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Wake up at the Brackenridge House Bed and Breakfast with the aroma of freshly brewed coffee and delicious pastries, breakfast promise to satisfy your palate and pleasure your senses. We serve a three-course gourmet breakfast, made fresh daily with love and care.
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Our gourmet breakfast is made with fresh and high quality ingredients. It may feature our famous Baked eggs Benedict served with a side of rosemary potatoes and meat. Our signature King William Apple Baked French Toast is a favorite, serve with a slice of ham or sausage. Another favorite is the delicious Sausage and Tomato Tart served with baked eggs.
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Hello all...
We've been in our house for 3 years, and this tree has always looked bad. The bark is peeling and it just looks sick compared to the 2 in our neighbor's yard. Not sure what kind of tree it is. Any ideas? I'll answer any questions that'll help. We live in NW WI.
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Mainly, I'd just like to cut it down if its on its way out. I'll have a dumpster here in a few weeks anyway, so...yeah. Particulars are clay soil, that spot of the yard gets good moisture, and I think it's an ornamental of some kind but I'm not sure at all.
Thanks for any insight!
Cannot tell anything from the pics, but I would have a tree expert person come and look at it. It should cost you nothing to find out.
What planet do you live on, everything is purple. lol
Just a wild guess--that's a fruit tree from the speckled bark---and the bulge at the base might be caused by a forgotten wire or strap the the tree grew around.
You may want to replace it---that's not healthy looking and if it's been girdled at the base---it will never regain it's health.
go rent a chain saw and drop it. Cut branches off. My city pulls the shredder around once a week and picks up branches. Then rent a stump grinder your done. Some dirt and lawn patch.
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Thanks, all. I'm going to drop it. I work for the city here and I'm sure they'll stop by with the shredder and grab it. Our tree crew is in the middle of cutting and shredding hundreds of ash trees due to an infestation of the fabled Emerald Ash Borer Beetle.
Ha...it looked purple because I took the pictures around sunset. My fault! These might be better:
One other possible cause of that damage at the base----weed whacker---
Next tree you plant---keep the lawn back from the trunk and use mulch around it---
Looks like a crab apple. I agree that it looks girdled at the base. I would not saw it off at the base however. Trees that size are too easy to extract by digging them out stump and all. Trim off all the branches but leave the main trunk tall to provide leverage. Cut the roots with an ax and pull the trunk "around the clock". You'll be surprised how easy it comes out. Save the stump grinder for serious stumps.
Crabapple is my guess, as well.
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Agencies must work harder to incorporate Disaster Risk Reduction into aid and development programmes, RedR survey finds
Agencies and NGOs need to take greater steps to incorporate 'Disaster Risk Reduction' into their aid and development programmes, helping to save lives and reduce the devastating impacts of natural and man-made disasters, a new RedR survey has found.
The Learning Needs Assessment survey, which included anecdotal responses from 146 participants – from UN bodies and NGOs to academics and research organisations – probed humanitarians' views on 'Disaster Risk Reduction' (DRR) and its role in future emergency response.
DRR, in which RedR has extensive training experience, is a systematic approach used to identify, assess and reduce the risks of and people's vulnerability to major catastrophes such as earthquakes, floods, famine and complex disasters caused by conflict. It forms an essential part of many international agencies' humanitarian and development programmes and is vital to building community resilience and reducing the growing impact of global disasters.
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Spring Cleaning 2005
I'm organizing a new spring cleaning challenge for 2005. If interested in participating, reply to this post.
There'll be games, contests, missions, and lots of fun.
Missions will be posted weekly.
For starters let's get our cleaning supplies together.
broom, mop, paper towels, garbage bags, furniture polish, scrub pads, vacuum, sponges, disinfectant spray, rubber gloves
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Wood soap (for hardwood floors and unpainted woodwork)
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I'm in! Should be a lot easier to clean this year since I've been decluttering since January!03-28-2005, 11:30 AM #7
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I'll do it as well. With last years fling as well as moving twice move and then my "nesting" I've go to were I loke throwing stuff out03-28-2005, 12:20 PM #8
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Okay, let the cleaning begin. I'm in.
I like Fantastik Oxypower for cleaning- it can be used on almost every surface.
Also, microfiberclothes, which, with water, can get gunk off of almost anything, fabric included, and Mr. Clean Magic Erasers, for getting DD's drawing off the walls.03-28-2005, 01:25 PM #13
Sounds great to me! I have been decluttering away here, everyday without fail. so i am hoping that the spring cleaning won't be so bad.03-28-2005, 02:54 PM #14
I'm in too. A good spring cleaning will go right along with the decluttering I've been doing.03-28-2005, 06:39 PM #15
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(Hartford, Conn. March 21, 2011) – George Moore, M.D., M.Sc., of Glastonbury, has rejoined Saint Francis Occupational Health as Medical Director of the practice's Windsor clinic, located at 100 Deerfield Road.
He joins Indrek Melder, M.D., and James Mazo, M.D., in the practice, giving the Occupational Health program a complement of three Medical Directors who are each Board Certified in Occupational/Preventive Medicine to serve this busy and growing service line.
Saint Francis Occupational Health provides acute care treatment for work-related injuries and illnesses. As a specialty provider, its mission is to treat injured employees and return them to work as quickly and safely as possible. It is staffed by board certified physicians, certified occupational health nurses, orthopedic physical therapists, and x-ray technicians. It serves the community through its main office, in Hartford, and satellite offices located in Windsor, Torrington, Manchester, Newington, and Bristol.
Dr. Moore completed his residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, and received a Master's in Science and Community Medicine from the same institution. He received his medical degree from University Autonomous of Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic.
Board Certified in Occupational Medicine and General Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Dr. Moore is a certified medical review officer. He is a member of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and the American College of Preventive Medicine. He is fluent in Spanish.
Dr. Moore served as Medical Director of the Saint Francis Occupational Medicine clinic from 2003 to 2008. He most recently was associated with Concentra Health Services, Springfield, Mass.
Indrek Melder, M.D., who had been serving as the Medical Director of the Saint Francis Occupational Health office in Windsor, has now relocated to the Saint Francis Occupational Health office located at 1598 East Main St., Torrington. Dr. Melder is Board Certified in Preventive and Occupational Medicine.
James Mazo, M.D., who serves as Medical Director of the Saint Francis Occupational Health office, located at 114 Woodland St., Hartford, on the Saint Francis campus, is also Board Certified in Preventive and Occupational Medicine.
