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August 18, 2005
The network administrator for the Kane County (Illinois) Recorders Office, Dan Brockmann is among the growing cadres of computer/IT professionals who take a 'non-traditional' route into the field.
At nearly 27, Dan readily admits he had a false start or two in his early efforts at higher education. Those false starts led to a lengthy stint working at a variety of "crappy retail jobs," and gave him the incentive to complete his education.
Dan joined the ranks of government employees working in the county building's copy center as a "glorified cashier." At the time, he considered it "another dead-end job, but a job," and returned to the DeVry Institute of Technology in 2002 part-time to complete the electrical engineering technology bachelor's degree he had already earned coursework toward. With three years in the county building's copy center under his belt, Dan was offered a promotion to become the IT technician for the County Recorder Department several months after he returned to school.
In effect, he went from selling hardware at a major home improvement retailer to installing it as an IT professional. Today, he is the network administrator, manages an IT assistant and is completing the final class toward the degree in electrical engineering technology from DeVry. Along the way, he has also received Microsoft certifications and completed a two-week boot camp to receive MCSA 2003 (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator) certification.
Tell us about your computer/IT education and how it fits in with your career in the field.
The education came first! I went to the DeVry Institute of Technology back in 1996, that didn't pan out. I tried community college in 1997, that didn't pan out. I tried working retail for five years or so, but that was going nowhere. I finally got my head out of my rear and decided to go back to school for the electrical engineering technology degree.
I always had an interest in computers, worked on the family's home system, and though I never did networking before, they gave me a chance and I've been here two years now. I went into it knowing nothing more than how to fix a PC itself, I never had fixed a network or a server … I learned under fire, thanks in large part to Zlatko "Z" Koprivec, president of IT Stability in Hoffman Estates, Ill., the county's computer consultant. I consider "Z" my mentor… and my "get-me-out-of-hot water" guy.
In addition to the DeVry courses, I've taken a couple of week-long Microsoft classes and a two-week boot camp for Microsoft Certification. As of right now I'm a MCSA 2003 (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator). I have two more tests to take, which will boost me up to MCSE level; it means roughly the same thing, except I'll be an administrator/engineer.
Electrical engineering technology degree studies have prepared me for getting into the workplace for creating new electronically devices, such as at Intel working on new processors, on the actual chips. But I want to continue working in IT networks, software and stuff. In the field that I'm in, having the EET degree really doesn't help me get a computer job, except by virtue that I have a bachelor's degree.
What do you enjoy most about your current position? Your career?
I enjoy the complete lack of monotony and the new challenges. I always want to learn new things and know as much as I can about this stuff. Not only for the job security, but for my own personal reasons, I like knowing how to do it.
How have your experiences in previous positions contributed to your success?
The only thing I could say that I've taken from previous jobs that I brought into this one is management skills. When I first got the position, my job title was IT technician, and now I have an assistant. I'm still doing a lot of work on the computers, but now I actually have an assistant, so he gets the grunt work, and I get to mentor him and teach him some of the skills I have.
I was a manager at a major home improvement chain, and, until then, had always been more of the worker type than the manager type. I had just turned 21… I realize now that I was not a good manager and I wasn't prepared for it. I definitely knew all about the hardware, could help a customer out anywhere in the store, but management was not my forte at the time. I was so "by the book" there, had the whole policy and procedures manual memorized.
Now I know what NOT to do when working with the people under me, and that's to know when to show appreciation instead of being an ---. Now when it comes to my assistant, I try to look at how I would have dealt with the situation at the home improvement chain, and then I do the exact opposite. Things seem to be working out a lot better that way!
What were the biggest inspirations for your career?
The biggest is money! I'm very money-driven, and the IT field will definitely help me out with that. On top of that, it's something that I enjoy doing. So if I can get paid well for it…that's a bonus. I love computers and I'm happy making money doing it.
What was your greatest success?
Just recently, we did a switchover of from an old network system to a brand new system. We put a lot of effort into it, a lot of meetings, a lot of paperwork, strategizing. It was a very needed upgrade, we were working on a system that was a failing network a few years ago (I had to reboot it two or three times a week), and though we eventually got it worked out to having to reboot only once a month, it still needed to be replaced. The opening day of the problems with the new network, we had it almost on the brink of having it all fixed up, and then we lost power. It just figures. It all went off without hitches, and now we're on all new machines and an all new operating system.
What are some of your personal and/or professional goals for the future?
To keep adding certifications to broaden my knowledge, expertise and job security. It's all about building the resume, instead of the not-so-positive, resume-generating experiences.
What are the tools of the trade that you use the most?
Microsoft has a knowledge base I utilize a lot. Plus, knowing people who can help when you've got a question comes in handy.
Have any interesting anecdotes about life as an "IT guy"?
Mostly, I'm the dartboard, and people are just shooting at me left and right. It doesn't matter how many projects I've got going on, they don't care, their stuff is the most important at all times.
The good advice I've received and would like to pass on to others working in the field is to make sure your employers knows that you are an expert at dealing with servers and systems. And, then, act as ignorant as possible about your knowledge of programs, like QuickBooks or Microsoft Office. All of the questions from employees take away from what I'm supposed to be doing; some people definitely have some challenges working with computers. I'm constantly being bombarded with questions like, "What's my user name?" For this job, it's best to have high patience levels and a low profile.
What is a common myth about the computer/IT profession?
That we're all a bunch of geeky jack---es who don't have lives beyond computers. The newer generation is starting to break the mold. We're able to take care of the job, but also not let it rule our lives. We're not like the guy on the Saturday Night Live skit.
I try to be as little as a techie geek as I possibly can be, and try to live a normal person's life. I'm the computer guy who is at the bar drinking a beer, not the computer guy at the bar debating the merits of system switches!
Do you feel that is important for someone to be passionate about computers/IT in order to be successful in the field?
I think so, yes. If you don't have the passion for it, you won't have the drive to learn new technologies, and if you don't have the drive to learn new technologies, you will be lost in the wind.
Some employers pay for you to go to certification courses. My work paid for the boot camp I went to, and they're paying for future certification classes. It's definitely a necessity to stay on top of things, developments in the field. My predecessor lacked passion, he lacked drive… and now I've got his position.
How did you initially decide to study computers/IT?
The computer thing came naturally; I always seemed to have a natural knack for it. The first PC we had as a family sucked, and I was constantly on the phone with Packard Bell tech support. I started picking up on how things work, started asking questions and started learning from there, teaching myself; then mentors helped me. The biggest asset you can in the IT field is having someone you can look up to and learn from. I think everybody knows that it is imperative to network and get to know other people.
For the MCSA 2003 boot camp I took, I found CED Solutions on the web. They had all inclusive, we'll fly you out to Atlanta for this much money, feed you, put you up in a hotel, and give you the classes set-up. I looked through it, and said "I can be away from home, take time off work, take a flight and get fed? Where do I sign?"
In retrospect, what do you know now that you wish you knew before you pursued your computer/IT career?
I wish that my knowledge base was greater. I really lucked out in my situation with having someone available to mentor me right away, because we already had a great consultant working with our office.
How can prospective computer/IT students assess their skill and aptitude?
By trying out different practice exams online; just see how you do. If you don't do well, find out why by doing research to get the right answers.
What advice can you give to prospective students thinking about an education and career in computers/IT?
If they've got a yearning to do it, they should just do it. Take it into your own hands and get it done. The best way is to go to school in general to learn about IT, then find a niche you can become a real expert in.


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Any Gains from TradeFoss, Nicolai J.; Klein, Peter G. (København, 2004)[More information][Less information]
Abstract: Although they have developed very much in isolation from each other, we argue the theory of entrepreneurship and the economic theory of the firm are closely related, and each has much to learn from the other. In particular, the notion of entrepreneurship as judgment associated with Frank Knight and some Austrian school economists aligns naturally with the theory of the firm. In this perspective, the entrepreneur needs a firm, that is, a set of alienable assets he controls, to carry out his function. We further show how this notion of judgment adds to the key themes in the modern theory of the firm (i.e., the existence, boundaries, and internal organization). In our approach, resource uses are not data, but are created as entrepreneurs envision new ways of using assets to produce goods. The entrepreneur's decision problem is aggravated by the fact that capital assets are heterogeneous. Asset ownership facilitates experimenting entrepreneurship: Acquiring a bundle of property rights is a low cost means of carrying out commercial experimentation. In this approach, the existence of the firm may be understood in terms of limits to the market for judgment relating to novel uses of heterogeneous assets; and the boundaries of the firm, as well as aspects of internal organization, may be understood as being responsive to entrepreneurial processes of experimentation. Key words: Entrepreneurship, heterogeneous assets, judgment, ownership, firm boundaries, internal organization. JEL Codes: B53, D23, L2 URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/6429
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Abstract: Ever since its emergence in the 1970s the modern economic or Coasian theory of the firm has been discussed and challenged by sociologists, heterodox economists, management scholars, and other critics. This chapter reviews and assesses these critiques, focusing on behavioral issues (bounded rationality and motivation), process (including path dependence and the selection argument), entrepreneurship, and the challenge from knowledge-based theories of the firm. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7890
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Here is what it looks like to submit the definition of
app to ACL2:
ACL2 !>(defun app (x y) (cond ((endp x) y) (t (cons (car x) (app (cdr x) y)))))
The admission of APP is trivial, using the relation O< (which is known to be well-founded on the domain recognized by O-P) and the measure (ACL2-COUNT X). We observe that the type of APP is described by the theorem (OR (CONSP (APP X Y)) (EQUAL (APP X Y) Y)). We used primitive type reasoning.
