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November 27, 2012 News
EKN Trackside: 2012 Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals Tuesday Practice
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Tuesday dawned cool and clear at the Kartodromo Internacional Algarve for the second day of on-track action at this years Rotax Grand Finals, but the drivers were all eager to heat things up following Mondays lone practice session. For most, the opening session was used simply to learn the track layout and do some basic chassis and engine diagnosis. Today, it was all about finding speed, fine-tuning their chassis and determining where they sat in the overall order. After breaking things in on Monday, it got serious from the get-go this morning.
Team Canadas DD2 line-up is stout, featuring two former champions in Ouellette and Cooper, although all four competitors have been in the top-15 in their respective groups. The squad should be very strong this weekend and will no doubt vie for the championship once again. While the past winners can never be counted out, Nicholas Latifi is also right in the thick of things as one of the leaders through todays sessions. Its great to watch the Canadians dialing in their programs, and it will be thrilling come Saturday when theyre all attacking the podium. The DD2 class drivers are running the Mach 1 FIA9 chassis, and most have needed time to get used to the unique characteristics of the kart and the sensitivity of the aggressive braking system.
Nicholas Latifi
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Driver: Nicholas Latifi - #336
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Mechanic: Coy Arbour / Alex Vincenc
Fast Lap:
Session #2 59.769 (2nd)
Session #3 59.627 (3rd)
Considering the pace he set today, it should be of no surprise that Nicholas Latifi likes this racetrack. The Toronto resident competed in the MOJO Cup event here in Portugal last month, so this additional track knowledge allowed him to hit the asphalt at full speed yesterday and today. Latifi really likes the fast flowing nature of this drivers track. A 59.769 in the opening session was the second fastest time overall, and will put him in the conversations regarding who can win the DD2 crown this year. Hes becoming more comfortable with the Mach 1 and is adjusting to its more deliberate reaction to steering input. Without the obvious time benefit of a draft tow, Latifi posted a 59.627-second lap in the afternoon practice to remain in the top-three.
Pier Luc Ouellette
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Driver: Pier Luc Ouellette - #343
Hometown: Terrebonne, Quebec
Tuner: Bolla
Fast Lap:
Session #2 1:00.277 (14th)
Session #3 1:00.021 (12th)
As a former Rotax Grand Final champion, PLO is not overwhelmed by the stature of the event and, as usual, just goes about his business getting things dialed in. After working through a small engine issue, Pier Luc began the day with a focus on getting his Mach 1 chassis settled down. He said the kart was nervous in entry, especially into the faster corners, and he is also coming to grips with the unique characteristics of the braking system. He was 14th in the second DD2 group, running a 1:00.277, which was about a half-second off the quick time in the class. In the second session, Ouellette kept pushing to really work the braking zones, and was able to find a couple tenths, but he remained four tenths off the pace. Post-race, he and his veteran tuner Bolla took the Mach 1 over to the factory support tent to check the chassis, only to find that it was out by a couple millimeters on the right front. The team tweaked the chassis back, and also bled the brakes and changed the pads, which they did for all of the karts but Pier Luc, for some unknown reason. PLO is now excited to see if hell be dealing with a much more predictable kart tomorrow morning.
Ben Cooper
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Driver: Ben Cooper - #319
Hometown: Mt. Tremblant, Quebec
Mechanic: Gabor Gaga Galas
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Fast Lap:
Session #2 59.925 (4th)
Session #3 59.737 (3rd)
Like Ouellette, Ben Cooper has been here, and done that. The pressure is handled easily and the game plan followed closely. Cooper enjoys the track and believes that he has a great feel for the flow of the layout, but his primary focus during the opening sessions has been to quickly attack the chassis set-up to give him a working baseline. This meant two stops each session, which has held him from getting in a long run, which he believes he needs to get a rhythm for the track. They have been aggressive in finding a balance for the kart, and have moved the seat twice to find the sweet spot, including prep for the second session of the day. Cooper is on pace with the leaders, turning a 59.925 in the opening run to sit fourth overall. In the second practice of the day, he put in a longer run to settle into his cadence, and found a couple tenths of a second. While the official timing posted him with a 59.7, his data recorder logged a 59.5, which gives him great confidence going into tomorrow and the afternoon qualifying session.
Zach Robichon
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Driver: Zach Robichon - #346
Hometown: Ottawa, Ontario
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Fast Lap:
Session #2 1:00.193 (10th)
Session #3 59.884 (12th)
Like virtually everyone in the paddock, Robichon loves the track and believes that he now has a good handle on the layout. Hes feeling good on the brakes, but its the chassis that hes focused on now. Considering the high speeds and deep braking that this circuit demands, balance will be key in the confidence that the drivers will have in making aggressive moves. On Tuesday, Zach began the day battling with a chassis that was quite unpredictable, giving different responses in the slow and fast corners. Still, despite the difficulty this is giving him in terms of his ability to react in each turn, he still posted the 10th quickest time of his group in the morning, a 1:00.193. After the second session, in which he turned a quicker 59.884, he told EKN that they had made some front end changes that were too aggressive and resulted in chassis performance that fell off quickly. As the grip continues to come in, Zach also admitted that hes still making a number of mistakes on-track, which are primarily due to the fact that he has yet to develop solid trackside references for turn-in etc. Hes the least experienced DD2 driver on Team Canada, in terms of Grand Finals appearances and track time at this Portimao facility, so his performances thus far are actually quite remarkable as he currently maintains a position in the front half of the grid, overall.
The DD2 Masters drivers on Team Canada are all on the same wavelength, and are working very well together in an effort to push them all to the front of the class. They have been focused on sitting down for post-session debriefs on the performance Haase Edox chassis, and its paid off. All three gained speed in the afternoon session and were in the top-six of their respective race groups. The squad is showing extremely well in the DD2 classes and another World Champion from Canada could easily emerge from this trio.
