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The International Monetary Fund has sounded the alarm on the exorbitant levels of debt across the world, this time literally.
The theme trailer to its fiscal forum on the 'political economy of high debt' plays on our fears with the haunting tension of a Hitchcock thriller. A quote from Thomas Jefferson flashes across the screen in blood-red colours: "We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt."
We learn that public debt in the rich economies fell from 124pc of GDP at the end of Second World War to 29pc in 1973, a dream era that we have left behind.
The debt burden has since climbed at a compound rate of 2pc a year, accelerating into an upward spiral to 105pc of GDP after the Lehman crash. It is as if we had fought another world war.
A baby boom and surging work-force enabled us to grow out of debt in the 1950s and 1960s without noticing it. No such outcome looks plausible today.
The IMF's World Economic Outlook describes a prostrate planet caught in a low-growth trap as the population ages across the Northern Hemisphere, and productivity splutters. Nor is this malaise confined to the West. The fertility rate has collapsed across the Far East. China's work-force is shrinking by three million a year.
The report warned of a "persistent reduction" in the global growth rate since the Great Recession of 2008-2009, with no sign yet of a return to normal. "Lower potential growth will make it more difficult to reduce high public and private debt ratios," it said.
Christine Lagarde, the Fund's managing-director, calls it the "New Mediocre". The height of elegance as always, and seemingly inexhaustible as she holds court at IMF Headquarters, Mrs Lagarde has learned the hard way that something is badly out of kilter in the world.
The painful ritual of her IMF tenure has been to admit at each meeting that the previous forecasts were too hopeful. First it was Europe's debt crisis. Now it is because China, Brazil, Russia, and a host of mini-BRICS have hit the limits of easy catch-up growth.
This year the curse was finally broken. There will be no downgrade. The IMF is crossing its fingers that world growth will still be 3.5pc for 2015.
Yet the Fund's underlying message is that sky-high debt ratios and old-age populations are a dangerous mix, leaving the world prone to the "Japanese" diseases of deflation and atrophy. The monetary and fiscal buffers are largely exhausted. Authorities have little left in their policy arsenal to fight the next downturn, whenever it comes.
There is of course a time-honoured way to clear unpayable debts and wipe the slate clean. It is called default. Some wicked wit at the IMF ended the Hitchcock trailer with a killer quote, this one from the Canadian poet and novelist Margaret Atwood, strangely constructed but pithy in its way: "And then the REVENGE that comes when they are not paid back.
This touches a raw nerve, for that is more or less what may happen within weeks if an angry Greece - aggrieved at the way it was sacrificed to save Europe's banks in 2010 - becomes the first developed country to miss a payment to the IMF, and perhaps the first of a long string of debtor-nations to turn the tables on their foreign creditors. Athens is where it all begins.
George Osborne said talk of a Grecian debacle was on everybody's lips at this year's Spring Meeting. "The mood is notably more gloomy, and it is now clear to me that a misstep or a miscalculation by either side could easily return European economies to the kind of perilous situation we saw three or four years ago. The crunch appears to be coming in May," he said.
His French counterpart, Michel Sapin, no longer sounded like the avuncular protector of Greece's radical-Left Syriza government. "Nothing has changed," he said in despair.
"A lot of time has been wasted, and patience is not eternal. The Greek have side have either not wanted to, or don't known how to, work seriously. We're getting to the moment when this could become difficult, and I think the Greeks need to get this this into their heads," he said.
Ms Lagarde told Greece sternly that any delay in payments to the IMF - the world's sacrosanct creditor - would put the country on a path to pariah status. "It is clearly not a course of action that would be fit or recommended," she said.
Ms Lagarde has warned Greece she will not countenance any delayed repayments
How can a relatively rich nation justify defaulting to an IMF family where many members are in a "direr situation", she asked. Greece's per capita income is $25.667 to compared to $780 in Malawi, $2,498 in Bangladesh, $5,418 in India, or $11,906 in China.
The Greek Left has been demonising the IMF for so long as an agent of oppression that it is having trouble facing up to this moral dilemma. As one official told the Telegraph earlier this month: "If we have to choose between a default to the IMF or a default to our own people, it is a no-brainer."
Syriza is tempted to buy time with a temporary arrears to the IMF - short of default - as a shot across the bows of the creditor bloc. They do not have enough money to pay a €1.7bn bill for salaries and pensions at the end of this month, and to then repay the IMF €1bn in early May. Almost everything that can be raided, has been raided, legally or otherwise.
This may change if Russia comes through with €3bn to €5bn in advance funding this week for the 'Turkish Stream' pipeline project, as reported by Germany's Spiegel, and at first denied. Greek sources tell the Telegraph that there is indeed a deal of sorts, mysteriously brokered by Panagiotis Lafazanis, Greece's energy minister and head of Syriza's militant Left Platform.
Hence his fire-breathing rhetoric on Saturday that Syriza would not "betray the people's mandate" whatever the consequences. "There can't be a deal with neo-liberal, neo-colonial powers that rule the EU and the IMF unless Greece really threatens their deep economic and geo-strategic interests," he said.
Yanis Varoufakis gathered with his fellow finance ministers in Washington this week
If Greece swings into the Russian orbit - dissolving NATO's eastern flank - nothing can then be ruled out. Syriza might opt to pay the IMF and default instead on €6.7bn of bonds in July and August held by the ECB, deemed the enemy number one.
German finance minister Wolfgang Schauble remains serene. He seems to have made his decision long ago that Greece has no place in EMU, and scoffs at warnings of contagion. "It's not a major part of the economy of the eurozone. Markets have already priced in whatever will happen. You can't see any contagion," he said.
That is not a view shared by the US Treasury or by the IMF's own experts. "One should not underestimate the risk of a Greek exit," said Poul Thomsen, head of the Fund's mission in Greece.
The Greek crisis can perhaps be defused. But there is little that anybody can do about that the infinitely bigger threat of a "super taper tantrum" as the US Federal Reserve raises rates for the first time in eight years, calling time on the era of cheap and abundant liquidity.
The IMF warned of a "cascade of disruptive adjustments", doubly dangerous since the markets have yet to believe or "price in" what may soon hit them. It amounts to a short-squeeze on $9 trillion of external dollar debt outside US jurisdiction, half of it owed by companies in Russia, Brazil, South Africa, China and the rest of emerging market nexus.
Agustin Carstens, Mexico's central bank governor, said that even the fattest foreign reserves are no protection. "However much you have, they are never enough when you need them."
The IMF said the world must brace for a sudden jump of 100 basis points in 10-year Treasury yields, combined with a soaring dollar. "Shifts of this magnitude can generate negative shocks globally. Emerging market economies are particularly exposed: they could face a reversal in capital flows," it said.
The Fund said markets have been lulled into a complacency by the lowest bond yields in history and a strange lack of volatility - "an illusion of liquidity" - seemingly based on trust that central banks will always come to the rescue.
