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A climb rate of 5,340 feet per minute. A 2,250 hp R-2800-30 radial engine swinging a 12 ft. 7 in. Aeroproducts propeller on a 9,000 lb airframe. A top speed of 423 mph and a service ceiling above 40,000 ft. To these numbers, add effortless and well balanced controls and relatively docile flight characteristics. Top it off with unrestricted visibility from the bubble canopy. Everything in the snug cockpit falls easily to hand without twisting or stretching. If you are flying this aircraft, you're in the Grumman F8F Bearcat.
Now that the numbers are out of the way, one can consider what the Bearcat really is; one of the best piston engine fighters ever produced. It flies better than the P-51 Mustang, climbs faster than the Mitsubishi Zero, and out-turns a Mk. IX Spitfire. Its design lineage mixes equal parts Gee Bee racer, Focke Wulf Fw-190 and F6F Hellcat. The result was a compact airframe sized for performance while operating off of a Navy aircraft carrier. Other than the Mustang and Hawker's massive Sea Fury, no other piston fighters are in the same league as the Bearcat.
The Bear is Born
Grumman's Bob Hall is the Bearcat's father; he was Chief Engineer at Grumman during the '40's and had an opportunity to examine and fly a captured German Fw-190 in early 1943. Leroy Grumman and V.P. of Flight Operations Bud Gilles also were on hand for the evaluation. The men were impressed with the German fighter - so much that they returned to design a new fighter without a request from the Navy. Grumman's model G-58 would become the Bearcat.
The two prototype XF8F-1's and production F8F-1 Bearcats featured a rather short vertical tail and four .50 caliber machine guns. The self sealing fuel tank carried only 185 gallons of fuel, and was situated under the pilot seat. Articulating landing gear legs provided clearance for the huge propeller; they have elbows near the outer hinge so that the gear folds neatly into the wing.
Early Bearcats had a 2,100 hp Pratt and Whitney R-2800-34W. In 1947, the 2,250 hp -30W engine became available and was used for the subsequent F8F-2s. The increase in power made it necessary to increase the area of the vertical tail; a modification NACA already had advised. Their test results suggested Grumman add an additional 16 inches to the vertical tail. The loads imposed by this additional area would require a redesign of the vertical tail structure. Grumman's answer resulted in a 12 inch increase in the fin without altering the tail structure.
The -2s also featured an Automatic Engine Control (AEC) that "mixed" the throttle and supercharger controls into one operation. Dash two's also had four 20mm cannons instead of the machine guns, and redesigned landing gear absorption ratios to improve carrier landing characteristics. Overall, 1,263 Bearcats were produced, along with two put together from parts for use by Grumman. Even though WWII had ended, the Navy kept the Bearcat in production until April of 1949. The type equipped 24 squadrons in all.
If the Bearcat failed to shine in combat under the US flag, it was only due to timing. The first US Navy squadron was enroute to the Pacific as hostilities ended. Interestingly, during the Korean War, the US Navy had determined the Bearcat was not suitable as an attack aircraft. The French had no such worries; they were supplied a number of F8F-1s in 1951 under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program. These served as attack aircraft until 1954. Twenty five of these aircraft were transferred back to US control, and were given right over to the newly formed South Vietnamese Air Force. The Royal Thai Air Force was also supplied with 129 F8F-1s under the US assistance program. They flew combat operations until 1960 when the tired and dilapidated airframes were withdrawn.
Unproven in Combat, But an Air Racing Success
By far, most Bearcats ended up at locations such as Goodyear, Arizona to await scrapping. Some were sold to civilian owners, but very few people were interested in an ex-fighter aircraft - even if they cost $850 each! Today, the 10 or so flying examples were saved by individuals interested in their own Bearcat, or that had en eye towards the sport of air racing. If the Bearcat did not prove itself in combat, it sure made up for it around the race pylons. Darryl Greenamyer's modified Conquest One has won a remarkable seven championships at Reno, and occupies a place in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. The racer relied on power settings just above the listed maximum, a massive weight reduction program and a detailed airframe cleanup to attain its highest winning speed of 414 mph.
Lyle Shelton also has campaigned a Bearcat around the racing pylons. His Rare Bear is only the shell of a Bearcat really; it is equipped with a Wright R-3350, Super Constellation reduction gears in the engine nose case, and a massive three-bladed propeller culled from a Lockheed Orion turboprop. The airframe also features clipped wings, a cut down racing canopy and a DC-7 cowling. A large custom spinner directs airflow through an impossibly small slit for engine cylinder cooling. The aircraft still holds the piston engine speed record on the 3Km course at just over 528 mph, and also holds the 3,000 m. time to climb record for its weight class.
A handful of other Bearcats have turned pylons during races, but they are stock aircraft flown for the shear joy of operating such a powerful aircraft low and fast. The aircraft offers a remarkable mixture of power, speed, agility and handling that no other piston fighter possesses.
Ron Buccareli and Lyle Shelton are two Bearcat pilots, but the F8F's they fly could not be more different. Buccarelli's stock Bearcat has been restored to museum quality and represents the type as one of the finest restorations around. Shelton, on the other hand, still campaigns his Rare Bear with John Penney as the pilot. This aircraft represents just how far a piston engine aircraft can be groomed for speed. Major compromises have been made to wring every mile per hour out of the engine and airframe. The differences between the stocker and the racer are surprising.
Super Versus Stock
Cockpit Environment
Lyle Shelton - The noise; you can hardly hear the radio the engine noise is so loud. You're lucky if you can transmit. A lot of times you miss transmissions cause it's kind of garbled and there's so damn much noise. I find that when I'm really working, like in 1991 gold race, I was gasping for oxygen. I couldn't get enough oxygen for my body... I had it flowing past 100%. It was pressure oxygen. Just absolutely gasping for breath it was such a physical exertion.
Ron Buccarelli - The cockpit is very roomy for me - I'm only 5'8" and 180 lbs. It's comfortable and you are sitting up high, so the visibly is really great for a tailwheel fighter. I always wear a helmet so it's pretty quiet. However, an unusual hollow, resonating noise comes from the solid rubber tail wheel as you taxi. There are some compartments in the side consoles where I carry charts, a Leatherman tool, a flashlight and drinking water. If I go on an overnight trip there is plenty of room for a duffle bag in the hell hole.
General Handling
Lyle Shelton - At the top end, it gets to be a two-handed affair. If you use one hand, the controls get pretty stiff. At Reno, there are some times and places I'm using two hands on the stick. If you're running a 450 mph race at Reno, one hand is ok. But you get up around 480, now you're talking two hands on the stick to control the airplane. Then the throttle is always wanting to vibrate back, so you've got these various little elementary things going wrong. A lot of times at Reno, I've had the guys working on the throttle quadrant friction so that the damn throttle will stay where I put it, which is, in the final Gold race, all the way forward. You get to 480, 490, yeah, both hands - two hands. It'd be a pretty good aerobatic airplane. I've done aerobatics in it years ago. I did about three airshows in it; I had an aerobatic waiver. It basically is not a stable airplane: it's kind of like it looks - it's short and fast and wobbly and not very stable. But it handles okay.
