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Carlos: You bought an eight-year-old girl a $1,400 purse?
Gabrielle: Oh, lighten up. It's not like I got her the matching wallet.
Lynette: Get me a nanny.
Tom: What?
Lynette: I am drowning here. You heard what Penny said. I'm not myself anymore. And when I'm not taking it out on the kids, I'm taking advantage of them. So I need help.
Tom: How about if I pitch in more?
Lynette: Oh, Tom. What a lovely, hollow offer that you'll never back up. Get me a nanny.
(Beth finds Paul in his old home)
Beth: Are we going to move here?
Paul: No.
Beth: Then why would you buy this house? It must be filled with so many unpleasant memories.
Paul: I don't see any unpleasant memories. I see the couch where my wife and I would sit and have our morning coffee... I see the Christmas tree in the corner, by the fireplace... I see the chair where I would sit and read stories to my son... I was loved in this house. I had a real marriage here.
Paul: Our marriage is real, Paul. It's just... this is hard for me. And you keeping things from me doesn't make it any easier.
Paul: You're right. There should be no secrets between us. (he heads for the door) Secrets are why this house is empty right now.
(Gabrielle has just told the girls about her real daughter)
Lynette: Who else knows about this?
Gabrielle: Very few people, and I need you guys to keep it that way.
Bree: Well, of course, we'll be discrete.
Lynette: Definitely, for Juanita's sake.
(they all look at Renee)
Renee: Oh, don't worry about me. (to Gabrielle) Up until today, I thought you were Juanita.
(the girls are getting ready to play poker, and Gabrielle walks in)
Gabrielle: Listen, guys, before we start... I've been keeping something from you. But I'm gonna tell you because you're my dearest, oldest friends. (to Renee) Well, I've only known you two weeks, but I don't wanna be rude and tell you to leave. (she shows them a picture of Grace) See this picture? This is my daughter, Grace.
Lynette: Last week, Paige spit up on Gaby's couch, so now she's pretty much "baby non grata".
Paul: (to Beth) Isn't it convenient how during the day you're my wife, but at night you turn back into a house guest?
Maxine: Oh, Mike, if I was fifteen years younger, I'd ride you like a hobo rides a box car. (she laughs)
Mike: Thanks... but, you still have to fix the air conditioner.
Maxine: Eh, it was worth the shot.
Carlos: (to Hector and Carmen, about Grace) What a polite litte girl. You've obviously done a wonderful job, Mrs. Sanchez. I mean, we didn't know what to expect, but I can see Grace couldn't have had a better mother. (Gabrielle gives him a confused look) You know what I mean.
Hector: (to Gabrielle) Aye, you've done a wonderful job with Juanita.
Gabrielle: Thank you. You know, when I got pregnant I didn't know how I would handle the whole motherhood thing...
Juanita: (having just arrived, trying to interrupt) Mom!
Gabrielle: ...but, I think I turned out to be pretty good at it.
Juanita: Mom!
Gabrielle: What?
(Carmen and Hector are startled)
Juanita: I need money for ice cream.
Gabrielle: What is the magic word?
Juanita: I don't know. Hurry? Now come on, the truck is pulling away.
Gabrielle: Please, the magic word is please.
Juanita: Fine, please.
(Gabrielle hands her some cash)
Juanita: What, we can't afford more than one scoop?
(Gabrielle gives her a mean look; Juanita sighs and walks away; Gabrielle turns back to talk to the Sanchez couple)
Gabrielle: I'm sorry, what was I saying?
Carmen: You were talking about what a good mother you are.
(Grace has just complimented Gabrielle's purse)
Gabrielle: Just so you know, it's Chanel. You can have one of these by working very hard. Or by marrying a man who works very hard.
(Carlos and Gabrielle are walking in the park)
Mary Alice: (narrating) Carlos Solis loved his wife more than anything.
(Gabrielle is seen in her bedroom, checking her reflection in the mirror)
Gabrielle: If there's a woman on this planet with better skin, I'd like to meet her.
(she walks past Carlos)
Mary Alice: Even though she was vain...
(Carlos and his wife are seen entering their house)
Gabrielle: Do we have to give money to the church every Sunday? I mean, it's always the same show.
Mary Alice: ...selfish...
(Gabrielle is seen opening her Christmas gift, and is disappointed)
Gabrielle: I told you to buy me couture, I can't wear off the rack with these shoes! (she stomps her foot on the floor and leaves)
Mary Alice: ...and spoiled.
(flashbacks are over, and the Solises are seen in the park again)
Mary Alice: But in those moments when his wife was simply vulnerable...
Carlos: You okay?
Mary Alice: ...Carlos loved her just a little bit more.
Gabrielle: Is this where we're meeting them?
Carlos: I think so.
Gabrielle: (sighs) I don't know what I'm supposed to say.
Carlos: Start with hello.
Gabrielle: And then what? "Thanks for raising our daughter for the last eight years, hope we didn't ruin yours"?
Carlos: (sighs) It's gonna be fine.
(Hector approaches them)
Hector: Mr. and Mrs. Solis? I'm Hector Sanchez.
