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At 5, James had a different daily routine than most kids his age. He'd come home from kindergarten, play for a little while – and then get hooked up to at-home dialysis for the next 12 hours straight.
"He pretty much had to stay in bed most of the day," recalls his mother, Kimberly. "He'd be on dialysis overnight, then he'd go off at 7:30 in the morning so he could get to school by 8:15."
James had been born with chronic kidney disease, and as he'd gotten older, his kidneys had gotten weaker and weaker. Dialysis was doing the job his kidneys couldn't.
"He had very low function," says Kimberly. "Kidneys are supposed to filter out the bad stuff, but his weren't doing that."
Kimberly says it was hard to go through as a mom. For James, of course, it was even tougher.
"It felt like my body was heavy to carry," says James, now 10.
Dialysis was keeping him alive, but what he really needed was a new kidney. Soon, they got the news they'd been waiting for.
"The night I got the call, I dropped the phone," Kimberly says of finding out there was a kidney for James. "I was screaming, and James was dancing all around. He asked me to hook him up to dialysis right then and there, because he knew it would be the last time."
The family had moved to Charlotte from South Carolina to get care from Levine Children's Hospital, which has the largest pediatric kidney transplant program in the state. Now, mom and son eagerly headed to the hospital.
"I don't think there's a more exciting day than the day of transplant," says Levine Children's Hospital pediatric nephrologist Susan Massengill, MD, who oversaw James' kidney care. Doctors successfully performed the transplant, giving James a new kidney and a newfound sense of freedom.
"They saved my son's life," says Kimberly, who thinks of the hospital staff who cared for James as family. "The transplant gave him new life. Now he has freedom, as he says."
"He's done extremely well," says Dr. Massengill. "To look at James walking down the street, no one would ever know he has the condition he has."
These days, James is full of energy. He loves playing soccer, baseball and video games. And instead of spending hours on dialysis after school, his afternoons are filled playing with Legos.
"Now, I feel like the regular me," he says.
Before he'd even reached his eighth birthday, Kyler Bebber's heart had already given out three times. A serious heart defect kept sending the boy into cardiac arrest, leaving his family and doctors wondering when his heart might stop again.
"He literally died each time," says Kati Robinson, a pediatric heart transplant coordinator at Levine Children's Hospital. "His heart stopped beating. It was clear we were dealing with a very aggressive disease."
The disease was hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a condition that thickens the heart muscle and commonly causes cardiac arrest. So, while Kyler tried to lead a normal life filled with his favorite activities like fishing, hunting and riding his dirt bike, there was always the fear his heart might give out again – and this time for good.
Kyler's doctors placed him on the list for a heart transplant with United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS). But because he wasn't hospital-bound or on life support, he didn't fit the typical profile of an emergency transplant recipient.
"UNOS didn't put him at the top of the list for a heart," explains pediatric cardiovascular surgeon Thomas Maxey, MD. "But he had a severe genetic condition that was causing life-threatening irregular heartbeats. He absolutely needed a heart transplant."
That's when Levine Children's Hospital pediatric cardiologist Gonzalo Wallis, MD, petitioned the UNOS board for a special consideration for Kyler to get a new heart. "The only way we could give him a fair chance at survival and get him transplanted was to appeal and explain the situation to the board," says Dr. Wallis.
Kyler was on the list for 15 months when his family got the call they'd been waiting for. His mother, Alisha, still remembers that moment.
"They called and said, 'We have a heart for Kyler.' I burst into tears – I just couldn't believe it," Alisha recalls. "We rushed to the hospital and about seven hours later, Kyler had his new heart."
Since his transplant, Kyler's back to his normal, always-on-the-go self. And now, his biggest fear isn't having another cardiac arrest – it's taking a fall when he's out on his dirt bike.
"He's been negotiating with me on when he can get back to riding his motorcycle," laughs Dr. Wallis. "He has an amazing future ahead of him."
Her journey has been a long one: Severely disabled as a baby in Uganda because of a stroke brought on by malaria. Abandoned by her birth family. Adopted at age 5 by an American woman volunteering in Africa.
But for Mikisa, the fog of debilitating epilepsy is lifting and she's on the road to a childhood her American parents have fought so hard for her to have.
"I was very aware of her challenges when I adopted her," says her mother, Christina. "Mikisa was so malnourished when I met her. She has epilepsy, most likely caused by the stroke she had as an infant. She was non-verbal, couldn't walk and was having severe seizures daily. All of that delayed her development greatly."
Christina got married soon after returning home to Charlotte with Mikisa, and a year later she and her husband had a baby girl, making their family an even four.
Mikisa continued struggling with epilepsy, and her parents continued to hear from doctors that nothing could be done for their little girl. The only option, they heard, was medication to keep her comfortable.
"Those answers weren't good enough. We wanted more for her," Christina says. "So we kept looking."
After seeing Kate Van Poppel, MD, a pediatric neurologist with Carolinas HealthCare System, the family was presented with a radical surgical option: separating the hemispheres of their child's brain.
"This was the first time someone had mentioned brain surgery, so we were skeptical," says Christina. "And scared."
The couple met with pediatric neurosurgeon Mark Van Poppel, MD, from Levine Children's Hospital. Dr. Van Poppel – incidentally, married to Dr. Kate Van Poppel – specializes in pediatric neurosurgery and determined quickly that Mikisa was a perfect surgical candidate.
"A hemispherectomy is a fairly rare and very involved surgery, and one not commonly performed here in Charlotte," he says. "I was confident Mikisa would respond well to this treatment. It requires a well-trained pediatric neurologist, a pediatric neurosurgeon and a pediatric epilepsy team (which we now have in Charlotte) working together."
The team performed the surgery shortly before Mikasa turned 9. "It was very scary. It took five and a half hours," Christina recalls. "Dr. Van Poppel was great about communicating during those long hours. He had the nurse call every hour and give us an update."
With the surgery behind them, the family knew they were in for a long recovery. But soon, Mikisa began showing signs of improvement.
"She was back on her feet and walking after four weeks," Christina says.
And now? She's running and jumping, and her mom reports that although she still has severe hearing loss, she's making up for lost time developmentally.
"What the doctors gave us was a fresh start for Mikisa – a re-set button," Christina says. "We now have hope. We don't know what the future will hold and whether she will ever be fully independent. But this provides so much more opportunity for her."
Mikisa's speech is improving steadily and she continues to make developmental gains. Her doctors say they're optimistic about her future. "She's already made huge gains since surgery and is seizure free," Dr. Mark Van Poppel says.
Mom Christina puts it more simply: "She is so full of joy."
Madison was born with the heart of an athlete. A runner since elementary school, she joined her school's cross country team in eighth grade and has been hitting the pavement ever since.
She was also born with scoliosis, a moderate curve in her spine that became more severe as she grew during adolescence.
