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Forbes has recently compiled a list of the 10 most expensive cities in America. Not surprisingly, New York was #1. Read more at link.Forbes has recently compiled a list of the 10 most expensive cities in America. Not... more
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Police Departments are now employing ShotSpotter technology which can pinpoint within a few feet where a gunshot occured within the city limits using audio sensors setup throughout the city.Police Departments are now employing ShotSpotter technology which can pinpoint within... more
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Have I shown you this house yet? I know I have roughly one dozen photographs of it from various angles, so I am sure it has appeared here at least once, but just in case, here is a close look at this beautiful house. Anyway, I would love to live in this gorgeous Finnish beach house.Have I shown you this house yet? I know I have roughly one dozen photographs of it... more
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A tree behind the Seurasaari Ravintola (Helsinki, Finland). I like this photograph and want to share it with you. Of course, as usual, current has distorted the image, so it's best to click through if you want to see it.A tree behind the Seurasaari Ravintola (Helsinki, Finland). I like this photograph and... more
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Petunias on the deck of the Seurasaari Ravintola (Helsinki, Finland). I am proud of this photograph and want to share it with you. (and stupid current distorts the image, so click on the link to see an unbastardized photo)Petunias on the deck of the Seurasaari Ravintola (Helsinki, Finland). I am proud of... more
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A very close look at a Pansy on the deck of the Seurasaari Ravintola (Helsinki, Finland). Photographed while I was traveling.A very close look at a Pansy on the deck of the Seurasaari Ravintola (Helsinki,... more
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A close look at some of the Petunias on the deck of the Seurasaari Ravintola (Helsinki, Finland).A close look at some of the Petunias on the deck of the Seurasaari Ravintola... more
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Great article on scifi cities that are part paradise/part prison. I always thought that the city design for "Logan's Run" was something to be emulated by modern city planners, just not the whole killing people who are older that 30 part.Great article on scifi cities that are part paradise/part prison. I always thought... more
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Everyone knows what a pub crawl is, but what's a cricket crawl?? Read more about it, then come out and have some fun with us tomorrow night!Everyone knows what a pub crawl is, but what's a cricket crawl?? Read more about... more
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Most people reading this (i.e. people interested in green architecture, sustainability,etc.) probably already know most of what's in this article. But, nevertheless, it's a decent read.
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Nowhere has the greening message had a bigger impact than in the building industry. Green or sustainable architecture is all the rage—as well it should be, because buildings use a lot of energy. The construction and operation of residential and commercial buildings consume as much as 40 percent of the energy used in the United States today.
The calculation of a building’s total environmental impact must factor in everything from annual energy consumption to how and where building materials are manufactured and the handling of storm water. This requires some sort of rating system, and there are currently more than 40 of them in use around the world. Most, like LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), which has become the standard in the United States, award points based on a checklist—daylighting, water recycling, solar panels, bicycle racks, and so on.
Although it is estimated that fewer than 6,000 projects have been certified in the United States in the 10 years since LEED was established, the program has significantly raised public and professional awareness. Yet a checklist approach has drawbacks. It tends to focus attention on unusual features, such as green roofs. Growing grass on a roof is definitely photogenic, but it is not as energy- and cost-efficient as simply painting the roof white (see “The California Experiment,” page 66). And checklists—even weighted checklists—may produce misleading results. Both a suburban office campus and an urban high-rise office building, for example, can receive a high rating. As David Owen points out in his forthcoming Green Metropolis: Why Living Smaller, Living Closer, and Driving Less Are the Keys to Sustainability, in the office campus, people work in sprawling buildings and drive between them; in the high-rise, people work in a compact building, use elevators (which are inherently energy-efficient, since they are counterweighted), and walk to lunch.
[full article at link]Most people reading this (i.e. people interested in green architecture,... more
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Poppy blossom. Photographed in the gardens at the Tarvaspää Café at the Gallen-Kallela Museum near Tarvon Salmi on my first day in Helsinki, Finland.Poppy blossom. Photographed in the gardens at the Tarvaspää Café at... more
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Biting (Goldmoss) Stonecrop, Sedum acre, also known as the Wall-pepper. Includes some interesting information about this plant.Biting (Goldmoss) Stonecrop, Sedum acre, also known as the Wall-pepper. Includes some... more
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Few enjoy their commute. Just ask Stephen Dinwiddie, M.D., a psychiatrist at the University of Chicago.
"I think anybody who, like I do, commutes on the Kennedy on a daily basis knows exactly what stress is," he says, of his daily home-to-work commute on Chicago's expressway that extends from the Chicago Loop to O'Hare International Airport. "It takes anywhere from 30 minutes to several centuries--at least subjectively."
But more pressing factors make Chicago for the second year in a row the country's most stressful city. Crowding, poor air quality, a high 11% unemployment rate and free-falling home values have created a cocktail of constant worry affecting many in the Windy CityFew enjoy their commute. Just ask Stephen Dinwiddie, M.D., a psychiatrist at the... more
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Daisies. Photographed at Tarvaspää Café at the Gallen-Kallela Museum near Tarvon Salmi in Helsinki, Finland.Daisies. Photographed at Tarvaspää Café at the Gallen-Kallela Museum... more
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Even though NYC is located in the armpit of hell where, during the summers, the air is a humid miasma of fetid human sweat and decomposing dog shit, and the winters possess the cold and wind of Antarctica with none of its natural charms, there is a brave group of illegal aliens who not only live here, but are actually thriving. Who are these illegals? They are Quaker parrots, also known as Monk or Grey-Breasted parakeets, Myiopsitta monachus.Even though NYC is located in the armpit of hell where, during the summers, the air is... more
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This is a look at the sun as it sets over the Baltic Sea. I was ensconced in front of a window under a stairway (since the boat ran out of places to sit .. I know, this was almost impossible for me to believe, too, given the overall size of the ferry).This is a look at the sun as it sets over the Baltic Sea. I was ensconced in front of... more
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Do you know how, when an amazing experience is coming to an end, and you just want it to last a little bit longer, you fill your eyes and your heart with as many memories as you can get in those parting moments? This is what I did, and I also snapped photographs of anything, just to preserve those last moments.Do you know how, when an amazing experience is coming to an end, and you just want it... more
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When I was in Tallinn, Estonia, I was astonished when a pub-on-a-bicycle rolled past me down the street. Fortunately, I recovered and managed to chase it down to snap some photographs!When I was in Tallinn, Estonia, I was astonished when a pub-on-a-bicycle rolled past... more
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I thought I was done sharing pictures from the wall surrounding the Old Town portion of Tallinn, but I was wrong. After looking through my images today, I realized I have more that I want to share with you.I thought I was done sharing pictures from the wall surrounding the Old Town portion... more
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This is, in my opinion, one of the most spectacular views I've ever had the pleasure to see. I hope my photographs from atop the wall around Old Town can capture this for you well enough that you understand what I saw and experienced while I was in Tallinn.This is, in my opinion, one of the most spectacular views I've ever had the... more
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