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I bought three beautiful pots and then realized they don't have drainage holes. Is it possible to make the holes somehow? |
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- Posted by Eliza_ann_ca zone 6 ont ca (My Page) on Sat, Jun 25, 05 at 13:48
I also have three beautiful pots without drainage holes(Why do they even make these?" Is there an advantage to drilling from the outside as opposed to the inside? I think I might bite the bullet and get DH to use the drill while I dribble turpentine on it. Eliza Ann |
No advantage to drilling from inside or out. If you don't want to use turpentine, use the pot-in-tub method where the water just covers the surface you're drilling or let a hose trickle on the area you're drilling. These bits work well & really cut pretty fast unless the pot is highly vitrified (hi-fired). It's really not that big a project if you have the right bit. Good luck. Al |
just get a masonary drill bit from your local hardware store. tell em you want to drill holes in ceramic pots, they will point you in the right direction |
- Posted by nygardener z6 New York (My Page) on Sun, Jun 26, 05 at 17:34
A few comments from my experience, which is more limited than tapla's. Upending the pot on a newspaper seems to suppress vibrations while holding the pot steady enough for the drill to enter. I've found that drilling a smaller pilot hole does help — the larger bit then gets through more quickly and easily, without jumping around or nicking the surface, and with less heat. Also, there's a difference between ceramic bits and masonry bits; hardware stores sell both. Masonry bits are designed more for heavy materials like cement. They work on unglazed terra cotta, but I'm not sure I'd use them on harder or more finished ceramics. Ceramic bits look like the spearpoint drills in tapla's picture. |
Thank you all for your help. We'll going to try to drill an old pot, and if it works, we'll do the new pots. If not, I'll buy plastic pots to put in the ceramic pots. It does seem strange that anyone would sell them without the holes..... |
i like this topic. i've got several pots around the house that i've been wanting to use, but haven't, on account of the fact that they've got no holes. now i'm going to try and put holes in them. thanks for the tips. |
But then you could take 'em out to the shooting range for target practice!LOL |
- Posted by SRHomestead none (My Page) on Wed, Oct 12, 11 at 19:05
hi guys, about to try the hole drilling myself, but was surprised to hear a few of you pondering the pots with no holes... 'Cache Pot' is the correct term for these pots. they are made to slip another pot into, a growers pot for example... mainly used for indoor plantings, it makes switching out plants a breeze. some stones on top or a bit of moss and you're good to go. it's worth checking if you are putting that pot outside. a cache pot might not be frost safe. different clays, different glazes... some are meant to stay inside. happy drilling! :-) |
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When their favorite picks don't perform they brag that their portfolio did not go down as much as the S&P500 Index.
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My sister (who lives in Gordon, ACT) says it was "10, possibly 12" yesterday. Positively balmy. LOL
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Pretty!! Looking forward to seeing.
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what about "grandma" and "grandpa" type t-shirts? or caps,picture frames? something along the lines of" oh,by the way-DW(insert her name) and i were shopping and picked this up for you. you'll need it pretty soon!" i'm sure i've seen "i'm the auntie"stuff around also-can't remember where off the top of my head. oh-CONGRATULATIONS!!! maggie |
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A great way a friend of mine announced her pregnancy was to show up at a family gathering (in this case it was Thanksgiving) and when she took off her coat, she had a special sweatshirt on. It took a minute of staring, whispering and sputtering, but after a minute everybody was excited and the grandma-to-be said "Are you telling me we're gonna have a GRANDBABY??!!??" In this case the sweatshirt in question was one of those with a picture of a baby in the womb with a cute saying, but there are many t-shirts/sweatshirts out there. "World's best Dad (or Mom) would be more subtle, "Baby on Board would be more blatant, the baby in the womb ones are really cute.... It's all up to you, but I thought it was great when she told me how she did it!! |
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amyash Posts: 12Stopped by a local tire distributor to replace a rear tire on my 2002 Forester yesterday. Car's only got approx. 34k miles and neither the front nor the rear brakes have been replaced to date. Last service (oil change), the dealer said the rear brake pads were at about 40%.
While the car was up on the lift, the tech and owner of the tire shop both stressed the urgent need for rear brakes & rotors, going so far as to say that if I didn't do it today, the calipers could fail, etc (I have not heard squeaking or grinding, and the brakes feel fine). Quoted cost was $220. The hard sell made me uncomfortable & I declined. My questions:
don't front brakes ususally need to be replaced before rear brakes?
assuming I really do need new brakes, should I have the dealer do it, or shop around (Midas, Meineke, etc.)
I've got the Subaru Added Security Gold Plus Plan. I'm assuming that this will not cover brake pads & rotors, will it? If not, what should I expect to spend?
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terry92270 Posts: 1,247Some cars, like the Camry, are notorious for low brake life. It all depends upon the driver. If I had a dollar for every driver who has told me they are very light on the breaks, but really wasn't, I would have $1000 before me now.
Go to Meineke and Midas, and get a quote and evaluation. Two would be more than enough, added to what you already have. If the majority agrees, you are pretty safe in having the work done, and with brakes, safe is really better than sorry, eh? If you are a Triple A (AAA) member, they usually have a list of approved places for work, that won't rip you off, and have shown to have good work.
