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''You've done a fantastic job on the recording and how the loco responds to the throttle!!!!!...Great to hear the brake release as it slows down. Wonderful cold start. Tops marks Jamie. I've many class 37 sound chips from the various suppliers and this one for me captures the sound the best. I hope it's a hit for you as it deserves it. I'm hoping to purchase another in a few weeks time when funds allow."
"Terrific recording of class 17. Thoroughly recommended!! Excellent eBayer A+++++''
Listed below are the sound projects currently available and all these products can be purchased via our eBay shop here or by emailing email@example.com We are retailing them at £100.00 each with the option of postage (£4 extra), or free collection from the station shop at Chinnor. We are also pleased to say that our price is generally below the average of some other DCC sound retailers.
Clayton Class 17
We are delighted to say that we are the only ones on the market that can provide you with the most comprehensive DCC sound chip of the Clayton on 2 engines and it sounds the best! The long spool ups and spool downs are nicely replicated along with the famous thrash of the 2 Paxman engines singing at maximum power. We've even captured a classic Clayton failed and stuttery cold start too. Your model Class 17 will be much more characteristic with our clayton sound chip and we're certain it wont disappoint.
D3018 Haversham Vacuum Braked Class 08
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The growl of the old faithful has been well captured here. Shunting in your yard with the sound of Haversham will add another dimension to your scale shunting. With this chip you can experience the sound of the traction motor whine at low speed to the growl of notch 4.
Features that are incorporated:
Vac mode. Exhausters work prototypical and speed up to restore the vac
when de-accelerating.
Manual fuel transfer pump operates when stationary randomly.
Brakes release upon de-acceleration.
A brand new, revised version coming soon and one that will capture all the characteristics of the old faithful with my improved recordings.
Itll include all the latest features available and will match the quality of our Dual braked Class 08 chip on offer.
GWR 1366 Class Panier Tank
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The charm of the 1366 Class is nicely portrayed with this project. This is all about how you drive it. Drive her harshly and she will bark, drive her softly, she will be a light chuff. Our new version is out now and our sound chip is the perfect compliment to your Heljan or kit built Class 1366 pannier tank. Our sound chip even has the Weymouth Quay bell included!
LMS Class 8F
A different variant of
class 08 has been captured using our very own dual braked Class 08 '08825'.
This 08 sounds and behaves very differently to D3018 'Haversham' and we're
reflecting this too! Immediately noticeable is the loud compressor and
different braking sounds. It also has a totally different starting sequence
compared to 'Haversham'. This one is a cracker!
Our dual brake 08 has just been revamped with fresh recordings and incorporates ESUs latest features along with the following:
· Traction motor sounds that are independent from the engine and throttle as they are speed dependant
· Prototypical Vacuum exhauster operation
· Prototypical compressor operationDrivehold feature allowing the engine to be revved up or down without changing speed
BR Class 50
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We believe we have one of the best Class 50 sound chips available. Packed with thrash and features that we are certain wont disappoint. We have designed this to be extremely responsive to how you drive it; pull away slowly and you'll get a gentle increase in engine revs; pull away harshly and you'll hear the might of the V16 English Electric engine bite into its train as it pulls away. We've reworked this sound file since we had a certain Class 50 visit us! All the latest available feature have been packed into it.
Class 37
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The growl of the Class 37/0 has been portrayed nicely with this one. Its set to be our best sound chip that is packed out with user operated functions and another one packed with some classic English Electric thrash. Pull away from a standing start with the throttle wide open and you'll hear it tear into the load with the occasional drop in revs as the anti-slip kicks in. When you first start the loco up, you'll get the typical Class 37 cold start as it bursts into life.
Special Thanks has to go to Paul Chetter and the Epping Ongar Railway for making this project possible.
GWR "Hall" Class 4-6-0
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We've really captured the classic bark of the Hall when driven harshly and the characteristic groan as the locomotive moves off. You'll never be able to haul your semi fast freights and passenger stock in the same way again and it adds another dimension.Heritage DMU
We're planning to release a very characteristic heritage DMU sound chip in late Q2 or early Q3 2017. We already have partial recordings and we can assure you it's looking to be a very promising addition to our range.
BR Standard 9F 2-10-0
The crisp bark of the 9F and the chatter at high speed has been replicated beautifully with our 9F sound chip. If you have iron ore trains or summer relief trains on your layout with a 9F, our chip will bring that to life. Our 9F chip will enable your 9F to behave according to how you drive it. It'll bark if you pull away harshly or throw that throttle open and likewise, if you're gentle, the loco will become more gentle. Oh, not to mention there's plenty of rod clank!
We've recently reworked this sound project giving exceptional quality. We have also packed it out with all the latest feature too.
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Planned for mid 2018, well be aiming to release the best rebuilt Bullied pacific available with top notch recordings.
GWR 57xx (also suitable for 8750 panniers)
We believe we have the best Pannier chip on the market! Extremely characteristic and the behaviour of real 57xxs has been portrayed superbly. You'll notice our pannier chip likes to groan and complain a lot at slow speeds, just like the real thing. Love that classic GWR thrash? We can assure you, this one is packed with it! Our 57xx chip is also packed out to the rim with features to further improve your experience.
GWR Manor 4-6-0
Well, just like our 57xx, this one is packed out with thrash to bring your model Manor to life with that classic GWR bark! Courtesy of the Painton and Dartmouth Steam Railway we've captured some absolutely smashing sounds 0f 7827 and some great whistles too!
This latest has all the latest features available along with a good helping of user functions.
GWR 42xx 2-8-0T
We're continuing the GWR fest here. Our chip will bring your Welsh coal traffic to life with the sound of this beast slogging away on its train.
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text: While I don't believe that Matt Cassell is as good as touted it is clear to me that he has the most heart of anyone on the team. And probably want's to win more as well. I saw him scramble for a first down, not slide, and jump up fired up! I don't see any player or coach doing that. He is constantly under pressure every single snap due to what I believe is the real problem our offensive line. The defense rocks! Crennel is a great guy but not a head coach. I'm on the fence with Pioli. We will really see how devoted Hunt is to turning this thing around if he goes after a big name coach. That and focusing on the O line could make this team competitive overnight....with Matt Cassell.


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Although the most intense part of Friday night's thunderstorms did not last long, it was intense enough to topple trees and knock out electricity in the souther half of Butler County.
Butler County Emergency Services fielded at least 50 phone calls between 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., according to its online records, including numerous reports of utility wires down, but few of those incidents were north of Butler.
Wind and rain felled lines in Butler and Saxonburg as well as Clearfield, Summit, Middlesex, Jackson and Adams townships, resulting in scattered electrical outages.
Two cars, one driven by a pizza delivery driver, were damaged by fallen trees.
That car was hit on Hazel Avenue while the other car was hit on North Main Street Extension near State Route 422.
However, the storm did not affect the Butler or Mars high school proms held Friday night.
West Penn Power reported about 50 county customers still without power at 9 a.m. Saturday. Representatives for the utility could not be reached Saturday morning to determine the extent of its outages in the county.
