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Oral History Program Leona Gibb Brown Interviewed by Marci Farr 9 March 2009 Oral History Program Weber State University Stewart Library Ogden, Utah Leona Gibb Brown Interviewed by Marci Farr 9 March 2009 Copyright © 2010 by Weber State University, Stewart Library Mission Statement The Oral History Program of the Stewart Library was created to preserve the institutional history of Weber State University and the Davis, Ogden and Weber County communities. By conducting carefully researched, recorded, and transcribed interviews, the Oral History Program creates archival oral histories intended for the widest possible use. Interviews are conducted with the goal of eliciting from each participant a full and accurate account of events. The interviews are transcribed, edited for accuracy and clarity, and reviewed by the interviewees (as available), who are encouraged to augment or correct their spoken words. The reviewed and corrected transcripts are indexed, printed, and bound with photographs and illustrative materials as available. Archival copies are placed in Special Collections. The Stewart Library also houses the original recording so researchers can gain a sense of the interviewee's voice and intonations. Project Description The Dee School of Nursing was founded in 1910 to provide training for nurses who would staff the new Dee Memorial Hospital. The first class of eight nurses graduated from the school in 1913 and the school continued to operate until 1955, with a total of more than 700 graduates. A new nursing school and home located just east of the hospital was completed in 1917 and all nursing students were required to live in the home during their training. This oral history project was created to capture the memories of the school's alumni before their stories disappear in the same way the Dee Hospital has disappeared. The oral interviews focus on how the women became involved with the school, their experiences going through training, and how they used the training. ____________________________________ Oral history is a method of collecting historical information through recorded interviews between a narrator with firsthand knowledge of historically significant events and a well-informed interviewer, with the goal of preserving substantive additions to the historical record. Because it is primary material, oral history is not intended to present the final, verified, or complete narrative of events. It is a spoken account. It reflects personal opinion offered by the interviewee in response to questioning, and as such it is partisan, deeply involved, and irreplaceable. ____________________________________ Rights Management Special Collections All literary rights in the manuscript, including the right to publish, are reserved to the Stewart Library of Weber State University. No part of the manuscript may be published without the written permission of the University Librarian. Requests for permission to publish should be addressed to the Administration Office, Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, 84408. The request should include identification of the specific item and identification of the user. It is recommended that this oral history be cited as follows: Leona Gibb Brown, an oral history by Marci Farr, 9 March 2009, WSU Stewart Library Oral History Program, Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, UT. iii Leona Gibb Brown Application Photo 1952 Graduation Photo Class of 1952 Leona Gibb Brown 2008 1 Abstract: This is an oral history interview with Leona Gibb Brown. It was conducted March 9, 2009 and includes her recollections and experiences with the Dee School of Nursing. The Interviewer is Marci Farr. MF: This is Marci Farr. I am interviewing Leona Gibb Brown; she graduated from the Dee School of Nursing in 1955. It is March 09, 2009, and I am interviewing her via the telephone. She lives in Shelley, Idaho. Tell us a little bit about your early life, your family, where you were raised, and where you went to school. LB: I was born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada and grew up in an little town called Hillspring. I was the oldest in the family of nine although there were never more than five of us at home at the same time. I grew up as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I went to school in Canada until we moved to Ogden, Utah when I was about fifteen. MF: Is that where you went to high school? LB: Yes. MF: Okay. So Ogden High or did you go to Weber? LB: Ogden High. MF: Okay. LB: We lived a block above the school. MF: Tell us why you decided to become a nurse. LB: I kind of had leanings that way so when I was in high school I had taken classes that would be compatible to a nursing career. My senior year I worked at the hospital part time as an aid. I had a girlfriend whose family was quite well to do 2 and she was going down to BYU. She told me that if I went down there with her that her father would pay for my way. But I had already kind of looked at nursing. Finally I decided that I would do what I could do on my own because I wanted to be on my own. So I chose the nursing. MF: So why the Dee Hospital? Was it because it was convenient and close, because it was in Ogden itself? LB: Those reasons and my father was working there at the time. They were doing a lot of remodeling and things and he had been hired to help with the redecorating; however he never was in that position, they hired someone else when it came to the decorating but he worked in cleaning and helping clean up after they took stuff down because they were remodeling. The hospital was close and my folks lived three or four blocks away. MF: Oh good so you could go visit. That would be a plus that way. What were your first impressions when you arrived at the nurse's home? Were you still familiar with the hospital because you had worked there? LB: Yes. MF: So that probably helped a little bit. LB: Yes. I had been different places through the hospital, worked on the surgical floor, and the medical floor just as an aid. MF: Oh that is good. That probably alleviated some stress? LB: Some of it. I hadn't been in the nurse's home before I don't think. MF: At that time you still had to live in the nurse's home. You couldn't stay at your house and go, right? 3 LB: No we lived right there. MF: Okay. What were some of the courses you took while you were in the nurse's program? LB: Anatomy and physiology. We took a few college orientation type classes at Weber the first semester and then it was strictly medical things from that point on. MF: Do you remember any of your instructors? LB: I remember Mrs. Moss and Ruth Brown. I am sure everyone remembers Ruth. She was a delight but she was very strict. MF: She was very strict. LB: Oh yes, you did it right. MF: But that is why you did so well, because she made it a point of that. LB: Right. I remember one time I was on the medical floor. We were taking care of a very sad patient who had been depressed and been laying in bed for twenty years. She came in with a huge decubitus. Her whole back was just one big raw sore. We had her in a sawdust bed. I took care of her every day for about ten days. MF: Yes. LB: I thought, "I don't think I can do this one more day." But Ruth said, "You go in there. That is who you are doing." She is the one that put me through that. It was so hopeless, we could do nothing for the lady, and she never did talk to us. I think she died not too long after that. MF: That is too bad. Did you know that Ruth just passed away? 4 LB: No I didn't. MF: She passed away February 18th. LB: Oh really? Just very recently then. MF: Just very recently. My boss and I were able to attend her funeral and it was wonderful. She was a fabulous lady. We were excited, we were able to interview her before she passed away. She was wonderful. Everyone has mentioned how wonderful she was, strict but— LB: Fair, but she was fair. She gave you your chance. MF: Yes very much so. That is wonderful to hear that. Tell me about some of your classmates. You were the last class with the Dee School of Nursing? LB: Yes. In the fall when the new class was ready to come in, they had them go to the Weber campus in the pilot 2 year nursing plan. MF: To Weber Campus. Tell me about your roommate? LB: LouAnn Larsen. MF: LouAnn Larsen, okay. LB: I think maybe there was two of us that kept the same roommates all three years. LouAnn and I were one. We are still good friends although we seldom see each other. More close friends were Kathleen Ferrin and LuDean Peterson. MF: Yes. Tell us about a typical day at the hospital if you had the morning shift. LB: You expect me to remember that? I remember the first time I had to give a bed-bath. I walked in and walked back out and said, "I am not going back in there." The eighteen year old boy that was in the room said, "Don't let her back in here." MF: That would be a little unnerving right? 