Laser shows set to the sweet, sweet tunes of Pink Floyd's album The Dark Side of the Moon are coming back to Metro Vancouver — but not to where you might expect. The Dark Side of the Moon laser shows at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre were cancelled in 2012, after almost 30 years in production. But when one of the laser show's producers, Craig McCaw, discovered the relatively unknown Planetarium at BCIT, he knew it was time for a come back. "We approached BCIT and said, 'How about we ... [more]
The smokey haze has cleared and we’re back to blue sky days
Was this Vancouver or the Orange Planet? For those who are new or just visiting this city, the last week or so was like living on a different planet. Vancouver and the sunny blue skies of summer had been snuffed out by a giant haze of smoke coming from forest fires burning on Vancouver Island. The fires and the smoke clouds were so big they drifted across the province into the B.C. interior. Not very often you could look directly at the sun ... But does this mean it's all ... [more]
Favourite places: Where do you like to hang out?
Just hangin' out with a friend is always a good place to be at anytime. We are all lucky to have favourite people, pets and places where we can connect and re-engage our brains to remember all of our memories. They say with just thinking about a memory, many people can simultaneously and virtually transport their brains to experience the full reality again in their mind. This is where the future of technology is taking us next, to wire our brains so we can be anywhere, anytime and everywhere ... [more]
What’s With this Wet Stuff Called Rain?
What is happening to us? Is our wonderful summer really coming to an end? Please, NOooo... This has been a glorious run of good summer for the Pacific Northwest, but this weekend it will be Thanksgiving! Recently, (last week) in October it was about 30 degrees on the deck in the sun... Ah, the memories are grand! So now the wet, grey and darkness will soon close in and make change happen as Mother Nature shews us the new plans for Autumn and Winter. Times of seasonal change ... [more]
25 Amazing Buildings in Our World Today
This is only the beginning! Take the tour of a great website featuring 25 Amazing Buildings from all over the world. As you've seen, these images demonstrate some simple examples of just how far architects are able to go with new computer aided design (CAD) today. It is exciting to see we have a global competition in extreme design and sophisticated building techniques to create masterpieces of environment art in action! Build On IT :) ... [more]