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X-FAB and Senodia Bring MEMS Gyroscopes to ChinaNEWS, Erfurt, Germany, October 13, 2011.
Senodia selects X-FAB as MEMS foundry for high-volume production of single- and 3-axis gyroscopes
ERFURT, Germany and Shanghai, China; October 13, 2011 – X-FAB Silicon Foundries Group and Senodia Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd today announced they have concluded development and are ramping production of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) gyroscopes for high-volume consumer applications. X-FAB will serve as the front-end manufacturing partner, leveraging its open-platform inertial sensor process. Senodia will use sensor devices manufactured by X-FAB to produce single-axis and 3-axis gyroscopes. X-FAB, a leading pure-play MEMS foundry, offers a range of qualified open-platform MEMS process technologies covered by comprehensive design support. Senodia is the first commercial MEMS supplier to design and package gyroscopes in China. It recently raised its production capacity to more than 2.5 million MEMS gyroscope chips per month.
Single-axis MEMS gyroscopes can detect movement on one axis of rotation – yaw, pitch or roll – and more complex 3-axis gyroscopes can detect movement in all three. These gyroscopes are ideal for many high-volume applications such as mobile phones, tablet PCs, camcorders, gaming controllers, remote controls, digital cameras, electronic toys, and automotive and medical devices.
Bo Zou, Chairman/CEO of Senodia said, "We chose to work with X-FAB because of its high-performance process technology that enables us to develop products very rapidly and cost-effectively for the market place. X-FAB's open platform inertial sensor process was immediately available and ready to use for realizing our designs. With X-FAB's experience as a high-volume MEMS foundry, and our expertise and commitment to help customers develop their MEMS gyroscope applications, we believe Senodia is at the forefront of serving the world's ever-increasing market demand for MEMS gyroscopes in consumer electronics."
X-FAB has provided a MEMS foundry service for more than 10 years and considers inertial MEMS a cornerstone for the company's MEMS growth. X-FAB CEO Rudi De Winter said, "Our goal is to provide fast and easy foundry access for our customers to develop and manufacture first-time-right products. We are very pleased to work with Senodia, which has turned the inertial MEMS technology platform in record time into a gyro product that meets market needs."
About Senodia
Senodia Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd is the first commercial MEMS Gyroscope sensor supplier in China, founded in August, 2008. Its headquarters is in ZhangJinag Hi-Tech Park Shanghai, China. Senodia has the leading-edge MEMS process and integration technology with its own intellectual property (IP). Senodia focuses on designing and manufacturing low-cost, low-power, high performance/price ratio and small-sized MEMS Gyroscope chip for the consumer electronics and automotive markets. Senodia is also committed to provide customers with total solutions and best services.
About X-FAB
X-FAB is the leading analog/mixed-signal foundry group manufacturing silicon wafers for analog-digital integrated circuits (mixed-signal ICs). X-FAB maintains wafer production facilities in Erfurt and Dresden (Germany); Lubbock, Texas (US); and Kuching, Sarawak (Malaysia); and employs approximately 2,400 people worldwide. Wafers are manufactured based on advanced modular CMOS and BiCMOS processes with technologies ranging from 1.0 to 0.13 micrometers, for applications primarily in the automotive, communications, consumer and industrial sectors. For more information, please visit www.xfab.com.


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[imagebrowser id=75] Trails do change. It's sometimes hard to notice, what with the effort often required just to get through a hike or the dizzying spectacle of surrounding nature. But the path itself can evolve too. I thought of that on a long hike up into the Palisades north of Calistoga last weekend. It's a hike I've done several times, in different directions, in different seasons, in different moods, but the trail is shrinking. Well, just part of it is.… Read More »

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The Price Kids Pay for Watching Their Parents Fight
Two guests who grew up in a household watching their parents fight all the time say they still feel the effects 15 years later. They explain to Dr. Phil some of the traits they see in themselves that they believe stem from living in a war zone:
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And now I'm looking forward to checking out a few acts at the Melbourne Comedy Festival later this month :-)
Have fun! Also, try and see some lesser known acts rather than the big names. I've had some fantastic surprises in the past.
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Posted 27 March 2013 - 03:43 AM
And now I'm looking forward to checking out a few acts at the Melbourne Comedy Festival later this month :-)
Posted 27 March 2013 - 10:20 AM
I agree with what others have said. Comedy is all about the delivery and timing, as well as those jokes you get on the night (ie. responding to hecklers, taking the ###### out of someone in the audience).
Music is changing and for the better IMO. It is now very easy to distribute music and monetise your work without having to get the backing of a record company. Services such as youtube and spotify allow people to easily discover new music and Amazon, iTunes etc. make it easy to sell. Radiohead earned more from In Rainbows than they had from any of their previous albums.
Posted 27 March 2013 - 11:58 AM
Sounds like people against any change are those who have most to lose or are seeing there way of doing things becoming obsolete. The internet isn't going to be uninvented so the music industry must change with it.
Slightly off topic (sort of), but I was chatting to an outspoken, mildly successful producer of electronic music last night, and he went off on one about the way the music industry has changed. I'm all for democratising music and allowing anyone with creative flair to get their music out there (I've pressed up records myself in the past, and it's not as daunting as people might think), but he has a point when he says that it can be hard to find brilliant music because of all the "noise". There was once a time when you would read NME and other music papers/mags to find out what was happening and discover new music. For all their faults, these magazines helped to steer the agenda. Now, with many millions of blogs, online reviews sites etc, you don't need them. Yet with more music out there than ever, we do. In the days when I was a staffer at a music magazine, one of my jobs was deciding what to cover and what to review. That was a difficult enough task then with a more structured music industry. Now, it would be near impossible without spending 12 hours a day listening to new music - and even then you'd start losing the will to live quite quickly, due to the amount of mediocre, soundalike fluff. The greatest obscure music will always find an audience, but it's not as easy as it once was.
