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I am an ASA alumni and am currently in my second year of college. ASA was a great school, but unfortunately has lost a lot of the qualities that made it so great over the past few years. The school still continues to offer opportunities that can be found no where else. ASA provides students with a good education both academically and artistcally, but has lost many of its key teachers and its greatest contributor and supporter; Dr. Mark Francis. The friends that I made at ASA are my closest friends and we continue to be friends! As for the academics, every skill I learned at ASA I have used! ASA is still a great school, but not what it once was.
My daughter is excelling at this school. The expectations are consistently high throughout the academic program as well as the arts program. The kids are just fantastic. My daughter never complains about kids misbehaving. Not sure about the comments regarding cliques. Kids do form groups, as do adult, but I find the kids to be accepting and supporting of each other. The facility needs to be improved. I could see prospective families being turned off by the old buildings. I see the only lacking elements here as lack of technology and the facility. The academic teachers spend the whole afternoon talking about the kids and planning. You don't get that anywhere else! The education my daughter is getting her far surpasses what she was getting in her public middle school.
My daughter loves this school even though it is very clique-ish. She adores all her academic teachers and is handling the workload well. Arts programs could be better, especially the Ballet. New buildings or location would be great, very old and rundown. I understand that fundraising has been going on for years. They are extremely hard on absences for illnesses, etc.
My child has been attending this school for five years now. It seems that the school was much, much better 5 years ago. Gradually things seem to be going downhill. Granted, the academics are strenuous, which is a good thing, however each year something else seems to be eliminated. There used to be a retreat where the kids actually went away for a couple of days. Now it is one day and they stay at school all day. Last year at the end of the year several really good teachers left. They were teachers that had been there for awhile.
this is definantly a great school, but it sint for everyone. This is my 2nd year, and middle school was fun and exciting and different, but highschool is a big leap. The arts are phenominal, the students and facilty are amazing! I must agree, though, that the lack of physical education, visual arts, and class size is not everyones favorite. Don't get me wrong, this school is great and really is a safe environment of non-judgmental and mature students!
My teenager has been at ASA for 5 years now. 5 years ago ASA was much different than it seems to be today...it seems that the middle school does more activities together, which gives the parent the feeling that it is a real 'community' at ASA. However, as high school progresses, it turns into something different. Gradually, many classmates leave, and relatively few replace them. The classes get smaller each year. (the higher you go up into high school) The middle school just keeps growing. I think that the level of academics is high -- I agree with the parent that was concerned about the stress level, however, and the lack of physical activity. While arts instruction is very good, it is sad that there are no visual arts. We have been fundraising for a new building for all 5 years that we have been involved.
I go to this school, and it's amazing, I've never felt so warm and accepted in my life as I do hear. The students are friendly and accepting, the teachers are great and easy to understand. The work is kinda hard but it's the best. It definitly is excellence in education, and the talent that these kids have is amazing. I love this school and never want to leave.
Is it possible to get a first-rate academics while attending an Arts school? Absolutely! ASA accomplishes both and sets the standard in the process. Their refreshingly unique philosophy of encouraging life-long learners, not simply test-takers, pays off with kids who truly know how to use critical thinking skills. (Oh yeah, a side benefit is they post exceptional scores without 'prepping' for the standardized test each spring!) The Arts classes are also exceptional. The teachers and administrators are phenomenal and set the tone for the school. They know each student by name and help keep the 'family atmosphere.' Discipline problems, which are rare, are handled immediately and fairly. The front office staff is the best!
I am a student currently in 7th grade at ASA. I am new here and it is wonderful! Every one is friendly and very helpful. You can enjoy waking up and putting on anything your heart desires and safely knowing that you WONT get made fun of. I have been to three other schools but none can compare to the education and fun here. Even though there are no sports which is kinda on the downside they do alow you to play flag football at lunch. At lunch you are not told where you can and connot sit heck you could sit on the stage if you wanted to. All I am saying is this is a wonderful opportunity to exceed and suceed.
ASA is an exceptional school. My student who graduated 2 years ago is still benefiting from the top-notch education they received. I still am very involved with the school and the leadership at the school is still as strong as ever. The new faculty members joining the ASA community are fantastic. Come to any event at ASA and you can see for yourself!
ASA was a very good experience for my child, but something is very wrong when all the best teachers leave at the same time. No one is talking about it, but it should be addressed openly, hopefully so that what ever went wrong won't happen again. Without the leadership that was there, it is hard to guage if the same great program is still there.
I am currently a student at ASA, going into 9th grade next year. I've been here since 6th grade and I've enjoyed every year. I would never leave the school for the world. The school has many good qualities, including great academics combined with excellent teachers (this has helped me learn so much), and a truly remarkable arts program. The level of training in arts classes has resulted in many highly professional Showcases. There are also some bad qualities though. The stress level at ASA is extremely high. The school also does not provide very many extracurricular activities. In terms of student relationship, I've found that the students do tend to create clique-like groups. Although not as obvious, it does create a feeling of exclusion.
This school does work hard to achieve a balance does not meet the needs of many of the students. Faculty do not like working with the parents with their children. It is their way or the highway mentality. This does not foster good relations between parents and the teaching faculty.
This school has a great learning excperience but the kids just get too stressed with there homework and grades. I am a student there and I tend to cry or get mad bacause of too much homework or too much at one time...I am currently going to be leaving this school because of too much stress.
I am a student here and am in 8th grade. I like this school very much and it is a great school. The kids are friendly, but there are many clicks. The academics are great and the teachers are very supportive of each student. The arts are only good, you could probably get a scholarship from any other high school. There are few extracurricular activities and absolutely no sports. There is also no physical education, only ballet. the level of parent involvement is so-so it is pretty much half and half. Some contribute and others stay as far away from the school as they can. I would recommend this school only if your child is an overachiever.
As a current student at ASA, I can agree that it has its good qualities, and it's bad ones. If your child is a good student who really loves the arts and has strong self confidense than this school will be a good fit. The teachers and the academic programs are unmatched in the Phoenix area, the arts, however stongly incorrporated, lack quality and do not balence out the horrible lack of physical activity. The two main problems with this school are definatly the lack of sports and the lack of variation in the student body. You are with the same 26 people for 6 years and, generally the school atracts a similar kind of person: white, over-acheiver, and image-obsessed. In short: if your child enjoys varied company and physical stimulation, this is the wrong place for you.
ASA's first and foremost goal is a college prep curriculum. Students have little to no outlets to express their concerns with other students, faculty, or curriculum. The performing arts program is mediocre, even sub-par when considering the nature of the school. Although the ballet program is exceptional, the music program matches that of most large public high schools. The theatre program has a talented faculty that reads like a who's who of the Arizona theatre scene.
Okay, so I'm not a parent, but this is a student speaking here. I adore ASA. The teachers are amazing; I want to come to school every day, and I enjoy all of my classes. I learn so much, and the balance of academics and arts is just perfect. Also, not only does ASA have great academics, but it's just amazing. I mean, I was really quiet and shy when I came. It was so easy to open up and be me. There were no clicks or 'popular' or 'nerdy' or 'gothic' groups; there's just individuals, people who aren't afraid to be themselves and be open about their opinions and feelings... I'm in 9th grade, by the way, attended since 6th grade. If you can get your child in, do it. I love ASA with a passion. I wouldn't leave it for anything in the world.
ASA is a wonderful school if your child is willing to work extremely hard and has the aptitude. I have two children at ASA. One loves it, she is making a 4.2 GPA and is very motivated. She adores ballet. The school showcase is amazing - like professionals. The other student is in middle school and is struggling. She was asked to attend three summer school programs and it was very overwhelming for her. Her AIMS tests were much higher than meets but not exceeding, and she was still told she was almost failing by ASA teachers. I would like to see the school have a track for students who are struggling to help them with alternate methods of learning. Not every student can read and test out well and they need the encouragement too. Not everyone can make an A at every subject!
