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Ever wonder how Consumer Reports figures out which products to recommend? For one, it takes mad science, like this echo-free room that sits on a different foundation from the rest of the building. I was up at the Consumer Reports HQ yesterday for a planning meeting related to a blogger's conference they're planning for June, and they were nice enough to give me a quick tour of their testing facilities. I snapped some 33 pictures with my cellphone camera. Check them out in the interactive photo essay gallery, inside…
Inside The Consumer Reports Testing Facility
When I buy a house I'm sooooo putting that sort of sound insulation on the walls of my bedroom… imagine having one room in your place that's *perfectly* quiet!
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Very cool, Ben! Now I see why the magazine is so expensive.
May I ask what cellphone you use to take such great photos? Compared to my cellphone photos yours look positively hi-res.
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Sweet! I wondered what their testing facilities were like. I think it would be cool to work there.
Amazing! The Listening Room looks exactly like my media room, except the metal grid flooring at my place is to allow Cheeto crumbs to fall harmlessly away and not sully the soles of my socks.
Tomato, tomahto.
Awesome. I want to work there.
Time to max out the Marshall stacks WOO HOO!
That speaker testing room reminds me of the new symphony hall in Seattle that I got a tour of a couple years ago. It's built on top of a subway line so they did the whole "isolate a building-inside-a-building" thing so that you don't hear or feel any rumbling of trains underfoot. When you walk from the outer lobby into the symphony hall you can also detect the subtle sudden lack of background noise.
Anechoic chambers are actually not as cool as they look. My school had one, and as an acoustics major I had to do some work in there. It's not actually a very pleasant place to be, because you don't hear ANYTHING other than the sounds your own body makes. The tinnitus in my ears was annoyingly loud because there was nothing else to mask the noise. I spent as little time as possible in there during the TEF/speaker analysis. I much preferred the reverb chamber, which was made from a bank vault and had a RT60 of something like 4 seconds at lower Hz.
You'd soooo not like it and end up losing your mind. Anechoic chambers are really fun… until you're in one for more than a couple of minutes.
30 minutes inside an anechoic chamber, by yourself, and you start to go a little nutty. The Orfield Labs Anechoic Chamber has been awarded the Guinness World's Record for the quietest chamber, they have a standing bet for any employee to last 45 min alone in the chamber for a case o' beer. Ain't happened yet.
"Need to spit" and "want to spit" are how I'm going to describe all sub-par foods from now on.
@clevershark: You would still hear outside noise unless the walls the acoustic-absorbing material is attached to are solid concrete/plaster.
@SpdRacer: Yep. You hear your heart, tinnitus (if you have it), and if you speak, there is no echo. Creepy.
@SigmundTheSeaMonster: I work in an office designed for 100 people, I'm one of 6 people who work here now… I'm so far from everyone, and it's so quiet, that without music all I hear is my ears ringing and the environmental system.
I'm so envious. I'm not kidding.
Now it's a little too "dear" for my budget–a subscription. When I go to the library to read them, I have to ask special cuz they're always getting stolen!
Wow, they test things at consumer reports? I just assumed that the companies that paid the most money got the best ratings…
@Soldmysoul: Actually, Consumer Reports doesn't even accept free product from a company to test. If they cannot go to a store and purchase the item off of the shelf, they don't test it.
This includes automobiles, and other expensive big ticket items.
@weakdome: Dude, that comic rocks!
@SpdRacer: Orfield Labs is in my hometown and I took a field trip there several years ago as part of an architectural acoustics course. The anechoic chamber is pretty weird. Someone can be talking to you from three feet away and it sounds like a whisper.
Fun fact: The Orfield Labs building used to be a music studio. 'Funky Town' was recorded there.
That speaker testing room reminds me of the new symphony hall in Seattle that I got a tour of a couple years ago. It's built on top of a subway line
Benaroya Hall is built near a bus tunnel. Would that it were a subway line. This is actually a sore point for Seattleites. We have no rapid transit system, just buses that run on surface streets (and some that run through the aforementioned downtown bus tunnel).
@Xavoc: Just because someone doesn't take advertising doesn't mean their reviews are any good. I can pull tons of random joes who never worked for any company in the industry or even got any free samples from a company and their product reviews are terrible.
I got a free subscription to Consumer Reports just to get a free book about how to clean stuff. Not only was the free book lame(no big surprise), but even the magazine wasn't very good. Most of their reviews on computers and even printers often are printed long after the products are discontinued, which means that easily half of the products on the market aren't even reviewed by Consumer Reports.
Probably the worst part is that the information they give is that it is vague. I remember telling one fan of Consumer Reports that they didn't give any methodology to their reviews. She said well it says "this computer has above average for ease of use."
WTF? What does that mean? Why? If they all run the same software(Windows Vista plus the same AV software) than how much easier can computer A be than computer B? Virtually every other magazine that reviews electronics gives me not only some information about why, but more importantly they give some type of methodology of how they tested stuff. They will say we used xyz benchmark software to compare our top 10 desktops and laptops this month. If I wanted to I could go see whether their data was right, but does Consumer Reports provide this? Nope. They just give a circle that is full, half full, or empty. What does that mean? Even PC World, which usually only writes half page reviews at least talks about the product. Most magazines have at least half a dozen different ratings they can give a product. Using a four point scale with half points there are 8 different scores a product could get from an abysmal 1/2 point to 4 points for the perfect product that would be difficult to improve.
Somehow I think that Consumer Reports "labs" are just for show. Consumer Reports on several occasions has had to retract articles as inaccurate and they have even lost a libel suit. Not taking ads doesn't make the publication accurate. Many political opinion journals take little or no advertising, but no one calls them objective. The less information a magazine gives me on their methods of testing a product the less I trust it. It tells me they have something to hide, which is most likely their incompetence in testing products that they claim to have expertise on. I don't care if they have zero advertising. If they refuse to share even the slightest amount of information on their methods of testing chances are their methods are BS, and by conclusion their article is BS.
The reverse is also true. If a magazine tells me exactly how they performed their tests, I don't care that they accept ads. Their methodology might be dubious, but at least I can judge for myself. Furthermore, others can attempt to verify to information and or question the validity.