Summary Form: ( DEFUN APP ...) Rules: ((:FAKE-RUNE-FOR-TYPE-SET NIL)) Warnings: None Time: 0.03 seconds (prove: 0.00, print: 0.00, other: 0.03) APP
The text between the lines above is one interaction with the ACL2 command loop.
Above you see the user's input and how the system responds. This little example shows you what the syntax looks like and is a very typical successful interaction with the definitional principle.
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University Relations
University Relations at Western Illinois University
Under the direction of Darcie Shinberger, assistant vice president for advancement & public services, the Office of University Relations promotes Western Illinois University's mission and goals to the public.
Shinberger oversees:
- News writers, an editor and office staff;
- Publications staff, who produce high-quality materials supporting Western's marketing, advancement, development, student recruitment, and orientation and retention efforts;
- Visual Production Center (VPC), which produces graphic and photographic materials in support of instruction, public relations, publications, television and grants;
- Freedom of Information requests; and
- the University's social media initiatives.
University Relations staff work with media representatives, community leaders, state and federal officials, Western administrators, students, faculty, staff and alumni, and the public. The office develops and produces a wide array of publications and other forms of communication designed to disseminate information about the University, its programs, faculty, students and alumni.


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Broccoli Cheddar Soup
From: Munchin with Munchkin
Quick Facts
Servings: 8
Prep Time: 10 min.
Cook Time: 1 hr. 20 min.
Total: 1 hr. 30 min.
Kris Mullen
Nothing cuts the cold like a warm bowl of this creamy and delicious soup.
- 2 Tbs salted butter
- 1 shallot, chopped
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 heads of broccoli, chopped
- 3 celery stalks, chopped
- 2 Yukon gold potatoes, diced
- 1 tsp ground mustard
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup baby spinach
- 10 oz 2% sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 2 cups milk
- Salt and pepper to taste
- In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Sauté shallots and onions until translucent. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.
- Add broccoli, celery, spinach, and potatoes. Sprinkle with mustard and thyme. Continue to sauté for about 5 minutes.
- Pour chicken stock over vegetables and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and let simmer for 40 to 60 minutes.
- In batches, purée the soup in a blender. Return soup to pot and stir in shredded cheese.
- Slowly whisk in milk and return to a simmer for 5 minutes.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 323
Calories from Fat 86 (27%)
(15%)Total Fat 10g
(23%)Saturated Fat 5g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
(8%)Cholesterol 25mg
(25%)Sodium 598mg
(36%)Potassium 1258mg
Total Carbohydrate 40g
(23%)Dietary Fiber 6g
Sugars 10g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(45%)Protein 22g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.
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The Alamance County Board of Commissioners needs to pay heed to Sheriff Terry Johnson�s staffing and retention plan which would include raises, paid for by self-imposed changes within the department, for Sheriff�s Office employees. As stated by Johnson in the Jan. 23 issue of The Times News, in 2012, 11 deputies left for higher pay. He also stated that it costs the county nearly $12,000 to train each deputy.
Who would want to be in a position where you have the responsibility for protecting county citizens but your organization is essentially undergoing constant churn because of employee turnover? We�re talking public safety � apprehending criminals, keeping drug dealers off the street, responding to accidents, and the list goes on. No organization can be as effective and efficient as it should with this kind of turnover. It is an immediate problem that needs addressing.
I encourage Commissioner Tim Sutton to overcome his doubts about the plan and focus on the actual problem. As to Commissioner Linda Massey�s comment that she opposes the plan because the county should consider providing raises for all employees, I would also say, not every problem can be solved on a global basis. Some have to be solved piecemeal and this one is of paramount importance.
This is a major problem and Sheriff Johnson needs and deserves the full support of the board to identify and implement immediate changes to overcome not only what becomes a loss of benefits for tax dollars spent but more importantly a high rate of turnover which impedes the ability of the Sheriff�s Office to best serve the people of the county.
In view of Editor Madison Taylor�s comments in Sunday�s Times-News pertaining to Sheriff Johnson�s purported staffing and retention policy the following comments are made. Yes, people should follow proper procedure. Yes, there should be transparency. That doesn�t make the serious problem of staff retention go away. Now we�re all caught up in the �who said what; who did what?� rather than focusing full attention on the problem. As citizens for both the local and national levels, we are tired of all the machinations, accusations, manipulations that go on rather than effectively solving problems. Some lessons learned �- taking Madison�s comments at face value: Follow procedure/protocol. Rather than accusations, help each other out to get to the end solution on a timely basis.


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Dark chocolate protects DNA and the heart
A recent study in the British Journal of Nutrition [1] has found that dark chocolate contains antioxidants that are protective to DNA, but this effect only lasts for a day. Researchers in Milan, Italy, measured plasma epicatechin levels, DNA damage in mononuclear blood cells, and plasma total antioxidant activity in 20 volunteers on a balanced diet with standardised levels of antioxidants. After a washout period the subjects were given 45g of either dark chocolate (DC, containing 860 mg polyphenols, of which 58 mg epicatechin) or white chocolate (WC, no epicatechin).
The results found that increased levels of epicatechin in the blood of those who had eaten the dark chocolate lasted for nearly a day; between 2 hours and 22 hours after DC intake. This corresponded with lower levels of DNA damage to the blood cells, but eating the dark chocolate did not affect total antioxidant activity. Eating WC did not make any difference to the factors measured. The researchers conclude: "DC may transiently improve DNA resistance to oxidative stress." They add: "the present results are clinically encouraging especially in the field of the diet therapy of obesity, pathology related to greater incidence of cardiovascular disease and cancer". Unfortunately regular consumption of dark chocolate does not increase long-term epicatechin levels, so according to this study, dark chocolate must be consumed daily to get these benefits.
Chocolate has long been known to be an important part of a healthy diet. To the Aztecs, cocoa pods symbolized life and fertility, and that eating the fruit of the cocoa tree allowed them to acquire wisdom and power. Cocoa was said to have nourishing, fortifying, and aphrodisiac qualities.[2]
One well-researched benefit of chocolate is improving the health of the heart. In a Data from The Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Study showed how of 1169 non-diabetic patients having their first heart attack, those who were regular consumers of chocolate were more likely to survive. [3] A study on dark chocolate published in the International Journal of Cardiology [4] measured the effect of 45g of dark chocolate on blood circulation in the coronary arteries as measured by doppler ultrasound. After two weeks of daily intake the researchers conclude:
Flavonoid-rich dark chocolate intake significantly improved coronary circulation in healthy adults, independent of changes in oxidative stress parameters, blood pressure and lipid profile, whereas non-flavonoid white chocolate had no such effects.
Epicatechins are a type of polyphenol antioxidant in the catechin family. Catechins are found in tea, wine, fruits and vegetables as well as dark chocolate. However it is the bitter principles in the chocolate that contain the beneficial antioxidants: An editorial in The Lancet [5] points out that some chocolate manufacturers may darken the natural cocoa solids and remove the bitter flavanols, "so even a dark-looking chocolate can have no flavanol". In addition, cacao colouring can contain more than the maximum EU permitted level of mercury (1 mcg/g). [6] Manufacturers rarely label their products with this information. In addition, 45g of dark chocolate contains about 200 calories, so calorific intake must be taken into account as part of the risk/benefit calculation. One way round that might be to use raw cacao nibs which contain no sugar and are also unheated, thereby likely to have a higher catechin content, although the consumer may not see the benefit of this over drinking red wine, for example.
Therefore the amount of chocolate consumed is not necessarily proportionate to it's health benefits: Another paper from the British Journal of Nutrition [7] demonstrated that even doubling the the polyphenol content in the same size dose of chocolate had no significant dose-related benefits:
It was observed that the 500 mg polyphenol dose was equally effective in reducing fasting blood glucose levels, systolic BP and diastolic BP as the 1000 mg polyphenol dose suggesting that a saturation effect might occur with increasing dose of polyphenols.
Dark chocolate is suitable for individuals of all blood groups. [8] However, a recent paper in the Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology [9] suggests that in addition to the well-known antioxidant effects, one way chocolate may directly help cardiovascular system is by improving nitric oxide function. Nitric oxide recycling is an important function that can sometimes be inadequate in those with the B antigen (blood groups B and AB), probably due to genetic linkage of the argininosuccinate synthase enzyme. [10]
When giving the gift of chocolate to loved ones it may be prudent to ensure adequate polyphenol content, absence of colouring, and to draw attention to the health benefits of both moderation and regular consumption.
