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Could you grow a house?
Could you print a scaffold in the shape of a house, and then use the same techniques discussed in Anthony Atala's TED Talk http://www.ted.com/talks/anthony_atala_printing_a_human_kidney.html to coat the scaffold with tree cells? Possibly spraying it on as seen on this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXO_ApjKPaI
Keeping the structure alive would of course require a root structure. Perhaps one that already exist, or one that is fabricated in a similar manner. Imagine durable, self sustained, self repairing, eco friendly structures.
Nov 5 2012: Hi Jerry!
Durable, self sustained, self repairing, eco friendly structures are a GREAT idea. Along the same line....my brother-in-law built his home years ago into a rock ledge. The rock ledge was actually the entire back wall of the home, and the front was all glass...facing south of course:>) So, the sun heated the rock ledge, which radiated heat back into the home. There was also a natural spring coming out of the ledge, which he piped into the home for their water source. They were off the grid, using lanterns for light, and a woodstove for cooking and another source of heat. It is a very clever and lovely, all natural structure, which is about an 1/8th of a mile from the road on the side of the mountain, and you can only drive up a little way, so one has to be hardy to live there. They back-packed everything they needed. Bringing in the supplies was not exactly an easy event!!!
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Nov 5 2012: If you're a snail................yes!!!!!!Nov 1 2012: This idea would be a great alternative to creating a cleaner, green future one where your carbon admission are offset by the continual survival of your house... providing there was no fire danger regarding the kitchen and electrical appliances.
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Oct 15 2012: That is truly amazing what an incredible technology that will be for the most painful type of injury.
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I have seen videos where they train a tree to grow a bridge
It seems to me that nano engineering has the most potential in this area.Nov 11 2012: I like to think TED members are not geeks. In real life, are there really any geeks? Most superficially geeky people have a real life story if you get to know them. Geeks in fiction are somewhat obsessive, statistics-oriented, narrow-focused. I'd like to think TEDsters try to have the bigger picture, try to connect to people and the environment, try to speak to the soul.Nov 11 2012: If your definition of a house is somewhere comfortable to live, then throughout history nature has provided many a person a house.
Nov 11 2012: Yes but currently most people are provided with shelter by taking from nature. I would prefer a more symbiotic relationship. Not many people are living in caves, igloos, or dung huts anymore. The world population and economy is growing by leaps and bounds. People who go from third to first world status will put a higher demand on the environment. However crude this idea may start out, there are clever people who could refine the methods used for construction. Technology is not just about nanobots and such anymore. Today there are several biohacker hacker spaces. Biohackers are thinking of a future where living cells are a part of our everyday lives. From bio-luminescent lighting to the fusion of the living and the electronic. There are already many species that coexist with nature in such a way that they could not live without each other. A relationship built on nurturing each other. Imagine a house that would grow leaves in the summer allowing the house to stay cooler. A house capable of providing shelter for several hundred years with little maintenance. Nature has provided us with so much, but will we eventually outpace nature?
Nov 11 2012: That sounds awesome
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Nov 9 2012: Here are some 'shaping' attempts to form house structures out of ash, lime and willow trees:
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Nov 10 2012: Thank you for sharing. I wonder if that is as far as they will take it? Still I am looking at a one piece structure. While that does seem fun and interesting, I don't think it is efficient enough. I have also seen people using mushrooms as blocks for construction. They claim it is stronger than concrete. You might find that interesting. http://inhabitat.com/phillip-ross-molds-fast-growing-fungi-into-mushroom-building-bricks-that-are-stronger-than-concrete/mushroom-furniture-10/#Nov 9 2012: I guess so, Cartman used stem cells to clone a Shakey's!Nov 8 2012: Depends where you live, hard to grow a house in the artic
Nov 8 2012: Hard to build an igloo in South Africa too. Who knows, maybe trees could one day be genetically modified to tolerate extreme temperatures. There has been a lot of research into extremophiles. Perhaps the solution lies within their genes.
I think it should be taken into consideration the number of pollutants that are created manufacturing the items to build a house. Manufacturing, transportation, deforestation, work related accidents, coal burned to produce electricity, strip mining for the coal, oil needed to run all of these machines, and the actual construction with large machinery could all be reduced. As a society we are breaking a lot of ground on energy conservation. Imagine how much energy would be saved by producing a home this way. I would love to see a cost analysis on this. Maybe this would make the dream of owning a home attainable by everyone. Imagine driving through a neighborhood that looks like a forest.
Nov 9 2012: Hi Jerry, I have by proxy, likes lots of others globally who use local resources, I used timber from trees grown in Ireland, where i live, that were harvested in in a sustainable forest. They constitute 3/4 of house, rest is made from clay bricks, albeit not sourced locally.Nov 5 2012: It would be great if the government promoted off the grid housing more than they do. You would think that they would experiment more with public housing. Save the taxpayers money, and help the environment at the same time. I wonder how many public houses there are in the United States?Nov 2 2012: Yeah, agree. That is more eco-friendly
But have to add something to stand Hurrican Sandy ^ ^
Nov 5 2012: Well the roots would help anchor the house. Perhaps rebar could be wrapped around the house, and then anchored to the ground. Over time the bark would grow around the metal. Let us say that the house was damaged. Would it be relatively easy to repair using the same techniques that were used to build it?
Nov 5 2012: lol, are you some kind of guy like micheal scoffield? so sientific~
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Nov 5 2012: From Prison Break? Yes, I have a tattoo of everything described in this post on my arms and back. :) Really I just enjoy when people punch holes in my ideas. It allows me to look at things from a different perspective, and reevaluate those ideas. I enjoy finding solutions to problems. A forum like TED allows me to bounce those ideas off of other geeks. I hit the jackpot when someone with real resources finds an idea interesting enough to pursue. I have seen several TED talks that were ideas that I had thought of in the past. Enough that I thought I would start posting them as I had them. When I was a child I came up with the idea of trapping light with mirrors. All of my science teachers said that it was impossible. Later in life I came upon an article were students at MIT were trapping light. http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/1998/mirror.html I had envisioned this as a way to provide solar energy at night. I never stopped asking every single science teacher about this idea. I do not believe you have to be a scientist to come up with ideas. An imagination and a love for science can go a long way. Unfortunately there aren't many places for people like that to vent their ideas.Nov 8 2012: Good job~Keep working on that!
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I also like the conversation here. For one reason, it helps me think and thanks to it i did good on GRE issue^ ^Nov 1 2012: i will be too scared to live a house made by my own cell.
how can someone think about that....
