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1968 Dodge Charger R/T
- Stock #
- 135171
- Body Style
- Hardtop
- Engine
- Exterior Color
- Bronze Metallic
- Interior Color
- Black
- Miles
- 25856
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- Original 426 cubic inch Hemi V8
- Correct Hemi suspension
- Mostly original interior / Correct power windows
- 1 of only 211 1968 Chargers equipped with a Hemi/4-speed drivetrain
- Original 4-speed manual transmission
- Correct power steering / Correct power front disc and rear drum brakes
- 2-year rotisserie restoration completed in 2013 / Many original parts
- Correct Dana 60 rear axle / Correct 3.54 gears
- Original sheetmetal / Correct Bronze Metallic paint / Correct black accents
- Original Broadcast Sheet & complete owner history from new
- 3-owner Massachusetts car
- 2-year rotisserie restoration completed in 2013 / Many original parts
- 1 of only 211 1968 Chargers equipped with a Hemi/4-speed drivetrain
- Original 426 cubic inch Hemi V8 / Original 4-speed manual transmission
- Original sheetmetal / Correct Bronze Metallic paint / Correct black accents
- Mostly original interior / Correct power windows
- Sale includes an original broadcast sheet, an original fender tag and restoration documents
- Correct Dana 60 rear axle / Correct 3.54 gears
- Correct power steering / Correct power front disc and rear drum brakes
- Correct Hemi suspension
As dedicated gearheads who sweat 30-weight motor oil, we strive to deliver the finest investment grade muscle cars on the planet. And this spectacular Dodge Charger R/T, 1 of only 211 cars equipped with a Hemi/4-speed drivetrain for the 1968 model year, is pretty much the definition of investment grade. Wrapping that original Hemi/4-speed drivetrain in a roster of rare options, many original parts and classy Bronze Metallic paint, this incredible MoPar combines some of the nastiest muscle your money can buy with one of the best looking packages to ever prowl American streets! And what's better: it's a fully documented, 3-owner classic that, fresh out of a 2-year, rotisserie restoration, has never been offered for public sale. We know you've been patiently watching our inventory turn, waiting for the definitive blue chip MoPar. Well, here it is!
The beneficiary of a highly detailed, rotisserie restoration that was completed in 2013, this fully sorted Charger mixes killer street presence with classic MoPar attitude. Residing in Massachusetts for the entirety of its 47-year existence, the car was purchased by its second owner at a neighborhood yard sale in the summer of 1984. That owner, intent on conducting a slow and steady restoration, eventually ended his plight two decades later when the car's current owner purchased what amounted to a rust-free, original body and many boxes of parts. And, down but not out, this mighty Dodge would spend the next eight years safely packed away, with 2012 kicking off a 2-year, no-holds-barred restoration. The car's arrow-straight body, which is original metal save for a few patches in its rear window channel, was completely stripped, lightly massaged and thoroughly block-sanded into a collection of virtually flawless surfaces. Once those surfaces were completely clean and fully prepped, their all-business demeanor was reanimated in smooth DuPont 2-stage that reflects correct Bronze Metallic pigment. And today, this exclusive, lust worthy classic rolls as a spectacular 'show and go' piece that's so much fun it'll make you feel guilty!
There's just something about a broad-shouldered Dodge that appeals to pretty much everyone. Whether it's 'wow factor', a sense of strength or simple surface detailing, this coupe's hard-edged, modernist panels convey classic Chrysler charm via clean and chiseled aesthetics. At the front of the car, an original, dual-port grille hangs a bright "Charger R/T" script between a body-width bumper, artfully hidden headlights and round, fratzog-branded marker lamps. Above that grille, a scalloped hood leads the eye to like-new glass that's sandwiched between a correct vinyl roof, traditional silver wipers and original stainless trim. At the sides of that hood, a faceted profile centers "Charger" and "HEMI" badging between Chrysler door handles, stylish chrome mirrors and a familiar 'pit stop' fuel filler. And at the back of that profile, a correct bumblebee stripe frames small taillights, a prominent "Charger R/T" emblem, a second body-width bumper and clean stainless exhaust tips.
Toss the car's long hood and you'll find an original, 426 cubic inch Hemi V8 that displays a famous 2468330 casting number and January (1) 15th (15) 1968 (68) casting date below a matching partial VIN. As the Dodge division's top option for power hungry gearheads, Chrysler's legendary elephant motor utilizes cast iron heads, an oversquare bore, a forged steel crank, forged steel rods, forged aluminum pistons and a hydraulic cam to twist stout 10.25 to 1 compression into a stated 425 horsepower and 490 lb./ft. of torque. All that high performance hardware spins in a glossy, Hemi Orange block that hangs attractive, Organisol-coated valve covers over correct, low-restriction exhaust manifolds. Chrome-cased original carburetors, rebuilt by Harms Auto of Spokane Valley, Washington, work with a high performance, cast iron intake to supply a perfect mixture of fuel and air. Compression is sparked by high quality Chrysler Electronic Suppression cables, which are jolted by an original, factory-tagged distributor. And resultant combustion is cooled by an original, 26-inch radiator that's fitted with fresh hoses and old school squeeze clamps. Visually, the car's Bronze engine compartment is clean and understated… Well, as understated as a classic Hemi can be. Thanks to a thorough rebuild, conducted by the experts at Hemi Haines, the car performs just as well as when it rolled out of the showroom. And there's quite a few restored, original parts, like an old school fuel pump, a rebuilt alternator, a rebuilt starter and a rebuilt wiper motor.
