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Article Comments - 2009 Pontiac Solstice GXP Coupe Follow-Up Test
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Our hopes were high following the debut of the 2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe at the 2008 New York Auto Show last year. We had not forgotten the ergonomic shortcomings of the Solstice. Nor had its functional limitations slipped our minds. It was mechanically the same curvaceous Solstice that had made us swoon in 2006. Only now it had a bitchin' hardtop.
2009 Pontiac Solstice GXP Coupe Follow-Up Test
2009 Pontiac Solstice GXP Coupe Follow-Up Test
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this is the same story line the critics used when the solstice convertible made its debut in late 05 for the 06 MY....those of us who own them love them.....and its just that....you either love it or hate it......we see no shortcomings......we told GM during a factory tour lack of storage for the removeable top would be the critics main comment....the coupe will bring a few more into ownership, convert some of the current convertible owners.....
racing results have proven the solstice a proven winner......its a niche car.....and in most cases a second or third car for most owners......but even those who use them as daily drivers love em.......you can overcome storage space.....we have packed for a week for two people in the car on a 1500 mile trip.....just on owners opinion.....ours is over 3 years old...40k on it..and still lovin it....
The Sports Car Club of America is for amature road racing. They have showroom stock classes where you are not allowed to make any changes to the cars. The Pontiac Solstice has DOMINATED this class since it debuted, and that is against the Mazda Miata, and Nissan 350Z. The results of the races are available online. If the Solstice is SOOO terrible, why has it DOMINATED the Miata and others in showroom stock road racing? The Solstice is the national champion for the T2 class! It was last year as well!
I owned a base model Solstice for 2 years, and now have a Sky Redline (same as a Pontiac Solstice GXP), and I participate in club road racing events as an instructor. I also own a GTS Viper. I am willing to bet I have a lot more road course experience than the author of this article, and I can assure any readers that the Solstice/Sky are OUTSTANDING roadsters when it comes to handeling. The base model Solstice tires are horrible and really let the car down.
I am on my second Kappa now (Solstice and Sky are called Kappas), and the build quality on both have been very good with not a single problem on either one.
My advice? Don't listen to some hack. Go drive the car yourself. There is a Pontiac dealership on every corner. Go for a test drive, and make up YOUR mind. I almost bought a S2000 before I drove the Solstice. I'm glad I took the Solstice for a test drive!
bellaverde Posts: 1Like any car with personality, the Sol has some quirks. None of them make me love my '07 Solstice any less. Cupholders? With the cornering this baby can do, you'll just slosh all the java out anyway. Clutch? The light feel more than makes up for the slower release. The gearbox is out of a truck and some seem to think that is a bad thing. Where I grew up, truck stuff was TUFF stuff...no exception here. No question the looks are what drew me to the car, but nothing...not the manual top (conv), nor the flimsy cupholder (still working after 2 years) has enough "disappointment" factor to make one tire of it. I have a strong feeling these reviewers are concentrating on Cindy Crawford's little mole a bit too much.
momssol Posts: 1Statements like "can't keep up with the Miata on the mountain curves" show the lack of knowledge with regard to the Solstice platform. Solstice has been showing the Miatas 'how its done' for the past 4 years ... on the Autocross tracks and the Road Tracks all across the United States. The lack of body roll alone is enough to show any educated driver the advantage the Solstice has in the curves.
Its time the American Made bias of the rag writers is put where it belongs ... :mad:
thewb2001 Posts: 1When he complains about things that the car lacks, I have to laugh...
"Comfortable cockpit with practical storage? All-day freeway comfort? We can't even stow the narrow hardtop inside the car?"
I don't have these in my Lotus Elise either--the most fantastic care I've ever owned --which gets driven 90 miles a day, btw.
It isn't the car for him; he wants something else (minivan, perhaps?)...it's not that he expected too much, but that he expected or wanted something different.
it's characteristic for GM to biuld not special 1 generation of the car and even if second, refreshed model comes with much better specs, it's to late:modern Pontiac GTO, Chevy SSR, Caddy Allante and XLR (yes, but thye same with Ford Thunderbird)...
it's probably the same problem here:
I love that rough "american" attitude..but if You cant hide your "targa roof" in your car ? - that's too much,
they could improve interior too ! (370Z and Mustang got that !)
although this cars has some flaws I really love the looks and drivetrain (specs)
good luck Pontiac : I hope we'll see new retro-GTO
Pontiac is a niche brand now, isn't it?:)
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In claiming the superiority of the Solstice to the Miata in SCCA racing, is the Solstice in question the base model or the GXP? If it is the GXP, I don't see how it is a fair comparison since the GXP is quite a bit more expensive... Doesn't it start at about $30k? The Miata, on the other hand, starts around $20k and lacks a trim level comparable to the GXP. I'm sure that Mazda could release a similarly expensive Miata in order to compete with the Solstice GXP, but that seems to go against the idea of an affordable sports car.
I haven't driven either car, but from what I have read, it seems that the Miata gets high overall marks and the Solstice doesn't because of differences in refinement. The fit and finish, storage space, top operation, comfort and most importantly driving experience all seem to be excellent in the Miata. I haven't heard good things about any of those for the solstice, but then, I've never driven one.
Those of you that own the Solstice seem to be happy, but then, few people will admit to making a poor decision on items as expensive as cars. Look no farther than the user reviews for just about any car on this site. Almost everything is 9.0+. Maybe the Solstice is a good car, I don't know, but I think that I would trust the opinions of those who evaluate vehicles for a living over those who have a great deal of personal interest involved by being owners.
