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A few days ago, I was home with my six and nine year old daughters as Hurricane Sandy's rain poured on our house. We had a leak in our ceiling, right over my bed. I was trying to move it when the bed broke. This wasn't just any bed, it was my grandmother's. She received it as a gift from the family she worked for as a domestic when she got married. It took me years to realize that most of my grandparent's furniture was from that family, because my grandparents came over from Ireland in the 1920's, dirt poor.
My sister used to help pull me onto that bed when I was little because it was so high. I would take a running start--jump as high as I could--and she'd grab my arms and pull me the rest of the way up. My husband and I moved that bed into our home when I was pregnant. We have 'snuggled away' numerous nightmares of our daughters in that bed. And I just broke it.
A few things occurred to me in that moment, when our beloved, comforting bed broke. I felt deeply worried.
We have, at last, been given an opportunity at real health-security. The insurance companies denied children with cancer, healthcare because of 'pre-existing conditions'. The Affordable Care Act guarantees sick children access to health insurance. When insurance companies denied my mother-in-law an insurance policy because she had a "pre-existing" condition, she died a year later. In 2014, the Affordable Care Act protects American citizens and ensures that insurance companies do their job of actually giving health protection to American families. The insurance companies put a limit on what a human life is worth, despite their skyrocketing profits. The Affordable Care Act took away the "lifetime caps" on Americans. If someone has a relapse of cancer or complication with a chronic condition, she can receive health care without having her family lose their homes to health care bills. Denying sick children health care? Denying American families health protection? Deciding who gets to live and who gets to die based on how it effects the bottom line? These are the things that Romney & Ryan are championing. Not my idea of patriotism.
What helps keep me going is not the bed itself, but what it really means to me. My grandparents worked really hard to provide for their daughter, my mother. She in turn, helped provide for her children the ability to go to college - even though she never could. The bed represents the endurance of love, commitment, and hope that my parents and grandparents passed on. My grandparents cuddled their daughter from nightmares, as my husband and I do for our daughters. I could depend on someone to pull me up when I needed it most. I could rely on my sister's support to do something I had difficulty doing, and yet very much wanted. Now I watch my own daughters help pull each other up, the very same way.
Recently my youngest, of her own accord, gave me one of the best compliments. She said, "Mommy, I feel safe with you. When I have nightmares you are there for me and I know it will be better." My eldest saw the shattered look on my face, when the bed broke and said "Momma, you can sleep with me. I always feel better when I'm having a hard time and I sleep with you."
I realized; that's it. That's all there is to it. That's why I do this election work even though I feel pulled in so many different directions. We want to pass on to our children the love, commitment and hope that our parents and grandparents and great grandparents (my grandmother never saw her mother again once she left....there was no money to visit) had for their family, for us. We want the opportunities to ensure a secure future for our children: the American Dream. In our hardest times, in our most challenging times, we want to know that others are there for us - that we are all in this together.
This is why I work to re-elect President Obama. By his actions, he has demonstrated a deep respect for all Americans to create the American dream. He not only says we are all in this together, he works to protect the legacy of love, commitment and hope that American families carry and pass on to their children.
The leak will be patched and our bed will be fixed. I ask that you please help re-elect President Obama so all Americans' dreams continue moving forward.
Michelle Boyle, RN BSN is a member of SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania and works at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.


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It seems like such a simple thing to do, throw some sticks of wood in your stove or fireplace and strike a match. PRESTO…your cozy fire is roaring. You and your sweetheart are cuddled up watching the flames dance and enjoying a glass of Domaine Leflaive (that's really expensive wine for you beer drinkers). Sweet nothings are whispered in your ear and the best evening of your life is underway.
Yeah…..so here's what really happens.
You grab what seems like the right size pieces of wood, throw some newspaper under them, and strike that match. Suddenly, the room is filling with smoke. In your haste to grab something to fan the smoldering flames with, you kick over the box of wine purchased at stop-n-shop. This immediately causes a permanent stain on the new carpet the Home Depo installed for you last week. This in turn causes your sweetheart to call you several names. As you are trying to mentally convince yourself that the names were probably just terms of endearment, the top piece of wood shifts from the pile you created to start your fire. It rolls out onto the carpet and completely burns away that new stain from the wine. PROBLEM SOLVED you think as you hear the bedroom door slam shut and the lock click. So begins the longest night of your life.
I know what you're thinking. Your thinking O'God, I hope The Maine Stove Guy is going to tell me what I can do to avoid this tragedy (and how does he know about this incident? Does he have my place bugged?). Well have no fear stove people! I will now provide you with some knowledge to prevent this from happening to you…or perhaps prevent it from happening to you again as the case may be.
The first thing you need to recognize is that smoke must be pulled up your chimney by a force called draft. Draft is created by the temperature difference between the air on the outside of the house and the air in the chimney. The greater the difference, the greater the draft (or draw as it's sometimes called). Now there's a lot more to it than that but for our purposes here you just need to remember that the air in the chimney needs to be heated as quickly as possible to establish this force of draft. This is what make the smoke go outside rather than into your room.
Sometimes you may find that cold air is actually coming down the chimney (reverse draft). If you feel this before starting your fire you may want to pre-heat the chimney before touching off the fire. You can do this in several ways. A sheet or two of newspaper placed up into the chimney opening and lit is usually enough to get things going. I have also found pre-made fire-starters work well. In an extreme situation you can even take a hairdryer and use it to pre-heat the flue.
You should start with loosely balled up pieces of newspaper. Don't be stingy with them, newspaper is cheap You need a good 10 or 15 balls of paper to get things going.
Pick out the smallest kindling wood that is dry and did I mention small. Start stacking it in a crisscross pattern on top of the newspaper first in one direction then the other. This will allow air to flow between the pieces and get things burning quickly. If your starting a stove keep adding kindling wood in this manner until the stove is at LEAST 3/4 full. In a fireplace make 8 – 10 layers of crisscross pattern. This might sound like a lot but remember, we need to get heat into the chimney as quickly as possible and this method is going to burn hot and fast.
Next place a couple small (and dry) sticks of firewood on top of the kindling pile you have created. Pick sticks that have been split already if possible. I would recommend having them about as big around as a billiard ball.
Now (after making sure your draft is going in the right direction) use your match to light the newspaper and in a few minutes your fire is well under way. Keep adding a few small sticks increasing in size as the fire builds.
If you are lighting the fire in a stove, you should leave the door cracked just a bit until the larger sticks begin to burn. This allows a little extra air turbulence into the stove and helps to get things moving. If your using a fireplace don't forget to make sure the damper is open before beginning.