Ron Buccarelli - The aircraft is very easy to fly. It's nimble and quick, and the visibility is excellent. When you check your flight controls, the ailerons behave like they are attached on bungee cords. This is normal for the Bearcat, but it feels unusual. I always take off with full fuel in the single, pressurized 185 US gallon self-sealing cell located beneath the cockpit. If I were planning a long flight, I could also fill up the two auxiliary tanks which were built into this Bearcat where the 20mm cannons used to be. With full fuel the aircraft handles superbly in all aspects of flight.
Lyle Shelton - On a normal landing, my final approach speed is around 120 - 125 kts. I'd touch down at 105 kts. You are really blind due to the cut down canopy and the fact I have to land in a three point attitude all the time. The prop is just that big, and we've taken the flaps out and sealed them up. The old Bearcat brakes are, in my opinion, not very good. They were for a little lighter airplane that had flaps on it and touched down at 70 or 80 knots. Hell, we're touching down at 105 - 110 knots three point with those short wings.
Ron Buccarelli - I was surprised at how easy it was. It will track the extended centerline perfectly. I slow to 140 KIAS indicated and drop the gear, select full flaps, and slow to 90 knots. You have to make sure the tail wheel is locked, the mixture is rich, and the auxiliary fuel pump is on. I land in a three-point attitude and use just a little brakes. As with takeoff, your landings must be three pointers. If not, you just bought a set of very expensive hollow steel blades.
Mayday Landing
Lyle Shelton - I got a pretty good bang out of the engine on the west side of the course during a race once. Whatever it was - the fourth or fifth lap, maybe. I kind of knew it was all over, so I started throttling back and was hoping I could save the engine and finish the race. The engine, likely, would not last till the end of the race. Coming up the north side of the course, it started popping and banging real good.
At that point I knew it was all over. I declared a mayday and pulled up and got the prop back to get the blades into the wind. Back to idle with the throttle. I started looking around at where I was going to put it down. I've been there before; this certainly wasn't the first time I'd gotten into a deal... I was coming off where I could either come back in on 14 or the closed runway, 18. I turned back down to the south and kind of lined up on 14, but then the engine was shaking so badly - I was letting it idle. You always let it idle, so if you need a little nudge of power there to help you over the fence, it's there. The damn thing was shaking so badly, I jerked the mag switches off and shut it down. So then my sink rate picked up a bit, I sensed I wasn't sure I would make 14, so I turned into 18 - wrong way with the world there... I kept about 160 knots and made the runway alright. I was a little hot coming over the end of the runway, I touched down a little bit hot, not a whole lot. I was about where I wanted to be. I eyeballed it about right.
Ron Buccarelli - Let's hope I don't have one! If I did, my procedures would depend on what type of terrain was below me. Over the Florida Everglades or water, it would be gear up, of course. If over a suitable hard surface, it would probably be with gear down. On land, the book calls for a glide speed of 110 KIAS flaps down, or 120 KIAS flaps up, jettison external load items, shoulder harness -TIGHT, release cockpit canopy by pulling the emergency release handle. When you do this, you have to lower your head to prevent injury in case it does not clear properly when leaving the airplane. As you get closer to touchdown, you already have some flaps down, saving the full down position when you are certain that the selected field can be reached. If time permits, turn off the mags and battery switch, bring the mixture to idle/cut off, and turn off the fuel selector.
On water, the emergency procedure for a landing is essentially the same as that for on land except that the landing gear must be up, and you should land into the wind if the water is smooth. If the water is rough, land along the troughs with full flaps and just above the stall.
Now with all of that said; If you are on fire or a structural failure occurs in the air... Bail out.
Engine Settings
Lyle Shelton - We're putting out as much power out of the engine that I feel is safe. We can put out more than is safe. I've seen the manifold pressure up around the low to mid 70's. Not much compared to the P-51's. I think those guys can run 135-140 inches & 3500 RPM. We're not running near that RPM. We're running well over redline, and I - it may not be much of a secret, but I don't want to give you our redline racing RPM. Several other guys running 3350's - we'll let them figure it out for themselves.
Ron Buccarelli - For a normal takeoff, you open the throttle smoothly to 60 inches and 2800 rpm. Do not use less than 40 inches. Once airborne, raise the landing gear immediately after liftoff. The rudder is extremely effective during the takeoff roll, so you have to make sure you don't over control. Torque tendencies are not excessive. For the climb, you reduce manifold pressure to approximately 46 inches and the rpm to 2600 as soon as practicable. Check your oil and cylinder head temperatures and adjust the cowl flaps and oil cooler shutters as necessary. The maximum permissible cylinder head temperature is 260° C., and the max oil temperature 100° C.
Lyle Shelton - Because this airplane is a racer, so many things are different. It fights us all the way. The crew is always saying, "It's a Bearcat kind of a deal..." It wasn't built with easy maintenance in mind; it was built at the end of the war. They were making standard, throw-away, Grumman airplanes. It's a hard airplane. There was no built-in design for easy maintenance in those days.
Ron Buccarelli - The most important part of maintaining a Bearcat, or any other World War II fighter plane, is an experienced maintenance crew. It's not difficult to work on but you must be careful. Thankfully, I have access to many N.O.S. (New Old Stock) spare Bearcat parts. During the recent annual inspection, I had the tail wheel strut rebuilt and a new polyurethane solid tail wheel tire installed. I find that if the aircraft is in good shape its easy to keep it there. Hull insurance is expensive; any where from $25,000 to $65,000 per year. Liability insurance is less than $2,000 per year.
Bad Bear or (Pussy)Cat?
The contrast of Shelton's Rare Bear and Buccarelli's stock Bearcat experiences represent two entirely different worlds. The restored stocker has been portrayed as an easy aircraft to fly and maintain. Praise has been heaped on its performance and control harmony. For pilots with high-performance tailwheel experience, it's not hard to realize the aircraft is manageable. After gaining some initial experience, most pilots will find that the Bearcat can be flown precisely while extracting maximum performance.
On the other hand, the Rare Bear represents how flying qualities and engine/system reliability becomes compromised for top speed. Though the stock aircraft is a splendid mix of power and performance, the racer has been pushed so far beyond the airframe limits. It has turned into a moody and tumultuous aircraft with an ever-changing personality.
Only a handful of Bearcats are flying today, and several more are nearing completion of their restorations. Because of their rarity, they are highly prized additions to any warbird collection. The F8F is one of the ultimate propeller driven fighters that employs everything a combat aircraft needs: speed, horsepower, firepower, agility and the ability to take battle damage and remain in the fight. If there is a drawback to the F8F, it would center on its rather short range. But the aircraft was not designed for escort duty as was the P-51 and P-47. They were different aircraft for different times and places.
In our time and place, the Bearcat is rather mysterious. We see them at airshows and look up at them; they're big and tall. They're fast and they're rare; all angles and curves. Not many people today get to fly them, so it's appreciated that people like Ron Buccarelli and Lyle Shelton can share their experiences with us. It isn't as sleek as the P-51, but it is as fast or faster. It doesn't have the grace of the Sea Fury or Spitfire. It never had the combat record of its sister, the Hellcat. Instead, the aircraft proved itself as an unlimited air racer with over 14 championship victories. If it is running well, it's hard to beat. The Bearcat combines its own bulldog charm and functionality; it's easy to fly in stock form and a real handful as a record holding racer.
