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Anti-nuclear group asks PSB to postpone upcoming Yankee hearings
BRATTLEBORO Less than a week before the high-stakes Public Service Board hearings on the future of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, an anti-nuclear group has asked the board to postpone the hearings.
The New England Coalition wants the technical hearings on Yankees re-licensing halted until the Vermont Supreme Court decides an appeal filed by Entergy Nuclear 10 days ago.
Were not looking to delay the proceedings, said coalition attorney Jared Margolis on Tuesday. But Margolis said to spend enormous amounts of time and money holding the hearings while the issue over Yankees future was pending before the states highest court was a huge waste.
Margolis said he didnt believe the appeal filed by Entergy Nuclear on Jan. 25 was supportable, but that he also didnt want to go through the hearings only to have the Supreme Court negate the Public Service Boards orders.
Last month, the Public Service Board dismissed its original Vermont Yankee re-licensing docket, which was filed in 2008, noting it had ruled last year the two sides had to start all over again because there had been significant changes and much of the information was stale.
Entergy filed an appeal of that order, and also asked the Vermont Supreme Court to issue it a new certificate of public good, based on the original 2008 re-licensing case.
Margolis noted that Entergy Nuclears lead attorney Kathleen Sullivan and other Entergy attorneys had argued in favor of starting all over again in front of the PSB, only to file the appeal.
Even when the Board asked the parties their position last year about starting a new docket, they agreed, Margolis said, adding it was the latest example of Entergy saying one thing only to later change its mind.
Entergy Nuclear had filed for a new certificate of public good in 2008, and the state had held hearings in 2009. But the pending case was put on hold after the 2010 Legislature failed to give its approval to Yankees continued operation. A federal court decision shot down the law that gave the Legislature that power, clearing the way for the Public Service Board to resume the hearings.
But the board decided it needed to start from scratch, citing new information, including the radioactive tritium leak at Vermont Yankee during the winter and spring of 2010.
Margolis said the board had given all parties in the re-licensing case until Wednesday to file reactions.
One attorney, Sandra Levine of the Conservation Law Foundation, said she thought the hearings shouldnt be delayed.
It is important for the PSB proceeding to move forward. It is already taking too long and further delay is not justified, Levine said.
Geoff Commons, the director of public advocacy for the Department of Public Service, which acts as the publics advocate during the hearings, didnt return a message requesting comment.
An Entergy spokesman said the company would have no comment on the pending issue.
Margolis said the state Department of Public Service was putting a huge effort into the upcoming hearings, which are due to start Monday, last a week, skip a week, and resume for another week.
Entergy keeps going back on themselves and its all double talk, said Margolis, referring to 2002 promises made by Entergy executives that it would not contest the states authority over its continued operation. I think its an attempt to confuse. We believe re-licensing is not in the public good.
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There has been much chatter of late about Milwaukee being a fabulous "art place." As you may have heard, a swath of downtown was named one of America's top art neighborhoods last week by ArtPlace, a national coalition that includes the National Endowment for the Arts and big-time national foundations.
Musicians stage tribute to America's first professional composer
Even if you haven't heard of Stephen Foster, you've heard his music. "Oh! Susanna" and "Camptown Races" are among the first songs a child hears and learns. Unforgettable melodies, and their place in the public domain, ensure that they have endured, in schools, in toys, in movies and commercials, 160-plus years after Foster wrote them.
Foster is thought to have been the country's first professional composer, and his songs were immensely popular during his lifetime. But the music publishing market soured during the Civil War, and Foster died Jan. 13, 1864, at 37, struggling with a fever and a head injury in his final days, with just 38 cents in his pocket. »Read Full Article
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"I started thinking about the reality of what that scene must have looked like before and after innocent kids were shot and killed. And here I am in the comfort of my own home, and families are dealing with tragedy," the Milwaukee musician said. "A melody popped into my head, and I went downstairs and recorded a song and posted it on Facebook." »Read Full Article
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It's nearly the end of the first month of this brand new year. We're pretty sure that means you can't wish someone "Happy New Year" or fiddle with those resolutions after tomorrow. In any case, it's a good time to offer good wishes and look over those annual goals one last time (if you haven't blown them already).
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Homeless shelter looks for backup space
BARRE A Methodist church that provides overflow lodging for the local homeless shelter has offered the help for another year on the condition that the shelter tackle concerns about bedbugs.
Hedding United Methodist Church leaders are afraid homeless people who stay overnight in their building could spread bedbugs to parishioners, according to a church leader. And thats prompted the Good Samaritan Haven to look for an alternative site and grant money to support an overflow space for emergency lodging.
The Haven has used the church for back-up lodging during previous winters. But according to the shelters executive director, Kim Woolaver, the new stipulation requires the shelter prevent bedbug exposures at the church to the best of the shelters ability.
Good Samaritan officials say the fear of bedbugs infesting their own shelter or an assisting facility are misplaced.
Were pest-free, Woolaver said. We spend a tremendous amount of money ensuring that were pest free.
And rather than use the church under the proposed requirement, Woolaver said she was unwilling to have the shelter risk having an incident arise.
The church overflow space is needed when the shelter exceeds out its permitted capacity. According to Woolaver, zoning allows the Good Samaritan Haven to provide 26 beds in the shelter and four cots in its dining area. To prevent turning people away during winter nights, the shelter and church began the overflow arrangement three years ago.
A meeting room in a lower level of the church, located on Washington Street, has allowed from seven to ten people on average to stay there overnight. As many as 14 people have needed the extra lodging at once.
Hedding UMCs outreach minister, the Rev. Renny Azotea, said if bed bugs spread to parishioners, people wont come to church. He said if the shelter used the church space again this winter but created a bedbug problem, Hedding UMC would have to stop offering the extra lodging until the problem was fixed.
Azotas added that when the shelter has used the church in the past, there have never been any problems with bedbugs.
The shelter, however, has suggested that having a standard of doing everything possible to avoid bedbug problems was not feasible for them.
Despite the awkwardness of the situation, the church is continuing to work with the shelter. Azotea said church leaders are seeking to create a day program that could help visitors with life skills that might help improve their circumstances. The shelter itself is closed from morning to evening, which creates a significant burden for many guests during extreme weather conditions.
The church has also invited the Good Samaritan Haven staff to talk again.
The shelter has used the churchs space for two of the previous three winters. Last winter, the number of people staying overnight did not warrant the need for additional lodging.
But high numbers of lodgers at the shelter in recent months has the Good Samaritan Haven concerned that emergency overflow space will be needed this year.
So far this year, we have been at capacity pretty much all summer long, and that puts me in the position to believe we will be turning people away because we wont have any empty beds, Woolaver said.
