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2 BRAD KESELOWSKI, Dodge
Team: Penske Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: After taking the early lead in the standings by winning the first race in the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup, Keselowski fell to second place after the second Chase race at New Hampshire, only to rally back with a win at Dover on Sunday to regain the points lead. He leads second-ranked Jimmie Johnson by five points and third-ranked Denny Hamlin by 16 points.
TALLADEGA RECORD: 7 career starts, 2 wins, 3 top-5s, 5 top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: 1st in spring 2009 and spring 2012. Finished fourth in this race last year; won this spring's race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Keselowski is making a concerted effort to steal the championship away from defending champ Tony Stewart, five-time champ Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin (also seeking his first Cup career title, like Keselowski). Now we head to Talladega, where Keselowski has been outstanding. Here are his thoughts on Sunday's race: "I really don't feel like we have any weaknesses on our team. In our two Chase wins, we've won on pure speed and we won on fuel mileage. To me, that's covering all of your bases. Now we get to the part of the schedule where I think our strengths will shine. I love racing at Talladega. We have a lot of confidence going back there as the winner of the spring race. There is still a lot of racing left to go in this Chase, but I like our position in the standings, for sure."
LOOKING BACK: Keselowski led just 14 laps at Dover and held off Jeff Gordon to win for the second time in the first three Chase races.
ETC.: Keselowski has completed 96.6 percent (1,291) of the 1,337 laps contested in his seven career Cup starts at Talladega. His average start is 18.4 and average finish is 13.0. He has 1 DNF there.
48 JIMMIE JOHNSON, Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: After climbing to the top spot of the Sprint Cup standings following New Hampshire, Johnson fell back one spot to second place after Dover. He trails points leader Brad Keselowski by five points and leads third-ranked Denny Hamlin by 11 points.
TALLADEGA RECORD: 21 career starts, 2 wins, 5 top-5s, 9 top-10s, 1 poles. Best career finish: 1st in spring 2006 and spring 2011. Finished 26th in this race last year and was 35th in this year's spring race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Johnson is in a perfect place at this point in the Chase. Unless he suffers catastrophic mechanical failure or gets caught up in wrecks in the next few races, the five-time champ has made it very clear he's on track to win title No. 6 this season. Here are his thoughts about Sunday's race: "Well, as you can probably see from our finishes this year, we haven't had a lot of luck at the restrictor-plate tracks. It definitely is the one track in the Chase I've kind of been a little concerned about. There are a lot of great tracks for the 48 coming up in the Chase, but this one is definitely one where anything can happen. There are so many things that are out of your control. There is a lot of room on this track to move around, though, obviously, and try things. I think the odds are in our favor to be able to finish one of these restrictor-plate races this year. At least I hope so."
LOOKING BACK: Johnson led 43 laps at Dover, but his car tailed off near the end, resulting in a still strong fourth-place finish. Unfortunately, he lost his one-week hold on the top spot in the overall Chase for the Sprint Cup standings.
ETC.: Johnson has completed 93.3 percent (3,717) of the 3,983 laps contested in his 21 career starts at Talladega. His average start is an outstanding 9.5 and average finish is 17.7. He also has a career-high 8 DNFs there.
11 DENNY HAMLIN, Toyota
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: After entering the Chase No. 1, then falling into a three-way tie for fourth after the Chase opener at Chicago, Hamlin moved up to third place after winning at New Hampshire and remained there after Dover. He trails points leader Brad Keselowski by 16 points and second-ranked Jimmie Johnson by 11 points and leads fourth-ranked Clint Bowyer by nine points.
TALLADEGA RECORD: 13 career starts, 0 wins, 3 top-5s, 5 top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: third in spring 2008. Finished eighth in this race last year, fell to 23rd in this year's spring race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Hamlin made a big statement by winning at Loudon, but much of what he gained was lost with his less than sterling finish at Dover on Sunday. Still, Hamlin is very much in the championship battle. Here are his thoughts heading into Talladega: "We can handle (being just 16 points out of first place), no problem. There's nothing we can't handle on the race track. I think our performance (at Dover) is a testament to where we're heading. (Talladega) is an absolute crapshoot, but it's going to be for everyone. We have to know who we're racing. We have to make smart decisions and keep all the fenders on it. Typically, most superspeedways I'm right in it until the very end and get caught up in a wreck. My job (this) week is to make sure to concentrate on that weekend, not look forward and focus on getting the most points possible."
LOOKING BACK: Hamlin led 39 laps at Dover, but like Johnson, his car tailed off near the end because he had to stop late for fuel, lest he run out of gas. That hurt him greatly, leaving him with an eighth-place finish rather than what likely would have been a top-three showing.
ETC.: Hamlin has completed just 94.0 percent (2,322) of the 2,471 laps contested in his 13 career starts at Talladega. His average start there is 18.7 and average finish is 18.2. He also has 2 DNFs there.
15 CLINT BOWYER, Toyota
Team: Michael Waltrip Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: Bowyer climbed one spot, from fifth to fourth, after Dover. He's 25 points behind points leader Brad Keselowski, nine points behind third-ranked Denny Hamlin and leads Kasey Kahne and Tony Stewart, who are tied for fifth place, by seven points.
TALLADEGA RECORD: 13 career starts, 2 wins, 4 top-5, 7 top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: first in fall 2010 and fall 2011. Finished first in this race last year; ended up sixth in this year's spring race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Bowyer has mastered Talladega in recent races, or so it seems, with wins in the last two fall races as well as a sixth-place finish this spring there. He's not overly thrilled with his ninth-place finish at Dover, but as crew chief Brian Pattie said, Dover is in the rearview mirror and it's full steam ahead into 'Dega: "This team wants to run top-five every week, and ninth-place (at Dover) isn't good enough. We'll go to Talladega and hopefully shake them up there."
LOOKING BACK: Bowyer didn't have a great car, fighting handling issues much of the race, yet still managed to bring home a ninth-place finish at Dover. That was huge for the No. 15 team because it allowed Bowyer to climb into fourth in the standings.
ETC.: Bowyer has completed just 83.2 percent (2,057) of the 2,471 laps contested in his 13 career starts at Talladega. His average start is 19.9; his average finish is 15.6. He has 2 DNFs there.
5 KASEY KAHNE, Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: Kahne remained in fifth place after Dover although now he's tied with Tony Stewart. The duo trails points leader Brad Keselowski by 32 points and fourth-ranked Clint Bowyer by seven points and leads seventh-ranked Dale Earnhardt Jr. by seven points.
TALLADEGA RECORD: 17 career starts, 0 wins, 3 top-5s, 4 top-10s, 0 poles. Best finish: second in fall 2006 and fall 2009. Finished sixth in this race last year and was fourth in this year's spring race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Kahne's 15th-place finish at Dover knocked him down in the points from 15 back to 32 back. He needs to recoup those lost points at Talladega to have any chance of becoming a serious contender in the remaining six Chase races. Here are his thoughts on Sunday's race: "Talladega is really the biggest wild card in the Chase. Almost everyone has a shot at the win, but you can be out of running early, too. We're going into the weekend with a couple of good superspeedway finishes this year, and the guys at the shop put together awesome restrictor-plate cars. If we can stay out of trouble, we should have a solid day."
LOOKING BACK: Kahne had a very strong race car at Dover and, even though he didn't lead a lap there, he could have contended for the win had it not been for mechanical issues about 50 laps from the end of the race, leaving him in 15th place, three laps down.
ETC.: Kahne has completed only 87.2 percent (2,817) of the 3,231 laps contested in his 17 career starts at Talladega. His average start is a mediocre 24.9; his average finish not much better at 20.8. He also has 2 DNFs there.
14 TONY STEWART, Chevrolet
Team: Stewart Haas Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: Stewart came into the Chase in a three-way tie for second. He dropped to third place after Chicago, fourth after New Hampshire and is now in a tie for fifth place with Kasey Kahne after Dover. The duo trails points leader Brad Keselowski by 32 points and fourth-ranked Clint Bowyer by seven points and leads seventh-ranked Dale Earnhardt Jr. by seven points.
TALLADEGA RECORD: 27 career starts, 1 win, 9 top-5s, 13 top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: first in fall 2008. Finished seventh in this race last year and was 24th in this year's spring race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Stewart needs a huge bounceback at Talladega after finishing 20th at Dover and dropping into a tie for fifth place with Kasey Kahne. If the defending Sprint Cup champion has anything short of an outstanding run at 'Dega, he might want to start discounting his chances of repeating as Cup champ. Here are his thoughts on Sunday's race: "We're looking at it as an opportunity to gain some points and positions. Every time you're at Talladega you try to take care of yourself and your equipment by not getting yourself in compromising positions that are going to take you out of an opportunity to get you to the end of the race. For me, it's no different whether the race is in April during the regular season or in October when I'm in the Chase."
LOOKING BACK: Stewart definitely did not have the kind of outing he hoped for at Dover, finishing 20th, three laps down. He cannot afford another outing like this the rest of the way, lest he lose any hope of winning his fourth career Cup title and second crown in as many seasons.