5 LB: But I went and did it. MF: That would be scary. That would be. Oh that is funny. LB: But I don't remember particular days. I have worked other places and so— MF: Tell us something that you would do if you had a weekend off or if you had a night off, what is something that you would go and do. LB: Well mostly just study. We would study and then go over to the hospital drug I think it was called. It was straight across the street from the hospital. They made fresh limeades so I drank a lot of those during that time period. MF: That is a good thing. LB: That was the reward, you know, if you did your studying then you could go. MF: That is a good plan. LB: Yes. MF: Tell me about curfew. You had a curfew, right? LB: Yes we had curfew. I think it was ten o'clock. MF: Ten o'clock you had to be in? LB: Yes. MF: Okay. LB: But it really was never any problem for me. MF: Okay. LB: I didn't do a lot of things during the week. A lot of my friends had gone to other places to other schools so I didn't have much contact with them—we just did things as kind of a gang. "The Nurses," that is what everyone called us. 6 MF: That is great. Do you remember any traditions at all associated with the hospital, maybe during the holidays? Was there anything that you could think of? LB: You know, some of the things that they had established tradition-wise, went by the way, got fewer and fewer as our class became smaller. MF: That is what a lot of people have said. LB: It was just kind of a relaxed atmosphere. MF: It was nice to be able to do your work and you could feel like you could have a good time. LB: Oh yes. MF: Enjoy yourself. LB: Oh yes we did a lot of things—just spur of the moment things. MF: At this time were you required to attend church at all? LB: No. MF: Okay so it was a choice. So tell us about your capping ceremony. LB: I have some pictures of it. It was nice. It was a nice ceremony. Miss Scoville gave us our caps. MF: And where did this take place? LB: In an LDS Church that was close. MF: Okay. LB: That was where I went to church all of the time. But that is where it was held. MF: Now this was when you had been in for six months, right? LB: Yes. MF: This was after you had completed your probationary period. 7 LB: Right. MF: Tell us about graduation. What were some of your impressions about graduation? LB: Well it was nice. We sang and had speeches and so forth and said the pledge and that type of thing. MF: Yes. LB: My present husband gave me a pretty wrist watch right afterward so that was a made it extra special. MF: Good. How many graduated with your class? LB: I think there were seventeen. I am not positive. MF: I forgot to look that up. Now while you were in training were you paid any money? Did you get any stipend at all? LB: I worked because I had worked as an aid. Not all the time but when they would need someone extra I would work. MF: That is good to know. LB: In fact, that is the way I got through. Our schooling cost us six hundred dollars. That doesn't sound like anything. MF: But back then it was. LB: But we had to have two hundred and fifty to start with or something and I had worked and saved money but I was still short. My brother, a year younger than I, was selling cookware and gave me a hundred dollars and that was enough that I could get… MF: Get started. 8 LB: …started and going. A lot of times I worked just enough during the semester to pay for the next semester's tuition. MF: Oh good. That is perfect. LB: So I inched my way through. MF: That is how that works. After you graduated did you stay at the Dee? What did you do after? LB: I stayed for a short time. I worked on the women's surgery floor where we had forty patients. It was me and an excellent aid. MF: Okay. LB: That was all. MF: Oh wow. LB: Finally, I had a doctor jump on me because he had left the stat order and I hadn't got to it for quite awhile. I never left work on time. I worked until the minute that the shift was over and then I did my charting and all my stuff like that. It would be two in the morning a lot of times when I went home. MF: Oh my goodness. LB: Finally, I just said, "I am afraid I'm not going to take good enough care of patients." I could just see that—especially when a stat order sat there for that several hours. MF: Yes. LB: But it was down under and had this big stack of charts over it and I didn't see it. MF: You had lost it. LB: So I quit. I think they hired three people then. 9 MF: Oh there you go. So after you had done everything. LB: Well after they could see that that really was too much for one person. MF: Yes. Oh that is a crazy thing. LB: Yes. So I went and worked in a doctors' office for a couple more months and then we moved. MF: Okay so where did you end up after that? Did you move back to Idaho? How did you end up in Idaho? LB: I got married two weeks after we graduated. And lived in Ogden through that winter and then my husband and I moved to Ohio. I worked that summer in a medical floor at a hospital in Ohio. MF: That is good to know. So when did you retire? LB: I retired in '89. MF: What were you doing when you retired? What was your last job? LB: We moved quite a bit. We moved from there to Washington and I worked in the emergency room up there. Then we moved to Utah and I worked at the Dee Hospital periodically for a summer or so. Then I worked—after my last child was born in '65, at the Dee for six to eight months and then we moved again to Washington State. I worked there sixteen years part time in the emergency room. I worked Friday and Saturday afternoons. MF: Oh good. LB: Then we moved to Rexburg, Idaho and I started working at the college. It is BYU Idaho now but it was Ricks then. I worked in the health center. The next summer they needed someone full-time so I went down to Utah to Provo and 10 took their College Health Nurse Practitioner course for six to eight weeks in the summer and the rest of the whole year we did case studies and that type of thing. I got a license there. It wasn't licensed in Idaho because I didn't have a degree. I could have had it here if I had had a degree, didn't matter what in. MF: But as long as you had your Bachelor's? LB: Yes. Then I worked for nine years at Ricks doing physicals and things for the kids. MF: Did you like that? Was that enjoyable? LB: I didn't do any teaching—it was a neat place to work. MF: That is great. How do you think nursing has changed over the years? LB: Well I think we did what LPN's do now. MF: That is true. LB: That is just about the level that we were. We did a little more—well no because they do a lot of taking care of instruments and stuff now, you know, your IV's and things like that. Now they have the responsibilities that an RN had then. MF: Exactly. You were bedside nurses for sure. LB: Yes. MF: Very well trained in that aspect. LB: I got tickled. Someone was telling me about this nurse that got a recommendation because she had put in a program where they rubbed the patients back at night and talk to them and that kind of stuff. A new program? MF: And you are like, "That is called PM care." 11 LB: They had kind of been lost in the interim—physical contact with the patients so you knew what family they had and where they worked, etc. MF: That is absolutely true. Can you think of anything that was maybe your greatest challenge while you were going through the nursing program? LB: Well—I was always glad when the tests were over and I had passed. MF: That is always a relief. LB: Yes. I think sometimes some of the situations we had tore at your heart—I remember a few—one was a little boy who had been locked in a car and the car caught on fire. His face was burned off. He had a lot of scarring and he was in the hospital for a long time. I wondered afterwards—when I learned of someone that wore a hat with a big veil over it, he was a photographer who took animal pictures and I often wondered if that was him. MF: Maybe so. LB: I have to tell you something else. MF: Okay. LB: When I was in OB and in the nursery—the preemie nursery—there were some gypsies that were in town and a woman came in and had a baby girl—she must have been 1 1/2 – 2 pounds, a little thing. She didn't have any flesh on her hardly but she had a little round face with dimples. MF: Oh my goodness. LB: She stayed there and the mother came back two or three times to try and get the baby and they wouldn't let her have it because it was under four pounds and they 12 didn't know what would happen to her. When she had the baby the elders of the group said, "Kill it because it is too little to live." MF: Oh my goodness. LB: They were afraid to let this baby go into that situation. Finally she came back and said, "I can't come anymore, we are going back to Europe." So she left the baby in the hospital. MF: Oh wow. LB: Years later my daughter and I were talking about people we had known and she said, "An older couple had adopted a little girl that was a gypsy," and