Under this pillarless B-Body, glossy floors frame a solid chassis that's been massaged far beyond factory standards. Like its Hemi V8, the car's original 4-speed, which is branded with a matching partial VIN, needed very little work to be in tight, like-new condition. That stalwart gearbox sends power to a correct Dana 60 rear end, which is equipped with correct 3.54 gears. At the front of the car, Chrysler's beefy Hemi suspension utilizes original torsion bars, an A12 sway bar and original power steering components to make quick work of big bumps and tight curves. At the back of the car, that same Hemi suspension hangs original, correctly staggered springs at the sides of a leak-free fuel tank. Stops come courtesy of correct power front disc and rear drum brakes. Exhaust is handled by correct, true-dual pipes, which bend around an original, H-shaped crossover, factory replacement mufflers and original resonators. And all this MoPar goodness rolls on original steel wheels, which spin 225/70R15 BF Goodrich redlines around Bronze paint and fratzog-branded center caps.
Inside this awesome Dodge you'll find a well-fitted interior that, with the exception of carpet and headliner material, is completely original. The firm front bucket and rear bench seats display no significant signs of wear. In front of those thrones, a crack-free dash hangs rebuilt factory gauges beside a correct radio delete. At the bottom of that dash, like-new carpet centers "HEMI" branded floor mats on a long Hurst shifter and stainless-trimmed console. At the sides of that carpet, flashy door panels hang straight armrests, factory power windows and pliable map pockets under bright trim and orange-tinged "Charger" emblems. Above those panels, old school shoulder belts frame a tight, black headliner. In front of the driver, a vintage steering wheel spins a satin horn ring around a monochromatic centerpiece. And behind the passengers, a professionally restored trunk anchors a bias-ply spare between a fresh decklid decal, a correct jack and a plaid mat.
Since our sale includes both an original Broadcast Sheet and an original fender tag, there's no questioning this Charger's highly accurate restoration. Here's a detailed look at how the car rolled out of Chrysler's Dodge Main manufacturing facility:
CAR: Dodge Charger R/T 2-door sports hardtop
ENGINE: 426 cubic inch Hemi V8 that's equipped with two 4-barrel carburetors
TRANSMISSION: Floor-shifted 4-speed manual
TIRES: F70x15 red stripe tires
BUILD DATE: June 12th, 1968
AXLE: Dana 60/8.75-inch rear end that's fitted with a Sure Grip differential and 3.54/3.55 gears
INTERIOR: Black Charger Trim Grade interior that's fitted with vinyl bucket seats
PAINT: Bronze Metallic paint
OTHER: Equipped with Black door frames and a Black Bumble-bee sport stripe
- 25: Drip rail moldings
- 30: Body belt moldings
- 78: Wheel lip moldings
- A1: 26-inch radiator
- D9: Front disc brakes
- H1: Power brakes
- K8: Power windows
- N8: Rear window defogger
- T7: Tachometer
- X2: Tinted windshield
- Y6: Black vinyl top
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- a6: Console
- b4: Bucket seats
- h7: Fender or hood-mounted turn signal indicators
- k7: Manually operated passenger's outside mirror
- m6: Remote operated driver's outside mirror
- u1: Sold car when built
- X: Dodge Charger
- 29: 2-door sports hardtop
- J: 426 cubic inch Hemi V8
- 8: 1968 model year
- B: Manufactured in Hamtramck, Michigan (Dodge Main)
- MM1: Bronze Metallic paint
- 306: Black vinyl top
- 310: Bumble-bee accent stripe
- C: Charger Trim Grade
- 6: Vinyl bucket seats
- X: Black interior
- 073: 426 cubic inch Hemi V8 that's equipped with two 4-barrel carburetors
- 393: 4-speed manual transmission
- 406: Dana 60 rear end that's equipped with 3.54 gears
- 408: Sure Grip differential
- 415: Heater that's complete with a defroster
- 418: Rear window defroster
- 045: F70x15 red stripe tires
- 451: Power brakes
- 456: Power steering
- 458: Power windows
- 479: Front disc brakes
- 480: Dual horns
- 483: Bumper Guard Group
- 486: Console
- 487: Cigarette lighter
- 503: Carpeting
- 509: Glovebox lock
- 511: Map light
- 514: Glovebox lamp
- 515: Ashtray lamp
- 516: Trunk lamp
- 517: Hood/fender-mounted turn signals
- 522: Tinted windshield
- 533: Headrests
- 536: Remote outside mirror
- 537: Manual outside mirror
- 538: Locking gas cap
- 535: Drip rail moldings
- 540: Belt moldings
- 548: Wheel lip moldings
- 564: Bucket seats without headrests
- 565: Rear armrest
- 571: Steering wheel that features a full horn ring
- 577: Tachometer
- 589: 3-speed wipers
- 562: Heavy duty rear seat
- 691: Expedite
- 363: Special Trim Package
- 648: Hemi suspension
- The aforementioned Broadcast Sheet
- The car's original fender tag
- A Bill of Sale from when the car's first owner sold to its second owner
- Restoration receipts
- Restoration photos
- A can of touch-up paint
With a top-notch, numbers-matching drivetrain, a list of rare options and correct Bronze on Black aesthetics, this highly original MoPar combines explosive appeal with boundless investment potential. It's clean. It's correct. And best of all, your hard-earned money is buying a car that's poised to continue gaining value. If you're in the market for some stunning Detroit metal that as nice as it is exclusive, this Charger is your next classic!