Scott Campbell
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Driver: Scott Campbell - #414
Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Mechanic: Dave Campbell
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Fast Lap:
Session #2 1:00.991 (13th)
Session #3 1:00.592 (4th)
With all three Team Canada DD2 Masters drivers working together, there is great synergy in the paddock and Grand Finals veteran and former champion Scott Campbell is very much at ease. He knows how this event develops and he knows what to focus on with each session. Scott feels very comfortable with the track, which is going to allow him to key on the continuing chase for the best balance possible. During the first session, in which he posted the 13th fastest time with a 1:00.991, they made changes during their pit stop to dial more grip into the rear of the kart. Hes also coming to grips with the sensitivity of the Haase braking system, and made changes to the pedal set-up to slow down the action. They made a gear change for the afternoon practice session to find more pace, which they did, trimming four tenths off their fast lap. Right now, everything is going according to plan and he and father Dave are slowly dialing in the chassis and closely monitoring the tracks grip levels. With a minor push developing in a couple of the fast corners, theyve made a small front-end adjustment for tomorrow and will continue to play with tire pressures. The slow and steady march to being in the hunt on Saturday continues.
Stuart Clark
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Driver: Stuart Clark - #417
Hometown: Campbellville, Ontario
Mechanic: Trevor Wickens
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Fast Lap:
Session #2 1:00.898 (8th)
Session #3 1:00.582 (4th)
Learning a new track at a major international event like this is a daunting task, and Stuart Clark admits that his analytical nature compounds this issue. That said, when you can really dissect a track in detail, you are often able to draw more speed from your kart by truly maximizing racing lines and braking zones. Clark is pushing hard to accelerate this leaning curve, but the also knows that his baseline run this morning of 1:00.898 is a great place to start. This time put him eighth in the second group. He and mechanic Trevor Wickens did have to deal with a couple issues, including a clutch problem that was repaired by Rotax technicians. He also elected to install a smaller seat, as he was moving around too much in the initial seat. The adjustments paid off in the afternoon practice session, as Clark dropped over three tenths of a second. Hes pleased with his progress and believes theres a combination, between driver and chassis, of at least a half-second still to find. The Clark-Wickens duo seems very relaxed following the days action, like their race plan is on-course.
Luc Sauriol
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Driver: Luc Sauriol - #453
Hometown: Laval, QC
Mechanic: Denis Dubreuil
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Fast Lap:
Session #2 1:00.800 (6th)
Session #3 1:00.720 (6th)
During todays lunch break, Grand Finals veteran Luc Sauriol told EKN.ca that hes 90% happy with where he sat at the time, sixth in the order in his morning session with a 1:00.800. There are two specific sections of the track that he currently finds extra challenging, and he is going through data to find the best way to approach these corners. Like many of the others, he is searching for more rear grip, but with the balance he needs. Luc made some aggressive changes to the rear of the kart and the grip was certainly there, enough that he needed to adjust how he drove the second half of the afternoon session. He was happy to see such a noticeable change, and will now actually be dialing grip out of the rear to return of the balance. Its a good problem to have right now, as most people continue to chase rear grip.
Team Canadas Senior Max drivers had very different days: one maintaining a spot up front, one finding speed in the second session and the last working to develop the necessary pace in a steady fashion. Canadian National Champion Jesse Lazare was in the top-10 in both of his sessions and looks ready to fight for the win, while ECKC title winner Marco Di Leo made great strides today in terms of both his understanding of the track and the set-up on his Sodi Kart Celestre, which is the spec kart for the Senior Max class. WCC champ Bryce Choquer is methodically improving both his own driving and his chassis in hopes of finding the speed he needs to qualify for the main event.
Jesse Lazare
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Driver: Jesse Lazare - #240
Hometown: Montreal, Quebec
Mechanic: Steven Chapman
Fast Laps:
Session #2 1:01.859 (8th)
Session #3 1:01.487 (4th)
Lazare was quick out of the gate today, turning the eighth quickest time of his group with a 1:01.859 that put him in the top-20 overall. Jesse has a good feel for the track and believes he has the flow and rhythm down. It all connects is what he told EKN. In discussing the Sodi Kart chassis that the Seniors are using, he said that the soft nature of the chassis, which features 28mm perimeter tubing and 30mm cross-members, is the reason for the handling issues that everyone is chasing. In an effort to improve mid-corner grip, they made a seat position adjustment for the second session of the day, and it paid off as Jesse was able to roll much more easily through the fast corners. He also commented that the track was better than the morning, as the grip continues to be laid down, albeit not as quicker as much would have anticipated.
Marco Di Leo
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Driver: Marco Di Leo - #278
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Mechanic: Leonard DArrigo
Fast Laps:
Session #2 1:02.177 (23rd)
Session #3 1:01.398 (2nd)
Admittedly, Marco Di Leo told EKN early today that his biggest issue has been his lack of track knowledge. The speeds and layout characteristics here in Portimao are very unique and they are not like anything in Canada. Marcos a champion though, and we expect to see him get a handle on this quickly. The chassis is also giving him some issues, as he and his mechanic are now working to get the kart to jack more weight, as its running flat through the turns, which is resulting in low mid-corner grip and poor exit speed. Heading into the second practice session, they elected to go to work dialing in front grip. A pit stop in the middle of the afternoon practice paid off as Di Leo elected to further soften the front platform, which helped the kart come alive. Marco continued to detail his improving comfort level with the track, stating that he now has a better understanding of how to put together a good lap. He thinks that this will be particularly important come qualifying.
Bryce Choquer
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Driver: Bryce Choquer - #222
Hometown: Langley, British Columbia
Mechanic: Don Choquer
Fast Laps:
Session #2 1:02.300 (26th)
Session #3 1:02.116 (28th)
Like Di Leo, Bryce was battling with mid-corner grip and made some minor adjustments to get the kart to rotate at apex. They dont want to be too aggressive with adjustments as they expect that the track will continue to build grip as the rubber goes down, which will help in getting the kart to jack weight on entry. Choquer is also continuing to find speed in himself, and he was quite honest that he needs to man up in a couple of the quicker corners. Hes trying to push his limits in turn 10, a fast downhill right hander in which he knows he needs to carry much more speed. Part of the final complex is also giving him some trouble, as he said he needs to be more precise at the apex to put him in the right place on the exit of the corner. Heading into the second practice of the day, Choquer pushed his own personal limits and improved on his cornering, although he is still dealing with a kart that runs flat and lacks enough weight transfer to jack the inside rear when driving hard to the apex. He and his father continue to work on developing front grip, which they believe will help bring on the desired handling characteristics.
Utilizing the Birel RY30, Team Canadas Junior Max squad looks to be in the hunt for a podium here this weekend, if things continue to go in the right direction. Theres obviously a long way to go still, but the pace is coming and the direction of improvement has been set. The drivers used the day to dial in their chassis and learn the track even more, so they should be ready to make continued improvements come Wednesday morning as they prepare for afternoon qualifying.
