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The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library is Harvard University's flagship library. Built with a gift from Eleanor Elkins Widener, it is a memorial to her son, Harry, Class of 1907, an enthusiastic young bibliophile who perished aboard the Titanic. It had been Harry's plan to donate his personal collection to the University once it provided a suitable alternative to the outdated and inadequate library then located in Gore Hall. Mrs. Widener fulfilled her son's dream by building a facility of monumental proportions, with over 50 miles of shelves and the capacity to hold over three million volumes.
The library opened in 1915, but Harvard's collections continued to grow at an astounding rate and by the late 1930s, Widener's shelves were filled to capacity. Space was at a premium for staff and patrons as well as books, which led the library administration to begin a lengthy decentralization process. Over time Harvard built several new libraries to house the increasingly specialized collections. By redistributing books to new libraries, space opened up in Widener, but it was gradually given over to the growing staff hired to attend to the collections.
In addition to the physical challenges associated with housing and maintaining an ever growing collection, the 20th century also saw technological advancements that affected Widener from electrical wiring to a computerized card catalog to sophisticated research workstations.
Widener Library ushered in the new millennium in the midst of its greatest change since opening in 1915. From 1999 to 2004, the building underwent an extensive renovation to ensure the long-term preservation and security of collections and to increase user space. Renovations included an upgrade of the heating, ventilation, air conditioning, humidity control, electrical, lighting, fire suppression, and security systems. In addition, two new reading rooms and staff workspace were created in the building's two interior light courts, and space previously designated for staff was reallocated for patron use.
For more in-depth information about Widener's history, see:
- The online exhibition History of the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Collection
- Widener: Biography of a Library (Harvard University Press, 2004) by Matthew Battles.


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While walking the Art Basel Miami Beach 2012, we came across this portrait series by Japanese contemporary artist hvad er viagra at the Galerie Perrotin booth. Using his signature flower pattern and adding a portrait to it, the samples show the artist himself, as well as fellow artist best student loans to get with his giant 4 Foot Companion sculpture.
The interesting thing about these pieces is, that not only was Murakami always interested in portraits, he offers anybody to commission such a piece from him. You can order your very own Takashi Murakami portrait if you wanted to, which is a pretty interesting treat.
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While Square Enix already announced a launch date of August the 27th for Final fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, there have been quite a few questions from the press and from the fans on what would happen if some serious problem or catastrophic bug surfaced during the latest phases of the beta. Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida has always been rather conservative when asked that kind of question, saying that the possibility of delaying the launch in that case was indeed on the menu.
Today the Japanese website 4Gamer published a new interview in which he seems a lot more confident about the set release date.
The beta is extremely fun. I've decided to pre-order this game so I'll have it at release. Also, I'm so happy that phase 4 characters will carry over to official release. I hope that doesn't change.
The ps3 beta is very laggy. Square puts awful work into it..... Look how the last of us runs on ps3 square... Fix this by ps4 ver and ill buy.
I spent a lot of hours in Phase 3. It was really enjoyable and kept me wanting to keep playing it. I pre-ordered the collector's edition on PC as soon as the beta was finished.
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Brendan Cronin, the New York City Police Department officer and Yonkers resident accused of shooting two people - including a New Rochelle man in Pelham - pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault charges Thursday morning in Westchester County Court in White Plains.
Cronin was released on a $250,000 bond. He is due back for a conference July 24 in which he will be required to appear. An order of protection was issued against Cronin on behalf of the two victims.
Both the defendant and his lawyer refused to comment as they left the courthouse Thursday.
New Rochelle resident Joseph Felice, who was shot six times - including shots to the torso, arm, hand and chest area - is recovering with his family. But, his lawyer Randolph McLaughlin, said Thursday he will likely have another surgery to repair his wounds.
"It's a long road to recovery," McLaughlin said. "The physical wounds will probably heal before the mental ones will."
The other man in the car, Robert Borrelli, was unharmed. He attended the arraignment Thursday.
"I thought it was important that he see a face because the only thing he's ever seen of me is the back of my head," he said.
"I have the question that everybody has which is why? That's the question that will continue to roll in my head. And every time I looked at him that's what kept spinning, 'Why? Why? Why?"
Cronin allegedly approached Borrelli and Felice's vehicle in Pelham April 29 and opened fire with his service weapon, shooting through the back passenger window toward the victims, police said. He was off duty at the time and had been in in-service training at the New York Police Department's Firearms and Tactics Section in the Bronx.
Police allege Cronin, who they said fled the scene, was operating his vehicle while intoxicated.
McLaughlin said Thursday he has seen the surveillance footage. He said it shows that Cronin sat in his car for up to an hour before the incident, then walked onto a front yard.
"You see on the video, clear as day, Cronin walking deliberately and purposefully from the yard to his car. He turns his back to the Borrelli car, bends down to his car in the rear driver-side door and gets something in the car. We believe he's getting his gun; takes the gun comes out from the rear of Borrelli's car and just starts shooting. There's was absolutely no contact, no conversation, no communication, no interaction with these two men before he allegedly shot them. Non at all, completely inexplicable."
McLaughlin added that three-to-four bullets went through Felice's headrest.
"Had he been sitting up he'd of been killed," he said. "He almost bled out in the hospital."
The defendant has been indicted on two counts of attempted murder, two counts of first-degree assault and one count of driving while intoxicated.
McLaughlin said he hopes Cronin, if convicted, is punished to the fullest extent of the law.
"We think that's the only just result in the event of a conviction that he is treated like any other defendant," he said. "No favor. No special treatment. That at the end of the day he may be a police officer, but right now he's a criminal defendant."
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The Bee Hive Ceramic Studio in Lewiston recently donated $250 to Niagara Cerebral Palsy to assist its many programs that support children and adults with developmental disabilities.
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In August of 2004, the Honors College welcomed a unique group of sixteen freshmen. The first of their kind at the University of Houston, these Terry Foundation Scholars were chosen through a rigorous process including both institutional nomination and a boardroom-style interview. Selection is based on four core criteria: scholarship, demonstrated leadership, a commitment to service, and financial need. Those selected are awarded a scholarship that covers full tuition, fees, room, board, and books; in total, the Terry Foundation funds nearly half a million dollars in scholarships at the University of Houston each semester. And while not every Terry Scholar is an Honors College student, Assistant Dean Jodie Köszegi ensures that they are all given personalized advising, dedicated housing areas, and a committed support network.
The Houston-based Terry Foundation, created by Howard and Nancy Terry in 1986, supports the scholarship. Tired of investments in brick and mortar, the Terrys resolved to invest in human capital instead, hoping to "help kids help themselves." Originally funding students at the University of Texas and Texas A&M University, the Foundation now funds 725 Scholars at nine Universities across Texas. But this scholarship is renowned for being more than just a check in the mail. As Shannon Harrison ('12, Communication Sciences & Disorders) said, "Mr. Terry and his foundation have given me so much more than money for college. They gave me a family, a sense of belonging, and the support of people who believed in me when I found it hard to believe in myself."
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When Lake Ozark voters head to the polls on April 2, they will have a choice for mayor. Paul Sale is challenging incumbent Johnnie Franzeskos. Both were asked questions of importance to Lake Ozark.
When Lake Ozark voters head to the polls on April 2, they will have a choice for mayor. Paul Sale is challenging incumbent Johnnie Franzeskos. Both were asked questions of importance to Lake Ozark. Here are their responses:
Do you feel the city is headed in the right direction?
Johnnie Franzeskos: Yes, I am thoroughly convinced the city is headed into the right direction.
We have corrected a lot of our past mistakes and we are making every effort to continue moving the community in a progressive manner. By refining our planning and zoning guidelines and SIC codes, we have been experiencing carefully managed growth in both residential and commercial areas. By working with developers to allow creative financing measures, we've continued to see economic development when growth across much of the nation has remained stagnant. By updating and improving our water and sewer system, we've been better serving our residents while being good stewards of the environment. By bringing on talented, insightful and responsible people for key positions, we've been able to constantly improve the way our city is run while also enhancing the quality of life for our residents. By adopting better bookkeeping techniques and more transparency and by following a more conservative approach to budgeting we've been able to better meet the city's financial needs while also avoiding unnecessary and costly audits.
