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There is a little antique/everything store in my town but it's only open on Friday & Saturday and I've never managed to either be in town on those days or remember it's there. Today I remembered and popped in for a minute. I found these things:
all for $11 total. Yay! I'll use them as cache pots for various plants. ... the only thing is that I don't have enough smaller-pot plants to fill them all up. Oops. I need to remember, next time, that I need larger containers for larger pots. Ah well, I imagine I'll fill them up eventually. The fake flowers are in my trash now after a battle between me and the well-glued Styrofoam they were in. |
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- Posted by aharriedmom 8B (My Page) on Fri, Jul 6, 12 at 11:04
I also stopped at a local hardware store with a garden center and bought a plumbago & a blue daze plant. I'd seen them last week and have been trying to talk myself out of them but today I caved. I guess now I need to find an appropriate spot to plant them. |
I have all sorts of containers in reserve, similar to yours, that I bought at yard sales or the dollar store. I start cuttings in them & give them to garden visitors. .... only difference is that I drill holes in mine for drainage. Al Al |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B (My Page) on Fri, Jul 6, 12 at 12:32
You make me want to go back to the store and see what odd shaped containers I passed up! There was one little ceramic, similar to the blue one in your second picture that I didn't get because I knew I didn't have a pot for it. How do you drill the holes in the ceramics? With a masonry bit? I need to do this, I've seen some fabulous containers that are the "wrong shape" for sinking pots. I guess they could be set on trays or saucers just like regular pots. I'd never really considered more house plants - the three I had were gifted to me - or "funky" containers until my neighbor went out of town for a month and part of my "feeding her animals duty" was to water her African Violets. At the time, I was far more worried about her plants than her animals. She has about 15 African Violets, all set in neat little tins or pots or bowls and I blame her for my slip into the first four African Violets, that then turned into a rather fast-growing addiction to buying plants. I'm not sure if I get inspired or intimidated when I see some of the pictures of the plants on this forum. A little bit of both, I think. |
The only difference between intimidation and inspiration is confidence, so stick around and soak some up. Copy pasted from something I left on another thread, about drilling holes: Ease of drilling varies with the hardness of the material, of course, but terra-cotta containers are not hard at all. Most containers you'll encounter can best be drilled with a "spear-point" drill. I'll link you to a picture from one of our suppliers. The drill is also called a '3-point' or 'spade' drill. Highly vitreous containers (glass, or glass-like - ceramic - clay fired at extremely high temperatures) may even require a diamond impregnated "core drill", but it's uncommon to find containers like this. These drills (spade/spear-point) can be found at big box home improvement stores. They should be cooled with water or a 50/50 mix of water/antifreeze as you drill. An excellent strategy is to immerse the container you're drilling so it's upside down in a tub and add enough water to just cover the drilling surface as you drill. Rotating the drill clockwise, keeping it at a slight angle while drilling, will greatly increase the ease of the whole operation. Alternately (I use this method), fill a squeeze container (contact lens solution bottle is stellar) with water or 50/50 water/antifreeze & squirt it at the drill/material interface as you drill. If you can't find the drill you need, you can contact me off forum & I'll be glad to help you. See a picture of what the drill looks like below. They are made of carbide and designed to drill very hard materials. They're not too expensive, fortunately. Al |
Here is a link that might be useful: Click me to see spear-point drill
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B (My Page) on Fri, Jul 6, 12 at 15:11
Thank you! My husband said he can use a bit like that sometimes for other things, so it looks like it could be a go! (he probably doesn't realize what it means for the long run and my thrift store shopping) Juli |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B (My Page) on Wed, Aug 1, 12 at 6:17
Al, I'm planning on ordering the drill bits today - I think I'll get a diamond encrusted one (for repurposing dishes) and the spear point (for softer materials). Questions: diamond encrusted type: http://www.lowes.com/pd_146373-67702-728020_0__?productId=1017877&Ntt=dewalt+drill+bit+diamond&pl=1¤tURL=&facetInfo= |
Juli that is a bit I recently bought (there was a great sale on them in Lowe's), and at the same time I got set of 4 spear-point drills too (again, happened to be 40% off sale). I didn't really worry about the size, if tiny - I just drill more holes. If larger diameter, drainage won't hurt, & the hole is easily covered with a piece of window screen/craft store needlpoint screen/piece of lanscape fabric to prevent soil from falling out. I drill holes in lowest part of the bottom (some containers have sort off raised centre), I don't think it matters much (if centre or side) otherwise. Rina |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B (My Page) on Wed, Aug 1, 12 at 8:15
I found a 1/4" diamond "hole boring" bit - but I want to make sure it's not too small. I don't want to wear it out drilling multiple holes in ceramic / glass because I have a lot of those containers I want to use so I want to reduce the number of holes I need to drill per container. And this leads to another question: Thanks! :D |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B (My Page) on Wed, Aug 1, 12 at 8:21
Confession: I'm heading to town at about 10am to hit up a church thrift store that's only open two days a week - a couple weeks ago I got about 10 containers for less than $1.50. I now have so many containers now that they're starting to take over my kitchen counter - all awaiting holes so I can plant in them and put them outside. My husband will soon rebel, I can feel it. I was going to store them over the top counters but it's a flimsy piece of veneer type material so I'm afraid I'll collapse it. That would make my husband more annoyed than the stuff on the counter. Ha, I need a garden shed. --- if the wasps weren't out in force, I'd clean out the rust old doorless shed that we plan to tear down eventually and use it to store my gardening supplies. A winter project, I guess! |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B (My Page) on Wed, Aug 1, 12 at 8:22
