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New Cancer Council research shows fewer Victorians are using hats to protect themselves from the sun and, as a result, are getting sunburnt on their face, head, nose or ears.
A new study has found Victorians know the dangers of sunburn and tanning, but half of us still aren't using sun protection every day in summer – despite data showing almost 100,000 skin cancers were treated in a single year.
Yesterday's first successful prosecution of illegal tanning operations follows the publication of a new study that shows the ban on commercial solariums has led to a dramatic reduction in the availability of tanning machines in Victoria.
Victorians are being asked to think UV – not heat – after Cancer Council's National Sun Survey showed more than a third of adults are still confused about what causes sunburn.
Employers in the construction and agriculture industries may be at risk of neglecting their legal responsibilities by failing to protect workers from ultraviolet (UV) radiation, as highlighted by a new study.
Victorians headed to the snow this winter are being warned not to pack away their sun protection just yet.
SunSmart is encouraging Victorian secondary school students to continue the hat wearing habits established in their primary school years.
SunSmart Victoria, 615 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia. Phone +61 (03) 9514 6419 Fax +61 (03) 9514 6804.


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When I was a kid this tongue twister helped confuse me about the similar homonyms of one and two. It goes a little something like this.
"Won-one was one racehorse, Two-two was one too, Won-one won one race and Two-two won one too."
Now my kids are just as confused about similar homonyms of one and two as I was.

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The qualifying session left many drivers, including Matos, fuming as they believed their best qualifying laps were in some way impeded by at least one of the other 22 drivers on the 1.755-mile temporary street circuit. Matos—who already earned a front-row starting spot by being the fastest in Friday's provisional qualifying session—salted away his fourth Atlantic pole of the season in Saturday's final round with a lap at 1:05.621 (96.280 mph). The Brazilian is looking to become the first non-American or Canadian to win an Atlantic race at Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition Place. All 16 previous Atlantic races in Toronto have been won by either American or Canadian drivers.
History may be on Matos' side, however, as he led every lap en route to the victory in the first three Atlantic races he started from the pole position in 2007. Matos again extended his points lead by claiming the bonus point for leading final qualifying, and he now leads his Sierra Sierra Enterprises teammate James Hinchcliffe (#9 NOCO/ProWorks) by 35 points, 203-168, heading into Sunday's Round 8 of the 12-race 2007 Champ Car Atlantic Championship.
Sales of Steelback beer have "skyrocketed" over the last four months as the company launched into its promotion of the Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto, including a national advertising campaign.
"We are thrilled with the promotion and advertising for this event and what it has done for our company," said Steelback President and CEO Frank D'Angelo. "The support from Champ Car World Series and the Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto has been second to none, and we are looking forward to this relationship going forward. Not only have we seen unbelievable results leading up to the race, but in our first day on site, we had to bring in two extra trucks to handle the volume. With the fantastic weather and great racing ahead, we expect an incredible weekend of sales."
The company also hosted an after Qualifying Party at the Steelback Beer Garden following a thrilling round of Champ Car qualifying on Friday. The party featured members of the Toronto Argonauts while a similar party, featuring Phil Esposito and other hockey legends, is slated for post-qualifying on Saturday.
"Frank and his Steelback team truly understand what we are trying to do with the Champ Car World Series, which is to create a festive atmosphere built around the great racing," said Champ Car President & CEO Steve Johnson. "They're excellent partners, and the fun, lively event that they've created here is impressive."
Meanwhile star #2, Sarah Fisher never even attempted to qualify after being some 7 seconds off the pace all weekend. At left she gets it all wrong under braking in morning practice. And Milka Duno, the newest member of the IRL star-club has been so slow the team decided to skip the race altogether to avoid further embarrassment.
To her credit, even though she is not with the top Champ Car team, Katherine Legge, who is also struggling against the men in that series, is never that far off the pace.
Do they care if their superior male drivers leave the series? Apparently not. Rumored NASCAR bound Sam Hornish Jr. had this to say recently:
"The League hasn't said two words to me about it," Hornish said, referring to the Indy Racing League, which sanctions the IndyCar Series. "You feel like they don't need you sometimes.
"They've got their stars. That's another reason why you might want to do something else."
As we have written previously, all other professional and high school sports have a separate league for woman and racing should be no different. Especially road racing where strength and skill are paramount.
Sprint and NASCAR took extensive measures to talk with race fans throughout the logo and name review process, which included numerous focus groups and surveys. After receiving fan feedback, the decision was clear to focus on the Sprint brand and use a similar logo and name.
"NASCAR has an incredibly loyal fan base, and we listened closely to fan feedback to help make this decision," said Tim Kelly, chief marketing officer of Sprint. "It was a long and thorough process to determine how to integrate our NASCAR sponsorship into our overall brand strategy, while still keeping the NASCAR fan at the heart of the decision.
Timing• Sprint and NASCAR announced the new name and unveiled the logo July 7, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway. • The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series name and logo will be used beginning Jan. 1, 2008. The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series name and logo will be remain in use until Dec. 31, 2007.• The timing of the announcement coincided with Sprint's new national brand campaign, "Sprint Ahead," which focuses on Sprint's ability to do business with SprintSpeed™. The corporate-wide campaign launched July 1, 2007.
The SprintSpeed™ Million presented by Motorola Sweepstakes• One driver wins the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Championship, and one fan wins $1 million – guaranteed. • Detailed information about The SprintSpeed™ Million will be released Saturday, July 14. The sweepstakes opens to the public Sunday, July 15. • Entries will be accepted from July 15 – Sept. 3. Entrants will select the driver they think will win the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Championship. • Once the Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup drivers are set, a drawing will be held to select 12 finalists. Twelve finalists will be paired with the 12 Chase drivers and will each receive a call from their selected driver in addition to a trip to a Chase race for an ultimate behind-the-scenes experience and a meeting with their selected driver. • The fan paired with the driver who wins the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Championship, wins $1 million. The check will be presented in Victory Lane at Homestead-Miami Speedway Nov. 18, 2007.
Series History• This marks the sixth name for NASCAR's top division since its inception. • NASCAR's premier division began in 1948 under the name Strictly stock• The name changed to NASCAR Grand National in 1950.• The name changed to Winston Cup Grand National in 1972.• The name changed to NASCAR Winston Cup Series in 1986.• The name changed to NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series in 2004.
"We are proud of our new partnership with Centurion Boats and believe it is a great fit for both companies," stated Craig Rust, President of Watkins Glen International. "Our NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race is not only a great platform to showcase the Centurion Boats brand to the national audience but also an ideal way to reach all the watersports enthusiasts for which the Finger Lakes Region is known."
"All of us at Centurion are very excited about our growing relationship with NASCAR through Daytona International Speedway and Watkins Glen International," said Rick Lee, president of Centurion. "What started as an outside-the-box marketing experiment has exploded into a national branding effort that allows Centurion to showcase not only our World Championship Towboats, but the sport of wakeboarding, wakesurfing and waterski."
An open-wheel and sports-car racing sensation, Max Papis has previously raced at the challenging road course in Montreal as a Champ Car driver.
Montreal will be Papis's second appearance in a NASCAR Busch Series road course race, as he made his debut a year ago in Watkins Glen driving the #36 Sport Clips Chevrolet. Starting the race in the 43rd position, Papis moved quickly to the front as he picked up 29 spots and recorded a 14th place finish in his first ever NASCAR road course race.
Ecclestone, as the key representative of F1's commercial rights holder, has an obvious interest in the maintenance of the current four-way fight for the title in 2007.
He this week allayed fears that Lewis Hamilton or Fernando Alonso might be docked points if the FIA found their McLaren team guilty of unfair play.
"There is no way it would affect the driver," Ecclestone said.
FIA president Mosley, however, offered a totally contradictory view when addressing reporters at Silverstone on Saturday.
Asked about Bernie's view, the Briton said plainly: "That is wrong. It is incorrect.
"I don't want to speculate on what might happen, but it is only in the most absolute exceptional circumstances that a penalty for a team is different from a penalty for the driver," Mosley added.
The FIA president said his Paris-based body was taking the allegations of industrial espionage "very seriously" and said Charlie Whiting's focus was on discovering if McLaren have gained an unfair advantage.
Referring to the package of what is now believed to be up to 700 pages of confidential Ferrari data illegally transferred from Nigel Stepney to Mike Coughlan, Mosley reflected: "It's not really fair if one team has that information about another team.
"(And) it is in the formula one regulations -- a team is responsible for its personnel."
Zuber, whose starts have been troubled to say the least so far this year, put such thoughts to rest by leading the pack through the first turn and holding on to the lead for the rest of the race, apart from his pitstop, to stand on the top step of the podium between Conway and Kazuki Nakajima.
After leading the pack around on their warm up lap it looked as though Zuber's start curse may have struck again: the lights failed to come on, but he had the presence of mind to peel off again for another warm up lap as proscribed, and the next time around he made a smart get away with Conway and Lucas di Grassi nipping at his heels as they went through Stowe.
