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Satin Rabbit – information and facts about the Satin Rabbit Breed. Learn more about Satin Rabbits in this article. Breed photos are included.
Among the medium-large rabbit breeds, the Satin rabbit breed is one of the most popular. The commercial breeds Californian and New Zealand might be the only ones that would exceed the breed in terms of the fan base. Over the years, the breed is already highly developed, thanks to the efforts of some top breeders in the country.
Similar to other popular rabbit breeds, Satins have something to showcase. It is popular for its amazing shiny coat that really stands out on its own. Aside from that, it is also known for its wonderful translucent hair shell. The striking satin sheen on the Satin's coat is what gave way to the rabbit's name.
Satins are known for serving many purposes. Other than its contributions to the fur industry, it is also famous for being an excellent meat rabbit. Its awesome pelts are attributed for this. They have a high meat to bone ratio.
Satin Rabbit Facts
The first appearance of the Satin gene is in a litter of Havanas born in Walter Huey's rabbitry in Indiana in 1932. Mr. Huey, with the desire of improving his Havanas, started inbreeding the rabbits. This process caused thee carriers of the new mutation to be bred to one another, and consequently produce offspring that would showcase the trait.
Initially, Mr. Huey showcased the new rabbits in comparison to the regular Havanas. However, other breeders think that it is unfair. As a result, the American Federation of Havana Breeders arrived at a decision to sponsor "Satin Havanas" as their own breed in the year 1934.
In the year 1936, the National Satin Club was formed, along with the development of many other breeds through the cross breeding process. While the coat of a Satin is uniquely beautiful, it is not that well received in the fur industry because it is too fine.
Mr. Price, a rabbit enthusiast and a resident of Arizona, also paved ways for the development of the breed. He crossed Satins with New Zealand White, which were the most popular meat breeds back then. By the year 1938, he was already able to develop an ivory colored Satin, which is genetically albino similar to the New Zealand White.
Throughout the years, the collective effort of passionate breeders has paid off. They were able to breed the size up to its commercial weight. And the breed was recognized in the year 1956. With the Siamese variety being the first recognized color, all the other colors then followed in quick intervals.
Since then, the Satin coats have been put on to a number of breeds, including the Mini Satin, Satin Angora, Satin Dwarf of Europe, and Australia's Mini Satin Rex or New Zealand.
A Satin rabbit breed can weigh around 9 to 11 pounds; the ideal weight being 9.5 to 10 pounds. It is classified as a medium-large rabbit.
The wonderful body type of Satin is well arched in nature especially when viewed in profile. When you hold the breed in your hands, it would appear to be very solid. It has a medium build and fairly broad body, coupled with strong legs, broad head, and sturdy and erect ears.
The shiny coating of the Satin is its most impressive feature. The Satin gene produces a hair shaft with a finer diameter compared to a normal fur. This characteristic is similar to Satin cats and guinea pigs. Moreover, Satin's hair shell is translucent due to the appearance of air bubbles that fill the shell completely. In effect, light passes through the hair shell, illuminate the pigment, and correspondingly give the rabbit's coat a highly remarkable sheen. This is best seen in a natural light.
Ideally, the length of the Satin's fur is 1 inch to 11/8 inches. This range is normal for a rabbit hair. A study conducted in Harvard University could attest to this claim. Upon the discovery of the Satin gene, samples were sent to Harvard for research. The scientists concluded that the satin gene affected the texture of the rabbit's fur, this creating the translucent hair shell. However, unlike the mutation of the Rex, the gene did not affect the length of the coat.
The recognized colors for the Satin rabbit breed are black, blue, broken, Californian, chocolate, copper, otter, red, Siamese, and white. The beautiful color, Copper, is a rufus chestnut, while a Siamese is a unique color which was caused by a chinchilla and non-extension genes mix.
Many breeders say that the Satin breed is a gentle and friendly rabbit. They are generally very good-natured and have a calm temperament. Most especially, they are also good to children.
In status quo, the Satin breed is deemed as perfect choice for a multipurpose rabbit. The breed's large size and commercial body type are cited as major reasons why it is suitable to market pen classes. These reasons also justify why the breed is also a top choice for meat production, which is served in the family table.
Moreover, the Satin breed also gains attention for being a show animal. Indeed, it is well accounted for its competitiveness.
Just like what breeders would say, if you want a rabbit that feels like silk and shines like a gem in the sunshine, the Satin breed is the perfect choice for you.