she said she was raised by them but she really had a lot of problems because all her life she felt like she had been deserted by her mother there was another gypsy baby that had been deserted at the hospital about the same time and she thought it was her. I said, "What does she look like?" She said, "Well she is a little heavy." I said, "Does she have dimples?" She said, "Oh yes, she has really deep dimples." I am sure that that was the baby I knew. MF: Wow that is crazy. LB: Isn't that crazy? MF: That is a crazy story. LB: I mean it was years later and our daughter lived down in Orem and had run across this girl. I told my daughter to tell her the real story. MF: That is interesting. It is a small world, isn't it? LB: Yes. 13 MF: That is crazy. That is so interesting. It has been so fun to be able to interview all of you nurses. LB: Oh I bet. MF: It has been so fascinating. LB: Everyone has a different tale. MF: Oh they have the funniest stories. We had just laughed so hard and some things have made us cry. It has just been wonderful. We have had a great opportunity this has been to be able to interview all of you. We have to get your stories completed, we have got to get them compiled. We appreciate you taking time for us. We appreciate that. I am sorry that I was late. I apologize about that. Is there anything else you have thought of that you would like to share with us? LB: One summer my dad flew LouAnn and me over to Star Valley and we rode horses and we got so sun burned our faces were just round. They didn't have any features. Dad hardly knew us when he came to pick us up to take back but that is one great vacation time we had. That was the first year. One of the girls had quit and she had gone back home, we went up to see her. And then I had the opportunity one summer to go with a group from BYU that helped put on the pageant at Palmyra, New York. I was back there for a couple of weeks. That was a very different experience from what I had been doing. MF: Probably. LB: It was a good opportunity, I enjoyed it. MF: That is great. I appreciate you taking time for me today. I will let you get back to your doings for today. 14 LB: Okay. MF: I am going to send you a paper so that you can sign it and we will have an envelope that is already postage-paid so you can sign it and stick it in. That is the release form. I will send that out to you and if you have any other thoughts or if you have some pictures you would like to send to us, whatever you would like to copy— LB: Those pictures are all scrapbooked. MF: That is alright. I appreciate you taking time for me and I hope you have a great day. LB: Okay. MF: Alright, thanks Leona. Bye. LB: Bye.
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There have been a rash of reports recently about Facebook's mercurial approach to third-party developers. The social network may not want to be "in the business of king-making," by boosting–or suppressing–traffic to popular apps, as Douglas Purdy, director of developer products, told Reuters. But Facebook is increasingly willing to shut the castle gate on competitors.
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Boston Children's has launched the world's 1st program dedicated to offering hand transplants to children who qualify.
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The Optimal Weight for Life (OWL) Program at Boston Children's Hospital is a multidisciplinary clinic dedicated to treating children who are overweight or obese, and/or those with or at risk for type 2 diabetes. We believe that:
The obesity epidemic is a true epidemic, rooted in today's cultural and societal environments.
With "adult" diabetes and atherosclerosis sharply rising in children and adolescents, obesity treatment and prevention is a smart investment—from both public health and economic perspectives.
To most effectively battle the obesity epidemic, we need both clinical research and changes to public policy and government regulations.
To help end this epidemic, the OWL program at Boston Children's is committed to:
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We believe that in the battle against obesity, each child has his own needs. Since obesity may be a product of many components, including genetics, diet, level of physical activity, and psychological factors, the OWL program combines the expertise of a range of specialists, including:
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Kiss Each Other Clean is about the big subjects: what we believe, why we believe it, and what becomes of us once we realize we might be wrong.
I personally love it!
Kiss Each Other Clean is about the big subjects: what we believe, why we believe it, and what becomes of us once we realize we might be wrong.
I personally love it!
Kiss Each Other Clean is about the big subjects: what we believe, why we believe it, and what becomes of us once we realize we might be wrong.
"Kiss" is a radical change for Sam et al. I've even encountered former "fans" who have disparaged the new album. I, on the other hand, think its some of the finest musical work I've ever heard. "Walking Far From Home" actually brings tears to my eyes, it's so lovely. Those who would expect the same old thing or believe that expansive growth and change is somehow a negative attribute should open their ears as well as their eyes. I can't wait to go to the concert when Iron & Wine visit my hometown in November.
I love everything he does. For me, it's the lyrics as much as the instruments and their arrangement, and his lyrics never disappoint. Walking Far From Home...I just wish it went on and on :) Me & Lazarus, Big Burned Hand, and Glad Man Singing have been doing it for me, too. If you're not grooving on the album versions, listen to the live stuff he's doing at shows (via youtube). He's mixing things up and really departing from the recordings. Personally, I want him to spread his wings whichever way he wants and look forward to seeing the results.
The new music is a good example of artistic growth. He is taking the genius he always applies to the words and also applying it to the sounds.
Can you believe the sounds? Wow!
I've felt this CD coming since "Evening on the Ground." Now that it's here... What a ride.
For those having a hard time with the new cd, think of ALL the music as a story, each cd as a chapter. What this new cd is getting into is some rising action. Our minds are going, now it's time to get the pulse going.
I have all of his CDs and I went to see him in 2008 in Chicago. That's just the background of how much I enjoy his music. I can't explain how excited I was when I heard he had a new album coming out, and the depression when I actually heard it. I've listen to a few of new songs on youtube and I wonder what made him think he needed all these new instruments. The simple guitar with poetic lyrics is the Iron and Wine I've come to love. Maybe I haven't given it a good enough chance, but right now I don't see myself ever getting it. I remember when "Our Endless Numbered Days" came out...that's him at his best, and he will be missed in my book.
The new album is a breath of fresh air...new, inventive, engaging. Each listen reveals new things. And the live versions that I've heard stretch the songs out even further. I downloaded a very nice copy of the 2011-02-07 Hamburg show, and I listen to the entire show almost daily. The reworkings of the older tunes is wonderful Can't wait to see Sam and the group on April 29 in Cleveland. Does anyone know if they've played 'Your Fake Name..' live yet? I'd love to hear that, or a live full-band version of 'Walking Far From Home'. A nice 'Trapeze Swinger' encore at the Cleveland show would be cool too. ;o)
Got to say I love the new album...what I like about Iron and Wine is that every time I get a new album there is something new and refreshing on it which makes me feel like Im paying for something worthwhile. Each album has a new musical twist and adds a bit of variety to the collection...getting album after album with the same sounds all the time (like some bands I could mention) is just plain boring. Good for Sam and the group trying something new. I saw them playing last week in Cologne (Köln), Germany and the changes they made to some of the old stuff, which I love, were great to hear. Cant wait for the next album and tour dates.
I agree with you, Yadalith. Sam said once that he only writes about God, Death, and Love. This album definitely has more 'God' in it than his earlier albums. Some of his interesting use/re-appropriation of biblical characters probably loan into what I think are some of the best stories Sam has told yet.
I have to say I was surprised a bit by the new sound. About a third of the album is really incredible! "Walking Far From Home," "Me & Lazarus," "Tree By The River," and "Your Fake Name is Good Enough" are my new jam. Sam's vocal range is impressive, he never use to belt it on his albums.