(they shake hands)
Carlos: Nice to meet you, and please call us Carlos and Gabrielle.
Hector: Thank you. Huh, where is...?
Carlos: Juanita is at the swing set with her sister, we thought we should talk a little first.
Hector: Oh, sure. My wife is over with our... huh... she's with Grace.
Gabrielle: That's her name, Grace?
Hector: Yes.
(he signals them to follow him)
Gabrielle: So how are you and your wife handling all of this?
Hector: We're still in shock. Since your lawyer called us we haven't been able to sleep or eat... this whole thing is so crazy.
Carlos: We feel the same way.
Hector: They couldn't have switched our babies. It's got to be a mistake. Maybe we should take a blood test.
Grace: (first she's heard from afar) Mom! I told you to bring the green jacket, I can't wear red with these shoes. (she stomps her foot like Gabrielle usually does)
Mary Alice: Yes, Carlos Solis loved his wife...
Carlos: I don't think we'll be needing that test.
(Grace walks away in a fit)
Mary Alice: ...and he knew her DNA when he saw it.
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Czech Republic: Hlavní je to, co je uvnitř (The Main Thing is What's Inside)
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Otherwise it is simply impossible for that poster to have been made.
On a side note, it's the rare pornographic website (albeit containing "softcore" material) that is allowed to advertise on billboards.
Tuc Watkins (Bob Hunter), Charlie Carver (Porter Scavo), Joshua Logan Moore (Parker Scavo) and Mason Vale Cotton (MJ Delfino) are absent from this episode, and are therefore not credited.
Episode Title: The title of this episode comes from a lyric in the song "Ah, But Underneath", from the Stephen Sondheim musical Follies.
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My app is mostly web based, but needs a thin client that is basically just for desktop configuration settings. So I'm only going to have it exist as a menu, and then a few simple tools like folder selection boxes, and when the thin client is launched it will only exist in the tray on windows or in the status item section for a Mac.
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Favorite thing: Two phrases which have found a permanent place in the American verancular originated on the waters of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. "We have met the enemy and they are ours," was part of a message sent by Commodore Oliver Hazzard Perry in Sept, 1813, back to General William Henry Harrison on the mainland.
"Don't Give Up the Ship" was an order shouted by Perry's friend, Captain James Lawrence, during a battle a few months before the more famous Battle of Lake Erie. Perry honored his friend by having the slogan sewn onto his personal battle flag, and it became a rallying cry throughout the war of 1812, and even to this day.
The flags pictured are replicas of Perry's battle flag, and also the United States flag as it appeared in 1812. There are 15 stars and 15 stripes, one for each of the 13 original states, plus the new states of Vermont and Kentucky, the total number in the nation at that time. In later years a new star has continued to be added as each new state entered the union, but the number of stripes was reverted back to 13, for the original colonies.
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The CIO Council has launched a best practices site to serve as an online learning and collaboration resource for IT management. It is part of the Obama administration's initiative to strengthen program management, as outlined in the 25-point reform strategy announced in December 2010 by Jeffrey Zients, deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget, and Federal CIO Vivek Kundra.
The council has tapped CIOs Michael Locatis (Energy Department), Chris Smith (Agriculture Department) and Teri Takai (Defense Department) to lead its new Management Best Practices Committee, which will maintain the site. Having once guided a similar best practices initiative for the council, I applaud this effort.
Kundra is on record as noting that the government does not have a sterling record in delivering quality IT solutions in a timely, cost-effective manner.
There are plenty of familiar examples of government IT programs suffering multimillion-dollar overruns, schedule slips measured in years and dismal mission-related results. In fact, only a few days before the site launched, Kundra testified during a Senate subcommittee hearing titled "Examining the President's Plan for Eliminating Wasteful Spending in Information Technology."
Senators and other witnesses cited a few familiar examples of programs that have gone off the tracks, including the electronic archives initiative at the National Archives and Records Administration, the handheld computer debacle in the 2010 census, and the Homeland Security Department's SBInet border initiative. Such examples are all too common.
Now consider the effect of that accretion of obituaries of so-called runaway systems. What are the consequences of creating a false image of a federal landscape littered with the remains of failed IT initiatives? What impressions do we create?
Let's make it a multiple-choice answer:
a) The American public and Congress get little in return for the more than $80 billion invested each year in IT in the federal government.b) Most federal systems projects are rife with fraud, abuse, waste and mismanagement.c) Most federal IT managers couldn't run a roadside vegetable stand if you spotted them the vegetables and had the highway patrol flag down passing drivers.d) All of the above.
Organizational expert Herbert Kaufman once wrote, "One must understand sickness and death to understand health; pathology contains many of the clues to normality." He was arguing for the study of organizational terminations and eliminations as part of the public administration discipline.
But when it comes to the IT literature read by CIOs and program managers, just the opposite is needed. We excel at assembling autopsies. In looking at articles, publications and public testimony about federal IT, we have too few examples of projects delivered on time and within budget that also have the promised functionality. So instead, we have focused on our failures.