Founded in 1897, Saint Francis is a major teaching hospital licensed for 617 acute inpatient beds and 65 bassinets. It is the largest Catholic hospital in New England. For more information on Saint Francis, go to www.stfranciscare.com.


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On-Demand Audio: Hilliard Ensemble's Farewell to New York Audiences
On Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 7 pm, Q2 Music presented a live audio webcast of "Arkhangelos, A Millennium of Music" – a diverse, expansive program of vocal chamber music by England's celebrated Hilliard Ensemble.
Live from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Temple of Dendur and hosted by WNYC's John Schaefer as part of New Sounds Live, the concert was also the New York appearance of the venerable quartet's 40th anniversary and farewell tour. The program featured music by Arvo Pärt, Alexander Raskatov, Vache Sharafyan and many other composers. Its title, "Arkhangelos," takes its name from a Greek Orthodox text set by British composer Ivan Moody for the ensemble.
Formed in 1974, the Hilliard Ensemble has become an unquestionable pillar of contemporary vocal music, through its landmark recordings on ECM and ceaseless championing of living composers, including Gavin Bryars, Unsuk Chin, Arvo Pärt, James MacMillan and more recently, Heiner Goebbels, Wolfgang Rihm and Nico Muhly. After 40 years of music-making, the ensemble will disband at the end of the concert season.
The Hilliard Ensemble is countertenor David James, tenors Rogers Covey-Crump and Steven Harrold, and baritone Gordon Jones.
Complete Program
Anon. (13th century France): Vetus abit littera
Anon. (13th century France): Deus misertus
Sheryngham (circa 1500): Ah! Gentle Jesu
Katie Tchemberdji (b. 1960): Aus dem Psalm 69
Trad. Armenian, arr. Komitas (1869-1935): Sharakans
Ivan Moody (b. 1964): Arkhangelos
William Cornysh (1465-1523): Ave Maria Mater Dei
Arvo Part (b. 1935): Most Holy Mother of God
Vache Sharafyan (b. 1966): Lord who made the spring run
Alexander Raskatov (b. 1953): Praise
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Angelina Jolie "would love a role" in the upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey movie, claims The Mirror. According to the British tab, the Oscar winner became interested in the project after "workers on the set of Maleficent persuaded [her] to pick up E L James' 'mummy porn' novel."
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Drug cheats in sport threatening to give Australians a reputation for playing dirty
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We have a Rolls-Royce testing regime for athletes, but there is no one at the wheel, writes John Black.
In May 1990 the Senate Drugs in Sport Inquiry recommended that the Government establish an Australian Sports Drug Tribunal to act as a trimmed down version of the Senate inquiry itself.
Committee members felt that without a sports version of the Independent Commission Against Corruption to carry out a supervisional role, the cockroaches destroying Australian sport would be back under the linoleum within a year or two, running the elite sports drug black market, diverting taxpayer funds to pay for it, corrupting testing programs, and pressuring young athletes into a life-threatening pattern of sports drug abuse.
The committee reached this conclusion after working its way through two years of hearings, at least one confirmed sports drug death and 15,000 pages of evidence and documents.
Through public hearings and popular support, the Senate Committee had secured the co-operation of federal and state ministers. It had also: Set up the Australian Sports Drug Agency and its educational role; Restored public confidence in the Australian Institute of Sport, which was being sued by its own athletes over allegations of entrenched and authorised sports drug abuse; Established drug testing regimes and standards for Australia's professional and Olympic sports; Tightened legal, medical, pharmaceutical, veterinary and customs loopholes; Established uniform banned sports drug codes; Secured the registration of nightclub bouncers in some states - a group at risk of steroid abuse; Facilitated Australian involvement in an international series of drug testing agreements; and Kicked off development of acceptable testing regimes for synthetic hormones, such as the human growth hormone and erythropoietin (EPO).
Every one of the 65 recommendations in the 1000 pages of reports had been adopted unanimously by the all-party committee and most were implemented by governments, except the setting up of the tribunal.
In the 14 years since the report, there has been a case every six months or so which could have been headed off or speedily dealt with by an independent sports drug tribunal. The cases have included problems with the black market, positive tests that have been ignored by sporting officials, inadequate testing regimes and lapses in the administration of penalties such as those imposed for no shows.
Feedback from the Australian Olympic Committee and the minister's office indicates that the tribunal is again being considered seriously.
The Australian Sports Drug Agency began as a two-person operation run on a shoestring out of the Australian Institute of Sport, but became a $5 million a year bureaucracy.
For a small increase in funds, a tribunal could have been established, with the obligatory retired judge, a retired drug-free athlete and someone with experience conducting practical investigations into the drugs-in-sport malaise. Police and Customs officers can always be seconded when needed, and this is probably more desirable than permanent staff.
Throw in an office manager, and how much money are we talking about? Pretty small change compared with the below the waterline hits that Olympic sports and Australia's international reputation have taken in the past few weeks alone.
Large amounts of public money are being spent on elite sport but public confidence in Australian athletes and the integrity of Australian sport is being eroded by the refusal of politicians to admit that we have a Rolls-Royce testing regime for Australian sport, but no one is behind the wheel.
While our political leaders have watched for the past 14 years, the sport of cycling internationally has become so riddled with persistent sports-drug abuse that it is tipped to become the first sport with genetically modified athletes. Several companies are developing ways to give patients a new copy of an EPO-producing gene that would be impossible to detect.
Four professional cyclists died of heart attacks last year. The youngest was 23, the oldest 35. These reasons should be sufficient evidence for some long overdue responses from the Government.
John Black is a former Labor Party senator and chairman of the Senate drugs in sport inquiry.


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United Stations Radio Networks' nationally syndicated radio show hardDrive will celebrate its fifth annual sponsored tour, revealing that Welsh rockers Bullet for My Valentine will headline the fifth edition.
hardDrive Live "Five" Tour along with main support Halestorm and special guests Young Guns.
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BFMV will release Temper, Temper next month.
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Drake High standout Owen Karlenzig helped the VVV Diablo volleyball club place 13th in the 17 year-old age group, going 9-2 in the open division and winning the bronze playoff bracket last Saturday. Tam's Blake Killingsworth also played in the open as a member of Bay to Bay in the 16 age group. His team finished tied for fifth (seventh overall) in the nation after going 5-3 and falling in the first round of the gold bracket.
