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A great way to recycle dog hair is composting— I put some in my worm box.
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Dear President Lula
Recently, you visited several Muslim countries, passing by very close to the land of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, but you did visit Israel. The greatest problem is that those countries are enemies of Israel.
In God's sight, Brazilian people get nothing from such trip. Yet, all the countries you visited are linked to human-rights violations against Christians. Furthermore, those nations have, in a sense or another, helped the international terrorism. Ten terrorist groups that kill men, women and children in Israel are Syrian-based. Syria also supports Hezbollah, on of the greatest and violent groups against Israeli people. Libya, under the Gadhafi dictatorship, has a very much dangerous terrorist curriculum.
God says about Israel, "I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you, I will curse. Through you every family on earth will be blessed". (Genesis 12:3 GW) What blessing could you get for Brazil by making alliances with those that curse Israel?
Partially, the United States has received important blessing because many of its leaders bless and support Israel. While most of European countries consider Israel a threat to the world peace, the United States, with all its imperfections and sins, has been the only real friend of the Israeli people. If it were not God's hand using the US, Muslim countries would have destroyed Israel a long time ago.
"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May those who love you prosper". (Psalms 122:6 GNB)
In your place, I would visit Israel, bless those people and help Brazil reach the blessings it so much needs to thrive and prosper.
May God help you to do his will.
Julio Severo
Note: This message was sent to President Lula in December 17, 2003. Translated from Portuguese.
Source: www.juliosevero.com
Other articles by Julio Severo
Targeted By Bias: Evangelicals Who Voted for Bush
The Great Gaffe of Lula Against Israel
The Mark of the Beast: The Tomorrow's Education
Helping Take Care of the Social Health
Message to President Lula on Israel
Message to President Lula on homosexuality
Growth of divorce among Christians: a biblical perspective
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"Within the course of a year, the [Arctic Monkeys] rose from the ranks of an Internet phenomenon to the biggest band in the U.K., all on the strength of early demos circulated on the Web as MP3s. Those demos built the band a rabid fan base before the Monkeys had released a record, even before they played more than a handful of gigs. In effect, the group performed a complete run around the industry." STE When Whatever People Say I Am hit the streets, it sold 363,735 copies in its first week, selling more than the rest of the Top 20 combined and making it the fastest selling debut in British history. WK
"Last time such excitement surrounded a new British guitar band it was a decade earlier, as Britpop hit overdrive with the release of Oasis' 1994 debut, Definitely Maybe. All four members of the Arctic Monkeys were a little bit shy of their tenth birthday at the time, a bit young to be sure, but old enough to have Oasis be their first favorite band. So, it's little surprise that the Gallaghers' laddism – celebrating nights out fueled by lager and loud guitars – is the bedrock foundation of the Arctic Monkeys, just the way as it has been for most British rock bands since the mid-'90s." STE
However, "the Monkeys' true musical ground zero is 2001, the year the Strokes stormed British consciousness with their debut, Is This It. The Arctic Monkeys borrow heavily from the Strokes' stylized ennui, adding an equal element of the Libertines' shambolic neo-classicist punk, undercut by a hint of dance-punk learned from Franz Ferdinand." STE
"But where the Strokes camouflaged their songwriting skills with a laconic, take-it-or-leave-it sexiness and where the Libertines mythologized England with a junkie poeticism, the Arctic Monkeys at their heart are simple, everyday lads." STE "Lead singer/songwriter Alex Turner tells stories from their lives – mainly hookups on the dancefloor and underage drinking, balanced by the occasional imagined tragic tales of prostitution and the music industry." STE
The recycling of not-so-old sounds and styles can leave the Monkeys' debut "surprisingly predictable" STE but "the one thing that sets them apart, and does give them promise, is Alex Turner's writerly ambitions." STE "While his words can be overcooked – allusions to Romeo & Juliet do not necessarily count as depth – he does tell stories, which does distinguish him from his first-person peers. But it's a double-edged sword, his gift: the very thing that sets him apart – his fondness for detail, his sense of place – may be the quality that makes his work resonate for thousands of young Britons, but they also tie him completely to a particular time and place that makes it harder to relate to for listeners who aren't in his demographic or country (and perhaps time)." STE
- one of the top 1000 albums of all time
- winner of the Mercury prize for Best British Album
- Brits Award for Best British Album
- NME Magazine's Album of the Year
- Q Magazine's Top 100 Albums of All Time
- Q Magazine's Album of the Year
- top 100 albums of the 2000s
Resources and Related Links:
- the DMDB page for Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
- the DMDB Music Maker Encyclopedia entry for the Arctic Monkeys
- AZ Amazon.com (product description)
- STE Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
- LP Louis Pattisonn, Amazon.com
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The blush comes in a clear and pink plastic case with a tiny cheek brush enclosed. The brush isn´t the best but neither the worst I ever saw in a blush compact (that award goes to Covergirl!!).
