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Deborah Cazden

NEWSKILL - Urban Emergency Preparedness

Many people in modern cities do not have the skills to prepare for real emergency situations. It is important for everyone to know how to survive in the case of utility failures, disasters, even quarantine situations. Here is a four part series on Emergency Preparedness for Urban dwellers.

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx4wZyG6AVI

Part 2
http://www.youtuContinue

Posted by Deborah Cazden on March 10, 2010 at 4:54am — 3 Comments

Neil Tang

Innovation in Africa - Response

The piece of advice that stood out to me was to immerse yourself in the culture and observe those the people, how they do things and why they do it. I am reminded of the expeditions european explorers took to find a northern route to the east. One very famous expedition was launched out of Great Britain and had a lot of attention and fanfare surrounding it. I can't remember the name of the leader of that expedition. Several attempts had been made before but all had failed. The leader of this att… Continue

Posted by Neil Tang on March 10, 2010 at 4:54am

Thalia Black

LEARN1 - Teach people the skills to use what they have to solve a problem

There is a lot of great advice in that post! The thing that stuck out for me is a combo of two points. Essentially, when trying to solve a specific problem, you need to find out what the people there - the folks who live with the problem everyday - have to say. They may have suggestions as to how to go about implementing your plan at the local level that you never dreamed of. They may also be aware of limitations you hadn't thought of just looking in from the outside. Once you have your solution… Continue

Posted by Thalia Black on March 10, 2010 at 4:51am

Deborah Cazden

URGENT - Impending famine in Tokyo - A Call to Action! IMAGINE1

Today is March 4, 2020. I just received a call from my eldest son that he is doing well in college and that his professor has recommended him for an internship to work with one of the top physicists at CERN. He was overjoyed to get the news. I am so proud of him. I spoke with my younger son a couple of days ago, he too is doing well in college and looking forward to a career in video game design. I sometimes wish his horizons were a bit broader, but I know it has been a passion of his since he w… Continue

Posted by Deborah Cazden on March 10, 2010 at 4:45am — 11 Comments

 
 

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