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And that is what this strip comes down to. It's a pun, and not even a clever one. Puns are the lowest form of humor, and most of Randall's recent work. One might argue that xkcd does not take itself seriously; today's comic is a self-aware, semi-apologetic pun. However, admitting that puns aren't funny does not excuse making one and expecting your audience to forgive it, or even like it. Again, though, this is most of what Randall does, so it's hard to argue that this particular strip is worse than any other. It's just xkcd as usual.
This strip relies almost entirely on niche appeal. There's nothing inherently wrong with this, but wouldn't it be better if he actually made a clever joke about calculus, requiring significant knowledge of the field to understand, instead of a terrible pun? Knowing the history of the invention of calculus does not enhance this strip. Beyond the mere fact that "derivative" is a term used in calculus, knowledge about calculus does not enhance this strip. On the flip side of that coin, anyone who doesn't know what a derivative is didn't get this comic. Randall has already accepted that this comic relies on niche appeal, and yet he failed to do anything interesting with it. Most likely, because he wasn't clever enough to. Nope, comics don't have to be funny anymore; they just have to be about something you like.
And then, to top it all off, he closed with a reference to CSI: Miami, which has become another popular internet inside joke. It isn't even that funny: you just make a pun in the first two panels, then the guy puts on a pair of sunglasses, and finally, YEEAAAAH. It's something people do on /b/ because they aren't funny or clever and it doesn't take much effort. The original comic was funny, but none of its derivatives were. And Randall's derivative is no different. If this were any other situation, I would be struck with the absurdity of Newton doing the CSI Miami meme, but not from xkcd. Randall does stuff like this all the time.
What's else to say? The art is terrible, as always. A stick figure with white hair and a stick figure with black hair? He honestly would have done better to use the original comic as a template, as this guy in the forums did. It would have worked best if he had redrawn the template to put Newton in it instead. But no; Randall only does stick figures. At this point, Randall would be better off doing a sprite comic.
You know what the worst thing is? I got the calculus joke, including the history of its invention. I got the internet joke. I'm a perfect example of the very niche Randall is going for, and I hate him. Why? Because xkcd isn't funny or interesting. It's as simple as that. And yet, as a computer science major, I'm surrounded by people who love the guy. If it weren't for them, I would have simply decided I didn't like xkcd anymore and stopped reading it. It is because of them that I hate it enough to write a guest post for xkcdsucks. And why do they love it? For half-baked puns like today's comic. Either make xkcd a niche comic, Randall, or don't. You can't have it both ways.
Carl again: I actually do like puns, but I feel like calculus puns are really old (we'll get there in a second). And it was delivered better than most puns he gives us (see the infamous classic Uterus-Hertz). So honestly I think I should be a little nicer to this one. I guess that means we are grading randall...on a CURVE! ZING! ha ha, oh man, ZING! ha ha, is there no LIMIT to the puns you could make? oh man i did it again! this post is turning so funny you might not be able to DIFFERENTIATE it from xkcd itself! my my, now I've gone off on a TANGENT of my own! oh! heavens, this is amusing! ok i'm done now.
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Producers from the hit TV musical talent show "American Idol" will be at the Illinois State Fair next week looking for the show's next recording star.
Producers from the hit TV musical talent show "American Idol" will be at the Illinois State Fair next week looking for the show's next recording star.
The Fox television show will conduct open auditions from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 8 and 9 — the first two full days of the state fair — at the entrance to the carnival midway, state fair manager Amy Bliefnick said Thursday.
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American Idol's visit to Springfield is part of a new series of auditions being held at county and state fairs. The tryouts are in addition to the traditional auditions held in large venues in bigger cities.
Illinois' fair is the second stop on AI's fair circuit. The San Diego County Fair hosted the first stop in June.
All eligible fairgoers between the ages of 15-28 will have a chance to audition, according to a news release from the show.
Participants can bring a musical instrument to audition but may be asked to sing without it.
The show's celebrity judges will not be in attendance at the Illinois State Fair, a spokeswoman for Fox said. Instead, "American Idol" producers will screen the talent in Springfield and will decide which performers will qualify for additional rounds of auditions in another city on a future date, when they could get a chance to receive the so-called "golden ticket" to the Hollywood round of the competition.
"American Idol Live," featuring the top 10 performers from the last season of the show, is the Grandstand entertainment on Aug. 8.
Elsewhere at the fair
Fair officials on Thursday also previewed other events, attractions and deep-fried food people can find at the 162nd version of the state fair, which kicks off Thursday night with the annual "Twilight Parade." The fair then runs for 10 full days through Aug. 17.
Fairgoers seeking their cholesterol thrills will be able to buy a quarter-pound bacon-on-a-stick, chocolate-covered bacon, bacon-flavored popcorn, bacon-wrapped pork wings, candy bars wrapped in bacon and deep-fried and maple bacon funnel cake.
There also will be new noodle-based foods and even a "horseshoe pocket" that can be eaten on the move.
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Lots of Lincoln
The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency and its prize attraction, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, will have a spot in the Governor's Tent to help people do family research, said Amy Martin, director of the agency.
There will be two computers dedicated to genealogical research set up with library volunteers to help those who want to do research.
A Lincoln re-enactor will be at the tent from 11 a.m. to noon each day to pose for pictures with fairgoers.
The Governor's Tent also will be showing a different Illinois-themed movie daily.
At the Illinois Building, IHPA will team with the 42-county Looking for Lincoln Coalition to provide living history exhibits and demonstrations.
Martin said there will be a "Wheel of History" where people can win prizes by correctly answering questions about history; a holographic Lincoln giving his Farewell Address to Springfield; and a bean bag game for kids.
