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Interview with Chevrolet Silverado Marketing Director Rick Scheidt
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Rick Scheidt has been the marketing director for Chevrolets Silverado full-size pickup since Jan. 1, 1999. He had previously served as brand manager for Metro, Prizm and Tracker since 1996.
As a brand manager, Scheidt is responsible for creating the market presence of his product, developing advertising and establishing price positioning.
Scheidt received a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1976, a masters degree in industrial engineering from U of M in 1979 and an MBA from Harvard University in 1981.
Scheidt first
joined Chevrolet in 1981 as the C/K Pickup product planner. He moved to
GM Truck & Bus in 1984 as light truck product planning manager, was
promoted to director of product planning in 1987, director of business
and product planning in 1989, and director of material and production
control at the Pontiac East Assembly Plant in 1990. Scheidt moved to North
American Export -- Sales in 1991 as general director of marketing and
product planning, then moved to NAO in 1994 as director of product portfolio
planning. In September 1995 he was named Mid/Lux alliance planning director
at NAO, the position he held until being named a Chevrolet brand manager
in October 1996.
We welcomed the opportunity to interview Rick immediately after the press introduction for the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado SS.
PickupTruck.com: Rick, we are standing here next to the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado SS. Can you take us on a walk around of the truck and show us some highlights?
Rick Scheidt: Absolutely, we're are using the Silverado SS as a launching point for some more Chevrolet SS vehicles that will follow. Now, it's kind of interesting that we are rejuvenating the [SS heritage] starting with a truck. It reflects where the market has been here lately.
You start here on the front of the truck and we are looking at the new 2003 front end but it's been modified here for the SS with unique ground effects. We have lowered the vehicle in terms of suspension and we are looking at 20-inch wheels and the appropriate tires. We are also looking at a 6.0-liter engine, the Vortec 6000 with 340 hp and 380 lb-ft of torque.
Inside the vehicle we are looking at SS embroidered headrests, white instruments on the IP and, of course, it goes without saying we are looking here at an extended cab model, which we really think is the direction of full size trucks. It's the way things have been going. Peoples' lifestyles demand that they carry more than two people or two people and all of their stuff.
We think that we have hit at a great sweet spot in the market. It's what we call attainable aspiration that we think the Chevy truck customer can afford.
Lastly, it's all wheel drive which we think is a great way to get that 340 horsepower to the ground in a way that I think our buyers are going to be very pleased with.
PUTC: If you look at the competition from Ford's Lightning and the upcoming Dodge SRT-10, a lot of folks are going to wonder, why the choice of no supercharger for the SS?
RS: Well, there were a lot of directions we could have gone with this vehicle. We could have chased it up higher in price with more performance. We could have gone down in price and gone with a regular cab and no all wheel drive. So, we have selected what we think is that kind of sweet spot in the market for performance trucks where a buyer can come in at a reasonably affordable price, get an extended cab model and some nice technology like all wheel drive and a 6.0-liter Vortec.
PUTC: It looks like you carried over some design cues from the Silverado SS concept truck. For example, in the lower front fascia you have these brake-cooling integrated ducts. Can you tell us a little more about these carryovers.
RS: Well, it does help a little [with brake cooling].
We have tried to bring some of those styling cues from the concept truck to this vehicle. Obviously that concept truck intentionally was made a little bit extreme just to let the stylists go crazy for a while and get a feel for where we wanted to go in production. So, we are pleased with this truck. It came out to be a refined looking vehicle. Not over the top but not understated either. Again, we were trying to find that sweet spot.
PUTC: Were there any thoughts about putting a manual transmission in the SS, similar to the concept to get back to that performance feel?
RS: We thought about that but for the majority of our truck buyers and the applications for this truck, the volume for that was deemed to be relatively low. It's something we will continue to look at for the very reasons that you mention but in terms of getting the first truck out there in the marketplace we think this is the right place to start.
PUTC: Do you think we will see performance related extras and enhancements made to the SS in future model years?
RS: At this point nothing is approved and we can't anything today but those of us on the SS team are very interested in seeing some things in the future. Maybe a more uplevel wheel. Maybe some more powertrain enhancements. Maybe a regular cab. Maybe a whole host of things. So, we'll continue to work SS but we are really pleased we are off to a great start.
PUTC: Can you let us know when we can expect to see these trucks at dealerships?
RS: We are going to start to build these at the end of the 2002 calendar year and you will start to see them at dealerships in the first quarter of 2003
PUTC: Any idea on what the pricing will be?
RS: Well, we haven't set the pricing yet but you are looking at a fairly uplevel extended cab with a 6.0-liter engine and all wheel drive so that will give you kind of a sense of our thought process on where we will price this vehicle.
PUTC: Well Rick, thanks for taking time to speak with us today.
RS: Sure. Thanks a lot.


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Estadio Vicente Calderón
Key facts
Club: Club Atlético de Madrid | Opening: 1966 | Capacity: 54,960 seats
History and description
Estadio Vicente Calderón was built in the 1960s as the replacement for Atlético's then-home Stadium Metropolitano.
Stadium Metropolitano had been the home of Atlético since 1923, but had significantly aged and rivals Real Madrid had just opened the new Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.
Land was bought on the southern edge of the city on the banks of the river Manzaneras, and while this land was technically closer to Madrid's centre than the Metropolitano, many fans still objected to a site that was deemed outside of the city.
Estadio Vicente Calderón officially opened on the 2nd of October 1966 with a league match between Atlético and Valencia (1-1), though construction of the main stand had not been finished yet due to funding problems.
The stadium was finally completed in 1970, and then counted with a capacity of 62,000 seats and no standing areas, which made Estadio Vicente Calderón the first large all-seater stadium in Europe.
The stadium had initially been called Estadio de Manzaneras, but its name was changed in 1971 in honour of club-president Vicente Calderón, who had overseen the construction of the stadium.
Estadio Vicente Calderón was selected as one of the playing venues of the 1982 World Cup, during which it hosted three second-round group matches.
The stadium has changed little over the years, and only received a few refurbishments that included the installation of the red-white-and-blue seats, which also reduced capacity somewhat.
In 2011, Atlético announced plans to replace Estadio Vicente Calderón with a new stadium at the site of Estadio de la Peineta in the east of the city. Atletico stated the ambition to move into their new home in 2015, but works have progressed very slowly and this has been pushed back to the start of the 2017-18 season.