Parker Thompson
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Driver: Parker Thompson - #163
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta
Mechanic: Chris Freckleton
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Fast Lap:
Session #2 - 1:03.039 (4th)
Session #3 1:03.045 (16th)
Parker opened the day on a high-note running in the very first session, posting the fourth fastest time in his Junior Max group with a solid 1:03.039. He felt more comfortable with the track itself, although as the opening class of the morning, the track was still pretty loose. As rubber continues to go down, the track will pick up grip and like many, he and mechanic Chris Freckleton will continue to search for exit grip and improved balance. From these initial sessions, Thompson believes that the draft is going to play a very important role all weekend, especially in qualifying. In the second session, the plan was for Thompson to pair up with Scalzo to get some draft experience ahead of qualifying, but this didnt go as planned. Left to run alone, Parker set about turning quick laps on a track that was surprisingly slippery, as he expected more grip to have developed after a full run through the class line-up. The chassis was good and while the kart was still a little loose, he was happy with it. Parkers primary concern is with the motor, which he believes is a little off right now.
Zacharie Scalzo
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Driver: Zacharie Scalzo - #161
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Mechanic: Zolton Ze Boraros (KMS Racing Team)
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Fast Lap:
Session #2 - 1:03.612 (6th)
Session #3 1:03.079 (17th)
Scalzo traveled to Portugal a couple of weeks ago to run in the MOJO Cup event, so he has some time on the track and it shows. Zacharie continues to work his driver coach Kevin Glover, and is maintaining his relationship with his mechanic from the Mojo Cup (Ze Boraros). A sixth in the opening practice gave him a strong baseline, and they are working closely with Thompson and Freckleton, sharing data and approaching each session as a unit to dial in their chassis. On-track, Scalzo is focusing on improving his speed in a couple corners, namely the tight turn five, trying to build mid-corner and exit speed. Scalzo was sixth in the opening session, turning a 1:03.612. Heading into the afternoon session, their plan was to continue working on fine-tuning their gearing, having made jet changes to move from yesterdays spec jet (which was quite rich) to the minimum jet allowed for the competition. The second session went well in terms of speed as he was able to find over a half-second, but the original plan was to work with the draft with Thompson. This did not end up panning out, so it was an open session for Scalzo. You can expect that theyll be on-track together in the draft in tomorrow mornings practice session, setting the program in place for qualifying.
Zachary Claman-Demelo
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Driver: Zachary Claman-Demelo - #120
Hometown: Montreal, QC
Mechanic: Chris Green
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Fast Lap:
Session #2 - 1:03.482 (13th)
Session #3 1:02.884 (3rd)
Like Scalzo, Claman-Demelo competed in the MOJO Cup event in preparation for this years Rotax Grand Finals and, as a result, he is currently very comfortable with the track. Zach turned a 1:03.482 in the second Junior Max group, good enough for 13th among that list of drivers. Driver coach Mike Wilson was pleased with his racing lines, noting that his Birel is dealing with mid-corner oversteer that will need to be handled to provide ZCD with improved mid-corner pace. As it stood, he was having trouble rolling the corner with the throttle applied. They elected to install a couple of seat struts to his kart for the afternoon session in an effort to plant the rear on initial turn-in. The seat struts, combined with a couple other smaller adjustments, provided the desired results as Zach was able to roll more corner speed for the second session of the day. Overall, his pace was much better, and he was also have to take advantage of the draft to post a 1:02.884, which put him third in his group and just outside the top-10 overall.
Tommy Lemaire-Ouellet
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Driver: Tommy Lemaire Ouellette - #146
Hometown: St. Jean, QC
Mechanic: Yves Demers
Fast Lap:
Session #2 - 1:04.162 (30th)
Session #3 1:04.291 (32nd)
Lemaire Ouellettes primary focus of today remained getting a full handle on the track. He was working to improve his entry into the ultra-fast turn one, as well as a couple of the more challenging corner complexes on the track. They were forced to deal with a gear and chain issue in the opening session, which hampered his pace. Other than this, they made no aggressive chances to the kart for the second session. Mechanical issues continued to plague the young Quebec driver in the afternoon practice session, as his powerplant would not rev fully, prompting Rotax tech officials to swap out the coil. Well cross our fingers that Tommys problems are behind and that hell be able to focus on driving tomorrow, and into qualifying.
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DALLAS - A Dallas lawyer is making headlines for actions outside the court room.
Levi McCathern managed to kill a 14-foot, 900 pound alligator.
McCathern said he and his guide spent two days stalking the reptile along the Trinity River in Leon County. He killed the creature with one shot to the head.
He plans to mount it on his wall.
Though I am from Texas, I just don't get this. You hear hunters say something like "oh, what a beautiful creature" Pow! (gun fire) dead dear or whatever, WTF?


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drain the tank?
OK, I'm sitting here in sunny but frigid Colorado (night temps at 0 F, -18 C) and day times not much better and lots of snow on the ground. Needless to day, not much prospect for riding - possibly for as long as 2 or 3 months. I got the F650GS on the battery tender and it's fine for now but I am worried about the fuel sitting in the tank. I have had fuel problems in the past with the fuel pump and injectors being replaced under warranty so I don't really trust BMWs F650 to handle marginal gas and even though I added techron I'm sure the fuel will be pretty marginal given the low temps and duration of this cold spell.
Question: should the tank be drained? If so, what's the best technique? siphoning?
Happy New Year to all and thanks for any input.
If you're only talking 2-4 months, I wouldn't drain it. Throw in some Sta-Bil or Seafoam and it'll be fine. People store boats for longer than that without draining.
Also worth mentioning, our MSF class bikes are stored every year for over 6 months with fuel in the tanks. We just put Sta-Bil in 'em after the last class in September, and they fire right up in April for the first class the following year.
On fuel injected bikes I just run non-ethanol fuel with stabil and seafoam for the last couple tanks. When I put it away for the winter I fill the tank all the way (as little air as possible) with the same treated gas. I don't fill the tank as far as I can, just up to the bottom of the red funnel thingy while on the sidestand. My concern is that if I put in too much gas I'll get liquid gas in the carbon canister. I don't know if I should really be concerned with this or not. If you can't get non-ethanol gas I guess that you'll have to use what you can get.
In the spring, before I start the engine, I siphon out as much of the the old gas as I can get, dump it into my car, and refill the bike with fresh gas. So far I've had no problems with several fuel injected bikes.
