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A 3.5 acre park in Marfa, Texas, with a drive-in movie screen that doubles as a band shell; support structures; amd two art installations.
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Drive-In and Park, Marfa, Texas
The main structure of Drive-in and Park is a 53-foot-tall band shell/drive-in movie screen made from water jet-cut steel plates. The top portion of the structure is flat, allowing for the movie to be projected, but at the base, the triangular steel plates form a concave depression that acts as a band shell, taking advantage of lawn-style seating for intimate live performances.
The ground plane is graded to maximize sight lines: precisely angled slopes for pickup trucks and for compact cars (which have different ranges of vision, depending on the height of the vehicle); and a seating bowl up front for people who wish to sit outside.
The concave portion of the band shell/movie screen is constructed from a series of triangular steel plates . Plans such as these will be used to help direct construction, as the water jet-cut pieces of steel will be welded on site.
For a refined design of the steel skin, the architects commissioned a full-scale mock-up of a section of the band shell/projection screen. The same material system encloses a multipurpose structure near the entrance to the site.
A two-story structure at the front of the site serves as a point of entry and a combined services center for the drive-in; it houses a ticket and concession stand on the first story and a projection room on the second.
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Site A 3.5-acre parcel in Marfa, Texas, with views of the surrounding desert and a mountain range.
Program An arts park with a drive-in movie screen that doubles as a band shell; support structures; and two art installations.
Solution It is no surprise that a nonprofit arts foundation in the town that Donald Judd made famous would have a nontraditional take on the drive-in movie theater. Connecticut's MOS provided the design: a modular assemblage of water jet-cut steel plates that combines concave and flat surfaces to serve as both a projection screen and a band shell. The same design and fabrication strategy dictates the form of the projection booth and the ticket and concession stands.
As a building program, the drive-in has a nostalgic quality that intrigued the jury, but it was the creation of communal space that caught their interest. "[The drive-in] is a typology that defined a kind of new collective experience in America in the early age of driving and cinema," Henry Urbach said. "There's so much about this project that I find extraordinarily sophisticated, but bottom line, it's the way that it produces an extremely rich, collective experience where there was none, by integrating landscape gestures that are subtle yet beautifully handled."
The materials and form of the band shell/screen were also much discussed. "I like the actualization–the material quality and structure that creates it," Jeanne Gang said. "It's a drive-in, a projection screen, and a band shell at the same time, so it programmatically does more than one singular element [would], and at the same time it really is working with the site and creating its own landscape of program." Lars Lerup agreed: "It has this abstract quality at the same time that it creates a collective experience. You can see it being lit up at night in this wonderful landscape."
One area where the project could have gone further, Urbach noted, is "rethinking the enclosure of the car and the mechanism of interface. Are there clip-on speakers, or is there an opportunity for cross-pollination among cars?"
Project CreditsProject: Drive-In and Park Client: Ballroom Marfa Architect: MOS, New Haven, Conn. – Michael Meredith, Hilary Sample (design principals); James Tate, Heather Bizon, Ryan Culligan, Maciej Kaczynski (project team) Structural Engineer: Simpson Gumpertz & Heger – Paul Kassabian Lighting Engineer: Atelier 10, New Haven, Conn. – Mark Loeffler, Chad Groshardt
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Soft and super snuggly, our Chamois Stroller Blanket is a take-along favorite.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
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When a person gets braces, at our age, it's different than at 13. I personally think, oh wow, they are going to look even more incredible once they are off. At an older age, we look at it as inhancement ... as a kid, I felt like a nerd. As an adult, I'm inhancing my overall health and looks. Bet you look wonderful! Have fun ... wish we could all go :)
ReplyDeleteI got braces when I was 42. I had had them as a teenager but hated them and didn't persevere. The the second set were 'welded' to my teeth so there was no 'taking them out because they hurt'.
I soon stopped being self conscious even though I was in a job which involved meeting the public, organising events and chairing meetings so I know you will be just fine. I'm happy I took the plunge.
Enjoy the Sewing Summit it sounds like a wonderful event.
Carol xxThe great sewing summit in the sky! I love that. Have a great time, wish I was coming... maybe next year :) I got my braces after I turned 16. which in my mind was basically an adult. And I survived. The first two months were the worst, after that my teeth looked at least straight(er) than they had. You'll be wonderful I am sure!
ReplyDeleteI have had the 'priveledge' of having braces twice, once as a teen as once in my 20'2- dating age. It isin't so bad. In fact, my now husband asked me out the day I got them off and now 10 years later we are happily married and I have much to smile my beautiful straight teeth about. Have a great time.
ReplyDeleteI am crushing on that striped binding! It will be pretty on that quilt.
I had Invisalign a few years back and that went pretty well. Hurts just as much as any other braces, but hardly anyone knew I was wearing them. You will look back on this time and think 'now, that wasn't bad, and so worth it!'Have fun at the Summit - wish I could go, but the airfare was just out of reach. You'll do great because you're fab! Good luck with the braces - I've never had them either, but wished upon all wish that I could have them in junior high like the rest of the peeps. See? Now I just feel left out all over again!! :)
ReplyDeleteHave fun at the Summit - wish I could go, but the airfare was just out of reach. You'll do great because you're fab! Good luck with the braces - I've never had them either, but begged for them so that I could have them in junior high like the rest of the peeps. See? Now I just feel left out all over again!! :)
ReplyDeleteI wish I was going to the Sewing Summit.
