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2. Space blanket - Wikipedia

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   A space blanket (also known as a Mylar blanket, emergency blanket, first aid blanket, safety blanket, thermal blanket, weather blanket, heat sheet, foil blanket, or shock blanket) is an especially low-weight, low-bulk blanket made of heat-reflective thin plastic sheeting. They are used on the exterior surfaces of spacecraft for thermal control ...

3. Blank-Fest - Wikipedia

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   Blank-Fest is an annual benefit concert, usually held one or two weeks before Christmas, to collect blankets for the homeless.It was founded in 1997 in Nyack, New York, United States, by Kenn Rowell, frontman for the New York City–based band, The Baghdaddios.

4. List of homeless relocation programs in the United States

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   For several decades, various cities and towns in the United States have adopted relocation programs offering homeless people one-way tickets to move elsewhere. [1] [2] Also referred to as "Greyhound therapy", [2] "bus ticket therapy" and "homeless dumping", [3] the practice was historically associated with small towns and rural counties, which had no shelters or other services, sending ...

5. US Supreme Court scrutinizes anti-camping laws used ... - AOL

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   The case focuses on three ordinances in Grants Pass, a city of roughly 38,000 people, that together prohibit sleeping in public streets, alleyways and parks while using a blanket or bedding ...

6. 7 ways to save money on your heating bill when it's cold

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   Blankets are an excellent way to stay warm in cooler temps and swapping your favorite blanket out for an electric blanket can make a huge difference in your gas utility bill budget.

7. Santa Monica to consider revising homeless ban to prohibit ...

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   The revised ordinance would also prohibit the city’s unsheltered residents from using blankets, pillows and bedrolls while sleeping outside, exemptions that were added in 2022 to comply with a ...

8. Trevor Ferrell - Wikipedia

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   Trevor Ferrell (born 1972) is an American citizen who, as a young teenager, caught the public's eye for his efforts to assist homeless people. [1] He started Trevor’s Campaign for the Homeless in 1983, when he was 11 years old. [2] On December 8, 1983, he watched a news program on street people.

9. International Year of Shelter for the Homeless - Wikipedia

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   The International Year of Shelter for the Homeless (IYSH) was recognized in 1987 by the United Nations. It was first declared, in principle, in UN resolution 36/71 [ 1 ] in 1981, and proclaimed officially in 1982 in resolution 37/221. [ 2 ]