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Asbestos is the name of a group of minerals that are made up of bundles of tiny fibers composed of hydrated magnesium silicates. It is mined from the ground. Asbestos has been widely used in building and manufacturing industries because it is not affected by heat or chemicals.
Asbestosis is a lung condition caused by breathing in asbestos fibers. Usually, when particles in the air are breathed in, they are filtered out by the nose or the upper airways of the lungs. But asbestos particles are very thin and light, and sometimes are not filtered out before they reach the lungs. After years of exposure, asbestos can damage lung tissue and is responsible for causing several serious diseases, including cancer. Mesothelioma is a specific type of cancer that is caused by inhaling asbestos particles.
Asbestosis is caused when the fibers are inhaled deep into the lungs. Here they are trapped in tiny airways where they cause scarring, called fibrosis, to the lung tissue. Repeated or continuous exposure over a long time can cause scarring over large areas of the lungs. When this happens, lungs lose their elasticity. When lungs can't expand and contract normally, a person will experience shortness of breath. Scarring also decreases the ability of the lungs to do their work of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide.
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Since the 1970s, asbestos use and handling has been increasingly controlled by the government. Asbestosis can be prevented by controlling the asbestos dust and fibers in the workplace. In addition, people who handle asbestos at work must shower and change their clothes before leaving work. As a result of these measures, fewer people develop the disease.
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Castro looks to extend hit streak vs. Cingrani, Reds
Shortstop's 14 straight games with hit longest active streak in baseball
Right-hander Carlos Villanueva was supposed to spend this season as a swingman in the Cubs bullpen, a stopgap in case another pitcher was injured.
Injuries did, indeed, hit the Cubs in Spring Training, moving Villanueva into the rotation. Now, as Villanueva prepares for his fourth start of the season on Tuesday against the Reds, he's Chicago's top starter. That likely won't be the path Villanueva's counterpart, Cincinnati left-hander Tony Cingrani, follows this season, but the Reds would be thrilled if the young lefty can make their ace's absence sting a little less.
Cingrani, the club's No. 3 prospect, according to MLB.com, showed flashes in his Major League debut on Thursday, striking out eight. Although he needed 102 pitches to make it through only five innings, Reds manager Dusty Baker was happy with the results in an 11-1 win.
"He was probably overthrowing just a little bit because he was throwing high, and that's usually not him," Baker said. "That's to be expected in his first start. He gave us what we needed. We gave him what he needed, which was a cushion I was hoping for."
The 23-year-old Cingrani is only in the Majors because right-hander Johnny Cueto is out with a strained right lat muscle, so it's likely that no matter how well he pitches he'll be back in Triple-A Louisville at some point. But a return to the bullpen doesn't appear to be in the future for Villanueva, who is thriving out of the rotation.
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All 18 of the Cubs' games have been decided by four runs or fewer, the longest such streak for the club in 105 years, when the 1908 squad began the year with 21 straight games.
Additionally, 15 of Chicago's first 18 games have been decided by three runs or fewer for the first time since 2001.
• Shortstop Starlin Castro has a 14-game hitting streak, the longest single-season run of his career, and longest active streak in the Majors.
• Dioner Navarro is 4-for-8 with two homers as a pinch-hitter this season, compared to 0-for-16 as a starter.
Reds: Halfway home
On Monday, the Reds passed the halfway point in a stretch of 20 games in 20 days. It started a bit rough with a sweep in Pittsburgh, but the club has now won seven of eight.
"I wasn't happy in the beginning, but I've been happy in the middle and I hope I'm happy at the end of this streak," Baker said. "We're just playing every day. We're not counting. We're not thinking about anything. Those three games did hurt at Pittsburgh, but we responded from that very, very quickly. These guys are coming to play."
• Second baseman Brandon Phillips' 146 career home runs sit one shy of tying Lee May for 15th on Cincinnati's all-time list.
Worth noting
• With an 11-3 record at Great American Ball Park this season, the Reds are off to their best home start since the 1994 club went 12-3.
• Villanueva is holding lefties to an .094 (3-for-32) batting average.
• Chicago is hitting .141 with runners in scoring position.
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Captain Morgan Rum traces its history back to 1945 when Seagram's CEO, Samuel Bronfman, negotiated the purchase of the Long Pond Distillery from the Jamaican Government and formed the Captain Morgan Rum Company. The company's iconic rum brand, Captain Morgan's Original Spiced Rum was based upon a recipe purchased from two local Jamaican pharmacists, the Levy Brothers, who had developed the recipe using rum from the Long Pond Distillery. The brand is now owned by the Diageo Conglomerate, and their Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum is the best-selling spiced rum in the world.
The subject of this review, is the lessor known Captain Morgan Silver Spiced Rum, which (according to the Captain Morgan Website), is a blend of clear, rich Puerto Rican white rum and tropical spice with sweet vanilla character. It is bottled at 35% alcohol by volume and fortunately for me, the Diageo Marketing Team here in Alberta provided me a the sample of the Canadian bottle for my review.
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Jun 4, 2013Maybe its the fact that I have grown with these characters, and maybe its because I am currently going through a divorce, but the biting dialogue about marriage, life, death, and parenthood cut through me from the opening scene in the airport to the closing scene on a dock. Breathtaking. A must see.
Jul 19, 2013The dialogue stretches to the end of time in every scene of the movie but what keeps it together and easy to take in, is its genuine feeling and fluid delivery. For most of the time you forget that your watching a movie and instead real peoples lives.
Oct 25, 2013
Jun 21, 2013What a Great Movie. I did not see the first two movies. The story shows the complexities of love and relationships. Can't praise the movie enough. Loved it.
Jun 1, 2013
Jul 22, 2013I have no idea how this movie gets any positive reviews. The director must have a lot of friends. My wife and I walked out. Scenes are unbearably long with rambling dialogue about nothing. There is no plot to this movie. It's just uninteresting people talking.
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Dec 13, 2013Just not realistic. People just don't' act or talk like this, and as the whole point of the film is one of those that try to say something about life it's just pointless. Who would even relate to this anyway unless you were a white, upper middle class American? Don't waste your time.
Oct 25, 2013The woman is a NAG, negative and SO annoying I could barely finish watching the movie. In fact, I haven't finished watching it and I have to shout out to someone. The first movie was great, the second movie was good, this movie is bad. I love Ethan's character but the woman?...run Ethan, run. This
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Jun 10, 2013Expands on what came before it, rather than becoming redundant. There are a few nods to the previous installments, but this film stands on it's own, mainly because the dialogue and delivery that carry the film so triumphantly.
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Jun 19, 2013A poignant, resonant ending to the lovers' journey. Every bit of it rings true. A love story that has wound its way over close to two decades and shows wear and tear. Beautifully crafted.
Dec 28, 2013One of the most boring movies I have ever seen. Why are they together? How self indulgent. All the critics have raved about the screenplay??? We fell asleep after and thankfully woke up when the credits were rolling.
Jul 11, 2013The movie is all talk, lots of it. It's wonderful dialogue primarily between two people and excellent acting. However, the story is a one note samba theme and there is little beyond the talk. A great opportunity for scenery in Greece is wasted. As another reviewer said, it could just be a stage play. I don;t go to the movies to see what I can see in a drama on stage.
