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My dear mother, a woman not usually given to personal remarks was once moved to describe me as "nine pounds of shite in an eight pound bag". Not to put too fine a point on it, I'm not svelte … which would not, in itself, be a problem, had I not chosen my particular partner.
You'd imagine that, for anyone working daily with cakes, a certain comfortable rotundity was an occupational requirement. Not for the Baker who manages to retain the sort of figure you see painted on pots by lascivious old Greeks.
This miracle is not achieved by any specific diet. Sustained adherence
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bother with, no, the Baker diets by a combination of reaction and
After a recent holiday in Italy there was a compensatory week of salads and de facto vegetarianism. After a particularly drunken party there will be 'detoxing'. After a week of painful running and other pointless physical jerks I come home to find the Baker sound asleep, surrounded by the remains of a half kilo slab of couverture to be followed by a seemingly spontaneous three days of porridge, (which, apparently, releases something slowly). If there was some pattern I'd be OK but, like everything else in our relationship, it's the randomness that throws me off course.
My own dietary regime is far more rational. I've read widely on the subject and have discovered a huge volume of seemingly scientific research recommending that we avoid fats and fill up on vegetable matter and complex carbohydrates. Further reading reveals that just as many dietary experts recommend avoiding carbs and most veg in favour of protein. Others, if you look hard enough, recommend olive oil, red wine and chocolate.
The Baker, slave to fads and self denial, skitters back and forth between these regimes like a weasel in a box. I have taken the more rational approach of applying all the rules at once … a high protein steak, surrounded by - undeniably vegetable - potatoes, fried in olive oil and accompanied by a bottle of anti-oxidant red wine seems to hit all the right buttons. It's such a good idea in fact, that you can double all quantities for extra goodness - all, as I can assert in an pleasingly irritating fashion, for less calories than a brick-sized slab of 85% chocolate.
Both of us have remained within a pound or two of the same size for as
long as we can remember yet we'll never agree how we got there. Is it
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Johny Hendricks is set to take on Georges St. Pierre for the welterweight title at UFC 167, a title that has been held by GSP for many years now. Despite being an underdog in the bout, many fighters, and media, give Hendricks a great shot at dethroning GSP, who is considered to be, pound-for-pound, one of the greatest fighters ever.
One fighter, in particular, who thinks Hendricks has the ability to defeat GSP is Carlos Condit, who actually faced GSP for the welterweight championship. In an interview with Yahoo!Sports, Condit shared his thoughts about the upcoming welterweight title bout:
"I think Johny Hendricks has a puncher's chance. He's obviously a big puncher. He's got the power to make it a short night for GSP, but I feel like GSP is going to out-technique Johny Hendricks."
If Hendricks can indeed land on GSP, which he has done on many opponents, we may have a new UFC welterweight champ. However, GSP has only shown a chink in his armor one time, when he faced Matt Serra, who was able to make GSP tap to strikes. Since that point, he has been unstoppable, often taking his opponents out of their element, whether it's on the feet or ground.
Looking at what Condit said, Hendricks does have the power; he may be one of the most powerful punchers in the UFC. However, he shouldn't rely on this power, as more often than not, when fighters look for just knockout blows, they end up losing a decision. This is highly possible against GSP, who has won a decision against his last six opponents. GSP is one of the most well-rounded fighters in the world, so Hendricks will need to have a solid game plan, and not just rely on his power, to come out the victor.


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Holiday Appetizers: Margarita Shrimp Bites with Southwestern Sauce
The holidays are upon us. Friends and family will be gathering to celebrate the season, and some of that may be happening in your home. If so, you may be starting to think about what sorts of festive treats to serve up for the holidays this year. I've taken my favorite shrimp taco recipe and used it as inspiration to create a delicious red & green holiday appetizer using Puff Pastry: Margarita Shrimp Bites with Southwestern Sauce.
Here's the How-To:
Marinate shrimp with lime juice, lime zest, sugar, and tequila. Defrost a Puff Pastry sheet and roll out into an even square. Cut into 16 equal squares.
Assemble the appetizers. Place one shrimp and one piece each of red and green bell pepper on top of each Puff Pastry square. Fasten corners together diagonally and seal with a fork and a bit of water.
These appetizers can be prepared ahead… up until this point. Place them all on a parchment-lined baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate several hours (or overnight) until ready to serve.
When you're ready to bake these up and serve them, brush each bite with a swish of egg wash.
Bake them for 15 to 20 minutes, and they'll come out golden brown and ready for eating… almost…
They need a drizzle of Southwestern Sauce (sour cream mixed with chopped chipotle chile/sauce, cumin, lime juice and salt). A single leaf of cilantro tops each bite.
I served up a whole bunch of these at a big birthday bash I threw for my husband last weekend. I baked two trays at a time and as soon as I took them out of the oven, I had people hovering over me with interest at what gourmet appetizer I was plating. 32 appetizers were gone in literally 32 seconds as I passed them around. Our guests loved them, noting that the sauce was perfect to top the Puff Pastry-wrapped shrimp.
With the red and green bell pepper and the green cilantro leaf, these would be a perfect appetizer for a holiday party.
This recipe can be found here: Margarita Shrimp Bites.
This post is being sponsored by Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry.
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36 Responses to "Holiday Appetizers: Margarita Shrimp Bites with Southwestern Sauce"
We are always looking for tasty little bites for the holidays.
What a festive presentation! I don't often work with puff pastry, but it really is a cook's best friend. Easy to work with, tastes delicious, and looks gorgeous.
Wow beautiful!!
These bites are perfect as appetizer in parties and with the creamy & spicy sauce well, for everyday!!
I understand why they were gone in seconds 🙂
Great appetizer for the holidays!
So cute and festive!
Great idea and a beautiful presentation, too! Might do these for the neighborhood Christmast party this weekend.
These look lovely and very tasty! I can imagine that they were snatched up in seconds.
I've never tried puff pastry but this recipe looks so yummy that I want to try. Is it easy to work with?