*rusty old doorless shed |
- Posted by rachelthepoet 7 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 1, 12 at 8:42
Make sure to take lots of pictures and share your container finds! (And containers that you've filled with plants!) Your picture at the top of this thread was so cute! |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B (My Page) on Wed, Aug 1, 12 at 8:54
Oh, I need to! Maybe later, after my trip to town. Last Saturday, I found a metal teapot, white with green wire ivy around the top, that I drilled holes into and potted with some of my white & pink torenia. Not wanting to leave bare spots in my torenia pots, I just got a few plants and did cuttings off of them right into the pot. It's pretty spare looking right now but hopefully the plants will take off. One of the cuttings was looking a bit wilty so I pulled off all but one leaf and today it looks perky. I also found a large pitcher with blue, purple, and green fruits - but that's ceramic or something so needs a different bit. -- I just trimmed back some leggy impatiens and have about 12 cuttings started, I'll put them into some of these containers. |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B (My Page) on Wed, Aug 1, 12 at 14:31
More! and some old, with plants in. Several of the ones with plants in are scheduled for hole drilling so they can be planters in their own right. Some don't fit the pots very well but a) my kids like to stick the pots in various containers and b) some of the plants will fill out to cover where you can see the pot. The red container is in the opening post, once I drill holes in it, I won't have to have the pot sunk. The other rectangular, and perfectly fits a plastic tub that held lunch meat so I planted the plant in the tub and now it's a cache pot. Blue pottery thing... The one on the left wasn't a thrift store find, but a birthday present. The one on the right, the vase, is in the OP. Brass "bucket" Randoms, mostly with cuttings. I'm sort of almost worried about the echeveria - it was just beheaded and looks rather sickly. The "big spender" $3. Tinies, with a semi-mini AV & a standard. Both new to me as of a couple weeks ago, on their way to recovery from shipping: Standard AVs, all recovering in one way or another from the last couple weeks (I fell on one, oops, and the others had sucker-removal surgery). Stash not being used yet, moved off my kitchen counter. I need a drill! (some are plastic and I will drill holes in them today, maybe) Teapot! The torenia are two small plants and cuttings from the plants, put in evening before yesterday (or yesterday morning). Grow, torenia, grow!! I got two pots like the big one, an almost as big plastic pot, the rusty kettle, and one of my brass containers but I can't recall which one, at a yard sale a couple weeks ago, $20 for all. Worth it just for the two terra cotta pots, I think. And a just opening hibiscus flower from the other night, probably the one you see in the picture above this: |
- Posted by rachelthepoet 7 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 1, 12 at 15:39
Thanks for all the pictures!---now I want to go shoppping! I think the brass bucket, blue pottery thing, & two teapots are my favorites. |
I usually use 1/2" drills, but any size hole will work if you cover it with screen. To maximize tool life, keep the tool:work surface interface cooled with water, water and antifreeze @ 50/50, or water and a little dish soap. You can fill a contact lens solution bottle with the liquid and keep squirting it at the interface to keep things cooled, or use a spritzer bottle with the nozzle set of 'stream' setting, or put the container upside down in a tub, then add just enough water to cover the interface surface while you drill. Let the tool do the work - that is, be patient and avoid a lot of your own pressure. The weight of the drill motor should be all you need ..... or a light hand on a drill press, if that's what you end up using. Al |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B, FL/Sunset 28 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 4, 12 at 5:50
Yesterday we went to an estate sale and I got about 10 clay pots (two 10", the rest 6" or bigger), five ceramic/clay planters, three large plastic window box type planters, a tin pitcher, several bags of soil (which will go into my beds), and a bag of Black Kow for about $15. My husband was there this time and rolled his eyes a few times. But I say you can never have too many pots! Or soil amendments. ;) -- My oldest (15) is working for a lady this morning and usually I'd "fight out" (with my husband) the 7am drive to get him there but I figure I'll swing back by to see what's been marked down since today is the last day. There were some huge ferns in HUGE pots, I'll ask about them this morning if they're still there. |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B (My Page) on Sat, Aug 4, 12 at 6:08
Oh, and thanks so much, tapla! My new bits should be here on Monday, can't wait to start drilling holes and clearing off my kitchen counter! |
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sat, Aug 4, 12 at 10:45
I just stopped by to see what all this buzz was all about, and now I am glad I did. Not happy though about not being able to shop the yard sales with my Mom this a.m.lol Beautiful pots, plants and ideas. Thank you Mike |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B/ Sunset%3A 28 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 4, 12 at 11:28
Thanks, Mike! I've turned into quite the yard sale / thrift store junkie. On the way back from taking my son, I stopped at a few yard sales. I got two more teapots (both ceramic, so will need to be drilled) and a garden cultivator for $3 at one. I stopped back by the estate sale and got two more 8" terra cotta pots that were stuck together yesterday so I didn't buy them. I was afraid they'd break but someone got them apart and I got them both for $1. The ferns were too much for my budget, at $30. Well worth it, but not for me today. Oh well. Juli ps. what's up with my zones? In the preview it changed the "/" to "%3A" < which may change to something else as soon as I hit submit. |
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (email@example.com) on Sat, Aug 4, 12 at 13:10
