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Jackson film greenlit; merchandise gets a yellow By ANTHONY McCARTNEY,AP Entertainment Writer AP - Tuesday, August 11 LOS ANGELES - A judge greenlit a major Michael Jackson movie deal Monday, and the film is scheduled to be in theaters later this year. The accompanying Michael Jackson merchandise will have to wait _ for now. The film, crafted from hundreds of hours of behind-the-scenes and rehearsal footage shot in Los Angeles weeks before Jackson was to kick off his 50 "This is It" concerts in London, will also feature interviews with Jackson's friends and collaborators. Portions of the movie will be shown in 3-D. "People who have seen this footage are astounded by the amazing quality of Michael Jackson's performance," said Michael Lynton, chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment. "This historic recording of the last time he sang and danced on stage shows the legendary artist in an incredibly powerful way, with crystal clear images and sound." Fans will have to wait a bit longer before official Jackson merchandise hits store shelves or a museum exhibit of the singer's memorabilia is displayed. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff delayed approving a pair of lucrative contracts after attorneys for Jackson's mother, Katherine, raised a series of objections. Attorneys spent hours trying to work out a deal, but Beckloff ultimately delayed a ruling and appointed an independent attorney to represent Jackson's three children in estate matters. It is unclear how much the deals are worth, but attorneys for the companies advocating them said the delay could cost Jackson's heirs a substantial amount of money. Katherine Jackson and her grandchildren are set to receive a combined 80 percent of the pop superstar's estate. The estate will grow richer with a deal Beckloff approved between Jackson's estate, concert promoter AEG Live and Columbia Pictures, which is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Under the terms of the proposed contract, the film, slated to arrive in theaters on Oct. 30, will have to be screened for Jackson's estate and cannot include any footage that puts the superstar in a bad light. Burt Levitch, an attorney for Katherine Jackson, expressed concerns that the film will feature Jacksons' three children, but an attorney for AEG Live denied the youngsters were included in the footage. Columbia Pictures paid $60 million for rights to the film, and the contract states Jackson's estate is slated to receive 90 percent of its profits. Jackson died on June 25, days before he was set to embark to England for his comeback shows. Beckloff had until Monday to approve the film and allowed Jackson's mother, Katherine, to review the contracts and raise any objections. Katherine Jackson did not object to the film, but her attorneys have raised questions about other agreements concerning AEG Live and merchandiser Bravado. The estate wants to enter into agreements with the two companies for a museum show of Jackson memorabilia and merchandising. The memorabilia show would be on display in three cities which have not yet been announced. A proposed agreement calls for Bravado to receive worldwide rights to Jackson merchandise, including items such as trading cards, apparel and cell phone themes. Levitch, an attorney for Katherine Jackson, said he has raised several issues with the proposed agreements. He said the he was "not sure (AEG) would have been the first choice" to put on the museum tour. Katherine Jackson's attorneys have frequently cited possible investigations into AEG's conduct and conflict of interests during court hearings. Attorneys for the promoter and the current administrators of Jackson's estate say they are unaware of any investigation by police or government regulators. Kathy Jorrie, an attorney for AEG, said the company would comply with any investigative inquiries. Katherine Jackson's attorneys argued Monday that the singer's estate should own the footage and have control over who uses it after the movie deal is complete. "Under no circumstances would AEG agree to such a thing," Jorrie said. As part of agreements pending before the judge, AEG would have rights to use the footage indefinitely. Howard Weitzman, an attorney representing the estate's current administrators, said some of Katherine Jackson's suggestions are "not acceptable." He said the contracts were aggressively negotiated and there was little room to strike a better deal. "We feel that we're being second-guessed," Weitzman said. "I'm not sure why." Coroner completes Michael Jackson autopsy Reuters - Tuesday, August 11 By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES - Coroners have completed the autopsy report on the body of pop star Michael Jackson, but details remained under wraps on Monday as police probe the cause of the singer's death and his prescription drug use. A Los Angeles Police Department spokesman said detectives requested the autopsy, which includes toxicology tests, remain sealed until their investigation was finished. He could not say when it would be completed and declined to offer more details. Some media outlets reported that the "Thriller" singer's body has now been buried at the Forest Lawn cemetery in Los Angeles, but that could not immediately be confirmed through a family spokesman. A cemetery spokesman declined to comment. Police are looking into why the 50-year-old singer died suddenly of cardiac arrest on June 25. Numerous media reports have said officials are focused on Jackson's use of a powerful anesthetic called propofol to sleep. Police and federal agents have raided several offices of Jackson's doctors as part of their probe. Meanwhile, the judge overseeing the singer's will said he had approved several business deals, including a $60 million agreement with Columbia Pictures to make a movie from video of the King of Pop's rehearsals for a series of concerts that had been set to take place in London this past July. Those shows were dubbed "This Is It" by Jackson, and the movie will be similarly titled. Columbia Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp's Sony Pictures Entertainment, said the film, due to be in theaters on October 30, will have performances and behind-the-scenes video of Jackson preparing for the concerts. Some of it will be shown in movie theaters in 3-D. The judge also agreed to the re-issuance of the singer's autobiography, "Moonwalk," currently planned for October. Lawyers spent much of Monday in court wrangling over merchandising deals still being planned and a traveling exhibition of Jackson memorabilia that concert promoter AEG Live, which had backed the London concerts, wants to mount. RESURGENT POPULARITY Attorneys for Jackson's mother, Katherine, said they had concerns about the involvement of AEG in deals struck with the executors of the pop star's estate. Judge Mitchell Beckloff said he could not approve the deals for the traveling exhibition and merchandising rights until he appoints an attorney to represent the interests of Jackson's three minor children, who along with Katherine Jackson are beneficiaries of the estate. As a result, he put off his decision on whether to approve the two deals until August 17. An attorney for AEG Live, which spent as much as $30 million preparing for the comeback concerts, had argued that to help recoup its investment it needed to move quickly to take advantage of the resurgence in the singer's popularity. Several of the "Thriller" singer's albums, for instance, have returned to the top of the music charts in recent weeks, whereas before his death his CD sales had languished. "The longer we wait, the more time passes, frankly the less interest there will be on the part of the public to come see the exhibit," said Kathy Jorrie, an attorney for AEG Live. Jackson's "Number Ones" CD, originally released in 1993, is the second-best selling album of 2009 in the United States, with sales this year of 1.4 million copies, according to tracking firm Nielsen SoundScan. Only Taylor Swift's 2008 release "Fearless," with 1.5 million copies sold so far this year, stands in the way. Jackson was said to be as much as $500 million in debt when he died, but the value of his estate was reported to be as high as $1 billion given his part ownership in a music catalog and his control of his own songs. Jorrie told the judge that attorneys for his mother have demanded AEG Live give the estate its rehearsal video, something that AEG is not willing to do. AEG is owned by reclusive Denver billionaire Philip Anschutz.