Outside the building will be a Civil War encampment, a full-size Conestoga wagon and period activities such as weaving. And, of course, a daily dose of Lincoln.
Thursday's preview event was held in Happy Hollow, once home to the fair's carnival.
Bliefnick said the carnival won't be returning to that location, but a family-friendly park atmosphere soon will.
She said Illinois Green Industries last year came up with three designs to transform Happy Hollow, "to make it more like a family park, where people can sit in the shade and enjoy music."
There's no shade yet, but workmen were busy landscaping a prairie garden with stone rails for sitting to be completed by opening day.
Bliefnick said she's looking for sponsors to help complete the three- to five-year project, which will include a permanent auditorium with bench seating built into the hillside.
'Essence of livestock'
Many of the fair's favorite areas such as Conservation World will again be present, and popular events like the husband-calling contest will return. Bliefnick said the Crossfit competition will expand to two days this year.
New for 2014 is a celebrity showmanship contest where eight to 10 celebrities will show a steer.
Bliefnick noted that the building that housed the Illinois wine competition and wine sampling has been torn down. The wineries will be in a tent this year, but a new building will be erected by the 2015 fair, she said.
The State Journal-Register and the fair are co-sponsoring a new contest for food vendors that will include a "people's choice" vote.
The first Golden Abe's Fantastic Fair Food Contest is from noon to 2 p.m. Aug. 7 at the state fair's Administrative Office. Any vendor selling food at the fair may enter the contest, and local chefs will judge the entries.
Fairgoers may select their favorites through "selfie" photo submissions during the first weekend of the fair. The winner of the people's choice award will be announced Aug. 11.
State Agriculture Director Bob Flider welcomed the arrival of the fair.
"Soon the essence of livestock will be in the air," he said.
Larry Moffett of Mount Zion, whose family has exhibited livestock at the fair for 60 consecutive years, said the Illinois fair is "one of the largest and most competitive" in the country.
"If you're at the top of your class at the Illinois State Fair," he said, "you'll be competitive nationally."
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We don't often pay attention to entry-level product launches, but Sony's latest laptop offerings have piqued our interest. There's no question that once you're talking about spending $1,000 or more on a high-end Ultrabook, there are many respectable options: you can get a nice, high-resolution screen and good build quality from Lenovo's IdeaPad Yoga and X1 Carbon, Dell's XPS 12, or Asus' Zenbook Prime series. However, as we found the last time we took a look at entry-level laptops, it's hard to find features like this at or below $600.
That's one of the things that Sony wants to change with its new mainstream laptop lineup, dubbed the VAIO Fit series. You won't mistake these for premium machines, but they do raise the bar in one important respect: a Sony rep told us that none of the systems would include a 1366×768 display. The 14-inch models use a 1600×900 resolution, while the 15-inch models bump this to 1920×1080.
The Fit brand is intended to eventually clean up Sony's confusing laptop lineup, which currently consists of the E-series (low-end), the S-series (mid-end), and the T-series (Ultrabooks), joining the existing Tap and Duo brands in an effort to make the lineup less obtuse.
That being said, Sony still offers a bewildering range of options across the four laptops being introduced today. The Fit E laptops come in 14- and 15-inch versions, which begin at $549.99 and $579.99, respectively. The base price includes an all-plastic chassis and the screens mentioned earlier (touch is a $100 add-on) as well as a dual-core Pentium 2117U CPU (upgradeable to a dual-core Core i3, i5, or i7), integrated graphics (upgradeable to an Nvidia GeForce 740M with either 1GB or 2GB of video RAM), 4GB of RAM (upgradeable to 6GB or 8GB), a 500GB 5400RPM hard drive (which can be switched out for larger and/or hybrid hard drives, but not SSDs), a DVD burner (upgradeable to a Blu-ray burner), and Windows 8 (or Windows 8 Pro). A fully loaded Fit 14E can cost as much as $1,279.99, or $1,309.99 for the Fit 15E.
The 14- and 15-inch Fit laptops (with no E) are a bit more expensive (they start at $649.99 and $699.99), but usually have better upgrade options and are a bit faster to begin with. The base price for the Fit 14 and Fit 14 includes a plastic-and-aluminum chassis, the non-touch screens (touch still costs $100 more), a dual-core Core i3 CPU (upgradeable to a Core i5 or i7), integrated graphics (upgradeable to a 1GB or 2GB GeForce GT 735M), 4GB of RAM (with 8GB and 12GB options), 500GB hybrid hard drives (upgradeable to 750GB or 1TB hybrid drives or 256GB and 512GB SSDs), a DVD burner (upgradeable to a Blu-ray burner), and Windows 8 (or Windows 8 Pro). The SSD options drive the maximum price of these laptops up to $2,159.99 and $2,209.99, respectively.
All four systems include additional niceties like backlit keyboards (with a number pad in the 15-inch models); NFC, single-band Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth, front-facing webcams, and software-enhanced sound courtesy of Sony's ClearAudio+ technology.
While the Fit line is supposed to simplify Sony's product lineup, the need to offer multiple options for each and every thing (as well as multiple colors, depending on which laptop you're buying and whether or not it includes a touchscreen) doesn't end up simplifying much at all. Fit, as a name, is preferable to a series of random letters, but the experience of buying one of these laptops probably won't differ much from the situation as it currently stands.
Sony sent us a touch-equipped version of the Fit 15 so we could clock some extended hands-on time with the hardware in addition to the brief demos we were given in the company's New York office. You won't mistake these for the premium Ultrabooks we often review around these parts, but for the money they aren't bad.