That is Alien zone talk. Pay no mind to that..lol I read what you just wrote about yard saling to my mother, and that is her all over! She said she would have a blast with someone like you.lol Let me tell you, you just don't find stuff at store like you do at flea markets, yard sales, and estate sales.lol I can understand why the yard has to be put on hold. And to add to that, once you do find a great piece of furniture, that is when the whole room is changed and cleaned...lol Mike |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B, FL/Sunset 28 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 6, 12 at 17:35
You're so right! I ended up being busy yesterday so only the living room is done so far but yep, places that don't usually get cleaned are now clean (behind large pieces of furniture). I found a huge spider hiding out - I guess that's where the reappearing web in the corner was coming from. I relocated it to the palm tree outside, I hope I'm not now overrun by whatever type of bugs it was eating. ~ My drill bits are here! UPS doesn't deliver here until about 7-8pm but I was in town dropping my van off at the mechanic and my driver pulled in with a delivery so I got it early. I've already drilled four holes into pots. The purple & blue fruit pitcher on the left, which somehow managed to be potted up with a houseplant (my neon pothos), so won't be making the move to outside. I am using one of the blue plates as its saucer. The other piece was one of the teapots I got at a yard sale Saturday morning, I put in a volunteer torenia that I dug out of the ground. |
It's nice to know I'm in good company as I started prowling the Salvation Army family stores a few weeks ago. I've got 2 within 5 miles of each other :) After suffering sticker shock at my local garden centers, I was hoping to be able to get my cheap on...and that I did. Here's a couple of things I found interesting that DH drilled holes in with a tile bit. I started out at a local Asian supermarket purchasing tea cups & the like, but at $3.99 to $5.99 each, I was less than impressed. Here's what I found rummaging around at the Salvation Army...ok...not the little glass pot, my mom gave me that :) The little sake cup is about 2" in diam & 3" tall, he had 3 other friends I snapped up for .79 each. The purple tiki cup is part of a collection I used when I used to make 20$ Mai Tais...they have now been re-purposed ;) I saw wee little bonsai type pots at a higher end nursery for 1.50 per pot...they were about 3" long and maybe 2" tall. Different shapes and colors. Is that a good enough price that I should snap up a few? |
The 2 Maori warriors are Orchids of Hawaii mugs that I haven't had DH drill holes in yet but I'm eyeing them hard. If I can find them on ebay, I'll sacrifice them to the houseplant gods. Especially since the dog broke the yellow one :( annnnnnd that's one of my accidental Basil cuttings. |
- Posted by rachelthepoet 7 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 9, 12 at 9:11
hookilau: I love your tiki cups/pots! So super cute! I have a tiki pot that I picked up at Big Lots a few years ago (in October, on discount since tiki season had ended!). It's filled with fake flowers right now for convenience, but your plants give the tiki such different hair-do's it makes me think I need a changeup! |
heh heh! glad you enjoyed 'em. The Maori guys used to have pineapple tops rooting in them before they grew roots & I moved 'em to the gritty mix. They just crack me up :) Can't wait to see yours!!! |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B/ Sunset%3A 28 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 11, 12 at 15:51
Those are great! I hope I run across something like that. My van has been in the shop for over a week (again!!! I wish I had a good mechanic in the family) so it's put a definite wrench in my thrift-storing/yard sale visits. |
- Posted by Enterotoxigenic00 none (My Page) on Sat, Aug 11, 12 at 21:13
Everyone has such beautiful plants! I'm going to be taking a second look at every cup, bowl, and tea kettle now. Makes me want to go to more yard sales! I even volunteer in a thrift store where to proceeds go to a local charity. I spend more every time I work. Now, I'll have a fresh 'eye' and maybe spend even more! |
- Posted by aharriedmom (My Page) on Sat, Aug 18, 12 at 8:32
Today the youngest three kids have karate so I get to go to the thrift store at the animal rescue!!! (it's about 1 mile from karate) I believe I might be insane now (though if you say so, I'll deny it) because I had to go shopping for school supplies (for the older kids) yesterday with my younger kids and while I was "in town" I had to hit up several thrift store. Definition of insanity: willfully dragging three kids around to various thrift stores. I was probably too successful, even with an insane 10yo who serves as a catalyst for insanity for the 8yo & the 12yo. |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B FL Sunset 28 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 18, 12 at 13:36
Hugely successful (or unsuccessful, looking at it from a 'where do I put this stuff' view) outing. Most things were $.25 and I spent $5.25. :: Pics will come. unplant-related: I did manage to find an unopened color ink cartridge for my HP printer that she sold to me for $.25!!! They're normally nearly $30. |
- Posted by aharriedmom 8B FL Sunset 28 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 18, 12 at 13:49
Haul today, not counting wine glass & ink. Two little ceramic "baskets" that I'll drill holes in and plant small plants outside. This is all from today's haul, I haven't photographed the stuff from yesterday. |
I can't believe I missed all this =) You got alot of good stuff!!!! Have you potted anything up yet? I found these pirate mug planters and thought they were just the cutest things everrr. I bought the mugs on ebay for 25$ for 4 but if I ever saw them at the thrift store I'd snap 'em up =) After drilling holes, I planted 'em up with gritty mix & got to it. Here's what mine look like |
Here is a link that might be useful: pirate mug planters
Just my observation: it is suggested in your link to put rocks on the bottom for better drainage - that may not be very good idea especially if soil mix is not very free draining. It may be good to search for advice on GW...I know, it has been recommended for eons to do that, I always did it too, until I read explanation here. |
Yes, I noticed that too. However, the article wasn't written by me =) I just found it during a google search for succulent planters & posted the link for inspiration. I followed my own preferred GW methods, using gritty mix & leaving out what I felt wasn't necessary. Yo ho ho =) Antoinette |
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On Shay Pierce's Twitter bio, the Austin-based designer and developer identifies himself as the maker of the puzzle game Connectrode before concluding with, "I worked for OMGPOP until the Zynga buyout. True story."
