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Komodo dragon attacks terrorize Indonesia villages IRWAN FIRDAUS, Associated Press Writer – Sun May 24, 9:04 pm ET KOMODO ISLAND, Indonesia – Komodo dragons have shark-like teeth and poisonous venom that can kill a person within hours of a bite. Yet villagers who have lived for generations alongside the world's largest lizard were not afraid — until the dragons started to attack. The stories spread quickly across this smattering of tropical islands in southeastern Indonesia, the only place the endangered reptiles can still be found in the wild: Two people were killed since 2007 — a young boy and a fisherman — and others were badly wounded after being charged unprovoked. Komodo dragon attacks are still rare, experts note. But fear is swirling through the fishing villages, along with questions on how best to live with the dragons in the future. Main, a 46-year-old park ranger, who like many Indonesians goes by a single name, was doing paperwork when a dragon slithered up the stairs of his wooden hut in Komodo National Park and went for his ankles dangling beneath the desk. When the ranger tried to pry open the beast's powerful jaws, it locked its teeth into his hand. "I thought I wouldn't survive... I've spent half my life working with Komodos and have never seen anything like it," said Main, pointing to his jagged gashes, sewn up with 55 stitches and still swollen three months later. "Luckily, my friends heard my screams and got me to hospital in time." Komodos, which are popular at zoos in the United States to Europe, grow to be 10 feet (3 meters) long and 150 pounds (70 kilograms). All of the estimated 2,500 left in the wild can be found within the 700-square-mile (1,810-square-kilometer) Komodo National Park, mostly on its two largest islands, Komodo and Rinca. The lizards on neighboring Padar were wiped out in the 1980s when hunters killed their main prey, deer. Though poaching is illegal, the sheer size of the park — and a shortage of rangers — makes it almost impossible to patrol, said Heru Rudiharto, a biologist and reptile expert. Villagers say the dragons are hungry and more aggressive toward humans because their food is being poached, though park officials are quick to disagree. The giant lizards have always been dangerous, said Rudiharto. However tame they may appear, lounging beneath trees and gazing at the sea from white-sand beaches, they are fast, strong and deadly. The animals are believed to have descended from a larger lizard on Indonesia's main island Java or Australia around 30,000 years ago. They can reach speeds of up to 18 miles (nearly 30 kilometers) per hour, their legs winding around their low, square shoulders like egg beaters. When they catch their prey, they carry out a frenzied biting spree that releases venom, according to a new study this month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The authors, who used surgically excised glands from a terminally ill dragon at the Singapore Zoo, dismissed the theory that prey die from blood poisoning caused by toxic bacteria in the lizard's mouth. The long, jagged teeth are the lizard's primary weapons, said Bryan Fry of the University of Melbourne. "They deliver these deep, deep wounds," he said. "But the venom keeps it bleeding and further lowers the blood pressure, thus bringing the animal closer to unconsciousness." Four people have been killed in the last 35 years (2009, 2007, 2000 and 1974) and at least eight injured in just over a decade. But park officials say these numbers aren't overly alarming given the steady stream of tourists and the 4,000 people who live in their midst. "Any time there's an attack, it gets a lot of attention," Rudiharto said. "But that's just because this lizard is exotic, archaic, and can't be found anywhere but here." Still, the recent attacks couldn't have come at a worse time. The government is campaigning hard to get the park onto a new list of the Seven Wonders of Nature — a long shot, but an attempt to at least raise awareness. The park's rugged hills and savannahs are home to orange-footed scrub fowl, wild boar and small wild horses, and the surrounding coral reefs and bays harbor more than a dozen whale species, dolphins and sea turtles. Claudio Ciofi, who works at the Department of Animal Biology and Genetics at the University of Florence in Italy, said if komodos are hungry, they may be attracted to villages by the smell of drying fish and cooking, and "encounters can become more frequent." Villagers wish they knew the answer. They say they've always lived peacefully with Komodos. A popular traditional legend tells of a man who once married a dragon "princess." Their twins, a human boy, Gerong, and a lizard girl, Orah, were separated at birth. When Gerong grew up, the story goes, he met a fierce-looking beast in the forest. But just as he was about to spear it, his mother appeared, revealing to him that the two were brother and sister. "How could the dragons get so aggressive?" Hajj Amin, 51, taking long slow drags off his clove cigarettes, as other village elders gathering beneath a wooden house on stilts nodded. Several dragons lingered nearby, drawn by the rancid smell of fish drying on bamboo mats beneath the blazing sun. Also strolling by were dozens of goats and chickens. "They never used to attack us when we walked alone in the forest, or attack our children," Amin said. "We're all really worried about this." The