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Why does the pseudo-serious analysis of TV programs and pop movies dominate the cultural coverage of our newspapers and magazines?
Do you watch Mad Men? What about Game of Thrones? Don't worry if you don't because not many do and yet they are discussed and dissected scene by scene almost moment by moment in the Culture Studies departments in universities all over the world.
But do they offer anything new or is the morality in Mad Men and the international relations polices of Game of Thrones the same as they ever were except this time they're in a more expensive frock?
- David Burchell
- Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts, University of Western Sydney.
- Interviewer
- Amanda Vanstone
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Colt :
20 May 2013 4:19:08pm
You're not alone in your confession, Amanda.
I've never seen an episode of Mad Men either. I wouldn't even know what channel it is/was on and I've ready very little about it.
I've not seen an episode of Game of Thrones either, although I'd like to read the books... sometime.
My husband came home from work a couple of months ago and one of his work colleagues had been watching afternoon television, the Bachelor or Bachelorette or something. He came home and just said to me: "I'm glad you're not so vacuous."
PS our television was turned on twice last week - Monday night for 2 hours and again on Friday night for about 3 hours. I much prefer to listen to Radio National
Gan3sha :
20 May 2013 4:46:15pm
Who are you both demonising in this TV piece? I think you both qualify as 'clever people' - which in your explanation seems to simply require a degree. And you both seem to assume that writers of TV and movies don't realise that they part of a long line of story tellers over time telling the same tales in a new medium. I think you both think you're smarter than the 'clever people', so what does that make you?
And for the record, I am not a 'clever person', having no degree, but I do watch many of the TV shows you mentioned. I also read extensively. I think story telling is story telling no matter what the medium and therefore schools and unis would be ridiculous to ignore the modern mediums simply because they are not written in a book.
And Game of Thrones was and is a best selling series of ... books!
Jason Moad :
20 May 2013 4:47:41pm
I understand that counterpoint prides itself on examining issues from a conservative perspective and, for precisely this reason, I value the show for challenging many of my own views. I listened, however, with some dismay to this story. Did I miss the point or were Amanda and her guest really criticising certain television shows for being too literate and intelligent? The constant references to the audiences of shows like Mad Men and Game of Thrones being for "clever folk" was nothing short of a vulgar display of inverse snobbery. Television shows like Mad Men, Game of Thrones and others are worthy of your attention, and even perhaps study, because they are so well written, acted and produced. They often use the prism of the worlds created to say something about the world we live in. Battle Star Galactica, for example, had a great deal to say about Bush era policy where it related to Iraq, despite its science fiction setting. The Wire set each season in a different location in Baltimore (Local Government, the public school system, the daily press etc) to shine a light on the local crime and drug problems.
Some have described this as the golden age of television, where this long-form medium, much like a novel, has the room to stretch out and realise its full potential. I'd suggest that Amanda actually dip into to some of these programmes, before dismissing them without ever having even them.
Darius West :
20 May 2013 5:26:04pm
Having just heard this section of Counterpoint on my radio I was appalled by the flippancy and ignorance of the commentary. The two programs mentioned, Mad Men and Game of Thrones are both well worth the investment of anyone's time to watch. They are both works of art that in my estimation will stand the test of time. There is no mention made about the runaway success of the companies behind these remarkable productions, AMC and HBO, and how they have been producing programs of really exceptional quality for more than a decade now. Is it any wonder that people who are interested in the art of film take these works seriously ? To pooh pooh them is to fail to understand that just as composers need to listen to lots of music to understand their craft, so too do film critics help inform future generations of writers, producers, directors and actors as to developments in their craft. Now in answer to what Game of Thrones can teach us about politics, I think what the series best illustrates is how regardless of the morality or pragmatics of a situation, people act on the basis of their assumptions about the world, right or wrong, for better or worse, but it is only the ones who question their assumptions who can survive, grow, and develop.
jules :
23 May 2013 1:15:53pm
Puerile academic turf war I'd say. Burchell prefers the classics and is miffed that these modern upstart "clever people" have had the gall to move literary criticism on to fresh pastures ... tough!
The "clever" epithet is a common tool of conservative criticism along with other inanities like "latte sipping" and "ivory tower academic". Naturally Burchell could never be described as an ivory tower academic of course.
Robyn Mitchell :
25 May 2013 2:06:56am
I don't watch Mad Men, but I am a fan of well-written, character driven television series such as 'Game of Thrones', 'Sopranos', 'Boardwalk Empire', 'Big Love' and the inspired and passionate 'Treme'; all HBO productions. The Mad Men website describes the series as "sexy, stylized & provocative" there is no claim to historic authenticity.
On DVD extras, directors, writers and producers often discuss breaking down a scene structure to beats and arcs, length & type of shots etc because they are integral to production. Students of film, scriptwriters, actors etc find this sort of information useful. Creativity requires discipline as well as inspiration, and for many Creatives, Cultural Studies is a useful discipline; the fact that David Burchell deems it irrelevant has as much weight as my declaring Pure Mathematics useless while a savant lecures on the poetry of numbers.
Burchell is unhappy about educated people with too much time on their hands talking about tv shows he doesn't like, so he goes onto the ABC to tell Scornfully Clever Latte Sipping Elite Bunyips all about it! We should be forced to watch a Deal or No Deal marathon specially hosted by Alan Jones, not allowed to idle the hours by the radio!
Media & Entertainment are massive industries, surely most of what passes for entertainment on Australian TV & Radio is low-brow enough to satisfy Mr. Burchell? Why deny the previously uneducated low-brow the right to head a Department? I'm sure Ray Hadley would love to pass on his expertise and Alan Jones would love to encourage more competion in the industry!
But really Amanda, the Market knows best, right ? Profit Power etc.
HBO & Lionsgate are privately owned companies - hundreds are employed to produce a season of each series. HBO's profits last year were $1billion with 29 million subscribers. Industries benefitting from the production of these two shows - textile, clothing, DVDs, interior design & manufacturing, liquor, publishing, music, magazine, cosmetics, toys, watches, replica weaponry & armour, gaming, internet streaming, tourism...
None of this would be possible without the Clever Creatives - writers, artists, fabric designers, bootmakers, photographers, directors, producers, composers, musicians, editors, sculptors, jewellery makers, prosthetics artists, leathersmiths, engineers, mechanics, stone masons, builders, singers, animal handlers, dancers, acrobats, tailors, digital FX/ software designers, font designers, make up artists, calligraphers, bookbinders, songwriters, linguists, ceramicists.