1. (1) Wade Cunningham, 29, Running $23,000 2. (4) Hideki Mutoh, 29, Running $17,000 3. (2) Alex Lloyd, 29, Running $13,500 4. (5) Phil Giebler, 29, Running $11,000 5. (10) Bobby Wilson, 29, Running $10,500 6. (3) Daniel Herrington, 29, Running $10,000 7. (12) Jaime Camara, 29, Running $9,750 8. (7) Richard Antinucci, 29, Running $9,500 9. (16) Mike Potekhen, 29, Running $9,000 10. (11) Andrew Prendeville, 29, Running $8,750 11. (9) Jonathan Klein, 29, Running $8,500 12. (14) Stephen Simpson, 29, Running $8,000 13. (18) Brad Jaeger, 29, Running $7,750 14. (13) Logan Gomez, 29, Running $7,500 15. (15) Sean Guthrie, 29, Running $7,000 16. (19) Joey Scarallo, 29, Running $6,500 17. (20) Arie Luyendyk Jr., 29, Running $6,000 18. (24) CR Crews, 29, Running $5,000 19. (23) Ken Losch, 29, Running $4,000 20. (21) Jon Brownson, 29, Running $3,000 21. (17) Chris Festa, 8, Contact $2,000 22. (6) Robbie Pecorari, 7, Spin $1,250 23. (8) Ryan Justice, 1, Spin $1,000 24. (22) Doug Boyer, 0, DNS $1,000
Race Statistics Winner's average speed: 105.997 mph Time of race: 55:19.2394 Margin of victory: 0.0758 of a second Cautions: 2 caution flags for 5 laps Lead changes: 0 Lap leaders: Cunningham 1-29. Point standings: Lloyd 425, Mutoh 311, Wilson 259, Cunningham 230, Camara 211, Potekhen 205, Festa 190, Klein 176, Pecorari 170, Gomez 166.
The Dyson Porsche will start second overall with Chris Dyson at the wheel when the green flag falls at 3 p.m. ET. He will be alongside the Penske Motorsports Porsche of Timo Bernhard and Romain Dumas.
"Chris tested here on Tuesday and was fastest," Smith said. "We tested before the Salt Lake race and last month at Elkhart Lake and Mid-Ohio and this highlights the hard work the team has been putting in. The car is quite fun to drive which is reflected in the lap times."
While a record crowd of 80,000 converged to watch rookie countryman Lewis Hamilton secure pole at his home circuit, Button in his Honda failed even to pass the 'Q1' cut, unlike teammate Rubens Barrichello who will line up fourteenth on the grid.
But Button, 27, told reporters that his back twinge on Friday was not an excuse for qualifying so low today.
"It didn't help but it didn't cause a problem today," the Briton said.
He added: "The important thing is the race. We've got to do a lot of physio on it to make sure it's right."
The Club at Lime Rock Park is an opportunity for a limited number of people, 300 maximum, to have significant track time with 60 dates annually to choose from while also enjoying the company of like-minded enthusiasts. This is unprecedented access to Lime Rock Park where it is currently impossible to rent even an hour.
Therefore, the government has given instructions to stop producing ethanol from grains and switch to sorghum and tapioca but also rapeseed and sugarcane. Current targets for 2010 are 3.8 million tons of biodiesel and 6 million tons of ethanol. However, these numbers are far short from the country's needs and government campaigns to reduce pollution.
Someone is seeing a business here. According to Marcia Doner, economy advisor at the Brazilian embassy in Beijing, "China's population is gigantic and all the agricultural land is already being used. They will need to import huge quantities of ethanol". However, importing ethanol isn't the only option they have and they are currently investing in cellulosic ethanol, as Abdolreza Abbasian from FAO said.
Pos Driver Team Lap Time Behind Leader1 J. Wilson RSPORTS 59.018 2 S. Bourdais Newman/ Haas/ Lanigan Racing 59.137 0.1193 P. Tracy Forsythe Championship Racing 59.342 0.3244 B. Junqueira Dale Coyne Racing 59.375 0.3575 O. Servia Forsythe Championship Racing 59.414 0.3966 A. Tagliani RSPORTS 59.580 0.5627 D. Clarke Minardi Team USA 59.606 0.5888 T. Gommendy PKV Racing 59.616 0.5989 R. Doornbos Minardi Team USA 59.703 0.68510 S. Pagenaud Team Australia 59.711 0.69311 J. Heylen Conquest Racing 59.889 0.87112 W. Power Team Australia 59.937 0.91913 G. Rahal Newman/ Haas/ Lanigan Racing 59.945 0.92714 N. Jani PKV Racing 1:00.020 1.00215 K. Legge Dale Coyne Racing 1:00.415 1.39716 R. Dalziel Pacific Coast Motorsports 1:00.812 1.79417 A. Figge Pacific Coast Motorsports 1:00.915 1.897
The president of the sport's governing body told reporters at the scene of the British grand prix that an FIA investigation into the affair, which is being led by race director Charlie Whiting, is already under way.
"When we've got all the facts then we will decide what to do," Briton Mosley said.
He added: "I hope that, as far as the sport is concerned, it should all be clarified within the next three weeks."
Mosley also clarified that Honda is not part of the investigation, despite the Japanese team clarifying on Friday that principal Nick Fry recently held a meeting with the alleged conspirators, Nigel Stepney and Mike Coughlan.
He played down the damage the affair could have on F1's reputation.
"I think these things happen in all sports, we'll sort it out," Mosley said.
"It's fantastic," said the retired Champ Car legend as he watched the Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing crew strapping his son, Graham, securely into the cockpit of the Panoz DP01 for the start of yesterday's preliminary qualifying session for tomorrow's Toronto Grand Prix.
"I'm very proud of him."
In 1986, three years before his son was born, the elder Rahal had roared out of the very same pit lane to win the inaugural Toronto Champ Car race, one of 24 victories he recorded before his retirement in 1998.
But almost as soon as Graham Rahal could walk it was evident that he would follow in his father's footsteps – make that tire tracks.
"There was no question he would be involved in racing," said Rahal. "When he was growing up he was stuck to my side. We used to call him Shadow.
"We'd go racing by ourselves and then to dinner, but he wouldn't bug me to go home. When he got too tired he'd put his head on my lap and go to sleep. I never pushed him. I never even recommended him. This was what he wanted to do. It was very clear." More at The Star
"A lot of grand prix teams are here, a lot of successful grand prix teams are here and therefore I think we should have the best grand prix circuit in the world," he said.
"And for that to be possible, there has to be investment.
"Do I think it's appropriate for the government to invest in Silverstone?
"Yes. If they can invest in the Olympic Games.
"If they can invest in other areas that they feel are required to make England the pinnacle of any sport, then why not one where we traditionally had that position?
"It doesn't mean to say a complete free hand-out but there could be efforts made on planning, there could be support on infrastructure and there certainly could be a pound-for-pound match on any money that the club (BRDC) raises." There are people who are members of this club who have that capability and I strongly believe that Silverstone and the British Grand Prix has a future, but everybody's got to come to the party."
Dennis also dismissed any suggestions that Silverstone's owner the British Racing Drivers' Club could sell the circuit.
"I am one of the guardians of the BRDC and this circuit," he said.
"There has to be unanimous agreement for Silverstone to be sold to a developer or into a structure that will see the membership sharing the proceeds.
"That will never happen if I'm breathing, so those people who are de-stabilizing the club by those suggestions are really wasting their time because ultimately, the guardians have the power to stop it."
"The circuit is, obviously, given plenty of criticism and sometimes it's deserved but it is a true grand prix circuit, it is a circuit that's challenging for the drivers," Dennis said.
"Yes, the facilities could be better but they're significantly better than a lot of other grand prix circuits in the world."
[Editor's Note: Whereas all other professional (and even high school and college) sports have a separate league for woman, the IRL's three most popular drivers are its three woman. What does that say about the sport? And you wonder why the men, who win all the races, are looking to race elsewhere?]
In addition to real-time heart rate transmission, the Signalife device is capable of broadcasting single ECG channel data via vehicle telemetry system. Simultaneously with transmission, the novel ECG recorder can store three full clinical-bandwidth ECG channels in the internal recorder memory for later review by the physicians.