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Along with its fifth consecutive PacWest Academic Achievement award, Dominican University had 118 student-athletes earn all-conference academic honors.
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San Rafael's Don Shepherd had a hole in one on the 13th hole at Peacock Gap Golf Club. He used a 3-wood from 173 yards.


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Dr. Diana E Sheets
Research Scholar of English
Contact Information
- Address: 208 English
- Telephone: 217-333-2391
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Selected Publications
- British Conservatism and The Primrose League: The Changing Character of Popular Politics, 1883-1901. IDEALS, 1986.
- American Suite. . New York: Jorge Pinto Books, 2010.
- The Cusp of Dreams. . Lulu, 2010.
- Sheets, Diana, and Michael F. Shaughnessy. The Doubling: Those Influential Writers That Shape Our Contempoary Perceptions of Identity and Consciousness in the New Millennium. . New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2016.
Book Contributions
- Sheets, Diana. "The Rise and Fall of Western Memory And Its Implications For Our Time." Reading in 2010; A Comprehensive Review of a Changing Field. Nova Publishers, 2010.
- Sheets, Diana. "Reading and Thinking Critically in the Age of Disputation." Critical Thinking and Higher Order Thinking. New York: Nova Publishers, 2012. 99-116.
- Sheets, Diana. "The Humanities in Crisis: What Went Wrong and How to Restore Their Centrality in our Daily Lives ." The Humanities in 2015: Why We Need Them and How They Contribute to Being Human. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2014. 1-23.
- Sheets, Diana E. "Transformative Initiatives: How iFoundry Reimagines STEM Education for the 21st Century." Transforming Institutions: Undergraduate STEM Education for the 21st Century. Ed. Gabriela C. Weaver, Wilella D. Burgess, and Linda Slakey. West Lafayette: Purdue University Press, 2015. 235-244.
Short Stories
- "Embers." Sensations Magazine. 2005. 8.
- "Flatland Niceties." Liquid Ohio. 2003. 3.
- "Ashes Out of Phoenix." Sensations Magazine. 2002. 11.
- "A Gantseh Tsimmes." Sensations Magazine. 2002. 7.
Journal Articles
- "Reading in the Internet Age: The Seventeen Rules of Engagement." The New Mexico Journal of ReadingThe New Mexico Journal of Reading XXVIII.3 (2008):
- "Academe, Theory, and Our Cultural Demise." Literary Gulag. 2008.
- "Doris Lessing, Nobel Laureate, and the XX/YY Axis." Literary Gulag. 2007.
- "Ian McEwan's incredibly Shrinking Member." Literary Gulag. 2008.
- "Junot Diaz: Not Your Average Homeboy." Literary Gulag. 2008.
- "Literary Fiction and 'Adam's Curse'." Literary Gulag. 2007.
- "Norman Mailer: "History as a Novel/The Novel as History." Literary Gulag. 2008.
- "The "Pink and White Tyranny" & Its Toll on Fiction." Literary Gulag. 2008.
- "Politics & Literature: Framing the Political Narrative for Victory in the 2008 Presidential Election." Literary Gulag. 2008.
- "Storytelling, Memoir, and the 2008 Presidential Election." Literary Gulag. 2008.
- "The Sarah Palin Effect." Literary Gulag. 2008.
- "Tom Wolfe Got It Right." Literary Gulag. 2007.
- "V.S. Naipaul's perspective on the Irrelevancy of Fiction & Its Implications for the Rest of Us." Literary Gulag. 2007.
- "Virtue." Literary Gulag. 2007.
- "What the Publishers Won't Admit About the Demise of the Great American Novel." Literary Gulag. 2008.
- "Memoir as Lie." Literary Gulag. 2007.
- "Obama's 2008 Victory and the End of Bamidbar (Wandering in the Wilderness)." Literary Gulag. 2008.
- "Barack Obama's Postmodern Presidency and the Implications for Policy." Literary Gulag. 2008. <https://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/handle/2142/3459/browse?type=title>.
- "Journalism in the Age of the Internet." Literary Gulag. 2008. <https://www.ideals.uiuc.edu/handle/2142/2459/browse?type=title>.
- "Solzhenitsyn, Truth, & the Dismal Fate of Literature in the 21st Century." Literary Gulag. 2009.
- "Watchmen, Superhero Comics, and the Loss of Consciousness." Literary Gulag. 2009.
- "What Do Carl Schmitt's 'The Concept of the Political' and Saul Alinsky's 'Rules for Radicals' Reveal About the Obama Narrative?." Literary Gulag. 2010.
- "The Influences Driving Obama's Narrative: What's at Stake in the Civil War Between Democrats and Republicans in the 2010 Elections." Literary Gulag. 2010.
- "Reinventing America in the Aftermath of the 2010 Midterm Elections--the Greatest Reality Show on Earth." Literary Gulag. 2010.
- "BookExpo America, 2011: The State of the Book." Literary Gulag. 2011.
- "Twilight, Harry Potter, and the Youthful Reader: Morality, Gender, and $$$s in Today's Fantasy Blockbusters." Literary Gulag. 2011.
- "Romanticism, Existentialism, and the Postmodern Cult of Self." Literary Gulag. 2011.
- "The Loss of an Authoritative Culture in America and Its Impact on the Aspirational Middlebrow Reader." Literary Gulag. 2012.
- "Righteous Battles: The Foundations of Political Warfare in the 2012 Presidential Election: Fiction Versus Reality, Part 1, Obama." Literary Gulag. 2012. <http://www.literarygulag.com/blog/show/69>.
- "What's Memoir Got To Do With It? The 2012 Presidential Election: Fiction Versus Reality, Part 1, Obama ." Literary Gulag. 2012.
- "What's Memoir Got To Do With It? The 2012 Presidential Election: Fiction Versus Reality, Part 2, Romney." Literary Gulag. 2012.
- "Obama's 2012 Victory: The Demographic Becomes the Narrative." Huffington Post. Huffington Post, 2012. 21 Dec. 2012. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-diana-e-sheets/obamas-2012-victory-the-demographic-becomes-the-narrative_b_2341438.html>.
- "Obama's Second Term: DDG (Deadlock, Debt, & Guns)." Literary Gulag. 2012.
