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Reversing Monday night's 4-3 decision to move forward in building two new middle schools and an elementary school, a pair of School District 2 trustees indicated Tuesday they wanted to change their votes.
Trustee Travis Kemp called board Chairwoman Teresa Stroebe on Tuesday and told her after thinking it through overnight "he'd had a change of heart," she said.
Kemp, along with Connie Wardell, Pam Ellis and Lindy Graves, had voted to implement a plan that would call for construction of three new schools in the next three years, specifically a new elementary school.
By expressing his desire to change his vote, those trustees wanting to build a new elementary school sooner rather than later, would shift to the minority.
Consultants and administrators on Monday night advocated for the construction of the two new middle schools first and then the construction of a new elementary school later down the road.
That's the plan the board would likely adopt when they take up the issue for a new vote at a special March 13 meeting.
Wardell also later on Tuesday expressed her desire to Superintendent Terry Bouck to change her voter.
Following board rules, Kemp and Wardell have the option to change their vote because they had voted with the majority.
The Billings School District 2 board had voted 4-3 to build a new elementary school, two new middle schools and to update and expand Broadwater and McKinley Elementary schools.
Trustees met for more than six hours Monday night, grappling with how best to move forward to address the district's overcrowded classrooms.
Through the meeting, they narrowed their options to 10 projects that would address projected enrollment growth over the next decade and the district's aging facilities, all of which has been quantified in SD2's new master facilities plan.
The first step will be building a new elementary school on the West End, updating McKinley and Broadwater elementary schools and building two new middle schools.
The board voted in favor of moving forward with three new schools despite warnings from administrators.
"I have a problem with the sequencing," Bouck told the board. He cautioned them on the difficulties of opening three new schools in quick succession.
All 10 projects would cost $160.2 million. The first phase, which includes building the new elementary school, the new middle schools and updating McKinley and Broadwater, would be $135 million of the $160 million.
Bouck recommended the board move building the new elementary school to the second phase of projects.
Leo Hudetz, the district's chief financial officer, told the board they could afford to open and staff two new middle schools. However, the district likely wouldn't be able to afford to staff two new middle schools and a new elementary school.
When it came time to vote, a majority of the trustees chose against the administration's recommendation and instead voted to include the new elementary school with the new middle schools in the first phase of the plan.
The four trustees voting in support were Wardell, Ellis, Graves and Kemp.
Voting against it were Kathy Aragon, Greta Besch Moen and Allen Halter.
The bond will run on a single ballot as $160.2 million. The district will have three years to spend it, breaking the amount up into parts and implementing the plan in four phases.
November would be the earliest the bond would show up on a ballot for voter approval.
Leading the discussion most of the evening was Noah Greenberg with DLR Group, the architect and planning firm that led the master facilities planning process.
By the end of the night, trustees began to express frustration that what they were discussing and deciding Monday night was nearly the same as what they decided two months ago.
It was at the January meeting when the board initially decided to build a new elementary school, two new middle schools and undertake various updates.
Other trustees said they felt like the discussion helped to sharpen their views on how to move forward.


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-MM- Exodus
April 17, 2011 in World 052 News, World News
We're not talking about Lady Gaga's new single Judas, or the upcoming Easter holiday when we mention the biblical term of "exodus" – we have our sights set strictly on W52. In perhaps the most startling series of events since the NiNi disbandment, former rank one tribe -MM- loses dozens members in an evacuation to northern -SWAT-, as internal distress climaxes. Full story inside!
What caused the internal climate in -MM- to deteriorate in the days leading up to the merge?
Why were P.S. members joining -MM- at the same time the latter was fleeing to -SWAT-?
How will the enormous -SWAT- family influence the tribes of W52?
Let's get started with this week's blog.
World Map – Top 10 Tribes
No longer can I confidently announce -MM- as holding the rank one title; on the contrary, they are now barely remaining in the top ten, firmly seated in the last position. This was, of course, a result of a merge into their ally -SWAT-. Although it is difficult to tell from looking at what is possibly one of the more bizarre maps to grace a world, -SWAT- was initially only situated in the north. As a result of their merge with -MM-, however, they have gained an enormous presence along the eastern continents and into the southeast. However, it may appear that -SWAT- has become almost overextended. We'll take a look at that possibility further into the edition.
Coupled with the expansion of -SWAT-, their sister tribe Cops has also shot up in the rankings, debuting at sixth.
T.E. and CCH swap places, but other tribes stay static.
The Downfall of -MM-
The first person to initially leave -MM- for -SWAT- was MikeTheInsane, on 4/14 at 20:12 ST. Since then, a total of 29 additional members have fled -MM-.
I was informed of the developing events at approximately 5:00 ST the same day, and things moved incredibly rapidly in the following hours. IWillControl claimed responsibility for conducting the exodus:
"It started with me… There was a lot of flaming and blaming in the council at the time. I finally got fed up with it and contacted one of my buddies down south and he told me that the south knew something was up and was losing faith in the tribe. I decided that it was best to move the very active and dedicated players to -SWAT-." – IWillControl
At the time, the -MM- high council consisted of IWillControl, Fatal Chance, Randdawg, Fanged Nightmare, and Ghanghis.
"When the council started flaming… there were sides taken. Fanged and I being one side, with Ghanghis and Fatal Chance on the other." – IWillControl
According to IWillControl, Randdawg "was an innocent bystander" and not intimately involved in the arguing and disagreements.
Although ex-dukes Fanged Nightmare and Ghanghis exhibited every quality of a strong team and a potent match to captain the rank one tribe, Fanged noted that "Ghanghis and [he] had very different ideas on where the tribe should go." Reportedly, the two players had a brief falling out, but Fanged later said that "Ghanghis and I were not the ones arguing which caused the split." Ghanghis expanded:
"IWillControl started mailing people that he and Fanged Nightmare were leading a rebellion, which was lies. Fanged Nightmare was not involved – it was just IWillControl himself. In the end Fanged Nightmare still decided to leave for -SWAT-, because he felt most people would survive by doing so." – Ghanghis
As we know, -MM- recently made amends with -SWAT- and re-allied with them after a brief war, following a previous diplomatic misunderstanding. Allegedly, however, some members in -MM- still secretly held resentment towards -SWAT- and were contemplating reneging on the peace treaty and declaring again. However, Ghanghis adamantly said that "this would never have happened, as long as I had a duking position." Word leaked out to -SWAT-, despite no finality on any such plan:
"IWillControl had been leaking information from the highest council rooms, and did spy for Lavrikan3 [-SWAT- duke]. A quote, together with some discussions, made it look like we were planning a backstab on -SWAT-." –Ghanghis
Under questioning, both IWillControl and Lavrikan3 firmly denied that IWillControl had in fact leaked classified information from -MM-.
Despite Ghanghis's claim that he personally had no intentions of attacking -SWAT-, Lavrikan3 accused Ghanghis of "planning to try and backstab -SWAT- after the ceasefire."
Is Ghanghis lying to show himself in a good light? Or was Lavrikan3 misinformed to the true going-ons of the -MM- council room? Did IWillControl really leak said sensitive information?
IWillControl was not alone in his desire to join -SWAT-. Two other ex–MM- players empathized:
"So needed a change, was suffocating in [-MM-] with such annoyance almost to the point of wanting to leave w52." – The Talamasca
"We hung around waiting for things to get better, but they did not. So we decided to make our own future." – Lawtonisw23
Fanged Nightmare said that he believed the merge was made with the best interests of -MM- at heart given the circumstances. Nevertheless, one ex-member of -MM- told me under the condition of anonymity that "[he] only joined -SWAT- because [his] neighbors did." Admittedly, there was not many options for members that were less than chuffed by the idea of merging into -SWAT-. Fanged Nightmare has done his best, though, for those people:
"I have asked them to find new homes and several I have been in mails with and have organized invites for. For those who want to stay? They choose their fate. I wish them the best of luck." – Fanged Nightmare
Likely, -SWAT- will commence on a mass-cleanup operation on the players remaining in -MM-, as the majority appear to be their weaker or inactive members. Ghanghis remains in -MM-, saying that "[his] own future is still to be decided."
