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Family Association
The University of Texas at San Antonio's Family Association aims to provide communication between the University and family members of our students in order to increase student success, facilitate positive University relations, and promote a suitable role for family members within the University community. Valuing the role families play in the lives of students, UTSA officially formed the Family Association in 2004. The Association assists new families in getting acclimated to UTSA by developing social events and monthly newsletters which are designed to enhance the communication between parents and students.
Become a Member of Family Association
Membership is free and available to all family members of current UTSA Roadrunners. Housed within Orientation and Family Programs, the Family Association provides a support group for family members as a way for them to communicate with UTSA and stay involved with campus life.
Family Association Events
Parents and family members are encouraged to visit UTSA any time of the year. The Family Association has developed a series of events to celebrate the supportive role that families play in the lives of their college students. We encourage you to attend or volunteer at our next function!
Family Association Newsletter, Family Connection
The Family Connection is distributed monthly during the fall and spring semesters to the members of the Association. The newsletter keeps Family Association members up to date on campus events, student and faculty achievements, and practical advice to help parents make their way through the college experience throughout the year with their students.
Family Fund
The Family Fund helps to transform the quality of life for all UTSA students. The fund ensures that students continue to receive the well-rounded, quality education for which our University is recognized. The Fund's priorities are academic and leadership development. Every gift is meaningful to UTSA. Consider pledging your gift today!
Parent Council
The mission of the UTSA Parent Council is to foster positive relationships with all members of the UTSA community, promote the quality reputation of the university and increase support for programs that enhance student life on campus.
Composed of family members of current students, the Parent Council serves as an advisory board to university administration. All members of the Family Association are eligible to apply for an appointment to the Parent Council by contacting the Student Affairs Development Office at (210) 458-5119.


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Community and calendar briefs for Dec. 16, 2013
Published: Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 10:30 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, December 15, 2013 at 9:42 p.m.
Navy training will include live bombing
Navy training schedules indicate live bombing will take place between noon and 5 p.m. today and Tuesday at the Pinecastle Range Complex in the Ocala National Forest.
For noise complaints, call 1-800-874-5059.
Senior menu items planned this week
The following meals will be provided by Marion Senior Services, 1101 SW 20th Court, Ocala. Lunches are delivered by Meals on Wheels; dinners are provided at Marion Senior Services. For more information, call 620-3501.
Monday: Oven fried chicken thigh, black eyed peas, country vegetable medley, wheat bread, mixed fruit and low-fat milk.
Tuesday: Meatballs with spaghetti, tomato gravy, flat beans, Italian bread, mixed fruit and low-fat milk.
Wednesday: Chicken chop suey over rice, green beans, gingered carrots, peaches and low-fat milk.
Thursday: Tuna pasta salad, broccoli salad, whole grain bread, orange, animal crackers and low-fat milk.
Friday: Meatloaf with mushroom gravy, scalloped potatoes, green peas, wheat bread, applesauce and low-fat milk.
Tickets available for Jingle Ball
WOCA's Jingle Ball, an evening at the Appleton Museum of Art, will begin at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the museum, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala.
Tickets are $20 per person, or $10 and a toy valued at at least $10.
For more information, visit thesource1370.com.
Senior center cruise is Jan. 22
The Ocala Senior Activity Center will host a cruise down the St. Johns River in a climate-controlled paddleboat on Jan. 22.
The trip will leave at 8 a.m. and return at 6 p.m.
The cost is $67 and includes transportation, lunch and admission.
For more information, call 629-8357.
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|Running Time: 130 mins.
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Summary:Based on the Victorian horror novel written by Bram Stoker in 1897, about the vampire Dracula, who is on a quest to be eternally reunited with the one woman he ever loved. Dracula travels from Transylvania to London to find the young woman who is the double image of the love he lost centuries earlier.


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A philosophical question.
We're all familiar with fictional places in the mostly real world - think Gotham City, or Syldavia (comic books seem to be the most prolific users). I'm interested in developing such places. It's the context that helps make them interesting.
Problem is, I can't go too far in my development because I run into blocks dealing with fitting these places into real geography (and history). Most such places are spatially vague, made for storytelling, not mapping. They often rely on the reader's assumed lack of geographical knowledge.
The problem comes when one tries to think how these places would affect the real ones. There's a conceptual mismatch here: trying to alter geography while keeping as much other geography and history intact as possible. These aren't supposed to be about alternate history; that destroys the point for me.
I realized a long time ago that all fiction is alternate history, whether or not it declares itself to be. This becomes a problem for me when I try to make other types of fiction.
So how do you do it? Make fictional places that can be a part of a mostly-real world, that is.


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|Pitching with Pritch
Busy time for sporting world
The sporting world is busy this time of year. College and professional football and basketball are going with a ton of games on TV and this week you can throw in the high school winter seasons and you have lots of games to watch either at home or on the road. It is a sport junkie's heaven.


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Press Release - Sessions Applauds Passage of MilCon/VA & Homeland Security Appropriations Bills
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today released the following statement regarding House passage of H.R. 2216, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2014, and H.R. 2217, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2014:


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Now that two states have legalized pot, president's position raises questions about enforcing the current law
By John Solomon
Now that two states have legalized recreational use of marijuana, the Obama administration insists it supports the current federal law declaring pot illegal. But it wasn't that long ago when President Barack Obama supported eliminating criminal penalties for marijuana use.
Video footage from a 2004 Illinois Senate debate in front of college students shows Obama advocating decriminalizing marijuana.
"In terms of the legalization of drugs, I think the war on drugs has been an utter failure and I think we need to rethink and decriminalize our marijuana laws," Obama told students at Northwestern University in Jaunaury 2004. "But I am not somebody who believes in legalization of marijuana. What I do believe is that we need to rethink how we are operating in the drug wars, and that currently we are not doing a good job."
At the time, Obama was an Illinois state lawmaker seeking the Democratic nomination for Illinois's U.S. Senate seat. He'd win that race and four years later famously began his quest for the White House.
During a 2007-08 campaign debate among Democratic presidential hopefuls, Obama seemed to equivocate on the issue. Video from that debate shows Obama half-raising his hand, almost confused, when other candidates declared they opposed decriminalizing marijuna. But Obama's campaign quickly clarified that he still held the same position as 2004: he believed marijuana laws should be decriminalized. That made him the only major party candidate at the time to stake out that position.