Image: Pietro Longhi (1702–1785) 'Die Morgenschokolade'
1. Spadafranca A, Martinez Conesa C, Sirini S, Testolin G. "Effect of dark chocolate on plasma epicatechin levels, DNA resistance to oxidative stress and total antioxidant activity in healthy subjects." Br J Nutr. 2009 Nov 5:1-7. PMID: 19889244
doi: 10.1017/S0007114509992698
2. Lippi D. "Chocolate and medicine: dangerous liaisons?" Nutrition. 2009 Nov-Dec;25(11-12):1100-3.
3. Janszky I, Mukamal KJ, Ljung R, Ahnve S, Ahlbom A, Hallqvist J. "Chocolate consumption and mortality following a first acute myocardial infarction: the Stockholm Heart Epidemiology Program." J Intern Med. 2009 Sep;266(3):248-57. PMID: 19711504
4. Shiina Y, Funabashi N, Lee K, et. al. "Acute effect of oral flavonoid-rich dark chocolate intake on coronary circulation, as compared with non-flavonoid white chocolate, by transthoracic Doppler echocardiography in healthy adults." Int J Cardiol. 2009 Jan 24;131(3):424-9. PubMed PMID: 18045712.
5. Lancet. 2007 Dec 22;370(9605):2070. "The devil in the dark chocolate." [No authors listed] PMID: 18156011
6. Ogimoto M, Uematsu Y, Suzuki K, Kabashima J, Nakazato M. ["Survey of toxic heavy metals and arsenic in existing food additives (natural colors)"]. Shokuhin Eiseigaku Zasshi (Journal of the Food Hygienic Society of Japan). 2009 Oct;50(5):256-60. PMID: 19897953
7. Almoosawi S, Fyfe L, Ho C, Al-Dujaili E. "The effect of polyphenol-rich dark chocolate on fasting capillary whole blood glucose, total cholesterol, blood pressure and glucocorticoids in healthy overweight and obese subjects." Br J Nutr. 2009 Oct 13:1-9. PMID: 19825207
8. Blood Type Diet/ Nutrient Value Encyclopedia: TypeBase 4 – Chocolate
9. Galleano M, Oteiza PI, Fraga CG. "Cocoa, chocolate, and cardiovascular disease." J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2009 Dec;54(6):483-90. PMID: 19701098
10. Website – The Individualist: Nitric Oxide (http://www.drpeterjdadamo.com/wiki/wiki.pl/Nitric_Oxide#)
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Michael Steele is the former lieutenant governor of Maryland under Gov. Robert Ehrlich. Steele became lieutenant governor in 2003 and served until 2007 when Gov. Martin O'Malley was elected. Steele ran for the U.S. Senate in 2006 for a seat being vacated by Paul Sarbanes, but lost to Ben Cardin. After leaving state office, Steele served as chair of the Republican National Committee.
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If 18-year-olds can fire a shot in war ... they should be able to take a shot in a bar ... so says "Hunger Games" star Josh Hutcherson.
Hutcherson was leaving STK last night when we asked a question inspired by his 19-year-old co-star Alexander Ludwig ... who triggered an investigation when he left a 21+ bar in Hollywood this week.
Hutcherson tells us the drinking age in America simply doesn't make sense -- saying, "I think the age to go to war is 18 ... so I think the drinking age should be 18 as well."
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An abducted soul. A lifetime of sins. A journey to the depths of despair. Based on the immensely influential classic poem, Dante's Inferno takes you on an epic quest of vengeance and redemption through the Nine Circles of Hell. You are Dante, a veteran of the Crusades who must chase his beloved Beatrice and try to free her soul from Lucifer's grasp. As your pursuit takes you deeper into the pits of Hell, you must battle ever more fierce and hideous monsters - while also facing your own sins, a dark family past, and your unforgivable war crimes.
EA's Dante's Inferno will take gamers to the western world's most definitive view of the afterlife as created in the 13th century by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri in part one of his epic classic, "The Divine Comedy." The game is shipping in 2010 for the PLAYSTATION 3, Xbox 360 and the PSP. EA's Dante's Inferno tells an adapted story that focuses on delivering a blockbuster 3rd person action game experience while bringing Alighieri's depiction of Hell to the medium. Players assume the role of Dante, who descends into Hell after returning home to find his beloved Beatrice murdered, with Lucifer seducing her soul into the underworld. Dante sets out on a rescue mission to save Beatrice, but he soon realizes he is also in Hell to face his own demons and ultimately to redeem himself.
Players will take Dante through nine unique circles of Hell as mapped out and described by Alighieri: limbo, lust, gluttony, greed, anger, heresy, violence, fraud and treachery. Each circle will showcase its own distinct look, with demons, monsters, damned and geography that are crafted straight from the poem's vivid descriptions.
To take down the demons of Hell, Dante is outfitted with two primary weapons: the Scythe he takes from Death and the Holy Cross given to him by Beatrice, which has spiritual powers that will help Dante collect souls and spells from the creatures he defeats on his journey. The game also features a deep upgrade system so gamers can customize their abilities to their specific gameplay style, something they'll need as Dante comes face to face with Hell's fiercest beasts and bosses. If successful, Dante will be able to tame certain beasts, exacting their will and turning Hell's punishments back on itself.
Built on the same technology as the award-winning Dead Space, Dante's Inferno will deliver a fast, fluid and responsive combat experience running at 60 frames per second, a must-have for the action adventure genre. The game is being built by Visceral Games, with the same attention to polish the studio has become known for with Dead Space.


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25 Examples That Prove Rush Limbaugh Is A "Low-Information" Radio Host
Rush Limbaugh has frequently attacked citizens who voted to re-elect President Obama as "low-information voters," but Limbaugh has made so many false and misleading attacks that he could be considered a low-information radio host.
Limbaugh Bashes "Low-Information Voters"
Limbaugh Does "Low-Information Voter Segment" Of Celebrity News. In an effort to appeal to "low-information voters," on the January 7 edition of his radio show, Limbaugh ran a segment on "breaking news from TMZ" about how "Kyle XY star Matt Dallas has come out." [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 1/7/13, via Media Matters]
Limbaugh: "A Low-Information Voter Is Actually A High Liberal Information Voter." On December 21, 2012, Limbaugh defined a "low-information voter" as "actually a high liberal information voter" that cares about celebrity news, and "there just isn't much room left" in their brains for things like "deficits, tax cuts, economic matters, the country going to hell in a handbasket." [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 12/21/12 [1], via Media Matters]
Limbaugh: Obama Won "Person Of The Year" Honor Because He Attracted Low-Information Voters. Limbaugh said that Obama was named Time magazine's "Person of the Year" because "he turned low-information, apathetic voters into people who vote." Limbaugh added that Obama is "a symbol of the new low-information America" and "it's only a low-information voter -- we used to call them morons -- that could think he's outside politics." [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 12/19/12 [2], via Media Matters]
But Limbaugh Has Repeatedly Supplied False Or Bad Information To His Listeners
Limbaugh Displays Debt Ceiling Ignorance While Attacking CNN's Velshi. Limbaugh insisted that the federal debt ceiling is like a limit on credit card spending in an attempt to prove that CNN's Ali Velshi was a "low-information reporter." In fact, failure to raise the debt ceiling is actually like refusing to pay a credit card bill because it restrains the government's ability to pay its debts, not future spending. [Media Matters, 1/4/13 [3]]
Limbaugh Falsely Claims Union Members Have No Say In How Dues Are Spent. Limbaugh claimed that "there a lot of union workers who are not Democrats, not liberals," but they "have no control" over how union officials spend their dues on political activities. In fact, workers at unionized workplaces already can choose whether to pay for the political activities of the union that bargains on their behalf. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 12/12/12 [4], via Media Matters; Media Matters, 12/11/12 [5]]
Limbaugh Mocks Fact That Unemployment Benefits Are Stimulus. Limbaugh denied that unemployment benefits have a positive effect on the economy, saying it's a "crock" that extending them translates into economic growth. In fact, studies show that these benefits stimulate the overall economy and provide greater economic impact on growth than the Bush tax cuts for upper-income earners. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 12/10/12 [6], via Media Matters]
Limbaugh Dismisses Guns' Role In Domestic Violence Deaths. Limbaugh dismissed the notion that Kasandra Perkins, who was killed in a murder-suicide by her boyfriend, NFL football player Jovan Belcher, would still be alive today if Belcher hadn't had a gun. In fact, data show that guns greatly increase the probability that women who are victims of domestic violence will be killed by their abuser. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 12/3/12 [7], via Media Matters]
Limbaugh: "Everything -- Except The Polls -- Points To A Romney Landslide." Under the headline "Everything -- Except The Polls -- Points To A Romney Landslide," Limbaugh's website posted a transcript of his radio show in which he said his "intellectual analysis" of the election was that "it's not even close. Three hundred-plus electoral votes for Romney." [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 11/5/12 [8]]
Limbaugh: Climate Change Is "A Nonissue Anymore Because It's Fraudulent. The Whole Thing Has Been Proven To Be A Hoax." Limbaugh asserted that climate change is "a nonissue anymore because it's fraudulent. The whole thing has been proven to be a hoax." That statement was one in a long series of Limbaugh repeatedly denying the scientific consensus that climate change is driven at least in part by human activities. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 10/30/12 [9], via Media Matters; Media Matters, 12/19/11 [10]]
Limbaugh Falsely Claims Reagan "Inherited A Worse Recession Than Obama Did." Limbaugh said that President Reagan "inherited a worse recession than Obama did." In fact, the two recessions are not comparable; the recession in the early 1980s was caused by monetary restriction aimed at bringing inflation under control, while the 2007 recession was caused by a financial crisis, which typically takes more time to recover from. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 10/15/12 [11], via Media Matters; Media Matters, 8/3/12 [12]]