Consumer Reports relies upon a aura of credibility by not not taking ads while ignoring any good publications standards of writing reviews that are informative(CR fails badly at this) and attempt to be as transparent as possible(CR is one of the few publications where I virtually never see any descriptions on test methods). Good reviews aren't black boxes with a bad, good or great rating system.
One reason why there are a lot of good publications and websites that accept advertising is because most reputable publications have had long standing rules that separate their ad divisions and their product reviewers. The publishers realize that if their reviews are considered phony then no one will read the publication and by extension there will be no eyeballs for advertisers. I have seen more than a few products that were advertised in PC Gamer for example that were give some of the lowest scores the publication has ever given. It is pretty clear that advertisers don't buy themselves a minimum rating from the reviews.
A another technology example would be Tom's Hardware. They have plenty of advertising, but they are pretty transparent about their testing methods. Some of their testing methods sometimes are useful for your particular situation, but like any tech benchmarks they are only good within a context, but I have seen very few people who have attempted to reproduce their tests find their data inaccurate. My past use of them as a source in buying products has been pretty positive so I continue to visit and use their reviews amongst others in buying decisions. It is important to note that they aren't the only source. Like anything in life you try to finding corroborating or conflicting evidence because one source is rarely enough especially on a high end purchase.
Trust in reviews for me is based upon transparency of methodology and past accuracy of their articles. Consumer Reports fails on both accounts.
I ended up canceling my subscription before they started charging me for it. I frankly can't comprehend what people see in the publication. If they get stuff wrong that I do know about why should I trust them for stuff I don't know about.
Lucky! They sure have a cool facility.
You guys know you can subscribe online for substantially less than the cost of the printed magazine, right? As far as the value of their testing and reviews, of course everyone is going to have their own opinion and experiences. In my experience, the information they provide has been very valuable and I've never regretted following any of their recommendations. Naturally, your mileage may vary. :)
Ugh, my bad on the last comment. Actually subscribing online costs the same as the print subscription.
Print subscription: $26/year, can then add online subscription for another $19/year.
Online subscription: $26/year.
I find the online subscription very useful since it gives me a large database of product reviews and articles to search when I'm thinking about buying something.
"Lucky! They sure have a cool facility."
Some of the pictures are either unimpressive or difficult to even tell what they are for. The sound proof room for audio testing hardly impresses me. Even college radio stations have sound proof rooms! A college radio station's soundproof studio may be small, but even with their tiny budget they can afford sound proofing all the walls. You need to get out more if you seriously were impressed.
My real issue with Consumer Reports is why pay money for something when for a lot of product categories I can get better reviews for free online? Unlike CR, most publications provide some if not all of their reviews for gratis, ad supported of course. I have no qualms about spending money if I feel I get a superior product, but anybody who seriously thinks Consumer Reports provides quality reviews on any tech items either hasn't compared publications dedicated towards consumer technology or they are putting the lack of ads over the quality of the reviews.
I find CR useful. I go there as a starting point for washers, dryers, lawn mowers, cordless drills, elliptical machines, etc. However, it isn't for computers or electronics. They simply can't keep up.
And if you're reading Tom's Hardware or Anandtech, you're not their audience anyway. Average consumer wants something that doesn't suck and is good enough, but won't spend their free time figuring out acronyms and technical jargon.


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"They are more an amalgamation of well-matched misfits than an amassment of talent."
- ESPN.com columnist Dana O'Neil on Wichita State's atypical top 10 ten roster.
National thoughts
It's always interesting to gauge the national perception of a program you follow carefully, especially when you consider that the perception is probably produced from a snap shot or two.
Every writer in the country knows the story about Cleanthony Early losing a brother to drowning, but how many notice that he still has a tendency to take possessions off defensively, or go up, unnecessarily, with one hand for rebound when he should use two?
That's not to pick on Cle, who should get plenty of All-American consideration — but it's those types of things that'll determine how loud the narrative on Wichita State will get.
In the meantime, the only bad opinion is no opinion. It may bother fans to no end when people are taking shots at their team, but all it means is that their team is in the discussion—come late March there will only be a handful of such teams, let's hope the Shocks are around to be doubted then.
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It was all set up for failure - travel issues throwing them off schedule, one of the biggest crowds since Larry Bird in Terre Haute, an opponent with a longer list of why the game was more important to them, but the Shockers never flinched. If you told me that both Fred Van Vleet and Ron Baker were going to have relatively off games, that WSU would be outrebounded and turn it over more often than Indiana State … I would have guessed that the streak ended at 23.
So how'd they do it?
Remember me warning you not to expect Indiana State to have the same kind of night they suffered in Wichita? Never mind. Wichita State produced the Sycamores second worst shooting effort of the season after hounding them into their worst three weeks ago. Wichita State plays the type of defense that takes a collective toll. Not only are they good on the ball, but they're tough and physical off it and that's what helps to wear down an opponent. The Sycamores shot just 32% in two games against the Shocks; they managed just 10-40 three pointers and shot about 10 percent worse at the line than they normally do.
Wichita State hasn't been great offensively of late, but they continue to avoid all four of their scorers shutting down simultaneously. Van Vleet and Baker don't produce as normal last night, but Tekele Cotton exceeds his average totals and Early is able to make big plays down the stretch, before Chadrack Lufile steps up and knocks down four of six free throws to ice it. To a man this team expects to win every time out and that's what they've done. It's remarkable.
Being pushed
Wichita State is far more talented than any team in the Valley, so you wonder how much they're getting out of games like last night. Sure they were pushed in a challenging atmosphere and that's good from a competitive standpoint, but they clearly didn't play real well (Gregg Marshall will be particularly hard on them about rebounding, a real pet peeve of his—it's only the second time this season they've been outrebounded).
Can they find a way to build on their overall game as they chase this unbeaten streak? Can they get to 31 and oh and be playing well? Even against lesser opponents, as long as the steak goes—the pressure is going to build. Funny thing about pressure—everyone wants to be good enough to have it, but are rarely comfortable when they do. So far, so good.


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Bottomline, I was taken for thousands of dollars, and have already filed a complaint with my state AG, Federal Trade Commission and also the state they are located which is New Jersey,. I warn anyone who speaks to this evil man to stay away they are a bunch of fakes:. Here is the information to the guy that they will sell your information off to?. You should call this guy Denny to verify which i am sure he will be able to confirm that Paul Brown is selling our accounts to Mr. Denny.
