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Flooding, Climate Change, Natural Disasters
February 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Preservation Community Fair, Natchitoches, La. Image by ncpttmedia NCPTT's Sarah Jackson discusses proper wood-window repair at the NPS Preservation Community Fair. The fair consisted of different sections such as wood window repair, stone grave marker cleaning, natural disaster information, a bousillage demonstration, landscape maintenance, and cane river heritage information. The fair was held at NCPTT's headquarters, Lee H. Nelson Hall, in Natchitoches, La., on June 12, 2010. For more information, visit www.ncptt.nps.gov/community-preservation-fair-teaches-cul.... The National Park Service’s National Center for Preservation Technology and Training protects America’s historic legacy by equipping professionals in the field of preservation with progressive technology-based research and training. Since its founding in 1994, NCPTT has awarded over million in grants for research that fulfills its mission of advancing the use of science and technology in the field of historic … [Read more...]
MBA Survival Guide: IIM student offers solutions to survive in IIM Shillong
February 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Assembling Pocket Survival Guides by Packard Jennings at Southern Exposure Image by Steve Rhodes soex.org/Event/215.html Packard Jennings - The Pocket Survival Guide Participants are invited to meet at SoEx for a 20-minute workshop to fold instructional pamphlets on how to devise an emergency raft out of recycled product packaging in case of a catastrophic flood- a consequence of consumer waste and mass production that contributes to pollution, and global warming. Once the Pocket Survival Guides are folded, participants will enter various stores and install them on consumer products to replicate “instant savings coupons.” Future customers will be happy to find their household purchases subverted by public art! Pocket Survival Guide is also in NYC through Dec 19th, 2009 www.efanyc.org/one-every-day/ His website centennialsociety.com/durham.html MBA Survival Guide: IIM student offers solutions to survive in IIM Shillong IIM Shillong, the seventh IIM … [Read more...]
2012 Survival Guide
February 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
2012 Survival Guide 2012 Survival Guide by 2012online.org This Survival Guide is intended as a basic introduction on how to prepare for and react to events that may take place over the course of the years leading up to December 21, 2012. These skills and techniques are provided for information purposes only and are not intended to take the place of a professional survival or first aid training course. Rather, they are intended to increase your awareness of the lifesaving importance of preparation of the coming events, survival skills and to encourage you to research the events that may transpire. For beginners interested in understanding the basics of December 21, 2012 and the Earth changing events, there is unlimited information available from many sources, and advances of knowledge and collaboration have led to a growing number of “watchers” and people that are preparing even though they do not … [Read more...]