Nov 1 2012: If you are referring to Mr. Joachim's article, I believe he is using pig cells. He made a few jokes in the video that might lead you to believe that he wanted to use human cells. He does clarify this in the comments of that article. I think that using tree cells would be a more practical approach. If you have ever owned a leather jacket, then you know that you have to condition the leather a lot. I can not imagine what it would take to maintain an entire house made of skin cells that are constantly exposed to UV rays. On the other hand trees love the sun.
Nov 2 2012: Yeah, cell from tree would be confortable to me.
Will the cell still living when they are cultivated to become our house? If they are dead, the tree house will not use the sun. If they are not, then it will attract pest and other living form.
Nov 2 2012: That would be my preference. Producing a living tree would have many benefits. Even if that were not possible on sight, perhaps they could farm the houses. The house might not be alive when delivered, but it would be a wood structure just like many people already live in.Oct 31 2012: I like this idea very much.. It woudl be amazing if is it possible to "grow my home" when I am ready to build my own small, environmentally friendly home. It would be nice to have a home that was part of the natural landscape!Oct 26 2012: This is a question of degree. Yes, grow a part of a house, or something that has a symbiotic relationship with the house.Oct 24 2012: Jerry, There is a TED talk by Mitchell Joachim about sustainable architecture titled "Don't build your home, grow it! ". http://www.ted.com/talks/mitchell_joachim_don_t_build_your_home_grow_it.html
Oct 24 2012: Thank you Madhavi for the link. That was the closest idea to what I have in my head so far. I linked back to this conversation. With any luck Mr. Joachim will read this post, and give me some feed back. I would think that the cell structure of a tree would be pretty simple. An added benefit is that every year your house would be more energy efficient and stronger than the previous years since the house would add a new growth ring.
I pointed out on his post that the meat house was pretty much a tipi. There seemed to be a lot of revulsion at the idea of living in a meat home. Perhaps this idea would be more acceptable in people's minds.
Oct 25 2012: I do like the idea of a house with the cell structure of a tree, Jerry!Oct 31 2012: A MEAT home!! Imagine the flies and what if the neighbors wanted to come over for a BBQ?? .. with their eyes set longingly on your house! I suppose it woudl be best to live by vegetarians in such a case.Oct 24 2012: I believe and if I can find where I saw it, they are trying to create a "giant" 3d printer that prints with "concrete" or a concrete like material. If I can find it I will post on here
concrete printerOct 21 2012: One of my all time favorite authors, Rudy Rucker, wrote a science fiction book called Frek and the Elixer which describes pretty much exactly that kind of world. You might enjoy it.
Mats K
Oct 17 2012: "Imagine durable, self sustained, self repairing, eco friendly structures."
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Are you familiar with shape-memory alloy? Here is a video demonstrating the concept, that could applied to houses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgORKTp_0ME
Oct 19 2012: I am aware of that technology. When it first came out there was talk of car bodies that would repair themselves by spraying hot water on them. I believe it is used in robots for muscle wire also. It is definitely a great technological achievement that I always thought would be very useful in outer space, or battle ships perhaps.
Imagine a tanker truck pulling up into a yard, pulling out a hose, and spraying a structure with LOW COST tree cells. Heck why limit it to houses. You could make furniture and boats too. No need to cut down a forest. You would be creating an artificial forest instead. Perhaps interior design might be possible too for things like counter tops and stairs.Oct 17 2012: I've seen the living bridge photos and they work because they are part of an ecosystem. So we would have to adjust our way of living with nature because now we would have a new level of intimacy with "all" the flora and fauna associated with tree's. And nature needs time since most of what we force feed or grow seems to quickly wither and die. (Quite the psycho-social adjustment. Have a baby and start to grow a house and save for post secondary education! Culture defined by a symbiotic relationship with living things.) Your home as an ecosystem rather than one or two types of plants might grow faster/stronger and be more self sustaining over time and seasonal changes.Oct 15 2012: Thank you for sharing that video with me Pat. The people of that village have an enormous amount of patience. Now I have to wonder if you could print a scaffold in the shape of a bridge, and then coat it with the cells from the roots. Maybe speed things up considerably.Oct 15 2012: Folks have done this with Banyon trees for years. Their root system is, in part, above ground and with the right forms, rooms, upper levels, etc. can be formed. Takes a lot of time though but they sure look nice.
Oct 15 2012: Googling "Banyon tree house" turned up some very interesting pictures. I would like to see if it is possible to form a solid shell, like a huge hollow trunk, or "tree skin" sprayed onto a supporting artificial endoskeleton. Every year the bark would thicken.
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Or do you conveniently ignore that Cho killed all those people at Va Tech with handguns? Anyone that villifies semi automatic weapons is ignorant of the reality of modern firearms and is only buying into the media and political hype. The fact is that in Newtown and Aurora, the shooters are the problem, not the weapon. They could easily have killed as many and possibly more with 2 glocks.
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Some lady got killed on her way to soccer practice ???
No way...
He could have smothered her with a pillow while she'll slept, and for your side to not be hypocritical you'd have to speak out about the need for pillow control.
But, the fact that we only hear knee-jerk reactions about negative gun related incidents and never car/baseball bat/hammer related incidents creates questions about the motivation, or agenda, that fuels the hypocrisy.
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You talk about the mean gun owners always messing with the stats??
Like the grabbers are the only ones competent enough to put together a sensible argument, right?
Well, as long as we are on The United Kingdom, why don't we talk about the stat you must have just forgot to mention, huh?
You are advocating for some sort of a ban, and you brought up the UK, so please, tell us how their ban WORKED.
Please show us, oh wise one, I'll make it simple for you, they had a lower murder rate BEFORE their ban, they have a lower murder rate AFTER their ban. The murder rate actually went up after the ban, but then went down to where it was previously, in other words it had NO EFFECT ON THEIR MURDER RATE.
Stop pretending the ban had something to do with them having a lower murder rate.
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It seems you go through all types of statistics to post the things you do, yet you seem to leave some important things out.
Surely you have noted that the US murder rate has dropped 50% in the last two decades, almost like something already was in effect to curb the violence, yet you never mention it...hmmm.
I mean every category, rifle deaths for instance, blunt object, dropping every year, and no mention, again...hmm.
Almost makes it seem like you're an agenda driven hack.
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The UK has a far more violent crime rate than the United States PERIOD. And these numbers are compared by the 2 governments own stats. You can nit-pick the numbers all you want but it's not going to be enough to erase the 3.5x difference in violent crimes. Not to mention that people in the UK can't even walk to the store without 50 cameras watching them. Even with banning guns and big brother watching your every move. They still have more crime and especially violent crime than we do. Doesn't sound like a fair trade off.
And let's stop the BS.