Both videos were shot by campaign operatives who shadowed Obama at the time, expecting they may one day have to face him in an election. And they were provided to me back at the time, and I used them in political reporting I did in 2007 and 2008 for The Washington Post and The Washington Times. At the time, the big debate was over legalization of medical marijuana.
But now they take on new significance since Washington state and Colorado on Nov. 6 legalized the recreational use of pot, the first such states to do so.
Obama has not addressed the pot issue since the election. The Washington Guardian pressed the White House for an answer on where he stands, and was referred to the U.S. Justice Department, where a spokesman said the administration supports enforcing the current laws declaring marijuana illegal.
"The Department's enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act remains unchanged," spokeswoman Nana Chitre said. "In enacting the Controlled Substances Act, Congress determined that marijuana is a Schedule I controlled substance. We are reviewing the ballot initiatives and have no additional comment at this time."
In his memoir, Dreams of My Father, Obama acknowledged as a young man experimenting with pot and other drugs for a short time. "I had learned not to care. I blew a few smoke rings, remembering those years. Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it," he wrote, adding he quickly turned away from drugs to build a successful career.


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Andy Mineo in concert
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Ouachita is the only college football program in the state at any level that has posted five consecutive winning seasons.
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It doesn't have to be that way, or so it seems to a growing number of visionaries. Prominent among them is Andrew von Eschenbach, MD, FDA's acting commissioner, who has been talking about a new era of cancer treatment for years. Back in 2001, when he was tapped to head the National Cancer Institute, he articulated a sweeping vision of how medical progress would transform cancer into a chronic disease—a manageable condition—and how new drugs would make the disease an affliction to be lived with, not to die from.
Certainly, Desmond-Hellman has played a pivotal role in hastening that day by bringing some of the most promising and innovative oncology drugs to market: Rituxan (rituximab), the first drug to use monoclonal antibodies, which works by attacking specific types of cancer cells; Herceptin (trastuzumab), which opened the doorway to personalized medicine by targeting the HER2 gene, which defined a specific subtype of breast cancer; and Avastin (bevacizumab), the first angiogenesis inhibitor to stop tumors by preventing the formation of new blood vessels.
"As a physician who has been engaged in the care of human beings, not just rats or yeast or cells, her greatest contribution may be bringing the eyes of a true clinician to a major biotech company," says David Johnson, MD, who heads the cancer unit at Vanderbilt University and is a former president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). "She understands at a core level what disease is."
"Sue has made an amazing impact in her corporate role at Genentech and, at the same time, remains dedicated to patient care, a critical combination in today's healthcare environment," says Debra Newton, president of HBA and the Newton Grey agency. "Her colleagues credit her with making the world a better place to live."
Even as Desmond-Hellmann's work advances a new model of cancer treatment, it also charts the rapid evolution of pharma companies and shows that what's good for patients can be good for business. Under her leadership, a new vision—and practice—of cancer as a chronic disease has begun to emerge.


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Only a 3 as we were delayed by 2.5 hrs .. But Delta airlines are great planes, clean, spacious and friendly staffTommo
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1. Louis Pasteur 1822-1895: an exhibit presented by the National Library of Medicine in observance of the sesquicentennial of the birth of Louis Pasteur, scientist and benefactor of humanity, Oct. 2, 1972- Feb. 4, 1973, National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Md. 20014
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Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895.


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The Women's Health Diet isn't about eating less; it's about eating more—more nutrient-dense food, to crowd out the empty calories and keep you full all day. That's important, because restricting food will kill your metabolism. It sends a signal to your body that says, "I'm starving here!" And your body responds by slowing your metabolic rate to hold on to existing energy stores.
What's worse, if the food shortage (meaning, your crash diet) continues, you'll begin burning muscle tissue, which just gives your enemy, visceral fat, a greater advantage. Your metabolism slows further, and fat goes on to claim even more territory.
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Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Spencer Butterfield recorded a double-double
with 13 points and a game-high 11 rebounds as he helped guide the Utah State
Aggies to a 68-46 win over the Seattle Redhawks in Western Athletic Conference
play at KeyArena.
Jarred Shaw scored a game-high 16 points for the Aggies (16-5, 7-4 WAC),
followed by TeNale Roland with 12 points and Marcel Davis 11 as the team
posted a second straight win. Ben Clifford checked in with 10 rebounds as
The Redhawks (7-14, 2-9), losers of four of the last five outings, were paced
by Chad Rasmussen with 10 points, although he shot just 2-of-10 from the
floor, including 1-of-7 behind the 3-point line.
Seattle led by a basket early in the meeting, but the squad ended up with just
eight field goals in the first half and missed all seven tries on the
perimeter, en route to a 30-19 deficit at the break.
In the second half, while the hosts made good on only 29.4 percent from the
floor, USU was knocking down 56.5 percent as it cruised to the comfortable
Utah State dominated the Redhawks on the glass, 44-25, helping the visitors
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On Saturday at 12:10 AM Deputies with the Ionia County Sheriff's Office responded to a two vehicle accident on eastbound I-96 near Kent Street.
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A Ford Escape, driven by a 55 year old Grand Rapids man, struck the Ford F150. The driver of the Ford escape was transported to Sparrow Hospital and is currently in stable condition.
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The College of Technology offers a program of graduate study leading to the Master of Technology degree. The program, which provides advanced technical and management skills, meets the needs of the technical workforce in industry and business. It also offers students flexibility in course selection to meet the diverse demands of careers in rapidly changing fields in a technology-based economy. Under established university policy for institutional collaboration and partnerships, the Master of Technology degree program provides a concurrent degree under a bilateral memorandum of agreement with various international institutions. Information about the College and its programs is available at http://www.kent.edu/tech.
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This came up in the smoking law thread, but I think it would make a great thread of it's own.
If you could pass a law purely to avoid things that annoy you, what would it be?
Mine would be, no one over age 70 should drive in the left hand lane.
Anyone else?
No giant, rattling subwoofers in cars.
I know, I know, I'm getting old and grumpy.
If you use your cell phone in a movie theater and it's a better one than the cell phone I have: I get to keep it, and you get kicked out of the theater
Slow walkers deserve to be donkey punched. right there and then!
