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* Allow me to watch video on my computer from the red/yellow/white cables or the old screw-style cable (is that coax?).
* Allow me to record video from VHS, possibly video game console gameplay.
Basically I want to convert my 64-bit gaming rig into a media center. I want to be able to hook a digital cable box up to my computer, watch TV on the computer, and use the computer to record content from cable (or whatever I hook up). I realize for a full media center modification, I also need a remote and receiver. I understand this... I'm not looking for those parts at this time, unless they're bundled with the capture device and it's still a good deal. I'm not looking for armchair websurfing just yet - I still have just a 19" CRT. But in the next few years, I want an HDTV (not a plasma, just a wide CRT one - Sears has a 34" Sony WEGA wide HDTV for $999, but that's Sears, so I'm sure I could get it cheaper) and want to use that as my monitor, but there are a couple things my sister-in-law and her boyfriend have recorded on VHS, and I want it on the computer. A couple home videos, a couple wrestling matches...
I've heard of a few, but with XP Media Center and something of a media center craze going on, I figured there'd be people here with some good and bad experiences I could learn from.
I tried asking this on another forum I'm on, but the topic got 66 views and no replies. I figure a video capture card/device is less common than, say, a CPU, but I also figure someone's had some kind of experience. "Stay clear of Brand A" or "I've always had good luck with Brand B" at least. Maybe a little brand war, like the AMD vs. Intel and nVidia vs. ATI debates we all know and/or took part in.


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How efficient are our processes? Where do we stand compared to our competitors? Where can we reduce costs without harming our aim at quality? And what do we have to do to become even more successful in the future? Businessmen should ask themselves these and similar questions on a regular basis in order to ensure the efficiency and long-term success of their company. Only those who question themselves from time to time will be able to subsist in times of increasing competition.
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Watch the scenery change as you travel from Cambodia to Vietnam along the Mekong River. Explore Angkor, Phnom Penh and Saigon then relax at the beach.
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Experience the classics of Rajasthan but with a twist and stay in beautiful boutique hotels with access to the main sights. Journey to the spiritual Sikh capital of Amritsar too.
Fantastic off the beaten track eco beach camp surrounded by acres of forest on Lombok.
Delightful, tranquil boutique resort with stunning views of the Andaman sea
Beautiful riverside lodge in northern Laos with great food, superb accommodation and fascinating excursions
Nestled in lush forest and coffee plantations, this intimate hotel has a fascinating history and is a beautiful place to relax.
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L'Oreal Paris De-crease Eyeshadow base
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on 12/22/2015 8:37:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Very Dry, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
I am almost out of my NYX eyeshadow primer and decided to try this one out. Right away I noticed that it is a drier, thicker formula than NYX or UDPP. It reminds me of a thick concealer. It also has a much more yellow color. My eyelids are a little bit dry, and this clung to my dry patches terribly! It looked really flaky. I thought I was going to have to take it off completely, it looked so bad. However, once I got my eyeshadow on, it looked ok. I used a matte color though, I think a shimmer would have brought out the flakiness. My shadow did last all day without creasing, so technically it did its job...might work on for someone with oily eyelids, but I think I'm going back to the more forgiving/hydrating formula of NYX.
on 2/23/2015 3:51:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Very Oily, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Green
I have ridiculously oily eyelids and it makes it super hard to wear/keep eyeliner on. I bought this randomly at Rite-Aid and only used it for like a week because it sucks.
It's honestly not the worst at keeping my eye makeup on, but it is such a flawed product.
It's pretty thick and orange and it doesn't blend into/disappear into your skin. It stays looking orange until you cover it with eye shadow and even then, I'm not a fan of how it looks.
It can kind of keep your eye makeup in place, but it didn't do the best job and I wouldn't recommend using it for heavy duty eye makeup or really long periods of time.
I'm not going to be buying this again. I've moved on to Wet'n'Wild's Fergie Take on the Day primer.
on 8/4/2014 11:48:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Dry, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
i like this, good enough for daily basis and does its job well. all though i do prefer my 1$ e.l.f one over this 12$ one that practically does the same thing.
on 3/31/2014 10:18:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Red, Relaxed, Coarse
Eyes: Hazel
I'm certain the packaging changed because the one depicted on the photo above is not available anymore. What can I say about this product... It's very low quality. It really surprised me because L'Oreal is one of the few drugstore brands I trust, and most of the time it has not let me down. This product applies easily with the wand and it's super blendable. It's not as tacky as other primers for the eyeshadows to adhere to it, but colors do show a lot better than they do in the pan, I did the test putting primer before eyeshadow on one eye and shading only eyeshadow on the other. Contrary to it's name, the eyeshadows WILL crease with this underneath after three hours, so beware. I thought I would not have any problems since my eyelids are not greasy and tend to be pretty smooth. So, $10 for this crappy crap? Waste of money! You should definitely try the Fergie eyeshadow primers from Wet N' Wild! They are pretty comparable to UD'sPP and for only $5 a tube (which has an insane amount of product and it's a must have for oily eyelids). Or you could also try Korea's Etude House eyeshadow primer, which is amazing and only costs $6. Sorry L'oreal, but you should start improving your ingredient list!
on 2/4/2014 8:16:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Medium Brown, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
This primer is an okay primer I don't think it's anything too special . I have really oily eyelids so I usually don't have high expectations for staying power . This made my eye makeup stay on a little bit longer but only for 2 more hours I feel like for a cheaper price you can get the elf eye primer to do the same job and maybe do it a little bit better . I will not be repurchasing this again but it might be good for someone who doesn't have oil eyelids .
on 2/4/2014 6:15:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Oily, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Brown
This stuff wins when it comes to bang for your buck. Is it as good as Urban Decay's Primer Potion (my HG product)? No, but it's pretty close and a lot cheaper. It's long-lasting, not drying, and does a great job making vibrant eyeshadows show up. I save Primer Potion for nice occasions and use De-Crease for daily wear. You have to be careful to only apply this product in places you'll be covering with colour because it does leave a bit of a white-ish cast, even on light skin.
on 11/27/2013 2:24:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Oily, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Coarse
Eyes: Black
There are much better drugstore primers out there. The price seems good at first. But you can't get half of the product out of the package. I feel like it didn't help the shadow last any longer and slid off after 4 to 6 hours.
I used this for 3 weeks. In every thickness possible. It just wouldn't work for me. I have oily skin and eyelids and this was a waste of money.
on 9/15/2013 4:06:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Acne-prone, Olive, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
Worst eye primer ever! Elf's eyelid primer and covergirl's shadowblast primer are so much better and much cheaper. I bought this for around $10 at Rite Aid and it creased on me within the first 2 hours of wear. SAVE YOUR MONEY AND BUY ELF'S PRIMER
on 9/3/2013 11:30:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
This product makes my eyeshadow stay a little longer, but not so long as to actually be impressed with it. I'd probably buy it again if I absolutely had to. I'll definitely be buying the Urban Decay primer next.
on 8/24/2013 11:44:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
This isn't a bad primer if you're on a budget, but you basically get what you pay for. It works pretty well and lasts for most of the day but the color doesn't quite blend with my skin tone, even though it looks very similar in the bottle. Despite the fact that I have oily, acne-prone skin, this eyeshadow base can actually be too drying even for me. The product stayed on better than I expected with my oily skin, but after washing it off the skin around my eyes needed moisture badly. I actually don't use this product very often specifically because I think it would be bad for my skin.