ETC.: Stewart has completed 97.7 percent (4,991) of the 5,111 laps contested in his 27 career starts at Talladega. His average start is 17.0; his average finish is 15.5. He also has 5 DNFs there.
88 DALE EARNHARDT JR., Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: Earnhardt essentially stayed where he was in the standings, going from a tie for seventh heading into the Chase to sole possession of seventh after the Chase opener at Chicago, and he remained in seventh after Loudon and now Dover. He trails points leader Brad Keselowski by 39 points and fifth-place (tied) Kasey Kahne and Tony Stewart by seven points, and leads eighth-ranked Martin Truex Jr. by three points.
TALLADEGA RECORD: 25 career starts, 5 wins, 9 top-5s, 13 top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: first five times in fall 2001, spring and fall 2002, spring 2003 and fall 2004. Finished 25th in this race last year, rallied back to finish ninth in this year's spring event.
LOOKING AHEAD: Earnhardt turns 39 on Oct. 10. What a great birthday present it would be for him to break out of the funk he's been in through the first three races of the Chase, essentially being stuck in seventh place the entire time. And it's been a long time since he won a race at Talladega, which he used to all but own. If he doesn't make any forward progress in the standings Sunday, it soon might be time to forget about hopes of his rebounding to win his first career Cup title. Here are his thoughts on Sunday's race: "We've rode around and played it pretty conservative before. That hasn't really worked out. Last couple times we've been racing just as hard as we can race, and I think that's just about what we'll do this time."
LOOKING BACK: Like most other drivers, Earnhardt got behind the 8-ball at Dover and finished two laps down from race winner Brad Keselowski. But there was some consolation: Earnhardt still finished a decent 11th place.
ETC.: Earnhardt has completed 92.0 percent (4,357) of the 4,735 laps he's contested during his 25 career starts at Talladega. His average start is 15.7; average finish is 14.8. He also has 5 DNFs there.
56 MARTIN TRUEX JR., Toyota
Team: Michael Waltrip Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: Truex dropped from ninth to 10th in the standings after New Hampshire, only to climb two spots after Dover. He trails points leader Brad Keselowski by 42 points, is three points behind seventh-ranked Dale Earnhardt Jr. and leads ninth-ranked Kevin Harvick by four points.
TALLADEGA RECORD: 15 career starts, 0 wins, 1 top-5, 4 top-10s, 0 poles. Best career finish: fifth in fall 2006. Finished 10th in this race last year. Was 28th in this year's spring race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: If he could, Truex would probably just skip Talladega, given it's the worst track for him on the Sprint Cup circuit. In 15 career starts at the 2.66-mile, high-banked superspeedway, Truex has an embarrassing nine DNFs. But sooner or later, his luck has to change, right? Here are his thoughts on Sunday's race: "Our top-10 finish at Dover moved us up two spots in the standings to eighth, but we lost some ground to the leaders. We are now 42 points out. It just shows you how tough it is to win this year's Chase. But anything can happen. Talladega is next and it really is the wild card of all the Chase races. I think the points race will be interesting after Talladega."
LOOKING BACK: Truex had an outstanding sixth-place finish at Dover, the closest track to his New Jersey home. He was part of a pack of five Toyota drivers who finished sixth through 10th, as well as third-place finisher and Michael Waltrip Racing teammate Mark Martin.
ETC.: Truex has completed 87.1 percent (2,486) of the 2,855 laps contested over his 15 career starts at Talladega. He has an average start of 21.1 and average finish of 23.5. But he also has nine DNFs there.
29 KEVIN HARVICK, Chevrolet
Team: Richard Childress Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: Harvick fell one spot in the standings, from eighth to ninth, after Dover. He trails points leader Brad Keselowski by 46 points and eighth-ranked Martin Truex Jr. by four points and leads 10th-ranked Jeff Gordon by two points.
TALLADEGA RECORD: 23 career starts, 1 win, 6 top-5s, 10 top-10s, 1 pole. Best finish: first in spring 2010. Finished 32nd in this race last year and was 25th in this year's spring race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Harvick could be down to one of his final chances to make serious progress upward in the Chase standings at Talladega. If he has another off day, or at the very least another mediocre finish, he can start forgetting hopes for his first career Cup championship for yet another year. Here are his thoughts on Sunday's race: "I go to Talladega with the approach that you have a 50-50 chance when you get there. You're either going to have a great day because you finished or you're going to have a torn-up race car. I've gone with that mentality since my first race at Talladega. It's just one of those race tracks where you really don't have any expectations and you just go out and run as hard as you can because there are so many things out of your control. I love this style of racing. I love the strategy and the pushing and the shoving and all of the things that come with it. With that comes a lot of risk as far as getting torn up. Kind of like the rest of our year, we haven't gotten the finishes that we've been accustomed to in the past at the superspeedways. Hopefully we've been saving all of that luck up and can get through this weekend and put ourselves up front when it counts. It'll be fun to see how it all shakes out."
LOOKING BACK: Harvick struggled with handling at Dover, the second straight week he's had that issue, and came home with an 13th-place finish, three laps behind winner Brad Keselowski.
ETC.: Harvick has completed 97.7 percent (4,257) of the 4,359 laps contested in his 23 career starts at Talladega. His average start is 22.0 and average finish is 15.6. He also has 1 DNF there.
24 JEFF GORDON, Chevrolet
Team: Hendrick Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: After wallowing at the bottom of the Cup standings for the first two Chase races, Gordon finally climbed up two spots and into 10th place after Dover. He trails points leader Brad Keselowski by 48 points and ninth-ranked Kevin Harvick by two points and leads 11th-ranked Greg Biffle by three points.
TALLADEGA RECORD: 39 career starts, 6 wins, 14 top-5s, 18 top-10s, 3 poles. Best finish: first six times in spring 1996, spring 2000, spring 2004, spring 2005, spring 2007 and fall 2007. Finished 27th in this race last year and was 33rd in this year's spring race there.
LOOKING AHEAD: Gordon makes his 40th career start at Talladega on Sunday. He's been attacking its high-banked walls for 20 straight years. If he is to have any chance of winning his fifth career Cup title this season, he needs to make a big move Sunday at 'Dega and hope that the leaders all have disappointing races. Here's his take on Sunday's race: "There is no set strategy that works best. If there was, we all would be doing it. Drafting can be fun and the finish is usually exciting, but you don't know when, where or if you're going to be caught up in the 'big one.' I've raced up front and been caught up in a wreck. I've also been involved while running in the middle of the pack and also while running what I thought was a conservative distance back of the main pack, but I've also won using each of those strategies. If we're going to have any shot at moving up the standings or having any shot at the championship, then things need to go our way this weekend. Everybody knows they can win here, and we believe we can win as well. We always seem to have fast cars here. We look at this race as an opportunity."
LOOKING BACK: Gordon had nothing short of an outstanding run at Dover. Although he led just one lap, he still managed to come home with a second-place showing. It also helped him climb two spots in the standings, from 12th to 10th. But if he's to have any chance of winning his fifth career Cup championship, he has to continue racing the same way like he did at Dover at places like Talladega, Charlotte, Martinsville and the other remaining tracks in the Chase. He can't let up, lest the gains he made at Dover go for naught and he misses out on the Cup title for the 11th straight season.
ETC.: Gordon has completed 91.1 percent (6,660) of the 7,308 laps contested in his 39 career starts at Talladega. His average start is 11.6 and average finish is 16.8. He also has 9 DNFs there.
16 GREG BIFFLE, Ford
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 11th, 51 points out of first place. Lost two spots last week.
TALLADEGA RECORD: Finished fifth in the spring race for his fourth top-seven finish in the last seven races.
LOOKING AHEAD: Biffle said, "I'm definitely looking forward to Talladega because our restrictor-plate program has been on fire for the last 2 1/2 years. It's unbelievable how good our engines have been. I know it's going to be a wild race and there is a lot on the line. It takes a lot of luck to win at Talladega, but I feel like we can do it this weekend."
LOOKING BACK: Biffle was livid after having to make an unscheduled pit stop for a loose wheel. His language got salty as he vented his frustration over the radio to his crew. "We were off a little bit, but we were definitely a top-10 car, probably a top-eight, especially with the way it ended up," Biffle said after calming down. "To finish where we did (16th) that really kind of takes us out of the title hunt."
ETC.: Biffle knows he needs a lot of luck to get back in the Chase for the Championship. "We would have to have a lot of help at Talladega and a few other tracks for us to leap-frog back in," said Biffle. "The difficult thing is that there are so many guys ahead of us. It's not like there are two or three we need to catch up to. That's a pretty tall order to beat all of those guys by six or eight positions seven races in a row. That's going to be pretty hard."
17 MATT KENSETH, Ford
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 12th, 72 points out of first place. Lost one spot last week.
TALLADEGA RECORD: Led a race-high 73 laps before finishing third in the spring race.
LOOKING AHEAD: Kenseth said, "For the first time in my career, I'm really looking forward to going to Talladega. "Our (restrictor) plate stuff has been extremely strong this year. We've led a lot of laps and were leading (late) at all three plate races. They all ended on a green-white-checker. The 16 (Greg Biffle) and my car have been really fast. We've been able to work together, stay up front the whole time in a plate race. Hopefully we can do that again."