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps 1. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:19.751 17 2. Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.920 + 0.169 12 3. Massa Ferrari 1:19.969 + 0.218 17 4. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.344 + 0.593 12 5. Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:20.666 + 0.915 17 6. R.Schumacher Toyota 1:20.770 + 1.019 21 7. Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:20.876 + 1.125 21 8. Kovalainen Renault 1:20.882 + 1.131 17 9. Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:20.882 + 1.131 1910. Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:20.915 + 1.164 2311. Fisichella Renault 1:20.983 + 1.232 1912. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:21.002 + 1.251 1613. Speed Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:21.039 + 1.288 1914. Barrichello Honda 1:21.140 + 1.389 2215. Wurz Williams-Toyota 1:21.148 + 1.397 1716. Kubica BMW Sauber 1:21.156 + 1.405 1717. Trulli Toyota 1:21.321 + 1.570 1818. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:21.343 + 1.592 1619. Button Honda 1:21.583 + 1.832 2420. Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:21.745 + 1.994 2321. Albers Spyker-Ferrari 1:22.101 + 2.350 2322. Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 1:22.180 + 2.429 24
Pos Driver Diff Best Time1 Helio Castroneves (3) ... 1:30.11922 Scott Dixon (9) 0.0395 1:30.15873 Tony Kanaan (11) 0.3194 1:30.43864 Dario Franchitti (27) 0.5824 1:30.70165 Kosuke Matsuura (55) 0.7456 1:30.86486 Dan Wheldon (10) 0.8250 1:30.94427 Marco Andretti (26) 1.0277 1:31.14698 Buddy Rice (15) 1.0573 1:31.17659 Vitor Meira (4) 1.1205 1:31.239710 Sam Hornish Jr (6) 1.1581 1:31.277311 Darren Manning (14) 1.4722 1:31.591412 Danica Patrick (7) 1.6800 1:31.799213 Tomas Scheckter (2) 1.9791 1:32.098314 Jeff Simmons (17) 2.2014 1:32.320615 Scott Sharp (8) 2.4875 1:32.606716 AJ Foyt IV (22) 3.6301 1:33.749317 Ed Carpenter (20) 4.6718 1:34.791018 Sarah Fisher (5) 6.5913 1:36.7105
Friday Press Conference Transcript
It measures a half-meter square, took two years to put together and is presented in a clamshell box made of carbon fibre -- for the whopping price of (US) $6000.
100 copies, topping the scales at the outlandish price of $40,000, have been personally signed by every living world champion.
"As a document it is unparalleled," Ecclestone said.
"It is a must have for anyone who lives formula one."
The official figure is 4000 higher than last year.
Silverstone will stay cool and overcast on Saturday but Friday's high winds seem to have died down in the hours preceding qualifying at 1pm.
World champion Fernando Alonso, meanwhile, revealed that McLaren's renowned expert forecast for Sunday is for a dry but windy race.
"There is always the possibility of rain here," he told reporters, "but our forecasts speak of a situation similar to today (Friday)."
Honda's Jenson Button returned to the cockpit of his number-7 Honda on Saturday morning after sitting out Friday's second practice session with back pain. He had traveled to a London clinic for checks.
At one point during this extraordinary gathering of motorsports legends, Observer motorsports reporter David Poole found himself among a handful of reporters standing between Mario Andretti and A.J. Foyt as they discussed a number of topics.
Here are highlights of that memorable conversation, which began with Andretti talking about his 1967 Daytona 500 victory. More.....
Here are transcripts of their conversations.
Interview with Steve Johnson:
STAR: You opened the season with three quick races (Las Vegas, Long Beach, Houston), then there was a six-week gap. There are several of those "gaps" before you end the season in Phoenix in early December. What are you going to do to compress your schedule next year?
JOHNSON: We're working on tightening things up right now. It's unfortunate what happened this year but we're working now to avoid that in 2008. Right now, we're in talks with about 14 different cities in several countries. Our intention is to close some of these gaps because (when we stop) we lose momentum, continuity and consistency.
But the type of racing we do - grand prix racing through city streets - creates problems. Sometimes you can't race when you want to. For instance, this spring Las Vegas told us, "You either come race this weekend or you don't race." Phoenix said, "Here's the weekend you can race or you don't race."
So you're kind of handcuffed a little bit when you do our kind of racing. If we raced on permanent road courses and ovals, we could do 14 races in 14 weeks. But we don't and we can't.
STAR: So how, exactly, will you solve some of these scheduling problems?
JOHNSON: For next year, we could have 18 races. That doesn't mean we're going to have 18 races, but we could accommodate 18 races based on the economics of the teams and the series. Eventually, as teams get healthier and we move forward, I could see a 20-race schedule.
I can't tell you the name, but I was in a city in recent days that I think would be ideal for our style of racing and it's about the same size as Edmonton. Everybody laughed when we said we were going to Edmonton and it's turned into one of our top five events. It's a great city that's supported us and the city I talked to this week would be the same kind of city.
STAR: Your TV ratings leave something to be desired. What are you going to do to boost those ratings? More at wheels.ca
Interview with Kevin Kalkhoven
STAR: Over the winter, car count for 2007 didn't look good. Only at the last minute did it go up to 17. What are you going to do to stabilize things?
KALKHOVEN: We've got 17 and we will grow. I've pointed out for years that Formula One was stuck for a long time at 18 and now they're up to 22 and will soon be to 24. We'll get there. We're well within the bounds of where we should be.
Do we want more? Of course. But what we've seen with the new car this year is great racing. And what's interesting is that although Sebastien (Bourdais) has won, there have been great battles. It's all been very entertaining.
STAR: You mention Bourdais who, after Tracy, is your biggest star. There's talk he's champing at the bit to go off to F1 . . .
KALKHOVEN: You know, I don't know where all that talk comes from. He's under a long-term contract to Carl Haas so I don't know how he's going to go racing in F1.
STAR: I asked Steve Johnson this question, and I'll ask you: is unification talk as dead a subject as some people say it is?
KALKHOVEN: I really don't want to talk about it. I will say this, however: in our case, we're all in favor of doing it under the right circumstances. Our position hasn't changed. We would be happy to meet, to do whatever. . . More at wheels.ca
Pos Driver Diff Time Speed1 Wade Cunningham (27) ... 1:36.7418 125.4062 Alex Lloyd (7) 0.4774 1:37.2192 124.7903 Daniel Herrington (44) 0.9614 1:37.7032 124.1724 Hideki Mutoh (55) 1.4008 1:38.1426 123.6165 Phil Giebler (12) 1.6272 1:38.3690 123.3326 Robbie Pecorari (13) 1.7210 1:38.4628 123.2147 Richard Antinucci (51) 1.8096 1:38.5514 123.1038 Ryan Justice (38) 1.9020 1:38.6438 122.9889 Jonathan Klein (2) 2.0501 1:38.7919 122.80410 Bobby Wilson (1) 2.0722 1:38.8140 122.776
"I'd like to know what Teresa's thinking about the future of DEI," Waltrip said. "I think she's at a crossroads. Junior's obviously leaving; I read where Menard said he's thinking about moving so that basically leaves Martin (Truex Junior). They're talking about having four cars and they have four numbers, but I only see potential for one car right now."
"I say this in all honesty," Waltrip added. "If I were in her shoes this might be the point where I might say 'look I don't need to own any racecars anymore. I just need to take care of Dale's legacy, continue to work on the (Earnhardt) Foundation. Send Martin down to Richard Childress and let Childress have four teams and I'll take care of the things that I have a passion about'."
The Canadian race car champion has joined a three-year campaign aimed at putting an end to extreme driving on Ontario roads with the message that racing is uncool and leads to extreme consequences.
These include hundreds of traffic-related deaths each year and thousands of injuries resulting in permanent disabilities.
"We need to keep driving the point home that there is no reward for racing and sooner or later you are going to lose your car or even your life," said Tracy, the 2003 Champ Car World Series champion.
"If you want to prove yourself behind the wheel, save it for the race track. I have a team around me preparing my car. If I get in an accident, there are doctors. Get involved in organized racing.
"(Street racing) will only cause pain and suffering down the line."
The NASCAR Busch Series garage opens at 6:30 a.m. and driver introductions are scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m.
Once repairs were made to Power's car the reigning Champ Car Roshfrans Rookie of the Year had only limited time remaining to set a fast time and it would only be the Toowoomba-born driver's second fastest time that would count, as rules dictate that any driver causing a red flag stoppage will lose their fastest time.
The mechanical problems put Power down in 17th in provisional qualifying, but with final qualifying tomorrow Team Australia is confident of improvement.
Jeff Gordon, a three-time Pepsi 400 champion and the current points leader, will start from the pole in the No. 24 DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet and Denny Hamlin will start on the outside pole.
The rain showers ruined the qualifying chances for a number of teams outside the top 35 in owner's points who needed to qualify for the Pepsi 400 including Boris Said, who was sitting on the pole.
"As much as we needed rain for as bad as we qualified, it's really upsetting for those guys who were outside of the top 35, especially guys like Boris who put up such a great effort," Gordon said. "It was pretty exciting to see him running as good as he did here last year. So, I know they are disappointed.
Storm clouds rolled into Lime Rock early in the afternoon, bringing heavy rain and lightning with them. With a chance of rain looming for later in the afternoon plus concerns for driver safety, IMSA officials decided to set the lineup based on Friday morning's practice times. That put Dumas and his Porsche RS Spyder on pole position and Dyson Racing's Porsche of Guy Smith and Chris Dyson on the outside front row as LMP2 teams held the top six positions.
