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When Stephen Page talks about the character of Patyegarang, he shifts rapidly between the past and the present. Page, choreographer and artistic director of the indigenous Bangarra Dance Theatre, has created a work about a historical character. But for him, she carries an urgent, contemporary charge and a clear legacy. ''Leah Purcell, Deb Mailman, Jessica Mauboy, Cathy Freeman ... they're our Patyegarangs,'' he says.
He has created a full-length work that bears her name and tells her story – an account full of possibilities and implications. There are indigenous warrior stories, he says, about figures such as Yagan, Pemulwuy, Jandamarra and Musquito. But Patyegarang – a young woman in her teens – represents something very different.
Her's is a first-contact tale, a remarkable piece of history that came to light comparatively recently. It concerns a series of meetings between Patyegarang, a member of the Eora nation, and Lieutenant William Dawes, who arrived in Botany Bay on January 21, 1788, as a member of the First Fleet.
The evidence for these encounters is in the pages of two notebooks that were not discovered until 1972, in the library of the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies. In these notebooks, Dawes recorded painstaking, detailed observations about her language and culture. It is also evident that she learned from him too.
It's fleeting but potent material. There are 15 or so incidents that involve her, Page says. ''He was here for three years, but what he records seems to have taken place over nine weeks or so. Maybe she was always around, but the more profound, intimate and tender moments of exchange were over a short period.''
Page has explored an indigenous woman's story before, in a narrative dance piece he made in 2008. In Mathinna, he focused on the life of a young girl who was taken in by the governor of Tasmania, Sir John Franklin, then abandoned a few years later when he was recalled to England. There's a haunting 1842 watercolour of her, as a child of seven, in a bright red dress and bare feet.
''When I was creating Patyegarang there were similarities flowing through from Mathinna,'' Page says. But Mathinna's story is tragic: after her short stay with the governor's family, she was dispatched to an orphanage, then drowned at the age of 21. Petyegarang's narrative has another kind of trajectory and resonance. It's both more concrete and more mysterious. We know certain things about her, but nothing of what became of her.
''She had five names,'' he says. ''When you have that many names, in Aboriginal culture, you come from quite a senior clan. At 14 or 15, she would have gone through women's business, she would have been promised but not married. She had seniority.''
For him, she's inspiring, someone whom he connects with contemporary indigenous women. He reels off names, mentions academic Marcia Langton, lawyer Terri Janke, community leader Rosalie Kunoth Monks (who also played the role of Jedda in Charles Chauvel's 1955 film), as well as Purcell, Mauboy, Mailman and Freeman.
He recalls working on the Sydney Olympics and how he felt about the choice of Cathy Freeman to light the Olympic flame ''To have an indigenous girl, a young woman who is the future of this country, that to me was always a wonderful sense of where we are as a people. And I really feel that we've derailed it, we've gone the other way.''
There were many questions in Page's mind as he set about creating Patyegarang as a dance piece. He asked himself, how do you create a historical work from an indigenous perspective? Beyond narrative, that is, beyond familiar notions of authenticity. And the answer he found ''is that you want to connect to the spirit, which means look at things like the internal process, or the energy, or how the land shapes the people, or the colour of the sky''.
He knew he needed language as part of the structure and the score: it was such an integral part of the encounter. When it came to creating a work that unfolds over 13 scenes that are both story and dream, narrative and theme, he says, ''I wasn't afraid to be literal with some of the aspects of it''.
The role of Dawes went to a non-indigenous dancer, Thomas Greenfield, whose background includes physical theatre, street dance and sports, and who had had a secondment to Bangarra when he was in college.
And for the role of Patyegarang, Page cast Jasmin Sheppard, who has been with Bangarra since 2007. She felt strongly about the character, Page says, and her training lent itself to dramatic roles. She also forged a close connection with the subject matter.
Last year, she made her first work as a choreographer with the company, for a program called Dance Clan 3. Page commissioned four women from Bangarra: Yolande Brown, Deborah Brown, Tara Gower and Sheppard. Sheppard created Macq, a short piece about Governor Macquarie.
Sheppard worked with Page as he created Patyegarang. ''He leads the process, but I wanted to put my heart into it,'' she says. ''I've really drawn on personal things that I feel relate to her story,'' details that brought them together over time.
There's a scene, for example, involving the character's connection to a piece of clothing. ''I've always used clothes as a way of remembering people. When I was young and missed my dad, I used to go to sleep with his T-shirt. It's a way to connect with love and loss.''
There's another emotion that Sheppard identifies and feels close to. It's the idea that ''the world can also be a darker place, and how are we going to hold on to the good things? I think that's why she shared so much with Dawes, because he was a good man. She sensed that and she thought, 'if I share my culture, and these beautiful things about my culture, it might live on'.''
Along the way, she has been struck by how much she has learned about the city she thought she knew, about Sydney as a site of Aboriginal culture. This covers everything from the Darug language that is part of the piece's soundtrack and texture, to details such as the shape of the coves around the harbour and how they represent different totems.
She learned from cultural advisers from the community, who've illuminated Patyegarang for her – ''Uncle Richard Green, Matthew Doyle, people who'd shared their culture with us, and putting her in context, teaching about different names of things, and language. Which is a really vital part of this story.
''Working with the Darug language, I've been playfully using those words as part of my dialogue in day to day life. There's one special word I learnt, which means, 'This is on my heart','' Sheppard, says, laughing. ''I've used it in a couple of romantic occasions.''
For her, the encounters between Patyegarang and Dawes are ''the first instance of reconciliation''. There is a sense of pain and loss in the work, of the foreshadowing of a bleaker future for Patyegarang's people. But the focus is on encounter and exchange.
Page acknowledges that some in the audience will have different expectations of the piece and what it depicts, expecting something even more grim.
''Someone said to me, 'you know a massacre came after it and you know smallpox killed 3000 people', and I thought, 'yes, I know, but is that the story we're telling?'
''We don't hear goodwill stories about black and white relationships. Do we celebrate this enough, do we talk about the positive stories?''
The narrative of Patyegarang and Dawes, he says, ''is about exchange, respect for each other's cultures. And he actually accepted her knowledge''. Yet there is question he still asks himself. ''Who is our William Dawes today?''
TAGLINE: Patyegarang is at the Arts Centre Melbourne from August 28 to September 6. The diaries of Lieutenant Dawes can be viewed online at williamdawes.org.


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Guadalupe River Ranch located North of Boerne Texas contains more beautiful Guadalupe River frontage than any other property in the Texas Hill County. This "one of a kind" showplace ranch consist of 760 acres and adjoins 4 miles of this strong and historic river, creating a beautifully unique, turnkey, investment ranch in the Texas Hill County. The property is complemented with a history that goes back to the Native Americans and German immigrants who established here. The ranch is located 9 minutes from Boerne Texas in Kendall County, with access from Ranch Road 1376 or Farm to Market 474. Both are paved state maintained highways. San Antonio is a quick 35 Minutes away with medical, grocery, dining, shopping, and entertainment all a
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Stoner Sliders
"Half-baked is probably one if not the greatest Stoner movies of all time and we believe this category is best summed up by the great, talented, and verbose Jon Stewart.