dragons eat 80 percent of their weight and then go without food for several weeks. Amin and others say the dragons are hungry partly because of a 1994 policy that prohibits villagers from feeding them. "We used to give them the bones and skin of deer," said the fisherman. Villagers recently sought permission to feed wild boar to the Komodos several times a year, but park officials say that won't happen. "If we let people feed them, they will just get lazy and lose their ability to hunt," said Jeri Imansyah, another reptile expert. "One day, that will kill them. " The attack that first put villagers on alert occurred two years ago, when 8-year-old Mansyur was mauled to death while defecating in the bushes behind his wooden hut. People have since asked for a 6-foot-high (2-meter) concrete wall to be built around their villages, but that idea, too, has been rejected. The head of the park, Tamen Sitorus, said: "It's a strange request. You can't build a fence like that inside a national park!" Residents have made a makeshift barrier out of trees and broken branches, but they complain it's too easy for the animals to break through. "We're so afraid now," said 11-year-old Riswan, recalling how just a few weeks ago students screamed when they spotted one of the giant lizards in a dusty field behind their school. "We thought it was going to get into our classroom. Eventually we were able to chase it up a hill by throwing rocks and yelling 'Hoohh Hoohh.'" Then, just two months ago, 31-year-old fisherman Muhamad Anwar was killed when he stepped on a lizard in the grass as he was heading to a field to pick fruit from a sugar tree. Even park rangers are nervous. Gone are the days of goofing around with the lizards, poking their tails, hugging their backs and running in front of them, pretending they're being chased, said Muhamad Saleh, who has worked with the animals since 1987. "Not any more," he says, carrying a 6-foot-long (2-meter) stick wherever he goes for protection. Then, repeating a famous line by Indonesia's most renowned poet, he adds: "I want to live for another thousand of years."
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MANCHESTER UNITED...the RED DEVILS march on !!!
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The last look at the weekend By The Fifth official May 25, 2009 Toon Doon, Deeper and Doon Noel Gallagher will have been a happy man having opined in the build up to 'Doom Sunday': "I hope Newcastle go down. There's no better sight than seeing fat topless Geordies crying." I'm sure they'd like a half decent Oasis album one of these days, Noel - but I'll tell them not to hold their breath, eh? Noel got his wish after the Toon demonstrated exactly why they deserve relegation and the financial meltdown that comes with it. If their players deserve to become Championship fodder the board deserve to be parachute-paymented straight down to the Conference. Where to start with those clowns? Shunning Kevin Keegan in favour of Dennis Wise? Employing Joe Kinnear? Leaving Chris Hughton in charge for five games before appointing Shearer? Appointing Shearer? The pie-guzzling cry babies in the away end managed to splutter their way through a final burst of ''Shearer! Shearer!'' at Villa Park despite just one win in his eight games in charge, while most of the players at least had the good grace to look a bit dejected. But like actors dredging up painful childhood memories in order to cry for a role, they were probably just mourning the fact that their freeloading days on monster wages are well and truly over. How to boil an idiot The beneficiaries of yet another spineless Newcastle display were Hull City and Phil Brown. A true measure of how terrible the Toon have been this season is that they were beaten to survival by a side with one win in 22 games, who have returned a staggering eight points since Christmas. Despite this near-crippling run of form it was all smiles at the final whistle before some goon handed Brown a live microphone so he could screech something about this being ''the best ride'' he's ever been on in no discernable musical key. Funnily enough he didn't manage to squeeze a line in about his horrendous on-field team talk at Man City or his inflammatory comments before he took hapless Hull to Sunderland. Now he can add making a fool of himself in front of the world to his long list of proud achievements in the Tigers inaugural top flight campaign. Believe me, there was nothing positive to come from his diabolical ditty but we can at least take one small shred of comfort from the fact that he had the good grace to warble down the mic THEN get stuck into the red wine rather than Delia Smith, who famously did it the other way round. Fergie's integrity: Intact Fergie escaped from Hull with Manchester United's reputation intact and swerved the savaging that surely would have ensued had they rolled over and succumbed. He may as well have played United's under 14-side at the KC, or just fielded 11 brown paper bags with faces drawn on in black marker pen. Either side would still have won comfortably. As it was Darron Gibson extraordinary strike was enough for the reserves, who should have scored four or five if the two kids up front hadn't had their own game of Hoggy all afternoon, shunning glaringly obvious passes to each other in favour of trying to beat five players before nutmegging the 'keeper. Lord Fergie was grinning like a Cheshire cat at the final