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The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada, plus the District of Columbia.[1] The term excludes the states of Alaska and Hawaii, and all off-shore U.S. territories and possessions, such as Puerto Rico.[2][3][4]
Together, the 48 contiguous states and D.C. have an area of 3,119,884.69 square miles (8,080,464.25 km²). Of this, 2,959,064.44 sq mi (7,663,941.71 km²) is land, comprising 83.65% of U.S. land area. Officially, 160,820.25 sq mi (416,522.38 km²) is water area, comprising 62.66% of the nation's water area. Its 2000 census population was 279,583,437, comprising 99.35% of the nation's population. Its population density was 94.484 inhabitants/sq mi (36.480/km²), compared to 79.555/sq mi (30.716/km²) for the nation as a whole.[5]
While coterminous U.S. and conterminous U.S. have the same precise meaning as contiguous U.S., other terms commonly used to describe the 48 contiguous states have a greater degree of ambiguity.
Because Alaska is also on the North American continent, the term continental United States, if interpreted literally, should also include that state,[6] so the term is sometimes qualified with the explicit inclusion or exclusion of Alaska to resolve any ambiguity.[7][3][8][9][10] The term was in use prior to the admission of Alaska and Hawaii as states of the United States, and at that time usually excluded outlying territories of the U.S.[11][12] However, even before Alaska became a state, it was sometimes included within the "Continental US".[13]
CONUS, a technical term used by the U.S. Department of Defense and General Services Administration, has been defined both as the continental United States, and as the 48 contiguous states.[14][15] The District of Columbia is not always specifically mentioned as being part of CONUS.[15] OCONUS is the same term with addition of O for outside, thus Outside of Contiguous United States (OCONUS).[14]
The term lower 48 may or may not include the District of Columbia (which is not part of any of the 48 states). The National Geographic style guide recommends the use of contiguous or conterminous United States instead of lower 48 when the 48 states are meant, unless used in the context of Alaska.[16] Otherwise it is avoided as a misnomer, because the entire state of Hawaii is further south than the most southern point of all the continental states.
Both Alaska and Hawaii, because of their own location relative to the contiguous United States, have their own unique labels for it.
Alaska became the 49th state of the United States on January 3, 1959. Alaska is on the northwest end of the North American continent, but separated from the rest of the United States by Canada. In Alaska, given the ambiguity surrounding the usage of continental, the term "continental United States" is almost unheard of when referring to the contiguous 48 states. Several other terms have been used over the years. The term Lower 48 was for many years the most common Alaskan equivalent for "contiguous United States". However, since the 1980s Alaskans have increasingly adopted the term Outside to refer to the rest of the United States. Alaskans will speak of going Outside to vacation or will refer to being born Outside.[17][18][19]
Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States on August 21, 1959. The Hawaiian Islands are located in Oceania and are about from the North American mainland. In Hawaii and overseas American territories, for instance, the terms the Mainland or U.S. Mainland are used to refer to the continental United States. Visitors to Hawaii sometimes refer to the continental States as "the States", but this is considered naïve or offensive to local residents.
Some parts of the contiguous United States are accessible by road only by travelling on Canadian soil. Point Roberts, Washington, Elm Point, Minnesota, and the Northwest Angle in Minnesota are three such places. Alburgh (town), Vermont is not directly connected by land, but is accessible by road via bridges from New York and Vermont.


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Souths grind out tough win against Titans
THE South Sydney Rabbitohs have defeated the Gold Coast Titans 20-14 in a rugged encounter at Telstra Stadium.
Peachey Is Added To The Mix As The Grizzlies Look For More Points
DAVID Peachey will be the icing on the cake as the Bears look to cook up another 2 points in Friday night footy
South Sydney lineup for clash with Gold Coast
THE South Sydney Rabbitohs are pleased to announce their side to take on the Gold Coast Titans in round 20 of the NRL Telstra Premiership this Saturday 28 July at 7.30pm at Telstra Stadium.
Gold Coast Titans lineup for Round 20
JETSTAR Gold Coast Titans coach John Cartwright has named his squad with 19 men to face South Sydney this Saturday night at Telstra Stadium.
No Player Burn-Out For Bears In Hat Trick Of Wins
NORTH Sydney have successfully faced the challenge of 3 matches in 7 days with a nail biting win
Rabbitohs keep finals hopes alive
THE South Sydney Rabbitohs have scored an important 20-14 victory over the North Queensland Cowboys.
Bears V Parra At North Sydney Oval Saturday
NORTHS face Parra in Premier League and Canberra in Flegg
Bears Dominate Penrith In Mid Week Win
NORTH Sydney have returned to the top eight in a ferocious up front attack on 2nd placed Penrith
North Queensland side to face Rabbitohs
THE NQ Toyota Cowboys have named their lineup for the Round 19 clash this weekend at Telstra Stadium. The Toyota Cowboys will take on the South Sydney Rabbitohs, kickoff is Sunday 3:00pm.
Bears Come From Behind In Thriller
THE North Sydney Bears have fought back from behind three times in the second half to record a 30-26 victory over the Raiders
Eels hold on against Rabbitohs
THE Parramatta Eels have claimed a hard fought 18-12 victory over a determined South Sydney Rabbitohs side at Parramatta Stadium today.
Geddes & Sutton Are Added As Norths Look To A Top 8 Spot
THIS is it. The next 2 weeks will decide the fate of the Bears for season 2007
Melbourne Storm side for Gosford clash with Souths
MELBOURNE Storm coach Craig Bellamy has named a 17-man squad for this Saturday's Round 17 clash against the South Sydney Rabbitohs. The game will be played at Bluetongue Stadium in Gosford from 5:30pm.
Souths come from behind to defeat Knights in Newcastle
SOUTH Sydney have defeated the Newcastle Knights 28-25 in an excellent game of football at Energy Australia Stadium this evening.

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|The TOA M-243 is a highly flexible rack mount mixer with two monaural and four stereo inputs, plus one stereo and two mono outputs. There are also mix bus "sub-inputs" and a stereo record output. It is designed especially for commercial systems that require mixing and matrixing a combination of mono and stereo audio sources to one or several outputs, and in which stereo sources may have to be summed to mono and monaural sources sent to L/R outputs.


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The Best, Worst, & Sheerest Fashion Moments of 2013
The year in side-butts, couture arm feathers, Miley tongue, and more.
Skip to content, or skip to search.
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The year in side-butts, couture arm feathers, Miley tongue, and more.
And puffed shoulders, too.
The easiest-to-pull-off hairdo gets the spotlight.
Glowing boobs, a twist on red lipstick, and more.
Or is it a cape? Hard to decide.
She wore a low-cut dress by J. Mendel last night.
A lot of black, a lot of mesh, and a lot of unfortunate platform heels.
That is, a fall 2011 Giambattista Valli girl.
This is a bit meta.
You win.
Because it won't just be Lady Gaga all dressed up you know.
Less McQueen than we'd hoped, but there was plenty of craziness and one awesome sparkly jumpsuit.
Fashion's real Night Out.
He very quickly made friends with Nastia Liukin. Hmmm.
Salma wore Balenciaga. Also, Anna Wintour was there!
Remembering New York Fashion Week's finer moments.