You guys want to ban all guns for the most part. This silly "assault weapons ban" makes no sense in this crusade to end gun violence when they account for less than 3% of all gun crimes. It's like trying to put out a house fire with a glass of water.
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
New PR!
And yet, I felt awesome. My stomach was great (two super fast pit stops, only lost 2 minutes). I will share what I did differently with my nutrition in my race recap post coming soon.
I ran tough. I ran hard. I ran fast. I never gave up.
I finished in 3:28:15
6th in my age group of 154 (top 3%)
27th out of all 896 female runners (top 3%)
187th out of all 1884 runners (top 9%)
Yeah baby.
Alana and Terzah did awesome. It was a super fun trip.
Lots of details coming soon. Now I need some sleep. :)
26 comments:
- Chris @ Heavy Steps said...
I cannot wait to read all about it!!!
- September 17, 2011 at 8:50 PM
- Her Name Is Rio said...
Wowza! Congratulations!
- September 17, 2011 at 9:40 PM
- Meredith said...
Wow!!!!!!!!! Amazing!!!! Congratulations!
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- Run with Jess said...
Wow!!! What awesome news! And the crap weather, I bet you had to really dig deep to pull that one out! Great Job!
- September 18, 2011 at 4:23 AM
- Jessica (Pace of Me) said...
so amazing, erin. you continue to inspire me with every race, every post. thank you so much for sharing your running journey with all of us. it is so fun to follow you along the way! i am also learning so much from you and really appreciate all that you share on every single level.
can't wait to read your race recap. you are a rockstar!!!
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- Tina @GottaRunNow said...
Congrats! What a great finishing time!
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- Julie said...
AMAZING!! Can't wait to hear the long version.
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- Kiley said...
That's awesome! Good job. I'm interested in your nutrition changes, I always had digestion issues with the longer runs.
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- Katie said...
You are awesome!!
- September 18, 2011 at 7:21 AM
- Lacey Sue said...
The weather was CRAZY intense wasn't it?!?! I worried a lot for you runners with all that lightening. My dear running friends father (who cam in at 5:20- it was his first marathon!) had to stop and have us get him new socks and shoes because of the sloshing and sliding! IT WAS CRAZY!
You rocked it! I knew you would! I am so sorry I didn't get a chance to see you cross the finish line it would have been awesome!! Well done you!!!!! :)
- September 18, 2011 at 10:05 AM
- Dina said...
I know the weather has just been crazy! But good job! I'm so happy you did so well!!
- September 18, 2011 at 10:46 AM
- bobbi said...
congratulations! You are AMAZING!!!
- September 18, 2011 at 12:09 PM
- runningonwordsblog.com said...
WOW, congrats!
- September 18, 2011 at 12:49 PM
- Penny said...
You are amazing Erin. You just keep getting faster and faster. Congrats on your new PR.
- September 18, 2011 at 3:03 PM
- Jen said...
Yayayayay! So excited for your sub 3:30...was sharing your race information with my running partner - I figured we were running our super slow 5 miles yesterday morning right during the time of your marathon! I was so excited to see how you did...can't wait for the full recap :)
- September 18, 2011 at 3:51 PM
- misszippy said...
Awesome! I knew it was coming! Who knows what NY will have in store???
- September 18, 2011 at 4:35 PM
- Christy @ My Dirt Road Anthem: A Runner's Blog said...
Great job on the PR! A good weekend for them :) Sounds like your weather wasn't as nice though. Can't wait to read the recap!
- September 18, 2011 at 4:49 PM
- Amanda@runninghood said...
Wahooo! congrats to you girl!
- September 18, 2011 at 5:33 PM
- Katie @ Will Race for Carbs said...
Wow! That is an amazing time and in the rain!!
- September 18, 2011 at 6:06 PM
- Amanda - RunToTheFinish said...
- September 19, 2011 at 8:11 AM
- Becky said...
It was so awesome to finally meet you!! It was a pleasant surprise to see you at the finish line! What an accomplishment!! 3:28:15 is SO PHENOMENAL! Congrats!!!
- September 19, 2011 at 9:45 AM
- Kevin @ HalfTRIing said...
I saw your post on my blog about Mayor Clayton. Wow that is super cool!! It's a small world. There is a good chance I saw your children. Mayor and I were close friends every Sunday night for 3 years. We were at the Candy Land party and I tucked the kids into bed. I used to jump on the beds and fall asleep in their beds. I always had a laugh when the kids tickled Mayor awake. Here is a picture of when Mayor Clayton and I were "close friends" http://halftriing.blogspot.com/2010/11/team-hoyt.html
- September 19, 2011 at 12:18 PM
- Big Daddy said...
Psst, I love you. And isn't this lady awesome! It blows my mind how far she's come, in such a short amount of time. As a husband I couldn't be prouder.
- September 19, 2011 at 12:56 PM
- Kerrie T. said...
WOW! Fantastic run! And with all the rain! We had rain, too, but NOT like that! Can't wait to read the full report. :)
- September 19, 2011 at 1:11 PM
- Shellyrm ~ just a country runner said...
Amazing job! Completely inspiring!
- September 19, 2011 at 1:19 PM
- {lifeasa}RunningMom said...
Awesome! You inspire me to do my speedwork and increase my speed!
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The world's finest truffles grow in France, Italy and Spain. The black truffles of Périgord are considered to be the best in the world due to their intense flavor and aroma (white truffle fans will argue this point), although the white truffles of Italy's Piedmont region are even scarcer and thus far more costly. Truffles grow in temperate, moist climates throughout the world: They like warm, dry summers, cool, wet winters and alkaline (limestone) soil. China, Africa, New Zealand and Oregon have wild truffles, but they lack the aroma and flavor of the top varieties from France, Spain and Italy. In fact, more than half of the world's varieties of truffle grow in Europe, but only five or so have savory qualities that command attention.
Man has been known to enjoy truffles for at least 2,500 years (the Romans cooked them and ate them with honey, although in the Middle Ages they were regarded as poisonous and only regained their status over the last few hundred years). People have tried for generations to cultivate the great truffles with no success in duplicating them, although they are getting closer. As science advances, current attempts include inoculating tree roots with Tuber Melanosporum, the Périgord truffle organism. While this method does produce edible truffles, they are not of the quality of Périgord truffles. It may be a function of more carefully matching up the exact climate and soil to that of the Périgord region.† Whoever finds the magic formula will be up to his or her elbows in "black diamonds."
†A truffle grower in Chucky, Tennessee, Tom Michaels, feels he has achieved that, and top chefs such as Daniel Boulud and Thomas Keller are excited by the truffles (Michaels' truffles are currently selling for $800 a pound).