It's not that my opinion of the car is particularly important, but if comparisons are going to be made to the Miata, they should be done with perspective and in the proper context. I don't think that it is fair to compare an approximately $30k car with an approximately $20k one, especially on the track.
you have to drive both to honestly do a good comparison...having compared both when I was in the market....the miata had a cramped cockpit compared to the solstice...fit and finish were the same and I wasnt concerned about top operation, nor storage and both had the same driving comfort levels IMHO.....looks are hands down the solstice, even with a 15 year head start by miata....and the driving experience was hands down for the solstice with the 50 50 balance front to back, and a wider stance than the miata.....there are die hard owners of both cars who are passionate about them......it all comes down to a personal choice...and I would challenge you to find a Miata for 20K these days......
as far as the SCCA competition...both are special club edition vehicles and not necessarily a GXP vs a base.....the cars both race in the same division so meet the same specifications.....so I would stand behind the SCCA wins of the Solstice vs Miata.....since the first year it hit the track.....it began its winning ways...
those who evaluate cars for a living do so out of strictly based on likes dislikes and somewhat of a personal bias in my opinion.....never make a choice based on someone review...make it on a personal, careful research of the product....regardless of what it is.....Im sure others will add there comments here as well....cheers
I agree that driving both would be necessary to compare the cars in an informed way. I also agree that the new Miata could look better, but it will be interesting to see the 2009 model up close. As far as even weight distribution, hasn't that always been a key design goal for the Miata? They seem to take it pretty seriously, after all, the first and I believe second generation models had the battery in the trunk. The batteries were even lightweight with an unusual chemistry. I believe the claim was that the balance is very near 50/50 with the driver in the car.
I looked up the Solstice Club Sport package, it appears to be available for the GXP only:
Please correct me if I am wrong, but wouldn't that be pitting the Miata against a much more powerful car? I couldn't readily find information on an equivalent package for the Miata, but I doubt that it includes serious power mods that would make it competitive with the GXP. They may have modifications that improve handling and braking vs. a base model car, but that is a pretty significant power difference, so it doesn't seem like a fair comparison to me.
great debate..
i belive if Solstice would have more interesting interior (It's not so much $ after all) it would be much interesting ( I thing maybe sth more futuristic (Pontiac as a sport and futuryistic brand-remember futuristic adverts from 80ties?)
Solstice is a special model and it should evething special..
thats the kind of car I'm expecting from pontiac..
angd pleas biuld sth 2 door with retro-futuristic design
give GTO second chance !
oh yeah and put that 300BHP V-6 under the hood!
the V-6 debate has been discussed many times...and the kappa platform by its design doesnt lend itself to a V-6 from an assembly line point of view...remember the Solstice began life as an under $20K base model car....which was the intent of Bob Lutz......sure it has grown above that.... but not sure what more you would want in the interior (futuristic) without losing the true simplistic roadster design which is what most buyers wanted in the first place...I believe Pontiac is trying to stay true to form and keep the price reasonable for both the base and GXP versions....thus you will probably not see too many changes to the platform as a whole...2011 will be a turning point for the car as production....if it is still going transitions from the current plant.....
the aftermarket is growing for the solstice.....and you can even put a V-8 in it now as well a several companies offering with S/C or Turbo upgrades, not to mention a few very good interior design shops specializing in the Solstice....
The two different Solstices race in two completely different classes in SCCA racing. The base model Solstice that starts at $20,000 races against the Miata in the "SSB" class, and has dominated that class since 2006 when the Solstice arrived. The GXP Solstice races in the faster "T2" class, and it is the current champion of THAT class as well.
"Writing about cars for a living" does not mean these people have a clue. All these writers say the Miata handles better than the Solstice, yet facts prove that wrong. I own a Viper, so I can afford to buy a Miata if I thought it was better. I have driven a TON of Miatas while being a driving instructor. It is a great car. But, the Solstice is a better car if you want performance. The Solstice handles better, and the championships PROVE it. I'm just telling you people to stop blindly reading the bologny written by these "professional" reviewers, and go look at these cars yourself. Drive them yourself. Have an open mind. The quality in my new Nissan Xterra is HORRIFIC, and if it was built by GM, the reviewers would raise holy stink about it. BUT, because it is Japanese, it gets a free pass and it is never mentioned. I bought it because I needed a strong off-roader, so I don't care about the terrible interior quality, but I *DO* think it is unfair the way all the automotive writers are SOOO biased against American companies.
I just did some research on it, if you still believe that facts prove that the solstice handles better than the miata, I would be interested in seeing what facts specifically lead you to this conclusion.
First off, solstices that race in SSB are equipped with an option called Z0K Club Sport, which offers several upgrades (including suspension) that are not found on the stock car sold to the average consumer.
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/03/its-official-pontiac-solstice-goes-road-racin- g/
Regardless of whether a similar package exists for the miata is sort of besides the point, as you have gone past comparing cars that the average person can actually buy. You're not comparing a stock solstice to a stock miata at this point.
Secondly, there is this article from Edmunds, which indicates that mazda attempted to produce an answer to the Z0K Club Sport option for the Miata:
So without any more information than that, I can only conclude that the miata is losing to a solstice that is not a realistic representation of what is available to the average consumer. If nothing else, this might be a good indicator that SSB results are not a good indicator of what cars offer the best performance for the average consumer.
Therefore, it is now on you to prove that the base solstice handles better than the base miata, as you seem to believe. I don't understand why you threw in a statement about having a viper, and thus being able to afford a miata if you thought it was better. You're comparing a very expensive car to a very cheap one, you'd be an idiot to take a viper over a miata if it wasn't a good deal better for your criteria. Are you just trying to show off by saying that you have a viper? So what? That isn't relevant to the discussion. Neither are any allegations about bias, since I believe that I have established that the cars are not directly comparable anyway, as at least one of them (the solstice) is not an accurate representation of the base solstice you see on the road.


