Where the Little Helicopter on Mars Fits in the History of Aviation

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/column-mars-copter-aviation-history

A Single Small Map Is Enough For A Lifetime

https://www.noemamag.com/a-single-small-map-is-enough-for-a-lifetime

Honoring the Thousands of Forgotten Souls Buried Beneath San Francisco

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/san-francisco-mission-city-cemetery-forgotten-oldest-graves-buried

Riddle solved: Why was Roman concrete so durable? | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

https://news.mit.edu/2023/roman-concrete-durability-lime-casts-0106

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Too many metrics and the Otis Redding problem

http://glinden.blogspot.com/2023/02/too-many-metrics-and-otis-redding.html

The Salinas River and Flood

Having spent much time and effort in and around this are and with these concerns back in January, this is a good read.

https://www.hcn.org/articles/flooding-the-salinas-river-and-the-foretold-flood

 

Sustainable Construction: How to Refurbish, Upcycle and Green Old Buildings - Bloomberg

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-11-23/sustainable-construction-how-to-refurbish-upcycle-and-green-old-buildings 

Buying Down Risk

https://www-politico-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.politico.com/amp/news/magazine/2022/11/23/fema-climate-risk-homes-00065305 

SF Waterfront Capital Improvements Begin

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/embarcadero-seawall-17445219.php?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral&s=03

You can still visit the California amusement park that inspired Disneyland — here’s what it’s like today

https://thepointsguy.com/guide/disney-childrens-fairyland-inspiration/

 

California could lose 10% of its water. Gavin Newsom offers new drought, water blueprint

https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/water-and-drought/article264413626.html 

New Bay Area cruise to make stop in Napa beginning in 2023

https://thepointsguy.com/news/bay-area-river-cruise/

The Historians Saving America’s Pint-Sized Railroads

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/narrow-gauge-railroads

El fin de "las guerras del whisky": Dinamarca y Canadá llegan a un acuerdo para terminar una disputa de 50 años sobre un islote del Ártico

https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-internacional-61806869?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA 

The Hidden Histories of To-Go Container Art - Gastro Obscura

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/takeout-food-containers

Google will now remove personal info if you ask

https://ground.news/article/your-phone-number-on-google-search-giant-now-takes-removal-demands_7113bf

The Washington Post: Which birds are the biggest jerks at the feeder? A massive data analysis reveals the answer.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/11/28/bird-feeder-pecking-order/ 

CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday

http://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com/2022/04/fullbore-friday_15.html?m=1

UPS Barge Service Trial

https://gcaptain.com/ups-trials-barge-service-across-new-york-harbor/