Residents of Butler and Penn Township, at least, were affected, and city firefighters confirmed the North Washington Street fire station had to rely on its backup generators for a few hours.


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GateHouse News ServiceOne carry was all it took to remind fantasy football owners of just how fragile your draft and/or season can potentially be.
Ryan Mathews (SD) broke his clavicle on the first carry of pre-season last week, and it has already had a ripple effect on drafts. Mathews says he�s targeting a return Week 1 of the regular season, but previous and current fantasy owners of the third-year back know that injuries tend to linger.
Add that to the knee injury to Trent Richardson (CLE) from a couple of weeks ago and the uncertainty of Marshawn Lynch (SEA) and suddenly the value of running backs has skyrocketed.
I�m not too fond of either Richardson (rookie), Lynch (rushed for more yards last year than in last two seasons) or Mathews (injury history), but their absence has � short or long term � changed the landscape of the draft.
Last weekend, I participated in my first draft of the year (more on why drafting early is for dummies in a bit). Aside from a few odd-ball picks, it was clear that running backs were going to be selected at a premium.
Nine of the first 15 picks were RBs, including Adrian Peterson (MIN), Chris Johnson (TEN), Matt Forte (CHI) and DeMarco Murray (DAL) which were all drafted in the first round in a 12-team league. Jamaal Charles (KC) and Darren McFadden (OAK) were selected 13th and 14th overall to begin the second round.
I think the general consensus was if I don�t take a back soon, I�ll be stuck with a bottom-tier guy as my RB1.
Not good.
This is the climate that some of you may face during your upcoming draft. The upside is there might still be some quality guys available by the time you make your picks (top-tier receivers, QBs and even tight ends may be steals at your draft position).
Remember, it�s not impossible to win a league with less-than stellar backs. But you�ll probably want to stash as least one capable guy, especially if they�re elite. Because they likely won�t be there by your next pick.
Drafting early is dumb
There isn�t a depth chart in the NFL that�s been finalized. Not one. So what�s the big rush in drafting early in fantasy drafts?
It�s pretty dumb if you ask me. I�ve noted in this space before that drafting early is for dummies. Well, once again you can count me in as a big dummy.
I ended up drafting pretty well � then again, I say that every year and haven�t won a championship since 2010 � but I picked up players that have question marks.
Mike Wallace (PIT) is still out of camp and will be in a new system with new offensive coordinator Todd Haley. Greg Jennings (GB) is still concussed and you just don�t know with concussions how long a player will be out.
And of course, nabbing those two players in the second and third round respectively, I wasn�t left with much at running back after Ray Rice (BAL). But again, a dummy would draft this early with so many question marks.
Breakin� Bread List
For those unfamiliar or may have just forgotten from last week�s column, the Breakin� Bread List showcases who I expect to be the top scorers for the week.
As the season hasn�t exactly started yet, this will show who I believe will be the top six scorers for the season. Here�s the catch � I�m only using two quarterbacks. As we�ve seen of late, QBs tend to score the most points in fantasy, so as to show a more complete list, I�m using that limit.
This list, along with Can�t Wait! Waiver Wire Pickups, The Purple Drank list � presented by JaMarcus Russell and Don�t Sleep on my Sleepers will be included in this fantasy column once the football season is underway.
Next week, I will predict my six duds for the season in The Purple Drank list � presented by JaMarcus Russell.
QB: Aaron Rodgers (GB), Drew Brees (NO)
RB: Ray Rice (BAL), Arian Foster (TEX)
WR: Calvin Johnson (DET)
TE: Rob Gronkowski (NE)
Joey Baskerville (@jmark79) writes his Pick Six Weekly column every Wednesday during the NFL season. He is a sports writer for The Journal-Standard. Reach him at email@example.com.
Fantasy Football: Draft value of running backs gets higher
GateHouse News ServiceOne carry was all it took to remind fantasy football owners of just how fragile your draft and/or season can potentially be.


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Drug developer Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc., in Parsippany, today announced it has signed a global licensing agreement with Kansas City-based biopharmaceutical company Aratana Therapeutics Inc. to develop and commercialize an injectable anesthetic to manage pain for dogs and cats after veterinary surgery.
Philadelphia-based clothing retailer Urban Outfitters today announced it has opened a new store in a 10,000-square-foot building in Princeton that previously was occupied by Talbots.
Real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield Inc. announced Wednesday it has sold an 884-unit apartment complex in Voorhees to New York-based multifamily property operator Candlebrook Properties LLC and investment firm Angelo, Gordon & Co. L.P. The sale price was not disclosed.


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27 June 2014
SEPANG – KL International Airport (KLIA) celebrates its 16th anniversary this year and continues to play an important part in the development of the nation's aviation industry. Since its opening in 1998, KLIA has received accolades in both the domestic and international arena, cementing its position around the globe as one of the best airports in the world, in its class.
KLIA certainly played a prominent role in achieving Malaysia Airports' goals under its corporate blueprint for 2010-2014, Runway to Success. The outcomes for the three pillars underlined in the blueprint i.e. Traffic Growth, Service Excellence and Commercial Development, hinged on the performance of KLIA.
Malaysia Airports' strong relationship and collaboration with all its stakeholders were key determinants to its success in becoming a world-class airport service provider. As such, the company is grateful to all its partners, such as government agencies, retailers and concessionaires, airlines, suppliers and vendors for expending tremendous concerted effort in placing KLIA in its current position.
The recent opening of the new low-cost terminal heralds a bright and promising future for KLIA. klia2 has been the launchpad for several innovative offerings such as an air-ground multi-modal transportation interchange and a suite of airport city facilities. In his speech during its official launch, the Prime Minister underscored the terminal's importance as part of the KLIA system to realise the airport's potential in becoming the region's leading aviation hub.
KLIA recorded healthy growth for 2013 which was strongly attributed to a number of factors such as increased number of flight frequencies, commencement of new routes from the airline partners and the success of Malaysia Airports' airline incentive programme. To illustrate this growth, KLIA recorded a total of 47.5 million passengers in 2013 representing 19.1% growth from 2012. The birth of klia2 is projected lead KLIA into handling a total of 52 million passengers per annum thereby putting it in a new league for airports handling 50 million+ passengers according to the Airport Service Quality (ASQ) categorisation.
Meanwhile, for the first five months of 2014, KLIA has registered a total of 20.3 million passenger movements, representing a 12% growth compared to the corresponding period in 2013.
In commemorating its 16th anniversary and as a sign of appreciation to airport users, KLIA feted five lucky passengers in a simple yet special reception. The lucky passengers were chosen based on these criteria:
1. The 47 millionth Passenger at klia2/LCCT (Domestic)
2. The 66 millionth Passenger at klia2/LCCT (International)
3. The 82 millionth Passenger at KLIA (Domestic)
4. The 205 millionth Passenger at KLIA (International)
5. The 401 millionth Passenger at KLIA (Overall)
This year, KLIA continued its superb streak in Skytrax World Airport Awards when it was voted the second best airport (serving 40-50 million passengers) in the Skytrax 2014 World's Airport Awards, a most prestigious accolade for the world airport industry. KLIA has been consistently receiving accolades from Skytrax since 2010, which is a testament to the company's efforts in pursuing its mission of creating joyful experiences by connecting people and businesses.