"A sudden shift in market views that unwinds compressed premiums and sends yields higher could trigger a market liquidity shock," it said. The 'flash crash' on US bond markets last October was a first tremor, a warning of just how quickly liquidity can vanish.
Behind it all is debt. The whole world has been drawn deeper into a Faustian Pact. Total public and private debt levels have reached a record 275pc of GDP in rich countries, and 175pc in emerging markets. Both are up 30 points since the Lehman crisis.
Nobody knows for sure whether this is benign, or how it will end. The haunting fear for the lords of global finance at IMF headquarters this year is that it may never be repaid. Caveat Creditor.


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Name: Kamrul Islam
Answer to the Question No: 1
In the case in question, Barbara who was driving her new car in a busy street during peak hours in Parramatta. Barbara was following the traffic rules she just happened to use her phone to message a friend when Moo, a pedestrian who was crossing the road without waiting for the traffic light to change, was hit by Barbara's car and was knocked down. Moo is in this incident and had fractured his leg and suffered a gash on his head. It is also pertinent to mention that Barbara knocked Moo down while she was checking her phone to massage a friend. Seeing this Alice who was present during the accidence and on witnessing the same has suffered a nervous breakdown which has affected her social life. Both Moo and Alice proceeded to sue Barbara for negligence and claim damages for the loss suffered by them.
Will Moo and Alice be successful in suing Barbara for negligence?
What are the defenses Barbara can apply will she be liable for negligence?
Under the Law of Tort the definition of the term negligence is the act or omission in doing something by reasonable person who under the guidance that regulates the conduct of the basic human affairs. The act of doing something or would be doing something which a reasonably prudent man would commit (Blyth v Birmingham Waterworks Co.). A reasonable person shall under the law of Torts mean a person possessing ordinary prudence and intelligence. It is a term used by the court to provide standard objective evaluation against the defendant. It is upon the plaintiff in a suit for negligence against the defendant to prove before the court that the defendant has complied with...


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Zat Knight and Martin Petrov score for hosts in 2-2 draw as Utd only able to close gap to three points at top of table.
Nil-nil draw puts Chelsea in the driving seat while Spurs come from behind to beat Villa and Everton finally win.
|United's new signing Bebe, left, competes with Red Devils old boy Phil Bardsley [GALLO/GETTY]
Manchester United's faltering away form continued to blight their English Premier League title challenge as they were held to a 0-0 draw at Sunderland.
The match started 20 minutes late after a burst pipe damaged the visitors' dressing room but there was nothing so destructive about the United attack, as a well-disciplined home defence held them to a fourth successive away draw in the league this season.
Chelsea, who play Arsenal on Sunday, stay top with 15 points, followed by United on 13 and Arsenal on 11.
Rafael van der Vaart's week continued where it had left off in midweek when he scored both goals as Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to beat Aston Villa 2-1 on Saturday.
Villa took the lead at White Hart Lane when Marc Albrighton tapped in at the far post, but Spurs came back when Van der Vaart headed them level in stoppage time at the end of the first half and the Dutchman put them ahead with a well-taken strike 15 minutes from time.
His performance followed his adventures on Wednesday when he missed a penalty, scored a goal and got sent off in Spurs' European Champions League win over Twente Enschede.
Off the bottom
Everton, the only one of the 92 League clubs without a win before kick-off, ended that unwanted record when they climbed off the bottom of the table after beating Birmingham City 2-0 at St Andrews.
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Roger Johnson put through his own net after 54 minutes and Tim Cahill added the second with a header after 90 minutes as Birmingham lost at home in the league for the first time since September last year.
That victory lifted Everton off the bottom of the table into 17th place – sending their arch-rivals Liverpool into the relegation zone at least until they play Blackpool on Sunday.
Fulham's Clint Dempsey, who caused England goalkeeper Robert Green huge embarrassment when he scored a soft goal against him for the United States in the World Cup, beat him again after 33 minutes when he scored against West Ham United at Upton Park – but this time Green had no chance of saving.
Dempsey controlled the ball with his chest before firing home from 12 yards. Frank Piquionne equalised for the Hammers early in the second half and the match ended 1-1.
As well as Chelsea playing Arsenal and Liverpool facing Blackpool, Manchester City host Newcastle United.
The early kickoff on Saturday saw Jordi Gomez and Hugo Rodallega score in the second half to lift Wigan out of the relegation zone with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Gomez put the hosts ahead with a 65th-minute free kick that went in off the underside of the crossbar and Rodallega deflected in the second in the 85th.
A fourth straight league loss for Wolves came after having captain Karl Henry sent off after 11 minutes for a reckless challenge on Gomez, sending the Spaniard flying after crunching him in the shins.
"No arguments with the sending off," Wolves manager Mick McCarthy said.
"It's a bad decision (by Henry).
"It's just sad for Karl, he's not that way inclined with regard to kicking people. It's a deserved red card."
Sunderland, who have now drawn their last four league games, went closest to scoring at the Stadium of Light when Boudewijn Zenden hit the post in the first half.
United have now dropped eight points away from home in their opening four matches on their travels, but United manager Alex Ferguson said he was happy to leave with a point.
"I think you have to give credit to Sunderland, their home record this season has been fantastic," he told Sky Sports.
"The most important thing for us to do was not lose a goal because that's the area we've been weak in away games this season."
He said the incident before the match, when part of the roof of the visitors' dressing room collapsed, was not an issue.
"It was one those accidents. The staff at Sunderland were fantastic. It did not disturb our build-up to the match very much."


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Plum Easy has also released a new Table Runner pattern that uses the Half Hex Ruler and Morningstar Templates. I made my sample from some classic Christmas prints from Gordon Fabrics, featuring poinsettas and metallics.
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Plum Easy has released their newest offering; The Morning Star (Star of David) Hot Pad. The pattern includes instructions to make a round, square or hexagon hot pad. Extra templates will also make all 3 and come in an economical 12 pack. I decided to try this new pattern on the weekend. I think they turned out great.
Plum Easy also released a half-hex ruler that you can use when making any of the Morning Star patterns; you don't need the ruler. They have included an outline of a template that you can make at home. But the ruler has a "ledge" to rest on the folded edge of your fabric, and makes cutting fast, easy and accurate, so personally I give the ruler a "must have" rating.
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Prins Thomas Principe Del Norte Remixed
Ricardo Villalobos, Gerd Janson and the Orb are among those weighing in on Prins Thomas's recent ambient works.
Prins Thomas has been on a run as of late, to put it mildly. In the past two and a half years, he's unleashed four high-profile and well-received albums: 2014 saw the Rainbow Disco Club Vol. 1 mix on Endless Flight and Prins Thomas III on his own Full Pupp; the sprawling Paradise Goulash set came out on Eskimo Recordings in 2015; and an LP of (mostly) ambient, kosmische-tinged workouts, Principe Del Norte, popped up on Smalltown Supersound in the waning days of this past winter. So how do you try and top that?
