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A number of studies have found an increased risk of lower extremity injuries in obese patients. Most studies, however, are unable to provide stable population-based estimates based on the degree of obesity and few assess the risk pertaining to more detailed fracture location in the lower extremities.
We therefore investigated the relationship between obesity and lower extremity fractures in different age and fracture locations in a stable population.
This is a population-based, cross-sectional study from the electronic medical records of 913,178 patients aged 2 to 19 years. The body mass index (BMI) for each patient in the cohort was used to stratify patients into five weight classes (underweight, normal weight, overweight, moderate obesity, and extreme obesity) based on BMI for age. Records were assessed for the occurrence of lower extremity fractures for each cohort member. The associations among the five weight classes and specific lower extremity fractures were estimated using multiple logistic regression models and expressed with odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) using multivariate analysis to adjust for patient demographic variables.
Overweight, moderately obese, and extremely obese patients all had an increased OR of fractures of the foot (OR, 1.14, 1.23, and 1.42, respectively, with 95% CI, 1.04–1.24, 1.12–1.35, and 1.26–1.61, respectively) along with the ankle, knee, and leg (OR, 1.27, 1.28, and 1.51, respectively, with 95% CI, 1.16–1.39, 1.15–1.42, and 1.33–1.72, respectively). The association was strongest in the 6- to 11-year-old age group. We found no association between increasing BMI and increased risk of fractures of the femur and hip.
Increasing BMI is associated with increased odds of foot, ankle, leg, and knee fractures in children.
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Obesity is a growing problem in industrialized nations. Ogden et al. [28, 29] have documented the increasing number of overweight children in the United States. In addition to putting children at risk for long-term medical issues such as diabetes and hypertension, numerous studies [2, 3, 14, 26, 27, 30, 40] have documented the association between obesity and an increased risk of musculoskeletal injuries. Most of these studies, however, are not population-based estimates based on the degree of obesity.
Recently, we assessed a large population-based cohort of children and adolescents and documented the association between increasing body mass index (BMI) and lower extremity injuries of all types, including fractures, sprains, strains, and dislocations [1]. We found the risk of having a lower extremity fracture increased monotonically with increasing weight class. That study did not, however, assess the association between BMI and the specific fracture locations in the lower extremities. Lower extremity fractures account for between 15% and 22% of long bone fractures in large-scale studies of pediatric fractures [5, 21, 22, 41].
The purpose of the present study is to more clearly elucidate the associations between BMI and a specific fracture region in the lower extremities.
As described by Adams et al. [1], we used a subset of patients enrolled in a large population-based cohort study, the Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC) Children's Health Study 2007–2009. During the study period, KPSC provided coverage for 1,295,971 children aged 2 to 19 years. After exclusion of 265,241 members who did not have any medical encounters in the study period, 1,030,730 patients were eligible for participation. For this study we included only subjects with at least one healthcare encounter, a minimum of one valid height and weight measurement, and patients who were not pregnant. Of note, Smith et al. [34] has previously demonstrated the low error rates in height and weight recorded in the electronic medical record. Of these 1,030,730 patients, 920,034 (89.2%) had at least one valid weight and height. After excluding 6856 pregnant patients, we were left with 913,178 patients for the final cohort. Institutional review board approval was obtained for the study.
BMI was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters. The median BMI for age of all encounters in the year of study enrollment for each patient was used for analysis. Children were categorized as underweight (BMI-for-age < 5th percentile), normal weight (BMI-for-age ≥ 5th and < 85th percentile), overweight (BMI-for-age ≥ 85th and < 95th percentile or BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 and < 30 kg/m2), moderately obese (BMI-for age ≥ 95th and < 1.2 × 95th percentile or BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 and < 35 kg/m2), and extremely obese (BMI-for age ≥ 1.2 × 95th percentile or BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2) based on a combination of sex-specific BMI-for-age growth charts developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization for overweight and obesity in adults [1, 8, 20].
All electronic health records were assessed for the first occurrence of an International Classification of Disease, 9th Revision (ICD-9) code for lower extremity fractures for each cohort member during the period of study enrollment. Only the first fracture for any particular specific location and side was included in the analysis. For lower extremity fractures, we included all ICD-9 codes for all fractures from the hip to the tips of the toes. Patients diagnosed with multiple concurrent fractures were not included as a result of lack of clarity as to the specific fracture location from the coding alone. For the same reason, patients diagnosed with unspecified fractures were not included in the analysis. Fractures were grouped into three groups based on fracture region. Group A included all fractures of the foot; Group B included all fractures of the ankle, leg, and knee; and Group C included all fractures of the femur from the most proximal aspect of the femur down to the supracondylar area of the femur.
The age at the time of the fracture diagnosis was recorded and patients were grouped into three age groups: 2 to 5, 6 to 11, and 12 to 19 years of age. Patient race and ethnicity information was obtained from the health plan medical records and birth certificates and categorized as non-Hispanic white, Hispanic white, black (regardless of ethnicity), Asian or Pacific Islander, other or multiple race/ethnicity, and unknown as a result of missing information. For unknown race and ethnicity information, administrative records were supplemented using a validated imputation algorithm based on surname lists and address information derived from the US Census Bureau [8, 17, 34]. Wang and Beydoun [37] and Wang and Zhang [38] have shown lower socioeconomic status is associated with a higher obesity risk. To minimize socioeconomic biases we included two measures of socioeconomic status: neighborhood education and participation in Medi-Cal, the California state-subsidized program providing healthcare coverage for more than six million low-income children and families as well as elderly, blind, or disabled individuals. Because socioeconomic status is not available in the electronic medical record, neighborhood education and Medi-Cal participation were used as a proxy to adjust for socioeconomic inequalities. Neighborhood education (likelihood of neighborhood education below high school versus high school graduate or higher) was estimated based on the linkage of the health plan members' addresses through geocoding with US Census block data as per Chen et al. [4] and Krieger et al. [19].