He also moaned about the standards of music journalism dropping, but that's a different argument.
Posted 27 March 2013 - 12:41 PM
In the future I think we're less likely to see a small number of artists become huge as opposed to lots of artists getting their chance in the limelight.
Between the optimist & the pessimist
The difference is quite droll:
The optimist sees the doughnut,
The pessimist sees the hole.
Posted 27 March 2013 - 04:53 PM
Cummins Out.
Posted 27 March 2013 - 07:40 PM
If Mrs Browns Boys can fill concert halls then comedy should have no problems.
If you use "should of", "would of" or "could of", you are a moron.
On Odsal Top baht 'at.
Posted 27 March 2013 - 09:25 PM
Saw the Christmas special. Really didn't see what the fuss is about. Comedy has moved on from the 70s/80s.
If Mrs Browns Boys can fill concert halls then comedy should have no problems.
Posted 28 March 2013 - 02:59 AM
Cummins Out.


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When I ejaculate my semen doesn't squirt out the way porn stars do it. It just sort of flows out. I was wondering is there some way to make that happen? Or does it happen over time?
First and foremost: Pornography is not real. Always remember that. Life doesn't happen the way it does in the movies. Likewise, sex doesn't happen the way it does in porn. Porn actors are actors.
Is there anything wrong with the way you ejaculate? No. The force of a shot of semen depends on the strength of the muscle contraction that pushes it out. In this case, the PC (pubococcygeal) muscle contracts during ejaculation. You can find your PC muscle by urinating, then trying to stop midstream. that muscle you just flexed to stop peeing is the one that flexes to push semen out during ejaculation. Strengthening your PC muscle can make for more forceful ejaculations.
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Development in Rural Areas
When it was established by His Highness the Aga Khan in 1984, the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme in India (AKRSP) started field operations in the state of Gujarat. Since then, AKRSP has reached over 500,000 beneficiaries in over 1100 villages in the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. Over 4,000 village organisations have been created.
AKRSP first began working in three areas of Gujarat: the "tribal" areas in the south where some of the poorest communities live and where natural resources have been poorly managed; the coastal region and the area surrounding the Gir Forest, which now suffers from increasing groundwater salinity due to over-pumping; and Surendranagar District, which is one of the most drought-prone regions in Gujarat.
In 2004, AKRSP expanded to the neighbouring state of Madhya Pradesh, which had a high degree of food insecurity.
In 2008, AKRSP was asked to contribute to rural development in Bihar. Today, AKRSP's programmes in India have four main components:
Improved Food Security and Increased Incomes
The major goal of AKRSP's agricultural programmes has been to ensure food security, increase net incomes and reduce risk for farmers. AKRSP achieves these goals by working to improve the quality of land, increase the availability of water for irrigation and introduce new inputs or technologies that improve agricultural productivity. Focusing on landless farmers, families with small holdings and farmers with three acres or less, it has introduced a range of options from systems to improve rice and wheat yields to small scale vegetable farming. In 2010, for example, farmers adopting intensification techniques proposed by AKRSP reported a 30 percent rise in yields. Landless farmers have planted creeper vegetables such as gourds and beans. Composting and fertiliser production have also been demonstrated. Drip and sprinkler irrigation techniques have been piloted and scaled up. In Gujarat, the rising demand for vegetables and dairy has spurred farmers to change crops; in other areas, AKRSP has helped farmers to begin growing fruit trees including papaya, sapota, mango and lemon to meet shifting demand. It has promoted village organisations to take up collective agri-input supply and marketing to ensure that poor farmers are not exploited by local traders and have access to timely and quality seeds and other inputs and are linked to market. Animal husbandry and care are also important parts of the programme.
Soil and Water Conservation
Undertaken with support from government agencies, AKRSP has operated a number of programmes dedicated to the sustainable management of soil and water, the main natural resources available to India's rural populations. Its soil and water conservation measures have improved over 40,000 hectares of land. Interventions encompass the formation of watershed groups and participatory irrigation management in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh; dozens of irrigation and ground water recharge systems; promotion of micro-irrigation devices like drips and sprinklers; river basin management, including the construction of over 1000 check dams and irrigation tanks; and other watershed management measures.
AKRSP was selected as Project Implementation Agency for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Madhya Pradesh, which ensures that employment generation schemes lead to productive assets. Distress migration has been reduced by 70-90 percent for farmers and by 30-50 percent for agricultural labourers, according to the research study carried out by the international water management institute titled "Agrarian Transformation Among Tribals: From Migrants to Farmer Irrigators". AKRSP was the first NGO to implement Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) in Gujarat. Today, there is a PIM Act in Gujarat. Even AKRSP's watershed approach has been recognised by Government through a citation of AKRSP in the revised national watershed guidelines.
Forest Conservation and Management
Activities have included motivating communities to raise and protect common land (forest land and village commons), tree planting campaigns and watershed-related reforestation. Based on its pilots, it collaborated with other NGOs to draft a Joint Forest Management policy, which was eventually adopted by 19 states of the country and benefited thousands of forest users in the country. AKRSP has planted over 12 million trees in the past 25 years. Over the years it has also introduced a range of alternatives to biomass consumption, including biogas plants and solar lanterns. Its agricultural and farm forestry measures have covered over 11,000 hectares.
Climate Resilience
In areas impacted by drought, agriculture pests or salinity ingress due to climate change and other factors, AKRSP has worked to introduce alternative crops that are more resilient in the face of these changes. Alternative crops have also helped farmers raise incomes. In saline areas, it has introduced saline-resistant crops, such as sapota. AKRSP has also helped farmers raise incomes through other sources of incomes, including organic fertiliser production, handicrafts, bamboo furniture, honey production and other non-farm sources of income.