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We formed our own tax resolution organization and began to service clients in-house. We sent a letter to the enrolled clients explaining our frustration and letting them know we stood behind them and that they had a choice. We offered them a way out, would credit them any monies spent and stated our fee, which was deeply discounted, to resolve their case. We felt truly bad for these people. Miss B**** responded to our letter/offer with much enthusiasm and enrolled with us on 03/28/2012. Keep in mind this is now 7 months and 11 days later after first enrolling with CCTS and still in Phase I - Investigation with them meaning nothing was getting done! She stated her concern, disapproval and anxiety with CCTS. She enrolled with no hesitation and did so immediately after speaking with us.
I June, Ms. B**** filed a chargeback and complain notice with her creditor. In her complaint was as follows: Merchant (us) stated ourselves as being licensed and we dont have the credentials to perform our tax resolution service. We deceived and tricked her into service. It asked, did you cancel, she responded YES. On what date 05/02/12. Date of most recent contact 06/04/12. Was the cardholder given a cancelation policy YES. What was the policy customer provided no details. Her contact info cardholder did not release contact info. CCTS also included a 3 page doc addressing federal and state issues regarding our legitimacy. Bank of America (her merchant/creditor) initially ruled: The processor advised it was a legitimate transaction and that there was nothing to be done. Our merchant account removed the funds from our checking acct and placed them on hold pending our response and further review. 6 weeks went by.
Now to be clear:
1). Sheila B**** NEVER called my case manager or myself, not only to cancel, but to discuss any doubts, complaints or issues she had about us, not even to state dont bill me further. In our response, we challenged her to produce a phone bill showing any call made to us for any day from April to June. If she could, we offered a 100% return of her fee. She could not as she lied.
2). We never stated we were attorneys. There is no license requirement in New Jersey. Nowhere in my brochure, agreement, on our website or in my verbal communications with any prospect do we represent ourselves as attorneys or licensed agents. It is not necessary. As far as our credentials, our case manager had 13 years with the IRS and 17 more performing tax resolution in retirement before coming on board. 30 years inside and out of the IRS is not shabby.
We included her case log from our online CRM: IRS Logics. This log cannot be manipulated. It reveals the work my case manager was doing and the contacts made with the IRS right up to the 17th of June. It revealed the work and progress of her case and equally importantly, the number of time the case manager attempted calling, emailing and leaving messages w/o her response. Seems weird for someone desperately trying to cancel and retrieve their money?
3). Our record with our Merchant Commerce is flawless. We had never had a cancelation and refunded a single client their monies. In our line of work, that is next to impossible. We remain perfect as to refunds.
At the end of the investigation, we were refunded our fee. In the end, what you really have is Clear Choice Tax Solutions attempting to defame us, scared the client back, and coached her complaint. The client made no attempts to contact us; we had no idea that she cancelled or even that there was a problem. Ms Bradley couldnt produce anything material. She has made false allegations and lied about contacting anyone in my organization.
No one from the state, FTC, OCC or the IRS has contacted us about these allegations made br CCTS. She now has thrown in he sells your information. That was never stated before in her complaint and I dont even know how to answer that one. Although Rippoff Report protects consumers first amendment right to free speech, unfounded lies and allegations that slander should not be tolerated. This seems to be a platform for revenge, not justice. I can document everything I have stated. Let the real truth be known. Paul Brown
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Students who declare Africana studies as a minor are required to take two core courses: AAF 201 and 202 (six credits). In addition, students select four electives (12 credits) from the following: AAF 360, 390, 410; APG 313; COM 333; ECN 386; ENG 247, 248, 362, 363, 364, 474; HIS 150, 384, 388; and PSC 408. Students who want to use other courses that have as their central focus some aspect of the black experience may do so with permission from the program director.
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greetings....I went to he location today and I could not find a marker. In July of 2001, there was a marker as I recorded it during a transcription of cemetery markers I was doing. Please call Darlene Billstrom at the Pacific Grove Cemetery office and ask her to have the groundsperson uncover it...deeply buried under dirt and grass. Her contact number is (831) 648-3100...call after 9m Pacific time and before noon Pacific Time as she works part-time only. let me know if you'd like a photo of the location where her marker should be. Best of luck!
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P.O.W. Dad
Bertha O'Neill Photo Request
There is only one Bertha O'Neill listed in the cemetery index for St. Joseph Cemetery in Council Bluffs, and her dates are 1901-1940. I believe she may have been the wife of Robert O'Neill 1895-1972.
In the same family plot there is a John M. O'Neill 1861-1921 that may have been the husband of your Bertha (from census records). I made the memorials and will post the photos when I have time later.
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on Aug 06, 2014 10:12 AM
RE: Charlotte Snow
As I suspected there is no marker for this grave at all. I uploaded a photo of the area, but nothing confirms that this is Charlotte as you believe and not Charles. You may wish to contact the cemetery office to look into that if, in fact it is that large of a typographical error. Heaven knows I come across a lot of errors in dates and spellings of names. The can go back and reference the opening ticket, which is filled out by the family at the time arrangements are made for burial and verify if the grave is for Charles or Charlotte.
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Henry Rackelbush
Henry Rackelbush
I noticed you had a photo request for Henry in the Marysville Cemetery, the request is now gone, but no photo was placed in his memorial. His obituary in the Marysville Daily Appeal, 1-15-1907, stated he was to be buried in the family plot in the Marysville Cemetery. The Rackelbush Plot is located on the cemetery map dated 1924, then we looked at the plot in the cemetery grounds, it does not have any visible headstones or markers, but we did not probe. This plot is listed on the map under the name of J. J. Rackelbush. When looking in the Burial Book records it seems there was a mix up of some sorts as it states Henry was from Ireland and buried in Yuba City, Sutter County, California, which is just across the river from Marysville, Yuba County. Also there is a Jennie Rackelbush, 20 years old, recorded as being buried in the Marysville Cemetery on Nov. 10, 1902. Rackelbush being spelled, Rackelbusch under her name in the burial book.