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Well mostly my hair tends to be soft, but I screwed up recently by using a hellish henna concoction. So now I'm trying to condition well to maintain a proper moisture balance. Here's how I've been using YTC to aim for that moisture balance and to counteract possible drying from the sea salt it contains:
After co-washing or shampooing, I first finger-comb w/Biolage Conditioning Balm. I let the balm sit in my hair for about five minutes. Then I rinse that out and apply the YTC. Lately I've been following all that up w/homemade FSG to further lock in moisture.
But I understand how expensive the balm is, and that it adds an extra step to the routine. Sally's does have a Biolage balm knock-off though which is just a fraction of the price.


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my "little sisters" to you,
a lovely idea from Krysten
from After I Do blog.
Later this month I'll be interviewing
to test what I love the most!
Alice in Wonderland rhyme for you.
Aw thanks for the intro darlin' : )
And I am in love with that pillow! hehe.
Looks like an adorable place in Napa. I love staying there, but we are so close we usually just save our money and come home.ReplyDelete
Um, this is the perfect post cause I'm planning a trip to Napa...will have to look into La Residence!!ReplyDelete
Those earrings are heavenly! Gorgeous! Have a lovely day, Kellie xxReplyDelete
Glad you and BK had a nice time in Napa! One of my most favorite places on earth! xoxoReplyDelete
PS. Adore the skirt in your outfit photo!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the shout-out! :-) And that Inn looks absolutely magical!!!ReplyDelete
Love French Bull! :) I need a house so I can decorate and add color to some gray corners. ;)
Happy February girl. :) Time sure flies. ;)
And what is up with me using smiley faces all the time?! :) :(
I am loving that skirt! It's super fabulous and girly!!ReplyDelete
There is so much fabulousness in this post, I truly don't know WHERE to begin!! :)
First, your trip to Northern CA sounds SO magical. I cannot wait to see the photos!
Also, I am going to join that 2011 reading challenge. It sounds very motivating and like so much fun! I wish I could be in a book club with you because you read the most amazing books, it seems. Definitely checking out Alice and Breaking the Bank. :)
And omgggg the Disney shirts are adorable. I want! I want!
Loooove that skirt!!! And wow that inn looks amazing!ReplyDelete
You and BK are so cute! Love that you stopped in Napa, can't wait to see those pictures :) I thought it was so sweet that you thought of me. I need to go check out your fellow bloggers on here!ReplyDelete
Wow! You have a lot going on in this post, but it is good! I love the Disney t-shirts and the book challenge. I really need to get back into my reading. I recently joined a book club so I should at least be reading a book a month. I would actually like to read Alice -I will have to look out for that one. I am so glad to hear that Dante is doing better! Yay for that! :o) Oh yes and I love the fashion above! I am so ready for spring! I am sick of snow! :o) Great post!ReplyDelete
I used to live in Napa and I know how gorgeous the scenery is, I'm sure you and BK had a fabulous time!
This was a fun post, full of lots of goodies and great info. You're really coming into your own and I just know that 2011 is going to be a great year for you!
There are so many exciting things in this post! I will definitely check out your little sisters! And that skirt! You are so adorable!ReplyDelete
omg i love EVERYTHING about this post!!! thats SO great!! i may be a follower :) the skirt/flowers/spring pictures makes me want it even more instead of being stuck in my house for #2 snow day!ReplyDelete
What a nice, unexpected stay! The photos look gorgeous. I've really been wanting to get out to wine country.
I'm sending Dante and his fam lots and lots of prayers ♥
I'll def check out all of the links you posted :)
Oh and the Alice book sounds entertaining. I really need to start reading more and watching TV less...it's sad really.
What a nice, unexpected stay! The photos look gorgeous. I've really been wanting to get out to wine country.
I'm sending Dante and his fam lots and lots of prayers ♥
I'll def check out all of the links you posted :)
Oh and the Alice book sounds entertaining. I really need to start reading more and watching TV less...it's sad really.
I LOVE smashbox primer! And I might have to check out that Alice book, I'm in love with anything Alice in wonderland. xoReplyDelete
This is one awesome jam packed post! I am totally wanting one of those shirts and the porcelain goods + jewelry are pretty awesome too. You have such a lovely blog... You'll have to share how you embedded the link. I've been trying to figure that one out for some time. xo Erica
I think that Snow White top is just precious. It would be a lovely Valentine's Day top.
I adore Alice in Wonderland! That book sounds fascinating.


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Archive for July 26, 2011
Tim DeChristopher Tried to Save the Planet — Now He's Going to Prison
If you don't know about Tim DeChristopher — and you probably don't — please take the time to read this: The Courage to Stop Pretending: Tim DeChristopher Sentenced.
If our media was truly liberal, he'd be all over it and we'd all know about how he tried to save the planet.
Oh, and don't forget: The banksters are still lying on the beach in the Hamptons.
MSNBC's Pat Buchanan Thinks Murdering Liberal Kids Might be a Good Thing
This would be Pat Buchanan, the former Republican presidential candidate and a guy MSNBC (that liberal bastion) holds out as their wise old sage:
Today, in a World Net Daily op-ed, failed presidential candidate and conservative pundit Pat Buchanan offers an example of the ethnic bigotry and racial insensitivity that has come to define him. Offering his take on the horrendous terrorist attacks in Norway, Buchanan joined the Wall Street Journal and the Jerusalem Post in arguing that the far-right extremist perpetrator Anders Breivik may have had a valid point.
As for a climactic conflict between a once-Christian West and an Islamic world that is growing in numbers and advancing inexorably into Europe for the third time in 14 centuries, on this one, Breivik may be right, [Buchanan said].
There are lots of posts up about this today but for the most part the wording of the articles are way too deferential to home boy Pat. (You know: misspoke and stuff like that.) It's time to cut through the crap. Pat thinks mowing some people down (liberals and Muslims I presume) is, hey, a good thing.
He'd be off the air if he was an Ed Schultz, a Cenk Uygur or a Keith Olbermann, all MSNBC'ers who've been disciplined or fired for not being a part of the establishment. So, this is "the establishment??
Fox Bases Pro-GOP Headline on the Word of "One Senate Republican Aide"
This is the headline at FoxNation.com right now (5:19 p.m. ET):
Wow. Sounds like everybody — EVERYBODY! — wants congress to reduce spending, right?
Not exactly. When propaganda is the name of the game, all it takes to put up a screaming headline like that is the word of one single measly GOP aide who just might (ya think? have a dog in this fight:
Telephone calls and emails flooded into the Capitol Tuesday, overwhelming the phone system and slowing computer servers after President Barack Obama urged voters Monday night to support the Democrats' debt-ceiling plan.
An internal email sent around to U.S. House offices said "House Telephone Circuits Near Capacity" and told users, "Due to the high volume of external calls, House telephone circuits serving 202-225-XXXX phone numbers are near capacity resulting in outside callers occasionally getting busy signals."
