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The Intersector: A Traffic Light That Knows When Bicycles Are Coming
It's time for some intelligent design in our traffic management. A new device can change light times to make things safer for oncoming bikes, and more convenient for impatient drivers.
It's a problem even in the most bike-friendly cities: cars move faster than bikes, which means cyclists are put in danger when traffic lights change. To cut down on the danger of deadly crashes, a handful of California cities, including Pleasanton, Redding, and Monterey, are installing the Intersector, a smart traffic signal that can differentiate between bikes and cars—and then times traffic light changes accordingly.
The Intersector uses a microwave radar gun that can calculate the speed and length of approaching objects, so it knows whether a bike or car is rolling up. The device then decides how long the light should stay green so that both cars and bikes have enough time to pass through. Cars get four seconds to roll through, while bikes get 14 seconds. If a cyclist pedals through a light that's already green when they arrive, the Intersector tacks on an extra five seconds of green. If no cars are coming, it can shorten the length of a green light to let people needlessly waiting at a red go ahead sooner.
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It's not that Pleasanton, Redding, and Monterey have a soft spot for cyclists. In 2008, California's AB 1581 law required counties and cities begin to replace service traffic signals with ones that can sense cyclists and motorcyclists, according to Government Technology. All new traffic signals must have this capability as well.
Pleasanton also uses video camera detection and inductive loops—metal detectors placed in the ground that alert traffic signals when cyclists are coming. Neither of these techniques are as accurate as the Intersector, which may be the most reliable bike-detection device for traffic signals available.
At $4,000 to $5,000, the device isn't cheap. But Pleasanton, at least, was able to buy its Intersectors with sales tax cash from California's Transportation Development Act. And San Jose recently scored $1.5 million from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to track down and install the best bicycle detection devices. If cyclists are lucky, the lessons learned from California's experiment in bike detection will be applied elsewhere.
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they are either by the roadside or on bike path's right where the bikers line up to cross the road. They are just on a pole and also handy to balance yourself with while waiting so you don't have to put your feet on the ground ;-)
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This idea is different, though, adjusting the time of the light when it is still green to allow bikes enough time to clear the intersections, rather than simply allowing the bikes to begin first from a red light.
They are over thinking the problem. Here in the Netherlands we are considered the biking capital of the world: everyone from the gardener to the heads of state use bikes to get place or go to work. And we fixed this problem - long ago - all a biker has to do is push a little button either on the main road or on the bike path. The system knows there is a bike and adjusts accordingly.
It's effective and a lot cheaper!
buttons are on poles indeed, also sensors in the ground for early sensing.
@Remco, where is that button on the main road? On a pole? Or where is it on the bike path? I'd love to see a photo of it! Just curious.


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Cute boots for a New York winter.
Bought these boots for my daughter for next winter. They were a great price and she really likes them. They are very cute. Won't know how warm they will keep her until next winter.

Ordered these very cute (but unfitting) boots online, and picked up in store. Thought that size 10 would fit (my usual size), but the strap that goes over the upper part of the foot causes a small area for foot to enter, thus not allowing you to put the boot on all the way, unless you don't have socks on. I was barely able to get my foot all the way in the boot once I took sock off. (But who wants to wear winter boots with no sock?) I have slim (not wide) feet, but still had problem. Once I got boot on it fit, but on and off are too much hassle. Please!!!...try this boot on before purchase, otherwise you'll be exchanging it for something else, like me.

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Mr. Magazine points to foreign examples, but perhaps more importantly for the North American market, he refers to the approach being taken by Hearst. This passage is key:
"David Carey, president of Hearst Magazines, explained to me in a recent interview why Hearst is upsizing its magazines: "We are investing in a number of our editions because we do want to be best in class in all of our titles. We do know that as far as advertising, we want to be, ideally, one, two, maybe three; in terms of a category, you don't want to be four or five." In the last three years, Hearst has upsized Country Living and Good Housekeeping, and published both Food Network and HGTV magazines in a larger size than the majority of the magazines in the marketplace."
"In the issue Jann Arden tells it like it is on turning fifty (50), amping up her humorous damn-the-torpedoes honesty. In a photograph taken by Bryan Adams, Jann Arden bares all for a centerfold," says Kathryn Eves, Marketing and PR Manager for Zoomer.
Jann on why she chose to pose nude:
"It appealed to my sense of frustration with body image in mainstream beauty and fashion, something I have always been passionate about: the fact that most of us normal women are marginalized and set aside for not looking a certain way. Doing a nude shot would make a huge statement. So, for the first time and perhaps the last, I took my duds off. Scared? Yes, but somehow relieved to be able to say, "Hey, women of the planet Earth. Love thyself right now. Don't wait until it's too late!"
Kudos for risk taking!
After all, we are in the information and entertainment business, and our magazines help high-end brands (that spend a lot of time thinking about design as part of the brand-building exercise) show off their products and services in a modern and sophisticated environment that is as equally lush, vibrant, slick and sassy, as they are.
East Coast Living won a free "magazine makeover" from K9 Design in Toronto. So, what has happened since?
According to Janice Hudson, editor, "The redesign has been very well received by our readers and advertisers. I've found that the new contemporary design appeals to our core group of readers, but also to younger, urban readers, which is very exciting. It's wonderful to be presenting our stories in a fresh, modern way. There's a new energy surrounding the magazine, which is building interest and buzz among our advertisers and our subscribers. Even people outside of Atlantic Canada are recognizing that we're a modern, sophisticated publication."