Poor Michelle Trachtenberg and January Jones could barely get to their seats alive.


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These people of the present and past were born on this date.
These people of the present and past were born on this date:
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is 96.
Actor Patrick MacNee ("The Avengers") is 91.
Cinematogrpaher and director Haskell Wexler ("American Graffiti," "Medium Cool") is 91.
Jazz and film composer Tom McIntosh is 86.
Actor Rip Torn ("30 Rock," "The Larry Sanders show") is 82.
Actress Mamie Van Doren is 82.
Disney theme park developer Marty Sklar is 79.
Actor Mike Farrell ("M*A*S*H," "Providence") is 74.
TV journalist Tom Brokaw is 73.
Actress Gigi Perreau ("The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit," "Follow the Sun") is 72.
Actress Gayle Hunnicutt is 70.
Singer Fabian is 70.
Actor Michael Tucker ("L.A. Law") is 69.
Director Jim Sheridan ("My Left Foot," "In the Name of the Father") is 64.
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The backlight went out on my seat heater switch. Anyone know how to replace? Is there a bulb or do I need to buy an entire switch? (79$ at parts desk)
The backlight went out on my seat heater switch. Anyone know how to replace? Is there a bulb or do I need to buy an entire switch? (79$ at parts desk)
My Heat adjustment light on the dash just went out too. Taking to the dealer next week. Are you under warranty?
2009 Chevrolet Silverado 6.2L LTZ Ontario , Canada
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No go on warranty. I was hoping to see if anyone had this problem, and if this was a standard bulb or something special before i start taking stuff apart.
So replace the whole thing?
Theres no way to replace just the LED unless you are going to physically unsoldier the conections, go to radio shack and find a near replacement and soldier the new one in and hope you dont burn something else in the prosses.
Dealer will just exchange the whole switch.
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Round 'Em Up: The Best BBQ Sauces Out There
Its a dirty job, but someone had to test out all of the BBQ sauces that have been cropping up in restaurants and smokehouses across the country. Check out the winners that our lips were lucky enough to taste.
Looking to learn how to make a few more sauces yourself? Check out some homemade sauces made simple and try out these ideas fruity summer drinks, sauces, and desserts.
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A blend of hickory, honey, and secret spices gives Big Jakes of Minneapolis, Minnesota, its smoky, charred flavor. ($6.35 for a 15-ounce jar; big-jakes.com)
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For nearly a century, Old El Paso has inspired consumers to bring fun and flavorful Mexican food to their dinner tables.
Old El Paso spices up meal planning with popular products that include dinner kits, taco shells, seasonings and a complete line of Mexican meal components.
Pillsbury acquired the Old El Paso brand in 1995, when Pillsbury was owned by Britain's Grand Metropolitan.


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- Platform DS
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Game Description
Advance Wars comes to the Nintendo DS! The popular action platformer now expands the battlefront to two screens, making tactical mayhem double the fun. Command air forces above on one screen, engaging in dogfights and leading air strikes, while you fight stunning battles on the ground with the touch screen below. Engage in full-on warfare with the new Survival and Combat modes. Take on the computer or play against your friends using DS' wireless connectivity.
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Perfect Strategy Game. (10 out of 10)
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The Advance Wars series has provided a deep strategy game for the Game Boy Advance and now has done so for the DS. While the Advance Wars: Black Hole was a marginally improved game from the original the DS version makes a big enough leap in terms of new features but maintains the original gameplay t...more
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Modes Versus, Team Battle, Full Mission Single-Player, Campaign, Survival, Story
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Roulotte Retreat – Melrose
Roulotte for 2 from £95 per night
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Not suitable for children
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Karlotta is Avril and Alan's second roulotte and the decor is a bold and successful combination of art deco and Celtic knotwork designs with horses and flowers. Its colours are Moroccan-influenced: rich purples, reds and golds. An elegant chaise longue graces the salon so that you can
relax in style. Oriental hand-woven rugs soften wooden floors. The living area includes a small kitchen – perfect for cooking a tagine of wild venison or locally foraged wild mushrooms (or something else suitably Scottish-Moroccan fusion). In the bedroom there's an original-style roulotte bed with cupboards below; a few steps away is a modern stainless steel shower room with separate loo and basin. Karlotta is quite unlike any Gyspy caravan you've seen before!
Roulotte Retreat is a fascinating place to stay and Avril and Alan's creativity and warmth are apparent everywhere. But this isn't just a place where you can feel, and be, pampered; it's also a place where you can explore the charming Scottish Borders. A place where you can simply relax, chat with other guests around the campfire – or not – as you please.
Our guests say...
"it was lovely and we would love to go again in the summer to see the meadows in bloom. The welcome by Avril the owner, the location and decor of the Roulotte were the best things."11/11/2013
"Yes, I had this as a 21st birthday present and loved the couple of nights we spent in Karlotta so peaceful and relaxing, would certainly book again, perhaps in the summer so we can use the BBQ instead of the log burner, which was great and made it so cosy!"13/10/2013
"LOVED IT!! It was so unique, original, cosy and romantic. A real escape from reality. The best thing is the caravan itself; the hosts have thought of everything. The wood burning stove makes it so cosy and romantic. The bed was the most comfy bed ever. The power shower- oh my goodness - is fabulous."22/02/2013
"Yes, the roulottes were excellent and very cosy, It is amazing how space efficent they are. The wood burning stove was a big highlight as was the shower (hot and powerful - like having a back massage!) and the bed was very comfortable. We loved the way it was decorated and with the heaters on we didn't feel cold. The setting was lovely and very peaceful and owners were very friendly."19/10/2012
"We had a wonderful time. Roulotte Retreat was exactly what we wanted. The owners welcomed us and provided necessary information for getting about etc. The accommodation was perfect and had everything we needed (kitchen, cleanliness and a luxurious feel). The wood burning stove added to the authenticity. We both were in need of relaxation and peace. It provided that and more. We will definitely return again."01/07/2012
"There were a hundred best things...jumping in the pond, finding Easter eggs outside the door, the cosiness of the wood burning stove, the beautiful decor, the comfiest bed, the walks, the incredible book shop in St Boswells, and inspiring chats with lovely Avril"23/04/2011
"A truly wonderful place to stay – very peaceful and tranquil. Thanks to Avril and Alan for making such a beautiful setting."12/09/2010
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"Many thanks to both Avril and Alan for their wonderful friendly welcome. You very much made us feel part of the Roulotte Retreat 'family'. Your extensive knowledge of your local area was very helpful giving us lots of top tips on places to go and see (and eat!). Karlotta was beautiful and a real novel experience, made all the more special by the little details, brass ducks on curtain rails, Moroccan tea pot, quirky crockery, and authentic items of furniture. Perfect relaxation, and something different to tell family and friends about once home… Thank you so much, we hope to see you again!"21/07/2010
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You might think alarm bells would be sounding in Washington, given the warnings coming out of North Korea. But when they talk about North Korea, U.S. officials are sounding like exasperated parents responding to a child's tantrum.
South Korea conducts military exercises near the border with North Korea on Wednesday.
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At the White House on Friday, spokesman Jay Carney said the United States "would not be surprised" if North Korea actually carries out a missile test.
