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ODE Talks podcast series
ODE Talks is a podcast series from the Office of Development Effectiveness.
The ODE Talks podcast series features international experts on aid, development and effectiveness. Keep in touch with the latest findings from ODE's research and evaluations.
Our latest podcast features an interview with gender and development experts Dr Katherine Fritz and Ms Payal Patel of the International Center for Research on Women in Washington DC. They discuss how Australian aid can give women in the Asia and Pacific region greater economic power, and how well our aid program is tackling this key challenge.
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The Best of ODE Talks...in 3 minutes
Our podcast mashups bring together the big themes in aid effectiveness in three short minutes.
- Research uptake—John Young
- Australia's response to the Horn of Africa famine—Hugo Slim and Lewis Sida
- Impact evaluationHoward White
- ODE Talks to Pacific leaders
- Australias response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in PNG—Ben David
- Australias aid program to the Philippines—Corazon Soliman
- Gender equality—Dr Jeni Klugman
- Transparency International—Huguette Labelle
- The changing development landscape—Homi Kharas
- Independent Evaluation Committee—Jim Adams
- Emerging Asian donors
- Rural development—John Fargher and Alwyn Chilver
- Engaging with civil society—Jo Hall and Julia Newton-Howes
- Policy dialogue—Peter Bazeley
- Gender in East Asia and the Pacific—Andrew Mason and Gillian Brown
- The future of aid—Homi Kharas
- Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative—Clare Short
- Evaluating the Paris Declaration—Bernard Wood
- Law and justice—Marcus Cox and Eric Scheye
- International Crisis Group—Louise Arbour and Jim Della-Giacoma
- 2011 World Development Report—Nigel Roberts
- Emerging donors—Gordon Hein
- Scaling up—Johannes Linn
- Cash transfers—Todd Moss
Womens economic empowermentDr Katherine Fritz and Ms Payal Patel
March 2014
A road building project in Solomon Islands might seem an unlikely place to find a success story about women's economic empowerment.
But gender and development experts Dr Katherine Fritz and Ms Payal Patel have discovered a good example of a well-designed road development project in the Pacific Island country, funded by Australian aid
Dr Fritz and Ms Patel, of the International Center for Research on Women [external link] based in Washington DC, are conducting the first of three ODE rolling gender evaluations of Australian aid's contribution to women's economic empowerment.
The Women's economic empowerment evaluation is progressing well, with the final report expected to be completed in coming months.
In this interview, Dr Fritz and Ms Patel update us on their initial evaluation findings.
Research uptake—John Young
November 2013
Please note that this edited interview package was recorded in September 2013, before the 1 November 2013 integration of AusAID with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The interview therefore contains references to AusAID.
Why should busy aid program managers care about the latest international development policy research?
In this episode of ODE Talks, UK research and development expert John Young updates us on how global aid agencies are applying new research to strengthen their programs and plan more effectively.
John, the Head of the RAPID Program for the London-based Overseas Development Institute ODI, explains how research uptake, impact assessments and evaluation can make a real impact on boosting the effectiveness of aid projects.
He also talks to ODE's Marsali Mackinnon about an ODE evaluation he is conducting on how effectively Australian aid is applying research findings to planning and managing development programs.
Australia's aid program supports several ODI programs, including RAPID. John's leadership of the RAPID program aims to promote greater use of research based evidence in development policy and practice. His work also includes impact assessments and evaluation. John's previous work with the Institute has involved projects on decentralisation and rural services, information and information systems, strengthening southern research capacity and research communication.
Before that he spent years in Indonesia working for the UK Government's overseas aid agency DFID, and in Kenya as Country Director for NGO Intermediate Technology Development Group, now called Practical Action.
Australia's response to the Horn of Africa famine—Hugo Slim and Lewis Sida
September 2013
The 2011 Horn of Africa famine was one of this centurys largest humanitarian emergencies, affecting more than 13 million people across Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. Australia, one of the first countries to respond to the emergency, was a major contributor of famine aid.
Dr Hugo Slim (external website) is a leading international humanitarian studies scholar who focuses on the ethics of war, the protection of civilians and the morality and practice of humanitarian action. A former aid worker and consultant who has worked with organisations including Save the Children UK , the United Nations and the British Red Cross, Hugo is currently Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict (ELAC) at Oxford University (external website).
Lewis Sida is a senior development and humanitarian practitioner who specialises in policy, practice and organisational change. The lead author of DFID's 2011 Humanitarian Emergency Response Review (external website), he has recently completed an evaluation of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation's approach to working in fragile states(external website) and the UN's 2012 Inter-Agency Real Time Evaluation for the Horn of Africa response to Ethiopia (external website).
In this episode of ODE Talks, Hugo and Lewis discuss their forthcoming evaluation for ODE of AusAID's response to the Horn of Africa crisis.
- Highlights: Interview with Hugo Slim and Lewis Sida [Mp3 18mb]
- Full interview: Interview with Hugo Slim and Lewis Sida [Mp3 48.3mb]
- Highlights transcript: Interview with Hugo Slim and Lewis Sida
- Full transcript: Interview with Hugo Slim and Lewis Sida
Impact evaluationHoward White
January 2013
A key question in development is how has aid affected the lives of the poor? Impact evaluation aims to answer that question, providing evidence about what did and didnt work, and how to improve aid programs. 3ie (external website) funds impact evaluations around the world, and works with policy makers to provide answers about the impact of large scale development programs.
Howard White (external website), Executive Director of 3ie, has worked with a number of different development research organisations, and written prolifically on issues to do with development cooperation. His experience in the field includes having led the impact evaluation program of the World Banks Independent Evaluation Group. In this episode of ODE Talks, Howard White discusses closing the evidence gap, randomised control trials, and the value of impact evaluation.
ODE Talks to Pacific leaders
December 2012
Good leadership plays a pivotal role in a nation's path to development. AusAID is working to strengthen leaders and leadership practice in Pacific island countries through the Pacific Leadership Program (PLP).
In this special series of podcast episodes, ODE spoke to Pacific leaders from government, civil society and the private sector about three topics in aid and development: gender equality, leadership and aid effectiveness.
Interviews were conducted by ODE staff members Joanne Sharpe and Heather Murphy at the PLP Leadership Symposium in 2012. The podcasts feature interviews with Fiame Naomi Mataafa, Minister for Justice and Courts Administration in Samoa; Jimmie Rodgers, Director-General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community; Sir Rabbie Namaliu, former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea; Joy Kere, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade for the Solomon Islands; Dr Alice Pollard, gender and development specialist, Solomon Islands; Emeline Siale 'llolahia, Civil Society Forum of Tonga (external website), and Shamima Ali, Coordinator of the Fiji Women's Crisis Centre (external website).
- ODE Talks to Pacific leaders about gender equality [Mp3 6.3mb]
- ODE Talks to Pacific leaders about leadership [Mp3 7.5mb]
- ODE Talks to Pacific leaders about aid effectiveness [Mp3 8.7mb]
- ODE Talks to Pacific leaders about gender equality
- ODE Talks to Pacific leaders about leadership
- ODE Talks to Pacific leaders about aid effectiveness
Australias response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in PNG—Ben David
November 2012
Papua New Guinea (PNG) has the largest HIV epidemic in the Pacific, and the Australian aid program has been at the forefront the country's national response since 1995. ODE's evaluation Responding to Crisis assessed the effectiveness of the PNG HIV/AIDS program from 2006–20 10, finding that although the approach had many successes, the relevance and effectiveness of AusAID's interventions has been mixed. In response, the report makes some key recommendations, including that the HIV/AIDS program moves to an integrated health approach, with HIV activities managed as part of the broader sexual and reproductive health activities.
In this podcast, ODE Talks to AusAID's Principal Health Advisor Ben David about the value of good data, the importance of 'knowing your epidemic', and the link between AusAID, partner governments, and sustainable approaches to HIV treatment and prevention. Ben discusses the direct implications of Responding to Crisis for AusAID's HIV/AIDS program in PNG, and what other HIV/AIDS programs can learn from the findings.
Interview with Ben David (17 mins) [Mp3 16mb]
Australias aid program to the Philippines—Corazon Soliman
November 2012
Australia is one of the largest bilateral aid donors to the Philippines, with the overarching goal of AusAID's 2007–11 Philippines country strategy 'to contribute to improving the prospects for economic growth, poverty reduction and national stability'. This year, ODE has published an evaluation of AusAID's 2007-2012 Philippines Country Strategy, and an evaluation of AusAID's engagement with civil society in developing countries which included case studies from the Philippines.
