The Coolpad Cool Play 6 debuted in India on Monday, having been introduced as an Amazon exclusive. The device is currently available at a 17 percent launch discount which brings down its original Rs. 17,999 ($280) price tag to Rs. 14,999, which translates to approximately $234 and includes all applicable fees and taxes. The newly released phablet is likely the mysterious device which was recently spotted online in the form of some benchmark listings, with the Chinese original equipment manufacturer (OEM) now introducing one of the cheapest offerings with 6GB of RAM in India. Reliance Jio is also offering 20GB of extra mobile data to consumers who opt to purchase Coolpad's latest handset, with the wireless carrier bundling that incentive as a four-month package which will net you 5GB of additional data per month. Indian consumers also have the option of paying for the Cool Play 6 in up to six installments with no interest, as revealed by the product's Amazon listing.
The smartphone itself is equipped with a 5.5-inch LCD panel with a Full HD resolution of 1,920 by 1,080 pixels and supports 4G LTE networks. It's powered by the Snapdragon 653 (MSM8976SG), Qualcomm's mid-range system-on-chip (SoC) boasting eight 64-bit cores clocked at a maximum operating frequency of 1.95GHz and being backed by the Adreno 510 GPU. This particular silicon already proved its worth in the likes of the Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro, Vivo X9 Plus, OPPO F3 Plus, and the Nubia Z17 Mini, and should also be a reliable component of Coolpad's latest Android mid-ranger. The Cool Play 6 comes with dual-SIM support but doesn't utilize a Hybrid SIM configuration, meaning that its second Nano SIM tray cannot be used for inserting a microSD card to expand on its 64GB of internal flash memory. The device ships with a 4,000mAh battery which should guarantee approximately 150 hours of standby time, the Chinese OEM said, adding that the Cool Play 6 runs a modified version of Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box.
The back panel of the newly released phablet features a dual camera setup entailing two 13-megapixel sensors arranged in a vertical manner and accompanied by a dual-LED (dual tone) flash unit, with its primary imaging system being situated immediately above a conventional fingerprint reader. The top bezel of the Cool Play 6 houses an 8-megapixel secondary camera and the phone itself comes with a one-year warranty from the manufacturer.


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The Occupy Uprising: An Astrological Perspective
astrological forecastsBill Herbst Sep 24, 2016
My intention is to illuminate Occupy through the lens of astrology, primarily by giving it a context in time. What is the meaning and the role of the Occupy uprising in this most amazing of periods in our history, specifically over the decade to come? What does it represent in the overall scheme of what is unfolding and might come to pass?
The Ruling Elites Are Not Like You and Me
age of aquariusBill Herbst Sep 24, 2016
The Uranus-Pluto alignment that defines the 2010s is the most significant of all decades where those configuations occurred — more than than the revolutionary 1780s and 1850s, more than the convulsive 1930s, more than the turbulent and world-changing 1960s! The ruling elites will be hard-pressed to maintain their power as social, governmental, and commercial institutions lose coherence and break down. So they've declared war on the rest of us!
Three 9/11s and the Power of Satyagraha
9-11Palagummi Sainath Sep 24, 2016
There were three 9/11s in history. New York 2001. The bloody Chilean coup of 1973, and the non-violent one of 1906 —Gandhiji's satyagraha in South Africa. Two brought bloodshed, destruction, misery, and chaos. But the Mahatma's WMD — Weapon of Mass Disobedience — helped change the world for the better.
Putting Flower Essences on the Map For Peace and Healing
crisis of human civilizationRobina Hearle Sep 24, 2016
Read about Robina's ongoing project for peace. Her idea is to get as many people as possible putting bottles of flower essences on a map.
Toward an Activist Sprituality
paganStarhawk Sep 24, 2016
The integration of magic and activism sometimes means bringing magic into an action -- doing a spiral dance in the midst of the tear gas of Quebec City, or in Grand Central station surrounded by riot cops. It might mean starting our strategic planning with a trance or a Tarot reading, or invoking Water as we work against the privatization of water resources.
Spirit or Empire? The 21st Century Revolution
crisis of human civilizationNicanor Perlas Sep 24, 2016
I am introducing the discourse of "spirit" back into social activism because the problems we face, dear friends, cannot be solved by the same kind of mind and heart that created these problems in the first place.
A New Revolution-Lilipoh Interviews Nicanor Perlas
Today, with the increasing dominance of global economic systems and a few superpowers, both supported by propaganda masquerading as mass media, a revolution can occur without the usual external appearance of a state takeover.