One Senate Republican aide credited some of the increased phone traffic to Mr. Obama's speech but added that the callers to Republican offices aren't backing the president's approach. "The majority of calls that our offices have received have all been calls to reduce spending," the aide said.
So, if all you saw was the headline, and you didn't click on the title and read the actual article — carefully — you'd think yes, that EVERYONE wants congress to reduce spending.
Americans to D.C. — Don't Cut Entitlements!
Here's yet another indication D.C. isn't listening to We the People:
What if pollsters asked Americans which concerns them more: The prospect of tax hikes on people like them, or the possibility of cuts to Medicare and Social Security?
Well, a new National Journal poll released today has done just that. And by a sizable margin, a plurality is more concerned about cuts to entitlements than about paying more taxes. It's yet another sign that the public is on the Dems' side in this fight.
Here's the key finding, from the internals of the poll, which were sent my way by National Journal:
In the debate over proposals to increase the federal debt ceiling, which of the folllowing possible outcomes concern you most?
A default on the federal debt that could raise interest rates for things like mortgages and consumer loans: 17
An agreement that raises taxes on people like you: 17
An agreement that authorizes too much federal spending in the next few years: 19
An agreement that cuts too much from government programs like Medicare and Social Security: 39
Hike our taxes before you cut our "entitlements." GOT THAT WASHINGTON?!
Can You Hear Me Screaming?
Oh my God. Read this with the "definition" of insanity in mind:
One word: Despair.
Trump to GOP: Wreck the Economy So Obama Won't Win in 2012
Well now, this is presidential:
Donald Trump has some advice for the Republican Party. The New York real estate tycoon went on "Fox & Friends" Monday morning and told the hosts that if the GOP wants to ensure that President Barack Obama isn't re-elected, all it has to do is not make any deals with Democrats and default on Aug. 2.
That from a guy who's still considering running for president in 2012 because, why? He loves the country and he respects the democratic process and all that? Wow.
Save (What's Left of) the American Dream
You won't see this on teevee tonight (but you would if it involved the Tea Party):
With a turn-out that seeks to make the Tea Party jealous, Moveon.org, Campaign For America's Future and the Rebuild The Dream Movement are encouraging 20,000 supporters to protest on Capitol Hill against the debt ceiling "compromise." For those who can't make the trek to DC, the groups are calling for members to protest outside their local district office.
Organized by the burgeoning Dream movement the protests are an effort to galvanize the force of separate progressive organizations into a uniformed movement that rivals and counteracts the Tea Party's influence on Washington.
The local protests are happening today; they were organized over just the last 24-hours. Here are a few pictures, more of which you can find here (click on the bottom to activate the roll):


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Spanish brothers Gorka and Jon Izaguirre will combine to tackle the 15th Santos Tour Down Under when cycling team Euskaltel-Euskadi arrives in South Australia this month.
Comprising six Spanish riders and French cyclist Juan José Oroz, Euskatel-Euskadi will hit the road to try and stake its claim on the first UCI WorldTour event for 2013.
The Santos Tour Down Under will see 2003 overall winner Mikel Astarloza return to the start line.
Santos Tour Down Under Race Director Mike Turtur said the team featured several young riders who would be eager to hold their own among the more experienced competitors.
"The younger riders in Euskaltel-Euskadi will be put through their paces but also have more experienced team members including 2003 Santos Tour Down Under winner Mikel Astarloza to mentor them through the stages," Mr Turtur said.
"Next month's race features an equal spread of stages to suit sprinters and all-rounders, so Euskaltel-Euskadi's riders will have the chance to experience all elements of the event."
Youngster Jon Izaguirre won his first professional race in April and went on to make a solo breakaway and win the Giro d'Italia's 16th stage later in the year.
Mr Turtur said he was looking forward to welcoming Euskaltel-Euskadi back to South Australia to compete in the 15th Santos Tour Down Under.
"The 2013 race includes new challenges for our elite cyclists who will put on a great show for fans from Australia and around the world," he said.
The Euskaltel-Euskadi team for the 2013 Santos Tour Down Under will be led by Team Manager Alex Diaz (ESP) and includes riders Gorka and Jon Izaguirre (ESP), Jon Aberasturi (ESP), Juan Jose Lobato (ESP), Garikoitz Bravo (ESP), Mikel Astarloza (ESP) and Juan Jose Oroz (FRA).
The Santos Tour Down Under will be held in Adelaide and regional South Australia from 20-27 January 2013.
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Pete Brissette of Motorcycle.Com got to spend a day with a brand new 2010 Concours14 that had all the trimmings, including Kawasaki's new linked ABS system and Traction control. He really liked it, for a number of reasons.
First kawasaki really seems to have listed to their customers about what was good and bad on the 1st-Gen C14. The top complaints were heat management and wind protection…not enough of either. Both issues seem to have been addressed, with a completely new front fairing design, and a taller, wider windscreen that even has a bit of a Cee bailey-type lip at the top.
Second, Kawi stuck factory grip heater on it (they look like they come from exactly the same parts supplier as the ones on my FJR), dumped the useless little tank box, and put a real storage box in the front of the fairing.
But the big news is the linked ABS and traction control. The linked ABS system runs as follows:
But what really sets the new linked-ABS apart is the rider-selectable level of linking. For starters, ABS cannot be disabled, but by pressing the orange K-ACT button (bike must be stopped to select modes) the rider can choose the "high-combined" effect in Mode 2 or the lesser-combined effect in Mode 1.
K-ACT mode selection impacts the amount of front brake application (only one of the two front calipers are involved regardless of Mode 1 or 2) when applying only the rear brake. The amount of linking applied to the rear when using the front brake remains constant.
I can't say I'm a big fan of this type of linking system. I prefer the BMW partially linked system, where the rear brake doesn't engage the front at all, while the front lever engages both. I realize this is probably a simple matter of preference, but I don't want the front end to dive when I hit the back brake.
The traction control system seems like a neat safety feature, as long as you remember that it is just a safety feature. It's not the Troy Bayliss Ducati 1098 system that's designed to make you faster. It's the "you're getting a little crazy, let's apply some sanity" system.
By controlling airflow (via secondary butterfly valves in the throttle body), fuel delivery and ignition timing, three parameters as opposed to the two of competitors according to Kawasaki, the system limits engine output when it senses the rear wheel spinning faster than the front.
And for those wondering, yes, it is a wheelie nanny, but only when enabled. Phew!
Most impressive was how seamlessly and unobtrusively KTRC performed. When power is cut, it isn't done abruptly, nor is reapplication of power. Rather than a stumbly on/off throttle experience, the bike simply feels like it has a fraction of its available power.
All in all, it looks like Kawi has made an already well-received bike even better.


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On Second Thought, Facebook Would Prefer You Didn't Post Your Beheading Videos
Wait, what? Facebook has once again updated its policy on beheading videos: they're not allowed.
Or, mostly not allowed. Last night, Facebook removed a video of a beheading that they had previously defended. Before, Facebook said the video was OK because it had been posted to protest the violence it depicted, rather than to glorify it.
Here's Facebook's explanation for their rationale going forward:
First, when we review content that is reported to us, we will take a more holistic look at the context surrounding a violent image or video, and will remove content that celebrates violence.