I once likened that approach to studying medicine by only doing autopsies. From that, we assemble guidance on what not to do, what problems and pitfalls to avoid. We have too few studies of healthy projects and successful systems implementations. We have too little guidance on what we should do and what has led to past successes.
CIOs ought to be documenting successful applications as an ongoing part of their responsibilities. I look forward to seeing the CIO Council's best practices website expand and grow to meet that need.
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23 years of this and it appears the technology in government is barely functioning. there is no place for innovation. clearly no place for any intelligence either. you start thinking and you are in deep mess. this has lately been the most de-motivational place to exist i have ever encountered.
I have to take issue with the Robert Yarush post in that he is obviously viewing only a very small slice of government. It does not appear to me to be a particularly helpful perspective. Given all of the special challenges of working within the government, overall, the results are pretty good. Yes, there are certainly some bad examples such as those enumerated in this article, but you really don't hear about all of the good outcomes, and there are many. With shifting budgets, annual appropriations, more people doing oversight than you have doing the work, and a pay/performance system that doesn't move at the speed of business, I think people do amazingly well. Try saddling private sector with all of these challenges and see how well they perform. Having spent some significant time in private sector, I understand the tremendously beneficial driving force of having the single motive of profit. Government work has other motivations, but they are much harder to harness.
I truly believe the government has no ambitions to streamline... implement best practices...or anythihng to over all see that their networks are running smoothly. They seem... it appears to me is employ people. They dont even care who they employ... as long as they have plenty of them. Its really surprising to me that the government network arent breached much more than we hear about... its just so all over the place in the ways they implement network operations. Its what has always discouraged me from actually wanting to be a government employee....
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June 21, 2012 at 6:32 am
Do you guys even read their blog posts? They are in "phase 2 of 3" of their new format. The next "phase" will give us much more autocorrects per page. (I believe it's 12). They read your comments. And now: Stop your bitching.
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SAN ANTONIO (February 27, 2014) A judge ordered a mistrial in the continuous sexual abuse of a child trial of a San Antonio man after the defendant was found dead in his home.
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He was accused of repeatedly molesting a brother and sister at a home in Universal City during a two-year period ending in 2008.
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LONDON -- Media scion James Murdoch, his father's heir apparent, was under fire Friday over claims by former newspaper executives that he misled lawmakers about what he knew, and when, about Britain's phone-hacking scandal.
The allegation raises questions not only about his succession to the helm of the media empire but what he may have relayed to Rupert Murdoch, the CEO and controlling shareholder.
The younger Murdoch told a parliamentary committee that he was not aware of evidence that eavesdropping at the News of the World went beyond a jailed rogue reporter. But in a sign that executives are starting to turn against the company, two former top staffers said late Thursday they told him years ago about an email that suggested wrongdoing at the paper was more widespread than the company let on.
The claim brings more trouble for the embattled James Murdoch, who heads the Europe and Asia operations of his father's News Corp., as his family fights a scandal that has already cost it one of its British tabloids, two top executives and a $12 billion bid for control of a lucrative satellite broadcaster.
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Rare Choice AU 1927-S Double Eagle1927-S $20 AU55 PCGS. Given its mintage of more than 3 million pieces, one would normally expect that the 1927-S would be readily available to today's collectors. Instead, it is a great rarity. Apparently, the typical 1927-S was not exported or used as bank reserves, and instead resided in Treasury vaults, before it was melted with its peers to line the vaults of Fort Knox with gold bars. Only a small number of 1927-S Double Eagles escaped Treasury holdings prior to the 1933 gold recall, and most of these are in costly Mint State grades. A few lightly circulated pieces are known, such as the present piece, which has essentially full mint luster despite a trace of wear on the eagle's breast and Liberty's knee. Clean surfaces and bright peach color only add to the eye appeal.(#9188) (Registry values: N4719) (NGC ID# 26GJ, PCGS# 9188)
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These babies were very moist, yes, almost decadent. Although I have decided that I prefer them warm over room temperature. I didn't have the walnuts so I couldn't add them, but I think they would be a wonderful addition! Made for Newest Zaar tag. **Update, I made these on Sunday afternoon and by Wednesday morning they were moldy, maybe they should be stored in the fridge?
I think these are pretty easy and also very tasty! I made 2 batches, because when I seeded and chopped up my zucchini, I ended up with 4 cups worth. I also had a lonely banana on the cupboard, so I cut it in half and mashed it into each batch. I didnt have any chocolate chips, but I did have some Hershey's chocolate syrup so I drizzled it over the top before I baked it. In the 2nd batch, I added the last of a jar of peanut butter, maybe 1/3 of a cup. I think the chocolate peanut butter brownies are my favorite.
Still up to my ears in zucchini-- I made these again!! They were really good and moist. I only cooked them for 25 minutes.
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Stylish, luxurious and thrilling to drive, the 2015 Porsche Boxster comes up aces. It's even something of a bargain for what you get.
Stellar handling; engaging yet fuel-efficient powertrains; artfully designed cabin; endless options; well-insulated soft top.
Weak standard stereo; poor rear visibility; cargo space split between two small trunks.
The 2015 Porsche Boxster is essentially unchanged apart from gaining a new rearview camera and parking sensors.