That said, I don't think Sam's newest sound is perfect yet. Saw him live at Tallahassee and the energy the new songs played live were MUCH more impressive then what's on the album. I wish Played Last Night was still around!
Also, I don't think all of the instrumentals always "mesh" on Kiss Each Other Clean. Does anyone else find the piano in "Godless Brother," for example, is incredibly cheesy?
Been listing to it all day at work on headphones, downloaded the deluxe version from Itunes this morning. This makes the spreadsheets easier to deal with (maybe NOT a tagline for the new CD).
The new arrangements and production quality of the music are unreal. Sam and others must have spent some serious time recording this one. Not easy to get all of these sounds to come across so clean. His home studio probably got a serious work out.
I understand the comments about his low-fi stuff. Like others, I have been listing to him since his demos were released online. (Sorry about that Mr. Beam, I am sure it is like someone uploading a draft of something that you wrote for all to see and probably not how you wanted to get the word out).
Apology aside, those are great songs. I agree that there was an immediate intimacy of those recordings based on the simple (to me) recording of the tracks and simple (to me) arrangements of that material. I add the two CDs that followed into that more intimate group as well.
I like that he keeps trying new things and appreciate the progression. Overall, my opinion, he just keeps getting better. Again, my feelings and I respect those of others.
My wife and I are going to see I&W live for the first time at the Carnegie Library Music Hall in April. It will be great to see him in Pittsburgh. I am sure we'll hear old stuff and new and the night will have intimate moments and others were the community around us is jumping (or maybe nodding) in unison. Can't wait.


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Re: [EastAsia] [OS] ASIA/ASEAN - ASEAN starts work on South China Sea code of conduct
Released on 2012-10-12 10:00 GMT
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of coc under ASEAN. Has China ever indicate of not using term of
"bilateral" lately in talking about SCS?
On 11/16/2011 3:04 PM, Anthony Sung wrote:
ASEAN starts work on South China Sea code of conduct 11/16/11
Nusa Dua, Indonesia - The Association of South-east Asian Nations
(ASEAN) began talks on a code of conduct in the disputed South China
Sea, Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said Wednesday.
The talks came amid rising tensions between China and the Philippines,
two of six claimants to the parts of the sea.
'We have begun the conversation on the code of conduct among ASEAN
first, but there will be a time when we begin to engage China,'
Natalegawa said after a meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers on the
Indonesian resort island of Bali.
China claims the entire South China Sea. Taiwan and four ASEAN members -
the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei and Vietnam - also have overlapping
claims to the territory.
The Philippines has called for a united ASEAN front against China's
alleged aggression in the sea, a key shipping lane that is also believed
to be rich in oil and mineral resources.
On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed to
provide greater defence support for the Philippines as the two countries
signed a declaration calling for 'a rules-based approach in resolving
competing claims in maritime areas.'
China insists the dispute be resolved among individual claimants without
involving other parties, and urged the US not to interfere.
In July, ASEAN and China agreed on a non-binding set of guidelines to
allow dialogue and cooperation.
US President Barack Obama was due to arrive in Bali on Thursday to
attend the East Asia Summit, a political and economic forum initiated by
ASEAN in 2005.
Analysts said Obama's attendance, the first by a US president, signals
an attempt to strengthen US engagement with Asia.
The United States has said it has a national interest in freedom of
navigation in the South China Sea and open access to Asia's maritime
Natalegawa warned major powers against creating instability in the
'We will not let South-East Asia become an arena for competition among
countries that consider themselves to be major powers,' he said, in an
apparent reference to China and the United States.
China has rejected any discussion on the disputes at the East Asia
'The South China Sea issue has nothing to do with the East Asia Summit
because the East Asia Summit is a forum for discussing economic
cooperation and development,' assistant foreign minister Liu Zhenmin was
quoted as saying by China Daily.
'China believes that the dispute should be resolved through peaceful
consultation among parties directly concerned,' he said.
Liu added that outside intervention was not helpful for the settlement
of the issue.
'On the contrary, it will only complicate the issue and sabotage peace,
stability and development in the region.'
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Geometric stripes in high contrast black and white make this bebe dress a stunning way to turn heads. Try it with a pair of hot-hued pumps and statement earrings for a punch.
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- Center back to hem: 33" (84 cm)
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- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
Boatneck Striped Fitted Dress
Love the material!
I wish bebe made this dress in more colors! I LOVE the material!! This dress is stretchy and fully lined. The length is perfect, not too short. Looks awesome with a pop of color like a red or pink bag and accessories. I purchased a size medium, very true to size. Very much worth the price and is a steal on sale. You will not be disappointed with the high quality material and fit of this dress.
July 29, 2013
Awesome material and fit
Bebe should really start making their dresses from this material. The dress fit like a glove and looked amazing on!
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Love it!
Im a size 10-12 and I ordered this dress in a Lg online. I love how it fits like a glove. Its stretchy material fits a curvy woman just right. I am also what you consider "Top heavy" and the stripes make my boobs look a bit smaller (which I like).
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i love it!
i simply love this dress! fits right and compliments my figure. i also like the fabric, very soft and has an inside lining.
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I like it very much. It look beautiful and is a true size
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Very Flattering Dress!!!!
I was a little disappointed that this dress that is being sold does not have the same pattern at the bottom as the one that was shown in the campaign. However, I still wanted to see how it fit, so I went to find it in the store. It is sooo gorgeous on! The material is stretchy and very conforming to the body, so I settled on a Medium. I am 5' 3", 36DD, and 125 lbs. I was worried that it would accentuate my curves too much, but it actually flatters them very well. The black/white combo is also goes well with my caramel-colored skin. I was sold immediately; I can't wait to wear this when it gets warmer with glossy black heels!
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If you asked me to pinpoint the moment that things started to turn around, I'm not sure I would be able to. But turn around they have. After a lovely 2-0 win against the Cubbies yesterday (one more game in that series today, if the rain holds off, which seems doubtful), the Giants sit at 30-24, only 3 games out of the first place Dodgers.
Nothing huge has changed, maybe, but a lot of little things have. The pitching is just better enough that it's really, really good and the defense has cleaned its act up, too. The hitting isn't blowing up the charts or anything, but it's tidy. It is all enough to get wins. (Against the Cubbies, who are cake, but that's beside the point.)
Zito has gone a long way towards proving his wonderfulness is not a fluke and everyone else is doing a pretty good job convincing me that the Rest of This Season Which I Block Out Of My Memory was indeed a fluke.
This Monday is kicking off rather nicely, isn't it?
More importantly (who am I kidding… most importantly): todayisMLBdraftdayohmygodyesitisexcusemewhileIgodie. Not really going to go die, don't worry. If I died I would miss the draft. But I am so excited I can barely form a coherent blog post. Well, my blog posts are never really coherent. But this one might be less than usual, even, because my fingers are dancing a celebratory dance all their own. I am doing nothing from 4:00pm onwards, except reaching my hand in and out of the saltwater taffy bowl. Saltwater taffy and the draft are my personal tradition and a total match made in heaven.
Now I'll just go get the rest of my jazz done, if nobody objects, so I will be free to vegetate this late afternoon. Catch y'all later.