This primer pretty much does what it says - it works as an eyeshadow base and lasts quite a long time - but it's definitely not the best product out there. The price is a little too high for what you get, but this is a decent product if you're in a pinch. I would rather try other eyeshadow primers than buy this product again.
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At VoiceAbility, we work to strengthen voice, support rights and change lives. Whatever role you do, every person in VoiceAbility is there to work towards this mission.
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At VoiceAbility we want you to live our values, which means that we want you to feel passionate and dedicated as well as being part of something that changes lives, which is why our range of benefits is just as exciting as our career opportunities.
Alongside your salary, we offer a whole package of ways to help you make more of your money, safeguard your future and look after your health. We welcome everyone into our teams and work with every individual to try and make sure they can work in a way that suits their circumstances.
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Annual Leave
28 days of annual leave each year, plus bank holidays. Pro-rata for part time staff.
Lifestyle Leave
A supportive approach to lifestyle needs, such as time off to deal with emergencies and compassionate leave.
Childcare Vouchers
A way to pay for your registered childcare and save yourself Tax and National Insurance.
Join VoiceAbility pension scheme and receive 5% of basic pay into the scheme when you pay in 3%.
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In partnership with Cyclescheme Ltd, you can exchange basic salary in return for a bike and safety security equipment (up to £1,000) and save yourself tax and national insurance.
Performance Management
Regular meetings with your manager to help you progress and develop in your role, plus an annual appraisal to plan your tasks and personal development for the year ahead
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We provide an Employee Assistant Programme through an independent wellbeing organisation, to help employees deal with the pressures of home and work life. It gives free confidential advice on health, finances and life's challenges and a free and confidential counselling service.
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Your professional development is important to us. As well as regular training and sharing good practice, we provide time and financial commitment to support individual learning and development relevant to your role.
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Recognition of individual and team contributions to VoiceAbility's aims and values, and a financial reward for the winning team.
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Maternity or adoption leave - up to 52 weeks.
Paternity leave - 2 weeks around the time of birth plus up to 26 weeks of additional paternity leave.
Parental leave - up to 18 weeks for each child.
We also offer shared parental leave.
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An opportunity to get involved to further the future of VoiceAbility in a way that is meaningful, fulfilling and enjoyable.
Life Assurance
Provided free from the start of employment and pays two times basic salary to your dependents if you die whilst employed by VoiceAbility.
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If you are unwell and can't work you can receive up to 2 months' full pay and 4 months' half pay whilst on authorised sick leave, dependent on your length of service.
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Remember that Toshiba AT200 Honeycomb tablet that was first unveiled waaaay back in September? Well it's finally (almost) here, as tonight Toshiba revealed that the slate will be coming to the U.S. under the moniker "Excite X10" sometime in the first quarter of the year. Expect to to come in 16GB and 32GB varieties, with pricing set at $529.99 and $599.99, respectively. Specs remain the same as when we first heard them a few months ago, meaning you're looking at a 10.1-inch 1280x800 display, 1.2GHz dual-core TI OMAP 4430 processor, 5-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel camera around front and 1GB RAM in a body that measures in at 7.7mm thick. There are also micro-USB and micro-HDMI ports as well as a microSD slot. The Excite will launch with Android 3.2 Honeycomb in tow, but it'll eventually be treated to Ice Cream Sandwich.
Looking over the press images of the Excite X10 that Toshiba has put out, the slate looks to have a much more premium feel than the Thrive that's been out since the middle of last year. Of course, the Excite also carries a slightly higher price tag than the Thrive, which is currently going for $399.99 or $479.99 for the 16GB or 32GB variants. We'll have to wait until the Excite X10 comes to market this quarter before finding out whether its worth the extra cash, but until then, feast your eyes on shots of the slate's side and rear below.


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|The Three Stooges Collection Vol 7 1952-1954
Actors: Moe Howard, Shemp Howard, Larry Fine
Genres: Westerns, Comedy, Kids & Family, Television
NR 2009 5hr 56min
These 22 digitally remastered shorts from 1952-1954 were made during a tumultuous time for The Three Stooges. First, in 1952 Curly succumbed to the illness brought on by his stroke six years earlier; he was only forty-eigh... more »
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Very even collection despite budget cutbacks at Columbia during the 50's. Several remakes of previous shorts in this collection but Shemp continues to shine when given the opportunity to do so. The first year in this collection (1952) was tough for the Stooges personally as they lost one of their own when Jerome "Curly" Howard passed away at only age 48 after suffering a series of strokes which forced him to quit the group six years earlier (when Shemp stepped in to take his place). The shorts from 1953 include two which were filmed in 3-D with an unusual technique which makes watching them without the included 3-D glasses nearly unbearable but, thankfully, there are also standard B/W versions of the two shorts (although they still use the forced perspective to simulate the 3-D effect). Perhaps the best saving grace of this collection is the inclusion of many shorts presented in their original theatrical widescreen aspect ratio of 1.85:1 as any serious collector should appreciate.
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G. Harper | Georgia | 07/03/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"unlike most fans, my favorite Stooge isnt Curly or Moe or Larry...or Joe or Curly Joe...but SHEMP....thats right I said Shemp! So whatcha gonna do about it? Why you! I outta! Ruff Ruff.
The DVD volume has great Shemp shorts and is pretty much to the very end of Shemp.
Great stuff...a must own."
The best comedy money can buy!
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"There's never been any comedy better than The Three Stooges. None of the Volumes are a let down and Collection, Volume, 7 is as good as all the rest. The picture quality of The Three Stooges now, on DVD, is awesome!"
Never stopped laughing!!!
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"I first saw these guys as a child, I have been waiting for years since for their shorts to come out on DVD and now the wait is finally over. I never stopped laughing at the antics of the Stooges even with Joe Besser and Joe DeRita stepping in after Curly's and Shemp's untimely passing. The stooges are what slapstick comedy teams were made of, they can never be replaced only imanitated!!"


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Friday Stand-In and successful singer Lira shares advice on how to flourish personally, spiritually and financially in a challenging industry.
Life strategist Mabel Slabbert joins Lira on the line to offer tips on how to make the most out of life and career.
Slabbert says we all chase things in life because of the feeling we believe we will get once we achieve those goals.
The truth is you can have that feeling right now by changing your pattern of thinking.— Mabel Slabbert, Life Strategist
To get what you want in life my advice is always to start with your physiology. Emotion is created by motion.— Mabel Slabbert, Life Strategist
She says how you feel right now relates to how you are using your body. Changing your physical movements can pull you out of a negative mood. Change the way you are breathing, sitting or walking and it can have a major impact on taking you from a negative to a positive state of being, says Slabbert.
