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LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas is the entertainment capital of the world, but some visitors said they are surprised the skyline lacks a large modern arena or huge stadium.
The valley has a list of arenas that may or may not be built.
Sources have told the I-Team that Resorts World Las Vegas developers have floated around the idea of building an arena on the former Stardust property.
A spokesperson said they are "openly considering all entertainment venues."
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said she hopes a downtown arena will be built at Symphony Park.
"I'm really excited about it," she said. "Have been ever since (former mayor) Oscar (Goodman) was first trying to develop these 61 acres and absolutely committed to getting an NBA team here, we hope."
But Goodman said she knows there's competition.
She has long supported efforts to get the University of Nevada, Las Vegas a new stadium near its campus.
And on Friday, throwing its hat into the ring, MGM Resorts International announced plans for a 20,000 seat arena between the New York New York and Monte Carlo resorts for concerts and sporting events.
"MGM Resorts and AEG have the capacity to finance this right now," said MGM Resorts spokesman Gordon Absher said. "We are seeking no public financing. This will be privately financed."
Most arena proposals have failed -- from the Silver State arena nearby the former Sahara casino and the Las Vegas National Sports Complex near the M Resort to Caesars Entertainment's hopes for a sports arena behind the Flamingo resort.
Yet, the plans keep coming.
"It shows a lot of people are looking at Vegas and saying we need more space for big events," said Dave Schwartz, director of the UNLV Center for Gaming Research.
Whichever project wins the arena game is unclear, but don't expect anything from city hall until it's a done deal.
"We don't make announcements until the money's in the bank and the shovel is ready to go into the ground," Goodman said.
Monday's announcement that Resorts World bought the Echelon construction site is promising news for the Las Vegas economy.
The UNLV Now project estimates its mega-events center could add almost $400 million a year in spending.

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The sound of Vancouver when Crosby beats Miller in OT. Turn up your volume and wait until the 18 second mark.
Crosby was destined to lead Canada to gold !!!!
Some motivational words for the Canadian Men's Hockey Team before the gold medal game against the United States of America.
Canada destroys Russia, fans leave elated.
Canada got off to a slow start but eventually buried Norway under an avalanche of goals.
Him, Alex Frolov, Sergei Zubov and Alex Kovalev are going to be injury replacements for Russia (Via Puck Daddy)
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"Belarus became the first nation to name its provisional hockey roster for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Wednesday. Head coach Mikhail Zakharov named a 23-man roster similar to the Belarus teams that competed at the 2008 and 2009 world championships. Four NHL players made the roster, including Colorado defenceman Ruslan Salei, 36, Toronto forward Mikhail Grabovsky, 25, and Montreal's Kostitsyn brothers, Andrei, 24, and Sergei, 22."
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The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) today (February 4) appealed to people to keep LCSD venues clean and tidy while enjoying the Lunar New Year Fireworks Display on February 10 (2nd day of Lunar New Year).
"When leaving, please take away your belongings and don't leave trash or newspapers behind. Offenders will be subject to a fixed penalty of $1,500," an LCSD spokesman said.
The department will implement a series of measures together with other government departments to maintain cleanliness and safety in LCSD venues including the Hong Kong Cultural Centre (HKCC), Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, Avenue of Stars and UC Centenary Garden where large crowds are expected.
"Measures have been stepped up against littering by putting up more banners and arranging on-site announcement in Cantonese, Putonghua and English at the HKCC and Avenue of Stars." the spokesman said.
Part of the Piazzas of the HKCC and Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront are currently closed for works for Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade Beautification Project and people are urged not to congregate in the surrounding crowded areas during the festive season.
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In a March survey released to Fairfield City Councilmembers last night, Fairfield residents across the city voiced their support for maintaining police levels and 9-1-1 response times.
According to the Fairfield Deputy City Manager's office:
The survey was conducted March 15 through March 19 by opinion research firm Godbe Research with 405 residents across the community. The City of Fairfield commissioned the survey to evaluate the Fairfield community's views related to the City's fiscal challenges, general City services, and attitudes toward a potential local funding measure.
Maintaining crime, drug, and gang prevention programs was the top priority at 77%, as was maintaining rapid 9-1-1 emergency response times (75%) and neighborhood police patrols at current levels (71%). Preventing reductions in fire protection scored 71% when asked about maintaining the existing five fire companies and preventing firefighter layoffs. Preventing the youth center from being closed and the after-school programs for children and teens from being cut also ranked important at 76%.
The funding measure mentioned refers to a 1 percent sales tax increase in Fairfield to fund city programs.