I actually believe the city has been headed in the right direction for the last six years. While we have experienced a number of "bumps in the road" because of the way business was conducted in the past, I believe we made the necessary corrections when problems or issues arose. Under my watch, we cleaned up numerous areas of the city to include fiscal matters supported by positive audits; we addressed issues in public works by improving the water and sewer issues; and we made necessary changes in the way our police conduct business. During the last six years, I have put a lot of time in as your mayor and I pledge to continue doing so, if re-elected. I will make darn sure that we continue to improve, get better at solving problems and grow and prosper under my leadership in the future.
Paul Sale: Not right now, because we are just surviving day-to-day, emergency-to-emergency. We have no long-term plan to follow for growth of our businesses and our services to citizens.
The city has refused to lift the open container law for special events, and has recently toughened its disorderly conduct rules. Do you think those decisions are in the city's best interests and why?
Johnnie Franzeskos: Although I support people coming to our community and having a good time, I feel strongly that we also need to have rules in place that help people maintain themselves in a manner that does not offend other visitors – especially those folks who have families with them. We have always seen ourselves as a tourist community and I think it is important to treat our visitors in a manner that makes them want to come back.
The open container issue was put in place because public drinking led to inappropriate and often wild behavior which gave the city a negative reputation – a reputation that I don't think most people want to see us stuck with again.
We've often played host to large events that included people consuming alcohol. I certainly have no problem with that, but I want to feel like when we do have our events we do so with a sense of safety with public order in mind. I thoroughly support laws we've adopted that allow bars and restaurants to provide beer gardens so patrons can sit outside and enjoy drinks while listening to music and I think the city has demonstrated its desire to support local events by the number of picnic licenses and beer garden permits it has issued each year. However, I also support laws that allow our police to arrest those who are acting irresponsibility and attempting to disturb others' peace. We must help our police maintain public safety.
It is unfortunate that we felt the need to have a misconduct ordinance, but it would not have been put before the board if it hadn't been needed. The disorderly conduct ordinance was enacted to help our police and give them additional resources to use when dealing with difficult situations. Our police are being trained to use this resource with discretion and as a last resort when all other remedies have failed to maintain safety or control.
The goal of the city has always been to have fun. However, I'm sure we all want visitors shopping and walking on the strip to be able to do so without fear of impaired persons being destructive or disruptive. We host numerous events each year that are family related and we want people to feel good about coming to our city and not to worry about an environment that is not user friendly. Ultimately, the boards of alderman make the final decisions on all ordinances but I like to think that we are all on the same page and if ever we have or need to make any changes we do so collectively as a body for the good of all.
Paul Sale: First of all, I have raised a lot of kids and grandkids around the Strip. I don't like driving my own kids past a bunch of drunks or people cussing at each other. But I can see that same behavior anywhere―it's people, not the place.
What worries me about the disorderly conduct ordinance is that the current administration talks about it being used selectively. This type of talk means that the enforcers choose who to arrest and who is ok. That type of selective enforcement is very dangerous to all citizens―and to our tourists. If you look "right," you are ok, but if you don't? I worry that this type of ordinance will draw the city into expensive lawsuits. I have already seen large groups of noisy, profane people on the Strip, with no arrests. This ordinance needs to be revisited and either re-written to make it fairly enforceable or taken off the books.
As far as the open container law, I think that a regulated and controlled area allowing open containers would be a great revenue builder for certain events. If we acknowledge that some people are going to drink at events, and control the area where they are, then we eliminate all of the groups of people walking around with disguised bottles. Drinking of alcohol on the Strip is happening now, we just don't acknowledge it. Why not acknowledge it, and say "you guys are fine in this area." Then anyone who does not want their family around alcohol can stay away from the open container area. This type of ordinance lets everyone win, and allows our police an enforceable ordinance.
The city created a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district that resulted in the creation of The Shoppes at Eagles' Landing. Do you favor the use of TIFs to encourage commercial developing within Lake Ozark? Why or why not?
Johnnie Franzeskos: Yes, I favor the use of a TIF where it is appropriate and when the area meets all of the legal requirements for establishing a TIF. Although the city may not see as much revenue growth in terms of sales and property taxes as we would without the TIF, it's important to keep in mind that the project probably wouldn't have happened without the TIF incentives and the accompanying jobs wouldn't have been created.
I have to admit, when I was first elected, I wasn't a big fan of TIFs. I felt that our city had plenty to offer and didn't need to "buy" development. Then I took off my rose-colored glasses and took a long hard look at the city's progress. I realized that although Lake Ozark had decades to attract new business, that hadn't happened. In fact, the city's coffers hadn't seen any substantial growth in sales tax revenues for years and had little hope of seeing any in the future. That's when I realized that TIFs could be a painless way to turn that situation around. The TIF for The Shoppes at Eagles' Landing has done just that by not only providing a shot in the arm for our city's finances, but also by providing several hundred jobs for the entire community.
Paul Sale: Yes, I do favor TIFs with the understanding that they are administered according to the rules of the TIF commission and state law. In the pure sense of a TIF, it helps the landowners, the citizens, the developers, and the city because it assists in the installation of infrastructure and the whole city can benefit from it. TIFs have a bad name because a lot of people think that it takes away all of the sales tax revenue from an area for a long time. In reality, it can be set so only part of the sales tax revenue is pledged for the development and part goes directly to the city for operating expense. Again, a well-designed TIF can be a win-win situation for everyone.
Please add anything else that might be of interest.
Johnnie Franzeskos: I think if residents will compare Lake Ozark today to Lake Ozark of six years ago, they will see that we are better off in every way. Although I am not taking credit for these improvements, I am proud to say that I have provided steady leadership for a board that has allowed us to have Rt. 242 ― a beautiful thoroughfare that opens up hundreds of acres of land for development and provides quick easy access to a major highway; a board that has approved measures that allow the city's water and sewer system to actually pay for itself for the first time in history and dramatically improve collection of real estate taxes. I'm also proud to say that during my time as mayor, our city has been able to move into a spacious building that provides adequate work space for our employees and a safe, clean, modern facility for our police department. I'm also pleased that during my tenure as mayor, we implemented the first phase of an early warning system designed to inform residents of approaching tornados and we adopted technology that allows us to instantly transmit such things as weather warnings, road closures and Amber Alerts to our residents through their cell phones. I believe that our future is brighter than it's ever been and hope our residents will show their support for my efforts by voting for me on April 2.
Paul Sale: In the past, I have proven that I can work with anyone ― providing they do their jobs. I have no personal interests in major personnel changes, I just want the opportunity to give the citizens of Lake Ozark the leadership that they deserve.


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Tired of the shuttle-bus lines, the candy wrappers, the oh-the-humanity crowds that threaten to spoil the Yosemite experience? Have we got a summer place for you. The sleepy June Lake Loop offers all the joys of the Sierra with a fraction of the fuss. There are four alpine lakes, waterfalls, towering back-country hikes, kayaks, a high-end spa and some of the huskiest trout you've ever seen. This all makes June Lake one of the most amiable — and versatile — weekend jaunts in California. The tab? $168 for a double room at a swanky-rustic lodge you'll never want to leave; $100 for meals, including a hearty dinner at a clubby steak joint; and $30 for fishing licenses and cigars. The hiking, and enough scenery to fill two memory cards, are free.
June Lake: In the July 14 Travel section, a caption with an article about the June Lake Loop in the Sierra misidentified the setting in the photo as Gull Lake. The location shown was Silver Lake. —
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This is the kind of info you'll want to keep to yourself, but my new favorite California retreat is the Double Eagle Resort & Spa (5587 Highway 158; [760] 648-7004). Be sure to ask about the cabins or rooms ringing the lodge's trout pond — Units 115 through 120. The spa offers 40 types of services. Up-to-date rooms are rustic but not musty in the way older mountain lodging can be. A fishable creek also runs along the side of the resort, and the restaurant features good chow in an open, glass-walled dining room. We liked it so much we're planning a return in early October, when the aspen are turning and the trout reportedly stage their annual pre-winter feast.