- Year
- 1968
- Make
- Dodge
- Secondary Make
- n/a
- Model Name
- Charger
- Secondary Model
- Vehicle Type
- Passenger Car
- Hobby Segment
- Muscle Car
- Mileage
- 25856
Engine / Transmission
- Engine Type
- Gasoline
- Engine Size
- Engine Number
- 2468330
- Heads
- Stock
- Fuel Specification
- 92/93 Octane
- Fuel Delivery System Type
- Dual 4 Barrel
- Transmission Type
- 4 Speed Manual
- Transmission Spec
- Transmission Number
- Entertainment System Type
- Radio Delete
- Battery Location
- LH Engine Compartment
- Battery Shut Off
- n/a
- Battery Charger
- n/a
- Power Steering
- Yes
- Air Conditioning
- No
- Interior Color
- Black
- Seating Type
- Bucket
- Seat Material
- Vinyl
- Shifter Type
- Floor
- Center Console
- Yes
- Body Style
- Hardtop
- Doors
- 2
- Safe Body Color
- Bronze Metallic
- Paint Type
- Basecoat/Clearcoat
- Stripes
- Yes
- Front Suspension Type
- Torsion bar
- Rear Suspension Type
- Leaf Spring
- Axle Specification
- Dana 60 3.54 Posi
- Front Wheel Specification
- 15"
- Rear Wheel Specification
- 15"
- Front Tire Specification
- Rear Tire Specification
- Front Brakes Specification
- Power Disc
- Rear Brakes Specification
- Power Drum
- Spare
- Full Size
- Exhaust Type
- Dual Exhaust
- Muffler Type
- Factory Replacement
- Restoration Status
- Restored
- Mileage Since Restoration
- 350
- Awards Summary
- n/a
- Historical Documents Summary
- * Original Broadcast Sheet. * Original fender tag. * Bill of Sale from first owner to second. * Restoration receipts. * Restoration photos.
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As the contracts of the star quarterbacks continue to rise, the question becomes what is an accurate value of their contributions?
League contracts are mostly negotiated based on the market value, or "going rate," for similar players, not directly based on the player's total worth or value-add to the team.
Based on the five highest-paid quarterbacks mentioned, Rodgers' extension would be measured as standard or near standard considering that he is regarded as either the best or close to the best passer in the league. However, this conjecture does not tell the entire story of Rodgers' worth to the Packers, and as a result, it does not properly evaluate whether the Packers are either overpaying or receiving a bargain on Rodgers.
The role of advanced statistics in football (the football equivalent of baseball sabermetrics) has increased greatly over the past decade, particularly for the in-game decision-making process for coaches. More teams are turning toward statistics to make the most efficient decisions possible to win games. However, the process of winning games happens both in the actual playing of the game and in the salary cap management and valuing of individual players.
Of the "new" statistics across the league is the phenomenon of Expected Points, first generated by former NFL quarterback Virgil Carter. Expected Points is a net measurement of the average points that will be scored over the next two possessions in a game. The term measures what the offensive team will score, on average, based on the down, distance and field position, and subtracts what the defensive team will score, on average, on their following offensive possession based on their down, distance and field position to form the net calculation.
To put it into perspective, a team with a first-and-10 on its 10-yard line has a net EP of minus-0.21. That figure rises to 0.90 on their 30, 2.04 on the 50, 3.32 on the opponent's 30 and 4.74 on the opponent's 10. Expected Points are part of the advanced statistics that are used in determining QBR, or Total Quarterback Rating, a measure often used by ESPN.
One of the new ways of measuring player productivity is through the use of EP. Suppose the Packers have a first-and-10 on their 10 and Rodgers completes a 40-yard pass. That play would bring the Packers' EP from minus-0.21 to 2.04, a 2.25-point increase. The 2.25 would be added to Rodgers' EP for the season and each individual player's EP total for the season. Expected Points also accounts for negative plays, such as incomplete passes, sacks and interceptions. Basically EP is a total measure of all of a player's contributions to his team over the course of the season.
Over the past three seasons, Rodgers has averaged an EP total of 195.8 points per a 16-game season, which is tops in the NFL. For players with at least 20 starts over the last three seasons, Rodgers is followed by Tom Brady (195.2), Brees (181.5), Peyton Manning (159.0) and Matt Ryan (147.5).
The next step is determining the point value of a win. This is a necessary step to know exactly how much a team should be willing to spend based on the productivity it is receiving in return. Running a regression analysis for the entire league from 2007 through 2012 using team wins as the dependent variable and point differential as the independent variable, it turns out that a team with a point differential of zero can expect to win approximately 7.99 games per season. Likewise, a team with a point differential of 100 can expect to win 10.69 games per season, a 2.7-win increase. Dividing the change in point differential of 100 by the difference in wins of 2.7 brings us to final result of 37.04 points. This figure represents the point value of a win, meaning for every 37 points added to a team's point differential, it will win one more game than it would without the additional 37 points.
Knowing that every 37.04 points is worth one win in the NFL, Rodgers' average contributions of 195.8 EP added per season adds 5.3 wins to the Packers' record above what a quarterback with zero EP would add to a team's record (such as Kevin Kolb and Mark Sanchez, who have averaged 7.6 and minus-14.9 EP per season over the last three years). The term used for such players as Kolb and Sanchez is "replacement player." A replacement player is a player that can be picked up for the minimum salary. This term will become important in the last step of this process, which is applying the current salary cap to the players' contracts.
The salary cap for the 2013 season is $123 million. Imagine a team full of replacement-level players making near the minimum salary, which varies based on player experience, but assume an average salary of $500,000. Fifty-three players making $500,000 would total $26.5 million for a team full of scraps that would likely go about 1-15 with a point differential of around minus-260.
Essentially, each team starts out spending $26.5 million for one win and has $96.5 million left to spend on players, hoping to win at least 11 games to get into the playoffs. Assuming each team sets its sights on 11 wins per season, each team has $96.5 million to "buy" 10 additional wins, or $9.65 million per win. If Rodgers is adding 5.3 wins to the Packers on an annual basis above what a replacement player would add, his total worth to the Packers should be $51.1 million. In fact, all of the top quarterbacks across the league are getting underpaid greatly based on this exercise.