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Would the Dalai Lama return to Tibet? Jump to media player The Dalai Lama talks to BBC's Andrew Marr about Tibetans who have self-immolated in protest over Chinese rule. He also spoke about whether, after 50 years in exile, he would ever return to Tibet.
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The exiled spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, the Dalai Lama, has spoken about the sadness he feels towards those who have self-immolated in protest over Chinese rule.
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COVID-19: Ukraine may strike deal to buy U.S. vaccine – minister
He did not elaborate on the agreement.
Ukrainian Health Minister Maksym Stepanov says Ukraine may strike a deal to buy a U.S. vaccine against COVID-19.
Health Minister Maksym Stepanov announced this in an interview for RFE/RL's Ukrainian bureau, answering a question about whether he had negotiated the supply of COVID-19 vaccines with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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Yet, he did not elaborate, referring to the confidentiality of the agreement.
"The only thing I can say is that in the next few days, I think, you will hear about the conclusion of certain agreements and the timing of delivery of certain vaccines. As for U.S. vaccines, we have persistently been working on this, including through diplomatic channels. Since last summer," Stepanov said.
According to him, during negotiations last year, vaccine suppliers offered to provide the drugs in the fourth quarter of 2021, but the Ukrainian side had managed to agree with AsrtaZeneca and Sinovac on earlier supplies.
However, Stepanov did not specify what U.S. vaccine he was talking about – the one produced by Pfizer, Moderna, or Johnson & Johnson.
"We can expect all effective vaccines that are registered both in Ukraine and abroad," he added.
Vaccination in Ukraine
Ukraine's Health Ministry has registered a vaccine developed by U.S. Pfizer, the Covishield vaccine by Oxford/AstraZeneca, and CoronaVac by China's Sinovac Biotech.
On February 24, a nationwide vaccination campaign was launched in Ukraine. CoviShield, a recombinant vector vaccine produced under license at Serum Institute of India, is being used.
On March 25, the first batch of 215,000 doses of Chinese-made CoronaVac arrived in Ukraine. The vaccine must undergo laboratory control, which will last 10 days, after which it will be sent to the state-run company Medical Procurements, which will deliver it to the regions.
The Health Ministry also announced that by the end of March or the beginning of April, Ukraine will receive a batch of 570,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine under the COVAX Facility. Another batch with from 1.1 million to 1.2 million doses of the vaccine produced by that company is expected by the end of May. In addition, Ukraine will also get vaccines produced by Pfizer.
In addition, the country may obtain the contracted vaccine of U.S. Novavax in the amount of 10 million doses and an Indian vaccine by Bharat Biotech.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Ukraine had signed preliminary agreements on the supply of COVID-19 vaccines with six global manufacturers.
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People are so desperate to raise test scores that we could well end up with a nation full of kids who can pass tests but can neither read critically nor enjoy the act of reading itself.
What could someone do BEFORE you read to make you WANT/HATE to read?
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You have the right to read the last chapter first.
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You have the right to ignore all of these rules and do whatever you please as long as it's civil.
When you find that you're dawdling on your way back to a book, ditch it.
You have the right to read a book and not take a test or create a diorama or write a report or do ANYthing.
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When Keeping Koi or any other Animal understanding and providing a living condition that is similar to what they would encounter in the wild is the Key to having a Healthy and Happy Koi.
By LaDon Swann, Department of Animal Sciences, IIlinois-Indiana Sea Grant Program , Purdue University. Published by Aquanic.
Water can hold large amounts of heat with a relatively small change in temperature. This heat capacity has far reaching implications. It permits a body of water to act as a buffer against wide fluctuations in temperature. The larger the body of water, the slower the rate of temperature change. Furthermore, aquatic organisms take on the temperature of their environment and cannot tolerate rapid changes in temperature.
Water has very unique density qualities. Most liquids become denser as they become cooler. Water, however, gets denser as it cools until it reaches a temperature of approximately 39ºF. As it cools below this point, it becomes lighter until it freezes (32ºF). As ice develops,water increases in volume by 11 percent. The increase in volume allows ice to float rather than sink, a characteristic that prevents ponds from freezing solid.
Far from being a "universal solvent," as it is sometimes called, water can dissolve more substances than any other liquid. Over 50 percent of the known chemical elements have been found in natural waters, and it is probable that traces of most others can be found in lakes, streams, estuaries, or oceans.
The elimination of most nitrogen waste products in land animals is performed through the kidneys. In contrast, fish rely heavily on their gills for this function, excreting primarily ammonia. A fish's gills are permeable to water and salts. In the ocean the salinity of water is more concentrated than that of the fish's body fluids. In this environment water is drawn out, but salts tend to diffuse inward. Hence, marine fishes drink large amounts of sea water and excrete small amounts of highly salt-concentrated urine (Figure 1).
In fresh-water fish, water regulation is the reverse of marine species. Salt is constantly being lost through the gills, and large amounts of water enter through the fish's skin and gills (Figure 2). This is because the salt concentration in a fish (approximately 0.5 percent) is higher than the salt concentration of the water in which it lives. Because the fish's body is contantly struggling to prevent the "diffusion" of water into its body, large amounts of water are excreted by the kidneys. As a result, the salt concentration of the urine is very low. By understanding the need to maintain a water balance in freshwater fish, one can understand why using salt during transport is beneficial to fish.
Figure 1. Direction of water, ammonia, and salt movements into and out of saltwater fish. Saltwater fish drink large amounts of water and excrete small amounts of concentrated urine.
Figure 2. Direction of water, ammonia, and salt movement into and out of freshwater fish. Freshwater fish do not drink water, but excrete large amounts of dilute urine.
Water is always a limiting factor in commercial fish production. Many of the negative chemical and environmental factors associated with most operations have their origins in the source of water selected. Final site selection has to be made based on both the quality and quantity of water available. The most common sources of water used for aquaculture are wells, springs, rivers and lakes, groundwater, and municipal water. Of the sources mentioned, wells and springs are considered to consistently be of high quality.
The beginning aquaculturist usually underestimates the quantity of water required for commercial production. It is generally accepted that a minimum rate of 13 gallons per minute (gpm) is required for each surface acre of ponds. With this in mind, a 100- acre fish farm will need to have wells capable of producing 1,300 gpm of water.
Such large volumes are required to replace water lost to evaporation and seepage. In addition, the farmer may have several ponds to fill quickly during the spawning season. In raceway culture, it is advisable to have a minimum flow rate of 500 gpm. Even water recirculating systems that recycle water require large quantities of water. If a 100,000 gallon capacity water recirculating operation exchanges 10 percent of the water daily, it will require 10,000 gallons of water per day.
Northern Indiana and Illinois are good to excellent and, exclusive of some areas near northwestern Indiana, yields from 200-2,000 gpm can be expected.
In the central portion of Indiana and Illinois, groundwater conditions range from fair to good.
Well yields from 100-400 gpm are typical for many large-diameter wells. Many areas of southern Indiana and Illinois lack ground-water; generally, less than 10 gpm are available from properly constructed wells. In these areas, the major sources of groundwater are present in the sand and gravel deposits of the river valley aquifers.
These yield potentials do not indicate that an unlimited number of wells can be developed in given location. Detailed studies, including exploratory drilling and test pumping, should be conducted to adequately evaluate the groundwater resource in any given area. The resultant change in the water table is produced by spheres of influence from nearby wells.
After oxygen, water temperature may be the single most important factor affecting the welfare of fish. Fish are cold-blooded organisms and assume approximately the same temperature as their surroundings. The temperature of the water affects the activity, behavior, feeding, growth, and reproduction of all fishes. Metabolic rates in fish double for each 18ºF rise in temperature.
Fish are generally categorized into warmwater, coolwater, and coldwater species based on optimal growth temperatures (Figure 3).
Figure 3. General temperature ranges for coldwater, coolwater, and warmwater species.
Channel catfish and tilapia are examples of warmwater species. Their temperature range for growth is between 75-90ºF. A temperature of 85ºF for catfish and 87ºF for tilapia is considered optimum.
Walleye, and yellow perch are examples of coolwater species. Ranges for optimum growth fall between 60º and 85ºF. Temperatures in the upper end of this range are considered best for maximum growth for most coolwater species.
Coldwater species include all species of salmon and trout. The most commonly cultured coldwater species in the Midwest is rainbow trout, whose optimal temperature range for growth is 48-65ºF.
Ideally, species selection should be based in part on the temperature of the water supply. Any attempt to match a fish with less than ideal temperatures will involve energy expenditures for heating or cooling. This added expense will subsequently increase production costs.
Temperature also determines the amount of dissolved gases (oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, etc.) in the water. The cooler the water the more soluble the gas. Temperature plays a major role in the physical process called thermal stratification.
As mentioned earlier, water has a high-heat capacity and unique density qualities. Water has its maximum density at 39.2ºF. In spring, water temperatures are nearly equal at all pond depths. As a result, nutrients, dissolved gases, and fish wastes are evenly mixed throughout the pond. As the days become warmer, the surface water becomes warmer and lighter while the cooler-denser water forms a layer underneath. Circulation of the colder bottom water is prevented because of the different densities between the two layers of water. Dissolved oxygen levels decrease in the bottom layer since photosynthesis and contact with the air is reduced. The already low oxygen levels are further reduced through decomposition of waste products, which settle to the pond bottom. Localized dissolved oxygen depletion poses a very real problem to the fish farmer.
Summer stratification is a greater problem for fish raised in deeper farm ponds. Stratification may last for several weeks. This condition may develop into a major fish kill when sudden summer rains occur. These rains will cool the warmer upper layer of water enough to allow it to mix with the oxygen poor layer below. Decomposing materials in the oxygen-poor layer are again mixed evenly throughout the pond, resulting in an overall reduction in the dissolved oxygen level. Fish previously able to avoid the oxygen depleted layer are now susceptible to low-dissolved oxygen syndrome and possibly death.
Ice is another physical factor directly related to temperature. Normally, ice cover does not impede photosynthesis. Fish consume less oxygen at colder temperatures, greatly reducing the overall oxygen demand. But fish can still suffer from low-dissolved oxygen under snow covered ice. Under extended ice cover, other gases (carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, methane, etc.) can build up to dangerously high levels. Mechanical aeration is probably the most reliable way of preventing an ice buildup by keeping large areas of the pond free of ice.
Suspended solids is a term usually associated with plankton, fish wastes, uneaten fish feeds, or clay particles suspended in the water. Suspended solids are large particles which usually settle out of standing water through time. Large clay particles are an exception. Clay particles are kept in suspension because of the negative electrical charges associated with them.
Turbidity caused by phytoplankton (microscopic plants) and zooplankton (microscopic animals) is not directly harmful to fish. Phytoplankton (green algae) not only produces oxygen, but also provides a food source for zooplankton and filter feeding fish/shellfish. Phytoplankton also uses ammonia produced by fish as a nutrient source. Zooplankton is a very important food source for fry and fingerlings such as hybrid striped bass and yellow perch. However, excessive amounts of algae can lead to increased rates of respiration during the night thereby consuming extra oxygen.
Excessive phytoplankton buildups or "blooms" which subsequently die will also consumes extra oxygen. Any wide swings between day and night oxygen levels can lead to dangerously low oxygen concentrations.