whistle as his big mate Browny toasted survival. The only surprise is that Ferg didn't turn MC too and smash some phat ryhmes down the pipe or provide backing for Brown in the shape of some human beatboxing. Rome is next for him and his well rested superstars. The leaving Legends If you added together Tugay and Sami Hyypia's Premier League years you'd have someone old enough to wander into their local, slam three English pounds on the fake-pine bar and coolly order half a mild. Their respective cheerios couldn't have been more contrasting though. You may have noticed in the course of the season that I'm not a massive fan of Sam Allardyce but this time he got it spot on, affording Tugay the decency of 85 minutes playing time before his eight years of loyal service were toasted warmly by a slight titter of applause from six flat-capped pensioners and a gaggle of greyhounds who had somehow found the courage to take on an afternoon watching Blackburn and West Brom on a rare sunny day in Lancashire. Miserly old Rafa didn't afford Sami such luxuries though, forcing him to warm up for the same amount of time Tugay played before finally giving him a whopping six minutes of action at Anfield. He clearly means a bit more to his team-mates though, who hoisted the sobbing Finn shoulder high so he could say a proper goodbye to the Kop once and for all after a decade in Red. Fare-thee-well, wise old men. I, Sbragia Sunderland also had reason to celebrate as they can now lay claim to the title of 'most Northerly Premier League football club'. Their paltry tally of 36 points would normally be enought to condemn any side to the Championship too but thank the Lord for their nonsense North-East neighbours. Immediately after the game Ricky Sbragia and chairman Niall Quinn immediately located the nearest TV camera and washed their dirty hoisery in public - providing the sort of breaking news moment pompous media monolith Sky lives and breathes for. Ricky looked about as comfortable as a fish in a microwave when he mumbled something about a bigger name being required, although he failed to elaborate on why a club who has just scraped survival by the skin of their teeth deserve any kind of big name at all. Didn't work last time did it? Niall, a terribly nice bloke, described how Ricky, a terribly nice bloke himself, was a terribly nice bloke and that he was brilliant and that he had a job for life at the club. I, for one, will miss good 'ol Sbragia-y. The Black Cats may get a bigger name but will it be as hard to pronounce or spell? We live in hope. -
WOW !...itchy for some fraggies.
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Calling all zoas keepers~
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U may want to keep some handy Wrasseys to 'vacuum' ya ZOAs. -
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MANCHESTER UNITED...the RED DEVILS march on !!!
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MANCHESTER UNITED...the RED DEVILS march on !!!
kueytoc replied to kueytoc's topic in General Reefkeeping_
World Cup qual - Neville earns shock England call Eurosport - Sun, 24 May 21:25:00 2009 England coach Fabio Capello surprisingly named Manchester United's veteran defender Gary Neville in his 24-man squad for World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Andorra. The 34-year-old Neville, United's club captain, made the last of his 85 England appearances against Spain in 2007 and is no longer a regular first choice at his club after battling with injuries for the last two seasons. Capello also recalled Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper Paul Robinson who made the last of his 41 international appearances when England lost to Russia in a Euro 2008 qualifier in 2007. Tottenham Hotspur striker Jermaine Defoe was included after injury kept him out of England's first three internationals of the year. Capello, however, will be without first-choice goalkeeper David James of Portsmouth and Ben Foster of Manchester United who are both injured. Everton defender Phil Jagielka and Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing are also missing because of injuries which are unlikely to heal before the start of next season. Capello will be keeping his fingers crossed that the Manchester United, Chelsea and Everton players come through their next matches unscathed. United face Barcelona in the Champions League final on Wednesday and Chelsea and Everton meet in the FA Cup final on Saturday. England top Group Six with five successive wins from their and victories in Kazakhstan and against Andorra at Wembley would virtually seal their place in next year's World Cup finals in South Africa. Squad Goalkeepers Scott Carson (West Bromwich Albion), Robert Green (West Ham United), Paul Robinson (Blackburn Rovers) Defenders Wayne Bridge (Manchester City), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Glen Johnson (Portsmouth), Joleon Lescott (Everton), Gary Neville (Manchester United), John Terry (Chelsea), Matthew Upson (West Ham United) Midfielders Gareth Barry (Aston Villa), David Beckham (AC Milan), Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Manchester City), Ashley Young (Aston Villa) Forwards Carlton Cole (West Ham United), Peter Crouch (Portsmouth), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur), Emile Heskey (Aston Villa), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) Reuters -
WAH !....seems like ya rockscape is ready for SPSes leh.