As a current student (attending since 7th grade and going into my senior year), I have to say that ASA is an amazing school. Originally interested because of the high quality arts programs (ballet, especially), I stayed because of the college-prep academics. It's hard work, but as the cliche goes, that's what makes it great. The school's like a family, not surprising since I've been in class with relatively the same people for five years and the director of school greets each student by name at the door? Yet ASA's not for everyone- a lack of sports, high stress (and high yield), and an expectation that you will do well and you will strive for excellence, drives some people away. But I've stayed, and I think it's been worth it. Though parents have to realize that it's not all the kids- parents are expected to participate and help.
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The Bible and Prosperity…
Posted by Andreas on Mar 2, 2011 at 12:44 am
From this past Sunday's Gospel:
Jesus said to his disciples:
"No one can serve two masters.
He will either hate one and love the other,
or be devoted to one and despise the other.
You cannot serve God and mammon.
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life,
what you will eat or drink,
or about your body, what you will wear.
Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
Look at the birds in the sky;
they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns,
yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Are not you more important than they?
Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span?
Why are you anxious about clothes?
Learn from the way the wild flowers grow.
They do not work or spin.
But I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor
was clothed like one of them.
If God so clothes the grass of the field,
which grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow,
will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith?
So do not worry and say, 'What are we to eat?'
or 'What are we to drink?'or 'What are we to wear?'
All these things the pagans seek.
Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness,
and all these things will be given you besides.
Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself.
Sufficient for a day is its own evil." Matthew 6:24-34
We often forget that God is always taking care of us and knows our every need. What a great reminder it was to hear these words this past weekend.
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Mr Widmer -
Of course, Matthew is right. But, like many of Jesus' economic lessons, this one can be hard to understand within today's context. Consider the stories of the rich young man, the eye of the needle, certain beatitudes, etc. Our standard interpretations of these stories seem to revolve around the idea that God is not interested in the physical prosperity of his people, only their spiritual health. If a man is poor, is he therefore more open to God? If he prospers, is he in danger of losing his soul?
We nurture many mixed messages in our Catholic/Christian philosophy, all the while considering hard work and diligence, which often result in prosperity, virtues.
I have written a book called "The Other Law of Moses" which talks about the economic Law that's found inside the Law of Moses. It talks about how, when ancient Israel followed this Law, they were highly prosperous – probably the advanced world's first middle-class nation. And it talks about how, when they didn't follow it, they were like the other nations, with a few on top and everyone else a peasant. It talks about how Israel went back and forth in their observance of this Law. Jesus himself, I believe, was referring to this Law often. His followers understood him, but we don't. Hence our mixed messages.
Recently, I read Michael Novak's biographical sketch of your encounters with the Lord and his mother. I don't feel I've had incidents as dramatic as yours have been, but I feel that I've nevertheless been given insights that have compelled me to write the book. I write to you to ask whether you'd like to have a look at the book, and, if you feel it worthy, help me get it published. I realize I'm asking a lot, but I think it's an important book. Thank you for your consideration.

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What's up with the Library of Congress? The creators of the Library of Congress had this dream that they would build a Noah's Ark of America's creative efforts -- containing two copies of every published work. Laws were enacted demanding that artists, writers, and musicians deposit copies of their work within three months of publication. If they failed to do so, the Library was entitled to demand copies and to mete out financial penalties for those who disregarded the requests. In practice, we've never witnessed an LoC request or penalty, and our research shows that the chances of it happening are lower than being struck by lightning this year (Bonus lightning fact: People on cell phones are struck the most!)
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Last impressions of Vancouver sad ones for Hawks, writer
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The last time the Blackhawks were in Vancouver, the Canucks blasted music and celebrated so raucously in their locker room that they could be heard halfway down the hall and through closed doors.
Media members — probably about 100 of them — waited in a long line to enter the locker room after the Canucks eliminated the Hawks in a hard-fought, first-round Stanley Cup playoff series that went seven games last season.
I remember it being odd for the first round, regardless of how crazy the finish was and regardless of the history between the teams. In the streets, some fans set a Hawks jersey on fire and captured it on video for all to see on YouTube.
''We said in this locker room that we knew we could be better than that and that going down 3-0 [in the series] wasn't acceptable,'' Hawks captain Jonathan Toews recalled this month. ''We found a way to make something out of that series. But it's the past now, and [we've] learned from it.''
It's hard not to look back, though, as the Hawks visit British Columbia for the first time since April 26. The teams already have played this season, with the Canucks winning 6-2 last week at the United Center. But the game Wednesday at Rogers Arena undoubtedly will have a different feel to it.
A rioting affair
The last time I was in Vancouver, there were police cars on fire. I went to bed in my hotel room with a police helicopter roaring loudly overhead, its spotlight shining on the street. There were grenades exploding just a block away and officers in riot gear walking in a straight line from sidewalk to sidewalk.
It was an eerie view from the hotel, where moments earlier a reveler in a Canucks jersey had kicked in the lower window of a lobby door.
Hours before that, there was another long line — maybe 200 media members this time — to get into the Canucks' locker room. This time, there was no music.
Inside, Henrik and Daniel Sedin stood strong, taking care of all the nagging ''What happened?'' questions from the media.
There was a sense of disbelief among everyone — the players, fans, coaches and media — that the room was even open. It was thought that getting past the Hawks after two failed attempts in the playoffs would be enough to propel the Canucks all the way.
The Boston Bruins, meanwhile, were celebrating the Stanley Cup championship and meeting the media on the Canucks' home ice.
All this comes to mind as the Hawks descend on Vancouver to kick off their annual circus trip.
'More than just hockey'
It was at Rogers Arena where defenseman Chris Campoli turned the puck over and the Hawks were eliminated last season. It was there where the Canucks partied. It was there where the Hawks nearly sent the city into pandemonium.
Some of the characters might change, but the resentful attitude between the Hawks and Canucks never has. It wasn't a surprise that the Hawks' new tough guys, Daniel Carcillo and Jamal Mayers, added themselves to it by fighting in the first game between the teams this season. As they probably knew going in, Hawks-Canucks games can be riots themselves.
''It seems like it builds every time we play Vancouver, where something new comes up and kind of adds to the mix,'' Toews said. ''It's always two really good, really competitive teams going head-to-head. It's more than just hockey out there. Guys get into it pretty good.''
All the things that have happened in Vancouver since April 26 — the riot, someone leaving golf clubs at the door of Vancouver native Brent Seabrook, the burning Hawks jersey, the Canucks' premature celebration and the Hawks' elimination — are part of the rivalry now.
It's the best rivalry in hockey, period.
''It's multiple things that kind of add to why it's so competitive [and] why it's so personal out there,'' Toews said. ''Little things happen, whether it's hits or plays. Things you remember from previous series or previous games during the regular season that you want to get even with them for every time they took it to you.''


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Some people are blessed with really great jobs and I count my self among them. This week, I'm on assignment in Augusta to bring you what you want to know, like where to eat, how the food is at Augusta National and what Back9Network is up to at the home of the Masters. So here's a glimpse into my Wednesday at the Masters:
6:30 a.m. - I woke up and got ready. Normally I'd eat breakfast but not this morning. Today, I'm on a mission. I've been ordered by my boss to eat one of everything on the menu at Augusta National. Being the member of the staff with the biggest appetite and a stomach made of steel, I was the natural choice.
As someone who loves golf and enjoys chicken biscuits and southern cuisine more than anyone probably should, this is how I felt waking up:
7:15 - Arrive and park at Augusta National. I weave my way through the droves of patrons with the deft precision of an NFL running back, finding a hole and breaking free, making for the concession stands before they fill up so I can begin my adventure. Since it's so early, I'll be waiting on the famous pimento cheese sandwich and going with a chicken biscuit, a sausage biscuit and a Coke.
7:45 - After successfully downing two full biscuits and my Coke, I now feel full and ready to go. It's still pretty early and there are only a couple players on the course. I decide to follow Bubba Watson, Webb Simpson and Brandt Snedeker around for a while and make some room for more food. On my walk down the 10th fairway, I take the time to stop where Watson hit his miracle hooking wedge to set up his win in 2012 and take a picture. Like most things in Augusta, I'm really glad I did. It's impossible to fully appreciate the aesthetic without seeing it first hand.