The Honourable Corazon (Dinky) Juliano-Soliman, the Philippines Secretary for Social Welfare and Development has been a member of the Philippines Government since 2010, and has had a long career in community and social development. In this episode of ODE Talks Secretary Soliman discusses her perspective on Australia's aid to the Philippines, discussing the impact evaluation of the conditional cash transfer program and sharing stories from individuals who have personally experienced the benefits of donor support to the country.
Interview with Corazon Soliman (12 mins) [Mp3 11mb]
Gender equality—Dr Jeni Klugman
October 2012
Incorporating gender analysis and actions to promote gender equality is key to effective development cooperation. In 2008 ODE published a seminal work addressing the issue of gender violence in the Pacific, and more recently it has begun a three year rolling thematic program of evaluations looking at gender issues in the Australian aid program. The first of those evaluations will be a study on womens economic empowerment.
Dr Jeni Klugman is the Sector Director of Gender and Development at the World Bank and its lead spokesperson for gender equality issues. In this episode of ODE Talks, she discusses ways to meaningfully incorporate gender into development programs, the importance of diagnostic work on gender and being realistic about the pace of results.
Interview with Dr Jeni Klugman (9 mins) [Mp3 20.5mb]
Transparency International—Huguette Labelle
September 2012
Corruption is one of the key constraints to effective and sustainable development. Wherever it occurs, evidence shows that corruption hurts the poor disproportionately. Bribery and fraud divert resources away from investments in infrastructure, institutions and social services.
ODE is completing an evaluation of Australia's law and justice assistance in developing countries. The evaluation has found that Australia has had some success with anti-corruption and transparency activities, but could do more to address corruption in a systemic way.
Huguette Labelle is the Chair of Transparency International, a well-known global NGO that works to combat corruption in developing countries. AusAID is increasing its support for Transparency International to fight corruption with a new global partnership.
Interview with Huguette Labelle (14 mins) [Mp3 13mb]
The changing development landscape—Homi Kharas
July 2012
The changing landscape of development poses a critical challenge for traditional donors. Significant reductions in poverty in stable, well-governed countries have not been matched in fragile and conflict-affected states. New technologies make it easier than ever to deliver services to the poor. Many countries are off-track to meet the Millennium Development Goals, and already the international donor community is thinking about what comes after the 2015 targets.
Homi Kharas discusses these shifts and the latest development and aid trends in the latest episode of ODE Talks. Homi is a Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Global Economy and Development Program at the Brookings Institution in Washington. He was previously a chief economist at the World Bank, in the East Asia and Pacific region. Homi leads thought on policies and trends influencing developing countries, including aid to fragile states, the emergence of a middle class in middle income countries, food security, global governance and issues relating to the G20.
Interview with Homi Kharas (13 mins) [Mp3 11.8mb]
Independent Evaluation Committee—Jim Adams
July 2012
In May 2012, Foreign Minister Bob Carr established an Independent Evaluation Committee (IEC) to strengthen the independence and credibility of the work of the Office of Development Effectiveness. The Committee is chaired by Jim Adams, who had a long and distinguished career at the World Bank, retiring last year as Vice President of East Asia and Pacific Region.
The IEC met for the first time in June. While he was in Canberra, Jim sat down with ODE Talks to discuss the role of evaluation in development.
Interview with Jim Adams, IEC Chair (15 mins) [MP3 13.8mb]
Interview with emerging Asian donors
May 2012
As tight domestic budgets squeeze aid spending in some developed countries, 'south-south' cooperation between emerging and developing economies is on the rise. In this episode, ODE Talks with commentators from China, India, Korea and Cambodia about the new world of development cooperation and what it means for aid effectiveness.
This podcast features interviews with Wonhyuk Lim from the Korea Development Institute (KDI) (external website), Sachin Chaturvedi from Research and Information Systems for Developing Countries, He Wenping from the Chinese Institute of Western Asian and African Studies, Mao Xiaojing from the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation and Chou Heng from the Cambodian Rehabilitation and Development Board. It was recorded in March 2012 in New Delhi, India, as part of the Asian Approaches to Development Cooperation (external website) dialogue series, organised by The Asia Foundation (external website) in partnership with KDI. Complete transcripts of full interviews are also available below.
Interview with emerging Asian donors (15 mins) [MP3 13.8mb]
- Transcript of interview with emerging Asian donors (podcast package)
- Transcript of interview with Wonhyuk Lim
- Transcript of interview with Sachin Chaturvedi
- Transcript of interview with He Wenping and Mao Xiaojing
- Transcript of interview with Chou Heng
Rural development—John Fargher and Alwyn Chilver
April 2012
ODE recently completed a review of Australia's rural development assistance. The review focused on lessons learned about effective investment of Australian aid in rural development. John Fargher, lead author of the report, and Alwyn Chilver, AusAID's Principal Rural Development Advisor, discuss the findings of the review in this episode of ODE Talks.
Interview with John Fargher and Alwyn Chilver (16 mins) [MP3 14.9mb]
Engaging with civil society—Jo Hall and Julia Newton-Howes
March 2012
ODE recently completed an evaluation of civil society engagement in developing countries. Listen to a discussion of the evaluation findings. Julia Newton-Howes is CEO of CARE Australia and a Vice President of ACFID. Jo Hall co-authored the evaluation report with Dr Jude Howell when Jo worked at ODE.
Interview with Jo Hall and Julia Newton-Howes (15 mins) [MP3 14.4mb]
- Transcript of Jo Hall and Julia Newton-Howes audio
- Transcript of Jo Hall and Julia Newton-Howes audio [PDF 174kb]
Policy dialogue—Peter Bazeley
January 2012
Increasingly, agencies like AusAID are working closely with partner governments to improve the way they make policy to govern their own development. Peter Bazeley visited Indonesia and the Solomon Islands as part of ODE's evaluation into what makes for good policy dialogue. He outlines key elements for success: policy can develop in unpredictable ways, solid relationships between donors and partner officials are key, and the importance of being responsive to changing circumstances.
Interview with Peter Bazeley (12 mins) [MP3 10.9mb]
Gender in East Asia and the Pacific—Andrew Mason and Gillian Brown
December 2011
The world has made impressive progress on increasing gender equality in the last two decades, although too many women and girls are still dying in childhood and in their reproductive years. In East Asia and the Pacific, the gender gap in primary education has closed but women lag behind in political representation and too many face violence and discrimination, at home and at work.
In this edition, ODE Talks to Andrew Mason, Lead Economist and Regional Gender Coordinator for the World Bank in the East Asia and Pacific Region, and Gillian Brown, AusAID's gender advisor, about important messages for policy makers in the 2012 World Development Report on Gender Equality (external website).
Interview with Andrew Mason and Gillian Brown (19 mins) [MP3 17.7mb]
- Transcript of Andrew Mason and Gillian Brown audio
- Transcript of Andrew Mason and Gillian Brown audio [PDF 160kb]
The future of aid—Homi Kharas
November 2011
In 2005 the Paris Declaration set out five principles to fundamentally improve the way countries give and receive aid. This year the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF-4) will be held in Busan, and it will review global progress in implementing the principles, and make new commitments.
Homi Kharas is Deputy Director for the Global Economy and Development Program at the Brookings Institution. Homi will chair the final plenary session at HLF-4 and he spoke to ODE over the phone from Washington about the big and new issues on the Busan agenda.
Interview with Homi Kharas (11 mins) [MP3 10.9mb]
Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative—Clare Short
November 2011
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) argues that greater transparency in oil, gas and mining payments can lead to better accountability, and ultimately enables citizens to reap the benefits of their national resources wealth.
Australia has made a significant commitment to the EITI, contributing to the EITI secretariat and supporting its implementation in our partner countries. At the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in October 2011, the Australian Government announced that it would pilot membership of the EITI in Australia.
Clare Short is the chair of the EITI board and former UK Secretary of State for International Development. Clare spoke to us about her work with the EITI, where it has been embraced and how Australia's involvement in the initiative could positively shape its engagement with partner countries.
Interview with Clare Short (12 mins) [MP3 11mb]
Evaluating the Paris Declaration—Bernard Wood
July 2011
The Paris Declaration, signed in 2005, set out five fundamental principles sought to profoundly and fundamentally change aid practice for the better. Six years on, Bernard Wood, lead author of the OCED–DAC led Paris Declaration evaluation, talks to us about how that international commitment has translated into real results on the ground.