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This blush is sheerly pigmented but it shows up with just a few layers when using my MAC blush brush.
Wooden Rose is a very natural pink-beige shade which can be combined with about 90% of my lipsticks and lipgloss stash. It´s such a wonderfully versatile shade I like to wear it a lot these days.
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From Antonia's Desk at Kepler's bookstore in Menlo Park::
Welcome once again to the Kepler's Children's Department Book Blast. School Winter Breaks are approaching, so we thought we'd offer some vacation suggestions.
For the younger set, Sunday Morning Story Time continues at 11:30, just in time to finish brunch at Cafe Borrone and meander over for shopping and a story (calendar listings below). For February, we have some darling events, including a picnic for teddy bears and their human companions, of course, and a birthday party for the Cat in the Hat. March Story Times have a stellar line-up with Tad Hills, Bob Barner, Caldecott Medal Winner Chris Raschka and indeed, the first Children's Poet laureate of the United States, Jack Prelutsky.
If the news has managed to miss you, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the last of the boy wizard's adventures, will be published July 21. Save the date and dust your cape for Massive, Midnight Merrymaking at Kepler's on the evening of the 20th, from 9:00-until after midnight when every witch and wizard shall have her/his book. You can pre-order, now by going to Web Link or by calling Kepler's at 324-4321.
For teens, we will be hosting Laurie Halse Anderson on March 31 at 4 p.m. Her new book, "Twisted," is a powerful story that focuses on the challenges facing a teenage young man.
Whether you're off to the slopes, up on a plane, out on the road or nesting at home, you'll find some great books below for all the young people in your life. Read on and enjoy.
Picture Books
"Adele & Simon": Young Adele is charged with getting her distractible little brother and all his possessions home from school, but Simon cannot seem to walk a block without leaving something behind. Can the reader keep track of hat, drawing, gloves, books, crayons and all the rest of the things Simon loses? This book with its delightful story, it's "I spy" puzzles, and it's gorgeous early 1900 Parisian panoramas saturated with smaller picture stories on the pages will hold a young child's interest for many miles. -- Reviewed by Vivian
"Flotsam" by David Weisner: If you are headed for the beach, or indeed, if you have ever been to the beach with a child, you must have this book. We were thrilled when the Caldecott Medal was announced because this astonishing book had our vote. It is a stunning triumph of storytelling through illustration. Give this wordless book to a child and have him/her tell you the story. You shall never hear the same tale twice, and yet, all those stories are there, so richly illustrated that you will wonder you had not quite seen the "real" story before. Older kids and adults will enjoy this book as much as a kindergartener. Here is MY story: An inquisitive boy, studying a hermit crab at the seashore, gets rolled by a wave. Along with the tumble, however, the wave has brought in an old underwater camera. The boy develops the pictures and discovers underwater marvels such as mechanical fish, an Octopus's living room, the eye of a whale, and even more intriguing to him, portraits of children from the past who have found the camera before him. He takes a picture of himself to add to the history and wonders the camera carries like a visual message in a bottle through the ages, and then returns it to the sea. -- Reviewed by Vivian
"Rabbit Ears Radio -- Treasury of Fables -- Audio CD": It may be your toddler requesting you play the CD, but we know even the more mature people in your car will discreetly tune into these clever, funny, irresistible tales. Holly Hunter's version of the "The Three Little Pigs" is a masterpiece of music, wit and dramatic expression. "Wolves are clever creatures," she says in her Southern drawl, "but pigs are cleverer." There are just no smarter, richer productions of classical folk tales and fairy tales. -- Reviewed by Vivian
Younger Readers
"Cinderella" (as if you didn't already know the story) by Barbara Ensor: This is Cinderella as you have never seen her before: thoroughly modern and really not that impressed by the so-called Prince Charming. However, she is less impressed by her wicked stepmother and her daughters. Life just isn't fair, but when you are smart, independent and thoroughly modern, life has a way of working out just fine! -- Reviewed by Antonia
"Clementine" by Sara Pennypacker: I admit it. I adore Clementine. She's smart, funny, quirky, irrepressible, and utterly charming. Clementine is a girl who is allergic to sitting still, who is saving up for a gorilla, and who is in trouble for cutting off her friend's hair (how else do you get rid of glue?) then drawing it back on in permanent marker. She is irresistible, effervescent, and wins our hearts as easily as she wins the great Pigeon War. -- Reviewed by Angela M.