Datuk Badlisham Ghazali, the Managing Director of Malaysia Airports said in his speech, "We must continue to evaluate and measure the levels of service delivered and understand the areas of improvement required to continue delighting our customers."
Also present at the anniversary celebration were senior officials of Malaysia Airports and representatives of government agencies, airlines and also business partners.


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QUIP: A friend of mine grew quite furious after discovering that her husband used her favorite stainless steel skillet to fry up some sausage then discarded it in the sink, incredibly stained and discolored.
"The bottom of the pan now has this blue rainbow-like hue all over it and dark brown stains imbedded in the frying surface, as well," she said with disgust.
In his defense, her husband said he thought that since the pan was "stainless" steel, it would not stain.
"They need to change the name of the pan because they obviously stain!" he said, reasoning.
Attempting to salvage her favored fryer, my friend pulled out her trusty pot scrubber.
"I used my Dobie scrubber pad on it but it only slightly lightened the brown marks and it did absolutely nothing for those blue rainbows – nothing will budge them, not even bleach! I love this pan," she sighed. "Is there anything I can use to remove this mess that won't harm the pan, or do I need to make my husband buy me a new one?"
TIP: Unfortunately, I know this situation well – been there, done that! However, I also gained great wisdom from personal pan experiences - and my dear friend, Kathi Livermore - who enlightened me about an old product that is still the best at cleaning stainless steel - safely and effectively - Bar Keepers Friend!
Bar Keepers Friend cleans and shines stainless steel completely, bringing the original glow back to the stainless steel.
The product is amazing! So much so, that even All-Clad recommends it for cleaning all your stainless steel cookware.
It will get rid of stuck-on food, discolorations and even those blue stains, which will appear in a pan after its been exposed to very high heat.
According to their website, Bar Keepers Friend can be used every day - in both the kitchen and bath - to keep surfaces clean and shiny. Its non-bleach formula removes tough stains; removes rust, lime buildup and hard water stains and can also clean nonporous solid surfaces such as Corian®, chrome, copper, brass, fiberglass, acrylic, porcelain, ceramic tile and light colored grout.
DO NOT USE Bar Keepers Friend on Gold, silver, pewter, marble, lacquered metals, or anodized aluminum.
In my experience, nothing makes my stainless look better!


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Folders - Frame Lock
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Stainless - S35VN
Stainless Steel
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Maker: Chris Reeve Knives (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 91822
Blade length: 2.75 in.Cutting edge length: 2.63 in.Total length: 6.38 in.Blade height (at heel): 0.72 in.Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.09 in.Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.09 in.Blade thickness (near tip): 0.05 in.Item weight: 1.52 oz.Shipment weight: 4.48 oz.Blade: Crucible S35VN steel, hardened to 58-59 RcHandle: Snakewood scales inlaid into a 6Al4V titanium frameStyle: Folding frame lock
Description: Chris Reeve Knives are some of the finest semi-production knives made.
This Mnandi features premium snakewood scales. The scales are inlaid into the frame rather than being simple overlays. The blade is made from Crucible S35VN steel, hardened to 58-59 Rc for strength and keen edge retention. Both the frame and pocket clip are formed from 6Al4V titanium, keeping this knife extremely light and durable. The clip is mounted for tip up carry. The knife can be comfortably opened and closed with one hand and locks open for safety. The thumb rest is fileworked for dependable handling. The Mnandi features a strong integral locking mechanism that Chris Reeve popularized.
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Melodie Ann Vigil, daughter of Melvin Harold and Lois Jayne Nevins Larson, was born, August 20, 1954 in Devils Lake, North Dakota. She departed this life, Sunday, April 28, 2013, in her home, Gravois Mills, Missouri at the age of fifty-eight years, eight months and eight days.
She was united in marriage to Clinton Wayne White. Together they shared many years of marriage until his passing on January 24, 2009.
She was also preceded in death by her parents and two sisters.
Survivors include her daughter, Sabra Cabrera of Nixa, Missouri; a sister, Cynthia C De Baca of Fallbrook, California and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
She was a loving mother, sister and aunt and a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and her accomplishments and will treasure the memories she created for her family and friends.
A memorial services will be held at a later date with burial in Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society and left at the funeral home.
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Britta Riley (ITP '07) is the founder of Windowfarms, a Brooklyn-based social enterprise that empowers city dwellers to harvest fresh herbs, greens, and veggies indoors year-round. Windowfarms got its start by launching an opensource research project in 2009 with over 65,000 participants collaboratively designing variations on indoor growing systems. In 2013, Britta and her team built and farmed a 3 storey indoor vertical food garden at the American Museum of Natural History which produced a year's worth of abundant harvests for visitors to a special exhibit on Food. As the good food movement has spread globally, Britta has visited urban farms and collaborated with other urban farmers from Tokyo to Helsinki to Tulsa. Britta grew up on a Texas ranch where she learned how to grow vegetables by helping in the kitchen gardens of women born in the 1800's. Her participatory artwork exploring ecosystems and the human body has been featured at MoMA, the Whitney, Ars Electronica and in hundreds of venues worldwide. Her TED talk has inspired hundreds of thousands of city dwellers to bring the art of food growing back into modern life.


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Control and freedom are the commonalities found among women bikers. That's why, some local female riders say, female motorcycle ridership is rapidly growing.
Control and freedom are the commonalities found among women bikers. That's why, some local female riders say, female motorcycle ridership is rapidly growing.
"Women riders are actually on a rise," said Celeno Naquin, Mike Bruno's Bayou Country Harley-Davidson's marketing coordinator. "It's one of the highest-growing parts of the industry right now out of people buying bikes. Women have really stepped forward, and even within our dealership we've noticed a rise in our customers being women. It's really great that they're coming out of their shells. They're gaining their own independence, their own freedom. And we love it."
The number of women motorcycle operators in the U.S. has increased slowly to about 7.2 million of about 27 million overall in 2009, according to the latest survey by the Motorcycle Industry Council. About 1 in 10 owners are women, said Cam Arnold, vice president for the trade group.
Dozens of female-only motorcycle clubs have joined more established groups like California-based Women on Wheels.
Naquin doesn't ride because she's a "bad defensive driver," she said. "I'm aware of this. I'm comfortable with being on the back of a bike, so I ride with my husband."
But several local women do ride, like Merril Matherne, who says the sense of control she gets on her bike is unparalleled.
She vows to never ride on the back. In fact, that's how she was introduced to riding a short five years ago.
