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Buffy B's Blog – April 2010 Archive (23)

LEARN3 Mac Powered by Solar Power AMAZING!

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!

Added by Buffy B on April 30, 2010 at 11:24pm — 6 Comments

ACT6 Bridges for Women Society Volunteer

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.


We have an on-line training program which had to be temporarily shelved due to the cutbacks which…
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Added by Buffy B on April 30, 2010 at 8:17pm — No Comments

IMAGINE4 Not Imagine, A Global OnLine Conference is Reality!

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.


If you are a nonprofit and are interested in free office space in the Nonprofit Commons please see http://www.nonprofitcommons.org


This upcoming conference is but one example…
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Added by Buffy B on April 30, 2010 at 7:54pm — No Comments

LEARN9 Canadian FLU WATCH Information

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.


The numbers on the map indicate the region not cases reported.





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Added by Buffy B on April 30, 2010 at 3:27pm — 2 Comments

LEARN9 Universal Tag Code For Emergency Reporting Proposal

"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" Maggie Fox, Editor, Health and Science,…
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Added by Buffy B on April 29, 2010 at 9:41pm — No Comments

ACT1 Alexandra Morton ~ A Woman Who Walks The Talk

I have known about Alexandra Morton for many years, she first spoke out that the decline in Killer Whales on the west coast of Canada was related to human behaviour. As a biologist studying the whales for a long time, she not only researched what was happening and why, she truly cared about the whales and became their voice. I remember thinking at the time, what a cool job that would be and I admired her from a distance.


Fast forward twenty years, and her whale research led…
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Added by Buffy B on April 29, 2010 at 6:42pm — No Comments

LEARN9 Pandemic Flu Community Preparation Checklist

In researching this Urgent Evoke exercise, I found this preparation guide and if I got one message from my research, it's that we need to be prepared. This checklist I found is for faith-based and community organizations, in other words the people themselves to plan and prepare.


I like that idea, we simply can't depend on government to do it all, we must take responsibility and action in preparing for the next outbreak.


Last year…
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Added by Buffy B on April 29, 2010 at 5:18pm — 1 Comment

LEARN8 Alexandra Morton ~ My Hero and I Meet

It isn't everyday one gets to meet their hero, and today I got to tell one of mine, Alexandra Morton, how she has inspired me over the years, I thanked her for all she does for the environment and wished her safe journey on her long walk to Victoria. The nice thing was, right after I did a young person studying biology said the same thing. Everyone should be inspired by Alexandra Morton. She walks the talk.


Alexandra ran the alarm bell years ago that something was going…
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Added by Buffy B on April 28, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

IMAGINE8 The Lice from Fish Farming Epidemic Conquered

Evokers, please help me, I know there are so many terrible horrible problems in the world but this is one we can do something about by signing the petition. http://www.salmonaresacred.org
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Today is a good day. The sea lice lost and we won. I'd like to think I had a small part in the fight to get my Canadian government to finally listen to the experts and do something to stop the… Continue

Added by Buffy B on April 27, 2010 at 7:53pm — No Comments

LEARN6 Connexion.org = Fantastic Resources!

I found this site, Connexion which has a terrific on-line library of articles, links to websites, books and films etc. What a great resource this will be for me! I love when that happens, I learn one thing, which leads to another and then another. I was searching for women-related but I hit the jackpot with this one which has the vision:…


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Added by Buffy B on April 27, 2010 at 6:26am — No Comments

LEARN8 Alexandra Morton's Walk to Save the Salmon Begins

Alexandra's on her way, and after watching her video on the problem of sea lice and fish farms she's got my attention. If it can happen here, out-of-control lice in my little corner of the world, imagine the disasterous results when they spread to your corner. What's to say the lice only like salmon?


I'm excited to walk with her tomorrow.