Enhancement Smoker (Jon Stewart): "Did you ever see Scent of a Woman?"
Scarface: "Yup."
Enhancement Smoker: "You ever seen Scent of a Woman… on weed? That's the way to see it. It's just wacked."
That is what this is, high movies or shows. Not necessarily ratings or anything like that, but movies or shows… well … high."
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I was watching an episode of Sliders today and happened to run into two famous stoners, Tommy Chong and Danny Masterson. If you are unfamiliar with Sliders, its a Sci-fi show that aired a few years ago where the characters are stuck "sliding" or traveling around different parallel universes trying to return to their home dimension. This particular episode (season 3: episode 24 – Stoker) introduces Tommy Chong as a Van Helsing-like vampire hunter who is helping Quinn, the main character of the show, rescue one of his friends from the clutches of a Vampire rock band who want to turn her into one of their own. Tommy Chong's name is featured as one of the top cast members on the Netflix description of the Sliders series, so It was only a matter of time until he showed up somewhere.
Danny Masterson, aka Hyde from That 70's Show, also makes an appearance on the very same episode of sliders. However, Masterson plays the part of a Vampire groupie looking to earn his way into the ranks of the undead rockers. It was a nice bonus to have both of these cool cats make cameo appearances in one episode together. Be sure to check out this episode on Netflix.
Tags: Danny Masterson, Hyde, Sci-Fi, Sliders, that 70s show, Tommy Chong


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toolsmith: AIRT-Application for Incident Response Teams
My monthly toolsmith column in the August 2009 edition of the ISSA Journal features AIRT.
"AIRT is a web-based application that has been designed and developed to support the day to day operations of a computer security incident response team. The application supports highly automated processing of incident reports and facilitates coordination of multiple incidents by a security operations center."
Kees Leune had pointed me to his excellent offering after I'd sent him MIR-ROR for his consideration.
Incident response teams will find this app very useful for case management.
The article PDF is here.
Thanks to Kees for all his time and feedback while I was writing this month's article.
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Cord Blood Transplantation
Seri, Suzanne F.
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Cord Blood Banking: Information for the Caregiver Folder Pocket in This Publication Contains "A Caregiver Questionnaire" to Be Completed and Mailed Back to the Cord Blood Registry; an Instruction Sheet: "Steps for Collection Using the CBR Cord Blood Registry Collection Kit;" a Photocopy of an Article by George O. Thomasson, "Managing Risks in Cord Blood Counseling," Cord Blood News: A Quarterly Publication Dedicated to Cord Blood Awareness, Education, and Research 1997 Spring; 2(2); and A Photocopy of an Editorial by Richard Schwarz "Cord Blood Banking: Your Role" Ob.Gyn. News 1997 May 1; 32(9) Unknown author (Cord Blood Registry, 1998)
Banking and Transplantation of Unrelated Donor Umbilical Cord Blood: Status of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute-Sponsored Trial Wagner, John E.; Kurtzberg, Joanne (1998-09)


text: MIDDLETOWN, R.I., July 15, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KVH Industries, Inc. , (Nasdaq:KVHI) is pleased to name Mr. Andrew Bush as its OEM/Leisure Marine Sales Manager for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Mr. Bush comes to KVH after 17 years at C.A. Clase (UK) Ltd. and will use his vast industry experience to manage KVH's entire original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and leisure marine business unit in the EMEA region. This includes increasing market share for the popular TracVision ® line of satellite television antenna systems as well as KVH's TracPhone ® satellite communications systems and its mini-VSAT Broadband sm satellite communications service. "Bringing Andrew onboard confirms our commitment to renew and strengthen the focus on the OEM and leisure marine markets," says Svend Lykke Larsen, Managing Director of KVH Industries A/S. "His vast product and industry expertise and commitment to outstanding customer service will ensure a positive experience for KVH customers. Andrew will be in touch with his former colleagues at C.A. Clase frequently, as they will remain our primary distributor in the UK." Mr. Bush brings extensive market and customer knowledge to KVH, which he gained while working closely with OEMs and distributors in the UK as Managing Director of C.A. Clase (UK) Ltd. Over the course of his tenure at C.A. Clase, Mr. Bush helped to establish the company as a leading distributor of mobile connectivity products, including KVH products, throughout Europe. "I am excited to join KVH because I know from experience that the company is dedicated to offering the highest quality and best service to yacht owners, passengers, and crew around the world," explains Mr. Bush. "That is a passion I share, and I look forward to the opportunity to focus on the outstanding TracVision and TracPhone product lines and KVH's industry-leading mini-VSAT Broadband service."


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Ease Back-to-School Stress
Welcome to Hera School website! I hope you find this website full of valuable and motivating information.
We are very proud of our school filled with staff and pupils who are passionate about learning.
I sincerely hope that everyone within Hera International School is happy to be here, living our vision statement:
'Read, Lead, and then Succeed'
We focus on a value – based approach which encourages the children to learn about personal development, alongside educational development.
Our curriculum aims to focus on the benefits learning. Teachers and teacher assistants strive to deliver the very best lessons and extracurricular activities for every pupil. We work hard to make learning stimulating and to guarantee that all pupils are involved and working towards filling their amazing potentials. It is our mission to bring out the best in every learner, to see every one of them sparkle!
Our school has a sense of uniqueness as it firmly believes we are 'one family'. The family consisting of parents, the students and the teachers.
We are supported by fantastic parents, who have over the years have appreciated and accepted our decisions, which have enhanced the learning of their child.
With best wishes
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New Academic Year 2016-2017
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Two Worlds. One Dream.
A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers, including Luke and Natalie, team up with NYU freshman Moose, and find themselves pitted against the world's best hip hop dancers in a high-stakes showdown that will change their lives forever.
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NM, I got it, helps if I actually read the instructions for the NOPriv option lol


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Baseball Coaching Staff
Head Coach - Blake Jones
High School: Caledonia (MO)
College: Mineral Area College (2005-2006)
Lincoln University (2009)
Former Mineral Area College pitcher Blake Jones is in his fourth season as Head Baseball Coach at Mineral Area College. In his first season as head coach Blake lead the Cardinals to the Region XVI championship game. Last season MAC was 31-22 and 13-3 in the MCCAC. In his second season, Blake lead Mineral Area to a 25-25 overall record with a 16-12 record in the Region 16 and 9-7 record in the MCCAC. In three seasons Blake has compiled a 86-74 record as the Cardinals skipper. Coach Jones replaced Head Coach Stan Walden. Coach Jones served as Coach Walden's assistant for two seasons, and worked as Jim Gerwitz's assistant coach for two seasons prior to that. Blake played summer baseball for Coach Walden and Hal Loughary for the Farmington Firebirds for three seasons.