Lira and Mabel Slabbert say focus on your beliefs and write down a detailed vision of the life you want to have.
Use positive language. If our thoughts are not serving us, then ask the questions differently, says Slabbert.
Stop asking 'What's wrong with me' and rather ask 'What's right with me'. Pay attention to the words you repeat to yourself over and over.— Mabel Slabbert, Life Strategist
Nonto called in for advice on how to break in to the music industry as a backing singer. Lira offered some useful suggestions.
The more ready you are for something, the more opportunities will appear.— Lira, singer
Lira says she likes to surround herself with brilliant people. She says when people demonstrate professionalism, punctuality and willingness, they are welcomed in the industry. She says there is a shortage of very well prepared professional backing vocalists.
We are drawn to people who move us as artists.— Lira, singer
Mabel Slabbert says we all have 6 human needs. They are certainty, uncertainty, significance, love and connection, the need 'to grow', and finally 'giving beyond yourself'.
The last two are key to living a fulfilled life, she says.
We all have different blueprints for our lives - different beliefs and different ways of how we are going to respond to a given situation.— Mabel Slabbert, Life Strategist
Lira and her guest both agreed that no matter how different we all are, we share those 6 needs.
It all comes down to having the right frame of mind says Lira.
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People heading out on a cruise vacation – regardless of whether it's their first trip on the open water, or their 100th nautical voyage – should make sure that they pack the new ultimate cruise companion app: Cruise Commander.
Developed by Valentin Sandu and available at no cost from the App Store, Cruise Commander has been specifically designed to make any cruise experience easier, more enjoyable, and more memorable. From the convenience of their iPad or iPhone, users can:
> Plan their day by checking arrival and departure times for over 1000 ports in more than 200 countries. Users can also research port history, browse photos, browse places-of-interest, get weather forecasts, check out foreign exchange rates.
> Get insights on the vessel(s) that they'll be voyaging on, by researching and exploring over 200 cruise ships from nearly 30 cruise lines.
> Automatically build a log that tracks their journey across the water and from port-to-port. Users can add photos, notes and anything else they wish to create a memorable travel journal, and share it with friends and family.
A key feature of Cruise Commander is that once a voyage has been selected as a future trip, all the necessary itinerary maps are downloaded and then available offline at anytime.
The app also features a crisp, clear layout and interface that looks exceptional.
"Simply put, Cruise Commander is the ultimate cruise companion app," commented Valentin Sandu. "It's perfect for people who are taking their very first voyage, or who are avid cruise fans and love the unmatched experience, joy and beauty of gliding across the open water".
Cruise Commander is available now from the App Store at https://itunes.apple.com/app/cruise-commander/id966488270. The app requires iOS 8.3 or later.
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Mumbai: Following the critical and commercial success of 'OMG: Oh My God!', there have been talks about a sequel to the movie. But actor Paresh Rawal wishes to be guarded about any details as of now.
"We have been working on it (the sequel), but I can't reveal much," Paresh said here.
The 2012 movie 'OMG - Oh My God' was loved by Bollywood audiences for its satirical take on people's blind belief in god.
"It was a very relatable film. The best part is that many people - from eight years old to 30 years old - have loved the film, and that's a big victory for us," he said of the movie, which even won a National award.


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Big 12 Athlete of the Year candidates will be highlighted each day through July 23. Fans will then be able to vote for their male and female choices on July 23-25 on Big12Sports. Fan voting will be considered in the final tally for selecting this prestigious award. Today's featured candidates are Iowa State's Jhoanmy Luque and Monte Morris.
ISU Female Athlete of the Year Candidate
Jhoanmy Luque; Track & Field
Jr; Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
^ Swept the long jump and triple jump titles at the Big 12 Indoor Championship
^ Earned the Big 12's High-Point Award, the Big 12 Women's Indoor Track and Field Performer of the Year and USTFCCCA Regional Field Athlete of the Year honors
^ Finished 12th in the long jump and ninth in the triple jump to earn Second Team All-America honors in each event at the Indoor NCAA Championship
^ Clinched the triple jump title with a career-best leap of 45-3 ½ at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship
^ At the NCAA West Preliminaries, broke the school and Venezuelan national record in the long jump with a best-leap of 21-7 3/4
ISU Male Athlete of the Year Candidate
Monte Morris; Men's Basketball
Sr; Flint, Mich.
^ Second Team All-American by Basketball Times and CBSSports.com
^ Led Iowa State to the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship title and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player
^ Unanimous All-Big 12 First Team
^ Led the NCAA for the third time in four seasons in assists-to-turnover ratio, finishing with a single-season record at 5.17
^ Finished his career as the school's all-time leader in wins (100), assist-to-turnover ratio (4.65), assists (768) and steals (225)


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Breaded Butterfly Prawns Recipe
These delicious crispy butterfly prawns are great as a starter or part of a main meal.
1 pound medium prawns, head removed, shelled, and deveined
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika (optional)
3/4 cup all purpose flour
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup Panko bread crumbs
3 cups cooking oil
1/2 cup seafood sauce
To butterfly the prawns, run a knife lengthwise along the back or front of the prawn. Be sure to slice more than halfway through. Gently open the prawn to form a butterfly shape. Do not remove the tail.
Next, season the prawns by sprinkling with garlic powder, pepper, salt, and paprika, if using.
Put a deep skillet over medium high heat and add the oil. Be sure to keep an eye on the oil to make sure is does not get too hot.
While the oil is heating, dredge a prawn in flour, then dip it in the beaten egg.
Dip the prawn back in the flour and roll around to evenly coat. Finally, dip the flour coated prawn back to the egg mixture and then then into the Panko breadcrumbs. Again, roll around to evenly coat.
Set the prawn aside on a tray and continue this process until all the prawns are breaded.
When ready to cook, deep fry the prawns in batches for about 3 to 5 minutes. The prawn should turn golden brown.
Once cooked, remove the prawns from the oil and place on a plate lined with paper towel. Continue until all the prawns are cooked.
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I have questions about in-game microphone placements – is it possible to manually set places for each microphone positions? Currently FMOD seems to be designed mostly for fps games where listener position is always attached to the playable character. This is a problem when you'd need microphones to be away from each other.
Let's say i have this topdown game like Shadowgrounds ( http://www.2404.org/downloads/Shadowgro … 746941.jpg ) and I want to place microphones to it. I want to put C in the middle of the screen, FL near middle left, FR near middle right and surround microphones to "bottom corners". All microphones are about 4 meters up from the ground. Camera is static and player is always at the center of the screen – camera moves when player moves.
I've stumbled upon this same problem before and developers just didn't have time to any fancy adjustments and they just moved listener position far away from the player character… all front channels worked nicely but there was no data in the surround channels.