The associations among the five different weight classes and fractures were assessed using multiple logistic regression models to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). All models were adjusted for sex, race, age, neighborhood education, and Medi-Cal benefit use (yes versus no). Odds ratios for the different sexes were also assessed using multiple logistic regression models. Analyses of lower extremity fractures were also stratified by age and by fracture location (A, B, C), and differences in fracture risk between the different ethnicities were also assessed. All analyses were conducted using SAS 9.2 (SAS Inc, Cary, NC, USA).
The prevalence of underweight, normal weight, overweight, obese, and extremely obese patients in our cohort was 3.0%, 60.4%, 17.4%, 13.0%, and 6.2%, respectively. Thus, a total of 19.2% of the patients in the cohort were classified as obese (BMI ≥ 95%). Patients who were overweight, moderately, or extremely obese were more likely to be older (p < 0.001), male (p < 0.001), and Hispanic or black (p < 0.001) than those of normal weight (Table 1). Medi-Cal enrollees were more likely to be in the moderately obese group (15.1%) or extremely obese group (14.5%).
Lower extremity fractures were identified in 7158 patients with 3720 foot fractures (Group A); 3145 fractures of the ankle, leg, and knee (Group B); and 416 fractures from the hip to the distal femur (Group C). Fractures occurred in 675 patients (9% of all fractures) in the youngest age group, 1945 patients (27% of all fracture) in the 6- to 11-year-old group, and 4538 patients (63% of all fractures) in the 12- to 19-year-old group. Sixty-two percent of all fractures occurred in males, and the risk for having a fracture was higher in males as compared with females in all age groups with the OR for any fracture occurring in a male increasing from 1.30 and 1.10 in the youngest and middle age groups (95% CI, 1.11–1.52 and 0.97–1.16, respectively) to 2.00 (95% CI, 1.88–2.12) in the oldest age group. Participation in Medi-Cal and neighborhood education did not have an effect on fracture risk, whereas patients of all races had a lower fracture risk when compared with non-Hispanic whites. Asian/Pacific Islanders had the lowest OR of a fracture when compared with non-Hispanic whites (OR, 0.57; 95% CI, 0.51–0.64) (Table 2).
For the cohort as a whole, the risk of having a lower extremity fracture of any kind increased in a monotonic fashion with increasing weight even after adjustment for all patient demographics (Table 3). Extremely obese patients were 1.45 times as likely to have had a lower extremity fracture as normal-weight patients (OR, 1.45; 95% CI, 1.33–1.58), and moderately obese and overweight patients had a 23% and 17% increased fracture risk (95% CI, 1.15–1.32 and 1.10–1.25, respectively). Underweight patients, on the other hand, had a 23% decreased risk of having a lower extremity fracture (OR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.66–0.92). This increasing lower extremity fracture risk with increasing weight class was consistent in both males and females.
We repeated the multivariate logistic regression analysis stratified by age group (Table 3) and then further stratifying by both age group and fracture region (Table 4). This demonstrated that fracture risk in the extremely obese patients was increased compared with their normal-weight counterparts in all three age groups. This increase was the highest in 6 to 11 year olds (OR, 2.23; 95% CI, 1.92–2.59) and the lowest in the 12 to 19 year olds at 1.11 times that of normal (OR, 1.11; 95% CI, 1.03–1.24) (the effect of obesity for the injury risk is modified [p = 0.008] by age). This fracture risk increased monotonically with increasing weight in only the 6 to 11 year olds. Assessment of fracture risk by region for all ages combined indicated extremely obese patients had a 42% increased fracture risk, 51% increased risk, and 12% increased risk for Groups A, B, and C fractures, respectively (Table 4). Although the underweight patients had a decreased risk for Group A and B fractures, the risk of a Group C fracture in underweight patients was 66% higher than in normal-weight patients (OR, 1.66; 95% CI, 1.06–2.59). For Group C fractures as a whole, fracture risk bore little correlation to increasing weight class above normal-weight patients. Similarly to the cohort as a whole, the vast majority of Type C fractures (52%) occurred in the adolescent group. In the assessment of fracture risk stratified by both age and fracture location, the 6- to 11-year-old extremely obese patients had a 2.21 to 2.33 increased fracture risk for all lower extremity fractures, whereas the 2- to 5-year-old extremely obese patients had greater than double the fracture risk for all but Type C fractures.
Ogden et al. [28, 29] and Strauss and Pollack [35] demonstrated an increasing incidence of childhood obesity in our country with Ogden et al. noting that 14% to 17% of all US children between 2 and 19 years of age were obese from 1999 to 2004 [28] and 16.9% from 2009 to 2010 [29]. Our cross-section of patients in southern California had an even higher prevalence of obesity of 19.2%. Bazelmans et al. [2] showed in a cross-sectional study that childhood obesity increases the occurrence of injuries in general, and multiple authors have noted the increased risk of lower extremity injuries in obese patients [2, 3, 14, 26, 27, 30–32, 39, 41]. In regard to fracture risk, Chan and Chen [3] stated obese patients have an increased fracture risk and both Haricharan et al. [14] and Pollack et al. [30] demonstrated an increased lower extremity fracture risk in obese patients in motor vehicle collisions. More recently, we demonstrated the substantially increased risk of all lower extremity sprains/strains, fractures, dislocations, and pain with increasing BMI in a large population-based cohort of children and adolescents [1]. The present study further clarifies from this same cohort the increased lower extremity fracture risk by fracture location and age with increasing body weight.