"My husband wanted a Harley, and at the time, I didn't have a very good opinion of bikers. I didn't want to have anything to do with it, so I thought I would get him off of it by telling him 'I'm not riding on the back of one of those things, so you're going to have to buy two.' I thought that would do it. But he bought it. He actually came home with two bikes. So I got my bike and I've been on it since, and you can't get me off of it now. I love it," the 70-year-old Matherne said. "I do not ride on the back. I never will. It's not fun. I don't think it's fun. I kind of like to be in control. I like to see what's out there and feel it."
Matherne, as well as riders Cyndi Hart and Kimbley Rodrigue, said the men in their lives aren't intimidated by a girl who can handle a motorcycle. They are often complimented by men and women, even those who don't ride.
"It doesn't intimidate my husband at all," Matherne said with a laugh. "He likes an independent woman. At least, I trained him that way."
The first day Matherne returned home from the Department of Motor Vehicles with her motorcycle endorsement, her Medicare card had arrived in the mail.
"A new chapter in a senior citizen's life," she joked. "It's been the most fun I've ever had in all my life."
Hart, 35, has been riding for 12 years.
She was also introduced to riding by her husband.
"At first I was like 'I am not getting on that thing. There is no way you're getting me on that thing,' " Hart said. "But he took me for a ride, and I was in love."
Although she sees many positive reactions, Hart said she constantly gets looks when she's riding because her bike is what's considered a big bike for a woman.
"I ride a Fat Boy and for most people that's a bigger bike for a woman, so I get hoots and hollers and a 'whoa is she really on that bike?' kind of thing," Hart said. "But a lot of guys are actually impressed. They're like 'good for you girl,' or 'you go girl,' so it's a lot of fun. I really enjoy it."
Hart rides on the back with her husband's bike but said she prefers to be in control.
Kimbley Rodrigue, who's been riding for about seven years, said she likes the control too, but is really into the freedom she feels on her bike.
"It's not just control but also a sense of freedom," Rodrigue said. "The stress stays home. It's really the best stress medicine that anybody can take. It's like, you let the wind blow and it just clears your mind and it calms you, so when you get back home you can handle anything you want to handle after that."
Rodrigue said she enjoys the ever-changing scenery when she goes for a ride.
"It's like you're clicking and changing the channel while you're riding, and you get to see all that God has done around you," she said.
Rodrigue said her husband, Brian, is "proud as a peacock" to have a biker wife.
"Except for when I had a bigger bike than I have now and my husband would get kind of jealous cause all the men would say 'man that's a woman on that bike,' " Rodrigue said. "I'd just smile and put my thumb up and they'd smile and put their thumbs up."
Rodrigue, Hart and Matherne agreed their riding seems to empower other women who don't ride.
Women in cars often honk the horn and "give props saying things like 'that's a girl on a big bike. That's awesome,' " the ladies said.
"So it gives you a sense of pride," Rodrigue added.
The American Motorcyclist Association has about 225,000 members. The number of women riders is less than 10 percent, but the number of new women members has increased, driven in part by a higher profile for women on two wheels, more training opportunities and better equipment, said AMA board member Maggie McNally.
The makers of bikes and gear are reaching out to women like never before through special events and marketing campaigns that include Harley-Davidson's "No Doubts. No Cages." program.
Women no longer have to endure jackets, gloves and helmets designed for men. And it's easier to find or modify bikes for shorter bodies, said McNally, the AMA's vice chairwoman and the highest-ranking female in the group's 75-year history.
Staying true to their femininity, the local women riders said they'd be remiss if they didn't express one other joy about being a biker chick — the clothes.
"You've got to have the bling," Hart said.
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Community interfaith service set Monday
The Interfaith Ministerial Association and United Religions International will host an interfaith prayer service, "Visions of Transformation and Healing for the World," at 7 p.m.
Monday at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 900 Blythe St., Hendersonville.
The service features speakers from different faiths interspersed with music. This will be the 14th year for this service.
All are welcome. Call 828-697-3318 or 828-891-7366 for more information.
St. James schedules holiday service hours
Weekend services at St. James Episcopal Church at 766 N. Main St., Hendersonville, will be conducted at 5 p.m.
today and 7:30 and 10 a.m. Sunday. These are special holiday hours. For more information, call 693-9351.
First Baptist Bible studies for women
The Women's Ministry of First Baptist Church, 312 5th Ave. W., Hendersonville, is sponsoring2013 Ladies WinterBible Studies. The schedule is as follows:
◆9-11:30 a.m. Jan.
8-Feb. 19:Living Your Life as a Beautiful Offeringby Angela Thomas, a seven-week DVD-driven study led by Beverly Saleeby.
Cost: $10. Based on The Sermon on the Mount, this study calls women to a more passionate life in Christ, a place of rest in the presence of God, and an understanding that our lives — broken, tarnished, ragged or torn — can still become a beautiful offering.
◆9-11:30 a.m. Jan.
8-Feb. 26:Encountering the Healing Power of Forgivenessby Shawn Lantz, a nine-week study led by Margaret Heavner. Cost: $15. In this study, Lantz leads women on a journey as they uncover the deeprooted relationship issues found in the lives of Joseph and his family in the book of Genesis.
As Scripture unfolds, the participant will discoverGod's healing planof forgiveness has the power to impact not only her life, but the lives of generations to come.
◆6:15-8 p.m. Jan.
9-Feb. 20:Ruth: Loss, Love & Legacyby Kelly Minter, a seven-week study led by Vanessa Fleming. Cost: $12. Do you trust God enough to follow Him? Ruth's journey of unbearable loss, redeeming love, and divine legacy comes alive in this study as you explore the Book of Ruth in this relational study that merges Scriptureand everyday life.
◆6:15-8 p.m. Jan.
9-Feb. 27:Intimacy with God: Establishing a Vibrant Quiet Time and Prayer Timeby Tara Furman, an eight-week study led by Evelyn Lanning. Cost: $ 20. Starting with the basics, this study teaches you how to see, hear and talk to Jesus in your everyday life and circumstances.
Knowing God and knowing about God are two totally different things.
God desires to have a meaningful love relationship with you. We can have a saved soul, yet live a wasted life.
Life finds meaning and purpose when we knowour Creator.
◆6:15-8 p.m. Jan.
9-Feb. 27:Malachi: A Love That Never Lets Goby Lisa Harper, an eight-week DVD-driven study led by Shawnee Case. Cost: $12. Even
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D1 on our worst day, God doesn't walk away from us, and His love for us is not determined by our performance. Explore God's unchanging love in Malachi. No matter how many times we mess up, God loves and never leaves His broken people.
◆ 9-10 a.m. Saturdays: Fit for the King: Aerobic Exercise Class led by Roxanna Pepper. This class is for exercise, spiritual encouragement and prayer.
Child care is available by reservation. Call 828-693-3493 or visit www.fbchnc.org for more information.
DivorceCare sets Thursday meetings
DivorceCare meets from 6:30-8 p.m. every Thursday from Jan. 10 through April 4 at First United Methodist Church, 204 Sixth Ave. W., Hendersonville.
DivorceCare is a special weekly seminar and support group for people who are separated or divorced.
