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fcontent[0]='<span class="smHD2">What\'s new?</span><br />New on the MarineBio Network...';
fcontent[1]='<a href="http://marinebio.org/gallery/video/Beaked-Whales.asp">Beaked Whales video added to library, simply amazing...</a>';
fcontent[2]='<a href="http://marinebio.org/Oceans/red-list-species.asp">Threatened and Endangered Species</a> updated...';
fcontent[3]='Happy Holidays from all of us at MarineBio!';
fcontent[4]='The <a href="http://marinebio.org/shop/">Ocean Gear Shop</a> has been updated in time for the holidays.';
fcontent[5]='Species, shark conservation, and deep sea info in progress.';
fcontent[6]='<a href="http://marinebio.org/news.asp">Hourly News</a> updated. <a href="https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=11032">Join the MarineBio Conservation Society &raquo;</a>';
fcontent[7]='Species and groups content development continues...';
fcontent[8]='<a href="http://marinebio.org/blog/">Blog</a> mobile version live. <a href="https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=11032">Join the MarineBio Conservation Society &raquo;</a>';
fcontent[9]='<a href="http://marinebio.org/blog/?p=616">Happy World Oceans Day!</a> Updates in progress...';
fcontent[10]='<a href="http://planktonforums.org/">Forums</a>/<a href="http://marinebio.org/blog/">blog</a>/<a href="http://marinebio.org/gallery/video/">video library</a> updated. <a href="https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=11032">MarineBio Conservation Society &raquo;</a>';
fcontent[11]='<a href="http://marinebio.org/species_in_review.asp">Species group data reviews</a> and grant research continues...';
fcontent[12]='<a href="https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=11032">MarineBio Conservation Society members/donations rising &raquo;</a>';
fcontent[13]='<a href="http://marinebio.org/MarineBio/internships.asp">Volunteer program in the works....</a>';
fcontent[14]='<a href="http://marinebio.org/gallery/video/">MarineBio marine life video library updated. Over 100 selected videos!</a>';
fcontent[15]='<a href="http://marinebio.org/gallery/video/Aquanaut.asp">Flight of the Aquanaut video added to the video library &raquo;</a>';
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