The first and most obvious improvement is the screen, which as we mentioned is a 1920×1080 panel rather than the 1366×768 that we all love to hate. The quality of the panel itself is still what you'd expect in a low-end or midrange laptop; it's a TN panel, which means that colors are a little washed out and the viewing angles (vertical especially) are poor compared to the IPS displays you'll get in most Ultrabooks or tablets. The screen does, however, get nice and bright.
The touch functionality itself is accurate. Whatever Sony is coating the screen with does a fair job of repelling those pesky fingerprints and smudges, but it does make the surface of the screen feel slightly sticky, and I found that it was more difficult to drag my finger around the screen than it is on most touchscreens.
As for the build quality—well, you can only expect so much at this price point. The all-plastic Fit E models feel fairly well put-together and rigid given their material, but they are susceptible to a fair bit of creaking and flexing, especially in the lids. This is also true of the more expensive Fit models (which add an aluminum lid and palm rest to a plastic bottom and keyboard area). You also shouldn't expect them to be as thin and light as Ultrabooks, given their screen sizes and the extra thickness needed to accommodate the optical drive.
Next, we arrive at the keyboard and trackpad, another area where entry-level laptops could use a lot of help. The actual keyboard layout is good—there are no shrunken, oddly placed keys here—but there's very little key travel. This is especially disappointing given that, unlike in some Ultrabooks, these computers aren't trying to shave off precious millimeters in an attempt to nab the "thinnest laptop" crown. There's plenty of room for satisfactory key travel, but the Fit delivers one of the shallower laptop keyboards I've used in recent memory. The keyboard's backlight is nice and bright, but (at least in the silver model we tested) it's very uneven.
The computer's trackpad is of the now-standard buttonless, clickable variety, and we happily have no problems in particular to report with it. Pinch-to-zoom, two-fingered scrolling, and the Windows 8 trackpad gestures all worked predictably and without issue, and we had no issues with palm rejection while we were being dissatisfied with the keyboard.
Finally, we arrive at the insides of the computer. These PCs all use the same dual-core Ivy Bridge Ultrabook chips that we've seen in numerous machines over the last year (our review unit also came with the integrated HD Graphics 4000), and at this point we don't have much to say that hasn't already been said—performance is excellent for general usage (though slowed down a bit by the use of spinning hard drives) and lighter or older games, but users with more demanding workloads may want to consider a PC with a quad-core chip (or one of the dedicated graphics upgrades). The sole caveat here is that Haswell, Intel's next-generation CPU architecture, is due out next month, and while it's going to take a while to filter down to this price point, it's always worth taking a moment to consider a new PC purchase when the latest-and-greatest chips are just weeks away.
In the end, we consider any step forward in entry-level PCs to be a positive development, and Sony's push away from the dreaded 1366×768 in the new Fit laptops is something we hope to see from every PC OEM as they begin to unveil their summer and fall lineups. That said, the Fit and Fit E laptops are not immune to the weaknesses of other laptops in this price range: the screens' viewing angles are poor, the keyboard is dissatisfying, and in general the build quality, size, and weight are less impressive than that of many Ultrabooks. Given that Ultrabooks can cost two-to-three times what these laptops do, however, the Fit laptops are still worth a look if you're interested in a solid PC that won't entirely drain your bank account.


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Nokia CEO Stephen Elop appeared to welcome the idea of Microsoft creating its own Windows Phone in an investor call today. Elop has previously declined to acknowledge or confirm such a project was underway at Redmond, but we later covered news that Microsoft does indeed have its own Windows Phone in the works.
The response from Elop is directed at questions on whether a potential Surface phone would be viewed as competition and harm the partnership the company has with Microsoft. The CEO went onto say:
"We're encouraging of HTC and Samsung and Microsoft or whomever to have devices in the market and to be making whatever investments that helps spur the ecosystem on."
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It's clear that Microsoft is currently undergoing a shift in focus to a device and services company, which is something that has been reiterated with the Surface Windows 8 tablets. Microsoft entering into the hardware side of Windows Phone would put the company in direct competition with Nokia and other OEM partners. What we could see from Microsoft is a unique experience that offers that special spark for fans of the OS.
Elop showed little concern over possible disruption to the Windows Phone ecosystem, adding further confidence in the company's Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 smartphones.
"We're very proud of the unique differentiation that we are bringing to the Windows Phone platform. It's not something that's easily replicated or reinvented or anything like that."
What Microsoft plans to achieve with such a smartphone is unclear, but with the investment it has made in Nokia, as well as the refreshed relationship with HTC, some would be taken by surprise should the company release Windows Phone 8 hardware of its own. Could we see possible customisation, or would Microsoft produce a 'pure' Windows Phone experience?
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We always salute the famous historical heroic figures like Pulaski or Kosciusko or possibly scientists like Madame Skladowska Curie and Mikolaj Copernicus or maybe a musician like Fryderyk Chopin. But I do not want this month to go by without a listing of the literary talents and the artistic talents. Yesterday I wrote about the writers and today I wanted to mention the painters and scupltors.
Piotr Michałowski, Jan Matejko (Stanczyk's portrait painter — see below for self-portrait), Walery Elijasz (guess why he is in the list), Stanisław Wyspiański (also was on the list of writers yesterday too).
Here are an abbreviated list of painters & scupltors for you to explore:
Olga Boznańska, Konstanty Brandel, Xawery Dunikowski, Julian Fałat, Jacek Malczewski, Józef Mehoffer, Józef Pankiewicz, Ferdynand Ruszczyc, Jan Stanisławski, Władysław Ślewiński, Wojciech Weiss, Leon Wyczółkowski, Konstanty Laszczka
Walery Elijasz who may or may not be related to this author was famous for his book illustrations and travels through Zakopane where he was a major part in the founding an artists colony there.
