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Three Ways Iran Embarrassed Itself (Recently)
Three ways Iran has embarrassed itself this month.
1. They paraded around a supposedly "indigenously built" stealth fighter that defense analyst Dave Majumdar said appeared to have no room for fuel, radar and weapons, after calling it a "joke" and a "GI Joe toy."
2. They boasted loudly about launching a monkey into space and returning him alive, until some analysts pointed out that the "before" and "after" monkeys looked completely different. There was also no independent verification of the rocket launch, further raising suspicions about whether the launch even occurred.
3. Their global retaliation efforts against the U.S. and Israel have largely been bungled, lead by "low-rent, kooky terrorists" who spend time at brothels and carry incriminating documents and cellphones.
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The world's premier mixer control surface, with built-in FireWire audio interface, assignable encoders, and tight, two-way software control. Although the SCS.1m is in some ways a mixer, it's more appropriately called a mix controller. Designed in an intuitive DJ mixer format that should be instantly familiar to anyone who's ever stepped behind the decks, the SCS.1m features four channel strips with faders, EQ controls, and high-precision metering, as well as a responsive cross-fader, and a straightforward Cue/Monitoring section. The surface layout has been carefully designed so that any experienced DJ can simply step up and begin basic mixing within seconds. The difference, of course, is that tweaking an EQ knob or channel fader, for example, is not actually adjusting analog audio--it's controlling the corresponding EQ or level parameter in your DJ software.
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The SCS.1m controls your DJ software and sends/receives audio to/from a Mac or PC via its onboard, studio-quality FireWire connection. FireWire allows a simple, single-cable connection, with all the bandwidth required to handle just about any mixing and controlling task you're likely to need. It also ensures ultra-low latency (delay) of only 1.5ms and high sampling rates (sound quality) of up to 24-bit/96 kHz. This translates into lightning-fast responsiveness and sound quality that's far beyond competing mix control products.
Rotary Controls (aka "Super Knobs")
Beyond basic mixing and control, the SCS.1m makes a radical departure from traditional mixers via four rotary encoders ("virtual knobs") with LED rings and corresponding LCD "scribble strips." These fully assignable encoders can be mapped directly into functions in the DJ software while providing visual feedback of knob position, even in low-light settings. Underneath, the LCD scribble strips confirm the software parameter being adjusted by each encoder, without the need to check your laptop. Of course, common assignments for these encoders can be saved as presets for fast recall.
Auxiliary Input for Turntables and CD Players
Although designed primarily as a software control surface, the SC System provides DJs with the ability to connect a real turntable or CD player into their Macs or PCs via a switchable Aux input. This input is useful for mixing real world sources along with your software, and for sampling or archiving vinyl and other audio into your computer.
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Once upon a time, DJs wouldn't have considered spinning sets from a laptop. But today, the writing is not only on the wall -- it's glowing in 20-foot neon letters. Thanks to their portability, processing power, massive song storage, and rapid advances in DJ software, laptops are here to stay. With this in mind, Stanton boldly introduces the world's first truly professional DJ control system, designed to fully empower laptop DJs and desktop producers.
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Dual SCS.1d + SCS.1m
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SCS.1m + traditional turntables
The SCS.1m mixer can be incorporated into Digital Vinyl Systems (DVS) that support MIDI control by running the timecode into a sound card and using the SCS.1m's built-in MIDI functionality to control the user's preferred DJ software.
This mixer-only setup allows for basic mixing and transport control of software decks. Thanks to the SCS.1m's built-in audio interface capabilities, it's perfect for DJs wanting an all-in-one solution to play from their software into a PA system.
- Familiar 4-channel design with intuitive high-precision metering that hooks directly into softwares
- Assignable Encoder section with 360 of LED feedback
- LCD "scribble strips" that communicate software parameter being manipulated
- Easy controller mapping into popular DJ and VJ software
- Navigation Section: jog wheel navigation system for interfacing with music on Mac or PC for remote browsing of playlists or adjusting hardware settings
- Preset Section manages and switches presets assigned to encoders, trigger pads and pitch slider
- Traditional DJ Crossfader with fast, ultra-precise response
- Mic and Phono/Line input for sampling, archiving vinyl, and remixing
- Built-in FireWire connections with full Mac and Windows compatibility
- Perfect as a standalone mix controller, or in combination with SCS.1d deck
- 10-Inch Motorized Platter: adjustable, high-torque platter with 10" vinyl disc for natural feel and control--among the most advanced DJ control platters on the market
- Motorized Pitch Control: motorized 100mm pitch fader
- Velocity Sensitive Pads for fast triggering, sequencing, programming, and looping--all within
- Master Output: Used for sending balanced master audio bus to PA
- Zone Output: Can be used as a zone (booth) output for independent control for monitoring. Can also be used as an AUX out for external FX
- Phono / Line Input: Used to plug in turntables or CD players for recording realtime samples or playback of non digital audio medium
- Phono / Line and Mic Trim & Clip LED: Used to adjust the volume of the Phono / Line and Mic inputs to avoid clipping and obtain maximum sound quality
- Footswitch Input: A footswitch may be connected for toggling of virtual decks or any other MIDI control in software
- Headphone Output (on front panel): Used to drive DJ headphones for cueing and monitoring of the mix.
- Firewire Jacks: Sends audio and MIDI to and from the mixer. Multiple MIDI devices can be strung together to create a chain of SCS components.
SCS.1m Digital Mix Controller
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24 Potentiometers (MIDI CC)
4 Virtual-pots with 18 segment LED rings (MIDI CC or Incremental CC)
4 45mm Linefaders (MIDI CC)
1 45mm Crossfader (MIDI CC)
1 Rotary encoder (MIDI CC or Incremental CC)
4 Multicolor 8 character alphanumeric LCDs with contrast control (MIDI SysEX controllable)
6 9-segment LED meters. One for each channel, one L&R pair for master (controllable via MIDI)
Buttons / Switches
37 Momentary backlit pushbuttons (MIDI Note On)
5.96 lbs / 2.71 kg
3"H x 10.75"W x 16.75"L
Frequency Response (20Hz - 20kHz) +/- 0.2dB
THD+N (at 1kHz) 0.013%
Signal to Noise Ratio (A-weighted) 105.1dB
Sampling Rates 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz
Audio Format 16-bit, 24-bit
Latency (roundtrip) <5 ms
Inputs / Outputs (Max Level)
Phono / Line Input 2 (RCA) Phono / Line switchable, +21dBu unbalanced
Microphone Input 1 (1/4") @ +9.1dBV unbalanced
Balanced Output 2 (1/4") @ +27.7dBu
RCA Output 2 (RCA) @ +21.5dBu
Headphone Output 1 (1/4")
Footswitch Input 1 (1/4")
Voltage / Amps 12V DC / 3.0
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Buildable lot on Private Island in Michigan
As the title says. A few years ago my wife and I bought a buildable lot on Russel Island, which is in the middle of the St. Clair river across from Algonac. It is an extra deep lot, 50X175 (most lots are 50X125 on the island) on a dirt road with electricity. View of the shipping channel and the north channel from the property, as it sits in the middle of the only 1/4 mile wide island. Lot is located about 600 feet from the only business on the island, a bar. It is also located within 500 feet of the ferry dock and the park with a private dock and beach on it.
A little about the island: Russel Island is a private island, with 106 cottages built from the 1800's to the 1950's, and only a few bare lots left. The island is about a mile long and only 1/4 mile wide at the widest point. 80% of the island is completely wooded (as is this lot) and cars are not allowed on the island. Golf carts, bicycles, and your feet are the only transportation allowed. The island is split up into several rustic single lane dirt roads. There is a small bar that is open thurs-sun with dirt cheap beer ($75.00 annual membership - private bar), and a private beach with a huge dock and diving tower. You can see freighters go by every half an hour or so.
My lot is the only bare lot with electricity, and the electric company has stated that unless they get a court order, they will not be providing electricity to any other bare lots. Phone service is availble on the island.
To get to the island you take a ferryboat from downtown Algonac. The fee is $1.50 for property owners that do not have a cottage. Cottage owners pay an annual fee for unlimited rides. Last time I checked it was just about $200, which covers your association fee. You do NOT have to belong to the association to own land or build a cottage, but you do to ride the ferryboat once your cottage is finished. There are no association rules for how you can build your home or what you can do. Township minimum square footage is 800 foot however.
When building your home, you can bring over service vehicles and trailers on a special barge for a special fee. Several builders live on the island and they are priced very reasonably.
Homes on the island have sold for over 2 million dollars in the past.
My wife and I bought with the intention of building a cottage for retirement. We have since decided to move south in the winter, and will not need this lot. I plan to hang onto it for an investment unless someone wants to buy it. All taxes and bills are paid and up to date on the property. The ferry only runs from May to November, so I cannot get pictures of the property right now. In the winter, you can walk over the ice from Harsens Island (accessable by car) to the island, and if someone was extremely interested in looking at the lot now, I'd take them over this way.
We are offering the property for $40,000, and we are open to offers. Just figured I'd put the word out there...
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High-End Video Keeps Watch Even When Security Is Off Duty
To monitor the CordeValle, a Rosewood, Calif.-based golf course, a local integrator installed a 46-camera Panasonic system.