Beeyootiful!! Such cheery little bites 🙂
I had a dream last night that I made a carrot cake with puff pastry for this contest – how insanely weird is that?!?! Especially since I don't plan on entering the contest 🙂
Those look delicious – so festive!
I have some pie crust in the freezer. Maybe I will try them with that. I hope it turns out as pretty as these!
Perfect for parties! They look so easy, too.
Talk about perfect little tasty apps! I would have a hard time not eating the whole batch!
Oh, we are submitting a recipe to this one! A trip to NY would be sweet. And these are a nice twist on the typical holiday appetizer. These flavors are rare for this time.
Lovely appetizers, Lori!
MMMMMMMMMM,…really tasty & lovely!
They look great and I'm down with anything that starts with tequilla!
Great recipe idea! I'm always looking for good appetizer recipes. This one looks wonderful.
Those look amazing! I can't wait to try them.
These look so pretty! I bet they taste fabulous.
Everything about this is great…shrimp, puff pastry, that sauce! I would gobble all of these at a party.
OH MY this looks amazing – How fun festive and easy!!
Lori, these are so right up my alley. A SW Border appetizer if I ever saw one. Delicious.
What a delicious little packet, Lori! And they are so simple to make although they end up looking elegant!
Great idea! They look beautiful!
Great idea.
I use puff pastry for some many things….it's my favorite "convenience" food!
Happy Holidays,
I've never used puff pastry, but I think the kids and I might try this one. It looks like it's something the three of us could do together….plus they love shrimp 😀
Love shrimp any way but, this recipe is to die for. I live and work in a drug rehab. and work very long hours. I have very little time for elaborate recipes but, enjoy a good home cooked meal.
What a great idea! My friends will get these next time they come over for Appetizers! I love the festive green and red!
They look amazing! I just recently found out how easy it is to work with puff pastry! I'm marking this one to try soon!
Thank you for the detail pictures of how. If you don't crimp corners with fork and properly seal Puff Pastry unfolds as shrimp & pastry expand. Very TASTEY made them for December 12th 2009 50th Birthday Bash!
These sound delicious! What alcohol would be a good substitute for the tequila as I am allergic to it.


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Colorado opened up a 32-15 halftime lead in the game between the conference's two newest teams behind Wilson's 18 points. Jeffery scored 14 in the second half and the Utes never came closer than seven points.
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I suppose my question has a few parts. For the most part, my choice to follow dharma, practice etc was due to connecting with Gar Rinpoche. That being said I don't have a lot of experience of comparing how other Kagyu teachers approach Mahamudra, but it seems to me that Garchen (due to obvious influence from his root guru) teaches with much more of a Dzogchen flavor, including points he uses to illustrate our nature than most kagyu lamas do.
Does anybody have experience with Gar Rinpoche as well as other kagyu lamas, and can compare their styles to some Dzogchen/Nyingma Lamas? Im curious as to how different or not his style is compared to orthodox teachers when it comes to presentation.
The second part of my question is really just asking for further views / comments on this teaching:
look forward to any comments or views."The basic difference between mahamudra and dzogchen is that both can dissolve, or subdue namthogs. But in the the case of mahamudra, it is not explained how to dissolve. Where as in the Great Perfection, the method, explains the cutting off, but it is not applied to mahamudra." - Garchen Rinpoche


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Michael N. Stanton (25 July 1938 - 15 December 2011[1]) was Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Vermont. He was the author of Hobbits, Elves, and Wizards and contributed numerous articles to the J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia. Stanton also contributed to Tolkien in New Zealand and Tolkien and the Modern Middle Ages among various other papers and lectures.
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ST. PAUL -- Stadium wars begin in earnest today as legislative negotiators sit down to work out a professional sports facilities construction plan.
As the serious talks begin, the Vikings were going back to the drawing board on their stadium proposal. Also, a parliamentary glitch left a University of Minnesota football stadium in limbo.
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PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech Republic beat holders Spain 3-2 to win the Davis Cup when Radek Stepanek overcame Nicolas Almagro 6-4 7-6 3-6 6-3 in front of a raucous home crowd in the final rubber on Sunday.
Stepanek, who jumped the net and waved his arms in triumph to the 14,580 packed into the arena, was hugged by team mates before going to his wife with tears rolling down his cheeks.
The result meant the Czech Republic had claimed the Davis Cup for the first time as an independent nation 32 years after Czechoslovakia won the trophy with a team led by Ivan Lendl.
It also made the Czech Republic the first country to win the Davis Cup and Fed Cup team trophies for men and women respectively and the mixed Hopman Cup event in one year.
"I was dreaming about it my whole life and now we're standing here as Davis Cup champions, it's amazing," said Stepanek after clinching the 100th Davis Cup final.
His triumph delighted a home crowd that had earlier been silenced when Spain's David Ferrer cruised to a 6-2 6-3 7-5 win over Tomas Berdych to level the final at 2-2 after the Czechs won a bruising four-set doubles rubber on Saturday.
World number five Ferrer's victory over sixth-ranked Berdych put Spain, without injured former world number one Rafa Nadal, back in the hunt for a fourth Davis Cup crown in five years.
But 33-year-old Stepanek, ranked 37th in the world, used all his guile and experience to unnerve the 11th-ranked Almagro, who was appearing in his first final, and took the first set.
Stepanek, who became the first man aged 30 or above to win a decisive fifth rubber in 100 years, then forced Almagro into some costly errors in the second set tiebreak which he won 7-0.
The beginning of the third set was tight but Almagro served well and managed to win it before Stepanek clinched the fourth to send the Czech supporters into raptures inside the 02 arena.
"I can't describe what I'm feeling right now," said an emotional Stepanek whose victory helped avenge a 5-0 drubbing by Spain in the 2009 showpiece on the clay courts of Barcelona - the only other time the Czech Republic had reached the final.
"I came on the court with the mindset that I had to stay calm, hungry, motivated and concentrate... I was playing very aggressively today. I wanted to be the one who was active, who was controlling the game and it paid off."