"The Far Flung Adventures: Fergus Crane" by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell: Young Fergus lives alone with his mother and goes to school on a boat. Strangely Fergus and his classmates don't learn math or spelling, rather map reading and pot holing. What Fergus doesn't realize until it is too late is the nefarious nature of the school he attends: private or not! It is up to him (with a little help from his eccentric uncle) to rescue his friends from the unscrupulous teachers (read Pirates!) and who might he meet along the way? -- Reviewed by Antonia
Older Readers
"The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart: An advertisement in the paper reads, "Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?" Four very different children, all brilliant, answer the ad and are recruited by the mysterious Mr. Benedict for an undercover mission at L.I.V.E. (the Learning Institute for the very Enlightened). They enter a dangerous world battling a conspiracy for world domination. But along with the exciting fast-paced plot, the book delves into deeper subjects such as the power of words to influence, deceive and undermine; the power of integrity even amidst loneliness, and most of all the power of friendship. Can this unlikely foursome work together to save the world using only their wits and the most important and fleeting gift of all: Childhood? This is a fantastic book that lives up to all the promotion and expectations. -- Reviewed by Antonia and Vivian
"The Secret Order of the Gumm Street Girls" by Elise Primavera: When three girls who can't stand each other meet the new kid in the neighborhood, they find themselves pulled into an adventure with witches, reverse tidal waves, and ... potatoes. Fans of Roald Dahl will delight in this funny, entertaining and off beat re-weaving of "The Wizard of Oz." -- Reviewed by Angela K-G
Young Adult
"Kiki Strike and the Shadow City": Oooooh, this thrilling adventure will get any 10-14 year old girl from Menlo Park to Tahoe without looking out the window! Young New Yorker Annaka Fishbein meets the enthralling, elusive girl spy and avenger of the wronged, Kiki Strike, and this friendship lures her into the Shadow City -- a labyrinth of tunnels and rooms hidden deep beneath New York City. They band together a group of five gutsy girls, uber-Girl Scouts if you will, each with a unique talent in engineering, disguise, chemistry and research and together they foil terrorist plots, thwart high school bullies, find treasures and evade very large sewer rats. What can these coolest of young women not do (and get away with)! -- Reviewed by Vivian
"Scorpia" by Anthony Horowitz: Would you follow an assassin's advice to find out about your father? Alex Rider does and heads to Venice looking for Scorpia, a powerful terrorist organization. There he is recruited, trained, and caught up in Scorpia's plot to kill thousands of schoolchildren. Alex finally does find out the truth about his father and has to decide where his loyalties really lie. This is a well plotted, fast paced, action packed adventure where nothing is straightforward or as it seems. You won't be able to put this book down. -- Reviewed by Angela Mann
"Here, There Be Dragons" by James A. Owen: The story begins in London during the First World War, but it doesn't stay there for very long. Three young men, destined to be some of the most successful fantasy writers of the early 20th Century, embark on a voyage with yet another literary giant through the fantastical world of the Imaginarium Geographica. There they meet legendary figures such as the Green Knight, the Three Witches and Noah himself who assist them on their quest to safeguard this parallel world and in turn save our own. Throughout the book there will be hints and suggestions as to the identities of these figures, interwoven with ancient mythology and supposition. Who are these men, who do they become, and most importantly, who is The Cartographer? I think I know, how about You?