Fanged Nightmare has also taken a step back from the administrative role, due to future TW commitments.
"I joined [-SWAT-] as a member – plain and simple." – Fanged Nightmare
In fact, Lavrikan3 said that no -MM- members had been absorbed into the -SWAT- aristocracy, which is somewhat unusual in a merge situation like this.
As mentioned before, -MM- was not the only tribe doing some merging this week. P.S., whom we discussed in depth in last week's blog, abruptly settled on a NAP agreement with SOHK to end their war, with the intention of merging into -MM-. While I doubt that plan was put into effect with the idea of then moving to -SWAT-, that's what ended up happening. Most P.S. members transferred directly to the -SWAT- family, giving them total control over the southeast.
"[We were] not tired of war, just looking at the situation, and trying to the find the most optimal solution, we could not take on two fronts with the fronts consisting of around 4 players… PS was dying, as much as no one wanted to believe it. We were getting hit on our front from SOHK and it was somewhat stunting our growth. A lot of members had gone inactive or quit, and the morale took hit after hit." – Grinder, P.S. representative
Grinder also said that he thought it was P.S.'s best option to merge with -SWAT-.
-SWAT- now holds the continental dominance in a whopping 16 locations. However, there is a startling lapse in the K56 and K46 regions. That narrow strip of land is connecting the two large factions of -SWAT- together – the north and the south – and it seems improbable that they would even be part of the same tribe to the uninformed viewer.
Lavrikan3 said that -SWAT-'s impressive span "does not does not worry in the slightest".
"We all have plenty of room to grow and that's what we will do." – Lavrikan3
He also had no qualms with the prospect of managing nearly 120 members.
-SWAT- has emerged as the tribe that has it all, with over 90m point in its family, and the superpower by a mile in the world.
Will the combined talents of -SWAT- and -MM- prevail together to offer the world a model of excellency?
Or will -SWAT- prove to have expanded too soon, too fast, and residual unrest in -MM- will consume both tribes?
Sorry about the walllll of text in this issue. I couldn't find much to supplement with graphs and pictures.
If I may add a very short eulogy of -MM- in commemoration of its achievements and the community it provided, at least to me, during all these months that I have been proud to be a member. I lament the loss.
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Asian education goes to top of the class
PUBLISHED: 18 Feb 2012 02:49:16 | UPDATED: 18 Feb 2012 02:54:27PUBLISHED: 18 Feb 2012 PRINT EDITION: 18 Feb 2012Graduating students in Shanghai . . . much better prepared than their Australian counterparts. Photo Reuters
Tony Walker
Ben Jensen, director of the school education project at the Grattan Institute in Melbourne, has done us a favour by drawing attention to a most unsatisfactory outcome.
We are investing more money in educating young Australians and getting worse results than our regional counterparts. In fact, the more money we've spent the further we've slipped behind.
All this will come into focus in the coming week when the federal government responds to the Gonski report – named for Sydney lawyer David Gonski – which will propose a new "standardised" funding model for schools, including greater resources for the disadvantaged.
Wealthier independent schools will not be pleased when it becomes apparent their funding will not rise in real terms, but this is a sideshow to the essential issue: the poor performance of primary and secondary education more generally.
The Grattan Institute addresses the problem in a paper published during the week – Catching Up: Learning from the best school systems in East Asia – in which it surveys educational outcomes in Shanghai, Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore, compared with those in Australia.
No one should be encouraged by Grattan's conclusions, which note that the top 10 per cent of our maths students are two years behind Shanghai's best, and lagging those in Singapore, Hong Kong and Korea.
In reading – a basic building block of all education – Australia slid backwards by 15 points between 2000 and 2009 while Korea and Hong Kong advanced 15 points and 8 points respectively, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's program for international student assessment, which tests 15-year-olds in 65 countries.
In 2000, three years after Hong Kong reverted to Chinese sovereignty and departing British colonialists forecast the roof would fall in on an "economic miracle", it ranked 17th in the PISA rankings in reading literacy. Now it is second. Singapore has gone from 15th to fourth.
Between 2000 and 2008, Australia increased spending on schools education by 44 per cent, compared with an average of 34 per cent across the OECD. Korea, by contrast, spent significantly less per student in primary and secondary school than the OECD average and yet achieved stellar results.
If we look at Canberra as a microcosm of the Australian system, you might expect school-level educational attainments there to have outstripped that of the rest of the country because of a relatively better-educated demographic overall, but you would be wrong.
Despite an increase of 48 per cent in spending, reading levels for ACT 15-year-olds in 2009 were six months behind those of 2000.
Jensen tells me his year-long study of the education systems of our four high-achieving neighbours has convinced him that educational attainment has less to do with money thrown at the system or class sizes (Shanghai's class sizes are double ours), than an unerring focus on teacher performance.
If there is a shared characteristic of the Shanghai, Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong models, it is relentless attention to teacher improvement, rather like the Japanese approach to car manufacturing, which turned the global automotive sector on its head.
As Jensen puts it, the Asian models "focus on the things we know matter". These are "diagnosing learning and building a culture of teacher collaboration through classroom observation, peer feedback, mentoring and modelling good teaching".
In all of this the role of teachers is essential, which might seem self-evident but there is a big difference between acknowledging this basic truth and implementing a system that obliges teachers to perform.
In this, we can certainly learn from our neighbours.
In Singapore, teachers are paid civil servants during their initial teacher education. In Korea, they must pass entrance examinations – including classroom demonstrations – before becoming teachers. In Hong Kong, peer monitoring of classroom performance achieves better results. In Shanghai, teachers have a smaller classroom workload, to enable more time for school-based research to improve learning and teaching.
Jensen tends to discount cultural differences for relative gaps in performance, saying success is not necessarily culturally determined; a product of "tiger mothers". But I am not so sure.
In Melbourne, the best-performing high schools in the Victorian Certificate of Education are consistently Melbourne High and Mac.Robertson Girls' High. Both have a high proportion of students with an Asian background.
Why does all this matter, beyond the obvious reason that Australian taxpayers can reasonably expect a better return on their investment? Answer: the economic imperative.
As pointed out in 2010 in the Grattan Institute's Investing in Our Teachers, Investing in Our Economy, a 10 per cent rise in teacher effectiveness would lift our students to among the world's best and add $90 billion to the economy by 2050.
In other words, today's higher-performing students become tomorrow's productive workers. The mining boom will not last forever.
Tony Walker is the Financial Review's international editor.
The Australian Financial Review


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The main procedure of an AGENT++ SNMP agent (shown in figure 1) can be divided into three sections:
First of all an extended version of the SNMP++ Snmp class ( Snmpx) is used to create a SNMP session that will be used for incoming SNMP requests. The example uses the standard SNMP port 161 to listen on, although any (available) UDP port can be chosen. If the session has been created successfully the session object snmp has to be registered to the static class RequestList which queues and manages SNMP requests.
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Figure 1: An example for a main routine of a SNMP agent to manage
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How a simple managed object like coffeeTemperature can be implemented using the AGENT++ API is shown by figures 2 and 3. The class coffeeTemperature is derived from MibLeaf which is itself derived from MibEntry. MibLeaf is the base class for all instances of managed objects that are leafs of the management information tree, also called scalar managed objects. The constructor of coffeeTemperature calls the constructor of its base class MibLeaf with three arguments:
Because coffeeTemperature has not a constant value, we need to redefine the virtual member function get_request inherited from MibLeaf to get the actual temperature of the coffee from the management instrumentation. To translate between the different management information representations used by the management instrumentation (temperature measured in Fahrenheit) and the SNMP MIB definition (Celsius) the method get_coffee_temperature is used.