I want C to be in the middle of the screen, FL middle left, FR middle right AND surround channels away from the screen "behind the player" for ambient sounds etc. (Braid is an example of this setting http://www.mtv.com/shared/promoimages/g … rld_2a.jpg )
Thanks for your time,
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You may be able to get the results you're after by using System::set3DSpeakerPosition and setting the listener position appropriately.
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While listening to 702, a Malian living in South Africa heard about the hostage situation in Mali where a South African was being kept captive by al-Qaeda militants.
Gift of the Givers at the time was trying to reach out to anyone who can help them negotiate the release of Stephen McGowan who was kidnapped in 2011.
Mohamed Yehia, contacted Gift of the Givers and started the process of negotiating in 2014.
Although it was not an easy process, in 2015 he says he finally got hold of the right people to negotiate with.
Read: LISTEN: How a hostage negotiator risked it all to help get Stephen McGowan home
It was not easy to get the right people to negotiate with and to get them to trust you.— Mohamed Yehia, hostage negotiator
Yehia says the al-Qaeda has political and religious agenda.
At first they did not know Stephen McGowanwas South African. They thought he was from Britain, says Yehia, as McGowan was found with a British passport.
They do not target South Africans, but the US, France and Britain because they colonised them.— Mohamed Yehia, hostage negotiator
He was in a wrong place at a wrong time - an innocent tourist...— Mohamed Yehia, hostage negotiator
According to reports, an estimated $4.2 million was paid to secure the release of McGowan by the South African government, but the Department of International Relations dismissed these claims saying no ransom was paid for McGowan.
McGowan flew home to South Africa from Timbuktu at the weekend and is said to be in good health.
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I wouldn't call it a prayer, but I would sometimes have a conversation with myself in the shower before the show. Warren Zevon was on years ago, and we all knew he was dying. I was at a loss because I couldn't think of an entry point for a conversation with a dying man on a television show that's supposed to be silly. "How are you doing? You look great!" doesn't exactly work. I was really dissatisfied with my part of that conversation. I was ill-equipped to connect with a friend who was going through something like that. And the first time Bill Clinton was on the show, I was a little anxious for totally different reasons. Of course, what I learned about Bill was that you don't even need to be in the studio for that interview. He'll take care of it."
That definitely seems true about President Clinton. Warren Zevon was on Dave's show several times, and he was the sole focus of the show on October 30, 2002, before the singer died from a form of lung cancer in September 2003. Here's a portion of that episode:
The New York Times did a whole story on that "Late Show" hour, during which Dave asked Warren if his condition taught him anything about life and death. Warren answered, "How much you're supposed to enjoy every sandwich." After the show, Dave commented to the NY Times on what his guest had said. ''Here's a guy looking right down the barrel of the gun. And if a guy wanted to indulge himself in great hyperbole in that circumstance, who wouldn't forgive him? But that was perfect, the simplicity of that. If this guy is not a poet, who is?''
Beautiful. Bill Clinton, obviously still with us, returned as one of Dave's final guests before he made his exit. They're buddies now, and maybe they'll end up golfing together in their retirement.
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France winger Franck Ribery is ending his career with the national team to focus on his club and family, the player, who missed this year's World Cup through injury, said on Wednesday.
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While the 924K is its biggest wheeled loader in Cat's agricultural line-up, by comparison it is only a baby compared to its construction and quarry machines.
With silage duties in mind, the manufacturer has specifically developed its 924K Ag Handler for pushing and climbing.
So as the only machine with a hydrostatic transmission, how will it compare to the powershift/torque converter types?
To find out how the latest crop of large wheeled loaders compare, Farmers Guardian teamed up with the Irish Farmers Journaland pitted four monster movers against each other. Find out more...
Perched on top of the Cat is a substantial-looking six post cab. The downside of all the cab framework, especially compared to the other three with four post cabs, is the impeded visibility, which is not much but it does throw up a few blind spots and makes the machine feel bulkier than it actually is.
Out of all the machines tested, only the Cat features integrated controls of the joystick in the armrest. As a result, primary functions are placed much more conveniently to hand.
Into the joystick is also integrated proportional roller control for the third service and control of forward and reverse. It also gets a button on the back of the 'stick to engage the front differential lock.
The Cat was also the only one to have a proper terminal, as opposed to a dash-based screen, to set up machine functions and monitor performance. Through it you can view real time and historic machine performance and adjust functions such as forward creep speed in range one, throttle lock auxiliary flow and wheel torque. It is also connected to a reversing camera which displays an image every time reverse is selected, although there is a bit of a delay as to when this kicks in.
Transmission range selection is simple via soft touch buttons, as is activation and adjustment of boom suspension and handling modes. Also, whenever a button is pressed, that function pops up on screen so you can see what has been selected/adjusted.
Thanks to an armchair-like operator's seat along with plenty of reach and rake movement of the steering wheel, it is fair to say the Cat offers the best operator comfort.
Visibility to the rear is not bad, but you do really have to look around its well-built rear-end to see the rear corners.
If cab storage is not enough for you, the Cat provides one of the best external storage boxes, located at the rear of the machine with enough space for more grease guns and spare pins than you can shake a stick at. If that is not enough, there is also a box under the right hand side of the cab.
Unlike the rest of the machines in the group, the Cat uses a hydrostatic transmission which can be operated in one of four ranges, offering speeds of 0-13kph in ranges one and two, 0-27kph in range three and 0-40kph in range four.
Range one is specifically designed for pushing and climbing, sending most of the hydraulic power to the transmission, resulting in a 75:25 split between transmission and hydraulics. While the next range up has the same overall working speed, transmission and hydraulic power split is 50:50.
It was an ideal range for buckraking too and the Cat put in a good performance on the stack. In terms of climbing speed, it was very similar to the Volvo, just behind the New Holland and the JCB.
As for more general loader work such as grain handling and muck shifting, range two or three are more likely to be used.
As a hydrostatic machine, we found it to be a very user-friendly transmission with a fair bit more accuracy compared to the torque converter machines which tend to have some 'elasticity' in the transmission uptake. This gives good confidence when working on the clamp, particularly when rolling the edges. And if you should find yourself carrying out pallet work, for example, it should also help with precision placement.
And while it might be deficient in gee gees, it does get all of its power down to the ground effectively and efficiently, and around the yard, 160hp was more than enough.
On the road, the Cat is a smooth operator and seamlessly cruises its way to about 42kph.
If you prefer the characteristics of a torque converter-based transmission, you can select a mode on the Cat which simulates a similar feeling, and allows the transmission to roll on after you have taken your foot off the accelerator.
For traction, the Cat employs a 100 per cent lockable, front differential. As an option, and like the Volvo, you can also spec the rear axle with a limited slip differential.
As we found, a lockable diff is great in a straight line, while LSDs are more suited to the twisty nature of farm silage clamps.
Effectively two handling modes can be selected on the Cat; bucket which is the more aggressive and pallet fork which is gentler. Suffice to say we chose the aggressive option for buckraking, although, perhaps because most of its hydraulic power is diverted to the transmission, you do need to give it a bit more joystick action compared to the other four when shaking the grass out.