8:20 - Webb Simpson, 2012 U.S. Open champ, puts his tee ball in the water on 12 and I decide it's time to try round two of "Operation: Stuff my Gullet."
8:25 - This time, I opt for the ham and cheese on rye, the classic chicken sandwich and another glass of Coke, otherwise known as the "nectar of the gods." The ham and cheese on rye is despicable. Perhaps it's because I'm not a big fan of mustard, but I'm inclined to believe it was the Elmers Glue-type consistency of the mustard that really made this sandwich (which I only got halfway through) somewhere on the enjoyability scale between going to the dentist and chewing on a stick your dog brought into the house. The chicken sandwich was cold and disappointing. Again, I only ate half of it.
8:35 - I feel guilty for the first time as I throw two half-sandwiches in the trash. An older woman gives me the stink eye, clearly judging me. If only she had known just an hour and a half ago that I'd downed two big biscuit sandwiches. I imagine Lee Trevino shaking his head at me somewhere close by.
9:15 - I've made my way through Amen Corner and down toward the Sarazen Bridge for a picture. Having been to the Masters before in 2012 and only seeing tournament rounds, I highly recommend that, as a first-timer, you make it a priority to go to a practice round and bring a camera. For most people, getting on the grounds is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and I'm sure you'll want pics. I'll have plenty to show off to friends when I get home… if my diet this week doesn't kill me.
9:37 - Despite having eaten what seems like moments ago, it's time to knock another item off the menu. Normally, I'd space this out over the course of an entire afternoon, replete with naps in shady grandstands and normal intervals of time between meals. But today I have not that luxury. I have a busy schedule in the afternoon where I'll be trying to meet John Daly and take pictures of pretty girls. Woe is me.
(Obviously, this picture was taken after meeting John Daly.)
9:55 - Sitting behind the grandstand at 15, I plow through a Masters club sandwich and chase that with a beer. I've now collected three souvenir cups and, honestly, am very excited about that. Through shady deals and bold-face theft, my collection of 10 cups from 2012 (relax, those were acquired over two days; don't judge me) has dwindled to just three. Adding as many 2014 cups to my collection of "fine china" has now become a personal side goal for the day.
10:10 - Ready for a nap, I decide to hang out at 16 for a little while and watch guys try and skip shots across the water. From my vantage point in front of the sixth tee, I can't tell who's hitting, but I can see the shots, the balls splashing on the water, and can tell how good or bad each effort is by the lively reactions from the crowd.
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11:20 - Having walked around the grounds for an hour or so hoping to make more room for the last few items on the menu, I've realized that is an exercise in futility. I'm just going to have to force-feed myself the last couple items. I've decided it's too late for me to try the egg salad sandwich, since I hate them anyway and doing so wouldn't result well. It is time to try the famed Augusta National pimento cheese sandwich.
11:31 - This was the highlight of my morning. Usually, I'm not one to try things just because they're hyped up, but I was excited for this. Despite feeling like your drunk uncle looks after Thanksgiving dinner, this is how it felt when the oozy goodness of the pimento cheese sandwich hit my lips for the first time:
OK, it wasn't quite a "religious experience," but damn was it good. And honestly, I had no regrets feeling like death afterwards. I don't blame the pimento cheese sandwich. It's not its fault it was consumed in the order that it was. Remaining objective was tough, but I have, and despite feeling like I was going to explode the whole time I was eating it, it was delectable and I can't wait to eat it again.
12:10 p.m. - I've finally made my way back to the gift shop area. Luckily, the lines aren't nearly as bad as I thought they'd be. I pick up two more Cokes and a BBQ sandwich to finish off my menu for the day. Standing in line, forcing down the final sandwich on my hit list, despite looking into the shaming eyes of those around me, I felt like a champion.
12:50 - The next couple hours were uneventful. I picked up all my Masters swag and headed home to write up some stuff. I got ready to go to a photo shoot with Back9Network girls Audrina Patridge, Katie Sundseth, Jenn Bosworth and Meghan Hardin. The shoot was a 3 p.m. in an undisclosed location with lots and lots of collector cars.
3:13 - Walking into this place is like a dream. I've always wanted to be a race car driver and the moment I laid eyes on the four Sprint Cup series cars and old Formula 1 machine on the floor, I forgot all about the pretty girls. OK, that's, not true. The shoot was a major success. And at the end, I got to start Jeff Gordon's No. 24 car. It scared the girls half to death but was still really cool. You can't imagine how loud one of these things are in an enclosed space. At least now if my girlfriend ever claims I'm not listening to her, I can simply explain I'm half deaf.
5:45 - With the shoot over, it's time to head out to dinner and then return to the house to do some production. Oddly enough, I finally feel hungry again and can't wait for dinner. I had to wait for another day to meet John Daly, but that's OK. There was plenty of fun (and food) crammed into one day in Augusta.
11:55 - Bed time…Finally.
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I am a building contractor specializing in residential design build projects including custom homes and fine remodeling projects. All of our projects are designed with the latest in building science in mind, especially with energy efficiency as a top priority. A year ago I decided to add a solar system to the barn where my office is located to provide power to my office as well as my home.
My solar system was operational mid February 2014. I have monitored the results very closely. I now have over 8 months of date to share. The system has performed as anticipated and actually brought me to net zero electricity use this summer!
I have three primary means of monitoring the performance of my solar system. First and foremost, I have the Enlighten Manager from Enphase Energy. This is the monitoring system that was installed with my solar system that is connected to my panels and meter and sends data to software on my computer that allows me to see in real time how the system is performing, how much energy it is producing at any given point in time, and even how each individual panel is operating. For me the most relevent perspective is the daily, weekly and monthly comparisons. Below you can see today, past 7 days, month to date and lifetime results.
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We finally did it. After years of building energy efficient homes and renovation projects, many of which also had a solar component to them, we have installed a solar PV system at our office in Bolton. We are pretty excited about and really don't know why we didn't do it sooner.
We installed a 6.5 kWh system with 26 Canadian Solar 250 Watt panels, 26 Enphase microinverters, in 2 strings of 13 panels each. The system is operating well and in the month since it was installed it has produced 287 kWh of energy and projects to produce somewhere around 8500 kWh per year. That will be 8500 kWh I do not have to buy from the power company, at .10 for supply and .11 for delivery that works out to a savings of $1785! This will produce essentially all of the power we use at our office including our electric air source heat pump that is the source of our heating and cooling.
Let me tell you the process we went through to get this system installed. First, I had to decide if I wanted to own the system or lease it. Lease options are attactive for those who do not want or perhaps don't have the means to make the cash investment in the system up front. In those cases, the installer owns the system but the leasor receives renewable energy and saves on their electric bill. I choose to purchase my system and reap all of the benefits over the long haul
I had looked at installing a PV system several years back but was scared off by the number of trees I would have to cut down. I live in the woods and even though the barn roof is angled almost perfectly for a southern orientation and could support the panels it was shaded by trees all around it. After doing my research and selecting Transformations, Inc., a well respected and leader in green building, to install the system, they came to do the Solar Access and Shade reading. We started at about 63%, well below the 80% goal and threshold for the state rebate.
Here is what my yard looks like. The barn with my office in it is below the address in the picture. You can just make out the roof amongst all the trees:
I had a lot of work to do. In fact, after all was done I cut down 45 trees. It was a busy fall. I did get a new Huskvarna saw out of the process which was very nice. Needless to say it got a little messy.....
But we cleaned it all up and finished removing the trees and moved to the next step - signing the interconnection agreement with my power company, National Grid. This was pretty straight forward. Basically, they agree to buy the power you produce back by providing a net metering arrangement.
Once we had that agreement in place, and the installation was done (in the dead of winter....) we needed to set up our SREC monitoring contract. In Massachusetts, you can sell your renewable energy credits to the companies that are bound by law to produce a certain amount of renewable energy. We went with Sol Systems, and choose a brokerage type account. In this arrangement you choose to sell your SREC at a fixed rate for a perior of time (10 years) rather than being in the open market place and hoping someone will buy them. I expect to receive approximately $270 for every 1000 kWh I produce over the course of the year. This should amount ot approximately $2300 per year. Also I will save approximately $1800 per year on my electricity bill so the total payback per year will be about $4100. At that rate, my system should pay for itself in five years. The long term projections are a $40,000 cash return over 25 years at a 17% rate of return on the initial investment.