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Mr Barnett urged Australia to stop worrying about China's growth rate and spend more time on managing the crucial realtionship with China. " That is the issue that needs attention," he warned.

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This was just a few minutes after the Marlins solved nothing by firing Larry Beinfest. On the other side of the field and the far side of the baseball world, the franchise's only other general manager inspected Marlins Park for the first time.
Dave Dombrowski looked across the field from the visitors dugout for a moment. He then said what everyone says: "This looks like a nice park, a good place for baseball.''
If only it would be. If only Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria could get out of his own way to give it a chance.
As yet another in a long line of dumb Marlins chapters played out Friday afternoon, it figures Detroit arrived in town for a season-closing series. Detroit, on the way to the playoffs. Detroit, as sound a franchise as there is in baseball.
Detroit is full of former Marlins whose interrupted careers and continued success demonstrate how ashamed Loria should be about the state of his franchise.
Loria has the one thing these champions didn't. He has a publicly-funded stadium. Detroit manager Jim Leyland, who won the 1997 World Series with Dombrowski, stood during batting practice and pointed at the outfield wall.
"I like everything about this place but those green walls," he said.
He was told he'd love the payroll this stadium should provide.
"Like everything but that green wall," he said again.
Leyland left in 1998 because there was no stadium. Dombrowski and assistant general manager Al Avila, also with Detroit, left in 2002. Miguel Cabrera, the best hitter in baseball, left next.
Then Omar Infante and Anibal Sanchez were traded just last season in what was Fire Sale IV. Or maybe V. It's hard to keep track.
It was as inevitable all of them left town, just as it is Beinfest does now for a different reason. This firing had nothing to do with a stadium or revenue or even bad trades Beinfest made.
There were lots of those, too. Just look at Detroit. The one involving Cabrera, the best hitter in baseball, has nothing to show for it. The more recent one of Infante and Sanchez doesn't look much better right now.
But Beinfest's firing had nothing to do with his job, really, considering those trades would have got him fired a while ago and the last big trade he made with Toronto is a big winner.
No, Beinfest was fired mainly because of his deteriorated relationship with Loria. That's the sum of it. This had been building for a while, and the only way for it to end was for Loria to fire Beinfest with two years remaining on his deal.
That's Loria's right. He's the owner. But it does nothing, means nothing, improves the toxic situation inside the Marlins not at all if Loria keeps sinking the ship like he has.
It's not the meddling. It's the mismanagement. Payrolls double one year, then go back two-thirds the next. Four managers in three years. The only constants on the baseball side are Loria and losing.
The hope isn't that Loria learns to tone down his act for the better of his franchise. The hope is whomever becomes general manager now, Mike Hill or Dan Jennings, can manage the owner better than Beinfest could. Or baby-sit him. Or whatever.
This gets about as tiresome to write as it does to watch the Marlins go through losing season after losing season. If they didn't have a new ballpark, that'd be one thing.
But the parade of Detroit Tigers coming through town tells you of all the baseball minds who didn't get this chance. It's not just the above-mentioned. There's the trainer, Kevin Rand. There's media-relations director Ron Colangelo. The list goes on. And on.
Dombrowski just came from an organizational meeting about the playoffs next week. He stood in the dugout before Friday's game and talked of old times with the Marlins. At one point, Beinfest's firing was brought up. He chuckled in a way that wasn't one.
"They've had more owners than general managers," he said.
The Marlins had good owners like H. Wayne Huizenga and John Henry. But Loria did what they couldn't. He got a stadium.
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Prayer for Those Who Mourn
Bless those who mourn, eternal God,
with the comfort of your love
that they may face each new day with hope
and the certainty that nothing can destroy
the good that has been given. May their memories become joyful,
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Presented by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies and the REEL CHINA Documentary Biennial
Thursday, February 07, 20087:00 PM - 10:00 PM2534 Melnitz HallUCLALos Angeles, CA 90095
The Other Bank, dir. Jiang Yue, 1994, 140 min.
This is a documentary about a group of unusual actors, their training, their groundbreaking performances in contemporary Chinese theater, and what happened to them. In early spring of 1993, independent artist Mou Sen was invited by the Actors Exchange and Training Center of the Beijing Film Academy to take charge of an intensive, short-term performance workshop. More than thirty high school graduates from all over the country attended the workshop. Fourteen of them, who stay till the end of the training, performed The Other Bank: A Chinese Grammatical Discussion, a play written by Gao Xingjian (Nobel Prize Winner, 2000) and Yu Jian. The seven performances by the fourteen students stunned Beijing's artistic and intellectual circles. These young actors were greeted with applause, flowers, and tears. The show was over. But where would these fourteen young people go? They chose to stay in Beijing. The reality they encountered was cruel. The dreams in the classrooms were broken. In the end, all the young actors left Beijing one after another. One student brought back two actor friends to his remote village in Hebei Province where he staged a theater piece they wrote together. The Black Bird that had Flown Over the Paradise. The filmmaker's critical decision to shift his focus from the artists to the young peasant performers marks an important turning point at which independent Chinese documentary became critical of its intellectual advantage and instead tried to become closer to the grassroots.
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REEL CHINA Documentary Biennial, New York
Independent Chinese documentary filmmaking has flourished for over a decade. Produced outside the official or commercial channels by dedicated individual filmmakers, these works—mostly in DV format—are valuable documents of alternative histories and life styles in contemporary China. For our series, we have selected documentaries—divided into five categories (history, education, documentary ethics, minorities, women and gender)—that are not only recent productions but also offer a rich, varied, up-to-date, and intimate view of contemporary China. By presenting exemplary works on various, sometimes controversial topics in different styles, we hope to stimulate discussions of not only the contents of the documentaries but the process, and sometimes the problems, of documentary filmmaking (and by extension history writing) itself.