There are several limitations of the present study. First, we assessed patients only for the first fracture during the study period and we therefore did not take into account refractures. It is unclear how this may have affected the results but it did decrease the number of overall fractures for the group as a whole. Second, the exclusion of multiple fractures occurring simultaneously clearly excluded the highest energy injuries such as high-speed motor vehicle accidents involving multilevel trauma. It is again unclear how, if at all, this affected the study results, but it did decrease the number of overall fractures for the group as a whole. Third, we did not assess activity level, mode of injury, differences in treatment settings, fracture severity, or differences in course of care; all of these are factors important in the frequency, location, and outcome of fractures of the lower extremities [3, 27]. This did not affect the study numbers but inclusion of these variables would have provided more information pertaining to fracture risk in this cohort and potential confounding effects on the association between weight class and lower extremity fracture. These variables could have been particularly helpful in understanding the different results seen in the Group C fractures and those of the oldest age group.
Our findings suggest obese patients have an increased risk of lower extremity fractures with the risk increasing monotonically with increasing weight while adjusting for sex, race, age, neighborhood education, and Medi-Cal benefit use. These findings were consistent among both sexes. Stratification by different regions of the lower extremity revealed a similarly monotonically increased fracture risk with increasing weight in fractures of the foot, ankle, leg, and knee region with a 42% increased risk of foot fractures; 51% increased risk of ankle, leg, and knee fractures in extremely obese patients; and a 31% and 23% decreased fracture risk in these same locations for underweight patients. Overall, overweight, moderately obese, and extremely obese patients all had an increased risk of fractures of the foot, ankle, leg, and knee as compared with normal-weight children. In terms of lower extremity fracture risk based on both age and fracture location, severely obese patients in the 6- to 11-year-old group all had a dramatically increased risk of Type A, B, and C fractures of 2.21, 2.20, and 2.33 times that of normal patients, respectively, whereas the youngest severely obese patients also had more than double the risk of Type A and B lower extremity fractures. The markedly increased fracture risk seen in the obese 6- to 11-year-old group was consistent with the study of Haricharan et al. [14], in which the risk of lower extremity injury in a motor vehicle accident was most markedly increased in the obese 10 to 13 year olds and 6 to 9 year olds.
The only slightly increased fractured risk seen in the obese patients of the oldest group was an interesting finding. There are two possible explanations for this. The literature has consistently demonstrated that in older children and adolescents, the number of fractures resulting from sports-related injuries increases dramatically, especially beyond the age of 10 years [3, 6, 21, 22]. Landin [21], in fact, demonstrated that between the ages of 10 and 15 years, the incidence of sports-related injuries doubles in girls and more than triples in boys. At the same time, multiple articles have demonstrated that obese children participate in sports much less and have substantially more difficulty with physical activities than their nonobese counterparts [3, 13, 33, 36]. Thus, the effective exposure of obese adolescents to one of the most common causes of injuries—sports, and especially competitive sports—is much lower, thus possibly lowering their risk of fracture. In addition, it may be that older obese children have a bone density that either is the same or higher than that of normal or underweight children. Several studies have shown that obese adults have increased bone density [16, 23]. Given the somewhat conflicting results in previous studies showing that obese children either have increased bone density [6, 7, 15, 24, 25] or decreased bone density/mass or bone mineral content relative to body size [11, 12], it may be that some older obese children could have an increased bone density, similar to the pattern seen in obese adults.
The inconsistent association between obesity and fractures of the proximal femur and femoral shaft was the other interesting finding in this study that was different than most of the rest of the data indicating a relationship between increasing obesity and increasing fracture risk. In particular, the 1.66 times increased risk of Type C fractures in underweight patients along with the decreased Type C fracture risk in the overweight teenagers was at first surprising. However, this may also explained by multiple factors. First, like with the rest of the cohort, more than half of these fractures occurred in the adolescent group. It is well known that in this group, as opposed to younger patients, femur fractures in adolescents tend to be higher energy injuries, many of which are likely related to competitive sports [21, 22]; as mentioned previously, obese children participate substantially less in such activities. In addition, it is distinctly possible that the underweight patients have decreased bone density while at the same time being much more active in sports than the obese children.
These study results enhance prior literature on the association between obesity and fracture risk in a number of ways. By virtue of having access to an extremely large, self-contained electronic database that is truly a cross-section of our southern California population, we were able to provide stable population-based estimates of the associations between childhood obesity and lower extremity fractures that have not previously been demonstrated in such a way. In addition, rather than purely comparing obese (≥ 95th percentile) with nonobese patients or assess the association between obesity and all musculoskeletal complaints, like with all previously referenced studies [2, 3, 14, 26, 27, 30–32, 39, 41], we measured more specific weight classes and assessed only lower extremity fractures to understand how varying degrees of increasing (or decreasing) weight affect fracture risk in the lower extremities. Also, we further assessed fracture risk by both age and lower extremity region as opposed to that of all prior studies on the association of childhood or adult obesity and fracture/injury risk (Table (Table5).5). In doing so, we were able to unearth major differences between fracture risk in the proximal femur/femoral shaft and that of the rest of the lower extremity and to demonstrate the minimally increased fracture risk in obese middle schoolers and high schoolers as opposed to younger patients. Finally, all models were adjusted for sex, race, age, and multiple indicators of socioeconomic status to assess purely for the association between weight and fracture risk and eliminate the influence of these variables. Krieger et al. [18] has shown that failure to address socioeconomic status may bias almost all associations in the medical literature given the higher predilection toward almost all diseases in those of lower socioeconomic status, and others [10] have shown the complex relationship that exists between socioeconomic/racial factors and obesity.