Interview with Bernard Wood (13 mins) [MP3 10mb]
Law and justice—Marcus Cox and Eric Scheye
June 2011
Development means change, and when societies change they put pressure on local systems for law and justice. Traditionally, donors have focused on strengthening major institutions like the police and the courts. But do those benefits flow on to citizens? ODE Talks to expert law and justice evaluators about user-centred, problem focused aid programs that help citizens access justice.
Marcus Cox is a specialist in political analysis and development effectiveness, focussing in post conflict environments and law and development. Eric Scheye is a justice and security specialist who has worked extensively in Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Marcus and Eric are both members of a team undertaking an ODE evaluation of Australia's support for law and justice in partner countries. More information about the ODE evaluation
Interview with Marcus Cox and Eric Scheye (19 mins) [MP3 16.3mb]
- Transcript of Marcus Cox and Eric Scheye audio [PDF 73kb]
- Transcript of Marcus Cox and Eric Scheye audio [Word 342kb]
International Crisis Group—Louise Arbour and Jim Della-Giacoma
June 2011
Louise Arbour and Jim Della-Giacoma from the International Crisis Group (ICG) tell ODE Talks what donors need to know about their latest analysis from Libya, Burma and East Timor. The former UN High Commissioner, Louise Arbour also talks about the Responsibility to Protect doctrine, building institutions in post-conflict environments and the role of women in peacebuilding.
Louise Arbour is the CEO of ICG. Jim Della-Giacoma is ICG's South East Asia project director. ICG has field officers throughout the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
Read ICG's analysis [external website]
Interview with Louise Arbour and Jim Della-Giacoma (14 mins) [MP3 13.1mb]
- Transcript of Louise Arbour and Jim Della-Giacoma audio [PDF 69kb]
- Transcript of Louise Arbour and Jim Della-Giacoma audio [Word 329kb]
2011 World Development Report—Nigel Roberts
June 2011
"…if you look at the experience of low-income, fragile states over the last 25 years, the lack of progress in health and education is pretty stunning… No single low income fragile state has achieved or will achieve any of the Millennium Development Goals. And believe me, this is not for lack of trying, it is not for lack of investment in health and education, it is for a lack of success in transforming institutions."
In this two-part interview, ODE Talks with Nigel Roberts, co-director of the World Bank's 2011 World Development Report.
Part 1: Demonstrating results in fragile situations through community-based development, working with women, building institutions and creating employment.
Interview with Nigel Roberts—Part 1 (15 mins) [MP3 19.7mb]
Part 2: Lessons in leadership and legitimacy from recent events in the Middle East, opinion polling in fragile states, and how donors can support institutional transformation.
Interview with Nigel Roberts—Part 2 (15 mins) [MP3 19.7mb]
Emerging donors—Gordon Hein
May 2011
Once aid recipients themselves, some countries with emerging economies are becoming significant donors in their own right. The Asia Foundation's Gordon Hein tells us about the priorities for this new group of donors emerging through a ground-breaking discussion series with China, India, Korea, Malaysia and Thailand.
Interview with Gordon Hein (15 mins) [MP3 10.8mb]
Scaling up—Johannes Linn
March 2011
In the past decade, global aid flows have increased from 80 billion US dollars to 130 billion, but the average size of aid activities is shrinking. Internationally, more than half of all donor projects amount to less than US$100,000 dollars. Johannes Linn, Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, explains how donors can grow small activities and bring them to scale, in order to reach more people and reduce burden on partner governments. Johannes visited Australia as part of ODE's partnership with Brookings [external website].
Interview with Johannes Linn (17 mins) [MP3 11.7mb]
Cash transfers—Todd Moss
February 2011
"Cash transfers could become the new standard for a lot of donor programs. And what do I mean by that? If you can't show that your well designed program is better than just handing out cash, then it's going to be hard to justify doing those programs, rather than handing out cash."
In the second edition of ODE Talks, Todd Moss from the Centre for Global Development talks about the rise of cash transfers in the development world, and his ideas for combating the resource curse.
Interview with Todd Moss (20 mins) [MP3 14.7mb]
Resource curse—Paul Collier
November 2010
The first edition of ODE Talks features an interview with Paul Collier, recorded when he visited AusAID in November 2010. Professor Collier talks about Australia's comparative advantage as a donor in Africa, sets out his ideas about how to work in fragile states, and provides advice to the aid effectiveness review panel currently reviewing the Australian aid program.
You can also listen to the special 'bonus track', in which Professor Collier describes the series of decisions that must be successfully navigated so that resources contribute to prosperity, not plunder. Essential listening for anyone interested in managing natural resources for development in fragile states.
Interview with Professor Paul Collier (16 mins) [MP3 11mb]
Bonus track—Paul Collier and the natural resource management decision chain (11 mins) [MP3 7.3mb]


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SkadaCCTracker |
May 24, 2014 | Inactive | |||
Introduction SkadaCCTracker is a plugin for Skada which allows you to track Crowd Control spells cast by and on your group. Important : This addon will _NOT_ work without Skada Damage Meter Modes There are several drill down modes available Skada CC done CC done spells CC done spell targets CC done targets CC done target spells CC taken CC taken spells CC taken spell sources CC taken sources CC taken source spells Localization Please visit this page to help with the localization of... | |||||
Squire3 |
Dec 13, 2014 | Release | |||
Squire3 One-click smart mounting. How to use it ? Either open the option panel from the Blizzard addon options (or with /squire3) and drag the macro into action bar, either assign some keybinding to the Squire3 action. Then select your favorite mounts in the Mount Journal. From now on, Squire3 will choose a random mount each time you use it. Squire3 also handles class and race specific spells (travel form, aspect of the cheetah, ...). Options From the configuration panel, you can also: select... | |||||
Squire2 |
Nov 02, 2013 | Inactive | |||
Squire2 has been abandoned due to the changes in the patch 6.0.3. However, you might find its successor, Squire3, quite useful. | |||||
SmartMount |
May 30, 2013 | Inactive | |||
Note for Warlords of Draenor As of right now SmartMount does NOT work for WoD. I have been working on a rewrite to use Ace but due to having a full time job, I am not finding enough time to work on this addon. So SmartMount will not function at the start of WoD. I will continue to work on the conversion in my spare time but I am not sure how long it will be. Personally I love having this and that is why I took over but until I can get LibRock out, it will never live up to its potential.... | |||||
Stable Master Healer |
Oct 13, 2014 | Release | |||
When you visit a stable master, this simple add-on will automatically ask the stable master to heal and revive your battle pets. If you're a hunter, you'll be required to click "I'd like to heal and revive my battle pets", but you won't have to click the confirmation. If you're not a hunter, all you have to do is right-click the stable master and your pets will be healed. Note that this add-on will verify that the cost is 10 silver. If the cost is different, it means something unexpected... | |||||
SmoothQuest |
Nov 01, 2013 | Inactive | |||
Gives a Smoother Quest Experience Smooth Quest is an addon that modifies the Blizzard Questing interface: - Adds gradient coloring of objectives red -> green in the blizzard quest tracker - Adds level and difficulty coloring to the quest tracker and quest log - Adds quest progress sounds: 'More Work?' if you have more objectives to complete 'Jobs done!' if your quest is complete - Colorizes unit tooltips containing quest info - Adds colored information to item tooltips - Adds output selection... | |||||
SmoothDurability |
Sep 15, 2012 | Inactive | |||
Smooth Durability is an addon that modifies the armored man and paperdoll frame. Features: - Gradient coloring with threshold of the armored man as opposed to blizzard's 3 step coloring - Tooltip over armored man with repair cost - Percentage on damaged items in Paper Doll screen with gradient coloring and threshold - Average durability percentage and cost in the Paper Doll screen - Movable armored man - Option to automatically repair at a merchant You can configure Smooth Durability through... | |||||
Sheepdog |
Oct 14, 2014 | Release | |||
Sheepdog NOTE: Type /SHEEPDOG to open the configuration panel. Sheepdog's options are not directly available in the "Interface" panel due to ongoing tainting issues Blizzard is not willing to fix. Useful to all classes this very simple add-on will prevent you from accidentally attacking crowd-controlled units. Sheepdog will keep them safe from you! Features: It barks when you target a crowd-controlled unit. It warns you gently when a unit has been crowd-controlled somewhere nearby so you can... | |||||
SliceDice |
Mar 06, 2013 | Inactive | |||