34,000 miles is almost three years of the average drivers mileage (36,000), so IMO not an abnormal mileage for replacement. Many owners need to replace their brakes every two years, so that shows you have used restraint in your braking application. -
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joseph50 Posts: 235I left my 2001 S, 68K miles, in a local Goodyear shop for a simple oil change and tire rotation. I got a phone call that my back brakes rotors and pads were totally "burned blue" shot. I gave them the go-ahead for the new installation, but I wanted to see the old parts before I paid. I must admit, those parts looked way past use, and I felt I would drive with more confidence after OK-ing the change. I believe I paid a hundred bucks more than your quoted cost, oil change and rotation included.
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speterson1 Posts: 228My Forester, like joseph50's, is also a 2001 with 68K miles on it (it's an L not an S though). In July we took a trip to PA to visit some friends and did some driving in the mountains that was hard on the brakes. Since I still have the original brake pads, upon returning home I took the Subie in to my favorite shop to get new brakes, assuming that the PA driving coupled with their age would have me ready for some new pads. The shop, which is excellent and has my complete trust, called me at work and told me they could of course replace them if I like, but the pads and rear drum were still at 50%, so I was probably fine without them. I couldn't believe it!
ozman62 Posts: 229I recently changed out the rear brake shoes (drum) on my '98 Forester L. They appeared to be at 40+ % wear remaining and my car has over 175,00 km (about 108K miles). To the best of my knowledge, they're the originals... My front pads also lasted over 100K miles, and the rotors were still fine. My car is a manual, and I beleve that that contributes to less brake wear. I couldn't be happier with the brake performance and longevity of my Forester (once I got used to the initial mushy feeling of the pedal). YMMV
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deepdrop Posts: 89I need new brakes on my "03 Forester and was thinking of doing this myself. There are many choices of brake pads and I was wondering if anyone had any advice. I understand that performance pads may not be great for everyday driving, so I don't know if kevlar or ceramic are going to be good for me. I live in NH with a fair amount of hills so I brake a lot.
deepdrop Posts: 89Wow Juice,
I wonder what I"m doing wrong? At 27K the dealer told me that I would need new brakes by 30K front and rear and also that my original Geolandars were about shot.
I always try to fix things myself because I like to understand how everything works, but this usually results in a minor catastrophe followed by an eventual (and sometimes expensive) happy ending. This usually involves plumbing...
In this case I'll probably have another shop confirm that the pads are shot and then have someone do it.
Any reason not to go with Goodyear, Meineke, etc.?
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terry92270 Posts: 1,247It is always better to use the engine brake, by shifting down one gear on descent, than to only use the brakes.
You make a good point. I do lots of hill and mountain driving, and people tend to brake, going around right turns than they need to, simply because it is a hill, and they are going down. It is a human fear, I believe, that causes this. Some outgrow it. Most don't it seems. -
ateixeira Posts: 72,587Don't change your habits at all. Brake pads are dirt cheap. If anything learn to install them. You can find pads for $17 a pair.
Transmissions cost a fortune. Clutches are also expensive. So I'd stick with using $17 brake pads as opposed to using $400 clutches or multi-thousand dollar trans.
I'm with you on this!
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deepdrop Posts: 89Thanks for the advice.
I would like to change the pads myself. I'm generally pretty good at things like that although I've never done brakes before.
Can anyone recommend a particular repair manual for my Forester or should I just follow the generic instructions on changing brake pads on any car?
Also, any particular merchant recommended for buying the pads? I guess I'd go with the Hawks based on Juice's post unless anyone has other suggestions.
Again, thanks a lot. I really appreciate getting help from you guys.
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deepdrop Posts: 89I took off one of the front calipers today to look at my brake pads that were supposedly almost worn out. They look practically brand new at 28,000 miles.
I think I'll change my brake fluid since it's about three years old, but I learned a lesson about trusting the particular Subaru dealership I go to. -
terry92270 Posts: 1,247"I took off one of the front calipers today to look at my brake pads that were supposedly almost worn out. They look practically brand new at 28,000 miles.
I think I'll change my brake fluid since it's about three years old, but I learned a lesson about trusting the particular Subaru dealership I go to."
So long as you are an expert mechanic, with the same training at inspecting brakes as the technician who told you they were needed, no problem.
Otherwise I wonder if you are willing to bet your life, or your loved ones on it?
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paisan Posts: 21,181You've done most of the expensive/laborous part of changing the pads if you pulled the calipers. At this point you might as well spend the $50 or less for pads and replace them. I've replaced 100s and 100s of sets of Subaru brakes, and it never pays NOT to replace them. For my new biz, we will actually be focusing almost exclusively on Subaru brakes.
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terry92270 Posts: 1,247Exactly right, Mike!
Given the age of his car, in spite of the low miles, once I had the wheels off, I'd be damned if I wouldn't just replace them.
My Dad used to say, 30% brakes left just meant to him that in an emergency, he had just lowered his chances by that much.