I grew up in Green Valley in the 70s in a violent, neglectful house, a school where texts were held together by tape, a Principal who said we were hopeless, I was ridiculed by others because I loved to read, draw & learn. I continue to read, draw & learn. And because I'm Clever, I saved my pets, myself & two neighbours on Blac
Rod de'Hoedt :
27 May 2013 2:02:26pm
Hi Amanda,
Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your program. I have rn on most of the time and am very pleased that you, on your show, are able to come up with interesting guests and engage them on issues that are important to many of the silent majority.
Radio National, in my opinion, is currently doing a fantastic job. Great programs we can all learn from and presenters who sound like they enjoy what they do.


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It's been years since the regular session of the Minnesota Legislature was this 'colorful'. It didn't take long for the fireworks to start, which leads into the regular session's losers list:
- Mark Dayton — Dayton announced that he was unbound now that he'd run his last campaign. It didn't take long before we learned that that meant he'd start lobbing grenades at whoever got him upset. Tom Bakk ambushed him on the commissioners pay raises. Sen. Bakk, here's your grenade. Republicans proposed a new way to fund fixing Minnesota's potholed roads. Here's your grenade. Gov. Dayton also misread the Republicans and Kurt Daudt. He thought he could bully them into compliance. Though his bullying was ever-present, it didn't move Republicans because their agenda was popular with Minnesotans. Gov. Dayton never figured that out. He's still whining about it after the special session.
- Tom Bakk — Sen. Bakk ambushed Gov. Dayton on the commissioners pay raises but he didn't do it until they became unpopular with Minnesotans. Sen. Bakk's ambush smacked more of political opportunism than voicing displeasure with a bad policy. That was especially true when a reporter actually pointed out that Sen. Bakk voted for the pay raises. Sen. Bakk got stung hard when Gov. Dayton accused him of stabbing him in the back. Later, Gov. Dayton said that he trusted Speaker Daudt more than he trusted Sen. Bakk. FYI- That wound never healed. I don't know that it ever will.
- Metrocrats — They came in with high expectations. Tina Flint-Smith was the new Lt. Governor. They had a bold progressive spending agenda. By the time the session was over, Rep. Thissen's face was more likely to be seen on milk cartons than at negotiating sessions.
- Move MN — They fought for a gas tax increase. They lobbied both caucuses hard, sometimes sneakily. In the end, they got their lunch handed to them.
- Brian McDaniel — Brian McDaniel isn't a household name to most Minnesotans but he's known by political nerds like me. McDaniel is Republican lobbyist who lobbied for the aforementioned gas tax increase. What's worst is that he didn't disclose that he was lobbying for Move MN when he went on Almanac or At Issue. That's definitely unethical.
- Keith Downey — His 'Send it all back' tax refund campaign was a disaster. He knew that a $2,000,000,000 tax cut didn't have a chance of passing. Period. When he appeared in the ad himself, he made himself the face of opposition to the House Republicans' agenda. The Twin Cities media had a field day playing up that dispute.
I'm sure there were other losers during the regular session but that's my list. If you want to add to this list or if you want to disagree with me, knock yourself out.
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To: Kurt Daudt, David Hann
From: Gary Gross
Subject: Transportation negotiations
Considering the fact that rank-and-file Minnesotans have stated emphatically that they won't cheerfully accept another tax increase, GOP leadership in the Minnesota legislature shouldn't attempt to strike a deal with Gov. Dayton and DFL leadership that includes a gas tax increase. Period. Tax increases are totally off the table. If Gov. Dayton wants to throw another hissy fit, that's fine. The GOP should record Gov. Dayton's hissy fit and upload it to YouTube.
There are some things Speaker Daudt and Sen. Hann should forever keep in mind during these negotiations. Here are the things that they shouldn't forget, in order of importance:
- The last time the DFL pushed a gas tax increase, they promised it would solve our underfunding of roads and bridges for the next 20 years. That was 2008. It's 2015 and they're back, this time insisting that a significantly bigger tax increase is needed. Don't double down on the DFL's failure.
- The GOP plan is popular. Insist that the DFL adopt the GOP plan or face a major advertising campaign from now through Election Day. Tell them that every vulnerable DFL legislator in the House and Senate will be targeted with advertising that tells their constituents that they voted for a gas tax increase.
- You're building trust with Republican activists and independents by being straight shooters. Don't throw that away by agreeing to a transportation compromise that includes a gas tax increase. Accepting a tax increase will be seen as a betrayal. That will lead to Republicans losing the House and the DFL holding the Senate in 2016. (Remember the disaster the last time the DFL controlled the House and Senate and held the governorship?)
- Keep pressure on the DFL by addressing the press anytime they're available. Remind them that the DFL's last transportation bill was a failure. Remind them, too, that 75% of Minnesotans agreed with the GOP transportation plan and that 51% of Minnesotans rejected the DFL's plan.
It's important to constantly switch the conversation away from transportation. Constantly drag the conversation back to fixing Minnesota's potholed roads and highways. Outside the Twin Cities, it's difficult to find a dozen transit advocates. Outside the Twin Cities, it's impossible to find a person who's happy with Minnesota's potholed roads.
Play to those facts. Portray the DFL as who they are — the political party who listen to the special interests and the lobbyists while reminding them that a) Republicans listened to their constituents before the session started and b) Republicans are still listening to their constituents by refusing to raise gas taxes.
I've written two posts on Brian McDaniel's statements on the transportation bill. (This is the link to my post about McDaniel's appearance on Almanac. This is the link for my post about McDaniel's appearance on At Issue.) In those posts, I expressed my bewilderment with McDaniel's statements pushing for a compromise on the DFL's gas tax proposal.
This information from Minnesota's Campaign Finance Disclosure Board dropped the pieces of this transportation puzzle into place:
According to this report, Margaret Donahoe is the "executive director" of the Minnesota Transportation Alliance. That report didn't reveal this information:
McDaniel didn't state that he's a paid lobbyist for the organization pushing the DFL's gas tax. He didn't disclose this conflict of interest when he appeared on Almanac. McDaniel didn't disclose this important information when he appeared on At Issue.
It's disgusting that McDaniel didn't disclose this information. It's one thing to speak in favor of legislation as a private citizen. It's another to speak in favor of legislation like you're a private citizen when you're actually a paid lobbyist.
It's standard procedure to disclose that you're a paid lobbyist for an organization that's pushing a policy that you're discussing. To do otherwise is dishonest and corrupt. When others have been caught in that situation before, they've started their first sentence by saying "In the interest of full disclosure." Then the viewers understand that the lobbyist has a dog in that particular hunt.