In conclusion, the present study shows there is a stepwise increased risk of fractures in the foot, ankle, leg, and knee with increasing BMI in children of all ages and a decreased fracture risk in the same region with decreased body weight. The association between weight class and risk of Type C fractures is less consistent. The association between increasing BMI and increasing risk of fractures of the foot, ankle, leg, and knee is most pronounced in the 6- to 11-year-old age group and least important in the adolescent 12- to 19-year-old patients. Like many other large-scale fracture studies, the increased fracture risk with increasing age in childhood along with the increased fracture risk in boys as compared with girls was clearly illuminated, especially in the oldest age group [2, 5, 9, 21, 22]. In addition, this is one of the first studies to provide an in-depth assessment of the association between childhood weight and lower extremity fracture risk by region and age group in an extremely large, stable population. The implications of the study are manifold. First, this study highlights once again the increased musculoskeletal risks of obesity not just in middle age and beyond, but beginning in childhood, and demonstrates that even being overweight without being obese increases the risk of childhood lower extremity fractures. Thus, recognition of this fact emphasizes the need for uniform familial education on the deleterious musculoskeletal effects of obesity from early on to try to minimize the societal, financial, and medical burden imposed by this problem. Second, this study illustrates the efficacy of electronic medical records in assessing and studying important issues such as the association between childhood obesity and fractures and specifically demonstrates the need for developing large-scale fracture registries in electronic medical records to more clearly understand specific associations such as modes of injury and frequency of participation in sports and other activities among obese and normal-weight children (among other things). Lastly, this study highlights the need for a better understanding of bone density in children of all ages and sizes to understand how weight affects bone density in early, middle, and late childhood.
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Fair Hours/Admission/Box Office
77th Annual Antelope Valley Fair & Alfalfa Festival
August 21 - August 30, 2015
ADDRESS (Street/Mailing):
2551 West Avenue H. Ste 102, Lancaster, CA 93536.
Ph.: 661-948-6060.
Tickets sold in Fair Administration office until August.
FAIR HOURS August 21 to August 30:
8/21 4pm - Midnight
8/22- 8/23 2pm - Midnight
8/24 - 8/28 4pm – Midnight (8/24:opens 2pm for Seniors/Special Needs citizens)
8/25 4pm-Midnight (Military Appreciation day: Admission is free for active/retired military and their dependants w/I.D.s
8/29 2pm - Midnight
8/30 2pm - 11pm
8/21- 8/30/15: NO entry to the Fair 1 hour prior to close.
Adults (12+) $10 (Pre-Fair to 8/20: $7*)
Juniors (6-11) $8 (Pre-Fair to 8/20: $7*)
Children under 6 FREE with paid adult
Seniors (62+) $8 (Pre-Fair to 8/20: $7*)
10% service charge added to each ticket price
PRE-Fair General Admission ticket sales dates to be announced soon!
Click HERE for Ticket Order Form
Click HERE for Fair photos
Special Days
Friday, August 21: 1 Free Parking and Admission from 4-5pm
Saturdays, August 22 & August 29: Rotary Club of Lancaster Book Drive
Donate 1 New Book or 3 Gently used elementary level books to get 1 Free Admission and 1 Ride pass from 2-4pm.
Sundays, August 23 & August 30: Grace Resource Center Canned Food Drive
Donate 5 Cans per person and receive 1 Free Admission and 1 Ride pass from 2-4pm.
Monday, August 24: FREE admission for Kids (11& under), Seniors (62+), and Special-Needs citizens Day and 1 Caregiver. Fair opens at 2pm for Seniors/Special-Needs citizens. Free lunch served 2-3:30pm while supplies last.
Thursday, August 27: Military Appreciation Day at the Figure 8 Race
Free Admission for all Active and Retired Military and dependents with ID or DD214s. Special Tribute to all military in Arena at 7:30pm before the Figure 8 Races.
Palmdale Auto Mall Concert Series
Palmdale Auto Mall* 2015 Concert Series TICKETS
Date Act Gold Front Back Standing
Circle Track Track Rm. Only ON sale
8/21 BOYZ II MEN & $80 $55 $30 $20 Now
8/22 PAT BENATAR & $80 $55 $30 $20 Now
NEIL GIRALDO 35th Anniversary Tour
with DENNIS DeYOUNG: The Music of STYX
8/23 BANDA MS/ $50 Track/Grandstand (Festival seats**): Now
(opening band TBA) (Reserved) PRE-Fair Adults (12+ yrs.): $30
PRE-Fair Youth 96-11 yrs.): $7
During Fair $50 Track/Grandstand (Festival seats**):
(Reserved) Adults (12+ yrs.): $35
Youth (6-11 yrs.): $8
**Seating on a first come, first seated basis.
8/24 Grammy Winner $80 $55 $30 $20 Now
8/25 HEART & guest, $80 $55 $30 $20 Now
8/26 THOMAS RHETT, $80 $55 $30 $20 Now
with special guest
A service charge of 10% will be added to each concert ticket price. Customers purchasing tickets online can choose their own seat tickets and print their tickets at home for these concert nights with the exception of the TBA 8/23 Hispanic music concert and Standing Room Only tickets (no individual chairs).
All concert tickets include admission into the Fair. For the Hispanic music concert on 8/23, a $7.00 concert ticket ($6 if purchased prior to 8/21), is required for Youth, ages 6-11 years old.
Grandstand seating is FREE with the purchase of general admission tickets to all concerts except the TBA Hispanic music concert on 8/23 (festival seating). FREE Grandstand seating for concerts is available on a first come, first seated basis. For concerts beginning at 7:30 p.m., the Grandstand opens at 6:15p.m. for patrons w/special needs, 6:30 p.m. for gen. public. For the 8/23 concert, the grandstands open at 5:15 for patrons w/special needs and 5:30 for the general public. Children occupying seats for concerts must have a ticket. Children 3 yrs. old and younger are free with paid adult. Concert ticket stubs can be redeemed AFTER that night's concert for 1 FREE Ferris wheel ride. 1 per person, can't be combined w/other nights.
*Palmdale Auto Mall Dealers: Rally Auto Group, Antelope Valley Nissan, Antelope Valley Volkswagen; Camacho Auto Sales, Camacho Mitsubishi and Robertson's Palmdale Honda.