"We have seen them launch missiles in the past, and the U.N. Security Council has repeatedly condemned them as violations of the North's obligations under numerous Security Council resolutions, and it would fit their current pattern of bellicose, unhelpful and unconstructive rhetoric and actions," Carney said.
If the North Koreans do launch a missile, the U.S. would have to decide whether to shoot it down. On the eve of a launch in 2006, then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said U.S. forces would do so only if the missile were headed toward U.S. territory.
After the North Koreans shelled a South Korean military base in 2010, however, U.S. and South Korean leaders resolved to respond more aggressively to such incidents. They drew up what they called a counterprovocation plan, and this year they knew the plan might be put to a test.
One Plan, Three Messages
The U.S. and South Korea stage joint military exercises every year around this time, and North Korea always gets upset. This year, there's a new leader in the North, determined to make an impression. So the U.S. and South Korea decided it was important to "signal" their readiness to respond to hostile action and the exercises included an especially dramatic show of force with stealth bombers.
The reaction from the North has been especially aggressive.
Gen. Walter Sharp, who until last year was the commander of U.S. forces in Korea, says the whole sequence of events shows how challenging it is to deal with all the demands, contingencies and the risks on the Korean Peninsula.
"That's why there's been a lot of effort over the past two and a half years now to build this counterprovocation plan," Sharp says. "Because that's a hard balance of a strong response — don't escalate, but be prepared to go to war."
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So atmospheric! You should work for Studio Ghibli...
*cries* omg your gallery... so.. awesome.. no, awesome cannot quite cut it..
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I'm going to stalk you till the day I see flying pigs... or something like that.
Do you have any tutorials or progress things stacked up somewhere? I'd love to know how you set up your artwork, what steps you take..
Wow, all this is so cool looking~
Love your artwork!
Your art is so amazing!!!
I agree with what Irarameztli and Aplos have said.
Now please excuse me while I add many of your works to my favorites.
Красиво! Стильно! Качественно!
Though overall a great artist, the land/city/roomscape paintings are my favorites. The soft colors and lighting brings out feelings of warmth, cosiness, nostalgia, maybe a bit of sweet melancholy.
I like your art! Maybe, if you think it's a good idear, you can draw somthing like zelda (the game). I think that would be awesome! I hope you think so too.
You've got some really great pieces here. The traditional manga style you've got going here, digital or not, is such a good style: it can be whimsical, detailed, and very expressive.


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Recent Student Accomplishments
Students in the Department of Economics are often the recipients of awards or earn recognition from a campus or national agency. Below we report some of the recent awards that our students have won.
- In 2013, we had eleven economics students who won department awards. Scott Zacharias won the Alumni/Faculty Economics Scholarship, David Hector won the Navin Scholarship for Public Sector Economics Award, and Bethany Lemont won the John Hoag Scholarship. In addition, Alex Batt and Kyle Smith won the Amena Khatun Economics Scholarships, Ethan Olenik and Emily Sansenbaugher won the Vimala Krishnan Book Awards, Chad Sumsion won the Dolores Reynolds Book Award, Paxton Edwards and David Westmeyer won the Paul Haas Scholarships, and Madison Huff was awarded the Karl and Joan Vogt Leadership Scholarship in Economics.
- Spring 2012, Clayton Stewart, a BSBA Economics and supply chain specialization major, was awarded the Outstanding Senior Award for 2012 (Beyond BG). In addition, Clayton was also awarded the George MacRitchie Memorial Scholarship and was honored at the BGSU Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Awards Ceremony as a recipient of the Individual Student Excellence Award.
- Three economics students were inducted into Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities in 2012 and one student was inducted in 2013. These students were selected for this honor based on their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in co-curricular activities, and potential for continued success. The inductees were Clayton Stewart, Curtis Doster, and Mackenzie Albach and our 2013 inductee was Facundo Bouzat.
- James Nabors won the Omicron Delta Epsilon Outstanding Student Leadership Award in 2011-2012 (ODE Gold Key award).
- In 2012, we had five economics students who won department awards. Michael Bajic won the Alumni/Faculty Economics Scholarship, Jordan Navin won the Navin Scholarship for Public Sector Economics Award, Tyler Appt won the Vimala Krishnan Book Award, and Facundo Bouzat won the Dolores Reynolds Book Award. Our newest award, the Karl and Joan Vogt Leadership Scholarship in Economics, was awarded to Kyla Huband.
- In 2012, four BGSU Economics students won awards at our Annual Undergraduate Economics Student Paper Conference which is held each Spring by the Economics Department. Graduate Students, Matthew Muenster and Sara Esfahani captured first and second places in the Masters category, respectively. Curtis Doster took second place for his paper in Macroeconomics and Clayton Stewart tied for third place in the Microeconomics category. In 2013, LaQuinda Butler, from BGSU, won third place in the Macroeconomics division.
- The Economics Department inducted several new members into Omicron Delta Epsilon, the Economics Honorary Society. Spring 2013: Fei Huang, Ethan Olenik, Christopher Seedorf, Jessica Sheppard, and Chad Sumsion. Fall 2012: Chelsea French, Dan Hoffman, Steve Kalinic, and Jenni Troyer. Spring 2012: Michael Funk, Jordan Navin, Clayton Stewart, Eva Bochorishvili, Timur Gaysin, Jason Mikolajewski, Matthew Muenster, Christopher Olvey, and Eng Ee Tan. Fall 2011: Alex Benson, Facundo Bouzat, Curtis Doster, Sara Esfahani, Muzi Li, James Nabors. Spring 2011: Aynur Abdurahmanova, Mackenzie Albach, Ashley Bleckner, Logan Buck, Yuting Chen, Kyla Huband, Sebastian Kalmbach, Mentor Mehmedi, Alfonso Mendez, Jacob Wert, Ian Thomas Willinger, Qiong Xia.
- In 2011, two economics students were inducted into Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. Our inductees were Greg Cornish and Curtis Doster.
- Facundo Bouzat was named All-American Attorney out of 5,200 students who participated in Intercollegiate Mock Trial in the Des Moines National Championship Finals in 2011.
- Greg Cornish won the ODE Outstanding Student Leadership Award in 2011 (ODE Gold Key award).
- In 2011, we had several students win department and college awards. The Department scholarship winners: Jay Nabors won the Alumni/Faculty Economics Scholarship, Kyla Huband won the Navin Scholarship for Public Sector Economics Award, Curtis Doster won the Vimala Krishnan Book Award, and Alex Benson won the Dolores Reynolds Book Award. College Awards: Clayton Stewart was awarded the E.C. Powell Scholarship.


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Welcome to Medway Credit Union
Opening hours:
Wednesday 10.30am - 3pm
Thursday 10.30am - 3pm
Friday 10.30am - 3pm
Saturday 10.30am - 3pm
Highly visible, with the bus station just outside, accessible to everyone who lives and works in Medway.
Come to the 1st floor of The Pentagon, turn right and you will find us directly above Sainsburys.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Annual General Meeting - IMPORTANT INFO
AGM on Tuesday 25th March will be followed by a separate Special General Meeting. The SGM will only take about 10 minutes but is very important as it will require members to vote. The SGM concerns a possible extension of our Common Bond to include people living or working in Swale. Information will form part of the Report to members at the AGM.
