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Watab Town Hall is located at 660 - 75th St NW, Sauk Rapids, MN
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Watab Township
is located on Benton County's west central border, and is one of the County's most urbanized Townships. Although there are no cities or rural centers located in the Township, due to its proximity to Sartell, Sauk Rapids, and St. Cloud, as well as such residential amenities as the Mississippi River and Little Rock Lake, Watab is experiencing increased pressure for further development.
Watab is also the least agricultural Township in Benton County. With 8,596 acres, only 63.1 percent of its land area is designated as Agricultural. Residential development is the second largest land use category in Watab. Consisting of 3,094 acres or 22.7 percent of the total Township land area, most of these residential areas are located around Little Rock Lake and the Mississippi River. In addition, there are a number of scattered small lot farmsteads as well as larger lot rural residential estates located throughout the Township. According to the most current data, the population of Watab is approximately 3,200 people, which is greater than the cities of Foley and Rice combined.
Due to the location of U.S. Highway 10 in Watab, commercial and industrial development comprises a larger share of its land area than other townships. Comprising 464.4 acres or 3.4 percent of Watab's land area, commercial and industrial development is focused on providing goods and services to the surrounding area as well as to the traveling public. As the Watab area grows, commercial development will continue to be located along this regional highway.
Official notices can be found in the Sauk Rapids Herald, the official newspaper for the township, as well as on Benton Cable Channel 3.
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Rent your Town Hall. Cost is only $50 for township residents. See the Town Hall Rental Page of this website for further details or call the Township Clerk, Pat Spence, at 255-8916.
Watab Warning Siren
An outdoor warning siren was installed on Isaac Road on November 4th. During testing, the siren was heard indoors six miles away. Thanks to Benton Telecommunications Foundation, a local foundation, for a grant of $15,000; East Central Energy for a grant of $5,000 from their Operation RoundUp Program; and Xcel Energy for a $500 grant.
The siren is activated by the Benton County Sheriff's Department. Testing occurs at 1:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month.
Watab Township is a member of the Central Minnesota Water Education Alliance (CMWEA). Visit the website below to take the Clean Water Pledge and find tips for homeowners.
Thank you to all the residents who took time to return surveys sent to property owners of Fire District I served by the Rice Fire Department. Response was 29%. Results of the survey are as follows: 90 want to continue First Responder Service; 109 wish to discontinue First Responder Service. We also thank all the residents who attended the December 2nd Town Board Meeting to give their input. It is greatly appreciated.
Notice of Intent to create a Quiet Zone at the railroad crossing on Frost Road has been submitted effective December 3, 2014.
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Sep 30, 2014
Elie Saab Ss 15
Another Elie Saab show, another amazing show. Does it ever happen to you, than when you love so much something or someone, you just like everything they do?
Because I am about to get honest, this wasn't my favorite collection of PFW neither my favorite form Saab's collections, but I love it, I think is because the respect and admiration that I have for him and his designs that I always find my self impressed with his fashion shows, and If I have the pick my favorite gown from this season collection it would be the first pastel blue dress, I mean the color is lovely and it has Saab's emblematic beaded work.
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Sep 26, 2014
What If?
Today was an interesting day, it usually never rains in my city so we are definitely never prepare to a rainy day, but today it was an exception and it rained a lot, and I stayed at my house as the good 18 year old gal I am, during a friday night, but as I was in my room watching "Dr.House" season 1 and drinking a cup of tea ( I know, very exciting), I though what I would wear if I was actually living that rainy day. (I now it's missing the umbrella but I am pretty sure if I was outside my house I would be indoors somewhere else haha)
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Sep 19, 2014
Milan so far Ss15
Versace, Versace... One of my favorite Italian brands that truly embraces the essence of the Italian woman and I just think I love Donatella a little bit too much and this collection added a little bit more of love to my obsession with her and her clothes, I just love this minimalistic yet very graphic collection and the contrast between pink, white and black is just perfect!
What I like the most about Moschino now is that you now that you're going to see something very unusual at every single runway and this time was not an exception. Jeremy Scott just transformed the catwalk into a magical barbie experience, I know it's a little bit cheesy but come on, REAL size Barbie clothes!
If you now me or you have read my blog for a while you might now that I have an special relation with anything embroider over a transparency, and I don't usually reach for Blumarine when I want to watch Milan's fashion shows, but this time I just felt in love with this collection and I am definitely going to be checking more this brand, because right now I am hooked with the floral dress above this text.
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you neocons' wet dream of 'MURICAN 'CEPTIONALISM won't be able to save us from the inevitable collapse of fiat money. Learn something about actual economics (not neocon garbage) then talk.
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One good thing about this year's crazy awards season? At least it's not predictable. After being almost completely ignored by the Golden Globes last week, Into the Wild received the most Screen Actors Guild Award nominations this morning, picking up citations for best cast, actor (Emile Hirsch), supporting actor (Hal Holbrook), and supporting actress (Catherine Keener). No Country for Old Men and Michael Clayton followed with three nominations each, while American Gangster managed two. But the lists were even more notable for who wasn't on them: Sweeney Todd's Johnny Depp and Gangster's Denzel Washington (pictured) were overlooked, as was Charlie Wilson's War scene-stealer Philip Seymour Hoffman. For Depp and Hoffman, it may be because SAG voters weren't sent DVDs of their films, but it may not bode well for Washington's Oscar chances. Meanwhile, two strong Best Picture contenders, Atonement and Juno, were left out of the Best Cast category (Juno's Ellen Page did score a best-actress nod, while Atonement was omitted entirely). But before you now consider best-cast nominees Hairspray and 3:10 to Yuma (both great films) serious Oscar contenders, remember one thing: Last year, the SAG Awards nominated Bobby.
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Actors loves them some actors.
And they're all Sean Penn lovers so its no wonder "Wild" scored big today.
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no, Amy Adams, i know the movie is not this artsy thing, but she made my year. Never have i loved a performance more than her take on Giselle on Enchanted. For me, that is the best performance of the Year.
I recentely saw Juno with some friends, and while I liked it a lot, especially Jennifer Garners heart-tugging performance, I found Ellen Page to give the same snarky teen performance that was the standard in Gossip Girl, and the CW, perhaps older members of the Academy are not used to seeing smart-mouthed snarky worded teens, I just don't find her performance as ground-breaking as my elders are.