- "Leibovich's This Town: The Tittle-Tattle Flibbertigibbet Musing of a Fashionisto Political Reporter in the Washington Beltway." Huffington Post. Huffington Post, 2013. 30 Oct. 2013. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-diana-e-sheets/leibovichs-this-town-the-_b_4178997.html>.
- "Commencement Speakers, Academic Freedom & the Pursuit of Excellence." Huffington Post. Huffington Post, 2014. 19 May 2014. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-diana-e-sheets/>.
- "The Crisis in the Humanities: Why Today's Educational and Cultural Experts Can't and Won't Resolve the Failings of the Liberal Arts." Huffington Post. Huffington Post, 2013. 15 Jul. 2013. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-diana-e-sheets/the-crisis-in-the-humanit_b_3588171.html>.
- "Obama's 'Kingdom of Virtue': All Is Fair in Political Warfare Though Victory May Be Fleeting." Huffington Post. Huffington Post, 2012. 18 Nov. 2012. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-diana-e-sheets/obamas-kingdom-of-virtue-_b_2156587.html>.
- "Our Superheroes Romney and Ryan: Why YOu Should Hope Republicans Win the Presidential Election." Huffington Post. Huffington Post, 2012. 18 Oct. 2012. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-diana-e-sheets/our-superheroes-romney-ryan_b_1980198.html>.
- "Post-Convention Bytes: The 2012 Presidential Election and the Obama/Romney Divide." International Business Times. International Business Times, 2012. 18 Sep. 2012. <http://www.ibtimes.com/post-convention-bytes-2012-presidential-election-obamaromney-divide-790212>.
Newspaper Articles
- "Literature's Nobel Prize and the Case--Or Not--for Insularity." The Christian Scince Monitor. 14 Oct. 2011.
- "Looking for Real Virtue in Literature." The Christian Science Monitor. 9 Jan. 2008.
- "Is 'Twilight' a Romantic Teen Fantasy--Or a Deeply Religious Parable?." The Christian Science Monitor. 2 Sep. 2011.
- "Our Superheroes Romney and Ryan: Why You Should Hope Republicans Win the Presidential Election." 18 Oct. 2012. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-diana-e-sheets/our-superheroes-romney-ryan_b_1980198.html>.
- "Obama's "Kingdom of Virtue": All Is Fair in Political Warfare Though Victory May Be Fleeting ." Huffington Post. 18 Nov. 2012.
- "Obama's 2012 Victory: The Demographic Becomes the Narrative." Huffington Post. 21 Dec. 2012.
- "The Crisis in the Humanities: Why Today's Educational and Cultural Experts Can't and Won't Resolve the Failings of the Liberal Arts." Huffington Post. 15 Jul. 2013.
- "Leibovich's "This Town": The Tittle-Tattle Flibbertigibbet Musings of a Fashionisto Political Reporter in the Washington Beltway." 30 Oct. 2013. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-diana-e-sheets/leibovichs-this-town-the-_b_4178997.html>.
- "Is the "Mash-up" Novel a Monstrosity?." 28 Apr. 2013. <http://www.educationviews.org/an-interview-with-diana-sheets-is-the-mash-up-novel-a-monstrosity/>.
- "A House Divided." 13 Nov. 2012. <http://www.educationviews.org/an-interview-with-diana-sheets-a-house-divided/>.
- "Superheroes or Supervillains: What's at Stake in the 2012 Presidential Election?." 18 Oct. 2012. 18 Oct. 2012. <http://www.educationviews.org/an-interview-with-diana-sheets-superheroes-or-supervillains-whats-at-stake-in-the-2012-presidential-election/>.
- "The Crisis in the Humanities: Why Today's Educational and Cultural Experts Can't and Won't Resolve the Failings of the Liberal Arts." 19 Jul. 2013. <http://www.educationviews.org/an-interview-with-diana-sheets-the-crisis-in-the-humanities-why-todays-educational-and-cultural-experts-cant-and-wont-resolve-the-failings-of-the-liberal-arts/>.
- "Is 'Our Town Really Their Town'?." 9 Dec. 2013. <http://www.educationviews.org/diana-sheets-our-town-town/>.
- "Who Is Right and What Is Left?." EducationViews.org. 4 Sep. 2012.
- Sheets, Diana. "'Charlie Hebdo', the Paris Tragedy, and the Long War on Global Terrorism." 10 Jan. 2015. 10 Jan. 2015. <http://www.educationviews.org/diana-sheets-charlie-hebdo-paris-tragedy-long-war-global-terrorism/>.
- Sheets, Diana. "Invited, Disinvited, or Disingenuous?." Education News. 2 Jun. 2014. 2 Jun. 2014. <http://www.educationviews.org/diana-sheets-invited-disinvited-disingenuous/>.
Magazine Articles
- "How Demography Becomes the Narrative for Obama's 2012 Victory." National Journal. 18 Dec. 2012.


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America the Illiterate
Posted on Aug 31, 2016
By Chris Hedges
Chris Hedges is on vacation and will return to writing his weekly Truthdig column on Sept. 5. While he is on break, we are republishing some of his past columns. This one originally ran on Nov. 10, 2008.
We live in two Americas. One America, now the minority, functions in a print-based, literate world. It can cope with complexity and has the intellectual tools to separate illusion from truth. The other America, which constitutes the majority, exists in a non-reality-based belief system. This America, dependent on skillfully manipulated images for information, has severed itself from the literate, print-based culture. It cannot differentiate between lies and truth. It is informed by simplistic, childish narratives and clichés. It is thrown into confusion by ambiguity, nuance and self-reflection. This divide, more than race, class or gender, more than rural or urban, believer or nonbeliever, red state or blue state, has split the country into radically distinct, unbridgeable and antagonistic entities.
There are over 42 million American adults, 20 percent of whom hold high school diplomas, who cannot read, as well as the 50 million who read at a fourth- or fifth-grade level. Nearly a third of the nation's population is illiterate or barely literate. And their numbers are growing by an estimated 2 million a year. But even those who are supposedly literate retreat in huge numbers into this image-based existence. A third of high school graduates, along with 42 percent of college graduates, never read a book after they finish school. Eighty percent of the families in the United States last year did not buy a book.
