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Never have I seen such a dreamy liquid fractal. The suggester says "The touch of color is wonderful!" ~sci-clone is truly a worker of Magic. ( Suggested by fanficbug and Featured by NatalieKelsey )
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Makes me thirsty for a big cool tall glass of crystal clear... fractals! This pretty darn good work here.
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Really nice abstract work ! Congratulations !
good stuff indeed
they look like beautiful pearls Nice work
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ahh...fractals...so many artists are so awesome with these...i, however, am not one of them but u - well duh!
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I love the simple ues of grey and blue within this image the blue blends yet stands out at the same time. The other thing that I love about this image is the texture that has been created almost like a thick liquid.
Quite pretty! looks like a ring
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Very beautiful, very ephemeral, but at the same time, the perfect shapes make it seem almost scientific. One of the most beautiful things I've seen in a while.
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Very beautiful, looks like mercury~
Very nice, I alost mistook it for beads when I first saw it. XD
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I left the brightness as it was, brought up the contrast and slightly deepened the shadows.
mmm.. tasty, love it!
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Thank you Greta, never considered if they were edible.... Mark thanks as always, just as I recall the colors in real life.
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Chapter 1 : The Ugly Duckling
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I was yet again on the Hogwarts Express. Another year over, another year beginning. This year, I was a fifth year. I looked over at my housemates. Sometimes, I wondered why the sorting hat put me in Ravenclaw. Yes, I was smart, but I wasn't as into my studies as the rest of my house.
I was a muggle-born. My parents owned a tiny antique shop and tea room not far from our little cottage. I would spend hours reading books by the seaside, since I had few friends. Everyone had always thought I was weird since I loved reading and imagining things. Even my teachers thought I daydreamed too much about books and adventures. When I got my Hogwarts letter, my parents thought it was some elaborate joke on my behalf, that I had imagined it all. They thought it was very creative, but told me the jokes needed to stop. When owls began to show up regularly during the day, though, they began to see the truth in it. What we thought was "super-efficiency" was actually magic. I myself couldn't explain why the dishes were done so fast, or my room clean or my homework done. It was exciting, in all truthfulness. To know there could be some truth in fairy tales, to know that adventures like what I read about in books were possible…it made me feel that this life, this world had so many more secrets to divulge.
There was a knock at my compartment door, and I saw Rose Weasley and Albus Potter grinning at me. My heart soared when I saw the faces of my two best friends. In all honesty, I was incredibly jealous of them. They could spend breaks together, and yet I couldn't be with them. It wasn't that they couldn't come over or I couldn't go to their houses. It was that I lived in Seaham, and they in London. It was hard enough for us to get to London to get me to King's Cross for the train, and there was no point in them coming up to my home. Since my family was muggles, our grate wasn't connected to the floo network.
I gave them both huge hugs and began to cry as they entered. I had missed them so much. Over the summer their owls had been frequent visitors of my house, as mine had been at theirs. So much had happened over the summer: Albus's friend Scorpius had visited the family and convinced the Potter-Weasley clan that at least one Malfoy had some sense of decency. Not to say that he was a complete charmer to me, but to the Potters and Weasleys he was incredibly polite, if not friendly. Hugo had discovered girls and was hopelessly smitten with a third year Hufflepuff.
After we finished our "I missed yous" and "it's so good to see you agains," we sat down, and Rose accidentally knocked my book off the seat. "Oh, I'm so sorry! Here, let me get—" but she was cut off when a streak of silver bent down and retrieved the book first.
"Scorp! It's great to see you again!" she said as she leapt up to give him a hug. My heart flew to my throat. I didn't want him to ridicule me for my book. That was the only thing about me he hadn't ridiculed me for yet.
I felt his eyes burning me as I looked away. I didn't want to see the look of disgust only I would recognize. He knew I was Rose and Albus's friend. He was theirs. He didn't want to let his feelings towards me taint their friendship with himself or me. I guess he was decent for that one reason.
My surprise was when he came in, sat down across from me, handed me my book, and asked "'The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.' What's that about?"
I took my book back, cradling it as gently as I could. It was old, one of the first editions. Mum and Dad had given it to me on my tenth birthday when someone came in selling their father's books after he died.
"It—it's about um, these creatures called hobbits. This one particular hobbit, Bilbo, goes off with a wizard and twelve dwarfs on an adventure to regain stolen treasure from a dragon." I could feel myself turning bright red. "It was written by a muggle."
I chanced a look at him. Those icy blue eyes bore into me with a look of hatred, and I felt ice go down my back. He was probably going to want to wash his hands to rid himself of the "impurities" my book had given him.
I decided to look out the window in case I started crying. No one would see, and I didn't want to give Malfoy the satisfaction of letting him know he'd hurt me. I heard the boys talking about quidditch, about how Slytherin would win the cup this year. Once again, I felt like I was eight and in the school yard, clutching my book as my life vest.
The boys surrounded me, blocking my light. I looked up from my book, and a slight breeze blew a stray wisp of hair into my face from my pigtails. One of the boys took the book from me and ripped page after page out, throwing them into a puddle of mud that was nearby. The boys were cheering and calling me names, the least of which was "bookworm." I didn't mind the name, but I minded how they were using the term. I was incredibly upset about the book. My parents had given it to me yesterday for my birthday. I'd savored the smell of new paper, the ink, the feel of the paper on my fingertips. Now my schoolmates were destroying what little happiness I'd had.