As a SAG actor, I'm annoyed with the nominating comittee for overlooking Depp. It's an inspired performance and he did not deserve to be left out. Though there are some other fine performances in that catagory, I've a mind not to vote for best male actor, since the best one was left out.
As a SAG actor, I'm annoyed with the nominating comittee for overlooking Depp. It's an inspired performance and he did not deserve to be left out. Though there are some other fine performances in that catagory, I've a mind not to vote for best male actor, since the best one was left out.
Someone really needs to explain these things to me. How is it that Steve Carell is the only member of The Office to get a nomination (besides the ensemble catagory)? It can't be because the rest of the cast is supporting 'cause that doesn't make sense. Where, oh where, is Jenna Fischer?
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Pushing Daisies was snubbed! It should've gotten one for ensemble since all the actors are brilliant on the show.
An obsession of mine is trying to predict oscar nominees ( and I am usually right)Johnny Depp will most defintely be nominated for Best Actor, as will James McAvoy . In fact, I predict Atonement will lead the nominees with best picture, director, actor,supporting actress, screenplay, score, art direction, editing and costume.
I am not a big fan of American Gangster and I definitely don't think Ruby Dee should have been nominated. She was hardly in the movie at all even for a supporting part. She was only nominated because she is an older, well-respected actress and for that one very small scene which she slapped Denzel. I would have rather have Leslie Mann, Jennifer Jason Leigh or Kelly MacDonald nominated.
Hairspray – REALLY!!!
Shame about Atonement, I thought it was the best film of the year with fantastic performances all around (particularly McAvoy and Ronan)…I still think it will be okay come Oscar time
I saw Atonement and really liked the film. The middle version of Briony was excellent. It better get nominated for score, because the whole typerwriter effect was fantastic. I'm just happy it's a good year for movies (except the summer blockbuster types… those were all predictable)
Atonement will be this years Dreamgirls.
hairspray, YES REALLY!!! remember it's nomination is for ensemble, and as a group, the cast rocked!! john and nikki, zac and elijah, all of them, michelle pfeiffer (sp?) was an awesome villain. so, yes, really.
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When Henry J. Heinz's first food firm went bankrupt in 1875, he hardly had money to buy food.
Even though he wasn't obligated, he vowed to pay back his creditors.
"Setbacks drove him to try harder," Quentin Skrabec, author of "H.J. Heinz: A Biography," told IBD. "His new firm, eventually renamed the H.J. Heinz Company, would become the world's largest food processor, and no single man has ever impacted an industry, culture and market as he did."
Henry Heinz grew up near Pittsburgh and at 25 helped start a firm to market bottled condiments. H.J. Heinz Co. View Enlarged Image
H.J. Heinz (HNZ) still pours out tasty numbers amid its ketchup and other products, with sales at $11.6 billion in fiscal 2012 and a near doubling of its stock price since 2009.
Heinz (1844-1919) was practically born an entrepreneur. Growing up in Sharpsburg, Pa., near Pittsburgh, he was pedaling the family's garden vegetables, along with his own brand of horseradish sauce, door-to-door by age 9.
At 10 he had a garden and by 12 had expanded it to four acres and invested his profit in a horse and wagon to deliver to merchants.
That was in addition to his day job helping at his father's brickyard starting at age 10, becoming a master bricklayer, and at 15 doing the bookkeeping after attending business school at night. By 17 he was a partner in the brickyard, where he learned about manufacturing equipment and logistics.
Lightning In A Bottle
At 24 he purchased his own brickyard while still working for the family and selling coal as a sideline.
The following year, he and a friend formed Heinz, Noble & Co. to market bottled condiments and pickled food, in high demand by Americans tired of their bland diet.
Heinz quickly realized he could position his products to charge a premium by using the best ingredients and putting them in clear glass jars; competitors used dark ones to conceal their use of cheaper filler material that ranged from turnips to stomach-turning sawdust.
Heinz also pioneered inventory control, making sure the oldest product sold first; anything spoiled was removed from shelves and the store credited. He experimented with new containers and designed distinctive labels, recognizing that the packaging was as important as the ingredients in branding.
Heinz's early lesson is to develop intense customer loyalty by providing the best products and service.
Heinz, Noble was a national company by the time the economic Panic of 1873 in New York spread to Pittsburgh two years later.
The money supply had contracted because silver coins stopped being minted. And excessive railroad building jarred stocks.
Banks, without a Federal Reserve to provide stability, called in their loans. Dragged down was Heinz, who was arrested twice for an inability to return borrowed money. Although he wasn't jailed, he was humiliated when the news hit the front page. His parents were also hit, pledging their brickyard to help and losing it to his creditors.
Heinz bounced back with a vengeance in 1876, relaunching his firm as F&J Heinz Co. with brother John and cousin Frederick. His reputation for quality and integrity helped his rebuilding, which let him repay his creditors by 1879.
By 1880, annual sales reached $198,000 — worth $4.5 million now — and he had 200 employees.
H.J. Heinz Co.'s ketchup helped pour out sales of $11.6 billion in fiscal 2012. H.J. Heinz Co. View Enlarged Image
Heinz wanted strong partnerships along the supply chain. So he gave his farmers the best seeds while providing warehousing for small grocers. "Protect the consumer by owning the product all the way from the soil to the table," he exhorted his managers.
"Heinz positioned his product line, factories and sales organization to capitalize on the rise of the new grocery chains like A&P in the late 19th century," said Michael Mullen, senior vice president for corporate and government affairs at H.J. Heinz. "He once said, 'A real leader does not wait for opportunity, but makes one himself.' He also applied the latest technology to production lines to process food faster and in larger quantities, eventually operating them around the clock."
In addition to maximizing the distribution benefits provided by railroads, Heinz visited trade exhibitions and factories across America and in Europe and embraced new technology, such as:
Convenient bottles.
Tin cans.
A pickle sorter to allow a uniform number in each jar.
The telephone.
A turning point in his company's marketing came in 1893 at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
"Heinz's booth was on the second floor in a remote location that made it easy for fairgoers to ignore," wrote Larry Schweikart and Lynne Doti in "American Entrepreneur." "He quickly assessed the problem and had a printer make small white cards that offered a free pickle to anyone presenting the card at the booth. It attracted such large crowds that fair officials had to strengthen the supports of the gallery floor. By the time the fair had ended, Heinz had given away 1 million pickles, and newspapers and magazines publicized the stunt nationally."