LOOKING BACK: A broken track bar ended Kenseth's day at Dover and probably ended his hopes of a second Cup championship as he finished 35th. "In two of the three Chase races something either fell off or broke," he said. "Obviously, that's not good. Our performance hasn't been very good, either. Today was a struggle."
ETC.: Kenseth will drive a pink Ford Fusion this weekend at Talladega. The pink ride came about through a partnership of Roush Fenway Racing, Talladega Superspeedway and the National Breast Cancer Foundation. "We felt it was important to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness month," said track chairman Grant Lynch. "We reached out through our NASCAR channels to spread the word, and Matt's team jumped at the opportunity to help out."
18 KYLE BUSCH, Toyota
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 13th.
TALLADEGA RECORD: Finished second in the spring race. Has one win and three top-10 finishes in 15 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Busch said, "Talladega is 80 percent mental and 20 percent physical, while most other non-restrictor-plate races are 80 percent physical and 20 percent mental. Once you get down into the nitty gritty of the race (at Talladega) and try to play the chess game at the end of the race, you've got to really pick and choose your spots and think all the time if you go here and team up with this guy. It really wears on you a little bit mentally."
LOOKING BACK: Busch must be wondering when his run of bad luck will end. He dominated the Dover race, leading four times for 302 laps. But he was forced to pit for fuel in the final 10 laps and ended the day in seventh place. "It's frustrating," said crew chief Dave Rogers. "There was no doubt that we had the fastest car today. But I knew if it came down to a fuel-mileage race (which it did) that we were going to be in trouble."
ETC.: Busch is signed through 2013, but the team hopes to sign him a new contract extension this winter. "We need to have it done sooner than later," said JGR President J.D. Gibbs. "I feel like he wants to stay, but he said he is no hurry to discuss (a new contract). Missing the Chase was a heartbreaker across the board for all of us."
99 CARL EDWARDS, Ford
Team: Roush Fenway Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 14th, 34 points out of 13th place. Gained one spot last week.
TALLADEGA RECORD: Four top-10 finishes in 16 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Edwards' winless streak has reached 62 races, but he believes this might be the weekend he returns to victory lane because of "how well Roush Fenway has run at the restrictor-plate races the last couple of years. Matt (Kenseth) won Daytona (in February) and almost won the first Talladega race. If we can get to the end without any trouble, we have as good a shot at winning as anybody."
LOOKING BACK: Edwards was all smiles after finishing fifth at Dover for only his third top-five finish of the season. "We didn't deserve to finish that far forward, but we had some lucky breaks and my guys did a good job on pit road," said Edwards. "We've run so well at Dover in the past, but I'd say today we should be very happy with a fifth-place finish. It seemed like a lot of us from Roush Fenway struggled."
ETC.: Roush Fenway Racing will hold its annual Fan Day on Oct. 11 at its Concord, N.C., complex. The event will kick off at 8 a.m., when tickets will be handed out for the two autograph sessions. The first autograph session will begin at 10:30 a.m. with Matt Kenseth, Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., Trevor Bayne and team owner Jack Roush signing. Edwards and Greg Biffle will sign for fans at noon.
39 RYAN NEWMAN, Chevrolet
Team: Stewart-Haas Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 15th, 40 points out of 13th place. Lost one spot last week.
TALLADEGA RECORD: Seven top-10 finishes in 21 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Newman said, "This U.S. Army Racing team has really been on the short end of the stick at Talladega for the past few years. Despite our rotten luck, this team has not given up on succeeding at this track. If you think about the law of averages, sooner or later we're not only going to finish a race at Talladega, we're going to get a good finish -- maybe even a win."
LOOKING BACK: Newman struggled with the handling of his car all afternoon as he finished 21st at Dover. "Today just wasn't our day," said Newman. "We got a lap down early and we never could get that lap back. Then we battled with our car all day long. But the guys kept making changes and refused to quit on getting the car to where I could drive it."
ETC.: Newman and the team got some good news Tuesday when Quicken Loans announced they would be the primary sponsor on the 39 car for 18 races in 2013. The team has been trying to find new sponsorship ever since Army said it would not return next year.
27 PAUL MENARD, Chevrolet
Team: Richard Childress Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 16th, 56 points out of 13th place.
TALLADEGA RECORD: Only one top-10 finish in 12 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Menard said, "When you go to Talladega, it is really anyone's game. I think the guys at ECR (engines) are building even better motors for us. The cars have been good, too. It's just a matter of dodging the wrecks and finishing the races."
LOOKING BACK: Menard struggled with an extremely tight race car all afternoon as he finished 22nd at Dover. "This was definitely not the finish we had hoped for," said Menard. "We just couldn't catch a break today. Bad timing with cautions coming out while we were on pit road just put us further behind. We made good adjustments and the pit crew did a great job on pit road, but with the long green-flag runs, it is difficult to make up ground."
ETC.: Car owner Richard Childress is the first to admit that his teams haven't performed as well in 2012 as he expected. And that is why he is quick to say, "We know we've got a lot of work ahead of us. We've got to get our cars better, we've got to get our handling better, got to get to running better."
9 MARCOS AMBROSE, Ford
Team: Richard Petty Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: 17th, 72 points out of 13th place.
TALLADEGA RECORD: One top-10 finish in seven starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Ambrose said, "Talladega is a really cool track to race on. It's got so much history associated with it. It's the biggest and fastest track we go to all season, and it's a race that's completely unpredictable. Anything can happen at these superspeedway races. We've just got to be in the right place at the right time and stay out of trouble."
LOOKING BACK: Ambrose finished 18th at Dover. "It was hard work today," said Ambrose. "We were behind the 8-ball to start with (as he battled a tight race car), and even though we improved throughout the day, it was difficult to make up the lost ground."
ETC.: Ambrose believes he is close to signing a contract extension with Richard Petty Motorsports. "We're all good," Ambrose said when he was asked about his contract negotiations with the team. He believes things will be wrapped up shortly after the team finalizes its new deal with Ford.
20 JOEY LOGANO, Toyota
Team: Joe Gibbs Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 18th, 85 points out of 13th place.
TALLADEGA RECORD: Four top-10 finishes in seven races.
LOOKING AHEAD: Logano said, "Over the last couple of years, I've really felt like I've become a pretty good superspeedway and restrictor-plate driver. When I first started, I didn't think I was very good at restrictor-plate races. But the more I've done them, both in the Cup Series and in the Nationwide Series, I've got a knack for it. I've been able to win a couple of them in the Nationwide Series, and I feel like I've been pretty close in the Cup Series."
LOOKING BACK: Despite running out of gas on the last lap, Logano was able to coast across the finish line in 10th place. It was his third top-10 finish in the three Chase races. "The most frustrating part about the whole day was that our car was fast," said Logano. "We just all got caught by that first caution. It trapped a lot of really good cars a lap down. It wasn't like it was just us. I think we had a top-five car for sure."
ETC.: Logano continues to dominate the Nationwide Series. He led 184 of the 200 laps Saturday to win his second straight Nationwide race at Dover and his seventh of the 2012 season. Logano has competed in 16 Nationwide races this season. "I told Adam (Stevens, his crew chief) that my monster trophy from last time was lonely and needed a friend -- so I'm glad I was able to get one for him," Logano said, laughing. "Adam's amazing. He's given me some great race pieces seven times this year."
31 JEFF BURTON, Chevrolet
Team: Richard Childress Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 19th, 157 points out of 13th place.
TALLADEGA RECORD: Finished second in the fall race a year ago. Will be shooting for his third straight top-10 finish. Overall has 15 top-10 finishes in 37 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Burton said, "Every superspeedway event we've run over the past few years, we were in position to win the race. We have been at a disadvantage lately and not been able to race as hard as we liked to due to engine-temperature concerns. Richard Childress Racing and ECR Engines have worked diligently on that, and I feel like we are going back to Talladega with a better cooling package. Hopefully we will be in the middle of the action all day."
LOOKING BACK: Burton finished 27th at Dover. "This was a tough day for the 31 Caterpillar team," said Burton. "We struggled to find the right setup all weekend to get the speed we needed and then couldn't catch a break during the race. I have to give this Caterpillar team credit; they never gave up and kept working hard through all of the challenges. We'll regroup this week and see what we can make happen at Talladega."
ETC.: Despite having a contract to drive the 31 car in 2013, Burton has been part of the infamous Cup rumor mill the last few months. There have been various reports that he was going to be replaced by either Kurt Busch or Ryan Newman, but both Busch and Newman have recently signed new deals for 2013. Burton said he has never been "worried about being replaced. But the fact that I was in the conversation bothered me. We know we have been the weaker of the (three) teams (at RCR). We have to find ways to be better."
1 JAMIE MCMURRAY, Chevrolet
Team: Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
WHERE HE STANDS: 20th, 168 points out of 13th place.
TALLADEGA RECORD: One win and six top-10 finishes, including five top-fives in 20 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: McMurray said, "This (Talladega) is the place where the adage "it's better to be lucky than good" really applies. You obviously need to have a fast car that drafts good, but this is all about being in the right place at the right time in the closing laps. We have had good cars at the speedway races in the past, and I don't expect this race to be any different."