Alternative Energy
Even before global warming became a concern worldwide, climatic conditions in AKRSP programme areas had forced it to explore alternative energies, first through biogas projects and more recently through windmills and solar energy. Seeking a solution to the drudgery of rural women who spend two to three hours daily collecting fuel wood, AKRSP first piloted biogas plants in Gujarat. AKRSP has constructed over 10,000 household biogas units, many of these attached to household toilets. In Bihar, where the electricity supply is usually not available (despite electric lines being in place), AKRSP piloted solar lanterns that can be charged at a central charging station run by an entrepreneur. To address the destruction of the Gir Forest because of fire-wood collection, AKRSP has also piloted biogas plants, solar cookers and windmills, including a low-cost windmill for water pumping. As of 2010, AKRSP had supported the installation of nearly 14,000 biogas, solar or wind systems. The ultimate aim of the programme is to reduce the consumption of biomass and non-renewable sources such as kerosene and reduce the drudgery and indoor pollution affecting rural women.
Potable Water and Sanitation
Potable drinking water programmes have been a priority, whether in saline areas of Gujarat or in flood-prone Bihar, where bacterial contamination has been very high. In Gujarat, AKRSP partners with the government and the village panchayat to scale up interventions which provide potable water through household and village drinking water schemes. AKRSP has built or rejuvenated 125 drinking water schemes, 200 percolation wells and over 10,000 roof rainwater harvesting structures. As a result of these efforts, over 40,000 women have access to potable drinking water. Where practicable, water is piped to the home; in other locations, water harvesting systems for the home have been introduced. One of the most important impacts of these systems has been the reduction of drudgery for women and girls. The Nirmala water testing lab in Surendranagar in Gujarat, set up by AKRSP, tests water samples and trains villagers in ways of improving water quality. AKRSP has promoted a Coastal Salinity Prevention Cell which partners with the government to provide drinking water access to over 250 coastal villages. In Bihar, AKRSP tests water quality and supports low cost interventions which reduce bacterial content substantially.
Community Organisation
One of the characteristics of ultra-poor communities has been a lack of organisation. In response, AKRSP has worked to mobilise communities in its programme areas so that they can plan for and implement their own development plans. Over 4,000 village organisations have been established. With AKRSP's assistance, these organisations support the construction of infrastructure, improve productivity, create awareness about an issue (e.g., water conservation or natural resource management) and liaise with the government over development concerns. The aim of these programmes is for the committee level organisations to become entirely self-reliant, with the skills to federate and form linkages with government programmes. Women's federations in south Gujarat, for example, already have their own office buildings and access funds from the National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development.
AKRSP (India) was the first NGO to implement Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) in Gujarat. Today, there is a PIM Act in Gujarat. Even the watershed approach of AKRSP (India) has been recognised by Government and it has been mentioned as one of the key NGOs in the revised watershed guideline of the Central Government.
Savings and Credit
To smooth out the shocks of sudden costs, such as healthcare bills or the purchase of seeds or tools, AKRSP has supported the creation of self-managed community-based savings groups for many years. Typically, groups of 15-20 women are supported through basic financial literacy training. Savings groups have saved over Rupees 35 million. In Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, these groups are linked to banks and access credit for their members.
AKRSP also has worked on a variety of education initiatives ranging from adult literacy to computer training to early childhood development. One of its largest programmes is training rural youth in computer basics; 25,000 youth have been trained in all three states. AKRSP created 30 Community-based Technology Learning Centres. In Bihar, it supports 42 Learning Support Centres, which focus on children ages 6-11, as well as 42 early childhood development centres that train mother-teachers to impart education to 3-6 year olds.
Sharing Lessons Learnt
In a large country like India, there is a limitation to the reach of NGOs. AKRSP believes that it needs to share its learning with many more villagers and stakeholders through the following strategies:
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(a) The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims may impose a reasonable periodic registration fee on persons admitted to practice before the Court. The frequency and amount of such fee shall be determined by the Court. The Court may also impose a reasonable registration fee on persons (other than judges of the Court) participating at judicial conferences convened pursuant to section 7286 of this title or in any other court-sponsored activity.
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Source(Added Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title III, § 301(a),Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4119, § 4085; renumbered § 7285,Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1),May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; amended Pub. L. 105–368, title V, § 512(a)(1),Nov. 11, 1998, 112 Stat. 3341; Pub. L. 107–103, title VI, § 604(a)–(c)(1), Dec. 27, 2001, 115 Stat. 999; Pub. L. 110–389, title VI, § 605,Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4179.)
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2001—Pub. L. 107–103, § 604(c)(1), substituted "Practice and registration fees" for "Practice fee" in section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–103, § 604(a), inserted at end "The Court may also impose a registration fee on persons (other than judges of the Court) participating at judicial conferences convened pursuant to section 7286 of this title or in any other court-sponsored activity."
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–103, § 604(b), substituted "for the following purposes:" and pars. (1) and (2) for "for the purposes of (1) employing independent counsel to pursue disciplinary matters, and (2) defraying administrative costs for the implementation of the standards of proficiency prescribed for practice before the Court."
1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–368substituted "Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims" for "Court of Veterans Appeals".
1991—Pub. L. 102–40renumbered section 4085 of this title as this section.
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Amendment by Pub. L. 105–368effective on first day of first month beginning more than 90 days after Nov. 11, 1998, see section 513 ofPub. L. 105–368, set out as a note under section 7251 of this title.