Fan's whose team loses a football game can not in the parking lot immediately afterward insist they still have the better team. Penalties would be doubled if the team sported black and gold and in the instance of it being an away game tripled.
People that drive slow in the left lane
Harleys with pipes
No mini Vans.. Anywhere.
Semis (trucks) must stay in the right lane.
It never fails... I'm coming up on a semi so I switch to pass him, and what does he/she do, cuts me off at the last second because they might have to use their brake!
I would like a law that would allow me to have a taser and pull over anyone who does not know how to drive. Instead of a speeding ticket you get zapped, by me of course.
"Profanity is the Crutch of Inarticulate Mother ****ers"
The Wall in the Bathroom at People's
dmclone can no longer use that avatar, instead he must use one from the same scene that is an animated .gif file
Harleys Harleys Harleys, those things have to be the most annoying things on the planet. Does it make you feel more manley to be louder than anyone else? Does it boost your ego to wake up little kids?
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin 1775
Obnoxiously loud kids at the movie theater need to go. If I ever need to know the latest gossip from SE Polk high school, all I need to do is go to a movie (any movie) at the Copper Creek theaters.
I'm officially old now.
"The bass, the rock,
The mic, the treble,
I like my coffee black,
Just like my metal."
Can I just get rid of all politicians?
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|TV special examines Great Plains
Follow nationally acclaimed photographer Michael Forsberg as he examines what wildness remains in the Great Plains of North America, featuring brilliant and stunning imagery. NET Television's "Great Plains: America's Lingering Wild," premiered Sunday Nov. 25 and will repeat Sunday, Dec. 2 at 2:30 p.m. CT on NET1 and NET-HD. The program is based on Forsberg's book of the same name.


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Shadyside 7
Monroe Central 6
SHADYSIDE - Shadyside scored seven runs in the second inning and made it stand in holding off Monroe Central.
Zach Meadows had two singles and an RBI for the Tigers, while Adam Stupak had a two-run single and Cody Hudson laced an RBI single.
Korey Piatt smashed a two-run double for the Seminoles, while Kole Hogue doubled and Kordell Antill had an RBI single.


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Letters to the editor - July 30, 2013
Published: Monday, July 29, 2013 at 11:07 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, July 29, 2013 at 11:07 p.m.
How about 'Myrtle Fest'?
Have you noticed? The crepe myrtles are extraordinarily beautiful this year.
No matter where you drive in Wilmington, you'll see oceans of pink, white, rose, lavender, and even red … often on both sides of the street.
Could it be due to the bountiful rain we've been having? The blossoms are super full, and holding on for weeks.
We have our Azalea Festival. Fayetteville has a dogwood festival. There are rose and orchid festivals all over the United States.
Maybe we don't need another festival, but let us at least give a heartfelt salute to Lagerstroemia Indica, the tree with the beautiful blossoms, and the unfortunate name.
Trish Haines, Wilmington
What's happened to our state?
I love North Carolina, and have lived here for almost 45 years, but what is going on in Raleigh …
I cannot say I am proud to say or tell anyone that I am from North Carolina, for too many reasons to mention here, except … the Republicans. What happened?
Mike Lewis, Wilmington
The last sales tax holiday
I just wanted people to take note that the upcoming tax holiday for school supplies is the last one for North Carolina. The General Assembly, in its wisdom, has discontinued the tax holiday for school supplies for 2014.
I would suggest that you take a big plunge this year and buy supplies for several years, to save yourself some money.
While you are doing this, think about what the legislature has done to public schools, and especially to public school teachers – tiny raise, no extra money for a master's degree, no tenure, few teachers' assistants, more students in the classroom, etc.
If teacher morale was low before these legislators got into office, just think what it is like now. If the achievement in public schools was low before these people got into office, what do you think is going to happen now?
I say shame on the General Assembly for its war on the teachers – and children of this state. I hope it comes back to bite them in the next election.
Carole W. Ellis, Wilmington
Exaggerated climate fears
A reprinted Baltimore Sun editorial, a letter to the editor Oppose Keystone, and the column "Business and the Environment," are misguided opinion pieces that claim human activity is causing "global climate change" by increasing carbon dioxide levels. Statements like: "Global temperatures could rise a startling 9 degrees Fahrenheit by 2100," "we have more severe droughts and wildfires," and "stronger, more frequent storms aren't supported by evidence" …
Supporters of man-made global warming are scrambling to explain how temperatures can remain flat, while CO2 concentrations increase. What about human activity?
Murry Salby, a former professor at Macquarie University, points out that … humans emit about 3 percent of the CO2 (about 5 gigatons) through fossil fuel burning." In a speech given at the Sidney Institute, he concludes that "man-made emissions don't control the climate; they don't even control global CO2 levels."
Carbon dioxide, like oxygen, is critical to life. A study by Daniel R. Taub, of Southwestern University, reports that under elevated concentrations of CO2, most plants show higher rates of photosynthesis and increased growth. Good for forests and farming, and for the health of our planet. Hardly a doomsday scenario.
Peter A. Cerra Sr., Wilmington
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Control yourselves ladies!
In the article she talks sexting, bad boysand her attraction to the dark side.
The heart was something fans were drawing on their wrists in show of their support while Lovato was undergoing treatment for "emotional and physical issues" last year.
"I wanted to thank my fans in a way I know can never be forgotten" the 18-year-old explained in a video for cambio.com.
In her first tweet since getting out of rehab: , "Guess who's baaaaaaaack…!!!!!!!" and followed it up with "I love you guys SO MUCH… this support is UNBELIEVABLE!! I'm tearing up I'm so thankful…"
Snooki on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.
She admits: "If I do something stupid, which is pretty much the whole time, I hate it. I just hate it. Obviously, they're only going to put the good stuff in, and the good stuff is us drunk, so all I'm seeing is me drunk and falling down."
"That's how I am when I party, but some of the stuff I do is, like, 'Really, Nicole?' I look like a freakin' alcoholic. I'm like, 'You're sweating, your makeup is running, you look gross.' I just look like s..."
Snooki described what it is like to be filmed 27/4, which she claims is incredibly stressful: "It messes with your head. That's why we go crazy. That's why we fight with each other. That's why we drink."
"We're living in a house for two months with that s.... We can't have cellphones, TV, radio or the Internet. If the president died, we'd have no idea. There's no normalcy. It's just like prison, with cameras."


