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try it and it's simply outstanding! wow!
i used it today on my van and the results were amazing! took me a total of 5hrs. to wash, dry, use the clay bar and then wax.
the product really works!
i used it today on my van and the results were amazing! took me a total of 5hrs. to wash, dry, use the clay bar and then wax.
the product really works!
pjksr Posts: 111To summarize for this topic, I was looking for any input on routine brake care.
I am due to check, clean, and lube my brakes. My plan is to disassemble my front pads, inspect and clean them, use disc brake grease on the backs and shims, and reassemble, bleeding a bit of fluid. For the rear, I will open and vacuum them, and possibly bleed a little.
Does anyone have any additions? Any advice on "synthetic" brake fluid? -
jeprox Posts: 466i dont normally remove the pads/shoes to clean. i just vacuum/blow or and spray brake cleaner.
what i started to do recently was use a very fine sandpaper and lightly sand the shoes at the back to remove any dirt/junk on the shoes. i also lightly sand the drums. some brake shops do this to remove the glaze on the shoes. -
rudy2000 Posts: 32because it usually isn't compatible with most brake systems. Also, check your warranty. Here's a link, you can read all about it. Rudy
pjksr Posts: 111Thanks for the informative link, Rudy!
By "synthetic," I meant Valvoline Synpower DOT 3/4 brake fluid. As the tirekingdom points out, DOT 5 is a synthetic-silicone formulation; I think the usage of the term synthetic is different here. Synpower fluid claims to be completely compatible w/ conventional fluids, and it does meet DOT 3, as required by my Sienna. -
pjksr Posts: 111There's a general discussion on this in "Maintenance and Repair."
Has anyone changed out their PS fluid on their Sienna, and what technique did you use?
For newcomers, be aware that the owner manual and reservoir indicate Dexron II or III as a power steering fluid. Technicians at my dealer recommended using a power steering fluid. -
jaybird44 Posts: 8I have a 2000 Sienna with 41K miles on it. My wife usually drives it but I've noticed in the last month that I hear a light squeal just before the car comes to a complete stop. Also if I back up in the car (usually slowly) I hear the squeal when I put on the brakes. Is this an indication that the disc brake pads need replacing? I've replaced pads on other cars but I haven't tackled that chore yet on the Sienna. Can anyone give me some steps in removing the caliper and changing out the pads? Thanks! Also I read in another BRAKE section of Edmunds that squealing is sometimes due to vibration not wear, and you can put a piece of duct tape on the back of the pad to reduce vibration (& squeal). So even if it's not time to change the pads, I'll need to know how to remove them if I want to add something to reduce the vibration. If you want to send me some tips without posting them to the site, my email is email@example.com. Thanks again. John. Durham NC.
deepan Posts: 342post this on the sienna problems site and you might get a better response
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chum05 Posts: 4I have a 1999 Sienna XLE with lower side panels that I believe are not metal. Over the last few years they have accumulated some scuffing, marring and general abuse. What is the best way to make these begin to look better? After I wash, polish and wax the vehicle and it looks so good I want to take care of these panels and I don't think that polish and wax are the answer. Any help?
pjksr Posts: 111According to the Repair Manual, the third plug is on the right "cylinder block side cover." Remember, the engine faces the passenger side, and its left side faces the front of the van.
To drain, they say to loosen the plugs (not remove); use ethylene-glycol base coolant; and use distilled water, if diluting. Capacity is about 11 qts with a rear heater unit, 10 without.
Torques: Left-Hand drain plug 13 [N-m]; RH plug 7 [N-m]. -
gsafarz Posts: 4I bought new plugs for my 2000 Sienna XLE, couldn't believe the cost. It looked like an easy job and I figured I save a few bucks by doing the job myself along with most of the other 60k maintenance. I replaced the first three in less than 10 minutes. The other three I am having a problem with. It looks like there is some kind of brace over them(under the black cover) but wasn't sure how to remove. Any one have any experience or suggestions with this? Any help is appreciated!
jeprox Posts: 466to you and anyone who thinks it's easy to replace plugs on the sienna - the answer is a big NO, not that easy! the 3 plugs on the front are easy but the 3 plugs in the rear bank needs a lot of work to get to them. the brace (black cover) you are referring to is the cowl, that big plastic piece needs to come off before you can get access to the plugs in the rear bank. you can try and see if you can reach the plugs but i doubt it with the cowl in place.
give yourself about 30mins. to an hour to replace the rear plugs. this is mainly coz' you have to remove the cowl and put it back when you're done replacing the plugs.
this is why dealers in my area want to charge over C$220 to replace the plugs on any sienna. -
jeprox Posts: 466http://www.cardomain.com/id/jeprox
visit this link and look at all the engine pictures (11th picture to be exact) and tell me which part is in the way.
on one of the pictures (11th picture), you will see the cowl with sticker on it, that whole piece needs to come off for u to get access to the rear bank. this is why i'm surprised it took you only 10 seconds to take that piece off! -
gsafarz Posts: 4We may be talking about different things. I was talking about (in your 11th picture) the piece directly on top of the engine with the toyota insignia and the engine size markings. Are you talking about the piece with stickers that runs the length of the engine compartment right under the wipers? If so, I must not even be finding the plugs. Once I remove that cover, it only has two odd size screws holding it down, there is a long rod at least 1/2 inch in diameter above all three of what I thought were the plugs. What i think are the plugs have green plastic covers with a wiring harness attached. At first I thought they could have been fuel injectors under the green covers, but I have never seen fuel injectors with wires going to it. The rod that is in the way can be seen in your 11th picture sticking out from under the cover I described. I will have to take a closer look this weekend and follow all the plug wires to make sure I am even finding the plugs. I didn't even really have time last night to put in the other three plugs, even if they were really easy.
At least the air filter wasn't too difficult!
My last three toyotas were so easy to do everything, I even replaced a water pump and radiator in a tercel. -
pjksr Posts: 111The piece covering the engine, with "V6 Four CAM," etc, is the engine cover. In the 2002 model, which is different than jeprox's: To remove, you'll need a 5mm allen wrench for the 3 nuts, AND you need to unscrew the Toyota logo.
The "cowl" is the black plastic that lines the rear of the engine compartment's top; where the wipers and brake reservior come thru. You will need to remove the cowl, along with, most likely, the intake manifold, to reach the right-side (rearward) plugs.
I'd recommend a repair manual!
