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Posted by Kris Krieger on May 4, 2008, 1:42 am
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>>>>>> Q. What is an Economic Stimulus Payment?
>>>>>> A. It is money that the federal government will send to
>>>>>> taxpayers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Q. Where will the government get this money?
>>>>>> A. From taxpayers.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Q. So the government is giving me back my own money?
>>>>>> A. Only a smidgen.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Q. What is the purpose of this payment?
>>>>>> A. The plan is that you will use the money to purchase a
>>>>>> high-definition TV set, thus stimulating the economy.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Q. But isn't that stimulating the economy of China?
>>>>>> A. Shut up.
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>>>>> HA! <Terse Grim Laugh>
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>>>>> Well, I'm still not buying an HDTV. I just might go buy a bunch
>>>>> of glass (now that I've taken the class and remember how to do it)
>>>>> and make me a Door Lite, so I can take down the cheesy ribbed
>>>>> plastic (put it up for privacy) - use textured glass for privacy
>>>>> without blocking light:
>>>>> http://www.spectrumglass.com/stained-glass/about-spectrum.asp -
>>>>> they make the glass in Washington State :) . And maybe make a
>>>>> small panel for a friend.
>>>>>
>>>>> ((My current Bird Window is turning out pretty well ;) so I'm
>>>>> psyched! ))
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>>>>> (((((If I so desperately wanted a better TV pic, I guess I'd first
>>>>> try putting on my glasses to watch <L!>)))))
>>>>>
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>>>> More US-made Glass:
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>>>> http://www.kog.com/
>>>> http://www.youghioghenyglass.com/contactus.html
>>>> http://www.armstrongglass.com/
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>>>> Relevance to architecture = WINDOWS! <LOL!>
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>>> Seriously nice stuff.
>>> I'm gonna have to delve further.
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>> Well, it's certainly something that a hell of a lot of architects and
>> architectural designers (and lots of other folks ;) ) have considered
>> part and parcel of building design. Even the simplest use of colored
>> glass can, if used right, just add so much to the expereince of a
>> space. It's almost downright mystical ;)
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> 19 years ago we visited Chartes Cathedral,
I am officially envious ;)
> and were awed by the
> stained glass. The cobalt blue colors of the west window ware
> unbelievable, when the afternoon sun came through, an intense blue
> color layer appeared to float just above the floor by some optical
> illusion. Absolutely spellbinding! Also some great glass in the Ste
> Chappele in Paris. The walls are apparently almost all stained glass
> with very thin stone columns.
They took as literal the statement that "God is Light", and tired to give
it an earthly interpretation and presence - if Jesus was the WOrd made
Flesh, ina way, the cathedrals were to be the Word made, not so much
Stone, but vehicles for that Light. That thought is in my mind when I
see pictures of those works. I can only imagine how powerfully bautiful
they might be in person.
WHen you consider Quantum Physics, maybe they had the right idea.
Sound/music is compression/decompression waves, light is part of the
spectrum of electromagnetic waves, and IMO therefore analagous to music.
But it's late and I'm tired, so I'm tending to wax a bit too
mysticolyrical or something =:-o So I'll be merciful and stop ;)
> There is also a church here in Boston
> with Tiffony windows that is quite beautiful. He used layering of
> glass to give three dimentional depth to the scenes. EDS
Tiffany and Lalique are tough to top ;) . IIRC, Tiffany invented
techniques for making glass as well as for assembling it. I think it's
teh Youghiogheny company which says it's revived his techniques (or at
least some of them), so it'd be interesting to see their products.
BTW, wasn't it you who recommended the book "Guns, Germs, and Steel"?
I've been reading it - fascinating, and make s lot of sense to me.
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