Limbaugh Falsely Claims Conservatives Didn't Attack Supreme Court Nominees. Limbaugh declared he and other conservatives "don't try to destroy" the careers of Democratic nominees to the Supreme Court. But Limbaugh himself, backed up by the right-wing media, launched a string of vicious and offensive attacks on both Justice Elena Kagan and Justice Sonia Sotomayor during their appointment processes. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 10/12/12 [13], via Media Matters]
Limbaugh Peddles Unproven Conspiracy Theory That Jobless "Numbers Have Been Cooked." Limbaugh said he agreed with former General Electric CEO Jack Welch that unemployment "numbers have been cooked." In fact, experts dismiss the claims as unfounded conspiracy theories and agree that the numbers are accurate. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 10/8/12 [14], via Media Matters; Media Matters, 10/5/12 [15]]
Limbaugh Promotes Discredited Obama Gun Grab Conspiracy. Limbaugh claimed that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Operation Fast and Furious was hatched as an Obama administration plot to disarm Americans. In fact, the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General found "no evidence" that the agents involved in Fast and Furious had "improper motives" and that the goal of the operation was "dismantling a dangerous firearms trafficking organization." [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 9/21/12 [16], via Media Matters]
Limbaugh Spreads Discredited Rumor That Marines At U.S. Embassy In Cairo Didn't Have Bullets. Limbaugh said that on the day of the attack on the diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya, "the Marines didn't have bullets in Egypt." In fact, the rumor that Marines protecting the embassy in Cairo were prohibited from carrying live ammunition was debunked by the Marine Corps itself, which called it "not accurate." [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 9/14/12 [17], via Media Matters; Media Matters, 9/13/12 [18]]
Limbaugh Falsely Claimed Obama's Election Caused 2008 Job Losses. Limbaugh encouraged his listeners to "[g]o back and look at the monthly unemployment numbers" to confirm his claim that job losses in 2008 were a reaction to President Obama's election in November of that year. In fact, the U.S. economy began losing jobs in February, and the pace of job losses began to accelerate prior to the election. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 7/3/12 [19], via Media Matters]
Limbaugh Returns To Years-Old Smear By Saying Obama "Trash[ed] The Founders." Limbaugh claimed that Obama was "trashing the founders" by saying that the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren "wasn't that radical." In fact, Obama was pointing out that because the Warren Court "didn't break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the Founding Fathers in the Constitution," it was not as radical as its critics have claimed. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 7/2/12 [20], via Media Matters; Media Matters, 10/28/08 [21]]
Limbaugh Falsely Claims IRS Is Hiring "16,000 New Agents" To Implement Health Care Reform. Limbaugh said that the Internal Revenue Service is hiring "16,000 new agents" who will determine whether individuals and businesses are buying "the right kind" of insurance inder the Affordable Care Act. In fact, according to FactCheck.org, that claim is "wildly inaccurate" and "stems from a partisan analysis based on guesswork and false assumptions, and compounded by outright misrepresentation." [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 7/2/12 [22], via Media Matters; FactCheck.org, 3/30/12 [23]]
Limbaugh Entertains Absurd Conspiracy Theory That President Obama Might "Dispense With Elections." Limbaugh said, "What if Obama decides that the 22nd Amendment is no longer relevant?" adding the idea is "worth throwing out" because Obama championed a health care reform law that "basically pees all over" the Constitution. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 6/25/12 [24], via Media Matters]
Limbaugh Rewrites Obama's Dreams To Falsely Claim "Racist" Attack. Limbaugh used a new biography about President Obama's life to claim he viewed his high school basketball coach and his team as "racist" and that Obama wrote in his book Dreams From My Father that "he played black ball, the coach coached white ball, and as such the coach was a racist, the team was racist, strategy of the game was racist, and Obama rode the bench." In fact, Obama wrote that he disabused a friend who suggested racism was a factor in him not getting more playing time on the basketball team. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 6/25/12 [25], via Media Matters]
Limbaugh Endorses Romney's Discredited Allegation That Obama Knowingly Slowed Down The Recovery. Limbaugh said that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was "getting a lot of positive feedback" for claiming that the Obama administration "knowingly slowed down our recovery in order to put in place Obamacare," adding, "That is something we would say and have said, but to hear a Republican presidential candidate say it, it is kind of cool." In fact, the actual comments to which Romney and Limbaugh were referring make clear that the White House has always rejected the dubious claim that it could not focus on economic recovery and health care reform at the same time. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 6/7/12 [26], via Media Matters; Media Matters, 6/6/12 [27]]
Limbaugh Promotes Dubious Story About "Necrophilia Law" In Egypt. Limbaugh hyped a thinly sourced column in an Egyptian newspaper about a supposed proposal to legalize necrophilia, saying that "one question I had of my own was, 'Who provides the contraceptives when an Egyptian guy has sex with his dead wife?' " But Al-Arabiya reported that members of the Egyptian parliament were denying that any such law was ever proposed. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 4/27/12 [28]; Media Matters, 4/30/12 [29]]
Limbaugh Revives Bogus Attack That Obama Supports "Infanticide." Limbaugh said that while serving in the Illinois State Senate, Obama "voted for infanticide," claiming that "Barack Obama voted to allow babies who survived an abortion to go ahead and be killed." In fact, Obama voiced his opposition to the legislation as a state senator because it would have given legal status to fetuses and would thus have been struck down by the courts, and because Illinois already had laws to ensure infants who survived abortions would be given medical attention. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 2/23/12 [30], via Media Matters; National Journal, 2/22/12 [31]]
Limbaugh Falsely Claims "There Is A Relationship Between Abortion And Breast Cancer." Limbaugh said that "there is a relationship between abortion and breast cancer," adding that "it's been medically documented." In fact, the American Cancer Society says that "research studies have not found a cause-and-effect relationship between abortion and breast cancer," and the National Cancer Institute states that it found that "having an abortion or miscarriage does not increase a woman's subsequent risk of developing breast cancer." [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 2/3/12 [32]; Media Matters, 11/19/09 [33]]
Limbaugh: Nobody Is Mentioning That Sandusky Is "A Gay Guy." Limbaugh said that the media refused to identify former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, who had been charged with child molestation, as "a gay guy," due to the influence of a powerful "gay lobby." In fact, experts say that men who molest young boys aren't necessarily gay, and there is no credible link between homosexuality and pedophilia. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 11/18/11 [34]; Equality Matters, 11/17/11 [35]]
Limbaugh Falsely Claimed Obama Is "Target[ing] Christians" In Uganda. Limbaugh said that "President Obama has deployed troops to another war, in Africa," adding that the group being targeted, the Lord's Resistance Army, "are Christians. They are fighting the Muslims in Sudan. And Obama has sent troops, United States troops to remove them from the battlefield, which means kill them. ... So that's a new war, a hundred troops to wipe out Christians." In fact, claimed Christian ties of the Lord's Resistance Army are reportedly part of a mish-mash of other religious and occult beliefs, and the group has a long record of alleged atrocities, including sexual enslavement and forcibly conscripting children. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 10/14/11 [36], via Media Matters]
Limbaugh Falsely Claimed That "The Democrat Party" Was Proposing To "Outlaw Your 401(K) Plan." Limbaugh claimed that Sens. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT) had a proposal to eliminate 401(k)s in favor of a retirement plan administered by the government. In fact, they had not made such a proposal. Rather, the idea of guaranteed retirement accounts -- which was distorted by Limbaugh -- was mentioned by a panelist from the Economic Policy Institute during a hearing held by Harkin and Sanders on retirement security issues. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 11/2/10 [37], via Media Matters]
Limbaugh Falsely Claimed That Obama Thinks Iran Should Have A Nuclear Weapon If Israel Does. Limbaugh claimed that President Obama believes Iran should have a nuclear weapon because "that's fair," commenting that "Obama knows he can't make any other nation get rid of theirs" and so Obama has decided that "If the Israelis have one, the Iranians should." However, Obama and his administration had repeatedly called Iranian nuclear activity a "threat" and demanded that they adhere to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 10/13/10 [38], via Media Matters]
Limbaugh Falsely Claimed Center For Science In The Public Interest Wanted To "Ban Chinese Food." Limbaugh discussed the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), which advocates for nutrition, health, and food safety, and its intent to file suit against McDonald's for its "unfair and deceptive" promotion of toys to children through its Happy Meals. The CSPI has lauded Chinese restaurants and labeled most Chinese dishes "healthy," yet Limbaugh stated of the Washington-based group: "They wanted to ban Chinese food. These people want to get in your life and tell you what to eat," and attacked them as "kooks, statists, [and] nannies." [Premiere Radio Networks, The Rush Limbaugh Show, 7/9/10 [39], via Media Matters]
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To the good, generous, wonderful people of the U.S.A.:
Let me introduce myself. I am the aunt of President Barack Hussein Obama. I am the President's father's sister. You have no doubt heard of me and of my struggle with the Immigration and Naturalization Service. They want to deport me as being an illegal alien.
