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Comments (2)Billy Meier documented this in 1976 MEIER: Connections between earthquakes, and mining, damming of waters, oil/gas extraction, etc. from Contact 45, February 25, 1976: Semjase: A mining of ore or of other minerals on a planet or any other star, we only do in extreme cases of emergency, because this process equates to a destruction of a planet. A planet or other star is never allowed to be exploited in this manner, as this occurs on the Earth. What Earth Man is doing in this regard equates to a destruction of the planet. The first evil effects of this destruction on the Earth are already noticeable for several decades, while the present time already prepares the labor pains for the destruction. That is to be understood in this way, that Earth Man exploits his planet and robs it of the fundamental life energy, in that he robs from it the underground oil and gas and the most diverse ores. This leads to the fact that the Earth suffers shifts within, which leads to enormous volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, because slowly the Earth collapses from within. But the same process is also created by the erection of dams and similar structures....See MoreLooking for old world building concepts
Comments (8)Definitely need an architect to achieve what you want. It shouldn't be too much of a reach as there is a lot of spanish style architecture in CA. One thing you are going to want is for the house to last, so you will need to build for fires and earthquakes. I don't think brick/block does well with earthquakes...unless they are interlocking so they withstand shaking. So regardless of aesthetics, you will need to sink money into durability. Building smaller can help save money...some in the construction but more in the operating costs (less to heat, cool, furnish, insure, maintain, pay taxes on, etc.) Building greener can also save money in the long run. Just by positioning the house on the lot you can increase/decrease solar gain to make the house more efficient. And building smaller is building greener...if you look at European homes, they tend to be much smaller than American homes. For example the average US home is 832 sq ft per person vs. Italy with 335 and France with 464. However, the expenses are not proportional. Walls are cheap, kitchens and baths are not. So you can save a lot more money by limiting the expensive sq feet than you can but cutting out the inexpensive sq feet. Another thing to keep in mind is that aesthetics are relatively easy to change. I've linked to another thread below where I talk about the inspiration for our house and the results. While the inspiration house was very mediterranean, the end result was far from it. So the exterior is one thing, the room layout and flow is another. While the exterior will give you the look, the layout and flow is where you live and what you will feel on a day to day basis. You don't want to end up with a house you love to look at but hate living in. Here is a link that might be useful: Inspiration to Reality...See MoreSeptember: What are you reading?
Comments (150)I'm reading a Beverley Nichols book, Father Figure which gives his account of growing up with an alcoholic parent. His official biography by Bryan Connon, which I read last year, had raised many questions about the accuracy of his memories (BN wrote the book when he was quite old) so it's interesting to compare BN's first-person account with his biographer's POV. A quick read, and some interesting background on Nichols as a writer. I've also been dipping into The Book of Lost Books: An Incomplete History of All the Great Books You'll Never Read by Stuart Kelly. So far, I'm through the Greeks, and I'm amazed at how many plays, poems, etc., are referenced in other places, but the original text does not exist. I'm also amazed the author has spent so much time tracking down these sorts of things. Overall, quite interesting....See MoreQuotes 12 - 14 - 17
Comments (1)While I don't believe in Nostradamus and his prophecies, much of it is already true and if we don't change the rest of it may become true at some time. Margaret Chase Smith is one person we need now in Washington, alas... The Ellen Willis quote # 1 I really like and Stanley Crouch I need also to re-read and quote a few to some people. Did I say a few days ago that I get out of politics?...See More
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