Jackson allies deny Oliver! star paternity link AFP - Tuesday, August 11 LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - Sources "very close" to Michael Jackson's family denied claims by former British child acting star Mark Lester that he could be the biological father of the singer's daughter Paris, People magazine reported. Lester, who played Oliver Twist in the 1968 film musical "Oliver!" told the News of the World: "I gave Michael my sperm so that he could have kids -- and I believe Paris is my daughter." The 51-year-old Briton, who was a friend of Jackson and is godfather to all three of his children, said he was willing to take a paternity test to establish whether or not he is the father of 11-year-old Paris. But People, citing sources close to the King of Pop's family, said Lester has never claimed to be Paris's father, although they acknowledged he had donated sperm to Jackson, who died on June 25 aged 50. "They twisted his words around. He's not claiming to be the father of Paris Jackson," one source told the magazine, which specializes in news about entertainment stars. The family's lawyer Londell McMillan downplayed the reports, saying "these are just merely claims with no legal standing whatsoever." The probate court, he added, has no reason to go against its finding that Jackson was the father to Paris, Prince Michael, 12, and Prince Michael II, 7. The birth mother of the two eldest children is former nurse Debbie Rowe, and the youngest, who is known as "Blanket," was conceived by a surrogate whose identity has not yet been revealed. Lester "has known Michael (Jackson) for many years and his children play with Michael's children," Brian Oxman, a long-time family friend and former lawyer told the magazine, saying Lester had never hinted he was Paris' father. Marc Schaffel, another Jackson associate, said the pop star made Lester godfather to all three of his children at a small, private ceremony in October 2003 when they were baptised. Lester says Jackson first told him he was desperate to be a father in 1996. Both were then aged 37 and Lester already had three children. Lester suggested the donation and Jackson agreed, with the arrangements being made through a Harley Street clinic in February of that year. Eight months later, Jackson announced he had married nurse Debbie Rowe and three months later, the couple revealed the birth of Prince. Paris was born just over a year later, in April 1998.

