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Arizona State Sun Devils
Graham: Winning a bowl game just the 'next step' for ASU program
Under first-year head coach Todd Graham, ASU gained bowl eligibility for the third consecutive season and defeated in-state rival UA.
But with just weeks left in his first season with the Sun Devils, Graham wants more from his team when they take on Navy on December 29 in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.
"You're going to a bowl game first to win it and for the experience second," Graham said Sunday after practice. "The bowl experience is a great experience, but it's not any good if you don't win.
"Our goal is to win our eighth game and to win a bowl championship. Winning a bowl championship would be the next step for our program."
The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl will be Graham's fifth appearance (3-1) as a coach in a bowl game. He previously took Rice to the New Orleans Bowl and Tulsa to the GMAC and Hawaii Bowls.
While the extra game allows the Sun Devils to practice 15 more times in 2012, similar to a spring camp, Graham was also very pleased to have the chance to play in a California-based bowl game for recruiting purposes.
"It's a great location for us and for our recruiting base," said Graham. "To go to the Bay Area is nice, because obviously California is such an important place for us. It's where a lot of our players' families are, and we have almost 20,000 alumni in that area. It's a perfect situation for us."
Graham and Co. will go up against a good 7-4 Midshipmen team led by the running duo of Gee Gee Greene and Noah Copeland. Before they play ASU, however, Navy still has its annual rivalry game on December 8 against Army.
"I've gone up against them quite a number of times," said Graham. "They are fierce, they are disciplined and very tough. They do a great job executing their system and scheme."
The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl will mark the first time the two programs have met in football.
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As you know, Dave has been working on the 'ship while I've been looking after our animals and getting our current house ready to sell. Yes, we do hope to be in a position soon (well, sometime this year) to move into the Earthship.
Consequently my mind has been elsewhere and I haven't been keeping this site updated, tccch! And after all Dave's hard work too. So here's an update...
Sometime in January we made the decision to go with the cork bits rather than sheets. This means the Valencia company supplying it can guarantee that it comes from their fsc managed forest. It also means we have to build a frame to hold the bits and cap it with plywood so we can walk on it.
Dave phoned around for plywood prices and started boraxing the wood for the frame. He also picked up the sample reja bars we ordered so we could work out how to fit them into the skylights.
Dave worked on getting the reja bars into the first skylight then went back to cutting and boraxing the wood for the frame. I've probably said this before, but I'm going to say it again, if you can get pre-treated wood it'll save you days of work.
Now you get to see some piccies as Dave remembered to take the camera!
Firstly, here's Gianni and family who visited the 'ship for the morning. They're pondering building an Earthship in Sardinia.
Here's those loveley rejas in the skylight boxes - a splendidly neat job Dave
He's also added extra height to the boxes to allow for the 2cm extra depth of insulation. The cork suppliers said to add this to allow for the cork being in bits rather than pressed into solid strips.
Even with the extra depth, it still works out much more affordable in bits than strips.
Dave had two visitors today as well, Mihai and Franziska who have been staying at Sunseed.
Franziska helped finish the front face ceiling planks...
... while Mihai dug the hole for the gas pipe ...
...then they both helped start building the frame for the insulation.
Dave got home at 8.30pm pooped!
Some friends mentioned a while ago that the Almanzora Valley Garden Club they belong to was interested in us doing a talk on Earthships at their meeting today. Of course, we said, thinking it would be a cozy little chat to 20 to 30 people, max.
I prepared a few notes and some piccies in Powerpoint and then found out, the night before, that the club has about 160 members - eeeek! (I've subsequently found out that it's actually more like 400 members).
They meet at one of my fave places - the Museo Gilabert in Arboleas - which has a large conference hall, and it was getting on for nearly full - double eeeek!
Anyway, filled with complimentary cake and coffee, we went for it. The audience was so friendly, they didn't heckle and were very kind when we had a few gliches in the slide show. We'd like to say thank you to all for your patience and interest. We hope you enjoyed it.
We were so impressed by the club that we've joined as well, does that make 162 members now? ;-)
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Newbie To Ff Midgets
Posted 29 July 2003 - 12:51 PM
Posted 30 July 2003 - 04:17 PM
I'm far from an expert, but I worked with a very accomplished racer and I think I can give you some general hints, that will help you.
Number one you got to have the motor. Depending on what state you're in, you will need an "EXPERT",
to dial in the motor at the track. Keith at "SCREAM", who is the exclusive engine builder for the Focus Series, comes to the races in California and helps shim and jet the motor, so you won't burn it up.
Number two, the chassis, I think it would be advisable to run the type of frame everybody else is running. Anybody at the track can help you. But most importantly you must set up a repoire with your chassis manufacturer so you can set up the car and dial it in each week. Of course if you can hook up with and accomplished racer to guide you that is the best advice.
In our example we bought a used TCR chassis. TCR gave us the basic set up, which for two races we used. Now we are ready to go to the next level and using the advice of experts in the field, we will make a bar change.
I can't stress the importance of finding experts in the field and using their advice.
Gear changes. Every track you will have to pick the right gear for the track. Again other racers
running that track can help you. But even if you use the same gear as everybody else, you make want a different one.
At the first race we went to we changed the gear three times. Again, we borrowed the gears until we found the one we liked. Then we bought that gear. Again, we were shooting for a rev range of 7000 rpm. A nice safe rev
range for the Focus Motor.
Extra parts. You will definitely need the spacers that adjust the tires in and out. An a aluminum jack is a must.
I think on extra tire and wheel for the front and one tire and wheel for the Right Rear and left Rear would be a safe bet.
Other people can tell you more.
Shocks. We plan on running two complete setups for front shocks. Two set of coil overs and shocks for the front end. As I have said we just have one set of shocks and springs that we have been using at present. We haven't had to make a shock or spring adjustment yet. We are learning about the car and are ready to go racing and start making changes.
So to sum it up. We bought a good use car/roller with a lot of spares. We got a whole new front end in the deal. A couple extra wheels. A couple set of shocks and some extra springs and bars.
But I want to reiterate. We were given a standard setup from the person we bought the roller from.
We asked questions and blocked/setup the car with general requirements from the TCR manufacturer. We bought a few tires in case we got a flat. Anything is possible. And we borrowed gear until we decided which one we wanted to run.
We talked to experts and manufactures in the field. Racers who are winning and using the same chassis.
Last of all I would advise some practice. Get a feel for the car. Get a feel for the gear. And dial the engine in.
Then get a expert, or fellow racer who is running well to come over and give you advice. Take his advice or don't aske for it.
Have fun, drive safe and move to the front.
Best of Wishes,
Lawerence B. Otani
Posted 30 July 2003 - 06:17 PM
Posted 30 July 2003 - 10:27 PM
I wanted to add one thing. I forgot, there is one other thing we did to the car upon racing it for the first time.
For some reason the car didn't want to turn. What I mean is that it was physically demanding to turn the steering wheel.
An old racer from the 30's, 40's and 50's suggested we tilt the spindles up/more vertical. For some reason we had layed the front spindles backward. More of a Sprint car set up. Remember these cars originally didn't have power steering.
Last years rules. Upon this premise we bought a manual steering gear/rack. The rules now allow power steeing, but we didn't want to loose any horsepower to drive the power steeing unit, so we stuck with manual drive.
