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Edmonton Tweetup

Thursday, August 21, 2008

“Wealth” is not just financial. I value the friends and acquaintances who share a wealth of knowledge through networking. You may have heard of social media and Twitter. Twitter is known as micro blogging. Well, Edmonton Tweetup brought members of this online community together for the second time, on August 14, 2008, at The Billiard [...]

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England Pavilion at Heritage Days

Monday, August 4, 2008

For the final day of Heritage Days 2008, my wife, Lupe, and I volunteered at the England Pavilion that was presented by the Alberta St. George of England Society. We served delicious sausage rolls, Cornish pasties, and scones to visitors. Lupe and I recently joined the society, as I was born in England. Thanks to [...]

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Mahatma Gandhi’s Words of Wisdom from Dr Shall Sinha

Friday, August 1, 2008

Mahatma Gandhi’s message was presented in the first person by Dr Shall Sinha at the Rotary Club of Edmonton Riverview’s July 29, 2008, meeting. This was my first Rotary meeting, and I was certainly inspired by the topic of the speaker. Let me relate this to my blog! There is a definite reference to wealth. This will be [...]

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Virtual meeting in Second Life

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

During a recent conversation, commenting on technology, concern for the environment, and high gas prices, I proposed that we should consider more virtual meetings even locally. From there I quickly moved to the thought of a virtual café in my Second Life community. Located at Etopia, an educational, environmental eco-village, I now operate an organic café [...]

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BBQ, IPA Members Moving to Mexico

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Clay McAdam and his wife, Jutta, have been dedicated members and supporters of the International Police Association, Region 5 Edmonton, for many years. They are now moving to Mexico, so this was a good reason for Gord and Gwen Macdougal to host one of the fabulous BBQs they are known to hold for members of [...]

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