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I often find myself rereading old favorites during the summer. It's a nice time for comfort reading, and if it's a really good book, you'll find yourself discovering new details and insights. Inspired by the recent Ramona and Beezus movie (I'm waiting for the DVD), I decided to do a reread of the Ramona books (I reread them several years ago in honor of Beverly Cleary's 90th birthday). I'm also rereading Cleary's non-Ramona books.
The Ramona books hold up extremely well, and this isn't just nostalgia talking (I loved the Ramona books when I was a child; I even had a Ramona diary). The insights into children's behavior remains startlingly funny and understanding. There were some things that definitely caught my attention:
1. ditto machine! Ramona mentions a ditto machine and the purple ink on worksheets. I remember ditto machines; they were probably already on their way out several years later. They also had a peculiar smell.
2. In Ramona the Pest, Ramona's mother leaves her alone in the morning and tells her to walk to school at "quarter of" something. It's a plot device, of course, but that's still a lot to ask of a kindergartner.
3. Ramona the Brave: when Mrs. Quimby tells the girls that she will be working part-time at the doctor's office, Beezus exclaims, "Mother! You'll be liberated!" The copyright for the book is 1975; likely, the reference is lost on children today.
4. I loved Ellen Tebbits very much when I was in elementary school; it's still cute, but mention of Austine's "chubbiness" got a little old after a while. The fact that Ellen is left out of the classroom play bothered me for the first time (I've reread this more than once); apparently, getting some use out of the Maypole was more important than including everyone in the classes.
I did enjoy the shoutout to Glenwood School, where Ramona and Beezus attended school. Ellen attends Rosemont School, where Ramona eventually attends. Fun for the reader in-the-know.
I also reread B is for Betsy. Still cute. I picked up for the first time that Betsy, in starting the first grade, is attending school for the first time. Her first grade sounds very much like kindergarten (copyright is 1939).
Off to check out our copy of Beezus and Ramona, which contains one of my favorite librarian characters, Miss Evans (who was the type of librarian "who understood about little sisters").
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> Following this line of argument, the faux frais are a deduction from the > total new surplus value, in the same way that e.g. Fred Moseley describes > the salaries of non-productive workers (in the Marxian sense) as a > deduction from total new surplus value. Hi Jurriaan, Yes, that's the way I understand it. > Peculiarly though, while these flows are treated as a deduction from > surplus-value, they are in fact *included* in the social account for > aggregate surplus-value (in which case, we would really have to > distinguish between "gross" and "net" surplus value). You could treat it in that way, I suppose. > Marxists usually ignore the faux frais, but if in reality the so-called > incidental expenses beyond investment in means of production grow very > large (a magnitude to the order of perhaps? $2 trillion in the US, who > knows), the matter is certainly worth looking at in more detail. Indeed. On that point we are in agreement. Generally, I think faux frais are important from a social accounting perspective because they are a category of expense which is neither C nor V. By itemizing these expenses separately, I think we have a more nuanced and realistic accounting system. Also, I think that had those expenses been included in C or V then we would be doing an injustice to the meaning of those categories. (Parenthetical remark: I am humored and/or chagrined by the critics of all stripes who have accused Marx of being simplistic since the more one analyses his system, the more you can observe how nuanced and complex and layered it is. Simplistic it is not.) > I think a significant trend in modern official social accounting is that > statisticians resort increasingly to mathematical models to extrapolate > the aggregates, because this - given budget constraints - is cheaper than > comprehensive direct surveys. That is, the estimates for aggregates may in > good part be extrapolated from key indicator variables, i.e. a limited set > of empirical variables statistically strongly correlated with changes in > the main aggregates. It is quite likely that this procedure would actually > have the statistical effect of smoothing out real economic fluctuations > across time to some extent, precisely because the procedure involves > extrapolating a current trend from past data. But while this means that > observations of short-term flunctuations might actually be spurious to > an unknown extent, the system I think still does pick up significant > trends within a five or ten year interval. What would be examples of this? In solidarity, Jerry
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Of Life-saving Research and Faulty Photocopiers
Author's Notes: This uses my story "Preserving the Fragile Balance" as a jumping-off point. It is recommended, but not required reading. Everything should make sense anyway… Since I've never seen a timeline saying when Ark of Truth was supposed to have taken place, I'm going to assume that it was fairly soon after Season 10 ended.