For well-lit indoor areas, Toland chose Panasonic's i-PRO WV-NW284 network color dome camera. "Management liked that you can recess the dome so the amount of the camera visible is minimal…especially in public areas," said Toland. Locations for the indoor model included behind the front desk, the lobby wine storage, the lobby bar, the spa shop, the ceiling in the kitchen and loading dock hall, and the entrance of human resources.
For outdoor day/night applications needing p/t/z functionality, CordeValle uses Panasonic i-PRO WV-NW964 all-in-one network day/night p/t/z camera with SDIII technology. Features include an auto image stabilizer for applications where vibration or wind is a concern and a built-in sun shield to permit camera locations in direct sunlight. The p/t/z model is used on light poles in the parking lot, at the entry driveway of the executive offices, at the bar patio, and at the employee back lot. The customer likes the responsiveness of the p/t/z movement, which has no lag even though some of the cameras are located hundreds of feet away and connected by fiber-optic cabling. The user also appreciates the quality of the images and the weatherproof dome. For day/night indoor p/t/z applications, CordeValle resort uses Panasonic's i-PRO WV-NW202 color network p/t/z dome camera. Locations include the pro shop and the hall outside the spa shop.
Video is recorded on Panasonic's i-PRO ND400 with 9TB of storage, which provides up to about 30 days of archived video – more than the integrator expected. The human resource department also uses an off-site, cloud-based digital storage area to keep video for longer periods. The cameras accept power over Ethernet (PoE) through user-owned PoE switches.
The installation uses a rack mounted patch panel to accommodate cable connections. The use of patch panel ports facilitates troubleshooting and keeps the cable connections clean, organized and easily managed inside the data closet. Camera connections are identified by different color patch ports to aid technicians. Access to various ports is restricted to authorized users.
Image Quality 'Amazing'
The new Panasonic system also ties into the corporate network to provide video access throughout the enterprise. However, "the camera side is untouchable," said Toland. In the security bunker, there are four monitors operating Panasonic's WV-ASM100 monitoring and management software, and security employees stationed at the bunker gate house control the cameras from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Front desk personnel have access to cameras through a Web interface to view the parking gate and other key areas after hours.
"The image quality is a whole lot better than what we had," said Zahrane. "It's amazing. It's an engineered solution so there are no other products in the mix. It's all Panasonic, so all warranty and trouble-shooting involves only a single company." p>
The fact that Panasonic is an engineered solution from a one-stop shop is also among the positive factors cited by Toland, along with the cost-effectiveness of Panasonic's not requiring per-camera licensing.
Almost immediately, the new system demonstrated the value of improved video surveillance. For example, now if there is an incident the resort can view recorded video of the event. One morning, the resort once again couldn't locate one of the golf carts. In reviewing the video from the night before, resort personnel found images of a vehicle driving on the parking lot after hours, and they could see that one passenger exited the car and drove away one of the golf carts. Personnel were even able to see the face of a person waiting outside the gate house on the video.
In another incident, when a guest lost his watch and wallet on the golf course, the video showed which employee got into the guest's golf cart right after the guest. "We looked at the recordings and knew exactly what happened," said Zahrane. "The guest's belongings were successfully returned, but we wouldn't have known which employee to approach without the video footage."
A Standard of Performance
Rosewood plans to move toward standardizing the use of Panasonic video surveillance in its various properties, which include 17 iconic hotels and resorts in six countries. Toland said he has already completed two installations at Rosewood properties, has another in design, and others still pending. Because some Rosewood properties operate autonomously, Toland said Panasonic has to excel repeatedly when compared to competing technologies to get the jobs. One advantage of uniformity across Rosewood properties is the ability of an employee to move from one property to the next and be able to operate the system. "It makes life easier," said Toland.
Ed Alvarado of Premier Systems Group, a Panasonic manufacturer's rep firm, was instrumental in facilitating the sale and in making sure the customer's needs were met. "They liked the fact that Panasonic was there, which they didn't get from any other vendor," said Toland. "Involvement by the local rep firm helped to legitimize the sale, and he is my direct line to Panasonic."
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Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
Scandic Grand Marina
Katajanokanlaituri 7, 00160 Helsinki, Uusimaa
0.6 km from
Rp 1,016,842+
Good location, clean rooms.
Breakfast,very quiet,excellent hotel!!!!!
A big thanks to the bartender Heino. very professonal and very helpful. he makes you fell very welcome.
Very pleasant hotel. Staff excellent and very helpful. Would recommend again to visitors to Helsinki. Short walk or tram 4 to city centre.
location in Katajanokka very close to Kauppatori. Take one of the hotel's bikes and go around Katajanokka. The buikding is a warehouse designed by one of the great esrly 20th century Finnish architects, and the architects who transformed it did wonderful job. Bathrooms cd have better fittings, given the category. Hotel was full therefore the breakfast room was overcrowded, and the staff, though very good, were too few.
Cleanliness of the room and the very pleasant and helpful staff
Kind staffs. Air conditioner was not available. Wireless internet connection in my room was rather poor.
Helpful and responsive staff, a good bar and restaurant, very good gym that you may use any time, location (close to Market Place) cannot find anything that spoiled my stay
great location in the best part of Helsinki near all central services helsinki has to offer Basic rooms , historical building but boring design,
An excellent location near the city centre of Helsinki.
Close to harbor and sea. Cold in room, small window in the room.
Very nice rooms, kindly staff, good position.
Location Cleanliness
The kitchen was cleaned unwell. This is unacceptable!
Clean and comfortable rooms, hotel location
We were positively surprised about the hotel; the apartment was big, clean, modern, and nicely decorated. Just perfect for a family with three small children. The balcony was also very handy for us.
Size of the room. I stayed for 5 nights, but I had to pay for clean towels. No cleaning during the stay.
Beds were very uncomfortable, blankets couldn't even cover two people, and if you are over 5'8" (173cm), you won't even fit in the bed.
Comfort, silence, location
The size of the apartment. The comfort of the bed. The ease of picking up the keys. The 'quietness' of the apartment. I felt the equipment in the kitchen was not up to standard - there were very few utensils and what was there was fairly shabby. Also, one of the lights wasn't working.Having said that, there was nothing that would stop me from returning, at the price I paid.
apartment- no encounter withstaff. apartment was centrally located which was very handy


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One flaw in your plan KC - you don't own a revolver.
So I was looking at at all the hand guns I own, and then i ask my self out of them which one does it's job pain free and problem free. well there is only one answer my Glock 23. so now i am thinking of sell my other 7 handguns and buying a G19 only owning these two instead so many different brands. And if i gt bored I can just swap out my G23 barrel with my storm lake .357 sig barrel. What more does one need. Two Glocks it's the best option.
One flaw in your plan KC - you don't own a revolver.
I would keep these three...
SIG P250 9mm
HK 2000sk V2 9mm
Glock 23 .40/357 sig
I agree with unpecador, keep an example from each of the three finest pistol manufacturers in the world.
Guns are like those tater chips.Cant have just one.
Yes they are, the more I see the more I want.
But the 19, and the 23 fill the same roll... Why own two???
I say settle on caliber, and buy the range...
If you're staying with Glock, keep the 23, and get a 27, and a 24 or 35...
One platform, one caliber...
Glock is always good no matter what.
well i have sold two of my guns, trying to figure out which one is next.
Try eeny, meeny, miny, moe or flip a coin.
I basically boiled my handguns down to two Glocks and a KelTec. I look at handguns as defensive tools and nothing more. Since I'm not a true hobbyist, the Glocks and KelTecs work well for me. I like shooting the Glocks as well as any other handgun, though I train rather than shoot for fun.
I support your idea. I'd even take it a step further. Ditch the .40 and get a pair of 9mms. 9mm works fine for fighting and is cheaper and faster/easier to shoot.
Interesting thread. I know that stocking up guns isn't a waste of money, but if you're not going to shoot it...get rid of it.
My personal opinion on what guns you should own:
2-3 pistols (all Glocks)
That's pretty much all I need. But...when I assess, I end up shooting more of the pistols and shotgun. So let's nix out the Bolt.
Ahh better:
I like the idea of having a few guns and stocking up on ammo.
Having sold or traded far too many guns in my time, I would recommend that you learn from my mistakes and don't sell or trade any of your guns unless you are in dire financial straits or you absolutely hate or do not trust one of your current firearms. Otherwise you will regret the sale of an otherwise good firearm.
I think some guys get emotionally attached to their guns, much like lots of guys do with cars and such. I just don't get that way about "stuff." If I don't have a use for a gun, I just don't see a reason to keep it. It'll just gather dust in the safe, and what's the use of that? So I can say I have two dozen guns instead of half a dozen? I'd rather not have the money tied up in a useless (to me) object, and I'd rather the gun be in the hands of someone who will use it and enjoy it.
I have a small bunch of guns sitting in the safe, all of them quite valuable (although not anything "collectible"). They are going to stay there because they are part of my "legacy" (and you can take that any way you like).