The Czechs became the first country in 22 years to win the Davis Cup and Fed Cup in the same year but were pushed all the way by a Spanish team missing the talismanic Nadal.
"These are very tough moments," Almagro told Spanish broadcaster TVE after the defeat. "But we can't be down on ourselves in any way as we fought to the last moment.
"We are runners-up in the Davis Cup, not what we wanted as we came here to win the title but we are leaving with our heads held high knowing that we did a good job."
Reporting by Jason Hovet; Additional reporting by Iain Rogers in Madrid; Editing by Ken Ferris


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Date: 02/06/2014 04:59 AM
Here is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) – Askia Booker scored 26 points, including six of eight free throws in the final minute, and Colorado hung on to beat Washington State 68-63 last night. Xavier Johnson added 20 points and nine rebounds for Colorado (17-6, 6-4 Pac-12). DaVonte Lacy, who missed the first meeting with a rib injury, scored a career-high 34 points for Washington State (9-13, 2-8).
NEW YORK (AP) – Nicolas Batum had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Wesley Matthews scored 18 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame poor-shooting nights by their two All-Stars to beat the New York Knicks 94-90 yesterday. LaMarcus Aldridge finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds while shooting just 5 of 17 from the floor, while Damian Lillard shot 4 of 12 for his 12 points.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Brent Sass maintains his lead in the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog race. The musher from Eureka, Alaska, was the first to arrive in Dawson City. He came into the checkpoint late Tuesday night, about two-and-a-half hours ahead of the second place musher, Allen Moore of Two Rivers.
SEATTLE (AP) – Seattle Seahawks coaches, players and staff say they wouldn't have been able to win the Super Bowl without the help of their fans – the 12th Man. The team thanked its loyal followers yesterday at a ceremony at CenturyLink Field, capping a day of boisterous celebration and parade that drew an estimated 700,000 revelers to Seattle.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press.


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An Act concerning the Kansas consumer protection act; relating to elder and disabled persons as victims; enhanced civil penalties.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. As used in this act:
(a) ``Elder person'' means a person who is 60 years of age or older.
(b) ``Disabled person'' means a person who has physical or mental impairment, or both, which substantially limits one or more of such per- son's major life activities.
(c) ``Major life activities'' includes functions such as caring for one's self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning and working.
(d) ``Physical or mental impairment'' means the following:
(1) Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement or anatomical loss substantially affecting one or more of the following body systems: Neurological; musculoskeletal; special sense organs; res- piratory, including speech organs; cardiovascular; reproductive; digestive; genitourinary; hemic and lymphatic; skin; or endocrine; or
(2) any mental or psychological disorder, such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness and specific learning disabilities.
The term ``physical or mental impairment'' includes, but is not limited to, such diseases and conditions as orthopedic, visual, speech and hearing impairment, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple scle- rosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation and emotional illness.
(e) ``Substantially limits'' means:
(1) Unable to perform a major life activity that the average person in the general population can perform; or
(2) significantly restricted as to the condition, manner or duration under which an individual can perform a particular major life activity as compared to the condition, manner or duration under which the average person in the general population can perform that same major life activity. Minor temporary ailments or injuries shall not be considered physical or mental impairments which substantially limit a person's major life activ- ities. Minor temporary ailments include, but are not limited to, colds, influenza or sprains or minor injuries.
Sec. 2. If any person is found to have violated any provision of the Kansas consumer protection act, and such violation is committed against elder or disabled persons, in addition to any civil penalty otherwise pro- vided by law, the court may impose an additional civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each such violation.
Sec. 3. In determining whether to impose a civil penalty as provided in this act and the amount of such civil penalty, the court shall consider the extent to which one or more of the following factors are present:
(a) Whether the defendant's conduct was in disregard of the rights of the elder or disabled person;
(b) whether the defendant knew or should have known that the de- fendant's conduct was directed to an elder or disabled person;
(c) whether the elder or disabled person was more vulnerable to the defendant's conduct because of age, poor health, infirmity, impaired un- derstanding, restricted mobility or disability than other persons and ac- tually suffered substantial physical, emotional or economic damage re- sulting from the defendant's conduct;
(d) whether the defendant's conduct caused an elder or disabled per- son to suffer any of the following:
(1) Mental or emotional anguish;
(2) loss of or encumbrance upon a primary residence of the elder or disabled person;
(3) loss of or encumbrance upon the elder or disabled person's prin- cipal employment or principal source of income;
(4) loss of funds received under a pension or retirement plan or a government benefits program;
(5) loss of property set aside for retirement or for personal or family care and maintenance; or
(6) loss of assets essential to the health and welfare of the elder or disabled person; or
(e) any other factors the court deems appropriate.
Sec. 4. An elder or disabled person who suffers damage or injury as a result of a violation of the Kansas consumer protection act has a cause of action to recover actual damages, punitive damages, if appropriate, and reasonable attorney fees. Restitution ordered pursuant to this section has priority over a civil penalty imposed pursuant to section 2.
Sec. 5. The provisions of sections 1 through 4 shall be part of and supplemental to the consumer protection act.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
Approved April 4, 1996.


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A Batavia woman is accused of using her East Main Street home for a Rochester drug dealer to sell crack cocaine.
43-year old Lisa Vega along with two others were arrested Wednesday by the Genesee County-Local Drug Task Force.
Vega and 27-year old Dion Clyburn, also known as "D" of Rochester were charged with criminal nuisance, criminal possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana and 42-year old Michael Ilasi of Batavia was given an appearance ticket for possession of marijuana.
Clyburn and Vega are in the Genesee County jail.


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Nick Jaina is a musician and writer from Portland, Oregon. His new album Brutal Lives is out on Fluff & Gravy Records. It is available on Spotify, iTunes, Bandcamp, and wherever digital albums are sold. There will be an album release performance at the Liquor Store in Portland on October 6th.
