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Imagine7. Resilient Mexico City 2020
Resilient Mexico City 2020
Since Mexico City is one of the biggest cities in the World I´m taking a modular approach (defining first a perimeter =module and then working on more modules around the…
ContinueAdded by Patricio Buenrostro-Gilhuys on April 20, 2010 at 4:30pm — 6 Comments
The best way to communicate in an emergency. Learn7
Agents NomadHAR and all the people that are participating in his blog post have some clever soultions: http://www.urgentevoke.com/profiles/blogs/resiliency-ham-radio-and-major
Added by Patricio Buenrostro-Gilhuys on April 16, 2010 at 7:47pm — 4 Comments
Mexico City.
I currently live in Guadalajara but I was born Mexico City where It´s also where I lived most of my life so I will focus on Mexico City which is also where I plan to open a pilot model of this Evokation. Mexico City has at the same time great problems and huge potential. Most of this problems come from the massive growth of the population in Mexico City
This… Continue
Added by Patricio Buenrostro-Gilhuys on April 16, 2010 at 7:00pm — 2 Comments
My Heroes: TOPOS
I still remember when In 1985 an Earthquake of 8.1 richter scale killed 10,000
approximately and destroyed many parts of the City. It was my birthday
and I was turning 8 years old. It was a tragedy but tragedies are here
to make us stronger, wiser and more resilient. The corrupt government
in Mexico was not doing much, but people organized themselves. Everyone
I knew was volunteering in some way:
People started looking under the rubble risking their own… Continue
approximately and destroyed many parts of the City. It was my birthday
and I was turning 8 years old. It was a tragedy but tragedies are here
to make us stronger, wiser and more resilient. The corrupt government
in Mexico was not doing much, but people organized themselves. Everyone
I knew was volunteering in some way:
People started looking under the rubble risking their own… Continue
Added by Patricio Buenrostro-Gilhuys on April 16, 2010 at 6:00pm — 5 Comments
Emergencies and Infrastructure
Vinay Gupta (now and Evoke member) has done some really thorough research and thinking on emergencies and infrastructure.
In http://hexayurt.com/ watch the Ending Poverty with Open Hardware video and also The Reykjavik video too. I find some of my conclusions similar to Vinay´s… Continue
In http://hexayurt.com/ watch the Ending Poverty with Open Hardware video and also The Reykjavik video too. I find some of my conclusions similar to Vinay´s… Continue
Added by Patricio Buenrostro-Gilhuys on April 16, 2010 at 5:01pm — 9 Comments
Imagine6, Soccer + Soccket in 2020
Her Name is Valentina, from Nyarubuye.
This is her real story: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/rwanda/reports/refuse.html
Thanks to this project http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/train-100-football-women-coaches-in-rwanda/ Valentina became a football soccer couch. Young women in… Continue
This is her real story: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/rwanda/reports/refuse.html
Thanks to this project http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/train-100-football-women-coaches-in-rwanda/ Valentina became a football soccer couch. Young women in… Continue
Added by Patricio Buenrostro-Gilhuys on April 13, 2010 at 11:27pm — 4 Comments
Act6, Soccer, Soccket
Agent Gilda Lorena Arias wrote this short yet highly inspiring blog:…
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Copying the internet
New Note: I´m updating this blog based on the input of all Agents.…
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Added by Patricio Buenrostro-Gilhuys on April 11, 2010 at 10:00pm — 79 Comments
420 women and girls that have been killed in Ciudad Juarez Mexico. Learn6
I didn´t find anything relevant in WomenWatch about the more than 420 women and girls that have been killed in Ciudad Juarez Mexico. To read about it go here and choose your language http://www.mujeresdejuarez.org/
Now go to http://www.petitiononline.com/NiUnaMas/ and sign the petition to end violence against women in Ciudad Juarez Chihuahua.
I made this some years ago,… Continue
Now go to http://www.petitiononline.com/NiUnaMas/ and sign the petition to end violence against women in Ciudad Juarez Chihuahua.
I made this some years ago,… Continue
Added by Patricio Buenrostro-Gilhuys on April 9, 2010 at 11:00pm — 25 Comments
Act5 Chore Wars + Language Exchange
I´m choosing 2 activities.
1- www.chorewars.com to exchange house labor with my roommates. It´s a fun way to get stuff done in the house!!!
2- http://www.polyglot-learn-language.com/ this is free exchange of languages.…
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Added by Patricio Buenrostro-Gilhuys on April 8, 2010 at 4:07am — 3 Comments
Imagine5 Real Bank and Real Money
Real Bank and Real Money
After the global collapse of fiat currencies and Bank runs that the fractional reserve banking could not handle there is a new hope: Real Money and Real Bank. The concept is very simple: The Dollar, the Euro, the… Continue
Added by Patricio Buenrostro-Gilhuys on April 7, 2010 at 4:03pm — 22 Comments
Food, Energy, Water- Patterns
Food, Energy, Water- Patterns
What´s the commonality in the past Evoke missions? What is the structural pattern behind the food, energy and water crisis? What is failing in this systems?
The answer is:
A) A disruption in centralized system networks
B) The lack of redundant resilient systems.
A) A disruption in centralized networks
The dependence on nodes…
The answer is:
A) A disruption in centralized system networks
B) The lack of redundant resilient systems.
A) A disruption in centralized networks
The dependence on nodes…
Added by Patricio Buenrostro-Gilhuys on March 31, 2010 at 4:00am — 9 Comments
All the Water Filters you will ever need!!!
All the Waver Filters you will ever need!!!…
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The Colony Capturing Water and Purifying Water
The Colony is an experiment where people from various backgrounds were put in a situation simulating an emergency. So there is no water, no food and no energy. At the end of this episode Continue
Added by Patricio Buenrostro-Gilhuys on March 25, 2010 at 3:47am — No Comments
Water Crisis and Geeks for Haiti
OK let´s get immersed in the current mission. A flood in London started 72 hours ago. Water is scarce. You have a test in school tomorrow or you are at your job and you are at the other side of the world. You can still help from your computer. How? All this volunteers are helping to map out based on citizen reports and info on the web where water, food, medical help is needed:…
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Water Purification in Kenya- Must See!!!
Check this out!!! This is the cheapest way I´ve seen to purify water- Just put water… Continue
Added by Patricio Buenrostro-Gilhuys on March 25, 2010 at 2:40am — No Comments
Water Filters and Transportation
What if we combine this idea http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/06/julie_frosts_mv.php with this idea with some of the water capturing-purification -destilation ideas at the end of this video http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/alex_steffen_sees_a_sustainable_future.html
Added by Patricio Buenrostro-Gilhuys on March 25, 2010 at 1:07am — 1 Comment
All the Wave Power you will ever need
All the Wave Power you will ever need…
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All the Human Powered Energy you will ever need
All the Human Powered Energy you will ever need…
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All the solar energy you will ever need
All the solar energy you will ever need… Continue
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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
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
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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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