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A telecommunication system providing centrex services, and having an attendant position serving users from diverse customer locations. Users at a satellite customer location connected to one exchange and employing ISDN terminals are provided with access to an attendant position at a main customer location connected to another exchange. ISDN messages from users at the satellite location requesting attendant services are recognized at the exchange associated with the satellite location and transmitted as analog flash signals via an analog signaling trunk to the exchange to which the attendant is connected. The exchange receiving the flash signals interpret the signals as requests for attendant services and provides the necessary connections to the attendant's position.
1. A telecommunication switching system comprising:
a first exchange and a second exchange and a trunk circuit interconnecting said exchanges;
an attendant position connected to said first exchange; and
a terminal connected to said second exchange for transmitting to said second exchange an ISDN message representing a request for service to said attendant position;
said second exchange comprising means responsive to said ISDN messages to transmit a signal representing an analog switchhook flash to said first exchange;
said first exchange comprising means responsive to said signal for establishing a connection between said attendant position and said trunk circuit.
2. A telecommunication system in accordance with claim 1, wherein said second exchange comprises:
data storage means for storing data defining subscribed options and program controlled processor means for reading data from said storage means in response to receipt of said ISDN message and for transmitting said signal when said data indicates trunk flash signaling for said terminal.
3. A telecommunication switch for use in a telecommunication exchange comprising;
subscriber interface means for connecting to a subscriber terminal;
trunk interface means for connecting to a trunk circuit extending to another telecommunication exchange;
processor means responsive to receipt of a digital message at said subscriber interface representing a request for attendant services to generate at said trunk interface means an analog signal representing a request for attendant services.
4. The telecommunication switch in accordance with claim 3, and further comprising data storage means for storing customer related data, said processor means being further responsive to said receipt of a digital message to read said storage means and to generate said analog signal only when predetermined data is read from said data storage means.
5. In a telecommunication system, a method of signaling requests for attendant services comprising the steps of:
receiving an ISDN message at a first exchange in said system;
in response to a received ISDN message representing a request for attendant services, transmitting an analog signal representing a request for attendant services from said first exchange to an other exchange in said system;
receiving said transmitted analog signal in said other exchange; and
transmitting an alerting signal from said other exchange to a connected attendant position in response to said received analog signal.
6. In a telecommunications system, a method of transmitting a request for attendant services from an ISDN terminal connected to a first exchange to an attendant position connected to a second exchange, comprising the steps of:
receiving an ISDN attendant service request message from said terminal at said first exchange;
transmitting from said first exchange to said second exchange a message in analog signaling format representing a request for attendant services; and
transmitting an ISDN alerting message from said second exchange to said attendant position.
7. In a telecommunication exchange, a method of forwarding an ISDN request for attendant services from a requesting terminal to another exchange connected via non-ISDN compatible interexchange connection facilities, comprising the steps of:
receiving an ISDN request for attendant services;
reading data stored in said exchange to determine whether the requesting terminal is entitled to have the request forwarded; and
transmitting to said other exchange via said facilities a non-ISDN signal representing a request for attendant services in a format compatible with said facilities when said requesting terminal is entitled to have the request forwarded.
8. The method in accordance with claim 7, and further comprising the step of:
sending a rejection message to the requesting terminal when the requesting terminal is not entitled to have the request forwarded.
9. The method in accordance with claim 8, in an exchange including means for storing data relating to existing calls, and further comprising the steps of:
identifying the call for which transfer is requested, examining stored data for the identity of interexchange connection facilities; and
sending a rejection message to said terminal if no connection facilities are identified in said stored data.
10. A telecommunication switching system comprising:
a first local exchange;
a subscriber terminal;
a digital subscriber line connecting said terminal to said first exchange;
a second local exchange;
an analog signaling trunk interconnecting said exchanges;
an attendant position connected to said second exchange;
means in said first exchange responsive to an ISDN message for request for attendant services from said terminal to generate an analog signal on said trunk; and
means in said second exchange responsive to said analog signal to transmit an alerting signal to said attendant position.
11. The system in accordance with claim 10, further comprising a digital subscriber line connecting said attendant position to said second exchange and wherein:
said means in said first exchange comprises first interface means interfacing said digital subscriber line connecting said terminal to said first exchange, second interface means interfacing said analog trunk, and processor means responsive to said ISDN message received at said first interface means for generating said analog signal at said second interface means; and
said means in said second exchange comprises third interface means interfacing said analog trunk, fourth interface means interfacing said digital subscriber line connecting said attendant position to said second exchange, and processor means responsive to receipt of said analog signal at said third interface means for generating an ISDN message representing said analog signal at said fourth interface means.
The invention relates to telecommunication systems and more particularly to an arrangement for providing to stations connected to one exchange the services of an attendant connected to another exchange.
Centrex services may be provided to subscribers such as a business establishment having a main location connected to one local exchange and a remote or satellite location connected to another local exchange. In such centrex arrangements, incoming calls from outside the centrex business group come in via the main location exchange. Calls destined for the remote location are connected to a remote location station set via an interoffice trunk and the remote location exchange. A class of communication networks known as Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) provides subscribers with a variety of capabilities and control from the telephone station set used by the caller. ISDN centrex systems may be equipped with an attendant position from which call transfers, conferencing, etc., are controlled. ISDN station sets, also referred to as terminals, may be equipped with a "transfer" button and/or a "conference" button. Pressing these buttons during a call causes the terminal to transmit a message to the local exchange, which will bridge the attendant to the call connection to establish an audible connection with the attendant. When the party is at a remote location connected to one exchange and the attendant is at the main location connected to another exchange, the transfer/conference request must be transmitted from the one exchange to the other. In prior art analog systems customers may signal a transfer/conference request by momentary depression of the switchhook which is recognized at the local exchange as a flash. When a flash is received from a remote location in analog systems, it is transmitted to the main location exchange over an interoffice trunk equipped for analog flash signaling. In ISDN systems, communications between customer terminals and the exchange, occur by means of digitally encoded messages. Accordingly, when services of an attendant are needed, a digital message is sent to the local exchange. ISDN subscriber lines have B-channels and D-channels and all signaling messages such as "transfer" are transmitted via the D-channel. When the attendant is connected to another exchange, the ISDN message requesting attendant services must be transmitted to that exchange. A problem of prior art systems, however, is that there is no economical way to transmit the ISDN message to another exchange. Commonly available interoffice trunks are not equipped to accept and transmit ISDN messages and to provide a special interoffice trunk to handle such messages for this specific application is prohibitively expensive. Thus, in order to be able to provide communications from an ISDN terminal connected to one exchange to an attendant position connected to another exchange, another solution is desired.