Provides compact ability duration bars for many cycle dependent classes. Configuration Copy config.lua.sample to config.lua and modify as required. Modules Death Knight Blood Plague Frost Fever Horn of Winter Druid (Feral) (needs MoP testing) Savage Roar Rip Rake Druid (Moonkin) Barkskin Eclipse (buff and internal cooldown) (disabled temporarily for MoP) Entangling Roots Faerie Fire Moonfire Paladin (needs MoP testing) Art of War Sacred Duty Rogue Cloak of Shadows Envenom Feint Garotte Hunger... | |||||
SpiderEyes |
Sep 14, 2014 | Alpha | |||
SpiderEyes is an addon for tracking secondary resources in unified, stylized and highly customizable fashion. Currently in pre-alpha, it has some major systems already coded and ready to go, but its functionality only extends to tracking Monk Chi for now, which is going to be changed very soon. As seen by the image, the display will look somewhat like this. The rune displays at the center are what I'm aiming towards rune wise. Various other secondary resources will work slightly differently,... | |||||
Serenity Now |
Jan 06, 2015 | Release | |||
A tool to have as much of the needed information from each class within eye sight so that you can say Serenity Now! To report any bugs or feature requests please go Here To configure use "/sn" for options. Features: Debuff monitor to keep track of your DoTs Cooldown monitor to keep track of your raid's cooldowns A power bar(energy or mana) to keep track of how much power you have and also tick marks to show how much your main spell will need to be used A Class power bar.. Spellsteal/Purge... | |||||
Student Aid |
Nov 12, 2010 | Planning | |||
Adds a tab to the auction house where you can call up each of your professions and find out if mats are available in the AH to make the next item for your profession. If you need something from a vendor, it will tell you the quantity you need. First will come the easiest professions—the secondaries: first aid and cooking. Then the primaries. Then somewhere along the line I want to optionally keep track of what's in guild storage. One of the things I hope will really set this addon apart will... | |||||
SellJunk |
Dec 26, 2014 | Release | |||
SellJunk sells all junk to the vendors. This includes all grey items and user specified items, that can be added to list of exceptions. It can either sell these items automatically at each vendor or you can do it manually by clicking "Sell Junk" button on each vendor's frame. You can also see how much gold you made from selling the trash. It can also destroy all junk instead of selling it, if you're far from vendors. Commands: /sj will open config window /sj add itemlink will add given item... | |||||
Sexy Reputation |
Oct 17, 2014 | Release | |||
Addon Support Statement NEWS: I'm back in WoW. I'll try to update addons after catching up, especially if they are bugging out. Addon Description Sexy Reputation is an LDB reputation display. In addition to an interactive tooltip, Sexy Reputation will also keep track of daily reputation changes as well as session changes. This is meant to be a worthy successor to FuBar_FactionFu, and much more. Features: Displays all factions in a tree, with the option to fold/unfold each tree. Ability to... | |||||
srfPoh |
Sep 11, 2013 | Inactive | |||
Adds a status to sRaidFrames to show group members that, if targeted with Prayer of Healing will reach three, four and five group members in total. Todo: Gui configuration Mark *worst* clustered player (if over threshold)? Other types of clusters besides PoH? Send feedback, suggestions or help to Merkal-Andorhal (US). | |||||
srfTortos |
Apr 25, 2013 | Inactive | |||
Adds a status for shield strength for heroic tortos to sRaidFrames. Based on GridStatusTortosShields | |||||
SharedMedia |
Nov 01, 2014 | Release | |||
Inserts media(fonts, bars, borders, etc) into LibSharedMedia's storage. They can then be selected by any addon that supports LibSharedMedia, a lot of them do. | |||||
SharedMediaLib |
Apr 17, 2012 | Inactive | |||
Shared handling of media data (fonts, sounds, textures, ...) between addons. | |||||
Simple Range Indicator |
Nov 28, 2012 | Inactive | |||
This is an ace3 version of the very old simple range addon. Now the frame can be locked and moved by mouse and commandline arguments not requiring external addons like moveanything anymore. Type /sri or /simplerangeindicator to get all options. When installing this while having the older simplerange, delete the simplerange folder to avoid trouble. The new folder name is simplerangeindicator. It now contains optional SharedMediaLibrary support as well as RangeCheck-2.0 support and libraries... | |||||
Scorchio! 2 |
Dec 28, 2014 | Release | |||
Scorchio2 tracks Living Bomb, Nether Tempest, Frost Bomb, Ignite, Pyroblast, Slow, Combustion, and Polymorph on multiple mobs, and can give you warnings and notifications when the debuffs need reapplying, or have expired completely. Unlike many other DoT timer addons, it properly tracks DoT spreading from Inferno Blast. It can also provide bars for the following buffs/debuffs for the mage: Arcane Charge, Arcane Missiles!, Arcane Power, Brain Freeze, Fingers of Frost, Heating Up, Icy Veins,... |

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As I said in my other thread, ThermaTru doors went in price considerably in the last 2 months (or so). I have been given an option to get Masonite doors (which you "guys" said was pretty much mediocre). I talked to another dealer in town and he recommended PlasPro doors. How do they compare to ThermaTru? I do want a good door and I am not trying to save pennies as this is a long term investment. However, if there is another door that is at half the price of ThermaTru and only 5-10% "worse" in quality, I think it is worth considering. These are patio doors and 3 out 4 are well protected by the patio. Plus, if I close the patio off (as discussed in my recent thread), it is more of a reason to go with less expensive doors and splurge on patio instead. Is my thinking faulty, btw? Thank you for your help! |
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- Posted by millworkman (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Sun, Feb 3, 13 at 14:33
My opinion is it is a little lower in quality then Masonite. |
- Posted by HomeSealed (My Page) on Sun, Feb 3, 13 at 15:12
Provia and Homeguard are very good, probably better than Thermatru. You may or may not be able to find them cheaper than your other quote. Prices can vary wildly by dealer. |
This link was posted by someone on this board in a reply to another thread: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF-K4MQ7UBw&feature=youtu.be In that video, PlasPro demonstrates how they are better than their competition. Here is what a window rep said two years ago on another Internet forum: "ThermaTru has a comparison chart on their web site with all the other fiberglass doors excluding Plaspro. Why? I have access to all three of the lines and hold strong on the merits of Plastpro and the only door with true Hydroshield Technology, As companies change their designs and construction, I may have a different opinion down the road but for now, I am sticking with Plastpro." Would you please comment on these? Thanks! |
- Posted by millworkman (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Mon, Feb 4, 13 at 10:34
I could show you a fresh steaming pile of manure and show you a video stating how you could eat it to cure cancer, but would you believe it? |
- Posted by HomeSealed (My Page) on Mon, Feb 4, 13 at 10:39
The features that are touted in that video or nothing special, and in fact not as good as some other premium products. I thought it was quite entertaining actually. The guy was even pointing to the wrong parts on the door as he was talking about them. On the other comment: "true Hydroshield Technology"? Really? That comment was obvoiously made by a company rep. I have not used that particular product so I really cannot comment on its quality, however Thermatru is generally known as a "solid" choice, not elite level, but generally comes at a competitive price. If this other product is HALF of a Thermatru price, that raises some red flags IMO. |
ThermaTru doors were more comparable to PlasPro price-wise back in November when I first priced them but they had a huge price increase between then and now. And I was wrong, it is not half, more like 2/3 right now. From what I could gather, the doors are made the same but the warranties are different. Also, there was a patent lawsuit a few years ago which indicates (to me) that the doors might be quite similar. "In a legal decision that will have positive ramifications for competition in America's door and window industry, a U.S. District Court Judge has ruled that fiberglass entry doors made by Plastpro, Inc. do not infringe a patent assigned to Therma-Tru Corporation. The decision is the culmination of six years of costly legal disputes in which market leader Therma-Tru brought patent infringement actions against virtually all of its competitors in what Plastpro executives called "a determined effort to reduce competition for the benefit of Therma-Tru, and to the detriment of consumers, retailers and distributors of exterior fiberglass doors." In his decision, United States District Judge John C. Lifland of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey granted summary judgment that grained fiberglass entry door products of Plastpro do not infringe U.S. Patent No. 4,550,540 assigned to Therma-Tru." http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/plastpro-wins-favorable-federal-court-decision-in-6-year-patent-dispute-on-fiberglass-doors-70772637.html What do you think? |
- Posted by millworkman (email@example.com) on Mon, Feb 4, 13 at 11:00
It could have been because the door was fiberglass woodgrain, or it could be because they used a similar door sweep. It could be as little as that and as HomeSealed mentioned that video is comical as I had seen it prior and if anything their misinformation would remove even more of their creditably in my opinion. |