"The new design has also strengthened our advertising revenues for the magazine. Overall ad revenues have grown by 20 per cent since 2009. Full-page ads increased from 19 per cent in 2009 to 26 per cent in 2011. The amount of national advertisers grew from 15 per cent in 2009 to 27 per cent in 2011," says Hudson.
It's a good idea to refresh your look to help circulation efforts, but when it generates ad sales increases like this, that's golden.Full disclosure: I was a sponsor, and a judge, of the contest, and K9 is a sponsor of this blog.
The New York cover was done in January 2007, and sold nearly 26,000 copies or 28% better than the average that year!
The Boston cover sold below their average for that year.
The Toronto Life rendition (the issue marks the 30th annual edition of Where to Eat Now) is strong, and should sell briskly. Less clutterd. Nice touches of color. Less is more. Love the little mini mag guide that comes with it.
The cover features Jennifer Aniston… who as a cover girl almost always delivers strong newsstand sales. The 552-page Mega Issue is impressive… who said ad pages are hard to come by?
Great eye contact. Love the way Jennifer interupts the logo. Super use of numbers to quantify the benefits. And love the type on an angle.
This issue is sure to sell big… take it to the bank.
This innovative cover from the liitle C market can show those big city A market magazines how it's done.
While the Where to Eat theme is a steady staple with the city magazine genere, very few art directors ever go beyond hiring a food stylist to air brush a burger.
This cover dared to think big, and was willing to even "chalk board" their logo, to create an eye-catching and sophisticated cover treatment that communincates quickly, clearly and creatively. That's fun and gutsy!
And on a persoanl note, if you ever go to Cincinnati, my favourite bar in North America is the Blind Lemon in Mt. Adams. Don't forget a dose of Skyline Chilli (3 way) and a chili dog, no onion, no mustard. Plus, the mint chocolate chip ice cream at Greaters is the best in the world.
Maclean's William & Kate (The Royal Wedding) Special was a spectacular success. The issue had a retail price of $9.95 and sold over 91,000 copies at a 75% sell-through efficiency. That's insanely good.
Vancouver Magazine's City Guide turned in an amazing performance. The issue had a retail price of $9.99 and sold over 9,000 copies at a 52% sell-through efficiency. It outsold the previous year's Guide by 190%, making this their best-selling City Guide ever. Very impressive.
Style at Home's 100 Best Designer Secrets Special was a big success. The issue had a retail price of $7.99 (up from their $5.50 regular price) and sold nearly 54,000 copies at a 45% sell-through efficiency. This was their best selling issue of 2011, both by units sold and by revenue. Nice addition to the line-up!
Legion WW1 Special had a retail price of $14.95. This was the first-ever SIP for the title. It sold 5,659 copies on a draw of 12,650, for a 45% sell-through efficiency. The title grossed $84,602 retail dollars. It was honoured with a Bronze award at the 2011 Canadian Newsstand Awards in the SIP category. (Full disclosure: a client of CoversSell.com).
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NEW YORK The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Shaikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, has issued a strong call for re-interpreting Islamic texts in order to address the social, educational and other constraints impeding the equality of women in the Middle East.
Pointing to the dynamism of Islamic Shariah to adapt to the changing situations, she called for new interpretations of the texts in the light of the new life circumstances.
"The concept of human rights is based on the notion that all human beings are born with equal and inalienable rights and fundamental freedoms," Shaikha Haya noted in an address to a panel discussion on May 16 on "Women and Human Rights in the Middle East" at Rutgers University, New Jersey, US.
She said the situation stems in part from the interpretation of Islamic text. "Women are subject to family laws that are Shariah-based, which strictly follow the interpretations of Islamic scholars who lived 1,000 years ago at the beginning of Islam. These interpretations are applied now without making any allowances to the very different social contexts of today," she said.
"In fact, these interpretations are sanctified as holy which prevent them from criticism and change. This is one of the main reasons behind the discrepancy between personal status codes on the one hand and the current social circumstances on the other."The General Assembly President blamed a "lack of rational interpretations of the texts that integrate the current social circumstances."
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Barbara Garcia thought she lost everything, including her pet dog, when a tornado in Oklahoma leveled her house. As she stood on top of the pile of rubble that was once here Moore, Okla. home, Garcia gave a live TV interview to CBS. She describes holding her dog in her arms as she took cover in a small bathroom, when the tornado touched down and destroyed her neighborhood.
"The electric went off in the bathroom about the same time I felt the stool come up out of the floor," says Garcia, who found herself lying in the rubble when the tornado lifted. "I hollered for my little dog and he didn't answer, or didn't come," she says. "So I know he's in there somewhere."
As Garcia relives the event, an off-camera crew member can suddenly be heard exclaiming, "The dog ... the dog ... " Garcia looks down to find the face of her cherished pet poking out of the pile of debris. "Bless your little bitty heart," Garcia says to the dog, as she calls for help freeing the animal from what could have been his grave. She can be heard whispering, "Thank you, God."
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There's a reason why Michelle Kosinski is a news reporter and not a fashion one.
The NBC news correspondent confessed to Today that she has currently been wearing the same pants for 11 straight days without washing them. Be afraid.
She explains that she is currently covering the Oscar Pistorius case in South Africa and only brought one pair of pants with her, not realizing how long she would have to stay in the country.
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I put a link to these videos in my last post but some of you may have missed it since I edited an existing blog article.
I've posted some videos of PocketBible for the iPhone in action on our YouTube channel. You can view those videos here.