He is a co-founder and musical director of the Satellite Ballet and Collective in New York City. He has composed the music for three ballets and three contemporary dances with that group, featuring dancers from the New York City Ballet, Ten Hairy Legs, and Juilliard, performing at the Baryshnikov Center and the Joyce Theater. Their most recent performance was two sold-out shows at Brooklyn Academy of Music in May 2014. Of that show, the New York Times wrote, "[The] pure, pungent, earthy music for strings, piano, and percussion... was the most physically bracing part of the night."
He released his first book, Get It While You Can, a work of non-fiction, through Perfect Day Publishing in January 2015. It was a finalist for the 2016 Oregon Book Awards.
He has also received financial and artistic support from the Satellite Collective, which incubates new projects in Michigan and supports performances in New York City and around the country.
2016 - Brutal Lives
2013 - Primary Perception
2011 – The Beanstalks That Have Brought Us Here Are Gone
2010 – A Bird in the Opera House
2008 – A Narrow Way
2008 – Wool
2006 – The 7 Stations
2005 – The Bluff of All Time


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May 24, 2001
A Walk
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Poem: "A Walk," by Raymond Carver, from All of Us: The Collected Poems (Alfred A. Knopf).
A Walk
I took a walk on the railroad track.
Followed that for a while
and got off at the country graveyard
where a man sleeps between
two wives. Emily van der Zee,
Loving Wife and Mother,
is at John van der Zee's right.
Mary, the second Mrs. van der Zee
also a loving wife, to his left.
First Emily went, then Mary.
After a few years, the old fellow himself.
Eleven children came from these unions.
And they, too, would all have to be dead now.
This is a quiet place. As good a place as any
to break my walk, sit, and provide against
my own death, which comes on.
But I don't understand, and I don't understand.
All I know about this fine, sweaty life,
my own or anyone else's,
is that in a little while I'll rise up
and leave this astonishing place
that gives shelter to dead people. This graveyard.
And go. Walking first on one rail
and then the other.
On this day in 1941, the British Navy's H.M.S Hood, the largest warship in the world, was sunk by the German battleship Bismarck somewhere between Iceland and Greenland. Most of the Hood's 1,341 officers and men were lost at sea.
On the same day of the same year, Bob Dylan (Robert Allen Zimmerman) was born in Duluth, Minnesota (1941). He grew up in the nearby town of Hibbing.
It's the birthday of poet Joseph Brodsky, born in Leningrad (1940). He worked as a laborer, mill worker, and merchant seaman while writing poetry. His work was popular within certain literary circles, but the authorities did not care for him, despite their trouble finding anything overtly political to object to in his verse. He was attacked in newspapers, he was interrogated, his papers were seized, and his poetry was denounced. Twice he was put in mental institutions. Brodsky was sentenced to five years in a labor camp, but when a transcript of the trial was smuggled out of the Soviet Union, he became a hero in the West and was allowed to leave the country. He never returned, even after the collapse of the Soviet government. He became an American citizen in 1977, and won many awards, including Nobel Prize for Literature (1987). He died in his apartment in Brooklyn Heights, of a heart attack, at the age of 55, in 1996.
On this day in 1929, the Marx Brothers' first movie, The Cocoanuts, had its premiere in New York City.
It's the birthday of novelist William Trevor, born in Mitchelstown, the Republic of Ireland (1928). His books include A Standard of Behavior (1958), and The Old Boys (1964). He's famous for his black comedies in which the elderly, the orphaned, and the sexually perverted are set loose in decent society.
On this day in 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was opened to public traffic. At the time, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world, with a main span of 1,595 feet.
It's the birthday of Dr. Lillian Gilbreth, born in Oakland, California (1878). She, along with her husband, was a pioneer of time-and-motion studies. They were also the parents of 12 children, who were celebrated in the memoir Cheaper by the Dozen (1949).
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From: "Randy Ritchie" <>
Subject: [Gray/TX] Buddie Reece Gray m Amy Clara Avants
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 19:49:14 -0500
Looing for information on Buddie Reece (or Reese) Gray, born about 1870 in Texas. Married Amy Clara Avants about 1894, place unknown. Records not found in TX. Its possible they were married in OK, since there was no waiting period at the time. Since the first three kids were born in Grayson Co., OK would just be across the river.
First three children born on Grayson Co, TX:
Bonnylyn Gray, b/d 1896
Lena R Gray, b 1897
Paul Stanley, b 1899 d 1902 (What is now Carter Co., OK)
Trying to find out where Reece was born and who is parents were. Records likely Reece or Reese, based on census entries. Could be Buddy, Buddie or BR.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
Randy Ritchie
Shawnee Mission, KS
Researching the Brand, Edwards, Gray, Ray, Ritchie, Royer and Troncoso families
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This "unmistakable consensus," however, goes only so far, as a caveat in the beginning of the Politico story notes:
No one is asserting that Washington operatives in either party are oracles or seers. What's more, it is not as if there is anything like unanimity in GOP circles about the merits of the Ryan pick, though the mood of anxiety and skepticism is overwhelming.
Most of all, if you are one of those people who thinks if someone has something negative to say, they should have the guts to put their name on it, you won't find much to impress you in this article. Nearly all the Republican professionals interviewed for this story said they would share their unfiltered views only "on background" rules of attribution.
So: Does Politico get credit for putting up a "Please Stop Reading This Story" sign? I say yes. Such notification, after all, is more honest than the staid language that we see, for example, in a similar story from The Hill:
A number of senior Republican House and Senate strategists, speaking anonymously so they could be candid about their party's vice presidential pick, acknowledged Ryan was good for presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney but expressed concern about his effect on congressional races.
That candor-enabling line has reached cliché status in American journalism, to the point that it now promotes cowardice. The practice is so commonplace that people default to anonymity when they contemplate speaking the truth. Well, at least many people.
In the Politico piece, former George W. Bush operative Mark McKinnon is quoted this way:
"I think it's a very bold choice. And an exciting and interesting pick. It's going to elevate the campaign into a debate over big ideas. It means Romney-Ryan can run on principles and provide some real direction and vision for the Republican Party. And probably lose. Maybe big."