All members are invited to the annual general meeting which takes place Tuesday 25th March, in the Mayors Parlour, Medway Council Offices, Gun Whalf, Dock Road, Chatham. This is an opportunity for members to come and hear what has been happening in the past year, to find out how we are doing financially and to have a vote in the elections.
The council ofices are accessible by bus from Chatham Station or it is a 10/15 min walk from there. Tere is plenty of parking in the evening.
Website Updates
We are aware that some of the information on this website needs changing or a little updating. We apologise for this and will be doing a 'catch up' operation. In the meantime, please don't hesitate to contact us in the office (phone, email or call in) if you need further information.
We Need You!
We urgently require more Member Service Assistants to help on a voluntary basis at our new offices in the Pentagon Centre, Chatham.
You will need basic maths and computer skills and enjoy meeting and helping people.
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Cash handling and reconciliation
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We will be open from Wednesday to Saturday inclusive from 10.30 am to 3.00 pm.
We can offer you flexible working hours/days.
Expenses will be paid.
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A new pre-paid debit card that can save you money.
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I dont think I am doing at the correct place then. Because I did that step in the serial console located in my solusvm container.
Also, I think I have to do this "which vzctl" on the host like you said. Which I don't think I have the access to the host you mentioned. But I tried doing that in serial console, it returns nothing.
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On Sun, 2011-03-20 at 09:32 +0000, Duncan wrote:
> Gentoo, OTOH, is a /rolling/ /update/ distribution. They actually find it
> necessary to warn people not to (routinely) sync more than once a day, and
> updating daily to perhaps at the outside monthly, really is how it works
> best. I believe you've seen this "sermon" before so I'll keep it short,
> but honestly, I'm not just saying this, if you're not going to go rolling
> update with it, and rolling update is NOT for everybody, you really
> /should/ reevaluate whether Gentoo is the really the best matching choice
> for your needs. An "impedance mismatch" of that magnitude may be possible
> to work around, but just because it's possible doesn't mean it's the most
> efficient choice available, for sure.
Duncan, thank you. I'm well aware of the advantages and disadvantages
of Gentoo's "rolling update" distribution design, and really appreciate
the advantages. My problem isn't knowledge, of which I have enough, but
time. Maintaining a Gentoo system is a relatively time consuming
activity, and I'm spread extremely thin these days. This problem box
has been running Gentoo since 2004, but my work and priorities on my
time have changed over the years and it's probably time to move on.
Gentoo has gotten a lot more complex since then - arguably better, but
certainly more time-consuming to maintain.
In the meantime, I need to address the kernel | fstab | udev issue here.
Insights and suggestions to address _this_ problem would be most
helpful. Lectures on the age of my system, my qualifications as an
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NBC Chairman Bob Greenblatt did everything but launch into a chorus of "I've Gotta Crow" — a song from Peter Pan, the next live musical on the network's slate (on Dec. 4) — as he bullishly opened the network portion of the TCA summer press tour on Sunday. (One of his buzzier announcements involved naming Christopher Walken as that show's Captain Hook.) read more
David Duchovny has lined up a killer follow-up role to Californication.
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NBC announced that it will air a four-hour miniseries titled 'Hillary' about Hillary Clinton, starring Diane Lane as the former secretary of state. While no air date has been set as the project is currently in the early stages, NBC's president Bob Greenblatt said the miniseries would likely air before Clinton formally declares herself as a presidential candidate in 2016.
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"It's hard to launch comedy even in the best of circumstances," says NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt. And network TV circa 2014 is not experiencing the best of circumstances. NBC pulled The Michael J. Fox Show and Sean Saves the World off the network's Thursday night lineup this winter after both shows attracted just around 3 million viewers a week. (Michael J. Fox's remaining episodes may still air.
Jay Leno isn't going away — but despite all the speculation about where he might land after The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ends on Feb. 6, the host is still keeping us guessing.
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NBC has learned its lesson. Last season, after a strong fall powered by The Voice and Revolution, NBC not only kept the shows off the air until March 2013, but chose not to launch any midseason series in January, cuing up a huge collapse."Essentially the momentum from last fall fell away. This year things are different," NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt said Sunday at the network's Television Critics Association winter previews. "Of course, we've got the Olympics for 18 nights, but I also think we've also gotten smarter about how we've scheduled January and February. We didn't take The Blacklist off the air in January. ... Last Monday's episode ... saw a 60 percent jump in the demo."Billy Crystal, Jimmy Fallon among Jay Leno's final Tonight Show guestsThe Blacklist, Greenblatt noted, is the No. 1 drama and No. 1 new series in the 18-49 adult demo and No. 2 scripted series ...
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New York is getting a little taste of government, Italian-style. With our State Senate in Albany, no one is quite sure who's in charge or whether legislation there will somehow make its way to the governor's desk to be signed into law.
The messy situation originated three years ago when a small group of Democratic lawmakers split off from their colleagues and formed a governing coalition with Republicans. The group, led by State Sen. Jeff Klein, hasn't always agreed with the GOP on every issue but has sometimes managed to be a tail that has wagged the Republican dog.
Frustrating for the "traditional" Democrats is that they actual have a numerical majority in the Senate when it comes to party affiliation. Thirty-two of the group's 63 members are registered Democrats but only 24 of them vote as a bloc. Two Democrats – John Sampson and Malcolm Smith – are under indictment on corruption charges while one of them – Simcha Felder – usually votes with the Republicans. And then there are the five members of Klein's Independent Democratic Conference. Confused? So are New Yorkers who wonder what bills will actually be taken up by the Senate.
The power-sharing arrangement has worked well for Klein but not always for other Democrats who are pushing liberal legislation like a bill that would provide college aid to the children of illegal immigrants – or supporting Mayor de Blasio's plan to raise taxes to pay for universal pre-k. Senate party affiliation might better resemble a "?" rather than a D or an R.
The state's unofficial Democratic party leader could get involved in this mess and try to straighten things out but Gov. Cuomo seems content with the Senate confusion. As Susanne Craig and Thomas Kaplan point out in today's Times: "..Mr. Cuomo actually has a friendly working relationship with many Senate Republicans. He and those senators have been at odds on social issues, but he has relied on their backing for his fiscal agenda, which has focused on issues of great importance to Republicans, like restraining government spending and cutting taxes."
When Cuomo's father was governor, Senate Democrats expressed similar frustration that Mario barely lifted a finger to try to help them win a majority, happy to use Majority Leader Warren Anderson (and later Ralph Marino) as convenient foils when Democratic legislation died in the Senate. A house divided worked well for the father and it appears that way for the son.
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Let's assume the Internet started mainstream adoption in 1990 when Prodigy had approximately 465,000 subscribers and CompuServe had 600,000 (fact check here). While those numbers in themselves aren't mainstream to a country of 300MM+ people, they do signify a large group of people who were early adopters and started to spread the love about this thing we called/call the World Wide Web.
Throughout the decade of 1990s and within the technology sector, there were quite a few companies who attained liquidity thru going public (IPO). Others raised quite a bit of private equity and venture capital and some are still around today, others are not.