Jul 19, 2013Not a very good movie. Watched it because of epic reviews but was disappointed. Movie is 100% dialog and much of it is not so great. I have no idea why reviews are so good.
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Jul 29, 2013The dialogues, the excellent performances, the cinematography,the words, the images all is perfect in a movie where the reality is just (almost) real.
Sep 15, 2013Plot (Imdb): We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.
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Jan 4, 2014This is the most boring and overrated piece of crap I have ever seen. There should be awards give to those who manage to get to the end of this utterly nonsensical and uninteresting story about a couple of whom the woman is naggy and the guy has no charisma. I don't understand the reviews and I wish I haven't wasted my time trying to watch this DO NOT WATCH THIS
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Oct 13, 2013Deep down in my heart, I felt like this was the 2nd WORSE MOVIE EVER MADE! it's WORSE THAN EVERY HORROR/ROM-COM MOVIES! it's like you are reading a Girl's Book...
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Aug 2, 2013Well I don't know-I certainly hoped our beloved characters would have some better luck then to get stuck into dysfunctional relationship with fighting and arguing about just everything.
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Jul 15, 2013This film is like ease dropping on a couple's relationship, their life and everything in between. There are few scenes but endless dialogue, but it is done very effectively and simply. Funny, meaningful, and real.
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Jan 24, 2014The final scene of this trilogy was worthwhile. It was thoughtful, reflective and heartwarming. In my opinion the remainder of the trilogy (i.e. all three movies) didn't amount to much more than a record of some very plain conversations, which rarely offered any useful or unusual insights into human relationships.
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Jul 30, 2013Probably the best movie I've seen so far this year, despite the fact that occasionally you're going to want to yell TIME OUT! at the screen. A third act fight scene is so intense that I wanted to reach for the glass of wine I saw on the screen. The film is comprised mostly of long takes, and feature the main stars simply talking.
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Nov 2, 2013Easily the best written script of the year... shear magic... honest, raw, difficult to watch at times, funny, and sexy... best writing of the year. I only hope they continue the story following these characters in another 9 years!
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Jan 2, 2014I was somewhat disappointed with this film after all I read as I expected more. I acknowledge that it is well acted and offers more visual variety than the previous two installments in the trilogy. However, I want more from a movie than just a conversation and I hope the director isn't tempted to make another "Before installment as I am not planning on seeing it if he does.
Jul 12, 2014Not as good as Before sunset. I still like the conversations they had, and the scenery, but nothing stood out.I also didn`t like the ending much. The ending is what probably left a bad taste in my mouth.
Dec 29, 2013If you want to watch a film about love, family, sex, and the complex differences between men and women then this is the film for you. The scene in the hotel room is priceless even though I think Celine is crazy. A-
Feb 24, 2014Warning to people that are going to watch this, it is much better if you have watched the first two. This movie is all dialogue and I mean every single bit and the scenes are excruciatingly long but in the end this movie shows the true side of marriage and shows how difficult it can really be. I would give this a 58.9/100 mostly due to the fact that the pacing was slow.
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May 3, 2014Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke reunite for what is probably the most consistent, and definitely the most underrated film trilogy of all time.
Jan 22, 2015It's just as strong as the other 2 and certainly the darkest one of the 3. Before Midnight gets goofy at times but only because it genuinely reflects human behaviour as it exists in our own world. Conversations have never felt as fresh as they did hear. It ends perfectly setting new standards for what a love story can be.
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The latest in the wonderful "Before" series does three important things: It breaks out of the courtship formula, yet retains the series' quality, and it moves the lives of Celine (Julie Delpy) and Jesse (Ethan Hawke) forward in ways that are satisfying and believable. True, a romance you once envied might now be a relationship you'd not want to be in, but as long as Celine and Jesse are still talking, there's hope.
Jun 21, 2013A more-than-worthy, expectations-exceeding chapter in one of modern cinema's finest love stories. As honest, convincing, funny, intimate and natural as its predecessors.
Luckily, Hawke and Delpy remain as charming as ever, and their combined goofiness is more endearing than annoying. Winning, too, is the sense that this peculiar project, though imperfect, could grow old with its audience and its cast.


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Top 30 Rums Countdown # 21 – Havana Club Selección de Maestros Rum
Posted by Arctic Wolf on December 4, 2012
Havana Club's new Selección de Maestros Rum is an authentic Cuban rum that has recently replaced the Havana Club Barrel Proof in the portfolio of Havana Club Rums. The rum undergoes a rather unique maturation process where it is first aged in old white oak barrels, and when the final rum is blended, it is then finished in specially 'selected' younger finishing casks.
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Lentil Stew with Italian Sausage and Kale
After having the artichoke bread on the weekend, I was looking for something a little lighter and a little healthier for lunches during the week. Soups very often fit that bill and I had been thinking of making a lentil soup with winter greens for a while. I have not been doing much with the winter greens lately and I was thinking that some kale would go nicely in a soup or stew. I wanted a little bit of meat in the stew as well and Italian sausage always bring a ton of flavour to soups so they were in. I of course started the soup with the a healthy dose of the basics, diced onions, celery and carrots for even more vegetable goodness. After that it was just a matter of adding the liquid, white wine and chicken stock, and some aromas and flavours in the form of bay leaves, oregano and a splash of balsamic vinegar. (I wanted this to be more of a stew than a soup so I cut back on the amount of liquid that I would have used, but if you want it to be more soup like feel free to add another cup of the chicken stock.) I also happened to have a parmigiano reggiano rind in my freezer so I tossed that into the soup while it was simmering to add even more flavour. This soup is pretty simple to make and it can be done in about an hour.
The lentil stew with Italian sausage and kale turned out really well! It was nice and warm and just full of flavour and healthy vegetables and it really hit the spot on the cold winter days. I had half of a loaf of bread left from the artichoke bread and that was the perfect excuse to slather it up with garlicky butter and toast it with some cheese on top. The cheesy garlic bread was perfect for soaking up that lat bit of tasty stew from the bottom of the bowl.
Lentil Stew with Italian Sausage and Kale
(makes 4+ servings)Printable Recipe
1/2 pound Italian sausage (casing removed and crumbled)
1 tablespoon oil
1 onion (diced)
1 carrot (diced)
2 stalks celery (diced)
2 cloves garlic (chopped)
chili pepper flakes to taste
1 cup white wine (or chicken stock)
1 cup de puy lentils
2 cups chicken stock
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 parmigiano reggiano rind (optional)
1 bunch kale (cut into bit sized pieces) (or spinach or swiss chard, etc.)
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup parsley (chopped)
1. Cook the sausage in a large pot and set aside.
2. Heat the oil in the same pot.
3. All the onions, carrot and celery and and cook until tender, about 10-15 minutes.
4. Add the garlic and chili pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about a minute.
5. Add the wine and deglaze the pan.
6. Add the sausage, lentils, chicken stock, bay leaf, oregano, balsamic vinegar and parmigiano reggiano rind and bring to a boil.
7. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer until the lentils are cooked al dente, about 20-30 minutes.