"Aside from the obvious curvature, Madison noticed it was getting harder to sit all day in the chairs at school," says her mom, Lynne. "She noticed that her posture was also making it more difficult for her to maintain proper form when she ran."
Eventually, the scoliosis began making it tough for Madison to find clothes that fit properly – a significant problem for anyone, but especially challenging for a teenager.
By high school, Madison's spinal curve had worsened to 65 degrees. (Anyone whose spine measures more than 50 degrees on an X-ray is a candidate for spinal surgery.) Madison and her mom did a lot of research before meeting with Levine Children's Hospital's Kelly VanderHave, MD, pediatric orthopedic surgeon, so they were prepared for a discussion of the risks and benefits of surgery.
At Levine Children's Hospital, a team of surgeons, anesthesiologists and child life specialists prepare each patient for surgery. "On the day of Madison's pre-op appointment, we met with 'the Caitlins,' as Madison likes to call them," Lynne says. "One is a child life specialist, and the other is a nurse from one-day surgery, who had experienced this same surgery herself. They were both phenomenal in helping to decrease Madison's anxiety – and mine!"
A week and a half after surgery, Madison was able to take a short walk on a local greenway. Though she was initially frustrated by her slow recovery, she kept pushing herself and was cleared by Dr. VanderHave to jog slowly after three months.
Now, Madison's back to the activities she loved before surgery with no restrictions.
"Madison's determination and the support she received helped her to improve her performance," says Lynne. "She made it to the South Carolina cross country state finals just five months after surgery," Lynne says.
The Ocampos knew before their first son was born that he would need to be monitored for kidney problems, but they never dreamed that both he and their second son – born seemingly healthy – would require kidney transplants.
Cisco and Cora Ocampo discovered that their son Luke's kidneys were underdeveloped during a routine ultrasound. After he was born, the nephrology team at Levine Children's Hospital immediately began monitoring him for any issues that could develop.
"We made friends that were being seen by nephrology and that was very encouraging," Cora says. "One family took us under their wing. Seeing their child doing so well gave us hope."
Two years later, the Ocampos welcomed their second son, Jordan. However, while he seemed perfectly healthy, they soon learned something wasn't right.
At Jordan's one-year check-up, his pediatrician discovered that his weight had plateaued. The doctor decided to do some lab work to rule out anything serious. When the tests came back, they revealed that Jordan was in kidney failure.
"We were in shock," Cora says. "We thought, 'What? Kidney failure? This is not happening. We know what kidney problems look like.'"
Jordan immediately began treatment. After two years on dialysis, he received the kidney he'd been waiting for.
Ten months after Jordan's transplant, his brother Luke reached a tipping point. "The doctor said, 'You have a choice. You can either go through the same process as Jordan – dialysis and then transplant – or you can put him on the transplant list now,'" Cora says.
After discussion and prayer, they decided to skip dialysis and plan for a transplant.
"That was a leap of faith for us because there was a chance that he could improve with dialysis and not need the transplant," Cisco says. "But, we knew that the doctors wanted the best outcome for our children."
When Luke was put on the transplant list, his doctor, pediatric nephrologist Susan Massengill, MD, made a point to see him every month. After a few false starts with finding a potential match, they finally found the right donor for Luke.
"We really appreciated them telling us how meticulous they were in choosing the right donor kidneys for the transplants," Cisco says. "That gave us a lot of peace."
Luke was at a regular appointment when the doctor received a phone call telling her that the right donor had been found. Being able to share the good news face-to-face with the patient was a first for Dr. Massengill, who usually shares the news over the phone. Dr. Massengill asked Luke directly if he was ready for his transplant, and the surgery took place the next day.
Both boys continue to be monitored by the nephrology team, and the team does shared appointments for Luke and Jordan, so the Ocampos only have to make one trip.
Today, Luke and Jordan show no signs of the low energy or shyness that plagued them before their surgeries.
"Jordan has two modes: on and off," Cisco said. "They're taking piano lessons. They're into swimming and they love sports."
"They're hyper now that they're done with transplant. They love to explore and they love to go to museums. They love going to church," Cora said. "I hope that, as they grow, they'll appreciate the lives that they have and that they do something special with them."
If you had gone looking for Will any time during the fall of his freshman year, chances are you'd have found him on the baseball field.
For the 15-year-old, life practically revolved around the game. "I played baseball every day," says Will. "I loved it."
Then one day during a routine practice, the unexpected happened. As he slid into second base, the ball struck him in the head, hitting him just above the eye.
"I remember trying to get up," Will recalls. "I was staggering a little bit. Then I passed out." Will had been wearing a helmet, but when the ball hit him, it caused serious internal damage.
"He ruptured one of the main arteries that feeds the brain," says pediatric neurosurgeon Scott Wait, MD, one of Will's doctors at Levine Children's Hospital. "Frequently, when you tear the carotid artery, it's fatal."
Will's artery wasn't completely severed, but blood and pressure were quickly building in his brain. He needed care fast, and emergency workers rushed him to Levine Children's Hospital.
His mom, Jennifer, says it was one of the scariest moments of her life. "I knew he was in good hands, but that this was really serious," she says.
Doctors quickly drained the fluid buildup to relieve the pressure in Will's brain. But a few days later, X-rays showed that his weakened carotid artery had become dangerously thin and was at high risk of rupturing again.
Will's best option was to have a bypass surgery that would close off his damaged carotid artery and re-route some of his other blood vessels to go around it. His family trusted the doctors, but they knew the stakes were high.
"Surgery on your arm or your hand is one thing," says Jennifer. "Surgery on your brain is totally different." Cerebrovascular surgery can certainly be complex, says Dr. Wait. "There are a million ways for things to go wrong," he says. "But the surgery went beautifully, and Will did very well."
Doctors continued to monitor and treat Will, and soon he was able to head home. After physical therapy, he was back to his old self.
"Today, you wouldn't be able to tell him from any other kid his age," says Dr. Wait.
Will says he's happy his life has gone back to normal. "I'm doing everything that I used to do," he says with a smile. Well, almost everything. Will's been advised to stay away from contact sports like baseball. But happily, he's still been able to get back on the field.
"The coach made me honorary captain of the team," he says. "I've been to almost every game."
Tobias has always loved to move. But when he caught the dancing bug as a teen, things really took off.
"Dancing just comes naturally to me," says Tobias, 16. "It's a good way to clear your mind, get stress out of the way, and express how you feel."
He started taking dance more seriously, practicing and getting better. He danced for fun, entered competitions – even appeared in music videos.
At a routine pediatrician visit one day, his doctor noticed something was wrong with his spine.
"When I bent down, she said my spine was off center," says Tobias.
Doctors soon diagnosed Tobias with scoliosis, a condition where the spine is curved. He and his mom headed to Levine Children's Hospital to find out what he could do – and how having scoliosis might affect his future.
