Woo hoo!! Our 3rd quarter FReepathon rolls on!! [thread XI]

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[Jim Robinson]

Woo hoo!! Our 3rd quarter FReepathon rolls on!!

It'd be great if we could do it quicker, but 1% a day will keep the 404 away. Please keep those donations coming in, folks, so we can keep FR alive and on the air!

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If you have not yet made your donation, today would be an excellent day to do so.

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Please click the secure server link above or donate by mail to: Free Republic - PO Box 9771 - Fresno, CA 93794

Make it a monthly if you can. We have some very generous FReeper sponsors kicking in an extra ten bucks for every new monthly signed up. We already have 7 new monthly donors this quarter.

Or send in a hundred dollars or more per quarter and join I_be_tc's growing list of 300 Club patriots. I_be_tc sends in $100 per quarter and challenges 300 others to do the same. We have received 34 donations of $100 or more so far this quarter. If we could get 300 FReepers to send in $100 per quarter, these FReepathons would complete much faster.

Help keep freedom alive!!

Thank you all very much!!

God bless.

[TheOldLady]

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[trisham]

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[Jim Robinson]

Woo hoo!!

And here’s another batch of checks received (some already posted):

$50.00 from California
$50.00 from Delaware
$25.00 from Missouri
$35.00 from California
$100.00 from Nevada
$100.00 from New Jersey
$100.00 from Virginia
$50.00 from Pennsylvania
$1,000.00 from North Carolina
$20.00 from Texas
$50.00 from California
$20.00 from Idaho
$40.00 from California
$50.00 from North Carolina
$100.00 from Missouri

Thank you very much, mail-in donors!!

Woo hoo!! And the first 15% is in!!

FReepers ROCK!!

God bless.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Way to go North Carolina!

[trisham]

Woo hoo!!

And here’s another batch of checks received (some already posted):

$50.00 from California
$50.00 from Delaware
$25.00 from Missouri
$35.00 from California
$100.00 from Nevada
$100.00 from New Jersey
$100.00 from Virginia
$50.00 from Pennsylvania
$1,000.00 from North Carolina
$20.00 from Texas
$50.00 from California
$20.00 from Idaho
$40.00 from California
$50.00 from North Carolina
$100.00 from Missouri

Thank you very much, mail-in donors!!

Woo hoo!! And the first 15% is in!!

FReepers ROCK!!

God bless.

~Jim Robinson

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Yippee!!

Everyone!

[trisham]

The Great State Of North Carolina
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"North Carolina boasts a large number of noteworthy list of jazz musicians, some among the most important in the history of the genre. These include: John Coltrane (Hamlet), High Point); Thelonious Monk (Rocky Mount); Billy Taylor (Greenville); Woody Shaw(Laurinburg); Lou Donaldson (Durham); Max Roach (Newland); Tal Farlow (Greensboro); Albert, Jimmy and Percy Heath (Wilmington); Nina Simone (Tryon); and Billy Strayhorn (Hillsborough).
North Carolina is also famous for its tradition of old-time music, and many recordings were made in the early 20th century by folk song collector Bascom Lamar Lunsford. Musicians such as the North Carolina Ramblers helped solidify the sound of country music in the late 1920s, while the influential bluegrass musician Doc Watson also came from North Carolina.
Both North and South Carolina are a hotbed for traditional rural blues, especially the style known as the Piedmont blues. Ben Folds Five originated in Winston-Salem, and Ben Folds still records and resides in Chapel Hill."

source: Wikipedia

Thank you, North Carolina FReepers!
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[DJ MacWoW]

Jim Posted!!!

Woo hoo!!

And here’s another batch of checks received (some already posted):

$50.00 from California
$50.00 from Delaware
$25.00 from Missouri
$35.00 from California
$100.00 from Nevada
$100.00 from New Jersey
$100.00 from Virginia
$50.00 from Pennsylvania
$1,000.00 from North Carolina
$20.00 from Texas
$50.00 from California
$20.00 from Idaho
$40.00 from California
$50.00 from North Carolina
$100.00 from Missouri

Thank you very much, mail-in donors!!

Woo hoo!! And the first 15% is in!!

FReepers ROCK!!

God bless.

[DJ MacWoW]

The New Monthly Donor Count!!

The Count For Round 1 is 6!!

These FReepers have paid or will pay $10 for each New Monthly Sign-up!!