Suspended fish wastes are a serious concern for water recirculating culture systems. Large amounts of suspended and settleable solids are produced during fish production. As a rule, one pound of fish waste is produced for every pound of fish produced. Fish waste particles can be a major source of poor water quality since they may contain up to 70 percent of the nitrogen load in the system. These wastes not only irritate the fish's gills, but can cause several problems to the biological filter. The particulate waste can clog the biological filter, causing the vitrifying bacteria to die from lack of oxygen. Particulate waste can also promote the growth of bacteria that produces--rather than consumes ammonia.
Most clay turbidity problems are the result of exposed soil on the pond levee, exposed watershed, crayfish activity, or feeding of bottom dwelling species such as carp and catfish. Turbidity levels exceeding 20,000 ppm can cause behavioral changes in fish. In natural bodies of water, turbidity values seldom exceed these critical levels. Even "muddy looking" ponds rarely have concentrations greater than 2,000 ppm.
Turbidity caused by clay or soil particles, however, can restrict light penetration and limit photosynthesis. Sedimentation of soil particles may also smother fish eggs and destroy beneficial communities of bottom organisms such as bacteria.
Removal of clay turbidity can be accomplished by adding materials that attach to the negative charges of the clay particles, forming particles heavy enough to settle to the bottom. Common remedies for clay turbidity are 7-10 square bales of hay per surface acre, or 300-500 pounds of gypsum per surface acre. Gypsum applications may be repeated at two week intervals if ponds do not clear.
Photosynthesis is one of the most important biological activities in standing pond aquaculture. Many water quality parameters such as dissolved oxygen, carbon dioxide, pH cycles, nitrogenous waste products are regulated by the photosynthetic reaction in phytoplankton. Simply stated, photosynthesis is the process by which phytoplankton uses sunlight to convert carbon dioxide into a food source and to release oxygen as a by-product (Figure 5).
Figure 4. Equation illustrating the photosynthetic process which occurs in fish ponds and produces food for phytoplankton and releases oxygen as a by-product.
In addition to supplying oxygen in fish ponds, photosynthesis also removes several forms of nitrogenous wastes, such as ammonia, nitrates, and urea.
The phytoplanktonic plant pigments involved in this chemical reaction are referred to as chlorophyll. These are the same pigments found in higher plants such as tree leaves.
Because the photosynthetic process is driven by sunlight, greatest concentrations of oxygen occur when the sun is highest on the horizon (usually 2-3 p.m. in the afternoon). At night, photosynthesis ceases and the phytoplankton primarily respirate.
Respiration is the reverse of photosynthesis in that oxygen is used by phytoplankton to convert food to energy and carbon dioxide is released as a by-product. Phytoplankton respiration also occurs during the day but fortunately for the fish farmer, there is usually a surplus of oxygen produced to compensate for the loss due to respiration. An exception is during extended periods of cloud cover, Respiration occurring in the absence of photosynthesis causes oxygen levels to decrease throughout the night. As a result the lowest concentrations of oxygen are observed immediately prior to sunrise.
Dissolved gases are those which are in a water solution. An example of gas dissolved in solution is soda water which has large quantities of dissolved carbon dioxide. The most common gases are oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and ammonia. Concentrations are measured in parts per million (ppm) or milligrams per liter (mg/1), both units of measure are the same. (One ppm or mg/1 is the same as one pound added to 999,999 pounds to total 1,000,000 pounds).
Dissolved oxygen (DO) is by far the most important chemical parameter in aquaculture. Low-dissolved oxygen levels are responsible for more fish kills, either directly or indirectly, than all other problems combined. Like humans, fish require oxygen for respiration. The amount of oxygen consumed by the fish is a function of its size, feeding rate, activity level, and temperature. Small fish consume more oxygen than do large fish because of their higher metabolic rate. Meade (1974) determined that the oxygen consumption of salmon reared at 57º F was 0.002 pounds per pound of fish per day. Lewis et al. (1981) determined that striped bass raised at 77º F consumed 0.012-0.020 pounds per pound of fish per day. The higher oxygen requirement by striped bass may be attributed to the statement that the metabolic rate doubles for each 18º F increase in temperature.
The amount of oxygen that can be dissolved in water decreases at higher temperatures and decreases with increases in altitudes and salinites (Table 2).
Table 2. Solubility of oxygen (ppm) in water at various water temperatures, salinities, and altitudes.
At sea level and zero salinity 68.ºF water can hold 9.2 ppm, while at 86º.F, saturation is at 7.6 ppm. In combining this relationship of decreased solubility with increasing temperatures, it can be seen why oxygen depletion are so common in the summer when higher water temperatures occur.
Fish farmer, in an attempt to maximize production, stock greater amounts of fish in a given body of water than found in nature. At times during summer it may be necessary to supply supplemental aeration to maintain adequate levels of dissolved oxygen. Whereas in recirculation systems the farmer must supply 100 percent of the oxygen needed for the fish and beneficial nitrifying bacteria.
To obtain good growth, fish must be cultured at optimum levels of dissolved oxygen. A good rule of thumb is to maintain DO levels at saturation or at least 5 ppm (Figure 6). Dissolved oxygen levels less than 55 ppm can place undue stress on the fish, and levels less than 2 ppm will result in death (possibly 3 ppm for hybrid striped bass and yellow perch). Some warmwater species such as tilapia and carp are better adapted to withstand occasional low DO levels, while most coolwater species cannot.
Figure 6. General dissolved oxygen requirements in parts per million (ppm) for fish.
Fish are not the only consumers of oxygen in aquaculture systems; bacteria, phytoplankton, and zooplankton consume large quantities of oxygen as well. Decomposition of organic materials (algae, bacteria, and fish wastes) is the single greatest consumer of oxygen in aquaculture systems. Problems encountered from water recirculating systems usually stem from excessive ammonia production in fish wastes. Consumption of oxygen by nitrifying bacteria that break down toxic ammonia to non-toxic forms depends on the amount of ammonia entering the system.
Meade (1974) determined that 4.0-4.6 pounds of oxygen are needed to oxidize every pound of ammonia. However, since other bacteria are present in pond and tank culture, a ratio of 6 pounds of oxygen to 1 pound of ammonia is recommended.
Mechanical aeration can also increase dissolved oxygen levels. Because of the lack of photosynthesis in indoor water recirculating systems, mechanical means of aeration is the only alternative for supplying oxygen to animals cultured in these systems. Oxygen depletions can be calculated, but predictions can be misleading and should never be substituted for actual measurements.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is commonly found in water from photosynthesis or water sources originating from limestone bearing rock. Fish can tolerate concentrations of 10 ppm provided dissolved oxygen concentrations are high. Water supporting good fish populations normally contain less than 5 ppm of free carbon dioxide. In water used for intensive pond fish culture, carbon dioxide levels may fluctuate from 0 ppm in the afternoon to 5-15 ppm at daybreak. While in recirculating systems carbon dioxide levels may regularly exceed 20 ppm. Excessively high levels of carbon dioxide (greater than 20 ppm) may interfere with the oxygen utilization by the fish.
There are two common ways to remove free carbon dioxide. First, with well or spring water from limestone bearing rocks, aeration can "blow" off the excess gas. The second option is to add some type of carbonate buffering material such as calcium carbonate (CaCO3) or sodium bicarbonate (Na2CO3). Such additions will initially remove all free carbon dioxide and store it in reserve as bicarbonate and carbonate buffers. This concept is discussed in further detail under alkalinity.
Dissolved gases, especially nitrogen, are usually measured in terms of "percent saturation." Any value greater than the amount of gas the water normally holds at a given temperature constitutes supersaturation. A gas supersaturation level above 110% is usually considered problematic.
Gas bubble disease is a symptom of gas supersaturation. The signs of gas bubble disease can vary. Bubbles may reach the heart or brain, and fish die without any visible external signs. Other symptoms may be bubbles just under the surface of the skin, in the eyes, or between the fin rays. Treatment of gas bubble disease involves sufficient aeration to decrease the gas concentration to saturation or below.
Fish excrete ammonia and lesser amounts of urea into the water as wastes. Two forms of ammonia occur in aquaculture systems, ionized and un-ionized. The un-ionized form of ammonia (NH3) is extremely toxic while the ionized form (NH4+) is not. Both forms are grouped together as "total ammonia." Through biological processes, toxic ammonia can be degraded to harmless nitrates (Figure 7).
Figure 7. Equation illustrating how toxic un-ionized ammonia (NH3) is removed from water through the biological process called nitrification.
In natural waters, such as lakes, ammonia may never reach dangerous high levels because of the low densities of fish, But the fish farmer must maintain high densities of fish and, therefore, runs the risk of ammonia toxicity. Un-ionized ammonia levels rise as temperature and pH increase (Table 3).
Table 3. Percentage of total ammonia that is un-ionized at various temperatures and pH.
To determine un-ionized ammonia concentration, multiply total ammonia concentration by the percentage which is closest to the observed temperature and pH of the water sample. For example, a total ammonia concentration of 5 ppm at pH 9 and 680 F would be: 5 ppm total ammonia X 28.5% = 1.43 ppm.
Toxicity levels for un-ionized ammonia depend on the individual species; however, levels below 0.02 ppm are considered safe. Dangerously high ammonia concentrations are usually limited to water recirculation system or hauling tanks where water is continually recycled and in pond culture after phytoplankton die-offs. However, the intermediate form of ammonia--nitrite--has been known to occur at toxic levels (brown-blood disease) in fish ponds.
A buffering system to avoid wide swings in pH is essential in aquaculture. Without some means of storing carbon dioxide released from plant and animal respiration, pH levels may fluctuate in ponds from approximately 4-5 to over 10 during the day. In recirculating systems constant fish respiration can raise carbon dioxide levels high enough to interfere with oxygen intake by fish, in addition to lowering the pH of the water.
The quantity of hydrogen ions (H+) in water will determine if it is acidic or basic. The scale for measuring the degree of acidity is called the pH scale, which ranges from 1 to 14. A value of 7 is considered neutral, neither acidic or basic; values below 7 are considered acidic; above 7, basic. The acceptable range for fish culture is normally between pH 6.5-9.0.
Alkalinity is the capacity of water to neutralize acids without an increase in pH. This parameter is a measure of the bases, bicarbonates (HCO3-), carbonates (CO3--) and, in rare instances, hydroxide (OH-). Total alkalinity is the sum of the carbonate and bicarbonate alkalinities. Some waters may contain only bicarbonate alkalinity and no carbonate alkalinity.
The carbonate buffering system is important to the fish farmer regardless of the production method used. In pond production, where photosynthesis is the primary natural source of oxygen, carbonates and bicarbonates are storage area for surplus carbon dioxide. By storing carbon dioxide in the buffering system, it is never a limiting factor that could reduce photosynthesis, and in turn, reduce oxygen production. Also, by storing carbon dioxide, the buffering system prevents wide daily pH fluctuations.
Without a buffering system, free carbon dioxide will form large amounts of a weak acid (carbonic acid) that may potentially decrease the night-time pH level to 4.5. During peak periods of photosynthesis, most of the free carbon dioxide will be consumed by the phytoplankton and, as a result, drive the pH levels above 10. As discussed, fish grow within a narrow range of pH values and either of the above extremes will be lethal to them.
In recirculating systems where photosynthesis is practically non-existent, a good buffering capacity can prevent excessive buildups of carbon dioxide and lethal decreases in pH. It is recommended that the fish farmer maintain total alkalinity values of at least 20 ppm for catfish production. Higher alkalinities of at least 80-100 ppm are suggested for hybrid striped bass. For water supplies that have naturally low alkalinities, agriculture lime can be added to increase the buffering capacity of the water.
Water hardness is similar to alkalinity but represents different measurements. Hardness is chiefly a measure of calcium and magnesium, but other ions such as aluminum, iron, manganese, strontium, zinc, and hydrogen ions are also included. When the hardness level is equal to the combined carbonate and bicarbonate alkalinity, it is referred to as carbonate hardness. Hardness values greater than the sum of the carbonate and bicarbonate alkalinity are referred to as non-carbonated hardness. Hardness values of at least 20 ppm should be maintained for optimum growth of aquatic organisms. Low- hardness levels can be increased with the addition of ground agriculture lime.
Other metals such as iron and sodium, and gases, such as hydrogen sulfide, may sometimes present special problems to the fish farmer. Most complications arising from these can be prevented by properly pre-treating the water prior to adding it to ponds or tanks. The range of treatments may be as simple as aeration, which removes hydrogen sulfide gas, to the expensive use of iron removal units. Normally iron will precipitate out of solution upon exposure to adequate concentrations of oxygen at a pH greater than 7.0.
TABLE 3 Suggested water-quality criteria for aquaculture hatcheries or production facilities.