When it was introduced back in 1997, the Boxster provided a new generation of driving enthusiasts with access to the Porsche experience. No longer was the choice a 911 or nothing, and a love affair with the company's new midengine convertible was born. Since then, Porsche has fortified the Boxster's lineup with continual improvements and upgrades.
For the 2015 Boxster family, there are three distinct models: the base model, the upgraded S and the range-topping GTS, which was introduced last year. Blessed with stellar handling and steering, they're all a blast to drive, and any one of them can be ordered with race-bred carbon-ceramic composite brakes, an efficient and lightning-fast automated-manual transmission (with or without launch control) and adaptive cruise control with collision detection and automatic braking. These things were once reserved for the perennial 911 halo car.
Negatives? Well, there aren't many. The base Boxster's straight line acceleration isn't all that impressive, at least in comparison to other cars in this price range. The same goes for the standard four-speaker stereo; there are available upgrades, of course, but for a price. Rear visibility is poor with the top up and mediocre even with it down, and the Boxster's separate front and rear trunks mean you've got not one, but two places where a golf bag won't fit. Also, if you're thinking that an entry-level Boxster is a "cheap" Porsche, think again. The excellent build quality is genetic, and there's a vast array of options that could easily take its price north of $100,000 when new.
Exercise some restraint on the options, however, and you'll find there are a few convertibles that can deliver its near-exotic looks and the superb dynamics for which Porsche is known at prices that come close. Other German roadsters that come to mind are naturally the BMW Z4 and the Mercedes-Benz SLK. Both of those retractable hardtops have their allure: The SLK's elegance and reputation are balanced by the Z4's intriguing design and refinement. Other possibilities include the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, which can't be beat from a value standpoint, and the impressive Jaguar F-Type, albeit for more money.
But here's the kicker: Among this group of cars, the Boxster's pricing is actually quite reasonable, even with a few choice options thrown in. True, the 2015 Porsche Boxster costs a bit more than its predecessor, but when you drive this convertible sports car, you'll definitely feel as if you're getting more in return.
The 2015 Porsche Boxster is a two-seat convertible offered in three trim levels: base, S and GTS.
The base model comes equipped with staggered-width 18-inch alloy wheels with summer tires, a power-operated soft top with heated rear glass, a wind deflector, an automatically extending rear spoiler, single central exhaust, heated exterior mirrors, cruise control, six-way-adjustable seats (power backrest, manual fore/aft and height), a manual tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, air-conditioning, partial leather upholstery, Bluetooth phone connectivity, a 7-inch color infotainment display and a four-speaker sound system with single-CD player and an auxiliary audio jack.
The Boxster S adds a more powerful engine, dual central exhaust, a lower ride height, 19-inch wheels, bi-xenon headlights, an upgraded seven-speaker stereo and larger front brakes with red-painted brake calipers.
The Boxster GTS adds an even more powerful engine, even lower ride, a sport exhaust, 20-inch wheels, unique front fascia, tinted taillights and upgraded interior and exterior trim. Optional on the base and S models, the GTS also gets electronically controlled dampers (Porsche Active Suspension Management, or PASM) and the Sport Chrono package as standard. The Sport Chrono package adds dynamic transmission mounts (said to minimize weight transfer during gearchanges), a lap timer, driver-adjustable chassis settings and, with the optional PDK transmission, launch control.
As usual, Porsche will happily double the price of your Boxster if you select enough options. The Convenience package adds heated seats and dual-zone automatic climate control. Upgrading to one of the several Premium packages nets those features plus adaptive headlights (bi-xenon for the base Boxster), automatic wipers with washers, auto-dimming mirrors, 10-way-adjustable power sport seats (with four-way power lumbar), driver memory functions and a power tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel. An expanded version of the Premium package adds 14-way adaptive sport seats (also with four-way power lumbar) to the mix. The Infotainment package gets you a navigation system, satellite radio, HD radio, smartphone integration via the Aha Radio app, a USB port and either a 10-speaker Bose audio system or a considerably pricier 12-speaker Burmester audio system.
Some of the above items can be added separately. Other main options include special wheel designs, front and rear parking sensors, a rearview camera, a CD changer, electronic torque vectoring with a mechanical limited-slip rear differential, ceramic-composite brakes with upgraded calipers, variable-ratio steering, a sport steering wheel (with PDK shift paddles), a heated steering wheel, adaptive cruise control (with frontal collision warning and automatic braking), ventilated seats, voice controls, ambient lighting and numerous customization options that will cover just about any interior surface you like with leather, aluminum, carbon fiber, wood trim or paint.
All Boxsters utilize a midengine rear-wheel-drive layout and either the standard six-speed manual transmission or an optional seven-speed automated manual transmission known as PDK. Porsche also provides a standard (and fully defeatable) auto stop-start system to conserve fuel when the car is stationary.
The base 2015 Boxster rolls with a 2.7-liter horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine (flat-6) rated at 265 horsepower and 207 pound-feet of torque. The stick shift gets the base Boxster to 60 mph in 5.5 seconds, according to Porsche, while PDK is a tenth of a second quicker by default and three-tenths quicker with the Sport Chrono package's launch control. EPA fuel economy estimates are 24 mpg combined (20 city/30 highway) with the manual and an even more impressive 26 mpg combined (22/32) with PDK.
