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THE MAGIC FLUTE/SARASTRO- THE LISMORE FESTIVAL- The Irish Times- Michael Dervan- June 2014
" Valerian Ruminski was sonorous, stately and authoritative. "
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN/DALAND- The Calgary Herald- Stephen Bonfield- 2/2/14
The role of Daland is always an opportunity for a basso profundo to take centre stage and Valerian Ruminski was great. Even better was his duet with Mr. Fink in Act I – where the deal is struck for the Dutchman to marry Daland's daughter Senta. It was great stuff. And his timing in the opera's only truly comic scene in Act III was well played.
Montreal-LaPresse- Claud Gingras-December 2013-VERDI GALA
"The most commanding moment came from the American Valerian Ruminski, an enormous bass voice capable also of suppleness as we heard in the 2008 Gala".
Bass Valerian Ruminski, who played Bartolo's friend Don Basilio, shares Pershall's comedic gifts. His deep voice was consistently interesting in his portrayal of Don Basilio.
Even at the dress rehearsal, his energy jumped off the stage. His bass voice boomed. He has performed this role before, with Opera Hawaii, and is at home in it. He was always 150 percent engaged, up to something.
As Don Magnifico, Valerian Ruminski filled the role capably and with impressive vocal security. Bernard Jacobson, SEEN AND HEARD INTERNATIONAL 1/2012
"Apart from Zajick and the Chorale itself, the vocal thrill of this memorable evening was the immense bass of Valerian Ruminski, thundering forth impressively as the Archbishop. With a shade more seasoning, this Buffalo-born bass could clean up internationally in the great roles of the Russian repertory." David Shengold, Opera News 5/2007
"Valerian Ruminski's booming, sonorous bass and dramatic presence brought authoritative power to the Archbishop." Janet Schweitzer, New York Times Feb 24 2007
"Valerian Ruminski was powerful as the Archbishop. " Martin Bernheimer, Financial Times, NYC Feb 25, 2007
I PURITANI- The Metropolitan Opera
" Valerian Ruminski was excellent as
Richard Martet- Opera Magazine- France
Don Pasquale/Don Pasquale- Hawaii Opera Theatre
" Valerian Ruminski has a strong voice and was an excellent blustering fool" Ruth Bingham- Star Advertiser Feb 2012
Lucia di Lammermoor/Raimondo- Hawaii Opera Theatre
'Bass Valerian Ruminski was excellent throughout' Ruth Bingham- Star Advertiser Feb 2011
Carmen- Hawaii Opera Theatre " Zuniga was admirably sung and acted by Valerian Ruminski". Ruth Bingham- Honolulu Advertiser March 2009
RECORDING REVIEW- San Francisco Herald-Sean Martinfield 5/2012 VICTOR HERBERT SONGS-New World Records
Operatic Bass Valerian Ruminski shines in two arias from Herbert's first operetta, Prince Ananias (1894) – "Love Ne'er Came Nigh" and "The Time Will Come" – both in the neighborhood of Gilbert and Sullivan's "Mikado". Valerian softens his delivery and pulls out a brogue for the extremely poignant "Belle O'Brien". Seriously, have a kleenex ready by the third chorus of "Belle O'Brien.
Tales of Hoffman- Canadian Opera Company
American Bass Valerian Ruminski gave a fine performance as Luther. Paula Citron, Toronto critic
Barber of Seville- Rossini- Nickel City Opera (Buffalo) Valerian Ruminski brought his usual vocal power and off-the-wall comedy to the role of Don Basilio. MARY KUNZ-GOLDMAN, BUFFALO NEWS June 28, 2009
Carmen- Hawaii Opera Theatre
" Ruminski, last seen here in a semi-comic role, proves equally strong with straight drama." John Berger, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Feb 2009
Macbeth-Opera Ireland " Ruminski excelled in the second act aria preceding his murder." Irish Theatre Magazine- Wolfgang Marx Nov 14, 2009
MANON LESCAUT- Hawaii Opera Theatre
"Valerian Ruminski seemed to merge into his role as Geronte, so that it was difficult to keep singer and actor separate. His voice suited Geronte perfectly, covering the "old-man-bass" range, but with a lighter, quasi-baritone timbre that conveyed aristocratic class." Ruth Bingham, Hawaii Advertiser Feb 2009
"Bass Valerian Ruminski delivered with facility the role of Geronte de Ravoir." Valeria Wenderoth, Hawaii Star Bulletin Feb 2009
Marriage of Figaro- Hawaii Opera Theatre
"Valerian Ruminski rumbled along comically as Bartolo." Ruth Bingham, Honolulu Advertiser Jan 2010
The Magic Flute- Opera Lyra Ottawa
"Bass Valerian Ruminski was terrific as the great and wise Sarastro. His low notes were especially pleasing." Richard Todd, Ottawa Citizen, September 14, 2009
GALA- Opera de MONTREAL "Ruminski was of high caliber. He rendered the long, sad monologue of Philip the Second from Verdi's Don Carlo in grave tones, in a voice round and deep and rich which filled the hall." Claude Gingras , La Presse Montreal Dec 2008
JUPITER IN ARGOS- Collegiate Chorale-Avery Fisher Hall "Valerian Ruminski was a blustery if rich-voiced Licaone" Allan Kozinn -New York Times, April 30, 2008 " Valerian Ruminski has an outstanding coloratura facility.." David Shengold- NEW YORK TIME OUT April 2008
'Other highlights included Mr. Ruminski's highly entertaining and neatly acted comic aria from an opera by Moniuszko. This man has the most impressive and powerful bass voices I've ever had the pleasure of listening to.' William Martin, Lake George Chronicle, Aug. 7, 2008
RODELINDA- Handel- Portland Opera
"Valerian Ruminski turned in a winning performance as cynical Garibaldo."