Three years later, he came up with the "57 Varieties" advertising slogan to convey that the company offered a big selection. That made Heinz a household name without mentioning a specific product.
The Adman
"He was a master communicator and brilliant marketer who leveraged the power of words and images to differentiate his brand and build customer loyalty," said Mullen. "He understood consumers and their desire in an increasingly industrialized world to have quality, convenience and value, so his advertising struck a chord with them."
Another economic slump resulted in flat annual sales of $1.8 million from 1893 to 1895, but by 1896 they were at $2.4 million — worth $66 million now.
With products such as these, H.J. Heinz Co. has seen its stock price nearly double since 2009. H.J. Heinz Co. View Enlarged Image
Two years later, he completed a factory of the future in Allegheny City, which was later incorporated into Pittsburgh. It was one of the few facilities powered by electricity and fully fireproofed, the largest and most advanced of its kind in the world, says Skrabec.
Following the model of German paternal capitalism, he provided employees with restrooms that had running water, at a time when few homes did. The factory also had roof gardens, libraries, a gymnasium and swimming pool, an auditorium for lectures and concerts, and a hospital with free medical and dental care. While steel mills often required workdays of 12 hours all week long, Heinz gave everyone half a day off on Saturday and all day Sunday.
"Investing heavily in the well-being of both his employees and the larger community of Pittsburgh was a pragmatic vision of corporate social responsibility," said Michael Zigarelli, professor of leadership at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pa. "But it wasn't just doing well by doing good. He truly believed he had a God-given duty to do the right thing as an expression of his Methodist faith."
Heinz's lesson: Going beyond traditional obligations to employees can make them more productive.
The building won architectural awards and became a tourist attraction, annually drawing 40,000 visitors who became ambassadors for the Heinz brand.
Another of his marketing brainstorms was when he bought what he renamed the Heinz Ocean Pier in Atlantic City, N.J., in 1898.
He extended it 900 feet over the ocean and adorned it with an edgy concept: electric signs.
He also had samples and discount coupons handed out, organized demonstrations by chefs, hosted concerts, provided plenty of sun chairs and free newspapers, and displayed his collection of curios gathered on trips around the world. It drew 15,000 visitors a day in summer and 4,000 in the winter.
The first year after opening the pier, the publicity gave H.G. Heinz Co. a 30% sales bump, according to Skrabec.
At the turn of the century, the firm boasted some of the first fully automated production lines, 2,000 permanent employees, hundreds of patents, and sales driven by decades of brand advertising, according to Skrabec. Henry Heinz was said to be a multimillionaire, but he was hardly ready to coast.
Despite another financial panic in 1907, H.J. Heinz Co. continued to thrive. When the boss died 12 years later at age 74, the firm had $17 million (or $221 million in today's money) in sales, with 9,000 full-time employees — and the world's best-known brand name.
"He was one of the few marketing geniuses of the past two centuries," said Skrabec.
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US 6983958 B2 Abstract A supply connection device for a fluid pressure system, the connection includes a head designed to be axially received in a body of a supply intake, and the connection is capable of being locked in a front position axially engaged in the supply intake body by a locking mechanism, which includes a globally symmetrical U-shaped pin with two transverse locking branches. The connection is unlocked from the body, for axially releasing, at least partly, rearward the connection outside the body, by elastic deformation of the locking mechanism which results from the co-operation between at least a part of the locking branches and at least a part of the body under the action of a releasing force exerted on the locking mechanism along a transverse direction. The elastic deformation is obtained by exerting a releasing force thrusting a connecting section of the two braches of the pin.
Claims(11) 1. A device (10) for connecting a feed for a pressure fluid system comprising: a connector (30) having a head (35) received axially in a body (11) of a feed inlet (12) including a purge orifice (13), wherein the connector (30) is capable of being locked in a forward position engaged axially in the feed inlet body (11) by locking means (60), which includes a generally symmetrical U-shaped hairpin (60) having two transverse locking branches (62), the connector (30) and body (11) being unlocked from each other, in order to enable the connector (30) to be at least partly moved in a rearward direction axially out of the body (11), by elastic deformation of the locking means (60) which results from the mating cooperation that exists between at least part (66) of the transverse locking branches (62) and at least part (17) of the body (11) under the action of a releasing force exerted on the locking means (60) being in a locking position, in a transverse direction (T1), and wherein at least one sealing ring (38) is arranged between the head (35) of the connector (30) and the feed inlet (12), wherein in the engaged position, the connector (30) sealingly obturates the purge orifice (13), the engaged position can be disengaged by acting on the connecting portion (61) of the hairpin (60), wherein, by pushing on a connecting portion (61) which connects the two transverse locking branches (62) of the hairpin (60) together, the connector (30) is able to occupy a purge position in which it is partly retracted axially towards the rear, wherein the feed inlet (12) is put into sealed communication with the purge orifice (13), and the purge position being maintained by the locking branches which are positioned in a groove (40) of the connector and in engagement on a radial rear shoulder (41), and wherein, by pulling on the connecting portion which connects the two transverse locking branches (62) of the hairpin (60), the connector (30) is adapted to be disengaged completely from the feed inlet, the locking means occupying an unlocking position.