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Stabil. Go skiing.
Fill you tank to top. Add seafoam. Run bike for 10 minutes to get fuel stabilizer into the engine and injectors. Use centre stand, and place small pieces of wood under tires that touch the ground. Add battery tender. Each month start bike and run for 10 min. And if on centre stand and rear tire in free air, cycle through gears slowly top to bottom a couple times. This should free up any tight bits, and warm bits up good.
I've never had a problem.
I wouldn't use Sta-bil! I used that the first winter I had my F800 and had clogged injectors that Spring. I would use Techron or Seafoam.
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I wish I'd started forcing myself to go up to guys when I was, oh, fourteen years old, and then kept on forcing myself until it felt normal. If you make yourself do terrifying things over and over, they get way less terrifying, and you get to go on way more dates with nice-lookin' boys.
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This is a courtroom mystery with a difference. The subtitle gives the subtheme away - 'a novel of quantum possibility'. The defence of a man accused of murder rests upon the claim that a human being can travel instantaneously from one place to another, as a quantum leap on the grand scale.
Alas, hard though the author tries, she does not succeed in making a plausible case for the defence, nor does she explain the quantum mysteries correctly. It ought to be subtitled 'a novel of quantum impossibility'.
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YIELD: Makes 4 (main course) to 6 (side dish) servings
ACTIVE TIME: 20 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 1 hour 30 minutes (includes chilling time)
Make Soufflé:
Preheat oven to 400°F with rack in middle.
Generously butter soufflé dish, then sprinkle with cheese, knocking out excess.
Stir together cauliflower, parsley, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and white pepper to taste in a large bowl.
Melt butter in a 2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour, then cook, whisking, until pale golden, about 2 minutes. Add milk a little at a time, whisking constantly until very smooth. Bring sauce to a boil, whisking, then simmer, whisking, until quite thick, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and whisk in yolks, 1/4 teaspoon white pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir into cauliflower mixture.
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Gently spoon into soufflédish (leave at least 1 inches of space at top) and bake until golden brown and top appears set, 35 to 40 minutes.
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Mississippi Senate Constitution Committee Chair and State Sen. Michael Watson will be featured at the first event in this year's Stennis-Capitol Press Forums series Monday at the Capital Club in Jackson.
Sponsored by the John C. Stennis Institute of Government at Mississippi State University and the Capitol Press Corps, the forums take place every first and third Monday in February, March and April and once in each remaining month of the year.
The event will mostly be a question-and-answer session and an opportunity to have dialogue between Watson and the Press Corps. Phil Hardwick, Stennis Institute coordinator of capacity development, said he expects Watson to field several questions about pardons former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour made before leaving office earlier this month.
"We wanted to have (Watson) at this time because the clemency issue is a hot topic. Our goal is to have policy makers on a very topical subject as the presenters there and give them the opportunity to say what they're going to say but also answer questions from media," Hardwick said. "Most of the people who attend are people who are interested in public policy issues. This is an opportunity to get information firsthand and first. During the legislative session we'll have statewide officials who are newsmakers at the state level."
Sen. Watson, R-Pascagoula, joined the Mississippi State Senate in 2008. He serves on several Senate committees, including the Drug Policy Committee, Education Committee and Tourism Committee among others.
The next event in the Stennis-Capitol Press Forums, held Feb. 6, features Miss. Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves.


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The Voice Winner Cassadee Pope Has a Rendezvous With a Major "Rival" (PHOTO)
Though there are currently three major music competition shows on TV, The Voice is the only one that's truly in our hearts. So we were shocked last week when Season 3 winner Cassadee Pope was spotted with "the enemy."
"Hung out with the sweet @tatestevensctry for a bit. XFactor and The Voice represent!" she Instagrammed.
For those of you who didn't check out The X Factor last season, Tate Stevens is the country crooner who took home the top prize.
Could The Voice and The X Factor worlds be colliding? What's next, Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears arrange play dates for their kids?! This is madness!
We kid.
Cassadee's sound has transitioned from pure pop rock to country crossover, so maybe she's looking to collaborate with Tate.
Would you like to hear a duet between these two competition winners? Tell us below!


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The 1.4 TSI is short of the low-rev urge most owners will want, but (like several models in the range) it comes with two- as well as four-wheel drive. We prefer the 2WD cars because they're cheaper to buy and run, and better to drive.
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And before you ask me to never use the word "sluice" again, here's a lovely picture of a sluice from Wikimedia Commons:
I would also like to relay that "sluice" is a surprising safe Google Image search.
We will now carry on with our regularly scheduled blog post.
So, what's coming down the sluices!?
I've been conspicuously silent across both this blog and Mystery's blog (where this, incidentally, is being cross-posted, if you're reading this at Mystery's blog, you may want to check out Top Fermented), for the past couple of weeks and that's primarily because my days have been turned into a twisting mass of odd jobs, manual labor, staring at the wall waiting for inspiration, and alternately burying myself so deep into work that I forget to eat. A good chunk of this has been keeping me away from writing.
But it hasn't been keeping me away from the computer. More on that in a sec.
I'm on a more regular schedule now, where I'm actually spending 3 days a week "at the office" so you should be seeing a few more blog posts popping up here and there.
Also popping up should be the fruits of (some of) my labor, so here's a little preview of what to expect in the next couple of weeks:
Educational Opportunities
In case you haven't heard, myself and a couple of excellent friends organized and hold a monthly beer Meetup here in the Triangle in NC called Taste Your Beer for lack of a better, more inspiring, name. It's been received pretty well and people seem genuinely excited to learn more about beer – not how to make it, but how to enjoy it, and just more about beer in general. So when I heard that there were upcoming Cicerone exams coming to Raleigh, I had the idea to make a study group for it.
However, after thinking about it, I thought – why limit this to just people who want to become Cicerones? Lots of people want to learn about beer but don't necessarily have the desire (or the work experience and wallet) to become Cicerones. That's why, starting in February, I'll be offering beer education classes at my location at Mystery Brewing. It'll be an 8 week class meeting once a week (with a few exceptions) covering beer from ingredient cultivation to serving and food pairing including off-flavors and style samples. It will cover the Cicerone exam content thoroughly so if you, like me, want to take the Cicerone exam in April or June, then this should act as an excellent study guide. However, if you just want to learn about beer then that's cool, too.
Look for more information about these classes popping up in the next few days. We need to get going soon to be ready for the Cicerone exam AND the World Beer Festival.