Blake Jones played his high school career at nearby Valley of Caledonia High School, where he was a three time All-State athlete in baseball. Jones then went on to pitch at Mineral Area College from 2004-2006. He participated in the Region 16 All-Star game his sophomore season at MAC. Blake then went on to finish up his baseball career at Lincoln University in Jefferson City.
"I'm excited about the opportunity to coach baseball at Mineral Area College," stated Jones. "I'm looking forward to the challenges of being a head coach in Region 16. Having a played at MAC, it's an honor to now be able to coach here."
Blake started his coaching career at Lincoln University in Jefferson City where he helped the pitching staff lower its earned run average by a over a run per game. Andy Moss a former Mineral Area College baseball player was a member of Blake's staff and was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals. Three seasons ago, two of Blake's pitchers signed with Division I schools. Dustin Hunter decided to continue his playing career at Western Illinois and Tyler Beers signed with with Murray State. Three seasons ago Tim Vonder Haar signed with Murray State and the Cardinals enjoyed one of their finest seasons in the program's history going 31-18. Two seasons MAC's pitching staff helped lead the way for the Cardinals who finished at 33-23. At one point this past season MAC was 8th in the country in ERA as a team. Jeff King was a 10 game winner as a freshman and won 17 games over two years while at MAC. Blake has coached eleven MCCAC All-Conference players as well as two Region 16 All-Region players in his two years as head coach.
In his 3 years as head coach Blake has lead the Cardinals to an 87-73 overall record. They have sent a total of 28 guys to four-year colleges, including 4 guys who have signed at NCAA Division I schools.
2014 Record: 31-26
2015 Record: 25-25
2016 Record: 31-22
Blake can be reached at 573-518-2283
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Follow Blake @bajones37 on Twitter.
Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator- Jordan Thompson
Jordan Thompson is returning to MAC as an assistant baseball coach. Jordan played 2 years of baseball for Mineral Area College and graduated with an AA in 2011. Jordan continued his baseball career at William Woods University for his final two years and graduated with a Psychology degree in 2013. After undergrad, Jordan enrolled in Eastern Illinois University to earn his masters degree in sports administration and kinesiology. He has been a high school assistant at Charleston high school and Bismarck high, and is excited to be back home and joining the Mineral Area coaching staff. Jordan is from Desloge Missouri.
Follow Jordan @JordanSThompson on Twitter
Assistant Coach- Ryan Vruggink
Ryan Vruggink will be joining the Mineral Area staff for his first season. A former pitcher at both the University of Houston and Arkansas Tech University, he will be in charge of working with the pitching staff on a day to day basis. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and plans to work on obtaining a Master of Education (Med) degree during his time at MAC enrolling at the CMU campus in Park Hills.
Ryan had served as an assistant coach, also in charge of working with the pitchers, for the Martinsville Mustangs, a collegiate summer league team in the Coastal Plains League.
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Assistant Coach - Brandon Hubbard


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Arson spree leaves village with no pub
A series of arson attacks has left residents of a rural village living in fear, after the only remaining pub was gutted by fire.
It emerged this week there have been a number of arson attacks in Duleek and nearby Donore over the last 12 months.
A house was previously badly damaged when a car was set ablaze in the village, while a minibus, sheds and barns have also been burned down.
This week, a van was crashed into the front of the pub in Duleek and was then torched in a deliberate attack on the family-run business.
The blaze has left the Co. Meath village without a boozer after two other pubs were shut down in the last year.
The owners are mystified as to why the premises has been targeted in such a deliberate way and told Gardaí there had been no prior warning.
There hadn't been any incidents of people being barred or any other problem that could have caused a grudge, according to sources.
The attack last Monday came just days after a car went on fire beside the pub, in what is now believed to a connected incident.
Monday night's attack on Kelly's Pub could easily have ended in tragedy as customers helped carry a frail elderly man down the stairs.
Local Councillor and resident Sharon Keogan said the fires are "a serious issue".
"Thank God it happened at the time it happened at because if it happened an hour later we would be looking at fatalities. There would have been no way to get the elderly man down the stairs," she told the Sunday World.
Cllr Keogan's pub in the village, O'Neill's, has also been shut down since a fire caused by a stove badly damaged the premises.
Another pub, The Greyhound Bar, has also been closed since last year.
"Essentially we are a village without a pub. Our pub would have been run like a community centre, all charity events and fundraisers would have been held there," said Cllr Keogan.
"The loss of a pub is the loss of a community hub, it's a social place to gather. The role of the pub is not just one of serving liquor, it's definitely a community building," she added.
This week's blaze has left people shocked and tomorrow night a public meeting is to be held to discuss the series of recent arson attacks.
"The first car that was set alight on the Saturday night was like an isolated incident, but you now know it's a strategic, malicious attack on the public house. It's just very frightening for all of the community," added Cllr Keogan.
At least two men were involved in the frightening incident in which a Ford Transit van with a Northern registration was rammed into the front door just after midnight on Monday.
The family who live above the pub include an elderly man with Parkinson's and 15-month-old toddler.
They all managed to escape unharmed with the help of customers and staff, but the pub and their home has been completely destroyed.
Most of the family's belongings were also destroyed in the arson attack, including their furniture, valuables and documents. Part of an upstairs bedroom also caved in, while the bar counter and lounge were destroyed.
Officers from Ashbourne Garda Station are investigating the incident, and no arrests have yet been made.
Gardaí have also taken CCTV footage from the area, but the two assailants were "well covered", according to sources. It is also being investigated whether a third person was involved as a getaway driver.


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NASCAR team reports as the Sprint Cup Series heads for the fourth round of its 10-race Chase playoff series at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif.:
Mark Martin, No. 5 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
This week: Martin leads the standings by 18 points, an increase of eight points from a week ago. Martin's 1998 victory at California is his only win there among four top-five and seven top-10 finishes in 16 starts. This will be the first time he has competed in the second California race since he finished 12th in 2006. He ran a part-time schedule in 2007 and 2008 and finished fifth in '07 and 16th in '08 — both in the February races. "There is a lot of pressure off of me now," Martin said. "We had to fight our way into the Chase with all the trouble that we had at the beginning of the year, but now that we are in here we are having fun again ... it's a dream come true and I certainly never thought we would be having this kind of year. Right now, there is no pressure. Everyone is talking about the Chase and how each winner, each weekend is suddenly the top contender. I'll say it again: Ask me with four races to go. Last week this team could have succumbed to the pressure of not having a perfect race car, but we didn't do it. I watched my guys dig and scratch and claw to the best finish we could possibly get. And it was enough. It wasn't a great day, and I know there is not a guy on this team that was happy with a seventh-place finish. But for where we could have finished, it was great."