David Stabler- THE OREGONIAN- Feb 2008 "Valerian Ruminski was so terrific as Garibaldo that I dearly wished the role were not so small. He tore up the stage with his solidly projected arias and theatrical conviction" JAMES SOHRE- OPERA TODAY March 2008
RIGOLETTO- Verdi- TOLEDO OPERA
" Valerian Ruminski, worked his rich instrument with vigor to create the pivotal character, Monterone, whose curse drives Rigoletto over the edge." Sally Vallongo, TOLEDO BLADE- Nov 2008
AIDA- Opera Omaha
"Bass Valerian Ruminski, as the King of Egypt, sang with a positively thunderous voice."
John Pitcher- World Herald - April 2008
BARBER OF SEVILLE- Green Mountain Festival
"Bass Valerian Ruminski displayed the richest voice in the role of Don Basilio."
Opera Canada- Jim Lowe, August 2006
COSI FAN TUTTE- Seattle Opera "Valerian Ruminski was a most enjoyable Don Alfonso." Melinda Bargreen, Seattle Times Feb 2006 "Valerian Ruminski (debut) showed us the bass line we had been missing on Saturday night. He possessed a powerful and supple voice, which he used most musically." Rod Parke, Seattle Gay News
ROMEO & JULIET- Opera Lyra Ottawa "Valerian Ruminski's Frere Laurent was particularly effective. His fine bass suited the character admirably, as did his staid but sympathetic demeanor." -Richard Todd, Opera Canada, 2005
THE MAGIC FLUTE- Opera Ireland "Valerian Ruminski sings Sarastro with cavernous dignity…" -Robert Thicknesse, London Times, 2005
ERMIONE- NYCO "Resonant bass Valerian Ruminski (Fenicio) impressed with an excellent bel canto technique." -David Shengold, Opera National Magazine, 2004
IL TROVATORE- Michigan Opera Theatre "As Ferrando, young bass Valerian Ruminski started off with an immaculate delivery of 'Abbietta Zingara.' Though this aria seems impractical writing on Verdi's part, requiring more suppleness than most basses can deliver, Ruminski proved Verdi knew precisely what he was doing. " -John Koopman, Opera News, 2002. TURANDOT- Vancouver and Calgary Opera " Valerian Ruminski's Timur showed off a powerful bass...one that ricocheted throughout the theatre. His acting , too, was vivid and sincere." Opera Canada Magazine... Feb, 2006 "Inthe minor role of the King of Tartary, Valerian Ruminski made an impressive debut, with a rich voice and secure delivery." -David Gordon Duke, Vancouver Sun, 2005
AIDA- Montreal, Atlanta and Florida Grand Opera "Bass Valerian Ruminski was a grandly sonorous King of Egypt". John Koopman, Opera News July 2006 "Bass Valerian Ruminski was a powerhouse as the king." Montreal Gazette- Arthur Kaptainis, May 2006 'Valerian Ruminski brought a Slavic-toned authority to the king.' Florida Sun Sentinal-Miami, Nov 2006 LE NOZZE DI FIGARO " Valerian Ruminski, as Figaro, has a heroic voice that easily could lead a revolution" Steve Cohen- Philadelphia CITY PAPER 1998

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Here's what we know: this past weekend, British actress Carey Mulligan tied the knot with her musician fiancé Marcus Mumford, whom you might know as the dashing frontman of Mumford & Sons. The nuptials were held at a farm in the English countryside, Adele performed during the reception, and Colin Firth toasted the couple with a moving speech. Also, Jake Gyllenhaal and Sienna Miller were there.
Unfortunately (or, depending on how you look at it, fortunately—those famous folks deserve some privacy), no photos of the ceremony have popped up thus far. As for the dress Carey wore, we know it was an ivory-hued Prada creation...and that's about it.
So we took it upon ourselves to make a few educated guesses as to what Carey's gown looked like, based on some of Prada's runway looks from the past several seasons. Slightly tweaked, we think any of the below would have appealed to the star of the upcoming The Great Gatsby. And no matter what she wore on her big day, we're sure she looked amazing. Congrats to the talented newlyweds!
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I've had very good success using the 5:1:1 mix for raised planters and a variation of the gritty mix in my small containers. I recently acquired a reasonably large Japanese maple (7-10 gal) and I'm reluctant to use the straight gritty mix for the re-pot. I'd like to substitute the granite portion and I'm looking for advice. In a older post, Al suggested that the pine bark has drainage/water retention properties which approximates an average between the Turface and granite. With that in mind could I simply leave out the granite and increase the % of pine bark or would I need to add perlite or something similar to maintain adequate drainage.