High School / Teen
"Black and White" by Malorie Blackman: Finally, one of my all-time favorite teen novels is now available, newly titled, in paperback. "Naughts and Crosses," now titled "Black and White," is brilliant social commentary wrapped up in a romantic thriller. A sort of Romeo and Juliet meets White Man's Burden with a dash of apartheid and a sprinkle of terrorism thrown in for good measure. The first in a trilogy (No. 2 will be released in the U.S. on July 24) dealing with racism and social inequality, Sephy and Callum come to learn about love and loyalty: to their families, their people, and ultimately to each other.
** We cannot help put in this last bit: If you are 14 to 99 and have not read the "The Book Thief" by Marcus Zusack yet, come in and get a copy.
-- Children's Story Time: Valentines for Teddy Bears. Sunday, Feb. 11, at 11:30 a.m. Kepler's invites Teddy Bears of all ages to a Special Story Time in honor of the love, joy and companionship they bring to our lives. Teddy Bears are, of course, welcome to bring along their special friends.
-- Family Story Time: World Stories with Danna Troncatty Leahy. Sunday, Feb. 18, at 11:30 a.m. Pack your imagination and your spirit of adventure and come along on a tour of stories about far-flung places!
-- Cat in the Hat's Birthday Family Story Time. Sunday, Feb. 25, at 11:30 a.m. Enter Kepler's and come to the back, where we shall have cake for the cat in the hat! Come celebrate the Cat's 50th with us!
-- Family Story Time with Tad Hills: Duck, Duck, Goose and Duck and Goose. Sunday, March 4, at 11:30 a.m. Duck & Goose, Goose & Duck. Feathered friends forever . . . or are they? That's what we discover in this charming and hilarious follow-up to the bestselling "Duck & Goose." Goose is faced with a problem close to the hearts of children everywhere: what happens when your best friend makes a "new" friend?
-- Family Story Time with Sylvia Long/Dianna Hutts Aston: A Seed is Sleepy. Sunday, March 11, at 11:30 a.m. Join the creators of An Egg is Quiet, in our view, one of the most beautiful books for children published in 2006, for their visually stunning and linguistically poetic new book about all that grows from a seed. We shall plant our own tiny seedlings for young naturalists to take home.
-- Penguin Story Time. Sunday, March 18, at 11:30 a.m. Penguins, Penguins Everywhere -- Join master collage artist Bob Barner as he presents his fanciful, gorgeous and most informative new book about penguins of every kind in every place. We'll have beautiful supplies available for youngsters to try their hand at their own Barner-inspired creations with the help of Barner and instructors from Art in Action.
-- Good Sports Story Time. Sunday, March 25, at 11:30 a.m. Come join the fun and laughter as Children's Poet Laureate of the U.S., Jack Prelutsky, and 2006 Caldecott Medal Winner, Chris Raschka, present their joint effort: Good Sports: Rhymes about Running, Jumping, Throwing, and More. Exhilarating, all-new, kid-friendly rhymes capture the range of emotions, from winning to losing to the sheer joy of participating, that children experience as they discover the games of their choice -- baseball, soccer, football, skating, swimming, gymnastics, basketball, karate, and more.
-- AUTHOR SHOWCASE -- Laurie Halse Anderson: "Twisted." Saturday, March 31, at 4 p.m. The acclaimed author of "Speak," has crafted a powerhouse novel about what it means to be a man, something young Tyler Miller is desperately trying to become. Tyler's impulsive mistakes haunt him, his good intentions are misunderstood, his choices are blurred by hormone-inflamed emotions, and his words fail to explain so much of this to family and friends. As common as these sometimes humorous, sometimes traumatic, predicaments may be to adolescents, "Twisted" reveals how for a young man the strength required for self-awareness and mastery is nothing short of heroic.
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
What Price Glory?