IPOs of significance to this post: Lycos (1996), Yahoo! (1996), eBay (1998), Akamai (1999), Razorfish (1999)
During the 90s, there was lots of hype and hoopla surrounding many of the IPOs which led them to appear much larger and significant than they really were. The major reason for this was the promise of the Internet and implied valuations and multiples for what the Internet "will be" in years to come. These multiples made up for the revenue traction (or non-traction) that the companies had. The companies who had revenue traction then are more likely to be around today as they had solid foundations.
Fast forward to today. There is starting to be some talk on the various mainstream and niche news sites about the forthcoming IPO marketplace for Internet related companies such as Facebook, Groupon, LinkedIn, Twitter, amongst many others. In talking with many investors, journalists, and entrepreneurs, they are a bit hesitant of this IPO landscape which is the opposite of my thinking. Maybe I'm the contrarian here.
I'm excited for some of the forthcoming IPOs. Let me explain why but before I do, lets remove any external factors outside of this blog post about the US economy, worldwide economies, etc. Let this solely be around the Internet.
- Internet Adoption: In it's most simplest sense, there are more people using the Internet today than there were in the 1990s; here in the US and in the world. By more people using the web, there is inherently more demand for innovation. Instead of introducing home PCs to people, we're now introducing tablets and smartphones. Access to the web isn't "if" or even "when" now, it's more about "how much" access thru multiple devices.
- Internet Understanding: It's 20 years post 1990 or 11 years (an entire decade+) since 2000 and the mainstream public now knows how to use a computer and browse/surf/dabble across the web. 500 million people have logged onto Facebook and created a profile. This was not the case 10 years ago. Fundamental understanding and most important, comfort, with the Internet is here and more people are discovering, transacting, communicating, and planning each day online.
- Advertising Dollars: For the past 20 years, dollars have been allocated to the digital channel. Search, display, rich media, video, mobile, etc all have helped grow the digital advertising pot. Currently as it stands according to eMarketer, online ad spending is roughly 15.3% (2010) of total ad spending resulting in approximately $25.8B. This number is going to grow and help bolster digital tv, radio, print, and OOH (all of those channels will have digital backbones eventually).
So why I'm particularly excited about the idea of the Internet IPO resurgence is because there is a strong foundation for these companies to grow on top of in terms of Internet users, comfort level, and ad & product spending online. The previous companies had very little to build atop which is very different now. The landscape is a bit more mature which should allow for companies to go big and have a higher rate of success.
(note, I'm not bullish on all of the companies listed in this post -just using them as examples)
Related articles
- Are Internet Company IPOs Coming Back? (theatlantic.com)
- 2011 May be the Year of the IPO for Social Media (startupprofessionals.com)
- Facebook appears on path toward IPO, possibly next year (usatoday.com)
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Wolves (canis lupus), coyotes (canis latrans), and domestic dogs (canis familiaris) are closely-related species. All three can interbreed and produce viable, fertile offspring — wolfdogs, coywolves, and coydogs.
Through DNA analysis, scientists have established that the wolf is the ancestor of the dog. Dogs and wolves are so closely related that DNA analysis cannot distinguish a wolf from a dog or a wolfdog hybrid. Coyotes, however can be distinguished from wolves and dogs through DNA analysis.
Most wolves belong to a species called the gray wolf. Two local names for gray wolves are the timber wolf and the tundra wolf. The timber wolf lives in wooded, subarctic regions. Some tundra wolves are also called Arctic wolves and are white. They make their homes on the treeless plains of the Arctic. Some zoologists believe that there is a separate species of wolf called the red wolf. This animal once lived throughout the southern United States. Today, however, only a few hundred red wolves remain, most of them in captivity.
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In a blender, purée mango, lemon juice, vodka, sugar, and honey. Add the zest and salt. Pulse mixture, taste and adjust desired salt amount. Refrigerate until thoroughly cool.
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Mango sorbet is a favorite flavor of mine, and I love what you've done here with the bananas, caramel, and pretty pink petals. Beautiful!
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Anyways, right now I am running 2 separate prescriptions, 1 for 60x40mg
(prescribed 1 pill twice daily), the other is 240x5mg Pms-
(prescribed 2 pills 4 times daily). I REALLY NEED to stop taking this stuff...I'm sure this has been said before, but I do have legitimate pain that many neuro-orthopedic surgeons say "will never fully go away." First off, I want to get back to 1 prescription only, due to the potential legal consequences of "double doctoring.
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, which I'm on for my Long-Acting Med, is approximately 80 times stronger than Morphine. The
(I use Percocet 10/325's for my BT Pain) is not as strong as the
fentanyl
. Which meds are you on for your pain? As I said above, I'm very happy that you have found this site and I hope that you will enjoy the support that we offer here for you!! You might also, enjoy the Cancer Forum's. Here's the Link: http://www.medhelp.
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As many if you know I am tapering off of high dose
fentanyl
patches (and eventually
) prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease over the past 20 years. I take the medication as prescribed but I now believe I am being prescribed too much. My psychiatrist suggested going on methadone to help the taper from
. He said that since it has a longer half-life it is easier to taper from and that the methadone taper will create less withdrawals.
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I had a bone marrow transplant and am in remission thank God. I was put on 5mg
as needed with the rx of 140 tablets per month. I was also put on 10 mg oxycotin extended release rx 60 per month 1 am 1 bed time. I have never used the entire 140 per month of the 5 mg but have been on both for probably 5 years now. I have never had any other drug issues or alcohol issues. I am ready to get off of the drugs and i think my pain level is at a point that I can live with it.
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I realized that I was using the oxycodone to treat the distraught/depressed feelings and that, without constant escalation of dosage, the
was not going to be effective in the long term. I gave the
fentanyl
another try and found that having a constant stream of this opioid in my system and given several months to "smooth out" I am starting to climb back into a life that is rewarding and full of opportunity.
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5 mg of
IR for breakthrough pain.
IR goes up to 30 mg strength tablets. I do have some questions for you so that I can better assist you: 1. How often do you change your patches (every 48 or 72 hours or something different)? 2. How many times do you have breakthrough pain each day? Many find that they have a lot of pain on the 3rd day while on the patch and some doctors will write for the patch to be changed every 48 hours
every 72 hours.
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Hello All I was wondering if anybody else out there has had any experiences of using
fentanyl
patches (especially uk durogesic and matrifen users that were previously on tilofyl or other brand gel based patches) that have had problems with withdrawal symptoms either from faulty patches, changeing to a different patch brand or changing over from oral morphine or other strong oral opioids like oxycodone, methadone, or dipipanone ? Which brand or type works best for you ?
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My pharmacist got all upset that I was getting too mush acetamenophin so my Dr. switched me to
. Actually they did not help as well, so my Dr. sent me to a pain clinic at a local hospital. Now I am on
patches, 125 mg patch every other day. I also take 4 roxycodones a day, usually all at once at the end of the day. One is like taking a certs. Actually taking 4 at once is not much better. I have been on this regimen for 19 months.
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People just need to realize that being on a 25ug/hr patch is still being on a pretty decent dose of
fentanyl
.....or opioid, for that matter. As far as
fentanyl
being like morphine, they are alike in their affinities to the mu opioid receptor and that is basically it.
is metabolized into an inactive metabolite (nor
) where as morphine is metabolized into one active (m6g) and one inactive (m3g) metabolite. And, heroin is metabolized into morphine.