It's hard to know how to help someone who is going through a divorce. It takes a long time and a lot of work to heal the pain that comes with the breakup of a marriage. DivorceCare is designed to help. Call 828-693-4275, email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.fumchvlnc. org for more information.
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Clayton Town Council approved three recommendations from the Street Committee Tuesday night stemming from concerns brought up at the October council meeting. The committee discussed the items at a separate meeting.
Council approved a request from the Clayton Tavern owner for three "15-minute" parking spots in front of the package store on Main Street – two in front of the store and one across the street. The town will paint the signs on the road.
The second complaint discussed by the committee was in reference to people parking on Smyrna Avenue too close to Dickerson Street.
"People are coming around the corner and catching the car parked there and whipping back," Lightcap said.
Council approved the committee's recommendation to put "No Parking" signs on the north side of Smyrna Avenue from the corner to the second driveway, and to paint the curb yellow showing no parking for 20 feet on the townhomes side.
The third concern referenced a speeding issue in the Wheatley's Pond development. Council approved a recommendation from the committee to put a "Children at Play" sign at the entrance of the development and to go from there.
"If that doesn't work, we'll go to stop signs and we're going to enforce radar out there," Lightcap said.
There will be no change in the speed limit at this time.
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Important Stuff to Do
Kill the Redlinks.
Factions and Forces: Still missing some Civ entries.
Bestiary: Redlinks in Species and Types. Many categories have pages but need filled in.
Teknology: is virtually empty.
Materials and Phenomena: Dead empty.
History and Chronology: Wars need filled out in time. Also, let's at least fill the years with bullshit.
Theology and Philosophy: Trianglish still needs filled in. Also Basic Understanding needs filled in.
Places and Locations: Redlinks in every category but the last.
Literature: A load of stuff needs written or imported.
Gaming in BrikWars: Redlinks in both categories. Also, Tactics and Strategy needs much further defined.
Expansion and Construction
BrikWars Universe: Needs to filled out with newb-friendly info. What is BrikWars? What is the canon like and where does it come from? Key themes and ideas? So on.
Inhabitants of the Universe: Fill in your profile. Or add it to one of the categories and then fill it in. Add your SigFig.
Factions and Forces: Things we'd still like to see -- Immortal Empire, Assyrian Star Empire, 45th Union, Allied Nations, Third Alliance, United Systems Alliance, The Synthetic Organic Coalition, Union of Soviet Socialist Space Republiks (U.S.S.S.R), The VOL, Space Ninjas and Space Pirates, Lite-Siders, Time-Traveling Super Jews, Medivo, FELC, Republic of Independent Nations. Civilizations needs better rounded out. Organizations needs small army entries. Bloodlines are fine, but put them there if you can think of any.
Teknology: Recommend consolidating generic entries to a single page.
Materials and Phenomena: Add in anything I missed.
History and Chronology: Add in -- Triangulism- FoBoB War, Immortal War, Allied Nations- Third Alliance War, Space Wars. In particular, a list of battles for each, and The Assyrian Incident under the Immortal War. Description of Ragnablok.
Theology and Philosophy: Include: Universal Church of Explosions, Dice Cults. Moar philosophy?
Places and Locations: Some of the locations need more detailed explanations, such as the Rainbow Mines. Battlescapes needs expanding badly. Structures needs a little filling in.
Gaming in BrikWars: Include LDD microspace table, stat cards, etc.
BrikWars Community: Keep adding in Forum Battles and Battle Reports.
Wiki Administration: Update this page as needed. Add to projects, featured pages. Develop more detailed guidelines if necessary.
Loop the Loop
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You could just as easily have convinced me that I would one day be an astronaut standing on the red dust of Mars as you could have convinced me that I would be 41-years old, married and settled into my own home.
Well, another year is nearly over and when I stop to take stock of my life as it stands I must confess that I had no idea that this is where I'd be or who I'd be. Back when I was a teenager that was something I used to do, y'know? Sitting there with a calculator in my hand I'd think about what my life might be light in some far away year, like 1990 or 2000 or 2011.
Born in 1971 those seemed like such faraway things to me, those dates. You could just as easily have convinced me that I would one day be an astronaut standing on the red dust of Mars as you could have convinced me that I would be 41-years old, married and settled into my own home. Heck, as a Louisiana boy you could have done that just by daring to suggest that one day I'd be living in Arkansas… in the FUTURE.
future is now however and it's not that bad. Of course it's not the one my12-year-old self would have chosen as back then I could not have comprehended still being alive in a world without either of my parents in it, but I would also never have guessed I'd be happily married to a woman foolish enough to love me as much as I love her.
Heck, at 12 if you'd have told me a girl that wasn't a relative would have even spoken to me I'd have looked at you like you were an alien. In 1983 the idea of marriage might have been more strange to me than Mars.
Mars I'd read about at least thanks to Edgar Rice Burroughs.
In many ways the days and years of my youth are just a hazy dream. The way I thought and dreamt about my future is now how I look back upon my past…with a wistful smile and absolutely no clue about any specifics.
What was my life going to be like when I was 41? I had no clue. I'm pretty sure I'd have hoped I was doing something with art and writing but other than that I wouldn't have had a clue. Ask me now what my average day was like when I was 12 now that I am 41…and my answer is going to be the same.
I'd like to think my average day was spent drawing and writing and living my life.
Now that we're about to roll into 2013 that's my hope for the future at this point in my life. I hope I get to keep writing and that I always have a job dealing with art or graphics. I hope to remain in this wonderful town I've found myself lucky enough to live in and in this building that I've amazingly found myself working in once again.
Most importantly, though, I hope I survive the holidays — T-Minus 12 days and counting until Mother-In-Law-Pocalypse is upon us — so that I can make it until 2013. If I succeed then I'll finally have an answer for my 12-year-old self when I was wondering what life would be like 30 years from now.
My answer is "happy."


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Test Issue - a preliminary offering issued as a test to see if a product would be accepted by collectors.
Tobacco Card - typically from the early 1900s, these were cards issued with tobacco products. The most famous of which is the "T-206" Honus Wagner card.
Traded/Update Set - a set issued after the original issue primarily featuring rookies or players who were traded since the original issue came out.
Trimmed Card - a card reduced in size from when it was issued, usually to hide an imperfection such as damaged edges or corners. Trimmed cards usually have very little value but in some cases such as the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, even trimmed cards can go for thousands of dollars. The most famous 'trimmed' card to date is the T206 Honus Wagner purchased by Wayne Gretzky. The card was actually too large and was trimmed down to it's proper size.
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HARTLAND STATUESHartland produced it's first baseball statues back in the early 60's. Sports Collectibles Digest stated that the 1960's Mickey Mantle Hartland is the single most popular plastic sports statue ever produced ! In 1988 Hartland created their 25th Anniversary Editions which, except for some very minor details, were identical to the original.
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The 1961 Topps baseball card set included 587 standard size 2˝" x 3˝" cards (#1-#598 with several skipped numbers). 2 cards were accidently numbered #463, one of them (the Braves Team card was supposed to be card #426).