The meal
To us, June Lake is like Petticoat Junction in the Sierra. Its hub is the Tiger Bar & Cafe (2620 Highway 158; [760] 648-7551), a beer-scented slice of mountain life. Friendly, fishy and loud, it serves good breakfasts and burgers and stays busy till midnight. More bar than restaurant, it draws a diverse group of locals, skiers, anglers and jovial cycling and motorcycle clubs. This is where you discover how much June Lake has become a summer hangout, thanks to the four trout-filled lakes and scenic drives. But after a year off, the ski hill may be back in business this winter, which would be a boon to higher-end businesses that cater to those with second homes. One of those is Carson Peak Inn (5034 Highway 158; [760] 648-7575), a steakhouse that serves chops, sirloin and seafood at estimable, après-ski prices. This charming little cottage dates to the early days of the L.A. Aqueduct, when it was used as a dance and dining hall by construction crews.
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The fine but taxing Rush Creek Trail will have your heads in the clouds in a hurry. With a starting point in nearby Silver Lake, Rush Creek zigs and zags and zigs up a slate and granite mountain. In an hour, you'll be at a series of back-country lakes that are just hard enough to reach that not just everybody will be there. In four hours, you'll reach pristine Gem Lake, where one of the finest campsites ever lies just over a log bridge on the far shore. Again, this is not for sharing. But the hike's difficulty is enough to keep the site clear of riffraff. For a less-rigorous hike, try Parker Lake Trail, between Grant Lake and U.S. 395. With magnificent vistas, it is good for hikers of all skill levels. Don't forget to pick up your wilderness permit at the Mammoth Lakes visitors center first, where they'll point out the campsites where you can have a fire. Get trail info at the Inyo National Forest website.
The lesson learned
June Lake used to get the spillover when Mammoth's lodging filled up on winter weekends. These days, Mammoth has plenty of rooms, leaving little June Lake on its own and scrambling for customers. This makes June Lake increasingly a summer getaway, yet it remains a solid, year-round attraction with explosive autumn colors and an authentic north woods feel any time of year. Cycling, kayaking, hiking and bird-watching broaden this area's appeal. More authentic than Mammoth, less trounced than Yosemite, it's worth a good, long look by anyone seeking the old-fashioned serenity of a summer lake trip.


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CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working to find the best way to compensate for samples of corn and soybean crops it was unable to collect during the partial U.S. government shutdown, a top official said on Monday.
USDA enumerators, who gather crop samples nationwide to help determine harvest estimates that can jolt grain prices, were among the government workers sidelined by the shutdown that began on October 1.
When they returned to work last week, some of the crops had already been harvested, meaning they lost the opportunity to make final physical assessments of some of the country's agricultural production.
The USDA knows some samples are missing and is working "to try to understand what we have and where we have it," said Joe Prusacki, director of the statistics division for USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service.
The USDA must determine how to compensate for the missing samples before a widely followed, monthly grain production report is released on November 8. The department on Thursday canceled the monthly report for October because of the shutdown.
Users of corn and soybeans, from food companies to exporters, will be counting every bushel to determine if supplies recover after three years of declining production. As a result, markets have been highly sensitive to the USDA estimates.
For the November crop report, the USDA will run its usual survey of more than 10,000 growers and send crop enumerators to check yields at hundreds of fields selected for monthly inspections. The USDA's crop estimates, issued around the 10th of each month, are based on conditions on the first of the month.
The enumerators "know that if a farmer is working in the area, they will make an attempt to get out and make that final gleaning of soybeans, those mature corn ears," Prusacki told Reuters on the sidelines of an industry conference in Chicago.
"This year, they were not afforded that opportunity" during the shutdown, he said.
The USDA will likely rely more heavily on surveys of farmers in that areas where crop enumerators missed out on the chance to collect samples, said Alan Brugler, president of brokerage Brugler Marketing & Management.
Farmer surveys are a less accurate way to assess the size of the crops, but the missing samples likely accounted for a small percentage of the total harvests, he said.
Leaning on farmer surveys is "a way of bandaging up the situation," he added.
The U.S. corn harvest was 39 percent complete as of Sunday, below the five-year average of 53 percent, according to the USDA. The harvest was 12 percent complete as of September 29.
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Epinephelus septemfasciatus (Thunberg, 1793)
Perca 7-fasciata Thunberg, 1793
Perca septemfasciata Thunberg, 1793
Perca septemfasciatus Thunberg, 1793
Plectropoma susuki Cuvier, 1828
Serranus octocinctus Temminck & Schlegel, 1842
|Taxonomic Notes:
|A recent publication changed the generic name of this species from Epinephelus to Hyporthodus (Craig and Hastings 2007) and a change of family name to Epinephelidae (Smith and Craig 2007).
This species has been widely confused with the closely related species Hyporthodus octofasciatus, and all specimens recorded from outside (and some from within) the above indicated range seem to be misidentifications of the latter species, probably inclusive of those specimens recorded from deepwater seamounts. These misidentifications include all catch records from Western Australia, and elsewhere in the Southern Hemisphere. The significant differences between the two species are outlined in the account for H. septemfasciatus in Heemstra and Randall (1993), though the overall confusion of the two species seems to arise because H. septemfasciatus generally has eight distinct dark vertical bars, and H. octofasciatus generally has seven. Juveniles of the other closely related species, H. ergastularius, are also similar to and can be confused with H. septemfasciatus (Heemstra and Randall 1993).
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Pollard, D. & Liu, M.
|Sadovy, Y. & Moss, K. (Grouper and Wrasse Red List Authority)
Hyporthodus septemfasciatus is assessed as being of Least Concern as, although it has apparently been heavily exploited within parts of its relatively restricted north-eastern Asian range in the past, it is currently being bred in captivity for aquaculture purposes, and also for release back into the sea to enhance wild populations in this area (Anon 2003). However due to the apparently heavy exploitation, monitoring of catches of this species should be ongoing.
|Range Description:
Hyporthodus septemfasciatus is a Northwest Pacific species known with certainty only from Japan, Korea, and China. Reports from other areas appear to be based on misidentifications of Hyporthodus octofasciatus.
Japan, South Korea, North Korea, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan. Reports from other areas of the Pacific and Indian Oceans (primarily to the south) appear to be based on misidentifications of H. octofasciatus (Heemstra and Randall 1993).
The geographic range of this species is restricted to only subtropical to warm temperate (~24 to ~40° N) north-eastern Asian waters (around Japan, Korea and China), and all other records (including fisheries catch records) from other areas of the Indo-Pacific region apparently refer to H. octofasciatus. Hyporthodus septemfasciatus is, however, cultivated for aquaculture purposes outside this range (e.g., in Italy).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:China; Hong Kong; Japan; Korea, Republic of; Taiwan, Province of China
|FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Pacific – northwest; Pacific – western central
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|The population status of Hyporthodus septemfasciatus is unknown, but wild populations have reputedly been depleted to some extent by fishing in some parts of its range.
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|Habitat and Ecology:
Hyporthodus septemfasciatus is a reef-associated, non-migratory species that occurs near shore, including semi-enclosed sea areas in rocky reefs in shallow waters. The species is commercially cultured in Japan and, apparently, in Italy. Specimens recorded from deepwater seamounts (down to ~360 m) are probably H. octofasciatus, which is known to be a deepwater species. The maximum recorded size of the species is ~155 cm and ~63 kg.
Hyporthodus septemfasciatus is a protogynous hermaphrodite, and has been bred and raised in captivity (Kitajima et al. 1991, Anon 2003). There are numerous references in the scientific literature to its reproduction, diseases and parasites, etc. in relation to its aquaculture potential.
It is a macrofaunal predator, feeding on small fishes and crustaceans.
|Major Threat(s):
No specific threats to Hyporthodus septemfasciatus have been reported, although it has reputedly been heavily exploited throughout large parts of its range. The fact that it is now being bred in captivity and released back into the wild is encouraging in this regard (Anon 2003).
This species is of some commercial fisheries importance in Japan, and probably also in Korea and China (Heemstra and Randall, 1993). Much interest has been shown in it more recently, in Japan and elsewhere, as an aquaculture species (e.g., Moon et al. 1999).
|Conservation Actions:
|Hyporthodus septemfasciatus is now being bred and released back into the wild for stock enhancement purposes in Japan (Anon 2003). It may also be protected in some marine protected areas in various places within its range.
|Pollard, D. & Liu, M. 2008. Hyporthodus septemfasciatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T132807A3456928. . Downloaded on 20 September 2018.