In the man born Thomas Moen Hermansen's case, you don't—you enlist an A-list array of electronic-music notables—Hieroglyphic Being, Ricardo Villalobos, Gerd Janson, the Orb, Young Marco and I:Cube among them—to do the heavy listing for you. (Psyche-rock combo Dungen is an outlier among the remixers, while Thomas himself contributes one rework and three all-new originals.) While Principe Del Norte Remixed probably won't erase the memory of its predecessor's slow-drift, dim-the-lights charms, it's a notable addition to Thomas's ongoing string of successes.
As with any remix project, it's tempting to perform a side-by-side, track-by-track comparison, determining just much of the originals' DNA is still intact, or how much new information was gene-spliced into the tune. Take the Gerd Janson remix of "A1," for instance (you'll recall Principe Del Norte's prosaic nomenclature): the Running Back label boss takes Thomas's oscillating synth patterns, strips them down, then adds a staccato bassline and a percolating buoyancy—basically transforming the cut into an sturdy and emotive house tune. On the other hand, aural experimentalist Sun Araw reconstructs the gentle bass throbs, delicate fret work and pastoral feel of "B" into a different, oddly affecting beast entirely. The low-end pulses now stumble rather than pulse; the guitar now appears as ruptured twangs; a circus of blurts and cascades alter its essence completely.
But it's best to appreciate these interpretations as stand-alone pieces. Hieroglyphic Being contributes a pair of pressurized versions of "D": his first features what sounds like a pops orchestra warming up for a big show as a freight train speeds nearby and clattering percussion keeps time, while his Beat mix drops the orchestral warm-ups for some frenzied looping of the orchestra itself. With its creepy-crawly pacing, horror-film organs and harmonizing clarinet runs, Dungen's version of the same track has little in common with Hieroglyphic Being's, yet somehow ends up in a similarly tension-filled place.
Villalobos gives us two takes of "C"—and as you might expect from the Chilean iconoclast, they're a pair of drawn-out, pared-down, tightly-coiled percussion workouts, with rubbery thumps syncopating with metallic clangs and snatches of melody. They're both a bit on the barren side, but it's a desolation that's brimming with a weird sort of vitality. I:Cube's remix of "C" also is full of life, though its exuberance is of a distinctly pastel tint: its pleasingly plodding gait, big snare, poignant melody and '80s vibe give it the feel of a particularly sinuous Simple Minds instrumental, perhaps lifted from a long-lost John Hughes masterwork.
The album's three Thomas originals, "I," "J" and "K," are all worthy listens: the first two are distinct variations on a streamlined cruise down a rain-slicked street, while "K" is a acidic tech-funker worthy of Hardfloor, albeit a Hardfloor with a loose-limbed approach to drum patterns.
But the best of the set might be one of the Orb's two adaptations, specifically the epic Heaven or Hell remix of "H." A cavernous, multi-part Tenaglia-esque epic, loaded with thudding drums, walloping bass and swirling filigree, it's the toughest track that the Orb has laid down in years. It's also one of Principe Del Norte Remixed's best moments—and in this LP's wide-ranging embarrassment of riches, that's saying a lot.


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Just a little update about my issue, I think it's strictly related to TorqueLab PostFX system which I noticed it's not working well anymore, I guess there was some changes in the settings and I need to update my script. When I activate the HDR, I get weird result and once I deactivate it, I get the same result as the issue posted above.
Using the standard editor went better but I still got some "Unable to compile shaders" crash when playing with materials.


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You can smoke weed out of a copy of Infinite Jest, dab with your grandma, or beer bong weed-infused beer. Truly, the cannabis industry and culture has moved on from the days of having to meet some dealer in a 7-Eleven parking lot just to get a half. Why should kids be left out of the fun?
This is the thinking behind My First Grow, which—let's be clear—does not advocate rolling a fat one for your 11-year-old cousin. Instead, the company, based in Nottingham, UK, wants to teach children that cannabis is also just green of the garden-variety plant kind. The cannabis sativa that your neighborhood weed guy is more familiar with is the one grown for its mind-altering THC levels; this Grow Kit contains cannabis sativa seeds that produce hemp, which shares the same genus as your regular kush but contains less than one percent THC content.
Unfortunately, in countries like the UK where weed remains illegal, the growing of hemp is still banned unless you have a licence because most governments are run by morons who can't distinguish the two. This is why, as My First Grow puts it: "We believe cannabis should be legalized and that children and adults alike should begin educating themselves about the myriad of uses and benefits it can provide." We spoke to founder Greg Lonsdale about why he started one of the world's first kid-friendly cultivation kits.
BROADLY: What do you do at My First Grow, and how did you come up with the idea for the kit?
Greg Lonsdale: My typical daily routine would consist of making and distributing the grow kits, researching and sharing information in regards to the plant, and looking for as many like-minded projects to collaborate with in order to bring about change. The idea came from my four-year-old nephew: He was playing with his grow your own tomato kit and I jokingly said to my sister that she should get him a cannabis/hemp one so he learns about hemp as a resourceful plant as opposed to a dangerous drug—and she loved it, so I made it.
How many grow kits have you launched since you started out?
The cannabis grow kit is the only kit I've launched to date and it's likely to be the only one. It's been shared around 10,000 times and I've shipped kits all over the world (New York, Sydney, California, Israel—even Brazil). I did toy with the idea of doing a My First Poppy Grow Kit, [which is] my grandma's idea. She grows the common red poppy, Papaver rhoeas. It does contain opium but only in trace amounts, similar to hemp and the trace amounts of THC.
What kind of feedback have you gotten from people? Have you gotten any feedback from kids?
My 80-year-old grandma has one [grow kit] in her conservatory and she loves it. I told her she needed a license to grow hemp to which she replied, "Don't be silly, I don't need a license to grow my poppies." She has a point! The feedback has been fascinating, it highlighted society's cognitive dissonance when it comes to cannabis and that people are still talking about this plant with outdated language, language that the people who've persecuted it for decades use. The biggest stamp of approval came from Erin [the mother of Brave Mykayla, who campaigns for cannabis therapy for children] on Facebook, when she said she'd let her daughter have one. To have someone whose child medicates with cannabis supporting My First Grow was a real moment for me.
Also, I did receive a couple of passionate emails from people believing it was a government sanctioned psy-ops intent on derailing the pro-cannabis movement.
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You describe the kits as the "perfect first stepping stone in a journey of cannabis discovery." In an ideal world, what would the rest of the journey look like?
People need to start asking more questions about cannabis and open their minds to the possibility that this plant could actually be one of the greatest under-utilized resources we have on our planet.
You could have done a grow kit aimed at adults, so what are you hoping to achieve by making My First Grow Kit child-friendly?
In the UK, the majority of people are fearful of children coming into contact with cannabis, whereas, in the US, families pick up and move across state lines to be able to gain access to medical cannabis. In the first episode of the new Viceland documentary series Weediquette, Krishna Andavolu visits Brave Mykayla and her family and we see her tending to her cannabis medicine plants they grow at home in their garage; the children have a healthy knowledge and respect for the plant. Some people will see that and be shocked and angry, but they wouldn't think twice about giving their child paracetamol, or sugar.