"Sickle for your thoughts?" I heard Rose say. I snapped back to reality, realizing that a tear had fallen. Looking around and noticing Scorpius was gone, I quickly wiped it away and gave a shaky laugh.
"Oh, just remembering a time when I thought I was a muggle. If only those boys knew what I'd be capable of now…"
Rose giggled. "Katherine Gull, I know you wonder why you're in Ravenclaw, and I just want you to know you're not alone in that thought." I joined her giggles as the train pulled into the Hogsmeade station.
Scorpius POV
"Katherine Gull, I know you wonder why you're in Ravenclaw, and I just want you to know you're not alone in that thought."
The girls laughed, and I wondered what those boys had done. I walked down the train corridor to where I knew some Slytherins were. It was so much easier to be myself with them than with Rose and Albus around Katherine. I just needed to get my robes on and focus on this upcoming year. This was the year for OWLs, and I absolutely had to get almost all Os so I could be a professor.
"Scorpius…" I heard a girl purr. Oh Merlin, not now. I turned to see Violet Balderic behind me, smiling. The girl didn't know how to take no for an answer, and I was too polite to say what I really wanted to her. I didn't want to create Slytherin house drama. I smiled, said hello, and walked away. I could imagine the pout she had on her face. It almost gave me a gleeful feeling.
I managed to finish pulling on my robes just in time to get off the train. Joining the rest of my team mates, we discussed the other houses' teams and whether or not we thought we'd beat them.
Once we were seated in the Great Hall, Professor McGonagall made her usual speech, the first years were sorted, and the tables filled with food. Sizing up the first years, I made a mental list of who might, in a year's time, be good additions to the team. Albus was next to me and making the same kind of list. We compared them and found they were almost identical. The feast ended and we were sent to bed.
It's good to be back, I thought, as I fell asleep.
Katherine POV
I lay in my bed, staring at the blue canopy, waiting for all the girls to finally go to sleep. I quietly slid out of bed, put on my shoes, and walked across the room. I needed to walk quickly, silently, and in total darkness if I didn't want to be caught by Filch. I managed to make it to the seventh floor corridor to the Room of Requirement without getting caught. Albus and Rose joined me a few minutes later with food they'd nicked from the kitchens. It was time for the fourth annual "Back to School, Rule-Breaking Extravaganza" as we'd childishly named it in our second year.
"You know, Al," I started, mouth full of pudding, "I've never understood why, when your dad got rid of the only person who really mattered in that movement, there's still 'pureblood elitists' around."
"Oh, come off it. Scorpius isn't one!" he said in defense of his friend, even though he knew it was true. I threw a chicken bone at him and Rose laughed.
"I don't think it's so much the movement as it's the way he was raised." Rose said. "It's like that muggle story Mum used to teach us. The Ugly Duckling? Well, Scorpius is still the duckling. Some day he'll become the swan."
I contemplated this. She had a good point.
But how long until he became that swan?
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"Panacea" is one of 12 paintings for my upcoming solo show, "Cognitive Dissonance" opening May 3rd, 2013 at Subtext Gallery in San Diego, California. This piece measures 14" x 18" and was painted in watercolor.
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this one is really stunning. love it
Lovely use of color
I knew it! Pretty fishes are the cure for everything!
wow- just gorgeous!
Great piece! I love the work on the hair!
I can not express how much I love this. Keep sharing your paintings please.
Absolutely gorgeous. Love the motion and colour!
i love it!!
All of your artwork is so inspiring, you have such an eye for composition and colour. Everything is beautiful and striking.
Put together beautifully! I love this!
sooooo beautiful <3
There are far too many lovely things to say about this image...
So lovely, I love the hair!!
So beautiful!
Amazing job
I think this must be my new favorite among your work. Love how you've done her hair, the textures, the colour palette, everything. Great work
Really lovely, I'm enjoying all the red-and-grey combinations. Catfish are a beautiful visual element, and the lines are so flowing and swooping.
I love this painting along with the rest of this series!! I REALLY hope a print series does come out!!!
This is THE ART!! Master work *-*
Wow this is lovely!
its soooo art nuevo! especially the hair I love how it looks like an old poster but its watercolors (they technically used to be done in gouache paint, but its about the same thing anyway ><)
stunning , vibrant colors
Too beautiful <3
This is totally amazing! Your stile is so charming...
Mucha Reborn. Great work.
Absolutely breathtaking, wish I could make it to San Diego and see
I like this!
Gorgeous. Love your style and texture on this piece. Very inspiring.
I really love this piece !
Always such an inspiration.
Amazing and more.
omgthis is amazing* A * you inspire meee
i like, is beautiful
Es un concepto muy expresivo de color
Es un concepto muy expresivo de color
Really like this!
Stunning! I love it!
This is great. Love the Art Nouveau influence. I don't see the cognitive dissonance, though.
I always wondered how you did the hair like that.. Do you use masking tape or fluid? O:
I really like this!
Amazing *-*
I love the fading of the hair and her expression is lovely!
Her face looks eerily familiar. Maybe a character from an episode of Doctor Who? Hmm.. not sure. But this painting is great!
This picture's composition is brilliant and lovely. I adore the detailed face versus the simple hair. Good job!
love the fish
Mucha is my favorit Artist.