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During recent Interenet travels I discovered a new map resource called "Map History/History of Cartography".
The site has the following statement about their collection:
Old maps, early maps— non-current maps in general—are the subject of this site. Whether you are an academic, family historian, collector, teacher, parent or surfer -WELCOME! Use this site to find the worthwhile free information about old maps, both on the web and in the real world. The site's 120 'pages' offer comment and guidance, and over 6,500 annotated links selected for relevance and quality.
The 'Map History' site forms part of the WWW-Virtual Library. It offers a non-commercial mixture of comment and tips (spread over about 100 'pages') and many thousands of links to free sites. It is the work of one individual, who (as both author and webmaster) can make and implement decisions immediately.
Before you start using this tool check out the "Quick guide to what you will find on these pages." I found this page very helpful when navigating the site.
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Poetry in The Branches National Institute: A Weekend Intensive for Librarians
with E. Ethelbert Miller, Keynote Speaker; Thomas Lux, Dave Johnson, Corie Feiner
Date and Time:
October 27, 2006 (All day) to October 28, 2006 (All day)
Event Location:
Poets House, Spring Street
This seminar prepares participants to apply the successful PITB model to their own libraries. The Institute covers the how-to of producing vibrant poetry programs, building enriched collections and engaging audiences through community outreach. Participants gain experience listening to, discussing, and writing poetry. No one will leave uninspired.
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MIAMI (AP) — Leaders with the largest nonprofit organization for young Cuban-Americans quietly provided strategic support for the federal government's secret "Cuban Twitter" program, connecting contractors with potential investors and serving as paid consultants, The Associated Press has learned.
Interviews and documents obtained by the AP show leaders of Roots of Hope were approached by the "Cuban Twitter" program's organizers in early 2011 about taking over the text-messaging service, known as ZunZuneo, and discussed shifting it into private hands. Few investors were willing to privately finance ZunZuneo, and Roots of Hope members dropped the idea. But at least two people on its board of directors went on to work as consultants, even as they served in an organization that explicitly refused to accept any U.S. government funds and distanced itself from groups that did.
The disclosure could have wide repercussions for what has become one of the most visible and influential Cuban-American organizations.
Chris Sabatini, senior director of policy at the Americas Society and Council of the Americas, said he wasn't surprised that Roots of Hope's leaders had been approached by federal contractors about the project, given the large sums of money available and the limited number of creative, tech-savvy groups that work on Cuba issues.
"I think it does risk tainting the group, a group that I think has done amazing work and changed the discussion and mobilized a new generation toward a much more pragmatic agenda," Sabatini said.
Roots of Hope has been a key player in events like Latin pop star Juanes' 2009 peace concert that drew more than a million people in Havana, and in the promotion of technology on the island. Its leaders recently accompanied Cuban blogger and Castro critic Yoani Sanchez to Washington to help her develop a new independent media project in Cuba. Links to the U.S. Agency for International Development, which funded ZunZuneo, could make that prospect more difficult. Sanchez herself has been adamant in not accepting any government funding.
USAID spokesman Matt Herrick declined to provide the names of any individuals employed by its contractor but said Roots of Hope did not enter into any grants or contracts related to ZunZuneo, which ended in September 2012. However, documents obtained by the AP show extensive involvement at times by the organization's board members.
An AP investigation published April 3 revealed the U.S. government went to great lengths to hide its role in ZunZuneo. The program, operated by contractor Creative Associates International, used foreign bank transactions and computer networks. Documents show ZunZuneo organizers aimed to effect democratic change in Cuba and drafted overtly political messages critical of the Castro government. The Obama administration has maintained the service had a more neutral purpose.
Roots of Hope was launched at a conference at Harvard University in 2003 by college students seeking to connect with youth on the island. The organization quickly established a network of more than 4,000 students and young professionals. In 2009, it began focusing on technology access in Cuba with an initiative to collect and send cellphones and later USB flash drives to the island.
In each of its projects, Roots of Hope publicly steered away from other Miami-based exile groups known for receiving U.S. funding. Nevertheless, in 2011 Creative Associates officer Xavier Utset approached Roots of Hope co-founder and then-executive director Felice Gorordo about spinning off the ZunZuneo project.
Gorordo confirmed he'd been asked to help identify donors but said he did not know the project had a political agenda.
"I thought it had merit. It wasn't political. It had the goal of promoting shared information," Gorordo said. "But it was not viable because it was a government project, and we do not accept U.S. government funding."
Documents and interviews show Gorordo discussed and helped arrange meetings between the contractors and potential private investors. By early spring 2011 the talks fizzled.
Meanwhile, two other active Roots of Hope members, Chris Gueits and Raul Moas, began working for another project contractor, Mobile Accord. Moas was a Roots of Hope volunteer who joined the board of directors in August 2011. Gueits was also on the organization's board of directors that year.
For a period of about three months, Moas was significantly involved in the now-defunct ZunZuneo program, reviewing some of the project's test text messages to those on the island and approaching potential investors, according to the documents. Moas and Roots of Hope declined to comment. Gueits, Creative Associates and Mobile Accord did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Several project emails copied to Moas mention his salary and problems with the program's website and messaging systems.
One internal project memo describes a trip Moas and Gueits made to Denver to train with Mobile Accord staffers, adding: "Raul has been a fantastic addition to the team."
U.S. Rep. Joe Garcia, D-Fla., said he does not believe the connection will damage the group in the long term.
"You are asking for purity for people who are just trying to help Cuban civil society in a place where freedom of speech and other freedoms do not exist," he said.
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The Best Gay Couple's Marriage Proposal Video Of The Week Takes A Bus Into Our Hearts
Who doesn't want to meet someone who'll stand on top of a bus for them?
Writes Alissa (who gets proposed to in this tear-jerking video that's gone viral this week):
On July 30th I was pulled out of a meeting because of a "disturbance" on the street. When I got to my office window, I saw my girlfriend standing on a bus across the street. What came next was the most genuine, funny, heartfelt marriage proposal.
Just the night before, we were talking about romance and I pretty much told her she wasn't romantic. I am eating crow...and will be for a long time.
Congrats, Jeanne and Alissa.
I have to admit that I welled up, but lord jesus. I would be mortified if someone did this to me. I suppose it's better than a fricken televised flash mob, but these theatrical, romanticized, overblown public displays are likely to give me IBS.
I wish them a long & happy life together, but... keep it in your pants ladies.
At least no one sang.


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|2012-02-17, 20:43
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|2012-02-17, 20:56
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Shu/Inori I hate mostly because of Inori. I have to be honest: I would have liked Shu a little more if they gave him an interesting partner to work off of. Like Yuki/Yuno from Future Diary. Or Rider/Waver from Fate/Zero. I'm a huge fan of wimps teamed up with interesting people, male or female, and the fact that Inori isn't interesting, but also doesn't hang out with Shu much, really disappointed me. And yes, the lack of any other good supporting characters doesn't help the show at all. Who are we supposed to like?
And like I predicted, this episode is getting a ton of attention. Lover and haters can find something to enjoy with this show, and this episode defined that.
|2012-02-17, 21:06
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I definitely agree that using Tsugumi void clones would have been the way to go. Tsugumi has been pushed to the back, due to her B-class status, so it is possible that is the reason why she did not communicate directly with Shu and not given him the suggestion to use her clones.
They definitely did not use all their tools at their disposal, but considering who was advising him at the top, it is understandable (Power hungry Yahiro, rapist guy, and non-strategic Inori).
|2012-02-17, 21:06
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Everyone, all I can say is this, after all the crap that guy went through since the start. Shu has to make a comeback. I'm not saying that I'm completely on his side or anything, it's just that that guy had issues, and every time it got worse every chance it got every time he acted. Of course few people act like that there's going to be some good ahead after going coup on Shu, well it doesn't, it never does, it never will, and I bet they'll SMACK REAL HARD INTO SOME S**T EVEN WORSE WITH GAI THAN THEY WERE WITH SHU...this anime isn't over yet. And I'm not jumping on any bandwagon or saying s**t even after this anime is finished. With that. PEACE OUT!
|2012-02-17, 21:31
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^Thanks for pointing the obvious, still what really makes this whole thing funny is that almost every person posted nonsense about Shu and Gai....We're not even at the end yet, and proclaiming such crud between them. Granted several things was going to happen to Shu after what had happened, still I seem to be one of the few people that still not saying a darn thing until the end.