The coffeeTemperature::get_request method first gets the actual temperature and stores it in value which is a pointer to the SnmpSyntax object that has been given as third parameter to the MibLeaf constructor. Then MibLeaf::get_request is called to actually answer the SNMP request using the value of value. That´s all! Everything else is done by AGENT++.
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Research interests: Autobiography and visual culture, particularly photography and film; Comparative Studies in literature and film; Ecology and culture (ecocritism); Whiteness studies; the use of scars as a metaphor for writing; 19th- and 20th-century Swedith literature and film.
Teaching Experience: The Scandinavian novel; German and Scandinavian Autobiography; autobiographical theory; August Strindberg; Ingmar Bergman; Scandinavian America and the Culture of Whiteness; Contemporary Swedish Literature; Scandinavian Mythology; Icelandic Sagas; Ecology and Culture in Scandinavia; Scandinavian Crime Literature; Children in Scandinavian Culture; Narrative Theory; Literature and Film in Weimar and National Socialist Germany; Ibsen, Strindberg, and Chekhov; Introduction to German Prose; Word and Image in German Culture; Introduction to Rhetoric and Stylistics; Fantastic Literature; Ethnicity in Literature; Swedish language courses, beginning to advanced; German language courses, beginning to advanced. Selected publications Book: (Move over title for cover photo. Click to purchase @ Amazon) Picturing Ourselves: Photography and Autobiography. University of Chicago Press, 1997. 286 pages, 38 illustrations. Articles: "A Tramp Abroad and at Home: European and American Racism in Mark Twain." Transfer Effects: 19th-Century German and American Cultural Transfers, eds. Lynne Tatlock and Matt Erlin. Camden, S.C.: Camden House, forthcoming.
"A Camera as Close as Ingmar's: Film Direction and Sexuality in the Work of Ingmar Bergman and Liv Ullmann." Power and Gender in Scandinavian Literature and Culture, ed. Helena Forsås-Scott. Norwich: Norvik Press, 2004, 231-245.
"Globalization and the Auteur: Ingmar Bergman Projected Internationally." Cinema in a Global North: 1990s Nordic National Cinemas, eds. Trevor Elkington and Andrew Nestingen. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, forthcoming 2004.
"Herzog's Kinski and Bergman's Liv: Cinematic Auteurism and the Shadow of the Vampire," Comunicación y Sociedad (forthcoming December 2001). "Writing on the Body: Scars as Metaphor for the Break between Analog and Digital Representation," Sensuality and Power in Visual Culture, (forthcoming Fall 2001). "Carefully I touched the faces of my parents': Bergman's Autobiographical Image," Biography 24.1 (Winter 2001), 72-84. "Revenge of the Rats: The Cartesian Body in Kerstin Ekman's Rövarna i Skuleskogen." Scandinavian Studies 70:4 (Winter 1998) : 425-440. "A Self at Large in the Hall of Mirrors: Rilke's Malte Laurids Brigge as Autobiographical Act." Seminar 29 (1993) : 43-54. "Strindbergman: The Problem of Filming Autobiography in Bergman's Fanny and Alexander." Literature/Film Quarterly 16 (1988) : 174-180. Book in progress: The Auteur's Autograph: Cinematic Auteurism and Autobiography
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In early modern England, composers often wrote music to reflect their experiences. When the topics were politically dangerous, the composers would use text from the bible to express their ideas and avoid censorship.
The image to the right is of Henry Lawes' songbook, "Choice psalms put into musick, for three voices." This songbook was controversial because the dedication shows that Lawes, one of the court musicians of King Charles I, was unafraid to advertise his loyalty, even after Charles was beheaded for treason.
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Lincoln LS Transmission Problems
Maybe I'm just paranoid from reading about all the transmission problems with the LS, but I am wondering if I should be concerned by a vibration that seems to come from the transmission at very low speeds. The sensation is almost like a shudder, similar to when you try to start in too high a gear in a manual transmission car. The problem doesn't seem to be the engine, because the tach shows over 1200 rpms. Is this how the transmission problems in this model first manifest themselves? Or is this considered normal for this car? The car has less than 500 miles; If this is a problem, I'd like to get it documented and fixed now rather than have it be a bigger problem later. Thanks..
dalessjo Posts: 1I've an 01 LS V8 130K Kms. Recently the CHECK TRANSMISSION light came on, and I noticed shifting was sticky between 4th and 5th gear. After a while it wouldn't shift into 5th, even at hwy speed. The condition resets if the car is turned off/on. Seems to occur after about 30min of driving, after which it quickly reoccurs, even if reset. I took it into the dealer, who said they weren't able to communicate with the car's chip! They upgraded their sw and everything, but still couldn't get in to see through their computer what the problem was. They serviced the transmission, but now, my advancetrac light is flashing, the engine light is on, and the check transmission light still comes on after 30min of driving! I've since brought it back in. Appearantly they called Ford for 3rd level support, but came up blank. Now they're basically telling me I'm SOL. Any ideas what I can do here?
prettytasi Posts: 4:lemon: My transmission problem is still not solved. I had the Transmission flushed and all the good deeds, still It misbehaves. I am constantly pulling over to the side of the road to turn the car off to place it back into gear. The "E" still appears where the D5-D4 normally appears. I was told the problem maybe a wire loose. I recently had one of my co-workers look at the car and was told by him that it is down-shifting and getting stuck in the low gear (1-2). However now as of two days after him looking under the hood it is running hot. I can hear a low whistling sound , like some weird fan blowing, and then the gauge starts to creep, car reduces power yada yada. I currently have 62,000 miles.I did notice that my co-worker didn't replace the coolant cap back on, I figured once I replaced it, and allowed the car to cool, everything would be fine.I added water to be sure that wasn't the problem. Unfortunately it is still running hot. Please help.This car cant be this bad. :confuse: :sick:
bellymus1 Posts: 1You can now add me to that club I have had this car for a year now. The car after owning it about a month started to jerk really bad on gear shifts got a tune up replaced spark plugs working fine. Now, the check transmission light is on and I have no idea what to do now. Could it be the Solenoid that should be replaced? Is it possible if I need a new transmission that I could put in the new transmission from the 2003 and up LS's [5R55S], when mine is from the 2001 LS V8-Sport package?
akirby Posts: 7,757Have the coolant replaced and get all the air out of the system. It's easy to get an air bubble trapped in the coolant which holds steam and when that steam hits the temp sensor it thinks the engine is overheating. Second possibility is a bad thermostat, followed by a bad cooling fan pump.
ezaircon4jc Posts: 793You're paranoid. My 2000 V6 LS had to have the solenoid pack replaced at around 85K (turned out to be the French made part in the trans, Bosch makes the replacement) and that is the only issue I have had. The car now has over 123K miles.
Our '06 has ~3600 miles and runs flawlessly. If you think you have a problem, by all means, take it in! -
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misslashea Posts: 2Well it cost me $880.00 all together. I was told the exact same as you, and that was my problem. After the transmission shop had had my car for 3 days, I received it today, and the problem wasn't fixed at all. Actually it is worst off now than before.
They have to keep it for about 2 more days, and told me it was an electrical problem, and the work is not warrantied because they can't warrant electrical problems..
