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The license covers an area of 33,500 km2 in deep water, south of New Zealand's South Island.
A large 4,820 km2 3D seismic survey was completed late-March by the seismic survey vessel Polarcus Alima. OMV was the operator during the seismic acquisition phase.
The successful acquisition was carried out safely due to predominantly good weather and excellent execution, more high quality data was collected than initially planned and all within budget.
Chairman of Shell Companies in New Zealand, Rob Jager, said the focus at this stage will be on the maturation of the prospectivity in the license, and ensuring safe and responsible operations. Although there are good indications in the area that natural gas could be present, a final decision on drilling an exploration well will be taken at a later stage.
Shell joined the Great South Basin joint venture in August 2011 taking a 50% share. Existing partners OMV and PTTEP New Zealand Ltd retained 18% each with Mitsui E&P Australia Pty Ltd retaining 14%. OMV remained as operator until the end of the seismic acquisition programme.
"Safety is Shell's first priority. We have a Goal Zero operating philosophy which demands no harm to people and protect the environment. Another top priority is to get to know local people and communities better so that we have a strong understanding of their views and a positive foundation for continuing engagement over the coming years," said Jager.
The Great South Basin venture reflects Shell's continuing commitment to exploration and production in New Zealand.
"Shell has been investing in New Zealand for more than 100 years and safely operating offshore for more than 30 years in the challenging conditions off the coast of Taranaki. This is an exciting opportunity to bring our local and global experience to another promising region," Jager said.
Shell's operatorship in the Great South Basin joint venture builds on its continuing investment in Taranaki, where it is a joint venture partner in the Maui, Kapuni and Pohokura gas fields.
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About the Great South Basin permits
GSB exploration permits 50119, 50120 and 50121, covering an area of almost 50,000 km2, were awarded to a joint venture consisting of OMV New Zealand (36%), PTTEP (36%) and Mitsui E&P Australia Pty Ltd (28%) on 10 July 2007 with OMV as operator. Since then, the joint venture has spent over NZ$50 million on exploring the area, including the acquisition and analysis of 2D seismic data in 2007, 2008 and 2010.
Shell joined the Great South Basin joint venture in August 2011 taking a 50% share. Existing partners OMV and PTTEP New Zealand Ltd retained 18% each with Mitsui E&P Australia Pty Ltd retaining 14%.
The retained permits (PEP 50119 and PEP 50120) cover 32,213 km2. The permit work conditions required the joint venture to acquire a minimum of 2,250 km2 of 3D seismic data. From December 2011 – March 2012 4820 km2 was acquired. In the meantime the two remaining permits were merged and a small area to the west added, resulting in a total area for the PEP 50119 permit of 33,500 km2.
Shell in New Zealand
Shell is a pioneer in New Zealand's oil and gas sector. Since its first investment on the West Coast of the South Island in 1911, the company has helped to lay the foundations for today's oil and gas industry. Shell is a joint venture owner and joint operator of the Maui (83%) and Kapuni (50%) fields, and joint venture owner and operator of the Pohokura (48%) field, in Taranaki. These assets provide around 70% of the country's natural gas supply and employ some 300 staff.
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NEW YORK/ANKARA (Reuters) - The U.S. judge presiding over the trial of a Turkish gold trader accused of evading U.S. sanctions against Iran on Thursday refused to say if the wealthy businessman would be on trial with one of his co-defendants later this month.
U.S. prosecutors have charged the trader, Reza Zarrab, and his alleged co-conspirators of handling hundreds of millions of dollars for Iran's government and Iranian entities from 2010 to 2015, in a scheme to evade U.S. sanctions.
Nine people have been criminally charged, but only Zarrab and a banker from Turkey's Halkbank, Mehmet Hakan Atilla, are in U.S. custody. Both deny the charges.
The case has complicated relations between the United States and Turkey, both members of the NATO military alliance.
While the two are due to go on trial on Nov.27, Zarrab has not appeared in court or submitted any filings since September, sparking speculation in Turkish media that he has reached an agreement with U.S. authorities.
U.S. District Judge Richard Berman refused to say whether Zarrab would be on trial alongside Atilla when asked by Victor Rocco, one of Atilla's lawyers, at a court hearing on Thursday.
"The one perk that comes with being a judge is you don't have to answer questions as witnesses and lawyers do," Berman said.
Rocco told reporters after the hearing that he expected to know more about Zarrab in the next few days.
U.S. prosecutors have alleged that Zarrab, a dual Turkish and Iranian citizen, sought support from and invoked the name of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan to advance his business.
Erdogan has not been accused of wrongdoing. The president has accused U.S. prosecutors of having "ulterior motives" by including references to him and his wife in court papers.
U.S. authorities informed Turkey that Zarrab had been moved to a different location and was in good medical condition, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said earlier on Thursday.
They responded after Turkey sent two diplomatic notes to ask about Zarrab's condition after the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons website showed Zarrab had been released last week and his lawyers said they had not heard from their client in five days.
Reporting by Brendan Pierson and Tulay Karadeniz; Writing by Ali Kucukgocmen and David Dolan; Editing by Jon Boyle

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Saturday, March 6, 2010
36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
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To paraphrase Bill Murray in Stripes, I rarely read fiction but when I do it's something unusual. (Unfortunately, however, chicks don't dig me.) I'm reading 36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein right now. I was lucky enough to attend her reading of the first chapter at the Harvard Book Store.
Ms. Goldstein is a Princeton-certified philosopher, and well acquainted with the folkways of academia. The hero is Cass Seltzer, a psychology professor at Frankfurter University in Weedham, Massachusetts, just up the river from Harvard, who has crossed over into popular culture with his book The Varieties of Religious Illusion, and now holds an offer to join the Harvard faculty. His love interest is the beautiful and brilliant Lucinda Mandelbaum, originator of the Mandelbaum Equilibrium in game theory. There are thirty-six short chapters, each entitled "The Argument from ... ", and an appendix summarizing the thirty-six actual philosophical arguments (and a critique of each one) that appear in Cass's fictional book.
I guess it's not for the faint-hearted, but what prompted me to offer this endorsement was finishing the really clever chapter in which Cass works through a Prisoner's Dilemma matrix on being the first person to say "I love you" in a relationship (X and Y each have the strategy of saying or staying silent, and the payoffs are bliss, discomfort, hell, and status quo), concluding (not in these words) that the dominant rational strategy would always be to stay silent, so how can it be that anyone ever says "I love you" first.
How about this? Chances are that if you like Bruces' Philosopher Song, you'll like this book.


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Discussion in 'Picture Gallery' started by NeoMac, Sep 24, 2006.
I was wondering if anyone had any cool Halloween themed desktops, if so can you post them?
ignore all the stuff i have open i'm doing a stellar job of avoiding all the work i need to be doing.
yeah you have to share! that is nice, did you make it?