Compounding the issue is having a small number of volunteers. The church coordinates attendants to remain with guests during the night, and in the past, Hedding UMC has only had about three people available, Azotea said.
The church would like to have around five or six people available to help.
At the shelter, helpers are also feeling volunteer fatigue. One overnight attendant helps out more than 10 nights each month; another person volunteers for seven nights a month, and another key volunteer stays four times each month.
If a person volunteered even one night each month, that would help, Woolaver said. Volunteers stay overnight, and help with activating a security alarm and ensuring lights are out by 11 p.m. An overnight commitment lasts from around 9:30 p.m. to 7 a.m.
As part of the churchs outreach efforts, the overflow space has been available for free.
The shelter still hopes to find an alternative location. As has been done in the past, the shelter would provide cots and would clean the bedding.
But because the setup would last for only about four months, the expense of renting an alternative back-up site is costly, Woolaver said.
As of Friday, Woolaver had reached out to representatives of about seven alternative locations, including vacant buildings, but she said no one had returned phone calls.
The overflow space would require room for about 15 to 20 cots, and the shelter is hoping to find a place that also includes amenities for showers and meals.
We would heat it, we would clean it, we would pay the utilities, we would get a washer and dryer, Woolaver said, And we would have protocols in place as far as ensuring and minimizing the potential of bedbugs.
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When a loved one receives a breast cancer diagnosis, being there for help and support is often the only, and best, thing you can do.
However, it can't hurt to know something about the condition and its treatment. Here are some common terms and medical procedures to familiarize yourself with for those important talks with the breast cancer patient in your life.
There are two main forms of breast cancer, each coming in two different forms, depending on their severity.
Ductal carcinoma
According to MayoClinic.com, breast cancer most commonly begins in the milk-transporting ducts. WebMD.com notes two particular types of ductal carcinoma: invasive ductal carcinoma, which begins in the ducts and spreads to the fatty tissue around the duct, and ductal carcinoma in situ, where the cancer is still contained in the duct.
Lobular carcinoma
This type of breast cancer begins in the lobules of the breast, where breast milk is made, according to WebMD.com. As with ductal carcinoma, lobular carcinoma comes in two forms: infiltrating lobular carcinoma, which has spread from the lobules, or lobular carcinoma in situ, which is still contained there.
MayoClinic.com notes four procedures that may be undergone in conjunction with identifying breast cancer.
A mammogram is an X-ray of the breast that commonly occurs in the early stages of diagnosis for breast cancer.
Though many assume that ultrasounds are used only for examining pregnancies, ultrasounds are also helpful for doctors to examine lumps in the breast.
If the doctor needs clearer pictures of the breast, he'll send the patient for an magnetic resonance iamge. This will paint a clearer picture than an ultrasound or a mammogram.
A biopsy is performed to get more conclusive evidence directly from the source -- the breast tissue itself. A sample is taken from the lump and then sent to the lab for more conclusive analysis.
There are a variety of treatment options for breast cancer, and the doctor will plan out a course of action depending on the type of cancer suspected from the procedures done.
A mastectomy is what most women immediately think of when they hear the words breast cancer. In a mastectomy, the entire breast is removed.
Lumpectomy In contrast to a mastectomy, in a lumpectomy, only the lump itself is removed. This is possible when the cancer has been contained and not spread to surrounding breast tissue.


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Smokejumpers fighting fires in Oregon unknowingly landed in the middle of a huge illegal pot-growing operation in a remote national forest.
The six smokejumpers from a base in Redmond found the site as they were searching for lightning-sparked fires Monday night, The Associated Press reported.
They contacted law enforcement, who hiked into the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest and seized two guns and up to 1,500 small marjuana plants.
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If you've ever made fun of an overweight person while watching a wedding video and later discovered it was you, it may be time to improve your health.
If your spouse left you, citing your enormous backside as the primary reason, it may be time to improve your health.
And, if you've ever been offered a job as the "before" model for some "Lose 59 lbs. of Belly Fat with One Simple Trick" website, it may be time to improve your health.
Even if these things didn't happen to you, you might recognize the need to improve your health. The good news is you already know how: Exercise and eat right. The bad news is you've known how for years but still haven't done anything about it ... until now.
Here are five of the simplest ways to do it ...
No. 5: Drink more fluids
You may have heard the "rule" that everybody should drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water daily. Of course, that recommendation seems to vary depending on which study you are reading at the time.
In reality, the Institute of Medicine suggests around 3 liters (about 13 cups) of total beverages a day for men and 2.2 liters (about 9 cups) for women. Thus, the Mayo Clinic suggests that the old "8 by 8" rule should, at the very least, be reframed as a minimum of eight 8-ounce glasses of fluid per day, since all fluids count toward your daily total.
Don't let the initial annoyance of having to urinate seemingly every 12 minutes deter you from this simple way to improve your health. Being properly hydrated allows your body to absorb nutrients better, meaning more energy and less hunger.
Drinking enough fluids -- especially water -- also removes toxins, regulates body temperature, helps with metabolism and it protects and moisturizes joints.
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Most people are unhealthy because they eat like pigs -- ironic, considering everybody knows that eating like a pig causes health problems. The problem isn't a lack of knowledge; it's a lack of accountability and discipline.
Writing down everything you eat makes you accountable and helps develop discipline (if your initial reaction to this idea is you couldn't possibly write down everything you eat because it would give you blisters, then you really need to write down what you eat).
According to a study from Kaiser Permanente's Center for Health Research, keeping a food journal DOUBLES the effectiveness of dieting.
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Cabot parents move to drop high school
CABOT A petition is being circulated in Cabot by residents who want to eliminate the high school and let parents choose where to send their children.
If it is submitted to the school board with the necessary 60 signatures, the petition would give voters the opportunity to say whether they want to drop grades 9 through 12 from Cabot School, which serves all grades starting with prekindergarten.
School Board Chairman Chris Tormey said Tuesday he had seen a draft of the petition but had yet to see any copy with signatures. One parent who is involved said the signatures are in hand and that the petition will be presented at the school boards next meeting.
Tormey said the high school grades are projected to have 65 students next year, with just over 200 in the entire school.
Some families feel that a high school that small cannot offer their child some of the opportunities that they might have in a larger school, Tormey said. Small isnt for everybody.
Another issue parents and residents have had with the school, Tormey said, is the cost. He said some residents have the perception that getting rid of the high school would save money.
It turns out that it would actually be somewhat more expensive to the town to tuition their kids than if we were to retain them in Cabot, he said, adding that, among other reasons, the town would no longer get the revenue from the eight students from other towns who attend high school in Cabot.