8. Add the kale and simmer until wilted.
9. Season with salt and pepper, remove from heat and mix in the parsley.
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24 JEFF GORDON, Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: After a six-week run atop the Sprint Cup standings, Jeff Gordon fell to second place after Dover, only to regain the top spot after Sunday's race at Pocono. Gordon leads second-ranked Matt Kenseth by 16 points and third-ranked Dale Earnhardt Jr. by 22 points.
MICHIGAN RECORD: 42 career starts, 2 wins, 18 top-5s, 25 top-10s, 5 poles. Best career finish: First in summer 1998 and spring 2001. Finished 39th in this race last year and was 17th in the mid-summer race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Michigan has been a good track for Gordon, but not of late, with finishes of 28th, 39th and 17th in his last three races there. Now that he's back atop the points standings, Gordon needs to win a second race this season to completely assure he'll make the Chase for the Sprint Cup, and Sunday at Michigan would be the perfect place to do so. One thing that will be on Gordon's mind is drafting during knock out qualifying, which should prove interesting, he says: "While you would want somebody to be quite a bit ahead of you to get a tow in a perfect world, I think we'll be better off just being in clean air to get through the corners. But if you're able to get just a little bit of a draft from a car at a distance, every little bit will help. You just can't get too close, though."
LOOKING BACK: Gordon led two laps and had a top-five car for much of the race at Pocono, but fell back near the end of the event and ultimately finished eighth.
ETC.: Gordon has completed 94.6 percent (7,844) of the 8,295 total laps contested in 42 career starts at Michigan. His average start there is 11.6 and average finish is 12.5. He has six DNF's there.
20 MATT KENSETH, Toyota
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: After seven weeks in second place, Matt Kenseth climbed to first after Dover, only to fall back one week later after Sunday's race at Pocono. He trails Jeff Gordon by 16 points and leads third-ranked Dale Earnhardt Jr. by six points.
MICHIGAN RECORD: 29 career starts, 2 wins, 12 top-5s, 18 top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: First in spring 2002 and summer 2006. Finished sixth in this race last year and was 15th in the mid-summer encore race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Michigan is one of Kenseth's favorite tracks and one he's enjoyed a great deal of success at. He'd love to add a third career win there and the first in a Toyota, after the previous ones were in Fords. ""Every week you go out with the idea of doing everything you can to try to win the race," Kenseth told the Allentown (Pa.) Morning Call. "People always ask about changing strategies and trying to do this and do that, but if it was that easy you'd win every week. I've never not wanted to win. If there was a way to force wins, I'd force it every week."
LOOKING BACK: After finishing third in the last two races, Kenseth struggled at Pocono, a track he's never done particularly well at. He ultimately finished 25th there.
ETC.: Kenseth has completed 97.8 percent (5,572) of the 5,695 total laps contested in 29 career starts at Michigan. His average start there is 17.7 and his average finish is an excellent 9.6. He has one DNF there.
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR., Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: Former points leader Dale Earnhardt Jr. moved up two spots from fifth to third after his win Sunday at Pocono. He trails points leader and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon by 22 points, is six points behind second-ranked Matt Kenseth and leads teammate and fourth-ranked Jimmie Johnson by one point.? MICHIGAN RECORD: 29 career starts, 2 wins, 6 top-5s, 10 top-10s, 2 poles. Best career finish: First in late spring 2008 and again late spring 2012. Finished 37th (engine issues) in this race last year and was 36th in the mid-summer encore race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Now that he is locked into the Chase with his second win Sunday at Pocono, Earnhardt can go for his third career win at Michigan. Prior to his win in this year's season-opening Daytona 500, Earnhardt had not won since 2012 at Michigan, and before that in 2008, also at Michigan. Here's his thoughts on Sunday's race: "(Earning back-to-back wins) would be awesome. I haven't done that since the Nationwide days back in '98 or '99. We won a couple there back to back, I think. That's a really good feeling. Puts you right on top of the world. A win gives you a lot of confidence, but you know and realize how difficult those are to come by and how competitive this garage is, but man, when you win two in a row, man, that sets you apart a bit from your competition. That would be a great thing for us."
LOOKING BACK: Earnhardt drove a very smart race at Pocono. While he only led 11 laps, he was at the right place at the right time, passing Brad Keselowski in the closing laps to earn his second win of the season.
ETC.: Earnhardt has completed 97.5 percent (5,554) of the 5,695 total laps contested in 29 career starts at Michigan. His average start there is 14.6 and average finish is 16.3. He has three DNFs there.
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON, Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: Jimmie Johnson remained in fourth place for the second consecutive week after Sunday's race at Pocono. He trails points leader and teammate Jeff Gordon by 23 points, is one point behind fellow teammate and third-ranked Dale Earnhardt Jr., and leads fifth-ranked Brad Keselowski by 27 points.
MICHIGAN RECORD: 24 career starts, 0 wins, four top-5s, nine top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: Second in mid-summer 2011 race. Finished 28th in this race last year and was 40th (tied a career-low there) in the mid-summer encore race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Johnson has struggled of late at Michigan, with finishes of 27th, 28th and 40th in his last three races there. Additionally, Michigan is one of the few tracks that Johnson has never won a Sprint Cup event. Even though he typically likes larger tracks, Johnson has historically struggled at Michigan. Here's his thoughts on Sunday's race: It seems like we run well at Michigan and then something usually happens to us, so we have been chasing a win for what seems like forever. There are always a lot of Chevrolet guests out at the track since its right down the road from Detroit so it would be nice to see a Chevy in the winner's circle for them. Hoping we can pull off a win at Michigan soon for this Lowe's team, check it off the list and have a great celebration."
LOOKING BACK: After dominating the previous two races, both wins (Charlotte and Dover), Johnson led just five laps Sunday at Pocono, ultimately finishing sixth.
ETC.: Johnson has completed an outstanding 94.2 percent (4,462) of the 4,729 total laps contested in 24 career starts at Michigan. His average start there is an outstanding 8.9 and his average finish is 16.8. He has three DNFs there.
2 BRAD KESELOWSKI, Ford
Team: Penske Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: Brad Keselowski continues his climb upward in the standings. After climbing from 11th to ninth after Charlotte, and then to eighth after Dover, Keselowski jumped three spots - the most of any driver in the top 10 this week - to fifth after Sunday's race at Pocono. He trails points leader Jeff Gordon by 50 points, is 27 points behind fourth-ranked Jimmie Johnson and leads sixth-ranked Kyle Busch by five points.
MICHIGAN RECORD: 9 career starts, 0 wins, 2 top-5s, 0 top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: Second in mid-summer 2012. Finished 12th in this race last year and was also 12th in the mid-summer encore race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Keselowski is likely still upset that debris kept him from winning at Pocono this past Sunday, letting Dale Earnhardt Jr. to pass him in the closing laps to earn the win. Michigan provides Keselowski incentive, as he has never won at his "home" track and has actually been marginal at best in nine overall starts. Will his 10th start there be different? "This weekend will likely see some of the highest speeds of the season. The track surface along with the aero characteristics of these cars ought to combine for what I expect to see record-breaking speeds. Racing in Michigan holds that touch of added significance as it is a home race for me and since we've yet to win here, there is additional motivation to get to Victory Lane. Our Ford Fusions have had great speed lately and we've been really close to winning the last couple of races. We are ready to move up that one last spot and get a victory at home."