Propably because hist work reminds me somehow of manga.
Propably because hist work reminds me somehow of manga.
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Factory Authorized DLE Service from TBM: In order to provide superior service to DLE customers, TBM is factory authorized to service DLE engines in Sarasota Florida. TBM will provide warranty work as well as repairs after warranty. DLE engines are sold by countless companies who are not authorized dealers. If you purchase an engine from an unauthorized dealer who does not have a repair center you will NOT have a warranty. If you have an ignition problem, you are missing parts, you wear out the bearings, etc. you have to pay for the repairs yourself or replace the engine. Standard labor and shipping rates apply.
Spare Parts for DLE engines: TBM carries most spare parts for DLE engines.
Why purchase DLE engines from TBM? The manufacturer sets the retail pricing, so the pricing should be similar from any source. TBM offers a few extra incentives to purchase from time to time, so check our website and sign up for our newsletter. If you see a price that is better than ours from another DLE factory authorized US retailer please let us know and we will match that price.
Ignition: DLE has their own ignition. It works reliably though some people swap it out for a CH ignition and claim better performance. It is not necessary to change ignitions, we have had good luck with ours. It requires no more than 6v, so use a 4-cell NiCad or NiMh with no regulator, or use a Li Phos, LiPoly, Li Ion, 5-cell Nicad or NiMh and use a regulator set at 5.9v. There is no improvement in performance with higher voltages, so don't use them. There is no warranty on ignitions because if they see more than 6v, then can fail. Use a heavy duty switch due to the high current. A 1400 mah battery is good for 6 flights or more. We typically use a 2600 mah LiIon battery which will last for a weekend of flying on a single charge.
Carburetor: All carbs are pumper types and can in some cases be rotated 180 degrees to suit installation preferences.
Prop Mounting: All DLE engines except for the DLE 20 use multi bolt hubs.
Spark Plug: NGK-CM6 which TBM stock. DLE recommends 0.018-0.020" gap. Do not overtighten! While DLE engines are great, the original equipment spark plugs are not! While some plugs are fine, some are not. Plugs are not covered under warranty. Should you experience any running problem, first change the spark plug. We recommend carrying a spare plug at all times.
Fuel: Use regular unleaded gas. Ethanol/Methanol is not good for the diaphragms in the carbs, so if your local fuel used ethanol or methanol, it is a good idea to run the carb dry. I seldom do this during the flying season, but for storage it is a good idea. Of course I live in Florida so I don't store planes any more.
Oil: We recommend Pennzoil air cooled 2-stroke oil mixed at 32:1 (4oz/gallon) for the first 2-3 gallons. This oil comes in a yellow bottle and many auto parts supply stores carry it. Use a good synthetic at a ratio of 32:1 for the life of the engine.
Propellers: Be sure to start out with a smaller "Break In" prop when the engine is new. Larger props will give more vertical performance with light planes, and less vertical performance in heavier planes. Lower pitch props are best for WWI planes, higher pitches for WWII fighters.
Break-in: Use a break in prop. Install the engine into the plane. Tune the plane on the ground before the first flight, then fly the plane around gently for the first few gallons. Do not go to full throttle operation for more than a few seconds until you have a few gallons of gas through the engine. Do not break the engine in on the ground for 2 gallons. It is best to fly the plane because more air goes over the engine and keeps it cooler. Heat is the big enemy during break in. It is best if the cowl is baffled to direct the air onto the engine. Using a small prop reduces the load. Keep the plane moving for the first few gallons. No torque rolling!!! I know it is tempting because you can torque roll at ¼ throttle, but the engine will overheat until it is broken in. There is more friction between the piston ring and piston with the cylinder wall until they have a chance to wear in.
First flight: Following the break in procedure above, start the engine using the factory needle settings. Leave the cowl off. Let the plane run on the ground for a minute at a high idle. The engine starts to break in quickly, and you may notice the rpm increase on its own. Run the engine up to full throttle momentarily to see if the needle valve settings are correct. Don't run the engine too rich. A little bit of a rich burble on occasion is best for the first flight. Be sure the idle is reliable and low enough to land. If the idle is too high you might run off the runway and damage your plane, so be careful to get the idle as low as possible. Be prepared to kill the engine if necessary because the idle speed will increase as the engine breaks in. After the first flight, the engine will be noticeably different already. After a few flights you will be ready to tweak the needles and go full bore.
Never go to full throttle while the engine is cold. Let it warm up for 30 seconds before you start hammering the throttle.
These engines are proven winners at a great price. Enjoy your engine safely!
Some very important information regarding DLE products!
DLE Engines is one of the most prolific manufacturers of model airplane engines in China.
Troy Built Models has a direct relationship with DLE Engines and we offer only genuine DLE products.
Due to their immense popularity and reputation for quality, the economy seems to have forced some dishonest companies to manufacturer and try and pass their 50 and 100cc products off as original DL 50 or DL 100 engines.
For example, a genuine DL 50 engine would have a neatly machine etched serial # of less than 700 and be cast labeled DL 50. A DL 50 copy, however, would have a serial # much higher (usually hand inscribed with an electric scriber), have lower quality bearings and piston rings with a high failure rate, lower quality crankshaft material and a lower quality overall fit and finish.
