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Buses Become Mobile Billboards
The Rapid's 110 buses traverse six communities and cover some 450 square miles, so the ad messages they bear have the potential to really get around.
There doesn't seem to be a "typical customer" profile for bus advertising, but it seems to work well for a wide range of advertisers, said Stephen Loewenthal, president and CEO of Princeton Media.
His New Jersey-based firm specializes in transit advertising and has been working with ITP-The Rapid for three years.
"We've had medical facilities and auto dealerships, wireless companies and dot-com companies, housing developments and dentists — pretty much anything you can name as a business has advertised on buses successfully."
One thing that's unique about transit advertising over any other type is that the transit system gets 52 percent of all advertising proceeds.
"So in essence, when somebody buys outdoor advertising from us, they're contributing back to the community," Loewenthal said. "Each month we make out a check to the transit authority."
Currently, The Rapid's share of ad proceeds is about $95,000 a year, which flows into its operating budget.
The Rapid offers both interior and exterior advertising options, although advertisers cannot select specific routes to target geographic areas because the transit authority has to rotate the buses according to the system's needs, Loewenthal explained.
He said it's hard to quote advertising rates because it varies by the number of ads taken out and length of time they're run; the more, the longer, the better the rate.
There are additional costs for printing the ads as well, he noted. His company offers full design, printing and installation services for all ad placements.
Each bus has about 20 interior ad spaces that accommodate 11-inch high by 28-inch long cards fitting into frames above the windows.
Generally, interior advertising averages about $20 per card per month. Space must be purchased on a minimum three-month basis, and usually in a minimum quantity of 10 cards, which an advertiser can choose to place on 10 buses.
Exterior advertising offers more choices in terms of ad size, as well as greater exposure, and it's the form most advertisers prefer, Loewenthal said.
The driver's side of the bus, or the street side, accommodates a king-size, 30-inch-high by 12-foot-long advertisement, which rents for $245 to $285 a month.
The other side of the bus, referred to as the passenger side, accommodates a 30-inch-high by 8-foot-long space available for $220 to $250 per month.
At the rear of the bus, there's a 71-by-72-inch taillight display space available for $195 to $220 a month.
Advertising agencies tend to buy the king-sized space on the driver's side and local merchants tend to buy the taillight displays, he said.
"Advertisers' viewpoint is that the general public sees the outside of the bus and that's where they want to be.
"We have a region frequency that shows if you put up ads on 12 buses in Grand Rapids over three months, something like 96 percent of the population in Grand Rapids will have seen your ads."
Perhaps the most eye-catching way to advertise on The Rapid is the option of completely blanketing a bus — all four sides including windows — in a vinyl advertising design, which is referred to in the business as a "fully wrapped" or "illustrated" bus.
It's similar to a shrink-wrap effect but the material is applied like wallpaper. The material allows passengers to see out of the windows, but — from the outside — the windows appear to be covered by the design.
There is more cost involved in producing a fully wrapped ad, which generally runs around $1,800 a month, depending, again, on the number of total ads placed and the length of time they're up.
"It's quite dramatic because technically the customer kind of 'owns' the bus," Loewenthal said. "Nobody else's advertising is on it. It's very noticeable, and the surface of it is larger than the larger billboards in town, but less expensive overall."
Generally, he said, a wrap-around vinyl ad is kept on for at least a year because economically it doesn't make sense to put it up for any shorter length of time. The fully wrapped option appears to be growing in popularity. Loewenthal said that by April 1 four or five advertisers likely will use that option locally.
A lot of customers advertise for a year at a time, while others advertise for as little as three months, he said.
Sometimes a major advertiser will contract for just one month of advertising but will take a big position for the month, such as using 100 interior cards or perhaps 15 to 20 of the larger, exterior advertising spaces.
Ad spaces 20 inches high by 10 feet long also are available on the fiberglass tops of The Rapid's paratransit vans. Though the vans get a lot of mileage, they don't follow scheduled routes like the buses. Most advertisers like the idea of scheduled daily routes, so van advertising is a harder sell, Loewenthal said.
"But anybody who wants to make a deal on them, we're willing to talk with them," he added.
He believes there's a couple of advantages to exterior bus advertising over other outdoor advertising.
Like other outdoor advertising, it's a very good "reminder" type of message, and it helps coordinate other advertising in print and radio.
There's kind of a subliminal quality to these mobile billboard ads, too, he said.
"You might see the same bus three times a day whether you're driving around or standing still. People get a lot of impressions everyday of a certain ad without realizing it because it's just out there all the time."
Some months there's not enough space available and advertisers have to be turned away; then there are other months where advertising space goes begging, Loewenthal said.Demand for ads tends to be strongest from March through October, but the target is to have at least 75 percent of ad space rented consistently.