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Hi Prof,I must be getting soft, because I simply didn't respond. What to make of this? What interest can an undergraduate have in a faculty member's CV? I suppose there's a chance that the student is mistaken about what a CV is. A colleague is convinced that certain students try to collect CVs for purposes of identifying "Leftists" and this is what is happening. Has anyone else received this kind of request?
I'm interested in your [course] next term and I'm told you've published a lot on [the topic of the course]. On the basis of the syllabus [the course] looks interesting. Could I get a copy of your CV? Emailing it is fine.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Odd Student Request
59 comments:
- Andrew Bailey said...
I think undergraduates--especially those in the "graduate school track"--might have a legitimate interest in a faculty member's CV.
When I was in college, I regularly asked for my professors' CVs. My aim was to track down their published work in the hopes I could learn something about them and thus something about how to do well in their courses. I suppose I was also "sizing them up" in a way.
- January 6, 2011 at 10:47 AM
Maybe he just wants more details about the papers you've published in the area?
- January 6, 2011 at 10:47 AM
One charitable possibility: he simply wanted to look up your prior papers that are related to the course and figured looking at your cv would be the easiest way to have a list? I've found looking at professor's past work if related to the course can be useful in judging both the possible content of the course and whether I will be interested in taking it. He also could already be planning on taking the course and is simply looking for another way to engage with the course material.
Admittedly it seems like it might have been poorly worded, but even Prof's and Grad students can trip up there.
I would give him the benefit of the doubt.
- January 6, 2011 at 10:49 AM
Just out of curiosity,Spiros, but how can he figure out if you are a "leftist" from your CV? If you did your undergraduate at the College of Marx and Lenin? Aaaaaah, now I got it! You are a political philosopher, aren't you?
- January 6, 2011 at 10:51 AM
Spiros, are you telling me that you don't have a website with your CV on? Or is the student clueless/lazy that can't find that?
- January 6, 2011 at 10:56 AM
I meant 'is the student so clueless/lazy that she...'
- January 6, 2011 at 11:02 AM
No, actually, you are mistaken about what a CV is. It is a document designed to give the undergraduate precisely the information he appears to be looking for. Thus, by asking for it he is showing that he knows what a CV is not that he doesn't. You insular turd.
(I judge by your lack of complaining that the student did not note it was on your website and your reluctance to give it out that it is NOT on your website. Tsk.)
- January 6, 2011 at 11:03 AM
Leftests usually put said status on their CVs? I guess I need to go update mine.
- January 6, 2011 at 11:14 AM
- Paul Gowder said...
Before you give it to him, be sure to add lots of leftist papers, just to make sure there's no doubt:
"Why Torture is Wrong, Except of Christians and Whitey." Journal of Commie Studies 35:109.
"Should we Raise Taxes to Support the Homosexual Agenda or Islamifascism? A Post-Hermeneutic Marxist-Feminist Critique." Moral Decay 12:30.
- January 6, 2011 at 12:15 PM
Is one's CV supposed to be kept secret?
- January 6, 2011 at 12:18 PM
11:03--Why "insular"? Also, I would have thought that rather than being designed to provide undergrads with information, CVs were primarily meant to display one's credentials in various professional settings. In which case maybe the student is a presumptuous prick who thinks he needs to check Spiros's credentials lest he deign to study with someone unqualified...
Also, do undergrads really do the kind of thing that Andrew Bailey and 10:49 describe? If so, I am not sure if I should feel bad for having been lazy or good for not having been a type A freak.
- January 6, 2011 at 12:58 PM
The attitude conveyed by the tone of voice in the email discourages me from giving the request a charitable interpretation. I think it's unlikely the student is willing to look up your publications for the purpose of doing well in the course or simply out of intellectual curiosity. I teach students who, on the whole, are highly motivated and extremely well-prepared for college, and I've never heard of this kind of request being made at my university. Moreover, if a student were to ask for legitimate reasons, I'd expect her/him to exhibit a more polished and professional demeanor in such an email.
Your colleague's suggestion strikes me as significantly more plausible.
- January 6, 2011 at 1:27 PM
- The Brooks Blog said...
I quite like Paul's response...
I'm actually quite surprised by the request. Your website is quite clear on your publications: if publication details were an issue, these are readily identifiable. It sounds like the student may well be interested in something else.
In any event, I keep a CV on my website, but for different purposes.
- January 6, 2011 at 1:28 PM
At least the student did not ask for any polaroid pictures or home videos...
- January 6, 2011 at 1:46 PM
1. I'm an undergraduate
2. I actively read my professors' research.
I think what they do is interesting, and I think they are more likely to be interesting when they talk about what they (if you assume revealed preference) really care about.
- January 6, 2011 at 1:59 PM
'What interest can an undergraduate have in a faculty member's CV? I suppose there's a chance that the student is mistaken about what a CV is.'
Nice going. As a undergraduate in philosophy, I am quite turned off by your assumption that there must be some secret nefarious motive to this request, or that your student simply doesn't understand what a CV is!
The email is obviously a little informal.
- January 6, 2011 at 2:31 PM
As a [sic] undergraduate in philosophy, I am quite turned off by your assumption that there must be some secret nefarious motive to this request...
Anyone who discounts the possibility of a nefarious motive is ignorant of the lengths to which some undergraduates will go to expose the perceived ideological shortcomings of select faculty. Years ago at my religiously-affiliated undergraduate institution, a student was caught secretly tape-recording lectures given by a professor in religious studies. Apparently, the intent was to catch the professor on tape saying something heretical and then make the tape available to fundamentalist pastors interested in removing "liberal" faculty from the college. Given the college's substantial dependence on conservative sources of funding, this was a real issue.
- January 6, 2011 at 3:16 PM
I'm primarily surprised by the suggestion that the email was particularly informal. It included punctuation, capitalization, correct spelling, and complete sentences. The student requested rather than commanding. And it didn't end with "Chop, chop!" I'd love to get a student email like that.
- January 6, 2011 at 3:39 PM
I see no reason not to take the email at face value. The student is interested in reading some of what you've written on the topic of the course, and knows that your CV will list your publications.
I know that you advertise yourself as an "old cranky jerk". This post shows you really are!
Not replying to that email, with your CV, is bizarre and inappropriate. If a student asks to know what you've written on a topic (which is what this student is asking) you owe that student an answer to his/her question.