If you would like to have copies of any of the items I have mentioned please feel free to contact us through the message in findagrave or email at email@example.com, hope we can help and will be glad to post at least a picture of the plot. GMT
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Polly Aird
RE: Janet McAuslan
I'm descended from William McAuslan, one of Janet's older brothers. Another brother, the oldest, Peter McAuslan, left drafts of letters he wrote. One dated 1898 from internal evidence (he speaks of his daughter Agnes who had recently died, and her death is known to be Jan 1898) is to his sister Agnes McAuslan Allan who was living in Bluff, Utah. She is the one who raised Janet's boys. Peter Allan was heading off for a mission to Scotland and apparently Agnes wanted him to have family genealogical information. The letter gives family data about their parents, grandparents, siblings, and his children. In that list, he says, "Jannett McAuslan born December 11th 1840, died August 3rd, 1890." Maddeningly, he doesn't say why or where, or where buried.
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on Feb 06, 2014 12:25 AM
Robert Moore
Hi! Can you please call the cemetery and obtain the grave location (Section & Lot numbers) and ask them whether or not there is a grave marker? Please post this information to the memorial or send it to me.
Forest Home is a huge cemetery with well over 70,000 burials, and the information is needed in order to find someone there. I go here regularly, and since August I have found over 150 graves at Forest Home that had the location information provided. Thank you! Ace
Forest Home Cemetery: 708-366-1900 or 773-287-0772
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Clarice Cox
Job & Fanny Hulse
The Rusholme Rd Cemetery has been moved and they have built where the cemetery once stood. The first burial took place in 1821 and last in 1933 and which was transferred to the Manchester Corporation by the Manchester Coproration act 1954. I learned this when I visited Manchester Library in 1999.
MFPR 689 interment registers 1821-1845 Manchester Library and SLC # 1818102 record of the tombstones in Rusholme Rd Cemetery
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on Sep 26, 2012 8:54 PM
Randall Bender
Brian Jay Bender
Brian's ashes are buried in the Lexington Cemetery in in of our four family plots. Nola and Edgar in one...Craig in one and Brian in one. I do not have the plot number but I've been told some of Brian's friends got together and bought him a headstone not too long ago. Certainly the caretaker at Lexington will know the plot number. I haven't visted there in quite some time so I do not have any photos for you.
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Obama Joins Americans to Honor Legacy of U.S. Veterans
President Barack Obama honored the legacy of war veterans today with a tribute at Arlington National Cemetery and reminded Americans that the nation is wrapping up the decade-long war in Afghanistan.
"You are the family and friends of the fallen," Obama said to a military family audience at the Memorial Day Observance at Arlington cemetery after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns. "For the first time in nine years, Americans aren't fighting and dying in Iraq. We are winding down the war in Afghanistan, and our troops will continue to come home."
Before making their way across the Potomac River into Virginia, he and first lady Michelle Obama hosted a private breakfast for families who've lost loved ones in war.
Obama said the U.S., as it honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice, reaffirms its commitment to caring for veterans who return home, including the newest generation of soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, said in an e-mailed statement from Boston that "a lot of young Americans are risking their lives in distant battlefields today. Memorial Day is a day to give thanks to them, and to remember all of America's soldiers who have laid down their lives to defend our country."
The 2012 campaign is the first modern presidential election in which neither major party candidate served in the military. Romney is appearing with Senator John McCain of Arizona at the Veterans Museum and Memorial Center in San Diego.
War Casualties
About 6,400 U.S. military personnel have died in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and more than 48,000 have been wounded, according to the Defense Department.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who spoke before the president, said Arlington National Cemetery, which is the final resting place for more than 14,000 veterans, is "a constant reminder that freedom is not free."
In this election year, the administration is reminding voters that it has fought for increased funding for veterans' health care and expansion of the GI Bill for education. It's also won approval of a tax credit that encourages businesses to hire unemployed veterans.
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The president also designated May 28 to Nov. 11 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. He urged Americans to honor Vietnam veterans with programs, ceremonies, and activities.
This afternoon at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Obama said America honors the 58,282 soldiers who paid the ultimate price and whose names are etched into the Wall.
For those who returned, "even though some Americans turned their back on you, you never turned your back on America," Obama said.
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New Delhi: The CPI on Friday asked the Centre
to take stern action against Hindu extremist outfits allegedly
involved in terror acts, claiming there was "enough evidence"
against them.
"The Union Home Ministry should take note and act
against them. There is enough evidence against these
organisations like the Sri Ram Sene and others on their
alleged involvement in terror acts," CPI National Secretary D
Raja said here.
He said the government has been "more focussed" on
tackling Leftwing extremism but "rightwing extremism is
proving to be more dangerous to national unity and integrity"
Raja`s statement came after the CPI(M) castigated the
Centre for "lack of firmness" in dealing with Hindutva
extremists and demanded a coordinated probe into the attacks
in Malegaon, Hyderabad and Ajmer allegedly carried out by such
"The terrorist attacks in Malegaon, Hyderabad and
Ajmer must be seen as the handiwork of a network of Hindutva
extremist groups. They are a mirror image of their Muslim
counterparts. What is required therefore is a coordinated
investigation into all these attacks.
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terrorist attacks have not been handed over for investigation
by the newly set up National Investigation Agency," barring
the Goa blast case, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury had said.
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I'm honored to announce that I'm collaborating with William Cardini on a story for Thickness #3, the forthcoming issue of Ryan Sands and Michael DeForge's excellent and sexxy erotic comics anthology series. I just couldn't be more humbled and pleased to be sharing such auspicious company in the service of that noblest of goals: using comics to increase the blood flow to people's genitals. Wish us luck!
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By Sgt. Jarred Woods, 1st Theater Sustainment CommandFebruary 28, 2014
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Mar. 3, 2014) -- Soldiers of the 1151st Engineer Company, Alabama Army National Guard, 82nd Sustainment Brigade, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, have been tasked with a unique mission here.
The 1151st mission is an implementation of U.S. Central Command Material Reduction Element, or CMRE. The CMRE was established to facilitate and manage the redeployment and retrograde of U.S. forces and equipment from Afghanistan.
As retrograde and drawdown operations continue, the 1151st utilizes their skills and abilities to reduce the building footprint throughout theater. The decrease of the operational footprint benefits the overall mission in several ways.
"We'll tear down the building, then salvage the equipment and put it back into the U.S. Army's inventory," said Sgt. Frederick Frink, a safety non-commissioned officer with the 1151st and Huntsville, Ala., native.