Tijeras_Slim is sponsoring Round 1!!
Upchuck will sponsor Round 2!!
Chode will sponsor 5 of Round 3!!

WOO HOO!! WE HAVE 6 NEW MONTHLY DONORS SO FAR THIS FREEPATHON!!

Who is going to be New Monthly Donor #7?

Will it be YOU?

[DJ MacWoW]

Thank you all very much!!
Your loyal support keeps FR alive and well and is truly and greatly appreciated!!
FReepers are the absolute greatest!!
God bless!!

~Jim


FR Needs Everyone to Contribute!

God Bless and Keep You All

Every Donation Counts! Make yours Monthly, if you can!
Please Support Your Beloved FR Today

   2014 Q3 Scoreboard — ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts			Monthlies
		Total	#	Avg/Per	Total	#	Avg/Per
1	California	$1,390.00	32	$43.44	$980.00	63	$15.56
2	North Carolina	1,210.00	10	121.00	350.00	20	17.50
3	Wisconsin	1,070.00	4	267.50	193.00	9	21.44
4	Florida	935.00	28	33.39	1,002.00	47	21.32
5	Texas	805.00	31	25.97	1,320.00	77	17.14
6	New York	675.00	14	48.21	260.00	20	13.00
7	Washington	619.00	11	56.27	402.00	19	21.16
8	New Jersey	550.00	11	50.00	150.00	8	18.75
9	Maryland	455.00	11	41.36	295.00	14	21.07
10	Virginia	390.00	10	39.00	387.00	24	16.12
11	Pennsylvania	385.00	11	35.00	305.00	21	14.52
12	Ohio	370.00	10	37.00	286.00	20	14.30
13	Louisiana	315.00	2	157.50	123.00	8	15.38
14	Illinois	211.00	12	17.58	135.00	9	15.00
15	Missouri	190.00	7	27.14	245.00	15	16.33
16	Georgia	178.00	8	22.25	278.00	21	13.24
17	Colorado	175.00	6	29.17	300.00	13	23.08
18	Arkansas	170.00	5	34.00	75.00	4	18.75
19	Nevada	165.00	4	41.25	60.00	5	12.00
20	Montana	150.00	3	50.00	50.00	1	50.00
21	Minnesota	145.00	6	24.17	260.00	16	16.25
22	Michigan	135.00	5	27.00	330.00	13	25.38
23	Kansas	125.00	4	31.25	190.00	13	14.62
24	Alabama	125.00	3	41.67	185.00	9	20.56
25	Connecticut	125.00	3	41.67	155.00	7	22.14
26	Massachusetts	121.00	4	30.25	246.00	15	16.40
27	Oklahoma	105.00	2	52.50	150.00	9	16.67
28	Maine	100.00	3	33.33	57.00	4	14.25
29	New Hampshire	80.00	4	20.00	80.00	7	11.43
30	Utah	80.00	3	26.67	90.00	3	30.00
31	South Carolina	80.00	3	26.67	195.00	14	13.93
32	Oregon	80.00	3	26.67	160.00	10	16.00
33	Nebraska	70.00	3	23.33	40.00	4	10.00
34	Indiana	70.00	3	23.33	150.00	10	15.00
35	Alaska	70.00	4	17.50	55.00	3	18.33
36	New Mexico	70.00	4	17.50	61.00	5	12.20
37	Tennessee	65.00	7	9.29	225.00	15	15.00
38	Mississippi	60.00	3	20.00	160.00	6	26.67
39	Idaho	60.00	3	20.00	110.00	4	27.50
40	Arizona	55.00	4	13.75	130.00	12	10.83
41	Wyoming	50.00	1	50.00	10.00	1	10.00
42	District of Columbia	50.00	1	50.00	60.00	2	30.00
43	Delaware	50.00	1	50.00	40.00	2	20.00
44	Hawaii	30.00	1	30.00	70.00	4	17.50
45	Norway	20.00	1	20.00	20.00	1	20.00
46	Germany	20.00	1	20.00
47	Vermont	20.00	1	20.00	15.00	1	15.00
48	Thailand	20.00	1	20.00
49	Albania	10.00	1	10.00	10.00	1	10.00
50	Kentucky	10.00	1	10.00	60.00	5	12.00
51	Japan	10.00	1	10.00	10.00	1	10.00
	Iowa				40.00	2	20.00
	United Kingdom				30.00	1	30.00
	South Dakota				25.00	3	8.33
	Canada				25.00	2	12.50
	Switzerland				10.00	1	10.00
Never Never Land		430.00	13	33.08	482.00	44	10.95
57 locations total		$12,949.00	328	$39.48	$11,132.00	668	$16.66

Thank you all very much!!
Your loyal support keeps FR alive and well and is truly and greatly appreciated!!
FReepers are the absolute greatest!!
God bless!!