Overnight RatingsNASCAR Busch Series at New Hampshire live on ABC 1.5/3 shareF1 French Grand Prix tape delayed on FOX 0.9./2 shareMotoGP from Assen, Holland tape delayed on CBS 0.5/1 share
Matos turned a best lap at 1:1:05.694 (96.173 mph). The Brazilian has now been quickest in provisional qualifying for every race since Round 2 at Long Beach. The run does not include the doubleheader at Portland International Raceway last month, where only one round of qualifying was held for each race and each pole was won by Matos' Sierra Sierra Enterprises teammate James Hinchcliffe (#9 NOCO/ProWorks). With the provisional pole, Matos again extended his lead in the championship standings over Hinchcliffe to 34, 202-168.
On the final lap of the session, American Jonathan Bomarito (#23 Miracle Sealants/Konica Minolta/Dynacor) claimed second on the provisional grid with a lap at 1:05.917 (95.848 mph). Bomarito also started and finished second in last year's Atlantic event at Toronto's Canadian National Exhibition Place and has finished inside the top-four positions in four of seven events thus far in 2007 with PR1 Motorsports. Bomarito is still looking for his first Atlantic victory of the season.
"We went through a cycle where we modified several races from 500 miles to 400 miles and different things," he said. "I remember that cycle a few years back. Currently we don't see anything that is high on the radar of changing the distance of events right now." More at Scenedaily.com
Dumas, who won the P2 class last year and finished second overall, sat on the overall pole last year in the RS Spyder's first appearance at Lime Rock with a lap of 45.588. The team tested Tuesday, and the benefits already are evident. Behind Dumas sat Dyson Racing's Guy Smith in another Porsche prototype at 45.176.
"Each year we get more and more fans coming to Silverstone for all three days of the British Grand Prix. We are now a three day event which, with tickets available from as little as £99 – effectively £33 per day – offers great value for money. The weather forecast looks good over the weekend, so we can hopefully look forward to a fantastic race on Sunday."
After a final one hour practice session tomorrow morning, Qualifying will start at 13:00 local time.
Adrian Sutil "We started off well in the beginning but then we had some problems with the harder tire compound that really did not seem to work. Then we made some changes to the set-up but the car had a lot of understeer and was very difficult to drive. Then I lost it in Copse and crashed into the barriers, but fortunately it was not a big incident. In the middle of the second session a few drops of rain fell when I went out on the hard tires but it did not really affect the lap times, maybe by only a couple of tenths. I hope we can improve tomorrow."
Christijan Albers "We had a good day today. We could do some long runs to look how the tires react over longer distances and I was happier with the balance. Although I'm still not really, really satisfied with the set-up there is still another day tomorrow where it's possible to improve. Hopefully it will go OK in Qualifying,"
Mike Gascoyne, chief technical officer "A fairly productive day that was frustrated at the end by the shunt. We had a reasonable balance over both sessions and had no real mechanical issues on either cars, and the good news is that we were reasonably competitive with the group in front of us. Unfortunately though, Adrian has ensured that our composite department will not be bored."
Zuber constantly improved his times, with his best lap of 1:28.043 grabbing pole with just a few minutes remaining in the session. The time was two tenths faster than Mike Conway and Lucas di Grassi could manage, despite last minute charges from the pair.
The conditions played a big part in the session today, with strong winds blowing the cars around and low temperatures obliging the drivers to push hard from the outset to get heat into their tires.
The first round of qualifying will take the green flag at 1:15 pm local time.
Pos Driver Team Time Behind Leader1 S. Bourdais Newman/ Haas/ Lanigan Racing 1:00.055 2 J. Wilson RSPORTS 1:00.391 0.3363 O. Servia Forsythe Championship Racing 1:00.401 0.3464 A. Tagliani RSPORTS 1:00.420 0.3655 W. Power Team Australia 1:00.557 0.5026 R. Doornbos Minardi Team USA 1:00.720 0.6657 B. Junqueira Dale Coyne Racing 1:00.760 0.7058 S. Pagenaud Team Australia 1:00.775 0.7209 P. Tracy Forsythe Championship Racing 1:00.775 0.72010 G. Rahal Newman/ Haas/ Lanigan Racing 1:01.302 1.24711 J. Heylen Conquest Racing 1:01.486 1.43112 N. Jani PKV Racing 1:01.538 1.48313 K. Legge Dale Coyne Racing 1:01.604 1.54914 D. Clarke Minardi Team USA 1:01.696 1.64115 T. Gommendy PKV Racing 1:01.796 1.74116 R. Dalziel Pacific Coast Motorsports 1:02.274 2.21917 A. Figge Pacific Coast Motorsports 1:02.802 2.747
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps 1. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:20.639 35 2. Massa Ferrari 1:21.138 + 0.499 30 3. R.Schumacher Toyota 1:21.381 + 0.742 34 4. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.381 + 0.742 39 5. Trulli Toyota 1:21.467 + 0.828 35 6. Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.616 + 0.977 35 7. Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:21.619 + 0.980 40 8. Wurz Williams-Toyota 1:21.650 + 1.011 37 9. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:22.137 + 1.498 31 10. Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 1:22.143 + 1.504 40 11. Kovalainen Renault 1:22.189 + 1.550 42 12. Fisichella Renault 1:22.257 + 1.618 39 13. Kubica BMW Sauber 1:22.372 + 1.733 41 14. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:22.428 + 1.789 23 15. Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:22.486 + 1.847 34 16. Sato Super Aguri-Honda 1:22.487 + 1.848 38 17. Barrichello Honda 1:22.511 + 1.872 39 18. Klien Honda 1:22.833 + 2.194 45 19. Speed Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:22.840 + 2.201 42 20. Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:23.105 + 2.466 35 21. Albers Spyker-Ferrari 1:23.113 + 2.474 35 22. Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 1:23.720 + 3.081 30
Impressed by the gas-electric hybrid's advertised mileage -- 49 miles per gallon in the city, 51 mpg on the highway -- True plunked down $28,470, at least $7,000 more for a comparable nonhybrid Civic EX.
But after 6,000 miles of driving, True said he averaged 32 mpg in mixed city/highway driving. So in March, True, an Ontario, Calif., professional jazz piano player, filed a class-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Riverside, Calif., in what appears to be the first legal challenge of the mileage claims of hybrid vehicles.
True's frustration with the actual mileage of his hybrid vs. the advertised mileage echoes that of other owners, many of whom voice their complaints on online message boards, and reflects the findings of some independent tests, including one by Consumer Reports.
The lawsuit claims American Honda Motor Co. has misled consumers in its advertisements and on its Web site. The suit notes that while the Environmental Protection Agency and automobile window stickers say "mileage will vary," some Honda advertisements read "mileage may vary." That implies that it's possible to get the mileage advertised, said William H. Anderson, a Washington, D.C., attorney for True. Detroit News
"We start a lap along the main straight in seventh gear into Copse, a fast right-hander, which you take in sixth gear. It is a completely blind corner as part of the pit wall sticks out and you can't see where the exit is as the circuit dips away, so it is pretty exciting. Next is Maggots, a very quick chicane. You carry a lot of speed through here, lifting slightly off the power on the second apex before braking for Becketts, a fifth-gear right hander. You take as much curb on the inside of Becketts as you can before you go down to fourth or third gear for the approach to one of the maddest corners in Formula One!
Roger VanDerSnick, formerly vice president and chief marketing officer, will become senior vice president, Marketing and Business Operations, overseeing management of ISC's facilities and MRN Radio, as well as all marketing and sales activities.
VanDerSnick will report to ISC's executive vice president and COO, John Saunders.In addition, Grant Lynch Jr, formerly vice president of ISC and president of Talladega Superspeedway, will become senior vice president, Business Operations, responsible for numerous ISC subsidiaries, including the ISC's 13 wholly-owned and/or operated racetracks and Americrown.
Lynch will report to VanDerSnick.
"This improved structure will ensure the ongoing success of our outstanding team of leaders and employees at ISC's facilities and related business operations," said Saunders.
ISC currently promotes more than 100 racing events in the US, annually as well as numerous other motorsports-related activities.
Spy scandal brings tears to Dennis' eyes (GMM) The Ferrari-McLaren spy scandal threatened to overshadow Lewis Hamilton's first home grand prix as the world of formula one converged on Silverstone on Thursday.
McLaren boss Ron Dennis wiped away tears on the steps of the team's monstrous new 'Brand Centre' motorhome as rumors swilled that another of his employees might be caught up in the alleged transfer of material from Ferrari's sacked Nigel Stepney to McLaren's suspended chief designer Mike Coughlan.
It is rumored that Stepney handed over a confidential 500-page dossier to Coughlan around the time of a test in Spain in May. A staff member at a commercial printing shop apparently then tipped-off Ferrari when Coughlan tried to copy the team secrets, which were marked by a 'confidential' stamp featuring a Prancing Horse.
"It has been a difficult two or three days, especially for me," the emotional Dennis, with a wavering voice, said.
"My personal integrity is very important to me and my company's integrity is even more important.
"There is no way anything incorrect would ever happen in our team. Thanks," he finished.
La Gazzetta dello Sport claims that a second McLaren employee is now under suspicion, following another search on the dwelling of Stepney, who returned to Italy on Thursday.
