HUMUHUMUNUKUNUKUAPUAAThis is the name of the official state fish of Hawai'i.
Its pronounced:
HOO-moo-HOO-moo-NOO-koo-NOO-koo-AH-poo-AH-ah (meaning "triggerfish with a snout like a pig". Locally called "Pig Nosed Fish").
Genus:
RhinecanthusSpecies:
R. rectangulus Binomial name:
Rhinecanthus rectangulusThats a mouthful!
It was made the state fish in 1985 but lost the title when the "sunset" clause of the law took affect after 5 years. Now 16 years later, the state legislature is attempting to address this oversight.
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BLOGSPOT STILL NOT FIXEDStill cannot add a title to my posts. This problem isn't even mentioned in the
system status file. In fact the
system status file has lost all reports since November 14, 2005.
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¥ £ € © ® ½ ¼ ¾Ever try to find these on your keyboard?
Here's an
excellent site where you can learn about some "alt" key features or to just CC&P the symbols.
WIL"S NOTE:
OBVIOUSLY THIS HAS A PROBLEM, AT LEAST IN MY BROWSER.
I GET AN "A" WITH A ROOF OVER IT BEFORE EACH OF THE SYMBOLS. DIDN"T SHOW THAT WAY WHEN I PREVIEWED BEFORE POSTING.hmmmm.
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SPEAKING OF BROWSERSIf you haven't done so already, Download the
MOZILLA FIREFOX browser when you get the chance. It is a sharp improvement over MSIE-6 and MSIE-7.
Just click the link to go to the download site. Its FREE and you'll still have your MSIE available.
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ANOTHER WORK DAYIt's about 9:40am here. Time for bed. Another week starts at 7:00pm tonight.
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Later.....Wil =8^))"Let's all be careful out there!"