Singapore PM warns of more retrenchments in 2009 Reuters - Sunday, August 9 SINGAPORE, Aug 8 - Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned the city state to brace for further job retrenchments in 2009, although he said the economy did better than expected in the first half of the year. "We might see another wave of retrenchments later in the year, so we must stay on guard for more challenges to come," Lee said in a recorded speech on state television on Saturday, the eve of national day. Singapore's preliminary unemployment figure stayed at a seasonally adjusted 3.3 percent in the second quarter of 2009, unchanged from the first quarter, which was the highest in three years. Lee said the economy contracted 6.5 percent in the first half of 2009 -- a smaller contraction than previously feared -- prompting the government to revise down the annual contraction to 4-6 percent from an earlier projection of a fall of 6-9 percent. "It is too early to celebrate. The outlook remains clouded. The advanced economies are not expected to bounce back soon," he said. Singapore leapt out of its worst recession in the second quarter of 2009 due to rising pharmaceuticals production and construction, preliminary government data showed. Final second quarter GDP data is due on Aug 11. A Reuters survey showed analysts expected the revised data to show that the economy expanded at an annualised and seasonally adjusted rate of 19.2 percent, compared with an advance estimate of a 20.4 percent. The latest data is expected to show that from a year earlier, gross domestic product fell 3.9 percent rather than 3.7 percent as earlier reported. Reporting by Nopporn Wong-Anan; Editing by David Fox

Singapore Q2 GDP jumps revised 20.7 percent By Alex Kennedy, Associated Press Writer On Monday August 10, 2009, 8:53 pm EDT SINGAPORE (AP) -- Singapore revised slightly higher its economic growth in the second quarter, but warned U.S. consumption must pick up to sustain the recovery. Gross domestic product grew an annualized, seasonally adjusted 20.7 percent in second quarter, the Trade and Industry Ministry said in a statement Tuesday. The ministry last month initially reported a 20.4 percent expansion. Manufacturing surged 49.5 percent, construction jumped 32.7 percent, and financial services rose 22.8 percent from the previous quarter, the ministry said. "This improvement was largely driven by the spike in output from the volatile biomedical manufacturing cluster and inventory re-stocking," the ministry said. "Financial services was boosted by sentiment-sensitive segments such as stock market activities." "It is uncertain if these can be sustained into the second half." Before the April to June period, the economy contracted the previous four quarters as the global recession undermined demand for Singapore's exports. The government expects the economy to fall up to 6 percent this year. GDP shrank 3.5 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, better than the previous estimate of a 3.7 percent contraction, the ministry said. Non-oil exports, which account for about 60 percent of GDP, rose a seasonally adjusted 7.6 percent in the second quarter from the first quarter, while falling 14 percent from a year earlier, the ministry said. The government expects non-oil exports to contract up to 12 percent this year. An economic recovery in the second half will likely be muted unless U.S. consumer demand grows more than expected, the ministry said. "Private consumption, which has historically driven U.S. economic growth, will likely remain weak," the ministry said. "Without a turnaround in these demand-led indicators, any economic recovery in the second half of the year will probably be sluggish and modest."