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This elegant adjustable cane is perfect for any occasion. The intricate pattern that resembles patterns found throughout history on Ming style vases, provides eye catching detail that is sure to be a conversation piece. Look closely, can you find the dragon in the design? The soft blue pattern is also a beautiful contrast to the stunning white background that creates a delicate look that would pair well with any outfit as well as add some history to your strut!


As the hype around Game of Thrones' final season hits a fever pitch, Ramin Djawadi tells us how he built Westeros' musical universe — and became a stadium-touring star in his own right.
If you had asked composer Ramin Djawadi a decade ago where his career would be today, he may not have expected to see "stadium-touring musician" on his resumé.
But as HBO's Game of Thrones heads into its eighth and final season, Djawadi has become a star in his own right.
"I just fell in love with the show instantly," he told Day 6 host Brent Bambury. "I would have never thought that all this would happen."
According to Variety, Djawadi signed on to score the show's first season just weeks before its premiere.
As the show's profile has grown, so has Djawadi's. In 2018, he embarked on a live Game of Thrones concert tour, filling arenas across North America and Europe. His soundtracks boast millions of streams each month on Spotify.
Sunday marks the beginning of the end for the epic fantasy series, with the final season set to premiere on April 14.
The 44-year-old Emmy-winning musician says that while writing music for the series was incredibly fulfilling, it was also occasionally bittersweet thanks to the writers' notorious penchant for killing characters off.
"I'm a huge fan of the show and the story myself, so I really like the characters — and then writing the music, I identify with the characters," he said.
"Having to write final scenes for them is is really hard for me and it's really emotional."
While Djawadi is responsible for the show's music, creating Game of Thrones' sound was a collaborative process, he says.
Showrunners Dan Weiss and David Benioff were involved in the scores' creation from the beginning, Djawadi said. Typically, the pair would send the episodes to Djawadi when they were in post-production.
After he'd taken in the music-free footage once by himself, Weiss and Benioff would join him in his studio to watch the episode together and build a detailed game plan for the scoring and musical cues.
Djawadi would then write a first draft of the score, before teaming up with Weiss and Benioff once again for another round of editing.
Together they decided which characters, storylines and families would have their own themes. The sound was also important.
"We discussed the tone of the show and we kind of locked in on several instruments, the most prominent being the cello," he told Day 6.
Flutes, however, have been off-limits since the show started.
With a cast that seems almost endlessly complex, Djawadi says the challenge of scoring a constantly evolving series is one of the draws to the project.
"However the characters develop, I've always felt like I had to follow that with the score," he said. "That's what always gave me the answers of how I have to manipulate the existing themes."
Online, there is no shortage of theories about what will happen — and which characters will meet a violent end — in the final episodes of Game of Thrones.
Djawadi, of course, has watched each episode, including the finale..
But although he's constantly being pestered to give up the series' secrets, he says he's grown immune to the requests.
"I've gotten really good at just keeping [my face] straight and saying, 'You know what? You have to see it when it's all final and done,'" he told Bambury with a laugh.
"It'll be sensational and epic, I can say that much. It's a fantastic final season."
When asked if we'll finally hear flutes in season eight, Djawadi was coy — but hardly definitive.
"I'm not sure if I should say anything, but the flutes definitely have not been part of the language of the score."
To hear the full interview with Ramin Djawadi, download our podcast or click 'Listen' at the top of this page.


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Home » News » Emma Louise's Coffee Shop Opening at Shetland Museum & Archives
Emma Louise's Coffee Shop Opening at Shetland Museum & Archives
The Shetland Amenity Trust are delighted to announce the re-opening of the café at Shetland Museum and Archives. Emma Louise and Joe Macdonald will be opening 'Emma Louise's Coffee Shop' in its new location at Hay's Dock and plan to be up and running next week.
The Macdonalds have signed an agreement with the Trust to operate a café at Hay's Dock during museum opening hours for the next 2 years.
Emma Macdonald said, "It is exciting to be relocating our existing coffee shop business to Hay's Dock and we have a lot of work to do to get ready. The Museum is a great venue and we look forward to working with them to provide refreshments for visitors as well as to our existing customers who we hope will follow us to our new location."
Ruth Mackenzie, Chair of the Shetland Amenity Trust added, "We are really pleased to be working with Emma and Jo and to have the café back up and running in time for the summer season. We worked with them previously to provide a pop-up café in the Museum over Up Helly Aa this year and it proved really popular. We are confident that we can work well together to provide a great experience for our customers, many of whom are regular visitors to the Museum and Archives."
Emma Louise's Coffee Shop was one of the first in Shetland to only use wooden/cardboard/paper in takeaways instead of plastic.
The Museum moved over to Summer Opening hours this week and the café should be open as of Tuesday 7th May. Both the Museum and cafe will be open 7 days a week, on Monday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm and on Sunday's from 12 noon until 5pm (cafe closes at 4:30pm).


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Q: Separating input string and call the required function using case statement How can I separate the input string into two parts, first of which is a function and the second is the parameter. I want to call the function using the case statement in Haskell.
For example: I have a function sum which calculates the sum of the elements in a list and if a user writes sum 9 it must calculate the sum of the first 9 elements of the list.