You have offset the equivalent of: 2 Trees
Okay, I know this is going to sound funny because of our name, but in the past year we have become quite busy with projects that involve adding a second story to a home. We have built three of these projects and have several others in the planning and review stages.
They really are a perfect fit for Two Storey Building for several reasons. Frankly, they are a complex and difficult project and require and expert builder in all phases of construction. Also, it typically involves the Design/Build process, as unknown details hidden within the structure of an older home often reveal themselves as you open it up. We have managed the design and we have worked with owners' architects, but in all cases we have had to adapt some added structural engineering, once we knew what we were dealing with. That's no problem for us and we work efficiently to make changes and keep the project moving. Finally, this type of project requires a steady hands on management style of a builder who is both a proficient craftsman and a part time guidance counselor. It is important that we work closely with the homeowners to keep them apprised of the details each day and help them make informed decisions as the process moves along. We feel that is an important part of any home we work on.
Typically, these projects involve a cape or ranch style home that may have been built in the 40s, 50s or 60s and the family needs more space and want to go up. It makes sense that adding a second floor will potentially double your space. This can allow for a new master suite built to modern standards, added bedrooms, another bathroom, a study and likely a better layout on the first floor for added family space.
The structure must be analyzed to determine if it can support the second story. The foundation must be sound and the framing below as well. Significant decay may be a problem which will need to be addressed up front.
New plans are created that shore up any existing deficiencies, and create a structural base for the new construction. New building codes require that we build for more energy efficiency and for better structural integrity for wind and snow loads.
A new stairway to the second floor needs to be added. Opportunities exist to create better natural lighting by adding and expanding windows. Kitchen and bath layouts may be altered. The opportunities are really endless.
Here is a before picture of a nice 1950s ranch home:
A demolition stage photo - the roof is gone in a day (but covered each night!):
A new framing photo (hard to tell at this point where is it going to end up):
And finally.......the after photo:
Hard to believe it is the same home. We doubled the space, added a master suite and two additional bedrooms, a third bathroom and a study. At the same time we replaced the windows on the first floor, added 200 amp electric service, put in a new HVAC system and renovated a family room. Quite a transformation.
The homeowners did need to move out for 6 months. They were amazed at the fact that we could do it in that short of a timeframe. They were told a year or more by others. Here is what they had to say:
"Not only are the principals at Two Storey Building professional to deal with, all their staff and subcontractors were, too. At every site visit we were greeted cordially, all questions were answered, the site was kept clean and free of debris. Thank you, Doug, Bill, and team for our beautiful home. We love it and hope to enjoy it for many years to come." Rebika and Alex Bendayan
We enjoyed building their home and look forward to constructing many more successful "Two Storey Buildings".
First and foremost, Two Storey Building is a custom builder of fine projects, but we also offer the option to have both design and construction of your project managed through a single source in our Design/Build structure. We have many customers who have taken advantage of this structure and feel is the most productive way to approach their project.
In fact, we also handle the design process for more than half of our customers. This really seems to be the way of the future.
We constantly hear about architectural plans being developed that have no connection to the budget for the project. We hear about lengthy time consuming multiple bid scenarios. We even have customers ask us to redo their plans because what was produced doesn't represent the project scope that was requested nor can it be built for the desired budget.
We work with our strategic architectural partner, Steven Baczek Architect, to provide a better service. We work seamlessly as a team. You hire one company, Two Storey Building, and we do the rest for you including the full scope of design services and construction of your project.
The bid difference is that the process is fully intergrated and the builder and architect are working as a team, based on our years of experience doing this for other customers. We listen to you and understand the parameters you set for the scope of work and the budget. we tell you what can or cannot be done right up front and then we get to work on the plans for your project.
First, we meet you in your home and listen to your needs and your concerns and will design to meet your desires and your budget. We explain how design/build works in general and provide customer references, testimonials and a Design/Build contract.
Next, once you've decided to hire us for Design/Build, we provide a three step process including project conceptualizing and schematic design, detailed plan and specification development, and construction. In the Design phase you pay an hourly rate for the design development and any expenses. In most cases, this totals several thousand dollars, but this is dependent on the size, complexity and scope of the project.
The advantages to the customer are many including:
Listen to this testimonial from one of our recent customers:
"We started with a solid vision and concept, and found that the design/build creative process allowed us to achieve that vision, consider its implications, and make it real. After several meetings and planning sessions with Steve the architect and Doug the builder, to lay out and conceptualize the many important details of the finished space, we ended up with exactly what we wanted and envisioned. I don't think we would have ended up with as nice a finished space and as close to our original ideas without the design/build process." Tom and Susan Oblak
Please let us know if you'd like to meet to discuss the Design/Build process further or to talk to one of our previous Design/Build customers to find out how they feel the process worked for them. Contact Doug Storey at 617-438-0313 or email@example.com.
I recently spoke to a homeowner who is building a custom home in the spring and was asked to give a bid on plans that were lacking in many critical details. I was told in effect - "I've done my research, I know what everything should cost, I'm looking for the best price".
I was given another set of plans for a house that will cost significantly more than $1 million dollars and was told "I don't have time to meet you. I am looking for a contractor that will meet my budget price". Needless to say, the budget was half of what it will cost to build the home.
This is not how you go about picking the contractor who will build what is often the the most valuable asset of your life. If price is the first and most overriding concern, then you will get what you pay for. Some will cut corners, some will use inferior materials, some will lowball the price and come back for more later, some will not pay taxes or have insurance, some will walk out before it is done, some will not be there five or ten years from now.
Choosing the best buildiing contractor should be about trust and value - finding the contractor you can trust and work well with who you can be confident will build you a home a lasting value.
I always tell my potential future customers in the first meeting - "I may not be the contractor for you. I'm not right for everyone. If you are looking for the lowest price I am not that guy. I don't build lowest cost projects. I build homes and remodeling projects that will stand the test of time, they will be built right the first time, they will be a testament to your dreams and visions and they will demonstrate their value every day. You will love to live in these homes, you will be comfortable and you will be proud of the work that was done, just as we will be."
To get to the point of building that home of value, I must first earn their trust. We are going to spend a lot of time together, over the next six or eight months, and we need to to trust and respect each and you need to know I will always be looking out for your best interest. Notice I say six or eight months, not a year or more. One of my critical value points to customers is that we are great project managers and create a schedule and stick to it, and it is most often months shorter than other builders. This adds real value because it reduces that time that you are not in your home and that saves you money.
The second thing I offer future customers is a list of 30 or more most recent previous customers to call and email to find out about their experience with Two Storey Building. I want them to call as many as possible not just one or two. I want them to know there are many many people willing to tell then that the experience with Two Storey Building was great from start to finish, that they trusted us every step of the way, that we listened to their needs and concerns and that we helped them with our knowledge and experience to understand the complicated process of building a home or remodeling project. And we provided them with detailed information helped them decide how to best allocate their budget on their project.
When my previous customers tell my potential future customers "Don't even talk to anyone else. If you want the best, you need to hire Two Storey Building" what greater testimonial could we ask for?
I walk new potential customers through the process of planning for and executing a complex project such as theirs. I show them a contract and a detailed estimate, a project schedule, and critical project documents like the preconstruction meeting overview, the change order and the project meeting notes. These documents demonstrate our attention to detail, our desire to communicate above and beyond what is typical today and the value that we bring to the table as your builder.
I share with them our credentials, the fact that we take the time to belong to our professional organizations and are involved in training and keeping current with the latest building science and energy efficient building techniques. That we are fully licensed and insured and make sure our employees receive necessary training and certifications for Lead Safe remodeling, OSHA training, and stay current with the latest code changes. We pay our taxes and insurance and don't try to skirt the laws as some other do. We give back to the communities that we work in. These are all very important to me personally and ensure that we are way ahead of the curve and as a result can manage and build a project better, in a shorter timeframe with fewer reasons for callbacks. So these factors all are reasons we are trusted by our customers and provide a better value to our customers.