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Blackstem maidenhair fern (Adiantum formosum), Queensland, Australia. Source: C.Michael Hogan
A fern is any one of a group of about 12,000 species of vascular plants[1] Lacking flowers and seeds, ferns reproduce by spores; otherwise, ferns have the major structures of flowering plants: stems and leaves; they also have rhizoids, which are root-like tissue anchoring the individual in soil. True ferns are assigned to the class Pteridopsida within the phylum Pteridophyta; other classes of this phylum are considered fern allies. An alternative designation for the true ferns is the classification Leptosporangiate ferns. While ferns occur in many world regions, there is a disproportionate richness of fern species in tropical and subtropical regions, although there are many families appearing in temperate regions; moreover, numerous fern genera are quite cosmopolitan. Ferns first arose in the Carboniferous era, although but many of the current families did not appear until the late Cretaceous Period.
The main organs and elements of ferns are:
- Rhizoids are subsurface non-photosynthetic structures that draw water and nutrients from soil. These are in all cases fibrous and resemble the corresponding root structures of flowering plants.
- Stems are typically a subsurface creeping rhizome, but sometimes manifest as an above-ground creeping stolon or an aerial erect semi-woody trunk (Cyatheaceae family) reaching heights of up to 20 metres in a few species (e.g. Cyathea medullaris in New Zealand).
- Leaves are photosynthetic structures usually called fronds, which characteristically unroll from a tight spiral termed a crozier or fiddlehead. Fronds may occur in three forms: (a) Trophophyll is a non-spore producing frond, which can photosynthesize; (b) Sporophyll is a frond that contains spores, even though they superficially resemble tropophylls and photosynthesize; and (c) Brophophyll is a frond that produces a prodigious number of spores.
Fern gametophytes are quite distinct from the corresponding organs of flowering plants. They usually have a prothallus, which is a photosynthetic structure one cell thick, that is normally heart or kidney shaped; the prothallus is characteristically three to ten millimeters in length and two to eight millimeters in width. Production of gametes from the prothallus is via antheridia (minute spheres that generate sperm), archegonia (flask shaped structure that generates one egg) and rhizoids (root resembling organs that are actually very elongated individual cells) which attach the prothallus to the subsurface soil.
The most evident part of the fern anatomy is the degree of divisions of the leaflets; this aspect is also a convenient diagnostic for identification of fern species in the field. The accompanying illustration sets forth a diagram of a bipinnate fern, with an inset showing further leaflet division of a tripinnate individual. Many ferns are simply pinnate in leaf structure.
The classification of true ferns is generally governed by a scheme developed in 2006 by Smith:[2]
- Order Osmundales: Families include Osmundaceae (example genus: Todea), Hymenophyllaceae (example genus: Trichomanes)
- Order Gleicheniales: Families include Gleichniaceae (example genus: Gleichenia), Dryopteridaceae (example genus: Dryopteris), Matoniaceae (example genus: Matonia)
- Order Schizaeales: Families include Lygodiaceae (sole genus: Lygodium), Anemiaceae (example genus:Anemia), Schizaeaceae (example genus: Schizaea)
- Order Salviniales: Families include Marsileaceae (example genus: Marsilea), Salviniaceae (sole genus: Salvinia)
- Order Cyatheales: Families include Thyrsopteridaceae (example genus: Thyrsopteris), Loxsomataceae (example genus: Loxsoma), Culcitaceae (example genus: Culcita), Plagiogyriaceae (example genus: Plagiogyria), Cibotiaceae (example genus: Cibotium), Cyatheaceae (example genus: Cnemidaria), Dicksoniaceae (example genus: Calochlaena), Metaxyaceae (sole genus: Metaxya)
- Order Polypodiales: Families include Lindsaeaceae (example genus: Lindsaea), Dennstaedtiaceae (example genus: Pteridium), Pteridaceae (example genus: Aspidotis)
- Order Blechnales: Families include Aspleniaceae (example genus: Asplenium), Thelypteridaceae (example genus: Phegopteris), Woodsiaceae (example genus: Woodsia), Blechnaceae (example genus: Blechnum), Onocleaceae (example genus:Pentarhizidium)
- Order Eupolypods I: Families include Dryopteridaceae (example genus: Dryopteris), Lomariopsidaceae (example genus: Lomariopsis), Tectariaceae (example genus: Tectaria), Oleandraceae (example genus: Oleandra), Davalliaceae (example genus: Araiostegia)
An alternative taxonomy was developed in the year 2009 by Chase and Reveal, but we will follow the Smith scheme.[3]
Evolution of ferns
Early direct ancestors of ferns and fern allies are thought to be Cladoxylopsids, plants thought to be some of the earliet tree-type organisms;[4] the Cladoxyopsids are thought to be leafless plants that reproduced by spores and first arose in the Devonian and Carboniferous. These early fern ancestors are extinct and are known only through the fossil record .From an evolutionary and classication sense there are two broad groups of ferns: the leptosprangiate and the eusporangiate groups. The eusporangiates are considered the most primitive and are often morphologically distinguished by the presence of more than one cell in the sporangia structure There are two extant eusporangiate fern families: the Marattiaceae and Ophioglossaceae, with a total of about 500 species.
Gleicheniales is an order which appears as early in the fossil record as the Cretaceous, and achieved an early broad distribution, occupying more extreme latitudes than at present. Some fern orders have shifted their geographic concentration as the families evolved; for example, Schizaeales had a pronounced northern hemisphere concentration as late as the Mesozoic, but by the Quaternary, the occurrences have a pronounced southern hemisphere distribution. Polypodiales are the most recently developed order of ferns, with most extant families having generally arisen and diversified within the last 100 million years.
As with other vascular plants, ferns manifest a life cycle with an alternation of generations, characterized by a diploid (sporophytic) and a haploid (gametophytic) phase. In contrast to gymnosperms and angiosperms, the gametophyte of a fern is a free-living organism. The complete life cycle of a typical fern consists of these steps:
- The diploid phase produces haploid spores on mature frond surfaces via meiosis
- A spore grows by mitosis into a gametophyte, which typically consists of a photosynthetic prothallus.