Because of this, DLE Engines has long since discontinued their 50 and 100cc engines and are now offering only the DLE20, DLE 30, DLE 55 DLE 111, and DLE 222 as well as the new DLE-60 Twin, DLE-35RA, and DLE55RA.
For obvious reasons, Troy Built Models cannot offer any warranty or parts support for counterfeit DL engines.
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- Fiber throttle arm extension, spare plug cap spring
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WARNING - Gasoline and Turbine powered R/C model aircraft are not manufactured to withstand unlimited G's. Any R/C model aircraft can fail, be it a wing folding up or a fuselage breaking in half under too high of a load. Just as any full size aircraft, model R/C aircraft have a maximum G rating. Because you are not in the plane flying it and experiencing the G's and reading the G-meter, it is more difficult to judge the G's on the aircraft, and it is very easy to exceed the limits of the aircraft. Understand that if you perform a snap roll, parachute, wall, blender, knife edge loop, or pull hard on the elevator at almost any speed, you can be putting in excess of 15 G's, even in excess of 30 G's, and most aircraft can only designed to take 10-12 G's. If you perform any violent maneuver, you can break your plane. When I perform hard maneuvers, especially for the first time on an airframe, I am prepared for a failure and am prepared for it as best I can be. This mainly includes performing the maneuver far enough away from spectators that in event of a failure that I am not endangering others. In addition, be prepared for the manufacturer to not pay for a new airframe which is broken during flight. It is common practice for any manufacturer to not replace an airframe which breaks in the air or upon landing. I have only seen manufacturers replace airframes when they have received many of the same failures and the manufacturer determines that there was a design or manufacturing error. If you break an airframe, and you are the only one to do so, then it is probably not the fault of the manufacturer. Please fly safely, and avoid full throttle operation other than at low airspeeds.
R/C model jets, warbirds, aerobatic planes, DJI S1000 Octocopter, and UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to name a few are not a toy! If misused, it can cause serious bodily harm and property damage. Fly only in open areas, and AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics) approved flying sites. Follow all manufacturer instructions included with your plane, radio, servo's, batteries and engine. Aircraft manufacturers guarantees each kit to be free from defects in both material and workmanship at the date of purchase. This warranty does not cover any component assembled by the customer. All parts of high stress must be inspected and reinforced if necessary by a competent builder. Some parts should be glued again. High stress areas such as firewalls, motor boxes, wing mounts, landing gear mounts, etc., are areas of high concern. Seek help if necessary. In not case shall TBM be liable for the cost of any product it offers which is not manufactured by TBM. The liability to the manufacturer cannot exceed the original cost of the purchased item. Further, TBM reserves the right to change or modify this warranty without notice. In that TBM has no control over the final assembly or materials used for final assembly, no liability shall be assumed nor accepted for any damage resulting from the use by the user of the final user-assembled product. By the act of using the user assembled product, the user accepts all resulting liability. The kit manufacturers have provided you with a top quality, thoroughly tested kit and instructions, but ultimately the quality and fly ability of your finished model depends on how you build it; therefore, we cannot in any way guarantee the performance of your completed model, and no representations are expressed or implied as to the performance or safety of your completed model. It is the user's responsibility to inspect each component for worthiness.


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Egyptologist Locates King Cambyses's "Missing" Army
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
(Courtesy Leiden University)LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS—Egyptologist Olaf Kaper of Leiden University has deciphered the full list of the titles of Pharaoh Petubastis III carved on ancient temple blocks at Amheida in Egypt's Dachla Oasis. He realized that they held the answer to the mysterious disappearance of King Cambyses and 50,000 Persian troops in the Egyptian desert ca. 534 B.C.—the Greek historian Herodotus suggested that the army had been swallowed by a sand storm. "Since the nineteenth century, people have been looking for this army: amateurs, but also professional archaeologists. Some expect to find somewhere under the ground an entire army, fully equipped," he told Science Daily. Kaper thinks that the Persian army was defeated by the Egyptian rebel leader Petubastis III at the Dachla Oasis, and that the Persian King Darius I covered up the defeat when he ended the Egyptian revolt two years later. "The temple blocks indicate that this must have been a stronghold at the start of the Persian period. Once we combined this with the limited information we had about Petubastis III, the excavation site and the story of Herodotus, we were able to reconstruct what happened."
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Seeing you on the boards is like an RPG in itself, grindin away at all these trolls! As a quick question for the (qualified) reviewer, would I be better off playing this on my 360, or my PC, where the graphics will be at medium at best? Just curious as I avoided this originally, but will probably get to it... eventually... stupid economy
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Zsa Zsa Gabor's longtime Bel-Air estate has come on the market at $15 million.
Gabor's ninth husband, Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt, had announced in January that the couple hoped to sell the house for $28 million. More recently, he expressed a desire to downsize to a modern building with security for him and his wife, 94, who has been in and out of the hospital for hip replacement, leg amputation and pneumonia.
The French Regency-style mansion sits on a 1-acre gated promontory with views of downtown Los Angeles, Santa Catalina Island and the ocean.
The 28-room home, built in 1955, has a formal sitting room with an antique French fireplace, an oversized dining room with city views, a butler's pantry off the kitchen and staff quarters. Four bedrooms, five bathrooms and a half-bath lie within 6,393 square feet of living space.
Former residents include Howard Hughes and Elvis Presley. Gabor bought the house in 1973 for $280,000.