Many thanks to my betas: Curuchamion, Patti, and Josh.
Spoilers: Through Ark of Truth.
Disclaimer: I don't own the copyrights for anything. If you do, please don't be mad at me for playing with your toys!
Jon A. MacGyver, known as Mac to his friends, felt like he had finally come home. He wasn't quite sure why he'd been called in to the SGC, but he was happy to be there none the less. Things had changed subtly in the almost 3 years since the botched cloning by Loki, but it was still familiar and oddly comforting. Who would have thought that almost bare concrete walls would be such a refreshing sight?
At the front gate to the Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Mac had been instructed to make his way to the briefing room. He had kept in touch from time to time with the team, so he knew the basics of what had happened. Mac knew that he, the other him, the man who was still living as Jack O'Neill, had been promoted (twice!) and was now a Major General in Washington, heading up Homeworld Security. In the meantime, Mac had continued High School in Colorado Springs. He recently graduated at the top of his class. Where his future would take him after that was still up in the air.
Being back in the mountain was still a bit of a shock to the system, but the grin on his face showed everyone that he was glad to be there. Having grown closer to his adult height, the briefing room chairs were more comfortable than the last time he had been in there. Mac had kept up the habit of working out with Teal'c, when he wasn't on Dakara with the Free Jaffa or out on a mission, and the muscle tone he had built up was quite evident on his tall, lean frame. With the increased agility due to his younger body, he had even almost beaten Teal'c a few times. Almost.
Mac noticed that the shades were closed into the General's office. He was glad that this was now Hank's command. It would have been more than a little weird to have his older self heading up the meeting, no matter what the topic was to be. He still had trouble imagining himself behind a desk instead of out in the field. He had even more trouble trying to figure out why the other him had taken the promotion in the first place and moved to Washington.
Mac's musings were broken when Daniel came into the briefing room, followed closely, and loudly, by Vala. The fact that Daniel was getting his ear chatted off was enough to bring a smirk to Mac's face. The universe was finally paying Daniel back for all those times he'd done exactly the same thing to Jack. Mac had gotten to know Vala a little over the year she had been with Stargate Command. It was obvious that she and Daniel cared about each other, and Mac thought they made a good couple, even if Daniel didn't realize it yet. What was it about Daniel and girls with accents? And aliens, for that matter…
"Daniel, I don't understand. Hi, Mac. What harm could there be in getting me one of those 'motorcycles.' I mean, Sam has several, right?" Vala was saying as she entered the room.
"For one, Vala, you don't have a license. Do you even know how to drive a car, let alone a motorcycle? Also, motorcycles are not cheap. How are you planning on paying for one?" Daniel replied, completely glossing over Vala's greeting of the other occupant of the room. When Vala got a sparkle in her eye and the mischievous smile on her face that always told Daniel trouble was just around the bend, he quickly started speaking again. "Never mind, I don't think I want to know."
"But, Daniel," Vala started to protest before being cut off.
"Vala, this is not the time for this discussion. We have a briefing to prepare for. I'm sure we'll talk about this later," he said in a tone that brooked no arguments.
"Daniel," Mac said, completely startling the archaeologist.
After a few moments, when the shocked look had left his face and his pupils had shrunk back to their normal size, Daniel regained his composure. "Mac! What are you doing here?" he asked, shocked to see the younger version of his friend sitting at the table with a bemused smile on his face.
"Oh, you know, just popped in for a visit. I was "invited" to come to a briefing this morning. Any idea what it's about?" Mac asked.
"No" Daniel responded.
"Vala, how are you today? Any idea what's going on?" Mac asked.
"I am just as uncertain as you two," she responded. "And I've convinced Daniel to buy me a motorcycle! Now I just have to decide what type," Vala added with a wide smile.
"I am NOT buying you a motorcycle!" Daniel quickly retorted.
Vala grabbed Daniel's arm. "Oh, pish posh. Of course you are. You just don't know it yet, darling!" She smiled at him when he rolled his eyes and shook his head and then grinned and winked at Mac.
"I have some motorcycle magazines at my place if you want to take a look later," Mac added, anticipating Daniel's reaction. He wasn't disappointed when Daniel's head shot up with a look of equal parts horror, accusation, and resigned humor.