LOOKING BACK: Keselowski had the most laps led at Pocono (95 of 160), but couldn't seal the deal when debris on his grill spiked the water temperature in his car late in the race. He was forced to slow to try and pull the debris off the grill by getting behind Danica Patrick's lapped car, but was unable to do so, allowing Dale Earnhardt Jr. to pass and earn the win. Keselowski ultimately finished second.
ETC.: Keselowski has completed a near-perfect 99.8 percent (1,800) of the 1,804 total laps contested in nine career starts at Michigan. His average start is 20.8 and average finish is 16.9. He has zero DNFs there.
18 KYLE BUSCH, Toyota
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: After dropping four places in the standings after Dover, Kyle Busch regained one of those lost spots, climbing back to sixth place after Pocono. He trails points leader Jeff Gordon by 55 points, is five points behind fifth-ranked Brad Keselowski and leads seventh-ranked Carl Edwards by two points.
MICHIGAN RECORD: 18 career starts, 1 wins, 4 top-5s, 6 top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: First in mid-summer 2011. Finished fourth in this race last year but dropped to 31st in the mid-summer encore race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Busch is still looking for his second win of the season, not to mention his second career win at Michigan, a track that has vexed him throughout his career. Here's his thoughts on Sunday's race: "We've had some good days there, we've had some not-so-good days. Last June was actually pretty good for us, but not so much in August. We qualified OK but then got back in traffic and had a hard time recovering from being back there. We finished fourth, which was good for us and our team and how sometimes we run there. I'm excited about the opportunity to come back and try to change it up a little bit and maybe run a little bit better this time and just be able to get back to victory lane, hopefully."
LOOKING BACK: Busch had a run-in with Kasey Kahne in the Sunday's race at Pocono, forcing Kahne into the wall and ending his day and that of Carl Edwards, who was caught up in Kahne's mishap. Busch, meanwhile, finished 12th at Pocono.
ETC.: Busch has completed just 93.4 percent (3,306) of the 3,539 total laps contested in 18 career starts at Michigan. His average start there is 14.4 and average finish is 16.5. He has one DNF there.
99 CARL EDWARDS, Ford
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: Carl Edwards dropped the most positions of any driver in the top 10 in the Sprint Cup standings, falling four places from third to seventh. Edwards trails points leader Jeff Gordon by 57 points, is two points behind sixth-ranked Kyle Busch and leads eighth-ranked Denny Hamlin by 21 points.? MICHIGAN RECORD: 19 career starts, 2 win, 9 top-5s, 15 top-10s, 1 pole. Best career finish: First in spring 2007 and mid-summer 2008. Finished eighth in this race last year and was 10th in the mid-summer encore race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Edwards could be making his second-to-last appearance at Michigan as a Roush Fenway Racing driver on Sunday. If rumors are to be believed, he's likely to leave RFR at season's end, with rumored locations including Joe Gibbs Racing and Team Penske (although owner Roger Penske denied those rumors at Pocono).
LOOKING BACK: Edwards got caught up in a late-race wreck at Pocono, being collected by Kasey Kahne's wrecked car, and ultimately finishing a disappointing 41st. "I saw Kasey hit the wall really hard," Edwards said. "I tried to avoid it but there was oil all over the track and I plowed into the back of him. Everyone did a good job of missing me but man Kasey hit hard."
ETC.: Edwards has completed 99.2 percent (3,710) of 3,739 total laps contested in 19 career starts at Michigan. His average start there is 19.9 and his average finish is an excellent 8.3. He has zero DNFs there.
11 DENNY HAMLIN, Toyota
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: After jumping from 14th to ninth after Dover, Denny Hamlin climbed one more position to eighth after Sunday's race at Pocono. He trails points leader Jeff Gordon by 78 points, is 21 points behind seventh-ranked Carl Edwards and leads ninth-ranked Joey Logano by two points.
MICHIGAN RECORD: 16 career starts, 2 win, 5 top-5s, 7 top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: First in spring 2010 and spring 2011. Finished 30th in this race last season and was 20th in the mid-summer encore race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Hamlin has struggled greatly of late at Michigan. In his last five starts since winning there in spring 2011, he's finished 35th, 34th, 11th, 30th and 20th.
LOOKING BACK: After finishing fifth at Dover, Hamlin led four laps and finished a very strong fourth at Pocono this past Sunday. "(Pocono) was a challenge for everyone. These cars poke such a big hole in the air you can't get around whoever is in front of you -- you have to be substantially faster. Those are the cards you are dealt and you have to deal with it. We had great strategy, great pit stops. ... It's a good run for us: two top-fives in a row for us this year and that's not bad."
ETC.: Hamlin has completed 97.1 percent (3,048) of the 3,139 total laps contested in 16 career starts at Michigan. His average start there is 13.9 and average finish is 15.0. He has two DNFs there.
22 JOEY LOGANO, Ford
Team: Penske Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: Joey Logano fell three spots, from sixth to ninth, after Sunday's race at Pocono. He trails points leader Jeff Gordon by 80 points, is two points behind eighth-ranked Denny Hamlin and leads 10th-ranked Kyle Larson by one point.
MICHIGAN RECORD: 10 career starts, 1 wins, 1 top-5s, 5 top-10s, 1 pole. Best career finish: First in mid-summer 2013. Finished ninth in this race last year and won from the pole in the mid-summer encore race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: After a run of bad luck for several races in a row, Logano finally hit paydirt at Michigan last season. After finishing ninth there last June, he won the mid-summer race there in convincing fashion. Here's his thoughts about returning to Michigan: "(Last year's win) was huge. It was a big deal for sure. I wanted to win so badly and I felt we were close a bunch of times before that. I wanted to prove to Roger (team owner Roger Penske) and Todd (crew chief Todd Gordon) and the guys on the team that they made the right decision in bringing me over here. It also proved to me that I could do it. We kept that confidence over the off-season and we have kept it going into this year. So you can look back at that win and I feel a lot of it started in Michigan last year. Hopefully years from now, we can say that was the first of many, many wins for Roger Penske."
LOOKING BACK: Logano had a good run at Dover. While he didn't lead any laps, he still wound up with a top 10 showing, finishing eighth.
ETC.: Logano has completed 92.8 percent (1,859) of 2,004 laps contested in 10 career starts at Michigan. His average start there is 15.6 and average finish is 16.7. He has one DNF there.
42 KYLE LARSON, Chevrolet
Team: Chip Ganassi Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: Kyle Larson remained in 10th place for the second consecutive week after Sunday's race at Pocono. He trails points leader Jeff Gordon by 81 points, is one point behind ninth-ranked Joey Logano and leads 11th-ranked Ryan Newman by six points.
MICHIGAN RECORD: 0 career starts, 0 wins, 0 top-5s, 0 top-10s, 0 poles. This will be Larson's first career start in the Sprint Cup Series at Michigan. However, he has one prior start there in the Nationwide Series, finishing second in the spring race there last season.
LOOKING AHEAD: For the second consecutive week, Larson takes to a track that he's never raced upon in the Sprint Cup Series before. But coming off a strong fifth-place finish at Pocono in his first-ever start there last Sunday, look for Larson to do well again this Sunday. Here's his thoughts: "I'm looking forward to getting to Michigan this weekend and building off the momentum from the top-five finish at Pocono. Our (cars) seem to be getting better and better, so it will be good to be back on the track and see what we've got for this weekend. I had a good race at Michigan last year in the Nationwide car, so I'm excited to see what we can do in the Cup car. We're always looking for a win, but will just try to stay consistent this weekend as we continue to work on getting into victory lane."
