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Solarscuba.com

Occurring more frequently, the idea of blended industries seems to be the way to go.   Another article showed up in my feeds that described floating solar , this time using thin-film applications.   Still new innovation for the solar industry, I'm finding this type of application more interesting by the minute simple because the idea proves that solar will find its way into multiple industries, thereby creating more opportunities than just with a panel on the roof.   In this case, all things marine will find its way to the floating farms.   Like highways, EV's and electric charging stations, it paints a nice picture to think that the same thing can happen with electric-powered boats, stopping at the floating charge stations along the coast, eliminating the need to for the insane amount of fuel. I gloss over the idea of a solar scuba academy, but this seems like a great opportunity for both solar and scuba industries to marry.   As the floating solar farms become complex and c

Either use the Bridge or Swim Across the River..or something like that

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A student of mine has a cool hobby of collecting old books, something that I've always wanted to do, but never really set out to accomplish nor was the mind's reward of such a hobby something that I had the opportunity to experience.  At the very moment I picked up the book and read the first few pages, I was immediately inspired and had to put the book down to share what I was doing... yes, this very moment. #365 of 975, year 1924 reprints The book is titled  Essayes. Religious Meditations.  Places of perswasion and disswasion.  Seen and allowed. by Francis Bacon.    Let me first talk about the beauty of the book.   Originally written in 1597, a series of 975 reprints were made in 1924.  This particular book was #365 of that series!  and look at the condition of the book.  Classic! Within the very first chapter (as a matter of fact, page 1!) aptly titled " Of Studies ", I ran across the entry that stated the following: "Reading maketh a full man, con