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STAR-TIDES.net Adds News Feeds
Submitted by cglusky on Thu, 05/15/2008 - 16:24.We have started a project to aggregate relevant news feeds from around the web. Currently the focus is on the situation in Myanmar, but more feeds can and will be added as we grow. Please submit ideas for news feeds as comments to this post or contact us via email.
Myanmar Discussions
Submitted by cglusky on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 22:55.STAR-TIDES.net has established a Myanmar Response Group to discuss the ongoing situation regarding Mynamar relief efforts.
Scheduled Site Maintenance
Submitted by cglusky on Mon, 03/17/2008 - 13:44.STAR-TIDES.net will be upgrading servers Monday, March 17th from about
1700-2200 Central. Once the server upgrades are complete we will start
the site upgrades. Once the site comes back up there may be a lag
until the domain name properly resolves. Expect that the servers and
the site will be back up and fully functional by Tuesday, March 18th,
0600 Central.
Regards,
Coby
Rapid Deployable Shelters - Commercial
Submitted by cglusky on Sat, 12/08/2007 - 03:18.I was passed this link today on a New Zealand company that makes inflatable shelters: http://www.covertex.co.nz/
STAR-TIDES Wiki
Submitted by cglusky on Fri, 12/07/2007 - 15:47.STAR-TIDES.net is intended to be a social networking outlet and portal for sharing sustainable solutions. For the STAR-TIDES Wiki Field Manual please go here:http://www.appropedia.org/STAR-TIDES
TIDES at Pentagon Center Court
Submitted by linwells on Fri, 12/07/2007 - 02:39.TIDES had two and a half excellent days at the Center Court of the Pentagon from November 18-20.
On Sunday a team of volunteers, including twelve students from
Engineers Without Borders at the Johns Hopkins University, assembled
two hexayurts, a Shelter Box tent, and a Yurt Dome shelter to join the
UniFold shelter that had been set up on Friday. The weather was
beautiful for the set-up.
NDU Demo ICT Power
Submitted by cglusky on Fri, 12/07/2007 - 02:25.This is a short brief on basic lessons learned from NDU Demo Oct 07. Focus is on power requirements for ICT and some simple fixes.R,Coby
TIDES Phase I Report
Submitted by linwells on Thu, 12/06/2007 - 05:31.TIDES (Transportable Infrastructures for Development and Emergency Support)—Phase I TIDES is a research project focusing on information sharing and low-cost infrastructures to support populations in stressed environments, such as Stabilization and Reconstruction (SSTR), Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR). TIDES Phase I demonstrations were held in Oct-Nov 2007.