I believe this is the only stand-alone painted color study I've done (I've done others, but they were in conjunction with digital studies). I vaguely remember having some oil paint, a tiny scrap of masonite, and big dreams. It was only my second cover for Marvel, so I was still finding my footing. In fact, I remember a kid in our studio (I was still at RISD at the time) watching me paint it. He stared for a long time, then said, "You're really slow." And he was right.
My girlfriend at the time referred to this as the sequined superhero. I don't think I've painted a shiny Cap since. However, this was the first Marvel painting I ever sold, which I remember being pretty excited about.
Anyway, the main reason I wanted to show this was because I didn't use to do color studies, but now it's an integral part of the process (not to mention my favorite part). What started out as a sort of joke — an oil painting executed on a wood block 1.75" x 2.75" x .75" — ended up being very helpful in the long run.
Have a great weekend!
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Your site is extraordinary. I love seeing your process. I have not tired Acyrla Gouache. is it a cross between acrylic and Gouache? I mainly use Golden Acrylics. Cheers
Awesome Cap cover, man. What year did you do this one? As an oil painter, I can totally appreciate the comment your schoolmate said to you, some people just don't have the patience for it. Were all of your color studies done traditionally like this when you were still a student?
I'm thinking of doing a picture of Cap for this group show in July, the theme is Golden Age Comic Heroes, I was wondering if there's any bit of advice or suggestions you might be able to give me before I take a stab at it..anything at all would be amazing. Thanks, man!
I'll probably see you at Wizard World Philly.
also, I think it's great that you have that color study framed.. haha, where do you have it put up at?
Great painting.ReplyDelete
It was watching your blog that i decided i should do color studies before painting:
Thanks for that.
i laughed at "you're really slow."ReplyDelete
Looks good man. I should do more color studies. Normally I focus more on value studies.ReplyDelete
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Heh heh, "Sequined Superhero" conjures up entirely different images in my mind. Your memories from RISD are the best!ReplyDelete
Eddy, thanks for visiting. And yes, Acryla Gouache is an acrylic paint that dries to a matte finish, just like gouache.ReplyDelete
Eric, I was a senior when I did this (just shy of 22). As far as I can remember, this was the only color study I ever did in oil. From what I can recall, I started doing digital color studies with Spectacular Spider-Man #14 in 2004. As for the frame, I think I found it in the studio and hot glued it to the block. Now it sits on my computer desk.
Carlos, nice study. I always find it easier to get down to business when I have some kind of plan.
Virginia/Mom, you shouldn't laugh at your offspring.
Alejandro, value studies are great too. The main thing to remember with color studies is that they have a value component as well. In fact, I now start most of my color studies in black and white, adding color later on.


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Peaks Visible from Crescent Heights, Calgary
September 29, 2008
Identifying Rocky Mountain peaks visible from Calgary is an ongoing personal project which gives a sense of perspective to life in the foothills. Individual peaks are like waves that seem to rise and descend disappearing from view depending on the clarity of the air or the time of day.
From this view on Crescent Heights overlooking the Bow River we can glimpse Gibraltar Mt. 2665 m. to the west (on the left side of the image). The Misty Range which are part of the Highrock Range on the east side of Kananaskis Provincial Park are visible next. This includes Mist Mt. 3140 m. and Storm Mt. 3095 m. Then we see Bluerock Mt. 2789 m. and Mt. Burns 2936 m.
Mt. Rae 3225 m. which is also part of the Highrock Range's Misty Range, "serves as the head of the main watershed to Calgary, Alberta by way of the Rae Glacier flowing into Elbow Lake, source of the Elbow River. At 10,558', Rae is the highest mountain viewed on the front range from Calgary. [It was named in 1859 after Arctic explorer Dr. John Rae.] Mt. Rae was recommended by this post at http://www.summitpost.org as "the most scenic and accessible high alpine foliage in all of the Canadian Rockies."
Continuing north and to the right we can see Cougar Mt. 2863 m. and Mt. Sarrail 3147 m.
Tombstone Mt. 3035 m. in the Opal Range is next.
Banded Peak 2934 m., Outlaw Peak 2970 m., Mt. Cornwall 2956 m., and Mt. Glasgow 2950 m. are part of the Glasgow Group in the Front Ranges. These are stunning from the top of Moose Mountain.