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slapshot1 Posts: 4I had all the same problems that you are having with your car 4 trips to the dealer later and bills which totaled over $3000 which were covered by the dealers 60 day warranty, my car is running great. The first trip to the service shop was for an E on the dashthey hooked car up to diagnostics and it showed several error codes, they had to replace a bunch of solenoids in the transmission. Car still not running properly so at second visit the dealer told me that the new solenoids were not communicating with the CPU software which needed to be upgraded. Thrid visit to the service shop they kept the car for a few days as far as I could tell they did nothing. Fourth and final trip to the service shop I told them I wanted my money back, they asked me to give them one more chance to fix the car, they had the car for two weeks and they ended finding several valves within the valve body of the transmission that had broken springs inside, they replaced the whole valve body, as well another valve located somewhere in the engine which had failed and was causing the car to idle too fast, which caused the car to jump when putting car into reverse or drive. As for the overheating they replaced the fan motor as well as a hose with a small hole in it.
vdukaj Posts: 1Im looking to do a trans flush on my 00 lincoln ls v6 with a little over 100k miles. I had somebody tell me that flushing the trans can cause problems? I think he didnt know that he was talking about so i need some professional opinions.
Also My TRAC/ABS light has been on for about a month. Im sure my ABS wheel sensor is shot. Can i damage anything by driving it this way?
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prettytasi Posts: 4Thanks, I found that the jiffy Lube had not replaced any of the coolant that supposedly "they filled." Anyways... also as far as transmission problems were concerned I had to get a new transmission all together. Supposedly , water had entered into my fuse box which caused all the fuses to corrode and, destroy my electrical line leading to the transmission.
I now have a problem with the airbag. The airbag sensor light is constantly on. According to the only Lincoln dealer on this Island , the Airbag harness needs to be replaced. The part cost $60.00 and to have it replaced cost $400.00 Go figure... -
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jingles2 Posts: 11HAD WORK DONE AT DEALERSHIP ON 2000 LS. AFTERWARDS started to feel car bangs when put into drive and sometimes reverse. car shifts perfect when at speeds . seems as though idle is alittle high or something which is causing this surge when i put the car from park to drive. dealer had worked on my coil packs and cleaned out the air intake also he had the car on the computer alot to TRY and diagnose which coil was bad . since then car doesent engage smoothly from park to drive and sometimes reverse. does anyone know what could cause this?
ezaircon4jc Posts: 793If you also have a delay from "D" to "R" or "R" to "D" my bet would be the solenoid pack. It'll run ~$200 from Bill Jenkins @ www.teamfordlv.com He has the best prices for parts and has hooked me up many times. I did it myself so I don't know what a dealer would charge for installation.
giggles3 Posts: 1my fiance bought a 00 lincoln ls v8 it is only a year old and it has a problem shifting in to 4th gear we got it checked but they don't no what it could be. Transmission light keeps coming on as well but when we bring it to get checked the light turns off before we can get there. Anyone have any ideas on what could be the problem?
lsgreatness Posts: 6ah another lincoln issue still love my ls tho ...
my ls is making a funny noise it actually sounds like a deisle engine the noise seems to b cumin from tha tranny but i havnt put it on the lift yet has any1 else ever encountered this prob becuz im gettin the hard shftin from "D" and "R" aswell ... :mad: -
kitty14 Posts: 1I have had my LS for a couple of years now. It stranded me on the interstate about 6 months after we bought it the mechanic that fixed it had no idea what was wrong with it he changed the fuel filter and sent me on my way. It hasn't done that since. However, when I accelerate from like 20 to a speed of 55 or 60 the car will cough or shudder but if I let up off the gas and accelerate a little slower the car is fine. My husband has heard at 100,000 miles the transmission goes out and is in a mad rush to trade it in. It has 91,000 on it now I do not want to trade it in. Can anyone tell me, is it my transmission? :confuse:
akirby Posts: 7,757It's not the transmission and they don't go out at 100K either. It's probably the coils. Sometimes the valve cover gaskets leak and fill up the spark plus wells with oil. Each spark plug has a coil that sits on top of it (called a COP - coil on plug) as opposed to the older design where the coil was centralized and you had large plug wires going to each plug. The COPs can fail even without the leaking oil. A good mechanic can test them but I'd just go ahead and replace all of them along with the spark plugs and valve cover gasket if it's leaking at all. Common problem.
rbard Posts: 3We purchased a 2001 LS in January 2007. It had 48,000 miles on it. 5 months later with 53,000 miles we are having transmission problems. I was pulling out from a stop and it would not shift into the last gear. The "E" appeared in the shift indicator and the engine light came on. I shut the car down and after starting it back up was able to drive another 15 miles before it happened again. We have taken it back to the original dealership. They said they had never heard of this before. I find that a little hard to believe. Just got a call that they are replacing the solenoid pack in the transmission to the tune of $790.00. I hope this fixes the problem as I truly love this car.


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*Bikini Waxing 7 Reasons Why You Should Have One
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I am one of those girls who hates hair on my body! So i completely Shave my entire body! The only hair i have is on my head. lol. Well, I have never got a bikin wax, and i know it would last a lot longer than shaving, so What are your thoughts? Has anyone waxed? Expeirences? Im very much so considering this so let me know your thoughts. How often would i need it done? Cost? pain?
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**Bikini Waxing 7 Reasons Why You Should Have One
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Shaving off the pubic hair will dramatically reduce the risk of these problems occurring in the first place.
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Today a Bikini wax treatment at a salon or spa is not just for the wealthy. With the rise in the popularity of people waxing salons are offering it as a standard beauty treatment and prices have dropped dramatically.
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Lolla 2010 Day Three Recap
- Check out this full rundown of the weekend from Chicago Tribune's music critic, Greg Kot who hopped around to his fair share of acts.
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- Wow. MTV really liked Arcade Fire. Kudos to shout-outs for Lolla's eclectic lineup, something we pride ourselves on.
- The Godmother of Funk, Erykah Badu impressed the AP with a short and sweet set.
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Zombie Mario Must have Run Out of Extra Lives
Mario is a popular guy, and he shows up on a lot of t-shirts and other wearables, but I think this is the first time I've seen him in zombie form on a shirt. If it wasn't for the visible bits of brains, I might have just thought he'd had a particularly rough day in the Mushroom Kingdom.
Especially notable (to me, anyway) is the fact that this shirt is all done in Luigi green. It could have been any color. It could have been any other shade of green. But no, it's Luigi green. The other brother's ultimate revenge? Perhaps. Apparently, it doesn't pay to cross Luigi.
The Zombario shirt is available from Single Second for $16. Tattoo probably not included.
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Gift cards are about to get a lot better. Last weekend, new federal rules went into effect that regulate fees and expiration dates for all gift cards, whether they're sold by a merchant, shopping center or credit card company.
"It's a new day for gift cards," says Linda Sherry, director of national priorities for the advocacy group Consumer Action. "This holiday season, consumers can purchase cards for family and friends in full confidence that the funds won't disappear in a puff of fees."
The new gift card regulations are part of the Credit CARD Act (Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009) passed by Congress last year to eliminate many of the abusive practices in the credit card industry.
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- A one-time fee can be charged when you buy the card.
"This adds consistency to gift cards because now everyone is playing by the same rules," says Greg McBride, senior financial analyst with bankrate.com. "It helps consumers because now a gift card is a gift card. It really doesn't matter who it's purchased from, the terms are the same."


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I have contempt for most advertisements, television or print, but there are a few exceptions...
Apple Macintosh ad w/ Hunter S. Thompson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVHpxuOuNfI
Apple Macintosh "1984": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R706isyDrqI
Chrysler Superbowl Commercial, w/ Bob Dylan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1z3gKgYcvY
^^^The Apple 1984 one struck with me forever. I remember seeing it often back then and I was so amazed by it that it made me buy my first Mac Plus instantly.
