Rigor mortis is the reason why the word stiff is a slang term for a dead body. Two or three hours after a person or animal dies, the muscles start to stiffen. This phenomenon progresses in a downward, head-to-toe direction. In 12 to 18 hours the body is, as the saying goes, stiff as a board. At this stage, you can move the joints only by force, breaking them in the process. It takes about two days for rigor mortis to fade, and once it does, decay sets in. If the body isn't embalmed or cooled to 38 degrees Fahrenheit (3.3 degrees Celsius) or below, it will quickly decompose. To people who work in mortuaries, rigor is an unimportant, temporary condition.
According to the US Census Bureau, the average annual income for households in Vermont was $52,111 in 2008. This is just over the national average of $52,029.
Four states paid pharmacists more than $120,000 per year on average in 2011, according to the BLS. Alaska and Maine had average annual pay of $125,330 and $125,310 respectively.California paid an average of $122,800 per year, and Vermont paid an average of $122,490 annually.harmacists in the United States earned an average annual income of $112,160 as of May 2011, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The equivalent hourly wage was $53.92. Annual income for pharmacists ranged from $84,490 at the 10th percentile to $144,090 at the 90th percentile.