Rip-off Ricky

Senior Year

Senior Year is a time of emotion,
a time of looking back, and forward at the same time.
It's the feeling of being anxious to leave,
and being scared of letting all you have known go.
It's when you reflect on all your past accomplishments,
and when you try to foresee what is yet to come.
For some, it is a time of sorrow,
of trying not to think about who they might not see tomorrow.
Some people see it as a new start in life,
while others sit back and let their time fly by.
But for those, like me, who try to see things in the future,
we see it as just another chapter in life in complete

Dear reverend,

I am writing this as a persuasion that I am innocent. I have multiple people that can testify that I was not summoning the devil the other night. I was at a costume party dressed up as the geico gecko. But, anyways, I am calling out to the church for help. I am willing to stand by my word if I have to.

Thanks,

Mr. Richard Simmons

Total Concentration!!!!

10 Reasons I Love Spring Semester

1. We are about to get out of this place!! 2. It's warmer outside. 3. Racing season restarts. 4. Riding my harley. 5. Spring break. 6. Everyone is nicer. 7. I can wear shorts without people asking me if I'm retarded. lol 8. More concerts. 9. More hot chicks come out. lol 10. No TAKS!!!

Parents.....

1. They always have my back.
2. They help support me with everything I do.
3. Sometimes when I'm broke, they give me money. lol
4. They helped me get my first vehicle.
5. They got me into racing.
6. I can tell them anything.
7. If it wasn't for them, I wouldn't even be here. lol
8. They didn't give me everything I wanted, to make me earn it.
9. They buy me clothes.
10. They're always trying to figure out a way to make things for me better.
11. They bought me my first guitar!! Big plus. lol
12. They provide shelter for me.
13. When I needed someone to take care of something, they helped me out. lol
14. When i had no one to play with, dad would always take me out.
15. Taught me how to ride a bike.
16. Helped me qualify for the Oklahoma State Championship. It takes a lot of money, and they helped me pull through. Just to watch me live my dreams.
17. They back me with my decision to join the military.
18. They love me unconditionally, Even though they don't always show it. lol

History of the Rubics Cube:

In March 1970, Larry Nichols invented a 2×2×2 "Puzzle with Pieces Rotatable in Groups" and filed a Canadian patent application for it. Nichols's cube was held together with magnets. Nichols was granted U.S. Patent 3,655,201 on April 11, 1972, two years before Rubik invented his improved cube.

On April 9, 1970, Frank Fox applied to patent his "Spherical 3×3×3". He received his UK patent (1344259) on January 16, 1974.

Rubik invented his "Magic Cube" in 1974 and obtained Hungarian patent HU170062 for the Magic Cube in 1975 but did not take out international patents. The first test batches of the product were produced in late 1977 and released to Budapest toy shops. Magic Cube was held together with interlocking plastic pieces that were less expensive to produce than the magnets in Nichols's design. In September 1979, a deal was signed with Ideal Toys to bring the Magic Cube to the Western world, and the puzzle made its international debut at the toy fairs of London, Paris, Nuremberg and New York in January and February 1980.

Packaging of Rubik's Cube, Toy of the year 1980- Ideal Toy Corp 1980, Made in Hungary.

After its international debut, the progress of the Cube towards the toy shop shelves of the West was briefly halted so that it could be manufactured to Western safety and packaging specifications. A lighter Cube was produced, and Ideal Toys decided to rename it. "The Gordian Knot" and "Inca Gold" were considered, but the company finally decided on "Rubik's Cube", and the first batch was exported from Hungary in May 1980. Taking advantage of an initial shortage of Cubes, many cheap imitations appeared.

Nichols assigned his patent to his employer Moleculon Research Corp., which sued Ideal Toy Company in 1982. In 1984, Ideal lost the patent infringement suit and appealed. In 1986, the appeals court affirmed the judgment that Rubik's 2×2×2 Pocket Cube infringed Nichols's patent, but overturned the judgment on Rubik's 3×3×3 Cube.^[6]

Even while Rubik's patent application was being processed, Terutoshi Ishigi, a self-taught engineer and ironworks owner near Tokyo, filed for a Japanese patent for a nearly identical mechanism, which was granted in 1976 (Japanese patent publication JP55-008192). Until 1999, when an amended Japanese patent law was enforced, Japan's patent office granted Japanese patents for non-disclosed technology within Japan without requiring worldwide novelty^[7][8]. Hence, Ishigi's patent is generally accepted as an independent reinvention at that time.^[9][10][11]

Rubik applied for another Hungarian patent on October 28, 1980, and applied for other patents. In the United States, Rubik was granted U.S. Patent 4,378,116 on March 29, 1983, for the Cube.

Around 1985, Greek inventor Panagiotis Verdes invented a method of creating cubes beyond the 5×5×5, up to 11×11×11, although he did not publish his designs at the time.^[12] Later, in 2003, he decided to file for patents, and in 2004 he received the Greek Diploma of Invention No. 1004581. As of 2008, he holds many patents in many countries for his designs. His designs include improved mechanisms for the 3×3×3, 4×4×4, and 5×5×5 which are suitable for speedcubing, whereas other existing designs for cubes larger than 5×5×5 are prone to breaking. As of June 19, 2008, the 5x5x5, 6x6x6, and 7x7x7 models are available for purchase from his online store.

The Cube celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2005, when a special edition was released, featuring a sticker in the centre of the reflective face (which replaced the white face) with a "Rubik's Cube 1980-2005" logo, and different packaging.