A: First import Data.List, which has all the list manipulation functions.
Then to split at the first space, use span. Then drop the first element of the second half of the list, since that will be the space. The code is then:
import Data.List
f :: String -> (String, String)
f s = (func, tail args)
  where (func, args) = span (/=' ') s

EDIT: Oh yeah, for the second part of your question. You're not adding functions to your list of callable functions at runtime right? So just make another function and pattern match on the first argument string, and call the appropriate function. This only works if your always returning an int though. I'm not sure how to make this work on generic return types Example:
eval :: (String, String) -> Int
eval ("sum", args) = sum (take (read . head $ args') (read . concat . tail $ words))
  where args' = words args

A: Use words to split the string at the spaces.
You can then use a case expression and match on the function name and parameters.
If you only want to print the result you can work directly in the IO monad,
which allows you to work with functions of different return types:
evaluationLoop :: IO ()
evaluationLoop = do
  input <- getLine
  case words input of
    "add"    : xs -> (print $ sum $ map read xs) >> evaluationLoop
    "concat" : xs -> (putStrLn $ concat xs)      >> evaluationLoop
    "exit"   : [] -> return ()

You can then use it like this:
ghci> evaluationLoop
add 1 2 3 4 5
15
add -4 14
10
concat a hello
ahello
concat hi
hi
exit
ghci>

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Construction begins at Australia's largest community-owned solar farm
Michael Mazengarb 29 August 2020
One Step Off The Grid
Construction has commenced at one of Australia's largest community-owned solar farms, with the first sod turned at the 1MW SolarShare project in Canberra.
The commencement of construction is a milestone that has been a long time in the works, with SolarShare first initiating its efforts to establish a community-owned solar farm in Canberra back in 2011.
SolarShare hopes to be able to replicate the community ownership model, with the Majura project to serve as a key proof-of-concept that could enable the creation of additional community energy projects in other parts of Australia.
"The Majura farm is our flagship project," SolarShare chair Nick Fejer said. "So we are immensely proud of reaching this milestone. Our climate is changing, as is our community, and we all have an important role to play in creating sustainable energy."
SolarShare said that it hoped the community ownership model would provide a pathway to ownership of solar power for community members who may be prevented from directly investing in their own solar systems, such as renters or those living in apartments.
"SolarShare is for anyone who wants to be part of the shift to a renewable energy economy. This includes people who previously had no access to solar power market such as renters or those without a roof suitable for solar panels," Fejer added.
Construction was kick-started by ACT climate change and sustainability minister Shane Rattenbury, with the project to be co-owned by around 500 local community members, and will produce enough power to supply around 250 Canberra homes…
To read the full story on RenewEconomy sister site, One Step Off The Grid, click here…
"Chaos and confusion" as regulators fast-track rules to switch off solar PV
Australian electric bike start-up Zoomo lands $16 million in capital, led by CEFC
Israel's StoreDot unveils "5-minute charge" EV battery
Back to the future? DeLorean could be reborn as electric car


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Q: React-route useHistory doesn't work for me Hi I'm doing a project with react and nodejs, I'm using window.location.href to redirect to another page if person successfully logged in and wanted to use useHistory to redirect to another page without updating, but it doesn't work, it gives me the following error
Error

Uncaught Error: Invalid hook call. Hooks can only be called inside of the body of a function component. This could happen for one of the following reasons:
1. You might have mismatching versions of React and the renderer (such as React DOM)
2. You might be breaking the Rules of Hooks
3. You might have more than one copy of React in the same app
See -invalid-hook-call for tips about how to debug and fix this problem.

I use it as is as it is in the react-route documentation (I think)
Code
import React, { Component } from 'react'
import './main.css';
import {BrowserRouter as Router, Switch, Route, Link, Redirect, useHistory,
  useLocation, browserHistory, withRouter} from 'react-router-dom';

import Register from './components/ComponentRegister'
import Login from './components/ContainerLogin'
import ChatPrincipal from './Chat/ChatPrincipal'

class App extends Component {

  state = {
    username: '',
    status: Number,
    message: '',
    messageError: ''
  }

componentDidMount(){
// localStorage.setItem('sesion', '')
}

  userLogin = (username, password) =>{
    const url = 'http://192.168.1.7:3000/api/login'

     fetch('/api/register', {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: {
        'Accept': 'application/json',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({username: username, password: password})
    })
    .then(r => r.json())
    .then(data =>{
      if(data.status === 200){
        console.log('hola')
        this.setState({
          status: data.status,
          message: data.message,
          username: username
        })
        this.userSearch()
      }
    })

  }

  login = (username, password) =>{
    let history = useHistory() <====================== Error
    fetch('/api/login', {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: {
        'Accept': 'application/json',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({username: username, password: password})
    })
    .then(r => r.json())

    .then(data =>{
      console.log(data.status)
      if(data.status === 200){
        console.log('si')
         this.setState({
          status: data.status,
          message: data.message,
          username: username
        })
        this.userSearch()
      }else{
        this.setState({
          messageError: data.message,
          status: data.status
        })
        console.log('Error')
        const error = document.getElementById('Error')

      }
    })

  }

  userSearch = () =>{
    console.log('hola')
    const sesionGet = localStorage.getItem('sesion')
    const url = `/api/userSearch/${this.state.username}`
    fetch(url)
    .then(r => r.json())
    .then(data => {
      console.log(data.user._id)
        localStorage.setItem('sesion', data.user._id)
    })
    .then(console.log)
    setTimeout(() => {
      window.location.href = "/"
    }, 1000);
  }

  userRegister = (username, password) =>{
    const url = ''

    fetch('/api/register', {
      method: 'POST',
      headers: {
        'Accept': 'application/json',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({username: username, password: password})
    })
    .then(r => r.json())
    .then(data => {
      if(data.status === 200){
        console.log(data.status, 'jeje')
        this.setState({
          status: data.status
        })
      }else{
        this.setState({
          status: data.status,
          messageError: data.message

        })
      }
    })
  }

  render() {
    return (

     <Router>
      <div>
          <Switch>

          <Route exact path="/">
          <ChatPrincipal/>
          </Route>

          <Route exact path="/init/login">
          <Login status={this.state.status} error={this.state.messageError} login={this.login}/>
          </Route>

          <Route exact path="/init/register">
          <Register status={this.state.status} register={this.userRegister}/>
          </Route>

          <Route exact path="/init/chat">

          </Route >
          </Switch>

      </div>
      </Router>
    )
  }
}

export default App;
)

And just invoking the useHistory function immediately gives me the above error causing me to not be able to use your function to redirect to pages
history.push('/')

A: It happened to me when I was using ContextProvider and BrowserRouter, I had a composition like this:

ReactDOM.render(
  <ContextProvider>
    <BrowserRouter>
      <App />
    </BrowserRouter>
  </ContextProvider>,
  document.getElementById('root')
);

ContextProvider wasn't wrapped by BrowserRouter. I solved this by wrapping ContextProvider with BrowserRouter, like this:

ReactDOM.render(
  <BrowserRouter>
    <ContextProvider>
      <App />
    </ContextProvider>
  </BrowserRouter>,
  document.getElementById('root')
);

A: You should use hooks inside a component. Also push method takes object with pathname property as an argument: history.push({pathname: '/'}). Another rules of using hooks on official website: Rules of Hooks