"Mac!" Daniel said sharply.
"Daniel?" Mac asked back.
"You're not helping me here!" he said with exasperation.
"No, but he's helping me, darling," Vala interjected before leading Daniel to the conference table to have a seat.
Just as they were getting settled, Teal'c entered the room and bowed to the occupants. Mac noticed a glint of humor, along with something else, in the big man's eyes as he saw Vala with her arm on Daniel's.
"T! Buddy! How's it going?" Mac asked excitedly.
"I am well, MacGyver," Teal'c responded.
"Good to hear. How are things with the Free Jaffa?" Mac asked.
"Our formation of a government is proceeding, though slowly. Much as it took the United States many years and many disagreements to reach a mature structure for leadership, so it will with the Free Jaffa Nation. With the destruction of the Ori, we have been able to refocus our efforts on building our infrastructure. Many are having great difficulty adjusting to a life where their primary duty is no longer as a warrior."
"Yeah, I know what that's like," Mac agreed. "So, Teal'c, any idea what this meeting's about?"
"I am just as shaded from the sunlight as you are, MacGyver," Teal'c responded.
"In the dark, buddy, in the dark," Mac responded. "Anybody know where Carter and Mitchell are this morning?" he asked the room in general.
"I can answer that question and more in a few moments," General Landry said as he entered the room from his office. "At ease, people," he said.
Mac had started to stand before realizing that he wasn't really in the military any longer. Actually, as he thought about it, neither were any of the previously seated occupants in the room. He found that highly ironic, considering the fact that they were in the highest security and most secret military base in the world, possibly the entire galaxy.
General Landry got right down to business. "Colonel Mitchell is currently off world with the Daedalus. People, Colonel Carter has been involved in a lab accident."
At that comment, all eyes went wide around the room. Several people started talking at the same time.
"What happened?" Mac demanded.
"Is Sam OK?" Vala asked.
"How's she doing?" Daniel asked.
"People!" General Landry yelled several times, finally restoring order. "Colonel Carter is fine. She wasn't injured." As everyone in the room visibly relaxed, he continued. "Since the defeat of the Ori, we can use the Asgard technology onboard the Odyssey at will. Colonel Carter was working on some ground-breaking medical research. Apparently, she didn't quite feed the right parameters to the Asgard core and the results of her experiment weren't exactly what were desired."
"That's fine, General, but if Carter's not injured, why have I been asked to come here?" Mac questioned.
"I think I can explain, Sir," came a voice from the hallway. Everyone turned to see Sam standing there, ready and waiting to enter the room.
"As everyone knows, the largest problem with organ transplants is that the donor organ is frequently rejected by the recipient. The closer the donor is genetically to the recipient, the less likely it is that the organ will be rejected."
After that statement, Sam paused for a moment and took a look around the room.
General Landry was looking at Sam impatiently, waiting for her to continue.
Daniel and Vala had matching confused looks on their faces.
Teal'c sat as impassively as ever.
Mac's eyes had gone wide and his face had been drained of all color. He knew EXACTLY where this was going and why he'd been brought in to this briefing. When he caught Carter's eyes, he knew she could see the realization on his face, and the almost imperceptible nod gave him all the confirmation he needed. He dropped his gaze to the table, realizing that his entire world had just taken a sharp turn.
Sam continued where she had left off before. "The ideal donor would be genetically identical. This could come from an identical twin or …" she paused again.
"A clone," Mac stated for the rest of the group. At the same time, he heard the same words come out of another mouth. He looked up to see a young woman stepping up to stand beside Sam and couldn't contain his surprise, gaping at the figure that had appeared in the doorway. She had long blonde hair running half way down her back, perfect white teeth, and the same piercing blue eyes as her older counterpart. She stood almost the same height, but without the muscle mass built up by her doppelganger from a decade of fighting against the worst the universe had to offer.
General Landry had broken out in a grin and turned to look at the people sitting around the table.
Daniel and Vala's mouths had dropped open in shock at the appearance of the clone.
Teal'c looked like his jaw was threatening to drop open, too, and his eyes were as wide as anyone had ever seen them.
Mac had an unreadable expression on his face.
"How? What? Who?" Daniel said, trying valiantly to process what he was seeing.
