SteamSHIFT

One of the more insane and possible brilliant (but we will see) ways of creating energy I have seen in a long time!

Harnessing artificial tornadoes as an energy source: “The energy released by a large hurricane can exceed the energy consumption of the human race for a whole year, and even an average tornado has a power similar to that of a large power station. Louis Michaud, a Canadian engineer, believes he has devised a way to harness that energy by generating artificial whirlwinds that can be controlled.

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With the wedding fast approaching, we needed to get over to Kushiro (where Mayu’s parents live) on the north island of Japan, Hokkaido. Mum and Howard had left first thing on the day before, taking the train in order to see more the Japanese countryside. For me, with the limited time I was in Japan, and being the city dweller I am, I preferred to spend more time in Tokyo. That combined the mammoth flight over, did not make me much inclined to spend 12 hours on 4 different trains (albeit split over 2 days, and in the luxury of the Shinkansen - bullet trains). By all accounts theirs was a really interesting journey, through enormous amounts of snow, that really did show what Japan is like outside of the cities.

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Another prefab / container structure thing.

Prefabulous in London: A Review: “

Guest Treehugger Bonnie Alter reports from London

Prefabulous is a new exhibition by the NLA ( New London Architecture) which attempts to explain how prefab housing can ‘answer the need for new homes in the capital’ (London England). The exhibition consists of a series of white boards, each with an alphabetical theme—from A is for affordable, all the way to Z is for zero defects.

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Sadly, although we visited the famous Harajuku district on a Sunday, usually the day of choice for the Harajuku girls (and boys) to show off their fashion, we either didn’t go to the right spot exactly or perhaps, being New Year’s Day, they were not out in force.

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I am pleased to announce what is hopefully the first in many upcoming art shows ‘curated’ by me….

Temporary Assignment
Ephemeral Explorations

29th March 2006, @ The Soul Cellar, Southampton

Featuring VJ Flint, a BA.dger, SteamSHIFT and decor by Apocalipstick. DJ tbc.

More details to follow soon…