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Tarek M Mousa, M.D., Mark Balek, M.D., Gorgi Kozeski, D.O., Sofya Kostanyan, M.D., Susan Ingenito, C.M.A., Karen Ngai, John Abela, and Ola Akinboboye, M.D., F.A.C.P., M.B.A.
Background: It has been suggested that central aortic pressure might correlate better with end organ effects of high blood pressure than brachial pressures. We hypothesized that central aortic blood pressure would correlate better with left ventricular mass index in subjects with pre-hypertension (PHT) than brachial blood pressure.
Subjects and methods: We recruited 23 (age 54±10) subjects with PHT defined as systolic blood pressure of between 120-139 mmHg and a diastolic blood pressure of between 80-89 mmHg based on JNC-7 criteria.
Central aortic pressure was derived non-invasively using radial artery applanation tonometry and waveform analysis (SphygmoCorTM apparatus). Brachial blood pressures were measured with a BPM-300 non-invasive blood pressure monitor (VSM MedTech Ltd, Vancouver, Canada) after the subject had been in a recumbent position for a minimum of 10 minutes. The device took 6 consecutive blood pressure readings, excluded the first measurement, and derived an average. Left ventricular mass was measured on 1.5T cardiac MRI scanner using ECG-gated, breath-hold, segmented k-space, SSFP imaging sequence. Endocardial and epicardial segmentation of acquired short axis slices were performed in diastole to derive myocardial volume and multiplied by density to yield mass (indexed to height2).
Results: The mean left ventricular mass index (LVMI) was 53±10g/m2, central aortic and brachial systolic and diastolic pressures (mmHg) were 115±14/81±12, 125±15/81±12 respectively. Mean arterial blood pressure by both techniques correlated significantly with LVMI (r=0.4; p=0.03), (r=0.4; p=0.02) for central aortic and brachial measurements respectively. There was no difference in the strength of correlation with LVMI between brachial and central aortic blood pressure measurements.
Conclusion: Central aortic and brachial blood pressure measurements showed similar correlations with LVMI in subjects with pre-hypertension. Central aortic blood pressure did not better correlate with left ventricular mass index in the population studied when compared to brachial blood pressure.


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Markus Granlund
1993-04-16 |
Eligible for draft:
2011 |
Left |
2011 |
5-11 |
2nd round (45th overall), 2011 |
175 lbs. |
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
2008-09: Markus Granlund spent most of the season with Karpat's U-16 squad. In 23 games for that squad, he scored 22 goals and added 37 assists for 59 points. In 7 playoff games, he scored 4 goals and added 8 assists for 12 points.
2009-10: Granlund spent most of the season with HIFK's U-20 squad, appearing in 37 games for that team. He netted 17 goals and added 25 assists for 42 points. In 14 playoff games, Granlund scored 2 goals and added 11 assists for 13 points. Granlund also played for the HIFK U-18 squad, scoring 9 goals and adding 20 assists for 29 points in 11 games. Granlund played for Finland at the 2010 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, scoring 2 goals and adding 3 assists for 5 points in 5 games. He also played for Finland's bronze medal team at the 2010 U-18 World Junior Championship, scoring 1 goal and adding 5 assists for 6 points in 6 games.
2010-11: Played for HIFK's U-20 squad, appearing in 40 games for that team. Granlund netted 20 goals and added 32 assists for 52 points to go along with 49 penalty minutes. In 5 playoff games, he scored 4 goals and added 5 assists for 9 points. Granlund captained Finland's team at the 2011 U-18 World Junior Championship, scoring 2 goals and adding 8 assists for 10 points in 6 games.
2011-12: Granlund skated for HIFK in Finland's SM-Liiga and played for Finland at the 2012 U20 World Junior Championship. A teammate of older brother Mikael Granlund on both HIFK and the U20 team, he scored 15 goals with 19 assists and was plus-19 with 18 penalty minutes in 47 games for HIFK as a rookie. He saw limited time in the playoffs – appearing in 3 of 4 games – and was minus-three with no points nor penalty minutes. He played on the top line along with Mikael Granlund and Teemu Pulkkinen for fourth-place Finland at the WJC; scoring 2 goals with 5 assists in seven games and was plus-five with 6 penalty minutes.
2012-13: Granlund had a strong second half for HIFK after a disappointing World Junior Championship tournament and signed a three-year entry-level contract with Calgary in April 2013. He was the second-leading scorer for HIFK behind veteran Joakim Eriksson. scoring 10 goals with 20 assists in 50 games, and was +3 with 18 penalty minutes. HIFK finished eighth and lost to Kanada Cup champion Tappara in the playoff quarterfinals. Granlund played in five of eight playoff games – missing the preliminary series with SaiPa – and scored 1 goal with 2 assists; finishing with an even plus/minus and 4 penalty minutes. Granlund skated on Finland's top line with Joel Armia (Buffalo) and Miikka Salomaki (Florida) at the WJC. He was tied for second among scorers in the tournament with Armia, behind Canada's Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, scoring 5 goals and 7 assists in six games, but the bulk of those points came in Finland's three blowout wins. Finland struggled against the top teams; finishing seventh.
Talent Analysis
Granlund has good hockey sense, excellent playmaking abilities and sees the ice well. The skilled center is exceptional at running the power play but needs to improve his overall strength and skating to play at the NHL level. He will be playing without his brother, Mikael who left Finland to play in the North America with the Minnesota Wild organization and the talented center needs to show what he can do on his own. His defensive game is still a work in progress.
Granlund will have an opportunity to showcase his creative offensive skills and hockey sense in North America as he enters the 2013-14 season. The Finnish forward will have an opportunity to play with the Abbotsford Heat and develop his game on the smaller ice surface. Granlund will find himself in the mix of talented prospects competing for a roster position with the Flames and the Heat.


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KERN RIDGE: Kern Ridge Growers LLC, Arvin, introduces ready-to-use shredded carrots in 5-pound bags for food service and institutional use and 10-ounce bags for retail sales, says Eric Bianchi, sales representative.
Phillips FarmsLOS TRES AMIGOS: Kerman-based Los Tres Amigos de Pasa rolls out a line of chocolate-covered and spicy flavored raisins to add a new dimension to snacking, said James Metcalf, senior marketing director. "My kids find natural raisins to be boring, so we thought, 'let's spice it up a little bit,'" he says. Flavors include plain chocolate-covered raisins, spicy chocolate-covered raisins, chile limón-flavored raisins and chile limón-flavored raisins with peanuts.
NATIONAL RAISIN: Fowler-based National Raisin Co., which packs under the Champion label, shows off Raisels — natural sour orange- and sour lemon-flavored golden raisins. The snacks, which had been in school food service for the past 12 to 18 months, are now being rolled out to retailers and the public, said Sharon Jensen, director of marketing. The packer also is working on a no-sugar-added snack that features raisins, raspberry-flavored dried cranberries and pomegranate-blueberry fruit pieces.
Phillips FarmsPHILLIPS FARMS MARKETING: Visalia-based Phillips Farms Marketing displays its line of specialty produce, including the latest addition — finger limes. The peanut-sized citrus, which is native to Australia, is filled with juice vesicles that resemble clear fish roe. When eaten, they burst, releasing a pleasant lime flavor, said Caralee Phillips, co-owner. Finger limes can be used in place of regular limes, as a desert ingredient, as a garnish or in sushi.