In accordance with this invention, these and other problems of the prior art are solved by incorporating in one exchange the capability to respond to a digital message representing a request for attendant services and to transmit to another exchange standard analog signaling which appears to the other exchange as a switchhook flash. The other exchange will recognize the flash and communicate the request to the attendant. Advantageously, this solution does not require any modification of the available interoffice trunks. Furthermore, in a system in accordance with this invention, the user at the remote location may use the same procedures for calling an attendant as other ISDN user at the customer's main location.
In one specific embodiment of the invention, a transfer/conference message is received at a local exchange and call related data is examined to determine the identity of the relevant interoffice trunk. A switchhook flash signal is transmitted on the identified trunk and an acknowledge message is returned to the requester. In the event that the flash hook signal cannot be transmitted, a reject message is sent to the requester.
The exchange to which the attendant is connected may be an ISDN exchange which communicates with the attendant position via D-channel messages. Advantageously, in accordance with this invention, ISDN D-channel continuity is provided between ISDN exchanges using analog signaling facilities.
The invention may be better understood from the following detailed description when read with reference to the drawing in which:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram representation of a telephone switching system including interconnected local exchanges;
FIG. 2 is a flow diagram representation of a sequence of actions in one of the exchanges of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 shows exemplary configurations of messages exchanged between one of the exchanges of FIG. 1 and a connected ISDN terminal.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram representation of an illustrative telecommunication system comprising interconnected local exchanges 101 and 110. The local exchanges 101 and 110 may comprise a well-known telecommunication switch adapted for use in the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN). One telecommunication switch adapted for ISDN is disclosed in the U.S. Pat. No. 4,592,048 of M. W. Beckner et al. entitled "Integrated Packet Switching and Circuit Switching System."
In this illustrative embodiment of the invention, a centrex attendant position 103 connected to exchange 101 is located in the main location of for example, a business customer who also has a satellite location connected to exchange 110. Both the main location and the satellite location will have a number of customer terminals such as the ISDN customer terminals 105 and 113. These terminals belong to the same centrex business group even though connected to different local exchanges. For the sake of simplicity, only the connections from the local exchanges to the attendant position 103 and the exemplary terminals 105 and 113 are shown on the drawing. The attendant position 103 comprises standard equipment required to control the setting up and taking down of connections in exchange 101. The attendant position and terminal 105 are connected to exchange 101 by digital subscriber line 108 and 123, respectively, and terminal 103 is connected to exchange 110 via digital subscriber line 115. The terminal 113 is an ISDN terminal which communicates with the local exchange 110 by means of ISDN messages in accordance with a well-defined protocol specified generally by the International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT) and as specifically defined in a document entitled "5ESS Switch ISDN Basic Rate Interface Specifications", and published by AT&T in 1985.
The local exchanges 101 and 110 include subscriber interface circuitry 112 for interfacing with the ISDN digital subscriber lines as well as trunk interface circuitry 114 for interfacing with an interoffice trunk 107. The subscriber interface 112 is a standard ISDN subscriber interface as shown, for example, in the above-noted of patent Beckner et al. The interoffice trunk 107 is a well-known analog trunk used for the transmission of voice and control signaling in analog format between the two offices. The signaling, for example, may be dial pulse signaling which is a commonly used form of interoffice signaling. The trunk transmission facilities may include digital circuits such as T1 circuits which transmit digitally encoded analog signals. The trunk interface circuits 114 are standard analog trunk interface circuits which are well known in the art. A switching network 120 in each of the local exchanges serves to establish connections within the exchanges. The local exchanges 101 and 110 each further include a stored program controller 106 which control functions of the local exchange including the operation of the network and interface circuits. Such controllers and their functions for controlling a switching system are well known. The local exchanges include a database system or other storage system 118 containing data relating to the operation of the local exchange including call related data and terminal data.
The user of an ISDN customer terminal 113 at the satellite location may wish to transfer an incoming call to another terminal such as terminal 105 in the main location or may wish to set up a conference to add terminal 105 to the call. By way of example, it is assumed that a call is to be transferred which originated from subscriber line 111 connected to local exchange 101. Calls destined for the satellite location terminals from subscriber lines outside of the customer group comprising the satellite location terminals come into the local exchange 101. Call control for terminals of the main location, including the attendant positions also take place in the local exchange 101. In the establishment of a call from subscriber line 111 to terminal 113, a connection will have been set up in local exchange 101. The connection will extend from line 111, via a specific interoffice trunk (e.g., 107), to local exchange 110 and via digital subscriber line 115 to terminal 113.
To initiate the call transfer, the party at terminal 113 presses the appropriate call transfer button. This causes the ISDN terminal 113 to transmit a digital ISDN message to the local exchange 110. The message may take the form of the Transfer Request message outlined in FIG. 3. The message consists of several octets. The first octet of the message defines the so-called protocol discriminator which identifies ISDN protocol used in formulating and interpreting user-network call control messages. For circuit switched calls, as opposed to packet switched calls, the value of the protocol discriminator is as shown in FIG. 3. The subsequent two octets of the message serve to define a call reference number. This number is assigned when the call is established and serves to identify the call for as long as the call is maintained. The first octet of the call reference value indicates the length of the call reference and the second octet defines the call reference number. In the example used herein, the call reference number is 64 as indicated in binary in FIG. 3. The last two octets of the message serve to define message type. In this particular example, the transfer message type is as indicated in FIG. 3. The message transmitted by terminal 113 will be received at the local exchange 110 via the subscriber interface and its receipt will be detected by the controller 106 in a standard fashion.