When you are building the project of your dream do you want the best price or the best contractor that you will trust every step of the way and will build a home of lasting value for you? If it is the later, I hope you will call Two Storey Building.
We know how to build beautiful homes of lasting value. We believe our work speaks for itself. I hope you do too.
"Our new kitchen is everything we hoped for. Why didn't we do this years ago?"
These are very pleasant words to my ears at the end of a project. They signify a satisfied customer, who is very happy with the result of several months of disruption and creation in her home. In any project, it can be hard to see the forest through the trees at first, but with careful planning, detailed project management and constant communication, the end result should be bliss - a sense of joy at the outcome and wonder of why they had lived without these changes for so long.
I recently completed a kitchen renovation in Brookline that was started in April and finished in July, taking four months for an addition and complete kitchen and bathroom renovation. This was a very reasonable time frame given the scope of work.
The customer had talked to me the prior year in her planning stages and was checking around to find the best contractor for her project. After meeting and reviewing our credentials, references, experience and acumen for the project I didn't hear from her for a while. Then the message came in February - "I'm ready to go and I want you to be my contractor - can you do it?" Well, I certainly was interested in the project and needed to get the many pieces of the puzzle in line to make it happen.
We met and finalized her plans that included several substantive changes to the layout including the cabinetry, the walk out deck and the window scheme in the space. She wanted light in her kitchen that had been too dark, she wanted more space to entertain, and she wanted a more contemporary updating of her wonderful 100 year old Victorian home.
We immediately began to meet with the critical suppliers for the project. We had to finalize the cabinet and window orders so that we could get them placed and start the clock ticking. These are the biggest ticket items, but also the longest lead time items so we needed to have them on order to put together a realistic project schedule.
The before pictures looked like this:
And the exterior looked like this (we found a big stump under the old deck!)
We bumped out the back of the house just 6 feet by 24 feet to add an addition of 144 square feet that would really make the kitchen much bigger than before. We added full height glass all around and three skylights above to flood the space with light. we gutted and rebuilt a bathroom, and changed two doorways, adding a pocket door into the dining room where where only an opening had been before. The flooring was changed to a warm tung oil finished red birch with radiant heat below. The new cabinet layout added a center island with a hood above and different workspaces around the room.
The change was quite significant:
But the beauty in this kitchen was really in the details, as is often the case. This homeowner knew exactly what she wanted and had a vision of what she wanted her kitchen to become and it really was my role help her flush it out and then execute the nuances to her expectations.
For example she wanted a technology nook for her computer and phone and we built it in a space of the stairway below.
She also collected art from around the world and wanted to create a place to display some masks on the wall leading into the kitchen. We opened the wall and exposed the timber frame behind it to create pockets of storage.
And she had a lovely landscaped backyard where she loved to garden. So we built a new deck with curved stairs to tie the outside to the inside of this new space.
The proof of a job well done is of course the satisfaction of the customer.
In showing these pictures and explaining the process of achieving the end result, we are able to best share with future cusomers how we can do the same for you. The best projects are born of a collaborative effort between the homeowners, the designers and the builder. In this kitchen remodeling project, we truly had the best of that collaboative process.
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We recently remodeled an attic space that transformed 300 square feet of storage space into beautiful useful finished space. Int his case it was intended for a play room and recreational space for children but it could also be used for a extra bedroom suite or a home office.
This space was a raw, unfinished 100 year old attic! It did have walk up stairs which is necessary for a finished space so that was a big plus. It also had several windows which is also necessary, but we needed to change them out to make them larger, energy efficient and sufficient for emergency egress.
We started by designing the space to meet the needs of the occupants. We needed a finished space and also two storage areas. Because the house had several gables heading in different directions we were able to frame off two of them for storage and leave three for the finished space. Once the design was acceptable we began construction.
We started by spraying polurethane foam (SPF) insulation throughout in all the rafter bays and wall cavities. SPF is great for an attic and creates a tight building envelope and well insulated energy efficient space. We were able to add 4-5 inches of foam insulation which equates to an R20 - R25. The floor was already insulated to R30 which we left to keep the space below well insulated.
Next, we covered the wide rough floor planks with Dricore, a product that incorporates a vapor barrier with an OSB based underlayment. we often use this product in basement renovations and found it to provide a flexible subfloor in an imperfect rough attic environment. This didn't make the floor perfectly level but hid all the obvious imperfections and created a base for the engineered floating hardwood floor we installed above it. The floor was glued together on the tongue and the entire assemble floats together. The engineered floor was installed over a quality floor pad to prevent squeaking and soften the floor.
A floating floor doesn't move around. It does allow for minimal expansion and contraction that occurs in any hardwood due to normal changing humidity and temperature conditions. Base trim around the perimeter hids the expansion joint.
This attic had sufficient head room in the middle of the gables but had pitched rooflines than ran down to approximately 40" at the walls. We decided to put beadboard on the walls and wallboard on the ceilings to break up the walls from the ceiling and help create a feeling of greater height. We also added a piece of molding at the break as well. It worked well.
The beadboard also allowed us to frame in and create access panels for storage under the eaves. This allowed for a tremendous amount of storage space that could be filled with bins of various items the homeowner stored in the attic. The access panels are attached with magnets to make it easy to open and remove when necesary.
Clear birch doors were added as well as square base trim and casing. finally the stair railing were installed. These use cable rails and maple posts for s simple open see through look. The stairs are pine treads to match the rest of the house.
Recessed lights were installed in the flat of the ceiling and cable and internet access was wired to make the space modern and functional.
After painting the space is extremely comfortable, energy efficient and fully finished. What a great way to add space to a home!
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We have just been through Hurricane Irene in the East Coast and its after effects will be felt for many days and weeks to come. I was lucky. For the first time that I can remember in a bad storm we didn't lose power. As a result I was able to offer my two generators to friends and neighbors who were not so lucky. I did loose a few trees but again was lucky that didn't fall on my home or vehicles. Some friends and customers were not so lucky.
I just visited this customer's home in Newton that had a tremendous tree fall directly across the roof.
Here is how I helped: I immediately returned her call and asked if she was all right and if she needed immediate help. Once I determined that she was safe and could wait until the following day, I made sure she had called her insurance company immdiately to let them know and open a claim. I set up a meeting to go to her home the next day. I advised her to stay off the roof and let the professionals handle it. I visited her and brought a ladder and went up on the roof and surveyed the damage. Luckily the second story addition we had built her a few years ago was sound and strong enough to handle the tremendous load of that 1000 year old tree falling on her home. And the tree was secure and not going to cause additional problems. I advised her of the damage in writing and gave her a preliminary estimate for the repairs for her insurance company. I helped her find the correct experts - professional tree removal services, to get the tree removed safely and to begin to get on with her life.
I actually had three similar calls yesterday and visited each of them. All were previous customers of mine and knew they could count on me to help them. I tried my best to survey the situation and offer the best advice for how to fix their problems caused by this terrible storm. Often it is to point them to another source who could best help. If it involved repairs to their home, than I put together a plan to help as soon as possible to do that. We are at a home repairing a roof today. That is what we are here for.
Remember the following in an emergency such as this:
More importantly, I feel my responsibility is to be a resource to my customers to help in good times and bad and to be avaialble when they need me. Lucky for me I only lost my internet service and had a smart phone to keep in contact with people. For others it was so much worse. Let's work together to help each other out!
I started to think the other day how many different sources of information I use on a daily and weekly basis to continue to learn how to best serve the needs of my customers and continue my never ending education in the building world. It really is mind boggeling. I thought it might be usefull to others so I decided try to jot it down in a blog.
Old world printed resources:
Websites and Online Resources:
Green Building and Energy Efficiency Information:
Building and Energy Codes:
Social Media:
Websites for sharing photos and other info:
My favorite building suppliers websites:
Of course I could go on and on but these are all great resources. I hope they are of help to others.