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Student Harmonic Analysis and PDE Seminar (HADES): Zeroes of harmonic functions and propagation of smallness
Seminar | March 6 | 3:30-5 p.m. | 740 Evans Hall
Aleksandr Logunov, Institute for Advanced Study
The classical Liouville theorem claims that any positive harmonic function in $R^n$ is a constant function. Nadirashvili conjectured that any non-constant harmonic function in $R^3$ has a zero set of infinite area. The conjecture is true and the following principle holds for harmonic functions: "the faster the function grows the bigger the area of its zero set is" and vice versa. Propagation of smallness techniques are useful to study zero sets of elliptic PDE. We will discuss two useful tools: three spheres theorem and quantitative Cauchy uniqueness.


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Symptoms of thymoma and thymic carcinoma will vary from patient to patient depending on the severity of the condition and whether the tumor has spread to other areas of the body. In the early stages of the condition, patients may not notice any symptoms at all. When symptoms are present, they may include:
- Shortness of breath
- Cough, which may contain blood
- Chest pain
- Trouble swallowing
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss
If the tumor is affecting the main blood vessel between the head and heart, known as superior vena cava, superior vena cava syndrome may develop. Symptoms of this syndrome can include:
- Swelling in the face, neck, and upper chest, sometimes with a bluish color
- Swelling of the visible veins in this part of the body
- Headaches
- Feeling dizzy or lightheaded
Thymoma and thymic carcinoma can cause secondary conditions that develop because of the tumor. These secondary conditions often include autoimmune disorders that cause the body to attack itself, such as myasthenia gravis, red cell aplasia, hypogammaglobulinemia and other autoimmune disorders. Symptoms of these autoimmune disorders may also be present.
Causes and Risk Factors
In the United States, thymoma is most commonly diagnosed in Asian and Pacific Islander communities. The risk of developing this condition increases with age and most patients are in their 70s when they are diagnosed.


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After a year-long analysis of the state of Internet security led by the National Security council, President Obama's cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt has released details of the administration's plan to protect the masses from cyberscumbags by creating a federal system for online identity authentication.
The Financial Times reported that "the creation of a system for identity management that would allow citizens to use additional authentication techniques, such as physical tokens or modules on mobile phones, to verify who they are before buying things online or accessing such sensitive information as health or banking records."
Good intentions aside, implementing a program of this nature could have repercussions far beyond combating phishers and scammers - it could put an end to any notion of online privacy and anonymity.
Electronic payment fraud and identity theft are serious problems, and are a drag on our economy which we could surely do without. But is this really where we need to begin?
Software continues to be produced with vulnerabilities written into the code, confidential information continues to be compromised on a daily basis due to lax security policies and employee unfamiliarity across a spectrum of industries, and information technology continues the shift to outsourced managed services in the cloud.
These realities create more opportunities for data loss on a massive scale.
So why pursue authentication issues as the first order of business? And why is a federally issued "cyber identity" being touted as the optimal solution, over and above a slew of commercial epayment security options already available?
At the risk of seeming like a tinfoil hat wearing paranoid, I ran across an article in the TeamCymru newsfeed from Prison Planet that really struck a nerve.
If you take away all the allusions to evil ulterior motives that pervades the article and simply look at the rant as an examination of some potential consequences from a federal cyber identity mandate, it quickly becomes clear that this may not be the best solution - for all of us Internet users anyway.
The article titled Cybersecurity Measures Will Mandate Government ID Tokens To Use The Internet was written by Paul Joseph Watson and Alex Jones, and asserts that "under the guise of cybersecurity, the government is moving to discredit and shut down the existing Internet infrastructure in the pursuit of a new, centralized, regulated world wide web."
Whether or not the true intention is to "discredit" the Internet, the more than forty cybersecurity related bills before Congress and the elevation of cybersecurity to the Czar level at the White House are clear evidence that the government is moving to "centralize and regulate" the Internet to some degree.
The article goes on to say that "similar legislation aimed at imposing Chinese-style censorship of the Internet and giving the state the power to shut down networks has already been passed globally, including in the UK, New Zealand and Australia."
While "Chinese-style censorship" is not specifically outlined in Schmidt's strategy, the proposal does entail requiring everyone who wants to access the Internet to register with the government, creating yet another layer of bureaucracy at potentially enormous cost to taxpayers.
If the government has to say "yes" to your request for access to the Internet, then they also have the power to say "no."
And there are many other issues that will arise from such a system, like whether the government will monitor and collect data on individual usage, and what steps would be taken to protect the system itself from being compromised.
Even if your access to the web remains unfettered, the requirement to register for and use a federal cyber identity would mean an end to one of the Internet's most lauded features - the ability to remain (relatively) anonymous.
The Prison Planet article claims that "abolition of anonymity is used to chill free speech," and they may be on to something here.
Though, I think the authors meant "freedom of speech" - but the term "free" might be more apt, as access to a web that is under federal control will undoubtedly cost users more than it does today.
Americans for Tax Reform sees federal control of the Internet as just another example of a backdoor tax that will make access to the Internet more expensive:
"Everyone will pay rates for service that the government sets. And everything passing through your Internet, TV, or phone would become subject to the FCC's consistent regulatory whim..."
Sorry Alex and company, it probably just comes down to the mighty dollar, and the opportunity to garner profits, fees and taxes.
Although, just because someone is paranoid, it does not mean someone else is not really out to get him.