New Website
With a new brewing company comes a new website. The blog over at mysterybrewingco.com will soon be going away for a more robust website with some features that I think will be fairly interesting to people. Among them are the normal kind of website things: discussion boards, a news feed, info about the brewery, social media and that sort of crap. But here's a little preview of some of the other things I'm working on (not all of which will be up and running immediately):
Okay – this part isn't nearly as exciting to you as it is to me. Still. I'm excited.
Kickstart-y Goodness
And no, that doesn't mean that I'm starting another Kickstarter project (yet), but Kickstarter backers will remember that there are still homebrew recipes to go out, Irregulars memberships to revel in, beer dinners to eat, and video chats to watch. I haven't forgotten, and there will be movement on a couple of these things soon.
And more.. much, much more.
If I'm running into any sort of problem, lately, it's the fact that I have more ideas for things to do than I have resources and, frankly, spare neurons for processing. The important part that my next blog post should be a snark filled rant about some sort of craft beer segment piece and not one of these lame update sessions.
But! The future is bright and there's beer there. Join me!
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A little while back, I ran across a fascinating article over on Ad Age.
What first drew my attention was, unsurprisingly, the beer. Colorado Native is made by AC Golden Brewing Company, a small 30 bbl subsidiary of MillerCoors. Much like Blue Moon, they are relying on "craft"-style marketing: word of mouth/viral marketing. Part of me really likes the idea of Colorado Native – it is made with almost 100% Colorado ingredients. I mean, we're talking barley, hops, water, packaging, and even the social marketing they're using on each bottle.
And that's what kept my eye on this article. Social Marketing? What what? The article kind of blows through the Snap Tag reference, which is a little crazy considering it's Ad Age magazine and not a beer-related media. I, on the other hand, was fascinated, so I did a little reading because this is something that I think that craft brewers can learn from.
MillerCoors/AC Golden is using this interesting new type of barcode technology called a Snap Tag. Snap Tags are, for all intents and purposes, pretty barcodes. Here's an example, from SpyderLynk's website.
See the dots in the circle? That's what defines the code. I'm not exactly sure, but my guess is that the location of the dots in the circle, probably in degrees based on the orientation of the logo, can denote specific information. I speculate that they're probably a numerical format that can be translated further by an algorithm held at SpyderLynk. Since the particular product we're talking about is Colorado Native, it's probably a small code that changes per batch of beer manufactured so that you can track exactly which batch this came out of, who it was distributed by and, very likely (if you have that kind of tracking technology – and why wouldn't MillerCoors?), what retailer it was bought from.
"Okay," I can year you saying, "What's the big deal? People put tracking codes on their products all the time. It's really helpful for figuring out defects in batches, it helps with customer support, etc., etc."
Yeah, I totally agree. But what you have here isn't just a tracking program, it's a program in which consumers are encouraged to interact with you. The amount of information you're getting off the Snap Tag and the bottle is small. The information you're getting from the consumer is enormous. It starts with their phone number and/or e-mail address and then, when you send something back, it continues with their birth date (you have to verify age, right?) and then continues further on with a nice questionnaire asking about their lifestyle preferences, etc. Okay, are you on Facebook? Twitter? Yeah? Awesome. Hi! You are my target market, for you have bought my product. Now I know pretty much everything about you and you have given it to my freely.
It's a ridiculously good use of modern technology and I'm a little shocked that I don't see any craft breweries going in this direction.
Snap Tags? No. I'm still not convinced of the merit of Snap Tags, themselves. Each of the case studies that SpyderLynk has listed on their website doesn't actually use the information listed on the snap tag so much as it uses the Snap Tag to get people to willingly send in their contact information to a company — which is, as far as I'm concerned, the magic.
Allow me to introduce you to something called a QR Code. It's a bar code many people (those with Androids, maybe even with iPhones, now, I'm not sure) can actually read them with their cell phones, and I'm sure that as time goes on this will become more prevalent. Here's an example of a QR Code:
Now here's your Snap Tag replacement, with apologies to SpyderLynk for stealing their format:
Yeah, that's right. Take a picture of that and send it to me and I'll get back to you and find out about you, the consumer of said QR code. In many ways the QR code itself is completely inconsequential. In this case, however, not only am I getting information from the consumer, I am also giving information back to the consumer. You can do anything with this – contests, event information, business card info, whatever. And you can make your own QR Code for free. But it doesn't matter! The code isn't important! The customer contact is.
Craft breweries, it's not often that I will tell you to take a an idea from the macros, but… take this one. The most valuable marketing tool you have is a personal relationship between your business and your customer. Take this idea! Use your packaging to do more than just signify what's inside, it is your easiest customer contact – use it! Take this awesome idea and run with it!
And thus I have failed.
BrewDog, if you're not familiar with them, are a Scottish brewery that, according to lore, are busy modeling their public image after Stone in their reverse psychology, "You're not cool enough to be drinking this beer." type of message. It's all very cute and apparently incredibly effective.
The reason that I've been trying not to comment on them is because they're punks. By punks, I think that it's important that you realize that I don't mean the sort of punk that rocks the Kasbah or the sort that promotes anarchy in the kingdom. They are the sort of punks with really consistent and compelling graphic design that have just recently had a public offering of their stock (EU residents only). They are punks in a sort of MTV "Punk'd" kind of way, which I don't really mean as a compliment, but a sad statement of fact.
They also make, honestly, some really great beer. In a way, it's too bad, because their beer is really overshadowed by their actions. Pretty much anytime I read about BrewDog I read about the company and the fact that the beer exists, not about what the beer actually tastes like. That I've had to find out on my own.
Without casting too much judgment (I'll leave that to others) here are a few pieces that have caught my eye:
Earlier this year, BrewDog's Tokyo* Imperial Stout was banned by The Portman Group, which is an organization in the UK which essentially acts as a watchdog group to promote responsible drinking in the UK. In and of itself, this isn't really awful except that it was apparently banned due to a complaint by Brew Dog's co-founder James Watt, which is just weird.
In response to the fairly ridiculous response that Tokyo* got by the media in the UK, the brewery released an "Imperial Mild" called Nanny State. They say it best in their own words:
Nanny State is our quiet and dignified response to the ongoing controversy surrounding Britain's strongest ever beer, Tokyo*. Nanny State is a 1.1% ale. We have gone from making Britain's strongest beer to a brew so low in alcohol it is below the legal classification of beer and not strong enough to be subject to beer duty.