The Boxster S steps up to a 3.4-liter flat-6 that churns out 315 hp and 266 lb-ft of torque. In Edmunds testing, an S model with the manual transmission accelerated from zero to 60 in a swift 4.9 seconds; expect the PDK with launch control to drop that time to 4.5 seconds. Fuel economy remains strong at 23 mpg combined (20/28) with the manual and 24 mpg combined (21/30) with PDK.
The Boxster GTS gets an upgraded version of the 3.4-liter flat-6 with 330 hp and 273 lb-ft of torque. Porsche estimates 0-60-mph acceleration at 4.7 seconds with the manual transmission. Our testing of a GTS equipped with the PDK transmission and launch control yielded an impressive 4.2-second 0-60 performance. EPA-estimated fuel economy comes in at 22 mpg combined (19/26) with the manual and a shockingly good 25 mpg combined (22/31) with PDK.
Standard safety features for the 2015 Porsche Boxster include antilock disc brakes, stability and traction control, head- and chest-protecting side airbags and integrated rollover safety hoops above the headrests.
In Edmunds brake testing, both a Boxster S and a GTS with the standard (non-ceramic) brakes came to a stop from 60 mph in a short 103 feet.
Options include a rearview camera and front and/or rear parking sensors. The optional adaptive cruise control also includes a frontal collision warning system that includes automatic braking for frontal collision mitigation.
The Boxster's cabin is almost as striking as its exterior styling. In contrast to the previous model's forgettable interior layout, the current design shines, boasting top-shelf materials and a dramatic (if button-heavy) center console that borrows directly from the company's halo car, the 911. There's nary a sign of cost-cutting anywhere you look or touch; this is an environment that's fully commensurate with Porsche prices. The Boxster's infotainment system is controlled by a combination of fixed buttons and the touchscreen; it's impressively easy to use.
Further refinement is found in the convertible top itself, which has ample sound-deadening material and yields one of the quietest enclosed rides of any soft-top roadster we've driven. The Boxster's notorious blind spots remain, however. If you've got 10 seconds to spare and aren't exceeding 31 mph, it's generally best to put the top down.
Thanks to its generously sized cockpit and low-mounted seats, the 2015 Boxster can accommodate taller passengers without issue. But the two trunks -- one front, one rear -- are too small to swallow a golf bag or even a large piece of luggage, so their respectable 10 cubic feet of combined cargo space doesn't tell the whole story. On the bright side, rear trunk space is unaffected when the top's down, a distinct advantage relative to retractable-hardtop rivals like the BMW Z4 and Mercedes-Benz SLK.
If you test-drive a 2015 Porsche Boxster, chances are you won't want to return the key. Compact dimensions, quick reflexes, a midengine layout whose noise is part of the enjoyment, and Porsche's usual, magical suspension tuning join forces to produce some of the best road manners you'll get from any car. Keeping the engine singing while unraveling a winding section of blacktop is one of motoring's pure joys, and regardless of price it just doesn't get much better than a Boxster. For these reasons and more, Edmunds has awarded the Porsche Boxster S and GTS well-deserved "A" ratings.
In a straight line, the Boxster S and GTS can run neck and neck with a base 911, and only truly depraved power fiends will find their sonorous flat-6s wanting. If you fit that description, you may find yourself musing that a bit more punch would be welcome for uphill climbs. More sane people, on the other hand, will find the base Boxster's modestly powered engine to still be a willing companion, with the larger engines of the S and GTS delightful but perhaps not altogether necessary indulgences.
This is not an entry level Porsche. This is a first class roadster a definite step up from other roadsters that it is compared to such as the Z4 and the Audi TT. Great car, excellent ride and style.
Driving this car is a joy and the way it zips in and out of traffic makes you feel if you are driving in a race (of course at posted speeds).
Great car and value.
I traded in my '08 911 (997.1) C4S cabriolet on a 2015 Boxster S. The Boxster is head and tails ahead of the 911 in fit, finish, interior quality, handling, and interior noise. The PCM (entertainment, communication, nav) system on the Boxster is several steps ahead of what what was in the 911. While the 911 is iconic and has a sex appeal superior to the Boxster, the Boxster shines in performance over the 911. This is my third Boxster, and I am of the opinion that the Boxster S is a better balanced car with its mid-engine and weight distribution than the 911, and the power to weight ratio is well within anyone's power requirements.
I traded a 13 boxster s for a 2014 991... Always wanted a new body style..the 991 was really awful in all the areas the 2015 boxster s is fantastic.Ride,comfort,..991 could feel every crack in the road..loudly..annoying !..the boxster 6 speed is so perfect in fit..I'm 6'2" and the 14 way seats put the driver in a perfect position to grasp the stick,and then simply touch the PCM to change to what ever format ..media,radio..My 2013 boxster s was built for track..PTV,Pasam,sports exhaust ..this 2015 was built with full leather,blk.Well worth the $$
Burmester stereo..Carmine Red..20"turbo wheels..a fabulous ride..and 40k less than a 991!!