Love this Cat Chow one. Funny.
And HILARIOUS Darth Vader VW one.
I like this Lincoln one with Matthew.
Nice little speech.
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1. Kansas City Chiefs: Geno Smith
QB, West Virginia
This pick remains unchanged. Geno Smith is a better quarterback than Matt Barkley, plain and simple. Along the same lines, there is no denying that he has done more with less than any other top ranked quarterback in the nation. West Virginia has struggled in recent weeks, obviously, but Smith has still a 70 percent passer who has only thrown five interceptions through 13 weeks.
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Ballin: 27 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, a block and three turnovers for Handsome Chandler Parsons, who is a little too busy with basketball to fist bump you, bro. He's got a series to not get eliminated from and a beautiful head full of hair to fix, so maybe chill with the fists.
Not so much: Houston's giant, defense-first center Omer Asik went for 17 points, 14 rebounds and a block while playing nearly 38 minutes in a small ball game because he was showing out. Oklahoma City's giant, defense-first center Kendrick Perkins was 0-1, scored zero points, grabbed one rebounds and had four turnovers while playing just nine minutes because look at that line.
Sadness, thy name is Serge: Al Pacino once said that life is a game of inches. And a t-shirt once said basketball is life and that the rest is just details. Ergo, transitive property says basketball is a game of inches. And that's why Serge Ibaka is so sad bones about this.
Tough break for the Thunder, but I'm glad we're getting another one of these games tomorrow night. On to other matchups.
Deja vu: Down 10 with two-ish minutes left, Nate Robinson turned the ball over and Gerald Wallace had a wide-open fastbreak dunk on the other end. And even though I was rooting for him to miss it, and even though he's been notoriously horrible this season, Gerald Wallace can still make wide-open dunks that seal the game for the Nets. It's not like he's C.J. Watson, geez.
Peach out: Just because he didn't score 23 points in the fourth quarter doesn't mean there weren't some good Nate Robinson moments. There were.
Would have been nice if he could have Game 4′d that three he took when the Bulls were down eight with 2:30 remaining in a blatant attempt to recreate his heroics from the previous game, but I guess not every outing can be a legendary performance. 20 point and eight assists in his first career playoff start isn't a bad deal though.
Hand up: During the regular season, the Atlanta Hawks went 6-2 when Kyle Korver made five or more threes. Following last night's 5-8, the Hawks are now undefeated in the one playoff game this season that the Korvster has made a handful of threes. Maybe, just maybe, the Pacers shouldn't allow him easy catch-and-shoots.
Touché: Carlos Delfino did this…
…so Kevin Durant had to do this.
All in all, I'd say this is a fair trade. Even Stevens.
Photoshop: If you click on this link, you'll see what purports to be a genuine highlight where Johan Petro catches the ball on the run, quickly composes himself and hits Al Horford with a wrap-around pass for a dunk. It might not be real. Let me know.
Other things: The NBA's ownership committee voted unanimously to recommend against the Kings moving to Seattle … Bulls bros being bros … Quincy Acy riding a dolphin … This explains why all the Thunder fell down at the end of last night's loss … Metta World Peace compared Jason Collins' coming out to his own Cookie Monster t-shirt, obviously … Nate Silver on if Collins will get another NBA contract


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Special pre-festival reading in partnership with 5 Minutes to Kickoff explores literary side of soccer on the eve of K+S Portland 2012
New York, NY (August 14, 2012) — Before the films, celebrate the words.
Kicking + Screening (K+S) Soccer Film Festival, the world's premier international soccer film festival series, and Portland, Oregon-based podcast 5 Minutes to Kickoff, is pleased to announce the details of K+S's second-ever literary event, K+S Word, taking place on Wednesday, September 12.
Held on the eve of opening night of K+S Portland 2012, presented by KICKTV, K+S Word will present unique readings of soccer-themed stories by national and local writers. K+S Word will take place at Bazi Bierbrasserie.
"Our goal at Kicking + Screening is to facilitate the telling of great soccer stories, no matter the medium," said Rachel Markus, Kicking + Screening co-founder. "We couldn't think of a better way to kick off K+S's first festival in Portland than with K+S Word."
Based on the German tradition of Torwort, K+S Word will play off the theme of "Rivals/Derby Day" in honor of the Portland-Seattle match on September 15. Featured readers include NBC Sports' Noah Davis, film critic Shawn Levy, author Zach Dundas, Bazi Barbrasserie owner Hilda Stevens, and University of Portland professor Andrew Guest.
5 Minutes to Kickoff hosts Bob "Roberto" Kellett and Steven "Nevets" Lenhart will emcee K+S Word.
"In my life I have made friends and found common enemies because of a simple game called football," Lenhart says. "I've huddled in damp basements with friends and drank in shady back rooms of pubs with people I would never see again because of this game called football. Anyone who has been a part of these tribes has a personal story to tell. K+S Word is an opportunity to tell these tales. We could not be more excited to partner with Kicking + Screening to bring it to Portland."
K+S Word is free to the public (21 and over). Attendees are encouraged to make a $5.00 donation to Operation Pitch Invasion or bring a pair of new or slightly used men's, women's, or kids soccer cleats. There will also be a raffle benefitting OPI.
Doors will open at 7:30 and the first guest will take the spotlight at 8 pm. The reading will last one hour.
2012 Social Initiative: Coaches Across Continents
K+S's chosen charitable partner for 2012 is the international soccer nonprofit Coaches Across Continents, which uses football to improve the health and well-being of disadvantaged children in developing countries.


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About their home
The elephant exhibit for our female herd is part of the 'Rainforest Trail' precinct of Taronga Zoo. Visitor's are led on a journey through this precinct along an immersive trail which starts at the elephant barn and leads to other exhibits inhabited by species found in forest habitats. 'Rainforest Trail' is designed to teach visitor's about the different habitats of the rainforest - from the tree-top canopy down the shaded forest floor - and why it is so important to protect these habitats.
Our breeding facility which houses our breeding bull elephant has been constructed on the former site of the heritage listed elephant temple. This site now combines modern design with the charm of the original temple. Today, rather than housing elephants the heritage listed temple is open to the public providing visitors a glimpse into the past with information on the long history of elephants at Taronga Zoo.
Both elephant exhibits at Taronga Zoo contain large barns equipped with radiant heaters and hot & cold water facilities. The elephants have access to these barns and the surrounding exhibits throughout the night. The exhibits features deep and shallow swimming pools, mud wallows, sleeping mounds, shaded areas, scratching posts and logs and many enrichment items that keep the elephants active and stimulated.
Bath-time happens every day and it is an important time for elephants and keepers. This activity is done in the elephant barn but on hot summer days can sometimes occur in the lower paddock under the waterfall.
While the elephants are thoroughly cleaned the main focus of these baths is to maintain and strengthen the very close bonds and trust between an elephant and keeper. Once clean the bath also gives us a chance to check the elephants thoroughly, incorporating a feet & teeth check. Our elephants have been around people from the day they were born and they thrive on attention and interaction. This bath-time activity allows us to provide plenty of that. During this time we provide useful and detailed information on elephants and their conservation issues to the many visitors who come to watch.
Play Sessions
The play sessions we do with our elephants are very important to their physical and mental health. While providing important opportunities for elephants and keepers to work together and strengthen their relationships, the games and activities we do all help with balance, co-ordination, dexterity and problem-solving skills. Things like pushing tyres, pulling logs, catching, throwing and kicking balls are all fun and just like the baths provide an opportunity to provide attention and positive interaction to all the elephants within the herd.
As social animals the best enrichment for elephants is contact with other elephants. Having a breeding male and a herd of female elephants with young calves is the nucleus of a small natural herd.