Not that it got used much on this test, having a proportional roller switch for the third service is a good feature, and provides accurate control.
Flow of the third service can also be adjusted from 32-160l/min and can be set to constant for a yard brush, for example.
Similarly, a throttle lock feature allows you to maintain a constant engine rpm regardless of machine ground speed.
Boom dampening when reaching full height is also an exclusive feature of the Cat compared to the other three. It really makes a difference too as the others tested go with a spine shattering bang when reaching their upper limit.
One potential issue which may crop up, particularly if working in muck heaps, is the low position of the steering rams which look like they could soon get covered in muck.
On the plus side, centralised greasing points speed up down time and automatic lubrication is an option. General access around the machine is good too with all daily checks able to be carried out from ground level.
One very rugged feature carried over from the construction machines is the bomb proof dust caps on the tyre valves – you will definitely struggle to damage them.


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There we were held up inside an abandoned civil war bunker. It was I, Billy Coen with my fellow survivors Natasha, Dr. Urvine Graves and Deputy Rainer. Everyone knew we had to get out and make a new life in this world taken over by god knows what. We had taken what little supplies we could carry. I managed to pick up a broken H.A.M Radio. We had emerged from the bunker to what seemed to be the remains of a once beautiful residential town. The bunker was in the backyard of an empty house….or so we thought. My fellow survivors and I went into the house scavenging for the supplies we would need to stay alive. Walking into the the hallway and opening the bedroom door, we were confronted by these creatures that we would now call Zombies. Nobody knew what to expect. Rainer had blown a hole in these creatures sides, but they would just turn around and stare like nothing had happened. Natasha had punched right through one of the creatures heads. They were so lifeless. After we had taken down three of these "Zombies" we proceeded out of the house through the garage.Looking out on the street we had spotted a car. While searching the car, Rainer had found some old town maps, and Urvine found a pack of smokes to calm his nerves. We all looked over the map and decided to head to the old Sheriffs office to look for guns, ammo and possibly a place to stay for the night. I had managed to take apart the car radio for parts. Looking in the trunk we had found some road flares as well as a little ammo. So we set off to the sheriffs station and on the way there we had spotted some other survivors. There were three of them two males and one female pulling a covered wagon behind them. They seemed like your average people just trying to stay alive. Moving closer to them they had noticed us and had stopped in the middle of the street. Rainer had decided to hide his ass behind a telephone pole in-case things got heated. We had noticed that the woman seemed to be injured. Dr. Graves had beckoned out to them saying "I'm a doctor we mean no harm". The male had signaled for Graves to come over. Natasha and I were not far behind. It seemed the Doc had made a deal to treat his wife for some ammo in return. As good as a Doctor Graves was he could not help this woman, this cut was something he had never seen, He had tried to pass it off saying she would be fine but they did not believe a word of it. This made the men very angry and scared pulling out their guns and aiming at us. Sensing the danger Rainer had emerged from behind the pole AK-47 in hand. Unfortunately this only made our situation worse. Rainer had told them a few times to drop their weapons and then opened fire upon them only to miss. In doing so one of the men had forced Graves to the ground Tech9 aimed at his head as I yelled "I HAVE FOOD". Natasha and Rainer had begun shooting and fighting the other man causing a diversion, giving Graves the time he needed to jump and and hold the mans wife hostage with his cleaver. Nobody had known that in the midst of the fight Rainer had been shot. Graves had declared we don't want any lives to be lost and everybody had agreed this was pointless fighting and we went our separate ways. We had entered the station, it appeared to be empty for the time being. As everyone searched for supplies I had fused a working radio out of the car parts. The group had decided to stay here for the night we would move again at dawn. It was hard to sleep thinking about the past six months but we had to keep hope. These people were my family now. Dawn had finally broke when we had set our sights to the city, believing this would be our best hope for supplies. On our way to the city we had spotted a big black van just sitting there along the road. We approached the van, Natasha used her crowbar to unlock to door. We looked in the back and there she was tied up gagged and hooded in the back of this van. It was the woman we would come to know as Addie. Resting beside her was some gas cans, a welding torch in which I quickly took, ammo and some hand grenades, Rainer quickly untied Addie and she had revealed her past to us saying she heard of this caravan of survivors that she wanted to join up with. She also revealed that on the way some raiders had jumped her and left her here in the van. Addie had the keys to the van which seemed to run. We had agreed to seek out this caravan in the city, so we had all prepared for a long drive. It had been about three hours when I picked up some static on my radio. There were people who needed help at a library not too far from here, we just had to help. We had parked the van around the corner and hid it in a garage not to far from the library. We made our way on foot when we approached some apartment buildings that we were able to get on the roof of. On the roof were some railings and steel in which I formed a bridge out of. The group had crossed roof to roof until we came across the street leading to the last set of buildings. The group went down the fire escape leading into the streets when six of these Zombies came around the corner. We were stunned but we knew we had to run to the other side of the street and fight for our lives. One by one the Zombies had dropped as we ascended the ladder beaten and broke by these monsters. Then we had seen it….no it can't be ….there were as many as eighty Zombies on just one side of this library. There had to be hundreds of the lifeless beings surrounding the building. There was a man on top of the roof of that building he seemed to be their leader. Urvine had decided to stay behind as we crossed the building next to the library to speak to the man holding the rifle. We tell him we came to help "How many rounds you got left?" we asked. The man replied just one in a hopeless tired voice. We had turned around to tell Urvine it was safe to come over but there they were climbing up the ladder behind the doctor. Zombies, We yelled to the doctor "GET OVER HERE THE ZOMBIES ARE COMING UP THE LADDER". He quickly ran over to our roof thankfully these creatures are slow and stumble. We told the man gather you people and supplies and meet up on the roof in fifteen minutes we will search downstairs to make sure it is safe to rest and heal our wounds from the battle before. Natasha had decided to stay on the roof while we went to search the building beneath us. As we descended the stairs into the building, we smelled a rank rotting smell. We slowly opened the big steel door to find what looked like a family butcher shop. There were many doors leading out, I had welded what I could to make us safe for the night. As we walked we heard an echo from beneath us. There was a drainage sewer leading into the dark all we knew was it was a way out. It had been fifteen minutes and we had met the others on the roof to camp out for the night. Morning was here and we woke up feeling refreshed. It was time to leave, everybody had piled down the stairs and into the butchery. As we barricaded the last door the bench made a horrid screech attracting the Zombies to our location, we had to move fast. First was Natasha and Graves, followed but the thirteen survivors. Last was Rainer and I. Rainer went down the sewer and I followed behind so I could seal us in. I had to hook my leg around the ladder to weld the grate shut but in doing so, dropped my torch in the raging waters below. We came to a cross in the sewer, tunnels leading in all directions, when we heard it. The sound that would change our lives forever, we had no idea what we were about to encounter. There they were, something we had never seen before, yet they seemed so familiar. Giant rat like creatures with open grotesque jaws and long teeth. They had to be the size of a very large dog, four of them. Two in the front and two in the back, we acted quickly. Natasha was putting her life on the line, taking the blunt force of these creatures. I guess you could say we were all putting it on the line to just get out alive. If it was not for the little guns and ammo we had, we would be these monster's dinner. A couple of well placed shots from all of us would down these foul beasts. Venturing down the sewer even deeper we would come across various man holes, all locked. We had been traveling for what seemed to be hours, in this nasty foul sludge.