Why would McKinnon extend himself in such a fashion, when so many of his peers enjoy the lack of consequences given by anonymity? Here's his on-the-record response: "I'm off the leash. I'm on no one's payroll. I'm a free and liberated man able to simply speak my mind. And man is it refreshing."


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Twenty-two of the twenty-four students in Su Valley High's cross-country ski team are loading into a bus today to make the overland trip to Valdez. It's the largest ski team in Su-Valley history, and they're headed for a weekend of fun and races at the Valdez Invitational.
The Su-Valley team will cross the Glenn highway to Valdez in a convoy of busses from other valley schools, and Ski coach Ed O'Connor says the trip is always an adventure, where students look forward to several hours crossing frozen Alaska, deep snows over Thompson pass, and a two-night sleep-over at the Eagles Hall in Valdez. Once they get there, Friday night's event is a fun relay open to everyone. Competitive racing starts on Saturday morning, and then an open race takes place on Saturday afternoon. Every student must start the open race, O'Connor says. How long they stay in the race is up to them.
Because High-School athletics offer kids a chance to test themselves and learn skills that lead to success later in life, O'Connor says it's important that students get used to starting races, just so they can learn how to deal with the nervous pre-race jitters. Learning to handle nervousness, he says, is part of being prepared for life.
O'Connor says this year the team has used a social approach to getting kids out on the ski trails. There are two groups of skiers, called the Go-Gos and the Co-Cos. The Go-Gos are students who are focused on the competitive side of skiing, improving their times and using their time on the trails to train for races. The Co-Cos are skiers who head out on the trails with friends for a social hour of playing in the snow, with less focus on competition and more focus on fun. And yes, there is occasionally hot co-co. O'Connor says this approach has brought more students into the club, and he hopes, will encourage them to develop habits that will have them on skis as a life-long activity.


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|30 Dec 1975
|Filing date
|21 Jun 1974
|Priority date
|21 Jun 1974
|Publication number
|Divito Ronald J, Steck Howard A
|Original Assignee
|Divito Ronald J, Steck Howard A
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (3), Referenced by (61), Classifications (6)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
[ Dec. 30, 1975 United States Patent [191 Steck et a1.
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[21] App]. No.: 481,531
ABSTRACT [52] US. Cl. 340/280; 340/283; 250/215 [51] Int. G08B 21/00 [58] Field of 340/280, 283; 150/5, 34; A wallet or the like having incorporated therewith an electronic circuit capable of emitting an audible alarm when the same is removed from an owners purse or pocket.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,226,705 Kaufman et a1. 340/283 X 10 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures US. Patent Dec. 30, 1975 FIG. 4
SELF ACTUATING WALLET ALARM BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a wallet, purse, or any other type of case in which persons usually carry valuables as they engage in their daily tasks in or about the public.
It is well recognized that pick-pockets are adept at taking ones wallet from a pocket or purse without causing the slightest disturbance of their victim.
The instant invention is directed to this problem by incorporatingan alarm system in a wallet, ,billfold or the like such that'when the same is removed from a pocket or purse a noticable signal will be produced to immediately bring to the owners attention the fact that his valuable belongings are being removed from his person. g
A general object of the invention is to provide a case having a self-actuating alarm system. I
A further object of the invention is to provide a wallet or the like having an alarm system responsive to removal from an enclosure.
A still further object of the invention is to provide a wallet or the like having an audible alarm system which will actuate in response to variations of electromagnetic radiation.
A more specific object of the invention is that said alarm system be self-activated in response to exposure electromagnetic radiation within a particular range of wave-length.
A still further object of the invention is provide that the alarm system self-activate when exposed to increases in the levels of electromagnetic radiation.
A specific object of the invention is to provide that the alarm system self-activate when exposed to electromagnetic radiation within the light range.
A further specific object of the invention is that the alarm system comprise a solid state electronic oscillation circuit operable to produce an audible alarm.
The foregoing and other advantages and-features of the invention will be apparent from the following more particular description of the preferred embodiment of the invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawmgs.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view of the invention being removed from an enclosure;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the invention with parts cut away;
FIG. 3 is an elevational view in section taken substantially at line 3-3 of FIG. 2; and
FIG. 4 is a schematic electrical diagram of the alarm circuit. 7
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Turning attention to FIG. 1, the invention generally designated 10 is being shown removed from an enclosure 11.
Describing the invention in detail and having particular reference to FIGS. 2 and 3, the invention 10 comprises a case 12 and an alarm system 13. As illustrated in FIG. 2 the case 12 is shown as a wallet, billfold or the like comprising a main portion generally designated 15 and a pouch 16.
The pouch 16 comprises an outer wall 17 and a flap 18. The wall 17 is folded about to define a space 20 and is secured to the main portion 15 by way of stitching (not shown) or any other method commonly known in the construction of such cases. It can be seen in FIG. 2 that the outer wall 17 forms an enclosure having an opening 21 at one end thereof through which the alarm system 13 can be inserted into the pouch. The flap 18 folds over the opening 21 to securely retain the alarm system 13 within the space 20. The flap 18 is releasably connectedto the wall 17 by a snap 23. The wall 17 also has an aperture 24 which will register with certain portions of the alarm system 13 as hereinafter described.
As can be seen in FIG. 3 the alarm system comprises a circuit board 26 on to which a photo-electric cell 27 and a speaker 28 are mounted. Covering the speaker 28 is a screen or mesh 29. Surrounding and secured to the photo-electric cell 27 is an opaque member 30. It can be seen that the opaque member and the screen 29 are of such dimensions that they entirely till the aperture 24 in the wall 17 of the pouch 16. It can also be appreciated that the dimensions of the circuit board 26 and the position of the photo-electric cell 27 and speaker 28 together with their associated opaque member 30 and screen 29 are so arranged such that when the alarm system 32 is inserted into the pouch 16 that the opaque member 30 and screen 29 will fully register with the aperture 24.
