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Fictional Spy Disguises That Fooled Absolutely No One. I tried to start watching Alias (I didn't have cable back in the day, when it was popular) but its literally the worst spy show ever.

Fictional Spy Disguises That Fooled Absolutely No One

She fights when she should run, repeatedly blows her cover, and never kills to maintain it. She's not sneaky at all, almost all her missions end in her somehow winning by brute force. Worst spy ever. Worse than Val Kilmer in all the wigs, because he at least tries to be sneaky. And now I am going to go watch The Saint. Flagged It is literally the best unrealistic spy show ever. Really, it's as realistic as pre-Craig James Bond because it's really a spy-fi show about family. And Martian Manhunter. Also, this moment: A yurt of sticks and mud. 2011 has been a year of yurts, w/two opportunities to try out this simple design of sticks and mud — a more permanent adaptation of the traditional, portable, Mongolian design.

A yurt of sticks and mud

One was for a friend and neighbor. The other was a workshop at Aprovecho Institute, as part of their sustainable shelter building series. Lots of people helped! Both were made with locally harvested bamboo and fir poles (arranged reciprocally to make a self-supporting, conical roof w/a central skylight, which I’m still trying to figure out how to cover cheaply…) Here’s a little picture book about the whole process. I live in western Oregon with my family and run Hand Print Press with help from friends Max and Eva. Wind Map. An invisible, ancient source of energy surrounds us—energy that powered the first explorations of the world, and that may be a key to the future.

Wind Map

This map shows you the delicate tracery of wind flowing over the US. The wind map is a personal art project, not associated with any company. We've done our best to make this as accurate as possible, but can't make any guarantees about the correctness of the data or our software. Please do not use the map or its data to fly a plane, sail a boat, or fight wildfires :-) If the map is missing or seems slow, we recommend the latest Chrome browser. Surface wind data comes from the National Digital Forecast Database. If you're looking for a weather map, or just want more detail on the weather today, see these more traditional maps of temperature and wind. Permaculture. Permies: goofballs that are nuts about permaculture.

Techniques. Permaculture. Home Page: ATTRA: National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service. Patricia Michael – What Is Permaculture. By Patricia Michael Copyright © 2004, Patricia Michael.

Patricia Michael – What Is Permaculture

Permission to reproduce is granted provided the work is reproduced in its entirety, including this notice. Permaculture is a design system and a way of life based on ecology and ethics. Created in Australia in the 1970s by Bill Mollison and his students as a way to develop rich, productive and resilient farms and gardens (permanent agriculture), it has evolved to encompass integrated, sustainable design and living in all its forms. The practice of Permaculture is based on two things: Observation of healthy, natural systems. Permaculture designs whole systems based on patterning of landscape, function, and species assemblies. The design process includes techniques, strategies, and patterning. Techniques are concerned with how to do specific things, such as organic gardening, or water harvesting. Permaculture design is based on a strong sense of ethics. Take care of the earth. Permaculture can be applied to all areas of one's life. Paolo's Permaculture Resources.

Barking Frogs Permaculture Center. Australia Felix Permaculture 'Workbook_1' Resource List. Austin GIS. GIS and Maps. Free Topo Maps - Topographic Maps of the USA - MyTopo Mapserver. OpenSpaceWorld.ORG.