Following Atletico's move to their new stadium, the Vicente Calderon will be demolished and replaced by a new development likely including apartment building and a park.
How to get to Estadio Vicente Calderon
Estadio Vicente Calderón is located on the south-western edge of Madrid's city centre, on the banks of the river Manzaneras and along the M-30 motorway which runs underneath the main stand.
The stadium is an approximate 30 minutes walk from Plaza Mayor, and even less from Madrid's Palacio Real, from where it is an almost straight walk south.
The closest metro station is Pirámides, from where it is a 10-minute walk to the stadium. Pirámides lies on metro line 5, which crosses right through Madrid's centre (e.g. stops Ópera, Callao, and Gran Via). Metro station Marques de Vadillo, also on line 5, but on the other side of the river, lies a 15-minute walk away from the stadium.
Pirámides station is also served by Cercanía commuter trains. Line C-7 and C-10 connect the stadium with, among others, train stations Atocha and Chamartín.
Address: Paseo Virgen del Puerto 67, 28005 Madrid
Eat, drink, and sleep near Estadio Vicente Calderon
Estadio Vicente Calderón is located in a rather quiet urban neighbourhood, though not far away from the southern edge of Madrid's city centre. There are a few bars and restaurants around, but it might be easier to eat or drink in the centre and then walk or take a metro to the stadium.
If you wish to stay as close as possible to Estadio Vicente Calderón, then Hotel NH Ribera de Manzanares will be your pick. It lies almost adjacent to the stadium, gets good reviews, and a room costs about €100.00 per night. The Holiday Inn Pirámides is only a little further away, but also more affordable.
Staying in the southern part of the city centre may be a better option if you want to include some sightseeing or head into the nightlife. Hotel Puerta de Toledo, Hotel Gavinet, and HRC Hotel get good reviews, are reasonably affordable, and no more than 15 minutes walking from either the stadium or the Plaza Mayor.
Click here for an overview of hotels near Estadio Vicente Calderón, and click here for hotels in Madrid's city centre.
Atletico Tickets
Tickets for Atlético games can be bought through their official website, Ticketmaster, or Entradas.com, by phone +34 902 530 500, or in person at the ticket office of the stadium.
Tickets are also available on the gate before the start of the match. Atlético's attendances are among the highest in La Liga, but they don't usually sell out more than a few home matches per season.
Ticket prices depend on the opponent, but generally start at €30.00 for an upper-tier seat behind the goal and range up to €80.00 for a central seat at the main stand.
You can find a seating plan here (pdf).
Stadium tours
Atlético Madrid offer guided tours that include the dressing rooms, presidential suite, VIP areas, press room, dugouts, and a visit to the Atlético Madrid museum.
Tours run twice a day Tuesdays to Fridays at 1:00 pm and 5:30 pm. On Saturdays and Sundays tours run at 12:00 noon, 1:00 pm, 4:30 pm, and 5:30 pm. In the summer months (July, August and early September) tours run every day following to the weekend schedule.
The museum opens from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm, or until kick-off on matchdays.
The tours costs €10.00. Call +34 91 365 09 31 or email email@example.com for more information and bookings.
Photos of Estadio Vicente Calderon
Relevant Internet links
Clubatleticodemadrid.com – Official website of Club Atlético de Madrid.
Esmadrid.com – Official guide for the city of Madrid.
Metromadrid.com – Travel information for the Madrid metro.
Emtmadrid.es – Madrid public transport information.
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We had a wonderful visit in Early April for a night game. What an experience. Sad to hear they are moving away from the Cauldron it was wonderful.
Looking forward to our first trip in a couple of weeks time… We've bought tickets online directly from Atletico for the Spanish Super Cup match v Real. They email the tickets to you so you just need to print them off at home.
I visited the stadium in 2012. I was suprised how old and neglected it looked. However it is easily reached by public transport and supporters are very passionate.
I would like to remark that nowdays you can reach to the stadium by bike very easily by the lineal park that runs along the Manzanares river.
If you begin your trip towards the stadium at the Royal Palace side that faces the river, you can enjoy all the bridges (old and new) that have been designed throughout the years, and take a beer or refreshments on the stilish kiosks located each 500 m.


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As Premier Sports didn't listen for three whole years, hopefully BT will or I'll keep my money in my pocket. Highlights show please! Not Luton TV
THE fixture list for the 2013/14 Conference Premier, North and South seasons was released this morning.
We will be printing a 12-page fixture pull-out in Sunday's paper but no doubt you can't wait until then, so here there are for your perusal:
Football Conference Fixtures 2013-2014
As we reported on Sunday, the Conference have also announced a deal with BT Sport that will see 30 games televised over each of the next two seasons.
Speaking about that deal, Conference chairman Brian Lee said: "We welcome the opportunity to be joining the revolutionary BT Sport, which we are sure will be a 'game changer ' for ourselves and BT Sport.
"We feel that the prospect of showcasing our wonderful brand of live football to a potentially mind-blowing number of viewers can only enhance our product.
"We hope sponsors of clubs and competition alike recognise the huge step that we are now undertaking. We sincerely hope this is the start of a long and fruitful partnership for both parties."


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I enjoy going out occasionally and hanging out or just chilling at someone's place. I've been cooking at bit at home lately too, so experimentation on recipes are also in the immediate future.
I'm taking a certification course in insurance and hope to have that all done in the next year
I'm currently watching a few tv series
criminal minds, suburgatory, elementary, csi, supernatural, how i met your mother....
anime wise:
shinsekai yori, hunter x hunter, archer, ben 10, young justice
hoping to invest in some property in the near future.
sometimes out w/ friends trying out a new restaurant
Someone who enjoys playing videogames and reading manga, watching anime would be best.
Similar interest are key, i'm not very outdoorsy and while I do enjoy strolls, I don't enjoy camping or intense exercise.


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*[[Clear the Pier]] (Boss/Killed)
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*Has a team of men loyal to him.
*Has a team of men loyal to him.
*As the son of Hsin Jaoming, he holds much authority though whether his contemporaries respect him is unknown.
*As the son of Hsin Jaoming, he holds much authority though whether his contemporaries respect him is unknown.