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What small, everyday actions can we do to improve the distribution of food?
I recently moved to a developped country. I was on the line of the cafeteria at my workplace, and noticed how the grill guy throwed to the trash the "sample" fully cooked panini just because he ran out of them.
As Simon Moss pointed out at TEDx Warwick -- http://youtu.be/Go4Xsd53Qqw --, hunger is not a supply issue, but a distribution one. Even if the population keeps growing, there would be enough food for 9 billion people.
These talks inspired --and outraged-- me, as they describe how people in developping and developped countries waste food only because "it does not comply with aesthetic standards" and other irrational reasons.
I truly believe that the main action we can take lies on education (since birth, within our households, way before our kids reach the school ). So, I'd like to raise the question: what small, everyday actions can we do to improve the distribution of food?
Ed Schulte
Nov 18 2012: Very Good Question
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Firstly because it not only will address the fair distribution of the bodies material need of sustenance but the importance of Quality and Quantity ...the layer two firstly Quantity on consumption in Western culture is on a scale so gross no previous so-called "Civilization" ..not even the Romans can come close .....next the "Quality" has deteriorated such that appearance is more important then nutritional valve .....which is leading to more starvation....not in the "poor" culture but in the "wealthy"
Here is a BBC article that shines light on cultural attitude http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20355476
So what :every day action"....becoming aware of what you put in your body as sustenance and not over loading it with toxic products ....sustenance that not only feeds but cleanses at the same time ....and give some of the $$ that you save due to over eating ....and money you save due to not having heath problems due to over eating ...give that $$ wisely to organization that truly assist developing Countries to do the same ....and better still participate Directly in those organizations along with your $$Nov 18 2012: I liked the Ted talk on gardening and growing food locally for those in your communityNov 18 2012: Eat wisely and not waste food.
Nov 21 2012: How does this help the distribution of food to the developing world?
Sure, it might make me feel better about myself, for not having wasted food, but how does this catually translate to any real benefit for those in Africa, South/South-East Asia/Latin America?
Nov 21 2012: I argue yes. Reducing waste increases supply available for others at some level.
Nov 21 2012: This reminds fo what my parents used to tell me at the dinner table:
"Eat all your food, there are starving children in Africa"
I really don't understand the link. OK so technically yes, by reducing waste, eating less, buying less, there is more supply. But as the OP states, the issue with world poverty is not supply, but rather distribution.
So my question to you is, how does not wasting food help the distribution of food to those areas that need it most?
World poverty is a complex issue, and can't be answered with such a simple answer as "eat wisely and not waste food".Nov 21 2012: Your parents gave you good advice. They also perhaps caused you to be aware of the issue.
In addition to increasing supply, being conscious of not wasting food creates an consciousness of scarcity of resource.
It is a complex issue and not some thing to be solved in a blog.
Not wasting food is something everyone that has more than they need can do, just as making a donation to charity is something that everyone that has more money than needed to survive can do if the attitudes are right.
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Nov 20 2012: None taken. I relate the moment 'cause it was then when I decided to initiate this conversation. I am looking at ways to solve this food-wasting... at least one place at a time :)Dec 1 2012: It's very good practical and humane question.
It's not only aesthetic standard that turns edible food into a trash ....it has got cultural facet as well as arrogance due to abundance.
I lived in a oil rich middle eastern country , every time I ordered the smallest portion of the middle eastern dish, the amount was served was more than enough for 3-4 persons of my size of appetite..... while lot of people in neighbouring Sudan are hungry.....
To resolve this issue on my personal ground , I stopped going to those restaurents instead started going to global fast food shops despite I know those are not healthy for me....but no option was left to me because of the cultural reason. Instead of being reason of wastage , thought it is better to take a bit health hazard on me , which I may reduce by doing a bit of excercise or having less while having my next meal home.Dec 1 2012: ...Restrict Wastage. May it be in plates, in pans, in shops, during transportation, in storehouse or in farms...The Mindfood ChefDec 1 2012: Every day action: Find the foods that might be growing under your nose. Right now the freshest dandelion greens are growing everywhere in Northern California, and they are free for the picking and are a "super food" in terms of nutritional content. Finely chopped dandelion greens over a fried egg with cheese on an English muffin... MMmmm.. One of many foods that are free for the taking, or at least very cheap to grow your self. Keep a few chickens and get your own fresh eggs.Nov 30 2012: Eat more sweet fruit and cut out animal products.Nov 29 2012: I think that perhaps a "food waste fee" for businesses would do a lot of good... Either they can sell the food or pay for throwing it away, I think I know what most would choose...
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Nov 29 2012: I used to eat in a Thai Buffet, it was written in the menu that people must take just enough food, they can return to take more whenever they want, and that any wasted food will be charged in the bill.
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That's a good way to stop people from wasting food!
Nov 29 2012: That's excellent!Nov 29 2012: When I was in school our teachers took the effort to make breakfast for the children who didn't have the guidance to get the proper nutrition in the morning or the availability of food at home.
Nov 29 2012: I like the idea, but isn''t it a waste of time?
i mean when did the class start?Nov 29 2012: As far as i'm concerned, i think that these kind of actions require an early education, i mean that schools should make children aware of this, and the best way to make children remember something is by visual means (videos, pictures...etc).
They can show them documentaries of people in other countries suffering from hunger, pictures may be shocking but this is how they will remember that if they have more than enough food at home , other people are struggling somewhere else.Nov 29 2012: We can create our own food distribution networks by mapping local resources and there are tools available to help us.
In the context of international development, by making this part of a bottom up approach to stimulate local economies, shfitng from 20th century production and profit maximisation. i.e Walmart to post growth sharing and people-centered economies:
http://economics4humanity.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/post-growth-people-centered-local-economies/Nov 23 2012: I have encountered a similar situation at Whole Foods Glendale, in California where i live. Whole foods is a medium-sized supermarket with a hot food department. In that department they put out a number of plates to show the customers what different dishes they can order will look like. After some hours they throw them away. I have talked to the manager, and he says if they don't put out the plates then they don't get enough customers, that the sample plates draw the customers. They can't give the food away because after sitting out it is unsafe. They do compost that food, which seems a lot better than throwing it in the trash.
I'm not sure if your case is the same because your guy threw it away maybe before it was spoiled, in which case you might think an employee would have wanted to take it home and eat it. In general, if the cafeteria is throwing away a lot of sample plates, maybe they could compost it like my market. Maybe you could look into composting and help them set up a program.