LOOKING BACK: Larson had a great run and was the highest-finishing rookie this past Sunday at Pocono, finishing fifth.
ETC.: Larson will be making his first career Sprint Cup start at Michigan this Sunday.
31 RYAN NEWMAN, Chevrolet
Team: Richard Childress Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 11th, only six points out of the top 10.
MICHIGAN RECORD: Two wins and seven top-10 finishes including five top-five's in 25 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Newman said, "Michigan is its own unique two-mile track. You really can't compare it to places like California Speedway anymore. They've kind of flip flopped. Before, California was the new pavement and Michigan was old. Now, it's the opposite. We are still looking for our first win of the season and hopefully we can do it right down the road from the Quicken Loans headquarters."
LOOKING BACK: Newman finished seventh at Pocono for his fourth straight top-seven finish at the 2.5-mile speedway. "Our Wix Filters Chevrolet handled pretty well throughout the race," said Newman. "We got a little behind in the beginning, but I am thinking it may have been a set of tires that cost us to lose some track position. After that, we just fine tuned our car and worked our way up to the front. We needed this top-10 after last week's disappointing result (31st after being involved in a wreck to fall out of the top 10)."
ETC.: Newman calls his win at Michigan in June 2004 "a special one because my dad was there. But I hadn't started my family yet. I won that race for him. Now I think it will be even more special to win because both my father and my two daughters will be at the track with me. My kids are my biggest accomplishment or my trophies, so-to-speak, so to win the Quicken Loans 400 on Sunday will be even more special. I want to hoist that trophy with them by my side."
4 KEVIN HARVICK, Chevrolet
Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 12th, 14 points out of the top 10.
MICHIGAN RECORD: Finished second in both 2013 races. Overall has one win and 10 top-10 finishes in 26 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Harvick said, "Usually, when you're hooked up at Michigan, the leaders have clean air and move through traffic pretty well, but if you're in the middle of the pack, you find yourself getting behind and going a lap down pretty quick. You just have to be going from the time the green flag drops and keep yourself in position at the end. We are taking one of our best cars to Michigan." Harvick dominated Phoenix in this car, leading 224 of the 312 laps in scoring the team's first win of the season. The last time he raced chassis No. 842 was at Kansas where Harvick won the pole, led 36 laps and finished second.
LOOKING BACK: Harvick knows he very easily could have four or five wins this season. "We have run really good all year long, but something keeps biting us," said Harvick. At Pocono, Harvick was running second when he was forced to make an unscheduled pit stop with 44 laps to go with a flat left-front tire. He dropped all the way to 32nd before rallying to finish 14th. "We had another great car," said Harvick. "And once again, we had something go wrong to keep us from challenging for the win." Harvick does have two wins in 2014. "But we could have a lot more."
ETC.: Greg Zipadelli, competition director of Stewart-Haas Racing, was both pleased and mystified after the Pocono race. "We had a good day going," said Zipadelli. "It was encouraging to have all four cars have speed all weekend. We've had one or two or three, but never all of them. There was a lot of the day when they ran one-two-three. We've just got to figure out how to close the deal (after three of the four ran into problems)." When asked how he explained all of the things that have happened to Harvick this year, Zipadelli replied, "I try not to think about it too much because it gets frustrating and because I really don't think there's an answer to it."
55 BRIAN VICKERS, Toyota
Team: Michael Waltrip Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 13th, 25 points out of the top 10.
MICHIGAN RECORD: One win and eight top-10 finishes in 14 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Scott Miller, the team's vice president of competition, admits "everything about this sport is nerve-racking if you want it to be. I think you have to be insane to do this, but all of us love it. The new format places more emphasis on winning, but it was nerve-racking under the old way. If you were eighth through 12th under the old system you were on pins and needles those last five races (before the Chase). If you were 13th, you were trying to claw your way in. Under the new format, you have the same concerns."
LOOKING BACK: After running in the top 10 for most of the first half of the race, Vickers ran into handling problems during the final 80 laps and finished 19th at Pocono. "Not that great day for the Aaron's Dream Machine," said Vickers. "We were okay by ourselves, just had no speed in traffic. Just kept floating the nose and couldn't get around guys. We have a lot of work to do before we come back (in August), but I'm confident we'll get a handle on it."
ETC.: Miller is confident that both Vickers and teammate Clint Bowyer can win a race between now and Richmond - the last race before the 2014 Chase for the Championship begins. "The cars have been running good enough and we have some good tracks coming up," said Miller. "We'll see if we can get that victory (for both teams)."
16 GREG BIFFLE, Ford
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 14th, 32 points out of the top 10. Gained two spots last week.
MICHIGAN RECORD: Won the June race a year ago for his second straight win at the two-mile facility and his fourth overall. Will be shooting for his fifth straight top-nine finish.
LOOKING AHEAD: Biffle said, "Last year was the best Father's Day ever. The 1,000th win for Ford and to have my daughter there for her first victory lane. I'm not sure how to top that, but hopefully something spectacular will happen. Michigan is one of my favorite tracks; it's a big fast place and has lots of room to race. There is always a lot of strategy going on. Fuel mileage and pit stops are very important."
LOOKING BACK: It was an up-and-down day for Biffle as he finished 16th at Pocono. After battling major handling problems early in the race, the team made two big adjustments that made a huge difference as Biffle rallied to run in the top 10. But he ran into problems on the final two restarts to end his top-10 hopes. "We got the car a lot better, but on that final restart when the 22 (Joey Logano) lost an engine, things got a little jumbled up and we were in the wrong lane and lost a few spots," said Biffle.
ETC.: How things have changed for Biffle. After weeks of speculation about his future, multiple sources have told the Charlotte (NC) Observer that Biffle will sign a contract extension with Roush Fenway Racing in the very near future. "I have talked with other teams and there are options there but I think Roush is where I want to stay," Biffle said on PRN's Garagepass radio show. "I really like the program at Roush Fenway. I really like (sponsor) 3M and that's really my focus. I'm hoping we have it done in the next month or so."
3 AUSTIN DILLON, Chevrolet
Team: Richard Childress Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 15th, 32 points out of the top 10.
MICHIGAN RECORD: Best finish in three starts is 11th.
LOOKING AHEAD: Dillon said, "I've raced at Michigan before in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, so I'm really looking forward to going back to a track where I've made a few laps. It's a fast track. I love it. I've had some of my best finishes in the Cup Series at Michigan. Last year we came pretty close to winning the Nationwide race, but cut down a tire. It's a very raceable track."
LOOKING BACK: Dillon was black flagged for changing lanes before the start-finish line on the restart on lap 83. The pass-thru penalty dropped him a lap down. He spent the rest of the race trying to get back on the lead lap as he finished 17th at Pocono. "It was a really long race for us, but I learned a lot and I feel like we are building a pretty good notebook for the future," said Dillon.
ETC.: After visiting Dow's corporate headquarters in Midland, Mich., Wednesday morning, Dillon threw out the first pitch at the Great Lakes Loons baseball game that evening. "I am looking forward to all of that," said Dillon. "It will be a fun day."