There are my competition pistols, which also carry well as defensive weapons, and a custom-built "shortie" 1911, all from a master gunsmith and friend now dead. There's the Semmerling I inherited from my shooting coach and dear friend, by way of another dear friend, both now dead too. There's more, but nobody wants to read my inventory.
The point is, someday one or both of our children, or their children if they ever get around to producing any, may enjoy owning something personal that I used to good effect, and maybe one or more of them will enjoy using my guns too.
Let them make the decision about whether or not to sell these various guns, depending upon whether or not they need either money or nostalgia.
Until then, they'll stay in our safe at least holding their value, and maybe even appreciating, until that "decision time" comes.
Like property and gold, guns hold their value over the long term, and sometimes even appreciate markedly. If a gun is meaningful to you, or possibly to your spouse or progeny, I say keep it. You can't lose.
I am not so much attached to them in the sentimental aspect but more the $$$. It's hard to take such great losses when reselling them. I will weed them out one by one, but then I think what happens if the elction go's the wrong why and i have sold 8 very nice High cap guns. this is why my Ar SKS and Ak will collect dust forever.


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Police Reports for Dec. 14, 2011
BELDING — Police reports were not available this morning.
GREENVILLE — Police responded to five complaints Tuesday. Incidents included:
• Health and safety, E. Fairplaints.
STANTON — Montcalm County sheriff's deputies responded to 24 complaints Tuesday. Incidents included:
• Seven car-deer accidents.
• Assault, 9:22 a.m., Sheridan.
• Weapons, 12:48 p.m., Congress.
• Assault, 1:15 p.m., Brown.
• Larceny, 4:36 p.m., Mossy Oak Drive.
STANTON — Montcalm County Central Dispatch reported the following fire calls Tuesday:
• Wildfire, 11:51 a.m., W. Second, Maple Valley Township Fire Department.
• Controlled burn, 4:59 p.m., S. Vining, Montcalm Township Fire Department.
• Controlled burn, 6:40 p.m., W. Schmeid, Belvidere Township Fire Department.


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Board of Regents
Presidential Search Evaluation CommitteeĀ
Wednesday, March 25, 1998
Anchorage Site: University Lakes Building, UAA Campus
Fairbanks Site: 212B Butrovich Building, UAF Campus
Juneau Site: Videoconference Room, Egan Library, UAS Campus
I. Call to Order
II. Adoption of Agenda
"The Presidential Search Evaluation Committee adopts the agenda as presented.
I. Call to OrderĀ
II. Adoption of AgendaĀ
III. Election of ChairĀ
IV. Review of Presidential Search ProcessĀ
V. Discussion re Evaluation CriteriaĀ
VI. Discussion re Interview QuestionsĀ
VII. Other Items of ConcernĀ
VIII. Adjourn
This motion is effective March 25, 1998."
III. Election of Chair
Committee members will elect a chair for the Evaluation Committee.
IV. Review of Presidential Search Process
Betty Hasler, UA Presidential Search consultant, will review the flowchart of activities associated with the presidential search.
V. Discussion re Evaluation Criteria
The committee will discuss criteria to be used during the evaluation of candidate applications. Committee members were asked to submit suggestions for criteria in advance of the meeting. These suggestions will be compiled and distributed prior to this meeting.
VI. Discussion re Interview Questions
The committee will discuss questions to be used during the semi-finalist interviews. Committee members were asked to submit suggestions for interview questions in advance of the meeting. These suggestions will be compiled and distributed prior to this meeting.
VII. Other Items of Concern
VIII. Adjourn


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New to Cars in General, have a 95 Eldorado, plethora of problems
Hey, everyone. First off, I'm glad this forum exists, and I'm very salty I didn't think to check here 3 days ago prior to buying an Eldorado.....off of craigslist.. Anyway!
I am absolutely new to cars, I don't really know much about how to fix them, or where to look for problems, or what situations to not get into after a quick look over, which all leaded me to finding a 95 Eldorado on Craigslist, it all seemed to run well on the parking lot test drive (first mistake), and so I got it instantly, not really checking out other cars first (second mistake).
After 20 minutes on the freeway, and noticing I passed my exit, I decided to cruise for a little bit, I pulled off and hit a backstreet to see what kind of MPG I am dealing with. I was pretty satisfied... Up until my nephew started freaking out and stated, "Uhm. There is something leaking into the car..." and almost as if on queue to those words, the car started steaming out of the vent, almost seemed like it had to be smoke as well.
I pulled off into a gas station, and tried calling the person for some information, but lets just say-- this individual is completely useless and is not wanting to talk so I can't really ask him for a refund, I guess I'm too easy going.
SO after 30 minutes of trying to figure out what I am going to do, because I am asking everyone at this gas station for help because I don't know what I am doing, I decide to take it to the nearest "mechanic", which was told to me that it is just down the road, so I head off in that direction and find an entire line of... Auto Body Repair Shops...
One guy finally takes a look at it, and tells me what the heating (core? cord?) was broken and that was the issue as to why it was spewing coolant into the car on the passenger side. I asked him what I can do about that and he said it would be $300 and 8 Hours of work, to which my jaw dropped. I asked if there was an alternative and he said they could "bypass" it. I asked what that would solve and he said it would stop spewing for sure, and I asked if it would stop overheating, he said definitely, they also replaced a clamp type item that connected the vacuum hose of the engine to another part of the engine, which previously had a hole in it. The car fired up and sounded great, I paid the man and took off down the road. That's when I am now experiencing low acceleration power, and I am like.... Huh ?
I end up going back to this guy about 5 times, he reassured me that after a good sit overnight the car would be absolutely fine and not to worry about anything, the overheating message, beeping and low acceleration are all because it hasn't sat long enough after the bypass. I tell him I feel like it might have been the plug he replaced, so he took it off and said it was ok to drive with it off. (third mistake? fourth?) At about the fifth time he told me my catalytic converter was bad, and I kept hearing it was "Cadillac Converter" "Catallic Converter", so none of what he was saying made sense, and I thought this would be the last thing I needed to make sure the car was good to go, so I asked him where I get that situated, and he directed me to a muffler shop. It was about 8 minutes away. I set up an appointment and got it replaced the next day.
(somewhere inbetween all this I picked up some oil and put more oil in the car, I randomly got power back but it kept dying out at random times)
After it got replaced, I thought all of my issues were going to be solved, so I took off down the road, happy as can be. I had power again! Now, I was happy with the v8 engine in this beast, I just roared it a couple 50-100 feet. Then the power dies out again, and I just get livid. I whip around to the shop and by this point, I'm not even mad I am just disappointed in my lack of car knowledge, and I tell him that it didn't work, we get another guy involved and discover that the car is indeed overheating. We let it all cool down, run some water in it and watch to see where it is going, and after about two minutes it just starts essentially throwing the water upwards. We let it cool down once more for about 30 minutes, the water was incredibly low afterwards, and he filled it up, told me to drive it to the house and not drive it anymore until I can figure out whats wrong with it.
At this point I had gotten in contact with the guy and he states he will bring his mechanic to the car to check it out, and replace whatever it is that is broken and get it back on the road. Just kidding. No show.
So the car is sitting here, and I realize that my neighbor has the same exact car, maybe a couple years newer, and very nice rims. I talk to him about what could be the issue, learned more about (after the mechanics and I had a long talk about why nobody likes to work on cadi engines - aluminum) how they warp when overheated and its all downhill from there.
So, I come to this forum looking for anyone who can just help me out here. I am willing to invest the time into fixing it. But I want to know what I should look for to see if it is too late to even want to try, what do you guys feel the issue might be?
I came to a realization last night that if maybe the heating (core? cord?) is replaced and the bypass was ... enabled again, that should clear up any issues, especially since the car hadn't overheated prior to the bypass. That and because the Catalytic Converter (which apparently you're supposed to be able to see all the way through, was meeeeeeesssed up) was replaced.
What do you guys think? I'm sure there are guides all over to find out how to do this, but I'd like to take it from some knowledgeable people on a realistic scale.
Thank you so much.
Re: New to Cars in General, have a 95 Eldorado, plethora of problems, help?! D:
First pull the codes and post with definitions, there is a sticky ^^^ on how to do it.
Second go to Tech Tips and read all you can.
You definitely have several things going on at once.
The first problem, the steam and coolant inside the car, is a ruptured heater core. The heater core is like a small radiator. It's part of the heating system. Hot coolant flows through it, the blower motor blows air past it, and through your vents as heat. Bypassing it just means connecting the hoses leading to and from it, to each other. This will take care of the leak, but you 'll have no heat. Replacing the core takes NOWHERE NEAR 8 hours. The rest of the problems are completely unrelated.
The car is not going to fix itself after sitting overnight.
First things first, you have to pull your Diagnostic Trouble Codes. Go to the top of the Eldorado/Seville page, and read the "sticky" thread on how to pull codes. List any codes you may find, AND THEIR DEFINITIONS, here (there's a link within the description with code definitions).
Don't listen to your neighbor or the "mechanic", these engines do not warp. get your advice here from now on.
Under what conditions is the car overheating?
Re: New to Cars in General, have a 95 Eldorado, plethora of problems, help?! D:
I will get right on the codes thing, I saw something about that vaguely and forgot to doubleback.
