Bird Island is a spectacular urban vitality project this really is currently being created in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Created by Graft Lab designers for the YTL Green Home Competition, the project includes a zero energy home made of sustainably-sourced silicon glass material. Its lightness and flexibility will grant it to sway organically using the breeze just like a treetop, and slots from the fabric will offer visitors an exclusive look into the sky as the wind ebbs and flows.
link - Inhabitat
Photos of the area taken from a height. Stunning views)
It happened on December 29, 2010 in a Canadian park Goldstream. Local river water suddenly stained neon green. Ofigevshie people rubbing my eyes to make sure it's not an illusion. River pleased unusual color for about an hour, then again became normal. After analyzing the green water, the local Ministry of Environment said it was the result of getting there a chemical "fluorescein". Neither he nor any of its decay products are not toxic, and experts are hoping that the fish and the ecology of the river were not affected.
Bora Bora is an island in the Leeward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the Pacific Ocean. The original name of the island in the Tahitian language might be better rendered as Pora Pora, meaning "First Born"; an early transcription found in 18th- and 19th century accounts, is Bolabolla or Bollabolla. The island, located about 230 kilometres (140 mi) northwest of Papeete, is surrounded by a lagoon and a barrier reef. In the center of the island are the remnants of an extinct volcano rising to two peaks, Mount Pahia and Mount Otemanu, the highest point at 727 metres (2,385 ft).
Bora Bora is a major international tourist destination, famous for its aquacentric luxury resorts. The island is served by Bora Bora Airport on Motu Mete in the north, next to the St Regis Resort, with Air Tahiti providing daily flights to and from Papeete on Tahiti. The major settlement, Vaitape is on the western side of the main island, opposite the main channel into the lagoon. Produce of the island is mostly limited to what can be obtained from the sea and the plentiful coconut trees, which were historically of economic importance for copra. According to a census performed in 2008, the permanent population of Bora Bora is 8,880.
Bora Bora is a major international tourist destination, famous for its aquacentric luxury resorts. The island is served by Bora Bora Airport on Motu Mete in the north, next to the St Regis Resort, with Air Tahiti providing daily flights to and from Papeete on Tahiti. The major settlement, Vaitape is on the western side of the main island, opposite the main channel into the lagoon. Produce of the island is mostly limited to what can be obtained from the sea and the plentiful coconut trees, which were historically of economic importance for copra. According to a census performed in 2008, the permanent population of Bora Bora is 8,880.