This letter is both an explanation and an appeal to you, the good and generous and wonderful people of Earth's greatest nation.
After much soul-searching, I have decided that it is best if I confess to you about both my brother and me. Since the Immigration and Naturalization Service is going to announce it in a few days, I think it best that I tell you the truth beforehand.
The reason I have kept my origin and my place of birth secret for so long is that I did not want to harm my nephewmy little Bammy. (Excuse me for calling him that, but I can't help it. He may be President Obama to you, but to me he will always be my little Bammy.)
It is true that I was not born in the United States. For many years it has been believed that I was born in Kenya in Africa. Well, that is not so. The truth is, I was born on the planet Bam Wamas was Bammy's father. He came to Earth when he was in his twenties and settled in Kenya. I came to Earth a few years afterward.
I lived with my brother in Kenya for a few years until he began traveling on business, the nature of which I am not at liberty to divulge. He got married, and he and his wife moved to different places. His business kept him on the move quite a bit. Little Bammy grew up in different places, among them in southeast Asia where he attended school.
It has always puzzled me why Little Bammy is referred to as African-American. On the planet Bam Wam as well as in many places on Earth, descent is traced through the mother's line. This is true of many countries in Africa and in southeast Asia. As everyone knows, little Bammy's mother was white, so he is not African-American at all. Neither is his father, as he was born on the planet Bam Wam.
When little Bammy's father lived in southeast Asia, I moved there. I was little Bammy's nanny; I actually took care of him more than anyone else. When his mother and father would go on extended trips, excursions and junkets, I alone took care of him. I still consider him my own little boy. I was the one who actually raised him.
When little Bammy was elected President I was able to come to America. Now I know that some say that I am an illegal alien because I stayed here in America and didn't leave when my visa expired. But I do not consider myself an illegal alien. An alien, yesbut illegal? No way. After all, my nephew is the President of the United States. I am the aunt of the most powerful person on Earthand the leader of the free world. That should count for something.
I simply don't understand why the Immigration and Naturalization Service is so intent on deporting me. It actually wants to deport me to the planet Bam Wam. Now I am not one to make threats, but if I really
wanted to, being the aunt of the most powerful person in the world, I could make things very difficult for the Immigration and Naturalization Service. But I am not that kind of person. I am a peaceful, calm, law-abiding personwho just happens to be an alien.
I am pleading with you, good and generous and wonderful people of the U.S.A., don't let them deport me. Don't let them separate me from my little Bammy.
I perform a valuable service. I have been and still am a nanny to little Bammy's children. To deport me would harm his children.
Let me digress for a moment. I know that there is an enormous interest in the U.S.A. about my homeland and place of originthe planet Bam Wam. As most know, the planet Bam Wam is on the other side of the sun from the Earth. It revolves around the sun at about the same speed as the Earth.. In effect, it is never seen from Earth. That is why Bam Wam was for so long undiscovered.
Communication and commerce and trade have been going on for quite awhile now between Earth and Bam Wam. With the discovery and advent of hyper space-speed, actual contact was made, and it became possible to travel between Earth and Bam Wam. Of course, it is expensive to travel between the two planets, and few are able to do it.
My brother was employed as a courier and an ambassador of sorts, and he came to Earth, and eventually, through means which I am not at liberty to divulge, he managed to stay on Earth and settle in Kenya. A few years afterward, I was able, with the help of my brother, to come to Earth, specifically to Kenya.
Bam Wam is about the same size as Earth, but it is lacking in natural resources. Its population is about half of Earth's. Its distance from the sun is about the same distance as the planet Mars from the sun. It is cold there most of the time, and really it is not a very hospitable place. The major resource and industry of Bam Wam is plastic. It is Earth's leading supplier of plastic. It specializes in producing plastic appendagesespecially plastic ears, lips and noses. I could tell you a little funny secret about little Bammy's ears, but I better not. It would probably cause him much embarrassment and would provide his foes with ammunition that they would be only too happy to use against him.
Overall, life is hard on Bam Wam. Many Bam Wamians dream of going to Earth and of living here, and even of becoming naturalized citizens. The U.S.A. is of course their first choice, but there are numerous difficulties in making the trip and it is expensive, and because of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, it is extremely difficult to enter the country, much less stay here and become a U.S. citizen. I consider myself one of the lucky ones, and even I may not be able to stay in the U.S. much longer. Can you imagine? Ithe aunt of the President of the United Statesmay be forced to leave this country. It is so wrong, so unjust.
I am pleading with you, good and generous and wonderful people of the U.S.A. Don't let the Immigration and Naturalization Service deport me. Don't let it take my little Bammy away from me. Or his children. In my opinion, it would be nothing less than a crime against humanity. That may sound extreme, but put yourself in my position, and see if you don't agree with me.
I am asking you to contact your Congresspeople and request that I be allowed to stay in the the greatest
nation on Earth, so that I can be near my little Bammy, and his children.
Thank you from the bottom of my two stomachs. I wiggle my ears to you in everlasting thankfulness.


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New world-class airport announced: Shaukat visits Gwadar
GWADAR (September 18 2005): The government has decided to construct a new international airport at Gwadar with state-of-the-art facility having world-class standard. This was announced by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz who was speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of Gwadar Industrial Estate on Saturday.
He said that till the completion of the new international airport the existing airport is being upgraded, and necessary facilities were being provided so that there could be frequent communication between Karachi and Gwadar. Shaukat Aziz said that the Gwadar will not only be an industrial hub, but also attract tourist since it has got great potential for tourism.
He said that this is a historic day and pointed out that six years ago when President General Pervez Musharraf took over power he saw a dream of making a world class port in Gwadar and added that today we are seeing this dream becoming a reality.
He said that the President took up the matter of building of Gwadar port with Prime Minister of China who readily agreed to the proposal, so this port is a gift of China. The Prime Minister said that the seaports change the destiny of regions and countries.
He pointed out that six years ago, the President promised roads for Gwadar and that promise has been fulfilled with the construction of Coastal Highway which goes up to north and shall be a crucial link for Afghanistan and Central Asia.
Shaukat Aziz said, "We have to open our minds and allow foreign investors to come up with their investment which will usher in an era of prosperity and help create employment opportunities."
The Prime Minister said that in case the local skilled labour was not available we should welcome with open heart skilled people from other regions for development, progress and prosperity of Gwadar, which is not only in the interest of the-people of Gwadar and Balochistan, but also in the interest of Pakistan.
Shaukat Aziz announced that the federal government will establish Export Processing Zone in Gwadar on fast-track basis and will extend Coastal Highway up to Iran to promote trade and commerce with it.
In this connection, the Prime Minister said that import of gas from Iran will transform Balochistan and a decision on gas pipeline project with Iran after consideration of all aspects will be made in the national interest.
He said that local bodies' elections have demonstrated that people have rejected anti-development and negative forces.
Shaukat Aziz announced Rs 10 million for water supply to Gwadar and in response to demand of Balochistan chief minister Jam Mohammed Yousuf for desalination plant, he said that the government will bear half of the cost of desalination plant which will be grant of federal government.
Earlier, in his welcome address Jam Mohammed Yousuf said that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz's contribution towards development of Gwadar and construction of port here are laudable and commendable.
He said that it seemed like a dream but Shaukat Aziz has made it a reality.
On the occasion, Balochistan governor Owais Ghani, federal ministers Zobaida Jalal and Naseer Mengal were also present.
Meanwhile, groundbreaking ceremony of Gwadar Port Civic Centre was also held on Saturday.
In his speech at the ceremony the Prime Minister said that the federal government was spending a record Rs 134 billion on mega projects for development in Balochistan.
"This has never happened in the history of Balochistan that such mega projects were ever carried out at one time," Shaukat Aziz noted, amid applause.
Balochistan Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani, Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf, Minister for Port and Shipping Babar Khan Ghauri, Minister for Social Welfare and Special Education Zobaida Jalal and Minister for Petroleum Naseer Mengal were also present on the occasion.