Last week: Martin's seventh-place finish was the first time he has been outside the top two in the first three Chase races. Martin had his Chevrolet out front one time for 11 laps. "We finished as high as we could," Martin said. "We raced our guts out, and that's what you've got to do in all of them and see how they (the points) tally up."
Etc.: Martin gained on his nearest rival but believes that with plenty of racing left, that could change quickly. "You can look at anything any way you want — I did and I didn't," Martin said of his gain on Jimmie Johnson. "I extended on the 48, but I didn't on several guys. Look at it however you want. It's a race, OK? Every race, that's how you score points. What are there, seven more to go? I don't think we should be getting all hyped up about the tally right now, you know. We've got a lot of racing to go."
Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
This week: Johnson, who is 18 points behind, has won the second California race the last two seasons. Johnson also won the spring race at California in 2002 when he was a rookie. Those are three of his eight top-five and nine top-10 finishes in 13 starts. He finished ninth in February. Since this race in 2005, Johnson has five top-five and six top-10 finishes in seven Fontana starts. "Last week and really the last couple of weeks we've been talking about our strategy and the tracks, directions with setup, and things that we're going to try, things for certain tracks and not other tracks," Johnson said. "I feel very confident with the approach we have and the setups we're going to be taking, the cars we're going to be taking. We're pretty well organized, so hopefully it pays off. I am hopeful that it's helpful for us to have a track in the Chase that we are able to win at — being California. I think the season comes to us, in a way. I know that we perform well in the Chase, but I think the schedule is helpful for the No. 48 car. We have great results and it gives us a lot of hope going into these tracks, but we still have to show up and get the job done. So we have a positive mindset looking forward to those tracks. It will make the week easier leading into those tracks, but we still have to go in there and get to work. I'm excited for it."
Last week: Johnson was in front five times for 53 laps before falling back at the end at Kansas, finishing ninth. "I hate losing points," he said. "I felt like we had a shot to win the race, and I don't know what went on about three stops from the end. We had a car that was so fast. We have to figure out what went on there and sort that out. But there is still a lot of racing left. The top 12 guys are in the Chase for a reason; they are all great teams and put up good performance. You know how it is going to be. You are going to be racing those guys for points and for race wins."
Etc.: The last two weeks, NASCAR has taken Johnson's car to the R&D Center in Concord, N.C., to further inspect it. NASCAR officials warned Johnson's team after Dover that it was pushing the limit on chassis template tolerances. "Well, we weren't cheating," Johnson said. "The cars were not found illegal. It's not uncommon for cars to stick around at the tech center to be measured. The tech center has ways to measure the vehicle that teams don't have. So they're doing their work and doing their data and collecting all that stuff and the cars were there being inspected. Believe me, if they weren't legal they wouldn't have been released. So it is what it is and I hate that it's drawing speculation and concern, but the cars passed tech and here we are. I don't build the race cars, I just drive them."
Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Chevrolet, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
This week: Montoya was able to chop 14 points off his points deficit and is 51 points out of first. Montoya has never finished in the top 10 at California in five starts. His best finish was 11th in February. "I would rather have Atlanta as the next race, to be honest," Montoya said. "I always run really well at Atlanta. At the same time we ran pretty good there last time we were there. It was very early in the season, and even then I think we had decent cars. Right now we've got much more competitive cars. Going to California, it's going to be exciting. You've got to be very open-minded. We're bringing our best stuff every week, and you've got to hope what you bring is good enough. Some weeks you're good enough for a top-five and some weeks maybe good enough to win and some weeks you kind of look at yourself and, you know, finish 12th or 15th. Everybody is going to go through it right now."
Last week: Montoya scored his third straight top-five finish when he was fourth. He had just two top-fives in the 26-race "regular season." "It was frustrating," Montoya said. "I know I got another top-five, but the previous set of tires the car got pretty tight. But this car has run good every week, and time to move on to the next one. We took some points away where we thought we were going to lose a ton, so it's positive. It was a pretty average run. We just couldn't balance it the way we wanted. I'll feel good when I get to Homestead if I have a chance on winning this. Otherwise, I don't care."
Etc.: Fontana is the site of one of Montoya's greatest accomplishments. In 1999, he finished fourth in the CART season finale and ended the season tied with Dario Franchitti. But Montoya clinched the championship because he had more wins that season than Franchitti.
Tony Stewart, No. 14 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing
This week: Stewart gained a position in the points and has gone from 106 to 67 points out of the lead. Despite some dominating races in the past, Stewart has never won at California. He has three top-five and eight top-10 finishes in 16 starts. He led 100 laps for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2003 before the engine blew up. He led 56 laps in this race in 2005 before finishing fifth. Stewart has five top-10 finishes in the last eight California starts, including 22nd in this race last year and eighth in February. "We (Stewart and Darian Grubb, crew chief) were still just learning each other going into California in the spring," Stewart said. "So going around this time, we obviously know each other better. We've had time to make mistakes and make decisions that worked for me, and we've learned the feel that I like together, and that's something that will help us definitely help us."
Last week: Stewart won for the second time in his career at Kansas — he went with a two-tire change on his final pit stop and was able to get track position on his rivals. Stewart led five times for 37 laps.
Etc.: Stewart reached out to Joey Logano, the 19-year-old driver who took over the No. 20 car at Joe Gibbs Racing as Stewart's replacement. Logano survived a frightening crash at Dover two weeks ago when he got rear-ended by Stewart. Stewart also spoke with Greg Zipadelli, Logano's crew chief, who had served as Stewart's crew chief at JGR. "That was the first time Joey had gotten upside-down, he told me, so it was definitely a new experience for him," Stewart said. "I told him I've probably been upside down more in Sprint cars than he will in his whole career. That was a pretty big wreck. That's the hard thing about these cars. You can't see through them to see what's going on in front. My intention was to follow Joey right in the corner, and all of a sudden he had to jab the brakes really hard because of somebody going down in front of him. But it just was a bad spot on the track for that to happen."
Kurt Busch, No. 2 Dodge, Penske Racing
This week: Busch, who lost one position in the standings and is 91 points out, has one win (2003), four top-five finishes and six top-10s in 14 Fontana starts. He was 39th last year and fifth in February. He has three top-10 finishes in his last five starts at the two-mile oval. "I'm always looking forward to a West Coast trip," said Busch, who is from Las Vegas.
Last week: Busch led one time for two laps before finishing 11th at Kansas. "We started in a hole by qualifying 39th, but we battled and got track position back midway through the race," Busch said. "We could never find the right balance between tight and loose. Our fuel mileage allowed us to stay out in green-flag stops that allowed us to lead a lap and get those valuable bonus points. When you look at the leaderboard and see 11 out of the top 12 guys Chase drivers, it makes it really tough to gain spots and earn points."