Please, anyone with any, post them! I'm in need of a good desktop right now.
definitely didn't make it. the web address on the top of the actual image tells me it came from macdesktops.com. i am looking right now to see if i can find it.
for now, here is a jack-o-lantern finder face wallpaper. http://www.macdesktops.com/index.phtml?Picture=2973&res=TRUE
i can't find the original on the website i linked, so i am attaching it to this post. i think that it should be full size.
i found it. here it is:
and another apple/pumpkin:
October is right around the corner and I'm sure the picture thread will have an overdose of Halloween pictures for you..if you can wait that long


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More and more organisations are discovering that Design Thinking can help them tackle complex challenges. Whether as a process for generating innovations, a means of team-based exploration, or as a tool for problem-oriented education, Design Thinking is transforming the way organisations go about their business. Indeed, in some cases design thinking is helping people in a wide range of organisations to redefine what their business should be.
As more people want to learn about Design Thinking, it becomes increasingly important to ensure the availability of high-quality instruction and training. Our Certification Program draws on the HPI's extensive experience of delivering excellent education to both students and executives. In no small part, this excellence in education and training is based on the design thinking research program run in conjunction with Stanford University.
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Modern Education Before Independence
Modern education system
Modern education system was implanted by British rulers. Before the advent of British in India, education system was private one. In 1835, Lord Macauley introduced modern education in India. It was the introduction of Wood's dispatch of 1854, known as Magna Carta of Indian education that laid the foundation of present system of education and changed the scenario. The main purpose of it was to prepare Indian Clerks for running local administration. Under it the means of school educations were vernacular languages, while the higher education was granted in English only. British government started giving funds to indigenous schools in need of help and slowly some of the schools became government aided. Reasons for introducing modern education
Finding it too costly and perhaps practically impossible to import enough Englishmen to man the large and increasing number of subordinate or lower posts in administration, British rulers planned of educating Indians in such a way that they "should through western education get Anglicised in terms of both cultural and intellectual attainments". Lord Macauley clearly said that, "we must at present do our best to form a class, who may be interpreters between us and the millions whom we govern; a class of persons, Indians in blood and colour, but English in taste, in opinions, in morals and in intellect." Welcoming modern education
The atmosphere was completely ready for Lord Macauley to lay the foundation of modern education in India by 1835. Missionaries and their supporters as well as National leaders, intellectuals and Reformers not only welcomed but exerted pressure on the company to encourage and promote western education in India. Missionaries believed that modern education would lead the people to adopt Christianity. Humanitarians, intellectuals and nationalist leaders considered modern education "the key to the treasures of scientific and democratic thought of the modern West" and the best remedy for social, political and economic ills of the country. Outcome of modern education
In 1844 through an Declaration knowledge of English was made compulsory for Government employment. The traditional Indian system of education gradually withered away for the lack of official support. The government made English medium schools very popular. English as Official language alienated the masses from the educated Indians. Because of modern education and new employment opportunities, many traditional occupations became obsolete.In near absence of industrial, commercial or social service activity, people in India were forced to depend on modern education and Government jobs for their respectful earning. Modernisation of occupations and industrialisation processes increased role of formal education and training for furthering future prospects of people. The universities at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras were started in 1837 and higher education spread rapidly thereafter. For scientific and technical education, only three Medical Colleges one each at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras was established by 1857. There was only one good engineering college at Roorkee. National leaders, intellectuals and reformers
Modern education not only produced persons to fill the lower levels of administration, as desired by the rulers, but also produced national leaders, intellectuals and reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Dadabhai Naoroji, Ferozeshah Mehta, Gokhale, Gandhi, Jinnah, Ambedkar, Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai, Moti Lal Nehru, Jawahar Lal Nehru, Subhash Chandra Bose, Patel and many more. They took upon themselves the responsibility to build a modern, open, plural, culturally rich, prosperous and powerful India out of a fragmented, poverty stricken, superstitious, weak, indifferent, backward and inward looking society. In short , they believed that - •Western literature and philosophy would give Indians the understanding of liberal, scientific, democratic...
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Hey, it's me again.
There is one thing I kind
of struggle with, and that is confidence.
Everyone knows they are
attracted to confidence, but what exactly is confidence? How do you show you have confidence?
Thank you
Hi "Me Again"!
You're absolutely right
about confidence - it is the #1 thing that women report as finding attractive
in men. In fact, I do a lot of interviews around the country. Every time there
is a women host, or one working with the host, I always ask her this: "What is
the single thing you find most attractive in the men you meet?" They don't
say, "money", "butts", "eyes", "cars",
or anything else most guys think. They always respond with
Confidence is an
interesting thing. It's hard to fake having money if you don't have it. It's
hard to fake having a great body. It's EASY to fake having confidence! Why?
Because confidence is really just two things:
1) Posture - both physical
and mental; and,
2) Presence - your affect
on people in the room.
Both of these can be faked
very, very easily. This is because people have a hard time telling the
difference between what is real and what is an act.
Let's take an example from
the world of acting. Actors talk about "breathing life into a
character", but for most of them, this is a bunch of hooey. Most actors
learn that all you really have to do is just "walk the walk" and
"talk the talk" of the person bang portrayed. It is the rare
individual that can spot the difference between going through the motions and
actually becoming the character.
Confidence is like this
too. If you simply adopt the body language, and have a bright, engaging
personality - even if only for a little while, you are perceived as having
confidence! Of course, the more you do this, the better at it you become, and
the more confidence you gain, becoming even better at it, getting more
confidence to get even better yet.... etc.
This is a common rule of
humankind. The problem is that most of us use it to our detriment rather than
our benefit! We are scared, so we tend to "act" differently than we
really are; we avert our eyes when we walk into a room, we act nervously when
we meet someone new. Guess what - this is actually practicing to fake a lack of
confidence! Then, by faking this, we get better at it. Then, we lose confidence
in other situations, thereby practicing that body language, and losing even
more confidence, etc.
So, how to you actually
show confidence – even when you don't have it. Again, take a clue from acting:
first, you imagine a situation where you've felt completely confident – any
situation will do. You can then boost this by imagine a hero of yours doing the
same thing. For example, how would James Bond act in the same situation?
Second, simply adopt that
posture and presence! Become that character – if only for an hour or so in the
situation where you lack confidence. This isn't hard to do if you have a
reasonably good imagination! Further, by practicing this, you're going to get
better and better at it – and earn more confidence at the same time.
The trick with confidence
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- adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a carbuncle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adj. Belonging to a carbuncle; resembling a carbuncle; red; inflamed.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Belonging to a carbuncle; resembling a carbuncle; red; inflamed.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adj. afflicted with or resembling a carbuncle
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Beside us were ornery women in tall hats, suspender dads, kids deformed with ribbons, rural Lotharios, tattooed grandmas, livestock lawyers, reverse cowboys, and young men carbuncular.
Also maybe there is someone who is equivalent to La Toynbe in general smugness, what about the vile carbuncular growth that is Balls?