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Providence celebrates their Class 4A regional championship win over Stagg at Sandburg High School in Orland Park Saturday, May 25, 2013. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
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When his team was sitting a disappointing 9-16, having lost 15 of its last 17 games, winning a regional championship was the last thing on Providence coach Mark Smith's mind.
On Saturday, however, Smith and the red-hot Celtics were hoisting a regional championship plaque after blanking Stagg 4-0 in the Sandburg Regional.
Providence, the No. 11 seed, has followed that ugly streak with a much better one: winning 11 of its last 12 games. The Celtics advance to their own sectional and a date Thursday with a familiar foe, Lockport.
The two teams played in March with Providence earning a 7-4 win in the championship game of the WJOL Tournament.
"I don't know if I was all that confident we were going to win a regional title at that time, but I knew we had the pitching to compete," Smith said. "We're a much more confident team right now. As long as we pick up the ball and our pitchers throw strikes, we have a chance."
Pitcher Yianni Pavlopoulos did his part, just as ace Jake Godfrey did during a 6-0 win Friday over Brother Rice. Pavlopoulos limited No. 13 Stagg to three hits and struck out five during a 106-pitch outing.
The Celtics defense also did its part, playing a flawless game behind the senior right-hander.
"We're playing much better defense," said Pavlopoulos, who battled some control issues with four walks and a hit batsmen. "Things weren't going our way when we were struggling. We're putting ourselves in better position to win games."
Providence (20-17) wasted no time jumping on Stagg starter Ricky Rogers. The Celtics' leadoff hitter, Brian Jenner, stroked a double into the right-center gap and scored on a triple by No. 2 hitter Billy Quirke.
Nick Sanders followed with a groundout, allowing Quirke to scamper home for a 2-0 lead after only three Celtics hitters had batted.
"It was huge to score early," said Jenner, who was 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs and an RBI. "It gave us a confidence boost and got us into the flow of the game."
Stagg mounted a rally in the third but it was ended by a questionable call by the home-plate umpire.
Peter Angelos stroked a two-out single and Mike Farnan followed with a walk. Steve Kubiak, the Chargers' No. 3 hitter, worked the count to 3-and-2 before he was called out on a pitch that appeared at least six inches off the outside corner to end the inning. Kubiak stood stunned near home plate and coach Matt O'Neill briefly questioned the man in blue to no avail.
Stagg's offense suffered a major blow in the fifth when Farnan who, after getting called out on a curveball and disputing the call with the home-plate umpire, was ejected from the game, leaving the Chargers without arguably their most potent bat.
Providence added to its lead with solo tallies in the fifth and sixth. A single by Sanders scored Jenner, who had walked, for a 3-0 advantage. Mike Rankin, playing shortstop, made a valiant effort on Sanders' line drive. It deflected off his glove and allowed Jenner to trot in from third base.
Jenner's RBI single in the sixth scored Charlie Gross (single) for a 4-0 spread.
Rogers settled down after the first inning. The left-hander went 51/3 innings and allowed seven hits and three walks. He struck out two.
Sean Dwyer, Nick Nowak and Angelos had the only hits on the day for Stagg (18-19), which stranded seven runners.


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Nintendo is Never Boring
While everybody expected Nintendo to announce a price drop for the Wii U, I don't think anybody could have predicted the arrival of Nintendo 2DS. One move gives Nintendo's newest console a real pair of legs to stand on, while the other takes legs away.
First, I think the Wii U price drop was inevitable; everybody was clamoring for Nintendo to make the cut. Well, the price drop is real, and it looks like Nintendo is mirroring the strategy they unfolded for the Nintendo 3DS. They let both the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U sit on the market for a number of months, and when consumers weren't gobbling either of them up, Nintendo axed the price tag. Well, we know the price cut was great business for the Nintendo 3DS, but the future for Wii U is still uncertain.
The similarities don't stop at the price cut either, the timing for both is also eerily similar. Nintendo announced a 3DS price drop on July 28, 2011, which would take effect nearly two weeks later on August 12, 2011. Now, Nintendo announced the Wii U price drop on August 28, 2013 – both on the 28th might just be an odd coincidence – to take effect on September 20, 2013, which is nearly three weeks away. It really is like looking in a mirror, and if you need more evidence of this identical strategy, let's take a look at the holiday 2011 and 2013 lineup.
Nintendo promised to bring a ton of great software to the Nintendo 3DS during the holiday of 2011, and they certainly delivered. They were just coming off the heels of the release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, and we're getting ready for Star Fox 64 3D. Then, Nintendo would release the one-two KO combination of Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7. Today, Nintendo is making a similar promise.