Although the car was stable and the spindles layed back, it was too hard to steer. We straightened up the spindles/
more erect and the car steered normally and we noticed no problem with the stabiltiy of the car. It steered fine.
For us with the TCR chassis we have opted to go with some small diameter RR bars. Intially the car was hooked up for the first three races. But the reason was because we were loosing air to the RR tire. We found we had bad bleeders and the ring that holds the tire on the wheels was loose. The bolts that hold the ring on were loose.
Upon advice from someone else running a TCR chassis, we have opted to go to a lighter RR torsion bar.
I think this will give us the same results as a stiff RR torsion bar, but with Air Pressure that were way to low. How low?
We were running anywhere from 4-6 lbs. That is low air pressure.
To tell you the truth that is about all I can say for the first three races that we have run. I'm kind of excited about the next race, to see what the softer bar does and to see if my driver/his car will move to the front. We got a 3rd in the first race and a 7th in the second. It's going to be fun to see if we can move to the front. But I will say this the guys are competive in this division and they are really hammer down. These little Focus Midgets move out and I think it
is possible to get hurt if you are not careful. Be careful and Hammer Down.
Lead Foot Larry, goin' to the front!
Hope to see you race some day and Good Luck! God Speed!
Posted 03 August 2003 - 09:49 AM
Are you racing the Califronia series or Indiana series?
Good Luck.
Posted 03 August 2003 - 02:24 PM
Posted 04 August 2003 - 08:57 PM
I'm going to suggest something to you, that proabably you won't be able to do because of cost,
But I honestly feel it is the best thing you could do.
I've went to a lot of schools. Driving Schools. To be exact I have gone to 9 schools driving a non-wing sprint car. Personally, it costs me thousands of dollars. I could of bought three used cars for the price I payed to learn how to drive. But one school, I think you can benefit. In fact, you might finish the school and the instructor might tell you something you won't want to hear. What's that? That maybe you don't have what it takes to be a sprint car driver.
I assume that is your dream and mine too. I never stepped into any race car until I was 48 years old.
Lucky for me, I took to it like a duck to water. I was pretty fast right out of the box. Then I had to learn how to drive the car. I got worse and worse. But the instructor against all his better judgement, gave me my chance. The rest is history, but I turned out OK for a beginner.
Here's the advice. The best thing I could tell any driver, is to go up to Jimmy Sill's School of open wheel racing. You can take your own car. He will work with you to set it up. He will instruct you for 8 hours giving you his own personal book of what a driver needs to do and things to think about when driving a sprint car. The Jimmy Sill's set up book is different than the book he gives you when you attend his school.
Like I said this is expensive. Hopefully you will convince Jimmy you are serious about this endeavor.
My practice started out in a 410 sprint car, non-wing at night. At the school was Justin Fisher. He was lightning quick.
1/10 off the track record for a USAC midget. Trust me, he made a lot of mistakes too. Flew off the track many times,
but finally got it together.
Jimmy will work with you on the line. It's a fast line at the top of the track. For me, 4 laps at 14.00,
14.04, 14.10 and 14.20 on a true 1/4 mile track was enough to make me "WET my Pants". It was really scary.
I kept saying to myself, "Larry, don't hit this cement wall". "It's going to hurt !" I didn't but I drove it in too deep in Turn 1 and got the ###### thing upside down. My stupid mistake. But I learned. All I'm going to say is Jimmy said, "Larry,
I have hundreds of kids, come here and I will say this "You're not afraid to put the Hammer Down". That was a compliment.
But if you can go, it will be the best money you could spend. It's two days long. And I never learned
what I learned there in any other Sprint Car school I atteneded.
I can't stress the importance of practice. Going to a race and racing trying to learn how to race is dangerous. You will be pushed so hard in a race, that I don't think that is the way to go. Go to as many practices as you can. Learn form, learn lines and get help from someone you can trust. Learn good habbits. Learning on the race track
is dangerous and stupid. I don't suggest it. But if that's what you want to do. All I can say is drive within yourself.
I went to race a couple of weeks ago. My first race in a TQ. Another rookie got on his head. Not a good thing. Practice makes perfect and when you can go as fast as you can in practice, I would say then go racing.
When you get into a race, some of these guys might have 20 years experience. Excellent equipment and "Hammer Down". You don't even have time to think. You're on the gas and brake hard. All you can do is rely on all the practice you had and trying to keep the car on the right line.
I would suggest stay low, and pass on the inside.
My best always,
Little Grasshopper, Huntin' Prey. A name Mr. Cory Kruseman gave me after one of my practices.
How many laps did I do before I raced. About 1000 laps. At about 150 per session. Take care and be safe.
And when you hear people say "Win it or Wear it", they are serious. But it would be nice to know what you are doing before you put your life or somebody's elses on the line. Best of Luck, but be serious about this and take driving very seriously. It is no joke and it is very Dangerous. You could loose you life. Be smart, be safe and make sure you know
what you are doing before you put that hammer down.
Lead Foot Larry, goin' to the front!
Larry "O"
Posted 04 August 2003 - 10:39 PM
I want to add one more thing. Kind of an advanced topic, but I think helpful and at least encouraging, if not
enlightening. Bobby and I went to Bakersfield, Ca for the first time in the Focus Midget. Bobby probably has 23-27 years experience driving TQ's, Sprints...non-wing and Wing and WoO in California. And he has went on Tour and traveled even at a young age driving TQ's and 1/4 midgets halfway across the country....like Indiana. The best time he ever had in his life. Just him and his Dad. He never stops talking about it and wants to go back. Personally I think it is to bring back the memories, of the most fun he ever had in his life. Just him and his Dad kicking tail all over the country.
But when Qualifying began, Bobby told me it really important to Qualify well. Bakerfields, Ca starts on the outside of the track halfway back from turn 4. You are off the track on the lead up road before you hit turn 4.
Bam, he was on that gas! Peeling out and "Hammer Down". I was laughing my head off. Time to go racing. When he entered turn 4 onto the track he was at full speed. Going down the front shoot starts the qualifying time clocks.
Bobby, I think got 6th fastest qualifying time.
Ok, now you qualified well, but they will probably invert you in the heat race. Fast qualifiers start at the back.
Next step. Start at the back of your heat race and try to pass as many cars as you can before you end the heat race. Why. Not just racing, but the points you get for passing adds to your total and you quick qualifying time so you will be put on or near the front row when the "Main" event starts. I think Bobby started on the second row, in position number 3. He ended the "Main" race in third position/third place.That's where he started the main. It's hard to pass and keep that position even when you are at the front. Think how hard it is if you start at the back of the Main event. It's hard to start at the back and win the event or move to the front. It's better to start at the front and maintain, or gain one or two positions. Even with a good, car and years of experience. Bobby only finished where he started in the main. And that was in third place. Nobody ever told me this before and I thought it was good information for a wantabe, rookie racer, like myself. Best of Luck always,
Lead Foot Larry, goin' to the front! Best wishes always, Larry "O". Have fun Trevor, racings great. Just be safe and put the car on the trailer in one piece. These are the exact words Bobby told me in my first race in the TQ. Larry, just put this car on the trailer in one piece and we will got to the next race. I accomplished my mission. Know what you want to do before you get on the race track. Have fun, but personally I know racing is the hardest thing I have tried to to do. Good Luck,
Little Grasshopper, Huntin' Prey! LOL
Posted 05 August 2003 - 01:53 PM
Posted 05 August 2003 - 11:06 PM
I'm not an expert. Just another wantabe trying to fulfill my dream. I'm sure their are thousands of kids and grown men just like me. So much in fact that are local track started a series for men over 45. I personally think the promter did it to get the guys out of the regular division that shouldn't be there and to give newcomers like me a shot.