My reasoning is this: the native soil on our property is pure sand and, when it comes time to recycle the mix, I don't want to add granite to my garden beds. I've considered using the 5:1:1 (this won't be the permanent home for the maple) but I really like the qualities of Turface. My sandy (very low CEC) raised beds can't get enough of it. Thanks in advance! |
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i have made the 5.1.1 with pine bark fines, turface, and perlite with great success. That sounds like what you are about to do. Mike |
- Posted by JerryVentura 10 (My Page) on Sun, Nov 13, 11 at 11:19
I've been using pumice in place of the granite, in both gritty mixes. I wanted a little more water retention because of all the drying winds here on the coast, it doesn't break down and still helps to keep things open. Perlite dumped in the yard blows around. Jerry |
- Posted by fortyonenorth (My Page) on Sun, Nov 13, 11 at 20:39
Thanks for the replies. I've done some more reading and found, in a post by Al, a suggestion to use additional Turface when omitting the granite: "Are you also going to use crushed granite in the soil? The 1:1:1 is uncomposted pine bark: Turface: crushed granite grit. If not, you should use 2 parts Turface or calcined DE and 1 part bark and screen the Turface or DE through a kitchen strainer with holes about the size of insect screen." Thought this was interesting as it would seem to create a soil that is more water-retentive than the standard 1:1:1 mix. Any thoughts? |
- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Sun, Nov 13, 11 at 22:30
What was the context for that posting by Al? Josh |
- Posted by fortyonenorth (My Page) on Mon, Nov 14, 11 at 12:29
It was in this thread here - about 1/2 way down the page. |
Here is a link that might be useful: 100% Turface
When I make my medium mixes, I take into consideration where the container will be kept... as in what kind of environment it will be situated in. If it's for an outdoor container, I like a little more moisture retention because of the drying winds we get, combined with the heat of summer sun in my area. I also take into consideration the size of the pot, and any other variables that might affect moisture retention and evaporation. In short, I don't want to have to water more than once daily... just in case I can't be there to water for part of a day. I keep my larger Japanese Maple specimens in a cross between the 511 and the gritty mix. I'm sure that not much of what I'm saying will be usable to you... except that it helps me considerably to think about all the variables my containerized plant is likely to encounter through its growing season, which helps me decide on materials and ratios used in a particular mix. The fir bark is the mainstay... with perlite, granite chips, turface, peat, aliflor, and a few other ingredients to choose from. I tend to mix my mediums in small batches for the individual plant. Once you've been using this general type of a medium for a while, you get a feel for what mixture will work best for the plant you have in mind. Al and Josh always offer sound advice... you can't go wrong with their recommendations. |
- Posted by fortyonenorth (My Page) on Mon, Nov 14, 11 at 20:55
Thanks for the reply, Jodik. I ended up taking the gritty mix I had on hand (1:1:1) and mixing it 50/50 with pine bark. I guess that gives me about a 4:1:1 mix of pb:turface:granite. It's very free draining, but we'll see how that does for the winter. The maple was semi-bareroot, so I had to do something immediately, but I may re-pot in the Spring if I feel it's necessary. |
When I first began using the grittier mediums, I made the mistake of not pre-moistening the mix before planting in it. Let's just say I had some issues... very stressed plants! Now I know better, and everything goes smoothly. But there was a slight learning curve when I first started using these mixes. I think the important things to remember are how the mediums work, and why they work. Once you understand the purpose of a medium, and the basics of what containerized plants really require... understanding what happens under the soil surface at the root zone... it's all relatively easy from there. And even if you do have questions or issues, there are plenty of folks here using the same mediums, so help is always available. Happy Growing! |
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Have any of you tried the Raid bedbug fogger? Does it work, and is it safe if I have a cat?
I have read nothing but bad things about fogging/bombing. Not only here but on just about every other site as well, would be nice if it were that easy but unfortunately, I don't believe it is. I'm sure more experienced members will be along to comment but I'm pretty sure they would agree.
Aerosols and Floggers tend to cause the spread of beds so it's an easy way to go from 1 infested room to scattered bedbugs all over your home which makes dealing with the problem a lot harder even with professional help.
I can asure you the manufacturers of these products know this and all I can shame is big shame on them.
Sorry it's not better news but let's face it if it was that easy there would be no need for this site.
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Thanks everyone. Unfortunately, there is no way to tell where the bugs hide, so I have to assume it could be anywhere in the flat. If I have to steam every surface, I will.
diatomaceous earth , its supposed to kill them slowly by butting them up. i tried comet cleaner, it stopped the bed bugs from biting for a few days but now i am recently getting bit again but less so.
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The UK Centre for Bioscience has gained valuable experience through the Open Educational Resources (OER) pilot project (subject strand) to produce OERs for supporting undergraduate teaching, specifically to support the key areas of Practical Work and Fieldwork in the Biosciences.
For our OER Phase 2 project we wish to develop and establish the essential practices with practitioners to optimise the use and re-use of such resources. This project will recruit selected members of the Bioscience community as 'Discipline Consultants' (DC) acting as discovery agents and curators for collections in their discipline interest across all undergraduate levels, and postgraduate where possible.
To seek to gather resources for all areas of Bioscience learning and teaching, identified by specialist practitioners acting as curators of resources, based on evidence of need. The aim is to support a further change in culture for the production of learning materials to encourage re-use and redevelopment, sharing the new outputs back into the original discipline pool.
The objective is to increase awareness of the OER approach in the Bioscience and establish examples across a range of disciplines by providing examples of resources which can, if necessary, also be de-constructed into a collection of independent learning objects.
We will recruit 8-12 selected members as 'Discipline Consultants' (DC) to act as discovery agents and curators for collections in their discipline interest across all undergraduate levels, and postgraduate where possible.
If resources come to light that are quasi-OERs i.e. OERs by nature but have not been declared as such, probably because the provider was not aware of the licence process, then we will seek to have these added to the collection if we can obtain OER release with zero to minimal effort.
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When Kimberly Kindy joined the Orange County Register's Sacramento bureau twelve years ago, she had an itch to do some investigative reporting. Within a year of moving to Sacramento from the Register's main offices, Kindy formed a one-woman investigative team in the bureau and quickly earned a reputation as one of the capitol press corps's toughest watchdogs. But when the print downturn came in the mid-2000s, and the Register, like the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and others, began to downsize, she didn't need her keen investigative senses to know what was coming: smaller bureau; fewer investigations.
Kindy moved to the San Jose Mercury News in 2007, but the story was the same there. She lasted a year. "There's only so many times you want to sit by your phone and wait to see if you're going to get the call that time around with the layouts," says Kindy. "I sat by the phone twice with the Mercury News. And even though they kept assuring me I wasn't going to get laid off, I didn't ever want to sit by the phone again." In 2008, Kindy headed to D.C. for a new job at The Washington Post.
"Right before I left the Register's bureau there were six people," she says from her Washington office. "Now there's one who writes out of his house."
Few have been hit harder by California's newspaper woes than the reporters charged with covering state government. The Times's bureau is down from twelve reporters in 1998 to nine today, including a blogger and columnist. The San Francisco Chronicle has halved its capitol staff. Smaller papers like The Stockton Record and The Bakersfield California have shut their bureaus. The Sacramento Bee remains reasonably robust, but it's an exception. More common are stories like Kindy's and the Register's—bureaus shrinking and reporters fleeing for retirement, new beats, new papers, and new careers; more than twenty have taken jobs with the government they once covered.
Those who've stuck it out like to do head counts, and their back-envelope math reveals a sobering decade-long exodus. Bob Salladay, who took a buyout from the Times and now works in Sacramento for the foundation-funded California Watch, says there were about eighty full-time reporters and editors (including radio and TV) in the corps in 1999; by 2010, he counted just thirty-five. The Bee's Dan Morain says that figure's about right: he counted seventy-five full-time print reporters in 2002, and forty-five in 2008. Morain says by now it's "probably down sixty five percent—way beyond decimation."