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Account managers in the insurance industry are found in a variety of insurance firms, from small insurance companies to large nationwide dealers. Most positions do not have defined educational requirements, but many do list a bachelor's degree as being preferred. However, many positions require relevant experience in the field, though the exact amount varies by company and position. Other requirements include licenses specific to the type of insurance practice and location of the job.Read More...
The account manager's principal responsibility is developing new business and finding referrals from established clients. This includes producing quotes and resolving client issues, as well as following all procedures to ensure protocols and regulations are followed at all times. Many positions require computer skills, as they operate in a paperless environment; general analytical skills and strategic thinking are needed as well. Communication skills and the ability to work effectively with minimal supervision are highly valued.
Generally, insurance account managers work independently, though some companies may have small teams of account managers that work together. Hours generally include regular business operating hours, although schedules may vary depending on the needs of the employer. Remote work and travel are possible, but most work is done in an office environment with minimal physical requirements or hazards. Extended hours to accommodate new customers or projects may also be necessary.
Hub International, Inc. offers the highest compensation with a median salary of $53K.
Survey results imply that Insurance Account Managers put a diverse skill set to use. Most notably, skills in Customer Relationship Management, Customer Relations, Insurance, and Sales are correlated to pay that is above average. Those listing Oral / Verbal Communication as a skill should be prepared for drastically lower pay. Insurance License and Microsoft Excel also typically command lower compensation. It is often found that people who know Customer Service are also skilled in Customer Relations.
Median of all compensation (including tips, bonus, and overtime) by years of experience.
For Insurance Account Managers, more experience in the field does not usually mean bigger paychecks. The average beginner in this position makes around $41K, but folks who have been around for five to 10 years see a markedly higher median salary of $49K. The average pay reported by folks with 10 to 20 years of experience is around $51K. In the end, the overall pattern seems to be that more experience generally corresponds to higher pay; an Insurance Account Manager with more than 20 years of experience can earn $54K on average.
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We also launched our Lake County fire relief efforts and are working with several community members to rebuild. Over 1,000 homes were lost, and we are excited to apply our OTechnology and upcoming HB Mini Homes to help out. Check it out here.
Later in the month, our Principal Architect and Interior Designer attended the International Builders Show in Las Vegas. We discovered many new green building techniques and materials to make our homes even healthier. According to Nicole Roland, our interior designer, "IBS was exciting, we met a lot of passionate people, but more importantly discovered new and innovative products. We returned inspired with the possibilities of how we could utilize these materials to help us build greener, faster and more cost effective."
Look back here next month for another update!
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he unprecedented fast and voracious fire that struck Middletown, Hidden Valley, and Cobb destroyed many homes and businesses. With this devastation came the emotional toll of losing a place to live, and many if not all of your personal belongings. Now the challenge is to rebuild and renew your lives, and to do so as quickly as possible. We can design, engineer, and rebuild your home, and do it in a remarkably fast timeframe in a very cost effective manner.
We are a local Napa company with a 34 year track record as a premier Design/Build firm. Since we do architecture and construction, you will save money on your project.
We take great care to design your home to fit your lifestyle. The exterior can be designed to any architectural style. Our homes are built in steel and fiber-cement siding that can look like wood, with metal or shingle roofs. We build with energy conservation in mind and have developed a unique building system that incorporates our Periodic Table of Sustainable Elements; click here to see the elements
This website gives you information on the process of designing and building your new home as well as helpful information and links to documents on the County of Lake website. Take a look at the Rebuild Info portion of this site.
We would be honored to help you build your single family home, granny unit, multi-family buildings, schools and offices. At Healthy Buildings, we build strong, healthy, durable, energy-efficient, fire resistant homes.
For a FREE assessment of how we can help restore normalcy to your life by building a new home for you, please give us a call:
Lisa Batto 707-676-8999 ext #208 or send us an e-mail to email@example.com
Please visit www.hbusa.net for more information about our company.
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Learn more about the conference here and check out videos here.
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By Robert Good - Project Manager, UC Davis Aggie Sol Team
For the first time since its inception in 2002, the students and faculty of UC Davis has chosen to participate in the world-renowned U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon. The competition challenges participants to design, build, and operate a zero-net-energy home that is cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. This 2-year task would be the largest and most comprehensive student-led project ever tackled by the University. This is not, however, Davis' first venture into zero-net-energy housing; the university has already built two significant projects that achieve that goal. In 2011 the university built the largest planned zero-net-energy community in America, West Village, at cost to similar housing units. Following up in 2013, the Honda Smart Home US achieved zero carbon living using advanced technologies at an above-market-rate cost
In 2014, UC Davis was one of 20 universities selected out of over 100 applicants for the 2015 Solar Decathlon competition. Naming our team the Aggie Sol, students have demonstrated the resourcefulness, innovation, and spirit that UC Davis is renowned for. The first action of our students was to dedicate their house design towards addressing the unique needs of agricultural workers and other low-income families across America. To achieve this ambitious goal, students consulted on-campus resources and research centers including the Energy Efficiency Center, Center for Water-Energy Efficiency, Institute of Transportation Studies, and more.