I'm not saying anything with Gai, knowing eventually that fool's gonna fall on his freaking face at some point and I'll just laugh at him. Why? Cause I can be very sinister sometimes, and for a reason that makes sense.
I forgot a few other people, but I'm a calm person about it. I believe in Karma, and karma is definitely coming for a few people in Guilty Crown after the s**t they've done...I'm a patient man...
|2012-02-17, 21:40
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I will say this as well. Shu if a fucking wimp/coward and is indecisive. Definitely true. However, he's also very courageous by that fact that he face everything he went through without running away and making excuses.
He first met Inori. He let the soldiers take Inori without any sort of resistance. He faced himself and saying that he is a total coward. It takes courage to admit to yourself that you're a coward. He went and find Funeral Parlor.
He trusted Yahiro but was betrayed by Yahiro. He fully faced the fact that Yahiro betrayed him but he is understanding and forgave Yahiro.
He had to kill Yahiro's brother. He faced the fact that he killed Yahiro's brother and admitted it directly to Yahiro's face.
The students were locked within the walls. He faced the fact that things will not go as peaceful even if he wishes it to be. He was willing to become a leader after Yahiro promoted him.
Hare was killed. He never ran away from the truth that she's dead. No, he just went ****** Hitler. Either way, he never ran from her death. Just did something that is not what she wished.
Even when he was being tyranical, he was still trying to save the students and was betrayed by them AND Gai. Let see how he will face that next episode.
Souta on the other hand after all that morals and "white" talk several episodes back, betrayed Shu and made an excuse for it by saying he's not wrong to betray Shu. Total coward and not taking any responsibilities for his own actions.
I do have to agree that Shu/Inori is very boring. There's like no dynamics between the two which is a bit sad really because they could have made the relationship between the two a bit more interesting.
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|2012-02-17, 21:44
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Really good episode, even if fast paced. At first I felt really sorry for Arisa and in the end that feeling got mixed with a bit of hate
But Shu reaped what he sowed. I wasn't shocked by the betrayal, except for the fast forward build-up, nor for the moment they did it. Shu was their only option, so they couldn't betray him before. Who would have save their asses? Why they are not a bit grateful? I mean, as I read in this thread on the internet there are people who really hate Shu, even after he saved all who survived, so it is not so hard to believe to that behavior. Put all that haters inside that school
For now I suspend any judgment on Ayase. She obviously was in the dark about the conspiracy. Don't know what to think about Tsugumi. I mean, she, the first time Shu acted like a tyrant, has never said anything, as she knew that was the right path. Cynically. She in a way said ok, I accept whatever you want of me. But in return I 'll do the same to you. And so she did. She did not scheme against him, she let the things go "naturally". Her only action was to free that Argo. But I think she did it with good intentions.
A bit contrived, ah? I liked her so I'll give some more time before thumbs her down.
|2012-02-17, 21:47
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Man...this show may have hyped things up for some watchers, but I just couldn't completely get into it. We get a main character with LOTS OF ISSUES THAT CAME BACK TO KICK HIM IN THE A**, Another main who comes back from the dead after some time and is attempting to do some obvious crap, few supporting characters who are by every sense of the word: PATHETIC TO NO END. I just can't see some of these guys as redeemable except maybe Shu at the end.
I don't hate this anime, I never said that, it's just....UGH! Man I want this thing to hit a climax and some characters TAKE MAJOR HEAT after this crud...
*calming down* Thing is, when facing such a crisis, you never know what's going to happen. Such irrationality and desperation to survive among other things fills up a person's mind, knowing they might just die in the struggle....they do what they had to do to survive at the expense of someone else....still sometimes things might not always work out for them after what they did....
|2012-02-17, 22:58
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The end justifies the mean man, shu did what shu thought was good for everyone and the result? they did escape the redline/wall, and the first thing they do with their monkey brain is backstab him, fun time.
Man there sure are a lot of wacky people in GCuniverse
|2012-02-17, 23:17
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|2012-02-17, 23:32
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|2012-02-17, 23:38
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But what Inori did wasn't really her fault, if we are to assume that it was Mana coming through her. She was obviously disturbed by the action after the fact, so if she had complete control over herself it's likely that she would not have done Arisa any harm whatsoever.
As for what Arisa did... I cannot say how I feel about it (I'm mostly angered/surprised by it). I'm more confused as to WHY she did it than anything. ALL that just because she found out that people die when their voids break? There's got to be more to it than that... Especially since she seemed fairly unmoved by Shu becoming the new school leader back when it happened. Basically, she had NO problems up until Argo came to retrieve her. It seems like she magically transformed into a desperate usurper slut over the course of 1-2 episodes.
|2012-02-18, 00:22
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I think that the reason why a lot people dislike Arisa is that they feel that she took the easy way out. She did not have self respect for herself and used her body to get what she wanted instead of trying to find another way to resolve her dilemma. Furthermore, she tried to place blame for doing what she had to do on others (well, that's the impression I get), and used what she did in order to do more deceitful things (betray Shu AFTER Shu saves them all).
|2012-02-18, 00:25
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|2012-02-18, 01:12
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|2012-02-18, 01:15
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I for one found all that stuff between Inori and Arias abit odd but can't really say I wanted Arisa to kill Inori as Inori is our best bet for Crazy Mana to return!(seriously we need her to return soon!)
While yes to us viewers, her actions can be seen as inexcusable or unacceptable but should be understandable.
I think people are forgetting it's become "survival of the fittest" and if Arisa thought that "selling her body" would insure her surivival then thats understandable.
No probs with hating on her for doing what she done but it really shouldn't confuse people, same goes for the actions of the others, they used Shu just as they were used.
Call them hypocrites or whatever but they are doing what it takes to survive.
I don't accept what they did as the moral person I am but within this story it does fit(didn't think I would find myself defending GC but meh, like I said before anime can affect us in ways you never thought of)
|2012-02-18, 01:32
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Still this anime's a mess. Golly is it just bad for the most part. And I'll admit I was off my hinges a bit about a person's action in a crisis. It may be understandable as any other human would do it, but still, that doesn't mean their actions is something that will NOT kick them in the a** WHEN IT DOES. Karma did came around for Shu, does that mean it doesn't come for the people who betrayed him. I'll say....HELL NO! You may be doing all it takes to survive, but don't think your safety is completely guaranteed after that s**t. Arisa may be crushing on Gai, but I don't think she has no idea that the Gai she sees is a bit different than how she remembers him. It's not gonna go good for her for too long. I don't hate her, but I'm not turning my back on her and anyone else actions. Sure what they did was human, but come on...their actions could come back to haunt them big time, they don't know what's going to happen until things really hit the fan. *calming down* I'm doing it again....
Anyway, Guilty Crown has five episodes to go....some people are counting things out too easily when we haven't even barely reached the climax yet.
Right now all I can say is that the GC spinoff could be interesting than this one...
|2012-02-18, 01:52
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People tends to forget that, it is them who made Shu into their leader (i would say force Shu into leader), while Shu himself already declined...
And partly Shu is to blame too... He can not distinct who is his loyal follower, and who is the opportunist...
Well like he said before, Shu is no leader material... And yesh, he lacks a great tactical advisor, like Shibungi to Gai...
|2012-02-18, 02:50
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And it was Yahiro's idea to turn the school into some fascist state. Now all of a sudden he's like "Oh no Shu, don't do that or it'll make you look bad in front of the students!".
Arisa is just a stupid bitch that was bitter she was dethroned by Shu (When he didn't give a fuck about the position anyways). So she uses her body to throw a coup de'tat... for what? What did the students expect to do without Shu after getting out of the wall? GHQ can still hunt them down. Fucking morons.
Souta... why is this failure still alive? He even had the gall to push Shu down.
Argo. Arrogant prick. Can't spell Arrogant without Argo. This fool did nothing but acts all high and mighty in front of Shu. He even looks down on him for being "just Shu".