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Fisheries science
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Effect of horizontal advection induced by intrusion of the Kuroshio water on plankton biomass in the spring fishing period of shirasu on the Pacific coast of Japan
JOON-TAEK YOO, HIDEAKI NAKATA, TAKASHIGE SUGIMOTO
2004	Volume 70	Issue 6	Pages 937-944
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.1444-2906.2004.00892.x
This study explored the fundamental process that controls interannual change in plankton biomass on the Pacific coast of Japan, focusing on the spring period of shirasu fishery. A 1-D model of primary production revealed that the strength of horizontal advection induced by warm water intrusion from the Kuroshio into the Pacific coast is the most critical for plankton biomass compared with other factors such as diffusion and production. This conclusion was also confirmed by a sensitivity analysis of the model.
Size selectivity of a trammel net for oval squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana
SEIJI AKIYAMA, SATOSHI KAIHARA, TAKAFUMI ARIMOTO, TADASHI TOKAI
The size selectivity of a trammel net for herded oval squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana in Tateyama Bay, Chiba Prefecture, was estimated by comparison between the mantle length frequency distributions of oval squid caught by a trammel net and by a set net. The measured mesh sizes of the inner net of the trammel net and of the final section of the set net were 85.3 and 11.3 mm, respectively. In the trammel net fishery where oval squid are herded into the net, most of the oval squid are caught in the bag-shaped inner net. Hence, the logistic function was employed for the size selectivity curve of the trammel net. The 'share each length's catch total' (SELECT) model was implemented for the estimation of the selectivity curve. The size selectivity r(l) of the trammel net for the oval squid was expressed as a logistic function of the mantle length l: r(l)=exp (-18.57+0.88 l)/[1+exp (-18.57+0.88 l)]. From these logistic parameter estimates, the 50% selection mantle length and selection range (L75-L25) were calculated as 21.07 and 2.49 cm, respectively. The selection probability of oval squid whose mantle girth was equivalent to the mesh perimeter of the inner net was 0.09. Accordingly, oval squid of a girth smaller than the mesh perimeter were likely to pass through the mesh to escape from the net.
Fundamental studies on the hydrodynamic resistance of small pot traps
JOHNNY BUDIMAN, SHIGERU FUWA, KEIGO EBATA
The hydrodynamic resistance of small pot traps has been conducted in order to establish some basic information. The specific objectives of the study was to measure the hydrodynamic force and estimate the critical setting condition for traps. Five types of traps with different materials were used in the experiment: a netted semi-cylinder shape, a wire semi-cylinder shape, a heart shape, a box shape, and a cylinder shape. The hydrodynamic force of each trap was measured in a flume tank. Flow speeds in the flume tank were 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5 m/s. Attack angles for this study were 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, and 90 degrees. At an attack angle of 0 degrees the main axis of the trap was parallel to the water flow and at 90 degrees it was vertical. The values of the hydrodynamic drag coefficient varied with traps: netted semi-cylinder shape, 2.75-5.96; wire semi-cylinder shape, 2.81-4.49; heart shape, 2.77-3.66; box shape, 2.39-2.97; and for cylinder shape, 3.57-3.67. The flow speed (0.5 m/s) was effective to set the netted semi-cylinder, wire semi-cylinder, box, and cylinder shaped traps. The same flow speed applied to the heart-shaped trap was only effective to a maximum of 30 degrees attack angles and below.
Cloning of estrogen receptor-β cDNA of common Japanese conger Conger myriaster and expression of the gene during oocyte development
NAOMI MIKAWA, TOMOKO UTOH, NORIYUKI HORIE, AKIHIRO OKAMURA, YOSHIAKI Y ...
Estrogen receptor (ER) cDNA was cloned from the liver of common Japanese conger Conger myriaster. Common Japanese conger ER cDNA contains 2543 nucleotides including an open reading frame that encodes 596 amino acids, with a molecular weight of 66.1 kDa. The deduced amino-acid sequence of the common Japanese conger ER shares 85% identity with that of eel Anguilla japonica ER-β, and 39-46% and 53-59% identity with the deduced sequences of ER-α and ER-β of other species, respectively. In a phylogenetic analysis, the common Japanese conger ER was found to cluster with the ER-β of other species. The common Japanese conger ER-β also has six domains (A-F), which are conserved in the nuclear receptor superfamily. The amino-acid sequences in the C and E domains were highly conserved between common Japanese conger ER-β and other ER. However, the other domains showed low homology. In the female common Japanese conger, ER-β mRNA was highly expressed in the liver and pituitary gland. The expression levels of the ER-β gene increased from the oil droplet stage to the primary yolk globule stage and were maintained until the migratory nucleus stage.
Diel activity and vertical distribution of Lysianassoid amphipods dominant in Onagawa Bay, northeastern Japan
ATSUSHI TAKEKAWA, KOICHI SASAKI, MICHIO OMORI
Baited traps were used over 24 h to reveal the diel activity and vertical distribution of three dominant lysianassoid amphipods (Scopelocheirus onagawae, Anonyx omorii, Anonyx abei) in Onagawa Bay, north-eastern Japan. The three species were the most dominant small crustacean scavengers in the bay. Most individuals were caught by traps deployed 0.3 m above the bottom, showing that they were active in the layers close to the sea bottom. No habitat segregation was found among species or developmental stages, suggesting that these scavengers rely on the food supply from bottom deposits. The three species increased remarkably in numbers of collected individuals at night, showing a rise in feeding activity. The two Anonyx species were collected only during the night, and S. onagawae was collected mostly during the night. The nocturnal activity appears to be an adaptation to reduce predation risks. However, juveniles of S. onagawae appeared even during the day, suggesting that feeding might take precedence over avoiding predation. Baited traps collected ovigerous females of S. onagawae but not of Anonyx species; the reason for the difference could not be determined.
Food habits of fishes on unvegetated tidal mudflats in Tokyo Bay, central Japan
KOUKI KANOU, MITSUHIKO SANO, HIROSHI KOHNO
To clarify the feeding habits of tidal mudflat fishes, the gut contents of 29 fish species, collected from unvegetated tidal mudflats in Tokyo Bay, central Honshu, Japan, were examined. Ontogenetic changes in food preference were recognized in 21 species, including several of commercial importance (e.g. Acanthogobius flavimanus, Konosirus punctatus, Mugil cephalus cephalus, Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis, and Sardinella zunasi). In general, larvae and/or juveniles of these species fed mainly on small zooplankton or benthic harpacticoid copepods, later switching to other prey items with growth (e.g. gammaridean amphipods, mysids, polychaetes, detritus, bivalves, and juvenile fishes). A cluster analysis based on dietary overlaps showed that the tidal mudflat fish assemblage comprised six feeding guilds (small benthic and epiphytic crustacean, zooplankton, detritus, mollusc, polychaete, and fish feeders). Of these, small benthic and epiphytic crustacean feeders were the most abundantly represented in the number of species.
Ovarian development and induced oviposition of the overwintering swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus (Brachyura: Portunidae) reared in the laboratory
KATSUYUKI HAMASAKI, HIDEYUKI IMAI, NOBUHIKO AKIYAMA, KYOHEI FUKUNAGA
Females of the swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus were cultured under natural temperature and high temperature (21°C) conditions to examine ovarian development and oviposition from autumn (October) to the beginning of breeding season in the following spring (May). Ovaries developed because of vitellogenesis of oocytes from October to December and their developmental state did not change during the overwintering period from December to March. In spring, from late March to mid May, some ovaries reached prematuration and maturation stages and ovipositions began from mid-late April under natural temperature conditions. Females reared in tanks of high temperature regimes oviposited earlier than those reared in tanks of natural temperatures. The number of days to oviposition tended to decrease with advancement of the beginning times (early February to late April) of culture of females under high temperature regimes; induced ovipositions were achieved more easily with increasing photoperiod from c. 12 h in early February to c. 14 h in late April. Therefore, it is inferred that the temperature and photoperiod are important environmental factors controlling ovarian development and oviposition.
Different capabilities in utilizing dietary carbohydrate by fingerling and subadult giant gouramy Osphronemus gouramy
ING MOKOGINTA, TOSHIO TAKEUCHI, AHMAD HADADI, JUSADI DEDI
2004	Volume 70	Issue 6	Pages 996-1002
Two experiments were conducted to determine the capability of the giant gouramy Osphronemus gouramy to assimilate dietary carbohydrate. In experiment 1, fingerlings with an initial body weight of 29-32 g were fed diets containing 20.8, 35.6, 49.8 and 57.0% carbohydrate three times daily, to satiation, for 40 days. In experiment 2, subadults with an initial body weight of 78.7-79.5 g were fed diets containing 21.2, 30.1, 38.6 and 47.5% carbohydrate three times daily, to satiation, for 60 days. The diets had the same amount of protein and the same energy content. The results of experiment 1 showed that the blood glucose levels of fish fed high carbohydrate diets (49.8 and 57.0%) in the 18 h postprandial were lower than those of fish fed low carbohydrate diets (20.8 and 35.6%). The peak of the blood glucose levels in all treatments was found 5 h postprandial. Experiment 2 showed that the blood glucose level of fish was the same among treatments; and the peak of the blood glucose levels was found 9 h postprandially. It was also found that the protein retention, daily growth rate and feed efficiency of the dietary 20.8% carbohydrate levels in experiment 1 were all significantly higher than in other treatments; whereas those in experiment 2 showed no significant difference among the treatments (P>0.05). In both experiments 1 and 2, lipid retention increased significantly as the dietary carbohydrate level was elevated (P<0.05). It was concluded that fingerlings of giant gouramy have a lower capability for utilizing dietary carbohydrate, and of the treatments, the 20.8% diet was optimal, whereas subadults could utilize diets with higher carbohydrate levels, as high as 47.5%.
Reliability of stock size estimates from adaptive framework virtual population analysis
KAZUHIKO HIRAMATSU, EIJI TANAKA
2004	Volume 70	Issue 6	Pages 1003-1008
The stock size estimates from adaptive framework virtual population analysis are sometimes very sensitive to the model's assumptions. The uniqueness and precision of stock size estimates from adaptive framework virtual population analysis are examined analytically and numerically. The results indicate that (i) when the fishing mortalities remain constant for all years, the stock size estimates are not determined uniquely without additional assumptions, and (ii) when the cumulative fishing mortalities are similar among cohorts, the precision of stock size estimates will be poor, even if the abundance indices are precise and informative. For the precise estimation of stock size, it is necessary that fishing mortalities vary among years, that cumulative fishing mortalities vary among cohorts and that auxiliary information such as selectivity is available in addition to precise abundance indices.
Effect of conjugated linolenic acid (cis-9, trans11, cis-13-18:3) on growth performance and lipid composition of fingerling rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
AFSANA YASMIN, TOSHIO TAKEUCHI, TETSUYA HIROTA, SHUZO ISHIDA
This study investigated the effect of conjugated linolenic acid (CLNA) on the growth and lipid composition of fingerling rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. Thirty individuals in each tank with three dietary treatments and duplicate groups were subjected to three dietary levels (0:4, 2:2, 4:0) of CLNA and linolenic acid (LNA) at 16°C in the laboratory for a period of 9 weeks. Punicic acid (cis-9, trans-11, cis-13-18:3) and linseed oil were used as sources of CLNA and LNA, respectively. The hepatosomatic index and body lipid content of the 2% CLNA dietary treatment increased significantly (P<0.05) with respect to the control (LNA treatment). But the specific growth rate and percent gain did not improve significantly. After 6 weeks' observation, the 4% CLNA dietary treatment exhibited higher mortality and liver weight but lower weight gains (1.1-1.9 g). No significant differences were observed in the results of the feed efficiency and moisture as well as the protein content of the whole body among the treatments. Incorporation of CLNA into fish tissues was at a distinctly higher level in neutral lipids than in polar lipids. Increased levels of 22:6n-3 were found in the 4% CLNA treatment but decreased levels were found in the 2% CLNA treatment in both neutral and polar fractions. In the CLNA treatments, saturated fatty acid was relatively unaffected, the level of 18:1 was increased and the level of 18:2n-6 was decreased. These results indicate that the lower level (2%) of CLNA had no significant effect on the growth and the higher level (4%) of CLNA caused higher mortality as well as attenuating the growth of the fish. Dietary CLNA accumulated in a greater amount in the neutral lipids and modulated the fatty acid composition in the whole body of rainbow trout fingerlings.
The food habits of four species of triakid sharks, Triakis scyllium, Hemitriakis japanica, Mustelus griseus and Mustelus manazo, in the central Seto Inland Sea, Japan
SATORU KAMURA, HIROAKI HASHIMOTO
The food habits of 595 houndsharks of four species, Triakis scyllium (n=179, 42-148 cm total in length), Hemitriakis japanica (n=57, 42-102 cm), Mustelus griseus (n=193, 39-100 cm), and Mustelus manazo (n=166, 43-120 cm), found in the central Seto Inland Sea, Japan, from March 1997 to October 1999 and May 2000 to July 2002, were studied. T. scyllium changed their main food items from shrimps to echiuran worms then to cephalopods with their growth. Comparing food habits by the value of similarity (maximum=1), the small-sized T. scyllium had a low value (0.17) compared to larger sharks. T. scyllium gradually increased the diversity of food until it reached 700 mm long in total length, however, after that it decreased. H. japanica appeared mainly in summer and autumn and ate cephalopods and fishes. M. griseus preyed on various crustaceans and decreased the diversity of food with growth. M. manazo preferred crustaceans and polychaetes. There was no certain tendency in the diversity of the food habit for M. manazo.
Myxobolus buri, the myxosporean parasite causing scoliosis of yellowtail, is synonymous with Myxobolus acanthogobii infecting the brain of the yellowfin goby
HIROSHI YOKOYAMA, MARK FREEMAN, TOMOYOSHI YOSHINAGA, KAZUO OGAWA
Myxobolus buri Egusa, 1985, is a well-documented myxosporean parasite that causes the scoliosis of cultured yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata. A similar parasite has been described as Myxobolus acanthogobii Hoshina, 1952, from the brain of the yellowfin goby Acanthogobius flavimanus, although this parasite is not associated with skeletal abnormalities in host fish. The present study aimed to re-examine the identification of these two parasites by morphological and molecular analyses. Morphological characteristics (e.g. presence of the intercapsular processes and several folds on the sutural ridges) and spore dimensions were not distinguishable between the two species and were consistent with those in the original descriptions. Molecular analysis indicated that small subunit rRNA gene sequences shared 100% identity between the two parasites. Consequently, it can be concluded that M. buri is synonymous with M. acanthogobii, and thus this parasite can be reassigned as M. acanthogobii.
Molecular identification of red tidecausing microalga Heterosigma akashiwo strains based on their chloroplast DNA sequences
SHIN-ICHIRO AKASE, TAKESHI YOSHIKAWA, NORIKO HAYAKAWA, HIROTO MAEDA, T ...