As always, feel free to drop a line and ask for my feedback on anything I have listed here.
Kitchen and Bathroom remodeling are certainly among the most common projects that we are asked to build for our customers. Everyone has a kitchen and everyone has a bathroom, and if they over ten years old, they could often use an updating. Also they are some of the most critical and well used spaces in your home.
I think it is important to have a process to follow to prepare for one of these projects. Most importantly, the homeowners have a lot of preparation to do before the builder can begin the design and construction.
The first step for the homeowners is to define the scope of the project:
Most of our projects are complete renovations that start with a full gutting of the existing space. And why not? If you are going to renovate a space, you gain the most flexibility by starting from a clean palette.
At the very beginning of a new project I ask both homeowners to make a list of wants and needs. It is important that each person do this so both perspectives are considered and accounted for. My wife and I did this on our own kitchen renovation and I was surprised at how different our lists were. But I was also happy to see that we each had key areas we were concerned about and they were not in conflict. Once we realized this, we agreed she could focus on the mudroom, the paint, and the fixtures and I could focus on the cabinets, the counters and the flooring.
Also, I encourage homeowners to look at magazines, websites and kitchen and bath articles to get ideas and to indentify what you like and what you don't like. I love it when a customer has a bunch of pictures they like and has already started to formulate the look and style of the finished product.
Then, I give you a comprehensive list of decisons that need to be made on all of the details of the project. I explain that we need to finalize each of the items on the list in order to build their project. It is a long list and may seem daunting at first, but usually many of the decision have already been made or are pretty far along. I try to make it fun. This is the creative part of the project planning. Picking out all the fixtures and components of your new space. How exciting is that?
I also give a list of websites, showrooms and suppliers to visit to see real examples and understand options, styles and cost considerations.
After all this preliminary planning work is done we sit down and begin to put the plans together for the new space. This where it all comes together. We end up with a design layout, specifications and completed plans.
Now we are ready to build your dream and make your home more beautiful!
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Where can I get-- and which is the right kind of lye for pretzel making? [moved from Boston]
Huge hankering for soft pretzels here. Thanks!
Other than the Auntie Annie's at the local malls, I'm not sure where you can get fresh soft pretzels around here.
This is a fun pretzel segment from Alton Brown, though.
re: bear
fwiw, I made a hybrid of the AB/Joy of Cooking recipes, which included a baking soda boil. They came out nicely brown and "pretzelly" on the outside. If you can't find lye in time, try the baking soda approach.
Of course, Harold McGee disagrees, saying that baking soda is a poor lye substitute for pretzels. You might also try making your own sodium carbonate by baking baking soda, as he instructs here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/din.... He thinks that "baked soda" is a pretty good stand-in for lye.
re: emannths
I'll probably go that route, figure as a first try baking (or baked baking - thx for the tip) soda will work..hard to argue if McGee puts it out there..
But if someplace local had it (and I didn't have to buy like 20#'s of it), I'd go the "purist" route and try to use it.
Here's a link to a recipe that was just published in the New York Times. It includes some suggestions for lye sources.
re: grant.cook
Bumping this because I didn't plan ahead and am lye-less for my Superbowl pretzel baking session. Has anyone found lye locally?
re: emannths
You might want to try Howard McGee's suggestion for baking (drying) baking soda given the time crunch. There are options for non food grade lye, such as Play Time in Arlington (for soapmaking, may have to ask) and a plumber's supply. But I have seen a mention that the US still permits certain industrial processes (not used in the EU) which involve mercury so would suggest avoiding those. I can't think that Skenderian Apothecary would have lye on hand, but that would be your best bet for a food grade source. In the future if you have more time
re: itaunas
Just called Skenderian. They do not carry lye.
re: emannths
I got decent browning using the "baked" baking soda (the NY Times article describes how to use it).
Just slowly whisk it into the bath, and rinse the pretzels after the dip. I threw some egg wash onto them as well to go for more browning..
http://www.essentialdepot.com/ has food grade lye. 2 lbs for $4.99 Be sure to use a stainless steel pan and use gloves.
re: Bostonphotobill
Plus $12+ for shipping. Maybe if I made pretzels every day (2lb makes about 140L of pretzel lye bath), but it's just not worth it for a few batches.
re: Bostonphotobill
Even wearing some eye protection is not a bad idea.
There are Filipino recipes that incorporate lye (called 'lihia' in Tagalog), e.g. in sticky rice in banana leaves. Lihia (potassium hydroxide in solution) may be available from an Asian grocery: they will be in clear bottles, and the dead giveaway is the presence of precipitated KOH outside the bottle. The problem is that I have no idea what their concentration is.
Here's the MSDS sheet for KOH. Getting them on your skin can cause some burns, as I found out from a chemistry lab mishap some time back.
OTOH, I've had success with dipping the soft pretzel dough in boiling baking soda solution.
re: amy_wong
I was thinking about looking for things related to making alkali-treated Asian foods. Some (much?) of the "lye water" that's sold is made using carbonate instead of hydroxide, so you have to keep an eye out for that if you care.


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The Babadook
The finest and most genuinely provocative horror movie to emerge in this still very-new century
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"Simon Killer," a maddeningly short-sighted character study about a disturbed young American in Paris, is consistently unsettling, but not always for the right reasons. Writer-director Antonio Campos ("Afterschool") takes great pains to establish his antihero protagonist, Simon (Brady Corbet), as a voyeur with a very limited field of vision. The film's rocky first half hour establishes Simon as a socially awkward, self-involved character with a myopic worldview.
But Simon's inconsistency of vision isn't entirely his fault: while being a narcissist certainly doesn't help, Simon can only know so much because he can only perceive so much. Campos accordingly presents the film's events from a chilly, deliberately limited third-person perspective typified by slow-moving camerawork, and claustrophobic framing that reveals only fragments. In other words, we're frequently prevented from seeing characters' heads, shoulders, knees and toes. So, we're meant to feel as trapped in the film's obtuse world as Simon does.
A bad break-up sends Simon fleeing to Paris, where he agrees to housesit for Carlo (Nicolas Ronchi), a family friend. Within a week, Simon develops a relationship with Marianne (Constance Rousseau), a prostitute he meets in a bar-cum-brothel. Simon believes Marianne when she tells him that having sex with Simon will be a real pleasure as he's much more attractive than her usual clientele.
But while Marianne's troubled past explains her attraction to the deceptively shy Simon, that doesn't make their relationship is believable. There's no great chemistry between them. Still, their romance is supposed to be tentative, so the ambiguous nature of their relationship is intentional, if not wholly successful. Marianne eventually agrees to Simon's ill-conceived plan to blackmail some of her wealthier clients.
Campos overzealously frustrates his viewers' need to understand what motivates Simon and Marianne. He only shows viewers as much as he feels is necessary for any given scene. It's equally hard to watch Simon wander around Paris, as we're constantly reminded that we are seeing events through a strictly-maintained aesthetic filter. Campos combines partial, behind-the-back views of Simon with a blaring electronic soundtrack only serves to over-emphasize the film's constricted point of view. Yeah, we get it.
The best scenes in "Simon Killer" get out of the sociopathic title character's way and allow him to speak for himself. This is particularly true of some direct, unsparingly honest conversations between Simon and Marianne. In their first meeting, one of a handful that put Rousseau and Corbet together in the same shot, is effectively ambiguous without being overbearing. It's an exception in a film that can otherwise be described as a relentless and largely unrewarding descent into an ostensibly personal hell.
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Pagosa Springs House Rental Photos and Description
3 Bedrooms + Loft, 2 Baths (Sleeps 9-11)
Downstairs the house features a living room with a beautiful wood burning fireplace for roasting marshmallows and warming cold noses, (we furnish the split stacked firewood). An HD flat screen TV with DirecTV and a DVD player, dining room with computer desk and WIFI connection, well equipped kitchen that features slate counter tops, JennAir stovetop, eye level oven, microwave and side by side fridge with icemaker and door dispensers, dishwasher, breakfast bar, dishes and silverware service for 12, and built in laundry room. There's a master bedroom with a king sized bed and a master bath. There is a deck outside the kitchen with a BBQ, table and lots of seating, a deck outside the front door to sit and drink your coffee and watch the wildlife and birds galore. When the wild geese fly over announcing their flight it is a sight to see and hear.
