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After his release from jail, Walter moves into a small apartment—in one of the few instances of plot contrivance in the film, Walter’s new home is located 320 feet from an elementary school—and finds work at a nearby lumberyard. Determined to quietly resist the constant temptation to relapse into sexual deviance, Walter remains alone and estranged from most of his family, including his sister and niece...

Author: By Matthew S. Lebowitz, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Movie Review - The Woodsman | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

...woman who had twisted her ankle as she took off north toward California. What really angers Guzman, as he waits for a Mexican rescue patrol to shuttle him to the nearest town, is having to make this illegal crossing in the first place. After working in a Los Angeles lumberyard for five years, he got stopped in a police check in January. He was deported a month later. Guzman believes he knows whom to blame. "Damn Arabs," he says. "Ever since the towers, it's 'Out of here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dispatch From The Border: Slamming The Door | 3/11/2002 | See Source »

...Several different woods are used in building a gondola; the hardest pieces to find are the oak planks for the sides, which need to run the entire 11.5-m length of the gondola. The builders go to the lumberyard and choose the trees as they come in. Oak is both strong and rot-resistant, and is also used on the bottom of the boat. Elm is employed in some sections because it's strong and won't split. The breasthooks, two big solid pieces at both ends of the boat, are made from basswood, since it's easy to carve...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Raider of a Lost Art | 8/20/2001 | See Source »

Brad Eiffert owns a lumberyard in Columbia, Mo. He pays $36,000 a year for a life-insurance policy just so his children can inherit the yard unencumbered and not have to borrow from savings--or even sell the business--just to pay the estate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kill The Estate Tax! | 8/14/2000 | See Source »

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