At this point, Republicans should tell Mr. McDaniel that they won't listen to his pitch anymore because he isn't transparent in his dealings with legislators. More importantly, Republicans should reject all calls for a gas tax increase because it's a failed policy. The DFL tried that approach in 2008. It failed miserably. Because it failed miserably in 2008, the DFL is back asking for a bigger gas tax increase this year.
Move MN, the Minnesota Transportation Alliance, the DFL and Gov. Dayton must be desperate if they're pushing the gas tax without telling us that they're sending out paid lobbyists to act like regular citizens speaking out on this issue.
Finally, Republicans should stand firmly against the gas tax increase. They're on the winning side of this issue.
Technorati: Brian McDaniel, Lobbyists, Move MN, Minnesota Transportation Alliance, Margaret Donohoe, Corruption, Transparency, Minnesota Campaign Finance Disclosure Board, Gas Tax Increase, DFL
Last week, I wrote this post about Brian McDaniel's statements about whether Republicans should give into the DFL's plans to raise the gas tax. Last week, McDaniel suggested that Republicans should give in on raising the gas tax in exchange for a few shiny trinkets in a larger tax bill. One of the things I highlighted in that point was that raising the gas tax was terrible policy.
In 2008, the DFL raised the gas tax by a nickel a gallon. At the time, they said that would help rebuild Minnesota's crumbling roads and bridges, "which have been neglected" for years. The DFL promised that raising the gas tax by a nickel a gallon would provide the additional revenue needed to fix Minnesota's roads and bridges. Now it's 2015 and the DFL is back insisting that we need to raise the gas tax by 16 cents/gallon to finally fix Minnesota's roads and bridges. This time, the DFL is insisting that Minnesota's roads and bridges have been neglected for 25 years.
What the DFL hasn't talked about is why they didn't fix transportation when they had a DFL governor and solid majorities in the House and Senate. They insist now that "Minnesota's roads and bridges have been neglected for 25 years." That means that they'd been neglected for 23 years in 2013.
This week, McDaniel appeared on At Issue's Face-Off. Unfortunately, he was singing the same song. Apparently, he hasn't figured it out that a terrible policy that doesn't fix the problem is worthless. It's time for McDaniel to pull his head out of his arse and actually support plans that fix problems.
What's worse is that McDaniel said that both parties have robust plans to fix the problem. That's BS. The DFL has submitted a bill but they haven't passed it. Until the DFL passes their proposal, I'll think that the DFL proposal is slick-sounding DFL happy talk. Slick-sounding DFL happy talk plus $1,000,000 is worth $1,000,000, not a penny more.
McDaniel is part of the problem vexing St. Paul. He's too spineless to tell the DFL that their proposal is worthless. That isn't opinion. It's verified fact based on the failure of the 2008 Transportation Bill. It's time McDaniel threw that in the DFL's face and demanded that they defend the DFL's failed transportation policies. Ceding as fact that the DFL plan has merit is ceding defeat.
Apparently, McDaniel is more interested in playing nice than he's interested in fighting for good policies. That's wrong. Fighting for solutions that improve families' lives is right. What's wrong is giving into the DFL's failed policies in the name of compromise is foolishness. In fact, it's counterproductive.
Settling for counterproductive policies that don't fix problems isn't a virtue. It's disgusting.
Technorati: Brian McDaniel, Lobbyists, Gas Tax Increase, Transportation, Republicans
Friday night on Almanac's Roundtable, Republican lobbyist Brian McDaniel suggested that Republicans should give into the DFL's transportation tax increases in exchange for other tax relief. First, that's defeatist thinking. Next, it's betraying the trust between the people of Minnesota and the Republican Party. Third, it's terrible policy.
Caving on the DFL's plethora of transportation tax increases means caving on a fight Minnesotans want Republicans to win. The latest KSTP-SurveyUSA poll showed 75% of Minnesotans supporting the GOP plan of not raising transportation taxes. That poll showed only 18% of Minnesotans supporting the DFL's transportation tax increases. That's because Minnesotans of all political stripes oppose transportation tax increases. I'm certain that people that vehemently oppose a transportation tax increase wouldn't support a $13,000,000,000 transportation tax increase.
Minnesotans spoke clearly in that poll on what they don't want in this year's transportation plan. They didn't speak with timidity. They spoke with clarity and conviction. It's impossible to mistake the message they sent. To their credit, Republicans put together a plan that Minnesotans called for. They said no to the DFL's transportation tax increases. Republicans said no to tax increases that increase funding for transit projects that serve hundreds of people a day.
Republicans said yes to a new plan that will work. Republicans said yes to stable transportation funding. They said yes to the Transportation Stability Fund. Unlike the DFL's failed Transportation Bill of 2008, the Transportation Stability Fund will fund Minnesota's priorities.
Let's remember that the DFL promised that the DFL's Transportation Bill of 2008 would fix Minnesota's roads and bridges for the next quarter century. Instead, the DFL Transportation Bill of 2008 failed within 5 years. Why would anyone trust the DFL with a history of failure like that?
Minnesotans want their roads widened and their potholes filled. They aren't imploring politicians to fund more light rail projects. It's time that Republicans totally reject the DFL's plan. Compromise is the right response when multiple plans have something positive to contribute to the problem. There's nothing in the DFL plan that fixes Minnesota's potholed roads. The chief feature in the DFL's plan is the DFL's latest attempt to lift Minnesotans' wallets.
Voting for a plan that doesn't fix Minnesota's roads or fill Minnesota's potholes isn't compromise. It's total capitulation.
It's time Republicans highlighted the fact that the DFL's transportation policies have failed before. Republicans should remind people of that fact dozens of times a day. In fact, what House and Senate Republicans should do is tell vulnerable DFL members that they'll target vulnerable DFL legislators in swing districts if they vote for a transportation plan that includes a transportation tax increase.
It's time Republicans kept their promises. Further, it's time Republicans went on the offensive. It's time the DFL paid a high political price for their failed policies. That time is right now.
Wherever Vin Weber goes, the kiss of death comes with him. This Washington Post article says that Weber has signed onto Jeb Bush's "all-but-certain bid for the Republican presidential nomination":
Vin Weber, a former Minnesota congressman and top policy adviser on Mitt Romney's 2012 campaign, is assisting Jeb Bush's all-but-certain bid for the Republican presidential nomination, adding yet another high-powered strategist to the former Florida governor's political circle. Weber confirmed his move Tuesday, as did a Bush aide, after several GOP officials said Weber was working behind the scenes to win Bush support among influential donors and conservative intellectuals.
"My message to conservatives has been: this is the conservative Bush," Weber said in a phone interview. "I remember when his brother first ran, and he was a fine president. But at the time, most conservatives around the country said it's too bad because Jeb is the real conservative in the family. I'm reminding my friends about those conversations."
