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Tiny homes hit the big city. Downsizing from a 1,500-square-foot house to a tiny 168-square-foot dwelling in Floyd, Virginia, Hari Berzins says she loves the freedom when it comes to tiny living. "We live larger on our 3-acre hillside," she said. "We have more time to enjoy each other, tend to our large garden and cultivate a supportive community. " See more photos of their charming home on Hari Berzin's iReport. New York City is synonymous with tiny living spaces. Check out more photos of Kristen's humble New York abode on her iReport. Inspired to radically downsize once his daughters moved out of his 1,800-square-foot house, Louisiana resident Art Cormier said he doesn't miss the burden of maintaining a large space.

Find out more about Art Cormier's tiny home on his iReport. For Marcos Grossman, a designer and builder of ecological homes, less is always more. See more photos of the cob cottage on Marcos Grossman's iReport. Check out more photos of their tiny home on Carrie Caverly iReport. Living in small spaces. An eco-friendly, elegant prefab home. By Brian Dumaine, senior editor-at-large LivingHomes' $179,000 model in Los Angeles FORTUNE -- Steve Glenn, a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur and former Apple marketing exec, thinks he's found a new twist on the world's second-oldest industry.

His Santa Monica construction company, LivingHomes, designs and builds high-quality, modern, superefficient glass-filled abodes that are prefabs -- which makes them extremely affordable. Launched in 2006, LivingHomes started building high-end prefab green residences, including the nation's first house to earn a Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating, the top standard of the U.S. Green Building Council. MORE: Google's zero-carbon quest While LivingHomes first focused on the luxury business, about two years ago Glenn decided that more affordable green housing would be a way to add an additional, fast-growing line.

Glenn's first affordable house, called the C6, was assembled in Van Nuys, Calif., in early August. Spice up your sandwich. 5@5 is a daily, food-related list from chefs, writers, political pundits, musicians, actors, and all manner of opinionated people from around the globe. If you can eat it, you can stack it between two pieces of bread. Peanut butter and jelly and grilled cheese are layered masterpieces in their own right, but who are we to limit the infinite works of the esteemed sandwich artist?

Ratha Chaupoly and Ben Daitz of Num Pang Sandwich Shop want to brighten up your spectrum of sandwich possibilities. Five Ways to Spice Up Your Sandwich: 1. The more moist and saucy the insides are, the more rugged and crunchy the bread needs to be otherwise one can be left with a big ol' mess before the sandwich gets off the cutting board. 2. Cilantro, basil, dill and mint are our favorites, and if you can find Cambodian or Vietnamese mint (also known as laksa mint), even better. Combine all ingredients in a blender until finely chopped. 3. 4.

Chili Soy MayoMakes 1 gallon 5. Halloween Costume Construction. In its most basic form, Greek Costume Armor can be created by folding a big piece of cardboard and cutting a hole in the middle for the head to fit through. (You can use other materials but it's hard to beat the cost of cardboard.) The biggest problem is finding cardboard big enough to cover your body.

It should be as wide as your shoulders and twice the length from your knees to your shoulders. (It works out great for kids.) With three large pieces of cardboard, you can produce armor with more pizzazz. The third piece of cardboard becomes the breastplate; it should overlap with the waist-pieces by 2 or 3 inches. You can then spruce it up with some accessories (belt and separate shoulder pads shown in the drawing) and a paint scheme. For multi-piece armor, the basic idea is to construct a breastplate with several discrete pieces. The protection of choice for the Roman Legion was the Lorica Segmenta. Ludus latrunculorum. Ludus latrunculorum, latrunculi, or simply latrones (“the game of brigands”, from latrunculus, diminutive of latro, mercenary or highwayman) is a strategy board game played by the ancient Greeks and Romans. It is said to resemble chess or draughts, but is generally accepted to be a game of military tactics.

History[edit] The game of latrunculi is believed to be a variant of an earlier Greek game known as petteia, pessoí, psêphoi, or pente grammaí, to which references are found as early as Homer's time.[1] Among the Romans, the first mention of latrunculi[2] is found in the Roman author Varro (116–27 BC), in the tenth book of his De Lingua Latina (“On the Latin Language”), where he mentions the game in passing, comparing the grid on which it is played to the grid used for presenting declensions.[3] A detailed account of a game of latrunculi is given in the Laus Pisonis, and allusions to the game are found in the works of such writers as Martial and Ovid.

Chess[edit] Board geometry[edit] Ring Size Chart. How to determine your ring size. Phoenix Urban Heat Island Effect by Dawson Rauch on Prezi. U.S.S. Ark Royal, NCC 2202. Mahjong at FREEGAMES.WS - Play free Mah-Jong, a solitaire game online. Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Suit. Help.

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