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The illiterate and semi-literate, once the campaigns are over, remain powerless. They still cannot protect their children from dysfunctional public schools. They still cannot understand predatory loan deals, the intricacies of mortgage papers, credit card agreements and equity lines of credit that drive them into foreclosures and bankruptcies. They still struggle with the most basic chores of daily life from reading instructions on medicine bottles to filling out bank forms, car loan documents and unemployment benefit and insurance papers. They watch helplessly and without comprehension as hundreds of thousands of jobs are shed. They are hostages to brands. Brands come with images and slogans. Images and slogans are all they understand. Many eat at fast food restaurants not only because it is cheap but because they can order from pictures rather than menus. And those who serve them, also semi-literate or illiterate, punch in orders on cash registers whose keys are marked with symbols and pictures. This is our brave new world.
Political leaders in our post-literate society no longer need to be competent, sincere or honest. They only need to appear to have these qualities. Most of all they need a story, a narrative. The reality of the narrative is irrelevant. It can be completely at odds with the facts. The consistency and emotional appeal of the story are paramount. The most essential skill in political theater and the consumer culture is artifice. Those who are best at artifice succeed. Those who have not mastered the art of artifice fail. In an age of images and entertainment, in an age of instant emotional gratification, we do not seek or want honesty. We ask to be indulged and entertained by clichés, stereotypes and mythic narratives that tell us we can be whomever we want to be, that we live in the greatest country on Earth, that we are endowed with superior moral and physical qualities and that our glorious future is preordained, either because of our attributes as Americans or because we are blessed by God or both.
The ability to magnify these simple and childish lies, to repeat them and have surrogates repeat them in endless loops of news cycles, gives these lies the aura of an uncontested truth. We are repeatedly fed words or phrases like yes we can, maverick, change, pro-life, hope or war on terror. It feels good not to think. All we have to do is visualize what we want, believe in ourselves and summon those hidden inner resources, whether divine or national, that make the world conform to our desires. Reality is never an impediment to our advancement.
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By Zeya, November 10, 2008 at 5:19 pm Link to this comment
Another title for your article could be "America, the Advertising Addict" because for past last eight years, our country has been run by corporations masquerading as elected officials. All have convinced us consume, consume, and consume. And when we lacked the cash, we were conned into using credit cards. This mindless over-consumption has led our country to the brink of economic collapse. Let's hope that since we've finally elected a bona fide human being to be our next President, corporations will cease to control our country.
By Rosemary Molloy, November 10, 2008 at 4:46 pm Link to this comment
I suppose it's no longer fashionable to blame televison for the drop in literacy, but I believe it's as guilty as anything else. It's EVERYWHERE—in the supermarket, in doctor's offices, in lounges and lobbies and waiting rooms, and it's making us stupid. I'm old enough to remember when there was much concern and discussion about the harm television does to children's minds. There were debates on what time limits were appropriate—an hour a day for older kids, maybe, and less than that for the younger ones. I never hear that anymore—guess those concerned have slunk away. And now, on top of what used to be called "the boob tube," we have computers and iPods and phones that take pictures, and all kinds of other crap. I don't think there's really any hope for those not born into an upper middle class family. If only the ones who struggle most could understand that they have the means to get out of poverty in front of their eyes.
By Ken, November 10, 2008 at 4:44 pm Link to this comment
Reader's comment was critical of stats possibly sourced to "the owner of a small publishing firm." For readers' consideration, here is that site (which is current to 2008, not 2003) and its book industry statistics (whose sources are further referenced).
By NHFinn, November 10, 2008 at 4:42 pm Link to this comment
Mr. Hedges is, sadly, quite correct. All too many Americans of all ages do not read, do not read well, do not read often and often do not read diverse, quality publications, articles, books, online essays, etc.
I've taught and worked with many young people, including kids from the lowest to the highest walks of life. Being an Ivy Leaguer does not mean one reads well or diverse writings, but they are far more likely too come from a home that does and are exposed to far more during their education.
Too many teachers at some high schools don't have regular reading assignments, relying upon lecture, note taking, discussion and tests. I was shocked in one school, as woodworking teacher, to hear of a state education workshop "Incorporating Reading Into the Classroom". I assumed all teachers had regular reading assignments, as I did.
In some cases, like my mom, though she only had a middle school education, she was extremely literate, well spoken and an excellent writer. We always had books and magazines and newspapers around the house at all times. The library smiled when they saw me coming for another 10-12 books at an early age.
Besides being able to read, one must also be interested in reading and be willing to explore diverse sources, gleaning what they can from it. Being curious, being skeptical….learning how to learn. Too many don't seem to have critical thinking skills, which go back to reading and writing and listening and speaking.
When one only watches Fox News or listens only to Rush or reads only one newspaper (or pseudo newspapers) they ultimately have a hard time understanding issues and alternatives and being open to other ideas. No one person or qroup has a market on facts or ideas.
Our local librarian (now gone) was only buying conservative and religious books for awhile and ignored all the top books from the various bestseller lists. Thank goodness the new one understands what libraries are supposed to be.
By Jack Stevenson, November 10, 2008 at 4:03 pm Link to this comment
Dear Mr. Hedges:
". . .42 percent of college graduates never read a book after they finish school."
". . .the awful reality that awaits us."?
By nikto, November 10, 2008 at 3:52 pm Link to this comment
There's a lot of truth in this article.
But I think what Hedges is referring to is more akin to SOPHISTICATION than "LITERACY".
Plenty of Americans who can read just fine, CHOOSE ignorance, in spite of many a teacher's efforts
Ignorance is easier than awareness, and less-cool, too, for many people.
And America's myths are like numbing drugs that keep many people comfortably ignorant.
By writerman, November 10, 2008 at 3:33 pm Link to this comment
I believe Hedges is refering to the beneficial effects of reading as a process or intellectual discipline, that has merit in itself, which, once properly learnt can be used in other contexts as a useful tool.
Reading and literacy, are, I would contend, extremely important forms of exercise for the brain and the development of understanding and the ability to master the tapestry of information we are subjected to.
Words of a page are deceptively simple things. Black signs in line on a white background. In the english language there are only 27 letters, yet they can be made to represent so many sounds and words, interesting. Then there's punctuation. Even simpler signs, yet very complex and bursting with information. It's amazing how many different words and how much meaning can be created using such 'primative' signs and technology. It's almost a kind of paradox, so much from so little.
There is an incredible and valuable interface created between the writer and the reader, two minds meeting and interacting. I believe this stimulates our imaginations and individual intellectual development almost beyond measure, and this is important and valuable.
