A Catalogue Of Sustainable Achievements
Yo, SuperForest!
Sometimes, I buy fresh produce and it sits in the bottom of my fridge and remains there for weeks, until it turns awful colours and its smell finally signals to me that it needs to go in the bin. Not anymore. You don’t have to either.
I explain in the vid.
April
So, I don’t know how many of you actually look around the Google website instead of just using its search engine wondrousness… but I love this company and I like to read their blog and learn about their awesome new projects.
And I found one today that people can get involved in. Its called Project Ten to the One Hundredth.
Watch the short, cute animation promotion video for the project:
The gist of it is you submit an idea you have that can help a bunch of people all over the world, and whichever idea helps the most people wins. Pretty cool eh? Imagine! You have an idea, and Google helps you make it happen! Gosh what a trip!
So Google explains it like this:
“Why this project?
Never in history have so many people had so much information, so many tools at their disposal, so many ways of making good ideas come to life. Yet at the same time, so many people, of all walks of life, could use so much help, in both little ways and big.
In the midst of this, new studies are reinforcing the simple wisdom that beyond a certain very basic level of material wealth, the only thing that increases individual happiness over time is helping other people.”
“How it works
Project 10100 (pronounced “Project 10 to the 100th”) is a call for ideas to change the world by helping as many people as possible. Here’s how to join in.
1. Send us your idea by October 20th.
Simply fill out the submission form giving us the gist of your idea. You can supplement your proposal with a 30-second video.
2. Voting on ideas begins on January 27th.
We’ll post a selection of one hundred ideas and ask you, the public, to choose twenty semi-finalists. Then an advisory board will select up to five final ideas. Send me a reminder to vote.
3. We’ll help bring these ideas to life.
We’re committing $10 million to implement these projects, and our goal is to help as many people as possible. So remember, money may provide a jumpstart, but the idea is the thing.”
So… feeling inspired? Got an idea? Tell Google. They rock so darn hard. Deadline is October 20th. So put your thinkin cap on.
(cat image by shelteredsanity.com)
Hot Afternoon All!
Jackson here.
SuperForester Niki and I were just having a discussion and the number thirteen came up.
We were talking about building design and how most buildings do not acknowledge their thirteenth floors. They all have them, they just call them other things. Like 14.
This is for a multitude of reasons, none of which have anything to do with helping us live our daily lives.
(see wikipedia: friday the 13th)
Friday the 13th is no more deadly or unlucky than Friday the 16th.
So we were thinking: We need some new superstitions!
Ones that actually affect our daily lives and can help us remember useful things!
Like:
“Put a can in the paper recycling bin, break your mother’s back.”
“Carpool or your face will stick that way.”
“To ward off the Evil Eye: Toss your kitchen scraps over your left shoulder into the compost bin.”
Now those are some superstitions we can use!
Anyone got any more? Write them in the comments.
Best New Superstition suggested gets a prize!
Let the Naming of the New Superstitions commence!
Yay!
-jackson
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