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Kicking Off The New Year!

Posted on 29 December 2014 by Namaara MacMoragh Posted in Etopia Updates

Have you seen the clock tower? Taken a wagon ride to Etopia’s coastal village? Or taken an inner-tube down the mountain off Eagle Peak? If you haven’t visited Etopia in a while now is the time to stop by. We’ve revamped and updated many of your favorite areas. We’ve got paddle boats, self-guided sailboats docked around Etopia, a new cobblestone road to ride a horse, take a walk, or peddle a bike. (Remember that bikes, horses, and electric skooters have to be wearable or you’ll fall through a nearby bridge)

We’ve got it all including the world famous, live music venue, The Rhodehouse.

Plus we’ve added new events for 2015 along with more interactive, informative and just plain fun experiences. Here’s a peek …

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Main Entrance (left)
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a Sailboat Ride (right)
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Happy Holidays!

Posted on 18 December 2014 by Namaara MacMoragh Posted in Etopia Updates

Happy Holidays to all our Etopia friends and family!

In many places snow is deep. In others the weather is warm and sunny. At Etopia we have just a dusting of snow unless you’re headed up to Eagle Peak where it’s cold and snowy. Our plaza is clear of slush and a horse-drawn wagon ride makes for a great way to see the sights.  It’s our way of saying Happy Holidays to all!

One way of celebrating the holidays is to come on out to the annual Etopia Holiday Dance. DJ Dani will be bringing the best in Big Band to the Pavilion tomorrow evening, 18 December, starting at 7pm SLT. So put on your dancin’ shoes and join family and friends for a swinging good time!

You Are What You Eat

Posted on 27 August 2014 by Namaara MacMoragh Posted in DIY Tips & Stuff

I found this wonderful article in my recent newsletter from the Tacoma Food Coop. I love this place nestled in a bustling neighborhood on 6th Ave in Tacoma WA. If you’re in the area it’s well worth a stop and shop. Please note I hijacked this article and do not, yet, have permission to share it. But it was too good to pass over.

You Are What You Eat: A Forager’s Guide to Washington

Adam, TFC Produce Department

Adam, TFC ProduceWe all know and love the convenience of supermarket produce, the comfort of being able to walk a few blocks and have an entire forest of food presented to you. Whether the food originates from a farm a day’s drive away, or a plantation way on the other hemisphere of the globe, it is brought in ripe, daily, for consumption. And don’t get me wrong, it’s a beautiful thing.

But it also allows us to forget where our food comes from. Do these berries come from a tree? What does a carrot look like when it’s growing? Many of us (save the home-gardeners) may not know, as we have never had to find food ourselves, a luxury humanity has enjoyed for a relatively microscopic portion of its existence. That said, our generations are fortunate enough to live in an era where foraging still represents a viable source of food – and as Washingtonians, we have access to a virtual cornucopia of forage-able delicacies!

Fortunately, one doesn’t have to go far to practice the art of searching for wild food resources. The Washington Department of Natural Resources allows personal use harvesting of berries, mushrooms, fiddleheads, and other forest produce. Limits range from 3-5 gallons of each species per year – more than enough to freeze and supply yourself through the winter. State Parks (managed by Washington State Parks) allow non-commercial foraging, although one has to go on a case-by-case basis with the national parks (just ask a ranger if you’re unsure).

For the modern apex predator, I would recommend checking out an online app by the name of GoHunt. Created by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the app shows you an interactive map of Washington that can be filtered by type to show you areas in which you can forage. It also helps keep you off private property – definitely a hazard in some of the more open areas of the state.

Pierce County Gleaning ProjectAnd for the city-slicking forager, there’s the Gleaning Project. This project, started in 1982, allows civilians to forage “emergency” food out of farmlands and neighborhood fruit trees alike. “Emergency” food is food that will go to waste if not picked, usually when the landowner does not have the resources to harvest it. Essentially, the project saves good food by getting it into the hands of a consumer, at the low cost of a day’s work. Donors can register their trees for gleaning, and thus give back to the community. And gleaners can get back to nature without ever having to leave the city!

Hopefully this article has given you inspiration to get out and get picking – as you get closer to nature, you will get closer to yourself too. After all, we are what we eat.

LL CEO and the Future

Posted on 18 April 2014 by Namaara MacMoragh Posted in Virtual News

It’s been a bit of a roller coaster ride for anyone who has been a part of the Second Life community for more than a heartbeat and especially challenging for those of us who have been around a few years or more. Seems with all of Linden Labs’ good intentions we can’t,in many ways, seem to get SL to move forward and become more robust. Here’s a little about Ebbe Linden (aka Ebbe Altberg) from the LL press release in February:  “… prior to joining Linden Lab, Altberg was COO of BranchOut. Prior to that, he was part of the executive team at Yahoo!, most recently as SVP of Media Products. His more than 25 years of experience managing teams that create world-class products and services also includes leadership roles at Ingenio (acquired by at&t Interactive) and Microsoft.”

And here’s a link to Jo Yardley’s blog post about a recent meeting with Ebbe in Second Life: (http://joyardley.wordpress.com/2014/02/19/chatting-with-ebbe-altberg-new-ceo-of-linden-lab/).

Watch his keynote at WVBPE  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7pPgEHq7wo).  He stated early on that he is working with Legal Counsel to try to try to figure out how to make it crystal clear that the creators of the content own the content. That’s a great start. He also talked about Oculus. Another step in the right direction. All in all I was impressed. My fingers are crossed.

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