- The gametophyte produces gametes (often both sperm and ova on the same prothallus) by mitosis.
- A mobile, flagellate sperm fertilizes an egg which continues to be attached to the prothallus.
- The fertilized egg then becomes a diploid zygote developing by mitosis into a sporophyte, the characteristic mature plant
Ferns often occupy inhospitable niches not desired by flowering plants. For example, clefts in rocks, which are almost devoid of soil granules, can be suitable habitat for many ferns. Practically one third of the ferns are epiphytic, often finding suitable substrate on limbs of trees in a rainforest. Other habitats in which ferns occur are moist, shady forests and acidic wetlands including bogs, fens and swamps.[5] Examples of fern genera found in acidic wetlands are the Osmunda and Onoclea. An example genus of ferns commonly occurring in bogs is Osmunda. Azolla is a good example of a genus of ferns often found in fens. An example of a fern genus often found in swamps is Acrostichum. One should note that these alternative terms for wetland habitats have considerable overlap, and the terms are used with differing nuances in various world regions.
A large number of the true ferns depend on symbiotic associations with mycorrhizal fungi.[6] Moreover, many fern species thrive within delimited pH ranges; as one example, ferns within the genus Lygodium of eastern North America succeed chiefly in moist, intensely acidic soils, while the bulblet bladder fern Cystopteris bulbifera, with an overlapping range, only occurs on higher pH limestone substrate.
Fern spores are high in lipids, protein and calories,[7] such that they are consumed by a number of vertebrates species. The European woodmouse, Apodemus sylvaticus, is known to devour spores of the fern Culcita macrocarpa, and both the bullfinch, Pyrrhula murina, and the short-tailed bat, Mystacina tuberculata, feed on spores of true ferns.
Worldwide occurrence
The fern species of largest physical size occur in the tropics, where a considerable number occur in tree form. In warm temperate regions many occurrences are in swamps and growing in rich soils in riparian zones. Certain world regions are particularly rich in fern biodiversity; for example, in Papua New guinea, it has been estimated that over one eighth of the world's fern species can be found.[8] Some ferns are found even in extreme latitudes; in particular, the species Cryopteris fragilis occurs well up into the Arctic region.[9]
As a generalization, ferns occur more commonly and with greater diversity of taxa in the tropics and subtropics, regions in which many of the species are epiphytes.[10] On the other hand, ther is abundant evidence for Jurassic period widespread occurences in sub-Arctic latitudes, with the species of Dictyophyllum ranging from 50 degrees south to 60 degrees northern latitude.[11]
In some regions of the world certain fern species can gain dominance in a given habitat, often with undesirable outcomes. For example, in Great Britain and in New Zealand, ferns with the common name bracken can suffocate and crowd out entire plant associations, although the true species in these two cases are different. In many tropical lakes the Mosquito fern can take over large areas. In each of these examples, the ferns involved are capable of forming large colonies which effectively cover a significant area.
The Osmundales have a worldwide distribution spanning temperate and tropical regions. The Gleicheniales also have a broad distribution, but generally concentrated in the tropics and subtropics. Schizaeales, a generally cosmopolitan order, have a occurence skewed to the southern hemisphere. Salviniales have a broad tropical and temperate distribution with emphasis upon wetland occurrences. Cyatheales are found growing in tropical and subtropical areas in addition to temperate rainforests in Australia, New Zealand, and other vicinity island groups; there are even some species of this family present in southern Europe. Polypodiales are the most abundant and widespread ferns, which is not surprising since they comprise about eighty percent of extant species.[12] Blechnales is an order of mostly ground-dwelling species with an exptremely broad and cosmopolitan distribution.[13]
- ^ Arthur D.Chapman. 2009. Numbers of Living Species in Australia and the World. Report for the Australian Biological Resources Study. Canberra, Australia.
- ^ A.R.Smith, K.M.Pryer et al. 2006. A classification for extant ferns. Taxon 55(3): 705-731
- ^ Mark W.Chase and James L.Reveal. 2009. A phylogenetic classification of the land plants to accompany APG III 161,Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, pp. 122–127
- ^ Stein, W. E., F. Mannolini, L. V. Hernick, E. Landling, and C. M. Berry. 2007. Giant cladoxylopsid trees resolve the enigma of the Earth's earliest forest stumps at Gilboa. Nature, 446:904-907.
- ^ Edgar Nelson Transeau. 1953. Textbook of Botany. Harper Publishing. 817 pages
- ^ Klaus Mehltreter, Lawrence R. Walker and Joanne M.Sharpe. 2010. Fern Ecology. Cambridge University Press. 460 pages
- ^ Valayamghat Raghavan. 1989. Developmental biology of fern gametophytes. Cambridge University Press. 361 pages
- ^ K.V. Krishnamurthy. Textbook of biodiversity. Science Publishers. 260 pages
- ^ Steve Parker. 2009. Ferns, Mosses and other Spore-producing Plants. Capstone Press
- ^ William J.Koch. 1973. Plants in the Laboratory: A manual and text for studies of the culture, development, reproduction, cytology, genetics, collection, and identification of the major plant groups. MacMillan. 407 pages
- ^ U.S. National Research Council. 1982. Climate in earth history. Geophysics Study Committee, American Geophysical Union. Meeting. 198 pages
- ^ Stephen Blackmore, Susan H. Barnes. 1991. Pollen and spores: patterns of diversification. Oxford University Press. 391 pages
- ^ Harald Schneider, Eric Schuettpelz, Kathleen M. Pryer, Raymond Cranfill, Susana Magallón, Richard Lupia. 2004. Ferns diversified in the shadow of angiosperms, Nature428 (6982): 553–557


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National Louis University's graduate program in Reading degree is designed for teachers already holding a Professional Educator's License (PEL) who are interested in further developing their teaching skills or meeting the eligibility requirements to earn a Reading Teacher Endorsement or a Reading Specialist Endorsement.