He said that this year Rs 21 billion had been allocated under annual development programme for Balochistan, which was about 10.5 percent of total outlay. "This is more than the share of Balochistan, in terms of population ratio to other provinces," he added.
Shaukat Aziz directed the Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) to complete construction of Civic Centre within 18 months and undertake construction work on its own and not on built, operate and transfer (BOT) basis.
He said that minister of ports and shipping Babar Khan Ghauri was a man of action and he would ensure that work is completed in the stipulated time.
He said that this is a costly project and will be a model Civic Centre in the country, having offices, bank branches, utility store and residential blocks.
He announced the establishment of USC store in Gwadar, saying that it would be operational before the start of Ramazan.
He said that 500 out of 1000 houses would be given to fishermen at the housing scheme in Sur Bandar area.
Shaukat said he wants to take Pakistan on the road of development and prosperity and added that never in the history of Pakistan such development schemes were carried out by any government.
He said that people have been witnessing progress on these projects and therefore they would reject pessimistic elements.
The Prime Minister said that Gwadar Port would generate economic activity in the area and road network would connect it with Afghanistan, Iran and Central Asia as the most important route in the region for transportation.
The Prime Minister said that the federal government would spend all money on development projects as the government has decided to federalise the schemes for rapid progress on these projects.
He said the second phase of Gwadar Port would start after completion of Phase-I. The GPA has been asked to make this port operational and market its facilities.
Shaukat advised the people of Balochistan to welcome investment in Gwadar. "The world has changed and this is the era of globalisation and you must welcome investors in Gwadar," he added.
The Prime Minister said that investment would open avenues for further development and generate job opportunities in Gwadar.
He said the government was working on a project to attract tourists to Gwadar. He said: "Hotels are coming up very fast, and I am happy to see new hotels in Gwadar, especially Pearl Continental Hotel."
He said that first flight of new ATR aircraft of PIA, replacing Fokkers, would land at Gwadar airport. "I have asked PIA to use this new aircraft on Karachi-Gwadar route," he added amid applause.
Addressing Senator Ismail Buledi, the Prime Minister in a lighter mood said that opposition "also supports our good work". He said the opposition should make positive criticism and also suggest remedies to help the government in the redressal of the problems.
He said that government wanted to set up a mega refinery at Gwadar to refine crude and supply in the region. It would be a mega project and would take time. But the thinking on this project should start now, he noted.
He said that Balochistan government should further improve its governance and bring in more transparency in the working. The Prime minister noted that Balochistan has vast potential for development in agriculture, energy, livestock, mining, fisheries sectors and the government would explore all potential. "These sectors will generate employment opportunities."
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China to finance, develop airport in Gwadar
By Khaleeq Kiani
ISLAMABAD: The government disclosed on Thursday that the financing and development of Gwadar International Airport had been "taken over by China" and that the Civil Aviation Authority would not be involved with the process.
In addition, the controversy over the change in the route of the $35 million Pak-China Economic Corridor deepened as government officials continued to contradict each other over the reasons for the change.
Planning and Development Secretary Hassan Nawaz Tarar told a Senate committee that a special board had been established to oversee the construction of Gwadar airport. Pakistan People's Party Senator Fateh Mohammad Hassani alleged that land for the airport — worth Rs100 million — had been purchased at Rs1.5 billion.
Controversy over change of route of Pak-China Economic Corridor
The government has already handed over the development and operations side of the Gwadar Deep Sea Port to China, after withdrawing the rights originally granted to Singapore.
Change of route: A number of senators walked out of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue meeting over what they termed "the conflicting statements of federal ministers and secretaries about the route of the multi-billion dollar project".
The government currently favours the Gwadar-Karachi-Lahore route, also known as the 'eastern route'; whereas opposition members preferred the original 'western route' of Gwadar-Dera Ghazi Khan-Dera Ismail Khan.
The former, they said, bypassed "Pakhtun and Baloch areas" and demanded that the original route be restored.
On Wednesday, Tarar told the committee that a proposal to change the route was being considered at the request of the Chinese. But at Thursday's meeting, he said the original route was never discussed with the Chinese at any stage.
His statement was contradicted by the additional secretary for communications, who told the committee that both route options had been shared with the Chinese, who showed a greater interest in the eastern route.
This led certain senators, led by the Awami National Party's Haji Ilyas Bilour, to deplore the contradictory statements coming from government officials and alleged that Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal had 'misled' the committee. Mr Iqbal had told the committee on Wednesday that both routes were considered, but the government opted for the eastern route because it was possible to develop most of it on a build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis, without too much external financial assistance. Developing the western route, he had said, would require heavy borrowing, which the country could not afford.
Former finance minister Saleem H Mandviwala said that he had met the Chinese ambassador, who said his government had no role in the change of route and were fine with whichever route was chosen as long as Pakistan could guarantee its security.
Sardar Hassani demanded that the western route be reinstated, a view supported by a majority of members.
Mr Iqbal later told journalists that the route for the corridor had not been changed; rather both options were always part of the plan. He added that the western route was not viable at this stage because parts of it could not be developed on a BOT basis.
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A celebratory air was evident this past Saturday as the Allen County Public Library hosted the Indiana Genealogical Society's annual conference. Dick Eastman was the featured speaker and presented four well-received lectures on technological topics. In addition, Ron Darrah of Indianapolis and Melissa Shimkus, reference librarian for the Genealogy Center, spoke on immigration topics; Curt Witcher, Genealogy Center manager, gave a presentation on ACPL's digital initiatives; and Kay Spears, also of the Genealogy Center, gave a real-time demonstration of Adobe Photoshop.
Friday, the library was the site of a pre-conference seminar featuring four sessions on preservation topics, from the personal level to the archives level. Many genealogists in town for Friday's seminar, or arriving Friday night in anticipation of Saturday's conference, took advantage of the Genealogy Center's extended hours from 6 p.m. to midnight. It was every genealogist's dream – to be locked in the Genealogy Center after closing!
IGS's Society of Civil War Families of Indiana held its induction ceremony mid-day on Saturday. Three ladies who successfully proved their ancestry back to a soldier who served in an Indiana Civil War unit were welcomed into the society, and two members who had proved supplemental lines to soldiers also were recognized. The SCWFI ceremony was followed by the IGS annual meeting, including President Curt Witcher's "state of the society" address, awards and door prizes. One lucky soul won a year's subscription to Ancestry.com!
Attendees summed up the experience in their evaluations: "Great day! The vendors exhibition was nice … a good variety. ACPL was a great location, too." "Wonderful facility! Great programs!!" "Very informative sessions – Glad I came."
As staff of the Genealogy Center, we echo their sentiments … it was a great day … the vendors had "good stuff" … the sessions were informative … and we are very glad everyone came!


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Lindsay Lohan will make her stage debut this September in a London production of David Mamet's satirical drama Speed-the-Plow.
The "Mean Girls" and "Freaky Friday" star, who has had well-documented troubles with alcohol, drugs and the law, will take the relatively small but complex role of an ambitious secretary in Mamet's drama about two Hollywood producers trying to close a major deal.
The show is about "the hysteria of Hollywood," which does seem like a perfect vehicle for Lohan considering the amount of hysteria she herself has created in Hollywood. I don't want to be negative, but I can't believe that this will end well. An episode of her OWN series, Lindsey, showed her barely able to get it together for a photo shoot with Elle Indonesia. It's just hard to imagine her nailing down the coordination and focus it takes act in a play.
In the original 1988 production of "Speed-the-Plow," Lohan's role was played by Madonna—not really a great sign considering Madonna cannot act.
Even though she pissed off Oprah—a major "no-no" in my book of life—I'm rooting for Lindsay, largely because I believe that most of the blame for the trajectory her life has taken can be placed on her parents. We can't help who we're born to, yo.
So I wish her luck, but I won't bet the farm on the success of this performance. Another way to look at it is that all these Lindsay Lohan trainwreck stories may one day be comical anecdotes we bring up as she accepts her second Academy Award. As it stands, Lindsay Lohan is poised to make one of the greatest comebacks in the history of entertainment. We're all just waiting for her to come back.
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1 Pick your spot
Before you do anything else, decide where the tree is to go. The ideal is a well-lit corner of your house, in a room where it will get plenty of footfall. Usually this will be where the television is. At the same time, ensure that the tree isn't in a place where it will be knocked or crashed into by mulled-wine-filled adults or galloping toddlers.
2 Where to buy?
Many British shoppers now order their Christmas tree online, although this can be an unreliable way of getting a good-quality tree. For best results, visit a good stockist in person, soon after they've had a delivery. The British Christmas Tree Growers Association has a list of sellers on their website (christmastree.org.uk).
3 Which species?
The traditional British Christmas tree, the Norway spruce, is attractive but has a tendency to drop its needles, particularly towards the end of the Christmas period. In recent years it has been overtaken by non-drop varieties. The blue spruce has an attractive colour, and holds its needles better than the Norwegian variety. Pines and firs are also popular. The Douglas fir holds its needles well, but can cost more than others, while the balsam fir clings to its needles even as its branches dry out. The bestselling "non-drop" tree is the Nordmann fir.