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Percocet (
) is stronger than Vicodin (hydrocodone). Percocet is typical prescribed in 5mg doses. Hydrocodone is also typically prescribed in 5mg doses. At these levels percocet is definitly the stronger drug. Norco a brand of hydrocodone that comes in 10mg pills, and is there for equivalent to 2 normal hydro pills. People get confused and think it is stronger because they are taking two pills in one.
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I prefer the
fentanyl
patch because it is all pain med --
fentanyl
is a pure opiate agonist, like morphine, where as Butrans depends on a medication that is part agonist / part partial agonist. But either patch should be worn only by those who are opiate tolerant. Even the circular provided with the Duragesic patch warns against using the patch in those who aren't used to opiate analgesics. Have you tried
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Sometimes doctors will increase the breakthrough meds while decreasing the
fentanyl
so you won't have much withdrawal. Once pyour off yhe
fentanyl
, it will be easier to get off the others. Look up the Thomas recipe ... it will help minimize any witohdrawals. Also stay very hydrated and no matter how anxious you are to come off, a slow steady taper is best.
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Something happened in September 2008 that caused my pain to escalate off the charts. Within a two year period opiates like
and hydrocone stopped working I was switched to morphine sulphate within six months no amount eased the pain.
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My 84yr old dad has been on the
fentanyl
patch for about 3 yrs. He started at 12.5 mcg, then 25mcg. He changed the patch every 72hrs. He felt good. No side effects. Last summer, after toe amputation surgery, he was put on 50mcgs for post-surgical pain. Since then he has been nauseous every day, losing weight due to no appetite, very sleepy and little energy. At first, we believed it was due to infections he was battling, strong antibiotics, anemia and low thyroid.
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I have a huge island in the kitchen and put everyone's medicines on them (including mine by accident.) I sent my
in my uncle's bag. I was looking everywhere for them when my cousin emailed me and said when she was unpacking her dad's stuff she found my prescription. I called the NP and told her and she just refilled my script. And a couple of weeks ago when I had my daughter's graduation party, I had a bunch of things stolen.
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In other words, let's say you were taking 10mg
in short acting form (percocet) three times a day, you would be taking a total of 30mg of oxycodone. However, if you are prescribed 10 mg
(long acting version of oxycodone minus the acetaminophen that is in percocet) every 12 hours, you would only be taking a total of 20mg of the narcotic a day.
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Hi everyone, I've used a solution of
fentanyl
intranasal for over a month, and decided to quit cold turkey on wednesday. I have never developed a physical tolerance to an opiate, despite recreational use from time to time, probably because I didn't use them regularly. But this time, I had access to so much of this demon drug and for so cheap, I lost track of how much I was using - by the time I decided to quit, I was using upwards of 1.5mg a day.
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It's an old, cheap, and very effective long-acting pain medication. You really can't compare methadone
vs
on a mg-to-mg basis because methadone is a more potent medication. While any medication can be abused, the long-acting meds aren't as sought after by addicts as the short-acting meds like roxicodone. That's another plus that doctors consider when they offer opiate therapy. Any time you change medications you can expect problems.
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Hi, I have been on
fentanyl
75mcg and
5-10 mg/day for the last year - ischemia and trigeminal neuralgia. I really want to get off these meds b/c of addiction issues etc. My doctor maintains that I have probably developed a tolerance to these meds. (tolerance
meds - same thing??). In any event I stopped the oxycodone 10 days ago and my doc tapered the
patches to 40mcg for 1 month then 12.75mcg for the next month. Also rx'ed clondine and klonopin for anxiety.
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I think there is a misconception out there that 50 mg of painkiller A is equivalent to 50 mg of painkiller B in terms of potency, half-life, withdrawal, etc. This is just not true. The quantity matters when making comparisons, as does the method of administration (oral
smoked). Just google "equianalgesic table" and you will see what I mean.
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fentanyl
is harder for the liver to metabolize and
basically just flushes right through as long as there is no acetaminophen added. I take Milk Thistle and Dandelion Root everyday as they both assist the liver with detoxification and will not interfere with the potency of any medications you may be taking. I have had experience with this because my enzymes went up while on Vicodin. My doctor switched me to Oxy and my enzymes have been normal ever since.
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So if you remember I converted your total daily dose of
and it came out to be 210 mg of
. That is 150 mg of
less than what you were taking through
fentanyl
vs
. 90 mg of
more than you were taking. It now makes perfect sense to me why you are in so much pain on the
. Converting 360 mg of
results in 150 mcg/hr...this is conservative.
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We all have to worry about dependency and possible withdrawals no matter what narcotic we're on. I've gone through them with
fentanyl
(tapering down and could manage but dragged on) and
a couple of times when I couldn't keep my meds down. I found the oxycodone pretty tough but I always wind up dehydrated. If you're happy with the methadone for your pain management, why do you want to come off? Or are you just trying to find out what it would be like if you chose to come off?
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He went to the hospital and is ok- htank God. He was taking 10 mg
ER. Does that mean that he got 10 mg of
all at one time? Would that not be the same thing as taking two 5mg percs?
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At my most medicated I was on 75 mcg.
fentanyl
every 48 hours, 30 mg. oycodone every 4 hours, a special compounding cream made specifically for me, lidocaine patches, ibuprofen 800 mg. every 6 hours, Robaxin 10 mg. 3 times a day, 90 mg. Cymbalta a day, 1 mg. Ativan 3 times a day. I've also had a variety of procedures along with the 9 surgeries. I decided, after a lot of thought, that I want to get off all my medications to sort of reevaluate my pain.
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5 mg bid yields a 5 mg increase in
vs
. a 15 mg increase. The 7.5 mg oxymorphone ER dose bid would be the closest in terms of equivalent oxycodone dosing. So conversions are not simple and to spare folks of all of this math, I leave it out and provide only what I think is necessary to answer the question.
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I'm detoxing from
fentanyl
currently and it's a slow process. Each decrease puts me through a massive withdrawal. I have 2 more decreases before I'm off the
. 1. I sleep on the hard floor. I'm not sure why this helps, but it feels more comfortable, especially immediately after a decrease. 2. I take vitamins and I drink a TON of water. I feel dehydrated, so the more water I drink the better. My body feels like it is on fire from the inside out.
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On Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:09:30 GMT, notbob <[email protected]> wrote:
>Read an article in Time magazine about Aldi's, the Mid-West discount grocer.
>The article claimed "...many are leaving upscale grocers like Whole Foods
>and Albertson's..." ???? Say what?
>Since when is Albertson's upscale? It's not even as upscale as Safeway, who
>is trying to reinvent itself into the upscale market, with the usual absurd
>prices to match. In fact,, Alberston's was the cheapest market in our area,
>with the lowest prices, best sales, etc. Medium selection, pricey produce,
>but great prices, everall. Being on a budget and a fanatical price watcher, I
>shopped Alberstson's 95% of the time.
>It appears the author of the Time piece has never done any serious shopping.