These videos were created while running the program in the iPhone Simulator on the Mac. It makes for a nice video but the program runs faster on a Mac than it does on the actual device.


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Could anyone tell me where I would find my the answer to the following questions? I am writing a book about gardening.
1. How many fruits and berries exist across the world?
2. How many US residents grow their own fruits and berries?
Thanks so much!
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I would suggest doing a Google search on the first question. should get you in the ballpark
As for the second, you could try the "World Almanac and book of Facts" or ask at your local Extensions office if they have access to that kind of info.
That's all I can think of at the moment.
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A 75 year old Portobello man who drowned just metres from the shore of Papanui inlet yesterday appears not to have been wearing a life jacket.
Police say the outcome could have been very different if he was, and the incident is another warning to boaties.
Robert Wilfred Clearwater was one of two occupants of a dinghy that capsized in the inlet as the pair retrieved a fishing net.
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It's starting to become a hassle these past few days, I think I've welcomed around 30 on average when I get on in that time. And I believe there is around 60-70 new members from since I was on last to now. I just can't handle that many, I'll be here all day stressed if I try that So yeah...I'm not a bot guys xD


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Another update of my Quest Lab
I come bearing data.
I finally reached my planned minimum of completed quests for each type, and I've been writing down what special rewards each quest has brought.
189 Nome Exploration
15 Linen
9 Flowers
180 Desert Expedition
5 Hammer
4 Linen
6 Skins
2 Wine
115 Tomb Raid
1 Hammer
2 Linen
2 Basalt Statue
2 Quartz
2 Skins
100 Mediterranean Exploration
1 Monkey
1 Quartz
2 Basalt Statue
1 Armor
1 Hammer
100 Journey to Punt
1 Flowers
2 Linen
2 Quartz
2 Blade
1 Monkey
1 Skins
1 Gems
100 Holy Pilgrimage
2 Basalt Statue
1 Blade
2 Golden Blade
1 Flowers
2 Linen
2 Armor
1 Skins
1 Monkey
I just realized that equals 12 scarabs over almost exactly 12 months, as I started this account November 28th of last year. Interesting. Anyway, I'll let the number crunchers apply this data to the collective total of awesomeness and increase the accuracy of all our questing knowledge! I guess I'll clear my papyrus scroll out and keep tracking whatever quests I do next, for posterity. Have fun!
I've been hoping for a blade for a while now. Sent out lots of Holy Quests and never thought I'd say it, but was REALLY disappointed when the results came back with my 3rd golden blade. I've only found a golden blade on a Holy, but from the results in the post just above this one, I think I may be better off with Punt quests to find that elusive Blade. Cheaper too...
To respond to other, earlier ponderances...
I got my Gems from a Tomb Raid.
Scarabs - 7 so far, not that i can use any of them. What a rip. If a player has purchased scarabs and everything in the freaking store... mebbe instead of another useless scarab, we could have a greater chance of getting an item instead? sheesh. ticks me off every time i find one now. Anyway, 4 of those 7 came from Nome quests, the other three are from a Holy, a Desert Exp, and a Tomb Raid.
Off to Punt.....
Early on I concentrated on the smaller quests mostly. I have only ever sent out just one quest to Punt (I hate replacing ships) in all the time I have been playing the game.
I got nearly all the pretige items on the list from those smaller quests, including the Holy Pilgrimage. You just have to keep trying. I have multiples of every item aviable.
I would often send out combinations of 3 nome explortions, or 1 nome exploration with 2 of the next one, and so one. Having more quests in progress at one time gave me a better chance of finding the pretige items, even though I was really hoping for scarabs.
I mostly concentrate on just Holy Pilgrimages now, to get the reduction in construction time as I finish off raising all buildings in my 4th city to their highest levels.
I found a free scarab a few weeks back, and recently got another hammer, amor and one other item I cannot remember right now just in the past couple of weeks.
You may hit a long long period where you won't get much of anything. I once went a few months before getting anything extra from a quest.
Persistence pays off. Just keep at it. I send a new quest(s) out as soon and the previous one ends.
My current list of items:
4 Silver Blades
3 Gold Blades
6 Armor
11 Skins
32 Linen
36 Flowers
5 Gems
6 Monkeys
5 Quartz
5 Statue
8 Hammer
5 Wine
Every scarab I have used, other than the startup 10 we all get, have come from Quests.
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Final update. Got all the quest items. I had to focus on Holy Pilgrimage since I needed gems and a golden blade. Plus I wanted the time off construction.
Soma (Theoris)
Birthday: Feb. 13, 2010
Latest run: January 30, 2011
Nome Exploration: 283 tries
Items: 10 Linen, 11 Flowers, 2 Scarabs
Desert Expedition: 80 tries
Items: 1 Linen, 2 Flowers, 2 Wine, 4 Skins, 1 Hammer
Tomb Raid: 54 tries
Items: 1 Linen, 1 Wine, 3 Hammers, 1 Skins, 1 Basalt Statue, 1 Quartz, 1 Scarab
Mediterranean Exploration: 63 tries
Items: 1 Basalt Statue, 1 Wine, 1 Armor, 2 Scarabs
Journey to Punt: 71 tries
Items: 2 Linen, 1 Blade, 1 Scarab
Holy Pilgrimage: 246 tries
Items: 1 Linen, 1 Hammer, 4 Wine, 5 Skins, 4 Basalt Statues, 3 Quartz, 2 Monkeys, 2 Gems, 2 Golden Blade, 4 Scarabs
Total lux spent: 567,300
Total ships spent: 3,075
Total bread spent: 307,500
Items won overall: 15 Linen, 13 Flowers, 5 Hammers, 8 Wine, 10 Skins, 6 Basalt Statues, 4 Quartz, 1 Armor, 2 Monkeys, 1 Blade, 2 Golden Blades, 10 Scarabs
I came to the Forum specifically looking for this Thread, this Thread hasn't been replied to in quite awhile, hope no one minds me bumping it.