The completed design features several innovations which allow the home to be affordable, efficient, and fit the needs of the target audience. To start, the architecture of the house is purposefully split between a large public space and an isolated private space giving occupants the comfort to participate in gatherings or to relax privately. An attractive design with conventional materials provides dignity and comfort to families who may not always enjoy such luxuries. Exterior window shades, a combined mudroom and laundry, and an ADA accessible floorplan elevate the design to something greater than any agricultural housing that has come before.
The engineering of the home features technologies and research unique to UC Davis, and innovations to existing construction techniques. These include a night-sky cooling system that captures the ambient night temperatures to cool the house in a radiant floor system during the day or hot summer months. This system benefits from an economy-of-scale and can be applied to multiple housing units without much added cost. Additionally, the home features an efficient, custom structural design called "balloon framing" which reduces material usage, increases the energy efficiency, and lower the man-hours required to build the home. Lastly, a brand new third-party technology is being introduced through our home which utilizes the greywater created through the use of the house to pre-heat incoming water, thereby reducing heating loads and energy fees.
Since UC Davis began this ambitious project, over 300 students have participated with backgrounds ranging from sociology, engineering, design, communications, English, and more. Dozens of faculty, staff, industry professionals, and federal employees have donated their time, knowledge, and resources to the project to guarantee its success and quality. On Friday, June 5th we made our progress public by presenting the sub-floor construction of our home to the media and press. Leaders at the university spoke of the importance and significance of the project, including Vice Chancellor de la Torre, saying "this [project] can change the image of how we look at affordable housing."
It is the hope of the Aggie Sol team to leave a lasting impact. Our work into affordable zero net energy housing has sparked interest and talk about the quality of life of agricultural workers, and the general public. A generation of graduates are proudly announcing their newfound interest for sustainability and residential housing design. All participants have benefited from the education and knowledge they received by challenging themselves and their university to accomplish the difficult task of designing and building a structure of this scope. Additionally, this project further establishes UC Davis as the premier zero-net-energy housing research facility in America. Having paved the path, the Aggie Sol team hopes to see this project continue into the future with a strong presence and eventually become part of the curriculum at UC Davis.
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By Steve Villano
The great French Jesuit Theologian, Teilhard de Chardin, framed the concept of community best: "All that matters, is devotion to something bigger than ourselves."
If he were alive today, Teilard might tailor his truth to better fit a more self-centered culture into something like: "Do something good for yourself AND good for the community." If so, he would be describing the fundamental mission beyond Napa's Thriving Communities (www.thrivingcommunities.com).
Yet Thriving Communities, with it's prototypes of two, different affordable and sustainable communities— the pocket neighborhood of Harvest Village, and the 48-unit multi-family development called Napa Creek Village—is itself part of something far bigger than a few local developments of sustainable workforce housing—although the need for such housing is acute in the Napa Valley.
It's part of a growing grassroots movement in the United States and around the world toward "innovative, small, replicable, grassroots projects," which honor the essential elements of community: dignity, respect, trust and a sense of belonging. Born, several years ago, out of the Whidbey Institute's Thriving Communities Initiative, the inspiration for Napa's Thriving Communities comes from the goal of "creating small scale communities in a large scale world."
Last month, the Whidbey Institute, convened a special three-day conference entitled, "Thriving Communities 2015: Lens on Shelter." Some 85 community leaders, including Napa's own Thriving Communities Founder Bonny Meyer, participated in work-meetings which took place on magnificent Whidbey Island out in Puget Sound, off the coast of Everett, Washington.
The Institute's location itself symbolizes interconnection and environmental sensitivity, being situated on the first of a series of Islands that lays out a geological pathway from the Northwestern United States, up through the San Juan Islands, and up to British Columbia, across one of the most pristine land and sea routes in the Western Hemisphere. Over the years, the Whidbey Institute has been home to "bold seekers of positive change, connecting people doing uncommon work, for the common good." This was the greenhouse that nurtured the early "seed-thought" of Thriving Communities into the reality of affordable/sustainable housing, now taking shape in the Napa Valley.
These "uncommon leaders", asked some very common questions about housing:
At the end of the 3-day conference last month, community leaders, like Napa's Bonny Meyer, focused the "Lens on Shelter," even more precisely by asking "What if everyone had"…a few essentials for living:
The extra-ordinarily talented and dedicated group or architects, builders, and community leaders underscored their commitment to building communities with dignity, respect for the individual, trust and a strong sense of belonging. They agreed to pursue those very real goals by focusing on:
That last goal was not made up by Napa's Thriving Communities building partner Healthy Buildings USA (www.hbusa.net) , which has been leading the way in California for decades with such "beyond Green," technologies. It was arrived at by consensus by housing leaders, builders and designers from around the world, focusing their collective "lens" on the best kind of shelter, and communities to build.
Fortunately for the people of the Napa Valley, both Thriving Communities Napa (www.thrivingcommunities.com) and Healthy Buildings (www.hbusa.net) are already turning these dreams into reality.
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The most noticeable change is the addition of our "orange" elements, which represent community and connectedness. Through our collaboration with Thriving Communities, we have seen how loneliness and isolation have become an epidemic around our country and the developed world. Privacy and separateness are the standard for single and multi-family homes, and because of this, people do not know how to connect with their neighbors. As the Healthy Buildings employee handbook states, we demonstrate "A strong desire to make a difference in the world – to help improve the built environment and, through it, the health of our residents and our planet." We now include the psychological health of residents in our Table, which is the primary guide for what we do and why.