I waited until I was 46 to get braces and I was very proud of them. I wore them for 3-1/2 years and I was a sales manager and had to talk on the phone a lot. Even had to make a presentation a couple of weeks after I had them put on.
It was all worth everything I went through.
Have fun at the summit. I sure hope you blog about the trip.
DebbieI too was an adult braces wearer, it will be okay and get even better. It was a present to myself, I was so aware of my crooked teeth I found myself not smiling. I got through it just fine and feel so much better for doing it. I wish you luck and send prayers for a great talk and for the summit to go awesomely great. I wished I lived in the area so I could attend.
ReplyDeleteI had braces as a girl (this is going back 40-50 years) but they were taken off too soon and I wasn't given a proper retainer. So not only did my teeth go back to being crooked, they ended up worse than when I had started. When I was in my 50s, my husband (the saint) gave me a birthday present of...INVISALIGN, braces that don't show. I now have nice straight teeth, and I wear my retainers (also invisible) every night like a good girl.
You are going to be so happy you are doing this. It will be awkward for a little while, but your nice, straight teeth and beautiful smile are going to make it all worthwhile!
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Jini Mount: Painter, sculptor, ice skater and actress
Date: October 12, 2011
by: Heidi Kurpiela | A&E Editor
It took Jini Mount a long time to find good work as an actress. Sixty years, to be exact — not that she's counting.
A sprightly feminist with piercing blue eyes and a wicked sense of humor, Mount moved in the early 1950s to New York City to work as an actress.
But, as she likes to say when discussing her unconventional past, she got sidetracked by other opportunities.
There were her days as a swimsuit model for White Stag, her gig as a vacuum cleaner spokesmodel for Lewyt Vacuums, her seven-year stint as a professional ice skater with "Holiday on Ice" and, of course, her career as a sculptor and painter.
In between all of this, Mount — a brazen tomboy from western New York, who studied English and drama at Ithaca College — raised two children, studied painting at the Art Institute of Miami, ran a gallery in Atlanta and, in 1963, despite her disdain for killing animals, competed in a women's spearfishing competition in Seattle.
At 84, she's embarked on more adventures than this reporter has notebooks. Yet, it was her adventures as a grandmother that inspired her latest and most taxing project — a movie.
The 20-minute short film, "A Lot in Common," is Mount's love letter to her 4-year-old grandson, Kian, a curly-haired preschooler whom Mount refers to as a male Shirley Temple.
To get it off the ground, she collaborated with Sarasota filmmaker Jacqueline Serrano, whose 2009 black-and-white love story, "Amoureuse Fantasy or Reality," is one of Mount's favorite short films.
Much of the script was pieced together using actual dialogue plucked from Mount's interactions with Kian.
"What do you call a child who is wise beyond his years?" Mount asks. "Gifted? Talented? Unusual? Whatever it is, that's Kian."
Mount was so impressed with her grandson's vocabulary that she began picturing his words in a movie format.
She began to picture the vignettes: a grandmother and a grandson playing games in the park, strolling hand-in-hand along the beach, mixing cake batter in the kitchen.
Much like her paintings, she saw something cinematic in ordinary real-life situations. She saw something touching and universal in the spontaneity of Kian's words, something profound.
She saw herself as a girl — a girl who once lopped off all her hair so she could play outdoor games with the boys.
"I'm very old and he's very young," Mount says. "My mind is going out and his mind is coming in."
This couldn't be further from the truth.
Anyone who's familiar with the artist knows this is just Mount being self-deprecating.
Most Sarasota artists and art collectors know Mount, a white-haired spitfire, as the owner of the Celery Barn, the biggest and brightest neon-green art gallery in Towles Court.
A member of the Florida Artist Group and the Petticoat Painters, Mount is still as provocative and outspoken as she was when she was a 30-year-old art student in Hans Hofmann's winter school.
"A lot of women from her generation would be more subdued," says artist Beverly A. Smith, whose BAS Studio and Gallery operates out of the Celery Barn. "Not Jini. She's an athlete. She's a dancer. She's theatrical. She's funny. She was at my house last Christmas and my son had to roll up the rug so she could dance, because that's what she does when she's home. She rolls up the rug and dances."
But even tireless eccentrics get exhausted from time to time.
Perched at a glass table in her Palm Avenue condo, Mount is a little less fiery than usual as she sips from a cup of green tea and nibbles on biscotti. After two weeks of filming, she's exhausted.
Acting is more grueling than she thought.
"I wanted to be an actress," she sighs. "Now that I know how difficult it is, I'm glad I didn't pursue it."
Her 18th floor condo unit, which faces Sarasota Bay, is home to some of her most beloved paintings, a collection that includes impressionistic images of elephants roaming the African plains, bicyclists crowding the streets of China and her granddaughter playing under a tree in the grass.
After spending more than a decade creating large public art sculptures, Mount says she's content to just paint for a few hours every day.
"I think if I were younger, I'd have had a marvelous time in the movie business," Mount says. "I'd have been fine just rolling with it."
She mentions that she fell during the first day of shooting. She and Kian were at the Children's Garden pretending to be pirates.
