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Appeared in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Sunday, 10/23/11

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... NOAA FISHERIES PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION plays a signifcant role in the HEALTH of our OCEAN and the nation’s ECONOMY and COASTAL COMMUNITIES... ... NOAA FISHERIES PACIFIC ISLANDS REGION plays a signifcant role in the HEALTH of our OCEAN and the nation’s ECONOMY and COASTAL COMMUNITIES. Our dedic... ... restore habitats, ensure our seafood is safe, and inform decision-makers. The NOAA Fisheries Service touches the lives of everyone in the U.S. Paci... ...e, and inform decision-makers. The NOAA Fisheries Service touches the lives of everyone in the U.S. Pacifc islands and we are proud of our role in co... ...ing valuable, healthy fsheries. NOAA Fisheries Pacifc Islands Region’s area of responsibility is bound by the Hawaiian Archipelago in the north, Amer... .... NOAA Fisheries Pacifc Islands Region’s area of responsibility is bound by the Hawaiian Archipelago in the north, American Samoa and U.S. Pacifc Rem... ...ia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, the United Stat... ...ectively APEC LEADERS’ WEEK SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE PAPUA NEW GUINEA//PERU//THE PHILIPPINES//RUSSIA//SINGAPORE//CHINESE TAIPEI//THAILAND//THE UNITED STAT... ...ormation. And surrounded by a deep blue sea rife with rich ecosystems, coral reefs and sea life, Hawai‘i’s oceanographers are furnished with vital dat...

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...A PARADISE FOR INNOVATION HOST OF 2011 LEADERS’ WEEK AS WELL AS THE “ALOHA SPIRIT” OF ITS PEOPLE. WHAT ... ...A PARADISE FOR INNOVATION HOST OF 2011 LEADERS’ WEEK AS WELL AS THE “ALOHA SPIRIT” OF ITS PEOPLE. WHAT HAS FUELED A ROBUST TOURISM INDUS... ...D NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURS AND CORPORATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. HAWAI‘I’S UNIQUE COMBINATION OF INCOMPARABLE LOCATION, ABUNDA... ...RENEURS AND CORPORATIONS AROUND THE WORLD. HAWAI‘I’S UNIQUE COMBINATION OF INCOMPARABLE LOCATION, ABUNDANT NATURAL RESOURCES, AND CULTURE OF CO... ...E LOCATION, ABUNDANT NATURAL RESOURCES, AND CULTURE OF COLLABORATION IS THE PERFECT ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH EMERGENT INDUSTRIES CAN THRIVE. TODAY,... ... HEALTH SCIENCES, AND CORPORATE CONVENTIONS. HAWAI‘I’S DIVERSE ABUNDANCE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CULTURE OF COLLABORATION CREATE THE PERFECT PARAD... ...e the satellites in a variety of applications, including monitoring coral reefs and the climate of cities, and to study active volcanoes. rE s Ea r C... ...ld. Since the late 1700s, waves of immigrants from Europe, China, Korea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Japan have settled the 50th State of America... ...RALIA, CHINA, CANADA, JAPAN, HONG KONG, INDONESIA, KOREA, LATIN AMERICA, PHILIPPINES, AND VIETNAM — HAWAI‘I OFFERS A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR ASIA-PAC...

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Hawaii Business Magazine in tribute to the APEC meeting of 2011.

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... -- 17 Host Committee Chairman Peter Ho -- 20 Ideal Laboratory for Clean Power -- 24 Electric Vehicles -- 28 Firm But Renewable Energy -- 30 Building the Smart Grid -- 32 Air Conditioning from Seawater -- 36 America’s Most Diverse State -- 38 Local Economy -- 40 Hawai‘i’s Ties to the APEC Economies -- 42 A History of Innovation -- 44 Astronomy, and Ocean and Earth sciences...

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...URE UNIQUE CROPS WIND POWER WELCOME APEC DELEGATES DISCOVER ANOTHER SIDE OF HAWAI‘I OFFICIAL PUBLICATION of the APEC 2011 Hawai‘i Host Committee 3 ... ... APEC DELEGATES DISCOVER ANOTHER SIDE OF HAWAI‘I OFFICIAL PUBLICATION of the APEC 2011 Hawai‘i Host Committee 3 APEC 2011 · HAWAII BUSINESS RESTO... ... · HAWAII BUSINESS HAWAI‘I: A PARADISE FOR INNOVATION BEST PLACE TO STUDY THE UNIVERSE ALGAE FOR FUEL WIND ENERGY UNDERWATER RESEARCH 2 APEC 2011 ·... ...itton Prada Salvatore Ferragamo Tiffany & Co. Hawaii’s largest collection of luxury retailers amidst 290 STORES AND RESTAURANTS. Walking distance fr... ...luxury retailers amidst 290 STORES AND RESTAURANTS. Walking distance from the Convention Center or take the Pink Line Shopping Trolley which runs da... ...mber Production Manufacturing Jobs Electronic Tree Tracking/ Secured Chain of Custody Research & Development Eco-Tourism Funding Sources for Non-Pro... ...ua New Guinea. Others are planned in Japan, Thailand, Guatemala and the Philippines. This fast-moving company is growing 50 percent a year and co... ...nds • New Zealand • Nigeria • Norway Pakistan • Papua New Guinea • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Romania • Russia Saudi Arabia • Serbia •... ...i also hosts the world’s most active volcano and 90 percent of the coral reefs in the United States. Its advanced facilities and natural assets ar...