Tsugumi is another bitch. First she blames Shu for not risking his life and doing 90% of the work when Gai wanted to raid GHQ. Then she backstabs him.
Ayase is a bitch but at least she's loyal.
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Local pastors and believers from across the area prayed it would happen and finally, on Sunday night, it did. Every seat, nook and bleacher at Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad, India, was filled with people attending the cricket venue's first-ever Christian event.
So many hungry souls came to hear Franklin Graham preach the Gospel that a few thousand spilled into the surrounding parking lot, bringing attendance at the Hyderabad Festival on Sunday alone to more than 73,000.
Add that figure to the combined attendance from the first three days of 172,000 and you can see why Hyderabad's pastors are so excited.
"My heart is overflowing with joy tonight," said Bishop Ernest Komanapalli, the Festival's general chairman, as he looked out from the stage at a field full of new Christians, some 2,500 strong "The Lord has answered our prayers. Everyone is jubilant tonight."
Rev. Christy Rajender added his voice to the chorus of praise: "All that we have worked for over the last year, and all that we have prayed for, the Lord has answered. The churches had good teamwork and because of the unity, the Lord poured out His Spirit on this Festival."
He expressed gratitude for each of the Festival's committee members and for all the prayers sent to heaven from a Body on its knees. "This shows that if churches in India stay together, God will use us to reach our countrymen. As I look at the thousands here, there is no greater joy."
Rajender added, "Franklin Graham has sown many seeds. Now the churches will water them."
Chad Hammond, the BGEA Festival Director in Hyderabad, said he is thankful for how God met the team at each turn. "We saw God's protection and His provision in every detail and, in spite of opposition and spiritual warfare, the Lord triumphed."
The response to the Gospel on all four nights was more than even he dared to imagine. "This Festival is a testimony to prayer and each person who accepted Christ is a miracle."
An additional 19,100 in Guntur, India, viewed tonight's service by satellite; more than 1,500 made commitments there.
God Can Use a Broken Vessel
His first music teacher told him to quit after one lesson. Then 15, Benny Prasad just couldn't carry a tune or keep rhythm. Now he has performed instrumental guitar in 250 countries, before kings, at the Olympics, and before the United Nations. On Saturday night, he gave his moving testimony and played a guitar solo at the Hyderabad Festival with Franklin Graham. Learn more about his story and the role Tommy Coomes played in his journey.
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India Sees Swell of Souls
On Saturday night in Hyderabad, scores of people—young and old—responded to Franklin Graham's impassioned message from Luke 15:11-32. Close to 59,000 people flooded Lal Bahadur Stadium for music and a Word for their souls. An additional 11,230 viewed by satellite in Guntur.
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"Take a Stand for Jesus Christ"
Jayesh joked that he found himself "at the wrong place at the right time" Friday night in Hyderabad. Having just returned to India after attending college in the United States, the 22-year-old hadn't planned to attend the Franklin Graham Festival. He would have preferred to go out drinking. But a persistent brother who attended the Christian Life and Witness Course (CLWC) offered by his church was determined to drag Jayesh to hear the Gospel.
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The Spirit of God Descends on India
"The whole stadium is filled with the spirit of God—you can feel God in this place." As the Rev. Mohan Babu welcomed the crowd to the first night of the Hyderabad Festival with Franklin Graham, the pastor's words proved to be prophetic. The Holy Spirit stirred the hearts of 1,240 who responded to the Gospel message at the end of the evening.
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Hyderabad Pastors Welcome Franklin Graham
At the invitation of 1,800 area churches, Franklin Graham arrived in Hyderabad this week to proclaim the Gospel and to share God's love with the people of India. Meeting with reporters this morning and key Christian leaders this afternoon, Franklin Graham said he did not come to India to promote a religion. "I am here out of obedience to God—to promote a relationship with Jesus Christ, His Son."
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Hope for Hyderabad
In an ancient city with roots dating to the Iron Age, it is the youth who are taking charge of the future—one they hope will include Jesus Christ. Founded in 1591, Hyderabad, India, blends tradition and technology like few other places. Just outside of town, you can visit a 13th Century fort built by Hindu Kakatiya kings that later served as a fortress for powerful Muslim sultanates.
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text: Updated: Car may have started itself, crashes, burns at Manchester Home Depot By MIKE COUSINEAUNew Hampshire Union Leader May 22. 2013 5:45PM Car owner John Green of Deering, looks at his burned Toyota Corolla in the Home Depot parking lot in Manchester on Wednesday. His car traveled 30 feet in the parking lot - and no one was driving. Police suspect a defective car starter. (MIKE COUSINEAU/UNION LEADER) File under unexplained start followed by a bad finish. While John Green ran into the Home Depot store Wednesday afternoon, Green's parked car moved 30 feet without him — crashing into two vehicles and catching fire. "The keys were in my pocket," the Deering man said. "Apparently, it took off on itself. Just as baffled as everyone else." His 2003 Toyota Corolla wedged in between two pickup trucks. One left the scene; the other belonged to Mike and Jeanne Kline. Mrs. Kline was sitting inside the white pickup truck while her husband went inside the store on March Avenue. She felt something hit the vehicle shortly before 1 p.m. and left the truck to check what happened. "Did someone have a heart attack?" she asked. "I looked in there and nobody was in there." Police officer Rob Harrington said he has handled a couple cases in his 29 years on the job when a remote starter was defective, but this car didn't have one. Harrington said an electrical problem may have caused a short circuit, prompting the vehicle to propel forward. "They can be skeptical all they want, but it is what it is," Harrington said. A call to Toyota public affairs office wasn't immediately returned. Green said he didn't have insurance on the black car, which he bought from a friend. "I was going to get a lot more out of it," said Green, who plans to write Toyota a letter. "I'm glad nobody got hurt," Green said. "People aren't replaceable." Jeanne Kline called the incident "a freak accident." But her husband, Mike, cautioned her. "I'd be reluctant to say it was a freak accident or an act of God because insurance doesn't cover that," he said. firstname.lastname@example.com Public Safety Manchester Photo Feature


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This article provides information PCI Express Card detection issues on the E3 family of notebooks.
E3 family includes E6420, E6520, E5520 ...
Customers may report that an E3 notebook hangs during OS boot or card detection fails when a PCI express card is present or inserted after OS load.
This issue has only been reported on Generation 1 PCIe cards.
Root Cause:
The Intel 6 Series Chipset and Intel C200 Series Chipset sets the TS1 Ordered Set – Symbol 4 Bit[6] to 1b, since this bit is used in PCIe 2.0 specification to broadcast support for selectable de-emphasis. PCIe 1.x specification being: "The contents, states, or information are not defined at this time. Using any reserved area (for example, packet header bit-fields and configuration register bits) is not permitted.
Any implementation dependence on a reserved field value or encoding will result in an implementation that is not PCI Express-compliant. The functionality of such an implementation cannot be guaranteed in this or any future revision of this specification"
* PCIe 1.x Specification compliant devices treat this bit as reserved and train correctly when a non-zero value is transmitted from the host controller. These devices thus place no dependencies on a reserved bit per the PCIe 1.x specification.
* Intel has observed a limited number of PCIe 1.x device (x4/x2/x1) that do not handle the TS1 Symbol 4 bit[6] being non-zero correctly and hence fail to train. These devices put a dependency on this bit being zero and cannot handle non-zero values. This violates the PCIe 1.x specification and thus such devices are Non-compliant Devices.
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How to Enhance the Heart-Health Benefits of Fish Oil
By Michael A. Smith, MDFish oil is rich in polyunsaturated omega-3 fats. These days, even mainstream medicine is heralding the health benefits that fish oil offers.
By adding omega-3 fats to your diet and supplement regimen, you're opening yourself up to a range of health benefits, including:
- Healthier mood1
- Healthier brain function2
- Healthier heart function3
- Lower Systemic Inflammation4
Olive Oil Boosts the Heart Benefits of Fish OilThe latest scientific evidence shows that when consumed in combination, omega-3 fats and olive oil offer greater benefits than either nutrient alone.