== Murders committed ==
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|Full Name
|Chan Jaoming
|Date of Birth
|Place of Birth
|Date of Death
|Age at Death
|Liberty City
|Hsin Jaoming (Father)
|Main Affiliations
Hsin Jaoming
Huang Lee
Jaoming Family
Melanie Mallard
Resolution X
Street Racing
Trademark Counterfeiting
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|status = Deceased
|status-link = Clear the Pier
|gender = M
|dob = 1968
|pob = China
|dod = 2009
|home = [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]]
|nationality = China
|family = [[Hsin Jaoming]] (Father)
|affiliations = [[Algonquin Triads|Triads]]
Chan Jaoming is a character in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Chan is the forty-one year old son of Hsin Jaoming. He is a member of his father's set of the Algonquin Triads, the Jaoming Family. Chan is one of three possible contenders (the other two being Wu Lee and Zhou Ming) to inherit his father's position. He is believed to be the underboss of the Jaoming Family and has a group of loyal supporters. Both him and Zhou were falsely accused of being the FIB informant who was ratting out the Triads (only for it to be revealed to be Kenny) and they were both killed by Huang Lee on Hsin's orders.
Chan has been arrested on three occasions: once in 1999 for possession of heroin, again in 2003 for extortion and 2005 for possession of stolen property. Chan is described as a playboy (he mentions having sex with twins and a transexual prostitute), drug-addled, and too stupid to become his father`s successor as the leader of the Jaoming Family. Chan is also oblivious to Huang's constant sarcastic remarks.
Mission appearances
- GTA Chinatown Wars
- Pimp His Ride (Boss)
- Whack the Racers (Boss)
- Parking Pickle (Boss / PSP)
- Jackin' Chan (Boss)
- Raw Deal (Boss)
- Sources (Boss / PSP)
- Sa-boat-age (Boss)
- Counterfeit Gangster (Boss)
- Slaying With Fire (Boss)
- Clear the Pier (Boss/Killed)
LCPD Database information
Surname: Jaoming
First Name: Chan
Age: 40
Place of Birth: China
Affiliations: Linked to Hsin Jaoming's Liberty City Triad Organization.
Criminal Record:
- 1999 - Possession Controlled SUbstance: Heroin
- 2003 - Extortion
- 2005 - Possession Stolen Property
- Believed to be the Triad Underboss in Liberty City.
- Has a team of men loyal to him.
- As the son of Hsin Jaoming, he holds much authority though whether his contemporaries respect him is unknown.
Murders committed
- Melanie Mallard (killed attempting to broadcast Chan's operations on TV without blurring Huang's or Chan's faces)
Personal information
- He lives in Middle Park, Algonquin.
- His email address is email@example.com.
- His telephone number is 555-6078-34.
- Even though, in Chinese and Japanese languages the last name is written first, Chan is his first name, as he shares his surname with that of his father, Hsin Jaoming. Normally he is referenced to as Jaoming Chan.


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I'll be lurking here, mama....no real advice yet as I just became a single mama of 4 in the last couple of months as my STBX and I separated and filed for divorce (something I never never never never thought would be even a remote possibility). I'm sorry for your situation though. I suppose the only thing I can think of is, could you seek out other single mamas in your area to trade off with for occasional babysitting so you can take turns having a little time to yourselves? You said you don't have friends nearby so maybe cultivate that - there have to be other single mamas around who are in your same situation...? The one huge blessing I do have is a lot of wonderful friends who are willing to watch my kids for a little bit when I need a few hours to decompress...and my STBX does have (minimal) visitation, so I get at least one or two breaks a week....but yeah, it's HARD.
Kerri blessed single mama to Teresa 8/2/02, Madeleine 5/28/04, Andrew 6/25/06, and Isabelle 11/27/08
I dont have much advice to give, but I can empathize. I am a single mom of 4 myself (though my oldest is only part-time at home, she has a different dad and just went to live with him after I became a single mom a few months ago), so 3 boys full time. I am on gov't assistance too whileI go to school. I live in an apartment under my mom's house. She has 3 jobs, so she is really never home to help with the kids, and when sheis home, she is out with her husband. I am in school part-time to be a nurse, and my stbx has no contact with us. So I am completely alone, with no breaks except when I am at school. I have very few friends...so I understand...
Hi ComaWhite, This is the first time I am joining a forum and what motivated me was that I feel so alone with my son who has autism. We have never lived with his father who lives in another country. Its just become unbearably lonely and I could really identify with your hardship because I too am on assistance and trying to figure out where to go from here. Would love to be able to chat with more women in similar situations. I noticed your post is from august, has anything improved for you?
I will chime in although I am still a couple months away from being single mom of 4. Right now I have an 8-year old (with Asperger's), a 6-year old, a 3-year old and am pregnant with a little girl due in February. How I will handle it all, I have no clue. I really can't let myself think about it too hard or I start to panic. I am a full-time student right now, living on VA housing assistance, TANF, food stamps, etc., but because of the TANF rules I will have to go back to work at least part-time when the baby is 6 weeks old. So I will have to add that to the mix. I've never been absolutely alone with a newborn before, as in from day One. The whole thing scares me, even though I know somehow I will get through. Even now, though, just trying to find time for anything at all (like a shower without one or more buddies), or getting the laundry done (it's in the basement, I'm on the 2nd floor, and I can't haul that basket up and downstairs like I used to), or cleaning the house.... it seems impossible just with the three. I have very little extended family in the area and they are not very involved at all in my life, and few friends, none of them close. Sometimes I wonder if I am going to get through the next few years with my sanity intact.
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{{{hugs}}} One foot in front of the other, and as they grow it gets easier in some significant ways.
I have opened myself to joining groups and communities that I did not consider before, such as church. I also have allowed myself to ask for what I need and receive support/help that I qualify for, even if it is really hard to do. I don't know what the culture is where you live, but introducing myself to neighbors, smiling at people in the grocery store, starting up conversations while waiting in line, has helped me feel not so alone, and I have made some good friends.
Reach out to whatever extent you can. See what happens. I was amazed to find how many people I talked to who had been single moms and understood better than most what I am going through - and how many of them offered support, even if they didn't know me.
Keep things as simple as possible. Rest your body as much as you can, even if it's just putting your feet up while kids hang on you. Try to spend 8 hours a night lying in bed even if it's not continuous and even if you aren't sleeping. I have to go to bed close to when my kids do to get enough sleep, when it's possible to do that.
