Longmont coloradogiant • 1 year ago • 80%

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The Butterfly Pavilion, a new public art installation in Longmont, celebrates over 25 years of partnership between the cities of Longmont and Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico, through the Longmont Sister Cities Association. The 12-foot pavilion in Flanders Park is colored in vibrant blues, reds and yellows and gives visitors a full view of nearby McIntosh Lake. Guests who sit on its covered benches can look up to see monarch butterflies made of hand-forged steel perched across the roof, as if ready to take flight at any moment. Visitors sit inside the Butterfly Pavilion. The piece celebrates the 26-year relationship between the sister cities of Longmont and Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico. (Matthew Jonas - Staff Photographer) Visitors sit inside the Butterfly Pavilion. The piece celebrates the 26-year relationship between the sister cities of Longmont and Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico. (Matthew Jonas – Staff Photographer) “To me, butterflies are a wonderful symbol of growth and transformation,” said Jodie Bliss, the artist who created the pavilion. “I think that the idea of crossing borders and the evolution that happens when we travel is really well-represented in the form of the butterfly.” On Friday, the city held a ceremony at the park, 2115 N. Shore Drive, to welcome “El Pabellón de las Mariposas” into the Longmont community and thank Bliss for her work. “In this expansive setting, this pavilion exemplifies the importance of bridging cultures and countries,” , Longmont Art in Public Places commission member Susan Horowitz said to dozens of guests Friday afternoon. Bliss, a Monument resident, was inspired by the buildings and culture of Ciudad Guzmán that she researched for the project. The colors, she said, are reminiscent of Mexican folk art, and the pavilion’s arches invoke those from a cathedral in the city. Butterflies and their silhouettes cut into metal are seen on the roof inside the Butterfly Pavilion at Flanders Park near McIntosh Lake in Longmont on Friday. (Matthew Jonas - Staff Photographer) Butterflies and their silhouettes cut into metal are seen on the roof inside the Butterfly Pavilion at Flanders Park near McIntosh Lake in Longmont on Friday. (Matthew Jonas – Staff Photographer) The pavilion’s roof holds a metal sphere that can be seen both outside and inside the structure. Outside, Bliss explained, the sphere reflects the sky and nature; inside, it is meant to make visitors, especially exchange students who come to Longmont from Ciudad Guzmán and visit the installation, consider their relationships with other people. “When the students are visiting — if they’re gathering here and enjoying each other — they get to see themselves with the people around them,” Bliss said. LSCA president Janice Rebhan explained the idea for the pavilion came from a desire to create a monument that represented the city’s longstanding relationship with Ciudad Guzmán. The Mexican city is the second to become a sister city after Chino, Japan, over 30 years ago. “The mission of Sister Cities is to promote peace one friendship at a time,” Rebhan said. “…These friendships last for a long time.” Both Longmont and Ciudad Guzmán exchange students attended the ceremony and were joined by Marisol Mendoza Pinto, a government representative of the Mexican city. “Longmont for us is an ally in growth, culture and friendship,” Mendoza Pinto said through a translator. “When a person from (Ciudad Guzmán) comes here, we feel at home.” Longmont mayor Joan Peck officially dedicated the pavilion to the past, present and future residents of both Longmont and Ciudad Guzmán. “May this space of gathering be full of peace, joy and enlightenment,” Peck said. “May it stand to celebrate many years of successful student exchange, cultural understanding … and the power of people-to-people citizen diplomacy.”

Boost Mobile coloradogiant • 1 year ago • 50%

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/2498764 > The Boost Infinite Unlimited SIM kit will be available to Amazon Prime subscribers at $25 a month for unlimited talk, text and data services. Dish and Amazon did not disclose their financial arrangement

NoContract coloradogiant • 1 year ago • 80%

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The Boost Infinite Unlimited SIM kit will be available to Amazon Prime subscribers at $25 a month for unlimited talk, text and data services. Dish and Amazon did not disclose their financial arrangement

Longmont coloradogiant • 1 year ago • 100%

I have two pieces of siding that need to be replaced (or at least sanded down and repainted) and some caulking that needs to be replaced around exterior windows. Anyone have a handyman that they’d recommend?

NoContract coloradogiant • 1 year ago • 100%

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NoContract coloradogiant • 1 year ago • 83%

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No experience with this provider, but seems like a really great rate for low data users who travel into Canada or Mexico

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Longmont coloradogiant • 1 year ago • 100%

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Boost Mobile coloradogiant • 1 year ago • 66%

Welcome to [/c/boostmobile](https://lemmy.ml/c/boostmobile) With all of the recent drama around Reddit, this community was started as an alternate to the /r/boostmobile community on Reddit. The community here is much smaller and we need your help in order for it to grow. Feel free to cross-post (or, repost) content here so we can build up a good history of content in the event that Reddit (completely) falls apart. Also, as for moderation - If you’re a mod on the Reddit site (or, are just interested in being one) send me a message.

Boost Mobile coloradogiant • 1 year ago • 100%

As this community is just getting started, I thought it might be nice to learn what plans everyone is on. Please share your plan, how long you've been with boost and how you like the service

Thatsabooklight coloradogiant • 1 year ago • 100%

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Technology coloradogiant • 1 year ago • 84%

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/1353899 > > Article summarized by AI below: > > The article argues that artificial intelligence (AI) is not a threat to humanity, but a powerful tool to solve global challenges such as climate change, poverty, disease, and inequality. It gives examples of how AI is already being used to improve health care, education, agriculture, and energy efficiency. It also discusses the ethical and social implications of AI, and how we can ensure that it is aligned with human values and goals. The article concludes that AI will save the world if we use it wisely and responsibly.