Consider getting your reading education graduate degree at NLU if you:
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Through coursework, practicum experiences and study with peers and faculty, you'll gain:
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This program is designed for licensed teachers (already holding a PEL) who are interested in deepening their understanding of teaching reading and/or in becoming a certified Reading Specialist. The reading sequence fulfills the state of Illinois guidelines for the preparation of Reading Specialists.
Requires passing of the Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP) or ISBE approved alternative.
This program is designed for licensed teachers (already holding a PEL) who are interested in developing their literacy teaching or in applying to be a Reading Teacher. The reading sequence fulfills the state of Illinois guidelines for the preparation of Reading Teachers.
Master of Education (M.Ed.): The M.Ed. degree is designed for licensed professional teachers seeking advanced preparation for higher levels of professional competence in the classroom.
Certificate of Advanced Study (C.A.S.): The C.A.S. in Reading is designed for those seeking to add a new career dimension to their current professional competencies. Applicants for the C.A.S. must have a master's degree from a regionally accredited institution and, if required by the program, a valid teaching license. Click here to view program disclosure information.
Over the long term, the demand for educational leaders and specialists who have a deep knowledge base in literacy will increase as a result of a growing emphasis on improving education and making it available to not only more children and young adults and those individuals with special needs, but also to students for whom English is a second language.
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Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Master Story Tellers Exhbition
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Classic tales from Hans Christian Andersen, the Brothers Grimm, Edgar Allan Poe, and master story tellers, inspire nineteen children's book artists who create illustrations for…
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Art In the Garden: Paul Lin & Botanical Therapeutic Art
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Art In the Garden: Paul Lin- Botanical Therapeutic Art Tuesdays through Saturdays, January 20 to April 12 in the Visitor & Administration Building Gallery. (Note: The…
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Art Exhibit: Conserving Our City of Nature: The Artwork of Alan Messer
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
The exhibition reveals over 30 of Messer's detailed paintings, illustrations, and field sketches of NYC's avian wildlife and habitats.
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The Orchid Show: Chandeliers
at The New York Botanical Garden, Bronx
10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
The elegance of the orchid in all its myriad forms returns to the Garden this year with an aerial display unlike any other.
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Midweek Bird Walk: Conference House Park
at Visitor Center (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Join us for a walk in New York City's southernmost park, as we search for newly arrived migrants.
Category: Birding, Education, Nature, Talks, Waterfront
Central Park Tour: The Art of the Park
at Outside the Dairy Gift Shop (in Central Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Central Park has long been revered as a masterpiece of landscape architecture. Discover the park's most artfully designed pastoral landscapes and romantic vistas on this tour.
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at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Have fun turning discardee materials into usable works of art. Children under 10 years must be accompanied by an adult. Wear clothes that can get messy.
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New York Rollin' Knicks Wheelchair Basketball Open Gym
at West Bronx Recreation Center, Bronx
6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Wheelchair basketball is similar to regular basketball but is played in a wheelchair. Particpants must be physically disabled and able to play in a sports wheelchair.
Category: Accessible, Fitness, Sports
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at J. Hood Wright Recreation Center (in J. Hood Wright Park), Manhattan
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Join Shape Up NYC's free Bolly X classes. Bolly X is a high in tensity Bollywood cardio dance workout.
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Thursday, April 2, 2015
Morning Fitness at Fort Tryon Park
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7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Come to Fort Tryon Park and try something new. Join us on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings for one hour of walking, stretching, and strengthening exercises.
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Volunteer Christina Wilson, left, helps clean up the kitchen of the Ventura family, which was flooded during Superstorm Sandy, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, in Staten Island, N.Y. A Superstorm Sandy relief fund is being created just for residents of the hard-hit New York City borough. Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Borough President James Molinaro say the fund will help residents displaced from their homes. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)


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A mystery illness has hit north of Houston. Symptoms mimic the flu, but out of eight confirmed cases, all have tested negative for the flu. It appears to be causing kidney failure. Tests are being performed to try to figure out what it is and how to stop/treat it. So far it's taken 4 lives that they know of. Click here for the full story!
I posted this on the MIX FB page, and there are several comments. Kaeleigh, who is in the area that has the mystery illness, shared some tips they are telling them to try to stay healthy for the Holidays:
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• Frequent hand washing with soap and water/hand sanitizer
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• Avoid sending sick children to school
• Adults should avoid going to work or public places if they have fever or ILI symptoms; if they must go to work or public places, they should wear a mask
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To build a brighter economic future, we know that young people around the world need education, resources and support. Watch the video above to learn how we're empowering young people in Africa to go after their dreams, start their own businesses, and succeed — no matter what challenges they may face.
Markets, whether large or small, keep communities thriving. But conflicts, disasters and a lack of infrastructure can prevent people from conducting the daily transactions on which all growth and progress depend. Around the world, Mercy Corps discovers why commerce is stuck.
In some places, manufacturers need loans to purchase equipment and young people desire job skills. In others, key transportation routes to market must be rebuilt or farmers require better storage to keep their inventory fresh until sold.
Our economic development projects provide financing, equipment, training or technical support. These projects help people find jobs, build their businesses, supply their communities with the goods they need —and improve their lives.
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Internships build hope for Kosovan youth
For 20-year-old Albana Konjuhi from Kosovo, interning paved the way to success in the future job market.