Because the school board knows the petition is in the works, Tormey said, the board is working on two separate budgets, one with high school grades and one where the town would pay to send the students elsewhere.
Tormey, who has had three children go through the Cabot school system, said that while he understands some of the concerns of the parents, he is not in favor of eliminating the high school.
Superintendent Nancy Thomas agreed with Tormey that it would cost the town more to ship students to other schools.
How much more expensive is determined, in part, by what is left in the school, Thomas said Tuesday.
On top of paying tuition for the students to attend other schools, which can range from around $8,000 to $14,000 per year per student, the school would still have nine grades to teach, the buses would still run and the school would still need staff such as a guidance counselor and a nurse, Thomas said.
Those things dont change. You dont save that much, she said.
If the high school grades stay, the school is projected to spend around $14,500 per high school student next year, according to Rob Billings, the business manager for Washington Northeast Supervisory Union.
Thomas said that eliminating the upper grades also would not allow the school to consolidate operations in a meaningful way.
The school has four satellite buildings where elementary classes and other activities are held. Thomas said that if the high school grades go away, the school might close one of the buildings but could not move all the students into the main building because it is not big enough.
She said the school would still have to pay for heat and water for what would be vacant buildings, so the savings would be minimal.
Brigitte Codling is one of the Cabot residents behind the petition. The mother of six has pulled her five school-age children out of the Cabot system and is home-schooling them.
She said the petition has more than 100 signatures and she plans to present it to the school board at its next meeting Dec. 17.
Codling said that ideally she would not want the high school closed but that she and other parents are not happy with how the school is being run. She cites the curriculum change the school made two years ago where the focus became independent project-based learning.
Though its fun, and a lot of the students say that they enjoy it, a lot of the parents believe that it is not teaching the children and not preparing them adequately for the future, Codling said.
She said other residents like her, who do not have children in the school system, also want the high school shut down because the taxes are too high.
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Barre delivers latest 9/11 memorial
BARRE History has a funny way of repeating itself in Barre, a community that is constantly called on to create lasting reminders of who we are, where weve been and what weve lost along the way.
Doubters need only consider the rusted section of I-beam that was loaded on a flatbed truck Thursday morning, along with 15,000 pounds of freshly finished granite.
It wasnt the first piece of structural steel plucked from the rubble of the World Trade Center to be shipped in and out of Barre since terrorists toppled the twin towers 12 years ago, and it probably wont be the last.
Marking history is what Barre does and the latest evidence carefully crafted components of a memorial that will be assembled in a New Jersey park just in time for a suitably solemn ceremony on Sept. 11 quietly rode out of town on the back of a Bellavance truck Thursday.
On Wednesday, the yet-to-be-crated pieces of a monument that is destined for Englewood, N.J., were assembled in the yard of Granite Industries of Vermont, the company that quarterbacked production of a piece that owner Jeff Martel said was truly a team effort.
This one made the rounds, Martel said of the multi-faceted memorial. It was really a cooperative effort.
According to Martel, whose company took the order on June 27, it all started with two blocks of Black Mist granite that Rock of Ages quarries in Pennsylvania.
Under the supervision of plant manager Louis Scott, GIV workers turned the raw black granite into a five-sided pedestal and base before shipping the pedestal to Granite Importers, where Bruce Colgans crew polished its beveled faces and shipped it to North Mausoleum. Once there, Mark Mattson handled the lettering engraving the names of eight Englewood residents who perished in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on one face, a two-part dedication on two others, and the words We shall never forget above the date of the attack on a fourth.
The fifth panel was blank, before the stone was shipped back to GIV and Stan White, an etcher from Montpelier, did his part. White etched the instantly iconic photograph of three firefighters raising the American flag at Ground Zero that was snapped by a photographer for the Bergen County Record.
As a kid growing up in New Jersey, Martel said he delivered The Record and was moved as a man by the Ground Zero Spirit photograph.
Its a pretty powerful image, he said.
Whites other contribution to the memorial was a ribbon etched on one of the other four panels.
Then there was the steel beam, one from the World Trade Centers second tower that will be mounted atop the memorial on a stainless steel shaft that will slide into the cored granite pedestal.
According to Martel, Pierre Ducharme of Ducharme Machine Shop in Williamstown took care of that part of the project.
Its a piece of history, thats for sure, Martel said of the beam, which isnt so different from a section GIV used to create a 9/11 monument for Bennington two years ago.
Weve done quite a few of them over the years, Martel said, noting his Sept. 11 customers can be found throughout northern New Jersey, the Bronx, Staten Island and as far away as Cleveland, Ohio.
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DUI could be Bieber's opportunity to turn things around
Justin Bieber 's arrest on DUI and other charges in Miami Thursday is just the kind of kick in the pants the seemingly troubled teen pop star needed.
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A remodeled Garage reopens with more burgers on the menu
The freshly remodeled Garage reopened this week at 1709 N. Arlington Place, and its revised menu places a stronger emphasis on burgers.
The bar and restaurant closed for about six weeks to move the bar and add oversize doors to tie the room more directly to the beer garden, the Parkhaus patio, just outside. »Read Full Blog Post
'Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return' a sweet animated follow-up
In "Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return," directors Will Finn and Dan St. Pierre create an animated musical rooted in the classic tale with wonderful, colorful and detailed settings, and a story that is gentle and sweet.
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Onion's A.V. Club returns, more or less, as the Milwaukee Record
The death of the Onion's A.V. Club in December was a blow to fans of its commentary and features on Milwaukee music, sports, news, comedy and more. Now the A.V. Club has more or less come back to life under the name Milwaukee Record.
Run by former A.V. editor Matt Wild and one of his top scribes, Tyler Maas, the new site has offered its takes on the Milwaukee Bucks,Hank the Brewers dog and more. It also features music content and a new "Prop-a-Ganza" video series that challenges local bands to pair up with an area filmmaker to make a music video in 24 hours with a $100 budget. »Read Full Article
'Fading Gigolo' looks for love in Woody Allen's old places
The oddly conceived and executed "Fading Gigolo" is as close as we'll ever get to a sex tape with John Turturro and Woody Allen, thank goodness.
A more accurate title for this midlife crisis black comedy would substitute "fading" with "aging." »Read Full Article
6 things to do with your mom on Mother's Day in Milwaukee
Face it: You're never going to make it up to her.
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Zac Efron, Seth Rogen make funny, uneven 'Neighbors'
"Neighbors" has a lot going for it — the always funny Seth Rogen, the who-knew-she-was-this-funny Rose Byrne, and an uber-chiseled and surprisingly nuanced Zac Efron.
