Vishal Shah's Old Blog.: July 2010

Two New "Walking" Batfish Species Found

New bottom-dwellers live in path of Gulf oil spill.

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One of the new batfish species found in the Gulf of Mexico (file photo).

via news.nationalgeographic.com

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The Clean-Slate Guide to Simplicity | zen habits

Step one: Take all the clutter you’re facing, useful or not, and put it away. All of it. Put the pile of clothes in a box; put the old emails in a hidden folder. Now you have a “clean slate” to work with, but you don’t have to throw anything away. Yet.

Step two: Go about your business as usual. As you discover a genuine need for something (genuine being the operative word), take it out of storage with a clear conscience. No more agonizing over what to keep. Life will show exactly which things you actually need, and which things you only thought you needed.

via zenhabits.net

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karawitz architecture: passive house, bessancourt

karawitz architecture: passive house, bessancourt

passive house in bessancourt by karawitz architecture
all images courtesy karawitz architecture

french firm karawitz architecture have developed a passive house in bessancourt, near paris, france.
the house is closed to the north to limit heat loss and opened to the south benefitting from
free solar energy. aesthetically, it is an abstract replica of a traditional house.
the second skin of the houses design is untreated bamboo which envelopes the frame in solid wood panels.

via designboom.com

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Saturday, July 03, 2010

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How to Use the Manual Mode on a Digital SLR Camera – PictureCorrect

To many people new to digital photography, just the words “manual mode” are enough to start their knees shaking nervously. Surely, one of the benefits of modern cameras is that much of the tough decision making is taken out of your hands, so that you can concentrate on picture composition, and actually taking the shot? Whilst this is largely true, there will always be times when ultimate control should stay in the photographer’s hands – tricky lighting conditions, for example.

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Tokay Gecko Photo, Animal Wallpaper – National Geographic Photo of the Day

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Archaeologists Find Ancient Weapon In Melting Ice Patch : Discovery News

Global warming is turning out to be a savior for archaeologists like Craig Lee from the University of Colorado at Boulder, who are finding ancient relics in recently melted ice patches.

Lee's lucky strike is the oldest known atlatl dart, an early wooden spear-like hunting weapon, in the Rocky Mountains (pictured, left).

The research team found the 10,000-year-old weapon in a melting ice in the mountains near Yellowstone National Park. The two-foot long birch spear still had markings from the original hunter.

Atlatls have been found all over the world. Researchers believe the weapon was transported to North American around 12,000 years old by migratory hunters from Asia.

via news.discovery.com

Something good came out of global warming.. More to come I guess.

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What Tree Did You Fall From?

Two New "Walking" Batfish Species Found

New bottom-dwellers live in path of Gulf oil spill.

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