"With the size of his curve and the chance that it would get worse over time, we discussed options and decided the best choice was for him to have surgery," says pediatric orthopedic surgeon Brian Scannell, MD, who cared for Tobias at Levine Children's Hospital.
Tobias says he was scared when he found out he needed surgery. But he and his mom made the decision to move forward.
"Dancing is my dream," he says. "I wasn't going to let this stop me."
The doctors took extra care to make sure his surgery wouldn't limit the teen's movement. "Being a dancer, that was really important for him," says Dr. Scannell. "He didn't want to lose a lot of that motion because that would affect his 'moves.'"
The surgery was a success. Over the new few months, Tobias recovered and went to physical therapy. Soon, he was strong enough to start dancing again.
"I was so happy when Dr. Scannell gave me the okay," he says. "I was ready to get back on my feet."
These days, Tobias is back to dancing, competing and having fun.
"Getting back to dancing has been amazing," he says. "I'm feeling really good."
When Sofenial went into labor six weeks early, she knew that her twin girls, Leslie and Lindsay, were going to be at risk for common complications. But what she didn't see coming was the serious heart condition present in one of her girls.
At three days old, Leslie was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart defect that affects the flow of blood in the heart.
"I felt like it was somehow my fault," Sofenial says. "But the doctor told me it was a common defect in premature babies."
Leslie's cardiologist in Fayetteville, NC referred her to Levine Children's Hospital for open-heart surgery. But before she could have the surgery, she spent two months in her local neonatal intensive care unit, growing and gaining some much-needed weight.
For this new family, balancing the needs of one new baby at home with the needs of her twin, in the hospital, was a unique challenge. But between mom, dad and some help from grandma, they were able to make it happen.
"The hardest thing was when she was still at the hospital," Sofenial says. "Having one there and one at home, having to go back and forth was really difficult. I couldn't have managed it on my own."
When Leslie was six months old, she traveled to Levine Children's Hospital for her surgery.
"They kept me very informed and were very helpful," says Sofenial of the surgery. "You could tell they cared."
Leslie recovered from surgery more quickly than the team expected. A week after surgery, she was headed home. Today, Leslie is happy and healthy, and she continues to grow and improve.
"She's a strong baby," Sofenial says. "She plays and she eats a lot more than she did before – she eats more than her sister does!"


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Nobel Laureate Nelson Mandela once said, "Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than government in breaking down racial barriers." Please join us for the University's 24th Walton Arts & Ideas Series as we explore The Power of Sport with an exciting array of speakers and artists.
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The response to the crisis in east Africa by members of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) was effective, but not quick enough to prevent the suffering of thousands of people, according to a report published on Thursday.
An evaluation of the crisis appeal in Ethiopia and Kenya, conducted by the humanitarian organisation Valid International, found that, overall, response by members could only be considered a qualified success because there had been a collective failure to respond from the time assistance was needed in early to mid-2011.
The DEC crisis appeal, launched just before famine was declared in Somalia in July, raised £75m, which represents about 4% of overall international funding for the crisis response. According to the DEC, the money has assisted 1.3 million people in the region.
The report acknowledged that a shortage of outside funding and red tape, including restrictions caused by the centralised control of the aid effort by the Ethiopian government, had delayed members' response there. Agencies also found themselves in the "familiar conundrum" of not being able to scale up operations until they had sufficient funds, but that funding didn't appear until crises occurred.
However, members appeared to have experienced "institutional inertia" and had failed to scale up operations in time, despite most agencies seeing the crisis coming from late 2010.
"Some [agencies], especially the larger ones, suffered from a degree of institutional inertia, complicated by the need to get agreement across a family of international affiliates," said the report. "While most agencies made some efforts in the first half of 2011 to meet the increasing needs … they did not really 'change gear' until the middle of the year."
Agencies had also failed to sufficiently take into account their experiences of dealing with previous crises in these countries and, in some cases, did not have enough staff with the long-term experience to carry out effective programmes.
The report said agencies needed to give greater consideration to marrying preventative measures and humanitarian efforts with longer-term development strategies.
"Much of what was missing from the response in terms of early action does not fall into either the standard humanitarian or development categories, and the best agency responses were those that recognised this and adapted their approaches accordingly ... Crises of this kind are entirely foreseeable and should be manageable as such."
The evaluation echoed the sentiments of a report published by Save the Children in January, which concluded that an earlier response by the international community, donors and humanitarian agencies, could have saved thousands of lives.
Thursday's evaluation comes a day after UN officials and representatives from African organisations called an emergency meeting to try to stop drought and food insecurity in the Sahel region of Africa from becoming a crisis on the scale of that seen in east Africa.
The meeting was told that the international community had just two to three months to act to prevent famine in the area.
Commenting on the east African evaluations, the chief executive of the DEC, Brendan Gormley, said: "The failure [to respond] was a systematic one, so while it would not be fair to hold any single part of the humanitarian system solely responsible, nor would it be appropriate for any of us involved to shrink from determining what we must do differently in future."
The evaluation by Valid focused on the DEC-funded response from July 2011, based on field visits from the end of October that year. Security constraints at the time made it impossible for assessors to assess work in Somalia and parts of northern Kenya, including the Dadaab refugee camps.
The 14 members of the DEC are ActionAid, Age UK, the British Red Cross, Cafod, Care International UK, Christian Aid, Concern Worldwide, Islamic Relief, Merlin, Oxfam, Plan, Save the Children, Tearfund and World Vision.


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Haven't posted here much in the last few months or so because I have been dealing with getting this resolved.
In November, after the car had been in for repairs for another 11 days and problems still existed, I filed a complaint with the BBB, the first step in the Lemon Law process for my state. I got an email a day or so later from them. They stated that Ford might be in contact with me to deal with my issues. Ford had already set up a time to call me regarding it. This was, easily, the most useless call I have ever been a part of. It lasted about 20 minutes and was little more than my regional CSM telling me "The dealership said they fixed all the issues, whatever you're experiencing now is in your imagination. Don't follow through with your complaint, you're wasting your time. Just take it back into the dealership and tell them what's happening. Just be patient, issues take time to repair. The car is expected to work like that to some degree." Since my car had already been in the shop for 43 days at multiple dealerships for significant repairs, that was an unappealing resolution. Apparently Ford's position is that having your car in for repairs for longer than it took to build the thing is acceptable.
I proceeded with my BBB complaint and a while after the paperwork was all filed, I received an offer from Ford to have a Ford mechanic look at my car to fix any issues he deemed needed fixing and they would give me a 7 year extended warranty. This too was unappealing since I had already had an extended warranty and it did me no good and just having it in for repairs for even longer with no guarantees of repair was ridiculous. I opted to proceed to the BBB's arbitration process. (Up to this point was mediation.) I had a hearing scheduled for December 6 and scheduled vacation time at work so I could drive up there and attend it.