In order to establish genetic signatures for intraspecific identification, parts of the genes rbcL, rbcS and psbA and their intergenic spacer (IGS) regions were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) from the chloroplast genomes of Heterosigma akashiwo strains isolated from Japan. A transfer RNA-Leu gene trnL and a hypothetical gene cfxQ, which is related to ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase expression, were found in the upstream region of the rbcL gene and in the rbcS-psbA IGS region, respectively. All the gene-coding regions and the IGS regions between rbcL and rbcS showed the same sequences among the strains tested. In contrast, the rbcL upstream regions and the rbcS-cfxQ IGS regions showed some differences such as nucleotide substitutions, duplications and inversions between NIES-5 and the other strains. Based on these sequence data, five genetic signatures were established and their simple and rapid detection by means of strain-specific PCR primers and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism techniques was examined. The results suggested the usefulness of these genetic signatures and techniques for the discrimination of H. akashiwo populations.
Application of acoustic Doppler current profiler combined with a scientific echo sounder for krill Euphausia pacifica density estimation
KYOUNGHOON LEE, TOHRU MUKAI, DONHYUG KANG, KOHJI IIDA
An application of the acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP, 153.6 kHz) in combination with a scientific echo sounder (EK60, 38 and 200 kHz) was investigated to estimate the density of krill Euphausia pacifica. The acoustic backscattering strength from sound scattering layers was compared with biomass estimates from midwater trawls. Euphausia pacifica was targeted among mixed species populations in the sound scattering layer in the offshore Funka Bay area of Hokkaido, Japan. The frequency characteristics of acoustic backscattering by krill were calculated using a distorted wave Born approximation scattering model at three frequencies. Krill aggregations identified from the EK60 data were extracted as the mean volume backscattering strength difference between two frequencies. They were then used to identify similar aggregations in the ADCP data by matching observation times and depths for the two methods, which were applied simultaneously. Results from the comparison of the mean volume backscattering strength and the density calculated from the ADCP and EK60 showed that ADCP can be used to measure density and spatial-temporal distribution of krill aggregations. Current speed and direction at the study site were found to be 16.1 cm/s and 187.0°, respectively, and krill speed and direction (including the current component) were found to be 19.8 cm/s and 172.2°, respectively. Based on the ADCP data, the net speed and direction of the krill aggregations were found to be 5.9 cm/s and 128.0°, respectively.
Ontogeny of digestive and immune system organs of larval and juvenile kelp grouper Epinephelus bruneus reared in the laboratory
KEITARO KATO, KATSUYA ISHIMARU, YOSHIFUMI SAWADA, JUNICHI MUTSURO, SHI ...
A histological examination was made of the ontogenetic development of the digestive and immune systems of the larval and juvenile kelp grouper Epinephelus bruneus reared in the laboratory. The liver, gall bladder, pancreas and the demarcating region between the intestines and rectum were formed within 3 days post-hatch (dph). During the preflexion phase (within 16 dph), revolution of the intestine concluded, and pharyngeal teeth and the mucous cells of the esophagus were differentiated. In the transitional period to the juvenile stage (25 dph), the blind sac of the stomach, gastric glands and pyloric caeca began to form. From the viewpoint of the differentiation phase of the adult-type digestive system, the kelp grouper is similar to Heterosomata, hitherto reported. The primordial thymus, kidney and spleen were present at 12, 1 and 6 dph, and the small lymphocytes in these lymphoid organs appeared at 21, 30 and 33 dph, respectively. The developmental sequence of the lymphoid organs and the appearance ages of the lymphoid organs and small lymphocytes in the lymphoid organs in the kelp grouper are similar to those of other marine fish previously reported, except for the Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis.
Performance of a new artificial abalone hatchery culture system in terms of settlement of larvae and growth and survival of postlarval Haliotis discus discus (Reeve)
ADRIAN STOTT, TOSHIO TAKEUCHI, YASUYUKI KOIKE
A new abalone postlarval culture system, Stott's abalone postlarval production system (SAPPS), is being developed as an alternative method for settling larvae and on-growing postlarval abalone. SAPPS was tested in trial 1 using two commercially available artificial diets, Adam and Amos (Adam; supplied by Adam and Amos, Mt Barker, SA, Australia) and Cosmo (Cos; supplied by Cosmo, Matsuyama, Japan), against the diatom biofilm method (Diatom). In trial 2, SAPPS was tested against the previous production system (PPS, used by Stott et al. 2002). Larvae were induced to metamorphose and the resulting postlarvae were on-grown in 10-L flow-through tanks for 28 days in their respective treatments. The final survival of postlarvae was significantly higher (P<0.05) in the SAPPS-Cos group (56.7±11.15%) than in the Diatom (9.4±2.7%) and SAPPS-Adam groups (8.5±1.1%). The final length of postlarvae in SAPPS-Cos (1065±73 μm) was significantly higher (P<0.05) than those in the other two treatments (average of 841-883 μm). In trial 2 the metamorphosis rate was improved by using Spirulina platensis. The final length of postlarvae in SAPPS (1449-1471 μm) was significantly higher (P<0.05) than PPS (1065-1075 μm) and Diatom (993 μm). There is potential for SAPPS to be used as an alternative to the current diatom method in the culture of postlarval abalone.
Effects of dietary lipid and phosphorus levels on nitrogen and phosphorus excretion in young yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata: A preliminary observation
SHUICHI SATOH, SHAH ALAM SARKER, KOH-ICHI SATOH, VISWANATH KIRON
A feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary lipid and phosphorus levels on nitrogen and phosphorus excretion of young yellowtail under on-site conditions for 4 months. Three levels of dietary lipid (200, 250 and 300 g/kg) and four levels of supplemental phosphorus (0, 2, 4 and 7 g/kg) were tested in a complete randomized design with a 3×4 factorial arrangement. Each net cage of 170 yellowtail were fed the experimental diets for 4 months and the fish grew from approximately 346-912 g, at water temperatures between 18 and 23°C. Dietary phosphorus levels did not cause any difference in weight gain, specific growth rate, feed conversion ratio and nitrogen retention. However, its increasing supplemental levels reduced phosphorus retention, consequently increasing its excretion, whereas nitrogen excretion remained uninfluenced. In contrast, increasing the dietary lipid level resulted in its greater deposition in the whole body of young fish leading to a reduction in nitrogen excretion. This study has shown that phosphorus levels need not necessarily be high in the diets of young yellowtail. In addition, dietary lipid can be manipulated favorably to produce environmentally suitable diets.
Occurrence and distribution of larval and juvenile Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus at sandy beaches in eastern Hiuchi-Nada, central Seto Inland Sea, Japan
MASAYUKI YAMAMOTO, HIROYASU MAKINO, TETSUSHI KAGAWA, OSAMU TOMINAGA
The occurrence and distribution of larval and juvenile Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus and major demersal fish from May to September were examined at seven sandy beaches at the central Seto Inland Sea. The flounder appeared from late May to August and were mainly collected at a depth of 2-5 m. Settlement of larval flounder was seen from late May to late June. A total of 6412 individuals of 17 species representing 12 families were collected in the study area. The dominant fish species were Favonigobius gymnauchen (56.0%), Tarphops oligolepis (8.1%), Rudarius ercodes (7.8%), P. olivaceus (7.3%), Repomucenus spp. (7.0%) and Heteromycteris japonica (3.3%). The catches of flounder differed among beaches and months. The number of flounder in June at Ohama Beach, where the most flounder were collected, was 22.6 individuals per haul (400 m2). The density of the flounder correlated negatively to that of F. gymnauchen.
Food organisms and feeding habits of larval and juvenile Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus at Ohama Beach in Hiuchi-Nada, the central Seto Inland Sea, Japan
MASAYUKI YAMAMOTO, HIROYASU MAKINO, JUN KOBAYASHI, OSAMU TOMINAGA
The abundance of food organisms and feeding habits of larval and juvenile Japanese flounder were examined during the period from May to August in 1999, 2000 and 2001 at the sandy Ohama beach, the central Seto Inland Sea. The food organisms collected with a sledge net consisted of 40 families from 18 orders, dominated by mysids, crangonids and gammarids. The mean densities of mysids, crangonid shrimp (Crangon spp.), gammarids and fish were 2.74, 6.74, 2.91 and 0.15 individuals/m2, respectively. The main prey of the flounder (n=202; range of total length 9.80-75.95 mm) was mysids and small crangonid shrimp (<14 mm in body length). Prey fish availability was low, as the density of fish was low. The small crangonid shrimp was abundant, and the large crangonid shrimp, which could prey on larval flounder, was not abundant. The crangonid shrimp was important not as a predator for the flounder but as prey. The flounder preferred epifaunal mysids, Nipponomysis ornata and Anisomysis ijimai, to sand-burrowing mysids, Iiella oshimai, and avoided crangonid shrimp.
Neurotoxin tetrodotoxin as attractant for toxic snails
PAI HWANG, TAMAO NOGUCHI, DENG-FWU HWANG
The attracting effect of a small dose of tetrodotoxin (TTX) on eight toxic snail species (Polinices didyma, Natica lineata, Natica vitellus, Zeuxis sufflatus, Niotha clathrata, Oliva miniacea, Oliva mustelina and Oliva hirasei) and two non-toxic species (Pomacea canaliculata and Satsuma bairdi) was investigated. Each toxic snail species was determined to contain TTX. The minimum lethal dose of TTX for most toxic snails was estimated to be >44.5 μg TTX/20 g body weight, but for non-toxic snails it was <3.6 μg TTX/20 g body weight. After the attracting test, it was found that for all toxic snails there was a significantly positive relationship between the comparative attracting variation and the toxicity reported, and this relationship was linear (y=5.895x+3.443, r=0.806). The relationship between TTX resistance ability and toxicity also had a positive correlation (y=0.113x+52.447, r=0.814). However, non-toxic species showed a negative response. The more toxic snails appeared to prefer TTX, indicating that TTX is an attractant for toxic snails.
Cellulase degradation of shrimp chitosan for the preparation of a water-soluble hydrolysate with immunoactivity
GUAN-JAMES WU, GUO-JANE TSAI
Samples of colloidal chitin and chitosans with deacetylation degrees (DD) of 50, 65, 75 and 95% (DD50, DD65, DD75 and DD95, respectively) were prepared from shrimp chitin. The hydrolytic activity of cellulase on these samples increased with the increasing DD of chitosan, with DD95 being the most easily hydrolyzed. Colloidal chitin was hardly hydrolyzed. The optimal reaction temperature and pH for cellulase digestion of chitosan were 55°C and pH 5.2, respectively. During cellulase digestion of chitosan, the 9-h hydrolysate had the highest enhancing effect on the proliferation of a human hybridoma cell, HB4C5. This hydrolysate is composed of low-molecular-weight chitosan (LMWC), with a molecular mass of 20.0 kDa, and chitooligosaccharides, which are composed of sugars with a degree of polymerization of 1-6. In vitro, the 9-h hydrolysate increased both cell proliferation and immunoglobulin (Ig) M secretion of HB4C5 because of the presence of chitooligosaccharides for the former activity and LMWC for the latter activity. In vivo, samples of the chitosan hydrolysate, chitooligosaccharide mixture and LMWC significantly increased the levels of serum IgG and IgM, and enhanced concanavalin A- and lipopolysaccharide-induced proliferation of mouse lymphocytes.
Antihypertensive effect of heshiko, a fermented mackerel product, on spontaneously hypertensive rats
KOUJI ITOU, YOSHIAKI AKAHANE
During the processing of heshiko, a fermented mackerel product, a rapid increase in peptide content in the extract and a remarkable decrease in the IC50 (the inhibitor concentration to inhibit 50% of enzyme activity) as an index of the angiotensin l-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity were observed. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) decreased between 2 and 4 h after single oral administration of heshiko extract at a dose of 10 mg/kg as a peptide, and SBP recovered its initial level by 8 h. For single doses of extract at three different levels (5, 10 and 50 mg/kg), SBP similarly decreased after between 2 and 4 h. The decreased SBP at 50 mg/kg was almost equal to that at 10 mg/kg, indicating a low dose dependency for heshiko extract. Through successive administration of heshiko extract or its desalted extract at 1 mg/kg for 10 days, SBP decreased 7 days after the start of administration and it recovered its initial level 5 days after stopping administration. During these periods, the change in ACE activity in blood plasma from SHR administered the extract roughly corresponded to that of SBP, suggesting that ACE inhibition was related to a decrease in SBP. For long-term administration of the extract to 5-week-old SHR for 70 days, SBP decreased 28 days after the start of administration. The decreased SBP remained low for 28 days after stopping administration, whereas the decreased ACE activity recovered its initial level. These results suggest that heshiko extract influences not only ACE inhibition, but also other systems that regulate blood pressure.
Preventive method of color deterioration of yellowtail dark muscle during frozen storage and post thawing
YOSHINOBU HIRAOKA, ERI OHSAKA, KIMIYOSHI NARITA, KIMIKO YAMABE, NOBUO ...
The aim of this study was to develop a practical preventive method for color deterioration of sliced or filleted yellowtail muscle, especially of dark muscle, during frozen storage and post thawing. When the sliced meats were packaged in a vacuum with low oxygen permeable flexible films and then stored frozen below -40°C, no significant discoloration or browning of dark muscle was observed for 9 months or more. For higher temperature storage at -20°C or -30°C, nitrogen gas substituted packaging was a useful practical method for storing sliced meats for 6 weeks. In order to prevent color deterioration of sliced meats after thawing and subsequent storage at 0°C, the efficacy of materials of packaging was investigated. The most desirable result was obtained by using a film with oxygen permeability of 50-90 cm3/m2 per 24 h.
Reactivity of serum immunoglobulin E to bullfrog Rana catesbeiana parvalbumins in fish-allergic patients
YUKI HAMADA, YUJI NAGASHIMA, KAZUO SHIOMI
Parvalbumin, a calcium-binding sarcoplasmic protein of approximately 12 kDa, represents the cross-reactive, major allergen in fish. In consideration of the fact that parvalbumin is contained at high levels not only in fish muscle but also in frog muscle, the present study was undertaken to clarify whether fish-allergic patients react to two parvalbumins (α- and β-parvalbumins) purified from the bullfrog Rana catesbeiana, which is sometimes consumed as a delicacy in Japan. In enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), sera from 12 of the 14 patients tested reacted equally to both parvalbumins purified from the Pacific mackerel Scomber japonicus and the bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus. Of the 12 sera positive to fish parvalbumins, eight sera also reacted to α- and β-parvalbumins of the bullfrog with different spectra: one serum reacted strongly to α-parvalbumin, six sera reacted strongly to β-parvalbumin and one serum reacted equally to both α- and β-parvalbumins. In addition, inhibition ELISA experiments revealed cross-reactivity between fish and bullfrog parvalbumins. Based on these results, it is proposed that fish-allergic patients should avoid the consumption of frog meat unless they are accurately diagnosed as lacking immunoglobulin E against frog.
Study on the glass transition for several processed fish muscles and its protein fractions using differential scanning calorimetry
TOMOKO HASHIMOTO, TORU SUZUKI, TOMOAKI HAGIWARA, RIKUO TAKAI
The glass transition behavior of processed fish muscles (bonito, tuna, mackerel, sea bream, cod) and its muscle protein fractions (sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar proteins) were studied using differential scanning calorimetry. Each dried processed fish muscle and the extracted protein fractions showed clear glass transition phenomenon. The Tg values of muscles and myofibrillar proteins from red muscle fishes tended to be lower than those from white muscle fishes though there was no difference on Tg of sarcoplasmic proteins. The Tg value of whole muscle was considerably lower than that of extracted protein fractions because of the plasticizing effects of low molecular weight materials contained in the muscle.
Depletion of ascorbic acid derivatives in fish feed by the production process
BUNJI YOSHITOMI