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All Weather Mersey Lifeboat 12-24 "Lil Cunningham" – Services 2001
AWB crew paged to back-up ILB to assist 4 fishermen at Talacre beach. See ILB services for full report. AWB had just entered the water when it was recalled.
AWB crew paged to launch to assist 21ft clinker-built motor vessel "Dragonfly", with 4 persons on board, on passage from Liverpool to Rhyl. The boat was waiting for the tide to get into Rhyl, but had been caught in the surfline, and the anchor was dragging. The men had only a mobile phone for communication, and they contacted the Coastguard via that. The AWB launched into a NNE force 6 wind, with breaking seas about 1.5m high up to 1/2 mile out. Because the boat was about 150m near the shoreline, but the AWB was on the outside of the outer bank from the boat, the ILB was requested to launch to transfer a towline from the AWB to the casualty. The ILB launched, and approached the AWB with great difficulty. As there were only 2 crew on the ILB, the station mechanic transferred to the ILB, to enable the other ILB crew to tend the towline. The towline was then taken from the AWB to about 50m from the casualty, under great difficulty because the ILB was stern-to with the breaking seas. The ILB crew showed good seamanship in carrying out this manoeuver, but were unable to get to the casualty as it had drifted about another 100m along the surfline. The towline was therefore recovered, and the AWB tried to get closer, but was unable to get across the shallow bank, and was getting a hard ride from the breaking seas. At this stage, the AWB coxswain instructed the ILB to evacuate the crew from the motorboat, as seas were breaking over the boat, knocking the occupants to the deck. This was undertaken with superb seamanship, and the ILB successfully transferred the 4 persons to the ILB. There were now 7 people on the ILB, and it shipped 2 heavy seas, half-filling the ILB, but it successfully returned to the shore about 150m away, and waited for the Tractor to recover the boat, whilst the Coastguard shoreparty stood by assisting with the casualties, 2 of whom were suffering from hypothermia, and lapsing into unconsciousness. An ILB crewmember also suffered a badly-sprained wrist in the rescue. All persons were transferred to ambulance at the boathouse, and the ILB crewmember was taken to hospital by Coastguard auxiliaries. The AWB stood by to try to recover the boat, but it did not prove successful, as the boat was now in the surfline with breaking seas causing damage to the boat. As the AWB was standing by, the crew saw a red flare from Towyn area, and proceeded there. The flare was very low on the shoreline, and a search did not find anything. The AWB returned to station and was ready for service by 2230. All injured parties were released from hospital later that night. The boat subsequently was washed ashore 1/2 mile from the boathouse, and was broken apart by 2 high tides.
The AWB had just launched on exercise when Holyhead Coastguard paged the Honorary Secretary. The police at Abergele had requested lifeboat assistance to recover a 43-year old male who had entered the water. The police helicopter NW1 was also on scene. The boat proceeded, and had been going for about 5 minutes when the coastguard was informed that the person was now in police custody, and the AWB could stand down. The exercise was then resumed.
Report of fire on board the Douglas Gas platform complex. Rhyl and Llandudno lifeboats paged to bring to immediate readiness to assist should evacuation be necessary. Boat had just come out of boathouse when Holyhead Coastguard reported that fire was out and boats could be stood down. This was done by 1812.
AWB launched to back-up ILB, Police, Helicopter and Coastguards in search for person reported in water in Rhyl Harbour. See ILB report for fuller details. AWB searched off river Clwyd harbour entrance, and ILB searched harbour and inshore, until search was called off about 0420.
This is strictly not a "Rhyl Lifeboat" service, but is recorded here as the Rhyl crew were instrumental in the service. The relief lifeboat 12-25 "Bingo Lifeline" had left Rhyl at 1215 to rendezvous with Llandudno lifeboat, after completing relief duties at Rhyl. Our station boat "Lil Cunningham" had sailed from Menai Bridge to Rhyl at 1100, and had passed us off Llandudno. The "Bingo Lifeline" was following Llandudno lifeboat up the Menai Straits when the call came from the 18′ speedboat "Crimson Too" with 3 persons on board, that they had broken down off Bangor pier. "Bingo Lifeline" went alongside and found that the electrics on the boat had failed, but the boat was riding at anchor and in no immediate danger. They had seen 2 lifeboats go past within 3 minutes and thought they would be able to get help rather quickly. "Bingo Lifeline then proceeded to Menai Bridge to pick up the Llandudno crew, who were leaving their boat there for refit work, and taking over "Bingo Lifeline" as the Llandudno station relief boat. So the casualty had 2 lifeboat crews go to their assistance, but on the same boat! The casualty was then reached again, and the 2 station mechanics went on board to try to affect a fix to the engine. This was unsuccessful, so the Lifeboat took up the tow and proceeded at 8 knots to Conwy Marina, which was on the way home for the Llandudno crew. The marina was reached at 1715, and the boat was safely taken into the marina. The Rhyl crew were then delivered to the "Beacons" landing stage off the Conwy estuary where the Rhyl LandRover LR26 was waiting to return them to Rhyl. The "Bingo Lifeline" was then taken over as Llandudno station boat and returned to Llandudno at 1745. I have not recorded this in the services totals for 2001, until the RNLI has confirmed whether this service will go down to Rhyl, Llandudno, or to a boat on passage.
Rhyl AWB launched to assist the 2 persons on board motor boat "Gabrielle", lost all engine power, drifting approximately 19 miles North-North-West of the boathouse. The boat had been drifting for many hours, and the 2 crew were tired, and in the middle of the main Liverpool shipping channel entrance, about 7 miles beyond the Douglas gas and oil platform. The AWB launched by 0902 and reached the casualty about 90 minutes later, using the VHF direction-finding equipment to target the casualty. When found they were over 20 miles from Rhyl. They had attempted to get to Lytham in Lancashire, but were exhausted. The boat was taken in tow and headed towards Lytham. The Lytham Lifeboat 12-30 "Her Majesty the Queen" had launched at 1000 to rendezvous with the Rhyl AWB, and take over the tow back to Lytham. This was done about 12 miles from Lytham, and Rhyl Lifeboat then returned to North Wales, to Rhos-On-Sea, where it was the local Flagday, and the crew had promised to attend. The local MP and dignitaries were taken on board and given a "trip round the bay", and the boat then returned to Rhyl, being ready for service at 1645, some 8 hours after the call. Over 100 miles were travelled on this service and exercise, using 400 litres of fuel.
AWB launched to search for a child missing at the water's edge at Sandy Cove, 1.5 miles West of the boathouse. AWB arrived on scene 5 minutes later, but the Coastguard at Holyhead reported child had just been found safe and well ashore. AWB was then diverted to assist ILB in searching for 2 missing children, missing for nearly 2 hours from the Rhyl promenade area. The AWB and ILB searched together until 1755 when it was reported that the 2 children (1 of whom had a mental problem) had been found safe and well by the paddling pool on Rhyl promenade. AWB and ILB returned to station by 1840.
AWB launched to search for 2 jet-powered speedboats, which had launched from Prestatyn that morning, with 5-7 persons on board, last seen going towards the Douglas gas platform. They were 2 hours overdue, and the weather was gusting between 5-6 Westerly, with seas forming breaking and cresting waves. They were reported overdue by the Prestatyn sailing club, who had agreed to pull the boats out of the water when they returned. The AWB launched and proceeded to about 1/2 mile off Prestatyn, then going in a straight line towards the rig. It was ascertained that the boats were carrying a small handheld VHF radio and mobile phone. It was reported that neither boat had a compass. The AWB had been searching for about 45 minutes when the Rhyl Coastguard mobile patrol on the top of Gwaenysgor mountain, behind Prestatyn; could see the boats about 1 mile off the Lifeboat, and about 1 mile further inshore. It was difficult to see the boats from the AWB as there was a lot of flying spray, it was getting dusk, and both boats were white in colour. After a further 15 minutes, the 1 boat was spotted, and was followed by the Lifeboat. It was difficult to get near, as every time the Lifeboat closed on the boat, it sped off. The boats were eventually followed until they got back to the beach at Prestatyn, where they were met by the Coastguards. Communication was difficult due to the people on the boat only having a small knowledge of English, being of Asian(chinese) origin. It transpired that 1 of the boats had broken down, and that they had managed eventually to restart the engine, but did not think to inform those ashore of their being overdue. Luckily everything turned out OK, and they were put right in the ways of the sea by the Coastguard mobile patrol. The AWB returned to station, being ready for service by 2145.
AWB requested to launch by coastguard, to back-up ILB going to 3 inflatables off Abergele. The AWB was just on the point of launching when the all-clear was given by the coastguard, so the AWB returned to station. For full report, see ILB page.
Rhyl Coastguard mobile tasked to object in water at Pensarn, 4 miles West of station. When on scene, looked like a person in the water, so the AWB was called for, as the wind had been North Westerly 5-6 for many days (onshore), and sea was very rough. The boat was just being taken on to the slipway when the Coastguard mobile reported that the object had come ashore, and that it was an immesion suit as worn by oil rig workers, but no person inside. The Coastguard recovered the suit, and as it appeared to have been in the water for some time, the AWB was stood down at 1316, being rehoused by 1321.
AWB requested to go to Pensarn beach, Abergele, to attend a child being swept out to sea on a Li-Lo. The child was rescued by a member of the public, and the boat was stood down. See the ILB report for more detail.
AWB requested to launch to a 16 foot day boat with engine broken down off Rhyl. As the boat was reaching the water's edge, the day boat managed to start their engine and proceeded at full speed towards Liverpool. It appears the boat in question had also been in difficulty off Towyn earlier, and this was the same boat that the ILB was proceeding to when the call came to investigate this boat off Rhyl. Holyhead Coastguard contacted the dayboat by mobile phone, and they said they had fixed their engine and were now going to New Brighton (near Liverpool) under their own power. The AWB was stood down just as it entered the water, and the AWB returned to station at 1640.
AWB launched to assist the 32 feet Princess cabin cruiser named "Lisanne", which had steering problems, just off the end perch marking the approach to Rhyl harbour, with 2 persons on board. The AWB approached the casualty, and when alongside, a crew member was put on board the cruiser to assist with the tow. An auxiliary drogue was attached to the stern of the casualty to maintain a straight tow into the harbour. The tow took about 15 minutes to get alongside the quay wall. The AWB then had to wait in the harbour until there was sufficient beach on the ebbing tide to recover the boat at the boathouse. The service was completed by 1530.
AWB launched to search for a male attempting suicide by wading into the sea off Kinmel Bay, 1/2 mile to West of station. The ILB was also launched 5 minutes later to search closer inshore. Rhyl Coastguard mobile, Police helicopter NW1, and various other police officers were also involved. The AWB arrived on scene after 4 minutes, and was searching when the coastguard were notified by Police HQ that the person had been apprehended ashore, and all units were stood down, returning to the boathouse by 1730.