No, of course it isn't. I consider this my tried and true traditional method. There are many commercially made fire starter products that work great. Just PLEASE PLEASE do not use any form of accelerant that is not intended as a fire starter. No kerosene, No gasoline, No WWII surplus flame thrower. People are injured or worse every year by starting fires with such things and it's not worth the risk.
So write this stuff down, print it out, memorize it, or whatever you have to do to be sure that you can avoid the tragedy that is so common in this country and I outlined in the beginning of this post. Remember…it's never OK to have to sleep on an uncomfortable couch……..ever.
Warm Regards
The Maine Stove Guy
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Great response to the worst Jaycee Dugard column ever
By Tony Hicks
Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 11:22 am in Uncategorized.
The Stupid Sports Blog has published an appropriate response to Mark Whicker's not-very-hilarious, column in the Orange County Register, making light of Jaycee Dugard, who spent 18 years in a shed an Antioch backyard, basically being raped by a lunatic.
Read the response right here.
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Rim Jong Sim, Fourth Gold Medalist of DPRK in London Olympics
| Pyongyang, August 2 (KCNA) -- Rim Jong Sim, a weightlifter of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, won the women's 69 kg category at the London Olympic Games on Wednesday, bringing the DPRK the fourth gold medal.
She succeeded in lifting 115 kg in snatch and 146 kg in clean-and-jerk, 261 kg in total.
After the competition, she told reporters that the only thing she wanted to do right now is to run to respected Marshal Kim Jong Un with her gold medal in her hand.
The 2009-Year World's Ranking, released by the International Weightlifting Federation, listed Rim as a star in her teens.
Belonging to the Kigwancha Sports Team, she took three gold medals in women's 48 kg category in the Sports Contest for Mangyongdae Prize held in 2008.
She bagged three silver medals in the First World Juvenile Weightlifting Championships in 2009 and a gold medal in the 2011 World Junior Weightlifting Championships.
Now she became an Olympic gold medalist.
The good results of the DPRK athletes at the London Olympics display the inexhaustible strength of Songun (military-first) Korea.
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Gangnam's latest incarnation? Mitt Romney Style!
Who's down for a rousing game of "Steak House or Gay Bar?"
Twitter poet
and Kardashian-humper
Kanye West stripped us all of our daily
affirmation source by deleting all of his previous tweets last week. He has since returned to Twitter, but just to mourn the one-year since Steve
Jobs' death. Riveting stuff.
Vomiting onstage is the new black. Lately, high-profile performers across the globe have proverbially sniffed the milk carton, shrugged and took a sip anyway, all ending up tossing their cookies on stage. Now, if you're like music editor Mike Breen, watching people experience a retaliating digestive system is disturbing and you'd rather not see that shit. Otherwise, here's Lady Gaga and Justin Beiber barfing at their recent respective gigs. Thank goodness for HuffPo, who compiled a gallery of "Stars Who've Puked During Concerts."
When Heidi Klum and Seal broke up, I was crushed (mostly because it meant no I'd really never be invited to one of their epic Halloween parties or themed vow renewals). When Amy Poehler and Will Arnett split, I was angry and confused. (Can't they just laugh it off?!) Well, now I know there's no such thing as love because after more than 30 years together, Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman have separated. Maybe people grow apart after decades together. Perhaps DeVito's role as Frank on Always Sunny began rubbing off on him. I don't care — Matilda's parents were supposed to stay together forever.
Thankfully, Amber Tamblyn and David Cross got hitched this week, giving us all a final shred of hope for humanity. Check out Questlove's Instagram (the coolest way to peep wedding pics, ever) for photos of the Esty-fied Tommy Hilfiger ad starring Joan of Arcadia and Tobias Fünke.
Google unveiled its latest Easter egg of a search tool last week, inducing "bacon number" madness. Now when you're playing Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, instead of cross-referencing IMDB, Googlers can simply type in the actor's name and "bacon number" for an automatic calculation.
After hours of furious research, it was found nearly every human remotely involved in show business over the years (including '90s Nickelodeon star Kel Mitchell and silent actor Charlie Chaplin) are within just 2 degrees of Mr. Bacon. The only stars I could find with a higher number are Paula Abdul and Humphrey Bogart (who both have a whopping BN of 3). Here's to Google: the company responsible for incredible technological advances that continues to make us waste time on the Internet and screw off at work.
Netflix Picks of the Week: Looking for something new on Netflix now that you're all caught up on Breaking Bad and Celebrity Rehab? Check out Bobcat Goldthwait's over-the-top pop culture massacre God Bless America and Winnebago Man, the humorously touching documentary about the angry star of an early viral Internet video.
Saturday Night Live returned for its
38th season Saturday. Jay Pharoah debuted as Barack Obama, with
Fred Armisen handing over the presidential torch. We also saw Taran Killam will
serve as Paul Ryan and Jason Sudekis will continue to play Mitt Romney
(squashing the rumors that he'd leave SNL
along with Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg). The trio is expected to appear
on SNL Primetime Edition, the special
election season show to air this Thursday and Sept. 27 on NBC. Seth McFarlane hosted
Saturday's premiere, and to sum up his performance in one word: VOICES. HuffPo
breaks down the episode.
And as one television show kicks off, another comes to a close. Sunday brought the one-hour series finale of Showtime's pot dramedy, Weeds. Without spoiling too much, the finale gave us a peek seven years into the future. The good news about 2019: the Botwin crew (plus Doug and Andy) is alive and mostly well. If the show's predictions pan out, fan-made renderings of an even-thinner, transparent future iPhone were totally spot-on; the next diet craze will feature Regina George's all-carb regime; and, most importantly, marijuana will not only become legalized, but sold like cigarettes in stores and in edible forms at coffee shops. The bad news: Shane grows a bad '80s cop mustache.
Everyone has an opinion on TLC's hillbilly hullabaloo, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, especially regarding the series' matriarch, mama June and her scary Jabba neck. But have you seen The Real Housewives of Miami? I give you Mama Elsa: the stuff of surgical nightmares.
In music news, Ben Folds Five is back and showing some love to Jim Henson in this new video.
Steven Spielberg's Lincoln is due in theaters this November, and the trailer has just been released. Apparently 90 percent of Hollywood is in the film, including what I'm guessing is an Tupac-inspired Abraham Lincoln hologram (seriously, though, Daniel Day Lewis is scary good). I was totally captivated, swept away to the 19th century, up until Adam from Girls arrived on the scene. From 1:37 on, it was all union suits and depraved sex acts to me.