We approached yet another exit, as soon as we got there these creatures came out of nowhere attacking Rainer. He seemed to have seen these things before. They had resembled mutated pill bugs but bigger with large jaws and tentacles coming out of the backside. The fight did not last long, afterward Rainer had told us about his past and how he himself was a mutant because of these creatures. They had attacked his village sucking the life out of all they touched. He has revealed that his flesh can not be exposed in the direct sunlight without setting aflame. Because of this he can see in the dark even if his eyes were cut out. We had come to trust him, so there was no point in fighting him now, he was one of us. Walking deeper I seen something run by just in the corner of my eye but my flashlight was not fast enough for me to catch a glimpse. I had told the others what I had seen. Every time we said a word it was like an echo. We shined our lights in the direction of the echo Then we seen it, some sort of alien creature short, pudgy and had the face of a frog. He would mock every word we would say. After spotting him, he would run away. Rainer had pulled out his AK ready to shoot the innocent creature. We had convinced him not to shoot, we chased the alien down. The alien squeezed its body in between some metal bars. We approached it trying to talk to it for information. Natasha took the doctors pen light to see maybe if it would get the aliens attention. The alien took out a pen light as well and began to shine it back at us. Natasha reached out her arm into the metal bars scaring the alien into pulling what seemed to be a laser pistol of some kind. Thinking he was a threat Rainer had shot and killed this alien. I took the pistol which seemed to be broke and took the pen light. Rob searched the alien and found his wallet with a picture of its family which all looked alike. We moved on and finally made it out of the sewers.Coming out of the sewer we had parted ways with the survivors. The quiet little girl we had saved went up to Urvine and handed him a slip of paper and whispered something in his ear. Heading back to our van we heard engine noises. Thinking someone had taken our van we quickly ran to the garage where it was being hid. Thankfully it was still there, we all hopped in and headed in the direction of the engine noises. In a matter of seconds we were surrounded by six men on motorcycles all with shotguns. Rainer was driving, I was in the passenger side and everybody else was resting in the back. We had a feeling these men were raiders, we were about to find out…….NEXT WEEK


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HONOLULU -- The University of Hawai`i Rainbow baseball team (7-10, 1-0 WAC) fell to the No. 4 Rice Owls (13-4, 1-0 WAC) 9-7 in the first game of the three-game conference series at the Les Murakami Stadium Friday. There were 2,697 tickets issued for the game. Sean Yamashita (0-2) picked up the loss while Rice's Philip Tribe (2-2) got the win.
The Owls struck first as Vincent Sinisi hit the first of his two home runs to put Rice up 2-0. But the Rainbows responded with a two-out two-RBI single by Derek Honma to tie the game at the end of the first.
Rice struck again, scoring one in the third and one in the fifth to give them the lead. Hawai`i responded with another run in the fourth and three runs, off a Honma two-run double and an Omori RBI, in the sixth inning to put them up 6-4.
Rice then tied it up again with two runs in the seventh before the Rainbows got one in the bottom of the inning to put them up 7-6. It stayed that way going into the top of the ninth, but Hunter Brown hit a two-out, three-run homer that proved to be the game winner.
Derek Honma led the 'Bows, going 3-for-5 with a double, four RBI and one run scored. Lane Nogawa continued to hit the ball well, going 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI while Brent Cook went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two stolen bases. Gregg Omori also added a 2-for-3, RBI performance for Hawai`i.
Bryan Lee pitched 6.1 innings, giving up five runs while striking out five.
The two teams will play again Saturday at 6:35 p.m. with UH's Chris George and Rice's Steven Herce projected to be the starters. The teams will then close out the series Sunday, with a 1:05 p.m. start time.


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MIAMI — As many as 200,000 Nicaraguan refugees will be streaming toward the United States, in particular South Florida, if Congress doesn`t support the contra guerrillas against the Sandinista government, U.S. Rep. Bill McCollum said Friday.
McCollum, back from four days in El Salvador and Honduras, very much had Nicaragua on his mind, proposing in a press conference that the United States break diplomatic relations with the Marxist government there.
The Republican congressman from Altamonte Springs in Central Florida warned that Nicaragua poses a long-term threat to Honduras and El Salvador, two nations friendly to the United States.
``But the immediate, short-term feeling I have is that if we don`t support the contras, we will get all these refugees,`` McCollum said.
U.S. aid to the contras, which was ostensibly given to help them interdict alleged arms shipments to left-wing rebels in El Salvador, was cut off in June.
A vote to resume aid to the tune of about $14 million is expected in March. ``Probably about $50 million is what we really ought to be giving to get the job done,`` McCollum said.
McCollum said that without immediate relief, the 10-15,000 contras will be driven out of the country in a short time. Within 3-6 months, an estimated 150,000-200,000 refugees will follow them, according to the American Embassy in Nicaragua, McCollum said.
``We will feel a great responsibility. We will take that first wave,`` he said. ``Most will come here to South Florida.``


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Burhinus grallarius
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Burhinus grallarius (Latham, 1801)
Common Name(s):
|Taxonomic Source(s):
|Christidis, L. and Boles, W.E. 2008. Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Australia.
|Identification information:
|54-59cm. A slim, long-legged and long-tailed thick-knee. Has a grey and rufous morph. Cryptic plumage typical of the genus. Has long wings with rather broad, square, fingered tips. Large pale eyes in its big round head with a relatively fine dark bill. Similar spp. Generally unmistakeable but could be confused with beach thick-knee Esacus magnirostris which has a much larger bill and strictly inhabits coastal areas. Could also be confused with nightjars Caprimulgus but these have a very different flight pattern and are considerably smaller in size. Voice Nocturnal wailing call.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|BirdLife International
|Butchart, S. & Symes, A.
|Carter, A., Christidis, L., Ford, H., Garnett, S., Harley, D., Holmes, T., Price, C., Tack, E., Weston, M.A. & Woinarski, J.
|Benstead, P., Bird, J., Butchart, S., Garnett, S., Symes, A., Taylor, J.