Well the series gets over 25 sprint cars, for this over 45 gang. To tell you the truth it has gotton dangerous in my book. Do you want to spell disaster. Get a group of old men. Some experienced and some not. But one thing a lot of old guys have is money. Man do they put the money into these machines. Horsepower???? More than they could ever use.
Skill???? It varies. You want to see a fiasco, have 22 guys on a 1/5 mile clay track with over 600 HP each and a desire to go as fast as they can. It really scares me.
But on the particular note you are asking. Jimmy Sillsl School of Open Wheel racing is on the West Coast.
Just click on www.sprintcar.com and it comes right to his site.
But the thing I want to point out. Call up the school. You will undoubtly talk to Bob Burbach. Jimmy business manager and Bob goes around the country filming all kinds of dirt track events.
What I'm trying to say is that it is not uncommon for Jimmy to pack up his two seater sprint car, his 410 winged cars, which you can take the wings off. That's what I did. I wanted to drive a sprint car without a wing. And his Esslinger midget and come to you. If you could get a group of kids or people/grown up that wanted to do a clinic/school he would take these cars in his 18 wheel hauler and come to your track.
It doesn't cost anything to ask and talk. That is what the telephone is for. Bob can help you determine, if Jimmy and his school can help you, your local track and possible get a group of people together to learn how to race and set up their cars. If it was enough people it could be a two or three day event. Maybe following a race. Or maybe during the race to have people experience the thrill of driving a Sprint car in the back seat of the two-seater. I did this and it was great/thrilling and educational. You feel Jimmy's speed, you feel how he throws the car. You see how he powers out of the turns. You can learn a lot if you are listening, feeling and looking down the track. Trust me this two seater,
without the wing is thrilling. I will never forget the experience.
Jimmy could have a clinic for everybody. He could also run a school one day to help several drivers, bringing their cars and helping setting them up. Then he could work with you on another day to help you drive the cars to the best of your ability. For those who want to drive the Esslinger Midget or Winged 410 Sprint car or take the wing off, that could happen and could be arranged.
Go to the web site and check out the cost. It's not cheap. But I feel in the long run, it's worth it. Jimmy's job, is to make you a good racer. He want to do you right. It's in his best interest. It's even possible Jimmy could run a race in your local show.
Just check out the Website. Check out the costs. Talk to some friends. Maybe the promoter. See if a plan is possible.
If their is interest and talk to Bob Burbach at Jimmy Sills. You might get lucky and Jimmy might answer the phone, but usually you get a message machine and Bob Burbach will call you back. It's an option and I personally think a good one. If you don't know who Jimmy Sills is, ask. You might be impressed. Who else do you know that has written a book and made a video on Sprint car racing and setup. Who do you know that has won as much as him on anything that is dirt or for that matter, Sprint car asphalt. And who do you know that runs a school and can bring you a 410 Winged sprint and take off the wing. A Esslinger midget and for those fans and would be racers a two seat 410 sprint car where you can feel and experience the speed of driving fast on dirt.
I hope this helps.
Just remember these words....."Have a plan and work the plan". My best always,
Larry "O", Little Grasshopper Huntin' prey! So fasssst it's scarrrrrry ! LOL and have a great day.
Hope you get out of racing what you want. Be smart and use your head. You are you own worst enemy or you could be the best friend you ever had. You have a brain, and trust me, you are probably just as smart as the next guy, you just got to give yourself a chance. One of Jimmy's number is 1-800-508-8448. Tell him Lead Foot Larry, sent you.
I think he wil remeber the name. Bob Burchach, gave it to me. Take care, be careful, drive fast and be smart.
Remember put in on the trailer in one piece. My best advice I could give you. Have fun! It's a great way of life. Just
try to keep it sensible.
Larry "O"
Larry "O"
Posted 07 August 2003 - 09:29 PM
I would like to add a few posts/after thoughts. If you are not going to race all the time. Try to help somebody who is. You will learn a lot.
If you can try to figure out who is the smartest guy at the track is. Try to become friends and ask him some questions. How many questions. Until the guy tells you "To get the Heck out of here". That should be enough questions.
Amazingly, I met up with somebody who is quite knowledgeable. He probably raced for about 23 years. I can't belive it, but he has not kicked me out of his shop yet. Kind of hinted he would. But he hasn't yet. It really baffles me and I have gotton him mad on more than one occassion.
Let me tell you how I met this guy. I wanted to learn about racing engines. I looked through the catalogue and found a tape on Sprint Car motors. Well, the magazine didn't sell the other two. How can you advertise a racing tape and not sell the complete set? Well, I watched the tape. I think it was on fuel injection. But I wanted the tape on the heads
and the Block. Well the tape listed a phone number. Well, that persons shop was two blocks from my house.
That's how I met Bobby. From there I met other shops. Do you know that Scream, the exclusived engine builder for the Focus Racing Motor is two blocks from my house also in the other direction. One day Bobby said, go buy me some Torsion bars at Sanders.
Well you know where Sander Engineering is. Two blocks in the other direction. If I made a Map of all the shops within a two mile radius of my house, you would be amazed. Simpson Racing, Bodio, Scream, Drake Engineering, Sander Engineering, Barnes and the list proabably goes on. Announers at my near by track live near. In my local community
many racers live. Super Rickie, Mike Kirby, Bobby and a couple of other beginning Sprint car drivers.
So you just never know where life will lead you. It's endless. The internet helps.
Buy some tapes of local Focus Races. Study the drivers. Look at their cars. Ask questions. I will tell you this.
If you are truely interested in the sport and are willing to put your money where your mouth is, people will take notice.
Well, at work we have few Sprint car drivers and it seems no matter where I go I meet one new driver. One new promoter and one new fan. If you truely love this sport you will get involved and learn. It's up to you and good luck.
Believe it or not I live for racing and I am 100% committed. My lack of enthuisam sometimes show, because
when I look at the Big Picture, it doesn't seem worth it. But my Mom and Dad got me into racing at a young age.
Just a fan and spectator. We watched racing and went to the track every week. My dad made it fun and he made me work for the privledge. I still work to be a part of the sport. It has been my dream. And to tell you the truth I have already lived it. I just wanted to get into a sprint car. At 48 I did and everything is history. It's gravy. I have already accomplished my goal. I just have fun now.
My best always, Little Grasshopper, Huntin' Prey. Read those books and study hard. If you are not born with a Silver Spoon, get a good edcuation. That is all I can tell You!
Lead Foot Larry, goin' to the front!
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Posted 12 August 2003 - 11:17 PM
I would go to Jimmy Sill's school before you purchase a car. Racing a midget is very different from drag racing. Jimmy is a great guy and you will have great time with him. If you still want to race after attending his school......then go purchase a car.