Thank you! Let me re-state my original question. If you lived in a hot and humid climate with very mild winters (no snow), and it were YOUR patio door with a large patio overhang, would you shell out extra $$$ for Thermatru, or go with another brand, e.g., Masonite or Plaspro? I am not even considering ProVia b/c it is simply not worth it to me for these doors (though I might for the main entry door). Again, I am not trying to be frugal (I have just installed Marvin windows throughout the house), just trying to be sensible as we are remodeling other parts of the house and we do not have have disposable income, kwim? |
- Posted by millworkman (email@example.com) on Mon, Feb 4, 13 at 12:30
I look at in the same way I would windows, do you want to chance having to do it twice in a short period of time due to material failure? A warranty on the product will not do any good if the flooring, siding or interior finish gets ruined. |
- Posted by HomeSealed (My Page) on Mon, Feb 4, 13 at 12:43
From the perspective of a professional that regularly sees product failures, I would always choose the superior product. That said, obviously my experience has shaped that view, so a "cost to benefit" analysis would certainly be in order. What I would say, is that you want a product that at least meets a MINIMUM level of quality. Whether or not the two choices that you are considering meet that, unfortunately I can't say. I'd have to defer to the guys that have actually worked with those specific products. As MWM mentioned, the worst thing that you can do is go TOO cheap, and end up having to redo it again after a few years poor performance/operation. Have you gotten Thermatru quoted from other vendors? Pricing can often vary wildly between dealers. |
Yes, I have with the quotes within ~$50 of each other. However, I am sure both Masonite and PlasPro meet a MINIMUM level of quality requirement. They are among top-sellers, aren't they? I wouldn't call them "cheap", would you? There is a well-known company in town that does not sell ThermaTru, only PlasPro (and have for years). The owner says he likes their product and sticks by it (when it comes to fiberglass, that is). That is why I started questioning whether I should go with them. |
- Posted by HomeSealed (My Page) on Mon, Feb 4, 13 at 16:54
Again, I haven't used either of those products, but I would not purchase anything based on the fact that it is a "top seller". Personally, Thermatru (or comparable) is the minimum that I will sell or recommend. Maybe Plaspro is comparable, maybe it is not. As I mentioned previously, the large price discrepancy may speak to that. |
"the large price discrepancy may speak to that" Not always, IME. Williams-Sonoma charges more (sometimes, a lot more) than Bed Bath and Beyond for the exact same product made by the exact same company and their customer service is only marginally better than BBB's, IMHO. It is often about marketing not quality. ThermaTRu hiked the price a month or two ago but I'd bet money they did not suddenly increase the quality of their product by 33%, kwim? I am curious if anyone here has actually sold or installed both brands. |
- Posted by millworkman (email@example.com) on Mon, Feb 4, 13 at 21:04
I doubt they raised their price by 33% either as that would be asinine and suicidal in my opinion. Your dealer may have told you that but in my 30 yrs in the construction supply industry have never heard of a supplier have a 33% price increase at one time, ever! And we have told you repeatedly, and not one of us has a thing to gain so why would we steer you wrong, you asked our opinion and now argue were wrong. |
- Posted by HomeSealed (My Page) on Mon, Feb 4, 13 at 22:56
I sell Thermatru as one of my door offerings, and I can confirm that any price increases were minimal. Single digits, certainly not 33%. If you saw a 33% increase, that was probably a dealer that was previously losing money at the price that they were formerly charging... The other hard part to figure about TT, is that they sell their product to various "finishing" companies, that finish and distribute the product for them. It could be that this was the origin of the increase, if in fact you saw a similar price jump from dealer to dealer. |
- Posted by windowsonwashington (My Page) on Tue, Feb 5, 13 at 8:53
33%...not quite. I would not, however, be surprised to see prices going up a good bit in the near future with the adoption of the Affordable Care Act. It is going to cost companies a good bit in many cases and that will just pass through to the contractor/consumer. |
OK, sold! 33% was a miscalculation on my part because I didn't do the math, just "eye-balled" the two prices. The new price is actually 25% more. Same finish but I did change to out-swing. Do those cost more? I'll try to clarify with the dealer. Thank you very much for all your help! |
- Posted by millworkman (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Tue, Feb 5, 13 at 10:14
I would say exactly the same thing about 25%, no way. Normal price increases 3,4-5%, extreme increases 8-9%. I think something must have changed for this to be the case other than outswing as that from my recollection is basically NRP Hinges and a different sill so maybe $100 more? |
If I e-mailed those of you who sell TT the exact specs, would you be able to tell me the list price for one door? That would be VERY helpful! I have been dealing with this window and door business for a full year and can't wait for it to be over. If I had asked for a dollar for every delay, it'd have covered my expenses for replacing the doors and windows, LOL. Do you know how many times someone came to take a look, spent an hour or two, promised to give an estimate and disappeared? And how many times I was sent a wrong quote (e.g., for a different product)? Etc. Not being negative about everyone. There were four guys (two sales reps and two installers) who were very fast and efficient I would have gone with them in a heart beat but they did not have the right product, unfortunately. |
Why don't you just simply compare ThermaTru and PlastPro's warranty? In TT's warranty , it says "For continued warranty coverage, all fiberglass Therma-Truďż˝ door systems (Products) must be finished within 6 months of the installation date" They basically don't warrant the product if you leave the product un-finsihed. ThermaTru's frame system is pretty bad; they don't offer fully composite drooframe system. So it's useless you have a fiberglass door but with a rotten jamb. |
You registered to tell me this? :-) I have compared the warranties, that is the point. I have no problems finishing the door within 6 months, In fact, I intend to do so within 6 days. |
This post was edited by eleena on Tue, Feb 5, 13 at 20:25
- Posted by HomeSealed (My Page) on Tue, Feb 5, 13 at 20:44
Your becoming one of the pros eleena! LOL ;) Would your contractor/dealer not just tell you the list price? The list price really doesn't have anything to do with the actual COST, as everyone has a different multiplier. |
- Posted by HomeSealed (My Page) on Wed, Feb 6, 13 at 11:09
Eleena, could you please email me directly, I cannot respond to your email through the site. email@example.com |
Well...it's my first time on this forum. My husband and I went through their warranties words by words and noticed something : So does it mean that we need to paint over the hinge location? who paint the hinge area before installing the hinges? NO ONE does that. Anyway, we end up with PlastPro door and we are very happy with it. Plus, their door doesn't have the ugly screw hole around the glass like the old door. |
- Posted by millworkman (email@example.com) on Wed, Feb 6, 13 at 20:03
Common sense should come onto play with the above statement as anyone should know bare wood should be finished immediately or even before exterior installation. Should not need a warranty to know that. |
- Posted by windowsonwashington (My Page) on Thu, Feb 7, 13 at 10:17
PS3220, The hinge area is not "exposed" and therefore not covered by the that provision. Your registering and posting that information on the same day is a bit interesting to say the least. |
PS3220, Actually, it was your post that "sealed" my decision to go with ThermaTru, not kidding. So, if you did want to steer me toward PP, you achieved the opposite result. :-) I called another door company and got a quote for TT that is not only lower than the most recent quote from the other dealer - it is less than the original quote I had. So, it is hard to believe but it is truly a 33% difference! And it is not a "lemon", they just buy direct from a wholesale distributor - unlike the other guys. I had no idea about such intricacies. :-( I am going there tomorrow to place my order. Thank you everybody for your help! |
- Posted by millworkman (firstname.lastname@example.com) on Thu, Feb 7, 13 at 21:07
Good luck, good decision and post pictures when your done! |
well..good luck then. :) We did our own research and decided to go with PP and are still very happy with the result. Only thing I can complaint was that we had some issues on the stain color and quality, but after 3rd trial, we finally got it right. |
Hi Eleena: I am in your situation you were in last year, I am deciding which brand of patio doors to buy. How is your Therma Tru patio doors doing? Are they doing as good as you expected it to be? I am planning to install a double door in swing french patio door. If you can share your experience, that would be awesome! Thanks in advance. |
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Thanks for posting that! Interesting interview.