Nanny State is an extraordinary little beer. It contains more hops than any other beer we have ever brewed. There is over 60 kilos used in our tiny 20HL batch. It contains more hops than any other beer ever brewed in the UK. It has a theoretical IBU of 225.
It hasn't been very well received, but I haven't tried it, myself. It would seem, to me, to be a bit out of balance.
This past week, they released what they say is the strongest beer in the world: Tactical Nuclear Penguin (which I think is an awesome name), an imperial stout weighing in at 32% alcohol on the same day that Scottish Parliament was debating a bill setting a minimum price for alcohol sales and raising age at which people may buy alcohol. It's been posited, rather angrily, that the timing was intentional. Normally, I'd think that was a stretch, but after watching BrewDog operate its releases as social statements previous to this hard to think it's anything but planned.
(Note: Apparently, it's only going to be the world's strongest for a little while. A small German brewery is releasing a 40% alcohol Eisbock. Yikes!)
As for me, I can't decide if these guys are marketing geniuses or just making shit up as they go along. They seem to be operating under the aphorism by Oscar Wilde, "The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about." I'm not sure I really agree with that. Statements from neo-Prohibitionists with words like "childlike attention-seeking" are the kind of things that get picked up by people who don't know what you're all about. That's the backwards way to publicity. You want the Prohibitionists to be the ones defending their stance against the incredulous media, not you defending yours. You want to convince people in general that the crazies are railing against nothing, not give the crazies ammunition.
I've also read suggestions that this is just the wacky Scottish sense of humor coming through. I have to say: I do find some of the things that they've been doing funny. There's amusement to be had. On the other hand, if I had laid down £230 per share on this company for any significant amount of shares I don't think I'd be laughing. I think I'd be wanting them to stop fucking around with my £230 and get back to what they do best: Making good beer. The UK beer market isn't that wild and out there. I'm sure there are plenty of boundaries that can be pushed in the UK without stirring up quite as much shit as they have. But I guess then they wouldn't be punks.
Maybe they're just being the wrong kind of punks. Myself, I'd shoot for Joe Strummer over Ashton Kutcher. I'm old school, like that.
In case you didn't catch the news a little while back, Pabst Blue Ribbon is for sale. Why is kind of amusing. It is currently owned by the Kalmanovitz Charitable Foundation which has recently been given a deadline by the IRS to sell Pabst, because it is unlawful for charitable foundations to own for-profit companies.
Paul Kalmanovitz, who the Foundation is named after, was the former owner of Pabst, as well as Falstaff Brewing, Lone Star, and Pearl, Stroh's, and Olympia. When he died, he left most of his estate to the creation of a charitable foundation for universities and hospitals. Oh, and also making bank with PBR.
Let me throw you one quote from the Wikipedia article about how Kalmanovitz made breweries profitable and I'll move on:
Kalmanovitz acquired an ailing brewery, fired the corporate personnel, reduced budgets, sold off equipment, stopped plant maintenance, and eliminated product quality control.
Truly, it was the golden age of brewing.
Of course, Pabst – at this point – isn't really a beer company. It's a marketing organization. They contract the brewing of a dozen-or-so brands. I'm not clear on exactly who does the brewing for them, but I'm pretty sure it's MillerCoors. Don't quote me on that.
Regardless of where the beer is actually made, Pabst, and by extension, hipster-badge Pabst Blue Ribbon, is available for the low, low price of $300,000,000.
It seems like a paltry amount, especially if you look at the recent AB-InBev merger price tag of what.. $52 billion? But, considering this economy $300 million is probably as much as they can expect. And maybe rent in Milwaukee is a little lower than St. Louis.
Rather than wait for the announcement of the next giant corporation/richer-than-rich-private-entity snapping up Pabst, an enterprising set of individuals have put together a little website to crowdsource the purchase of Pabst: BuyABeerCompany.com.
Why this isn't dragging in hipsters by the boatload, I'm not sure. Probably because if you're drinking PBR, then the following sentence on the website is a deal-killer:
The asking price is $300 Million, not a small number, but through crowdsourcing pledges of as little as $5.00, the cost of a bottle of beer, this can be achieved based on the largest crowdsourced audience assembled, ever.
$5.00? For a bottle of beer? Man, that's like a sixer of PBR.
(Hey hipsters! That's like a 12-pack of Genny Cream Ale! You fools!)
It's a cool concept. If you're interested, you pledge for a certain amount. You don't need to send in any money. Your money isn't needed until they receive $300 million in pledges.
Never mind that at $5.00/pledge you need 60 million pledges. Or to look at that another way, you need $5 from every drinking American.
So, sure. We might all put down $300 million, collectively, on a Friday night. But try to organize us like this over the internet. I bet that most of those drinkers don't even know what an internet looks like.
If an enterprising set of investors were interested, however, this would be an interesting way of buying Pabst without paying full price. Of course, then you'd have to share with all the douchebags like me who have pledged $25 for the opportunity to someday (maybe) own .00000008% of Pabst.
Who knows where that kind of investment could lead?
As of when I wrote this post, they already have $500,000 in pledges. Only $299,500,000 to go.
Come on, everyone. Pony up!
Tomorrow, when President Obama sits down for a beer with Sgt. Crowley of the CPD and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., all eyes will be focused on pint glasses.*
The whole thing is a little ridiculous. I mean, the fact that this meeting/drinking is happening in the first place is ridiculous. The entire chain of events that has led us to this point has been ludicrous. The media coverage of the upcoming event has been nothing short of insane. Nevermind pulling the coverage off of health care onto this race relations business, now we've pulled coverage off of this race relations business onto beer.
As is reported in The Washington Post as well as countless other outlets:
Mr. Obama will likely sip a Budweiser, Sgt. Crowley a Blue Moon, and Mr. Gates either a Red Stripe or Beck's, the White House said.
Okay. Now I can get involved. After all, as a blogger I have to be self-righteously indignant about issues that have been amply covered in other locations and mediums. It's my oeuvre.
Quick show of hands: Who among you assorted and sundry beer geeks out there is really surprised to see a Bud for Obama? Really? That many? After all, as Press Secretary Gibbs noted:
The President had a Budweiser at the All-Star Game, so — why are you looking at me like that? That's what he drank.
And you know, that was in St. Louis, where Schlafly is on tap at — yes.. okay.. here it comes — Busch Stadium. So are people really surprised that Obama's getting a Bud?