Then if you have the cash go back to see Jimmy with your car. It is a lot cheaper when you use your car instead of the schools cars. Try to get as much practice before your first race and have fun. Good Luck.
Posted 14 August 2003 - 06:26 PM
Posted 14 August 2003 - 08:56 PM
I'm a little confused, but I don't think racing a Focus Midget is a bad idea. You say you want to run in California.
I tell you what I like about that. California is a little slow about getting started. What I mean is that there is not that many cars in California. Even less in Northern California than in southern California. But I do think the Series will grow. I certainly hope so, and I think "Ford" and possibly USAC will do everything in it's power to make it happen.
I tell you what I like about it. If you have less cars, that means at every race you will get valuable track time.
If the series was filled you might not get to race. With the low head count right now, you are proabably guaranteed racing in every main event. That's what a rookie needs is seat time and laps.
Cory Kruseman once told me, to pick the type of racing I wanted to do. Save your money and do that type of racing. If you want to go Focus racing, do it. Plain and simple.
I agree to go to Jimmy Sills and drive his Esslinger midget would be the ultimate. The funny thing is, I don't know if he would let you drive it. When I drove his 410 non-wing sprint car, I had to talk my way into the program. I told him I had taken one Beginner Program with Cory, One intermediate and one advanced. He allowed me to walk into his advance program at night and run the 410 non-wing Sprint car.
You will have to talk to him to see what is best for you. Jimmy will not lead you down the wrong path.
Also, I think you have two very valuable resources at your benefit.
www.ryanlittracing.com and www.travisberryhill.com I'm sure if you wrote either of these two racers they could help you get on the right path. And if they don't help you, at least you tried. Don't stop trying, but you have to have the inititative first. If you are persistant, I think good racers and good advice will come your way. It has come to me..
As for the cost of Focus Midget Racing. Well, I will say this. It seems in TQ racing or Ford Focus Midget racing,
people respect their machinery and crashing is less evident than what I see in normal 360 non-wing racing.
Also I feel in general the motors are cheaper. Ford Focus Motor with a few extras is about 8300 dollars.
A killer 360 motor even if you have a cast iron block could run as high as 30,000 dollars. I know some people do it cheaper, but even at Ventura Speedway in California, you might be amazed at how much money some of these people put into their engines. In any case about 13,000 dollars can buy you a good used 360 killer motor.
Anybody knows the fuel bill for a Ford Focus Motor is going to be a lot cheaper than a 360 V8 engine.
Also the tires are a lot cheaper for the Ford Focus series. Let's just say 125.00 dollars for a tire. And a 360 sprint car tire could cost you 200.00 dollars.
Don't forget the "Pull" bill. A bigger heavier car is going to cost more than a lighter Ford Focus Midget.
I would say it cost a lot less to pull a Ford Focus Midget to the track than a 360 sprinter.
The ony other thing I would add is this. Don't get caught up in trying to keep up with the "JONES". You don't need a brand new truck. You don't need a fancy trailer. You don't even need extra parts.
I ran a eight races with Cory Kruseman, School Cars. Here's the deal. Break this car you're done for the night.
I only broke the car one time. We recently ran a TQ for two races and one practice. We had zero parts/spares. We have not broke the car yet. If we break it, we go home. We will get the parts we need then continue racing.
I will admit, we do have spares for the Focus Midget, but we don't bring them. We haven't brung them for the last two races. Wantabes? Yes, maybe? But we just feel if we crash this car, let's bring it home and fix it. We don't want to hustle like crazy putting on new front ends or sorts only maybe to crash it again.
Luckily we have raced twice and broke nothing on both cars. But I do admit, with the Focus we brang a few extra tires and wheel, shocks and springs and torsion bars. But those are mainly for track tuning which we have never had to do yet. We got a 7th in one race and a 3rd in another.
Here's the point. Races are won in the shop. Do your homework and try to setup your car correctly at the shop.
Try to have a game plan for what you might do at the track. Here's are basic game plan. Set the car up loose then tighten the car as the night goes on.
We have never changed anything on the Focus Midget or TQ in four races. Now we are ready to tune the chassis.
We will go to a lighter torsion bar in the RR in th e Focus. In the TQ I made a suggestion. I would like to put a half a turn into the right front torsion bar and a full turn in the LR. Bobby said "Larry the car is already tight". If you do that we got to move the right RR tire out and increase the tire Pressure. To me that is winning in the shop. I'm trying to figure out what this car needs to go faster.
I feel this change will make the car tighter on a loose track and really hook me up in the main if I get a good track.
I know I will have to driver this car hard into the corners and the one time I spun out I felt I got on a off camber track and my left wheel lifted causing me to spin. I think the changes will make me faster.
Best of Luck and see you at the races.
Lead Foot Larry, goin' to the front!
Posted 15 August 2003 - 05:42 PM
I know people hate me answering my own posts but after talking with a few people they give me more ideas and suggestions.
You probably know my home track is Ventura, Ca.
I wonder if it is your home track also? I also wonder if you will be a northern Calfornia Focus Series driver or Southern, California Focus driver?
If you are a Southern California driver, my friend, Bobby said, have Trevor park next to us in the pits and we will try to help you out. We also pit next to another team Bobby Owens. Bobby Owens is new to this Focus game also.
Bobby Owens car number is 7. And Bobby Michnovicz's car number is 21.
We might go to a few asphalt races next year. We haven't figured that out yet. And to be honest we have been hitting the smaller tracks, like Ventura Speedway, Ca and Bakersfields, Ca.
I can't help but think if we go asphalt racing Irwindale, Ca would be a logical choice.
Also Ventura Speedway, Ca has said....ie... Jim Naylor the track promoter that he will bring back Midget Racing to
Ventura. He would like to run his own series. What engine will it be? Who knows, maybe the Focus. And if not maybe
Jim will run more Focus Races at Ventura Speedway, Ca.
Personally that is the only track I have raced on. It's a great track. And although I have no intentions of running
the Focu's there, Bobby does. So if it becomes your home track, I'm sure Bobby, Keith at SCREAM and many more drivers would be willing to help you out.
Take care and best of Luck. I hope we are not scaring you. Just trying to give you some advice from my own
experience, because that is all I have to offer.
Larry "O", goin' to the front!
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If this beast for the East does happen i dont think it will be widespread snow for the whole of the UK i think Mon-Thursday East coast are likely to see some snow showers which may give 1-3cm in places, although i would expect that to be high ground,
I also saw that interestingly more and more runs on gfs and other charts show the risk of maybe some showers coming of the channel in the week effecting Kent and Essex. If that does happen it will only be showers and wont amount to much maybe a dusting.
I think the days to look out for are Friday and Saturday next week. Rain pushing in from the west may turn to rain over Northwest England, Wales and the Midlands. Maybe also pushing into the south east and east Anglia. Of course Scotland as well
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this is double-plus übercool, and yet i can find nothing to support this claim.
am i being dense? has Apple implemented some way for Apple Events to respond to SOAP or XML-RPC requests? even if AppleScript was a required intermediate step, has the version of Apache shipped with Mac OS X been modified to pass SOAP requests to AppleScript?