Theme-park chief wants us to care about the animals
January 31, 2006
Beth Stevens, 46, is head of Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom and just oversaw installation of the newest megaride, Expedition Everest. In addition to running the 5,000-acre theme park that last year drew 8.2 million visitors, the Disney World vice president is internationally active in wildlife conservation and president of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association. She spoke last week with staff writer Scott Powers.
Question: How does Expedition Everest fit in at Disney's Animal Kingdom?
Answer: You know that this park is all about animals, real, imaginary and extinct. This really adds that imaginary piece to the park, with the yeti [Abominable Snowman]. I think you can tell from the reaction so far, it's already a great hit.
Q.: Will the animals still be the park's main attraction?
A.: The theme of the park is animals. So whether this comes out in rides like Dinosaur and Expedition Everest, or whether it comes out in rides with the live animals, like the Kilimanjaro Safaris ride, or whether it comes out in stage shows, like Festival of the Lion King, or our bird show at Caravan Stage, or whether it comes out in our characters, animals are still our central theme.
Q.: How does Animal Kingdom keep conservation in its mission?
A.: Central to our mission is our respect for animals and our care for animals and for the future of wildlife and wild places. Whether you're trying to save animals from extinction at Dinosaur, or the Yeti, who is the protector of the mountain and all of its inhabitants, or you're trying to save animals from poachers on the Kilimanjaro Safaris ride -- woven throughout we have messages that really inspire people to care about wildlife.
Q.: And as a Walt Disney World vice president, how do you stay in touch with your conservation roots?
A.: That's the beauty of this park, that it's got all of the theme park elements, and it's got the strong conservation mission. I am very active in our own conservation programs as well as I serve on a number of boards, and I am also currently the president of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association.
Q.: Do you have pets or animals at home?
A.: Yep. We have right now two dogs, two German shepherds.
Q.: How is the new elephant baby doing?
A.: NadirahÖ is doing absolutely fabulously. She is first of all a delight. She's very, very healthy. And the thing that is so exciting is she is very integrated into the rest of the herd. And you see our herd of elephants at Animal Kingdom behaving absolutely naturally, just as you would see in the wild, where the females in the herd, they all act like aunties, they all help to care for the babies.
Q.: Do you have as much time as you want to spend with the animals?
A.: There are many, many things I would love to be able to spend tons of time doing, and I think the challenge for me is there is never enough time to do everything. But I'm thankful for all the time I have when I am able to be closer to the animals, or closer to the conservation work, or closer to our shows and attractions in the park.
Q.: What would you like to see the American Zoo and Aquarium Association accomplish under your leadership?
A.: Probably the most important is really getting the word out about the great work that zoos and aquariums are doing for animals, for animal care and for conservation. We have combined over 150 million visitors to our accredited zoos and aquariums every year. That just represents an unprecedented opportunity to really inspire all of those visitors to care about wildlife.
Q.: Did you go to Nepal [with the Disney designers who researched the ride]?
A.: I did not.
Q.: Other than Animal Kingdom, what is your favorite Disney park?
A.: I think I would have to say the Magic Kingdom, because that is where it all began.
Q.: What is your favorite ride outside the Animal Kingdom?
A.: I think my favorite spot outside of Animal Kingdom is the Living Seas [at Epcot].
Q.: Do you go to Universal and SeaWorld?
A.: Uh huh.
Q.: Do you have a professional relationship with Sea World?
A.: Absolutely. SeaWorld and Busch Gardens, just like Disney's Animal Kingdom, are accredited members of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association, so we all work together through the AZA.
Q.: Do you have a favorite Michael Eisner story?
A.: He came to visit our first baby elephant, Tufani, and he was absolutely totally just enthralled with just watching this baby elephant. That was a wonderful moment for me.
Q.: What do think about the Pixar deal?
A.: Well, I think it's very exciting for the future of our company.
Q.: Any more big rides projected for Animal Kingdom?
A.: We don't usually give out all our plans for the future, and right now we are just really focused on making this one just as successful as it can be.
Q.: Can you tell us anything about the plans for the replacement of the Tarzan Rocks show?
A.: No I can't. I hope we're going to be able to make some announcements sometime this spring.
Q.: What is your favorite part of Everest ride?
A.: I have four favorites. My four favorites are the views, which are spectacular, over Animal Kingdom and all of Walt Disney World; and then it's the backwards spiral sensation; and then the drop, which is really incredible; and then of course it's the yeti, and that is really a wow.
Q.: What do you think will be your customers' favorite part?
A.: I would tell you that our guests, and we have had cast previews and we are now in the middle of the previews for annual pass holders and Disney Vacation Club members, and they are getting off this ride just clapping and cheering and just loving it. I am hearing everything. They loved the theming. They loved the whole village and the whole story that goes with it. And they loved the ride and the thrill of the ride, and they're riding it over and over again. Once again, I think they're like me. I think they have trouble narrowing it down to one thing.
Q.: What part of the ride would you hope visitors take away with them when they leave?
A.: A little bit of the thrill of what it is like to be close to Mount Everest. I hope they would take away with them a little bit of the story of the yeti and how interconnected the lives of the people who live in that area and how interconnected the culture is with the animals in that area.


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Baseball: Tyler Lipski lifts Griffith past Munster
By Tommy Williams Post-Tribune correspondent April 22, 2013 9:18PM
Updated: April 22, 2013 11:20PM
MUNSTER — Last Saturday, Griffith walked six hitters in its 7-1 loss to Chesterton. On Monday in its Northwest Crossroads duel with Munster, the Panthers almost came up short again, this time because of lapses on defense, but survived thanks to the discovery of a couple of new weapons.
One of those weapons was infielder Tyler Lipski, whose first RBI of the season broke a late tie and gave Griffith a 7-6 win.
"We had runners in scoring position so I had to put the ball in play," Lipski said. "I think this is a big confidence booster for us and hopefully we can come back and beat them (on Tuesday)."
The other new-found weapon for the Panthers (5-5, 4-2 in NCC) was the long ball with Matt Colomes and Jesse Smith hitting the first two Griffith homers this season. But as successful as the Panthers were on offense, it was a complete 180 on defense.
Every inning the Mustangs (6-5, 1-2) would score began with the Munster lead off man getting on base thanks to a Griffith error(the Panthers would have seven miscues for the game).
Taking full advantage was Mustangs' second baseman Scott Shaner, who had three doubles and two RBI.
Munster's Kevin O'Brien drove in Mike Mueller with the tying run in the sixth inning.
But it was Griffith second baseman who had the final say with Lipski, a first year junior, driving a single to left field to score Kyle Buikema with the game winner in the top of the seventh.
"This is disappointing because we didn't take advantage like we should have to get more runs across," said Munster coach Bob Shinkan. "It came down to them getting the key hits when they needed them."
The win puts Griffith coach Brian Jennings three wins short of 300 in his career.


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American al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn captured in Pakistan: Report
Adam Gadahn, al Qaeda's American spokesman, from "A Call to Arms," a videotape released in March 2010. |
Reports from Pakistan indicate that the American-born al Qaeda spokesman who has been charged with treason in the US was captured today in Pakistan's port city of Karachi.
Adam Gadahn and an associate are reported to have been captured during a raid by Pakistani special forces on a home at the Super Highway in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city.
US intelligence officials contacted by The Long War Journal said they believed Gadahn has been detained but would not confirm the report.
Gadahn's capture was first reported in the Pakistani press; he was not directly named, however. Geo News identified the captive al Qaeda leader as Commander Abu Yahya Azam while Dawn identified him as Abu Yahya Mujahdeen al Adam. Adam Gahdan's nom de guerre is Abu Azzam al Amriki.
"The Pakistani press often incorrectly reports the names of foreign fighters arrested in the country, especially Arabic noms de guerre," Arif Rafiq, the editor of The Pakistan Policy Blog, told The Long War Journal.
Gadahn was likely detained in the Sohrab Goth neighborhood in Karachi, Rafiq said. "Sohrab Goth is a major Pashtun area in northern Karachi," he said. "Many Mehsud tribesmen live there."
The reported capture of Gadahn comes the same day as As Sahab, al Qaeda's propaganda arm, released a video of him praising Major Nidal Hasan, the Muslim US Army officer who murdered 13 soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, on Nov. 5, 2009.