The U.S. military currently has approximately $23 Billion worth of assets (down from $48 billion when the process began in 2011) in Afghanistan. This money-saving salvage operation also helps to greatly reduce the amount of building materials being brought into country.
"It's great because we can take what we just torn down, take it to another area and build it back up if needed," said Sgt. Shalae Morgan, a safety NCO with the 1151st and Huntsville, Ala., native. "It's like we get to see something being brought back to life."
Although these engineering efforts are being conducted within the confines of the base, the results have a direct impact on troops outside the wire as well.
"The work we do here is very vital because the material that we remove can't be utilized by the enemy to make improvised explosive devices," Sgt. Chris Sexton, a heavy equipment operator with the 1151st and Gordo, Ala., native. It greatly diminishes the amount of material they can get their hands on, he added.
In addition to their deconstruction efforts, the 1151st has also utilized their time on the job as useful teaching opportunities.
The Soldiers of the 1151st are afforded the chance to train-up every Soldier in the various skill sets within their field, added Fink. "We can cross-train our Soldiers in carpentry, electrician work and plumbing."
This valuable training guarantees that the Soldiers of the 1151st will meet all mission requirements established by CENTCOM with versatile and highly qualified personnel.
Throughout their time here, the 1151st are sure to leave a lasting impression, while saving the U.S. valuable money, time and resources.


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Best museums in Italy: The Egyptian Museum in Turin
The Egyptian Museum in Turin (Museo Egizio di Torino) houses one of the largest collections of Egyptian antiquities in the world and is undoubtedly one of the best museums in Italy. The museum was founded in 1824 when the Savoy king, Carlo Felice, acquired a large collection of Egyptian artefacts. Today there are 6,500 objects on display […]READ MORE


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On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 08:51:02 -0400, The OS/2 Guy wrote:
> Stuart Gray wrote:
>> [quoted text muted]
> Stuart, *NO* I didn't buy it. I was anointed with a legally authorized
> "registered in my name" online *and* hard copy of the Preview, eCS v1.0,
> 1.1 and 1.2 versions directly from Mensys.
> I wouldn't take a dime out of my pocket toward such a piece of crap and
> those who do, when well informed of its problems and the false advertising
> behind it, are more than stupid, they are idyits.
>> [quoted text muted]
> Irritating, isn't it? That's what you get when you don't do your homework
> but perceive and believe the false facts presented by non-credible
> sources.
> And coming up soon: the so-called "Refresh". Why is there a refresh
> instead of a v2.0? Answer: because v1.2 didn't sell and by issuing a
> bogus 'refresh' another round of phony marketing can commence. Be
> thankful I'm willing to speak the truth about the product. It is for that
> reason that Serenity's ass is held to the fire and forced to try and fix a
> product so faulty that no one buy idyits will buy it.
> Look for my personal review of the eCS v1.2R (refresh) when finally
> released. And let's not forget, eCS v2.0 is promised for delivery by the
> end of Summer. The end of Summer is September 20th, 2005. Serenity has
> never once made any announced deadline date. Not once. Of course, they
> never pre-announced a v1.2 Refresh either. The refresh is just a marketing
> ploy. Would anyone have purchased v1.2 had Serenity told them "we're
> gonna try and fix it, call it a refresh and charge a minor $99 fee to
> those who buy the faulty v1.2..."
> BTW, v2.0? You might want to wait on that v2.0 purchase. Serenity will
> sell it for $349, up $50 from previous versions. But that's not a reason
> for waiting to buy. Wait so you can buy the v2.0 Refresh, one issued each
> quarter, because it will cost another $49 bringing your v2.0 purchase to a
> round $400 figure. If you buy each scheduled 2006 refresh of v2.0 you'll
> easily pay well over $500 for a product that still won't work 'as
> advertised'.
You may not be aware of it, but computer technology changes, and sometimes
to install, you need updated drivers. Based on information at
www.ecomstation.com, there is no new functionality in the refresh, but
updated drivers, and support for install (in 32 bit mode) on AMD64
computers. And the download of the ISO images will be free to registered
And since the Roadmap file only says by the end of 2005 for 2.0, (subject
to change), the only source for the Summer release is you.
And a refresh to support additional hardware is hardly unique. Redhat
provides updated ISOs for their releases, such as 2.1, so you don't have
to install the OS then a whole bunch of updates. I would hardly think
that a refresh of 2.1 should get a whole new number.
And where are you coming up with your prices. It appears you make up
numbers whose basis is just to be higher than IBM's.


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mapping, augmented
technical requirements
A fast computer (pc, mac or linux) with a decent graphics card (i.e. 3d acceleration) and up-to-date drivers.
Java, version 1.4 or greater (installable from
alternative view
video preview
flickr set
related works
the javascriptorium
divine drapé
dreaming of...
3d space definition
as a
channel available on suitable flickr photos...
Artoolkit markers
(side by side with
space-invaders mosaics
) placed on city walls in order to provide
3d space coordinates
for real-time
outdoor surface augmentation
by folks / for folks
bridge between a mature version of
Microsoft's Photosynth
A study on the aesthetics of mapping in the context of augmented reality, cooked with three major ingredients:
Flickr: outstanding source of photographic material, by folks / for folks.
Camera matching: the art of turning pictures into 3d spaces.
Real-time 3d flow of text and textures over surfaces.
ho Tokyo, Tokyo
Camouflage texture coupled with biblical oracle on the siege of Jerusalem (
Isaiah 29:1-8
), flowing over the facade of a Bauhaus style building, presumably in Tokyo...
english version
french version
hebrew version
Zoom in-and-out with the mouse-wheel (or with the up and down arrows).
Drag with the mouse to pan inside the picture.
Press the space-bar to reveal the underlying photo.
The original photo,
as found
on Kimi Iwasaki's
flickr photostream
rock around the bunker
Camouflage texture coupled with lyrics by Serge Gainsbourg, flowing over the protuberant boxes on the facade of the
musée du quai Branly
, Jean Nouvel's latest Parisian coup.
Zoom in-and-out with the mouse-wheel (or with the up and down arrows).
Drag with the mouse to pan inside the picture.
Press the space-bar to reveal the underlying photo.