If Stanczyk could get you to view one artist's works it would be Jan Matejko (1838-1893). His home is a museum in old city Krakow and can be visited. He is the artist whose painting is at the top of this blog. You have probably seen his painting of Polish kings in books or on Polish stamps. This jester has a work of his on Copernicus (on a rooftop with his scientific tools, "Conversation with God") that is much beloved. Jan Matejko also wrote a small book in Polish on the Polish kings using his artwork on them and provides a genealogical/historical sketch of each king. Besides his historical paintings of Battles and Kings, he is also renown for his portraiture. The Krakow Academy of Fine Arts where he served for many years was named for him in 1979. He was a true Master of the Fine Arts.


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Jenell (Jan) Shirk, 86, of Delavan, passed away peacefully Friday, May 2, at Walworth Mercy Hospital in Williams Bay.
Jan was born on September 26, 1927 in Mount Carroll, Illinois to Thomas and Paulina (Cronister) Sisler. She graduated from Mount Carroll High School, Mount Carroll, Illinois and went on to graduate from Schrimer College with a teaching certificate. She spent her first years of teaching in a one-room school house teaching children from 1st grade through 8th grade.
On August 9, 1948 she married Robert L. Shirk, who sadly passed away in 1972.
Jan was a long standing member of the Delavan United Methodist Church and took part in many activities and committees of the church ranging from Sunday school teacher, UMW (United Methodist Women) activities, meals on wheels, rotary lunches, choir, caring ministries, bible studies and the nurture team.
Jan is proceeded in death by her husband, Robert, her parents Thomas and Paulina Sisler and her brother W. Allen Sisler.
Jan is survived by her two children, Jane (Peter) Olk of Hortonville, and Joe (Cheryl) Shirk of Elkhorn and her two grandchildren, Riley and Nolan Shirk, as well as three step-grandchildren Deanna Olk of Appleton, Jeremy Olk of Little Chute, and Erika (Olk) Osegard of Hammond, Wisconsin in addition to three great step-grandchildren, Jordan Olk of Appleton, and Emma and Madyson Osegard of Hammond.
Jan loved music and played the piano all of her life. She especially loved spending time with her much adored grandchildren, Riley and Nolan, and hearing of all of their activities. She will be remembered by all as a woman who always had a positive attitude and a smile on her face and love in her heart and would always say something nice to anyone she would meet. She will be missed by all.
Services will be held at 6:00pm on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Delavan United Methodist Church, 213 S Second St., in Delavan. Visitation will be held from 3:00pm until 6:00pm at the church on Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established at Delavan United Methodist Church in her name. Monroe Funeral Home, in Delavan, WI, is assisting the family. Visit us at monroefh.com.


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Canada Population: 35,362,90558 VISITORS FROM HERE!
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|A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867, while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically, the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across the world's longest international border. Canada faces the political challenges of meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care, education, social services, and economic competitiveness, as well as responding to the particular concerns of predominantly francophone Quebec. Canada also aims to develop its diverse energy resources while maintaining its commitment to the environment.
Second-largest country in world (after Russia) and largest in the Americas; strategic location between Russia and US via north polar route; approximately 90% of the population is concentrated within 160 km (100 mi) of the US border; Canada has more fresh water than any other country and almost 9% of Canadian territory is water; Canada has at least 2 million and possibly over 3 million lakes - that is more than all other countries combined
|Northern North America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean on the east, North Pacific Ocean on the west, and the Arctic Ocean on the north, north of the conterminous US
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 9,984,670 sq km
land: 9,093,507 sq km
water: 891,163 sq km
Size comparison: slightly larger than the US
|Land Boundaries:
|total: 8,893 km border countries (1): US 8,893 km (includes 2,477 km with Alaska) note: Canada is the world's largest country that borders only one country
|202,080 km note: the Canadian Arctic Archipelago - consisting of 36,563 islands, several of them some of the world's largest - contributes to Canada easily having the longest coastline in the world
|Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
|varies from temperate in south to subarctic and arctic in north
|mostly plains with mountains in west, lowlands in southeast
|Elevation extremes:
|Natural resources:
|iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, rare earth elements, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower
|Land use:
| agricultural land: 6.8% arable land 4.7%; permanent crops 0.5%; permanent pasture 1.6% forest: 34.1%
other: 59.1% (2011 est.)
|Irrigated land:
|8,700 sq km (2012)
|Natural hazards:
|continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains, a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic, Pacific, and North American interior, and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains volcanism: the vast majority of volcanoes in Western Canada's Coast Mountains remain dormant
|Current Environment Issues:
|metal smelting, coal-burning utilities, and vehicle emissions impacting on agricultural and forest productivity; air pollution and resulting acid rain severely affecting lakes and damaging forests; ocean waters becoming contaminated due to agricultural, industrial, mining, and forestry activities
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Seals, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Marine Life Conservation
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| noun: Canadian(s)
adjective: Canadian
|Ethnic groups:
|Canadian 32.2%, English 19.8%, French 15.5%, Scottish 14.4%, Irish 13.8%, German 9.8%, Italian 4.5%, Chinese 4.5%, North American Indian 4.2%, other 50.9% note: percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents were able to identify more than one ethnic origin (2011 est.)
|English (official) 58.7%, French (official) 22%, Punjabi 1.4%, Italian 1.3%, Spanish 1.3%, German 1.3%, Cantonese 1.2%, Tagalog 1.2%, Arabic 1.1%, other 10.5% (2011 est.)
|Catholic 39% (includes Roman Catholic 38.8%, other Catholic .2%), Protestant 20.3% (includes United Church 6.1%, Anglican 5%, Baptist 1.9%, Lutheran 1.5%, Pentecostal 1.5%, Presbyterian 1.4%, other Protestant 2.9%), Orthodox 1.6%, other Christian 6.3%, Muslim 3.2%, Hindu 1.5%, Sikh 1.4%, Buddhist 1.1%, Jewish 1%, other 0.6%, none 23.9% (2011 est.)
|35,362,905 (July 2016 est.)