The depletion of ascorbic acid derivatives in fish feed during the feed processing (extrusion cooking and drying) was studied at five extrusion cooking temperatures and at 85°C for 2 h dryer processing temperature. Three ascorbic acid derivatives were used: L-ascorbyl-2-mono-phosphate Mg (APM), L-ascorbic acid sodium (AAS) and L-ascorbic acid palmitic acid ester (AAP). Samples were collected after drying and ascorbic acid derivatives losses evaluated. APM was found to be quiet stable with an average retention of 88%, but AAS and AAP were unstable and the depletion was very high.
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Effect of extrusion cooking temperature on the microstructure of extruded pellets
The microstructure of extruded pellets (EP) for fish under various extrusion cooking temperatures was studied by using a twin-shaft extruder. As the extrusion cooking temperature increased, the expansion rate increased and the bulk density of EP decreased. The liquefaction of the material started because of the increase in inner material temperature, the decrease in inner material pressure, and the decrease in main motor amperage. Thus, the microstructure of EP changed depending on the extrusion cooking conditions, that is, the extrusion cooking temperature effected greatly the liquefaction of the material. Generally, when the extrusion cooking temperature increased, the expansion rate increased, but a suitable temperature was found for a maximum expansion rate. The microstructure of the EP was caused by the liquefaction of the material and the microstructure effects on the function of EP. For example, the water holding capacity was affected by the inner bubble structure of an EP. These functions affect the character of the feed. EP produced under suitable conditions can have additional functions for feed.
Preparation of algaloligosaccharide mixtures by bacterial agarases and their antioxidative properties
SHAO-CHI WU, CHORNG-LIANG PAN
Algal-oligosaccharide-lysates (AOL), derived from six agars and four algal polysaccharide extracts (APE), were treated with 100-500 activity units (AU) of MA103-agarases or MAEF108-agarases, and their antioxidative properties evaluated. Soluble total polyphenols (TP) were between 462.2±1.6 gallic acid equivalents (GAE, μg/mL) and 70.6±17.4 GAE. The DPPH radical scavenging capacity of all AOL went from 68.3±0.7% to 0.5±0.1%. The ferrous ion chelating capacity of all AOL went from 93.1±0.2% to 21.7±0.9%. Evaluation of the H2O2 scavenging capacity of all AOL was between 35.9±5.4% and 0.1±0.2%. The reducing power of all AOL went from 51.3±2.6 to 3.2±6.8 expressed as μg/mL ascorbic acid. In DPPH radical scavenging capacity, ferrous ion chelating capacity and reducing power etc., the AOL derived from the APE of Porphyra dentate (digested by 500 AU of MAEF108-agarases) were highest, in all test sets. However, the AOL derived from the APE of Monostroma nitidum (digested by 500 AU of MAEF108-agarases) had the highest H2O2 scavenging capacity in all test sets. The order of antioxidative activity performance of all AOL treated in this experiment, by these four antioxidative methods, is as follows: ferrous ion chelating capacity>DPPH radical scavenging capacity>H2O2 scavenging capacity>reducing power; this may be related to their polyphenols, small molecular weight polysaccharides or simple sugar constituents. In this study, it is demonstrated that various agarases derived from algal oligosaccharide mixtures possess good potential for use as a health food, due to their antioxidative capacity.
Response of the pandalid shrimp Pandalus latirostris to dissolved oxygen, salinity and turbidity
SUSUMU CHIBA, LISA AOKI, TAKASHI OGATA
Salinity stress responses of a sterile mutant of Ulva pertusa (Ulvales, Chlorophyta)
MAKOTO KAKINUMA, YOSHINAO KUNO, HIDEOMI AMANO
Seasonal variations in taurine and histidine levels of horse mackerel caught in the East China Sea
KAZUFUMI OSAKO, TAKAO KUROKAWA, KOICHI KUWAHARA, YUKINORI NOZAKI
Purification and characterization of myofibrilbound serine protease from crucian carp Carassius giberio langsdorfi muscle
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The electricity market operator, NERC has debunked reports on 50% tariff increment, saying that the "adjustment" in tariff bands were due to inflation and an increase in foreign exchange.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission gave inflation and foreign exchange ranges of between two and 8 percent as reasons for the "adjustment", and not an increment as earlier reported. According to the Commission, the 2 to 8 percent increment translates to between N2 and N4/kwhr.
"The attention of the Commission has been drawn to publications in the print and electronic media misinforming electricity consumers that the Commission has approved a 50% increase in electricity tariffs. "The Commission hereby state unequivocally that NO approval has been granted for a 50% tariff increase in the Tariff Order for electricity distribution companies which took effect on January 1, 2021.
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As people everywhere are trying to come to terms with the fact that Old MacDonald has become the US President, here comes another jolt – the immigration ban. President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Friday, temporarily banning immigration from seven countries – Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen, all with predominantly Muslim population. Though Trump has downplayed the ban and maintained that it is not a Muslim ban, it hardly seems so.
US has always welcomed migrants from all over the world and this executive order is totally un-American and mean. In fact, it won't be wrong to say that America is "America" today because of all the migrants that have entered into it and made it their home and contributed to making it great.
The executive order has sparked epidemic international criticism, outrage from civil right activists, many US politicians have condemned the order as being antithetical to American ideals and lots of peaceful protest have erupted all over US to demonstrate solidarity with the migrants. Lots of politicians and companies like Apple, Google, Starbucks, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook etc have condemned the order as well.
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced the company's plan to hire 10,000 refugees worldwide over the next five years in response to Donald Trump's immigration ban. In a letter to current employees on Sunday, Howard said the company would "start this effort here in the U.S. by making the initial focus of our hiring efforts on those individuals who have served with U.S. troops as interpreters and support personnel in the various countries where our military has asked for such support."
This statement quite obviously irked the Trump supporters and has started a tweetstorm, with a group of twitter users pledging to stop supporting starbucks, while those against the immigration ban saying they would buy coffee and food from Starbucks to support the move. #BoycottStarbucks and #DrinkStarbucks have become a trending topic on twitter.
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Aquatika Freshwater Aquarium Prepares Special Program for this Weekend
By Jose Alfonso Cussianovich 21 May 2021
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May 21, 2021 - A special program was prepared by the Aquatika Freshwater Aquarium Karlovac every day this weekend, to celebrate different but special occasions.
Turistickeprice.hr reports that, to mark the Day of the Natura 2000 ecological network, which is celebrated today, the Croatia Nature Protection Day on Saturday, May 22, and the World Turtle Day, on Sunday, May 23, the Public Institution Aquatika Freshwater Aquarium Karlovac have prepared a special program.
Credit: Aquatika Freshwater Aquarium Karlovac Facebook Page
Natura 2000 is an ecological network made up of areas across the European Union inhabited by animal and plant species that are endangered, vulnerable, or on the verge of extinction for various reasons. The European Union has established the Natura 2000 ecological network, and all members of the European Union are obliged to protect such endangered habitats and animal species.
The goal of the ecological network is to preserve or restore favorable conditions for more than a thousand endangered and rare species and for about 230 natural and pre-natural habitat types. This ecological network includes about 20% of the territory of the European Union, or about 27,500 areas, which makes it the largest system of preserved areas in the world. The Natura 2000 site has its own special day, and it is May 21st. On this day, in 1992, the European Habitats Directive and the LIFE Program were approved. With the Birds Directive, they form the basis for the European Natura 2000 network.
To commemorate the day the United Nations adopted the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1992, May 22 is celebrated as International Day for Biological Diversity. All signatory countries to the Convention, including Croatia, have committed themselves to take the measures necessary for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. This day is also celebrated in Croatia as Nature Protection Day.
On the Aquatika Square and on the promenade created within the project "Encounter with the River", the Karlovac Freshwater Aquarium is organizing an event as part of the "Spring in Karlovac" event. Thus, on Saturday, May 22, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., educational animation for children will be organized on Aquatika Square. The topic will be the biological diversity of our rivers and nature protection. On the promenade, three educators with two holograms and a stand with promotional materials will promote the ecological network Natura 2000 and educate visitors.
Aquatika will mark another important day, World Turtle Day on Sunday. On that occasion, they will have turtle feeding with education about their life habits, as well as the artistic expression on the topic of turtles.
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Turkey's role in U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State will see no interruption: minister
A flag belonging to the Islamic State fighters is seen on a motorbike after forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad recaptured the historic city of Palmyra, in Homs Governorate in this handout picture provided by SANA on March 27, 2016. REUTERS/SANA/Handout via Reuters
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's role in the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State will continue without interruption following last month's failed military coup, Defence Minister Fikri Isik said in an interview with the Haberturk television channel on Friday.
Turkey, which has NATO's second-largest armed forces, is restructuring its security forces after the abortive July 15 coup and has dismissed thousands of soldiers, including around 40 percent of generals.
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Months before that actual wedding day, a Save-The-Date is given to guests. This is a crucial invitation card since it heralds the upcoming wedding of you and your partner. As such, the design should be as special as the ceremony. You can choose to create the invitation design from scratch or you can just pick a template from the list that we have prepared below.
You don't need a graphic designer to assist you as they are easily customizable. Let your creativity run wild by downloading and editing a save-the-date wedding invitation template!
These two are the most commonly interchanged terms in weddings because they are both announcements in a sense. You might think that they are the same, but if you look at their history, you would find the differences that make them have varying purposes. You may also see save the date postcard templates.
In terms of details, the save-the-date and wedding announcement have the same ones. The details are the names of the couple, the date and time of the wedding, the address of the venue, and the dress code if the couple requires the guests to wear one.
It's just the standard information that you would expect from any announcement or invitation. The difference between them lies in when and to whom they should be sent.
A save-the-date is sent months before the actual wedding day. This allows the guests to prepare ahead of time to clear their calendar, file for absence leaves, and save up for the trip to the wedding if the venue is quite a distance from where you live.
So who are the recipients of the save-the-date? They are the people that you want to invite to the wedding. The guests that you have personally chosen to be part of this special moment will exclusively receive the card that serves as the ticket to the wedding.
In contrast, the sample wedding announcement is given to people who you (unfortunately) can't invite to the wedding due to some reasons. It is normally given after the wedding has happened because It would be devastating for the guests to know if the wedding announcement had already been given but the wedding tragically did not push through.
The guests do not deserve to be put under such pain. Let's avoid that as much as possible and avoid sending the wedding announcement before the actual day of union.
If you look at it, the differences are minimal but the impact is exponential. Now that you know the purpose of each card, you should be able to plan ahead as to when and how you are going to create them. It would be better if they are created at different times to avoid a mix-up. You may also see fascinating wedding invitations.
You already have the ring on your finger and the wedding is on its way. Now, it's time to let your guests be aware of the life-changing union that you and your partner will be having months from now. Since this is a special day, it should be done completely right from the beginning.
To avoid the most common mistakes in save-the-date, whether it's the distribution or creation, you should check them out below. You may also see wedding invitations.
Obviously, this counts as a mistake. Although you don't have to send a save-the-date, you are typically doing a disservice to your guests by not sending them. Sending a save-the-date is extremely helpful to the guests especially if you are having a destination wedding or weekend affair.
Sending the save-the-dates will allow the guests to prepare as much as the can before the actual wedding day and increase the chances of them being able to attend the wedding. That is the goal, right? You may also see simple wedding invitation templates.
The general rule for save-the-dates is that they should be sent six to eight months ahead of the actual wedding day. This gives the guests enough lead time to prepare everything needed for the wedding. For the guest that will be bringing their family with them, they can still save up for the plane tickets and the other expenses for the trip to the wedding.
Sending the save-the-dates later would only lessen their chance to attend the ceremony. If you still haven't decided on the specific location of the wedding, you can just put the city or town to give your guests an idea of which area it would be held. You may also see photo wedding invitations.
On the contrary, if you send the save-the-date way ahead of time, say, one year before the wedding day, it might end up being forgotten or tossed aside. That's too much of a time allowance to give your guests.
And if there are changes regarding the details of the wedding, you still have time to send your guests updates. Let's just hope that they haven't made final plans yet or they can still modify or change their flight travel schedules or trips.
Once you have sent the save-the-date, there is no turning back. So before you send them, make sure that the names on your guest list are the one you would love to attend your wedding. This will also let you avoid from spending more for your resources for the invitation, and it would be less work for you and the organizer.
Compared to the wedding invitation, a save-the-date is less formal. As such, you can go for a simpler design for it and you can even deviate from the wedding theme. It doesn't have to match. This can only mean that you finally have the opportunity to let your style flourish and let it manifest in the design of your save-the-date. Create something that's personal and real to who you are as a couple.
You can mix the style of you and your partner's. To take it in a different direction, you can try creating a design that you have hesitated from doing before. Play with the elements, combine a lot of colors, and choose different cool fonts to mix and match until you arrive at an output that you are satisfied with.
Have you found the right save-the-date template?
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shanghai mining machinery co. ltd . BY admin ... The basic information about Shanghai Zenith Mining And Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
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Shanghai zenith Mining and Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. is a hi-tech, engineering group. We are specialized in the research, development. » Get Quote.