The car is just overheating during normal drive. After about 10 minutes, then it will somehow kick back out of it after some time, or if it sits with the engine off for a couple minutes, and I'll have power again.
Wait several hours until the engine is completely cool, then check the coolant level in the surge tank (the tank under the hood with coolant in it). It should be filled to the FULL COLD line, about half way up, where the tank halves meet. If it's low, full it with a 50%/50% mix of coolant and distilled water (or premixed coolant).
Re: New to Cars in General, have a 95 Eldorado, plethora of problems, help?! D:
WOW - where to start -
MoistCabbage covered the blown heater core -
for the overheating - check the PURGE LINE -
the PURGE LINE is the only way of expelling air from the Northstar cooling system -
it is a 3/8 diameter hose that goes from a hollow bolt in the thermostat/waterpump housing area of the engine - and plugs onto a nipple on the side of the SERGE TANK -
with the engine running - there should be a gentle - constant flow of coolant - from the engine - to the serge tank -
if there is no flow - the most likely cause is a blockage in the hollow bolt -
follow the hose towards the engine - with the engine OFF - remove the hose - use a straightened metal coat hanger - or something similar - and poke it into the hollow bolt -
the coat hanger should go in about 2 1/2 inches -
once the hollow bolt is cleared - you can briefly start the engine to verify coolant flow - be sure to use some sort of container to catch the coolant so you don't make a mess -
check the hose and serge tank for blockage -
Re: New to Cars in General, have a 95 Eldorado, plethora of problems, help?! D:
The mechanics just replaced the coolant with water, said thats all it needs, I do have 50/50 mix in the trunk, guess I'll need a flashlight to see the line clearly? What will this help solve in the meantime? Should i try to drive it to see if overheating persists with this coolant? There was talk about something isn't allowing the water to flow like it should.
Water is NOT all it needs. Don't go back there again.
Re: New to Cars in General, have a 95 Eldorado, plethora of problems, help?! D:
I appreciate the community here, thank you so much. I'm going to get on these few things here after I settle some stuff around the house. I'm looking forward to working on this like crazy now that there are a group of passionate people who dedicate their time to help.
Re: New to Cars in General, have a 95 Eldorado, plethora of problems, help?! D:
We're all here to help keep these beautiful cars on the road...This place has been a lifesaver for me over the years with my current and past Cadillac's...Happy to return the favor to another fellow Cadillac owner
Re: New to Cars in General, have a 95 Eldorado, plethora of problems, help?! D:
So, I feel a little silly. But... It states to depress the "off" and "warmer" buttons, but I can't... seem to find the button labeled warmer, or is it the red button. And depress means to hold down both, right? yikes.
Silly questions, I got it. Time to figure out how to find the codes I am looking for
Yes, the red button.
Yes, hold down.
Re: New to Cars in General, have a 95 Eldorado, plethora of problems, help?! D:
Time to figure out how to find the codes I am looking for
here ya go -
Re: New to Cars in General, have a 95 Eldorado, plethora of problems, help?! D:
Codes that toggled by with history:
P016: Voltage Out of Range (ALL SOL)
P095: Engine Stall Detected
S036: Electronic Level Control Compressor Short to Ground/Open
S038: Electronic Level Control Exhaust Valve Short to Ground/Open
S044: Lift or Dive Signal Fault
S076: Left Rear Accelerometer Overcurrent
The rest said "no codes" in the subjects, and went straight to PCM? afterwards.
I found this: http://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/su...1017_codes.gif and it is quite nifty to look at, but should I run tests on everything or are the ones in the history what I should be looking for?
Re: New to Cars in General, have a 95 Eldorado, plethora of problems, help?! D:
Now, this may seem silly, but I really don't have any idea what I'm looking for when it comes to the purge line. Is this relatively close to what I should be looking for or could anyone eyeball it from this angle and tell me how far down or back I should be looking?


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Welcome to Golden Goals - a FREE video series on USA.Arsenal.com which showcases some of the finest goals in Arsenal's history.
Each of our weekly clips will feature footage of a classic goal plus expert analysis from former Gunner Stewart Robson and Arsenal.com editor Richard Clarke.
Our series continues with Patrick Vieira's swirling strike against Manchester United in 1997.
Read on for the story of his goal and click the PLAY button above to watch our FREE video clip.
Patrick Vieira v Manchester United (H) 11-09-1997
Matches between Arsenal and Manchester United are always heated affairs, and this one from Arsène Wenger's first full season in charge was no exception. With only defeat in the first 14 games, Arsenal were aiming to topple the Premier League champions.
Nicolas Anelka got things going after seven minutes, scoring his first Arsenal goal. 20 minutes later, it was time for a lanky 21-year-old to step up.
Ray Parlour took a corner that was nodded clear by United's Henning Berg at the front post. But the ball went only as far as Patrick Vieira, who was running across the edge of the area. Without breaking his stride, the midfielder rifled a shot through several bodies and over the head of Peter Schmeichel.
The downside of his fantastic strike came via his celebration. Vieira finished a long sprint by sliding on his knees… which resulted in an injury that kept him out until Boxing Day.
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1. Re: Installation problem: Update Tool Bootstrap not configured872505 Jun 30, 2011 3:14 PM (in response to 872495)same for me on ubuntu linux
- installation summary states incomplete
- running updatetool the first time produces
Would you like to install Update Tool now (y/n):
Proxy: Using system proxy settings.
Install image: /opt/software/glassfish3
Installing pkg packages.
Unrecognized exception: no matching package for: pkg-toolkit-incorporation
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: no matching package for: pkg-toolkit-incorporation
at com.sun.pkg.client.Image.makeInstallPlan(Image.java:1690)
at com.sun.pkg.client.Image.installPackages(Image.java:1843)
at com.sun.pkg.client.Image.installPackages(Image.java:1820)
at com.sun.pkg.bootstrap.Bootstrap._main(Bootstrap.java:235)
at com.sun.pkg.bootstrap.Bootstrap._main(Bootstrap.java:160)
at com.sun.pkg.bootstrap.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:110)
I was also trying to install the EE 6 Tutorial Component
2. Re: Installation problem: Update Tool Bootstrap not configured872495 Jul 1, 2011 7:05 AM (in response to 872495)Hi Luc, I was able to install the update tool today. There was a server outage at Oracle over the past 2 days, I assume this was the reason; unable to contact the update servers.
Hopefully this will sort you out as well now.
Edited by: 869492 on 01-Jul-2011 00:04
3. Re: Installation problem: Update Tool Bootstrap not configured876842 Jul 20, 2011 5:46 PM (in response to 872495)Were you able to get this working? I'm getting the exact same results as you. I also found a post/fix #8395 at http://java.sun.com/javaee/sdk/javaee6sdkpreview_relnotes.jsp, but the manual run of the updatetool also fails with:
Input/output error: Connection timed out: connect
Could not download application packages. This could be because:
- a proxy server is needed to access the internet. Please ensure that
the system proxy server settings in your Internet Options control panel
(under Connections:LAN Settings) are correct, or set the HTTP_PROXY
environment variable to the full URL of the proxy server.
- the package server is down or otherwise inaccessible or it is
generating invalid data. Please contact the provider of the package
4. Re: Installation problem: Update Tool Bootstrap not configured498387 Sep 6, 2011 6:07 PM (in response to 876842)I had the same issue. I found that I had previous versions of java installed. It was using Java 5 vs Java 7. I removed the previous versions and was able to run the updatetool from command line under glassfish installationas described in http://java.sun.com/javaee/sdk/javaee6sdkpreview_relnotes.jsp. I do not however see the Java 6 SEE menu item in my start menu but running update tool from command line does launch the update tool.
Hope this helps.


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Never mind if you've got the latest spring/summer trends. What about your kids? Because no matter how on-the-pulse you are when it comes to this season's must-haves, you're only as fashionable as your best pint-size accessory. But thanks to a well-stocked high street bursting at the seams with stylish wear for tots of all ages, kitting them out in the best catwalk-to-playground attire has never been easier.
At the end of this week, River Island is due to launch its debut Mini Me range which — great news for grown-up fans of the store — "offers a comprehensive selection of style-led pieces for new-borns to three-year-olds" and "mimics the current River Island trends". In the first offering, fledgling style plates can expect candy-coloured statement prom dresses adorned with Christopher Kane-approved 3D floral embellishments, while bang-on-trend baby boys can browse the tropical print tees and graffitied joggers for that all-important West Coast surf vibe.
Elsewhere on the high street, a host of other brands are busy dialling down the season's hottest trends to pee-wee proportions. From the sandal of the season to Chanel-inspired painterly prints, here's a round-up of the biggest mini-trends for summer and where to buy them. Now, fingers crossed, they've got the grown-up versions to match.