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 15.44% (male 2,799,758/female 2,661,645)
15-24 years: 12.12% (male 2,204,127/female 2,080,587)
25-54 years: 40.32% (male 7,231,200/female 7,028,692)
55-64 years: 13.94% (male 2,443,452/female 2,484,788)
65 years and over: 18.18% (male 2,863,114/female 3,565,542) (2016 est.)
|Dependency ratios:
| total dependency ratio: 47.3%
youth dependency ratio: 23.5%
elderly dependency ratio: 23.8%
potential support ratio: 4.2% (2015 est.)
|Median age:
| total: 42 years
male: 40.8 years
female: 43.3 years (2016 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|0.74% (2016 est.)
|Birth rate:
|10.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Death rate:
|8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|5.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
| urban population: 81.8% of total population (2015)
rate of urbanization: 1.22% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Major urban areas - population:
|Toronto 5.993 million; Montreal 3.981 million; Vancouver 2.485 million; Calgary 1.337 million; OTTAWA (capital) 1.326 million; Edmonton 1.272 million (2015)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
|Mother's mean age at first birth:
|28.1 (2011 est.)
|Maternal mortality rate:
|7 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 4.6 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 81.9 years male: 79.2 years
female: 84.6 years (2016 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|1.6 children born/woman (2016 est.)
|Health expenditures:
|10.4% of GDP (2014)
|Physicians density:
|2.07 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
|Hospital bed density:
|2.7 beds/1,000 population (2010)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 99.8% of population
urban: 0% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 0.2% of population (2015 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 100% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 99.8% of population
urban: 0% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 0.2% of population (2015 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|fewer than 400 (2013 est.)
|Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|30.1% (2014)
|Education expenditures:
|5.3% of GDP (2011)
|Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:
| total: 13.5% male: 15%
female: 11.9% (2014 est.)
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Canada
etymology: the country name derives from the St. Lawrence Iroquoian word "kanata" meaning village or settlement
|Government type:
|federal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
| name: Ottawa
geographic coordinates: 45 25 N, 75 42 W
time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins second Sunday in March; ends first Sunday in November
note: Canada has six time zones
|Administrative divisions:
|10 provinces and 3 territories*; Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories*, Nova Scotia, Nunavut*, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon*
|1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (recognized by UK per Statute of Westminster)
|National holiday:
|Canada Day, 1 July (1867)
|made up of unwritten and written acts, customs, judicial decisions, and traditions dating from 1763; the written part of the constitution consists of the Constitution Act of 29 March 1867, which created a federation of four provinces, and the Constitution Act of 17 April 1982; several amendments to the 1982 Constitution Act, last in 2011 (2016)
|Legal system:
|common law system except in Quebec, where civil law based on the French civil code prevails
|18 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| head of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General David JOHNSTON (since 1 October 2010)
head of government: Prime Minister Justin Pierre James TRUDEAU (Liberal Party) (since 4 November 2015)
cabinet: Federal Ministry chosen by the prime minister usually from among members of his own party sitting in Parliament elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister for a 5-year term; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition in the House of Commons generally designated prime minister by the governor general
|Legislative branch:
| description: bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat (105 seats; members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister and can serve until age 75) and the House of Commons or Chambre des Communes (338 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve a maximum of 4-year terms)
elections: House of Commons - last held on 19 October 2015 (next to be held in 2019)
election results: House of Commons - percent of vote by party - Liberal Party 39.5%, Conservative Party 31.9%, NDP 19.7%, Bloc Quebecois 4.7%, Greens 3.4%, other .8%; seats by party - Liberal Party 184, Conservative Party 99, NDP 44, Bloc Quebecois 10, Greens 1
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): Supreme Court of Canada (consists of the chief justice and 8 judges); note - in 1949, Canada abolished all appeals beyond its Supreme Court, which prior to that time, were heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) judge selection and term of office: chief justice and judges appointed by the prime minister in council; all judges appointed for life with mandatory retirement at age 75
subordinate courts: subordinate courts: federal level: Federal Court of Appeal; Federal Court; Tax Court; federal administrative tribunals; courts martial; provincial/territorial level: provincial superior, appeals, first instance, and specialized courts; in 1999, the Nunavut Court - a circuit court with the power of a provincial superior court as well as a territorial court - was established to serve isolated settlements
|Political parties and leaders:
|Bloc Quebecois [Rheal FORTIN (interim leader)] Conservative Party of Canada or CPC [Rona AMBROSE (interim leader)] Green Party [Elizabeth MAY] Liberal Party [Justin TRUDEAU] New Democratic Party or NDP [Thomas MULCAIR]
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|other: agricultural sector; automobile industry; business groups; chemical industry; commercial banks; communications sector; energy industry; environmentalists; public administration groups; steel industry; trade unions
|International organization participation:
|ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), APEC, Arctic Council, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CDB, CE (observer), EAPC, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-7, G-8, G-10, G-20, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUSCO, NAFTA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS, OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNMISS, UNRWA, UNTSO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
|National symbol(s):
|maple leaf, beaver; national colors: red, white
|National anthem:
| name: "O Canada"