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Woodland Pattern's poets laureate series ends with Antler
Woodland Pattern Book Center's Milwaukee Poets Laureate Series wraps up May 17 with a joint reading by Antler and Howard Nelson.
Antler, Milwaukee's poet laureate in 2002-'03, is an inheritor and continuer of the Allen Ginsberg tradition of ecologically and politically charged poetry. His long poem "Factory," based on his experiences working in a can factory, was published in 1980 by City Lights in the same pocket book series as Ginsberg's "Howl" and brought him to wide attention. His collections "Last Words" (1986) and "The Selected Poems" (2000) are good samplers of his straightforward approach and wide interests. »Read Full Article
North Shore Boulangerie combines cafe with bakery in Shorewood
North Shore Boulangerie opened Wednesday at 4401 N. Oakland Ave. in Shorewood, with baked goods as well as prepared foods for lunch.
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The Black Keys coming to BMO Harris Bradley Center
Blues rock duo the Black Keys is returning to the BMO Harris Bradley Center on Sept. 9, Jon Adler from WLUM-FM (102.1) announced early Thursday on the air.
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On Tap Today: Diva night; Dog days of spring
Round up your girlfriends and head over to the Historic Third Ward for Diva Night. Pick up a punch card and stop at any of the 27 participating locations (including a few of my favorites, like Barre Bee Fit, Broadway Paper and Cafe Benelux) for all kinds of deals. Punch cards will be entered in a prize drawing at Splash Studio, 184 N. Broadway, at the after-party starting at 8.
As your resident animal lover, I have to recommend the one-night-only screening of "Guilty 'Til Proven Innocent," at the Oriental Theater, 2330 N. Farwell Ave., at 7:15 p.m. The documentary looks at laws that target specific dog breeds, and the impact that legislation has on communities. »Read Full Blog Post
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The Wisconsin State Fair is going British for its final main stage headliners, announcing shows with rocker Peter Frampton Aug. 6 (joined by Survivor, of "Eye of the Tiger" fame), and Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles Aug. 1.
Tickets for both 7:30 p.m. shows — $25 to $35 for Frampton, $20 to $25 for Rain — go on sale at 10 a.m. May 15 at the box office (7722 W. Greenfield Ave., West Allis) and wistatefair.com. They include admission to the fair the day of each concert. »Read Full Article(2)


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By Melissa J Luther, Contributing Writer
A healthy heart and a healthy body are inseparable. Research has shown many of the same conditions contribute to a diseased body also contribute to heart disease. The same research has discovered many new tests for tracking these diseases and their underlying conditions.
Unfortunately, some doctors don't have the time to thoroughly explain test results to patients. The result is your doctor handing you a copy of your test results, possibly without adequately explaining the numbers. To make matters worse, you need to know not only how what numbers are ?normal? but also whether yours should fall within a range or be above or below a specified cutoff point.
Learn these important numbers to improve your heart-healthy knowledge.
120/80 mmHg -- Blood Pressure
These two numbers represent the pressure in your arteries as your heart pumps (systolic pressure; the upper number) and the pressure between beats, when the heart is at rest (diastolic pressure; the bottom number).
High blood pressure, defined as at or above 140/85, greatly increases heart attack risk. Between 120/80 and 140/85 is considered pre-hypertension, which research suggests is more harmful than was previously believed, so aim to keep yours at or below 120/80.
50 mg/dL (women) or 40 mg/dL (men) -- HDL cholesterol
HDL cholesterol is the "good" cholesterol that actually helps protect you from heart disease by helping to remove cholesterol from the blood. Relatively high HDL levels are heart protective.
100 mg/dL -- LDL Cholesterol
LDL cholesterol is the bad cholesterol that contributes to heart disease by clogging the arteries. Although some charts indicate up to 160 mg/dL is acceptable for people with little risk of heart disease, optimal levels are below 100 mg/dL regardless of individual risk. People at very high risk of heart disease, including those with active disease, should aim for an even lower number, 70mg/dL.
200 mg/dL -- Total Cholesterol
This number is somewhat less important than knowing the breakdown between LDL and HDL, because even if your total number appears healthy, if it includes low HDL then you are still at increased risk.
Just the same, heart-healthy total cholesterol is below 200 mg/dL.
For more information on all forms of cholesterol, see the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's "Lowering Your Blood Cholesterol with TLC."
150 mg/dL -- Triglyderides
Triglycerides are another type of fat. You body makes them when it digests sugars, and evidence suggests that this number might be an even better predictor of heart disease risk than cholesterol. Risks increase above 150 mg/dL, so keep yours below that.
100 mg/dL -- Fasting Glucose
Diabetes greatly increases your risk for coronary heart disease. Do your best to avoid developing it, and if you do, keep it under control, including fasting glucose levels under 100 mg/dL.
7% -- Hemoglobin A1c (Hg A1c)
Hemoglobin A1c levels measure long-term control of blood sugar levels, and are an even better indicator of heart disease risk than fasting glucose. Currently 7% is the accepted safe upper limit.
A study published in 2004 in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows a positive correlation between increasing Hg A1c levels and increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease. The study also suggests keeping A1c below 5% may be even better for your heart.
25 kg/m2 -- Body Mass Index (BMI)
Despite minor flaws (it cannot account for a higher than normal percentage of muscle mass), BMI provides a useful gauge for determining a heart-healthy weight. Keep your BMI just below 25.
35 inches (women) or 40 inches (men) -- Waist Circumference
Studies suggest that people with larger waists are more likely to develop heart disease.
Waist circumference is even more useful when used in conjunction with BMI, and The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has a chart where you can gauge your risk of developing obesity associated conditions, including heart disease, based on both numbers.
If you don't know your numbers, see your doctor for a checkup and blood tests. Once you know how your numbers compare to the ideal, formulate a plan to bring any out-of-range numbers back in line.
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Dennis Martinez plays DYNASTY League Baseball and Pursue the Pennant: Part One
"The most exciting series I've ever played in was the last four games against Milwaukee."
– Cal Ripken
Dennis Martinez and Al Bumbry meet in Camden Yards for the Orioles 25th Anniversary reunion.
With the new release of the 1982 season for DYNASTY League Baseball, I wanted to ask "El Presidente" Dennis Martinez about his new 1982 Orioles DYNASTY League Baseball player card and then have us play game 1 of the final four game series of the 1982 season in Baltimore between the Orioles and Brewers that determined the AL East winner on the last day of the season.
Why Dennis Martinez? Dennis has a special place with not only the 1982 Baltimore Orioles, but also with Pursue the Pennant and DYNASTY League Baseball. Back when I was first designing Pursue the Pennant in 1981 and 1982, I interned as Assistant Public Relations Director at the 1982 Baltimore Orioles Spring Training site in Miami, FL.