CIty manager Sean Quinn had this to say in a press release this morning:
"With Fairfield facing so many difficult budget decisions due to Sacramento take-aways – over $44 million in just the last three years – it was important to have community feedback on what our service priorities must be," stated City Manager Sean Quinn. "The survey results confirm the City Council's position that maintaining public safety is the number one concern of our residents and that there is community support to take steps to evaluate what options the City has to curb or prevent future cuts from happening."
The Sacramento take-aways he refers to are years of state siphoning of local funds due to state budget problems. The most recent, local governments contend, is the elimination of redevelopment agencies, which have forced many cities into hard times.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee passed today the immigration reform bill which, as expected, is lacking any particular LGBT immigration rights protections. A statement from the National Center for Lesbian Rights, GLAAD, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, United We Dream and Queer Undocumented Immigrant Project, Lambda Legal, Equality Federation and the National Center for Transgender Equality was issued not long after the vote.
In it, the various groups stated "We are disappointed that certain senators threatened the entire immigration reform bill simply because it affords 28,500 same-sex binational couples equal immigration rights." Unfortunately, when one sets one's sights on something that is, basically, impossible, the tendency is to be disappointed.
Besides, Senator Leahy has vowed to introduce this in the full Senate. Well, that is if the Supreme Court upholds the Defense of Marriage Act. If they do not, then the whole issue is moot anyway.
The groups have vowed to"remain steadfast in our commitment to passing compassionate, comprehensive immigration reform that will provide a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented men, women and children living in our country, including at least 267,000 LGBT undocumented immigrants."
This is good, and could build bridges between the LGBT Community and the groups that have been fighting for immigration reform. Unfortunately, it does little to ensure that there will be passage of this bill in the House.
Part of the problem with the House of Representatives is that they are unlikely to take up anything that will benefit those whose vilification their jobs rely upon. The groups would be best served by getting mobilized and, perhaps, not talking about LGBT Equality. Rather, what is needed is to get boots on the ground in many of these Republican districts to talk about how the Republicans are screwing people over royally. Be armed with facts and quotes.
Like, take on the idea that food stamps amount to stealing from people. Point out to people that there is a desperate need for people to learn just how problematic the ideas that the Republicans are pushing. For instance, Welfare, Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps, and other social safety net programs are there to prevent someone who is down on their luck from turning to a life of crime and drug use.
Sure, we need to make sure people can get off of the social safety net by making sure they can get jobs, but the reality is that those programs, if properly maintained, afford a lot to help people. In some ways, the best thing to do is to take what has become the traditional "Liberal" arguments and recraft them so that they fit within the mindset of the Conservative mind.
Here is the press release:
"We remain steadfast in our commitment to passing compassionate, comprehensive immigration reform that will provide a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented men, women and children living in our country, including at least 267,000 LGBT undocumented immigrants."
"We are disappointed that certain senators threatened the entire immigration reform bill simply because it affords 28,500 same-sex binational couples equal immigration rights. At the same time, we thank Senator Leahy for standing up for these families. A majority of Americans 53 percent believe that all consenting adults should have the right to get married and that gender should not play a role in who is considered family.
"It is unconscionable that lawmakers committed to equality and commonsense, humane immigration policy were forced to make a false choice between protecting the rights of same-sex binational couples and keeping a tenuous coalition together. This take-it-or-leave-it stance with regard to same-sex binational couples is not helpful when we all share the same goal of passing comprehensive immigration reform that provides a path to citizenship.
"Beyond the issue of same-sex binational couples, the bill addresses many issues that will particularly benefit LGBT people, such as eliminating the one-year bar on applying for asylum, providing protections for DREAMers and improving conditions for people held in detention facilities. These include important protections limiting the use of solitary confinement and explicitly prohibiting the use of this practice based solely on a detainee's sexual orientation or gender identity. We will continue to work to improve the legislation as we fight for its passage because this bill is a historic step forward for all immigrants and the LGBT community.
"Our primary goal is to pass a commonsense, compassionate immigration reform bill that puts our nation's undocumented men, women and children on a pathway to citizenship.
"We desperately need to reform our broken immigration system immediately because it dehumanizes, scapegoats and vilifies all immigrants, including LGBT immigrants. We will continue to advocate and support changes to the bill that will create the most accessible pathway to citizenship possible and allow all undocumented immigrants the opportunity to become citizens, and we will continue to ardently oppose draconian amendments that would make immigrants permanent second-class citizens and create undue hardships along a pathway to citizenship.
"Every day we fail to reform our system, 1,100 families are torn apart. As a nation, we pride ourselves on keeping families united, and our immigration policies should reflect our commitment to keep families together all families.