lyrics/music: Adolphe-Basile ROUTHIER [French], Robert Stanley WEIR [English]/Calixa LAVALLEE
note: adopted 1980; originally written in 1880, "O Canada" served as an unofficial anthem many years before its official adoption; the anthem has French and English versions whose lyrics differ; as a Commonwealth realm, in addition to the national anthem, "God Save the Queen" serves as the royal anthem (see United Kingdom)
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador David Brookes MACNAUGHTON (since 2 March 2016)
chancery: 501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001
telephone: [1] (202) 682-1740
consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco/Silicon Valley, Seattle trade office(s): Houston, Palo Alto (CA), San Diego; note - there are trade offices in the Consulates General
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Bruce A. HEYMAN (since 8 April 2014)
embassy: 490 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 1G8
mailing address: P. O. Box 5000, Ogdensburg, NY 13669-0430; P.O. Box 866, Station B, Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5T1
telephone: [1] (613) 688-5335
consulate(s) general: Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver
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As a high-tech industrial society in the trillion-dollar class, Canada resembles the US in its market-oriented economic system, pattern of production, and high living standards. Since World War II, the impressive growth of the manufacturing, mining, and service sectors has transformed the nation from a largely rural economy into one primarily industrial and urban. In addition, the country's petroleum sector is rapidly expanding, because Alberta's oil sands significantly boosted Canada's proven oil reserves. Canada now ranks third in the world in proved oil reserves behind Venezuela and Saudi Arabia and is the world's fifth-largest oil producer. The 1989 US-Canada Free Trade Agreement and the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (which includes Mexico) touched off a dramatic increase in trade and economic integration with the US, its principal trading partner. Canada enjoys a substantial trade surplus with the US, which absorbs about three-fourths of Canadian merchandise exports each year. Canada is the US's largest foreign supplier of energy, including oil, gas, and electric power, and a top source of US uranium imports. Given its abundant natural resources, highly skilled labor force, and modern capital plant, Canada enjoyed solid economic growth from 1993 through 2007. Buffeted by the global economic crisis, the economy dropped into a sharp recession in the final months of 2008, and Ottawa posted its first fiscal deficit in 2009 after 12 years of surplus. Canada's major banks, however, emerged from the financial crisis of 2008-09 among the strongest in the world, owing to the early intervention by the Bank of Canada and the financial sector's tradition of conservative lending practices and strong capitalization. Canada achieved marginal growth in 2010-15, despite the recent drop in oil prices.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
| GDP (purchasing power parity): $1.674 trillion (2016 est.) $1.655 trillion (2015 est.) $1.638 trillion (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $1.532 trillion (2015 est.)
|GDP - real growth rate:
|1.2% (2016 est.) 1.1% (2015 est.) 2.5% (2014 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
| GDP - per capita (PPP): $46,200 (2016 est.) $46,200 (2015 est.) $46,100 (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
|Gross national saving:
|19.4% of GDP (2016 est.) 20.4% of GDP (2015 est.) 22% of GDP (2014 est.)
|GDP - composition, by end use:
| household consumption: 57.9%
government consumption: 21.3%
investment in fixed capital: 22.2%
investment in inventories: 0.3%
exports of goods and services: 31.9%
imports of goods and services: -33.6% (2016 est.)
|GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
| household consumption: 57.9%
government consumption: 21.3%
investment in fixed capital: 22.2%
investment in inventories: 0.3%
exports of goods and services: 31.9%
imports of goods and services: -33.6% (2016 est.)
|Agriculture - products:
|wheat, barley, oilseed, tobacco, fruits, vegetables; dairy products; fish; forest products
|transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum, natural gas
|Industrial production growth rate:
|-0.3% (2016 est.)
|Labor force:
|19.42 million (2016 est.)
|Labor force - by occupation:
| agriculture: 2% manufacturing: 13% construction: 6%
services: 76% other: 3% (2006 est.)
|Unemployment rate:
|7.1% (2016 est.) 6.9% (2015 est.)
|Population below poverty line:
| 9.4%
note: this figure is the Low Income Cut-Off, a calculation that results in higher figures than found in many comparable economies; Canada does not have an official poverty line (2008 est.)
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: 2.6%
highest 10%: 24.8% (2000)
|Distribution of family income - Gini index:
|32.1 (2005) 31.5 (1994)
| revenues: $594.7 billion
expenditures: $632.4 billion (2016 est.)
|Taxes and other revenues:
|38.8% of GDP (2016 est.)
|Public debt:
| 98.8% of GDP (2016 est.) 98.6% of GDP (2015 est.)
note: figures are for gross general government debt, as opposed to net federal debt; gross general government debt includes both intragovernmental debt and the debt of public entities at the sub-national level
|Fiscal year:
|1 April - 31 March
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.6% (2016 est.) 1.1% (2015 est.)
|Current account balance:
|-$56.73 billion (2016 est.) -$48.97 billion (2015 est.)
|$402.4 billion (2016 est.) $411 billion (2015 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment; chemicals, plastics, fertilizers; wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum
|Exports - partners:
|$419 billion (2016 est.) $428.7 billion (2015 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil, chemicals, electricity, durable consumer goods
|Imports - partners:
|US 53.1%, China 12.2%, Mexico 5.8% (2015)
|Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
|$82.5 billion (31 December 2016 est.) $79.75 billion (31 December 2015 est.)
|Debt - external:
|$1.608 trillion (31 March 2016 est.) $1.55 trillion (31 March 2015 est.)
|Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
|$1.099 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.065 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
|Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
|$1.334 trillion (31 December 2016 est.) $1.256 trillion (31 December 2015 est.)
|Market value of publicly traded shares:
|$1.593 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) $2.095 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) $2.114 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)
|Exchange rates:
|Canadian dollars (CAD) per US dollar - 1.331 (2016 est.) 1.2788 (2015 est.) 1.2788 (2014 est.) 1.0298 (2013 est.) 0.9992 (2012 est.)