Four hundred years ago you landed in the Tropic of Capricorn on the carbuncular plank of ships steered by dark stars the pale beetle of the seas
Just as Mr. Eugenides is not a Phoenician sailor, and Tiresias is not a young man carbuncular, so also the Lady of Ash Wednesday II is not the "veiled sister" of section V.
The organ is much shrunken and presents rough, uneven edges, with carbuncular non-suppurative sores.
In coarse grained gravel and carbuncular sand the supply is surer and more lasting, and it has a good taste.
Consequently, while in Campania the burning of the earth makes ashes, in Tuscany the combustion of the stone makes carbuncular sand.
The Tuscan stone is softer in quality than tufa but harder than earth, and being thoroughly kindled by the violent heat from below, the result is the production in some places of the kind of sand called carbuncular.
The kinds of pitsand are these: black, gray, red, and carbuncular.
If he had turned those stomachs wrong side out and gazed upon their inner walls through that opera-glass with which he has been looking so intently lately upon Mrs. Langtry, he would have found that there was not even the undigested corner of a carbuncular potato to stop the pyloric orifice; he would have found upon those inner walls not a morsel of those things which perish with using.


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Yummy Burger
What if you could cook your own burger whenever you desire? You won't have to go to fast foods, and what is more important you can cook it however you like! In this cooking game for kids you can learn in a few steps how to prepare a yummy burger. So begin the year 2012 by learning how to prepare some food, and who knows, maybe at the end of the year you will get to be the a real chef.
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Bloomsbury and author Judith Tewes are gearing up to reveal the cover for her debut YA/NA novel, MY SOON-TO-BE SEX LIFE. We'd love to have you participate in this exciting event on Monday, March 31. Please sign up below.
Despite a thoroughly comprehensive list of potential cherry poppers, er…suitors, and careful plotting, Charlie is three weeks into her devirginzation campaign, still untouched, and getting desperate. In the movie of her life, this aspiring screenwriter is giving herself a PG, for please, get some.
Her project goes into freeze frame when her mom checks herself into rehab and packs Charlie off to live with her estranged, or just plain strange, grandfather, Monty. How is she supposed to get a date when she has to go pick up his Depends?
Enter Eric, a hot rehab grad on the road to redemption, and the only one who can make Charlie rethink her strategy. The more she gets to know him, the more convinced she becomes that is the one, and not just another to add to the list of people who will abandon her.
In this hilarious and heartbreaking story of one girl's detoured road to womanhood, Charlie's list develops a life of its own – right when she realizes there's so much more to lose.
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Johnny Manziel very nearly wasn't a Cleveland Brown
Despite the presence of Tony Romo, some speculation surrounding where Johnny Manziel would be selected in the NFL Drafted pointed toward the direction of the Dallas Cowboys as stories leaked that owner Jerry Jones was infatuated with the Texas A&M quarterback.
When the 16th pick of the first round came, Dallas went with an offensive lineman, guard Zack Martin. But in an interview at Cowboys camp Sunday, Jones articulated just how close the Cowboys came to bringing Manziel to "Big D."
"As I was handing in the card, it was that close to put that Manziel card in. It was that close," Jones said.
Manziel was the top player on the Cowboys' board at the time of their selection, according to Jones, but the role of Romo ultimately dictated the decision that was made.
"The question was, could we make it work with Tony Romo during the period of time that we're gonna have Tony," Jones said.
With Romo in the fold, Jones has every expectation he will be Dallas' quarterback for years to come. But he also expects big things from Manziel in Cleveland.
"Manziel is special. I know that he's gonna be a success in the NFL," Jones said. "It was a hard decision."


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A self-confessed "minor poet" and "novelist famous for his obscurity" reflects on his strange, eventful life.
"Stories happen," writes Di Prisco (All for Now, 2012, etc.), "to people who can tell them." Indeed. By age 36, the author had abandoned a novitiate, achieved minor celebrity as an undergraduate anti-war activist, suffered a string of failed romances with wholly unsuitable women (including fathering a son by a hippie chick who refused to marry him), managed a couple of restaurants in San Francisco and garnered a doctorate in English from Berkeley. On the way to completing his dissertation, he also developed an immoderate taste for alcohol, cocaine, gambling on sports and counting cards at blackjack tables. Di Prisco traces the reasons for his dance between decency and delinquency to his Brooklyn boyhood. A fearful, precocious child, the "perfect School Boy" grew up with three misfit brothers (all now dead) raised by two profane sociopaths in a home where the only set points on the volume control were "silence and screaming." His Polish mother was a conniving, manipulative woman so egregious her own physician once remarked, "if she was my mother, I would have committed suicide." She sliced up the author with lines like, "I had sons who died who loved me." His Italian father was a small-time hustler and con man whose eventual pursuit by the FBI accounted for the family's hasty 1961 escape to California. "Popey" puzzled and frustrated the young Di Prisco with cryptic advice like, "Don't count your money in front of no windows." The author can break your heart recalling the most romantic memory of his life or make you laugh out loud when, for example, he defines the Catholic notion of Limbo: "not a horrible place, not a great place, sort of like parts of Staten Island."
A subway ride with many stops, almost all of them interesting and entertaining.


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by Nancy Ohlin
Expected publication: November 10th 2015
Category: YA
Genre: Contemporary
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Bea has a secret.
Actually, she has more than one. There's her dreams for the future that she can't tell anyone—not her father and not even her best friend, Plum.
And now there's Dane Rossi. Dane is hot, he shares Bea's love of piano, and he believes in her.
He's also Bea's teacher.
When their passion for music crosses into passion for each other, Bea finds herself falling completely for Dane. She's never felt so wanted, so understood, so known to her core. But the risk of discovery carries unexpected surprises that could shake Bea entirely. Bea must piece together what is and isn't true about Dane, herself, and the most intense relationship she's ever experienced, in this absorbing novel from Nancy Ohlin.
~About the Author~
I am the author of BEAUTY, a YA retelling of the Snow White tale, and ALWAYS, FOREVER, a YA retelling of Daphne du Maurier's REBECCA. ALWAYS, FOREVER was originally published in hardcover as THORN ABBEY.
I've also contributed to several celebrity novels, including a New York Times-bestselling YA trilogy.
I'm currently hard at work on my next YA novel, which will be as mind-bending as ALWAYS, FOREVER (I hope!).
My favorite cures for writers' block are long walks, long showers, popcorn, chocolate, and really expensive coffee. I talk to myself a lot while I write (you know, to make sure the dialogue zings).
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Smooth Tomato Basil Spaghetti
Time needed
5 min preparation + 15 min cooking
Serving Size / Yield
4 servings
- 1 T. olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (14 oz.) can chopped tomatoes
- 2 tsp. vegetable stock or broth
- 1 T. tomato paste
- ¼ C. basil, finely chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 lb. spaghetti, cooked and drained
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The first 4G phone in the United States finally has some competition. On August 31, Samsung's Epic 4G arrives on Sprint, ending the EVO 4G's nearly three-month run as the big man on campus. But is it actually a better choice? We stacked both superphones side by side to see which rules the 4G airwaves.