Here is a brief introduction to our newest "elements":
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By Stephanie Price
My generation is different from previous generations because we grew up in the era of instantaneous access to information. We are used to the idea that anyone can fact-check anything, instantly; we have an unprecedented ability to share our thoughts and feelings with each other, through written words, audio, pictures, and videos; and we can access this information literally ANYWHERE. I feel fortunate to live in a world where human beings can instantaneously connect. But, on the flip side, we all have responsibilities to be aware of with such instant and universal communication – responsibilities toward the privacy of others, and not making false claims that can ricochet around the world in minutes.
This instant access – through YouTube, Netflix, Twitter, Facebook, and many other sites – has shaped my understanding of how my actions and attitudes affect the world I live on. In fact, this access has changed my opinions in many ways. For example, I knew the use of coal and oil, though obviously necessary for the progress of our civilization today, harmed the environment. Good people all over the world were trying to come up with solutions that would reduce or eliminate our dependence on it. I thought, these "dirty energy" sources were just a part of life, and I would change when someone else created a better solution for society. Then the Arab Spring happened, and I saw, through the camera phones of Arabs my age, how the desire for oil turned an entire region of the world into a war-torn disaster zone. Shortly after that, I saw a YouTube video of a glacier cleaving the biggest chunk of ice ever recorded – bigger than lower Manhattan! – into the ocean to melt away.
At that point, I had to see more. I just typed a few words into Google, and I was flooded with information about how our use of unsustainable resources affects the environment and people. I checked those things through multiple sources to make sure they were true. All of those images, videos and blogs I found made me think about how my actions of pumping gas into my car to commute, powering my house using electricity that is produced by a coal-burning power plant, etc. were affecting my world, and how urgently civilization needs to change.
In addition to the harm that depleting our environment causes, our ever-more digitally-connected society is starving people of actual human connection. A great documentary about this is "Web Junkies" (available on Netflix), which is about Internet addiction in China. I am so thankful that I have instant access to information, but I am also thankful to live in a safe, beautiful community. I am thankful to have a wonderful family and emotionally-supportive friends. But, even though I have more access to information now than ever before and I can stay connected to hundreds of people all the time, I'm finding it harder and harder to introduce myself to my neighbors. I believe EVERYONE deserves to have the support of community and family, and that just can't happen through a text message or a Facebook post. So, I try to think of how my actions affect others – not just in terms of "use of resources," – but also in terms of "actual connection to other human beings."
I recently started working at Healthy Buildings, and I am so excited to be involved with a company that addresses these concerns, my concerns. This small company can solve multiple big issues that face our future planet: housing problems, environmental problems, community problems, and more. It absolutely blows my mind how incredible this place is, and how motivated, intelligent, and dedicated my co-workers are. I truly believe we have the potential here to change the world.
Changing the current status quo is critically important. I know so many things in our lives today are dependent on unsustainable resources. I know that it's up to me and my generation – the Millennials – to change it. We have the tools, we have the information, and we have the heart. And I know, deep down, that we can and will do it.
We Millennials have a lot of work ahead of us, and I know we aren't going let the world down.
If you want to know more about what Healthy Buildings and Thriving Communities are doing to make the world a better place, please check out the full websites: www.hbusa.net and www.thrivingcommunities.com
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The night before the first day of my week-long internship at Healthy Buildings, I was extremely nervous. I dug myself out of a foot of snow and travelled three thousand miles from Brooklyn to spend five days immersed in a world about which I knew very little. I don't have a background in architecture, real estate, or construction, so I didn't know what to expect. I did know something about social justice, and I wanted to see how Healthy Buildings used their tools to contribute to the greater good. My goal was to learn as much as possible in the time I had.
Whenever I come back to California from New York City it always takes me a day or two to adjust. The most jarring change isn't something tangible, like remembering it's ok to turn on red here, or that pedestrians have the right of way, but something much more visceral, almost as if there is a different, lighter energy. My week with Healthy Buildings embodied that feeling for me.
My fear of starting something new turned out to be unfounded, as it usually is; everyone was welcoming, kind, and incredibly patient. I hope I was able to help out in some small ways, but I think what I took away from the experience was ultimately worth much more. I was struck not only by the actual innovative work being done at Healthy Buildings, but also by the people there. Everyone is extremely talented and dedicated to the projects they have created together, and regardless of how long they've been with the company (decades, years, or months), everyone has a compelling story about their vision for our world and how that brought them to Healthy Buildings.
My short time there and my capacity as an intern let me sample many different aspects of Healthy Buildings. I learned about impact investing, how to purposefully create community through design, and what it means to be the greenest project, among many, many other things. Over the course of the week, I attended a presentation by Healthy Buildings at the local Green Drinks event and heard from the Napa community about ways to "go green." I also had the opportunity to research how OTechnology can be used for emergency housing in hurricane-ravaged Mexico. It was exciting to see the positive potential for sustainable homes on both a local and international scale.
I am extremely grateful to everyone at Healthy Buildings and can't wait to see what happens next!