Etc.: Busch believes there are some real land mines ahead in the Chase, and he has to be prepared for them. "I've been saying all along that our team's biggest challenges for the remainder of the year will be Charlotte and Martinsville, but the major wild card for all the teams will be the race at Talladega," Busch said. "When you stop and think about it, a team could have all top-fives and top-10s and see getting caught up in one of the big crashes at Talladega really take a toll. But you have to look at it as it's the same thing for all of us. If we can head into Homestead with a good enough record to be at averaging a 7.5 finish or so, I think we'll have a shot at it."
Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
This week: Hamlin remains sixth, 99 points out of first, an improvement of nine points from last week. Hamlin has no wins, one top-five finish and three top-10s in seven California starts. His lone top-five came in this race last year. He was sixth in February.
Last week: Hamlin's fifth-place finish at Kansas came after he led one time for one lap. "It's better than what we normally run here, so we'll keep digging," Hamlin said. "Out front, (Jimmie) Johnson had the best car but you are going to see this all Chase. Up until Talladega, when the Chase gets jumbled up, you have to beat them for the race and for the championship. We've run so good on the big tracks lately that when we go to California, we should be pretty close. Right now, we are doing damage control to keep from losing too much ground before we get to the last five tracks, where we know we are good."
Etc.: The hard feelings between Hamlin and Brad Keselowski, which erupted after the Nationwide Series race in Dover last week, haven't abated. Hamlin remains critical of Keselowski, who will run a full season in the Cup Series with Penske Racing in 2010. "I still see it the same way," Hamlin said. "I still don't agree with him, and he hasn't called me to reach out to say he's sorry, so as far as I'm concerned he needs to be worried whenever I'm around."
Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
This week: Gordon climbed one position and has gone from 122 points out last week to 103 points back. Gordon has three victories at California, including the first Cup race at the track in 1997. He also won in 1999 and 2004. Those are three of his nine top-five finishes (he has no other top-10s) in 18 starts. He was 15th last September and second in February, In two of his last three California starts, Gordon has finished no lower than third. "We've improved a lot on these types of tracks since last year," Gordon said. "And we had a great run here earlier this year, but we feel like we let that one slip away. Hopefully we can get that one back this weekend. It's going to take strong runs like that and like the finish we had at Kansas each and every weekend in the final seven races. There are six guys ahead of us right now, so it's highly unlikely that we'll make up a 100-point deficit and pass all those guys in one race. But there are still a lot of laps and races left to chip away. We can't control what the other guys do and where they finish. We've got to focus on our team, our program and our finishes. The competition is as even as I've ever seen it, so we must make the most of our bad days. And we definitely need to take advantage of tracks where we should be good — like this weekend at Fontana."
Last week: Gordon rebounded to finish second at Kansas in a race where he never led a lap. He was trying to make a charge on Tony Stewart but finished 0.894 seconds behind the race winner.
Etc.: Gordon defended the track in Fontana, which has had difficulty selling out any of its races the last five years. "There is nothing wrong with the race track out there," Gordon said. "I think this puts it in the best perspective. NFL is a great game and it is the most popular sport in our country. And they cannot make an NFL franchise work in Los Angeles. Why is that? I don't think you can do anything. Maybe make it into a Bristol or something like that, but beyond that, I don't think you're going to do anything that's going to change the interest level. There are just so many options of things to do. I think it's a great track. Is it our most exciting one? Maybe not our most exciting one, but I still think it's a great track, a great facility, and if they're not packing the stands, that's not it. It's something else."
Greg Biffle, No. 16 Ford, Roush Fenway Racing
This week: Biffle is another driver who moved up a position; he is 114 points out of the lead, down 24 from last week. Biffle has one win (2005), four top-five finishes and no other top-10s in 13 California starts. He was second in this race last year and fourth in February. "I have always loved racing at California," Biffle said. "I think we could have won the last two races there. We just ran out of time last fall, and I made a mistake in the pits earlier this year. The team is at the top of their game, and we should have had the win last weekend at Kansas. I made a decision to put on four tires at the end, and it didn't work out for us. I guess the way I'm looking at this weekend is that I owe these guys one, so I'm going to do everything I can to get the 16 car into Victory Lane."
Last week: Biffle led six times for 113 laps at Kansas, but when he asked for four tires instead of two on his final pit stop, his car became loose and he finished third. "I feel bad," Biffle said. "At the end I wanted to take four tires and the crew chief wanted to take two, and I decided I wanted four. It was probably the wrong thing to do."
Etc.: Crew chief Greg Erwin said Biffle will be using the same tire he raced at Kansas, but Erwin is wary of one factor the team can't control — the weather. "Weather may play a factor because it will be a day race this fall rather than a night race like we've had there in the fall in the past," Erwin said.
Ryan Newman, No. 39 Chevrolet, Stewart-Haas Racing
This week: Newman dropped two positions in the standings and is 164 points out. He was seventh in the standings and 110 out last week. Newman has never won at California and has only two top-five and four top-10 finishes in 13 starts. He was 16th in last year's contest and 28th this past February, including just one top-10 finish in his last eight starts. "All year, this team has proved that they don't give up, that they have a lot of fight, and I think we're going to have to keep proving that each week of the Chase," Newman said. "There are seven races to go. Yes, we have some ground to make up, but we can do it. I have faith in (crew chief) Tony Gibson, my team and in Stewart-Haas Racing. We just need to be better."
Last week: Newman finished 22nd at Kansas and was never really on the radar screen near the front of the field. "Kansas was a rough day for us, but we are by no means out of the Chase," Newman said. "Kansas was not one of our best efforts, in my opinion. We really battled all day because we didn't have the track position that we needed and then we had some problems on pit road, so it was just a rough day all around. But that doesn't mean that we're counting ourselves out."
Etc.: Newman gets a new chassis for this race — No. 485 — and it will get its first on-track activity in Friday's practice session. It was tested in a wind tunnel last month.
Carl Edwards, No. 99 Ford, Roush Fenway Racing
This week: Edwards gained a spot in the standings but is 165 points out of the lead. Edwards has one win (February 2008), six top-five finishes and nine top-10s in 10 California starts. He was sixth in this race last year and seventh in February, which was his lowest finish at Fontana in his last four starts. "California has been one of my best race tracks in the Cup Series," Edwards said. "My first start there I ran really well, and ever since then I've really enjoyed it. It's one of the most fun race tracks to drive on because there's so many options there as a driver you can race all the way down on the apron or right up against the fence. It's a 500-mile race. It's a long race, and it gives the drivers and teams a lot of opportunity to work on the car. We ran really well at Kansas. Greg (Biffle) was fast, I was fast, Jamie McMurray was fast and Matt Kenseth was fast. I guess all of us were fast. The whole team was fast at Kansas, and if we can apply some of what we learned there, we're going to go to California and be aggressive. It couldn't come at a better time."