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Thyroid Disorders Awareness
1st June 2017
Mr GREG PIPER ( Lake Macquarie ) ( 15:46 :54 ): I am pleased to contribute to this matter of public importance brought to the attention of the House by the member for Maitland. I endorse the comments of the member for Maitland and the member for Riverstone in relation to this matter. This week is International Thyroid Awareness Week and I am pleased to raise awareness about thyroid disorders and what can be done to minimise the effect they can have on the health of those affected by a thyroid disorder. According to the Thyroid Foundation, women are 10 times more likely to have a thyroid disorder than men.
The thyroid gland is in the front of the neck below the voice box and is shaped like a butterfly. Every cell in the body depends on thyroid hormones for regulation of the metabolism. Thyroid disorders are a common problem and can cause the thyroid to produce too much hormone—hyperthyroidism—or not enough hormone, hypothyroidism. I have a close friend, Ronnie, who has been affected by Graves disease, which is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. It is triggered by the immune system producing antibodies that stimulate the thyroid gland to increase the size of the gland and produce excessive amounts of thyroid hormone.
About a year and half ago, she become quite unwell. She had all the classic symptoms—weight loss, sweats, heart palpitations, hand tremor, tiredness, weak muscles, racing heart rate, anxiety, goitre, which is an enlarged thyroid, and protruding eyes. She had been sick for several months until a lung specialist realised she had thyroid issues. She was referred to an endocrinologist immediately and the specialist was shocked she was still alive because her body was under so much pressure she could have had a heart attack. Ronnie still battles with this issue today but she has come a long way and is getting better and better each day. She is so grateful for the support she has received from her endocrinologist and her family and friends to get her feeling like herself again.
Who would have thought the butterfly-shaped gland in the base of her neck could affect her life so much. Ronnie said that if only someone had noticed her protruding eyes or enlarged goitre she may have sought treatment for this disease earlier. Hopefully by sharing her story and others here today, we can raise awareness during this important week. If a person thinks they might have these symptoms, they should check with their general practitioner, or indeed, if people notice someone with these symptoms they should advise them to see their doctor. This is an important health issue, particularly for women, and I thank the member for Maitland for bringing it to the attention of the Parliament as a matter of public importance.
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I had been using PackageTrackr which is now known as Fara for over a year now and it helps me keep track of all trackable inbound and outbound packages that I need real-time logistics information on. Below is a screenshot of what the new Fara service looks like which is a significant improvement over the old PackageTrackr service.
If you happen to have a lot of packages going out for the Holidays or for any reason then Fara can be of real use to you and best of all they do have an app for the iPhone and the service is totally FREE.


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Strathmore Medical Practice has to cater for a diverse community with a wide range languages being spoken. The simplest and most cost effective way to translate the website content into a multitude of languages is with Google Translate.
Obviously the translations aren't always perfect and some languages are supported better than others but great strides have been made in recent years and it's a viable solution.
Visit website: www.strathmoremedicalpractice.wales.nhs.uk


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Made from hundreds of standard metal nails, the Nail Cloud is a customizable lamp that will make a sharp addition to any interior space. Handmade by product designer Ilias Ernst, the lamp is held together with a hanging magnet strong enough to suspend small metal objects within its magnetic field. The cumulus of sharp nails floats around a light bulb creating a shade, and a fantastic play of shadows can be seen projected on the surrounding walls.
Made from nails and magnets positioned around a hanging light, the Nail Cloud remains ever unique and fully customizable. The user can easily change the shape and size of the light simply by adding other metal objects to the magnetic field.
Ilias Ernst works from his Amsterdam-based studio creating unique everyday objects out of common, affordable materials.
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Are you ready to carry people on your shoulders and squeeze through sweaty crowds?
We may not be going to the massive Coachella in Palm Springs California but same advice and rules apply for the Electric Picnic, Indiependence, Sea Sessions, Body & Soul and all the other Irish outdoor gigs.
What we Irish need to add to the list is camping in the rain, cars stuck through in the mud and falling out (stoned and/or pissed) with your best friend at 5am with nowhere to go.
Never again we all say …. and then summer arrives .. and guess what? Be safe and enjoy.
Credit – Boot Camp Funnies