Winner: Samsung Epic 4G
When it comes to power, neither phone is a slouch, but minor differences do manifest a marked gap between them. Samsung uses a 1GHz Hummingbird chip that shares a bloodline with the one used in the iPhone 4, while the EVO 4G uses a 1GHz Snapdragon processor. Which wins out when hummingbirds and dragons go to battle? The runty little bird powering the Epic. Check out AndroidCentral's benchmark of the EVO 4G and Samsung Captivate (which has almost identical specs to the Epic 4G, but comes on AT&T) side by side. It averaged 55.1 fps to 42.9 fps in a gaming test, and turned in higher scores in the Neocore processing benchmark, as well.
Winner: HTC EVO 4G
What might be the greyest area in our comparison comes down to a matter of preference. With a 4.3-inch LCD screen, the HTC EVO 4G has both immense size and sunlight-resistance in its favor. With a 4.0-inch OLED screen, the Samsung Epic 4G looks like a glittering gem beside its super-sized HTC counterpart… but fades to a dingy bluish gray the moment you bring it out into the sun. Resolution on both models is an identical 800 x 480. While movie fans might prefer the Epic's brilliant color, we're awarding this one to the EVO 4G based on practicality.
Winner: HTC EVO 4G
We've said it before and we'll say it again: Resolution does not make a camera. But in this case, the 8-megapixel camera in the EVO 4G really is a better shot than the 5-megapixel camera in the Epic 4G. Our test shots showed the Epic returning overly dark outdoor shots in comparison to the EVO 4G, even though they come closer to parity indoors. Small a difference as it makes, the EVO 4G also has a two LEDs for its flash, while the Epic gets only one.
Winner: HTC EVO 4G
Besides opening the door for faster Web surfing and services, the 4G connectivity has made it possible to make face-to-face videoconference calls without Wi-Fi. Both the EVO 4G and Epic 4G offer front-facing cameras to make it possible, but the EVO 4G once again outstacks the Epic 4G on resolution, offering 1.3 megapixels to its 0.3 megapixels (VGA). That said, it doesn't pose much of a practical difference, considering bandwidth requirements will crush video quality down to a blotchy mess anyway. We'll hand this one to HTC for the tech specs – with a bright red asterisk that resolution matters even less than normal here.
Battery Life
Winner: Draw
The EVO 4G taught us that you don't go fast without burning a little gas to do it. The phone quickly earned a reputation for dismal battery life with heavy 4G use, and not surprisingly, HTC never posted official estimates for it. Funny thing: Neither has Samsung for the Epic 4G. While the manufacturers grin and shrug rather than delivering "official" battery estimates, our unscientific testing yielded about six hours of on and off use on the EVO 4G, and the Epic 4G performed very similarly. No surprise, considering they both use 1500 mAh batteries. Chalk this one up to a draw.


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The heat here in Dallas has been relentless! It has been so hard to get motivated to pull out my fall wardrobe. I went shopping last weekend and picked up so many great sweaters but I couldn't bring myself to try them on because it is too dang hot! So, I've been trying to find some alternatives to lightweight jackets, knit sweaters and over-the-knee boots.
One way to convey fall through your wardrobe is to incorporate thicker fabrics in lighter silhouettes. Wearing velvet, suede, leather and knits in pieces like a camisole or mini skirt can instantly make your outfit feel seasonally appropriate. I personally love the suede mini skirt!
What's your favorite way to dress for a warm fall?
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We are getting noticed out in the world. Here are some different articles we were mentioned in.
Our business was featured on the morning talk show Talk of Alabama.
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By silleved on 8/26/2011
don't be surprised when the wanna-be broadway performers who have nothing to offer but an off-key rendition of Les Miz classics give you attitude because you take their stool. LOL. better option is Splash Bar Monday night fabullousness!!! Skip this used-to-be-relevant has-been bar. sorry but the truth hurts.
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Not the Same but still good..
By YankeeGurl on 3/31/2011
Maries used to be one of my favorite places to go on a tuesday night because of the "Casting Couch" hosted by piano host extroadinaire Jack. I stumbled in this tuesday to discover Jack was not there, and the Casting Couch hour is no more. Very disappointing. I need to find a new favorite Cabaret player! Still a great feel good time!
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By andrew428 on 4/3/2012
To counter silleved's review, I say this: One of my favorite things about Marie's Crisis is the fact that there AREN'T a bunch of "wanna-be broadway performers" to turn it into something it's not: another competitive piano bar. There are people from all walks of life with varying professions who just happen to love Musical Theatre. Sure, there's ridiculous renditions of treasured favorites, but no one's really claiming to be perfect; those were your expectations when you entered and you're using it as ammunition because someone chewed you out for taking their stool. Sure, there's always going to be some "wanna-be" in the crowd, it is NYC afterall, but it's so refreshing (to me) to unwind somewhere that you don't have to listen to a bunch of people competing for the attention of a crowd (i.e. every other open-mic in the city) and just have a communal all-sing with a diverse crowd who happens to appreciate Musical Theatre. I'm still in my mid-20's and only a couple years old to NYC, so I don't know the way Marie's "used to be," but for me, I've met some great friends (and some not-so-great people) and I always go in with the mentality of "it is what it is" (like a homely stepchild) and embrace it for that. p.s. I'm not the Les Miz wannabe, nor the person who chewed you out. p.p.s. I would be pissed too if you stole my stool; they're hard to come by, haha.
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So much fun
By alicepotenza on 3/1/2011
We stumbled upon Marie's after visiting Mario Batal's PO restaurant around the corner. Our barkeep suggested hitting up Marie's. It was a great find. So much fun. If you are not a lover of Broadway Showtunes, this is probably not your cup of tea. I would have stayed much longer had my S.O. been more of a fan. I think next time I will go with my theater friends. People are friendly and fun. If in NYC, visit and enjoy Marie's Crisis!!!
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Marie's is NOT closed
By StevieD on 3/31/2010
Marie's Crisis Cafe is NOT closed! The venue two doors down, Rose's Turn, closed two years ago, and there have been erroneous reports that it was Marie's. It was not. As of this writing, March 31, 2010, Marie's Crisis Cafe is alive and thriving!
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The Ginger Man by J. P. Donleavy [issybird, orlok, Hamlet53]
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Set in Ireland just after World War II, The Ginger Man is J.P. Donleavy's wildly funny, picaresque classic novel of the misadventures of Sebastian Dangerfield, a young American ne'er-do-well studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Dangerfield's appetite for women, liquor, and general roguishness is insatiable — and he satisfies it with endless charm.
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The Night Life of the Gods by Thorne Smith [GA Russell, Hamlet53, WT Sharpe]
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Description: Thorne Smith's rapid-fire dialogue, brilliant sense of the absurd, and literary aplomb put him in the same category as the beloved P. G. Wodehouse. The Night Life of the Gods—the madcap story of a scientist who instigates a nocturnal spree with the Greek gods—is arguably his most sparkling comedic achievement.