4 Cut, containerised or container-grown?
Cut trees, and those which have been grown in a container, last longer than containerised trees, which have been grown in the ground and then stuffed into a pot. A cut tree behaves like a cut flower, and can be dunked in water, while a container-grown tree can (in theory at least) be planted out in the garden when the festivities are over. But remember that the lovely little Norway spruce can grow very quickly to a height of 25m (100ft), which will cause controversy in a small urban garden.
5 Tool up
If you're buying your tree from a plantation avoid unwelcome muckiness. Gloves are essential, as are clothes you don't mind covering in needles, sap and bark, and a tape measure to ensure that the tree you buy is the right size for your space. If the tree is more than 4ft high, and presuming you are not a bodybuilder, take someone else along to help you carry it.
6 Choosing the tree
First, make sure the tree is as fresh as possible. Call the shop, and check that they received deliveries throughout December, rather than just at the start. Check for trees with no brown needles. To test how well the tree retains its needles, drop it on its stump from a few inches above the floor. If more than a couple of needles fall, choose another. Find a tree that fits your space. A small tree might look silly in a large room. Equally, an 8ft tree in a room with an 8ft ceiling will call for drastic pruning (and wasted money).
7 How much to pay?
Prices for trees vary a great deal between suppliers. Spruces tend to be cheaper than firs. Homebase is offering a 1.5ft-2ft Norway spruce for £7.99 (homebase.co.uk), while at the other end of the scale a 9ft to 9ft 9in Nordmann fir is available for £100 through Christmas Tree Land (christmastreeland.co.uk). Prices generally increase according to height, at roughly £10 per foot.
8 Fake fir
Of course, if you can't be bothered with a real tree, there are plenty of good artificial ones on the market. Hayes Garden World has a 7ft pre-lit Colorado spruce for £314.99 (hayesgardenworld.co.uk), while a 6ft "Value" tree from Tesco is just £7 (direct.tesco.com).
9 Taking a stand
Keeping a 7ft or 8ft tree upright for nearly a month can be tricky. The December issue of Which? Gardening recommends the Cinco 7 classic as its "Best Buy" (see below). This sturdy plastic stand has a large water reservoir, and accommodates trunks up to 13cm (5in) across. Its wide base also makes it very stable, especially when full of water. At £19.99, it is available from most good garden centres, including Dobbies and the Tillington Group (0131 663 6778; tillingtongroup.co.uk).
10 Caring for your tree
The two most important things are to keep your tree watered and stop it getting too hot. If you're not putting the tree up immediately, store it outside where it will stay cooler. Once it's been put up, dunk it in water. There's no need for foods or fertilisers.
After the party…
Most local authorities run a recycling service, or British Christmas Tree Growers Association members will recycle a tree free of charge (christmastree.org.uk).


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PONTE VERDE BEACH, Fla., May 10 (UPI) -- Sergio Garcia grabbed the lead with five straight birdies Friday and finished the round a shot in front of Tiger Woods midway through The Players Championship.
After playing the back nine of the TPC-Sawgrass course in 2-under, Garcia ripped off five birdies in a row beginning at the par-5 second.
He turned in a 7-under 65 before the afternoon winds arrived to give him a 36-hole total of 11-under 133.
Woods shot his second straight 67 in a bid to capture what would be his most significant victory since his personal life unraveled late in 2009, a year in which he won six times. He has three victories this season and has climbed back to the No. 1 spot in the world rankings, but has not won a major championship since 2008.
The Players is arguably the most important event in golf outside the four majors and it carries with it the sport's richest single-tournament prize -- a first-place check of $1.7 million.
Garcia, who led at the Masters after the opening round last month and eventually finished tied for eighth, won this tournament in 2008. Woods captured the event a dozen years ago.
Lee Westwood, 2009 champion Henrik Stenson and Kevin Chappell shared third place at 135 while Ryan Palmer, Casey Wittenberg and David Lingmerth were all at 136.
Defending titleholder Matt Kuchar joined newly-crowned Masters champion Adam Scott, Hunter Mahan and Zach Johnson in a tie for ninth at 137.
First-round leader Roberto Castro followed his course record equaling 63 with a struggling 78 and he fell into a tie for 29th place. Rory McIlroy, ranked second in the world behind Woods, suffered three consecutive bogeys, shot an even-par 72 and was five shots behind Garcia along with Steve Stricker, Webb Simpson and Jason Dufner.
It took a score of even-par 144 to survive the 36-hole cut and among those missing it were Phil Mickelson, Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk, Ernie Els, Nick Watney, Ian Poulter and Vijay Singh, who earlier this week sued the PGA Tour in a complaint involving the circuit's investigation of his use of deer antler spray.
Garcia, whose most recent of eight victories in the United States came last year at the Wyndham Championship, began his birdie run with a 14-foot putt at the second. Over the next four holes he made putts of 7, 8, 19 and 26 feet.
Woods highlighted his round by making an eagle at the par-5 second, but bogeys at the seventh and 14th holes prevented him from taking the lead.


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My new bus is a 66 passenger, 22 seats with three in each. Yesterday I brought in 64 little people. Thankfully we had a couple of sub drivers on standby so I had one ride with me and he was great at getting them into seats fairly quickly! He was still with me this morning and we only had 61. The head driver is moving some of the kids to two other buses so our numbers will be fairly even but that doesn't start until Monday. They are all kids that I will really miss :'(
I expect between 55 & 60 to ride home with me and it is going to be 90° so I'm hoping we get out of school and get some air moving through fairly quickly.
It's been a stressful first week but at the same time a good week. My 1st route is already set and running on time; the kids have been great. Having had an extra driver with me I have an almost complete roster already and my name tags already done up. I'll tackle a seating chart on Monday.
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ARCADIA — Midnight Hawk battled Kristo around the track before taking the lead coming out of the stretch in a 1 1/4-length victory Saturday at Santa Anita Park in the $100,000 Sham Stakes, an early prep on the road to the Kentucky Derby.
The 3-year-old gray colt is trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert and co-owned by Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville and newly hired Atlanta Falcons offensive line coach Mike Tice, who was on hand at Santa Anita.
"Anytime you win it's exciting in anything, tiddlywinks, horse racing, football," Tice said. "We're loving every minute of it."
Midnight Hawk ran a mile in 1:36.48 and paid $2.80 and $2.10 as the 2-5 favorite in the field of four that was reduced by the scratches of Life Is a Joy and Top Fortitute. Midnight Hawk earned 10 points in the system used by Churchill Downs to decide the 20-horse field for the Kentucky Derby on May 3.
Kristo returned $2.20, while Ontology was another 3 lengths back in third. There was no show wagering.
"The winner was much too fast," said Rafael Bejarano, who rode Kristo. "He lost ground on both turns and still beat me."
Midnight Hawk easily won his debut by 6 lengths last month at Betfair Hollywood Park. But Baffert made an adjustment for the colt's second start, removing the blinkers he'd worn to keep focused.
"He's still a little green, but I liked him a lot better without the blinkers," he said.
Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith and Midnight Hawk dueled with Bejarano and Kristo, who sped to the early lead. Midnight Hawk took a short lead on the backstretch before Kristo put a head back in front into the second turn. Midnight Lute regained the lead into the stretch and Kristo fought back.
Midnight Hawk inched away approaching midstretch and drifted in toward the rail as Smith switched to a left-handed whip.
"It kind of turned into a match race," Smith said. "More so than winning I wanted to find out if he could go long. If you can't go long, there's no use worrying about anything else. He proved he could go long."
Like Baffert, Smith sees improvements that Midnight Hawk could make. The crowd noise startled the colt into changing paths to the rail deep in the stretch.
"He thinks they're yelling right at him and gets scared," the jockey said. "If he couldn't see them today (with the blinkers), it would be even worse."
Baffert said he'd consider stuffing cotton into Midnight Hawk's ears to stifle the sound.
Typical of this time of year, Baffert was noncommittal about future plans for Midnight Hawk, whose sire Midnight Lute was a two-time Breeders' Cup Sprint winner who was named for retired Arizona basketball coach Lute Olson.
"We'll let him tell us when he's ready to roll," Baffert said. "He's a big, heavy horse, and he can handle a lot. He's so heavy, I'd rather run him than work him. So far, so good, but we'll just take baby steps as we go and just have fun with him."
Midnight Hawk was bred in Kentucky by longtime Baffert client Mike Pegram, who recruited Quenneville and Tice as minority owners along with John Sikura's Hill `n' Dale Equine Holdings, Inc., and Mike Kitchen.
Noting the NFL and NHL coaches in the group, Baffert said, laughing, "Not one of them has tried to tell me how to train the horse. That's a good thing."
Tice added, "He's being polite. I can't help myself."
Quenneville and his Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks were in Montreal on Saturday night for a game, but he had planned to watch the race. When Midnight Hawk won in December, Quenneville was also north of the border.