(Even though we are in a subdivision it is not uncommon for us to have deer, squirrels, wild turkey, lots of hummingbirds and fox visit our yard).
Upstairs you will find two more bedrooms, one with a queen sized bed and one with two twin beds, a loft that serves as an extra bedroom with a queen sized bed and a twin bed, a computer desk with WIFI, and a deck with the most beautiful view of the mountains and Pagosa Lake. The upstairs bathroom has the unique feature of the sink and shower in a separate room from the toilet (great for large groups). There is plenty of room for inflatable beds and sleeping bags as well.
We offer a detached media/game room located across the kitchen deck. It features a 42 inch flat screen HD TV with DirecTV, WII gaming system and games and a DVD player. The large sectional sofa features a double hide-a-bed. There is plenty of seating with extra large bean bag chairs and TV pillows along with a puzzle/game table for entertainment.
There are electric ionic boot dryers on site if you come in the winter. There are four decks on this house, so take your pick where you want to relax.
It is so beautiful here and the seasons are well defined. The winter is just breathtaking with snow scenes and of course the winter sports.You have your choice of skiing and snowboarding at Wolf Creek Pass, sledding or taking a moonlight horse drawn sleigh ride. We watched a red fox walk down the middle of our road right after a snowstorm. It was an unforgettable sight.
Spring is an adventure from the time the snow starts to melt as you watch the plants come to life in all their glory and the return of the wildlife. The blooming flowers and plants are beyond description and they continue to bloom well into summer. The summers here are mild and it cools off during the night.
There are no street lights so it feels like you can just touch the stars and the moon. The colors of the changing leaves announcing the fall cannot be adequately described. We love sitting out on the deck watching the wild geese fly over in formation announcing their arrival.
You can actually hear their flapping wings. It is an unbelievable experience.
This home is centrally located. It is on a quiet street with a green space on one side and in the back so you get the feeling of being in the woods. You can stay in and cook a big family meal or order pizza. Make your experience whatever you want it to be. Come visit our home and make your unforgettable memories here. You will be in love with Pagosa Springs too!
Miniature golf, shopping, Downhill/Alpine Skiing, Sledding/Tubing, Snowboarding, Horseshoes
- Suitability:
- Minimum Age Limit for Renters
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets not allowed
- wheelchair inaccessible
About Marion Hunt
We are the Hunts. We purchased this home as our future retirement home. We have used the home for many family get togethers, immediate family and extended family and friends. Everyone loves coming here so much we decided to branch out and share it by listing it here. There is something about Pagosa Springs that just gets to you when you visit and you can't imagine not coming back here. We love this home and tried to make it as inviting and comfortable as we possibly could because we know how precious those leisure moments are with family members and friends. We hope everyone takes home many unforgettable memories after they stay in this home.
Marion Hunt purchased this house in 2008
Why Marion Hunt chose Pagosa Springs
We came to Pagosa Springs to scout for an elk hunting trip we had planned. The moment we arrived we were goners. We fell in love with the area, the town and the people. We ended up buying the house that same weekend. As soon as we walked in we just knew it was our house. We have been updating and improving it ever since. We decided to list it here and share the beauty and enjoyment we have experienced.
What makes this house unique
This house is perfect for groups/families. You can all be together, but you can also find places for private time or to take that business call if you need to.
Guestbook comments from the owner
My husband and I just stayed at the "Huntscape" home in Pagosa Springs July 1-9. Our
two sons and two grandchildren stayed also. The house is very, very clean. The cleanest
rental I have ever stayed in. We had everything we needed to settle in. The kitchen had
all the equipment we needed to cook, and we really enjoyed the griddle to use for breakfast.
Master bedroom is down, and all the kids had lots of room upstairs to sleep and be comfy.
Grandchildren really enjoyed the game room over the garage, and we all liked being out on
the patio to relax or enjoy a meal outside. Very nice location and we had a wonderful stay.


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Back in June, we shared a collection of the ten best Colorado hikes, culled from our Best of Denver archive. Now, for those of you who prefer two wheels to two feet (at least some of the time), here's a batch of best bike rides selected by our writers over the years, featuring links and the original ... More >>
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Atara Eis advises women who are members of nine synagogues in Manhattan about the sensitive issues of taharat hamishpacha (Jewish family purity laws). She is one of only three women in the United States who do this; they're called yoatzot halacha. A graduate of the Keren Ariel Program run by Nishmat and a mother of three, Eis lives in Bala Cynwyd, Pa., and commutes to Manhattan one weekend every month. While in New York, she delivers between two and four classes with the goal of increasing women's comfort with, and knowledge of, these laws. After developing relationships with these women, they are more likely to call or email her with questions, she says.
Often, Eis says, women don't even know they have questions. And many women are very strict with themselves, sometimes overly so. "That affects the peace in the home," she says.
Generational differences also come into play. For young brides, "it's a brand new set of laws that are suddenly thrown on them," Eis says. And women in their 40s, many of whom are experiencing changes in their menstrual cycles, need specific advice. The biggest misconception, she says, is assuming that it's not worth asking a question.
While a majority of the calls Eis receives are from modern Orthodox women, she has answered questions from Conservative women and those in the haredi world.
Having a woman assume the role of yoetzet makes sense, Eis says. "We're women. We know what a woman is going through. And women feel more comfortable confiding in us." As a result, "we're getting a lot more truth in terms of halachic decisions."
"My hope," she says, "is that through my work as a yoetzet, I am enhancing relationships — between husbands and wives, between women and the Jewish legal system, and ultimately, between couples and God."
Next up: Eis, who holds a master's in Jewish education from Azrieli, wants to become a trained marriage therapist. Muppet power: In high school, she used to be compared to Jim Henson's character, Don Music. She continues to try to channel his power for good. (Confused? Check out this video.
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Off the couch and onto the rocking chair, into
the corner of the room, anywhere but where they
The children move quickly, often too fast for
their parents - or even the camera's lens - to
catch them.
This speed, this constant flash of children, is
why the Kirton house looks like it does: a veritable
maze of locked doors and makeshift barricades
that are designed to keep kids in, or out, of
certain areas. It is why the Kirton parents can
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Life with six children is tough. Life with six
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The stress has landed the family in juvenile court,
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I heard that Jillian (The Biggest Loser workout warden) said we must eat one piece a day or she'll hurt us. There you go, permission granted!
Would I lie?
Blackberry Wine Cake
1 box Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Yellow Cake Mix (without pudding)
1 box (2.75) Blackberry Royal Gelatin (Jell-O folks, Jell-O...Wally World or Piggly Wiggly carry it)
4 eggs
1 cup Wesson oil
1 cup Blackberry Wine (I use Maneschewitz Blackberry wine)
1 cup English walnuts, chopped
(Sell a kidney if you have to, but make sure you include walnuts)
Mix all ingredients together and pour into a floured/greased bundt pan.
Cook on 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes (may take a tad longer, depends on oven)
Do the toothpick is it done trick.
NOTE: if you would like to make it ultra PURDY, you can put the nuts on the bottom of the pan (well floured/greased) FIRST...then pour mixture over it.
Here comes the yummiest part...ICING
1 cup confectioners sugar
1/4 cup Blackberry wine
Optional...you can add 1/2 stick of butter to this. I don't. Your call
Mix together and drizzle over warmmmmm cake. Oh Lordy...did I just die and go to heaven? Come on...say it with me. You know you want to...it's LARAPIN!
Trying this is a MUST....you've been a tried and true recipe sharer and since blackberries are my most favorite, this will be my next thing to try. Wondering, though, if it's possible to get out of a liquor store with JUST a bottle of BLACKBERRY wine????? Thanks, Georgia; you're a PEACH ; 0
Oh hun...go to Wally World--they have the wine...now whether or not you can get out of there with ONE bottle, well, that depends on your thirst. Bawwwhahaha...ahem.