Last week: Edwards finished 10th at Kansas after leading one time for one lap. "We gained points, and that is good," Edwards said. "We'll just keep cracking away at it. They (the points leaders) will have to have a bad day for us to really catch them, but we'll keep working at it. It looks like we found something, anyway. Hopefully next week we'll have it right."
Etc.: Crew chief Bob Osborne sees plenty to get excited about going to California. "First, Carl always runs well there and enjoys racing there," Osborne said. "Also, I think we made some progress on our program last week at Kansas that will carry over to California. We finished 10th at Kansas and Greg (Biffle)Bifflehad a shot at winning, so I feel like we may have turned a corner to improving our performance. We gained a position in the Chase points, but we have a long way to go to catch Mark (Martin)."
Kasey Kahne, No. 9 Dodge, Richard Petty Motorsports
This week: Kahne has three top-10 finishes in the last four races at California. He won the Labor Day weekend event in 2006. "Fontana is a good track for us," said Kahne. "We seem to have a pretty good package there every time we go with Kenny Francis (his crew chief). I think we have a shot at getting a lot of them (points) back this weekend."
Last week: Kahne finished sixth for his second consecutive top-10 finish as he moved up one spot in the standings and kept alive his hopes of being a title contender before the year is over. "We got behind there at one point but fought back and got the Budweiser Dodge where it needed to be," said Kahne. "We weren't that good on restarts — it just takes my car too long to get going — so the late cautions didn't help. Other than that, we had a solid day."
Etc.: With seven races remaining, Kahne trails point leader Mark (Martin)Martinby 190 points. "We're definitely a ways back," said Kahne. "But I think we should be good in the final seven races. It's just tough battling all those guys (in front of him). They run so good."
Brian Vickers, No. 83 Toyota, Red Bull Racing
This week: Vickers won the pole and finished 10th in the February race at California. After winning the pole, Vickers was forced to change engines and started last. Vickers admits he is perplexed by how poorly the team has run in the Chase. "We were one of the best teams leading up to the Chase; now we're struggling," said Vickers, who has finished 11th, 18th and 37th in the first three races.
Last week: Vickers' championship aspirations took a major hit at Kansas when he finished 37th to drop to 12th in the standings, a whopping 250 points back of leader Mark Martin. "We started out a little tight and got worse and worse," said Vickers. "We never could get a handle on it. The engine (problems) put us out of our misery. I just want to get out of Kansas. It's been a long weekend."
Etc.: Vickers hopes a return to California will help the team "get our mojo back. We can still get back in this thing. If we rally off a couple of wins, we can still have a shot at the championship. But at a minimum, we can still finish a lot higher than where we are now in points. I don't see any reason why we can't get back into the top five or top three."
Kyle Busch, No. 18 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
This week: Busch will be seeking his ninth straight top-10 finish at Auto Club Speedway this weekend. He began this impressive streak with a win on Sept. 4, 2005. In the Nationwide Series, Busch will be shooting for his third consecutive victory and sixth straight finish of third or better. "I feel like we got some good tracks coming up that we could do some damage at," said Busch. "And California is one of them."
Last week: Busch rebounded from bouncing off the second-turn wall to finish 12th at Kansas. "On one of those restarts, I got into some dirty air from the three cars racing in front of me and just misjudged it and got my right side into the fence," said Busch. "We just had to tread water and wait until the next pit stop (to fix the damage). We didn't have a winning car, but it was probably good enough for a seventh- or eighth-place finish if we didn't have the damage."
Etc.: When asked what he remembered the most about his Cup win back in 2005, Busch said, "That was the loosest I think I've ever driven a race car that was still moving forward. It was crazy because I came over the radio and told the guys I couldn't believe how loose I have to drive this car. But it was fast."
Matt Kenseth, No. 17 Ford, Roush Fenway Racing
This week: Kenseth won the race at California in February, his third victory at the two-mile speedway. He has not finished worse than eighth in the last eight races at the track and also has won four Nationwide races there. "California has been one of our best tracks over the years, and we always look forward to going out there," he said.
Last week: Kenseth's hopes of a second consecutive top-five finish came to a sudden end on lap 136 of the 267-lap event when he encountered engine problems. He ended up 39th. "It's disappointing," said Kenseth. "We had a good run going and we had a really competitive car that was capable of running up front. The car would get better as the run went on, and we were on our way to a good run today."
Etc.: When Kenseth won the California race earlier in the season, it was his second consecutive victory to start the year. "It's kind of been down from that," said Kenseth. "But we've had a lot better cars the last couple of weeks, so hopefully we'll continue to build on that."
David Reutimann, No. 00 Toyota, Michael Waltrip Racing
This week: Reutimann has one top-10 finish in five starts at Auto Club Speedway. "We ran good at Michigan (he finished ninth in the August event), so we feel good about this weekend," said Reutimann. "If we improve just a little bit over how we ran at Michigan, we can have a real good weekend."
Last week: Reutimann was the lone non-Chase driver to earn a top-10 finish at Kansas; he ended up eighth for his ninth top-10 finish of the season. "We had a really, really good car at the beginning (of the race) and then we kind of got off there through the midpoint and couldn't tighten it up. There at the end we had a right rear wheel loose and it was vibrating pretty bad, so we kind of just held on for what we could get. All in all, it was a really good day."
Etc.: Reutimann said his strategy for the rest of the season is "no different than before. You just go as hard as you can to try to win races and try to learn some stuff for next year. It is really no different than your approach has been all year. We'll try to gain a little momentum through the last part of the season for the offseason."
Clint Bowyer, No. 33 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
This week: Bowyer has three top-10 finishes in seven starts at California. "We've run better there than our record shows," said Bowyer. "It always seems that pit strategy or something else will come into play. I've been burned on that a couple of times. We've run up front out there and know how to do it. We've just got to get a better finish."
Last week: After starting eighth, Bowyer had high hopes of contending for a win at Kansas. "But we got front-end damage on an early restart, and with all of the long green-flag runs we never got a chance to work on it," Bowyer said after finishing 21st. "We finally got a caution, got things fixed and the car was pretty fast. We ran lap times as fast as the leader but never had a chance to do anything with it (since he was a lap down)."
Etc.: Bowyer is glad the California race this fall is in October. "It's going to be real nice," said Bowyer. "It's been stupid hot (the last couple of years when the race was run on Labor Day weekend). That's how I'd describe it. It was so hot a couple of years ago that when I got on a golf cart, the wind blowing on me felt like I had a hair dryer in my face."
Marcos Ambrose, No. 47 Toyota, JTG-Daugherty Racing
This week: Ambrose has made two Sprint Cup starts at California, and 22nd is his best finish. "We had been struggling at the mile-and-a-halves, but we ran good at Kansas so I feel good about this weekend," said Ambrose. "I think our team has finally figured out what we need to do to run good at places like Kansas and California."
