11/29/2014

Underwater Tunnels




Underwater tunnels are an interesting piece of infrastructure.
The list provides the name of the tunnel, the year of completion in parenthesis, the city/nation Those tunnels where the length is not known are listed at the end.
  1. Solbakk (uc) – Stavanger, Norway = 46,904 feet
  2. Harbour (prop) – Copenhagen, Denmark = 30-40,000 feet
  3. Tokyo Bay (1997) – Tokyo, Japan = 31,498 feet
  4. Xiamen West (uc, 2017) – Xiamen, China = 29,627 feet
Click to read the article and see the list of long underwater tunnels.




11/28/2014

Salt

Salt Use




We want our friends up north to know we are thinking about you.


Tiny Home





A team of designers and architects based in South Africa has produced this charming prefabricated tiny home designed especially for the climate and conditions of their country. The versatile POD-Indawo can operate on or off-grid, and sports a decent-sized porch and an upstairs sleeping area.

With a footprint of 17 sq m (182 sq ft), the POD-Indawo is constructed from steel, aluminum, glass, and wood, and has a large glass facade and several windows for ventilation. The units are built in Johannesburg, South Africa, and can ship either as a basic shell or be outfitted with kitchen appliances, folding furniture, and storage solutions to suit.




11/21/2014

The Hang - Musical Instrument

The Hang (German pronunciation: [haÅ‹] s a musical instrument created by Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer in Bern, Switzerland.

Very interesting sound.


Thanks to Grace Bazelewski AICP for sharing on Facebook.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9CoYiAm57E&list=PLmQgHIlpRhvSfHenjHG4xFUWV9wkK-UMi






  • PANArt Gubal - Felix Rohner - Deep Bal - YouTube

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PUcoYYin7E
    Jun 27, 2014 - Uploaded by PANArt Hangbau AG
    PANArt Gubal - Felix Rohner - Deep Bal ... Video by Basil Rohner ... Panart Hang Official Documentary ...
  • Liron Man - Hang Solo (2008 - Suzan Dalal) سازی به نام هانگ ...

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVhU9MZ_xR4

    Aug 12, 2010 - Uploaded by sharakam sna
    Hang ist ein Musikinstrument, das in seiner Form an eine große Linse ... Das Instrument wurde im Jahr ...
  • MAGIC HANG DRUM ! - YouTube

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4-I58pALGs

    Jul 10, 2008 - Uploaded by Anjoy Planet
    Inventé en 2000 par des BERNOIS (Félix Rohner et Sabina Schärer), le "HANG" est un instrument de musique ...






  • Liron Mann - hang drum - Instrumental - YouTube

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I2SjGZOqQg

    May 17, 2009 - Uploaded by TelAvivFolkClub
    I just love Persian music. Me and my friend met the artist in a bar after watching him drum on the table. We are ...
  • Mandalele - Hang Drum Solo (instrumental) - YouTube

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbJ5jZmA4uo

    Jul 12, 2011 - Uploaded by RabbitHillAcoustic
    From the Mandalele Close Up Series. Frances Miller of Mandalele plays an original song she improvised during ...
  • HANG ***** INSTRUMENTAL - YouTube

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...UMi


  • 11/18/2014

    Cougar

    Cougar - Roland Erikson


    A cougar killed my cousin Roland Erikson's goat in Washington State.

    Bad Kitty.

    Our conservation efforts have succeeded in increasing the number and range of many species. A success story, but not fr the goat.

    11/14/2014

    Wind Energy in Scotland


  • Wind power in Scotland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_Scotland
    Wikipedia
    Wind power is Scotland's fastest growing renewable energy technology, with 2574 MW of installed capacity as of April 2011. Whitelee Wind Farm is the largest ...
  • Scotland has more than half the UK's wind turbines ...

    www.telegraph.co.uk › News › UK News › Scotland
    The Daily Telegraph
    Apr 11, 2014 - Alex Salmond's drive to build more wind farms is “completely out of control”, it has been warned after official figures showed Scotland now hosts ...
  • Energy in Scotland: Get the facts - The Scottish Government

    www.scotland.gov.uk › ... › Energy
    Scottish Government
    The Scottish Government has an ambitious but achievable target for renewable energy in Scotland to generate the equivalent of 100 per cent of gross annual ...
  • Scotland's Renewable Energy Sector in Numbers - Scottish ...

    www.scottishrenewables.com/scottish-renewable-ene...
    Scottish Renewables
    Scottish Renewables has compiled the key statistics on the development of Scotland's renewable energy sector from a variety of government and industry ...