I sure am.
After all, since a rule during LBJ's administration, the White House is not allowed to stock foreign beers. (In retrospect, it seems a little ridiculous coming from LBJ. I mean.. how many could he possibly have had to chose from?) So our possible drinks of choice?
Budweiser: Manufactued in America by Anheuser-Busch-InBev, Belgian-owned.
Blue Moon: Manufactured in America by Molson Coors, Canadian owned.**
Red Stripe: Manfucatured in Jamaica by Diageo, U.K. owned.
Beck's: Manufactured in Germany by Anheuser-Busch-InBev, Belgian-owned.
I can see where you might argue that Budweiser and Blue Moon are American beers, but they're American beers like the Toyotas manufactured in Indiana are American cars.
By contrast, here's how far it is from the White House to the Capitol City Brewery:
.3 miles.
Mind you, those are driving directions. If you just cut across the lawn on foot instead of pulling out of the driveway, you've got be able to save yourself a tenth of a mile.
So, yes. I am surprised. I am surprised that in this very young and hip White House, nobody has the presence of mind to walk down the street and pick up a couple of growlers of local beer. They can ship clam chowder in from Boston for the inauguration and they can't get – shit – even a Sam Adams in for this? Is there nobody on the White House staff – even in the kitchens – who can say, "Oh, if you like Blue Moon, you will probably also like the Hefeweizen that is currently on tap at Cap City? Or that the Cap City Kolsch would probably go over just as well as Red Stripe?
I can't fault Obama. He doesn't have the time to be hunting out local pubs. But you'd think that there would be somebody on his staff with some sort of taste in beer that would pipe up and say, "Hey – you know what would be really good, support a local business AND would go over well with local and national press?"
Really guys? You've got no one? Why am I paying all this excise tax on my beer if you can't use that money to hire somebody with some good taste in beer? Next time you're having a race relations beer pong afternoon, drop me a line. I'll be happy to set you straight.
* – (God, I hope they use glassware.)
** – to be fair, Molson Coors is half-American owned. Both countries like to state that the brewery is controlled by foreign interests. They're supposed to be 50/50.


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"It's a decision made by the state, not by us," said Valley City-Barnes County Health District Director Theresa Will on Wednesday.
Will said that the jail currently takes swabs to test for HIV but does not get results for about five or six days, and that those tests are being phased out. So far jail staff has not been trained in using the rapid tests.
JAMESTOWN—Women who attend a leadership development conference in September will have a rare opportunity to taste food from the Washington, D.C.-based Founding Farmers restaurant.
The first annual Women in Leadership Development (WILD) conference kicks off in Jamestown on Sept. 21-22. The conference is one of a variety of educational programs hosted by the Farmers Union for its members.
Carla Edinger, member operations coordinator for North Dakota Farmers Union, said in recent years the Farmers Union has really developed its women development programs.
Heidi Heitkamp, the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Sen. Kent Conrad, said Wednesday she believes her race against Republican candidate U.S. Rep. Rick Berg is a tie.
Heitkamp met with the Valley City Times-Record editorial board Wednesday morning.
"I pretty much tell people this is a tied race at this point – Our (D-NPL) internal polls show us slightly ahead, but it's within the margin of error," Heitkamp said.


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The changing scenes of life demand constant attendant changes in methods, modalities, procedures to ensure progress and advancement in knowledge and well being of humanity. Any system that fails to correspondingly move with the times will find itself out of tune, outdated and consequently unproductive. Thus change is a fact of life.
But change should not be just for its sake; it should be positive, uplift the human spirit, liberate energies for improved productive activity and lead to a palpable and qualitative change in the lives of people. Accordingly, any new arrangement which has the potential of derailing societal gains should not be countenanced anywhere.
It is against this background that we find it difficult to agree with the Nursing and Midwifery Council on proposals that, from next year applicants to nursing training colleges with a combination of results from more than three sittings of either the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) or the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) will not be admitted. We find this new arrangement being contemplated by Nursing and Midwifery Council counterproductive, to say the least.
The reasons which account for rewriting or re-sitting of the SSCE or WASSCE by students are heterogeneous. Some students were in Senior High Schools that lack the requisite infrastructure for effective teaching and learning. There are also instances where differences in knowledge arising out of different methods employed by different teachers in different schools have produced different results for students of the same Intelligence Quotient (IQ). Some schools are generally poorly endowed and also lack strong and vibrant old students associations to supplement their efforts through the provision of logistics.
Thus, many of the students who happened to be products of schools buffeted with these challenges tend to produce results which are not encouraging. However, the zealous ones with a purpose and vision in life do not give up; with determination, persistency and perseverance they move on to rewrite or re-sit their papers till they make the required grades to scale up the academic ladder. This is the fate of most students in Ghana which does not in the least signify that they are nincompoops.
We of Public Agenda commend the principals of the respective nursing training colleges for opposing the rather retrogressive arrangement which would have thrown out many of the student- nurses home if it had been implemented when the directive was announced.
Our investigations revealed that when the issue came up for discussion at a conference of stakeholders in the Health Sector in February this year at Ho and attended by members of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, representatives from the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service, the principals were asked to petition the Ministry and the Council to allow the schools to absorb affected students only for this year, implying that the idea will be resurrected next year.
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We therefore appeal to all those concerned with the introduction of the new arrangement to abandon the idea since it will not help the cause of nursing training and the development of health personnel in general in the country.
is of the view the proposed arrangement if implemented will only cut short the ambition of many prospective applicants of becoming nurses to contribute their quota to national development, and also secure employment in the future. If the authorities concerned think they are confronted with the challenge of numbers, a way out is to adopt a method similar to the then First University Examinations (FUE) where all first year students of the university after having been taught by the same lecturers write the same examinations after which those who are not able to make the required grades are withdrawn; that will be a fairer assessment.


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For any of you who remember, a year (or two?) ago, YB cut himself bad with a sawsall, did a number on himself....well, last night I thought to myself "Hey, why not have something stupid happen to you, you haven't done anything dumb lately!" So..........there I was, minding my own business, building a fence out of bamboo...using a pneumatic nailer with 2" nails....and before you ask, NO I didn't put my hand in front of the nail gun! I was just nailing away, like always, when BAM, a nail shot out of the bamboo, and ricocheted, it did a half circle, and plummeted itself into the palm of my hand! That bugger went in half way! Now let me tell you, it DIDN'T feel all that great pulling it out! Thank the Good Lord it didn't hit any bones!!! OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!