At Hyatt Centric Arlington, experience luxury and comfort in our 318 well-appointed guestrooms, including suites, hypoallergenic rooms, and Business Plan rooms for business-minded travelers. Indulgent Hyatt Grand Beds™, modern furnishings, hi-tech features, and stunning city views make each room the ideal home away from home, treating both business and leisure travelers to an unforgettable stay.
Experience modern comforts in a suite that spans 625 square feet of space. Enjoy city views through floor-to-ceiling windows and separate sitting and work areas. This is a standard suite. See World of Hyatt program terms for upgrade eligibility.
Relax in this 300-square-foot room featuring one king Hyatt Grand Bed and modern amenities. Rooms are located on floors 11-16.
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Treat yourself to a great night's sleep in a 413-square-foot room that boasts fully accessible features.
Relax in this 300-square-foot room featuring two queen Hyatt Grand Beds and modern amenities. Rooms are located on floors 11-16.
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This week Jeff discusses classic car door latches and ways to smooth their operation simply by greasing them using Gibb's Oil and axle grease. We also look at glazing a car for a swirl and scratch free finish. Using products like Killer Waxx Purple Glaze and Meguiar's Scratch X 2.0 We get the deck lid for the '67 Mustang Nightmistress looking sweet and sharp.
This week Jeff responds to a viewers request for how to align or aim classic car headlights on Mustang, Camaro, Falcon, Nova single headlights. He also shows how to align four light configurations like the Fairlane, Comet, Challenger, Cuda, Chevelle and GTO.
We show you how to install Mustang Projects sequential hood turn signals. We give tips on using the National Parts Depot chrome clip set and vacuum hose to clean up the installation as well as a few tips and tricks for cleaning wire ports.
Worn out Ford automatic floor shifters can be a real pain. We show how to rebuild them using parts from National Parts Depot We go over removal, tips and tricks for a clean install and paints that make the shifter bucket and actuator am look nearly factory.
We don't want a radio antenna on our fender so we consulted Larry Shirley lead instructor at Finishmasters, South East. We show how to prep for filling the hole. Talk about why panel bonding adhesives are not the best to use and why you should weld a test piece to get practice..
We don't want a radio antenna on our fender so we consulted Larry Shirley lead instructor at Finishmasters, South East. This week we finish up with welding tips proper use of body filler, primer and end up with an amazing repair that looks like an un cut fender.
If you are working on a Tempest or LeMans and don't have a dash pad we are going to show you how to install one in your car.
Ford drum brakes when they work they are awesome, when they don't everybody bad mouths them no end. We show you some tips and parts from NPD to get your Ford Brakes up to spec and working fine.
Part 2 of the Drum Brake saga this week we finalize the brakes. We show you some tips and parts from NPD to get your Ford Brakes up to spec and working fine.