Get Out Migration:…
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Added by Buffy B on April 26, 2010 at 11:18pm — 1 Comment

ACT6 G(IRLS)20 SUMMIT ~ FANTASTIC NEWS!!!

http://www.girlsandwomen.com/m


I am so excited I found this conference announcement today by following links from a mission, a GLOBAL CONFERENCE FOR GIRLS MODELED AFTER THE G20 SUMMIT HOW COOL IS THAT! and want to spread the word please pass it on and don't forget to get your number... mine is 4063. 3 billion ways to change the world... I LOVE IT!…


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Added by Buffy B on April 25, 2010 at 7:54pm — 2 Comments

ACT2 Supporting my Local Community Gardeners

Our Quadra Island Community Market is starting up May 3. I've always supported buying local and keeping my money on the island and this season I will challange myself to go to our market every week to grocery shop and support the Community Gardeners. I can last without pineapples and avacados I'm sure.


Added by Buffy B on April 25, 2010 at 7:05pm — No Comments

ACT6 Bridges for Women Video A Hit

I recently posted a video (my first) I created for Bridges for Women where I volunteer, and it seems to be a hit because the Board of Directors, which I'm a member of, has asked me to do another one, this time with a focus on our mission - empowering women who have been abused, to be used to spread awareness of our nonprofit to potential volunteers and donors.


I'm thrilled!


The video:…
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Added by Buffy B on April 25, 2010 at 6:50pm — No Comments

IMAGINE8 Message From An Elder Genner

Good. The planet survived and you have found my message from forty years ago. I want you to know we, the like-minded people who realized we could not go on living as we were, did our very best to make this a better planet, and it was no small task given everything was beginning to fall apart - the environment, the poor and homeless numbers rising, war still raging in far too many places and people starving for lack of food or water. So I would like to leave you with a song which says we love… Continue

Added by Buffy B on April 24, 2010 at 5:55am — No Comments

LEARN8 The Glung-us Trap Developed by the T'Sou-ke First Nation of Vancouver

I chose this project COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT: INTO THE FUTURE WITH GLUNG-US (CANADA) because the demise of salmon is very apparent here, especially…
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Added by Buffy B on April 24, 2010 at 12:31am — No Comments

ACT6 Bridges for Women Nonprofit Empowers Women

Bridges for Women sent me a thank you card for volunteering, I've been with them for 6 years now, and really it is I who should thank them for it has been an honour to be part of this gutsy little nonprofit. They inspire me, the dedicated staff who work hard to help our women make a difference in their lives and the women who leap ahead in life by taking those daring steps towards change. Bridges produces strong women who cross the bridge to become stable, healthy, connected women just as they… Continue

Added by Buffy B on April 21, 2010 at 5:10pm — No Comments

IMAGINE7 More Greenspace More Elderspace More Walkspace



Quadra Island ~ this particular area was recently reviewed by a team of residents and a community planner, and they came up with a wonderful plan for making the area greener, more people-friendly and added housing for seniors. I've added in a solar power farm, an emergency helicopter landing pad, more senior assisted-living housing and more space for community gardens to make the cove…

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Added by Buffy B on April 21, 2010 at 4:00am — No Comments

IMAGINE6 Transitions Global ~ Building New Lives for Survivors of Sex Trafficking

This is a project which spoke to me, having recently travelled to Cambodia and spending time in Phnom Penh, and it fits with the nonprofit I volunteer for, Bridges for Women in that we train women who have suffered from abuse.


My donation will support one girl’s vocational training in a career of her choice. With the click of a button and a tighter belt…
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Added by Buffy B on April 14, 2010 at 6:35am — No Comments

IMAGINE5 LhL->CASH is HERE!



It was a grand day folks, the line-ups were as long as for Jessie's pies at the Saturday market, and nobody cared either. We were all buzzing with excitement about LhL->CASH so nothing but smiles all round with a few catch-ups on the latest gossip making some grin. Congrats to Missy for winning the meat draw last week she's off to a… Continue

Added by Buffy B on April 1, 2010 at 8:05pm — No Comments

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