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WAH !...never include the all-forgotten 'GUNIES' & 'ALVIES' ???
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Samsung 3-in-1 Laser Printer lah...cheap cheap !!!
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WOW !!!...saw some GEMs...looks like U need to do some 'spring-cleaning' sooonz mate.
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MANCHESTER UNITED...the RED DEVILS march on !!!
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Sure only if U wear the same jersey as we do. -
MANCHESTER UNITED...the RED DEVILS march on !!!
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Waste Time lah !!! Liverpool match in S’pore will see 50,000 tickets priced at S$88 18 May 2009 07:08 SINGAPORE: Despite not winning the English Premier League title, Liverpool still won over hearts with their entertaining football this season. And now Singaporean fans will get to see their heroes in the flesh when Liverpool play at the National Stadium on July 26. The Liverpool team, with the likes of Michael Owen, last visited Singapore in 2001. The Reds’ return trip to the island and another one in Thailand will be used as a tune—up for the new 2009/2010 season. However, fans will have to pay a premium to catch the Reds. Fans will have to fork out S$88 for each of the 50,000 gallery and lower grandstand seats, while seats in the upper grandstand will go for S$188. But the trip is not just about commercial gains, as some young local footballers will get to train with the team when they are here. Ian Ayre, Commercial Director, Liverpool FC, said: "It’s a place where we know we have a lot of fans, so it means more than just turning up and playing a pre—season game. It is part of the foundation of continuing to build what is already a great club and great fan base. “Obviously we want to grow that and we want to be more touchable, and 'feel—able’ and interact with our fans all over the world." — CNA/yt -
MANCHESTER UNITED...the RED DEVILS march on !!!
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Rafa refuses to congratulate Fergie...Lousy Sportsmanship !!! Ferguson's win leaves bitter taste in Benitez' mouth 17 May 2009 10:05 Rafael Benitez extended his feud with Sir Alex Ferguson by refusing to congratulate the Manchester United manager for his title triumph, following Liverpool's 2-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion which saw the losers relegated to the Championship. The Spaniard has been daggers drawn with his opposite number at Old Trafford all season in an intriguing side-show to the challenge for the title between their two sides and he remained bitter towards the Glaswegian 24 hours after having to concede defeat to United. Benitez was asked if he would like to extend his congratulations to Sir Alex Ferguson and Manchester United for winning the title. "I will say congratulations to Manchester United. I prefer to say that to them," said the Spaniard. But when pressed further to extend his congratulations to Ferguson in person, Benitez would only say: "They are a big club and a good club. I normally show respect and be polite to other managers at the end of the season. "But there have been a lot of things I dont like this season. I say congratulations to Manchester United because they have won the title, but that is it." Liverpool assured themselves of first place and Benitez feels he has laid down a marker this season in extending United to such lengths and he could not resist a further dig at Ferguson when asked to define what have been the deciding factors in the title race. "They have had better quality on the bench. When they played us they had Scholes, Giggs and Berbatov on the bench. I am really pleased that we have got 83 points with the squad we have. When you are prepared to pay 20million pounds or 30million pounds for players it is easier to win the title," he added. Benitez will not be taking any disciplinary action over the on-the-field row between Alvaro Arbeloa and Jamie Carragher after the pair squared up to each other in the second half. Carragher and the Spanish defender almost came to blows as a row over positional play escalated on the field. "I don't like it, but we wanted to keep a clean sheet for Pepe. It also showed that we have a positive mentality and a character not to concede a goal," said Benitez. Albion's Roman Bednar is facing the sack from West Bromwich Albion when club chairman Jeremy Peace finishes the internal investigation into allegations of the Czech Republic striker purchasing drugs. Bednar has been suspended by Albion, following revelations in a Sunday tabloid, allegedly picturing the Albion player purchasing cocaine and cannabis near his West Midlands home. He was removed from the squad to face Liverpool at the Hawthorns yesterday and is now facing a battle to save his career - following pictures of him handing over money to allegedly pay for class A drugs. Albion manager Tony Mowbray is understood to feel hugely let down by the player, who allegedly admitted buying drugs for a friend and wants the club to take the strongest possible sanctions against the 27-year-old. "The club have taken action by suspending Roman and until they can get to the bottom of it, I don't really want to say too much more. Of course I don't condone drugs in sport," said Mowbray. "Until we have all the details that is all we should say about it. It did not disrupt our preparation. "I had to speak to the players about it in the morning before the game, because that is what everyone was talking about, but it did not disrupt us. "I would prefer to talk about the magnificent way our team played and the fantastic support we were given by the fans. "I want to concentrate on them and doing something for them next season and getting them back into the Premier League." -
MANCHESTER UNITED...the RED DEVILS march on !!!