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JUNK Raft Crosses Pacific to Raise Awareness of Plastics, Despite Challenges
While it's hard to imagine floating across the Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaii on a raft made of complete junk to raise awareness of all that plastic floating in the middle of the North Pacific Gyre, the truth is that the guys risking life and
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Colin Finlay, a former photocopy machine salesman turned world class photographer may represent the tip of the spear when it comes to the public consciousness of climate change. And he's done far more than his fair share
Kids on Dizzywood Plant 15,000 Virtual Trees to Green Planet Earth
Not so long ago kids on Club Penguin put together some pretty impressive cash to help protect the planet with a mega-Christmas gift to the WWF, and now those who choose to play in Dizzywood, another virtual world where kids ages 8-12 can find their
Nature Deficit Disorder Tackled at Camp Filled with Power Tools, Danger for Kids
While there are plenty of reasons to be concerned about the lack of free time among children that's leading to nature deficit disorder, there's a summer camp called "Tinkering School" that aims to change all that by letting kids decide the
Lack of Outdoor Play Leading to Sharp Increase in Myopia Among Children
In a piece of irony you couldn't imagine if you tried, researchers in Australia have discovered that a lack of time spent playing in the great outdoors is leading to greater incidences of myopia among children, which means it's not just figuratively
Winners Announced in Youth Venture Lorax Challenge
In a collaborative effort between Youth Venture, Dr. Seuss Enterprises and the Earth Island Institute, student teams composed of pioneering young people ages 13 to 20 recently won $1,000 prizes to help see their dreams for a more eco-friendly world
Kids Retrieve Almost 40,000 Plastic Bags in Terrific Bid to Earn Free Fun
In a terrific promotion we can only hope will lead to more creative thinking, Rye Playland in Westchester, NY recently held a promotion where every child that turned in 100 plastic bags for recycling received free admission to the park that day.
Discovery, Siemens, NSTA Launch "We Can Change the World Challenge" for Students
In an announcement this morning that makes me smile, the Siemens Foundation, Discovery, and the National Science Teachers Association are teaming up to inspire student achievement when it comes to environmental education with the Siemens We Can Change
As Autism Rates Skyrocket, Are Environmental Factors to Blame?
With the root cause of autism still only speculated upon, and everything from prescription drugs in the water supply to pesticides used to grow food and the manner in which vaccines are constructed potentially to blame, a new study shows socially aloof
Is Your Lifestyle Affecting Your Future Child's DNA?
If I had a nickel for every prospective parent I know who changed their lifestyle for the better when they knew they were expecting I'd be a wealthy man indeed. But they just may be a bit late to the party. No pun intended.
Huge Drop in Chinese Birth Defects After Local Coal Plant Closes
In a sign of things that might have been, Chinese children born after the closure of a local coal plant have found themselves with 60% less development problems such as motor skill coordination than those born prior to the closing.
The Top 10 Least Walkable U.S. Cities
When Walk Score recently released their ranking of the ten most walkable U.S. cities there was no doubt that folks in places like San Francisco, Boston and New York City could look with satisfaction upon their city as a paradise for bipedalism. But when
Walk Score Ranks The Top 10 Most Walkable Cities in the U.S.
Not too long ago our very own Lloyd Alter pointed out that walking matters. And that a walkable community promotes better health, a reduction in greenhouse gases, a variety of transportation options, increased social capital and stronger local
Kidzsack a Fun, Reusable and Recycled Bag for Kids
If you've spent even a short time in a local school or have kids of your own you've no doubt run into those drawstring bags slung over their shoulder as they head off to parts unknown. And now Tina Hill, a parent and fan of TreeHugger has come up with
School District Eyes Four Day School Week in Bid to Cut Energy Costs
In what sounds like a bright idea there's a school district in Virginia committed to studying the idea of a 4 day school week as energy costs climb. A practice which would mean less time on the road for school buses along with lower heating bills and
Turkish Gov't. Leaves Eco-Dark Ages Behind By Lending Books to Students in Bid to Save Trees and Cash
In a practice I can hardly fathom, the Turkish government has been giving 155 million new textbooks each year to students, most of which are thrown into the trash at the end of the year rather than simply requiring they return them for use by next year's
Vandals Trash Nationally Acclaimed School Nature Center
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Where Wiffle Ball's a Crime There May Be No Child Left Outside
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This year's installment of the National Building Museum's Summer Block Party Series, James Corner Field Operations' ICEBERGS, is now open to the public. On display until September 5th, ICEBERGS takes the form of a shimmering, underwater world of glacial ice fields located in the museum's expansive Great Hall to provide the public with an escape from the hot Washington, D.C. summer.
James Corner Field Operations' ICEBERGS Brings the Chill to the National Building Museum
Watch as James Corner Field Operation's "Icebergs" Comes Together at the National Building Museum
Building on the popularity of Snarkitecture's popular BEACH last year and BIG's massive Labyrinth in 2014, the National Building Museum's 2016 Summer Block Party installation has returned this year with "ICEBERGS," designed by James Corner Field Operations. ICEBERGS is an interactive underwater environment of glacial ice spanning the museum's Great Hall, and invites in the public to escape the hot Washington D.C. summer by exploring climbable bergs, ice chutes, caves, grottos and more.