The exhibits in which our elephants live include deep and shallow pools, mud wallows and dirt mounds. These features allow the elephants to swim, roll around and wrestle together. These natural behaviours and activities strengthen the very close family bonds our elephants have formed and while it is all good fun, this also ensures they get plenty of activity and exercise.
As well as these exhibit features we provide many enrichment toys for our elephants to play and have fun with. Things such as tyres, boomer balls, drilled bamboo pieces, plastic barrels, bungee apparatus can all be used at different times to exercise and enrich our elephants.
Foot Trimming
Trimming and filing of the elephants' toenails and pads is done on a regular basis. Similar to horses, elephants' feet grow continuously. In captivity we file their nails to ensure that the edges are raised and weight is not exerted on them while the elephants are walking or playing. By doing this we minimise cracks in the nails.
This husbandry activity is a co-operative activity and further strengthens the bonds and trust in the elephant and keeper relationship.
Elephant Training: Tools of the Trade
Elephants are highly intelligent animals and they learn new things very quickly. This combined with their strength and agility has meant that in the past they have been trained for human benefit and entertainment. But here at Taronga Zoo we train the elephants for their own physical and mental well-being. By training certain behaviours and activities, the elephants actually help us look after them as best we can. There are a variety of methods and tools used to manage and train elephants. At Taronga Zoo there are four very important training tools that we use:
Target pole
A target pole is used primarily, but not exclusively, when managing an elephant behind a barrier. It consists of a small water buoy attached to a wood stick. The target pole is used as a point of reference for the elephant. The elephant is expected to move towards the water buoy (the "target") and touch it with the appropriate part of their body. For example, to train an elephant to raise its foot, the target is positioned above the elephant's foot. When the elephant raises its foot to touch the target pole, it is given a treat. Once the behaviour is fully trained, the target is no longer necessary as a visual/physical cue. Instead just the verbal command "foot" is given and the elephant understands to raise its foot.
An elephant guide is a tool that is used to teach, guide and direct an elephant. In the past, some people have called this an ankus or a bullhook. These names are outdated and do not provide an adequate explanation for the proper use of the tool. Ankus is a term used to describe the elephant handling tool used in many Asian countries, which do not resemble our guides. The term bullhook was coined over 100 years ago by circus men who called all elephants, regardless of sex, bulls.
Elephant management has evolved since then, and its tools and their uses have evolved as well. The elephant guide consists of a hook mounted on one end of a plastic or wooden shaft. The hook is preferably made of stainless steel, as it will not rust and is easy to keep clean. The ends on the hook are tapered to a point so that the elephant can feel the pressure of the guide through their thick skin, but blunt enough so that the hook does not penetrate the skin. The design of the guide allows the elephant to be directed with either a pushing or pulling motion. The elephant guide adds a physical and visual cue to a verbal command. To train an elephant to raise its foot using an elephant guide, the keeper places the guide behind the foot. The keeper then touches the back of the foot with the guide and using only slight pressure, uses the guide to prompt the elephant to lift its foot. When the foot reaches the desired level, the elephant is praised and given a treat. Once the behaviour is fully trained, the guide is no longer necessary as a visual/physical cue, as the elephant responds to the verbal command alone.
Treat pouch
Each keeper has a pouch filled with elephant treats that they carry around their waist at all times. The treats are simply bite size pieces of fruits and veggies that the elephants enjoy. The treats are given to the elephants as positive reinforcement. When the elephant responds correctly to a command given by the keeper, they are rewarded with a treat. They are also rewarded with treats purely for their good behaviour and attitude. This is a very powerful tool that is used in elephant training, and it provides the opportunity for all interactions with the keeper and elephant to be positive. The elephants are happy to co-operate with the keepers, as they are getting something they desire in the process.
By far the most powerful tool that keepers can have when training elephants is their positive relationship with the elephant. Having a genuine, loving relationship with the elephants is crucial to working with them successfully. Elephants are very social and affectionate, and respond well when the training is positive and fun for both the keepers and elephants. The elephants also thrive on the verbal praise and tactile affection given by the keepers. A kind word, and gentle stroking and patting of the elephant by the keeper go a long way towards building a trusting and caring relationship. Our goal is to have the elephants participate in training because they want to. A positive relationship is the key to making this happen.


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What started modestly with the signing of a middle-of-the-road utility infielder, has quickly turned into a winter to remember for Jays' fans, with general manager Alex Anthopoulos making a series of ground-breaking moves, culminating in the acquisition of the reigning National League Cy Young winner, R.A. Dickey.
Counting utility-man Maicer Izturis and back-up catcher Josh Thole, eight new faces have been added to the Blue Jays 25-man roster, including three each to their projected opening day lineup and starting rotation.
Let's take a look at how the new faces will fit into the Jays' lineup and how the team compares with the one that took the field to open last season.
Despite being without Bautista for 70 games last season, the Jays still finished in the middle of the pack in runs scored in the American League. Additionally, Lawrie and Arencibia missed time due to injuries and Lind was demoted and then placed on waivers, before being recalled.
Without factoring in the additions, the Jays should simply be better if they are able to get full seasons from any or all of the four mentioned above.
If you add in the new faces, Toronto has a chance to be one of the top scoring teams in the American League, as Reyes, Bonifacio and Cabrera all represent upgrades over their predecessors.
Looking at wins above replacement, Reyes was nearly three wins better than Escobar, (according to fangraphs.com) while Bonifacio was of equal value to Johnson despite having less than half the plate appearances.
The big trade-off should come with Cabrera however, as the combination of Blue Jays' left fielders posted a combined WAR of -0.1, while Cabrera's 4.6 mark was amongst the best at his position.
Even if you drop Cabrera down to four wins considering his breakout year, and double Bonifacio's number since he is expected to play a full season, the trio should still make Toronto about eight wins better in 2013.
Combine that with a bounce back season from Bautista, who was good for more than eight wins in 2011 and full seasons from Lawie and Arencibia and it is realistic to think the Jays – just on the strength of their offence — should be at least 10 wins better over last season.
While Toronto had a respectable offence last season, their pitching staff was a huge disappointment, finishing with the sixth most runs allowed in all of baseball.
The starters combined for a WAR of just 5.1, as Morrow made only 21 starts and Romero suffered through a disastrous year, falling from a wins above replacement mark of 2.9 in 2011 to 0.5.
Realizing their pitching shortcomings, Anthopoulos' moves have added three new starters that combined to throw over 627 innings last season. After being forced to hand the ball to 12 different men in 2012, the consistency and ability to pitch deep into games is what makes Dickey, Johnson and Buehrle all that more valuable.
If Johnson and Buehrle can duplicate the success they had with Miami and Dickey can produce somewhere in the neighbourhood of the 3.3 WAR he averaged over his last three years with the Mets, the Jays should be looking at between nine and 10 wins from the three hurlers.
Likewise, if Morrow manages to post a number near the 3.2 WAR he's averaged over the last three years and Romero bounces back to become the pitcher that averaged better than 3.0 wins over his last three seasons in Toronto, then the Jays starting five should easily combine for around ten more wins than they had last season.
Unlike his lineup and rotation, Anothopoulos hasn't made any major moves to add to his bullpen, thus far in the off-season.
Part of the reason for that is because he was very active during the year making trades to add a number of power arms that he felt would be an upgrade over what the team started 2012 with.
On paper, having the new arms available over the course of a full season should make Toronto a better team in its ability to close out games.
Only two of the six members finished the season where they started it and the Jays were forced to use a patchwork pen to get through games. The relievers would end up posting a WAR of just 2.5 in 2012, which was good for 20th in baseball.