Do you have kids yourself? (And if you did have kids, would you let them grow their own kit?)
No, I don't have any children myself. My four-year-old nephew had a 'Leafy' plant last summer, he kept it next to his tomato and pepper grow kits. My family teaches him about the importance of being able to grow your own food and he really enjoys the whole process from planting the seeds to nurturing the plant through to it producing food. We sat in the garden and ate tomatoes straight from his plant and we did the same with his peppers, adding them to our salads.
He has hemp seeds in his smoothies and on his cereal most days, so explaining that the little seeds come from his Leafy plant was quite easy; explaining that the T-shirt Uncle Greg was wearing was made from the same plant was a little harder, but we got there. So at age four, what he knows about cannabis and hemp is that it provides food for him and T-shirts for Uncle Greg. At no point will it come into his consciousness to cut it up, dry it out, roll it up in his coloring books and nip round the back of his Paw Patrol Play House to spark it up—he wouldn't do that with his peppers!
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I noticed that you have fine print on the Grow Kit pamphlet that says that germinating the seeds is illegal in the UK and other countries. Do you expect people to not grow the seeds?
My hope for anyone who purchases a My First Grow kit is that they use it as a starting point to further their education of cannabis and hemp. The choice to germinate the seeds has to be that of the individual who purchased the kit; essentially, germinating it is an act of political protest.
My Grow Kit has its own mascot, Leafy. How would you describe Leafy as a character? I assume he or she's a very, very chill guy…
When choosing a representative for the brand, I wanted to find someone who would truly understand what I was trying to do and having Leafy on board, just… made sense. Leafy is an exceptional little guy, I have never met anyone that has so much to offer the world that has been through such hardship yet is still so grounded. Leafy's family business stretched back over the generations and in the early 1900s he was passed the torch to lead them into a new age.
Budded the "next billion dollar crop" by Popular Mechanics magazine, Leafy was set to take them into new territory by challenging the big timber and paper industry. However, rival businessmen feared the rise of Leafy and his superior product and set out to smear his reputation, thus rendering him unable to do any further business. Sadly, Leafy was powerless against the paper and timber industry giants and he lost everything. It has been a difficult battle for Leafy over the years as he's tried to rebuild; I feel his time has come and I predict big things for his future.


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Your Arabian Winn is not the only FAST horse moving:) The wonderful equine fine art photograph was in my mailbox when I retrieved my mail today. It's just beautiful, and I'm so pleased to own it!
I have used a wonderful framer in the Buckhead section of Atlanta for years for many of the old photographs and posters of my husband Ted's father (he was an actor, and the founder of The Three Stooges) So when I'm "in town" this Friday, I will take it by, and let Doug, the owner, make some suggestions about matting and framing.
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I promise this is not an article from The Onion.
Today, Secretary of State John Kerry decided that the most important issue he could possibly be addressing is the state of the world's oceans.
Yes, the oceans.
What about the fact that Iraq is disintegrating before our very eyes? The Sunni radical group ISIS is attempting to create a caliphate state in the Middle East from inside Syria down through Iraq. Those who disagree are being brutally and viciously murdered in public.
However, I guess John Kerry had ample time to discuss the oceans today.
Besides the events occurring Iraq, it must be a slow day for news. Oh, wait.
What about the conflict in Ukraine? How about Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi who is being held in a Mexican jail? Who really cares about the projected 90,000 unaccompanied children pouring over our southern border? It is a dire humanitarian crisis.
Where is the Secretary of State? He is certainly not focusing on these issues.
In his Twitter Q&A, Kerry made sure to stress how great of an issue global ocean policy is:
We're kicking off #OurOcean2014 because the threat to our ocean is too great to ignore. Join to make a difference: http://t.co/6VQtvjcEHp
— John Kerry (@JohnKerry) June 16, 2014
Speaking to those in attendance of the meeting, he also made sure to emphasize just how urgent of a matter this is:
You are the ones who have brought that sense of urgency to this effort here. I might say that by being so rigid and so firmly planted we can say with certainty that the oceans movement is a hard-ass group of folks.
Not to mention, the press release also revealed that today, the oceans conference received commitments for action totaling over $1,450,000,000. Money well spent.
John Kerry seems to have a track record of not showing up for real events pertaining to his job.
He also apparently has an obsession with water. Let's all take a moment to remember the time Kerry went kayaking last year amidst the Egyptian military crisis:
It would almost be funny if it weren't so tragic.
The official U.S. Department of State website conveniently gives bullet points listing the duties of the Secretary of State. Here are a few:
- Serves as the President's principal adviser on U.S. foreign policy
- Conducts negotiations relating to U.S. foreign affairs
- Advises the President on the appointment of U.S. ambassadors, ministers, consuls, and other diplomatic representatives
I believe it's just about time for John Kerry to review his job description.


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Book Recommendation. The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the
Navy's Finest Hour. By James D. Hornfischer U.S.
I listened to this as an audio book in the car, and often found myself wanting to drive around to keep it going. Hornfischer has a wonderful ability to cover the big picture while having a fine eye for details and individual stories. Though far less well-known than Midway, the Battle of Samar was arguably the US Navy's most gallant action in WWII. Perhaps it has been glossed over because that otherwise excellent leader, Bull Halsey, got sucked out of position, making the sacrifice necessary. If you are interested in that conflict, in military/navel history, or in American heroism, you won't want to miss this well-written book. We still have such men defending the Republic out on the far flung battle lines, but it's an open question if we have enough of them to face down a crisis of WWII magnitude. And I fear one is coming. ~Bob
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Reading: , The City Of Broken Lights Detroit, North Korea
, the buckle on the Rust Belt that as recently as the 1970s had 1.8 million people, now has only 713,000 in an area of 139 square miles. It fell victim to one-party Democratic rule and labor unions that made its key industry — auto manufacturing — uncompetitive and financially unstable. Before there was Detroit , there was General Motors. Greece
: Culture Still Matters. By Victor Davis Hanson Reading
Excerpt: But government-driven efforts to change national behavior often ignore stubborn cultural differences that reflect centuries of complex history as well as ancient habits and adaptations to geography and climate. Greeks can no more easily give up siestas than the Swiss can mandate two-hour afternoon naps. If tax cheating is a national pastime in
Palermo, in comparison it is difficult along the Rhine.
Romney wins over Republican women, shrinks popularity gap with Obama in new poll
Excerpt: Republican women are rallying to Mitt Romney — their party's now-certain presidential nominee — boosting him to his best-ever showing on a fundamental measure of personal popularity, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Overall, Romney's favorability rating still trails President Obama's, but the gap is far more narrow than it has been.