LOOKING BACK: McMurray finished 24th at Dover. "We really had a struggle with the handling of our car in the early going," said McMurray. "We made some adjustments and got it better, but with the long green-flag runs we weren't able to get back on the lead lap. It was just a long, long day."
ETC.: McMurray points out, "You can be in first place when the white flag comes out (at Talladega), and the next time by for the checkered flag you can be in 20th place. I have been lucky enough to win at Talladega, and it is just a matter of being patient all day and put yourself in position to be up front near the end."
42 JUAN PABLO MONTOYA, Chevrolet
Team: Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
WHERE HE STANDS: 21st, 201 points out of 13th place.
TALLADEGA RECORD: One second-place finish and two third-place finishes in 11 starts. Has won two poles.
LOOKING AHEAD: Montoya said, "I love racing there (Talladega), and it's a lot of fun as long as you don't get involved in someone else's mess. It's really anyone's race, and the last 25 laps is really what it come down to. We've tried different strategies in the past, and the last time we got right up in the mix of things and our day was cut short due to an accident in front of us."
LOOKING BACK: Montoya finished 26th at Dover. "It was a disappointing day for our Target team," said Montoya. "Those long green-flag runs really hurt us, so we messed around with fuel mileage at the end hoping to catch a break. I keep hoping that one of these days we'll catch a break. It was just a rough day."
ETC.: Montoya believes Talladega -- the last restrictor-plate race of the season -- might be the race where his luck changes. "The Target team just hasn't had much luck on the superspeedways this year, and hopefully that luck will change this weekend," said Montoya.
43 ARIC ALMIROLA, Ford
Team: Richard Petty Motorsports
WHERE HE STANDS: 22nd, 209 points out of 13th place.
TALLADEGA RECORD: His best finish in five starts is 12th.
LOOKING AHEAD: Almirola said, "Talladega is a great opportunity to more or less go for broke. All these guys in the Chase really do have to be careful they don't get caught up in the Big One and ruin their title chases. That just gives us more of an opportunity to run up front, lead some laps and possibly come home with our first win of the season."
LOOKING BACK: Almirola finished 19th at Dover. "That first caution (which came out just after he pitted) really killed us," said Almirola. "Luck was just not on our side today. We kept having to come back from crazy things like that, so that was disappointing. I passed a lot of cars today. We weren't a 19th-place car. We were probably closer to a top-10 car."
ETC: Crew chief Todd Parrott knows "handling isn't much of an issue" at Talladega. "The superspeedways are just about getting as much speed out of the car as possible," said Parrott. "We'll be approaching the weekend much like we did earlier in the year, and that's to use the draft to our advantage, stay out of trouble and try to be up front in the closing laps so you're in position to make a move."
78 REGAN SMITH, Chevrolet
Team: Furniture Row Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 23rd, 239 points out of 13th place.
TALLADEGA RECORD: Still looking for his first top-10 finish. His best finish in 10 starts is 12th.
LOOKING AHEAD: Smith will be making his last start in the 78 car this weekend, and he believes he has a chance to go out a winner. "We have a great superspeedway program," said Smith. "The odds favor us of having a clean race on Sunday and if that's the case, then look out for the Furniture Row/Farm American Chevy."
LOOKING BACK: Smith finished 17th at Dover. "When you go three laps down early, it doesn't give you much hope for the remainder of the race," said Smith. "But we hung in there, stayed patient and pulled off a decent finish under difficult circumstances."
ETC.: The team announced late last week that Kurt Busch will take over the driving duties of the 78 car beginning next week at Charlotte Motor Speedway. "In order to get a jump on developing a driver/team chemistry for the 2013 season, both Kurt and Furniture Row Racing felt that this was an important move to make happen," said general manager Joe Garone. Busch said, "Driving the Furniture Row Chevrolet in the final six races of this season will obviously give us a big advantage in our preparations for 2013."
55 MARK MARTIN, Toyota
Team: Michael Waltrip Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 25th, 307 points out of 13th place.
TALLADEGA RECORD: Martin will not drive the car this weekend; car owner Michael Waltrip will be behind the wheel. Waltrip has one win and 15 top-10 finishes in 52 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Waltrip loves racing at the superspeedways, and he has high hopes for this weekend. "Anytime we go to a restrictor plate I feel like I've got a chance to win," said Waltrip. "We had a real good car in May, and I know we will have another potential winning car this weekend."
LOOKING BACK: Martin was wearing a huge smile as he climbed out of his car after finishing third at Dover. "I don't know if everybody really noticed or not, but we had a rocket ship, super-fast car," said Martin. "Start of the race, we were passing cars left and right. It was awesome. That (early) caution got us two laps down. So we had to continue to fight from being buried and passed a lot of cars, eventually got ourselves into the hunt. But the race was just about over. We are just having a blast."
ETC.: Martin is one of four drivers featured on the limited-edition collectible ticket for next week's race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The other three are Jimmie Johnson and Hall of Fame drivers Bobby Allison and Cale Yarborough. All four are three-time winners of the fall race at CMS. "Man, it would mean a lot to become the only driver to win four times in the 500," said Martin. "For right now, though, that's pretty good company to keep with two Hall of Famers and (five-time champion) Jimmie Johnson."
51 KURT BUSCH, Chevrolet
Team: Phoenix Racing
WHERE HE STANDS: 26th, 319 points out of 13th place.
TALLADEGA RECORD: 13 top-10 finishes, including four third-place finishes, in 23 starts.
LOOKING AHEAD: Busch said, "We always get excited when talking about racing at Talladega, especially all of the guys on the Phoenix Racing team. Obviously, this place is special for the team because it's where it got a win in 2009 (with Brad Keselowski as the driver). Finch (James, the car owner) is all in when it comes to the races at Daytona and Talladega, so we definitely go into this race with little higher expectations because anything can happen."
LOOKING BACK: Busch finished 23rd at Dover. "It was not a good day, but at least we ran the whole day without anything really bad happening," said Busch. "We just couldn't get the handle on the car. We tried a lot of different things, but nothing seemed to work."
ETC.: Talladega will be the last race for Busch in the 51 car, but Finch said the team plans to finish the season. "James is talking to several drivers, including Regan Smith (who Busch is replacing in the 78 car)," said crew chief Nick Harrison. "We still need a sponsor, but we are going to finish the season out."


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Found this interesting (kenseth)
All through this article Kenseth talks about being excited about working with Denny, but never really talks about Kyle.
I wonder if this is nothing
He doesnt get along with Kyle & we just dont know that
if Kyle is planning on moving on after next season instead of resigning with JGR.
Just more things that make me go Hmmmm....... during our offseason.


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Practically Speaking
Kyle and her husband moved to Brookfield in 1986. She became active in local politics and started blogging in 2004. Her focus is primarily on local issues but often includes state and national topics, too. Kyle looks at things from the taxpayers' perspective in a creative, yet down to earth way, addressing them from a practical point of view.
Stop Tom Barrett's Folly Trolley at Streetcar Named Disaster rally: Sept. 18, 2012
Milwaukee Alderman Bob Donavan, along with the MacIver Institute and Americans for Prosperity are holding a rally against Milwaukee's latest huge waste of money project, the Milwaukee Streetcar. I often refer to it as Barrett's Folly Trolley. Most know it as A Streetcar Named Disaster. Whatever you choose to call it, it is a very expensive, unnecessary project.
The purpose of the rally is to pressure the Milwaukee to put the 2 mile long downtown streetcar project on a binding referendum, so voters can have a say as to whether or not we want to pay for this.
There is also an online petition for you to sign. Because all of us in the southeast Wisconsin will be paying higher WE Energies bills to cover the $55+ million to relocate the utility lines, you DO NOT need to be a Milwaukee County resident to sign. AT&T customers will be paying more too. Sign here.
Attend the rally if you can. A strong showing is needed to send Mayor Tom Barrett and the Milwaukee Common Council an unmistakable message: WE DON"T WANT THIS BOONDOGGLE.
The rally will be held at Serb Hall from 5pm to 7pm, though Alderman Bob Donovan* said the doors would be open at 4pm and probably go past 7pm. Alderman Donovan will be addressing other issues besides the streetcar, but stopping the streetcar is the main focus.
Estimates are that the very short streetcar line will cost $64 million plus the utility relocation costs of at least $55 million. I have heard a figure of about $120 million in all. $3 million of that is just to operate the thing for one year. And remember all this money is just to build a 2 mile line!
Some of this money is Federal Money, some is local. Regardless of where it comes from, we cannot afford this. And to top it all off, I think we can be sure if this 2 mile leg is built, more will follow, just like the Milwaukee to Madison train project that Gov. Walker stopped was just the 1st installment. So speak up!
Serb Hall is located at 5101 West Oklahoma Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53219
*I believe I heard him on Vicki McKenna's radio show last week.
More Reading: The Streetcar Scam: A report by the MacIver Institute
Giving back the high-speed rail "free pony" anchor baby
Stop the Obama & Doyle waste-of-money train .