"Brother Nidal is the ideal role model for every repentant Muslim in the armies of the unbelievers and apostate regimes," Gadahn said, according to a partial translation provided by CTV.
"Nidal Hasan is a pioneer, a trailblazer and a role-model who has opened a door, lit a path and shown the way forward for every Muslim who finds himself among the unbelievers," Gadahn continued.
Gadahn also called for additional attacks in the US, mirroring the tactics used by Hassan, but said the attacks should not be limited to US military targets.
"You shouldn't make the mistake of thinking that military bases are the only high-value targets in America and the West," Gadahn said. "On the contrary, there are countless other strategic places, institutions and installations which, by striking, the Muslim can do major damage."
The current reports of Gadahn's capture come as six top leaders of the Afghan Taliban's Quetta Shura, or executive leadership council, have been detained in Pakistan. The Pakistani military and government have previously denied that the Quetta Shura existed and said no senior Afghan Taliban leaders were present in Pakistan.
Gadahn, who is better known as Azzam the American or Azzam al Amriki, was born Adam Pearlman and converted to Islam in 1997. It is believed that he joined al Qaeda in 2003 and was recruited by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks on America. In October 2004, Gadahn appeared in his first al Qaeda video, and he has been featured in several videos since. In a video released in 2008 and titled "An Invitation to Reflection and Repentance," Gadahn tore up his US passport and called for Americans to join al Qaeda.
In October 2006, he was indicted in a US federal court under charges of treason and providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization for making al Qaeda propaganda videos. "By aligning himself with al Qaeda, by moving overseas to be closer to al Qaeda's base and leadership, and by joining in advocating al Qaeda's terrorist agenda, an agenda that includes the overthrow of the United States government and the murder of American citizens, Adam Gadahn has committed treason against the United States of America," said US Attorney Debra Wong Yang. He is the first American to be indicted for treason since 1952.
Gahdan was rumored to have been killed in a US airstrike in North Waziristan in January 2008, but he later resurfaced and released several videotapes.
READER COMMENTS: "American al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn captured in Pakistan: Report"
Posted by Meremortal at March 7, 2010 1:42 PM ET:
Filing this under: Important If True. If this clown has been captured, he better be transferred to US custody. Does this mean we are getting closer to Numbers 1 and 2?
Posted by eldoktor at March 7, 2010 2:01 PM ET:
Yes, hopefully it is true! Come on home, Adam.... we'd like a chat with you son!
Posted by AAndrew at March 7, 2010 2:04 PM ET:
This is excellent news. He should have a lot of vauable intel, so he needs to be interrogated ASAP and action based on the intel needs to be taken while fresh. If he knows the location of other HVTs (especially the really big fish), this capture could lead to some interesting developments.
Great job by those involved!
Posted by SteveO at March 7, 2010 2:11 PM ET:
No. 1 is dead. No. 2 is in Yemen.
Posted by don juice at March 7, 2010 2:14 PM ET:
wow i hope this true
Posted by Andy at March 7, 2010 2:15 PM ET:
Death penalty for goat boy.
Posted by Warren at March 7, 2010 2:17 PM ET:
This is even better: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,588322,00.html
Posted by JRP at March 7, 2010 2:19 PM ET:
In all probability Adam Gadahn was picked up only after #s 1 & 2 OK'd it. After the CIA double-cross of December 30, 2009, the USA should trust no one over there, especially not Pakistani authorities. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if Gadahn is a willing "dangle"; the highest value "dangle" yet, fed tantalizing disinformation straight from #s 1 & 2 and to be used to accomplish yet another brilliant ambush against us. If America is to avoid another, and God forbid worse, 9/11 catastrophe, we have to come to the realization that in A-Q we are up against the most ruthless, clever, cunning adversaries ever faced by this Country.
Posted by BraddS at March 7, 2010 2:26 PM ET:
Let's see how tough this creep talks when he's back in his cell awaiting trial! All of a sudden martyrdom doesn't look so tempting. He'll be screaming for his rights as soon as he lands here, if he hasn't started already. The ACLU attorneys are probably elbowing each other in the face as we speak, for the chance to be on his defense Dream Team. The Media Circus has already starting trying to dig up the parents in order to start shoving microphones in their face...
Posted by Tyler at March 7, 2010 3:04 PM ET:
"the most ruthless, clever, cunning adversaries ever faced by this Country."
Uhhh, no. We've fought superpower after superpower. The British Empire, Third Reich, USSR, Imperial Japan, Mao's China. Repeatedly faced the legitimate threat of outright annihilation. Fought a five year war that split our country in two.
Al Qaeda is our enemy, and a formidable, vicious one at that which needs to be defeated. But they aren't smarter than the KGB. The Soviets, Nazis, and Imperial Japanese didn't put flunkie California potheads in charge of state propaganda. They can't overwhelm us. They can't defeat us in open combat. They can't lay siege. They have no industrial base. They can't hold territory. They have little formal military or espionage training. And at no point in the forseeable future will they be able to do so.
Al Qaeda is a death cult, that 90% of the time only succeeds in murdering the very people they ultimately need to win over to have any sort of staying power. That makes them stupid as well as monstrous.
Welcome home Adam, we got quite a party planned for ya.
Posted by Siddique at March 7, 2010 3:29 PM ET:
Well put Tyler. Al Qaeda are indeed a death cult!
The last few weeks make me feel that this is the beginning of the end of Al Qaeda Central and the Quetta Shura. The tide of history is against them.
The US could speed things up by further helping civial society in Pakistan and drive home the point that they are not going to leave as they did back in 1989, 2004...this would give added incentive to the Pak military to mop up the remaining dregs of Jihadi groups and Al Qaeda/Taliban..they will only do this when they have security guarentees from the US with regard to India.
Posted by Charley at March 7, 2010 3:32 PM ET:
The timing of the video release today and the timing of the announcement of his capture (which it seems happened two days back) appear fishy. Are the Paks hoping to squeeze more money from us doing it this way?
Good catch. That letter from the President to Pak authorities must have been pretty dire. We know Karachi has many more prized assets that they know the co-odinates of for years, as do we. Would drones be necessary in Karachi? Perhaps. Hopefully it is not too late.
Posted by HLP at March 7, 2010 3:40 PM ET:
Contradictory reports.
Posted by BullsEye at March 7, 2010 3:40 PM ET:
Posted by Nic at March 7, 2010 3:50 PM ET:
This news reminds me of the quote of U.S. Ambassador to Germany James W. Gerard when ask about the loyalty of German Americans: The Foreign Minister of Germany once said to me "your country does not dare do anything against Germany, because we have in your country 500,000 German reservists who will rise in arms against your government if you dare to make a move against Germany."
Well, I told him that that might be so, but that we had 500,001 lamp posts in this country, and that was where the reservists would be hanging the day after they tried to rise." End quote.
I think we could find one lamp post for Adam Gadahn.
Posted by KnightHawk at March 7, 2010 4:01 PM ET:
Fry him.
Posted by Bungo at March 7, 2010 4:05 PM ET:
I always hated this traitor. May I propose a toast to any and all involved in this most excellant capture. Belly up to the bar boys. I'm buying.
Posted by The_Pacifist at March 7, 2010 4:53 PM ET:
"The ACLU attorneys are probably elbowing each other in the face as we speak, for the chance to be on his defense Dream Team."
Well, we can't just string him up. Somebody has to defend his rights during his trial for treason. This is what makes us civilized.
Posted by nissonic at March 7, 2010 5:53 PM ET:
JRP: "we have to come to the realization that in A-Q we are up against the most ruthless, clever, cunning adversaries ever faced by this Country."
We We We!!! What about your allies? You drag a lot of european countries in the war including Sweden!
What about them? Recently four swedish soldiers have been killed. Is Americas war on terrorism Swedens war?!?!?
When will you stop being so disgustingly selfish and call this "Our war" or "Americas war on terrorism"?
What about your allies? Are they cannon fodder for you only?
Posted by JRP at March 7, 2010 6:04 PM ET:
Tyler . . . I sincerely hope you are right and I am wrong. Consider the following however . . . On 911 A-Q brought down the Twin Towers; inflicted severe damage upon the Pentagon; and would have destroyed The Capitol Building or The White House were it not for the courage of Flight 93's passengers.
A-Q did all of that without overwhelming us; without defeating us in open combat; without laying siege to us; without an industrial base; without holding any of our territory; and without any formal military or espionage training.