How Entitlements Can Perpetuate Youth Unemployment
Excerpt: Persistently high post-recession unemployment is ravaging the economic prospects of younger workers, delaying their skill development and eroding their work ethic. But blaming the recession alone is misguided. We must also address longer-term trends in education, labor and capital, largely due to government policies. Social Security and Medicare, for example, are shifting wealth away from younger generations, discouraging saving and therefore education and skill acquisition, says Jagadeesh Gokhale, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. The gradual erosion of traditional sectors of the economy has given way to a large portion of the workforce whose skills are mismatched with available jobs.
Excerpt: The wind industry has actually lost about 10,000 jobs since 2009, even though it doubled its domestic production, the American Wind Energy Association reports. And Republicans were quick to point out that as Obama blocks the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline from
Canada to , the oil and gas industry has added 75,000 jobs since the start of his term. Texas
GOP Whistling Past the End of
. By Ann Coulter America
Excerpt: An election almost as important as the presidential election will be held next Tuesday, and conservatives aren't making a big deal of it, just as they didn't make a fuss over the 2008 Minnesota Senate election as Al Franken stole it from under their noses.
Roads Not Taken (yet)
Excerpt: This article is being written on the one-year anniversary of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that devastated communities in northeast
in March of 2011. Though nearly 16,000 people were killed in the tsunami and over a million buildings were destroyed or damaged, if one were to ask nearly anyone outside Japan about the Tōhoku earthquake it would likely elicit no recognition. But mention Japan and immediately people know which earthquake you're talking about. (This is an interesting look at one possible solution to the world's energy problems. While I doubt it could ever replace all the alternatives or result in such a glut of energy as to make its cost inconsequential—which is what the author seems to think—it certainly ought to be in the mix. The Integral Fast Reactor design appears far safer, more versatile in its type of fuel used, more dependable, less likely to be used to produce weapons-grade materials, and less expensive to build and operate than the existing Light Water Reactors currently in use. I think the Chinese are in the process of building some of them. While the Brave New Climate site wants them as a "cure" for global warming, I think they make good economic sense and should at least be considered as a possible alternative. Ron P.) Fukushima
(Illegal Alien) Driver who killed postal worker faces year in jail
Excerpt: A driver who struck the rear end of a U.S. Postal Service van in
Boyle Heights, severing the legs of a postal worker who later died of his injuries, was sentenced to nearly a year in jail after pleading no contest to vehicular manslaughter, officials with the city attorney's office said. Los Angeles
Exclusive: Meet Dustin Boyer, the Mystery Man Who Defended
from Occupy Violence. By Joel B. Pollak San Francisco
Excerpt: He stood up, single-handed and unarmed, against a violent
Occupy Wall Street
mob. He followed hundreds of masked Black Bloc thugs for six city blocks, yelling at them to stop smashing car windows and storefronts. He's a former Google employee with a day job in real estate who runs his own innovative taco delivery business.
How Radical Were
's Reforms? Wisconsin
Excerpt: One year ago, the state of
adopted sweeping reforms that curbed collective bargaining rights among government workers, brought the state's pension system into line, and empowered those workers to choose whether or not to pay union dues. A firestorm of opposition erupted among public sector unions. But despite all the rhetoric, the reforms did not spell doomsday for government workers. Wisconsin
German hostage in north
killed during rescue Nigeria
Excerpt: A German man held hostage in northern
by a group linked to al Qaeda has been killed during an attempt by Nigerian forces to rescue him, a witness and security sources told Reuters on Thursday. Nigeria
Obama's New Attack on Romney: Romney's Policies Were An Economic Failure Because
' Unemployment Rate Was 4.7% Massachusetts
Vote for the guy who's had a 8+% unemployment record for three and a half years. The guy with the worst 30 months of employment in 25 years.
Excerpt: Tuesday's Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election is much more than a local contest between Republican Gov. Scott Walker and his challenger, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett; it's the climax of a prolonged guerrilla war against
's vital reforms. (I disagree. This war will only end when the progressives and the unions have collapsed the government in fiscal ruin. ~Bob.) Walker
Excerpt: But a victory for the governor, who has been leading his Democratic opponent in recent polls, would amount to an endorsement of an effort to curtail public-sector unions, which have been a pillar of strength for organized labor while private-sector membership has dwindled. That could mean the sharp losses that some
Wisconsin public-worker unions have experienced is a harbinger of similar unions' future nationwide, union leaders fear.
Inside the AP's (MUSLIM) NYPD lies
Excerpt: The Associated Press' Pulitzer Prize-winning series on the NYPD's supposed "clandestine spying program that monitored daily life in Muslim communities" is rife with inaccuracies. The articles confuse events and policies in ways that are misleading and cast the tale they are telling in the worst possible light. I know all this to be true, because I worked directly for the deputy commissioner of the NYPD's Intelligence Division for the last seven years — the last four (today's my last day) as his director of intelligence analysis, overseeing all the city's terrorism investigations.
Elizabeth Warren Acknowledges Listing Herself As Native American To Harvard, Penn
Excerpt: Warren, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in
, has been dogged by questions over her heritage since a since the Boston Herald reported on her background on April 27. She initially told the Herald that she didn't know about that Harvard Law had touted her as a minority faculty member until she read it in the paper. She has said that she listed herself as Native American in law school directories. (As far as I know from family lore, my heritage is English-Irish-Scots-German-French-Dutch (my father was adopted into the Lenni Lenape ( Massachusetts ) Indian tribe when he was a boy of 12 or 13, but I don't think that passes to me). Delaware says she listed herself so to "find others like herself." When I do that, I look for other "Americans." And, that tells you a whole lot about both of us. --Ron P. What's this "adopted by the Lenni Lenape stuff, Ron? My grandmother told me I'm 1/16th Cree. We real Indians hate you fakes trying to get in on our minority, diversity, victim benefits. ~Bob "Person of Color" Hall.) Warren
Islamic group demands Holder take action against judge's ruling
Excerpt: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Wednesday demanded that Attorney General Eric Holder and the U.S. Department of Justice protect the religious liberties of Muslims after a
Tennessee judge's ruling prevented a mosque to be completed as a result of public outcry in . Murfreesboro
Too much agreement means more entitlements. By George Will
Excerpt: Now, with
Europe's turmoil dramatizing the decadence of entitlement cultures and with American governments — federal, state and local — buckling beneath unsustainable entitlements, Congress is absent-mindedly creating a new entitlement for the already privileged. (Not "absent minded." Vote buying with the grandkids' money. ~Bob.)
