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My page is dedicated to solutions. All around, you will find links to help you find a great job, get involved in your community to meet people and make it a better place to live, find retailers of organic, local foods, come together to help deal with Global Warming, and hopefully have a laugh as well. So, dig in and have fun!.. .. ..
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Read the Groundbreaking Stern Review on the Economics of Global Warming
This report (Oct. 30, 2006), by Sir Nicholas Stern, former Chief Executive of the World Bank, is headline news around the globe. Economists agree: 1% GDP is all it would take to avoid the worst effects of Global Warming, which could cost 5% - 20% of GDP if we don't act now. World leaders are now actively moving to reduce CO2. Will Mr. Bush?
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I love planting trees in the city with Friends of the Urban Forest. You can too; go to www.fuf.net to volunteer. I love languages and travel! Languages I speak include Italian and French, and I'm working on Spanish. I've studied Russian, American Sign Language, Japanese and Hungarian.
Born in the beautiful slocan lake area in British Columbia, I grew up in Napa, California, have lived in Baja, Montreal, Siena and Trento. I've traveled to Hokkaido Japan (Go Otofuke HS!!) and to Belize, across Canada and the US, and throughout Europe. Next, I'm planning to go to Caracas, Venezuela to attend the World Social Forum this January. Also, I'd love to head back to Italia perche mi mancano tanto i miei cari amici.
Also, biking (that's how I commute, and I do it to fight against global warming), reading, poetry, writing, pontificating, singing, dancing (salsa, swing, ballroom, club, you name it!!), spending time on the beach, SWIMMING!!, working out at the gym, cooking (especially with friends!), baking (esp. bread and blueberry muffins), having nice (great, fun, even large) dinners together with friends and / or family, hiking, extreme biking, skiing (black slopes are great, but who wants moguls!?), physics, math, sociology, wordsmithery, BBQ's, campfires, partying with friends, making homebrew beer, playing the guitar and piano, spending time with my awesome roommies!!! (Justine, te amo!), snorkling, scuba diving ... well, just being me and living life: "who could ask for anything more?"
One more thing about me: I am quite interested in sustainable lifestyles. I think of the earth as a great big home: we should all not only pick up after ourselves and do the dishes; we should also strive to make it as beautiful and harmonious as possible.
Also... I try always to be both compassionate and very open-minded.
Music
Nick Drake, Fabrizio De Andre, Simon and Garfunkel, Alyzee, songs from New World Disorder videos, Dar Williams, Yo-Yo Ma, Andrea Bocelli, Tiromancino, Ligabue, Beatles, John Lennon, Big Bad Voodoo Dadies, Tenacious D, Beethoven, Eric Satie, Beetles, Queen, Pink Floyd, Ani Difranco, CAGALU PI music / music made with friends and family =), Justine Bennett...Movies
Also:
I Heart Huckabee's
Amelie
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
Dance With Me
Dark Crystal
Dead Poets Society
Free To Be You and Me
Harold and Maude
Kaos
L’auberge Espagnol
La Terra Trema
La Vita E Bella
Labyrinth
Lucia y el Sexo
Mary Poppins
Moulin Rouge
Muppets Take Manhatten
My Left Foot
Nuovo Cinema Paradiso
Princess Bride
Spirited Away
Stand and Deliver
Super Troopers
The Bird Cage
The Cat from Outer Space
The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
The Never-Ending Story
The Rats of Nyme
Wallace and GromitTelevision
I prefer being outside, being with friends, meditating, a little bit of doing whatnot, etc... =) So how on Earth do I keep up with what's going on in the world? I get my news from internet independent news.In general, doing research on things in which I have an interest (like globalization, environmental conservation, social movements and the like) gives me a fairly steady and reliable stream of information. Travel certainly helps, as well as talking to people.
Actually, this last one is a REALLY great source of constant, local information; plus, you meet new people, make friends sometimes, and get a great, warm feeling of community. People to talk to about their opinions on the environment, politics, their lives, their community or anything include friends, family, co-workers, random people you chance to meet, etc. It's best to get a good cross-section of your local community as well. For example, talk to homeless people, people in the grocery shop, people on the bus or train, people in your local and regional governments, police officers, teachers, etc.
