COASTAL 



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Exhibit Reveals Towers of Nature' 



I ave you ever 

 wanted to shake the 

 ground like an earth- 

 quake, or create your own 

 tornado? Then visit the 

 "Powers of Nature" 

 exhibit at the North 

 Carolina Museum of 

 Natural Sciences in 

 downtown Raleigh. 



Originally from 

 Philadelphia's Franklin 

 Institute Science 

 Museums, the exhibit 

 runs through Feb. 1 6. 



More than 50 

 interactive exhibits, video 

 presentations and real 

 artifacts for young and 

 old alike teach about 

 nature's amazing 

 influences. In the 

 "Anatomy of a Storm," 

 you can learn how a 

 storm is formed and see 



how a 1 6-ft. tree was 

 bent to a 90-degree angle 

 from Hurricane Hugo. 



In "Earthquakes," 

 you can try to build a 

 building to withstand the 

 movement of a real 

 earthquake. In "Volca- 

 noes," see inside a 

 volcano and create your 

 very own mini-eruption. 



Admission is $4 for 

 adults; $3 for children 

 4-1 1 and senior citizens 

 over 60; free for Friends 

 of the Museum and 

 children 3 and under. 



For more 

 information about 

 museum hours, 

 call 919/733-7450, 

 ext. 503 or visit the Web: 

 www.naturalsciences.org 

 and click on Special 

 Exhibits. - G.C. 



Shark Brochure Available 



Ate r almost 400 million 

 years in the ocean, sharks 

 have developed a reputation 

 as very dangerous fish. 



Although a shark attack 

 is a potential danger for 

 anyone frequenting marine 

 waters, the risk should be kept 

 in perspective, says George 

 Burgess, director of the 

 International Shark File in 

 Florida. 



A new colorful brochure, 

 "Shark Sense: Atlantic and 

 Gulf Regions," addresses the 

 dangers of sharks and gives 

 tips on how to avoid shark 

 attacks. The publication also 

 illustrates common sharks 

 found in the Atlantic and Gulf, 



and gives some interesting 

 facts about the predators and 

 shark resources. 



The brochure was a 

 cooperative effort of North 

 Carolina Sea Grant, NOAA 

 Fisheries, Florida Sea Grant, 

 Rhode Island Sea Grant, 

 Dare County Emergency 

 Management and North 

 Carolina Aquariums. 



To request a sample, 

 call 919/515-9101; or write 

 North Carolina Sea Grant, 

 NC State University, Box 

 8605, Raleigh, NC 27695- 

 8605; or visit the Web: 

 www. ncsu. edu/seagrant. 

 Refer to UNC-SG-02-07. 



-A.G. 



NC DOCUMENT 

 a^WNGHOUSE 



Coastal 

 Real Estate 

 Workshops 



Offeree! 



What should you know about 

 selling and buying coastal real estate? Find 

 out in February when the N.C. Real Estate 

 Commission and N.C Division of Coastal 

 Management team with North Carolina 

 Sea Grant to host workshops in three 

 locations. 



Feb. 1 0, 1 to 5 p.m., Sun Spree Resort, 



Wrightsville Beach 



Feb. 11,9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sun Spree 



Resort, Wrightsville Beach 



Feb. 20, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Ramada Inn 



Outer Banks Resort, Nags Head 



Feb. 21,9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sheraton 



Adantic Beach 



Experts will discuss construction 

 standards, erosion rates and controls, 

 disclosure requirements and resources for 

 buying and selling real estate. 



The workshops are open to the 

 public. Registration is $45 per person. 

 Real estate licensees will receive four hours 

 of continuing education elective course 

 credit 



Checks should be payable to N.C. 

 Real Estate Commission. Mail checks, 

 indicating date and location of workshop 

 of choice, to N.C. Real Estate Commis- 

 sion, Education Specialist, P.O. Box 

 1 71 00, Raleigh, NC 2761 9-71 00. 



For additional information, go on- 

 line to www.ncrec.state.ncMS. 



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