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From the Earth to the Moon (film)
Updated on Sep 08, 2022
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Genre Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Director Byron Haskin
Release date November 6, 1958 (1958-11-06) (US)
Writer Jules Verne (novels), Robert Blees (screenplay), James Leicester (screenplay)
Adapted from From the Earth to the Moon, Around the Moon
Screenplay Robert Blees, James Leicester
Cast Joseph Cotten (Victor Barbicane), George Sanders (Stuyvesant Nicholl), Debra Paget (Virginia Nicholl), Don Dubbins (Ben Sharpe), Patric Knowles (Josef Cartier), Carl Esmond (Jules Verne)
Similar movies Interstellar, The Martian, Guardians of the Galaxy, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Independence Day, Avatar
from the earth to the moon a kerbal space program movie
From the Earth to the Moon is a 1958 American Technicolor science fiction film, produced by Benedict Bogeaus, directed by Byron Haskin, that stars Joseph Cotten, George Sanders, and Debra Paget. The film originated at RKO Pictures, but when RKO went into bankruptcy it was released by Warner Brothers.
From the Earth to the Moon is the only film adaptation of the Jules Verne science fiction novel of the same name.
Shortly after the end of the American Civil War, munitions producer Victor Barbicane (Joseph Cotten) announces that he has invented a new explosive, "Power X", which he claims is much more powerful than any previously devised. Metallurgist Stuyvesant Nicholl (George Sanders) scoffs at Barbicane's claims and offers a wager of $100,000 that it cannot destroy his invention, the hardest metal in existence. Barbicane stages a demonstration using a puny cannon and demolishes Nicholl's material (and a portion of the countryside).
President Ulysses S. Grant (Morris Ankrum) requests that Barbicane cease development of his invention after several nervous countries warn that continuing work on Power X could be considered an act of war. Barbicane agrees, but when he discovers that pieces of Nicholl's metal retrieved from the demonstration have somehow been converted into an extremely strong yet lightweight ceramic, he cannot resist the chance to construct a spaceship to travel to the Moon. He recruits Nicholl to help build the ship. Meanwhile, Nicholl's daughter Virginia (Debra Paget) and Barbicane's assistant Ben Sharpe (Don Dubbins) are attracted to each other.
After completing the spaceship, Barbicane, Nicholl, and Sharpe board it and, amid much fanfare, take off. Once they are in outer space, the strongly religious Nicholl reveals that he has sabotaged the vessel, believing that Barbicane has flouted God's laws. When it is discovered that Virginia has stowed away, Nicholl cooperates with Barbicane in a desperate attempt to save her. Sharpe is knocked out, and he and Virginia are placed in the safest compartment of the ship. Barbicane and Nicholl then fire rockets that send the young couple on their way back to Earth, while the two scientists land on the Moon in another section, with no way off. They are able to signal to the young couple that they have reached the Moon safely.
Location shooting for From the Earth to the Moon took place in Mexico.
Various electronic sound effects in the film score were reused from the earlier Forbidden Planet soundtrack, composed by Louis and Bebe Barron.
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Владимир Иванович Мухин: Мухин, Владимир Иванович (1904—1962) — генерал-майор авиации.
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ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading international provider of electronic payment and banking systems, today announced that major payment device vendors including VeriFone, Ingenico and Equinox support its Point to Point Encryption (P2PE) solutions. P2PE is an emerging encryption technique in the payments industry that protects sensitive cardholder data in transit—as it is transmitted from a merchant's store to its acquiring bank. ACI's Point to Point Encryption solutions are used with the company's leading retailer payments solution, providing a more secure path for consumer transactions.
Data breaches not only result in data loss, but significant and lengthy damage in terms of both brand and customer confidence. As such, many of the world's leading merchant retailers are deploying ACI's P2PE solutions to protect cardholder data while also reducing the scope and expense of PCI compliance.
VeriFone, Ingenico and Equinox are among the industry's leading payment device vendors that support ACI P2PE. They provide secure electronic payment solutions that enable banks and merchants to manage their diverse payment activities across all sales channels—from in-store to online to mobile.