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Republican Presidential Hopefuls Going Dovish on Afghanistan
Former Utah governor doesn't want to play 'traffic cop' in Afghanistan.
Readying for an expected announcement next week about his 2012 presidential candidacy, former ambassador to China and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman has taken a stand against keeping American troops in Afghanistan.
"If you can't define a winning exit strategy for the American people, where we somehow come out ahead, then we're wasting our money, and we're wasting our strategic resources," Huntsman told Esquire in a recent interview, according to the magazine's blog. "It's a tribal state, and it always will be. Whether we like it or not, whenever we withdraw from Afghanistan, whether it's now or years from now, we'll have an incendiary situation...Should we stay and play traffic cop? I don't think that serves our strategic interests." [See our roundup of political cartoons on Afghanistan.]
Huntsman's foreign policy experience is expected to help him stand out among the growing pool of GOP presidential contenders. But as far as Afghanistan goes, his stance reflects a growing trend in the GOP to advocate for a quicker exit for American soldiers.
President Obama has set July as the starting point for drawing down the 100,000 U.S. troops now in Afghanistan. He's expected to give more details in the coming weeks as he works with his national security team to develop a withdrawal policy. If recent messaging from outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates is any indication of the administration's stance, that withdrawal may be modest, at least in the next year leading up the 2012 elections. On his recent farewell trip to Afghanistan, Gates warned that withdrawing troops too quickly could reverse the gains that American forces have already made in their effort to hand over security efforts to Afghan forces by 2014.
For several of the Republican candidates, like Huntsman, it appears, a slower withdrawal might not be enough, especially given the circumstances at home. This mirrors a growing sentiment among deficit-wary Republicans in Congress to push for withdrawal on the basis of economic shortages. [See who in the GOP is in and out in 2012.]
Since even before the start of America's 10-year conflict in Afghanistan, the Republican party had generally identified with a strong national security policy and had readily supported military intervention in other countries, like Afghanistan and Iraq. Now, the Republican party appears to be more split on the use of military force.
The perspective of the presumed front-runner, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, has also turned some GOP heads. At Monday's CNN GOP primary debate, Romney said that while he wants the troops home as soon as possible, he wants the strategy to be "based upon not politics, not based upon economics, but instead based upon the conditions on the ground determined by the generals." Deferring the decision to military personnel, as GOP candidate and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has also done in the past, is a relatively safe stance. But Romney's comments in the debate that American troops "shouldn't go off and try and fight a war of independence for another nation" has drawn the ire of more hawkish elements in the GOP. [Read more about national security, terrorism, and the military.]
Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham, considered a neoconservative on the Hill, said he was "incredibly disappointed'' by what he saw at the debate, according to the Wall Street Journal. "No one seemed to have a passion for the idea that we're fighting radical Islam and the center of that battle is Afghanistan,'' he said.
Among other GOP presidential candidates, Texas Rep. Ron Paul, a staunch antiwar libertarian, has argued strongly for a rapid pullout of troops. At the debate on Monday, he said he wouldn't wait around for the generals to make the decisions if he were commander-in-chief. "I make the decisions. I tell the generals what to do. I'd bring them home as quickly as possible," he said, adding that he'd also get troops out of Iraq and end military intervention in Libya, Yemen, and Pakistan as well. [Vote now: Is Obama handling the Libya crisis the right way?]


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MANATEE -- New data released Tuesday shows foreclosure rates in the Bradenton-Sarasota-North Port area decreased for the month of November over the same period last year.
According to data from CoreLogic, the rate of foreclosures among outstanding mortgage loans was 9.69 percent for November 2012, a decrease of 1.88 percentage points compared to November 2011 when the rate was 11.57 percent. Foreclosure activity in Bradenton-Sarasota-North Port was significantly higher than the national foreclosure rate, which was 2.97 percent for November.
The mortgage delinquency rate for the area also decreased. According to CoreLogic, 13.97 percent of mortgage loans were 90 days or more delinquent compared to 16.33 percent for the same period last year, representing a decrease of 2.36 percentage points.
Builders name Lifetime Achievement recipient
MANATEE -- The Gulf Coast Builders Exchange has named Joe Lovingood as the recipient of its 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award. Lovingood is a licensed real estate broker and general contractor. He has owned Joe Z. Lovingood Real Estate Investment and Management Corp., Lovingood Stone and Brick Inc. and Lovingood Brothers Construction Co.
Lovingood, a World War II veteran, served as presidential appointees in Africa and Central America during the Reagan administration. He has served on the Sarasota County Planning and Zoning Commission, and with numerous community organizations.
