Within 5 minutes 4 things that connect me to Turkey just happened.
1. Sal the superintendent in my apartment building, left for a one month journey home to Turkey.
2. A woman in Turkey sent Crystalinks a $50 donation.
3. & 4. I posted these two articles on Ezine...
Could an ancient tomb's future decide whether Turkey will fight ISIS? CNN - October 2, 2014
Is a possible threat to an ancient tomb at the heart of Turkey's debate whether to step up its role in the fight against ISIS? The Turkish Parliament is set to vote Thursday on whether to authorize the use of military force against ISIS fighters in Syria and Iraq.
Archaeologists Believe They Found Dracula's Dungeon TIME - October 2, 2014
The dungeon believed to have held Vlad the Impaler, the inspiration for the blood-thirsty character, was recently discovered in Turkey where archeologists have reportedly made a spooky discovery, just in time for the start of Halloween season: the dungeon where the real-life basis for Count Dracula was held. The cell where history's Dracula, the Romanian prince Vlad III (nicknamed Vlad the Impaler for his gruesome tendency to impale his foes), was recently discovered during a restoration project. Researchers are reportedly restoring the ancient Tokat Castle, where the Ottomans imprisoned the infamously cruel figure, in the mid 1400s. The team there evidently discovered a tunnel leading to two dungeons - one of which is likely to have housed Bad Old Vlad.
If the temperature in your environment is comfortable for you 24/7, many of your physical problems will go away.
With energy costs increasing, we look for alternative ways to heat and power, not only our homes, but our businesses. Earthships are one of many suggestions.
An Earthship is a unique type of passive solar house that is made of both natural and recycled materials (such as earth-filled tires), designed and marketed by Earthship Biotecture of Taos, New Mexico. Earthships are primarily designed to work as autonomous buildings using thermal mass construction and a natural cross ventilation that is assisted by thermal draught (Stack effect) to regulate indoor temperature. Earthships are generally quite often considered to be off-the-grid homes, minimizing their reliance on both public utilities and fossil fuels. Read more and check out the cool photos
Earthships, New Mexico: The sustainable, cozy homes made with old junk CNN - October 2, 2014
The ability to live completely off the grid is now a reality courtesy of solar homes, known as Earthships. The U-shaped buildings utilize local resources such as the sun and are made entirely of natural and recycled materials. The future of city living may be to not need the city at all. In the mountains of New Mexico, USA, Reynolds has built 15 cliff-top homes which, as well as providing a view, were designed to prove that the Earthships could be built anywhere. At their core are walls made from old tires, bottles, and tin cans mixed with concrete, so your home leftovers are creating new homes. Even sewage isn't spared and is used in indoor and outdoor treatment cells for food production and landscaping. Leftover 'gray' water is also used to flush toilets.
