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Family Emergency Preparedness Food Checklist

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Have you had this panic attack every time you read or heard about the earthquake which experts said could strike and isolate Metro Manila? I do. While the family discussed about this in passing, we don’t have a solid plan yet on what to prepare or do when earthquake happens. I told the kids that wherever they may be when earthquake hits the area they should try not to panic and protect themselves (and please try to reach home safe).

family emergency preparedness food checklist

Department of Health Photo: There is a high risk of malnutrition during emergencies like typhoons. What should be in your emergency food stock list to prevent this from happening to you and your family? (Please click on image to enlarge.)

Useful information about emergency preparedness suggests that a family secure a food checklist. The 72-hour emergency kit includes non-perishable goods, medicine, among others, but the food checklist includes a variety of non-perishable and nutritious goods enough to sustain a family for a few days.

Please check on the picture above to find out the necessary goods to stock at home in preparation for emergency situation.

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Educating Your Kids at the Construction Site

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Teaching children about math, science, and physics isn’t easy. It often helps to have real world examples that attract children’s attention and then use their interest to spark a learning experience. Good teachers use this technique all the time, but even more learning goes on at home so it’s important for parents to remember this too.

One of the best ways to engage children is to show them something colossal: a jumbo jet lifting off the runway, a cruise ship leaving port, or if you live by a construction site, the heavy machinery involved in constructing a new building. If the construction site is not on dry, stable ground but instead rests on a marsh or swamp, the construction company is most likely using a very special technique that makes a wonderful teaching tool for parents.

On swampy ground, construction companies are likely to use a series of interlocking wooden mats that distribute the weight of their heavy equipment – making it easy for huge trucks, cranes, and even oil rigs to rest on the bog mats. Ask your child how the mats help to keep the big machines out of the marsh and why it would be difficult to work in this location without the aid of the wooden supports. This allows the young one to see the effects of physics first-hand.

If you are mathematically inclined, you can set up a simple problem to determine how strong the mats have to be to hold the machinery out of the bog. You can also take the opportunity to show your kids how swamp environments differ from dry forest ecosystems and the difficulties for people working in both.

If your child is really interested in building their own construction sites, you can show them Bog mats for sale from leading brands like Quality Mat Company, and tell them to start saving up their allowance!

How To Eliminate Pests From Your Home

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Getting rid of pests can be difficult. Identifying the pest is usually easy, but deciding on the right pest treatment needs to be considered carefully. It is important to determine which method will effectively eradicate the pests without causing significant damage to your property. There are different forms of pests and the treatment chosen will depend on the type of pest infestation.

The first step is to find out what type of pest you are dealing with. There are different types of pests that infest homes and these include spiders, flies, rodents, cockroaches, fleas, ants, termites and other pests.

One way to identify pests is by their excrement. Pests can also be identified by simply sighting them. You can read books that are devoted to pest determination and pest control as these can be helpful. If you are looking for information on how to get rid of any type of pest you can use the Internet to find it. There are many websites that will provide you with such information. If you want to know about the right type of repellent for an infestation, a quick search on the Internet will provide you with a lot of links to the information.

After you have identified the pest, you need to decide how to approach this task. When trying to decide on a treatment it’s important to consider the risk associated with each particular treatment. It is always advisable to use pest treatment that is effective at removing pests while causing minimal harm or damage.

If you want to eliminate the pest yourself, there are several pest control methods you can use. You can buy a pest control deterrent or spray from a home improvement store or department store. Home pesticides are also available at your local department store.

Buy mouse traps can be purchased from the local grocery or department store and these can effectively handle rodent problems or even gopher control. You can use a non-toxic pest control product to fight pest infestation in your garden. Some of these are natural products and don’t contain chemicals.

If you decide not to handle the pest removal yourself then you need to hire a pest control service exterminator. Before you hire a pest exterminator or removal service, make sure you do carefully research the companies. You want to find a reputable exterminator or company that will complete the extermination properly. You can get referrals from relatives, friends or other people you trust before you hire a pest control service.

You can use the Internet to find out information about any exterminator you are considering hiring. Make sure they are licensed and have insurance before you sign a contract with them.

Once you have chosen a company or exterminator, have them visit your property to inspect the site. Many pest control services will do the inspection for free, but some may charge you a modest fee for the inspection.