This widespread species declined historically in the southern parts of its range, primarily owing to the destruction and degradation of its preferred woodland habitat, predation by introduced foxes and interactions with habitat loss, however most of these declines occurred prior to the past three generations (32 years). The species remains common in northern Australia, including in urban areas where there is no evidence of declines despite depredation from feral and domestic cats and dogs. As there is no evidence to suggest the species has undergone a moderately rapid population decline over three generations, and the species's range and population are both large and do not approach any of the thresholds for classification as Vulnerable, it has therefore been downlisted to Least Concern.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|Burhinus grallarius has been recorded from all but the most arid parts of mainland Australia, and many offshore islands. A tiny breeding population is also found in southern New Guinea (Papua, formerly Irian Jaya, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea). In Australia, it is now largely absent south and east of the Great Dividing Range, and is scarce elsewhere in southern Australia. Historic declines led to its disappearance from 90% of its mainland range in South Australia (D. Harley in litt. 2006), however it remains common in northern Australia and on many continental islands, even within towns (S. Garnett in litt. 2006, 2011), although it has declined in southern Queensland. The total Australian population has been estimated at 15,000 individuals (Watkins 1993), and in 2010 the total population was estimated to almost certainly exceed 10,000 mature individuals (S. Garnett. in litt. 2011).
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Australia; Indonesia; Papua New Guinea
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|The total Australian population has separately been estimated at 15,000 individuals, and to "almost certainly exceed 10,000 mature individuals" (Garnett et al. 2011). The population is therefore placed in the band 10,000-15,000 mature individuals.
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This widespread species declined historically in the southern parts of its range, primarily owing to the destruction and degradation of its preferred woodland habitat, predation by introduced foxes and interactions with habitat loss, however most of these declines occurred prior to the past three generations (32 years). The species remains common in northern Australia, including in urban areas where there is no evidence of declines despite depredation from feral and domestic cats and dogs. It is therefore suspected to have undergone a slow overall population decline during the past three generations.
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|It is a resident of open forest and woodland, preferring a scattering of fallen timber and ground carpeted with dead leaves. The species feeds nocturnally on insects taken from the ground and is thought to forage primarily in open country, including paddocks and stubble in agricultural areas (D. Watson in litt. 2006, D. Harley in litt. 2007) (in urban coastal areas birds forage on ovals, mudflats and saltmarsh) (C. Price in litt. 2007). Pairs occupy stable territories and display long-term site fidelity (D. Harley in litt. 2007). During the non-breeding season, individuals may gather in small flocks (D. Harley in litt. 2007).
|Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat:
|Generation Length (years):
|Movement patterns:
|Not a Migrant
|Major Threat(s):
|Its decline in its southern range has been attributed to predation by the introduced Red Fox Vulpes vulpes, habitat clearance for agriculture and urban development, habitat degradation by pastoralism, and removal of fallen timber from habitat remnants. Other threats include poisoning from pesticides or insecticides and in urban areas, road mortalities and predation by cats and domestic dogs (T. Holmes in litt. 2006, D. Harley in litt. 2007). Population monitoring in south-eastern South Australia suggests that poor nesting success and a lack of juvenile recruitment are significant factors limiting populations (D. Harley in litt. 2007). Nestling mortality, probably owing to predation, appears to be the main cause of nesting failure (D. Harley in litt. 2007). Hunting of the species is illegal.
|Conservation Actions:
Conservation Actions Underway
Fox control has been trialled in Victoria in an attempt to reduce predation of adults and chicks (D. Robinson and G. Johnson in litt. 2006, D. Harley in litt. 2007). A post-graduate study into the demography and ecology of the species in New South Wales and Victoria has been completed (E. Tack in litt. 2006). A number of conservation projects for the species have been implemented in south-eastern Australia, in Victoria (3), South Australia (2) and New South Wales (4) (D. Harley in litt. 2006, D. Harley in litt. 2007, C. Price in litt. 2007). Habitat requirements of the species in different areas are becoming better understood. Community involvement and support for projects are increasing, and the profile of the species has been raised in many areas (C. Price in litt. 2007). Molecular studies at the Australian Museum were underway and expected to be completed in 2007, with the aim of clarifying whether genetic differentiation is evident between populations in northern and southern Australia (D. Harley in litt. 2007, C. Price in litt. 2007).
Conservation Actions Proposed
Improve fox control. Improve understanding of threatening processes, particularly pertaining to juvenile recruitment (C. Price in litt. 2007). Increase the rate of juvenile recruitment (which may necessitate large-scale fox control) (D. Harley in litt. 2007). Develop standardised techniques for surveying distribution and monitoring abundance (D. Harley in litt. 2007). Develop agreement with landholders to maintain litter layer and fallen timber in remnant woodland. Determine the minimum area of woodland needed to maintain sub-populations and incorporate where necessary into land-clearing guidelines. Promote the iconic status of the species amongst regional farming communities (D. Harley in litt. 2007). Increase understanding about its habitat requirements (D. Harley in litt. 2007).
|BirdLife International. 2016. Burhinus grallarius. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22693600A93415183. . Downloaded on 16 October 2018.
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Star Trek fans are in for a treat—if we're to believe the cast of next year's highly anticipated sequel, who can't stop praising the film. First, Chris Pine teased a "much more frightening" force, and now Zachary Quinto is dropping some hints.
While speaking to The Wrap, Quinto spoke briefly about the second entry in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek franchise. He said, "It was much more challenging. It was bigger. It was bolder, I think, than the first one, and that was pretty big and bold from my standpoint. I'm really excited to see what they do with it."
Quinto also confirmed that he's finished filming, and the movie's fate is out of his hands. "I feel like, you know, my work is done on the movie right now, and until we have to go and promote it, then my work remains done and I let J.J. and his incredible team of people get in there and do the work that they need to do now," he said.
The actor's very confident in Abrams' vision for the film. "I feel very fulfilled, but I don't feel particularly attached to what the outcome of that project will be because I have faith in the people that I was collaborating with to make it as good as it can be."
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I got the idea of using only half the top note from Marie at Boots to Stamps. While I used the wider side, she used the shorter side. I wish I was more savvy because I would link her where her name is...Can someone help me???? You can go into my frequently visited to find her...
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Love this card!! You are on a roll, girl!!
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Ooohh...that's pretty!! I like that you didn't stamp on white - I don't do that very often. Very nice!
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Consider the stock market today. Or consider the parable of the tentative bather. This time of year, the seaside competes with such prosaic pursuits as investing. What's more, the behavior of many surf frolickers - especially those who frolic in the colder waters of the North Atlantic - parallels the behavior of many investors.
The water looks so good on a hot day. So does a stock market sloshing around near 1,100 on the Dow.
First a toe goes in the water. A bargain-hunting investor makes a purchase. Not so bad. The market forges ahead. Then a foot goes in. The investor's equity position is increased. But the water seems a little less comfortable than it looked. The Dow stalls.
Are those clouds on the horizon? Which way are interest rates going, anyway? Full retreat!
... Was that premature? It is pretty hot out on the sand. Maybe there are some bargains in the market.
And so it goes. The Dow Jones Industrial average's Friday close of 1109.87, down 12.70 points since June 6, marked another week of indecision - in the water and out of the water - on the part of the market. The Dow was at four-week low Thursday but closed up 5.30 points on Friday.