Time: Thursdays, 7:00pm
Jan. 31, 2008: The Hurricane
Feb. 7, 2008: The Other Bank
Feb. 14, 2008: Using
Feb. 21, 2008: Senior Year; and We Are the … of Communism
Feb. 28, 2008: Gongbu's Happy Life; and Blossoming in the Wind
March 6, 2008: Women's Fifty Minutes; and Mei Mei
Venue: 2534 Melnitz Hall, UCLA
Admission: FREE
Screening Format: all films will be in DVD format with English subtitles.
Source of films:
• REEL CHINA Documentary Biennial, New York.
• Zero Channel Media Co., Beijing.
• Director Zhou Hao.
The Hurricane, dir. Duan Jinchuan and Jiang Yue, 2005, 89m.
The Hurricane is a reinvestigation of the communist Land Reform (1946-1953) that started as a strategy to mobilize peasants to support the Communist Party in the civil war with the Nationalists (1946-49). This documentary, in the form of grassroots oral history, presents villagers in Northeast China, where the Land Reform was launched. The peasants speak from memory, giving accounts of manipulation, injustice, and cruelty.
Gai Shanxi and Her Sisters, dir. Ban Zhongyi, 2004, 130m. [TBA because of length]
This is the story of the courageous struggle of a Chinese comfort woman. The film focuses on the ordeal of Gai Shanxi (this is actually her nickname, which means "No. 1 beauty of Shanxi"), a peasant woman in Shanxi Province who took part in the resistance against the Japanese. Because of her good looks, she was twice held captive in the Japanese stronghold where she was brutally raped. Regardless of her own safety, she twice offered her body in order to protect other girls from her village. The ravages wrecked upon her by the Japanese left her barren and scorned by others after the war. Unhappy in her marriage and family life and suffering from poor health, she could no longer bear the psychological as well as physical pain, so she took her own life. When the filmmaker visited Shanxi Province, Gai Shanxi was already dead. Her story is told through the testimonies of other former comfort women, the village elders, and former Japanese soldiers.
Using, dir. Zhou Hao, 2007, 145m.
"Using" is the latest work by contemporary Chinese documentary filmmaker Zhou Hao. Shot over the last three years, the documentary follows the relationship between the filmmaker and two "friends" who were drug users in the city of Guangzhou. Apart from investigating at close range a dark and cruel layer of reality of contemporary Chinese society that has rarely been aired, the documentary is also provocative in baring the mutually using relationship between the filmmaker and the filmed subject.
Senior Year, dir. Zhou Hao, 2005, 95m.
In No.1 High School of Wuping County in western Fujian Province, seventy-eight high school seniors have only one chance to advance to higher education, that is through the annual national entrance exam. Eighty percent of the students in this school come from surrounding rural areas. Their parents tell them that if they don't want to become farmers, the entrance exam to higher education is their only chance to change their lives. The documentary records the hardworking, high-pressured as well as lonely lives of a group of seventeen and eighteen-year-old Hakkas. As one student puts it, "I can't stand the idea of going through another senior year."
We Are the . . . of Communism (aka The School That Disappeared), Cui Zi'en, 2007, 94m.
From summer to winter, the number of students in the Yuanhai migrant community school dropped from 720 to 16. Some were kicked outside and had to temporarily attend class in a workshop and in the street, until even that was taken away. Those students, once happily gathered together, lost everything. Some dropped out from school and stayed at home, others moved to far away schools with high fees, and still others returned to school in their hometown with their parents. With the arrival of winter, students below the third grade could only attend class squeezed inside a small van. Classes for students from fourth to sixth grades were held in the teacher's home. In spite of this, and even when it turned very cold, students still ran to the school's main door to play and never ceased to regard the school as a big and happy fairyland.
Gongbu's Happy Life, dir. Ji Dan, 1999, 82m.
This meditative documentary about the life of a Tibetan villager displays a sensitivity and understanding that the filmmaker herself gained from her three years of living in the Tibetan village.
Blossoming in the Wind, dir. Sun Yuelin, 2005, 60 mins.
As the debut work of the young filmmaker Sun Yueling, Blossoming in the Wind won the Committee Nomination Prize at the 2005 Yunnan Multi-culture Visual Forum/Festival. It is an intimate and personal record of a blissful pilgrimage by Rinpoche, a Tibetan Living Buddha. Traveling with several of his disciples and the filmmaker, Ripoche heads for a Tibetan sacred mountain in Deqing, Yunnan Province. Marching through sleet and snow, Ripoche spreads his joy and wisdom throughout the whole journey. Blue skies, white clouds, the tinkling of bells, the sound of footsteps, smiling faces, and singing voices all bask in the glow of the transparent sunshine, amidst the joyous festivities of daily life. Animals and humans alike traverse freely through the realms of the sacred land.
Women's Fifty Minutes, Shi Tou, 2005, 55m.
This experimental documentary is a compilation of various shots and impressions of the filmmaker's trip to her girlfriend's hometown as well as her daily wandering in Beijing. Through the impressionistic non-narrative, the filmmaker presents a deeply personal observation of women's changing roles in traditional ceremonies in provincial China as well as in modern metropolitan life.
Mei Mei, dir. Gao Tian, 2005, 82 mins.