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Description 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a device for connecting the feed for a fluid pressure system. More particularly, the invention relates to a device for connecting the feed for a pressure fluid system, of the type in which a connector comprises a head adapted to be received axially in a body of a feed inlet, and of the type in which the connector is adapted to be locked in position before being engaged axially in the feed inlet body by locking means. 2. Description of the Related Art It is known to make use of connectors of this type, also referred to as plug-in connectors, in order to make the connection in a feed pipe on the inlet of a hydraulic member in a simple and inexpensive way. Such a coupling device for a feed of a fluid pressure system is for example known from the document FR-A-2 736 136. That document describes more particularly a device of the type in which a connector is adapted to be held in its engaged position, axially within the feed inlet of a receiver member, by retaining means, and in which there are arranged, firstly a purge orifice of the receiver member and secondly a sealing ring disposed between the head of the connector and the feed inlet, the connector sealingly obturating the purge orifice in the engaged position, which is also called the locking position, and being able to occupy a position called the purge position, in which it is partly retracted axially towards the rear and in which it is held by retaining means, the feed inlet being put into communication sealingly with the purge orifice. It is known from the said document to provide retaining means which consist of a clip or hairpin with two branches constituting a U, which is engaged transversely in the feed inlet body in such a way as to cooperate with a radial annular groove formed in the outer cylindrical surface of the connector. More precisely, each branch of the clip comprises a cylindrical first portion and a cylindrical second portion of larger diameter, the cylindrical first portion co-operating with either a first or rear groove or a second or front groove, these grooves being formed in the connector for retaining it in the locking and purge positions respectively. The second portion, having the larger diameter, enables passage from the locking position to the purge position to be achieved. More precisely, operation of the device will be explained below. First, in order to put the device in its operating state, that is to say in its locked position, the operator has to proceed successively in the following way:
It is not easy for the operator to connect the device in its locking position, because it is necessary that the first or rear groove shall be in axial coincidence with the locking means. Subsequently, when the operator wants to put the device in its purge position, he has successively to carry out the following:
The locking means are then in an unlocked position. As will be understood, the axial rearward separation of the connector in order to pass from the locking position to the purge position is only possible if the cylindrical second portion having the larger diameter is correctly positioned, that is to say it is in perfect axial coincidence with the connector. Now since there is no way that the operator can control this good positioning by eye, it is necessary to proceed by trial and error, which is not satisfactory for various reasons. Among these reasons may be mentioned the time which can be necessary for the operator to position the connector in its purge position, and this is incompatible with production requirements, particularly in the case where these assembly operations are carried out on production lines for motor vehicles in which each operation is scrupulously timed. These problems do of course occur as much for an operator during the first time the operation is carried out as later on during maintenance operations on the vehicle. However, the operations just described are only the first set of steps to be effected by the operator before the purge can actually be used. In this connection, when the operator has reached the correct position of the cylindrical second portion, and has therefore axially disengaged the connector towards the rear, he still cannot carry out the purge because he must first absolutely carry out a second set of operations. This second set of operations consists in particular in the operator re-engaging the clip transversely so as to ensure retention of the connector, that is to say he must reposition the first cylindrical portion in the front groove corresponding to the purge position. Now here again, this operation is only possible if the connector, and therefore the front groove, is correctly positioned with respect to the clip. Apart from the fact that the second set of operations on the device has the same disadvantages as before, it gives rise above all to an additional safety problem. A purge operation is necessary to expel any gas such as air which has been able to enter the device, and more particularly into a hydraulic member such as a receiver, thereby guaranteeing proper subsequent operation of the device. To this end, the operator carries out the purge of the system, that is to say he causes fluid to flow under pressure within the hydraulic member, for example by reducing the pressure. However, it is absolutely necessary that he has first re-engaged the clip in such a way that the cylindrical first portion is correctly positioned. In default of this, retention of the connector is not guaranteed, and under the action of the fluid pressure, there is a danger of the connector being expelled violently out of the feed inlet body. The document DE-A-199.60.431 describes locking means between a first member and a second member which is attached on the first. These means consist of a U-shaped hairpin member, generally cylindrical and also comprising a gripping portion formed in a connecting portion between the two branches of the hairpin. The branches include locking portions and stop fingers at the free end of each branch which cooperate with ramps forming part of the first member. The hairpin is mounted in a slot in a supplementary intermediate member which is clipped axially on the first member. In order to be able to proceed with assembly or disassembly, it is necessary to put the hairpin in an unlocking position whereby to be able to introduce or withdraw the two members axially. To this end, it is necessary to exert on the gripping or connecting portion a transverse pulling force radially outwards, the effect of which, in conjunction with the mating cooperation of the stop fingers of each of the branches with the ramps of the first member, is to cause the branches to move apart in a radially outward direction, so that the locking portions are no longer in contact with the second member. This displacement of the stop fingers on the ramps is limited by safety notches against which the fingers come into abutment, and it is therefore impossible for the finger to be removed accidentally while the pulling release force is being exerted on the latter. Once this traction force ceases to be exerted, the hairpin regains its initial locking position due to the elasticity of its branches. The features disclosed in the said document may be seen as lying principally in the use of the elastic deformation of the locking branches by mating cooperation with the ramps. However, the initial fitting of the hairpin necessitates an additional intermediate member and can only be carried out in an axial, and not a radial, direction. In addition, the force exerted on the connecting portion between the two branches of the hairpin, for the purpose of unlocking it, is a tractive force which is not natural for an operator, and which is in particular difficult to maintain during the unlocking operation. An object of the present invention is to propose a feed connection device of the type mentioned above, which in particular overcomes the drawbacks just described. Preferably, the locking device for the locking means is repositioned for elastic deformation in the locking position once the operator ceases to exert a releasing force on the locking means, so that the device is more reliable. According to the invention, the releasing force is a small pushing force, such as thumb pressure by the operator, which must be applied on a connecting portion of the locking means to cause the elastic deformation to take place. By applying a pushing force, the operator is under ergonomic working conditions without any risk of accidental disconnection, and it is no longer necessary to provide means similar to the safety notches in the document DE-A-19603506. Another result is simple mounting of the hairpin similar to that which was known from FR-A-2 736 136, in the field of hydraulic coupling devices. Preferably, the friction effects of the locking means on the body take place on external surfaces of the body, so that no damage to the working surfaces of the body is likely over time due to repeated manoeuvres of the locking means, and thus for example the internal bore which participates in the guiding and sealing functions is preserved. Further features of the invention are defined by the secondary Claims. The invention also proposes a device of the type in which the feed inlet body includes a purge orifice, and of the type in which at least one sealing ring is arranged between the head of the connector and the feed inlet, characterised in that in the engaged position, the connector sealingly obturates the purge orifice, and in that the connector is able to occupy a position in which it