SETTON PISTACHIO: Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc., Terra Bella, has launched Pistachio Chewy Bites made from roasted pistachios and dried cranberries with agave nectar. The individually wrapped mini-bars contain more than 50 percent pistachios and target the active lifestyle and "healthy intended" markets, said Mia Cohen, chief operating officer. The health intended category includes consumers who know about proper nutrition and may want to eat healthier but don't necessarily do so, she said.
TRINITY FRUIT: Trinity Fruit Sales, Fresno, has taken the work out of removing seeds or arils from pomegranates with its new Juicy Gems ready-to-use fresh arils. The 4.4-ounce cartons feature perforated plastic windows that allow the seeds to breathe, lengthening the shelf life, said Kendal Ankrum, sales. They should be kept and displayed in a retail refrigerator case.


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Saturday, April 25, 2009
Submitting Poems....
Well, when I looked into my little index card box (which is my filing/organizational system for submissions), I realize, I only have poems out at about 3-4 places, and one is since September, so the question "is my submission lost?" went through my head.
Oh, let me confess early, I so dislike submitting.
It can overwhelm if I let it--where to send what poem? It can bore--not another cover letter with that dull opening, "Enclosed are my poems..." It can create self-doubt (don't send that poem, that's a terrible poem, they won't like that...)
But I know it's part of the job and I like to part of the conversation, to have my poems out in the world.
I write lists of journals I want to submit to and sometimes just leave random scraps of paper around with journal names. Once my husband found a note on my desk that said, "Submit to Black Warrior." And he said with a smirk, "What exactly does this mean?"
I was amused with that one. But now, I am listless. So where to submit?
Any ideas? I'm thinking about VQR, Tin House, Three Penny- these are places I haven't submitted to in years or at all.
Also, I realize there are some literary journals charging $20 for a poetry contest that doesn't include a subscription. That is WAY TOO MUCH. I remind myself that poetry contests are really just fundraisers for the journal and to understand that, and know that is why they are charging $20. And I know at Crab Creek Review, we charge $10 for 5 poems (which comes down to $2 a poem) in our poetry contest. We consider all the poems that were sent for possible publication.
I think $10 is reasonable if you want to enter a contest and support a journal. But $20 with no subscription seems a bit high given there are chapbook and mss contests that charge that much. I will pay $15 or $20 if I get a subscription to the journal though and if I love the journal, like North American Review.
Well, I've fallen off my soapbox. Enjoy your Saturday and let me know if you have any favorite journals you think I should submit to.
7 comments:
- Michael said...
Kelli- Have you ever submitted to Hyden's Ferry Review? If not, just a thought.
- 2:45 PM, April 25, 2009
- Maya Ganesan said...
What about Ouroboros Review (www.ouroborosreview.com)? They're a fairly new journal, and I know they published January (Poet Mom)...I've been enjoying the poems they've picked for publication.
I'm considering submitting there as well and I was wondering if you were too. - 7:41 PM, April 25, 2009
- January said...
I agree with Maya. Also, have you considered the heavy hitters: Poetry, Ploughshares, and Slate? I think their selection process is not as stringent as it used to be.
I'm in the same boat, but I have to find places that take previous published (poems I publish on my blog). I'll get back to mailing out after NaPo. - 5:12 AM, April 26, 2009
- mariegauthier said...
Have you thought of Cave Wall? It's a great journal, the editor, Rhett, is phenomenally considerate, and I think your poems are right up her alley. And if not, she sends the best rejections... :o)
- 1:20 PM, April 27, 2009
- Kells said...
Thanks everyone. Good ideas.
I haven't submitted to Hayden's in a while and to the heavy hitters, not in a great while.
Marie, I wasn't familiar with Cave Wall so thanks for that. I like good rejections too.
And Maya, I hadn't considered Ouro.. but checked them out and recognized a few names-- January was there~!
I submitted to Agni (you can now submit to them online) and found this list of journals that take online submissions:
Thanks for the help. I'll get some submissions out this week! - 3:20 PM, April 27, 2009
- Collin Kelley said...
Might I suggest the new journal Ouroboros Review. It's both print and online and they are accepting submissions for the third issues. It's a gorgeous journal. www.ouroborosreview.com
- 5:39 PM, April 27, 2009
- Kells said...
You're the second to suggest to me, I will definitely send poems their way.
thanks! - 10:08 PM, April 27, 2009


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by Zaffie
June 16th, 2014
PDX Pride Recap & San Francisco Pride News!
We've come to the end of another wonderful Pride celebration here in Portland, and our hearts are just bursting with love and rainbows.
Saturday saw a lot of action—and a couple of product re-stocks, since it was chilly and just the perfect weather for socks!
Sunday, our last day at Pride, was a big one. The local parade started up at 11am, which is when the Oregon weather decided to show itself. Even though it rained on our parade, it couldn't dampen the spirits of our LGBTQ community or its allies.
Just look at all these colourful outfits and socks! You can check out more in our Pride 2014 Gallery.
The end of Pride is always so bittersweet for us, but this year we get to prolong the moment because in just a few short days, we're heading down to San Francisco Pride! If you'll be in San Francisco June 28-29, we invite you to stop by and join the fun. Sock Dreams will be at booth #10554, and we're stocking up on new Radiant Rainbows, Water Bottles, exclusive Pride swag, and so much more!
by JenDub
June 10th, 2014
Portland Pride 2014
Sock Dreams has been a supporter and vendor at NW Pride for the past eight years, and we're proud to say we'll be at booth L-12 this coming weekend!
On May 19th, 2014, Oregon law-makers struck down the Oregon constitutional amendment making it illegal for persons of the same sex to marry. Since then, people in same sex relationships have had the choice to make their partnerships official- this makes us very happy Dreamers.
Just in time for the occasion, Gumball Poodle has extended it's line of Pride socks to include some more colorful, as well as shorter selections. They have also added other bridal party member socks to their line such as Bridesmaid, Best Men, Maid of Honor, etc… These will be available at our Pride booth, and in our Sellwood Shop only!
Speaking of what we're selling at pride, we're bringing all our new Harvest Rainbows, from thigh high, to knee high, to crew.
We're also premiering our BRAND NEW Radiant Rainbow Thigh Highs, which come in bright 1980's rainbow colors.
Additionally, we will have the new Sock Dreams water bottles on-hand, in case you need to quench your thirst in style.
Of course we'll have all of the classic Dreamer Socks and Dream Stockings, at their special event price as well as tons of other rainbow styles, buttons and our famous stickers. We are thrilled to see what this year's NW Pride has in store. See you there!!!
by Rosalind
June 1st, 2014
Department Spotlight: "Downstairs" Stock Room Team
When you hear the words, "Sock Dreams", chances are the things that spring to mind are a crazy variety of socks and accessories, great customer service, and fast, free shipping within the USA. For those of us behind the scenes, though, it's our house brands that really stand out! That's Dream Stockings and Dreamer Socks, and together the two brands take up nearly half of our stock room! It's a whole lotta sock, and many of them need folding, labeling and testing before we can sell them, so we actually have twice as many dreamers in this part of our stock room as we do in the "upstairs" area.