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Let the sheet of paper be ABCD, and have sides AD = a, AB = b, where a b. Let the fold line be EF, of length x. Let d the length of the diagonal.
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Colville High will send a record 11 wrestlers to Friday and SaturdayŌĆÖs state all-divisions Mat Classic XXIV spectacular in the Tacoma Dome after annexing the East Region 1A championship last Saturday at Colville High School.
In front of a packed house in the CHS gymnasium, the Indians were able to crown three champions among the Northeast A and Caribou-Trail League teams in attendance: Jesse Morrison (120), Trenton Welton (126) and Chandler Knight (170).
Colville amassed 201 points to outdistance second place Chelan (191) and fellow NEA rival Riverside (171).
The regional in ColvilleŌĆÖs house marked the first time the Indians have hosted a regional. Judging by how well run the tournament was from the mat to the hospitality room and everywhere in between, it wonŌĆÖt be the last time.
Look for Colville to host a regional againŌĆösooner than later.
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ŌĆ£What a great event for Colville,ŌĆØ CHS head coach Randy Cloke said after it was all over. ŌĆ£It was a great tournament. Colville did itself proudŌĆ"the place was rocking on Saturday.
ŌĆ£We were hoping for a great tournament and we got it. It was just a great atmosphere.ŌĆØ
Advancing to Mat Classic this week, where the Indians will be one of the favorites and a solid pick to finish in the tournamentŌĆÖs top five, are champions Knight, Welton and Morrison; second place finisher, Tyler Ward (106); third place finishers Ben Knight (113), Hunter LeCaire (182), and Colyn Lindback (138); fourth place finishers Grady Nelson (132), Tanner Smith (145), Aaron Buckley (120) and Julio Valencia (152).
ŌĆ£We wrestled well,ŌĆØ Cloke said. ŌĆ£Josh (Hamilton) and Skyler (Donner) had tough daysŌĆöwe had legitimate shots there (to get those two to Mat Classic). If they had made it, the day would have been perfect.
ŌĆ£But they just werenŌĆÖt in it that dayŌĆ"and Saturday was the day we qualified.ŌĆØ
Still, 11 qualifiers to a Mat Classic is a CHS record. The Indians have never qualified more than eight wrestlers to a previous Mat Classic.
Cloke is proud of a program that has been resurrected, thanks to a strong youth feeder program that is paying major dividends. The CHS wrestlers who scored points on Saturday are products of programs like the Basement Boys, Colville Mat Rats and the Colville Junior High School wrestling program.
The fruits of some hard work all around
ŌĆ£ItŌĆÖs a result of the kids working hard all year in the room,ŌĆØ Cloke said. ŌĆ£Kids like Colyn Lindback, Aaron Buckley, Julio (Valencia)...Hunter (LeCaire)ŌĆ"they are all going to state because of their hearts. They didnŌĆÖt want to be denied and they didnŌĆÖt want it to be over.ŌĆØ
Scoring: 1. Colville, 201. 2. Chelan, 191. 3. Riverside, 171. 4. Lakeside, 135. 5. Omak, 119. 6. Chewelah, 102. 7. Tonasket, 94. 8. Freeman, 81.5. 9. Cashmere, 63. 10. Cascade & Okanogan. 12. Newport, 0.
Cloke was effusive in his praise of tournament director Kevin Knight, former CHS coach and Basement BoysŌĆÖ coach Monty Jones and a big crew that put on what some veteran wrestling officials called the best regional tournament theyŌĆÖve ever been part of.
ŌĆ£We just have a great wrestling community here,ŌĆØ Cloke said. ŌĆ£It was great to be part of something like that. The support was fantasticŌĆ"it was just a very well run tournament.
ŌĆ£It was a great community effortŌĆ"many hands made light workŌĆ"and we had fun doing it.ŌĆØ
The Indians will certainly score points with 11 wrestlers advancing to Tacoma. But not getting standouts Hamilton and Donner to the big dance hurts.
ŌĆ£I had us in the top three,ŌĆØ Cloke said of his Mat Classic projections for the Indians. ŌĆ£But that was with Josh and Donner. We traded two for two there, but Josh and Skyler had the ability to score points. WeŌĆÖll just have to see.
ŌĆ£WeŌĆÖll have to continue to wrestle wellŌĆ"we need a little help. Is a (championship) a realistic possibility? Probably not. But I have never walked away from a fight. We still have that fourth goal out there (the first three have been attained: league, district and regional titles). WeŌĆÖll see what happens.ŌĆØ
Chandler Knight, a former Nevada state standout, and Welton would seem to have the best shots for Colville of doing some serious bracket damage under the big wooden roof of the dome. Ditto for Morrison, a runner-up at Mat Classic last winter.
ŌĆ£Chandler has as good a shot as anyone and Trenton is on a mission,ŌĆØ Cloke said. ŌĆ£HeŌĆÖs very dangerous. And Jesse is wrestling better than he has wrestled all season long. HeŌĆÖs been working his tail off in the room and has a little swagger back. Tyler Ward is wrestling as tough as any 106-pounder in the state.
We just need to wrestle to our potential and maximize our opportunities.ŌĆØ
Cloke said heŌĆÖs very proud to be accompanying ŌĆ£some great human beings and young peopleŌĆØ to Tacoma this week.
106ŌĆöTyler Ward vs. Michael Kippling of Nooksack (approximately 10 a.m. Friday). 113ŌĆöBen Knight vs. Ricky Almaguer, Granger (10:20 a.m. Friday). 120ŌĆöJesse Morrison vs. Daniel Percifield, Columbia-Burbank (10:30 a.m.). Aaron Buckley vs. Andres Tereza, Highland (10:30 a.m.). 132ŌĆöGrady Nelson vs. Cutter Grahn, Forks (11:10 a.m.). 138ŌĆöTrenton Welton vs. Dakota Chinnick, Elma (11:30 a.m.) and Colyn Lindback vs. Jacob Schneider, Stevenson (11:20 a.m.). 145ŌĆöTanner Smith vs. Karl Bell, Stevenson (11:40 a.m.). 152ŌĆöJulio Valencia vs. Levi Godinho, Castle Rock (noon). 170ŌĆöChandler Knight vs. Justin Roberts, Montesano (12:20 p.m.). 182ŌĆöHunter LeCaire vs. Koby Elf, Castle Rock (12:40 p.m.).
106ŌĆöUlland (Lake) d. Ward, 16-9.
120ŌĆöMorrison p. Covington (Omak).
138ŌĆöWelton d. Jacob ( Cash), 11-4.
170ŌĆöKnight md. Sim (Cash), 15-5.
113ŌĆöKnight p. Reyes (Chew).
120ŌĆöAtcheson (Ton) p. Buckley.
132ŌĆöCox (Chew) d. Nelson, 8-4.
138ŌĆöLindback p. Allen (Riv).
145ŌĆöGarcia (Chew) p. Smith.
152ŌĆöConley (Riv) d. Valencia, 6-2.
182ŌĆöLeCaire d. Conklin (Riv), 9-3.


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Ah, spring, where thoughts turn to love or, at least, the battle of the sexes.
"Much Ado About Nothing," the Shakespearean comedy that opens tonight at First Baptist Church, has such a subject.