FIG. 4 illustrates an electronic circuit 35 of the alarm system 13. The circuit 35 has a conductor 36 which connects the positive terminal of a battery 37 to the collector terminal of an n-p-n transistor designated 38. The photo-electric cell 27 is serially connected between the conductor 36 and the base terminal of the transistor 38. A conductor 40 connects the emitter terminal of transistor 38 to the emitter terminal of a p-n-p transistor 41. The base terminal of the transistor 41 is connected to the collector terminal of a transistor 42. It can be seen that transistors 41 and 42 form a quasi-complementary circuit providing a high output at relatively low cost without the need of well matching the output device to the circuit, the output device being the speaker 28. The collector circuit of transistor 41 is connected by means of conductor 43 to one terminal of the speaker 28. The other terminal of the speaker 28 is connected to the negative terminal of battery 37 by means of conductor 48. The emitter terminal of transistor 42 is also connected to the conductor 48. A resistor 49 is connected between conductor 40 and the base terminal of transistor 42; also connected to the base terminal of transistor 42 is one terminal of a capacitor 50. The other terminal of the capacitor is connected to resistor 51 which in turn is connected to conductor 43. It also can be appreciated that a switch (not shown) could be inserted in either conductor 36 or 48 in such a manner to selectively interrupt leakage current through the circuit 35 when-it is contemplated that the alarm system would not be used for extended periods of time. 1
The operation of the invention is such that when it is placed in an enclosure such as a purse or a pocket the photo-electric cell 27 is shielded from light striking it. However, when it is removed from such enclosure any light striking the cell will cause the resistivity of that cell to decrease. When this occurs the transistor 38 is biased such that the decrease in resistivity of the photo cell 27 causes the transistor 38 to conduct. When this occurs the capacitor is charged through resistor 49 and 51. When the charge on the capacitor 50 reaches a predetermined level the transistor 42 turns on which in turn switches on transistor 41, whereby a relatively low resistance circuit becomes coupled between the positive terminal of the battery 37 and the speaker 28 which as hereinbefore described is also connected to the negative terminal of battery 37. At this time a surge of current will flow through the speaker 28. However, when the transistor 41 conducts it can be seen that effectively a short circuit is placed across that portion of the circuit containing resistor 49 capacitor 50 and resistor 51. whereby the capacitor 50 is rapidly discharged causing the voltage level at the base terminal of transistor 42 to decrease to the point where it ceases to conduct thereby shutting off transistor 41. Capacitor 50 then recharges again and the entire process is repeated. The circuit parameters are selected such that the current will oscillate in the circuit at a frequency between 2,000 to 4,000 Hertz. The current surge at this frequency through the speaker 28 will produce a loud audible sound thereby instantly warning a person that his wallet, billfold or alike has been removed from the enclosure which he placed it.
It is also contemplated that the photo-electric cell 27 may have characteristics which make it operative within selected and limited wave-length ranges; which may not only be between those wave-lengths associated with visible light but also those wave-lengths in the range of body heat emitted from a person, such that the alarm system would actuate upon being removed from the person. I
It will be appreciated that the embodiment of the invention has been chosen for the purposes of illustration and description herein is that preferred based upon requirements for achieving the objects of the invention and developing the utility thereof in a most desirable manner. It will be understood, that the particular structure and functional aspect emphasized herein are not intended exclude but rather to suggest other such modifications and adaptations as fall within spirit and scope of the invention as hereinbefore described.
What is claimed is:
l. A wallet alarm device comprising:
an alarm system including alarm means operative to produce an alarm signal;
a case having a portion thereof for retaining said alarm means; and
said alarm system including receiving means responsive to sense pre-selected variations of electromagnetic radiation and effective to actuate said alarm means to product said alarm signal upon sensing said pre-selected variation of electromagnetic radiation; and
said alarm system comprising an electronic circuit having a pair of quasi-complementary coupled transistors coupled between said receiving means and said alarm means to provide a high out put to said alarm means notwithstanding substantial impedance mismatching between said circuit and said alarm means.
4 2. The invention as recited in claim 1 wherein sai receiving means comprising a photo-electric cell cor. pled to said circuit and having electrical propertie; which vary in response to sensing pre-selected ranges of electromagnetic radiation.
3. The invention as recited in claim 2 wherein said electronic circuit comprises an oscillator actuated by said photo-electric cell; said alarm means comprises a speaker coupled to said oscillator, said oscillator driving said speaker to produce an audible signal upon said photo-electric cell sensing.
4. A wallet alarm device capable of being carried by a person in an enclosure, comprising:
an alarm circuit operative to produce an alarm signal; a wallet having a pouch for releasably retaining said alarm circuit; i I
said alarm circuit comprising a photo-electric cell responsive to pre-selected variations in electromagnetic radiation and operative to actuate said circuit to produce said signal upon sensing said variations in electromagnetic radiation upon removal from said enclosure; and
said alarm circuit including alarm means and a pair of quasi-complementary coupled transistors coupled between said photo-electric cell and said alarm means to provide a high out put to said alarm means notwithstanding substantial impedance mismatching between said circuit and said alarm means.
5. The invention as recited in claim 4 wherein said alarm circuit comprises an oscillator circuit and a speaker coupled to said oscillator; said photo-electric cell coupled to said oscillator circuit and effective to actuate said oscillator circuit upon sensing said preselected variations in electromagnetic radiation, and said oscillator circuit operative to drive said speaker to produce an audible alarm signal.
6. The invention as recited inclaim 5 wherein said photo-electric cell has electric properties which vary in response to sensing changes in magnitudes of electromagnetic radiation within the visible light range, wherein said oscillator circuit is actuated in response to variation in said electrical properties of said photoelectric cell.
7. The invention as recited in claim 6 wherein said oscillator circuit comprises a charging circuit and a transistor operatively coupled to produce an oscillating electrical output within the audible frequency range.
8. The invention as recited in claim 7 wherein said charging circuit comprises at least one resistor and capacitor, said resistor and capacitor operatively coupled to said transistor and having parameters to effect said output within the audible frequency range.
9. The invention as recited in claim 7 where said pouch includes an aperature disposed to register with said photo-electric cell and said speaker to expose the same to the exterior thereof.
