The field of homebuilding has advanced significantly over the years. There are many inspiring design ideas available for those who want to do something different. Thinking outside the box is key to creating a unique, healthy, and energy-efficient home. Mandala Custom Homes, a home builder in Nelson, British Columbia, offers innovative home designs and sustainable building options. Their homes are more comfortable than traditional homes and more energy-efficient. They were the first to build a Energy Star-certified home in British Columbia in 2011. The company offers design and build services. A home package can be shipped to your property and…
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The Sawtooth handcrafted log house, a full scribe log home from Caribou Creek, will make you fall in love. Full scribe style, also known as Swedish Cope or Scandinavian full-scribe, is a construction method that craftsmen use to transfer the contours from the lower log onto the upper one. Then, they cut the upper log to fit snugly. To prevent bugs from entering your log home, a layer is added to the lateral joints of the logs as they are being assembled. This style does not require chinking and fits together very tightly. Logs will settle to adjust to their…
Sunrise Hunter log houses are affordable. You can have the log house of your dreams. Wayside Lawn Structures in Columbiana, Ohio. In the Tri-State region of Ohio and West Virginia, you will find a large selection of products. There are many different log cabins in various sizes and styles to suit your lifestyle and needs. The Sunrise Hunter log house can be built as a lodge design. It measures 10 feet by 30 feet and has 16 rows 4×6 D logs. There is also a 2-inch treated roof sheathing. The exterior is stained in PermaChink and has oak trim. Thermal…
More and more people are building homes and other structures. Metal buildings are durable and can be used for a variety of purposes. Steel Master’s metal garage kits are its most popular residential building. Steel Master also offers a larger steel building kit which can be used as a warehouse or commercial building. Quonsets are used in a similar fashion to barns. Quonsets, however, are made of metal with metal sides. Steel Master makes Quonset kits. They have supplied Quonset Kits to some of America’s largest companies, including NASA, Disney and Boeing. Virginia Beach, Virginia is their headquarters. All their…
10 years ago, a deep-sea scientist from the University of Western Australia predicted that fish would probably be discovered at depths ranging from 8,200m to 8,400m. Following a decade of research conducted worldwide, the prediction has proved to be correct. Image credit: Minderoo-UWA Deep Sea Research Centre An extraordinary discovery was made by scientists who captured footage of a fish swimming at an exceptional depth in the ocean. The species, identified as a Pseudoliparis snailfish, was observed at a depth of 8,336m (27,349ft) by an autonomous lander. The discovery was made in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench south of Japan, one of…
Sea pork. It sounds like something you’d find in a pirate’s pantry or a mermaid’s fridge. But believe it or not, sea pork is real – and it’s not something you’d want to eat. Well, most probably. This sea pork (Aplidium stellatum) washed ashore near Destin, Florida. Image credit: Rebekah D. Wallace While visiting Bald Point State Park over Thanksgiving weekend in 2014, Karen Parker, who works as a coordinator for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), continuously stumbled upon peculiar stuff on the beach. Hundreds of little, purple, pimply things that resembled earlobes or miniature kidneys were…
A breathtaking optical illusion makes this lake in the Faroe Islands look like it is levitating, defying gravity. ‘Wait, how is that possible?’ Indeed, you can’t believe your eyes when first seeing the majestic Sørvágsvatn Lake. Image credit: kallerna Sørvágsvatn Lake, also known as Leitisvatn, is a stunningly beautiful lake located on Vágar, one of the 18 islands of the remote archipelago of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic Ocean and the most westerly of the large islands. The Faroe Islands are known for their dramatic landscapes, rugged cliffs, and stunning fjords, and Sørvágsvatn Lake is one of the…
A newly formed material, which has never been seen on Earth before, has been created by a lightning strike – a phenomenon that could potentially be associated with the origin of life. The piece of fossilized lightning, or fulgurite, that contained the potential new mineral. Image credit: Bindi et al. 2023 (CC BY 4.0) A new phosphorus mineral never before seen on earth has emerged when lightning hit a tree near New Port Richey, Florida. The bolt initiated a chemical process and produced what could be the member of new group of minerals, exhibiting characteristics that are intermediate between terrestrial minerals…