Click HERE for Ticket Order Form
Rally Kia Arena Events
Rally Kia Arena Events Series
Date Event Time Grandstand seats Tickets
8/27 FIGURE 8 7:30pm 1st come, 1st seated Free with paid admission
CLICK HERE for RULES/ENTRY FORM
8/28 MONSTER 7:30pm NO Free Grandstands, $10, $15, $20 or $25
TRUCKS** a ticket is required includes Fair admission
8/29 RURAL 6:00pm 1st come, 1st seated Free w/paid admission
CLICK HERE for RULES/ENTRY FORM
8/30 DEMO DERBY** 6:00 pm NO Free Grandstands, $10, $15, $20 or $25
a ticket is required includes Fair admission
CLICK HERE for RULES/ENTRY FORM
A service charge of 10% will be added to the Monster Trucks and Demo Derby ticket prices.
*Thursday, 8/27th is the 4th Annual Military Appreciation Day. Admission is FREE all day/night for active and retired military and their dependents with I.D.s. Active and retired military are invited to enter the fairgrounds through a military-only gate, on a red carpet, at the main entrance to Fair. Military attendees will be greeted and presented with a lanyard for the military branch they are serving or served in. At 7:30p.m. before the Figure 8 race in the Miller Lite Grandstand Arena, a special tribute will be conducted that includes recognition of all military in attendance when the anthems for the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marines and Navy are broadcast.
Grandstand seating is FREE on a first come, first seated basis, with the purchase of general admission tickets to the Figure 8 Race on Thursday, 8/27 and Rural Olympics/Fireworks on Sat., 8/29. For the Figure 8 Race and Monster Trucks shows, the Grandstand opens at 6:15p.m. for patrons w/special needs, 6:30 p.m. for gen. public. For the Rural Olympics on 8/28 and Demo Derby on 8/30, the grandstands open at 5:15 for patrons w/special needs and 5:30 for the general public.
**Monster Truck and Demo Derby tickets INCLUDE Fair Admission. There are no free Grandstand seats for the Monster Trucks and Demo Derby events, a ticket is required that will include Fair admission. Children occupying seats for Monster Trucks or Demolition Derby must have a ticket. Children 3 years old and younger are free with paid adult.
Click HERE for Ticket Order Form
Daily Home Arts schedule
Daily Livestock schedules/Exhibit Entries
Exhibit Buildings
Fair 2015 Daily Schedule & Grounds Map
Entry Forms/Rules: Figure 8, Rural Olympics, Demo Derby, Community Stage
Click HERE for 2015 Figure 8 Entry Form/Rules
Click HERE for 2015 Rural Olympics Entry Form/Rules
Click HERE for 2015 Demo Derby Entry Form/Rules
Click HERE for 2015 Community Stage Application
Partnership Opportunities
Patrons w/Disabilities
2015 A.V. Fair Theme Art
Click HERE for 2015 Theme logo - Color
Click HERE for 2015 Theme logo - B&W
Click HERE for 2015 Theme artwork - Color
Click HERE for 2015 Theme artwork - B&W
Click HERE for 2015 FULL poster artwork - Color
Click HERE for 2015 FULL poster artwork - B&W
Click HERE for Fair photos
Welcome to the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds!
As home to the annual Antelope Valley Fair & Alfalfa Festival in August and more than 100 events each year, the A.V. Fairgrounds provides a premier campus for our customers and yours. In addition to numerous buildings of various sizes, areas for BBQs and an outdoor pavilion and waterfall display for weddings and events, our facility features the Turf Club, a $4 million dollar, Off-Track Betting facility. Our 2 newest buildings are 4,000 sq ft. each and were built to accommodate the increasing demand for weddings and receptions.
Our signature event is our annual 10-day Fair beginning August 21 - August 30, 2015. Over 250,000 visitors attend our fair to see live music concerts, automotive events that include the Figure 8 Race, Monster Trucks and Demo Derby events. We also continue the tradition of our Rural Olympics where local community members participate in events such as tractor pulls and hay baling contests. And don't forget our Fair vendors, spectacular carnival rides and mouth-watering food!
Antelope Valley Fair Association Mission Statement
To serve as a well managed, safe, multi-purpose, year-round facility which meets the diverse educational and entertainment needs of the residents and families of the Antelope Valley. The A.V. Fair Association will be innovative in planning and growth while protecting the public's investment, maintaining sensitivity to our environment and preserving and caring for our agricultural heritage while creating new cultural traditions.
Antelope Valley Fair & Alfalfa Festival's vision is to provide innovative, professional leadership that creates a premiere state of the art complex which showcases and develops resources and economic vitality to achieve our highest potential.
The Antelope Valley Fair & Alfalfa Festival is committed to:
1. Maintaining a clean, safe, family-oriented and culturally diverse environment.
2. Promoting education, agriculture and preserving our heritage while meeting the challenges of the future.
3. Maintaining a high quality staff, which provides customer service and promotes the community while sustaining strong business relationships and fiscal responsibility.
Antelope Valley Fair's roots go back to 1895, when the Antelope Valley Association sponsored a two-day celebration for area ranchers and farmers. The first organized Harvest Festival took place in 1931, featuring Hollywood entertainers. In 1934, a "field day" was held with competitions among local ranchers and farmers at the Antelope Valley High School football field. The competitions in following years featured friendly contests between Eastsiders and Westsiders, including women, in cow milking, hay loading and others. This was the forerunner to the Rural Olympics that is the fair's signature event.