The award will be presented Feb. 15 at the Gulf Coast Builders Exchange Annual Dinner at Michaels on East. Tickets for the event can be purchased at www.gcbx.org or by calling 941-907-7745.
Manatee Realtors sell building to doctors
LAKEWOOD RANCH -- The Manatee Association of Realtors has sold one of the two buildings at its facility in Lakewood Ranch.
A group of doctors purchased the 7,585-square-foot administration building for the billing department, but will not fully occupy the building until the end of the year, the Realty group said. The association retains ownership of the 8,900-square-foot event center building.
Cyndi Myers, a commercial agent with Wagner Realty's Lakewood Ranch office, was the listing agent for the property. Debbie Anglin of Ian Black Real Estate represented the buyers. The buildings were converted to a professional condominium association to facilitate the sale. MAR purchased the property in 2006 and completed the two buildings in 2008.
First Watch restaurant opens in Wellington
MANATEE -- First Watch opened a restaurant Monday in Wellington, Fla. The new 4,064-square-foot restaurant, 2335 S. State Road 7, features an outdoor patio and holds an end-cap space in the Office Depot-anchored shopping center.
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No, there are far more "sheeple" in Europe, that is why they are allowing themselves to be dragged into a technocratic socialist Euro-federalist dictatorship. The prepper/survivalist movement in the EU is minute compared to the size of the movement in the US (indeed, if someone tried to set up a militia in the EU, cops would descend upon them in minutes), and the EU is far closer to civil war than the US is. The European people need to wake up now and take a stand against men like Rompuy, the President of the European Union no one voted for, and his Maoist comrade Jose Barroso.
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Newsom didn't win in Los Angeles
I usually go to the California state Democratic Conventions, but I missed this one, so I've had to rely on news coverage to find out what happened -- and it's been pretty slim pickins. To read the Chron's politics blog, you'd think the whole thing was silliness and parties, although Carla Marinucci got a fun comment from party Chair John Burton, who thinks the only thing that will drive the youth vote in November is pot.
But the news for people following the fate Gavin Newsom is that our mayor didn't get the party's endorsement for lieutenant governor. Matier and Ross spin it as a sorta, kinda victory:
Mayor Gavin Newsom didn't get the state Democratic Party endorsement in his race for lieutenant governor, but he got the next best thing: keeping rival L.A. City Councilwoman Janice Hahn from getting it.
And technically, that's true -- Hahn ran hard for the endorsement, and really needed a boost, since she's far behind in name recognition and money. But it was hardly a resounding win for the front-runner.
Newsom got 52 percent of the vote, short of the 60 percent needed for an endorsement. His campaign says, correctly, that he whupped Hahn, who got 42 percent.
But what's remarkable is that Newsom had the support of all the party bigwigs -- Nancy Pelosi, Dianne Feinstein, Burton -- the folks who can usually pull strings and make sure that their candidate gets the nod. The truth is, Hahn never had a chance here; there was absolutely no way the L.A. council member was going to get enough votes to win the endorsement. Her only real play was to block Newsom -- and she pulled it off.
So I wouldn't call this a win for Newsom; I'd say it's a sign that the grassroots Democrats are not entirely sold on the San Francisco mayor.
At the Convention in LA Janice told me and others that she supports the repeal of the Ellis Act and is in favor of a split roll modification of Prop 13. She said LA is having the same problems with Ellis evictions as San Francisco. She is a champion for low and middle income renters and homeowners and is opposed to the corporate takeover of the State by the likes of Meg Whitman and Carly Fiorina. Right on Janice Hahn!
Janice is also opposed to the heinous and monopolistic Props 16 & 17 placed on the ballot by corporate giants PG & E and Mercury Insurance. She is committed to stopping the takeover of CA by the corporations!
Where is Mayor Newsom on repealing the Ellis Act and the Prop 13 split roll modification? Does anyone know? Does Mayor Newsom know?
Many of us in the City are hoping Newsom wins this election so we can get rid of him and possibly get a progressive mayor (though the board of supervisors does not have a good record on this, considering its current president). It sounds like Hahn is more progressive than Newsom, which on the big issues is not saying much. But living in SF and considering that the lieutenant governor doesn't do much of anything, I'm hoping Newsom wins. If this were the governor's race, I'd be willing to sacrifice SF for the rest of the state and support Hahn, but not for a meaningless office like lieutenant governor.
The Ellis act has to do with people who own a building doing what they want with their building. If you don't like it, buy your own property, but that would mean having a job and earning money, not exactly what the BG crew advocate.