Bill would give bank a $300M benefit
Bipartisan BS. ~Bob. Excerpt: A one-sentence bill worth $300 million to a bank owned by a politically connected family that has doled out hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations is about to get a big push forward. … The bill was introduced by Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.), but it's backed by members of both parties on the financial services panel. Emigrant Bank is owned by billionaire Howard Milstein, a bundler for President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign and a major
political player. Empire State
AP: Bureau of Labor Statistics confirms
Excerpt: Readers might remember – certainly The Weekly Standard [TWS] did – that beleaguered Democratic Wisconsin gubernatorial recall candidate Tom Barrett has called into question Republican Scott Walker's contention that the Bureau of Labor Statistics [BLS] had reported
had actually gained jobs in 2011, instead of the loss of jobs that had been previously reported from another source. Actually, 'called into question' is too mild a term; Barrett more or less called Walker a liar. Wisconsin
Diane Tran,
Honor Student Jailed For Missing School, Has Contempt Order Vacated Texas
This is an inspirational update on a story first carried in TOJ on 29 May 2012. I'm still amazed that any judge could be such a bean-counter and keep his job. Read this and feel good. --Ron P. Excerpt: Lanny Moriarty, the judge who ordered the 17-year-old to go to jail after more than ten unexcused school absences, has set aside the contempt of court order he entered last week, according to Tran's lawyer, Brian Wice. "She can now truthfully say that she doesn't have a criminal history," Wice told The Huffington Post by phone on Wednesday afternoon. He added that he's now going to find a lawyer to expunge the record. Tran, a junior at
who takes AP and college level courses, works both full and part-time jobs to help support herself and two siblings, according to KHOU-11. Willis High School
Excerpt: Mikhail Jihad is a convert to and misunderstander of Islam who apparently believes that when he converted to Islam he ceased to be an American, and came to regard American troops as his enemy. What steps are Muslim organizations in this country taking to make sure that other Muslims don't misunderstand the Religion of Peace in the same way? Why, absolutely no steps at all. And no one cares.
House rejects bill penalizing doctors for sex-selection abortions
Excerpt: The House on Thursday rejected a Republican bill that would impose fines and prison terms against doctors who perform abortions for the sole purpose of controlling the gender of the child, a practice known as "sex-selective" abortion. The Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act (PRENDA), H.R. 3541, was turned away in a 246-168 vote. While that's a clear majority of the House, Republicans called up the bill under a suspension of House rules, which limits debate and requires a two-thirds majority vote. Twenty Democrats voted for the bill, while seven Republicans opposed it. (If a "Woman's Right To Chose" trumps everything, then there is nothing wrong with aborting a baby because it's female. Or she can't afford twins, so kills one of them. Or the baby doesn't have blue eyes, for that matter. Or, eventually, doing away with an inconvenient three-year-old. ~Bob.)
Examiner editorial:
voters spoil trial lawyers' political plans Texas
Excerpt: In the
area, they spent $1 million against state Rep. Larry Taylor, who had championed the hurricane lawsuit reforms in the state House. Despite this, Houston finished the night with 58 percent and the nomination for a state Senate seat. The trial lawyers' preferred candidate finished with just 25 percent, or fewer than 13,000 votes. Taylor
NJ Gov. Christie Courting Radical Islamist Cleric. By Ryan Mauro
Excerpt: Christie is generally assumed to have his eyes set on higher office and is frequently suggested as a running mate for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. When it comes to the Islamist threat, Christie is far from ready.
Are Liberals Immoral? By Jeffrey Folks
Excerpt: Yes, liberals are immoral. The liberal power elite are selfish, hypocritical, arrogant, self-righteous, and, worst of all, destructive of those around them. They are willing to saddle everyone else with rules and regulations that do not apply to them, and with higher taxes that they somehow escape paying. (Not immoral. Just that their morality is based on caring and intentions. As long as their intentions are good, they feel good, and are completely uninterested in the harm they do real people. ~Bob.)
Rasmussen: Romney now up in
Excerpt: Not just in
Ohio, Rasmussen states, but also in Florida, North Carolina, and . In case you haven't been keeping score, those are four states that Barack Obama won in 2008, and which Mitt Romney must take away to have a shot at the Presidency in November. (Too early to mean much, but a good trend. OH, FL & VA are must wins for Romney, IMHO. I think if Romney is up in the polls in early November, I'm going to want to be out of Chicago. ~Bob.) Virginia
Former WI senator, charged with drunken driving, donates to Barrett recall effort. By Eric Boehm
Excerpt: Tom Barrett's campaign got a $30,000 boost this month from a former Wisconsin Senate majority leader pushed out of power by his own party — a Democratic lawmaker who was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol only to later oppose tougher state drunken driving laws. (Support DADD: democrats Approving Drunk Driving. ~Bob.)
Elizabeth Warren: I told Harvard about my heritage
Excerpt: Elizabeth Warren admitted on Wednesday night for the first time that she told Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania of her Native American heritage — in contrast to her previous claim that she was unaware Harvard had listed her as a minority professor until recently. (Does this make her a "White Native American" the way the media labeled Zimmerman a "white Hispanic"? ~Bob.)
Excerpt: President Obama's pretend war on "special interests" has been laid bare by emails between the White House and the drug lobby that have just been made public.
In one case, after Obama threw a rhetorical punch at the drug industry, his top aide -- and now campaign manager -- Jim Messina assured drug lobbyists that the President didn't really mean it.
America Lost 129,000 Millionaires in 2011. By: Robert Frank
Excerpt: America's millionaire population declined last year for the first time since the financial crisis, according to a new report. The population of U.S. millionaire households (households with investible assets of $1 million or more) fell to 5,134,000 from 5,263,000 in 2011, according to The Boston Consulting Group's Global Wealth study.
It's official: Bill Clinton heading to Wisconsin to campaign against Scott Walker
Excerpt: Former President Bill Clinton has decided to go to Wisconsin to campaign against Scott Walker in the final days of the battle over whether to recall the Wisconsin Governor, a move that could give a boost to the anti-Walker forces in a campaign that will depend heavily on who turns out to vote, a source familiar with Clinton's plans confirms to me. (Wonder if Bill is taking Hillary…or Monica? That Obama is not going tells you he expects Barrett to lose, would rather throw the WI unions under the bus than have a taint of defeat attach to him. ~Bob.)
Rural America and moray decay.
In an e-mail exchange with a Marine buddy from my electronic school days (1965!) that outside of Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin was like America used to be. I thought his response was worth sharing: "There is so much of rural America that is the same way. When you look at the numbers around the election process, you realize that urban America is what really put the boots to our living and moral standards in this country. Urban moral blight is far worse that the physical decay (blight) of the infrastructure. Whole segments of our society have lost any moral compass they may have had at one time in the past. Worse, there seems to be no home grown leadership from within their social structure that ever focuses on anything, except more firmly cementing in their perceived "victim" status. Never have I heard any agreement, among their so called leaders, that there is a need for honest self evaluation, acceptance of even some responsibility for their present conditions or a program for self improvement. Plenty of "you owe me" attitude, though. Thank God we're flawless, right. Talk at you later. –John P."
Eric Holder Wants One Law for Whites and Another for 'Non-Whites'
Excerpt: Attorney General Eric Holder spoke to a gathering of black church leaders on Wednesday in Washington, D.C., where he told them that voting is a "sacred" right. Where's the ACLU? Americans United for Separation of Church and State? Sounds like "theocracy" and "dominionism" to me. Where's Michelle Goldberg? Wasn't the Attorney General trampling on the First Amendment by mixing religion and politics? (This may be partisan over-selling, but it is clear that Obama and Holder are comfortable with an approach to politics that would be labeled racist if done by white politicians with white voters. ~Bob.)