For the 2013 holiday season, Nintendo fans will be able to snatch up The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD, Super Mario 3D World, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Wii Party U, Wii Fit U, plus a ton of great third party content like Watch_Dogs, Assassin's Creed IV, Rayman Legends, and the gorgeous Sonic Lost World. I'd argue that this lineup is much, much stronger than the 2011 3DS lineup, at least, on paper it seems that way.
Both moves tell me this: Nintendo banks on offering the best value for their hardware, and an unbeatable software lineup. Of course, the fate of Wii U is still very much sealed at this time, but I believe Nintendo will attract potential customers with this move. Now, on to Nintendo's other explosive announcement.
Yes, of course, I'm talking about the Nintendo 2DS, which happens to still be trending on Twitter at this very moment. Calling this a surprise announcement is an understatement, this one came right out of left field. Here's a rundown: Nintendo 2DS is a cheaper Nintendo 3DS handheld – $40 cheaper to be exact – that plays Nintendo 3DS games, but drops the 3D feature of the Nintendo 3DS. It's a bit convoluted, but does it actually make sense?
In terms of innovative hardware, this is taking a step backwards. However, if offering value is the intended outcome here, then yes, this makes a little bit of sense. Giving consumers the option to buy Nintendo 2DS at its attractive $129.99 price tag will undoubtedly win some fans. As a gamer, I often forget that gaming appeals to a wider audience, one that doesn't necessarily want to pay $200 for a handheld device.
Will I be buying a Nintendo 2DS? Absolutely not, I'm quite content with my Nintendo 3DS handheld and have no desire to own Nintendo 2DS. Quite honestly, I think the Nintendo 2DS is ugly, and I'm not a fan of the name. In fact, I think Nintendo needs to put more thought into the naming of their hardware next time around.
Regardless, one thing is for sure, Nintendo is never boring.


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Julia Mason and staff receive a commendation for being one of the best performing sentinel providers. "Your organization did an extraordinary job by submitting specimens for influenza testing at the Wyoming Public Health Laboratory and achieving a 100% reporting record on ILINet. This fulfills both componets of influenza surveillance during the 2010-2011 influenza season. With your efforts, your organization has affirmed itself as a model influenza sentinel provider for the state of Wyoming." Clayton Van Houten, Jr. M.S. Emerging Diseases-Health Statistics Section Chief for the Wyoming Department of Health said in a letter of commendation to Julia Mason RN Infection Preventionist. CEO Bob Brummond said Julia does a great job with her various roles at NHLC as evidenced by this commendation. Julia is a valuable asset to NHLC and we are lucky to have her.
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I have a giant reed(Arundo Donax?) I planted it poorly last year. I thought it would get enough light,but it didn't. I moved it last month and It hasn't done a thing. Is it still early? Did I kill it when I moved it? I really love this plant and want it to flourish. |
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Living in a cold zone did you mulch it in the winter. Or maybe it was dead when you moved it. There is also temperature variables that decide when a plant breaks dormacy. Only time will tell. |
It was lightly mulched, also on the west side of the house. Not well protected. I think this one is done. I still have no growth. |
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Ricky Baker, Dave Gentile and Pat Kelly were tied points-wise going into the third leg of Friday night's Frank Welch Memorial at Grundy County Speedway.
Baker had a leg up. He started on the pole.
The runaway late-model division leader made the most of it, leading all 30 laps to claim the overall trophy.
In the end, it happened in dramatic fashion.
A late yellow flag allowed Gentile to close on Baker's bumper. Over the final three laps he bore down, and as the white flag flew he was underneath and alongside Baker.
The two drag raced around the oval one final time, with Baker, on the outside, edging Gentile by 0.047 seconds. Third went to Larry Schuler, followed by Stevie Campbell, Kelly and Brandon Clubb.
The event, named in honor of the longtime Grundy promoter, was composed of three feature races, the first two 30 laps each and the finale 34 laps.
Feature No. 1, lined up in qualifying order from the fastest to the slowest, saw Eddie Hoffman lead all 30 laps. The first 15, though, he had Gentile on his back bumper practically the entire time.
On lap 9, Gentile got in even deeper, and Hoffman wound up sideways in Turn 2. Gentile backed off, however, and Hoffman was able to save the spot.
"He got into me somewhere and got me sideways," Hoffman said moments after the race. "It was a little more than I would like for the first race out of three, but we're alive. That's all that matters."
Gentile surrendered second place to Baker on lap 23. By then, however, Hoffman was far enough in front that Baker couldn't make a charge. Baker finished second, ahead of Gentile, D.J. Weltmeyer, Kelly and Boris Jurkovic.
Feature No. 2 was lined up in reverse order of the 19 lead lap finishers from the first race.
Mark Sontag, the 19th finisher, used pole position to dart into the lead at the drop of the green. He stayed there despite a dogged effort by Scott Koerner.
"Starting up front … I definitely knew I had a good car," Sontag said. "I just looked in front of me and kept going."
Schuler followed the top two across the line, with Clubb, Kelly and Campbell completing the top six.
Johnny Senerchia prevailed in the street stock main over Jeremy Clubb, while Austin Blackwell captured the pure stock feature.


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With rising fuel prices pushing the national average for premium gas to $4.52 a gallon — more than 40 cents higher than regular — industry statistics show motorists are buying less of it, according to Pentagraph.com.