"Let me introduce to you my mini-me, Thera Diane Carter" Sam said, prompting her clone to do a curtsy.
"Thera, huh?" Mac asked.
"We thought it was an appropriate name. It's a female version, and a nice tribute to, the Asgard that made this second life possible. And it also brings back some memories from that ice planet where it was my given name."
"Nice callback," Mac said. The thought of their simple lives and what could have been while working as slaves, without any regulations to get in their way, brought a far away look and a smile to Mac's face. He wondered if there was another hint from the name being given to him, but he put the thought aside for the moment.
"How did it happen?" Daniel asked.
"For centuries, the Asgard were dependent on cloning to continue their lives. As Mac so clearly demonstrates, they have also successfully been able to duplicate a human before," Sam said.
Mac grimaced at the statement and said "If you can call me a success."
Sam gave a half smile and continued on with her explanation. "I was doing research using the Asgard core in the Odyssey to see if we could come up with a way to clone a single human organ. If we're able to successfully do that, the ramifications are enormous. Just think about it. No one would ever have to die waiting for a suitable organ transplant. Fire victims could have their own skin regrown and replaced as skin grafts. Amputees might even be able to be given new limbs!"
"So, what went wrong?" Daniel asked again.
"Well, it appears I … she … we hit the wrong button on the Xerox machine." Thera stated, causing Mac to laugh at the echo of his comment to Loki several years before. Thera turned to him and said "I now understand your problems with pronouns when this happened to you!"
"Welcome to my world," he responded. "In more ways than one," he muttered under his breath, just loud enough for everyone to hear.
Sam continued where Thera had left off. "I had used a DNA sample of my own that was on file in the Asgard database just to see what would happen. Instead of a single organ, the core fabricated an entire body. I guess I didn't make clear the purpose of my research and was a little vague when entering parameters to the Asgard core. It interpreted "continued life" in the Asgard sense of transferred consciousness into a new body, not in the "preserving the existing life" as we think of it. It produced a little baby and told me it would continue to develop it to adulthood. When I realized what had happened, I stopped the process to reassess the situation. By that point, I had a 4 year old child in an Asgard containment field."
"So, if the core produced the child, did it also copy your mind, too?" Vala asked.
"Not immediately, no. Do you remember the Asgard that Colson Industries created a few years ago?" Sam asked the room. Daniel, General Landry, and Mac nodded their heads. Teal'c bowed his head once. Vala wore a confused expression on her face and shook her head, since she hadn't been to Earth at that point. It only took Sam a moment to realize the root of Vala's confusion. "Two years ago, a scientist by the name Alec Colson was able to grow an Asgard body based on DNA samples that had been given to his company by the Department of Defense. The body was fully functional, but it was just a shell. No Asgard consciousness had been transferred into it yet. That's basically the same way that Thera's body was created."
"So, how did she end up how she is now?" asked Daniel.
"When I realized what had happened, I knew I had to finish the process," Sam explained. "I had the core download my consciousness into itself and the body. I then told it to continue its process aging the body. However, it appears the Asgard have put the same marker in my DNA as they did with General O'Neill's. When the process finished, Thera had only progressed to the age that you see now."
"She's not going to suffer the same problems as I did, is she?" Mac asked, very concerned about the thought of anyone else possibly having to go through the same physical breakdown as he did.
"No," Thera responded quickly. The look of concern, along with other, quickly buried feelings, on Mac's face made Thera's heart melt. "We have access to all of the Asgard technology, including all methods they used for their own cloning. We were using those protocols, not Loki's. We have also run several scans to make sure that everything is functioning properly. All scans indicate I will continue to age at a normal human growth rate, just as Mac has."
"So, now what?" Mac asked.
"That's why you were brought here," General Landry broke in. "Colonel Carter, Thera, and I have discussed the situation. We'd like to set Thera up with a backstory much like yours: 16 years old, emancipated minor, retain her commission but not be on active duty. Also, we'd like you to look out for her. If it's OK with you, the Air Force would like to have Thera live with you, too. The official reason is something about saving money on rent."
"Are you OK with that?" Mac asked Thera. He was extremely excited at the prospect but didn't want to do anything that would make her uncomfortable.
"Of course I am. It was my … our idea," she replied.
Mac smirked at the comment. He had a pretty good idea what she was thinking when she suggested it and wasn't inclined to object in the slightest.