Jeb might be the most conservative of the Bushes. As Florida's governor, he implemented some genuinely conservative reforms. Since going national, however, Jeb's taken on a leftist tilt, starting with his support for Common Core, which most movement conservatives consider the ultimate deal-breaker for GOP presidential candidates.
In recent weeks, Weber said he and other Bush allies have been informally meeting with skeptical leaders on the right to talk through Bush's gubernatorial record, touting his work on "educational choice and taxes and spending." Their goal is to scrape away the notion that Bush is a political moderate, a notion that has become a barnacle on his potential candidacy.
Vin Weber knows that Jeb Bush's chances at being the nominee shrink rapidly if he's tagged with the moderate label. Bush's stand on Common Core is close to a deal-breaker. Bush's position on immigration isn't noticeably different from John McCain's or Lindsey 'Gramnesty' Graham's position on amnesty. Bush's statement at a CEO conference hosted by the Wall Street Journal that Republicans have to be willing to "lose the primary to win the general election" turned lots of people off. John McCain threw conservatives, especially Christian conservatives, under the bus in 2008. His defeat was the worst defeat a Republican presidential nominee has suffered since Barry Goldwater's defeat at the hands of LBJ in 1964.
Jeb Bush's disastrous statement won't help his cause. Frankly, it's a miscalculation. You can't tell conservatives they're wrong, then expect them to support you in the general election.
During Romney's campaigns for the White House in 2008 and 2012, Weber served as a senior policy hand, organizing meetings with think-tank specialists on foreign and domestic issues, and keeping tabs on conservative concerns.
There's the proof that Weber is the GOP's kiss of death, the GOP's equivalent of Bob Shrum or Bob Beckel.
Technorati: Jeb Bush, Common Core, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, John McCain, Lindsey Grahamnesty, Vin Weber, Mitt Romney, Republican Nomination, Bob Beckel, Bob Shrum, Democrats, Election 2016
Terry Stone's LTE highlights what's wrong with how transportation issues get settled. Here's what happens that inevitably leads to chaos:
Currently, state transportation planning is done by various counties, cities and the Met Council. Then the Metropolitan Airport Commission, the Port of Duluth, the Port of St. Paul and a slug of lobbying groups chime in. Minnesota Department of Transportation and the University of Minnesota have their own ideas and the Legislature has theirs. The federal government uses money to push its own agenda. Intelligent planning for efficient pipelines and safe, efficient railroad infrastructure are largely left to the private sector.
When the transportation suggestions from this gaggle of transportation planners hit the Legislature, the lobbyists descend upon St. Paul like a hungry horde of locusts. Frequently, the special interests with the most effective lobbyists end up with the transportation projects they want.
What could possibly go wrong with so many people wanting their slice of the transportation pie? This isn't a failure of too few dollars to meet Minnesota's transportation needs. It's that there's too few dollars to fund the special interests' wish list items and too little time spent prioritizing Minnesota's transportation needs.
Why isn't the DFL putting the highest priority on fixing Minnesota's roads and bridges? Why is the DFL paying any attention to increasing transit funding? What proof do we have that transit ridership is increasing dramatically?
The DFL had complete control of Minnesota government in 2013 and 2014. They could have created a state planning agency to develop a plan for building and funding transportation intelligently. Instead, they chose the politically expedient status quo. Now we are being herded and asked to believe that only massive tax increases can allow Minnesota to perform a core function of government; building and maintaining roads and bridges.
I'll just add that we're being railroaded into thinking that our transportation needs have dramatically increased since the DFL held total control of government in 2013-2014. In 2008, Steve Murphy pushed through a massive tax increase that was supposed to solve this problem. At the time, Sen. Murphy bragged that he wasn't "hiding anything. There's lots of taxes" in his bill.
At the time, the DFL, with Sen. Murphy leading the way, told Minnesota that our roads and bridges were crumbling and only a massive tax increase could fix the situation. It's 6 years later and the DFL is telling us that our roads and bridges are crumbling and only a massive tax increase will fill the potholes and fix Minnesota's bridges.
When I went back to my original post about Sen. Murphy's quote, I noticed something that I'd forgotten. Sen. Murphy wanted the gas tax increased, then indexing the gas tax with the CPI. Before another step is taken, the first thing that needs to happen is determine what Minnesota's transportation needs are. I'm totally disinterested in what's included in the lobbyists' wish lists. I'm just interested Minnesota's roads being in good repair and Minnesota's bridges being safe.
This is great advice:
It's time to think twice before buying into this transportation panic scenario. The Minnesota House has a thoughtful, calm plan to fund roads and bridges without raising a dime of new taxes. The plan deserves our careful consideration.
The DFL's manufactured transportation crisis should be ignored. The DFL had the opportunity to fix Minnesota's highways and bridges last spring when they controlled all of the levers of political power. They didn't get it done. In fact, they adjourned several days before the constitutional deadline.
It's time to focus solely on roads and bridges. Everything else is a nicety.
Technorati: Transportation, Met Council, Metropolitan Airport Commission, MnDOT, Tax Increases, Lobbyists, Mark Dayton, DFL
A ton of research highlighted Charting the Future's deceptions. CtF isn't Chancellor Rosenstone's vision for MnSCU. It's a collaboration of major corporations through the Minnesota Business Partnership, a powerful trade organization (MHTA), a Minnesota-based consulting firm (McKinsey & Co.) and a well-connected former Minnesota politician (Margaret Anderson-Kelliher). Mostly, it's the work of McKinsey & Company under the title of the Itasca Project.
First, McKinsey & Company isn't "New York-based" like Chancellor Rosenstone described them as. Here's the truth:
Based on this map, McKinsey & Co. is a Minneapolis-based consulting firm. Further, MHTA is tied into CtF. Here's a little information on MHTA:
The group identified a four-part strategy:
- Align academic offerings with workforce needs
- Foster an ecosystem of research and innovation
- Form new collaborations across higher education to optimize system-wide intellectual assets and efficiency
- Graduate more students with the foundational and technical skills needed to drive Minnesota's prosperity
First, government bureaucracies don't "form new collaborations" to "optimize system-wide intellectual assets and efficiency." It'd be great if they did but bureaucracies don't do those things unless they're forced by the changing of state statutes.
That raises red flags. If CtF's goal isn't to make MnSCU more efficient, what is CtF's goal? Is there an ulterior motive behind CtF? If there is an ulterior motive driving CtF, what is it? According to IFO's letter to Dr. Rosenstone, the savings from CtF are imaginary:
In the past decade, MnSCU has spent money by the tens of millions on IT consultants that claimed they would create efficiencies that would result in efficiencies for students — student tuitions still continued to skyrocket. The only savings we have seen for students in recent years came from the legislative buy down of tuition rates.