Insofar as "staying" is concerned, A-Q's goal is not to stay, but to leave. A-Q's mantra is "We love death more than you love life." To achieve that goal A-Q intends to acquire a number of atomic bombs, probably from Pakistan, Iran, North Korea or Russian criminal syndicates or any combination thereof, and detonate them in or near any Western World cities they can reach or get near to.
If it were not for all the successful attacks mounted primarily against Western interests since Clinton's Presidency, I would rightfully be labeled an alarmist or fear-mongerer. But the evidence of A-Q's actions, threats, and pronouncements tells me the USA must act with greater urgency, with less political correctness, and with greater preemptiveness lest we find out all too late that by our own hand we've turned our Constitution into either a suicide pact or an instrument of surrender.
Posted by kp at March 7, 2010 6:49 PM ET:
CBS is reporting that it isn't Adam.
the arrested individual is in fact "a Taliban militant leader who is known as Abu Yahya."�
The NY Times is saying that the man arrested was Abu Yahya Mujahdeen Al-Adam, and describes him as an al Qaeda commander who was born in Pennsylvania.
Though that looks like a typo too (al-Adam ... from Adam? ... Al Azam, perhaps as the Fox report suggests who is an Egyptian-American). Perhaps that typo (Adam versus Azam and he's an American is where it all started with people putting 2 and 2 together and getting 3.14159?
Even dopes in Wikipedia are getting confused and have Abu Yahya al-Libi captured. I wish but it's not true ... he's an American not a Libyan (the clue in in the al-Libi) :-)
Too many similar names ... the Fog of War in action. But it makes a bit more sense to nab a Taliban commander in the current string of post-Baradar captures than AQ (though one can hope).
BTW there is a bug in the comment parsing system that wraps URLs with an extra anchor each time you Preview the text.
Posted by AnnS at March 7, 2010 6:56 PM ET:
Just received this email:
"Now, CBS News' Farhan Bokhari in Islamabad writes that earlier reports the detained individual was Gadahn proved false. According to a Pakistan
security official who spoke with CBS News on condition of anonymity, the arrested individual is in fact "a Taliban militant leader who is known as
Abu Yahya."
The official said evidence compiled from an interrogation of the suspect and information exchanged with U.S. officials verified the man's identify."
Posted by Marlin at March 7, 2010 7:06 PM ET:
With Pakistan, and Gadahn, nothing can be simple or straightforward.
Now, CBS News' Farhan Bokhari in Islamabad writes that earlier reports the detained individual was Gadahn proved false. According to a Pakistan security official who spoke with CBS News on condition of anonymity, the arrested individual is in fact "a Taliban militant leader who is known as Abu Yahya."[...]
"In the light of our latest information, I can say, this is not looking like Gadahn. But it is still the arrest of an important Taliban militant," said the Pakistani security official who spoke to CBS News late Sunday.
CBS News: U.S.-Born al Qaeda Arrest News Incorrect
Posted by FredP at March 7, 2010 7:08 PM ET:
In 2001 Al Qaeda was about where the Nazi Party was in the early 30's. Now they are where Hitler was in the 20's.
But don't underestimate them as like all the previous movements mentioned above they have an ideology that is shared by many. Yes they do not have territory but this is their aim.
Iraq was the perfect counter stroke against this aim.
Posted by Paul at March 7, 2010 7:37 PM ET:
Tyler...well said. I would add cowardly enemy to that list. I don't see OBL or Zawahiri strapping on a vest...no they don't put their money where their mouths are.
Posted by InfidelMaximus at March 7, 2010 7:53 PM ET:
A great day for infidels around the world. I just hope that Gadahn is not executed and become a martyr for the Muslim world. Let's just put him in prison and let him rot.
Posted by Oz at March 7, 2010 9:11 PM ET:
More proof that Pakistan is an indispensable ally in the long war.
Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, Ramzi bin al Shib, and now Adam Gadahn, captured by Pakistani intelligence. I don't think there is any reason to doubt this scum bag will be handed over to the US soon.
Posted by John E. at March 7, 2010 9:15 PM ET:
Seriously, how hard can it be to confirm that this guy is either captured or dead ? He's a fat WHITE kid with an American-English accent.
Now, reports are saying it wasn't him but some Taliban commander. NEVER believe anything that comes out of Pakistan. They are absolutely backwards.
Posted by kp at March 7, 2010 9:30 PM ET:
Another "it's not Adam" report (with two sources) from the WSJ
Senior Pakistani official identified the detainee as Abu Yahya or Abu Yahaya.Earlier, media reports quoted officials in Pakistan as saying the man was an American-born spokesman for al Qaeda, Adam Gadahn. But the senior Pakistani official said he didn't believe Mr. Gadahn had been arrested.
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A second senior Pakistani official also denied that any American national has been seized. "Adam Gadahn has not been captured," he said
The article also points out that under Bush's EO Military Commissions do not apply to US citizens. If and when we find him him he will be tried in a regular court.
Posted by Minnor at March 7, 2010 10:35 PM ET:
Why aren't they releasing photos of the captured? That is required to demoralize the enemy to surrender.
Posted by JT at March 8, 2010 12:26 AM ET:
If not Adam the American, looks like it's this guy:
Posted by Spooky at March 8, 2010 1:07 AM ET:
If its him, he shall know the consequences of his actions, through the courts, with all the rights afforded him that he so hates.
If it isn't him, nice catch.
Posted by kp at March 8, 2010 2:30 AM ET:
There's no evidence it's Abu Yahya al-Libi. I;d love it top be true but there isn't even evidence. Read the discussion page for that Wikipedia page. I undid an edit on that article by someone who "thought" it was him but his cite (Dawn) shows it clearly isn't.
The person is described as an American in all reports not a Libyan. Someone mubling al Azam to a reporter has been mistaken for al-Adam which someone else seems to have said "Ah, an American AQ, called Adam Yahoo or something, clearly it's ...". It's all Chinese Whispers.
There are lots of "Abu Yahya" i.e. father of Yahya (or similar) out there. See my post above for a more probable target. If you don't understand nisbat modification to the name read the article: you can add multiple nesba to a name (you town, your tribe, your favorite religious leader, your country for non-arabs ... its like the tribe).
Remember the names most of these guys are known by are their nom de guerre with just like being "Bob the Builder from London" or "Joe the Plumber from Boston the Red Sox fan".
We'll find out in a day or two who it really is. The current reports are a bit too messed up to be clear who it is.
Posted by Jesse at March 8, 2010 3:00 AM ET:
A few comments about the debate in this thread concerning the level of risk posed by Al Qaeda:
If you want to compare this conflict with past ones such as the fights against Nazism and Communism, then do not weigh the threat of Al Qaeda exclusively.
The real conflict we witness today is one between liberty and Islamic fascism, or "Islamism." Al Qaeda represents the most violent and extreme element of this movement, but the threat is much greater. It might be more accurate to compare them to the SS (extreme but rather limited in number) rather than to the whole Third Reich or "fascism" as represented by all three Axis powers.
However, once a person realizes that even most "moderate" Muslims support the idea of global Islamic dominance then the silence of the "moderates" can be understood and the true scale of the threat reveals itself. From this perspective this conflict seems to dwarf the others and another holocaust seems inevitable.
The specific danger presented by Al Qaeda seems to be that, as a romantic death cult for muslims with nothing to lose, it can never fully be defeated. It is hard enough growing up as a young man in the West, but imagine trying to survive puberty in a culture that denies you education, freedom, a job, or even a girlfriend. Who wouldn't want to kill themselves? And how many in this situation, if promised heaven for a half day's worth of work, complete with 49 virgins, wouldn't take it!?
Unfortunately, no matter how many of the "bad guys" we catch, OBL created a cancer that the human race will probably never rid itself of. Not to say we shouldn't try!
Posted by TomEgatherion at March 8, 2010 9:55 AM ET:
"Posted by Oz at March 7, 2010 9:11 PM ET:
More proof that Pakistan is an indispensable ally in the long war.
Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, Ramzi bin al Shib, and now Adam Gadahn, captured by Pakistani intelligence. I don't think there is any reason to doubt this scum bag will be handed over to the US soon."
Oz, with all due respect, Pakistan's efforts are in Pakistan's self interest. There has already been ample speculation, here and elsewhere, that Pakistan is carefully selecting non-essential targets to make it seem as though their efforts are sincere.