Nepal: To combat hunger, Janaki learns new ways to grow, store and sell
I'm pretty sure Bill Gates hasn't met Janaki Bhatta. But I'm just as sure he'd see in her a kindred spirit — a feisty entrepreneur who's taking some smart steps to increase her yields of aloo (potato) and audha (ginger) — and the income she earns from them.
India: Shubina, the bee-keeper of Kashmir
The upper Kashmir Valley, lined by the foothills of the Himalayas, is an idyllic spot for raising honeybees. Saffron and mustard flowers, apple blossoms and acacia blanket the valley.
Nepal: Khadga Ramtel in Katwalguan village
Mercy Corps' Khadga Ramtel, a monitoring and evaluation officer for our agricultural and infrastructure work, talks with women in the village of Katwalguan.
Japan: 90-day report from Japan
Japan: More than up to the challenge
Since mere moments before Japan's tsunami hit, and after long weeks of enduring its aftermath, Tsutomu Nakai has been faced with a series of unimaginable decisions. Some saved his life, and his family's lives. Other decisions put their personal lives on hold.
Japan: A small and opportune oasis
Right now, the city of Rikuzentakata, Japan is a food desert — a place where it's nearly impossible to find and buy fresh, nutritious food. Grocery stores and other shops were washed away by the tsunami. The closest markets are at least a half-hour away by car.
Kyrgyzstan: Vegetables out of thin air
Sary-Mogol is a very remote village in the Chon-Alai region of southern Kyrgyzstan, located at 3,000 meters above sea level.
Iraq: Closing the gap: Gender-equitable access to education
Haiti: A culture of entrepreneurship
Mention of Haiti often brings forth images of rampant unemployment, desperation and a society of people who are just barely making ends meet. While this is not an incorrect image, it is incomplete.


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Chicago Cubs Franchise Leader In Manager Ejections
Any idea which Cubs manager leads the franchise in game ejections?
Sweet Lou? Mike Quade? Lee Elia? Nope, none of those guys. Dale Sveum's not the answer, either.
The title, in fact, belongs to Leo Durocher who managed the Cubs from 1966 until midway through the 1972 season (he was replaced by Whitey Lockman).
Umpires ran Durocher 17 times during his 1,065 games skippering the Cubs, and 94 times total throughout his 26-year Hall of Fame managing career.
Durocher remains in the top five for all-time ejections trailing only Bobby Cox (161) and John McGraw (118). No wonder Durocher was called "Leo the lip!"
You can read more about manager ejections at TwinsTrivia.com where lead writer John Swol has a lengthy article dedicated to the topic. Here are a few nuggets of minutia from Swol's post:
- Twins skipper Ron Gardenhire is fourth (63) on the ejection list among active managers. But he's always been a fast climber averaging a heave-ho every 28 games per season.
- Seattle's franchise leader in manager ejections is none other than Sweet Lou. He hit the showers early 28 times during his 1,551 games leading the Mariners.
- Hall of Fame umpire Bill Klem is responsible for the most ejections (256). Bob Davidson is the active leader (156).
- As for the most ridiculous manager meltdown of all-time? It must belong to Bush League skipper Phillip Wellman, who went berserk on June 1, 2007. It brought him national fame and a three-game suspension.


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WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Police say they are looking for 5 people after a man was shot in the chest in Southeast Washington, D.C.
The shooting happened in the 3100 block of Buena Vista Terrace SE at approximately 12:20 a.m. Friday.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (www.incnow.tv) – Indiana University's Terrin Thomas is crowned Miss Indiana.
Thomas, 20, won the crown Saturday night. She hails from Auburn, and graduated from DeKalb High School.
She was named Miss Indiana University where she is currently studying journalism. Thomas will represent Indiana at the Miss America competition in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Sept. 15.
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[photo by MISTER MORT]Alfred happens to be one of the most dapper dressers we have seen. He told MISTER MORT that he wears this suit all the time! Look how he matches his hat band with the rest of his suit. I am definitely taking some style cues from him.Check out MISTER MORT for some more great shots.
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The tie and the shoes make the outfit!
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A Gastonia woman has been charged with felony child abuse in the death of her infant daughter earlier this year.
Twenty-three-year-old Shana Alexis Davidson has been accused of smothering her daughter on March 18.
Authorities say the woman was intoxicated when she fell asleep on the couch with 2-month-old Shaelyn Gabriell Davidson.
Gastonia Police Sgt. Gene Weaver says the woman awoke and discovered her daughter was not breathing.
Police waited until medical tests were complete to charge Davidson.
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Michael Grupp, PhD, is a distinguished researcher of solar cookers designs and their uses and Founder of Synopsis. He has conducted many studies for the German technical aid agency, GIZ.
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- August 2008: On-line recording of solar cooker use rate by a novel metering device: Prototype description and experimental verification of output data - Michael Grupp, et all
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Samuel N. Bennerson (1923-1970) was a second generation resident of the Phipps Houses, an experiment in low-rent housing erected in the Lincoln Square neighborhood between 1907 and 1911. The son of parents from the Virgin Islands, Bennerson was educated in the New York City public school system and took special training courses in still photography. He spent four years in the Air Force, where he served in Japan. In 1946 Bennerson married Edna Deas of Charleston, South Carolina. Their four children were born in the Phipps Houses, becoming third generation Lincoln Square residents.