They were dueling with play swords, fake fighting over a hidden treasure chest when Mount jumped across a short bridge and hit her head on a log.
Two weeks later, she's still sore.
"I guess I got so excited about being a pirate, that I forgot my age," Mount says. "Then again, we did seven takes, so I suppose after that many duels it could have happened to anyone."
• Kian was born on Christmas Day four years ago in the Celery Barn. Jini Mount was so nervous about her daughter's midwife-assisted birth that she refused be there for it. "I fainted dead away at the thought of her going into labor without a doctor or anesthetic," Mount says.
• When Mount first moved 25 years ago to Florida, she taught figure drawing workshops out of a real celery barn in Venice. "When I heard about Towles Court, I decided that was the place I needed to be," she says.
• Mount is currently writing a science-fiction novel about a planet on which all the women are named after their mothers.
• Before she moved into her Palm Avenue condo, Mount lived for a year with her husband on a boat in Venice. "I'm not the housewife type," she says. "I don't like to mop floors. Needless to say, I loved living on the boat."
• Mount skied until she was 83 years old.
VIDEO: On the set of the Sarasota film "A lot in Common," with actors Mariana Gargaun and Joseph W. Palmerio. Palmerio plays "older Kian" –– Mount's grandson decades into the future. The footage was shot at Guy Peterson's architectural firm.
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The ACE test measures the level of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in the blood.
Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme; SACE
A blood sample is needed.
Follow your health care provider's instructions for not eating or drinking anything for up to 12 hours before the test. If you are on steroid medicine, ask your provider if you need to stop the medicine before the test, because steroids can decrease ACE levels. Do not stop any medicine before talking to your provider.
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain. Others feel only a prick or stinging. Afterward, there may be some throbbing or slight bruising. These soon go away.
This test is commonly ordered to help diagnose and monitor a disorder called sarcoidosis . People with sarcoidosis may have their ACE level tested regularly to check how severe the disease is and how well treatment is working.
This test also helps confirm Gaucher disease and leprosy .
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Higher than normal ACE level may be a sign of sarcoidosis. ACE level rises or falls as sarcoidosis worsens or improves.
A higher than normal ACE level may also be seen in several other diseases and disorders, including:
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Pincus MR, Abraham NZ, Carty RP. Clinical enzymology. In: McPherson RA, Pincus MR, eds. Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 20.
Iannuzzi M. Sarcoidosis. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Goldman's Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 95.
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You have an application running on a relatively new dual-core workstation. Unfortunately, management wants it either to complete faster or be able to take on a larger dataset in the same time as it runs now. You do a bit of investigating and find that both SMP and cluster versions of the application are available. You are using the SMP version on the workstation. You could speed things up if you could run on a quad core (or more) workstation, but the boss is not too receptive to the expenditure in the current economic climate. But wait, you do have a pile of 32 single-socket servers that were replaced earlier in the year. They're only single core, but 32 of them should have more capacity than the dual-core workstation, if you can just find a way to get them all to play together—that would be a cluster.
So, what is a cluster? Here's one accepted definition: a cluster is a group of computers all working together on the same problem. To accomplish this, the machines in the cluster must be appropriately interconnected (a network) and trust each other.
It is possible to configure the networking and security manually, but there are easier ways to accomplish this using any one of a number of cluster provisioning and management systems. At the moment, one of the more popular packages is the Rocks package maintained by a team at the University of California, San Diego, under a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Rocks is termed a cluster provisioning, management and maintenance package. It helps you set up the cluster in the first place (from bare metal); it provides the tools to run parallel programs, and it provides the tools to maintain and extend the cluster after it is created.
The package is delivered as a series of .iso images that you burn onto a series of CDs or DVDs. You then boot the machine that will become the head node from the appropriate DVD or CD, and the installation routine guides you from there. After asking a minimum number of questions in an interactive phase, the installation program builds the head node. Upon reboot, you invoke a single routine (insert-ethers) to add the rest of the machines as compute nodes. To add a compute node, you simply network boot it, and it will be added to the cluster, loaded and configured automatically. After the last node is complete, you have a functional cluster, ready to execute parallel applications.
So, with all of this in mind, let's build a cluster with those otherwise unloved machines.
The first item on the agenda is setting up the hardware. The overall idea is to have a set of connected computers. Ideally, the machines in the cluster should be as identical as possible, so no single machine or group of machines will be the weak link in any parallel computation. The same homogeneity should apply to the network, because most parallel computation relies on continuous communication between all of the nodes within the cluster.
Find a spot to set up your 32 servers, and make sure you have enough power and cooling to support them. As you connect all of the servers to power, label both ends of each power cord so you can keep track of what is connected to each power strip in the rack.
Because you are starting with a clean sheet, now is a good time to update and configure the BIOS on each system. Set the BIOS clock to the current time as closely as practical (plus or minus five minutes is a good goal). Most clustering packages keep the BIOS clocks synchronized during operation, but only if the clock is reasonably close to the correct time at the beginning.
Because the machines are used, it's prudent to wipe all the disks before loading the cluster software. There are many ways to accomplish this. One fairly thorough method is to use DBAN (Darik's Boot and Nuke). This self-contained application can perform several disk wipe techniques, including two that have some level of Department of Defense approval.