I think, on a basic, yet profound level, that reading and words make us think better.
The very process of reading and understanding the written word, because of its limited and, at the same time, unlimited nature, forces us to engage with the process and develope very useful habits and abilities.
I think the post-litterate society is closely connected with the post-democratic society we are entering so rapidly. Icons are replacing concepts and words. We are seriously losing a lot and stunting our mental development. We are being entertained to death.
By David, November 10, 2008 at 3:12 pm Link to this comment
I think the article's observations are accurate, but I think there is a little missing in the historical context. It appears that our culture tells us we are the best, the brightest, and the most civilized population (in the so-called developed world) that has ever lived. In reality, much has not changed. Two thousand years ago the rulers controlled the people by providing, as they said, "Bread and circuses" meaning food and entertainment such as gladiator fights.
So, that has not changed a lot. However, I think we have actually improved a bit compared to 2,000 years ago… just a bit. But that is not so bad, is it? It all looks bad only if comparing today's reality with the dream of a truly educated, wise, decision-capable population. We are not there - not yet.
By elwood p.dowd, November 10, 2008 at 2:10 pm Link to this comment
Mill disagrees with Hedges, claiming that it's not valid to measure literacy in the age of the internet by how many books are being sold. And I say that perceiving the web as a source of valid information or as intellectual enlightenment is like comparing a Dicken's novel to an episode of Spongebob. Much of what young people find on the internet is worthless garbage- it's either glorified spam or misinformation. Hedges is unfortunately,correct.
By Bea Moreira, November 10, 2008 at 1:58 pm Link to this comment
This is EXTREMELY similar to Neil Postman's "Amusing ourselves to death". I wonder why nobody mentioned him yet…
By Donovan, November 10, 2008 at 1:15 pm Link to this comment
Funny how TruthDig is doing this article on illteracy when they can't even use a comma.
By Northerner, November 10, 2008 at 12:49 pm Link to this comment
While I don't disagree with the basic premises of the article, there are a few red flags that undercut the author's credibility. We're informed that 80% of American families didn't buy a book 'last year', that 1/3 of high school graduates and 42% of college graduates never read another book after graduation.
These numbers are neither referenced nor particularly believable. For example, a higher percentage (42% vs 33%) of college graduates than high school graduates stop reading books after graduation?
Looking around, these exact statistics appear in footnotes to Wikipedia (Literacy in the United States), referenced from a web page (http://www.humorwriters.org/startlingstats.html) with a copyright date of 2003, which in turn cites the owner of a small publishing firm. Rigorous, indeed.
Blindly using Wikipedia as a source of quantitative information kind of undercuts the punch of an article pointing out the "dumbing down" of America. Even the dog seems a bit embarrassed…
By Julie Nagle, November 10, 2008 at 11:45 am Link to this comment
I did not have time to scroll through all of the comments posted. I fault, to a large extent, our culture, if you will, our media for this sorry situation. Ray Bradbury anticipated this intellectual decay in his modern classic "Fahrenheit 451" with the advent of television. The computer and other technologies have taken this to new levels. How prescient Bradbury was characterizing the protagonist's wife Mildred going about her day with her seashell radios tucked into her ears (i-pods anyone), with the wall-sized television screens, etc.
I do not specifically blame public education, and i am a public school teacher. I blame our culture that values soundbites and images more highly than literacy. I condemn television shows like Sesame Street of which our babies are fed a steady diet. We bombard our youth with images and soundbites from birth, confuse image processing with thinking. The faster the images appear, the faster our brains must work and the less processing is available to be applied to thinking. The fire captain, Beatty, carefully explains this to the protagonist in Fahrenheit 451.
Our students don't learn to savor, to mull over language, to consider alternate outcomes and viewpoints, to question, to relate, etc. They have no time nor the opportunity in our culture.
If parents would TALK to their children, listen to their children, read to their children for 30 minutes per day, what a difference we would see.
The attraction of the popular culture, and the sheer quantity of time spent within that culture in contrast to the number of hours spent in school, not to mention the failure of the older generation to model reading/discussing/thinking contributes a good 80% to this problem that our public schools cannot beat alone. This is bigger than Obama, this is our culture. We must take the responsibility to change it.
By David Gibson, November 10, 2008 at 10:34 am Link to this comment
Mr. Hedges' essay is a restatement of Neil Postman's observations found in his book from 1985 "Amusing Ourselves to Death". Ironic that Hedges didn't mention that we'd get a much fuller treatment of this topic if we read the book. Perhaps Hedges knows his audience's attention span is only two electronic pages worth.
By 2MEXdeAZ, November 10, 2008 at 10:21 am Link to this comment
Hedge's article leaves any thoughtful reader in limbo. Its basic presumption is that, somehow, from the more educated group of "print" readers, another world of not-so-educated non-print readers has emerged.
What nonsense. All anyone needs to refute this is to stand at any supermarket counter. The plethora of 5th grade level publications is enough to make me sick.
Where does this writer reside? On Mars, where there are no supermarkets?
I had credited Hedges with a better grasp of reality than he has displayed here. I hope he reflects on the ridiculous premises he has made to advance this specious essay.
By dick, November 10, 2008 at 10:13 am Link to this comment
We are ignorant and superstitious, and thus both fearful and prime targets for religious dogma.
By wordlover, November 10, 2008 at 10:05 am Link to this comment
I don't know why some of you are attacking Chris Hedges for merely speaking the truth. Being educated and literate doesn't make one better, it makes one's life better, because it is richer and filled with subtlety and nuance, the way that one's life is richer, or better, for having heard Beethoven's ninth symphony, or viewed a painting by Cezanne. If I can speak for Mr. Hedges here, I believe he takes very seriously the right of all people, everywhere, to be similarly transported by the power of words. Ultimately, none of us are here for very long; but proximately, how we spend those years makes a very great difference. To us.
By Celia, November 10, 2008 at 9:19 am Link to this comment
When even this happens:
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"I'm not sure that illiterate is the right word for this. Because even those who have degrees are sometimes illiterate. How precious can a credential be, when the average University grade in this country is an A?
"Our University's…"
I assume this person has a degree from the days before the universal 4.0, but can't s/he do a plural noun? I know they taught this in high school in the 1980s, when *I* was a student.
Because people are reading less and less, they are unable to speak and write in coherent sentences. They speak in sound bites (using "like" and "I'm all"), and they write in simple sentences that don't overwhelm the listener's puny comprehension skills.