Art school
From Céline to Chanel, the catwalk's biggest hitters looked to the art world for inspiration this season, as does River Island's Mini Me collection. From graffiti prints to floral Pop Art in pantone shades, the under-threes range embraces all manner of artistic themes. This particular creation, right, for example, has a touch of the Matisse about it. Though we doubt your little one will appreciate that as much as you do. (£14, riverisland.com)
Kids Spring/Summer fashion - in pictures
The bomber jacket
Richard Nicoll crafted his from butter-soft leather, Jonathan Saunders from embroidered silk. This season, mens- and womenswear designers alike embraced the bomber jacket as a 2014 staple. And this collegiate classic has caught on with kidswear labels too —despite the fact that those kids are a fair few years off attending college. Cool French fashion brand Little ELEVENPARIS is all over this look. Top with an oversized cap and heaps of pre-teen attitude. (£62, elevenparis.com)
The So-Cal Vibe
Southern California's mega-chilled vibe filtered through the collections of several designers this season. Think the three S's — surf, skate and sun. The quickest route to get the fresh-off-the-board look? A slogan tee, natch. The options from J Crew's boys line come emblazoned with basketball-style digits and positive mantras. As for accessories, opt for a waist-tied hoodie, straw hat and — if at your disposal — a Dad who thinks he's still a sk8r boi. (T-shirt, £26.50; jcrew.com)
Everything but the jeans
Denim got an update for SS14 and jeans fell below the radar in favour of, well, any other incarnation you can think of. Coats, jackets, dresses — you name it, it came in denim. Gap — with its many years of experience with the fabric — is well ahead of the curve, with its kidswear offering including this sweet pastel shift dress and chambray romper suit. Er, Gap, any chance of getting this in my size? (£19.95, £22.95, gap.co.uk)
Chunky sandals
If the season could be defined by one sandal shape, it would be chunky. From branded Birkenstocks to thick-soled pool slides, if you buy nothing else this season then go for a pair of these. Well, two pairs — one for you and one for your little one. Zara's extensive offering for men and women have been filling stores for months, and now it's the turn of the kids. Plus — as we adults can vouch — they're super-comfy too. (£22.99, zara.com)
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The Believers airs tonight on ESPN.
As a hit storyteller himself, Kenny Chesney says nothing scares more than getting someone else's story right. Accuracy was key in making his latest ESPN film, The Believer, which documents the rise of famed South Carolina Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier.
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New Mexico Telegram » Budget, Economy, Featured, New Mexico Senate » Bill to attract TV shows to film in NM clears Senate
Bill to attract TV shows to film in NM clears Senate
A bill that would add further incentives to television shows that wish to film in New Mexico, dubbed the "Breaking Bad bill" by supporters and some media, passed the Senate on a 32-8 vote after a short debate.
"The Breaking Bad Bill passing the Senate is a huge victory for New Mexico jobs and I want to thank the Senate for its leadership on this issue and for helping to welcome the film industry back to New Mexico," said House Majority Whip Maestas in a statement following the vote. "New Mexicans need jobs, good paying jobs, and this legislation will boost our economy sending a strong message to the film and TV industry"
The bill says that TV shows that film in New Mexico would get a 30 percent tax credit rebate compared to 25 percent for films. In addition, it would roll over unused funds under the $50 million cap to the next fiscal year.
The bill now heads back to the House for concurrence because of the changes made in the Senate Corporations and Transportation Committee.
Those changes would cap the amount that could be rolled over at $10 million and would put a three year sunset on the bill so the legislature could examine the effects of the new legislation.
If the House agrees with the changes, the bill would head to the governor's desk.
Photo via popculturegeek on Flickr
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Fans of One Direction heartthrob Harry Styles will know that despite dozens of reports that he and US singer Taylor Swift are very much an item, Harry has remained tight lipped about a romance…
However, he's slowly but surely hinting that there is indeed a love affair going on, and it's also been reported today that he and Taylor may perform together on Monday when 1D play live at New York's Madison Square Garden in front of 20,000 fans!
Speaking to the Mirror, Harry said of Taylor, "Taylor honestly couldn't be a sweeter person.
"She's genuinely nice and extremely talented, and she deserves everything she has."
However, it seems that Taylor – while remaining similarly cagey about her relationship with Harry – isn't looking to settle down yet.
She said, "People think I want to get married really young – I don't know why.
"I'm a romantic but that doesn't mean I want to miss out on being in my young 20s."
But back to the concert in New York, for the One Direction lads – which other than Harry are of course Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Niall Horan – it's going to be a landmark event, not least because their families and assorted girlfriends will be backstage cheering them on before they all get together for a big Christmas party.
Zayn's Little Mix girlfriend Perrie Edwards will be there, as will Harry's parents, Louis' girlfriend Eleanor Calder and – according to one newspaper earlier this week – Taylor's mum.
A source close to 1D told the paper, "It's such a momentous time for the boys and they want their girlfriends by their sides.
"Seeing Zayn with Perrie and Louis with Eleanor made Harry realise there's a person he wants to be there with him, too. Taylor."
What do you think of Harry and Taylor as a couple? Well, sadly, there are of course some 1D fans who're jealous of Taylor's closeness with Harry. Here's a recent news report…


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UConn returns to top 25
UConn is back in the Associated Press top 25 poll after a four-week absence.
The Huskies (17-4) are ranked 22nd.
The American Athletic Conference has a season-high four teams in the top 25. No. 7 Cincinnati (21-2), No. 14 Louisville (18-4) and No. 24 Memphis (16-5) also are ranked.
UConn visits first-place Cincinnati in an AAC showdown on Thursday night. The Bearcats are riding a 14-game winning streak.
In other news, senior Shabazz Napier made the AAC weekly honor roll for the seventh time this season. Cincinnati's Sean Kilpatrick was named the player of the week.
Napier is the leading scorer in AAC games at 21.5 points per game while Kilpatrick is first in overall games at 19.4.


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|Patriots Look Poised For Another Super Bowl Run
|Bruins Trade For Drew Stafford
|Black and Gold Bruins Turn Yellow On Parade Day
|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
After a letdown loss like Friday night's 89-84 drubbing at the hands of a depleted Thunder squad, the Celtics are no doubt reminding themselves that this is an 82-game season and titles don't get passed out in November.
Oklahoma City came to town as it was announced earlier in the evening that superstar Kevin Durant would be inactive with a sore left ankle. With a commodity as valuable as Durant and a defense as physical as Boston's, the Thunder were wise to take the safe route and sit him out. Without him in the lineup, expectations were low for the visitors as the Celtics destroyed Oklahoma City on the road two weeks ago.
It became clear early that energy would be lacking for the C's on this night. The first quarter started off okay, but the Celtics failed to put together any runs or momentum allowing them to pull away and establish a presence. Shaquille O'Neal had it going early, scoring 10 of his 11 points in the opening frame. Kevin Garnett had to leave early in the first quarter after taking an elbow to the back of his head. The golf ball-sized lump was clearly visible from every camera angle but it did not keep Garnett out of the game as he came back midway through the second quarter. Garnett finished with only two rebounds, an off night for him and a microcosm of the Celtics night.
Russell Westbrook continues to impress and was the story for OKC. Despite an ice cold fourth quarter, Westbrook managed 31 points and went 11-for-13 from the free throw line. He looks like he may be faster than even Rajon Rondo. Speaking of Rondo, he had 14 points, but he had an uncharacteristic 7 assists, a season-low. Continuing the trend, Glen Davis went 2 for 10 from the field and missed four free throws in the fourth quarter. It's probably best not to watch the tape on this one.
The Celtics were able to cut the deficit to four, with game at 83-79 late in the fourth quarter. Glen Davis then missed two free throws, returned to the line and went one for two. Delonte West made a pair of foul shots to make it a one-point game with 1:06 left. Oklahoma missed its last 13 shots of the game to allow it to get to this point, but the Celtics couldn't snatch the game if they tried as they too missed their last nine shots. Ray Allen missed a 3-pointer that would have given Boston its first lead of the half, but a couple of Westbrook free throws later and the game was all but over.
Westbrook's pace and tempo really seemed to throw the Celtics and set the tone for Oklahoma's harassing defensive effort, one that was lacking the last time around. Oklahoma City forced 15 turnovers on the Celtics, a large contributor to the lack of offensive rhythm for Boston.
The true dagger of the game came at the close of the third quarter. In a beauty of point guard-on-point guard play, Westbrook took the ball at the top of the key with Rondo as his shadow. Rondo twice knocked the ball from Westbrook as the shot clock wound down and OKC played for the final shot of the half. Somehow, the ball managed its way to the hands of Royal Ivey, who banked home an unlikely three to put the Thunder up 10. Rondo had a look on his face that suggested he couldn't win.
Neither could the Celtics.