Jeprox: is that engine cover a "mod," or is it pre-2001 OEM? -
jeprox Posts: 466yes we are talking about two different things. the plastice piece you referred to is just a cover - just like what pjksr mentioned. the 3 plugs for the rear bank are not under that cover! i wish they were though!
yes the piece i'm talking about is the black plastic piece (cowl) that runs along one side to the other. (the one with the sticker). yes, that whole piece needs to come off! i seem to recall that the wipers needs to come off before that piece can be removed! so you can just imagine how much work is involved to replace the 3 plugs in the back! if you don't remove the cowl, you won't have enough room to get in the back and under the manifold. the rear bank is very close to the firewall. from what i remember, you need not remove the manifold to get access to the plugs.
while you are back there working on the plugs, i recommend you to change your pcv valve as well since you're already back there!
PJKSR: i painted the plastic cover myself along with the air filter box, battery terminal cover and a few other things. i used ford blue high heat paint. don't know if you can see on the pictures but i also installed an invisible bug screen behind the grill. works great in protecting my radiator. -
pjksr Posts: 111To all who are reading, you may know that you can't buy a Chilton's manual for your Sienna.
However, I have found in my local public library, a "reference" Chilton's manual that has a section on the Sienna. Look for a large manual that covers Trucks and Vans; these manuals come out yearly and cover many auto-shop-type procedures. -
jeprox Posts: 466yes there are no chilton manual for sale.
the one i have is the oem repair manual for 1999 model.
gsafarz: i just looked at my manual and yes you have to remove ventilator louver and then the cowl. after you remove the wipers of course!
once everything is off - you will get good access to the plugs. u can try gaining access from the bottom, you may be able to get away with it.
goodluck -
18466 Posts: 46Just replaced ours about a month ago from under the hood. Took some doing but I only removed the plastic engine cover (two allen bolts) and managed to reach behind the intake with a 3/8 inch rachet and extension and a couple of bruised knuckels. Do this when you have nothing to do for a few hours. You can reach the sparkplugs by reaching under the part of the intake that is connected to the throttle body. You won't see what you are doing but you can trace the wires. Remove them one at a time and then remove each plug. I did all 3 back plugs one at a time by reaching under the back of the intake by the throttle body (enough room to swing a rachet back there ). As for the sparkplugs Autozone has the same ND plugs that were in our van (double ground electrode platinum) for about $6.00 each. On a 2000 you don't need to remove any of the engine compartment cowl. I don't know about the later ones (2001+)with the VVT if there is enough room. Good Luck!
18466 Posts: 46At about 62000 miles the plugs looked a little worn. The gap on the plugs seemed to be almost twice that of the new ones. There was no noticible change in performance or mileage between the old and new plugs (Van has always ran good). The insulators on the old plugs were a light brown. The plugs for the 2000 model are platinum with dual ground electrodes.
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mrk4 Posts: 9Going in for another oil change...dealer suggets tranny fluid change as well. Could not find this service mentioned in manual. Does anyone know when this service item should be changed? Sounds like dealer will be doing my plugs after reading this board. I believe 60k is recommended time frame?


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Long live the urban courtyard!
Like the revival of salsa music, martinis and Art Deco, central cities as desirable and popular places to live have taken the nation by surprise. Cities like Seattle, that began a decline in the 40s or 50s, are seeing their populations grow again. Except for some scattered buildable lots here and there, condominiums and apartment houses are behind all this growth. After all, few big cities have much developable land left.
Condos and apartment houses add to the tax base, but if you like cities and appreciate their offerings, you have to retain some interest in single-family dwellings. The best option for density-rich family homes is the townhouse. Attached to one another and typically placed close to the street, townhomes often allow for a modest space in back for outdoor enjoyment – the courtyard.
For our purposes, a courtyard is defined as a space within or adjacent to a dwelling that is confined by walls or fences in order to create privacy, intimacy and beauty. An atrium is a courtyard entirely surrounded by a dwelling. Yards – perhaps most characteristic of suburbia – are on large lots, with extensive space on all sides. A courtyard should not be confused with a veranda, deck, terrace or porch, which are attachments to the house and usually yield to a yard.
For its part, the townhouse is an ancient style: Before cars – even before horses as a means of conventional locomotion – people lived next to each other. That allowed commerce to take place readily within a walking distance of "home."
Wealthy Romans employed an atrium, an internal space, to provide relief from street noise and prying neighbors. The Spanish, with Moorish as well as Roman experience, formed patios, where water features and at least a few plants allowed a quiet retreat. Old urban quarters of Latin America today boast this style and there are no more appreciative connoisseurs of it than expatriate Norte Americanos. Various forms of courtyards are found, too, in Northern Europe, from Vienna to Copenhagen.
A courtyard in Willemstad, Curacao. Photo: Phil Comeau
In the United States, you find town houses with courtyards in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., in New Orleans and Charleston, South Carolina — the old cities that pre-date the automobile. Lately though, courtyards (and patios, atria, etc.) have found prestige in new construction too. Enough to land a recent major spread in the Wall Street Journal by Alyssa Abkowitz (subscription required).
Seattle zoning (as in other cities) long obstructed development of urban courtyards by requiring buildings to have large setbacks from the street. Since the rise of suburbia as an ideal, setback restrictions in American cities have rendered courtyard architecture an expensive add-on, if not an impossibility. The law was changed in 2011 by the City Council, but practical applications have been slow to catch up.
In addition to privacy, the Journal notes, courtyards offer a way to bring natural light into the house itself (through windows onto the courtyard). "The rising popularity of the courtyard is tied to the growing desire for indoor/outdoor transitional living," writes Abkowitz.
From experience reorganizing a small backyard into an outdoor "room" behind our own house, I can tell you that adding walls and/or fences to frame a space also gives it a new aesthetic dimension. Instead of eyesight bleeding off indiscriminately, one's attention is shaped by the limits imposed by the courtyard. Accordingly, the courtyard confers a sense of trust, contentment, intimacy. It is the world — your world — reduced to manageable space.
Some urban backyards in Seattle, like ours, are already being retrofitted. Many more single family townhouses, though, can include more efficient private spaces if the front yard is removed.
So far, most developers aren't biting. There are few examples of new infill houses or larger developments that take advantage of the new zoning's flexibility to make traditional interior spaces of courtyards, atria and patios. Instead, we are getting endless condo and apartment developments that sport nothing more than tiny balconies. These projects create density without improving the livability of cities very much.
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Posted Tue, Mar 26, 10:23 a.m.