"This is a state with a more than trillion dollar economy, more than 250,000 state employees, 10,000 schools, the biggest welfare system in the country, the biggest prison system in the country," says Salladay. "There's a lot to cover and there's a lot of room for waste, fraud, abuse, corruption. With just thirty-five reporters covering state government it's hard to keep up."
For many California statehouse vets, the fuller Sacramento press corps of the '80s, '90s, and early '00s was the stuff of a muckraker's dreams—exactly the pen in which a reporter like Kindy wanted to play. Morain, who prior to his role at the Bee joined the Times's capitol bureau in 1993 and "wrote the hell out of" the prison construction boom and the passage of the three-strikes initiative, says it was a "competitive town," with reporters from papers big and small jockeying for scoops as they exchanged information. Papers developed deep investigative projects on the state budget, the movement of laws like the indoor smoking ban, and electoral candidates down through to state treasurer.
All were energized by a sense of Sacramento's importance. "California's is the biggest statehouse, which is a good reason to need a very strong press corps," says Kindy. "But it's also a place where many things are tested before they go national. Special interest groups and big industries try things out in California if they're not getting traction in Congress. We are the place where the initiative drive came of age. Really great people wanted to work here; they understood that things were important. They weren't trying to go to another great paper; they weren't trying to go to the East Coast."


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This is where you learnt the ways of the city of the dead, Machete. This is where you learnt to embrace the darkness.
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Bible Verses About Hurt
Bible verses related to Hurt from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance
Luke 6:27 - But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Romans 3:23-27 - For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; (Read More...)
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 - What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? (Read More...)
Romans 3:23 - For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
Romans 3:19-20 - Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. (Read More...)
James 1:1-27 - James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. (Read More...)
Proverbs 1:7 - The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Luke 16:19-31 - There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: (Read More...)
Genesis 3:16 - Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
2 Corinthians 7:1 - Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Romans 1:29 - Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
Hosea 9:14 - Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
Lamentations 2:20 - Behold, O LORD, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, [and] children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?
Isaiah 13:18 - [Their] bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.
Psalms 51:5 - Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.
2 Kings 15:16 - Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that [were] therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not [to him], therefore he smote [it; and] all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.
2 Kings 8:12 - And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
Numbers 5:21 - Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;
Exodus 21:22-25 - If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart [from her], and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges [determine]. (Read More...)
Genesis 2:7 - And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Revelation 19:11-16 - And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. (Read More...)
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 - But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. (Read More...)
Luke 23:29 - For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed [are] the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
Mark 4:39 - And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
Hosea 13:16 - Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.
Ezekiel 9:6 - Slay utterly old [and] young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom [is] the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which [were] before the house.
Isaiah 13:16 - Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished.
2 Kings 2:23-24 - And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. (Read More...)
1 Samuel 15:3 - Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
Deuteronomy 28:53 - And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:
Deuteronomy 2:34 - And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
Numbers 31:17 - Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
Numbers 15:32-35 - And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. (Read More...)
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
EASY Easter Basket Liner Tutorial
I LOVE Pottery Barn's Easter baskets and the cute liners that go in them but I seriously could never bring myself to spend that much money on a basket! I like the idea of having a nice basket for my kids that they can use year after year but I STILL couldn't make myself spend that much money. Last year, I found a beautiful, big basket for my daughter at Hobby Lobby and attempted to make a liner for it. It turned out OK, but honestly, I knew I could do better. I had to make one for my son this year (his first Easter!) so I decided to make a new one for my daughter, as well.
I googled Easter basket liner patterns and tutorials and I found pretty much NOTHING. What I did find was confusing but it did help guide me in the right direction as to how to go about making them. As I was preparing all the materials, I decided to take pictures because someone, somewhere may be looking for the exact thing I am doing! I decided to make an easy to follow tutorial (at least I hope it's easy to follow!) And PLEASE disregard my ugly fingernails, I hate looking at them, but there was no way to avoid showing them in my pictures!
So, here's what you need:
A basket
2/3 to 1 yard of fabric depending on basket size (Mine is a large basket so I got 1 yard of fabric)
Measuring tape
Safety pin
Sewing machine
Gauge (optional)
Ribbon (optional)
Embroidery thread (optional)
Don't be afraid of sewing this even if you have never sewed anything in your life! If you have a sewing machine or have access to one, this project will be EASY. Basically, you are only sewing straight lines. There is a circle to sew, but don't be afraid of it!
The first thing you need to do is to make a pattern. This isn't THAT hard I promise! It does involve some math, though but I used a calculator and you should, too :)
To make the pattern, you are going to take measurements of your basket.
Here is my basket:
It is the largest size of this style sold at Hobby Lobby. They retail at $14.99 but are on sale in stores at 40% off RIGHT NOW! (I have both a purple basket and a green basket that you will see in this tutorial. They are both the same size so don't be thrown off by seeing two different colors!)
OK first measurement you need to take is the diameter of the inside bottom circle of the basket, like this.
Mine is 10 inches.
Next measurement is the diameter of the wider circle of the basket. Like this:
Mine is 13.5 inches.
A couple more measurements. Measure the inside height of the basket, like so:
Mine is 6 inches.
Last measurement is the height around the basket. Start from the inside and go all the way around. Like this:
Mine is 12 inches, which is double the height but all baskets aren't like this. Some have a wider rim, whereas my basket doesn't have a rim at all really. So it's important to take this measurement, don't assume it's double the inside height!!
OK, now you have your measurements. Write them down.
Inside diameter: 10 in
Outside diameter: 13.5 in
Inside height: 6 in
All around: 12 in
To make the pattern we are going to make a sort of trapezoid shape/house shape.
To find the top and bottom lengths of the trapezoid we have to do and equation. It involves pi. Yep, we are using math IN REAL LIFE :) don't be scared just find a calculator!