Your people have been inspired by the successful Holy Pilgrimage, earning you:
+ Next construction project reduced by 12 hours!
+ 1 item (Blade)
I've been playing NO since Sabah was our only Server choice. This is only the 2nd Blade I've ever received from a Holy Pilgrimage, and that's through 6 Toons in NO, 5 of them already gone Immortal and this 6th (Pepi Gazoo III) I'm playing on Theoris now is ranked in the Top 10, so that's many, many Holy's and only 2 Blade drops.
I lack only the Wine on this present Toon, is actually why I came looking for this Thread is to see where Wine drops the Best. Looks as if the Desert Expedition might be best shot at it.
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Updated: 11/22/2006 - Many Americans will always remember where they were and what they were doing on this date in 1963.
Updated: 11/22/2006 - Many Americans will always remember where they were and what they were doing on this date in 1963.
Posted: 11/22/2006 - It's a food drive for the masses, all going on in Pitt County right now.
Posted: 11/22/2006 - A breast cancer patient who says doctors who treated her had histories of substance abuse has reached a million-dollar settlement.
Updated: 11/22/2006 - Some residents of Dare County started the day without electricity as a storm hovering off the North Carolina coast dumps rain and whips up winds.
Posted: 11/22/2006 - Patriot surface-to-air missiles have been added to the permanent arsenal at Fort Bragg.
Posted: 11/22/2006 - The number of rabies cases in North Carolina has topped the 2005 total, and officials expect the trend to continue as wildlife populations and land development increase.
Posted: 11/22/2006 - Expect plenty of blue lights along to the road to grandmother's house this Thanksgiving, at least if you're traveling on Interstate 40 anywhere along its length across the nation.
Posted: 11/22/2006 - A small group of employees representing workers who walked off jobs at a slaughterhouse have met with company officials.
Updated: 11/22/2006 - Wet and windy weather could complicate one of the busiest travel days of the year.
Updated: 11/21/2006 - Pamlico County College classes canceled Wednesday.
Posted: 11/21/2006 - Abduction was focus of an Amber Alert.
Posted: 11/21/2006 - Coach claims incident during practice was an accident say lawmen.
Updated: 11/21/2006 - Storm forces suspension of ferry runs.
Updated: 11/21/2006 - Candidate calls for a hand to eye recount of the ballots following the machine recount.
Posted: 11/21/2006 - A lawyer for the Department of Justice says the state isn't responsible for the fatal fire at the Mitchell County jail in 2002 because it's a county jail.
Updated: 11/21/2006 - You name it, they have it. From clothing to jewelry, from computers to food, and even the strangest of items.
Posted: 11/21/2006 - "Freekey Zekey" is a free man. Hip-hop's Ezekiel Jiles, a key figure behind The Diplomats, has been released from a Durham jail after serving roughly three years on drug charges.
Posted: 11/21/2006 - North Carolina's 25 cent hike on a pack of cigarettes last year helped cut sales by 18 percent and still increase tax revenue by more than 110 million dollars. That's the word today from state officials.
Posted: 11/21/2006 - The coyote's been caught. Authorities in Greensboro had set a trap for for the coyote, who had roamed around a neighborhood for several months.
Posted: 11/21/2006 - Another top leader at the state Republican Party has stepped down. Chief of staff and special legal counsel Bill Peaslee says he's submitted his resignation after five-and-a-half years on the job. He was the party's chief political strategist and often its spokesman.
Updated: 11/21/2006 - Residents along the North Carolina coast are bracing for a storm that could have winds gusting to tropical storm-force strength.
Updated: 11/20/2006 - Monday, a Jacksonville police officer was sent to an area hospital.
Updated: 11/20/2006 - Train versus car: it happened Monday morning in downtown Winterville.
Updated: 11/20/2006 - Authorities and residents in Pamlico County are hoping they're one step closer to the closure of a tragedy.
Posted: 11/20/2006 - A commissioner's race is still up for grabs.


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- Challenging and confirming touristic representations of the Mediterranean : migrant workers in Crete (2006)
- From the perspective of Western Europe the Mediterranean is shaped by the imagery of tourism and migration. During the time of the "guest worker"-migration in the 1960s and 70s the notion of the hopelessly underdeveloped South of Europe which pushes "guest workers" towards the rich North became prevalent here. It offered a contrast which let the beginning prosperity in the North appear even clearer. (see von Osten 2006) Besides the attractions "sea, sun and sand" it was exactly this conception of backwardness which – reinterpreted in authentic and traditional Mediterranean lifestyle – made the area attractive for tourist consumption. Today it is again pictures of the Mediterranean, which represent migration dynamics in Europe. In the meantime, however, the countries of origin of the "guest workers" have become countries of immigration and European Union member states or candidates for accession. The representation of the Mediterranean as an area of migration is dominated now by pictures of desperate refugees and illegal immigrants, who risk their life by crossing the sea, in order to enter the "fortress Europe". In these current representations the "colonial narrative of migrants as members of a territory of underdeveloped" is continued (ibid.). A translation of the migrant area into the tourist area seems, however, more difficult than at the times of the "guest worker"-migration. What constitutes the Mediterranean as a tourist destination seems to have no longer anything in common with the Mediterranean as an area of migration.....