About a week later, on November 30th, I received an email stating that Ford had made another offer, a MSRP to MSRP swap for another Ford vehicle on the dealer's lot. Specifically, they would give me the MSRP value of my Focus, minus a small usage fee based on the mileage of first major repair ((5665/100000)*MSRP), towards a new Ford/Lincoln vehicle of my choosing so long as I paid the difference and it was at least the same price. I figured that since this was an offer that required no more real work on my part and I possibly wouldn't get anything much better at arbitration, I accepted.
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Well done soldier. Thank you for your dedication, sacrifice and courage. Enjoy your well-earned vacation from years of service. I hope you don't miss it to much. /salute
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Indonesian presidential election, 2009
Results of the election showing the candidates with the largest share of votes in each of the 33 provinces of Indonesia. Megawati Sukarnoputri: red; Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono: blue; Jusuf Kalla: yellow.[1]
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Presidential elections were held in Indonesia on 8 July 2009. The elections returned a president and vice president for the 2009–2014 period. Incumbent President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, elected with a 20% margin in the 2004 election, sought a second term against former President Megawati Sukarnoputri in a rematch of the 2004 election, as well as incumbent Vice President Jusuf Kalla. Securing a majority of the votes in a landslide victory in the first round, Yudhoyono was re-elected without the need to proceed to a second round, scheduled to be held on 8 September if no candidate received a majority of the popular vote.[2][3] Yudhoyono was officially declared the victor of the election on 23 July 2009, by the General Election Commission.[4]
This was the second election in which Indonesians elected their President and Vice President directly. In 2004, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono defeated incumbent Megawati Sukarnoputri in a run-off election. Polls through early January 2009 saw Yudhoyono leading a large field of potential presidential candidates.[5]
Incumbent Vice President Jusuf Kalla announced in February 2009 that he would not be returning as a vice presidential candidate with Yudhoyono. Instead, he was ready to challenge Yudhoyono should Golkar, the party which he chaired, nominate him as a presidential candidate.[6] Other individuals interested in becoming presidential candidates included former President Abdurrahman Wahid,[7] former People's Representative Council Speaker Akbar Tandjung,[8] Yogyakarta Sultan Hamengkubuwana X,[9] and former Jakarta Governor Sutiyoso.[10]
On 17 February, the Constitutional Court ruled that independent candidates would not be allowed to run in the election.[11]
Coalition talks[edit]
Following legislative elections held on 9 April, coalitions of political parties began to emerge in order to nominate candidates for President and Vice President. Under the 2008 Presidential Election Law, the candidates must be nominated by a party or coalition that won at least 25% of the popular vote or 112 (20%) of 560 seats of the People's Representative Council.[12] Indonesia's Constitutional Court also ruled that independent candidates would not be allowed to run.[13] Candidates had to officially register with the General Election Commission by midnight of 16 May in order to appear on the ballots.[14]
It initially appeared that Golkar, the party of incumbent Vice President Jusuf Kalla, would enter into a coalition with the Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle (PDI–P) of former president Megawati Sukarnoputri to challenge President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democratic Party. However, talks were broken off on 13 April 2009, with Golkar reportedly more interested in continuing the coalition with Yudhoyono rather than risk being cut off from power completely. Yudhoyono was also in talks with Islamist parties in a bid to form a coalition controlling more than half the seats in parliament.[15][16][17]
By late April 2009, Golkar was in talks with smaller parties to gain the votes it lacked to be able to nominate Kalla as a presidential candidate.[18] A ten-party coalition was formed on 1 May, consisting of Golkar, PDI–P, the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), the People's Conscience Party (Hanura), the Prosperous Peace Party (PDS), the Reform Star Party (PBR), the Ulema National Awakening Party (PKNU), the National People's Concern Party (PPRN), the Labor Party and the Indonesian Nahdlatul Community Party (PPNUI). Two parties who had been considering joining the coalition, the National Mandate Party (PAN) and the United Development Party (PPP), in the end decided not to join.[19] Shortly after the ten-party coalition was announced, incumbent Vice President Kalla announced a joint ticket with former Indonesian military leader Wiranto.[20]
The PDI–P selected former president Megawati as its presidential candidate on 7 May but did not immediately announce a running mate.[21] The possibility of Gerindra leader Prabowo Subianto becoming Megawati's running mate had been favored by PDI–P leadership, but the two parties had yet to come to an agreement two days before the 16 May candidate registration deadline.[22][23] After plans to announce the pair's candidacy were postponed to allow for continuing negotiations, both parties eventually declared on 15 May the nomination of Megawati and Prabowo as candidates for president and vice president.[24]
In the scenario that either Kalla or Megawati would have lost his or her bid for the presidency in the first election round, one candidate would have supported the other in the second round, as agreed upon by the grand coalition formed to oppose incumbent President Yudhoyono.[25]
On 12 May 2009, Yudhoyono chose Boediono, the governor of Bank Indonesia (Indonesia's central bank), as his running mate.[26] Four parties which had planned to form a coalition with Yudhoyono's Democratic Party (PAN, PPP, the National Awakening Party (PKB), and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS)) had expected that the vice presidential nominee would come from one of their parties. Although they threatened to form their own coalition with Gerindra and present their own candidate, PKB became the first party in the coalition to support Yudhoyono's decision.[27][28] The remaining three parties eventually agreed to support the Yudhoyono–Boediono ticket and attended the nomination ceremony in Bandung on 15 May.[29]
Nominees for president and vice president registered their candidacy at the central General Election Commission office in Jakarta on 16 May. Candidates underwent physical and psychological evaluations at Gatot Subroto Army Hospital following registration. Personality tests were also conducted using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.[30][31]
Megawati Sukarnoputri and Prabowo Subianto[edit]
The pair of Megawati Sukarnoputri and Prabowo Subianto is referred to colloquially by the Indonesian media as Mega–Pro.[32] These two candidates belong to opposing ideological backgrounds. Prabowo's father, Sumitro Djojohadikusumo, was a political enemy of Megawati's father, former President Sukarno.[33]
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Boediono[edit]
Initially, the pair of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Boediono was referred to colloquially by the Indonesian media as SBY Berbudi.[32] Three days after the slogan was announced, the campaign team had changed its name to SBY–Boediono due to concerns that the term berbudi was not as well known outside Java.[34]
Jusuf Kalla and Wiranto[edit]
The pair of Jusuf Kalla and Wiranto is referred to colloquially by the Indonesian media as JK–Win.[32]
Candidates gallery[edit]
Former President Megawati Sukarnoputri
Former Army Special Forces (Kopassus) Commander Prabowo Subianto
Former Armed Forces Commander Wiranto
Candidates had to register from 10–16 May, with medical checks, which they all passed,[35] from 11–15 May.[36] The candidates were officially announced on 28 May[37] and drew their ballot numbers at the General Election Commission building on 31 May.[38] Megawati–Prabowo drew number 1, SBY–Boediono number 2 and Kalla–Wiranto number 3.[38]
The presidential election campaign began on 2 June and ran until 4 July, with mass rallies allowed from 12 June onwards. Those participating in the campaign, were not allowed to question the basis of the Indonesian state, insult the race or religion of candidates, use threats or violence or give financial or material incentives to voters.[39] There were a series of debates between 18 June and 2 July that were carried live on Indonesian television, three between the presidential candidates and two between the vice-presidential candidates. The topics for these two-hour debates were agreed in advance, and by common consent, did not explicitly include human rights issues.[40]
After a two-day "silent period", voting took place on 8 July. National election results are due to be announced between 27 and 29 July. Following a period to allow for legal challenges, the final results will be announced between 1 and 12 August. If the election goes to a second round, the second campaign period will run from 15 July – 7 September, with the vote on 8 September. The final result is due to be announced on 8 October, with the president and vice-president being sworn before the general session of the People's Consultative Assembly in October 20.[41]
Election results[edit]
Official results[edit]
|Democratic Party coalition
|Presidential candidate: Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Running mate: Boediono
|Indonesian Democratic Party – Struggle and Great Indonesia Movement Party coalition
|Presidential candidate: Megawati Sukarnoputri
Running mate: Prabowo Subianto
|Golkar and People's Conscience Party coalition
|Presidential candidate: Jusuf Kalla
Running mate: Wiranto
|Source: Tempo[42] and Jakarta Globe[43]
Note: A party or coalition had to win 112 (20 percent) of 560 People's Representative Council seats in the
April legislative election in order to nominate candidates for president and vice president.