As far as other kinds of food waste go, education is a good answer. But when people grow up, they might discard the way they were educated. I suppose when you see people throwing food away in public, you could walk up to them and ask them about it (if they seem safe to approach). Suggest they take the food home. In my mind I don't worry about it entirely, because I think nature never wastes anything. If that discarded food goes into a landfill, nature will find something to do with it. Perhaps it will turn into oil, and a thousand years from now our ancestors will pump it out of the ground and use it for oil.Nov 21 2012: I haven't watched the talk, but I think the best action for those living in developed countries would be eating less, especially less meat. The reality is that these massive developed world food producers are there because there are consumers. If we ate less, and again, especially less meat, the huge corporations would have to move abroad, perhaps to the developing world to find consumers, of whom there are a lot of.
Mikey Lee
Nov 21 2012: But would the huge corporations really have to move abroad?
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Would the millions in the developing world be able to pay enoughf or this meat, to make it economically worthwhile for the producers to make the move, setup an industry, etc etc?
Would there be enough grain, grass, land, to facilitate a cattle industry in the developing world?Nov 18 2012: I would advocate one dollar/day for charity organizations that are known to be effective and consistent in feeding the poor and the homeless.
Nov 20 2012: Thanks! Now, regarding the terms "effective and consistent", I liked what Simon Moss said during his talk (link above). He comments that it would be interesting to ask the people involved in fund-raising for charities:
"Ask them what success looks like (... ) ask them how they know when they've failed, and what they're going to do about it."
I wonder what do you think about that? How would you identify such organizations?
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Alexandria Real Estate Equities has sold two office buildings and some land for $41.1 million in Gaithersburg, where it is shrinking its presence as the I-270 bioscience market cools.
The Pasadena, Calif., company said it realized only a $100,000 gain on 25/35/45 W. Watkins Mill Road and 1201 Clopper Road, both of which face major vacancies. The sale included a 282,523-square-foot office portfolio and a 4.9-acre parcel.
The 147,135-square-foot Clopper Road property is about to lose its build-to-suit major tenant, said Peter Moglia, Alexandria's chief investment officer, during a Feb. 7 earnings conference call. The Dutch diagnostics company Qiagen, which acquired Digene in 2007, plans to relocate elsewhere in the I-270 corridor within a "couple of years," he said.
Moglia told stock analysts: "We took a look at that strategically and said, 'This is Gaithersburg. It's not Rockville, which is really the place where people want to be these days. Do we really want to sink a large amount of capital into re-tenanting that building?' And the answer was no, it didn't make sense. So we found a buyer who was really willing to put in the work and the capital to reposition it."
The Watkins Mill complex also faces 60,000 square feet of vacancies this year.
The buildings are 95 percent leased to major life science tenants including MedImmune, Qiagen and Amplimmune, according to the buyer, Equus Capital Partners of Philadelphia, formerly BPG Properties. The 4.9-acre parcel can accommodate development of 125,000 square feet of office/lab space.
"With this portfolio, Equus will enjoy stable cash flow for the next few years from brand-name life science tenants while providing us the opportunity to add value over the long-term through re-leasing and potential development of the land parcel," George Haines, vice president of Equus, said in a news release.
The portfolio is near the southern entrance to the Watkins Mill Town Center, a 200-acre, mixed-use development that is to include 4.5 million square feet of class A office, hotel, restaurants, retail and residential space. Additionally, a new cloverleaf interchange has been approved at the intersection of I-270 and West Watkins Mill Road, providing better access.
Alexandria was represented by HFF and Scheer Partners.
The mix of office, warehouse and lab space traded at a time when many companies are reassessing their need for space. Qiagen, for one, intends to add a 244,000-square-foot building to its Germantown campus, with plans to occupy half the space and leave the rest for future expansion.
"The disposal of large blocks of space and federal budget cuts earlier this year swelled vacancy in the area and diminished rental rates from the peak achieved in 2010," broker Jones Lang LaSalle noted in its 2012 year-end Life Sciences Cluster Report.
Maryland landlords probably shouldn't look to federal tenants to take up the slack, according to the Delta Associates/Transwestern 2013 Trendlines report. The study notes that the General Services Administration accounted for only 12 percent of Washington-area leasing activity last year, down from 65 percent in 2010. The company expects "GSA leasing activity to remain around 10 percent to 15 percent of office market demand in the near future," the report concluded.
Overall, suburban Maryland experienced positive net absorption of 297,000 square feet last year, "due in part to Bethesda Center North delivering 358,000" square feet to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Delta said.
The report predicted that the overall vacancy rate for the Maryland suburbs will change little, falling to 14.2 percent by the end of 2014, from the current 14.7 percent.
The Washington regional life science cluster ranks sixth nationwide in the Jones Lang LaSalle report, primarily from the I-270 corridor. But the immediate future is choppy, even if state and local incentives might buoy the market in the long run, the report said.
"Given historically modest growth in election years, a decrease in the federal budget and an apprehensive posture toward new investment among most businesses across the country, tenant demand in the I-270 Corridor's life science sector has stagnated. ... In light of these conditions, real estate investors would be well advised to continue monitoring the life sciences industry to ensure that supply/demand trends are optimized in their favor," the report concludes.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's real estate committee on Thursday reaffirmed support for a relocation of FBI headquarters to Greenbelt's Metro station by approving the possible transfer of development rights to Prince George's County to give officials flexibility to bid for the move.
The approval allows the county to negotiate with the General Services Administration without having to go through Renard Development, which holds the development rights, according to Stan Wall, Metro's director of real estate.
"We want to help the county facilitate its pursuit," he said. "We would do that same if approached by Fairfax (Va.) or Montgomery County. We want to see development happen at all our sites."
The panel's vote amends the existing 2011 agreement with Renard, which was struck to pursue the FBI headquarters.
The move follows the Prince George's County Council's approval last week of a new Greenbelt sector plan that would make the FBI or another federal agency the central element of redevelopment of land surrounding the Metro station.
But Wall said the WMATA vote doesn't give Prince George's County any advantage over the other jurisdictions and he noted that county officials made a request for the transfer when the GSA first invited developers' proposals in December. The deadline for developers to respond to the GSA is March 4.
The Montgomery County Planning Board approved project and preliminary plans for a mixed-use project in downtown Bethesda that will include 475 apartments and 21,630 square feet of commercial space.
The JBG Cos. of Chevy Chase proposes 440,000 square feet of development at 7900 Wisconsin Ave., which is between Wisconsin and Woodmont avenues at St. Elmo's Avenue.
The plan won praise from planning board members, who welcomed JBG moving forward at the site after pulling out of a land swap plan last year with the county to build a new 2nd District police station.
"Downtown Bethesda could be more exciting than anyone imagined," said planning chairwoman Françoise Carrier.