In the grand scheme of things, brakes, batteries and tires are fairly cheap, per mile driven....why screw around on the cheap with your family or friends at stake? -
paisan Posts: 21,181Battery is probably the cheapest and easiest to replace. On my beater 240sx I went and bought a battery when I wasn't sure if my problem was the battery or the alternator. Alternator was like 150 + a few hrs labor, battery was $60 and about 10 minutes to swap out. Turned out it was the alternator in the end but the battery was a good shot and something it could use anyway.
At our shop we have a box of 30-50% meat left brake pads that we give away for free to any of the NASIOC or other customers who come to our shop to hang out, if they want em, since they are of no use to us.
Similarly, rotors run about $100/pair for the front retail for an Impreza or Legacy, we never suggest cutting rotors since it's $100 to replace em with brand new beefy ones.
And lastly tires can be had for about $75 for Sumitommo HTR+ in 16 or 17" sizes for the subies, so for under $100/corner you can have brand new all season tires, how dumb would one feel if you slid into someone and did 1000s of dollars in damage due to bad tires or brakes?
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deepdrop Posts: 89I don't preted to be an automotove repair expert. I appreciate the advice to go ahead and replace the brake pads. I'll call Tire Rack and just ask them what they recommend and order them.
I appreciate the feedback which I find reasuuring as I have been RIPPED off by repair shops in the past.
Would stil appreciate any suggestions on brake pads and tires if any one cares to...
I use snow tires in the winter so I need new tires for the rest of the year.
For brake pads, I drive a lot of hills and am fairly aggressive I guess. I head the "green things" are a good choice. -
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paisan Posts: 21,181Are the way to go. We use them across the board.
HP+ for Track/Auto-x/StreetUse -high dust
HPs for Street/auto-x/aggressive driving -low dust
Shoot me an e-mail on the pads as I may have some new HPs pads sitting around.
For tires, if you are looking for summer tires the Yokohama ES100s are great summer-only tires. I also like the Sumitommo HTR+ all-seasons as well.
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szirger Posts: 4I recently had all four pads replaced on my 2005 XT and have noticed brake chattering when applying the brake. I have narrowed it down to when I apply the brakes driving over bumps in the road. I can always replicate the problem when I apply the brakes driving over speed bumps. The first time it happened was when it was raining and I don't remember if I went over a bump at that time. I plan to take the car back to the shop where the work was performed, however, I would like to have some knowledge why this is happening. Any help is appreciated.


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Weddings provide an opportunity for couples to share and celebrate what is most important to them. Recently, a few Unitarian Universalist (UU) couples chose to use their celebrations to stand on the side of love and raise awareness for social justice issues.
Jim Graham, a member of Valley UU Congregation in Chandler, AZ, was inspired to propose to his now wife, Carolina Krawarik, after a particularly moving experience at the 2010 General Assembly in Minneapolis, MN. Watch a video of the proposal.
During the GA event, Graham, a GA Delegate, and others helped to successfully secure Phoenix, AZ as the location for a social-justice focused "Justice General Assembly" in 2012, raising awareness about the passage of recent state anti-immigration law.
Inspired by the experience and feeling compelled to do more to raise awareness about pertinent social justice issues, Graham and Krawarik decided to host a "social justice" themed wedding.
In lieu of registering for traditional wedding gifts, the couple requested donations to Standing on the Side of Love (SSL), a public advocacy campaign that seeks to harness love's power to stop oppression sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA).
"We have a lifetime of stuff," Graham said of the couple's non-traditional wedding registry. "The last thing we needed was more stuff, but what we do need to do is raise awareness at this critical time for these critical issues."
Graham and Krawarik's friends and family raised over $1,000 for SSL.
At their wedding reception, guests donned bright yellow SSL t-shirts and celebrated with Graham and Krawarik over a potluck dinner. During the weekend, the couple also spoke with their wedding guests about what they could do to further advocate for social justice.
"If we were able to inspire other couples to take the initiative to reach out into the wider community in whatever shape they can, that would be the most incredible takeaway from the event other than having Carolina in my life," Graham said.
Another couple that was inspired to use their wedding as an opportunity to raise support and awareness for the work of Standing on the Side Love was the Rev. Thom Belote, Minister of Shawnee Mission UU Church in Overland Park, KS, and his wife, Anne.
"We thought that one of the greatest gifts we could give as a part of our union and wedding would be to work and advocate for all couples to have the same rights that we do," Rev. Belote said.
In the letter to the UUA that accompanied his gift, Belote noted that he wanted his gift to help support marriage equality, and recognize that there are privileges afforded to them that are not afforded to LGBT couples in the United States. The couple's friends and family raised $1,540 for SSL.
"This is a chance to tell people that we stand with people who are marginalized and oppressed, and that we're not afraid to be courageous about our basic ideas about the worth and dignity of every person," Rev. Belote said.
Rev. Belote says that, as a minister who has performed dozens of UU weddings, he anticipates seeing increased numbers of weddings that are social justice as a theme in upcoming years.
"There is a future for wedding ceremonies and celebrations that are expressions of couples' deeply held values," Rev. Belote said. "There's a creative opportunity for that."
These celebrations remind us to honor the common thread that binds us together: love. Echoing the SSL message of creating a just and equal society by harnessing love's power, many couples are opting to use their special celebrations of commitment as a chance to honor those in our society who lack access to the same rights and resources.