- January 6, 2011 at 3:55 PM
Anyone who discounts the possibility of a nefarious motive is ignorant of the lengths to which some undergraduates will go to expose the perceived ideological shortcomings of select faculty.
Oh please. If this student had some nefarious motive in mind would he send an email with his name attached asking for the CV? Surely he would attempt to find it on his own and if that failed find some other more anonymous way to further his evil plans? Not to mention, is there anything on a CV that the academic institution in question is not already aware of? Asking for a CV is a far cry from secretly tape-recording lectures (which is often prohibited without the professor's permission regardless of motive ).
Also, I would have thought that rather than being designed to provide undergrads with information, CVs were primarily meant to display one's credentials in various professional settings.
Who said that they were designed to provide undergrads with information or that there primarily purpose is not to display one's credentials in professional settings? However, this student is reading papers by professional philosophers and interacting with professional professors (even if in the capacity of an undergraduate) and so could have perfectly legitimate uses for reading their CVs such as looking at their research interests as well as published papers and papers in progress, as well as past coursework taught and so on. Had I not done so when I was an undergrad it would have been more difficult to identify professors who share my research interests and with whom I would like to take courses with, do independent studies with, or simply talk with to get their opinion. Point is, all the information on a CV is perfectly legitimate information for an undergrad to want to have access to. It is not like a CV is some confidential document for professional philosophers only. The typical list of published works can be found on Philpapers or GoogleScholar, and the credentials are typically listed right on their philosophy website's bio page.
With that said, this student's tone is informal. Although, I have seen worse and this seems like a case where the student's informalities could be unintentional. The only problematic part is "Could I get a copy of your CV? Emailing it is fine." Had he stated why he wished to have a copy (say because he just wanted to read the professor's papers, which would remove the implication that he wants the CV so he can evaluate the professor) and not included "emailing it is fine", which seems to presume that the professor would otherwise have considered taking the trouble to give him a paper copy, then I don't see what the problem is (aside from a lack of thanks and signature?)
- January 6, 2011 at 4:09 PM
And, honestly the latter part of this, "Could I get a copy of your CV? Emailing it is fine." could simply have been included as the student is relatively new to the idea of an academic CV and does not know how they are typically distributed. They might have thought paper copies are customary and wanted to clarify that a digital copy would be sufficient. The possibility that they are an undergrad student just starting out, as well as many other plausible explanations, should be enough reason for you to err on the side of caution and be generous over such trivialities as these. Otherwise you risk alienating students. Your goal should be to engage students in philosophy, not to discourage their efforts based on a poorly worded email.
- January 6, 2011 at 4:20 PM
If this student had some nefarious motive in mind would he send an email with his name attached asking for the CV?
Not everyone acting on nefarious motives is competent and/or clever.
Additionally, the anecdote about the student secretly tape-recording lectures was merely offered as an example that some students do in fact have nefarious motives. That some students are willing to undertake such actions even when doing so violates the institution's policy underscores the point.
- January 6, 2011 at 4:21 PM
Not knowing specifics about the context, I'd be curious to hear reasons why your colleague "is convinced that certain students try to collect CVs for purposes of identifying 'Leftists' and this is what is happening." This is a real issue in some contexts. If the reasons are good, then ignoring the email wouldn't be unreasonable.
- January 6, 2011 at 4:28 PM
Not everyone acting on nefarious motives is competent and/or clever.
I think the salient point is that there is no reason to think the student has nefarious motives. To say that there is no evidence for nefarious motives because the student is very incompetent and dull and then to go on to suggest that there are nefarious motives is utter nonsense.
- January 6, 2011 at 4:30 PM
To say that this student is among the students who are collecting CVs in order to identify "Leftists" simply because he asked for a CV makes little sense. If you have other evidence that this student is among these students, fine, but if not then this strikes me as an inappropriate way to respond to a student.
- January 6, 2011 at 4:33 PM
I think the salient point is that there is no reason to think the student has nefarious motives.
Obviously, Spiros's colleague disagrees. Since said colleague presumably knows the context better than many of those posting comments on this thread, I'd be interested to hear her/his reasons for suspecting a nefarious motive.
- January 6, 2011 at 4:56 PM
Many undergraduates interested in philosophy are (a) weird and (b) clueless about philosophy as an academic profession. Put these together and you have a sufficient explanation for the email.
As for your colleague (since you asked!), he or she seems to have an inflated conception of his/her importance. Trust me, no one--much less some organized band of undergraduates-- cares that much about what academics write.
- January 6, 2011 at 5:22 PM
- 729 said...
I'm unsure about what to say about the student's possible motives. At least the student asked directly for the CV, claiming that s/he was "told you've published a lot on the topic." No argument from hearsay for this student (nor just going by ratemyprofessor).
I guess it's the direct request that seems unusual to me. But it doesn't make me all that suspicious, just surprised. When one has an academia.edu account, which I have, one can get notifications whenever your name (or related info) comes up on a google or bing search. Using this function is not for the faint of heart. It tells you what the search terms are and the country of the searcher. In my case, people aren't asking me directly for anything anymore.
- January 6, 2011 at 5:33 PM
- CTS said...
I think the request is surprising, but not suspect.
If you do not want to eamil him/her a copy, you might just reply and say something to the effect of "My c.v. is very lengthy and probably more than you want. If you are interested in my publications, drop by and I'll give you copies of the ones you think look interesting."
- January 6, 2011 at 10:05 PM
Seems like a case of you overestimating your own importance. Yeah, they're out to get you spiros. Get over yourself.
- January 6, 2011 at 11:56 PM
- Spiros said...
The responses to this post have been really hilarious, especially the ones which accuse me of overestimating my importance and mistreating students. And of these, the ones which attribute to me the view that I clearly ascribe to my colleague are the best. Definitely made my day to come home to find this thread.... Thanks to all.
- January 7, 2011 at 12:49 AM
I think we can add "paranoid" to the list of adjectives characterizing spiros.
- January 7, 2011 at 1:35 AM
This really is a strange collection of comments. If I received that email I would laugh and immediately trash it. But then again my students call me Ice Queen behind my back.
- January 7, 2011 at 3:12 AM
I've really come to have lowered expectations. At this point I basically consider any email that has an address, uses punctuation and capitalization, and doesn't use txt-speak or emoticons to be on the formal side.