Alison Pill apparently
didn't learn one lesson explored in the show on which she stars, because
homegirl accidentally tweeted a topless pic last week. The photo tweeted was meant for
boyfriend, actor Jay Baruchel, which reveals that Alison Pill has no idea what Twitter
is or how it works. It was removed immediately and, in the best reaction possible, Pill
owned up to the flub and apologized for being just as technologically inept as The Newsroom's MacKenzie.
Back-to-school shopping was always pretty fun as a kid, but for child divas of the '80s and '90s, Lisa Frank made school supplies more than just educational basics — they were Technicolor accessories you were allowed to bring to school! Lisa Frank produced folders, posters, backpacks, pencils, notebooks and other craft and school supplies in the '80s and '90s that featured vibrant, colorful characters. It's like a child-friendly acid trip come to life. As The Atlantic reveals below, Lisa Frank is actually a real person and, despite the fact that she is a very private person, she recently gave a brief promotional interview after Urban Outfitters bought her vintage stock. Check it out, take the hand of a rainbow tuxedoed panda and walk down memory lane (and look out for a young Mila Kunis!) as you peek into Lisa Frank Incorporated:
Today, as Americans and people across the world remember 9/11, concerned about a possible war between the United States and Syria, young people are left with one question: What rhymes with hug me? Yes, Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," the song version of that friend who was really fun at a party but doesn't know when to throw the towel in and call a cab, features plenty of questionable lyrics, but "You wanna hug me/What rhymes with hug me" has turned the average Top 40 listener into a regular investigative reporter. What does rhyme with "hug me?!" Thankfully, the WRWHM lyric generator is here to help, with a variety of fun options. Unfortunately, if you're a rhyme Nazi like myself, you'll be disappointed to find many non-rhyming examples, similar to the assumed "fuck me" in the song. (He's inferring "fuck me," right? Right?!)
Fifty Shades of Grey, the Twilight fan fiction that made it OK for women to openly read shitty romance novels again (thank god!), has been on its way to the silver screen for a while now. All the while, fans have been speculating who would portray the book's main characters, particularly the BDSM-loving Christian Grey. Well, wait no more, horny moms — Sons of Anarchy's Charlie Hunnam will soon be the recipient of endless deliveries of cable ties and Lane Bryant panties, as he is officially the face of Mr. Grey. I guess this is a good move for him because every human with a vagina will throw their dollars and undies at anything Shades, but Jax Teller? Really? Taking on the role of Grey's girl, Ana, is Dakota Johnson, daughter of Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, who I've referred to as "the Stanford girl who slept with Justin Timberlake in The Social Network" more than once. Here are some peeps who turned down the roles.
Four years ago, Mac from Always Sunny (in Season Five's "The World Series Defense") wrote a very emotional, sticker-filled letter to Philadelphia Phillies' second baseman Chase Utley. It's been a long wait, but Utley finally responded.
Ever want to watch celebrities recount their first sexual encounters to your favorite Full House heartthrob? I know, you've been waiting for years. Finally, here's Losing It With John Stamos.
Australian comedian Chris Lilley is back with a new project featuring one of fans' favorite characters. For those unfamiliar with the comic chameleon that is Lilley, cancel all of your plans, log onto HBO Go (or borrow someone's account) and watch Summer Heights High and Angry Boys (Lilley's first series, We Can Be Heroes, is not available to stream anywhere as far as I can tell, but you should buy that shit if you can find it). Lilley makes these amazing mockumentary-style series in which he plays multiple characters, often different genders, ages and nationalities, and he does so in a way that is so realistic, poignant, raw and hilarious, you'd really have to think twice before calling it "drag" or "blackface" — he becomes these characters.
In Lilley's upcoming series, he will reprise his role of Ja'mie King, prissy bitch supreme featured in WCBH and SHS. Ja'mie: Private School Girl will debut on HBO Nov. 24. Please enjoy this Ja'mie mash-up, you fugly povos.
And as we welcome on new series, we say goodbye to another: True Blood will end after its seventh season next summer. Bon Temps better go out with a bang. And by bang, I mean a barrage of full-frontals (Spoilers!).
Think "selfies" were limited to teenagers at the mall food court, drunk girls at bars and an alarming amount of people in bathrooms? Broaden your scope to include law enforcement with Cop Selfies, which sadly also include plenty of toilet shots:
And even one with Nickelback's Chad Kroeger.
Possibly more depressing than the fact that police make duckfaces, too? The Rich Kids of Instagram, what started as a blog highlighting the hashtagged lives of the young and privileged, are reportedly getting their own show.
Start jogging in place to raise those endorphins, because your mood is LIT'RALLY going to plummet when you hear this news: Pawnee's Chris Traeger and Ann Perkins are leaving our lives as Rob Lowe and Rashida Jones will be exiting Parks and Rec mid-way through the upcoming sixth season. The hot-and-cold couple decided to make a baby in last season's finale, so hopefully we'll get to see Chris obsess over Ann and the baby's health — I shudder to think about the gargantuan prenatal vitamin he'll force down poor Ann Perkin's throat — and the subsequent birth of the most attractive baby ever.
What angsty teen didn't grow up with Daria, worshiping Ms. Morgendorffer's monotonous snark, too-cool-for-school edge and perfect Doc Martins? Well, 10 years later, Daria's back (NOT REALLY), in the flesh, for a Lawndale High reunion, in this faux movie trailer:
Ellen DeGeneres is hosting the Oscars! The funnylady, a 100 percent upgrade from last year's host, Family Guy creator Seth MacFarland, confirmed the news on Twitter:
Everybody is happy about this because everybody obviously loves Ellen, except probably One Million Moms, who can all eat one million dicks for all I care. GO ELLEN.
The Doctor is in — Peter Capaldi will replace Matt Smith in Doctor Who, making him the 12th actor to portray The Doctor on the show, the longest-running sci-fi series. Capaldi is best known for his role on the British political satire The Thick of It (which inspired HBO's Veep), which is available on Hulu. He steps in front of the camera as Doctor No. 12 this fall.
Time Warner Cable users have even more to complain about than usual as the provider has dropped CBS and Showtime "due to outrageous demands for programming." This blackout does not result in a price cutback for customers and it especially sucks for people who just recently got into Ray Donovan.
Hey, Mumford & Sons have a new music video. Something look a little off to you?