Mei Mei is a transvestite male actor who is eager to find his true love. He searches among gays and transvestites. In 2004 he finally meets a man of his match who also accepts Mei Mei as he is. They have a public wedding ceremony. Mei Mei is very confident about his marriage and his future. His friends throw a farewell party for him before he leaves for Shanghai where he and his love are to embark on a life together. However, things are not as perfect as planned, and his marriage proves harder than expected. Finally Mei Mei comes back to Beijing. He feels embarrassed when running into old friends. Also, he runs into financial problems worse than ever before.
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E. D. I love your little swans. VERY cute!
Catherine, Beautiful work!!!
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Liz ~ Such a nice and soft WC of the swans. Especially like the reflection in the water and your mountains. I'm sure your new friends are thrilled to have this hand-painted gift from you. It's so very thoughtful. Have a Merry Christmas!
Comments and critiques are welcome.
Catherine ~ What a great job you did on your charcoal drawing of the swan - and from memory too! Glad you are putting your mishap behind you and moving forward.
Catherine, you have a good memory and did a good job on the swans. I really like the reflection.
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Catherine, you did such a good job of the swam from memory. I also like the reflections. Nicely done.
Bonnie C & C most welcome / appreciated
Morning everyone, I've been busy getting ready for the holidays. I'm still in pain with my mouth but life is moving so fast that I can no longer stay at home and do nothing so I started with what I like to do first. Here are my challenge paintings for this month The first one I did some time ago and it is very good but it does have the black and white theme it is done with watercolours and why not show off the bad with the good. That means my bad your good! Each of you have shown wonderful and beautiful paintings this month.
The 2nd painting I just finished two nights agao and I have named it "Where is the Black", sorry this site won't let me download it for some reason. Will try later.
All C & C's always welcome
Catherine,your swan is lovely,beautiful reflections!
Joyce, your white daisies almost pop off the page with that dark background. This looks very modern and almost stylized. I like the different shapes and colors of the centers and the fact that you allowed the flowers to run off the page. I think it is very nice.
Can't wait to see the other one. Sometimes you are not able to upload an image because it is too big. Why don't you try resizing it?
Liz, your swan piece is beautiful. I especially love the way the mountains and sky are echoed by the water - lovely. What a nice gift to give new friends!
Catherine, your black-and-white swan painting with the reflection below the swan is very dramatic. I did have to laugh when I read your note about working on wet media in the kitchen! We can all understand that!
Joyce, your daisy painting in black and white is one of my favorites of all the pieces you've done. It's very, very artistic. Wow.
Comments and critiques are welcomed and appreciated.
Joyce,what a beautiful painting,delicate and so beautifully done! Great job!
Thanks everyone for the comments on the daisies it was fun. I may try doing the ducks in the New Year. Here is my second picture I had to re-scan it. I used pen and ink and pastels not sure why it came out tlooking brown tone when I used white and gray must be the scanner.
Joyce, what a nice floral with ink and pastel. I really like it. You are not afraid to try different media and you seem to handle them all well. You can be proud of this one.
I'd like to share with you this wonderful mostly white painting that was just posted on Artist Daily by Martha Lever. Great colors in the white!
Dear all special friends from this wonderful site!
I want to let you know that although I have not been very active in these 2 weeks, I have been following you all and I only have to say how wonderful and how beautiful this place is!!!
I have finally finished work and I am ready to go on holidays, in fact, I am leaving tomorrow, but I really didn't want to leave without saying goodbye to all and without wishing you the best for this following week and new year.
I read a best wishes recipe which more or less goes like this:
2 cups of love.
1 cup of patient
500 grms of good bives
1 bar of happiness
and add faith as needed!!
I sent all my Xmas cards the last week of November, but for one which was sent a week ago only. I hope you get them because I don't trust Mex post a lot! (jejejeje) ;)
But seriously, I am super lucky to be able to have friends like you, so active, intelligent, loving, creative and wonderful!
A super hug to you all and I will not forget to make notes and take pictures of the Dolores Olmedo museum and its exhibit!
Bye for now,
Joyce ~ Both of your daisy paintings are so nice. The first one is my favorite because it's so graphic and bold. It's a real eye catcher and I would frame it. The pen work in the second painting is also good. The muted colors and background reminds me of the old botanical drawings (before photography), which I love! Hope you're feeling better.
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Detail of silver Byzantine cross from the late 11th or early 12th century. On the front are relief busts of Christ, the Virgin Mary, St. John and two archangels. The reverse side has engravings of scenes from the life of Mary.
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Q. I am a college student who just completed my freshman year. I've been looking for a summer job ever since I returned home for break. Employers are telling me that in order to be considered to work, a.) I either need experience or b.) I cannot be a college student. I am starting to get extremely frustrated and am afraid I won't get a summer job. Please advise.
A. Summer jobs, as with all jobs, are in demand and the market for these opportunities is highly competitive. What are your expectations for a summer job? Students often have a long wish list; a great job, with cool people, making great money, getting terrific work experience and being highly appreciated by their employer.
The reality is more like this; do you need to make money or gain experience? Certainly if you can get both from the same job you are one of the lucky winners of the ideal summer job. For many others, especially those starting their summer job search now (as opposed to over March break), putting together a few different jobs, each with a different purpose may be the only way to achieve both goals.
So where are the summer jobs? Employment is based on the economy; looking at the seasonality of the economy offers opportunities in industries that thrive during the summer. Tourism; including hotels and restaurants (fast food and upscale); retail companies in high traffic tourist locations all experience business growth during the summer. Camps, beaches, parks and vendors who support these activities may also be looking for summer help. Many of these employers will accept walk in applicants with resumes in hand. Dress well and ask to speak to a manager. If a manager isn't available, chat up the staff to see if there are potential openings. Leave a resume and get the manger's name and number so that you can follow up. Don't forget to get the name of the staff member you spoke with!