The 1961 Topps set included the following special "subsets":
* League Leaders (10 cards)
* World Series highlights (10 cards)
* Highlights (11 cards)
* MVP's (16 cards)
* Checklists (7 cards plus several variations)
* Team cards (xx cards)
* Special Multi-Player cards (xx cards)
* Managers (xx cards)
* Topps Rookie All-Star Trophies (xx cards)
* Sporting News All-Stars (#566-#589)
1961 Topps was the first of the very popular and continuing Topps Rookie All-Star Trophies subsets. Cards from the last series (#523-#589) are scarce "High Numbers" making the set fairly expensive to complete.
MLB Baseball expansion led to one of the least attractive aspects of the 1961 Topps baseball card set. The American League made several changes. The Los Angeles Angels were added, the Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins and a new franchise was granted to the Washington Senators who also debuted in 1961. Possibly because of these team changes, many players had their portrait photos taken without their baseball caps. Not only did most of the players look awful without their caps, they looked more like your old, not so handsome uncle then athletes!
Card backs were black print on an army green background on a dark card stock making them somewhat difficult to read. TOP ROOKIES: #35 Ron Santo, #141 Billy Williams, #417 Juan Marichal, Willie Davis, Zoilo Versalles & Jim Maloney; are popular players but still reasonably priced.
More interesting tid-bits from the 1961 Topps set:
Card #1 features All-American basketball player Dick Groat
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The toll mathematics takes begins early. To our nation's shame, one in four ninth graders fail to finish high school. In South Carolina, 34 percent fell away in 2008-9, according to national data released last year; for Nevada, it was 45 percent. Most of the educators I've talked with cite algebra as the major academic reason.
Shirley Bagwell, a longtime Tennessee teacher, warns that "to expect all students to master algebra will cause more students to drop out."
Even well-endowed schools have otherwise talented students who are impeded by algebra, to say nothing of calculus and trigonometry.
California's two university systems, for instance, consider applications only from students who have taken three years of mathematics and in that way exclude many applicants who might excel in fields like art or history.
It's true that students in Finland, South Korea and Canada score better on mathematics tests. But it's their perseverance, not their classroom algebra, that fits them for demanding jobs.
Nor is it clear that the math we learn in the classroom has any relation to the quantitative reasoning we need on the job. John P. Smith III, an educational psychologist at Michigan State University who has studied math education, has found that "mathematical reasoning in workplaces differs markedly from the algorithms taught in school."
Even in jobs that rely on so-called STEM credentials — science, technology, engineering, math — considerable training occurs after hiring, including the kinds of computations that will be required. Toyota, for example, recently chose to locate a plant in a remote Mississippi county, even though its schools are far from stellar. It works with a nearby community college, which has tailored classes in "machine tool mathematics."
But a definitive analysis by the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce forecasts that in the decade ahead a mere 5 percent of entry-level workers will need to be proficient in algebra or above.
Ours is fast becoming a statistical age, which raises the bar for informed citizenship. What is needed is not textbook formulas but greater understanding of where various numbers come from, and what they actually convey.
But there's no evidence that being able to prove (x² + y²)² = (x² - y²)² + (2xy)² leads to more credible political opinions or social analysis.
Certification programs for veterinary technicians require algebra, although none of the graduates I've met have ever used it in diagnosing or treating their patients. Medical schools like Harvard and Johns Hopkins demand calculus of all their applicants, even if it doesn't figure in the clinical curriculum, let alone in subsequent practice. Mathematics is used as a hoop, a badge, a totem to impress outsiders and elevate a profession's status.
It's not hard to understand why Caltech and M.I.T. want everyone to be proficient in mathematics. But it's not easy to see why potential poets and philosophers face a lofty mathematics bar.
Mathematics, both pure and applied, is integral to our civilization, whether the realm is aesthetic or electronic. But for most adults, it is more feared or revered than understood.
It could, for example, teach students how the Consumer Price Index is computed, what is included and how each item in the index is weighted — and include discussion about which items should be included and what weights they should be given.
This need not involve dumbing down. Researching the reliability of numbers can be as demanding as geometry. More and more colleges are requiring courses in "quantitative reasoning." In fact, we should be starting that in kindergarten.
I hope that mathematics departments can also create courses in the history and philosophy of their discipline, as well as its applications in early cultures. Why not mathematics in art and music — even poetry — along with its role in assorted sciences?
The aim would be to treat mathematics as a liberal art, making it as accessible and welcoming as sculpture or ballet.
It would be far better to reduce, not expand, the mathematics we ask young people to imbibe.
Yes, young people should learn to read and write and do long division, whether they want to or not. But there is no reason to force them to grasp vectorial angles and discontinuous functions.
Think of math as a huge boulder we make everyone pull, without assessing what all this pain achieves. So why require it, without alternatives or exceptions?
I like your propaganda.what occupation doesn't require algebra?
Quote from: none on September 03, 2012, 07:34:41 AMI like your propaganda.what occupation doesn't require algebra?I DJ in a strip club and use algebra daily, on the weekends I DJ in a bar and my computer handles the calculus.
Of course, such people are much more unusual, and basic math, including fractions/percentages, is probably necessary for almost everyone, but as for algebra, I'm not sure that a significant proportion of the population hasn't forgotten everything they learned in those classes without measurable detriment to their daily function. And for those, would they have been worse off in any way by not having had to sit through those classes to begin with?
The question for me is where that basic cutoff should be - as jetson intimates maybe it IS at the "nothing" level for formal schooling? Myself, I don't agree - as a parent governor at a primary school I see how little parents get involved with their children's schooling. Without the 30 hours a week of SOME kind of lessons, we would - I guarantee - see a whole lot more children growing up illiterate and innumerate than under the current system, however flawed it may be.
So, kindly tell us how exactly we're supposed to know which students will never have any use for algebra in advance, considering how you just got done saying that we can't do such a thing.It's easy to say, "well, not requiring someone to learn algebra might cause them to go into another field where it's not required". Except, as I stated in my post, which I know you read because you referred to my initial lack of faculty with fractions, not knowing algebra closes a lot of possible career doors. To put it another way, someone who takes algebra and, as you put it, forgets all of it because they never have to use it, still had and has the options that were opened up by knowing it. If they never learn it, those options are closed until such time as they do learn it - and it doesn't become easier to do so as they get older.It's easy to argue that a person shouldn't be unduly penalized for not being good at algebra, but it doesn't follow to then say that it should become an elective. Fix the problem that actually exists, make it so that a student has the resources they need to succeed at something difficult like algebra, rather than making it 'easier' by not requiring them to learn it at all.
The other, even more crucial, is personal finance -- knowing how to balance your checking account, create and follow a budget, calculate a debt-to-income ratio, that kind of thing. As regards this second one, in particular, I'm absolutely astonished (and, frankly, pretty pissed) that it was never offered to me in high school even as an elective course, let alone the mandatory course that it should be. I regard this kind of knowledge as being almost as basic and vital as being able to read and write.
