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• The first powered two-wheeled vehicles that were patented and placed into production were built by Hildebrand & Wolfmueller in Munich, Germany, in 1894. They were also the first to give it the name “motorrad” (motorcycle). Hildebrand & Wolfmueller made more than 200 vehicles that used a twin cylinder watercooled engine and a step-through frame. • As the engines became more powerful and frame designs outgrew the bicycle origins, the number of motorcycle producers increased.

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However, the vast majority of the health attacks also are more prevalent. care community does not share this point of view. And estrogen therapy alone is not safe. Nevertheless, their position has been bol- Strokes, blood clots in the legs and lung, gall bladstered somewhat by the fact that hormone replace- der disease and urinary incontinence are frequent ment is effective in treating osteoporosis, while other side effects. commonly used medications to build bone and pre- Based on all these facts, most experts bevent fractures -- bisphosphonates -- are not without lieve that hormone replacement therapy should be significant side effects. limited exclusively to women who have symptoms Some evidence suggests that most of the after menopause. 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during the y it’s a safe be But his ma unorthodox reminded m nament winn ANTIQUE Sanders. A: The Royal Tettau mark was used by Known as -- OR -Royal Bayreuth in Bavaria, Germany, during the ocFairways,” cupation by the U. S. of the German zone from 1945 JUNQUE nowhere to to 1949. There are several matching/replacements by Anne McCollam The Smasher and the as an amate sites on the Internet. Keep checking for additional the Masters ones, as well as at antiques shops. The replacement Simply Smashing tie, and he Mickey Goldmill didn’t have too many rules services usually request a photo, a clear description for his fighters. Buthit the he did have, Before he theones 40-feet hook shothe pretty Tour, but Sa of the dish and the manufacturer’s mark. much expected them to heed and obey. out of the straw to take him to within for his man A five-piece place setting would probably To lighten the load on his punch-drunk two putts of the Green Jacket, a little was famous cost $50 to $75 purchased through a replacement stable,bit heofkept it very simple: Either listentoto him, or devo banter in the room turned esque service. he’s leaving you allWatson alone when you try and fightHe thewas kno what Bubba was wearing. big fight. As most of us know by now, Bub- that looked Balboa, a heavyweight southpawpleated gol Watson won the Masters, largely Q: Enclosed is a photo of a silver ADVERTISING PROOF baRocky with adue 44-20 record, learned 300-plus that the hard He to his monstrous yardway. cardigans an tankard that has been in our family for someRoyal Tettau mark TUES., JUNE 5 wasn’t impressed with Rocky’s hoodlum life and Final Changes DUE: 5:00 p.m.. drives and unorthodox swinging fit had comp where around 100 years. On the bottom are was used by Royal booted him gym. became curious style. But the I, too, same shade, the words, “Barbour Silver Co. Please -- Quadruple review carefully. Double Prices  from Hours Bayreuth incheck: Bavaria, Phone Number(s)  Spelling  “You’re a bum,” Goldmill declares. about Watson’s game and, yes, his his golf bags -- 50.” Germany. But we style, too.all know how this story ends. By aWhile bot What can you tell me about theContact histor yyour Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. freak chance, is given a shotWatson at the title, are andphilanth For theRocky techies out there, and value of my tankard? Office: 760-320-0997 Fax: 760-320-1630 Email: valleybits@msn.com Goldmill gets back in Rocky’s but withthey a uses a PING G20 drivercorner with a-- cushave s Address your questions to Anne McCollam, P. O. Box few caveats: 1) He must catch a chicken with his A: You have a Victorian tilting ice pitch- 247, tom pink True Temper Grafalloy Bi- mon — th Notre Dame, IN 46556. Items of a general interest will be 2) He hisdriver hands offgolfers. of er with a matching goblet and stand. It was made answered in this column. Due to the volume of inquiries, she bare hands Matrixand, shaft. Themust samekeep exact Nei pet-shop clerk Adrian. around 1880 by Barbour Silver Co. in Connecticut. cannot answer individual letters. 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It him to “beat of these things just before your championship bout. or porcelain to help keep ice from melting quickly. appears in splashes on various uniWell, Wats True or not, that rule (which many scientists disFew tilting ice pitchers have survived with their forms these days to signify the fight ing it down pute, but what do they know about science?) was stands and goblets intact. against breast cancer, a cause that now, and n dragged out onto the mats and body-slammed 11 Similar pitchers that are in excellent condihas successfully managed to co-opt of his clothe years later by Linda Fiorentino in the ‘80s era clastion and not in need of re-silvering are selling in the that color and increase awareness. one suggesti sic “Vision Quest.” range of $300 to $600. 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Initiate your swing with a trigger in the legs Have you ever stood over the ball at address, looked out to the distant target and thought, “OK, now what?” Many golfers face this dilemma simply because they don’t know how to trigger their takeaway. Sometimes just starting the swing can be the most difficult part of the process! Here are my key steps in getting your swing started to create a great shot: The first key is to work it from the ground up; feet, knees, hips, shoulders and then the arms and hands. All too often I see high handicappers swing Initiate Your Swing with a Trigger in the Legs too much with their arms Have you ever stood overand the ball looked the out tomore the notandutilize target in the distance and thought “ok now what”? Many powerful muscles of the golfers’ face this dilemma of standing over their ball at lower address and have no idea how tobody. trigger their takeaway. Sometimes starting the swing can most difficult thing It beisthe my Empowered to do! Here are my keys to getting the swing started to Golf Strategy to have the create a great shot. I think the key to a great swing is to workof it from groundbe strength thethelegs up; feet, knees, hips, shoulders and then into the arms and thehandicappers power source. Start hands. To often I see higher swing too much with their arms and not utilize muscles tall the at stronger address andof the then legs. Trigger your swing by relaxing your legs softly down let your legs flex down and allow the arms to drift straight back along the target line (as seen in the photo).slightly as you begin the The two things that you are trying to do inas the shown takeaway in backswing, which leads into the backswing is to 1) store up power for the photo. This is much the forward swing through the ball 2) direct the golf club along the target line with alike square clubface. tension in a loading It my Empowered Golf strategy to have the legs be the spring power source in the golf swing, sincemechanism. they are the strongest muscles in the body. I think it isAs key that legsthis, triggerbring the youthedo swing by starting tall at address, which will allow them to the clubhead back in the flex, or load downward, to begin the motion of the and backswing, this in turn willtakeaway be like loading motion up a spring for power in the forward swing. guide it along the target The next thing you need to do is to get the golf club moving in the correct path backline away(white from theline ball.in It the is myphoto). The clubhead, the diEmpowered Golf strategy rectional to have the golf club control the swing, is controlled through source of the directional motion of the ball. This is controlled through the the shoulders, arms shoulders, arms and hands to reference the club to theand hands. Once your backtarget line in the takeaway.swing Notice inhas the picture how I have reached its limit, the legs are now loadthe golf club moving straight back along the target line ed and ready to supply the power you need for the (white line) as my legs are loading downward to store up forward swing and a great fairway shot! power for the forward swing.