OK first up, top of the trapezoid:
Here is our equation: diameter TIMES π (pi) DIVIDED by 2
We're going to use our INSIDE diameter (smaller number) for the top
My number is 10 so my equation is:
You can use 3.14 for pi but if you have a calculator with a pi key, use it (I used the calculator on my iPhone)
So after I multiplied my diameter by π (pi) and divided by 2 I get 18.5 (I rounded UP on all calculations!)
So the top length of my trapezoid is 18.5 inches. Here's a visual for all of you who may not be able to picture this:
OK so now to find the longer length of the trapezoid, we do the same thing, only we use the outside diameter. Mine was 13.5 inches.
So: 13.5• π/2
I get 21 inches for my longer side.
Here is the visual:
OK, that's all the HARD math! The other sides are just measurements we have already taken. The slanted sides of the trapezoid are going to be the measurement of the inside height of your basket. Mine was 6 inches. My slanted sides will be 6 inches. Here's the visual:
If you haven't already noticed, the trapezoid isn't EXACTLY a trapezoid. It's more like a house shape. This is to prevent too much fabric at the sides of the basket where our ties will be. The last measurement is a little hard to explain but here it goes. The TOTAL of the slanted and straight side needs to be the all around height. Mine was 12 inches. This makes it easy to understand. My straight side will be 6 inches because my slanted side was 6 inches. Confused? Me too. SO say my all around height wasn't something so easy. Say it was 14 inches instead of 12. All I do is SUBTRACT the inside height from the all around height. So it would be 14-6, giving me 8 inches. My straight side would be 8 inches.
So, to find your straight sides:
All around height MINUS inside height
Mine is 12-6
Here's the visual:
OK, so that's our pattern piece! Here's what you should have:
It looks like this on fabric:
You need TWO of these, so cut two when you cut. I didn't make a paper pattern, but you can. If you don't feel comfortable cutting right into your fabric, then by all means make a paper pattern piece!
OK, the last piece of this liner is going to be easy to make. Remember your INSIDE diameter? Mine was 10 (it is the smaller diameter). Find something in your house, a bowl, a pot, etc. that has that diameter! I had a mixing bowl with a 10 inch diameter. Trace around your household object and cut ONE circle out.
That's it!! You should now have 2 trapezoid/house shape pieces and one circle.
First thing is to pin the trapezoid pieces together at the slanted sides RIGHT sides of fabric together. (I am using seersucker so I don't have a "wrong" side starting out, but all printed cotton fabrics are going to have a right/wrong side)
Sew the slanted sides.
Now, your straight sides have raw edges. Turn these under about 1/4 inch and pin them. Like this:
Sew that down.
Now, here's a bit of a tricky part. Pin your circle piece around the smaller bottom side. Here's a picture:
Sew all around the circle being careful not to catch any of the other fabric as you are turning the circle around. Take your time doing this step.
Now, we have the long raw edges left. This is where we are going to make a casing for our ties. This is easy. Put the liner in the basket and decide how much of a hem you want. I measured and decided on 1 inch.
I used my sewing gauge (you can use your measuring tape) to turn the fabric under 1 inch all along the raw edge. Make sure you turn it under on the wrong side of your fabric!
Sew that down.
Now, the last step! You can do this really easily by using ribbon. If you want ribbon ties, pick a 1 inch ribbon and cut 2 pieces at least 37 inches long. Feed the pieces through your casings and you are done!
I didn't want ribbon ties, I wanted them to be fabric so I made my own ties.
I cut two pieces of fabric 37 inches long by 4 inches wide.
I then folded each piece so that the two sides were touching in the middle.
Then folded that over. This prevents any raw edges from showing. Pin this.
Sew it down.
Repeat with the other tie. Fold over your two ends (on each tie) so that no raw edges are showing. Pin it and sew it down.
The easiest way to feed these through the casing is to attach a safety pin to the end of the ties. Force it through the casing and use the safety pin to pull the tie all the way through the casing.
Put your liner in your basket, tie the ties and voila! A custom Easter basket liner!!
Now, there is an extra step you can take. If you have an embroidery machine or you want to hand-embroider or you know someone who can embroider for you, you can add a name. I have a brother SE-350 sewing/embroidery machine combo so I put names on both of my liners. It is best to take the tie out while you embroider and put it back in afterwards.
Here are my finished baskets!
A Pottery Barn liner costs $12 PLUS $7 for embroidery. The basket is $24. So $43 for the whole package. I did 2 so I would have spent $86!!!!
I got my basket on sale at Hobby Lobby for $9 and a yard of fabric on sale for $5. I had all the thread already, so I spent $14 TOTAL for each basket.
If you like this, share it with your friends on Facebook, twitter, pinterest. If you make one, let me know! If you have comments or questions, let me know! I'll do my best to answer!
Happy sewing!
13 comments:
LOVE this tutorial! I made one for my baby boy and LOVE it! How would I make one for an oval basket? My sister wants one now. :)Thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteRepliesThanks for the comment!!
I hope you are a math person because the math is a little more complicated on the oval!!
On the round basket we found the circumference of the circle (pi times the diameter) and then divided it by 2 to get the length of the top and bottom of the trapezoid. You would do everything EXACTLY the same but you need to use a different formula to find the circumference of the oval (ellipse in math terms)The formula is really long so I would just use this calculator!! http://www.csgnetwork.com/circumellipse.html
Measure the shortest diameter and the longest diameter of the inside of the basket and enter the numbers into the corresponding boxes on that calculator. It will give your the circumference of your oval...divide that by two and that's the top of your trapezoid.
Repeat the process for the outside oval and that is the bottom number on your trapezoid. Find the rest of the sides exactly the same way you do with a round basket.
To get the piece that goes inside, instead of tracing an object, just trace the bottom of the basket. Hope all that makes sense!
I'm glad you made one!
Just curious about the first step and the answer for the top of the trapazoid. My basket also had a measurement of 10 inches and when I was working thru the problem my answer was 15.7079... but your answer was 18.5. Just curious if my math was off or what. Please clarify and let me know before I begin cutting my fabric.