Why aren't these quarterbacks paid like this if this is their dollar worth in contributions to their teams? There are a few reasons why they are not.
The first reason is the seemingly parallel decision that most quarterbacks make to value long-term financial security over the opportunity to become the guy to break the chain. Of the $110 million included in Rodgers' contract extension, $54 million of it — just less than half — is fully guaranteed. From Rodgers' perspective, why would anyone want to take on a risk of injury that would cost at least $54 million and up to $110 million? The chance of seeing the value of the contract double is simply not worth the risk of losing it all due to injury.
The second reason is the salary floor across the NFL. With a salary cap comes a maximum and minimum number of dollars that teams can spend on its players. In 2013, the salary floor is 89 percent of the maximum salary cap of $123 million, which equates to $109.47 million. What ends up happening is that because every team is required to spend $109.47 million each season, rarely if ever does a team have $30 million to $50 million in cap space to spend on free agents while maintaining their current roster and signing all rookies.
Therefore these elite quarterbacks end up not having much of a choice but to re-sign with their current teams for a fraction of what they are actually worth because they cannot get more money elsewhere. In theory, a team could strategically set up their contracts to have a bunch of expiring deals in the same year, giving it the opportunity to make a never-before-seen offer to a quarterback on the market. The problem is that almost none of the elite guys worth the money hit the market, and even if they did, a slew of bidders could enter, making the entire strategic process an illogical one.
Reason No. 3 is the way their contracts are negotiated by teams and agents. The negotiators on both sides focus on the going rate for similar players and not the total value added to the team, as the latter is more difficult to measure. In essence, part of the reason that players like Rodgers are underpaid is because neither Rodgers, his agent, nor the market fully understands what he is worth. The same applied in Flacco's contract situation. Thus, Rodgers' contract happened to magically fall just ahead of the previous top-paid quarterback in annual earnings. Both Flacco's and Rodgers' contracts were negotiated based on what players had gotten in previous years for having similar seasons.
Reason No. 4 is the nature of the game of football and its ambiguity in measuring player worth and value. Unlike baseball, where sabermetrics were founded thanks to Bill James, football is a much more clustered game. Baseball is statistically friendly due to the isolated and individualized nature of the sport.
In baseball, there is a single pitcher throwing to a single batter with a single fielder making a play on any ball hit into play. In football, there are 22 players involved in every single play, each with a separate responsibility on the play. A 40-yard touchdown pass involves a quarterback completing an accurate pass, a receiver successfully creating enough separation from the coverage and coming down with the catch, and an offensive line providing the quarterback with enough time to complete a pass deep down the field.
With relation to EP, both the quarterback and receiver would receive equal credit for the play. Expected Points is a statistic, meaning it can show what happened and when it happened, but it cannot show why it happened or how it happened. Every 40-yard touchdown is a different play, with different credit going to different players based on what happened on the field. There is no perfect measurement to properly asses the credit for a single play. Yet over the course of time, with increased sample size, statistics like EP prove to be trustworthy.
General managers are likely to use the last argument against quarterbacks, who negotiate to be paid like they are worth based on the exercise. After all, the chart with the quarterback value based on EP makes the assumption that every player is playing in the same system, for the same coaches, with the same additional players. Everything else is being held constant, aside from the quarterback's net production to the team, a weakness of EP.
However, certain instances with quarterback-receiver relationships will show that the passer is a lot more important than the receiver. Larry Fitzgerald is widely regarded as one of the top receivers in the game, perhaps the best at certain points. He played alongside Kurt Warner for five years (2005-2009) in Arizona. In those five years, Fitzgerald averaged 49.6 EP per season. In the four years he did not play with Warner (which were 2004 and 2010-2012), Fitzgerald averaged a dreadful minus-0.85 EP per season. In 2012, Fitzgerald had a catch rate (receptions/targets) of 45.5 percent, which ranked 74th among 76 qualifying receivers.
To put Fitzgerald's dreadfulness into deeper perspective, drop-happy Packers tight end Jermichael Finley had a catch rate of 70.9 percent in 2012 and has a career rate of 69.5 percent, both astronomically higher than Fitzgerald's 2012 rate. Another example lies in the webbed hands of Calvin Johnson. Matthew Stafford was unable to stay healthy for an entire season until 2011, and he hasn't missed a start since. In the last two years, Johnson has 179 EP. In his first four years (2007-2010) while playing with mediocre and poor quarterbacks, Johnson had only 110.8 EP.
It is most likely a safe assumption that even in this day and age of "monster" quarterback contacts, quarterbacks are underpaid across the NFL. The Packers should be thrilled to have locked up Rodgers for less than half of what he is worth to the team based on the findings of this exercise.
It would be fascinating to see a team build a roster with several expiring contracts in the same spring as an elite quarterback hitting the free agent market. It appears that most teams operate under the premise that "we have to have our guy at quarterback to make us successful." These teams are able to "have their guy" for a fraction of what they are worth. What would be fascinating is the negotiating and auctioning that would take place over a quarterback that can make an 8-8 team a 12-4 or 13-3 team, with several teams offering upward of $30 million to $40 million per season. While it is unlikely to happen anytime soon with the current NFL structure, Packers fans can enjoy Rodgers knowing that he is suiting up at a half-off "discount."
Note: All statistics and information related to expected points retrieved from www.advancednflstats.com.
Mike Bursik is a senior economics major at Butler University in Indianapolis. He is an avid follower of the game of football and has a deep passion for statistics.


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A section of the A70 'Lang Whang' in Carnwath is to be closed for a week to allow for essential resurfacing work.
The road will be closed between the B7008 Harburn Road and A721 Carnwath from Sunday 13 May at 7am for seven days.