Whole world stunned by Hamilton phenomenon (GMM) England is reveling in its new hero, but the Lewis Hamilton phenomenon is leaving the rest of the world even more stunned.
A reporter for the Spanish newspaper El Mundo called arriving at Silverstone on Thursday like being hit by the 'Hamilton tsunami', and the Daily Mirror's headline 'Genius of a Lifetime' summed up the mood on the London newsstands.
At the circuit, tempers flared during a media scrum around the rookie championship leader, with a couple of cameramen nearly coming to blows as they jostled for a good view of the dazzled Briton.
As NASCAR's star rises, open-wheel racing's continues to fade, and losing its top talent to stock cars isn't helping one bit.
Montoya, who left a stellar career in both Indy Car racing and Formula One before moving over NASCAR, is just the latest talent to come over to the promised land of stock-car racing.
Like Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman, Casey Mears, J.J. Yeley, Robby Gordon, A.J. Allmendinger and even Jeff Gordon, Montoya decided the best path to the top of the motorsports ladder was in NASCAR.
"Obviously NASCAR has grown to become just about the biggest thing in racing," said Montoya, who is one of only two drivers to win a NASCAR Nextel Cup race, Formula One and the Indy 500, joining Mario Andretti in that accomplishment.
"I was at a point in my career where I wanted to try something challenging and do something that would get me involved with what I think still has the potential to be even larger than it is today." More at Sportsline.com
Participating: Rubens Barrichello (Honda) Jenson Button (Honda) Anthony Davidson (Super Aguri) Felipe Massa (Ferrari) Alexander Wurz (Williams).
Q. Alex, it's been a few years since you raced here, but you've had a third and a fourth here. What are your thoughts on this circuit?
Alexander Wurz: Yes, it's a nice circuit. I was here testing a few weeks ago and obviously there are some very high speeds here so the first five corners are quite incredible. Turn one, if everything is alright and the wind is coming from the correct direction, is flat out.
You arrive in seventh, flat out through the first corner. Then the whole section of Becketts, the first two corners, flat, just one downshift for turn five and you're on Hangar Straight. You haven't even touched the brakes until then. That's quite cool. It's a really a nice circuit.
Q. So far this year you've had some good races, but not necessarily good qualifying. What's been going wrong in qualifying?
AW: Well, if you call it wrong or not good enough, whatever it is, it's a few hundredths, a few tenths here and there and yeah, I have to work on that. As you say, the races are very strong, especially the starts. At every start, I have always overtaken people.
I think I'm actually the leader in overtaking manoeuvres on the race track in the 2007 season. But generally I have to work a little bit with the tyres, they are not really designed for my driving style, if you want to call it this. It was much better last year with the different constructions but that's something you have to dial your brain into, your processing into and I don't see any reason why that should cause me sleepless nights. But the racing is nice for sure.
"It was quite a special day. Le Mans to me is the most important race of the year," Brabham said at Lime Rock Park, site of this weekend's American Le Mans Northeast Grand Prix and the start of the second half of the American Le Mans Series season. "After so long, sometimes I think it's better to wait awhile because it feels that much better. We were pretty confident heading into the race with the preparations Aston Martin had done. During the race we had one of those perfect races. We had good speed. We had zero problems considering the weather. I started the race and finished the race so I got spoiled."
Now it's back to work with Highcroft Racing and Acura in North America. Brabham is one of the core members of a Highcroft squad that is based in nearby Danbury, Conn. With an LMP2 podium finish at St. Petersburg and Brabham's overall pole position at Houston, the early part of Highcroft's Acura program can be rated a success.
Ride along with Race Car Driver as the second season gears up with more exciting twists and turns! There's plenty of action on and off the track as viewers get a turbo-charged glimpse inside the celebrity lifestyles of the men and women of Champ Car. Race Car Driver puts the viewer in the driver's seat on some of the most challenging tracks throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australia and behind the scenes at the exclusive parties and high-stakes strategy sessions.
Additionally, London based Viasat have once again acquired broadcast rights for Race Car Driver to air Season 2 across the Nordic and Baltic Northern and Eastern European countries.
The TrackLime Rock is the shortest permanent race track on the American Le Mans Series schedule. It is approximately 1.53 miles and has only two left turns including the chicane that IMSA runs. Being quick through the chicane requires being good on the curbs. If you can run a lot of the curbs in the chicane, you can gain a significant advantage.
You need to set the car up basically for an oval and almost disregard the two left turns. The 430GT needs to be good going into T1; this braking zone is one of the few passing opportunities at Lime Rock. But the T1 braking zone is also quite bumpy, not harsh but bumpy in an undulating way. A lot of the corners have a mix of concrete and asphalt through the center, and so the grip changes as the tarmac changes; the long first turn is no exception. It's particularly important to get a good run down the hill into the last turn as this leads onto the longest straight and to the passing area at the entrance of T1. This last corner is the fastest corner at Lime Rock with a minimum speed of about 110 mph. It's flat (full throttle) for the LMPs but not the GT2s. You need to run the exit out to the edge of the track, but get too much dirt and not enough track and you're in the tire wall at the exit which is what happened to our No. 61 Ferrari last year.
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Bridgestone Potenza(tm) Tires Supplied:* 574 primary (black-sidewall) dry-condition slicks; 192 alternate (red-sidewall) dry slicks; 324 wet-condition (rain) tires.* Each car receives seven sets of primary tires, two sets of alternates and four sets of rain tires for the race weekend.* In a normal dry-condition race, each car must use at least one set of primary and one set of alternate Potenzas. The primary and alternate tires' construction is identical, but the alternates possess a tread compound with better grip ("softer"), making them faster but possibly not quite as durable.* Bridgestone Motorsport is bringing its "softest" (highest-grip) primary, alternate and rain Potenzas to take on the twisting temporary street circuit around Exhibition Place. All three tire specifications for this weekend are battle-tested, having been used on the temporary courses at Las Vegas and Houston earlier this year, with the primary and rain specs also utilized at Long Beach.
From Al Speyer, Executive Director, Bridgestone Motorsport: "The second round of the Champ Car Canadian Triple Crown has been one of our favorite venues for a long time. Toronto fans are passionate and knowledgeable, and that makes for an intense and enjoyable weekend of racing. There should be no guessing about how the tires will perform this weekend. The Potenzas we have selected are the same specs across the board that we chose to run in Toronto last year. Plus, teams have used these same specs at most of the street courses this season, so they should be quite familiar with the tires' tendencies. The championship is heating up, new teams and drivers are challenging up front, and we're awaiting Champ Car's first standing start on a street circuit. We have all the ingredients for another wild Toronto race."
The Spaniard arrives at his teammate Lewis Hamilton's home race this weekend a full 14 points behind the English rookie, dismissing some of his recent lowly finishes as down to pure bad luck.
"If I do not become world champion again this time, then - God willing - I will get another chance next year," Alonso said at Silverstone on Thursday.
"There are still nine races left in this season for me to go for it, but - if not - then it is not the end of the world.
"If I was at Honda or another team and still had zero points, then I would really be unhappy. But instead I am second and I still have every chance to succeed," Alonso said.
The 25-year-old thinks ill-fated races, such as his gearbox problem during French grand prix qualifying last weekend and because of the Safety Car in Canada, have exacerbated his points deficit, but insisted that similar luck could also strike his title rivals.
But he also acknowledged that true consistency is usually a crucial element for any successful championship campaign.
"You have to be on the podium at every race," Alonso said, "so that if you can not win, you are collecting as many points as possible.
"But I was fifth in Bahrain and seventh twice in Canada and France -- and if you want to be world champion, seventh places are not really acceptable."
APRIL 4, 1993 Crashes while leading Phoenix race by two laps as he tries to pass Jimmy Vasser, who denies cutting Tracy off. The good friends still laugh about it today.
AUG. 22, 1993 Wins race at Elkhart Lake despite ankle and neck injuries from crashing into wall during practice.
MAY 14, 1994 Suffers concussion and bruised foot in Indy 500 practice, still races and finishes 25th.
JULY 3, 1995 Suffers broken left foot in go-kart race in Arizona and needs surgery. Six days later, finishes second to Jacques Villeneuve at Elkhart Lake.
JULY 27, 1996 Suffers broken leg in crash during practice at Michigan Speedway.
Both cars, the #5 Chevy driven by Kyle Busch and the #70 Chevy driven by Johnny Sauter, were found to be in violation of Sections 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-Q (car, car parts, components and/or equipment used do not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20-12.8.1B, COT Technical Bulletin #3, dated 4/10/07 (failed to meet the minimum front car heights) of the 2007 NASCAR rule book. The violations were found during post-race inspection last Sunday.
As a result, Kyle Busch and Sauter have each been penalized 25 driver championship points. Their respective crew chiefs, Alan Gustafson and Robert 'Bootie' Barker, have each been fined $25,000 and placed on probation until Sept. 19. In addition, Rick Hendrick, owner of the #5, has been penalized 25 car owner championship points as has Joe Custer, the owner of the #70.