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MANCHESTER UNITED...the RED DEVILS march on !!!
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Focus on the future 15/05/2009 22:30, Report by Mark Froggatt Sir Alex Ferguson claims he will get no satisfaction from equalling Liverpool’s record of 18 league titles, should United retain the Premier League against Arsenal on Saturday. The United boss told his pre-match press conference: “For me, I am not looking at equalling anyone. I think we should be looking at ourselves and this team has got a bit to go yet. “They could go on and win another five titles. That is more exciting for me and is the prospect that resonates with me far more than equalling others. The squad is young enough to win more titles and hopefully they can do it.†As United legends Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville all approach the home straight of their careers, Sir Alex cannot help but compare his wise old heads with the current crop of youngsters at Old Trafford: “We have got a lot of young players in the squad right now and that is healthy," he said. "Obviously we hope the dinosaurs like Giggs, Scholes and Neville will last another two years. It would be wonderful to think that because by that time I think the young players will have benefitted from it. But it is a very young squad and we are excited by that. “I try to think about what Giggs was like at that age, when Scholes and Neville were still learning with great potential. I think the younger ones like Welbeck, Evans, Gibson, Macheda and Rafael have the same potential, there's no question about that. “They are also playing at a higher level than when Ryan, Gary and Paul came into the team so that makes it more difficult for them. We try to equate the circumstances of those players.†-
What are your favourite Fairy Wrasses?
kueytoc replied to Digiman's topic in FOWLR (Fish-only with Live-rock)
WAH !!!...no need to add liao cos' U got a 1.5K worth of yellow fish. -
Singapore Airlines Q4 net profit plunges 92% AFP - Friday, May 15 SINGAPORE (AFP) - - Singapore Airlines (SIA) said Thursday fourth quarter net profit dived 92 percent on year to 41.9 million Singapore dollars (28.5 million US) as the global slump hit passenger and cargo demand. Net profit tumbled by 486 million dollars, SIA said in a statement, as revenue fell 19.1 percent to 3.32 billion dollars. "The results reflect the severe deterioration in operating conditions in the fourth quarter," the carrier said in a statement. It said "the decline in passenger and cargo carriage accelerated in the fourth quarter." The profit was in line with a Dow Jones poll of analysts who had forecast SIA to earn 40 million dollars during the quarter. SIA said it also lost 543 million dollars from hedging on fuel contracts when jet fuel prices were higher. Fuel costs were the airline's biggest expense. The global airline industry has been hammered by the global economic downturn, which has crimped business and leisure travel. Dwindling trade flow also affected cargo revenues. The International Air Transport Association has said that global airlines will lose 4.7 billion US dollars this year as a result of the economic crisis alone. While advance bookings indicate the drop in demand was stabilising, recovery could be set back by uncertainties due to the recent outbreak of swine flu, SIA said. "In the near term, promotional pricing and reduced business travel will keep revenue under pressure," it said in a statement. "On the other hand, with (the) price of jet fuel currently at less than half what it was during last year's peak... there will be relief for expenditure." For the full year, net profit declined 48.20 percent to 1.06 billion dollars. Full-year revenue came in at nearly 16 billion dollars, up slightly from 15.972 billion dollars the year before. SIA suffered its first ever net loss in the three months to June 2003 after the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) health outbreak grounded travel in East Asia. The net loss came in at 312 million dollars at that time. Shukor Yusof, an aviation analyst with Standard and Poor's, said he was surprised by the extent of the profit plunge and said SIA may have to review its orders for the double-decker Airbus A380 and cut staff. "It reinforces the severity of the situation," he told AFP. "I would imagine that they would have to re-examine whether they will have to further cut capacity and also whether the need would arise to lay people off." Despite the drastic fall in net profit, however, SIA fared better than other regional airlines. Japan Airlines, Asia's largest carrier, this month reported a net loss of 63.2 billion yen (664.30 million US) for the 12 months through March, against a profit of 16.9 billion yen the previous year. It also predicted a net loss of 63 billion yen for the current year to March. Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific last month announced a 22 percent drop in first-quarter revenue, just weeks after it said it had lost more than a billion US dollars in 2008, the company's first full-year loss in a decade. Australia's Qantas last month announced more job cuts, more than halved its profit forecast and deferred new plane orders, saying it had no choice if it hoped to weather the global downturn. SIA carrier has implemented several cost-cutting measures to deal with the crisis, including shorter work months and grounding some of its planes. SIA shares slid 52 cents to 11.60 on Friday before the announcement was made.