As previously mentioned, the phrase "downstairs" is a holdover from the beginnings of Sock Dreams, when the company operated out of a multi-story house, with house brands in the basement, non-house brands upstairs, and offices and such in between. While our Dream Stockings manager, Rachel hasn't been with us all that time, she started in fall of 2011, and was here to help us move from our last headquarters building. As a long-term customer prior to joining our ranks, her favorite part of the job is getting to shape the direction that our house brands take — and seriously, who wouldn't be excited about that? Despite being instrumental in bringing in new styles, her favorite sock is actually an old staple – The Cotton InkLined knee socks in lilac. As she puts it, "they're fun and classy at the same time."
Stephanie is essentially Rachel's right-hand Dreamer, and is currently finishing her second year with us. She's also been involved in the evolution of our Dream Stockings, which she says "feels a bit like Hocus Pocus, except our cauldrons are full of yarn." She also does a lot of the work of organizing and getting the socks on the shelves for all of your orders. Because she spends lots of time testing each new batch of socks for fit, she suggests that you write in to email@example.com if you ever need sizing help – we're always happy to provide it. Her favorite socks happen to have been her first pair of Sock Dreams socks, from a few years before she started working with us. Nowadays she has a whole dresser just for socks, but the O Rayons in paprika remain her first pick.
Since most of our house brand socks come unfolded and unlabeled, we also have a resident sock folding expert, Matt. He started with us back in September of 2011, so if you've bought our socks since then, there's a good chance that they were carefully folded and labeled by Matt. His are the feet wearing the shorter version of our Cotton Inclined OTKs: Boy Socks. His favorite part of working here at Sock Dreams is being around his fellow coworkers. Isn't he a gem?
The newest member of our "downstairs" department is Arion. She will have been here for one year in August, and our chants of "We accept her, one of us!" still hang in the air… it's just how we greet our new hires. As a long-time lover of scrunchy socks, our Super Ms are her favorites (pictured above in dark red): "They're comfy and simple like the O Basics, but long enough that I can scrunch them all the way up my legs, or fold them over my boots to look like cuffs." Despite her relatively short time with us, she had the same advice for our customers as her department manager, Rachel: Don't Panic! We get new socks in all the time, so if it's out of stock when you go looking for it, just sign up for an automatic notification on the product's web page, and we'll let you know just as soon as it's back!
As you can see, it takes quite the team effort to keep our house brands in stock and ready to ship, and luckily for our customers, this is quite the team!
by Rosalind
May 19th, 2014
Pinning Down Your (Sock) Dreams
Well dreamers, it's been a while since we asked you to dust off your thinking caps and participate in a contest, so we're super-excited to announce that we're starting one now!
The idea is to use Pinterest to curate your dream outfit, featuring photos of clothing that you've found on the internet (be sure to include sources). The main requirements are that you include at least one item from Sock Dreams, and keep your submission family-friendly.
If you think you could use some inspiration, we've also put together an example outfit board on our own Pinterest account! We're not looking for any particular style – we just want to be wowed!
Check out our infographic (above) for all of the details, and submit links to your entries to firstname.lastname@example.com by May 31st. We can't wait to see what you come up with!
by Rosalind
May 9th, 2014
Harvesting More Rainbows
While May might not be what you think of as harvest season, we think that with all of June's Pride celebrations right around the corner this is the perfect time to expand on one of our most popular lines of socks: Harvest Rainbows!
These colorful thigh highs flew solo for the first few years of their reign, but with the recent addition of junior and youth sizes it's looking like we might just have dynasty on our hands (or feet, if you will)!
Well a simple dynasty is not enough for us. Nope! That's why we've added two more unisex, adult-sized options: Knee Highs and Crews! You see, while we adore thigh highs and hope you do too, we also don't think that should be a requirement of rocking awesome, muted rainbows. Besides, they're so perfect for the Pride festivals that take place during the rather warm month of June, it just made sense to make them in more Summery lengths!
With three foot sizes and multiple lengths, these rainbow socks are getting to be just as diverse as the people that they represent!
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Toyota Sienna Sliding Door Problems
visco2 Posts: 5I recieved a notice from Toyota that I might be eligible for reimbursement for repairs done to the sliding doors on our 2005 Sienna XLE AWD and have not yet filed a claim with Toyota on the sliding doors, but these posts are not encouraging. In Dec 2009, I paid $1,365 to have the motor and clutch assembly replaced (as listed on my receipt). In Sep 2011, I paid $565 for repair of the other door which has listed slide motor assembly and solenoid. I was among the original posters of bubbling and peeling paint on the rims of my Sienna which was about 18 months old at the time, and Toyota did nothing about it, even though they were under warranty. For five-hundred dollars, a rim-repair shop sand blasted and painted the rims. This was three years ago and I have had no issues despite fewer washings and the same salted roads which they claimed caused the paint to bubble. To Toyota's credit, they did replace the lift gate struts twice when they went bad at no cost, though it was while I had the extended warranty and I did have some issue with the dealership not wanting to replace the second set due to them being warranty items and not new to the vehicle.
pdubu Posts: 1I used Rich Jung to rebuild my cables and assembly. Excellent service and top notch work! Give them a call to diagnose your problem. He will help walk you through the possible issues. Price was $350 with shipping, and they have a Warranty that they stand behind (because I had to use it when breaking something when trying to reinstall my fixed assembly).
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dudleyr Posts: 3,464Yes, I did have a problem with my power door as well. Fixed it myself with a new actuator (as mentioned on this forum). No problems since. While I am not happy I had the problem, it is the only non maintenance issue I have had with the vehicle in 7.5 years and 135,000 miles. Vehicle is still running strong.
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ateixeira Posts: 72,587Well, look at it from a different point of view.
Let's say you paid $1000 or so for a 10 year warranty, and someone else who bought their car they same day paid $800 for a 9 year warranty.
Then their car breaks at 9.2 years.
If a manufacturer covers them, you got screwed. Otherwise, why did you pay more than they did?
As a gesture of Good Will I think it would be appropriate for them to perhaps share the cost with you, given you're a customer with the longest warranty available. I think it's fair for you to ask, also.
But they can't just fix every car for free indefinitely.
I have a 7/100 warranty on one of my cars (not the Sienna), and the value of that warranty is zero if they fix every one's cars after the standard warranty is up.
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pmartino99 Posts: 4I finally bit the bullet and sent in my sliding door units (2005 Sienna XLE, 135k miles) to Benson's Auto as per recommendations on this forum. Rich was a great help and both doors are now good to go with high quality cables, total cost was about $900 as a couple other parts were broken. Removal/installation were pretty straightforward with his instructions, and he sourced the extra parts at minimum price which was much appreciated. I highly recommend anyone else out of warranty/recall get it done... you forget how great the power doors are with kids (and the wife). :shades:
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ateixeira Posts: 72,587I avoid dealerships as much as possible, even do my own routine maintenance.
The 7/100 warranty is on my wife's car, and yes I think it's unfair when every one gets a benefit that we had to pay for.