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One more PIC for the road dude. The Four Line Wrasse is a beautiful fish but is quite secretive, shy and quick... making it a difficult fish to collect ! Being active small colorful fish, the lined wrasses are popular for a small marine aquarium. They are quite hardy, disease resistant, and long lived. The aquarium care and behavior of the Four Line Wrasse is very similar to that of the Six Line Wrasse. Once acclimated both these fish will even take care of a few pests in the aquarium, like the pyramidellid snails and commensal flatworms some coral keeping aquarists have to deal with at times. They are considered reef safe as they will not harm corals or coral anemones. Though they are shy secretive fish in the wild, once they become acclimated to the home aquarium they become quite boisterous. They are fine in a community tank but will become aggressive towards shy timid species in the same aquarium, and sometimes even larger fish. To prevent confrontations it is best to keep it with similar sized or larger semi-aggressive fish and to make a single lined wrasse the last addition to the aquarium. They do not co-habitat well with other lined wrasses. The Four Line Wrasses are excellent hiders and love to have live rock with plenty of retreats. They are diurnal, which means they are active by day and sleeping at night. As with all fish in this genus they sleep in a mucus cocoon, which fortunately does not seem degrade the water quality. It is thought that the cocoon protects them from predators as they sleep by masking their scent. In nature they are found with a coral called Pocillopora meandrina.

My experience with GENICANTHUS family so far so good. No harm done to moi-moi CORAL GEMs.

More updates from CF...spotted 3 FLAME WRASSEYS aka Cirrhilabrus jordani, seldom seen pui-pui hawaiian FOUR LINE WRASSEYS aka Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia , a 1.5 inch baby GOLDFLAKE ANGEL aka Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus .

CF...has a few 2.5 inch size cute reef-safe females WATANABEI ANGEL aka Genicanthus Watanabei. The Watanabei Angelfish (Genicanthus Watanabei) An active swimmer the beautifully patterned male Genicanthus watanabei settles well into most aquaria and is considered by some authors to be one of the most hardy of all angelfish The Watanabei or black-edged angelfish belongs to the genus Genicanthus, the so-called swallowtail angelfish. Swallowtails are distinct from most other angelfish genera in that they have distinct male and female colour morphs so even though the species is the same you can keep two sometimes markedly different-looking individuals in the same aquarium. The origins of the slightly unusual but catchy common name centre on a quite ordinary Japanese surname shared by many excellent zoologists both past and present. This species was named by two Japanese researchers in honour of one of the most eminent Japanese ichthyologists of the last two centuries. The genus Genicanthus is a group of angelfish that feed primarily upon zooplankton although they will scour rockwork in aquaria for tasty morsels. This means that unlike other angelfish that remain close to the substrate the swallowtails can be more obvious and “showy†in an aquarium situation. They are active swimmers and should be given adequate room particularly if a pair or more is to be kept. This busy lifestyle means that the Watanabei requires regular feeding in order for them to keep in good health; in that respect they are very much like anthias species. Specimens will accept most frozen, flaked and pellet diets readily and will also benefit from the regular addition of dried algae which they will tear from a lettuce clip with relish. As with all angelfish species in which the sexual relationships have been studied swallowtail angels are protogynous hermaphrodites. This means that individuals start life as females becoming males later on in life if the opportunity presents itself. This can mean that specimens originally purchased as females have the potential to turn into the males. The good news is that this can double their value and given the rarity of male individuals within the hobby offers the prospect of subsequently pairing up the male with more readily available female. Care should be taken if active zooplankton feeders are already present in the aquarium before you decide to introduce any swallowtail angelfish as the Watanabei can resent the presence of what they might perceive as natural competition for their major food-source. Other than these there are no real fish compatibility issues for this species other those that can be tackled with a little common sense. The female Watanabei angelfish lacks any yellow patches or black horizontal stripes on the body. She is also slightly smaller than the male. Watanabei angelfish are not commonly encountered in the aquarium hobby and demand for them is lower than might be expected for such stunning fish. They are reef compatible in most cases (every fish species will have its rogue individuals) showing little if any interest in sessile invertebrates and usually settle well into their aquarium existence. We suspect that the popularity of this species might increase if more specimens become available and they are presented in a way that does them justice. A female specimen located in a standard retail selling aquarium lit by standard white fluorescent lamps is unlikely to inspire many aquarists particularly with such a relatively high price tag. However, if you come across this species in an aquarium lit by metal halides then the exquisite pale blue colouration makes your heart melt and fills you with the desire to take the individual home with you whatever the cost! In their natural reef environment of the Western Central Pacific including the southern Japanese Islands and the Great Barrier Reef Watanabei angels are found in pairs or in harems of up to five individuals. This means that males are even rarer within the marine hobby than females but does offer some nice possibilities of housing more than two individuals together in the same aquarium. The aquarium specimens depicted here were originally introduced as a pair. Some time later a second female was added. The original female showed a little resentment to the new fish for a matter of minutes and now the three individuals coexist happily. It should be noted that it is not necessary to keep this species in pairs or multiples as individuals will thrive on their own. However, given the colour and pattern difference between males and females it is nice where space and finances allow to keep a true pair. When first introduced to their new aquarium Watanabei angelfish can appear quite shy at first and will often take refuge in the rockwork. This is usually only a temporary situation and their pelagic instincts will come to the fore and they will be almost permanently on show after this time. In their wild state they are found in depths over 20 metres and so the brightly lit aquarium may appear slightly alien to them at first. This is never usually a longterm problem and they adapt readily to strongly lit aquaria.