Take a look at this time lapse video to see how the project came together.
The National Building Museum offers a new, one-of-a-kind destination with ICEBERGS, designed by James Corner Field Operations. Representing a beautiful underwater world of glacial ice spanning the Museum's enormous Great Hall, the immersive installation features climbable bergs, "ice" chutes, caves and grottoes to explore, and much more.
Event: Built By Women DC
Built by Women D.C. (BxW DC) is a crowd-sourced competition organized by the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation (BWAF) to recognize and support the diverse women working in design and construction. This weekend, view the winners that are on display in the Great Hall. On Saturday, attend tours of projects selected as outstanding that will be included in the BWAF's BxW archive. For more details and to register for the tours, visit go.nbm.org/BxWDC.
Re-Ball! A Design Competition by the Dupont Underground
Re-Ball! is an open design competition to turn 650,000+ 3-inch, white, translucent plastic balls into a site-specific installation in the Dupont Underground's 14,000-square-foot east platform. The balls were previously part of the National Building Museum's blockbuster 2015 summer destination The Beach.
The winning concept will take the medium in a new direction, one that responds to the uniqueness of the installation site. From the open, light-filled box of the National Building Museum's Great Hall to the curving concrete volume of the Dupont Underground's east platform, Re-Ball! entries should transform the constituent materials — and the space itself — into an entirely
Canstruction Timelapse: Architects Build Transportation-Inspired Sculptures at the National Building Museum
Twenty-four teams from Washington, DC-based architecture and design firms participated in CanstructionDC 2015 at the National Building Museum, building transportation-themed sculptures out of canned food. At the end of the display, the sculptures will be dismantled and the food will be donated to local hunger relief organizations. Watch the sculptures come together, including a Mayflower bean soup ship and a full-scale smart car, in the timelapse video above. Learn more on the National Building Museum website.
Field Operations to Design National Building Museum's Next Summer Installation
James Corner Field Operations has been chosen to design the National Building Museum's 2016 Summer Block Party installation. Just like its predecessors, including Snarkitecture's popular BEACH and BIG's massive Labyrinth, the installation will take over the Museum's Great Hall. With the design in its preliminary stages, little has been revealed. However, its mission is to "present innovative, interactive experiences that experiment with new ways of seeing and understanding the built environment."
"We are very excited about this opportunity to once again transform the Great Hall for summer spectacle and pleasure," said James Corner, adding that "it will be a great challenge to surpass the genius of previous installations, but also an opportunity to explore something new and unexpected."
Snarkitecture Turns National Building Museum into Massive Ball-Pit
Now through September 7, you can take a "swim" in a massive "BEACH" that has taken over the National Building Museum's Great Hall. Spanning 10,000-square-feet, the BEACH was created in partnership with Brooklyn-based Snarkitecture to offer the people of Washington D.C. a one-of-a-kind installation as part of the NBM's "Summer Block Party."
The "ocean" is essentially a ball-pit comprised of nearly one million recyclable translucent plastic balls. It is contained within a mirrored, all-white enclosure flanked by a 50-foot-wide "shoreline" that offers visitors the option to wade the "water" or sit back and relax.
Help the National Building Museum and Snarkitecture Bring a Beach to D.C.
In partnership with Brooklyn-based Snarkitecture, the National Building Museum (NBM) in Washington, D.C. aims to once again create an interactive architectural exhibit as a part of its "Summer Block Party" programming. While last year's exhibit included a life-sized maze by BIG, this summer, the museum will host a 10,000 square foot enclosure in its Great Hall called the BEACH.
HOT TO COLD: BIG's "Odyssey of Architectural Adaptation" Opens at the National Building Museum
Circle the globe in 800-feet at the National Building Museum's latest exhibition HOT TO COLD. BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group's first North American exhibition, HOT TO COLD takes viewers on an "odyssey of architectural adaptation" from the "hottest to the coldest parts of our planet to explore how BIG's designs are shaped by their cultural and climatic contexts."
More than 60 architectural models of BIG's most recent projects, including 20 premiering for the first time, are being suspended from the second floor of the museum's historic Great Hall. Each project is interpreted through Iwan Baan's "masterful" photography, films by Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine, and the Grammy Award-winning graphic artist Stefan Sagmeister's design for the accompanying catalog by Taschen.
A word from Ingels, after the break.
BIG Returns to the National Building Museum with "HOT TO COLD: an odyssey of architectural adaptation"
On the heels of its summer blockbuster indoor maze, which attracted more than 50,000 visitors, the international design firm BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) returns to the National Building Museum this January with a behind-the-scenes look at its creative process. The exhibition, HOT TO COLD: an odyssey of architectural adaptation, takes visitors from the hottest to the coldest parts of our planet and explores how BIG´s design solutions are shaped by their cultural and climatic contexts. More than 60 three-dimensional models will be suspended at the second-floor balconies of the Museum's historic Great Hall in an unprecedented use of this public space.