In a study, scientists presented data regarding atherosclerosis prevention in pre-clinical, animal models. The Norwegian researchers studied animals with arterial plaques and administered a blend of marine omega-3 fats and extra virgin olive oil. The progression of atherosclerosis was the primary measurement they were interested in.
What they discovered was amazing: in the female animals, there was a significant reduction in the size of arterial plaques in the aorta and in the aortic arch. The male animals experienced significant reductions in the size of arterial plaques in the thoracic and abdominal aortas.5
The researchers concluded that a dietary combination of omega-3 fish oil and olive oil inhibited arterial plaque formation and progression in their animal model study.5
Finding the Right Olive Oil & Fish Oil SupplementDoes your fish oil supplement contain olive oil? If not, maybe you should consider one that does. Look for a combination product that includes the concentrated antioxidants found naturally in olive oil, called polyphenols. These are the powerful plant-based antioxidants that give olive oil its beneficial properties.
Look on the back label and make sure the olive fruit extract breaks-down similar to this:
- 6-7% polyphenols
- 1-2% hydroxytyrosol
- 0.5% oleuropein
Yes, Include Olive Oil in Your Daily DietRemember, supplements are designed to supplement the food that you eat. So, regardless of your own personal regimen, you should still try to include olive oil in your daily diet.
However, choosing an olive oil can be confusing within itself. There are many variables that go into olive oil production which can yield dramatic differences in terms of quality, including color, aroma, and flavor.
The overall quality of olive oil is determined by its acidity — the more acidic it is, the lower the quality. Here's a quick summary of the different types available:
- Refined Olive Oil – this is the oil that comes from the second and third pressing of the olives. It contains not only the oil, but also olive juice which is very acidic. It's usually too acidic for human consumption and has to be further "refined" with heat and/or chemicals in order for it to be sold in grocery stores. The refined olive oil tends to be the cheapest and lowest quality. It's okay for flavoring meats, fish or poultry, but not so good as a dressing or a dip. Food that says, "Packaged in olive oil," typically uses refined oil.
- Semifine Virgin Olive Oil – this is acidic oil that is left over after the first press but is not refined. It's very bitter tasting when uncooked, but tends to be okay when cooked. This is also considered low quality.
- Virgin Olive Oil – this is the oil from the first press of the olive. It contains no olive juice, only the oils. Its overall acidity is low, but it tastes best cooked.
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil – this is lower in acidity than virgin olive oil. The lower acidity gives it a fruity taste and deeper aroma and color. It's good cooked or uncooked and can be used confidently in salad dressings.
- Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil – this olive oil is the lowest in acidity and has the best flavor. It tastes great uncooked, makes for the best dressings, and can also serve as a great dip for bread.
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Just a small detail for the 2 of you who still don't believe it…
Thanks to a reader called RF who had the (mis)fortune of sitting one seat over from Jessica Simpson and Billy Corgan last Friday night during the performance of Chicago in New York and observed the two "holding hands the entire show".
Oh yeah, it's on. More ShameFace to come.
As for how they met…
Papa Joe may have had something to do with it. People.com says Joe was tweeting about Corgan a few months ago.
When your dad is constantly involved in your love life…
That's still creepy, right? Or am I a f-cking dinosaur?
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EDISON — Students and future students who need enrollment services at the main campus of Middlesex County College may take advantage of special hours on Saturday, Oct. 20. The offices will be open from 8:30 a.m. to noon. The college is located at 2600 Woodbridge Avenue in Edison.
"This is a convenience for adult students and others who might work during the day and find it easier to take care of enrollment procedures on Saturdays," said Marla Brinson, dean of enrollment and student support services. "Students can come in and register for Wintersession or our Spring 2013 semester."
Offices that will be open on Oct. 20 include the Enrollment Center, Cashier's Office, Admissions, Financial Aid, the Registrar's Office, the Testing Center, Student Activities, Academic Advisement and the College Bookstore.
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Meet a doll maker from Saturday's Doll & Bear Extravaganza.
Jean Zuccari started playing with dolls three years ago. Now, the 71-year-old crafter has become a doll-making expert.
Zuccari is slated be one of the featured artists at the Doll & Bear Extravaganza on Saturday, Aug. 24, at Harvest Village, just north of McIntosh on U.S. 441.
The dolls created by Zuccari range from inches-tall fairies with fluffy wings to feet-tall creations that appear nearly life-like. And Zuccari has a special knack for making dolls look like the people to whom they will be given or by whom they were commissioned.
"This got me started, this little one," Zuccari said, picking up a doll made from a pattern called Raggedy Angel.
After Zuccari showed an affinity for the craft following her first doll-making class, a group of her girlfriends bought her the $89 sewing machine on which she whips up magic.
"We have a neighborhood group called the Ocala Crafty Ladies," she said. "We have group therapy — we talk and make things, or just talk."
Zuccari's dolls — from a sultry "boudoir" siren to grinning frogs outfitted in college colors — range in price from $15 to $75. Her best seller is "Tilly in the Tub," a nude bathing beauty perched in a silver tub and surrounded by filler that resembles bubbles.
Many of the dolls mimic life in minute detail, such as Tilly's champagne glass and painted nails, and her glittering ankle and wrist bracelets.
Zuccari begins with a pattern, which she follows or, most times, reconstructs to her own version of what the doll should look like.
After the stitching is done, she begins to work with fiber fill, inserting wires and wooden dowels as needed. To create realistic facial features, she does what she calls "needle sculpting" for the nose and eyes. She then paints the face with colored pens.
Once the doll is complete, Zuccari fashions clothing and accessories. Most of the costumes are elaborate works, intricately cut and trimmed with lace and other lavish accoutrements.
Zuccari's husband of 44 years, George, often builds wooden bases for the dolls, or pitches in to paint bathtubs for the Tillys. The couple moved to Ocala 10 years ago from Miami.
Jean Zuccari said she was a long-distance telephone operator and cleaned houses for years; she had always enjoyed art classes as a child, so she was glad to resume that interest.
George Zuccari said he mostly stays in the background, but is glad to help when Jean's creations call for woodwork or painting. Of his wife's ability to make dolls look like certain people, he said, "All her friends make a fuss over how she makes the faces look so real."
Anna Burrill, the event organizer, said all of the booths are filled for the event.
The extravaganza also will include games for children, storybook readings, baked goods, a doll doctor/appraiser who will make minor repairs, and vendors selling dolls (handmade, bought for resale and reconditioned) and doll- and bear-related items.
"We'll have miniatures, dolls of all sizes, collector dolls, doll furniture and one woman who makes little purses and hair bows for girls, who also will make tiny ones for dolls," Burrill said.
She said one of the vendors is a clown/balloon artist whose pet goat pulls her cart of supplies.
Attendees are invited to donate old bears and dolls that can be reconditioned and then will be donated to police and fire departments for children in crisis situations.
The LifeSouth Blood Mobile will be on site for donations.
Burrill also hosts a craft fair at Harvest Village the first Saturday of each month, with hand-sewn aprons, crocheted items, handcrafted wooden items, baked goods, homegrown produce and more.
"We are already thinking about our next extravaganza," she said. "It will be Christmas in November."


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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – The Section 1 Division I and Division II Dual-Meet Wrestling Championships open Tuesday with quad matches at 10 sites.
The Division I (large school) championships will be hosted by Horace Greeley, Hendrick Hudson, Mamaroneck, New Rochelle, Scarsdale, Mahopac, Pearl River and John Jay-East Fishkill.
Four teams are assigned to each site. Following the first round of wrestling, the winners will wrestle for the right to advance to the quarterfinal round Thursday.The semifinals, final and third-place matches will be Dec. 12 at North Rockland.
There are two 16-team brackets. Yorktown is seeded first, Fox Lane is second, Tappan Zee is third and Arlington is fourth on one half of the bracket. North Rockland is the top seed, followed by R.C. Ketcham, Clarkstown South and New Rochelle in the other half of the bracket.
The Division II (small school) championship opens with out-bracket matches at Pleasantville and Irvington. The winners advance to the quarterfinals/semifinals Wednesday and the semi-final winners wrestle for the title Wednesday at Ardsley. Defending champion Nanuet is seeded first and Edgemont is second. Nanuet defeated Edgemont in the 2012 final.