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At Healthy Buildings, our goal is to put as many of our healthy homes on the ground as we possibly can to help improve the lives of people all over the world. However, the most important part of that process is educating the public. Essentially, it's a new way to do construction – building with recyclable steel instead of wood, prefabricating everything beforehand and assembling on-site once the foundation has been laid, cutting months off of construction schedules; and most importantly, building as green as possible, focusing on our 44 Sustainable Elements that you can see here. From solar power on the roof to ensure net-zero energy homes with no gas/electric bills, to using toxic-chemical-free materials that won't off-gas into the home environment and pollute inside air, to living roofs and LEED certification, Healthy Buildings strives to build as green and affordable as possible. As our website states: "We challenge you to find a greener building."
Our technology is so innovative and new, very few people truly understand the scope of what we offer. WE know we have a revolutionary technology and technique; WE know, with our company's expertise and experience, we can make a huge difference in the way people live; and we KNOW that IF people knew how unhealthy their homes can be, and IF they knew there was a better way to build that costs the same as conventional construction, we can help make the world a better place.
To overcome this obstacle of educating the public, we have formed the NEW Healthy Buildings' Social Media Outreach team. We worked hard over the last month to update, streamline, and prepare our social media platforms and websites to project our professionalism and improve our digital presence.
We are very excited to see how our efforts translate into outreach, but no matter how hard WE work, we need your help to share the love! Please take a moment to check out all our platforms, listed below (and at the top of the navigation bar); then like, follow, and subscribe! We would be very, very happy if you encouraged your friends to do the same.
Facebook: Healthy Buildings USA
Twitter: @buildhealthy
LinkedIn: Healthy Buildings USA
YouTube: Healthy Buildings USA
Instagram: @buildhealthy
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Scheduled for completion in 2016, these two Napa developments will include 69 affordable single- and multi-family homes built with Healthy Buildings' OTechnology. Energy and resource efficient with elegant designs, standard features include:
In addition, the eco-villages will make the most of their urban settings, keeping cars on the outside—safely covered by solar-panel roofs—and green space, play space, and community gardens on the inside. Shared community buildings will have space for meetings, classes, or gatherings. Both single family and multi-family homes will face toward the center of the community, allowing for old fashioned front porch sitting and easy access to walking paths and garden.
Using the proprietary OTechnology building process developed by our design/construct partner, Healthy Buildings, LLC, we can save up to 50% in build time and create more affordable, beyond-green homes that more people can afford.
Thriving Communities creates investment opportunities that provide a reliable return on investment with diverse revenue streams and potential exits. Projections include a 40%-45% overall return at time of exit, with a 7%-12% internal rate of return.
Find out more about Thriving Communities and our current projects here.
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In our local fabrication facility, we pre-assemble our panels in a climate-controlled environment using light-gauge steel framing and non-toxic and sustainable materials.
Though we enjoy the time- and money-saving benefits of pre-fabrication, we are not modular or manufactured construction. OTechnology allows us to build any design, up to four stories in height, in single- or multi-family applications. We meet all building codes in the 50 states, and comply with all forms of conventional funding. We'd be happy to work with your architect or we can design and manage the project for you from start to finish.
Wall panels arrive at your building site complete with all window and door openings, shear panels, transfer posts, all studs, headers, and plates. These panels are up to 30 feet long and install as a single unit.
A single OHome can be fabricated in our factory in one to two weeks while your foundation is being build on site. Once transported to your site, the assembly of an OHome takes only two weeks and is complete in four to eight weeks after that. From start to finish, you could move into your new OHome in 12 to 14 weeks or less.
Panels are fabricated in a controlled environment; there are no rain delays or stop of work when the weather gets too warm. Our computer-controlled system enables precise placement of framing components, windows, doors, ultra-high insulation, and electrical and plumbing fixtures.
Light-gauge steel allows for stud placement at 24 inches on center. Steel is stronger, rot proof, and resistant to mold. The walls are straight and do not twist, warp or shrink as wood wall do. Light-gauge steel has a large percentage of recycled material in its makeup and it is 100% recycleable. Find out more about why we use light-gauge steel rather than wood in our panels.
Panels can be made as large as 8′ x 30′ for fast warehouse construction. With the use of a high reach forklift or a small crane, these light weight panels are installed quickly, fastened together and ready to roof with in a few days.
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What does that mean exactly?'
'It means we're open to everybody's thoughts and we're open to everyone, no matter what your nationality is or what your religion is or what your sex is. We like all of it.'
"CNN or MSNBC should send a reporter here to challenge stereotypes by doing a segment about religious Republicans who attend progressive churches in conservative-leaning states. This one wasn't hard to find. There must be others," she concludes.
In a Sept. 29, New Yorker article revisiting Lionel Trilling's The Liberal Imagination, a collection of essays written more than 50 years ago, Louis Menand wrote, "A key perception in The Liberal Imagination is that most human beings are not ideologues. Intellectual coherence is not a notable feature of their politics. People's political opinions may be rigid; they are not necessarily rigorous. They tend to float up out of some mixture of sentiment, custom, moral aspiration, and aesthetic pleasingness."
Menand goes on to point out that such assumptions need critical attention. Perhaps now, as the country decompresses from two years of campaigning that resulted in the election of the first black president to lead this diverse, complex, and deeply wounded populace, as people who voted Republican are already speaking about their pride in this historic moment, and as political commentators are already talking about the "purpleness" of the country and blurring of hard lines between states and political stances, writers and reporters like Aguilar will start to look more closely at who we really are. Red Highways deserves a place in the library of modern political Americana.