I can't speak about the autism, but I had four under age six and not much parenting or emotional support from their dad before he left. I know it's not the same, but having four little ones at home, especially close in age like your middle two, is very challenging.
Whatever works to keep stress down and needs met in your family is good, even if it's not how other people think you "should" be doing it.
I kept my expectations low and took shortcuts wherever I could (with housecleaning, etc). Didn't worry if they wore the same clothes two days in a row if they weren't covered in food. We spent time at the playground a lot, especially during school hours when we were often the only ones there.
When they were little, they were lucky to get bathed once a week, and usually it was less, but they were not stinky and they were happy and healthy and fine. I stopped folding clothes a LONG time ago - just tumble them into the drawers. I use a system ("spot system") where the oldest kid's clothes have one spot on the tag or inside the neck, the next oldest's have two spots, and on down (Sharpie marker spots). Hand the clothes down, add a spot. My clothes have a different mark (about a 1" horizontal line, but you could do something else) This way from about age 3 my kids could sort and put away the laundry (no folding except I fold my own clothes). On their beds they just had comforters, no top sheet, so easy to pull up the covers and not have a messy bed. Each kid got assigned one color and I tried to color-code things as much as possible (toothbrushes, etc).
If routines help, keep them simple. When one of mine was first born, my to-do list for the entire day was literally "1) put diapers in washer, 2) pick up stuff off floor, 3) make sure we all eat enough." Do what you can to make it easy for the kids who can to do whatever they can for themselves. Specifics depend on your kids; at a certain point I had a shelf with "help-yourself" snacks for the older ones; we still have just one cup for each kid and they use it for water all day long so I have less dishes (we just drink water most of the time).
I don't know much about your situation but I have come up with lots of strategies over the years for keeping things simple and saving my sanity. Feel free to PM me if you want.
Mine are now ages 7-13 but I remember well when they were all little and how challenging it was. Hang in there....you'll get through this. Long days but short years, remember that.
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Irregular Menstruation
Hello everyone,
My sister has a concern, she's having an irregular menstruation, whenever she takes pills she says it becomes regular. Is it true that taking pills can let her menstruate regularly? Aside from taking pills, what else can she do to avoid having an irregular menstruation??
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Hi Cheska,
The pill can help to regulate menstrual cycles, but it is done through synthetic hormones. There are risks with taking hormonal birth control and if your sister decides she wants to try to conceive at a later date, she won't be able to do it while taking the pill. Your are wise to seek information that will help your sister to regulate her hormones naturally.
There are many things that can contribute to irregular menstruation. PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) is the number one cause of infertility in women, and studies are being conducted to examine the body's ability to produce insulin in women with PCOS. There is a lot of evidence that high levels of insulin contribute to increased production of androgen, which causes hormonal imbalance.
Is your sister overweight? If so, does she carry her extra weight in her tummy area?
Does your sister have any hair on her upper lip or chin or on her back?
Does your sister have any acne?
These are all classic signs of PCOS, though women who are not overweight can also have PCOS.
Eating a diet high in vegetables, low in carbohydrates (low in grains and low in fruit), avoiding sugar and white flour, and eating high quality protein can help to balance hormones naturally.
Eating a diet high in white rice, white flour (breads, crackers, pasta, cookies, pastries, biscuits) or sugar can definitely increase hormonal imbalance and irregular menstruation. A lack of exercise can also contribute to this.
Please post back with more information about your sister's diet, exercise program, the supplements she takes (i.e. vitamins, herbs, etc.) and whether she has seen a health practitioner about her condition. If she has seen a health practitioner, what did they say was the cause of the hormonal imbalance, and what did they recommend to help her balance her hormones?
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Hi Kate!
This is very informational. My sister is not overweight though she carries extra weight in her tummy area. She doesn't have any hair in your mentioned areas. She got a lot of acne in her face and trying to find solutions for this. I'll let my sister read this post so that she will be informed about her condition.
Thank you very much Kate!
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Hi Cheska,
Your sister may have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). If she does, she needs to be very careful about the simple carbohydrates and sugars that she eats because these things will cause hormonal imbalance.
I would suggest that your sister go off of nearly all grains (if she's going to eat grains, then brown rice instead of white rice is better) and that she avoid all sugar and white flour products. On top of that, she should highly limit her fruit intake (no juice). Berries are the best form of fruit, but don't eat too much.
I would also suggest that she remove foods which cause inflammation and this includes dairy products, wheat, sugar and coffee.
Does your sister drink coffee or smoke?
There are many dietary changes she could make and supplements she could take to stop the acne and regulate or cycles.
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What exactly are self-defeating behaviors and do you have any? Do you recognize or perhaps own any of these?
- Inability to keep agreements, compulsive tardiness
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Now that I have listed a few, do you have any? A Self-Defeating Behavior is a thought, feeling, and/or action that our low self-esteem, our ego and our fear use consciously and sub-consciously to sabotage us. We use them to avoid engaging in life, to validate our feelings of inadequacy, and to control and manipulate others. Everyone has self-defeating behaviors and the consequences of each vary, depending on the gravity. The risk of not recognizing, not acknowledging, and continuing the use of our self-defeating behaviors can be as severe as death. You will risk remaining in a dysfunctional life pattern of self-sabotage, relationship-sabotage, and lack. You may also never experience personal victories depending on your SDB.
You were not born with your self-defeating behaviors on board. You created your SDBs as a reaction to or solution to a negative experience. Some were learned behaviors from our parents, siblings or other people of influence around us. Some we could have developed through religious authority or personal tragedy such as being physically or emotionally violated. When you adopted your self-defeating behaviors you did not know any better. You convinced yourself that it would make your world more bearable.
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When you are actively participating in self-sabotage and self-defeating actions there is always a cost to you and those close to you. This cost can be physical, emotional, professional, sexual, financial, spiritual, intellectual, educational or social. What is the cost of your SDB to you and to what extent is it making a negative impact on your life? Who else in your life is affected by this and how are they affected by this?
If you are not sure what your self-defeating behaviors are, take a look at your negative life patterns. Look at the negative life experiences that seem to repeat themselves over and over whether it is in relationships, jobs, finances or another area. Next, find within the problem where you are personally accountable. What did you do to sabotage yourself or the situation? What did you do to sabotage someone else?
