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Interest in deconstruction, he noted, is growing, especially among millennials. “There is a lot of hope around the younger generation doing the right thing and the responsible thing with their dollars.”“We wanted to do deconstruction for some time because it’s a perfect fit for our ReStore, but we realized we needed to have that partnership with Nebraska Environmental Trust to make it happen,” said Amanda Brewer, CEO of Habitat for Humanity of Omaha.Initiating the deconstruction process — which can target anything from a kitchen or bathroom remodeling project to a whole-house deconstruction — begins by making a phone call to Habitat ReStore at 402-884-7462.“Matt and his team will do a walk-though to see if deconstruction is going to be a good fit and if so, work around the timeline of the project,” Erickson said. “If someone’s new cabinets are going in on Thursday, for instance, we want to make sure our crew is there on Tuesday or Wednesday so there isn’t a big gap. We schedule everything to be most convenient for the homeowner.”Omaha Habitat ReStore locations: 1003 S. 24th St., Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and 10910 Emmet St., Monday-Saturday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.Information: General, 402-934-1033, habitatrestore@habitatomaha.org; deconstruction, 402-884-7462.#ndn-video-player-3.ndn_embedded .ndn_floatContainer { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; }... (Omaha World-Herald)
While some radioactive elements decay quickly, others take many millennia. For example, Plutonium-239 “has a half-life of 24,000 years,” meaning that half of its radioactivity will decay in that time. Exposure to radioactive materials can kill cells or cause cell mutations, leading to cancer.Since we can’t time travel to warn future generations about these dangers, we have to find another way to make sure they receive this message. We need to attempt to make a warning that can last for tens of thousands of years.At first, the solution may seem simple. We could just put up signs saying “Keep Out” or “Danger.” But even if the signs were extremely durable and could last long enough, people wouldn’t be able to understand English (or any other contemporary language) to read them that far into the future. Languages are constantly changing and evolving, and the words that we use today would be incomprehensible to everyone by then. Even scholars of ancient languages would have difficulty with languages from so long ago.We also can’t rely on the government to maintain or guard these facilities forever. The United States is currently only 241 years old. It’s extremely unlikely that it would still be the same country 24,000 years from now.Experts have proposed using symbols or pictures instead of words to get around the language issue. These pictures would portray terrified faces, or those in extreme pain, to warn people to stay away. Other, more fanciful ideas include that will change color when near nuclear waste or creating myths that are passed down through generations by telling stories about the dangers of these facilities so that even if people don’t know or understand what they hold, they will still stay away out of supe... (The Massachusetts Daily Collegian)