Hunter Hawk has a knack for annoying his ultrarespectable relatives. He likes to experiment and he particularly likes to experiment with explosives. His garage-cum-laboratory is a veritable minefield, replete with evil-smelling clouds of vapor through which various bits of wreckage and mysteriously bubbling test tubes are occasionally visible.
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Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock [nursedude, Asawi, issybird]
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Description: According to Wikipedia: "Stephen Butler Leacock, (30 December 1869 28 March 1944) was a Canadian writer and economist... Early in his career, Leacock turned to fiction, humour, and short reports to supplement (and ultimately exceed) his regular income. His stories, first published in magazines in Canada and the United States and later in novel form, became extremely popular around the world. It was said in 1911 that more people had heard of Stephen Leacock than had heard of Canada. Also, between the years 1915 and 1925, Leacock was the most popular humourist in the English-speaking world. Humorists admire other humorists, and greatly admire other great humorists. So it was that Stephen Leacock, in Toronto, was delighted to read the fresh humor and wit of a young man in New York named Robert Benchley. Leacock opened correspondence with Benchley, encouraging him in his work and importuning him to compile his work into a book. Benchly did so in 1922, and acknowledged the nagging from north of the border. Near the end of his life, the American comedian Jack Benny recounted how he had been introduced to Leacock's writing by Groucho Marx when they were both young vaudeville comedians. Benny acknowledged Leacock's influence and, fifty years after first reading him, still considered Leacock one of his favorite comic writers. He was puzzled as to why Leacock's work was no longer well-known in the United States. [5]During the summer months, Leacock lived at Old Brewery Bay, his summer estate in Orillia, across Lake Simcoe from where he was raised and also bordering Lake Couchiching. A working farm, Old Brewery Bay is now a museum and National Historic Site. Gossip provided by the local barber, Jefferson Short, provided Leacock with the material which would become Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (1912), set in the thinly-disguised Mariposa. Although he wrote learned articles and books related to his field of study, his political theory is now all but forgotten." (from Diesel eBook Store)
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Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern [WT Sharpe, hpulley, orlok]
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"Do people your age know how to comb their hair? It looks like two squirrels crawled on their heads and started fucking."
"The worst thing you can be is a liar. . . . Okay, fine, yes, the worst thing you can be is a Nazi, but then number two is liar. Nazi one, liar two."
More than a million people now follow Mr. Halpern's philosophical musings on Twitter, and in this book, his son weaves a brilliantly funny, touching coming-of-age memoir around the best of his quotes. An all-American story that unfolds on the Little League field, in Denny's, during excruciating family road trips, and, most frequently, in the Halperns' kitchen over bowls of Grape-Nuts, Sh*t My Dad Says is a chaotic, hilarious, true portrait of a father-son relationship from a major new comic voice. (from barnesandnoble.com)
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"...a big, humorous tale of interstellar intrigue in the classical mold. I fully enjoyed it." — Roger Zelazny "An incredibly good story, lushly written, vibrating with action and excitement. A gem." — A.E. Van Vogt "On our scale of 1 to 10,... The Invaders Plan comes out at a 10. Its fabulous and fun reading." — United Press International From Lord Invay, Royal Historian, Chairman, Board of Censors, Royal Palace, Voltar Confederacy: "Let me state it boldly and baldly: there is no such planet as Earth. If it ever existed at all, it certainly does not exist today or even within living memory. So, away with this delusion. On the authority of every highly placed official in the land I can assure you utterly and finally, THERE IS NO PLANET EARTH! And that is final!" With this emphatic disclaimer, we are introduced to Mission Earth, an epic told entirely and uniquely by the aliens that already walk among us. Earth is to be invaded and a Royal combat engineer must cross 22 light years to secretly infiltrate the planet. He is also crossing a scheme to use the resources of Earth's most powerful figure to overthrow the confederacy. With a convicted murderess who trains giant cat-like animals, a doctor who creates human biological freaks, a madman who controls Voltar's secret police and a clandestine Earth base in Turkey, a bizarre stage is set and narrated by an alien killer assigned to sabotage the mission and Earth—the planet that doesn't exist. (from Amazon.com)
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole and Walker Percy [RoccoPaco, Hamlet53, WT Sharpe]
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The Princess Bride by William Goldman [The Terminator, JSWolf, Nyssa]
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Anyone who lived through the 1980s may find it impossible—inconceivable, even—to equate The Princess Bride with anything other than the sweet, celluloid romance of Westley and Buttercup, but the film is only a fraction of the ingenious storytelling you'll find in these pages. Rich in character and satire, the novel is set in 1941 and framed cleverly as an "abridged" retelling of a centuries-old tale set in the fabled country of Florin that's home to "Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passions."
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Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow is a collection of humorous essays by Jerome K. Jerome. The essays cover a range of topics from "On Being in Love" to "On Furnished Apartments" to "On Getting on in the World". Jerome established himself as one of England's favorite wits with his comic novel Three Men in a Boat.
Expecting Someone Taller by Tom Holt [orlok, issybird, fantasyfan]
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Malcolm Fisher inherits a magic ring from a dying badger and becomes the much-disputed Ruler of the World. Everyone wants the ring—despite the fearsome curse upon it. And Malcolm is about to learn that some are born to greatness, and some are, well, badgered into it.
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I've voted, but at this moment votes are still visible, not hidden.
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Yep, hidden! Maybe you should stick this one (and unstick the nomination thread) as well, so it doesn't get lost.
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I read Radioactive Lady after it was nominated in this category a year ago and I'm not interested in a reread; nothing would get me to read Hubbard and I'd rather stick to fiction this time around. But that still leaves seven in contention--shame Tom didn't leave the votes visible! Absent input, I'll stick toy own nomination of The Ginger Man.
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Well, lol, glad I pointed it out for you guys, but I'd already voted!
This month really runs the gamut from sounding really interesting to...um, really not sounding interesting at all.
I voted for The Ginger Man. Never heard of it before but the description sounds great to me.
Also very interested in A Confederacy of Dunces, Night Life of the Gods, Princess Bride (love the film!) and Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town.
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I went for Sunshine Sketches, mostly because of availability. OK, no just because of that, but that in combination with it sounding like something I might enjoy. Some of the others... nah, not for me... I might consider reading them if I could borrow them at the library, but I'm not prepared to part with any money for them.
