‘Imagining the Big One’ | Brass Lock Nut

The Tacoma City Ballet will once again bring “The Nutcracker and the Tale of the Hard Nut” to the stage. It tells the story in its entirety along with “The Tale of the Hard Nut” presented alongside the traditional “Nutcracker.” The run opens this weekend at the Federal Way Performing Arts & Event Center, 315 Pete von Reichbauer Way S. Showtimes are 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday with the Sugar Plum Tea at 1 p.m.; 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20 and Dec. 21; and 2 p.m. Dec. 22 and Dec. 23 also with the Sugar Plum Tea. Tickets start at $25 and are available at fwpaec.org

ROUND ONE: Lopez is an inch taller but has a notable edge in reach of four and a half inches. Lopez fighting southpaw, and misses a couple of lefts to get us going. Leg kick from Katona, then Lopez catches a kick and lands a couple of hooks. Katona tries a high kick that’s blocked. Inside leg kick from Katona, Lopez lands a stiff left hand then a body kick which prompts a clinch and Lopez blocks a takedown attempt. Katona lands a body kick of his own. Another inside leg kick from Katona, he’s the more mobile fighter so far but Lopez is pressuring forward. Left from Lopez lands. One two from Lopez lands. Lopez lands a right hook, Katona responds with a right of his own. Another left to the body from Lopez but he’s starting to reach for that and is leaving himself vulnerable to counters. Katona blocks a takedown attempt. Body shot from Katona lands, Lopez lands a left to the head. Double leg now from Lopez and he’s got Katona down in full guard. Katona throwing a few elbows from his back, Lopez lands a few punches as the round ends.

The shock linkage is a critical component of your bike’s ability to handle well, yet it is also highly neglected when it comes to maintenance. As delivered, the amount of grease inside its pivot points is barely enough to survive more than a few rounds with a power washer. Place a block of wood beneath your rear wheel to support the swingarm after you remove the linkage bolts.

Today, there is a winch to place a suction device and move glass and sandwich panels and put them in place. Once people switched to sandwich panels, they couldn’t drive the machine straight because the panels are 12m long. We developed rotating forks so that the 12m sandwich panels are on the side of the machine. We are doing what we can to help our customers work better, safer and be more effective.”

“We were extracting stumps with the excavator bucket,” recalled Brian Thompson, who co-owns the company with his brother Brandon. “That left big holes and it took a tremendous amount of time to burn.”

“If you are asked if you would investigate broad allegations of criminal misconduct, the answer can obviously be yes,” he said. “But that is different from campaigning on the promise that you specifically prosecute someone from an opposing political party.”

“Choosing a bucket that has a shorter tip radius will provide higher tooth forces for digging or ripping through tough materials, thus better penetration.”

Abby, like the others, has never been a working guide dog – but she was marked out as breeding stock before she was born, as her parents had qualities the charity wanted to keep in the bloodline.

The machine’s hydraulic pumps, hydraulic motors, and cylinders are of Liebherr design and manufacture, as is the available Likufix coupler, which eliminates the need for internal hoses by using integral hydraulic-oil passages. A universal coupler, in either mechanical or hydraulic configuration, is also available.

Best Meal: House-Made Stracciatella with Mighty Vine Tomatoes, Croutons, Shallots, Sherry Vinegar, Basil

Volvo will roll out Comfort Drive Control joystick steering on wheeled excavators. Joystick steering can function in addition to steering-wheel operation; for machines not driven on the road, the entire steering column can be removed to enhance an operator’s view of the worksite. With Comfort Drive Control, outrigger and blade control are also on the joystick rather than on a separate lever. Operators can use both controls without letting go of the stick.

Each of the four power modes will function with SPC on or off; SPC is active only in the digging work mode. Operators will likely just leave SPC on except during lifting. At those times, operators will want the greater precision and control afforded by the traditional means of running the engine at a constant speed while using the hydraulic system to modulate lifting performance.