Email her a link to the CV already.
- January 7, 2011 at 3:35 AM
"This really is a strange collection of comments. If I received that email I would laugh and immediately trash it. But then again my students call me Ice Queen behind my back."
I really hope no professor of philosophy would trash an email from some curious student asking for a CV. Talk about out of touch.
- January 7, 2011 at 3:45 AM
"This really is a strange collection of comments. If I received that email I would laugh and immediately trash it. But then again my students call me Ice Queen behind my back."
Go figure.
- January 7, 2011 at 3:51 AM
This really is a strange collection of comments. If I received that email I would laugh and immediately trash it. But then again my students call me Ice Queen behind my back.
And you wonder why the comment about insularity was made? Behavior like this.
- January 7, 2011 at 6:15 AM
I wish someone would call me "Ice Queen."
- January 7, 2011 at 7:57 AM
PA = ice queen.
Your wish, my command.
- January 7, 2011 at 9:19 AM
- white_rabbit said...
I'm an undergraduate studying political philosophy, and I always read my Professor's CV's if I can find them. First, because like others have said, I like to look over other articles they have published on the subject they are teaching. And second, because the intellectual historian in me likes to see where they have studied, and under whom. This information wouldn't sway me in taking a course, I just find it very interesting, much like the Acknowledgments section of a book.
That said, I don't think that I would ever directly ask a Professor for their CV.
- January 7, 2011 at 11:19 AM
Maybe the nefarious motive was to send some professors into a tizzy about a totally benign request?
Some of these posts make it sound like we've got those sneaky, no-good undergraduates all figured out... Maybe they're sneaky enough to have us figured out.
- January 7, 2011 at 12:00 PM
"Also, do undergrads really do the kind of thing that Andrew Bailey and 10:49 describe? If so, I am not sure if I should feel bad for having been lazy or good for not having been a type A freak."
Feel good for not having been a type A freak, Anon 12:58. Maybe it's because I was at a relatively unknown SLAC, but my (recent) undergrad years were spent not giving a shit about CVs and professors' publications. The undergraduates in this thread who claim that they always try to read professors' CVs and journal publications should go buy a playstation and some beer.
- January 7, 2011 at 2:08 PM
- Spiros said...
It's interesting that so few have addressed the question. How common is it for faculty to receive requests from undergrads for their CV? This is a first for me, after more years of teaching than I care to mention.
And to clarify for those who do not know how to read:
1. My CV is freely available on my faculty webpage and elsewhere.
2. The undergrad in question had not registered for the course he wrote to me about.
3. The student in question could have written to ask for offprints of my relevant publications (also available freely on my webpage, btw), or for some suggestions about what I've written that I'd recommend, or gone to the library to take out the book I've written on the subject, etc. But instead, he asked for a copy of my CV.
4. I've actually checked with people at my university, and have discovered that there indeed are student organizations-- some political some religious-- that gather information about professors (including CVs) for purposes of advising their members about professors to avoid or seek out.
To repeat for those who are especially dim: I'm not suggesting that anything "nefarious" is going on, nor am I claiming that students have no business looking at my CV, nor am I saying that my work is especially noteworthy or something that anyone should care about. I'm asking whether others have gotten requests like this, and, if so, how frequently.
- January 7, 2011 at 2:16 PM
I haven't received that kind of request, but as an undergraduate, I certainly made requests like it. Why? I was curious what my teachers had written and where they had studied.
- January 7, 2011 at 2:56 PM
What's the big deal. You are tenured right? Surely you are not scared of this young kid, just cranky cuz u got a stick up your butt 24/7. Just give him the link to your online CV and be done with it.
- January 7, 2011 at 3:56 PM
Yo prof, I'm the dude who sent you the e-mail. Listen u silly paranoid jerk, I have an older brother as a grad student, and he advised me one good way of finding good profs to take courses from is to look at his CV for his publications, to see if his research interests pique my interest (and also to check up on the number of citations in google scholar as a rough estimate of his stature in the field).
Now instead of taking your course, I will be spamming your ratings on ratemyprofessor.com. Cheers!
- January 7, 2011 at 4:13 PM
No I'M the student who sent you the email. That other one is an impostor. I wanted your CV hoping to get your address and phone number. I think you are dreamy.
- January 7, 2011 at 4:23 PM
Who said that they were designed to provide undergrads with information...?
11:03 did.
And I still think "insular" was a odd choice for an insult in this context.
@2:08, your last sentence pretty much captures my thoughts exactly. Also, I am pretty certain that I had no idea what a CV was when I was an undergrad...
- January 7, 2011 at 4:49 PM
- English Jerk said...
I've never gotten a request for my c.v., though I've had students talk to me about things I've written that they tracked down on their own. And given how easy it is to do so, it's no surprise that good students don't need me to hold their hand when they want to find out what I've written.
I wouldn't be inclined to send this student my c.v., based on that email, because they didn't indicate why they wanted it. If they specified that they wanted to know what I'd written on a particular topic, I'd just email them back with the relevant references. I can't see any other legitimate purpose that wouldn't be served better by meeting with me in person or coming to my class. This email smacks of the shameless sense of privilege one can also observe in some of the above comments from undergraduates.
- January 7, 2011 at 5:37 PM
I find it hard to see how anything like a "shameless sense of privilege" is revealed by this polite request for a CV, a request that doesn't strike me as out of the ordinary at all.
Undergraduates have all the interests in reading CVs that graduate students and faculty do: seeing what a teacher has written, where it was published and when, where s/he went to school, what interests s/he has, what courses s/he teaches, what kind of awards or grants s/he has received, what kind of conferences s/he goes to, and on.
Not all undergraduates care about this kind of information, but clearly some of them do (these are the ones who become graduate students, one suspects).
- January 7, 2011 at 6:10 PM
Spiros: one of the people ripping on you (11:56). Thanks for clarifying. Point 1 seems especially relevant (note: I don't see anywhere in the post where you mention this).
I've never had a student request to see my CV, but I've had students mention to me that they looked at papers posted on my CV/ website.
Seems appropriate to send the student a link to your CV and mention that there's links to your papers.
For the record, I like your posts. I just like to rip on you to see you get all pissy. You know you love it <3
- January 7, 2011 at 6:14 PM
Except for the use of this blog's natural language, English Jerk once again shows yet again that the appellation is inappropriate if not contradictory.