The alternative route will be via the B7008, A71, A704, and A706 with diversion signs in place.
Gordon MacKay, the head of the council's Roads and Transportation, said: "We apologise in advance for any inconvenience these vital works may cause.
"I would ask that anyone who is travelling in the area takes note of the restrictions in place, follows the appropriate diversion and leaves extra time for their journey.
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TIVERTON, R.I. (AP) — The town of Tiverton has doubled the parking fees for non-residents at its two beaches.
The Newport Daily News reports the Town Council voted Monday to raise the parking fees to $10 on weekdays and $20 on weekends at both Grinnell's Beach and Fogland Beach beginning July 1. There is no fee for residents to park at the beaches.
Camper parking will go from $15 to $25 on weekdays, and from $25 to $35 on the weekend.
Councilmembers say the fee hikes will help pay for beach maintenance and trash removal.
Councilman Brett Pelletier told the council he recently walked Grinnell's Beach and found it filled with trash. He says just two of the 20 cars in the beach parking lot had Rhode Island plates.
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Millions of Pounds of tax go unclaimed in the UK every year, mostly due to people misunderstanding the tax refund process. Here are the five most common reasons why people, year on year, fail to claim their tax back.
- "I'm probably not eligible"
Many people mistakenly assume they're not eligible for a tax refund, which might explain why there are millions of Pounds in the UK unclaimed every year. An estimated one in three people are due a refund; if you've lived and worked in the UK in the last four years, chances are you're one of them.
- "It's too much effort"
Whether you apply for a refund through HMRC or a reputable 'no refund-no fee' agency, it really needn't take up much of your time or energy. Your current and previous employers are required by law to give you the necessary paperwork, including your P60 and P45 forms. Once you have these, along with details of your employers in the past four years, applying is easy.
- "I missed the deadline"
It's a common misconception that you can claim only for the previous tax year. It's an even more common misconception that if you missed the year's deadline, you aren't due a thing. The truth is, you claim for up to four years.
- "Refunds are for expats and foreigners"
Foreigners working in the UK are highly likely to receive a refund, but no more so than UK citizens. There are many reasons you may be eligible, including having worked on the wrong tax code, leaving a job before the end of the tax year, or working on an emergency tax code.
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If you lived and worked in the UK and left sometime in the last four years, you're probably due a refund on the tax you paid while you were in the UK. Having left the UK does not affect your eligibility in any way, and you can claim just as easily as if you were still in the UK.
If you would like to check whether you might be eligible for a tax refund, head over to 1st Contact Tax Refunds. We can help you locate the necessary paperwork, apply for your tax refund, liaise with HMRC on your behalf, and ensure you receive your refund in the shortest time possible.


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Bachmann Beams Over Debate Performance
A beaming Michele Bachmann, caught strolling through Baltimore-Washington Airport on her return from New Hampshire, said she was "very pleased" by her performance in Monday night's big debate.
The Minnesota congresswoman said she liked the loose format for the GOP presidential debate, and the chance to interact with voters, who posed many of the questions from remote locations.
Ms. Bachmann made her presidential ambitions official during the debate, which was broadcast nationwide on CNN. She got in a number of good applause lines, including her pledge guaranteeing that President Barack Obama would serve only one term. Many pundits said she came in a close second behind former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
At the airport, Ms. Bachmann noted how her name was the most-searched term in Google overnight. "I think that's as good a measure as any" of her performance, she said. Ms. Bachmann was still in the No. 2 searched term Tuesday morning.
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Hello WFRRM members and friends. Welcome to the WFRRM October 2011 Online Newsletter.
This online publication is our way of keeping in touch with our members & friends and an attempt at getting more of our friends to join the fun at the museum. email@example.com
PLEASE NOTE: Save the Newsletter address above (URL), of this Newsletter, to your FAVORITES List, and you can go back and view it or show it to someone else at any time. We keep them on the server.
4th in the Falls Postponed Due to Dry Conditions
Due to extremely dry weather in the City of Wichita Falls the "4th in the Falls" celebration has been postponed once again. The event, in it's entirety, has been rescheduled for Saturday, December 31st beginning at 6pm.
Our Kiddie Train is scheduled to be inside the Exhibit hall giving rides to all. Yes, in the airconditioned or heated comfort. Come join us!!!!
A Blast from the Past is the theme for this months Newsletter. The below photos came from the year 2005. You will probably notice some drastic changes, in some photos from 2005 till now. Side note, if you don't see any changes, you really need to visit the museum. Some of the people in the photos look very different. This month is pretty light on whats happening at the museum other than the normal Saturdays fun.
We start the older photos off from inside the Dining Car before the last remodel.
Many meetings and meals have been in here, including our "test run" meeting with finger foods. Also the first meeting open to the business people around town to show off our newly renovated dining car. Also, this happened just prior to Christmas as seen by the decorations.
A short distance away Kenny, Jim Hughes and Ray are doing their jobs at the Museum. Kenny has been the gift shop manager for several years and the gift shop has come a long way. Jim is giving a special scheduled tour for the kiddos as he dresses in his conductor uniform and plays the part well. Ray was president this year.
From 2005 Here are just a few shots of the past. The top 3 photos are of Chuck Heimerdinger and Ray Grube as Ray gives him his certificate for the $1000.00 donation to the museum. Chuck stopped in to visit the museum on his way across the country. Thank You again Chuck!!!!
The next few photos show the land to the south when we had it before the fence went up.
The next photos show the way we used to look in the parades before we got the "Kiddie Trains".
Dear Santa,
I know it's a little early, but the WFRRM has been very good this year and we would like:
Twelve - Action Team Volunteers (each willing to work 4 Saturdays)
Eleven - New Kiddie Train Sponsors
Ten - Repaired Train Car Windows and Doors
Nine - Special Tours and Birthday Parties
Eight - Marketing and Events Committee Members
Seven - Talented Tradesmen (carpenter, electrician, plumber, glazier, HVAC tech, videographer, etc.)
Six - Heavy Duty Picnic Tables
Five - Million Dollars
Four - Train Cars Painted
Three - Additional Board Members
Two - Repaired Heating and Air-Conditioning Units
One - Large Pavilion and Restroom Facility
Bronna McNeelyPresident - Wichita Falls Railroad Museum
Host A Train Car for Downtown Christmas Lights Celebration Your Friends, Your Club, Your Group, Your Classrom, Your Realtors, Your Squadron, Your Sunday School class, Your Co-Workers or Your Oranization can host a Train Car or Locomotive in our visible area for Christmas to place your signs inside and and outside the car you host. THIS IS A WAY TO LET PEOPLE WHO YOU ARE.
This DECORATING event is FREE to any person, couple or group. You furnish the Christmas Decorations, themes and scenes, or air-up yard decorations. Must be of Christmas nature and have lights. (Yes, we have the plug-in receptacles under each train car.)
Here's what you do: You place your people, your signs, your Banners, and your decorations and Christmas lights inside and/or outside the car attracting visitors to your car. You Decorate your car inside and out the way you want it. This means Christmas lighting decorations, Christmas Music, Christmas anything, Your own Elves, or whatever.
Christmas Displays in and on the train cars will be Judged November 19th. The winner will receive a FREE Kiddie Train Sponsorship valued at $200.00 for the year 2011, with a sign on the Kiddie Train and signs on our website and in all Newsletters. (Yes, you get 24/7 exposure for your group or business.) Photos of each decorated train car will appear in the Newsletter and on the website.
Decorating Day will be Saturday Afternoon, November 19th, the afternoon of the Downtown Lights Celebration. So, you will have from 12 noon till dark to decorate your car and remove the decorations by 9:00 the same evening.
For questions, send a reply to the E-Mail where you received this Newsletter link.
We are looking for more than a few good members, and we need YOU to be one of them.
Like many historic preservation museums, we are in need of funding to continue future operations and growth. Limited funding means we don't always get to maintain our equipment as we would like. Our overhead is not huge. However, just paying the utilities each month often keeps us from painting, replacing wood, and doing necessary repairs of numerous items.
Our current monthly cost for utilities is approximately: Water - $60.00, Phone - $60.00, Electricity - $160.00, and Gas - $20.00. Trying to maintain a family friendly entrance fee of $1 per person, we need 300 visitors a month just to cover these costs.
If you like our Museum, like what you see, and like what we bring to the community, please help by becoming a member. Thank You.
We have several levels of membership to fit your budget.
____ Railroad Tycoon - $500+
____ Engineer - $250+
____ Brakeman - $100+
____ Conductor - $50+
____ Passenger - $20+
*All levels of giving include a one-year family membership (providing free entry into the museum, free rides on the kiddie train and pump car, the Railroad Museum Newsletter, and invitations to special events).
Tycoon and Engineer levels also have the opportunity to use the Pullman or Dinning Car at a reduced rate.
2011 Year end Board Meeting and Election of officers
With the meeting getting off to a late start, it turned out well. We needed one more for a quorum and Joe Tom made it complete. New board members were voted in for 2012 and all went well. Bronna Mcneely President, Ray Grube Vice President, Belinda Wolf Secretary, Kenny Knox Treasurer and Rusty Jameson, Sammie Hatfield, Jim Hughes, Mark Price and Joe Tom White as trustees
This was also the date for the Zombie Crawl event and 5k run downtown. Yes, downtown was crawling with some really scarey folks too!!!! Fun was had by all. We encourage you to visit the next Zombie Crawl Downtown!!!
If you have any Digital Photos, Digital videos, VCR Tapes, Camcorder Tapes etc, of Historic value and relevant to the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum, and would like to share them with all of us, please let me know. I will make a copy and place them on our newsletters for all to see and/or place them on our website. Thanks !
2011 Kiddie Train Sponsorship
Here's the rundown on sponsorships:
A SPONSORSHIP gives you (1) a custom "sign" on our Kiddie Train with your logo and name, (2) A clickable sign on the Sponsorship page Linked directly to YOUR WEBSITE for more 24/7 exposure, (3) a sign in each of our newsletters, (4) a sign in our banner ads on the main page of the wfrrm website, and (5) a membership to the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum.
Each Sponsorship is $200.00 per year. Anyone wanting a $1000.00 sponsorship will get one extra sign for a total of six (6) signs per year. A $3000.00 sponsorship will sponsor an entire Kiddie Train Car. You may have as many sponsorships as you want.
Our Kiddie Train will be highly visible giving rides throughout the year at parades, promotional events, downtown celebrations, outdoor shows such as car shows, and Grand Openings downtown. The Kiddy Train will also be giving rides at the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum as well as being on display at the museum for all to see.
Sponsorship money can be mailed to the Museum too at WFRRM, P. O. Box 4242, Wichita Falls Texas 76308. Be sure to label it Sponsorship.
This is a new season for the WFRRM and the work continues on so, if you would like to donate meals to the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum and have your ad in each Newsletter again this year, please contact us at the E-Mail address where you received the link to this Newsletter. The "We're moving ahead" program utilizes Inmates from the Wichita County Sheriff's Office "Work Program", our Board Members, Deputy's, volunteers and museum members for manpower in painting, cleaning, mowing and general labor. These folks work hard and appreciate a good meal. You prepare it, we pick it up and bring it to the Museum.
If you make your charitable contribution or donation of meals, you too will get a customized ad in our newsletters with your logo, slogan & etc. You can make a great difference in the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum by helping others to feed the folks who work hard for the museum. We help everybody who helps the Museum.
Your ad can show up here too!!! Subs... BBQ... Tacos... Hamburgers... Chicken... Doesn't matter.
Please welcome our NEWEST meal sponsor for the 2011 Season. Call the Jacksboro Highway Pizza Hut and tell them you saw their ad on the Wichita Falls Railroad Museum Website or Newsletter. They will be glad you did!!!! Call and have yours delivered today!!!
Get five (5) people to join the Museum and get your Membership free.
From Newsletter Editor
We are currently looking for someone who likes woodworking or who would like to cut & fit boards to repair our Speeders. If you are willing to donate your time and help the Museum, please send us an e-mail........ Thanks.
We still need sombody who is willing to bring their Camcorder and tripod to the Museum during our events and video record parts of the event.
We are attempting to document these events for historical purposes, for the Museum Newsletters and archives. Electronic digital records are a must these days. Your camcorder can be analog (tape) and I will digitize the museum's copy & yours will be untouched.
Camcorder experience, photo journalism & such would be a plus.
"We're Moving Ahead"............... See you at the Museum!
RustyElectronic Information/Newsletter Editor
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I enjoy cooking for myself and others, and I'm pretty good at it thanks to good parenting. I love Bluegrass and Appalachian culture in general. A good weekend is hitting the second hand shops, doing some cycle touring on the many back roads nearby, and getting something from the grocery store I've never heard of to try.
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The present work is an experimental study of the performance of a recently designed immobilized enzyme: inulinase from
Fructose production from inulin enzymatic hydrolysis is a promising process, which has gained remarkable attention in recent years because it brings higher fructose concentrations than the traditional process based on glucose isomerization. In fact, the latter is a reversible reaction and fructose equilibrium concentration cannot be higher than 50% of total sugars; the techniques used to push fructose concentrations above that limit are based on chromatography and are very costly [
A recent work by Ricca
It is worth noticing that only few papers have appeared so far on continuous processes with immobilized inulinase and in most of them packed bed reactors (PBRs) were used, with few exceptions such as the work by Diaz
A new type of support for enzyme immobilization is drawing great attention in recent years: Sepabeads®, a class of methacrylic polymers very suitable for enzymes immobilization for industrial purposes [
Previously, Basso
Regarding the continuous process, this work reports the first attempt to employ a biocatalyst immobilized on Sepabeads in a fluid bed reactor. Some preliminary fluidization tests were necessary to establish the suitability of the supporting material to fluidization and, afterwards, proper reaction tests were run at different flow rates fed to the reactor. Comparison of performances among tests at different conditions and between batch and FBR are also reported.
The substrate used was inulin from chicory (cod. I2255, Sigma Aldrich, Italy). The characterization of the substrate in terms of degree of polymerization (DP) was obtained by means of inulin complete acidic hydrolysis, according to a procedure described in a previous work [
The enzyme was a commercial liquid mixture (ρ = 1.13 g/mL) of exo- and endo-inulinases (Fructozyme L™) kindly provided by Novozymes A/S (Denmark); the declared activity was 2000 U/g. Immobilization carriers were Sepabeads®, methacrylic polymers produced and commercialized by Resindion S.r.l. (Mitsubishi Chem. Corp, Milano, Italy), supplied with a water content of about 70% w/w. Sepabeads® with oxirane groups were used in the present work. The immobilization procedure was implemented with SPRIN, Trieste (
All the chemicals used for acetate buffers preparation with distilled water (acetic acid, sodium acetate trihydrate) were reagent grade.
The immobilization was carried out at 25 °C and 40 rpm in a blood rotator in KH2PO4/K2HPO4 Kpi buffer (1.25M, pH 8.0), as described previously [
The assay is based on the hydrolysis of inulin to fructose. A solution of inulin in acetate buffer (0.1M, pH 5.0) with a concentration of 10 g/L was prepared and maintained at 50 °C. The immobilized enzyme was added to the solution of inulin and the suspension was stirred for a variable time from 15 to 30 minutes. To stop the reaction, the suspension containing the immobilized enzyme was filtered.
The solution was refrigerated to room temperature and analysed by HPLC. The activity was calculated on the basis of a calibration curve and defined as:
The protein content of Fructozyme L (25.17 mg/mL) was determined by using bicinchoninic acid kit (SIGMA)-Pierce method, using BSA as protein standard and UV measurements performed with a Lambda 20 UV/Vis Perkin–Elmer spectrophotometer.
The percentage of bound enzyme was determined as the difference between the concentration of the native protein before immobilization and in the filtrates after immobilization. The protein amount was determined by Pierce method, using inulinase solution for calibration curve [
The water content of each preparation was evaluated by drying the samples at 110 °C for 6 h on aluminium dishes and by determining the difference in weight between the wet and the dried sample.
Batch tests were run in a system (Applikon, The Netherlands) consisting of: a 1.5 L glass vessel, a six-blade impeller driven by an electric motor (Stirrer Motor Assembly P100) controlled by a stirrer controller (P100, ADI 1032), pH and temperature sensors, a jacket for temperature control by means of a Bio Controller (ADI 1030).
The reaction volume was 500 mL, pH was kept to 5.0 by means of an acetate buffer and its values were constantly measured and all other variables were changed as follows: S0 = 10 and 40 g/L, T = 40 °C and 50 °C, E0 =1 and 4 gcat.
The reuse cycle of the enzyme was performed after 28 h of operation and after filtering the biocatalyst with distilled water.
Reaction was quenched by separating the enzyme from the reacting mixture by means of a 90 μm filter and samples were immediately analyzed.
Continuous inulin hydrolysis was performed in a fluidized bed bio-reactor (FBBR) consisting of a Plexiglass® tube of 50 mL (1.6 cm diameter, 25 cm length). At both ends of the reactor, 90 μm filters were fitted in order to avoid possible elutriation of immobilized enzyme from the reaction environment. The reactor was charged with E0 = 1 gcat of immobilized enzyme and fed with an inulin solution at pH 5.0 and S0 = 10 g/L. The feed flow rate ranged between 1.6 and 4 l/h and the reactor was operated in a closed cycle configuration. The temperature was kept at 40 °C by pre-heating the feed stream and insulating the bioreactor. Temperature values were measured at both ends of the bioreactor in order to verify the existence of isothermal conditions. A schematic representation of the FBBR device is given in
Sugar analysis was carried out by high performance liquid chromatography at room temperature. The mobile phase was aqueous H3PO4 0.1% v/v, fed at a flow rate of 0.5 mL/min. The column was a Supelcogel C-610H. The detection relied on refractive index (RI 930 Jasco).
The first test was performed at the conditions of the activity assay, but on a long time scale, in order to achieve a basis for comparison at different conditions (
At standard conditions, the enzyme is able to push the reaction to almost completeness in 28 hours, with production of 9.6 g/L of fructose from 10 g/L of inulin (corresponding to 88% conversion); test reproducibility is remarkable (error bars based on standard deviation are reported in
A subsequent test was performed in which the catalyst loading was changed from 1 to 4 gcat, to observe the effect of a larger amount of enzyme. It was found that the reaction rate was, of course, higher, but less than proportional with respect to the increase in catalyst quantity. In order to have a reliable comparison, the normalized reaction rate (
The specific activity data show that when 4gcat are used the performance is lower than the case of 1gcat, and this is because when the enzyme loading is too high some of the catalyst is not exploited, lowering the process productivity.
By the last observation, it was decided to use E0 = 4 gcat and S0 = 40g/L in order to have a higher amount of enzyme, but the same S0/E0 ratio as in the standard test (
In this case, the absolute difference in terms of concentration of fructose produced between the two instances is even larger (
A reuse test has also been performed at 50 °C in order to evaluate the operational stability of the catalyst. The enzyme was firstly used for 28 h in standard conditions (see
The first aspect to investigate in a continuous process perspective was the suitability of Sepabeads® to fluidization. For this reason, preliminary test of fluidization were performed and it was found that for the system under study a certain range of flow rates was feasible, relying on the granulometric dispersion of the material (150–300 microns). Based on those preliminary tests, it was decided to run the FBR under four different flow conditions: 1.6 l/h, 2.4 l/h, 3.4 l/h, 4 l/h. The experimental results found are reported in
Even though at higher flow rates a better mixing is expected with a subsequent higher efficiency of the catalyst due to low mass transport resistances, the best performances are displayed at low flow rates. Since the bioreactor is operated in closed cycle configuration, the mean residence time within the reactor is independent of flow rate. This suggests that better performance at low flow rates is due to the absence of mechanical stresses on the catalyst that instead occur at higher flow rates. This is also confirmed by the observation that the differences among the four cases are not relevant in the first stages of the reaction where the experimental points are almost overlapping, while they become noticeable after four hours when the effect of stresses starts emerging.
The best trend in terms of fructose concentration within the product stream is obtained at a flow rate of 2.4 l/h and it is compared to batch results. As a basis for comparison, the following conditions were chosen: S0 = 10g/L, E0 = 1gcat, T = 40 °C. The comparison between the discontinuous reactor (batch) and the continuous one (FBBR) relies on the fact that the latter is run in a closed cycle configuration,
The comparison shows that the performance of the FBR is not much lower than that of the batch. After seven hours, the latter produced 6.3 g/L of fructose, while the former produced 5.4. The reasons for these differences are: i) the mixing is better in the batch reactor and mass transport resistances external to the immobilized enzyme are responsible for a lower observed rate of reaction; ii) even if the comparison was made on the same volume base (500 mL of reacting mixture), the volume of the FBBR is only 50 mL with the remaining 450 mL due to the feed tank and, to a minimal extent, to connections between the reactor and the tank, thus only 50 mL of reacting mixture constantly encounter the catalyst. However, the former reason is quantitatively less relevant as the data shown in
In the present work, an inulinase mixture (Fructozyme L™) immobilized on methacrylic carriers (Sepabeads®) was tested as a biocatalyst of industrial interest. The main topic of the paper was to assess the feasibility of a fluidized bed reactor with such immobilized enzymes as catalysts. This was done and the effect of changing the feed flow rate was observed; in particular, it was found that the effect of external mass transport was not so important in the conditions used, with reaction kinetics being controlling, in some cases limiting as it can be inferred by observation of results at 1.6 and 2.4 l/h, where the FBBR performance is not influenced by fluid-dynamic conditions. FBBR results were compared to batch experimental data showing a surprising performance of the former, only slightly lower than that of the batch system although in this case a major volume of reacting mixture was available at any time. Batch runs were performed at different conditions and with reuse of the catalyst suggesting an appropriate operating temperature of 40 °C for the biocatalyst.
The use of a fluidized system for fructose production from inulin not only is a new alternative to the reactor configurations so far proposed in the Literature, but, as outlined by other authors [
Schematic representation of experimental apparatus.
Standard performance of immobilized enzyme on long time scale (t = 28 h).
Performance comparison at S0/E0 = 10/1 (rhombi) and S0/E0 = 40/4 (squares) in terms of fructose concentration (a) and normalized inulin conversions (b).
FBBR performance at different flow conditions; T = 40 °C, S0 = 10 g/L, E0 =1 gcat.
Enzyme performance at different loadings.


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