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NEW: CFPB proposes remittance changes, delayed effective dateWASHINGTON (UPDATED: 3 p.m. ET, 12/21/12)--The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Friday released proposed revisions to its pending international remittance regulations that agency director Richard Cordray said "will ensure consumers have continued access to remittance transfer services while making compliance easier for remittance transfer providers."
The CFPB also proposed extending the remittance rule implementation period until 90 days after the revised final rule is released. The rule was scheduled to come into effect on Feb. 7.
Under the CFPB's rule, remittance transfer providers would be required to provide prepayment and receipt disclosures to the consumer sender that include the exchange rate, fees and taxes associated with a transfer, and the amount of money that will be received on the other end of the transfer. Remittance transfer providers will also be required to investigate disputes and correct errors.
The CFPB has provided a safe harbor exemption from the rule for remittance providers that transact 100 or fewer remittances per year.
According to the CFPB, the new remittance rule revision proposal would:
- provide increased flexibility and guidance with respect to the disclosure of taxes imposed by a foreign country's central government as well as fees imposed by a recipient's institution for receiving a remittance transfer in an account; and
- require disclosure of foreign taxes imposed by a country's central government, but eliminate a previous requirement to disclose taxes imposed by foreign regional, provincial, state, or other local governments.
These changes were among the revisions urged by the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) in several meetings with the bureau held this year.
CUNA has been encouraging the agency to improve the rule so that credit unions will not have to stop offering international remittance services because of the rule's burdens. CUNA's International Remittances Working Group met with CFPB Director Richard Cordray and his senior staff in October and CUNA staff, including President/CEO Bill Cheney, General Counsel Eric Richard and Deputy General Counsel Mary Dunn, have had numerous meetings and telephone conversations with CFPB officials to advocate for a better outcome for credit unions than the final rule approved previously would have achieved.
While CUNA will continue urging for a range of improvements, the association commended the agency for its willingness to open the comment process back up and to consider further changes.
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The head coach of Team Nigeria track and field team to the London 2012 Olympic Games, Innocent Egbunike has urged Nigerians to support the planned restructuring of sports in Nigeria by the Honourable Minister of Sports and Chairman National Sports Commission (NSC) Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi. " Between 1999 when we returned to civil rule and today, we have appointed about thirteen to fourteen Sports Ministers , this is not good for development.
Sepp Blatter became the President of FIFA in 1998, he is still there today, Lamine Diack has been the president of IAAF since Primo Nebiolo passed on 2000,, for development to take place, we need somebody like Mallam Abdullahi to be given a free hand and all the supports he will be needing to build a foundation that his successor as Sports Minister in 2015 will build on" Egbunike, the first Nigerian to win an IAAF world champioship medal on the track also exonerated Abdullahi from Team Nigeria's failure at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
" The rot in our sports has been there for about two decades or more, there is no way Mallam Abdullahi, who was confirmed Sports Minister two months ago can turn around the situation. Even if we give him all the support and encouragement he needs to rebuild sports now, his efforts will not start yielding result in another four years."
But since he now understands the industry he should be allowed to lay the foundation for our eventual domination of global sports.
We have the same talents as the Jamaicans, all we need do is to have a long term programme and we will rule the world", Egbunike, an Olympics medalist, whose ward Chris Brown helped Bahamas 4X400M team to win the gold medal at London Games believed that he can achieve more with Team Nigeria if we plan ahead.
" Like the 2014 Commonwealth Games, we should identify our athletes that are in the top ten in the sports that we wanted to participate in Glasgow now, and start supporting them with training grants and exposing them to competitions, by Glasgow they will be in top shape, it is this same set of athletes, that we will take to Rio in 2016, I believe Mallam Abdullahi has the leadership qualities and drive to achieve all the above if given all the support and encouragement he needs to succeed"' said Egbunike.


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Even while growing inside their egg cases, some embryonic sharks keep very still when predators are nearby to avoid being detected.
In the limestone caves of China's Guanxi Province, scientists have discovered a new type of nettle called Pilea cavernicola that grows in near darkness.
Contrary to popular belief, the apparent increase in blooms of jellyfish around the world may simply be a natural rise and fall in populations over the decades.
Right before the saber-toothed cats went extinct 12,000 years ago, they were probably enjoying plenty of prey instead of starving as scientists used to think.
New genetic analyses show that some common Amazon tree species are more than 8 million years old.
Thorny seahorses, Hippocampus histrix, inhabit sandy and reef substrates in the Western Pacific.
Singing while eating isn't recommended for humans, but humpback whales have been recorded doing so in a new study.
The painted frogfish, Antennarius pictus, is also known as the painted anglerfish because it uses a lure to attract prey, like all frogfish.
Termites can indicate the location of undiscovered deposits of gold and other metals, according to new Australian research.
Leaf scorpionfish are found in various parts of the world, including the tropical Indo-Pacific and the Red Sea.


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I've collected a lot of Blue Jays stuff over the years. Maybe too much at times. Hats, cards, posters, shirts, key chains, you name it. If it had the Blue Jays logo on it somewhere I probably wanted it. That's the excuse for the 19 Blue Jays hats I currently have, which I'm guessing actually pales in comparison to some die-hard collectors in Canada.