The project will include a 17-story residential tower, underground parking, a public plaza and a pedestrian connection between Wisconsin and Woodmont avenues. The location is about a quarter-mile north of the Bethesda Metro station.
The multitiered T-shaped building would replace a four-story office building and two single-story retail buildings with surface parking.
The Howard Hughes Corp., Kettler and Orchard Development Corp. announced the groundbreaking for the Metropolitan Downtown Columbia apartment building, the first development to proceed under the new downtown Columbia plan approved in 2010.
The project will include 380 luxury apartments, garage parking and almost 14,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. The plan also includes the development of a 28,500-square-foot public promenade with a 6,000-square-foot children's play area, creating a local gathering place.
"It is exciting to celebrate this pivotal first step in the revitalization of downtown Columbia," John E. DeWolf, senior vice president of development for Howard Hughes, said in a news release.
The downtown Columbia plan allows for up to 13 million square feet of new density, including 5,500 residential units, 4.3 million square feet of office space, 1.25 million square feet of retail and up to 640 hotel rooms. The plan also includes a new multimodal transportation system and the redevelopment of the Merriweather Post Pavilion concert venue.
AMR Commercial announced that it will be the new leasing agents for 1300 Spring St. in downtown Silver Spring.
The 100,000-square-foot class A office building is owned and managed by the Bernstein Cos.
"With easy accessibility to Washington, D.C., suburban Maryland, and Northern Virginia, 1300 Spring Street is an excellent opportunity for value seeking tenants looking for Class A space at a Class B price," Bill Montrose, an AMR principal, said in a news release.
The building has up to 9,000 contiguous square feet available on the first floor that is suitable for medical and nonmedical uses and up to 15,000 square feet available on the upper floors.
The long history of steel production at Sparrows Point in Baltimore County finally has ended, just a week short of the anniversary of the nation's first union contract.
Commercial Development Co., on behalf of Sparrows Point LLC, last week announced the appointment of Cassidy Turley as the exclusive listing agent for 3,100 acres of industrial land where steelworkers have forged iron since Maryland Steel opened the first factory in 1887. Generations of workers toiled for Bethlehem Steel and successor companies until the former RG Steel Mill shut down last year.
The bankrupt firm's plant equipment was auctioned off this month, just days before Thursday's anniversary of the end of the Sons of Vulcan steel strike in 1865, which set the stage for national steel union contracts.
"Cassidy Turley is pleased for the opportunity to market one of the most significant parcels of industrial land on the entire East Coast," David Gillece, regional managing principal of Cassidy Turley in Baltimore, said in a news release. "We intend to use our considerable national and international resources to market the site to marine port terminal operators as well as manufacturing, distribution, energy, and infrastructure companies around the world."
Once the site of world's largest steel mill, the Sparrows Point factory buildings and assets were bought last year by liquidation firm Hilco Trading.
The industrial property and marine terminal encompass four industrial buildings totaling 1.2 million square feet, a deep-water pier with a large-capacity turning basin and 3,000 feet of shoreline on the Chesapeake Bay. The site also has direct access to I-695, is served by CSX and Norfolk Southern railroads, and has its own short line railroad operation on site with more than 160 miles of railroad track.
Broker Jones Lang LaSalle announced that Kenco, an integrated logistic services firm, will operate a new regional distribution center for consumer products in Harford County, where it signed a 692,000-square-foot lease.
The building, at 521 Chelsea Road in Perryman, was completed at the end of 2012 by Ryan Commercial on a speculative basis and was leased by Kenco within a month of its completion. It had been the largest block of class A distribution space remaining in the Baltimore market.
The property is in the I-95 corridor and provides centralized access to the Baltimore-Washington market, Philadelphia, New Jersey and New York.
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Mercedes Alvarez was three years old when, in the late 1960s, her parents left La Aldea, a village in the barren Northern Spanish Soria region. She was the last child born in La Aldea. Now, only fourteen people live there, a last dying generation. Soon this village, like so many other rural communities all over the world, will be deserted and will probably disappear from the map. Alvarez returns for the first time to her ancestral home and makes a stunning film about memory and the terrifying passing of time.
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3/25/15: The Oklahoma City Thunder are in a tight battle with the New Orleans Pelicans (still a great name) for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. All things being equal, the Thunder should roll to that spot and no one would be surprised if they made it to the NBA Finals. Unfortunately, star Kevin Durant has been shut down indefinitely with a foot injury. While Russell Westbrook is putting up MVP numbers, without Durant, the task of getting to the postseason got a lot more difficult and the Pelicans are not letting up at all.
3/18/15: Oklahoma Thunder highlights in recent weeks have simply been the Russell Westbrook show. By any definition, he has taken the team on his back, is playing at an MVP level, and will be the reason the Thunder make the playoffs this season (if they do). He recorded his sixth triple-double in eight games last week in a tilt against the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves. OKC has about 15 games left in the regular season and has to overtake the suddenly hot New Orleans Pelicans if they are going to get the eighth seed in the Western Conference and return to the playoffs.
3/11/15: The Oklahoma City Thunder remain one of the most compelling teams in the NBA this season. They are currently a bubble team to make the playoffs, though they have the talent to win the whole thing. Russell Westbrook has put himself in the MVP conversation over the past two weeks with a seemingly endless streak of triple-double games. In other words, while Kevin Durant is out, Westbrook has stepped up and put the team on his back. It seems now that the Thunder's playoff hopes depend on 1) Durant getting healthy, and 2) how long Westbrook can continue to dominate games.
3/4/15: The Oklahoma City Thunder continue their rampage on the NBA. No longer content just to get into the playoffs, the Thunder are making moves to improve their playoff positioning. They currently sit in the eighth and final spot, but are only a couple games behind the San Antonio Spurs for seventh. It may be a stretch to get much better than that with only about 25 games left in the regular season, but stranger things have happened. In any case, the Thunder may be the best team in the league not named Cleveland right now, and no one in the West will want to play them in the playoffs.
2/25/15: The Oklahoma Thunder may now be the best team in the West, even though they only hold the eighth spot in the playoff race. But the team is healthy and hot. The Thunder were active at the trade deadline last week, participating in a three team deal to rid themselves of Reggie Jackson. In return, the team got Enes Kanter from Utah. Jackson, earlier in the season , skipped a game in protest of not being traded already. While he is a talented player that was stuck on the bench in Oklahoma, the Thunder will not miss him and he is Detroit's problem now.
2/18/15: Oklahoma City has done a terrific job of climbing their way out of an early season hole to get three games over .500 at the All Star break. That puts them just a half game out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. But there still another 29 games to play and the West is wide open. The Thunder buried the number two team in the West, Memphis Grizzlies, just before the break - making the statement that even though they aren't in the playoff yet, they will be and everyone better look out. It may be tough to move up to the seventh seed, but the eighth is in play and they may be the best eight seed in the history of the NBA.