I think it depends on the region. Albertsons owned Jewel here in
Chicago from 1999 until 2006. The stores kept the Jewel name. They
were overpriced and produce was/is terrible but they currently have
45% market share here followed by Safeway (dominicks) with 15%. I
rarely shop there because I like the more ethnic oriented places but
to most yuppies they would be considered upscale second only to whole
foods. Jewel is now owned by supervalu and still sucks. (IMO) It
looks like Albertsons has a few stores here now but most are just


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Late, Better Than Never
I apologize for the lack of fresh blog content this week. The reasons for this are varied, ranging from a brief jury duty stint to an all-consuming desire to spend my time memorizing the Nicki Minaj verse in "Monster."
But I'm going to end the week on a high note, speeding into the weekend with grace and aplomb. Who wants to ride with me? I've got plenty of room in the jalopy!
In this week's previous post, I wrote about the Trenton Thunder's 1-obsessed ticket offer. Clearly, they are serious about promoting this, as evidenced by today's announcement that they have re-signed the inimitable Bobby Baseball as internet spokesman.
Here's a new and mature Bobby, seemingly ready to disavow his frenetic past.
And since we're on the subject of ticket offers, it's worth noting that the Bakersfield Blaze are currently running a "season tickets for life" promotion. As explained in the shortest press release of all time: The Bakersfield Blaze are giving one lucky fan FREE SEASON TICKETS FOR LIFE! All you have to do is purchase a ticket plan by January 31st and you will automatically be entered into the drawing.
And since we were on the subject of videos, take a gander at the latest episode of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers "Offseason" series. This is imperative viewing for those who have never seen a mascot go through airport security before. It's a very labor intensive process.
And if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then the latest video series out of Montgomery is most flattering indeed.
I'm pretty sure that this recent Vancouver Canadians video is a total original, as discovering that familial ties exist between front office members must be an exceedingly rare occurrence.
To paraphrase Nat King Cole, the Reading Phillies latest video is "Unembeddable." But it's well worth watching, seeing as how it's a detailed look at the NFL playoff picks of Reading Phillies players. Click HERE to see the rampant prognosticating, all the more amazing due to the fact that the video must have been filmed some four months ago.
Having exceeded my video quota for the day, allow me to transition to one of many favorite Minor League news sub-genres — Mascot Feats of Endurance On Behalf of Charity.
From the Akron Aeros:
Akron Aeros mascot, Orbit, will be participating in this year's "Tackle the Tower" event. The annual event benefits Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland. On Saturday, February 5th, Orbit will climb 38 flights of stairs at the Tower at Erieview in downtown Cleveland. Orbit's personal goal is to raise $1,500.
Orbit is up for it.
And — hey! — I almost forgot that it's "Gratuitous Video Friday" (so forget what I said about having exceeded my video quota). Today's selection is a touching duet featuring Bobby Bare and his son Bobby Jr. The song was written by Shel Silverstein.
Esconced in the Northeast
I wish I was vacationing in Seattle right now, because then I could use "Back In Seattle Again" as the title for this post. That would be a solid '70s-era Aerosmith reference, and that's the kind of thing that makes me happy.
But I'm in New York City — a world away from the Pacific Northwest — and coming up empty in regard to a clever title. But the important thing is I made it back from the Baseball Winter Meetings in Orlando with my dignity intact, and can now focus on that which I missed while I was gone.
Like, the debut episode of "The Offseason" (season two). As you'll no doubt recall, this is the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers' "Office"-inspired web series.
The above video is really a video within a video, making it possible to write a sentence in which the word "video" appears four times.
Are there any other teams out there doing (or planning on doing) an offseason video series? Teams who have done so previously, such as the Fresno Grizzlies and Omaha Royals Storm Chasers, have refrained this time 'round. The pickins, therefore, have been slim.
Moving from Appleton to Apps, last week the Sacramento River Cats announced the launch of a team iPhone application. Sez the team:
The River Cats are the first Minor League Baseball Team in the country to release an iPhone application that allows fans the ability to purchase tickets directly through the app.
I have often found it to be the case that whenever a Minor League team claims it is the first to do something, another steps forward to dispute that claim. Any self-appointed industry fact checkers want to file an official disputation?
Regardless, team iPhone apps are becoming and more and more common around the Minors. The River Cats' was designed by Critical Technologies Group, who have also worked with the likes of the Toledo Mud Hens, Lakewood Blue Claws, and Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Finally, I would like to note that this blog is #10 in the latest MLBlogs "Latest Leaders" rankings ("Pro" category). This ranking is satisfactory, but there is PLENTY of room to grow.
I am always open to suggestions regarding how growth might be accomplished. Please, get in touch with ideas related to content, collaborative projects, and general observations or advice (even if it's just to lay off the belabored Aerosmith references).
Greetings Before the Meetings
It's a quiet Friday here at MiLB.com headquarters, and my thoughts are turning toward the future.
The immediate future, as it were, as on Sunday I'll be traveling to Orlando in order to attend the annual schmooze-a-thon that is the Baseball Winter Meetings.
As for what I'll be doing there, to an extent that is still "up in the air." My overarching goal is to provide coverage that serves as an alternative (or complement) to the usual breathless reporting on trade rumors and free agent signings, looking at the Meetings experience from a variety of Minor League perspectives. At the very least, I'll make sure to once again document Trade Show lunch options.
So, if you're in Orlando next week make sure to say hello and give me an update on what you've been up to. As usual, I'll be the guy with the haircut.
Last year's Meetings were in Indianapolis, which allows me to segue somewhat smoothly into NEW LOGO NEWS.
We are 125 days from the 125th season of professional baseball in Indianapolis, and to celebrate this sesquicentennial the Indians will be displaying the following logo on the outfield wall and sporting it on the uniform:
While new logos have been prevalent this offseason, weekly web-based Minor League comedy series have been on the decline. The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are doing their part to reverse this trend, as season two of their highly-acclaimed "Offseason" series debuts next week.
Here's the tear-jerking teaser video. Get psyched!
Meanwhile, this amusing video from Everett just made it's way on to my radar. It's the "Bullpen Olympics", with events including "spitting, chugging, shooting, and flicking."
All I'll say about this is that these guys seem confused when it comes to the specifics of throat anatomy.
And — hey — it's Gratuitous Video Friday! Here's a clip of Tony Orlando at the Epcot Center, as soon I'll be in tony Orlando near the Epcot Center. Close enough, right?
Logos On and On and On
I've spent a lot of time over the past week writing about logos. This may seem like a frivolous endeavor, but not when you consider that within philosophy the word "logos" is defined as "the rational principle that governs and develops the universe."
Not so frivolous after all, is it? Thus justified, let me move on to the changes that have taken place in New Hampshire.
Before taking on the "Fisher Cats" moniker, Manchester's Eastern League franchise was briefly (and controversially) known as the "Primaries." It's fitting, then, that the team has changed its primary colors to ones which evoke the American democratic process: red, white, and blue.
Now that I've made things as confusing as possible, as is my m.o., let's go to the visual evidence. The team's primary logo used to look like this:
And now it looks like this:
The re-tooled home cap, with enhanced re-tail value:
And this? This is just awesome. Me to this Uncle Sam logo: I want you!
Meanwhile…The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, one of last week's blog subjects, have announced a contest in which fans are asked to take a picture of themselves with any of the new logos.
In order to help promote the contest, the team has created some Photoshopped classics of our 26th President to serve as inspiration. Classics such as this:
Now that's something you can take for granite.