Holder: DOJ blocking voter ID laws 'not likely' to make elections 'susceptible to fraud' By Nicholas Ballasy
Excerpt: Attorney General Eric Holder told an audience of black religious leaders that the U.S. Justice Department's legal challenges to state voter identification laws are "not likely" to make elections "susceptible to fraud. (I'll bet he's got a nice lot with a sinkhole on it to sell as prime real estate, too. –Barb.)
Obama Slams Private Equity, But His Own 'Investors' Do Quite Well. By Lachlan Markay
Excerpt: But "investors" in an Obama presidency – i.e. his top supporters – have reaped the benefits of many of his administration's green energy projects, at the expense of taxpayers who see no substantive return. Take Fisker Automotive, the Energy Department-backed electric vehicle manufacturer that announced last year that it would assemble its luxury Karma model in Finland, despite having drawn nearly $200 million of its $529 million federal loan.
"muslims believe in peace but killing fags like you il be doing a favor to god and il enjoy your throates being cut of and your blood ozzing out before me"
Excerpt: This just in from a moderate Muslim who opposes jihad terror but has not quite grasped that "peace" thing:
Obama: I Know Most About Judaism Of Any Other President. By Ben Shapiro
Excerpt: According to the liberal Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz, President Obama met yesterday with "about 20 Conservative Jewish community leaders." At that meeting, Ha'aretz reports, Obama "stressed he probably knows about Judaism more than any other president, because he read about it.
Obama Ad: Little Girls Need Government Condoms to Make 'Dreams' Come True. By Ben Shapiro
Excerpt: The Obama campaign has cut a new ad in which it suggests that little girls are being endangered by Republicans who want to do away with mandated contraception coverage. The ad, produced by Obama/Biden 2012, takes the usual Obama tack of addressing the ad from a common citizen to President Obama, like an open letter – even though the ad itself is an open love letter from Obama to Obama, apparently.
Obama Gives Avowed Socialist Presidential Medal of Freedom. By William Bigelow
Excerpt: On Tuesday, President Obama awarded the highest civilian honor in the United States, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to Dolores Huerta, the openly socialist leader who is an honorary chair of the Democratic Socialists of America. Huerta, the partner with Cesar Chavez in founding the National Farm Workers Association, has never hid her socialist views; …
Defence of Marriage Act Struck Down
"So let's see if we can connect these dots even before Republican party leaders and great intellectuals like Rush and Sean and Sarah figure it out. In Boston today, a 3 judge panel of the 1st Circuit court of appeals struck down the Defense of Marriage act (DOMA) as unconstitutional. Writing for the unanimous opinion was 72 year old judge Michael Boudin. Although a HW Bush appointee who also was in Reagan's Justice Department and appointed by Dutch to the DC US District Court, Boudin has some interesting connections. Besides being a Hahvahd, Hahvahd Law grad and professor, he is the brother of Kathy Boudin, who did serious time as a Weather Underground bomber. (Coincidence that Kenya Barry honored Bob Dillon yesterday ? I think not). And who brought up Judge Boudin's nephew when his mom was the guest of the government ? You guessed it, fellow Weatherman (woman) Bernadette Dohrn and her hubby, Barry O's best friend and mentor Chicago Bill Ayres." –PM. This is from a friend and former colleague in the Massachusetts legislature, then a liberal Republican, now firmly in the liberal Democratic camp. He's being funny, but I don't think Obama honoring Bob Dillon is connected. Dillon's voice isn't much better than my monotone, but he's popular, especially with the left, and if there's votes to be harvested, that's Obama's main skill set. ~Bob.


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Two Blocks
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Ford Racing NSCS Notes & Quotes:
Good Sam 500 Qualifying (Talladega Superspeedway)
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Ford Qualifying Results:
5th – Greg Biffle
7th – Carl Edwards
8th – Trevor Bayne
15th – Matt Kenseth
18th – Aric Almirola
19th – Casey Mears
20th – Marcos Ambrose
25th – David Ragan
31st – Terry Labonte
32nd – David Gilliland
33rd – Josh Wise
34th – Michael McDowell
TREVOR BAYNE – No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford Fusion – "I felt like I was sitting on the sofa holding the steering wheel, but I think it was a good lap. I don't know if it will hold up because it's a little slower than yesterday. I would have liked to be a little quicker, but you never know with the wind and what's gonna happen. It could slow down or pick up. The engine temp was a little cool, cooler than we wanted it there at the end, so maybe we could have taped up a little more or something, but I think that was a good run for our Fusion. I think we'll be in the top 10 or top 15, but you can race from anywhere here."
THERE'S REALLY NO PRESSURE ON A DRIVER HERE AS FAR AS QUALIFYING COMPARED TO SOME OTHER TRACKS, CORRECT? "This is the least pressure race track for me. All I've got to decide is if I'm gonna run the apron on the frontstretch or run up on the race track when you're coming to the checkered. I chose the apron and then I even second-guessed that because that's the only thing I can second-guess. There's not much you can do as a driver, just don't hit the wall when you're on the top and don't hit the apron when you're on the bottom."
MATT KENSETH – No. 17 EcoBoost Ford Fusion – "I was just real disappointed in the speed. Honestly, you don't know if you run a 49-flat or 51-flat – you can't tell in qualifying, but I was just disappointed in the speed. We were really fast yesterday and thought we were gonna have a shot at the pole or be on the pole and we just lost a ton of speed from yesterday and I have no idea why."
GREG BIFFLE – No. 16 3M Ford Fusion – "We ran the top. It seemed like the fast guys were doing that, but just a little breeze of wind can affect you because it's so tight with the times up front. We thought we'd be a little bit faster than that. We thought we'd do a flat. We did a .95 yesterday, which is about what the pole is, so we're happy with a top five right now, but you always wish you were on the front row."
WHAT PRESSURE DO YOU HAVE IN THE CHASE NOW? "There's really not a lot of pressure on us at this point, so we'll just go out there and run hard and try to get a good finish. We're pretty far back there. We've got a lot of ground to make up, so there's not a lot of pressure on us at this point."
DO YOU HAVE A STRATEGY TOMORROW? "We're just gonna do what we've done the last three or four restrictor plate races, which is run near the front if we can. It seems like we did that the last few races and were there at the end. If we get shuffled back, we might stay back for a little while until a pit stop or whatever happens, but, typically, we want to stay up front."
CAN YOU HAVE A BEST STRATEGY HERE? "Nope. I've been running third here and a guy went flying upside-down across my hood. I was looking at him straight through the face shield. He was looking at me and I was looking at him, so I thought being at the front was the safe spot, but I've been in wrecks in the middle and at the back. Percentage-wise, if you're at the front there are less guys that can cause a problem, so you just never know. We're so tight in there racing each other that one guy makes a little mistake or one guy thinks he's clear or the wind blows a car around a little, so things can happen quick."