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The same survey found that one in five soldiers want to quit at the earliest opportunity, with many blaming overstretch. More than half often think about quitting and more than a third blamed operational commitment and overstretch. That is why figures from the Defence Analytical Services Agency show that approximately 14,500 left the Army in 2006. Many left before their period of engagement was up. The retention crisis has led to some of our most skilled and experienced soldiers quitting the armed forces. I acknowledge that recruitment
levels are okay and tend to meet the targets that have been set. However, the structure is like a big leaking tankno matter how much one puts in the top, it simply pours out at the bottom.
Overstretch effectively breeds overstretch. The more our forces are asked to do, the more they want to leave early. The more personnel leave early, the greater the overstretch, and so on. We must break that vicious circle if we are to maintain the high standards and worldwide reputation of our armed forces.
I want to outline more examples that show that our forces are being degraded. Ministers will have read reports that show that the Army is so short-staffed that military bandsmen have been put on standby to replace infantry battalions guarding Cyprus. Fifty musicians from the Welsh Guards will be the first band scheduled to go to Cyprus, followed by the Grenadier Guards and the Rifles. The first deployment is expected in January next year. One musician said:
The worst thing about this is that we are essentially professional musicians who have not seen a rifle since our basic training.
Members of the armed forces have raised concerns with me about being in the storeroom one moment and finding themselves on the front line in Iraq the next. They were led to believe that they would not undertake front-line duties, only to find themselves thrust forward to conduct patrols and raids, even though they did not have appropriate training to fulfil such dangerous roles. I have asked the armed forces Minister to explain that in a previous debate and through parliamentary questions. So far, despite persistence, I have not received a satisfactory answer. Perhaps the Under-Secretary can enlighten us in his summing up.
It is unacceptable that, with an ethnic minority population of just under 10 per cent. in the United Kingdom, the current figure for the recruitment of ethnic minority military personnel in the three services is just below 5 per cent. That is half the proportion of the ethnic minority population in the UK. All the services missed the target for UK ethnic minority intake in 2005-06, but the RAF and the Royal Navy did especially badly, despite the fact that the Ministry of Defence said that it would take action in the past year. I acknowledge that the Army is managing to achieve its recruitment targets for black and ethnic minority recruits, but the Navy and Air Force are well short.
Other countries, such as the USA and Canada, which adopt proactive recruitment policies, invariably have a higher proportion of ethnic minority recruits. In the US army, three times the proportion of recruits are from ethnic minority groups compared with the US population as a whole. Recruitment from our own ethnic minorities could be even worse, with recruitment from overseas masking the genuine problems in the UK. Figures that my hon. Friend the Member for Colchester (Bob Russell) obtained reveal that one in 10 soldiers in the British Army are from abroad. Citizens from 57 countries are recruited to compensate for falling numbers of young Britons signing up. It is a welcome step that our Army is appealing to countries and citizens in other parts of the world, but that also sends a message that we are failing to connect with our ethnic minority communities in the UK.
To revert to my original point about ethnic minority recruitment, I am extremely concerned about the position,
especially in the Navy and the RAF, but also in the Army because its apparent success may be due purely to overseas recruitment. Action is obviously required, which is why I was particularly pleased to see and take part in an exhibition earlier this week. It was called We Were There, it was run by the Ministry of Defence and it took place upstairs in the House.
The exhibition highlighted the little-known contribution of the ethnic minorities to our armed forces over the last 250 years. Let us take the example of Indra Lal Roy, who was attacked by German Fokker aircraft in the first world war. His plane was shot down in flames during the engagement, and he was posthumously awarded the distinguished flying cross. Another example is Regimental Sergeant-Major Khamis Juma, who was twice wounded during his service between 1905 and 1945. He received nine different medals.
The UK has a great tradition of recruitment from ethnic minority communities, which should be recognised by all. Those brave men whom I have highlighted and many more should be used as role modelsI am sure that the Ministry of Defence would want to do exactly thatto promote the ethnic minorities and encourage them to join the armed forces.
I want to mention briefly a constituency issue that I have had to deal with. A primary school teacher recently approached me. She is a naval reservist down at Rosyth and she was concerned about being prevented from taking part in what she considered to be essential training. We investigated the issue and looked back into the guidelines that stretch all the way back to 1945. I recognise that the issue of primary school teachers in education is a devolved matter, but I would welcome the Ministers intervention.
My constituent has not been able to participate in this essential training. Under the guidelines, teachers are somewhat bizarrely allowed time off during the school term for a variety of different purposesincluding to attend the river purification board, which no longer exists in Scotland. We really need to look further into those guidelines. My constituent views this training as essential, but the education department did not want to release her from her duties. I have been trying to press upon that education department the real value of taking part in such training, whether it be for the Territorial Army or the Royal Naval Reserve. Excellent training is provided and the education department should recognise it. As I said, I would welcome the Ministers intervention in this matter.
Let me deal now with mental health. Last week, along with the Defence Committee, I visited Combat Stress, which has been mentioned several times in the debate. We also had the opportunity during that visit to meet ex-servicemen who were receiving care from Combat Stress. Many of them were there for post-traumatic stress disorder. Combat Stress provides a service that is well appreciated for what it isa first-class service provided in a military-friendly environment, which is almost unique in the UK. Combat Stress has three centres, but it only touches the surface of the problem. It has high waiting times and there is a long waiting list, even for those who know about the service, but I believe that awareness among ex-servicemen is very low. That problem of awareness has to be addressed, especially among primary care health professionals, who are often unaware that this specialist service is available.
We are now seeing earlier presentations of these problems. Between 2001 and 2007, the average age of Combat Stress patients has fallen from 64 to 44a drop of 20 years in just six years. In that same time frame, the percentage of women has increased from 1 per cent. to 4 per cent. From the Falklands war, there have been 400 cases over 25 years, but from Iraq there have already been 140 cases in three years. There is a great need for an expansion in the service. I am aware that the Government are taking great steps to try to deal with the problem, but I hope that they will take even greater and more urgent steps. With increased coverage of post-traumatic stress disorder in recent months, we are likely to see a huge increase in demand, as I mentioned earlier. We need quick and significant action to deal with the problem.