Networking continues to be the best way to secure any job. If you do not have a LinkedIn profile, create one. If you have a LinkedIn profile, communicate with your contacts about your need for a summer job after you add to your contact list. Invite all your faculty members to connect, administrative staff from your college who know you, former employers, neighbors and family friends. Cast a wide net and let everyone know you are looking for an opportunity.
Use Facebook for the same activity. Make sure you describe the special skills you have to offer. Were you a great receptionist at the student union? Say so! Companies may need people to cover vacations. Did you build a website for your fraternity? Showcase the technical abilities you have. Many organizations have one job (not many jobs) which they offer to one person they were introduced to by a current employee or close fiends of managers. Make sure you are the person shaking social media hands with anyone who can introduce you to a hiring manager.
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3.86/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured a nice clear amber with a half finger white head that dissipated leaving some lacing. It looks pretty nice, true to form for an IPA, but nothing standout. Scents of orange, grapefruit peel, some tropical fruit, peach, slight floral aromas and extremely faint pine resin. A very fruit forward aroma, yet also quite muted in its overall intensity for an IPA. Still very nice and appealing. Flavor begins with faintly bitter citrus, moving into strong floral hop notes and faint pine resin. Finishes with a nice hit of floral hops and citrus peel, with some slight pine. Aftertaste is floral with some hints of bitter citrus peel. A very floral IPA flavor and not as bitter and hop-forward as many American IPAs, but a good English IPA flavor profile. Mouthfeel is medium-light bodied with low carbonation and a resinous feel. A good, true to style IPA mouthfeel. Overall this is a pretty good IPA, with a nice aroma and flavor combination, that while not the most pronounced and bold, are well balanced and pleasant. It's not the greatest IPA out there, even for an English IPA, but it is nice.
Serving type: on-tap
04-17-2014 06:50:21 | More by Auraan
New York
3.19/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Definitely a better-than-average IPA. Hops are prominent but yet restrained. Moderate carbonation. A little malt and sweet fruity flavors too. This is an easy-drinking, flavorful beer that doesn't cross the line into pure hop-bomb. Nice in the summer.
Serving type: on-tap
04-13-2014 23:26:41 | More by AmyfaceNYC
3.5/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Golden-Medium golden body,medium head,visably carbonated
Overwhelming hop scent
Great in your face bold hops, strong and in your face, just the way i like my IPAs.
Still has some fruit and malt notes,but over all a strong concentration on having a fully hopped.... boldy hopped brew :P
Smooth and crisp sips
First Had: May 27th 2013
Serving type: bottle
04-13-2014 18:37:58 | More by CtephanieCimone
United Kingdom (England)
3.69/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
330ml bottle into a tulip glass
Not much head but ok lacing with the little there is.
Beautiful orange colour. Very clear. Deep fruity citrus aroma. Not grapefruit but something less sharp.
Tastes great. Not aggressive but strong flavour. Rounded, fruity, little malt but nice soft finish. Medium bitterness, not very astringent but refreshing and moreish.
Good solid reliable mainstream American ipa.
Serving type: bottle
04-12-2014 22:26:13 | More by Kenee
3.98/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
12oz. bottle poured into imperial pint glass.
A: Pours a fairly pristine and transparent brass hue with a faded khaki head that starts out fairly large, approximately 2 1/2 fingers. It does dissipate rather quickly, but a creamy cap retains for a good long while and there's some significant lacing left behind.
S: Aroma is a little on the weak side and nothing really jumps out of the glass. Big whiffs detect some citrus zest—grapefruit primarily and not much else. Little bit floral. Some grassy bitterness.
T: Unlike the nose, the flavor comes through in full-force. Much of that grapefruit comes through, this time it's piggybacked by some mellow caramel malt. It's not overly complex by any means, but it's well done and balanced perfectly with the hops being the star of the show, but it never becomes lopsided. The finish is a bit rustic with some pine resin and grass. Lingering aftertaste is a really nice mesh of the initial citrus, a touch of malt, with a background bitterness. A great example of the style.
M: Medium-bodied that feels like it's bigger, but never quite reaches the "full" plateau. Crisp with a touch of silkiness. It's definitely not light, but at the same time it's definitely not too clunky and it makes drinking numerous pints a breeze.
O: Goose Island IPA is not an amazing beer. It's just not. It's a bit on the "safe" side. Hop-forward, but never bordering pungent. Nothing out of the ordinary in any department. What Goose Island IPA is, however, is an extremely approachable example of the style. It's perfect as an introduction to IPAs as well as a session IPA, I think. There's nothing overwhelming going on here, it's not sitting on an obnoxious ABV, and it's certainly not a polka dotted unicorn that's only found once in a blue moon. It's simply a middle-of-the-road IPA and I happen to love that. This always has a place in my fridge.
Serving type: bottle
04-09-2014 02:18:05 | More by ThePaintedGrey
3.8/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Coating lace from a temporary half-inch of head. Golden amber with a flat tone.
Seasoned nose with prickly hops, an English stale bread malt, golden citrus, herbal pine, and flowery cones. Scaled back for the overseas version. The hops aren't particularly American, either. Traditional approach, and a successful nose to carry it.
Tea cake malts and bitter English hops. Pine, herbal, and floral notes with a bitter citrus finish. Spiny. Bristled carbonation makes for a chewier, grizzly drink. Pleasing mouth-swish of liquid. Lighter body.
Solid. All business in the re-creation of a classic style.
Serving type: on-tap
04-02-2014 22:33:23 | More by thecheapies
3.45/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Had this at dinner last night. This beer is very "in the middle". Kind of an AAL of the style. Not bad but definitely not great either.