15 CLINT BOWYER, Toyota
Team: Michael Waltrip Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 16th, 34 points out of the top 10. Gained one spot last week.
MICHIGAN RECORD: Will be shooting for his seventh straight top-eight finish.
LOOKING AHEAD: Bowyer tested recently at Michigan. "We were good in a tire test and I'm looking forward to getting back there and see how things go on the race weekend," said Bowyer. "It just has such a tremendous amount of speed and aero dependency and if your car is good then you're going to be good."
LOOKING BACK: Bowyer finished 11th at Pocono. But he felt, "We deserved a top-five today. I'm proud of the guys in the pits and (crew chief) Brian Pattie gave me a great RK Motors Toyota. We had some bad luck on the final restart (with 12 laps to go) and lost some spots. When the 22 (Joey Logano) lost his engine, we all got jumbled up and that really cost us. We deserved to finish a lot better. But we moved up in the points and that's a good thing."
ETC.: Bowyer will become a father later this year, but when he thinks about Father's Day "it's always been about Pops (his father). He's been such an important part of my life and has helped me so much. I still think it's going to be about him even when I'm a dad. It's just the way it's always been."
27 PAUL MENARD, Chevrolet
Team: Richard Childress Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 17th, 37 points out of the top 10. Lost three spots last week.
MICHIGAN RECORD: Finished fourth last August for his second top-nine finish in the last three races.
LOOKING AHEAD: Menard said, "Before they (Michigan) repaved, you could run all over the place. Then they repaved it and the racing groove got narrow. We had maybe two car widths on the bottom. Last year got better and this year I foresee getting better again. Our teammate, Ryan Newman, participated in the tire test. Hopefully it (the new tire compound) has a little give to it so we can move around. I definitely see us breaking a track record again."
LOOKING BACK: Menard finished 26th after running into major mechanical problems during the final 34 laps. "Today was a tough day," said Menard. "We fought a loose car early in the race, but Slugger (Labbe, crew chief) was able to make a call for adjustments that helped. But then we ran into some kind of mechanical issue at the end of the race that made finishing a challenge."
ETC.: Menard has high hopes for this weekend because of the car he will be driving. He drove it twice before this season, finishing third at Las Vegas and eighth at Charlotte. "It is one of our better cars," said Menard. "It just has a good feel to it. I'm really looking forward to running it again at Michigan."
14 TONY STEWART, Chevrolet
Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 18th, 49 points out of the top 10. Gained three spots last week.
MICHIGAN RECORD: Six top-nine finishes in the last seven races including a second in the 2012 June race and a fifth last August. Overall has one win and 20 top-10 finishes including 12 top-five's in 29 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Stewart hopes the racing groove at Michigan continues to widen out. "The first year once it cleaned off, it seemed like the track got to be pretty good," said Stewart. "It was still a relatively one-groove track, but it got better as the weekend went on. It was even better last year and really we should see more of the same even with the higher speeds. Hopefully, the race track will continue on that path and continue to widen out."
LOOKING BACK: Stewart led four times for 24 laps and was leading when he headed down pit road on lap 119. But his victory hopes were erased when he was penalized for speeding as he entered pit road. Stewart was never able to recover as he finished 13th. "100 percent driver error," said Stewart. "I don't know how I got through the lights like I did, but I got to where I blew through all the lights and didn't have any on the tach (tachometer) so I had no clue that I was over it (the pit road speed limit). It was 100 percent driver error. I gave my guys grief last week with a sixth-place run though we should have run in the top three and then I threw it away this week. Had an awesome Mobil 1 Chevy all day, all weekend from Friday through Sunday - just a great race car. But the driver screwed it up this week."
ETC.: All of the proceeds from the third annual Tony Stewart Kick-It Cup events at the Knoxville Nationals will go to children's cancer research. "I love going to the Knoxville Nationals," said Stewart. "To be part of such a great event like the Kick-It Cup will make it even more fun. Being able to race against fans at Slideways Karting Center and help the Jeff Gordon Children's Foundation at the same time is a win-win."
43 ARIC ALMIROLA, Ford
Team: Richard Petty Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: 19th, 51 points out of the top 10.
MICHIGAN RECORD: Best finish in four starts is 17th. Does have a Truck Series win at the two-mile track.
LOOKING AHEAD: Almirola said, "Michigan is an extremely fast track. It's important to show up with a lot of speed, and I'm confident we can do that with Roush Yates Engines. We struggled a bit at the intermediate tracks at the beginning of the year, but through testing and our engineering team putting their heads together, we've shown a lot of improvement."
LOOKING BACK: Almirola finished 22nd at Pocono. "Today didn't go as we had planned," said Almirola. "We had to change a transmission on Saturday, but felt good about Sunday. We started off really tight. As others struggled with being loose, we made up some ground being tight, but as everyone else got better, we just couldn't get the car to turn the way it needed to. This is a tough place with three distinct turns."
ETC: Almirola believes he can win a race "before Richmond and make the Chase. If we continue to finish in the top-10 and top-15, we'll have the consistency we are looking for. As you continue to run up front, you put yourself in position to win. We haven't lost sight of that being a real possibility. We just have to keep our heads down and continue to improve each week."
47 A J ALLMENDINGER, Chevrolet
Team: JTG Daugherty Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 20th, 57 points out of the top 10.
MICHIGAN RECORD: Best finish in 11 starts is 11th.
LOOKING AHEAD: Allmendinger is looking forward to this weekend at Michigan "because we have a brand car. I feel like on the bigger race tracks we haven't been way off, but we haven't been where we need to be either so hopefully that (the new car) will help a little bit. Hopefully it will make a difference."
LOOKING BACK: Allmendinger finished 21st at Pocono after bouncing off Greg Biffle late in the race. "I got loose - aero-loose," said Allmendinger. "We need to work on our aero package. When somebody gets on the outside of me, it's bad. Greg Biffle didn't do anything wrong and he left me a whole car width, but it's like I had a rope tied to my bumper and I was jerked around. We might have salvaged a better finish without that happening."
ETC.: Allmendinger is determined to help JTG Daugherty Racing became "a great team. I put a lot of pressure on myself because I want to take us to levels that we've never been at. You don't know what's going to happen in this world of NASCAR, but I could easily see this being my last team I drive for in NASCAR."
5 KASEY KAHNE, Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: 21st, 66 points out of the top 10. Lost three spots last week.
MICHIGAN RECORD: One win and nine top-10 finishes including seven top-five's in 20 starts. Finished seventh last August.
LOOKING AHEAD: Kahne hopes this is the weekend "we put together the whole race. We've had great practices over the last month, maybe a little more than that," said Kahne. "We've been really good in practice, great at times during the race, but we haven't put together the full race. If we do that, we'll have a shot to win."
LOOKING BACK: Kahne was quite upset after slamming into the wall with only 16 laps left in the race. "I had just passed Kyle (Busch) and I caught (Ryan) Newman," said Kahne. "I was passing him off turn three. We were side-by-side so Kyle was able to get a good draft down the straightaway. We got to turn one and I was on the outside, and then he knew if he didn't clear me there then I would pass him back because I just had. He just floored it and didn't care there was someone out there and ran me right in the wall. I hit hard. Once we hit, my car just went hard right." Three times in 2013 Kahne felt he had been wrecked by Busch. Kahne ended the day in 42nd place.