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Efflux in Two Types of Plantation in a Temperate Region
Lee, Na-Yeon(Mi-Sun) ; Koizumi, Hiroshi ;
Journal of Ecology and Environment, volume 32, issue 2, 2009, Pages 67~73
efflux can vary markedly in magnitude over both time and space, and understanding this variation is crucial for the correct measurement of
efflux in ecological studies. Although considerable research has quantified temporal variability in this flux, comparatively little effort has focused on its spatial variability. To account for spatial heterogeneity, we must be able to determine the number of sampling points required to adequately estimate soil
efflux in a target ecosystem. In this paper, we report the results of a study of the number of sampling points required for estimating soil
efflux using a closed-dynamic chamber in young and old Japanese cedar plantations in central Japan. The spatial heterogeneity in soil
efflux was significantly higher in the mature plantation than in the young stand. In the young plantation, 95% of samples of 9 randomly-chosen flux measurements from a population of 16 measurements made using 72-
chambers produced flux estimates within 20% of the full-population mean. In the mature plantation, 20 sampling points are required to achieve means within
20% of the full-population mean (15 measurements) for 95% of the sample dates. Variation in soil temperature and moisture could not explain the observed spatial variation in soil
efflux, even though both parameters are a good predictor of temporal variation in
efflux. Our results and those of previous studies suggest that, on average, approximately 46 sampling points are required to estimate the mean and variance of soil
flux in temperate and boreal forests to a precision of
10% at the 95% confidence level, and 12 points are required to achieve a precision of
Parasitoid Complex of the Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar) in the Increase-phase Populations in Korea
Lee, Jang-Hoon ; Pemberton, Robert W. ;
Journal of Ecology and Environment, volume 32, issue 2, 2009, Pages 75~81
The species composition of the parasitoid complex and the degree of parasitism by each species were analyzed for gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) populations in the increasing phase. Total of 7,826 mid-late instar larvae and pupae were collected and reared from two collection sites in Gangwon Province, Korea. Two tachinid flies (Blepharipa schineri and Parasetigena silvestris), and the ichneumonid wasp (Coccygomimus disparis) were the most abundant parasitoids, in the order of decreasing importance. Other parasitoids occurring included Coteisa melanoscelus, Cotesia scheaferi, Glyptapanteles liparidis, Brachymeria lasus, and Exorista spp. The low incidence of the NPVirus is hypothesized to be an important factor in determining degree of parasitism rate by P. silvestris and B. schineri, and their relative dominance in the parasitoid complex.
Landscape Analysis of the Effects of Artificial Lighting around Wetland Habitats on the Giant Water Bug Lethocerus deyrollei in Jeju Island
Choi, Ho ; Kim, Heung-Tae ; Kim, Jae-Geun ;
Journal of Ecology and Environment, volume 32, issue 2, 2009, Pages 83~86
We conducted a landscape analysis to investigate the possibility of adverse effects of anthropogenic light sources, such as roads and residential buildings, on Lethocerus deyrollei on Jeju Island, Wetlands inhabited by L. deyrollei had fewer anthropogenic structures within a 3 km radius that had the potential to produce artificial light at night than wetlands not inhabited by L. deyrollei, In particular, the presence of artificial lights within a 1 km radius appears to reduce the probability of inhabitation by L. deyrollei, Our results suggest that artificial light sources may be critical determinants of L. deyrollei inhabitation patterns in a landscape, and that habitats that have a buffer area of at least 600
700 m radius free from residential buildings are the most appropriate habitats for L. deyrollei.
Initial Responses of Quercus serrata Seedlings and Forest Understory to Experimental Gap Treatments
Cho, Yong-Chan ; Kim, Jun-Soo ; Lee, Chang-Seok ; Cho, Hyun-Je ; Bae, Kwan-Ho ;
Journal of Ecology and Environment, volume 32, issue 2, 2009, Pages 87~96
Pinus thunbergii plantations in Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea, are of low ecological quality, with arrested succession and a high proportion of ruderal species. To improve the quality of the habitat, we created canopy gaps (
) and monitored changes in abiotic (light availability, canopy openness) and biotic (survival and growth of seedlings and understory communities) variables in 2007 and 2008 in plots that had received one of five types of treatment: cutting of canopy trees and removal of the understory (CU), cutting of canopy trees only (C), girdling of canopy trees and removal of the understory (GU), girdling of canopy trees (G) or control. Each treatment was applied to three replicate plots. Abiotic variables did not significantly differ among treatments. Survival rates of target species were slightly lower in the CU, G and control conditions. Based on logistic regression analysis, the only significant growth factor affecting survival was height growth. Positive effects of seedling height and leaf area growth on survival were also detected, but did not reach statistical significance. In treatment G, gradual improvement of overstory conditions and mitigation of competition by limitation of disturbance to the understory community were likely to have promoted seedling growth. There were no significant effects of gap treatments on changes in species abundance (cover and richness) and composition of understory between the study years. This result implies that the small gaps created in our study may be below the threshold size to affect understory growth. However, the results of this study are based on a short-term investigation of only two years. Long-term research is strongly recommended to clarify the effects of gap treatment on plant communities in afforested areas.
A Comparison of Litterfall Dynamics in Three Coniferous Plantations of Identical Age under Similar Site Conditions
Jeong, Jae-Yeob ; Kim, Choon-Sig ; An, Hyun-Chul ; Cho, Hyun-Seo ; Choo, Gap-Chul ;
Journal of Ecology and Environment, volume 32, issue 2, 2009, Pages 97~102
This study was carried out to evaluate litterfall dynamics in three adjacent coniferous tree plantations (larch: Larix leptolepis; red pine: Pinus densiflora; rigitaeda pine: P. rigitaeda) planted in the same year (1963), and growing under similar environmental conditions in the Sambong Exhibition Forests, Hamyang-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do. Litter was collected monthly between July 2006 and June 2008. Needle, broad leaf and total litter inputs followed a similar monthly pattern in the three coniferous plantations. The amounts of needles, flowers, and miscellaneous litter were significantly lower in the larch than in the two pine plantations, while branch litter was significantly higher in the larch than in the two pine plantations. Average total litterfall for two years was significantly higher for the pine (5,475 kg
for red pine and 5,290 kg
for rigitaeda pine) plantations than for the larch (3,953 kg
plantation. Needle litter comprised about 73.1% of total litterfall for the rigitaeda pine, 70.8% for the red pine and 62.9% for the larch plantations. Our results demonstrate that litterfall inputs can be affected by tree species.
Colonization and Extinction Patterns of a Metapopulation of Gold-spotted Pond Frogs, Rana plancyi chosenica
Park, Dae-Sik ; Park, Shi-Ryong ; Sung, Ha-Cheol ;
Journal of Ecology and Environment, volume 32, issue 2, 2009, Pages 103~107
We investigated colonization and extinction patterns in a meta population of the gold-spotted pond frog (Rana planeyi ehoseniea) near the Korea National University of Education, Chungbuk, Korea, by surveying the frogs in the nine occupied habitat patches in the study area four times per breeding season for three years (2006
2008) and recording whether the patches were occupied by frogs as well as how many frogs were calling in the patches. We then developed five a priori year-specific models using the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC). The models predicted that: 1) probabilities of colonization and local extinction of the frogs were better explained by year-dependent models than by constant models, 2) there are high local extinction and low colonization probabilities, 3) approximately 31% number of patches will be occupied at equilibrium, and 4) that considerable variation in occupation rate should occur over a 30-year period, due to demographic stochasticity (in our model, the occupation rate ranged from 0.222 to 0.889). Our results suggest that colonization is important in this metapopulation system, which is governed by mainly stochastic components, and that more constructive conservation effects are needed to increase local colonization rates.