Comedy Central Roasts are generally reserved for washed up celebs and veteran comics, but the network is gonna try something new with the Roast of James Franco. Hosted by BFF Seth Rogen, the roast is sure to draw in an even bigger, younger audience. Yes, we all love it when Seth and James get together (see: the last decade), but the real laughs will come when the seasoned roasters sink their teeth in ole Franco.
There are two types of people who spend too much time on the Internet. People who troll comments, who need to have their toenails removed one by one, and people who do this, who should be showered in champagne.
It was announced today that Actor/Director/Humanitarean/Total Heartthrob Jeff Spicoli Sean Penn is receiving the 2012 Joel Siegel Award at the 17th Annual Critics Choice Movie Awards on Jan. 12 for the relief work he has done in Haiti. This will be only the fifth Joel Siegel Award given by the BFCA, and dedicated "to those who understand, as Joel did, that the greatest value of celebrity is as an enhanced platform to do good works for others."
"While it was heartening to see such an outpouring of support and aid for the Haitian people in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy, the long-term commitment made by Sean and his organization is particularly notable," said BFCA president Joey Berlin.
20th Century Cincinnati is a vintage-modern (is that an oxymoron?) collector's dream. The 18th annual event brings 60 furniture and decor dealers to the Sharonville Convention Center with all kinds of goodies from the 1920s-1980s. Tickets are just $7 for the weekend, with the sale open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Find details here.
Do you think there's ever been a February Final Friday as mild as this one? Surely not. Hop around the galleries, restaurants and bars in Over-the-Rhine and make the most of this odd weather!
The 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards took place Sunday night. Each year I get excited for
this one awards show dedicated to television, and every year I forget how
boring and predictable it usually is.
First off, there is no booze served at the Emmys (unlike
the drink-friendly Golden Globes which honor TV and film), and that just puts a
damper on everything. Pre-show red carpet interviews have to be one of the most
uncomfortable interactions ever (I swear one E! douche bag actually said, "I don't really
care, 'cause we're dudes, but it's my thing tonight — Who are you wearing?"
Gag.) — stars need some hooch to make it all OK.
Then there are the clear academy favorites that are continually nominated year after year for no apparent reason — Can't we all agree Big Bang Theory lacks any real humor or geek cred? But I suffer through the Emmys just in case there's a redeeming wardrobe malfunction or surprise winner.
Raise your hand if you're tired of faux nerdery!
Jimmy Kimmel made an entertaining host, playfully poking fun at various celebs and, in a particularly funny bit, showed an "In Memoriam" video of himself, stating that we shouldn't wait until stars are dead to remember their work.
The big winners of the night were Showtime's drama series Homeland, the HBO movie Game Change and ABC's Modern Family (one of those perpetual comedy winners).
Fashion trends for the night (and fall in general) included bold solids and metallics, but I always find it interesting just a few stars sport very similar, striking looks. This year it was apparently good luck to mimic the award statue — all dressed in yellow, Julianne Moore (Game Change), Julie Bowen (Modern Family) and a pregnant Claire Danes (Homeland) each walked away with a golden lady for their respective leading performances.
The good: Tracy Morgan faked a medical issue to generate buzz, Amy Poehler and Julia Louie-Dreyfus "accidentally" swapped acceptance speeches and Jon Stewart kept censors on their toes during his acceptance speech on behalf of The Daily Show (which makes 10 wins in a row for the show). I was happy to see Jessica Lange honored as best supporting actress in a miniseries/movie — and, really, how smart of them to re-define American Horror Story each season, categorizing it as a miniseries. The always-hilarious Louis C.K. was "vindicated" with two Emmys for his writing on Louie and his stand-up special, Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater. And while the drama category was filled with some of my favorite shows, a very deserving Homeland pretty much swept the category. Aaron Paul was awarded for his role as Jesse Pinkman on Breaking Bad, to which I say, "Yeah, bitch!" While Paul may have been confused during fashion week, he must have picked up some style tips on the catwalk, because his chocolate suit was sick, and only enhanced by his fiance's coordinating gown.
All together now: Aww!
Season 4 of Breaking Bad was outstanding, and I'm a Jesse fan but…
The bad: Giancarlo Esposito should have won for his performance in Breaking Bad. I will never not be terrified of him after seeing him as the disturbing Gus Fring. I would have liked to see Kristen Wiig win for her last season on SNL. And Jon Cryer? I love ya, Duckie, but Two and a Half Men does not belong in the awards arena.
"Wait, me? Are you guys sure?"
So, it was mostly a snoozefest, but at least we had the opening skit featuring all the leading ladies and, namely, a "nude" Lena Dunham eating cake in a bathroom stall.
In non-Emmy news, Clint Eastwood's infamous
empty chair assault during the Republican National Convention is old news by
now, but that's not going to stop the folks at Extra from babbling on about it. During an interview about his
film Trouble With the Curve, Eastwood
had this to say: "If
someone's dumb enough to ask me to go to a political convention and say
something, they're going to have to take what they get."
Serious question:
Is Amanda Bynes the new Britney? With Ms. Spears cleaning off
her Cheeto dust to fulfill her duties as "Britney, bitch"
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downward-spiraling starlet must accept the role as train wreck supreme. Sure,
Lindsay Lohan is the obvious candidate, but if you've been following the
"retired" actress of Nickelodeon fame, you know Bynes is barreling to the front
of the race. Seemingly out of nowhere, Bynes has recently had her car impounded after facing charges for a DUI, driving without a license (twice) and two hit-and-runs.
I will go as far as calling my dad in from the 'burbs to chauffeur my ass around (or, in dire situations, dealing with the living hell that is Ron's Cab) to avoid traffic stops and drunk driving. Can't these child stars payroll a driver to be available at their every whim, or call a damn taxi? Also, people are saying she's crazier than one of those silly characters she played when she was 12.


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Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State has urged parents to disregard the views that the ongoing polio immunisation exercise was a ploy to reduce the population of the North.
He warned those sending out wrong signals on the scheme to desist from playing politics with the health of younger Nigerians and noted that the danger that polio portends to children was enormous.
At the take-off of the polio immunisation exercise yesterday in Ugba town of Logo local government area, Governor Suswam said it was imperative for leaders at all levels to show commitment towards ensuring brighter future for the children by supporting the eradication of the polio pandemic.
"I totally disagree with the views from certain quarters that this polio immunisation exercise is meant to depopulate the North. We all know that the danger that polio portends to children is enormous. Those who are propagating that the exercise is designed to reduce the population of the North are mischievous and they do not want the bright future of the children of this country. And so such messages should be totally disregarded," Suswam said.