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By riverhealer, November 10, 2008 at 8:38 am Link to this comment
Reverend Hedges - I "did not buy a book" last year. Yet I am reading your sanctimonious essay - online.
Are you claiming that literate citizens are somehow immune to the lies and manipulations of our political leaders? I think not.
Wonder what percentage of the population was illiterate in 1808? Based on your numbers it will take about another hundred years until the entire population is illiterate.
By Southern Gal, November 10, 2008 at 8:30 am Link to this comment
I would like to see the Obama presidency give time and attention to the state of education in this country. With the high rate of drop-outs, the low levels of literacy in our high school graduates, the difficulty in obtaining student loans and the rising costs of attending colleges, how do we think that we can cope with the complicated present, not to mention the future? I don't understand how these young people who drop out or slide by with no real effort to educate themselves think that they can make it in this world. There will always be a pool of workers that are better educated and willing to work for less in this global economy and corporations happy to go outside the country for expanding and operating businesses and hiring cheap labor. Not to mention the immigrants in this country illegally who will work for next to nothing in jobs that require lower levels of skills. The Obama adminstration should shine a spotlight on educational issues and work with states to think outside the box on ways to address our problems, including getting back to basics such as reading, writing, math, science, computer and media literacy and health.
By smcnamara, November 10, 2008 at 7:35 am Link to this comment
A compelling and well written article, but one that is desperately in need of source references. The figures presented regarding lack of readership among graduates, and percentage of high-school graduates who are illiterate is staggering, and therefore deserve some modicum of scrutiny.
One can intuitively grasp that there has been a shift in media away from prose towards graphic depiction of information. This, in itself, is not necessarily evil, as graphics can capture and distill information into a very compact form. The problem, I believe, is that the pliable nature of statistics allow them to portray half-truths or outright fallacies as truth.
With the explosive rate of information growth, it is reasonable to make use of mechanisms which allow larger amounts of data to be communicated rapidly. The failure here falls on the lack of critical thinking skills among the general populous, and this is a direct result of the modern education system.
The US education system is a legacy construct meant to provide workers for the US industrial economy of 19th and early 20th century, and has not evolved to match the demands of the new information economy. Instruction by memorization and repetition in order to meet test requirements does not build the critical thinking skills that lead to lifelong learning and self-critical thinking.
Critical thinkers are more likely to question facts and figures displayed in a information rich graphic, and with those questions comes the incentive to dig further into the source material (most likely available in prose form.)
The misleading chart or graphic is no worse that the skillfully worded (but unsupported) article, and until we encourage students to question that which they are taught and that which they read, we will not begin to make progress towards a more rational nation.
By Da Bronx, November 10, 2008 at 7:13 am Link to this comment
In 1852, Massachusetts became the first state to pass compulsory school attendance laws. before this law 99% of the Commonwealth's citizens were literate. following the (vastly unpopular) imposition of mandatory schooling (Enforced by the militia in Brewster) the Commonwealth's citizens never again reached a 90% literacy rate.
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Aug 26, 2012 at 11:26 pm #1293396
Can anyone guess what camera took these videos? I'm camera-dumb, but would love to take videos of these quality. Any advice?Aug 26, 2012 at 11:37 pm #1906348
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@b-g-2-2Locale: Silicon Valley
"Any advice?"
I would suggest to find the correct link to the videos. There is nothing visible here.
–B.G.–Aug 26, 2012 at 11:43 pm #1906349
Here it is: http://www.runtheplanet.fr/videosAug 26, 2012 at 11:45 pm #1906350
Seriously awesome footage.Aug 27, 2012 at 3:37 pm #1906572
looks like footage from a Go Pro to me…
FrancoAug 27, 2012 at 4:05 pm #1906591
Rick DreherBPL Member
@halfturboLocale: Northernish California
Nice find. Scanned a few blog pages and in addition to my lack of French I saw no gear references. I'll guess he has something strapped to his chest–how does a GH2+7-14/4 lens sound? :-)
An exif utility might be able to read camera info from the stills.
RickAug 27, 2012 at 4:12 pm #1906596
I'm no camera expert, but I'm starting to think it's a gopro too. In the beginning you can see a shadow that looks like it's a head mounted gopro.
I'm considering buying one now, but the whole no screen thing is kinda weird. I know they have that add-on screen, but that adds cost.Aug 27, 2012 at 5:44 pm #1906635
it's head mounted.
Note that as he is walking the camera pans around, can't do that with a chest mounted camera.
The video is shot on a very wide lens and cropped in most places on editing.
There is no optical stabilisation , so those are the clues that it could be something like a GoPro.
Could not see that shadow (?)
FrancoAug 28, 2012 at 11:18 am #1906874
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@halfturboLocale: Northernish California
FWIW I think it is stabilized–it looks much less jittery that the simple helmet-cam video I'm used to seeing.
Which still doesn't answer the question, "how'd he do dat?"
[edit: looked up GoPro specs and though they don't list IS, they do offer extreme wide-angle models, which could by itself reduce apparent camera shake.]
RickAug 28, 2012 at 4:38 pm #1906990
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He used a head-mounted GoPro HD for almost all videos (some of them with an Olympus Tough camera, which he uses for pictures). Sometimes he uses the GoPro in his hand instead, depending on the situation. He does not use a steadycam or anything like that. Since he's doing these videos during 50-mile days in the mountains, he'd rather travel light!Aug 28, 2012 at 4:41 pm #1906991
DougBPL Member
"Could not see that shadow (?)"
About 30 seconds in on the Mineral King video.Aug 28, 2012 at 5:23 pm #1907011
OK, thanks.
It is "visible" at around 28 sec for about 3 frames… I was looking a bit higher than that.
FrancoAug 28, 2012 at 11:48 pm #1907118
I recently heard that the gopro doesn't have a replaceable battery and doesn't work well in low light. I may get it anyway, but are there any alternatives I should be considering instead?
Here's what I'm hoping for: (forgive any mistaken terminology, I'm very new to camera's)
-wide angle lense like gopro
-HD video 1080
-Decent at still shots in many light conditions.
-Lightweight and compact
-replaceable battery
-Under $400
-Has some way to mount to my head like a headlamp. Do they make headbands that fit regular camera mounts?
You guys seem to know what you're talking about so I figured I'd ask.