is partly retracted axially towards the rear, wherein the feed inlet is put into sealed communication with the purge orifice. Further features and advantages of the invention will appear on a reading of the following detailed description, for an understanding of which reference will be made to the attached drawings, in which: In the following description, in order to assist understanding, we will use, without limitation, the expressions vertical, horizontal, front, rear, left, right etc. with reference to the drawings and in accordance with the definitions given in the description. In the description, those elements which are identical, similar or analogous to each other will be designated by the same reference signs. The device 10, for connecting a feed line for a pressure fluid system, which is shown in We choose to describe here the device 10 in the case where the connector 30 is considered to be movable with respect to the feed inlet 12, but, without departing from the scope of the invention, the structures could of course be reversed to achieve a device 10 in which, firstly, the connector 30 is fixed and secondly, the body 11 of the feed inlet 12 is connected to the end of a pipe such as a flexible or semi-rigid pipe, in such a way that this pipe is then indirectly connected to the hydraulic member. The feed inlet body 11 in this example is fixed at its front end to a hydraulic receiver (not shown), and consists essentially, considered axially from front to rear, of a purge orifice 13, an active part designed to receive and cooperate with the locking means 60, and a feed inlet 12 at its free rear end. The purge orifice 13 in this example is made in the form of a purge hole which is pierced radially into the body 11 and is open inside the body within the feed inlet 12, thereby putting the feed inlet into communication with the outside of the body 11. The assembly of the body 11, except for the purge orifice 13, defines a first symmetry with respect to a median transverse plane PTM which can be seen in The active part of the body 11 consists essentially of a transverse groove 16 which is delimited axially and symmetrically about the plane PTM by two sleeves 14. The internal profile of the body 11 is thus symmetrical about the median axial plane PAM as shown in The first portion 22, which has a large internal diameter DI1, extends on either side of the transverse groove 16, while the second portion 24, which has a small internal diameter DI2, extends on either side of the purge hole 13, the first portion 22 being joined to the second portion 24 through the frusto-conical portion 23. The body 11 thus comprises, axially behind the purge hole 13, a transverse groove 16 which extends over the major part of the circumference of the body 11, having a profile generally complementary to the locking means 60 which can be introduced into it in the transverse direction T1. The transverse groove 16 is symmetrical with respect to the horizontal plane PAM, as is shown in The part complementary with the groove 16, that is to say the complementary residual material of the body 11, constitutes first and second portions 27G and 25D, formed respectively on the left and right side faces of the body as is best seen in The first or right hand side portion 25D is delimited firstly, radially inwards, by the bore 22 of the feed inlet 12, and radially outwards by a tangentially oriented flat face, and secondly, symmetrically with respect to the plane PAM, by a pair of inclined ramps 15 or opening ramps, which are inclined towards the right. In the same way, the left-hand second side portion 27G comprises a pair of inclined ramps 17, referred to as main control ramps. The two sleeves 14, which are symmetrical about the median transverse plane PTM of the groove 16, have in this example a diameter which is substantially greater than that of the body 11, so that the sleeves 14 project outwards, at least over part of their circumference. The outer lateral face of each sleeve 14 includes a succession of cam tracks and notches arranged for cooperation with the locking means 60. The upper part or lower part of the outer lateral face of each sleeve 14 thus includes, considered from right to left, and as can be seen in particular in It will be noted that the distance of the flat 20 of the sleeve 14 with respect to the axis X, is in this case slightly smaller than that of the body 11, as also is that of the run-off zone 21 with respect to the flat 20. The locking means 60 in this example consist of a bent spring wire which is elastically deformable. More particularly, the means consist of a generally U-shaped hairpin 60 which is oriented horizontally with respect to the drawings. As can be seen in Each branch 62 of the hairpin locking spring 60 has a particular profile which is adapted to cooperate, firstly with the body 11, and secondly with the connector 30, in order to perform different functions. The profile of each branch 62 thus includes, going from the middle of the branch towards its left hand free end in The first portion 64 is curved, in this example radially inwards, so as to define a locking portion 64, while the first bend 63 defines a point of inflection in the profile which is extended by a second portion 66 which is referred to as the control portion 66. The finger 67 lies in a plane generally at right angles to the transverse plane PTM, asymmetrically in this case, that is to say one of the fingers 67 of the branches 62 extends forward and the other one towards the rear, being the upper and lower fingers respectively. The connector 30 consists essentially, at the front, of a head 35 which is arranged to be received axially in the body 11 of the feed inlet, and at the rear it comprises a tail or connecting nozzle 31 for connecting it to a feed pipe. The connector 30 in this example is substantially tubular and has an internal duct 36 which is open at the front axial end of the connector, and through which fluid can flow under pressure from the feed inlet 12 towards the pipe, or vice versa. The head 35 of the connector 30 has a stepped profile complementary to the internal profile of the body 11 of the feed inlet 12 (which has already been described), and more precisely the head 35 includes, considered in succession from back to front, a first or rear cylindrical portion 32, a first frusto-conical portion 37 constituting a ramp, a frusto-conical second portion 33, and a second cylindrical portion 34. The first and second cylindrical portions 32, 34 are cylindrical portions which participate in the guiding of the head 35 of the connector 30, respectively into the first portion 22 and second portion 24 of the body 11, the first portion 32 having an outer diameter DE1 greater than the outer diameter DE2 of the second portion 34. In the same way, the frusto-conical second portion 33 has a complementary form to that of the frusto-conical portion 23 of the profile of the body 11 that joins the first portion 22 to the second portion 24. An internal radial groove 39 is formed in the second portion 34 at the front end of the head 35, and in it there is lodged a sealing ring 38 which co-operates with the second portion 24 of the body 11 of the feed inlet 12, as can be seen best in the axial cross section of The connection between the two frusto-conical portions 33, 37 defines a radial rear shoulder 41 and a groove 40 with a V-shaped profile. Finally, the junction zone between the frusto-conical first portion 37 and the cylindrical rear portion 32 comprises a radial internal locking groove 50. The frusto-conical second portion 33 has a maximum outside diameter which is generally equal to the corresponding diameter DE1 of the rear cylindrical portion 32, and the first frusto-conical portion 37 has an outside diameter DE3 which is smaller than the diameter DE2 by an amount sufficient to enable the branch 62 of the hairpin spring 60 to pass during the unlocking operation, in particular in order to manoeuvre the connector head 35 from the locking position to the purge position, as will be explained in detail later herein. As will have been understood, the value of the diameter DE3 is therefore a function of the locking means 60, in particular, here, of the diameter of the wire of which the hairpin spring 60 is made. Operation of the device 10 for connecting the feed, and of its components 11, 30, 60 will now be explained with reference to The connector 30 is accordingly in a position that corresponds either to a position in which it is ready to be engaged forward in the direction A1 into the body 11 of the feed inlet 12, or in a position that results from its total removal out of the body 11 after unlocking. Prior to the engagement of the head 35 of the connector 30 in the feed inlet of the body 11, the hairpin spring 60 may or may not be mounted on the body 11 in a first position or so-called unlocking position, as shown in However, the hairpin spring 60 may with advantage be pre-fitted in its locking position as shown in Preferably, such a force-fitting produces, during the passage of each frusto-conical portion, a click sound which can enable the operator to exercise additional auditory control, so that the device is a device of the "double click" type. In order to fit the hairpin spring 60 in this first or unlocking position, the hairpin spring 60 has to be engaged transversely on the body 11 in the direction T1. More particularly, the branches 62 must be engaged in facing relationship with the transverse groove 16. During this engagement, the hairpin being in facing relationship with the groove 16, the fingers 67 at the ends of the branches 62 then come into contact with the actuating ramps 18 of the sleeves 