Spoken like a true rich person. "I've got mine, tough if you don't have yours." And spreading the lie that all you have to do is have a job and you can buy a house in San Francisco. Perfect example of why landlords have no credibility on any of these issues. Not to mention that the entire concept of land ownership is immoral and anti-environmental anyway, go ask a Native American who still has some knowledge of his/her traditions.
the LG will be a race to watch.
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Too much, too soon.
It's a scenario Fairmont Senior's boys' soccer team wanted to avoid heading into the Class AA-A state title game with Charleston Catholic. But that was exactly what happened once Wednesday morning's match began.
The Irish got off to a blistering start, scoring three times in the first 15 minutes, and rolled to another state championship with a 5-0 victory over the Polar Bears at Trace Fork Soccer Complex.
The victory increases Charleston Catholic's years-long streak without a loss to 55 games. The Irish also became the first boys' soccer program in the state to capture four straight state titles.
"It's mind boggling we would have a record like this over the last two-plus years," Charleston Catholic coach Sam Fox said. "It hasn't sunk in with me."
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After an extensive investigation, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office closed the case surrounding the drowning of 11-year-old Rodgers Middle School student Jennifer Caballero.
And the Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office has ruled that no criminal charges are warranted in the case.
On Oct. 22, shortly after 1 p.m., the little girl with Down syndrome walked out of the school gymnasium where she was being supervised in a class of 20 other special-needs students by a teacher and six aides.
After an exhaustive search by sheriff's helicopters, K-9 units and divers, Caballero's body was discovered at about 6:15 p.m. at the bottom of a nearby pond.
Divers searching the pond found the child in water approximately 12 feet deep and approximately 20 feet from the shore line. The pond is surrounded by a 4-foot chain-link fence.
Hillsborough County School District Superintendent MaryEllen Elia said the district will conduct its own investigation as well.
"Obviously, this is something that we feel terrible over as a school district. I, as a superintendent, and the staff here, we cannot do anything to change what occurred but we have to do a full investigation so we can all understand this," said Elia.


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Cora Grace Nolan Hughes, age 89 passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2010 at Asbury Acres Health Center, in Maryville, TN. She was born July 4, 1921 in Sevierville, TN. Grace was a member of Madison Avenue Baptist Church. Preceded in death by: Parents, Mark Nolan & Laura S. (Noda) Hickam Nolan; Husband, Leon Hughes; Brothers, Charlie, Roy, Claude, Otha and Bill Nolan; Sisters, Marie Watson, Verna Owenby, and Bess Roberts. Survivors include: Son, Mark Hughes; Daughter, Joan & husband David H. Templin; Granddaughters, Holly Kenner & husband Mark, Melinda Shipwash & husband Roger; Great-Grandchildren, Kelly, Nathan, Samuel, and Benjamin Kenner, Joshua & Emmalea Shipwash; Sister-in-law, Laura Nolan of Powell; several nieces and nephews. Family and friends will assemble for graveside service and interment at 11:00 AM, Friday, July 16, 2010 at Grandview Cemetery with Rev. Steve Hodges officiating. Smith Funeral & Cremation Service, Maryville, 865-983-1000, www.smithmortuary.com.


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Former Village Manager Ralph DeWitt died Saturday at the age of 63 after a bout with an infection-related illness which caused him to step down from his position only a few months after taking office.
DeWitts' accolades go far beyond village manager, however. DeWitt has a long history with Homewood, acting as the village's first black trustee from 2001 to 2009, according to the Sun-Times Media. Prior to that, DeWitt worked his way up to lieutenant in the Chicago Police Department before transitioning to the position of Cook County state's attorney investigator.
DeWitt is survived by his wife Cynthia, and 29-year-old daughter, Lauren. A memorial service will be held Nov. 10 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Ravisloe Country Club, with interment to follow at Arlington National Cemetery.


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Have an '05 SR5 - dinged the tail light on the driver's side by hitting the trash cart backing out - got a replacement part for the outside driver's side tail light. Two screws to pop off - but is there an easy way to get to the inside and unplug the existing one and plug in the new one without, it seems, taking off most of the inside covers (where the head rest for the third row middle seat is stored)?
With the help of a friendly body shop owner, I solved my problem by simply twisting the original tail light and turn signal bulbs out of the damaged tail light and putting them into the new one. No need to unplug or replace the wiring at all, nor tear apart any inside panels. And now I have two spare bulbs.
danted23 Posts: 1Hello,
I can find tons of websites selling aftermarket and replacement parts for the "main" components of the Sequoia, but does anybody have a good site/suggestion on where I can find the smaller, cheaper pieces?
For example, I need to find the little plastic light cover on the rear door that covers the light that turns on when the door is open.