According to him, though Nigeria was still rated among the three countries in the world with adverse polio, he maintained that the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) had placed high premium to assist the federal government to do away with it.
Similarly, the chief executive officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Ado Muhammad, said the agency was making strategic plans to end polio soon, adding that Benue was chosen for the take-off of this year's polio immunisation due to the relative peace in the state.


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Looks like this relationship was more of a bust than a big bang… Kaley Cuoco and Henry Cavill have reportedly already split — this comes only two weeks after word got about about their
fauxmance romance.
As I hinted at yesterday, could these two have been out for publicity instead of that good old-fashioned love? Besides pointing out that it was so short-lived and practically every date they had together was conveniently captured by photographers, all I'm going to say is, I told you so…
I hear that the two have decided to remain friends, but is it really that hard when they haven't even really dated?
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RIM's plans to name its upcoming platform BBX have fallen through because of a certain BASIS International that currently owns the rights to the name who fought for it against RIM in court and managed to prevent RIM from using it.
#BBDevCon Asia Keynote: BlackBerry 10 is the official name of the next generation platform that will power future BlackBerry smartphones!^BZ
Unable to use the BBX name anymore, RIM was forced to choose a different one and so at the BlackBerry DevCon Asia, RIM announced that the platform will now be called BlackBerry 10, which, actually, is nothing more than the full form of the original name B(lack)B(erry)X(10).
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Miley Cyrus Writing Memoirs????
By Tony Hicks
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 at 11:47 am in Uncategorized.
Just when I thought the the marketing machine would be winding down, once I found myself buying my kid a Miley Cyrus microscope, whoopie cushion and dog leash, now comes today's stunning and rather disturbing news.
Miley Cyrus – who was born after MTV was already ruined – is writing her memoirs.
Memoirs. She's 15. She can't even drive yet. I have underwear older than her. What can she possibly write about? How hard it was growing up with her father's money and haircut? And can you imagine, if she's really writing them, how readable can it be with all those "OMGs" and "LOLs" in the text?
Granted, I hadn't been interviewed by Barbara Walters when I was 15 (she did stalk me for a while, however, when I was 25). But had I, or many suburban kids for that matter, written a memoir, it would've gone something like this:
"In my opinion, KISS should've never taken their make-up off. David Lee Roth should be president. My mom this one time wouldn't let me go see Motley Crue at the Pavilion, so I totally hate her. I will never, ever treat my children like that. Because I'm going to be a rock star, and I'll never let my mom into my mansion. She'll cry. Ha. I once rode a Moped over my neighbor's front lawn. I have a girlfriend who totally loves me and would be with me forever … if I wasn't going to be a rock star who totally went on tour and stuff. I'm going to be rich, never weigh more than 170 pounds, and chicks will always dig me. I can't wait to get a job at a pizza parlor so i can, like, totally eat free pizza all the time."
Then again, that's really not so different than what I'd put in a memoir at age 40. But anyway, back to this idea of Miley Montana Britney Hayley Cyrus writing a memoir.
Disney included the following in a statement Tuesday, presumably with a straight face, allegedly quoting Miley:
"I'm so excited to let fans in on how important my relationship with my family is to me."
Shouldn't that say "I'm excited to let fans in on how important my current earning potential is to my family, and to have yet one more fairly worthless product to pawn off on you, the public, thus increasing my family's, and Disney's, earnings."
Who wants to read that? I mean, it's not like she's Drew Barrymore at 15. Now that's a story worth telling. Miley Cyrus isn't even on drugs yet.
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Here's how RW members rated this race (40 votes).
In short: Great run along the river side with plenty of water stations to help with the summer heatDate of review: June 26, 2006
In short: need to get the mile markers in the right placeDate of review: June 26, 2006
In short: Lots of potential to be a good halfIn full: Much like others, major gripe would be the complete lack of toilets provided. I agree that the choir was fantastic and uplifting, the water stations just brilliant (smaller sports bottles may have been better as people often threw most away after a few gulps) and the marshalling spot on. Cheerful supporters also added to the good atmosphere. Water and Mars Bars available at the end but no bananas. Sadly the bus transporting runners back from B Ferry was nowhere to be found and runners had to wait outside for about 45 min until it came. In summary, a number of glitches (the excess distance being a big one) but loads of potential for this race once it becomes registered. Date of review: June 26, 2006
In short: Good raceIn full: Getting much better. Choir good at the start very good and Jack Mcconnell, the first minister, kept his speech short which is always a good thing!! Plenty of water,marshalls and mile markers.This is a good race with only downfall being the sparce goody bag....well absent goody bag in fact. Date of review: June 25, 2006
In short: Its getting better. Tough course not helped by the wind but in comparison to last year there was a big improvement. Malawi choir at start and on discovery was nice touch for race doing its bit for charity.In full: The organisers are getting there. Still think course was a bit long but not as bad as last year possibly due to wider coned areas allowing you to follow tighter lines. Shame we cant keep running all the way through the docks past the old caledon though as the climb up to B. Ferry Rd is tough and just adds to a long course. It was hard going into wind all along the river it doesn't blow that way all that often. Lack of toilets at start was my major gripe this year. Using the Overgate/Castle St/Caird hall would have been useful. Shame event clashes with East Kilbride and is so soon after edinburgh marathon and stonehaven half which must limit numbers especially with the more serious club runners. A change of date and getting a permit for the race could make it more attractive for years to come. Getting some press coverage wouldn't hurt either. There wasn't a mention of the race in Saturday's Courier. Fears of another organisational shambles shouldn't be a deterrant again after a pretty decent effort this year.Date of review: June 25, 2006
In short: 13.66 milesIn full: my GPS says 13.66 miles. well organised though, plenty of water on a very hot day Date of review: July 20, 2005
In short: PB assured you wont have done any other 13.6 miler in your life!!!!! No chips that i paid for and I'm sure they could have lost 1/2 mile in the city centre. The water stations were excellent though lots of them on hot day.In full: Not nearly as good a run as Teempleton Woods. The folk that organise that know how to run an event. The medal was awful and unless I missed them there was a lack of t-shirts at the end. Not massively impressed with the race although would probably do it again.Date of review: June 28, 2005
In short: Good course, very well marshalled with plenty of (much needed) water! Scenic finish.In full: Apart from the dubious distance (I heard it was 13.6 miles) this was an excellent, well-run event. The organisers have obviously learnt many lessons from their first go last year. Dundee has so much potential I hope they will be back bigger and even better in 2006 (and with a certificated 13.1 miles). Oh, and maybe not quite such a beautiful hot day, it was very tiring!Date of review: June 27, 2005
In short: This year (2004) was the first time it was held, and the nearest thing to a large scale running event in Dundee for years. So it was inevitable there was going to be problems the 1st it was held. for a start no finishing time!, no mile markers, In full: a sneaky dog leg in the course, the end was 3miles away from the start and no buses back into the city! Plus the medal was "pure dingy" (as thet say in Dundee)These problems are all suppose to rectified for next year. Plus, Dundee is friendly with great pubs and architecture, and is always worth a visit.Roll on next year.Date of review: June 23, 2005
In short: First half and loved it -route change will make it better in 2005In full: Running between the bridges highlight ,figures of eight round the football pitchs low point ,great way to finish at the castle but long way from start!Date of review: May 22, 2005
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Man refused to negotiate with officers in the murder investigation
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Photo By Marie D. De Jesus/StaffOfficials in Texas City remove the body of a murder suspect who, after hours of negotiation with authorities, refused to leave his apartment. When officers raided the house, they found him hanging in a closet.