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North Carolina Chapters Capture 14 Col. Marvin J. Harris Communication Awards
April 16, 2015
* Each year, the winners in the annual MOAA Col. Marvin J. Harris Communication Awards contest are revealed to the state Council presidents attending "Storming the Hill" in Washington, DC.
* This year, North Carolina Council of Chapters President COL Jeri Graham, USA, Ret. learned that 14 communication awards will be forthcoming for the council and chapters in our our state council.
* Kudos to everyone!!
North Carolina Council:
- Winner, Council Connections Electronic newsletter, Doug Ehrhardt, Editor
- 2nd Runner Up, Website, Doug Ehrhardt, Webmaster
- 2nd Runner Up, Council Comments Print newsletter, Bill & Dee Culler, Co-Editors
North Carolina Chapters:
- Cape Fear, Winner, Website, Juan Chavez, Webmaster
- Cape Fear, Winner, Gram of Info Electronic newsletter, Juan Chavez, Editor
- Catawba Valley, Winner, Unique Communication - Business & Recruiting Cards
- Charlotte-Metrolina, Winner, The Gouge Electronic Newsletter, Ron Wilsbach, Editor
- Coastal Carolina, 2nd Runner Up, Clarion Print Newsletter, Bill & Dee Culler, Co-Editors
- New River, Winner, Unique Communication - "We Are" Program
- Sandhills, Winner, Unique Communication - Recruiting Brochure
- Sandhills, 2nd Runner Up, Website, Mary Schneider, Webmaster
- TarHeel Central, Winner, Unique Communication - Recruiting Brochure
- Western, Winner, Web Legislative Coverage, LTC Karen McKay, Editor
- Western, 2nd Runner Up, Website, LTC Leonard Baker, Webmaster


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Only introduced to the states within the last few or so years, the Daewoo line of vehicles have become popular for many reasons. Their performance and dependability are overwhelming, not to mention, their overall look is quiet becoming. However, finding replacement parts for these Korean models can prove to be rather daunting. In fact, for years, many buyers stayed away from the foreign market, even though their vehicles have proven to be very dependable and high performance, why? You may ask. Mostly, due to the fact that no one wanted to spend days and months searching for a headlight replacement part, thankfully, the world of Internet shopping has turned the auto parts world into a booming business.
The Daewoo Lanos, the smallest of the three Daewoo vehicles, dawned our American highways in 1999. This front wheel drive compact vehicle offers the owner a high performance car and low fuel economy. As well, many an American and foreign made rivals have tried to compete with these small sedans; only to find that it's harder than it looks.
The Leganza is Daewoo's four door sedan, featured on the roadways with a state of the art braking system that allows for quicker and smoother stops. Lastly, the Daewoo Nubira, available in both a sedan and wagon version, is available with high end standard amenities, like leather seats and keyless entry.
Although, these cars have proven to be dependable, many young Americans are updating these Korean automobiles with performance up-grades, custom body parts, as well as muscle car components and options. At our website, you'll find all your needs for updating, restoring, and customizing these Daewoo automobiles. Our parts list include all three of the Daewoo models listed above, from the 1998 models to the 2002 models, and every year in between.
The Daewoo parts list at our website, www.carbodyparts.net; offers the owner a wide array of choices and aftermarket parts. In many instances, our parts surpass those that first appeared on the performance vehicle. We specialize in parts and accessories for models like the Daewoo Lanos, the Daewoo Leganza, and the Daewoo Nubira. Our parts are aftermarket and first quality, so there's no need to worry about quality and performance. As well, our OEM parts are certified with ISO standards, which mean that these parts are well-made and well-assembled.
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Oklahoma linebacker Frank Shannon's pending suspension could push Jordan Evans into the spotlight.
Oklahoma has taken steps to suspend Shannon for a year, but the school has been unable to enforce the decision. In a news release on Monday, Oklahoma president David L. Boren said the school's internal disciplinary process has voted to remove Shannon for a violation of its Title IX policy, which covers sexual misconduct.
Evans started one game last year while Shannon was injured, against Texas Tech, and the inside linebacker had a career-high eight tackles and a pass breakup. He missed much of the second half of the season with an ankle injury, but recovered and started the spring game. Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said Evans had a good spring and summer.
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#1351 by deweyandrew
15 Nov 2018, 13:14
15 Nov 2018, 13:14
Mostly Varroa. Some wrapping & starvation issues. And yes it is cold here - most winters I reach -35F (-37C)
Hello Andrew!deweyandrew wrote: ↑13 Nov 2018, 22:34What do you think is essential for new beekeepers to learn?
Do you find the BBKA Courses cover all that they ought to well?
(My first name is Andrew)
Poly hives and reptile heaters for small nucs...Steve (The Drone) wrote: ↑18 Nov 2018, 10:10( would be interesting to here what tips our Scandinavian Chums get on).