Otherwise, these sources seem to be good sources of info on a broader than public level:
KPFA Free Speech Radio 94.1 FM
NPR Public Radio 88.5 FM
Indymedia US
Grist Magazine - "Environmental News and Humor"
For news on a particular country, it's fun to go to news sites in that country. I usually start by going to the google site for that country (for example, www.google.it for Italy), and then searching for news sites. You can translate the sites into English using web translation sites such as Altavista Babelfish. It's fun! =)
Also, if I have time, I'll read magazines of differing political views, such as Harper's Magazine and The Economist Magazine, though I agree more with the views of the former than the latter.
Books
Animals in Translation, Wind in the Willows, Green Grows the City, Trumpet of the Swan, The Neverending Story, La Commedia di Dante (Inferno, Purgatorio & Paradiso), Micromegas, The Wasteland (poem), Buddha's Little Finger, Lord Jim, Il Gattopardo, Hamlet, The Importance of Bein Earnest, The Dragons of Eden, Illusions: the adventures of a reluctant messiah, the Celestine Prophecy, Il Decamerone, The Letters of Abelard and Heloise, the Odyssey, A Brief History of Time, Martin Eden, The Portrait of a Lady, Eric Wilson myseries, poems by Diana Hartog, my own writings.Heroes
My parents, my brother, Michael, and my sister, Selena and her family, Whit ; Carl Sagan, Mahatma Ghandi, Shell Silverstein, Dante Alighieri, Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, Jimmy Carter (for the environment), Jane Goodall (for her success in realizing a dream), Leonardo DaVinci, really really slow happy man in Santa Cruz, dreamers, Jim Henson, Andrea Bocelli, Loa Tzu, the Buddha, Jesus, other propegators of love, happiness, compassion and thought, my dear friends, myself.
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Find a place to shop for organic, fair trade, local, ecologically grown, or shade grown food:
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Great places that I can personally recommend to shop for items that help you, the environment and the people who make/grow them:
In San Francisco:
Rainbow Grocery Co-operative (at 1745 Folsom St. THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST PLACE I KNOW TO SHOP - IT'S WONDERFUL!!)
Green Earth Grocery (at 860 Divisadero St)
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In Berkeley:
Berkeley Bowl (at 2020 Oregon St.)
Berkeley Farmer's Markets (at several locations)
In Napa:
Vallerga's Market (at several locations)
Sunshine Foods (at 1115 Main Street)
Napa and North Bay Farmer's Markets (at many locations)
In Rohnert Park
Oliver's Market (at 542 E. Cotati Ave)
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"We came here to say to all of you: apathy isn't it, and that we can do something." -John Lennon."Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are many ways to kneel and kiss the earth." - Rumi
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I bike to reduce air poluion that gives little kids asthma and to help combat Global Warming. Why do you bike? Postings and messages about why you bike are always great to read. Also, if you have any questions about getting rid of or spending less time in the old smog machine, I'm more than happy to offer insights, how to's, and congratulations on life beyond cars. For some transit and bike info in the bay area, www.511.org and www.sfbike.org are good sites.
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition - Bike SF
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What would you rather have: $30,000, a new bike, great health, strong community, no smog, clean air, less global warming, fast and easy parking, never another ticket, and a great way to get around... or a car? It's your choice (but it's ..our.. air).
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- Status: Single
- Here for: Networking, Friends
- Hometown: New Denver / Napa
- Orientation: Straight
- Body type: 5' 11" / Athletic
- Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
- Zodiac Sign: Virgo
- Children: Undecided
- Education: College graduate
- Occupation: Environmental & Humanitarian non-profit intern.
- Income: $30,000 to $45,000
Schools
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University Of California-Davis
- Davis,California
- Graduated: N/A
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree
- Major: French/ Italian/ Comparative Literature
2000 to 2004 -
Napa Valley College
- Napa,California
- Graduated: N/A
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: None
1999 to 2005 -
Vintage High
- Napa,California
- Graduated: 1999
- Student status: Alumni
1994 to 1999
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Jane Goodall Institute
- Berkeley, CA US
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May 2005 - March 2006 -
UC Berkeley
- Berkeley, CA US
- Research Assistant
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Hi! Gavin!
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Are you being good to Whitney? I hope so. I'd hate to have to fly over there and kick some American Korean ass. Merry Christmas, and stay happy.
Korea..smorea. Nothing rhymes with Korea.
Wishing you an
Absolutely beautiful
Celebration -
~Deborah~
Happy Birthday Gavin! And what the heck?! You don't live in the Bay area any more? now that I do...boo
Happy B-Day Buddy. How ya been?