The play is a co-production between Shakespeare Chattanooga and the church's Dessert Theatre.
While some of the Bard's works are not appropriate for a church setting, according to director Janis Hashe, "Much Ado About Nothing" is not only a suitable vehicle but "a great spring play. There's so much spring energy to it."
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Hashe said audiences for the show might include people from Shakespearean experts to people who have never seen a Shakespearean play.
For the latter group, she said, "it will be almost like viewing a play in a second language."
Fortunately, said Hashe, "the comedy is full of wackiness." The character of Dogberry and his crew, she said, even border on slapstick comedy with their malapropisms and other antics.
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As is typical for Shakespeare Chattanooga productions, the stage is fairly empty except a few set pieces and the concept costumes are simple.
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The comedy is best viewed by teenagers and up, but she said younger people with an aptitude for Shakespeare or a love for theater will enjoy it.
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50-plus homers? Cubs' Alfonso Soriano on pace
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DENVER — Could this be the year Alfonso Soriano not only plays 150 games or more for the Cubs but also puts up some of the big numbers that his 40 home runs/40 stolen bases history and $136 million contract promised four years ago?
Batting from the lower part of the order, Soriano has quietly led the team in homers, RBI and slugging percentage, even without going on one of his patented torrid hitting streaks.
The stolen-bases side of his 40-40 history is long gone, but the early going this season could be a glimpse of power and run production to come.
Hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo said he sees renewed confidence in Soriano and improved lower-half hitting mechanics that are allowing him to be in a better hitting position sooner and to see the ball longer.
That's one of the reasons Soriano is second on the team with nearly four pitches per plate appearance (3.88) and is hitting more balls to the middle and the other way.
He gave the Cubs an early lead Saturday night in Colorado with a run-scoring double to the left-field gap, then followed with a solo homer to deep right in the sixth.
''I feel totally different than last year, especially because I'm not worried about my knee,'' Soriano said.
He's 19 months removed from meniscus surgery.
''I feel stronger,'' said Soriano, 35, who put on noticeable upper-body muscle since last season. ''And I'm seeing the ball better and swinging at strikes. That's the key.''
He didn't hit his fifth homer or drive in his 12th RBI until May last season.
And largely because of injuries, his game totals in four seasons with the Cubs have been 135, 109, 117 and 147. He has said more than once that his 24 homers in 496 at-bats last year make him optimistic he'll have a big power year if he can get closer to 550 at-bats.
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|5 years ago :: Feb 07, 2010 - 12:08AM #161
So again, you have no problem with denying anyone associated with "Focus on the Family" their Constitutional right of free speech?
Too bad this is the USA and not some third world dictatorship.
I'm GLAD that CBS stuck to its guns and is running the ad. It's also running a Planned Parenthood counter-ad as well.
"No freedom without education"
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|5 years ago :: Feb 07, 2010 - 2:59AM #162
Not talking about "free speech" -- the antichoice movement has lots of that, already. Talking about a multi-million dollar paid-for "advertisement," the type of which CBS used to decline to run because of its potential to offend or upset large numbers of people -- before they got their own "family values" morals smeared by their Janet Jackson escapade, that is.
But we'll see what she says. If she says my doctor told me I had to get an abortion, then we'll know it's one of those truth-bending subliminal Madison Avenue-type advertisements, kind of like the ones that taught everyone that blondes have more fun. If she says, on the other hand, that her doctor advised her that one of her options was termination of pregnancy, it'll be less of an undermining of doctors -- obstetricians and perinatologists, to be specific, in this case. Not as sexy and emotionally-wrenching, for sure, but will be closer to the truth.
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|5 years ago :: Feb 07, 2010 - 7:30AM #163
Let me be clear. I think Focus on the Family has every right to produce and find donors to run whatever ad they wish to put forth.
Likewise, I and others have the right to protest against their ad.
Originally, I used the word propaganda rather than ad. I realized that I was jumping to conclusions based on their past actions. Since I have not yet seen the ad, I did change the word propaganda to ad.
I am absolutely not a supporter of abortion. I look forward to the day when abortions are virtually non-existent. However, I am a huge supporter of individual rights. And, I realize that my beliefs do not trump another persons individual rights.
Christian LIES wed Christian HATE......Begot a child....it's named Prop 8!
Supreme Court let it stand.....which means we can vote away the rights of others in our land.
Sad as that may be...it hurts all of us.....not just me.
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|5 years ago :: Feb 07, 2010 - 11:39AM #164
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|5 years ago :: Feb 07, 2010 - 11:43AM #165
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|5 years ago :: Feb 07, 2010 - 12:26PM #166
And THAT makes FOTF the bad guys, eh?
Oh Boo-Hoo!
NARAL, PP, and NOW wudda done the same thing had they thought of it first. To then turn around and DEMAND that CBS yank the ad just shows me what a bunch of lying hypocrites they have in those organizations.
Again, I am glad CBS stuck to its guns. Let FOTF's message get out. NARAL, NOW and PP are invited to do the same for THEIR message.
The OP is RIGHT on target -- it DOES seem liberals are all for free speech - until Conservatives express their - at which times liberals scream, "Supress, supress, supress!"
Too bad we don't live in your lil' socialist nightmare world - yet...
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|5 years ago :: Feb 07, 2010 - 12:45PM #167
It would have been one thing to discuss the ad and the opposition to it without the narrow-minded ad homs, quite another to blast all liberals while at the same time refusing to consider, even for a second, the reasoning behind the opposition.
This is what Sean James says on the PP You Tube video:
"We're working toward the day where every woman will be valued," James says in the ad, "where every woman's decision about her health and her family will be respected."
Hard to argue with that, although I've no doubt the foot soldiers of the anti choice movement will summarily reject the wisdom of that statement, too, in all their pent up, emotional outrages.
No reason to get mad. You shall see your ad. It won't change anybody's mind. Certainly won't "unmask" the women of NOW as being the godless whatever the OP thinks they are.
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|5 years ago :: Feb 07, 2010 - 12:50PM #168
Do you not recall my link where the NOW spokeswoman demand the Tebow ad be pulled as "hate against women," which, of course the ad was not.
You say the OP was a gratuitous swipe at liberals; I'll reply that in the case of certain liberal organizations, this so-called "gratuitous swipe" is highly accurate...
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|5 years ago :: Feb 07, 2010 - 12:55PM #169
I say we pull the shirt off Mrs. Tebow at halftime and see if she's secretly wearing a nipple-pierced star on her breast. This will prove once and for all that's she's a closet Women's Rights Activist and only doing the FOTF commercial for the money. Do it with The Who singing Who Are You and fireworks. ... and no teleprompters.
That's what I'm talkin' about!!!!
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|5 years ago :: Feb 07, 2010 - 12:56PM #170
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VanderBlog: It Ends…..for nowPosted by on January 14, 2013 – 10:09 am
There is a lot to analyze and debate as a once promising season ended with a crushing defeat with the Texans falling to the Patriots 41-28 in Foxborough. The Texans beat the rest of the playoff field in the AFC with wins over Baltimore, Denver, Cincinnati and Indianapolis. But not the Patriots. And New England took it to them, scoring over 40 points in both match ups.