The Antelope Valley Fair was formed September 1, 1938 and held its first meeting on December 5, 1938. At this meeting the Association officers were authorized to purchase eighty acres of land at a total price of $2,800, the terms being $1,000 down, with the balance to be paid at the rate of $300 per year. Of course, the problem that immediately arose was the lack of funds to purchase the land. All the ranchers in the Valley were approached and each donated a ton of hay. The truckers of the Valley hauled the hay to Lancaster, and the merchants of the Valley made cash contributions toward the fund. Hay buyers from all over Southern California were invited to come up and bid on the hay to the highest bidder. Mr. Henry Clark of Bakersfield was asked to auction the hay to the highest bidder. With the funds raised, the grounds were purchased. Those grounds were the home of the fair until September 2003 when it moved to its new quarters on Avenue H in Lancaster, CA.
The Antelope Valley Fair was incorporated on September 12, 1938 with the following signers of the incorporation papers: George Rush, Lloyd Mikelson, Jesse Romine, D.R. Jaqua and Tom Foley. After operating as the Antelope Valley Fair for three years, and having full community cooperation in erecting the original buildings, it was deemed advisable to become an Agricultural Association under the Division of Fairs and Expositions, State of California. With the help of many individuals and organizations of the Valley working with State Legislators to make possible, on September 13, 1941, the 50th District Agricultural Association became operative. The fair was originally a four-day event until 1959, then a five-day event until 1972, then a six-day event until 1981, and is now a eleven-day event.
In November of 2011, with the help of Assemblyman Steve Knight and Senator George Runner the new Antelope Valley Fair Joint Powers of Authority (JPA) was established. This new entity allows the AV Fair to operate free of the constraints created by State bureaucracy. The goal in forming a JPA with closer ties to local government is to enable the AV Fair to operate more efficiently and with greater flexibility. This transition as a non profit 501 (c)(4), once again return the Fair to the community. This endeavor has changed the face of California Fairs, helping to move them into a successful future.
Antelope Valley Fairgrounds
2551 West Avenue H., Lancaster, CA 93536.
For mail to the Admin. office, add "Ste. 102".
Main: (661) 948-6060
Fax: (661) 942-2135.
Box office during Fair: (661) 948-6060, xt. 230
Administation Office Regular Hours:
Monday-Friday 8am-5pm
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The news that three women – Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight – were held in a Cleveland home for about a decade shocked neighbors, who said they didn't notice anything.
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Cleveland police on Monday night arrested three brothers in connection with kidnapping and holding captive three women for the past decade – a situation that left neighbors wondering why they had not noticed suspicious activity.
Suspect Ariel Castro owns the house where Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight were held captive for about 10 years until Ms. Berry escaped Monday evening and called 911, Police Chief Michael McGrath said at a news conference Tuesday morning. Mr. Castro's brothers – Pedro Castro and Onil Castro – were also arrested, though they do not live at the house.
Berry identified Ariel Castro as her captor in her frantic 911 call Monday evening, according to the call transcript. Police say they believe they have the right people in custody, but the investigation could take many weeks.
"We have several unanswered questions," said Cleveland Mayor Frank Johnson at a press conference Tuesday. "Why were they taken? How were they taken? And how did they remain undetected in the city of Cleveland for this period of time?"
Neighbors on Seymour Avenue on the west side of Cleveland are surprised that the women were found in the house of Castro, a nice guy who attended neighborhood barbecues and offered kids rides on his four-wheeler.
"I'm not the only one on the block that feels ashamed to know that we didn't notice anything," Juan Perez, who grew up two houses down the block, told WEWS-TV Monday night. "I mean, I feel like my head's low, I work at a school, I work with kids ... I have a heavy heart right now."
Another neighbor said he never saw women or girls at the house, and there was no indication that people were being held against their will – only Castro doing "average" things.
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But Mr. Perez said he now realizes that Castro did display some odd behavior – such as stopping at home for only 10 minutes or an hour – and he speculated that the suspect owned other property, which police are investigating.Â
The FBI collected evidence from the crime scene throughout the night, and the next step will be to piece together 10 years of logistical information, Mr. McGrath said at the news conference.
There is no evidence in city databases that anyone living near the house called authorities about suspicious activity, city Public Safety Director Martin Flask told the Cleveland Plain Dealer. There are also no code violations on the house or calls made to the fire department.
Police visited the house twice in the past 15 years: In 2000, Castro called the police to report a fight, but no arrests were made, and police visited the house in 2004 because, as a school bus driver, Castro left a child unattended on the bus. No one answered the door, and police said there was no criminal intent.
Castro's uncle, Julio, who owns a grocery store half a block from the house on Seymour Avenue, said Castro worked as a school bus driver. Cleveland Metropolitan School District spokesperson Roseann Canfora confirmed that Castro worked as a school bus driver but did not have details about the duration of his employment or whether he left voluntarily or was fired.
It's unknown whether Castro allegedly gained the three women's trust through his job as a bus driver, said Cleveland Deputy Police Chief Ed Tomba at the press conference Tuesday.
"That's up to the girls to tell us," he said. "We still don't know; that is one of the great unknowns right now. We anticipate getting that information from the ladies, not the suspects."
The Castro family grew up in the same west side Cleveland neighborhood and knew the DeJesus family, Julio Castro told CNN.
Mr. Tomba said that the police and FBI are interviewing members of the Castro family, but they are not at liberty to release any information gained from those conversations. He said the police are working with the prosecutor's office to file charges within 36 hours from the suspects' arrest.
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People don't get what Gail Warner does. And she doesn't get why they don't get it.
As a Material Process Engineer for Newport News Shipbuilding, Warner spends day and night, year after year, working with military and civilian engineers, facility owners, health and safety experts, subcontractors, fabricators, vendors, specifiers, purchasers, painting crews, finance officers, supervisors and a hillion-jillion other professionals to facilitate the proper coating of the "million widgets" on each and every new U.S. aircraft carrier built by her employer.
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Comment from Regina Montgomery, (9/14/2012, 10:34 AM)
A nice interview and a cute ending. Being in the field, we can all relate to the juxtaposition of the simplicity and the complexity of paint coupling into one entity.