During that time Dennis Martinez and I played some of the first games of what was to become Pursue the Pennant and DYNASTY League Baseball.
Here we are playing in the Miami Stadium dugout with Dennis Martinez managing the Orioles as Earl Weaver and I'm managing the Brewers as Buck Rodgers with player cards based on the 1980 season.
What I remember most is how much fun it was to play Dennis. Each roll of the die with him on the mound he literally pitched the dice. Ever see a dice roll curve ball when you have played? Dennis was throwing curveballs, fastballs and changeups. Every play result seemed do or die with Dennis and I as Gorman Thomas, Paul Molitor and Robin Yount would try and hit the Baltimore star pitcher.
After Spring Training ended and I graduated from University of Miami, FL , I went back home to Brookfield, WI to experience the greatest season in Brewer history. I went to more Baseball games in 1982 than any other year. When the Orioles came into Milwaukee I met Dennis at the Pfister hotel to get together and drive him to Milwaukee County Stadium.
We played another memorable game that day in the visiting clubhouse of Milwaukee County Stadium before the scheduled Brewers vs. Orioles game. This time Dennis was joined in our game by relief ace Tippy Martinez and infielder Lenn Sakata taking turns rolling the dice and managing. Just about every Oriole in the clubhouse stopped by to watch our game including none other than Earl Weaver. Earl's a bit old school so I'm not sure he grasped all of the realism and attention to detail that Pursue the Pennant and DYNASTY League Baseball have, but it did catch the legendary Manager's attention in what was to be his last year of Managing.
Twenty six years later and Dennis and I are sitting together outside Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, FL, Spring Training home of both the Florida Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals as well as home to the Marlins and Cardinals Minor League Florida State League High – A teams. Dennis is now pitching coach for the Palm Beach Cardinals helping to create future stars of top prospects like Jess Todd the Cardinals Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2008.
I brought along Dennis" new 1982 DYNASTY League Baseball player card with me to show Dennis and asked him about his ability to get left-handed batters out. I had researched the vs. LH and vs. RH splits before our meeting and found that there were many years that Dennis was more effective vs. LH than RH even though he throws RH. In 1982, Martinez allowed a BA and SLG of .248/.392 vs. LH and .285/.430 vs. RH. Dennis said that he was able to throw his change-up vs. LH batters giving him an extra pitch and had trouble throwing the same change-up vs. RH batters.
Have you ever wondered what it is that makes some pitchers better in "JAM" situations? Dennis Martinez earned a JAM situation rating on his 1982 DYNASTY League Baseball player card based on his .218 BA and .338 SLG allowed with runners in scoring position. When I asked Dennis how he was able to pitch so well in JAM situations, Dennis started to change his body language and said it came down to heart and you could see that a JAM situation was a transforming situation for him that helped make him the top latin pitcher in wins All-Time over runner-up Juan Marichal.
I also brought along the box scores and play by play from Game 1 of the October 1, 1982 doubleheader matching up Dennis Martinez vs. Pete Vuckovich. The Brewers came into Baltimore three games up with four to play. Dennis remembered the game well and asked with great interest if he could take the box scores and play-by-play home with him.
Dennis Martinez and I play Game 1 of the October 1, 1982 final series with the DYNASTY League Baseball Windows version in Part 2 …
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As a sidenote, I rode my bicycle to the Publix on Palm Beach early in the morning last week to pick up a few items. In the bakery was Jim Palmer. I recognized him immediately having looked at his photo on the cover of The Sporting News 1974 Baseball Guide I have been studying for the new 1973 season that has just been released.
I introduced myself and Jim Palmer and I talked about some of the people I worked with for the Baltimore Orioles. Jim was friendly and dressed in work out shirt and shorts looked at the age of 62 like he could still take the mound. I told him of the game with Dennis Martinez and extended an invitation to join us up in Jupiter, FL.
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Reading about Dennis Martinez prompted me to pull out the 82 Orioles and 82 Brewers for a Thanksgiving Day game at old County Stadium in Milwaukee. Sammy Stewart vs. Bob McClure in a day game with temps in the 70s. It was a tight game, with O's winning 3-1, despite Rick Dempsey allowing 3 passed balls! Here's what made it fun for me – in the first inning with one man on, Eddie Murray (a personal favorite) is up and a deep drive comes up on McClure's card. Eddie just gets under it and hits it to the warning track in left (360 ft). Eddie is up again in the 3rd with one on and, again, a deep drive comes up off McClure's card. Eddie crushes this one 385 ft, but to right center, so it dies on the warning track, again. At this the point the play-by-play voice in my head (does everyone who plays a solo game hear that guy doing color and play-by-play or is it just me?), is saying "Murray has just missed hitting two 2-run homers. He sure looks locked-in today." In the 6th, with McClure still in but no one on, Eddie is up again. I consider pulling McClure given how hard Eddie has hit the ball his first two times up, but then think I'm over analyzing things given its just a board game with random die rolls and not real life; the cards aren't human (are they?). So, McClure pitches (rolls) to Murray, despite the warnings of the color commentator in my head saying the Brewer manager is playing with fire because Eddie has McClure's number today and the . The pitch is 213…a homer on Murray's card vs. lefties. Eddie turns on McClure's first pitch and hits it into the left field stands. Eddie also got a double in the 8th. As it turns out Eddie really was locked-in at the plate. It was a neat game because it seemed so realistic; I could see Eddie locked-in in my head and then he hits his homer. Vintage Eddie Murray; vintage Dynasty. That's why Dynasty League Baseball is my favorite game. Anyway, just thought I'd share that. Back to the real world.


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Click here for a PDF of the full 2013 program and check out the NAVS website for updates and registration
Tonight we'll explore two distinct styles of cupcake: the kind with frosting on top and cake through and through, and the frosted cream-filled variety. All vegan, all irresistible. Come bake and decorate them and take a box with you to nibble on at home. Chocolate Pudding-Filled & Frosted Chocolate Chip Cupcakes • "Buttermilk" Cupcakes with Natural Pink Icing • Chocolate Cupcakes with Piped Chocolate Cream • Gluten-Free Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Water Glaze • Carrot-Coconut Cupcakes with Double Coconut Cream & Candied Coconut • Mostess Cream-Filled Cupcakes. (Vegan)
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I'll be making Irresistible Vegan Chocolate Desserts For Everyone in the Demo Room at 2:00pm on Sunday, the 10th.