My name is anonymous and I approve English Jerk's message.
wv: ammugh, as what the appellation of my mirror image is
- January 7, 2011 at 8:20 PM
4:13 and 4:23:
No--I am Spiros!
(See Roy Sorenson's beautiful article in the Oct. Analysis.)
wv: undeche, one letter away from my own self-ascription
- January 7, 2011 at 8:27 PM
- Spiros said...
And, fyi, Gowder definitely wins this thread.
- January 8, 2011 at 9:10 AM
@: January 7, 2011 4:13 PM
I'm just glad to know that undergrads who talk like the guys from Dude Where's My Car? are only willing to take classes with professors of sufficient "stature in the field." They'll background check their future managers at MacDonald's, too.
Enjoy the class of 2015, my more statured colleagues!
- January 8, 2011 at 2:59 PM
Here's another idea that I don't think has been mentioned: maybe the student was looking for a template to help him/her construct his/her own resume. I never requested CVs for this purpose because I was always able to find quite a few online, but it would be another legitimate reason why a student might want this.
Either way, there seems to be no legitimate reason for not honoring this student's request. Even if he wanted to scan your CV because s/he thought you had extreme political beliefs, all of the information on the CV is public knowledge--it's just collected in one place. I wish more of my students would request my CV or check up on the qualifications of their professors.
- January 8, 2011 at 8:47 PM
I would have laughed had I received such an email. It is a *strange* request, nevermind his real (most likely very harmless) motives. At best, it is really tacky to directly request to see a CV of potential profs. Like it or not, such a request is disrespectful to the prof whose credentials (schools he attended, jobs he held) should never be openly questioned, or appear to be questioned, by student's deeply inquiring minds. "If this prof good enough to teach me?"
For the same reason it would be tacky to ask a physician, during a first face-to-face meeting, where he attended med school and where else he had been employed. Read about that shit on-line, if you can find it, but direct requests for "career history" are so fucking presumptuous.
Anyhow, I would have replied: "if you want to talk to me about my research interests, my office hours are..." If the CV pestering continues--hit the delete button.
- January 9, 2011 at 12:07 AM
Clarification here, by an undergrad who posted above (1:59):
I wouldn't check a CV to see if a professor's qualified. As has been pointed out, I and other undergrads are hardly in a position to judge a professor's competence, and given the choice of assuming that a given professor is or isn't qualified, I'm definitely going to choose the first.
However, there are other reasons to check a CV. I take courses I think are interesting, and given that professors who teach courses often/usually publish in the area which is that course's subject (except at the intro level), I therefore also often find things which are interesting within a professor's CV. That's why an undergrad looking at a CV, without knowing anything about motivation, seems neither implausible nor offensive.
However, in this case it really does look like the undergrad is 'checking up' on the professor; hence, it seems offensive. A charitable interpretation might be that the undergrad just wants to see if the subject's Spiros' 'passion', or something. But it's still not something I'd implicitly question over email (or in any direct way). Plus, it's dumb not to check the department website for online info.
- January 9, 2011 at 2:36 PM
A full CV is different than the public one you put on your website. A full CV usually contains information about university committee work, dissertations directed, searches chaired, tenure-cases reviewed, and a whole lot else that no one not bound to recognize the discreetness with which such information must be handled should be privy to. There's no way I'd make my full CV available to any undergraduate.
- January 10, 2011 at 12:30 AM


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Martha Johnson lives with her husband in a tiny house with a big garden on Cape Cod. In between growing things, cooking, reading, and enjoying the outdoors, she knits.
Growing up in a very creative home filled with many items that were all handmade with love, it was inevitable that she ended up (finally!) in a career in the arts. After over 25 years in the technical field of engineering, she decided a change was in order and combined her love of natural fibers and knitting into a creative business designing, fun and fashionable hats and knitting patterns.
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Mining For MagnesiumWritten by on August 22, 2012 Identify Vintage Mags and Strike Gold at Swap Meets
Every hot rodder has heard stories about unlucky sellers who "didn't know what they had" and priced something way too cheap. This situation is great if you're on the receiving end of the deal, but if you're the guy letting go of his vintage speed parts for next to nothing, you're missing out on a big market. When shopping or selling racing wheels, it's hard to go wrong with anything magnesium. However, knowing how to identify these artifacts is critical to making the best deal.
Swap meets offer great opportunities to examine and research old rims, but they may not be the best places to actually buy them. Generally, if a vendor has laid out a full set or pair of magnesium wheels, he'll be asking for top dollar—but it never hurts to ask. It's all about being at the right place at the right time with the right knowledge. Just such an instance occurred last year at a small meet in Tennessee featuring drag race components (modern-day stuff). We came upon a set of nasty-looking wheels and tires. After inspecting them closely and finding them flawless, we feared the worst, pricewise. It was time to ask the most important question of the day: "How much?" The vendor's answer shocked us speechless. "The wheels would probably clean up pretty good, and the tires still have a lot of passes left on 'em," he said, hopefully. "Three hundred bucks." The tires were super-rare M&H Racemaster 7.60-15 pie-crust slicks, so we knew the guy was clueless. We made a lowball offer, just to see how low he'd go. When he counteroffered $250, we quickly forked over the dough. The flawless M&Hs were worth that alone, so we snagged what turned out to be mid-'50s Romeo Palamides magnesium wheels for free!
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The biggest players in the mag-wheel game were Halibrand Engineering and American Racing Equipment. Lots of other manufacturers appeared as the aftermarket industry expanded in the '60s, but none of the latecomers compare to the legacies created by the big two. Read along as we briefly highlight the histories of these two major players and showcase some tricks to identifying their valuable products.
