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Devised in 1978 by Cresson Kearny, the Kearny fallout meter is an application of the gold-leaf electroscope developed in 1787 by Abraham Bennet. [3] Prior to this, the use of the electrometer principle for radiation detection had seen widespread application in the form of the quartz fiber dosimeter.
An emergency kit, disaster bag, bug-out bag (BOB), [4] [5] [6] also known as a 72-hour kit, [7] GOOD bag (get out of Dodge), [8] [9] personal emergency relocation kit (PERK), go-bag, survival backpack, or quick run bag (QRB) [10] [11] is a portable kit containing items that would help a person to survive for 72 hours [12] during an escape or ...
Free RPG Day is an annual promotional event by the tabletop role-playing game industry. [1] The event rules are fairly simple: participating publishers provide special free copies of games to participating game stores; the game store agrees to provide one free game to any person who requests a free game on Free RPG Day.
The Girder and Panel Building Set construction kits enabled a child to build plastic models of mid-twentieth century style buildings. Vertical plastic columns were placed in the holes of a Masonite base board and horizontal girders were then locked into the vertical columns to create the skeletal structure of a model building.
Mar. 21—Members of all four local Rotary Clubs and several from other towns in Southeast Georgia assembled at MAP International's headquarters in Brunswick to assemble disaster kits for Ukraine ...
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Long term power outages can cause damage beyond the original disaster that can be mitigated with emergency generators or other power sources to provide an emergency power system. [11] The United States Department of Energy states: "homeowners, business owners, and local leaders may have to take an active role in dealing with energy disruptions ...
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