The original photo,
as found
on bourget_82's
flickr photostream
freestyle 1 (
from Weimar to Kingston
Black and white travelling on Bauhaus balcony followed by rasta-stripped redempting deluge.
Press the space-bar to restart animation.
freestyle 2 (
décamouflé de Branly
Fleur de lis
textured half-boxes, with matching speechless descending caps...
Press the space-bar to restart animation.
a brief overview of what it takes to...
First, a
camera matchable
picture must be selected: it implies the presence of a
three point perspective
, materializable through at least 3 orthogonal sets of parallel lines (as in the leftmost image...)
In some cases, where results are not coherent, there's a need to correct
lens distortion
(roll-over the rightmost image to reveal the undistorted version...) For such a purpose, the following software proved to be efficient:
GML Image Undistorter
Then, takes place an iterative process of guessed modelization and fine tuning of the vanishing points convergence. The following papers were helpful in the process of developing a custom
camera matching software toolkit
capable of retrieving 3d information out of single images:
PhotoBuilder - 3D Models of Architectural Scenes from Uncalibrated Images
Determination of the correct eye position for viewing perspective images of 3D scenes
Finally, once a 3d space has been defined, the evergrowing
chronotext software toolkit
is used to make text and textures flow indefinitely over the target surfaces.
credits, thanks and copyright information
Thanks to all the people who helped with bug hunting.
Thanks to bourget_82 for granting rights to use her photo of the
Branly museum
The lyrics mapped on the Branly museum are from Serge Gainsbourg's
Rock around the bunker
, 1975.
Tokyo building
photo by Kimi Iwasaki is under
this creative commons
The copyright notice for the biblical text mapped on the Tokyo building can be found at the bottom of
this page
The camouflage texture was generated using
VanDerLee's Camouflage plugin
chronotext is a growing collection of software experiments exploring the relation between text, space and time
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Zoo Elephant With MRSA Infects Caretakers
March 5, 2009 -- An elephant calf that apparently caught an antibiotic-resistant staph infection from a San Diego zoo caretaker passed the infection to more than a dozen other zoo caretakers, the CDC says.
The CDC says the incident marks the first reported case of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, in an elephant and the first suspected transmission of the bug from an animal to human caretakers at a zoo.
The CDC, in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, says the calf got the superbug from a human caretaker. In January 2008, officials found that three zoo caretakers, along with the calf, had MRSA skin infection, and an investigation was launched.
The MMWR says the probe identified two additional confirmed cases, 15 suspected cases, and three people who were carriers of MRSA but had no signs of skin infection; all were caretakers of the animal.
The elephant calf had been separated from its mother and hand-reared by zoo caretakers about a month after its birth. The calf had other health problems, and was euthanized on Feb. 4 because treatments for its ailments were not effective, the CDC says.
The people infected with MRSA all had direct contact with the elephant calf, or its immediate environment.
Eleven other elephants in the herd, including the calf's mother, tested negative for MRSA.
Some of the caretakers had fed the calf, others had bathed it or groomed it, played with it, or given it oral medication.
The MMWR says in an editorial note that MRSA skin infections have become a substantial community problem in recent years, and have been reported in animals as well as in people. It's been known that MRSA in people can be of animal origin, and that the infection can be fatal.
The CDC issued recommendations for preventing MRSA transmission in zoo settings, including:
- training workers about risks of infection and what they should do to prevent them
- performing proper hand hygiene before and after animal contact
- using personal protective equipment when working with ill animals
- cleaning and disinfecting contaminated equipment and surfaces
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In 1851, the first German-language newspaper in Sandusky began publication. The Intelligenz-Blatt was founded by Herman Ruess (left) and August Ruemmele (right). By 1860, the newspaper had ceased publication.Another German newspaper began publication in Sandusky in 1856. Founded as the Baystadt Demokrat ("Bay City Democrat"), the newspaper later called the Sandusky Demokrat operated until 1919, when anti-German pressure as a result of World War I forced the paper out of business. (During the war, German-language publications were required to seek a government permit to publish; additionally, popular sentiment made it difficult to support German heritage at that time.)
These newspapers help us to understand a part of our culture that no longer exists. Unfortunately, the Sandusky Library has very few copies of these newspapers, and there does not appear to be a complete run of these newspapers in any public institution. Could there be copies of these newspapers in your attic, or in some other storage place? If you find any of these newspapers, please consider donating them to the Sandusky Library, or loaning them for microfilming, so that we might preserve our city's heritage.


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Anyone go in for induction and been giving Cervadil? The plan for my induction Monday night is to give me Cervadil at midnight and wait to see if labor starts - then to go from there with the pictocin drip. My cervix is closed, so no signs of labor at all so far. I am 39 weeks tomorrow.
Here are my questions:
1)Did Cervadil immediately start contractions or did it take a few hours?
2)Will I be able to sleep some after the Cervadil?
3) Did Cervadil start labor for you or did you have to move on to other measures?


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Fiend links with Dee Low for the latest release in his "Fiend 4 Da Mondays" series. The track 'Its On' is produced by Cookin Soul.
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Real Estate News: Banks Push for Foreclosures Pact
Here is a look at real-estate news in today's WSJ:
Banks Push for Foreclosures Pact: The settlement of most state and federal investigations of alleged foreclosure improprieties could force five large banks to make concessions worth roughly $19 billion.
Chicago Sued Over Vacant-Homes Upkeep Fee: The federal regulator overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sued the city of Chicago on Monday over an ordinance that makes mortgage creditors liable for the upkeep of vacant properties.
Home Bargains Abound, But Willing Lenders Are Rare Breed: Faced with finicky lenders, would-be home buyers are increasingly turning to Dad, Grandma or rich Uncle Barton—even perfect strangers they met online. While these solutions are understandable, given the abundant bargains on the market, they also present significant risks.
Kentucky Wants to Privatize Student Housing: The University of Kentucky is getting out of the student-housing business and plans to turn over its dormitories to a private company that will upgrade and manage the aging properties.
Thinking Deeply on Risky Lending: Many companies that collect mortgage payments hire outside firms to train employees. But Ocwen Financial, which specializes in risky loans, has its own team of social psychologists.
Europe House of the Day: Ibiza Hillside Villa: This five-bedroom home on the southwest side of the Spanish island of Ibiza comes with 56,000 square meters of land and views out to sea.