Last chance! Your 2-cents against Hoan bike path & Trolley could save millions
Most of you have heard about these 2 transportation projects, the addition of pedestrian / bike lanes to the I-794 Hoan Bridge reconstruction project and the Milwaukee Streetcar project, sometimes called the Milwaukee Trolley. (I often refer to it as Tom Barrett's Folly Trolley.)
The 2 projects have little in common except that they are both located in Milwaukee, both serve a very tiny percentage of the population, both add to traffic congestion, and both carry a whopping price-tag! The public hearings on both projects have passed, but you may still submit your comments via email until Wednesday, November 30th for the I-794 Hoan Bridge Bike Path and until Friday, December 2nd, 5pm for the Milwaukee Streetcar project.
Since both of these projects are primarily Federally funded, you DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN MILWAUKEE to submit your comments!
A Whole Lotta Diggin' Goin' On in SE Brookfield
If you haven't had occasion to travel on Bluemound Road on Brookfield's southeast side lately, you might not know that there's A Whole Lotta Diggin' Goin' On down here!
If traveling from east to west, the former Quebecor site is getting its clean up in preparation for Underwood Crossing, where the Target store slated for opening in fall of 2012. (The dirt heap has grown considerably since I snapped this pic in July.)
If you recall, there was a mixed use plan for the site proposed back in 2007 that fell through. This included apartments and lots of small shops.
Giving back the high-speed rail "free pony" anchor baby
Most people know there is no such thing as a free lunch or a free puppy. Someone always has to pay for the free lunch (which often has some strings attached for the diner), and the free puppy has all sorts of long term costs. But these two freebies pale in comparison to the entanglements involved in getting a free pony.
When my other half was a teen, he loved horses. (We both still do.) He rode any chance he got and helped at an area stable for riding privileges. Seeing this interest, his great uncle offered to buy him a horse of his own. Wow, that was quite a gift: a free horse!
But like the free lunch and free puppy, there isn't such a thing as a free horse either. Yes, the free horse would have been fun. It would have been nice to have. The son really wanted it. Yet his parents had to be the grownups and tell the generous uncle, no.
Why? Because they couldn't afford to board the free horse. The maintenance cost of a free horse for boarding and vet bills was just more than a family of seven's budget could support. Before you are too hard on the parents, in today's dollars, could your family afford a $500-$600 per month boarding fee? And what about the vet bills?
Sure, the boy could have worked off some of those costs by working at the stable, but that still has a cost associated with that work, since he wouldn't have the time to do chores at home or work for his spending money. The only fiscally responsible decision the parents could make was to give the free horse back.
And that was the only rational decision Wisconsin could make. Like the free horse, free high speed rail was not needed, it would benefit only a small percentage of the people, and it cost too much to maintain. Governor Elect Scott Walker had to be the grownup and say, no, to the uncle. However, unlike my husband's uncle, our Uncle Sam can't afford it.
Wisconsin isn't the only state with a grownup governor, Ohio's Governor Elect John Kasich also opposed high speed rail. So between Wisconsin and Ohio, $1.2 billion of free money was taken back by the Obama administration. The money should go back to pay down the US debt; instead it is going to 12 other states for their rail projects. And maybe that is why this take back occurred now, before legislation requiring the monies go back to the Federal Treasury could be passed next session.
"In a joint statement, U.S. Reps. Jim Sensenbrenner, Tom Petri and Paul Ryan wrote: 'We support Governor-elect Walker's effort to put the brakes on the high-speed rail budget boondoggle, which is why we introduced legislation, today, that would give states the ability to return federal funds obligated to high-speed rail projects, and instead use this money to reduce our nation's $1.6 trillion deficit and $13.8 trillion debt. This high-speed rail project is a bad investment for taxpayers and our state simply cannot afford it.' "
And how is the Milwaukee to Madison rail line in effect an anchor baby? Because it was the foot in the door. Like illegal alien anchor babies, the short Milwaukee/Madison run would do the same. (Babies born in the US to illegal aliens often are rationale to bring in the whole family.) Take a look.
We dodged a big budget deficit bullet here in Wisconsin by giving back the free pony (anchor baby) high-speed rail. The short Milwaukee to Madison line was just the beginning when you consider the size and scope of the whole proposed rail projects in the works for Wisconsin. (Map from Vicki McKenna 11-30-2010 post.)
See how additional rail lines to Green Bay, La Crosse, Eau Claire/Minneapolis are outlined on the map?
If we are in doubt as to how we could afford the short 70 mile Milw./Madison run, how would we ever afford these?
We aren't out of the woods yet, the pro-trainers are not going to give up easily. Plus, Wisconsin's commuter line between Milwaukee and Chicago is still to get $2 million, but for now, at least we have one less thing to worry about.
More reading: Wis., Ohio high-speed rail money goes elsewhere
Use rail funds for deficit?
Past Posts: Email Aldermen & Mayor re: Brookfield train station, Walker rally in 3rd Ward
STOP the Obama & Doyle waste-of-money train.
Brookfield's proposed Target Store PUBLIC HEARING: Dec. 7, 7:45pm, UPDATE & maps
Would you want to help non-resident drivers cut through your neighborhood, just so they could get to a new proposed shopping center without using your closest busy main streets? Of course not.
Yet the Plan Commission and our City is doing just that with the new Target store proposal for the former Quebecor site on Bluemound, at the Brookfield/Wauwatosa border. Take a look.
The planners are promoting an additional, unnecessary, new street access point, running east/west from Columbia Blvd, (a purely residential street) to (and through) the new shopping center, when there is already adequate access from Bluemound Road!
And why are they pushing this? One reason is for people who might be playing baseball at Krueger Park, who MIGHT want to go to the new Target store after a game. They argue they need an easy way to get there from the park. (Rendering is from Ryan Co., the developer.)
So our planners, and some of the Aldermen on the Common Council, are willing to subject a quiet, single family, residential neighborhood to cut through traffic from the south, for all those who want to avoid the Bluemound and Elm Grove Road intersection. This would include Target Store bound traffic from Greenfield Ave to the south.
Who doesn't want this? Obviously, the neighborhood! But also the developer, Ryan Company.
It is my understanding that Ryan wants something that more closely resembles my cut-and-past efforts pictured here. Yellow indicates existing streets, orange would be new access with arterial lights on Bluemound. (Thanks to MapQuest satellite view and Ryan's rendering.)
Note that Columbia Blvd. does connect to Krueger Park. It would be very simple for those baseball players (who might want to shop after a game) to drive north on Columbia, turn right on Bluemound, travel 300 feet east to the new Target entrance, turn right, drive in and park.
As for the neighborhood itself, there are Greenway Trail connections for walking and biking there and from my neighborhood south of I-94. This system would also connect to the Trails in Wauwatosa. So there is pedestrian and bike access without using Bluemound Road.
This Public Hearing is primarily to change the LAND USE from Mixed to Retail. Remember the original plan was for high density housing? Translate: apartments. Believe me, Brookfield and the neighborhood is far better off with this being purely retail / business such as the Target, a restaurant and a bank. Brookfield doesn't need more apartments or condos that do not contribute enough in tax revenue to support the schools or services they use.
I might remind our new Mayor Ponto that he told me he had a strong desire to protect the single family home's property values. I would like to see Mayor Ponto take a leadership role in this and protect this neighborhood from this unwanted and unnecessary intrusion.
Please help your fellow Brookfield residents preserve their neighborhood from unwanted non-neighborhood related traffic by commenting tonight at the Common Council Public Hearing or emailing your comments to email@example.com (She will forward them.) The Council will vote on this December 21st.
My Aldermen Lisa Mellone and Renee' Lowerr sent the following information in an email:
Important: Call Gov. Elect Walker: No High Speed Rail! UPDATE
Weigh in, become part of the public record against High Speed Rail. Call Governor Elect Scott Walker's Transition Office and register your sentiments on the train. This is important because it could help with diverting the $810 million train money to go toward Wisconsin road projects instead.
The phone number is: 608-261-9200. Call until you reach a live person.
This may take some effort as they have very few phone lines going to this government office, but make the call. The issue is too important to leave any doubt as to where you stand.
Lobbyist groups are staging pro train rallies this weekend.
Siemans would be one such participant. They have a lot at stake here since they make trains. (The photo left was taken at the Orlando airport.)
Wisconsin cannot afford high speed rail now and it certainly cannot afford to replace it all in 15 years according to Federal safety mandates, so make that call!
H/T Vicki McKenna today, end of 1st hour.
So thankful Brookfield train station question has been delayed
Before too much time goes by, I wanted to say, thank you Mayor Ponto, for delaying the decision on the Brookfield train station until AFTER the November election. Mayor Ponto informed the Aldermen of this delay Friday, Sept. 24th. He wrote, "I do not intend to place this matter on the Common Council agenda prior to the November 2nd election."
The Journal Sentinel article last Monday reported "Ponto said it makes no sense for the council to consider whether to endorse the station project without knowing its costs and without knowing who will be governor next year."
Mayor Ponto and I have emailed back and forth on this issue a few times. He wrote: "I must tell you that I would not recommend moving forward with a rail station in Brookfield on the information I have seen thus far." and "When we have a final proposal, I will tell the Council what I think and do so substantially in advance of the relevant meeting."