14, and the branches 62 themselves come into contact with the actuating ramps 15, the effect of all this being that the assembly, by mating cooperation, separates the branches 62 from each other so that they then deform elastically radially outwards. If the engagement operation is continued, the fingers 67 follow the surface defined by the actuating ramps 15, until they are positioned automatically in the first notches 19 because of the resilient return force exerted by the branches 62. The hairpin spring 60 is then in its unlocked position, that is to say it is held on the body 11 in such a way that it cannot be lost. The hairpin spring 60 is accordingly immobilised, firstly transversely by the fingers 67 in the first notches 19, and secondly, axially at the level of the first bend 63 by each of the front and rear side faces of the groove 16 defined between the sleeves 14, as illustrated by With the hairpin spring 60 in its unlocking position, no part of the branches 62 is able to interfere with the bore 22, and the head 35 of the connector 30 is freely movable forward or backward within the feed inlet 12. When the head 35 is engaged axially by the maximum amount towards the front, the connector is then in position to be unlocked as can be seen in Preferably, the locking means 60 of a device 10 according to the invention consists of a single hairpin spring 60, but in a modified version it has two hairpin springs, each for a respective one of the positions consisting of the locked position and the purge position of the connector 30 in the body 11. With the connector 30 in its locking position shown in axial cross section in The various stepped portions of the connector 30 and body 11 are of course so dimensioned axially that, in the locking position of the connector 30 in the body 11, firstly, the sealing ring 38 of the head 35 is in contact with the cylindrical wall 24 in front of the purge hole 13, so as to establish sealed communication between the feed pipe (not shown) and the feed inlet 12 of the hydraulic member, and secondly, the groove 50 into which the locking portion 64 of the hairpin spring 60 penetrates transversely is in coincidence with the groove 16, and therefore with the hairpin spring 60. Preferably, the operator is able to exert visual control for correct positioning of the connector 30, that is to say the positioning of the groove 50 in axial coincidence with the transverse groove 16, before proceeding with the locking engagement of the branches 62 of the spring 60 in the groove 50 of the connector. In order to proceed with locking the connector 30 in the body 11, it is necessary to manoeuvre the locking means 60 from the unlocking position ( During this manoeuvre, the applied force causes the fingers 67 of the spring 60 to escape from the notches 19, so that they then pass over the flat 20, which constitutes a cam track, until the fingers 67 position themselves in the run-off zone 21. The hairpin spring 60 is then in its so-called unlocking position. As shown in the transverse cross sectional view in In the locking position, the distance of the run-off zone 21 from the axis X is preferably smaller than the outer diameter of the body 11, so that the fingers 67 are positioned behind the run-off zone 21 with respect to the body 11, which enables the radial size of the device to be reduced, the fingers 67 being then lodged in a space which is delimited radially by the run-off zone 21 and the outer face of the body 11. In addition, in this way any risk of accidental catching of the fingers 67 is avoided. The device shown in The purge system 13, in particular, permits expulsion from the device 10 of any gas which may have been able to penetrate into it or be trapped inside it, such as air, this being liable to interfere with correct operation of the device. Thus, when the operator wants to change the position of the connector, such as making a partial axial disengagement towards the rear in order to pass from the locking position shown in The force to be exerted in this example is preferably a pushing force on the hairpin spring 60, which is easy to do for the operator with simple thumb pressure on the portion 61, which is therefore exerted in the same direction as that for the transverse engagement of the hairpin spring in the body, that is to say radially from outside towards the axis. Under the action of the release force exerted on the connecting portion 61, the control portion 66 in engagement on the ramp 17 is displaced transversely, moving away under the linked action of this pushing force and the form of the ramps 17, by virtue of which an elastic deformation is produced, that is to say an outward opening of the branches 62 of the hairpin spring, in such a way that the first or locking portion 64 is no longer in contact with the connector 30 and the latter can then be freely displaced axially in the body 11 of the feed inlet, in the direction A1 or in the opposite direction. In the purge position of the connector, the locking of the connector 30 in the body is ensured as before by the spring 60, and more precisely by the locking portions 64 which are positioned in the second groove 40 of the connector and in engagement on the radial rear shoulder 41 once the operator has stopped pushing on the hairpin spring 60. In this position, as can be seen in Preferably, the cylindrical portion 24 of the body 11 extends on either side of the purge hole 13, and the head 35 of the connector 30 includes a single sealing ring 38 to ensure sealing in the respective locking and purge positions. In another version, the connector 30 includes at least one second sealing ring, in particular for providing rear sealing in the purge position, as is known in the prior art. Preferably, once the operator ceases to exert a releasing force on the portion 61 of the hairpin spring 60, an elastic return force is produced in the opposite direction and the branches 62 of the hairpin tend to revert to their locking position. Thus, there is no danger that the operator is able to omit to replace the spring 60 in its locking position, especially when he effects the change from the locking position to the purge position, because the hairpin spring will automatically reposition itself in the locking position. The fingers 67 of the hairpin spring 60 in this example extend in opposite directions, that is to say towards the front and the rear of the body 11 respectively, which leads to better balancing of the hairpin spring 60. In addition, since the notches 19 and run-off zone 21 are symmetrical, the hairpin spring 60 is perfectly reversible and may be fitted on the body 11 without the operator having to be concerned about a particular direction. When the operator has purged the device 10, it is necessary to replace the connector in its locking position which corresponds to its working position. To this end, it is not necessary for the operator to act on the spring 60. In this connection, under the action of an axial force exerted in the forward direction on the connector 30, the first frusto-conical portion 36 acts as a ramp through its inclined rear face, which tends to cause the branches 62 of the spring 60 to move radially apart, whereby to enable the connector 30 to pass into its axially engaged position, that is to say the locking position. Because of the portion 37, the locking portions of the hairpin spring 60 are moved from the groove 40 into the groove 50, into which they automatically fall by simple spring return action. Preferably, the operator does not have to manipulate the hairpin spring 60, but he does have simply to exert an axial forward force on the connector 30. More precisely, the device 10 is a simple device with a single locking position in which the body 11 does not have a purge system 13, and the head 35 of the connector 30 is simplified in that it only has one groove 50. The operation of such a device is identical to that described above, in particular for Preferably, the locking means are identical for a device with or without a purge facility, which enables standardisation to be achieved, by virtue of which, in particular, it is possible to reduce production costs of the locking means. The locking means 60 may of course be made in different ways, and accordingly the means may consist of a hairpin 60 of toroidal or square or rectangular cross section, made of metal or a synthetic material, and being able to be made in any way. In the second embodiment, the hairpin 60, which in this case is of rectangular cross section, is for example made by moulding in a synthetic material, and is simplified as compared with that in the first embodiment in that, firstly, it does not have the first and second bends, while secondly, the fingers 67 do not extend axially with respect to the branches 62, but they lie in the same median transverse plane PTM. This type of hairpin member 60 has the advantage that it enables the body 11 to be simplified, and in particular the sleeves 14, comprising a cam track and specific notches for cooperation with the fingers 67, can be omitted, the cam track and the said notch being formed in the groove 16 and more particularly on the portions 27G and 25D for cooperation with the fingers 67, which in this example are in the median transverse plane of the groove 16. In order to shift the hairpin 60 from its unlocked position of The locking portions 64 of the hairpin 60 extend transversely into the groove 50 to lock the connector 30 in its axially forwardly engaged position. Patent Citations
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The anticipation builds. Never mind which two teams will face off -- what will you serve on Super Bowl Sunday?