ThanksJulia -- thanks for the tutorial. I'm a grandma from Iowa, and I'm heading to Germany in 2 weeks to spend time with our 2 grandkids (4 yrs old and 1 yr old). On the list of "things for Grandma to do" is make liners for two Pottery Barn Easter baskets. So I googled that topic, and here I am at your blog. Daughter-in-law could have saved money buying a couple baskets from Hobby Lobby, but she doesn't have access to those stores where they're living in Germany. (Son is a dentist with the US Army). I'm looking forward to the trip, and your advice and steps are giving me confidence that I'll do just fine, trying this on my own. Cute baskets,, and thanks for the help!
ReplyDelete- AnonymousFebruary 9, 2013 at 10:34 PM
Love this tutorial! If I wanted to do elastic in the casing instead of ribbon or fabric, do you know how much elastic I would need?
Thank you so much : ) Thanks for the wonderful comment! Also, I've never used elastic in anything but clothing, but the good rule for that is measure the elastic around where you want it to hit and then minus 2 inches...may be a little less for the basket liner, just play with it a little before you cut the elastic.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this tutorial. I made my liner tonight and it came out almost perfect. I did the measurements exactly as you posted for my size basket. The only problem is that my basket has a large lip (?) around the top circle. This made the slanted edges a little too small and the fall over the edge a bit too short to embroider a name. I will probably start over since I have a ton of material left. Still happy I know how to do this. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteRepliesJust make sure when you measure all the way around the inside and outside that you stretch your measuring tape out on that rim to include the extra inches you need. Mine doesn't have a rim so my inside height and outside heights are the same, so my all around equaled 12 in (6 inside, 6 outside) and give yourself some extra to allow for that rim! Glad to know it worked for you! I just made another one for a friend, they get easier the more you make!
Thank you for this post! I'd been agonizing over spending a ridiculous amount of money for PB Kids Liners when I stumbled upon your blog. I made my own using your tutorial and it cost me less than $10! My sewing machine doesn't embroider, so I purchased iron on embroidered letters which worked perfectly. I hope you don't mind, but I put up a link to this post on my blog http://www.livesimplysolutions.com/2014/03/ive-been-patiently-waiting-to-buy.html. Thanks again!


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Keep this in mind:
•Mirena is not appropriate for everyone
•Share your health history with your healthcare provider before placement
•There are some serious but uncommon side effects associated with Mirena
•Review possible common side effects of Mirena after placement
•Although uncommon, pregnancy while using Mirena can be life threatening and may result in loss of pregnancy or fertility
•For more safety information you should know about Mirena, continue reading below
Only you and your healthcare provider can decide if Mirena (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system) is right for you. As the two of you discuss your options, there are a number of things you should consider—like your general health, current or past health conditions, sexual history and the possibility that you'd like to have more children in the future.
Mirena is not appropriate for women who:
•Might be pregnant
•Have had a serious pelvic infection called pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), unless you have had a normal pregnancy after the infection went away
•Have an untreated pelvic infection now
•Have had a serious pelvic infection in the past 3 months after a pregnancy
•Can get infections easily. For example, if you have
•More than one sexual partner or your partner has more than one partner
•Problems with your immune system
•Intravenous drug abuse
•Have or suspect you might have cancer of the uterus or cervix
•Have bleeding from the vagina that has not been explained
•Have liver disease or a liver tumor
•Have breast cancer now or in the past or suspect you have breast cancer
•Have an intrauterine device in your uterus already
•Have a condition of the uterus that changes the shape of the uterine cavity, such as large fibroid tumors
•Are allergic to levonorgestrel, silicone or polyethylene
Tell your healthcare provider if you:
•Have had a heart attack
•Have had a stroke
•Were born with heart disease or have problems with your heart valves
•Have problems with blood clotting or take medicine to reduce clotting
•Have high blood pressure
•Recently had a baby or if you are breastfeeding
•Have diabetes (high blood sugar)
•Use corticosteroid medications on a long-term basis
•Have severe migraine headaches
Some serious but uncommon side effects of Mirena include:
•Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Use of Mirena (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system) and other IUDs has been associated with an increased risk of PID. The percentage of women who develop PID while using Mirena is less than 1%. The risk is highest shortly after placement—especially within the first 20 days—and if you have a vaginal infection at the time of placement. After the first 20 days, the risk of PID is reduced.
PID is an infection of the uterus and other organs of the upper reproductive system. It is caused by bacterial infections that are usually sexually transmitted, such as gonorrhea or chlamydia, that travel beyond the vagina and cervix into the uterus and other organs in the reproductive system. The risk of PID is greater if you or your partner have sex with multiple partners. If not treated quickly and appropriately, PID can lead to serious problems, including infertility, ectopic pregnancy or constant pelvic pain. Serious cases of PID may require surgery. A hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) is sometimes needed. In rare cases, infections that start as PID can even cause death.¹
Before placement of Mirena, be sure to tell your healthcare provider if you have signs of a vaginal infection or PID. Signs of PID include long-lasting or heavy bleeding, unusual vaginal discharge, abdominal or pelvic pain or tenderness, or painful sex, chills or fever.
After placement, contact your healthcare provider if any of these symptoms listed above occur and persist.
•A rare life-threatening infection like sepsis may occur within the first few days after Mirena is placed. As of September 2006, 9 sepsis cases out of an estimated 9.9 million Mirena users had been reported. Call your healthcare provider immediately if you experience severe pain or unexplained fever after Mirena is placed.
•Embedment is when Mirena attaches to the uterine wall. If embedment occurs, Mirena may no longer prevent pregnancy and you may need surgery to have it removed.
•Perforation. Mirena may go through (perforate) the uterine wall. If your uterus is perforated. Mirena may no longer prevent pregnancy. It may move outside the uterus and can cause scarring, infection or damage to other organs. Surgery may be needed to have Mirena removed. The risk of perforation is increased in breastfeeding women.
1. Pelvic inflammatory disease–CDC fact sheet. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site. http://cdc.gov/STD/PID/stdfact-pid.htm. Accessed May 13, 2011.