To complete the transfer the controller 106 of local exchange 110 performs a series of functions outlined in FIG. 2. Depicted in block 201 is the receipt of an ISDN request for transfer message from, for example, terminal 113. In block 203 the controller 106 of the local exchange 110 reads call reference data from the associated data storage 118. The call reference identification is obtained from the request message received in block 201. The call reference identification is assigned to a call when the call is first established and an area in data storage related to the call reference is used to store information about the particular call, including the identity of the interoffice trunk and the terminal involved in the call. In block 204 a test is made to determine whether a trunk identification is included. It is possible for calls to be established between stations in the same satellite location which do not involve the local exchange 101 or the interconnecting trunk 107. In case of such calls, attendant services are not available and if the trunk ID is not found in the call reference data, a reject message is sent in block 205. This message, for example, may be a transfer reject message shown in FIG. 3. If the trunk ID is present, an advance is made to block 207 where data relating to the terminal identified by the call reference data is examined. This data may also be stored in the data storage 118 of exchange 110 and read by the associated controller 106. The terminal data defines subscribed feature options associated with the terminal. In block 209 this data is examined to determine whether the data includes a flash-repeat option. To determine whether this option is available, a specific bit or bits is examined which in one state indicates that the flash option is available and in another state that it is not. In the event that it is not, a reject message is transmitted to the requesting terminal in block 211, e.g., the transfer reject message shown in FIG. 3. In the event that the flash repeat option is available, an advance is made to block 213 and an acknowledge message e.g., the transfer acknowledge message shown in FIG. 3, is sent to the requesting terminal. In block 215, the controller 106 of exchange 110 controls the associated trunk interface 114 to transmit a signal equivalent to an analog flash signal on the interoffice trunk 107. Trunk 107 may be an analog trunk using dial pulse or equivalent signaling or may be a digital facility which converts the signal to digital data for the purposes of transmission.
The exchange 101 responds to the flash signal in a standard fashion to alert the attendant and to establish appropriate connections in the local exchange 101 to bridge the attendant position 103 to an existing connection between, for example, line 111 and trunk 107. In this illustrative system, the exchange 101 is an ISDN exchange which communicates with attendant position 103 and terminal 105 via ISDN messages over the subscriber line D-channel. The controller 106 in exchange 101 detects the analog flash signal on the associated trunk circuit 114 and in response generates an appropriate ISDN message at the associated subscriber interface 112. This message is transmitted to the attendant position 103 via an ISDN digital subscriber line 108 to alert attendant to the request for service. The attendant may then be bridged to the call in network 120 of exchange 101 and transfer the call, for example, to terminal 105 in a standard fashion.
The procedure outlined for a transfer request is also applicable to other requests for attendant services such as, for example, the conference request available in some ISDN systems. It is to be understood that the above-described arrangement is merely illustrative of the application of the principles of this invention; numerous other arrangements may be devised by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described herein. It is therefore intended that such change or modifications be covered by the following claims.
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Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987 in Houston, Texas, United States) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, fashion designer, film producer, spokesperson, and model signed to IMG Models New York. After gaining fame for her starring role on the television show Lizzie McGuire, she went on to have a film career. Her most commercially successful pictures include Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003), and A Cinderella Story (2004). Duff has expanded her repertoire into pop music, with three RIAA certified-platinum albums. She also launched a clothing line and an exclusive perfume with Elizabeth Arden.
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CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Essentialis, Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company, announced today its intention to file a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) with the FDA for the pivotal study to support the NDA filing on its lead drug, DCCR, for the treatment of very high triglycerides. The proposed study would include 280 randomized subjects with the primary efficacy endpoint assessed at 12 weeks. This decision followed a productive Type C meeting with the FDA on July 30th, where the overall development plan for DCCR and the non-clinical package supporting the NDA were reviewed and discussed. Commenting on this development, Essentialis President and CEO Iain Dukes stated, "The submission of the SPA will bring us one step closer towards filing for approval of DCCR for the treatment of patients with very high triglycerides. This development, along with positive Phase 2 study results and the recent issuance of a US patent providing extensive protection to DCCR, underscores the tremendous clinical and commercial potential of this drug worldwide."
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Leave it to Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman to come up with a new way of talking about an opponent without saying a word. Sherman, who drew plenty of attention after Seattle's win over New England for his comments about Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, changed his name on his Twitter page Wednesday to ''Optimus Prime,'' a Transformers character. That wouldn't normally draw any attention except the Seahawks are preparing to face the Detroit Lions on Sunday and their star receiver Calvin Johnson, whose nickname is ''Megatron.'' Before the change to his Twitter name was noticed, Sherman said he felt facing Johnson was the same challenge as every other week, matching up against other top wide receivers in the league. According to STATS LLC, Sherman leads the NFL in passes defensed with 11.
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No. 6 California women beat Washington 78-50
SEATTLE Being from the Bay Area, the last thing Jazmine Davis wanted to see was No. 6 California celebrating a Pac-12 title on Washington's home floor.
Despite Davis' best efforts, the undersized Huskies couldn't keep up with the Golden Bears.
"I really wanted to get that win, just being from that area and knowing some of the players on that team," Davis said. "It is really frustrating because it's that competitive drive and I'm sure they wanted it the same way. But I wasn't really happy seeing them celebrate."
Talia Caldwell made 10 of 11 shots and finished with 22 points, and California claimed a share of the Pac-12 Conference regular season title for the first time in school history with a 78-50 win over Washington on Saturday afternoon.
The Golden Bears (27-2, 17-1 Pac-12) won their 15th straight and got a piece of their first conference crown along with Bay Area rival Stanford. The Cardinal defeated Washington State earlier Saturday to ensure they would at worst share the title with California.
Even though California will share the title, it's still a benchmark moment for the program and second-year coach Lindsay Gottlieb. She became just the fifth coach in conference history to win a league title in her first two years as a head coach.