Discussion in 'Hi-Fi Stereo Systems & Separates' started by hippiemark, Jan 13, 2008.
this is my first post on here but i've been reading for a while.
i currently have a dv88+ which i love but its starting to show its age and i'm thinking of upgrading for the picture boost only. i would like either a fmj dv29 or the dv137 but i'm unsure if the picture from the fmj would be as good as the one from the 137. has anyone ever compared these two? and if so what were your opinions?
i do understand that my panasonic 37px70 will upscale a 576 image but is that a better choice than just the 137 scaling to fit? lots of questions i know but i'm fearful of making a mistake.
Arcam dv88+, naim cd5i-2, Arcam avr250, Proac studio 130's L+R,Proac hexa centre, Tannoy Mercury mx 1 rears. Panasonic 37-px70. M J Acoustics pro50 mk2 subs, yeah two of them and a Boxee box with a 2tb drive attached.


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January 31 – February 28: 23rd Annual Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration at various locations. A month-long celebration showcasing the rich cultural heritage of the Gullah people and their history on Hilton Head Island with art exhibitions, gospel concerts, festivals, tours, lectures and more.
2019 Hilton Head Island Gullah Celebration – Opening Party: January 31, 6-9 p.m.
Art League of Hilton Head Gallery at the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Ln.
The Opening Party is the first opportunity for patrons and friends to see the display of original work by emerging and leading artists at the Arts Ob We People: Winter Exhibition and Sale. Free Will Offering.
1 & March 2, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Arts Ob We People: Winter Exhibition and Sale is a display of original work by emerging and leading artists that represents the life of Gullah people on Hilton Head Island and the surrounding community. Artists will be on-site at various times throughout the exhibit; check for exact schedules at gullahcelebration.com. Private group tours are available by request. Free Will Offering.
Ol' Fashioned Gullah Breakfast: February 2, 8 a.m.-12 p.m.
Historic Cherry Hill School, 209 Dillon Rd.
Home cooking that shows some, and reminds others, of a traditional Gullah breakfast: featuring your choice of stewed oysters, shrimp in a savory Lowcountry gravy, fried fresh catchfish paired with hot butter grits and fresh biscuits. Meals are prepared by people of the local Gullah community, coordinated by Ooman Chef Louise Cohen. $12.
Freedom Day: February 2, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
National Freedom Day was established in 1948 by President Harry Truman, in remembrance of February 1, 1865 — the day President Lincoln signed the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which outlawed slavery. This year we will take a journey through historic Mitchelville. On this tour you will learn more about what the people of Mitchelville were busy creating in 1862 before the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, and how those citizens would create a guidepost for generations to follow. Free Will Offering.
Family And Friends Day: February 5, 7-8:30 p.m.
First African Baptist Church, 70 Beach City Rd.
Join historic First African Baptist Church for Family Night Program. This program will focus on the Traditional and Contemporary Gullah songs, followed by a reception with samples of authentic Gullah food. Free Will Offering.
Gullah Music Series Featuring The Voices Of El Shaddai: February 8, 7-8:30 p.m.
Queen Chapel AME Church, 114 Beach City Rd.
Celebrate and honor the spiritual thread that binds the African ancestors and the Gullah of today. This installment to the Gullah Celebration's annual music series features the renowned Voices of El Shaddai. Free Will Offering.
Sweetheart Ball: February 9, 7-11 p.m.
The Northridge Club, 435 William Hilton Pkwy.
Are you ready to dance? This event is sure to keep you dancing all evening long with music performed by Stee and the Ear Candy. With the purchase of your ticket you can enjoy the delicious buffet of Lowcountry foods. You can add beer, wine or spirits of your choice at our cash bar. $65.
Taste Of Gullah: February 9, 12-3 p.m.
Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, 14 Shelter Cove Ln.
This one-of-kind event is an afternoon filled with authentic Gullah dishes such as okra gumbo, conch stew, fried shrimp dusted in traditional Gullah seasonings and classic barbecue favorites like chargrilled chicken and ribs. While you eat you can enjoy the entertainment of several local artists, including traditional dancers, musicians and storytellers. $12.
"Hilton Head Island Back In The Day: Through Eyes Of Gullah Elders": February 9 & 21, 7-8:30 p.m.
Coligny Theatre, 1 North Forest Beach Dr.
A feature-length documentary featuring Gullah elders, the descendants of freedmen, based on the historic Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. They share personal stories about their communities, farming, fishing, upbringing, church, education, Northern Migration, food ways, language and the development that came with the construction of the bridge in 1956 and how it greatly impacted their lives. $7.
Gullah Institute Presents "The Impact Of The Great Migration On Gullah Culture:" February 10, 4-6 p.m.
Come hear from historians, authors and artists, including a fireside chat with Dianne Britton Dunham and Anita Singleton Prather, on the impact the Great Migration (1916-1970) had on the American South. Plus, a special presentation of culture and community awards for outstanding leaders and supporters. $20.
Soul Food And Friends Cooking Classes: February 12 & 26, 6-8 p.m.
Great cooking is about more than recipes – it's about techniques. In our classes you'll work together with other students in a fun, hands-on environment led by authentic Gullah chefs. Get tons of hands-on practice in preparing Lowcountry favorites using locally sourced foods. $40.
Paint And Sip: February 13 & 26, 6-8 p.m.
Join us for a two-hour session and create memories that will last a lifetime. Exhibiting artists in the annual Arts Ob We People Exhibit and Sale will guide you with stroke-by-stroke instructions to ensure you paint your own unique masterpiece. Be sure to bring your favorite beverage (soft drinks, beer or wine; no spirits please). $30.
Gullah Music Series Featuring Male Choruses: February 15, 7-8:30 p.m.
Celebrate and honor the spiritual thread that binds the African ancestors and the Gullah of today. This installment to the Gullah Celebration's annual music series features the Male Choruses from Campbell AME Church, First African Baptist Church, Mt. Calvary Baptist Church and St. James Baptist Church. Free Will Offering.
The Gullah Market: An Arts, Crafts And Food Expo: February 16, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Historic Honey Horn, 70 Honey Horn Dr.
An all-access experience of Gullah culture! The annual Gullah Market offers cultural demonstrations, authentic Gullah and African crafts and food for sale, as well as an offering of traditional storytelling, musical entertainment and the Celebration of African-American Authors. An event to be shared with family and friends, or for you to make new friends! Featured performances by the Gullah Geechee Ring Shouters, Wona Womalan West African Drum and Dance Ensemble, Gullah Ooman Louise Cohen and more. $10/general admission, $5/youth (5-12) and FREE for those 4 and under.
Community Day At The Gullah Market: February 17, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Experience the ties that bind the community of Gullah people through praise and worship, followed by a Community Block Party featuring a battle of marching bands, bounce castles, health screenings, the Gullah Rappers and more! Plus, authentic art, food and beverages for sale! Proceeds from Community Day will benefit youth programs in Beaufort County. $10/general admission, $5/youth (5-12) and FREE for those 4 and under.
Gullah Music Series, Featuring Gospel Classics: February 22, 7-8:30 p.m.
St. James Baptist Church, 209 Beach City Rd.
Celebrate and honor the spiritual thread that binds the African ancestors and the Gullah of today. This installation in the Gullah Celebration's annual music series features St. James Baptist Church Choir and Time 4 Two. Free Will Offering.
Gullah Music Series, Featuring Gospel Choirs: February 28, 7-8:30 p.m.
Central Oak Grove Baptist Church, 161 Matthews Dr.
Celebrate and honor the spiritual thread that binds the African ancestors and the Gullah of today. This closing event of our five-part music series features the Gospel Choirs of Central Oak Grove Baptist Church, First Zion Baptist Church Choir and Campbell AME Gospel Choir. Free Will Offering.
Please call or visit the website to confirm dates, times, pricing and locations. (843) 255-7304 or gullahcelebration.com.
Let the good times roll! Bluffton.com calendar provides a schedule of events along with detailed information regarding each community event. Search by month to view the many diverse arts and cultural events taking place every day in Bluffton. If we've missed something, you may Post Your Events Here and let everyone know what else is happening in Bluffton!