Furthering this encouraging message, this February 14 is being recognized as the Second Annual National SSL Day, as people are encouraged to Re-Imagine Valentine's Day as a celebration of love and justice. It is an opportunity to honor courageous love by recognizing those whose words and deeds exemplify the values of inclusion, diversity, community, and equality.
"Love is about more than romance, greeting cards and chocolates. This is a chance to celebrate love's power to transform communities," said Dan Furmansky, Campaign Manager for SSL. In addition to marriage equality and LGBT rights, Furmansky said National SSL Day is focused on immigrant rights, promoting religious freedom and diversity, and advocating for a more just, inclusive society.
Many congregations across the country have already signed up to host their own National SSL Day services to mobilize their communities to conquer fear and oppression with love and hope.
Graham and his wife are co-chairs on the new SSL Committee at their church, and are helping to plan a SSL-themed service at Valley UU Congregation on Valentine's Day weekend. In addition, Graham says he hopes to bring a large contingent of members from his congregation to the Phoenix LGBT Gay Pride Parade, a tradition he began last year in honor of SSL.
"The reason I became a Unitarian Universalist to begin with related to looking for a faith-based community that accepted the people I love in my life regardless of whom they choose to love," Graham said. "Love requires action...I think [National SSL Day] is about taking action to show that love, and inspiring the love in other folks."
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Rivers runs wild as Tuskegee takes care of Texas College November 25, 2011 Box score NEW ORLEANS — Sophomore guard Alondra Rivers scored 22 points Friday to lead Tuskegee to a wire-to-wire 66-52 women's basketball victory against Texas College in the Xavier Classic. Rivers, who did not score Thursday in a victory against Mobile, was 10-of-12 from the floor and made a pair of 3-pointers in 21 minutes for Tuskegee (4-1). Rivers was one of five Tigerettes to score during a 12-3 run in the opening 5:06. NCAA Division II Tuskegee led 33-18 at halftime and by 21 points three times in the second half — the last on Natasha Williams' 3-pointer to make it 50-29 with 9:43 remaining. Alannah Vincent scored 11 points for Tuskegee, and Nnenna Eze grabbed 10 rebounds. Shirley McGowen had 10 points and a season-best 14 rebounds for Texas College (0-6) of the NAIA. McGowen grabbed 10 second-half rebounds. Tuskegee outshot the Lady Steers 44.1 to 22 percent from the floor and outrebounded them 44-36. Texas College made a season best 27-of-34 free throws and was 19-of-23 in the second half. The teams combined for 59 turnovers. Texas College committed 30 and finished with 71 in its two games at this event.
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"Oh, What a Difference a Doorhanging Can Make"
Along with allies from Green Corps, Project '96, Public Interest Research Group and Clean Water Action, Club volunteers delivered 2.3 million doorhangers bearing the message "Protect America's Environment: For Our Families, For Our Future" in more than 100 locations. The doorhangers contained two postcards, one to President Clinton, the other to a local official.
Ten days after volunteers in Tallahassee, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, West Palm Beach and Tampa distributed doorhanger postcards to Gov. Lawton Chiles (D) urging him stop Florida Power and Light from burning orimulsion fuel, the governor and his cabinet voted 4-3 to deny the utility the permit. Burning orimulsion, an inexpensive and dirty petroleum- based fuel that has never been used in the United States, has been opposed by a broad coalition of Florida environmental groups since the utility first proposed it. The postcards were one prong of a comprehensive anti- orimulsion campaign, which also included a rally on the Capitol steps the week before the vote. The governor's office received about 1,000 postcards from Florida citizens.
In Wisconsin, Earth Day volunteers braved bone-chilling weather in Racine, La Crosse, Eau Claire and St. Croix to deliver a doorhanger/postcard urging Gov. Tommy Thompson (R) to stop Exxon's plan to build a mine on the Wolf River in the northern part of the state. In May, the state Senate voted 31-2 for a Club-supported mining moratorium. And following a Club rally at the statehouse, the Assembly approved a resolution to consider the moratorium, though it is not expected to have time to act this year.
And on the other side of Lake Michigan, Club efforts to protect the Crystal River bore fruit. Public education events in Lansing and Detroit generated strong media coverage, and contributed to what a staffer for Sen. Spencer Abraham (R-Mich.), an anti-environmentalist, called a "tough Earth Week." As a result of pressure from a variety of sources, Abraham agreed to consider the Club- supported Crystal River Conservation and Property Protection Act, which would buy the contested land for Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. "Oh, what a difference a doorhanging can make," said Brett Hulsey, Great Lakes Program Director.
Elsewhere around the country, results were not as tangible, but in terms of rallying volunteers, raising the awareness of communities and gaining media coverage, the Club Earth Week events were a huge success and exceeded expectations, said Club Field Director Bob Bingaman. The Club's Texas office has already received 1,165 postcards, which it will hand-deliver to Gov. George W. Bush (R). In Maryland, the Club will deliver more than 500 postcards to Gov. Parris Glendening (D). Colorado Gov. Roy Romer (D) has already received more than 700 postcards. President Clinton has received many thousands of postcards.