Photo By Marie D. De Jesus/Houston ChronicleTexas City Police speak to Windsor Estate Apartments neighbors after the Texas City Police SWAT negotiations with a suspect locked inside an apartment went bad. The suspect was found hanged about 20 minutes after the negotiations ended, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, in Texas City .
Photo By Marie D. De Jesus/Houston ChronicleTexas City Police Department authorities investigate the apartment of an individual who reused to step out of the place and end it up hanging himself inside the bedroom, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, in Texas City. About 20 minutes after the negotiations failed, the authorities went inside the apartment finding the man dead.
Photo By Marie D. De Jesus/StaffTexas City Police Department officers investigate the scene. The dead suspect's girlfriend, at first thought to be a hostage, was taken into custody.
Photo By Marie D. De Jesus/Houston ChronicleNumbered evidence inside the apartment being investigated after a suspect hanged himself after failed negotiations with the authorities, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, in Texas City .
Photo By Marie D. De Jesus/Houston ChronicleOfficials remove the bagged body of an individual who after hours of negotiation with the authorities refused to leave his apartment and hanged himself, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, in Texas City .
The man was suspected in the death of Jesus Leal Valdez, shown above. (Pasadena police)
A man identified by authorities as a murder suspect hanged himself Wednesday in a Texas City apartment where had barricaded himself with his girlfriend, police said.
The man had been holed up for hours in a unit at the Windsor Estate apartments at 2801 FM 2004, the Texas City Police Department said. Police have not released his identity.
Officers and federal marshals tried to serve an arrest warrant Wednesday morning in connection with a Harris County murder case, police said. His girlfriend, originally believed to be a hostage, ultimately was found to be an "active participant," police said. She left a barricaded bedroom and was arrested.
Negotiations to persuade the man to come out of the apartment failed, even after officers twice deployed gas, police said in a statement. SWAT members burst into a bedroom about 12:50 p.m. and found the man had hanged himself in a closet. Emergency medical personnel were unable to revive him, police said.
The man was suspected in the slaying of Jesus Leal Valdez, 41, whose body was found Saturday buried 2 feet beneath a chicken coop in northwest Harris County in the 5200 block of Mohawk. Valdez, who was initially identified as Jesus "Jesse" Leal, was reported missing on Dec. 31.
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences ruled Valdez' death was a homicide and determined he died from multiple sharp and blunt force injuries.


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Already in spring the Heraldic Hall of the Winter Palace (Hermitage) in St. Petersburg was place of the 4th International Festival "Dedication to Maestro".
During the festival week Vladimir Mischuk, honored artist of the Russian Federation and laureate of many prestigious music concerts worldwide, held an acclaimed recital on a Bösendorfer 280. The concert was dedicated to the 200th anniversary of genius Polish composer Frederic Chopin. The audience enjoyed the best maestro compositions: Polonaise C-sharp minor, Improptus Nr.1 and Nr.2, Ballade Nr.4, two nocturnes com. 48 Nr.1 and Nr.2, Polonaise A-flat major.
Devoted to Frédéric Chopin: Vladimir Mischuk's concert at Hermitage
Later that week, with a gala-concert given by the Boys' Choir of Kaunas city (Lithuania), famous soloist Nikolay Petrov (again on Bösendorfer) and the State Hermitage Orchestra conducted by Saulus Sondetskis, the festival was closed solemnly.
People's artist of the Russian Federation, Nikolay Petrov on Bösendorfer 280
The International Festival-Series "Dedication to Maestro" is a tribute to the memory of the greatest composers and musicians, and it organises concerts at the anniversaries of famous composers and performers of classic music.
In 2010, the festival commemorated 170-years since the date of birth of Pyotr Ilyich Chaikovsky, 325-years since the date of birth of Georg Friedrich Händel and 200-years since the date of birth of Frédédric Chopin.
"Royal" company of St. Petersburg provided the festival organizers with concert grand piano Bösendorfer 280.
The Heraldic Hall of the Winter Palace hosted the IVth edition of the International Festival "Dedication to Maestro"
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'Most people have a novel in them,' commented Scot-grot writer, Irvine Welsh, 'and in most cases that's where it should stay.'
Now, I happened to be vibrating with caffeine when I read this quote and, obviously assuming Irvine was addressing me directly, momentarily rethought my grand idea to join in the frolics at National Novel Writing Month. If the title has failed to enlighten, NaNoWriMo requires that mentalists aspiring authors write a short novel (50,000 words) in one, tiny month. The idea is that the encouraging combination of a tangible (read: panic-inducingly short) time limit and the pom-pom waving enthusiasm of the other nutters amateur novelists, will provide the necessary greasing of the ways required to birth one's over-due, wailing blockbuster. Thus inspired, I decided to ignore Irvine's warning, and actually started off pretty promisingly. However, the trickiest thing turned out to be shaping realistic, yet quirky characters.
Fortunately, I got my bike nicked this week. And after the stream of unmentionable expletives had died down, I realised I needed to go to the supermarket (more swearing) and would have to walk now that I was bikeless (no, I can't drive. Yes I am 33 years old.) And this meant, not only more cussing, but waiting for my flatmate to come and pick me up, encumbered as I was with comestibles.