Right now we are debating if Wisconsin can afford this "free" short little rail line from Milwaukee to Madison, that will cost American taxpayers nearly $1 Billion dollars and Wisconsin taxpayers somewhere in the neighborhood of $10 Million a year to operate. (Let's see, that works out to how much per mile?)
That $10 Million a year that comes right out of Wisconsin's Transportation Fund to operate just 70 miles of track that only serves the Milwaukee/Madison area. How will our state, or country for that matter, afford the additional runs to Minneapolis, LaCrosse, KRM, and Green Bay, not to mention the other proposed rail lines in our nation? (The Wisconsin Transportation Fund was to pay for needed infrastructure like bridges, the Interstate, and Wisconsin highways that most Wisconsinites utilize, not a rail line that only a small minority will use.)
We must stop this train. It isn't a matter of wouldn't it be nice to have a train?; we simply cannot afford it! (It would be nice to have a solarium on my house too, but it costs too much.) Our state of Wisconsin is projected to be $386 Million in the hole by December 2010. We cannot afford what we now have, much less a whole new train system.
So how do we stop the train? Elect Scott Walker.
Last Tuesday, Gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker again stated his opposition to the Milwaukee to Madison train project at a press conference near the proposed Brookfield train station site. Walker affirmed he would STOP the train, should he be elected as Wisconsin's next governor. He has cited the Blue Shirt sculpture as an example of how it is possible to stop already contracted work.
We must knock "high" speed train off its rails before Wisconsin is railroaded into a new massive, wasteful spending project that we cannot afford.
In the meantime, thanks again Mayor Ponto for delaying the Brookfield train station decision. It was a step in the right direction.
If you have not contacted Mayor Ponto and your Aldermen, please do so.
More Reading: Brookfield Mayor delays decision on train station until after election
Mayor Ponto's September 24th memo to Aldermen
Past Posts: STOP the Obama & Doyle waste-of-money train
Walker rally made political hay, ad gained national attention
Walker rally made political hay, ad gained national attention
At a rally held in the shadow of the Hoan Bridge on Monday, Scott Walker drove home his point: "Yes we can" stop the train!
Wisconsin cannot afford this $810 million dollar train, that virtually no one will ride, and we certainly cannot afford the $10 million per year siphoned off from the Wisconsin Transportation Fund to pay for its operating costs! Or in other words, we must spend our precious tax dollars wisely on Roads not Rails. (My phrase.)
The weather was indeed perfect for that rally on Monday, but the sun didn't just literally shine on Walker and the attendees in Milwaukee, Walker also captured national attention with his "Yes We Can" stop the train ad.
Here is just a sampling: "The Wall Street Journal: 'Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker, a Republican candidate for governor, has been running a campaign advertisement attacking another stimulus program Democrats had hoped would prove popular: a high-speed rail link between Milwaukee and Madison', Time: 'Essential viewing,' Fox News : '...Walker, by the way, is running an ad that ties Barrett to the Obama stimulus package by way of a controversial rail project,' Politico: "Today, when Obama is in Wisconsin, Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Walker will capitalize on all the attention to the presidential visit by holding a rally to protest the construction of a stimulus-funded high-speed train...' PBS : 'Walker hammers away at what he calls an $810 million boondoggle to build a high-speed rail line from Madison to Milwaukee,'" and more.
Walker calls our $810 million dollar "high" speed train stimulus grant a "perfect example of the out of control taxing and spending in Washington and Madison." I couldn't agree more.
If you are against the waste-of-money train, go to Scott Walker's NoTrain.com to register your opposition.
More reading: WSJ: Wisconsin GOP Candidate Jabs Obama
What They're Saying ...Scott Walker Ad Receives National Attention
Past Posts: STOP the Obama & Doyle waste-of-money train
STOP the Obama & Doyle Waste-of-Money Train, Speak up Aug. 3
Yesterday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Gov. Jim Doyle visited Watertown, WI. They gleefully signed the papers in order to release $46.7 million out of the total $810 million dollar budget. That's Obama appointed stimulus money to build the rail line from Milwaukee to Madison.
For now, I will bypass the ridiculousness of spending that much money on a train that the majority of Wisconsinites don't want or need. What struck me was that LaHood sounded so giddy about making us create that rail line. LaHood said,"High-speed rail is coming to Wisconsin. There is no stopping it."
The Journal Sentinel's opening line of LaHood, Doyle say there's no derailing high-speed rail line ended by stating the duo "portrayed" the "...rail line as an unstoppable train that Republican gubernatorial candidates can't derail."
Candidates Scott Walker and Mark Neumann disagree. Both said that they would shut down construction if elected. That is a relief.
I caught a bit of Scott Walker on Jay Weber this morning. He reminded listeners of the supposedly unstoppable "Blue Shirt" at the airport! People said we couldn't stop that too, he said. Estimated operation costs are $10 million a year that Wisconsin taxpayers will have to fund. Walker said something to this effect, Bottom line, the Federal government cannot obligate Wisconsin to spend $10 million a year to support / run the train.
Mayor Tom Barrett supports the train. After all, he also wants his Folly Trolley in Milwaukee --another expensive form of transportation that no one will use. Walker also brought up the fact that This isn't just Jim Doyle's train, it's Tom Barrett's train too. He was there since the beginning.
So one thing Wisconsinites can do to STOP the Drain on the Taxpayer Obama & Doyle Express is VOTE REPUBLICAN!
But you don't need to wait until November. You can also speak up on Aug. 3rd.
My Alderman Lisa Mellone sent a notice that the City of Brookfield is holding "A city-wide public workshop regarding this proposal is scheduled on August 3rd from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Brookfield Elementary School, 2530 N. Brookfield Rd. We encourage you to attend and express your opinion on this issue.The Council will deliberate the placement of a train stop in Brookfield on August 17th."
She adds, "If you can't attend the workshop, please give your alderman your questions and stance on the issue of High Speed Rail stopping in Brookfield before the 8/17 meeting."
All Wisconsinites should voice their opposition to their Aldermen, Mayors, State Representatives and State Senators. The operational funds come out of the transportation fund for the whole state, even though the train operates just from Milwaukee to Madison.
So, Taxpayers in Distress, speak up!
Listen to Vicki McKenna's Friday Show Hour 1 Part 1 She details the cost to ride, subsidies, and other horrors.
Hate the idea of a high-speed rail station in Brookfield? Blogger Cindy Kilkenny found a this nugget in the Brookfield Common Council packet: "1993 - Governor Thompson commits $50 million to build passenger rail between Milwaukee and Madison."
Happy Earth Day - Go Diesel!
Today is Earth Day. It is also Vladimir Lenin's birthday.
What would be my perfect gift for Earth Day? To learn that Wisconsin's Assembly and Senate failed in passing Gov. Doyle's Global Warming Bill! It looks like I just may get my wish, but it isn't over until the fat lady sings, as they say.
Many of the measures environmentalists push to save the earth are in fact harmful. Ethanol and CFLs come to mind. Hybrid cars have a huge carbon footprint, if you factor in the manufacturing and battery disposal.
So here is my Earth Day tip: Go diesel for your car. Seriously. I am not being flip. Clean diesel is not only is very clean but it will save you money if you drive a lot.
We took the plunge last fall and purchased a VW Jetta SportWagen TDI (diesel) car. It is so clean, it qualified for an Advanced lean burn technology vehicle credit, the same type of tax credit that hybrids did. Unlike a hybrid, diesels last a l-o-n-g time. They like to be driven.
Did we purchase the car just to get the credit? Of course not. It was a nice bonus though. We bought the car because we like road trips and my former PT Cruiser got an abysmal 21mpg if going downhill, with a tail wind, on the highway. (It's about 18mpg at home.)
The Jetta was touted at 42mpg Hwy, 30 city. (Some drivers report 55-60mpg hwy.) Mine isn't broken in yet, but since the weather warmed up, I have been getting 38-40 at home and 45.6mpg out to say, Thiensville (some freeway, some streets).
Is it smelly? Noisy? No. I don't think you would even know it was diesel until you stepped on the accelerator. (They really go!)
Europeans have been driving diesel for a long time. Their fuel costs are so much higher than ours that they must get the best bang for their buck. Maybe now that Volkswagen is building a plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, they will have more of a presence here in the states. Maybe diesel will catch on here too.
Don't expect to do any great negotiating on price though. These cars fly off the showroom floor. We spotted one being unloaded at Concours Motors in Glendale, but it was sold out from under us. In some areas of the country, there is a $3,000 add to the sticker price.
So you see, by choosing clean diesel, I am greener than some of you think. My idea of green though is saving money! ;-)
Wisconsin Assembly Update: Working night & day-RTA, Global Warming, Voter Act on hold, Wood stays
It was a l-o-n-g day, or should I say night, for Wisconsin's Assembly. They worked through the night and still were at it this morning, I heard on Jay Weber this morning. Remarkably, the bottom line is the 3 worst bills, Voter Protection, Global Warming, and Creation of RTA, weren't voted on. (Keep those calls coming--see below.)