The public education events this spring are just a beginning. This summer and fall, many of these same volunteers will be reaching out to their communities - from staffing tables at county fairs to canvassing voters - working to make the environment an issue in the fall elections.


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Rusty is a typical Brussels Griffon by all descriptions - he loves to check everything out, and get his nose in the middle of it. He is about 4 years old and came to our rescue by owner surrender.
He is the sweetest dog with a happy go lucky attitude. He weighs 16 pounds and is nicely proportioned, but will likely fill out since he was very lean when he first arrived at his foster home. He gets along well with everyone he meets. He could be very content as an only dog as his focus is his person.
Rusty will need some patience and training. He is still working on coming when called, and is pretty good on a leash. He is house-trained with only a couple accidents in foster care, and will become more reliable with routine scheduled breaks. He loves to be held, cuddle, and sleep in bed with his people. He likes car rides and walks. He is very affectionate and always wants to keep you in sight.
He would love to be adopted by someone that is home most of the time. He is currently residing with two female dogs and is getting along well with them. He could use some etiquette in doggy manners with other male dogs which could put Rusty in danger, so Rusty will not be placed with another male dog.
Rusty does not do well with cats.
Rusty is up to date on all vaccines, neutered, micro-chipped and heartworm negative. He shows anxiety when he is left behind, but that is improving as he feels more secure. Rusty is still confused about where he is supposed to be.
Due to his exploring nature, we prefer to place Rusty in a home with a securely fenced yard.
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- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Los Angeles already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Los Angeles breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
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A look at some of the numbers for the United States and European teams entering this week's Solheim Cup in Parker, Colorado:
- Youth and inexperience are the predominant theme. The U.S. has its youngest team ever (age 26 average, younger than the previous 27.42 average low of the 2009 team) and includes four rookies, including 18-year-old Lexi Thompson, the youngest American ever (Paula Creamer was age 19 in 2005). The Europeans have the youngest Solheim Cup player ever (17-year-old Charley Hull, superseding Europe's previous youngest, 21-year-old Suzann Pettersen, in 2002) and have six Solheim rookies. The Euros' average age might be a record also if not for the presence of 43-year-old Catriona Matthew, the oldest participant by eight years (Cristie Kerr, 35, is the oldest American).
- If the U.S. team decided to form a basketball team, they would be quite formidable with a front line of 5-11 Jessica Korda, 6-foot Lexi Thompson and 6-foot Michelle Wie. Additionally, their basketball heritage would be boosted by former Duke golfer Brittany Lang and Morgan Pressel, who signed with Duke out of high school but opted to turn pro. The European team can counter with 6-foot Anna Nordqvist.
- The European team is made up of players from eight countries – Spain (Carlota Ciganda, Azahara Munoz and Beatriz Recari), England (Jodi Ewart Shadoff and Charley Hull), Sweden (Caroline Hedwall and Anna Nordqvist), France (Karine Icher), Germany (Caroline Masson), Scotland (Catriona Matthew), Norway (Suzann Pettersen) and Italy (Giulia Sergas).
- The U.S. team is dominated by seven Florida residents (Paula Creamer, Jessica Korda, Stacy Lewis, Brittany Lincicome, Morgan Pressel, Lexi Thompson and Michelle Wie) and three Texans (Brittany Lang, Gerina Piller and Angela Stanford). Cristie Kerr (Arizona) and Lizette Salas (California) complete the team.
- This year marks the first time that England's Laura Davies has not played in the Solheim Cup (12 previous starts). Cristie Kerr of the U.S. and Suzann Pettersen and Catriona Matthew of the Europeans are the veterans this year, making their seventh appearances.
- The U.S. holds an 8-4 lead in the competition, with six of its wins coming as the home team. The last visiting team to win was the U.S. in 2007 in Sweden. The Europeans have never won in the U.S.
- The U.S. has four players ranked in the top 10 in Driving Distance on the LPGA: Lexi Thompson (second), Brittany Lincicome (third), Gerina Piller (fourth) and Jessica Korda (sixth). England's Jodi Ewart Shadoff is the longest European driver, ranking 11th.
Colorado Golf Club in the news again
When the world first saw the Colorado Golf Club, it was green and lush for the May 2010 Senior PGA Championship, won by Tom Lehman. This week, it will play firm and fast with wide fairways and much less rough, the original concept design of architects Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore.
In 2010, Lehman made par on the first playoff hole to defeat Fred Couples and David Frost and captured his first senior major title. Lehman was the lone player to post four consecutive sub-par scores at the windy course. The course record is a 65 by Frost.
The course in the Denver suburb of Parker doesn't have homes situated around the holes. Approximately 1,100 acres of open space surround the course, which was built in 2006. The course will measure 7,066 yards (it was 7,604 yards for the Senior PGA) and begins with a 625-yard, downhill par 5. There are also consecutive par 5s on the back nine, the 552-yard 15th and 520-yard 16th, both with water hazards. But remember that the course is at altitude, allowing the ball to carry approximately 10 percent farther.