Folks who have a fetish for crustacea exotica, there's a huge super-hairy yellowish non-reefsafe Hawaiian HERMIT CRAB aka Aniculus maximus up for grabs !!! And its monster look is 'Super-Scary' too !

Dun fret cos' there's a 3-inch veri solid BLACK TANG at CF waiting to roam ya tanky.

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Singapore says economy still shaky despite growth AP - Friday, August 7 SINGAPORE - Singapore says its economy isn't on solid footing yet despite growing at a blistering pace in the second quarter. "It's still too early to conclude that a strong, sustained recovery is at hand," Trade and Industry Minister Lim Hng Kiang said in a speech Thursday. "It's premature to assume that Singapore's exports have stabilized." Non-oil exports, which account for 60 percent of the city-state's gross domestic product, fell 11 percent in June from a year earlier, the 14th straight month of decline. Exports in June fell 5.2 percent from the previous month. The government said last month that preliminary data, taken largely from April and May, showed the economy grew an annualized seasonally adjusted 20.4 percent in the second quarter, the first expansion in a year. The government, which expects the economy to contract between 4 percent and 6 percent this year, plans to release updated second quarter growth figures next week. "This is still a serious contraction, and we continue to maintain a cautious outlook for the remainder of the year," Lim said. "The labor market outlook has yet to improve." Lim said a recent pickup in manufacturing output and a more optimistic outlook among businessmen were bright spots for Singapore's economy.