Tuesday Division I (Large school) At Mahopac Lakeland/Panas-Beacon winner vs. No. 1 Yorktown; Brewster vs. No. 8 Mahopac Winners wrestle; Losing teams wrestle At John Jay-East Fishkill Ossining vs. No. 5 John Jay-East Fishkill; Carmel vs. No. 4 Arlington Winners wrestle; Losing teams wrestle At Hendrick Hudson Byram Hills vs. No. 3 Tappan Zee; Sleepy Hollow vs. No. 6 Hendrick Hudson Winners wrestle; Losing teams wrestle At Horace Greeley John Jay-Cross River vs. No. 7 Horace Greeley; Somers vs. No. 2 Fox Lane Winners wrestle; Losing teams wrestle At Pearl River Eastchester vs. No. 1 North Rockland; Port Chester vs. No. 8 Pearl River Winners wrestle; Losing teams wrestle At New Rochelle Yonkers-Rye winner vs. No. 5 Clarkstown North; East Ramapo vs. No. 4 New Rochelle Winners wrestle; Losing teams wrestle At Scarsdale Scarsdale vs. No. 3 Clarkstown South; Mount Vernon-White Plains winner vs. No. 6 Suffern Winners wrestle; Losing teams wrestle At Mamaroneck Nyack vs. No. 7 Mamaroneck; Harrison vs. No. 2 R.C. Ketcham Winners wrestle; Losing teams wrestle Division II (Small school) Outbracket At Pleasantville Our Lady of Lourdes vs. Pleasantville; Westlake vs. Dobbs Ferry Winners wrestle; Losing teams wrestle At Irvington Woodlands vs. No. 6 Pawling; Hastings vs. No. 7 Irvington Winners wrestle; Losing teams wrestle
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Older News » Cool lunch ideasLast updated 10:55 AM on 15 September 2011
Keeping your child safe from food poisoning could be as simple as packing a frozen drink in with their lunch each day.
Sandwiches packed at breakfast time can sit for up five hours in a school lunchbox before the lunch break, giving bacteria plenty of time to multiply - especially during the warmer months.
A recent survey by the NSW Food Authority indicated only 29% of lunches were being stored safely, by using an ice brick or frozen drink which can keep lunchboxes up to 12 degrees cooler.
The survey also revealed that while the majority of lunchboxes are kept inside the classroom, a handful of students kept their lunch outside in the sun.
So, along with ensuring your child stores their bag in the shade, the Food Authority also recommends:
- investing in an ice block and insulated lunch box to keep foods cold until lunchtime
- freezing water bottles or drinks overnight and placing them in the lunch pack - they'll thaw by lunchtime, ready to drink
- keeping lunches in the refrigerator if they're made the night before.
You can read the full lunch box survey and find more food safety tips at: www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au
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Admin resubmits bill to fund LBJ off-island medical
The Togiola administration has resubmitted to the Fono, with appropriate amendments, the $10 million supplemental bill to fund the LBJ Medical Center off-island medical referral program, while the bill to return the hospital back to the government was introduced in the House yesterday.
In his Feb. 9 letter, Gov. Togiola Tulafono thanked Senate President Gaoteote Tofau Palaie for the Feb. 7 letter that was in response to the governor's letter of Jan.13 — which was when the the administration first submitted the $10 million bill.
Funding is to be gained with tax hikes on alcohol, beer, and cigarettes; the new $2,000 corporate tax; and a hike in business license fees — with 75% of the revenue from the business license fees going to the hospital referral program, and a portion of the revenue from alcohol, beer and cigarettes also going to the referral program — the rest being earmarked for other government expenditures.
The $10 million appropriation is also to be funded with a new 4% wage tax — which is in addition to the current minimum income tax of 4%. None of the new wage tax is specified for the medical referral program.
The governor in his letter noted the delay in introducing his bill despite his expressed request for urgency.
"As with other proposals that are sent to the Fono for submission, these bills are not meant to be absolutely ready for introduction," the governor wrote in his Feb. 9 letter.
"With the ongoing crisis and the need for a swift legislative fix, I expressly noted in my accompanying letter the urgency of the proposal and that I was making my staff available to discuss any clarifications regarding the legislation, inclusive of developing funding sources."
"Yet, this is the second letter from you pointing out with specificity now, the outdated code sections, which could have been pointed out in your first letter to speed introduction," the governor said.
Furthermore, the administration has submitted bills in the past that were corrected and/or amended in committee, said Togiola, who points out that this is one of the purposes of multiple readings and hearings in the Fono.
This $10 million proposal, even if submitted with the outdated language, could easily have been corrected in either of these established, institutional legislative forms, he said.
The governor agreed with and supported the Constitutional provision, which was pointed out by Gaoteote that laws should not be amended or revised by reference. However, for this particular proposal, Togiola said each amended code section was set forth with changes marked.
It is clear that the intent was not to amend or revise any law by reference, as each of the coded sections that were amended were set forth. "Unfortunately, one of the sections was outdated — something which could have been fixed easily and painless [sic] in light of the crisis before us," he said.
The governor went on to point out another Constitutional provision (R.C.A.S. Art. II, Sec. 9), which states that "The governor may propose legislation to the Legislature 'for consideration by it'," and noted that "I have submitted legislation to the Fono. Whether the legislation is faulty or imperfect, this Constitutional provision requires that the whole Fono consider it."
"Your refusal to even introduce this proposal directly frustrates this Constitutional Executive privilege, which is granted in the Legislative article of our Constitution," said Togiola.
"Consequently, I am hopeful that you will reconsider our position on this, as well as future bills that come from the Executive, especially where the solution is one that need not implicate the supreme law of the land," he said.
Nevertheless, the governor said he is confident that "we can and will work together to resolve many, if not all of the challenges that lie ahead of this government". He also said that the health care needs of the territory are at risk at this time.
Copies of the letter were sent to House Speaker Savali Talavou Ale and to all senators.
In the House yesterday, the administration bill to return the hospital back to the government — under the jurisdiction of the Health Department — was introduced and assigned to the House Health/LBJ Committee for review. No date set for a hearing yet.
The bill's preamble states that the hospital has chosen to adopt increased fees at LBJ and the fees charged to residents are far in excess of what families can afford, given that the average income per capital in the territory is about $8,000.
Additionally, the population of the territory, because of the prevalence of chronic disease and the high cost of off island health care, are in critical need of the services and prescription medication provided by LBJ.
The "Executive is committed to finding a resolution to the short term and long term causes of current shortage of funds" for LBJ operations, it says, adding that there is currently before the Fono an administration bill seeking $10 million in revenue from ASG to provide much needed off island medical care to local residents.
The current increase of fees to be paid at LBJ "represents a clear emergency that affects the private and public health of all residents of the territory that must be dealt with swiftly," it says.
The bill amends current statute dealing with the Medical Center, where the hospital will be an agency of the Health Department, whose executive director will oversee this entity instead of a board of directors. Also to be deleted is the post of Chief Executive Officer, while no changes are proposed being made to current personnel, including the Chief Financial Officer.
In order to deal with urgent medical care issues for the territory, and owing to the increase in fees at the medical center, this act is effective immediately upon passage by the Fono and approved by the governor, according to the bill.


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Firefox 3.6.6 is out, offering update for "crash protection".
Talk about irony.
Parth Maniar,
*Thank you GOD*
Greater the Difficulty, SWEETER the Victory.
Believe in yourself.
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Firefox 3.6.6 is out, offering update for "crash protection".
Talk about irony.
whar's the review, bro? FailFox usually tells me this without having to read it on a forum? 0.o
Every now and then, one of you won't annoy me.
You won't believe this ByTe, but I just updated to 3.6.6 and guess what............?
Yep, it crashed
It just crashed again.............and it doesn't restore your connections and tabs like it used to
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out of curiosity i've just updated from 2.0.20 firefox to this 3.6.6V and i'm liking how i can grab a tab and pull it out of the current window and it straight away displays what i was reading.
seems to render good ol AO a smidget quicker. this place loads a heap of .js so most browsers seem to bottleneck...
Opera has a lot of that stuff built in. and if it DOES crash, which has happened.....Twice over the past 5 - 7 years or so, it has the "Recycling Bin" style thing that will bring back whatever you had open no matter if it crashed or not.
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