Ok, so far so what. BUT standing outside a supermarket is one of the best ever places to engage in high-quality people watching. In my experience, normal folk just want to get away from supermarkets as soon as possible. Unless they actually enjoy telling poeple in high-vis tabards what sort of washing powder they opted for today. But trust me – any writers or social anthropologists out there who need novel or documentary fodder: Tescos (or in France, the catchily named Ed) is where terrific social observation is to be bagged. It also allows for flagrant trolley ogling (why the contents of a stranger's trolley are so hypnotically fascinating is a mystery. But they are.)
Courtesy of the bike thief, I observed the following: A shifty-looking man with enormous beard buying a mysterious combo of salad leaves and Heineken; a be-suited, well-to-do looking woman who cursed like a Teeside docker on discovering that the sliding entrance door she'd opted for was broken; a woman who bought 50 small yoghurts, two pumpkins (!?) and paid with a hundred euro note and an environmentally-challenged male, who exited his enormous 4×4, left it running and proceeded to do a whole shop before strolling out fifteen minutes later and driving off. Presumably to spray lots of aerosols in his garden, burn some fossil fuel and re-new his subscription to HateThe Rainforest magazine.
My flat-mate appeared half an hour later apologising for her lateness. But I was grateful. Thanks to the bike thief, I at last had a vegetarian, alcoholic drug-dealer, a female torture expert who (by day) ran a posh charity, a pumpkin wholesaler with a dairy fetish and a mentally-scarred, OCD ex-getaway driver who left his car running 24/7. Oh, and a brand new bike (pictured) which a friend rescued for me out of a skip to replace my stolen one. Which is delightfully twee.


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Lenny Kravitz kicks off the show with a performance of his new single "Rock Star City Life" that leads into his hit "Are You Gonna Go My Way." If you're into Lenny Kravitz (we sort of are) it's great. Mostly, though, it makes us think about how much we want to see The Hunger Games.
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Jonathan Johnson
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Re: rules
Reply #15 on:
December 11, 2007, 01:48:58 am »
Good points...
We have talked about some things with another driver in the Mod Stocks about some things.
The things you stated are great, and with those said, what would YOU like to see. Would you want us to mirror say Cleveland so that you can go run there Saturday night(s) if you wanted? What are the guys like Tre Rayon and the Haynes doing to run Lufkin and Cleveland, etc.
These are all things we would like feedback on. You guys are the ones that already have the cars, not us. We want to see the class get run more, but obviously need the car count to get up. My dad is very partial to that class, as he used to run it.
Thanks for the help.
Posts: 32
Re: rules
Reply #16 on:
December 11, 2007, 02:00:10 am »
JJ Well i would have to say Tre Rayon or the Haynes would be a better judge on what track to mirror because i had my past car set up for only beaumont,better than that when we have our meeting maybe enough drivers will show up to have a majority vote that decides that at least that way if the rules change everyone will have some say in the matter.
Posts: 59
Re: rules
Reply #17 on:
December 11, 2007, 01:35:40 pm »
redmod in the past you can run gator rules at motorama and cleveland you just can,t mismatch rules thin cleveland came out with those stupid asfult tires two years ago I ran motorama with gator rules and was verey competive C91 but my daughter raced this in purestock B89 but am also building a new street stock for motorama
Posts: 32
Re: rules
Reply #18 on:
December 12, 2007, 02:21:55 am »
Thanks for the info,yea i know those asphalt tires are cheap but dont know about the grip never used them.
Posts: 141
Re: rules
Reply #19 on:
December 14, 2007, 01:41:28 am »
We were thinking about running asphalt runoffs on our bomber #52 at Baytown next. Did a lot of researce on them. Two reasons we are not going to go to them:
1. They are as hard as rocks.
2. Don't want to take a chance of getting faulty tires.
IE: Say you buy 4 for you car. Mount them and find one that don't hold air. Now you have two choises, 1. buy a $25 tube. 2. Buy another tire.
Posts: 428
Re: rules
Reply #20 on:
December 14, 2007, 03:34:23 am »
After looking around I found this Sanction for Mods and any other class you would like to sanction. It is basically the weekly version of the USMTS rules. Pay close attention to the points fund for the Track Champions. ( I copied this from another site)
While the USRA exists as a rules-governing sanctioning body, our primary
goal is to serve as a marketing partner with racetrack operators and
promoters. Through national, regional and local public relations expertise
and powerful marketing strategies, our mission is to assist you in
maximizing your revenues through sponsorship and promotional initiatives, as
well as striving for increased attendance - both front gate and back gate -
at your track.
The American Racer is the Official Tire of the USRA. The American Racer
racing tire is time-tested product proven to maintain a level playing field
among competitors, and reign in costs to the drivers as well. Our
association with American Race Tires will not only benefit the USRA from a
strategic standpoint, but will benefit USRA drivers where they need it
most -- their wallets. What's more, track promoters and drivers using the
American Racer tire will actually see a return on their investment.
Casey's General Stores returned in 2007 for the third straight season as the
title sponsor of the USRA Casey's General Stores Weekly Racing Series.
Through the support of Casey's and dozens of other national and regional
sponsors, the USRA is able to provide track and national points funds that
are comparable or higher than other similar sanctioning bodies ten times our
TRACK POINTS FUNDS: Track points funds are GUARANTEED amounts based on 16
nights of racing. Each track champion will earn a guaranteed payoff as part
of each track's year-end points fund, with the following GUARANTEED MINIMUM
points funds were awarded to the top-10 in each class at each track in 2007:
Modifieds: 1st place - $1,000; 2nd place - $700; 3rd place - $500; 4th
place - $400; 5th place - $300; 6th place - $250; 7th place - $200; 8th
place - $175; 9th place - $150; 10th place - $125.
Stock Cars: 1st place - $700; 2nd place - $500; 3rd place - $400; 4th
place - $300; 5th place - $200; 6th place - $175; 7th place - $150; 8th
place - $125; 9th-10th place - $100.
B-Mods: 1st place - $500; 2nd place - $350; 3rd place - $250; 4th place -
$200; 5th place - $175; 6th place - $150; 7th place - $125; 8th-10th place -
Hobby Stocks: 1st place - $500; 2nd place - $350; 3rd place - $250; 4th
place - $200; 5th place - $175; 6th place - $150; 7th place - $125; 8th-10th
place - $100.
Points funds for 2008 are expected to be the same or more, depending on the
number of sanctioned tracks and licensed drivers.