Mild pine and citrus hops profile.
Warm malt.
Smooth dry finish.
Moderately carbonated and fairly thin for the style
Overall this is good beer. I could see drinking this on tap or at a party. You could probably drink this while fishing or doing outside work.
I only had one and it was very close to being out of date. If I see this at the store and its fresher I will buy some to try again. I'm sure this beer is better than my first encounter.
Serving type: bottle
03-26-2014 12:42:07 | More by TexasRedskinFan
3.46/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Nothing exceptional, but a very good drinking IPA. In the middle in so many ways - Pleasant aroma, taste and bitterness. Not over-hopped, like so many craft IPA's have become. Definitely a brew that can have one after another, and it will stand up. Certainly a beer to have when you're having more than one.
Serving type: bottle
03-23-2014 22:26:34 | More by HaroldPE
3.5/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce bottle poured into a pint glass (I don't have a thistle glass as recommended)
A - Golden amber with a loose, but lasting head.
S - Pine hops with some malt background. Very pleasant.
T - Pine hop dominates with some fruity malt background.
M - Actually a little thin for an IPA.
O - An ok beer, but a bit of a disappointment considering all the good things I hear and read about Goose Island. There are a lot of better IPA choices than this one.
Serving type: bottle
03-20-2014 21:19:49 | More by Retroman40
3.21/5 rDev -14.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Poured from a 12 FL. OZ. bottle into a pint glass. BOTTLED ON DATE: 21NOV13.
Appearance: Very thin light golden body. Thin white head which disappears quickly. Subtle carbonation.
Smell: Light and fruity. Apple juice aroma. Not very hoppy.
Taste: Light caramel notes. Very malt forward. Subtle spicy bitterness in first sip.
Mouthfeel: Clean and light. Not overpowering.
Overall: More of a pale ale than an IPA in my opinion. Not bad, nothing special either.
Serving type: bottle
03-15-2014 22:45:21 | More by JednoPivoProsim
3.55/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz. bottle, with bottled on date November 21, 2013 printed on the bottleneck. I was surprised to discover that I hadn't yet reviewed this offering from Goose Island, so I figured now was the time. Acquired as part of a Goose Island variety pack.
Poured into a clear balloon snifter.
A - Pours a nice coppery amber orange colored body, with some nice clarity and some fine flecks of light sediment floating about. Three big fluffy fingers of white head that leaves behind excellent thin rings of lacing. Looks very nice.
S - Smell is comprised of some soapy, piney, grapefruit, orange hop presence, with lots of pale bready malts to balance things out. Lightly floral / vegetal. Definitely a malt bomb.
T - Taste follows the nose - citrusy grapefruit / orange / pine hoppiness, and lots of bready malt. Imbalanced in the way of the malt, for sure. Lightly herbal / floral / dry. Average in flavor.
M - Goes down smooth, crisp, and clean. Feel is sticky, lightly resinous, bitter, bready, and dry. Residual hops and bready malt. Medium bodied with good carbonation. Easy drinking.
Overall, an enjoyable offering from Goose Island, but it is average at best when compared to the ever expanding selection of IPA's nowadays. Not the greatest, but highly drinkable with moderate 5.90% abv. I could definitely see it pairing well with a meal, and I would have it again.
Goose Island India Pale Ale ---3.5/5
Serving type: bottle
03-12-2014 01:35:31 | More by mfnmbvp
New York
3.55/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
It comes with golden brown color. It has a decent aroma of hops, but nothing something crazy like American style IPAs.
The taste has a good hops flavor in the front and then ends soon into a malty finish. It ends a bit too fast for me, but it does a good job as people something different from American hophead IPAs.
I would recommend it as a very drinkable. It's crisp, smooth, and has a good maltiness that would not be offensive to many drinkers.
Serving type: on-tap
03-03-2014 05:33:05 | More by dar482
3.28/5 rDev -13%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Very smooth IPA, not a lot of mouth-feel. Crisp, not a lot of aroma when compared to many mainstream IPAs.
I'd suggest this IPA for folks that are new to the idea of hoppy ales versus lagers, because of the lower IBUs and lack of aroma that is usually associated with IPAs.
Serving type: bottle
03-01-2014 21:52:00 | More by bdion
3.76/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Amber color with a thick head with good retention and leaving laces.
Aroma of sweet toasted malts, peaches and grapefruits. Initially had got a lot of mint.
Bitter flavor of grapefruits, sweet toasted malt, pine, mango, flowers and tea bags. Dry and bitter aftertaste.
Light to medium body with good carbonation.
Classic and reliable IPA, it may have been the first IPA, I drank.
Serving type: on-tap
02-27-2014 14:09:49 | More by FLima
New Jersey
4.2/5 rDev +11.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
DATE TASTED: February 14, 2014... GLASSWARE: Corsendonk thistle...OCCASION: in between storms--with another of Dave's Super Bowl leftovers... APPEARANCE: massive, mountainous white head that begins as an iceberg peak; consistently active, orange amber body; glass lip to beer top lacing... AROMA: aromatic floral hops; slightly malty; piques the interest...PALATE: creamy, active and warming at the throat; the modest alcohol is properly situated--a balanced mouthfeel...TASTE: powerful,, cutting, arresting--any siege-like hyperbole aptly fits; wonderfully sprucey and citric without being overbearing... OVERALL: kudos to Dave for his Super Bowl selections--both Honker's and the IPA play well as samplings or sessionables; a big IPA that remains accessible and relatively affordable...