In the end, we'll never know what difference clinching home field in the AFC would have made. But it certainly would have been better than playing Tom Brady in his back yard. Brady threw seven touchdown passes in two games against Houston. At Reliant, he probably would not be quite as prolific.
The Texans never really recovered from their late season funk, which saw them lose three out of four games and their grip on the number one seed. Red Zone issues plagued them and they struggled on third down on both sides of the ball. A healthy self-scout should reveal plenty of off season work for this organization.
The loss is especially tough to swallow because the Texans made it their goal to play at home in the playoffs and they failed to do that despite multiple chances. To their credit, they created the opportunity by blasting out of the gate 11-1. But they finished with a 2-4 run that cost them their best shot at getting to the Super Bowl.
There was so much to cheer about. Watt led the league in sacks. Arian Foster was terrific again. Andre Johnson looked as good as ever. Matt Schaub stayed healthy and put up a third 4,000 yard season. The team won their first road prime time game with a Monday Night victory over the Jets. They steamrolled the Ravens by 30, beat Manning on the road and prevailed in a showdown on a sloppy field in Chicago that showed their grit. They stung Jacksonville in overtime with Schaub throwing for 527 yards, tied for second best in NFL history. That win was followed by an epic overtime Thanksgiving day victory in Detroit. They eventually stonewalled the Bengals for their second-ever playoff win.
If the joy is in the journey, then it's been a fun ride. Unfortunately, the finish will still lead the epitaph. A team that looked almost invincible became way too vulnerable at the worst time of the year. When the Texans were rolling early, Gary Kubiak was asked about the hot start. He said "you want to be real good at the end." They weren't good enough.
In 2011, it was all about getting to the post season. In 2012, it was about getting home field advantage and getting to the Super Bowl. The focus has changed. The expectations are higher. In previous years you heard debates about what the team needed to do to make the playoffs. Now, they're about what's needed to get to the Super Bowl.
The Texans should not hang their heads. They lost five games, all to playoff teams, and have become a franchise with high expectations through back-to-back years of winning at least one playoff game. They have come a long way from a team that had difficulty putting together winning seasons.
But no one at Reliant Stadium is happy about losing earlier than hoped or expected. There's plenty of room for improvement. The 2013 season starts now.
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This loss sickens me. Schaub needs to go, we need a new quarterback.
By Richard on Jan 14, 2013 | Reply
Big loss was losing Cushing.
By Johnnny V on Jan 16, 2013 | Reply
Great job to the Texans. You did as well as expected. You lost. It might be a good idea to take the finger wagging Watt and tell him to save that activity to a game he might win and not in an embarrassing loss. It really was comical.
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The week when Haridopolos learned how to lie on YouTube, Republicans falsely conjured reparations and objectivity was kicked out of the Middle East. This is the week we'll never forget?
Published: September 8, 2011
Oh yes, the presidential race. Once Pigford II is finally approved (stay tuned to Bloggytown for updates), prepare for plenty of references to farm animals from the conservative pulpit (again!). Republicans ranging from conspiratorial message board trawlers to crisp-suited National Review subscribers have pegged the Pigford settlement as, naturally, pork. In July, Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn., attacked Pigford during a visit to Iowa, calling the settlement "proof positive of fraud" – though she didn't bring forth the said proof. (For what it's worth, her colleague, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, said Pigford II amounted to "modern-day reparations" for black people.) Surely, we'll be keeping an eye on Bachmann's campaign when it stops in Mississippi.
As you may be able to tell from the subject of this week's cover story, or perhaps, from our July 7 piece, "Point of no return," at least one of us here at Happytown has an unhealthy interest in Middle-Eastern affairs. It's for that reason we braved traffic and boredom to make our way to the University of Central Florida on Sept. 1 to hear New York Times Beirut bureau chief Anthony Shadid speak about his wild year in the Middle East – in March, Shadid and three of his colleagues at the Times were shot at, captured and held captive for six days by forces loyal to the now-deposed Libyan president, Col. Moammar Gadhafi. In the following months, Shadid hung out with young Syrian activists who were learning the art of resistance on the fly, an education which included shooting onions from plastic pipesvia ignited hair spray.
Shadid's feelings on the Arab Spring were obvious – he referred to Arab governments' soldiers and police as "thugs," and regarded the Libyan capital of Tripoli as "liberated," rather than, say, "under rebel control." Surely, we too would be upset for being forced to urinate in a jarnext to our filthy coworkers in a Libyan prison cell, but shouldn't a New York Times journalist have a little more "objectivity" about all of this (ha!), whatever that may be? "I don't believe in objectivity," he replied. "I think it's an excuse to make conflicts that are unequal, equal. … When I go to Tripoli and I know that Col. Gadhafi is shooting protestors with anti-aircraft guns, in the head, I know what's right and wrong."
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"I thought maybe it was kids playing," Mark Gordon said. "She was in a lot of pain. She said 'I know my leg's broke. I heard it pop.' She was lying there about15-20 minutes when we came by. I don't' know how long a person could last out in something like that."
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The anticipation is building in Mishawaka where a new state of the art health care facility opens on Monday, December 14. While the building is brand new, the mission is not.
When the new location opens, it's just another chapter in a long history for Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, which has been a part of the Michiana community for more than 125 years.
Here's a look at a timeline of the creation of Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center:
Click on the camera icon above to see a photo of the original building from around 1900 and a photo from after the hospital expanded in 1953.
Hospital officials first announced they'd make their move from South Bend to Mishawaka in 2002. They said Mishawaka had become the center of their 11-county service area.
On March 19, 2006, the site was blessed by Bishop John D'Arcy and crews broke ground on the new building on Douglas Rd.
Then in February 2007, crews laid the concrete foundation. Ninety-six loads of concrete came rolling in to kick off the huge project.
In October of that year, construction crews laid the final framework for the new building. The final beam weighed 6500 lbs. The ceremony included a presentation of the flag that will fly at the new hospital, and many employees signed the final beam.
This week, staff members say it's been a long time coming, but they're ready to move-in on Monday.
"Everyone has to learn, it's like learning a new job on that day," said Jennifer Straw of SJRMC Human Resources. "But we've had a lot of orientation, and our associates have been able to come here on site and learn the new technology. So they should be up and running on that first day that they're here."
To learn more about Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center's past, present, and future, click here.
Visitors got a chance to tour the new St. Joseph Regional Medical Center on December 6, and while the many members of the community are excited about the opening, so are those employees.
There are just fewer than 2,000 hospital employees who will move into the building on Monday. They've been touring the place, getting used to where departments are located, learning the new technology, and taking in the view of the beautiful building.
There is a new perk for employees that will start soon. It's called a medical concierge program, where staffers will run errands for the busy workers.
"It's our way of saying thank you and to show our appreciation and to pamper them a little bit too," said Straw. "It will help provide a better balance between work life and home life... to take care of those errands and tasks that you never have time for."
For example, if an employee needs to get their car in the shop for an oil change, the service will have someone take it in and pick it up for them. If an employee is going to be held up in meetings, the service can have someone pick up dinner for that person's family so they can grab it on the way out the door. While the employee pays for the oil change and the food, there is no extra charge for the staff that is running the errands.