Michael Jackson's mom played role in business, too By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY and LINDA DEUTSCH, Associated Press Writers AP - Thursday, August 6 NEW YORK - Entering into a business relationship with Michael Jackson rarely meant a long-lasting partnership. Over time, especially in the waning years of his life, Jackson hired _ then fired _ a litany of associates, from managers to attorneys to publicists. Most were dispatched after the relationship soured, and the trust had evaporated. Perhaps the one exception in his financial life was Jackson's mother, Katherine. Jackson relied on his 79-year-old mother for more than emotional support: Documents show he put her in the position of trustee on contracts, including his lucrative Sony-ATV catalog, and associates say he also sought her input on other financial matters as he became more wary of those in his business circle. "Any deal Michael did, he always called his mother up," said Steve Manning, a close friend of the Jackson family. "She was the backbone of his spirit." "What he trusted was that she would make sure that his wishes were carried out," said Mrs. Jackson's attorney, L. Londell McMillan, who is representing her interests as the singer's estate is sorted out. "He understood that she was the most loyal person in his life. Her loyalty did not stop for Michael with merely personal matters." But Jackson's last known will, drafted in 2002, left his mother, along with his three children, out of any decision-making role in his estate, leaving her only as a beneficiary. Attorney John Branca and Jackson's former manager and close friend, John McClain, were named (along with a third party who has since removed himself) as the only people with the authority to guide his business matters after his death. Mrs. Jackson is trying to change that, seeking to gain some kind of control over her late son's estate. The Jackson matriarch is adamant that she _ or even another family member _ have a role over Michael Jackson's business legacy, which may be worth more in death than when he was alive. Some estimates have valued his estate at $500 million. Mrs. Jackson has filed a motion to determine whether contesting the two executors would lead to disinheritance _ Jackson's will had a no-contest clause. "She is concerned about how the trust is going to be managed. She wants to make sure that she has a seat at the table and the family has a seat at the table," said Dean Hansell, an attorney who spoke for Mrs. Jackson in court Monday. "She wants that and she has been coming up against resistance." But in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, Branca said he is amenable to having Mrs. Jackson, or someone in the family, in a trustee role. "We are going to have a meaningful conversation with her about having one of her family members become a co-trustee," Branca said. "Our number one priority is to make sure this estate is run effectively." Throughout the years, Jackson's devotion to his mother has been well-documented, and it was proven again after his death, as he named her in his will as his first choice to raise his three children, and also named her and his kids as the only individuals to inherit his fortune (he also left a portion of his wealth to charity). Katherine Jackson has not previously been known for her business acumen. It was Joe Jackson who was the manager of his sons as the Jackson 5, and acted as the manager for all of his nine children into their adult years. But Manning claims it was Katherine, not Joe, who gave Michael Jackson his business sense, which he described as shrewd and fair. He recalled when Jackson purchased the Beatles catalog, which also included Little Richard's music, he called his mother to ask her opinion on how he should handle Little Richard's situation: the rock legend had for years complained about being unfairly compensated for his publishing rights. His mother advised him to treat Little Richard with respect, and because of that, "(Michael) made sure that Little Richard was compensated fairly." He also said that when Michael Jackson's MJJ Productions fell on hard times, "Michael made sure with his mother that every employee was paid." "She is a woman of great faith, and believes if you treat people right, (good) things will come back to you." Jackson named his mother on at least two trusts _ besides the Sony-ATV music catalog, she's a part of his Mijac publishing company _ and McMillan said she was active in Jackson's business affairs, even attending depositions in legal cases. However, a source who asked for anonymity because of the ongoing nature of the situation said those trustee positions did not have decision-making authority. Whether Mrs. Jackson has the business capacity to deal with Jackson's estate, which is complicated and tangled, is likely to be a key question. She and Joe filed for bankruptcy 10 years ago, listing nearly $24 million in debts that included court judgments, auto loans and credit cards. Court records show the only valuable asset listed was a house in Las Vegas then valued at $290,000. On Monday, the South Korean newspaper Segye Times filed for payment from Michael Jackson's estate of a nearly $7.9 million judgment entered against Katherine and Joe Jackson and their son Jermaine in 1994. The paper sued in 1990 over a series of concerts involving the Jacksons in Seoul that never happened. McMillan said the role of a trustee does not require a person to be a business whiz. "A trustee is one of trust as opposed to extraordinary skill," he said. "Trustees hire experts to administer business that requires experts." Manning said Mrs. Jackson is confident that her legal team would do an excellent job with her guidance. He also raised the possibility that one of Jackson's five brothers could have a role in the estate: "That would be the right thing to do, the right thing to happen." Legally, Mrs. Jackson may not be able to have an official role. Both Branca and Hansell said the addition of Katherine as an executor of the will or a trustee of the trust might raise tax questions because she is a beneficiary. Branca was Jackson's attorney for many years, working with him during the height of his fame and helping negotiate his deal to buy the Beatles catalog. But they split in 2005 until Branca was brought back shortly before Jackson's death as he prepared for his comeback concerts with the promoter AEG. McClain has been very close with the family for decades, and was instrumental in building Janet Jackson's career. He also had played key roles in Michael Jackson's career in its later years. Manning spoke highly of McClain, saying he has been "like a son" to the Jackson parents. "He's like a confidant," he said. "He was very, very close to the family." Branca and McClain have control of Jackson's estate until at least Oct. 3. They have already made several deals on behalf of Jackson's estate, including a reissue of his memoir "Moonwalk" and a full-length motion picture filled with footage of his last rehearsals, which requires a judge's approval. In a sign that Katherine Jackson's input is already being considered critical, the judge has scheduled a hearing Monday to see, among other things, whether she has any objections. But McMillan claims Jackson would have wanted his mother to be part of any dealmaking as well, quoting Jackson's sentiments about his mother from a deposition: "For the past several years I have started using my mother because she is the most trusted person in my life. I trust my mother more than anyone."