House of the Day: A Perch on the Pacific Ocean: This waterfront home in Southern California features a living room with floor-to-ceiling windows and a fire pit.
Disctrict Plan Sparks Fight: New York City's real-estate industry is stepping up efforts to halt plans for a new landmark district for downtown Brooklyn.
N.Y. House of the Day: Federal Style in Chelsea: This pre-war co-op in Chelsea is adorned with a mix of antiques and built-ins. The apartment's only bedroom doubles as a sitting room.


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Schwab Discloses Suspect Fund Trades
By LANDON THOMAS Jr.
Published: November 15, 2003
Charles Schwab, the discount broker that revolutionized the mutual fund industry, said yesterday that it had uncovered evidence of improper mutual fund trading in both its supermarket of funds and a fund family of a subsidiary, U.S. Trust.
Through an internal investigation spurred by government inquiries, Schwab has found that its sales force may have allowed professional investors like hedge funds to make a small number of mutual fund trades after the market closed and to engage in short-term trading of its Excelsior funds, a fund family of U.S. Trust, a spokesman for the company said yesterday.
The Schwab news comes a day after the PBHG fund group forced out its co-founders because of improprieties in fund trading and Putnam Investments agreed to make a host of changes in its business practices to settle a suit with federal regulators. American Express, Legg Mason and Wachovia also said they had been subpoenaed in the widening mutual fund investigations, which have already led to the departures of high-ranking executives at Bank of America, Putnam and the Strong Mutual Funds.
New York State regulators and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating Schwab, along with many other companies. But a rift between the regulators appears to be growing wider, as they disagree over whether to reach quick resolutions or push for tougher punishment to restore investor confidence. As the scandal spreads to many companies, an escalating turf war could become a drain on resources, with regulators unleashing competitive lawsuits.
A day after federal regulators reached a settlement with Putnam Investments, Eliot Spitzer, the attorney general from New York, said yesterday that his investigation of Putnam was continuing and that he was not close to a settlement with the company. The Massachusetts regulator said that he, too, would continue to pursue a case against Putnam.
The investigation of trading abuses at Schwab may be a crucial testing ground to determine whether state and federal regulators can cast aside professional and procedural differences. Both groups say they wish to protect investors who have suffered at the hands of mutual funds that made special trading arrangements for prized institutional clients.
In a speech in Albany yesterday, Mr. Spitzer, whose investigation of collusive trading abuses at funds prompted the S.E.C.'s entry, described the commission's recent settlement with Putnam as duplicitous and questioned whether his office would be able to work with the S.E.C. in the future.
''Every rock you turn over in this industry, you find vermin,'' Mr. Spitzer said. ''The S.E.C. has not turned over a pebble. They just don't know how to negotiate a meaningful resolution.''
In a joint settlement with the S.E.C., Mr. Spitzer used his own leverage as a prosecutor to force the investment banking industry to pay $1.4 billion and to agree to changes in how it does business. He now contends that the S.E.C. may be missing a similar opportunity to bring about change in the $7 trillion fund industry, change that could lead to lower fees and increased disclosure.
Acting without state officials, the S.E.C. and Putnam settled a complaint that the company allowed its employees to trade rapidly in and out of its funds. Regulators say the practice, called market timing, is not in the best interests of long-term shareholders.
As part of the interim settlement, the fund company, a unit of Marsh & McLennan based in Boston, agreed to a number of governance reforms, including the addition of independent directors and the restriction of employee fund trades. It did not reach an agreement yet on a fine, though Putnam did admit guilt for the purposes of a penalty.
The amount of money lost by investors will help determine the penalty, and though it may have been only pennies per share for individuals, it may have amounted to substantial profits for those favored clients that were allowed to conduct market timing.
For Mr. Spitzer, the promised changes at Putnam are window dressing; he says that Putnam should be forced to return the fees it charged investors.
Yesterday, Stephen M. Cutler, director of the S.E.C.'s enforcement division, defended the Putnam settlement, arguing that the widespread evidence of trading abuses necessitated quicker settlements.
''I feel an urgency,'' Mr. Cutler said. ''The widespread misconduct needs to be addressed now. The prosecutor and I may not see eye to eye, but we do share the same goal in protecting the investor.''
Though many in the industry give full credit to Mr. Spitzer for exposing a fund industry overdue for reform, many say that it is the S.E.C.'s role -- as the top regulator -- to strike a balance between quick settlements and the need for broader structural changes.
''What's tragic is there is no philosophical difference between the two of them,'' said Arthur Levitt Jr., a former chairman of the S.E.C. ''These two organizations could do so much by working together.''
Mr. Levitt defended the Putnam settlement, saying that the governance changes and the admission of guilt were important accomplishments. As to the longer-term question of fees, he said, ''That issue shouldn't be addressed in an enforcement action, but is an issue for the commission.''


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They have a booth set up at the Air-Show, providing information and giving out wrist bands to help spread the word about keeping kids off the drug. Colorado is ranked in the top ten for total meth users. The project is working their hardest to reduce the rate for users by going to schools to help raise awareness.
"The rate that teens that are identifying the risk of meth has gone up dramatically, nine points since we began. So we are making an impact and we are going to see that translate into much better results in the future," said Colorado Meth Project Program Manager Jonathan Judge.
The Project wants to get more people involved as volunteers. Today there were volunteers who were previous users or their families were affected by meth. For more details on the Project, visit www.coloradomethproject.org.


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POPLAR BLUFF -- One might say Kelly pulled through for Kelly on Tuesday.
Sophomore Kelly Essner pitched a gem against Poplar Bluff and scored the winning run, leading the Kelly Lady Hawks to a 3-2 victory.
On the mound, she allowed two earned runs on two hits, two walks and had three strikeouts, improving to 4-0 on the year. At the plate, she was 2-for-4 and scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning.
"She has really stepped up as a player," said Kelly coach Rhonda Evans. "She's a good all-around athlete. She steps up to the mound and does a good job pitching. She just had three strikeouts, but the hits (Poplar Bluff) had were nothing the defense couldn't handle."