After a 500 mile trip, I garaged the '05 Seq (87K miles) and smelled burned oil. The local dealer showed me some grease from the apparently over-lubbed (the dealership did the service work) front u-joint had hit the transmission housing and caused the odor. But he also pointed out a leak on the boot of the driver's side rack & pinion area. Said a seal is probably going bad. Also said it was very expen$ive to repair (quoted over a grand for the rack&pinion plus labor). Anyone else have that problem? Is there a less costly fix? How serious is the problem?
salem6 Posts: 1my Sequoia is an '01 with 185k miles and after the last service with the dealer - I was alerted to a small leak also on the rack and pinion - it was early stage and no repair required yet. Similar cost estimate for replacing the whole unit with no alternative, would welcome thoughts re. repair rather than complete unit replacement
Took the '05 to a frame/alignment shop and they cleaned the boot and area around the boot on both sides and said to give it a week to see if it really is a leak or something else. He said he thought it was rare that the seals would leak unless the part was hit. So I'm going to see what happens over the weekend's 600 mile travels. Also, a local junk yard quoted a $600 parts price for a complete rack/pinion set. Good luck on yours, too.
Well, after the long trip, I still have some leakage around the boot area. But the mechanic suggested that, unless there was fluid on the floor, it wasn't serious enough to replace the rack & pinion system at this time. So I'll see how the next 80K miles go! Anyone else have that experience? Thanks.
I've got a 2004 Sequoia and the rear hatch won't unlock. I've tried to unlock it with the key and the transmitter with no success. I can hear the selenoid working, but the hatch won't unlock. Every once in a while it surprises me and it unlocks, but only 5% of the time. Anyone had this experience and know how to fix it short of taking it to the dealer??
Yes - we all have had this problem -rear hatch has been problematic with the Sequoia - I have a 2001 with 209,000 miles and have fixed this 3x. Be sure to lubricate with PB Blaster or WD40 the external hatch release as well as the release block down at the base of the lift gate. (The external hand release is plastic and couldnt take the wear - it just snaps. The lower actual lock seems to rust badly but liubrication helps. Use the electronic key to lock and unlock many times. Repairs will cost $200 or more - the tech needs to work around the power window motor to replace the plastic handle - ask for a longer than normal warranty on this part and exercise it extensively - mine broke again after, you guessed it, 400 days! Fortunately - thats just about all that has broken a second time.
Unfortunately - when the lock goes there is NO WAY to open or release this gate manually - very poor design, along with the heavy steel construction. My wife's Highlander just about opens by itself. Maybe someone else has a more permanent fix for this - like replacing it with something 100% manual? Good luck,
yes - Believe you can - just be careful removing the panel - helps to have some panel pullers (cheap sets avail. from Harbor Freight - you might need them again) so you can re-attach it w/o destroying any of the clips. A junk yard might have the part but you might need to bring the panel pullers along. The upper Plastic latch release part was $60 or $75 - and as I said, in 200k miles I'm on my 3rd so might not be worth getting one off a wrecked Seq. that might be ready to break. My son the mechanic did the job in 1 hr.
Just for fun, I went by my local Toyota dealer today and asked them what they thought the problem was. As you can guess, they weren't much help and occered to make an appointment to fix it. I didn't fall for it. I guess it comes down to me trying to get the hatch open from the outside and when that fails, roll down the window and jump in head first! I'm sure I can fix it, but don't really want to spend my time when I could be doing more productive, like fishing, golf, or being lazy. I guess tomorrow's the day to do it. Thanks for the help. Ray
At 209,000 miles I can honestly say I have yet to replce any engine components - either due to wear or failure on my 2001 Sequoia. The vehicle and powertrain continues to amaze me. I have replaced 4WD seals and the Diff once under warranty, and had the intake manifold leak air which necessitated rrplacement at 99,000 just inside warranty $(1300). But other than brakes and O2 sensors (Check engine light) and the PRNDL light on dash - not even a light bulb replacement! I tried aftermarket Sylvania headlights to improve my night vision but they failed after 1 yr and Sylvania even agreed that was 'Normal for "High performance" bulbs"\' - but sent me a replacement coupon - So when they failed again in another year I put the original Toyota bulbs back in and they're still going strong. So much for Sylvania manufacturing and hype - or maybe Toyota QC.
John9393 Posts: 3I know this reply is a year and a half late, but I found it when I went looking, so I'll reply just in case anyone else finds this. I have a 2001 Sequoia LTD, and we had it in to the dealer for a check engine light on. The dealer ran the codes, and told us we had two bad catalytic converters and a bad rear oxygen sensor. Their estimate: $4000 for the repair.
