Word: harnessing
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...left many structures unstable," says Sue Carpenter, founder of a charity called Jaisalmer in Jeopardy. "And you can't rebuild Jaisalmer." The seepage problem, plus violent monsoons in 1993 and a severe earthquake in 2001, caused the collapse of scores of historic buildings, including Jaisalmer's oldest palace, the Har-Raj-Ji-ka-Mahal...
...Working with the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, Jaisalmer in Jeopardy oversaw the restoration of the Har-Raj-Ji-ka-Mahal and instigated a series of cleanup projects that sanitized the fort's alleyways. But many other buildings, including the fort walls themselves, are in urgent need of repair. Reining in overenthusiastic developers is another major challenge, says Carpenter: "We're trying to overcome the thirst for opening yet another hotel, building another concrete extension, installing more showers...
...different degrees, long after we’ve left our respective Ivy cocoons. In the “real world” (quotes intended), it’s probably not uncommon to find a more subdued, yet still pointed culture of good-natured ribbing and “har har” humor along these same lines...
...Bonner explains that through a lucky coincidence BASIC-Boston Area Students Involved in the Community-was planning a benefit dance a week later than Har'd CORPS's ideal benefit concert date. BASIC had the event idea and no cause yet, and the issue of AIDS in southern Africa came to anchor the two benefits into a week of AIDS awareness events...
...sort of like striking while the iron was hot," says Stephen N. Smith `02, the founder and director of Har'd CORPS, of the enthusiasm he was able to generate for AIDS Week. "We wanted to do something that was timely and where any amount of money could really go a long way. This was unique because it was an issue around which a lot of people were wanting to get involved...