For most football fans, finger-licking food is the play of the day. The traditional winning spread usually includes chicken wings, barbecue ribs, pizza, nachos, creamy dips, and plenty of beer. Want to bypass the extra calories? It can be tough. Super Bowl feasts have progressed from simple chips and dips to blow-out spreads that can sink those of us watching our weight -- in other words, 65% of U.S. adults.
If you're the host this year, here are some winning plays sure to score with pigskin aficionados who may prefer not to know that they are eating nutritiously. Your game-day strategy is to sneak "good" ingredients into familiar foods without detection.
Lean Cuisine Use lean ground turkey instead of beef when making chili.
Fat-Free Buy fat-free versions of sour cream, plain yogurt, and cream cheese to knock out fat without sacrificing flavor in the majority of dips and casseroles.
Bean Town Add beans to pump up fiber and protein, making dishes satisfying without adding animal fat.
Veggie Might Toss in vegetables-whole, grated, or puréed-to boost nutrients and flavor with minimal calories.
Liquid Assets Remember that alcohol has plenty of calories. Stock up on light beer, white wine for spritzers, and diet soft drinks. Be sure to provide zero- and low-calorie beverages so that your guests can alternate alcoholic drinks with non-alcoholic ones throughout the day.
Below, find recipes for Goat Cheese, Fig, and Basil Pizza, Light Seven-Layer Dip, Chicken Satay Salad Wraps, Game-Day Spicy Popcorn.
Goat Cheese, Fig, and Basil
Makes 8 servings (2 pieces each person)
4-oz package dried figs, chopped
1 tbsp aged balsamic vinegar
3 tbsp water
1 large pizza crust or 4 round pita breads
1 cup crumbled soft goat cheese (a 4-oz package will yield 1 cup)
3 tbsp chopped fresh basil
1 tbsp pine nuts
1/2-1 tbsp olive oil
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Combine the figs, balsamic vinegar, and water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
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Bobby Magruder fought in the days when legends were born in amateur boxing, when the likes of Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns came through the ranks.
Those were the days when amateur boxing had a place in the sports landscape — the days when people followed who the next boxing superstars would be.
It's when boxing had a prominent place in American sports — seemingly a bygone era. Boxing barely registers a pulse on the daily sports agenda in this country today, done in by corruption, chaos and competition from the new kid on the block, mixed martial arts.
Do kids today even know boxing exists? They do in the Washington metropolitan area, where amateur boxing is alive and well, thanks to people like Bobby Magruder, the head of local Golden Gloves boxing, who will be hosting the Maryland-D.C. championship finals Saturday night at the Greater Waldorf Jaycees Community Center in Waldorf, Md.
Remarkably, kids are still showing up in boxing gyms in Maryland, Washington and Virginia looking to be the next Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao.
Or maybe even Bobby Magruder, a four-time Washington Golden Gloves champion who fought Sugar Ray Leonard three times as an amateur, in battles that Leonard himself, who defeated Magruder all three times, called the most meaningful of his career.
"In later years, there would be famous tussles against such legends like Duran and Hearns and Hagler with much larger stakes, but no fight ever meant more to me than the triumph over Bobby Magruder," Leonard wrote in his book, "The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring."
"By defeating the man in D.C., I became the man, and if I could beat Bobby, I could beat anybody," Leonard wrote.
"We used to go to war," Magruder said, recalling the amateur showdowns. "We're friends to this day, though, and still play golf together."
Magruder fought out of the Hillcrest Height gym from 1967 to 1973, making it to the U.S. Olympics Trials in 1968 and 1972. He had 85 fights as a featherweight and lightweight, with a 73-12 record, with three of those losses to Leonard — two of them split decisions.
He might have been part of that glorious era of boxing that include Leonard, Hearns, Marvin Hagler and Roberto Duran if he had turned professional. But instead he went to work as a food clerk at Safeway. "I had to take care of family responsibilities," he said.
Boxing, though, remained part of Magruder's life. He trained fighters and stayed involved in amateur boxing. He worked in Golden Gloves with local boxing trainer Truman Tuttle, who ran the Golden Gloves organization until he passed away in 2007. Magruder took over as tournament director and the franchise delegate for the Washington Region Golden Gloves — which includes the territory of Maryland, the District, Virginia and the area in North Carolina east of Highway 220 in Raleigh.
Friday night, Magruder will be running the tournament where local fighters meet for the chance to move on to the regional finals April 26 and then the national Golden Gloves championship tournament in Las Vegas, where 10 champions from each of the 30 Golden Gloves regions fight to become national champion.
"We have had a lot of local fighters go on to become national champions and then turn pro, like the Peterson brothers (Anthony and Lamont, the 140-pound world champion), Mike Reed, Gary Russell, Demetrius Ballard ... we've had a lot of national champions," Magruder said. "We have a lot of good talent that comes out of this area."