Awareness of Combat Stress needs to be improved among nurses, doctors and other health professionals, especially those working in primary care. Two ex-servicemen from my constituency approached me last year about their frustration at the lack of support they received for what turned out to be PTSD. They said that their GP had provided little advice or support, and that it was only after they found out about Combat Stress that things began to happen. Awareness of Combat Stress among primary care health practitioners really must improve.
Entitled ex-servicemen pay for their treatment through their war pension, which covers 100 per cent. of the cost of six weeks treatment. About 60 per cent. of Combat Stress funds are generated in this way, leaving 40 per cent. to be raised through charitable fundraising. If an ex-serviceman cannot access his war pension, or requires more than six weeks treatment, the costs are covered by Combat Stress.
Ex-servicemen resent having to rely on charity for something that they believe should be paid for by the Government. They already feel as though they have been dumped, ignored and neglected by the armed forces, and they now feel extremely bitter that they have to rely on charity. I urge the Government to consider new ways of funding Combat Stress, other than through the war pension, which is not a satisfactory method of funding.
Finally, I want to make a plea. I can see some benefit in channelling money for mental health services for ex-servicemen through the NHS, as it might provide the connection that they need between the general NHS, Combat Stress and the MOD. I am worried, however, that if we rely solely on the NHS to fund Combat Stress, it might not be given the same priority. Local NHS departments face huge pressures and conflicting demands, and I do not believe as they would give Combat Stress the same priority as the MOD does. I am extremely concerned that going down a new funding route for Combat Stress might have the effect of de-prioritising the organisation, and I would encourage the Minister to consider that point.
Mr. Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth, East) (Con):
It is a pleasure to participate in this important debate, and an honour to follow the hon. Member for Dunfermline
and West Fife (Willie Rennie), who made a powerful speech about the importance of dealing with combat stress and the pressures being placed on bands. I served in Cyprus, and I appreciate the importance of the strategic role that it plays. I am saddened that we are now having to man the forts there with regimental bands, important though the service that they provide is.
It is also sad that we have had only two Back-Bench speeches from Labour Members, compared with about six from the Opposition. I hope that that is a reflection more of the fact that changes will soon be taking place on the Government Benches than of the importance that Labour Members place on military matters.
I am pleased to be able to participate in the debate, not least because my own regimentthe 4th Battalion the Riflesis now based in Basra, in Iraq. On behalf of the House, I should like to wish Colonel Sanders and the battalion a safe tour of duty and a safe return to the United Kingdom.
The Minister of State began by saying, rather defensively, that Britain could cope with its commitment. That sums up the difference between the Conservative and Labour approaches to the armed forces. We feel that there is an element of overstretch in our armed forces, that they are over-committed and that we are asking too much of a force whose size is ever diminishing. The Government continue to state that we have the right sized Army, Navy and Air Force for today, and that we are managing our commitments well. I would like to illustrate why we are struggling to cope by brutally examining how the size, the funding and the commitments have changed over the past 10 years.
The Navy has shrunk by about 9,000 personnel. The frigate and destroyer fleet has been reduced from 35 to 25, and the number of our submarines has been reduced from 12 to eight. Another six ships are about to be mothballed, and a cloud is hanging over one of our major naval bases. Indeed, reference has been made to our naval force being smaller than that of Belgium. I do not understand the Governments wanting to close naval bases. Circumstances and threats change; what would happen if there were a requirement to increase our naval power? Where would we put the ships that were required, if we had got rid of a naval base such as Portsmouth? It would be difficult to rebuild such an important strategic location.
There is also a question mark over the aircraft carriers. We have been given no indication of when we will see the two replacements. We have heard many announcements about how great the T45 is. It is indeed an amazing ship, but the fact is that there are fewer T45s than T22s, or the T42s that they are intended to replace. As was pointed out by my hon. Friend the Member for Woodspring (Dr. Fox), one ship can only be in one place at any one time.
We have seen a reduction in Army personnel since 1997. There were 101,300 then; now there are only 99,400. It would be possible to fit every member of the British Army into Wembley stadium, should anyone wish to do so. That is a sad reflection of the size of our armed forces in view of the weight at which we continue to punch and the respect that we continue to command across the world. We are now down to 36 battalions, we have seen regiments disappear and the time between tours of operational duties has been reduced, giving soldiers less of that critical time to be spent with their
families before being redeployed. We now have a smaller Army than Italy, Germany or France, although, as we all knowwe do far more than any one of them, or, indeed, all three put together.
I am afraid that the position in the RAF is no different. We have seen the closure of a number of bases, including those at Lyneham and Coltishall, and a reduction in fast jet training hours. There are now huge capability gaps: our ability to deal with circumstances and threats is being reduced because we no longer have the aeroplanes in the skies. The Sea Harriers used to be based on our aircraft carriers. They are quite distinctive, because their radar capacity allows the sea fleet to see further over the horizon than the new T45, or indeed the carriers themselves. Taking the Sea Harriers out of service puts our surface ships under threat as never before. The Jaguars are also being removed from service. We do not have the Typhoons, and the F-35the joint strike fighter aircrafthas not even been built yet, although it is supposed to be replacing the Sea Harriers. We are struggling with other aircraft too, including Nimrods. That capability gap is becoming bigger and bigger, yet we see no evidence of any attempt to expedite the replacement process.
As if that were not bad enough, manning has been reduced by around 9,000. I saw the impact of that when I visited the Falkland Islands recently on HMS Chatham, another ship that is, sadly, destined to be mothballed. I spoke to various RAF and naval personnel, and it was clear that they were being asked to do more. The frequency of their operations was greater than ever before. They used to be posted back to the United Kingdom to perform various light duties that allowed them to spend time with their families, perhaps looking after a naval base or helping to run an air base. Those duties have now been outsourced, and as a result many more demands are placed on all soldiers, sailors and airmen in operational environments.
I intervened on the Minister of State earlier to make a point about recruitment and retention. It is clear that more personnel are leaving the armed forces than joining them. There is a haemorrhaging of strength, to the tune of about 1,500 a year. That is unsustainable, particularly given the number of commitments in which we are involved. The Minister has been forced to reduce the target size of the three main armed forces, which allows him to announce that we are meeting percentage targets of around 97, 96 and 95 per cent. for the respective forces. Moving the goalposts so that he can tell the House that the targets are being met is a rather unsubtle and disruptive way of trying to prove that he is meeting requirements.