Golf fans should pay attention to the Junior Solheim Cup, scheduled for today and Wednesday at Inverness Golf Club in Denver. The U.S. holds a 3½-2½ lead in the preliminary matches for players age 14-18 that debuted in 2002. Thirteen of this year's Solheim Cup participants have played in the junior event, including Europe's Charley Hull who played for current Solheim Cup Captain Lisolette Neumann in the 2011 tie with the U.S. in Ireland. … The 2015 Solheim Cup is scheduled for the Golf Club St. Leon-Rot in Heidelberg, Germany. … Denver was the first time in the spotlight eight years ago for a number of Solheim Cup participants. Morgan Pressel and Brittany Lang finished tied for second behind Birdie Kim at the 2005 U.S. Women's Open at Cherry Hills. Karine Icher placed T6 and Cristie Kerr and Angela Stanford T10. Michelle Wie, then age 15, shared the 54-hole lead with Paula Creamer, 18, one back entering the final round. Cherry Hills is approximately 30 minutes away from Colorado Golf Club. … Which American university has the most former golfers in the Solheim Cup? Arizona State has three European team members – Carlota Ciganda, Azahara Munoz and Anna Nordqvist.
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on October 26, 2011Perhaps we should put in a big old fence across the canals in Chicago. And then we could electrify it.
I do not mean to minimize this. I love the Great Lakes. They are the country's real heart. And these are, as Captain Quint says in Jaws, "Baaaad fish!" They are doing real damage. And nobody deserves to decide a fish-based case more than Scalia and Thomas do. But I couldn't resist posting this story just for the Michigan AG's quote:
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Totem Talk: Echoes of Doom Enhancement review
I'm still playing with specs and what my stats are now, so I'm not sure what advice if any to give on that score: despite having been in the beta for a while now, coming up with a level 70 spec that has everything I need is harder than coming up with a level 70 spec that's good enough to get me those extra 10 talent points for some reason. I ended up going with this build for pure PvE, as I don't PvP very much, but I'm seriously considering getting the Enhancing Totems and full Improved Windfury even if it costs me my elemental points. I guess it depends on if I want to buff the raid or my own personal DPS more.
So far I've only really played with enhancement: not only is it the tree I like best, it's the one that we happened to need the most when I logged my draenei on. My orc is fullbore resto and will be taking that spec out for a spin soon to see how much no more downranking affects my healing in raids, but that's still in the future. After that, it will be elemental's turn, probably on the same shaman as he has the best caster gear in the new scheme of things.
We talked a lot this week about this patch. My concerns about elemental are still there (I want every shaman spec to not only be viable but fun, exciting and attractive for players, because I want more people to play shamans and discover how awesome they are) but we left out a few things. While I don't want to belabor this post with more lists of changes, one important thing to mention is that relics now count as all four of your totems. So you can put those four boards you're lugging around in your bags in the bank as souvenirs if you would like.
This week, rather than just pound the subject into the ground, let me talk to you instead about what my first day after the patch was like. In the space of one day I ran a heroic MrT as a DPS, off-healed a Molten Core nostalgia run to get people the attunement, did Karazhan and goggled at the DPS people (including myself) were putting out, and took part in a crazy BT pug that steamrolled to Bloodboil before people had to log out. I healed and DPS'd in the BT pug in my full enhancement set in a full enhancement spec with the sole exception of a weapon and shield switchover and Earthliving on my weapon. Could I have main healed it? No way, not even with the changes to raiding, but finally I actually feel like a versatile hybrid class. I'm definitely doing more damage, and more of it is spell damage. The people who told me that the Shamanistic Focus change was a buff, you were right. Mana is rarely a concern for me while DPSing, even with all the casting I do now. Maelstrom Weapon is even more fun than it was in the beta because I've gotten to use it in raids, and yes, it's extremely versatile. The fact that no, it won't work with Lava Burst makes me sad, but in all other respects it's simply beautiful to experience it. Do I need to throw myself a quick heal? Do I need to throw AoE DPS into this trash pull? Would I like to focus more DPS on the boss? Maelstrom Weapon has me covered.
I've been experimenting with DPS rotations (I screwed up my Recount somehow, it's the new version but it's not working for some reason, most likely a problem between the computer and the chair) and so far I'm liking slow/slow with WF/FT and alternating between Stormstrike and Lava Lash. My rotation is a lot more active now: there's the two instant attacks (8 seconds for SS, 6 for Lava Lash) with a choice of shocks (I am playing with using Flame Shock to see if Flametongue's bonus spell damage makes the DoT tick higher, but sometimes I use ES instead... if I had Static Shock I might not use it at all), and then Maelstrom procs allow me the choice between Chain Lightning and Lightning Bolt (almost always CL unless I'm worried about pulling threat on trash for some reason... so far I haven't really had to worry about it, though). That doesn't even include my every two minutes use of Feral Spirit, or popping Heroism on boss fights
Simply put, right now enhancement seems to have more DPS, more fun things to do, and is simply more involved and rewards your attention. I no longer have to worry about slapping up Stormstrike like an automaton for others to take advantage of, I use it because it's solid damage and with Improved Stormstrike the debuff lasts long enough to get some use out of it even with shock cooldowns. Lava Lash, the Maelstrom effect, and Feral Spirit simply help extend the tree both in depth and breadth. You think more about what you're doing now, what you will be doing when you get a proc, and when the right time for two howling spirit wolves to come into the fight is. And with the Spirit Wolves being under your control it makes for some micromanagement but I don't see that as a bad thing at all here.