Quick count results[edit]
|Megawati – Prabowo
|SBY – Boediono
|Jusuf Kalla – Wiranto
|Cirus Surveyor Group
|Indonesian Survey Circle
|Indonesian Survey Institute
|Information Research Institute
|Metro TV
|Source: The Jakarta Post,[44] Metro TV,[45] detikcom[46]
See also[edit]
- ^ General Elections Commission Results Tabulation
- ^ Yang, Lina (2009-01-23). "Indonesia's presidential election day set at July 8". Xinhua. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ "Indonesia's president re-elected: No wonder why with SBY". The Economist. 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ^ Andra Wisnu (24 July 2009). "SBY officially declared winner". The Jakarta Post. p. 2.
- ^ "More Support New Susilo Term in Indonesia". Angus Reid Global Monitor. 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ Adamrah, Mustaqim (2009-02-21). "Kalla ready to challenge SBY in polls". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ "Abdurrahman Wahid plans new bid for Indonesian presidency". Radio Australia. 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ "Akbar Tanjung ready to join next year's presidential election". ANTARA. 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ "Indonesian sultan to run for president". ANTARA. 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ "Sutiyoso Berpeluang Besar Jika Cermat Pilih Cawapres" (in Indonesian). Suara Merdeka. 2007-10-02. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ Pasandaran, Camelia (2009-02-18). "Court Rules Out Independent Candidates for '09". Jakarta Globe.
- ^ "Many votes to count". The Economist. 2009-04-09. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "23 Parties Join Forces To Fight Election Limits". Jakarta Globe. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-05-16.[dead link]
- ^ "KPU urge presidential candidates to register before deadline passed". The Jakarta Post. 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2009-05-16.[dead link]
- ^ Ali, Muklis (2009-04-13). "Indonesia president's party eyes Golkar, Islamist pact". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "Democrat Party Exploring Coalition With Golkar". Bernama.com. 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "Indonesia coalition talks 'near'". BBC. 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "Indonesia's second largest party seeks coalition with small parties". People's Daily. 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ Christanto, Dicky (2009-05-01). "Political parties ink coalition agreement". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "Indonesia's Kalla, Wiranto in presidency run". Agence France-Presse. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "Indonesia's PDIP Party officially nominates Megawati as presidential candidate". People's Daily. 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ Sihaloho, Markus Junianto (2009-05-02). "PDI-P to Announce Megawati's Mate". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2009-05-14.[dead link]
- ^ Sihaloho, Markus Junianto; Hutapea, Febriamy (2009-05-15). "Mega's Hopes Go Down to The Wire". Jakarta Globe. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ Hutapea, Febriamy; Sihaloho, Markus Junianto (2009-05-16). "With Mega and Prabowo In, A Three-Horse Race Begins". Jakarta Globe. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ Suhartono (2009-05-16). "JK-Win dan Mega-Pro Akan Saling Dukung" (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ "SBY Akhirnya Pilih Boediono" (in Indonesian). Kompas. 2009-05-12. Archived from the original on May 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
- ^ "President Susilo's party allies threaten to withdraw support". People's Daily. 2009-05-12. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ "PKB firm in its support for SBY-Boediono presidential ticket". ANTARA. 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ "Islamic Allies Give Nod to SBY's Choice And Return to the Coalition Talks Table". Jakarta Globe. 2009-05-15. Archived from the original on May 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ "Tiga Bakal Capres/Cawapres Mendaftar Ke KPU" (in Indonesian). Komisi Pemilihan Umum. 2009-05-16. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ "Presidential and vice presidential hopefuls undergo screening". The Jakarta Post. 2009-05-17. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ a b c Ulag, Luther (2009-05-16). "SBY Dapat Lawan Tangguh" (in Indonesian). Suara Pembaruan. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ Tamatnya Ideologi dan Latar Belakang (flv) (Television production) (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Media Indonesia. 2009-04-28. Event occurs at 2:05. Retrieved 2009-05-17.
- ^ "Slogan SBY Berbudi Diganti SBY-Boediono" (in Indonesian). Kompas. 2009-05-18. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "The return of election fever". The Jakarta Post. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
|last1=in Authors list (help)
- ^ SCHEDULE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS INDONESIA 2009 at KPU website
- ^ "Campaigns Ignore KPU Rule". Jakarta Globe. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
|last1=in Authors list (help)
- ^ a b "Megawati Gives SBY Cold Shoulder". Jakarta Globe. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
|last1=in Authors list (help)
- ^ Campaign Leaflet from the General Elections Commission Indonesian
- ^ "Presidential hopefuls to debate poverty, unemployment". The Jakarta Post. 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
- ^ http://politik.news.viva.co.id/news/read/98404-yudhoyono_resmi_presiden_ri_2009_2014
- ^ (in Indonesian) Pramono (2009-05-16). "Sebanyak 23 Partai Dukung Pendaftaran SBY-Boediono". Tempo. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ Pasandaran, Camelia (2009-07-23). "Final Election Results Confirm Victory For SBY-Boediono, But Protests Linger". Jakarta Globe. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
- ^ "Quick Counts of Presidential Election 2009". The Jakarta Post. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ^ http://www.metrotvnews.com/index.php/metromain/qc
- ^ http://pemilu.detiknews.com/presquickcount
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Indonesian presidential election, 2009.