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If you're on a mission to make world-class vegan desserts, sign on for some "basic training" in the field. Learn the tactics involved in baking without dairy, eggs, and refined sugar, or odd ingredients. The entire operation was developed by Fran Costigan, vegan pastry chef-instructor and author of Great Good Desserts Naturally, More Great Good Desserts Naturally, and the new Vegan Chocolate: Unapologetically Luscious and Decadent Dairy-Free Desserts, the books considered the "bibles" of vegan pastry arts. You'll gain the confidence to adapt many standard recipes to delicious vegan versions, as you learn about foundational pastry technique and ingredients specific to vegan baking. Quality organic, seasonal ingredients will be emphasized, including whole grain flours, organic fair-traded sweeteners (both liquid and granulated), vegan gelatin (agar-agar), root starches, non-dairy milks, sulfite-free dried fruits, chocolate, cocoa, pure extracts, leavening agents and much more. Novice and experienced bakers and everyone in between will benefit from the expert training offered in this unique intensive. Plating of desserts will be practiced daily and a dessert buffet party will be our finale.
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This Festival brings together an amazing array of vegetarian natural food providers, top national speakers and chefs, and educational exhibitors in a fun and welcoming environment. It is a chance to talk directly to food producers, learn the newest items in the marketplace, taste free food samples, shop at show special discounts, or simply learn what vegetarian foods are available and where you can find them!
Whether you are a longtime vegetarian or vegan, or someone simply wanting to add more delicious plant-based foods to your meal repertoire, or if you are just curious what it's all about, you are welcome here! We offer you free admission, free food sampling, free speaker presentations, free parking and a T stop across the street.
You also can learn of ways to help animals and protect the environment, and enhance your health and well being. There are activities for kids, too!
I'll be doing a baking demo on Sunday. The time is TBD.
Everyone loves chocolate—and being vegan doesn't mean you have to go without it! What better expert to teach you the ins and outs of sweet, vegan chocolate-y goodness than Fran Costigan, author of "Vegan Chocolate: Unapologetically Luscious and Decadent Dairy-Free Desserts"? You'll also learn how to make gluten-free variations for some of the recipes. Your decadent menu includes: Intensely Chocolate Trifle; Sacher Torte; Blackout Cake; and Eclairs.


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Good news is reported in mental health care in Vt.
MONTPELIER — Before he turned even 20, Ivan Deutsch had been through 20 foster families, 15 visits to the psych ward, and more run-ins with police than he cares to remember.
For his entire teenage life, Deutsch suffered the slings of a mental illness that robbed him of a normal childhood. Thanks to a newly sprouted eight-bed residential treatment facility in Westminster, however, Deutsch said the future has finally started to look promising.
"If they hadn't stuck with me like they had, I wouldn't be here right now talking to you," Deutsch told a panel of lawmakers Thursday. "I thought I was always going to be on the borderline of not living. But thanks to Hilltop, I made it."
Amid the persistent turmoil of a mental health system under siege, Ivan Deutsch, and the Hilltop Recovery Residence that helped save him, offer at least a glimmer of hope for the reformation of a mental health system plunged into crisis by Tropical Storm Irene.
Nearly two years have passed since the historic floods inundated the state's 52-bed psychiatric hospital, crippling the state's ability to care for its most acutely ill residents. Vermonters experiencing psychotic breaks saw their wait times in emergency rooms spike to all-time highs in May, and Gov. Peter Shumlin himself has described the lack of secure, in-patient hospital beds as a disaster waiting to happen.
But amid all the bad news — and there is plenty — come stories like the one told by Deutsch, in which programs borne out of a wide-ranging mental health bill passed in 2012 are beginning to offer help to Vermonters who might not previously have gotten it.
"We are able to do things today that we would not have been able to do two years ago, and it's having an incredibly positive impact on our ability to intervene in meaningful ways," says George Karabakakis, chief operating officer of Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of southern Vermont.
Landmark legislation passed in Irene's wake placed a new emphasis on community-based interventions. Instead of plowing state resources into another 50-plus bed state hospital, lawmakers and administration officials opted for heightened investments in earlier-stage interventions they said would prevent many patients from ever needing involuntary in-patient committals.
Whether the 25-bed facility now under construction in Berlin will prove adequate for the segment of patients that will inevitably need hospital-level care remains an open question. But Karabakakis said he's convinced the investments at his organization have headed off situations that would have otherwise devolved into crisis.
At Health Care and Rehabilitation Services, which serves clients in Windsor and Windham counties, increased public funds have allowed the nonprofit to embed trained staff at police departments, probation and parole offices, addiction-recovery centers and other venues at which people with emergent mental health issues are statistically likely to show up.
Karabakakis said the organization has also held training programs for police officers, town officials and members of the clergy, wherein HCRS staffers supply basic skills for identifying mental illness, and helping people suffering from it. Karabakakis said bolstered funding post-Irene has enabled the hiring of 15 staffers, people without whom the more robust outreach wouldn't have happened.
HCRS has also been able to secure 10 single-occupancy apartments between White River Junction and Brattleboro, providing temporary refuge from homelessness or problematic living situations.
"The earlier in the process we're able to intervene, the more success we're going to have," Karabakakis said. "Because once they get rolling through the criminal justice system, things can get very difficult, and more difficult often than they needed to be."
The 2012 legislation, called Act 79, has also funded an increase in the number of residential centers like Hilltop, a voluntary program with a self-directed treatment regimen that gives patients control over things like whether or not to take medication.
Deutsch, who graduated from the program after seven months, credits this non-secure setting for a turnaround that might not have happened in a more restrictive hospital setting. "They treat you like a human, not a prisoner," Deutsch said.
"I've been locked up a lot, so I know a lot about it," he continued. "At Hilltop, it's all in your hands how quickly and how well you want to recover."
Julie Tessler, executive director of the Vermont Council of Developmental and Mental Health Services, said the community-based model is proving to be a sound one. Act 79 directed nearly $20 million in new funding to a slate of nonprofit "designated agencies," which administer mental health programs and services on the state's behalf.
"We have made tremendous headway," Tessler said. "And Act 79 is a huge step in the right direction. We can do a lot more for people in the community with mental health services than we have in past."
But Tessler said the system is still one that reacts to crisis, instead of trying to prevent it in the first place. Rectifying shortcomings in the system, Tessler said, will mean allocating to mental health care the same level of financial resources being directed to more conventional health care services.
"We really need a whole lot more to make a difference," Tessler said. "These interventions are still upstream to where people are severely ill. And only preventative care is going to solve that."
Peter.hirschfeld@ timesargus.com
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A Northern California couple was shocked to learn that their dog's water bowl caused their house to start on fire.