ETC.: Kahne admits this has been an aggravating year with the team not performing as well consistently as have the rest of Hendrick Motorsports. "It's been a bit frustrating at times, but I think I've handled it pretty well," said Kahne. "In my opinion I feel like I have. I get down a little, but I've actually handled it all pretty well and I'm excited about this weekend."
9 MARCOS AMBROSE, Ford
Team: Richard Petty Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: 22nd, 66 points out of the top 10.
MICHIGAN RECORD: Finished sixth last August for his third top-10 finish in the last four races.
LOOKING AHEAD: Since 1993 when Richard Petty became sole owner of Petty Enterprises, more than a dozen drivers have raced full time for "The King." Ambrose's two wins ties him with the late Bobby Hamilton and Kasey Kahne for the most victories while driving for Petty. Ambrose's 28 top-10s are only one behind Hamilton. "I don't pay attention to the stats much, but it's good to know that I'm part of something special for this Richard Petty team," said Ambrose. "I've had good results at Michigan and I'm anxious to get there. We know where our strengths are going to be in the next few weeks, and Michigan is up near the top of that list."
LOOKING BACK: A pit-road accident damaged Ambrose's hopes of a solid top-15 finish. Instead, he had to be content with a 24th-place finish at Pocono. "Jimmie (Johnson) was leaving his pit, and he didn't know we were trying to come in," said Ambrose. "I didn't see him come out, and he didn't see me either. It's just a racing deal, but it didn't help either of us. The guys did a nice job fixing the damage and we had good speed at the end. We did the best possible with our situation."
ETC.: The Petty Family Foundation announced Monday that the Foundation will be making contributions to four organizations on behalf of Lynda Petty, Richard's wife who died March 25. "We are so grateful to all who had donated to the Petty Family Foundation in memory of our mother," said Rebecca Petty Moffit, Executive Director of the Foundation. "The family wanted to give back to the places where our mother contributed and to those she helped and in return helped her." The organizations that received a donation were Hospice of Randolph County (NC), the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University, Mount Lebanon Baptist Church and Randolph County Community College.
1 JAMIE MCMURRAY, Chevrolet
Team: Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
WHERE HE STANDS: 23rd, 66 points out of the top 10.
MICHIGAN RECORD: Four top-10 finishes in 22 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: McMurray feels a lot of races at Michigan come down "to being a fuel mileage race so pit strategy will come into play on Sunday. The track is really fast and has a ton of grip. Michigan is a fun place to race. It is especially fun because you have guys that run the bottom and others that are way up by the fence all day. We have had really fast cars and I hope we can continue the good finishes that we have had the last several weeks."
LOOKING BACK: McMurray finished 10th at Pocono. "I'm really proud of the effort from our team today," said McMurray. "We had a strong car. Pocono is such a hard track to pass at and when we got a little bit off sequence in the middle of the race it was tough to make up a lot of ground under green. My team made great adjustments and had good pit stops to get us another top-10 finish. Today was a good company day (as teammate Kyle Larson finished fifth)."
ETC.: With 12 races left on the schedule to determine the 16 drivers that will make up this year's Chase for the Championship, McMurray believes there is still plenty of time to earn a spot via the point standings. "Sure, the best way to make the Chase is by winning a race, but I still think there are going to be several guys make it on points," said McMurray. "Right now Austin (Dillon) would be the last guy in and we are only 34 points back of him. So we still have time to get in that way."
78 MARTIN TRUEX JR., Chevrolet
Team: Furniture Row Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 24th, 93 points out of the top 10. Gained one spot last week.
MICHIGAN RECORD: Finished third in the June race a year ago. Overall has five top-10 finishes in 16 starts including two runner-up finishes.
LOOKING AHEAD: Truex said, "I am not sure about Michigan. Since the track was repaved it changed the style of racing there. The track is just too fast right now. I am hoping the new pavement is wearing out a little to slow us down. I enjoyed the old asphalt at Michigan where you could run all over the place. We're professionals and it's our job to deal with the track conditions."
LOOKING BACK: Truex finished ninth at Pocono for his second straight top-10 finish. "We had top-10 cars all year but we were not able to finish races," said Truex. "The last two weeks we finished the races and got some decent results. We're gaining but still have a ways to go to get where we want to be with our Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet. We got the car going really good at one point of the race but I hit the wall, which made the car really tight and we had to fix it on the next pit stop. That incident put us behind, but we battled back, and our pit crew did another outstanding job."
ETC.: Truex knows his chances of making the Chase this season will depend on the team's ability to win a race during the next 12 races. "We need to get that victory to make the Chase," said Truex. "And the progress we've made lately gives us more optimism to nail down that win.
We feel good about our chances (of winning a race in the near future). Things are much brighter with our Furniture Row team than they were earlier in the season."
41 KURT BUSCH, Chevrolet
Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 27th, 134 points out of the top 10.
MICHIGAN RECORD: Finished third last August after leading for 43 laps. Overall has two wins and nine top-10 finishes in 26 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Busch likes racing at Michigan "because it's a balance of trying to make sure you have the speed through the corners, but then every change that you're making you have to keep in mind the straightaways are so long there. You're balancing trying to keep the drag out of the car."
LOOKING BACK: Busch finished third at Pocono for his 15th top-10 finish in 26 starts at the Pennsylvania facility. It was first top-10 finish in eight races dating back to his win at Martinsville. "It was a great top-five run," said Busch. "Daniel (Knost, crew chief) was smooth on what pit calls to make, and the crew guys had sufficient pit stops. It was solid execution, a nice turn of the page so to speak. I'm real proud of the changes we made to the car to find some speed, and now we'll just try to develop it week in and week out."
ETC.: After his top-five run at Pocono, Busch said, "I feel like we shed some new team skin today. Thanks to Daniel for leading us in a new direction today. We just need to start building this chemistry as a team if we want to be a championship contender."


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BY MACK McCLURE
There will be a Great Bend High School girls basketball tripleheader today at Panther Gymnasium, topped off by the Lady Panthers varsity playing host to Larned at 7:30 p.m. The freshman game is set for 4, followed by the JV at 6.
By Mack McClure
BY MACK McCLURE
With one more Western Athletic Conference basketball game under their belts than defending champion Dodge City, the Great Bend Lady Panthers have the early lead in the conference standings with a 2-0 record.
After losing in its season opener on Dec. 3 at Wichita East High School, 57-53, Dodge City has won five straight games heading into tonight's Western Athletic Conference matchup with Great Bend.
It has been road unkind thus far for Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division teams.
The Barton Community College men's basketball team took care of the ball and took care of Dodge City on Wednesday night at Kirkman Athletic Center.
Look who's sitting alone at the top of the early-season Western Athletic Conference girls' basketball standings.
The game clock was melting, and sole possession of the early lead in the Western Athletic Conference boys' basketball standings was at stake.
Great Bend High School opens Western Athletic Conference home action tonight, entertaining a longtime rival in Hays at Panther Gymnasium.
LIBERAL - Barton Community College's men's basketball team dropped to 0-2 in the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference Western Division after falling to No. 25 Seward County 82-70 on Saturday night.