"I'm just so happy for this team and this program and the Cal administration who backed this sport when Cal was last years ago and said we're going to make it a priority," Gottlieb said, while her cellphone continually dinged with congratulatory messages, including one from Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer. "You don't ever expect a moment like this but it was everything you would expect it to be."
Davis returned from a one-game suspension to lead Washington (19-10, 11-7) with 19 points. But the Huskies were outrebounded 56-22 and shot just 33 percent. Davis and freshman Talia Walton were both suspended for Thursday's loss to No. 4 Stanford, and the Huskies will enter the conference tournament looking to save their NCAA tournament hopes. Kristi Kingma added 10 for Washington, but Walton was just 1 of 12 shooting and finished with three points.
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California was able to claim part of the conference title by splitting with Stanford earlier in the season and by dominating the rest of the conference. They finished 9-0 on the road in conference play and the 27 victories already matches the most in school history with the Pac-12 and NCAA tournaments still to come.
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Ardeotis kori lives throughout eastern and southern sub-Saharan Africa. There are two populations of Kori bustards, which are separated by the miombo woodland of Central Africa. The southern population is composed of the subspecies Ardeotis kori kori, which lives in parts of Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique and southern Angola. The northeastern African population is composed of the subspecies Ardeotis kori struthiunculus, which inhabits parts of Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. ("BirdLife International", 2007)
Kori bustards are found in dry habitats such as savannas, grasslands and semi-deserts. They are usually found near water sources and in areas with light tree cover, where they take shelter from the heat of the day. They do not inhabit entirely wooded areas. (Harrison, et al., 1997)
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- 2296.59 to 6561.68 ft
Physical Description
Kori bustards have large necks, crested heads, greyish brown backs, vermiculated grey necks and breasts, whitish bellies, black and white spotted patterns on the shoulder and sides of their necks, and black and white bars on their tails. Their bills, legs, feet, and eyes are all yellowish. The two subspecies are similar in appearance, but the southern subspecies is slightly larger and has a few differences in facial plumage. Kori bustards are easily distinguished from other bustards by their size, crest and lack of rufous on the hind neck. In flight, the distinguishing characteristic is grey speckled underwings without white markings. ("BirdLife International", 2007; Hallager and Boylan, 2004; Harrison, et al., 1997)
Kori bustards are the heaviest flying birds in Africa, with males weighing 10 to 19 kilograms and females weighing 5.5 to 5.7 kg. They range in length from 105 to 128 cm and have a wingspan of 75 to 76 cm in males and 60 to 65 cm in females. The sexes have similar plumage, although individual patterns may differ. Females are about half the size of males. Juvenile males have shorter head crests, paler eyes, and a darker mantle than adult males. Juvenile females also have shorter crests and paler eyes as compared to adult females. ("BirdLife International", 2007; Hallager and Boylan, 2004; Harrison, et al., 1997)
- Other Physical Features
- endothermic
- homoiothermic
- bilateral symmetry
- Sexual Dimorphism
- male larger
- Range mass
- 5.5 to 19 kg
- 12.11 to 41.85 lb
- Range length
- 105 to 128 cm
- 41.34 to 50.39 in
- Range wingspan
- 60 to 76 cm
- 23.62 to 29.92 in
During the breeding season, males perform elaborate displays, including deep booming calls, inflating their esophagus up to four times its usual size, erecting neck feathers, and fanning the tail to expose their white under tail coverts. These displays can last for several days and can be performed singly or in a group. Once a female has chosen a male, actual copulation is quite brief, lasting only a few seconds. (Hallager and Boylan, 2004; Harrison, et al., 1997)
Although the mating system of Kori bustards is unclear, males continue courtship dances after their initial copulation and do not invest in incubation and rearing, suggesting that they are polygynous. Courtship feeding in white-bellied bustards (Eupodotis senegalensis) suggests monogamous pairing in some bustards, but this has not been reported in Kori bustards. ("BirdLife International", 2007; Hallager and Boylan, 2004; Harrison, et al., 1997)
The breeding season is different in the two subspecies of Kori bustards. In general, A. k. struthiunculus breeds from December to August and A. k. kori breeds from September to February. Recorded laying dates vary considerably. For example, laying dates were recorded from April to June in Somalia and from March to June in Ethiopia. In southern Africa, laying dates were reported from September to December in Zimbabwe and from November to January in Namibia. Breeding success is heavily dependent upon rainfall and in times of drought breeding is reduced significantly. Sexual maturity is usually reached after 3 years in both sexes. ("BirdLife International", 2007; Hallager and Boylan, 2004; Harrison, et al., 1997)
- Key Reproductive Features
- iteroparous
- seasonal breeding
- gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
- sexual
- oviparous
- Breeding interval
- Kori bustards breed, in general, once yearly.
- Breeding season
- The northern subspecies breed from December to August. The southern subspecies breeds from September to February.
