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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

a way to help

Japan is a country of amazing talent in so many disciplines

it's also a country in need of every one's help

enter another amazing talent Victoria from sfgirlbythebay, who introduced me to this

"the thoughtful folks at weiden + kennedy, a worldwide advertising agency with offices in japan, have come up with a creative way to aid japan’s relief efforts. they’ve designed these posters with 100% of the profits going to the relief effort"

as a group, bloggers and our readers can also do some amazing things...

Hope you'll join us ..just follow the links to..

House with a Slide in Japan by LEVEL Architects

help keep the world an amazing place for all!

sue

Monday, June 21, 2010

the summer solstice...harness that sun!

solstice

Sol + stice derives from a combination of Latin words meaning "sun" + "to stand still." As the days lengthen, the sun rises higher and higher until it seems to stand still in the sky.

Revellers dance in front of the stones as the midsummer sun rises just after dawn over the megalithic monument of Stonehenge. photo from the independent UK

As a major celestial event, the Summer Solstice results in the longest day and the shortest night of the year.

in between our celebrating, it's a good idea to think about ways to use that energy from the sun.

happily, there are some people and companies that are doing just that.. and in very stylish ways

Solar Roof Tiles from Tegolasolare