Snakes Alive in Wisconsin
After two weeks of sustained internet hype, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers have finally unveiled their new logos to an eager and waiting fan base. Or should I say uncoiled their new logos:
The adoption of the new primary logo seen above means that the team has shed this, the old mark:
"We were looking to freshen up our look as well as bring in new elements," said Rob Zerjav, Timber Rattlers team president. "The jersey logo is a little edgier than the past logo and we now have an alternate logo that does not incorporate the snake, which gives us some additional branding opportunities. We are also pleased to keep our very familiar 'W with the snake wrap' logo as this logo is what Timber Rattlers fans identify with and it continues to be one
of the most popular logos in all of Minor League Baseball."
While the aforementioned alternate logo doesn't incorporate Fang the snake, it is rather fang-like. I'd like to think that Teddy Roosevelt would have chosen this logo to adorn his cuff links:
Continues the press release: The new Timber Rattlers home jerseys will feature a silver 'TIMBER' placed on top of a maroon 'RATTLERS'. The outer stems of the 'A' and the second 'R' in RATTLERS have been extended and curved to resemble the fangs of a snake.
Visual representation of the above text, featuring uniforms worn by eye-less, four-armed robo-men.
The following video highlights the Rattlers' new look, with beats by Kanye:
And, lest we forget, these new duds would make great Christmas gifts for all the reptile-loving Minor League Baseball aficionados in your household.
The Rattlers' updated look was designed by Studio Simon, who seem to be one of only two logo design companies that Minor League teams will work with.
It's certainly been a big week for logo news, and I'd be remiss in my duties if I didn't share the following link. Dave Levy over at SportsGrid blog thinks he may have discovered the motivation for the Asheville Tourists' ribs-eating moon logo.
Writes Levy: I've watched the SNL Best of Will Ferrell more times in my life than I can count, so there is only one possible thing in the world I think this could be a tip of the cap toward: Ferrell's brilliant Harry Caray impression. As he asks, "It's a simple question, doctor, would you eat the moon if it were made of ribs?
Plan B Branding designed the logo, and I emailed co-founder Jason Klein for comment on this most important issue. He played it coy, however, writing that he could "neither confirm or deny" Levy's speculation.
Jeez, I'm exhausted after so much investigative reporting. Time to go take a nap.
10 From '10
The 2010 Minor League season is now lifeless and entombed, but it is my duty to preserve the corpse so that future generations may gaze upon its sepulchral splendor.
To that end, today's post features my 10 favorite photographs from the recently deceased campaign. All of these pictures appeared on this blog at some point during the season, and are presented in the order in which they originally appeared.
Remember — it is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all. Let's all take a look at once was:
Snowpening Day — Freezing precipitation prevented the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers from playing their first scheduled home game, causing the players to release their start-of-the-season aggression upon hapless snowmen (note the Rattlers' scoreboard message, a nice example of thinking ahead).
Catatonic Cauliflower — Jerry "The King" Lawler visited Reading's FirstEnergy Stadium, leaving no doubt as to his feelings regarding rampaging vegetables.


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Wayne E. Herkimer, 79, of Millbury, Ohio, died Wednesday afternoon, August 10, 2011, in Bay Park Community Hospital, Oregon, Ohio.
Wayne was born September 13, 1931, in Monroe, Michigan, to Jacob and Vadah (Herkimer) Bunkleman. On July 17, 1979, in Toledo, Ohio, he married Nancy A. Bodi and she preceded him in death November 18, 2008.
Wayne was a 1949 graduate of Monroe High School and received his bachelor's degree in 1954 from the University of Toledo.
He retired as an engineer from Sun Oil Refinery in Toledo.
Wayne loved sailing and was a member of the Toledo Power Squadron. He also enjoyed traveling and frequenting his cottage at Lake Leelanau, Michigan.
Wayne is survived by his children, Scott (Dawn) Herkimer, Kent Herkimer, Holly (Jim) Coen, grandchildren, Kristen and Justin Coen, Megan Herkimer and Christopher Herkimer, foster daughter, Connie (John) Demecs-Bower, and the "mother of his four children," Aurelie Conn.
His parents, wife, Nancy, and son, Craig Herkimer, preceded him in death.
Visitation will be 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Monday, August 15, 2011, in the Robinson-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, 501 West St., Genoa, where the funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 16, 2011. Interment will take place in Elliston Cemetery, Graytown.
The family has suggested memorials for Wayne to Calvary Lutheran Church, 1930 Bradner Rd., Northwood, OH 43619; or the American Diabetes Association, 6800 W. Central Ave. Suite D1, Toledo, OH 43617. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.


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|RANK and File
|Written by Linda Palacios
|Thursday, 11 February 2010 08:40
RANK and File
Girlfriends go a long way in the motivation realm, so set each other up for success with this local running group. Learn how other members help you achieve your own goals.
Studies have shown that the people you are around can have an impact on your weight. Hang out with over-eaters, and you're more likely to start chowing down. Stick around the health-minded, and your vitamins and minerals might start stacking up. With this in mind, you and your girlfriends can be the positive impact on each other's waistlines and general health, and Runners Across Northern Kentucky (RANK) can help make it happen.
Started by local running enthusiast Earl Stanfield, RANK meets every Wednesday evening and Saturday morning to bring together a group of runners in training. The group rotates among three different meeting locations, which are Fusion Studio in Newport and the Florence and Independence locations of the Oxford Physical Therapy Centers.
The group started as a Flying Pig Marathon training group, but it quickly expanded to include other races, so one member might be training for a 5K while another works toward a half-marathon, says Beth Stanfield, Earl Stanfield's wife and current runner in-training for her first full marathon. Beyond the inclusion of various race lengths, RANK also welcomes all experience levels. From a Boston marathon qualifier to a runner who's just lacing up her shoes for her first race, RANK can accommodate a wide range of skill and training levels.
"Our idea was we were looking for people who were new to the whole running experience but don't necessarily want to feel like they're getting lost in the crowd," Beth Stanfield says.
She joined another training group to help her prepare for her first half-marathon, but in a group of about 600, she felt like just another number. "If we don't see people in a couple weeks, we're going to reach out to them and say, 'Hey, is everything OK? What can we do?' " Beth Stanfield says, so each member really becomes a part of the camaraderie.
This connectedness helps keep motivation high when loneliness kicks in on the course. As each runner continues to put one foot in front of the other, she knows she is getting one step closer either to seeing her group as she crosses the finish line or to cheering on that group once she has completed her own race, Beth Stanfield says.
The membership fee can come in the form of $20 or a case of water. Beth and Earl Stanfield absorb all of the other costs, including group T-shirts. To learn more about RANK, head to the group's Facebook page. Then grab your girlfriends and hit the road toward health!
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[NOTE: This application requires you to have either the free or paid version of Minecraft PE]
(If you have any issues, please contact using the email button in the app! We've yet to find anyone who's issue we've not been able to fix!)
Disclaimer – This is a third party App, it is not the game MineCraft or affiliated with the game and its makers in anyway.
App Changes
January 29, 2014 New version 1.72
September 02, 2013 New version 1.69
May 06, 2013 New version 1.29
April 20, 2013 New version 1.21
April 16, 2013 New version 1.2
April 01, 2013 New version 1.1
March 27, 2013 Initial Release