Demand for high-octane fuel is at its lowest in nearly a quarter of a century and is now primarily consumed by a core group of luxury vehicle owners — and even some of them are putting lower-grade fuel into their tanks to save money. Last year, premium gasoline consumption fell to about 35.6 million gallons of gas per day, the lowest in 24 years, the agency said.
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Representative Anderson has introduced major legislation concerning school bus safety belts, Jessica's Law, and a constitutional amendment to require a two-thirds vote of the legislature in order to raise the 1% business franchise tax. In his first term, he successfully obtained partial funding for the construction of the new Company F Headquarters for the Texas Rangers, which will also house a public education center on the Rangers. Waco officials and the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum had been seeking state aid for this project for nearly ten years. Dr. Anderson has been married to his wife Sandie for over 27 years and together they have one son and one grandson. Dr. Anderson raises cattle at his ranch in McLennan County.
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Down Street Art opened to much fanfare last night in North Adams… about a thousand people made their way around the galleries and storefront installations. I walked over from Porches today to check out some of the art on view. MCLA's Gallery 51 has an amazing show by Sean Riley, who recently renewed his interest in American quilt-making to honor his deceased father's life by making a quilt (illustrated above) from his father's clothing – walking up to the quilt, the viewer is enveloped by a collage of fabrics from Riley's father's work clothes, Carharts and all. It's powerful. MCLA's Cultural Resource Center teamed up with Art for Change in NYC for a show entitled Haiti: Beyond Mountains There Are Mountains. Rather than focus on the devastation and suffering of Haiti and its people following the recent earthquake, this show explores the political, economic and social landscapes of Haiti post-earthquake. This is the first of several exhibitions and events exploring the compelling art, music and culture of a country that has been shaking things up culturally and politically for over two centuries. A portion of all sales will be donated directly to the relief efforts in Haiti.
I asked MCLA's Jonathan Secor if he sees a theme running through the shows and he commented that it's all about community. Down Street Art brings together a variety of media, styles and cultures, but they all have some kind of commentary on their communities and the artists' places in it. Here's a link to a map showing how easy it is to walk Down Street Art – more on this summer-long event soon!


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This is an updated review for this product as I've given it yet another try. I have extremely oily skin and would love to use anything that could help keep my make-up from melting off my face. I really wanted to like this product as it had a rav review in Paula B's book and on this website, but the first number of times I used it, it made my liquid foundation look streaky, despite the brand I used (Clinique, Clarins, Revlon). Although it did control oil for a good amount of time, I just couldn't get my make-up to look good while using it. So, into the dead make-up drawer it went and I starting using Clinque Pore Minimizer Instant Perfecter with good results. But (isn't there always a "but ...? "), once I started using Clinique Almost Powder Foundation, I found I was getting really oily by mid-afternoon and decided to give this another try. Today I used a small amount of Anti-Shine on my T-zone, let it dry and then applied my EL Double Wear Concealer and Almost Powder foundation. Although I had a hard time blending my concealer, by mid-afternoon I had very little shine on my nose and forehead. Today was a gorgeous hot and sunny summer day and I played outside with my girls for most of the afternoon. So, the morale of this story? Use this sparingly only where you really need it, let it dry well and hope for the best! :) I'm still on the fence about re-purchasing this although I am happy that I might actually finish the tube as it was expensive ($29 CAD). It is such a fickle product to use. I'm still on hunt for something that controls shine as well as this but is as easy to use as Pore Minimizer.
UPDATE: OK, the love affair is over ... again. I remember why I stopped using this: I just can't even get any make-up (liquid or powder) to look good on top of this. I even tried using a bit of Pore Minimizer to no avail. I just ended up looking cakey. I gave Anti-Shine several good tries and now into the garbage it goes. Too bad.
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After MAC's Matte in a tube stopped working for me, I turned to this after reading reviews on MUA.... and I like it. It does a much better job at controlling shine than Matte did, and stays a bit longer. I have very oily skin in the summer, and work at a demanding retail job. Too bad it's so pricey though :( I would say for the price it doesn't deliver as well as it could.
I am in love with this product! I can't go a day without putting it on. I however have not tried it with foundation. I have pretty even skin and do not break out often, so I usually do not wear a base. My t-zone gets pretty oily, so I just apply this to my forehead, nose, and chin and it keeps my face from getting oily all day. On hot days, I do carry it in my purse to touch up later. From what other reviewers have said, the product is great with foundation too. The price is a bit high for such a small tube, but a little goes a long way. My first tube lasted almost a whole year! I would recommend this to anyone with oily skin!
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Well, colour me impressed! I have super oily skin, and I have tried a few different primers to see if any of them would help. Alas, I was always left disappointed. I even tried Smashbox Photo Finish Primer - NOT GOOD!
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I've tried a lot of oil control gels. I've tried MAC, Clinique, Makeup forever, and a few other brands but out of them all I like this one the most. I can't give it a perfect rating because the oil on my skin still shows through eventually, but it keeps it matte longer than the others I've tried. This anti-shine gel comes in a decent sized tube, and the consistency is very thick. Its starts to get sticky as it dries and then it becomes soft and powdery. One of my favorite things about this product is that make-up applies beautifully over it. Some primer products make foundation go on unevenly but this enhances the look of my powder and liquid foundation. I will purchase this again.
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I use this everyday without fail. I have very oily skin, and while this doesn't control everything it certainly helps and helps to keep my makeup in place for the most part! Definitely worth a try if you struggle with oily skin!