~Jim


FR Needs Everyone to Contribute!

God Bless and Keep You All

Every Donation Counts! Make yours Monthly, if you can!
Please Support Your Beloved FR Today

   2014 Q3 Scoreboard — ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts			Monthlies
		Total	#	Avg/Per	Total	#	Avg/Per
1	California	$1,390.00	32	$43.44	$980.00	63	$15.56
2	North Carolina	1,210.00	10	121.00	350.00	20	17.50
3	Wisconsin	1,070.00	4	267.50	193.00	9	21.44
4	Florida	935.00	28	33.39	1,002.00	47	21.32
5	Texas	805.00	31	25.97	1,320.00	77	17.14
6	New York	675.00	14	48.21	260.00	20	13.00
7	Washington	619.00	11	56.27	402.00	19	21.16
8	New Jersey	550.00	11	50.00	150.00	8	18.75
9	Maryland	455.00	11	41.36	295.00	14	21.07
10	Virginia	390.00	10	39.00	387.00	24	16.12
11	Pennsylvania	385.00	11	35.00	305.00	21	14.52
12	Ohio	370.00	10	37.00	286.00	20	14.30
13	Louisiana	315.00	2	157.50	123.00	8	15.38
14	Illinois	211.00	12	17.58	135.00	9	15.00
15	Missouri	190.00	7	27.14	245.00	15	16.33
16	Georgia	178.00	8	22.25	278.00	21	13.24
17	Colorado	175.00	6	29.17	300.00	13	23.08
18	Arkansas	170.00	5	34.00	75.00	4	18.75
19	Nevada	165.00	4	41.25	60.00	5	12.00
20	Montana	150.00	3	50.00	50.00	1	50.00
21	Minnesota	145.00	6	24.17	260.00	16	16.25
22	Michigan	135.00	5	27.00	330.00	13	25.38
23	Kansas	125.00	4	31.25	190.00	13	14.62
24	Alabama	125.00	3	41.67	185.00	9	20.56
25	Connecticut	125.00	3	41.67	155.00	7	22.14
26	Massachusetts	121.00	4	30.25	246.00	15	16.40
27	Oklahoma	105.00	2	52.50	150.00	9	16.67
28	Maine	100.00	3	33.33	57.00	4	14.25
29	New Hampshire	80.00	4	20.00	80.00	7	11.43
30	Utah	80.00	3	26.67	90.00	3	30.00
31	South Carolina	80.00	3	26.67	195.00	14	13.93
32	Oregon	80.00	3	26.67	160.00	10	16.00
33	Nebraska	70.00	3	23.33	40.00	4	10.00
34	Indiana	70.00	3	23.33	150.00	10	15.00
35	Alaska	70.00	4	17.50	55.00	3	18.33
36	New Mexico	70.00	4	17.50	61.00	5	12.20
37	Tennessee	65.00	7	9.29	225.00	15	15.00
38	Mississippi	60.00	3	20.00	160.00	6	26.67
39	Idaho	60.00	3	20.00	110.00	4	27.50
40	Arizona	55.00	4	13.75	130.00	12	10.83
41	Wyoming	50.00	1	50.00	10.00	1	10.00
42	District of Columbia	50.00	1	50.00	60.00	2	30.00
43	Delaware	50.00	1	50.00	40.00	2	20.00
44	Hawaii	30.00	1	30.00	70.00	4	17.50
45	Norway	20.00	1	20.00	20.00	1	20.00
46	Germany	20.00	1	20.00
47	Vermont	20.00	1	20.00	15.00	1	15.00
48	Thailand	20.00	1	20.00
49	Albania	10.00	1	10.00	10.00	1	10.00
50	Kentucky	10.00	1	10.00	60.00	5	12.00
51	Japan	10.00	1	10.00	10.00	1	10.00
	Iowa				40.00	2	20.00
	United Kingdom				30.00	1	30.00
	South Dakota				25.00	3	8.33
	Canada				25.00	2	12.50
	Switzerland				10.00	1	10.00
Never Never Land		430.00	13	33.08	482.00	44	10.95
57 locations total		$12,949.00	328	$39.48	$11,132.00	668	$16.66

[RedMDer]

Jim posted more of your generous donations;

Woo hoo!!