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Himeji Castle 姫路城
|Ikeda Terumasa
|Alternate Name
|Shirasagi-jo (White Heron castle)
|5 levels, 6 stories
|Admin's Rating
|★ ★ ★ ★ ★
|Historical Site
|Special Historic Site
|Historical Value
|Top 100 Castles, National Treasures, Important Cultural Properties, UNESCO World Heritage Site
|Historical Artifacts
National Treasures:
Ha Watariyagura, Ni Watariyagura, main tenshu, East Kotenshu, I Watariyagura, Ro Watariyagura, Inui Kotenshu, West Kotenshu, Ha Watariyagura, Ni Watariyagura
Important Cultural Properties:
I Watariyagura, Ho Yagura, He Watariyagura, Obi Yagura, Ikaku Yagura, Chi Yagura, Ri Watariyagura; (1st & 2nd sections), Nu Gate, Kesho Yagura, Ka Watariyagura, Nu Yagura, Hishi gate, To Yagura, Orimawari Yagura, Taiko Yagura, Yo Watariyagura, Ru Yagura, Ta Watariyagura, Wo Yagura, Re Watariyagura, Wa Yagura, I Gate, Ha Gate, Ni Gate, He Gate, To no Ichi Gate, To no Ni Gate, Chi Gate, Ri Gate, Mizu no Ichi gate, Bizen Gate, To no Yon Gate East Wall, To no Yon Gate West Wall, To no Ni Gate East Wall, He Gate East Wall, He Gate West Wall, Mizu no Ichi Gate North Tsuiji Wall, Mizu no Ichi Gate West Wall, Ni Yagura South Wall, Mizu no Go Gate South Wall, I Watariyagura South wall, Ni Gate Upper East Wall, Ni Gate Lower East Wall, Ro Yagura East Wall, Ro Yagura West Wall, Ha Gate East Wall, Ha Gate West Wall, Ha Gate South Wall, Ro Gate East Wall, Ro Gate Southwest Wall, Kesho Yagura South Wall, Wa Yagura East Wall, Ka Yagura North Wall, Hishi Gate West Wall, Hishi Gate South Wall, Hishi Gate East Wall, I Gate East Wall, Taiko Yagura South Wall, Taiko Yagura North Wall, Obikuruwa North Wall, Ikaku Yagura South Wall, To Yagura South Wall, Ro Watariyagura, Obikuruwa Yagura, Ro Yagura, Ni Yagura, Ka Yagura, Ro Gate, To no Yon Gate, Mizu no Ni Gate
|Himeji, Hyogo prefecture
|Google Map
|Himeji Station (Sanyo Honsen/Shinkansen), walk 15 minutes.
|Himeji City Website
|February 1996; December 1997; August 1998; March 21, 2004; November 15, 2009
|Himeji Castle is the most spectacular example of a Japanese castle in existence. The beauty of the main keep is unrivalled throughout Japan and the extent of surviving structures is amazing. Even for someone who is not particularly interested in castles or history a trip to Himeji-jo is fascinating. This can be a half day side trip on the way to Hiroshima or a short day trip from Osaka or Kyoto.
|Toyotomi Hideyoshi first built a small castle on this site for his campaigns in western Japan from 1577-1580. You can still see some of the remnants of Hideyoshi's castle in Himeji castle as Ikeda incoporated some of the stone walls into his castle. Ikeda Terumasa, an ally of Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Battle of Sekigahara, was awarded this province (Harima) for his alliance during the war. Ikeda Terumasa built the main keep of Himeji-jo and erected the castle as it is known today. Himeji-jo's nickname Shirasagi-jo means "White Heron Castle" because the main keep with its three smaller towers resembles a white heron. Himeji-jo was granted "World Heritage" status by UNESCO in 1993.
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April 16, 2017 at 08:21 PM
Figured I'd post here what I wrote up about my visit to the castle, if it's not too long: As every castle fan will be aware, Himejijō was under renovation from April 2010 to May 2015, its beauty hidden from us for five long years. Now some people think that the "White Heron Castle" (Shirasagijō) is too white. Well, you can't please everyone, can you? The Heisei Restoration (get it?), as it is referred to, employed 15,000 people (and they reckon it only took 10,000 people to actually build the castle in the first place). Thank the kami that it's all over now. On my fourth visit to Himejijō I was able to see the beautiful main tower for the first time. It dominates the town and is in clear view the whole stretch of the main avenue which leads from the station to the castle. Himejijō is much more than just its main keep, but since that was the main focus of my latest visit, I think it pertinent that I talk about that first. Then I will talk about other structures in the castle complex, personalities associated with the castle, ghost stories and, finally, I will give brief outline of the castle's history and preservation. 天守閣Tenshukaku: Himejijō tenshukaku is a five-tiered tower containing seven storeys. The middle tier is two storeys and there is a dug-out in the tenshudai (stone base) which serves as a basement. Two large pillars extend up from the basement to the fifth floor. The west pillar is made two cypresses with a collective age of 1,415 years. The east pillar is made from an ancient fir. The first floor contains two entranceways which are doubly reinforced by an inner and outer door, as well as three ishi-otoshi-mado (chutes for dropping rocks from) in three corners. The second floor features a spacious hafu-no-ma (room formed in the interior of a gable). The third floor contains a Mushakakushi (warrior hiding space) in each corner. These are half doors above waist height which open into secret rooms to hide soldiers so that they may emerge suddenly and ambush attackers. The fourth floor has high windows designed to ventilate out smoke from the discharge of firearms. The tower's thickly latticed windows protect defenders from projectiles and prevent attackers from stealthily climbing in from the outside. I was amazed by the amount of weapon racks in the tenshu, especially on the second floor. If they were all full, no defender would be lack a spear or rifle to hand. I tried to photograph a raised platform along the walls of the fourth floor which was used by defenders as a perch from which to hurl stones out of the high windows. The very top of the tenshu offers fantastic views and contains a shintō altar. The height of the tenshu is 31.5m on a stone foundation of 15m (so about 46.5m altogether). Other structures: Himejijō has 27 turrets, 21 gates, 32 white-plastered earthen wall segments with 997 sama (loopholes), of which it may interest you to know, only 153 are designed for bows, whilst 844 are meant for guns. The oblong slits are for archers whilst the circular, square and triangular openings are for riflemen. The white plaster of the walls, turrets and tenshu, is made from mixing slated lime, shell ash, hemp fibres and seaweed. The plastering protects the structures from fire damage. A bare mud wall withoutplaster (abura-kabe) is also extant. Dating to 1581, it is made from a mix of mountain soil, pea gravel, rice-washing water and rice gruel. Of the sentry towers, most famous are Taiko Yagura (drum tower), marked 1599, and Keshō Yagura (make-up tower), used by Princess Sen. Of the gates, most well known are Hishimon (Diamond Gate), built against ishigaki on one side, and Bizenmon. If you look at Bizenmon upon entering the honmaru / bizenmaru, you can see to the right a large oblong block of stone. This is a coffin. It seems they ran low on quality stone during construction. The ishigaki (stone walls) of Himejijō curve up ever steeper in a shape said to resemble a folding fan, making scaling them very difficult. The covered corridor along the outer edge of Nishinomaru (western bailey) is 240m long and housed Sen-hime and the ladies-in-waiting. Sen-hime (Princess Sen): Princess Sen was the granddaughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Tokugawa married her to Toyotomi Hideyori (son to Toyotomi Hideyoshi) at age 7 and she lived with him in Ōsakajō until she was 19. At the siege of Osakajō which resulted in the extermination of the Toyotomi, Sen-hime was rescued from a burning building. Her in-laws and the child she had had to Hideyori were compelled to commit suicide along with her husband (#singlelife). Now Tokugawa may have once forced his own son to commit seppuku but by all accounts he had gotten a bit softer in his old age. So he ordered Sen-hime to be rescued. He hinted that her rescuer could have her hand in marriage. Her rescuer, it is said (as opposed to being historically verifiable), was Sakazaki Naomori, Daimyō of Tsuwano-han. Unfortunately, he sustained disfiguring burns to his face whilst rescuing the princess. This was mostly unfortunate for the princess, because she found that she now much more preferred Honda Tadatoki, lord of Harima-han, to burnt-up Sakazaki, and, to be fair, Tadatoki is said to have been rather handsome. Sakazaki made things awkward for everybody involved by loudly proclaiming that the princess had been promised to him. Tokugawa mustn't have remembered that conversation though because Sakazaki was made to commit seppuku the next year and Sen-hime married Honda. The princess had a happy married life thereafter but tragedy was not far off. In 1626 her son to Honda died aged 3. They were not able to have another child and in 1631 Honda died of tuberculosis. As per the widow's tradition, Sen-hime shaved her hair and became a nun. The history of Princess Sen is brought to life with exhibits in the castle's west bailey. The Keshō Yagura where she often relaxed is spacious, well lit with natural light and fitted with tatami matting. 播州皿屋敷 Banshū Sarayashiki: Okiku Ido is a well in Himejijō. Now don't freak out or anything but it is totally haunted. Around 1500 Aoyama Tetsuzan, a traitorous vassal, conspired with Chōnotsubo Danshirō to kill Kodera Norimoto, the then lord of Himeji. Kinugasa Motonobu, a loyal retainer, arranged for his girlfriend Okiku to serve as a maid in the Aoyama house in order to ascertain their plans, undercover kunoichi style. Okiku discovered the murder plot and passed on the information to Kinugasa. Kodera fled to Ieshima so as to avoid being assassinated. Chōnotsubo took over the castle and tried to force Okiku to marry him, but she was loyal to Kinugasa. He tried to coerce Okiku by hiding one of ten treasured dishes belonging to the Aoyama family, and framing her for its theft. Okiku would still not co-operate though so Chōnotsubo became enraged, slit her throat, and hurled her body down the well which would come to bear her name. If you listen carefully even now, peering over the edge of the well into the deep darkness and straining your ears, you can still hear the lamentations of Okiku as she counts over and over again the Aoyama plates, always stopping at nine… History: The first castle on Himeyama dates back to Akamatsu Sadanori who built Himeyamajō in 1346. The tenshu we see today was completed in 1609 and was built by Ikeda Terumasa. Ikeda had been awarded with lordship of Harima-han for his alliance to Tokugawa during the Battle of Sekigahara. Preservation: Himejijō was listed as one of 56 castles to be spurred demolition by the Meiji authorities. Barring royal intervention, most castles were torn down. After the last lord of Himejijō gave up the castle, which he called "returning the land to the people," the army moved in. They knocked down some roofed corridors and gates as they considered obstructions. The army was considering pulling down everything but Colonel Nakamura Shigeto resisted this and the casle was prevented from suffering further damage. Though the Meiji authorities didn't order HImejijō destroyed, they weren't interested in paying for its upkeep either and the land was auctioned off, according to one source, for the bargain price of 23 Yen. That's equivalent to 200,000 yen today (what a lower paid worker can expect to earn in a month). The buyer wanted to destroy all the buildings and farm the land, but he didn't have enough money to pay for the demolition and so it all just got left. Himejijō was designated a national treasure in the 1930s and the Shōwa government began looking after it properly, restoring the dilapidated parts. In 1945 Himeji was subjected to Allied aerial bombardment. A firebomb was dropped on the top roof of the tenshu, according to one account, but failed to detonate. The castle was untouched by the firebombing of town. The castle then survived untouched the Great Hanshin Earthquake which reduce swathes of nearby Kōbe to rubble. A cup of sake placed on the altar in the tower's summit did not so much as spill. I don't know how tall these tales are but it shows at least I think the efforts of the brilliant builders and architects who proofed the castle against disaster, using plaster to protect from fire and shoring up the tenshu with great pillars. That, and a little bit of luck, has preserved Himejijō over all these years. I sometimes say, no matter where you are staying in Japan, make a trip to such-and-such castle. I have said this for Kakegawajō and Hikonejō. So what should I say for Himejijō? It's worth making a trip to Himeji Castle, no matter where you are in the world.