Remember, the goal here is to make all the machines in the cluster as identical as possible. But, this is a goal, not a hard and fast requirement. Heterogeneous clusters will work, but you may need to be careful as to how you deploy workloads on the machines to get the best performance.
Now that you have all the compute nodes configured and in the rack, it's time to set up the communications network. Figure 1 shows a typical networking setup for a simple compute cluster. In this configuration, the Ethernet fabric most likely would be used for administrative purposes, while the InfiniBand fabric would carry the compute traffic. If you don't have InfiniBand hardware available, you can just ignore the bottom section of the diagram. The Ethernet fabric can carry both the administrative and compute traffic.
The best Ethernet network configuration for your cluster would be a single 48-port switch. If a switch like that is not available, you always can resort to a set of smaller federated switches forming a full fat tree network for the cluster. Like the compute nodes themselves, the network should be as uniform as possible.
Plan all the cable runs, remembering that Ethernet cables have a nonzero cross section. Before you install them, test each cable. There is nothing as aggravating as finding that a cable is bad after it has been tied into the rack in a dozen places. Once again, label both ends of each cable to make troubleshooting simpler if it is necessary.
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quote:if vasquez can learn to shoot
quote:Same shooter he was in college
quote:when Gordon comes out, we don't have a decent scorer out there.
quote:but we absolutely need a 3
quote:if vasquez can learn to shoot, so can al.
quote:the offense is top 10 with gordon.
quote: His output and percentages are near indentical
quote:I love how you think it's that easy. Vasquez was atleast a volume shooter PG at Maryland. There are probably atleast 50 regular posters on HT that have a better jump shot than Aminu
quote:Best case scenario 1): Sign Our Lord and Savior Josh Smith, let Aminu walk, draft a non-project wing that may not have a high ceiling, but can contribute off the bench right away.
quote:Sorry, you can't take an 8 game sample and claim that this offense is "top 10
quote:Feel free to keep your head in the sand though
quote:So your grand plan is to replace the sf on the team that can't shoot with a pf who can't shoot?
quote:Says the guy who ignores a month of basketball data.
quote:draft bpa
quote:so we might as well figure out realistic guys for our mid-lottery pick. 1. Ben McLemore- Maybe the best player in the draft, definitely the best guard in the draft.
quote:Josh Smith is a SF who plays the 4 out of necessity
quote:to act like he wouldn't believe a huge leap over Aminu at the 3 is comical.
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Prerenal azotemia is an abnormally high level of nitrogen waste products in the blood.
Azotemia - prerenal; Uremia; Renal underperfusion
Prerenal azotemia is common, especially in people who are in the hospital.
The kidneys normally filter the blood. When the volume or pressure of blood flow through the kidney drops, filtering of the blood also drops, or may not occur at all. Waste products stay in the blood and little or no urine is formed, even though the kidney itself is working.
Nitrogen waste products, such as creatinine and urea, build up in the body (azotemia). These waste products act as poisons when they build up. They damage tissues and reduce the ability of the organs to function.
Prerenal azotemia is the most common form of kidney failure in hospitalized patients. Any condition that reduces blood flow to the kidney may cause it, including:
Conditions in which the heart cannot pump enough blood or pumps blood at a low volume also increase the risk for prerenal azotemia. These conditions include:
It also can be caused by conditions that interrupt blood flow to the kidney, such as:
Other symptoms may include:
An examination may show:
The following tests may be done:
The main goal of treatment is to quickly correct the cause before the kidney becomes damaged. People often need to stay in the hospital, and may need treatment in an intensive care unit.
Intravenous fluids, including blood or blood products, may be used to increase blood volume. After blood volume has been restored, medications may be used to increase blood pressure and heart output. These may include dopamine , dobutamine, and other heart medications. The cause of the decreased blood volume or blood pressure should be diagnosed and treated.
If the person has other symptoms of acute kidney failure, treatment for it should include:
Prerenal azotemia can be reversed if the cause can be found and corrected within 24 hours. However, if the cause is not fixed quickly, damage may occur to the kidney (acute tubular necrosis ).
Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911) if you have symptoms of prerenal azotemia.
Quickly treating any condition that reduces the volume or force of blood flow through the kidneys may help prevent prerenal azotemia.
Yu ASL. Diseases of magnesium and phosphorous. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Goldman: Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007: chap 121.
Herbert Y. Lin, MD, PhD, Nephrologist, Massachusetts General Hospital; Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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Sick-day management - diabetes
Waiting too long to get medical care when you are sick can lead to getting much sicker. When you have diabetes, a delay in getting care can be life threatening. Even a minor cold can make your diabetes harder to control. Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to more serious health problems.
When you are sick, keep a close watch on diabetes warning signs. These are:
If you have any of these warning signs and cannot treat them yourself, call your doctor right away. Make sure your family members also know the warning signs.
Check your blood sugar more often than usual (every 2 to 4 hours). Try to keep your blood sugar at less than 200 mg/dL. There may be times when you need to check your blood sugar every hour. Write down all your blood sugar levels, the time of each test, and the medicines you have taken.
If you have type 1 diabetes, check your urine ketones every time you urinate.
Eat small meals often. Even if you are not eating as much, your blood sugar can still get very high. If you use insulin, you may even need extra insulin injections.