- Range eggs per season
- 1 to 2
- Average time to hatching
- 23 days
- Range fledging age
- 4 to 5 weeks
- Average time to independence
- 1 years
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
- 3 years
- Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
- 3 years
The nest, a scrape in the ground usually near a clump of grass, holds one to two eggs that are incubated solely by the female for approximately 23 days. Once hatched, the chicks are precocial and cared for by the female, although the male is sometimes present. Fledgling occurs after 4 to 5 weeks, but the chicks remain with the mother until the following year. (Hallager and Boylan, 2004; Harrison, et al., 1997)
- Parental Investment
- precocial
- provisioning
- female
- female
- female
- provisioning
- female
- protecting
There is little information about lifespans in the wild, but in captivity Kori bustards have been documented to live as long as 26 years. (Hallager and Boylan, 2004)
- Range lifespan
Status: captivity
- 26 (high) years
- Range lifespan
Kori bustards are usually found alone or in small groups, but occasionally associate in larger flocks. They prefer not to fly and are commonly seen walking quickly with large strides or hiding from the hot sun under trees. They lack a hind toe and thus are restricted to terrestrial habitats. They have no preen gland, but instead produce powder down and practice dust bathing. Although Kori bustards don't seem to make regular migrations, they are thought to make small migrations in response to rainfall and food supply. Additionally, adult and juvenile males move after breeding season, whereas females don't appear to do so. ("BirdLife International", 2007; Hallager and Boylan, 2004; Harrison, et al., 1997)
Communication and Perception
Kori bustards are generally quiet, but when surprised may make a sort of bark or snoring noise. They have been observed growling when their young are threatened. In courtship displays, males make a low roaring noise and perform visual displays, inflating their throats, erecting their neck feathers and fanning their tails. This display shows off the brilliant white undertail coverts and can be seen up to 1 km away. ("BirdLife International", 2007; Hallager and Boylan, 2004)
Food Habits
Kori bustards are omnivorous with an extremely varied diet including insects, reptiles, small rodents, birds, carrion, seeds, berries and roots. Insects make up a large portion of their diets, especially when they are. They forage on the ground and are drawn to bush fires where they eat insects killed in the blaze. They are known to consume the gum from Acacia trees, either for the gum itself or for the insects inside the gum. Kori bustards drink water in an unusual manner: instead of scooping up water as most birds do, they actually suck up the water. (Hallager and Boylan, 2004; Harrison, et al., 1997)
- Primary Diet
- omnivore
- Animal Foods
- birds
- mammals
- reptiles
- carrion
- insects
- Plant Foods
- roots and tubers
- seeds, grains, and nuts
- fruit
- sap or other plant fluids
Many species prey on Kori bustards including lions, leopards, caracals, jackals, and eagles. Kori bustard chicks are quite vulnerable to predation and exhibit high mortality rates, although they have cryptic plumage. When alarmed, Kori bustards make barking calls and bend forward and spread their tail and wings to appear larger. Adults will growl when their young are threatened by predators. (Hallager and Boylan, 2004; Harrison, et al., 1997)
- Anti-predator Adaptations
- cryptic
- Known Predators
- lions (Panthera leo)
- leopards (Panthera pardus)
- caracals (Caracal caracal)
- black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas)
- side-striped jackals (Canis adustus)
- eagles (Accipitridae)
Ecosystem Roles
Kori bustards have a mutualistic association with carmine bee-eaters (Merops nubicus), which often perch on their backs. As a Kori bustard forages they stir up insects that the bee-eaters capture. Kori bustards may get some benefit in return from the bee-eaters, such as help in detecting predators. ("BirdLife International", 2007; Hallager and Boylan, 2004; Harrison, et al., 1997)
- carmine bee-eaters (Merops nubicus)
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Kori bustards are interesting birds to watch because of their size, plumage and courtship display patterns. Because of this, they may enhance the tourism industry in the many African countries in which they live. They are also hunted for their meat.
- Positive Impacts
- food
- ecotourism
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
There are no reported negative effects of Kori bustards on humans.
Conservation Status
Despite some decline in Kori bustard populations and habitat fragmentation, they are still common in some areas. Kori bustards are considered a species of least concern according to the IUCN redlist because their decline, although not quantified, appears to be below 30% over the last ten years. Despite their least concern status, multiple threats face this species including habitat destruction from farming, livestock grazing, human encroachment, collisions with power lines, and poaching. Although still common in major game reserves and a few other areas, they are uncommon in many areas where they once thrived and are declining throughout their range. This is of particular concern because of their low fecundity and decreased breeding in dry years. ("BirdLife International", 2007; Hallager and Boylan, 2004)
- IUCN Red List
Least Concern
More information
- US Migratory Bird Act
- No special status
- US Federal List
- No special status
- Appendix II
Tanya Dewey (editor), Animal Diversity Web.
Jill Bible (author), Stanford University, Terry Root (editor, instructor), Stanford University.
- Ethiopian
living in sub-Saharan Africa (south of 30 degrees north) and Madagascar.
- acoustic
uses sound to communicate
- bilateral symmetry
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
- carrion
flesh of dead animals.
- chemical
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
- cryptic
having markings, coloration, shapes, or other features that cause an animal to be camouflaged in its natural environment; being difficult to see or otherwise detect.
- diurnal
- active during the day, 2. lasting for one day.
- ecotourism
humans benefit economically by promoting tourism that focuses on the appreciation of natural areas or animals. Ecotourism implies that there are existing programs that profit from the appreciation of natural areas or animals.
- endothermic
animals that use metabolically generated heat to regulate body temperature independently of ambient temperature. Endothermy is a synapomorphy of the Mammalia, although it may have arisen in a (now extinct) synapsid ancestor; the fossil record does not distinguish these possibilities. Convergent in birds.
- food
A substance that provides both nutrients and energy to a living thing.
- iteroparous
offspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes).
- motile
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
- native range
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.
- nomadic
generally wanders from place to place, usually within a well-defined range.
- omnivore
an animal that mainly eats all kinds of things, including plants and animals
- oviparous
reproduction in which eggs are released by the female; development of offspring occurs outside the mother's body.
- seasonal breeding
breeding is confined to a particular season
- sexual
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
- social
associates with others of its species; forms social groups.
- tactile
uses touch to communicate
- terrestrial
Living on the ground.
- tropical
the region of the earth that surrounds the equator, from 23.5 degrees north to 23.5 degrees south.
- tropical savanna and grassland
A terrestrial biome. Savannas are grasslands with scattered individual trees that do not form a closed canopy. Extensive savannas are found in parts of subtropical and tropical Africa and South America, and in Australia.
- savanna
A grassland with scattered trees or scattered clumps of trees, a type of community intermediate between grassland and forest. See also Tropical savanna and grassland biome.
- temperate grassland
A terrestrial biome found in temperate latitudes (>23.5° N or S latitude). Vegetation is made up mostly of grasses, the height and species diversity of which depend largely on the amount of moisture available. Fire and grazing are important in the long-term maintenance of grasslands.
- visual
uses sight to communicate
- young precocial
young are relatively well-developed when born
2007. "BirdLife International" (On-line). Accessed May 13, 2007 at http://www.birdlife.org.