Even though mixed martial arts has managed to capture the imagination of a generation of fight fans, Magruder's Golden Gloves program still brings kids in, and the program is growing.
"We put a lot of resources in the junior program (ages 8-16)," he said. "The kids are there, as long as the opportunities are there for them, and we offer those opportunities. The amateur coaches are amazing, and recently the D.C. Department of Recreation has really stepped up.
"We've grown 30 to 35 percent over the last four or five years," Magruder said. "It jumped 13 percent this year, and we've seen an increase each year, and we have had one of the largest turnouts in the Golden Gloves tournament. We have a great staff that helps create these opportunities."
For those kids who win Saturday night, Golden Gloves will pay their expenses and help them with equipment to move on to the regional and national tournaments.
"People still love amateur boxing," Magruder said. "They will come out and support it."
They do because Bobby Magruder, who Sugar Ray Leonard called "the man" when he was an amateur fighter, is still in the ring fighting for amateur boxing.
• Thom Loverro is co-host of "The Sports Fix," noon to 2 p.m. daily on ESPN 980 radio and espn980.com.
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Hydration Replacement in the Heat and Humidity
Summer can be stressful for the aging person because of heat and humidity. The natural response to the Low Country's heat is perspiration. This response is healthy, although unappealing. The esthetic problems of perspiration are not of medical significance, however. The important consideration is to ensure that the body receives adequate hydration. If water in the body is not replaced after sweating, the internal fluid volume gets low, which can result in medical problems including heat stress.
Who Is Susceptible to Heat Illness?
A person who spends time outdoors in heat greater than 85 degrees and in high humidity while performing vigorous exercise is susceptible to heat illness. Other factors that can make a person susceptible to heat illness include older age, heart disease, other chronic diseases, extreme exercise, sunburn, obesity, sleep deprivation, alcoholism and several drugs. Patients who take beta-blockers, tricyclic antidepressants, aspirin and diuretics are predisposed a person to heat disorders.
After playing tennis recently, I conversed about what should be done to replace fluid loss from playing in the heat and humidity. This conversation brought to light that this column has never actually researched this very important question. Hydration is important — especially for someone actually working or playing in the heat and humidity.
Quite a bit of science has delved into the best type of drink for preventing and treating heat and exercise induced volume depletion. Plain water works well and is the first choice if exercise and perspiration is not prolonged over several hours. However, many studies have shown that perspiration contains electrolytes, as well as water. These electrolytes are important for bodily function and contain sodium with an average concentration between 800 and 1,100 milligrams per litre.
Electrolytes also contain potassium, which is important to the heart and other organs. The potassium concentration in sweat averages 195 mg/litre. For the mathematicians reading this, you have already calculated that the loss of sodium is three to five times that of potassium. Another important element in sweat is calcium, but its loss is much lower than the other electrolytes, although it may contribute to muscle cramps.
Sports drinks argue that that we need to replace lost electrolytes, as well as some carbohydrates in the form of sugars to stay well hydrated and energized. The table below compares some of these drinks.
As we age, we need to prevent heat illnesses and avoid heat stress. Many of the precautions that we can take are common sense. The most important preventive measure is to stay hydrated with fluids that contain some carbohydrates and salt, such as sports drinks found at your local grocery store. To avoid too much salt intake, these sports drinks can be diluted. Avoid alcohol while in the heat because it is a vasodilator and diuretic, which could deplete blood volume. Coffee and tea are also diuretics. Although water is important, too much can dilute important electrolytes. My advice is stick to mainly water, and a mixture of water and sports drink powders. Note that orange juice is very high in potassium, sugar and calories, which could counteract any weight watching efforts.
Enjoy the heat and humidity but stay hydrated!
Ingredients per 8 oz. | Carb Content | Carbs | Protein | Calories | Sodium | Potassium | Caffeine | High Fructose Corn Syrup | Filtered Water |
Gatorade® | 6% | 14g | 0g | 50 | 110mg | 30mg | 0mg | Yes | No |
Gatorade® Endurance Formula | 6% | 14g | 0g | 50 | 200mg | 90mg | 0mg | Yes | No |
Powerade® | 7% | 17g | 0g | 64 | 53mg | 32mg | 0mg | Yes | No |
Powerade® Advance | 7% | 17g | 0g | 66 | 53mg | 32mg | 47mg | Yes | No |
Powerade® Option | <1% | 2g | 0g | 10 | 55mg | 35mg | 0mg | Yes | No |
Amino Vital RTD® | 3% | 8g | <1g* | 35 | 10 mg | 35mg | 0mg | No | No |
Cytomax RTD® | 5% | 13g | 0g | 50 | 55mg | 30mg | 0mg | No | Yes |
Propel Fitness Water® | 1% | 3g | 0g | 10 | 35mg | 0mg | 0mg | No | No |
Bottled Water | 0% | 0g | 0g | 0 | 0mg | 0mg | 0mg | No | ? |
e load | 9% | 13.5g | 0g | 54 | 185mg | 48mg | 0mg | No | ? |
Orange juice | 11% | 26g | ? | 112g | low | high | 0mg | No | No |
• Accelerade is a registered trademark of Mott's LLP.• Amino Vital is a registered trademark of Ajinomoto.• Cytomax is a registered trademark of Cytosport, Inc.• Gatorade and Propel are registered trademarks of Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.• Powerade is a registered trademark of the Coca-Cola Company.• Propel is a registered trademark of PepsiCo.http://www.accelerade.com/products/ProductComparison.aspx, July 12, 2010
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1. Drink plenty of fluids, carbohydrate-electrolyte (Gatorade or like)
2. Wear light colored clothing that wicks perspiration (cotton)
3. Do not do strenuous exercise during the hottest part of the day in full sun
4. Get acclimated - increase exercise gradually each day in the heat
5. Avoid sunburn
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NM cop learns risks of social media, Facebook the hard way
Comments posted online can ruin court cases and cost officers their jobs
By Erica Goode
The International Herald Tribune
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Trey Economidy, a police officer in Albuquerque, New Mexico, realizes that he should have thought harder before listing his occupation on his Facebook profile as ''human waste disposal.''
After he was involved in a fatal on-duty shooting in February, a local television station dug up the Facebook page. Officer Economidy was placed on desk duty, and last month the Albuquerque Police Department announced a new policy to govern officers' use of social networking sites.
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