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NTCA Launches Thick-Bed Regional Training in Columbus, Ohio
Keep Smilin’
Aman seemingly disguised as an old woman in a wheel- chair threw a piece of cake at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa at the Louvre Museum and shouted at people to think of planet Earth.
The Paris prosecutor’s office said one Monday that the 36-year- old man was detained following that Sunday’s incident and sent
to a police psychiatric unit. An investigation has been opened into the damage of cultural artifacts.
Videos posted on social media showed a young man in a wig and lipstick who had arrived in a wheelchair. The man, whose
identity was not revealed pending an investigation, was also seen throwing roses in the museum gallery to slack-jawed guests.
The cake attack left a conspic- uous white creamy smear on the glass but the famous work by Leonardo da Vinci wasn’t damaged.
Security guards were filmed escorting the wig-wearing man away as he called out to the sur- prised visitors in the gallery: “Think of the Earth! There are
people who are destroying the Earth! Think about it. Artists tell you: think of the Earth. That’s why I did this.”
Guards were then filmed clean- ing the cake from the glass. A Louvre statement confirmed the attack on the artwork involving a “patisserie.”
The 16th-century Renaissance masterpiece has seen a lot in its over-500 years in existence. So this incident doesn’t even take the cake.
The National Tile Contractors Assoc. (NTCA) is launch- ing a brand-new train- ing module in its Regional Training program: Thick-Bed Installations. This program will debut at America’s Floor Source in Columbus, Ohio on August 26, 2022. For details on this free program, to register, and to join the wait list for future Thick- Bed Regional Trainings, go to www.tile-assn and click down to Education & Certification > Events Calendar > Regional Training.
Thick-Bed Installations Regional Training is open to NTCA mem- bers and other professional tile contractors and installers, with a class size capped at 20. Led by highly-qualified and experienced NTCA trainers and supported by a team of tile industry experts and partners, instruction will be given in both classroom and hands-on environments to address real-world tile system installation challenges. Attendees will learn how to use and apply ANSI A108 installation standards and TCNA Handbook methods.
The primary learning objec- tive of this free class is to become familiar with the flexibility of dry- pack mortar beds to resolve a wide range of installation challenges and to achieve tile industry stan- dard substrate requirements. Focus will be on thick-bed installations for floors and shower pans, using a variety of drain types and mem- branes, with additional instruction on wall installations. Location: America’s Floor Source,
3374 Millennium Court, Columbus, Ohio 43219.
Visit www.tile-assn.com /events/ to register and for more info.