ThanksAug 29, 2012 at 2:12 am #1907127
Sony will announce soon, officially, their "action" camera.
Here it is :
looks like it has a built in battery but apparently it has a built in stabiliser (probably of the digital type)
JVC has the CG XA1 (Adixxion), don't have any idea about this one but I never liked their image quality including from pro stuff and had plenty of problems with their CODECS
(basically hard to edit)
Some like the Contour, others the Drift, neither looked as good as the GoPro particularly once the vision was processed via their new software.
(CineForm Studio)
Don't expect high quality stills from this kind of cameras, just snapshots.
FrancoAug 29, 2012 at 5:48 pm #1907387
Andrew WeldonBPL Member
The Gopros all have replaceable batteries. Extras aren't terribly expensive, either.
The new Hero HD 2 works considerably better in low light, but it's not exactly astonishing. Better than your average compact, though.
There are GoPro alternatives (contour, etc), but the gopro is the original and probably the most fleshed-out by far. You really cannot go wrong with the new Hero HD2.
Even the stills are pretty acceptable with good composition and lighting.
Here are some sample images I've taken
http://i.imgur.com/h7hiQ.jpgAug 29, 2012 at 10:50 pm #1907484
Thx guys. I'm sold. Just picked up an HD2 at REI on sale. :)Sep 5, 2012 at 1:47 pm #1909358
Hey Andrew,
Your pictures are awesome. How did you do that? I'm having a hard time getting the same quality pics from my new gopro. I'm sure much of my problem is my lack of talent with photography, but are there any settings or tricks I should be aware of?Sep 6, 2012 at 3:47 pm #1909791
Pretty sure that there is a good ammount of processing involved with those shots…
Possibly the CineForm Studio software I mentioned above can do it, otherwise the likes of Photoshop.
keep in mind that the Cine Form is a free download.
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- The potential impact of biomarker-guided triage decisions for patients with urinary tract infectionsA Litke
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Infection 41:799-809. 2013..We evaluated the currently used triage routine and tested whether a set of criteria including biomarkers like proadrenomedullin (proADM) and urea have the potential to improve triage decisions...
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Please tell me this a prank.. Lol
Craig: "There is dirt in my beer"
Tony: "That means your at a real racetrack"
I was thinking the same thing...
Say that reminds me, I own a top notch sprint car team ready to win races all over the country too. All you need to do is bring enough sponsor money so that I can buy the hauler, engines, chassis, spares etc, etc, and we need to hire a good crew. If this sounds like a good fit for you give me a shout and we'll set this deal up. It's a no brainer really. Just a few t's to cross and i's to dot and were out on the road as a top contender.
Just messing with the original poster good luck in your driver with $ search.
half a dozen fresh 410 Fords waiting for a shoe
Of ALL hands-off WoO sprint car owners in history,
only Smoke (maybe the best racer ever) has had the
success Luna's Ford had and anything similar to it is
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18 years old. Are we seeing the best?
Oh, so theres the catch, I knew this deal sounded to good to be true.
Buckeye3c? Just tryin to remember who here in Ohio runs a car #3c.. Hmmm if that is the meaning to it..
Sadly, I think most of you would be surprised at how many teams want the driver to bring $$ with them (even on the local levels).....
Don't know if this post is a joke or for real. What I do know is that if it's for real, I'd bet he's already gotten some PM's and phone calls from more than one driver that has $$ they can bring to a team....
User name "sprint car team" is suspect that it isnt personalized.
Now that's funny! !!
I will about garruntee that he has gotten some PM's. I was surprised at the number of them that I got when I said that my daughter was no longer driving my car, and I was not looking for anyone.
Never hit stationary objects!
I know....something new, different or unique would be a real turd in the punch bowl. Just scary.
Are you looking right away or can I wait until I get my income tax check, HAhaha
do it in the dirt
1st post here from a Lurker. Just out of idle curiousity, is it that common in the sprint car world for drivers to rent a ride? How much $$ would it cost a guy to run a local 360 or 305 show?
lol somebody foward this to lance dewease
heard of 360 rides for $10,000 for about 20 races.. Have also known of rides that required you to buy all tires and alcohol. How the purse is split is another thing you have to look at.
drivers do not send money till race day as the car probably will not show up.
Cale Conley drove a #3c out of Ohio/WV several years ago. Good team w/ top notch equipment. If this is for real and its the same team, this could be worth it for some worthy driver. Or it could be a load of crap.
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Farmer Chris Ellis, helped by his family and neighbours, shooed 400 lambing sheep out of the barn and then rescued the tortoises.
His wife, Sue, said: "A few minutes more and it would all have gone up."
She said when they arrived at the barns where the sheep were kept, the shed stacked with large, round bales of hay, was already alight.
"We had just woken the tortoises yesterday by putting them in a warm bath," she said.
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I can guarantee you I've watched both guys play more than you have. They're pretty equal but Dolo is on the decline because he's old as shite. Chandler had a bad game, shite happens. Name one defender who's never been megged.
Dolo >>>>>> Timmy
Edu was a serious upgrade over Williams today. Actually completed passes.
Posted by LSUButt Jozy had no balls come even close to him on runs. Williams and jones combined with Bradley's bad play killed any chance of him doing anything. Half the balls he receives were around midfield. I thought he ran around playing defense way more than he should have. Today was just a shitty game, we need to forget about it and move on
Offensively, yes. Defensively, absolutely not.
And I'd be fine with freezing Jozy out until the next cycle. Shitty attitude, shitty decision making (remember the backheel?), shitty effort (the guy didn't even JOG until Dempsey scored).
Newsflash: THE MIDFIELD SUCKS. If Jozy needs great service, he might as well not play for the US right now.
Jozy Altidore completed more passes (23) than both Jermaine Jones (19) and Danny Williams (18). Yes our lazy forward who deserves to be freezed out completed more passes than two of our three center midfielders.
He also had a nice layoff to Jones before Jones found Dempsey for our goal.
Anyone who has eyes can confirm that he put in little effort, especially compared to GAM.
What is a CF supposed to do to contribute? Play back, get the ball inside our own box, jog up the field by himself with the ball, muscle through defenders all the way to the opposing goal, shoot, score?
He was inferior in virtually every statistical category
Look at where he's getting his goals this season for AZ. Almost all of them are inside the box.
I don't know how to quantify that without watching a second time.
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