And here’s another batch of checks received (some already posted):

$50.00 from California
$50.00 from Delaware
$25.00 from Missouri
$35.00 from California
$100.00 from Nevada
$100.00 from New Jersey
$100.00 from Virginia
$50.00 from Pennsylvania
$1,000.00 from North Carolina
$20.00 from Texas
$50.00 from California
$20.00 from Idaho
$40.00 from California
$50.00 from North Carolina
$100.00 from Missouri

Thank you very much, mail-in donors!!

Woo hoo!! And the first 15% is in!!

FReepers ROCK!!

God bless.

[RedMDer]

Thank You!!

FR is looking for 300 loyal FReepers to donate $100 or more per quarter.
We have 39 donations this quarter of $100 or more!!
Join the "300 Club" today!!
The $100+ donations this quarter have contributed
$6,100 so far to the current total!!

We need your help to keep the lights on.
FR is funded solely by contributions made by
liberty loving people who enjoy and use it.

Every donation counts no matter how big or small.
If you can donate $5, $10, $20, $100 or more,
it would be greatly appreciated.


Please Keep Free Republic Alive with YOUR Donations!

Make a difference.

Thank you all very much!!
FReepers are the greatest!!

[RedMDer]

FR is looking for 300 loyal FReepers to donate $100 or more per quarter. By contributing at least $100 per quarter or $400 per year to Free Republic, you may become a member of the "300 Club.

We've already received 39 donations of $100 or more so far this quarter!! If you send in or Donate $100 or more, please send me a note and I'll add your screen name to the 300 Club Roster!!

300 Club
17th Miss Regt 4integrity AsBirdsFly Axelsrd basil Bon of Babble BooBoo1000 Boomer One BuckeyeTexan ButThreeLeftsDo CitizenUSA ConorMacNessa credo2 DaveArk deadrock Ditter Elderberry Enterprise EXCH54FE Fiddlstix Finny FlyingEagle Gator113 Gene Eric glock rocks GopherIt Graewoulf Grampa Dave	GRRRRR GunsareOK HippyLoggerBiker hoosiermama houeto I_be_tc Jane Long jazusamo Jimmy Valentine jmaroneps37 JMJJR John 3_19-21 Kathy in Alaska KSCITYBOY kvanbrunt2 Lancey Howard LibLieSlayer Little Bill MarMema Movemout novemberslady onyx outofsalt Overwatcher OwenKellogg PA Engineer penelopesire	PfromHoGro R2z Ragnar54 RedMDer Roccus Ron C. Rushmore Rocks Ryn small business owner spacejunkie2001 SpeakerToAnimals spna Starstruck The Cajun theneanderthal TheOldLady Tijeras_Slim toomanylaws tubebender upchuck Utilizer wardaddy warpsmith whinecountry Wingy xzins Zuben Elgenubi
Per FReeper I_be_tc's 300/100 challenge, FR is looking for 300 loyal FReepers to donate $100 or more per quarter. By contributing at least $100 per quarter or $400 per year to Free Republic, you may become a member of the "300 Club." You may contribute any combination of monthly and/or one-time contributions by Credit Card, Mail-In Check, Money Order or PayPal to reach this goal. DONOR NAMES ARE ADDED TO THIS LIST ONLY BY REQUEST OF THE DONOR. Please contact Jim Robinson if you’re a $100 per quarter Donor and would like your name to appear on this List! Thanks very much and thank you for your loyal support of Free Republic! Special Thanks To Ron C. For His Help With The List. Table Format and Background Graphics Made By: Fiddlstix

To all:

Again, please let me know if you are a regular $100 (or more) Donor and would like your screen name added to the "300 Club" Roster.

Thank you all very much!! Your loyal support is greatly appreciated!!