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November 13, 2016 at 07:08 AM
Visited 2008, 2013, 2014
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September 20, 2016 at 05:17 PM
Visited in 2009 and re-visited on 8 September 2016. this is the premier castle in Japan and it is a must-go for all Japanese castle enthusiast. To say it is a magnificent specimen of a Japanese castle is to do it a gross injustice. Its beautiful, original and both the castle and the castle grounds exhibit all the charms one comes to expect from the culture and history that is Japan. A cannot-miss castle.
June 28, 2016 at 04:59 PM
I went here last in October. The scaffolds were up, but I got some great shots in of the (South?) side without scaffolding.
June 13, 2016 at 10:00 PM
Went today, a Monday, around 10:30am to 2PM and didnt have to wait anywhere for anything. In fact there were really no crowds at all, and we had interior areas all to ourselves a lot of the time. Ive been here 3 times previous, going back to 96' and a lot of things have changed, but I'd still say this is the one castle that is a must see. The weapons inside are gone, and a lot of the grounds are roped to corral the (apparent) crowds, but we still had no issue exploring every area we wanted; though it helps to speak the language. After 3 previous trips, this castle still amazes.
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June 01, 2016 at 07:24 PM
2001. I can't barely remember the surroundings and all the characteristics but since it was my first castle I have a very fond memory of it.
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March 29, 2016 at 09:21 PM
I'm back in Japan, but I'm not going to do a castle-run this year. I'm accompying a friend's daughter for her first journey to Japan. Of course this castle could not be left aside for the voyage. Today we went to the castle. We had to do the queue for one hour before entering the tenshukaku, then it was some kind of a constant walk in the donjon, because so much people were inside. It was still interesting to see the structure without the weapons and armors. I saw also a model of the castle during the time of Kuroda Kanbei. Of course it had nothing to do with the actual castle. Doing the queue was somehow annoying but i still enjoyed the visit. For info the staff closed the castle's entry earlier, because of the great number of visitors.
February 20, 2016 at 09:06 AM
Anonymous, when do you plan to visit? Since winter, I hear it is much better on weekdays now but on the weekends and holidays people still line up to get into the main keep. One of the rear gate areas is under repair but otherwise it's pretty good. If you're interested I'd say try to go on a weekday if you can. If not, try to get there first thing in the morning, even before they open up and it will surely help a lot. I was hoping to plan a trip there myself as I still haven't been since repairs were started.
February 17, 2016 at 10:08 AM
Eric or Raymond, or anyone else experienced, have you been since the end of the restoration work? What Malcolm is saying is very disheartening, especially since I've never been - I'm in Japan for the first time right now and nowhere nearby sadly. I'm a huge castle fan, and have been through Europe and India, but unfortunately my girlfriend's plans haven't left me much room for Japanese castles in this trip and I'd hate to think I'd missed out on Himeji in its prime.
November 21, 2015 at 05:19 AM
um actually thats wrong it was built in 1346 by Akamatsu Sadanori bye felicia
November 21, 2015 at 05:17 AM
um actually thats wrong
August 21, 2015 at 10:30 PM
Um, this castle was not of any particular importance to the empire. It's famous today for its beauty, size, and surrounding structures but it was never among the most important castles from a historic perspective.
August 20, 2015 at 06:40 PM
ummmmm very helpful but I am doing this for a history task and need to know why is it important to the Japanese empire. Thanks vm.
August 12, 2015 at 07:30 PM
I am researching this for history task and I like it but why is it important to the Japanese empire?
July 23, 2015 at 01:58 PM
Doing this in history (:
June 05, 2015 at 06:08 PM
awesome castle!!! I am doing research task on it- MEGA interesting
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April 21, 2015 at 08:39 PM
Returned again after restoration. Windy & raining, didn't feel like battling the crowds, so took pictures from 5th floor roof top, where covered street walkway ends. Good zoom helps, but straight on from this position is not the most flattering angle. But I've still good shots from previous visits.
Malcolm Fairman
April 20, 2015 at 09:40 PM
Restored, some say badly. Be warned, from a distance it looks lacklustre, too white, close up it is stunning. Best time to see it is early morning or late afternoon. Be warned if going in, lots of it have been fenced off to control the thousands and thousands who line up for up to 90 minutes to go around the keep, again, parts of this have now been roped off and all the weapons that used to be on racks have disappeared. I planned to film each gate but most you don't go through now, they simply lead you the quickest route to the keep so you actually miss a lot of stuff. Maybe when the mad crowds flocking to see it have died down, the inside of the keep and the walkways around the many gates will be restored. Personaly I could have done without going into the keep and wasting 90 minutes. It's stripped bare and other then the view from the top there was no reason to be there. (And few Japanese cities are beautiful). Plus at a 1000 yen I felt somewhat cheated as I didn't get to see all the gate and with lines of people stacked all the way back to the entrance, photography just was pointless. So if going, stick to the outside at this stage and enjoy the stunningly lovely views.
April 16, 2015 at 09:41 PM
Author of what? I author everything on this site unless otherwise noted.
April 16, 2015 at 04:47 AM
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June 02, 2014 at 02:19 PM
Considered the best in Japan , definitely one that must be visited by all visitors to Japan.
Dick Harris
October 01, 2013 at 03:12 AM
I have visited Himeji many times and it has always been an awe inspiring time. In my opinion it is the most beautiful castle in the world. Everyone's photos show slightly different views., so here are mine if you'd care to look. http://dickh.zenfolio.com/p355488586 "Slideshow", upper right displays full size photos.
September 14, 2013 at 06:47 PM
This was my first castle of the 12 and it was amazing. It really showed me the past. The Japanese know how to show off there treasures.
April 28, 2013 at 06:22 PM
I visited this one for the third time. I made my reservation one month ago for being in the first group to enter the scaffolds. When i arrived at 08.20am, there where but a few people. The entrance opens at 09.00am. But afterwards the line grew steadily and when i left at 11.40am the people waiting to enter was a very big crowd. I heard by a guide that the outside restoration is done, but that they are now strengthening the tenshukaku to make it more resitant during earthquakes. Then it will take almost 1 year to take of the scaffolds. This is even now a very nice castle to visit.
October 02, 2012 at 11:26 PM
He visitado este hermoso castillo , ya hace unos años , y quede impresenionado de tanta perfeccion y estetica ejemplo de la cultura del Japon , cada vez que veo fotos referentes a Himeji me trae a mi memoria gratos recuerdos
May 13, 2012 at 08:28 PM
I made it to this castle again today in conjunction with a visit to Akashi Castle. Himeji Castle is certainly more crowded on the weekend, but my gf and I only waited around 15 minutes for the lift to take us up to the 8th floor to view the renovated roof. You can see the two "wooden horns" protruding from the roof where the new shachihoko will be placed. We also went to the 300m long covered turret in the West Bailey, finishing up in the Kesho Yagura (Comestic Turret). The room in the Kesho Yagura is now open to the public with red carpet covering the tatami mats and the two fiberglass figures of the ladies playing karuta are now right against the wooden windows. Of course, there is now a security guard in the room making sure people do not step off the red carpet.