WHAT ABOUT SOME OF THE CHANGES FOR NEXT YEAR WITH ELIMINATING THE TOP 35 AND RANDOM DRAW? "I don't know what all they're gonna do and if that's in concrete yet, but those are the ideas being floated out there, I think. I can see where some of it could make it a little bit more thrilling – who is gonna miss the race and go home that day. The qualifying draw being random, a lot of drivers are not completely on board with that theory simply because qualifying is becoming so important and track position is so important everywhere we go, especially when you get to the Chase, that if you get an early qualifying draw – qualify fifth at Charlotte for the night race – you're not gonna be in the top 15 or 20 probably – even the fastest car. So it's a huge penalty for the random draw for where you're gonna go out, but if that's what fans want to see or what they want to do, then we're on board with it."
CARL EDWARDS – No. 99 Subway Ford Fusion – "For us, this is kind of a different weekend because we usually come here and all we're worried about is getting the most points we can and, right now, it doesn't really matter how many points we get. So we all have a deal, Jack said it's OK and Chad said it's all right if I just go out there and race for the lead the whole time. That will be a lot of fun. I'll have a blast."
ISN'T THAT THE MOST FREE YOU'VE FELT RACING HERE AT TALLADEGA? "Yes. I can't think of a good analogy, but if we start in the top 10 I can just go when they drop the green and go race for the lead the whole time. Trust me, the fans don't like when we're running around waiting for the end of the race, and we don't like it either, so this will be a lot of fun for me."
BACK, FRONT, OR WILL YOU FIGURE IT OUT AS YOU GO? "I'm just going to the front and racing as hard as I can. I'm gonna try to lead the whole thing, so if you see the Subway car anywhere but the lead, then that means something is not right because we're gonna go for it and I'm gonna be trying my hardest. None of that waiting around in the back for us. We have nothing to lose, other than a good race car if I wreck it, but we're gonna have some fun."
CAN YOU HELP BIFFLE? "I think I could help Biffle at the end if we're in position where we're close to each other. I'd definitely push him or Matt until that engine blew up, but, hopefully, they're behind me. Hopefully, I'm racing for the win. I don't know what their strategy is yet. We haven't talked too much about it, but Biffle and I have worked so well together the last couple of years that, if we can, we'll help each other."
MARCOS AMBROSE – No. 9 DeWalt Ford Fusion – "It was fine. We just didn't have as much speed as we thought. It really makes no difference here, so I'm looking forward to tomorrow's race. It's gonna be fun."
SO YOU PRETTY MUCH JUST GO OUT THERE AND MASH THE THROTTLE ALL THE WAY AROUND? "Yeah. If I had a day here with my mom, I could get my mom to drive around here at that speed. It's a lot of fun. We're under so much pressure all the time at a lot of race tracks to try to get more out of the car because the drivers make a big difference that it's nice to come to a race track where qualifying for the drivers is a little easier."
ARIC ALMIROLA – No. 43 Gwaltney Ford Fusion – "The car drove fine. All of these guys on this Gwaltney Ford Fusion worked really hard and I think our car is gonna be really good in the race. I think that should be good enough to be towards the front. I think that's a really respectable lap, so we'll go race."
DO YOU HAVE A PLAN TOMORROW? "We don't really have anything to lose, so we're gonna go out there and race hard all day and see what happens."
DAVID GILLILAND – No. 38 Peanut Patch Boiled Peanuts Ford Fusion – "There are a couple of things you can do to the front splitter and some other stuff to go faster, but it takes downforce away and from my experiences in the pack when you get in a big pack and get big runs, you kind of want all the downforce you can get so we've opted to go that way. It felt like scuffs were a little bit better to qualify on and we had a set we practiced on yesterday, but one of the left rears had a puncture in it, so we had to go out on stickers and I think that was not optimum for qualifying. Still, I feel really good about our car. It drove really well and drafted really well – all of the things we need for Sunday to have a great day – so I feel good. I probably feel more confident than I've felt at any restrictor plate race this year."
DAVID RAGAN – No. 34 MHP 8-Hour Alert Ford Fusion – "Our 8-Hour Alert Ford was OK during qualifying. Two laps of qualifying here at Talladega is the calmest two laps you'll have all weekend long, so I'm proud of our guys. The brought a nice car and we expected to qualify about mid-pack, but it should be fine in the draft. It's always a strategy game as far as what do you do throughout the 500-mile race, and I think we'll have a good plan and have a shot to win."
YOUR TEAMMATE IS PRETTY CONFIDENT ABOUT TOMORROW. ARE YOU? "This is certainly a good chance for a smaller team to shine and I think we've got a lot of the right parts and pieces to run well. David and I are good plate racers. We've got good sponsors and Roush Yates power under the hood, and the Fords seem to run well at the speedways. We ran seventh here in the spring and was in contention to win, and we just need to put ourselves in contention to win again. That's a race within the race is just being in contention at the end and then anything can happen. We enjoy being here and I'm looking forward to these last seven races."
CASEY MEARS – No. 13 Geico Ford Fusion – "It felt really good. We definitely had a lot of speed in practice and I liked the way it sucked up in the draft. I'm looking forward to it because I think we have a really good shot at having a great finish here, if not winning the race, so if we can just stick around all day and be there at the end, we have a shot at it."
MICHAEL MCDOWELL – No. 98 K-LOVE/Curb Records Ford Fusion – HOW IS THIS WEEKEND DIFFERENT FOR YOUR TEAM KNOWING THERE ARE ONLY 43 CARS HERE? "It's nice. Having only 43 cars is surely a blessing, especially because so much can happen here. You can break a gear or transmission because everything is so light for these superspeedways, but I'm excited to be racing the K-LOVE Fusion tomorrow and running the full distance, and the same in Charlotte, so this will give us a couple of weeks to build some momentum and get ready for next year."
SPEAKING OF NEXT YEAR, YOU GUYS HAD A MEETING TODAY TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE CHANGES FOR 2013. HOW DOES SOMETHING LIKE THE TOP 35 GOING AWAY HELP A TEAM LIKE YOURS? "It'll actually work out better for us just because I think we'll be in a position, being that we run all the races, to get one of those provisionals for every race, so I think it really lends its hand to the teams that are more full-time. For us, having to make every race is difficult. I'm not sure how the first three races break down, but, beyond that, it should help teams like us."
WHAT ABOUT THE TESTING OPPORTUNITIES NEXT YEAR? "Testing is tough just because you have to have a budget to go testing. These bigger teams have full test crews and people while we only have six people at Phil Parsons Racing, so it's gonna be tough to go testing, but at least we have the freedom to do it now."
JOSH WISE – No. 26 MDS Transport Ford Fusion – IS IT NICE TO NOT HAVE THE STRESS OF QUALIFYING ON TIME THIS WEEKEND? "I kind of like the pressure of it, so it's an easy weekend for us. The guys did a good job and we'll see how that time stands up. It's better than we ran yesterday, so we'll see where it shakes out."
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