Possible common side effects of Mirena include:
•Discomfort during placement. Dizziness, bleeding or cramping may occur during placement. This is common. Let your healthcare provider know if the cramping is severe.
•Expulsion. Mirena may come out by itself and no longer prevent pregnancy. Symptoms of partial or complete expulsion may include bleeding, pain and an increase in menstrual flow. If this occurs, Mirena may be replaced within 7 days of a menstrual period after pregnancy has been ruled out. If you notice Mirena has come out, use a back-up form of birth control like condoms and call your healthcare provider.
More than 10% of Mirena users may experience:
•Missed menstrual periods. About 2 out of 10 women stop having periods after 1 year of Mirena (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system) use. Your periods come back when Mirena is removed. If you do not have a period for 6 weeks during Mirena use, contact your healthcare provider to rule out pregnancy.
•Changes in bleeding. Your period may become irregular and you may have bleeding and spotting between menstrual periods, especially during the first 3 to 6 months. A few women have heavy bleeding during this time. After your body adjusts, periods usually get lighter and the number of bleeding days is likely to decrease, but may remain irregular. Or you may even find that your periods stop altogether. In which case, you should contact your healthcare provider to rule out pregnancy.
Call your healthcare provider if the bleeding remains heavier than usual or if the bleeding becomes heavy after it has been light for a while.
•Pelvic and/or abdominal pain may occur. Talk to your healthcare provider if the pain is persistent.
•Cyst on the ovary. These cysts may develop as long Mirena is in place. They are generally harmless and usually disappear in a month or two. However, cysts can cause pain and may sometimes require surgery.
Between 5% and 10% of Mirena users may experience:
• Acne
• Depressed mood
•Heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding.
Less than 5% of Mirena users may experience:
• Vaginal discharge
• Breast pain or tenderness
• Nausea
• Nervousness
• Inflammation of cervix, vulva or vagina
• Pelvic pain during your period
• Back pain
• Weight increase
• Decreased sex drive
• Pain during intercourse
• Anemia
• Unusual hair growth or loss
• Skin irritations (such as hives, rash, eczema or itching)
• Feeling bloated
• Swelling of hands and feet
• Expulsion
Every individual responds differently to medication, so talk to your healthcare provider about your individual risk factors and to see if Mirena is right for you.
Mirena (levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system) does not protect against STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) or HIV. So, if while using Mirena you think you or your partner might be at risk of getting an STD, use a condom and call your healthcare provider.
What if I become pregnant while using Mirena?
Less than 8 in 1,000 women (0.8%) become pregnant over the course of the five years using Mirena. One risk of becoming pregnant using Mirena is called ectopic pregnancy, when the pregnancy is not in the uterus. It may occur in the fallopian tubes. Signs of ectopic pregnancy may include unusual bleeding or abdominal pain. Ectopic pregnancy is an emergency that requires immediate medical attention and often surgery. Ectopic pregnancy can cause internal bleeding, infertility and even death. Call your healthcare provider right away if you think that you're pregnant.
There are also risks if you become pregnant while using Mirena and the pregnancy is in the uterus. Severe infection, miscarriage, premature delivery and even death can occur with pregnancies that continue with an intrauterine device (IUD). Because of this, your healthcare provider may try to remove Mirena, even though removing it may cause a miscarriage. If Mirena cannot be removed, talk with your healthcare provider about the benefits and risks of continuing the pregnancy.


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After Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Dallas Clark caught a 15-yard touchdown pass in OT to defeat the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, FOX broadcaster Chris Myers shouted "Panthers win!"
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Kim Harris-White joins First Bank as Operations Supervisor
First Bank has hired Kim Harris-White as the Operations Supervisor of its LaBelle branch. Kim has more than 20 years experience in banking/financing. Prior to joining First Bank she was the Assistant Branch Manager for Olde Cypress Community Bank, in LaBelle.
Kim is a life long resident of Hendry County residing in Felda and is a graduate of Edison State College with an Associate in Science degree in Business Administration and Management. Most recently Kim earned her Associate in Arts degree and will be working on her bachelor's degree in business.
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Back in January, while embedded with a Marine unit in Iraq, I was struck by what appeared to be the relatively small number of reporters who went out with the military to cover the day-to-day lives of the troops in the field. It's dangerous business, to be sure, but so is staying in one of Baghdad's fortified hotels (outside of the Green Zone, for those of you who haven't gotten the memo yet), covering the machinations of the nascent Iraqi government and the predictable press conferences led by American administrators and military brass.
Every now and again, however, a reporter goes out into the field and is turned loose by editors to really let fly. Although it came fast and furious during the early days of the war, this type of reporting has become increasingly rare as the conflict has dragged on. One of the best at this type of reporting is the New York Times' Dexter Filkins, and his dispatches from Ramadi over the past few days have been filled with the kind of on-the-spot reporting that we've been sorely missing — in this case, about the Marines currently doing the fighting, and dying, in Iraq.
The series kicked off on June 27 with some table-setting, with Filkins explaining the tenuous situation in Ramadi (which has been the scene of full-scale combat for the past several months). The Marines assigned to the city are in the process of trying to clear it of insurgents block by hard-won block with the cooperation of Iraqi Army forces, and Filkins provides some background, explaining the difficult situation the Marines find themselves in.
His June 29 article provides a heartbreaking look at the death of 26 year-old Sgt. Terry Michael Lisk, who was killed by a mortar shell. Observing the memorial service for Sgt. Lisk at Camp Ramadi, Filkins writes, "Death comes often to the soldiers and marines who are fighting in Anbar Province … Almost every day, an American soldier is killed somewhere in Anbar — in Ramadi, in Haditha, in Falluja, by a sniper, by a roadside bomb, or as with Sergeant Lisk, by a mortar shell. In the first 27 days of June, 27 soldiers and marines were killed here. In small ways, the military tries to ensure that individual soldiers like Sergeant Lisk are not forgotten in the plenitude of death."