April 27, 2012 at 01:37 PM
Himeji castle should dominate the city of Himeji. Looking down the mainstreet from the station one should be faced with a magnificent view of the castle atop its hill looking down upon the city.... But...due to the construction works....this isn't the case. My first thoughts in Himeji were ones of utmost dissapointment. Even after checking out the beautiful garden next to the castle (totally worth visiting btw, I'm not a big garden person but it was beautiful), I was unsure on whether I would bother paying to go in the castle itself. I did and...yes, I was glad of it. Even without the main keep it is a very cool place.
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October 17, 2011 at 11:28 AM
(In hushed tones of awe and reverence): This is the king of Japanese castles; there is none higher. . . . Unfortunately, everybody in the Japanese islands knows that and can afford the price of admission. There are ALWAYS crowds here. There's no way around it, though, and you can mitigate the crowd factor by visiting on a weekday, I suppose. Be sure to explore the grounds since there's so much more going on than just the keep, spectacular as it is. Imagine a Japan where more castles had been left as intact as Himeji--not just the keep, but gates, turrets, moats, everything. As it is, we've only got 12 original keeps, and many of those sites have lost outlying parts. Too bad there was a vendetta against the feudal past during the Meiji Period.
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May 31, 2011 at 09:01 AM
Best castle ever
May 19, 2011 at 11:04 PM
this castle is RAD.
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May 16, 2011 at 06:54 PM
Definitely the best in Japan. Unfortunately, it's presently under construction so the exterior is covered up. Heard from a friend that the scaffolding actually offers a great view of the roof. A plus side to the construction process.
Bob the builder
February 15, 2011 at 08:28 AM
This castle is coooooooooool.
February 15, 2011 at 08:27 AM
This castle is coooooooooool.
January 08, 2011 at 04:33 PM
HIMEJI JO IS LIKE AMAZING Ikeda teremasa is one of the officers of the oda army so HIMEJI CASTLE IS ODA,TOYOTOMI, AND TOKUGAWA AMAZING!!
January 06, 2011 at 06:53 PM
A truly magnificent place to visit and as many others have said, if you only visit one castle in Japan then make sure its Himeji, the climb to get the stamp at the top is well worth the effort and delivers a wonderful view of the surrounding area.
December 28, 2010 at 01:52 AM
I sound like I didn't have much fun. I did. Himeji Castle is beautiful and absolutely amazing to walk around. Definitely must see. Also, did anyone else see that photo where the scaffolding was used for Christmas illumination? I'm not sure how I feel about that.
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November 14, 2010 at 11:48 PM
Himeji is beauty on a grand scale. It's a treasure among castles – unfortunately I just didn't have much fun there. When I saw Himeji it was raining buckets. I was stuck behind a family complaining loudly about how steep the stairs were and how 'someone should at least fix them a little bit.' I then got stuck behind another family telling their son that, 'the Japanese never used guns because they were samurai.' In one yagura I got splinters in my knees. Still, I'd like to go again, perhaps in 2015, at 8AM, when it is sunny. Or at night, when no one is there, to see if Okiku's ghost really does come out of the well and count to 9. I have to go back one day to get the stamp.
May 23, 2010 at 09:36 PM
yep, this is THE iconic japanese castle. if you see a japanese castle on telivison, in a movie or in a book, it'll almost inevitably be Himeji-Jo
Raymond W
March 18, 2010 at 09:56 PM
Forgot to mention in my message below. Kudos to the webmaster here for keeping us informed about Himeji and other castles' renovation. Himeji Castle is certainly worth visiting, but I am not sure that I can deal with the huge crowds now. For people coming from far away aka overseas and outside the Kansai Region, try to get to Himeji Castle when it opens at 8 in the morning. From 20th March until 11th April, the castle is opened from 8am. In that way, you get to enjoy the inside of the castle keep without inching your way through the keep in a long, long queue.
Raymond W
March 16, 2010 at 08:12 PM
I went to Himeji on 14th March. It was chockers. I guess lots of people wanted to go and see it before they put it under wraps (until the end of 2014), and it isn't even cherry blossom season yet. A big crane is already up, so from most distant vantage points, you will get a beautiful photo of the castle plus the crane. If you go, go early in the morning. An announcement was made at regular intervals in the afternoon saying that it took three hours to do your sightseeing in the castle. I guess that is because it got jammed up in the castle keep. Yeah, I have experienced such congestion at Hikone Castle and Matsumoto Castle. Believe me, it's not fun. I didn't go in this time because of the crowds. Instead, I opted to walk around its outer defensive walls and moat.
Julian (from Canada)
October 23, 2009 at 09:28 AM
I'm glad I saw this castle when I did, six years ago. I hope they will do a good job with their renovations and not fill the thing with Hello Kitty nonsense. Definitely the best castle in the world in my opinion. I would also like to say that I haven't looked at this site for a long time, but I'm glad it's still here and going strong. Well-organised and very informative.
October 03, 2009 at 11:30 PM
Jane, I guess the scaffolding hasn't gone up yet. On the official Himeji Castle website (in Japanese), it says that renovations are to commence this autumn and will last until the end of 2014. They are going to "wrap it up" and encase it in some structure while they renovate it. Think Nishi-Hongaji Temple in Kyoto, and you will know what I mean. There are a couple of PDF files in English about the renovation. Here is the URL for them: http://www.city.himeji.lg.jp/s70/2845684/_11311/_17981.html So for those who want to see Himeji Castle in all its glory, you had better hurry. I went twice in August as I know that I won't be seeing it again until after the renovations are done in 2014! Cheers Raymond
September 26, 2009 at 05:25 PM
Himeji Castle is AMAZING! It's so big, and it's completely original! It deserves to be called one of the world's best castles. Please support it by voting for it here: http://www.vote7.com/node/6374 There are other Japanese castles, too. They are: Himeji Castle, Bitchu Matsuyama Castle, Matsumoto Castle, and Matsuyama Castle. Show that Japanese castles can rival those in Europe!
August 09, 2009 at 09:11 PM
I went to Himeji Castle after going to Akashi and Tatsuno Castle on an awesome 3-castle day-trip on Saturday. It was my fifth or sixth time to visit Himeji since 1998. As most of my previous visits were in the morning, I decided to do an afternoon visit to take photos of the castle with the light coming from the west. This is a fabulous castle to visit, and all castle lovers should visit it if you are coming to the Kansai Region. BTW, the entrance to the Nishi Maru (West Bailey) Tamon Yagura is undergoing some renovation, so the outside is covered in scaffoldings.
August 04, 2009 at 01:12 AM
I visited twice this castle. 5 years ago in april and last year in january. The first time there was a downpour and the second time it began to snow. I was really unlucky about the weather. But this is a so magnificent castle, i can only recommend to visit this one.
Jackson C
May 30, 2009 at 03:31 PM
wow, this is such a great castle
May 02, 2009 at 06:25 PM
I heard that maintenance will be done on Himeji Castle from this Fall and that it will be closed for 3 years!
April 16, 2009 at 02:34 AM
hey guys
April 08, 2009 at 03:37 AM
I visited Himeji-jo in 2007 just as many of the cherry blossoms in the adjacent park were falling. The view with the castle as a backdrop was breathtaking. Mere words can't describe it.
October 14, 2008 at 10:47 PM
god you people who have visited it are soooo lucky!!!!!
August 16, 2008 at 04:39 PM
This is THE castle to visit in Japan. If you get there in the morning, take a walk to the eastern side of the moat near the Himeji City Art Museum and take some photos of Himeji Castle from there. The morning sunny will be behind you in your photos. Most people do not venture out to this part of the castle.
July 05, 2008 at 11:36 PM
I saw this beautiful Japanese Castle in 1962. It's a must see if you go to Japan. Photos just don't do it justice.
May 22, 2008 at 01:50 AM
this is a very pretty castle i have beeen there and it looks even better when u c it in person
April 21, 2008 at 06:13 AM
I've been here and its absolutely amazing! Its so beautiful.
March 16, 2008 at 07:05 AM
I would deffinately say that if you can only go to one Japanese castle, go to Himejijo.
March 15, 2008 at 02:13 AM
This castle is very beautiful. I love the way the levels and stories are set up, and the landscape is amazing!
March 05, 2008 at 04:01 AM
this castle is beautiful!!!!!!
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Journal of Behavioral and Brain Science,
Vol.2 No.1,
ABSTRACT: Unsupervised cluster analysis is proposed for analysis of active avoidance formation in three groups of albino rats: 1) intact; 2) with electrolytic lesions of neocortex over the dorsal hippocampus; and 3) with electrolytic lesions of dorsal hippocampus. The term "behavior vector" has been introduced to assess quantitatively the behavior of rats while learning. The proposed approach enables to assess active avoidance behavior in rats simultaneously by all the test parameters: 1) reaction to the light; 2) reaction to the electric irritation; and 3) inter-trial spontaneous behavior. The animals were grouped by their behavioral resemblance through the learning process. The proposed method facilitates the assessment of learning capacities in animals and paves way for getting additional information concerning correlative relationships between their learning skills and other neuroethological and neurobiological parameters.
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