Second, we will consider whether the person posting the content is sharing it responsibly, such as accompanying the video or image with a warning and sharing it with an age-appropriate audience.
The first part sounds entirely reasonable. It's the kind of consideration familiar to any news editor who's consider publishing a disturbing image. The context of the image matters, and the way that image is framed for readers matters too.
The second part is the kind of bureaucratic naiveté that would only placate someone who's never used a social networking site.
What constitutes "responsible" sharing, and how will Facebook identify it? And will Facebook really ratchet people's ability to post objectionable material up and down based on the "age of their audience?" Should I defriend my teenaged cousins so that I can post sad, violent news articles? Does it matter that they're sophisticated kids who read a lot and play too many violent video games?
Facebook started as a place to complain about college classes and has evolved into something much more complicated. One facet of that evolution is that we use Facebook as a news site, whether we like to admit it or not.
I don't know how hard I'm willing to fight for the right to watch beheading videos on Facebook. I've never completely understood their news value, and they're awful and disturbing. What I would like, however, is to be confident that Facebook's censorship policies are grounded in principle or consistent logic. Instead, the company seems motivated by the desire to get people to stop yelling at them, no matter how many maneuvers and contortions it takes.


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New Member Intro... and Maybe a Question or Two
Hi Everyone,
Been lurking the forum for a while and figured I'd say hello. I'm new to fly fishing (and fishing in general) within the last couple of months and previously spent most of my free time since a youngster in the Tucson pool halls and playing pool, so it's been nice to get outside and do some fishing! It's been a lot of fun so far... even managed to get a couple trout on an AZ stream. Also watched a lot of fish refuse my fly, follow it and turn around, and sometimes seem to splash at it. So far, it's been interesting just to watch the fish; I've spooked trout from 12 feet away and then hooked one five feet in front of me in low, clear water. Last time I went to one of my favorite new spots, two little ones were chasing each other in a circle right next to my feet like I wasn't even there!
Anyhow, I've been reading a couple books but still have a question or two. Do fish ever splash at a fly even if they don't want to take it? Or do I just need A LOT of practice setting a hook? Also, I've seen plenty of fish look at my fly and ignore it. Is there a way to entice them into biting? twitching the fly or something? If so, is it necessary to get really specific and learn how certain insects act on/in the water to better imitate them?
My dad and I are heading up to the White Mountains for a quick trip this coming weekend and we'll probably fish some of the more well known and accessible spots such as Silver Creek on Friday, and then we're going to come back through Greer I think and will maybe check out a spot or two over there. If we happen to get lucky and catch a couple, I'll share the results!
Looking forward to learning from the forum!
Welome to the forum Andy.
I just recently joined, but have been a lurker for awhile on this site. I'm no expert so here is my .02 cents. I have seen trout splash near a dry. From what I have seen it looked like they were so close to the surface and the fly that whatever spooked them made the trout make the fastest escape possible. Usually when fishing dries, I see them come up towards the fly and take a look, then usually turn their nose and return to the depths which they came or they hit it. Sometimes the take is quick, other times its slow and you can watch the whole thing unfold. If you're fishing streams, all kinds of factors spook a fish. Fly selection, drift, tippet selection, leader length, upstream cast, downstream cast, weather, your position, and sometimes the Fish Gods just say, NOOOOO. It takes practice and just getting out there and wetting a fly and learning to read water. Some flies you can twitch or skate across the water, as long as the actual insect that you are imitating with a fly does that in nature. That being said sometimes it doesn't matter. Just triggering the trout aggressive behavior with a twitch or skate can work. I've experimented both ways and sometimes win and sometimes lose. Usually dry fly fishing is all about the drift. I have more success landing trout with a great drift. As far as setting a hook, I was taught "Sets are free" so if you think you have a fish striking the fly, set the fly. In the beginning you have lost nothing, maybe it messes with your drift or position, but if you did set and land a fish, then you have won. Either way, IMHO, you win. You land a fish or you learn about trout behavior and how strikes feel rather than how it feels when your ticking the bottom of the stream.
Have fun in the White Mtns. Great fishing at the lakes, river and streams. Silver Creek is awesome during the C&R season, I'm not a fan during the hot summer season and the crowds out there this time of year. Post some pics of the trip!
What you are describing is known as a refusal and books have been written in attempts to explain why a fish comes up to a fly and rejects it at the last moment. There's no way to really know what a creature with a brain the size of a small pea really thinks but your splashes and your close looks are both the same thing-refusals. Only difference is how close did the fish get before saying "no" to your offering. With the splashes the fish just got real close then rejected your bug at the last second. However, I do believe that occasionally the fish simply misses but I also don't believe that happens very often. Fish have a type of binocular vision. They see distances well, especially movement above them. That's why you can spook a fish from any direction, even behind if you're above them. That's why I almost always fish upstream and I'm always wading in the stream whenever possible. This creates a much lower profile that allows for a closer approach without spooking the fish. Getting closer to the fish without spooking it, allows for a shorter, more controllable cast, and increases your chances of fooling him. Fish also see up close very well and they see literally thousands of potential specs of food passing by everyday so your bug faces some pretty close scrutiny. So last second refusals are quite common. Some common reasons are simply size of your fly (going smaller often helps), how it floats (above the surface film, deeper in it, or even slightly below it like an emerger), it's just the wrong fly, possibly tippet size. Regarding tippets, I always use mono for my leaders but fluorocarbon for my tippets, even fishing dries. I usually fish 4X tippets on most of the rim streams with about 6-7ft leaders. This setup gives a little more tippet strength and the shorter leader will help you keep your bug out of the brush and onto the water (I can't remember catching any fish with my bug snapped of in a low hanging bush). Low clear water might require going to 5X but I always start with 4X and always fluoro tippets.
There's a lot of great experience and talent on this site and I'm sure you'll get other good suggestions but I hope this helps.
Tight lines.
You're real lucky to be able to see the fish - I have fished for 60 years and have never got the knack of seeing them, polarized lenses and all. Use that skill to get acquainted with the actions of your targets as you have started out doing and you will be ahead of the curve. You might try taking along a more experienced fisherman - maybe correspond with some of the folks on this board. There are folks who would be glad to interpret some of the things you are seeing. You're on the right track.
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Faculty Awards
2016 Outstanding Faculty Award
Petree College of Arts and Sciences
Stephen Prilliman is an associate professor and chairperson of the Department of Chemistry. He joined the OCU faculty in 2009 and teaches General Chemistry, General Chemistry Lab and Inorganic Chemistry. Prior to coming to OCU he taught Chemistry and Advanced Placement Chemistry at Harding Charter Preparatory, a school he helped launch in 2003.
Teaching high school first challenged Prilliman's assumptions about education and while there began experimenting with new methods of teaching. In 2005 he first began using a method known as POGIL − Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning. In a POGIL classroom students work in small groups on specially designed activities that introduce them to new concepts. Students learn not only the material but also skills such as working in a team, analyzing data and commutation. POGIL forces students to be engaged in learning and understanding rather than passively listening to lecture. Prilliman's classes are now almost entirely POGIL-based and lecture free. For his use of POGIL in the classroom Prilliman was recognized in 2013 with the Excellence in Teaching Award for Full-Time Faculty by OCU's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
With colleagues Dr. John Nail and Dr. David Engebretson, Prilliman helped design and prepare for the recent renovation of the university's chemistry labs, a $2.2 million construction covering 7400 square feet in the Dawson-Loeffler Center. The labs were opened to students this past October.