Poplar Bluff scored one run in the second inning and one in the fifth. For Kelly, Dana Essner and Andrea Kluesner both scored in the second inning. At the plate, Sara Essner was 2-for-4, Ashley Kern was 2-for-3 and Monica Senciboy was 2-for-3. Dana Essner was 1-for-4 with an RBI. Allison Johnson had a sacrifice fly with an RBI and Cara Scherer also had an RBI.
"It was a very close game, a lot closer than the first time when we had (Poplar Bluff) at home," said Evans. "We had nine hits, but only came across the plate three times. It's amazing how you can punch out that many hits, but only get three runs. They were just so scattered out across the seven innings."
Poplar Bluff's Ploetze was charged with the loss. The Lady Mules' two hits came from Welchance and Crunk. Kelly (13-4) will host Notre Dame today at 4 p.m. The Lady Hawks lost to the Lady Bulldogs on Monday, 2-1 in nine innings.


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Brief Summary
Comprehensive Description
Biology: Skeleton
|Mineral or Organic?
|Percent Magnesium
|Cairns, den Hartog, and Arneson, 1986
|Verrill, 1905
|Veron, 2000
|Cairns, Hoeksema, and van der Land, 1999
Range Description
Habitat and Ecology
- Marine
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 48 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 1.75 - 159
Temperature range (°C): 19.285 - 27.668
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.221 - 9.326
Salinity (PPS): 35.207 - 36.531
Oxygen (ml/l): 3.681 - 4.895
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.027 - 0.468
Silicate (umol/l): 1.217 - 3.422
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 1.75 - 159
Temperature range (°C): 19.285 - 27.668
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.221 - 9.326
Salinity (PPS): 35.207 - 36.531
Oxygen (ml/l): 3.681 - 4.895
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.027 - 0.468
Silicate (umol/l): 1.217 - 3.422
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Depth range
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Oculina diffusa
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 2 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.
Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.
See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Oculina diffusa
Public Records: 2
Specimens with Barcodes: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Assessment
Red List Category
Red List Criteria
Year Assessed
There is no species specific population information available for this species. However, there is evidence that overall coral reef habitat has declined, and this is used as a proxy for population decline for this species. This species is more resilient to some of the threats faced by corals and therefore population decline is estimated using the percentage of destroyed reefs only (Wilkinson 2004). We assume that most, if not all, mature individuals will be removed from a destroyed reef and that on average, the number of individuals on reefs are equal across its range and proportional to the percentage of destroyed reefs. Reef losses throughout the species' range have been estimated over three generations, two in the past and one projected into the future.
The age of first maturity of most reef building corals is typically three to eight years (Wallace 1999) and therefore we assume that average age of mature individuals is greater than eight years. Furthermore, based on average sizes and growth rates, we assume that average generation length is 10 years, unless otherwise stated. Total longevity is not known, but likely to be more than ten years. Therefore any population decline rates for the Red List assessment are measured over at least 30 years. Follow the link below for further details on population decline and generation length estimates.
Population Trend
In general, the major threat to corals is global climate change, in particular, temperature extremes leading to bleaching and increased susceptibility to disease, increased severity of ENSO events and storms, and ocean acidification.
Coral disease has emerged as a serious threat to coral reefs worldwide and a major cause of reef deterioration (Weil et al. 2006). The numbers of diseases and coral species affected, as well as the distribution of diseases have all increased dramatically within the last decade (Porter et al. 2001, Green and Bruckner 2000, Sutherland et al. 2004, Weil 2004). Coral disease epizootics have resulted in significant losses of coral cover and were implicated in the dramatic decline of acroporids in the Florida Keys (Aronson and Precht 2001, Porter et al. 2001, Patterson et al. 2002). In the Indo-Pacific, disease is also on the rise with disease outbreaks recently reported from the Great Barrier Reef (Willis et al. 2004), Marshall Islands (Jacobson 2006) and the northwestern Hawaiian Islands (Aeby 2006). Increased coral disease levels on the GBR were correlated with increased ocean temperatures (Willis et al. 2007) supporting the prediction that disease levels will be increasing with higher sea surface temperatures. Escalating anthropogenic stressors combined with the threats associated with global climate change of increases in coral disease, frequency and duration of coral bleaching and ocean acidification place coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific at high risk of collapse.
Localized threats to corals include fisheries, human development (industry, settlement, tourism, and transportation), changes in native species dynamics (competitors, predators, pathogens and parasites), invasive species (competitors, predators, pathogens and parasites), dynamite fishing, chemical fishing, pollution from agriculture and industry, domestic pollution, sedimentation, and human recreation and tourism activities.
The severity of these combined threats to the global population of each individual species is not known.
Conservation Actions
There is a need to evaluate the impacts associated with trawls and fishtraps in habitats where this coral occurs. (Aronson, R., Precht, W., Moore, J., Weil, E., and Bruckner, A. pers. comm.)
Recommended measures for conserving this species include research in taxonomy, population, abundance and trends, ecology and habitat status, threats and resilience to threats, restoration action; identification, establishment and management of new protected areas; expansion of protected areas; recovery management; and disease, pathogen and parasite management. Artificial propagation and techniques such as cryo-preservation of gametes may become important for conserving coral biodiversity.
Oculina diffusa
Oculina diffusa (commonly referred to as ivory bush coral) is a coral found mainly on the east coast of central Florida. It is also found in North Carolina, Burma, the Bahamas, and West Indies. It is found in shallow water, usually down to 3 metres (9.8 ft) deep but occasionally as deep as 20 metres (66 ft). Its colonies are dense and have a yellow-brown color. It favours areas with high amounts of sedimentation.
Physical appearance[edit]
Colonies of Oculina diffusa are usually about 30 centimetres (12 in) in diameter and have twisting narrow branches less than half an inch in diameter. Colonies have been recorded at temperatures ranging from 13–31 degrees Celsius.
Oculina diffusa normally eat plankton and small fish, though some have also been known to filter feed on tiny particles in the water.
The ivory bush coral reproduces sexually by broadcast spawning. In shallow water, this is believed to occur between July and August, and during September in deeper water.[2] After being planktonic, the larva sinks to the bottom where it grows into a polyp. This produces buds asexually and develops into a colony.
- ^ WoRMS (2010). "Oculina diffusa Lamarck, 1816". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ^ http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/pdfs/species/ivorytreecoral_detailed.pdf