10. The invention as recited in claim 7 wherein said alarm circuit comprise a replaceable battery operative to energize said circuit.
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BUENOS AIRES, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Argentina's state-run energy company YPF said on Tuesday it has entered a $500 million joint venture with Dow Chemical to drill for natural gas next year in the Vaca Muerta shale formation in Patagonia.
A spokesman for the company said the investment will be split evenly between Dow and YPF during 2016. Production will come from Vaca Muerta's El Orejano field.
"By the end of 2016, production at El Orejano could triple to reach an average 2 million cubic meters per day," a YPF statement said, adding that the investment comes atop an earlier $350 million joint venture between the two companies.
YPF estimates the Vaca Muerta deposit contains 661 billion barrels of oil and 1,181 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, making it one of the biggest shale reserves in the western hemisphere. (Reporting by Juliana Castilla; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)


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Obama Assures Netanyahu Forest Fire Assistance Top U.S. Priority
U.S. is sending a team of expert firefighters and supplies to Israel to help the country contain the worst forest fire in its history.
President Barack Obama discussed Friday the deadly fire with Prime Minister Netanyahu during a telephone call from Air Force One, after his brief visit to Afghanistan.
Over 17,000 Northern residents, including 600 prison inmates, were evacuated from their homes as the largest forest fire in Israeli history raged out of control, devastating hundreds of acres of pine forest before sweeping down the slopes of the Carmel hills towards Haifa, and killing over 42 people.
The U.S. president ensured Netanyahu that sending Israel the necessary assistance to combat the flames was a top U.S. priority.
The U.S. is sending a team of expert firefighters and supplies to Israel to help the country contain the worst forest fire in its history, Obama administration officials said Friday.
Nancy Lindborg, assistant administrator for democracy, conflict and humanitarian assistance at the U.S. Agency for International Development, said a three-person U.S. Forest Service team experienced in aerial firefighting was en route to Israel and should arrive during the weekend.
At Israel's request, the U.S. also is sending 45 metric tons of fire retardant and 12,000 liters of foam. The chemicals are used to fight fires from the air and on the ground.
The U.S. also is trying to fulfill Israel's request for aircraft, said Dan Shapiro, a National Security Council official.
"We are prepared to assist with further aircraft resources, in addition to the generous response of other nations, if these aircraft can arrive from the U. S. in time to be effective," American Ambassador to Israel James Cunningham said Friday.
Meanwhile, more than 20 fire-fighting planes from abroad were expected to arrive in Israel, with New York's fire department also agreeing to send a fire-fighting airplane
Obama on Thursday expressed his "deepest condolences" to the families of the victims of the fire, saying that the U.S. was "acting to help our Israeli friends in this time of disaster."
"The People of Israel have been profoundly moved by the outpouring of support from a number of foreign countries, including in our region," said a statement Friday from Israel's embassy in Washington, D.C.
"We are especially grateful to President Obama for his expression of support. We are ready to begin the task of rebuilding. The State of Israel has surmounted many challenges in its short history. Together with our friends worldwide, we will overcome this too."
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday also paid tribute to nations which had provided Israel with resources to battle the blaze.
"We are moving as quickly as we can to provide this assistance, and are heartened by similar efforts to contribute resources from Israel's other friends around the world," Clinton said. "My hope is that the fires are extinguished soon. The hearts of the people of the United States go out to the people of Israel, and we stand with them at this difficult time."
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University of Texas Arlington
UTA In The News — Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Improving water quality
A team of University of Texas at Arlington biologists working with the U.S. Geological Survey in the Black and Oswegatchie river basins in the Adirondack region of New York has found that watershed wetlands can serve as a natural source for the improvement of streams polluted by acid rain, the website Adirondack Almanack reported. The group, led by associate professor of biology Sophia Passy, also contends that recent increases in the level of organic matter in surface waters in regions of North America and Europe – also known as "brownification" – holds benefits for aquatic ecosystems.
Rarely seen photos displayed
KUVN/Univision 23 reported on a newly opened exhibit by the UT Arlington Libraries Special Collections that focuses on the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's trip to Fort Worth just before his assassination. The exhibit is open through Feb. 8 and contains many rarely seen photos from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives.
Growing service learning
Ford Motor Company Fund awarded $225,000 in challenge grants to UT Arlington and eight other universities to support and grow service learning on campus, the websites Education Technology and Green Technology World reported. UT Arlington will use its grant to create videos for differing educational levels and language translations for use in combating diabetes among diverse populations. The UT Arlington Center for Community Service Learning, which is a division of Student Affairs, will guide students' work.
Connecting on the web
UT Arlington is one of several institutions around the United States signed up to participate in to CollegeWeekLive Latin American Students day, a complimentary web event to be held live online on Thursday, the websites of the Houston Chronicle, Digital Producer Magazine and several others reported. Students and their families can learn about college admissions, financial aid, test prep and chat live with 80 colleges that they might not normally get a chance to visit in person.


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Aug. 13, 2014
Ag Professional magazine reports:
DuPont Pioneer announced to plans to open three new research facilities-one in Canada, Delaware and Kansas.
DuPont is expected to unveil plans for a new $35 million soybean research facility at its Stine Haskell Research Center in Newark, Del., on Aug. 14, the company reported last week. The facility will be the second of two DuPont Pioneer research facilities in this state. The facility will be about 134,000 square feet, and will include modern greenhouses. It will be mainly for the purpose of developing Pioneer soybean products, DuPont reported.
In addition to the Delaware plant, DuPont also announced a new soybean research center in Lawrence, Kan., to enhance soybean product development and testing efforts for customers in Kansas, southeast Nebraska and western Missouri.
The expansion is part of a global effort by DuPont to reinvest $100 million into its seed business to strengthen and drive commercialization of its pipeline of new products.
"This new center continues to build upon the product performance advantage Pioneer has firmly established in North America," said Dennis Byron, Pioneer vice president of crop product development. "With annual yield increases more than triple the industry average, Pioneer brand soybeans developed with proprietary genetic markers continue to outpace the competition, reinforcing Pioneer as the brand leader in soybean performance."