When the new ER opens at St. Joseph Medical Center at 7 a.m. on Monday, two others will close simultaneously; those are the South Bend SJRMC ER and the freestanding ER in Mishawka.
WNDU got to tour the emergency room and while it's not a place people typically want to have to visit, it has a lot of new features.
"First of all you'll be greeted by a nurse," said Dr. Kurt DeJong, one of the physicians who manages the ER doctors. "You can't help but notice the very large and spacious waiting room. But the whole idea here is that you won't be waiting long, you'll be taken back to the ER right away. We don't want a lot of people sitting in our waiting rooms so we built a lot of capacity here for rooms."
The ER is located in the southwest corner of the hospital. It has its own parking lot and entrance off of a new road called Holy Cross Parkway. The most noticeable change inside, is that its much bigger.
"Our room capacity here is about 30 percent more than the combined capacity of the two hospitals in Mishawaka and South Bend currently," said DeJong.
DeJong says the workspace for the staff is close to the patients, which should help make day to day tasks even more efficient. For example, there's an X-ray machine located right in the ER and doctors can read it on the computer screen in the workspace. If patients need surgery, it's on the floor right above the ER. Doctors are hoping a good use of space and technology will save precious time.
Click on the camera icon above to see photos from inside the new ER.
There's not only a lot more space at the new hospital, but there's also a lot of sacred space too.
St. Joe's mission has always been centered around faith. So when planners designed the new hospital, they designed a place of worship too. What is called the Spiritual Center is located on the first floor, just past the main entrance on the way to the dining area.
Inside, is the Our Lady of Fatima Chapel. It's more than a place to pray, it's a place to heal.
"We know that God heals. We know that for sure," said Sr. Laureen Painter, VP of Mission Integration. "But it's through human kind as well as nature that God gives us the ability to absorb all of his goodness."
Sister Painter works with the faith programs at the hospital. She says the new location is just a continuation of a mission that started long ago.
"There's a long history that stems back to who knows when in both hospitals, the Mishawaka campus the South Bend campus, and the connection with the sisters and the priests," Painter said.
Their history is represented in the chapel. The stations of the cross are from the Mishawaka campus, the stained glass windows are from the original hospital chapel in South Bend, and the statue of Mary is believed to be more than 60 years old. She was a gift.
"She was in a nook outside on the campus of the Priests of the Holy Cross," Painter said. "They just had it sitting there and they said do you want this? We took it we had her refurbished, it is beautiful."
The stained glass windows date back to 1902, and have been sitting in storage sine the 70's. They were dusted off and are now on permanent display.
The old mixes well with the new. The altar pieces were handmade by a Holy Cross priest.
"The entire sacred space is dedicated to the wholeness and healing of people," Painter said. "Whether its mind body or spirit. That's our mission statement."
Mass is celebrated at the chapel Monday through Friday at noon and Sunday at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is prayer space in the chapel for other faiths as well. Bishop John D'Arcy blessed the chapel during the public open house on December 6.
Click on the camera icon above to see photos from inside the chapel.
The new Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center cost $355 million to build. It has a more modern look, and a lot of bells and whistles, but there is also something unique that will catch your eye in the dining room.
On the south wall, there is a mural, painted by local artist Anne Munger of Elkhart. Munger says she was honored to be selected to leave her mark on the new hospital.
One special reason why she is so elated to display her work: she's a cancer survivor. Munger says she is grateful to the doctors and staff at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center and this is her way of giving back.
Her mural is called "Indiana Seasons" and it took her two weeks to finish.
Munger has been painting murals for 15 years. She has her degree from Indiana University.
Click on the camera icon above to see photos of the artist working on the mural.
When Monday morning rolls around, there will be several ambulances lining up at the doors of the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center's old South Bend campus.
Beginning at 7 a.m. sharp, about 150 patients will be moved to private rooms at the new facility in Mishawaka using 15 ambulances.
Marsha King is the chief nursing officer, and she'll be in charge of that move. She says they're ready to roll on Monday morning.
The route that will be taken to transfer patients is 4.5 miles. It will start from the old location, go to S.R. 23, then to Edison Rd., to Edison Lakes Parkway, to the new Holy Cross Parkway, and finally to the ambulance entrance at the new hospital. King says there is no need for drivers to avoid the area, because the ambulance sirens won't be on and they will just be part of normal traffic flow.
There will be a patient information line available beginning on Monday so families can check on their loved ones if necessary. That number is (574) 335-5000. You can also get updates on Facebook and Twitter, click here to learn how.
"We also will have a welcome center where families can come and wait until their loved ones get there and then they will be escorted up to their room personally," King said.
Construction of the new 658,000 square foot hospital in Mishawaka began in 2007, but it was a concept that had been in the works for years, and there were some key people who helped bring it all together.
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center CEO Nancy Hellyer says it is neat to see all of their planning for the new location come to reality, but she's also taken some heat from people in South Bend for moving the hospital away.
"It's just a little over 4 miles," Hellyer says. "And the reason why we moved it was this is the only place we could find this much acreage and we needed that to really develop a very efficient facility."
Hellyer says a common question she gets asked is whether costs are going to go up because of the costs of building a brand new hospital full of new technology. "There have been no changes to our prices. Hospitals look at their prices on an annual basis and we'll look at our prices on an annual basis," Hellyer said. "But most of our patients are government plans, Medicare, Medicaid, many of our patients do not pay." She added that there are TRANSPO routes available to get to the hospital. To learn about those, click here.
Nancy Hellyer has been with SJRMC for about 6 ½ years, but this move is bittersweet for her. She is leaving after the new hospital opens.
Hellyer says the board for SJRMC and Trinity Health are in the middle of a national search for a new CEO.
"For me, it's going mean a little rest and relaxation, some vacation that I've stored up," Hellyer said. "I'm not quite sure where I'm going but I know it will be somewhere important and I don't think it can ever be as exciting as this. I'm going to miss the people here just immensely, and this community is just one of the best communities my husband and I have lived in, and if we can, we'd live to stay in the community."
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center is thanking the community for its efforts in helping the hospital get built, especially during their "Building Our Future" capital campaign.
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Community Education, Lifelong Learning and International Education
Bldg. 07, Room 196
1800 Ignacio Blvd.,
Novato, California 94949
Tel: (415) 485-9311
Fax: (415) 456-5065
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
About me
Cheryl Carlson, as a Program Specialist, maintains the course data base for Community Education, does some web updating and works with the community to rent college facilities at both Kentfield and Indian Valley locations. If you need heat or air turned on or a door unlocked, she's the one to call. Cheryl has a fine arts background, and at home is always working on more than one project at a time, as well as in her garden where she loves to be.
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Community Education web page
Technical Contact: Cheryl Lynn Carlson, Program Specialist, Community Education, Lifelong Learning and International Education, 415.485.9311
Content Responsible: Dr. Jason Lau, Director, Community Education, Lifelong Learning and International Education, 415.485.9316
College of Marin is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges and is one of 112 public community colleges in California. Approximately 11,000 credit and noncredit students enroll annually.
College of Marin students seeking instruction related disability accommodations should contact the DSPS Office, (415) 485-9406. Individuals seeking special assistance to accommodate a disability may call the Student Affairs Office, (415) 485-9376.
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