With cranes sprouting up in almost every corner of the city, we're in a real growth period right now, and I appreciate this reminder that zoning and land use regulations can nudge us in good directions during these changeable times. Courtyards, and other semi-enclosed outdoor areas can be real buffers in densely developed neighborhoods, but in Seattle, where we are so much further north than the examples in the photos above, they need to be planned carefully. Light, especially direct sunlight, is a commodity in short supply during a large part of the year -- someone designing a courtyard needs to really work with orientation and building height to make these spaces useable for more than just the high summer months.
Posted Tue, Mar 26, 4:27 p.m.
The "courtyard" shown in the colored drawing should be called a shared back yard. You can call it a courtyard for sales promotion purposes but it is no more private than a side yard or front yard. In fact the normal 1950s Seattle back yard is frequently more enclosed and more private. The historic idea of the courtyard house ("the atrium") tends to make more sense where there are no yards external to the dwelling and two or three property lines are party walls. sandik's comments help explain part of the reason that is not easy to do well in Seattle.
Posted Tue, Mar 26, 9:41 p.m.
looking forward to seeing the micro-courtyard for a micro-apartment project.
Posted Fri, Mar 29, 11:38 p.m.
That micro-courtyard is what grandma used to call her flower box.
Posted Wed, Mar 27, 11:36 p.m.
Unbelievable! This is just so typical of the real estate sharks to call a three- or four-house shared yard "private." You are the same people who call a tiny place "cozy" and a dump a "fixer upper" and no views "territorial views." Good God, does your petty chicanery know no limits, or are you angling for a cameo on Saturday Night Live?
Tell me, Bruce, when do I know you people are lying? When your developer lips are moving? Kids! It's perfect for you! Yuck! If you ever should stop to wonder why no one trusts a single word out of your so-called industry, re-read your article. What dishonest hype. The courtyard pictured is not only not "private," it actually erodes the privacy of each dwelling that fronts on it. Not that the truth of the matter would ever even occur to a sleazy land salesman.
Articles like this one remind me of just why, in the five real estate transctions I've been involved in, the only one that wasn't a cluster headache was when I bought my current Seattle house directly from the owner. I've never seen a bigger bunch of cheats than the so-called "professionals" of the self-dealing real estate sector.
Yeah, I know. I'm unreasonable, cranky, and worst of all, not very polite. But someone has to call things for what they really are. You should be embarrassed, but in my experience I've never met a real estate agent or developer who could ever be embarrassed by much of anything.
Posted Fri, Mar 29, 11:37 p.m.
Courtyards are better than no yards, but some fencing and green trees would be nice.
You could hype it up even more and call them "SmartYards".
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In addition to his corporate holdings, Mizel owns a 2.2-acre parcel on the corner of East Evans Avenue and South Colorado Boulevard that until recently was home to a busy car dealership. Earlier this year Boulevard Ford moved several blocks south to a larger location; the property is now for sale.
Mizel's chunk of vacant land also happens to lie just inside a narrow corridor scheduled to have minor land-use restrictions added to the current zoning. Supporters hope the changes will make Denver's busiest retail strip more pleasant. As of late this fall, the modifications, which enjoy the support of local neighborhood associations, seemed headed for approval.
Recently, however, a last-minute lobbying and letter-writing campaign attempting to scuttle the plan has sprung up. City planners, along with Councilwoman Mary DeGroot, who represents the area and is pushing for the new land-use requirements, suspect that Mizel is behind it.
Mizel's attorney and lobbyist, Michael Sheldon, has met twice with DeGroot, who says Sheldon has asked that she delay the zoning changes, presumably to give Mizel a chance to redevelop his plot before the additional requirements kick in, and to redraw the proposed area so as not to include Mizel's property. Sheldon also has lobbied other councilmembers to oppose the plan, DeGroot says.
And beginning last month, DeGroot and city planners started receiving a flurry of letters allegedly from concerned business owners protesting that they had not been permitted to comment on the proposed changes. Although the letters all bear different letterheads, their wording is exactly the same.
The first letter in the city planning department's files, received in October, is from a company called Histrio Investors. Its offices are at 3600 South Yosemite--the same address as Mizel's M. D. C. Holdings.
Another letter of complaint was sent to DeGroot's office by Harriet Goodman, who owns the Midas Muffler shop at 333 South Colorado. Goodman says she's not entirely sure what the rezoning proposals are all about. But she says she sent the letter to DeGroot after receiving it in a package from "some lawyer who's working for some guy who owns property down on Colorado Boulevard"--Michael Sheldon.
The write-in campaign "is obviously coming from one or two people, because the letters are exactly the same," says Gretchen Williams, an aide to DeGroot. Adds Doug Hendrixson, a city planner, "I'm pretty sure it's been through Michael Sheldon's efforts. He has drummed up this opposition."
The primary force behind the zoning tweaks being contemplated on South Colorado is Councilwoman DeGroot, whose district encompasses Colorado Boulevard south from Cherry Creek to Iliff Avenue. The street, she asserts, needs a facelift: "I want to put the `boulevard' back in Colorado Boulevard."
The proposed land-use changes are taken out of a 1991 document called "The Boulevard Plan: A Development Framework for South Colorado Boulevard." Among other things, the plan, which was two years in the making, recommends that the city take measures to improve the look of the street's booming business district. The suggestions include a wider setback from the road for new buildings, some landscaping, sign restrictions and more parking placed behind buildings instead of in front.
Until now, the suggestions have been just that: New businesses, or those remodeling, are encouraged to follow the plan's recommendations. Last year, however, the city began allowing what are known as "zoning overlay districts." In such districts the underlying zoning laws stay the same. But a neighborhood can choose to add more restrictive modifications in a predetermined area. Historic districts, which require buildings to conform to certain aesthetic standards, are a form of overlay district.
The proposed Colorado Boulevard changes would affect only new businesses and those going through a redevelopment. DeGroot says she began notifying businesses of the proposed changes early last year. She also began rounding up support from the surrounding neighborhood associations. In April she held the first public meeting to explain the proposed modifications; about thirty people attended.
Soon after that, she says, she began hearing from Sheldon. She says the contact from Mizel's representative came as a surprise. "I never even realized that [Mizel] owned property" on Colorado Boulevard, she says.
DeGroot says Sheldon first asked her to end the proposed overlay district at Evans Avenue, rather than at Iliff, two blocks farther south. DeGroot refused, noting that the only two things on the west side of Colorado between Evans and Iliff were Mizel's land and a church.
At a subsequent meeting, DeGroot says, Sheldon requested that the councilwoman delay implementing the new changes for one year. Again she refused. "I told him that the problems on Colorado Boulevard were too immense," she recalls.