Maybe I'm overly cynical, but consider: is it better or worse for the "powers that be" that the population is money-savvy and takes on very little debt? Or that they have no clue about money and spend their lives spending a large chunk of their income servicing their debt.
I always say what I mean. But sometimes I'm a sarcastic prick whose tone can't be properly communicated via text.
OK, I'm about to be incredibly obtuse, so please bear with me.Aside from basic math, though, which I have a reasonable grasp of (including fractions and percentages & such), though I do admit to needing paper and pencil to calculate some of it, what, in everyday life actually necessitates something like higher algebra, trigonometry, calculus, etc?
Seriously, you guys are the meanest people I have ever met. I hope you are happy and feel really good about yourself.
Hmm. None of Hals' listed occupations require an appreciation of literature;
Such a system already exists, Jetson. The private schools are out there. All you're suggesting is that the public education option be de-funded.Wonderful idea. I'm sure Romney would love it.
Because the current system is totally awesome?
Quote from: jetson on September 04, 2012, 08:37:35 PMBecause the current system is totally awesome?Nobody suggested that. Rhetorical device or strawman?Besides, finding a flaw and automatically chucking the whole thing is like seeing problems with governance and then automatically going for Libertarianism.


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Norwich ice rink turmoil continues
Norwich — Staffing turmoil continues at the Norwich Municipal Ice Rink, with complaints lodged by employees about management uncertainty, authority leadership and harassment allegations against an authority member.
Two employees have complained that authority member Stephanie Davis sexually harassed them — allegations Davis said she never was informed about and strongly denies.
Matthew M. Koehler, box office and maintenance worker, submitted his resignation effective March 27, citing an unspecified "unaddressed harassment complaint" along with management changes and recent duties asked of him by Authority Chairman Francois "Pete" Desaulniers.
Rink Hockey Director John Healy did not resign, but he also complained to Desaulniers about alleged harassment by Davis and recently met with Norwich Human Resources Director Brigid Marks and Desaulniers to discuss the issue.
"I'm just shocked at these allegations," Davis said Tuesday. "They are not true, and it hurts that people would make false allegations against someone."
Desaulniers said in both cases, the allegations involved complaints that Davis touched them on the shoulder, and they felt uncomfortable at the contact.
He said Healy had asked that Davis not serve on a hockey subcommittee and was uncomfortable when Davis attended a subcommittee meeting. Davis said Tuesday she was never told about Healy's request and did not sit near him during that meeting.
Healy confirmed Wednesday that he requested the meeting with the human resources director after several months had passed since he first raised the issue. He declined to comment further.
Desaulniers said he and authority member Joann Beguhl met with Davis Tuesday night to discuss the issues.
All eight authority members' terms expired on April 1, although the city charter allows them to serve until the City Council makes new appointments or reappointments. Davis said she had wanted to seek reappointment but now is unsure in light of the allegations.
"We'll sit down and talk to Stephanie," Desaulniers, also City Council president pro tempore, said. "I want to address this before she seeks reappointment."
Authority member Patrice Jaskiewicz resigned from the authority Wednesday night.
Employees also have complained about Desaulniers' role as authority leader and authority actions.
Former rink Manager Mia Sanca submitted her resignation March 14 amid criticism for her actions on Feb. 13, when the rink's cooling system failed and caused an ammonia leak. On March 21, Sanca withdrew her resignation and tried to report to work the following morning.
Desaulniers instructed Koehler to ask Sanca to leave and to call police if she refused.
"The culture of the rink has changed and recent duties asked of me by the authority chair as well as the unaddressed harassment complaints contributed to my decision," Koehler wrote. "In summary, I feel the rink is now a hostile work environment."
Meanwhile, this week, Ashley Smith resigned as learn-to-skate director but said in her resignation letter she will continue as a rink employee and learn-to-skate coach. Smith said her job description is unclear and said the authority contradicted her role when a private learn-to-skate entity was allowed to advertise in prominent places inside the rink.
She said Wednesday she did not want to work as director under current conditions.
"I do not have the necessary direction, tools or support from the Rink Authority," she wrote in her letter, "and lack of management to execute what I believe are reasonable responsibilities of the Learn to Skate director in order to run a profitable program."
The resignations and complaints came forward as the authority is seeking a new rink manager or rink management firm. The position has been advertised on the city and ice rink websites.
Desaulniers said Smith's position as learn-to-skate director will have to be filled, but the box office/maintenance position could be reconfigured.
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Common - any card which is not short-printed, an insert, a bonus card, or has an insertion ratio. In short, the cards that comprise the manufacturer's basic set.
Condition - the physical appearance of a card/collectible. Centering, corner wear, photo clarity, edges, the presence of foreign material, signs of misuse are the critical components. Along with rarity/scarcity, it is a major factor in determining the value of a card or collectible.
Crease - an obvious paper wrinkle defect usually caused by bending the card [i.e.- the result of being tortured on a rear-wheel bicycle spoke during the early '50s and '60s].
Die-Cut - an insert/parallel card that differs from the basic card by a process of the manufacturer "cutting" portions of the card revealing a special design. Recent issues may also be individually and serially-numbered.
1952,1953,1954,1955 Red Man TOBACCORed Man Tobacco issued baseball cards in 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1955, making them the only tobacco company to do so since 1920. The cards are very attractive with a large, painted portrait and a short player's bio on the front. On the back is company advertising. 1/2" tabs at the bottom of each card could be exchanged for a prize. The exchange rate was 50 tabs for one free Big League style baseball cap. Thus, cards with the tabs still intact are much, much, harder to find making them more valuable.
Without the tabs it is difficult to determine which year certain players were issued. It is usually easiest to determine the year by looking at the expiration date on the back. Subtract 1 from the expiration year to determine the year of the card.
Each set is made up of 25 players from each league all personally selected by Editor J.G. Taylor Spink of the "Sporting News". Managers from each league were included in the 1952 and 1953 sets. The 1954 set had four different variations. If you ignore the many variations of the expiration dates, that brings the total to only 208 cards to complete your Master Red Man Tobacco Baseball Card Set !!! Start collecting now !
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1964 Topps Stand-UpsTopps most popular 1960's test issue !!!
Blank-backed and unnumbered, these standard size cards were called "Stand-Ups". "Stand-Ups" refers to a type of card that was die cut around the player's picture. The background section then could be folded in half, so the card could stand up by itself while the player's picture stood alone. Directions for folding are on the background and when folded only the green background remains. 1934-36 Batter Up and the 1951 Topps All-Star sets are 2 other popular standup issues.
Thanks to the green and yellow borders and the likelihood that most cards have been heavily folded, 1964 Stand-Ups are extremely difficult to obtain in top grades.
The 77 card set features color photographs of the player on yellow and green backgrounds. 22 of the 77 cards were single printed making them twice as scarce and much higher in demand.
The set is packed with Hall-of-Famers including MICKEY MANTLE, Willie Mays, Sandy Koufax, Roberto Clemente, Carl Yastrzemski, Al Kaline, Brooks Robinson, Don Drysdale, Ernie Banks, Hank Aaron, Willie McCovey and more !!!