Prilliman's research is in the development and use of innovative strategies and assessments for learning in chemistry. In collaboration with many undergraduate research assistants over the years Prilliman has sought to develop new experiments for teaching chemistry at the high school and college level. While at OCU Prilliman has published two peer-reviewed articles in the Journal of Chemical Education and was part of the authorship team for a new lab manual for the revised AP Chemistry curriculum. The lab manual was the subject of an invited talk he gave at this spring's American Chemical Society National Meeting in San Diego.
As a consultant for the College Board Prilliman conducts one-day and four-day workshops for AP Chemistry teachers and he reviews syllabi for the College Board's AP Chemistry audit process. In 2014 he was a member of the panel that determined the cut-off scores for the revised AP Chemistry exam.
Prilliman received his B.A. cum laude in Chemistry from Rice University and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. He was raised in Oklahoma City and is a graduate of Northwest Classen High School. He and his wife Jennifer live in Oklahoma City where they are raising their two active and infinitely curious young children.
About the Faculty Awards
Outstanding Faculty Award
Each year, the Outstanding Faculty Award Committee calls on the student body, staff, and faculty for nominations of faculty members whose teaching, scholarship, and service to the university and professional community are deemed to be exemplary. It celebrates outstanding performance in all areas of academic pursuit and acknowledges special achievement in the endeavor of teaching. The past five winners of the Outstanding Faculty Award comprise the current selection committee.
Over the last few years, recipients have received news of their award in the form of a surprise classroom visit by the award committee, along with President Robert Henry and Provost Susan Barber. The award recipient receives a stipend and recognition at undergraduate commencement, and an invitation is extended to the recipient to deliver the commencement address at graduate commencement.
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The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning recognizes OCU faculty members' outstanding achievements in specific areas of academic work. The Center has developed five awards which are presented at a luncheon each spring.
Award Nomination Process
Nominations for the Outstanding Faculty Award must be received by the Outstanding Faculty Award Selection Committee no later than December 1.
Revised Protocol for Award Selection
CETL award nominations must be received no later than January 25.
CETL Faculty Award Nomination Information
History of Awards
Teaching awards have been presented to OCU faculty since 1988. The Fred Jones Foundation funded the awards from 1988 to 1990, and the Sears Roebuck Foundation funded awards in 1990 and 1991. The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church expressed support and appreciation of teaching at OCU through their Exemplary Teacher Awards from 1992 through 2002, and continued support in conjunction with the Outstanding Faculty Award from 2003 to the present.
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FLORENCE, S.C. – Numerous Francis Marion University baseball players were listed in the final 2011 NCAA Division II baseball statistical report, while the Patriots ranked highly in several team categories.
In the team rankings, the Patriots ranked among the Top 20 in ten statistical categories: second in sacrifice flies (40), third in sacrifice bunts (75), fourth in hits (629) and hit-by-pitches (93), fifth in fewest walks allowed per nine innings (2.41), 11th in fielding percentage (0.971), 14th in fewest hits allowed per nine innings (7.65), 15th in earned run average (2.83), 16th in triples (20), and 17th in runs scored (407). With its 41-16 record, FMU ranked 21st in win-loss percentage (0.719). FMU also ranked 22nd nationally in team batting average (0.323) and 37th in runs per game (7.1).
Sophomore right-handed pitcher Don Sandifer (Bamberg, S.C.) ranked eighth nationally in wins (11), while freshman righty Jeffrey Stoner (Martinez, Ga.) ranked 30th with nine victories. Sandifer also ranked 17th in strikeouts (105), 28th in complete games (6), 32nd in both fewest hits allowed per nine innings (6.25) and fewest walks allowed per nine innings (1.33), and 69th in ERA (2.33). Stoner was listed 79th in ERA (2.40) and 97th in fewest hits allowed per nine innings (7.32). Junior righty Jarrott Hooks (Marion, S.C.) ranked 74th in fewest walks allowed per nine innings (1.75) and 85th in ERA (2.46), while senior right-hander Patrick Mincey (Hartsville, S.C.) was 63rd in saves (5).
At the plate, junior center fielder Buddy Sosnoskie (Statesville, N.C.) ranked second in sacrifice flies (9), third in triples (9), 14th in hit-by-pitches (19), 24th in hits (80), 56th in batting average (0.396), 59th in total bases (111), and 77th in on-base percentage (0.474).
Senior first baseman Preston Shuey (Charlotte, N.C.) ranked seventh in runs batted in (67), 17th in sacrifice flies (6), 67th in hit-by-pitches (13), and 75th in home runs (8). Freshman third baseman Michael Wilson (Florence, S.C.) ranked fifth in runs (71), sixth in triples (7), 11th in hits (85) and times being hit-by-pitches (20), 59th in total bases (111), and 69th in on-base percentage (0.476).
Senior shortstop Tyler Cappelmann (Sumter, S.C.) ranked as the 38th toughest batter to strike out with only 14 strikeouts in 234 plate appearances. Junior second baseman Brock McCallister (Laurel, Md.) ranked second nationally in sacrifice bunts with 16, while junior designated hitter John Jones (Phoenix, Ariz.) was 11th in sacrifice bunts (13) and 62nd in triples (4). Junior outfielder Tyler Boyd (Lamar, S.C.) ranked 64th in sacrifice flies (5) and 69th in sacrifice bunts (9), while junior catcher Brian Paulhus (Mt. Airy, Md.) was 97th in sacrifice bunts (8).
Francis Marion ended the season ranked ninth nationally after winning the PBC regular-season championship and making a third straight appearance in the NCAA Division II Tournament. The 41 victories equals the most in team history, and the Patriots advanced to the regional title game for the second consecutive year.
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The Twilight fans might have enjoyed the sex but probably not the brooding commentary on postmodern alienation and the decay of consumer culture. There traditionally hadn't been much overlap between the respective fanbases of Stephenie Meyer and Don DeLillo.
Now Cronenberg is staging a Cosmopolis reunion. For his next effort, Maps to the Stars, described as an "indie ghost story" that's also an indictment of celebrity culture — yup, it's being shot in and around Los Angeles — he's cast Pattinson opposite Cosmopolis co-star Sarah Gadon. John Cusack and Julianne Moore will also be on hand for the crazy, creepy, cool sexy times.
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Regardless of what you call it, winter break (or the Christmas holiday) is a wonderful time! Right now, the two weeks out of school stretch before me like an empty canvas. How will I spend my remaining days out of school? I'm obsessive/compulsive. So I have a list:
(1) Get my name changed. Since I got married in September, I've put off changing my name. It is such a hassle. However, I want to have the same last name as R.T. So I will go through the required rigamarole. It is a tedious and long process. Last Friday I took care of my social security card. Later this week I will handle my drivers license. Then I will have a marathon letter-writing session and send notices to everyone else (banks, credit cards, my employer, etc.) who must change my name on their records. Of course then I must notify my friends and make the announcement when I return to school in January. Children and co-workers will have to change what they call me. (Yes, I can think of some jokes with that last , but I won't go there.)