Not really Reef-Safe as there is a risk it will nip at sessile invertebrates. This is one of the easier butterflyfish to keep. Hardy, and know to accept a larger span of prepared foods including pellets. Provide plenty of hiding places as this can be a shy and timid species. This fish requires large amounts of live rock for grazing. Most butterflyfish are known to nip at sessile invertebrates including coral and tridacnid clams. This species is known to eat aiptasia in the home aquarium. The diet of the Burgess' Butterflyfish should consist of preparations containing various meaty foods. Finely chopped clams, shrimp, squid, mysis, brine, and krill should all be offered, as well as plenty of algae based products. Maximum Length: 6 in. Care Level: Easy Family: Chaetodontidae Reef Compatibility: Add with caution Minimum Aquarium Size: 55 gallons. Range: Western Pacific: Fiji, Japan, Australia Diet: Omnivore- Meaty fare, & algae. Water Conditions: 74-80 F; sg 1.020-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4

Deals could make King of Pop king of merchandising By ANTHONY McCARTNEY, AP Entertainment Writer AP - Thursday, August 6 LOS ANGELES - Authentic Michael Jackson products could start appearing on store shelves, cell phones, even in X-Box add-ons if a judge signs off on merchandising deals proposed by the singer's estate. The current administrators of the singer's estate have presented several proposed contracts to a probate judge for approval. The agreements offer a taste of how the King of Pop may be sold in the coming months and years. Trading cards, T-shirts, calendars, lighters, stuffed animals that play Jackson's music and games are among the tangible items being considered. So too are denim products and high-end clothing lines, according to the filings. But Jackson seems destined to try to conquer the digital domain too. Some of the possible products include cell phone screen savers, X-Box themes, video games and digital tattoos for characters in games such as "Second Life." The proposed deals are between Jackson's estate, concert promoter AEG Live and Bravado International Group Merchandising Services. The contract calls for Bravado, which is Universal Music Group's retailing arm, to receive worldwide merchandise rights. AEG Live will retain rights to sell certain merchandise related to Jackson's canceled London performances, the agreements state. Despite a tainted legacy while he was alive, some believe Jackson will even top The King, Elvis Presley, in annual merchandise sales. Presley's estate earned $55 million in revenue last year, $14 million of which came from retail sales. A separate agreement is being pursued between the estate's administrators and Columbia Pictures for a feature length movie based on footage of Jackson's preparations for his 50 comeback concerts in London. The studio paid $60 million for the rights to the project, the contract filed in Los Angeles Superior Court states. Jackson's estate _ which primarily benefits his mother and three children _ would receive 90 percent of the profits from the film, according to the agreement. The agreements with Bravado are more heavily redacted and do not indicate how much the estate would be paid. A judge has scheduled a hearing for Monday to consider the proposals. Jackson died June 25 in Los Angeles and his lavish spending had pushed him hundreds of millions of dollars in debt. Attorneys for the current administrators of his estate, attorney John Branca and music executive John McClain, have stated in court records that they believe Jackson's estate is solvent. One of the men's attorneys, Jeryll S. Cohen, wrote in a court filing on Friday that the merchandising and film and other entertainment agreements are expected to generate "advances in the high eight figures." Negotiations for other deals are also in the works, Cohen wrote. The administrators have the authority to combat unauthorized merchandise, and the deals provide Bravado with access to the use of Jackson's name, image, symbols, emblems and other trademarks. Jackson's estate would have input into which products are ultimately manufactured, the proposed agreements state. An amendment to an agreement between Jackson's estate and AEG Live allows for a traveling exhibit of the performer's memorabilia. Exact details of the exhibit were redacted, but it calls for the displays to be shown only at museums or venues that both sides agree on. If approved, the agreements would continue a trend that Jackson seemed to be pursuing in his final months _ marketing products based on his days of superstar status. A lawsuit filed in January by "Thriller" director John Landis accused Jackson of trying to turn the groundbreaking 14-minute music video into comic books and video games. The director also sued over a proposed Broadway show based on "Thriller." Landis owns some of the creative rights to the project and didn't grant approval to the ventures Jackson was apparently pursuing. Sales show Jackson still the 'King of Pop' AFP - Friday, August 7 LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - Michael Jackson has sold nearly four million records in the weeks since his death on June 25, US media reported Thursday citing figures from Nielsen SoundScan. Jackson's compilation album "Number Ones" remained the highest-selling album in the period ending on Sunday, selling 114,284 copies, the only album of the week to break the 100,000 barrier. Jackson, whose legendary 1982 record "Thriller" remains the best-selling album of all time, occupied three of the top five slots last week, with six albums in the top 20 altogether. The dozen albums by Jackson or the Jackson Five sold more than 350,000 copies in total last week, down from the previous week's 447,000. Jackson has now sold nearly four million copies in the weeks following his death, the figures from Nielsen showed.

