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etCetera Fish from page 6 exhibit. Visitors are allowed to look in to each mini-diorama and show replicas of spiders and other insects. The Swamp Snakes exhibit is a mi crocosm of a swamp. It features an up rooted tree with a pool at the base. The roots provide a place for snakes to live. The majority of light from this exhibit comes from the foreground, and the back ground remains in shadow. Hie Coastal Gallery The Coastal Gallery features the salt water marshes of South Carolina. The South Carolina coastline totals nearly A Seahorse is attached to a piece of sea-whip coral. Since they are such weak swimmers they maintain their positoin on either seaweed or corals A flounder swims in the Ocean Exhibit of the South Carolina Aquarium. 3,000 miles. This exhibit ranges from deep-water sounds to tidal marshes and beaches. It consists of many mini exhibits: a rice-culture exhibit, mud-flat relief mode, and burrowing animals touch model. There are also exhibits about alligators, seahorses, turtles .schooling fish, fish sounds and coastal erosion. Each of these exhibits are small, but together they present the Saltwater marsh es as a whole and are the largest part of the Aquarium. The Ocean Gallery The ocean habitats of South Caroli na vary from reefs to sandy plains and from surface to deep water. The Ocean Gallery of the South Car olina Aquarium is dominated by the Great Ocean Tank. It extends over two levels of the Aquarium and holds 322,000 gal lons of water and contains many fish, including large-mouth bass and some sharks, plants and even an occasional scu ba diver (who cleans the rocks). For more information about the South Carolina Aquarium, call (843) 720-1990. Bookstores break sales records with release of new Harry Potter book by Rachel Beck Associated Press New York - Harry Potter performed* some cash-register magic for the nation’s bookstores over the weekend, many of which tallied record-breaking sales, thanks to the release of the fourth book in the children’s series. Booksellers reported Monday that crowds packed their stores continuous ly since early Saturday, when “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” went on sale at 12:01 a.m. local time. The U.S. publisher, Scholastic Inc., already plans to print about 2 million more copies of the $25.95 book in the next few months. The initial print run in the United States was 3.8 million copies. Barnes & Noble had its biggest week end in history, selling 502,000 of the new Harry Potter books as of the close o business Sunday night. That includec about 100,000 through its Web site. Barnes & Noble spokeswoman Man Ellen Keatirg said the huge crowds helpet boost overall sales, as the people whc flocked to the stores ended up buying other books, as well. Amazon.com had a stellar weekend with 389,000 total orders for the neu book coming in. Eighteen percent of the orders came from new customers to iu Web site, the company said. About 350,000 were ordered before the book even went on sale, and aboui 40,000 orders were tallied since earl) Saturday. FedEx Corp. delivered 250,00C copies for Amazon on Saturday, 95 per cent of the orders arriving at customers' homes by 4 p.m. The giant retailers weren’t the only ‘The rush has somewhat ended, but the books are still easing out the_ door at a nice pace.' Barb Bassett The Red Balloon Bookshop ones pulling in the big crowds. Barb Bassett of The Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul, Minn., said the store had about 500 advance orders and then sold an additional 150 to 200 books. The bookstore still has around 100 books left. “The rush Iras somewhat ended, but the books are still easing out the door at a nice pace,” Bassett said. Are you bored this summer? Do you want something to do? Well come write for etCetera gamecocketcetera@hotmail.com Would Ytou Accept $20 to Save Kids'Lives? Sick children all over the world hope you will. Your plasma contains vital substances needed to make medicines that save kids’ lives. Donating plasma is safe, easy, and a good way to earn extra cash. You’ll make about $20 per visit, and you can donate twice a week. So start donating today. Kids’ lives depend on it. Plasma Saves. Plasma Pays. Donate Today. 215 Assembly Street Columbia, SC 29201 803-254-2280 Find the Best Price on New and Pre-Owned Hondas www.rickhendrickhonda.com HONDA 791-5660 1650 Airport Boulevard • West Columbia, SC 29171 1=1 Still Available: • 2 and 3 bedroom apartments for fall semester • Summer leases • Fully furnished apartments ft j