~Jim Robinson

300 Club
17th Miss Regt 4integrity AsBirdsFly Axelsrd basil Bon of Babble BooBoo1000 Boomer One BuckeyeTexan ButThreeLeftsDo CitizenUSA ConorMacNessa credo2 DaveArk deadrock Ditter Elderberry Enterprise EXCH54FE Fiddlstix Finny FlyingEagle Gator113 Gene Eric glock rocks GopherIt Graewoulf Grampa Dave	GRRRRR GunsareOK HippyLoggerBiker hoosiermama houeto I_be_tc Jane Long jazusamo Jimmy Valentine jmaroneps37 JMJJR John 3_19-21 Kathy in Alaska KSCITYBOY kvanbrunt2 Lancey Howard LibLieSlayer Little Bill MarMema Movemout novemberslady onyx outofsalt Overwatcher OwenKellogg PA Engineer penelopesire	PfromHoGro R2z Ragnar54 RedMDer Roccus Ron C. Rushmore Rocks Ryn small business owner spacejunkie2001 SpeakerToAnimals spna Starstruck The Cajun theneanderthal TheOldLady Tijeras_Slim toomanylaws tubebender upchuck Utilizer wardaddy warpsmith whinecountry Wingy xzins Zuben Elgenubi
Per FReeper I_be_tc's 300/100 challenge, FR is looking for 300 loyal FReepers to donate $100 or more per quarter. By contributing at least $100 per quarter or $400 per year to Free Republic, you may become a member of the "300 Club." You may contribute any combination of monthly and/or one-time contributions by Credit Card, Mail-In Check, Money Order or PayPal to reach this goal. DONOR NAMES ARE ADDED TO THIS LIST ONLY BY REQUEST OF THE DONOR. Please contact Jim Robinson if you’re a $100 per quarter Donor and would like your name to appear on this List! Thanks very much and thank you for your loyal support of Free Republic! Special Thanks To Ron C. For His Help With The List. Table Format and Background Graphics Made By: Fiddlstix

To all:

Again, please let me know if you are a regular $100 (or more) Donor and would like your screen name added to the "300 Club" Roster.

Thank you all very much!! Your loyal support is greatly appreciated!!

~Jim Robinson

[RedMDer]

Keep Free Republic Alive with YOUR Donations!

Make a difference.

PLEASE Contribute Today!

[trisham]

The Great State of California
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"California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third most extensive (after Alaska and Texas). It is home to the nation's second- and sixth-largest census statistical areas (Los Angeles Metropolitan Area and San Francisco Bay Area), and eight of the nation's fifty most populated cities (Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno, Sacramento, Long Beach and Oakland). The capital city is Sacramento."
Source: Wikipedia

Thank you, California FReepers!
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[trisham]

The Great State of Delaware
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"Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, to the northeast by New Jersey, and to the north by Pennsylvania. The state takes its name from Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, an English nobleman and Virginia's first colonial governor, after whom what is now called Cape Henlopen was originally named.

Delaware is located in the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula and is the second least extensive, the sixth least populous, but the sixth most densely populated of the 50 United States. Delaware is divided into three counties. From north to south, these three counties are New Castle, Kent, and Sussex. While the southern two counties have historically been predominantly agricultural, New Castle County has been more industrialized."

source: Wikipedia

Thank you, Delaware FReepers!
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[RedMDer]

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Let Your FReep Flag Fly!!

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United States					District of Columbia			Puerto Rico
Alabama	Alaska	Arizona	Arkansas	California	Colorado	Connecticut	Delaware	Florida	Georgia
Hawaii	Idaho	Illinois	Indiana	Iowa	Kansas	Kentucky	Louisiana	Maine	Maryland
Massachusetts	Michigan	Minnesota	Mississippi	Missouri	Montana	Nebraska	Nevada	New Hampshire	New Jersey
New Mexico	New York	North Carolina	North Dakota	Ohio	Oklahoma	Oregon	Pennsylvania	Rhode Island	South Carolina
South Dakota	Tennessee	Texas	Utah	Vermont	Virginia	Washington	West Virginia	Wisconsin	Wyoming
Albania	Argentina	Australia	Austria	Bahamas	Belgium	Bolivia	Brazil	Bulgaria	Canada
Chile	China	Congo	Costa Rica	Croatia	Cuba	Czech Republic	Denmark	Dominican Republic	Ecuador
European Union	Egypt	El Salvador	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	United Kingdom	Greece	Guatemala
Guyana	Honduras	Hong Kong	Iceland	India	Indonesia	Ireland	Israel	Italy	Jamaica
Japan	Kenya	South Korea	Kuwait	Latvia	Luxembourg	Malaysia	Mauritius	Mexico	Moldova
Netherlands	New Zealand	Nicaragua	Norway	Panama	Paraguay	Peru	Poland	Portugal	Qatar
Russia	Saudi Arabia	Singapore	Slovakia	Slovenia	South Africa	Spain	Suriname	Sweden	Switzerland
Taiwan	Thailand	Trinidad	Turkey	UAE	Uruguay	Venezuela	Zambia

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14 posted on 11/07/2011 5:09:59 PM PST by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)

DON'T TREAD ON ME!!

[SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)]

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United States					District of Columbia			Puerto Rico
Alabama	Alaska	Arizona	Arkansas	California	Colorado	Connecticut	Delaware	Florida	Georgia
Hawaii	Idaho	Illinois	Indiana	Iowa	Kansas	Kentucky	Louisiana	Maine	Maryland
Massachusetts	Michigan	Minnesota	Mississippi	Missouri	Montana	Nebraska	Nevada	New Hampshire	New Jersey
New Mexico	New York	North Carolina	North Dakota	Ohio	Oklahoma	Oregon	Pennsylvania	Rhode Island	South Carolina
South Dakota	Tennessee	Texas	Utah	Vermont	Virginia	Washington	West Virginia	Wisconsin	Wyoming
Albania	Argentina	Australia	Austria	Bahamas	Belgium	Bolivia	Brazil	Bulgaria	Canada
Chile	China	Congo	Costa Rica	Croatia	Cuba	Czech Republic	Denmark	Dominican Republic	Ecuador
European Union	Egypt	El Salvador	Estonia	Finland	France	Germany	United Kingdom	Greece	Guatemala
Guyana	Honduras	Hong Kong	Iceland	India	Indonesia	Ireland	Israel	Italy	Jamaica
Japan	Kenya	South Korea	Kuwait	Latvia	Luxembourg	Malaysia	Mauritius	Mexico	Moldova
Netherlands	New Zealand	Nicaragua	Norway	Panama	Paraguay	Peru	Poland	Portugal	Qatar
Russia	Saudi Arabia	Singapore	Slovakia	Slovenia	South Africa	Spain	Suriname	Sweden	Switzerland
Taiwan	Thailand	Trinidad	Turkey	UAE	Uruguay	Venezuela	Zambia

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[trisham]

The Great State of Missouri

"Missouri —nicknamed The Show-Me State—is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. Missouri is the 21st most extensive and the 18th most populous of the 50 United States. Missouri comprises 114 counties and the independent city of St. Louis.
The four largest urban areas are Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield, and Columbia. Missouri's capital is Jefferson City. The land that is now Missouri was acquired from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase and became known as the Missouri Territory. Part of the Territory was admitted into the union as the 24th state on August 10, 1821.

Missouri's geography is highly varied. The northern part of the state lies in dissected till plains while the southern part lies in the Ozark Mountains (a dissected plateau), with the Missouri River dividing the two.
The state lies at the intersection of the three greatest rivers of North America, with the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers near St. Louis, and the confluence of the Ohio River with the Mississippi north of the Bootheel. The starting points of the Pony Express Trail and Oregon Trail were both in Missouri. The mean center of United States population as of the 2010 Census is at the town of Plato in Texas County, Missouri.
Ethnically, the majority of Missourians are of German descent. The state also has a sizeable population of African Americans.

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The Great State of Nevada
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"Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. Nevada is the 7th most extensive, the 35th most populous, and the 9th least densely populated of the 50 United States. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in one single county, Clark County, which contains the Las Vegas–Paradise metropolitan area, where the state's three largest incorporated cities are located. Nevada's capital is Carson City.

Nevada is largely desert and semiarid, with much of it located within the Great Basin. Areas south of the Great Basin are located within the Mojave Desert, while Lake Tahoe and the Sierra Nevada mountains lie on the western edge. Approximately 86% of the state's land is owned by the US government under various jurisdictions, both civilian and military.

The name Nevada is derived from the nearby Sierra Nevada mountains, which means "snow-capped mountain range" in Spanish. The land comprising the modern state was inhabited by Native Americans of the Paiute, Shoshone, and Washoe tribes prior to European contact. It was subsequently claimed by Spain as a part of Alta California until the Mexican War of Independence brought it under Mexican control. The United States gained the territory in 1848 following its victory in the Mexican-American War and the area was eventually incorporated as part of Utah Territory in 1850. The discovery of silver at the Comstock Lode in 1859 led to a population boom that was an impetus to the creation of Nevada Territory out of western Utah Territory in 1861. Nevada became the 36th state on October 31, 1864."

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