Living on the far east coast of Canada has made it difficult to find Jay gear at times. During the World Series years Jays stuff was everywhere, but in the late 90′s and through to the mid-2000s the amount of stuff you were able to find declined quite rapidly. It picked up a bit again after the release of the new logo in 2004 and really took off since they went back to the old look logo heading into this season. Even now it still sucks to know that there is so much more available at the Jays Shop in Toronto than I can find here or even online at BlueJays.com
Putting together this list wasn't easy. I went around the house making a list of some of my favorite Jays pieces and when I was finished it was a pretty long list. Many cuts had to be made to whittle it down to 10. I made sure to keep my top favorites in there, while also making sure to keep in a few unusual pieces that some people may have never seen before. I also cheated a little bit by lumping a few items together in groups.
10. Blue Jays Duster
Have you ever been to a Blue Jays game with a give away? Maybe the first 25,000 fans in the door got a bobble head, a hat, a Blue Jays gym bag or a Blue Jays team card set? I've been to nearly a dozen Blue Jay games in my life and one of them was a fan give away. Instead of a hat or a bat or a bobble head I got this …
On August 11, 1996 the Blue Jays hosted the Texas Rangers on Rubbermaid Fan Duster Day. The first 25,000 fans through the turnstiles received a Blue Jays 20th Anniversary Rubbermaid Fan Duster, as shown in the picture above. I don't have a crazy photographic memory by the way. I still have the pocket schedule from the 1996 season which lists all fan giveaway days, including Fan Duster Day.
During the game the dusters were used more as noise makers than cleaning implements. The few fans in the 500 level were especially loud throughout the game, banging their dusters against the metal railings. If someone did a list of worst fan prize giveaways this would probably make that list. I'd love to know if anyone else has one of these dusters collecting dust in their basements.
9. Blue Jays Albums
During the glory years in the 1990s the Blue Jays were so popular local entertainers and radio D.Js got together each season with the Variety Club of Ontario to release The Blue Jays Album. Each edition was a mix of a few originals songs and parodies of mostly classic rock songs about the Blue Jays as a team or certain players. A few examples of songs on the albums include Wham, Bam, Blue Jay Gang, Help Us Mookie, The Ballad of Tom Henke and Rockin' Robbie. If you're wondering what some of the songs that are parodied on the Jays Albums were a few include Help Me Rhonda, Sloop John B, California Sun, We Will Rock You and Achy Breaky Heart for some reason.
The most well-known Jays song, the 7th inning stretch song OK Blue Jays is also included in a few editions of the Blue Jays album. That's the full version of OK Blue Jays by Keith Hampshire and The Bat Boys which charted 47th when it was released in 1983.
I remember picking up the first Blue Jays Album I have at the local library. The other two cassettes I bought at Zellers, while the only edition I have on CD was bought through either Columbia House or BMG CD clubs. I don't remember which one. If you're too young to know what that is just Google it and check out the insanely inconvenient way us old guys used to buy CDs. Listening to the songs now they're not as fun or as funny as I found them to be when I was 10 or 11 years old, but what is? Still, they're an interesting piece of Jays history that likely will not be seen again.
I don't know how many editions of The Jays Album there are. Trying to find information on the history of The Jays Album is extremely difficult. If anyone has another edition of The Jays Album different than the one's I've got let me know. I'd really like to do a Jays Listed Top 10 Blue Jays Album songs one day as well, but can only rip the 12 songs on the CD to post them. If anyone knows an easy way to turn a cassette into MP3s send me a note on how.
8. First Blue Jays hat/ Blue Jays lapel pins
I don't remember when I got my first Jays hat, but if I had to guess I'd say it was probably either 1989 or 1990. It was your basic youth size Blue Jays hat with the white front, the original logo and the old mesh style backing which is now called a trucker hat.
I can't remember the last time I actually wore the hat. I don't think I should actually try and put it on because the mesh might tear or the snapback clasp might break apart. I've actually had those old snapbacks break on me, so whoever came up with switching them out with Velcro, which is now the norm, knew what they were doing.
Since I don't wear the hat anymore I currently use it to hold my collection of Blue Jays pins. I've collected pins in general for as long as I can remember, but my Blue Jays ones are my favorite. Obviously. Some of the pins on the hat include the different logos through the years , Cy Young pins for Clemens and Halladay, a special characterture set of Jack Morris, Roberto Alomar, Kelly Gruber and Joe Carter I got on The Shopping Channel and a glow in the dark logo pin. I'm still looking for a new Jays logo pin so if anyone out there's looking to get me a gift, hint, hint.
7. Blue Jays catchers helmet
For Christmas in 1992, I got a real catchers helmet from my dad. It was done up in the official Blue Jays colors and was basically the same helmet Pat Border wore behind the plate or the ear flap-less helmet John Olerud wore when he played first base. Dave Winfield also wore it at plate and that's I liked to think I was when I wore it.
The Helmet had a Blue Jays logo sticker on the front as well. It was a little bit too big for my head when I first got it, but it fits really well now thanks to the foam cushioning inside. Yes, I have a small head! I posted a pic of the helmet on Twitter earlier this season and got some pretty cool reaction. Whenever I get back to Toronto again I'm going to wear the helmet to a game. I would have loved to get one of those replica helmets when they gave them out this season to add to the collection. If anyone knows how to pick one up send me a note.