Bill Archer, the founder and former chairman of the Focus/Wickes DIY chain, and entrepreneur Mike Rockall, whose interests include the Whittlebury Hall spa resort near Silverstone, are behind the bid.
They have proposed a partnership with the BRDC, and have pledged to do the following:
Everything worked perfectly that afternoon, except that, at the key moment in the race I was not very lucky and last Sunday, Kimi had all the lucky points in his hands. That's the way it goes sometimes. In qualifying he gained an extra lap being the first man out, then at the start of the race he was lucky to pass Hamilton and then he was lucky I got stuck in traffic. That is why I could not win the race, but apart from that I was quickest all weekend, taking pole position and the fastest lap in the race. Unfortunately, luck was not on my side, but I am still happy that we got a great result as a team. We need to be happy and focus on getting many more good results like this in the rest of the season.
"As usual, Silverstone is a great challenge for drivers and for the engineers especially, as there is such a disparity between some very high speed corners and some low speed sections," says Smedley of a circuit that he knows so well. "It is both a challenge and a headache, but if you get it right you get the rewards. Silverstone is a reasonably high downforce track because there are so many corners, but you have to find the right compromise over the weekend and its character actually changes very slightly over the course of the three days, so you have to make sure you have the right settings on the car at the right time."
During the year, Smedley does not get home very often, but this weekend is his second trip to the UK in three weeks. "We tested at Silverstone prior to the French Grand Prix and tried a new aero package, which we ran in France and will now use in England with some further modifications to suit the more high speed nature of Silverstone," he says. "The test was very encouraging and very positive, especially after the results of the races in North America. Since then, we have also changed some of our preparation aimed at getting the most out of the car on a first timed lap on new tires and that has helped, while the characteristics of Silverstone circuit are also more predisposed to helping us to get a strong first lap."
Filipe comes to the series as the reigning European Formula Renault champion, and has a good relationship with the Racing Engineering team, having worked with them in Spanish Formula Three.
"This will make for an ideal coordination between the drivers and the team, allowing Filipe, the 2006 Formula Renault Europe champion, to fully focus on maximizing this great opportunity to drive one of the Racing Engineering's GP2 cars," the team said in a statement.
"Filipe will stand in at Silverstone for Ernesto Viso as the Venezuelan driver has not yet received the all clear from the doctors following his accident last Saturday at Magny Cours," the statement continued. "This unfortunate incident showed up the professionalism and the great work ethic of the whole Racing Engineering technical staff as they were able to build a totally new car despite the pressure of such a short gap between the French and British races."
Team Australia's Will Power has already proved himself at home in the International field after capturing an elusive pole position during last year's event and it's now up to Halliday to take up the challenge to win support during the closest thing to a home event for the 27 year-old Kiwi.
With valuable backing from New Zealand Vodka company 42 Below, Halliday has already gained an appreciation for the International open wheelers after fulfilling an initial three-race contract during 2007.
That baptism of fire is sure to hold him well as he now aims to make his mark during the final five rounds of the Champ Car World Series, which includes Queensland's crown jewel event on the streets of Surfers Paradise.
Halliday joins the ranks of fellow New Zealand driver, Brisbane born Scott Dixon who represented his homeland on the Gold Coast at the 2001 and 2002 events following Championship success in the Indy Lights Series in 2000.
Halliday's inclusion in the starters list for the 17th running of the Lexmark Indy 300 on October 18-21 is sure to entice many parochial Kiwi fans to the Gold Coast for the annual four day/four night extravaganza.
Silverstone braces for wet weekend (GMM) British grand prix Silverstone is bracing for wild weather on the eve of the 2007 event.
As players at the Wimbledon tennis tournament can attest to, much of the UK has been affected by torrential rain in recent days, and Northamptonshire is counting on much the same for the F1 weekend.
Plenty of spots pattered the Silverstone paddock on Wednesday, and local forecasters predict more uncertain weather through to the race on Sunday.
Bracing for the storm, race organizers have announced that, for example, extra manpower and temporary roadways have been drafted in to avoid the carpark quagmire that was the British grand prix in 2000.
"We have actioned a number of contingency plans to minimize disruption to the fans and ensure that the customer experience is not compromised," the circuit's managing director Richard Phillips confirmed.
Drivers to escape spy scandal penalties (GMM) Bernie Ecclestone and sources close to Max Mosley have allayed fears that the Ferrari-McLaren spy scandal could affect the outcome of the drivers' world championship.
F1 chief executive Ecclestone, however, warned that if McLaren is found guilty by the newly established FIA investigation, constructors' points could be docked.
But he said similar fates were not likely to dent Lewis Hamilton or Fernando Alonso's charge for the title.
"I don't see that," 76-year-old Ecclestone is quoted as saying by the Guardian.
"There is no way it would affect the driver. It is nothing to do with them."
Nonetheless, F1's governing body is looking into possible breaches of the International Sporting Code and the F1 regulations, and its maximum powers include a team's total exclusion from the championship.
A source close to FIA president Max Mosley, however, said McLaren had so far reacted correctly to the saga.
"It may well be that McLaren will be vindicated in this and the whole business be put down to a couple of renegades," the source said.
Auto Motor und Sport, though, revealed that the issue is not about a few mere design blueprints transferred from Ferrari's sacked Nigel Stepney to Mike Coughlan, who has been suspended by McLaren.
In the 'package' sent to Coughlan in May was also details about internal structures, operating procedures, engineers, car setup data, race strategy secrets, future developments plans, as well as notes relating to quality control and tests.
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Tony Abbott reportedly spoke to Egypt's newly elected President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi over the weekend about Australian Peter Greste.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has used a phone call to Egypt's newly elected President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi to lobby over the release of Australian Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste, it was reported.
An Egyptian court will rule on Monday in the case of Greste and his Al Jazeera colleagues, Egyptian-Canadian Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and producer Baher Mohamed, who are on trial for aiding members of a "terrorist organisation" in a case that has raised questions over Egypt's respect for freedoms of expression, Reuters reported.
The trio are being tried with 17 others on charges of "spreading false news" and having Brotherhood links and detained for nearly six months.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he spoke to Al Sisi over the weekend, Australia's Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reported.
"I assured him - as a former journalist myself - that Peter Greste would have been reporting the Muslim Brotherhood, not supporting the Muslim Brotherhood," Abbott told the Seven Network on Monday.
Abbott said the president understood Australia's position.
"I think he understands that this would be a PR coup for the new government if Peter Greste is not dealt with severely," he said.
"I made my point. I made it as clearly as I could."
It follows similar lobbying by Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, who spoke with her recently appointed Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukri over the weekend.
In Canberra, parliamentarians made a bipartisan plea for Greste's release.
Greste's two brothers will be in court for Monday's ruling. They said the family has been through agony since he was arrested in December.
"It's unthinkable for us to expect anything other than an acquittal," Mike Greste has told the ABC.
"All our lives have basically been put on hold for the last six months while we try to concentrate our efforts on securing Peter's release and supporting him as best we can."
Al Jazeera says only nine of the 20 defendants are on its staff, including two foreign reporters who are abroad. A Dutch journalist, who is not working with the channel, is also among the defendants.
US Secretary of State John Kerry also called for freedom of the press to be upheld in Egypt as he made a surprise visit to Cairo on Sunday.


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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 8 December, hailed the spirit of the nation for supporting the demonetisation move and asserted that the banning of high currency notes will empower the poor, neo-middle class, middle class and benefit future generations.
The Prime Minister took to his Twitter handle and said the government's decision has several gains for farmers, traders, labourers.
"I salute the people of India for wholeheartedly participating in this ongoing Yagna against corruption, terrorism and black money. Together, we must ensure the India Defeats Black Money. This will empower the poor, neo-middle class, middle class & benefit future generations. The government's decision has several gains for farmers, traders, labourers, who are the economic backbone of our nation," tweeted the Prime Minister.
Urging the nation to bear the change with patience, the Prime Minister said that he warned of little inconvenience and that a little pain in present will reap gain in the future."I always said that the government's measure will bring a degree of inconvenience but this short term pain will pave way for long term gains. No longer will the progress and prosperity of rural India be curtailed by corruption and black money. Our villages must get their due," he said.
"We also have a historic opportunity to embrace increased cashless payments & integrate latest technology in economic transactions. My young friends, you are agents of change who will make India corruption free and ensure more cashless transactions," he added.
Targeting Prime Minister Modi on the issue of demonetisation, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, earlier in the day, dubbed the move of currency swap as "foolish".
Gandhi said the decision has been implemented without any consideration.
Further attacking Prime Minister Modi, he said "If I am allowed to speak in the Lok Sabha, I will show to all how Paytm means 'Pay to Modi."
When asked about the disruption in Parliament, the Congress vice-president said the responsibility of running the House is with the government and the Speaker, not the opposition.