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Aldine (Texas) High athlete Darron Thomas might be one of the fastest rising college prospects from the Class of 2008 in the Greater Houston Area, but you'll have to forgive him if he doesn't have time to stop and smell the roses.He's simply too busy right now to notice."I've been working very hard in the off-season to get stronger," Thomas said. "I've gone from 150 pounds to weighing 195 pounds - almost 200 pounds. I've got my bench press up to 275 pounds and I was only at 185 pounds last year. I'm just working to get bigger and stronger all the time."Thomas' hunger for improvement and his potential as a football player at the next level have made him one of the more interesting prospects in the state for 2008. Although he's currently being recruited as a duel-threat quarterback by some schools, his athleticism makes him a candidate to play at a number of different positions.That versatility is one of the reasons why colleges across the country are starting to take notice."I'm starting to hear from Tennessee quite a bit," Thomas said. "Tennessee, LSU and Northwestern and recruiting me hard. The Northwestern coach has already told me that I have a scholarship. I plan on going to a Texas A&M Junior Day and LSU wants me to come to a Junior Day at the end of February."One school that hasn't shown much early interest in the 6-3, 195-pound Thomas is Texas."I've received a couple of letters from them, but I don't think they are interested in me that much," Thomas said. "They are really recruiting Daniel (Campbell) hard."As far as favorites are concerned, Thomas said it's a little early for that."I'm really just looking for a school that works for me," Thomas said. "I want to be able to fit into the offense that they have and I want to be able to go to a good academic school." ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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'Anne of Green Gables' opens at WCSU this week
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The Feiss Morningside Collection features a number of beautiful and elegant lamp styles for every room. Each lamp is adorned with a Grecian bronze finish and a cream snow glass shade. Whether you're looking for a vanity, chandelier, or pendant, this collection has it all. Brighten up every room in your home with this elegant Feiss collection.


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The Plain White Tees were recently in ATX and dropped by the MIX studio to chat w/ Sara. This video is from my phone, so the quality isn't stellar, but certainly spur of the moment. It's VERY COOL for the PWTs to drop by and break out in song! Another reason I LOVE MY JOB! :) Here's 'Should've Gone To Bed' title track of their new EP that is out now. A full album is in the works to be released soon too! :)
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No permit under section 1342 of this title for a discharge into the territorial sea, the waters of the contiguous zone, or the oceans shall be issued, after promulgation of guidelines established under subsection (c) of this section, except in compliance with such guidelines. Prior to the promulgation of such guidelines, a permit may be issued under such section 1342 of this title if the Administrator determines it to be in the public interest.
(b) Waiver
The requirements of subsection (d) ofsection 1342 of this title may not be waived in the case of permits for discharges into the territorial sea.
(c) Guidelines for determining degradation of waters
(1) The Administrator shall, within one hundred and eighty days after October 18, 1972 (and from time to time thereafter), promulgate guidelines for determining the degradation of the waters of the territorial seas, the contiguous zone, and the oceans, which shall include:
(A) the effect of disposal of pollutants on human health or welfare, including but not limited to plankton, fish, shellfish, wildlife, shorelines, and beaches;
(B) the effect of disposal of pollutants on marine life including the transfer, concentration, and dispersal of pollutants or their byproducts through biological, physical, and chemical processes; changes in marine ecosystem diversity, productivity, and stability; and species and community population changes;
(E) the effect of the disposal of varying rates, of particular volumes and concentrations of pollutants;
(F) other possible locations and methods of disposal or recycling of pollutants including land-based alternatives; and
(2) In any event where insufficient information exists on any proposed discharge to make a reasonable judgment on any of the guidelines established pursuant to this subsection no permit shall be issued under section 1342 of this title.
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(Written by Amanda Brooks in UK) As a parent, there's no doubt that you rate your child's education pretty high up there in terms of importance. So when it comes to redecorating his or her room – why not bear this in mind?
Incorporating education into your child's room will inject some fun into learning – playrooms are a place of sanctuary, fun and familiarity, so it won't be long before times tables are associated with fun – or at least, that's the theory!
Talking of times tables – there are many ways you can use decoration to your advantage. Whether it's in the form of a poster or magnets on the radiator – maths can be effectively implemented. If you have an artistic friend, a nice framed picture of times tables will add an original flair to the room.
When it comes to geography, this is just as easy to introduce to your child's room. You could invest in a spinning globe or a colourful wall atlas. Depending on how adventurous you're feeling, you could even buy some colourful paints, hone in on your imagination and dedicate one wall to drawing your own map of the world.
Along with maths and geography – books are imperative to learning, development and language. Ensure that your child has a brimming bookshelf full of colourful, stimulating books that look too intriguing to resist. If you're investing in new furniture, the more colourful the children's furniture the better, especially if your child is of the age of learning colours. [Read more…]


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Sharks are a marine animal appearing in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto V.
San Andreas & Vice City
Even although not as common as most sea creatures, sharks can be spotted in the waters of San Andreas and Vice City, mostly in the San Fierro Bay in San Andreas and everywhere in the waters of Vice City, and in both games they can sometimes be mistaken by dolphins. They do not take damage when shot at, and like other marine animals in GTA San Andreas and Vice City, they don't move when they swim.
The easiest way to spot a shark is to just search the water for it, preferably through a Sniper Rifle. They however do not appear as frequently as other marine animals. There is a frequent myth which claims sharks attack players, yet this is wrong. Like other marine animals, sharks don't attack the player, and as a matter of fact they swim away when approached.
Sharks are also mentioned in the 10th page of the GTA Vice City manual:
"Shark attacks off Vice City happen a few times a year and there are more sharks out there than you would like to think - Best advice: Stay out of the water!"
This might suggest that sharks could have been used as an excuse for the player's inability to swim in Vice City.
GTA VFirst revealed in the prerelease screenshot on the right, sharks will appear in waters around San Andreas. It is unknown if they attack the player or are even interactible at all, but given that Rockstar mentioned they would be exploring the undersea with a much greater detail in V and that a small submarine was also seen in the pre-release screenshots, the first option is the most likely one.
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- Jaws (Sharks) page on the GTA Myths Wiki.