Rarely do I get to say anything so unabashedly positive as this, but at least for right now the worst thing about speccing enhancement is being surrounded by more good than you can actually achieve. There are talents I would love to take (the totem ones, Static Shock, and Anticipation, Toughness and Instant Ghost Wolf for PvP) that I simply didn't have points for, and on several occasions I felt like I just wasn't quite there yet in terms of handling all my new options in combat. I find the way Blizzard implemented Earthen Power to be kludgy, but I'd have a hard time not taking it if I were a serious PvP enhancement shaman. This may be my one real dislike of the current talent implementation for the spec.
I'm loving enhancement right now. I feel powerful, versatile, able to DPS at a consistently good level, to off-heal effectively if needed (although I hardly compare to a real healer in this circumstance) and the majority of my time spent playing so far has been a dream. If elemental and restoration have this much fun to them, then the shaman class is in good shape for the next month or so at least. I'm aware that none of this deals with level 80 itemization or concerns, so if you elementals out there think I'll forget your worries on that score, please don't: if it looks like shamans will fall behind as we progress through Wrath please keep mentioning it to me and I'll keep talking about it here.
Next week, either elemental or restoration will get the same treatment, maybe both so as to mitigate the delay. And please leave your initial impressions of your current spec in the comments so I can get some perspective on what I should be trying out. Heck, if shamans keep being this much fun I forsee painfully expensive respecs every day to try every talent I can. Thank god I have two shamans. Think I should level a third? A tauren shaman would look pretty cool. I could just leave him elemental all the time and not have to respec anymore.
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If you're using a wired mouse, you know that cable snags can be a pain in butt. This clever little desktop gadget helps keep your mouse cord from getting tangled, and looks cute doing it.
While I've tried to use my real cat to keep my cables in order, all he does is try to chew on them. On the other hand, the pint-sized Cable Cat hangs on for dear life doing his duty to prevent your cord from snagging.
It's available from Belgium's Kado-Fix design store for €5,50 (which works out to a little more than 7 bucks.)
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i had a cat like this in college. she ate all the cord though.
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Hi! I checked out the website and it looks like you can only order it throughout Europe – not into Canada/North America. Does anybody know if they are available here, or can they be ordered online anywhere? Thanks!
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"I never thought I'd take a man's life," Boutcher says. "I never even featured it. But I wasn't thinking about what I was doing. When someone breaks into the home that you bought and paid for -- I'm not going to let a person come in and take what I put my sweat and blood into."
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"There's no glory in it," he said soon after the 1989 incident. "God did not put us on this earth to take other people's lives. A young man lost his life on Mother's Day. It's a tragedy. It's too much."
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"The failure to retreat is a circumstance to be considered with all the others in order to determine whether the defendant went farther than he was justified in doing, not a categorical proof of guilt. The law has grown, and...it has tended in the direction of rules consistent with human nature...If a man reasonably believes that he is in immediate danger of death or grievous bodily harm from his assailant, he may stand his guard. Detached reflection cannot be demanded in the presence of an uplifted knife."
It was the first time the country's highest court had stated so clearly that a person being attacked had the right to actively defend himself -- to the death, if necessary -- rather than run away. Since then, laws generally have moved in the direction of giving the benefit of the doubt to the person being attacked.
In the early 1980s, a wave of states began drawing a legal distinction between a man being attacked in, say, a bar and a person repelling an intruder in his own home. California was one of the first, with its 1984 "Home Protection Bill of Rights." The new law turned the traditional notion of self-defense upside down. Before, a homeowner who killed an intruder in his own house had to prove that he had feared severe injury or death in order to escape prosecution for murder. But California's Bill of Rights gave the homeowner the benefit of the doubt: It assumed that once someone broke into a house, the person inside had every reason to be afraid he could be hurt -- and thus was justified in killing the intruder.
Colorado's Homeowner Protection Act followed California's by a year. Vicki Armstrong, then a state senator from Grand Junction (today the Colorado secretary of labor) got the idea after a series of town meetings in which citizens voiced their fears. The Colorado version was slightly less liberal than California's; a homeowner here had to prove he feared some kind of physical threat -- "no matter how slight" -- from a trespasser before he could kill him. In theory, a homeowner who thought he might only be jostled could nevertheless use deadly force to defend his house and family. (Armstrong did not return several calls from Westword.)
This significantly changed the self-defense laws Colorado already had on the books. In the old laws, a person who killed another in self-defense had to prove that deadly force had been the only possible course of action to repel the attack. One couldn't shoot someone who merely shoved him and then expect to get away with it.
The first Make My Day case to hit the courts proved that no matter how carefully crafted a law may be, unforeseen circumstances can still squeeze through. The case involved an Idaho Springs police officer who was severely beaten while trying to take a child from a local man, a situation the law's authors could not have predicted. In November 1985, Jerry Malczewski was cleared of assault charges when a Clear Creek judge, William Jones, decided the police officer had entered Malczewski's house illegally, and so the new Make My Day law applied. "It's a scary statute, gentlemen," the judge commented as he dismissed the charges. The state Supreme Court later reversed him and sent the case back to district court, but the police officer died before the case could be retried.