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Mark this not-to-be-missed event in ya Calendar folks. See ya !!! Show : AQUARAMA 2009 The 11th International Aquarium Fish and Accessories Exhibition Incorporating : PET ASIA 2009 The International Exhibition on Pet and Accessories Show Dates : 28 - 31 May 2009 Venue : Suntec Singapore (1 Raffles Boulevard, Suntec City, Singapore 039593) Aquarama 2009 Event Programme (The programme is subject to further changes.) 28 May 2009 (Thursday) 9:00am – 10:00am Opening Ceremony Room 301/302 10:00am Exhibition opens for Trade (No minors under 16 allowed) Hall 601-603 2.00pm – 5.45pm Trade Seminar on ‘Fish Health Checklist’ Hall 601-603 6:00pm Exhibition closes Hall 601-603 6:00pm – 7:30pm Cocktail Reception (Exhibitors & Invited Guests) Room 301/302 29 May 2009 (Friday) 10:00am Exhibition (Trade Visitors) (No minors under 16 allowed) Hall 601-603 10:30am – 1:30pm Trade Seminar on ‘Marine Selection’ Hall 601-603 3:00pm – 4:45pm Trade Seminar on ‘Pet Session’ Hall 601-603 4.00pm – 5.00pm OFI Fish Health Seminar Room 303 5.00pm – 7.30pm OFI Annual General Meeting Room 303 6:00pm Exhibition closes Hall 601-603 30 May 2009 (Saturday) 9.00am-5.30pm OFI Conference on Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Room 303 10:00am Exhibition (Trade Visitors) (No minors under 16 allowed) Hall 601-603 1.00pm Exhibition opens for Public Hall 601-603 2:00pm – 4.00pm Competitions Prize Presentation Hall 601-603 5:30pm – 6:15pm Public Seminar on ‘Discus’ Hall 601-603 6.15pm-9.00pm OFI Dinner (By Invitation Only) Blue Pacific Lounge 8:00pm Exhibition closes Hall 601-603 31 May 2009 (Sunday) 9:00am – 6:00pm Farm Visits (Pre-registered delegates only) 10.00am Exhibition opens for Public Hall 601-603 10:00am – 11:45pm Public Seminar on ‘A beginners guide to understanding aquarium water chemistry for a successful home aquarium’ Hall 601-603 12:00pm – 12:45pm Public Seminar on ‘Dragon Fish’ Hall 601-603 1:00pm – 1:45pm Public Seminar on ‘Hammers and Pistols: which shrimp has the fastest claw in the West? And….why does this matter?’ Hall 601-603 2:00pm – 2:45pm Public Seminar on ‘Crystal Bee Shrimps and various algae eating Species’ Hall 601-603 3:00pm – 3:45pm Tetra Tykres Aquascaping Contest Hall 601-603 4.00pm – 4.45pm Public Seminar on ‘How to Maintain an aquarium tank’ Hall 601-603 5.00pm – 6.45pm Workshop on ‘Planted Tank Set-up’ (sponsored by Aqua Culture Trading) Hall 601-603 12.00pm-1.15pm OFI Board of Advisors Meeting Room 307 1.30pm-2.30pm OFI Executive Board Meeting Room Room 307 7:00pm Exhibition closes Hall 601-603 7:00pm – 9:00pm Competition benching out Hall 601-603