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• The Best Beaches in San Diego by Activity
• Fall House – Big Sur
• Bill Barr Remarks About Donald Trump Floating Executions Sparks Alarm
• President Biden forgets date of Jan. 6 Capitol riots at glitzy fundraiser hosted by Michael Douglas
• Fall House by Fougeron Architecture steps down a cliff side
• "Tiny homes are not the big solution to homelessness that we need"
• Bob Casey and Dave McCormick advance to the general election in Pennsylvania, setting up a key race for Senate control

The lower of the two main volumes, a double-cantilevered master bedroom suite, acts as a promontory above the ocean, offering breathtaking views from its floor-to-ceiling windows. The upper volume is an open-plan space-kitchen, living room, and dining room-with a swooping ceiling, all clad in wood, that follows the shape of the land. Fall House is a long, thin volume that conforms to the natural contours of a sloping cliff above the ocean. The dramatic landscape called for a dramatic solution, and Fougeron Architecture crafted a home that takes in the views while respecting the environment. The upper floor hosts the open floor plan living, dining and kitchen areas, while the ground floor offers three bedrooms (the master bedroom cantilevers out over the cliff). An outdoor patio to the south is protected from northern winds by the house and enjoys access to a green roof that covers one of the bedrooms below.

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The main part of the house is composed of two interconnected, rectangular shapes. The smallest part is a double-cantilevered master bedroom, situated as an introduction of the ocean offering spectacular views due to high windows from the ground to the ceiling. The first volume, the upper one is an open space with walls and ceiling covered in wood which integrates the kitchen, the living and the dining room. The main facades of the building, offer shelter and protection as well as magnificent view.

Fall House – Big Sur

A septic system and efficient plumbing fixtures also eliminate the need for city sewer. The home is a feat of engineering and takes visitors on a journey as they traverse the home’s floors, descending towards the ocean below. The lower box features two bedrooms and bathrooms, and cantilevers above the cliff's slope, partly to protect the delicate ecosystem on the ground below.

Bill Barr Remarks About Donald Trump Floating Executions Sparks Alarm

Appropriately named Fall House, this exquisite home is perched right on the edge of a bluff in Big Sur, meticulously crafted into the sloping countryside. Looking down upon the Pacific Ocean, the plunging cliffs of the area give way to a triangular-shaped lot with a 250-foot drop down to the ocean below. Cooler, fresh air comes into the home at the lower level, while stale hot air is exhausted from the upper level of the home. At the lowest level of the home is operable glazing that’s automatically controlled and coordinates with an exhaust transfer grille at the top of the home. The Fall House makes extensive use of natural lighting in all rooms, including the bathroom, to reduce the use of artificial lighting.

The house is cantilevered 12 feet back from the bluff, both to protect the cliff's delicate ecosystem and to ensure the structure's integrity and safety. The interior is a shelter, a refuge in contrast with the roughness and immense scale of the ocean and cliff. The house also shields the southern outdoor spaces from the powerful winds that blow from the northwest. The house has two main facades, the south one is clad in copper which wraps up the wall and over on the roof. Copper clad roof overhangs protect windows and the front door from the sun and the wind of the ocean.The façade to the north is made all glass; clear expanses of glass open the house to the view.

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Combined with the increasing Latino and Asian American population and a remigration to the South of young Black voters, particularly in Georgia, that has meant a reshaping of the electoral map. While North Carolina was also close in 2020 — within 2 points — given its history of voting Republican, it begins the cycle in the Lean Republican category. Democrats feel the gubernatorial race in the state could help them, as Republicans nominated a highly controversial candidate, who could turn off swing voters. Biden is trying to make up ground there with younger voters and Black voters, groups he's lagging with.

Fougeron Architecture also added drought-resistant native vegetation to reduce soil erosion and aid local wildlife, and a small section of green roof benefits insulation. The house sports a greywater system, and there's also a handy nearby stream that complements the on-grid supply of water. But on the Democratic side, with 96% of the expected vote counted on Wednesday, about 5% went to write-ins. Biden, meanwhile, garnered about 88% of the vote while Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., got about 6% support after ending his candidacy last month.

If a tie happened, Trump would likely become president, because a tie would go to the House. The voting delegations would be those voted into the House after this year's congressional elections. This year's election is also going to be different from 2020 in a very big way. Because of the pandemic, mail-in voting was used widely and that contributed heavily to increased turnout.

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The home's glazing has been maximised on the northern side to bring in light and views, and minimised on the southern side to reduce heat-gain from the sun. The southern facade, which is wrapped in copper cladding up the wall and over the roof, also features overhangs to protect it from sun and rain. This three-bedroom home, on Big Sur’s spectacular south coast, is anchored in the natural beauty and power of this Californian landscape.

The opposite façade, at the south, is mostly closed, covered in copper, offering protection in front of the forces of nature. Fall House has recently been awarded an honor award from the AIA CC for excellence in architecture. The highest volume, entered from the driveway, contains an open-plan living room and kitchen, wrapped in warm mahogany on the south-facing walls and set off by limestone floors. To the north, the facade is almost all glass—large panels set in a robust but elegant custom steel-framing system. This allowed the architect to create vast glazed openings to border the ocean and coastline, as well as have them withstand 70-to-80-mile-an-hour winds. To provide visual relief from the relentless theater of the view, Fougeron opened the living room to a quiet sunken terrace to the south, protected by the natural berm and retaining wall behind it.

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In this way, the complex structural system applies natural forms to accommodate the siting. The main bearing system of the house is set back twelve feet from the bluff, both to protect the cliff’s delicate ecosystem and to ensure the structure’s integrity and safety. The interior is a shelter, an elegant refuge in contrast with the roughness and immense scale of the ocean and cliff. Copper is perhaps the most notable element aesthetically, found on the roof and exterior panels of the south façade. Long strips of translucent channel glass play off the shimmering ocean surface below, creating an ever-changing stream of light and shadow throughout. The long, thin volume of the house conforms to the natural contours of the land and the geometries of the bluff, deforming its shape and structure in response, much like the banana slug native to the region's seaside forests.

"The site offers dramatic views, yet it demands a form more complex than a giant picture window." San-Francisco-based Fougeron Architecture recently completed an unusual – and frankly very appealing – luxury home that's located along California's Big Sur coastline. In the Q4 conference call, Meta's CFO Susan Li said that video has lower levels of monetization right now. Regardless of what happens with TikTok, Meta is busy building its AI engine for recommending videos to viewers, which can boost engagement if done well. Given the 25% growth in Q4, there's reason to believe that Meta's AI engine is off to a good start. In the 7th District north of Philadelphia, state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie won the GOP primary, advancing to the what's expected to be a hotly contested general election against Democratic Rep. Susan Wild.

A nearly all-glass library unites the living room and kitchen on the upper part of the slope with the master suite on the lower, and alerts visitors of their journey into the more private wing. The placement of roof glazing required workers to wear rappelling gear and was one of many moments when the challenging site scared the project’s con­­struction manager, Thomas George, according to Fougeron. “He thought I was crazy to do this,” but “we didn’t want structural columns everywhere.” Five perforated steel beams in the glass roof connect to a beam that sits on the bearing wall. They also disappear enough to help create the effect of a planetarium, a perfect spot to observe the sparkling view outside, day or night.