Estimation of the Effects of Air Pollutants on Tree Ring Growth in Black Pines (Pinus thunbergii)
Song, Young-Joo ; Kim, Yoon-Dong ; Choi, Kee-Ryong ;
Journal of Ecology and Environment, volume 32, issue 2, 2009, Pages 109~113
Tree-ring width analysis has been used to assess the effects of air pollution on tree growth around industrial complexes. Our study was conducted to elucidate the effect of air pollutants on annual ring growth in black pines (Pinus thunbergii) of age 41
48 years around Ulsan Metropolitan City. The growth data were analyzed by multiple regression and the results are as follows: 1. The annual ring increment of black pines increased with tree age until age 40 years and then decreased gradually after age 40 years. 2. The increment of annual ring width of black pines was affected more by precipitation and evapotranspiration than air temperature. An annual ring decline appeared in the years 1968
1983, when annual ring indices below zero were observed. Decreased annual ring growth during this period may have been due to air pollution. 3. The heavy metal with the strongest effect on annual ring growth of black pines in the experimental stand was lead (Pb). The concentration of lead in the stand was estimated as over 6 ppm. 4. The technique of tree-ring width analysis may be useful for estimation of the extent of pollution in forest areas near industrial complexes.
Characteristics of Plant Distribution in the Reclaimed Dredging Area in Gwangyang Bay, Korea
Nam, Woong ; Kwak, Young-Se ; Lee, Deok-Beom ; Lee, Sang-Suk ;
Journal of Ecology and Environment, volume 32, issue 2, 2009, Pages 115~121
In order to elucidate the mechanisms affecting plant distributions in the reclaimed dredging area in the Gwangyang steelworks, in the Gwangyang Bay, Korea, we examined soil characteristics and plant distributions in four study sites and a control site in the study area. Desalination occurring along a gradient with increasing elevation, resulting in decrease of soil pH, EC, P, K, Cl, Ca, Mg, and salt and an increase in soil T-N, silt, clay contents. From site 1 (the lowest-elevation site) to site 5 (the highest-elevation site), halophytes decreased in abundance and nonhalophytes increased. The dominant species in each site were: Phragmites communis, Limonium tetragonum, and 12 additional species at site 1, Carex pumila, Suaeda japonica, and 15 additional species at site 2, Spergularia marina, Scirpus planiculmis, and 22 additional species at site 3, Miscantus sinensis, Lespedeza bicolor, and 26 additional species at site 4 and Pinus thunberii, Rhododendron mucronulatum, and 39 additional species at site 5, which resembled a naturally-occurring P. thinbergii community. Cluster analysis of the vegetation data matrix grouped the 35 plots into 5 major groups, and cluster analysis using the soil environment data matrix revealed 4 major groups. CCA of the floristic and environmental data matrix showed a positive relationship of SAR, EC, Na, Cl, and Ca, which are related to salt, in the
axis and
axis, but negative relationships for altitude, organic contents, silt, and clay contents. Notably, plant species in the reclaimed dredging area that were separated along the
axis showed strong relationships with factors that related to salt. Long-term exposure to natural rainfall in the reclaimed dredging area changed the soil characteristics, such as salinity. This change in soil characteristics might alter the SAR, which affects plant survival strategies in a given habitat. These results strongly indicated that factors related to salt and elevation play important roles in determining the overall plant distribution in the reclaimed dredging area.
Weight Loss and Nutrient Dynamics during Leaf Litter Decomposition of Quercus mongolica in Mt. Worak National Park
Mun, Hyeong-Tae ;
Journal of Ecology and Environment, volume 32, issue 2, 2009, Pages 123~127
Weight loss and nutrient dynamics of Quercus mongolica leaf litter during decomposition were investigated from December 2005 through August 2008 in Mt. Worak National Park as a part of National Long-Term Ecological Research Program in Korea. The decay constant (k) of Q. mongolica litter was 0.26. After 33 months decomposition, remaining weight of Q. mongolica litter was 49.3
4.4%. Initial C/N and C/P ratios of Q. mongolica litter were 43.3 and 2,032, respectively. C/N ratio in decomposing litter decreased rapidly from the beginning to nine months decomposition, and then showed more or less constant. C/P ratio increased to 2,407 after three months decomposition, and then decreased steadily thereafter. N and P concentration increased significantly during decomposition. N immobilization occurred from the beginning through 18 months decomposition, and mineralization occurred afterwards in decomposing litter. P immobilized significantly from fifteen months during decomposition. K concentration decreased rapidly from the beginning to six months decomposition. However it showed an increasing pattern during later stage of decomposition. Remaining K decreased rapidly during early stage of decomposition. There was no net K immobilization. Ca concentration increased from the beginning to twelve months decomposition, and then decreased rapidly till twenty one months elapsed. However, it increased again thereafter. Ca mineralization occurred from fifteen months. Mg concentration increased during decomposition. There was no Mg immobilization during litter decomposition. After 33 months decomposition, remaining N, P, K, Ca and Mg in Q. mongolica litter were 79.2, 110.9, 36.2, 52.7 and 74.4%, respectively.
Diversity of Moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera) on Bogildo Island, Wando-gun, Jeonnam, Korea
Park, Marana ; An, Jeong-Seop ; Lee, Jin ; Lim, Jin-Taek ; Choi, Sei-Woong ;
Journal of Ecology and Environment, volume 32, issue 2, 2009, Pages 129~135
We investigated the moth diversity on an island of southern sea of Korea. We collected moths at three sites on the island of Bogildo, Wando-gun, Jeonnam using a 22-watt ultraviolet light trap from May to October, 2008, and identified a total of 272 species and 948 individuals in 13 families. Species of Noctuidae was the most abundant, with 107 species and 318 individuals, followed by Geometridae (62 species and 147 individuals) and Pyralidae (53 species and 269 individuals). The graph of the estimated species richness in Chao 1 (432.25
37.39) did not reach an asymptote, which suggests that more moth species could be identified on the island through further sampling. An arctiid moth, Miltochrista striata, was the most abundant species captured in this study. Monthly changes in moth species richness and abundance formed M-shaped curves, with peaks in early summer (June) and late summer (August). Cluster analysis of seven sites on three islands (Aphaedo Island, Sinan-gun, Oenarodo Island, Goheung-gun and Bogildo Island) divided the sites into two groups. Distances among sites and habitat types may play an important role in determining the similarities of moth faunas among sites.
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Head coach Mike Anderson starts his fifth season with the Missouri Tigers (23-11, 10-6 Big 12) having gotten the team to the Big Dance two of the last four seasons. In 2009, they went to the Elite Eight and last season the Tigers went two and out. When Anderson took over at Missouri, they had missed the tournament two years running. The Tigers had a long tradition of NCAA Tournament play, having been there a total of 22 times. With their new head coach, they've started another string of appearances. This is a team that has gone to the Elite Eight four times. They are still searching for their first National Championship.