Last week: Ambrose was happy after finishing 14th in just his second Cup start at Kansas. "We had a good day," said Ambrose. "It was way better than what we had in practice. I think we made good inroads on our one-and-a-half-mile program."
Etc.: Ambrose said what he really likes about this season is "the fact we've dragged ourselves from the bottom half of the field to the front half of the field. If we have a bad day, we are finishing in the low 20s, and when we have a good day, we are running well inside the top 10. I'd like to think the worst-case scenario is we can finish in the front half of the field."
Jeff Burton, No. 31 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
This week: Burton has only six top-10 finishes in 18 starts at California, including a second in the spring of 1999. He finished 32nd in February. "That was an awful race for us," said Burton. "I hope we don't run that badly again. It was a race where we set the car up with new stuff that we thought would've been better. We quickly learned that wasn't what we needed to be doing. I think we'll be a lot better this time."
Last week: After starting 35th, Burton quickly advanced through the field and was running 11th at the midway point of the race. But changing track conditions ended any hopes Burton had of challenging for a top-10 finish. Instead, he ended up 23rd. "We had a decent run going, and then during one (pit) stop we continued with our adjustments and it changed the way the car reacted to the track, which was also changing," said Burton. "After that, we just weren't as good as before."
Etc.: Burton said that Auto Club Speedway is a "fairly slick track. It's not a track with a tremendous amount of grip. This time we'll be racing the entire race during the day, so all the teams will be working on getting their cars to make grip. The teams that can make grip are the ones that are going to be successful."
Casey Mears, No. 07 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
This week: Mears has only two top-10 finishes in 12 starts at Auto Club Speedway. "It's been a horrible track for me as far as the racing part goes," said Mears. "I've never really ran well there in a Cup car, and I don't know why. Maybe this will be the weekend I get to really enjoy running in front of my family and friends." Mears is from Bakersfield, Calif.
Last week: Mears finished 15th at Kansas. "It was a good day for the Jack Daniel's team, but I think we were better than where we ended up," said Mears. "At times, our Chevrolet showed speeds comparable to guys in the top five and top 10, and I felt that's where we should've finished. We were a little too tight and lost some spots there at the end, but our program is definitely showing signs of improvement."
Etc.: Mears is not sure what the future holds for him since the team does not have a sponsor for the 2010 season. "There's not really a whole lot to talk about other than we're trying to find a sponsor," said Mears. "Obviously, everybody at Childress is working very hard to secure some sponsorship for next year to continue the fourth car."
Joey Logano, No. 20 Toyota, Joe Gibbs Racing
This week: Logano finished 26th in his first Sprint Cup start at California in February. "I'm actually really looking forward to getting back to California," said Logano. "It was only the second race of the season, so I was still trying to figure these cars out. We started out pretty bad but got much better at the end."
Last week: Three laps into the Kansas race, Logano went spinning after being hit from behind. But luckily, this time he was able to escape further damage as he finished 28th, a lap down. A week earlier, Logano flipped seven times after being hit from behind and then by another car. "The day sure didn't start out too good, but at least today we were able to run the whole race," said Logano.
Etc.: Saturday, Logano passed teammate Kyle Busch with four laps to go to win the Nationwide event at Kansas. "This is awesome," said Logano. "I needed a win to stop everyone talking about me and if I was going to be all right after that roll (at Dover). I think this should prove it."
Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Chevrolet, Richard Childress Racing
This week: Harvick has four top-10 finishes in 14 starts at his home track. "It's nice to go out there," the Bakersfield, Calif., native said, "but I don't treat it as time to get to see my family and friends. I treat it as a job. We get there the day before everything starts on the track, so I don't spend a lot of time with them."
Last week: Harvick finished 24th at Kansas. "We just really struggled all weekend," said Harvick. "We'd be good at the beginning of a run, then it would fall off after about 10 laps. Gil (Martin, crew chief) and the guys did what they could on pit stops with adjustments. We just couldn't get a handle on it for a better finish."
Etc.: Harvick will be racing a new car this weekend. He hopes this means a change in his luck at his home track. "We have been up and down there," said Harvick. "We have run really well there, and we have run really bad there. We have struggled there the past three or four years. It is a perfect time to see if the new car we are bringing is the answer to our problems out there."
Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports
This week: Earnhardt has only four top-10 finishes in 15 starts at California, but he and car owner Rick Hendrick believe the team is making a lot of headway and could have a good weekend. "They've (Earnhardt and crew chief Lance McGrew) really clicked together, and the car is running well," said Hendrick. "He's just had some really bad luck. But I think they're gaining on it and I'm really happy."
Last week: Earnhardt must be wondering what he has to do to change his luck. After starting second, Earnhardt quickly grabbed the lead and began pulling away as he led for 41 straight laps before pitting for fuel and tires. But then things began to go wrong. First, a missing lug nut on the left-rear wheel forced him to pit a second time to fall a lap down. Then during a routine pit stop on lap 126, the caution came out, costing him another lap. Finally, his day ended when the oil pump belt fell off. Earnhardt ended up 36th.
Etc.: Earnhardt couldn't believe his misfortune at Kansas. "We had a real fast car," said Earnhardt. "We were running as fast as the leaders (before suffering engine failure). It's frustrating when you run that good and your luck is all bad."
Jamie McMurray, No. 26 Ford, Roush Fenway Racing
This week: McMurray has five top-10 finishes in 12 starts at California. He started third and finished 16th in February. "Fontana is a great track for Jamie statistically, so going into this weekend we just need to be positive about our chances," said crew chief Donnie Wingo. "It is a great track for the Roush organization and for Jamie as well."
Last week: A loose-handling race car and a missing lug nut resulted in a long afternoon for McMurray as he finished 31st at Kansas. "Our Crown Royal Ford was loose at the start of the runs and then it would eventually tighten up a little bit, but I just felt that I didn't have enough front grip to do much racing today," said McMurray, who was forced to make an unscheduled pit stop midway in the race to replace the missing lug nut.
Etc.: Roush Fenway Racing will hold its fall Fan Day on Oct. 15 at its headquarters in Concord, N.C. McMurray will be one of the drivers signing autographs from 10 to 11 a.m.
A.J. Allmendinger, No. 44 Dodge, Richard Petty Motorsports
This week: In three starts at Auto Club Speedway, Allmendinger's best finish is 14th. The Los Gatos, Calif., native said he wants to do well this weekend in front of his family and friends. "At least I'll get a few more cheers during driver introductions in California," he said, smiling.
Last week: Allmendinger was pleased with his 17th-place finish at Kansas. "As bad as we struggled in practice on Saturday, I knew we had our work cut out for us today and we didn't run too bad," said Allmendinger. "We struggled at the start of every run, and then it would get going. The track was pretty tough today with the seams, but we got a decent finish out of it."