Good Lord, and land a'goshen!!! I just read the recipe and could feel globs of fat adding to my hips. Someone once said "look at this and you'll go blind." Hummm, hell I'll risk one eye, LOL!!!!
This is your old friend Carolyn. Did I tell you I am writing a cookbook for noncooks like me. I'll come by and swipe some of your recipes, OK?
(Not really!)
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CatMates solution is lame.
Available to buy: your own frakkin' 7ft Cylon
invented Aluminum?
Cool! can I invent an element?
Yes! It's... er, the VoIP mouse
Could be worse
I've seen a worse version! In Farnell/CPC the other day there was a mouse that folded open to reveal a skype phone... errrgggh
Virgin Media trashes patent infringement accusations
Gemstar is crap, it's what makes so many PVR's fail to do what they are asked and the idea of patenting something so flaky and obvious is absurd. Go Virgin! Kick arse!
Has SKY paid up I wonder.....
Hundreds for chop as Tiscali launches Pipex jobs purge
try any entanet reseller
fast, no hidden sneaky bandwidth caps, line bonding and even in some cases fairly good hosting packages. sensible but not bargain basement pricing.
I switched to ADSL24 from Pipex, adsl24 side was online quick and painless, getting a mac code from Pipex involved 15minuites of wheedling and discount offers from some twirp in the manchester office. How many times I said "no thank you I just want a MAC code" is confounding to say the least
Asus launches tiny PC
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ABN Amro customer deets tip up on BearShare
never mind a non work machine, this data should never be anywhere but encrypted on the network and accessible only via secure vpn externally. Whats with these clowns letting their workers lug this data around or even be able to make dumps of it at all?
Google's PowerPoint
beater beta is go
I always spoof my browser when using Seamonkey, keeps things like Scalix happy.
Microsoft remedies failed to create competition
Nobody is ready to take their place
M$'s position is pretty safe for some time to come. At work, at least for us, its not Office or exchange or hardware compatibility that everyone seems to think is the problem ties us to Windows. Instead it's all the other more specialist software, you can't really knock up a quick Advert for next weeks Farmers Weekly in anything I've seen on sourceforge. You sure as hell can't replace Protel/Orcad with anything on *nix or run it very well under wine, and now that we have it we're not wasting the £5k it cost looking at other platforms! Likewise our Accounting/Stock package-windows only as are all the others we get offered. Considering its such an engineer friendly platform, seen any PIC/MCU programmers/IDE's for Linux recently -- no didn't think so.
And why is it Windows that has all these programs (apart from everyone has it)? Easy, pickup a copy of Visual Studio or Delphi or WinDev and you can write some apps mostly using the mouse. Anywhere else you'd be coding everything in some glorified version of notepad from 'i want a popup box' to 'connect to this database using this protocol zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz' from where I stand as a begginer with limited time this is not just daunting it's mad.
Whihc begs the question who is going from Delphi to Eclipse? I just don't see it - Eclipse=some mad framework with lots of barely functional subprojects Delphi = functional nice RAD IDE, and the RAD bit is important, at least to me.
Now if someone wrote a RAD IDE with all the functions of delphi/Visual studio that used wxwidgets or something similar I for one would develop for platforms other than 'doze. Oh and please don't point out pieces of software like Lazarus/DialogBlocks, not even close!
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Babka in and around D.C.?
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- district1025 May 16, 2009 09:42 AM
Does anyone know of a bakery that carries babka in D.C.? The only place I can think of is Dean and Deluca. Through a bit of research, I came across an online bakery called Shoeboxoven.com that used to carry it, but I can't find anything current about Shoeboxoven.
Any help about babka sources and/or Shoeboxoven.com is most appreciated!
re: hamster
I think that's the brand Wegmans carries. Is it from Brooklyn? Whatever the one Wegmans has, it's a great babka. The chocolate is simply luscious. Never tried the cinnamon, for the reason cited in dacfood's post. 8<D
re: hamster
Whole Foods carries Green's babka as well, cinnamon and chocolate. $7 each, last time I threw dietary caution to the wind and bought some (and finished within a week ::hangs head in shame:: ). The cinnamon is good, like a less-sweet cinnamon bun that has that slightly-boozey cinnamon kick to it. The chocolate is sweeter, but not overly so, and has this wonderful flakiness to it that I can't get enough of. :o)
Great, now I'm going to have to stop by Whole Foods this week...
re: hamster
I've seen at Marvelous Market in Dupont and other location.
I also feel like I've seen it at So's Your Mom in Adams Morgan.
I got some cookies from Shoebox oven at Art on the Avenue last October. I remember reading the baker had to use the kitchen/ovens of another establishment but the contact info was Alexandria. They may no longer be in business?
I have found excellent babka at Whole Foods and Balducci's, cinnamon and chocolate. I think I have even seen it at Trader Joe's. Firehook bakery may also be a candidate.
re: milocat
re: dacfood
Umm, IMHO the True Babka is the cinnamon Babka. The chocolate one is but a modern affectation and a diversion from excellence :). Alas, after Deluxe - that wonderful bakery in White Oak closed - I have searched unsuccessfully for Babka in the DC area for several years. I even tried Baltimore/Reiserstown w/o success. As an ex-New Yorker I truely miss my Cinnamon Babka.
re: rcooperman
Babka fan but not a Seinfeld fan, are ye? 8>D
re: milocat
Shoebox is no longer....
I was shocked to come across some freshly baked babka at a Giant Food in Wheaton. I have no idea how good (or, bad) it was, though.
Goldman's Kolsher Bakery in Pikesville has excellent babka, both the cinnamon/raisin and the chocolate, $6 each. They also have terrific challah, rugelach, strip coffee cakes, black & white cookies, hamentaschen etc. If you sign up for their emails you get 50% off various goods - this week its hamentaschen, danishes and french pastries plus buy two loaves of bread (rye, white, challah, whatever) and you get them for 1/2 price as well.
Goldmans Kosher Bakery
6848 Reistertown Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21215
re: treetop tom
Closer to DC, you could try Shalom on University (near Georgia Avenue in Wheaton) (http://www.theshalomgroup.com/shalom/...) or the Pastry Oven in the Kemp Mill Shopping Center in Silver Spring (http://montgomerycountymd.com/index.p...)
re: skipper
I have seen it at Balduccis (Bethesda)
re: motranen
I have not tried Pariser's babka but I have had their rugelach, which are outstanding. Most commercial rugelach is mediocre at best. So I have no doubt their babka is great too.
In Rockville imports it from from the polish bakeries in NYC & Chicago.
Can't beat that !
Call to find out when the deliveries are to guarantee freshness and availability.
re: dagmar
Is the Kielbasa Factory in the same sideways strip of stores as Joe's Noodles?
re: Marissa
The website has a map.
It's just north of the Woodmont(?) Country Club, across from where Eastern Motors used to be.
On the west side of the street (joes is east).
The shop is on the second level, so drive around back as access to the store is easier.
I think the strip is called the Talbott Center.
re: Bethheth
The kosher market next to Max's in Wheaton (on University Blvd just east of Georgia Ave.) bakes chocolate and cinnamon babka, that is good (not great), in a solid way. Personally, I'm not a fan of Greens -- I don't think you have to read the label to taste that the fat is hydrogenated oil, instead of butter.
re: Marissa
Of course it wasn't butter because all baked goods at Shalom (the market next to and owned by Max) are parve, i.e., have no dairy product. The same would be true of most, but not all, Kosher bakeries. Only those baked goods clearly marked dairy would contain a milk product.
re: fldhkybnva
Looking at their menu online, I'd guess no. They don't have babka on the menu. And babka is dessert, not a bread to be eaten with a main course. Plus it is a Greek diner, not a Jewish deli. Babka is from Eastern Europe. It can be baked in a loaf form, but it is sweet and it is swirled with chocolate (the real deal) or cinnamon (second best).
The OP question was about 3 years ago, but if anyone lives in the Bethesda area, New York Bakery (Arlington Road, in the shopping center where Strosniders is) has good babka.