When lobbyists, corporations and consultants put a plan together, nothing good will come of it.
According to this webpage, Margaret Anderson Kelliher is the president & CEO of the Minnesota High Tech Association, aka the MHTA. She's also the vice-chair of the MnSCU Board of Trustees Executive Committee.
In other words, McKinsey wasn't hired by MnSCU to implement CtF. They were hired by MnSCU to create, then implement, CtF. That's definitely a significant deception.
I didn't have high hopes for CtF prior to this research. I have less faith in it after doing the research.
Technorati: Steve Rosenstone, MnSCU, McKinsey and Company, Charting the Future, Minnesota High Tech Association, Margaret Anderson-Kelliher, Lobbyists, Minnesota Business Partnership, Inter Faculty Organization
It's clear that Gov. Dayton's Tax-the-Rich promise is history:
Minnesota drivers would pay more at the pump and at the Department of Motor Vehicles under a plan formally rolled out by Gov. Mark Dayton on Monday, but he says the money would provide vitally needed improvements to roads, bridges and mass transit in Minnesota.
In 2010, Gov. Dayton harshly criticized Independence Party gubernatorial candidate Tom Horner's cigarette tax, saying that Minnesota needed a more progressive tax system. More importantly, where's the proof that Minnesota's transit system has a lengthy list of "vitally needed improvements"? I'll stipulate that Minnesota's transit lobbyists have a lengthy wish list of transit projects but I won't stipulate that there's a lengthy list of transit needs.
It's indisputable that roads and bridges need fixing. It's disputable that we need another DFL middle class tax increase to fix Minnesota's roads and bridges. It's indisputable fact that the DFL raised taxes and fees by $2.4 billion for the biennium that started on July 1, 2013. It's indisputable that Gov. Dayton, the DFL and the transit lobbyist wing of the DFL want to raise taxes on the middle class by $1.7 billion for the biennium that starts on July 1, 2015.
That's more than $4,000,000,000 in tax increases that the DFL wants to punish the middle class with in each biennium. The DFL's thirst for increasing taxes is insatiable.
Think of it this way. Oil companies took advantage of the fracking boom, which led to a dramatic drop in gas prices. Gas is less than $2.00/gallon, compared with $3.50/gallon before the fracking boom. The free market giveth cheap oil prices. DFL politicians want to make gas more expensive.
In addition to DFL politicians like Gov. Dayton wanting to punish middle class car drivers with higher gas prices and higher taxes, these same DFL politicians want to force outstate Minnesotans to pay for a transit system they don't want and will never use.
I don't care about expanding Twin Cities transit options. They're virtually invisible to me. I want the DFL to stop focusing on transit. I'd rather they focused on what's important, namely fixing Minnesota's roads and bridges. The top 3 priorities for Minnesota's politicians should be a) fixing Minnesota's roads and bridges, b) fixing Minnesota's roads and bridges and c) fixing Minnesota's roads and bridges.
Gov. Dayton's spin is nauseating:
"It takes some political courage" to approve tax increases, he said, which in this case would not only add a new gas tax but also but also raise vehicle license fees, charge $10 more for car registrations and increase a Twin Cities sales tax. He also pledges to find $600 million from the Minnesota Department of Transportation doing things more efficiently.
That's stunning. When House Republicans offered their proposal, it included a call for greater efficiencies within MnDOT. At the time, Gov. Dayton insisted that the Republicans' plans were "pure fantasy." Now that he's proposing greater efficiency within MnDOT, he's dropped the mean-spirited accusations.
Imagine that.
Further, it doesn't take political courage to raise taxes. If DFL is behind your name, raising taxes is virtually reflexive. It's like you can raise taxes without blinking an eyelash. If you're a Republican, raising taxes doesn't require courage. It requires a brief bout of insanity.
Gov. Dayton's latest middle class tax increase is his latest attempt to punish the middle class. Gov. Dayton and the DFL should be ashamed of themselves for inflicting this much punishment on the middle class.
Technorati: Move MN, Mark Dayton, MnDoT, Middle Class Tax Increase, Tax the Rich, Lobbyists, Transit, SWLRT, DFL, Kurt Daudt, Transportation, Roads and Bridges, Outstate Minnesota, MNGOP
Move MN's motivation is laid out beautifully on their agenda webpage:
In order to address the challenges in our current transportation system, new funding must:
- Be comprehensive to address, roads, bridges, transit, and bike and pedestrian infrastructure.
- Equitably balance the transportation needs of Greater Minnesota and the Twin Cities metro area.
- Be a long-term, sustainable funding solution that is gimmick-free and dedicated only to fixing transportation.
First, Move MN is part of the DFL. It has an arm's length relationship from the DFL only because it was first put together by Darin Broton, a DFL activist/operative. This is red flag city:
We are calling on the Minnesota Legislature to pass a comprehensive transportation funding solution in 2015 that requires additional transparency and efficiency for current resources.
Anytime people talk about comprehensive anything, I break into a cold sweat. That's because comprehensive plans automatically contain things from lobbyists' wish lists that the public doesn't care about.
Here's a radical thought. Let's focus totally on fixing roads and bridges and expanding highways. As a motorist, that's all I care about. If the Twin Cities wants trolley cars and light rail corridors, that's their problem.
Here's another radical thought. If the Twin Cities or other cities want to build "bike and pedestrian infrastructure", let them pay for it. I'm betting that building "bike and pedestrian infrastructure" isn't a priority with people. Cities that want those things can propose tax increases to their citizens to pay for those things.
The we're-in-this-together sales pitch doesn't work with me. If Minneapolis wants to spend $500,000 on 10 artistic drinking fountains, that's their right. It isn't their right to have taxpayers across the state help pay for those drinking fountains.
Next, let's stop using inflated numbers to make it look like there's a funding crisis:
In 2012, the Transportation Finance Advisory Committee projected we needed $250 million a year to "maintain" our state roads and bridges. Today, Gov. Dayton says we need $400 million. In 2012, TFAC projected we needed $210 million a year to build out the Twin Cities transit system. Today, Gov. Dayton says we need $280 million.
For those of you keeping score at home, that's a 50% increase in costs over 2 years. Actually, it's a 47.8% increase but what's 2.2% amongst friends, right?