- (in Indonesian) Official campaign site of Megawati Sukarnoputri and Prabowo Subianto
- (in Indonesian) Official campaign site of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
- (in Indonesian) Official campaign site of Jusuf Kalla and Wiranto
- Indonesian General Elections 2009 Web Archive from the U.S. Library of Congress


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A 2nd round pick in 2009, Andy Levitre finally emerged as an above average player last year, after 2 mediocre years in 2009-2010. Levitre ranked 6th among all guards on ProFootballFocus last season, making 12 starts at left guard. He also made 3 starts at left tackle and 1 at center, though he graded out much better at guard than anywhere else. He allowed 5 sacks and 11 pressures, while committing 5 penalties on the season, but only allowed 4 sacks and 7 pressures, with 4 penalties, in his 12 games at guard. Heading into the final year of his 4 year rookie deal, the Bills have begun extension talks with Levitre. He's not an elite talent, but he's above average, versatile, and has started all 48 games of his career. He won't command Davin Joseph, Carl Nicks, or Jahri Evans money, but he could get a deal similar to Evan Mathis or Ben Grubbs. This offseason, Mathis got 25 million over 5 years and Grubbs got 36 million over 5 years. Both would be a major pay raise over the 615 thousand ...
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Biking and a brother's love
Do kids ride bikes anymore? I see scores of school kids walking through Burien coming from Highline High but rarely any on a bike. Do they have them and only ride after school?
I got my first bike when I was ten. My 12-year brother did not own one but on my 10th birthday, a Saturday, he pushed me out of our bed and told me to get dressed and that he had a surprise.
I scrambled up, followed him down to the kitchen where mom gave us each a bowl of oatmeal porridge and a hunk of home made bread with oleo margarine on it.
I then followed him out the door where we set out walking, barefooted, up to a shopping center on Killingsworth st. On the corner, we went into a bike shop. Oh how glorious bike shops smell. I don't know why. Maybe the rubber tires.
He talked with a man and pretty soon Russ handed him 10 dollars and we left. I learned our Dad had a ten dollar bill in his wallet and my brother just "borrowed" it for a good cause. To buy me a bike!
It was beautiful. Slightly smaller than most bikes. It had a brass bandage on the frame that hid a broken steel frame. They should have welded it instead so it broke again and it had to be repaired crudely. It could not carry two kids very far. It soon broke again.
Russ and I each had paper routes. He carried the Oregonian in the morning and I carried the Oregon Journal in the afternoon. We took our earnings and bought a new Schwinn World, the best bike made. It served us well with both of us keeping it in good repair until he discovered girls were not just soft boys and bought a Ford coupe.
We drove it to Tijuana, Grand Coulee Dam, Spokane and Reno. We never had anything go bad except some flat tires.
He later joined the Navy and gave it to me. Now, that is brotherly love.
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The end of reposiphilia?
Posted by Tom Grant on December 23, 2008
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One sure sign that Web 2.0 is a genuinely new epoch in the tech industry: the haymaker punch it threw at a repository-centric view of application architectures, effectively knocking it out of the ring. For those who aren't familiar with what I'm talking about, I'll give a little bit of history for the young 'uns out there.
Forward into the past
Let's hop in a time machine, go back 10 years, and eavesdrop on conversations in development teams building multi-tier applications. Chances are you'll hear no small number of words about the repository. For example, suppose the project was integrating two middleware applications, such as content management systems and ERP applications. In many development teams, you'd get funny looks if you didn't advocate some merger of the two repositories as the solution to the challenge. Integration at the middle tier sounded, to many ears, like trying to pull a fast one, substituting a hack for "real" integration.
Of course, the reposiphiliacs had an argument worth taking seriously. If you didn't have a single repository, you'd impose more work on the DBA or sysadmin. Any repository-level rules--stored procedures, data retention policies, etc.--would have to be repeated across every repository. If standards didn't compel people to build similar metadata schemes, you'd spend a lot of your time translating between applications, often with very different notions of the same attribute. (Over here, it's an array; over there, it's not.)
Everything you know is wrong
Now, let's jump back to the present day. One of the striking things about the Web 2.0 world is not only the ease of integration, but also the relative unimportance of the repository in the discussion. You can add your Flickr album to your Facebook profile. Mashups keep on growing, both in options (what you can combine) and methods (how you build them, and the level of technical skill needed). You can upload documents to Box.net, and use Zoho to edit them in place. RSS has grown from simple newsfeeds to an inter-application communication medium. When I publish this post, a link will appear automatically in my Twitter feed. And so on.
Nowhere in this discussion do you hear the word "repository," nor do you need to. Certainly, data structures matter, as do the media for communicating metadata from one application to another. But the underlying repository--by which I mean, if it's not clear, the place where the content is stored--doesn't really matter all that much. In fact, as Web 2.0 charges forward, the repository continues to be commoditized. Amazon, Salesforce, Intuit, or someone else will handle the structured or unstructured data storage and management for you.
What many once considered to be a kludge--integration above the level of the repository--is now the main platform for innovation. Now, if that's not a sign that we live in a different world, I don't know what is.
re: The end of reposiphilia?
Comment from Sean Lindo (not verified) on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 17:38
I couldn't agree more with your contention about the "repository" itself mattering less and less. The question where your data is stored has already been answered, for the most part - the exciting part will be the solutions around how you can access content and what you can do with it, regardless of the location, platform or format.
re: The end of reposiphilia?
Comment from Saeed Khan on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 21:27
Integrating repositories may have been a mantra a decade ago, but it doesn't mean it was wrong at the time. There have been a number of changes over the past decade, one of which is the loosening of the definition of "internal" IT.The other big change that has happened, and continues to happen is the change in definition of what an application is and how we use those applications.We're much more comfortable today with loosely coupled applications than we were 10 years ago. There is no single reason for this, but better transport and data security, better bandwidth, more comfort with distributed entities such as SalesForce.com and other hosted apps all make this possible.When tight integration is needed, then some form of repository integration -- even if it via some form of federation -- will have benefits and be needed.Keep in mind that most of the examples you cite, and most of the loose coupling out there is related to content/data sharing. This is easy. A lot of repository integration had to do with metadata (or even meta-metadata) i.e. rules and logic on how to manipulate data (or rules).I'm not sure we're yet at the point that that kind of integration can be done easily via Web 2.0 technologies or mashups.Saeed
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Despite delays and internal arguments, Debian 5, Lenny, has finally arrived, and it's a darn nice Linux distribution.