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...There have been some significant changes in this edition. A new Geography section has replaced the former Land and Water sections. Entries in the new section include area (total and land), comparative area, land boundaries, coastline, maritime claims, boundary disputes, climate, terrain, land use, environment, and sp...

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...INOIS LIBRARY AT URBANACHAMPAIGN BOOKSTACKS Central Intelligence Agency The World Factbook 1987 CP/1S WF 87-001 US Government officials should o... ... Factbook 1987 CP/1S WF 87-001 US Government officials should obtain copies of The World Factbook directly from their own organization or through lia... ...ctbook 1987 CP/1S WF 87-001 US Government officials should obtain copies of The World Factbook directly from their own organization or through liaiso... ...ctbook directly from their own organization or through liaison channels from the Central Intelligence Agency. Requesters in the Department of Defense ... ... channels from the Central Intelligence Agency. Requesters in the Department of Defense may obtain copies from: Defense Intelligence Agency RTS-2C Was... ...40-3344 Tel: (202) 373-3869 or Autovon 243-3869 Requesters in the Department of State may obtain copies from: Department of State INR/IC/CD Room 8646 ... ...ers and cool winters Terrain: low lying limestone base sur- rounded by coral reefs Land use: 0% arable land; 0% permanent crops; 8% meadows and pastur... ...l, but moderate Terrain: mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs Land use: 1% arable land; 19% permanent crops; 5% meadows and pastu... ...y trade winds Terrain: mostly low lying coral atolls surrounded by extensive reefs Land use: 0% arable land; 51% permanent crops; 0% meadows and pastu...

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...Thrilling narratives of voyages, discoveries, adventures, battles, darings and sufferings of the heroic characters, bold explorers and dauntless spirits who have made ocean history and established christian supremacy over the most savage lands of...

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...The Rolling Stone of History. -- Surprising revelations -- Ancient Cities that are now no more -- Effects of Cataclysms upon the human race -- The rise and fall of nations -- Cave dwellers who became masters of the world -- T...

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... HEROES OF UNKNOWN SEAS AND SAVAGE LANDS By J. W. BUEL, Author of "The Beautiful Story," "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russ... ... HEROES OF UNKNOWN SEAS AND SAVAGE LANDS By J. W. BUEL, Author of "The Beautiful Story," "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russia a... ..." "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russia and Siberia," etc. A RECORD OF THE FINDING OF ALL LANDS And Descriptions of the First Visits Made ... ...The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russia and Siberia," etc. A RECORD OF THE FINDING OF ALL LANDS And Descriptions of the First Visits Made by ... ...NDING OF ALL LANDS And Descriptions of the First Visits Made by Europeans to the Wild Races of the World; FOLLOWING THE FOOTSTEPS OF ADVANCING CIVI... ...NDS And Descriptions of the First Visits Made by Europeans to the Wild Races of the World; FOLLOWING THE FOOTSTEPS OF ADVANCING CIVILIZATION FROM T... ...g tempests. She leads those who follow in her wake onto shoals, quicksands and reefs. She is the Purgatory of wicked sailors; her skeleton crew is com... ... and scattered them, so that several were driven out of their course and on to reefs, and wrecked. But as many as thirty thousand of the crews sought ... ... of freebooters. On the third side, Tortuga is naturally defended by a maze of reefs, shoals and quicksands, which the boldest navigator would not dar...

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...Excerpt: One day--and that day was many years ago now--I received a long, chatty letter from one of my old chums and fellow wanderers in Eastern waters. He was still out there, but settled down, and middle-aged; I imagined him--grown portly in figure and domestic in his habits; in short, overtaken by the fate common to a...

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...eph Conrad A PENN S TAT E ELECTRONIC CLASSICS S ERIES P UBLICA TION Freya of the Seven Isles by Joseph Conrad is a publication of the Pennsylvania St... ... Conrad A PENN S TAT E ELECTRONIC CLASSICS S ERIES P UBLICA TION Freya of the Seven Isles by Joseph Conrad is a publication of the Pennsylvania State... ...sity. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in a... ...e, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone... ...State University nor Jim Manis, Faculty Editor, nor anyone associated with the Pennsylvania State University assumes any responsibility for the materi... ... document or for the file as an electronic transmission, in any way. Freya of the Seven Isles by Joseph Conrad, the Pennsylvania State University, Ele... ...er and seamanlike manner, he spies a gap between two disgusting old jagged reefs, puts the helm down suddenly, and shoots the brig through, with all h... ... opening their sombre, forest-lined estuaries among a welter of pale green reefs and dazzling sand-banks, in lonely straits of calm blue water all agl... ...night; deep blue in daytime with gleaming green patches over the submerged reefs. For days the Neptun could be seen moving smoothly up and down the so...

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Excerpt: The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin.

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