The letters of complaint, which all end with the words "We have substantial concerns. Do not take action until our concerns are adequately addressed," began arriving in the councilwoman's office in October. DeGroot says she has received about fifteen. The planning department has received another ten.


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It's important to know where trouble lurks at Royal Lytham because you face quite a few blind shots through the green. I don't think anyone is going to play all four rounds without hitting a bunker, as Tiger Woods did at St. Andrews last year. On the Old Course, long hitters can take the bunkers out of play by flying over them. You can't do that at Royal Lytham because the fairways are not nearly as wide, and the bunkers are too well positioned and in some cases too numerous. The sixteenth hole, for example, is guarded by fourteen bunkers, while the seventeenth hole is defended by twenty-one.
History suggests that you have to be exceptionally creative in your shot making to win at Royal Lytham. The most famous case in point is the 175-yard mashie shot Bobby Jones hit from a waste area (today a fairway bunker) to the seventeenth green that enabled him to make a two-putt par and stave off a challenge by Al Watrous in 1926. (A brass plaque still marks the spot.) In 1974 Gary Player had to hit a shot left-handed with his putter after his approach to the eighteenth sailed over the green and came to rest next to the clubhouse wall. In 1979 Seve Ballesteros pushed his tee shot on the short par-four sixteenth hole into a temporary car park in the right rough and, after taking a drop, knocked a sand wedge to twenty feet and made the birdie putt that sealed the win.
In 1996 I began the final day with a six-shot lead over Nick Faldo after shooting a course record sixty-four in the third round. Just three months earlier, Faldo had been trailing by six shots going into the final round of the Masters, only to overtake a faltering Greg Norman and win his third Green Jacket. The media was making a big deal about the fact that Faldo was now in that same position at Royal Lytham, and that I had never won a major despite contending at the '94 Masters and the '95 and '96 U.S. Opens. I remember telling everybody that lightning wasn't going to strike twice, and that it was my tournament to win or lose. I also remember saying, "Nick Faldo walks with his head held high. He walks as if he is going to kick your butt."
Faldo and I were paired together in the last group; for most of the front nine, the gallery was cheering enthusiastically for him. On the third hole, a 457-yard par four, I pulled my tee shot to the left, and some of the people in the crowd called for my ball to land in a bunker, which it did. I had to hit my second shot sideways to get back in the fairway and ended up making a bogey. Faldo picked up another shot with a birdie at the fourth, but he missed short birdie putts on the fifth, sixth and seventh, which seemed to take the wind out of his sails. Then Ernie Els mounted a charge with a two-under par thirty-three on the front nine and four birdies on the first six holes of the back nine.
By the time I reached the par-four fifteenth hole, my lead had dwindled to a single stroke. That's when I had to get creative. After hitting a decent drive, I pulled my six-iron approach into the left greenside bunker. My ball settled close to the back lip, and I had to stand with one foot in the sand and one foot on the grassy slope. Fortunately, I managed to blast out to six feet and save par. I saw on the scoreboard that Els had bogeyed the sixteenth and that my lead was back up to three shots.
"Wow!" That was the first thing that popped out of my mouth when they handed me the claret jug later that afternoon. Although I was a thirty-seven-year-old PGA Tour veteran, I still felt like the kid from Minnesota who had spent years struggling on mini-tours overseas and in the United States, rattling around in a beat-up old Volvo, taking a shower in a rainstorm when I couldn't afford a motel room. All the emotions that had built up inside me seemed to pour out at once when I addressed the crowd around the clubhouse: "I may not swing the prettiest or look the prettiest, and I may do some things kind of funny," I said, "but I have a lot of heart."


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January 9, 1943 – February 4, 2013
Julia Perales of Cotulla passed away on February 4, 2013 at the age of 70. She was born January 9, 1943 to Ventura and Francisca Rodriguez.
Mrs. Perales is survived by her husband, Senovio R. Perales; children, Jeanette R. Perales, Senovio (Priscilla) Perales III, and Sonny Perales; grandchildren, Hector Maldonado Jr., Johnny Muriel Jr. Janay Perales, Senovio M. Perales, Elaina Perales, and Maddox Perales; and siblings, San Juanita Bernal, Maria Roman, Dominga Villesca, Ramona Carbajal, and Ramon Rodriguez. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Visitations will be on Friday, February 8, 2013 from 4:00 – 9:00 pm at Peters Funeral Home with a rosary at 7:00pm.
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It's daunting to describe Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, but scattered audience members at its first screening in Cannes needed only one syllable: boo. Read the full post.
Cannes Film Festival: Terrence Malick and Brad Pitt's 'Tree of Life' draws boos, but also counter-applause
If someone like Paul "Resident Evil" Anderson made this movie or The New World, I'm willing to bet have of these people who are on Malick bandwagon would have a negative take on them. It's brilliant because Malick made it….not because of what's up on the screen.
Terrence Malick is a director that relies heavily on subtext. The true substance of his films is usually in the simple unsophisticated moments that convey mountains of information about human beings and our place in this world. I'm not surprised that not all people love his movies because they are not for everyone. I would have to say that he is definitely one of the last intellectual filmmakers of our time. Love him or hate him, the guy is brilliant.
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I suspect the complaints that Malick's films are long and slow result from the lack of strong narrative. But I think that criticism kind of misses the point.
His films are lyric as opposed to narrative. It's like complaining that Shakespeare's sonnets don't have the great stories that his plays have. That's because they're not supposed to. They're more meditations on a feeling, explorations of the internal monolgue that threads through our lives. They are not necessarily about a sequence of events leading to a climax and resolution.
I think Malick's films succeed on their own terms. Of course, no one's required to like them. And if you believe the only purpose of movies is to tell stories, you're likely to be frustrated.
Dave M
Here's my review of the movie I have not seen yet:
Wind bloing through trees…water flowing over rocks…ZZZZZZ!Now watch all the "smart people" call me an idiot.
hahahaha…best comment of the day
I like those quiet distilled moments, I could watch water flowing over rocks all day,lol.
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G-d bless you Dave M. I'd rather be an idiot with you than false and pretentious admirer of Terrance Malick's films.
There is such a wide variety of movies churned out daily that we are just plain SPOILED!! All movies are a form of ENTERTAINMENT. There is nothing deep or sudo-intellectual about enjoying one over the other. Am I stupid for loving the Hangover and not seeing the Oscar worthy "Black Swan" or thinking the acting in "Buried" was more riveting than the Oscar worthy "127 Hours"? There are so many arm chair critics because anybody with a computer cans BLOG about anything whether they know anything or not. Why do put so much weight on the opinion of a critic who may not share my taste on what I may actually enjoy??