With the opposition observing 'Black Day' to vent their ire over the existing problems post completion of one month of demonetisation, the government today cornered the Gandhi family, saying those questioning the ruling dispensation are the ones supporting the black money holders.
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said the opposition is not observing a Black Day, but they are voicing their support for black money holders.
Taking a dig at the Congress, he added, "Gandhi ji gave call for Satyagrah to see that victory of truth prevails. What are so-called namesakes of Gandhis doing?"
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar, echoing similar sentiments, alleged that the opposition's protest was aimed at garnering media space.


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A national consumer coalition plans to file a series of landmark federal fair housing complaints beginning Dec. 6 challenging a widespread practice by banks and mortgage lenders: requiring borrowers who apply for FHA loans to have FICO credit scores well above the 580 minimum score set by the FHA itself for qualified applicants with 3.5 percent down payments.
The complaints allege that the higher FICO requirements disproportionately discriminate against African-American and Latino borrowers, many of whom have credit scores above the 580 threshold set by FHA but below the 620 to 660 minimums frequently imposed by private lenders. FICO scores run from 300 to 850, with higher scores correlated with lower future risk of default.
Since FHA insures lenders against losses from serious delinquency or foreclosure, there is "no legitimate business justification" for rejecting applicants solely on the basis of FICO scores that are acceptable to FHA, the complaints contend.
The identities of the 20-plus mortgage lenders who are expected to be the subjects of fair lending filings were not available in advance. But John Taylor, CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, which plans to file the complaints, said they include "large, medium and small banks," all of whom maintain minimum FICO scores higher than what FHA requires. The coalition represents 600 local and regional consumer, economic development, and civil rights groups, and has long been an advocate of equal opportunity in mortgage lending.
According to a draft complaint that I obtained in advance, the coalition conducted what it calls "extensive" blind tests among lenders active in the FHA program. Testers presented themselves to loan officers as financially qualified applicants for FHA-insured mortgages, with FICO scores between 601 and 605. Loan officers routinely informed them that they cannot accept applicants with FICOs less than 620.
When applicants responded that they knew FHA is willing to insure loans for borrowers with credit scores as low as 580, often they were told the same: We require higher FICO scores on FHA loans than FHA does itself.
Lenders with higher FICO policies "knew or should have known that African-Americans and Latinos disproportionately have credit scores between 620 and 580, both within the FHA portfolio" and within the lender's own market areas. As a result, the complaint argues, these lenders' policies have "the effect of discriminating against African-Americans [and] Latinos."
In an interview, Taylor said "the insidious part of these policies" is "not simply that they discourage" minorities from purchasing homes, but they also are "cutting off refinancings" that might be available via FHA for current homeowners who need loan modifications to avoid foreclosures.
FHA, which was created by the federal government during the Great Depression, traditionally has been a crucial source of mortgage financing for moderate-income, minority and first-time home purchasers.
Asked what he thinks about lenders' independent credit score cutoff limits, David H. Stevens, the FHA commissioner, said the current FICO 580 minimum standard is "based on pretty in-depth analysis of performance data" by borrowers, and represents an acceptable level of risk for the agency consistent with its mission.
In an interview that did not touch on the upcoming fair-lending complaints, Stevens said he has "concerns" about the negative impacts lenders trigger when they impose stricter credit-score standards on applicants than the minimum required by FHA. This is especially the case when borrowers' scores are low not because they are "habitual late payers," but because they've experienced unforeseen economic reverses such as recession-related job losses or uninsured medical bills.
One of the country's top advisers to FHA lenders, Brian Chappelle, a principal with Washington, D.C.-based Potomac Partners, said banks set higher credit-score limits for sound economic reasons: They are concerned about costly indemnification demands from FHA and "reputational risk" in the investment community if low-FICO loans go sour. Also, Chappelle said, they don't want to lose valuable revenue they receive for servicing FHA-insured mortgages that are paying on time.
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So you have created your own information product (ebook, report, software, video, etc.). You are ready to sell the product to the masses. You have probably noticed that some information sellers also offer master resale rights (MRR) as an additional "one time offer". It seems like an opportunity to make even more money, doesn't it? Well, sometimes, but no always.
If you are considering selling master resale rights to your product, the first thing you should consider is your main goal with the product. Often times, maximizing earnings will be the goal. Sometimes, however, building an email list, or building a reputation for yourself, may be a strong secondary goal, or even the primary goal. Selling master resale rights can affect both types of goals in different ways.
Offering master resale rights gives you a quick and easy opportunity to boost your earnings. The product is complete, and it doesn't take much additional effort to sell the master resale rights. Plus you can often sell the MRR for several times more than the cost of the product. This can add up to some healthly "back-end" profits. I read recently from an experienced Internet marketer that he was earning twice as much on the back-end offer compared to the original offer. Seems like a no-brainer, doesn't it? Well, it's not. If you think deeper about it, its actually more complicated than that.
When you sell master resale rights, you are usually giving people 2 options: 1) promote your product via your affiliate program (no cost to them) or 2) buy the master resale rights and resell the product directly, cutting you out of the picture all together. Under the first scenario, you don;t earn anything for the MRR, but you may still make money if the person promotes your product via the affiliate program. If they buy the MRR, you make some money selling the rights, but you get zero for every item they resell -- in other words if they turn around and resell 1,000 copies of your product, you don't get any of that money -- plus you don't get any new subscribers to your email list either.
Which brings us back to your goal. If you have a strong goal to build your email list, selling master resale rights may not be 100% in line with that goal, for the reasons described above. However, if your goal is to build a reputation for yourself, selling MRR may be a very good idea. When you sell master resale rights, it makes it more attractive for successful Internet Marketers (the ones with really big email lists!) to promote your product. Why? For the same reason described in the previously paragraph. They have big mailing lists and they know they can sell a lot of your product. They also know that if they buy the master resale rights, they can also make more money by reselling the MRR themselves on the back-end. Bottom line: since they know they can make more money reselling your product (via MRR) than via your affiliate program, it becomes more attractive to promote your product. And don't underestimate the value of building your reputation (even if you earn $0 and get zero emails). In Internet Marketing, reputation and trust are very important, especially when you are just starting out.
In summary, selling master resale rights to your products can earn you more, or less, money. And it may result is less opt-ins to your email list, but at the same time it will make your product more attractive for others to promote. For the reasons discussed above, I think it is a good idea to think long and hard about your goals before deciding whether or not to sell master resale rights.
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Some friends have asked me which whisky I would choose as a "parting glass", owing to that Celtic song made famous by warrior poets and heralds. My answer would undoubtedly be Bruichladdich's Octomore "Orpheus" - one of the rarest and most elusive spirits in my cabinet. My brother (well versed in all things music history) tells me that the Clancy Brothers used to end every live performance with "Parting Glass". Internet research tells me that it was once the most popular song in Scotland, until Robert Burns introduced "Auld Lang Syne". The beauty of the song, linked above, is that it's a toast, an homage. It recognizes fellowship and those who have gone before. I first heard it shortly after a dear friend committed suicide last year, and it has been a song of tribute for me ever since.
This is an update of the Orpheus review I posted last night. I was admittedly tired and out of sorts from the Boston bombing news. In my weariness I somehow broke one of my cardinal rules of blogging: never write something you don't want to write. The review was meandering, unfocused, filled with fluff and metaphor and very little tangible benefit. I have found that if I am writing something I care about, the words and thoughts tend to flow deftly from my fingers. It's as if God gives me one little moment to speak with authority, and then I'm back in a rut, staring at the screen and wondering how it happened. If I stare too long, I risk upsetting the sacred construction that now stands on its own. So I'm rebuilding. It's like Bikram Choudhury (well established Yoga hack, but yogi just the same) says: "It's never too late to start from scratch."
My goal with these reviews is not to reinvent the wheel, but to challenge some of the well-established moors of spirit blogging. If you read it and learn nothing about the spirit, the maker, the terroir... well then, I've failed to do my job. So let's start over. You can still take a moment to listen to that marvelous rendition of "Parting Glass' from the Wailin' Jennys above, and then perhaps have a moment of silence for those affected by the evil in Boston.
Among those well-versed in whiskies, the words "Bruichladdich Octomore" carry an almost mythical amount of weight. I'm guessing that part of it stems from the sheer difficulty of acquiring whiskies from this series (although I am blessed to have a local liquor store that still stocks several of them). It is helped by having the reputation of World's Peatiest Whisky, although I understand now that it is tied for this title.
Orpheus is edition 2.2 in the Octomore series, but perhaps the word "series" here requires a little explanation. After all, if I told you to go buy me a bottle of Glenlivet's 12yo you wouldn't be concerned about a series number - you'd just reach right off the shelf and deliver. Perhaps more challengingly, I could ask you to fetch me a bottle of Glenfiddich's Solera Vat series (worthy of commentary, to be sure, but then we haven't reviewed it yet). It would take some sticker searching, but eventually you'd realize that I'm talking about the 15yo and that the Solera Vat is an ongoing expression from this distillery that imparts a special, unique flavor profile outside of the normal barrel maturation process.