You don't have to take my word for it. Consider what Warren Woodford, the well-regarded Linux developer, who uses Debian for the foundation of his SimplyMEPIS Linux distribution, has to say. Woodford, who switched MEPIS' cornerstone distribution from Ubuntu to Debian in 2007, said, "Behind the scenes, MEPIS is being used more and more in demanding environments, so I was happy the Debian teams decided to use the hardening features in gcc to increase the security of Debian in Lenny."
Woodford added, "I know a lot of our users were happy that Debian decided to continue supporting KDE 3.5. They like what they have and don't want to be forced to learn the KDE 4 look and feel."
Even when Debian doesn't get it quite right, from where Woodford sits, he still praises Debian for making it easy to add features. "I think it would have been good for Debian if they could have bent their "freeze" rules and included Bind 9.6 [Berkeley Internet Name Domain-the program that runs the Internet's master address system: DNS (Domain Name System)]. But thanks to the flexibility of using a the Debian core, it was easy for us to add Bind 9.6 to MEPIS 8.0 for users who need to comply with the US OMB (Office of Management and Budget) mandate for DNSsec (DNS security extensions) support."
That's what Woodford likes about the new Debian. Here are my five favorite features in Lenny.
1) X.org 7.3 integration. It used to be setting up your screen in Linux was a real pain-in-the-rump. With X.org 7.3 the X-server behind Linux's most common GUIs (graphical user interfaces), the program automatically take care of setting up your display resolution.
2) Renewed emphasis on security. In the not-to-distant past, Debian put its foot into it with a major OpenSSL security screw-up. Unlike some groups, say Microsoft, which never seems to learn security lessons, Debian's developers worked hard to improve the distribution's security.
In Lenny, for example, after you install it, the operating system automatically downloads all available security patches before its first boot. Lenny also includes other security hardening features such as reducing the number of default open network ports and including optional security patches like PHP's Suhosin security system.
3) Debian is now Java friendly. The Linux distribution now includes Sun's OpenJDK; the GNU Java compiler and Java bytecode interpreter; and Classpath, an open-source collection of Java libraries. What all this means for users is that you can now use most Java-based programs in Debian. Some of these are already available in Debian's software repositories, so you can quickly use these programs.
4) Debian makes open-source players and viewers available for some proprietary media formats. It's gotten easier to access proprietary videos and the like on Linux with programs like Moonshine and Moonlight. Since these programs require accepting some proprietary bits, some users don't want a thing to do with them. For these users, Debian's integrated support of Flash video with swfdec or Gnash will be very welcome indeed.
5) You can run Debian on anything. And, I mean anything. Sure, if you're a developer you can get Linux to run on any system under the sun. For example you can get Linux to run on an iPhone or a Microsoft xBox 360. But, if you're not a programmer and you want to run Linux on a Sun SPARC server, an HP Alpha server, an IBM s/390 mainframe on the big iron side to a lightweight ARM Cortex-powered netbook or a Marvell Orion-powered HP Media Vault mv2120 storage device, Debian will run on it. This is pretty darn handy whether you're upgrading your servers or just want one common interface across your entire office's computer collection.
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Hope this post will be okay in plumbing couldn't find an appliance category. I have a GE monogram free standing ice maker that is no longer making ice. When I turn it on, the water runs through its paces but does not freeze and create ice. I am handy and would like to replace the part myself but am not sure which part it is. Any advice out there on how to proceed and trouble shoot? Thanks
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Re: Mapping to Create Nested Loops
Hi Szabolcs,
AFAIK, it is safe, as long as inner pure anonymous function is totally
contained in the outer, being
passed as an argument. Here is one relevant mathgroup thread:
Regarding pure functions with named arguments, I try to avoid them because
the functional abstraction
is generally leaky in Mathematica. I pointed this out here:
and also discussed here:
You may also look at the bottom of this post:
for a really short but instructive example illustrating the problem.
2011/6/2 Szabolcs Horv=E1t <szhorvat at gmail.com>
> On 2011.06.01. 13:27, Bob Hanlon wrote:
> > GatherBy[myArray, #[[3]]&]
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> > GatherBy[#, #[[3]]&]& /@ myListOfArrays
> >
> >
> Is this kind of use of nested functions with # guaranteed to be safe
> (let's disregard readability concerns for now)?
> It appears that # indeed is always the argument of the innermost
> function, but I couldn't find this stated in the docs. Instead, it's
> suggested in the docs (page for Slot) to use named arguments with nested
> functions (but those aren't without name-conflict / localization issues
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Ghost's legal moves come just a month after the rapper himself was sued by Jaques Urbont, composer of the theme song of the 1966 TV cartoon Iron Man, as previously reported here at BET.com. The Shaolin rapper sampled the song liberally throughout his 2000 classic Supreme Clientele. Last week, Ghost's legal team filed papers moving the court to dismiss Urbont's suit, citing the statute of limitations, as the album was released 11 years ago.
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Thanx, thesensercomplex! P.S: ha, now you have 101 sales! congrats
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Vanos or something else?
I have a 2000 X5 4.4i that has a misfire on ALL cyclinders on the drivers side but only at idle. The moment the rpms increase by 200, the misfire goes away and it rides like a dream.
I don't burn any oil.
I drive it 20 miles to and from work and havent had to add oil.
No smoke at start up or driving.
I only get the P codes for multiple misfire and misfire on 5,6,7 and 8
Ive done all of the typical things:
- new valve cover gaskets
- new intake manifold gasket
- new spark plugs
- switched all of the ignition coils from one side to the other side
- new MAF sensor
- took off the pre-cat O2 sensor to check for a plugged cat
- cleaned the injectors
- checked the ground to the ignition coils
- all hoses look and feel new
The misfire is constant but not that "poot' backfire sound.
I took it to and indy shop and they said it was the vanos ($1800 to replace)
has anyone ever experience misfires relating to their vanos?
Do you think changing just the solenoid would be a more likely culprit if the vanos is the culprit?
That sounds right based on all the things you said. It seems that the VANOS unit on that one side was installed either too far left or right (can't remember which is what). The install procedure says to make sure it's centered so it can go both ways based on load variations.
It's probably at its max in one direction and is trying, but misfiring.
$1800 for a replacement is much at an Indy, hopefully they're doing both units as they should anyway. And your engine will be very quiet at idle after the replacement.
I had a talk with Dr.Vanos and they said because the M62's Vanos units are simple they usually don't go bad. I don't really believe that but they don't sell repair kits for the M62.
And it's not a solenoid per say its just a worm gear system that turns the intake cam shaft a few degrees past the actual timing which can open up intake valves a little sooner than TDC for improved low end performance. And more variations in there too.
I definitely don't have plans to spend that kind of money.
I don't mond getting my hands dirty and I'm pretty comfortable working on cars. I've owned well over thirty cars in my life time and have done some pretty serious repairs myself on them.