I like the concept, but I can't stand Mallick. His bizarre obsession with nature is annoying and pretentious. His movies are what I like to call Picasso movies — Okay, it may be artistic, but is it any good? Everyone has their own interpretation of what art is. To some, it's something to be enjoyed. To others, it's something to touch their soul. Others want some deep cerebral and metaphorical meaning to everything or they consider it stupid. His fans tend to fall in the latter category: too obsessed with pretension that they can't be bothered to think that maybe, just maybe, the only reason they think they see "deeper meaning" in his movies is because they want to see deeper meaning.
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When has Brad Pitt made a good movie in the last 5 years.
TBH I can't name one good movie of Brad's where he's the lead.
2006- Babel (nominated for Best Picture)
2008- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (nominated Best actor)
2009- Inglorious Basterds (nominated for Best Picture) -
aahhhhh, hello, The Assassination of Jessie James by the Coward Robert Ford was brilliant!
Leif. You shouldn't be allowed to comment. Have you seen AOJJ? He was hilarious and stole the show in Burn After Reading. Reviews out of Cannes are saying that he gives one of his finest performances in Tree of Life.
Malick's a masterpiecemaker DOT
I actually have a ticket to the red carpet in about an hour and a half. I really hope it's a let down as I was anticipating seeing it at last year's festival. But when everything's said and done, critics at Cannes can be very harsh at times so there's really no reason to view this as a sign that it's not a good film.
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I think the Cannes crew came into this movie leery. Everyone has been kissing Malick's ass for 30 years based on the strength of his first two films and the legend of him disappearing. But a 3rd consecutive pretentious, boring movie that sacrifices a narrative for "lyrical imagery" is just too much. The emperor has no clothes.
Just saw it. It's certainly going to be a film that's going to polarize audiences. Personally, I enjoyed it though some elements were quite tedious.
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If a film is that polarizing, it's a good enough reason for me to want to see it. However, I have seen every of Malick's films and will continue to do so, but so far I have found them interminably boring, yet so beautiful, poetic and melancholy that they are a rewarding experience on a visual and emotional level. It never ceases to amaze me how a negative reaction to his films brings out all those with a super-inflated sense of superiority and immediately label everyone a moron who does not share the same lofty opinion. Oh and some of you so called film elitists, it helps to check your spelling & grammar when you are trying to impress us inferior movie goers with your superior taste in films.
At least Malick is treating film as ART rather than as a 2 hour product-placement commercial. Even if he failed – which I doubt – at least he made the effort to make a film with substance and meaning rather than just sex and violence. Bravo to him!
Perhaps the audience of Brad Pitt fans went in expecting to see Troy or Kalifornia and ended up seeing a thoughtful artistic allegory. I blame Pitt a little bit for this.
What ? … Why blame Brad Pitt ? That makes no sense.
Very true @Dimi… Dimi's comment makes no sense…The idea that somehow Brad is to blame is just dumb.
Really, Sierra? You think my whole comment makes no sense, just because I think Brad Pitt is a bad actor? You are the one who is dumb.
I meant that audience members went thinking that they were going to see a Brad Pitt film, meaning an entertaining but artistically insignificant film. The audience's expectations were in conflict with what they witnessed. Casting Pitt in a film is a cue that the film is not likely to be artistically meaningful. Malick took an unnecessary risk in casting Pitt because Pitt is very marketable and attracts a lot of PR, but he is simply not a very good actor.
I meant that the audience was probably packed with people who weren't interested in seeing an art film; they were there to see Brad Pitt be good looking. Audiences members went thinking that they were going to see a Brad Pitt film, meaning an entertaining but artistically insignificant film. The audience's expectations were in conflict with what they witnessed. Casting Pitt in a film is a cue that the film is not likely to be artistically meaningful. Malick took an unnecessary risk in casting Pitt because Pitt is very marketable and attracts a lot of PR, but he is simply not a very good actor, especially for a subtle film.
That's pretty bad if you're even able to bore the French with a moody, image-driven thinkpiece.
What is the definition of overrated?
How do you define pretentious?
I think the Lost World was pretentious but most do not.Why can't we live with our personal opinions? This is the magic of cinema- It appeals to everyone, someway or the other.
Unfortunately, today cinema is not about the art anymore. It is business and ONLY business. Trailer hits, tweeter feeds and fast cuts define a film's status. In such an abysmal scenario Mr Malick, like Andrei Tarkovsky before him, reign supreme.
Now call me pretentious.
Yeah and the Cannes audience also booed Pulp Fiction and Taxi Driver. My point being, see the film first before you give your final judgment based on those snooty, fickle Cannes audience members.
Pulp Fiction received a standing ovation at Cannes.
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There aren't enough opportunities for local playwrights to please Frank Oteri. It's a shortage that drove Oteri to create A Very Dark Holiday Playwright Festivus at the Vintage Theatre, a showcase that spotlights work from six local writers. The show includes an original comedy from Oteri titled "Intimate Information," a vignette that features three jaded mall Santas swapping barbs about the holiday season. The show, which will wrap up on Dec. 30, also features works by Oteri, Jeffrey Neuman, Linda Berry, Laura Coe, Mark Sbani and Kurt Brighton, as well as live performances by local musicians. Westword caught up with the playwright and producer to talk about the holiday show, as well as the larger limitations of the Denver theater scene.
Westword (A.H. Goldstein): Your piece in the Vintage's collection of holiday-themed plays, "Intimate Information," features three cynical mall Santas who gather at a bar after Christmas. Can you tell me briefly where the idea came from?
Frank Oteri: Actually, I was working on "Angels in America" when this came up, and I was on the board of directors at the Vintage for awhile. We had just come up with the idea of putting this whole thing together. At that point, I was like, 'Oh god, I really need to write a play.' I actually spent two days drunk and just wrote it. I picked it up about two weeks later, took a look at it and it was actually pretty funny. I tweaked a couple of things, and at that point hoped that it was good enough to get in the competition. It was all submission, and I wasn't allowed to be on the panel. The first time I heard it out loud, I was like, 'Oh wow, it really did work.'
That was pretty much the inspiration. I just wanted to see what happens when you stick three mall Santas in a room and on top of that, add a little twist.
WW: Can you give some details about how the six finalists for the competition were chosen?