Finally, let's stop with the we-need-sustainable-funding-that's-dedicated-only-to-fixing-transportation' gimmick. Let's start with this thought. Let's fund only those things that are priorities. Fixing roads and bridges is a priority. Expanding highways is a priority. Building the Southwest Light Rail Transit project isn't a priority. In fact, raising taxes to fund the building of the SWLRT is theft because it's embroiled in a major dispute at the moment. The DFL can't decide on the project's path. Why should we pay for something that's a total mess with no solution in sight?
Move MN's motivation is clear. It's just the DFL disguising itself while attempting to raise taxes to pay for things we don't need. Here's hoping Kurt Daudt and the House Republican majority continue telling the DFL's lobbyists to take a hike…on their dime.
Technorati: Mark Dayton, Tax Increases, Bike Trails, Transit, Pedestrian Infrastructure, Darin Broton, Transportation, Move MN, Artistic Drinking Fountains, Trolleys, Lobbyists, DFL, Kurt Daudt, Roads and Bridges, MNGOP


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i like it a lot! what is a yupo paper?
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oooh very nice! How did you get the masking so niiiice? Mine never comes out that clean... then again I'm impatient... That must be it. Did you use a screen or something to get the background like that with the pattern?
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lol I will use Friskit. ^^ I'm sure the only reason we used rubber cement in class is because of the budget cuts. Our art teachers had to get creative haha!
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Kaye Skinner
119 days, 18 minutes ago
It's fantabulous!!
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they have good customer service
Matthew Glynn
152 days, 14 hours ago
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152 days, 17 hours ago
michelle bennett
152 days, 21 hours ago
Liz Snell
152 days, 21 hours ago
The twilight farmers market is one of the few markets that Ive seen that is completely family oriented, it's great for everyone.
Kayla Edwins
152 days, 23 hours ago
I love the market because every week there is something new to see. Also the variety of fresh and organic foods is amazing. Its great to support the people who have their booths set up there, and try new products!
153 days, 2 hours ago
I have been a few times when visiting a friend in AZ and it is a great farmer's market. I love all it has to offer!!!!
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dana borch
153 days, 12 hours ago
153 days, 12 hours ago
Because its awesome!
Eric Whitehead
153 days, 13 hours ago
Brock Baker
153 days, 18 hours ago
Love it. its my favorite... great people, great produce, making life just that much more fantastic.
153 days, 18 hours ago
Because it's awesome.
David Jude
153 days, 19 hours ago
Because it has some of the freshest produce I have found, I don't even mind the long drive!
Chris Legere
153 days, 20 hours ago
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They are fantastic!
Caitlin Ratino
153 days, 21 hours ago
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Denice Gibson
159 days, 23 hours ago
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Kelly Hall
160 days, 15 hours ago
Just fantastic!
162 days, 2 hours ago
The people in charge of this market, running the market, and all the vendors put so much time and energy into making this an incredible market! You just can't help but enjoy yourself there and you just want to tell everyone about it! Thank You!
Saul Spencer
163 days, 1 hour ago
A+ vendors, with choice fruits & veggies. Great bands, celebrities, & lot's of fun entertainment for adults and children.
Alex Stefanovich
164 days, 2 hours ago
Just what the hood needed!
Ryan Jones
164 days, 3 hours ago
Sheila Krueger
165 days, 16 hours ago
Great produce, entertainment, and good restaurants to eat after I've shopped!
167 days, 18 hours ago
Great food products and product advertising. Always entertaining and fun.
Kimberly Ortega
167 days, 19 hours ago
Its a wonderful way to get our community out of their homes and to meet each other. Thanks for providing a beautiful atmosphere. The vendors are wonderful and the shops are very exciting! Beautiful!
Dee Gobet
167 days, 20 hours ago
It is a great place to meet local people,the produce is so fresh. Amazing music, food, dancing and my dog loves it too.
Jerry Prasse
168 days, 6 minutes ago
It is wonderful to attend....lot's of unique stores and producer tents set up. The people are inviting and very informative. A very pleasant after work wind-down experience.
Andrea Hathaway
168 days, 1 hour ago
We love everything about the market! Thanks to Beth and all of her hard work!
Corine Rougemont
168 days, 1 hour ago
It is a "hometown" feeling event with amazing venders and great live music and entertainment! Great for the whole family.. including your pets!
Chrissy Slavinsky
168 days, 6 hours ago
I love to buy fresh produce there when I visit my mom and dad in AZ... best product!
Barbara Schwartz
168 days, 12 hours ago
Great Epxerience, a must go to place!
Leslie Himley
168 days, 20 hours ago
I love supporting the Twilight Farmer's Market at the Citadelle. The produce is fresh and wonderful, it's a fabulous location, great shops and restaurants to visit after you shop and most of all, it's fun!
mark leigh
168 days, 20 hours ago
169 days, 44 minutes ago
What a great way to beat the heat, find the best local produce and products and spend time with friends...
Mimi Brown
169 days, 47 minutes ago
Because it's the best! It's fun, it's helpful and it's an great location, easy to get to.
Linda Jackley
171 days, 2 hours ago
Its Great!
Darrin Boyd
171 days, 13 hours ago
Teresa Long
172 days, 1 minute ago
I love buying and supporting local people!
172 days, 2 hours ago
Rockin Farmer's Market! Best I've been to!
Rhonda Entsler
172 days, 9 hours ago
local produce & close to home!
172 days, 13 hours ago
It's the best, great veggies and awesome shopping, don't forget resturants! The best night out in Glendale. Haute C. Boutique is my new favorite place to shop!
Michelle Wamsley
172 days, 14 hours ago
I believe in the plaza, the people supporting it and the businesses that employ. The plaza is a wonderful place to bring your family, freinds and pets!!
Tim Carroll
172 days, 14 hours ago
sara carroll
172 days, 18 hours ago
Love it all...not only are there local farmers with their delicious produce, but there are events and activities for kids of all ages...
172 days, 19 hours ago
I love that it supports local small businesses!
172 days, 21 hours ago
Great atmophere, location and vendors
Susan Riedel
172 days, 21 hours ago
Nice setting, evenings are cooler.
172 days, 22 hours ago
This is an incredible event which gives us a chance to meet the local merchants and enjoy fresh produce. Keep it up!
Kristina Konen
173 days, 6 minutes ago
Love that fresh produce!
laura coven
173 days, 49 minutes ago
it's great!
Carmen Lopez
173 days, 13 hours ago
Love seeing all the people that attend, love walking around and trying different foods. It has been great to attend and come home with great pproducts. Carmen
173 days, 14 hours ago
Fresh and creative foods and a pleasant but energetic atmostphere!
173 days, 14 hours ago
Because it brings a great selection to the community!
steve gobet
173 days, 16 hours ago
It has everything we need and fun to attend
Alana B
173 days, 16 hours ago
It is friendly, and has great products, and atmosphere!