He recounts one of Lisk's friends offering a eulogy to his "best friend," and records the simple, proud words of a Colonel MacFarland, as he addressed his troops after the helicopter ferrying the body back to Baghdad has taken off:
"'I don't know if this war is worth the life of Terry Lisk, or 10 soldiers, or 2,500 soldiers like him,' Colonel MacFarland told his forces. 'What I do know is that he did not die alone. He was surrounded by friends.
'A Greek philosopher said that only the dead have seen the end of war,' the colonel said. 'Only Terry Lisk has seen the end of this war.'"
Filkins finishes up: "The soldiers turned and walked back to their barracks in the darkness. No one said a word."
This is the kind of you-are-there journalism that has been in short supply lately, and it's powerful and affecting stuff — and a far cry from the daily bluster and posturing of necktied hawks in Washington, D.C.
July 2 brought another installment from Ramadi, this time from an observation post on top of a building occupied by Marines.
Filkins talks to 19 year-old Lance Cpl. Joseph Hamlin as he looks over the array of weapons at his disposal, and discusses his girlfriend back home and what it feels like to kill a man. He deftly gives the entire column over to Hamlin's words, with only brief interjections to segue from topic to topic. The Marine tells him, "I shot a couple of guys …When you're young, seeing movies and everything, you're brought up to think killing is wrong. That's what people do in gangs. Weird. You just shoot. They attack you. Either you are going to shoot and go back to your family or they are going to kill you and keep on killing everyone else. I don't really know what to think of it."
"If I shoot, I get to go back to my family, my girl," Hamlin says. A simple calculus.
Finally, there's a big piece that ran yesterday. The Government Center, the building the Marines are housed in, "resembles a fortress on the wild edge of some frontier: it is sandbagged, barricaded, full of men ready to shoot, surrounded by rubble and enemies eager to get inside," Filkins writes.


text: Alaina & Phillip {Kansas City Wedding Photographers} by MarcoThis is a post about a lovely wedding of Alaina and Phill I got to shoot with Chuck as Kansas City Wedding Photographers. I love italian weddings, not just because I am italian and I feel a little bit more at home but because the people and the way the do things is just different. Not sure how to describe it but the love for beautiful things, the care into details, the appreciation for friends and family coming from far away to celebrate and, of course, the passion for food are always somethings that I can relate to. Not that other celebrations don't share the same elements but where else can you find a 40 foot table just for home made cookies? The day of the wedding was just as you would imagine, full of emotions, tears, family and laughter. We did invest some time during the day just to celebrate those feelings and connections. Family photography and portraits is a very important part of a wedding and we didn't want to cut short time and resources to this so we planned the day in a way that helped us creating moments and occasions to do some classic and never out of style family portraiture. We have shot an engagement session with them few months before and also a spectacular bridal session. We have put together in months of work a set of images that they encompass the love and passion that they share for each other and their families. I am sure the will enjoy looking at those images for many years and pass to the next generations the care and love and energy that takes to trow a big fat italian wedding! LOCATIONS & VENDORS: Church: Our Lady of Sorrow Reception & Flowers: Studio Dan Meiners Gown: Michael Nolte |


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I put in an EasyTouch system earlier this summer. After wiring and getting everything running, the LCD on Intelliflo VF pump display was minimal. Unplug the communications cable from the EasyTouch, was unable to change the pump back to the full feature menu. Researching it, the "VF" pump when hooked up to a "1.x" motherboard will cause it to look and act like a "VS" pump. I have since replaced the MB for a 2.x version which has the support for "VF" pumps. But can not find a procedure for resetting the "VF" pump back to factory defaults.
Found hints that key presses are required followed by disconnection of the control from the pump. If someone is has this super secret procedures for this, it would be greatly appreciated. |
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Programing in the Easytouch should not change programing in the Intelliflo. With the VS pumps you can push all four speeds at the same time to reset to factory speeds, but I dont know about the VF. What are you trying to acomplish, or what is not working. |
- Posted by dalehileman (email@example.com) on Thu, Sep 23, 10 at 12:40
The vast complexity of vf software and its susceptibility to malfunction, specially in light of ambient environmental conditions (especially for instance here in the Mojave Desert) to say nothing of unanticipated consequences, call into doubt its advantage over the existing mechanical timer. Yet so far as I've been able to determine the only vf not using microelectronics has only 2 speeds so can't deliver maximum savings |
Shame on you dalehileman for making statements for which you have zero experience to back it up with - or are you misrepresenting yourself and pool equipment on other sites? By his posts, dalehileman does not own a VF and is not qualified to discuss it's supportability or operations in any environment. I would much prefer you take your troll behavior off to some hidden (known only to you) place. |
- Posted by repair_guy (My Page) on Sun, Sep 26, 10 at 0:15
reset VF to factory= Press and hold 4 top buttons then release. Then hold down the two middle keys while holding down select and escape at the same time. At Application set up press select. To govern the pump to a 2HP or 1HP max, press the 4 top keys, arrow to PAR 699, change to 1 or 2 and power down, power up. The pump will limit the rpm to a lower setting as you limit the HP. This is good for smaller pipe sizes so owners do not crank it up to max speed on smaller systems. |
Really appreciate the reply for the reset. After holding middle keys and select and escape, I did not see anything for Application Set-up. Ended up flipping circuit breaker off, waited until all the lights were out on the pump, and flipped it back on. The pump came back with the Intelliflo VF display and menu's. |
- Posted by disneyjoe7 (My Page) on Sat, Oct 30, 10 at 2:07
I some times place my VF pump in a manual mode vs. the Intellitouch control. I remove the controller wiring and turn off pump then turn on pump, when it doesn't see the controller wiring on power up it's in a manual system. I do this to drain or fill my spa quickly. |
disney, You dont have to turn the pump off or unplug the wire, putting it in service mode, or timeout mode will put them in manual mode. It takes 30 seconds or so for the "display not active" screen to go away. |
- Posted by disneyjoe7 (My Page) on Mon, Nov 1, 10 at 0:58
Thanks Just-a-pb, I learn something new everyday. |
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Classic Washington DC Wedding at Old Ebbitt Grill – Tierney + Matt
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