"Very good, people. I believe that concludes our briefing. Dismissed," General Landry said, getting up and returning to his office.
Mac couldn't believe his luck. When he had woken up this morning, he was just a "teenager" trying to figure out what to do with his life. Now, there was a "teenage" version of Carter, and he was being asked to live with her and look after her. THAT was an assignment he was looking forward to!
"Now, Daniel, about my motorcycle…" Vala started up again as she and Daniel left the room, followed closely by Sam, who was offering her opinion on what bikes Vala should consider.
Teal'c also rose to exit. "I will leave you two alone to discuss matters," he said before exiting the briefing room. "MacGyver, I will see you for our sparring session this afternoon. Thera Carter, it was a pleasure to meet you." He bowed to each clone in turn and proceeded out of the room.
Mac and Thera looked at each other for a few minutes, each lost in their thoughts, trying to figure out what to say.
Finally, Mac broke the silence. "You know, my apartment only has one bedroom."
Thera showed a devilish smile and just said "Oh, I think we can figure something out."
Mac smiled his widest, sweetest smile. He knew this arrangement was going to work out just fine.
This story is complete as it is now. However, I'm more than willing to continue this story. I just haven't thought of anywhere to take it. Well, I have a couple ideas, but nothing that I think makes a very compelling story. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know!


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Kayleigh Barrow always gets the leading role. Top of her class, well liked, and a good actress, she's most comfortable on stage where she can pretend to be someone else and forget the real Kayleigh exists. However, when auditions for the latest production are opened up to the entire university, the lines between fantasy and reality start to blur.
The last person Kayleigh expected to audition was Aiden Hanson. Renowned player and popular on campus, Kayleigh has tried to conceal her feeling from him for years. She knows it would be stupid to think he'd want her or an actual relationship, but when they're thrown together in the production, Kayleigh can no longer hide from him.
No matter how much she tries to distances herself, he's always there. Neither of them can deny their attraction, but Kayleigh has to question Aiden's motives. He's never had a serious relationship and she refuses to be another conquest. Yet, when her acting starts to become real and she can no longer hide behind her character, Kayleigh must decide whether Aiden's worth the risk, or if he's only after a challenge and will end up breaking her heart.


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TransCanada offered written confirmation Monday of its plans to re-apply for a presidential permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline through Nebraska.
In a letter to the U.S. State Department, an attorney for the Calgary-based company said its leadership intends to file the necessary paperwork "in the near future."
A part of that plan is "to supplement that application with an alternative route in Nebraska, as soon as that route is selected."
The letter follows through on an earlier TransCanada promise to go forward and could signal an end to the weeks of uncertainty that followed President Barack Obama's denial of a permit for the project in January.
At that time, the president said he was rejecting the application because House Republicans had demanded action within 60 days. In a statement released later Monday, a White House spokesman reiterated that Obama was open to a new timetable once the new Nebraska route had been determined.
"We will ensure any project receives the important assessment it deserves," the statement said, "and will base a decision to provide a permit on the completion of that review."
TransCanada's proposed 1,700-mile, $7 billion connection between oil deposits in Alberta and refineries along the Gulf Coast already has been under federal scrutiny for more than three years.
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Those concerns also led to a special session of the Legislature last year and to a promise from TransCanada to go around the Sandhills.
But state action on an alternate route hit a snag when the State Department failed to offer a memorandum of understanding on that process.
A bill (LB1161) pending in the Legislature's Natural Resources Committee, offered by Sen. Jim Smith of Papillion, would eliminate the need for that memorandum, a TransCanada spokesman said.
"That legislation is important," said Shawn Howard, "because it would let the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality move ahead with the review that they've already started."
Jane Kleeb, executive director of Bold Nebraska and a leader of opposition to the project, continues to argue that the Smith bill is off target, because another outcome of the special session requires that any new pipeline applications be routed to the Nebraska Public Service Commission.
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In a related development, TransCanada said Monday that it would proceed with construction of a 478-mile portion of Keystone XL that would connect the southern portion of the project from Cushing, Okla., to the Gulf Coast.
Because that part of the project doesn't cross an international border, there would be no need for further review by the State Department, Howard said. "This is now a stand-alone project."