This is the best mattifyer I have tried. I haven't found anything that will completely eliminate shine and this is the closest I can find. I generally rub it on my face before anything else and sometimes have to rub it in for several moments so it doesn't feel slippery. Lately, I have been mixing it with my Kiehl's tinted moisturizer on the back of my hand and, even though I use more that way, it creates a 'soft-lighting' effect on my skin.
Really makes my skin matte. it doesn't last all day but it is much better than usual. When my skin does get oily again it makes it easier to blot the oil away (I use clear and clear blotting sheets). I use the clear one, I have not tried the light shade. I am prone to breakouts and have had no problems with this product. Great for use under sunscreen (which is ALWAYS too oily/shiny). Will continue to repurchase.
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Smashbox Anti-Shine is the best mattifying product I have found so far. I have tried products by Shiseido, Dior, Bare Escentuals, Per-fekt, and Cargo. Per-fekt and Cargo work pretty well, but I think Anti-Shine is more effective. My skin is pale. And my nose is dry and flakey in addition to being very oily. First, I tried this in the Light color. I applied it on my nose and forehead. Indoors, the tinted Anti-Shine was not visible. But when I looked at my skin in sunlight, I noticed splotchy orange spots on my nose. I think the Anti-Shine was sticking to my dry spots. So I exchanged the Light for the Neutral (clear) color, which worked much better. I haven't had a problem with the Neutral version making my skin look white, as others have mentioned. As instructed by a Smashbox makeup artist, I apply a small amount and rub it in with my finger until I feel friction or pulling. If you keep rubbing after that, the Anti-Shine starts rolling up into little balls. Be careful not to apply too much, or it might become sticky and make your foundation sticky. I also apply a mattifying powder on top of my foundation.
Anti-Shine does not keep my t-zone matte all day, but it definitely helps. I usually still have to blot every 5 hours and touch up with my mattifying powder. I think this is a great product and will continue to repurchase unless I find something that works better.
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Best oil control product I've used so far (and I have used quite a few!). I put it on at 8 am and didn't have to blot until 3 pm--7 hours is quite a feat for me! I'm usually blotting by noon.
I followed the advice of those below: just use a tiny tiny bit, rub it between your fingers and then pat it onto your skin. Make sure you don't put too much! A little goes a looong way! I'd definitely recommend it!
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Seattle's golden ticket: Could land-use changes make us wealthier?
Forget that nagging societal fear of debt and fiscal policy. How changes in zoning and land-use codes could inject money into the Seattle economy and make it more sustainable.
Fiscal policy – the practice of government boosting the economy through creating more money – has been widely discredited as a strategy to reverse the economic downturn. I tend to agree with Paul Krugman, who feels that both Democrats and Republicans are repeating mistakes made in the 1930's — extending the great depression by focusing on cutting budgets and fretting about debt. Slashing budgets and killing stimulus are moves antithetical to what we badly need: more jobs.
At least at the local level hope is still alive for fiscal policy in the form of innovative land use policy. Cities can't print money, but they can ease limits on land use that currently increase costs and limit new development. This regulatory easing can support sustainable growth and job creation.
The principle is pretty straightforward: There are some natural limits to the way we use land. The most obvious are health and safety, engineering, and design. Even if a developer wanted to and money was limitless, it would be really tough to construct a 6,000-foot-tall building shaped like a cowboy hat . Some things just go beyond the limits of physics.
There are economic limits to land use as well. Even if the gigantic cowboy hat might someday be physically possible, someone has to be willing to buy, rent, or lease the space at a rate that will generate enough money to pay for it. The law of supply and demand limits land use — even without any zoning — because new developments have to meet a need for which people are willing to pay. Furthermore, the amount they are willing to pay must offset or exceed the costs of building a project in the first place. A project has to pay for itself, whether it's a cowboy hat or an apartment building. This simple rule easily gets lost in land use debates.
When it comes to land use, local city councils can't suspend the laws of economics any more than they can suspend the laws of physics. In recent discussions about Transit Oriented Development (TOD) in Roosevelt and zoning in Pioneer Square, opponents of density have acted as if the Seattle City Council might suddenly lose its mind and increase zoning from the square's current squat 40-foot buildings to mile-high sky scrapers. Local land use politics being what they are, that's not going to happen. But even if it did, the developers would only build what they thought they could sell. It's highly doubtful that such Brobdingnagian boosts to development capacity would be fully utilized. There simply isn't any way to pay for it.
But what the Seattle City Council can do is allow developers to act in the interest of profit. Private profit isn't a bad thing, but our process often behaves as if it is. Listening to local elected officials talk with derision about "private property interests" ruining our city would be laughable if it wasn't such a serious and almost deliberate misreading of basic economics. When private interests are profitable, jobs are created. That's equally true for small companies stamping out widgets or developers who create housing. When developers create successful and profitable projects, people are put to work, new tax revenue is generated, and our plans to sustainably support growth can succeed.
So should we abolish zoning, liquidate single family neighborhoods, and bulldoze our historic neighborhoods to allow a wild west willy nilly development pattern? Not exactly. Two proposals now before the City Council would use the city's zoning authority as fiscal policy through what I would call regulatory (instead of quantitative) easing.