If they are able to, at the very least, get back to the middle of the pack – and on paper, the arms they have now should easily allow them to do this – it would mean adding another win to their total last season.
So, what do all the additions mean? Are the Jays positioned to be a playoff contender in 2012?
Well, if you add up the 10 win increases that the starting lineup and rotation should provide, along with the one more win the bullpen should easily achieve, it would be realistic to think Toronto should be 21 wins better in 2013.
Add 21 wins to last season's 73-89 mark and you have a 94-68 record.
That would be one win better than the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers achieved last season in claiming the AL's two wildcard spots.
So, on paper, Anthopoulos looks to have, at a minimum, positioned his club to be in the midst of the playoff race in 2013 -- exactly what he set out to do at the start of the off-season.
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5. Step On It: Rock the Bells
You may have to travel to New Jersey for this annual two-day hip-hop festival, but that's only because New York can't contain all the talent on this year's stellar lineup.
Hella holograms: Diss-dropping Kendrick Lamar joins A$AP Mob, KRS-One, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kid Cudi. But wait for it, because then the Wu-Tang Clan flows with a vitual ODB and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony balls out with a virtual Eazy-E.
Our Perfect PF Flyers Pick: The electric green laces and soles of the Beeson chukka-style high-tops will make sure your feet stick out in a crowd of more-of-the-same sneakers, and the lugged outsoles will keep your toes happy as you hike from stage to bar and back again.
Fri-Sat Oct 4-5. Grass Infields at Meadowlands Racetrack, 50 New Jersey 120, East Rutherford.


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Or containers to be turned into pots even though you have no pressig need for them?
This is a bowl I mentioned in an earlier post (about the benefit of using the right kind of drillbit). I picked it up for a buck at secondhand/thrift store even though I didn't have anything to put in it. The drillbit I used cost far more than the pot did. LOL. Figure I'll find something to plant in it someday. This sucker was a pain in the butt to drill, btw. |
Follow-Up Postings:
- Posted by chaparralgirl Sonoran Desert CA (My Page) on Mon, Jan 16, 12 at 23:29
All the friggin' time!!! To be truthful, you really are investing in future potting plans. You'll bring home some lovely new plants at some point and already have something to put them in. :) It's worked out great for me. *CG* |
Paul, are you kidding everyone on this post has done that I bet, I do it all the time myself and I always say I can use that someday what kind of bit is that any special brand cuz I need to get one too, I've used some and they broke quick I knew it was not intended for what I was trying to do it so if you can pass the info please |
- Posted by FlowerPotTipper none (My Page) on Tue, Jan 17, 12 at 1:24
I always buy pots at 2nd hand/thrift stores whether I need them at the moment or not...I just can't pass up a cheap pot/container, I'm always gonna need it in the future. I rather have a stash of pots I paid a few bucks for then one pot that I paid $20 or more for. Brand new pots are just way too expensive for me, and I always come across the most beautiful or unique pots/containers at thrift stores for a dollar or two. Besides, I rather spend my money on new plants then pots, and brand new pots seem to cost more then plants these days... |
I love your new pot. Unfortunately, I do the same thing, buy pots I don't have a plant for if I see a nice one I like. You did a great job drilling it...so what exactly is the drill bit...name and size? Details is appreciated. I always seem to buy the wrong one and break it the first time I use it,lol... |
- Posted by wantonamara 8bTx (My Page) on Tue, Jan 17, 12 at 12:10
NEVER!!!!! I need them all!. How else could I have a pot ghetto. Besides Need = want. Want = need. I do justify it that I need to pot UP so I am always in need of BIGGER pots. And I get them on sale at 75% and that always happens in October when stores are getting rid of old stock before the christmas shipments . Not the best time for repotting cactus and succulents. I have some beauties waiting for the Spring push. Then I think about what plants to rearrange where over the winter. Any left over must be filled with NEW plants.. |
Yep. I love pots as much as I love plants. Finding a unique pot I think even makes the plant look better. I like seeing beautiful pots instead of 1,000 ugly pots that do not show the beauty of the plants. That is a beautiful future pot and cannot wait to see what you plant in your new find. |
Hij & Pug, it's a 1/2 inch diameter diamond crusted drillbit for ceramics. I found the 1/2 inch diameter to be about the ideal hole size, IMO. Got it on Ebay for $5 or $6 (including shipping). It was from a US seller. There were overseas sellers who had some even cheaper, as I recall, but I didn't want to wait that long and I am always paranoid about possible international shipping snafus. A good deal of the diamond was worn away on those three holes but some still remains. I have heard others say they have gotten quite a bit of use out of more expensive bits. However, never having used such before, I hated to spend more $ than necessary not knowing if a bit for ceramics would make a truly signifcant difference. Having tried it out, I can say that it does indeed. That said, be forewarned that even with an appropriate bit it takes quite a bit of time to drill a hole. I didn't actually time it, but I think it took about 15 minutes per hole with this particular bowl. On the plus side, as you can see from the pic, nice smooth holes with very little chipping. |
The diamond impregnated core drills are meant to be used with a coolant. Just water is fine, but a 50/50 mix of water and antifreeze is much better. Immerse the pot so the drilling surface is just barely below the surface of the water/solution, or fill a contact lens solution container & squirt a fine stream, at the tool/work surface interface. Heat is the tool's enemy. You should get 50 or more holes from a decent core drill properly cooled. I have literally hundreds of pots I've never used. Most, for bonsai, but I have a LOT of ceramic containers of all sizes bought at super low prices on closeouts. I propagate & give away a lot of plants as gifts to garden visitors, so utilizing bowls and other suitable objects that only lacked a drain hole is a great strategy. Al |
- Posted by ahelaumakani Zone 8b (My Page) on Tue, Jan 17, 12 at 14:25
I have such a hard time finding small pots with holes at a decent price. I need to look into getting a drill bit like that. THEN I might get to a point where I buy ones that I don't need. |
Thanks Paul and Al! Maybe I better stay away from those ceramic bowls w/out holes, sounds like an awful lot of work and time...lol |
- Posted by cactusmcharris 4 / Interior BC (My Page) on Tue, Jan 17, 12 at 15:26
Paul, I absolutely buy pots I don't need - let's see if ol' lazy bones will go outside to take a pic of the latest acquisitions - they were a had-to-buy buy, BTW. |
I never buy a pot I don't need. I tell my husband that all the time. |
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Tue, Jan 17, 12 at 15:51
Oh YES, all the time! At flea markets, yard sales, stores, nursery's , antique shops and the like. That is not counting the endless of times I am cruising E-bay and the internet looking for unique pots, especially hand made or terracotta from other parts of the world. I wish I could afford pots from Caudex for the only ones not sold! Now they are nice and they would be all I need.lol Mike |
- Posted by ilovetogrow 8 should be 9 Jax FL (My Page) on Tue, Jan 17, 12 at 16:24
Never. I buy plants I don't need instead. |
- Posted by norma_2006 (My Page) on Tue, Jan 17, 12 at 17:39
Of course I do, I also buy plants I don't need. WE all have this disease. LOL LOL ha ha Norma |
- Posted by emerald1951 4 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Tue, Jan 17, 12 at 17:57
Hi I buy pots ane lots of things to be used someday.....lol its cheaper that way...I have shelfs full of pots and things....to be used someday.....lol you never know when a new plant might show up at the house...lol......you have to be ready...right.....take care all...linda |
- Posted by greenclaws UKzone8a (My Page) on Tue, Jan 17, 12 at 18:03