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Halibrand began manufacturing magnesium wheels for IndyCars and Midgets in the '40s. This early example is commonly known as a smoothie but is also referred to as a no-window wheel. As time went on, brake ventilation necessitated oval-shaped slots in the wheel, but the smoothie stuck around for quite a while. Take note of the six-pin, knockoff mounting system, designed for quick removal during dirt-track and road races.Halibrand's involvement in IndyCar racing was a huge steppingstone for motorsports. Here's the second design, following the completely smooth wheels. Indy Roadster fronts were sized at 16 inches in diameter, while the rears came in at 18. This model debuted in the mid-'50s with oval slots and a sculpted design. Unlike the previous design, Indy Roadsters could not be reversed but retained the six-pin drive system.Many racers and rodders mounted Halibrands backward, exposing the webbing. Halibrand cast its name into the surface of all wheels, quick-changes, and other speed parts produced by the company. If manufactured before the company moved to Torrance, California, in 1963, the casting will read, "Halibrand Eng. Culver City, Calif."When Ted Halibrand jumped into drag racing, he dominated the market, just as he'd done with IndyCars. He developed new wheels with varying offsets designed specifically for dragsters. Halibrand's initial design featured four ovals, later evolving into the five-slot model nicknamed the "small-window" wheel for these kidney bean–shaped openings.In addition to the company name, a part number and/or size is cast into every authentic Halibrand. This wheel's 2033A identification designates 16x11-inch sizing. Regular 2033 castings were 16x10s, but both widths featured the larger window with a bead around its edge. Pretty much any 16-inch Halibrand drag wheel is going to be worth quite a sum, so jump on it if the opportunity arises.The standard '05 model features yet another window design. The inner opening is still oval-shaped, but the sculpted outer window is somewhat squared off. This wheel is a prime example of the progression of Halibrand's patterns and molds, as it shares part numbers with the original smoothie. Our guess is that the pattern maker used the same basic shell and only modified the center of the wheel, because both rims measure 15x41⁄2 inches.Halibrand would eventually progress into this large-window design, a staple in '60s drag racing. At this point, other wheel manufacturers jumped on board with close copies. You can easily tell the real thing from the imposters by checking for the Halibrand name and product number. Many drag racing Halibrands carried these markings on the outside. This one is a 133 casting, measuring 16x11 inches.Here's the steal of a swap-meet deal described in our story. In 1954, Al "Romeo" Palamides began casting drag racing wheels out of magnesium. This was one of his first creations, before the company was renamed American Racing Equipment. Known as the "Standard," it features a very smooth, four-slot design. Subsequent versions had larger, squared-off windows. The accompanying slicks were well worth the $250 paid for everything here.Palamides also created the Torq-Thrust wheel, a timeless icon in drag racing and hot rodding. This is its first incarnation, cast out of magnesium and drilled for a bolt-on application. Identifying early American Racing wheels is tricky, as there are no distinct markings, inside or out; you have to pay close attention to the wheel's shape and overall design. Romeo also made spindle-mount five-spokes, also very rare and valuable.
What appears to read "Double Soreen" on the backside of a magnesium Torq-Thrust actually says "Double Screen." This marking, along with the 31540 part number below, indicates an early American Racing wheel. However, because Romeo didn't do a great job of branding his products, verifying their origin can be a guessing game.Vintage drag cars rolled on great wheel-and-tire combinations. This ex-Rod Shop AA/Gasser still runs magnesium Americans on all four corners. Up front are 12-spoke spindle-mounts; out back are the huge castings commonly known as the Bear Paw or Bear Claw.Before Romeo Palamides officially formed American Racing Equipment, his Palamides-brand wheels had no markings. This later casting reads "American Racing, Series 300 D.S., San Francisco, Calif."After making strong stands with its Standard, Torq-Thrust, and 12-spoke models, American Racing developed a wheel called the LeMans. This new line featured a five-spoke design, but the flattened faces created a distinctive appearance. Most commonly found on the fronts of gassers, the model is quite rare and valuable.While nowhere near as rare as magnesium Halibrands or Americans, a good set of E-T aluminum wheels is always worth considering. This spoked model, known as the E-T V (as in the Roman numeral for "five"), is essentially a copy of American's Torq-Thrust but with a flatter lug area. Generally, E-T wheels are clearly marked, so it's fairly easy to spot a set.Ansen Automotive introduced the Sprint in 1963. Other companies closely copied the popular design—Fenton, Superior, and U.S. Indy, among many—so, always check the backside for a brand name. It's important to note that, although slotted wheels are generally cheap, you should expect to pay good money for front-runners. The wheel pictured is reverse mounted, producing an entirely different look.Here's an example of two traditional designs combined to great effect. The drag race–influenced coupe rolls on respective pairs of spindle-mount American Torq-Thrusts and 16-inch E-T IIIs. Some folks prefer to leave the chalky, darkened look of neglected magnesium or aluminum, but this owner elects to keep his silverware polished.


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Holy crap I love this! Any kid size t-shirts?
Who is used for J and Y. I must know!
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Y: Looks like "Yukk" from the 80's cartoon "Mighty Man and Yukk"
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thanks a lot man! i really appreciate it! btw your work is pretty awesome! :)
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mmmmm mmmmmmm mmmmmm come back next week or week and a half will you?
btw i'd rather make it only with superheroes if you can help me out finding them just the way you did with this i'll appreciate that :)
Totally happy to help! Would be an awesome project to do :) You can email me via facebook? Just click on my name, then follow it through to my facebook page if that's easiest?
Ok I found these.. Y = Yellowjacket or Yellow Power ranger. K = Kitty Pryde (aka Shadowcat)
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Villains? There must be villains!!
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So hoping our soon to be born grandbaby is a boy ... just so I can get this!
thank you so much Cathie! i'll take that in mind.it would be awesome to have the superheroes counterpart. and congratulations! may your baby be blessed :)
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thanks a lot michael!
Your alphabets are amazing, well done.
Thank you Nicholas! very much appreciated!
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great work (prefer this to Star Wars ABCs)
thank you so much Beast Hype, glad you like my work! :)
Fabian, great work! My husband and I just ordered this for our baby boy's nursery (he arrives in Sept) and he going to be a big comics fan! Thanks again, it is just perfect.
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woah Ryan! thank you so much for the support! it means a lot!
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Thank you so much Jack! i can send you the cheat sheet if you want to :)
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Thanks Cari for your support! :D
Hi do you have a facebook page or email I could contact you on regarding a blog post featuring a couple of your alphabet prints?
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Thanks justang8! much appreciated!
Fabian, my 16-year old and I are arguing over who we think some of the letters are. Help us out, guy. Cheat list please!
Hi Priscillia do you have an email where i can send you the keys?
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Love it!
thanks a lot Sara!
I also found good message with the simple drawing is the best art ever!!! check out mine! you'll sync too!
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