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New York HOUSE Magazine — October 2004 > View the eMagazine—our digital edition FEATURE STORY: Diamonds in the Rough BY SUSAN KRAWITZ The art of flipping - buying, fixing, and reselling homes - requires an eye for value. FEATURE STORY: Living Tapestries BY JENNIFER MAY The traditional hedgerow is being adapted to a new and diverse set of uses and looks. BEST IN GREEN BUILDING COMPETITION Click here to learn more! FEATURE STORY: Handmade Homes BY VIOLET SNOW Using natural materials, cordwood building offers low costs, high efficiency, and bold style. FEATURE STORY: Upstate Urbane BY NICOLE MEADORS A new generation of entrepreneurs and artists brings urban vitality to upstate cities. FROM THE EDITOR: Second Child PERSONAL SPACE: Bauhaus Haiku A designing family creates an elegant setting that reflects, and promotes, their creative work. ENTRYWAY: October WILD O hushed October morning mild, Thy leaves have ripened to the fall; To-morrow's wind, if it be wild, Should waste them all. - Robert Frost MY HUDSON VALLEY: Yankee, Go Home One native overcomes her wanderlust and returns home. AREA SPOTLIGHT: Hudson, Columbia County Hudson has become a significant cultural and social force with a unique mix of talent. FEATURE STORY: The Albatross BY STACEY MOEGENBURG How Second Empire Style, a relic of modernity, became a model for the haunted house. RELOCATION: Directions Included A grand Victorian home in downtown Kingston comes with history and surprises. IN THE GARDEN: Fall Planting Bulbs go in, tulips come out - a gardener plans for spring. FARM NOTES: Help Wanted When work no longer means toil, finding help on the farm gets harder. GET IT DONE: Tree Fitness Provide your trees with light, space, and good soil and watch them grow. ASK THE EXPERT: Maureen Kohler, Mortgage Broker Can you explain zero-down home mortgages? HOUSE HOROSCOPES: October Home Horoscopes Two eclipses this month make for interesting changes and fertile chaos. BACK PORCH: Thoroughly Modern Metal Sculptor Elizabeth Giusti has metalworking in her blood.

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GREEN EVENTS

> 9/16 – 9/17—East Coast Green – Meeting The Architecture 2030 Goals (Atlantic City). Sustainability is one of AIA's top priorities and climate change is everyone's concern, crossing state and regional boundaries. This conference will seek to benchmark how we are doing at meeting the Architecture 2030 goals and what still needs to be done. Bally's Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, NJ. All Day. More info here.
> Ongoing—WATER: H2O = LIFE (New York City). Examine the most vital liquid on Earth through a series of exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History.
> E-mail us to list your event here

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RESOURCES
> New Jersey & Company — Business & Green news
> NYInc — Business & Green news
> NY House Magazine — Green Real Estate
> The Daily Green — The consumer's guide to green
> Green Inc. Blog — NYTimes.com — Energy and Green Business

GREEN NEWS SOURCES
> Alternative Energy News
> Climate Biz
> Climate Change News Digest
> Environmental News Network
> Global Climate Change from BBC News
> Green Business News
> GreenBiz.com
> Green Tech from CNET
> Greener Choices from Consumer Reports
> Greentech Media
> Greenwire
> Point Carbon
> Renewable Energy World
> Yale Environment 360
> Washington Post: Green Science. Policy. Living

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