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|Electricity - production:
|633 billion kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - consumption:
|528 billion kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - exports:
|58.4 billion kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|13 billion kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|137 million kW (2014 est.)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|25.7% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|10% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|55.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Electricity - from other renewable sources:
|8.3% of total installed capacity (2012 est.)
|Crude oil - production:
|3.677 million bbl/day (2015 est.)
|Crude oil - exports:
|3.21 million bbl/day (2015 est.)
|Crude oil - imports:
|581,300 bbl/day (2015 est.)
|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|171 billion bbl (1 January 2016 es)
|Refined petroleum products - production:
|1.868 million bbl/day (2015 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - consumption:
|2.406 million bbl/day (2015 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - exports:
|491,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - imports:
|251,900 bbl/day (2015 est.)
|Natural gas - production:
|151.5 billion cu m (2014 est.)
|Natural gas - consumption:
|116.5 billion cu m (2014 est.)
|Natural gas - exports:
|77.96 billion cu m (2014 est.)
|Natural gas - imports:
|21.89 billion cu m (2014 est.)
|Natural gas - proved reserves:
|1.996 trillion cu m (1 January 2016 es)
|Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy:
|564 million Mt (2013 est.)
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|Cellular Phones in use:
|total: 29.39 million subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 84 (July 2015 est.)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: excellent service provided by modern technology
domestic: domestic satellite system with about 300 earth stations
international: country code - 1; submarine cables provide links to the US and Europe; satellite earth stations - 7 (5 Intelsat - 4 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Pacific Ocean, and 2 Intersputnik - Atlantic Ocean region) (2011)
|Broadcast media:
|2 public TV broadcasting networks each with a large number of network affiliates; several private-commercial networks also with multiple network affiliates; overall, about 150 TV stations; multi-channel satellite and cable systems provide access to a wide (2008)
|Internet country code:
|Internet users:
|total: 31.053 million percent of population: 88.5% (July 2015 est.)
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|1,467 (2013)
|Airports (paved runways):
| total 523
over 3,047 m: 21
2,438 to 3,047 m: 19
1,524 to 2,437 m: 147
914 to 1,523 m: 257
under 914 m: 79 (2013)
|Airports (unpaved runways):
| total 944
1,524 to 2,437 m: 75
914 to 1,523 m: 385
under 914 m: 484 (2013)
|26 (2013)
|gas and liguid petroleum 100,000 km (2013)
| total 77,932 km
standard gauge: 77,932 km 1.435-m gauge (2014)
| total 1,042,300 km
paved: 415,600 km (includes 17,000 km of expressways)
unpaved: 626,700 km (2011)
|636 km (Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with United States) (2011)
|Merchant marine:
| total 181
by type: bulk carrier 62, cargo 15, carrier 1, chemical tanker 15, combination ore/oil 1, container 2, passenger 5, passenger/cargo 63, petroleum tanker 11, roll on/roll off 6
foreign-owned: 19 (Estonia 1, France 1, Netherlands 1, Norway 4, Sweden 2, US 10)
registered in other countries: 225 (Australia 5, Bahamas 96, Barbados 11, Cambodia 2, Cyprus 2, Honduras 1, Hong Kong 77, Liberia 2, Malta 5, Marshall Islands 8, Norway 1, Panama 6, Spain 4, Vanuatu 5) (2010)
|Ports and terminals:
| major seaport(s): Halifax, Saint John (New Brunswick), Vancouver river and lake port(s): Montreal, Quebec City, Sept-Isles (St. Lawrence); Fraser River Port (Fraser); Hamilton (Lake Ontario) oil terminal(s): Lower Lakes terminal dry bulk cargo port(s): Port-Cartier (iron ore and grain),
container port(s): Montreal (1,362,975), Vancouver (2,507,032)(2011) LNG terminal(s) (import): Saint John
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|Military branches:
|Canadian Forces: Canadian Army, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Joint Operations Command (2015)
|Military service age and obligation:
|17 years of age for voluntary male and female military service (with parental consent); 16 years of age for Reserve and Military College applicants; Canadian citizenship or permanent residence status required; maximum 34 years of age; service obligation 3-9 years (2012)
|Military expenditures:
|1% of GDP (2015) 1% of GDP (2014) 1% of GDP (2013) 1.24% of GDP (2012) 1.31% of GDP (2011)
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|Transnational Issues
|Disputes - International:
|managed maritime boundary disputes with the US at Dixon Entrance, Beaufort Sea, Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the Gulf of Maine, including the disputed Machias Seal Island and North Rock; Canada and the United States dispute how to divide the Beaufort Sea and the status of the Northwest Passage but continue to work cooperatively to survey the Arctic continental shelf; US works closely with Canada to intensify security measures for monitoring and controlling legal and illegal movement of people, transport, and commodities across the international border; sovereignty dispute with Denmark over Hans Island in the Kennedy Channel between Ellesmere Island and Greenland; commencing the collection of technical evidence for submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf in support of claims for continental shelf beyond 200 nm from its declared baselines in the Arctic, as stipulated in Article 76, paragraph 8, of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
|Refugees and internally displaced persons:
|refugees (country of origin): 13,666 (Colombia); 11,415 (China); 8,807 (Haiti); 8,807 (Sri Lanka); 7,207 (Pakistan); 6,414 (Mexico) (2015)
|Illicit drugs:
|illicit producer of cannabis for the domestic drug market and export to US; use of hydroponics technology permits growers to plant large quantities of high-quality marijuana indoors; increasing ecstasy production, some of which is destined for the US; vulnerable to narcotics money laundering because of its mature financial services sector
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"We are very excited to have Gloops as a title sponsor for Japan Opening Series 2012. Gloops is a popular Japanese company that develops Major League Baseball-themed gaming applications," said Paul Archey, senior vice president, International Business Operations, Major League Baseball. "We look forward to working with Gloops on the highly-anticipated opening of the 2012 MLB season in Japan."