6. Blue Jays Pennants
When I was a kid there was a baseball card store I visited often to buy and trade cards. On the wall of the store they had a complete circle of pennants of various teams , but mostly Red Sox pennants. I'm not sure how many pennants you need to make a complete circle, but one day I hope to have enough Blue Jays pennants to do it. I'm not quite there yet. Actually not even close.
Right now I have five pennants, which forms just over a quarter of a circle when you put them together on a wall. They include an original logo pennant I got at a sports store in Maine back in 1991, a 1993 World Series pennant, a cool pennant with an actual Blue Jay on it my brother got me in Toronto, a pennant with the second Jays logo and one with the logo they dumped prior to this season. Next on the list to buy is a pennant with the new logo. I'd also like to try and pick up some older pennants to add to the wheel. They showup on Ebay every now and then. If you've some old pennants send me a pic on Twitter. I'd love to see them.
5. Blue Jays Christmas ornaments
In 1992 when the Blue Jays won their first World Series they released white Christmas ball ornaments commemorating the championship win. I have two of those but they're not the ornament I'm referring to.
In Halifax leading up to Christmas time there are a number of Christmas shows that sell all kinds of crafts and ornaments. They also have a ton of great food, which is the main reason I go. Every year at at least one of the shows are the nut ornament people. They probably have a real name for their business but I don't know what it is. They sell ornaments like the ones shown above.
They sell players for almost every team in every sport as well as comic book characters, cartoons and other fun characters. But this is a Blue Jay blog so let's just focus on them. I got my first Blue Jays nut ornament during the World Series years. On the back of that one is the name Roberto Alomar and the number 12. A few years ago I picked up the other nut with the twitter bird logo. Hopefully this year I'll be able to get another one with the new logo. I also have one other Blue Jays nut ornament they sold at Christmas time,1994 holding an On Strike picket sign. Here's a pic below with another all wood ornament I picked up over the years.
4. 1991 All-Star Game Ruler
When Toronto hosted the All-Star game in 1991 there was a large number of All-Star game memorabilia. I remember getting a beach towel with the All-Star game logo, but it's since gone to rags after repeated use. One All-Star game souvenir I still have is this ruler I picked up in the same sports store in Maine where I got my first Blue Jays pennant. It's seen better days and has turned from white to yellow over the years, but at least it's still in one piece.
The Ruler has the 1991 All-Star Game logo in the center with the starting lineups for the American and National Leagues on the sides. It also lists the final score of the game and the game MVP, Cal Ripken Jr. The lone Blue Jay in the starting line up that year was Roberto Alomar at second. The Expos actually had a starter as well, with Ivan Calderon in left field. Other Jays who appeared in the game, but don't appear on the ruler include Joe Carter and Jimmy Key.
3. Kraft 1992 World Series Wall Hang
I mentioned this piece in my first article on Back in Blue, but these are the first pictures of it. I don't remember how I got this, but since it has the Kraft logo on it I'm guessing it was some kind of UPC offer that companies used to offer all the time back in the 80s and 90s. Maybe it was peanut butter or Kraft dinner, but I'm not sure.
Anyway, the wall hang folds up to the size of a magazine, but can be folded out with different pictures on both sides. On one side it shows a double picture of what I believe is the first World Series game in Canada, a few celebration pictures and a short essay on the Jays championship season. On the other side it has a individual rundowns on all six World Series game, including the box score and a picture of a pivotal moment in the game. A few examples include Ed Sprague's home run, the near triple play and Dave Winfield's series-winning hit.
2. Blue Jays autographs
If you heard Bob Elliott's Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech a few weeks ago you might have heard his story about sending a form letter to baseball players when he was a kid to get autographs. Well, back in the early 90′s I did the same thing with the Blue Jays. I got a book from the library on ways to get autographs that listed the mailing address for every professional sports team. I sent a ton of letters that basically said the same thing "you're my favorite player, blah, blah, blah, along with a card and a self-addressed stamped envelope. I actually got some of those cards back autographed. It was great as a kid to see your self-addressed stamped envelope return in the mail wondering whose card was inside.
The autographs I got through the mail included Mookie Wilson, Dave Stieb, Jimmy Key, John Olerud and Kelly Gruber. I also was able to get a few autographs in person, including Roberto Alomar, Pat Borders and Carlos Delgado at Sky Dome and Dave Winfield and Juan Guzman when they visited Nova Scotia. Also earlier this year during the 2012 Jays Winter Tour I got scrawls from Alomar, J.P. Arencibia, Eric Thames and Brett Cecil.
I also picked up autographed baseballs through other means. I got a Pat Borders autographed ball to go with my card by sending in a few proofs of purchase from Maxwell House Coffee. A number of years ago my dad bought me an autographed baseball at an auction that included the signatures of Joe Carter, Kelly Gruber, Dave Stieb and some guy named Clarence Gaston. I also have a ball signed by everyone on the 2012 Winter Your and Juan Guzman.
1. Blue Jays T-shirt Blanket
This isn't exactly a piece of Blue Jays memorabilia, it's really a few pieces made into one. It's also a one-of-kind and since it's my list it goes right to the top.
The only problem with being 11 and 12 years old when your favorite team wins the World Series, well two World Series, is that the winning gear, shirts mostly, only fit you for a few years. I had a number of Blue Jays World Series shirts when I was a kid that wouldn't come close to fitting me today.