O.K., drum roll, let me have it! Tell me what an idiot I was! :D
Mouse, I sure am glad it wasn't any worse than it sounded. You have had a tetanus shot/booster in the last couple of years? If not - should find out if you need one.
And you're not an idiot, at least not yet...lol
accidents happen, please be careful around any type of power/pneumatic tools.
I hope you were wearing safety glasses!!!!
Fat lot of good safety glasses would have done YB, she got hit in the HAND !!!!!
I suppose that with Special Safety Glasses that slowed certain objects down, then she would have seen that the nail was going for her hand and had time to move her hand out of the way.
hear it wasn't too serious.
PJ, that's funny. :bigsmile:
Glad you're okay, what a loopy thing to have happen. Take care :)
P.S. Guess it doesn't do any good to try outdo YB ;)
if she had the safety glasses ON her hand the nail wouldn't have gone in...Gosh, which hand do you put them on??LOL
You guys crack me up!! :D
The hand is fine, barely tender at all now...and as I recall YB telling me before when I did something else stupid, "It only hurts till the pain goes away!"
Thank you everyone!
about the use of safety glasses.. I should have known this crew would take that and run away with it
or as Rodney Dangerfield would have said:
Sheesh, what a crowd.. what a crowd...
Just like Rodney Dangerfield, you get no respect.
I hope your tetanus shot was up to date!!
Yep, thanks for caring :)


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Whitesed will be a key addition to the roster as the Blazers look to add strong arms and depth to the pitching rotation. While at Logan Elm, Whitesed excelled on the mound and at 3rd base for the Braves. He was honored as the Defensive Player of the Year for his standout play at 3rd base. He was also honored with the Logan Elm Sportmanship and Integrity Award. Whitesed was a key member of the 2010 Logan Elm team that won the District Championship as they made a memorable playoff run to close the season.
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With a high degree of independence and under limited supervision, the Operations Manager is responsible for the day-to-day laboratory operations of OH-Alive, a platform for automated cell culture manufacturing optimization, tracking of projects through the optimization process, and quality assurance for optimization runs. The operations manager work with the Platform Specialist to track and manage the progress through the optimization process and provide oversight and approval for cell products entering the endpoint analysis stage. This position will provide administrative support, management interface and quality assurance expertise to ensure OH-Alive's compliance with regulatory and accreditation agencies, and will help design and implement an OH-Alive Quality Plan. This position is expected to interact with customers regularly throughout the optimization process as well as solicit new customers. This position will meet regularly with the Director of Strategic Partnerships/OH-Alive Platform Director to establish overall objectives and to ensure projects are progressing properly and equipment is functioning properly. OH-Alive, a new Ohio Third Frontier Grant awarded September 10, 2012, is an extension of the National Center for Regenerative Medicine (NCRM) Cellular Therapy Service. OH-Alive is located in the Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center (10000 Cedar Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44106). The goal of OH-Alive is to establish a core facility that houses the expertise and equipment necessary to determine appropriate protocols for producing and releasing cellular therapy materials for clinical trials.
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- Identify and solicit new customers with the OH-Alive business development team and aid in development of customer marketing and education efforts and materials. 20%
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- Collaborate with OH-Alive team on quality improvement projects, reviews and facilitates incident/accident/error reporting with corrective action/follow-up measures. Performs or coordinates internal and external audits and prepares outcomes for presentation at quarterly programmatic quality meetings. (10%)
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It was built in 1928 and designed by architect William Harold Lee. It is one of the remaining 20 Philadelphia theaters as of 2006[update] which he designed; nine have been demolished. Only two in Philadelphia are open- The Ace Theater (Holiday Art Theater) and The Sedgwick Theater. Just outside Philadelphia, two more of Lee's theaters are seeing restorations: the Bryn Mawr and the Hiway Theater in Jenkintown.
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Urinary incontinence, or loss of bladder control, affects an estimated 25 million people in the United States, according to the National Association for Continence (NAFC). While some people experience temporary incontinence, others live with chronic incontinence.
In the most basic terms, urinary incontinence is the uncontrollable release of urine, says Angelo Gousse, MD, a professor of urology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Incontinence is not a disease but a symptom of a condition or disorder. In a normal urinary system, the kidneys make urine, which flows through tubes called ureters to the bladder. The urine is stored in the bladder until it is eliminated from the body through a tube called the urethra. The sphincter muscles control the urethra where it meets the bladder; these muscles squeeze to prevent urine from leaking.
Urinary incontinence may result when any part of the urinary system is not functioning properly and can be anything from small leaks or occasional accidents to a complete emptying of the bladder without control.
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Finding out what type of urinary incontinence you have is the first step to managing urine leakage. "It's important to identify the type of incontinence because the treatments are so different," says Dr. Gousse. "Correct diagnosis is the cornerstone of successful treatment."
There are four main types of urinary incontinence:
Who Is Affected by Urinary Incontinence
Urinary incontinence is particularly common among women and older people.
As many as 75 to 80 percent of people who have urinary incontinence are women, according to the NAFC. Research indicates that one in four women over the age of 18 experience at least occasional episodes of urine leakage. "Urinary incontinence can affect both men and women, but it affects women more," says Gousse. "In part, this is because of anatomical differences; women's urethras are shorter while men's are longer. It is easier for urine to escape if there is not a lot of resistance. With a short conduit, it's easier for fluid to escape."
The risk of developing urinary incontinence increases with age, and the NAFC estimates that more than half of residents of nursing homes experience urinary incontinence.
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As men and women age, their bladders are not able to hold as much urine and the sphincter muscles may weaken, decreasing the body's ability to hold off urinating. In women, the decrease in estrogen after menopause thins the lining of the urethra so that it might not close properly, allowing urine to leak.
Childbearing can also increase the risk of developing urinary incontinence. "In women, the pelvic floor is supported by the vaginal wall," says Gousse. "With age or vaginal delivery, the muscles never come back the way they were before birth, especially after multiple deliveries." However, it is important to note that urinary incontinence is not a normal part of aging or childbearing, and that it's often treatable.
In addition to aging and childbirth, there are many other possible causes of urinary incontinence, including:
Causes of temporary urinary incontinence include bladder infections, constipation, and certain medications, such as sleeping pills, diuretics, antidepressants, and even antihistamines.
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