Willy Nilly
173 days, 19 hours ago
I love the vendors and the foods great!
Kim Jarrett-Kann
173 days, 20 hours ago
Because Diana Gobert said I should and I think it's great to support the community.
173 days, 20 hours ago
Awesome time for kids and adults alike.
valerie robertson
173 days, 20 hours ago
Great entertainment! the band last wed. was out of this world!!
173 days, 21 hours ago
Shauna Boyd
173 days, 21 hours ago
It is great for the neigborhood and for the area businesses!
Kysa Beringer
173 days, 23 hours ago
Jack Wallace
173 days, 23 hours ago
The Twilight Farmers' Market at the Citadelle is well organized and offers diversified products with great quality.
174 days, 21 minutes ago
Beautiful complex and great vendor selection and varied entertainment
Toni Covington
174 days, 49 minutes ago
What could be better? Food, fun, and music!
Theresa Marcell
174 days, 57 minutes ago
I love it because it brings back that "small town" feel of community. Plus, the fresh food is beautiful!
Christine Wilson
174 days, 5 hours ago
A great weekly family adventure!
174 days, 16 hours ago
Pete Tufts
174 days, 18 hours ago
Great place to shop
Marion Chaney
174 days, 18 hours ago
174 days, 20 hours ago
Large variety of products. Good atmosphere. Everyone comes to enjoy the unique night. Like the mix of vendors with the permanent tenants. Great way to get informed about the local businesses at the Citadelle, like SANGRIA Luxe Lounge!
David Genovese
174 days, 20 hours ago
The Twilight Farmers' Market at the Citadelle is by far the most professional organized farmers market I have ever attended. The vendors are superb and the organizers run a first rate operation.
174 days, 20 hours ago
It is a great place where local business can shine! The people are friendly and the products are rare! A great time with the family!
Joseph DeMarco
174 days, 20 hours ago
It was a great maket love the resturants and great location.
Ardelle Kanode
174 days, 21 hours ago
GREAT selection and excellent quality of produce, wonderful atmosphere and great shops. Love having the kids play at BUSY BODIES Planned Play.
174 days, 21 hours ago
Michelle Bishop
174 days, 21 hours ago
This Market is great lots of vendor participation and a comvenient time.........
174 days, 21 hours ago
174 days, 21 hours ago
The amazing energy and feel of so many people getting together!!
174 days, 21 hours ago
Fantastic selection. Fantastic People. Great time!
174 days, 22 hours ago
Kaycee Price
174 days, 22 hours ago
Because it's FANTASTIC!!!
Ronald Genovese
174 days, 22 hours ago
Great location with a good mix of products, vendors and entertainment.
Becky Bishop
174 days, 22 hours ago
It's awesome!! The vendors have the best stuff. Have you tried the olive oils?!
Aaron Lacey
174 days, 22 hours ago
I really enjoy this project and all the venders that sell at the market. It's such a fun place and event!
Kim Miller
174 days, 22 hours ago
Moises Martinez
174 days, 22 hours ago
The setting, the location and the abundance of product and entertainment.
Jennifer Pliska
174 days, 22 hours ago
Kay Holmes
175 days, 2 minutes ago
The free range eggs make the yummiest omelets, and the gluten-free baked goods satisfy my sweet tooth without worrying about my food allergies.
RK Tierney
176 days, 30 minutes ago
The quality and selection of produce at this market is restaurant quality, the best I've foubnd at any AZ market.
Brooke Askew-Rossi
176 days, 38 minutes ago
I love the the children's activities that are available.
Jenna Bacon
176 days, 18 hours ago
Laura Stone
176 days, 22 hours ago
I love the melons from Seacat gardens
176 days, 22 hours ago
Lots of fun for all ages and great food!!
178 days, 20 hours ago
Dawn Fabian
179 days, 2 hours ago
It is an awesome safe venue for family and friends to get together . The vendors are great... LOVE ZETHINA!!!!
Christina Barrueta
179 days, 17 hours ago
Great addition to this part of the valley, and love to support local.
June Davis
179 days, 18 hours ago
The market had a large variety of delicious food. My favorite vendor was the cupcake vendor! I have never had better cupcakes in my life!!
Terry White
180 days, 18 hours ago
An exciting family, oriented venue!
andy leoni
182 days, 16 hours ago
Excellent organic fruits and vegetables. Great music (especially The Ponga Boys), and great to get out and have a good time with neighbors.
David Pinkerton
182 days, 20 hours ago
It was fun and great food and the band also.
182 days, 23 hours ago
They have a beautiful setup and the vendors are GREAT! Great produce!
Daniel Eastburn
183 days, 7 minutes ago
Gret vendors---nice variety of foods and interesting produce!--Excellent musical entertainment---very well shaded after 6pm!
183 days, 17 hours ago
It is the place to be on Wednesday's. I is the gathering place.
Jonathan Stone
183 days, 23 hours ago
it's great
Roberta Henning
185 days, 16 hours ago
So very glad to have a great farmer's market so close to home. This is a great environment to bring the community together and promote local everything! I see great things for the future of this market. Even in the heat, everyone enjoys the atmosphere. I'm hoping this continues well past summer months...
Linda Rowell
186 days, 12 hours ago
Laura Allen
186 days, 15 hours ago
It was great fun and nice to have it so close to home.
187 days, 49 minutes ago
Everything the the Twilight Farmers' does is based on quality, the Market represents the best in Arizona micro agriculture. The Market offers the best of organic produce, all hormone free meats and natural products for the kitchen and home. It is a great place to shop, hang-out and dine
Monika Jezuit
187 days, 5 hours ago
A great new market that is available in the evenings. You can meet lots of great people and there is a good selection of products and good entertainment.
Dan Melting Pot
188 days, 3 hours ago
Great time for all!
Brian kelly
188 days, 5 hours ago
it is the best
Thomas Jensen
188 days, 14 hours ago
It is a great place to take the family and hang out!!
188 days, 15 hours ago
Great produce!
Jorel Querido
188 days, 16 hours ago
nice atmosphere
Ardelle Kanode
188 days, 16 hours ago
GREAT vegetables and the best bread in town! The butter is terrific too. The atmosphere is awesome and great stores as well.
Gigi Doyle
188 days, 19 hours ago
Twilight Farmers' Market at the Citadelle is a fun place to shop and hang out with locals. Let's support the local vendors!
Chris Keune
188 days, 21 hours ago
The Citadel is a collection of qualiry vendors that offer a variety of produce and crafts at a reasonable price. It is the only farmers market that meets in the afternoon.