New Michael Jackson songs on missing hard drives Reuters - Friday, August 7 LOS ANGELES - Another thriller is developing in the complex afterlife of Michael Jackson. His sister LaToya has taken possession of computer hard drives that contain a trove of unreleased songs he recorded with A-list singers such as Ne-Yo, Akon, and will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, according to Rolling Stone magazine. The drives were in the "Thriller" singer's rented Holmby Hills, Calif., mansion when he died suddenly in June. Hours afterward, the family descended on the house to claim all its contents, and LaToya grabbed the drives, Rolling Stone said, quoting the late singer's manager, Frank DiLeo. "They backed up trucks, removing everything," DiLeo was quoted as telling the magazine in its issue that hits newsstands on Friday. "They thought Michael owned it all, so they took even the rented furniture. That's who's going to run his estate?" Jackson's will gave 40 percent of his estate to his 79-year-old mother, Katherine, who wants more control and has raised doubts about the pair of high-powered executors currently overseeing his business affairs. In a follow-up interview with Reuters, DiLeo said he was "pretty sure" the hard drives were at the family's Hayvenhurst compound in Encino, Calif. "The estate lawyers will send out letters" to recover the drives so that the contents can be logged, DiLeo added. An email sent to a representative for LaToya Jackson was not answered, and a family spokesman was not immediately available. A spokeswoman for will.i.am said the singer did not have duplicates of his work with Jackson. Representatives for Akon and Ne-Yo either could not be reached or had no information. DiLeo told Rolling Stone that there were at least 100 songs -- including many recorded at Jackson's 1980s peak -- that were never released, including a few "sensational" tracks that were left off "Bad," the 1987 follow-up to his blockbuster "Thriller."

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Singapore July PMI rises, electronics expand 4th month Reuters - 1 hour 51 minutes ago * Electronics sector expands for fourth month in a row * Overall new orders, new export orders and output expanding SINGAPORE, Aug 4 - Singapore Institute of Purchasing & Materials Management released on Tuesday the purchasing managers' index, a leading indicator for manufacturing: Purchasing Managers' Index and components: July June May April March Feb Jan PMI 51.5 51.1 51.2 49.2 47.1 45.0 45.0 Electronics 55.0 55.0 52.9 51.6 48.8 43.8 43.6 * Singapore PMI adds to other economic evidence suggesting the economy could pick up in coming months. Global factory business activity stabilised in July as new orders and output recovered to levels not seen in well over a year, a survey by JP Morgan said. * The electronics sector maintained its expansion rate with production output, inventory, stocks of finished goods and imports expanding at higher rates. * A reading above 50 indicates the manufacturing sector is expanding. Below 50 signals contraction. * June non-oil exports fell 11.0 percent from a year earlier, marking the 14th straight month of annual contraction but the smallest fall so far this year. * Singapore was the first Asian country to fall into recession last year, followed by Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan. However, the economy grew a blistering 20.4 percent in the second quarter on an annualised and seasonally adjusted basis, pulling out of recession. * The indices are based on data compiled from monthly replies to questions asked of purchasing executives in more than 150 industrial companies.The survey is based on 12 industry groupings and weighted by each industry's contribution to gross domestic product.