The Voter (Fraud) Protection Act, AB 895 / SB 640 did not come up for a vote as expected, nor did the Global Warming Bill, AB 649 / SB 450. It seems the Democrats were too busy duking it out all night to bring them to the floor. (Thank heavens!)
The creation of a RTA was dealt a severe blow by my Representative, Leah Vukmir, who I am dubbing, Vukmir the Valiant. Vukmir pretty much killed the bill with an amendment that would require a binding referendum for Milwaukee County voters to approve raising the sales tax by .05% before a RTA could be created. She was joined by Democrats David Cullen (Wauwatosa, West Milw.) and Tony Staskunas (West Allis) in that amendment. It passed 52/46. That was encouraging.
This also puts Senator Jim Sullivan, who represents pretty much the same area, in an opposite position of his Assembly counterparts.*
Speaking of the Senate, it seems the Senate Democrats don't think they have the votes to pass Global Warming and Voter Protection. Since Leader Russ Decker wants to spare his Senate Democrats from voting on something they can't pass, these might not come to the floor either. (Oh, I hope, I hope.) At least that is what Jay Weber and J.R. Ross indicated on Jay's radio program this morning.
If you remember, I wondered yesterday if that was the reason Jim Sullivan was now against the Voter Protection act.
The other hot topic was what to do with Jeff Wood, the Democrat with 3 DUIs. The Assembly voted to censure him, not expel. (It's all about protecting the majority--they might need him to vote on Thursday.) "Disgusting"
The Assembly worked almost 24 hours straight, thankfully, they have to call it quits for the day. Voter Protection, Global Warming (being pushed hard by the Potawatomis) and RTA, among others, could all come back on Thursday.
The Senate isn't in session today but is meeting later this afternoon at 3pm to set the schedule for Thursday, their last day? Of course, the Senate could go into extra innings, so to speak. But at least for now, it is not as dire as I had thought.
But don't count these bills dead yet. Both houses could pull it together and pass it all.
Keep calling! The only reason these things haven't passed so far is the pressure from the public! Senator Jim Sullivan - District 5, (866) 817-6061 or (608) 266-2512.
If you don't live in Brookfield, find your Senator and Representative and tell them to vote NO, especially if your Senator is Jeff Plale-District 7, (608) 266-7505, John Lehman-District 21, (608) 266-1832, or Tim Carpenter-District 3, (608) 266-8535.
*Thanks Jay Weber and J.R. Ross! Listen to the first few minutes of each part of the 2nd hour for more details. Hour 2: Part 1 and Part 2.
No more Midwest & AirTran ranked No. 2
Yesterday came the no surprise announcement, Republic will rename Midwest, Frontier. I was privileged to fly Midwest 3 times in their grander days. Those wonderful Midwest meals and comfy wide seats vanished during the belt-tightening and take-over eras but still remain legendary. Who would have thought that in today's tightwad era, airlines would propose charging for a carry on or using the restroom!
Sadly, it was logical that the Midwest name be scrapped too, since the ammenities that branded them as something special had long since vanished. The only vestige to remain of their heyday is the chocolate chip cookie.
Also this week came the news that AirTran airlines was ranked as Number 2 in airline quality (For comparison, Frontier was ranked 7th).
This is good news because AirTran flies out of Milwaukee. In fact, AirTran announced last December that they were making Miwaukee a second hub. "AirTran Airways...announced that the airline will open both a pilot and flight attendant base in Milwaukee to support its increased operations. ... The flight bases will be opened in April 2010 and will consist initially of 50 pilots ... and a minimum of 50 flight attendants..." (My emphasis throughout)
The new AirTran Hub would add 100 jobs to start. AirTran's Marketing Senior Vice President said, "As we continue to grow our Milwaukee operation, we have reached a point where we need to add flight crew bases in Milwaukee to make our airline more efficient... These new Milwaukee jobs further demonstrate our commitment to Southeast Wisconsin."
I don't fly often - maybe once every 1 or 2 years? But I like AirTran because they offer inexpensive, nonstop flights to Orlando. They have been on time and my limited experience has always been good. Also, for people like me, who don't travel for business, they have a rewards plan to save up for a free flight. (My family flew free a few years back to Disney via their A+ Rewards program.) They also offer a credit card that offers points toward free flights. As I often say, AirTran: Great airline - Stupid radio ads!
A few years back, when Midwest spurned AirTran's take over overtures, I owned a bit of Midwest stock when there was that push for Milwaukeeans to buy stock to help the company. (It still remains my most fun venture in the stock market--ever. I am don't gamble Vegas or lottery style, but I invested a few hundred dollars when the stock was a dollar-something, held the stock for a while, and then sold it when it topped 2 digits.) At the time, I thought AirTran would be a good candidate for obtaining Midwest. They seemed committed to staying in Milwaukee.
I wonder if the former Midwest employees would agree?
Doyle's railroad to nowhere, or is it?
$3/4 of a billion. High Speed (more like Amtrak) rail Milwaukee to Madison air port Talk about the train to nowhere! Jay Weber 8:15 Wed.The airport is out in the countryside on the northeast side of the city! The DOT says that if it went to Madison it would add 45 minutes to an hour to the commute time. (How long does it take to get to Madison in the first place by car?) They have already done the environmental impact study for the area. (ME Hmmm, more like this is a 1st step to the Milw to Minneapolis line?) It is not high speed. ARTICLE
8 lanes to Illinois border, so why do we need a train?
and why do we need a train to Madison? We have the Badger Bus.
Not miles per gallon, miles per tax dollar
for now, the taxation on miles driven is taking a back seat. But like all taxing ideas, it will rear its ugly head again.
Am I missing something with trains?
Railroaded on commuter rail


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Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz co-hosted the Emmy Awards in 1952. Arnaz returned to host alone in 1957. Photo by Academy of Television Arts & Science Archives, TVA/PictureGroup
Art Linkletter
Art Linkletter hosted the Emmy Awards in 1953 and came back in 1956 with Danny Thomas to co-host. Photo by Matthew Peyton/Getty Images
Ed Sullivan
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Johnny Carson
Johnny Carson has hosted the Emmy Awards a total of five time – the most of any host. First in 1963 with Bob Newhart and David Brinkley and then by himself from 1971 to 1974. Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images
Bill Cosby
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Jimmy Fallon
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TCL > April 2013 Issue > Court Business
Visit the related court's website for complete text of rule changes or proposed rule changes issued by the court. Each court's website includes corresponding forms, which are not printed in Court Business, and versions with highlights of revisions (deletions and additions). Material printed in Court Business appears as submitted by the court and has not been edited by the staff of The Colorado Lawyer.
Colorado Supreme Court Rules Committee
Rule Change 2013(01)
Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure
Rule 16.2. Court Facilitated Management of Domestic Relations
Cases and General Provisions Governing Duty of Disclosure
Rule 313. Counterclaim and Cross Claim
Amended and Adopted
Rule 16.2. Court Facilitated Management of Domestic Relations
Cases and General Provisions Governing Duty of Disclosure
(a) through (f) [No Change]
(g)(1) through (4) [No Change]
(5) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, expert reports shall be provided to the parties 56 days (8 weeks) prior to hearing. Rebuttal reports shall be provided 21 days thereafter. If an initial report is served early, the rebuttal report shall not be required sooner than 35 days (5 weeks) before the hearing.
(g)(6) through (j) [No Change]
Rule 313. Counterclaim and Cross Claim
(a) [No Change]
(b) Alternate. If at the time the action is commenced the defendant possesses a counterclaim against the plaintiff that is not within the jurisdiction of the county court, exclusive of interest and costs, the defendant may:
(1) [No Change]
(2) File the counterclaim together with the answer in the pending county court action and request in the answer that the action be transferred to the district court. Upon filing the answer and counterclaim, the defendant shall tender the district court filing fee for a complaint. Upon compliance by the defendant with the requirements of this section, all county court proceedings shall be discontinued and the clerk of the county court shall certify all records in the case and forward the docket fee to the district court. In the event the counterclaim which caused the removal is subsequently dismissed, the case may be remanded to the county court for further proceedings.
(c) through (g) [No Change]
Amended and Adopted by the Court, en banc, February 8, 2013, effective immediately.
By the Court:
Nancy E. Rice
Justice, Colorado Supreme Court
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado
In the Matter of Adoption of Revisions to Certain
Local Bankruptcy Rules and Forms
General Procedure Order Number 2013-1
Effective February 1, 2013
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2071, Rule 83 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure,and Rule 9029 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure,this General Procedure Order is adopted to make revisions to certain Local Bankruptcy Rules (L.B.R.) and Local Bankruptcy Forms (L.B.Forms), and add to the L.B.R., pending their formal adoption. The following are the L.B.Rs. and L.B. Forms that are modified with the attached exhibit*setting forth the detail of the revisions:
L.B.R. 1007-4 Financial Disclosure by Corporate Debtor
L.B.R. 1007-7 (NEW) Chapter 11 Receivers
L.B.Form. 1007-7.1 (NEW) Disclosures Regarding Receivers
L.B.R. 1015-1 Joint Administration
L.B.R. 2004-1 Examinations
L.B.R. 2081-1 Chapter 11 Initial Motions
L.B.R. 2081-2 Chapter 11 Certain Notices
L.B.R. 4001-3 Cash Collateral and Post-Petition Financing
ORDERED that commencing February 1, 2013, the afore-referenced revisions to the L.B.R.s and L.B.Forms described in the attached document* are adopted for use. [*Recent Announcements and Court Updates, including forms, and exhibits are available at www.cob.uscourts.gov.]