Mount Glasgow is in the Elbow Valley of the Kananaskis Range. Banded Peak is one of the easiest to identify because of the brown cliff band which is visible all year round. Mt. Cornwall just behind Mount Glasgow has a highly visible arch of permanent snow-covered scree slopes.
Further north are Mt. Blane 2972 m., Mt. Brock 2879 m., Mt. Hood 2873 m.of the Opal Range with Mt. Evan Thomas 3097 m. as the most northerly peak in the range. The Opal Range strata is thrust in a striking vertical orientation. George Dawson mistakenly thought that small cavities lined with quartz were coated with a film of opal.
Mt. Remus 2688 m and Mt Romulus 2832 m are marked but they cluster where with other Opal mountain peaks and are not that clearly distinguished.
Fisher Peak 3052 m. is quite prominent. It is the highest peak in the Fisher Range a range of mountains which includes mountains between Calgary and Kananaskis Highway.
Mt . Howard 2777 m. is half hidden behind the tall building.
Prairie Mountain and Moose Mountain would be the next in line to the north but they are not visible in this photo.
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November 30, 2017 at 5:27 am
This is probably the best Calgary mountain panorama online, but it could be clearer.
I tried enhancing your panorama, but still couldn't find the mountain I'm trying to identify. I could send you the enhanced version and a shot of the peak if you're interested — it doesn't appear possible to attach them here.
Would you be interested on collaborating on a fresh, clearer panorama?
— Ken


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Net Zero Energy
At the Solar Decathlon, houses designed and built by students show how sweet homes can beBy Heidi Jernigan Smith
Since 2002, college teams from around the world have been invited to design and build a home that can produce as much energy as it consumes. Their projects are showcased every two years during the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon.
This year's decathlon village in Washington, D.C., in late September featured 19 entries with more than 357,000 public home tours conducted during the 10-day event. Competition rules stipulate that each home fall between 600 and 1,000 square feet of conditioned space. Energy can only be provided via the electric grid or solar processes.
A true decathlon, teams receive up to 100 points in each of 10 areas that go beyond mere solar technology:
- Architecture – Scale, proportion and a successful connection between the indoor and outdoor spaces are among the criteria.
- Market Appeal – How well does the house meet the intended buyer's needs?
- Engineering – How much energy will installed systems save relative to conventional systems and how much maintenance is required to sustain operating efficiencies?
- Communications – How well has the team communicated its design and engineering concepts to the public?
- Affordability – Teams receive a full 100 points if their home can be built for $250,000 or less.
- Hot Water – The system must be able to deliver 15 gallons of 110-degree F water in 10 minutes or less.
- Comfort Zone – Homes maintain an indoor temperature between 71 and 76 degrees F and relative humidity below 60 percent throughout the competition.
- Appliances – Teams must wash and dry laundry, run their dishwasher and maintain specific refrigeration temperatures.
- Home Entertainment – How well does the home allow occupants to dine as a family, watch movies in a home theater setting, surf the internet and telecommute? Teams must host two eight-person dinner parties prepared in their own kitchen.
- Energy Balance – A house receives the full 100 points if it produces as much energy as it consumes during the competition. Zero points are awarded if the home's net consumption of grid power exceeds 50 kilowatt-hours. Bonus points are no longer awarded for producing more energy than needed. The goal is to build an affordable, family friendly home, not a power plant.
When the competition concluded, seven of the 19 homes met the net zero-energy challenge, even though most days during the competition were cloudy and wet.
Water shares the spotlight
If ever a team had the perfect mascot for an efficient housing competition it was this year's winner, the University of Maryland Terrapins. Their entry, entitled WaterShed, drew its inspiration from the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem, which has been significantly impacted by water pollution. WaterShed featured a vegetative roof system that naturally filtered storm water and slowed runoff while cooling the roof in summer and acting as insulation in winter. Gray water from showers, dishwashing and laundry was filtered through the home's constructed wetlands and then recycled to irrigate the landscape which included a vegetable garden. Maryland captured the decathlon title with a near perfect score of 951.