(2) Get my old clunker car inspected and get a new tag for it. However, before doing that I will have to get it started. As of this moment, the battery is dead – deader'n a doornail. Then once that is done, I will either sell it or give it away. It's worth a few hundred dollars – at most.
(3) Get repairs done to my not-as-old car. The trunk latch doesn't work, the back taillight is out, and the CD-changer stopped working.
(4) Visit my mother for a couple days.
(5) De-clutter RT's and my house. . . or at least one or two rooms. . . or at least a closet or maybe a drawer – something will be de-cluttered before school starts again.
Those things will get done. I'll also have a chance to sleep late in the mornings and generally feel renewed and ready to face the challenges of teaching by January 8th when school starts again. It's a good thing to have a few weekdays in which to take care of personal business and to rejuvenate.
And thinking about all that made me think about a "balanced calendar." A balanced calendar is when students attend school for nine weeks, then school is out for two or three weeks, then another nine weeks of school, then another two or three break, etc. That makes so much sense to me. Children and teachers would still attend school the same amount of days/time. However, there wouldn't be that long, long break during the summer. Instead, the breaks would be spread throughout the year. Summer break is nice, but it's too long and it's too hot.
Our school system considered going to a balanced calendar recently, and groups of parents basically shot down the idea. I think their objections had to do mostly with high school sports programming. I was disappointed that we didn't give it a try.Â
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Seems like everyone is on Twitter or Facebook. TV commercials asking to go to Facebook pages, stores asking for you to check-in.
Within a world of GroupOn deals, online gaming, and content galore it seems unimaginable that any company would fight against an online presence, yet surprisingly for the bigger picture all the content and user feedback that is being exchanged online is not being used and falls on deaf ears.
A recent study from MarketTools showed that most companies are still using traditional channels for grabbing information. In the study 92% of respondents thought that satisfied customers were important but less than 43% actively seek customer feedback and close to 22% only solicited feedback once a year (or not at all).
94% of Companies Do Not Use Social Media for Customer Feedback
Of executives taking part in MarketTools study, 14% answered they don't solicit customer feedback at all while 16% of customers in general have tweeted or reached out via a social media channel, negatively.
56% of Companies Surveyed Do Not Have Formal Programs for Feedback
Even while acknowledging the important of customer satisfaction and feedback and knowing that a company did not currently have a social media strategy in place, 46% of executives surveyed still placed their company in the top 10% of their industry for customer satisfaction.
All Talk?
Seems like, while companies hide from social media their ignorance is inflated. They aren't on social media platforms, aren't actively seeking feedback online, yet think their service still ranks superior.
Even with evolution of media, accordingly to MarketTools the most common ways to gather customer feedback still are:
- Email/ online surveys: 51%
- Phone surveys: 28%
- Informal Phone calls: 28%
What's really interesting is if companies are fiscally minded, they can quickly find that social media interaction can be faster and cheaper to get good feedback.
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The Educational Leadership program is designed for those seeking formal educational leadership roles such as building-level principals, assistant principals, or instructional team leaders. It emphasizes the administrator as an instructional leader and a servant leader. Skills appropriate to goal setting and maximizing human potential, the unique aspects of an organizational structure, and the management tasks of an administrator are identified.
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Successful completion of the MEd in Educational Leadership qualifies the graduate for recommendation to the State of Idaho for a Pre K-12 principal's certificate. (Individuals should check for specific requirements for certification in other states.)
Each student completes a nine-month internship in a school setting under the supervision of a qualified building principal. The internship assignment must be approved by the school district and the NNU program director.
Another significant expectation is that each student will identify a specific topic or problem of interest. During enrollment in EDUC 7555 Mixed Methods Research, the student will develop an action research proposal. The student will complete the action research effort, submit the results in a formal paper to NNU, and make an in-service presentation during his or her internship year.
- Coursework leads to the M.Ed. degree with principal certification.
- The program utilizes a cohort model.
- Online schedules are designed to allow the educator to complete a master's degree while teaching full time.
- Degree completion takes approximately 18-21 months, including the nine-month internship.
We have designed our Graduate Programs in Education around the working professional. During the school year students will take one course every eight weeks. Your administration internship is completed in the building in which you are teaching and can be completed around your teaching schedule. We utilize a cohort model, enabling you go through your classes with the same group of people, which builds camaraderie both during the program and after you graduate. Your professors at NNU are educational leaders themselves and provide you with the knowledge you need to succeed as a building administrator.
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MEd in Educational Leadership Courses
EDUC 7511 The Learning Process (3)
EDUC 7545 Classroom and Behavior Management in the Mainstreamed Classroom (3)
EDUC 7553 Curriculum, Assessment and Collaboration (3)
EDUC 7554 Innovative Instruction (3)
EDUC 7555 Mixed Methods Research (3)
EDUC 7556 Conceptual Statistics and Applications for Educators (3)
EDUC 7566 Educational Values (1)
EDUC 7575 Legal and Financial Issues in Education (3)
EDUC 7579 Special Education Law for Administrators (2)
EDUC 7581 Instructional Supervision and Leadership (3)
EDUC 7585 Administering Human Resources (3)
EDUC 7596III Internship/Principalship (6)
EDUC7596IIIB Internship Binder (0)
EDUC 7598c Seminar: Action Research (1)
EDUC 7700 Comprehensive Examination (0)
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This morning, August 17, 2016, FDA published in the Federal Register its final rule on substances generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for their intended use in food. Coming nineteen years after the proposed rule, under which industry has effectively been operating for some time, the final rule mostly codifies the status quo. The final rule formalizes, through regulation, the voluntary notification program that has been running as an interim pilot for nearly two decades. It also modernizes the regulations in a few key respects, sweeping out obsolete provisions about a GRAS petition process that is no longer used and replacing them with a description of the voluntary GRAS notification procedure already familiar to the food industry.
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May 16, 2016, Covington Alert
Last week, FDA finalized its guidance for industry about medical foods, which it issued in draft form in August 2013. This guidance incorporates most of the principles that FDA articulated in the 2013 draft guidance regarding the agency's position on the definition of medical foods, the scope of lawful uses of medical foods, and other labeling and safety ...
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hi everyone, this is the messege i received after installing failover cluster on our Servers and try to config the cluster manager.
apart from it i don't have the opotunity to validate and create failover cluster.
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- Triple check that you are not logged on with a local account. Using "Administrator" can get confusing, I recommend using your normal domain user account for yourself...
"ya,i actually used the domain name and the Administrator to loggin, which is Svr-server1\Administrator ."
So Svr-server1 is the name of your domain and not the machine you are logging into? Not what I generally see for a domain name, but something I regularly see for a server name. That's why it looks a little strange.
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Canadian researchers have discovered that a tumor cell marker is a receptor for measles virus, suggesting the possible use of measles virus to help fight cancer.
Their findings appear in the Open Access journal PLoS Pathogens.
