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This site is on temporary hiatus because I am having problems with my eyes. I will be back as soon as possible.
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I want to quote architect and sustainability guru Tom Bender - http://www.tombender.org/ (I’ve changed a couple of words so that song refers to instrumentals as well as vocal songs, which he was originally talking about):
“Song is the voice of the soul. Song is a mingling of our hearts, a sharing, a giving, an affirmation. It [...]
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Thermal comfort for us humans falls within a narrow range of temperatures (extended one way or the other a bit by humidity, air movement, activity, clothes, age, health, etc.). Therefore, when the weather doesn’t cooperate, one of the main tasks of our shelters is to produce a thermal comfort zone for us.
Heat is actually a [...]
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