2/11/15: Thunder star Kevin Durant is one of the best players in the game. He has always been portrayed as a nice guy who has massive amounts of talent and plays hard. Recently, though, Durant has cultivated the beginnings of a villain persona. That is not a bad thing, and is probably more a result of him speaking his mind more. Many people, including Charles Barkley, do not believe he deserves a spot in the All Star Game this season. The talent is undeniable, but he missed a lot of games to injury. Durant has a simple response: "Whoever wants my spot can play me one-on-one for it". Consider the gauntlet thrown.
2/5/15: Oklahoma City has done a nice job of getting back into the playoff hunt over the past few weeks, though they are still about seven wins shy of catching the eighth and last seed. While big injuries to both Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook were a big cause of the team's terrible start (and Durant was out again last week), missing the playoffs may spell the end of Scott Brooks' time as head coach of the Thunder. If OKC does replace Brooks, they would have one more year on Durant's current contract to convince him to re-sign rather than lose him (possibly to the Washington Wizards) in free agency.
1/28/15: The Oklahoma City Thunder have finally passed the Mendoza Line of .500 and appear to be closing in on a playoff spot this season. Of course, the Thunder were ravaged by injuries to Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook early in the season, and that led to their terrible start. Missing over half of the team's games so far has hurt Durant in All Star r voting as well. He is fifth in front court voting, so he is unlikely to make the All Star Game through that avenue. However, it is difficult to imagine Durant not being a coach's pick, so he still is likely to play in the game.
1/21/15: Oklahoma City is making it pretty tough on themselves to get into the playoff picture. It's a good thing that they have a few more months to go in the regular season. The Thunder dropped their third game in four outings when they fell to the visiting Houston Rockets. The Rockets bolted out to a 40-18 lead after just one quarter, and that was too big of a hole to dig out of as they lost 112-101. Former Thunder player James Harden came up big, putting in 31 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds on the night.
1/14/15: Another week has passed and the Thunder are no closer to making the NBA playoffs than they were seven days earlier. Actually, they have fallen back a little bit. The Thunder have been inconsistent over the last few weeks as they try to claw their way back to being in the top eight teams in the conference. Oklahoma City did acquire Dion Waiters last week, and that could give them a little help off the bench. In his second game with the team, he finished 7 of 14 from the floor for 15 points. He is only 23 years old, so he could become a fixture on the Thunder for several years.
1/7/15: The Oklahoma City Thunder continue to push their way back into playoff contention, which is not easy in the Western Conference and made only harder by the poor start the team had while both Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook were injured. But they are getting closer and closing in on the eighth ranked Phoenix Suns. They even picked up two points against the Suns last week in a 137-134 overtime win. That was a good win for the team, especially since Westbrook was ejected. But Durant poured in 44 points to pick up the slack, and get the team within two games of a playoff spot.
12/3/14: The Thunder have had a terrible time this season as their two best players, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, have basically been out for the entire season to date due to injuries. They have also had some other injuries as well, so it is not surprising that they won only four of their first 16 games. But there is some great news. Westbrook returned to action and was in mid-season form. He dropped 32 points in 24 minutes as the Thunder embarrassed the New York Knicks 105-78. The season is still young and the Thunder are getting healthier, so there is a chance they can salvage this campaign.
11/19/14: The Oklahoma City Thunder are taking the smart and pragmatic approach to this season. They have been famously decimated by injuries, including big ones to their best two players, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. It got so bad that the NBA allowed them to sign a 16th player a few weeks ago so they would have enough players. The Thunder are off to a slow start at 3-6, but understand that this season is about getting to the playoffs. Once there, and assuming that they are healthy, they have the talent to compete with anyone and finally win that elusive championship.
11/12/14: It seems that every season, in every major professional sport, one solid team is completely decimated by injuries. In hockey, it is the Columbus Blue Jackets. In baseball, it was the Texas Rangers, and in basketball, it seems to be the Oklahoma Thunder. The list of injured players is long: Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Jeremy Lamb, Perry Jones, Anthony Morrow, Andre Roberson, Mitch McGary and Grant Jerrett. That is almost a full team. The Thunder made a move to help out by signing Ish Smith last week as a 16th player. That is normally against the rules, but the Thunder are so hurt that the NBA gave them a waiver.
11/5/14: It was bad enough that the Thunder lost star Kevin Durant for a good portion of the season. It was worse when the team lost their opener to the host L.A. Clippers 93-90. Now, it seems like the fix is in. OKC lost Russell Westbrook to a broken hand and he is likely out for four to six weeks. The Thunder are going to have to muscle through losing their best two players for a while. The good thing is that when both return, they will be fresh, and they will have plenty of time to get to the playoffs and make their statement then.
Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Finals TicketsKevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden stood on the sideline while the pain set in. They had just lost the NBA Finals versus LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and the Miami Heat in the summer of 2012. This was the young core's first appearance in the NBA Finals and, like the victor in front of them had before, the Oklahoma City Thunder wanted to really learn what being this close and losing felt like because it would be the best motivation to succeed in the future. As the three men learned that valuable NBA Finals lesson with their teammates and looked ahead to possible redemption in 2013, they would never get the chance to make the return together. James Harden was traded to the Houston Rockets in the off-season, and while he and Westbrook led the Oklahoma City Thunder to a No. 1 seed in the NBA Western Conference Playoffs together, Kevin Durant is now on his own on a journey to the 2013 NBA Finals.
The Thunder's first round NBA Playoff matchup this year was against Harden and his new team, and Westbrook suffered a knee injury midway through the series that now has the All Star point guard sitting in a luxury suite during the games. Now without his two most valuable sidekicks from last year's NBA Finals journey, Durant is being tested not only as the player he is now, but also as the player he will be remembered as in the history of the league. Often regarded as the second best player in the league behind only the other-wordly James, fans are looking to see if Durant can take another leap forward as the one and only leader on his team. We know Durant can fill the hoop - his scoring titles show that. But can he fill the void of teammates gone and injured as the Oklahoma City Thunder attempt to fill an open spot in their Chesapeake Energy Arena trophy case with an NBA Finals trophy?
Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Finals HistoryWhile the OKC franchise had NBA Finals success while in Seattle as the Supersonics, the first Oklahoma City Thunder NBA Finals was last year in 2012 against the Miami Heat.
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foils self adjust to maximize power.