In reality, we are losing experienced personnel. The people who are leaving the armed forces are the corporals and the sergeants, those with valuable experience, and we need to do more to try and retain them. I acknowledge the importance of initiatives that have been mentioned today, some of them connected with remuneration, but I still believe that we could do much more. I think that Members on both sides of the House agree that the present circumstances are different from those of 10, 15 and 50 years ago. The armed forces face stiffer competition in recruitment and retention because of the jobs that are now available in the private sector. Money is also an issue.
Our armed forces are both smaller and busier. The Prime Minister said aboard HMS Albion on 17 January that the defence budget has remained fairly constant if the funds that have been put forward for Iraq and Afghanistan are included. That amounts to a shocking admission that we are having to pay for those huge operations out of existing defence budgets. That is wrong; it did not happen in the Falklands, and it should not happen in Afghanistan and Iraq. The consequence is that in order to pay for these two large operational commitments other budgets are continuously salami-sliced.
I hope that the new Prime Minister will take account of the many voices expressing continued concern about various aspects of our armed forces. General Sir Mike Jackson, in his Dimbleby lecture, attacked the pay and conditions and the medical support for our troops. General Rose has also commented that our armed forces are inadequately equipped, particularly in Afghanistan and Iraq. The most damning indictment has come from Admiral Sir Alan West, former head of the Navy. He has condemned what is happening to our armed forces and he said:
I suppose we should retire to our island and hope no one gets to us.
General Dannatt has also subtly raised significant concerns about the size of our armed forces. He said that we were only just able to cope in Iraq. I think that he was then sat on by various Ministers and others in the armed forces to make sure that he was not too vocal in expressing his views. However, he did let the cat out of the bag by saying that there were concerns and explaining the impact of our commitments in Iraq on all the other activities that we are undertaking.
This debate is timely, as all the European Union Foreign Ministers are meeting at the European summit. As if our armed forces did not have enough to do under their current UK and NATO commitments, there is also a push to introduce ever more responsibilities under the EU umbrella. I would be grateful if the Minister explained what the situation is in relation to the constitution and committing our military personnel to what I term double-hatting by providing troops to the 60,000-strong force created by the EU to serve as a rapid reaction corps.
I disagree with that proposal. It stems from an agreement that came out of the St. Malo summit in 1998, which was supposed to focus on Africa but which ended up committing the EU in this way:
The Union must have the capacity for autonomous action, backed up by credible military forces, the means to decide to use them, and a readiness to do so, in order to respond to international crises.
That was a deliberate attempt to create something outside the NATO umbrella: the document goes on to say that the force would be a
national or multinational European means outside the NATO framework.
That led on to the Berlin-plus agreement, giving the EU access to NATO assets. In addition to claiming those assets, it asks generals and commanders and their units to double-hat by being in two places at once, which simply cannot be done.
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Preferring bow ties and suspenders to bows and lace, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's 4-year-old daughter Shiloh and her tomboy wardrobe have been a hot topic in recent months.
"She wants to be a boy," Angie revealed of her adorable daughter in a recent Vanity Fair issue.
The superstar mom-of-six says she has no problem with little Shiloh's unique sense of style – in fact, she finds it all "fascinating."
"I think she [Shiloh] is fascinating, the choices she is making. And I would never be the kind of parent to force somebody to be something they are not. I think that is just bad parenting," she says, adding, "Children should be allowed to express themselves in whatever way they wish without anybody judging them because it is an important part of their growth."
Tabloid talk about little Shiloh's appearance reached fever pitch earlier this year when she debuted a new cropped haircut. "Why is Angelina turning Shiloh into a boy?" asked the cover of a March issue of Life & Style magazine.
Addressing the controversy, Angelina says, "Society always has something to learn when it comes to the way we judge each other, label each other. We have far to go."
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I have decided to make this more detailed and long winded. I hope its enjoyable.
I also don't live in North San Juan now. I do love that area. I return there to spend time.
Well first off I don't live in Ashland or the outskirts anymore.
I go up to southern Oregon periodically to spend time with close friends in the woods who live in tipis, and to spend time in the mountains there myself. Such as trailing (following larger animal trails deer, elk). I don't live anywhere longer than any other place so I put Ashland. It's basically flip flopping between work and play. As my location says I relocated outside grass valley ca.
i aim to be truthful with myself and others, including kids and not pass on shared cultural trauma, without being too serious about it all.
I have spent much of my adult life living in the woods with other people and learning how to make it a functioning experience. In the woods in various ways, primitively, semi-prim., homesteading. Traveling around united states meeting new ecoregions and humans. Primitively as bowdrill fire only, nothing else around through north midwestern winter, with a small group of people every day. up to two years at a time. Or several months at a time. Either in a focused way or that was just it. At times I have only worn buckskin for months at a time, going out in mosquito heavy woods and starving for a week at a time early in my twenties. Living in a clan of people all going crazy together but totall 100% sober. On a trajectory that led to inside exposure living everyday many of the aspects of life that are becoming popular and connected to our history as a species. All the way to group parenting, and the kids visibly being healthy and fulfilled as an indicator we weren't fooling ourselves. Using them as the guide and co-ordinating that between parents. Neat shit, I am still quite close with many of those folks. Many of us have lived in the woods together for extended periods. Some were more interested in the primitive research into what worked and what was done. Everyone participated in the daily life that was primitive, extreme basic. THat research takes much time, basically everyday all day at most. I have put much of that on hold to figure out the necesssary parts of modern lifestyle mainly since Having kids. Since I was raised middleish class I am figuring it out. Slow start up when only having a backup and not wanting to sell my slow. We dont live together anymore. At least I don't, some do. Its nice to have a clan of people in many various ways.
i like to live with people that are like family, i do well with alone time but prefer to live with people, have lots of experience with living in community.
i like to figure out how the native people of wherever i am living at lived and how much of that is still possible in the given area's present state.
i tend to work and live off that money until its gone. i am active but most of my activities don't bring in the cash. Just when I decide to go out and make money, which has been more of a prevalent focus this last couple years. Stringing together work that is meaningful. At this point manual labor I do enough to use as exercise but not the primary form of income.