Do not do vigorous exercise when you are sick.
If you take insulin, you should also have a glucagon emergency treatment kit prescribed by your doctor. Always have this kit available.
Drink plenty of sugar-free fluids to keep your body from getting dried out (dehydrated). Drink at least twelve 8-ounce cups of fluid a day.
Fluids you can drink if you are dehydrated include:
If your blood sugar is less than 100 mg/dL or falling quickly, it is OK to drink fluids that have sugar in them. Try to check their effect on your blood sugar in the same way you check how other foods affect your blood sugar.
Fluids you can drink if your blood sugar is low include:
If you throw up, do not drink or eat anything for 1 hour. Rest, but do not lie flat. After 1 hour, take sips of soda every 10 minutes.
When you have an upset stomach, try to eat small meals. Try carbohydrates, such as:
Many foods have the right amount of carbohydrates (about 15 grams) for your sick-day diet. Remember, on sick days it is OK to eat some foods you might not normally eat, if you cannot eat your regular foods. Some foods to try are:
When you are sick, you should try to eat the same amount of carbohydrates that you normally do. If possible, follow your regular diet. If you are having a hard time swallowing, eat soft foods.
If you have already taken your insulin and are sick to your stomach, drink enough liquids with the same amount of carbohydrates that you would normally eat. If you cannot keep food or liquids down, go to the emergency room for treatment. You will receive fluids through a tube in your blood vessel (intravenous).
If you have a cold, talk with your doctor or diabetes nurse.
Most of the time, you should take all of your medicines as you usually do. Do not skip or double up on any medicine unless your doctor tells you to.
If you cannot eat your normal amount of carbohydrates, you may need to make a change in your insulin dose or in the dose of your diabetes pills or other injections.
Call your doctor if you have:
If your doctor does not call back right away, you may need to go to the emergency room. This is especially important if you are vomiting or have diarrhea for more than 4 hours.
American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes -- 2014. Diabetes Care. 2014;37:S14-S80.
Buse JB, Polonsky KS, Burant C. Type 2 diabetes mellitus. In: Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR, Kronenberg HM, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 12th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011: chap 31.
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quote:If the tax cuts do not correspond with spending cuts then they are paid for by borrowing.
quote:Which are almost entirely the result of the housing bubble.
quote:Yeah: Ask Barney Frank about protecting Fannie/Freddie and how they passed laws that forced lenders to loan to borrowers who had no business buying, or face litigation from the US government.
quote:Let me guess...we have to elect him in order to find out, right?
quote:If the tax cuts do not correspond with spending cuts then they are paid for by borrowing. In other words, it would be government spending.
quote:What tax deductions will Romney eliminate in order to pay for his tax cuts?
quote: I said his economic growth numbers are dependent on it.
quote:In other words, it would be government spending.
quote:Well, Romney did state on numerous occasions that he was all for closing loopholes and deductions, but he never specified what they were. If people on here would intelligently debate instead of blindly thrashing Obama, this could be a productive discussion.
quote:What deductions should fall by the wayside given Romney's statement?
quote:Same song different thread.. The man was being honest in saying that he will have to work with Congress to find some common ground/compromise.
quote:Until then he can promise pie in the sky
quote: I don't see why we can't look at it now to see if his ideas have any chance of success or whether they will be beneficial.
quote:It was a great debate
quote:ONLY way for his idea to work is explosive unprecedented growth
quote:and for the buggers who object to my language "pay for"...just assume I mean revenue neutrality
quote:there is always a bubble do you say the economy of the 90s was great, but then dismiss Clinton b/c that growth was "almost entirely the result of the dot com bubble"?


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Rigorous academic content is delivered in CTE programs. The first project to analyze rigorous academic content examined AIMS Mathematics and College Work Readiness levels within 8 CTE programs resulting in the Mathematics and CTE Programs Standards Crosswalk. Identification and promotion of rigorous and relevant academic CTE content results in increased academic skill attainment and addresses implications for CTE with the high school graduation requirements. The ADE CTE Section, ASU, Mathematics Standards Articulation Team members and exemplary CTE program teachers partnered to identify the rigorous and challenging Mathematics content within the 8 CTE programs. Regular periodic revisions will occur as additional academic content is determined.
Click on the bullets below to review relevance as it relates to rigor in academics, the analysis process and the high school graduation requirements. Click on programs of interest to view the Mathematics Standards Crosswalk to CTE program standards and measurement criteria. Widely used classroom methods and resources for delivery of Math in CTE follow the crosswalk products.
- Relevance Makes Academic Rigor Possible
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The summer is around the corner, and if you plan on travelling around in the Czech Republic or elsewhere in Europe by train, it may be a good idea to sign up for the In-Karta with Ceske Drahy. Because I recently moved to Vienna, I have signed up for an IN25 card (with Rail Plus), which gives me a 25% discount on all of my regular tickets and returns. All I have to do is show my card when I purchase my ticket and again when the conductor checks for tickets on the train. I paid a total of 990 Kc, for a three year card.
There are different types of programs you can sign up for: N25, IN 50, IN 100, IN senior, IN junior or IN business application has been recorded where you can purchase discounted reservations for SC Pendolino trains. The cool thing about an InKarta is also, that it allows you to use it as an electronic wallet and charge it up with money, and then purchase your tickets around the Czech Republic at the vending machines or the ticket office – and you get a bonus for utilizing this function. If you are living in the Czech Republic, you also have many other discounts available to you on public transport and event cultural events.