FO: From what I understand, the selection committee at Vintage got together and they voted; I think we had thirteen submissions. They went and ranked every single submission that had come through. I had them list it from favorite to least favorite; then we cross referenced between the play selection committee's choices and came up with the six best.
WW: Have you written before?
FO: Yes, I had a play (produced) three and a half years ago at Brook Center Arts...This is the first comedy; everything I've written before has a little bit of funny in it, but it was always more on the dark dramatic side, just awkward laughing. This one was actually trying to go for the jokes.
I've been constantly writing, and I do occassional stage readings at Vintage. I'm kind of a lazy writer, so I don't submit. When I get the opportunity to just do something locally is when I really jump on it. I've been in Colorado for 14 years now, between Pueblo and Denver.
WW: Since you've had more than a decade to ensconce yourself in the local theater scene, how would you characterize the opportunities that exist here for local playwrights?
FO: Honestly? [Laughs]. It's interesting, I'm kind of disappointed in it. I really don't think that they do much for local playwrights. There's not much going on, especially in terms of productions. [At] a lot of these places, in order to submit to further levels, they really want reviewed shows. So a show has to be reviewed to make it that next level. A lot of places won't even accept scripts unless the show's been seen. It's disappointing in the fact that we do a lot for other new playwrights from different places who are already kind of known -- their work's been done before, it's been reviewed before, it's been seen before. It seems to me that we ignore the actual Colorado playwrights who are here.
I hope that in the future that changes. The talent is here, it does exist.
WW: Do you think a forum like this is a step in the right direction? Do you think it's a way to try to effect that change?
FO: I hope so. I really, really do hope so. I hope that in the future, Vintage sees that this does work and it's a way to put on shows that are absolutely original and you don't know what to expect from. Hopefully, they'll see that in other theaters, that it does succeed. Maybe it will make other theaters do the same thing. Especially with Christmas plays, you can only take so much of A Christmas Carol and Miracle on 34th Street.
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Lowestoft Waveney Registry Office
Waveney Register Office is a listed building situated in Lowestoft town centre. It has two ceremony rooms: The Eastern Suite can accommodate 50 guests, and the Waveney Room 2 guests.
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Civil Marriages - Outstations
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Haverhill Outstation - The Burton Centre, Camps Road, Haverhill, CB9 8HB
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Sense (Part I)
absolutely no apologies to Thomas Paine)
by Edgar J. Steele
December 26, 2002
Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its
best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one; for
when we suffer, or are exposed to the same miseries by a government,
which we might expect in a country without government, our calamity is
heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer.
---Thomas Paine, "Common Sense"
(Feb 1776)
There are a remarkable number of parallels between prerevolutionary America and the America of today. It is downright spooky how, in their writings of that time, our founding fathers might have been speaking directly to this generation of Americans. Then again, I do not believe in coincidence so perhaps, in a sense, they were.
How appropriate that those of us who advocate a return to the ideals of those days are called "patriots," a word which has taken on as derisive a meaning when mouthed by government agents today as those uttered about our forebears by King George's men during the first American revolution.
Nor is it coincidence that those of us labeled as "patriots" wear the mark with respect and honor. I count myself proudly among their number and pray only that my work be worthy of inclusion.
It takes a little work to update the founding fathers' works to modern forms of language and phrasing, but the result is nothing short of amazing, particularly when we replace "England" with "Federal Government" and "King George" with "The President."
I have presumed to do just that with Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" in this series, a four-part work written and published in early 1776 as part of a broad effort to convince the American settlers to declare independence from England.
In several places, I have retained Paine's wording intact, where it has particular impact in its original form. In others, I have edited and rephrased mercilessly, while trying to hew to the apparent intent of his argument.
I do not suggest that this is an improvement upon what Thomas Paine had to say. I believe only that this is how he might have said it, were he alive today and speaking of the grotesquerie that our government has become.
As you read this section, you might find it useful to compare it with its counterpart in the original "Common Sense." One of many on-line sources for Thomas Paine's "Common Sense": http://www.bartleby.com/133/ . I have maintained the original's organization and structure in this rewrite, in order to facilitate direct comparison.
To the
Inhabitants of America
on the
following interesting subjects
I. Of the origin and design of government in general, with concise remarks on the
American Constitution. (12/24/02)
II. Of the imperial presidency and hereditary succession. (to be released)
III. Thoughts on the present state of American affairs. (to be released)
IV. Of the present ability of America, with some miscellaneous reflections. (to
be released)
Part I: Of the origin and design of government in general, with concise remarks on the American Constitution.
Virtually all Americans have so confused society with government, as to leave little distinction between them, though they are different and have different origins.
Society is produced by our wants; government by our wantonness. Society promotes our happiness; government restrains our vices. Society is our patron; government is our punisher.
Society is our blessing, while government is but a necessary evil. At its worst, a government is intolerable because we provide it the very means by which it oppresses us.
Since man is not guided always by the finer dictates of conscience, some form of government is necessary. Thus, we choose to give up a portion of our wealth to sustain government, though that decision must involve selection of the least among evils.
Security being the purpose of government, we prefer that which provides it at the least cost, with the greatest benefit.
To gain a clear idea of the purpose of government, imagine a small number of people settling in a distant land, with no connection to any others. In this natural state, society will be their first thought, since a division of labor among them will produce the greatest common and individual good. Each member of the society will do that for which he or she is best suited, with the whole providing protection and producing far more than the sum of its parts.
But, as the base necessities of life are ensured, human nature being what it is, a group discussion of problems will ensue. Initially, rules will be informal and their violation met with mere group disapproval. Each member of society, naturally, will be heard at first.
As the group's members increase, so will the problems, as will the distance members must travel to discuss the problems. It will become convenient to select a few of the group's members, who have the same concerns as those selecting them, and who will act as the whole group would, if assembled. As the society grows ever larger, it will be necessary to add to the select governing group, so as to ensure representation of all the interests present in the burgeoning society.
To ensure that the members elected to the governing body not form interests separate from those electing them, prudence dictates frequent elections, with the members elected returning to general society. Because the elected return in a short time to become a part of the governed, the fidelity of the government is assured and the support of the people guaranteed. This is the basis for the strength of government and the happiness of the governed.
Thus, government is seen to be necessary due to the failure of moral virtue to govern. The purpose of government also is clear: freedom and security.
Clear reason shows all else concerning government merely to be contrived.
Nature shows us that the simplest things are least likely to fail, yet are easily repaired when they do fail. This maxim illustrates my idea of government and provides the basis for a few remarks on the American Constitution.