Now this sounded a bit fishy to me. I've heard of catalytic converters going bad, but not on a vehicle only 8 years old.And for sure not two at the same time. Way too much of a coincidence!!
So I went to a mechanic friend of mine and asked him the question. And he said there was a good chance that just replacing the bad oxygen sensor would correct all of the codes. So I bought a new sensor at AutoZone ($129), rented a car code reader. The code reader "confirmed" what the shop had said - both catalytic converters and one oxygen sensor had trouble codes. I swapped out the sensor (15 minute job), and cleared the computer (pulled the negative battery cable off for 5 minutes). Sure enough, when I redid the code read, it came up clean - no problems.
So for $129 and 15 minutes, I saved $4000. Not bad. But I think that buys me the right to complain a little. This is speculation on my part, but it seems like the only sensor points that could show a problem in either catalytic converter are the two rear oxygen sensors. And if one of them is showing a trouble code, couldn't that be the cause of the catalytic converters showing trouble codes?? It's kinda like saying, "That sensor is broken, but it is still working fine." I would think the dealer would at least say, "You have a bad oxygen sensor and POSSIBLY two bad catalytic converters. But we need to change the oxygen sensor before we can be sure." Come on - two catalytic converters coincidentally failing at exactly the same time?? The dealer is supposed to be smarter than I. How come this sounded suspicious to me, but not to them? So I'm not saying the dealer was crooked (after all, the codes for two bad catalytic converters and a bad sensor did show up on the computer). I'm just saying that it is not a bad thing to get a second opinion for any larger repair, even if it is a dealer telling you that you need it....


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— The Minnesota Orchestra's foray into the national spotlight during the Grammy Awards on Sunday represented an ironic moment of celebration for Ken Freed.
Freed, who is of course the director of the Mankato Symphony Orchestra, is also a violist with the Minnesota Orchestra. And if you've been following fine arts news from the Twin Cities, then you also know that the Minnesota Orchestra is in the midst of a bitter contract dispute that has led to the cancellation of all concerts through April 7.
That, however, didn't stop members of the Recording Academy from recognizing the Minnesota Orchestra's recording of Sibelius' Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5 as one of the year's most exceptional in the category of best orchestra performance.
Though fate held that the bigger and more well-known San Francisco Symphony would win its 15th Grammy — rather than the Minnesota Orchestra winning its first — Freed said "it was an honor to be in that group" which also included performances from the Budapest Festival Orchestra, Oregon Symphony and London Symphony Orchestra.
I had an opportunity to speak with Freed as he was preparing to lead the San Juan Symphony in Colorado through Haydn's Symphony No. 104 and Beethoven's Concerto No. 2. Just a day after the Grammys were announced, Freed was his usual gracious, eloquent self.
As anyone who has listened to Freed talk about music knows, the man has a gift for talking about music. And after hearing Freed speak about the Minnesota Orchestra's Sibelius performance, I needed no more convincing that it was the year's best, regardless of what the Grammys say:
"Sometimes you can feel the atmosphere in music, almost like connective tissue. When we were in the middle of recording, there was something special in the air. So special, so visceral. ... As we were playing, the ground was lifting up. It was incredible. You only get those feelings a couple times in a lifetime. It was astounding just to be there."
Yet, the cause for celebration has been decidedly dampened by the Minnesota Orchestra's continued silence. Now four months into a dispute that has prompted investigations, accusations and enough ill-will to go around, there still appears no agreement in sight.
For Freed, the Minnesota Orchestra represents a primary source of income. And though his work with the MSO continues — Freed spoke passionately and proudly about his optimism for this and upcoming seasons — he said the protracted contract trouble has taken a personal and emotional toll.
"It's been hard on my family," he said. "It feels pretty bleak."
Even more, Freed is worried the dispute will sour the longstanding support from orchestra patrons. Building such support takes years, even decades, and it can crumble all too quickly.
"It can take a week to wreck all that," he said. "If the relationship with the public is torn asunder, people will find other things to do. ... This all feels very un-Minnesotan. I would have never guessed it would come to this. It's beyond anything I could have imagined."
In response, Freed said he has devoted his time and energy to other pursuits, guest conducting for instance with the San Juan Symphony. He also said he's enjoyed being able to focus on the MSO, which is preparing for its March concert, "Deconstructing Don Quixote."
"It's been liberating to focus on other work," he said. "I'm very hopeful about some other things."


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In the wake of a deadly shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut, a top security official at Fort Meade said that parents should not worry about the safety of students attending schools on the installation.