My question to you is, which would be easier for me as a shadetree mechanic, to change the driver side vanos or to replace the entire head with the vanos already installed? I can get a used head with the vanos that is working very well for $250.
If I do start this venture, could I lean on you for advice as I work my way through it? :)
When I first purchased the car it was giving only the #6 misfire code, so after changing the water pump, I pulled the codes again and still was getting only the #6 misfire code.
So I replaced the #6 ignition coil but the misfire didn't go away and eventually I started getting the multiple misfire code (p0300) and the other 4 misfire codes for cylinders 5,6,7 and 8.
After changing the plugs, switch the ignition coils from one side to the other.....I still pulled the mutiple misfire codes for all cylinders on driver side.
Then I changed the valve cover gaskets, the intake manifold gaskets and the throttle body gasket and after that I only pulled the #6 misfire code. But a few days later the other misfire codes came back.
Now i changed the oil and today I checked the codes and the only one I pulled was the #6 misfire code.
I did disconnect the battery earlier, so it may just take a while for the other codes to generate.
But I do find it odd that the #6 misfire is always constant but the others are not. Seems strange that #6 always throws a code days before the others.
If the vanos is stuck in an open position, causing for the cam shaft to be turn x degrees all the time, that would mean all of the drivers side intake lifters are equally off in their timing. So that would also mean all of the driver side cylinders should throw the same codes at the same time.
Your thoughts....
Do you have a good connection on the earth strap for that side? Did you stretch the coil pack wires to get them out of the way when removing the junction box? (If you did remove it) I was able to change my gaskets without removing the boxes. I got some scratches but it's part of the job for me. Here's a video below about the deep end (valley pan) which includes the shallow part which is this job. Notice at 1:25 a trick to remove the junction boxes. I'm not sure it's recommended, but it looks like snapping it back in may cause one of the 2 inner injectors (6-7) to not snap in correctly. Not saying you used this method, just trying to eliminate options here. A bad Vanos would cause a misfire on all that side, but since youre only getting one misfire that should
eliminate the Vanos unit. Is there ever a time you get no misfire, as in right after changing plugs, coils, etc and reconnecting the battery (assuming it was disconnected to do the job)
using a tool to read codes right after startup? Do you know what your idle RPM is or if it is rough? If it's not rough you may need to hook it up to INPA or equivalent to read actual values
if you dont have any. When you've done all the necessary mechanical things to make it work and it still doesn't work it's time to get the computers involved.
Thanks for the reply Boramkiv.
The misfire is on all cylinders on bank 2 driver side.
The #6 always throws a misfire code before the others but all 4 on the driver side eventually throw misfire codes within a day after the codes were cleared by disconnecting the battery. If I clear the codes with a Odb II scanner, the codes are thrown within minutes.
The misfire was there before I changed the gaskets and I did fully disconnected the junction boxes from the fuel rail. I have sincel gone back to double check my connections and they were secured properly.
I only get the misfire at idle and it misfires all the time at idle. The misfire goes away as soon as I start driving.
The engine idles at 600 rpm and the misfire seems to go away at around 900-1000 rpm.
The engine runs absolutely beautiful while driving. It's very powerful and it does not burn any oil or smoke.
Then you may have a vacuum leak. That's pretty much what comes to mind.
Not sure where, but that's the next step, and have you changed your oil separator
valve? Also if its one bank only it could be a catalytic converter problem on that side.
I would have that checked also.
So why do you think it may not be the vanos? I really hope it's not the vanos, but what steers you away from it?
Could broken timing chain guides on the driver side cause this issue?
The oil separator valve is new....installed by the previous owner.
I changed the valve cover gaskets and the air intake gaskets.
I also had a smoke test done and no leaks were found.
I checked all of the hoses and many of them appear to of been changed by the previous owner and the others were in really good condition visually and to the touch.
I also removed the pre-cat o2 sensor to see if the cat was plugged. No change in the way it ran with the o2 sensor out.
I took it to two different Indy shops.
One said it was the vanos stuck in an open position.
The other didn't think it was the vanos. He believed it has something to do with the timing chain.....possibly the chain guides.
So with two different Indy shops giving me two different results......I'm totally lost.
That's why I asked if there is anytime you get no misfires. Your non misfire times are not long enough to completely eliminate the Vanos.
It would actually be good if it were the Vanos unit. After reconnecting you said after a day codes come back, that could be misleading in that
you were able to check the codes later that day but in fact they were there earlier. No CEL or anything? I'm still leaning on the Vanos, but its
not coming together as such if you know what I mean. We just have to verify that all other issues are not overlooked.
Oh one more thing I forgot.
When the engine is running and I disconnect all of the ignition coils on bank 2 driver side, there is no change in the way it runs. I would of assumed the engine would start to shake violently but it seems to not even notice they were disconnected.
I did take the ignition coils out and ground them to the side of the car to verify they were firing and they were.
Do you think the vanos is something a shadetree mechanic should even attempt?
Would this kit be the proper specialty tools I need to do the job?
Also I haven't been able to find a vanos unit for a 4.4
The chain guides have to completely fail and TRUST me you will know when they do. They snap vice wear out as long as they are oiled. If you've given it frequent timely oil changes the guides should be good. They are known to break on the M62, but only as often as you see neglected M62's. Both of those can be addressed in one visit however. It is a simpler job to do the guides. Buying a rebuilt head can eliminate both issues at once, but again timing has to be perfect. And your issue does seem to be related to timing based on all the things you've stated.
So if we go the 'bad vanos' route, you would agree that installing a used head with a good vanos may be a good route to go?
Thank you so much for your time. Sorry for all of the questions, I just want to use your knowledge as much as possible while I have you :)
Haha no problem. Before jumping there do you have the Vanos rattle?
Not that it matters much, but it could help some. If your idle doesn't sound like a diesel then you may have nothing to worry about.
I didn't think the vanos on the 8 cylinders were repairable.
Regarding the vanos rattle...I'm not sure but at start up it doesnt sound pretty.
I had to go back up and read the posts from top. Now the first thing I would start with is the Vanos solenoid because the actual Vanos unit on one side usually don't fail like that. It's fairly simple to just change the solenoid compared to the actual unit which rattles and that's what your Indy diagnosed the first time.
So would it be a good idea to switch the solenoid from the passenger side to the driver side to see if the issue moves to the passenger side?
That's a start.
Now it would still run with a failed solenoid, so codes would have to be read, you knew that already though.
Cool! Thanks a million. I'll try that this weekend and let you know how it went.
This is going to be some work because the driver side vanos can only be removed by removing the water pump.
Oops I was wrong, I don't have to remove the water pump......wheeeeew.
While you're in there change out that paper gasket on the water pump if you haven't done so already. Please keep the updates going as this is bound to fail on my X now that I've talked about it so much.
Good luck.
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