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Richard Childress Racing
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Sprint Cup Preview for Indy
July 22, 2013
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series News and Notes
Race: Brickyard 400
Date: Sunday, July 28, 2013
Location: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
RCR at the Brickyard ... In 19 previous NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has posted two pole awards (Kevin Harvick in 2003 and Jeff Burton in 2006), three wins (Dale Earnhardt in 1995, Harvick in 2003 and Paul Menard in 2011), 11 top-five and 23 top-10 finishes in 50 starts. RCR Chevrolets have also been atop the leaderboard for a total of 264 laps and with the exception of one, each entry has been running at the finish of every event at the Brickyard, dating back to the inaugural race in 1994. RCR is also the only team to have won the Brickyard 400 three times with three different drivers.
RCR in the NSCS ... In 2,330 Sprint Cup Series starts dating back to 1969, RCR has amassed 103 wins, 42 pole awards, 442 top-five finishes and 929 top-10 finishes, with an average starting position of 17.9 and an average finishing position of 15.8. RCR has earned 14 total championships (six Sprint Cup Series championships with Earnhardt in 1986, '87, '90,'91, '93 and '94, five NASCAR Nationwide Series titles, two NASCAR Camping World Truck Series titles and one ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards title) and was the first organization to win titles in NASCAR's three national series.
RCR New Hampshire Rewind ... Last race two weekends ago at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Burton scored his second top-five finish of the season (third-place) and Harvick notched his ninth-consecutive top-10 finish (seventh-place) while Menard finished 17th.
The Collective RCR ... Throughout the season's first 19 races, RCR's Sprint Cup Series entries have earned two wins with Harvick at Richmond International Raceway (April) and in the Coca-Cola 600 (May), notched seven top-five and 19 top-10 finishes with drivers Burton, Austin Dillon, Harvick and Menard. RCR's three full-time Sprint Cup Series drivers rank fourth (Harvick), 17th (Burton) and 20th (Menard) in the driver championship point standings.
Interactive RCR ... For up-to-date news and exclusive content, visit RCR's Twitter page - @RCRracing - along with the RCR Sprint Cup Series team Twitter pages - @RCR27PMenard, @RCR29KHarvick, @RCR31JeffBurton, @RCR3ADillon and driver Twitter page @KevinHarvick. Information about the 14-time championship winning organization can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RichardChildressRacing and at www.RCRracing.com along with official driver pages: www.facebook.com/PaulMenard27,www.facebook.com/OfficialKevinHarvick,www.facebook.com/OfficialJeffBurton and www.facebook.com/austindillon3.
Catch the Action ... ESPN's live coverage from Indianapolis Motor Speedway begins Sunday, July 28 at Noon Eastern Time. The race will also be broadcast on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.
Paul Menard
No. 27 Duracell/Menards Chevrolet SS
This Week's Duracell/Menards Chevrolet ... Paul Menard will pilot chassis No. 428 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This No. 27 Chevrolet SS is a new addition to the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable and will turn its first laps in practice on Friday.
Brickyard Stats... Menard has six starts at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. His best start of eighth came in 2012 and his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win came in 2011. The RCR driver has completed 916 of 960 laps attempted (95.4 percent) at the 2.5-mile facility, leading 21 of them.
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Kissing the Bricks ... Indianapolis Motor Speedway will always be a special place for Menard as he will return to the site of his first-career Sprint Cup Series victory this weekend. The Wisconsin native made history in 2011, becoming the first driver to earn his first-career Sprint Cup Series win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the Brickyard 400. After growing up watching his father's IndyCar teams race at the storied 2.5-mile speedway, the win proved to be extra special to Menard and his family after having a presence at the track for more than 35 years.
Double Duty ... In addition to driving the No. 27 Duracell/Menards Chevrolet SS in Sunday afternoon's race, Menard will pilot the No. 33 Rheem/Menards Chevrolet Camaro in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event on Saturday afternoon. This race is scheduled to air live on ESPN at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, along with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network and SiriusXM Radio, channel 90.
Meet Menard ... Menard will join fellow NASCAR drivers, Austin Dillon, Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart, on Friday for Chevy Day at the Brickyard. Menard is scheduled to participate in a fan question-and-answer session from 1:45 p.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern Time at the Team Chevy Stage, followed by an autograph session from 2:05 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET and a Team Chevy social media session from 3:05 p.m. to 3:35 p.m. ET in East Chalet 4 and 5. The driver of the No. 27 Chevrolet will also participate in a second fan question-and-answer session on the Team Chevy Stage at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Race Rewind ... Starting eighth, Menard fought a tight-handling condition throughout last year's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, finishing 14th when the checkered flag waved.
Menard's Thoughts on Racing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway: "Indy (Indianapolis Motor Speedway) is a place where I spent a lot of time when I was younger. It will always be a very special place for me since it's the track where I got my first (NASCAR Sprint) Cup Series win. We've had a tough month so far, and we are looking forward to our luck changing this weekend. I've run well at Indy in the past, and I've got a brand new No. 27 Duracell/Menards Chevrolet for this weekend. I'm ready to get on track after having a weekend off and get back in the swing of things. Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the greatest race track in the world and it's always a pleasure to walk through the gates at 'The Brickyard'."
Kevin Harvick
No. 29 Jimmy John's Chevrolet SS
This Week's Jimmy John's Chevrolet SS at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ... Kevin Harvick will pilot chassis No. 429 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This Chevrolet is new to the No. 29 team lineup and will turn its first competitive laps this weekend at the 2.5-mile oval.
Freaky Fast! Freaky Good! ... Jimmy John's joins Harvick and the No. 29 team for their fourth of eight races during the 2013 Sprint Cup Series season. The 37-year-old driver has competed in 12 events at Indianapolis Motor Speedway since his first NASCAR appearance at the track in 2001. Harvick visited Victory Lane in 2003, earned one pole award (2003) and has collected four top-five and seven top-10 finishes at the historic track. The RCR veteran has completed 99.4 percent (1,909 of 1,921) of the laps contested and is credited with 92 laps led. Harvick was also the first driver to win the Brickyard 400 from the pole position and is only one of two Sprint Cup Series drivers who have achieved this accomplishment.
Find a Jimmy John's ... Jimmy John's, known for fresh, quality products and freaky fast service, has 21 locations in the Indianapolis area, including one less than two miles from Indianapolis Motor Speedway at 5945 Crawfordsville Road. Visit www.jimmyjohns.com to view the Jimmy John's menu, find your nearest location, order online or download the Jimmy John's mobile application.