Last season the team finished fifth in the Big 12. In the Big 12 Tournament, they were knocked out in game one by Nebraska 86-78. At the Big Dance, they managed an 85-78 win against Clemson before West Virginia eliminated them 68-59. This season, there's more expected of this Tiger team in both the Big 12 and nationally.
Forward Justin Safford (6-9, 230 lbs., SR, #23, 8.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 1.2 apg, 20.0 mpg, .420 FG, .433 3PT, .758 FT) was having a good season until he tore his ACL late in the year. The senior appears to be healed and ready to play. Safford is a fine inside player who can also pump in points from downtown. On defense, he is a solid shot blocker and on both sides of the court a tough rebounder. This could be a huge season from him.
Junior Laurence Bowers (6-8, 210 lbs., JR, #21, 10.2 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.2 apg, 22.5 mpg, .555 FG, .400 3PT, .651 FT) is an excellent shooter from inside and out and a fine defender, ably utilizing his shot blocking skills. His blocked shot percentage of 6.6% ranked him 115th in the nation. He's a focused, unrelenting force on the court.
The other guy in the frontcourt will most likely be junior college standout Ricardo Ratliffe. The 6-9, 240-pound power forward is thought by many to be the best JUNCO player in the nation. At Central Florida Community College he averaged 27.4 PPG and 11.3 RPG. But he won't be eligible to play unless he has completed his junior college coursework by the end of the summer.
The point guard position will feature sophomore Michael Dixon (6-1, 180 lbs., SO, #11, 7.5 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 1.6 apg, 16.6 mpg, .470 FG, .355 3PT, .857 FT). Dixon is a good floor general with a steady hand, fine eye and nice quickness. His jump shot and three-point toss both need to improve. Dixon was a decent defender last season, with a steal percentage of 3.3% (171st). Overall, you can expect to see him improve throughout the season.
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There are plenty of quality backups who are ready to play. That goes for both the frontcourt and backcourt. At 6-8 and 220 pounds, Tony Mitchell is big enough to play inside. The top 15 recruit is a likely NBA candidate. There is a question regarding his eligibility that must be answered before he can play. There's also defense and rebounding off the bench via Steve Moore (6-9, 270 lbs., JR, #32, 1.1 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.4 apg, 10.1 mpg, .333 FG, .000 3PT, .750 FT) and John Underwood (6-9, 228 lbs., SO, #35, 0.6 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.1 apg, 3.7 mpg, .125 FG, .000 3PT, .583 FT). Although neither is a very good shot, they are both valuable role players.
The backcourt is exceedingly rich with backups. Junior Matt Pressy and freshman Phil Pressy, the sons of former NBA player Paul Pressy, will see action immediately. Phil Pressy is thought to have exceptional potential at point guard The playmaker stands only 5-10 but brings a high level of quickness to the floor. Brother Matt Pressy, who was a junior college All-American, offers intangibles that will help keep the team on an even keel.
The Missouri offense had an efficiency mark of 111.3, ranking them 43rd nationally. However, their effective field goal percentage stood at 50.1% (102nd). They hit just 47.6% (177th) of their twos, but knocked down 36.8% (63rd) of their threes and 72.4% (54th) of their free throws. Despite a decent free throw grade, the team earned just 19.7% of their points from the charity stripe, placing them 246th nationally. More trips to the foul line could certainly help this team score more from the line. Another problem was rebounding on offense. The Tigers allowed opponents too much leeway when it came to taking away their second shots.
The defense allowed 66.7 PPG and earned an efficiency grade of 88.8 (13th). The Tigers were third in the country in turnover percentage, forcing 27.1%, 35th in blocks, swiping away 12.3% and second in steals, grabbing 15.2%. This team was solid on "D." From downtown, teams had a tough time as they connected just 31.7% (58th) of the time. The Cats two-point defense came in at 45.2%, which was 71st. This is a sound part of the Missouri game.
Coach Anderson (177-87 in eight years, 88-46 in four years at Missouri) is a popular guy. So popular that after last season for the second straight year another major basketball program tried to recruit him. But Anderson is on a mission at Missouri and it is only partly done. In a few quick years, he's taken the Tigers from the ash heap to the summit and brought them back to the point where they are a respected national contender. In the three seasons before he came on board the team had won a total of 44 games. In the past two seasons they've been victorious in 54. Plus, of all Big 12 schools, Anderson has managed to recruit the top incoming class. This is a team that looks solid for this season and even better next year.
The Missouri Tigers hold the 24th spot in the national rankings. Georgetown, Oregon and Illinois are all on their schedule. Although they will be tested, this is a team that looks like it can stand the test. They are deep and young and able to wear down opponents with their energized form of basketball. Anderson is a defensive minded coach and if he can get each of his players on the same page, then they will contend for the Big 12 title. They may even get to the Final Four this season. This is a team on the rise and posing the question how high can they go?
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Malaysian stocks hit a fresh all-time high Friday, as investors bought into large-cap companies. Thailand's benchmark index, meanwhile, fell to its lowest since late August as political instability takes a toll.
The FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI rose 0.9% to 1861.06. Among the index's strongest performers were plantation operator IOI Corp. Bhd. and electricity company Tenaga Nasional Bhd., up 3.3% and 3.4%, respectively.
"The market is driven by selective purchases of sector heavyweights and blue chips by local funds," said Nazaruddin Othman, chief executive of Kuala Lumpur-based BIMB Investment Management, which manages around $456 million. "Institutional investors like to see their books are healthy by the year-end," he said. "Overall, investors are drawing comfort from robust domestic consumption and ongoing government-led efforts to sustain steady economic growth."
In Thailand, retail property investor Central Pattana PCL was trading 2.4% lower, while Siam Cement PCL lost 2%. An infrastructure fund managed by True Corp., Thailand's third-largest telecommunications provider, fell by as much as 5.5% on its debut after raising $1.8 billion in its initial public offering. The True Telecommunications Growth Infrastructure Fund ended flat at 10.00 baht (US$0.31) a share.
Weekslong antigovernment street protests have unnerved investors in recent days after Thailand's finance ministry downgraded the country's economic growth forecast for 2014 to 4% from 5.1% and said that growth could slow to 3% if the unrest continues.
Meanwhile, electoral commission officials who fled protesters by helicopter on Thursday recommended that a snap election called by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for Feb. 2 should be delayed until the turmoil subsides.
The baht has also been hit by the protests. It lost 0.6% against the U.S. dollar on Friday, according to data provided by FactSet, falling to a fresh 3.5-year low.
Elsewhere in the region, the mood was relatively more upbeat. Singapore's FTSE Straits Times gained 0.5%, while Indonesia's JSX added 0.2%. The Philippines PSE Composite gained as much as 0.6% during the day after the release of moderately upbeat trade data showing a surplus as imports declined and exports rose. The index ended 0.2% above its previous close at 5889.83.
Most regional currencies strengthened slightly against the dollar, with Singapore's dollar and the Philippine peso gaining 0.2% each. Malaysia's ringgit rose 0.3%.
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