Brad Chmura
188 days, 22 hours ago
zach boyle
188 days, 23 hours ago
Juli J
188 days, 23 hours ago
The Food, the shops, the people. It's all great. LOVE the idea of an evening farmer's market in the AZ heat!
David Hash
189 days, 3 hours ago
Teresa Smith
189 days, 13 hours ago
leslie hosford
189 days, 13 hours ago
Great produce, entertainment, lovely setting!
Teresa Howell
189 days, 14 hours ago
There are lots of great vendors and it is something fun to do in the summer. It's a great market in a good location.
Les Abrams
189 days, 15 hours ago
Great vendors, nice people something fun to do on a Wednesday night
Jill Wrucha-Munter
189 days, 15 hours ago
eat fresh!!!
James Nappe
189 days, 16 hours ago
Lisa Eshelman
189 days, 16 hours ago
It offers a great family environment. There is nothing like it around the valley. LOVE IT
Jaime Gonzalez
189 days, 16 hours ago
Awesome stuff.
Jim Dye
189 days, 17 hours ago
It's a great place to shop!
zethina cosmetics
189 days, 17 hours ago
it is the best! Lots of great food!
Jim Pfingst
189 days, 17 hours ago
This is truly the most entertaining experience I have ever had at a farmers' market. Not to mention the tons of fresh, delicious produce. A must visit!!!
Susie Knobbe
189 days, 18 hours ago
It's fun! They have a fun mix of people there, lots of great organic & local food (with samples, yummmm), fun activities for the kids, and shops are open with great discounts -- definitely something for everyone.
Philip Cilliers
189 days, 18 hours ago
The kids corner
Morgan Wilson
189 days, 18 hours ago
It is a great family event, with wonderful vendors.
Kira Getting
189 days, 18 hours ago
It is a great time for the kids and family. We shop at local farmers markets each week, and the twilight farmers market is a great place to catch up with friends on the west side of town.
189 days, 19 hours ago
The best variety of AZ growers and artisan bakers combined with a romantic evening setting, activites for the kids and alfresco dining at the restaurants around the market. Elegant and relaxed.
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About this listing
Nice farmhouse outbuilding dating back to 17th century which have been tastefully restored preserving the ancient charm, beauty and the original architectural features like the beamed ceilings and the terracotta-tiled floors.
Space where guests can cook their own meals
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The Space
Old 18th century stone farmhouse restored following the conservation policy that has left the beauty and charm of the past intact. Located between the Val d'Orcia and the hills of the Sienese Chianti, the farmhouse is on two floors: the first floor is accessed by an ancient stone staircase and a small open gallery that lets into a spacious dining room with a Tuscan fireplace, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. On the ground floor there is a living room with stone flooring, a fully equipped professional kitchen with dishwasher, fridge, and brick barbecue. On request possibility of cooking courses, wine tastings of the best Sienese wines and typical Tuscan dinners. The farmhouse, furnished with style and elegance, preserves the ancient terracotta flooring and wooden beamed ceilings and is part of a seven hectare estate composed of land and forest, surrounded by a large private garden with swimming pool, sun deck with river sand, and a small pond.
Not far from the house are the stables with the owners' horses and their pastures.
Thanks to its superb location the farmhouse is the ideal starting point to visit the Val di Chiana and Val d'Orcia with its wonderful medieval towns such as Cortona, Montepulciano, San Quirico d'Orcia, Pienza, as well as Montalcino and San Gimignano and the beautiful art towns of Siena, Florence and Arezzo.
An ideal place for a relaxing holiday, taking long walks in the woods or visiting the most beautiful and striking sites of Tuscany.
Podere Pievina is an off-grid accommodation:
the farmhouse is almost entirely self-sufficient for its own needs and those of its guests thanks to the installation of a photovoltaic and solar thermal system, as well as rainwater harvesting, which helps to offer guests a relaxing and totally eco-friendly vacation.
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A 2 floor villa of 250 m^2. A totally independent villa with private garden, private pool and parking.
First Floor:
Open gallery
Bedrooms: 3
Dining room
N. Bathrooms: 2 of which fitted with shower: 1
Bathroom: 1
Ground Floor:
Living room and relaxation area
Complete Bathroom with shower
Kitchen sq m. 50 with professional equipment
Private garden for exclusive use
Private car park
Interaction with Guests
The property is a totally independent villa.
The owners live in another property in the neighborhoods. We are at guests disposal for any need, otherwise we will not disturb your privacy.
The Neighborhood
Additional Location Information
Situated in the heart of Tuscany, near the centre of the little town of Sinalunga, it is an ideal spot for exploring the natural and artistic beauties of the two central regions of Italy, Tuscany and Umbria, as it is not far from the highway connecting Perugia and Siena. Both localities can be reached in less than an hour. The A1 motorway exit Valdichiana is a few kilometres away, permitting easy and fast travel in all central Italy. The property uses the railway station of Sinalunga, connected with the more important one of Chiusi.
Getting Around
Distances to:
* Airports: Firenze 122 Km, Pisa 211 km, Roma
226 Km, Milano 457 Km
* Train Station: Sinalunga 7 Km, Chiusi 45 km,
Siena 49 Km
* Highway: highway exit A1 Valdichiana 13,7 km
* Attractions within 100 km: Montepulciano 23 km, Arezzo 34 km, Siena 51 km, Pienza 26 km, San Gimignano 91 km, Montalcino 40 km, Radda in Chianti 61 km, Greve in Chianti 81
km, Cortona 33 km, Perugia 69 Km
* Services and shops: Farnetella 1 km,
Sinalunga 6,5 km
* Beach: Tyrrhenian Sea 136 Km
* Access road: paved till the entrance gate
Other Things to Note
Thanks to its superb location the farmhouse is the ideal starting point to visit the Val di Chiana and Val d'Orcia with its wonderful medieval towns such as Cortona, Montepulciano, San Quirico d'Orcia, Pienza, as well as Montalcino and San Gimignano and the beautiful art towns of Siena, Florence and Arezzo.
An ideal place for a relaxing holiday, taking long walks in the woods or visiting the most beautiful and striking sites of Tuscany.
Check-in and Check-out:
Check-in: from 4.30 to 7.30 pm
Check-out: not later than 10.00 am
General Conditions:
Podere Pievina is a Smoke-Free accommodation. It is therefore strictly forbidden to smoke inside the apartment.
On the moment of booking the presence of any animals must be specified.
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I used this as a clutch to my formal and it was great. It could fit most of my stuff. I thought it would've been bigger but it was much wider. But it's still good, looks exactly like the picture (Y)
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