Dated January 16, 2013.
Howard R. Tallman, Chief Judge
Sidney B. Brooks, Judge
A. Bruce Campbell, Judge
Elizabeth E. Brown, Judge
Michael E. Romero, Judge
In the Matter of Adoption of Revisions to Certain
Local Bankruptcy Rules and Forms
General Procedure Order Number 2012-6
Effective February 1, 2013
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 071, Rule 83 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Rule 9029 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure, this General Procedure Order is adopted to make revisions to the Local Bankruptcy Form Chapter 13 Plan Form 3015-1.1 pending its formal adoption. The revision is made to allow the plan to be printed two pages to a side of paper, front and back for mailing purposes. The new form plan is available for review at cob.uscourts.gov and the attached exhibit* sets forth more detail of the revisions. [*exhibit is available at www.cob.uscourts.gov/formsdom/Chapter%2013%20plan%20-%20final%20-%20highlighted.pdf.]
IT IS ORDERED that commencing February 1, 2013, the revisions to L.B. Form 3015-1.1 are adopted for use.
Dated December 21, 2012.


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Rustic Suite Alimuri with Garden
Size60 m²
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- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Parking available
- Balcony/terrace
- Towels
Accommodation summary
|Via De Martino, 80062 Meta, Campania, Italy
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The story of the "Suite Alimuri" and of the nearby houses dates back the XVIII century. But over the centuries obviously it has lived through the different historical events of our country: the French domination, the glorious period of the autonomous kingdom of Naples, the unification of Italy in 1860. As consequence it has been damaged and modified over the centuries, but the portal, the courtyard on the ground-floor and most part of the walls are still the same. A few years ago the building was restored and in particular the "Suite Alimuri" has been strongly renewed. This year, for the first time, the present owners of the building have decided to rent it.
On the first floor there is a small terrace, which belongs only to the flat. On the left there is the bathroom with a shower, nicely decorated with ceramic tiles. The kitchen too is decorated with ceramic tiles, and it is ancient. But at the same time it is equipped with modern cooking stoves and a refrigerator. On the other side of the house is the bedroom with a double-bed and a big wardrobe: from its window one can enjoy a beautiful sea-view. This room is decorated with antiques and the bed in wrought iron. The nearby living-room is decorated with antiques dating back to the XVIII and XIX centuries, and it is equipped with TV, table with chairs and 2 single beds.
We arrange the following services:
- Shared Guided Tours in Pompeii
- Private Italian lessons with the teacher coming to the apartment
- Private Guided Tours in Pompeii, Capri, Amalfi Coast etc.
House rules
No pets allowed.
|Weekly rate
|£ 618
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Reviews of this property
Quiet, is spacious in the old Italian style building. Well located. But not very well equipped kitchen, tiny bathroom with shower rod that ignores, uncomfortable and squeaky bed, not two bedside lamps.
Logement calme et grand , dans le style de vieil immeuble italien. Bien situé. Mais, cuisine pas très bien équipée , salle de bain exiguë avec tringle de douche qui ne tient pas, lit inconfortable et qui grince, pas deux lampes de chevet.
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Publications- Last Five Years
Published Books & Monographs
Clarke, J.N. & Clarke, L. N. (2005). Japanese Translation of Finding Strength: A mother and Daughters Story of Childhood Cancer.
Clarke, J.N. (2004). Health, Illness, and Medicine in Canada (4th Edition). Toronto: Oxford University Press.
Clarke, J. N. (2008). Health, Illness and Medicine in Canada (5th Edition). Toronto: Oxford University Press.
Published Refereed Papers
Clarke, J.N. & van Amerom, G. (2008). Mass print media depictions of cancer and heart disease: Community versus individualistic perspectives? Health and Social Care in the Community. 16(1), 96-103.
Clarke, J.N, & van Amerom, G. (2008). Surplus suffering: Differences between organizations understanding and those diagnosed. Disability & Society. 22(7), 761-776.
Clarke, J.N. & van Amerom, G. (2008). When bad things happen to good people. Health, Risk & Society. 9(4), 425-439.
Clarke, J.N. Arnold, S., Everest, M. & Whitfield, K. (2007). The paradoxical reliance on
allopathic medicine and positivist science among skeptical audiences. Social Science & Medicine. 64(1), 164-173.
Clarke, J.N., van Amerom, G. & Binns, J. (2007). Gender and heart disease in mass print media: 1991, 1996, 2001. Women & Health. 45(1), 17-35.
Clarke, J.N. (2006). Homophobia out of the closet in the media portrayal of HIV/AIDS 1991, 1996, and 2001: Celebrity, heterosexism and the silent guilty victims. Critical Public Health. 16(4), 317-330.
Clarke, J.N. (2006). Advocacy: Essential work for mothers of children living with
cancer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. 2(8), 31-47.
Clarke, J.N., Hoffman, G. & McLellan, L. (2006). Portrayal of HIV/AIDS in two African American magazines. Journal of Health Communication. 11(5), 495-507.
Clarke, J.N. & Everest, M. (2006). Cancer in mass print media: Fear, uncertainty and the medical model. Social Science and Medicine. 62(10), 2591-2600.
Clarke, J.N. (2006). The case of the missing person: Alzheimers disease in mass print magazines (19962001). Health Communication. 19(3), 269-277.
Clarke, J.N. & Binns, J (2006). The portrayal of heart disease in mass print magazines: 1991-2001. Health Communication. 19(1), 39-48.
James, S., Navara, G. S., Lomotey, J. & Clarke, J.N. (2006). From ancestrial knowledge to clinical practice: The case of agonias and Portuguese psychotherapists. International Journal of Clinical & Health Psychology. 6, 441-454.
Clarke, J.N., Fletcher, P. & M. Schneider (2005). Mothers home health care work when their children have cancer. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing. 22(6), 265-373.
Clarke, J.N. (2005).Mothers home health care work: Emotion work when a child has cancer. Cancer Nursing. 28(6), 1-8.
Clarke, J.N. (2005). Portrayal of childhood cancer in English language magazines in North America: 1970- 2001. Journal of Health Communication. 10(7), 593-607.
Clarke, J.N. (2005). Poetry and prose: Telling the stories of mentally ill formerly homeless people. Qualitative Inquiry. 11(6), 913-932.
James, S., Navaro, G., Clarke, J.N. & J. Lomotey (2005). An inquiry into the agonies (agonias) of Portuguese immigrants from the Azores. Hispanic Journal of Behavioural Science. 27(4), 547-564.
Clarke, J.N. (2005). Death under control: The portrayal of death in mass print English language magazines in Canada. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying. 52(2), 151-165.
Nelson, G., Clarke, J.N., Febbraro, A., & Hatzipantelis, M. (2005). A narrative approach to the evaluation of supportive housing: Stories of homeless people who have experienced serious mental illness. Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. 29 (2): 98-104.
Clarke, J.N. (2005). Fathers home health care work when a child has cancer: Im her dad; I have to do it. Men and Masculinities. 7(4), 385-404.
Clarke, J.N., Friedman, D., & Hoffman-Goetz, L. (2005). Canadian Aboriginal peoples experiences with HIV/AIDS as portrayed in selected English language Aboriginal media (1996-2000). Social Science and Medicine. 60(10), 2169-2180.
Clarke, J.N. (2005). Whose power, /authority/ knowledge? Conundrums in the experiences of parents whose children have cancer. Health and Social Work. 41(1), 13-35.
Hoffman-Goetz, L., Friedman, D. B., & Clarke, J.N. (2005). HIV/AIDS risk factors as portrayed in mass media targeting First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples of Canada. Journal of Health Communication. 10(2), 145-162.
Clarke, J.N. (2004). A comparison of breast, testicular, and prostate cancer in the mass print media (1996-2001). Social Science and Medicine. 59(3), 541-551.
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Hi, I'm new here, I've specifically joined to ask about re-lactation. I've just had my third child who is 6 weeks old. I also have a 3 year old and an 18 month old. I decided from the start that I wouldn't breastfeed. I didn't get on with b/feeding my other two either, the most I've done is a week
I have started to feel guilty about not b/feeding as he has started to get the constipation that so many bottle fed babies get. Also he's putting on weight very slowly as he's a grazer not a guzzler! I hadn't even heard of re-lactation before I had a look on the internet. Do you think I should give it a try? I still get spots of milk leak at night. Do you think I'll be making hard work for myself? It is hard having 3 so close together, and I don't want to stress myself out. Can it be done without a pump as I can't afford one?
Also if I decide to, how to I tell my husband - he isn't a b/feeding fan and will think I'm totally crazy....
Just not sure what to do


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