The American Constitution was noble for its time, and provided much-needed respite from a world overrun with tyranny and disorder. But, that it is imperfect, subject to misinterpretation and incapable of producing what it seems to promise, is easy to see.
Totalitarian governments have the advantage of simplicity; if the people suffer, they know who to blame, what to do and are not confused by discussions of causes and cures.
But the American Constitution has brought forth a body of federal and state laws so complex that the nation has suffered for years with nobody able to say in which part the fault lies. Some say in one portion and some in another, and every political physician prescribes a different medicine.
Though it may be difficult to get over old prejudices, if we examine the component parts of the American Constitution, we shall find it to contain the remains of two ancient tyrannies, together with some new republican ills.
First, the remains of monarchical tyranny in the person of the President.
Second, the remains of aristocratical tyranny in the persons of the judiciary.
Third, the new republican ills in the persons of the legislatures, at all levels of government.
The first two, though originally derived from popular support and selected from the people, now have become independent of the people. In a constitutional sense, they contribute nothing toward the freedom of America.
To say that the Constitution is a union of three branches, reciprocally checking one another, is nonsense.
To say that the Congress is a check upon the President presupposes two things: First, that the President is not to be trusted or, in other words, that a thirst for absolute power is the natural disease of those elected President. Second, that Congressmen, being elected to check upon the President, are either wiser or more worthy of confidence than the President.
But, as the same Constitution gives Congress power to stymie the President by withholding spending power, it gives the President power to stymie Congress by empowering him to veto their bills. Thus, the Constitution supposes the President wiser than those it has already supposed to be wiser than he, a patent absurdity.
There is something ridiculous about the composition of the Presidency: the man is excluded from information concerning common society, yet empowered to act in cases requiring the highest judgment. The state of the office shuts its occupant off from the world, yet its business requires him to know it thoroughly.
How did the Presidency come by a power which the people are afraid to trust and always obliged to check? Such a power could not be the gift of a wise people; neither can any power which needs checking be from God. Yet the Constitution supposes such a power to exist.
But the Constitution is unequal to the task; the means will not accomplish the end. As all the wheels of a machine are put in motion by one, it only remains to know which power in the Constitution has the most weight, for that will govern. Though the other powers may slow its motion, so long as they cannot stop it, they will be ineffectual. The first moving power will at last have its way, and what it wants in speed will be supplied by time.
That the Presidency is the overbearing part in the American Constitution needs not be mentioned, and that it derives its power from being the giver of positions and wager of war is self evident. Though we have been wise enough to lock the door against absolute monarchy, we have been foolish enough to deliver the key to the President.
The prejudice of Americans, in favor of their own government by executive, legislative and judicial branches, arises as much or more from national pride than reason. Individuals are undoubtedly safer in America than in some other countries, but the will of the President is as much the law of the land in America as was the King's in old England, with but one difference: Instead of always proceeding directly from his mouth by fiat or Executive Order, it is handed to the people under the guise of an act of Congress. The fate of kings of old has made their modern counterparts only more subtle - not more just.
Laying aside all national pride and prejudice, the plain truth is that, wholly owing to the constitution of the people, and not to the Constitution of America, the Presidency is not as oppressive in America as in, say, Iraq or Zimbabwe.
An inquiry into the constitutional errors in the American form of government is necessary. As we are incapable of meting out justice to others while we labor under the influence of partiality, neither are we capable of critiquing ourselves while our judgment is clouded by prejudice. As a man taken with a mistress is unfit to judge his wife, so any predilection for a rotten constitution will disable us from discerning a good one.
Future installments to be released in this series:
Part II: Of the imperial presidency and hereditary succession.
Part III: Thoughts on the present state of American affairs.
Part IV: Of the present ability of America, with some miscellaneous reflections.
New America
- an idea whose time has come.
"I didn't say it would be easy. I just said it
would be the truth."
- Morpheus
Copyright ©2002, Edgar J. Steele
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Happy Birthday, Lab XXIV!
This event is good through the end of April.
Known as Korea's answer to Gordon Ramsay, Edward Kwon has raised the standard of Korea's culinary scene since returning to Korea in 2009 after a stint as the head chef at the legendary Burj Al Arab, one of the world's only "seven-star" hotels. He is the proprietor of two restaurants in Seoul, Cheongdam-dong's Lab XXIV and Yongsan's The Mixed One.
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VENUE: Concert Hall, Seoul Arts Center DATES: Apr 7, 7pm / Apr 8, 5pm ADMISSION: R: 250,000 won, S: 200,000 won, A: 150,000 won, B: 100,000 won, C: 70,000won MORE INFO: (02) 541-3183, www.sac.or.kr GETTING THERE: Nambu Bus Terminal Station, Line 3, Exit 5. Transfer to shuttle bus, or green bus No. 4429.
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Japanese rock group Acidman came to Korea for the first time for the 2009 Pentaport Rock Festival and got rave reviews. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the formation of the band, and the 10th since its debut album.
VENUE: V-Hall DATE: Apr 7, 7pm ADMISSION: 50,000 won (45,000 won in advance) MORE INFO: (02) 782-6722 GETTING THERE: Hongik Univ. Station, Line 2 & A'REX Line, Exit 9. Go straight and turn left at the intersection. Cross the road in front of Richemont Bakery. Walk along the GS25 alley. The club is on your left.
Everyone knows the story of Sleeping Beauty. The birth of Princess Aurora occasions great celebration and the fairies are invited to bestow their blessings at the christening. The evil fairy Carabosse takes great offense at not being invited, and storms into the palace to announce her revenge: before her 16th birthday, Aurora will prick her finger on a spindle and die. Fortunately, the fairy of kindness, the Lilac Fairy, has not yet bestowed her gift and announces that Aurora will not die, but will fall into a deep sleep, to be broken only by the successful guest of a handsome prince whose kiss will awaken her. Universal Ballet's production features magnificent scenery with ornate metal gates, topped with myriads of candles, and beautifully figured backdrops like silvery magical spider webs.
VENUE: Sejong Grand Theater, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts DATES: Apr 5—6, 7:30pm / Apr 7, 3pm, 7:30pm / Apr 8, 3pm ADMISSION: VIP: 100,000 won, R: 80,000 won, S: 60,000 won, A: 30,000 won, B: 10,000 won MORE INFO: 070-7124-1788, http://sejongpac.or.kr GETTING THERE: Gwanghwamun Station, Line 5, Exits 1 & 8.