Overview of In-karta card discounts
IN 25 (Cost depends on your age and how many years you want to purchase it for, check here, you will pay 150Kc for a year if you are 15-26 yrs old) is intended for all passengers, including children, students who take the train regularly to school or work. It is also worthwhile for frequent travel. With an In-karta IN 25, passengers receive a 25% discount on one-way, return and commuter tickets (in weekly, monthly and quarterly variants), and a discount on SporoTiket Česko and ČD Promo tickets, and discount on reservations for SC trains as well.
IN 50 (Cost depends on your age and how many years you want to purchase it for, check here – you will pay 1,300 Kc for a year if you are 15-26 yrs old) is suitable mainly for regular trips by youth from 15 to 26 years of age and adults, with a special price for pensioners. With an In-karta IN 50, passengers receive a 50% discount on one-way and return tickets, a 25% discount on commuter tickets, and a discount on SporoTiket Česko and ČD Promo tickets, and discount on reservations for SC trains as well.
IN 100 (Cost is 22K per yr, 45K for 2 yrs, 67K for 3 yrs, more here)
is intended for regular travel with a higher level of comfort. Without having to purchase additional travel documents, passengers are entitled to unlimited travel on ČD trains in 1st or 2nd class, a discount on reservations and tickets to destinations abroad (with the RailPlus discount), discount on reservations for SC trains, the option to transport one piece of oversized luggage free of charge, free travel on Airport Express connections, and free use of the ČD cableway at Ještěd.
IN business
is a version of the IN 100 discount (without RailPlus) suitable for corporate clients. The card is issued to the company (not to an individual), is transferable and helps resolve issues surrounding business trips.
IN senior
is intended for passengers over 70 years of age. With the IN senior discount, passengers need not purchase any additional travel documents for travel on local (Os) and limited-stop (Sp) trains. For journeys on fast (R) trains and higher-category trains, passengers can take advantage of a 50% discount off the regular fare or the return fare, 25% discount off the commuter tickets and a discount on SporoTiket Česko and ČD Promo tickets, and discount on reservations for SC trains as well.
If you plan on travelling abroad the Czech Republic and you apply for the In Karta, you must be sure to let them know at the ticket office, as you can only get discounts on international travel with the Rail Plus option. It just means you need to purchase your discount for a longer period of time, rather than just a 3 months period for example. So for the IN25 discount that I got, I had to sign up for 3 years, which totaled at 990 KC, still very much worth it.
More details about the In Karta can be found here. Whether you decide to purchase the discounts or not, be safe and bon voyage – or shall I say šťastnou cestu!


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Food Therapy: 50+ Amazing Comfort Food Recipes
There's a reason it's called "comfort food." Some dishes immediately give you a calm, satisfied feeling that can turn a bad day around. Whether you want some edible comfort for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or dessert, we've got a lineup of amazing comfort foods to try.
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Raspberry-Swirl Sweet Rolls
Soft and puffy, with a bit of raspberry inside, these rolls are a fun twist on the traditional cinnamon bun.
Recipe: Raspberry-Swirl Sweet Rolls
Banana Pancakes
Light-as-air banana pancakes are an easy way to get kids to eat their fruit you'll love these mini flapjacks, too.
Recipe: Banana Pancakes
Breakfast Biscuit Sandwiches
An enormous step up from the usual fast-food breakfast sandwich, this fluffy biscuit is topped with eggs, cheese, country ham, and jam. If this isn't a good way to start off the day, what is?
Recipe: Breakfast Biscuit Sandwiches
Apple French Toast
Thick slices of challah bread are stuffed with sautéed apples in this decadent French toast recipe.
Recipe: Apple French Toast
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Bacon-and-Leek Quiche
A favorite of famed chef Julia Child, this savory quiche is a perfect make-ahead meal. You can do all the prepping and cooking the night before and just reheat the quiche in the morning for a gourmet, filling breakfast in no time.
Recipe: Bacon-and-Leek Quiche
Yankee Grits
Sweet maple syrup pushes grits in a northern direction. Milk adds creaminess and gives this satisfying breakfast staying power.
Recipe: Yankee Grits
Spiced Pumpkin Waffles
Warm up to the mellow flavor of cake-like pumpkin waffles awash in maple syrup. Presented in a heat-proof decanter, maple syrup invites autumn indulgence. Enjoy pumpkin waffles at any meal. Pair with fruit at breakfast, or fried chicken for dinner.
Recipe: Spiced Pumpkin Waffles
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Balthazar Brioche French Toast
New York City bakery, Balthazar shares its timeless recipe for French toast using day-old brioche bread and a pinch of nutmeg. Using clarified butter is a must, and confectioners' sugar on top is the perfect finishing touch.
Recipe: Balthazar Brioche French Toast
Hash Browns with Leeks and Bell Peppers
Sweet sauteed leeks and bell peppers contrast well with the earthy flavor of Russet potatoes in this classic hash brown cake.
Recipe: Hash Browns with Leeks and Bell Peppers
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Sloppy Joe Sliders
With leaner ground sirloin, the sliders have less fat and the rolls won't get soggy.