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PHOBIAS (continued): • Some phobias relate to what’s up above, such as the sun (heliophobia), the clouds (nephophobia), the moon (selenophobia), and the stars (siderophobia). Some folks are just afraid of looking up – they are called anablephobes. • Not all phobias seem that abnormal or uncommon. Lots of people might have a fear of death, known as necrophobia. But those with an extreme form might be terrified of being buried alive. A nosocomephobe has a fear of hospitals, a verminophobe is afraid of germs, and a hydrophobe has an irrational fear of water. • Individuals suffering from extreme agoraphobia rarely leave their homes, due to their fear of public or open spaces and the inescapable situations that may occur there. Only home is safe. • Some phobias can be a learned behavior that comes from listening to others describe a traumatic event. An individual in one’s life can trigger a phobia, such as peladophobia, the fear of bald people. Those with nosto-phobia, a fear of returning home, may be able to contribute their panic to a specific incident. • People who are afraid of looking into mirrors have cataptrophobia, while those with cyberphobia have a fear of working with computers. A person with an anxiety about memories is a mnemophobe. • Don’t confuse levophobia, the fear of objects to a person’s left, with dextrophobia, the fear of objects to the right. • Although some of us fear the possibility of cancer, an extreme carcinophobe will convince himself he has cancer because he touched someone who has it.

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