…

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Added by Ryan Wei on April 17, 2010 at 3:36am — 1 Comment

Green Toronto!

Here is a sneak peak into what Toronto is doing to shrink its carbon footprint:

http://www.toronto.ca/environment/initiatives/index.htm

Here is a list of presentations on Toronto's environmental initiatives:…

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Added by Ryan Wei on April 17, 2010 at 3:00am — 1 Comment

Strong Earthquake Hits Qinghai, China

Toll tops 1,100 as cold threat looms in Yushu
By Wang Ru (China Daily)

Updated: 2010-04-17 08:25

Latest:

The death toll had climbed to 1,144 and another 417 remained missing as of 5 pm…

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Added by Ryan Wei on April 17, 2010 at 2:40am — 2 Comments

Rural Chinese Girls

Empowered by this project, girls in rural China can have opportunities to start a new life by gaining access to education.…

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Added by Ryan Wei on April 8, 2010 at 6:17pm — No Comments

Help girls in China go to schools

Summary

We provide school scholarships to 140 girls (and boys) in this destitute rural province of China where girls are often illiterate and married young, dashing all hopes for a brighter future

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Girls in rural China face double discrimination: poverty and gender condemns them to ignorance. For many families, the cost of putting a child through school is too heavy to bear. And it doesn't pay to educate a girl; in fact, it pays…

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Added by Ryan Wei on April 8, 2010 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Beijing Declaration

Expert Group Meeting

The impact of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action on the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals

In accordance with its multi-year programme of work, in 2010 the Commission on the Status of Women will review the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the…

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S.A.Y.

With the second long-term losing streak of Euro, the widely-predicted collapse of European Union’s common currency now seems more imminent than ever.…

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Added by Ryan Wei on April 1, 2010 at 5:52pm — No Comments

e-Payment

e-Payment will likely be the solution to a cash-less (and dare I say, "money-less") society in the future.

Innovative and leading players in this area include PARKEON, which has 20 years of proven experience and expertise regarding e-payment.

What is…
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China Micro-loan

Made a micro-loan donation as relief aid for China's Sichuan earthquake in May 2009, also contributed to the long-term efforts towards poverty alleviation and sustainable development in China.

Here is how you can Do Your Part to help, please take a look:

http://www.virtualfoundation.org/proposals/chrkmicro2.cgi

Thank you for considering and helping…

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Added by Ryan Wei on April 1, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

World Water Day 2020 - B.M.W.!

I plan to organize a large-scale demonstration on the urgency and consequences of this water crisis to evoke awareness and actions! Along with the demonstration, there will be a world-wide campaign led by the Blue Man Group, with the theme being “B.M.W. – Blue Means Water!”

A very interesting and well-made video by our lovely Blue Men:

(…

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Added by Ryan Wei on March 31, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

ACR - A Child's Right

Volunteered with, helped promote and donated to A Child’s Right (ACR)’s China project.

ACR - The China Project: Clean Water for Orphans is a five-year project that will target 400 Chinese orphanages and child welfare institutions across the country, bringing clean and safe drinking water to vulnerable and sick orphans. From 2008 to 2013, A Child’s Right (ACR) will undertake this bold and exciting project that will improve…

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Michael Pritchard - LifeSaver Water Systems

During the twin tragedies of the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, Ipswich water-treatment expert Michael Pritchard winced helplessly at televised coverage of throngs of refugees waiting for days for a simple drink of clean water. Stricken by the chronic failure of aid agencies to surmount this basic challenge, Pritchard decided to do something about it.

Using a non-chemical nano-filtration hollow fiber membrane with 15 nanometer pores (it is designed to block viruses), the…

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Added by Ryan Wei on March 31, 2010 at 1:57pm — 1 Comment

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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
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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
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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
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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
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