About twenty Jan Fabre's employees and trainees complain about the behaviour of the renowned Antwerp artist in an open letter published Wednesday evening on the website of the art magazine rekto:verso. Acts of humiliation and sexual intimidation are reported.
The open letter refers to semi-secret photographic activities. The renowned artist allegedly invited dancers to perform in visual art performances and, under this pretext, attempted to get closer. Some dancers would have been offered, after these sessions, substantial sums of money. Who refused them, saw his role limited, and exposed himself to humiliation or manipulation, states the open letter, signed by eight people whose names are revealed, the rest of the signatories remaining anonymous.
Jan Fabre is also accused of humiliating women during rehearsals with "painful and often openly sexist criticism".
Some of the signatories claim to have been victims of sexual transgressive practices, others to have witnessed them.
Their testimony is now public because attempts to dialogue with Jan Fabre within the Troubleyn company have not been successful.
The signatories are also offended by an interview in which the artist claims that he has never seen any problems with transgressive sexual behaviour during his fourty years of collaboration. However, in two years, no fewer than six employees have left for this reason, the document points out.
Fabre and Troubleyn deny the criticisms on the rekto:verso website: "We don't force anyone here to do things that are considered for one or the other as beyond their limits". They also regret that a trial is conducted in the media without the possibility of self-defence and challenge any inappropriate behaviour.
Jan Fabre reacted : "I never intended to intimidate or hurt people psychologically or sexually."
In the meantime the Labour Auditor's public prosecutor from Antwerp has started a research into the artist.


Anderson has for some years now been touted as one of the leading figures in contemporary music, numbering figures like Oliver Knussen (the conductor on the winning disc) among his champions, and winning awards along the way.
For more than a decade British composer Julian Anderson has been consolidating his reputation as a leading talent. This first CD shows that talent at full stretch. The music is always direct in its tone of voice and unfailingly approachable.
The big orchestral canvases show Anderson's priceless gift for making complex formal shapes totally lucid. Oliuver Knusson's beautifully integrated performances with both the BBC Symphony and the Sinfonietta help inestimably, too.
Anderson's stunning orchestral technique assures that the ear and mind are continually stimulated. Oliver Knussen (...) conducts (...) with passion and conviction, drawing virtuoso playing from the London Sinfonietta (...) and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
Oliver Knussen and the two British top ensembles are the best performers that Anderson could wish to interpret his works.
This disc represents Julian Anderson's much-awaited recording début, featuring the première recordings of five of his most important works to date. Diptych (1990) was his first acknowledged work; it won the 1992 Royal Philharmonic Society Prize for Young Composers and was subsequently nominated as the BBC entry in the 1996 International Rostrum of Composers in Paris. Anderson's two commissions for the London Sinfonietta, Khorovod (1994) and Alhambra Fantasy (2000), have been widely performed by leading ensembles across Europe and the USA. His other most played works include the orchestral BBC Proms commission The Stations of the Sun (1998). A terrifying poem by W.B. Yeats, as well as the experience of a lunar eclipse in March 1996 gave the inspiration to The Crazed Moon (1997), commissioned by BBC Wales.
The recording was produced in association with the BBC Symphony Orchestra (tracks 2, 3, 5, 6) and the London Sinfonietta (1, 4). The composer himself was closely involved in the production process and as author of the booklet's liner notes.


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Pros: Good choice of music. Decent writing. Most actors did okay with what they were given.
Cons: Way too many jump cuts. The editing was the main problem. Certain scenes seemed to be kind of awkward and not make much sense. The audio and lighting were a bit off in some parts. Also, some of the actors kept looking at the camera when they weren`t supposed to.
Other Thoughts: If the editing and audio/lighting were improved, the film would have been a lot better.


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but for some reason, when I try to allow djangorestframework-jwt to decode the token, I get an error decoding the signature every time. I understand this might be a bit too specific of a question, but hopefully someone who has dealt with this stack before could give me a hand.


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The Legend of Kamui (カムイ 外伝 , 2009) in San Francisco
On November 19th at 7:15pm, The Red Lantern and VCinema will debut their joint movie screeening series with the 2009 Japanese film THE LEGEND OF KAMUI aka KAMUI GAIDEN, a live-action adaptation of the best-selling manga by Sampei Shirato. This is the West Coast premiere of the film.
Born a ninja. Die a ninja.
In 17th century Japan, disillusioned ninja Kamui finds himself on the run, in search of freedom. However, he discovers he's being hunted by members of his former clan who want to assassinate him for the clan secrets that he possesses. When he finally settles down in a small fishing village, Kamui finds himself face to face with an old nemesis whom he must deal with along with the ninja hunting party who are hot on his trail.
THE LEGEND OF KAMUI is a thrilling action movie starring some of the hottest talent in Japanese cinema today: Koyuki (THE LAST SAMURAI), Anna Tsuchiya (KAMIKAZE GIRLS), Suzuka Ohgoa and Japan Academy Award winner Kenichi Matsuyama (DETROIT METAL CITY, DEATH NOTE), (MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA). The film is directed by Yoichi Sai whose 2004 film BLOOD AND BONES garnered four Japan Academy Awards.
The film will be shown in Japanese with English subtitles.
Tickets will be $10 and will include a screening of the film as well as an post-movie reception with food and drinks and other goodies.
This event is open to the general public.
The Red Lantern is an Asian cinema meetup group located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
VCinema is an Asian cinema podcast also located in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Posted by Cathy Munroe Hotes at 5:30 pm
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Fusako Yusaki: Master of Metamorphosis
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Affordance (アフォーダンス, 2016)
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Music of the Visual World: Japanese Indie Animated Shorts
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Nippon Connection Film Festival Goes Online!
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NC2019 FILM TALK: TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS
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Ghibli Museum Special Exhibition: Painting the Colours of Our Films / 三鷹の森ジブリ美術館「映画を塗る仕事」展
The current exhibition at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka examines the "integral role" of colour as a form of expression in the films of its...
The Red Thread (赤い糸, 2010)
The Red Thread (赤い糸/ Akai Ito ) by Kazuhiko Okushita (奥下 和彦) was featured on the NHK's Digista program in February. Th...
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Lost in Translation: Traditional Chef Master? It's a Mom & Pop ramen shop! An amusing discussion took place on Facebook this wee...
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"""Support for Bizkaibus, Biscay (Basque Country, Spain) Bus service."""

import logging

from bizkaibus.bizkaibus import BizkaibusData
import voluptuous as vol

from homeassistant.components.sensor import PLATFORM_SCHEMA
from homeassistant.const import CONF_NAME
import homeassistant.helpers.config_validation as cv
from homeassistant.helpers.entity import Entity

_LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)

ATTR_DUE_IN = "Due in"

CONF_STOP_ID = "stopid"
CONF_ROUTE = "route"

DEFAULT_NAME = "Next bus"

PLATFORM_SCHEMA = PLATFORM_SCHEMA.extend(
    {
        vol.Required(CONF_STOP_ID): cv.string,
        vol.Required(CONF_ROUTE): cv.string,
        vol.Optional(CONF_NAME, default=DEFAULT_NAME): cv.string,
    }
)

def setup_platform(hass, config, add_entities, discovery_info=None):
    """Set up the Bizkaibus public transport sensor."""
    name = config.get(CONF_NAME)
    stop = config[CONF_STOP_ID]
    route = config[CONF_ROUTE]

    data = Bizkaibus(stop, route)
    add_entities([BizkaibusSensor(data, stop, route, name)], True)

class BizkaibusSensor(Entity):
    """The class for handling the data."""

    def __init__(self, data, stop, route, name):
        """Initialize the sensor."""
        self.data = data
        self.stop = stop
        self.route = route
        self._name = name
        self._state = None

    @property
    def name(self):
        """Return the name of the sensor."""
        return self._name

    @property
    def state(self):
        """Return the state of the sensor."""
        return self._state

    @property
    def unit_of_measurement(self):
        """Return the unit of measurement of the sensor."""
        return "minutes"

    def update(self):
        """Get the latest data from the webservice."""
        self.data.update()
        try:
            self._state = self.data.info[0][ATTR_DUE_IN]
        except TypeError:
            pass

class Bizkaibus:
    """The class for handling the data retrieval."""

    def __init__(self, stop, route):
        """Initialize the data object."""
        self.stop = stop
        self.route = route
        self.info = None

    def update(self):
        """Retrieve the information from API."""
        bridge = BizkaibusData(self.stop, self.route)
        bridge.getNextBus()
        self.info = bridge.info