A jQuery plugin to help implement the over label technique. When the user puts focus on the input, the label will be hidden. When the input is blurred and has no value, the label will be shown again. Just need to write the CSS based on your DOM structure to position the label over the element correctly.
CoverScroll jQuery Plugin is a CSS3 variant of the Apple's CoverFlow design pattern.


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I Scratched my dash the first time i removed it. The best way is to remove the shifter and pull the dash out from the shift boot.
I have the PDF of the instructions from Honda for their factory CD Changer.
The whole first part of the steps is how to properly remove the head unit from the dash.


– The promotion of language learning as a way of job finding in foreign markets and gaining experience and competences there.
35 young people aged 18-26 from Croatia, Latvia, Poland, Romania and Hungary, as well as the group leaders – a total of 40 people.
The main activity took place in Warsaw in dates 12-20.03.2016 (+ travel days), during which young people had the opportunity to take part in a program consisting of three interconnected blocks – 'Open Minded', 'Active', 'Creative', which implementation allowed them to develop themselves and increase their chances for employment and making effective personal and professional initiatives in the future. 9-day project allowed participants for acquisition of new knowledge, skills and attitudes. It helped them in better understanding of individual and group development process as well as in increasing their contribution to the life of their societies.
Activities based on the elements of non-formal education – Holistic Learning, Experiential Learning, Diversified Education, Learning by Challenges – used in workshops, simulation games, discussions, presentations, city games, cognitive visits.
– Development of multicultural friendly environment based on dialogue and mutual understanding.
Described objectives, assumptions, actions, and their impact on the participants and the target group in the long run will have an impact not only on the local and regional level, but also national and international. The entire project will create in the minds of young people's vision and awareness of the multiplicity of options and solutions that thanks to them can be used in their countries in the context of working with communities on many levels. Their attitude to produce incentives to its natural environment – at the university, at work, among friends, will result in the activation of a wider group of people who understand that thanks to the openness, participation and creativity that make up the entrepreneurial attitude to everyday life, you can gain much more than through inaction or strenuous adherence to ideological slogans and the resulting cross-cultural issues.
http://radiokampus.waw.pl/aktualnosci/otwarcie__aktywnie__kreatywnie__czyli_troche_inne_.html, where you will find article about ECIM and OMACH, prepared for Radio Kampus by Aleksandra Kruszewska!
http://gazeta-sedno.pl/7248/projekt-omach-open-minded-active-creative-hired/, where you will find article about OMACH, prepared by Sedno – student newspaper.