An artist’s impression of a dusty region around a black hole. The most dust-enshrouded black holes can completely stop X-rays and visible light escaping, but the same dust can be heated by a growing black hole and will glow brightly at infrared wavelengths. Credit: ESA/NASA, the AVO project and Paolo Padovani Astronomers have found that supermassive black holes obscured by dust are more likely to grow and release tremendous amounts of energy when they are inside galaxies that are expected to collide with a neighboring galaxy. The new work, led by researchers from Newcastle University, is published in Monthly Notices of…
Scientists think that these bands of rocks may have been formed by a very fast, deep river – the first of its kind evidence has been found for on Mars. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured this scene at a location nicknamed “Skrinkle Haven” using its Mastcam-Z camera between Feb. 28 and March 9, 2023. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS New images taken by NASA’s Perseverance rover may show signs of what was once a rollicking river on Mars, one that was deeper and faster-moving than scientists have ever seen evidence for in the past. The river was part of a network of waterways…
Artist impression of a black hole accretion. Credit: John A. Paice, johnapaice.com A team of astronomers led by the University of Southampton has uncovered the largest cosmic explosion ever witnessed. The explosion is more than ten times brighter than any known supernova (exploding star) and three times brighter than the brightest tidal disruption event, where a star falls into a supermassive black hole. The explosion, known as AT2021lwx, has currently lasted over three years, compared to most supernovae, which are only visibly bright for a few months. It took place nearly 8 billion light years away, when the universe was around 6…
Internet researcher Scott Waring, best known for discovering unusual objects in photos taken by rovers, has revealed a new find. This is a very unusual pink-green object on Mars and is probably very small in size. What it is, even skeptics found it difficult to guess. Maybe a mineral? Or just garbage on the lens? The original image taken by the Perseverance rover, which contains this object, can be seen on the NASA website. The picture was taken on April 4, 2023. According to Waring, this object is a plant and proves that there is life on Mars in the form of plants The same…
You may have never come across these photos before, as they seldom made their way to the press. However, they are tucked away in the archives of ufologists and hold significant value. Notably, experts have thoroughly examined the images and found no evidence of photomontage. Moreover, they had the chance to inspect the negatives and detected nothing suspicious. Table of Contents The Hungarian UFO SightingHannah McRoberts UFO PhotoAustrian UFO shotsThe Hungarian UFO Sighting The Hungarian UFO sighting occurred on October 27, 1996, when Lajos Kozina visited his girlfriend’s parent’s house in the quaint village of Yerpatak, situated in the Szabolcs-Satmar…
Social media is abuzz with a video that reportedly shows a UFO zooming past a small private jet. The footage, believed to have been captured in March 2023, is said to have been filmed over the breathtaking Antioquia region in Colombia. The video has been making waves online, sparking intense discussions about the existence of extraterrestrial life. A Strange UFO Flew Past An Airplane At High Speed The video begins with the aircraft pilot filming something in the distant cloudy sky. As the camera zooms in, a black dot appear in the frame, moving steadily closer to the plane. In…
The story of pilot Jose Pagan Santos and his friend Jose Maldonado Torres is one that has captivated UFO enthusiasts for decades. On June 28, 1980, the two men were flying Flight N3808H from Santo Domingo to Puerto Rico when something strange and mysterious happened, causing them to vanish without a trace. To this day, the circumstances surrounding their disappearance remain shrouded in mystery, leaving many to wonder what really happened to them that fateful day. In his last communication before vanishing without a trace, pilot Jose Pagan Santos described seeing something that left him feeling uneasy and disoriented. The…
Throughout history, humans have been fascinated by the mysteries of the Earth and its many hidden energies. One such phenomenon that has captured the attention of many is the concept of ley lines. Ley lines are said to be invisible lines of energy that crisscross the Earth, connecting sacred sites and other points of interest. Some believe that these lines are linked to the supernatural, attracting UFOs and other unexplained phenomena. An astonishing discovery was made in the 1920s that revealed that the ancient sites present all around the globe are located in a synchronised manner. All the sacred structures,…