Etc.: Allmendinger has high hopes for the weekend. "As good as our pit stops have been of late, if we can run like I think we will then we should have a pretty good day on Sunday," he said.
Martin Truex Jr., No. 1 Chevrolet, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates
This week: Truex has two top-10 finishes in seven starts at California. "We didn't run too well there in February (he finished 27th), but I think we'll be a lot better this time around," said Truex. "We've had a couple of good runs there (both sixth-place finishes), so I know we can run well there. We just want to finish the year on a high note." Truex is leaving the team at the end of the season.
Last week: Truex finished 16th at Kansas to move back into the top 25 in the standings. "We had a pretty good day," said Truex. "At times, we were a top-10 car, and then at times we struggled. But at the end, we got it pretty good and we were able to gain a few spots on that last run. So all in all, it was a pretty good day."
Etc.: Truex will be paired with a new crew chief, Pat Tryson, in 2010 when he moves to Michael Waltrip Racing. But Truex admits that he has worked with Kevin Manion for so long that it is going to be "strange not to see him working on my car. We're great friends, and he's like a brother to me and he always will be."
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The Gamo Bone Collector Cone Pellet Trap allows shooters to practice safely practically anywhere. The cone design disassembles for transport and can be shot freestanding or can be mounted to a wall. The heavy duty steel construction keeps pellets where they're meant to be-provided the shooter does their part!
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Nate, Frank (our dachshund), and I are leaving Tampa soon, and in preparation we are trying to do a very slow farewell tour of the places we'll miss the most. This past weekend my sister-in-law and her family came to visit us and we all caught a tour at the Tampa Theater.[1] I've enjoyed … Continue reading A Love Letter to Tampa Theater
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A Light in The Storm: The St. Augustine Lighthouse and The Innovative House Museum
This past weekend my husband and I went to St. Augustine to take in the sites, and ride our bikes someplace new. I polled my FB friends for a the best museum in St. Augustine and the Lighthouse came up a few times. I was suspicious about the amount of engagement or amusement I would … Continue reading A Light in The Storm: The St. Augustine Lighthouse and The Innovative House Museum
Dark Tourism: No thanks.
After about a year of people asking me if my research was "Dark Tourism," or asserting that it was ("OH, Like Dark Tourism?!") I decided to read all the articles about "Dark Tourism" I could get my hands on. Having done that, I conclude that what I do is not "Dark Tourism," and that I … Continue reading Dark Tourism: No thanks.
Interactive History at the Museum of History and Industry (Seattle,WA)
This past week I had the pleasure of exploring Seattle while attending the Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) conference. I was staying with friend who studies museology at U. Washington, obviously the two of us visited the city's wonderful museums. The thing that struck me and has stuck with me since I left was the … Continue reading Interactive History at the Museum of History and Industry (Seattle,WA)
What We Can Learn from Historical Homes: The Tiny House Movement and the Historical Home
Those who know me, know I love small homes. I like small spaces because it forces human contact; you are either living on top of your spouse or you leave you house a lot more. Which brings me to the second reason to love tiny homes: your housing costs will drop, you can afford to … Continue reading What We Can Learn from Historical Homes: The Tiny House Movement and the Historical Home


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Standing in a private apartment, B&B Angelina offers the highest standards in bed and breakfast accommodation. It is situated in a popular Mediterranean city, Lecce, famous for its baroque, art, typical Mediterranean cuisine. It is situated close to beautiful beaches located between the Ionian Sea and the Adriatic Sea.
Family run we offer a comfortable and relaxing stay where guests will wish to return and enthusiastically recommend us to their friends.
The Salento, the heel of Italy, is a peaceful land full of history and traditions whose strong points are its natural and architectural beauties, its hospitality, its magic atmosphere, its several wonders to discover, its warm sun, its blue sky, its crystal sea and its dreamlike coast.
Our accommodation consists of three bright and comfortably furnished double room with en-suite bathroom, fridge, fully controllable central heating/air-conditioning, and hairdryer.
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Robin said his wife was the one who dealt with this business but he said she did not have to intervene at all and it was a smooth experience. He said the dispatcher did not call his wife when they were going to arrive. He suggested they call the customer 20-30 minutes before they arrive to ensure the customer is ready. Because he did not deal with this business, he is unsure of the courtesy of the driver.
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Exercise #6 (tips and solutions)
Joining of tables (here inner join is needed) is possible to execute in two ways:
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Though Cистема управления реляционными базами данных (СУБД), разработанная корпорацией Microsoft. SQL(Structured Query Language) is a database computer language designed for the retrieval and management of data in relational database management systems (RDBMS), database schema creation and modification, and database object access control management.SQL Server query optimizer will produce the identical plans of executing both queries, the second variant which allows to separate conditions of joining the tables from conditions of filtering the rows is preferable.
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Stayed here for a family reunion in a nearby town and was pleased with the value and location. Wasn't my first choice in area, but was chosen by my budget conscious parents. Older property that appears to have had many recent updates. My room wasn't one of the recent updates, but was nonetheless clean and comfortable. My parents had one of the updates rooms and it was very nice. Would stay here again if in the area.
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Long fully adjustable wrap pant. Overlapping side seam. Can be worn tied different ways to create different looks. Model is 5'9" wearing a size 2.
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OTC Cold Meds Not the Best Choice for KidsJan 6, 2009 | Parker Waichman LLP The use of over-the-counter (OTC) cold and cough medications has been a point of concern for some time now in the United States. Early last year, Health Canada—Canada's federal health agency—recommended parents not give over OTC cold medications to children under the age of two, citing evidence of limited effectiveness in this population, reported Reuters. Reuters also reported last month that Health Canada raised the age to six over issues of misuse and overdosing problems.
Now, Reuters is reporting that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning these drugs can adversely affect young children, specifically under the age of six, with side effects such as hives, drowsiness, difficulty breathing, and, in the worst of situations, death.
Esther Yoon, M.D., general pediatrician in the Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases at the University of Michigan Health System, told Reuters that "Some 7,000 children end up in the emergency room each year because of problems associated with these medicines." Reuters added that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the majority—about two-thirds—of the events took place when children drank medication when not supervised and that "most" events were the result of dosing errors.
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Thermodynamics and Introductory Statistical Mechanics
In this clear and concise introduction to thermodynamics and statistical mechanics the reader, who will have some previous exposure to thermodynamics, will be guided through each of the two disciplines separately initially to provide an in-depth understanding of the area and thereafter the connection between the two is presented and discussed. In addition, mathematical techniques are introduced at appropriate times, highlighting such use as: exact and inexact differentials, partial derivatives, Caratheodory's theorem, Legendre transformation, and combinatory analysis. * Emphasis is placed equally on fundamentals and applications * Several problems are included
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