NATIONAL POINTS FUNDS: Through sponsorship commitments, the following
GUARANTEED MINIMUM national points fund was awarded for the USRA Casey's
General Stores Weekly Racing Series in 2007:
Modifieds: 1st place - $10,000; 2nd place - $5,000; 3rd place - $3,000; 4th
place - $2,000; 5th place - $1,500; 6th place - $1,000; 7th place - $800;
8th place - $700; 9th place - $600; 10th place - $500.
Stock Cars: 1st place - $2,000; 2nd place - $1,500; 3rd place - $1,000; 4th
place - $900; 5th place - $800; 6th place - $700; 7th place - $600; 8th
place - $500; 9th place - $400; 10th place - $300.
B-Mods: 1st place - $1,500; 2nd place - $1,000; 3rd place - $800; 4th
place - $700; 5th place - $600; 6th place - $500; 7th place - $400; 8th
place - $350; 9th place - $300; 10th place - $200.
Hobby Stocks: 1st place - $1,500; 2nd place - $1,000; 3rd place - $800; 4th
place - $700; 5th place - $600; 6th place - $500; 7th place - $400; 8th
place - $350; 9th place - $300; 10th place - $200.
Points funds for 2008 are expected to be the same or more, depending on the
number of sanctioned tracks and licensed drivers. Modifieds will change in
2008 and will award a lesser cash award to the champion, but will spread the
wealth and pay 20 positions. The 2008 Modified national points fund is
tentatively set at the following levels: 1st place - $5,000; 2nd place -
$3,000; 3rd place - $2,000; 4th place - $1,500; 5th place - $1,000; 6th
place - $800; 7th place - $700; 8th place - $600; 9th place - $550;
10th-20th place - $500.
Drivers competing in USRA-sanctioned Modified, Stock Car, B-Mod and Hobby
Stock divisions are eligible to compete for the USRA Casey's General Stores
Weekly Racing Series National Championship. Points will be awarded to
individual drivers competing in USRA-sanctioned events held from March
through October.
Annual Fee: The annual sanction fee per track is $200, regardless of the
number of classes sanctioned. However, the first sanctioned track in each
State gets a two-year waiver of the annual fee. For each sanctioned class
that utilizes the American Racer KK704 tire (Modifieds, Stock Cars, B-Mods),
the track earn a $1,000 bonus at year's end. For instance, if a track
sanctions USRA Modifieds and Stock Cars, they earn a $2,000 bonus at season's
end. The only requirement is a minimum of sixteen (16) completed events.
Events: The per-event fee is just $5 per car entered in each USRA-sanctioned
class, with a minimum/maximum of $75/$200 for Modifieds, $60/$175 for Stock
Cars and $50/$150 for B-Mods and Hobby Stocks.
Bloomfield Speedway, Bloomfield, Iowa - MOD, SC, BM, HS
Chateau Raceway, Lansing, Minn. - MOD
Cresco Speedway, Cresco, Iowa - MOD, SC, BM, HS
Deer Creek Speedway, Spring Valley, Minn. - MOD
Kasson Speedway, Kasson, Minn. - MOD
Echo Valley Speedway, West Union, Iowa - MOD, SC, BM, HS
Highway 3 Raceway, Allison, Iowa - MOD, SC, BM, HS
Huset's Speedway, Brandon, S.D. - SC, BM, HS
Humboldt Speedway, Humboldt, Kan. - MOD
Lake County Speedway Madison, S.D. - SC, BM, HS
Lebanon I-44 Speedway, Lebanon, Mo. - MOD
Midway Speedway, Lebanon, Mo. - MOD
Monett Speedway, Monett, Mo. - MOD
Murray County Speedway, Slayton, Minn. - MOD, SC, BM, HS
Nobles County Speedway, Worthington, Minn. - MOD, SC, BM, HS
Rapid Speedway, Rock Rapids, Iowa - SC, BM, HS
Scotland County Speedway, Memphis, Mo. - MOD, SC, BM, HS
Southern Iowa Speedway, Oskaloosa, Iowa - MOD, SC, BM, HS
Tri-Oval Speedway Fountain City, Wis. - MOD
Upper Iowa Speedway, Decorah, Iowa - SC, BM, HS
Jeff Nun
Director of Communications
Posts: 59
Re: rules
Reply #21 on:
December 14, 2007, 01:30:56 pm »
I agree with Jim asfaut is to get to the racetrack dirt is for raceing
7s bomber
Posts: 93
Re: rules
Reply #22 on:
December 15, 2007, 09:39:43 pm »
Any questions about the performance aspect of the asphalt pulloffs should be directed to someone who ran them on Motorama . There is really only one person who could answer this question and that is streetstock38. Mr. Cossey was a very competitive car when he was participating this season. I believe his insight could be of use to the rule making process.
Me personally, I run in the outlawstock class. The rules of cleveland differ significantly from that of our current motorama package.
Motorama- 10 inch wheels.
Aftermarket engine components (rods and cranks)
Cam rule of 450 no vac. or 450+ must pull vacuum.
Cleveland- 8 inch wheels
stock engine parts ( rods and cranks must be stock)
450 lift rule max
Cleveland this offseason also adopted asphalt pull off tires for the hobby/outlawstock class.
I personally think that a unified rule system will benefit every. I like to run saturdays, and I was registered at 2 saturday night tracks. One benefit to the cleveland rules package is the level of competitiveness. I ran cleveland on 2 occasions this season, and the racing was close, fast and very competitive for all participants. That level of excitement is what puts the butts in the seats. Outlawstock is one of the most exciting classes, but with our current rules package, there are only a handfull of people capable of winning on any given friday. People get tired of seeing the same 2 or 3 people win. And its not because we're not capable of winning.... its because we get out spent in the motor area. Some of these guys took the rule for granted, the aftermarket parts were allowed for reasons of so called durability. But once the door was opened, people took advantage in areas they shouldn't. Especially with the lack there of of tech at motorama this past season.
Consider the car count at cleveland this past season. Look at the registered number of cars. That in and of itsself is remarkable for a track that reopened with its inaugural season with a inexperienced promoter. Basil(clevelands promoter), is a racer at heart with a real love for our sport. Thats obvious when you attend a drivers meeting at cleveland. He brought nothing but experience as a racer/concession employee/ track official/ ..... you name it, he's done it. What he built over there is something that motoramas lacked since the early 80's. A fan friendly track and a completely professional show that entertains everyone. Thats what we have been lacking at motorama for such a long time, and I hope the racer that lives within the Johnson name steps up and makes racing here fun again. With alot of hard work and cooperation from everyone, I believe this will be a great season ahead.
S Bomber/Outlawstock/Modstock/Purestock, whatever...lets race!
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