750 posts is nothing, have you seen the Dodge/Chrysler transmission thread? 2000+
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chemsherm Posts: 1I don't know if anyone has suggested any help for your frozen doors. I have a 2001 Sienna. Here in DE we have weather that usually involves rain in the daytime and then freezing temps at night. This causes water between the door seal and the body to freeze the door closed. A real simple fix I've used is to lubricate the door seal with spray silicone. Spray it on and wipe off the excess. I hope this helps you.
theduke5 Posts: 1Reading through some of these discussion threads, I am amazed at how some dealerships get away with murder. We had a 2004 Sienna XLE automatic door fail in the open position (it wouldn't close) at a grocery store. I looked at the cable and saw the cable sheathing had split open. As the door was closing it binded up at this point in the pulley system and reversed open. I thought I could get it through the initial pulley and pull ed but it really jammed up. I had to cut the rear tensioner side of the cable to close the door.
We brought the van to the dealer in Bellevue, NE to have the cable replaced. I left for work and my wife returned home. She got a call saying that the motor and possibly locking motor had to be replaced for $1800 with $1000 up front. She paid it up front and then called me. I called the dealer and cancelled the order. i then went over there. Clearly, the motor and locking motors still ran, but the cable sheathing was aged and cracked as a result of all the turns through the pulleys it had to make.
Luckily, there was another person at the dealership who said he could replace just the cable. After rescheduling the repair, I pointed out the the other side cable was in the same condition as the broken cable was just before failure.
They called their district service manager in Kansas City who gave approval to replace that cable too.
Now both door open and close like a champ (even without the gritty sound it used to have).
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duster4 Posts: 2Still waiting for a final verdict from Toyota, but my 2011 Sienna cargo door would was not operating properly. My wife brought the car in for regular maintenance 3 weeks ago, asked the dealership to check it out. They reported it to be OK. Now, it stopped working. Would not close completely. The car is outside the 36,000 mile warrantee, but still less than 3 years old. The dealer now says it's a $2,500 repair. Unbelievable! Also, the dealer charged $90 to assess the situation!
duster4 Posts: 2I posted the other day about the sliding door not working on my 2011 Toyota Sienna. Unfortunately, it is out of warantee because I'm past the mileage. I couldn't get the door to even close. The dealer eventually did get the door closed. Wanted to charge $90 for 'diagnostics', but eventually backed away from that. Their 'diagnostic analysis' told me 'it works intermittently. Well why wouldn't I want to pay $90 for that? They told me the fix was $2,500. Toyota said that they might be willing to pay half. What a sham. They can't build a car with a door that works for even 3 years. They inflate the repair costs, and then think I'll feel good about paying half.
Also, just try asking for a supervisor at Toyota. 'I will have one get back to you in less then 1 business day' is their normal response. They didn't even get that right! I didn't get a call back.
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schdeal Posts: 2This is my first Toyota car and buying experience is very good, I like the driving more than Honda Odyssey.
But the night mare come after I have the car, this is the worst NEW car I have ever buy.
The moon roof rack broken after 6 months, even though it's replaced by the warranty.
The sliding door began to have problem after few months, while opening the door, it produce a big bang sound,a really scary noise, it's like some one is hitting your car with a big hammer. but it doesn't happen all the time, so the dealer can't find it out easily. Finally I have to leave the car at service for a whole day, they finally heard it and replaced something as they claimed, it's better for few months, the sound come back again.
The clip for the seat belt on driver side broken after 2.5 years, the stupid car was keeping beep while driving because I can't faster the seat belt.
The steering wheel is making turn sound when you turn, while it's very smooth and quite before.
The paint is chipping, my Honda Accord's paint maintained very well after 10 years, but the paint of this car begin to chip after one year. -
cbrunocme Posts: 1I have an issue with both of my sliding doors
Driver's manual slider - intermittently will not open form the inside and have to pull very hard on the outside handle and slam the door shut
Passenger side power slider - the button's all stopped working a few weeks ago and intermittently the door will not open form the inside and have to pull very hard on the outside handle
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kvnimrls Posts: 2Horrible to see that so many Sienna's are having the same issue and Toyota doesn't feel it's and problem. MY '04 Sienna passenger slider is having issues. The door opens when it wants, the cable snapped, the lock is malfunctioning.
Toyota wont fix it. Because I am the second owner, I am not eligible for the extended warranty. They know the issue exists and they could care less....
the slider once opened while my wife was turning down our block! What do they need? A Class action law suit to get them on the ball!!! -
kuzshekiya Posts: 5The most common issue on these 2004 to 2010 Sienna power sliding door failures is the protective sheathing on the cables, and the hinges. The sheathing gets old and brittle and starts to crack and peel off. The sheathing then starts to bind up in the pulleys of the clutch, in the cable guides, or under the spool cap. This creates addition resistance when makes the motor complain, prompting most be people to think the motor is going bad. We have never had to replace a motor due to wear and tear. Its always the cable. As the sheathing peels away from the cable, it also exposes the cables to elements, Allowing the cable to rust and become brittle. Once it starts rusting it will break in short order. I do not recommend using the cable without the sheathing tho. The exposed metal cable can and will break the plastic pulleys of the clutch assembly. With no plastic coating on them to protect the thing plastic pulleys of the clutch from the steel cables, we have seen many many clutches broken beyond repair. Since we cannot fix the clutch, nor do we have an aftermarket replacement, the only other option then is to purchase the item from the dealership, and they go for over $1200 list price. So if you intend to keep the power sliding door feature in your car, I highly recommend you send them out for rebuilding before the pulleys in the clutch break.
The second most common problem are the hinges. The first generation hinges are very thin and a prone to bending out of spec. This can make opening and closing the door difficult, and also put additional stress on the motor and cables. If the issue is bad enough it can make the cable snap, as the cables are not running in their intended pathway. This issue as been dealt with by Toyota by way of making a stronger hinge, but as most people know it is not covered under warranty. Fortunately the price of the new updated hinges isn't too expensive, under $100. I'd recommend ordering this unit from your local dealer if you need a new hinge.
We have replacement parts for just about everything except for the clutch at this time. We also do cable replacements with brand new cables with a 90 day no hassle warranty. Contact us at BensonsAutoLA.Wordpress.com. Thank you! -
kuzshekiya Posts: 5
azparents Posts: 1ADD US TO THE LONG LIST OF GRATEFUL PEOPLE! We used the PDF you mentioned and read post #321 on this log, both extremely helpful! Ordered the part ($77.75 + $17 shipping) from our Toyota dealership, had it in 2 days and tackled the project ourselves (no mechanical know-how). 2 hours, 5 minutes later, works perfectly!!!
It's worth mentioning that although the step-by-step PDF directions & pictures are a lifesaver , it doesn't tell you all repairs have to be made while you're INSIDE the van. We had to do this at first light because the summers in AZ are so brutal after 9am!
Also, just for background, we took our minivan to the dealership first who quoted us $875 to fix the Door Lock Motor Release Assembly. Then went and talked to a mechanic shop down the street that a friend works at, at they quoted us $1275 to fix it (Toyota won't sell them the actual part you have to buy the WHOLE DOOR KIT otherwise they won't warranty it).
This was by far the most helpful site and best leads on this door failure!
Thanks again, AZ parents