Recipe: Sloppy Joe Sliders
Meatballs with Garlic Bread
Cooking the meatballs in the tomato sauce saves time and infuses the sauce with flavor. Bonus: There's only one pot to wash!
Recipe: Meatballs with Garlic Bread
Emeril's Kicked-Up Tuna Melts
Any mild melting cheese, like cheddar or Monterey Jack, will work here. This recipe can easily be doubled to feed a crowd.
Recipe: Emeril's Kicked-Up Tuna Melts
Pigs in a Blanket
Caramelized onions and hot dogs are finger-food ready when wrapped in rich butter pastry.
Recipe: Pigs in a Blanket
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Baked Pasta with Chicken Sausage
A simply prepared tomato-vodka sauce unites pasta with smoky chicken sausage for two pans-full of comforting winter dinners.
Recipe: Baked Pasta with Chicken Sausage
Savory Triple-Corn Grits
Delicious and healthy, this vegan side dish, topped with sautéed fresh corn and onions, is perfect for your next Southern-style brunch or barbecue.
Recipe: Savory Triple-Corn Grits
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Hot Dogs with Cheddar and Sautéed Apples
Here is a terrific, if unlikely, combination of cinnamony sautéed apples with slices of sharp cheddar cheese, served on top of hot dogs tucked into pretzel rolls.
Skillet Corn Bread with Corn Relish
Homemade corn relish provides all the seasoning required for this slightly sweet corn bread. The relish also adds heft, making the corn bread substantial enough to serve as a vegetarian lunch with a green salad and some sliced tomatoes.
Hush Puppies with Green Zebra Tomato Jam
Recipe: Hush Puppies with Green Zebra Tomato Jam
Grilled Ham and Cheese with Pineapple
For a fresh twist on the traditional ham and cheese sandwich, add pineapple and fresh basil, then grill in a skillet.
Collard Greens with Bacon
Stewing the collard greens a few hours ahead of time allows their flavor to deepen. And cooking them in bacon grease and onions doesn't hurt either.
Recipe: Collard Greens with Bacon
Spiced Beef Sandwich
Tender spiced beef is great to have on hand for lunch or a quick snack, with pickles and coleslaw. Allow plenty of time: This needs several days to marinate and at least 7 hours of cooking time before serving.
Recipes: Spiced Beef Sandwich
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Fish and Chips
Perhaps the most ubiquitous of all UK comfort foods, crisp, tender fish and chips are traditionally accompanied by sea salt and vinegar.
Recipes: Fish and Chips
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Braised Lamb Shoulder with Root Vegetables
Braised lamb shoulder with root vegetables is an elegant take on mutton stew.
Recipes: Braised Lamb Shoulder with Root Vegetables
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Duhallow Cheese and Grits Soufflé
Duhallow (a buttery, creamy new semisoft farmhouse cheese out of County Cork Ireland) is added to tender grits and baked to create a mouthwatering soufflé all you need for a wholesome lunch.
Recipes: Duhallow Cheese and Grits Soufflé
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Steak and Mushroom Potpies
Recipe: Steak and Mushroom Potpies
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The Greatest Grilled Cheese Sandwich
The bold simplicity of thick challah and melted cheese is perfection on a plate especially when it's served with creamy tomato soup.
Recipe: The Greatest Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Bing: Grilled cheese competitions
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Sausage and Bean Casserole
Garlicky white beans join smoked sausage in a soupy red-wine sauce to create this hearty winter favorite.
Recipe: Sausage and Bean Casserole
This is the ultimate Greek comfort food, a hearty casserole of cinnamon-spiked ground lamb baked with penne and a Parmesan cheese sauce.
Recipe: Pastitsio
Pull-Apart Cheesy Onion Bread
Recipe: Pull-Apart Cheesy Onion Bread
Crispy French Fries
When you want french fries no, scratch that when you need french fries, look no further than these perfectly crisp wedges. Enough said.
Recipe: Crispy French Fries
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Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup
The mother of all comfort foods lives up to its "cure-all" status with a generous helping of chopped vegetables, fresh dill and parsley, and tender pieces of chicken.
Recipe: Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup
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Zesty Vegetable Lasagna
Vegetable lasagna's universal appeal and easy preparation make it a great choice for any get-together.
Recipe: Zesty Vegetable Lasagna
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Cheese Grits and Corn Pudding
Recipe: Cheese Grits and Corn Pudding
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Pimiento Cheese and Bacon Crostini
Shredded extra-sharp white cheddar cheese, shredded extra-sharp orange cheddar cheese, pimiento, and bacon are all spread and melted on crostini toasts.
Herbed Potato Gratin with Roasted Garlic and Manchego
Recipe: Herbed Potato Gratin with Roasted Garlic and Manchego
Mashed Potatoes with Crispy Shallots
For ultrafluffy potatoes, Grace Parisi presses them through a ricer. To achieve a similar texture, pass the potatoes through a food mill or a fine-mesh sieve. If you choose to mash them by hand, be gentle; otherwise, the potatoes will turn gluey.
Country Living's Shepherd's Pie
A great way to use up leftovers, Shepherd's Pie is the quintessential comfort food: mashed potatoes, veggies, and ground turkey all combined into layers of goodness.