Hallager, S., J. Boylan. 2004. "Kori Bustard Species Survival Plan Husbandry Manual" (On-line pdf). Accessed May 13, 2007 at http://www.gruitag.org/uploads/media/kori_bustard_husbandry_manual.pdf.
Harrison, J., D. Allan, L. Underhill, M. Herremans, A. Tree, V. Parker, C. Brown. 1997. The atlas of southern African birds. Vol. 1: Non-passerines. Johannesburg: BirdLife South Africa.


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Have faith in God, He's on His throne!Some of my most cherished memories are the thousands of times I joined in congregational singing of the great songs of the Church, praising God and thanking Him for giving us salvation through His Son Jesus Christ. Paging through the Broadman Hymnal, I find many songs that I love to sing and listen to while others sing; great soloists, choirs and congregations sing praises to our God and proclaim His power, mercy and greatness. What comfort, peace and gladness fills my heart as I recall hearing and singing these great songs of faith, As someone has said: "If music is the universal language, and it is, hymns of confession, of praise, of petition, of hope, of comfort, of adoration, of consecration easily become the mediums through which all devout souls may join in expression to their deepest emotions." I thank God for His leading in my life, and my rich heritage of singing and praising Him, of worshiping Him and knowing Him through His blessed Son Jesus Christ. I was saved and joined the Church when I was 17 years old. Now, I can look back over 59 years of being a Christian and a member of our Lord's Church. I can testify to the greatness of God and the blessing He has given me over the years. I hate to think of what my life would be like without my God and my Lord and savior Jesus Christ to love me, to teach me and to guide me. I was a young man with potential, but without purpose, without proper guidance or any plan to follow except the knowledge of wanting to be successful in life. My immediate goal was to finish high school, get a good job and enjoy life. In our high school annual, we were asked to give our motto, our ambition in life. Mine was, "Like all, love none, stay single and have fun." That is not one of the statements I am proud of, but it does indicate something of where I was at that time. Praise God that He could love me even as I was, a lost sinner on a road to nowhere. He had a plan for my life, goals for me to achieve, a person He wanted me to be like, even like His son, Jesus Christ! I don't know where you are in life, if you are a Christian following Christ and rejoicing in your life or one without Christ. But I can tell you from my own experience, God loves you and He has a plan for your life. The Bible says in Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." This statement is just one of the many that show me that God, the great and mighty God of our universe, does love each and everyone in this world, even you and me. What better thought or action could He have for us than to love us, to genuinely care for us and to give us opportunity, a plan and hope for our lives. Listen Christian, love God with all your heart and give Him your very best. Listen to His call, you who are not yet a Christian and come to Jesus today. He knows your needs and your wants and your deepest desires. Listen as He says to us in Psalms 37:4, "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." In verse 5, He says, "Commit your way [your life] to the Lord; trust in Him and He will do this." Place your faith (your belief) in the Lord Jesus Christ. Tell Him you are sorry for your sins and ask His forgiveness. Our great and faithful God will forgive your sins and remember them no more. Have faith in God. He is on His throne and in the business of saving lost souls, of giving us a plan to follow throughout our lives and finally bringing us to the best destination -- Heaven -- to live with Him forever in paradise. Amen!
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Pro Bike Gallery: Lars van der Haar's Giant TCX Advanced Pro
- By Logan VonBokel
- Published Oct. 28, 2014
The Dutch rider uses Shimano's full suite of components on his Giant
Pro Bike Gallery: Helen Wyman's Kona Super Jake
- By Logan VonBokel
- Published Oct. 16, 2014
Current European and British cyclocross champion Helen Wyman rides Kona's Super Jake frame with disc brakes
Pro Bike Gallery: Ben Berden's Raleigh RXC Pro
- By Logan VonBokel
- Published Oct. 8, 2014
- Updated Oct. 9, 2014 at 3:05 PM EDT
The Belgian cyclocrosser finds creative ways to accommodate a single-ring drivetrain on his rig
Pro Bike Gallery: Nicole Duke's Marin Cortina
- By Logan VonBokel
- Published Sep. 30, 2014
- Updated Oct. 9, 2014 at 3:06 PM EDT
In her second year riding for Marin, Duke is testing out a prototype thru-axle fork on her Cortina cyclocross bike
Pro Bike Gallery: Jeremy Powers' Focus Mares
- By Logan VonBokel
- Published Sep. 15, 2014
Powers is two-for-three in the first week of UCI cyclocross racing, winning Saturday and Sunday in Colorado aboard a new Focus Mares
Pro Bike Gallery: Sven Nys' CrossVegas-winning Trek Boone
- By Logan VonBokel
- Published Sep. 11, 2014
Unlike many American cyclocross racers, Nys still rides cantilever brakes, but that didn't slow him down at CrossVegas
Pro Bike Gallery: Jens Voigt's farewell Trek Madone
- By Logan VonBokel
- Published Aug. 25, 2014
- Updated Oct. 31, 2014 at 6:13 PM EDT
We caught up with Jens Voigt's custom Trek Madone, which he rode at the USA Pro Challenge — the final race of his career
Pro Bike: Alison Powers' Wilier Cento 1 SR
- By Caley Fretz
- Published Aug. 6, 2014
Custom American-themed paint work for the only rider to ever hold all three national titles at the same time
Pro Bike Gallery: Vincenzo Nibali's yellow Specialized S-Works Tarmac
- By Caley Fretz
- Published Jul. 28, 2014
- Updated Jul. 28, 2014 at 1:45 PM EDT
Vincenzo Nibali rode the same shark-themed Specialized for the entire Tour, except for Sunday
Pro Bike: Peter Sagan's Cannondale SuperSix EVO is watching you
- By Caley Fretz
- Published Jul. 27, 2014
- Updated Jul. 27, 2014 at 9:53 AM EDT
Cannondale pulled out all the stops for Peter Sagan's custom-painted SuperSix EVO


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Hiller files reelection paperwork
Collier County Commissioner Georgia Hiller wants four more years.
Hiller filed her initial paperwork Wednesday to run for reelection as a Republican for her commission seat in 2014.