National Building Museum Honors Charlie Rose with Vincent Scully Prize
The National Building Museum has announced Charlie Rose as the recipient of the 2014 Vincent Scully Prize. The American talk show host and journalist was honored for his exploration "good design, the growth of cities, and the shape of the urban form through his insightful and substantive conversations with leading thinkers of our day."
"One of the great joys of spending twenty-five years at the table is meeting a cross-section of the best in culture and science and technology," said Rose. "I have a special place for the men and women who inspire us with the buildings they create. Architecture is a passion of mine and I've been proud to know not only architects but also those who teach, assess, and love great buildings. Architecture is one of the reflections of the permanence of a civilization. I am indeed honored to be the recipient of the Vincent Scully Prize, named for a man I have known, admired, and interviewed."
BIG Maze Opens at National Building Museum
Images and video of the BIG Labyrinth have begun to appear on social media since it opened on July 4th at the National Building Museum (NBM) in Washington, DC.
The 61×61 foot maze, housed in the building's grand atrium, will be open to visitors until September 1st. See more images and video, after the break...
BIG Designs Labyrinth for Atrium of National Building Museum
The National Building Museum (NBM) has announced that BIG has designed a 61x61 foot maze to be housed in the building's grand atrium from July 4th to September 1st of this year. According to the NBM's website, the labyrinth's Baltic birch plywood walls, which stand 18 feet high at the maze's periphery, descend as you make your way towards the center. From the core, then, visitors receive a view of the entire layout - and a better understanding of how to get back out.
According to Bjarke Ingels, "The concept is simple: as you travel deeper into a maze, your path typically becomes more convoluted. What if we invert this scenario and create a maze that brings clarity and visual understanding upon reaching the heart of the labyrinth?" Of course, those uninterested in the challenge of figuring out the maze can peek down on it from the Museum's second and third floors - but where would be the fun in that?
More images, diagrams and drawings after the break!
High Line Co-Founders Awarded Vincent Scully Prize
The National Building Museum has awarded the 15th Vincent Scully Prize to Joshua David and Robert Hammond, the founders of the High Line in New York. In 1999 the pair formed the non-profit organisation Friends of the High Line; this award recognizing their efforts in transforming the abandoned structure is the latest accolade for the internationally celebrated project. David and Hammond were also awarded the Jane Jacobs Medal in 2010.
Read more about the award and the High Line after the break.
Exhibit: Unbuilt Washington
LEGO Architecture: Towering Ambition / Adam Reed Tucker
Growing up, LEGO were a staple of most children's playtime activities to create anything from a house to an entire city for hours at a time. The blocks were so captivating that it seems that even as we outgrow our childhood years, we can never outgrow the toys. Previously, we've featured projects that have shown James May's LEGO addiction…his actual house is built from LEGOs! Yet, May isn't the only one to still show an interest in the children toys – architect Adam Reed Tucker has created 15 large scale buildings from around the world just using the blocks. The buildings are the focal point of the exhibition LEGO® Architecture: Towering Ambition at the National Building Museum in Washington, DC.
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Bluemoon.... I relied REALLY havily on Ellies review to help me make this, You are missing a quantity of water in the choc mousse section, water , galatin and cream in the mint mousse section and since this recipe got printed out on the shopping list, and I read the review *afterwards* I was scraping to have enough cream to get the recipe together. I too used galatin in sachets, 1 each for the mousse and or the mint mousse and niether was anywhere set. The mint mouse was actually still really liquid and the ganache, which I spooned carefully on top floated on it. I did make this in one large bowl, but did it the day before guests arrived so that it would have lots of extra setting time. What a total shame that the whole thing was like soup, it tasted great though and after guests had had a try and a laugh I took it to the kitchen, used the blended to mix the mint layer into the rest really well, and put it into the freezer as improvised icecream. I haven't tried that, but DH says it's good :) I guess what is most dissapointing of all is that Ellies review was made a while ago and you haven't managed to fix the recipe for us. I'd appreciate it if you could becuase it's got a great taste, but the making of it is so totally frustating that at the moment it completely puts me off making this again. Thanks for a recipe with potential :)
Very good, but I made some minor changes due to unfamiliar/unavailable ingredients and some ommissions of the ingredients in step 2 (mint mousse). I used one envelope of unfavored gelatin (instead of the leaf) in one cup of water in step one. I also used milk chocolate because I bought the wrong chocolate (but it worked out great). In step 2 (mint mousse) the directions call for the gelatin again (used the envelope with 1/ 2 cup water) and the directions mentioned whipped cream - I used one cup heavy cream - whipped. For the light cream in step 3 I used half-and-half. Also instead of using individual glasses, I made this in a big glass bowl (however it takes longer to set)--delicious! With my slight changes we enjoyed this dessert a lot and will be making this again!


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Did Amana Invent the Microwave Oven?
Learn about Amana's roll in the invention of the microwave, along with other great products they have for your commercial kitchen. The post Did Amana Invent the Microwave Oven...Read More
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