It rotates vertically instead of horizontally. (also known as a VAWT) . There are many different designs on the INTERNET where the foils adjust, but this is my own unique design. What makes this design nice is that it is easily scaled up or down in size, and there is no welding required.
Most of the parts can come off with a screw driver so you could really play with the sizes.
Most of the tools used are standard tools.
There are two videos that I have made in association to this instructable, one shows the mechanics of how it works, the other is a short video of the working prototype.
Working prototype: http://youtu.be/9-jXDERwk3U
Mechanics of how it self-adjust: http://youtu.be/X4YFPb60euE
( In this video I used gears instead of pulleys, but the mechanics are the same, and the blades/foils adjust the same)
Step 1: Tools and materials
Metal Grinder ( with cutting blade)
Drill press
Drill bits
Rivet gun
optional Tap die set, ( Screw and bolts will work also)
3 timing pulley. I used two 60 tooth pulley and 1 x 30 tooth pulley
2 timing belts ( Pulleys and belts purchased through "spd-si", Sprocket and chain would work as well)
multiple bearings . ( purchased online at "VXB")
Aluminum sheet metal ( any big box store)
Aluminum 1/2" inch tube, and 1 1/4" round tube ( Big box store)
1/4inch and 3/8 inch metal rods ( big box store)
JB weld ( epoxy)
Polymer spacers (easy to drill and cheap, purchased at big box store)
Flat aluminum bar 1/8" thick, 1 1/2 " wide
2 x 1/4 inch polymer thrust bearing
1 x 1/2 inch thrust bearing
thank you very much how to install generator? I have one of small axial flux wind generator (homemade).
anybody can help me,email me at firstname.lastname@example.com
Love your designs but what kind of motor have you used and how did you attach it ?
Love your design but what kind of motor is used and where is it attached ?
Since the blade rotates 360 degree ,an airfoil with lift would work great on one rotation , but then would be counter productive on the next.
We would need a neutral Airfoil that is aerodynamic but does not provide lift.
Brilliant concept. Many thanks.
Here are a few more, if you search youtube:
Eolienne à axe vertical EolProcess
vawt with rudder 2 ( my favorite one )
Variable Pitch Vertical axis wind turbine
Lego rotating blade vertical axis wind turbine
Theres some debate as to the optimum amount of blades on this type of self adjusting VAWT. My theory was that if you want more power ...just make the blades larger. The more moving parts needed the more expensive and complicated it gets,
Excellent build quality, I highly recommend that you take a look at the work of Edwin Lenz and try his Lenz turbine, its an unconventional design for a VAWT but produces serious torque and is self regulating and self start from any wind direction. You have the skills with aluminium that would produce an excellent Lens turbine.
Just one thing I noticed is you mention the a chain drive would also work, from my own experience chains do not like running on a horizontal plain they much prefer the vertical plain, on the horizontal plain your sprocket need to be perfectly concentric to the axle as any play at all will have the chain coming off constantly, i had this problem on my first turbine attempt and rules out horizontal chains from all future designs.
Good luck and keep it up.
Sure, it may not be the perfect and-solution... But hey: It is a prototype.
And it seems to work.
What do you think are the main-benefits in comparison to "normal" propellers? May your idea be better in low-wind-situations than the common design we know? Or in very harsh winds?
Anyway: I am looking forward what may be changed and developed with this idea. Go on and dont listen to the Ney-sayers... :)
Typical propellers in high winds need to be shut down because of the vibrations.
Typical Propellers might be difficult to start in low wind
High rpm leads to unwanted noise
This design will work well in low and high wind speeds. ( I took a leaf blower to it and it still spun real nicely)
Possible future design changes:
Enclosed belt design ( to protect it from uv rays)
Polymer bearings on exposed parts(Eg: "Igus" bearings), ...Weather no longer issue ........
More aerodynamic foils
Your instructions and labeling were also great. Keep going!!
Have you been able to produce power measurements using it?
but won't you lose a little energy caused by the toothed wheels turning on each other?
so in you would want to hook a generator to it, won't you lose less energy than you gain with this design?
I suppose this WAVT is more efficient than others.


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"Queens" is a hilarious, touching and contemporary ensemble comedy that finds five headstrong mothers coping with the personal family conflicts surrounding the impending marriages of their gay sons. As these five very different women deal with their own desires, prejudices and history they attempt to survive the weekend as sex, anger, bigotry and love hilariously clash in this ultimate wedding film about the strength of love and the importance of family.
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Mike Wallace is not coming. No quality free agents come to Miami thanks to Jeff Ireland.
Mike Wallace is not coming. No quality free agents come to Miami thanks to Jeff Ireland.
Hunter has the highest ceiling of those you mentioned...but he is also the most raw. If I am going to spend a 1st rounder on a receiver It better be on someone who is going to make an immediate impact. You also left on Marquess Wilson who is a stud. Steadman Bailey in the 2nd would be a great idea as well. Best case scenario would be to get a guy like Jennings in FA and then add Bailey in the 2nd. Then you have a 1st, 2nd, and 2 3rds to add another pass rusher, CB, S, and TE (or BPA those are just positions of need IMO)
I like Robert Woods.
Tough kid, works hard, a gamer.
No doubt we need another WR opposite Hartline, but I can't imagine how we let one of the top notch pass rushers coming out this year go by. Both are big needs and WRs are easier to come by in FA and/or trades, IMO. The quality of pass rusher this year is far higher than WR.
Or we could just draft Tennessee. Justin Hunter in the first round, DaRick Rogers (who transfered from Tennessee after being arrested), and Cordarrelle Patterson.
I'd like Allen and or hunter. Not a big fan of woods. Allen reminds me of Marshall a bit. He has amazing agility for a guy his size and makes great moves after the catch. Hunter reminds me of AJ Green. Not the fastest guy but good enough deep speed and he knows how to create separation in his routes.
I think I like Allen a bit more but I like the idea of trying to double up at the position.
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Blanch nuts:
Pour boiling water over cashews and let stand 5 minutes. Drain and pat dry.
Combine egg with 1 tablespoon oil and cornstarch in a large bowl. Add chicken pieces and toss gently to coat evenly.
Heat 1/2 cup oil in wok over medium-high heat until haze forms. Add nuts and fry until golden, about 4 to 5 minutes. Be careful, as they burn easily. Drain on paper towels. Add chicken, (in small batches if doubling recipe), and cook until golden and done, about 3 minutes. Drain well.
Pour off all but a thin film of oil. Return pan to heat, add Hoisin Sauce, ginger, sugar, soy sauce, and sesame oil and stir until combined. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring constantly until sauce begins to glisten, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add chicken and nuts and mix thoroughly with sauce. Transfer to serving dish and garnish with green onions.
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