Viruses cause infection by attaching to specific proteins on cell surfaces called receptors. Dr. Chris Richardson of Dalhousie Medical School in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and colleagues found that the tumor cell marker, PVRL4 (Nectin 4), is a receptor for measles virus.
The PVRL4 receptor is found in airway cells, and measles virus infects tissue in the respiratory tract and lungs. Large amounts of PVRL4 are also present in many cancers that originate from cells of the lung, breast, colon, and ovaries.
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"Tumor Cell Marker PVRL4 (Nectin 4) Is an Epithelial Cell Receptor for Measles Virus." (http://www.plospathogens.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.ppat.1002240)
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Chef Marcel Vigneron Helms Pico de Gap Taco Truck in Los Angeles
Posted on August 21, 2011
The Gap is making use of the popular food truck trend to promote its 1969 denim jeans line. The Pico de Gap trucks are making stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and New York City. You can keep up with the truck's stops by following the Twitter accounts: @PicodeGapLA, @PicodeGapSF, @PicodeGapChi and @PicodeGapNY.
Here is a video about the first few days of the Gap truck in Los Angeles, where chef Marcel Vigneron is serving tacos. Sarah Silverman stopped by to get one. Take a look:
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Coral Gables, Fla. - With the matchup against No. 13/14 Michigan State less than two days away, University of Miami men's basketball coach Jim Larranaga spoke to the local media about Michigan State, the non-conference schedule, and his use of zone defense this season.
The Canes face the Spartans this Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the BankUnited Center.
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Ticket options include the FAN-tastic 4-Pack and the ACC Weekend Pack. The FAN-tastic 4-Pack includes a premium seat for men's basketball matchups against Michigan State, Duke (Jan. 23), Florida State (Jan. 27) and North Carolina (Feb. 9) for just $250. The ACC Weekend Pack offers fans a choice of three levels of tickets to Miami's men's games against Maryland (Jan. 13), Florida State (Jan. 27), North Carolina (Feb. 9) and Clemson (March 9). ACC diehards can sit in premium seats for $186, select seating for $106 or regular seating for $63.


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John Raztenberger contributed his voice for a small role in the English version of the Japanese animated hit Spirited Away.
While starring in Cheers, John appeared in 3 public service announcements for NBC's The More You Know. His topics were stay in school, reading, and a teacher tribute.
In 1989, John developed packaging alternatives made from biodegradable and non-toxic recycled paper as a safe alternative to Styrofoam "peanuts" and plastic bubble wrap. The first product, Quadra-pack, became an international success with clients including Hallmark, Elizabeth Arden, and Nordstrom.
In 1996 John recieved The 'Father of the Year' Award by the Father's Day Council of America.
At first John was going for the role of Norm Peterson, when he felt he wasn't going to get it he made up a character and told the producers about him and then Cliff Clavin was made up.
John is the only person to voice a character in all 7 of Pixar Animation's feature films - as Hamm in Toy Story (1995), PT Flea in Bug's Life, A (1998), Hamm again in Toy Story 2 (1999), the Abominable Snowman in Monsters, Inc. (2001), School Fish in Finding Nemo (2003), the Underminer in The Incredibles (2004), and Mack in the upcoming Cars (2006).
John Ratzenberger: Hollywood has to, at some point, admit that what they produce does affect the minds of people.... If you just want to shock 'em... society will pay the price for that at some point
John Ratzenberger: So many people aren't ready for Hollywood - professionally or practically.
John Ratzenberger: Sure, the comedians who swear or use scatological humor can get laughs, but they're uncomfortable laughs.
John Ratzenberger: Take Laurel and Hardy, or Charlie Chaplan - Everyone thinks it's funny when a guy leans down to get water, stands back up, and knocks over an ironing board.
John Ratzenberger: The fact is that in another generation, at least half of all native-born Americans won't have learned about patriotism even by osmosis.
John Ratzenberger: The last thing on my mind was to be an actor, but I had a crush on a cute girl in the drama department, so the best thing for me to do was audition, help out, do carpentry, whatever it took to get me on that project.
John Ratzenberger: So many actors have sheer guts, will, and determination; they just need some preparation.
John Ratzenberger: On my visits back home, if they saw that I was getting a big head, they'd let me know right away.
John Ratzenberger: It appalls me that the people who decide what Americans will be watching on the tube have never been to the United States. Not the real United States.
John Ratzenberger: In showbiz, you've gotta surround yourself with real, down-home people. They'll keep you straight.
John Ratzenberger: In L.A., though, people get off buses calling themselves actors, so many are really not professionals.
John Ratzenberger: I'm concerned about the insidious influence of the media's bad messages that undermine the lessons parents try to instill in their sons and daughters.
John Ratzenberger: I'd never been to acting school, so I never thought I'd get this far.
John Ratzenberger: I tell young actors, especially in L.A., give themselves an extra hour. Show up early and get the lay of the land.
John Ratzenberger: I started improvising the Cliff character, based on someone I grew up with.
John Ratzenberger: I direct as well, and actors have sauntered in to my auditions forty-five minutes late, not thinking anything of it.
John Ratzenberger: Hollywood has lost touch with their audience a long time ago.
John Ratzenberger: From what I can see, too many kids don't learn pride in their country anymore.
John Ratzenberger: The pollution they produce, market, sell, and show to billions around the world is at its core contemptuous of the country that gave them better lives than nearly 100 percent of everybody who's ever lived. And they pass that contempt along for everyone to see.
John Ratzenberger: There are technologies you couldn't predict at all when I started.
John Ratzenberger: There are times over different projects when I've asked the writers why people are swearing for no good reason. I tell them that it would be funnier if there weren't these swear words.
John Ratzenberger: They need to be re-supplied with energy, and that energy comes from asking not what your country can do for you, but from what you can do for your country.
John Ratzenberger: Two days later I got a call that they wanted to try out the character for seven episodes. Eleven years and 22 Emmys later, Cliff was still sitting at that bar.
John Ratzenberger: When I go to the garage to pick up my clubs, I clean the spider webs off.
John Ratzenberger: When you're trying to swim your way to the top, many will try to prevent you from getting there and lead you down bad paths.
John Ratzenberger: You'll be tested every single day.
John Ratzenberger: You've got to write for your audience.
John Ratzenberger: From the very first laugh at my desperation with the lines, I enjoyed it - I was hooked.
John Ratzenberger: Find people who share your values, and you'll conquer the world together.
John Ratzenberger: Diabetes affects my family. One of my kids is affected by it.
John Ratzenberger: But from what I can see all around me today, that America is fading fast, if it's not already gone.
John Ratzenberger: Before 1972, no actors got residuals. They just got paid. No residuals.
John Ratzenberger: All those great, classic shows from the '50s and '60s, and the syndicators are still making money (but) the actors aren't.
John Ratzenberger: After all, at end of the day, when you're breathing your last, it's not your producer, director, or cast mates by your bedside; it's your children. Keep that in mind.
John Ratzenberger: A farce, or slapstick humor, does well universally.


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HBO's Vinyl Uses Sun Songs
The highly anticipated TV show, Vinyl, began airing in February. Set in the 1970s, the show follows a New York record company executive as "he hustles to make a career out of the city's diverse music scene," (IMDB). Created by … Continue reading
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