Double Duty ... In addition to driving the No. 29 Jimmy John's Chevrolet SS in Sunday's race, Harvick will pilot the No. 21 Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet Camaro in the NASCAR Nationwide Series event on Saturday, July 27. This race is scheduled to air live on ESPN at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, along with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
See the Man ... Harvick is scheduled to join fellow NASCAR drivers, Austin Dillon, Paul Menard and Tony Stewart, on Friday, July 27 for Chevy Day at the Brickyard. The 2003 Brickyard 400 Champion will participate in a fan question-and-answer session from 1:45 p.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern Time at the Team Chevy Stage, followed by an autograph session from 2:05 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET in the East Chalet 4 and 5. Harvick's day will conclude with a Team Chevy social media session from 3:05 p.m. to 3:35 p.m. ET. Harvick will revisit the Team Chevy Stage Sunday, July 28 at 10 a.m. ET for a second fan question-and-answer session.
Race Rewind ... Harvick and the No. 29 Jimmy John's team settled for a 13th-place finish in the 2012 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after starting from the 27th position and battling handling issues during the Sprint Cup Series event.
You have won at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. How special is a win there, and why do you think you run so well at this track? "It's quite the place to win. I'm not sure exactly why we run so well at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but it's a good track to perform well and we've done so throughout the years. Hopefully we can do the same thing this time around because it's a fun race to win. We ran well at Pocono Raceway and Auto Club Speedway, so the longer tracks have been treating us pretty well this season. I just hope that continues so we can experience another Brickyard 400 win."
What are some of the challenges you face at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? "Track position. I think with this particular car, you have to get off of turns two and four well to get down the long straightaways. You really have to get your car to turn well in the center of all four corners to be able to throttle up and get your car to come off the corner with speed, and still be turning well so you have the momentum heading down the straightaways."
Jeff Burton
No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet SS
This Weekend's No. 31 Caterpillar Chevrolet at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ... Jeff Burton will race chassis No. 426 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This No. 31 Chevrolet was utilized earlier this season at Michigan International Speedway in June where Burton earned a 10th-place finish.
Career Indianapolis Stats ... Burton has started every Sprint Cup Series event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (19) and this weekend's Brickyard 400 will mark his 675th-career Sprint Cup Series entry. He has amassed one top-five and five top-10 finishes at the 2.5-mile facility, starting from the pole position in the 2006 event.
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Race for Riley ... Burton and NASCAR/IndyCar driver John Andretti are scheduled to sign autographs and take part in a Supermarket Sweepstakes competition at the Kroger grocery store located at 8150 Rockville Road in Indianapolis on Thursday, July 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. Eastern Time. The drivers will guide shopping carts for two winners (selected via a random on-site drawing) in a 2:31 second shopping spree, collecting General Mills products which the winners will be able to take home. Autograph wristbands will be handed out at 4 p.m. ET to the first 300 fans. Shoppers can enter for a chance to race with the drivers from 4:00 to 4:59 p.m. ET at the store. See official rules in store.
Team Chevy ... Burton is scheduled to participate in a question-and-answer session at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Team Chevy stage on Sunday, July 28at 9:10 a.m. ET.
2012 Race Rewind ... After running in the top 20 for most of the afternoon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Burton's No. 31 Chevrolet suffered a broken brake rotor and relegated the Richard Childress Racing driver to a 32nd-place finish in the 2012 Brickyard 400.
How important is it that NASCAR races at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? "I think it was a game changer for NASCAR. In the 1990's, NASCAR took over as the leader in motorsports. Going to Indianapolis (Motor Speedway) put us in a different category and we've gone there and put on good races and filled the stands every time. I think it was good for Indy, too. Bringing the stock cars there was a historic occasion and it ruffled a few feathers, but at the end of the day it was good for the race track and for the area. Overall, it has had a positive impact on the sport."
How hard is it to race around Indianapolis Motor Speedway in a stock car? "It's definitely not easy. You have to be aggressive and push yourself. The corners look the same, but they drive completely different. Turns one and three are at the end of those long straightaways and you would think they are the same, but they aren't. Turn three has way more grip than turn one, while turn two has the least amount of grip. Then you get into turn four and realize it has the most grip. Most people don't know this, but all of the corners also have different banking which makes it unique. It's a really interesting race track."
Austin Dillon
No. 33 Mycogen Seeds Chevrolet SS
This Week's Mycogen Seeds Chevrolet SS at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ... Austin Dillon will pilot chassis No. 418 in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Dillon drove this Chevrolet SS to an 11th-place finish at Michigan International Speedway in June. This former No. 27 entry was also driven by teammate Paul Menard to a 13th-place finish in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May and a 17th-place finish at Texas Motor Speedway in April.
Dillon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway ... Dillon will make his first-career Brickyard 400 start on Sunday afternoon, but grew up attending races at the historic track with his grandfather and car owner Richard Childress. Dillon recalls riding in the pace car as a young child and joined the Victory Lane festivities with Paul Menard in 2011 and Kevin Harvick in 2003. As a driver, Dillon participated in the inaugural NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last year, posting a fifth-place finish.
All About Performance ... Austin Dillon will be teaming up with agriculture company Mycogen Seeds for the Brickyard 400. Mycogen Seeds is one of America's fastest-growing seed companies, offering leading genetics for farmers in corn, soybeans, silage corn, sunflowers and canola. A retail seed company of Dow AgroSciences LLC, Mycogen Seeds maintains a robust global research and development program to bring growers high-performance genetics with the latest trait technologies. Working together, the people of Mycogen Seeds help growers find opportunity in every acre. For more information about MYCOGEN® brand products, visit www.MYCOGEN.com.
Double Duty ... In addition to competing in Sunday's Sprint Cup Series race, Dillon is scheduled to drive the No. 3 AdvoCare Chevrolet Camaro in the Nationwide Series event on Saturday, July 27. The race is scheduled to air live on ESPN beginning at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
Meet Dillon ... Dillon is scheduled to participate in an autograph session on behalf of Chevrolet on Friday, July 26 from 2 to 3 p.m. E.T. in Chalets 4 and 5 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He will also take part in a Question-and-Answer session at the speedway on Friday from 1:45 to 2 p.m. and again on Sunday from 9:10 to 9:25 a.m. ET on the Team Chevy Stage.
How special would it be to win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? "It would be unbelievable to win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. There is so much history at Indy and I love going there. I've been able to go to the Brickyard 400 for a long time with my family. Last year, running the inaugural NASCAR Nationwide Series race with my brother was really, really special. That's just history right there. To make my first Daytona 500 start and my first Brickyard 400 start in the same year is pretty cool. Mycogen Seeds is based in Indy and both RCR and Mycogen have legacies of success, so I'm excited to partner with them for this race. I hope to showcase both of our companies' successes this weekend."


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