GARDEN CITY - Practice your free throws. Every day.


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BETTER THAN EVER February 26, 2001 1:31:45 PM UTC At NRG Studios in Los Angeles, ANYONE is currently mixing their Roadrunner debut with Mudrock. The album, titled IS YOU, currently has a tentative June release date attached to it. How are things going? Bassist Static writes "...the musi
SPINESHANK FOR LIFE HAS A NEW ADDRESS February 26, 2001 11:42:16 AM UTC The Spineshank fan site SPINESHANK FOR LIFE has a new address, and a new look to go with it! Go to Spineshank's LINKS section to get the new info. Make sure you check it out and give Jim feedback on the changes to the site. Hope you
STARTING TO SNOWBALL February 26, 2001 9:34:12 AM UTC Just recently received an email from Keith Alexander, the original guitarist for Carnivore. He had a couple more links to shed on the Carnivore experience. Both are now in Carnivore's LINKS section. Both are listed under 'Band Favor
FRIDAY NIGHT VIDEOS February 23, 2001 5:37:05 PM UTC Welcome to the second bi-weekly installment of Friday Night Videos. For this segment's feature we pull out a piece from the hardcore archives, Biohazard's video for the song "PUNISHMENT", off their 1992 Roadrunner release titled Urban Dis
ILL NINO MIXES COMPLETED February 23, 2001 4:44:05 PM UTC Mixing for the upcoming ILL NINO release was completed this past week. Ron St. Germain (311, Soundgarden, Creed) returned to Showplace Studios in Dover, NJ to join up with ILL NINO's Dave Chavarri for the album's final mixdown. Tentatively
NEW ARTIST PAGE February 23, 2001 4:39:16 PM UTC In an effort to make this site as complete as possible, we are making ARTIST pages for all past artists in Roadrunner history. For the first installment of Past Roadrunner Artist pages, we bring you Biohazard. Also to make this as complete as poss
NOW THAT'S FUCKIN HOT February 23, 2001 9:27:34 AM UTC I have a friend who always says "Dude". He also always says "Dude, a black and white photo of that would be fuckin hot." Well, now I fully understand, check out Spineshank's Photo Gallery, I just put three photos up there. All three black and w
SELF MADE SIBERIAN KISS February 22, 2001 3:02:50 PM UTC As earlier written last month on this site, Glassjaw are working on a self-produced video for their song "Siberian Kiss". Well, that endeavor has been completed. Yesterday (02/21) the band dropped off a copy of it here at our office. Though I per
THE ORGY GETS BIGGER February 22, 2001 2:24:37 PM UTC Before hitting the road with Disturbed come mid-March, Spineshank are playing shows with ORGY. Well, they have just added a couple more dates which will take them right up to the Disturbed tour. They are as follows - 3/12
AIN'T GOIN OUT JUST YET February 22, 2001 2:15:01 PM UTC Soulfly, currently on the road with Pantera until April 2nd, have just announced two dates to play after their current tour - 4/6 - Charleston, SC - The Music Farm *Headlining Other Acts TBA 4/20 - Los Angeles, CA - Shrine Auditorium


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Rafael Nadal, who's rumored to be considering an appearance in Kooyong (thanks Courtney!) to get in some matches after falling short in Doha, was spotted getting some treatment for a blister on his left hand at Melbourne Park.
It's nice to see those biceps make an appearance again, albeit in practice, but I hope the blisters doesn't become a problem in the next couple of weeks especially since it's on his dominant hitting hand. Something to watch out for Rafanatics.
Check out more practice pics below!
(images via Getty)
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
PHOTO OP: Rafa gets a hand with blisters at Melbourne Park practice session
Labels: Australian Open, photo op, Rafael Nadal, tennis
22 comments:
- AnonymousJanuary 13, 2009 at 7:38 AM
Rafa, bring back the sleeveless! The new polo shirt look makes him look boyish and I just doesn't look right on him!
ReplyDelete - AnonymousJanuary 13, 2009 at 7:39 AM
His biceps is so hot! Ditch the polo for your next match and show off your guns!!
Oh, and yes:
THE SHIRT HAS GOT TO GO!!!! ASAP! - AnonymousJanuary 13, 2009 at 7:52 AM
Two or three of his fingers on his left hand are ALWAYS taped (and sometimes sprayed and retaped when it's especially hot) during every practice session and every match, as a precaution against blisters. So, nothing new there.
ReplyDelete - johanneJanuary 13, 2009 at 8:22 AM
HELL YES TO RAFARMS IN THEIR FULL GLORY!! LOVE THEM!! He should just practice in his panties - afterall, it's really hot out :D
*faints from too many dirty thoughts at once*
And yeah, I agree with anon10:52 - his fingers are always taped. Now the severity of the blisters is up for debate but I'm not freaking out just yet :)
VAMOS HOTTIE! - AnonymousJanuary 13, 2009 at 10:06 AM
WHA?! Sleeveless shirt again? How about shirtless? Yea, shirtless is better ^_^
ReplyDelete Yeah maybe he's doing a slow reveal: first the sleeves, then the shirt, then one leg of the shorts, then the other leg, then one Air Max Courtballistec, then the other Air Max Courtballistec, then one sock...
*gets self overheated by image of single-socked rafa*
i...can't...cont...inue *faints*- johanneJanuary 13, 2009 at 2:35 PM
I mean I'm guessing he'd need a big ol' thigh-high sock if it was for Red Hot Chili Peppers-esque purposes ;)
*almost ashamed of increasingly inappropriate comments. ALMOST*


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I did pick up a Spectra module, NIB , off of ebay.
Based on Kevin and Big Daves reccomendation, which I put a LOT of stock in, I am trolling ebay for a Futuba 9CAP to put it in. I intend to use a Sombra Labs RX, so I should be all the way good on that aspect. I may try a WFT-08 if I dont get a deal on a Futuba.
I am ordering another Spectra module tonight, so both boats in the future can be ran at the same time. The X tail Akula running guard for the Borei.
Thanks for the guidance. I hope more will chime in on this thread in the future to find/solve surface transmitter issues.


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This stunningly beautiful line of cutlery features the look and benefits of Damascus steel, yet without it's rusting problems.
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Seki City, which is famous as the sword center of Japan, where KAI factories are located, is proud of its over 700 years tradition of cutlery manufacture.
VG-10 stainless steel is clad with 16 layers of SUS4100 high-carbon stainless steel on each side, producing a 33 layered rust-free Damascus look.
VG-10 "super steel" is composed of carbon, chromium, cobalt, manganese, molybdenum, silicon and vanadium.
Ebony-black PakkaWood handles specifically designed for premium applications.
Stainless-steel bolsters and end caps.
Dishwasher safe.
NSF approved.
Chemical description for V-Gold steel:
Cr: 14.5-15.3
Mo: 0.90-1.20
Co: 1.30-1.50
Damask Steel: SUS 410+Nickel Steel
Bolster and Butt Cap: SUS 416 Stainless Steel
The exotic steel Capital of the World, Japan produces and innovates some of the best products, from pocket to kitchen knives and everything in between.
Provides a traditional, natural look and feel to a modern tool. Wood absorbs shock well and is popular in axe handles.


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