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- A battle continues intensifying over Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline which would transport Alberta tar sands oil to the Pacific coast of British Columbia, with opponents of the project noting "it's going to be war."
The U.S. government's temporary halt to the
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coursing through its heartland has turned the focus on Enbridge's $5.5 billion Northern Gateway pipeline, a 731-mile project across the Rocky Mountains and historical First Nations lands in Canada, becoming an aggressive effort supported by the Harper government, Alberta province and oil industry.
"There has always been very strong support by the Harper government, by the province of Alberta and by the oil industry for the Northern Gateway pipeline. But there's no question that for all three of those entities, that urgency increased dramatically with the apparent defeat of Keystone XL," said George Hoberg, political scientist and professor of forestry at the University of British Columbia, according to the
Los Angeles Times
Opponents of the project include environmentalists and members of the First Nations community who see it as a threat to the pristine waters of the region, including tributaries of the Fraser and Skeen rivers, which would be in the path of the proposed pipeline.
Along British Columbia's coast, the pipeline would create a tangle of more than 200 oil tankers each year, navigating through spectacular Douglas Channel, as they transport the crude eastward to Asia and south to the U.S.
Also at risk is the acclaimed Great Bear rain forest, an iconic symbol of British Columbia and an area of stunning waterfalls and deep blue waters.
"We truly live in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. We live right at the start of the Fraser River watershed, and if we have a spill, it will devastate everything from here straight to the Pacific Ocean in Vancouver," said Bev Playfair, a former councilor in Fort James, the Times reports.
While some in the community see tax revenues and job opportunities the pipeline would bring as a boon, others are in for the long fight. Recently, dozens of protesters there marched through the streets prior to a pipeline hearing.
Earlier in February, a huge protest over the proposed pipeline took place
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First Nations of British Columbia are shaping up to be the pipeline's most formidable foe. Unlike First Nations communities in other provinces, they have never signed government treaties, thereby retaining title to their historic lands.
"We have the ability to go to court in Canada and say, 'What you are proposing violates the Constitution of Canada.' And that's the trump card in all of this," said Art Sterritt, Coastal First Nations' Great Bear Initiative director, the Times notes.
Pointing out Enbridge's accident rate, including the 2010 disaster which spilled at least 810,000 gallons of oil, much of it ending up in the U.S.'s Kalamazoo River - Enbridge has already spent $700 million on its cleanup efforts, still underway - Tribal Chief Jackie Thomas said, "It's going to be war. The only question is, who's going to draw the first blood?" the Times reports.
The controversial Northern Gateway pipeline has become a rallying cry for many in Canada viewing the Harper government as a corporate shill and is likely to be at the forefront of Occupy Parliament, scheduled to take place April 20 in Ottawa, Ontario.
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Our Multi-Mount Receiver Shackle product is constructed from a high strength solid steel shaft, specifically designed to insert into a standard 2-inch hitch receiver for any JEEP or any CHEVY/GMC, FORD, DODGE, NISSAN or TOYOTA Truck 2-inch OEM receiver. This product DOES NOT fit into other hitches that don't have the larger internal receiver dimensions. The inside receiver measurements need to be a full 2 inch opening top to bottom (no tampered corners). This product DOES NOT FIT into a TOYOTA 4Runner Receiver.
Guaranteed to fit your Chevy/GMC, Ford, Dodge, Nissan or Toyota Truck 2" OEM receiver. Fits all Jeep vehicle 2" OEM receivers. If our product doesn't fit your hitch to your satisfaction, we will refund your full purchase price plus any return shipping charges.
BIGGER – Our heavy duty Multi-Mount Receiver product has a larger shaft design that provides a more stable anchor point and minimizes any bounce movement or slop that you get with other receiver hitch products. No more clanging or rattles when you're driving over rough terrain.
STRONGER – This product is rated up to a hefty 11,000 lbs! That's over 5 1/2 tons of pulling capacity. Note: Never exceed shackle capacity.
MORE VERSITLE – The multi-mount feature allows you to use the D-Ring Shackle as both a horizontal or vertical mount point which gives you more anchor point options. Makes it ideal for winching, ridging and recovery.
Included is a set of D-Shackle Isolator Rings that eliminate shackle rattle when the unit is mounted to your vehicle's hitch. Also includes the hitch pin and clip is already included so you don't need to order separately!


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