Among problem stocks last week were ITT, which surprised the market with a cut in its dividend, and stocks in the already battered high-tech sector - which was hurt by an industry survey showing that orders for electronic connectors and semiconductors have declined. With a string of important second-quarter earnings reports due this week there could be more surprises. Not all of them may be bad, however, given the strength of the economy: Market-leading IBM reported Friday that its quarterly earnings increased 20.8 percent.
As so often in the past year, the future course of interest rates dominated the signals that investors are watching to get a clue as to how to invest. Rates appeared to be easing back last week, with the Federal Reserve's money-supply report down $1.6 billion and most indicators showing the supply within the bank's target range for the year.
The bond market rallied on the news late in the week. With the money supply under control and inflation still negligible (the June producer price index, issued Friday, logged zero change, as it had the previous two months), there seems little reason to suspect the Fed will tighten credit when the Federal Open Market Committee meets this week to plan credit policy.
Back at the seaside, a number of investment advisers counsel cautious buying of high-yield bonds and high-quality stocks if you are going for long-term gains. The market, by the standards of the past 30 years, seems far from overvalued, given the strength of the economy (June retail sales were up 0.8 percent percent and industrial production, led by the auto sector, was up 0.5 percent), the purchasing power of consumers, and the corporate profits that can be expected to result.
For the past few weeks, as many investment savants have argued for a late-blooming summer rally as have predicted it would wilt on the vine. But today, with the Dow continuing to flirt with its low for the year, bullish voices seem to be getting stronger.
The water is fine in the stock market, says John D. Attalienti, director of research for the independent Argus Research Corporation of New York.
''We feel strongly that this is the time individual investors should buy,'' Mr. Attalienti says.
The market, he reckons, will be substantially higher in the next two to three months, and he goes so far as to call it ''the second leg of the bull market.'' He recommends that individual investors move into equities now and not, as in the first leg of the bull market, wait until institutions have bid things up.
Attalienti bases his optimism on a belief that interest rates will ease and corporate profits will continue to look strong. He especially favors secondary stocks as having the most potential for appreciation, since they have been hardest hit in the past year.
''It's clear,'' he says, ''that there's not too much to fear.''
The bond market is enticing, too, says George W. Jacobsen of the New York portfolio management firm of Trevor, Stewart, Burton & Jacobsen.
''We are very bullish on bonds,'' Mr. Jacobsen says. ''Inflation has been clobbered for a while into the future. It (disinflation) is more than a cyclical phenomenon. Interest rates are improving every day.''
Jacobsen notes that in this kind of environment, long-term government bonds at 13+ percent offer outstanding returns. Even if you don't trust that inflation will remain low for 25 years, during the next two or three years these bonds will perform very well. A 25-year 13 percent bond will bring in a total return of 30 percent if interest rates drop only 2 percent.
Bullish - but slightly more cautious - is David M. Polen, head of his namesake New York money management firm. Mr. Polen notes that the ''technical condition of the stock market is such that a major rise in stock prices above the 1983 highs would develop once interest rates decline significantly.'' He bases this on the large cash positions that have accumulated since the stock market began to stagnate one year ago.
Now, Polen recommends a ''defensive posture'' of 50 percent cash and 50 percent or less in equities.
So there, for your seaside consideration, you have it. Put a foot in the water and a foot in the sand. Or plunge in, if you are brave. Otherwise, you can sit on the beach and read a few more Wall Street columns before you decide. But summer may be over by then.
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Samsung Plans Galaxy S II Launch Event For August 29th In NYC
It looks like the highly anticipated announcement of the summer is going to happen on August 29th in New York City. Earlier today, Samsung started to hand out press invitations to an exclusive event to be held on August 29th. While the invite doesn't really reveal too much information, it is worth noting that there is a not so subtle II located at the bottom. In addition, Engadget discovered that the file image was named "Galaxy_S_II_Invite_v2.jpg." So, unless Samsung is just trying to screw with the media, there is very strong evidence this is the event we have been waiting a long time for.
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Well tonight on Mythbusters, the guys ran a series of tests to debunk many of the ideas advanced by Moon conspiracy theorists. I'm sure they won't sway anyone who is a die hard, but hopefully the younger generation who might have otherwise bought into the myth will see the show and grow up realizing how ridiculous the conspiracy theories are.
Thank you mythbusters, you've warmed my heart.


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Colon, Mich.-based Palomino RV, a division of Forest River Inc., has earned the Quality Circle Award from the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association (RVDA) for the second time in three years.
According to the company, the award is based on RVDA's annual Dealer Satisfaction Index survey, which manufactures performance in eight specific areas, including vehicle reliability/quality, parts and support, dealership warranty support, vehicle design, sales support, sales territory and competitive price/value and overall dealer communications.
Palomino RV, along with the other recipients, will be recognized on Oct. 5 as part of the RV Dealers International Convention/Expo at the Rio All-Suite Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. The presentations will be made at the Celebrate Excellence: All-Industry Gala event.
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Get a Clue (June 1/05)
Because Get a Clue was made for (and premiered on) The Disney Channel, it doesn't come as a huge surprise that the movie has virtually nothing to offer viewers over a certain age (that being around twelve or so). Despite the presence of a few charismatic performers - ie Lindsay Lohan, Ian Gomez, etc - the film never becomes anything more than an utterly forgettable and (more often than not) a flat-out boring waste of time.
The storyline - thin as it is - revolves around a New York City-based high school student named Lexy (Lohan) who stumbles upon an affair between two of her teachers, Mr. Walker (Gomez) and Ms. Dawson (Amanda Plummer). But when the story winds up published in a major newspaper, Mr. Walker goes missing - leaving Ms. Dawson the prime suspect. This leaves Lexy with little choice but to do some investigating of her own, along with her three closest friends (played by Bug Hall, Brenda Song, and Ali Mukaddam).
Get a Clue has clearly been fashioned to appeal strictly to the much-coveted "tween" demographic; with its flashy editing, mind-numbingly bland music, and general emphasis on style over substance, there's no doubt that 10-year-old girls will get a kick out of the film (if only to watch their hero, Lohan, outsmart virtually every adult in the cast). The screenplay, by Alana Burgi Sanko, is devoid of anything even remotely approximating complexity, while the film's look (courtesy of director Maggie Greenwald) resembles a generic, family-friendly sitcom.
The bottom line is that Get a Clue is best left for sleepover night among young girls, and although some of the actors (particularly Gomez) are actually fairly decent, about the only thing here that's able to hold our interest is the question of whether or not the film was shot in Toronto (spoiler: it was).
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This page lists the top albums of 2007 in the source charts. The way that the various charts are combined to reach this final list is described in the site generation page. A list of biggest hit songs of 2007 can be found here.
The companion site chart2000.com provides an alternative (and probably better) set of charts of the top songs and albums of 2007. The data gathered at this site focuses on music from 2000 and before. The coverage for 2000-2010 is OK but after 2010 the number of charts included drops dramatically. This data for 2007 is a reasonable guide to success, but should not be treated as exhaustive.