It's an English affliction also, so don't think you're the only ones to catch it! I find it's often accompanied by the dreaded (but not fatal) 'underestimating the size of your plant' syndrome. Gill from the UK. |
So I see I'm not alone with this "problem". heh Oops! Guess I should have mentioned use of a coolant while drilling. I did have this bowl immersed in water as Al mentioned. I do so wish I had a drillpress. Unfortunately, not feasible from a space-consideration standpoint in an apt. I know what you mean, Mike -- I'd so LOVE to be able to afford Keith's pots (not that I begrudge him what he charges). Alas, far beyond my means. |
- Posted by chaparralgirl Sonoran Desert CA (My Page) on Tue, Jan 17, 12 at 18:58
Cactus: What a fabulous idea, let's all share some photos of some of our favorite pots! Thrift store finds, dollar store finds, yard sale finds, hand-me-downs, freebies, whatever. Paul's got us started. Here's my contribution - these I got last week at a Salvation Army: And some of them I put to use right away: Stush: Don't worry, the monstrose and the agave are in those pots only temporarily - they're in perlite, and I'm just giving them time to root. (The other plant you sent is in a terracotta pot - also in perlite - so it didn't qualify for my "cool dime store find" photo shoot.) I'd love to see some of y'all's favorite pots! |
- Posted by luvidaho_2010 5/6 (My Page) on Tue, Jan 17, 12 at 19:13
I love going to second hand stores! I find all kinds of cool containers. I bought hubby a new drill and bits for Christmas this year. Just so happens it was one he mentioned would make drilling my "dang drain holes" easier. So far I have around 30 treasures for him to work on in the spring. Tami |
- Posted by tom_termine z5b MA (My Page) on Tue, Jan 17, 12 at 19:49
I need to get myself one of those drill bits. Can they be used with a standard hand drill, though? No drill press here... I would have to say that the majority of pots that I find desirable around here are the ones with no holes in the bottom, intended to be used around an inside pot. For the life of me, I cannot figure out why...but it is the primary reason I find myself settling most of my C & S in terracotta pots! It is all I can usually find locally with drainage holes. Now, if I had me one o'them drill bits...a whole new world full of pots that I do not have plants for would open up... T |
- Posted by chicagardens none (My Page) on Tue, Jan 17, 12 at 20:22
chaparralgirl - how do you use those glass ones? it has no holes right? i have some that i want to use, but i'm afraid about the no drainage holes part. |
- Posted by chaparralgirl Sonoran Desert CA (My Page) on Wed, Jan 18, 12 at 0:12
Chica: You are correct, there are no drainage holes in the glass containers. I have a number of plants that I keep in containers without drainage holes (and plenty with), and they seem to do just fine, so long as I'm judicious with watering. It can be done; however, it's not recommended as a permanent thing. Those two plants I set up like that partly because I reallyreallyreally wanted something in a glass terrarium-sort-of thing, and partly because I want to see how successful it would be to keep them like that. Right now, they're just so damn cute like that, I'm loathe to take them back out. I'll have to eventually, though. I have a book on how to do terrarium gardens, and it says to lay down a bottom layer of rocks, a middle layer of charcoal, and a top layer of potting medium. It's important to note, however, that this book is copyright sometime in the 1970s; pretty much anyone here (in this forum) who knows what they're doing will tell you NOT to do this (or so has been my observation, anyway). The bottom line is that you do want adequate drainage, and you want enough oxygen circulating in the soil. And, unfortunately, those glass containers would shatter if I tried to put drainage holes in them. Sad-face. |
- Posted by chicagardens none (My Page) on Wed, Jan 18, 12 at 0:18
i'm posting pics because i recently purchased some pots at an estate sale. i'm not sure what i'll put in them yet, but they were $1 so i couldn't resist. the mini pots were not part of the purchase, i bought those at a closeout sale for $0.15 ea. this one was part of the purchase also, but i quickly found something to put in the pot...some clippings i got from a friend at work. |
- Posted by ahelaumakani Zone 8b (My Page) on Wed, Jan 18, 12 at 1:30
Oooh...love the molcajetes, chaparralgirl! Never would have thought of using that as a planter. It would be cute to use a real stone one but I don't know if drilling would be possible. |
Tom, yes a regular drill can be used ... just be prepared for your hand & arm to get tuckered out. heh I used the only drill I own -- a Black & Decker cordless. I did have to stop to recharge it several times during the drilling but my hand and arm really needed the break by then anyway. |
Well, until Jeff gets off his dupa and posts his container-to-pot exploits, here's most of my others: This one (I think it's a resin container) I got at Lowes after they killed the plants off. Howard drilled this one out for me. I like the stone look ... think it goes well with cacti/succulents. Got this cute little thing at a thrift store ... it originally held a candle. Really love the look though I feel sorry for the deer with his having a spear in his bum and all. Also a thrift store find. It was a wooden bowl -- the type in which I've seen peanuts or other snack foods. But won't it rot, you ask? I expect it will at some point, but I figure by then I might not even care about the pot anyway and the plants will likely have needed repotted by then. |
- Posted by chaparralgirl Sonoran Desert CA (My Page) on Fri, Jan 20, 12 at 3:16
Paul: Great pots! The stone setting certainly does become the cacti, and I'm eager to see what you decide to put in the deer hunt mini vase. I really like the wooden pot setting! It's just perfect! Thanks again for sharing! |
- Posted by cactusmcharris 4 / Interior BC (My Page) on Sat, Jan 21, 12 at 14:38
Jeff got off his dupa and, like whoop, here it is, the most recent haul is pictured. The two bowls of the same series were expensive ($3 and $2, respectively) but they're going to be worth it as pan pots for the Crassulicious plants, or not, but another attraction is their unbaked pot bottoms - easy to drill with a small masonry bit and some water, when it's not freezing. |
- Posted by chaparralgirl Sonoran Desert CA (My Page) on Sat, Jan 21, 12 at 18:26
Whoop, there it is!: I look forward to seeing what you put in those pots. :) *CG* |
- Posted by ilovetogrow 8 Jax FL (My Page) on Sat, Jan 21, 12 at 21:12
This is what I have gotten since November. I had a great buy at Target and went home with 8 more not in this photo. |
- Posted by chaparralgirl Sonoran Desert CA (My Page) on Sun, Jan 22, 12 at 1:18
Love2: OMG, you're worse than I am! At least you have a drill press, though. Need to get me one... *CG* |
- Posted by ilovetogrow 8 Jax FL (My Page) on Sun, Jan 22, 12 at 5:10
*CG* I want to be a hoarder when I grow up. The press is nice. I am also a tool junkie. Got to have something to blame when the job does not go right! jk Have a great day all I am off to work. Paula |
Some nice pots-to-be there. I particularly like Jeff's green bowl (with the more mottled coloration) and Love2's white boat shaped one on the press. |
I was in Target and decided to take a look in housewares. The selection of really good looking bowls was impressive and most of them are cheaper than regular house plant pots. I think I'll be getting a few of them, and a diamond encrusted drill bit. I never thought to look at these bowls as potential pots. Thanks for the ideas! |
What ???? you mean that you can have too many pots ? But, but, I thought that if I bought them, i needed them,....lol Isn't the old addage " If you buy the pot, the plant will come "? Things that make you go, hmmmmmmm .... |
- Posted by deep___roots ca9/sunset15 (My Page) on Thu, Feb 2, 12 at 11:08
hoo-boy, I definitely needed these 3 pots. Bought from a thrift store yesterday. Look how happy they are to be in my yard. They're almost smiling! |
- Posted by dragonstone z8 NC (My Page) on Thu, Feb 2, 12 at 12:43
I've purchased a couple pots but never used them because I haven't put drainage holes in them ... yet. eventually. one day... I'll get to it. ;) |
Ohhhhh Deeproots I am lusting for those smiling faces. I love odd pots one of the reasons I practically live in Thrift shops. You cannot seem to find odd in the regular retail stores anymore. |
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