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A Organização das Nações Unidas para a Educação, a Ciência e a Cultura (UNESCO) propôs um plano de proteção aos bens culturais do mundo, através do Comité sobre a Proteção do Património Mundial Cultural e Natural, aprovado em 1972. Esta é uma lista do Patrimônio Mundial existente em Israel, especificamente classificada pela UNESCO e elaborada de acordo com dez principais critérios cujos pontos são julgados por especialistas na área. O Estado de Israel, que atualmente ocupa uma região de efervescência cultural e política na Antiguidade oriental marcada principalmente pela presença do povo hebreu e o posterior legado romano, ratificou a convenção em 6 de outubro de 1999, tornando seus locais históricos elegíveis para inclusão na lista.

Israel conta com nove sítios listados (todos de atribuição Cultural) como Patrimônio Mundial em seu território propriamente dito, sendo um sítio em localização disputada em Jerusalém Ocidental. A UNESCO não lista o sítio Cidade Antiga de Jerusalém e seus Muros como sendo localizado em nenhum Estado-membro específico, sendo que o status final depende de negociações entre os governos de Israel e Palestina; o local também figura na lista do Patrimônio Mundial em perigo desde 1982.

O primeiro sítio do Patrimônio Mundial em Israel, Massada, foi incluído na lista do Patrimônio Mundial em 2001 por ocasião da 25ª Sessão do Comitê do Patrimônio Mundial, realizada em Helsinque, Finlândia. O sítio Necrópole de Bete-Searim, incluído em 2015, constitui o sítio mais recente em território israelense.

Bens culturais e naturais
O Estado de Israel conta atualmente com os seguintes sítios declarados como Patrimônio Mundial pela UNESCO:

Lista Indicativa
Em adição aos sítios inscritos na Lista do Patrimônio Mundial, os Estados-membros podem manter uma lista de sítios que pretendam nomear para a Lista de Patrimônio Mundial, sendo somente aceitas as candidaturas de locais que já constarem desta lista. Desde 2021, Israel conta com 18 locais na sua Lista Indicativa.

Ver também
 Turismo em Israel
 Cultura de Israel

Ligações externas

Conservação em Israel
Israel


Crust: Mix flour and butter. Press into a 15 x 2 x 1-inch jellyroll pan.
Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees F. Let cool.
First layer: Beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar together.
Fold in 1 cup whipped topping and chopped pecans. Spread over crust.
Second layer: Cook pudding according to package directions. Cool.
Pour over the first layer. Use remaining whipped topping to spread over the pudding.
You can substitute any flavor pudding. Instant pudding also may be used.