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For landfall in Uruguay we're dependent on our engine (aka The Donkey) to take us through the windless areas on the open sea. But while chasing a windrow (an area where currents converge to form a line on the surface that often aggregates larger bits of plastic pollution) pulling out milk crates, buckets, and other various plastic garbage we heard the engine seize. After Skipper Dale 'squinted the donk' (believe it or not this isn't a euphemism for something untoward, but rather a phrase that means, 'had a look at the engine') he determined that the gearbox had broken, rendering it useless. The gearbox shaft extends to the propeller. When the propeller doesn't spin, the boat doesn't move forward. End of story. Every once in awhile you're reminded just how in the middle of nowhere one can actually be.


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The article below was circulated on the Apple-Crop listserv today. Thought it might be interesting to this forum. The article is long. For those who don't want to read it, basically Monsanto is using it's high tech GMO measuring equipment to selectively breed natural plants (not gene splicing). The advantage is that through high tech screening, they can start with better germplasm, identify the genes they want, and identify whether the corresponding naturally bred crosses will have the desirable genes without growing out the crosses. This gives Monsanto a huge advantage in speeding up selective breeding, even though the crossing is done naturally. Just to illustrate that advantage, Fruit Acres originally planted 8000 peach trees to select the best 11 varieties originally released in their Stellar peaches line. That means they had to grow 8000 trees and graft them to get 11 peaches. Comparatively speaking, Monsanto wouldn't have to grow out and graft anything to get the best cultivars. Furthermore, since they can "pre-screen" their germplasm, the odds are stacked highly in their favor they can get better cultivars than traditional selective breeding. Opponents can't claim the food is GMO and there is no regulatory process for release because the food is completely natural (as natural as any selective breeding). This completely changes the paradigm of selective breeding. Technology is moving very rapidly. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Monsanto is going organic in a quest for the perfect veggie
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That's great news as they are such an advanced company. The technique though is far from new. Others have been doing this too. You don't have to wait for fruit when you know what the genetic markers mean. I read an article about growing hot peppers using this technique. I also like to grow hot peppers from seed. If I could I would grow 40 or 50 different varieties, but I'm limited to about 5. Same with tomatoes, although I grow at least a dozen every year. |
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The technology is amazing! But, the article only mentions vegetables, I don't know if they're using it for fruit breeding too. |
- Posted by fabaceae_native (My Page) on Thu, Jan 30, 14 at 9:40
Monsanto obviously recognizes the potential profits in the organic seeds market. This could just mean more of the same though: nasty tasting produce that looks beautiful and ships really well! In terms of vegetables at least, the diversity of amazing varieties is already there, it just needs to be preserved before being lost. This technology would really be useful for fruit trees though, that take years to grow out and evaluate. |
"This gives Monsanto a huge advantage in speeding up selective breeding, even though the crossing is done naturally." Basically, a huge misinformation campaign is forcing them to do a ton of extra work to achieve the same results. Which should drive up the price of their seed. As to good looking veggies/fruit that don't taste like anything, that seems to be what the market wants. It's tough to taste fruit in the store. It's not tough to tell if a fruit doesn't look good. Free market and all. |
Plenty of great tasting vegetable seeds are available, it's amazing! Most are open pollinated so you can save seeds and grow forever! I feel sorry for Monsanto trying to crack that market! they better come up with great tasting varieties else they don't stand a chance! Seems like they have the tools to do just that! I can' wait! More choices is excellent!! Yahoo! Supermarket produce is getting better because they are well aware that consumers are catching on to artesian food markets and they will try to compete. I hardly buy any fruit or meat at the grocery store. Sam's club has excellent steaks, and great crab legs. So some exceptions Chicken I get from the Amish. It is so much better! Once in awhile I see comparable chicken in the grocery stores. Fruit I get at farmer's markets or fruit stores only. And these places are jammed with people!! Monsanto has managed to make huge amounts of money. Whatever they are doing the apparently get it. The technology is there, and certainly can be used for fruit trees, but it takes time to study the genetic makeup of trees |
The same thing is being done with fruit trees. There was an article in Good Fruit Grower July 2013. Name of the program is RosBREED. They listed work on cherry, peach, and apple; members of the Rosaceae family. It remains to be seen whether they can really predict the best progeny ahead of time. Basically it's being done to save money by testing less trees. |
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The dark side is coming over? Sounds good to me! |
Just wondered what other sources were thinking on the matter. You might be interested. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Monsanto trying to patent natural foods
I wonder if they could do it for certain permaculture crops. Chestnuts for example, to speed the selection of virus resistant species, and oaks, which have difficult genes for sweetness. |
- Posted by cousinfloyd NC 7 (My Page) on Fri, Jan 31, 14 at 7:50
Glib, no simple gene has been identified for blight resistance in chestnuts, but the American Chestnut Foundation has sought (and/or is seeking) to genetically modify American chestnuts with Chinese chestnut genes. As to the overall idea, this method is nothing new. I remember seeing my brother-in-law do this with wheat when I visited him in his lab over ten years ago, and he was just doing pretty normal work for the crop science PhD student he was at the time. |
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