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Helen Heller, of Monroe County, passed away May 5, 2013, at Pleasant Valley Manor in Stroudsburg. She was 97 years old and lived in Monroe County all of her life.
Born on Cherry Valley Road in Delaware Water Gap to the late Thomas and Myrtle Carson in 1915, she attended the Dutot School. While a young girl, she worked at several Delaware Water Gap resort hotels and helped with the family bathing beach and amusement park known as Island Park on a family owned island in the Delaware River, where she and her sister would row patrons to the beach from the New Jersey shore. She graduated from Stroudsburg High School in 1933.
She obtained her teaching degree from East Stroudsburg "Normal School" (now East Stroudsburg University.) She returned to her elementary school in Delaware Water Gap, where she taught for a year as one of the three teachers for eight grades. She married her high school sweetheart, John Heller of Shawnee-on-Delaware, in 1937. They lived in Shawnee until 1963, when they moved into the house on Oak Street in Delaware Water Gap. There, she became an avid gardener until moving to Pleasant Valley Manor in March 2008, where she spent her last years, with good friends Katie and Helen, under the tender care of the Pleasant Manor staff.
She worked 20 years for J.C. Penney Co. in Stroudsburg. She was a Brownie Scout leader and a Cub Scout den mother. She taught Sunday school and Bible school at both Shawnee and Delaware Water Gap Presbyterian churches. She was a longtime member of Church of the Mountain in Delaware Water Gap, to which she donated the church carillon in memory of her husband. She was a volunteer docent at Antoine Dutot School and Museum in Delaware Water Gap.
In 2004, she was selected by the Delaware Water Gap Chamber of Commerce as its 2004 Citizen of the Year and honored with a dinner at the Delaware Water Gap Country Club, where she was cited for her "outstanding contributions in enhancing the community's quality of life." Also in 2004, she was cited by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and presented its Good Citizenship Award.
She was predeceased by an infant son, James, in 1946, and by her husband of 56 years in 1993.
She is survived and forever beloved by one sister, Lillian "Tibby" Carlton of Stroudsburg and a son, Michael Heller and his wife, Angie, of Marlboro, N.Y., along with two granddaughters, Jennifer Shaw of Blooming, N.Y. and Laura Little of Chapel Hill, N.Y., and their husbands. She also was blessed with five great-grandchildren: Jonathan and Kailynn Shaw and Caden, Braxton and Emmy Little.
The Revs. Bill Schram and Karen Nickels will officiate at a memorial service that will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at Delaware Water Gap Church of the Mountain, Main Street and Church Lane. Interment at Shawnee Cemetery will be for family members.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Church of the Mountain, P.O. Box 336, Delaware Water Gap, PA 18327.
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Thank goodness someone else has heard the loud continuous whine from the A/C at St. James! I visited with the staff about a year ago on this same problem and got the same answer. Their guy checked it out and there was nothing they could do. But every day we hear it loud and clear. We can't enjoy being outside due to the noise...this is a touchy issue because it's a church, but they should recognize the problem and deal with it. Perhaps the unit needs to be on the roof.
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Delaware State Police troopers are conducting a death investigation after a body was discovered washed ashore along the Delaware River in New Castle County Tuesday evening.
The body that washed ashore along the Delaware River at Finn's Point in New Castle County has been identified as belonging to a 49-year-old man from Franklinville, N.J.
At approximately 9 p.m. Tuesday, a person walking along Finn's Point on the eastern shore of the Delaware River discovered a body, State Police Cpl. John Day said. Members of the Pennsville (N.J.) Police Department responded to the scene, and determined that the body was in a section of Finn's Point in Delaware, he said.
At that point, Delaware State Police troopers began conducting a death investigation, Day said.
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Extended Set - Also frequently called Update Set or Traded Set.
Facsimile Autograph - a simulated autograph printed on a card designed to show what the player's actual signature looks like. These are NOT the player's "real" autograph.
Factory Set - a complete set in a special box and wrapped with a protective covering produced by the manufacturer, usually with a unique seal and sold directly to dealers or card shop owners and not available through the usual retail outlets.
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1952,1953,1954,1955 Red Man TOBACCORed Man Tobacco issued baseball cards in 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1955, making them the only tobacco company to do so since 1920. The cards are very attractive with a large, painted portrait and a short player's bio on the front. On the back is company advertising. 1/2" tabs at the bottom of each card could be exchanged for a prize. The exchange rate was 50 tabs for one free Big League style baseball cap. Thus, cards with the tabs still intact are much, much, harder to find making them more valuable.
Without the tabs it is difficult to determine which year certain players were issued. It is usually easiest to determine the year by looking at the expiration date on the back. Subtract 1 from the expiration year to determine the year of the card.
Each set is made up of 25 players from each league all personally selected by Editor J.G. Taylor Spink of the "Sporting News". Managers from each league were included in the 1952 and 1953 sets. The 1954 set had four different variations. If you ignore the many variations of the expiration dates, that brings the total to only 208 cards to complete your Master Red Man Tobacco Baseball Card Set !!! Start collecting now !
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1969 Topps StampsThis was Topps 3rd stamp issue in the last eight years and it was a good one !!! The stamps were not inserts but a totally separate issue . For a nickel you got a strip of twelve stamps plus a mini album. The 1969 Topps Stamps complete set contains 240 stamps. The 1 x 1-7/16 inch stamps were unnumbered and featured a color photo with the player's name, team and position inside a colored banner at the bottom of the stamp. The stamps were released in both vertical and horizontal strips of 12 stamps. The 1969 Topps Stamps are often confused with Topps' 1974 issue. The 1974 Topps Stamps have ovals rather than banners at the bottom and were released only in 12-stamp horizontal panels.
Along with the stamps, Topps also issued a set of 24 albums, one per team, to store them in. The 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" orange albums were the same size as a baseball card and held a complete 10-stamp team set. To add even more collecting fun, the album's back cover had facsimile autographs of the ten players shown in the album.
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Police in Orange are still searching for a suspect in a burglary Saturday, even though the perpetrator was caught on tape by the victim's neighbor.
According to a report from the Orange Police Department, police were dispatched to the 1300 block of Pine Ave. in Orange at approximately 9:53 p.m. Upon arrival at the residence, Officer Corey Foreman met with the victim. According to the man, several items including his son's Xbox 360, about 40 video games worth an estimated $250 total and a 32-inch flat screen television had been taken from his home while he was away. The victim said he realized his home had been burglarized when he received a call from a concerned neighbor. A second neighbor then informed the victim he captured video of the burglary suspect leaving the residence using his iPad. The man was described as a heavy-set, black male, who was wearing a white t-shirt and blue jeans at the time of the burglary. According to the report, the neighbor who took the recording also said the suspect was parked in the back alley on the north side of the victim's house in a late 80's-early 90's model Oldsmobile Cutlass.
Officer Foreman reported only a partial fingerprint was lifted at the scene, but police have custody of the video. The investigation is ongoing.