From the 1989 book burnings of Salman Rushdies The Satanic Verses, to the murder of filmmaker Theo Van Gogh and the controversy of the Muhammad cartoons in 2005, DV8s production will examine how these events have reflected and influenced multicultural policies, press freedom and artistic censorship. Eagerly awaited after Just for show in 2005, this documentary-style dance-theatre production will use real-life interviews and archive footage. Contributors include a number of high profile writers, campaigners and politicians.
VENUE: LG Arts Center DATES: Apr 6, 8pm / Apr 7—8, 4pm ADMISSION: R: 70,000 won, S 50,000 won, A: 30,000 won Tickets: http://ticket.interpark.com/global MORE INFO: (02) 2005-0114, www.lgart.com GETTING THERE: GS Tower B1 floor is directly connected to Yeoksam Station, Line 2, Exit 7. Take the LG Arts Center elevator from there.
"Talking Architect" is the first theatrical documenatry about Korea's contemporary architecture and architect. The protagonist, architect Chung Guyon (1943—2011) is a representative architect belonging to the 2nd generation of Korea's contemporary architects. Unlike most 2nd generation architects who think of architecture as a fetish, he knows the limitations of architecture and doesn't worship it. He showed by example for whom an architect should work, and what kind of tool architecture should be in society. He also had a great influence to many people by his philosophy of architecture and urban planning through his books and public speeches. He always emphasized public values and ethics of architecture, in his projects such as Muju Public Building Project and Miracle Library Project. He is also critical of the current Korean government's blind policy on urban planning, which ignores the tradition and history of the country and rushes into luring world-famous architects such as Zaha Hadid. His motto was "Both the problems and solutions are inherent in the land". He has been suffering from colorectal cancer for five years, however. But Chung never stops working and talking to people. Proposed an architecture exhibit by Ilmin Museum of Art, he organizes a team and prepares it with his students, in order to show what he achieved in his life. It is not common that a private museum opens a local architect's solo exhibition in Korea. Following the preparation of the exhibit, "Talking Architect" grasps the traces of his life and his architectural philosophy and oeuvre, as well as a keen sensibility of a human-being facing with death.
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Nov 28, 2009 12:57 AM
California is in financial trouble, but could the state's own governor have a bit of trouble too?
TMZ.com is reporting that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has an active lien for failure to pay tens of thousands of dollars in back taxes.
The website displayed documents that were filed in Los Angeles Superior Court that show the governor owes the IRS more than $79,000.
The governor's press secretary issued this response:
"The governor has paid his taxes in full and on time. No one, including the IRS, has notified the governor of any issues whatsoever with his taxes. We are contacting the IRS to determine if the document in question, which appears to be a penalty for missing info and not for unpaid taxes, is legitimate and if there is any discrepancy to resolve."
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Ok, the title might be a little hard to understand. Let me show you with an example.
My first ever defining Disney moment was when I first stepped out of my mom's car on my first trip to WDW. I was 5 years old and we were staying at the Grand Floridian. I got out of the car and I looked up. The sun was shining on the white panels and they gave off a heavenly glow. The red shingle roofs were so prominent on the building. The palm trees were swaying in the wind and I couldn't stop smiling the rest of that day.
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Labor Studies
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Labor studies is an interdisciplinary study of the nature and meaning of human work, the rights of workers, and the place of worker's associations in an international context. The major and minor in labor studies draw on courses in the humanities, social sciences, business and education. Although labor studies is available as a stand-alone major, students are encouraged to pursue a second major or minor in a traditional field of study.
The labor studies program teaches students critical intellectual skills that will enable them to analyze social policy questions and help prepare them for careers in union organization and leadership, government service and dispute resolution. It also prepares students to pursue graduate and professional studies in fields such as labor management, law and human resources.
Labor studies is rooted in the Lasallian mission of "excellence in teaching, respect for individual dignity and commitment to social justice," and in Manhattan College's long tradition of teaching students from working-class families.


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Thu, Dec 6, 12 at 15:16
...er, barn. Remember the little barn I cleaned out last year in order to pretend I had a cottage? Well, mostly it's a garden shed with furniture now. ha. Anyway, decided to set up a photo this morning to make Christmas cards for my musician friends. I love putting greenery around the windows and the little tree has become a tradition down there. (note the photo on the wall, it's the band I used to play fiddle with for like 15yrs. "The Loosely Woven String Band". I'm in front on the right in the dress with petticoat showing) |
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- Posted by shades_of_idaho (My Page) on Thu, Dec 6, 12 at 17:04
This will make a Great card photo. charming space. Would love to see the picture on the wall close up. |
- Posted by schoolhouse (My Page) on Thu, Dec 6, 12 at 19:01
Oh, to be that young and carefree again...(I'm the one in front with the fiddle) |
- Posted by shadygrove (My Page) on Thu, Dec 6, 12 at 19:50
Very sweet photo...thanks for sharing. |
- Posted by schoolhouse (My Page) on Thu, Dec 6, 12 at 21:00
For shadygrove, the old time version of "Shady Grove". (no this isn't our band but we used to fiddle the tune) |
Here is a link that might be useful: Shady Grove
What a great Christmas card, and not just for music lovers. |
Very pretty! |
- Posted by shadygrove (My Page) on Fri, Dec 7, 12 at 20:37
Schoolhouse, thanks for the link....I'm sure you know the great Doc Watson's version. |
- Posted by writersblock (My Page) on Sat, Dec 8, 12 at 12:13
Great photo! |
- Posted by EATREALFOOD (My Page) on Sat, Dec 8, 12 at 19:34
That will make a lovely Christmas card. Considering how adorable your house is I'm not surprised by your "little barn". Love the musicians photo also. |
- Posted by shades_of_idaho (My Page) on Sat, Dec 8, 12 at 21:45
Thanks for the close up of the picture.Very cute. I used to play the fiddle too. Loved it. Been a long time. Not sure I can even do it with my hands such a mess from psoriasis and arthritis. :^( Great card and I do hope you get to have a nice cup of hot chocolate out there soon. |
Way to use your cottage for a trip down memory lane! Very clever and it makes a great photo card. |
- Posted by moccasinlanding (My Page) on Tue, Dec 11, 12 at 11:32
Schoolhouse, what a treat to see your little Morning Glory Cottage Barn. It is one of my favorite places to think about. Do you have some cinnamon and cloves you can place in the window like a sachet hanging in the sunshine? Or a packet (opened) of Captain Black pipe tobacco? It will add another layer of nostalgia.....scent is so important at this season. Thank you for sharing that picture of the band. Ah, those were the days. Your vignette makes a good Christmas card, and your picture on the wall adds personal warmth to the scene. Those were the days. |
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