"We are delighted to have Gloops join us in bringing Major League Baseball to the great fans of Japan," said MLBPA Director of Business Affairs Timothy Slavin. "Gloops' support for the sport is truly appreciated, as is the support of the Boeing Company and all the sponsors involved in helping us kick off the 2012 MLB season in Tokyo."
As part of their title sponsorship deal, the Gloops event logo will appear on both team's batting helmets. Gloops will also be the sponsors of the Oakland Athletics jersey patch.
The Boeing Company, the world's leading aerospace company, has partnered with the event to sponsor the jersey patch for the Seattle Mariners. In addition, Boeing will sponsor a clinic for young ballplayers in Ishinomaki, Japan. A group of kids from the clinic will participate in a special pregame ceremony prior to the first game of the series. The Boeing Company is a longtime corporate partner of the Seattle Mariners, dating back to the franchise's inception in 1977. Each Mariners season, Boeing is the presenting sponsor of the annual Salute to Armed Forces Night and Salute to Kids. Boeing's logo is also prominently displayed on outfield wall signage at Safeco Field, the Mariners home ballpark.
Uniform patches are commonly used throughout international leagues and competitions. Previous Opening Series in Japan as well as other international events such as the World Baseball Classic, have featured jersey and helmet patches.
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MLB Network will televise all 39 games of the 2013 World Baseball Classic, including the semifinals and final taking place March 17-19 at San Francisco's AT&T Park and hosted by the San Francisco Giants. Second-round games will be hosted by the Miami Marlins and held from March 12-16 at Marlins Park, which just wrapped up its inaugural season. First-round competition will be hosted by the Arizona Diamondbacks March 7-10 at Chase Field in Phoenix and Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, Ariz. First-round international venues will include the Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome (Fukuoka, Japan), Intercontinental Stadium (Taichung, Taiwan) and Hiram Bithorn Stadium (San Juan, Puerto Rico), and the Tokyo Dome (Tokyo, Japan) will host a second-round pool.
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"We are excited about working with MLB Network to bring every game of the 2013 and 2017 World Baseball Classic tournaments to fans throughout the United States," said Paul Archey, Senior Vice President, International Business Operations, Major League Baseball. "MLB Network has done an exceptional job producing and covering baseball, including part of the 2009 tournament. In addition to the game broadcasts, MLB Network's studio programming will provide fans with unprecedented in-depth coverage of this global event."
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"The World Baseball Classic is the premier international baseball competition and acquiring the exclusive rights to the 2013 and 2017 tournaments continues MLB Network's goal of acquiring premium exclusive content to help grow the network and serve baseball fans," said MLB Network President and CEO Tony Petitti.
MLB Network is also televising the final game of each World Baseball Classic Qualifier pool. The qualifiers, which expanded the competitive field of the tournament from 16 to 28 countries, has already seen Spain and Canada advance to the main tournament. The final two qualifiers will begin on Nov. 15 in Panama City, Panama, and New Taipei City, Taiwan. MLB Network will air the final qualifier game of the New Taipei, Taiwan, pool on Sunday, Nov. 18, live at 1 a.m. ET and the final qualifier game from the Panama City, Panama, pool on Monday, Nov. 19 live at 8 p.m. ET. The winners from each qualifier will advance to the 2013 World Baseball Classic tournament.
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FredrickZink announces new hire
Certified public accountant John M. Lopez has joined FredrickZink & Associates, PC, an accounting, tax and business consulting firm in Durango as a senior tax accountant.
Lopez earned a bachelors degree in accounting from the University of Texas at El Paso and has years of experience in public accounting, auditing nonprofit organizations and common interest realty associations, along with preparation of business, nonprofit and individual tax returns.
FredrickZink & Associates, 954 East Second Ave., has been serving individuals and businesses in the Four Corners for more than 40 years.
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Community Concert Hall announces hire
The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College announces it has selected Dixie Reed as a new ticket sales associate. Reed will help staff the ticket desk at the Durango Welcome Center, 802 Main Ave.
Reed graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in film studies. She went on to work as a production assistant on numerous film and television projects.
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Health department announces new hire
San Juan Basin Health welcomes Jess Wojcik to its Worksite Wellness Program as its health educator.
Wojcik earned a bachelors degree in kinesiology from the University of Texas and has experience as a certified health and wellness coach, personal trainer and stress-management instructor. She will be working with local businesses to help them create a culture of wellness and support employees in improving their health.
For more information, call 335-2045 or visit www.sjbhd.org/worksite-wellness.
Human resource managers to meet
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Cost of the luncheon is is $13 for members and $14 for nonmembers, and includes a choice of a Four Corners club wrap, gyro, portabella wrap or Mandarin almond chicken salad. People should indicate if gluten-free or other accommodations are needed.
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Cerology Waxing Studio moves to new location
Cerology Waxing Studio and Brow Bar has moved to 2855 N. Main Ave., Suite B105.
The first all-waxing salon in the Four Corners is celebrating three years in business.
For more information, call 946-7229.
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