Lt. Col. Darrell Sides, the Provost Marshal for Fort Meade's Directorate of Emergency Services, said schools on the installation are probably safer than most, due to the presence of the military and two police departments nearby.
"There's absolutely no method that is 100 percent," Sides said. "Someone could break into the gold depository at Fort Knox if they wanted to. However, I think it would be extremely difficult, and I feel like that's the situation on post."
Sides addressed the security issue in a video posted on Fort Meade's Facebook page. He said that the installation has numerous security measures in place, including some that are not known to the public.
There are seven schools on the installation, all operated by Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Most have school resource officers present in the building.
Sides noted that Fort Meade operates its own police department, and that county police are also able to respond quickly to any emergency.
"The second that someone can make that first 911 call, the cavalry is coming and it will be there amazingly fast," he said.


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Congrats to Scott Reid, who picked up a win in Houston on Sunday in his first start for Peoria since his latest AHL call-up last week. Too bad Kopriva didn't play for the Aeros.
Is Jamie Koharski any relation to Don? Does he like donuts?
Jamie is Don Koharski's son!!! Terry Koharski, (Don's Brother) is also a Referee (in the ECHL). Nice to see Reid get the win and be named the "First Star."


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Nestled away on a meandering road behind Heritage High School is a special restaurant that not only serves up home-cooking like grandma made, but also serves up heartwarming smiles and friendship.
The Rustic Barn captures the interest of tourists and locals alike. The food, atmosphere and hospitality have customers coming back again and again.
"I love it," says Rustic Barn server Michele Hanko. "People come from all over, and I love to hear their stories."
The Rustic Barn didn't start as a restaurant. Owner Barbara Hatmaker explains that when she and her husband, Thomas Hatmaker, who passed away last fall, purchased the land, their goal was to renovate the barn and sell crafts and antiques on consignment.
"As I say, God has an awesome sense of humor," Hatmaker says. "I thought he was joking when he said, 'restaurant.'"
When Hatmaker shows the pictures of what the tobacco barn used to look like, it is easy to see how far the building has come in the last ten years. According to Hatmaker, the kitchen was actually the garage and workshop.
"It's a work in progress," Hatmaker adds.
The work continues. Through the kindness of monetary and service time donations, the Rustic Barn is building an additional dining space. Church groups and neighbors have come to help work on the building. They are raising the money for the building supplies through garage sales and donations. In July, the windows came in, and a crew of volunteers help put them in the building.
The new space will seat approximately 50 guests. Hatmaker says it will be a perfect place for church groups, anniversary parties, Red Hat clubs outings and rehearsal dinners.
"I hope to have folks bring their instruments and play music on the front porch," she says.
For Hatmaker, her version of the restaurant business is all about giving people what they want and need. When the Rustic Barn was selling crafts and antiques, Hatmaker said people would talk about good, country cooking. It was then that Hatmaker said the Lord put the idea of a restaurant into her heart.
She said God gave her the idea: A "Five S" Food Shop, with the five "S's" having double meanings -- sandwich, salad, soup, steak and sweets, and saved, salvation, sanctification, set aside and satisfied. She said she stopped salads and cold sandwiches because people crave the home cooking.
Although the yellow pages list the restaurant with the original name of Five S Food Shop, everyone knows the eatery as the Rustic Barn.
At the restaurant, patrons come to sink their teeth in the fresh fried chicken, meatloaf, homemade coconut cream pie and fruit cobbler.
"It does taste like home cooking," says Montee Callahan, who was on his first visit to the Rustic Barn. "It has a good atmosphere."
Vicki Callahan, who tried the fried chicken, added that the mashed potatoes were real, unlike some chain restaurants who use powdered potatoes. They said they are already planning a return trip to bring their aunt and uncle, who appreciate fine, country cooking.
Ron Sliger and Barbara Bennett came from Knoxville to eat at the Rustic Barn. "We were out exploring," Sliger says. He said they saw a write-up in the Farm Bureau's "Front Porch" magazine, and they had intended to try it since reading the story.
The Kagley's have been coming to the Rustic Barn on most Fridays for more than four years. They enjoy the pinto beans and fried potatoes and even call Hatmaker to let her know if they are not going to make it one week.
"We try to make it homey," Hatmaker says of the restaurant. She adds that they serve more than just food. Hatmaker and her staff, who are like family, try to make a difference in people's lives. In turn, Hatmaker says, those people have responded by making a difference in her life, and by making it possible for her to continue her vision of opening the dining hall. Her philosophy -- Jehovah Jireh or the Lord will provide -- carries her forward.
The Rustic Barn, which is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesdays to Saturdays, is located at 2828 Ellejoy Road.