It includes a gold rapier and a parrying dagger, both encrusted with diamonds and rubies, and a lavish belt embroidered in gold and set with gems.

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"A lot of it had to do with the decline of heavy industry, which employed a lot of blacks and blue-collar whites, in a whole set of Rust Belt states, " he said.

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And the course Dayton is taking may set the city apart from its rust belt neighbors.

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My dad was an engineer and I spent countless hours tinkering with him on the DIY projects he had going on around our house, from using an oscilloscope and hand tools, to being allowed to drive the tractor, learning how to set spark plugs and change a timing belt, swapping out alternators, building a computer and soldering circuit paths on to an early motherboard .

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The former will generate electricity from the runoff of the 25, 000 miles of irrigation canals mostly set up by the British in this agriculture belt.

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We have the technology and ability to exploit the resources found on the moon and in the asteroid belt as well as sending a manned mission to Mars to set up a permanent base.

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"Some people thought that we weren't giving the full commitment this year but we set out to prove those people wrong and get a few wins under our belt".

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His next contest is set for 6 January, when he will attempt to regain the IBF light welterweight belt from current holder Juan Urango.

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In the years since the Bell Rocket Belt, many have pursued the goal of a practical, wearable flying device, and not a few have set their pants on fire.

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