"I said, 'Every race you got to go to Canada,"' Tice said. "He said, `That's OK, I'm from Canada."'
Tice, the former Minnesota Vikings head coach and Chicago Bears assistant, was hired last week by the Falcons after being out of the game this season. In August, he correctly picked the winner of six straight races at Del Mar and won $100,796 on a $128 ticket.
"I had my year off, hit my Pick Six, went to the Breeders' Cup, back to work," he said.
Kory Owens, who trains Top Fortitude, said he scratched the colt because of a readjustment on a back shoe earlier Saturday.
•In the $200,000 San Pasqual Stakes at Santa Anita, 2-1 favorite Blueskiesnrainbows won by 1 1/4 lengths under Martin Pedroza.
The winner ran 1 1/16 miles in 1:43.17 and paid $6.20, $4.20 and $2.80.
Majestic Harbor returned $15.20 and $5.20. Drill, trained by Baffert and ridden by Smith, won a photo for third and paid $3.20 to show.


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Find some animal maths behind door number 8.
There are nearly 7 billion of us now, but how many will there be by Christmas 2111? Find out behind door number 7...
Our new postcards are too lovely to keep to ourselves! Look behind Door 6 and find out how to get your own set...
It's Cyber Monday and apparently this lunchtime we will all be shopping online. In case you are hunting for presents today, you can find our mathematical suggestions behind Door 5.
The auspicious date of 11/11/11 saw the launch of a brand new YouTube channel dedicated entirely to numbers – it's hiding behind Door 4!
Tennis anyone? Fancy football? Whatever game you are playing (or watching) this weekend, find out the maths behind our two favourite sports behind Door 3.
End of year weariness setting in? Exercise your brain and try some of our favourite puzzles – they're behind Door 2!


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ANCHORAGE, AK – The Alaska Club, which has 17 clubs in Alaska, is up for sale, according to a report by Anchorage, AK, TV station KTUU.
New York-based equity group Lincolnshire Management is the potential buyer, and the two sides are close to finalizing the deal, according to the report. Officials from Lincolnshire Management and Andrew Eker, the president and part owner of The Alaska Club, did not return phone calls.
Eker also owns the Planet Fitness that opened three months ago in Anchorage. Planet Fitness manager Nic Hurley told KTUU that the club signed up 1,776 members in the first three months.
The TV station also reported that if the deal goes through, Planet Fitness would be part of the sale. Planet Fitness and the Alaska Club will represent Lincolnshire Management's first venture into the fitness industry.


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Wrapping himself in the First Amendment, Julian Assange recently told "60 Minutes" that "our founding values are those of the American Revolution," those of Jefferson and Madison. Assange may not know that our Constitution was written in secret in Philadelphia, behind closed doors; there were no leaks. But the most imminent First Amendment question confronting WikiLeaks is whether it or Assange can successfully be prosecuted for violation of the Espionage Act. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, in an op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal, aggressively interpreted the 1917 Act and demanded prosecution. The act's virtually unintelligible provisions arguably make it a felony not just to collaborate with a spy, but to publish information "relating to the national defense." However, prosecuting a publisher raises serious First Amendment issues. In the 1971 Pentagon Papers case, the Supreme Court decided that the government could not prevent The New York Times from publishing classified Defense Department documents. The Nixon administration then tried to prosecute the leaker, Daniel Ellsberg, but not the newspaper. In fact, no publisher has ever been prosecuted under the act.
We don't know whether WikiLeaks was simply the passive recipient of classified documents that came in "over the transom" as we used to say. If it was, that's like the Pentagon Papers case. To be sure, publicizing documents that demonstrate high-level official lying and duplicity, as Ellsberg did, is different from the wholesale dumps that WikiLeaks threatens. Disclosing government secrets just because you can is not necessarily in the public interest.
In recent months, WikiLeaks seems to be moving away from anarchism toward journalism, perhaps motivated by the wish to seek shelter under the First Amendment umbrella. The WikiLeaks site has changed its tune somewhat, now repeatedly emphasizing that its "journalists" review leaked material and exercise some judgment about what it puts in the public domain. It has not foresworn indiscriminate dumping or doctrinaire hostility to any government secrecy, but using responsible judgment would give it a better chance at First Amendment protection.
In deciding whether WikiLeaks would have a First Amendment defense, one question is whether it actively solicited the leaks, perhaps paying the leaker or providing software assistance to facilitate the leaks. Another is whether the information is of legitimate public interest. And whether a disclosure actually caused harm ought to be relevant. (No harm ever resulted from the publication of the Pentagon Papers; the government has not yet identified any specific harm from WikiLeaks disclosures.)
Actively engineering leaks of sensitive information of no legitimate public concern (e.g., the identity of a mole in another country's government), causing actual harm, would subject WikiLeaks to a charge of conspiracy (always a prosecutor's favorite). The government could avoid the First Amendment contention that mere publication can't be made a crime. But a successful prosecution under the messy Espionage Act would remain problematical.
In a sense, WikiLeaks owes its existence to two gaps in First Amendment protection for speech and press freedoms, gaps created by unfavorable Supreme Court decisions.
First, the court decided, in a case that I lost (Houchins v. KQED, 1978), that there is no First Amendment right of access to government information. That is, unlike in some countries in which government transparency is constitutionally mandated, American citizens have no constitutional right to know what their government is up to. All we have is a not very strong statute, the Freedom of Information Act, with a lot of exceptions, including a broad exemption for documents relating to national security. To the extent that WikiLeaks informs us citizens what the government is doing in our name, it partially repairs this flaw in our constitutional protection for speech and press. With better access to government information, there would be less point to WikiLeaks.
Second, the court decided in 1972, in another case on which I worked for the losing side (Branzburg v. Hayes), that reporters have no First Amendment protection against compelled disclosure to a grand jury of their confidential sources. While many states have enacted "reporters shield" laws, Congress has thus far declined to act, and the latest WikiLeaks disclosures seem to have antagonized enough senators to torpedo any chance of enactment soon. The result is that reporters can't honestly promise confidentiality to would-be whistleblowers. A source with sensitive information about government malfeasance can't trust that a reporter will not be subpoenaed to spill the beans about who leaked the information. To the extent that WikiLeaks provides complete anonymity (as it promises on its web site, representing to prospective leakers that it has "never" revealed a source), it again partially repairs a gap in our First Amendment protection. If there were a meaningful shield law that reporters and would-be sources could rely on, WikiLeaks might be superfluous.
However the First Amendment issues play out, let's hope our government's hands are clean. We now know that President Richard Nixon's "plumbers unit" burglarized Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office while he was on trial for violating the Espionage Act. An outraged federal judge dismissed the prosecution because of the government's misconduct.
We have no evidence that the Obama administration was complicit in developing sexual misconduct charges against Assange after WikiLeaks made public thousands of classified military communications about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and sensitive State Department cables. It may be just a coincidence that, following upon the disclosures, friendly Sweden issued an extraordinary international arrest warrant seeking Assange's extradition on a charge of failing to use a promised condom; there can't have been many instances of using such heavy legal artillery for such a charge. Companies that supported the WikiLeaks site, like PayPal, Amazon and Visa, may have decided independently, without any government prompting, to withdraw their support. And hacker attacks on WikiLeaks servers may have been orchestrated by freelancers without any government encouragement. It would be really distressing to learn that our government was involved in any of this. Imagine the irony if any government complicity were established by secret government documents some day to be leaked through WikiLeaks.
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Tokai University Breeding Bluefin Tuna OnshoreOct 12 (Tue ), 2010
Tokai University Publicizes Research Success in Breeding Bluefin Tuna Onshore
JFS/Tokai University Publicizes Research Success in Breeding Bluefin Tuna Onshore
Tokai University opened its doors to the public on July 7, 2010, to introduce its onshore bluefin tuna breeding research farm, which utilizes seawater pumped from underground, and displayed tunas raised in the facility.
Nobuhiko Akiyama, a professor in the Tokai University School of Marine Science and Technology, has jointly conducted this research since fiscal 2006 in cooperation with a private company and the university's Department of Fisheries. Bluefin tuna fry of about 20 centimeters in length are raised each year on the university's Shimizu Campus using seawater pumped from underground in four special tanks of about one meter in depth and five meters in diameter, for a period of about four months beginning each August.
The seawater drawn up from the two underground wells on campus has a constant temperature year round. In addition, its characteristic quality is that aerobic bacteria have not been detected in the water. Compared to offshore fish farms, onshore tanks using underground seawater reduce the cost of water temperature management, and reduce the risk of pollution from disease-causing bacteria, viruses, and heavy metals such as mercury and cadmium.
Meanwhile, issues caused by the onshore tanks do exist. For example, the survival rate is not necessarily that high. Professor Akiyama states, "I hope to build know-how, working toward the realization of higher added-value and stable production, with the ultimate goal of complete onshore breeding. My aim is to establish a breeding system that is feasible for onshore tanks."
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