Liverpool is not likely to be looking for another forward this summer, but a player who matched a Kylian Mbappé record may have become a target this summer. Liverpool has supposedly joined the race to sign a 17-goal forward who has matched a Kylian Mbappé record after impressing at Montpellier this season. Made in Monegasque (translated by Sport Witness) explains that the Reds have already sent an ‘official’ to ‘closely observe’ Elye Wahi in action for the Ligue 1 outfit. While Lyon won the match in question 5-4 that Liverpool supposedly had scouts in attendance for, Wahi scored all four goals for…
Real Madrid are reportedly looking to make a big splash this summer with a potential signing of Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain. Real Madrid’s pursuit of Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham has been making headlines, with reports suggesting that the Spanish giants are in advanced talks with the German club for the transfer. However, the latest news has shifted the focus to Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe. Yesterday, reports surfaced that Real Madrid could make a move for Mbappe in addition to Bellingham in the upcoming summer transfer window. This rumour set the football world abuzz, but El Chiringuito’s Josep Pedrerol has…
France captain Kylian Mbappe reportedly prevented the national team’s Under 21 players from going on strike during Ramadan this year. The Islamic holiday has proved to be a source of contention in French football after the nation’s Football Federation banned interruptions in games for Muslim players to break their fast last month. Following on from that, it appears that issues arose with France’s national team setup that could only be resolved by an intervention from senior captain Mbappe. According to Get Football News France, unlike the senior Muslim players in France’s national teams, some youth players opted not to delay the start of their fast in the interest…
Al-Hilal are already the most decorated club in Saudi Arabia and all of Asia, but their global profile is about to go stratospheric with the signing of Lionel Messi. Reports in France say the Argentine World Cup winner will sign a contract worth a staggering £522million with the Riyadh-based club when he leaves Paris Saint-Germain this summer. If the move is completed, it raises the intriguing scenario of both Messi and Al-Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo playing in the same city at bitter rivals next season. Historically, Al-Hilal are the bigger and more successful club. Their 65-year existence has seen them win a record 18 Saudi Professional…
A group of Paris Saint-Germain ultras have vowed to boycott all games in the wake of protests against the club’s board, Lionel Messi and Neymar. WHAT HAPPENED? Disgruntled supporters made their feelings known in the immediate aftermath of the decision to suspend seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi following his unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia. Messi will not be signing a new contract at Parc des Princes, having seen his commitment to the cause called into question throughout a two-year stint in France, while Brazilian forward Neymar has also attracted unwelcome attention from fans during another injury-hit campaign. WHAT THEY SAID: The Collectif Ultras Paris (CUP) have had…
FC Barcelona appears to be one step closer to reuniting with Lionel Messi this summer when his contract with Paris Saint-Germain expires on June 30. Eduardo Romeu, Barcelona’s economic vice-president, is convinced that their financial plan will receive the green light from La Liga for the 2023-24 season. As a result, Messi’s return to Camp Nou could happen as long as an agreement is reached and “there are player sales, as the salary limit has to be lower.” “It is true that within the plan, there are more interesting points than others and within those €200 million that we save…
Bojan Krkic played with some outstanding players during his 17-year professional career, including Lionel Messi, but the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was not the best. The former Spain international, who recently announced his retirement at the age of 32, made over 100 appearances for boyhood club Barcelona before spells Roma, AC Milan, Stoke City and more recently Vissel Kobe. He played with the likes of Andres Iniesta [twice], Francesco Totti and Stephen Ireland in that time but there’s one player that stands out from the rest; Ronaldinho. Speaking to talkSPORT, Bojan said: “Ronaldinho probably was the most special player that I played with. “I remember…
When Paris Saint-Germain initially suspended Lionel Messi for two weeks, many believed the two parties were approaching a divorce. The Argentine’s contract expires on June 30, and he will become a free agent. Nonetheless, a separation might not be the case after all. RMC Sport reported on Thursday that Messi’s camp decided to draft a private contract. In the text, an agreement is validated by both parties that Messi apologize for his unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia, which he did with his video last Friday. Furthermore, with the apology, PSG has to accept the 35-year-old back into training, which they also did…