Serving type: bottle
02-22-2014 04:43:02 | More by dacrza1
3.33/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Consumed December 25th, 2013 at some generic eatery in Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
Beer is a clear, light-to-medium golden. Plenty of active carbonation. Creamy, one-finger off-white head that provides excellent lacing.
Aromas of pine and grapefruit.
Not much malt flavor. Just a touch of sweet caramel, mainly at the end. Hops are barely-perceptible and then only as indistinct bitterness. Well, some pine throughout but really, not much flavor at all.
Mouthfeel is decent due to good carbonation. Lively and smooth.
Looks good, smells okay, feels good: shame the flavor is so watered-down.
Serving type: on-tap
02-14-2014 20:50:18 | More by charlzm
3.79/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
That balance!
Appearance: Light golden brass in color, clear, thin head that lasts, laces moderately. A good bit of carbonation is visible.
Smell: Citrus fruit and mango from the hops, a light malt scent.
Taste: Floral grapefruit, pine flavors, fruity caramel sweetness; nicely balanced by a moderate bitterness. Sweet, piny aftertaste. Halfway through one, the balance strikes me as pretty divine, especially for an IPA.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, almost sticky feel that coats the mouth after a good sip; the carbonation comes as a pleasant afterthought that lends a nice liveliness without being a distraction. The carbonation dissipates as the beer sits, and I like it even more once it calms some.
Overall: This is definitely an American IPA (the pronounced hop-forward grapefruit taste, notable bitterness). I appreciate the modest balance of hops. In all, a flavorful, easy-to-drink, and nicely balanced brew.
Serving type: bottle
02-13-2014 22:26:15 | More by TheMirrorOwl
United Kingdom (England)
3.96/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This is a great IPA widely available here in the UK. I would say it should be considered as an American IPA.
I gave this to my sister, who is not into beer, to try and she said it "tastes like mango beer". This is not a bad description. Theres tons of fruity hop aromas and tastes here... mangoes, oranges, pineapple and a bit of pine.
It's not the most pronouncedly hoppy USA IPA and may disappoint some aficionados for this reason but considered simply as a beer to enjoy drinking it really is excellent. Tons of flavour, quite a bit of bitterness but a well balanced dose of malty sweetness. Drinkability is high for an IPA and the abv is not dangerously high (though it is a fairly strong beer). It looks good with plenty of lacing and a nice golden orange colour.
Good stuff. A go to for IPA fans living in Britain.
Serving type: bottle
02-09-2014 12:27:50 | More by LagerCognoscenti
3.74/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a shaker pint glass.
Look: Copper body, oatmeal flake head. Good retention, light lacing.
Aroma: Floral, fruity, hoppy.
Taste: Floral, fruity, bitter. A woodsy finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, dry.
Overall: A very solid IPA that hits all the marks.
Serving type: bottle
02-02-2014 02:25:35 | More by JuicesFlowing
3.84/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Served cold and poured in a mug.
A- Dark golden, with modest head.
S- Hoppy with tones of citrus.
T- Clean and crisp with fruity aftertaste.
M- Somewhat dry, but not overwhelming.
O- It is a fruitier IPA than most, however the taste is not overpowering and only really noticeable in the aftertaste. It is one of the best IPAs that you can expect to find in a large grocery chain store.
Serving type: bottle
02-01-2014 00:27:58 | More by BeersIsTheName
3.81/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Golden with a white head.
S: Orange, grapefruit peel, citrus in the nose, maybe a little pine.
T: Malt, orange, grapefruit peel, pine. Somewhat bland for an IPA, especially for a brewery as good as Goose Island.
M: Medium-light bodied and fairly smooth for an IPA.
O: Not what I was hoping for, but good for an English-style IPA.
Serving type: bottle
01-21-2014 05:32:00 | More by BierJager89
3.73/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured into a snifter
A: Clear golden with a white half finger head that dissipates fast. Curtain-y lacing.
S: Piney, resin-y. Grapefruit. Slight malts.
T: A well balanced hop/malt combo. The low bitterness makes this a very sessionable beer. A smooth, clean finish.
M: Medium with medium/frothy carbonation.
O: Not bad. I was expecting an onslaught of hops, but was pleasantly surprised by the great balance of malt. I bet this would rock on tap.
Serving type: bottle
01-12-2014 22:58:06 | More by brewskifan55
3.61/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
This is a pretty decent IPA from Goose Island. There are tons of Grapefruit notes in the nose and in the taste of the beer. There's not a whole lot of complexity going on here though. Overall a very pleasurable and easy sessionable beer with a pleasant mouthfeel and some nice carbonation. Very little bitterness. Lacks the real heavy hop character in most IPAs brewed today.
Serving type: bottle
01-12-2014 02:39:45 | More by TheFizzinator
3.61/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Gold/orange, with good head and lacing and noticeable carbonation.
Smell: Grapefruit and pine, with a hint of malt.
Taste: Grapefruit and other citrus fruits, caramel, pine.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, slightly sticky, with the typical IPA bitterness.
The Verdict: Not bad. A solid, balanced IPA with everything you expect. I may not go hunting it, but I won't turn one down either.
Serving type: bottle
01-06-2014 23:09:21 | More by TheMarkE
3.53/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Decent IPA but i did expect a little bit more from Goose Island. The flavor was good out of a bottle or a glass but i tended to prefer a bottle because it caught most of the dry flavor from the IPA. Good as a casual drinker or to have after a light meal, but not up there with my favorite IPAs. However, I would recommend it as a beer you absolutely have to have after eating pumpkin seeds
Serving type: bottle
01-06-2014 10:51:04 | More by Owl-Head
India Pale Ale from Goose Island Beer Co.
85 out of 100 based on 2,865 ratings.