Octomore is little different, except that this particular distillery (Bruichladdich) is on an experimental tear as their new batch of spirit continues to age. We'll probably do a distillery profile on these guys in the near future, such is my fascination with them, but suffice it to say that no whisky sold to you comes promptly out of the still - it must be aged (by law, in fact) to even be called a whisky. This makes cash flow a bit of a problem unless you're looking to sell some very young (comparitive to the industry) whisky in the meantime. To do so risks derision at the hands of critics, as there is still a great deal of "older is better" mindset in the public mind.
You will not be surprised then when I tell you that Orpheus is only 5 years old. You may indeed be surprised to hear that it is phenomenal. Each release of Octomore has seen slight changes - ABV, phenol content, flavor profile - but Orpheus was one of the first to really shake up the foundation. Instead of simply waiting a year and bottling a 3.1, Jim McEwan had the foresight to put that Octomore spirit in some Bordeaux casks (Château Pétrus to be exact) and let it sit. The result is a distinct departure from the fundamental malty character of young Bruichladdich spirit. Let's pop that cork.
Ahhhhh, I can already smell the ashes. There's no doubt, that reputed peatiness leaps straight out of the bottle, a very forward presence. Alright there, laddie, hush a bit. Let's see what hearts beats beneath that obsidian veneer.
Upon the pour, we get a very elegant color: golden, red, warmer than the non-ACEd (Additional Cask Enhancement) Octomore. This color is obviously from the Bordeaux enhancement, but what's interesting is that the warm red hue fades to gold near the edges of the glass. I once likened it to a candle flame, flickering softly in your palm. In fact, I'd be surprised if your face didn't glow a bit (or perhaps it's just those peaty embers) if you lowered yourself down to it. Either way, you're holding your own little Glencairn vigil every time :-)
You don't want to nose this one straight out of the glass, not at 61% ABV. You'd burn the hair out of your nostrils (that is, if you have any left anyway)! Here comes the careful process of adding water. I can tell you from experience that this spirit can take quite a bit, but you need to add it in measures. As soon as you can nose it without blinking, stop. Add any more water and it quickly goes to soggy spirit hell, and trust me, there's nothing sadder than realizing you just ruined a pour from at $150 bottle :-(
On the nose we have that intense farmland smell, and I'm not necessarily referring to manure (wouldn't that be repugnant). It's definitely cow pasture though, which is fitting, because Octomore is named for the farm on Islay that sources this malt's barley. Earthy. Dirty. The sound of insects chirping in the mid-day sun comes to mind, along with grainy grasses sighing in the ocean breeze. If you're a lover of the earth (not the world, but the earth) then you'll dig (pun fully intended) the nose on this thing. That ABV heat is radiating something fierce. A little more water then.
Reveal your secrets! It's in subsequent dips that those winey notes finally make themselves heard under that barnyard symphony. A faint, subtle meaty sweetness. Alright then, I think I'm ready to go swimming!
As the spirit enters the palate, the first sensation is a an angry heat. This comes partly from the ABV, partly from those Octomore phenols. The peat takes a different form in this dram than your usual Islay affair. It's purer, less boggy, and decidedly not what you were fearing when you read it was 140 ppm phenols (phenols in parts per million are how we measure the "peatiness" or smokiness of most whiskies). I think one website likened this flash of heat to white pepper, but I'm going to go straight ahead and say that it's like biting into a fresh-picked cayenne pepper. Welcome to your first OC-flavored whisky ;-) Just kidding. Sort of.
Now that Laddie malt starts to shine through, and it is a sweet one. Take it from someone who generally abhors cereals (I know, Cereal Alchemist - who knew?) that this is one of the purest expressions you'll find in a whisky. In fact, I think Bruichladdich showcases the malt better than any Scotch on the market, always making it the star of the show. I credit this first to their extremely traditional malting method (despite their motto "progressive Hebridean distillers") and to the oldest operating spirit stills in Scotland. I do believe I like the cut of their jib! (and their whisky).
Just before the malt gives way to that winey finish I always notice a somewhat vegetal tone. This kind of makes sense - after all, we're talking about cayenne peppers and farms and what-not. I likened the flavor to the smell of tomato vine. If you could extract that scent and place it into a whisky, that's what you'd find here.
Where's the Bordeaux? It was hiding, but now it steps out into the sunlight, blinking as it stands amid the smoldering farmland. Take a bow, good sir! I love this finish in a whisky. Spoiler alert: I got to sample all of Glenmorangie's cask finishes for their next private edition at Whisky Live this year (part of their cask masters project). I thought the Burgundy finish was too much at war in the glass, and the Manzanilla wasn't distinctive enough to draw a line with Glenmo's existing flavor profile, but the Bordeaux was fantastic. I maintain the same here - of all the wine finishes I've sampled in a whisky (Bordeaux, Burgundy, port, manzanilla, sauternes, "Super Tuscan", Madeira), Bordeaux has to be the most intriguing. The finish is long (I'm still tasting it all in my mouth 10 minutes later), smoky, but predominantly sweet. It's like quenching a cajun-food fire in your mouth with a delicious red wine. Make sure you don't skip the water.
To quote master distiller Jim McEwan: "Wow! A single malt life support system! Massive, power-packed yet not aggressive. Petrus and Peat – who would have guessed that such diverse flavours could create something so amazing? Single malt sorcery! [...] Cunning, conspiratorial, Machiavellian. Whatever next?"
I do love how this man writes about his product! I'm reminded of a line from Dostoevsky: "We all come out from Gogol's 'Overcoat'". Only this time, we all come out from Jim McEwan's thesaurus ;-)
Tasting is a synesthetic experience. In this blog, every whisky gets a song - one that describes, suits, and evokes. I review any whisky that suits my fancy, and some that don't. I don't give scores. You'll know whether it's a winner or loser when we peel back its mysteries and start putting pen to paper.
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Dharmeswari Bora, who played the role of 'Upina', a tribal girl, in 'Indramalati', the second Assamese film, also the second film of Jyoti Prasad Agarwala, produced at Bholaguri Tea Estate in 1939, passed away recently. A village woman who dared to act in a film, she was slammed with a two-year-long social boycott.
At that time, acting in an 'alien' medium, and that too alongside men, was unacceptable in the society, and hence, she and her family members were subjected to a social boycott.
As was the norm those days, Jyoti Prasad Agarwala took her to Calcutta for shooting and training. But after a month-long shooting held at Tezpur, Dharmeswari, accompanied by her husband, were greeted with social ostracisation. "People of the village not only stopped coming to our house, they also stopped inviting us to all kinds of social and religious functions," she said. Luckily for the Boras, the boycott was lifted after a couple of years, but not before her husband, a chowkidar in a government Inspection Bungalow at Gohpur, paid a penalty in the village naam-ghar, before the community.
During her lifetime, Dharmeswari Bora lived a hazardous life due to bad pecuniary condition. At the last moment of her life, however, she was given artist pension by the State Government. In the last part of her life, she lived at Ghahigaon, a village under Gohpur Police Station in Sonitpur district of northern Assam.
During her lifetime, she was felicitated by different persons and organisations. Her death was condoled by various organisations and different individuals, including Ripun Bora, vice-president, APCC, Gohpur MLA and parliamentary secretary Monika Bora, environmentalist Nandeswar Saikia, Suresh Chandra Borthakur senior journalist, Lokeswari Handique, ex-president, Sonitpur Jila Sahitya Sabha, Suravi Sahitya Samaj, Kanaklata Lekhika Samaroh Samiti, etc. She was 92 at the time of her death, and leaves behind three sons and two daughters. Her husband predeceased her.


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Waiting for Liam at Lovelace Women's Hospital
by Wendy Gist
Babies in boats of cabbage leaves. Babies
in pots of clay, daisy skulls, framed along hallway walls.
Shift change: graveyard.
Hushes are healing.
1:15 a.m. fire alarm drill.
3:00 a.m. intercom: "Code Pink first floor,
Code Pink first floor."
Physician harassing a nurse? Infant abduction?
Latex odor on air of apprehension.
Marathons of Hawaii Five-O on waiting room T.V.
My worried son at starry lover's bedside
the whole way through, and his spry mother-in-law,
I listen to her pass the time sharing stories--
against the bustling backdrop
smeared with whizzing moans of mother's-to-be
wheeled by on beds on backs,
and on Cat-Cow yoga poses—about episodes in her life
as a VA hospital nurse:
gangrene toes falling off in socks.
I need to vomit a river.
A river of coffee refills at nurse's station;
one arthritic aunt almost bears the thirty hour wait.
Middle-aged mothers and fathers pine to be grand;
We fold
in-between arms of waiting room chairs
cool as hockey pucks in a silent rink
and plummet dreamless into rest.
Birth at mid-July morning bursts wails of pain.
Mother dabs daughter's flushed face with damp cloth.
Anxious new mom now push, push
pushes a bloom-stunned life, rosy--
umbilical cord jeweled
tight around baby boy's neck—into the gingery world.


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