| Homes blend eco-friendliness, unique design
Theres been quite a buzz around town lately about energy and water conservation practices, and for years so-called green building has been a hit.
However a few homes in Truckee were built eco-friendly, not just to save heat and money, but because theyre just plain interesting.
One with the Earth
Sue and Jeff Cauhape have been living in their Tahoe Donner, earth berm home for 12 years. The couple maintains that, despite being for-the-most-part covered in dirt, their home is very bright and inviting.
Its not dark inside at all; we were surprised by how much light there was, Sue Cauhape said. We tried to sell it for two years, but I dont think a lot of people get the concept. Its odd, but weve been very comfortable here.
Comfort inside the home can be attributed to its thermal mass the walls absorb and retain heat, so the house requires neither heater nor air conditioner.
Seahawks gearing up for stiff competition
The surprise was evident on the faces of the Myrtle Beach girls basketball players as they came to the bench for a timeout. For a team used to dominating every opponent from beginning to end, even Timberland's 6-3 advantage after three minutes of Friday's second-round playoff game was a shock to Myrtle Beach. The Seahawks answered with a 6-0 run to regain the lead and they never trailed again, but coach Mickey Hunter believes those three minutes of adversity could make a huge difference in the outcome of this season. "I think it helped us to be down three in the first quarter," he said. "We kind of realized Timberland is pretty good and we have to lace them up and be ready to play. We kept our composure when we did have a little adversity. That's something we haven't had to do." The Seahawks (24-2) have basically been on cruise control since Christmas, when they suffered their only two losses in the Crescent Bank Holiday Invitational.
Redemption of an Artist
The end result was a very realistic depiction thanks to the help I received from Gamiet Qariet El-Amal (Hope Village Society, or HVS). An NGO that supports street children and orphans, it has 15 branches across Egypt. Some of these kids have become actors in my new feature film Shayateen El-Qahira [Devils of Cairo], the feature-length version of this [project]. Did you face any problems in shooting and screening Sabares?Yes. The movie was shot by my classmate Ahmed Abdel-Aleem who has now become a famous director of photography. Together, we went to the areas with the strongest concentration of street kids, namely Mahatet Misr [the main railway station Downtown], El-Sabtia, and the Ahmed Helmy Tunnel. Because we didnt have an outdoor shooting license, we were arrested and escorted to Shubra Police Station until our identities were verified as film students.
Village youths succeed where police fails
Vigilant squads catch eight transformer thieves red-handed in Issewal village
Jupinderjit Singh
Tribune News Service Issewal (Hambran), February 20
What the police could not do for months to prevent thefts of transformers, a group of youths of this village, all soldiers, has done in just six days. .
Casinos blame ban for business loss, layoffs
I know that not smoking is better for your health, I dont' smoke, but is it right to tell other people that they CAN'T? Isn't this taking AWAY their rights and freedoms? If smoke bothers me, I move to a different spot. If someone is old enough to vote, fight for our country, drink, and buy cigs. legally.....Leave them ALONE!!! " .
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