My mom keeps everything and many years later those old shirts were still packed away somewhere in the old house. A few years ago they got new life in the form of a T-Shirt blanket my mom made for me. The blanket actually included more than just Blue Jays shirts, but never mind those since this is a Blue Jays blog. The pictures of the blanket itself is above and each individual Jays shirt are below. Here's a rundown of what they are. The first one is a Kelly Gruber shirt obviously, my favorite player growing up. Then there's my first ever Blue Jays jersey, also bought at that same store in Maine many years ago. There's also a 1992 World Series Shirt, a 1993 World Series shirt and a Back to Back shirt celebrating both championships. The last one is an XXL 25th Anniversary shirt I got for applying for a Blue Jays credit card at Sky Dome in 2005. I was declined by the way.
Honorable Mention: Value Village stash:
Over the last year or so I've come to find that Value Village (basically a second-hand store for anyone who doesn't know) is a great place to hunt for old Blue Jays stuff. If you're looking for some hard-to-find or old-time Jays memorabilia I recommend scouring the shelves of your local Value Village. Unless you're in Nova Scotia, because that stuff's mine! Here's some of the stuff I've picked up cheap at Value Village in Halifax and Dartmouth recently
Do you have your own special piece of Blue Jays memorabilia? Or, maybe a rare piece that you've never seen anywhere? Or, maybe just a great Blue Jays memorabilia story? Feel free to share it in the comments section and tweet some pics to @pokerdave04 and @backinblue2012
9 thoughts on "Jays Listed – My Top 10 Pieces of Blue Jays Memorabilia"
December 31, 2012 at 11:16 pm
RE: Kraft wall hang
You never even mentioned the Pat Borders autograph! I have one of these too and I can give some history based on where mine came from. Mine came to me from my dad who worked at a grocery store and got it from the salesman for Kraft. I don't know if they could be obtained by mail-order and don't know if I have ever seen another online.
March 12, 2013 at 7:21 am
I do some collecting of police patches
In my search I found 3 baseballs of the blue jays
1. Honda blue jays all team autographed,
2. blue jays 1992 autographed,
3. 1993 blue jays autograpgraphed with 1993 w0rld series stands,
also a duck like figurene blue jays # 25 Delgado
I don't know if they worth anything to day
Chris . my hobby is only police patches/badges canadian or u.s.a
February 17, 2014 at 2:09 pm
Hi David. I have some Blue Jays memorabilia that I would like to sell (or see if it is worth anything). I have a ball autographed by the 93 team, a pennant signed by the 92 team, a signed John Olrud card (in plastic) and a Jesse Barfield cabbage patch kid. Also have some other cards and a blue jay cassette.
If you are interested, contact me via email.
February 23, 2014 at 5:08 pm
Hey i have a very rare piece you may be interested in!
-from 1993
-32 uncut american 1$ dollar bills (sheet)
-each individual bill autographed by the entire team from 1993 when they on the world series
-only 10 ever made and signed
-professionally framed
If you have any question and or are interested in this piece please contact me via email.
March 24, 2014 at 3:22 am
Hi looking for some help in putting a estimated value on a 24 Pack Coke Classic Toronto Blue Jays 1992 World Series Commemorative Can. This 24 pk has never been opened and is still wrapped in Commemorative Plastic wrap as the cans sit in cardboard bottoms with Branded commemorative wrap. if you can help me or steer me in the right direction that would be appreciated.
August 8, 2014 at 11:51 pm
I have a piece of Toronto Blue Jays memorabilia that I cannot find on any other site. It is a 1993 World Series Game 6 key chain that is made to look like a real ticket from the game, it is gold in color. It even goes as far as have a seat price listing stamped into it. Has anyone ever seen another one or could someone give me an idea of what it's worth. Email me at email@example.com as I would really like to know what I have here!
Thanks very kindly!
June 21, 2015 at 9:39 pm
I have one of those brass tickets from 1992 World Series game 5. You are the first I've heard of with one. Have you had any other replies?
Hello there. I have a pin that is gold in color from the 1989 opening day of what was then called 'The Skydome'. I cannot find any pictures or even a mention of this pin anywhere on the net. It was given to me as a gift back in 1989. My thought is it could have only be given to someone that may have worked there on opening day. Do you know anything about it, or anyone that would like to purchase it? I also have a George Bell autographed baseball from when he was a Jay. I have a newspaper clipping showing my grade 2 class and George Bell when we met him at the Skydome, it too is for sale.
Please do get back to me I would really appreciate it!
Jon Henderson
so i have a 1992 ball autographed by the whole team, what do you say it would be valued at today?


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Home / Store / Journals / Electronic Articles / Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 27 / Number 4
M. M. Menon, C. B. Baxi, G. L. Campbell, J. T. Hogan, G. L. Laughon, M. A. Mahdavi, R. Maingi, P. K. Mioduszewski, L. W. Owen, E. E. Reis, M. J. Schaffer, K. M. Schaubel, J. P. Smith, R. D. Stambaugh, M. R. Wade
Fusion Science and Technology
Volume 27 / Number 4 / July 1995 / Pages 355-363
Format:electronic copy (download)
A particle exhaust scheme, employing a cryocon-densation pump in the outboard divertor region under a baffle, has been installed and operated in the DIII-D tokamak. The cryopump provides toroidally symmetric pumping at a rate of 30 000 to 40 000 ℓ/s for D2 in the pressure range of 1 to 4 mTorr. Pressures in the 2 to 3 mTorr range are routinely observed under the baffle. This translates to particle exhaust throughputs of ∼100 Torr ℓ/s. The exhaust throughput could be controlled by selecting the position of the plasma strike region with respect to the opening to the baffle chamber. The pump has been used quite effectively for plasma density control.
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