Recipe: Shepherd's Pie
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Traditional Lasagna Bolognese
The bolognese sauce for this cheesy, classic lasagna isn't made with crushed tomatoes, but rather tomato paste, which imparts the sweetness of tomatoes without the soupy texture.
Recipe: Traditional Lasagna Bolognese
Chicken Potpie
This delicious recipe for chicken potpie comes from Chef John Delucie. He poaches the chicken in vegetable- and fresh-thyme-infused water for extra special flavor, but relies on convenient frozen puff pastry for the crust.
Recipe: Chicken Potpie
Macaroni and Cheese
If you like, use just one type of cheddar or mix with another melting cheese, such as pepper Jack, Muenster, Swiss, or mozzarella.
Recipe: Macaroni and Cheese
Fried Chicken
Crispy fried chicken enjoyed at room temperature is a classic picnic indulgence. Plus, this favorite finger food comes with a little less guilt since it's pan- instead of deep-fried.
Recipe: Fried Chicken
Creamed Corn
Our take on this classic is subtly flavored and every bit as creamy as the full-fat original. With easy (and fast) prep, this is a great dish to let your kids help make.
Recipe: Creamed Corn
Chili Pot Pie with Polenta Crust
Polenta is the ultimate quick-dinner trick! Cornmeal simmered (in the microwave!) in a mixture of water and milk becomes a creamy crust for a fun and tasty chili pot pie.
Recipe: Chili Pot Pie with Polenta Crust
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Blue Ribbon Meatloaf
Fresh whole-wheat breadcrumbs and beer-simmered sweet onions lend terrific flavor to this comforting meatloaf.
Recipe: Blue Ribbon Meatloaf
Moist Devil's Food Cake with Mrs. Milman's Chocolate Frosting
What's a dessert table without something chocolate? Try this moist chocolate layer cake featuring a whipped cream-chocolate frosting.
Recipe: Moist Devil's Food Cake with Mrs. Milman's Chocolate Frosting
Peach Crisps
Recipe: Peach Crisps
Ganache-Stuffed Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Recipe: Ganache-Stuffed Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Brownie Sundae Cups
Perfect for a child's party (or a grown-up's!).
Recipe: Brownie Sundae Cups
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Brownie Coconut Ice Cream Sandwiches
When chocolate, raspberries, and coconut ice cream meet, you get a glorious dessert.
S'mores Pizzas
Chris Ainsworth makes all kinds of seasonal dessert flatbreads at his restaurant, but his s'mores version is a year-round favorite. While baking the flatbreads in the oven is easier, they're also delicious grilled; just be sure to set the dough away from direct heat so the bottom doesn't burn before the toppings melt.
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Tall Chloe Accent Table
Great little table (s)
I paired this with the shorter version in my living room and they look adorable together. I use them almost nested (the legs are a wee bit too narrow to actually nest them so i just put them next to each other). I put my tropical plants on them, making them pop and brighten up the room. I think the tables were very easy to put together (screwing the legs on only took 20 min tops for both tables). Overall the pieces seem well built and wood feels solid. The finish is interesting in that it has little nicks and scratches in the wood itself, making each table feel unique and hand made (as opposed to the kind of "damage" that lends me to feeling as though it was mishandled during shipping; these marks are just the "character"). Best part was I got them with a promotion, making the price totally worth it.
December 23, 2013
A beautiful accent table - especially to match the other Chloe pieces!
As with all the other pieces in this collection (Chloe), this piece is beautiful hardwood with sturdy, but easy-to-assembly construction. All-in-all, a truly beautiful accent table - especially to match the other Chloe pieces!
June 6, 2013
Great little table...
I ordered 2 of these tables on a late Thursday night, and they were on my porch on Saturday morning! They are super easy to put together, and quite sturdy! Just what I was looking for.
March 23, 2013
love it
Bought one a while ago and liked it so well that I recently bought a second. They make lovely plant stands. Very sturdy, rustic, solid construction. Very easy to assemble.
February 1, 2013
Sturdy little table
We needed bedside tables that didn't take up much space, and these fit that need perfectly. They look exactly as they do online and are sturdy and well-made.
January 24, 2013
Very happy. Not a perfect wood but I like the imperfections. It is very sturdy. Does not wobble. Saw one [$]for same price but it was poor construction. Bought two. It is small and a bit taller than most little tables like this which was exactly what I needed.
April 7, 2012
perfect entry display tables
I purchased 2 of these awesome tables for my foyer on each side of the front door under paintings.They make the perfect balance and add high class design..They are pedestals now for
beautiful vases and get compliments like crazy!
December 29, 2011
Cute Little Table
We bought this little table as sort of a cocktail table for our bedroom. It holds a picture frame a glass of water/drink and the AppleTV (it's underneath the TV). For this is works perfectly! It seems really sturdy and does not wobble at all, and looks really well made.
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Donor surprises YMCA family in need
Thursday, December 27, 2012
SANFORD — A generous donor has paid for a one-year membership for a local family to the Sanford-Springvale YMCA.
"The Y has made such an impact on my life and my children's lives. For years we have always done good things for other people and to actually have something like this to be given to my family during this extreme time of need. There are no words to express how grateful I am," said one of the parents, who also wished to remain anonymous. |