Drawing on the familiar
Maryland wasn't the only team to draw on its locale for design inspiration. Florida International University's entry featured louvered overhangs to provide year-round shading, which when lowered and locked in place became instant storm shutters for hurricane protection. The shell of New Zealand's house, entitled First Light, was insulated with sheep's wool sourced from local ranchers. The most far-out looking structure came in the form of California's Compact Hyper-Insulated Prototype affectionately dubbed C.H.I.P. The team used recycled blue jeans to create "out-sulation" encased in vinyl and strapped around the home's exterior giving it the look of a puffy, white parka. C.H.I.P. also sported an Xbox 360 Kinect system modified to recognize various body motions to control lights, television and other electronics. Team China, in a nod to their country's export business, constructed a home from three metal shipping containers. A tipi-like structure paid homage to Team Canada's native communities. City College of New York designed a Solar Roofpod that could be sent up by elevator and reassembled to sit on an urban rooftop to maximize use of existing space.
Regardless of where teams originated, to prepare for the competition each had to extensively research meteorological data for Washington, D.C., which in early fall can range from a heat wave to the first signs of frost. Logistical challenges were numerous with homes originally built off-site, disassembled, shipped to D.C. and then reassembled in West Potomac Park. Once competition is under way, teams are not allowed to use batteries or other power storage devices. Unlike years past, when affordability was not part of the decathlon scoring system, teams can no longer justify the investment in large solar arrays. The focus is clearly on better whole house design with emphasis on passive systems including energy efficient landscaping, super insulated walls, non-mechanical dehumidification and waste heat recovery. The less energy you need, the less you must generate.
Home is where the heart is
While Maryland captured this year's official decathlon title, one home clearly captured the hearts and minds of visitors and that was Appalachian State University's (ASU) entry, The Solar Homestead. It won the coveted People's Choice Award, receiving 92,538 votes cast online and at the event. Inspired by the frugal self-reliant spirit of early Blue Ridge Mountains settlers, the house is predominantly clad in maintenance-free poplar bark. The Solar Homestead comprises four separate structures joined by a great porch which adds 900 square feet of usable outdoor space, including a sink and food prep area. The roof of the great porch was constructed using 42 bifacial photovoltaic panels that supply solar energy while providing filtered daylight to the deck below. Straw bale gardens surrounded the house and provided fresh vegetables for the team's two mandatory dinner parties. The 864 square-foot main house features a kitchen with full-sized appliances, master and guest bedrooms, living and dining areas, as well as bathing and laundry facilities. Hidden pocket doors in the kitchen allow for the configuration of a full-sized home theater screen that helped ASU finish third in the home entertainment category.
ASU received a perfect score in the hot water contest with its on-demand solar thermal domestic hot water system. The home's mechanical heating load was reduced through the construction of a trombe wall that collects outdoor heat during the day and transfers it into the house at night as conditions dictate. The home's unconditioned outbuilding modules (OMs) could be customized to accommodate a buyer's needs for storage or mechanical space. A Flexible OM, designed to serve as conditioned office or guest bedroom space, could also be detached and towed as a standalone camper. The Solar Homestead is particularly builder-friendly because most of the construction materials were found at Lowe's home improvement stores, ASU's primary building sponsor. The Blue Ridge Electric cooperative also was a sponsor.
The ASU team utilized a renewable energy source not officially recognized by decathlon rules: enthusiasm. In keeping with their conservation and energy efficiency mission, the team's male members stopped shaving in advance of the competition and soon a Beard Blog showed up on the Internet. But the star of this year's decathlon was the ASU reflective hat takeaway that doubled as an educational brochure. Folded origami style to resemble a short order cook hat, the piece unfolded to reveal a copy of the home's floor plan along with an explanation of the various energy components. That helped ASU secure a second-place finish in the decathlon's communications contest.
The Solar Homestead has now returned to Boone where it will serve as a learning laboratory for future students. At a reception for the ASU team held in Boone at the end of October, Gov. Bev Perdue said, "These students have shown America that we can do things in North Carolina. We all know that in North Carolina green is gold and that we must as a people focus on building a green enterprise for our state."
Learn more about the Solar Homestead at www.thesolarhomestead.com