Hiller represents District 2, which includes portions of North Naples, including Pelican Bay. She was first elected in 2010, filling the seat vacated by Frank Halas.
She was named the commission chair in December.
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Eating Disorders Health Center
Eating Disorders: Avoiding Guilt and Self-Blame - Topic Overview
If someone in your family has an eating disorder such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge eating disorder, do not blame yourself for his or her condition. Blame only distracts you from what you can do to help the person who has the disorder.
Friends and family members cannot cause a person to develop an eating disorder. Many people who have an eating disorder come from families in which other members have eating disorders or have other conditions such as depression. This does not mean that a family member caused the disorder; it simply means these conditions seem more likely to happen in that family.
You can avoid guilt and self-blame by using the following tips.
- Show support for your family member who has an eating disorder. Say things such as, "I know this is hard for you. You are doing a good job."
- Don't focus attention only on the family member who is in treatment. Spend time with other members of your family and your friends.
- Remind yourself that this is a long-lasting disorder. It will take time for changes to happen.
- Forgive yourself if you think you said something that was not appropriate. And forgive your family member if he or she reverts to unhealthy eating behaviors.
- Do not look for the reason for the disorder. Work toward changing things for the better.
- Look at your own eating behaviors and change the ones that seem unhealthy.
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This information is produced and provided by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The information in this topic may have changed since it was written. For the most current information, contact the National Cancer Institute via the Internet web site at http:// cancer .gov or call 1-800-4-CANCER.
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Did you know that the risk of developing an eating disorder is largely genetic? Scientists have known for some time that there is a genetic link, but now with newer technology, a lowering of the costs associated with genomic research, and cooperation around the world, we finally have the opportunity to "crack the code" and understand what makes some people more predisposed to an eating disorder. This opens the door to new insights and effective treatments.
What do we need? 25,000 DNA samples around the world. Who is going to make that happen? We are.
In the UK, we're hoping to gather at least 1,000 samples. You may be one of them. You may pay for some part of them. Wherever you are, we need YOUR help.
This is site is here to help you enroll in the study, fund-raise for the study, and share information on eating disorders, genetics, and exciting research progress.
Charlotte's Helix during Prime Minister's Questions
What is Charlotte's Helix?
Charlotte's Helix was founded in the UK to honour the eating disorder advocacy work of Charlotte Bevan. It is part of a global effort to collect DNA samples from over 25,000 individuals who have had anorexia at any time in their life, otherwise known as #AN25K.
The goal of Charlotte's Helix is to add at least 1,000 UK DNA samples to #AN25K
(Read more here)
Meet Charlotte Bevan
Keep up with news on the project
Charlotte's Helix news
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In memoriam
Charlotte Bevan, fierce advocate and activist, died at home January 13, 2014. Her friends and family mourn her loss and commit to carrying on her legacy.
Fun ways to help Helix
Attend a fundraising tea or organise one yourself! Read Charlotte's book, Throwing Starfish. Sponsor or Suggest your own fun way to support Charlotte's Helix.
Read a description of being in the study by a participant
A blogger in the UK describes how, and why, she became a participant in Charlotte's Helix and AN25K.
Campaign progress
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When Nicolas Perkin was brainstorming his new online trading company last year, he considered launching it in New York or San Francisco.
Instead, he went with an unlikely choice: New Orleans. Using $1 million of their own cash, Perkin and partner Justin Brownhill this summer set up the New Orleans Exchange, a virtual marketplace for companies that buy and sell accounts receivable, invoices and other assets used as collateral for business loans.
Their reasons: comparatively low rents, low salaries and a steady stream of qualified graduates from local universities, such as Tulane and Loyola. The city's rebuilding fervor was also a hook, Perkin, 36, said.
"The whole city is in start-up mode," he said. "You walk to work, and you hear hammers and drills all the way. And you're thinking, 'They're building the city, I'm building the business.' The entire experience lends itself to start-ups."
While more than 4,000 businesses in New Orleans and surrounding parishes scattered or closed after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, firms are now moving in, particularly in the media and Internet-technology fields. Nearly all the 420 member companies of the Louisiana Technology Council fled after the storm, said Mark Lewis, the council's president. But since Katrina, the non-profit group has signed 340 members, a quarter of which are new, he said.
Unlike manufacturing or retail firms that may fear losing assets in future floods, tech companies are highly mobile and could continue operating even in repeat storms, Lewis said. "I'm very encouraged by the activity we're seeing in the technology sector," he said.
Construction and travel still remain the biggest industries in the area, said Loren Scott, a Baton Rouge economist and retired Louisiana State University professor. But post-Katrina incentives, such as tax breaks and research-and-development grants, will likely draw more IT companies, he said.
"They're clean, white-collar, mobile," Scott said. "And certainly if they come here, they're going to get all the incentives they want."
Part of the rebuilding
The area still has its challenges, including troubled schools, crime and high insurance costs, state officials said. But New Orleans is also drawing entrepreneurs willing to rough the bumps to be part of the city's $100 billion rebuilding effort, said Barbara Johnson of Greater New Orleans Inc., a public-private economic development agency. "We're seeing this region re-emerge as the new entrepreneurial frontier," she said. "New market niches are emerging."
Emerging markets are not new to Perkin. Originally from Manhattan, Perkin got his first taste of New Orleans while at Tulane University, where he graduated in 1994 with an English degree. He worked as a trader for Smith Barney in New York but got bored within six months and moved to Hong Kong to work as a freelance writer, he said.
In 1995, he helped start a magazine, Velvet, in Prague, the Czech Republic, just as the former Soviet satellite was entering the free market. When the magazine failed to make money, Perkin moved to New York City and worked through a variety of high-power positions, including investment banking and consulting start-ups.


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WEST COLUMBIA — Three of the four candidates trying to defeat Lindsey Graham next year in the Republican primary in South Carolina gathered in the same place Tuesday to talk to GOP stalwarts as they try to differentiate themselves from the U.S. senator seeking a third term.
