First up a great vintage video from 1967:
Now that you have the lay of the land, here is a great video* of a ZR1 Corvette ripping up the Nurburgring:
Too cool!
Videos: Driving The Nurburgring In A 1967 F1 Car and Corvette ZR1
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Daily Archives: June 11, 2010
Under Democrats ‘Health Care Reform’ It turns Out You Just Might Not Be Able To Keep Your Plan
Over and over in the health care debate, President Barack Obama said people who like their current coverage would be able to keep it.
But an early draft of an administration regulation estimates that many employers will be forced to make changes to their health plans under the new law. In just three years, a majority of workers—51 percent—will be in plans subject to new federal requirements, according to the draft.
Employers say it’s more evidence that the law will drive up costs. Republicans say Obama broke his promise. But some experts believe increased regulation will lead to improved benefits for consumers.
“On the face of it, having consumer protections apply to all insurance plans could be a good thing for employees,” said Alex Vachon, an independent health policy consultant. “Technically, it’s actually improved coverage.”
The types of changes that employers would be forced to make include offering preventive care without copayments and instituting an appeals process for disputed claims that follows new federal guidelines. The law already requires all health plans to extend coverage to young adult children until they turn 26. But such changes also nudge costs up. (emphasis added)
144 days until November 2nd, 2010
Obama Administration ‘Misrepresents’ Experts Views To Justify Oil Drilling Moratorium
Never let a crisis go to waste:
The seven experts who advised President Obama on how to deal with offshore drilling safety after the Deepwater Horizon explosion are accusing his administration of misrepresenting their views to make it appear that they supported a six-month drilling moratorium — something they actually oppose.
The experts, recommended by the National Academy of Engineering, say Interior Secretary Ken Salazar modified their report last month, after they signed it, to include two paragraphs calling for the moratorium on existing drilling and new permits.
Salazar’s report to Obama said a panel of seven experts “peer reviewed” his recommendations, which included a six-month moratorium on permits for new wells being drilled using floating rigs and an immediate halt to drilling operations.
Obama and his henchmen will politicize everything.
And if you think “no big deal, after 6 months or so, we will get back to drilling in the Gulf of Mexico” and things will get back to normal, as pointed out previously at MCT, this is not the case:
They also said that because the floating rigs are scarce and in high demand worldwide, they will not simply sit in the Gulf idle for six months. The rigs will go to the North Sea and West Africa, possibly preventing the U.S. from being able to resume drilling for years.
They also said the best and most advanced rigs will be the first to go, leaving the U.S. with the older and potentially less safe rights operating in the nation’s coastal waters.
This will take years to unravel.
Alice Cooper On The Dearth Of Great New Bands (And A Great Vintage Music Video)
Excerpt of interview with Alice Cooper and the questioner asks why there is a dearth of great new bands. Via The Globe and Mail (Canada):
Q: You would have thought, by pure evolution, that bands would be better now than before.
A: That’s interesting. But try and find me a young guitar player. They’re very, very hard to find. I go see bands in Los Angles, and when they get to the part of the song where the lead guitarist should take off – the Jeff Beck part – they just play the rhythm right through it. I ask the guy, “why don’t you fill that in?” And they say, “Oh, this is modern rock – we don’t do that.”
Q: You don’t buy that?
A: I think they’re more interested in the attitude of the song. I get bands coming to me, asking me to listen to their tapes. I listen to the first three songs and I say “I get it, you’re angry. But where’s the song?’
Q: I hear good songs from modern rock bands like Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age, so I’m not sure I agree with you. But what do you see as the cause of this poor musicianship?
A: I think it’s pure laziness. I’m not kidding you.
Great answer. And now a great video of Alice Cooper:
