These grades aren’t very steep for model trains, but they are steep grades for real-life trains. In real-life railroading, there are three classes of grades: 0.8 percent to 1 percent is “light grade,” 1 percent to 1.8 percent is “heavy grade,” and anything greater than 1.8 percent is “mountain grade.” Because of this limitation in real-life trains, some builders of prototypical model railroads will ridicule any grade steeper than 2 percent, calling them “toy train” layouts....

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There are special coin clubs that are dedicated to collecting Morgan silver dollars. Morgan dollar specialists from around the world usually meet at every major coin show to discuss new finds and attend educational presentations. The all-inclusive book titled The Comprehensive Catalog and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Dollars by Leroy C. Van Allen and A. George Mallis started a new coin collecting craze by encouraging collectors to assemble sets of different varieties of Morgan silver dollars....

In fact, the Vikings, led by Leif Ericson, were the first Europeans to land on the coast of North America in the year 1000. Christopher Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492, thinking he had reached the East Indies. In fact, he was dead before the voyage was over. Magellan set sail from Spain in 1519 with five ships and 270 men and was killed in a fight with the natives of Mactan Island in the Philippines in 1521....

The location of the mint mark will vary depending upon the type of coin. It has been a tradition in the United States that coins minted at the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania facility do not carry a mint mark since this is the main production facility for the mint. However, there are some exceptions and changes to the tradition where the Philadelphia mint facility began using a “P” as a mint mark on coins....

A Classic Design The 707âs basic design and performance have hardly been improved upon in half a century. The latest state-of-the-art Airbus A340, for example, looks like an enlarged carbon copy of the 707, and flies at about the same speed and altitude. Virtually every airliner flying today can trace its design roots back to the seminal Boeing. The 707 began as a military design study for a jet-powered refueling tanker....

2014 — April 14–22 2015 — April 3–11 2016 — April 22–30 2017 — April 10–18 Test your Seder savvy with our Passover quiz. Related Links Passover Branches of Judaism Judaism Primer Jewish Holidays Jewish Calendar Easter Features Movable Feasts As you walk down the aisles of your supermarket, you may notice the words “Kosher for Passover” on some items and wonder what it actually means. Most people know that Jews eat matzoh instead of bread during Passover—but why would some soda, candy, or even vegetables be kosher for Passover while others would not?...

People generally write batches of DOS commands or shell commands. When you execute a DOS (Windows) batch file by double clicking the .bat file –the command prompt windows pops up, execute commands quickly and then disappears. If your batch file is short and commands don’t take much time to execute, you may not even properly see the cmd window on screen! It all happens so quickly. This, usually black colored, cmd window will not stay to show how your batch file executed....

Other than your labor and ingenuity, concrete is probably the most vital ingredient in your stepping stones. But what kind of concrete should you use to make your stepping stones? Terminology The words cement and concrete are often used interchangeably—and incorrectly. The material used for the rock-hard surfaces that form sidewalks, driveways, and entry steps is known as concrete. One of the prime components of that concrete is cement—which is a fine gray powder made from pulverized calcined limestone and clay....

Traditional Scoring In most chess tournaments held since the middle of the 19th century, there has been a very simple scoring system used. Players who scored a win in a game were awarded a point, while those scoring draws were given a half-point. Losing a game, as you might expect, was worth zero points. There were, and continue to be, many good reasons why this system became the standard in tournament play....

It is difficult to date the origins of Shinto, but it predated Buddhism, which was introduced to Japan in the sixth century from Korea. Shintoism gradually enfolded Buddhist beliefs and ceremonies into its own traditions, resulting in a syncretistic religion, a Twofold Shinto. Buddhist deities came to be regarded as manifestations of Japanese deities and Buddhist priests took over most of the Shinto shrines. The centers of worship are the shrines and temples in which the deities are believed to dwell, and believers approach them through torii (gateways)....

Thickness—No less than 0.007 in. thick. Pieces that are 1/4 in. thick or less must be at least 31/2 in. high, 5 in. long, and rectangular in shape.Combined length and girth—No more than 108 in.Weight—No more than 70 lbs. Postcards must be: Minimum 31/2 in. high, 5 in. long by .007 in. thick.Maximum 41/4 in. high, 6 in. long by .016 in. thick.

If you are using AddThis script as provided by AddThis –there are high chances that your website will take significantly higher time to load. You may learn that the addthis_widget.js script from s7.addthis.com server is taking too much time to load. Let’s investigate the issue and see what is the solution for this. In order to display social network buttons on your website you need to integrate a piece of AddThis JavaScript in your website’s code....

Links (both web URLs and email address links) in PDF were formatted in blue color and underline (the way they were in MS Word) but they were not clickable. It was important for me to make these links in PDF work. So, I asked Google and did a bit of research on it. I found that this problem was faced by many people. In several forums plugins and online PDF services were suggested as the solution of this problem....

Special mint sets consist of one coin of each circulating type in the year it was issued: cent, nickel, dime, quarter, and half-dollar. The coins were sealed in special packaging. In 1965, a clear vinyl soft plastic called “pliofilm” was used; in 1966 and 1967, the coins were placed into hard plastic cases. Both sets originally sold for $4.00 per set. Why Make Special Mint Sets? In 1964, the dime, quarter, and half-dollar were made out of 90% silver....

Related Links Seasons for the Northern Hemisphere, 2016 Seasons The Great American Summer Guide At the solstices the sun’s apparent position on the celestial sphere reaches its greatest distance above or below the celestial equator, about 23 1/2° of arc. At the time of summer solstice, around June 20 or 21, the sun is directly overhead at noon at the Tropic of Cancer. In the Northern Hemisphere the longest day and shortest night of the year occur on this date, marking the beginning of summer....