The first proposal is a regulatory reform package a group of developers, environmentalists, and neighborhood advocates (myself included) have proposed to the City Council and Mayor. This modest set of proposals would encourage new entrepreneurial endeavors by allowing home businesses in garages, retail business on the ground floor of residential buildings, and by speeding up the creation of more new housing units. As Chuck Wolfe pointed out in his article last week, "this SEPA aspect of the proposal could result in 40 new construction projects with 100 to 250 units each year."
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Posted Thu, Jul 21, 8:49 a.m.
TDR is a great idea, used effecively in many cities.
That said, I'd rather protect three and four story buildings in Pike Pine and other historic districts. One-story buildings can be protection-worthy too, and neighborhoods don't need to be uniformly dense, but on a large scale that's too low for a good urban district.
Posted Thu, Jul 21, 8:51 a.m.
Gasp! Encourage development in Seattle? What about the homeless?
Posted Thu, Jul 21, 10:24 a.m.
Roger, by no stretch of the imagination are you a "neighborhood advocate". Please quit referring to yourself as such. It tarnishes the long hours real neighborhood advocates have put in to make Seattle one of the most livable cities in America.
Posted Thu, Jul 21, 11:08 a.m.
Amen Mr. Miller. Shilling for developers does not a "neighborhood advocate" make. Quite the opposite, really. These New Urbanist gentrification advocates won't rest until every last member of the working class in Seattle has moved to Federal Way or further south....
Posted Thu, Jul 21, 11:53 a.m.
I'm a neighborhood advocate, too. Here's my message to The Mayor: quit listening to the self-anointed experts who would play SimCity with your constituents.
Posted Thu, Jul 21, 1:44 p.m.
"When private interests are profitable, jobs are created."
Yes, and trickle-down economics will enrich us all! Thank goodness the invisible hand will preserve our neighborhoods. I'm looking forward to it's beneficial effect on education and our environment, as well.
Posted Thu, Jul 21, 1:59 p.m.
"When private interests are profitable, jobs are created."
So could you please explain why we remain in a stagnant economy even as the wealthy get to keep their tax breaks? Speaker Boehner would have us believe that taking those away would prevent job growth. Well, they haven't helped.
Nope, I think when private interests are profitable, a small number of people profit.
Posted Thu, Jul 21, 3:17 p.m.
Kinda makes you wonder who the "us" in the headline is. Not me or the people in my peer group, to be sure.
Posted Thu, Jul 21, 3:43 p.m.
If that mile-tall cowboy hat is ever built, I hope it looks like this. http://www.hatnboots.org/
Posted Thu, Jul 21, 5:01 p.m.
I stand with Thomas Sowell on this one. IBD 3/16/2011:
Posted Thu, Jul 21, 5:15 p.m.
While personally I applaud the relaxing of restrictions on small businesses in residential zones and judicious use of TDR, much of the new proposal is not worth cheering about.
I can see though how Mr Valdez's colleagues are hurting for work, and he is definitely an advocate for his "urbie" (pub) neighbors. But as to Mr Valdez's general suggestion, construction jobs are often short term jobs, and obviously, cyclical.
A building bubble is what we just went through, and I think it is arguable that most people aren't fairing well because of it. And thankfully it will take more than hot air and dismissal of SEPA to re-inflate it.
Posted Fri, Jul 22, 4:09 p.m.
This article makes me think that Roger is paving the way for the teardown of the viaduct and is sidetracking the topic to avoid saying "the developers have bought and paid off politicians in order to build 100-story condos along the waterfront, and your view will be worthless, compared to what developers promise the city in exchange for the mega-condo", and of course the teardown of the viaduct will be on the taxpayers dime.
makes you feel all warm and fuzzy, doesn't it?
Posted Sat, Jul 30, 7:34 p.m.
Seattle is to be saved by businesses in garages? Every time a neighborhood allows for any expansion of use it is at risk of being found to have "changed in character" and found no longer to be "residential." Well-to-do neighborhoods like Queen Anne and Windermere understand this and resist these changes.
Before there is any expansion of allowed uses in residential neighborhoods, the city needs to prove it can enforce existing codes. Roosevelt put up with decades of abuse by one large property owner. The city's response was one long whine about their inability to deal with decaying vacant homes, "renters" living in homes lacking electricity and water and so on. I own a rental home (in a neighborhood commercial zoning) and found the city to be completely unwilling to enforce obvious code violations in an adjacent property. The city acted only after I brought in county and state agencies over illegal dumping of hazardous waste.
The real land use problem is income inequality. Seattle used to have a very large blue-collar and middle-class population. These were the people raising families in Ballard, Wallingford and, yes, even Queen Anne. The growth of the very affluent priced working people (and even relatively well-to-do professionals) out of the city.
If land use rules were really the barrier to affordable housing or sustainable growth, Hong Kong would have the world's cheapest real estate instead of the most expensive. Developers, however, still lobby against land use restrictions that maintain livability. Remember, when an area becomes too crowded, unsafe, or unpleasant, people who can afford to move do so and leave everyone else behind. But I could be wrong; start putting high-rise, multi-family and commercial structures in Magnolia, Windermere, and along Lake Washington. Let's see how that works out.
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All the organizing, all the cleaning and all the price-tagging have been for one cause; that being, the ribbon-cutting and grand-reopening ceremonies for the "bigger and better" Habitat ReStore which closed at 5 p.m. on Sept. 30.
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Now only hours away from the ribbon cutting, Smart credited the work of staff and volunteers.
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