Comment from Ghodsieh Tehrani, (9/14/2012, 1:30 PM)
Wish it was just average people; it is alarming to see how little most engineers and professionals know about coating and corrosion, in particular.
May be engineering curriculums with some courses on corrosion would help.
Comment from Mike McCloud, (9/19/2012, 8:05 AM)
Coatings are usually the last component of a project and it is the first to get cut as the project runs out of money. Most spec. writers don't know a thing about paint. It is scary.
Comment from Car F., (9/19/2012, 3:25 PM)
A fellow tradesman - not a Painter - told me once that if you can urinate, you can paint...I laughed, but it probably [and sadly] reflects the opinion of many uninformed people out there, there is so much to learn and experiment, specially with the ever changing coating technologies. I'm now using a water borne polyurethane coating to paint gasoline dispensing pumps...incredible!!!I understand that the Santa Fe Railway pioneered this product on their bright yellow locomotives...any comments???
Comment from Mike McCloud, (9/20/2012, 9:10 AM)
I always heard, said, was, "A drunk painter is a good painter".
Comment from jason bray, (9/22/2012, 1:31 AM)
HAHA I love what Car F. said about the urinating.We used to have this old engineer who would inevitably show up at the paint shop on a Friday afternoon and he would say "can't you just slobber some paint on it..." As the lead coating guy for GM Delco in Goleta for 7 years coatings are fun and challenging to work with, to be presice in your labor is a noble thing. We got to work on the first LAV's and the Shuttle, but like she said parts...
Part of the issue with adapting to new technologies is the manufacturers of coatings have a dubious history with consistency, so you have to learn to get the job done with what you have.
Comment from jason bray, (9/22/2012, 1:34 AM)
Mike McCloud, I had a guy on my crew in the 80's who functioned much better if I brought him a 16oz at 7am....but man he could paint...
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. financial stocks traded lower on Thursday ahead of a much-anticipated speech Friday from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, but a big industry acquisition in Canada and a series of dividend hikes there sparked action to the north. Bank of Nova Scotia agreed to buy ING Bank of Canada from its Dutch parent ING Groep NV ING, -1.31% for C$3.126 (US$3.159 billion) in cash, the latest in a string of big purchases by the Canadian bank and its biggest-ever takeover. In U.S. trading, Canadian bank shares were mixed. Bank of Nova Scotia BNS, -1.26% fell 2.3%, while Royal Bank of Canada RY, -0.88% added 1.2%. Royal Bank and Toronto Dominion Bank TD, -0.61% both reported higher profits and raised their dividends on Thursday. In the U.S., the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF XLF, -0.44% which tracks the financial stocks in the S&P 500 SPX, -0.03% fell 0.6%, Among the financial stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.16% Bank of America BAC, -1.10% fell 1%, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. JPM, -0.81% lost 0.6%, American Express Co. AXP, -0.24% dropped 0.6% and Travelers Cos. Inc. TRV, -0.07% lost 0.6%.
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GAIN AN EDGE AT JOB INTERVIEWS Increases Success
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Jeff Tapper was in charge of a public sector department made up of over 100 staff for 18 years. Throughout that time, he chaired an average of at least 50 job interviews per year, with applicants ranging from fresh graduates to heads of departments. Drawing from his extensive experience, Tapper releases "Gain an Edge at Job Interviews" (published by Xlibris AU), a new guide featuring strategies that will help readers become successful and confident in their interviews.
Tapper has seen many good job applicants fail at the interview stage due to a variety of reasons, including poor preparation, over-confidence, and complacency. In this book, he shares his observations and insights; guiding readers through the interview process and providing them with information that will increase their chances of succeeding. Aptly titled, this manual is designed to help job applicants gain a competitive edge against other applicants.
"As jobs become scarcer, it is important to apply all strategies possible to stand out from the crowd of other applicants," Tapper says.
"Gain an Edge at Job Interviews" features a sample practice set of over 900 interview questions ordered by common selection criteria, plus 35 common questions and how to answer them. It is an insightful guide for building confidence in applicants and giving them the competitive edge they need.
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Michigan Wolverines defensive end Frank Clark unveiled his new tattoo on Twitter, which was a tribute to his football career and most likely his struggles off-the-field. He shows off his number 57, along with the classic Michigan block M. The image right underneath the word "struggle" is a Tarblooder. I have no idea what that is, but it's the mascot for Clark's high school, Cleveland Glenville High School.Clark struggled off the field this past summer when he was arrested for second-degree home invasion and he was suspended for the Cowboy Classic game against Alabama. Since then he has stayed out of trouble, and was an impact player on the Michigan defense.[@FocusedTattoos]
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Eight years ago, Google purchased the upcoming video sharing website YouTube from Steven Chen and Chad Hurley for $1.65 billion dollars. The growth of the video sharing site has continued with the announcement that YouTube has eclipsed the one billion unique-monthly-user mark this week.
What's so impressive is that this number is unique YouTube users, not unique visits — an account is required to count toward this value. Marketers have taken to 'Tube as well. According to Google, all of the AdAge Top 100 brands are running campaigns on YouTube.
On the official Google blog post, the following fun facts were shared:
- Nearly one out of every two people on the Internet visits YouTube.
- Our monthly viewership is the equivalent of roughly ten Super Bowl audiences.
- If YouTube were a country, we'd be the third largest in the world after China and India.
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Hey uhhh so i need some tips on how to beat that last boss guy in the Via Infinito on level 100 i hear he has about 6 million hp how do i beat that?? I dont have the accessory invincible either :(
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You must mean Trema. **** his hp is really 999,999hp so i get what you mean. He is really hard to beat belive me it took me ages. Cast protect on all party members to stop his attacks. Try to lower his hp down so he does not cast demi flare or ultima on you. Use soul ring to reduce his mp to 0 aswell. He will not use any magic then.remember if your mages are running out of mp or anyone else just steal his turbo ether and his ether. Good Luck mate and you need more help just ask.