The new Kansas research center will play a vital role in developing and commercializing new varieties to meet the needs of area customers. Those include varieties with tolerance to drought, soybean cyst nematode, charcoal rot, stem borer, sudden death syndrome, Phytophthora root rot and other insect and disease protection traits. All are significant yield robbers in the geography covered by the new center.
"The research center's breeding program will be rapidly integrating those traits into elite Pioneer germplasm," Byron said. "Locating the center in Lawrence enables our soybean research teams to work more closely with area farmers to make better product advancement decisions that will benefit farmers in Kansas, southeast Nebraska and western Missouri."
With the opening of the Lawrence Soybean Research Center, Pioneer has three crop-specific research locations in Kansas. The other two locations are in Garden City (corn) and Manhattan (sorghum).
In Canada, DuPont Pioneer has begun construction of a new multi-million dollar research facility in Lethbridge, Alberta, focused on developing ultra-early maturity corn products for growers in Alberta and Western Canada.
"This facility supports our commitment to providing growers in Western Canada with more choice through the development of ultra-early corn products that may increase the profitability of their operations," said Steve King, corn research director for DuPont Pioneer.
Construction is underway on the 22,500 sq. foot research facility outside of Lethbridge. Research plots were planted at the site this spring. The building is expected to open in November 2014 and will create additional jobs in the region. In the future, this facility could be expanded to serve other crops or other DuPont businesses as well.
"We are proud to build another Pioneer facility in Lethbridge," said King "Not only is the climate well-suited for product development, but we know first-hand the strength of the community. Our canola production plant has been located here for seven years."


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M State finance staff members honored for work by MnSCU
Pat Nordick and Dennis Zilmer of Minnesota State Community and Technical College have been recognized for their work in developing the innovative Campus Service Cooperative, which aims to increase the efficiency of colleges and universities statewide.
Nordick, M State's chief financial officer, and Zilmer, business manager on the Fergus Falls campus, were awarded Certificates of Appreciation from the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system in December for being "leaders and champions" of MnSCU's Campus Service Cooperative.
In November, the MnSCU board of trustees approved an initiative entitled Charting the Future for a Prosperous Minnesota. The initiative calls for broad changes in six areas, including the creation of financial incentives to reward collaboration among Minnesota 31 state colleges and universities.
"The sharing of services through Campus Service Cooperative is a major component of MnSCU's Charting the Future initiative," Nordick said.
M State was a pioneer in developing procedures that allow employee payroll to be processed for multiple institutions from one location. The business office on the Fergus Falls campus currently handles payroll for six other colleges and the MnSCU system office and has assisted with payroll for other offices on a short-term basis.
Zilmer is also serving on a team that is exploring other shared payroll services and offerings that colleges and universities could tap into. The cooperative is exploring partnerships with such groups as the Minnesota Department of Administration and other state agencies; the University of Minnesota; the Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities; and the Itasca Project.


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Barwick defiant on exit
Brian Barwick said he was 'sad and disappointed to leave' but admitted it was 'time for a new chapter at the Football Association' after it was confirmed on Wednesday he is to step down as FA chief executive.
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Alcoa introduces lightest weight heavy-duty truck wheel
27 March 2014
Alcoa introduced the Ultra ONE, the lightest heavy-duty truck wheel. Unveiled at the Mid-America Trucking show, Alcoa's new 40-pound (18 kg) wheel is 47% lighter than steel wheels of the same size. The Ultra ONE can help save up to 1,400 pounds (635 kg) per rig, enabling fleets to carry more goods while meeting stringent federal emissions regulations.
To take out five pounds out of its lightest heavy-duty truck wheel, Alcoa's experts at the Alcoa Technical Center invented a new alloy, the patent-pending MagnaForce alloy. It is on average 17% stronger than the industry standard, Alcoa's 6061 alloy, in similar applications.
Underscoring the importance of lightweighting to the industry, one of America's largest flatbed carriers, TMC Transportation, is converting its fleet to the Ultra ONE starting in 2014.
Fleets have increasingly converted to aluminum wheels that offset the weight of necessary pollution-control equipment used to meet federal emissions regulations. Lighter wheels also improve fuel economy.
Alcoa's wheels business has been launching a progression of innovations since inventing the forged aluminum wheel in 1948. Alcoa's wheels business has grown at a 22% compounded annual growth rate from 2009 to 2013—with 67% of sales driven by proprietary technologies—making it one of Alcoa's fastest growing businesses. The company is expanding its wheels presence in Europe and into China and Brazil to capture growing global demand for its wheels.
The Ultra ONE Wheel with MagnaForce™ alloy is available in the industry standard 22.5" x 8.25" size for heavy-duty, commercial transportation, and is being readied in all OEM customer data books.
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Your avatar :)
So I just recently got around to setting an avatar and just curious how everyone else picked theirs/if it has any special meaning. Mine is a bunch of pink azalea flowers, because of my username bonfireazalea. Azalea is, of course, my favourite name ever and they're such beautiful flowers. I used to use it on Facebook too where my name is also Azalea (not my real name, but that's another long story).
So why did everyone else choose their avatars?~Love names, literature, royals and horses~ <3
Favourite names:
Girls: Azalea, Cordelia, Elizabeth, Rosalind, Scarlett, Felicity, Juliet
Boys: Fitzwilliam, Sebastian, Percival, Oliver, Darcy, Orlando
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Mine is a sketch I drew when I was 19 (less than two years ago). After that one, I was thinking about a personal project to draw famous landscapes from around the world, but I had like zero progress right now. Lol.
This thread is a nice idea, btw.
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Mine is my prettiest baby goat from this year because irl my nn is goat girl (I raise dairy goats and have been rather obsessed since I was 12) and she's just so dang cute! Her name is Bonnie by the way because she's just so pretty and I couldn't imagine just naming a goat pretty, lol.~ Elisabeth Odelia "Elsie" ~ Gideon Boone ~
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