Lowcountry businesswoman Nancy Mace and the newest entry into the race, Orangeburg attorney Bill Connor, took some time to introduce themselves, while Anderson businessman Richard Cash spoke about how he thinks Republicans must defend Christian moral absolutes to save the country.
Graham didn't accept an invitation to come from the First Tuesday Republican Club in Lexington County. He sent a picture of himself eating a hot dog in Clemson over Twitter later in the day. State Sen. Lee Bright also wasn't at the luncheon, but did have a surrogate give a speech.
The candidates didn't attack each other, saving their criticism for Graham. The senator's goal is to get a majority of votes and avoid a runoff. The four candidates want to elbow their way to the front to get in a runoff if Graham falls below 50 percent.
Connor touted his military service and promised to strictly follow the U.S. Constitution, waving a copy he keeps in his pocket in front of the two dozen Republicans at the lunch.
He promised that if he is elected, he will only deal with the powers directly given to senators in the Constitution.
"Education, health care and other things that are not enumerated can be pushed back to the states," Connor said.
Mace spoke about how Republicans need to find unity if they want to take back the U.S. Senate and the White House, and said career politicians like Graham who don't want to give up power are a big part of the problem.
"The folks in D.C. think they know better than you and I do. The game is rigged against ordinary Americans," Mace said.
Anderson businessman Richard Cash made sure everyone in the room got a flyer with a picture of him, his wife and their eight children, telling the audience he obviously has a big stake in the country's future. He then told the crowd the U.S. will not continue to get God's rewards if it continues to allow sins like abortion and gay marriage to be legalized.
"If we believe in God and want God's blessings on America, there are moral absolutes we don't get to vote on," Cash said.
Bright's surrogate, Talbert Black Jr., said Bright holds all those conservative positions, but also is the only challenger to Graham with a record through his four years in the South Carolina Senate.
Black said Bright has shown he will stand up not just to Democrats, but also to "those who wear his colors and proclaim to be his allies, but cross to the other side."
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Awards and achievements
CIPR PRide Awards 2010
Finalists in the Best newspaper/magazine for Dialogue.
The CIPR PRide Awards is the only awards scheme which showcases the best PR work being carried out across the UK regions and nations. The judging process is rigorous with a national panel of industry experts assessing the shortlisted entries and choosing the winners.
Much of the work carried out by the Strategic Marketing Team is recognised externally for its innovation and quality. This page outlines recent accreditation received from professional bodies.
CIPR PRide Awards 2009
Finalists in the Best newspaper/magazine and Best Publication categories for Durham First, Dialogue and the University Brochure.
The CIPR PRide Awards is the only awards scheme which showcases the best PR work being carried out across the UK regions and nations. The judging process is rigorous with a national panel of industry experts assessing the shortlisted entries and choosing the winners. There were 1,448 entries in the 2009 CIPR PRide Awards and Dialogue, Durham First and the University Brochure were all finalists.
Ann Mealor, CIPR Acting Director General said:
"This year more than ever, consultancies and organisations entering the PRide Awards want to spotlight their achievements while boosting morale - and being a PRide finalist does just that. Having gone through rigorous judging to reach the shortlist is a great achievement and I offer my congratulations to all those who have reached this stage of the competition."
THE Leadership & Management Awards 2009
Finalists in the Outstanding Marketing/Communications Team category
The first Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Awards were launched in 2009. The Communications Team was one of six teams shortlisted nationwide for the Outstanding Marketing/Communications Team award. This award was to recognise outstanding work within marketing and communications departments in the academic year 2008-09.
IVCA Awards 2008
Gold Award Winners in the Recruitment Category for the Virtual Tour Project
The International Visual Communication Association is one of Europe's leading professional bodies for interactive media communications. The Durham University Virtual Tour Project, produced by Spectrecom Films, beat submissions from British Gas and Southeastern, taking the gold award in the category for best recruitment media.
The judges commented:
'An innovative use of real students coupled with contrasting production styles, reflected the diversity of the colleges to brilliant effect.'
CiB Northern Branch Awards 2007
Magazine of the Year Award for Durham First
The British Association of Communicators in Business is one of
Britain's leading professional bodies for internal and coroporate
communications. Our alumni magazine, Durham First, beat of strong
competition to take the award for Magazine of the Year.
The judges commented:
'If it's read by 85,000 people it's got to be something special – and it is. Each page oozes readability quality. As a PR vehicle alone it is top-drawer.'
Venuemasters Marketing Awards 2006
Winner of Best Brochure for Event Durham brochures
Venuemasters is a national consortium which promotes event facilities at over 80 UK academic institutions. Their annual awards ceremony recognises exellence and innovation in the marketing of academic venues. The Marketing Team worked closely with the Event Durham team on a suite of materials to launch the Event Durham brand, and this award recognises the success of these materials in raising the profile of the University's conference and tourism provision.
The judges commended the brochure's modern design and the high quality photography used throughout. They added that information is presented in a practical and easy to use manner and the summary of information is excellent with a strong call to action.


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Skeleton Man (2004)
Starring: Michael Rooker Casper Van Dien
Some Myths Are Real
|A co-ed group of Special Forces agents search the wilderness for a predator type creature that has been on a killing spree.
Editor's NoteLike a low budget version of Arnold Schwarzenegger's PREDATOR, SKELETON MAN sees a team of Special Forces agents trying to find and kill an alien creature with a penchant for human flesh. Made for the Sci-fi Channel, SKELETON MAN goes easy on the bloodshed as the mysterious enemy slowly reveals himself as a SLEEPY HOLLOW-like figure on horseback. Casper Van Dien (STARSHIP TROOPERS) and Michael Rooker (CLIFFHANGER) play two members of the Special Forces team that joins the hunt.
Cast & Crew
|Casper Van Dien
|Michael Rooker
|Nils Allen Stewart
|Sarah Ann Schultz
|Boaz Davidson, et. al. - Executive Producer
|Charles Arthur Berg, et. al. - Producer
|Dutch Merrick - Production Designer
|Frederick Bailey - Writer
|Johnny Martin - Director
|Kenn Bartlett - Editor
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