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Radisson Blu Hotel Chennai City Centre, Chennai (Madras)
- Free WiFi and free parking
Main amenities
- 162 guestrooms
- Near the beach
- 2 restaurants
- Full-service spa
- Outdoor pool
- Breakfast available
- Health club
- Business center
- Childcare
- 24-hour front desk
- Coffee/tea in the lobby
- Air conditioning
What's around
- Heart of Chennai
- Raja Muthiah Hall (0.2 mi / 0.4 km)
- Spencer's Plaza Shopping Mall (0.5 mi / 0.8 km)
- Government Museum (0.5 mi / 0.8 km)
- Mount Road (0.5 mi / 0.9 km)
- Sankara Nethralaya (0.6 mi / 1 km)
Very nice hotel, pleasant rooms, extremely nice staff, fantastic breakfasts. Highly…
It was good, but we were not given the complimentary breakfast thats shown on the website
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Hotel Info: 866-539-8117from $94
- Deluxe Room
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- Superior room
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- This hotel has 162 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 7 floors
- Check-in time noon-midnight
- Check-out time is noon
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- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
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- Babysitting/childcare *
- Pets not allowed
Extra people
- Roll-away beds available, charges may apply*
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Free self parking
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- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- 2 restaurants
- Bar/lounge
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- 24-hour room service
- Coffee/tea in the lobby
- Outdoor pool
- Health club
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
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- Business center
- Conference space
- 24-hour front desk
- Hair salon
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Elevator/lift
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- Bathrobes
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- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub or shower
- Free toiletries
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- 37-inch LCD TV
- Premium TV channels
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Chakra by Thai Sabhai has 5 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy. The spa is equipped with a sauna.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision. Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa.
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Guests under 16 years old are not allowed in the spa.
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
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Rollaway beds are available for INR 1000 per night
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Giants coach Tom Coughlin joked that he only got about 15 minutes of sleep last night and the same was probably true for quarterback Eli Manning. But that didn't seem to matter, as both were riding the adrenaline from their 21-17 Super Bowl victory over the Patriots at this morning's press conference.
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Cadillac Escalade Problem Report
Cadillac Escalade Speedometer or Other Instrument Panel Gauge May Work Erratically
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The speedometer or other instrument panel gauge may begin to work erratically at times. Our technicians tell us that the instrument cluster must be sent to a repair facility to correct this fault.
Currently my speedometer starting being stuck on misc. speeds when I would get the truck before I even started it up it would be on like 30mph, I think ok maybe its stuck...well it continued to get worse it would be stuck on 70 then as I drove it was clocking the speed when I stop its still on 70mph. I discovered that it is a common problem in GM automobiles and the stepper motor has to be replaced. A stepper motor is basically a small part that cost $5-$30 depending where you shop, but it controls the needle on the speedometer and the other gauges in the instrument cluster, i.e the fuel,oil,engine temp readings. Many places when charge you upwards of at least $150 to fix, some want you to removed the whole instrument cluster from your automobile and mail it to them so they repair and you pay online, however...I saw a video on YouTube DIY and was successful in repairing it myself. All you need is a fork (yes the one you eat with),soldering iron,de-solder wick,core resin for electronics,and the stepper motor to replace the bad one in the truck. I advise to search Youtube for the video you should be able to find it by entering: GM speedometer and you will see a video of a repair on a Chevy Sierra but basically majority of all GM cars repair the same way...I spent $30 totally to fix it. - MzGee
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speedometer froze and now starts at 60mph and goes to 110mph. have to go with the flow of traffic because I don't know what speed I'm driving. was told it would cost 800.00 to fix. haven't fixed it. - Visitor
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Stepper motor for the speedometer began acting odd round 145k. Would get stuck at 60 mph after traveling on the highway with cruise control on for extended periods of time. Now my caddy is constantly going 120 mph. Looks like a simple fix if you watch the youtube video on "replacing gm stepper motors." It appears to be an easy solder job but I have not had a chance to try fixing it. It's a pain not knowing how fast I'm going however, having a clearly incorrect speedometer has gotten me out of a couple speeding tickets. 1600 rpms is roughly where 55-60 mph is so I tend to just go by that. yolo - Visitor
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Backup solutions for large networks or workgroups are two-a-penny on Linux, but if you just want to back up a couple of folders with your personal data or keep a backup copy of this data in sync, legacy backup tools are often oversized and thus not fit for the purpose. A small Qt application named Synkron [1] steps into the breach and has custom features with enough potential to keep datasets from different sources in sync at all times.
Synkron can be installed from the software repos of virtually all major KDE-based distributions; after installation, you will see a launcher in the Utilities | Archive menu. Arch Linux and derivatives such as Manjaro or Antergos also have Synkron in the AUR [2]. If your distribution does not offer the program, the source code is available for downloading from the project website.
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Add water slowly and continue to mix until it holds together when pinched. Then wrap it in plastic & refridgerate for at least one hour.
Roll dough out from the centre (I found that by taking small bits and working with them, it was easier than using the whole wad at once) and cut into 10cm circles, using a cookie cutter or a small bowl. Place rounds into a 12-cup muffin tin and chill in the fridge.
Whisk eggs in a medium sized saucepan. Add butter, sugar and cream and whisk over low heat, and stir constantly, adding heat in increments.
Slowly bring mixture to a boil and remove from heat. Add bourbon or vanilla, and stir well.
Bring your muffin pan out from the fridge & line each with a few pieces of chopped nuts or raisins.
Then, spoon filling into the cups, garnish with nuts or raisins & bake at 375f for 15-20 minutes, or until pastry has browned nicely.
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