I have been exploring ways of doing what I enjoy and making money. It's working out pretty well. And also a work in progress. Much of what I like to do is better than money and could have a high value. The wild food brought in. The outdoor activity that current exercise trends is getting closer emulating a functional outdoor lifestyle, based on subsistence of food, water, moving, heating, building,social, crafting. Blending hunter gatherer elements, homesteading, , horticultural, permacultural. I started when I was 18 and went through enough continuous experiences while participating as little as possible in the modern world as I could manage in differing phases of my life. Living in another culture inside and out, socially, environmentally, metabolically, etc for long enough that merging with the modern america past a certain point is interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=Vq5EreIFzoo should be a link to me splitting wood. at the end i goof a bit, actually because i don't like being recorded showing doing stuff. some knotty chinkapin log rounds.
books concerning plants, mammal behavior, insects, birds,
against his story against leviathan
guns germs and steel
wandering god
Paul Shepherd stuff
Dersu the Trapper
Among the Bears
Illumination in the Flatwoods
i like movies a lot, too many to pick one
old time music, banjo as in tommy jarrell
I play the banjo
Kirtan, public enemy, Manu chau, Tinariwen, Terakraft, Ali Farka, Etran Finatwa, Bombino
real sourdough bread, raw dairy, any wild food, well almost any, i really appreciate and crave wild animal food so i happen to eat a lot of it, KIMCHI!


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So im 7 weeks pregnant today and I have had two pervious ultrasounds on each one the tech could only see the sac but no baby and no heartbeat. The doctor has informed me that im miscarrying but tells me he dont know how long its gon to take. He is pretty much telling me to sit around and wait on the miscarriage to happen strange I know but my hcg levels are really high so Im just wondering if there is another expecting mother going thru the same thing? Its rough having to wait a whole week before I go back to the doctor this will be my second child if the pregnancy goes well I;m just praying everything is fine and the doctor is wrong about the miscarriage. Any similar stories?
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MALMESBURY firefighters got themselves in a lather at the weekend to help the town's flood stricken football club.
They managed for raise more than £850 to be split between the Vics and the Fire Fighters Charity with an all day car wash at the station just opposite the Flying Monk ground.
Townspeople have rallied round to help the committee meet the bills after secretary Julie Exton revealed there was no cash in the bank to pay match officials following two winters of repeated flooding.
Matches had to be cancelled of many occasions because the pitch was under water.
Cake sales, donations and appeals to locals to boost crowds at home games have helped them to reach the end of the season without closing.
A campaign of fundraising and grant applications is planned over the next few months, along with a repeat of last year's VicFest and summer clubhouse open evenings for families, to help the club get onto a firmer financial footing.


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Never again will the sounds of crashing metal, the sight of steam-spouting, ripped-open radiators, the thud of slashed tires, along with the oohs and ahhs of a near capacity crowd be on display at Texas Thunder Speedway for Demolition Derby night.
With the track's imminent closing on Aug. 31, TTS opened the gates Saturday night for six cars, which is a shame in itself, since the winner would receive $1,000, but the guys who built these tanks put on a great show.
Hats off to winner Michael Crandall in his 24K Lincoln Town Car, who outlasted Hutto driver Joe Bartolo's No. 57. Bartolo got his share of crowd cheers, because every time it seemed he couldn't go on, his car would start up again.
We need to give David Goode Jr. props for collecting the Hardest Hit award, since he pounded not one, but two opponents with crunching, rear end hits in his Cadillac limousine, before being put away.
A final award went to Josh Kuhnau, who was driving in honor of Killeen police officer Bobby Hornsby, for Best Looking Car, at least it was before the green flag waved, then all bets were off.
Thanks to each of these guys, few as there were, for giving the fans another few minutes of where grassroots, dirt-track racing came from and what it's about.
Other than the Demo, there wasn't much rending of metal during feature race action.
In the Twister classes, Jerry Kipp, racing the 1 car out of Nolanville, jumped to a big lead in the Outlaw division from the start and won going away with no trouble.
Killeen driver Rick Saupp's No. 59 had the Texas Twister race lead for four laps before the 99 car of Harker Heights racer James Enyeart pulled off a left-side pass for the lead.
About that time, Saupp was black flagged for rough driving, which put Enyeart in position to hold off all hallengers and get the win.
Then, out came the Street Stocks, 22 strong, for a 20-lap main event, which got started with Salado driver Joey Craig's 555 car out to a big lead right off the green. Caution flags, which are often seen in this class, started flying, including one to untangle David Dunn and James Cochran's get together on the back straightaway.
The first and last lead change happened on lap 12, when the Temple-based 45 car of Chris Cockrell overtook Craig, moved ahead and went on to the winner's circle.
In the IMCA Stock Car feature's early going, the No. 20 of Trevor Sparkman and Anthony Otken's 489 were running together up front, with Zach Riley a close third in his 110 car.
By lap seven, Sparkman had faded and Riley executed a left-side pass on Otken for the top spot and by the checkered flag, Riley had built his lead to a full straightaway. He patiently waited on the track apron until everybody else had cleared, then spun a few doughnuts to celebrate his win.
Zach wasn't through yet. After his post-race interview, the youngster came into the stands and gave his trophy to a young fan.
That's class, fans.
Another quick, three-car sprint to the front opened the IMCA Southern SportMod A main with G.W. Egbert IV, Sid Kiphen and Jarrett Roberts, who turned 16 on race day, all jockeying for position. Egbert's Belton-based 70 car claimed the top spot five laps in with Kiphen's No. 58 hot on his heels. In the end, it was Egbert, ranked No. 2 in the country, celebrating in the winner's circle.
Except for a first-lap, head-on love tap in turn two between Vavette Blevins, who had spun out and Kenny Ware, who had no place to go, the IMCA Hobby Stock show was virtually drama free. Cody Frank, who races the 7 car out of Hewitt, led flag-to-flag and took the ride down victory lane.
Feature racing wrapped up with 22 IMCA Modifieds on the track and it looked like China Spring racer Justin Radcliff might have things all to himself in his 11J car, since he was out front for the first 17 circuits of a 20-lap run.
With three to go, the 1 car of defending national champion Keith White suddenly appeared out of a pack and took the reins, spurring his car to the winner's circle.
And that's how things went on the final July race night ... ever ... at venerable, 41-year old Texas Thunder Speedway.
We're now down to our final five race nights before the bulldozers come in and do away with a real piece of racing history.
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